Category: Legislations
Maternity Benefit Act 1961
Madras High Court ruled that contractual employees are also entitled to maternity benefits.
Citizenship Act | Assam Accord
SC upholds Section 6A of Citizenship Act as valid law.
Abetment of suicide
Supreme Court recently said that police and the courts should avoid unnecessary prosecutions in cases of abetment of suicide stemming from the workplace.
Powers of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly
Omar Abdullah sworn in as Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister.
Bone Ossification Test
The latest example of the use of the test came when one of those accused of killing Baba Siddique told a court in Mumbai that he should be tried as a juvenile, claiming he was 17 years old.
Passive Euthanasia
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare released draft guidelines for Passive Euthanasia.
Anticipatory bail | SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989
Not every ‘insult’ against SC/ST persons can be considered as offence under SC/ST protection law, says Supreme Court
Income Tax Act | Central Board of Direct Taxes
Review of Income Tax Act to be completed in given timeframe: CBDT Chairman
POCSO Act
Crimes against women down but rape, POCSO cases up, latest Rajasthan data shows
Model Foster Care Guidelines (MFCG)
Ministry of Women and Child Development released Model Foster Care Guidelines (MFCG), 2024.
Boilers Bill, 2024
Boilers Bill, 2024 introduced in Rajya Sabha.
Waqf (Amendment) Bill
The government on Thursday referred the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, to a Joint Committee of Parliament.