Category: Legislations
Renaming of states
Kerala Assembly has passed resolution to rename State as ‘Keralam’ Procedure for Renaming of States
Bihar Reservation Laws
Patna High Court (HC) struck down Bihar reservation laws increasing reservation to 65%
RTI Act
Cooperative societies do not fall under ambit of RTI Act, rules Madras High Court
Central Excise Bill, 2024
Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC), has prepared a draft ‘Central Excise Bill, 2024.
Consumer Protection Act
Supreme Court recently held that advocates are not liable under Consumer Protection Act (CPA) for deficiency of services
AFSPA
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) extended Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA) in Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh
Enforcement Directorate (ED)
Delhi Chief Minister was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
Land acquisition for Tiger Reserve
Recently, for the first time Tamil Nadu purchased private (patta) land in Srivilliputhur Megamalai Tiger Reserve (SMTR) for conservation.
Captive Elephant (Transfer or Transport) Rules, 2024
Recently, Centre notified rules allowing transfer of ‘captive’ elephants under Captive Elephant (Transfer or Transport) Rules, 2024
State Specific Disaster
Recently, Kerala declares man-animal conflict as a state-specific disaster, becoming the 1st state to do.