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Bombay High Court pulls up AAI and DGCA

Observing that both the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had scant regard for the safety of air passengers as well as citizens who live around the...

Committing suicide can’t be an offense

The Rajya Sabha recently passed the Mental Health Care Bill 2013 which says that a person who attempts to commit suicide will not be prosecuted under Section 309 of the Indian Penal Code as there will...

Delhi High Court pulls up police over Kanhaiya

The Delhi Police got a rap on its knuckles from the Delhi High Court recently for its foggy stand on cancellation of interim bail granted to JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar. Its prevarication on the is...

SC reverses National Commission order

The Supreme Court recently reversed a judgment of the National Commission and reprimanded it for exceeding its jurisdiction in a case that came up on appeal from the State Commission. The top court...

SC Ups the Ante on Milk Adulteration 

The Supreme Court in its August 5 judgment on milk adulteration has come down harshly on the life threatening practice of milk adulteration. It has directed the central government to amend the Food Sa...

Indian American Pramila Jayapal Wins Primary in Washington State

Indian American Democrat Pramila Jayapal swept the open primary for Washington’s 7th Congressional District and will now advance to the general elections in November. Jayapal, who was one of the first...

No ceasefire in Delhi’s Battle Royale

The Delhi High Court while adjudicating between the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) and the Union of India has clarified that Delhi remains a union territory. It also noted t...

Losing The West

The Mamata Banerjee government recently decided to change the name of West Bengal to only “Bengal” in English and calling it only “Bangla” or “Bongo” in Bengali, removing “Pashchim”. It is believed th...

GST Bill: Pluses & Minuses

The Constitution (122nd Amendment) Bill, 2014, paving the way for Goods and Services Tax, was finally passed in the Rajya Sabha on August 3, 2016

Petition in EC for Omar’s disqualification

In 2010, the Supreme Court had come down heavily on persons filing frivolous PILs and set out guidelines for filing them in State of Uttaranchal vs Balwant Singh Chaufal. The court had said: “unfortun...

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