Month: July 2019

Review anti-dumping duty on cheap rubber chemicals, Gujarat High Court directs Centre

Source: dnaindia.com The Gujarat High Court has directed the Centre to evaluate the anti-dumping duty on rubber chemical imports from China and Korea and suitably extend its imposition. The order to the Union government came in response to a petition filed by Mumbai-based Nocil Limited which said that the domestic industry would be hit hard

IOC joins NTPC, SECI, private energy firms against AP’s stance to cut renewable energy tariffs

Source: livemint.com Mumbai: Public sector oil marketer Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has joined ranks with the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) and the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) in turning down the Andhra Pradesh’s request for a tariff revision in wind power supplied to the state. In letter last week to the Andhra Pradesh Southern Power Distribution

SC to hear plea seeking guidelines to protect identity of sexual crime accused

Source: newkerala.com New Delhi , July 27 : Youth Bar Association of India (YBAI) has filed a petition before the Supreme Court seeking direction for framing guidelines to protect the identity, reputation and integrity of individual(s) allegedly accused of sexual offences till completion of the investigation. The petition, filed by lawyers Sanpreet Singh Ajmani and

Laws against misuse of anti-dowry laws to bring relief to Men

Source: afternoonvoice.com Expressing concern over the misuse of the anti-dowry law by “disgruntled” wives against her husbands and in-laws, the Supreme Court ruled that police cannot arrest accused in such cases “automatically” and it must give reasons for taking such steps which would be judicially examined. In the recent past, many innocent men and their

Punjab & Haryana HC lawyers on indefinite strike against Haryana tribunal

Source: theprint.in Chandigarh: Lawyers of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, on an indefinite strike against Haryana constituting a state administrative tribunal to adjudicate service-related matters, will take a call on their next course of action Monday.  The general body of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association met Friday and after a two-hour-long deliberation

Love Jihad: CBI court frames charges against man for lying about his religion to wed national-level shooter

Source: mynation.com Ranchi: A CBI court has framed charges against Raqibul Hassan alias Ranjit Kohli for allegedly giving false information about his religion while marrying national-level air rifle shooter Tara Shahdeo that subsequently ended in divorce. The court also framed charges against four others for allegedly helping Hassan. The special CBI judge, Ajay Kumar Gudia, read

Rajasthan: Ashok Gehlot-led Congress government pledges ‘RSS-mukt’ sarkar

Source: timesnownews.com Jaipur: Controversy is brewing in Rajasthan as the Ashok Gehlot-led Congress government is in the process of identifying employees who are wedded to the RSS ideology. The government is now planning to transfer them to location or posts which are not that significant. This move comes after the Congress’ crushing defeat in the 2019