Tag: illegal

Illegal acid sale spikes attacks on city women

Source: indiatoday.in In 2013, the Supreme Court banned over-thecounter sale of acid. Only authorised outlets can sell the volatile liquid provided buyers produce proper identity proof and transaction details are sent to the police within three days, the judges had said in the landmark order aimed at curbing the rising cases of acid attacks on

MP High Court quashes rights panel order, says keeping body at home not illegal

Source:-indianexpress.com A report published by a Hindi daily on February 14 claimed that two guards on duty at ADG Rajendra Mishra’s home in Bhopal had fallen sick due to the foul smell from the “body” of the officer’s father Kulamani Mishra. The Madhya Pradesh High Court has quashed a state human rights commission order directing

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 14, 2019)

Source:- downtoearth.org.in Considerable change in Yamuna flood plain observed: NGT panel report The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on May 9, 2019 received a report by the joint inspection team that investigated the demarcation of Yamuna river floodplain in Agra and the construction in it. During inspection, the team found that area along flood plain had changed considerably owing

Female genital mutilation a crime: Centre to Supreme Court

Source – indiatimes.com NEW DELHI: The Central government on Friday told the Supreme Court that the practice of female genital mutilation(FGM) is a “crime under existing laws”. Attorney General KK Venugopal asked a bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice AM Khanwilkar to “step in and issue directions” on the issue. “It is a crime punishable