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FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The India Supreme Court unanimously declared unconstitutional the electoral bonds scheme on Wednesday, which previously allowed for anonymous funding to political parties. The electoral bonds scheme was first instituted by India Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Union government in 2018.

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JANUARY 21, 2023

Indian law students are reporting for JURIST on law-related developments in and affecting India. Fake or unreliable news in India has seen a steep increase over the year, especially when the Coronavirus pandemic hit in 2020, which resulted in a 214% increase. There is an actual need for strong laws to tackle this issue.

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APRIL 26, 2024

The VVPAT, introduced during India’s Lok Sabha elections in 2014, provides a paper trail for verifying votes in the absence of traditional paper ballots. The Indian general election is currently underway, running from April 19 to June 1 in seven phases.

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AUGUST 11, 2021

The Supreme Court of India on Friday upheld an order of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) as legally enforceable in India, effectively blocking the sale of Future Group (“Future”) to Reliance Industries Limited (“Reliance”). The post India Supreme Court upholds arbitration order blocking $3.4B

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AUGUST 10, 2023

The Editor’s Guild of India raised several concerns about the Bill in a statement released where they highlighted that it could be used to widen the government’s existing powers of censorship as Clause 37(1)(b) will allow the government to “censor content on vague and unspecified grounds ‘in the interest of the general public.'”

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MAY 8, 2021

A two-judge division bench of the Supreme Court of India on Thursday denied relief in a petition by the Election Commission of India seeking to restrict media coverage of open courts. While considering the request in the given case, Chief Election Commissioner of India v M.R.

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APRIL 4, 2023

The key issues raised include: There is no provision for reimbursing private health establishments for providing free healthcare services, potentially making these establishments commercially unviable which is a violation Article 19(1)(g) of Constitution of India. The protests first began on March 21.

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MARCH 7, 2024

The ED, India’s economic law enforcement agency, raided Soren’s Delhi residence in January, seizing ₹3.6 The post India police summon reporters in former Jharkhand Chief Minister’s case against financial law enforcement officials appeared first on JURIST - News.

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DECEMBER 26, 2022

Earlier on September 9, the Supreme Court of India granted bail to Kappan in his UAPA case. The post India court grants bail to journalist jailed under controversial law appeared first on JURIST - News.

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OCTOBER 19, 2021

Indian digital liberties organization Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) on Monday made a representation to Google India asserting that recent content takedowns and blocking of YouTube channels belonging to independent news outlets, citizen journalists and satirists result from incorrectly applied copyright rules.

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APRIL 9, 2021

The order was made with respect to an interlocutory application filed by the petitioners pending disposal of their main writ petition of 2017 that seeks basic human amenities for the Rohingya refugees in India.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Indian law students are reporting for JURIST on law-related developments in and affecting India. Here Apoorv Vats, a second-year student at NALSAR University of Law, files from Hyderabad on the inauguration of livestreaming from the Supreme Court of India. . In Swapnil Tripathy v.

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OCTOBER 24, 2021

The Government of India Friday filed an affidavit before the Delhi High Court averring that foreign commercial entities such as WhatsApp cannot challenge the constitutionality of Indian laws by invoking fundamental rights under the Indian Constitution. The government has asked the court to dismiss WhatsApp’s petition.

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MAY 20, 2021

The Final Action dates for employment-based visas have advanced in the June Visa Bulletin: EB-1: All countries remain current. EB-2: China advances five months to May 1, 2017. India advances four months to December 1, 2010. EB-3 Professional and Skilled Workers: China advances about five months to September 1, 2018.

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APRIL 21, 2021

The Final Action cutoff dates for employment-based visas have advanced in the May 2021 Visa Bulletin: EB-1: All countries remain current. EB-2: China and India each advance about three months to December 1, 2016, and August 1, 2010, respectively. India moves ahead five months to February 1, 2011. conclusion.

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JANUARY 4, 2022

Another set of far-reaching amendments will come into force with effect from January 1, 2022. Since its introduction in 2017, the Indian GST regime has gone through several rounds of amendments.

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DECEMBER 17, 2023

Earlier this year, the Supreme Court of India ordered an investigation into the Adani Group following accusations of business malpractice. ” He also stated , “ Adani is getting TDR of Rs 1 crore, which means his next generations can also live peacefully without working.

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

India’s Competition Commission Thursday imposed a provisional penalty of Rs. The commission issued a cease and desist order to restrain Google from engaging in anti-competitive practices found to be in violation of Section 4 of India’s Competition Act of 2002. Google must also modify its conduct within a defined timeline.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka declared Tuesday that several former politicians, including former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and former Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa, breached the public trust and violated Article 12 (1) of the Sri Lankan Constitution in their management of the economy.

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JUNE 4, 2021

Legal education in India has frequently come under fire for insisting on academic rigor and meritocracy without duly acknowledging the impact that cut-throat competition can have on the mental health and physical wellbeing of undergraduate students. Lockdown in India was imposed in March 2020. She is based in Delhi.].

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The Supreme Court of India held Wednesday that courts cannot reach different verdicts for two or more criminal defendants if the evidence against them is nearly identical. 1, 5, and 13 — leading to their acquittal. 1, 5, and 13, whom the Supreme Court had previously acquitted. A bench comprised of Justices Abhay S.

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JANUARY 25, 2022

India does not have a comprehensive legislation for the protection of privacy of an individual. Article 21 of the Constitution of India has been extended to include the right

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JANUARY 8, 2022

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) Friday initiated an antitrust inquiry into Alphabet Inc.’s The inquiry was initiated by the antitrust regulator under Section 26(1) of India’s Competition Act in response to a complaint filed by the Digital News Publishers Association (DNPA) alleging that Alphabet Inc.’s

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JULY 15, 2021

The Final Action Dates for Employment-Based Immigrant Visa According to the August 2021 bulletin are: EB-1: All countries remain current. EB-2: China advances to April 1, 2018. India remains at June 1, 2011. India advances to July 1, 2013. EB-3 Other Workers: China advances one month to January 1, 2010.

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JULY 11, 2022

The United States State Department August 2022 Visa Bulletin features limited forward movement for India and China in the EB-2 and EB-3 categories in the Final Action dates chart. The EB-1 visa is current for all countries. EB-2: China remains unchanged at December 1, 2014. India’s date remains at April 1, 2019.

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OCTOBER 23, 2021

Additional requirements for a year after Pillar 1 takes effect will require the countries involved to credit any excess tax from the Pillar 1 amount against the portion of the corporate income tax liability. The section 301 tariffs will affect France’s handbags, Austria’s glassware, and beauty products from the UK.

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OCTOBER 16, 2022

Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia of the Supreme Court of India (SCt) Thursday delivered a split decision in a case concerning the prohibition of hijabs in educational institutions. The post India Supreme Court delivers split verdict over Hijab prohibition in schools appeared first on JURIST - News.

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DECEMBER 20, 2020

A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India decided Friday to proceed with criminal contempt of court cases against Kunal Kamra , a stand-up comedian, and Rachita Taneja , a cartoonist, for their tweets criticizing the court.

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JANUARY 10, 2024

The disqualification, effective from the date of his conviction on December 22, was based on Article 19(1)(e) of the Indian Constitution and Section 8 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. The post India High Court grants bail to scam convict opposition party leader appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JUNE 17, 2021

EB-1: All countries remain current, including India and China. EB-2: China advances seven months to December 1, 2017. India advances six months to June 1, 2011. EB-3 Professional and Skilled Workers: China advances four months to January 1, 2019. India advances 14 months to January 1, 2013.

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APRIL 5, 2022

On February 18, 2022, India, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed the India-United Arab Emirates Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), set to come into force on May 1, 2022.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

The Supreme Court of India (SCI) Friday granted bail to journalist Siddique Kappan. Kappan has been detained for more than 700 days under the controversial Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) of 1 967. Chief Justice of India U.U. Lalit and Justice S.

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AUGUST 8, 2022

september 2022 final action dates: EB-1: All countries remain current. EB-2: China remains on April 1, 2019, and India remains on December 1, 2014. EB-3 Professional and Skilled Workers: China remains on April 22, 2018, and India remains on February 15, 2012. Mexico remains on April 1, 2020. conclusion.

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JUNE 10, 2022

The final action dates for employment-based visa in the July 2022 bulletin are: EB-1: All countries remain current. EB-2: China advances one month to April 1, 2019. India advances three months to December 1, 2014. EB-3 Other Workers: China remains on June 1, 2012, and India remains on January 15, 2012.

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MAY 18, 2023

While the US has not yet issued a nation-wide ban, other countries have, such as Afghanistan, India and Taiwan. In Montana, the new law goes into effect beginning on January 1, 2024. Other countries have banned the app from government-issued devices, including countries such as Australia and Canada , as well as the EU.

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JULY 16, 2021

However, the wording of the section was found to be unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of India in Shreya Singhal v Union of India. Owing to the lack of definition it was found by the court that the given provision had a chilling effect on the very Freedom of Speech that was guaranteed by the Indian Constitution under Article 19(1).

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MAY 12, 2022

The final action dates for employment-based visas are as follows in the June 2022 bulletin: EB-1: All countries remain current. EB-2: China remains at March 1, 2019. India advances one year to September 1, 2014. EB-3 Professional and Skilled Workers: China remains on March 22, 2018, and India remains on January 15, 2012.

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