Legal Fire

The passage of the Electricity Amendment Bill,2021 will augur in good times for the consumer and will unleash more consumer centricity among retail power distribution companies.

 The SC has fined nine political parties including the BJP, Congress, NCP and CPM for not publishing the criminal antecedents of the selected candidates for elections on their websites. The political parties have to publish the criminal antecedents of the selected candidates within 48 hours of selection.

 

 My book titled as ,"Laws for Women in India" has been published. This book lays down the critical family, personal and criminal laws which are specific to women. The challenge in law is that it is bigger than the seven seas. It is very easy to get lost in this sea. This book is designed to help women understand and navigate through the vastness of the laws applicable to them instead of getting lost and misguided in the legal sea. The knowledge of these relevant laws along with the landmark cases where they are applied will enable women to understand and apply these laws in their lives. This would empower them to utilize and leverage the power of the law. Please click the link to purchase the book  Laws for women in India

IN THE COURT OF DISTRICT AND SESSIONS ___________________ COURTS, _______. IN THE MATTER OF: _______________(Name of accused) vs. STATE FIR No._______ u/s ________ P.S. ___________________ INDEX Sno Particulars Pages 1 Application for Anticipatory bail of _________ u/s 438 CR.P.C. 2 Annexure-1 :Order of learned MM taking cognisance of the offence. 3 Annexure- 2 : Copy of FIR 4 Annexure 3 :Copy of Interim Report filed by the police. 5 Annexure 4 :Copy of the final report and charge sheet filed by the police. Date:                                                                            Accused Place: Delhi                                                    through

The application for bail has to be made out u/s Sec.437 of CR.P.C.in case it is made to the Metropolitan Magistrate(MM).If the application for bail is directed at the Sessions Court,then the application has to u/s 439 CR.P.C. The general format of an application for bail is as follows: IN THE COURT OF DISTRICT AND SESSIONS TIS HAZARI COURTS, DELHI. IN THE MATTER OF: STATE Vs. _______________________ (Address of accused)                                                             FIR No.________                                                             u/s _________IPC                                                             P.S._____________.                                                             Sent to J.C. on ____________                                                             Last bail application dismissed on ______ INDEX Sno Particulars Pages

Rajya Sabha has passed the bill for enhancing the pecuniary jurisdiction of Delhi District Courts to 2 crores.This is a key judicial reform.This will enable faster judicial decisions and lesser hassles for the litigants.

The Government of India is planning to integrate the following three labor laws into an industrial relations law: Industrial disputes act Trade Union's Act Industrial employment standing orders act. This is a welcome development in the area of labor law reform.

The Supreme Court of India has held that marital rape is not a crime in India. The central government's stand is that unlike other countries marriage is sacrosanct in India. National commission for women has been arguing that there should not be any limit to women's freedom.

The Supreme Court of India has done its karma by striking down Sec.66A of the IT act as unconstitutional.It is after a long time that a blow has been struck for the Indian citizen who has been taken for granted for too long.In fact,the Indian Citizen has lived without freedom for so long that he/she does not really understand its meaning.

16 PAC personnel have been acquitted of murder charges because of lack of evidence.

A US federal court has held that abstract software patents do not deserve protection. Accordingly it has removed patent protection of 4 software patents of Hewlett Packard.