Just Social Lawyering!!

After gang-rape of a 23 years old student, Central Government constituted two Commission of inquiry/Committee one is being headed by Justice Verma, Retired CJI and another one by Justice Mrs.Mehra, Retired Judge of Delhi High Court. Justice Verma Commission shall suggest amendments in the law to provide quicker trial and more stringent punishment in aggravated sexual assault cases and second one shall inquire to indentify lapses and fix the responsibility in the gang rape case. It is nothing but an eye wash as there was/is growing demand of common men for amendment of criminal laws which Government and all political parties wants to avoid at this time, if that happens at least 160 MPs ( http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/sc-notice-centre-mps-facing-criminal-charges/1/158574.html) having criminal records including rape charges will be behind bars. Had intention of our parliamentarian genuine, any MP would have call a session of Parliament by moving a motion to Secretary General of P...

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IS NOT SOLUTION! Richard Claxton Gregory (Dick Gregory) has once said that “if I am woman and I am walking down the street naked, you still don’t have a right to rape me”, so putting this phrase here is to clarify that no one has right to have sexual act without the consent of that person. There could be other burning reasons how the consent has been obtained and I don’t want to discuss anything about the consent else I will lose the track and will discuss the consent issue some other time. Recently I heard some politician /people talking about moral policing like what to wear and what not etc. Even there are people who are raising the moral questions etc like what the girl was doing such an odd hours etc. I have seen that in rape cases, generally people condemn such gruesome acts, but meantime they also raise question on character of victims which is very unhealthy I feel. Our Supreme Court in the case of Narender Kumar Vs State of NCT of Delhi, Criminal App...

BACK GROUND:- It all started with a funny statement made by then Finance Minister that Lawyers do not render services thus Government is not considering to levy Service Tax on them, however, by the Finance Act, 2009 effective from 01.09.2009, Service Tax was imposed in a limited way on legal services. The Finance Minister in his Budget Speech stated as:- “133. As the Hon’ble Members are aware, services provided by chartered accountants, cost accountants, and company secretaries as well as by engineering and management consultants are presently charged to service tax. Although there is a school of thought that legal consultants do not provide any service to their client, I hold my distinguished predecessor in high esteem and disagree! As such, I propose to extend service tax on advice, consultancy or technical assistance provided in the field of law. This tax would not be applicable in case the service provider or the service receiver is an individual.” Much before, 2009, Government, in...

KEY FEATURES OF BUDGET-2011-12 PART-A SOCIAL Þ Funds get leaked during implementing any social schemes meant for public development Þ Focus on e-projects to eliminate corruption and bureaucratic hurdles Þ Task force on direct transfer of subsidy on kerosene, LPG and fertilizers to needy Þ More liberalization in FDI Policy expected Þ To prevent multiple lending of same properties, Central Electronic Registry under SARFAESI Act be created by 31.03.2011 Þ Justice B.N.Krishna Committee reviewing all financial sector laws, rules and regulations Þ State Governments to review Agricultural Produce Marketing Acts Þ Comprehensive Manufacturing policy Þ To deal with issue of black money, proposing to introduce new law Þ To introduce National Food Security Bill Þ Broadband connectivity be available in 2,50,000 Panchayat in three years Þ Remuneration of Anganwadi Workers increased from Rs.1500 to Rs.3000 Þ ...

1. Gratuity payable under Gratuity Act, has been increased from 3.5 lakh to 10 lakh by recent ammendemnt to the Act. 2. Section 8 of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 has been amended so as to a married woman can adopt a son or daughter

Bill was introduced in Parliament on 24.10.2008. Bill is a single legislation on weights and measures. Will replace existing two Acts, namely, “The Standards of Weights & Measures Act, 1976” & “The Standards of Weights & Measures (Enforcement) Act, 1985”. Simplify the weights and measures laws, will contain only 56 Sections in place of existing 160 (together in the above two acts) Person has to get approval of model of weight or measure before being put in manufacturing or importing from authorities. Importer needs to get registered with Authorities Every person shall obtain license from Authorities Existing Law Proposed Law Verification of weighing and measuring instruments to be done by State Enforcement Authorities Government Approved Test Centre can verify certain prescribed weighing and measuring instruments (Parliamentary committee had recommended to delete this clau...

Government has proposed to amend certain provisions of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 vide Amendment Bill, 2009. It is our endeavour to provide the summary of the bill in simple words. The Bill proposes to increase the ceiling under Section 2(s)(iv) from Rs.1600/- to Rs.10,000/-, at present, person who is working in supervisory position and earning more than Rs.1600/- is not workmen, however situation will be changed after this. Bill further propose to insert a New Chapter-IIB requiring to setup a Grievance Redressal Committee by an establishment employing more than 20 workers, for resolution of dispute arising out of individual grievances. Further a significant change which is being proposed that all awards, order shall be executed in accordance with the procedure laid down for execution of orders or decree of a civil court under Order-XXI of CPC. www.vlaindia.com