Author: Sonu M Kothari

The Court refers to three substantial questions to the bench. The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Indore Bench added three substantial questions of law to be decided. The questions are referred to a larger bench concerning the preventive detention under the Prevention of Black Marketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980. It is also otherwise known as the Black Marketing Act. A division bench compromising of Justice Vivek Rusia, and justice A.N. Kesharwani referred to the substantial questions. The questions proposed were as follows: If or whether the District Magistrate or Competent Authority has the power to prescribe…

The couple intended to challenge law and order in the state. Legislators Navneet Rana, Member of Parliament (MP), and Ravi Rana, MLA (Member of Legislature) intended to challenge law and order in the state. This challenge was to be taken to an extent where the Governor recommends President’s rule in the state. The Rana couple defended their announcement of chanting Hanuman Chalisa in front of the CM’s residence with this. In response to this, the police said that a big plot was in action during the time. A plot to create a challenge for the law-and-order situation. And to the…

Nadda strongly condemns the opposition’s bulldozer politics  Just after Sharad Pawar accused that the center is not making use of the rule of law but the law is made by the ruler, Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) chief JP Nadda attacked the opposition. He said that the government will use the rule of law. It would implement all laws that are constitutionally recognized. Soon after Sharad Pawar’s comment on the law and the rule, JP in his visit makes this statement.   JP Nadda is on a day-long visit to Gujarat on Friday. He attacked the opposition for provoking bulldozer politics in…

Sharad Pawar urged the Bhima Koregaon inquiry commission to repeal the sedition law.  National Congress party’s Sharad Pawar, filed an affidavit to the Bhima Koregaon inquiry commission. In it, he has urged the commission to repeal section124 A (sedition) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). This is because the provisions under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) are more than enough. The inquiry is a part of the investigation of the reasons that led to the riot. A riot took place on 1 Jan, 2018 in Bhima Koregaon, Pune.   An affidavit was filed on 27 Apr, 2022. He stated that…

In a talk with Sanjay Hegde, as a part of the Visionary talk series by Kailashnath Adhikari.  As a part of the Visionary Talk series, Kailashnath Adhikari, Managing Director (MD), Governance Now spoke to Sanjay Hegde, a senior Supreme Court advocate. The talk was on the topic of the recent happening, Jahangir Puri demolition drive.   Jahangir Puri demolition drive:  The advocate claimed that following the razing of homes and shops in the area, no rule of the law or procedure was followed. Even after the Supreme Court passed the order to stop the bulldozer from demolition, a written order was…

The university holds the belief in the overall development.  The Ganeshi Lal Agarwal University encourages sports to be practiced on the campus. The campus has world-class on-campus facilities for the students to excel in sports. The university has the right balance between extra-curricular activities like sports and education.  Approach:  This move by the University is to promote a good body and a healthy mind. And practicing sports is one of the reasons to stay fit. Whereas education helps us to learn and be updated and keeps our minds fresh.   Along with the facilities provided, the campus also organizes state-level sports…

100 acres in Yelahanka is identified for the university set up After Delhi’s Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) dream of setting up a sports university is coming true. Following its path, the Karnataka Government plans to set up a sports university on the outskirts of the city. A 100-acre land in Yelahanka is selected by the Department of Sports for the university construction and work.   Central government project:  The University will be funded by the Center. This makes Karnataka sports university second among such universities. The first is the National Sports University in Imphal, Manipur. The plan for the university is…

State wants Center to take matters in hand. The Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) members decided to skip the meeting called by shiv sena government amid the growing tensions between the two parties. Image Source: NDTV Maharashtra led by the Shiv Sena government called for an all-party meeting. The meeting was to discuss the ongoing loudspeaker row. It was chaired by Maharashtra Home Minister, Dilip Walse Patil and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. Discussions were held on the recitation of Hanuman Chalisa and the use of loudspeakers at religious sites within the state. The Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) members decided to…

Director-General of Punjab launches the web portal Image Source: hindustantimes V K Bhawra, Director-General of Police (DGP) launched a one interface multifunctional web portal. The portal ‘cybercrime.punjabpolice.gov.in’ was launched on Monday. The purpose of the launch is to enable the citizens to immediately report cyber frauds and crimes. Other attendees during the launch were the Deputy Inspector general of Police (DIG) State Cyber Crime, Nilambari Jagdale, and Deputy Superintendent Police (DSP) Cyber Crime, Samparpal Singh. The DGP congratulated the team on their work for the portal. What does the portal address? The portal is a user-friendly platform. It can be…

EU aims at the social media harm with the landmark new law. The European Union (EU) has made a deal with the social media giants such as Facebook, YouTube, and other internet service providers. This deal comes with inaction concerning the harm social media causes and is causing. The Digital Security Act, answers the harm and results in companies aggressively having a watch over the content that goes up. If any illicit content is to be found there is a risk of losing billions of dollars as a fine. The deal will combat the spread of misinformation, disclosing the amplification…