Category Archives: Knowledge

Procedure for booking of Paperless Unreserved Journey tickets of railways

By | November 4, 2015

Ministry of Railways 09-October, 2015 Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu Launched these Services Through Video Conferencing from New Delhi The Railway Minister Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu launched following IT enabled passenger services through video conferencing from New Delhi:   Paperless Unreserved Ticketing through Mobile Phones on suburban stations over Central Railway Paperless Platforms tickets at Chhatrapati… Read More »

International Film Festival for the persons with disabilities

By | November 4, 2015

Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment             02-November, 2015 13:54 IST International Film Festival for the persons with disabilities First international film festival for the persons with disabilities (IFFPD) will be held in Delhi from 1st to 3rd December 2015. Announcing this here today Secretary, Department of Empowerment of Persons… Read More »

Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators Act is not violative of Article 20 of the Constitution

By | November 2, 2015

  Supreme Court of India Biswanath Bhattacharya v. Union of India & Others [Civil Appeal Nos. 772-773 of 2014], 21st January, 2014, It was held that the Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators (Forefeiture of Property) Act, 1976 “is not violative of Article 20 of the Constitution” and that even otherwise “in view of its inclusion in… Read More »

Delhi Govt ordering tariff audit of discoms by CAG quashed by HC

By | October 31, 2015

Direction of Delhi Govt ordering tariff audit of discoms by CAG quashed as the opportunity given to discoms to represent against the proposal for audit was not a “reasonable opportunity” within the meaning of section 20(3) of the CAG Act as the opportunity was given without disclosing the public interest in which audit of DISCOMS… Read More »

Change in name on account of marriage or otherwise

By | October 30, 2015

Amendment to Prevention of Money Laundering (Maintenance of Records) Rules, 2005 – Submitting ‘Officially Valid Documents’ – Change in name on account of marriage or otherwise RBI/2015-16/213 DBR. AML.BC. No. 46/14.01.001/2015-16 October 29, 2015 The Chairpersons/ CEOs of all Scheduled Commercial Banks/ Regional Rural Banks/ Local Area Banks/ All India Financial Institutions/ all NBFCs/ All… Read More »

Home Department to take action against erring investigating Officers for prosecuting innocent person: Supreme Court

By | October 29, 2015

Supreme Court of India  State of Gujarat v. Kishanbhai Etc.  [Criminal Appeal No. 1485 of 2008], 7th January, 2014 The Court held that “every acquittal should ordinarily lead to the inference,that an innocent person was wrongfully prosecuted” and it is “therefore, essential that every State should put in place a procedural mechanism, which would ensure… Read More »

DNA Test Report accepted by Supreme Court to determine fatherhood of child

By | October 29, 2015

Supreme Court of India Nandlal Wasudeo Badwaik v. Lata Nandlal Badwaik  & Anr  [Criminal Appeal No.24 of 2014], 6th January, 2014 The Court was confronted with a complex situation in which the DNA test report was in conflict with the presumption of conclusive proof of legitimacy of the child under Section 112 of the Evidence… Read More »

GOV.IN domain registration guidelines

By | October 28, 2015

F. No.L-13/14/2014-IGD Department of Electronics and Information Technology Internet Governance Division 6, CGO Complex, Electronics Niketan, New Delhi – 110003. Dated: 06-04-2015 Subject: Guidelines for allocation of registration under GOV.IN domain. Ref: Office Order vide No. 7(3)/04-CC&BT dated zo” November, 2004 Background: Department of Electronics and Information Technology (hereby referred to as the “Department”) on zo”… Read More »

Apprentice is a trainee and not an employee : Supreme court

By | October 27, 2015

Supreme Court of India CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION New India Assurance Company Limited v Abhilash Jewellery CIVIL APPEAL NO(s). 7972 OF 2002 [III (2009) CPJ 2 (SC)] Date of Decision: 22.01.2009 Issue :- The complainant/respondent, who had taken a jeweller’s block policy, lodged a claim with the opposite party insurer for loss of gold ornaments. The… Read More »