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Aadhar : Good, Bad and Ugly

Aadhar : Good, Bad and Ugly #aadhar #breach #privacyconcern #supremecourt

Before I begin I would like to quote current Attorney General of India

“The invasion of privacy is of no consequence because privacy is not a fundamental right and has no meaning under Article 21. The right to privacy is not a guaranteed under the constitution, because privacy is not a fundamental right.”

Article 21 of the Indian constitution refers to the right to life and liberty -Attorney…

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DND flyway: SC asks CAG to complete audit in eight weeks

DND flyway: SC asks CAG to complete audit in eight weeks #DND #free #noida #toll

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) to complete an audit of the Delhi Noida Direct (DND) flyway within a period of eight weeks. The DND will continue to remain toll free.

In October last year, the apex court had refused to stay the Allahabad High Court’s order that no toll will be collected from commuters moving on the DND till further orders.

The apex…

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Suriya issues a Legal Notice to PETA #Jallikattu #PETA #Singam3 #Suriya Famous Indian actor Suriya has demanded an apology for the recent statements of one of its members from PETA.

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Former Israeli foreign minister cancels Brussels trip after threat of arrest for ‘war crimes’

Former Israeli foreign minister cancels Brussels trip after threat of arrest for ‘war crimes’ #Crimes #Foreign

A prominent Israeli politician has cancelled a visit to Belgium over fears she may be arrested on her arrival in Brussels over war crime allegations.

Tzipi Livni, who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs between 2006 – 2009 under former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, was due to arrive in the Belgian capital on Monday to unofficially attend a conference on tackling anti-Semitism in Europe and…

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Taxation Laws (Second Amendment) Act, 2016 #2016 #Act #Amendment #bareact #laws #Second #Taxation

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Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies The Outer Space Treaty was considered by the Legal Subcommittee in 1966 and agreement was reached in the General Assembly in the same year ( …

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##Exit ##ICC ##south_africa UNDER Nelson Mandela’s government, South Africa championed the creation of a court to try the world’s worst criminals.

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UN rights experts call death penalty ineffective deterrent to terrorism

UN rights experts call death penalty ineffective deterrent to terrorism #@UNHumanRights #Capitalpunishment #terrorism

World Day Against the Death Penalty – Monday 10 October

GENEVA (7 October 2016) – Speaking ahead of the World Day Against the Death Penalty on Monday 10 October, a group of United Nations human rights experts reminded governments around the world that the imposition of the death penalty is an ineffective deterrent for terrorism, and most times it is also an unlawful one.

The UN Special…

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Husband of Judicial Magistrate arrested on charges of her murder

Husband of Judicial Magistrate arrested on charges of her murder #judicialmagistrate #kanpur #murder

Pratibha Gautam, judicial magistrate at Kanpur Dehat, and a native of Orai in Jalaun district, was found dead at her officers colony residence in Circuit House colony in Cantt area of the city early on Sunday. Her husband Manu Abhishek, a lawyer, who practices at Delhi High Court, informed her parents, who were residing at Orai in Jalaun district, of the death.

A day after judicial magistrate…

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#HappyDussehra

#HappyDussehra #2016 #dussehra #festival

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Are we doing enough for our soldiers?

Are we doing enough for our soldiers? #indians #martyrs #respect #soldiers

In one of the scenes from Akshay Kumar starrer 2015 movie ‘Baby’, character playing Home Minister of India asks Danny Denzongpa if we are doing enough for our soldiers. Danny replied, we are not, but they don’t care. The words from this motion picture is a reality of the brave hearts who allow us to sleep peacefully at our homes.

Rudyard Kipling once said “In times of war and not before, God and…

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Associate-Legal

Paramount Law Consultants Ltd is looking for young and dynamic lawyers for opening as an associate .

Job Description

” Drafting of agreements without templates

End to end Contracts & Agreements management

Should have sound knowledge of IPR; registration of domain name, trademarks and copyrights

Negotiation and vetting of commercial and legal clauses

Identification of risk factors in the…

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Do you love to explore new things  and pride yourself on being able to come up with creative ways to express yourself online? Do you really want to  gain experience right by working online ?  LawTorch.com is looking for students interested in helping the organisation  to contribute to its web portal in various roles  and promote its legal planner application…

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Quote for #Egypt #lawtorch #MohamedMustafaElBaradei #quote

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'What ? High Court Judge uses Emoji in a judgement !

'What ? High Court Judge uses Emoji in a judgement ! #Court #emoji #high #Judgment #UnitedKingdom

We often use smiley and emojis in our chat and may be in professional communications as well. However legal documents are considered to be the most formal and conventional form of documentation . Legal language on a usual day is far different from our general language of communication .

In the same context a High Court judge may be the last person one can imagine to be using emojis and that too…

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Where can you booze around the world ?

Where can you booze around the world ? #age #alcohol #drinking #legal

The legal drinking age is the age at which a person can legally consume or purchase alcoholic beverages.

Laws of such prohibition or regulation cover a wide range of issues and behaviors, addressing when and where alcohol can be consumed. The minimum age alcohol can be legally consumed can be different from the age when it can be purchased in some countries.

These laws vary among different…

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Supreme Court orders probe against pastor, woman for marriage swindle

Supreme Court orders probe against pastor, woman for marriage swindle #abduction #IndianExpress #marriage

R Priyadarshini married mentally challenged Manoj Rajan in 2008 in Chennai and left him a year later.

The Supreme Court has approved an investigation against a pastor and a woman for allegedly abducting a mentally challenged man, who she had divorced six years ago, and marrying him again for swindling the property his father bequeathed to him.

A bench led by Justice J S Khehar observed that the…

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