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No-Fly Zone over Nuclear Plant (Dec. 19, 2008) by Krishan Nehra
India's Directorate-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) recently notified all airlines that all flying activity up to a height of 10,000 feet over the Kalpakkam area in ...
Topic: Terrorism
Jurisdiction: India
New Anti-Terror Law (Dec. 19, 2008) by Krishan Nehra
In the wake of the November 26, 2008, terrorist attack in Mumbai by Pakistani nationals, the Cabinet of the Indian government introduced two new bills in ...
Topic: Terrorism
Jurisdiction: India
Court Recommends Establishing Body to Regulate Muslim Marriage and Divorce (Nov. 24, 2008) by Krishan Nehra
A bench of the Kerala High Court, which is in the southernmost portion of India, consisting of Justices Kurian Joseph and Harun-Ul-Rashid, asked the Government of ...
Topic: Family
Jurisdiction: India
Government Plan to Restrict Publication of Exit Polls (Oct. 22, 2008) by Krishan Nehra
With the Union Government Cabinet's approval on October 8, 2008, India went ahead with plans to restrict publication and dissemination of exit polls until the completion ...
Topic: Elections
Jurisdiction: India
Continuation of Reservation of Government Posts, Services for Certain Castes and Tribes (Oct. 22, 2008) by Krishan Nehra
On October 8, 2008, the Union Government Cabinet approved the enactment of the Scheduled Castes (SC) and the Scheduled Tribes (ST) (Reservation in Posts and Services) ...
Topic: Human Rights
Jurisdiction: India
High Court Denial of Abortion Petition Prompts Review of Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act (Sep. 17, 2008) by Krishan Nehra
Upon being advised by their physicians that the baby to be born to them would have a congenitally defective heart, an Indian couple, Haresh Mehta and ...
Topic: Abortions
Jurisdiction: India
Supreme Court Upholds State Wiretap Law (Sep. 11, 2008) by Krishan Nehra
On September 1, 2008, the Supreme Court of India in effect affirmed the constitutional validity of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crimes Act (MCOCA), a state ...
Topic: Communications and Electronic Information
Jurisdiction: India
Supreme Court Upholds Constitutional Validity of OBC Reservation (May. 02, 2008) by Krishan Nehra
In a unanimous 500-page judgment delivered on April 10, 2008, the Supreme Court of India upheld the validity of the Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) ...
Topic: Education
Jurisdiction: India
No Short-Cut Dissolution of Hindu Marriage (May. 02, 2008) by Krishan Nehra
On April 1, 2008, the High Court of Bombay, India, ruled that a couple seeking divorce by mutual consent cannot dissolve the marriage within a few ...
Topic: Family
Jurisdiction: India
Minorities Commission to Have Constitutional Status (Apr. 02, 2008) by Krishan Nehra
India's National Commission for Minorities, a statutory body since its creation in 1992, will shortly have constitutional status. As a statutory body, it was unable to ...
Topic: Constitutional Law
Jurisdiction: India
100% Foreign Direct Investment Obtains Automatic Approval for Aircraft Repair Shops (Mar. 02, 2008) by Krishan Nehra
India allows 100% foreign direct investment (FDI) through the automatic approval route for helicopter and seaplane operations and for maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) facilities. This ...
Topic: Foreign Investment
Jurisdiction: India
Marriage Age for Men May Be Lowered to 18 (Mar. 02, 2008) by Krishan Nehra
The Law Commission of India has proposed a reduction in the legal marriageable age for men from 21 to 18 years, while recommending that unions contracted ...
Topic: Family
Jurisdiction: India
A Foreign Arbitration Award May Be Challenged (Mar. 02, 2008) by Krishan Nehra
The Supreme Court of India has ruled that a suit in an Indian court is maintainable against a foreign arbitration award if the award contravenes public ...
Topic: Arbitration
Jurisdiction: India
Anticipatory Bail and Proposed Change in Criminal Procedure Law (Feb. 02, 2008) by Krishan Nehra
In criminal cases in India, an accused may petition a court to grant bail in anticipation of an arrest by the police on the basis of ...
Topic: Criminal Procedure
Jurisdiction: India
Prohibition of Women as Bartenders Voided (Feb. 02, 2008) by Krishan Nehra
On December 6, 2007, the Supreme Court of India annulled on grounds of discrimination section 30 of the Punjab Excise Act, 1914, as applicable to the ...
Topic: Discrimination
Jurisdiction: India
Armed Forces Tribunal Established (Feb. 02, 2008) by Krishan Nehra
On December 25, 2007, the President of India gave assent to the promulgation of the Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007. The Act provides for an Armed ...
Topic: Military
Jurisdiction: India
Punishment Must Match Criminal Act of Offender (Jan. 02, 2008) by Krishan Nehra
In a recently adjudicated case, the Supreme Court of India expressed concern at the frequency of sexual offenses against women in the country and directed all ...
Topic: Criminal Law
Jurisdiction: India
Government to Ratify Hague Conference on Private International Law (Jan. 02, 2008) by Krishan Nehra
The Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs and the National Commission for Women, as a part of their efforts to counter fraudulent marriages by non-resident Indians, finally ...
Topic: International Law
Jurisdiction: India
Women May be Employed as Bartenders (Jan. 02, 2008) by Krishan Nehra
On December 6, the Supreme Court of India annulled as unconstitutional a colonial-era statute that prohibited women, as well as men under the age of 25, ...
Topic: Gender Equality
Jurisdiction: India
Death Sentences for Ex-Legislators in a Lynching Case (Nov. 02, 2007) by Krishan Nehra
On October 1, 2007, the Additional Sessions Judge, Ram Krishna Rai, handed down a landmark judgment when he awarded a former member of the Parliament (M.P.), ...
Topic: Capital Punishment
Jurisdiction: India
Last updated: 12/19/2008