Amendment News

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the pleas challenging the Scheduled Castes/Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2018. The Supreme Court made it clear that there is no change in the immediate arrest and anticipatory bail provision for a person accused of atrocities against SC / ST.

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the pleas challenging the Scheduled Castes/Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2018. The Supreme Court made it clear that there is no change in the immediate arrest and anticipatory bail provision for a person accused of atrocities against SC / ST.

The Ordinance was implemented on September 7 and is likely to come up for discussion in the coming assembly session to take the form of a Bill.

The simmering discontent among the BJP leaders and legislators in Jharkhand over amendment in two land acts by the Raghubar Das government has come to the fore yet again.

They argued that Trump`s Twitter account was a public forum, and banning users from viewing or engaging with his tweets based on their viewpoints suppresses free speech guaranteed by the First Amendment.

State-run Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) can now collaborate with other Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) in the nuclear field, with Parliament today passing a bill in this regard after government allayed fears that the step will allow FDI into the sector or enable participation of a private firm in atomic power production.

Insurance sector regulator IRDA suggested to the parliamentary panel looking into the Insurance Bill today, to incorporate a provision to give a free hand to insurers to fix the agency commission, which is currently capped at 40 per cent of the first-year premium