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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS - Union Government Issues GI to Kashmiri Saffron - 27.07.2020
Union Government has issued a certificate of Geographical Indication (GI) registration for the saffron grown in the Kashmir Valley.
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SERVICE - Centre Issues Formal Sanction for Permanent Commission for Women Officers in Indian Army - 24.07.2020
Central Government has reportedly issued formal sanction letter for grant of Permanent Commission to women officers in Indian Army.
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MOTOR VEHICLES - Central Government Amends Motor Vehicle Rules to Incorporate More Safety Measures - 22.07.2020
Ministry of Road Transports and Highways has notified Central Motor Vehicles (Seventh Amendment) Rules, 2020 which amends a few provisions of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, including Rule 100 and 125 to incorporate more safety measures.
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LAW OF MEDICINE - P&H HC: Conception of Pregnancy Post Tubectomy Not Medical Negligence - 21.07.2020
Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that the doctor performing tubectomy, at the time of child delivery, cannot be attributed medical negligence merely because she did not explain that the tubes would regress to their normal size after the delivery, and that during the regress, the tubes are likely to slip, thereby exposing chance of further pregnancy.
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MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION - Supreme Court: No Recalculation of AGR Dues of Telecommunication Companies - 21.07.2020
Supreme Court has stated that there will be no recalculation of the adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues that need to be paid by the telecommunication companies in the plea for a staggered payment of AGR dues over 15 years.
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MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION - J&K HC Constitutes 5 Member Committee to Examine E-Connectivity Issues at Court - 21.07.2020
Jammu and Kashmir High Court has constituted a 5-member Committee to examine the issue of e-connectivity at the High Court.
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MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION - P&H HC Stays Order Prohibiting Circulation of News Via Social Media - 21.07.2020
Punjab and Haryana High Court has stayed a "blanket bar" imposed by the Karnal administration on circulation of news via social media platforms.
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LABOUR AND INDUSTRIAL - HP HC: Contractual Workers Also Entitled to Benefits Under Maternity Benefits Act - 20.07.2020
Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that the benefit of maternity leaves is available to contractual employees also, with all consequential benefits, including continuity in service.
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SERVICE - Supreme Court Extends Term of TDSAT Chairperson by 3 Months - 20.07.2020
Supreme Court has further extended the tenure of the Chairperson of Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal, Justice Shiva Kirti Singh, by three more months.
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SERVICE - Kerala HC Sets Aside Recruitment of District Judge on Not Being Advocate on Date of Appointment - 20.07.2020
Kerala High Court has set aside the appointment of a District and Sessions Judge, who was selected via direct recruitment, on the ground that he was not an Advocate "as on the date of his appointment".
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