PERMANENT LOK ADALATS FOR PUBLIC UTILITY SERVICES - KERALA

Permanent Lok Adalats for Public Utility Services:-

Permanent Lok Adalat for Public Utility Services is another feature of Legal Services Authorities Act. It is a process of pre-litigation, conciliation and settlement. The Permanent Lok Adalat consists of a working Judicial Officer in the Cadre of District Judge and other Members having adequate experience in Public Utility Service. These Lok Adalats deal with cases pertaining to the following public utility Services at Pre-litigation stage 

1. transport service for the carriage of passengers or goods by air, road or water; or
2. postal, telegraph or telephone service; or
3. supply of power, light or water to the public by any establishment; or
4. system of public conservancy or sanitation; or
5. service in hospital or dispensary; or
6. postal, telegraph or telephone service; or
7. insurance service;

NOC from local body is necessary to start a bar hotel or a liquor shop in kerala- ordinance 2012

NOC from local body is necessary to start a bar hotel or a liquor shop in kerala- ordinance 2012

The new ordinance puts the local body in a fix in several places. If they give NOC, overcoming the words used in the ordinance, usually they have to face the wrath of anti- alcahol movements, since the freedom to take decision squarely rests upon the local body.

CAN A SINGLE MEMBER BENCH IN STATE COMMISSION UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT?

When the factual and legal position in the Consumer Disputes Redressal Forums in District level are considered, it is an interesting question whether a Single member bench in a State Commission can pass judgments on merit? But when the amendment in Section 16 of the Act is read as a whole and the judgment to the point by Js Antony Dominic reported in 2013 (2) KLT 1, it is now the settled position in law that, the President of the State Commission can constitute a single member bench also. Though the innerline reading and the composition of the District Forums are discussed together, the answer would be confusing. However, now the position is settled.
But the issue is if the said bench of the State Commission is a of a member not having legal background (not judicial background), what would be situation?
The Regulation No. 12 of the Consumer Protection Act says, when an issue of serious question of law is involved and there is no precedent on the point, then the single bench with a non judicial member have to think twice. To be state otherwise, such questions has to be heard by a bench inclusive of President or any other bench with members having legal background.
THE QUESTION IS, IF THE PARTY DOES NOT RAISE THE MOVE TO TRANSFER THE CASE, WHAT WOULD BE THE EFFECT?

Can a foreign individual purchase property in India? Foreign Exchange Management (Acquisition and transfer of immovable property in India) Regulations, 2000

Foreign Exchange Management (Acquisition and transfer of immovable property in India) Regulations, 2000 Notification No.FEMA 21 /2000-RB dated 3rd May 2000 RESERVE BANK OF INDIA (EXCHANGE CONTROL DEPARTMENT) CENTRAL OFFICE MUMBAI 400 001 In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (i) of sub-section (3) of Section 6, subsection (2) of Section 47 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (42 of 1999), the Reserve Bank of India makes the following regulations, namely: - 1. Short title and commencement :- i) These Regulations may be called the Foreign Exchange Management (Acquisition and transfer of immovable property in India) Regulations, 2000. ii) They shall come into force on 1st day of June 2000. 2. Definitions :- In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires - a) 'Act' means the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (42 of 1999); b) 'An authorised dealer' means a person authorised as an authorised dealer under sub-section (1) of section 10 of the Act; c) 'a person of Indian origin' means an individual (not being a citizen of Pakistan or Bangladesh or Sri Lanka or Afghanistan or China or Iran or Nepal or Bhutan), who (i) at any time, held Indian passport; or (ii) who or either of whose father or whose grandfather was a citizen of India by virtue of the Constitution of India or the Citizenship Act, 1955 (57 of 1955); d) 'repatriation outside India' means the buying or drawing of foreign exchange from an authorised dealer in India and remitting it outside India through normal banking channels or crediting it to an account denominated in foreign currency or to an account in Indian currency maintained with an authorised dealer from which it can be converted in foreign currency; e) the words and expressions used but not defined in these Regulations shall have the same meanings respectively assigned to them in the Act. 3. Acquisition and Transfer of Property in India by an Indian Citizen resident outside India:- A person resident outside India who is a citizen of India may - a) acquire any immovable property in India other than agricultural/plantation/farm house, and b) transfer any immovable property in India to a person resident in India. c) transfer any immovable property other than agricultural or plantation property or farm house to a person resident outside India who is a citizen of India or to a person of Indian origin resident outside India. 4. Acquisition and Transfer of Property in India by a Person of Indian origin A person of Indian origin resident outside India may - (a) acquire any immovable property other than agricultural land/farm house/ plantation property in India by purchase, from out of (i) funds received in India by way of inward remittance from any place outside India or (ii) funds held in any non-resident account maintained in accordance with the provisions of the Act and the regulations made by the Reserve Bank under the Act; (b) acquire any immovable property in India other than agricultural land / farm house / plantation property by way of gift from a person resident in India or from a person resident outside India who is a citizen of India or from a person of Indian origin resident outside India; (c) acquire any immovable property in India by way of inheritance from a person resident outside India who had acquired such property in accordance with the provisions of the foreign exchange law in force at the time of acquisition by him or the provisions of these Regulations or from a person resident in India; (d) transfer any immovable property in India other than agricultural land/farm house/plantation property, by way of sale to a person resident in India; (e) transfer agricultural land/farm house/ plantation property in India, by way of gift or sale to a person resident in India who is a citizen of India; (f) transfer residential or commercial property in India by way of gift to a person resident in India or to a person resident outside India who is a citizen of India or to a person of Indian Origin resident outside India. 5. Acquisition of Immovable Property for carrying on a permitted activity:- A person resident outside India who has established in India in accordance with the Foreign Exchange Management (Establishment in India of Branch or Office or other Place of Business) Regulations, 2000, a branch, office or other place of business for carrying on in India any activity, excluding a liaison office, may - a) acquire any immovable property in India, which is necessary for or incidental to carrying on such activity; Provided that i) all applicable laws, rules, regulations or directions for the time being in force are duly complied with; and ii) the person files with the Reserve Bank a declaration in the form IPI annexed to these regulations, not later than ninety days from the date of such acquisition; b) transfer by way of mortgage to an authorised dealer as a security for any borrowing, the immovable property acquired in pursuance of clause (a). 6. Repatriation of sale proceeds:- (a) A person referred to in sub-section (5) of Section 6 of the Act, or his successor shall not, except with the prior permission of the Reserve Bank, repatriate outside India the sale proceeds of any immovable property referred to in that sub-section; (b) In the event of sale of immovable property other than agricultural land/farm house /plantation property in India by a person resident outside India who is a citizen of India or a person of Indian origin, the authorised dealer may allow repatriation of the sale proceeds outside India, provided the following conditions are satisfied, namely: (i) the immovable property was acquired by the seller in accordance with the provisions of the foreign exchange law in force at the time of acquisition by him or the provisions of these Regulations; (ii) the sale takes place after three years from the date of acquisition of such immovable property or from the date of payment of final instalment of consideration for its acquisition, whichever is later; and ; (iii) the amount to be repatriated does not exceed (a) the amount paid for acquisition of the immovable property in foreign exchange received through normal banking channels or out of funds held in Foreign Currency Non-Resident Account or (b) the foreign currency equivalent ,as on the date of payment, of the amount paid where such payment was made from the funds held in Non-Resident External account for acquisition of the property; (iv) in the case of residential property, the repatriation of sale proceeds is restricted to not more than two such properties. 7. Prohibition on acquisition or transfer of immovable property in India by citizens of certain countries No person being a citizen of Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, China, Iran, Nepal or Bhutan without prior permission of the Reserve Bank shall acquire or transfer immovable property in India, other than lease, not exceeding five years. 8. Prohibition on transfer of immovable property in India :- Save as otherwise provided in the Act or Regulations, no person resident outside India shall transfer any immovable property in India:- Provided that the Reserve Bank may, for sufficient reasons, permit the transfer, subject to such conditions as may be considered necessary. ( P.R. GOPALA RAO) Executive Director Published in the Official Gazette of Government of India - Extraordinary - Part-II, Section 3,Sub-Section (i) dated 08.05.2000 - G.S.R.No.407(E)

SHETTY COMMISSION PAY REVISION - GOVERNMENT ORDER- KERALA.

SHETTY COMMISSION PAY REVISION- KERALA GOV ORDER

The first National Judicial Pay Commission (Shetty Commission) made
certain recommendations on the improvement of pay and service conditions of the
non-judicial staff of Subordinate Judiciary. The Hon’ble Supreme Court in its
order dated 07.10.2009 directed the High Court to ensure that all the
recommendations of Shetty Commission have been implemented in the State. It
was also directed that all the recommendations should be implemented with effect
from 01.04.2003 and that the benefits of Shetty Commission shall be in addition
to the benefits of other Pay Commission recommendations. Some of the
recommendations have already been implemented in the State. 

SINGLE GIRL CHILD SCHOLARSHIP IN INDIA - PLUS TWO COURSE

CBSE MERIT SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR SINGLE GIRL CHILDREN
1. Objective
The objective of CBSE merit scholarship scheme is to provide scholarships to the
meritorious Single Girl Students, who are the only child of their parents; and
have passed the CBSE Class X Examination with 60% / 6.2 CGPA or more marks/
grades and are continuing their further school education of Class XI and XII. The
scheme is aimed to recognize the efforts of the parents in promoting education
among girls and to provide encouragement to meritorious students.
As per the approval of the Competent Authority dated 23.07.2012, all children
born together are Single Girl Child of their parents.
2. Allocation of scholarship
The number of scholarships for a particular year shall be variable and shall to
awarded to all such "Single Girl Students" who have secured 60% / 6.2 CGPA or
more marks / grades in the CBSE Class X Examination in that year.
3. Eligibility criteria
The scholarship shall be given on the basis of merit list as stated in Para 2 above,
from the result of CBSE Class X Examination. The eligibility criteria shall be as
under:
i) All Single Girl Students, who have secured 60% / 6.2 CGPA or more marks /
grades in CBSE Class X Examination and are studying Class XI & XII in School
(affiliated with CBSE) whose tuition fee is not more than Rs. 1,500/- p.m. during
the academic year, shall be considered for the purpose. In the next two years, the
total enhancement in tuition fee in such school shall not be more than 10% of the
tuition fee charged in the year 2011 – 2012.

NOTE:NRI applicants of the Board are also eligible for the award. The tuition fee
for the NRIs has been decided maximum of Rs. 6,000/- per month
ii) The scholarship shall be awarded to Indian Nationals only.
iii) The student must continue her school studies in Class XI and XII in school as
stated above in para 3(i).
iv) Candidates who have passed CBSE Class X Examination in 2012 will be
considered.
v) A Scholar under the scheme while availing scholarship can enjoy other
concession(s) given by the school in which she is studying other organization(s).
4. Duration of scholarship and its renewal
i) The Scholarship awarded shall be renewed on a year-to-year basis till the
successful completion of the chosen course of study in the school. Renewal shall
depend on promotion to the next class provided the scholar secures 50% or more
marks in aggregate in the examination which determines her promotion to next
class.
ji) The renewal/ continuation of the scholarship, in cases where a scholar gives up
the chosen course of study before its completion or if she changes the school or
course of study shall be subject to prior approval of the Board. Good conduct and
regularity in attendance are required for continuance of scholarship. The decision
of the Board shall be final and binding in all such matters. A Scholarship once
cancelled shall not be renewed under any circumstances.
5. Rate of Scholarships and mode of payment
The rate of scholarship shall be Rupees Five Hundred (Rs. 500/-) per month. A
Scholarship awarded under the scheme shall be paid for a maximum period of
two years.
Payment will be made through demand drafts/ pay orders.
6. Selection Procedure
a) Student should have passed Class X Examination from the CBSE and secured 6.2
CGPA or more.
b) Pursuing Class XI & XIIfrom CBSE affiliated Schools.
c) Student should be ONLY SINGLE GIRL CHILD of their parents.3
d) Original Affidavit duly attested by the First Class Judicial Magistrate/ SDM/
Executive Magistrate, as per prescribed format available on the Board’s website.
(Photocopy of Affidavit will not be accepted).
e) Application form should be attested by the School Principal from where the
student is pursuing Class XI after passing Class X from Board’s Examination.
f) Tuition fee should not be more than Rs. 1,500/- per month in Class X and 10%
enhancement for Class XI & XII.
7. Jurisdiction of Courts/ Tribunals
a) A Scholarship once cancelled shall not be renewed under any circumstances.
b) The decision of the Board shall be final and binding in all such matters.
c) Any resultant dispute arising out of this scholarship scheme shall be subject to
the sole jurisdiction of the court situated in Delhi/ New Delhi only.

FORMAT OF AFFIDAVIT TO BE ATTACHED WITH THE APPLICATION
(ON NON-JUDICIAL STAMP PAPER OF RS.10/- SWORN BEFORE
FIRST CLASS JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE/SDM/EXECUTIVE MAGISTRATE
FROM THE PARENTS)
I ___________________ s/o / d/o _____________ r/o __________________ do
hereby solemnly affirm and declare as under:-
1) That ____________is my only one daughter and her date of birth is _________.
2) That I am the father/mother and Ms. ________________ is my only daughter.
3) That I have no other child except my above named daughter.

DEPONENT

VERIFICATION

VERIFIED AT __________________________________________ ON THIS
______________ DAY OF ____________ AND THE CONTENTS OF THIS AFFIDAVIT
ARE TRUE AND CORRECT AND NOTHING MATERIAL HAS BEEN
CONCEALED.

DEPONENT
(Strike off whichever is not applicable)

http://cbse.gov.in/Scholarship/Webpages/Guidelines%20and%20AF.html

NO SITTING IN POLICE COMPLAINT AUTHORITY IN ERNAKULAM....

For last several months, there is no machinery in Ernakulam district to deal with the complaints against police officers. The Police complaint authorities was established in all Districts in order to dealt with the issues. But due to one or other reasons, no sitting is there in the office of authority at Kakkanad. 

A speedy action need to be effected on this issue. 

REAL ESTATE (REGULATION AND DEVELOPMENT) BILL

REAL ESTATE (REGULATION AND DEVELOPMENT) BILL is implemented to establish the Real Estate Regulatory Authority for regulation and planned development in the real estate sector and to ensure sale of immovable properties in an efficient and transparent manner and to protect the interest of consumers in the real estate sector and establish an Appellate Tribunal to adjudicate disputes and hear appeals from the
decisions or orders of the Authority and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.


Full text of the bill-

REAL ESTATE (REGULATION AND DEVELOPMENT) BILL

Video coverage while traffic checking - Kerala police circular to make the checking transparent

The DGP of Kerala Police issued circular to make the traffic checking transparent. This has been issued in the midst of various allegations against the mishaps happened while the traffic checks conducted by the Police in Kerala.
Full text of circular - http://www.keralapolice.org/newsite/pdfs/circular/circular_2013/cir_11_13.pdf

What is E GOVERNANCE ... E Governance in India - E Governance in Kerala: brief

E GOVERNANCE

E Governance in India-

e-Governance

The National e-Governance Plan of Indian Government seeks to lay the foundation and provide the impetus for long-term growth of e-Governance within the country. This section provides information on creation of the right governance and institutional mechanisms, setting up the core infrastructure and policies and implementation of a number of Mission Mode Projects at the Center, State and integrated service levels.

Initiatives

e-Governance in India has steadily evolved from computerization of Government Departments to initiatives that encapsulate the finer points of Governance, such as citizen centricity, service orientation and transparency. The National e-Governance Plan (NeGP), takes a holistic view of e-Governance initiatives across the country, integrating them into a collective vision and a shared cause. In this section we are highlighting the initiatives of the Central and State governments to bring public services closer to the citizens.

Central Initiatives

In India, the main thrust for e-Governance was provided by the launching of NICNET in 1987 – the national satellite-based computer network. This was followed by the launch of the District Information System of the National Informatics Centre (DISNIC) programme to computerise all district offices in the country for which free hardware and software was offered to the State Governments. NICNET was extended via the State capitals to all district headquarters by 1990. In the ensuing years, with ongoing computerization, teleconnectivity and internet connectivity established a large number of e-Governance initiatives, both at the Union and State levels.

The formulation of National e-Governance Plan (NeGP) by the Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DEITY) and Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DAR&PG) in 2006 has boosted the e-Governance process.

The Central initiatives include:

• National e-Governance Plan (NeGP)
• National e-Governance Division (NeGD)
• e-Governance Infrastructure
• Mission Mode Projects
• Citizens & Business Services
• Projects and Initiatives
• R&D in e-Governance
• Model RFPs for e-Governance Project
• Reference Documents

States Initiatives

Several State Governments have taken various innovative steps to promote e-Governance and have drawn up a roadmap for IT implementation and delivery of services to the citizens online. The applications that have been implemented are targeted towards providing Government to Citizen (G2C), Government to Business (G2B) and Government to Government (G2G) services with emphasis on use of local language.

Every State has the flexibility of identifying up to five additional State-specific Mission Mode Projects (relevant for economic development within the State). In cases where Central Assistance is required, such inclusions are considered on the advice of the concerned Line Ministries/ Departments. States have MMPs on Agriculture, Commercial Taxes, e−District, Employment Exchange, Land Records, Municipalities, Gram Panchayats, Police, Road Transport, Treasuries, etc.

Kerala State IT Mission

Kerala State Information Technology Mission (KSITM) is a Society registered under the Travancore Cochin Literary Scientific and Charitable Societies Registration Act (Act 12 of 1955). It is an autonomous nodal IT implementation agency for Department of Information Technology, Government of Kerala which provides managerial support to various initiatives of the Department.

Kerala State Wide Area Network (KSWAN)

The Government of Kerala has initiated major e-Governance programmes in various Departments, with the efforts showing results in the past few years. However, the actual results of the e-governance activities will gain more visibility and citizen focus only if many of the stand-alone systems created are properly networked and integrated. The Departments will not only have more efficient/transparent delivery mechanisms, but will also have updated information at all levels for monitoring, and more importantly for planning.

An answer to this, Kerala State Wide Area Network (KSWAN) is being setup as a backbone of the State Information Infrastructure (SII), connecting Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi and Kozhikode, extending to 14 districts and 152 Blocks of the State. The network will also connect 1500 offices of Government Departments through Wireless and a larger number through Leased Lines and LAN. The infrastructure would support integration of a large number of G2G, G2C services in hand with the applications hosted in the State. The total estimated outlay for the project is Rs.78.7 Cr. Later it was revised as per contracted outlay to Rs.63 Crores, in which the DIT share is Rs.45.80 Cr and Rs.17.2 Cr as State Share.

An infrastructure like the State Wide Area Network supports integration of a large number of citizen services. For Departments like the Revenue, Registration, Rural Development, Civil Supplies, Police etc., KSWAN provides advantages like high degree of citizen interaction. In Departments like Taxes and Treasury, the revenue augmentation will be enormous. While the advantages of this kind of a mechanism is obvious for Government to Citizen transactions (referred to as G2C), Government to Business (G2B) and Government to Government (inter-department; referred to as G2G), serious issues pertaining to resources, technical standards and manageability will surface if individual departments were to implement their own networks.

The industrial unit near your residence is causing trouble to you.. Remedies

Obviously, the number of industries around us are increasing. Sometimes it may cause disturbance to you and your dear ones. What law can do? What are your legal rights?

The provisions under section 440 of Kerala Municipality Act, Section 233A of Kerala Panchayath Raj Act, Section 133 of Code of Criminal Procedure Code are the legal remedies available for preventing nuisance.
Petition can be lodged to concerned Sub Divisional Magistrate (RDO) against nuisance or imminent danger or annoyance. The RDO may pass any conditional order to abate the nuisance.
Petition can also file before the Secretary of the local body for abatement of nuisance. 
If there are issues of pollution under Environmental Protection Act, petitions can be lodged before the Pollution Control Boards to cancel the consent or not to renew the consent given to the industry.

OBC SHCOLARSHIP - detailed Government Orders - Kerala Government

OBC SHCOLARSHIP - detailed Government Orders - Kerala Government

POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP - ELIGIBILITY DETAILS

POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITY DETAILS - APPLY

Post Matric Scholarship Eligibility Details

Rate of Scholarship	An amount equivalent to Admission and Course/Tuition Fee and Maintenance allowance, subjected to a maximum ceiling. See Instructions for details.
Eligibility Condition
	POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP - ELIGIBILITY DETAILS ii. 11th Class/Technical/ Vocational Course of ITI/ITC Centres affiliated to NCVT. OR iii. Course, other than those listed in under merit-cum-means scholarship scheme. The names of courses listed under Merit-cum-means scholarship are given in See Instructions for details.
	b. Should belong to Minority Community (Muslim/ Christian/ Buddhists/ Sikh/ Zoroastrians or Parsis).
	c. Should have secured not less than 50% marks or equivalent grade in the previous Board/ University Examination.
	d. The Annual Family Income should not exceed Rs. 2 Lakhs.
	e. Should not be availing any other Scholarship or Stipend.
Other Relevant Information
	a. Candidate should have a Saving Bank account in State Bank of Travancore (SBT)/ State Bank of India (SBI) / Federal Bank/ South Indian Bank in her/his name. The candidate should be in possession of the Bank account Number and the Branch Code.
	b. Scholarships will not be given to more than two students in a family.
	c. The scholarships will be sanctioned in accordance with the criterion laid down by the Central Government.

DISTRICT SCHOLARSHIP FOR STUDENTS IN KERALA - ERNAKULAM

District wise scholarship for students - Kerala - Government link

HOW TO ENROLL AADHAR IN KERALA - DIRECT LINK TO GOVERNMENT - CONTACT DETAILS

What is AADHAAR?

AADHAAR is a 12 digit individual identification number issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India on behalf of the Government of India.This number will serve as a proof of identity and address, anywhere in India.

Any individual, irrespective of age and gender, who is a resident in India and satisfies the verification process laid down by the UIDAI can enroll for Aadhaar. Each individual needs to enroll only once which is free of cost. Each Aadhaar number will be unique to an individual and will remain valid for life. Aadhaar number will help you provide access to services like banking, mobile phone connections and other Govt and Non-Government services in due course.

The below link will direct you the official site of Government of Kerala.

HOW TO ENROL AADHAR IN KERALA - DETAILS - GOVERNMENT LINK - CONTACT

mobile tower- local bodies not to issue stop memo unnecessarily; such practice depreciated.

The local self government, Kerala has issued a circular pointing out the directions issued to the local bodies, not to issue stop memo for mobile towers, without any sufficient reason.

mobile tower -local bodies to follow the direction

cyber privacy and data protection

The Information Technology Act 2000, though in its initial stage, did not contain any specific provisions to address the issue of cyber privacy and data protection. Section 72 of the I T Act says, "penalty for breach of confidentiality and privacy". But the scope of this section is very limited.
But the amendment in year 2008, in the I T Act addressed issues about cyber privacy and physical privacy due to misuse of electronic means of communication. IT act provides civil and criminal remedies for breach of privacy.

cyber stalking - criminal offence

Cyber stalking is an extension of physical stalking. Now, as per new amendment in Indian Penal Code, stalking is an offence. Whereas, in the cyber world, section 66A of IT act defines the offences comes under cyber stalking.

If an electronic media is used to pursue, harass or contact another in an unsolicited fashion, it can be an offence under cyber stalking.

Indecent representation of women - action - kerala police circular.

Acting against indecent representation of women in advertisements and other photographs, Kerala Police has come with a call to implement the provisions of INDECENT REPRESENTATION OF ACT (PREVENTION) strictly... full text of circular.
INDECENT REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN - KERALA POLICE CIRCULAR

New Criminal law (amendment) Ordinance 2013 .. a real change. NEW CRIMINAL LAW ORDINANCE 2013 - NEW LAWS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT - INDIAN PENAL CODE AMENDMENT 2013 - IPC

Obviously, subsequent to the increase in sexual incidents against the women reported again and again, Union Government has come up with new amendment in the Criminal law. Though this time, it is not on a new platform, but on the classic ever green Indian Penal Code itself.
The Indian Penal Code stood strong for decades and it will continue to be so in coming decades also. The new ordinance on criminal law is not a new wine in old jar; its really new wine in new jar, though attached to the decades old IPC.

Several new offences are included and severe punishments are mandated.
IPC 354 A - sexual harassment and punishment for sexual harassment:
Punishment which may extend to 5 years and fine.
IPC 354 B - Assault or use of criminal force to women with intent to disrobe. (to make her naked) : Punishment shall not be less than 3 years, but may extend to 7 years and fine.
IPC 354 C - Voyeurism - Watches, captures the image of a women engaging in a private act:
Punishment shall not be less than 1 year, but may extend to 3 years and fine
IPC 354 D - Stalking - whoever follows a person and contacts or attempt to contact to foster personal interaction repeatedly, despite of clear indication of disinterest; or whoever monitors the use by a person of the internet, email or any other form of electronic communication, or watches or spies on a person in a manner that results in a fear of violence or distress in the mind of victim or interferes with the mental peace of such person.
Punishment shall not be less than 1 year which may extend to 3 years
IPC AMENDMENT ORDINANCE 2013 RELEVANT EXTRACTS

No revenue recovery on agricultural loans- ONE YEAR MORATORIUM.

One year ban for the recovery of agricultural loans - a relief for formers.


ONE YEAR MORATORIUM FOR AGRICULTURAL LOANS- NO RECOVERY FOR AGRICULTURAL LOANS FOR ONE YEAR

NIGHT AUTOPSIES - POST MORTEM CAN BE CONDUCTED - GOVERNMENT ORDER

The Kerala Government ordered to conduct post mortem on night too on experimental basis, with sufficient light and other facilities. 

Earlier, the law that does not allow autopsy on night was an ordeal for the dear ones to wait long hours before the mortuary to get the body of their dead ones in case of un natural deaths. 

If the present decision taken upon experimental basis succeeded, the same will be extended permanently.

NIGHT AUTOPSIES - POST MORTEM CAN BE CONDUCTED - GOVERNMENT ORDER

Grant for junior advocates belong to OBC category - Kerala Government Circular

Grant for junior advocates belong to OBC category - Kerala Government Circular

ON LINE SEXUAL HARASSMENT AGAINST WOMEN - SECRECY OF THE PETITIONS TO BE MAINTAINED - POLICE CIRCULAR 2013

ONLINE SEXUAL HARASSMENT - SERIOUS INVESTIGATION - SECRECY TO BE MAINTAINED- POLICE CIRCULAR 2013

Copy Right Act -- implications - Article

Copy Right Act and its implications - Article.Copy Right Act - Article