India Legal – July 13, 2019

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Ringside............................ 8

Courts ............................... 9

Is that Legal.................... 10

International Briefs.......... 23

Media Watch .................. 43

Satire .............................. 50

Ticking Danger^38

Though the Chinese app TikTok was banned by the

Madras High Court and removed from Google Play

Store, it would be in the fitness of things for the

government to give guidelines for clarity

Justice at Last

The sentencing of a former MP for murder

by the CBI court in Ahmedabad reveals

how the rich and powerful can literally get

away with murder unless the judicial system

works as it should

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Confusion in the House

Once again, the absence of a Leader of the Opposition in the Lok
Sabha has ignited a debate and raised several questions about this
institution and its selection criteria

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Sex, Lies and Cheating

Kerala’s powerful CPI(M) leader Kodiyeri Balakrishnan’s political future is

under threat after son Binoy was entangled in an alleged rape and

cheating case being heard by a sessions court in Mumbai

SPOTLIGHT

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Betting Right

Betting on online gaming has caught

on in India and is worth around

`20,000 crore annually. Is it time to

have a gaming commission to

govern and license this industry?

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Crippling Blow

To minimise the misuse of

disability pension by armed

forces personnel, the centre

should plug the loopholes in

the system

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FOCUS

MY SPACE

Despite the growing number of road accidents, the Motor Vehicles
Amendment Bill has not been passed. Will the monsoon session bring
about a change and succour for lakhs of victims?

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Revolutionary Road

ACTS & BILLS

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An alert by India’s drug regulatory
agency about some insulin pumps
posing a “cyber security risk” shows
the increasing vulnerability of medical
instruments to cyber attacks

Lives at Risk

Seeing Red over Green Tax

Though the Uttarakhand government proposes to impose a levy on
pilgrims, mountaineers and celebratory events to get revenue to
protect the environment, its sincerity is being questioned

ENVIRONMENT

No Lessons Learnt

Despite Delhi’s air quality falling in the “severe” to “poor” category for more than

300 days a year, civic authorities remain callous about taking corrective steps

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HEALTH

DEFENCE

Unrest in Shangri-La

A string of sexual assault allegations against the president of the Ladakh Buddhist

Association has caused anger and anguish in Leh and dented the high moral authority the

powerful body has enjoyed so far

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STATES

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