Articles for Legislative Policy

SC dismisses PIL on contesting from two seats
1 year, 10 months ago

SC dismisses PIL on contesting from two seats

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a public interest plea seeking to restrict candidates from contesting election from more than one constituency during general elections to Lok Sabha and the State Assemblies, stating that the issue is a matter of “legislative policy” that comes under the domain of Parliament. Refusing to strike down Section 33 of the Representation …

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TikTok actively recruiting lobbyist as government begins security crackdowns
1 year, 11 months ago

TikTok actively recruiting lobbyist as government begins security crackdowns

Raw Story  

Video-sharing social network TikTok is actively recruiting a new lobbyist on Capitol Hill amidst a series of controversies and government action cracking down on the platform, according to a new job posting on LinkedIn. The company is looking for a person with at least 8 years of experience in "Public Policy or Government," "Knowledge of the legislative process and tech …

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SC upholds ED\'s powers under stringent PMLA
2 years, 4 months ago

SC upholds ED\'s powers under stringent PMLA

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the validity of various stringent provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act empowering the Enforcement Directorate to arrest, provisionally attach properties suspected to be the proceeds of crime and is not bound to supply a copy of the ECIR at the time of detaining an accused in a money laundering case. …

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Decoding the big SC verdict on Prevention of Money Laundering Act
2 years, 4 months ago

Decoding the big SC verdict on Prevention of Money Laundering Act

India Today  

In an important judgment on Wednesday, the Supreme Court upheld the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act and retained the powers of the Enforcement Directorate. The Parliament in its wisdom has regarded the property derived or obtained as a result of specified criminal activity, being an offence under the concerned legislation mentioned in the Schedule.” ON TWIN BAIL …

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