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The PNB scam has revealed it all. From fake LOUs to crores of money used for personal benefits, the Nirav-Choksi fraud has been covered extensively. However, there still are voices that are not making it to the creamy layer: the voice of the common man. LegalNotes uncovers the truth behind the retail fraud undertaken by Mehul Choksi as it looks extensively about the whistleblower's part of the story. In addition, Vipin Malik, a former central board member of the RBI analyses on what went wrong with the regulators involved in the process. In our international section, Bangladesh is observing an unusual period. With popular leader Khaleda Zia convicted in an embezzlement case, the general assembly elections to be held in December would be the key that would perhaps put an end to the political wrangling going on in Bangladesh. The regular section features El Salvador's race against abortion law, the tussle between court and cattle sports and actress Priya Varrier's wink that swept the nation.
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Time For Action
Since time immemorial, the environment has had a larger-than-life place in the Indian scheme of things. But the Nineties and the new century have really been a sad story of a virtually unending line of laws failing to combat the increasing levels of pollution brought forth by urbanisation, and the global pressure about greenhouse emissions resulting in the Paris accord that now brings in its wake greater pressure on countries to tighten laws. Amidst all this, India shines as a classic example of the irrational mindset of enacting more laws to produce less pollution. RACHANA RANA BHATTACHARYA, while examining the dizzying number of laws that engulf us and the incredulously lopsided judicial pronouncements made by different courts, poses a simple question: What is the way forward?
Who's Responsible For Fukushima?
Even as the Fukushima nuclear disaster continues to haunt a section of the Japanese people and the world, a Japanese Court’s decision to acquit the nuclear power company, TEPCO’s bosses after three years of trial, raises questions over the use of nuclear power for energy needs.
Tata, Bye-Bye?
What would one choose between their right to vote in local body elections and to receive world class civic amenities? The answer isn’t as simple as it looks. Jamshedpur — the land of the Tatas has been struggling with this question for the last 30 years and looks like they still haven’t found an answer. Maintained by the Tatas, there has been a steady incline in the number of voices demanding a government operated municipality to take over the town. In the midst of consecutive orders by various High Courts, the Supreme Court and clashing opinions, SHWETA MENON in her visit to the steel city found that the majority verdict by the janta remains in favour of the Tatas.
No Winners In The Opioid Case
Pain can make you rich and the opioid issue in the US is testimony to that. But other than the wealth it spawned, opioid has generated a huge number of legal cases in the US – and quite a few of them have been filed by the states. Will the Sacklers, one of the richest families in the US and the makers of the pain-relieving drug OxyContin, go scot free?
J&-K A Jumble Of Laws
The transition of Jammu and Kashmir from a state to a Union Territory hasn’t been an easy one.
Tourism Of A Different Kind
Is settlement tourism making the situation worse in the disputed West Bank region? That is a question that remains to be answered. Despite Airbnb changing course on its earlier decision to ban listings for Israeli settlements in the West Bank, the legal battle continues.
NMC - A Reform Vehicle
The gazette notification of August 8, 2019 has established the National Medical Commission (NMC). NMC has now become law and will regulate medical education and practices in India.
No Trespassers In This Kingdom
Tiger, tiger burning bright…
India Continues To Dither On Marital Rape Issue
India’s highest temple of justice, it seems, is not keen to deal with marital rape - a sensitive issue in our social context. Activists are demanding that it should be declared a criminal offence.
UAPA Amendment: Need Of The Hour
The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Act, 2019, which has received the Presidential assent after being passed in both the Houses of Parliament in the just-concluded session, empowers the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to designate an individual as a “terrorist”.
