Review: SC says that ‘Retrial’ can be directed only in ‘exceptional’ circumstances to avert miscarriage of justice
In this roundup of court judgements, we look at Constitutional Courts’ remarks & directions on…
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Data: Pendency rate of NDPS cases in Courts crosses 90% in 2020
The debate on drugs has once again been in the limelight after a spate of…
Data: Only single digit cases were registered under several Special & Local Laws
The NCRB’s Crime in India report categorizes crimes that fall under provisions of the IPC…
Review: India’s journey from recognizing the ‘Good Samaritan’ to extending rights and now a cash award
The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH) recently issued guidelines for a new scheme…
Data: Quarterly Employment Survey (QES) for first quarter of 2021-22 reveals varying trends across sectors
The government recently released the results of the Quarterly Employment Survey (QES) for April to…
Review: SC clarifies that States should not deny ex-gratia even if the death certificate does not contain COVID-19 as the cause of death.
In this roundup of court judgements, we look at Constitutional Courts’ remarks & directions on implication…
Data: Amount of fake ITC under GST increased to 1.5% of total GST collection in 2020-21
Input Tax Credit (ITC) is an important feature of the Goods & Services Tax regime…
Data: About a third of Cancer cases in India & half of the cases among Men attributed to Tobacco usage
Recently, the National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research (NCDIR) and the Indian Council of…
Data: The number of registered Cyber-crimes cross 50,000 in 2020. 20% of these are Fraud cases
As expected, the pandemic-induced lockdowns resulted in increased internet usage which meant that the quantum…
Data: While the number of ‘Crimes against Women’ decrease, cyber crimes against women increase by 44% in 2020
The number of registered instances of ‘Crime against Women’ decreased in 2020. A similar trend…
