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IT Rules 2021: How will it impact real money gaming websites By Jay Sayta Over the last few months, there has been a great deal of discussion and debate on the legality of real money games like poker, rummy and fantasy sports and whether such online games played for stakes should be regulated or banned. Last year, two southern states, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu passed ordinances to ban real money online games. The Kerala government issued a notification a couple of weeks ago removing the exe...

3235 Bhartesh Singh Thakur  Chandigarh, March 9  The Legal Remembrancer (LR) informed Chief Minister that under Rule 36 of Rules of Business, Government of Haryana, the Assembly is competent to enact the Congress’ private member bill on Haryana Agricultural Produce Markets (Haryana Amendment) Bill, 2021—which intends to guarantee MSP to farmers. LR reasoned, in its letter dated February 17, “The subject matter of the proposed legislation is relatable to entry 14 of the State List in the...

Published on: Thursday, March 04, 2021 By: Bernama Text Size: SHAH ALAM: The Selangor Islamic Religious Council (Mais) and Islamic religious authorities in the state will work with the police to ensure that investigations into the case involving a man who was alleged to have attempted to commit unnatural sex, will be continued according to provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code. Mais chairman Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof said the Federal Court’s decision on the matter could not be seen as...

Published on: Thursday, March 04, 2021 By: Bernama Text Size: SHAH ALAM: The Selangor Islamic Religious Council (Mais) and Islamic religious authorities in the state will work with the police to ensure that investigations into the case involving a man who was alleged to have attempted to commit unnatural sex, will be continued according to provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code. Mais chairman Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof said the Federal Court’s decision on the matter could not be seen as...

Published on: Friday, February 26, 2021 By: Bernama Text Size: PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court here on Thursday declared as unconstitutional a provision in the Selangor syariah law which makes it an offence to engage in unnatural sex. A nine-member bench led by Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat held that Section 28 of the Syariah Criminal Offences (Selangor) Enactment 1995 relates to matters that fall under the Federal Constitution’s Ninth Schedule Federal list, under Parliament’s power...

Federal Court declares Selangor Syariah Law criminalising unnatural sex unconstitutional 25 Feb 2021 / 12:00 H. PUTRAJAYA, Feb 25: The Federal Court here today declared as void and unconstitutional a provision in the Selangor syariah law criminalising unnatural sexual intercourse. A nine-member bench led by Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat held that Section 28 of the Syariah Criminal Offences (Selangor) Enactment 1995 related to a matter that falls under the Federal list in the Fede...

 channel for the latest stories and updates. A unanimous landmark decision was made by the Federal Court today, ruling that Section 28 of the Syariah Criminal Offences (Selangor) Enactment 1995 is unconstitutional. Section 28 refers to sexual intercourse against the order of nature. Any person who performs sexual intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman or animal is guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding five thousand ringgit or to imp...

Federalism and India’s human capital Updated: Updated: A decentralised approach and strong local governments can enhance developmental outcomes Share Article A decentralised approach and strong local governments can enhance developmental outcomes Investing in human capital through interventions in nutrition, health, and education is critical for sustainable growth. But India’s human capital indicators remain low. In the World Bank’s Human Capital Index, the country ranked 116th. The Nati...

I have written about Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS-s) in the past. But given the Union Budget and 15th Finance Commission’s report, the point is worth pursuing. In addition to the National Health Mission (NHM), the Budget announced a new CSS, the PM AtmaNirbhar Swasth Bharat Yojana. However, the speech also said, “On the recommendation of the Fifteenth Finance Commission, we have undertaken a detailed exercise to rationalise and bring down the number of Centrally Sponsored Schemes. This ...

No role in State’s quota decisions, Centre tells SC Updated: Updated: Plea had challenged 69% reservation Share Article Plea had challenged 69% reservation The Centre has told the Supreme Court that it has no role in the choices made by the Tamil Nadu government with regard to the provision of reservation for specific castes or communities in State government jobs and admissions. The Centre was responding to a petition challenging the constitutionality of the Tamil Nadu Backward Classes, Sche...