SUPREME COURT

Supreme Court to conduct accessibility audit of its premises (DEC 5, 2022)

The Supreme Court has decided to conduct a comprehensive accessibility audit with an aim to understand the hardships faced by specially abled persons and ensure their better access to the justice system. In a statement, the Supreme Court said the committee will be headed by Justice S Ravindra Bhat, who has been asked to conduct an accessibility audit extending to both physical as well as technology accessibility.

For News Report, Click Here

ALLAHABAD HC

Allahabad High Court Issues Fresh Notices To Political Parties, CEC On Caste-Based Rallies (DEC 5, 2022)

A bench of Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice Jaspreet Singh passed the order recently on an old PIL filed by local lawyer Motilal Yadav. The petitioner had sought a ban on caste-based rallies in Uttar Pradesh.  Earlier, when the court had heard the matter on July 11, 2013, it put an interim ban on organising caste-based rallies in the state. The bench had also issued notices to the state's four main political parties – BJP, Samajwadi Party, BSP and Congress – for their response.

For Details, Click Here

Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC)

ESIC to invest 15 percent of surplus funds in stock market via ETFs (DEC 5, 2022)

This has been done because of the relatively low returns on investments in many debt instruments and the requirement to diversify investment. The investment will begin with 5 percent of surplus funds, and it will be increased up to 15 percent, taking into account the investment’s review after two quarters. This decision came in the 189th meeting of the organisation under the chairmanship of Union Labour Minister Bhupender Yadav at the ESIC headquarters.

For News Report, Click Here

NEWS AT GLANCE

  • World Soil Day being observed today. 
  • Millets-Smart Nutritive Food Conclave being held in national capital today.  
  • External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to hold talks with his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock in New Delhi today.

WORD OF THE DAY

Alibi – At another place, elsewhere.

MARKET TODAY (as on 5.12.2022)

BSE SENSEX              62,834.60 INR▼ -33.90 (-0.054%)

NIFTY 50                   18,701.05 INR▲ +4.95 (+0.026%)

1 US Dollar = 81.75 Indian Rupee (Last updated · 5 December at 2:11 pm UTC)

MyLawman is now on Telegram (t.me/mylawman) Follow us for regular legal updates. Follow us on Google News, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook & Twitter or join our Whatsapp group .You can also subscribe for our Newsletter for Email Updates.