The PM, Narendra Modi government on Tuesday introduced the 128th Constitutional Amendment Bill, 2023, to bring in 33% reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and all state Legislative Assemblies. This will include reserving 1/3^rd of the seats kept for SC/STs, and “as nearly as possible”, 1/3^rd of the total seats in the general category.

According to the High Court, the POCSO Act requires proof of a culpable mental state on the part of the accused for any prosecution of an offence under the act. The court will presume this mental state in such cases.

Adv. Harish Salve (68), former Solicitor General of India, has married Trina (a woman of Afgan origin)in a private wedding ceremony in London, UK. The wedding was attended by notable figures such as Nita Ambani, Lalit Modi, Sunil Mittal, LN Mittal, SP Lohia, and Gopi Hinduja. Salve has been married for 38 years and has two daughters from their previous marriage.

The Narendra Modi-led BJP government is likely to bring a resolution for changing India’s official name to ‘Bharat’  during the special September 18-22 session of Parliament.

Rashtrapati Bhawan has sent out an invite for a G20 dinner on Sept 9th in the name of ‘President of Bharat’ instead of the usual ‘President of India’.

Salient features of the Bills, as stated by Home Minister, Shri Amit Shah:

• Separate provision for Mob Lynching, punishable with 7 years or life imprisonment or death penalty;
• Formal provision for ‘Zero FIR’- this will enable citizens to lodge an FIR with any police station, no matter their jurisdiction;

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The Gujarat High Court dismissed several petitions challenging the State government’s decision to implement a minimum age limit of six years for admission to Class 1 from the current academic year. The parents argued that their children should be exempt from the age requirement since they had attended preschool before turning three. However, the court rejected this argument.

A special Gurugram court has framed charges against 8 media professionals, including anchors Chitra Tripathi, Deepak Chaurasia, Ajit Anjum, Md Sohail and Rashid Hashmi, in connection with a 2013 case filed under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.