Found 47 Articles for Bare Acts of India

The Payment of Gratuity Act has been created with the objective to provide financial support to the retired employees. This law recognizes the value of providing gratuities to employees as an asset for their security in the future. Employees that labor in oil fields, plantations, mines, ports, railroads, etc. get gratuities from their respective companies, organizations, or employers. Aim of the Payment of Gratuity Act The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 is a statute adopted by the government of India for granting one−time gratuity at the time of retirement of employees. With this gratuity, the employee receives a salary of ... Read More

The Maternity Benefit Act of 1961 (that amended in 2017) is a piece of legislation that supports women's work throughout their pregnancies. It guarantees the female employee "maternity benefits, " which is the payment of their wages while they are away from work caring for a newborn. Any business with more than 10 workers must follow this rule. The 2017 Maternity Amendment Bill further altered this law. The Act is a significant piece of legislation that safeguards motherhood's honor. It also makes sure that working mothers can provide their kids with the attention they need. Maternity benefits assist women with ... Read More

The Indian Waqf Act, 1995 legislated to govern Waqf’s and address concerns related to or incidental to it. It is applicable to whole of India. What is the Meaning of Waqf? The word “waqf” literally means "detention." Waqf, in a legal sense, is the retention of property so that its earnings or production are always accessible for charity or religious endeavors. Waqf is the term used when a Muslim donates their property in the name of Allah while working for a charity cause while adhering to their Islamic beliefs and feelings and for the benefit and elevation of society. Waqf, ... Read More

In 1986, the Environment (Protection) Act was passed with the purpose to ensure the conservation and quality enhancement of the environment, as well as for issues related thereto. It was passed under the terms of Article 253 of the Indian Constitution. However, the decision to include it in the statement on environmental quality was made during the Stockholm meeting of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in June 1972. Subsequently, the Indian government has taken serious concern of it and passed various legislation to conserve the environment. What does Environment Protection Act Define? Primarily, the Act defines the ... Read More

After thirty years, the Consumer Protection Act of 1986 was repealed and replaced by the Consumer Protection Act of 2019. In order to expand the scope of consumer rights and address the areas of e−commerce, direct selling, teleshopping, and other multi−level marketing in the age of digitization, the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 was adopted. What does Consumer’s Protection Act Define? The Act became effective on July 20, 2020. By applying harsher sanctions, this law seeks to modernise the settlement and administration procedures. The practice of defending consumers against unethical business practices is known as “consumer protection”. It describes the measures ... Read More

The Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2015, was introduced into Parliament by the Government of India in order to formalise and institutionalise the Arbitration and Conciliation Act of 1996. Subsequently, this Act now may be called the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2015. And, the Act came into force on the 23rd October, 2015. What is arbitration? One kind of ADR is arbitration. It is a procedure in which one or more impartial third parties carefully examine the issue, identify the source of the conflict, speak with the parties, and render a decision. In order to provide recommendations that are ... Read More

A constant threat to the passengers’ safety in civil aviation is hijacking, or the illegal capture of an aircraft. Significantly, the frequency of hijacking increased in the early 1970s, and numerous nations wanted to establish a particular convention on hijacking to handle this issue. As a result, at its sixteenth congress in September 1968, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) asked its council to draught legislation as soon as possible to address the hijacking problem. However, India in 2005 implemented the “No Negotiation Policy” towards the events of the hijacking of aircraft. Thereafter, in 2016, the Anti− Hijacking Act was ... Read More