LEGAL AWARENESS

• Surrogacy is legal in India but only if the commissioning parents are Indian citizens • An adopting mother is granted a maternity leave of 12 weeks from the date on which the child is adopted. This is only granted if the adopted child is less than three months old. • Bank starts proceeding under Sarfaesi after Borrower’s accounts get NPA (Non-Performing Asset) • Cheque Bounce is a compoundable offence • In Domestic violence, police does not have right of immediate arrest after lodging of FIR • Imprisonment in Cheque Bounce Cases is for 02 years simple imprisonment

NEWS

• Justice UU Lalit Sworn -In As The 49th Chief Justice Of India • Supreme Court To Hear Hijab Ban Case On August,29 • Supreme Court Asks Centre to Simplify Adoption Process: Young Couples Can't Be Made To Wait 3-4 Years To Adopt' • Supreme Court issued notice on the position challenging the order of Gujarat Government allowing premature release of I1 convicts sentenced to life in the Bikis Bano Case for gang rape & murder.