ARMED FORCES SPECIAL POWERS ACT (AFSPA) UNDERSTANDING OF AFSPA

What is AFSPA The President signed the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Bill into law on September 11, 1958, after it was approved by both Houses of Parliament. As THE ARMED FORCES (SPECIAL POWERS) ACT, 1958 (28 of 1958), it was entered into the Statute Book. It came into effect after amending certain acts i.e WHY...

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Mediation in consumer protection

SYNOPSIS The Consumer Protection Act, 1986 whose sole purpose was to protect the rights of the consumers and to provide speedyredressal to them has become archaic and does not consider modern day consumer market challenges, especially those dealingwith online, teleshopping, product recall, unsafe contracts and misleading advertisements. Further consumer courts in India, areburdened with more...

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