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 ~Preet The writer and the publisher have no rights to this image. This image has been taken from,  Digital-Rupee-–-Its-Understanding.jpeg The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will shortly launch restricted pilots of the e-rupee, also known as Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) or digital rupee, for specified use cases. It has hinted at two major categories for the usage of e-rupee for various transactions — retail and wholesale.  The CBDC is defined by the RBI as a digital representation of currency notes issued by a central bank. It is a sovereign or completely autonomous currency issued by the country's central bank (in this case, the RBI) in line with monetary policy. CBDC will be recognised as a means of payment and legal tender by all three parties - individuals, government agencies, and businesses - once it is formally issued. Because it is government-backed, it may be readily exchanged for money or notes from any commercial bank. The RBI is not enthusiastic about the e-rupee.

 ~Preet The Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology (IT) recently remarked on the need for a legal update of the 22-year-old Information Technology Act, 2000. The first IT Act was adopted by the government in 2000. The IT (Amendment) Act went into effect in 2009, with the goal of promoting e-governance, reducing cybercrime, and encouraging security practises throughout the country. The government has published the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021. In a few years, India will have a trillion-dollar digital economy, and a big number of firms will be on the Indian Internet. As a result, an open and secure Internet becomes a critical economic component of our society. Because of aggressive national policies, trade conflicts, censorship, and frustration with giant tech corporations, the global internet as we know it is on the point of splintering into smaller bubbles of national networks. This will have far-reachin

 ~Preet. The Union government has informed the Supreme Court (SC) that state governments can now confer minority status to any religious or linguistic group, including Hindus. The Supreme Court had sought the Union government's answer in a petition seeking directives for the development of standards for recognising minorities at the state level. The term "minorities" appears in a few articles of the Constitution but is never defined.  The petition claimed that Hindus are a'minority' in six Indian states and three Union Territories yet were allegedly unable to benefit from minority-specific initiatives. Plea According to the 2011 census, Hindus have become a minority in Lakshadweep (2.5%), Mizoram (2.75%), Nagaland (8.75%), Meghalaya (11.53%), J&K (28.44%), Arunachal Pradesh (29%), Manipur (31.39%), and Punjab (38.40 percent ). In these states, they should be granted minority status in accordance with the concept established by the Supreme Court in its 2002 TMA

 ~Preet The government recently began the process of amending criminal legislation such as the Indian Penal Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure, and the Indian Evidence Act. In this quest, the Ministry of Home Affairs has solicited input from a variety of stakeholders, including Governors, Chief Ministers, the Chief Justice of India, Chief Justices of several High Courts, and others. Previously, the 111th, 128th, and 146th Parliamentary Standing Committee reports urged a complete overhaul of the country's criminal justice system. During British administration in India, criminal laws were codified, and they remain largely unchanged even in the twenty-first century. Lord Thomas Babington Macaulay is credited as being the primary architect of India's criminal law codifications. The Indian Penal Code, 1860, the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, and the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, among other laws, govern criminal law in India. Criminal law is seen as the most visible manifestation

 ~Preet. A two-judge panel of the Supreme Court recently gave a divided ruling on whether Section 155(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure shall apply to the investigation of an offence under Section 23 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act, 2012. (POCSO). A police officer cannot investigate a non-cognizable offence without the direction of a Magistrate, according to Section 155(2) CrPC. Section 23 of the POCSO addresses the offence of disclosing the identify of the victim of a sexual offence. One of the judges stated that disclosing the identity of a child who is a victim of sexual offences or who is in dispute with the law is a basic violation of the kid's right to dignity, as well as the right not to be embarrassed.  Child sexual abuse is a multifaceted issue that has a detrimental influence on children's physical safety, mental health, well-being, and behavioural characteristics. Child abuse and exploitation have been exacerbated by mobile and digital techn

~Preet. A Delhi court has granted bail to a former Congress (Political Party) councillor in a charge brought under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967 (UAPA) in connection with the 2020 anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, (CAA) rallies.  The CAA grants citizenship to six undocumented non-Muslim communities (Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis, and Christians) who entered India on or before December 31, 2014, from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh. It exempts members of the six communities from prosecution under the Foreigners Act of 1946 and the Passport Act of 1920. The two Acts outline the penalties for illegally entering the country and staying on expired visas and permits. The court granted release to the accused notwithstanding the prosecution's argument that there were limits inherent in Section 43D(5) of the UAPA, a clause that makes bail almost hard to award since it allows little opportunity for judicial reasoning. The defence contended that Section 4

Guardianship of Minors: All about it. ~Preet Recently, a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed in Madras High Court requested that all records include the mother's name in addition to the father's. Changes to the requirements for Passport and Permanent Account Number (PAN) cards have recently occurred, allowing an applicant to provide their mother's name if she is a single parent. However, this remains an annoyance when it comes to school certificates and other paperwork that require the father's name as the guardian. PAN is a method of recognising different types of taxpayers in the country. The Ministry of External Affairs liberalised its passport issue procedures and took a number of initiatives in December 2016. Certain amendments were made in response to the suggestions of a three-member committee comprised of the Ministry of External Affairs and the Ministry of Women and Child Development that investigated different issues with passports for children following di