Current Affairs – September 2016

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TRAI recommends Rs 3,050 crore penalty on Airtel, Vodafone & Idea

October 24, 2016No comments

Telecom Regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has recommended Department of Telecom (DoT) to impose combined penalty of 3,050 crore rupees on Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea cellular.

It had mentioned that the penalty should be imposed on these telecom companies for allegedly denying interconnectivity to newcomer Reliance Jio.

What is the issue?

The Reliance Jio had alleged that due to inadequate interconnection points its subscribers were unable to make calls to other networks.
TRAI has found that these three companies have violated licence norms by denying adequate interconnection points to Reliance Jio Infocomm.
Their combined actions have stifled the competition and are seen as anti-consumer and against public interest.

Now the DoT will decide on next course of action. If DoT finds violations of norms in all circles as mentioned by TRAI, these three telcos will be imposed combined penalty of Rs 3,050 crore.

About Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)

The TRAI is an independent regulator of the telecommunications business in India. It came into existence by the Act of the Parliament in 1997.
It was established in wake of entry of private sector in telecom industries after Government had constituted the National Telecom Policy (NTP) to attract domestic and FDI investment in the telecommunication sector.
Its main purpose is to deliver a fair and transparent environment for fair competition in telecom market. TRAI also fixes or revises the tariffs for telecom services in India.

Tags: Airtel • Business • Economy • Idea • National • Telecom sector • TRAI • Vodafone

S Sivakumar appointed as full time member of 21st Law Commission of India

September 30, 2016No comments

The Union Government has appointed S. Sivakumar as a full-time Member of the 21st Law Commission of India (LCI).

He is the professor at the Indian Law Institute (ILI) in New Delhi. He hails from Kerala and has authored several books on law.

He specialises in Administrative Law and Media Law. His areas of interests include Constitutional Law, IPR, Human Rights, ADR and Clinical Legal Education. He is a recipient of the National Law Day Award in 2008.

21st Law Commission of India (LCI)

Union Government had constituted 21st LCI for period of 3 years with effect from 1 September 2015 to 31 August 2018. Former Supreme Court (SC) judge Justice Balbir Singh Chauhan is Chairman of the commission.

The mandate of the 21st LCI is to give major recommendations on a review of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the criminal justice system and the bail law in order to ensure uniformity in the procedure of granting the relief. It will also give recommendations on viability of the Uniform Civil Code and repealing of obsolete laws.

About Law Commission of India (LCI)

The LCI is a non-statutory and non-constitutional body constituted by the Union Government from time to time.
The first commission was constituted in 1955 and since then various commissions were re-constituted every three years.
It is usually headed by a retired Supreme Court judge or former Chief Justice of a high court.
So far, various Law Commissions have submitted 262 reports to make important contribution towards codification and progressive development of laws of the country.

Tags: appointments • National • Persons in News • S Sivakumar