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President appoints Prafulbhai Khodabhai Patel as Administrator of UT of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu

F.No.14016/34/2016.UTS-I.—In pursuance to the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (Merger of Union Territories) Act, 2019 issued on 9th December,

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Central Govt. declares — United Arab Emirates to be a “reciprocating territory” under S. 44-A of CPC

Decrees passed the below-mentioned courts in the UAE will now be allowed to be executed in India. Central Government in the exercise

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Cabinet DecisionsLegislation Updates

Amendments/Extension/Repeal in Acts dealing with GST, VAT and Excise Duty in view of merger of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu — Approved by Cabinet

Union Cabinet has approved amendments/extension/repeal in the following Acts and Regulations dealing with Goods and Services Tax (GST), Value Added Tax (VAT)

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New releasesNews

Latest Issue of — GNLU Journal of Law, Development and Politics [Vol. 9 Issue 2] is out now!

Contents Trade-off between Soft Law versus Hard Law in Developing Jurisprudence of Prudential Global Financial Regulatory Framework Hiteshkumar Thakkar Agility in Governance

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Just Released! Higher Studies in Law: How and Where To Apply [Willing to pursue further studies in Law? Grab your copy now!]

by Joshua Aston

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Case BriefsForeign Courts

Canada SC | Obligation to inspect the safety of workplace is limited to the parts which are controlled by the employer

Supreme Court of Canada: A Full Bench of Wagner, CJ. and Abella, Moldaver, Karakatsanis, Gascon, Côté, Brown, Rowe and Martin, JJ. allowed

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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Jhar HC | ‘Succession Certificate’ issued by a competent court, is mandatory for legal heirs to claim pension under Coal Mines Provident Fund Scheme

Jharkhand High Court: A Division Bench of Dr Ravi Ranjan, CJ and Sujit Narayan Prasad, J. addressed an appeal in which the

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Latest Issue of NLUO Law Journal [Vol. VI 2019] — Published

Contents Tributes A Tribute to Madhava Menon Upendra Baxi The Light is Gone: Individuals do bring out change Faizan Mustafa N.R. Madhava

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Cabinet DecisionsLegislation Updates

Cabinet approves agreement between India and Brazil on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters

Union Cabinet has given its approval for the Agreement between the Republic of India and the Federative Republic of Brazil on Mutual

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Appointments & TransfersNews

SC Collegium has approved the proposal for elevation of Advocate Abhay Kumar Ahuja as Judge of Bombay HC

The Supreme Court Collegium after taking into consideration the material on record has approved the proposal for the elevation of Shri Abhay

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SC Collegium Resolution | Proposal of elevation of Advocate Manish Shishodia as Judge of Rajasthan HC, approved

Supreme Court Collegium after taking into consideration the material on record, has approved the proposal for elevation of Shri Manish Shishodia, Advocate

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Cabinet DecisionsLegislation Updates

Cabinet approves extension, of tenure of Commission, constituted under Art. 340 of the constitution to examine the issue of sub-categorization within OBC’s in Central List

Union Cabinet has approved the extension of the term of the Commission to examine the issue of Sub-categorization of Other Backward Classes,

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Supreme Court Collegium | Proposal for elevation of 6 Judicial Officers as Judge of Rajasthan HC — Approved

Supreme Court Collegium after taking into consideration the material on record, has approved the proposal for elevation of the following Judicial Officers

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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Ker HC | Court dismisses petition, affirms petitioner guilty in offence punishable under S.138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act

Kerala High Court: R. Narayana Pisharadi, J., dismissed a revision petition which was filed against the judgment of the trial and the

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SC Collegium approved the elevation of Advocate Savitri Ratho as Judge of Orissa HC

Supreme Court Collegium after taking into consideration the material on record, has approved the proposal for elevation of Ms Savitri Ratho, Advocate

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Legislation UpdatesNotifications

Central Govt. constitutes — National Startup Advisory Council | To build a strong ecosystem for nurturing innovation and startups

The Central Government hereby constitutes the ‘National Startup Advisory Council’ to advise the Government on measures needed to build a strong ecosystem

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SC Collegium Resolution | Recommendation for elevation of Advocate Javed Iqbal Wani as Judge of J&K HC approved

Supreme Court Collegium after taking into consideration the material on record, has approved the proposal for elevation of Shri Javed Iqbal Wani,

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Amendments to existing lawsLegislation Updates

The Constitution (One Hundred and Fourth Amendment) Act, 2019 — Receives President’s assent

The following Act of Parliament, after having been ratified by the Legislatures of not less than one-half of the States by resolutions

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EBC’s new addition — Legal Studies for Class XII | Best way to understand the basic social fabric of our nation! [Buy your copy now!]

by Vaneeta Patnaik

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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Cal HC | People have a right to criticize the dispensation running the administration of the country: be it the Executive, Judiciary or the Legislature

Calcutta High Court: Sabyasachi Bhattacharya, J. directed a case concerning arrest of a freelance journalist to be listed for hearing in January, 2020

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