Prachi Bhardwaj, Author at SCC Times

Finance ministry undertakes fund activities of IFSCA via IFSCA (Fund Management) Regulations, 2022

On 19th April, 2022, Ministry of Finance introduced International Financial Services Centres Authority (Fund Management) Regulations, 2022. These regulations aim to define

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Explained| Does alienating ancestral property ‘out of love and affection’ come within the scope of the term ‘pious purpose’?

Supreme Court: In a case where a portion of a joint Hindu Family was alienated ‘out of love and affection’ by way

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Medical Admissions| SC directs allotment of in-service PG seat to Lady Doctor with experience in Madhya Pradesh’s Naxal/Tribal regions

Supreme Court: The bench of Dr. DY Chandrachud and Surya Kant, JJ has directed the State of Madhya Pradesh to allot a

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Canada-Ontario| Working for Workers Act, 2022 receives royal assent

On 11th April 2022, Bill 88, Working for Workers Act 2022 has received the Royal Assent. The new law amends some of

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Supreme Court stays Delhi’s Jahangirpuri demolition drive

Supreme Court: After listing the Jahangirpuri demolition drive case for hearing on Thursday i.e. 21.04.2022, the 3-judge bench of NV Ramana, CJ

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Delinquent postal officer voluntarily deposits defrauded amount with interest after detection of fraud. Was he able to escape punishment of removal from service? SC decides

Supreme Court: In a case where a Postal Assistant was accused of committing a fraud of Rs.16,59,065/- but had voluntarily deposited the

Legislation Updates Statutes/Bills/Ordinances

Centre unifies Delhi’s three civil corporations into ‘Municipal Corporation of Delhi’ vide Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Act, 2022

On 18th April, 2022, Central government notified Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Act, 2022. In an attempt to improvise the constitutional setup of

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From investigation till culmination of appeal/revision, victim has right to be heard at every step post the occurrence of an offence: Supreme Court

“Victims cannot be expected to be sitting on the fence and watching the proceedings from afar.”

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Lakhimpuri Kheri Violence| ‘Allahabad High Court granted bail in a tearing hurry’; Supreme Court cancels Ashish Mishra’s bail

Supreme Court: In a big development in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence, the 3-judge bench of NV Ramana, CJ and Surya Kant and

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US-Virginia| New Overtime Wage Law

On 11th April 2022, Governor Glenn Youngkin signed into law House Bill (HB) 1173 and Senate Bill (SB) 631. It was sent

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Appointment of Teachers| Can obtaining a degree in one branch of a subject be considered equivalent to obtaining degree in the subject as a whole? SC answers

Supreme Court: In the case where the Court was posed with the question as to whether the degrees obtained by the respective

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2006 Meerut Fire Tragedy| Organizers held guilty! 60:40 liability to compensate victims fixed on Organizers & State: SC

Supreme Court: In the 2006 Meerut fire case, the bench of Hemant Gupta and V. Ramasubramanian, JJ has held the Organizers responsible

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Explained| Does ad hoc payment made pursuant to the interim order of the Court form part of wages?

Supreme Court: The bench of Hemant Gupta and V. Ramasubramanian*, JJ has held that an ad hoc payment made to the workers

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Lapse of a long period in deciding appeal cannot be a ground to award disproportionate and inadequate punishment: SC

Supreme Court: The bench of MR Shah* and BV Nagarathna, JJ has held that merely because a long period has lapsed by

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“Aspirations of any country cannot be fulfilled on the hope of foreign donation”; Read why SC upheld the amendments to the provisions of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010

Supreme Court: In a major win for the Union of India, the 3-judge bench of AM Khanwilkar*, Dinesh Maheshwari and CT Ravikumar,

Legislation Updates Rules & Regulations

Infrastructure Debt Fund guidelines modified vide Income-tax (8th Amendment) Rules, 2022

On 6th April, 2022, Ministry of Finance notified Income Tax (8th Amendment) Rule, 2022. This amendment aims to amend the guidelines of

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Explained| Why has the legislature left it open for the plaintiff to value his claim for the six categories of the suit falling under Section 7(iv) of the Court Fees Act, 1870?

Supreme Court: In case relating to court fees, the bench of Dinesh Maheshwari and Vikram Nath*, JJ had the occasion to explains

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OFCCP issues new directive to provide transparency on OFCCP’s compliance evaluation policies for contractors

On 31st March 2022 U.S Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued a new Directive 2022-02. OFCCP is

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Mere differential treatment cannot on its own be termed as an “anathema to Article 14 of the Constitution”: SC

Supreme Court: The bench of Sanjay Kishan Kaul and MM Sundresh*, JJ has held that when there is a reasonable basis for

Legislation Updates Statutes/Bills/Ordinances

Karnataka Government extends period of payment of taxes on motor vehicles vide Motor Vehicles Taxation (Amendment) Act, 2022

On 31st March, 2022, Karnataka Government passed Motor Vehicles Taxation (Amendment) Act, 2022. This act seeks to amend Karnataka Motor Vehicles Taxation