Prachi Bhardwaj, Author at SCC Times

New York | New law combating racehorse and breeding stock slaughter comes into force

The Government of New York has signed a bill into law which deals with combating racehorse and breeding stock slaughter on December

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Communications exclusively by electronic mode vide e-Verification Scheme, 2021, notified by CBDT

The Central Board of Direct Taxes has notified the e-Verification Scheme, 2021 vide notification dated December 13, 2021, for collection of information

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Delhi Goods and Services Tax (Fourth Amendment) Rules, 2021

The Government of Delhi has notified the Delhi Goods and Services Tax (Fourth Amendment) Rules, 2021 vide notification dated December 9, 2021.

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Chardham Highway Project| Environmental compliance not a mere “checkbox”; Committee headed by Justice AK Sikri to oversee implementation of HPC’s recommendations: SC

“Piecemeal implementation of some mitigation measures for protection of the environment, without any concrete strategy in place, cannot pass muster.”

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SEBI issues Circular on usage of pool accounts for Mutual Funds

The Securities and Exchange Board of India has issued a Circular on Mutual Funds on December 10, 2021. The representations were received

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Notice must be given to the person holding the tainted property; Primary notice to convict not mandatory under Section 6 of SAFEMA: SC

Supreme Court: In a case where the bench of AM Khanwilkar* and Sanjiv Khanna, JJ was called upon to decide whether it

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RBI introduces Legal Entity Identifier for Cross-border Transactions

The Reserve Bank of India has introduced legal entity identifier for cross-border transactions vide notification dated December 10, 2021. Key highlights:

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Explained| Can Karta alienate Joint Hindu family property without coparcener’s signature?

Supreme Court: In a suit where the Karta of a Joint Hindu Family, consisting of himself, his wife and his son, had

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UK | Green Gas Support Scheme Regulations, 2021 notified

The UK Government has passed the Green Gas Support Scheme Regulations, 2021, which is a government environmental scheme that facilitates the production

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Trial Courts have freedom of mind to decide sensitive cases on merit; Appellate courts must refrain from reversing acquittal just for the sake of it: SC

Supreme Court: Reminding the Courts of the importance of hierarchy of Courts, the bench of Sanjay Kishan Kaul and MM Sundresh*, JJ

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SCC Snippets| Dishonour of Cheque: Principles relating to presumption under Section 139 NI Act

The bench of Ashok Bhushan* and KM Joseph, JJ, in Basalingappa v. Mudibasappa (2019) 5 SCC 418, lucidly summarized the following principles relating to the

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Explained| When does the intention to cause death becomes irrelevant to prove an offence under Section 300 “Thirdly” IPC?

Supreme Court: The bench of Ajay Rastogi and Abhay S. Oka*, JJ has held that once the prosecution establishes the existence of

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‘Bombay HC has “virtually” acquitted Chota Shakil aid of MCOCA charges at interim relief stage’; SC sets aside bail order; directs immediate surrender

Supreme Court: The bench of MR Shah* and Sanjiv Khanna, JJ has set aside the Bombay High Court order releasing a man

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Parties can’t play fraud with the Court by suppressing details of related previous or ongoing legal proceedings: SC

Supreme Court: In a case where the party, in a subsequent petition seeking same relief, had not disclosed the filing of the

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SC awards 30 years RI to man who killed 2 brothers & nephew; Finds imposition of death penalty on the day of conviction itself, wrong

Supreme Court: In a case where the trial court had convicted the accused and imposed death penalty on the very same day,

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Explained| Can proceedings against a charge-sheeted accused be quashed if other suspects have not been charge-sheeted?

Supreme Court: The bench of MR Shah and BV Nagarathna, JJ has held that merely because some of the persons who might

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Ministry issues clarification on passing general and special resolutions through VC or OAVM

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has issued a clarification on passing general and special resolutions through Video Conference (VC) or Other Audio-Visual

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Consumer Protection (Search and Seizure and Compounding of offences by the Central Authority and Crediting of Penalty) Rules, 2021

The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has notified the Consumer Protection (Search and Seizure and Compounding of offences by

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Accused cannot be convicted for conspiracy only on the basis of co-accused’s confession: SC

“A few bits here and a few bits there on which prosecution relies, cannot be held to be adequate for connecting the accused with the commission of crime of criminal conspiracy.”

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Goa Rights of Persons with Disabilities First (Amendment) Rules, 2021

The Government of Goa has notified the Goa Rights of Persons with Disabilities First (Amendment) Rules, 2021 vide notification dated December 2,