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Government designates 8 Courts as Special Courts for speedy trial of offences under Companies Act, 2013

The Central Government in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 435 of the Companies Act, 2013, with the

Legislation Updates Rules & Regulations

Non-Banking Financial Company – Account Aggregator (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016

The Reserve Bank of India, in exercise of the powers conferred under section 45JA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934

Case Briefs Supreme Court Taxation

Deputy Director of Income Tax not an appellate authority for decisions/orders of Income Tax Officers

Supreme Court: Deciding the question that whether the Deputy Director of Income Tax was competent to make complaint regarding commission of offence

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NHRC issues notice to the Rajasthan Govt. over a media report about a Government Higher Secondary School being run at a cremation site in Alwar

National Human Rights Commission: Taking suo motu cognizance of a media report alleging that a Government Higher Secondary School, named ‘Adarsh’, at Gandhi

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Death penalty for 16 terror convicts, upheld

Supreme Court of Pakistan: While deciding 16 petitions filed by civilians who had been convicted for terror related activities and had been

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Guidelines relating to eligibility for appointment of Chairman/ Member Secretary of State Pollution Control Board, issued

National Green Tribunal: While dealing with the issue relating to eligibility for appointment of Chairman/ Member Secretary of State Pollution Control Board,

Legislation Updates Notifications

Government constitutes Child Labour Technical Advisory Committee

The Central Government via notification dated 1st September, 2016 in exercise of the powers conferred by section 5 of the Child Labour

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Rahul Gandhi withdraws his petition seeking quashment of defamation proceedings against him before the Bombay High Court

Supreme Court: The Bench of Dipak Misra and R.F. Nariman, JJ allowed petitioner Rahul Gandhi to withdraw his Special Leave to Appeal

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Death sentence awarded to Mir Quasem Ali, upheld

Supreme Court of Bangladesh (Appellate Division): While quashing a review appeal filed by Mir Quasem Ali, the 5 Judge bench headed by

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Land acquired by Tata Motors in Singur, West Bengal to be restored to the landowners

Supreme Court: The bench of V. Gopala Gowda and Arun Mishra, quashed the acquisition proceeding for the land in Singur, West Bengal,

Legislation Updates Notifications

Government notifies National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme

National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme has been notified by the Government. The Scheme has an outlay of Rs. 10,000 crore with a target

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

“Environmental compensation” of Rs 100 crore imposed upon shipping company for causing marine pollution

National Green Tribunal : While observing that, “no party from any country in the world has the right/privilege to sail an unseaworthy ship to

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Penalties imposed upon cement companies for cartelisation

Competition Commission of India: While imposing penalties upon 10 cement companies and their trade association i.e. Cement Manufacturers Association (CMA) for cartelisation

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Life convict Ashiq Hussain Faktoo’s prayer of hearing review petition in an open court, dismissed

Supreme Court: Rejecting the prayer of release of the petitioner who was convicted under under Section 3 of the Terrorist and Disruptive

Hot Off The Press News

Cabinet approves grant of Permanent Residency Status to foreign investors

The Union Cabinet has approved the scheme for grant of Permanent Residency Status (PRS) to foreign investors subject to the relevant conditions

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CBDT signs 20 Unilateral Advance Pricing Agreements with Indian taxpayers

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) entered into twenty (20) Unilateral Advance Pricing Agreements (APAs) with Indian taxpayers. Many of these

Legislation Updates Notifications

Central Government exempts e-rickshaws and e-carts from Permits

The Central Government in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (n) of sub-section (3) of section 66 of the Motor Vehicles

Business News News

SEBI cautions investors against unauthorized entities

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has cautioned investors against Leagues/Schemes/Competitions which may involve distribution of Prize monies Unauthorised electronic

Business News Hot Off The Press News

Fifth Tranche of Sovereign Gold Bonds to open on September 01, 2016

The Reserve Bank of India, in consultation with the Government, has decided to issue fifth tranche of Sovereign Gold Bonds. Applications for

Cases Reported SCC Weekly

2016 SCC Vol. 7 August 21, 2016 Part 3

Constitution of India — Art. 32 — Droughts — 2015-2016 Drought in India: As one-third population of the country, that is, about