Cabinet approves signing of Air Services Agreement between India and Fiji
The Union Cabinet has approved for signing of new Air Services Agreement (ASA) between India and Fiji. The Agreement is for updation
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SEBI introduces e-payment facility for payment of penalties, disgorgement and settlement amounts
SEBI has recently introduced an option of e-payment facility for paying penalties in order to enable ease of paying penalties, disgorgement amounts,
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Full Bench of CIC delivers split verdict on disclosure of information on sanction for prosecution
Central Information Commission (CIC): While issuing a split verdict in a matter referred to Full Bench, Information Commissioners Sharat Sabharwal and Shri Sudhir
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Union Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of Maharashtra and AAI signs MOU on Regional Connectivity Scheme
The Ministry of Civil Aviation, State Government of Maharashtra and Airports Authority of India signed a tri-partite Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), thereby
Continue reading68 petitions against Panjab University, seeking to raise the age of superannuation of teachers, dismissed
Punjab and Haryana High Court: While deciding upon 68 writ petitions filed by various Professors and Assistant Professors of the Panjab University
Continue readingRBI publishes Working Group Report on Corporate Bond Market in India
The Reserve Bank of India has published the report of the Working Group on Development of Corporate Bond Marked in India. The Group
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Provide protection to couples opting for court marriages and prevent fraudulent/illegal/invalid marriages
Central Information Commission (CIC):While laying emphasis upon the responsibility of the Government to prevent fraudulent or illegal or invalid marriages on one
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Inherent power under Section 482 CrPC must be exercised judiciously and not capriciously or arbitrarily to avoid undesirable results
Supreme Court: In the matter where the brother of the deceased, who had committed suicide at her matrimonial place at Ambala, had
Continue readingStatutory machinery clearly computing all components of the levy is a precondition to levying of tax
Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising of S.Muralidhar and Vibhu Bakhru, JJ. ruled on whether ‘service
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Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change reprimanded for delay in disclosure of bio-safety data on Genetically Modified Mustard Trials
Central Information Commission (CIC): While coming down heavily upon Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change for delay in disclosure of bio-safety data
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Shipping Ministry seeks 5% of Central Road Fund for development of Waterways
The Shipping Ministry has proposed to utilize part of the fuel cess collected for building national highways for expansion of National Waterways
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Tribunal whose order is challenged under Articles 226 and 227 is not a necessary party in a Special Civil Application
Supreme Court: Deciding the question that whether a tribunal or court whose order is challenged in proceedings under Articles 226 and 227
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Central Government seeks comments on Draft Aircraft Amendment Rules, 2016
The Central Government seeks comments on the draft Aircraft Amendment Rules, 2016 which has been proposed in order to amend the Aircraft
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2016 SCC Vol. 7 August 14, 2016 Part 2
Motor Vehicles — Road accidents, deaths and injuries — Laws governing road safety: Binding directions of Supreme Court in exercise of power
Continue readingIncome-tax (21st Amendment) Rules, 2016
The Central Board of Direct Taxes in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1E) of section 206C read with section 295
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Dr. Urjit R Patel appointed as the new Governor of Reserve Bank of India
Dr. Urjit R Patel has been appointed as the New Governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for a period of three
Continue readingPetition challenging the declaration of Telugu, Odiya, Kannada and Malayalam as ‘classical language’, dismissed
Madras High Court: While deciding upon the challenge to the grant of ‘Classical’ status to languages like Telugu, Kannada, Odiya, Malayalam etc.,
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Commercial goods without change of their identity as such remain commercially the same goods which cannot be taxed again
Supreme Court: In the matter where the question for consideration before the bench of Dr. A.K. Sikri and R.F. Nariman, JJ was
Continue readingSpouse asserting right on basis of interim orders in child custody proceedings cannot be allowed to withdraw and yet continue to take benefit of order
Delhi High Court: Hearing a child custody proceeding during which an interesting question arose for consideration, the Court observed that a spouse
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