Immigrants in Detention Centres in Assam: SC comes down heavily on the State
Supreme Court: Expressing displeasure over the absence of Assam Chief Secretary Alok Kumar during a hearing on the plea seeking humane treatment
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New Edition of Textbook on Law of Contract and Specific Relief by Avtar Singh published
Textbook on Law of Contract and Specific Relief by Dr. Avtar Singh deals with the Contract Act, 1872 and the Specific Relief
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[1600 Benami Properties worth Rs 4,300 Cr attached] EBC releases book on Benami Property, stay on the correct side of the law
Benami Property: A Commentary by Dr J.K. Verma is an authoritative text on Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988 as amended
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VVPAT Issue: Opposition Parties directed to respond to EC’s affidavit by April 8
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ranjan Gogoi, CJ and Sanjiv Khanna and Deepak Gupta, JJ has has asked 21 opposition parties
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PNB Fraud Case | Nirav Modi denied bail by Westminster Court, UK
As reported by media, Nirav Modi, the fugitive diamantaire has been denied bail the second time by Westminster Magistrate’s Court, UK. Nirav
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NCLT | Harish Chander Suri appointed as Technical Member in National Company Law Tribunal
S.O. 1474(E) — In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 408 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013), the Central
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Geographical Indication (GI) Certification for 5 varieties of Indian coffee awarded by Ministry of Commerce and Industry
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India has recently awarded Geographical Indication
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Foreigners Tribunal versus NRC: Judgment reserved
Supreme Court: The Court has reserved its order on whether a judicial decision of the Foreigners Tribunal in Assam will supercede the
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Aadhaar-PAN linking is mandatory and has to be completed till 31-3-2019 by PAN holders requiring filing of Income Tax Return
Constitutional validity of Aadhaar has been upheld by the Supreme Court of India in September 2018. Consequently, in terms of Section 139AA of
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Breaking | 37 Advocates designated as Senior Advocates by Supreme Court
On 27-03-2019, Supreme Court of India has designated a total number of 37 Advocates as Senior Advocates. Below is the list of
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Reserve Bank of India imposes monetary penalty on Punjab National Bank
RBI has imposed, by an order dated February 25, 2019, a monetary penalty of Rs 20 million (Rupees Twenty Million) on Punjab
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National Herald Case: SC lists the matter on April 23 after Sonia and Rahul Gandhi seek adjournment
Supreme Court: After UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Congress president Rahul Gandhi sought adjournment of appeals challenging the Income Tax department’s decision
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CCI | Central Government appoints Ms. Sangeeta Verma as Member of Competition Commission of India
S.O. 1382(E)— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 8 read with sub section (1) of Section 10
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SC Collegium recommends transfer of Chief Justice Pradeep Nandrajog of Rajasthan HC to Bombay HC
The Collegium comprising of Ranjan Gogoi, CJ and S.A. Bobde, N.V. Ramana, Arun Mishra and R.F. Nariman JJ. resolves to recommend that
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Publication of criminal record of candidates in newspaper: SC issues notice to Election Commission
Supreme Court: The Court has ssued a notice to the Election Commission regarding alleged non-implementation of the top court’s past order of
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United Nations Security Council unanimously adopts resolution to combat, criminalize financing of terrorists, their activities
The Security Council called upon Member States to step up efforts to combat and criminalize the financing of terrorists and their activities,
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Court can’t interfere with certification of Finance Bill of 2017 as Money Bill: Centre to SC
Supreme Court: The Centre told the 5-judge bench of Ranjan Gogoi, CJ and N V Ramana, D Y Chandrachud, Deepak Gupta and
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Cabinet approves MoU between India and Croatia in the field of tourism
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its ex-post facto approval on the Memorandum of Understanding
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Draconian New Penal Code | “Death by stoning” as punishment for Homosexuality and Adultery in Brunei
In the southeast Asian nation of Brunei a new law proposed Homosexuality and Adultery to be punishable by death. As per the new
Continue readingInter-Governmental Agreement signed for exchange of country by country reports between India and the United States of America
India and the United States of America on the 27th March, 2019, signed an Inter-Governmental Agreement for Exchange of Country-by-Country (CbC) Reports. The
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