Centre to SC: We are against Cow Vigilantism; States should take action against such acts
Supreme Court: The Court asked all the States to issue affidavits on the the rising incidents of cow vigilantism across the country,
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Right to Privacy Hearing: 12-Point cheat sheet
The 9-judge bench of J.S. Khehar, CJ and J. Chelameswar, S.A. Bobde, R.K. Agrawal, R.F. Nariman, A.M. Sapre, Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud, S.K.
Continue readingCabinet approves alternative mechanism for creation & launch of a New Exchange Traded Fund
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has authorized the Alternative Mechanism on the following: i. To take decision for divestment through Exchange
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9-judge bench Right to Privacy hearing concludes; Judgment reserved
Supreme Court: The 9-judge bench of J.S. Khehar, CJ and J. Chelameswar, S.A. Bobde, R.K. Agrawal, R.F. Nariman, A.M. Sapre, Dr. D.Y.
Continue readingGuidelines laid for re-testing of samples from import consignments
World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiated Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), which aims at simplifying the trade processes and bringing down barriers to trade
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Comments invited on concept note on issues related to civil aspects of International Child Removal
The concept note on issues related to civil aspects of International Child Removal has been uploaded on the website of the Ministry
Continue readingDelhi HC issues notice in PIL seeking removal of 12% GST on sanitary napkins
Delh High Court: As reported by ANI, the Delhi High Court has issued notice on a public interest litigation seeking to quash the imposition of
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BREAKING| Aadhaar: 9-judge bench to hear the Right to Privacy Issue tomorrow
Supreme Court: The 5-judge bench of J.S. Khehar, CJ and J Chelameswar, SA Bobde, DY Chandrachud & Abdul Nazeer, JJ referred the
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Allowing last window for depositing old notes will defeat the purpose of demonetisation: Centre to SC
Supreme Court: Responding to the Notice issued by the bench of J.S. Khehar, CJ and Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud, J asking the Centre
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RBI limits liability of customers in unauthorised electronic banking transactions
Please refer to our circular DBOD.Leg.BC.86/09.07.007/2001-02 dated April 8, 2002 regarding reversal of erroneous debits arising from fraudulent or other transactions. 2. With the
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Provisions related to registration under GST regime
As per the GST laws, one is required to take registration on or before 30thJuly, 2017. All traders are requested to register now
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Legal services of advocates, firm of advocates liable to GST under reverse charge
There are points being raised about the applicability of GST on legal services provided by advocates – whether it is in forward
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Services provided by Housing Society Resident Welfare Association not to become expensive under GST
There are some press reports that services provided by a Housing Society [Resident Welfare Association (RWA)] will become expensive under GST. These
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E-voting rights to NRIs: Response sought from Centre and Election Commission
Supreme Court: The bench of J.S. Khehar, CJ and Dr. D. Y. Chandrachud asked the Central Government to apprise it within a
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Centre & RBI to examine whether digital currency is being used for Terror funding or money laundering
Supreme Court: Showing concern over the possible misuse of Cryptocurrencies (Digital Currency) including BitCoin, the Court asked the Central government and the
Continue readingIncome Tax Dept. pushes additional cases of High Cash Deposits in 2nd Phase of Operation Clean Money
The Income Tax Department (ITD) has used information received under the Statement of Financial Transactions (SFT) to identify 5.56 lakh new persons
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Services provided by educational institutions to students, faculty & staff are fully exempt from GST
There are some reports that GST@18% will be levied on annual subscription/fees charged for lodging in hostels. But, there is no change
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European Union & India establish an Investment Facilitation Mechanism
European Union (EU) and India announced the establishment of an Investment Facilitation Mechanism (IFM) for EU Investments in India. The mechanism will
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BCCI Matter: Anurag Thakur’s apology accepted; Notice issued to N. Srinivasan and Niranjan Shah
Supreme Court: Accepting the fresh unconditional apology tendered on 13.07.2017, the Court dropped the contempt charges against the former BCCI President Anurag
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Government fails to produce Vijay Mallya before the Supreme Court; matter adjourned
Supreme Court: The Court was forced to adjourn the contempt case against Vijay Mallya as the Government failed to produce him before
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