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amendments

Electoral Bonds Scheme
Hot Off The PressNews

Supreme Court refers 2018 Electoral Bonds Scheme Case to 5-judge Constitution Bench

The Finance Act, 2017 introduced a system by which electoral bonds could be issued by any scheduled bank for the purpose of electoral funding.

Published on October 16, 2023February 15, 2024By Apoorva
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clarifications of previous law retrospective
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Clarifications, Amendments, Explanations of any previous Law whether Prospective or Retrospective in Nature? Supreme Court answers

Merely because a provision is described as a clarification or an explanation, the Court is not bound by the said statement in the statute itself but must proceed to analyse the nature of the amendment.

Published on July 3, 2023July 1, 2023By Editor_4
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Explained| Why Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Kerala MV Taxation (Amendment) Act, 2005, & the Kerala Motor Transport Workers' Welfare Fund (Amendment) Act, 2005

    Supreme Court: In a case raising questions on the Constitutional validity of sub-sections (7) and (8) of Section 4 [introduced

Published on November 16, 2022By Editor_4
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Patna High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Patna High Court | Sections 2, 3, 4 and 5 of Bihar Municipal (Amendment) Act, 2021 run contrary to Bihar Municipal Act, 2007 and 74th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992; held unconstitutional

    Patna High Court: A Division Bench of Sanjay Karol, C.J. and S. Kumar, J. declared Bihar Municipal (Amendment) Act, 2021

Published on November 3, 2022By Editor_4
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

“Aspirations of any country cannot be fulfilled on the hope of foreign donation”; Read why SC upheld the amendments to the provisions of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010

Supreme Court: In a major win for the Union of India, the 3-judge bench of AM Khanwilkar*, Dinesh Maheshwari and CT Ravikumar,

Published on April 9, 2022April 15, 2022By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Legislation UpdatesStatutes/Bills/Ordinances

President promulgates Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2021; Provisions relating to Services and Legislative Assembly amended

Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2021 President promulgates Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2021. Amendment of Section 13 In Section

Published on January 8, 2021January 8, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Ker HC | Proviso to Or. VI R. 17 of Code curtails absolute discretion of Court to allow amendment at any stage of suit, it has to be shown that in spite of due diligence, such amendment could not have been sought earlier; legal position reiterated

Kerala High Court: R. Narayana Pisharadi, J., while allowing the instant petition, set aside the order of trial Court, thereby allowing the

Published on December 25, 2020December 31, 2020By Editor_4
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Cabinet DecisionsLegislation Updates

Cabinet apprises of information about — Amendments to Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019

The Union Cabinet has been apprised of information about the amendments moved to the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019 as passed by

Published on January 8, 2020January 9, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Legislation UpdatesRules & Regulations

Ministry of Home Affairs makes further ‘amendment’ to certain regulations passed in pursuance to “Sardar Patel National Unity Award”

Ministry of Home Affairs makes the following AMENDMENT to the NOTIFICATION of the Government of India dated 20-09-2019 and in pursuance of

Published on September 21, 2019July 30, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Cabinet DecisionsLegislation Updates

Cabinet approves amendments/changes in the — National Medical Commission Bill, 2019

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has been apprised of the amendments/changes in the National Medical Commission

Published on August 29, 2019August 29, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Hot Off The PressNews

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2019 to be introduced in Parliament — Series of amendments suggested!

Union Cabinet approved the proposal to introduce a Bill in the Parliament to carry out 08 amendments to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy

Published on July 19, 2019July 19, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Hot Off The PressNews

Cryptocurrency Bill | Japan approves — National Legislation Governing Crypto Regulation Bill

As reported by the media, Japan’s House of Representatives has approved a bill which that would basically introduce amendments to two national

Published on June 3, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Del HC | Petition challenging amendments to PMLA by “Money Bills” dismissed [Reports with submissions by P. Chidambaram and Maninder Acharya]

Delhi High Court: The Bench of Rajendra Menon, CJ and V. Kameshwar Rao, J. dismissed a petition filed by Jairam Ramesh of the

Published on March 2, 2019March 6, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Foreign LegislationLegislation Updates

Amendments to Indian Stamp Act, 1899 — Notified

The President of India, today, gave his assent to the Amendments to the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 which were introduced as part

Published on February 22, 2019February 22, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Legislation UpdatesNotifications

CERC | Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions of Tariff) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2019

No. L-1/144/2013-CERC— In exercise of powers conferred under Section 178 of the Electricity Act, 2003 and all other powers enabling it in

Published on February 18, 2019February 18, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Cabinet DecisionsLegislation Updates

Cabinet approves amendment to Cinematograph Act, 1952

Tackling Film Piracy & Copyright infringement

Published on February 7, 2019February 7, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Amendments that are consequential and do not change the nature of suit, can be allowed at any stage of the suit before the delivery of judgment

Patna High Court: A Single judge bench comprising of Prabhat Kumar Jha, J. while hearing a civil miscellaneous petition held that when

Published on October 23, 2018October 24, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Cabinet DecisionsLegislation Updates

Cabinet approves moving official amendments in the “Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2016”

The Union Cabinet has given its approval for moving official amendments in the “Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2016”. The Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2016 proposes

Published on March 22, 2018By Saba
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