The Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved amendments to the Telegraph Act and the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after the Supreme Court in September imposed
Category: Legal
Income Tax: Court order trips tax hounds in hunt for secret foreign assets–Economic Times
to a senior professional dealing in foreign exchange laws and PMLA, the tax department has been sending notices to even those who had invested abroad
Shopclues: Online vendors’ association wants centre to enforce HC norms on ecommerce fake products–Economic Times
Following a judgement by the Delhi High Court last month on counterfeit products being sold on ShopClues, an association of online vendors has written to the government asking
Amend Aadhaar Act, Post Data Protection–Economic Times
The government reportedly wants to amend the Indian Telegraph Act and the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) to provide legal backing for mobile numbers
Flawed approach | Business Standard Editorials
The Supreme Court and its judges are tying themselves in knots in ways that were entirely avoidable. Some judicial restraint is in order, with cases only being
RBI’s insistence on PIN-based cards may needle customers from January 1 – The Hindu BusinessLine
Is your debit/credit card a chip-based one? If not, you may not be able to swipe it from the New Year. According to an RBI
Flawed result of a misplaced review–Economic Times
The Supreme Court’s verdict on procurement of Rafale aircraft demonstrates the dysfunction inherent in seeking to pre-empt the laid-down procedure of review of government conduct
Taxpayers Beware! Never fall for this income tax refund fraud, warns I-T Department – The Financial Express
If you have received an email or SMS from someone asking you to share your debit card details to be able to get your tax
RBI waves ED threat to keep exporters in line, foil hedging against rupee | Business Standard News
In a bid to crack down on hedging against the rupee, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has warned exporters that they could be reported to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) if
From insurance cover to insolvency case, here are the key court orders | Business Standard Column
Illegal extension has no insurance cover The demolition of an illegal extension of a building by civic authorities would not be covered by a general
Protecting privacy in age of data breach | Deccan Herald
Pradipto Chakrabarty, Today, cybercriminals are increasingly relying on innovation, organisation and sophistication, observes Symantec’s Internet Security Threat Report 2018 even as Internet of Things (IoT)
Witness protection: onus on State | Deccan Herald
An effective witness protection scheme should be a part of the criminal justice system but it has hardly received any attention in India. A beginning
Are lawyers obsolete?- Business Today-Business News
The dynamics of the legal market continue to amaze me. India has lakhs of jobless lawyers sitting around exterminating houseflies in district courts around the
I don’t belong to any political party: Justice Sudip Ranjan Sen of Meghalaya High Court – The Economic Times
Justice Sudip Ranjan Sen of Meghalaya High Court clarified that he does not belong to any political party nor he has a dream to get any political berth
Wilful defaulters: Bombay HC stays CIC fiat to RBI on list – The Hindu BusinessLine
The Bombay High Court, on Friday, granted interim stay on orders passed by the Central Information Commission (CIC) directing the Reserve Bank of India to
Justice Sen Must Go, or Be Impeached–Economic Times
On Thursday, Justice S R Sen, the lone judge in the high court of Meghalaya, made history — albeit of a dubious kind. Pronouncing on
Courts-Gearing up for testing times | Business Standard Column
Judges and schoolchildren enjoy the maximum number of holidays in a year (about 175) and it is justifiable as both of them carry loads of homework.
The fear of executive courts – The Hindu
India urgently needs the return of a thriving legal culture that uncompromisingly calls out political posturing On Monday, Justice S.R. Sen of the Meghalaya High
The anatomy of a police station – The Hindu
Lacking personnel, funds and motivation, the thana is not structured to enforce the rule of law The death of inspector Subodh Kumar Singh, shot while
Balancing RERA & IBC – Mysore – The Hindu
In the last couple of years, we have seen introduction of two path-breaking legislations which have had a substantial impact on the real estate industry