April 3, 2020 In Blog, Uncategorized

FRUSTRATION OF CONTRACT

Frustration of contract is going to be a burning issue in the days to come, after the Covid19 crisis is over and life comes back to normal. This Video has been created for general awareness and imparting legal…

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March 30, 2020 In Blog, Uncategorized

IS THE CORONA FEAR BIGGER THAN THE MONSTER?

Is the #Corona #fear bigger than the monster? Isn’t it rather strange that the #mortalityrate for the #Coronavirus in India is showing at 29 as on 30-03-2020, in the last few weeks of the #Pandemic and has caused…

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March 27, 2020 In Blog, Uncategorized

MINISTRY OF FINANCE ANNOUNCES POSTPONEMENT OF LAST DATE OF FILING INCOME TAX AND GST RETURNS FOR FY 18-19

The Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Smt. Niramla Sitharaman announced several important relief measures in view of COVID-19 outbreak, especially on #statutoryandregulatorycompliance matters related to several sectors, on 24.03.2020. While addressing a press conference through video…

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March 26, 2020 In Blog, Uncategorized

INDIAN FINANCE MINISTER ANNOUNCES CHANGES IN INSOLVENCY AND BANKRUPTCY CODE DUE TO CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

The Coronavirus has caused a global turmoil putting the economies of several countries in a crisis. Desperate times call for desperate measures, compelling the Finance Minister to take measures protecting the economy as best as it can. One…

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March 26, 2020 In Blog, Uncategorized

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA HOLDS SEXUAL HARASSMENT AT WORKPLACE IS AN AFFRONT TO WOMEN’S FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS

A Bench of the #SupremeCourt of India comprising of Justices D.Y Chandrachud, and Ajay Rastogi has recently in the case of Punjab & Sind Bank and Others vs. Mrs Durgesh Kuwar, Civil Appeal No 1809 of 2020, arising…

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March 24, 2020 In Blog, Uncategorized

SUPREME COURT HAS HELD THAT GUNS LICENSED FOR SELF PROTECTION CANNOT BE USED FOR CELEBRATORY FIRING

In the case of Bhagwan Singh versus State of Uttarakhand, by Order dated 18.03.2020, the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India decided on the issue of #celebratoryfiring that caused the death of two persons unintentionally. It held that the…

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March 20, 2020 In Blog, Uncategorized

SUPREME COURT LIFTS BAR ON GRANT OF PERMANENT COMMISSION TO WOMEN OFFICERS OF THE INDIAN NAVY

The #SupremeCourt has recently passed a Judgment dated 17-02-2020 in Union of India and others vs Lt Cdr Annie Nagaraja & Ors., wherein the Apex Court held that the Union Government would have to grant permanent commission, i.e….

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March 14, 2020 In Blog, Uncategorized

NGOS SUPPORTING PUBLIC CAUSES THROUGH LAWFUL MEANS CANNOT BE REFUSED FOREIGN CONTRIBUTION UNDER FOREIGN CONTRIBUTION (REGULATION) ACT, 2010

The Bench of Hon’ble #Supreme Court of India comprising of Justices L. Nageswara Rao and Deepak Gupta, held in the case of Indian Social Action Forum v. Union of India, CA No.1510/2020 decided on 06.03.2020, that any #not-for…

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March 14, 2020 In Blog, Uncategorized

GOVERNMENT MEASURES TO COMBAT COVID-19 DISEASE

In furtherance to the Guidelines issued by the Government of India in view of outbreak of Novel #Coronavirus Disease, which have been listed out at https://theindianlawyer.in/blog/2020/02/22/government-issues-guidelines-in-view-of-novel-coronavirus-outbreak-2020/, the Government of India has recently issued additional notifications and advisories with…

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March 7, 2020 In Blog, Uncategorized

SUPREME COURT LEGALISES CRYPTOCURRENCY

The Supreme Court quashed an Order which was passed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in April, 2018. In 2018 the RBI banned the financial services firms from trading in virtual currency or cryptocurrency. On 04th March,…

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