October 21, 2019 In Advovacy, Blog

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA HAS HELD THAT APPEAL CANNOT BE DISPOSED OFF WITHOUT RECORD OF TRIAL COURT

The Supreme Court of India in Savita vs. State of Delhi, 2019, while setting aside a judgement of the Delhi High Court, has passed an Order dated 14-10-201,9 whereby, the Apex Court has held that “we are of…

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October 19, 2019 In Advovacy, Blog

NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL HAS BANNED THE USE OF DIESEL GENERATORS IN DELHI AND OTHER SURROUNDING PLACES

The Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) has recently initiated legal action in the National Green Tribunal (NGT), Delhi, against an order passed by the Environmental Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority dated 09-10-2019, which has banned the use…

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October 19, 2019 In Advovacy, Blog

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA HAS PLANNED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN

According to various newspaper reports dated 14th August 2019, recently there has been a sharp depression in the Indian economy owing to reduced investments and, reduced consumer demand in automobile and real estate sectors, etc as given below….

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October 19, 2019 In Advovacy, Blog

THE FINANCIAL ACTION TASK FORCE ORGANIZATION HAS ISSUED STERN WARNING TO BLACK LIST PAKISTAN FOR NOT ADDRESSING TERROR FINANCING ISSUES

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an inter-governmental body established in 1989 for setting global standards on anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism, has recently listed Pakistan under the Grey List at a Meeting dated 18-10-2019…

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October 8, 2019 In Advovacy, Blog

ARTICLE 142 CANNOT BE USED TO MOCK THE LAW

In a recent case heard by the Supreme Court of India, namely Raj Kumar v. State of Uttar Pradesh decided on 04.10.2019 the Petitioner invoked the powers of the Supreme Court under Article 142 of the Constitution. The…

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October 5, 2019 In Advovacy, Blog

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA TO SOON HAVE A PERMANENT CONSTITUTIONAL BENCH

As per various newspaper reports, the Supreme Court of India is said to soon have a permanent Constitutional Bench from 01-10-2019, which would comprise of 5 judges who would adjudicate matters involving a substantial question of law relating…

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October 5, 2019 In Advovacy, Blog

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LAUNCHES ‘CONSUMER APP’ FOR SPEEDY REDRESSAL OF GRIEVANCES

The Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Shri Ram Vilas Paswan, has recently launched a mobile application, namely, ‘Consumer App’ (App) on 01-10-2019, which would act as a one stop solution for speedy redressal of…

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September 30, 2019 In Advovacy, Blog

MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS HAS NOTIFIED A PROCEDURE FOR VALIDATING AND IMPOUNDING ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS RELATED TO MOTOR VEHICLES

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, India has recently issued a statement on 20-09-2019 stating that documents such as driving license, registration certificate, papers related to insurance, fitness and pollution check of motor vehicle, etc, may now…

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September 24, 2019 In Advovacy, Blog

UNITED STATES-CHINA TRADE WAR

United States (US) and China are locked into a bitter trade battle. Trade War is basically a situation where countries restrict each other’s trade by imposing tariff or quota on imports. Over the previous year, the two largest…

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September 23, 2019 In Advovacy, Blog

CORPORATE TAX DEDUCTIONS

On 20 September, 2019, the Indian Government introduced the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019 to make certain amendments to the Income Tax Act, 1961 (the IT Act). The changes include a reduced Corporate Tax. Below are some of…

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