March 20, 2019 In Blog, Uncategorized

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA HOLDS THAT DELAY BY LAWYER IN FILING APPEAL CANNOT BE GROUND FOR CONDONATION OF DELAY

The Supreme Court of India in the case of Estate Officer, Haryana Urban Development Authority & Anr. vs Gopi Chand Atreja, passed a judgement dated 12.03.2019 holding that delay by a Lawyer cannot be a ground for delay…

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March 14, 2019 In Blog, Uncategorized

INDIA LOK SABHA ELECTION 2019: SOCIAL MEDIA RULES

Amidst the 2019 Election being in full swing, the Election Commission on 10th March 2019, announced dates for the 2019 Lok Sabha Polls along with the Model Code of Conduct (“Code”). This Code is a set of guidelines…

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March 14, 2019 In Blog, Uncategorized

ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA MANDATES DISCLOSURE OF CRIMINAL ANTECEDENTS OF CANDIDATES

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has recently issued the Schedule of Elections 2019 on 10.03.2019. The said Schedule contains instructions and model code of conduct for political parties and candidates contesting in the Elections 2019, guide for…

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March 12, 2019 In Blog, Uncategorized

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA INTRODUCES MEASURES FOR GREEN AND DIGITAL MOBILITY IN INDIA 2019

Recently, Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi has launched a National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) on 05.03.2019 in India. This would operate as a One Nation One Card for transport mobility in India, which is said to be…

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March 8, 2019 In Blog, Uncategorized

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA HOLDS NO LIMITATION PERIOD FOR DECLARATION OF MARRIAGE AS VOID

The Supreme Court of India in the case of Swapnanjali Sandeep Patil vs Sandeep Ananda Patil, has passed a judgement dated 06.03.2019 holding that one needs no limitation period to seek declaration of a marriage as null and…

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March 5, 2019 In Blog, Uncategorized

GOODS AND SERVICES TAX RATES SLASHED FOR REAL ESTATE SECTOR IN INDIA

With the impending Lok Sabha elections, it seems that the Government is addressing the plight of people. The Government has recently, slashed the GST rates for under-construction residential properties and affordable housing projects which has brought some relief…

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March 5, 2019 In Blog, Uncategorized

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA INAUGURATES CIVIL AVIATION INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN INDIA

The Minister of Civil Aviation, India, Shri Suresh Prabhu, has recently inaugurated a number of infrastructure projects across 7 states in India on 22.02.2019. The Government has planned to develop, upgrade and revamp the airport infrastructure in India…

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February 25, 2019 In Blog, Uncategorized

PRIOR TO CONSTITUTION OF COMMITTEE OF CREDITORS- INSOLVENCY PROCEEDINGS CLOSED

The fairly recent law relating to Insolvency i.e. the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 has been the talk of the legal community. The fact that the law has been new, the Adjudicating Authority i.e. National Company Law Tribunal…

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February 25, 2019 In Blog, Uncategorized

THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA OMITTED LEPROSY AS A GROUND FOR DIVORCE

The Government of India on 21.02.2019 amending the personal laws namely the Divorce Act, 1869, the Dissolution of Muslim Marriage Act, 1939, the Special Marriage Act, 1954, the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, and the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance…

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February 24, 2019 In Blog, Uncategorized

LAUNCH OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE SUPPORT SYSTEM (ERSS) ACROSS VARIOUS STATES OF INDIA: AN INITIATIVE TO STRENGTHEN WOMEN SAFETY IN INDIA

Recently, the Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh and the Minister for Women and Child Development, Smt. Maneka Gandhi jointly launched a PAN-India Emergency Number 112 as an initiative to strengthen women safety in India on 19.02.2019. The…

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