August 4, 2018 In Blog, Uncategorized

RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA ON CRIMINALIZING MOB LYNCHING

In the recent times, a number of cases have come to light where one or more persons are tortured or beaten to death by a group of people who take matters of law and order into their own…

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August 4, 2018 In Blog, Uncategorized

HIGHLIGHTS OF PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION BILL, 2018

The Government of India has recently released the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2018 as well as a report by Justice B.N. Srikrishna Committee of Experts on data protection (Report) on 27.07.2018, which would ensure regulation of personal data…

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July 30, 2018 In Blog, Uncategorized

UNION CABINET’S NOD TO SPECIAL REMISSION TO PRISONERS ON THE OCCASION OF 150TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF MAHATMA GANDHI

As part of a memorial and tribute for the 150th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the Union Cabinet, chaired by the Honorable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the scheme of a nationwide remission of certain categories of…

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July 27, 2018 In Blog, Uncategorized

REGULATION OF FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN E-COMMERCE IN INDIA

The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, India has recently decided to implement yet again the guidelines issued for foreign direct investment (FDI) in e-commerce as provided by DIPP in…

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July 25, 2018 In Blog, Uncategorized

THE GOVERNMENT TAKES STEPS TO REDUCE TAX LITIGATIONS

The Government of India has time and again felt the need to control the sprouting tax related litigations. The Economic Survey of 2018 had noted earlier this year that even though the success rate in such litigations is…

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July 25, 2018 In Blog, Uncategorized

APPROVAL OF DNA TECHNOLOGY (USE AND APPLICATION) REGULATION BILL, 2018

The Union Cabinet, presided over by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has recently approved the DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill, 2018 on 4th July, 2018. The Department of Biotechnology had drafted the Bill with a view…

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July 25, 2018 In Blog, Uncategorized

THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA TO REVIEW OFFENCES UNDER COMPANIES ACT, 2013

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) in India has issued an order dated 13th July, 2018 thereby notifying the formation of a Committee to review certain offences under the Companies Act, 2013 (the Act) and decriminalize them in…

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July 17, 2018 In Blog, Uncategorized

ACCUSED IS ENTITLED TO COMPLETE INFORMATION IN HIS DEFENCE

The Central Information Commissioner (hereinafter the ‘CIC’) has held in the favour of an accused-appellant, charged with the allegation of sexual harassment, holding him entitled to seek and receive complete information pertaining to the charges against him in…

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July 17, 2018 In Blog, Uncategorized

ONE NATION ONE POLL: A CENSORIOUS CONCERN

Recently, the Law Commission of India headed by Justice B.S Chauhan has been conducting various discussions with various political parties regarding the possibility for the conduct of simultaneous polls for Lok Sabha and State Assemblies in India. During…

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July 17, 2018 In Blog, Uncategorized

RESERVE BANK OF INDIA TO MONITOR FOREIGN INVESTMENTS RECEIVED BY INDIAN ENTITIES

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recently issued a circular, RBI/2017-18/194 A.P (DIR Series) Circular No.30, dated, 07th June 2018, to introduce a single master form (SMF) to be filled online by Indian entities receiving foreign investment….

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