April 24, 2017 In Blog, Uncategorized

IMPACT OF GOODS AND SERVICES TAX ON SMALL BUSINESSES

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill has been passed by both Houses of the Parliament (Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha) and will be effective from 1st July, 2017. The new GST regime is expected to lead to…

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April 24, 2017 In Blog, Uncategorized

FRIENDLY ADVANCE RULING MECHANISM TO SMOOTHEN RIDE UNDER GST REGIME

  India is creating a liberal mechanism that would allow all taxpayers to determine their liabilities beforehand. It is planning a significant shift towards a litigation free environment under the GST regime. The advance ruling mechanism will allow…

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April 8, 2017 In Blog, Uncategorized

SUPREME COURT ON CLOSURE OF DEPOSIT OF OLD NOTES AFTER DECEMBER 31ST, 2016

  The Supreme Court inquired about the reasons for which the Government chose to close the window allowing all categories of people to deposit old notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 after December 31, 2016, under some…

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April 8, 2017 In Blog, Uncategorized

DEATH PENALTY BREACHES THE REFORMATIVE THEORY OF PUNISHMENT- SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

  In a major boost for anti-death penalty jurisprudence, the Supreme Court of India on Friday, 7th April, 2017 observed that death penalty breaches the reformative theory of punishment under Criminal Law. A Bench of Justices Pinaki Chandra Ghose and Rohinton F….

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April 1, 2017 In Blog, Uncategorized

EFFECT OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE ADVOCATES ACT 1961

  The Bombay High Court has disposed off a public interest litigation petition seeking for directions to be issued to the Bar Councils of Maharashtra and Goa for withdrawing their resolutions of a one-day strike on 31st March…

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April 1, 2017 In Blog, Uncategorized

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE GOODS AND SERVICE TAX REGIME

  As a recent development in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime, the Lok Sabha, on 29th March 2017, has passed four key GST Bills, i.e. Central GST (CGST) Bill, Integrated GST (IGST) Bill, Compensation GST Bill…

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March 18, 2017 In Blog, Uncategorized

ADOPTION REGULATIONS, 2017

  Adoption Regulations, 2017 is framed by ‘Central Adoption Resource Authority’ (CARA) became effective from 16 January 2017. The Adoption Regulations find their basis in the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 which was notified on…

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March 18, 2017 In Blog, Uncategorized

MEMORANDUM OF PROCEDURE

On December 16, 2015, a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, which had struck down the National Judicial Appointments Commission as unconstitutional, had left the task of preparing the Memorandum of Procedure (MoP) to the Central Government. A year…

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March 18, 2017 In Blog, Uncategorized

RIGHT OF PRIVATE DEFENSE IN CASE OF SUSPICION OF RAPE

A fake message that has gone viral in the social media misinforms the public about the rights of a girl, suspected to be raped or getting raped. The message propagates that the law allows the victim to kill…

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March 11, 2017 In Blog, Uncategorized

EFFORTS OF THE GOVERNMENT TO ABOLISH ORDERLY SYSTEM IN THE INDIAN ARMY AND POLICE FORCE

The Indian Government has been making efforts to abolish the system of orderlies also known as buddies, sahayaks and helpers in the Indian Armed Forces and the State Police Departments. They are trained uniformed people who are expected…

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