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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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