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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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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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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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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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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Recently, the Law Commission of India has in its 276th Report dated 5th July, 2018 made recommendations for legalization and Regulation of the act of gambling and sports betting in India. The said report was formulated in furtherance…
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The Central Information Commission (CIC), a body constituted under the Right to Information (RTI) Act of 2005 (the Act), has recently passed an order dated 18.06.2018 and declared that in the event of death of a complainant/appellant, the…
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In the recent times, there has been a huge uproar about the ban, issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), on the use of virtual currencies (VCs) and cryptocurrencies such as bitcoins, etc in India. Post demonetization…
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The High Court of Madhya Pradesh at Jabalpur has, in a case decided by it on 20th June, 2018, taken a protectionist view towards the teachers imparting education in schools. A petition was filed by the real uncle…
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The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has recently reported that Aadhaar biometric data cannot be shared with third parties for any purpose other than for generating Aadhaar and for authentication of identity of the Aadhaar holders. …
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