October 31, 2017 In Blog, Uncategorized

OPTIONAL REGISTRATION OF DOCUMENTS UNDER THE REGISTRATION ACT, 1908

The real purpose of the Registration Act, 1908 (the Act) is to provide a method of public registration of documents so as to give information to people regarding legal rights and obligations arising or affecting a particular property,…

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October 28, 2017 In Blog, Uncategorized

THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA: SEX WITH MINOR WIFE AMOUNTS TO RAPE

The Supreme Court held on Wednesday, 11th October, 2017 that sex with one’s minor wife will amount to rape. A Bench comprising of Justice Madan Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta watered down an exception to Section 375 of…

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October 27, 2017 In Blog, Uncategorized

RISK OF MANDATORY AADHAAR-LINKING TO ANY DATABASE

Recently, there has been a huge uproar against the mandate of the Government of India for every person to link his/her Aadhaar Card to various services of the banks, mobile service providers, Income Tax Department, etc and to…

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October 16, 2017 In Blog, Uncategorized

THE SUPREME COURT’S BAN ON SALE OF FIRECRACKERS IN THE DELHI-NCR REGION

The Supreme Court, in the case of Arjun Gopal v. Union of India, has issued an order dated 09.10.2017 (Order) to ban the sale of fireworks (including fire crackers) in the territory of Delhi-NCR till 01.11.2017 in order…

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October 7, 2017 In Blog, Uncategorized

HINDU UNDIVIDED FAMILY ASSETS SHOULD BE TAKEN AS JOINT PROPERTY AND MEMBERS CLAIMING INDIVIDUAL OWNERSHIP HAS TO PROVE ASSET IS SELF ACQUIRED

  A Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) is a separate entity that can be created by members of a family, wherein the members are lineal ascendants or descendants. Hindus, Buddhists, Jains and Sikhs can open HUFs. A single person…

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September 29, 2017 In Blog, Uncategorized

SPEEDY DISPOSAL AND USE OF ALTERNATE DISPUTE RESOLUTION BY CONSUMER FORA

Supreme Court on 30th August 2017 in the matter of Bijoy Sinha Roy, by Legal Representative vs. Biwasnath Das and the Bench comprising of Justice A.K. Goel and Justice U.U. Lalit, heard an Appeal challenging an order passed…

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September 9, 2017 In Blog, Uncategorized

DEMAND FOR MONEY AFTER THREE YEARS INTO MARRIAGE ALSO COMES UNDER THE AMBIT OF ANTI-DOWRY LAW

  In a landmark judgment of Rajinder Singh versus State of Punjab, the Supreme Court of India has ruled that demand for money even after three years into marriage can come under the ambit of the Dowry Prohibition…

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September 9, 2017 In Blog, Uncategorized

REVISED REGULATIONS OF THE INSOLVENCY LAW IN INDIA

Recently, the National Company Law Tribunal had admitted the application of the Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) to initiate insolvency proceedings against the developers, Jaypee Infratech Ltd for default on repayment of loans. As a result, a number of…

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September 4, 2017 In Blog, Uncategorized

Relief for Creditors by Supreme Court

The corporate insolvency resolution provisions (CIRP) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) 2016 came into force on December 1, 2016. The Supreme Court has passed a detailed judgment when in the matter of M/s Innoventive Industries Ltd. vs….

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September 4, 2017 In Blog, Uncategorized

JUDGMENT OF SUPREME COURT ON INSOLVENCY AND BANKRUPTCY CODE, 2016 – INNOVENTIVE VS. ICICI

The corporate insolvency resolution provisions (CIRP) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) 2016 came into force on December 1, 2016. The Supreme Court has passed a detailed judgment on 31st August 2017 in the matter of M/s Innoventive…

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