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Plea Filed In Supreme Court For Issuance Of OBC Certificates To Children Of Single Mothers Without Certificate From Paternal Side; Notice Issued
The Supreme Court on Friday (January 31) issued notice on a PIL seeking amendment in the guidelines for grant of OBC (Other Backward Classes) certificates to children of single mothers, so that the same can be issued based on OBC certificates of the single mothers, without insistence on certificates from the paternal side.A bench of Justices BR Gavai and AG Masih passed the order, seeking...
Kerala Court Issues Non-Bailable Warrant Against Baba Ramdev After His Non-Appearance In Objectionable Ads Case
A Kerala Court on Saturday (February 1 )issued non-bailable warrants against Baba Ramdev and Acharya Balakrishna following their non-appearance in the criminal case filed by Kerala Drugs Inspector against Divya Pharmacy over alleged misleading medical ads.The warrants have been issued to secure their presence on February 15. Earlier the Court (Judicial First Class Magistrate-II Palakkad )...
Centre Allows Private Entities To Use Aadhaar For Authentication, Notifies Aadhaar Amendment Rules
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has notified the Aadhaar Authentication for Good Governance (Social Welfare, Innovation, Knowledge) Amendment Rules, 2025 under the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016.The amendment enables both government and non-government entities to avail Aadhaar authentication service...
2008 Malegaon Blast Case: Bailable Warrant Issued Against Pragya Thakur Cancelled After She Appears Before NIA Court
Former BJP parliamentarian and prime accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case- Pragya Singh Thakur on Friday personally appeared before a special NIA court and claimed that her 'poor health' at present is because of the 'torture' to which she was subjected by Maharashtra's Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) under the then Congress government.Notably, the special court had in November 2024 issued...
Welfare Measures For Gig Workers, Jan Viswhwas Bill 2.0 : Union Budget 2025 Proposals
In the Union Budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made several significant announcements, including the proposal to bring a new income tax bill, reduction of tax slabs and changes to TDS/TCS regime.Welfare security for gig workersApart from this, the Government has decided to provide welfare security for gig workers in India. As per Sitharaman's budget speech, under the...
Zakia Jafri, Who Fought Legal Battle In Gujarat Riots Cases, Passes Away
Zakia Jafri, who filed cases seeking a probe into the alleged larger conspiracy behind the 2002 Guarat riots, passed away at Ahmedabad today.She was the widow of Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, who along with 68 other persons were killed in the Gulberg housing society during the 2002 Gujarat riots. Zakia Jafri pursued a legal battle seeking an investigation against the high state functionaries...
No TCS On Sale Of Goods; Changes To TDS/TCS Regime : Union Budget 2025 Proposals
With an aim to reform the personal income tax regime with a special focus on middle-class citizens, the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman has introduced key changes in the Budget 2025-26 at the August gathering today. Rationalisation of TDS and TCSWith an aim to rationalise Deducted at Source (TDS) and Tax Collected at Source(TCS), the following measures have been introduced:"I propose...
New Income Tax Bill Will Be Introduced Next Week : Finance Minister
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced in her budget speech on Saturday that a new income tax bill will be introduced next week.She said that the new tax bill will be simpler and clearer compared to the present Income Tax Act 1967."In respect of criminal law, our Government had earlier ushered in Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita replacing Bharatiya Danda Sanhita. I am happy to inform...
'Full Tax Rebate For Income Up To Rs 12 Lakhs' : Finance Minister Announces New Tax Rates In Union Budget 2025
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman in her budget speech announced proposals which effectively mean that there is no income tax payable for normal salaried income up to Rs 12 lakhs per annum.She said that for taxpayers up to Rs12 lakhs of normal income, other than special rate incomes such as capital gains, tax rebate is being provided in such a manner that there is no tax payable by...
Judges Reluctant To Express Themselves In Full Court: Amicus S Muralidhar Suggests Secret Ballot System For Senior Advocate Designation
Senior Advocate S. Muralidhar on Friday (January 31) suggested to the Supreme Court that a secret ballot system in which all the judges of a constitutional court vote should be adopted to select lawyers for conferring Senior Advocate designation.“I am getting the feedback that the secret ballot system must be introduced not as an exception but as the rule. Judges are reluctant to...
'Should Eminent Lawyers Be Subjected To Interview? Can Standing Be Assessed In 10 Mins?': Supreme Court Questions Senior Designation Process
The Supreme Court on Friday (January 31) questioned the appropriateness of subjecting eminent lawyers with high standing at the Bar to an interview process for the purpose of conferring Senior Advocate designation.Justice Abhay Oka questioned, “Even we (judges) rely on senior lawyers as they are better equipped to help us to decide matters. Should such lawyers be subjected to...