Delhi HC Notice To Centre For No Action Against Congress, BJP For FCRA Violation [Read Petition]

The Delhi High Court asked the Centre to respond to a contempt petition filed by the Association for Democratic Reforms and Dr. E.A.S. Sarma accusing the Congress and the BJP of willfully disobeying the high court order in March 2014, in which it was held that both parties violated the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) by accepting donation from foreign sources.Issuing notice to...

Government Proposes To Cap Cash Transactions At 2 Lakhs, Introduces 40 Amendments

The Government, on Tuesday, proposed to amend 40 Acts, including Companies Act, Employees Provident Fund, Smuggling and Foreign Exchange Act, TRAI Act and Information Technology Act, through amendments to the Finance Bill, reports PTI.One of the amendments proposes to cap cash transactions at Rs 2 lakh, instead of Rs 3 lakh as earlier proposed by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. According to...

Petition In Madras HC To Disqualify Politicians For Penalties Under Customs Act And FEMA [Read Petition]

A Petition has been filed in the High Court of Madras challenging the Constitutional validity of certain provisions of the Representation of Peoples Act, 1951, as the same exclude the punishment and penalty imposed by quasi judicial authorities under the Customs Act, 1962 and the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973.The Petition, filed by Mr. P.A. Joseph, challenges Sections 8 (1) (c) and 8...

Delhi HC Notice To Centre, J&K Govt On Ratle Hydro Power Project [Read Order]

When the Indian delegation is in Islamabad to have a discussion with Pakistan over the Indus Water Treaty, the Delhi High Court has sought response from the Central and Jammu and Kashmir governments’ on a plea filed by GVK Developmental Projects Pvt Ltd over Ratle hydroelectric power project on Chenab river in Kishtwar district.The Rs 6,275-crore 850 MW hydroelectric power project has...

Physical Relationship With Girl Aged Below 16 Is Rape, Even If There Was Love Relationship: Tripura HC [Read Judgment]

The Tripura High Court has observed that physical relationship with a minor girl aged below 16 amounts to rape, even if a love relationship existed between the rape accused and the girl.The court made this observation while dismissing an appeal filed by a man convicted for committing rape on a girl, who was his neighbour.During the course of arguments, the counsel for the accused had...

Section 91 Of CrPC Is Not A Substitute For Right Under RTI Act: MP HC [Read Order]

A single judge of Madhya Pradesh High Court has held the provisions under section 91 of Criminal Procedure Code (Cr.P.C) “is not a substitute” or “an alternate remedy” for the right under provisions of Right to Information Act that may or may not be available to the accused.The court directed the trial court to exercise its jurisdiction under section 91 of Cr.P.C. and “call...

NCLT Allows One Of The First Applications U/S 10 Of The Fresh Insolvency Code [Read Order]

The National Law Company Tribunal, Mumbai has allowed one of the very first applications under the newly notified Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. The application was filed under Section 10 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 on behalf of the corporate debtor i.e.Rajeshwari weaving mills which has debts up to the tune Rs. 16 crores. The matter was argued by Shrey Sinha,...

Union Cabinet Okays Four GST Bills

Paving the way for GST rollout slated for July 1, the Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its nod to four supporting Bills expected to be introduced in Parliament this week.The four crucial Bills ­­­- Central Goods and Services Tax Bill 2017 (CGST Bill), Integrated Goods and Services Tax Bill 2017 (IGST Bill), Union Territory Goods and Services Tax Bill 2017...

Units Get 6-Month Window To Obtain Environmental Clearance

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF & CC) has provided a one-time opportunity for all units operating without prior environmental clearance (EC) to come clear.The notification issued clarifies that the six-month window to apply for clearance applies only to units found to be operating in violation on date of the notification i.e. 14.03.2017.The move comes in...

Justice Navniti Prasad Singh Sworn In As Kerala HC Chief Justice

Justice Navniti Prasad Singh was sworn in as Kerala High Court Chief Justice on Monday.Kerala Governor Justice P Sathasivam administered oath to the new chief justice at a function held at Raj Bhavan.Meanwhile, Kerala High Court judge Justice Thottathil B Radhakrishnan was sworn in as chief justice of Chhattisgarh High Court.Justice Navniti Prasad Singh was designated as senior sdvocate...

Panel On Institutional Arbitration Mechanism In India Releases Working Paper; Invites Suggestions By Apr 7

A government-constituted high-level committee on institutionalisation of arbitration mechanism in India has released its working paper, accessible on the LawMin website. The committee has invited comments on the suggestions made therein as well as any other suggestions on strengthening institutional arbitration in India by April 7.Pursuant to the idea of promoting and strengthening of...

Five NUJS Students Offered Admission To Harvard Law School

In a commendable achievement, five students and alumni of West Bengal National University of Judicial Sciences (NUJS) have been offered admission to the LLM programme at Harvard Law School.The meritorious candidates endowed with the select opportunity are Vasujith Ram (Class of 2017), Pankti Vora (Class of 2015), Varsha Bhattacharya (Class of 2013), Pranav Mittal (Class of 2011) and...