Budget 2017: Govt. To Introduce National Testing Agency For Conducting Entrance Examinations

Budget 2017 promises certain significant steps towards improving the quality of education in the country. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today announced the measures for the education sector aimed at bringing about key transformations in the administrative infrastructure and leveraging technology to elevate the standards of both school and higher education.Shri Arun Jaitley while presenting...

#Budget2017-Legislative Reforms To Be undertaken To Simplify and Amalgamate Existing Labour Laws: Arun Jaitley

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said that the Government is keen on fostering a conducive labour environment wherein labour rights are protected and harmonious labour relations lead to higher productivity.He also said that the legislative reforms will be undertaken to simplify, rationalize and amalgamate the existing labour laws into four Codes on (i) wages; (ii) industrial relations;...

#Budget2017: Income Tax For Smaller Companies Reduced To 25%

Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Arun Jaitley in his Budget speech said that the Income Tax for smaller companies with annual turnover upto Rs. 50 crore is reduced to 25% in order to make MSME companies more viable and also to encourage firms to migrate to company format.As per data of Assessment Year 2015-16, there are 6.94 lakh companies filing returns of which 6.67...

All-India Bar Examination (AIBE): Fee Hiked To Rs.3,500

As per the latest circular issued by the Bar Council, it has been clarified that the fee chargeable for the All-India Bar Examination (AIBE) has been hiked by 40% of the original amount, which is Rs.3,500 per candidate. For those belonging to THE SC/ST category, they would be charged Rs. 2,500 per candidate.Responding to queries from several state bar councils, the BCI also clarified that...

Bombay HC Passes Directions To Municipal Corporations And The Police To Ensure No Illegal Hoardings In The State [Read Judgment]

Rebuking the practice of political parties and their workers of putting up hoardings for frivolous reasons, the Bombay High Court sought to lay down certain procedures in order to curb the menace.In a 97-page judgement, the division bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice AA Sayed gave a set of 21 directions to municipal corporations, municipal ward officers and the Commissioner of...

2008 Malegaon Blast: Bombay HC Calls For Video Recording Of Meetings Convened By Pragya Singh Thakur

The Bombay High Court has directed the HC registry to call for four separate articles (containing CDs/DVDs) that have videos of a meeting convened by Malegaon blast accused Pragya Singh Thakur in Bhopal. These videos were submitted by the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad(ATS) before the City Civil and Sessions Court.These directions were passed by the bench of Justice Ranjit More and...

I-T Dept Kickstarts Operation Clean Money: 18 Lakh Accounts Identified For Verification

Pursuant to the government’s ‘shock and awe’ move to counter black money in the nation, the Income Tax Department (ITD) kickstarted Operation Clean Money on Tuesday. The initiative seeks to bring large and dubious cash deposits undertaken during the note ban phase under the scanner by employing data analytics for comparison of demonetisation data with information in ITD databases.The...

Make 'Usha Kiran Yojna' Friendly For Rape Victim: MP HC Tells The MP Government [Read Order]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the Madhya Pradesh government to explore the possibility of making the ‘Usha Kiran Yojna’ more elaborate and friendly for the rape victims.The court issued the directive during hearing of a petition registered by it in public interest taking suo moto cognizance on the news reports pertained to rape of a 90-year-old woman.As the Trial Court...

Complaint Against Judge: HC Asks Lady Lawyer To Take Recourse Under Criminal Law To Register FIR [Read Order]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted liberty to the lady advocate to take recourse under provisions of the criminal law to register an FIR against the respondent judge of subordinate judiciary if she has any grievance.The lady advocate filed the petition demanding to lodge the FIR against the respondent judge of subordinate judiciary for allegedly harassed her on basis of her...

Gujarat HC Grants Custody Of 23-Yr-Old Muslim Girl To Her Hindu Girlfriend [Read Order]

Taking the concept of ‘best friends forever’ to a whole new dimension, a Hindu girl has legally obtained the custody of her Muslim friend and the duo has resolved to stay together. The two had earlier approached the Gujarat High Court expressing their desire.The 23-year-old Muslim girl had earlier indicated her desire to live with the petitioner and was accordingly allowed by the court to...

GST Will Create A Common Indian Market, Improve Tax Compliance: Economic Survey

As per the  Economic Survey 2016-17 presented in Parliament on Tuesday, the Constitutional Amendment, paving the way for implementing the transformational Goods and Services Tax (GST), will create a common Indian market, improve tax compliance and governance, and boost investment and growth.The Report also states that demonetisation has had short-term costs but holds the potential for...

Bombay HC Relies On “Facial Expressions” Of Tribals Allegedly Gangraped By Police, Disposes Off Petition

The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court dismissed a habeas corpus petition filed by a lawyer who alleged that two tribal girls were sexually assaulted by C-60 commandos on the night of January 20.The bench of Justices BR Gavai and Indira Jain disposed off the petition after speaking to these girls in-chamber. These two girls are illiterate and cannot speak Hindi or Marathi and...