SCWLA’s medical camp in SC a huge draw

The New Bar Room opposite the Advocate On Record Association office in the Supreme Court recently resembled a buzy hospital as it was host to a first of its kind medical camp within the apex court premises.Though such camps have been held earlier too, Electrocardiogram (ECG) and Bone Mineral Density machines were rolled in for the first time in the free camp conducted by the Supreme Court...

Himachal Pradesh HC suggests Central Govt. to enact law banning Cow Slaughter in India [Read Judgment]

Disposing of a Writ petition seeking Cow slaughter Ban across the Country, the High Court of Himachal Pradesh has observed that it is open for the Union of India to enact law at the national level prohibiting slaughtering of cow/calf, import or export ofcow/calf, selling of beef or beef products under entry No. 17 of the Concurrent List.In their Writ petition Bhartiya Govansh Rakshan...

CBDT extends the date for filing income tax return

Central Board of Direct Taxes has extended the last date for filing  Income  Tax Returns for Assessment Year 2016- 2017 from 31st July, 2016 to 5th July,2016 . According to it's press release the extension is given in order to avoid any inconvenience to the taxpayers while making payment of taxes pertaining to returns of income for Assessment Year 2016- 2017 by 31st July, 2016 due to reports...

Media Vs Lawyers: Senior Advocates express solidarity with Kerala HC Advocate Association

In a unanimous resolution passed today, the Kerala High Court Senior Advocates Association has expressed its full support and solidarity with the members of the Kerala High Court Advocates Association and the lawyer community at large.The Resolution has condemned in “strongest terms the lawlessness and atrocities committed by a section of the media against the lawyers as a whole and against...

800 Madras Lawyers request Bar Council to suspend them expressing solidarity with 176 suspended Colleagues

In a representation made to the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, 800 lawyers have requested suspension, expressing solidarity with the ongoing protests against Madras High Court’s new sets of disciplinary rules for the Advocates. The new rules enable the Court to debar lawyers who indulge in objectionable behavior.The lawyers, led by Senior Counsel R. Vaigai, further demanded...

Income from transfer of IP owned by foreigners not taxable in India: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The High Court of Delhi on Monday ruled that transfer of intangible assets like intellectual property whose owners were not based in India could not be taxed in the country.“The situs of the owner of an intangible asset would be the closest approximation of the situs of an intangible asset. This is an internationally accepted rule, unless it is altered by local legislation. Since there is...

Government can attach Properties involved in offences under TANPID Act: Madras HC [Read Order]

Madurai Bench of Madras High Court has held that the Government is empowered to attach properties involved in the commission of offences under the the Tamil Nadu Protection of Interest of Depositors (in Financial Establishment) Act, 1997.Justice SS Sunder was hearing a Writ Petition for a Writ of Mandamus to direct the Government to remove the attachment made under the Tamil Nadu Protection...

Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill, 2016 Passed by Rajya Sabha

Rajya Sabha today passed The Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill, 2016. The Bill had earlier been passed by Lok Sabha in May 2016.Replying to the discussion on the Bill today, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Anil Madhav Dave, said that it is a good bill and the money is for the country. He said that the Parliamentary process has now...

Registration of Child Care Institutions mandatory under JJ Act, 2015

A total of 1137 Children Homes and 283 Specialized Adoption Agencies are currently functioning in the country under Integrated Child Protection Scheme. The WCD Ministry has been requesting the State Governments/UT Administrations from time to time to identify and register all Child Care Institutions (CCIs) under the provisions of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act (JJ Act),...

Comments of some Organisations on Child Labour Amendment Bill ill founded, Asserts Labour Ministry

The Ministry of Labour and Employment has expressed serious concern over comments of some organisations on some provisions of the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2016, passed by the Parliament on Tuesday this week. It said such comments were ill-informed and misleading reflecting inadequate understanding of the provisions and implications of the original, The...

Madras HC asks TN Govt. whether it could fund installing CCTV cameras in all District Courts in the state [Read Order]

The Madras High Court has asked the state whether it could fund installation of CCTV cameras in all the District Courts of the State.This observation was made by the First Bench of Madras High Court, in a Writ petition, filed by one S. Kasiramalingam praying for a direction to State Government and Registrar General to install CCTV cameras invariably in all courts in Tamil Nadu...

Amended Advocate Rules on hold for all practical purposes: Madras HC [Read Order]

Through an interim order, the First Bench of Madras High Court on Tuesday reiterated Judiciary’s stand that the new amended Advocates Rules have been kept in abeyance for all practical purposes.“Practically the Rules are already in abeyance for the time being, as the deliberations before the (five-judge) Committee are in progress,” the Bench comprising Chief Justice S.K. Kaul and...