India has signed Extradition Treaties with 42 countries

Till date, India has signed Extradition Treaties with 42 countries. India also has Extradition Arrangements with 9 more countries. A list of these countries is attached at Annexure-A.  It is the policy of the Government of India to conclude Extradition treaties with as many countries as possible so as to ensure that fugitive criminals do not escape justice. Accordingly, India is in the...

Pact with other countries regarding Money Laundering and Terror Funding

Financial Intelligence Unit - India (FIU-IND) has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with 30 counterpart FIUs of other countries for sharing the information pertaining to money laundering and terror funding.FIU-IND is also a member of Egmont Group of FIUs, an international organization with a membership of 151 FIUs. Besides, India is also a member of the Financial Action Task Force...

Petition filed in Delhi HC against Supreme Court Collegium and its Recommendations

A petition has been filed before the High Court of Delhi, for restraining the collegium consisting of the Hon'ble Chief Justice of India and four senior most Judges of the Supreme Court from making any recommendation for appointment of Judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts and further to prohibit and restrain the Union of India from acting upon any such recommendation made by...

Even a Foreign Citizen is entitled to recover immediate possession of building owned him under Punjab Tenancy Law: HC [Read Judgment]

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that even a foreign citizen or a person who was born outside India could be covered under the definition of Non Resident Indian for the purpose of Tenancy laws in Punjab.Justice Ajay Tewari made this observation while passing orders in a batch of petition by tenants against landlords. Section 13-B of the Punjab Rent Act, 1995 deals with Right...

Adoption of Suggestions of Panel on Review of Companies Act

The report of Companies Law Committee (CLC) was submitted on 01/02/2016 vide which the Committee had suggested changes in 78 sections of Companies Act, 2013 not including the consequential amendments in other sections of the Act. The Government has accepted most of the recommendation of the Committee and accordingly, the Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2016, was introduced in the Lok Sabha...

Easing citizenship norms

As per extant instructions, Pakistan and Bangladesh nationals belonging to eligible categories are granted Long Term Visa (LTV) to stay in India. Government has been constantly reviewing the hardships being faced by the Pakistani nationals living in India on LTV, especially by those belonging to minority communities in Pakistan and steps are taken to streamline the procedures to facilitate...

Home Ministry to setup Sex Offenders registry

Draft guidelines on the proposal to set up Sex Offenders Registry in India is under preparation in consultation with relevant Ministries/organizations, before they are put out for wider consultation with the State Governments and the public. The initial consultation draft includes the registration of individuals convicted for offences like rape, voyeurism, stalking and aggravated sexual...

Declaration of Assets & Liabilities in the new ITR forms

Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) have released new income-tax return formswith mandatory provisions of declaring Assets & Liabilities (A&L) such as cars, jewellery yacht, aircrafts, shares, properties, etc. Prior to Assessment Year (A.Y.) 2015-16, the Asset –Liability Schedule (AL schedule) was applicable to filers of ITR 3 and 4, whose total income for the previous year...

Revisit Passport verification process; Delhi HC [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court, on 9th of May, said it was necessary for the Centre to revisit its existing mechanism for verifying credentials prior to issuing a passport, noting that even the government has admitted to “lacunae in the system” which could lead to issuance of passports based on false or forged documents.“It is, therefore, necessary for the respondent No.1 (Centre) to revisit...

Disobeying court orders would lead to anarchy: Manipur HC asks state to implement an order passed two decades ago [Read Order]

It must be kept in mind that the Court’s order is passed not just to be served aside or ignored or to be thrown to the dustbin, Manipal High Court has observed in a petition praying for a direction to the Government to implement the order passed by the erstwhile Imphal Bench of the Gauhati High Court, about two decades ago.The petitioner had donated a piece of homestead land for...

Delhi HC issues Notice to Central Government on Contempt Petition [Read Order]

Delhi High Court has issued notice to Central Government in a contempt petition filed by Public Prosecutors association for allegedly making false submission before the court. Justice J.R. Midha has issued notice to the Union Government.The matter pertains to the revision of pay scales of the Public Prosecutors of Delhi Government. On April 19th, the Central Government through its counsel...

Delhi High Court Judge Ved Prakash Vaish and Two other HC Judges Transferred

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 222 of the Constitution of India, the President, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, is pleased to transfer Shri Justice Tinlianthang Vaiphei, Judge of the Gauhati High Court, as a Judge of the Tripura High Court and to direct him to assume charge of his office in the Tripura High Court on or before 23rd May,...