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Citing the provisions of the Information Technology (IT) Act, the road transport ministry has asked the traffic police and state transport departments not to insist on original (hard copy) documents like driving licence, registration certificate and insurance papers for verification. It said any of these documents in “electronic form” authenticated through the DigiLocker or mParivahan apps Read More…
Homebuyers are “financial creditors” The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered commencement of insolvency proceedings afresh against distressed realtor Jaypee Infratech Ltd (JIL) before the National Company Law Tribunal, while also bringing the parent company, Jaiprakash Associates Ltd (JAL), within the ambit of similar action.
Having failed to make any headway for a year, the SC sent JIL back toRead More…
NEW DELHI: A Bill to overturn a Supreme Court order concerning certain safeguards against arrest under the SC/ST law was unanimously passed by the Lok Sabha on Monday.
The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill 2018 rules out any provision for anticipatory bail for a person accused of atrocities against SC/STs, notwithstanding any court order.
It also pRead More…
भास्कर न्यूज | जबलपुर हाईकोर्ट अपने अहम फैसले में हाईकोर्ट ने स्टेट बार काउंसिल, उच्च न्यायालय अधिवक्ता संघों और जिला अधिवक्ता संघों को आदेश दिया हैRead More…
PIL in SC challenging adultery laws referred to Constitution Bench
Hearing on the subject (Section 497 of IPC) started on 01/08/2018 and in progress on 02/08/2018
Amrapali Companies property and bank accounts attached by SC
The Supreme Court of India has taken a strict step by attaching the property of the Amrapali Group including its 40 subsidiary companies and its promoters, directors for defRead More…
In the absence of any substantive evidence, it would be inappropriate to base the conviction of the appellant purely on the statements of co-accused. The Supreme Court has reiterated that confession of a co-accused cannot by itself be taken as a substantive piece of evidence against another co-accused in the absence of specific provision in law to that effect. It can at best be used or utilized iRead More…
Why should Adultery be a Crime at all if it violates Article 14,
D Y Chandrachud J.
It is very true said that when Consitution give the right of equality, why section 497 of IPC is punishable and applicable to man only. Not only this, if a husband of women gives his consent to have sex with another person, then this is not a crime. Section 497 of IPC criminalizes the offense of adultery, bRead More…
CBDT extends ‘due-date’ of filing income-tax return for assessment-year 2018-2019 as prescribed in section 139(1) of the Act, from 31st July, 2018 to 31st August, 2018. F. No. 225/242/2018/ITA.II
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
Central Board of Direct Taxes (ITA.II division) North-Block, New Delhi, the 26th July, 2018 Order under Section 119 of the Income-taRead More…
In 1955, the Hindu Marriage Act was drafted, which prohibited marriage of a Hindu whose spouse was still living. Thus polygamy became illegal in India in 1956, uniformly for all of its citizens except for Hindus in Goa where polygamy is legal, and for Muslims, who are permitted to have four wives. Section 5 of Hindu Marriage Act says: 5. Conditions for a Hindu Marriage: – A marriage mayRead More…
The Centre has sought dismissal of the petition challenging the vires of Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code, informing the Supreme Court that the issue is already being deliberated upon by the Law Commission of India.
The Centre’s affidavit begins with it demanding the dismissal of the petition, and asserting that Section 497 “supports, safeguards and protects the institution of marriage”. It suRead More…
सरकार का एलान : तत्काल तीन तलाक विधेयक होगा पारित 18 जुलाई से 10 अगस्त तक मानसून सत्र
जागरण ब्यूरो, नई दिल्ली : सरकार ने मानसून सत्र में तत्काल तीन तलाक पर पाRead More…
The mere assignment of work to a subordinate is not enough to establish criminal intent on the part of the superior officer for the purpose of proving abetment of suicide, the Supreme Court held in a recent judgment. This decision was rendered by a Bench of Justices Arun Mishra and UU Lalit, while hearing a criminal appeal from a decision of the Bombay High Court. In this case, one Kishore PRead More…
The last date of filing of Income Tax Return for Salaried/Pensioners is 31/07/2018. The Return forms has been released by Income Tax Department, which may be downloaded from Income Tax Department official site. Current Income Tax Slab are available at Income Tax & I.T. Returns Advocate D. P. Jindal is working as Tax consultant. One may approach him at 9717007044 to file his Income Tax RRead More…
Right To Privacy Is A Fundamental Right Settling the decades long debate on the issue of the right to privacy being a fundamental right, the Supreme Court held that right to privacy is protected under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. In a unanimous decision, a nine -Judge Constitution Bench overruled the judgments in MP Sharma and Kharak Singh cases. The Petitions were disposed of in the Read More…