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An Act to provide for the institution of provident funds, pension fund and deposit-linked insurance fund for employees in factories and other establishments. Be it enacted by Parliament as follows:-1. Short title, extent and application.- (1) This Act may be called the Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952. Full Article

Undoubtedly, in a civilized society governed by rule of law, the punishment not prescribed under the statutory rules cannot be imposed. Principle enshrined in Criminal Jurisprudence to this effect is prescribed in legal maxim nulla poena sine lege which means that a person should not be made to suffer penalty except for a clear breach of existing law. Full Article

There are few hurdles in the process of effecting Corporate Debt Restructuring Mechanism and a possible threat to the Indian Economy. The objective of this article is to highlight the noble objectives of corporate debt Restructuring Mechanism; to examine the hurdles and to explore the possible solution to remove these deficiencies. Full Article

Learned counsel for the appellant has further placed reliance on the judgment in G. Sagar Suri & Anr. v. State of U.P. & Ors., (2000) 2 SCC 636, wherein during the pendency of the proceedings under Section 138 N.I. Act, prosecution under Sections 406/420 IPC had been launched. This Court quashed the criminal proceedings under Sections 406/420 IPC, observing that it would amount to abuse of process of law. In fact, the issue as to whether the ingredients of both the offen.. Full Article

In order to ensure that ‗per second billing‘ remains an assured alternative option for all subscribers, it has been decided to mandate that all service providers shall offer at least one pre-paid and one post-paid tariff plan with the pulse rate of one second for local and national long distance calls. The service providers will be at liberty to offer alternative tariff plans with any pulse rate within the overall ceiling of 25 tariff plans. Full Article

It is always welcome to enable the Banks to recover their dues using the provisions of SARFAESI Act, 2002. It is known that it is very difficult for the Banks to approach Civil Court asking for a decree and getting that decree executed. With the intention of enabling the Banks to reduce their NPAs through faster recovery of dues, ‘The Recovery of Debts Due to Banks and Financial Institutions Act, 1993’ was enacted. Full Article

The Disclosure Framework is an electronic Report compatible with the MCA-21 and comprises five sections in which the last section seeks information on the nine (9) principles enshrined in the National Voluntary Guidelines. This document is meant for reporting on the National Voluntary Guidelines on the Social, Environmental and Economic Responsibilities of the Business Full Article

Union Corporate affairs Minister Dr. M. Veerappa Moily today held a meeting here in New Delhi with the representatives of leading trade & business chambers, professional institutes under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, SEBI and RBI to workout the modalities of implementation of conclusions emerging from the deliberations conducted by the Ministry last February in the metros to refurbish corporate governance and further the interests of the investors. Full Article