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Women Reservation in India: A Legal Perspective

Corporate Law : The article explains how the Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act, 2023 introduced one-third reservation for women i...

May 13, 2026 123 Views 0 comment Print

Tamil Nadu Election- Failure of BJP Strategy

Corporate Law : The piece states that replacing Annamalai as Tamil Nadu BJP President disrupted the partys long-term growth strategy. It suggests ...

May 13, 2026 162 Views 0 comment Print

State & Police To Blame For Tarikh Pe Tarikh, Not Just Judges: Allahabad HC

Corporate Law : The Allahabad High Court observed that criminal case delays are caused not only by judicial officers but also by inadequate infras...

May 12, 2026 147 Views 0 comment Print

LMPC Compliance in India: Rules & Requirements Guide

Corporate Law : LMPC Compliance regulates packaging, labeling, and sale of packaged commodities under the Legal Metrology framework in India. Busi...

May 12, 2026 138 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi HC Issues Guidelines on Quashing of Consensual POCSO Cases

Corporate Law : The Delhi High Court quashed a POCSO FIR after noting that the relationship was consensual and the parties were married with a chi...

May 11, 2026 363 Views 0 comment Print


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Cabinet Approves ECLGS 5.0 to Support Businesses Hit by West Asia Crisis

Corporate Law : The Union Cabinet approved ECLGS 5.0 to provide guaranteed emergency credit support to MSMEs, non-MSMEs, and airlines facing liqui...

May 6, 2026 354 Views 0 comment Print

Government Caps GATC Verification Fees to Prevent Overcharging Under Legal Metrology Rules

Corporate Law : The notification prohibits manufacturers acting as GATCs from charging fees for verifying their own products. It also caps re-veri...

May 4, 2026 210 Views 0 comment Print

India Deploys Mobile Alert System Due to Rising Need for Disaster Preparedness

Corporate Law : The initiative addresses delays in disaster communication across regions. The system enables instant, geo-targeted alerts using mo...

May 2, 2026 1818 Views 0 comment Print

DPIIT Issues Operational Guidelines for ₹10,000 Crore Startup India Fund

Corporate Law : The issue concerned operationalising a ₹10,000 crore startup fund. It was established that routing investments through AIFs ensu...

April 25, 2026 435 Views 0 comment Print

IBBI Proposes Amendments to IBBI (Liquidation Process) Regulations, 2016

Corporate Law : The amendments replace the consultation committee with CoC oversight, giving creditors greater control over liquidation decisions....

April 17, 2026 285 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Insurer Cannot Escape Liability Without Evidence Against Driving Licence: AP HC

Corporate Law : The Andhra Pradesh High Court held that an Insurance Company cannot avoid liability without producing evidence showing absence of ...

May 12, 2026 129 Views 0 comment Print

NCLT Cannot Keep Reserved IBC Matter Pending Indefinitely: Bombay HC

Corporate Law : The Bombay High Court directed constitution of a special NCLT Bench after an insolvency petition remained pending despite being re...

May 12, 2026 129 Views 0 comment Print

Three Hearing Dates Cannot Be Treated as Three Adjournments: Gujarat HC

Corporate Law : Gujarat High Court quashed tax orders after holding that three hearing dates cannot be treated as three adjournments under Section...

May 12, 2026 390 Views 0 comment Print

Bail granted in cancer drug case under PMLA as there was no clear link between proceeds of crime & predicate offence

Corporate Law : Bail was granted in a spurious cancer drug case under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) as there was no clear link between...

May 11, 2026 216 Views 0 comment Print

MSME Protections Cannot Override IBC Once Default Is Established: NCLT Mumbai

Corporate Law : NCLT Mumbai held that protections available under the MSMED Act and RBI revival framework do not bar initiation of CIRP once finan...

May 11, 2026 2127 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


PFRDA Mandates PAN as Unique Identifier for Pension Agents Across Multiple NPS PoPs

Corporate Law : PFRDA clarified that Pension Agents working with multiple Points of Presence must be identified through PAN for better traceabilit...

May 13, 2026 12 Views 0 comment Print

PFRDA Introduces Additional Incentive Support for Grass-Root Pension Enrollment Network

Corporate Law : PFRDA has expanded the NPS Sanchay incentive framework to include CSC-VLEs, BCs/Pension Sakhis, and PACS operating through PoPs. T...

May 12, 2026 135 Views 0 comment Print

Insolvency Professional Suspended for Repeated Delays in Liquidation Compliance

Corporate Law : The order highlights that delayed applications, late progress reports, and non-compliance with filing requirements amounted to ser...

May 7, 2026 276 Views 0 comment Print

PFRDA Launches NPS Sanchay to Simplify Pension Access for Informal Sector Workers

Corporate Law : PFRDA has introduced NPS Sanchay as a simplified National Pension System variant aimed at expanding pension coverage for India’s...

May 6, 2026 351 Views 0 comment Print

PFRDA Aligns NPS Investments with SEBI Rules as Insider Trading Regulation Falls Under SEBI Domain

Corporate Law : The circular clarifies that SEBI regulations on insider trading, self-dealing, and front running will apply to all NPS investment ...

May 6, 2026 303 Views 0 comment Print


Even in absence of a provision, Beneficial statute may be held to be retrospective in nature

July 26, 2006 8650 Views 1 comment Print

In the case of Vijay v. State of Maharashtra & others (2006) 6 SCC 286 Apex Court held that It is now well-settled that when a literal reading of the provision giving retrospective effect does not produce absurdity or anomaly, the same would not be construed to be only prospective. The negation is not a rigid rule and varies with the intention and purport of the legislature

Micro, Small And Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006

June 16, 2006 10128 Views 0 comment Print

(1) This Act may be called the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006. (2) It  shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification, appoint; and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act and any reference in any such provision to the commencement of this Act shall be construed as a reference to the coming into force of that provision.

Doctrine of fairness also to be considered for construing a statute – SC

August 23, 2005 6818 Views 0 comment Print

The doctrine of fairness also is now considered to be a relevant factor for construing a statute. In a case of this nature where the effect of a beneficent statute was sought to be extended keeping in view the fact that the benefit was already availed of by the agriculturalists of tobacco in Guntur, it would be highly unfair if the benefit granted to them is taken away,

Court cannot amend or alter statutory provisions: SC

March 12, 2003 4668 Views 0 comment Print

The law is well settled that a person who claims exemption or concession has to establish that he is entitled to that exemption or concession. A provision providing for an exemption, concession or exception, as the case may be, has to be constructed strictly with certain exceptions depending upon the settings on which the provisions has been placed in the statue and the object and purpose to be achieved.

The Competition Act, 2002

January 13, 2003 1165 Views 0 comment Print

The mention of the particular matters referred to in sub-sections (3) to (8) shall not be held to prejudice or affect the general application of section 6 of the General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897) with regard to the effect of repeal.

SC explain principles for amending an act retrospectively

July 12, 1994 10333 Views 0 comment Print

The Apex Court in Hitendra Vishnu Thakur v. State of Maharashtra (1994) 4 SCC 602 held that a law which affects the substantive rights of any of the parties, the law cannot be retrospective. Every party has a vested right in substantative law but no such right exists in procedural law.

Employee Joined as Trainee is Eligible for Gratuity

May 2, 1994 8796 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the employee joined as a trainee is eligible for gratuity as per Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972?

Allowability of retrospective amendment which impairs existing right or obligation

February 14, 1989 3781 Views 0 comment Print

A retrospective operation is not to be given to a statute, so as the impair existing right or obligation otherwise than as regards matter of procedure unless that effect cannot be avoided without doing violence to the language of the enactment.

Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act, 1988

September 5, 1988 38941 Views 0 comment Print

In 1973, the Law Commission of India after studying various Acts and prevailing benami system, recommended formulating an Act to tackle the issue. Accordingly, the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act, 1988 was enacted by the Parliament which came into force on 05.09.1988 and it prohibits benami transactions and the right to recover property held benami. The […]

The Standards of Weights and Measures (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 1977

September 26, 1977 49480 Views 2 comments Print

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 83 of the Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1976 (60 of 1976), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely:- 1. Short Title, Extent, Application and Commencement:- These rules may be called the Standards of Weights and Measures (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 1977. 2) They shall extend to the whole of India

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