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Corporate Law : The article argues that proposed constitutional amendments would allow Parliament to determine the applicable census for delimitat...
Corporate Law : The U.S. DOJ told a federal court that the criminal case was filed without a realistic prospect of trial. It sought dismissal citi...
Finance : The article explains how AI is reshaping India's IT services industry by automating routine work, forcing companies to transform t...
Corporate Law : Maharashtra Overhauls Co-operative Housing Society Rules: New Norms for Membership, Nomination, Charges, Funds, AGM, Redevelopment...
Finance : Based on the latest CPI-IW data released by the Labour Bureau, the Dearness Allowance for PSU employees has been computed at 55.70...
Corporate Law : NSO has launched the Annual Survey of Incorporated Services Sector Enterprises (ASISSE) to collect comprehensive economic and oper...
Corporate Law : The government has exempted smaller edible oil packs and minor edible oils from standardisation requirements. The exemption is aim...
Finance : The Ministry of Finance has introduced a unified portal to help individuals search for unclaimed bank deposits, insurance claims, ...
Corporate Law : The Sales Tax Bar Association has urged the Bar Council of India and the Law Ministry to permit Advocates to collaborate with non-...
Corporate Law : The Union Cabinet approved ECLGS 5.0 to provide guaranteed emergency credit support to MSMEs, non-MSMEs, and airlines facing liqui...
Corporate Law : The Court held that maintenance charges for common amenities, facilities, and services cannot be based on apartment size when all ...
Corporate Law : Supreme Court of India invalidates State VAT amendments made post-GST, citing issues of legislative competence in Telangana, Gujar...
Corporate Law : Kharghar Co-op. Housing Societies Federation Ltd Vs Municipal Commissioner (Bombay High Court) Bombay High Court in the matter of ...
Corporate Law : Calcutta High Court held that computation of award amount without multiplying the amount with the multiplier 13 is unjustifiable....
Corporate Law : Ours being a Welfare State, the respondents who happen to be instrumentalities of the State under Article 12, cannot act arbitrari...
Corporate Law : Standard pack sizes have been recommended for commonly used edible oils to reduce market inconsistencies and assist consumers in c...
Corporate Law : The Office Memorandum increases Dearness Relief rates for CPF beneficiaries and eligible family members under the 5th Central Pay ...
Corporate Law : The issue concerns revision of Dearness Relief rates for pensioners. The government increased DR from 58% to 60% effective January...
Corporate Law : The Coastal Shipping Bill, 2024, introduced in Lok Sabha, aims to regulate coastal trade, boost domestic participation, and enhanc...
Corporate Law : The Ministry of Agriculture announces revised guidelines for the AMI Sub-scheme of ISAM, effective from November 10, 2024, for new...
The Union Finance Minister Shri Pranab Mukherjee said that Aadhaar-Enabled E-payment system would help not only in ensuring the timely payments directly to the intended beneficiaries but would also help in reducing the time taken, transaction costs and the leakages among others. The Finance Minister said that this would also help in bringing transparency in the system and reducing avoidable delays
Gross fixed capital formation (GFCF) as a proportion of GDP had reached a peak of 32.9 per cent in 2007/08, the year preceding the global crisis. It dropped to 32.3 per cent in 2008/09 and then to 31.6 per cent in 2009/10. Initial estimates are that in 2010/11 this ratio slipped further to 30.4 per cent. The AE for 2011/12 suggest that there may have been further slippage to 29.3 per cent. That is a decline of almost 4 percentage points over the last four years.
Extending benefits to its employees, the Centre has decided to remove the minimum age bar of five years for claiming educational allowance and hostel subsidy for their children. The move, which will benefit lakhs of workers, comes after the government received a number of representations and decided to get the matter duly examined by the Ministry of Finance.
The Ministry of Railways has advised the passengers travelling on the train on a short notice to use the facility of Current Reservation Counter situated at the train originating main stations. The Ministry has pointed out that vacant reserved seats available on train after preparation of reservation charts can be booked at the Current Counters of the train originating stations upto a specified time before departure of trains.
In a move to prevent misuse of Reserved Train Tickets and reduce cases of travelling on transferred tickets, Ministry of Railways has decided that with effect from 15th February 2012, anyone of the passengers/the passenger booked on the ticket issued from computerized Passenger Reservation System (PRS counters) and Internet (i-ticket) undertaking journey in AC-3 tier, AC-2 tier, 1st AC, AC Chair Car and Executive Classes will have to carry one of the nine prescribed proofs of identity (in original) during the journey.
The Ministry of Railways has decided to increase the advance reservation period for booking reserved train tickets from existing 90 days to 120 days on experimental basis (excluding the date of journey) w.e.f. March 10, 2012.
(i) The policy recommends production of Concentrate of Poppy Straw (CPS) in India by a company or body corporate. This would enable India to retain its status of a traditional supplier of Opiate Raw Material (ORM) to the rest of world, while remaining competitive. (ii) The consumption of poppy straw by addicts will be gradually reduced and finally stopped in a time frame decided by the States.
The Supreme Court has ruled that mandatory death penalty for an offender under the Arms Act was unconstitutional as it violated fundamental rights guaranteed to a citizen.A bench of Justices Asok Kumar Ganguly (since retd) and J S Khehar said Section 27(3) of the Arms Act, which imposed mandatory death penalty, was also “ultra vires and void” as it restricts the powers of the court in awarding sentences to an accused in such cases.
A scheme was launched in 2007 to provide legal /financial assistance to the deserted or divorced overseas Indian women through the Indian Missions/Posts. It was revised and the revised scheme came into effect from November, 2011. The scheme would be available to Indian women who have been deserted by their overseas Indian / foreign husbands or are facing divorce proceedings in a foreign country, subject to the following conditions:-
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has today released a Pre-consultation Paper on “Allocation of Spectrum in 2G band in 22 Service Areas by auction” for comments of the stakeholders.The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in its Judgment dated 2nd February 2012 in the writ petitions no 423/2010 and 10/2010, has directed TRAI to make fresh recommendations for grant of licence and allocation of spectrum in 2G band in 22 Service Areas by auction, as was done for allocation of spectrum in 3G band.
