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Hot Off The Press Rs. 410 crore allocated to frequently Drought affected and over exploited & Notified ground water blocks
Change in the rainfall pattern in the country has resulted in longer dry spells causing drought like situation in few areas in the country. In addition to the…
Hot Off The Press Notification to repeal the FCRA, 1952 and shift the Regulation of the Commodity Derivatives Market to SEBI with effect from 28th September 2015
In exercise of powers conferred by Sections 131 and 133 of the Finance Act, 2015, the Central Government appointed 28th September 2015 as the date on which the…
Hot Off The Press Government Accepted Shah Committee’s Recommendation to Make Clarificatory Amendment on Non-Applicability of MAT on FII/FPIs
In the light of controversy generated on the applicability of the Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) on FIIs/FPIs due to inconsistent rulings of the Authority for Advance Rulings (AAR)…
Hot Off The Press Law Commission Report on Death Penalty
The Law Commission of India chaired by Justice A.P. Shah submitted its 262nd report on 31st August 2015 on the issue of death penalty in India. The issue…
Hot Off The Press Entry of Law Students/Interns barred from high security zone of Supreme Court
The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) has barred the entry of interns/law students inside the high security zone of Supreme Court. The proposal for barring the entry of…
Hot Off The Press Guidelines governing Adoption of Children, 2015
On 17.07.2015 the Central Government notified the following Guidelines issued by the Central Adoption Resource Authority, superseding the Guidelines Governing the Adoption of Children, 2011 to provide for…
Hot Off The Press Developments associated with the NJAC
The National Judicial Appointments Commission Act, 2014, seeks to “regulate the procedure to be followed by the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) for recommending persons for appointment as…
Hot Off The Press Portal for UGC’s Students Grievance Redressal launched
On 23-03-2015, the Ministry of Human Resource Development launched the UGC’s Students Grievance Redressal Portal (www.ugc.ac.in ). It is an initiative taken by the University Grants Commission to…