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06/12/2021

Domestic Violence Act Complaints Can't Be Filed At Places Of Casual Visits, Should Be Instituted In Place Of Temporary Or Permanent Residence: Bombay

A domesticviolence complaint cannot be filed at a place a wom

19/11/2021

Motor Accident Compensation: Claimants Entitled To 'Future Prospects' Even If Deceased Was Not Earning: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed the even in case of a deceased who had no income at the time of death, their legal heirs shall also be entitled to future p

It is not expected that the deceased who was not serving at all, his income is likely to remain static and his income would remain stagnant, the bench comprising Justices MR Shah and Sanjiv Khanna said.

13/11/2021

RERA Act Not Applicable to Projects Already completed or Granted Completion Certificate, Rules Supreme Court

30/03/2020

https://entrackr.com/2020/03/rbi-moratorium-not-a-relief-pay-emi-and-credit-card-dues/

RBI moratorium on EMI repayments seemed to be a relief for those who had been demanding a deferment due to the lockdown. But in reality, that’s not the case

27/03/2020

https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/3-month-moratorium-on-term-loans-may-be-allowed-rbi-governor-154390

As a part of decisions taken to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on economy, the Reserve Bank of India Governor on Friday announced that all commercial banks and non-banking financial companies are...

26/03/2020

https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/plea-in-sc-for-financial-emergency-under-artice-360-due-to-covid-19-pandemic-154373

In the backdrop on national lockdown imposed to curb the transmission of COVID-19 pandemic, a Public Interest Litigation petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking to direct the Central...

24/03/2020

https://www.livelaw.in/news-updates/grant-20000-per-month-subsistence-allowance-to-young-lawyers-during-lockdown-bci-writes-to-pm-cms-154279

Bar Council of India has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Ministers of all States to provide a minimum sum of Rs. 20,000/- per month as subsistence allowance to young...

13/02/2020

Nod for Direct Tax amnesty scheme to cover debt recovery tribunals:

The Cabinet’s approval to infuse Rs 2,500 crore into National Insurance Company, Oriental Insurance Company and United General Insurance Company, may be a step towards the proposed merger of the three companies, which is at an advanced stage.

NEW DELHI: The Direct Tax Vivaad se Vishwas Bill, 2020 will now cover pending litigation in debt recovery tribunals (DRTs) as well besides those in various courts and tribunals, the Union cabinet said while approving the change to the bill.

“It has been decided to cover disputes pending in DRTs also,” Union minister Prakash Javadekar said after the Cabinet meeting. “Disputes of search and seizure where the recovery is below Rs 5 crore can be taken in this scheme," he added.

16/10/2019

Not a single Rs 2,000 note printed in FY20 so far: Report

That the Central Bank has halted the printing of high value bank notes was conveyed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in a response to an RTI query.

No new bank notes of Rs 2,000 denomination have been printed in financial year 2020 by the Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran, The New Indian Express reports.
That the Central Bank has halted the printing of high value bank notes was conveyed to the daily by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), in response to an RTI query.

22/08/2019

Burden of Proof in Cheque Bouncing cases: What Supreme Court held
The Supreme Court on Wednesday made pertinent observations regarding the burden of proof that falls upon opposing parties in a cheque bouncing dispute under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881.
A Bench of Justices R Banumathi and AS Bopanna highlighted that once the complainant discharges the initial burden to prove the existence of a legally enforceable debt, it would fall on the defendant to prove that he is innocent.
The defendant may prove his innocence either by showing that there is no debt or by proving that the cheques he issued were supported by sufficient funds.

25/07/2019

Possible to identify originators of WhatsApp messages, IIT Madras Professor tells Madras HC:

Challenging the submissions made so far by the messaging platform, a technical expert from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, yesterday told the Madras High Court that it is possible to add an identification tag to WhatsApp messages, and thereby trace the original sender.

The Bench of Justices S Manikumar and Subramonium Prasad was told that it is possible, in a metaphorical sense, to alter the 'preamble' of WhatsApp so that such an identification facility is introduced.

21/07/2019

What can attract conviction under Section 498A of Indian Penal Code? Supreme Court answers:-

The Supreme Court reaffirmed that wilful conduct that drives a wife to commit su***de or demand for dowry, both could attract conviction under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

The Supreme Court observed,

"Conviction under Section 498A IPC is for subjecting a woman to cruelty. Cruelty is explained as any wilful conduct which is likely to drive a woman to commit su***de or to cause grave injury or danger to life, limb or health. Harassment of a woman by unlawful demand of dowry also partakes the character of ‘Cruelty’."

The observations form part of a judgment which was rendered in an appeal filed by one Wasim against a decision of the Delhi High Court which had confirmed his conviction under Section 498A of the IPC.