Author: Vidhya Kumarswamy

With India on the path to digitization on all walks of life including the governance of our country, there have been many questions raised on the data protection , its security and on the privacy of the citizens as well as the Government. India might be one of the major contributors to the I.T.Sector in the world, however, India herself lags behind in the digital way of life, and this in turn has lead to many breaches of data as we are still in the early stages of digitization with no proper or stringent framework in place to counter such…

2 Day Certificate Course On The Principles Of Mediation And Negotiation For Law Students 23-24 AUGUST, 2017 Organized by: Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies, Delhi About: In today’s environment, the absence of effective negotiation is often the single largest contributor to disputes and the lack of success. The Mediation TRAINING PROGRAMME focusses on effective communication and negotiation, areas that are valuable for law students in boosting their profiles, especially if their aiming for a career in consensual dispute resolution. The 2 day workshop will cover the following areas: 1. Introduction to Conflict: Nature & Responses 2. Communication Techniques and Tools…

Ever since the Parliament enacted Sec. 139AA of the Income Tax Act, 1961(amended vide the Finance Act, 2017), under which it has been made compulsory to give one’s Aadhaar number for the purpose of applying PAN cards while filing income tax returns, many questions have been raised as to the competency of the Parliament to enact such a law and many oppositions were also faced against such an enactment. However, in the span of few days the Supreme Court of India disposed off the Writ Petition(Civil) No. 247 of 2017 and laid a partial stay on Sec. 139AA of the…

Rules on Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Regulation of Livestock Market) to ensure welfare of Animals & Protect Animals from Cruelty: Environment Ministry On, 23rd of May, 2017, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change notified new rules on Prevention of cruelty to animals and banned the trade of cattle for the purpose of slaughter in the animal market. The Draft Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Regulation of Livestock Markets) Rules, 2017 was notified on 16th January, 2017 inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected by it within 30 days. 13 representations were received regarding the…

Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, Government of India launches a new Twitter Handle @askGST_GoI to invite queries from all taxpayers and other stakeholders on GST. On 28th of May, 2017, the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, Government of India has opened a new Twitter Handle @askGST_GoI to invite queries from all taxpayers on GST, which has commenced it’s operations by tweeting the links of the list of FAQs. And the queries have been pouring in from everywhere and from everyone. Clarifications sought on GST range from GST on cereals to availability GST on advance payments as input credits.…

Twenty-five years since its establishment, the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) or the foreign investment regulator is about to be abolished. On Wednesday, 24th of May, 2017, the Union Cabinet in its meeting approved the abolishment of the FIPB, which was initially established under the Prime Minister’s Office due to the emergence of liberalization in the 1990s in India. The Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB), housed in the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, is an inter-ministerial body, responsible for the processing of FDI proposals and making recommendations for Government approval. But, with the increase in the Foreign Direct…

With the figures of Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) running into lakhs of crores and the situation expected to worsen, on the 5th day of May, 2017, the President of India, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee,  gave his approval and promulgated the Banking Regulation Ordinance to bring about amendments in the Banking Regulation Act, 1949. This Ordinance has been promulgated with a view to bring about amendments in Sec. 35 of the Act by inserting two new sections, viz., Sec. 35AA and Sec. 35AB, which confers more power on the Reserve Bank of India(RBI) in order to tackle the issue of NPAs. Three ways…

Case Name: Sunil Paswan v State of Bihar[CR. APP (SJ)-196/2015] What constitutes a crime under Sec. 307(Attempt to commit murder) of the Indian Penal Code(IPC), 1860 has always been a debatable point due to some of its ingredients being similar to the ingredients for conviction under Sec. 324 (Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means), Sec. 325(Punishment for voluntarily causing grievous hurt), and Sec. 326(Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means) of the IPC, 1860. Many attempts have been made to lay out the ingredients for conviction under Sec.307 of the IPC, 1860 like in Sarju Prasad…

On Thursday, The Goods and Services Tax(GST) Council approved the GST rates in India for 1211 items. The GST Council has decided that 1211 items on which 7% tax was imposed would be exempted, on which 14% was imposed would fall in the 5% slab, 17% in the 12%, 43% in the 18% and 19% in the 28%. Here’s an overview of the rates of some of the items: There would be no tax imposed on items like fish, chicken, eggs, milk, butter, fresh fruits and vegetables, bread, prasad, jaggery, Cereals, etc 5% tax would be imposed on items like…