Challenge Against Advance Intimation for Transportation of Indian Citizen’s Body From Foreign Countries: Kerala HC Reserves Order

Kerala High Court on Wednesday reserved its order in a petition challenging the constitutional validity of Rule 43 of the Aircraft (Public Health) Rules, 1954 as much as it mandates that for importation of dead body of Indian citizen from any foreign country the Health Officer of the concerned airport should be given advance intimation of at least 48 hours of the same.According to the...

RBI Limits Consumer Liability In Cases Of Online Fraud [Read Notification]

Stepping in to protect customers from bank fraud, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently laid out norms to limit the liability of the consumer.“With the increased thrust on financial inclusion and customer protection and considering the recent surge in customer grievances relating to unauthorized transactions resulting in debits to their accounts/ cards, the criteria for determining...

SC Transfers Petition Of MP Legislative Affairs Minister To Delhi HC From MP HC [Read Order]

The Supreme Court today ordered to transfer the writ petition of state Legislative Affairs Minister Narottam Mishra to the Delhi High Court from the MP High Court’s principal seat at Jabalpur for further hearing.Mishra moved a special leave petition before the Supreme Court for urgent hearing of his petition on grounds the presidential election is scheduled for 17.07.2017.Mishra moved...

NGT Notice To Centre On Coal-Based Power Plant Near Delhi [Read Petition]

The National Green  Tribunal has issued notice to the Centre on the proposed coal-based power plant in Khurja, Uttar Pradesh just 100kms from Delhi, which is already reeling under severe pollution levels.A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar issued notice to the Centre and also to the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board and M/s project proponent THDC India Limited.The...

Delhi HC Notice To Kejriwal Govt On Petition For Statutory Minimum Wages [Read Petition]

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought to know the stand of Arvind Kejriwal led- AAP government on a petition seeking enforcement of statutory minimum wages.A bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal issued notice to the Delhi government on a PIL filed by NGO Social Jurist through advocate and social activist Ashok Agarwal seeking enforcement of current statutory rates of minimum...

Delhi HC Orders Fast Registration Of Refugee Couple’s Marriage [Read Judgment]

Bringing an end to the predicament of a Mynamar refugee couple whose customary marriage could not be recognized in India, the Delhi High Court has directed the Registrar of Marriage (Christian Marriage Act) to ensure that their marriage is registered expeditiously after the duo expressed their desire to re-marry as per the Indian laws.The couple – T Olive and his partner Nili Fnu had come...

Delhi HC To Hear On July 20 Swamy’s PIL For Time-Bound SIT Probe Into Sunanda Pushkar Muder Case

The Delhi  High Court on Wednesday said it will hear on July 20 the Public Interest Litigation moved by Union cabinet minister and BJP MP Subramanian Swamy seeking a time-bound court-monitored multi-disciplinary probe into the murder of Sunanda Pushkar, the wife of Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, who was found dead under mysterious circumstances at a five-star hotel suite on January 17,...

Allahabad HC Expresses Concern Over Traffic Congestion In Lucknow [Read Judgment]

Allahabad High Court recently expressed serious concern over traffic congestion in Lucknow, directing the State Government to immediately deploy adequate police personnel and install traffic signal systems at various crossings to ease traffic congestion.A Bench comprising Justice A.P. Sahi and Justice Vivek Chaudhary further directed the Government to constitute a committee of Secretaries...

PIOs Challenging Penalty Under Sec.20 Cannot Engage Govt. Counsel: TN Government [Read Order]

The Tamil Nadu Government has directed Public Information Officers (PIOs) to abstain from engaging a Government Counsel in matters where the PIO intends to challenge imposition of penalty under Section 20 of the Right to Information Act, 2005.Section 20 of the Act empowers the CIC or the SIC to recommend disciplinary action or impose a penalty on a PIO while deciding on a complaint or a...

Bhopal Smart City: MP HC Tells Govt To File Affidavit On Road Widening

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the state government to file an affidavit on widening of road as per development plan while hearing a petition concerning the Bhopal smart city project.The court’s directive came after the petitioner’s counsel argued that the road from Polytechnic College to Bharat Mata Crossing is not being widened as per the development plan sanctioned for...

Whether NRI Student Can Seek Medical Admission Only In NRI quota In Deemed Universities- Kerala HC To Decide

A Non-Resident Indian (NRI) student has petitioned the Kerala High Court on finding that only seats in NRI quota in deemed universities were made available to him for exercising choices in the centralized medical counseling held for deemed universities, regardless of his merit.From this year onwards, admission to all seats in private colleges and deemed universities are held on the basis...

GST Exemption On Gifts Worth Upto Rs. 50,000 By Employer

Gifts up to a value of Rs. 50,000 per year by an employer to his employee are outside the ambit of GST. However, gifts of value more than Rs. 50,000, made without consideration, are subject to GST when made in the course or furtherance of business.It is being reported that gifts and perquisites supplied by companies to their employees will be taxed under GST.The question arises as to...