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After 7 years of ban dance bars in Maharashtra all set to run

Supreme Court stayed with the Bombay High Court’s verdict to repress the State Government’s order to close the dance bars, 7 years after they were banned dance bars...

July 22, 2013

Marriage law amendment approved by Union Cabinet

Union Cabinet approved the amendments to the marriage law. The Bill is expected to come in the August 2013 Session of Parliament .  Objective : To enable a...

July 22, 2013

Supreme Court: Persons in lawful custody not entitled to vote/contest elections

Upholding a 2004 judgement of Patna High court, the Supreme Court has held that persons in lawful custody – whether convicted in a criminal case or otherwise –...

July 19, 2013

Membership of MPs, MLAs to be disqualified on date of criminal conviction: Supreme Court

In a major ruling the Supreme Court held that charge-sheeted Members of Parliament and MLAs, on conviction for the offences, will be immediately disqualified from holding membership of...

July 12, 2013

Cabinet passed Ordinance to implement Food Security Bill

In order to implement the Food Security Bill, the cabinet unanimously approved an ordinance regarding the same. The Food Security Bill guarantees food entitlements to two-thirds (67%) at highly subsidized rates. The bill...

July 7, 2013

Curb sale of adulterated milk: Supreme Court to State govts

Expressing concern over the sale of adulterated milk in the country, the Supreme Court has directed the governments of Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Delhi to file their response...

July 5, 2013

Even foreign nationals are entitled to right to life, liberty: Apex Court

The Supreme Court, while quashing the Videocon case filed against three Ugandan nationals, observed that the right to life and liberty, enshrined under Article 21 of the Constitution,...

June 21, 2013

Lawsuit filed against the copyright of ‘Happy birthday to you’

The copyright of the most famous song of English language “Happy Birthday to You” has been challenged by a production company Good Morning To You Productions Corp. who...

June 18, 2013

RTI Act allows public access to Government employee’s service book: CIC

The Central Information Commission (CIC) has held that a public authority was obligated under Section 4(1) (b) of the RTI Act to disclose information related to the service of...

June 16, 2013

Karnataka HC upholds withdrawing of tax exemptions for SEZs

The Karnataka High Court has upheld the amendments made to the Income Tax Act in 2011 withdrawing exemptions given to the business and service units as well as...

June 15, 2013

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