Corporate Law News Kerala retains top rank in Niti Aayog’s SDG India Index 2020-21, Bihar worst performer June 7, 2021 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Kerala has retained the top rank in Niti Aayog’s SDG India Index 2020-21, while Bihar has been adjudged as the worst performer, according to a report released on Thursday The Index for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) evaluates progress of states and union territories on social, economic and environmental parameters Kerala retained its rank as the […] Read more » Kerala retains top rank in Niti Aayog's SDG India Index
Top Law News PM hails Indian scientists for developing vaccine against COVID-19 June 7, 2021 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday lauded Indian scientists for developing made-in-India vaccine against Covid and boosting other measures to fight the pandemic within a year of its outbreak. Addressing a meeting of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Society via video conferencing, he cited India’s experience in the previous century to say […] Read more »
Top Law News Delhi govt and students appeal in HC against order allowing pvt schools to charge annual fees June 4, 2021 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Several appeals, including one by the AAP government, have been moved in the Delhi High Court against its single judge’s decision allowing private unaided recognised schools to collect annual and development charges from students for the period after the lockdown ended in the national capital last year. The petitions moved on behalf of the students […] Read more » pvt schools to charge annual fees
Top Law News Gujarat : Man gets 18 months in jail for hurling sandals at HC judge June 4, 2021 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A magisterial court here sentenced a tea vendor from Gujarat’s Rajkot district to 18 months in jail for hurling his sandals at a High Court judge in 2012, out of frustration over long pendency of his case. Chief judicial magistrate V A Dhadhal of Mirzapur rural court on Thursday held Bhavanidas Bavaji guilty as charged under […] Read more » Chief judicial magistrate V A Dhadhal High Court Justice K S Jhaveri reason for throwing sandals at a High Court judge
Top Law News SC rejects plea against HC order granting anticipatory bail to journalist in rape case June 4, 2021 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea challenging the Delhi High Court order granting anticipatory bail to a Mumbai-based journalist in a rape case lodged against him by a 22-year-old woman. We find no reason to interfere. The special leave petition is dismissed, said a vacation bench of Justices Navin Sinha and Ajay Rastogi […] Read more » Ajay Rastogi anticipatory bail to journalist in rape case Justices Navin Sinha
Corporate Law News Number of active internet users in India likely to reach 900 mn by 2025: IAMAI June 4, 2021 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The number of active internet users in the country is likely to grow nearly 45 per cent to 900 million by 2025 compared to 622 million as of last year, an IAMAI-Kantar Cube report released on Thursday said. According to the report, rural India may have a higher number of internet users compared to […] Read more » active internet users in India
Corporate Law News RBI keeps interest rate unchanged to maintain accommodative stance June 4, 2021 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday left key interest rates unchanged at record lows as it reiterated its commitment to keep its monetary policy accommodative, to help the economy recover from the world’s worst outbreak of COVID-19 infections. It also lowered its forecast for the country’s economic growth to 9.5 per cent for […] Read more » RBI keeps interest rate unchanged
Corporate Law News RBI projects retail inflation at 5.1 pc in FY22 on supply-side measures June 4, 2021 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Reserve Bank of India on Friday said it expects retail inflation to be at 5.1 per cent in the current financial year supported by the progress of monsoon and effective supply-side interventions by the government. The projection is well within the Monetary Policy Committee’s target to keep the rate of inflation at 4 per […] Read more » RBI projects retail inflation at 5.1 pc
Corporate Law News Google and Facebook updating website to reflect new grievance officer appointed under IT rules May 31, 2021 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Large digital companies like Google and Facebook have begun updating their websites to reflect the appointment of the grievance officers under the new social media rules that came into effect recently. According to government sources, large social media companies like Google, Facebook and WhatsApp have shared details with the IT Ministry as per the […] Read more » google and facebook
Corporate Law News Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas Appoints Ketaki Gor Mehta as a Partner in its GIFT City, Gandhinagar Office May 31, 2021 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Mumbai, Maharashtra, IndiaCyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM) announced the appointment of Ms. Ketaki Gor Mehta as a Partner in its GIFT City, Gandhinagar office and she will be based in the GIFT City office. This appointment is part of Firm’s continuing growth strategy and enabling support to its GIFT City clients. Ketaki has over 16 years of experience […] Read more »
Top Law News SC to hear on May 31 plea seeking cancellation of Class 12 exams amid pandemic May 29, 2021 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Friday said it would hear on May 31 a plea seeking directions to cancel Class 12 examinations in the wake of the surge in COVID-19 cases across the country. The matter came up for hearing before a bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari. At the outset, the bench […] Read more » cancellation of Class 12 exams amid pandemic Justice Dinesh Maheshwari Justices A M Khanwilkar
Top Law News HC dismisses Matrix Cellular’s plea to release oxygen concentrators seized by police May 29, 2021 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has dismissed Matrix Cellular Services’ plea for release of its seized oxygen concentrators, saying it sold “untested” equipment to desperate people at exorbitant prices by making false representations at a time when there was a surge in COVID-19 cases and severe lack of oxygen supply for patients. Justice Yogesh Khanna, while […] Read more » Matrix Cellular Services release oxygen concentrators seized by police
