Top Law News Government proposes single stamp duty rate for financial securities transactions February 2, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The government Friday proposed to bring in a single stamp duty rate for all financial securities transactions, a move that would help in reducing procedural requirements for brokers. The proposal is part of the Finance Bill 2019-20 introduced by Finance Minister Piyush Goyal after presentation of the Interim Budget. In his speech, he said, the […] Read more » CEO Dhiraj Relli financial securities transactions HDFC Securities MD HDFC Securities MD and CEO Dhiraj Relli single stamp duty rate single stamp duty rate for financial securities transactions
Top Law News Elgar Parishad case: Dalit scholar Anand Teltumbde arrested February 2, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Dalit scholar Anand Teltumbde was Saturday arrested in Mumbai by the Pune Police in the Elgar Parishad case for his alleged Maoist links, officials said Police detained Teltumbde, a professor at Goa Institute of Management, at the Mumbai airport early hours Saturday after his arrival from Kerala He was detained by the Mumbai Police, who […] Read more » Anand Teltumbde Dalit scholar Elgar Parishad case
Top Law News Supreme Court expresses displeasure at non-appointment of regular CBI director February 2, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday asked the Centre why it has not appointed a regular CBI director and said it was “averse” to the appointment of an interim chief for the agency for a long period. A bench comprising justices Arun Mishra and Naveen Sinha said the post of CBI director was sensitive and the government […] Read more » Attorney General K K Venugopal CBI director displeasure at non-appointment of regular CBI director interim CBI director. IPS officer M Nageswara Rao as the interim CBI director. Justice Arun Mishra Justice Naveen Sinha M Nageswara Rao non-appointment of regular CBI director Supreme Court
Top Law News Govt doubles tax exemption limit to Rs 5 lakh February 1, 2019 / February 1, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a major relief to the middle-class, Finance Minister Piyush Goyal Friday proposed to double the threshold tax exemption limit to Rs 5 lakh and increased the standard deduction to Rs 50,000 from Rs 40,000. The proposal will benefit 3 crore middle-class tax payers, Goyal said while unveiling the Budget proposals for 2019-20. Doubling the […] Read more » Rs.5 lakh tax exemption limit tax exemption limit to Rs 5 lakh
Top Law News Farmers to get Rs 6,000/yr in 3 installments under Centre funded scheme: FM February 1, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Finance Minister Piyush Goyal Friday said farmers will be provided Rs 6,000 per year in three installments under a scheme to be fully funded by the central government. Presenting the Interim Budget for 2019-20 in the Lok Sabha, Goyal sought to address some of the distress that the farm sector has been facing. He said […] Read more » 000/yr in 3 installments 6 Farmers to get Rs 6
Top Law News Poor have the first right over nation’s resources: Finance Minister Piyush Goyal February 1, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Pitching for bridging urban-rural divide, Finance Minister Piyush Goyal Friday said the country’s poor have the first right over nation’s resources. Presenting the budget for 2019-20 in the Lok Sabha, Goyal said, “We plan to provide urban facilities in rural areas while preserving ‘soul of village’.” He further said the government has worked to bridge […] Read more » Finance Minister Piyush Goyal
Top Law News 1984 riots: Delhi court directs CBI to expedite investigation in Tytler case February 1, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi Court Thursday directed CBI to expedite investigation into a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case in which Congress leader Jagdish Tytler has been given clean chit for his alleged role, saying that the matter is of sensitive nature. CBI informed Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Amit Arora that lie detector test of controversial businessman Abhishek Verma, […] Read more » 1984 anti-Sikh riots case in which Congress leader Jagdish Tytler 1984 riots Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Amit Arora Badal Singh Gurcharan Singh Sajjan Senior advocate H.S. Phoolka Thakur Singh Tytler Tytler case
Top Law News Supreme Court once again refuses to stay amendments to SC/ST Act January 31, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Wednesday once again refused to stay amendments to the SC/ST Act that restored the no anticipatory bail provision and said all matters including the Centre’s review petition will be heard on February 19. A bench headed by Justice U U Lalit said the issue requires hearing in detail and it will […] Read more » amendments to SC/ST Act Justice U U Lalit SC/ST Act stay amendments to SC/ST Act Supreme Court
Top Law News PM Narendra Modi credits demonetisation for making homes affordable to youth January 31, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday credited his government’s demonetisation decision for bringing down prices of houses and making them affordable for the aspiring youth He also said that if the previous governments had to do the work that he has done so far, they would have needed “25 more years” for it The prime […] Read more » Demonetisation homes affordable to youth PM Narendra Modi
Top Law News Karti Chidambaram to deposit Rs 10 crore for travelling abroad : Supreme Court January 31, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday allowed former Finance Minister P Chidambaram’s son Karti Chidambaram to travel abroad after depositing Rs 10 crore with its registry but asked him to cooperate with the probe in the INX Media and Aircel Maxis cases, saying “don’t play around with the law”. The apex court asked Karti Chidambaram to appear […] Read more » Aircel-Maxis Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi Karti Chidambaram money laundering matters
Top Law News SDMC shifting responsibility to trap and translocate monkeys : Delhi High Court January 30, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The AAP government told the Delhi High Court Tuesday that the South Delhi Municipal Corporation was shifting the responsibility of trapping and translocating monkeys from the city. The Chief Wildlife Warden (CWW) of Delhi government said the civic agency cannot abdicate its responsibility on the pretext of a letter which is not valid in respect […] Read more » AAP government advocate Meera Bhatia Anuj Aggarwal. Asola Bhati Wildlife Sanctuary Chief Justice Rajendra Menon Delhi government additional standing counsel Delhi government additional standing counsel Anuj Aggarwal. Justice V K Rao SDMC South Delhi Municipal Corporation translocate monkeys trap monkeys
Top Law News HC discharges contempt rule against school service commission January 30, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The West Bengal School Service Commission (SSC) has been discharged from contempt proceedings by the Calcutta High Court in connection with the publication of a merit list of candidates to recruit teachers for 12,905 vacancies. The contempt proceedings were initiated against the SSC on a petition alleging that the court’s September 18, 2018 order directing […] Read more » counsel Sutanu Kumar Patra Justice Rajasekhar Mantha SSC SSC counsel Sutanu Kumar Patra West Bengal School Service Commission
