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Amendments to the Electricity Act

   12 May 2015 at 16:23

The Union Cabinet has approved the proposals for amendment in Electricity Act, 2003 on 10th December, 2014 as contained in the Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2014. The Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2014 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 19th December, ..

Posted in Others |   1267 Views


Intellectual Property System

   11 May 2015 at 15:52

India continues to be placed on the Priority Watch List under the US Special 301 on account of USA’s assessment of Indian IPR protection being inadequate. The Special 301 Report issued by the United States under their Trade Act of 1974 is a un ..



The Annual Indian Legal Counsel Congress & IDEX LEGAL Awards

   08 May 2015 at 18:51

Mumbai, 1st May: IDEX LEGAL in association with Thomson Reuters presented the 10th edition of The Legal Counsel Congress (LCC) and the 4th edition of the IDEX LEGAL Awards on 30th April 2015 at Hotel Palladium, Mumbai. In order to help travail that r ..

Posted in Others |   1021 Views


Translation of Judgements

   08 May 2015 at 18:51

There is no such proposal or scheme for translation of important decisions of Supreme Court and High Courts into regional languages and Hindi under consideration of the Government. Indian Law Institute is an autonomous body, registered under the Soci ..

Posted in Others  3 comments |   1178 Views


Transgender as Third Gender

   08 May 2015 at 18:51

An Expert Committee was constituted in the Ministry to make an in-depth study of the problems being faced by the Transgender community and suggest suitable measures to ameliorate their problems. The Committee submitted its report on 27th January, 201 ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   971 Views


Approval to amendments in the Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011 (17 of 2014)

   07 May 2015 at 13:19

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has approved amendments in the Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011 by moving an amendment Bill in Parliament during the Budget Session, 2015. This is being done with a view to inco ..

Posted in Others |   717 Views


Scrapping of Official Secrets Act, 1923

   06 May 2015 at 18:11

The Second Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC), in its Report of June 2006, had, inter-alia, recommended that the Official Secrets Act (OSA), 1923 should be repealed, and substituted by a chapter in the National Security Act, containing provision ..

Posted in Others |   552 Views


Easing of compliance norms under Companies Act

   05 May 2015 at 17:54

After commencement of various provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules thereunder, various issues received from Industry Chambers and stakeholders were examined in consultation with stakeholders. In order to address the issues received, certai ..

Posted in Corporate Law |   981 Views


Proposal to move Official Amendments to the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2013

   30 April 2015 at 12:11

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, gave its approval to amend the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 by pursuing the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2013, pending before the Rajya Sabha by moving official ..

Posted in Criminal Law  1 comments |   1663 Views


Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2014

   30 April 2015 at 12:11

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, gave its approval for moving of the following Official Amendments in the Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2014 :- i. Doing away with the requirement for filing a declaration by a ..

Posted in Corporate Law |   1187 Views