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Economy may grow 6.5% in FY-2010: RBI

   27 July 2009 at 17:37

The Reserve Bank of India on Monday said that the economy may grow 6.5% for the financial year 2010 and stressed that fiscal consolidation was needed fo ..

Posted in Others |   141 Views


Measures to check domestic violence and child marriage

   27 July 2009 at 17:33

In order to protect the rights of women who are victims of violence of any kind occurring within the family and for matters connected therewith, a legislation “The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005” (No.43 of 2005) was e ..

Posted in Family Law  2 comments |   946 Views


Setting up of Shipping Finance Corporation

   27 July 2009 at 17:30

Although, in the liberalization era Govt. is not committed to providing soft loan for acquisition of ships but on account of the current financial meltdown on the request of Ministry of Shipping and at the behest of Finance Ministry, Indian Banks&rsq ..

Posted in Corporate Law |   182 Views


Ban on Polythene Bags

   27 July 2009 at 17:29

Government has worked on concrete plan to ban polythene bags. The manufacture and use of polyethene bags and recycling of plastic wastes are regulated under the Recycled Plastics Manufacture and Usage Rules, 1999 (as amended in 2003). As per these ru ..

Posted in Civil Law |   476 Views


Law to stop cutting of trees

   27 July 2009 at 17:29

The government is taking strict steps by effective laws to stop cutting of trees in forest areas and to curb forest mafia.Strict enforcement of the Indian Forests Act, 1927, the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 and the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 ..

Posted in Others |   1199 Views


Employees covered under ESI Scheme

   27 July 2009 at 17:20

The number of employees covered under ESI Scheme and details of the amount of contribution income, State-wise is as per the Table given below: STATE-WISE COVERAGE & CONTRIBUTION INCOME Sl. ..

Posted in Labour & Service Law |   350 Views


Review of employees’ Pension Scheme, 1995

   27 July 2009 at 17:19

An Expert Committee has been constituted in June, 2009 for reviewing the Employees’ Pension Scheme, 1995. The Committee headed by the Special Secretary (Labour and Employment) consist of actuaries, experts from social security and insurance sec ..

Posted in Labour & Service Law |   635 Views


Increase in strength of Supreme Court Judges

   27 July 2009 at 17:17

Dr. M.Veerappa Moily, Minister of Law and Justice informed the Rajya Sabha in a written reply that the Lok Sabha passed the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2008 on 22nd December, 2008 and it received the assent of the President on 5t ..

Posted in Others |   123 Views


Use of Hindi in Supreme Court

   27 July 2009 at 17:17

The Law Commission of India in its 216th Report on “Non-Feasibility of Introduction of Hindi as Compulsory Language in the Supreme Court of India” has, inter-alia, recommended that the higher judiciary should not be subjected to any kind ..

Posted in Others |   149 Views


Separation fee, in any form, is taxable: Tribunal

   27 July 2009 at 15:52

Money received by an employee of a foreign company while leaving the firm, even if it is paid as non-compete fee, will be taxable in India, going by a t ..

Posted in Taxation |   116 Views