LEGAL
TV ratings scam: Times Network mulls legal action against BARC
According to the chargesheet filed by Mumbai Police, former BARC CEO Partho Dasgupta and former COO Romil Ramgarhia suppressed ratings of Times Now with the intention of favouring Republic TV in the English news genre, thereby fraudulently declaring the latter as No. 1, even when Times Now had consistently posted higher numbers and was undisputed leader of the genre.
With no self-pardon in hand, private citizen Trump faces uncertain legal future
Presidential pardons can only shut down prosecutions by the U...
'Vijay Mallya can't be extradited until completion of 'confidential' legal proceedings in UK': Centre tell SC
Vijay Mallya case: Extradition ...
Joe Biden to prioritize legal status for millions of immigrants
The president-elect campaigned on a path to citizenship for the roughly 11 million people in the U.S. illegally, but it was unclear how quickly he would move while wrestling with the coronavirus pandemic, the economy and other priorities.
Covid cess may face legal hurdles: Experts
While the modality of the same is still not clear, the government is looking to introduce additional cess on current direct and indirect taxes to fund the cost of Covid vaccination through the cess. This would mean that the Covid-19 cess would be applicable on income tax as well as on goods and services rax (GST).
NCPCR seeks explanation from former Congress minister over comments on age of marriage of girls
The Congress leader had made the remark at a press conference in Bhopal on Wednesday while targeting Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan over his demand for a debate on the parity in the legal age of marriage for both sexes.
UK court denies release of substantial funds for Vijay Mallya's legal fees
Judge Sebastian Prentis, who presided over a remote hearing at the Insolvency and Companies Court (ICC) of the High Court in London, concluded that Mallya had failed to provide the "basic information" required for such a validation order and agreed only to allow sufficient funds to cover an appeal hearing scheduled in the bankruptcy case for Wednesday.
View: Supreme Court judgment giving go-ahead to Central Vista revamp is a missed opportunity
Pressing the ‘pause’ button on the project, as Justice Khanna has done in his dissenting opinion, would have provided an opportunity for everyone to reflect more deeply on an enterprise that will define India for some time to come. It is also what the law, on balance, demanded.
Covid-19 is the X factor in legal battle between wealthy exes
Before the world knew Covid, an ex-partner of a wealthy person wouldn’t budge from a Rs 100 crore settlement claim, a lawyer said. But post-crisis and economic bad news all round, the claim came down to mere Rs 55 crore, with some artwork and a nice car thrown in — and the divorced couple separated happily ever after.
Government to hold talks with farmers today; legal aspect of MSP, rollback of farm laws to be discussed
The Centre will hold a fresh round of talks with the farmer union leaders on Monday to end the ongoing stalemate between them over the three...
Congress demands legal sanctity to farmers' demands; says bring new laws
Addressing a joint press conference, Congress leaders Rajeev Shukla and Govind Dotasra said the government must immediately repeal the three new farm laws and bring fresh ones after incorporating the demands of farmers.
Vijay Mallya says cannot pay expenses, legal fee in UK court
There is a new update in the Vijay Mallya extradition case. Vijay Mallya has informed the U.K court that he cannot afford his legal fee for ...
RBI extends CKYCR to legal entities
Regulated entities (REs) have already been uploading the KYC data pertaining to all individual accounts opened on or after January 1, 2017, onto CKYCR in terms of the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering (Maintenance of Records) Rules, 2005.
