Commentary on the devastating impact of proposed amendment in Central Sales Tax Act, 1956

17 Mar 2021

This article is focused on the analysis of the proposed amendment of the Section 8 (3)(b) of the Central Sales Tax Act 1956 once the said amendment takes the shape of the binding piece of statute. The authors are making an attempt to demonstrate so as to analyse the devastating...

Dissenter’s stake: The saga of anti-defection in India

13 Mar 2021

‘Intra Party Democracy’ is an exception in this era of centralized political parties. The government is, also, a political party (or group of parties) in power. They have vested interest in ensuing the stability of their governments even if it comes at the cost of encroaching upon the “institution of...

$20 billion opportunity for Indian man-made fibre garments

11 Mar 2021

Buying houses believe that Indian manmade fibre (MMF) garment exporters can aspire to grab $20 billion business in global MMF garment trade even as the domestic apparel industry works at resolving its limitations. This was among the key takeaways from a virtual B2B meeting on ‘Improving MMF Fabric Options for...

MoU signed for Paradeep Plastic Park between IOCL and IDCO

10 Mar 2021

Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) and Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO) today signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to develop Paradip Plastic Park. The MoU was signed on a hybrid mode, in the presence of Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel Dharmendra Pradhan, Shri Naveen Patnaik, Chief...

MAKING IT HAPPEN: UNDERSTAND THE ‘WHY’ OF THE PROBLEM

09 Mar 2021

“In 2014, both coal and power sector were faced with crisis. It needs to be examined why and how coal came out of the mess but power sector continues to languish.” All governments face problems. Perhaps one of the reasons for existence of governments are such problems, though they may...

PORN MOVIES ENTER HOUSEHOLDS UNDER THE PRETEXT OF WEB SERIES

09 Mar 2021

The proliferation of pornography has reached to such an extent that even the Supreme Court had to make scathing remarks about the sexual content being served by the producers in the name of web series. The apex court is right to say that porn movies are being dished out in...

Appointment of judges: An analysis

04 Mar 2021

In a recent notification, the Ministry of Law and Justice has modified the resolution of the Collegium which had suggested for extending the tenure of Justice Pushpa Ganediwala to two years as additional judge at Bombay High Court. Instead, the Notification has modified the order and extended the tenure of...

WHY WE SHOULD NOT CREATE UNWARRANTED EXAM HYPE

25 Feb 2021

A video of the Delhi government’s Director of Education addressing school students in their classroom, telling them to “attempt every question even if it means just copying out the question again”, has raised eyebrows and become a subject of public disdain. Later, on being queried, a senior member of the...

The contempt and mercy fallout: Revisiting the scales of adjudication

12 Jan 2021

Contempt of court is a common law principle that aims to protect the integrity of the judicial institutions from unwarranted attacks, vilification, and demeaning criticism. It acts as a watchdog against those who intend to attack the court’s dignity thereby bringing into disrepute the idea of courts in the minds...

WOMEN EMPOWERMENT IS REQUIRED FOR SUCCESS OF AATMANIRBHAR BHARAT

12 Jan 2021

Before long, New Year will make its march to International Women’s Day, and as we step into a new decade, it is time for a pause, for reflection and fresh resolve. Women make up 50% of India’s population, and women empowerment reserves the potential that will enable India to deliver...