Tag: Covid-19

’21 Week 9 (26/02-03/03)

This week saw major developments in the legal arena with the Supreme Court of India allowing High Courts to quash FIRs using the writ jurisdiction and the Westminster Magistrate Court allowing the extradition of Nirav Modi to India and much more. Happy Reading!

TeLawgram

TeLawgram Jan, 2021 – Roundup

Post author By Abhishek Rajiv
Post date January 31, 2021
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Hello, this past week has seen several developments ranging from the Supreme Court staying the Bombay High Court judgment which ruled that skin-to-skin contact necessary for offence of ‘sexual assault’ under POCSO to the US Congressional Commission declaring a ‘possible genocide’ against Uighurs in China.
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You’ve Got TeLawgram: 2020 Roundup

Post author By Abhishek Rajiv
Post date January 1, 2021
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2020 was a tough year for all of us. Regardless, the world has marched on. Countless changes have been wrought worldwide, in all spheres, including law. In furtherance of our goal of providing our readers with updates, we have collected the largest updates over the past year, in India, and have presented them with a curated reading list for your perusal.
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Taxation

Transparent Taxation– India Setting the Global Benchmark for Compliance Verification

Post author By nualslj
Post date September 17, 2020
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Adesh Sharma & Saksham Shrivastav As the world adjusts to a faceless pandemic, India has introduced a major overhaul of its direct taxation regime by erasing physical interface along with jurisdictional boundaries and introducing a faceless tax assessment and appeals system in its place. On August 13th, the Prime Minister launched the new Transparent Taxation […]

Tags Coronavirus, COVID, Covid-19, Taxation, Transparent Taxation

Coronavirus Policy

Circumvention of Right to Work by the Bar Council of India Rules in the Light of the COVID-19 Disaster

Post author By nualslj
Post date September 16, 2020
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Abhiraam Shukla Introduction In a recent judgment, the Supreme Court reiterated that members of the Bar cannot earn their livelihood by any other means. The judgment was delivered during the suo moto proceedings in a case concerning financial difficulties being faced by lawyers, who are at a loss of work, amid the COVID-19 pandemic[1]. Time […]

Tags Bar Council, Bar Council Rules, Coronavirus, COVID, Covid-19