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New Income Tax Bill Proposes To Allow IT Officers To Access Social Media, E-mail Accounts Of Assessees During Scrutiny
Recently, the new Income Tax Bill 2025 was introduced in Parliament. Although touted as a step to make Income tax law in India simpler, the Bill contains some provisions which may disturb taxpayers by infringing on their right to privacy. One such provision in the new Bill would allow the Income tax department to access the email, trading account, social media profiles and other personal data...
Lucknow Court Imposes ₹200 Fine On LoP Rahul Gandhi Over Non-Appearance In VD Savarkar Defamation Case
A Court in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow district has imposed a cost of Rs. 200 on Congress MP and LoP in Loksabha, Rahul Gandhi, over his non-appearance in a complaint case in which he has been summoned as an accused over his alleged 'derogatory' remark against Vinayak Damodar Savarkar made during his Bharat Jodo Yatra in November 2022 in Maharashtra's Akola. Additional...
'Arbitrary' : CAT Sets Aside Transfer Of IRS Officer Sameer Wankhede From Mumbai To Chennai
The Central Administrative Tribunal has set aside the transfer of Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer Sameer Wankhede, who courted controversy over his role investigating the Aryan Khan drug case in 2021, from Mumbai to Chennai.The CAT Principal Bench found the transfer order issued by the Department of Revenue in May 2022 to be "arbitrary and violative of their own transfer policy." The...
Well Planned Conspiracy To Frame BJP Minister Kapil Mishra In 2020 Riots: Delhi Police To Court While Opposing Plea Seeking FIR Against Him
The Delhi Police has opposed before a Delhi Court a plea seeking registration of FIR against BJP leader and Delhi Minister Kapil Mishra over her alleged involvement in the 2020 North-East Delhi riots. The police has filed its written submissions while opposing a complaint filed by one Mohd. Ilyas, saying that there is a well planned conspiracy to frame Mishra in relation to the riots. The...
MNLU Mumbai, Nagpur & NALSA Sign MoU To Provide Law Students With Hands-On Legal Training And Governance Exposure
An Memorandum of Understanding has been entered into between Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai, Maharashtra National Law University Nagpur and National Legal Services Authority (NALSA). Recognizing the mutual benefits of collaboration, MNLU Mumbai, Nagpur and NALSA enterd into the MoU to facilitate academic and research cooperation through an Internship Program on Legal...
IFF Wins Global Privacy & Human Rights Award
The Internet Freedom Foundation has won the first Global Privacy and Human Rights Award of the Global Privacy Assembly Working Group on Data Protection and Other Rights and Freedoms.The prize was awarded in Taipei, Taiwan, during the annual RightsCon conferenceInternet Freedom Foundation was honoured for its litigation and advocacy work defending online freedom and addressing the use of...
Senior Advocate Manan Kumar Mishra Re-elected As BCI Chairman For 7th Consecutive Term
Senior advocate Manan Kumar Mishra has been re-elected as the chairman of the Bar Council of India, making it his seventh-consecutive win. Notably, Mishra is also BJP member of parliament–to the Rajya Sabha from Bihar. A press release from the BCI issued after his win stated, "Soon after the announcement of his re-election for a seventh term, Mr. Mishra expressed his heartfelt gratitude to...
Bengaluru Court Issues Summons To BS Yediyurappa In POCSO Case
A special court in Bengaluru on Friday issued summons to former Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa and three other accused and directed their presence before the court on March 15, in connection with a case registered under Protection of Children From Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The High Court had recently, while setting aside the earlier cognizance order, directed the special court to pass an...
Kangana Ranaut Apologises To Javed Akhtar In Defamation Case
Putting a quietus to a nearly five-year-old legal spat, Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut on Wednesday 'unconditionally' apologised to Lyricist and Poet Javed Akhtar for making 'defamatory' comments against him and dragging his name into the death of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death. Both Ranaut and Akhtar finally settled their defamation complaints on Wednesday, by personally...
Bar Council Of Maharashtra & Goa Issues Circular Exempting Advocates From Wearing Black Coats From March 1st To June 30th
Taking note of the rising temperatures, the Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa (BCMG) has decided that advocates need not wear their usual dress code of "black coats" from March 1st to June 30, every year.Notably the "exemption" for lawyers from wearing their usual dress code was earlier only during the summer months of May to June. But this year, the exemption will commence from March 1st....
Kerala Court Grants Bail To BJP Leader PC George In Hate Speech Case Citing Health Complications
A Kerala Court has granted bail to BJP leader PC George, who was remanded to 14 days custody, citing health complications. He was remanded to custody for allegedly making hate speech against the Muslim community during a channel debate.Bail was granted by Erattupetta Judicial First Class Magistrate Court in Kottayam district.A detailed order is awaited.The allegation against PC George was that...