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Soon after its victory in the May 2009 general elections, the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance II announced a 100-day agenda to bring about governance, reforms and transparency, and revive the growth momentum. Among other things, there were 13 legislative Bills slated to be cleared in that period. Over 600 days have passed and of the 13, only one - Right to Education Bill, 2009 - has been passed. What happened to the others? Some of these, pending or lapsed, can have far-reaching impact on the economy, corporate sector and investors if passed in their present form.
Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) Bill, 2005
...It has to move civil courts," says M.R. Madhavan, Head of Research at Delhi-ba... against the acquisition of farm land for special economic zones, or SEZs, the government decided to...
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...(17) Imperial Chinese courts almost exclusively heard criminal cases, as civil ... China were the state's own legal specialists. Even as late as the Qing dynasty, which ended in ..., in as much as it incorporated a detailed bill of fundamental rights (38) with an independent jud...
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... of a doubt raised in that behalf, by the courts. The power of Judicial Review is incorporated in A...Than it was in Special Courts Bill, 1978, In re, case where the majority ...
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The 71-year-old former chief minister of Karnataka talks about foreign law firms, regulating the legal profession, the chief vigilance commissioner (CVC) case in the Supreme Court and the political strategy of the Congress party. Because there should be a regulator, you know.
.....maybe there are some (more) high courts also. I think maybe we need to.wait for the judgem...In this Legal Practitioners Bill, there's the Legal Services Board. Yes, we have pr...These fast-track courts, they will be special courts?. Yeah, yeah. Now, CBI (Central Bureau of I...
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FINANCE BILL, 2010 PROVISIONS RELATING TO DIRECT TAXES Introduction The provisions of the Finance Bill, 2010 relating to direct taxes seek to amend the Income-tax Act, inter alia, in order to,- (i)lower the tax burden on individual taxpayers by widening the tax slabs; (ii)allow small companies to convert into Limited Liability Partnerships without attracting capital gains tax liability; (iii)reduce the compliance burden on small business enterprises by raising the turnover limits beyond which audit is compulsory; (iv)promote investment in Research and Development (R&D) to enhance the competitive ability of the economy. (v)encourage savings for funding infrastructure by providing a tax deduction on investment in long-term infrastructure bonds; and (vi)simplify and rationalize the pro...
... tax" and charging of income-tax in special cases during the financial year 2010-11. The rates..., Kolkata, Guwahati and Chattisgarh High Courts have held otherwise. It is, therefore, proposed to...
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... Estimates and is authorised by general or special order of the Central Government to receive a suppl... any information, and exhibit to him any bill, invoice or document of a like nature, which such ...250. Courts not to entertain proceedings in certain cases. 250...
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FINANCE (NO 2) BILL, 2009 PROVISIONS RELATING TO DIRECT TAXES Introduction The provisions of the Finance (No.2) Bill, 2009 relating to direct taxes seek to amend the Income-tax Act, inter alia, with a view to,- (i)Lowering the burden on the individual taxpayers by increasing the basic exemption limit available to the taxpayers. (ii)Introducing simplified presumptive tax scheme for small businesses. (iii)Encouraging the growth of foreign investment in India by providing for a speedy dispute resolution mechanism. (iv)Improving efficency of the tax system by providing for investment linked tax incentives for certain sectors. (v)Focussing on tax administration by improving the standards of service delivery and transparency in the functioning. (vi)Simplification and rationalization of provis...
..."advance tax" and charging of incometax in special cases during the financial year 2009-10. The rates...However, the Courts have held that Joint Directors or Joint Commission...
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With the help of the local police, he managed to recover most of the Rs 5 lakh he paid to the smuggler to take him to the Philippines, and most of the ransom his parents paid, but despite his two-month ordeal, no one involved with his kidnapping has been arrested, faced criminal charges, or served time in jail. Pavitar Singh, who runs a local non-governmental organization that works with Punjabi youth, cites high unemployment rates, the poor quality of education, and skyrocketing drug abuse as some of the factors pushing Punjabi youth abroad.
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The government had introduced two Bills - one to amend the 1894 law that regulates acquisition of land by the government, and the other to provide statutory minimum standards for rehabilitation and resettlement of displaced persons. [...] the clause prohibiting sale of some types of genetically modified seeds is ambiguous.
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...special trustees and agents of a company. One of the impor...penalties. (j) Constitution of Special Courts. Another novel feature of the Bill relates to cons...