Law

New Delhi: The Appointment Committee of Cabinet has approved the appointment of former Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court Sanjaya Kumar Mishra, who hails from Odisha, as the President of the GST Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) for a…
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New Delhi: In another blow to cash-strapped Congress ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, the Income Tax (IT) Department on Friday slapped a demand notice of Rs 1,700 crore on the grand old party. It covers the assessment years from 2017-18 to…
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New Delhi: The Information & Broadcasting Ministry has blocked 18 OTT platforms on the charge of publishing obscene and vulgar content. The 19 websites, 10 apps and 57 social media handles associated with these platforms have also been…
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New Delhi: The retirement of Anup Chandra Pandey and the surprise resignation of Arun Goel have left the Election Commission of India (ECI) with just one member – Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar. The crucial vacancies of…
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Bhubaneswar: After increasing the remuneration of Gana Sikshaks, the Odisha Government on Friday announced 50 per cent hike in daily and retainer fees of non-cadre law officers handling cases in various courts. This decision will benefit…
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Guwahati: The Assam Cabinet late on Friday night approved a repeal of the Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorces Registration Act, 1935. The announcement was made by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stating that the move will help the…
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Cuttack: Chief Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh of Orissa High Court inaugurated the Legal Aid Defence Counsel System offices in 10 districts on Thursday. Chief Justice Singh, who is Patron-in Chief, Odisha State Legal Services…
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Bhubaneswar: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has recommended to the Odisha Chief Secretary and the Sundargarh District Magistrate to ensure justice for the families displaced in development projects like the Rourkela Steel…
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Cuttack: The Orissa High Court has held that an accused needs to be given reasonable opportunity to fulfil the bail conditions when no time limit is specified while granting it. The HC gave this ruling recently in a case in which a…
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New Delhi: In a significant departure from the Uttarakhand model, the proposed central law on the Uniform Civil Code is unlikely to go into the question of live-in relationships as it doesn’t fall within the UCC’s purview, highly placed…
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