Saturday, 21 September 2013

Update as on September 21, 2013



RECENT JUDGMENTS:

Supreme Court of India:


High Court of Bombay:


RECENT NOTIFICATIONS:


RECENT FOREIGN COURT DECISIONS:

England & Wales High Court (Chancery Division) Decisions:


England & Wales High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) Decisions:

The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority bill, 2013 Receives the Assent of the President Published in the Gazette of India as Act NO. 23 of 2013

The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Bill, 2013 has received the assent of the President of India. It has now been published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section-1, dated the 19th September 2013 as Act No. 23 of 2013.

(Release ID :99530)
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Extension of Tenure for 3 Additional Judges of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana

The tenure of 3 Additional Judges of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana has been extended by one year. As per the Notification issued today, the President of India, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of Article 224 of the Constitution of India, has appointed (i) Shri Rajiv Narain Raina, (ii) Shri Tejinder Singh Dhindsa, and (iii) Shri Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia, as Additional Judges of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana for a period of one year with effect from 30th September, 2013.

(Release ID :99529)
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The Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and Their Rehabilitation Bill, 2013 Receives the Assent of the President
Published in the Gazette of India as act no. 25 of 2013

The Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and Their Rehabilitation Bill, 2013 has received the assent of the President of India. It has now been published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section-1, dated the 19th September 2013 as Act No. 25 of 2013.

(Release ID :99531)
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Additional Judges Appointed to the Calcutta High Court

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of Article 224 of the Constitution of India, the President has appointed (i) Shri Indrajit Chatterjee, (ii) Shri Shib Sadhan Sadhu, (iii) Shri Sudip Ahluwalia, (iv) Shri Tapash Mookherjee, (v) Shri Ranjit Kumar Bag, and (vi) Shri Ishan Chandra Das, as Additional Judges of the Calcutta High Court, in that order of seniority, for a period of two years with effect from the date they assume charge of their respective office.

(Release ID :99533)
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The Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University Bill, 2013 Receives the Assent of the President
Published in the Gazette of India as Act No. 26 Of 2013

The Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University Bill, 2013 has received the assent of the President of India. It has now been published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section-1, dated the 19th September 2013 as Act No. 26 of 2013.

(Release ID :99534)
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The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2013 Receives the Assent of the President
Published in The Gazette of India as Act No. 24 Of 2013

The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2013 has received the assent of the President of India. It has now been published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section-1, dated the 19th September 2013 as Act No. 24 of 2013.
(Release ID :99535)

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Source : Press Information Bureau (PIB), Government of India.