-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court took serious note of alleged illegal operations of multi-national accounting firms (MAFs) in India in collaboration with Indian charted accountancy firms (ICAFs) and asked the Centre on Friday to examine steps to rein them in. "The Union of India may constitute a three-member committee of experts to look into the question whether, and to what extent, the statutory framework to enforce the letter...
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MPs hiking own pay an ethical issue: Supreme Court -Amit Anand Choudhary
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to examine a plea seeking a permanent mechanism to fix and revise the salary and allowances for MPs and MLAs, saying lawmakers increasing their own salary raised an "important ethical and legal issue" that needed adjudication. A bench of Justice J Chelameswar and Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul said the Centre had been considering setting up a permanent body for the...
More »Cauvery verdict: Agrarian crisis would worsen, fear ryots in Tamil Nadu -K Ezhilarasan
-The New Indian Express TIRUCHY: Cliched it may sound, but it indeed was a Black Friday for farm workers as the Supreme Court order reducing Tamil Nadu’s share of Cauvery will have a cascading effect and effectively shrink cultivation area. Already rendered jobless by the drought, reduction in the cultivation area will only add to their woes. Marginal farmers and farm workers in tail-end delta regions, are worried that the SC verdict...
More »SC push for electoral reforms: Candidates now have to declare source of income as well
-The Indian Express The landmark order is intended to bring in more transparency in the poll process and comes ahead of elections scheduled to several states. So far, candidates only needed to reveal their income, not the sources. New Delhi: Candidates contesting polls will now have to disclose their sources of income and that of their family members. The Supreme Court on Friday allowed a petition filed by NGO Lok Prahari which...
More »'You Value a Rape at Rs 6500? Are You Doing Charity?': SC Asks Madhya Pradesh
-PTI The apex court said it was shocking that Madhya Pradesh, which was among the states which had received maximum funds from the Centre under the Nirbhaya fund scheme, was disbursing Rs 6,000-6,500 to each rape victim. New Delhi: Is rape worth Rs 6,500? That's how a shocked Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Madhya Pradesh government while questioning the state whether it was doing a "charity" by giving this meagre...
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