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Memoirs from the Wounded Valley

THE PROLOGUE As soon as one lands at the Srinagar Airport, one cannot help but notice the smell of rainy European weather in the air: one that borderlines depressing and a living testimony of bloodshed that it has witnessed over the last ninety years. Sandwiched between three nuclear powers, this

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China’s role in the NSG Membership

The end of World War II saw the dawn of new world interconnectivity. The world arena under the United Nations brought many disputes on the table yet the conflicts and bloodshed were inevitable. The Cold War era witnessed the world divided into two blocs. India under the leadership of Pandit

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The procedure for Registration of Small Scale Industries/ Micro Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME)

Definitions of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises are defined in accordance with the provision of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises Development (MSMED) Act, 2006 the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME). Small Scale and ancillary units (i.e. undertaking with investment in plant and machinery of less than Rs. 10 million) should

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VAT Registration Procedure

Value Added Tax (VAT) is a multi-stage tax levied by States on business entities engaged in sale of goodsin India. It is an indirect tax introduced in India from April 1, 2005 and is governed by the Value Added Tax Act and its associated VAT Rules. Each State has its

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Filing of Consumer Complaint in Consumer Forum

In our day to day life, we consume various goods and services. There are many issues being faced by the consumer these days regarding the quality of goods and services, quantity of goods and excessive prices charged for them. To safeguard the Consumers from being exploited, the Consumer Protection Act,

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Ban prohibiting women from entering the sanctum sanctorum of the Haji Ali Dargah held unconstitutional [Dr. Noorjehan Safia Niaz v. State of Maharastra ; decided on 26.08.2016]

The Bombay High Court, FOUR YEARS after the Haji Ali Dargah Trust barred women from entering the sanctum sanctorum, lifted the ban on Friday, saying it contravenes the Constitution and women should be allowed entry “at par with men”. A division bench of Justices V M Kanade and Revati Mohite

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Reserved category candidates entitled to be considered against General Category posts for compassionate appointment. [Jitendra v. State of M.P ; ordered on 20.7.2016]

The High Court of Madhya Pradesh has held that a reserve category candidate is entitled to be considered for compassionate appointment against a General category post. Justice Sujoy Paul observed that appointment/candidature of reserved category candidate cannot be rejected solely on the ground of non-availability of reserve category post as

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Ex- Chief Ministers cannot occupy government bungalows after completion of their tenure. [Lok Prahari v. State of Uttar Pradesh; decided on 01.08.2016]

On August 1, 2016 the Supreme Court held that the former Chief Ministers are not entitled for government accommodation for lifetime.  The verdict was pronounced by a bench headed by Justice Mr. Anil R Dave.  The bench pronounced its verdict on a 2004 plea filed by a UP- based NGO

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Salman Khan acquitted of all charges in poaching cases. [ Salman Khan v. State of Rajasthan; decided on 25 July,2016]

The famous bollywood actor Salman Khan has been acquitted by the Rajasthan High Court in the 1998 chinkara poaching case. In February 2006, Salman Khan was convicted under the Wild Life Act for poaching a Chinkara at Bhawad near Jodhpur during the shooting of film Hum Saath Saath Hain in September 1998.  Blackbuck

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