The Ministry of Law and Justice on 9thAugust 2019, notified the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2019. to further amend the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. Amendments Definition of “Arbitral Institution” After the amendment, a new term “Arbitral Institution” has been introduced in the Act which shall mean, an arbitral institution designated by the Supreme […]
In continuation of Part 1 which can be found here. Amendments Chapter X of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 has been omitted. Definintion of “Grevious hurt” Section 145 now provides that the term “Grevious hurt” shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in Section 320 of IPC. Definition of “Third Party” The definition […]
The Ministry of Law and Justice on 9thAugust 2019, notified the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 to further amend the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. Amendments Section 2: The clause (1) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, which defined “area” has been substituted by new clauses namely: (1) “adapted vehicle”: It has been defined as “a […]
Note: Every reference in this article to “new act” shall be construed as a reference to The Consumer Protection Act, 2019 and every reference to “old act” shall be construed as a reference to The Consumer Protection Act, 1986. Additions New Definitions “advertisement” means “any audio or visual publicity, representation, endorsement or pronouncement made by […]
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs, on 29th March 2019, notified the Companies (Incorporation) Third Amendment Rules, 2019 vide notification G.S.R. 275(E) Whats new ? A new rule i.e. Rule 38A has been added to the Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014. Rule 38A: Application for registration of the Goods and Service Tax Identification Number (GSTIN), Employees’ State Insurance Corporation […]
The Central Government’s Ministry of Corporate Affairs, on 19th February 2019, vide notification G.S.R. 131(E) notified the Companies (Adjudication of Penalties) Amendment Rules, 2019 to amend the Companies (Adjudication of Penalties) Rules, 2014. The Rule No. 3 stands substituted and the new changes that it brings along are: As per Rule 3(2), before adjudging penalty, the adjudicating […]
The Legislative department of the Ministry of Law and Justice notified The Personal Laws (Amendment) Act, 2019 which received the assent of the President on 21st February 2019. As per this amendment act, now “Leprosy” is no more a ground of divorce. Divorce Act, 1869 As per Section 10: Grounds for dissolution of marriage. (1) Any […]
