The Foreign Exchange Management (Current Account Transactions) (Amendment) Rules, 2023, which included foreign credit card purchases for foreign currency under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS), were announced by the Ministry of Finance on May 16, 2023. Rule 7 of the Foreign Exchange Management (Current Account Transactions) Rules, 2000 excluded the use of foreign credit cards …
While deciding the case of Devesh Sharma v Union of India ( civil appeal No. 5068 of 2023), the Supreme Court upheld the judgement given by the Rajasthan High Court which decided that the B.ed degree holders would not be eligible for the post of primary school teachers. The Supreme Court opined that the B.Ed. …
What Is a Credit Card Default? A credit card default happens when a person fails to pay the minimum due amount on their card for more than six months consecutively. When this happens, the bank may report the individual to credit bureaus, close the credit card account, and begin the process of debt recovery. This …
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The Indian Penal Code’s Section 503 defines the crime of criminal intimidation. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines intimidation as “to make someone feel timid or fearful.” Criminal intimidation occurs when someone threatens or intimidates someone with harm to their person, reputation, or property in an attempt to force them to do something against their will or …
Harassment is defined as an unwanted activity in which one person humiliates the other person who is the target of that behavior. While mental harassment is a topic that is rarely discussed, sexual harassment and the laws that handle it are well-known to all. Mental harassment can take many different forms, such as statements, acts, …
When one or more people act hostilely or detrimentally towards a third party, either directly or indirectly, it is considered psychological harassment. This kind of behavior degrades a person or keeps them out of the workforce when it persists over an extended length of time. It describes a series of events that, taken alone, could …
Marriage is frequently regarded as a holy union of two people, based on mutual respect, love, and trust. Unfortunately, not all relationships last, and accusations of cruelty are just one of the many reasons why some marriages fail. Legally speaking, cruelty is defined as behaviour by one partner that endangers the other’s bodily or mental …
Marriage, which is frequently praised as the institution that unites people’s hearts and lives, sometimes takes unexpected turns that defy accepted wisdom. A “no-maintenance wife” who deliberately left her marriage is one example of this abnormality. This change in direction poses a number of issues, questioning cultural norms and provoking reflection on the changing nature …
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When it comes to family law in India, one of the most debated and contentious issues is maintenance, particularly for educated wives after divorce. A long-standing misconception exists that an educated wife, or one who is capable of earning, or maybe high earning, it was claimed that she has no right to claim maintenance from …
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Alimony also called spousal support or maintenance could be understood as a legal obligation to provide financial support to one’s spouse before or after the divorce or marital separation. Today’s society treats both man and woman equally, hence the burden of providing alimony could also fall upon either of the parties based on their financial …
