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Overconfidence can be an asset and a liability
5 days, 8 hours ago

Overconfidence can be an asset and a liability

Live Mint  

Every time a man explains their jobs, their interests or their lives to them—and it happens with the frequency of traffic jams in Bengaluru—female friends will say, “I wish I had that confidence". In an interview with Lounge, he discusses the advantages and downsides of overconfidence and how overconfident people tend to be more charismatic to win you over so …

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No Penalty Leviable If Assessee Fails To Discharge Tax Liability Under Bonafide Belief That No Tax Needed To Be Paid: CESTAT
6 days, 5 hours ago

No Penalty Leviable If Assessee Fails To Discharge Tax Liability Under Bonafide Belief That No Tax Needed To Be Paid: CESTAT

Live Law  

The New Delhi Bench of Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal has held that if an assessee fails to discharge his tax liability under the bonafide belief that tax did not need to be paid, no penalty is leviable. The Bench of Dr. Rachna Gupta and Ms. Hemambika R. Priya has observed that, “even if payment is made through …

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Planning taxes for FY2026? Which regime to pick- old or new?
1 week, 1 day ago

Planning taxes for FY2026? Which regime to pick- old or new?

India Today  

With just a few days to go for the commencement of the new financial year, taxpayers must decide whether to stick with the old tax regime or switch to the new one. As we know, in Budget 2025, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that under the new tax regime, individuals earning up to Rs 12 lakh will pay zero tax. …

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Gujarat HC Rejects Son's Plea Claiming No Liability To Pay Deceased Father's Bank Loan As 'Debt Is Not Heritable Under Muslim Law'
1 week, 3 days ago

Gujarat HC Rejects Son's Plea Claiming No Liability To Pay Deceased Father's Bank Loan As 'Debt Is Not Heritable Under Muslim Law'

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court recently rejected a man's plea against dismissal of his application for rejection of suit filed by a bank to recover a loan taken by the man's deceased father, claiming he was not liable to pay his father's bank loan as debt is not heritable property under Muslim Law. The court however said that the contentions made …

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Why Uttarakhand minister Premchand Agarwal had become a liability for govt
1 week, 4 days ago

Why Uttarakhand minister Premchand Agarwal had become a liability for govt

India Today  

Uttarakhand finance minister Premchand Agarwal’s resignation on March 16 marks the climax of a political storm brewing for nearly a month since his alleged suggestion that the hill state had not been created exclusively for the Pahadi community. However, state president Mahendra Bhatt soon found himself in a spot over his alleged reference to those protesting against Agarwal in Gairsain …

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Exploring Vicarious Liability Of Office Bearers In Criminal Matters
2 weeks ago

Exploring Vicarious Liability Of Office Bearers In Criminal Matters

Live Law  

A company, no doubt, is a separate legal entity from its members distinguished by the corporate veil. It also places the burden solely on the corporate entity, and the courts might lose the chance to address the personal liability of the office bearers, therefore creating a gap in the regulatory regime. Evolving standards of vicarious liability: Statutory gaps and Evidentiary …

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Hilarious reason female Disney boss who wants to be next CEO is now considered a 'liability'
2 weeks ago

Hilarious reason female Disney boss who wants to be next CEO is now considered a 'liability'

Daily Mail  

Disney's top TV boss may no longer be considered a top pick to be the next CEO to succeed Bob Iger because of her close personal friendship with failed Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris. Disney's top TV boss, Dana Walden, may no longer be considered a top pick to be the next CEO to succeed Bob Iger because of her …

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MP High Court Directs Indore Municipal Corporation To Release Musical Instruments Seized From Singer Honey Singh's Concert Over Organiser's Tax Liability
2 weeks, 1 day ago

MP High Court Directs Indore Municipal Corporation To Release Musical Instruments Seized From Singer Honey Singh's Concert Over Organiser's Tax Liability

Live Law  

The Indore Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the Indore Municipal Corporation to release musical instruments seized from Singer Honey Singh Concert in Indore for non payment of taxes. A single judge bench of Justice Subodh Abhyankar observed, “Having considered the rival submissions and on perusal of the documents, under the facts and circumstances, this Court is inclined …

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A Dangerous New Supreme Court Case Could Open the Door to Prosecutions for DEI
55 years, 2 months ago

A Dangerous New Supreme Court Case Could Open the Door to Prosecutions for DEI

Slate  

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. It’s no secret that the Trump administration has moved quickly over the past few months to dismantle diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility programs in both the federal government and the private sector. The court has before it a low-profile …

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March 15 advance tax deadline: Are you required to pay?
2 weeks, 2 days ago

March 15 advance tax deadline: Are you required to pay?

India Today  

The deadline to pay the final instalment of advance tax for the financial year 2024-25 is March 15, 2025. The Income Tax Department wrote in a post on X, “The final instalment of Advance Tax for FY 2024-25 is due by 15th March 2025. According to the I-T Department, the following are liable to pay income tax: Salaried individuals, freelancers, …

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Tennis has an anti-doping procedural problem, critics say
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Tennis has an anti-doping procedural problem, critics say

CNN  

CNN — For months, the tennis world has simmered with controversy in the wake of two doping cases involving top-ranking players: first, men’s player Jannik Sinner and months later, women’s player Iga Świątek. “The anti-doping process is just all over the map, and it’s completely rogue,” Vasek Pospisil – a 2014 Wimbledon men’s doubles champion – told CNN Sport. WADA …

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When debris from space crashes to the earth, who is responsible?
3 weeks, 2 days ago

When debris from space crashes to the earth, who is responsible?

The Hindu  

Imagine going about your day when a heavy metal object suddenly crashes in front of your house. Space debris in law Despite being a critical issue in space governance, space debris lacks a universally accepted legal definition in international treaties. The latter refers to space debris thus: “Space debris is all man-made objects, including fragments and elements thereof, in Earth …

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'Health Service Providers Fear Potential Criminal Liability': Orissa HC Issues SOP For Medical Termination Of Pregnancies
3 weeks, 4 days ago

'Health Service Providers Fear Potential Criminal Liability': Orissa HC Issues SOP For Medical Termination Of Pregnancies

Live Law  

The Orissa High Court has expressed concern over hesitation amongst health care providers to act promptly in providing medical termination of pregnancies, especially in cases of rape, even when no Court intervention is needed. Instead, they force patients to seek court approval for what is fundamentally a medical decision, one that should be guided by expertise and necessity, not burdened …

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EPFO claims huge liability to pay off higher pension demands, workers, pensioners object
3 weeks, 5 days ago

EPFO claims huge liability to pay off higher pension demands, workers, pensioners object

The Hindu  

The Employees Provident Fund Organisation fears that it may have to spend ₹1,86,920 crore to pay just 50% of the total applicants for a higher pension. It said interim actuarial evaluations will continue for every 50,000 demand letters issued to the Employees Pension Scheme subscribers who had submitted joint options with their employers. “Evaluation of sample data of around 38,000 …

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Man United 3-2 Ipswich - PLAYER RATINGS: Who is a LIABILITY for the Red Devils? And whose confidence has been broken into a million pieces?
1 month ago

Man United 3-2 Ipswich - PLAYER RATINGS: Who is a LIABILITY for the Red Devils? And whose confidence has been broken into a million pieces?

Daily Mail  

Manchester United nabbed a nervous victory over relegation-threatened Ipswich Town at home on Wednesday evening, despite playing a full second-half with 10 men. Manchester United claimed the nervy win on home turf 3-2 in their back-and-forth battle with visiting Ipswich Jaden Philogene netted twice for Ipswich in a strong display for the former Aston Villa starlet But Patrick Dorgu's challenge …

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Bot The Hell, No Legal Liabilities
1 month, 1 week ago

Bot The Hell, No Legal Liabilities

Deccan Chronicle  

Artificial Intelligence has transformed the way the world functions. Advocate Kritika Oberoi, Delhi High Court & District Courts says, “It’s time for businesses to scrutinise and define their accountability structures to ensure the ethical and effective use of AI, a blend of both innovation and responsibility and reliability.” She explains that when it comes to AI systems, accountability usually is …

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HAMA | Father-In-Law's Liability To Maintain Widowed Daughter-In-Law Dependent On Income From Co-Parcenary Property: Patna High Court
1 month, 1 week ago

HAMA | Father-In-Law's Liability To Maintain Widowed Daughter-In-Law Dependent On Income From Co-Parcenary Property: Patna High Court

Live Law  

The Patna High Court has held that under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act a father-in-law is not automatically liable to pay maintenance to his widowed daughter-in-law unless he has sufficient income from the co-parcenary property. They contended that the Sessions Court erred in imposing a maintenance obligation on both the father-in-law and mother-in-law, arguing that under Section 19 of …

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Supreme Court Refuses To Review Order Affirming Doctors' Liability Under Consumer Protection Act
1 month, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Refuses To Review Order Affirming Doctors' Liability Under Consumer Protection Act

Live Law  

The Supreme Court recently dismissed a review petition filed against its order which refused to reconsider the 1995 judgment in Indian Medical Association v. VP Shantha) where it was held that doctors and medical professionals come within the ambit of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986.A bench of Justices BR Gavai, Prashant Kumar Mishra and KV Viswanathan passed the. The Supreme …

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No Vicarious Liability: Rajasthan HC Quashes FIR Against Daughter Registered After Father In Criminal Case Transferred Her Some Money
1 month, 1 week ago

No Vicarious Liability: Rajasthan HC Quashes FIR Against Daughter Registered After Father In Criminal Case Transferred Her Some Money

Live Law  

Rajasthan High Court quashed an FIR against a daughter who was charged in a case of cheating, on account of the fact that she received some money from her father that was alleged to be received by him under dishonest inducement from the complainant with whom he had entered into an agreement to sale. As per the FIR, the complainant …

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In Ex-Parte Proceedings, Court Is Not Expected To Blindly Pass Orders In Favour Of The Party Which Is Present: Kerala High Court
1 month, 1 week ago

In Ex-Parte Proceedings, Court Is Not Expected To Blindly Pass Orders In Favour Of The Party Which Is Present: Kerala High Court

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has held that in ex-parte proceedings, a Court can pass an order in favour of the party present only if they can successfully establish their rights or the liability of the opposite party. The Division Bench comprising of Justice A. Muhamed Mustaque and Justice P. Krishna Kumar added that the court is not expected to blindly …

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Modi, Trump agree to move forward on India-US civil nuclear cooperation
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Modi, Trump agree to move forward on India-US civil nuclear cooperation

Deccan Chronicle  

Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump vowed to move forward to facilitate building American-designed nuclear reactors in India under the framework of the epochal civil nuclear deal sealed by the two nations over 16 years back. Both sides welcomed the recent budget announcement by the government of India to take up amendments to the Atomic Energy …

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Negotiable Instruments Act: All India Annual Digest 2024
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Negotiable Instruments Act: All India Annual Digest 2024

Live Law  

Director of the company not responsible for its day-to-day affairs cannot be held liable for dishonour of cheque. The court said, “It is pertinent to note that said Prabhakar is not even examined on behalf of the accused, nor any material like counterfoil or cheque issuing register is placed on record so as to establish that the cheque has been …

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EU ditches plans to regulate tech patents, AI liability, online privacy
1 month, 2 weeks ago

EU ditches plans to regulate tech patents, AI liability, online privacy

The Hindu  

The European Commission on Wednesday scrapped draft rules regulating technology patents, AI and consumer privacy on messaging apps, saying it did not expect them to receive the green light from EU lawmakers and countries. The EU executive said in its 2025 work programme it saw no foreseeable agreement, and would assess whether another proposal should be tabled. "We should not …

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Nuclear energy — dangerous concessions on liability
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Nuclear energy — dangerous concessions on liability

The Hindu  

In the Union Budget speech on February 1, the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the government’s intention to take up “amendments to the Atomic Energy Act and the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act.” This announcement is likely to please Washington, where successive administrations have been unhappy that the law places some minimal responsibilities on nuclear manufacturers in the event …

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