The government has announced its intent to review the Income Tax Act (1961) aiming to fundamentally resolve the contentious sections of the Act be carefully redrafted, tax structure simplified.
In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court of India has upheld the right of states to sub-classify SCs and STs for the purpose of providing reservation benefits. It recognises that these communities are not monolithic; rather, they exhibit varying degrees of social backwardness.
Recently, a two-judge Bench of the Supreme Court of India delivered a split verdict on the question of allowing Genetically Modified (GM) mustard in farmer fields.