Bank Holidays 2024: Jharkhand State

Jharkhand State Government in its official notification No.15/S.O.-03-05/2023-6371 dated 09.11.2023 declared that the following days are bank holidays/Public holidays for the year 2024 under the explanation of section 25 of the Negotiable  Instrument Act 1881. List of Bank holidays for 2024 in Jharkhand State under section 25 of NI Act 1881 Sr.No Date Day Occasion/Festival…

Bank Holidays 2024: Chattisgarh State

The Government of Chhattisgarh in its circular No  1-1/2023/1-5  dated 05.11.2024 declared the following days to be Bank holidays (Public holidays) during the year 2024 under the explanation of section 25 of NI Act 1881. Sr.No Date Day Occasion/Festival Date 1 26.01.2024 Friday REPUBLIC DAY 2 08.03.2024 Friday MAHASHIVARATRI 3 25.03.2024 Monday HOLI 2nd DAY…

Bank Holidays for 2024: Maharashtra

The Government of Maharashtra has separately declared 24 Public Holidays for the year 2024 notified the section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (XXIV of 1881) as per Notification  No.PHD-1123/C.R.148/JPK (Desk 29) dated 09.11.2023. Sr.No Date Day Occasion/Festival Date 1 26.01.2024 Friday REPUBLIC DAY 2 19.02.2024 Monday CHATRAPATI SHIVAJI MAHARAJ JAYANTI 3 08.03.2024 Friday…

BANK HOLIDAYS 2024: TAMIL NADU

The Tamil Nadu government has announced a list of 24 days as public holidays in 2024 under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, which will be applicable to State government offices, its undertakings, corporations and boards, among others. Sr.No Date Day Occasion/Festival Date 1 01.01.2024 Monday NEW YEAR’s DAY 2 15.01.2024 Monday PONGAL 3 16.01.2024 Tuesday…

Bank Holidays 2024: Himachal Pradesh

The Government of Himachal Pradesh vide notification No.GAD-A(F)10-7/2023 dated 02.11.2023 declared the following days as public holidays for the year 2024 under section 25 of the NI Act (Negotiable Instrument Act) 1881. Sr.No Date Day Occasion/Festival Date 1 26.01.2024 Friday REPUBLIC DAY 2 08.03.2024 Friday MAHASHIVARATRI 3 25.03.2024 Monday HOLI * 01.04.2024 Monday Banks’ Annual…

No relief to personal guarantors under bankruptcy code: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Thursday in a significant ruling upheld the constitutionality of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), including allowing creditors to initiate insolvency proceedings against personal guarantors. The Court dismissed over 200 petitions that challenged the legal validity of the code. The provisions relating to personal guarantors were introduced under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy…

Bihar State Bank Holidays 2024

The Government of Bihar declared the following public holidays for the year 2024 under explanation to section 25 of the Negotiable Instrument Act 1881 as per gazette notification dated 11th September 2023 (Schedule 4). Sr.No Date Day Occasion/Festival Date 1 26.01.2024 Friday REPUBLIC DAY 2 22.03.2024 Friday BIHAR DAY 3 26.03.2024 Tuesday HOLI 4 27.03.2024…

All information on the PPF scheme: New rules come into effect with several changes

Originally posted on December 21, 2019, updated on 09.11.2023 The government issued a notification on November 9, 2023, making several important changes in the popular Senior Citizen’s Savings Scheme (SCSS), Public Provident Fund (PPF), and 5-year post office time deposit. New rules for premature closure of Account: The earlier rule says; “Provided further that on…