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Supreme Court: Imminent Death Not Required For a Statement to Qualify as Dying Declaration || SC: HC Cannot Grant Pre-Arrest Bail Without Quashing FIR; Accused Must Approach Sessions Court First || SC: Agreed Interest Rate Cannot Be Challenged as Exorbitant; Arbitrator Cannot Override Contract || SC: Agreed Interest Rate Cannot Be Challenged as Exorbitant; Arbitrator Cannot Override Contract || SC: GST Exemption on Residential Lease Applies When Building is Sub-Leased for Hostel/PG Use || Rajasthan High Court: Universities Cannot Retain Students’ Original Documents for Pending Fees || NCLT: Damages from Contractual Disputes Cannot Form Basis for Initiating Insolvency Proceedings || Del HC: Pre-SCN Consultation is Unnecessary in Large-Scale GST Fraud Cases with Complex Transactions || Calcutta HC: Unilaterally Appointed Arbitrator Violates Natural Justice and Sets Aside the Award || Raj HC Upholds Padmesh Mishra’s AAG Appointment, Noting Advocacy Skill isn’t Tied to Experience

Union Cabinet Clears Amendments to Mining Law to Remove Curbs on Captive Miners - (14 Jan 2021)