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Supreme Court upholds Kerala’s selective alcohol restrictions(29.12.2015)

The Supreme Court batted away claims of discrimination between variously ‘starred’ hotels to dismiss a challenge against the Kerala government’s moves.....

Tags : kerala, alcohol ban, five star hotels

Blast from the Past

Winding a fine line between ‘public interest’ and interest(02.08.2004)

Tobacco advertising occupies a grey area in the debate on moral policing. On the one hand is consumer will and freedom to consume a legal substance, o.....

Tags : Pan masala, public interest, ban, state

International Cases

HMRC gets payday on bankers’ bonuses(09.03.2016)

Hearing a case that ties together the two bugbears of today’s commercial world - executives’ bonuses and offshore companies - the British Supreme Cour.....

Tags : bankers, bonus, purposive approach

Notifications & Circulars

RBI releases Guidelines for 'on tap' Licensing of Universal Banks in the Private Sector(01.08.2016)

The Reserve Bank of India released on its website, "Guidelines for 'on tap' Licensing of Universal Banks in the Private Sector". Key aspects of the Gu.....

Tags : Universal Banks, Licensing, Guidelines

Winding a fine line between ‘public interest’ and interest(02.08.2004)

Tobacco advertising occupies a grey area in the debate on moral policing. On the one hand is consumer will and freedom to consume a legal substance, o.....

Tags : Pan masala, public interest, ban, state

Their right to be loud and your duty to hear(05.03.1974)

Public authorities have a torrid time explaining why loudspeakers are allowed to be used or why sometimes they are not. Permit a screeching amplifier .....

Tags : public nuisance, loudspeaker, ban, kerala

No Sale of Fire Crackers in Delhi-NCR with immediate effect: Supreme Court(25.11.2016)

In an unprecedented move, the Supreme Court has ordered complete ban on the sale of fire crackers in Delhi and National capital region. The Order came.....

Tags : Ban, Crackers, Sale

Judgments

Government of India cannot raise a dispute with a foreign government qua the private claim of its citizens(08.11.2016)

Instant Appeal is preferred against order of Single Judge dismissing writ petition by order holding that, merely because Government of India, on a rep.....

Tags : Foreign Bank, Amount, Release

Constitution of Task Force for enabling dispensation of Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series Banknotes - Recalibration and reactivation of ATMs(14.11.2016)

It has become necessary to re-calibrate all ATMs/ Cash handling machines to dispense the new design notes following introduction of Mahatma Gandhi (Ne.....

Tags : Task force, Constitution, Bank Notes

NGT bans open burning of waste across the country(23.12.2016)

In a significant move towards a cleaner environment, the National Green Tribunal has directed that there shall be complete prohibition on open burning.....

Tags : Ban, Waste, Open burning

A bidder who, submits a bid being fully aware of tender conditions, cannot after award of tender, seek a modification therein(16.03.2017)

Petitioner impugns the directions of Respondent in banning Petitioner for a period of three years from entering into any business dealings with Respon.....

Tags : Directions, Ban, Validity

Union cabinet decides to prohibit the use of red beacon light(19.04.2017)

In a bid to curb VIP culture from country, Union Cabinet issued a Notification to ban use of red beacon by VIPs from May 1. However, President, Vice-.....

Tags : Decision, Red beacon, Ban

RBI issues direction limiting customer liability in online banking(06.07.2017)

RBI has issued direction limiting liability of customers due to recent increase in customer grievances related to unauthorised transactions. Direction.....

Tags : Limited liability, Online Banking, Directions

Government signs Global Environment Facility (GEF) Grant Agreement with the World Bank(16.08.2017)

The Government of India and the World Bank has signed a US dollar 24.64 million grant from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) in order to improve e.....

Tags : World Bank, Grant, Ecosystem, Improvement

Supreme Court Bans Four Toxic Chemicals from Crackers(31.07.2017)

Supreme Court has prohibited use of five chemicals, labelled them as toxic by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), in manufacture of firecrackers. .....

Tags : Crackers, Chemical, Ban

Cabinet gives in-principle approval for Public Sector Banks to amalgamate through an Alternative Mechanism(23.08.2017)

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given in-principle approval for Public Sector Banks to amalgamate through an Al.....

Tags : Approval, Banks, Amalgamation, Alternative Mechanism

New $ 318 million loan Agreement Signed with World Bank to Support Climate Resilient Agriculture - over 500,000 Farmers to Benefit in Tamil Nadu(26.12.2017)

The Government of India, the Government of Tamil Nadu and the World Bank today signed a $318 million loan agreement for the Tamil Nadu Irrigated Agric.....

Tags : Loan Agreement, Signing of, World Bank

Government of India announces details of Bank recap and Comprehensive Reform Plan(24.01.2018)

The Government of India today unveiled details of the re-capitalisation of Public Sector Banks (PSBs) announced in October, 2017. The capital infusion.....

Tags : Bank recap, Details, Announcement

Credit co-operative society providing credit etc. to its members cannot be treated as a ‘co-operative bank’ carrying on banking activities(27.11.2017)

The Assessee, in the present case, is a credit co-operative society who provided credit/loan facilities to its members and accepted deposits from them.....

Tags : Credit Cooperative Society; Cooperative Bank, Deduction

Issuance of press release regarding management of operational risks inherent in the functioning of banks with respect to the SWIFT Infrastructure(20.02.2018)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI), as part of its ongoing efforts for strengthening of the supervisory framework in the country, has been issuing necessary .....

Tags : Management, Operational risks, Banks, Functioning

Clarification regarding bank guarantee requirement for bond executed by EOUs(14.08.2018)

1. Various representations have been received regarding difficulties faced by EOUs with respect to requirements of bank guarantees in view of Circular.....

Tags : Clarification, Bank guarantee, Bond, Execution

PM launches India Post Payments Bank(01.09.2018)

The Prime Minister launched the India Post Payments Bank (IPPB). The initiative would enable banking services to reach the remotest places in the coun.....

Tags : Banking services, IPPB, Launch

Government initiates consolidation - amalgamated entity to be India's third largest bank(17.09.2018)

First-ever three-way bank amalgamation process commences Government paves the way for amalgamated Public Sector Banks with global heft and business sy.....

Tags : Amalgamated entity, Largest bank , Initiation

Supreme Court bans sale of crackers in Delhi/NCR for testing the effect of the ban on air quality after Diwali(09.10.2017)

The Supreme Court has upheld its earlier verdict banning sale of firecrackers in the Delhi-NCR region ahead of Diwali in order to keep a check on the .....

Tags : Air Pollution, Cracker, Ban

Government of India and Asian Development Bank (ADB) Signs $75 Million Loan to Improve Urban Services in 4 Karnataka Towns(27.11.2018)

Government of India and the Asian Development Bank signed a $75 million loan here today to provide 24 x7 water supply in Karnataka's four coastal town.....

Tags : Urban Services, Improvement, Loan

Court is empowered to grant leave to a disqualified person to manage a corporation(04.12.2018)

By originating process lodged 17 September 2018 the plaintiff seeks leave of the court under s 206G of the Corporations Act, 2001 to be a director of .....

Tags : Bankrupt, Act as director, application

CVC analyses 100 top bank frauds - identifies loop holes-suggests systemic improvements(16.10.2018)

Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has reviewed and analyzed Top 100 Bank Frauds, as on 2017.

Sharing the details Dr. T.M. Bhasin, Vigilan.....

Tags : Bank frauds, Loop holes, Identification

A decision founded on an unclear report without any deliberation is manifestly arbitrary.(22.02.2019)

The Petitioners have filed the present petitions impugning Notification no. S.O. 4479(E) issued by the Central Government under Section 26A of the Dru.....

Tags : Notification, Manufacture, Ban

BAN on GM CROPS(02.07.2019)

Bt. cotton is the only Genetically Modified (GM) crop approved in 2002 by the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee of Ministry of Environment, Fore.....

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Cabinet approves Promulgation of the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes Ordinance(18.09.2019)

In a major health and wellness initiative for the country, the Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the Promulg.....

Tags : Promulgation, Ordinance, E-Cigarettes, Ban

India and ADB sign $206 million loan to strengthen urban services in 5 Tamil Nadu cities(03.12.2019)

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India on 2nd December 2019 signed a $206 million loan to develop water supply and sewerage infr.....

Tags : India, ADB, Loan, Urban services

A person deprived of using legitimately entitled money has a right to be compensated for the deprivation by way of interest, compensation or damages(26.12.2019)

The Review Petitioner, Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd., has filed the present Review Petition under Section 94 of the Electricity Act, 2003 read .....

Tags : Refund, Bank Guarantee, Direction

Beneficiary is entitled to realize a Bank Guarantee in terms thereof irrespective of any pending dispute relating to the terms of the contract(20.12.2019)

In the 'Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process' of Vishwa Infrastructures and Services Private Limited, the Appellant - 'Thermax Limited' (Operationa.....

Tags : Bank Guarantee, Encashment

Setting up of IFSC Banking Units (IBUs) - Permissible activities(21.01.2020)

This is with reference to RBI circular DBR.IBD.BC.14570/23.13.004/2014-15 dated April 01, 2015, as modified from time to time, setting out RBI directi.....

Tags : IFSC, Banking Units, Permissible activities

Incentivising bank credit to specific sectors - Exemption from CRR maintenance(10.02.2020)

It has been announced in paragraph 3 of the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies of February 6, 2020, that the Reserve Bank is actively .....

Tags : Bank credit, Exemption, CRR Maintenance

Exim Bank's Government of India supported Line of Credit (LoC) of USD 161.36 million to the Government of the Republic of Burundi(01.04.2020)

1. Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) has entered into an agreement dated July 02, 2019 with the Government of the Republic of Burundi, for makin.....

Tags : Exim, bank, Support, LoC

Government puts in place measures to protect commercial decision making by Banks(28.01.2020)

The Finance Minister has repeatedly assured Bankers that adequate measures would be taken to protect honest commercial decisions taken by them and dis.....

Tags : Commercial, Banks

TRAI issues Consultation Paper on "Roadmap to Promote Broadband Connectivity and Enhanced Broadband speed."(20.08.2020)

1.The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today issued the Consultation Paper on "Roadmap to Promote Broadband Connectivity and Enhanced Broa.....

Tags : Consultation Paper, Broadband Connectivity, Promotion

Applicability of the provisions of sub-clause (i) of clause (c) of sub-section (1) of Section 10 of Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited(23.09.2020)

Whereas, sub-clause (i) of clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 10 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (10 of 1949) (hereinafter referred to as th.....

Tags : Applicability, Provisions, Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited

Report on Trend and Progress of Banking in India 2019-2020(29.12.2020)

Today, the Reserve Bank of India released the Report on Trend and Progress of Banking in India 2019-20, a statutory publication in compliance with Sec.....

Tags : Report, Trend, Banking sector

Invocation of a bank guarantee cannot be injuncted merely on ground that disputes are pending between the parties(08.02.2021)

The Petitioner has filed the present petition under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 ( A&C Act), praying that direction be issu.....

Tags : Bank guarantee, Encashment, Injunction

Reserve Bank of India cancels the licence of the Karad Janata Sahakari Bank Ltd, Karad, Maharashtra(08.12.2020)

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, vide order dated December 7, 2020 cancelled the licence of The Karad Janata Sahakari Bank Ltd., Karad, Maharashtr.....

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News

RBI Relaxes ECB Norms for Accessing Foreign Loans(01.12.2015)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has unveiled a revised External Commercial Borrowing (ECB) policy, entailing, among other things, a more liberal approach.....

Tags : Reserve Bank of India, External Commercial Borrowing

Co-Lending by Banks and NBFCs to Priority Sector(05.11.2020)

1. Please refer to the circular FIDD.CO.Plan.BC.08/04.09.01/2018-19 dated September 21, 2018 on co-origination of loans by banks and NBFCs for lending.....

Tags : Co-Lending, Banks and NBFCs, Priority Sector

Patna HC Seeks Records in Connection with July 27 Bihar Bandh(01.12.2015)

Patna HC has directed State Government to furnish records of FIRs lodged and chargesheet filed in connection with disturbances created during Bihar ba.....

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Exim Bank's Government of India supported Line of Credit (LoC) of USD 20.10 million to the Government of the Republic of Nicaragua(05.11.2020)

1. Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) has entered into an agreement dated June 12, 2020 with the Government of the Republic of Nicaragua, for mak.....

Tags : Exim Bank, LoC, Agreement

Access for non-banks to centralised payment systems(28.07.2021)

1. A reference is invited to Paragraph 9 of the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies dated April 07, 2021 wherein it was announced that .....

Tags : Access, Non-banks, CPS

Measures taken to facilitate digital banking(27.07.2021)

The Government has taken a number of steps to facilitate digital banking, doorstep banking services and digital lending platforms. This was stated by .....

Tags : Measures, Digital banking, Digital infrastructure

RBI imposes monetary penalty on Axis Bank Limited(28.07.2021)

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated July 28, 2021, a monetary penalty of Rs. 5.00 crore (Rupees Five crore only) on Axis Ba.....

Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Axis Bank

Exim Bank's Government of India supported Line of Credit of USD 100 million to the Government of the Republic of Mauritius(12.08.2021)

Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) has entered into an agreement dated February 19, 2021 with the Government of the Republic of Mauritius, for ma.....

Tags : Exim Bank, Agreement, LoC

Modalities for filing of placement memorandum through a Merchant Banker(21.10.2021)

1. AlFs shall launch scheme(s) subject to filing of placement memorandum with SEBI through a SEBI registered Merchant Banker. In this regard, SEBI (Al.....

Tags : Modalities, Filing, Merchant Banker

Bombay HC Permits Mangroves Trimming for Metro Project(22.12.2016)

Bombay High Court has granted permission for cutting mangroves at Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) and Malwani for Metro Line II project.

Tags : Bombay High Court, mangroves , Bandra Kurla Complex, Metro Line

Reserve Bank of India imposes monetary penalty on Axis Bank Limited(01.09.2021)

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated September 01, 2021, a monetary penalty of Rs. 25 lakh (Rupees Twenty five lakh only) on.....

Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Axis Bank

Extending value-added services through ATMs(23.03.2016)

The Reserve Bank of India has permitted Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks and State Co-operative Banks to offer all their products and services throu.....

Tags : Atm, value added services, co-operative bank

Directions under Section 35 A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to Millath Co-operative Bank Limited(08.11.2021)

1. The Reserve Bank of India issued All Inclusive Directions to Millath Co-operative Bank Limited, Davangere, Karnataka under Section 35 A read with S.....

Tags : Directions, Banking Regulation Act

Maintenance of current accounts in multiple banks by Stock Brokers(28.10.2021)

1. SEBI vide circular no. SMD/SED/CIR/93/23321 dated November 18, 1993 on "Regulation of Transactions between Clients and Brokers" mandated that all t.....

Tags : Maintenance, Current accounts, Multiple banks

CCI Junks Compliant Against GVK Power, 2 Others(11.01.2016)

Competition Commission of India (CCI) has rejected complaints against Bangalore International Airport, GVK Power & Infrastructure and Airports Authori.....

Tags : Competition Commission of India , Bangalore International Airport, GVK Power & Infrastructure and Airports Authority of India

Court has discretion to insist on a Bank Guarantee from any specific bank or class of banks to safeguard the interest of beneficiary of Bank Guarantee(24.08.2021)

Present appeals are against a judgment passed by the High Court, dismissing the Appeal filed by the Appellant under Section 37 of the Arbitration and .....

Tags : Bank Guarantee, Replacement, Direction

RBI Extends E-Payment Deadline and Banking Hours(30.03.2016)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued instructions wherein it has been decided that all agency banks shall keep counters of their designated branches.....

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RBI imposes monetary penalty on Nagrik Sahakari Bank Maryadit, Durg, Chhattisgarh(16.11.2021)

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated November 16, 2021, a monetary penalty of Rs. 2.00 lakh (Rupees Two lakh only) on Nagrik.....

Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Bank

Exim Bank's Government of India supported Line of Credit of USD 7.29 million to the Government of Cooperative Republic of Guyana(10.03.2022)

1. Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) has entered into an agreement dated September 29, 2021 with the Government of Cooperative Republic of Guyan.....

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Disciplinary proceeding initiated prior to the retirement of a bank employee would continue even after his retirement(28.03.2022)

In facts of present case, the Petitioner who was lastly working as Senior Branch Manager with the Respondent-Bank, has retired on 31 May 2013 on attai.....

Tags : Retirement, Disciplinary Proceedings, Bank Employee

RBI ends barter trade between India and Myanmar(05.11.2015)

The Reserve Bank of India has called an end to barter trade at the Indo-Myanmar Border, permissible since 2000. Noting that with a sufficiently divers.....

Tags : Myanmar, barter, end, trade, bank, 2015

Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 - The Laxmi Co-operative Bank Ltd., Solapur - Extension of Period(11.05.2022)

The Reserve Bank of India, in the public interest, had issued directions to The Laxmi Co-operative Bank Ltd., Solapur, Maharashtra in exercise of powe.....

Tags : Direction, Provision, Bank

RBI Revises SDR Norms(26.02.2016)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked banks going in for Strategic Debt Restructuring (SDR) scheme to make sufficient provisions to the tune of 15 per.....

Tags : Reserve Bank of India , Strategic Debt Restructuring

Basic Statistical Return on Credit by Scheduled Commercial Banks in India - March 2022(28.09.2022)

The Reserve Bank released the web publication 'Basic Statistical Return on Credit by Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs) in India - March 2022'1 on its .....

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Cabinet approves acquisition of subsidiary banks of State Bank of India(15.02.2017)

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the acquisition by the State Bank of India of its subsidiary banks na.....

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SC: NBFC & Leasing Co. Not Liable to Pay Interest Tax on Installments Under Hire Purchase Agreement(05.01.2023)

Supreme Court has held that non-banking finance (NBFC) and leasing companies are not liable to pay tax on the interest component included in the hire-.....

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RBI: Now Withdraw Rs 50,000/Week From Your Saving Accounts(21.02.2017)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has enhanced withdrawal limit on saving accounts from February 20, 2017 to Rs 50,000 per week.

Tags : Reserve Bank of India, withdrawal limit

Once a guarantee is valid on the face of it, the contractual obligation of the bank is to pay the nominated beneficiary, if the conditions are met(30.12.2022)

In present case, the High Court dismissed the application brought by the liquidators of the Appellant, Cape Concentrate (Pty) Ltd. to set aside, as a .....

Tags : Payment, Demand, Bank guarantees

Sectoral Deployment of Bank Credit - January 2023(28.02.2023)

Data on sectoral deployment of bank credit for the month of January 20231 collected from 40 select scheduled commercial banks, accounting for about 93.....

Tags : Sectoral Deployment, Bank Credit, Data

Disclosure of bank’s business dissuades “window-dressing”, in public interest(28.06.2016)

“Any action that results in dissuading commercial entities from indulging in practices such as window-dressing would be in larger public interest”, th.....

Tags : rti, exemption, bank, business mix, public interest

Cancellation of banking licence of Adoor Co-operative Urban Bank Ltd., Adoor, Kerala(25.04.2023)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is satisfied to notify The Adoor Co-operative Urban Bank Ltd., Adoor, Kerala as a non-banking Institution under Section 36.....

Tags : Banking licence, Cancellation, Notification

Sectoral Deployment of Bank Credit - December 2022(31.01.2023)

Data on sectoral deployment of bank credit for the month of December 20221 collected from 40 select scheduled commercial banks, accounting for about 9.....

Tags : Sectoral Deployment, Bank Credit, Data

Deepak Singhal Takes Over as RBI Executive Director(04.11.2015)

Deepak Singhal has taken over as new Executive Director at the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

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Decision taken by the Government in relation to the economic policies is not ordinarily interfered by the Courts unless arbitrary(29.05.2023)

The instant writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been filed by the Petitioner as a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seekin.....

Tags : RBI Notification, Banknotes, Exchange

Central Government specifies that all public sector banks and ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, HDFC Bank Ltd. and IDBI Bank shall be authorised to operate the Mahila Samman Savings Certificate, 2023(27.06.2023)

In pursuance of the powers conferred by sub-clause (ii) of clause (g) of section 3 of the Government Savings Promotion Act, 1873 (5 of 1873), the Cent.....

Tags : Banks, Operation, Savings Certificate

RBI Grants NBFCs More Power to Change Ownership in Stressed Firms(30.10.2015)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed Non-Banking Finance Companies (NBFCs) to upgrade credit facilities extended to borrowing entities whose owners.....

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Application under Section 7 of the IBC is filed only when the right to apply against default accrues and for every default, there is a fresh period of limitation(24.05.2023)

The present appeal has been filed under Section 61 of the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) against the 'impugned order' passed by the 'Adjudic.....

Tags : Period of Limitation, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code

RBI Refuses to Extend Deadline for PPIs to Complete Customer Verification(27.02.2018)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has refused to extend the 28 February deadline for prepaid payment instruments (PPIs) such as mobile wallets to complete k.....

Tags : Reserve Bank of India, prepaid payment instruments, know-your-customer

Action against Paytm Payments Bank Ltd under Section 35A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949(31.01.2024)

1. In Press Release dated March 11, 2022, the Reserve Bank of India, in exercise of its powers under section 35A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, .....

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RBI Notifies Rates for Small Saving Schemes for Q2(08.07.2016)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has notified the interest rates for different small savings schemes for the quarter ending September. The interest rates h.....

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Reserve Bank releases deposits with Scheduled Commercial Banks - March 2024(04.06.2024)

The Reserve Bank released the web publication 'Deposits with Scheduled Commercial Banks2 - March 20243' on its 'Database on Indian Economy' portal.

Tags : Deposits, Release, Commercial bank

Kerala HC: No Ban on Journalists from Reporting Court Proceedings(01.08.2016)

Kerala HC has said that there is no ban on journalists reporting court proceedings but the judges would be at liberty to decline access to any person .....

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Circular regarding voluntary transition of Small Finance Banks to Universal Banks(26.04.2024)

1. This is with reference to Paragraph 14 of the "Guidelines for 'on-tap' Licensing of Small Finance Banks in Private Sector" dated December 5, 2019, .....

Tags : Voluntary transition, Small Finance Banks, Conversion

Prudential Treatment of Bad and Doubtful Debt Reserve by Co-operative Banks(02.08.2024)

1. Under the provisions of the respective State Co-operative Societies Acts, or otherwise, on prudential consideration, several co-operative banks hav.....

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Supreme Court Says 'No' to Pleas Seeking Stay on Conviction of IPS Officer in 2002 Bilkis Case(31.05.2017)

Supreme Court has refused to stay conviction of an IPS officer in sensational 2002 Bilkis Bano case.

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Karnataka HC Slams State Over Nomination to Syndicate of Bangalore University(17.01.2017)

Karnataka High Court has expressed its displeasure over State and its bureaucracy for their inaction to take a final decision on certain allegations m.....

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Lending and Deposit Rates of Scheduled Commercial Banks - November 2023(30.11.2023)

Data on lending and deposit rates of scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) (excluding regional rural banks and small finance banks) received during the mo.....

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Bombay HC Sets Aside Goods and Services Tax Authority's Order on Power to Attach Bank Accounts(23.01.2020)

Bombay High Court has quashed and set aside an order by the Directorate General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence holding that the said order of .....

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Kerala HC Allows Woman Separated from Husband to Terminate 21-Week Pregnancy(27.09.2022)

Kerala High Court while permitting a woman claiming to be separated from her allegedly abusive husband to terminate her 21-week-old pregnancy, has hel.....

Tags : Kerala High Court, Termination of Pregnancy, Husband’s Consent

RBI Eases Norms on FDI in CICs(20.05.2016)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has eased norms around Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in credit information companies (CICs) in India.

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Cancellation of licence to carry on banking business in India under Section 22 read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 - Rupee Co-operative Bank Ltd., Pune(02.11.2022)

1. The Reserve Bank of India, vide order No.DOR.MON.LC-04/12.22.218/2022-23 dated August 08, 2022, had cancelled the banking licence of Rupee Co-opera.....

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Delhi HC Refuses to Grant Interim Relief to Abhishek Banerjee in Plea Seeking Quashing of Summons(22.09.2021)

Delhi High Court has refused to grant interim relief to All India Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee and his wife in their plea seeking quashing .....

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RBI issues Directions to the City Co-operative Bank Ltd., Mumbai, Maharashtra(18.04.2018)

The Reserve Bank of India (vide directive DCBS.CO.BSD-I/D-5/12.22.039/2017-18 dated April 17, 2018) has placed The City Co-operative Bank Ltd., Mumbai.....

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Patna HC Gives Nod to 'Human Chain Event' On Condition of Making Children's Participation Voluntary(20.01.2017)

Patna High Court has given its nod to Bihar Govt 'Human Chain Event', after Government gave an undertaking for making children's participation volunta.....

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RBI Hikes Repo Rate by 25 bps to 6.5%(01.08.2018)

Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) monetary policy committee (MPC) has raised repo rate by 25 basis points (bps) to 6.5%.

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Reserve Bank of India imposes monetary penalty on Apna Sahakari Bank Ltd., Mumbai(23.01.2020)

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by order dated January 22, 2020, imposed monetary penalty of Rs. 14 lakh on Apna Sahakari Bank Ltd., Mumbai, (the.....

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RBI’s Nod to FPIs to Invest in Unlisted Debt Securities(17.05.2016)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) to invest in unlisted debt securities as well as in securitised debt instru.....

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Supreme Court Asks Air Quality Commission to Decide on Lifting Construction Ban(10.12.2021)

Supreme Court has granted liberty to the Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Regions to take a decision on the lifting the ban o.....

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Maintenance of current accounts in multiple banks by Insurance Intermediaries(29.12.2021)

1. It has been observed that the insurance intermediaries maintain multiple current accounts with banks at different operational levels, i.e., Branch .....

Tags : Maintenance, Current accounts, Multiple banks

IT dues payable in advance at authorised bank branches(16.05.2016)

Advance income tax can be paid at authorised banks instead of just with the Reserve Bank of India. Of the 29 banks authorised to acceptance tax remitt.....

Tags : Income tax, advance, authorised banks

Del. HC: Wife Earning is Not an absolute Bar To Receiving Maintenance From Husband(05.12.2023)

Delhi High Court while observing that the obligation of the husband to provide maintenance is on a higher pedestal than the wife, has held that the me.....

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Bombay High Court Rejects PMC Bank Depositors' Plea for Lifting Withdrawal Cap(06.12.2019)

Bombay High Court has rejected pleas of the depositors of the crisis-hit Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank, seeking lifting of restriction.....

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SC: Able-Bodied Husband Should Earn by Legitimate Means And Maintain His Wife And Minor Child(29.09.2022)

Supreme Court has held that husband is required to earn money even by physical labour, if he is an able-bodied, and must maintain his wife and minor c.....

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Saving the Brahmachari from wonting the vamp(05.04.1991)

The ban on women entering the ‘Sabarimala’ faces agitation again, but favourable or un-, lifted or not, the outcome will point to the current leanings.....

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TRAI envisages data stores in public wi-fi networks(13.07.2016)

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India released a consultation paper on the

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Federal Court of Appeals Upholds Block on Trump's Travel Ban(29.05.2017)

Virginia-based 4th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lower Court ruling against President Donald Trump’s revised executive order banning entry to .....

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Calcutta HC: Application to Set Aside Arbitral Award Cannot Be Put on Hold Due to Invocation of IBC(20.01.2020)

Calcutta High Court has stated that an application to set aside an arbitral award under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 cannot be kept in a.....

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CIVIL - IBC Reigns Supreme Over Other Civil Laws: Delhi High Court(25.02.2019)

Delhi High Court has upheld supremacy of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) over other civil laws such as those of contracts and guarantees and said.....

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RBI Issues Revised Guidelines for FIF(16.10.2015)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued revised guidelines for scope of activities and objectives of its Financial Inclusion Fund (FIF). The corpus of .....

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RBI Allows NRIs to Access ETCS Market(03.02.2017)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed NRIs access to Exchange Traded Currency Derivatives (ETCD) market to hedge currency risk arising out of their .....

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Patna HC Notices Bihar Govt Over Proposed Human Chain Programme(19.01.2017)

Patna High Court has directed Bihar Government to reply on school children being roped in for proposed human chain programme in support of prohibition.....

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Bombay High Court Rejects Plea to Let Bars, Permit Rooms Reopen After Highway Booze Ban(01.06.2017)

Bombay High Court has refused to allow more than a dozen hotels and permit rooms that had been sealed after Supreme Court’s ban on sale of liquor with.....

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Reserve Bank of India Raises Investment Cap for FPIs in Corporate and Government Debt Instruments(24.01.2020)

Reserve Bank of India has raised the investment limit for foreign portfolio investors in Government and Corporate Bonds, in a bid to bring in more for.....

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Securities Appellate Tribunal Grants Interim Relief to Axis Bank(16.01.2020)

Securities Appellate Tribunal has granted interim relief to Axis Bank in the Appeal seeking status quo on the Order passed by the Securities and Excha.....

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Health Ministry permits transfer of blood between Blood Banks(19.10.2015)

To utilise its blood banks better and reduce scarcity, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has permitted transfer of blood from one bank to anot.....

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Kerala HC Dismisses Plea to Ban Organ Donation Even to Save Life(13.02.2019)

Kerala High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation filed by a lawyer seeking prohibition of donation of organs such as liver, kidneys, heart.....

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Ker. HC: Can’t Invoke Writ Against Decisions of Lender/Banker Unless There is Compelling Reason(06.11.2023)

Kerala High Court has held that Court, in exercise of its jurisdiction under Article 226 cannot replace the wisdom of lender/banker in the process of .....

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RBI regional offices entrusted UCB fraud monitoring and reporting duties(19.05.2016)

The Reserve Bank of India notified a revised fraud monitoring and reporting mechanism for Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks.

Under the new.....

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Del. HC to Centre: Expeditiously Decide Plea Seeking to Ban Licence for Keeping Dangerous Dogs(07.12.2023)

Delhi High Court has directed the Central Government to expeditiously decide within three months, a plea seeking to cancel and ban the license for kee.....

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RBI Releases First Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2016-17(05.04.2016)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released First Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2016-17, lowered key interest rates by 25 basis points to 6.5 per.....

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Card-on-File Tokenisation (CoFT) - Enabling Tokenisation through Card Issuing Banks(20.12.2023)

1. The card tokenisation services are being currently provided by card issuers and card networks in terms of Reserve Bank of India circulars DPSS.CO.P.....

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PMGKD Scheme Amended to Exclude Co-operative Banks From Accepting Deposits(23.01.2017)

Central Government has amended Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Deposit Scheme (PMGKDS), 2016 to exclude Co-operative Banks from accepting deposits under P.....

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Supreme Court: Time Constraints of Land Acquisition are Not Applicable to BDA Act(06.08.2018)

Supreme Court, while reiterating that the time constraints of land acquisition are not applicable to Bangalore Development Authority Act, has set asid.....

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Delhi HC Seeks Centre’s Reply over Immediate Ban on 19 Pesticides(17.10.2016)

Delhi HC has asked the Centre to file its opinion over a plea seeking an immediate ban on 19 pesticides as recommended by an expert panel on ground th.....

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Guidelines for Standalone PD participation in Exchange Traded Currency Futures(17.03.2016)

The Reserve Bank of India issued guidelines

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Supreme Court Upholds Sections 3, 4 & 10 of IBC Amendment Act 2020(20.01.2021)

Supreme Court has upheld the constitutional validity of Sections 3, 4 and 10 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Act 2020.

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UK HC: Anil Ambani’s Evidence in Case Filed by Chinese Banks Incomplete(17.12.2019)

United Kingdom High Court has termed the evidence provided by Reliance Communications chairman Anil Ambani as “inexplicably incomplete, implausible an.....

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Gujarat HC Dismisses PIL against Sudhir Mankad’s Appointment to RBI(26.07.2016)

Gujarat HC has junked PIL challenging appointment of ex-Chairman of Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT-City) Sudhir Mankad as a Non-Officiat.....

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Bombay HC Slams RBI For Not Exchanging Old Notes in Deceased’s Locker(03.02.2017)

Bombay High Court came down heavily on Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for not complying with its order to change demonetised currency notes totalling Rs .....

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Banks’ implied duty of secrecy to its customers(25.01.2016)

The United Kingdom Court of Appeal in 1923 determined that the duty of confidentiality owed by a bank to its clients was not absolute. Rather, it was .....

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Lending and Deposit Rates of Scheduled Commercial Banks - January 2023(31.01.2023)

Data on lending and deposit rates of scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) (excluding regional rural banks and small finance banks) for the month of Janua.....

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Delhi HC Directs RBI to Reconsider Jindal Steel and Power Ltd Application(07.12.2020)

Delhi High Court has remanded to the Reserve Bank of India, an application by Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) to transmit $300 million to its wholly.....

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Status Quo on MDR: RBI(31.03.2017)

RBI has said that its mid-December 2016 ‘special measures’ on rationalisation of merchant discount rate (MDR) will continue whereby MDR for transactio.....

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Bombay High Court Raps CBI in Bilkis Bano Case(18.07.2016)

Bombay High Court has rapped the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for “not being prepared” in the 2002 Bilkis Bano gang rape case.

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SC: PF Can’t be Withheld by Bank Without Proving Actual Loss Caused by Employee(09.11.2023)

Supreme Court has held that as per Punjab National Bank (Officers’) Service Regulations, 1979 bank could withhold the Provident Fund (PF) amount only .....

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Delhi HC Seeks Response in Bail Plea Filed by Yes Bank Founder in Money Laundering Case(17.02.2022)

Delhi High Court has sought response of the Enforcement Directorate in the bail plea filed by Yes Bank founder Rana Kapoor in a money laundering case .....

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Withdrawal of old series banknotes issued prior to 2005 deferred(11.02.2016)

The Reserve Bank of India extended the deadline for exchanging pre-2005 banknotes to 30 June, 2016. Exchange on banknotes in 2016 will only be done at.....

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ITAT Bangalore: Expenditure Incurred on Issuance of Debentures is Revenue Expenditure(01.06.2017)

ITAT Bangalore has directed the AO to allow expenditure incurred in relation to issuance of debentures as it constitute revenue expenditure under the .....

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Government: Bank Deposits Before April 01, 2016 Can be Declared Under PMGKY(19.01.2017)

Govt has clarified that deposits in bank accounts made before 1 April 2016 can also be declared under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY), the .....

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Reserve Bank of India Issues Directions for Permitting Rupee Derivatives to be Traded in IFSCs(24.01.2020)

Reserve Bank of India has released directions under Section 45 W of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 permitting Rupee derivatives to be traded in I.....

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RBI signs MoU on "Supervisory Cooperation and Exchange of Supervisory Information" with the Central Bank of UAE(19.10.2015)

Reserve Bank of India signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Central Bank of UAE. The agreement is hoped to increase supervisory co-operation b.....

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Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI): Unclaimed Dividend to Go to IBBI Account(17.01.2020)

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India has notified an amendment to the Voluntary Liquidation Process Regulation, 2017, whereby all unclaimed divide.....

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SC Dismisses Two Officials for Tampering With Order Directing Personal Appearance of Anil Ambani(14.02.2019)

Supreme Court has summarily dismissed two court masters- Manav Sharma and Tapan Kumar Chakraborty- for tampering with the January 7 order directing pe.....

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Gujarat HC Quashes Rape Charges Against Ex-Husband for having Sexual Relations After Alleged Divorce(30.01.2019)

Gujarat High Court recently quashed rape charges levelled by a woman against her ex-husband who allegedly cohabited with her even after the dissolutio.....

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RBI Issues Guidelines for Voluntary Surrender of Licence by PSOs(13.05.2016)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued guidelines for voluntary surrender of licence by Payment System Operators (PSOs) under Payment & Settlements Sy.....

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Supreme Court Upholds RBI Regulations for Export Ban on PPE Kits(07.12.2021)

Supreme Court has upheld the measures adopted by the Reserve Bank of India to implement the ban imposed by the Union Government on the export of Perso.....

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RBI Rejects Demand of Online Merchants to Store Customers’ Credit Card Data(26.02.2021)

Reserve Bank of India has rejected the demand of top online merchants like Amazon, Microsoft, Netflix, Flipkart and Zomato to store customers’ credit .....

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RBI Increases Investment Limit of FPIs(30.03.2016)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has increased investment limit of Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) in central government bonds to Rs 2 lakh crore, from .....

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Rajasthan HC Suo Moto Exercises Writ Jurisdiction Directing Husband to Pay Monthly Maintenance(19.11.2021)

Rajasthan High Court has exercised its extraordinary writ jurisdiction and directed a man to pay monthly maintenance to his deserted wife and children.....

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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Coercive Action Proposed by YES Bank(02.04.2020)

Delhi High Court has issued notice to YES Bank Limited in a plea challenging the email sent by YES Bank, wherein the bank has proposed to take coerciv.....

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National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (Removal of Difficulties) Order, 2021(01.12.2021)

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 46 of the National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development Act, 2021 (17 o.....

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Delhi HC Denies to Vacate Stay on Drug Ban(30.03.2016)

Delhi HC has declined to vacate stay earlier granted to certain drug brands banned by the health ministry, and said it would hear all final arguments .....

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Delhi High Court Refuses To Issue Form ‘F’ To HDFC Bank Due To Default In Paying Central Sales Tax(17.11.2021)

In a major setback to the HDFC Bank, the Delhi High Court has refused to issue Form ‘F’ in respect of inter-state stock transfers due to default in pa.....

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RBI Implements ‘Positive Pay’ System for Cheque Transactions(31.12.2020)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has implemented ‘Positive Pay’ system for cheque transactions above Rs 50,000, to enhance security and reduce instances of.....

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RBI Issues Draft Norms for Account Aggregators(04.03.2016)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued draft guidelines for setting up of Non-Banking Finance Companies (NBFC) that would act as account aggregators a.....

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Guj. HC: Banners of Committees Become Immaterial, When Citizens are Permitted to Celebrate Festivals(10.10.2022)

Gujarat High Court has held that what is important is that the festivals are allowed to be celebrated, and it is immaterial under whose banner the sam.....

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Madras High Court Suspends Centre's Ban on Cattle Trade for Slaughter, Issues Show Cause Notice(31.05.2017)

Madras High Court has put on hold Centre's restrictions on sale and purchase of cattle for slaughter for four weeks and has asked it to respond within.....

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Securities Appellate Tribunal Maintains Status Quo in Axis- Karvy Case(22.01.2020)

Securities Appellate Tribunal has extended its status quo order in the case of Axis Bank and Karvy Stock Broking till January 31.

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CRIMINAL - Pulwama Terror Attack Remarks: Gauhati HC Grants Interim Anticipatory Bail to Papri Banerjee(05.03.2019)

Gauhati High Court has granted interim anticipatory bail to Papri Banerjee, Assistant Professor at Icon College, accused of posting a controversial co.....

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Revised Guidelines for the Financial Inclusion Fund(15.10.2015)

In light of the merging of the Financial Inclusion Fund and the Financial Inclusion Technology Fund to form the FIF as it exists today, the Reserve Ba.....

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Reserve Bank of India imposes monetary penalty on Syndicate Bank(05.02.2019)

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated January 30, 2019, a monetary penalty of Rs. 10 million on Syndicate Bank (the bank) for.....

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Supreme Court Rejects Plea Seeking Complete Ban on Cow Slaughter(27.01.2017)

Supreme Court has dismissed Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a complete ban on cow slaughter in every State.

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Apex Court Gives Mamata Banerjee's Critic 7-Day Protection from Arrest(31.05.2019)

Supreme Court has granted a seven-day interim protection to Anirban Das, a social activist who is apprehending arrest in a criminal case filed in Beng.....

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Kerala High Court Quashes Ban on Compostable Plastic Carry Bags(18.02.2021)

Kerala High Court has quashed an order of the State Government, prohibiting the manufacture, stocking and sale of compostable plastic bags in the stat.....

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"Seventeen States/UTS Have Imposed Complete Ban on Use of Polythene Bags": Minister(08.08.2017)

"As per the provisions of Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, the generators of waste have been mandated to take steps to minimize generation of pla.....

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Sectoral Deployment of Bank Credit - September 2023(31.10.2023)

Data on sectoral deployment of bank credit for the month of September 20231 collected from 40 select scheduled commercial banks, accounting for about .....

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Lakshmi Vilas Bank Ltd branches to operate as DBS Bank India Ltd. branches from November 27, 2020(25.11.2020)

The Government of India has today sanctioned the Scheme for the amalgamation of the Lakshmi Vilas Bank Ltd. with DBS Bank India Ltd. The amalgamation .....

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#Budget2019: 2% Interest Subvention to Farmers Pursuing Animal Husbandry and Fisheries(01.02.2019)

Government has announced 2% interest subvention to farmers pursuing animal husbandry and fisheries and all farmers severely affected by severe natural.....

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RBI Announces Rs 10,000 Crore OMO Purchases(05.02.2016)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced an Open Market Operation (OMO) purchase of government securities worth Rs 10,000 crore on February 8.

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NCDRC: Bank Liable for Fraudulent Online Transaction if Account Holder's Fault Not Proved(11.01.2021)

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has held that in case of fraudulent transactions leading to withdraw of money from a person's .....

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RBI Relaxes ECB Norms for Infrastructure Sector(31.03.2016)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed all companies engaged in infrastructure sector to raise external commercial borrowings with a minimum maturity.....

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Supreme Court Re-Imposes Construction Ban in Delhi-NCR(25.11.2021)

Supreme Court has re-imposed the ban on construction activities in Delhi-NCR until further orders, taking note of the air quality crisis in the nation.....

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Ker. HC: Constitute Committees To Check Unauthorised Use Of Banners And Boards In Public Places(20.10.2022)

Kerala High Court has ordered setting up of committees at the level of every Local-Self Government Institution to tackle the issue of putting of illeg.....

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Central Government declares the services engaged in the Banking industry to be a public utility service(14.12.2023)

Whereas the Central Government is satisfied that public interest so requires that the services engaged in the 'Banking', which is covered under item 2.....

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SC Asks Centre to Fence Indo-Bangla Border to Check Infiltration(09.03.2017)

Supreme Court has asked Centre to release funds for fencing of India-Bangladesh border to prevent a cross-border influx of illegal Bangladesh national.....

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Gujarat HC Issues Notice on PIL Seeking Direction on Ban on Use of Loudspeakers(16.02.2022)

Gujarat High Court has issued notice to the Gujarat Government on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea seeking a direction to the state government .....

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Karnataka HC Orders ?15 Lakh Compensation to Student Denied MBBS Admission Despite Paying Fee(27.08.2025)

Karnataka HC has directed Sri Siddhartha Medical College to pay ?15 lakh to a student who was wrongfully denied MBBS admission in 2017-2018 despite ti.....

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Illegal Banquet Halls: NGT Directs Forfeiture of Performance Guarantee Submitted by Delhi Govt(12.07.2019)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed forfeiture of performance guarantee of Rs 5 crore deposited by the Delhi Government, expressing dissatisfac.....

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Japanese whalers hunt over 200 pregnant whales for ‘science’(04.04.2016)

Japanese fishermen’s haul of whales from their recent expedition in the Antarctic was met with an unsurprisingly apoplectic reaction from neighbouring.....

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Officers of private bank punishable under POCA(23.02.2016)

Officers of a private bank, specifically its Chairman, Directors and other Officers are ‘public servants’ who can be prosecuted under the Prevention o.....

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Centre Appoints Delhi HC Judge Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma as Presiding Officer of UAPA Tribunal(06.10.2022)

Central Government has appointed Delhi High Court judge Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma as the Presiding Officer of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) T.....

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Kerala HC Notices Union Over Plea Challenging Ban on Sale of Cattle For Slaughter(30.05.2017)

Kerala High Court has asked Central Government to respond to petitions challenging ban on sale of cattle for slaughter.

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Diamond Dollar Account - Reporting Mechanism(23.03.2016)

The Reserve Bank of India has dispensed with quarterly and fortnightly statements previously submitted by banks giving details of the name and address.....

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Supreme Court Bars Lenders from Making Claims in Arbitration Tribunals(25.01.2021)

Supreme Court has barred banks and financial institutions from making a claim in an arbitration tribunal to recover their money stating that holding t.....

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Apex Court Directs Bank to Compensate School who Lost Money in Online Banking Fraud(20.12.2019)

Apex Court has directed a Bank to give compensation of Rs 25 Lakhs to a school whose money from the bank account was siphoned out by the miscreants. T.....

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Unity Small Finance Bank Limited commences operations(01.11.2021)

Unity Small Finance Bank Limited has commenced operations as a small finance bank with effect from November 1, 2021. The Reserve Bank has issued a lic.....

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Bombay HC Directs Railways to Make Suburban Stations Disabled-Friendly(19.01.2017)

Bombay High Court has warned Railways that it will initiate contempt proceedings against General Managers of Central and Western Railways if it does n.....

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Kerala High Court: No Need to Interfere With New Rules on Cattle Slaughter Ban(01.06.2017)

Kerala High Court has said that there is no need for it to interfere with new rules proposing ban on cattle slaughter as it doesn't violate the Consti.....

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National Green Tribunal Seeks Status from CPCB on Kite String Ban Implementation(24.01.2020)

National Green Tribunal has asked Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to submit a compliance report on the status of implementation of the ban on m.....

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Reserve Bank of India Lifts Restrictions on Catholic Syrian Bank on Opening Branches(15.01.2020)

Reserve Bank of India has lifted a restriction that was imposed on the Catholic Syrian Bank for opening new branches, given the delayed initial public.....

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RBI Junks Govt.’s Proposal for 100% FDI in Banks(26.10.2015)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has junked proposal from Government to allow up to 100% Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in banks, which may come as a damp.....

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No Right with Bank Employee to be Associated with Decision Making Process for Fixation Of Salary: SC(13.02.2019)

Supreme Court has observed that the employee of a Bank has no right that he should be associated with the decision-making process in respect of the fi.....

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Housing Ministry Directs CPIO to Remove Personal Details of RTI Applicants(10.12.2020)

Union Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (Housing Ministry) has directed all the Central Public Information Officers and Appellate Authorities under .....

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RBI Imposes Penalty on 3 Banks in Forex Scam(26.07.2016)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed penalties of Rs.5 crore on Bank of Baroda, Rs.3 crore on Punjab National Bank and Rs.2 crore on HDFC Bank, in .....

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Chhattisgarh HC: Existence of Serious Dispute Between Husband and Wife Not Prerequisite for Divorce(21.09.2021)

Chhattisgarh High Court has held that the existence of a serious dispute between husband and wife is not a prerequisite for the grant of divorce by mu.....

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Bombay HC Rejects Review Petition Filed by Victoria Owners(04.04.2017)

Bombay High Court has dismissed the review petition filed by horse carriage owners calling for the Victoria ban to be overturned.

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Madras HC: Total Ban on Conduct of Religious Meetings Not Possible(30.01.2023)

Madras High Court while allowing Indu Makkal Katchi-Tamizhagam to conduct their State conference on 29th January 2023, has held that there could not b.....

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RBI: No Restrictions on ATM Withdrawals From Feb 01(31.01.2017)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said that limits on ATM withdrawals will further be eased from February 1 and curbs on branch withdrawals from current.....

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RBI Operationalise CFR(22.01.2016)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI), in order to minimize frauds, has operationalised a Central Fraud Registry (CFR) with effect from January 20.

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Delhi HC Grants One More Day to RBI For Finalizing Stand on Tata-Docomo Arbitration Award(15.03.2017)

Delhi High Court has allowed Reserve Bank of India (RBI) a further day to finalise its stand on enforcement of $ 1.18 billion Tata Sons-NTT DoCoMo arb.....

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Delhi HC Seeks Delhi Govt.’s Response on Plea over Beef Ban(14.07.2016)

Delhi HC has issued notice to Delhi Government on plea challenging law that criminalizes possession and consumption of beef in the National Capital Re.....

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Bom. HC: SC’s Judgment in ‘Pankaj Bansal’ Case Applies Prospectively(08.11.2023)

Bombay High Court while refusing relief to Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal in PMLA case has observed that Supreme Court’s judgement in Pankaj Bansal’.....

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NGT Imposes Ban on Use and Sale of Fire Crackers During COVID19 Pandemic(03.12.2020)

National Green Tribunal has imposed a total ban on sale and use of all kinds of fire crackers during COVID-19 pandemic in the National Capital Region .....

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Bombay HC: Mere Repayment of Loan Amount ‘No Ground’ For Quashing Cheating Case(29.03.2017)

Bombay High Court has held that re-payment of loan amount will not have any adverse effect on a criminal prosecution and observed that offences involv.....

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SC: Judgment in Pankaj Bansal v. Union of India Does Not Apply Retrospectively(18.12.2023)

Supreme Court has held that its judgment in the case Pankaj Bansal v. Union of India (MANU/SC/1076/2023; 2023/INSC/866) wherein it was held that ED mu.....

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Mandatory Requirement of AADHAR for Individuals Availing Facilities under Specified Schemes through Banks or Financial Institutions(01.03.2017)

Whereas, the use of Aadhaar as identity document for delivery of services or benefits or subsidies simplifies the Government delivery processes, bring.....

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India Signs Financing Agreement with World Bank for US$ 48 Million for "Nagaland Health Project"(16.01.2017)

A financing agreement for IDA credit of US$ 48 million (equivalent) for the 'Nagaland Health Project' was signed with the World Bank here today. The F.....

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Supreme Court: Is Size of Turban Part of Sikh Religion?(06.08.2018)

Supreme Court has sought to know if the topknot/ half or bun turban (patka) can be worn by Sikh athletes with helmets during participation in sporting.....

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Reserve Bank of India Penalizes HDFC Bank Rs 1 Crore for Failing Know Your Customer Norms(30.01.2020)

Reserve Bank of India has imposed a penalty of Rs 1 Crore on Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) Bank for failing to comply with the Centra.....

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RBI Eases LCR Norm(25.03.2016)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has given bankers more flexibility in maintenance of Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) under Basel III by tweaking certain no.....

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Supreme Court Upholds Validity of Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code(28.01.2019)

Supreme Court has upheld the two-year old insolvency code in its entirety, quashing petitions which challenged the law saying it was discriminatory.

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RBI Issues Shareholding Norms for Private Sector Banks(13.05.2016)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued new guidelines on ownership in private sector banks by bundling shareholding patterns into two broad categories.....

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Supreme Court Refuses Urgent Listing for Builders' Plea to Lift Construction Ban in Delhi(06.12.2021)

Supreme Court has turned down a plea made on behalf of a builders group for urgent listing of its plea to lift the blanket ban imposed on construction.....

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RBI: Fixed Rate Loans up to 3 Years to be Based on Marginal Cost(30.03.2016)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked banks to price fixed rate loans of up to three years based on their marginal cost of fund from April 1.

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Yes Bank Case: Bombay HC Discharges DHFL(18.11.2021)

Bombay HC has discharged Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Ltd. (DHFL) and dropped the proceedings against it in a case of cheating and corruption reg.....

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RBI releases "Statistical Tables Relating to Banks in India: 2019-2020"(29.12.2020)

The Reserve Bank released its web publication entitled 'Statistical Tables Relating to Banks in India: 2019-20' covering the activities of scheduled c.....

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RBI Issues Guidelines for the Gold Monetisation Scheme(23.10.2015)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued guidelines for the Gold Monetisation Scheme. RBI has issued directions for banks on implementation of the gold .....

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SC Issues Notice to Union Government on Petitions Challenging Constitutionality of IBC Ordinance(14.01.2020)

Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Union Government on Petitions Challenging Constitutional Validity of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendmen.....

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SC Dismisses Plea Against Ban on Mics and Loudspeakers in Residential Areas(12.02.2019)

Supreme Court has rejected a plea by West Bengal BJP to set aside Calcutta High Court's 2013 order which had banned use of loudspeakers in residential.....

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Reserve Bank of India imposes monetary penalty on Indian Bank(20.11.2019)

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by order dated November 18, 2019, monetary penalty of Rupees One crore on Indian Bank (the bank) for non-.....

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Reserve Bank of India Cancels Vodafone’s Certificate of Authorization for M- Pesa(22.01.2020)

Reserve Bank of India has said that it has cancelled the Certificate of Authorization of Vodafone M- Pesa on account of voluntary surrender of authori.....

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MRTP/ COMPETITION LAWS - CCI Clears SoftBank’s 22.44% Stake Buy in Delhivery(28.02.2019)

Competition Commission of India (CCI) has said it has approved acquisition of 22.44 % stake in logistics firm Delhivery by SoftBank Vision Fund.

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Advance against pledge of gold ornaments and jewellery(15.10.2015)

Reserve Bank of India has extended its policy standardising the valuation of gold jewellery presented towards security or collateral to cooperative ba.....

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Madras HC Allows ICICI Bank to Recover Rs. 222 Crore Dues from Subhiksha Trading Services(07.02.2019)

Madras High Court, in a reprieve to ICICI Bank, has ruled that it finds no ground to interfere in order of Chennai Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunal .....

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SC Stays NCLAT Order That Said Limitation Act Doesn’t Apply To Proceedings Under IBC(11.01.2018)

Supreme Court has stayed the order of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal which said the provisions of the Limitation Act were not applicable .....

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Kerala High Court Lifts Ban on Online Rummy, Finds It Unconstitutional(27.09.2021)

Kerala High Court has quashed an amendment to a government notification issued under Section 14A of the Kerala Gaming Act, 1960 banning online rummy i.....

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RBI Issues Norms for Partial Credit Enhancement to Corporate Bonds(29.05.2017)

Reserve Bank of India has issued norms for Partial Credit Enhancement to Corporate Bonds making it mandatory for corporate bonds to have rating by a m.....

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NCLAT Stays NCLT’s Order Prohibiting Appointment of Ex- Bankers as Resolution Professional(21.01.2020)

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has stayed National Company Law Tribunal’s Order which prohibited appointing a former bank official as indepen.....

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PROPERTY - Civil Suit for Land that is Subject to Proceedings Under Urban Land Ceiling Act Not Maintainable: SC(27.02.2019)

Supreme Court has held that a Civil Court has no jurisdiction to try civil suit in relation to land which is subject to ceiling proceedings under Urba.....

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J&K High Court Disposes off Beef Ban Petition(16.10.2015)

Jammu and Kashmir High Court has vacated Jammu Division Bench order on beef ban and also disposed off petition seeking revocation of 1864 law regardin.....

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RBI Issues Revised Guidelines For Commercial Papers(03.02.2017)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued revised guidelines for commercial papers, including mandating that the issuer must disclose end-use of such fun.....

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RBI Eases FDI Norms to Boost Start-Ups(03.02.2016)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has relaxed several rules including Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) norms to boost start-up activity in the country.

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UBS AG no longer a banking company(19.05.2016)

The Reserve Bank of India notified USB AG, the Swiss multinational financial services firm, to have ceased being a ‘banking company’ under the Banking.....

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Guj HC: ‘Rape’ Even if Committed by Husband Against Wife is ‘Rape’(18.12.2023)

Gujarat High Court while observing that general economic dependence on family and fear of social ostracization act as significant disincentives for wo.....

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Supreme Court Notices Centre Over RBI's Refusal to Exchange Demonetised Notes(06.03.2017)

Supreme Court has issued a notice to Central Government on a plea challenging Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) refusal to accept Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 note.....

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Mad. HC: Can’t Keep a Shop Closed Forever Merely Because it had Banned Tobacco Product for Sale(04.01.2024)

Madras High Court while observing that sealing a shop affects the right to livelihood of a person guaranteed under Article 19(1)(g) of the Constitutio.....

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Kerala HC Refuses Stay on Kerala Government Notification Banning Online Rummy for Stakes(09.04.2021)

Kerala High Court has refused to interfere with a Kerala Government Notification 'banning online playing of rummy when played for stakes' in plea by t.....

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RBI Revises Guidelines on Rationalization of Branch Authorization Policy(29.05.2017)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has liberalised Branch Authorization Policy and has also widened role of bank boards, making them responsible for complyin.....

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Karnataka HC Restrains New Development Activity Near Bannerghatta National Park(21.01.2020)

Karnataka High Court has restrained any new commercial or development activities, within 10 kilometres radius of Bannerghatta National Park, until the.....

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CIVIL - Sikkim HC Stays Bandh Called by Sikkim Krantikari Morcha(27.02.2019)

Sikkim High Court has barred, in an interim order, state's opposition party, Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM), from going ahead with its proposed bandh .....

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RBI: No Relaxation in CRR, SLR Norms(19.10.2015)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has junked the plea of entities that have secured licences to set up small finance banks that they be given some leeway in.....

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RBI Allows Banks to Use Statutory Reserves for AT1 Bond Coupon Payment(03.02.2017)

Reserve Bank of India has allowed banks to use statutory reserves to pay coupon (interest) on additional Tier-I bonds, subject to certain riders.

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RBI Enhances Withdrawal Limits From ATMs From Rs. 4500 to Rs 10,000 Per Day(16.01.2017)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has enhanced limit on withdrawals from ATMs from current limit of Rs.4,500 to Rs.10,000 per day per card.

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RBI Imposes Penalty on Equitas for Selling MF, Insurance Products Without Approval(09.03.2018)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a penalty of Rs 10 lakh on Equitas Small Finance Bank for distributing mutual fund (MF), insurance and wealth .....

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Madras High Court Allows Plastic Ban in Tamil Nadu(12.07.2019)

Madras High Court while rejecting a batch of 37 litigations by different plastic bag and paper cup manufacturers has urged the State Government of Tam.....

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Voting rights to be given to enclave dwellers(08.02.2016)

Whereas India and Bangladesh executed an enclave exchange last year, the Indian government is preparing to grant voting rights to former enclave dwell.....

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Madras HC Orders Strict Enforcement of Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies Rules, 2011(01.12.2021)

Madras High Court has ordered the strict enforcement of the Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies (Permission for Erection of Digital Banners and Placards) Ru.....

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Madras HC: State Vicariously Liable for Neglect, Compensation Granted to Man for Injuries Upheld(25.01.2024)

Madras High Court while upholding an order granting compensation to a man who suffered injuries during a bandh, has held that State would be vicarious.....

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Banks must offer Wealth Management Services through subsidiary(21.04.2016)

The Reserve Bank of India clarified that banks cannot provide Investment Advisory Services (better known as ‘Wealth Management Services’) to its custo.....

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Supreme Court: Restaurants with Live Band, Discos Should Obtain Licence(29.01.2018)

Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of ‘The Licensing and Controlling of Places of Public Entertainment (Bangalore City) Order 2005’ issued.....

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Karnataka HC Stays Auction of Properties by Banks During 21-Day Lock Down Period(31.03.2020)

Karnataka High Court has stayed for three weeks the process of auction and e-auction of mortgaged properties, during the 21-day lock-down period, obse.....

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SC Bans Felling of Mature Trees for Development Work(19.02.2021)

Supreme Court has said it would ban felling of mature, beneficial trees for development work, including laying roads and setting up industries, and or.....

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Kerala High Court: Don’t Misconstrue Court Order On Highway Liquor Ban(18.08.2017)

Kerala High Court has held that with regard to prohibition of liquor outlets near national highways, relevant distance is to be measured from outer ed.....

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Delhi HC Dismisses Challenge Against Prohibition on Chhath Puja at Yamuna River Banks(11.11.2021)

Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition challenging the Delhi Government's decision that prohibited devotees to perform Chhath Puja on the banks of .....

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Delhi HC Directs Accused to Do Community Service at Gurudwara Bangala Sahib(15.03.2021)

Delhi High Court has directed a young accused of 21 years to do one month community service at Gurudwara Bangala Sahib while quashing the First Inform.....

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Madras HC Refuses to Grant Bail to Bank Lawyer for ‘Defrauding’ Money(10.08.2016)

Madras HC has refused to grant anticipatory bail to M.P. Venkatakrishnan, Assistant Manager (Legal) of HDFC Bank in Tirunelveli district, in two cases.....

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Central Government declares the computer resources of Canara Bank to be protected systems(11.01.2023)

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 70 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000), the Central Govern.....

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RBI Signs MOU on Information Exchange With Bank of Zambia(16.02.2017)

Reserve Bank of India has inked an information exchange pact with Bank of Zambia aimed at forging greater cooperation.

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Central Government approves recapitalisation of Export-Import Bank of India(16.01.2019)

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister has approved the recapitalization of EXIM Bank. Recapitalization Bonds by Government of India to the.....

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ITAT: TDS Applicable to Payments Towards Channel Carriage Fees, Up-Linking, Bandwidth Charges(17.05.2017)

ITAT Kolkata has held that payments on account of channel carriage fees, up-l inking charges and Bandwidth charges are not in nature of payment toward.....

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Karnataka HC Directs State to Decide on Complete Ban on Use of Firecrackers(25.01.2021)

Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to within 3 months decide on the prayers made in two petitions, seeking a complete ban on use o.....

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Kerala HC Says ‘No ban on Entry of Media Personnel to Court Premises’(17.10.2016)

Kerala HC has issued a press note that said there are no restrictions on entry of media personnel to court premises for reporting purposes.

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SAT Refuses Relief to Axis Bank in Karvy Case, Asks it to Approach SEBI(18.12.2019)

Securities Appellate Tribunal has refused relief to Axis Bank in the Karvy case. The private lender had approached the Tribunal seeking the shares ple.....

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Supreme Court Sets Aside Calcutta HC's Total Ban of Firecrackers in West Bengal(02.11.2021)

Supreme Court has set aside the order of the Calcutta High Court which imposed a complete ban of use of firecrackers in the State of West Bengal.

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Allahabad High Court Prohibits Raising of Banners and Posters in Court Premises(12.02.2020)

Allahabad High Court has prohibited the raising of banners and posters in the Court premises, during elections to the High Court Bar Association, keep.....

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Unless there is fraud of beneficiary or irretrievable harm or injury, Courts are not to interfere with encashment of Bank Guarantees(02.09.2016)

Appellant No. 1 a Joint Venture Company formed for specific purpose of constituting, commissioning and operating Kochi-Coimbatore-Erode-Salem LPG Pipe.....

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Delhi HC Seeks Response of Centre, DGCA on Ban on Passenger Travel from EU, UK(23.03.2020)

Delhi High Court has sought response of the Centre and Directorate General of Civil Aviation on a plea challenging the Centre's circular prohibiting t.....

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Delhi HC: Wife Making Serious Allegations of Criminal Conduct, Unable to Prove, Amounts to Cruelty(12.11.2021)

Delhi High Court has observed that a wife making serious allegations of criminal conduct against her husband and his parents, which she was unable to .....

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Extension of last date to receive comments on TRAI's Consultation Paper on Data Speed under Wireless Broadband Plans dated 1st June, 2017(28.06.2017)

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had invited comments of stakeholders on Consultation Paper on Data Speed under Wireless Broadband Plans d.....

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Special Court Remands Sachin Waze to NIA Custody in Case of Explosives Found Near Ambani’s House(15.03.2021)

Special Court has remanded Mumbai Police officer Sachin Waze to the National Investigating Agency's (NIA) custody till March 25, in connection with hi.....

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SC Issues Notice in Plea Against Alleged Use of Banned Chemicals by Firework Manufacturers(09.04.2021)

Supreme Court has issued notice to the manufacturers in application filed against alleged use of banned chemicals by firework manufacturers, mislabell.....

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Allahabad HC Seeks Reply From BHU over Magsaysay’s Petition(15.02.2016)

Allahabad High Court has asked Banaras Hindu University (BHU) authorities to file a counter affidavit on a petition filed by Magsaysay Award-winning s.....

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SC: Quantity of Neutral Substance Can’t be Ignored While Labelling Recovered Contraband(21.11.2022)

Supreme Court has held that quantity of neutral substances cannot be ignored while labelling the quantity of contraband recovered as 'small quantity' .....

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SC Dismisses Bilkis Bano's Review Petition Against Judgment Allowing Remission of Convicts'(19.12.2022)

Supreme Court has dismissed review petition filed by Bilkis Bano seeking review of judgment which held that Gujarat Government had the jurisdiction to.....

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Reserve Bank of India (Amalgamation of Private Sector Banks) Directions, 2016(21.04.2016)

The Reserve Bank of India notified Master Directions regarding amalgamation of two banking companies or of a banking company and an NBFC. For both, am.....

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Gujarat High Court Stays Kutch DM’s Order on Livestock Export Ban From Tuna(21.09.2018)

Gujarat High Court has stayed the order of Kutch District Magistrate prohibiting the movement of livestock at Tuna port after complaints of alleged vi.....

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SC Issues Notice on Swamy's Plea for Probing RBI Official in Bank Scams(18.10.2022)

Supreme Court has agreed to examine BJP leader Dr Subramanian Swamy's plea seeking a probe into the alleged role of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) offici.....

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Calcutta HC: No Activity Involving Human Intervention to Take Place in Sundarban Biosphere Area(17.03.2021)

Calcutta High Court has directed to prohibit all activities in the areas, namely, Sundarban Biosphere Area, Sundarban Tiger Reserve, and the adjoining.....

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SC Seeks Centre's Response on Plea Against Blanket Ban on Blood Donation by Transgenders(05.03.2021)

Supreme Court has sought response from the Central Government on a writ petition challenging the blood donor guidelines in so far as they impose a bla.....

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Supreme Court on Highway Booze Ban: Drivers Shouldn't Be Drunk In Fast Moving Traffic(06.07.2017)

Supreme Court has said that the idea behind its verdict banning sale of liquor along highways was that a driver should not be under influence of liquo.....

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ITAT, Pune Allows Claim for Set-off of Loss by Husband Invested in Wife’s Business(30.01.2020)

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Pune has held that the wife’s separate income can be clubbed into husbands total income and in the case of any loss inc.....

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RBI Directs Banks to Report Cyber Crimes within 6 Hours(03.02.2017)

RBI, while asking banks to report any cyber security incident within two to six hours of its happening, has warned lenders that any delay in reporting.....

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RBI Cancels Rs 9k crore T-bill Auction(28.01.2016)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cancelled a Rs 9,000-crore auction of Government's 91-day Treasury Bills (T-bills) as it was not willing to accede to .....

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All. HC to State: Protect Ancient Temples in the Vicinity of Banke Bihari Temple(22.12.2022)

Allahabad High Court has directed Uttar Pradesh Government to protect the ancient temples situated in the vicinity of the Banke Bihari temple in Mathu.....

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RBI Launches Website “Sachet” to Tackle Fraud(05.08.2016)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has launched a website named “Sachet” from which anyone can obtain information regarding entities that are allowed to acce.....

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Karnataka High Court Strikes Down Law Banning Online Gaming with Stakes(14.02.2022)

Karnataka High Court has held certain provisions of the Karnataka Police (Amendment) Act 2021, by which the state government had banned online games w.....

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Delhi Court Grants Interim Bail for 6 Months to Umar Khalid, Anirban Bhattacharya(18.03.2016)

Delhi Court has granted bail to Jawaharlal Nehru University students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya who have been accused of raising anti-nation.....

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Delhi HC Seeks Response on Steps Taken to Ensure NGT Orders Banning Sale of Chinese Manjha(23.12.2021)

Delhi High Court has sought response of the Centre as well as the Delhi Government over the steps taken by them to ensure that the orders of National .....

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Supreme Court Vacates Blanket Ban Restraining Courts From Hearing Disputes Related to BCCI(14.12.2020)

Supreme Court has vacated its nearly two-year old blanket ban restraining other courts from hearing disputes related to the Board of Control for Crick.....

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CIVIL - Bombay HC Gives Nod to Cut 14 Mangrove Trees for Building New Flyovers in Bandra(13.03.2019)

Bombay High Court has allowed Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) to remove 14 mangrove trees, paving the way for the constructio.....

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Kerala High Court Refuses to Lift Festival Ban on Celebrity Elephant Who Killed 13 Amid Protests(10.05.2019)

Kerala High Court has refused to intervene in the matter related to allowing a partially blind celebrity elephant to take part in the State's largest .....

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Guidelines for selection of MD and CEO in public sector banks approved(20.08.2015)

The guidelines on selection of Managing Directors and Chief Executive Officers in public sector banks, other than the five large public sector banks, .....

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Karnataka High Court: Stay on Circular Banning Rearing of Certain Breeds of Dogs(20.03.2024)

Karnataka High Court has stayed a circular passed by the Union Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairying department that banned rearing of.....

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Bangladesh Supreme Court Cancels Khaleda Zia’s Bail(19.03.2018)

Bangladesh's Supreme Court has halted the release of opposition leader Khaleda Zia on bail, deepening a political crisis ahead of a national election .....

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Bombay High Court: HDIL, its Promoters have to Repay Loan to PMC Bank(20.12.2019)

Bombay High Court has observed that HDIL and its promoters will have to repay their loan to crisis-hit Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank a.....

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Karnataka High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Ban on Online Betting And Gambling(02.11.2021)

Karnataka High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation seeking direction to State government on ban of online betting and gambling, keeping i.....

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RBI extends validity of the Directions issued to the Indian Mercantile Co-operative Bank Ltd., Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh(07.09.2016)

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has extended the Directions issued to the Indian Mercantile Co-operative Bank Ltd., Lucknow for a further period of si.....

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Supreme Court Reduces Highway Liquor Ban Distance from 500m to 220m in Small Towns(03.04.2017)

Supreme Court has partially modified its order banning liquor vendors in the vicinity of 500 metres on National and State highways. However it refused.....

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NGT Orders to De-Register Over 10-Year Old Diesel Vehicles in Delhi(18.07.2016)

National Green Tribunal has directed the Regional Transport Office, Delhi to de-register all diesel vehicles which are more than ten years old.

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Delhi HC Directs RBI to Reconsider Jindal Steel and Power Ltd Application(07.12.2020)

Delhi High Court has remanded to the Reserve Bank of India, an application by Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) to transmit $300 million to its wholly.....

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RBI Rejects EC Request to Enhance Withdrawal Limits For Poll Candidates(30.01.2017)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has rejected request of Election Commission (EC) to enhance weekly cash-withdrawal limit, imposed after demonetisation, fo.....

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Reserve Bank of India Lifts All Limit on Cash Withdrawals(14.03.2017)

Reserve Bank of India has lifted all limits on cash withdrawals from banks and ATMs.

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Kerala HC Stays Demand Notice Asking State Co-Operative Bank to Pay Outstanding Amount(22.02.2022)

Kerala High Court has stayed the demand notice issued by the Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax asking the State Co-operative Bank to pay the outstandi.....

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Lok Sabha Passes Bankruptcy Bill(06.05.2016)

Lok Sabha has passed the Insolvency and Bankruptcy code 2016 with all the amendments proposed by the joint committee of Parliament being accepted by t.....

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Timeframe for implementation of Ind AS for scheduled commercial banks(11.02.2016)

The Reserve Bank of India notified scheduled commercial banks are required to comply with Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) for accounting periods .....

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Kar. HC: Banks Do Not Have the Power of Retaining Passport or OCI Card of Accused as Security(17.01.2024)

Karnataka High Court has held that banks do not have the authority to withhold the passport or OCI cards of an accused, even if, the accused has surre.....

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SC Asks SIT to Look into BoB Scam(27.04.2016)

Supreme Court has directed Special Investigation Team (SIT) on black money to look into a fresh plea seeking a probe into the recent Bank of Baroda (B.....

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Madras HC Tells TN Election Commission to Videograph Every Stage of Urban Local Body Polls(04.01.2022)

Madras High Court has asked the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission (TNSEC) to videograph the entire election process during the upcoming urban local.....

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ITAT Bangalore Deletes Addition Against Flipkart India(20.06.2019)

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT Bangalore) has granted relief to the e-com giants Flipkart India by deleting the additions made by the Income Tax .....

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Make Plans for Urban Homeless by October 31: Supreme Court to States(19.09.2018)

Supreme Court has asked all states and Union Territories to prepare action plans for the urban homeless by October 31 and while setting the deadline, .....

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SC Refuses Urgent Listing for Plea Against Firecrackers Ban in Delhi-NCR(13.10.2022)

Supreme Court while refusing to grant urgent listing for matter pertaining to bursting of green crackers on Diwali, has stated that the matter shall b.....

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Prompt Corrective Action Framework - IDBI Bank Limited(10.03.2021)

The performance of IDBI Bank Limited, currently under the Prompt Corrective Action Framework (PCAF) of RBI, was reviewed by the Board for Financial Su.....

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ITAT Chennai: Urban Land Leased Out to Educational Trust Cannot be Treated as ‘Vacant Land’(04.03.2021)

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Chennai has held that wealth tax is not applicable on lands held by a trust for charitable purposes.

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Highway Booze Ban: SC Refuses to Stay Denotification of Highways in Punjab(04.07.2017)

Supreme Court has declined to stay Punjab government’s recent declassification of state highways saying 'driving within city is different from outside.....

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Delhi HC Grants Bail to Yes Bank's Former MD Rana Kapoor in Money Laundering Case(25.11.2022)

Delhi High Court has granted bail to Yes Bank co-founder Rana Kapoor in a money laundering case being probed by Enforcement Directorate with regard to.....

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NGT Seeks Health Ministry’s, MoEF’s Response over Plea Seeking Ban on Mercury Equipments(08.02.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought Government's Response over plea seeking ban of mercury-based equipments in hospitals to prevent spillage of t.....

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Calcutta High Court Rejects Anticipatory Bail Plea of Mamata Banerjee's Polling Agent Sheikh Sufiyan(30.11.2021)

Calcutta High Court has rejected the anticipatory bail plea moved by TMC leader Sheikh Sufiyan in the West Bengal post-poll violence case currently be.....

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Kar. HC: Sufficient Bank Bal. Not Absolute Pre-requisite to Establish Readiness to Execute Agreement(24.01.2024)

Karnataka High Court has held that although it is relevant to consider the bank balance of a party while considering the matters of readiness and will.....

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RBI to issue of Rs. 100 banknotes with inset letter 'L'(20.04.2016)

The Reserve Bank of India continued its trend of “ascending size of numerals” on bank notes with changes to Rs. 100 currency notes. The notes will be .....

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Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Against Bangladeshi Migrants(03.04.2017)

Supreme Court has junked a PIL seeking action against illegal Bangladeshi migrants whose influx has affected the sovereignty and integrity of the coun.....

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Synchronising financial accounting year with calendar year(19.07.2016)

Union Minister of Finance, Aurn Jaitley, stated that a Committee to examine the desirability and feasibility of changing the financial year has been c.....

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Madras HC Directs State to Ensure IIT Campus Does Not Become Dumping Ground for Abandoned Dogs(20.09.2021)

Madras High Court has directed the State of Tamil Nadu to ensure that IIT Madras Campus does not become a dumping ground for abandoned dogs and to tak.....

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Issue of Rs. 10 banknotes with improved security features(09.03.2017)

The Reserve Bank of India will shortly issue Rs. 10 denomination banknotes in the Mahatma Gandhi Series-2005 with inset letter 'L' in both the number .....

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India Signs Loan Agreement with the World Bank for USD 25.2 Million for Chhattisgarh Public Financial Management and Accountability Program(05.03.2019)

The Government of India, the State Government of Chhattisgarh and the World Bank signed here in New Delhi today a $25.2 Million Loan Agreement to supp.....

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Govt: Specified Notes Confiscated on or before 30.12.2016 Can be Deposited in Any RBI Branch(17.05.2017)

Govt has notified rules regarding deposit of Rs. 1000 and Rs. 500 Currency Notes confiscated on or before 30.12.2016 which makes it possible for enfor.....

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Bombay HC: Administrator Could Not Have Taken Policy Decision After Reconstruction of Yes Bank(23.01.2023)

Bombay High Court has set aside Yes Bank’s decision to write of Additional Tier 1 bonds Rs. 8415 Crore value observing that the Reserve Bank of India .....

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RBI Releases Draft MDR Norms(17.02.2017)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released draft norms for revamping Merchant Discount Rate (MDR), with an aim to make it more cost effective and appeal.....

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Madras HC Imposes Temporary Ban on Liquor Sale in Puducherry(30.12.2021)

Madras High Court has asked the Union Territory of Puducherry to temporarily ban the supply of alcohol from 10 PM on New Year's Eve till 1 AM on 1st J.....

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NCLT Orders Insolvency Proceedings Against Karur KCP Packkagings(30.04.2019)

National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has ordered insolvency process against Tamil Nadu-based publicly-listed packaging company Karur KCP Packkagings o.....

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Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative Bank Ltd. branches to operate as Unity Small Finance Bank Ltd.(25.01.2022)

The Government of India has today sanctioned and notified the Scheme for the amalgamation of the Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative Bank Ltd. (PMC Ba.....

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Gujarat HC Quashes Rape Charges Against Ex-Husband for having Sexual Relations After Alleged Divorce(30.01.2019)

Gujarat High Court has quashed rape charges levelled by a woman against her ex-husband who allegedly cohabited with her even after the dissolution of .....

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RBI Updates Norms of Fema(05.02.2016)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI), with an aim to promote ease of doing business, has come out with nine updated rules under the Foreign Exchange Management.....

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Delhi HC Directs RBI, SBI to Maintain Status Quo on Reliance Accounts(07.01.2021)

Delhi High Court has directed Reserve Bank of India and State Bank of India to maintain status quo on the classification of Anil Ambani's Reliance Com.....

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Inclusion of "India Post Payments Bank Limited" in the Second Schedule of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934(03.07.2019)

We advise that the "India Post Payments Bank Limited" has been included in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 vide Notificatio.....

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SC: Gujarat Govt's Response in Bilkis Bano Case 'Very Bulky'(19.10.2022)

Supreme Court has said that Gujarat government's response to petitions challenging the remission granted to 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case is "ve.....

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Calcutta High Court Directs Administration to Issue Protective Orders Retraining All Illegal Activiti(08.03.2021)

Calcutta High Court has directed the local administration to issue protective orders retraining all illegal activities in Sundarbans, observing that t.....

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Madras HC Directs Implementation of Night Travel Ban in Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve(08.02.2022)

Madras High Court has directed that the restriction should come into force from February 10, 2021, in a public interest litigation filed for effective.....

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RBI Revises Rules for Resolution of Stressed MSME Loans(18.03.2016)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has revised rules pertaining to revival of advances to small businesses and asked lenders to form district-level committee.....

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Kerala High Court Calls for Ban on Nokkukooli, Calls It Illegal & Unconstitutional(21.12.2021)

Kerala High Court has pronounced an elaborate judgment observing that the practice of demanding gawking charges, often referred to as nokkukooli in Ma.....

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Specified Bank Notes (Cessation of Liabilities) Bill, 2017 Receives President Assent(01.03.2017)

Specified Bank Notes (Cessation of Liabilities) Bill, 2017 that provides for cessation of liabilities on specified bank notes has received assent fr.....

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Supreme Court Issues Notice in Woman's Habeas Corpus Plea to Trace Missing Husband(12.01.2022)

Supreme Court has issued notice to the High Commissioner of Malaysia in a habeas corpus petition filed by a wife seeking to trace her husband who had .....

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Portal for trading Priority Sector Lending Certificates(07.04.2016)

The Reserve Bank of India issued instructions on trading of Priority Sector Lending Certificates – to facilitate a trading platform via its Core Banki.....

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Delhi Court Dismisses Plea Against 2nd Husband, As Earlier Marriage Was in Subsistence(12.02.2016)

A Delhi Court, while dismissing a woman's plea seeking relief in a domestic violence case filed against her second husband, has said that woman who ti.....

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DCDRC to Municipal Corp.: Allow Maximum One Pet Dog for One Family(17.11.2022)

District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (DCDRC), Gurugram while directing Municipal Corporation to require that one family will keep only one .....

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Delhi HC: Employer Can’t Retain Performance Bank Guarantee After Acknowledging Due Performance(14.12.2022)

Delhi High Court has held that the employer cannot withhold the performance bank guarantee after acknowledgement of the due performance of the contrac.....

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Reserve Bank of India (Issue and Pricing of Shares by Private Sector Banks) Directions, 2016(21.04.2016)

The Reserve Bank of India issued Master Directions on the issue and pricing of shares by private sector banks. Under the provisions, pricing of shares.....

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Calcutta High Court: Reserve Bank of India is 'State' Under Article 12(11.03.2021)

Calcutta High Court has held that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is "State" under Article 12 of the Constitution of India, 1949. The Court has furthe.....

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Supreme Court: Money Deposited by Customer in Bank is Not Held as Trustee(28.12.2021)

Supreme Court has observed that the money that is deposited by the customer in the bank is not held by it as a trustee but it becomes a part of the ba.....

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Bank Employee Working in its Legal Branch Ineligible to Become Judge: Gujarat HC(30.04.2019)

Gujarat High Court has dismissed a plea of a 'banker' who aspired to become a judicial officer and observed that a bank employee, could not be treated.....

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Parliament passes ‘National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development Bill, 2021’(23.03.2021)

Parliament passes “National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development Bill, 2021” (NBFID Bill) to establish a National Bank for Financing Infr.....

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Karnataka HC Refuses Interim Relief to Permit Degree College Students to Wear Headscarves(22.02.2022)

Karnataka High Court has refused to grant any interim relief to two degree college students of Bhandarkar College of Arts and Science, Udupi, who soug.....

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Suryoday Small Finance Bank Limited commences operations(23.01.2017)

Suryoday Small Finance Bank Limited has commenced its operations as a small finance bank with effect from January 23, 2017. The Reserve Bank has issue.....

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RBI releases names of applicants under the Guidelines for 'on tap' Licensing of Universal Banks and Small Finance Banks in the Private Sector(15.04.2021)

The Reserve Bank of India today released the names of applicants under the Guidelines for 'on tap' Licensing of Universal Banks and Small Finance Bank.....

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Calcutta HC Issues Notice on Questions Related to Aviation Security of CM Mamata Banerjee(22.03.2022)

Calcutta High Court has sought the Centre's response on questions related to aviation security of West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee. The Cour.....

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Consultation Paper on In-building Access by Telecom Service Providers(06.06.2016)

TRAI released a paper analysing impediments faced b.....

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Delhi High Court Seeks DGCA Response on Kunal Kamra's Plea Against Flying Ban(25.02.2020)

Delhi High Court has asked Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to respond to comedian and activist Kunal Kamra's plea challenging his travel .....

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Supreme Court to Unemployed Husband: You Say You're a Homemaker But Where's the Home(01.03.2018)

"You say you are a homemaker but where is the home to make?" the Supreme Court asked a man while hearing a bunch of matrimonial dispute cases.

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SC: Adj. Authority Has Power to Recall Order Approving RP Which Isn’t Submitted As Per IBC(14.02.2024)

Supreme Court has held that National Company Law Tribunal has the power under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) to recall its order approving.....

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Uttarakhand HC to State: Strictly Enforce Construction Ban in Joshimath(16.01.2023)

Uttarakhand High Court has directed State to strictly enforce ban on construction in subsidence-hit Joshimath town in Chamoli district, and asked auth.....

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Delhi High Court Orders Stay on DRT Proceedings Against Yes Bank Over Dish TV shares(27.12.2021)

Delhi High Court has ordered a stay on proceedings against Yes Bank by the Debt Recovery Tribunal, Jaipur (DRT) in a petition filed by Essel Group aff.....

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Karnataka HC Directs State to Come Out with Rehabilitation Scheme for Illegal Bangladeshi Immigrants(28.02.2020)

Karnataka High Court has granted one week to the State Government to come out with a scheme for rehabilitation and grant of monetary compensation to t.....

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Permission to Construct Casting Yard at Juhu Beach Illegal: Bombay HC(29.04.2019)

Bombay High Court has held that permission granted by Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA) to construct a casting yard for Versova-Ba.....

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Karnataka High Court to Pass Directions on Providing Shelters for Urban Homeless(11.03.2021)

Karnataka High Court has said it would issue interim directions for implementation of the Operational Guidelines for the Scheme of Shelter for Urban H.....

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Allahabad HC Stays Announcement of Urban Local Body Polls Dates(13.12.2022)

Allahabad High Court has restrained State Election Commission from announcing Urban Local Body Elections notification and asked the State if the "trip.....

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Reserve Bank of India to Lift All Charges on Fund Transfers via RTGS and NEFT from July 1(12.06.2019)

Reserve Bank of India has said that it will lift all charges on fund transfer through popular RTGS and NEFT systems from July 1, 2019 and asked banks .....

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Supreme Court Seeks Centre and State Government’s Reply on Plea to Regulate Blood Banks(04.02.2020)

Supreme Court has sought response from Centre and all the State Governments on a plea seeking direction to strengthen and regulate blood banks and blo.....

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Delhi HC Puts on Hold JNU’s Action against Umar, Anirban(27.05.2016)

Delhi HC has put on hold disciplinary action taken by JNU administration against students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya, accused of sedition in.....

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There is no unjustified discrimination, when detained patients are compared with general public at liberty(11.04.2017)

In instant case, challenge by application for judicial review is to legality of comprehensive ban on smoking at State Hospital at Carstairs which Stat.....

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ITAT, Mumbai Denies Refund of Foreign Taxes Paid by Bank of India(12.03.2021)

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai has denied in a recent order a refund in respect of foreign taxes aggregating to Rs 182.6 crore paid by B.....

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Bombay High Court:Vague And General Allegations Not Enough to Incriminate Remote Relatives of Husband(14.06.2019)

Bombay High Court has noted that in cases where overt acts are attributed to persons other than the husband, such accusations need to be proved beyond.....

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UK Court: Anil Ambani to Pay USD 100 Million in Conditional Order for Chinese Banks(10.02.2020)

UK Court has directed Reliance Group chairman Anil Ambani to pay USD 100 million within six weeks towards a conditional order granted to three Chinese.....

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Government of India and World Bank signs $500 Million Additional Financing for Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana Rural Roads Project(31.05.2018)

The Government of India and the World Bank today signed a $500 million loan agreement to provide additional financing for the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sada.....

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RBI: 90-Day NPA Norm Shall Exclude Moratorium Period for Standard Accounts as on March 1(17.04.2020)

Reserve Bank of India has announced that the moratorium permitted by it on 27th March, 2020 due to COVID-19 situation can be excluded from the 90-day .....

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Export Data Processing and Monitoring System expanded(26.05.2016)

The Export Data Processing and Monitoring System has been expanded with modules that will now include information on handling of shipping bills for ca.....

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Chhattisgarh HC: Bank Can be Restrained from Enforcement of Unconditional Bank Guarantee(25.01.2022)

Chhattisgarh High Court has held that the bank can be restrained from enforcement of unconditional and absolute performance bank guarantee by interim .....

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CBDT: Rs 2 Lakh Cash Ban Shall Not Apply on One Installment for Loan for NBFCs(06.07.2017)

Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has clarified that prohibition on cash transactions upto Rupees 2 lakhs under section 269ST of Income Tax Act doe.....

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Reserve Bank of India Allows Kotak Bank to Retain 26% Promoter Stake(31.01.2020)

Reserve Bank of India has allowed Kotak Mahindra Bank’s founder Uday Kotak to retain 26 % promoter stake in a dispute over the bank’s promoter shareho.....

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Del HC: Invoking Penalty Proc. Based on NFAC’s Own Failure to Lodge Claim Can’t be Sustained by them(19.04.2024)

Delhi High Court has held that invocation of penalty proceedings that are based on the National Faceless Assessment Centre’s (NFAC) own failure to lod.....

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SC to Centre: File Status Report on Seized Contraband, Rehab Centres(02.08.2016)

SC has asked Centre to file status report on implementation of the court’s guidelines for foolproof storage and disposal of seized drugs to prevent th.....

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SC Strikes Down RBI Circular on Defaulting Firms, Calls it Unconstitutional(02.04.2019)

Supreme Court has quashed a Reserve Bank of India circular of February 12, 2018, asking banks to classify a loan account as stressed if there was even.....

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Calcutta High Court Asks Reserve Bank of India to Act Against Bank of Baroda(17.02.2020)

Calcutta High Court has asked the Reserve Bank of India to consider “appropriate steps” against the Bank of Baroda, including cancelling its banking l.....

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RBI Announces Cut in Repo Rate and Reverse Repo Rate(27.03.2020)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced a 75 basis points cut in repo rates, 90 basis points cut to 4% in reverse repo rate as a measure to counter .....

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US Supreme Court Partially Allows President Trump’s Executive Order On Travel Ban(27.06.2017)

United States Supreme Court has partially allowed President Trump’s Travel Ban order that imposes a ban on entry of individuals from six countries nam.....

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CIVIL - Bombay HC Asks Authority to Clear Roads of Abandoned Vehicles Where Metro Work is On(06.03.2019)

Bombay High Court has directed state and Mumbai traffic police to crack down on illegally parked and abandoned vehicles on roads where Metro construct.....

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CRIMINAL - SC Gives Gujarat Govt. 2 Weeks to Finish Proceedings in Bilkis Bano's Case(30.03.2019)

Supreme Court has given two weeks to Gujarat Government to complete disciplinary proceedings against erring officials, including policemen, who were i.....

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Delhi HC Directs SBI to Open FCRA Accounts of NGOs Within 10 Days of Receiving Centre's Approval(24.05.2021)

Delhi High Court has directed the State Bank of India (SBI) to ensure that applications for opening the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 (F.....

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SC Rejects Woman’s Plea to Live with Husband 14 Years After Deserting Him(09.03.2021)

Supreme Court has rejected a woman’s plea to live with her husband 14 years after she deserted him and scotched reconciliation efforts by slapping fal.....

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Telangana HC: Scrutiny By IT Department Barred For The Period Covered By The Resolution Plan(28.01.2022)

Telangana High Court has observed that for the period covered by the Resolution Plan, Income Tax Department cannot carry out any scrutiny or assessmen.....

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ITAT Bangalore: Income from Sale of Cocoons Taxable as “Other Income”(12.06.2019)

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Bangalore has noted that the income received from the sale of cocoons is not agricultural income and is taxable .....

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RBI: SDR Norms Applicable to NBFCs Too(27.05.2016)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said that modifications made to Strategic Debt Restructuring (SDR) mechanism by RBI in February this year will now be .....

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RBI: Banks Cannot Refuse to Accept Scribbled, Coloured, Faded Bank Notes(01.05.2017)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has clarified by its notification dated 25th April 2017 that bank branches cannot refuse to accept scribbled/coloured/fade.....

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Delhi HC Restores 'Status Quo Ante' for Loan Classified as NPA by Yes Bank(08.04.2020)

Delhi High Court has held that YES Bank should not have classified a loan account as Non-Performing Asset (NPA) when a delay in payment of installment.....

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Karnataka High Court: Act Against Those Calling for Bandhs(11.04.2018)

Karnataka High Court has asked the State Government to submit its response by Wednesday on a batch of PILs that accuse the state government of not tak.....

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HP High Court Strikes Down Provision of Rent Act(04.08.2016)

HP High Court has struck down first proviso of clause (c) of sub-section (3) of Section 14 of the of HP Urban Rent Control Amended Act, observing it a.....

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RBI Permits Banks to Adjust Excess Pension(18.03.2016)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed banks to adjust excess or wrongful payments to pensioners with their accounts. In case the entire amount could.....

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Delhi HC: Employees and Officials Working in Banks Have Larger Responsibility of Ensuring Integrity(20.12.2021)

Delhi High Court has observed that the employees and officials working in banks have a larger responsibility of ensuring the integrity of the banking .....

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Top Pvt Banks Slap Charges on Cash Transactions, Caps Free Transactions(02.03.2017)

Banks including HDFC, ICICI, Axis began charging a minimum amount of Rs 150 per transaction for cash deposits and withdrawals beyond four free transac.....

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Karnataka HC Asks State to Strictly Implement SOP Banning Rallies, Dharnas Amid Covid Surge(14.01.2022)

Karnataka High Court has directed the state government to strictly execute the standard operating procedure (SOP) issued on January 4 in all districts.....

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SC Stays Chhattisgarh HC Order Granting Partial Interim Relief to Pharmacy Colleges(09.02.2022)

Supreme Court has stayed the order of Chhattisgarh High Court granting partial Interim Relief to Pharmacy colleges challenging the 5-year ban imposed .....

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COMPANY - NCLAT Slams RCom's Lender SBI over Rs. 37,000 Crore Asset Sale(12.03.2019)

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has slammed lenders of Reliance Communications, State Bank of India, for painting a rosy picture of Anil Amban.....

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Barabanki District Court Acquits Former AMU Scholar Gulzar Wani in Sabarmati Express Blast Case(22.05.2017)

Barabanki District Court has acquitted two accused in Sabarmati Express Blast Case of 2000.

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No necessity for complaint to aver actual date of service of notice against dishonoured cheque(17.08.2015)

If the complaint contains the date of issuance of registered notice, merely not containing the date of receipt of information from the bank regarding .....

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SC: SBI’s Application for Extension of Time for Furnishing Electoral Bonds Details Dismissed(11.03.2024)

Supreme Court has dismissed the State Bank of India’s (SBI) application that was filed for an extension of time for furnishing electoral bond details .....

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Manager of Nationalized Bank Though a Public Servant Can't Claim Protection U/S 197 CrPC: SC(01.05.2019)

Supreme Court has observed that a public servant working in a nationalized bank cannot claim benefit of Sanction under Section 197 of the Criminal Pro.....

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BANKING - SC Stays Bombay HC Order Directing Federal Bank to Pay Rs. 4 cr to Harshad Mehta's Wife(12.03.2019)

Supreme Court has stayed order of Bombay High Court that directed Federal Bank to pay Rs. 4 crore with 18 per cent interest from 1992 to the wife of l.....

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ITAT, Bangalore: Payments in Foreign Currency For Travel Etc. Excludable From Export, Total Turnover(18.05.2017)

ITAT, Bangalore has held that payments made in foreign currency towards foreign travel, telecommunication expenses & ex-pat salary are excludable from.....

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RBI grants "in-principle" approval to 11 Applicants for Payments Banks(19.08.2015)

The Reserve Bank of India granted "in-principle" approval to 11 applicants to set up payments banks under the Guidelines for Licensing of Payments Ban.....

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Bombay HC: Liquor Ban for Long Period Violates Merchants' Right to Livelihood(30.01.2023)

Bombay High Court while reducing 4 day ban on liquor sale in various districts in Maharashtra due to MLC graduate constituencies elections to just the.....

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Inclusion of "Capital Small Finance Bank Limited" in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934(16.02.2017)

We advise that the "Capital Small Finance Bank Limited" has been included in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 vide Notificat.....

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Court of Arbitration for Sport Cuts Down Four-Year Ban on Russia from World Athletic Events(18.12.2020)

Court of Arbitration for Sport has cut the four-year ban on Russia competing in international athletic competition because of its state-sponsored dopi.....

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Delhi HC Asks Kunal Kamra to Move Appropriate Authority with Challenge Against Travel Ban(20.03.2020)

Delhi High Court has refused to entertain the Petition filed by the comedian, Kunal Kamra challenging the travel ban imposed on him by Indigo Airlines.....

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CIVIL - Bangalore Court Vacates Order Restraining 'The Wire' from Publishing Article Against BJP MP(15.03.2019)

A Bangalore City Civil Court has vacated the ex-parte order of interim injunction passed against online news portal "The Wire" restraining it from pub.....

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RBI Withdraws Banks' 25% Compensation(28.08.2015)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has withdrawn 25 per cent compensation to banks for detecting fake notes.

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Bom. HC: Banks to Show Evidence to Borrowers Before Invoking Circular on Wilful Default(27.03.2024)

Bombay High Court has held that commercial banks need to show the evidence to defaulting borrowers before invoking the master circular on wilful defau.....

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Madras HC Disposes of Plea Filed by Plea Challenging Election Notice by REPCO Bank(04.02.2022)

Madras High Court has disposed of a batch of writ petitions filed by candidates challenging the election notice issued by the returning officer of Rep.....

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TRUSTS & SOCIETIES - Gujarat HC Stays Anandiben Patel's Appointment as Trustee of Education Trust(28.03.2019)

Gujarat High Court has stayed an order of the Ahmedabad charity commissioner by which former Chief Minister Anandiben Patel, who is presently the Gove.....

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RBI Issues Norms for PDs in Exchange-Traded Currency Futures(18.03.2016)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued guidelines permitting standalone Primary Dealers (PDs) to participate in exchange-traded currency futures on ap.....

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Central Government hereby declares the services in the Bank Note Paper Mill India Private Limited, Mysore, Karnataka to be a public utility service for the purposes of Industrial Disputes Act, 1947(11.02.2021)

Whereas the Central Government is satisfied that the public interest so requires that the services in the Bank Note Paper Mill India Private Limited, .....

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Draft guidelines for ‘on tap’ licencing of universal banks(05.05.2016)

The Reserve Bank of India took a major step towards replacing its ‘stop and go’ policy for licensing universal with a more ‘continuous’ process by

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RBI Mandates Online Filing of FDI Forms from February 8(02.02.2016)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked banks to file forms related to Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) only online on the e-Biz portal from February 8.

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RBI Relaxes Norms in Cheque Dishonour Cases(05.08.2016)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has relaxed norms in cheque dishonour cases of Rs 1 crore and above.

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AP HC: Bail Under Section 37 NDPS Act Not Applicable to Non-Commercial Quantity Contraband(16.02.2022)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has granted regular bail to an accused under Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, noting that the rigours .....

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Delhi HC Disposes Plea Challenging Ban on Religious Gatherings on Christmas, New Year(27.12.2021)

Delhi High Court has disposed of the plea challenging the orders of Delhi Government imposing a complete ban on religious gatherings during Christmas .....

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Bombay HC Quashes Special Court's Land Probe Order Against Maharashtra CS(23.04.2019)

Bombay High Court, in a relief to Maharashtra chief secretary U P S Madan, has quashed and set aside a special court order directing state Anti-Corrup.....

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Delhi HC Directs DGCA to Deal with Kunal Kamra's Complaint Within 8 Weeks(27.02.2020)

Delhi High Court has disposed of comedian and activist Kunal Kamra's plea challenging his travel ban, directing the Directorate General of Civil Aviat.....

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RBI Says ‘Banks Can Accept Coloured Notes’ Appeals to Avoid Dirtying Them(10.03.2017)

Reserve Bank of India has clarified that banks can accept colour-stained notes amid messages circulating on WhatsApp that public sector banks have bee.....

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RBI Relaxes Deposit Norms for Foreign Missions, Diplomats(06.05.2016)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has repealed and superseded regulations under the Foreign Exchange Management (Deposit) Regulations, 2000, in consultation.....

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Delhi HC Dissolves Marriage on Husband Treating Wife as Overseas Wife for Temporary Companionship(05.01.2022)

Delhi High Court has dissolved marriage between a couple on the ground of cruelty, observing that the husband treated the wife as his overseas wife, o.....

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RBI releases Discussion Paper on 'Governance in Commercial Banks in India'(11.06.2020)

1. The Reserve Bank of India today released on its website a Discussion Paper on 'Governance in Commercial Banks in India' for public comments.

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Supreme Court: SMS for Hot Seat Contest in Kaun Banega Crorepati Not Unfair Trade Practice(18.02.2020)

Supreme Court has held that the Short Message Service (SMS) for the purpose of the Har Seat Hot Seat (HSHS) contest in Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC) bei.....

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CIVIL - Unnatural Sex, Excess Sexual Act of Husband Not Instigation for Wife's Suicide: Chhattisgarh HC(11.03.2019)

Chhattisgarh High Court, while discharging a man accused of instigating his wife's suicide, has observed that excess sexual acts by a husband and unna.....

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Karnataka HC Directs State to Ensure No Protest Held in Bangalore City Except at Freedom Park(04.03.2022)

Karnataka High Court has directed the state government to forthwith ensure that no protest, meetings, processions, etc. are held in the city of Bengal.....

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RBI Imposes Rs 27-Crore Penalty on 13 Banks for FEMA Violations(28.07.2016)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has penalized 13 banks and slapped a fine of Rs 27 crore for violation of Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) provision.....

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Bom. HC: Public Sector Banks Not Empowered to Issue Look Out Circulars Against Loan Defaulters(27.04.2024)

Bombay High Court has observed that Public Sector Banks are not authorized to issue look out circulars against loan defaulters. The power exercised by.....

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CRIMINAL - CBI Court Convicts Ex Indian Bank CMD for Fraud(30.03.2019)

A Special CBI Court has convicted and sentenced former Indian Bank Chairman and Managing Director M Gopalakrishnan and 11 others to three years Rigoro.....

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CRIMINAL - Unnatural Sex, Excess Sexual Act of Husband Not Instigation for Wife's Suicide: Chhattisgarh HC(11.03.2019)

Chhattisgarh High Court, while discharging a man accused of instigating his wife's suicide, has observed that excess sexual acts by a husband and unna.....

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Change in Bank Rates(08.02.2023)

1. Please refer to circular DOR.RET.REC.88/12.01.001/2022-23 dated December 07, 2022 on the captioned subject.

2. As announced in the Moneta.....

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Bombay HC Directs Institute to Issue Certificate to Woman Without Husband’s Name(01.04.2019)

Bombay High Court has directed an institute in Parel to issue a 31-year-old doctor from Jalgaon her diploma certificate in dermatology and venereology.....

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RBI: Retail Investors can Access G-Sec Market(29.07.2016)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said that retail investors can access Government Securities (G-Sec) market, in a seamless manner from August 16.

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All. HC: It’s an Obligation of Bank Officials to Fully Co-operate in Criminal Investigations(29.04.2024)

Allahabad High Court has observed that bank officials are expected to be law-abiding citizens who are under an obligation of law to cooperate in crimi.....

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Telangana High Court Releases BJP State President Bandi Sanjay for Alleged Violation of Covid Norms(06.01.2022)

Telangana High Court has released BJP State President Bandi Sanjay Kumar who was sent to a 14-day judicial remand for allegedly violating Covid-19 nor.....

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Oversight of Government Business in Agency Banks(07.04.2016)

The Reserve Bank of India put in place a new system of oversight of government business conducted with agency banks. The new enlarged review will now .....

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Madras HC: Notice to Accused Not Necessary for Freezing Bank Account Under Section 102 CrPC(21.03.2022)

Madras High Court has dismissed a plea made by the wife of controversial PUBG gamer Madan seeking the defreezing of her bank account at Axis Bank Limi.....

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Government Banks on New PSU Norms for Higher Non-tax Revenue(09.06.2016)

Centre has released new guidelines on capital restructuring of state-owned companies, which will make them more accountable on matters of dividends, b.....

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ITAT, Mumbai: Interest on Investments in Co-operative Bank Eligible for Deduction(24.02.2020)

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai has held that the interest income earned by a co-operative society on its investments held with a co-oper.....

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Supreme Court: Any Direction Issued by RBI Derived from Statutory Power is Binding(05.01.2022)

Supreme Court has stated that Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has wide supervisory powers over financial institutions like SIDBI, in furtherance of which,.....

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Bombay High Court Acquits Husband and Inlaws of Deceased Wife(15.04.2021)

Bombay High Court has acquitted husband and in laws of a deceased wife who committed suicide within two months of marriage after observing that just b.....

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RBI to Banks: Pay Interest on Savings Account Every Quarter(16.03.2016)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked banks to pay interest on their customers’ savings accounts on a quarterly basis or shorter duration.

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SC: Shifting of Baner Garbage Plant is in Public Interest(09.02.2021)

Supreme Court has observed that given the number of residences around the Pune Municipal Corporation’s wet garbage processing plant on Sus Road in Ban.....

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Ban on ‘sardar jokes’ gains another proponent(11.04.2016)

Calls for ban on ‘sardar jokes’, gained support with the Shiromani Gurudwara Prabhandak Committee joining the fight for curtailing jokes that portray.....

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INSOLVENCY - NCLT Admits ICICI Bank's Insolvency Plea Against Punj Lloyd(11.03.2019)

National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has admitted an insolvency plea against Punj Lloyd filed by ICICI Bank Ltd. for a default of Rs. 853.83 crore.

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RBI Clears 11 Payments Banks(20.08.2015)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has given 'in principle' clearance to 11 entities to set up 'payments banks'. These entities include department of posts, .....

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SC Sets Aside Allahabad HC Order Refusing To Entertain YES Bank's Plea(25.01.2023)

Supreme Court has set aside the Allahabad High Court order refusing to entertain the Yes Bank plea challenging police investigation into an FIR lodged.....

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Bombay High Court Sets Aside Liquor Ban For Civic Polls(20.02.2017)

Bombay High Court has set aside ban on sale of liquor in Thane district on February 19 evening for civic elections.

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Del. HC: Law Doesn’t Permit Husband to Take Wife's Household Articles Without Her Consent(04.01.2023)

Delhi High Court while denying pre-arrest bail to a man in a complaint lodged by his wife alleging that her household articles were stolen while she w.....

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#Economic Survey 2021-2022: Impact of Pandemic on Banking System(31.01.2022)

The banking system is well capitalized and the overhang of Non-Performing Assets seem to have structurally declined.

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Delhi HC Asks Sikh Body to Clear Dues of School Staff(30.04.2019)

Delhi High Court has asked city’s Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) to take steps to clear unpaid dues of those employed in schools run by the.....

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Bombay HC: Goa State Cooperative Bank Ltd. is Not a 'State' Under Article 12(08.03.2021)

Bombay High Court has held that the Goa State Cooperative Bank Ltd. is not a 'State' nor does it fall within the ambit of 'any other authority' for th.....

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NCLAT: Initiation Of CIRP Not A Pre-Requisite To Initiate IRP Against The Personal Guarantor(28.01.2022)

NCLAT has held that initiation of Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process is not a pre-requisite to initiate Insolvency Resolution Process (IRP) again.....

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IBC Will Override Provisions of Other Enactments Inconsistent With It : Supreme Court(16.08.2018)

Supreme Court has observed that Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) will override anything inconsistent contained in any other enactment, including t.....

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Reserve Bank of India Extends Deadline to Opt for Oversight Cadre(03.02.2020)

Reserve Bank of India has extended the cut-off date for its officers to opt for the specialized supervisory and regulatory cadre till July 31.

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Delhi HC Rejects Plea Against Padma Vibhushan To Dhirubhai Ambani(26.05.2016)

Delhi High Court has denied to entertain a petition seeking direction to quash Government notification conferring Padma Vibhushan award in 2016 to lat.....

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RBI Releases Guidelines for On-Tap Licensing of Universal Banks in Private Sector(02.08.2016)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released final guidelines for on-tap licensing of universal banks in private sector, under which it ring-fenced bankin.....

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Kerala High Court Bans Agitation on Campuses(27.02.2020)

Kerala High Court has banned all forms of agitation by students groups in schools and colleges that disrupt the functioning of educational institution.....

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RBI to assist cooperative banks in uptake of Core Banking(13.04.2016)

To ensure implementation of Core Banking System in Urban Cooperative Banks, the Reserve Bank of India will dole out Rs. 4 lakh to each to cover initia.....

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Ker HC: Unilateral Action of Bank of Withholding Title Document After Loan is Repaid is Illegal(20.03.2023)

Kerala High Court has held that merely because the property was transferred by the petitioner during the subsistence of the mortgage, Bank is not enti.....

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Madras High Court Orders Status Quo on Service Conditions of Migrant Bank Employees(13.04.2017)

Madras High Court has ordered status quo on service conditions linked to terminal benefits, pension and seniority of migrant employees of five banks w.....

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RBI Eases NBFC Loan Restructuring Norms(31.07.2015)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has permitted non-bank lenders to retain the 'standard asset' tag on a restructured loan for an extended period if an infr.....

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Oxytocin formulations ban to come into effect from 1st July 2018, KAPL to manufacture the drug for domestic use only(27.06.2018)

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has restricted the manufacture of Oxytocin formulations for domestic use to public sector only from 1st July.....

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Meghalaya High Court: Indiscipline by Bankers Cannot be Overlooked(13.06.2019)

Meghalaya High Court has observed that indiscipline by bankers cannot be overlooked as they deal with public money. The Court held that "No organisati.....

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Supreme Court Stays Bombay High Court Order Directing Sale of HDIL Assets to Repay Dues of PMC Bank(10.02.2020)

Supreme Court has stayed the Bombay High Court order directing sale of bankrupt Housing Development and Infrastructure Ltd (HDIL) to ensure repayment .....

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SCDRC Directs Bank to Pay 1L Compensation For Failure to Inform Loan Applicant of Rejection(02.05.2017)

State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Maharashtra has held that failure to inform an applicant about rejection of his loan application constit.....

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Delhi HC: RBI's Intention is to Maintain Status Quo on Account Classification as on March 1(15.04.2020)

Delhi High Court has provided interim relief to an account from being declared a Non Performing Asset by the Punjab & Sind Bank in light of the morato.....

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SC Denies to Cancel Rahul Raj Singh's Anticipatory Bail(30.05.2016)

Supreme Court has denied to cancel anticipatory bail issued to Rahul Raj Singh in the Pratyusha Banerjee suicide case.

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Lok Sabha Passes Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Bill, 2019(25.07.2019)

Lok Sabha has passed the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Bill, 2019 in a bid to save gullible investors from ponzi schemes. The Bill seeks to p.....

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NCLAT: CIRP Against Real Estate Company to Affect the Only Project Concerned(13.02.2020)

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has held that an insolvency process against a real estate company will impact only the project concerned and n.....

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RBI Permits Lending Institutions to Allow 3-Month Moratorium on Term Loans(27.03.2020)

Reserve Bank of India has announced that all commercial banks and non-banking financial companies are permitted to allow 3-month moratorium on the pay.....

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CIVIL - Kerala HC Directs District Collectors to be Present in Proceedings Regarding Formation of Kerala Bank(06.03.2019)

Kerala High Court has directed seven District Collectors to be present in person during meeting to be held at district banks concerning finalising the.....

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Madras High Court: Can’t Freeze Bank Account Under UAPA in Absence of Central Government’s Order(01.04.2024)

Madras High Court has held that authorities cannot freeze the bank account of Tamil Nadu Development Foundation Trust under the Unlawful Activities Pr.....

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SC: Provide Highest Z+ Security to Ambani & Family Throughout Indian and Abroad(01.03.2023)

Supreme Court has directed Maharashtra Government and Ministry of Home Affairs to ensure Highest Z+ Security Cover provided to Mukesh Ambani and his f.....

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BANKING - SC Refuses to Stay Merger of Vijaya, Dena Banks with Bank of Baroda(29.03.2019)

Supreme Court has refused to stay amalgamation of three public sector lenders Vijaya Bank, Dena Bank and Bank of Baroda and dismissed applications fil.....

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RBI Amends Norms on Bank Frauds(19.04.2016)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI), while amending disclosure norms, has asked banks to disclose fraud cases and make provisions for them not exceeding four .....

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India signs 200 million US Dollar Loan Deal with World Bank for National Nutrition Mission (POSHAN Abhiyaan) for 315 districts across all states/UTs(07.05.2018)

The Government of India signed a loan deal worth $ 200 million with the World Bank today for the National Nutrition Mission (POSHAN Abhiyaan). The loa.....

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Bombay HC Rejects Bail Application of YES Bank Promoter Rana Kapoor(08.02.2021)

Bombay High Court has rejected the bail application of YES Bank promoter Rana Kapoor, a prime accused in the Rs 5050 crore money laundering scam being.....

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RBI Issues Guidelines on PSLCs(08.04.2016)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has released guidelines for Priority Sector Lending Certificates (PSLCs), where banks can buy and sell instruments to man.....

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IBBI Exempts Lockdown Period from Time Line of Activity in Relation to Liquidation Process(20.04.2020)

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India has stated that the period of lockdown imposed by the Central Government shall not be counted for the purpose.....

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NGT: No Diesel Ban in Other Cities for Now(01.06.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has said it was not planning to immediately extend the ban on diesel luxury vehicles (with an engine capacity of over 20.....

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Exclusion of "DBS Bank Ltd" from the Second Schedule of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934(16.04.2019)

Consequent upon setting up of 'DBS Bank India Limited' as a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of 'DBS Bank Ltd', it has been decided to exclude 'DBS Bank Ltd' f.....

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Kerala HC: Right of Creditor to Have Bank Guarantee Invoked Only During Currency of Bank Guarantee(29.04.2021)

Kerala High Court has held that the right of a creditor to have the Bank Guarantee invoked is only during the currency of the Bank Guarantee and not d.....

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Delhi HC Put Stay on Corex Ban(15.03.2016)

Delhi High Court has put stay order to drug maker Pfizer against a ban imposed by Health Ministry on its popular cough syrup Corex.

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SC: Bank Officers Dealing in Public Money to be Vigilant(09.02.2021)

Supreme Court has said bank officers dealing in public money need to be vigilant and any deviation from the procedural guidelines for disbursing loans.....

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Rajasthan Passes Bills to Ease Land Acquisition(08.04.2016)

Rajasthan has passed the Rajasthan Urban Land (Certification Of Titles) Bill, 2016 and Rajasthan Land Pooling Schemes Bill, giving a landmark legislat.....

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Calcutta HC Dismisses Bail Plea by Bangladeshi National(20.04.2020)

Calcutta High Court has denied bail to a Bangladeshi national, who has been in custody for 270 days, arrested under Sections 411 and 414 of the Indian.....

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Delhi HC Seeks Response from AAP Govt. on PIL Demanding Ban on Chinese Manjas(02.06.2016)

Delhi high court has sought reply from the AAP Government on a PIL demanding an immediate ban on Chinese manja, thread used to fly kites.

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Supreme Court: Union Government Cannot Freeze Assets of Punjab National Bank in Nirav Scam Case(20.02.2020)

Supreme Court had ordered that the Union Government could not have moved under company law for freezing the assets of ex-Managing Director of Punjab N.....

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Bombay HC Directs Wife to Pay Maintenance to Husband under Sec 25 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955(01.04.2022)

Bombay High Court upheld two orders of the civil court directing a wife working as a teacher, to pay Rs 3,000 maintenance to her husband by directing .....

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Tamil Nadu Health System Reform Program, Signing of $287 Million World Bank loan to improve healthcare in the State of Tamil Nadu(04.06.2019)

The Government of India, Government of Tamil Nadu (GoTN) and the World Bank signed here today in New Delhi a $287 Million Loan Agreement for the Tamil.....

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Extension of last date to receive comments on TRAI's Consultation Paper on Data Speed under Wireless Broadband Plans dated 1st June, 2017(20.07.2017)

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had invited comments of stakeholders on Consultation Paper on Data Speed under Wireless Broadband Plans d.....

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SC Stays Madras HC Order That Set Aside Notification Banning Sale of Chewing Tobacco in Tamil Nadu(26.04.2023)

Supreme Court has stayed the Madras High Court’s order setting aside notification imposing a ban on sale of Gutka, Pan Masala, flavoured or scented fo.....

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Karnataka HC Upholds Order Banning Sand Extraction from Rivers During Rainy Seasons(19.05.2021)

Karnataka High Court has upheld the order of the Department of Mines and Geology prohibiting sand extraction from rivers during rainy season, observin.....

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Madras HC Dismisses PIL Seeking Exemption to Fishermen from Using Banned Purse Seine Nets(22.04.2021)

Madras High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation petition, which sought to exempt a section of fishermen from using the banned purse seine.....

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Equitas Small Finance Bank Limited commences operations(12.09.2016)

The Reserve Bank of India has issued a licence to Equitas Small Finance Bank Limited under Section 22 (1) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to carry.....

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Supreme Court Annuls Allahabad HC Verdict Quashing Institutional Preference in AMU, BHU(08.06.2017)

Supreme Court has quashed Allahabad High Court’s judgment that quashed institutional preference in Aligarh Muslim University and Banaras Hindu Univers.....

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Supreme Court: Insolvency And Bankruptcy Code is Not for Money Recovery Proceedings(28.04.2022)

Supreme Court has reiterated that the provisions of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 are basically intended to bring the corporate debtor to its f.....

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SC: Sessions Judge has Power to Issue Process Against Accused in Offences Under IBC, 2016(22.04.2024)

SC while upholding issuance of process by sessions judge in an offence committed under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC), has observed that S.....

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Centre Totally Bans Non-Medical Use of Liquid Oxygen(26.04.2021)

Union Ministry of Home Affairs has imposed a total ban on the use of liquid oxygen for non-medical purposes in view of the acute shortage of medical o.....

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Bombay HC: No Need to ‘Recall’ Witnesses in Bilkis Bano Gang Rape Case(23.09.2016)

Bombay HC has rejected plea made by defence team to recall two witnesses, including a child witness, then merely 8 years old and a CBI Officer to test.....

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Bombay High Court Raps Animal Husbandry Department Over ‘poor quality food’(26.07.2018)

Bombay High Court while observing that it is only concerned with the ‘quality’ of food being served to the public, the Bombay High Court has rapped th.....

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NCLAT: Resolution Professional Can Submit An Additional Report Under Section 99 I&B Code(29.04.2022)

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has observed that the Resolution Professional can submit an additional report under Section 99 of the Insolven.....

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Allahabad HC Asks UP Govt to Reconsider Ban Imposed by Fee Hike in Private Schools(17.03.2022)

Allahabad High Court has asked the Uttar Pradesh Government to reconsider the ban imposed by it on fee hike in private schools. The Court has ordered .....

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National Company Law Tribunal effective 1 June 2016(01.06.2016)

The Central Government constituted the National Company Law Tribunal and Appellate Tribunal for hearing matters arising under the Companies Act and th.....

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Reserve Bank of India Approves Kotak Mahindra’s Proposal to Trim Stake of Promoters(20.02.2020)

Reserve Bank of India has given final approval to Kotak Mahindra Bank’s proposal on reducing promoters’ stakes and capping their voting rights.

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NCLAT, Delhi: Quantum of Debt Not to be Decided At Stage of Admission of S. 7 IBC Application(18.04.2022)

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Delhi has observed that the quantum of debt is not to be considered at the stage of admission of a petition u.....

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Punjab and Haryana HC Dismisses Plea By Hotel, Restaurant Owners on Renaming of State Highways(19.04.2017)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a plea by seven hotel and restaurant owners challenging UT Administration’s decision to not rename Madhya .....

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Reserve Bank of India Lifts Restriction on Bandhan Bank(26.02.2020)

Reserve Bank of India has lifted the restriction on Bandhan Bank to expand its branch network after considering the efforts made by the private lender.....

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NGT Seeks Report on Groundwater Quality Near Defunct Bandhwari Waste Treatment Plant(18.04.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Central Ground Water Authority to submit a report on the quality of groundwater near the defunct Bandhwari .....

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Madras HC Directs I-T Dept to Attach Bank Accounts of Actor Tadimalla Gautami(24.03.2022)

Madras High Court has directed Income Tax (I-T) department to lift its order attaching six bank accounts of actor Tadimalla Gautami after she pays 25%.....

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RBI Permits Start-Ups to Open Currency Account Abroad(24.06.2016)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed startups with an overseas subsidiary to open foreign currency accounts abroad to credit foreign exchange earni.....

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RBI Guidelines on Banking Regulation Act Stresses on Timeline for CAP in Joint Lenders Forum(10.05.2017)

RBI has issued directions u/s 35AB of Banking Regulation Act, 1949 stressing on timelines to be followed while finalizing a Corrective Action Plan (“C.....

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SC: Press has a Duty to Speak Truth and Present Citizens With Hard Facts(05.04.2023)

Supreme Court while ruling against telecast ban imposed by Centre on news channel MediaOne using plea of National Security, observed that press has a .....

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SC Stays Allahabad HC Direction to Conduct UP ULB Polls Without OBC Quota(05.01.2023)

Supreme Court has stayed Allahabad High Court's direction to Uttar Pradesh State Election Commission to notify the Urban Local Body (ULB) Polls withou.....

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Manager of Nationalized Bank Though a Public Servant Can't Claim Protection U/S 197 CrPC: SC(01.05.2019)

Supreme Court has observed that a public servant working in a nationalized bank cannot claim benefit of Sanction under Section 197 of the Criminal Pro.....

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Bombay High Court Scraps 97 of 99 Allotments Under Urban Land Ceiling Norms(16.03.2017)

Bombay High Court has scrapped 97 of 99 allotments made between 1990 and 2007 of land declared surplus under Urban Land Ceiling Act (ULCA) in Nagpur.

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Kerala High Court Temporarily Defers Centre's Ban on News Channel MediaOne(01.02.2022)

Kerala High Court has deferred the order issued to popular Malayalam news channel MediaOne by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting revoking it.....

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RBI Employees are Not Central Government Servants: Madras HC(15.04.2019)

Madras High Court has held that employees of Reserve Bank of India cannot be called as Government employees and also observed that fact that Central G.....

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Amendment in export policy of edible oils(06.08.2015)

The government notified exemptions from prohibition on export of edible oils.

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Delhi HC: Haryana’s Ban on Transit Violates Basic Rights(11.05.2020)

Delhi High Court has observed that the order by Haryana authorities preventing movement of doctors, nurses, Court staff and trucks to and from Delhi t.....

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Bombay HC Allows Budget Approval for Universities Before Polls(01.04.2019)

Bombay High Court has allowed all state universities to get their annual budgets approved before upcoming Lok Sabha election from the Maharashtra Gove.....

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Union’s Circular Banning Twenty-Three Breeds of Dogs Banned by Karnataka High Court(11.04.2024)

Karnataka High Court has quashed the circular issued by Union Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Department that banned twenty-three.....

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SC Stays Uttarakhand HC Order Banning Fatwas(15.03.2023)

Supreme Court has made absolute the interim stay on the Uttarakhand High Court’s order that banned religious outfits and statutory panchayats/local pa.....

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NCLT: Proceedings u/s 138 NI Act Have Nothing To Do With Insolvency Application Under I&B Code(28.07.2017)

National Company Law Tribunal has ruled that disclosure of fact of initiation of proceedings u/s 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act in not necessary wh.....

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Enforcement action in respect of statutory auditors of commercial banks(03.06.2019)

RBI vide its Press Release dated June 29, 2018 had put in place an enforcement action framework in respect of statutory auditors for the lapses in the.....

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CESTAT Bangalore: Restoration and Painting of Cylinders not subject to Tax as ‘Maintenance and Repair(10.09.2018)

Bangalore bench of CESTAT has held that activity of restoration and painting of cylinders is not subject to Service Tax under the head ‘Maintenance a.....

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SC: Once Area Urbanized Under Del. Municipal Corporation Act, Del. Land Reforms Act Not Applicable(16.03.2023)

Supreme Court has held that once rural area is urbanized by issuance of notification under Section 507(a) of Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957, th.....

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Reserve Bank of India Revises Stressed Asset Norms(10.06.2019)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued a new prudential framework for resolution of stressed assets, effectively replacing its 12 February 2018 circul.....

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System for reporting banks’ associations discontinued(30.06.2016)

The Reserve Bank of India discontinued the Quarterly Reporting System - foreign branches/subsidiaries/joint ventures/associates of Indian Banks , with.....

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SC: Under NDPS Act, ‘Ganja Seeds’ are Not a Banned Contraband(28.04.2023)

Supreme Court while granting bail to a man accused of supplying ganja seeds for cultivation, has observed that as per NDPS Act, Ganja seed is not a ba.....

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Govt: Aadhaar Mandatory for Opening Bank Accounts, Transactions Over Rs. 50,000(19.06.2017)

Government, through a notification amending a prevention of money laundering law, has made it mandatory to provide Aadhaar to open a bank account and .....

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Delhi HC Allows Interim Reoccupation to Debtor of Property Securitized by Bank(13.04.2020)

Delhi High Court has allowed a family to reoccupy a floor of the property, which was securitized by IIFL Home Finance Limited under Section 14 of Secu.....

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Bombay HC Dismisses Plea Against Burial of COVID-19 Victims in Bandra Cemeteries(25.05.2020)

Bombay High Court has dismissed the writ Petition filed by few Mumbai residents challenging the permission granted by Municipal Corporation of Greater.....

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RCom default: NCLAT Rejects Contempt Petition Against Anil Ambani(24.07.2019)

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has rejected contempt petitions filed against Reliance Group Chairman Anil Ambani and other officials .....

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RBI Sets Rupee Reference Rate against US Dollar and Euro(08.07.2016)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has fixed reference rate of the rupee at 67.4972 against the US dollar and 74.8274 for the euro.

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Insolvency Proceedings Initiated Against Himalayan Mineral Water by NCLT(11.06.2024)

National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on a plea by Jammu and Kashmir Bank has ordered initiation of insolvency proceedings against Himalayan Mineral Wa.....

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RBI Widens Scope of Ombudsman Scheme, Mobile And Electronic Banking Brought Under Purview(26.06.2017)

Reserve Bank of India has widened scope of its Banking Ombudsman Scheme 2006, to include inter alia deficiencies arising out of sale of insurance/ mut.....

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SC: Can’t Draw Adverse Inference Against Plaintiff for Merely Not Producing Bank Passbook(10.01.2023)

Supreme Court has held that adverse inference cannot be drawn against a plaintiff in a suit for specific performance for not producing his passbook un.....

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RBI Increases Short-Term Borrowing Capacity of Central Government(21.04.2020)

Reserve Bank of India has increased the short-term borrowing capacity of the Central Government by over 65% to temper market fears that excessive borr.....

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Kerala High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Bank Merger(27.03.2017)

Kerala High Court has dismissed a batch of Public Interest Petitions challenging decision of State Bank of India (SBI) to acquire State Bank of Travan.....

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#Union Budget 2022-2023: Post Office to Come Under Core Banking Systems(01.02.2022)

Finance Minister has said that 100% of 1.5 lakh Post Offices will come on Core banking systems to help farmers and senior citizens in rural areas. Go.....

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Madras HC Grants Interim Relief to Singer 'Mahanadhi' Shobana in Copyright Infringement Suit(11.03.2020)

Madras High Court has restrained Symphony Recording Company Ltd from distributing, manufacturing or selling the songs of the famous Tamil singer 'Maha.....

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Cancellation of licence to carry on banking business in India and, conversion of Urban Co-operative Bank into a Co-operative Society(10.08.2016)

Reserve Bank of India has cancelled the licence of Shri Yugprabhav Sahakari Bank Ltd., Vadodara (Gujarat) vide order dated June 29, 2016. In view of t.....

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Karnataka HC: Bangalore Turf Club, Mysore Race Club are Public Authorities Under RTI Act(18.01.2021)

Karnataka High Court has held that Bangalore Turf Club Limited, Mysore Race Club Limited, The Institution Of Engineer (India) Karnataka State and Ladi.....

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Amendment to exemption on certain taxable services from service tax under Section 66B of the Finance Act, 1994(21.10.2015)

The Central Government has made amendment to a Notification granting exemption on certain taxable services from whole of service tax leviable under Se.....

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Madras HC Says No to Banners on Jayalalithaa Birth Anniversary(14.02.2019)

Madras High Court has refused to permit two AIADMK district office bearers to erect digital banners in view of former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa’s .....

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Delhi HC Directs SIT to Complete Investigation in Plea Seeking Inquiry into Banking Fraud(18.03.2020)

Delhi High Court has directed the Special Investigation Team to conclude investigation into banking frauds as expeditiously as possible and in all cir.....

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BANKING - Bombay HC Refuses Interim Relief to Kotak Mahindra Bank on Promoter Stake Issue(13.03.2019)

Bombay High Court has refused to grant any interim relief to Kotak Mahindra Bank on Reserve Bank of India’s direction to dilute promoter shareholding .....

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Government ban on crude palm oil imports through Kerala ports in public interest(21.08.2015)

The Supreme Court held that there existed “sufficient public good” in banning the import of crude palm oil through ports in Kerala. The government had.....

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NCLAT Widens Definition of “Dispute” to Resist an Action for Insolvency Under Bankruptcy Code(29.06.2017)

NCLAT has widened definition of 'dispute' u/s 8,9 of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code to include, apart from existing suits and arbitrations, any other .....

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INSOLVENCY - NCLT Rejects Karur Vysya Bank’s Plea Against ArcelorMittal Plan for Essar Steel(08.03.2019)

National Company Law Tribunal has rejected Karur Vysya Bank’s plea to quash Rs 42,000-crore resolution plan of ArcelorMittal for distressed Essar Stee.....

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BANKING - CBI Court Convicts Ex Indian Bank CMD for Fraud(30.03.2019)

A Special CBI Court has convicted and sentenced former Indian Bank Chairman and Managing Director M Gopalakrishnan and 11 others to three years Rigoro.....

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Kerala HC Upholds Telecast Ban on MediaOne Channel, Dismisses Appeal Against Judgment(02.03.2022)

Kerala High Court has dismissed the appeal moved by Malayalam news channel MediaOne against the single judge order upholding the recent ban imposed on.....

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Del. HC: Property Given by Deceased Husband Can Only be Enjoyed by Hindu Woman Without Income(25.04.2024)

Delhi High Court has observed that a Hindu woman without income only has complete rights to enjoy the property received by her deceased husband. She c.....

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Bombay HC Grants Bail to Men Charged under Maharashtra Government's Beef Ban Law(26.09.2016)

Bombay HC has granted bail to two brothers who were charged under Maharashtra Government's beef ban law for transporting a young bull and attempting t.....

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Kerala High Court Upholds Ordinances Merging District Cooperative Banks(29.04.2021)

Kerala High Court has upheld Ordinances amending the Kerala Cooperative Society Act, 1969 to merge District Cooperative Banks in the state with the Ke.....

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Delhi High Court Issues Notice in Plea Challenging IBC Ordinance(30.07.2020)

Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Ministry of Law and Justice and Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India in a plea challenging the validity .....

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RBI relaxes LTD guidelines for co-operative banks(07.07.2016)

The Reserve Bank of India relaxed guidelines for raising and redeeming Long Term (Subordinated Deposits by co-operative banks, replacing them instead .....

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Bombay HC: Account Holder Not Liable For Unauthorized Transactions Due To Third Party Breach(17.06.2024)

Bom. HC while directing Bank of Baroda to refund Rs. 76,90,017 to a company who lost the amount in a cyber fraud involving unauthorized electronic ban.....

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Delhi HC Asks Canara Bank To Pay Rs. 2.62-Lakh Compensation For Wrongful Attachment of Property(26.06.2017)

Delhi High Court has directed bank to compensate petitioner for trauma and humiliation caused due to wrongful attachment of his property because of ba.....

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P&H HC: Even Professional Beggar has Moral & Legal Liability to Maintain His Wife(30.03.2023)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that a husband has got a moral and legal liability to maintain his wife unable to maintain herself, even if.....

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Ker. HC: IO Mixes Contraband Found in Separate Packs, Bail Granted to Accused Booked Under NDPS Act(24.06.2024)

Kerala High Court has granted bail to an accused booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, 1985(NDPS) possessing contraband after n.....

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Central government outlay for conserving Bengaluru’s lakes(14.06.2016)

Collaboration between the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers and Environment Ministry will see round-the-clock online monitoring of all sewage trea.....

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Supreme Court: Expect Modified Order on Highway Liquor Ban in Mid July(10.05.2017)

Supreme Court has said that it is likely to announce modification order in second week of July on plea by hotels and clubs seeking changes in its orde.....

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Risk Management and Inter-bank Dealings - Hedging of Foreign Exchange Risk-Date of Implementation(18.05.2020)

1. A reference is invited to the Directions on Hedging of Foreign Exchange Risk issued vide A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 29 dated April 7, 2020. The.....

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Linking of SWIFT to the Core Banking System(22.03.2018)

Department of Economic Affairs has apprised that in pursuance to the announcement made in the Budget Speech 2018-19 (para 75), a Steering Committee on.....

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SC: Make EIA Mandatory for Urban Development(11.01.2023)

Supreme Court while issuing directions to preserve the heritage of 'Corbusier' Chandigarh, has recommended Centre as well as the State to make necessa.....

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AP HC Issues Notice on Imposition of Blanket Ban on Stage Play Chintamani(03.02.2022)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has issued notices be served on the government, CEO of the AP State Creative and Culture Commission and AP Arya Vysya Mahasa.....

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Uttarakhand HC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Ban on Private Shooters to Kill ‘Man-Eaters’(11.12.2020)

Uttarakhand High Court has issued notices to the State Government, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (wildlife), chief wildlife warden and direct.....

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NCLAT: 14 Days Timeline to Admit or Reject Case Under IBC a 'Mere Directive'(22.05.2017)

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has said that 14-day timeline for rejecting or admitting a case under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (.....

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CIVIL - Crackers Should be Regulated, Not Banned: SC(13.03.2019)

Supreme Court has expressed concerns over rising unemployment in country and said that it is not in favour of a complete ban on crackers and instead s.....

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RBI Committee suggests Way Forward for UCBs(20.08.2015)

The Reserve Bank of India released the 'Report of the High Powered Committee on Urban Co-operative Banks'. Recommendations in the Report focus on busi.....

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Electoral Bonds Data Uploaded on Election Commission of India’s Website(15.03.2024)

The Election Commission of India has uploaded on its website data related to electoral bonds that was supplied by the State Bank of India.

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