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Government brings Taxation Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019 slashing corporate tax rates to boost investment(20.09.2019)
In order to make certain amendments in the Income-tax Act, 1961 and the Finance Act, 2019, the Government has brought in the Taxation Laws (Amendment).....
Tags : Ordinance, Corporate tax, Reduction
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.....
Tags : Prevention of corruption, bankers, public duty
Centre notifies Regulations for Insolvency Resolution and Bankruptcy Proceedings of Personal Guarantors to Corporate Debtors(20.11.2019)
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) notifies Regulations for Insolvency Resolution and Bankruptcy Proceedings of Personal Guarantors t.....
Tags : New Rules, Insolvency Resolution, Corporate debtors
Parliament Passes Taxation (Amendment) Bill, 2019 Replacing the Ordinance Promulgated by President in September, 2019(05.12.2019)
Rajya Sabha has cleared the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019, replacing an Ordinance that was used to slash corporate tax rates to stimulate growt.....
Tags : Bill, Clearance, Corporate tax rate, Slashing of
International Cases
Disclosure of past record is necessary to meet pressing social need(30.07.2018)
Present appeal concerns the legality under the Human Rights Act, 1998 and the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of an Enhan.....
Tags : Information, Disclosure, Record, Certificate
IBBI amends the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate Persons) Regulations, 2016(07.08.2020)
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) notifies the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate.....
Tags : Corporate Persons, Regulations, Amendment
CBDT amends Income-tax Rules, 1962 to ease authentication of electronic records submitted in faceless assessment proceedings(07.09.2021)
The Government has amended Income-tax Rules, 1962 ('the Rules') vide notification no. G.S.R. 616(E) dated 6th September, 2021 for easing the process o.....
Tags : Rules, Amendment, Authentication, Electronic records
Amendment ought not be allowed to defeat a limitation period(27.10.2021)
In present case, On 1 February 2021, the Plaintiff, Collgar Wind Farm Pty Ltd (Collgar), issued a writ naming RJE Global Pty Ltd (RJE Global) as the D.....
Tags : Amendment, Correction, Misnomer
IBBI amends Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate Persons Regulations, 2016(15.06.2022)
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) notified the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate Per.....
Tags : Corporate Persons, Regulation, Amendment
Ministry of Corporate Affairs amends Companies (Incorporation) Amendment Rules, 2021(25.01.2021)
Ministry of Corporate Affair (MCA) has notified Companies (Incorporation) Amendment Rules, 2021 which sought to amend the Companies (Incorporation) Ru.....
Tags : Companies, Incorporation, Rules, Amendment
When a corporate trustee enters into external administration, the company's right of indemnity and accompanying equitable lien over the assets of the trust survives the appointment(18.01.2023)
The Plaintiffs, Kimberley Stuart Wallman and Gregory Paul Quin (collectively, the Liquidators) are the liquidators of Goldeagle Nominees Pty Ltd (Gold.....
Tags : Corporate trustee, Right of indemnity,
Court has a discretion to order an inspection if good faith and proper purpose is proved(13.06.2023)
By originating process filed 13thDecember, 2022, the Plaintiff sought an order pursuant to Section 247A of the Corporations Act, 2001 authorising the .....
Tags : Inspection, Records, Entitlement
No mercy for abuse of position of trust(01.09.2015)
Noting that a bus conductor's position was one of trust within a transport company as he was responsible for collection of fares, and checks to bolste.....
Tags : Corruption, mercy, position of trust
Ministry of Corporate Affairs operationalises Central Processing Centre for Centralised Processing of Corporate Filings(16.02.2024)
On the lines of continuous endeavour to provide Ease of Doing Business and in pursuance to Union Budget Announcement 2023-24, Central Processing Centr.....
Tags : Corporate Filings, CPC, Operations
Location of conduct of business of company quintessential to jurisdiction(11.11.2015)
Hearing a petition against the prejudicial conduct of business by a stakeholder in the company, the Hong Kong High Court gave rather a long stretch to.....
Tags : Jurisdiction, location, conduct of business, incorporation
Judgments
Appellant cannot claim a vested right to have entries in school record corrected(23.01.2017)
Appellant/writ petitioner appeared for Class-X Board Examination conducted by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) in month of March, 2015 and .....
Tags : Records, Change of name, Application
Courts cannot take over task of correcting answers set in the answer key(16.01.2017)
Petitioner, by present petition, seeks a mandamus to the Respondents to declare as factually and conceptually incorrect, the answer keys for question .....
Tags : Answer, Correction, Declaration
Juristic person’ has no right to seek information under RTI(13.06.2016)
Companies seeking information under the Right to Information Act, 2005 cannot raise an RTI request under their own name, the Central Information Commi.....
Tags : rti, corporation, citizen, application, legal entity
Authorities are duty bound in law to make necessary inquiries before making changes in the birth certificate(23.12.2019)
In present petition, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1950, the Petitioner has prayed to direct the Respondents no. 3 & 4 to delete the.....
Tags : Records, Name, Deletion
If the delay in possession is due to Force Majeure, it cannot be claimed that the Corporate Debtor defaulted in delivering the possession.(22.01.2020)
The Respondents, in the present case, had booked an apartment in a residential project. The Corporate debtor had issued a joint allotment letter and e.....
Tags : Corporate Debtor, Possession
Court refutes arguments transposing arbitration clause from pricing clause(01.07.2016)
An arbitration clause can be incorporated in a contract where reference to the same is made as part of the contract, the Madras High Court reiterated......
Tags : arbitration, clause, incorporation, contract
Request for change of the date of birth in service records at the fag end of service is not sustainable(05.02.2020)
The Appellants are before present Court assailing the order passed by the Division Bench of the High Court. Through the said order, the Division Bench.....
Tags : Service records, Change, Legality
Any petition to challenge the date of birth mentioned in the service book at the fag end of service is not maintainable(28.08.2020)
Present petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1950 has been filed against the order by which the Petitioner has been retired from s.....
Tags : Date of birth, Correction, Maintainability
Mutation Entry Does Not Confer Any Right, Title Or Interest In Favour Of Any Person(06.09.2021)
The original Respondent No.6 has preferred the present special leave petition feeling aggrieved with the impugned judgment and order passed by the Hig.....
Tags : Mutation, Revenue records, Legality
Proceedings under the SARFAESI Act cannot be continued against corporate debtor, once the CIRP is initiated and the moratorium is ordered(18.05.2022)
Present appeal challenges the judgment passed by the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi ( “the NCLAT”), thereby dismi.....
Tags : Sale, Assets, Corporate Debtor
State financial corporation's rights impeded by right of workers to wages in insolvency(07.08.2015)
The right of a state financial corporation under Section 29 of the State Financial Corporations Act, 1959 is subject to rights of workers of the compa.....
Tags : state financial corporation, liquidation, rights
Action under Section 7 of the IBC could be invoked even against a (corporate) guarantor(26.03.2021)
Two central issues arise for determination in present appeal are (i) Whether an action under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IB.....
Tags : Insolvency Process, Maintainability, Corporate Guarantor
Judicial review finds errors in Patna ruling on Advocates-on-Record(30.09.2015)
Reiterating in some detail the purpose behind judicial review, and evolution over the years of its scope, the Patna High Court determined that unless .....
Tags : Judicial review, advocate, on record, pleading
Court can lift corporate veil to determine common business goal and privity of interest(17.08.2015)
The corporate veil can be lifted by the Court in “diverse circumstances” to determine the true nature of a company or a group of companies. The Appell.....
Tags : Corporate veil, subsidiary, agreement
Court accepts rape victim’s uncorroborated testimony(16.09.2015)
In case involving rape, where the treating doctor had not been examined by the prosecution, the Court held that the testimony of the victim was wholly.....
Tags : Rape, testimony, uncorroborated
Essar’s petition for trial with other 2G scam accused dismissed(29.09.2015)
The Supreme Court, dismissing Essar’s plea to be tried with other accused in the 2G scam, held that a Penal code offence could not be tried with a Pre.....
Tags : 2g scam, penal, corruption, trial, together
Compensation for officer persecuted by Uttar Pradesh government(17.11.2015)
The Supreme Court awarded a former officer in the Indian Forest Service Rs. 10 lakhs for allegedly being falsely implicated by the incumbent governmen.....
Tags : Corruption, public service, persecution, proof
CBI not investigating agency of court(23.12.2015)
The Delhi High Court allowed petitions against an order of the Special Court under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 directing the Central Bureau.....
Tags : Special court, corruption, investigation, cbi
RTI is beneficial legislation cannot be used to harass(24.11.2015)
The Delhi High Court rejected claims of a Petitioner claiming willful non-compliance by the police in not providing him information under the Right to.....
Tags : Rti, police, fir, record, peruse
Appointment to not be denied solely on account of pregnancy(01.02.2016)
Appointment of a woman to the Army Medical Corps cannot be denied solely for her being pregnant, Punjab and Haryana High Court held. The matter arose .....
Tags : Army, medical corps, pregnancy, unfit
Compact Disc is a ‘document’ under Section 294 CrPC(24.11.2015)
The Supreme Court ruled that a Compact Disc (CD) is a document under Section 294 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and courts were not required .....
Tags : proof, recording, admissibility, compact disc, document
When there is an eye witness to occurrence corroborated by other evidence, non-establishment of motive behind the crime is not fatal to prosecution(28.11.2017)
Appeal is against the judgment of conviction and order of sentence passed under Section 302 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) against the Accused/Appel.....
Tags : Conviction, Legality, Evidence, Corroboration
Notifications & Circulars
Report on measures for improved monitoring of CSR released(01.01.1900)
A High Level Panel constituted by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs has released a report suggesting measures for monitoring the progress of implement.....
Tags : Company, corporate social responsibility, report, high level
Report on measures for improved monitoring of CSR released(19.10.2015)
A High Level Panel constituted by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs has released a report suggesting measures for monitoring the progress of implement.....
Tags : Company, corporate social responsibility, report, high level
Use of email based communication for paperless Assessment Proceedings(19.10.2015)
Central Board of Direct Taxation has begun a pilot program of using email to correspond with taxpayers. The project is expected to be run in non-corpo.....
Tags : Income tax, pilot, email, correspondence, 2015
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.....
Tags : Pmjdy, rural, bank, correspondent, exempt, service tax
Committee on Clearing Corporations(01.09.2015)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India approved seeking of public comments on the recommendations in the Report of the Committee on Clearing Corpo.....
Tags : Clearing corporations, recommendations, committee, report
RBI Clarification on Banks under Prompt Corrective Action(05.06.2017)
The Reserve Bank of India has come across some misinformed communication circulating in some section of media including social media, about the Prompt.....
Tags : Corrective action, Framework, Clarification
173rd meeting of ESI Corporation held ESIC vision 2022 approved in principal target of covering 10 crore workers till 2022 New Hospital at Bhubneshwar and Raigarh Sanctioned(20.02.2018)
Many important decisions were taken in 173rd meeting of ESI Corporation under the Chairmanship of Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Union Minister of State .....
Tags : Meeting, ESI Corporation, Vision
Ministry of Railways Signs Record of Discussion for India Japan Cooperation in Rail Safety(14.08.2018)
Record of Discussion (ROD) for the project on Capacity Development on Rail Safety was signed between Ministry of Railways and Japan International Coop.....
Tags : Record, Discussion, Cooperation, Rail Safety
Transaction in Corporate Bonds/Commercial Papers through RFQ platform and enhancing transparency pertaining to debt schemes(22.07.2020)
1. In order to enhance the transparency and disclosure pertaining to debt schemes and investments by mutual funds in Corporate Bonds/Commercial Papers.....
Tags : Transaction, Corporate Bonds, Transparency
Companies (Incorporation) Second Amendment Rules, 2021(01.02.2021)
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 469 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013), the Central Government hereby .....
Tags : Companies, Incorporation
Digitization of School Records(17.07.2017)
The National Academic Depository (NAD) which is a 24 X 7 online store house of academic awards digitally lodged by various academic institutions / sch.....
Tags : Records, Digitization, School
Preservation of CCTV recordings(08.06.2021)
1. Please refer to circular DCM (Plg) No. 1712/10.27.00/2016-17 dated December 13, 2016 wherein the banks were advised to preserve the CCTV recordings.....
Tags : Preservation, CCTV recordings
Securities Contracts (Regulation) (Stock Exchanges and Clearing Corporations) (Amendment) Regulations, 2016(11.01.2016)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India made amendments to the Securities Contracts (Regulation) (Stock Exchanges and Clearing Corporations) Regula.....
Tags : Sebi, stock exchange, clearing corporations, amendment
Frequently asked questions on Corporate Social Responsibility(25.08.2021)
1. The broad framework of CSR has been provided in Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 (herein after referred as 'the Act'), Schedule VII of the Ac.....
Tags : Corporate Social Responsibility, FAQs
Government proposes harder fight against bonded labour(17.05.2016)
The central government announced proposals to make the Rehabilitation of Bonded Labour Scheme more effective. The scheme now envisages an increase in .....
Tags : Bonded labour, rehabilitation, corpus, financial assistance
Transaction in Corporate Bonds through Request for Quote platform by Portfolio Management Services(09.12.2021)
1. In order to enhance transparency pertaining to debt investments by Portfolio Management Services (PMS) in Corporate Bonds (CBs) and to increase liq.....
Tags : Transaction, Corporate Bonds, Management Services
Introduction of future contracts on Corporate Bond Indices(10.01.2023)
1. In order to enhance liquidity in the bond market and also to provide opportunity to the investors to hedge their positions, SEBI had constituted a .....
Tags : Introduction, future contracts, Corporate Bond
Acceptance of Central Government Securities by Clearing Corporations towards Core Settlement Guarantee Fund (SGF) Contribution by Clearing Members(26.04.2017)
1) SEBI vide circular no. CIR/MRD/DRMNP/25/2014 dated August 27, 2014, specified the guidelines for Core Settlement Guarantee Fund, Default Waterfall .....
Tags : Securities, Acceptance, Core Settlement
Transaction in Corporate Bonds through Request for Quote (RFQ) platform by Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs)(01.02.2023)
1. To increase the liquidity on RFQ platform of stock exchanges and to enhance the transparency and disclosure pertaining to trading in secondary mark.....
Tags : Transaction, Corporate Bonds, RFQ
Format for compliance report on Corporate Governance to be submitted to stock exchanges(24.09.2015)
In addition to the submission of the quarterly compliance report on corporate governance every quarter by listed entities, the Securities Exchange Boa.....
Tags : Corporate governance, format, report, quarterly
Issue of Master Circular by Stock Exchanges, Clearing Corporations and Depositories(20.04.2023)
1. Stock Exchanges, Clearing Corporations and Depositories (hereinafter collectively referred to as 'Market Infrastructure Institutions (MIIs)') commu.....
Tags : Master Circular, Clearing Corporations, Depositories
Requirement of customer due diligence and need for maintenance of records(06.12.2016)
It has been reported that, of late, a lot of customers are approaching banks for re-activation of dormant accounts. In this regard, we invite attentio.....
Tags : Diligence, Record maintenance, Requirement
RBI Working Paper Series No. 10: Modelling Corporate Sector Distress in India(26.12.2016)
The Reserve Bank of India today placed on its website a Working Paper titled "Modelling Corporate Sector Distress in India" by Manjusha Senapati and S.....
Tags : Corporate Sector, Distress, Working paper
Digitalization of Supreme Court and High Court Record(04.08.2022)
Digitization of records forms a very important part of the ICT development of the Judicial set up. Digitization was proposed to be made a part of the .....
Tags : Digitalization, SC Record, HC Record
Passenger Name Record Information Regulations, 2022(08.08.2022)
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) read with clause (ab) of sub-section (2) of section 157 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), .....
Tags : Passenger Name, Record Information, Regulations
Cancellation of the CoR of Brickwork Ratings India Private Limited by SEBI(12.10.2022)
1.The Securities and Exchange Board of India has cancelled the Certificate of Registration (CoR) granted to Brickwork Ratings India Private Limited as.....
Tags : Cancellation, CoR, Brickwork Ratings
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.....
Tags : Computer resources, Core Banking Solution, protected systems
Review of the capacity planning framework of stock exchanges and clearing corporations(08.10.2015)
Due to an increase in trading volume resulting from a growth of the stock market, the Securities and Exchange Board of India has reiterated the need f.....
Tags : Due to an increase in trading volume resulting from a growth of the stock market, the Securities and Exchange Board of India has reiterated the need for stock exchanges and clearing corporations to maintain sufficient capacity to be able to handle the increased demand. Some of new directions with regards to capacity are: installed capacity being at least one and a half times of projected peak load; and all software and hardware needs to be adequately sized to meet the requirements.
Partial Credit Enhancement to Corporate Bonds(18.05.2017)
1. Please refer to paragraph 21 (a) of the Guidelines on Partial Credit Enhancement to Corporate Bonds by Banks annexed to the circular DBR.BP.BC.No.4.....
Tags : Enhancement, Credit, Corporate Bonds
Master Circular for Stock Exchange and Clearing Corporations(05.07.2021)
1. SEBI, from time to time, has been issuing various circulars/directions to Stock Exchanges and Clearing Corporations. In order to enable the users t.....
Tags : Master Circular, Stock Exchange, Clearing Corporations
RBI releases the Report of the Task Force on the Development of Secondary Market for Corporate Loans for comments(03.09.2019)
The Reserve Bank of India had constituted a Task Force on Development of Secondary Market for Corporate Loans under the Chairmanship of Shri T. N. Man.....
Tags : Report, Release, Corporate Loans
Corrigendum to initiation of Safeguard (Quantitative Restrictions) investigation concerning imports of Low Ash Metallurgical Coke into India(05.07.2023)
Having regard to the Section 9A of Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 as amended from time to time and the Safeguard Measures (Quant.....
Tags : Corrigendum, Imports, Coke
Investment by Foreign Portfolio Investors in Corporate Bonds(26.11.2015)
The Reserve Bank of India has permitted Foreign Portfolio Investors to acquire NCDs/bonds which are under partial or full default of repayment of prin.....
Tags : Foreign portfolio investors, corporate bonds, default
Central Government approves Guarantee Scheme for Corporate Debt (GSCD)(26.07.2023)
The Central Government has approved the 'Guarantee Scheme for Corporate Debt' (GSCD) for the purpose of providing guarantee cover against debt raised/.....
Tags : Guarantee Scheme, Corporate Debt, Approval
Companies (Incorporation) Amendment Rules, 2016(22.01.2016)
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has notified Companies (Incorporation) Am.....Tags : Company, incorporation, reservation of name
Digitalization of Supreme Court and High Court Records(10.08.2023)
Digitization of court records is an administrative matter falling under the domain of the respective High Courts and the Supreme Court of India and th.....
Tags : Digitalization, Records, E-Governance
CSR expenditure during 2014-2015(03.05.2016)
The Minister of Corporate Affairs released figures on expenditure towards Corporate Social Responsibility activities between 2014 and 2015. A grand to.....
Tags : Corporate social responsibility, expenditure, public good
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.....
Tags : Pslc, trading, ekuber, core banking
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.....
Tags : Cooperative banks, core banking
Service in relation to IT Software exempt from service tax(01.03.2016)
The Ministry of Finance exempted services in relation to Information Technology Software leviable to service tax under Section 66B read with section 6.....
Tags : service tax, information technology, record, exempt
Amendment in import policy of Iron and Steel and incorporation of policy condition in Chapter 72, 73 and 86 of ITC (HS), 2017, Schedule-I (Import Policy)(13.11.2019)
In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 of FT (D&R) Act, 1992, read with paragraph 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020, as amend.....
Tags : Amendment, Import policy, Incorporation, Condition
RBI releases the Report of the Working Group to Review the Regulatory and Supervisory Framework for Core Investment Companies(06.11.2019)
The Reserve Bank of India had constituted a Working Group (WG) to Review Regulatory and Supervisory Framework for Core Investment Companies (CICs), on.....
Tags : Report, Release, Core Investment Companies
Ease of doing business and development of corporate bond markets - revision in the framework for fund raising by issuance of debt securities by large corporates (LCs)(19.10.2023)
1. Regulation 50B of SEBI (Issue and Listing of Non-Convertible Securities) Regulations, 2021 (NCS Regulations) read with Chapter XII of the NCS Maste.....
Tags : Development, Corporate bond markets, Revision
Designated Trade Repository under the Payment and Settlement Systems Act(23.03.2016)
The Clearing Corporation of India Limited will be the designated trade repository under Section 34 (2) of the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007.....
Tags : Clearing corporation, trade repository, otc contract
Six institutions incorporated as IITs(25.05.2016)
The Union Cabinet granted retrospective approval to amendment of the Institutes of Technology Act 1961 for the incorporation of six new Indian Institu.....
Tags : indian institution of technology, incorporation, 2016
RBI publishes Working Group Report on Corporate Bond Market in India Reserve Bank of India today placed on its website the report of the Working Group(18.08.2016)
The Reserve Bank of India placed on its website thereport of the Working Group on Development of Corporate Bond Market in India. The Group has made re.....
Tags : Corporate Bond Market, Development, Report
Steps taken by Department of Financial Services with regard to Disruption on account of Corona Virus(12.03.2020)
It is to bring to the notice of all concerned that Department of Financial Services (DFS) has issued the following instructions vide their OM No. 12/0.....
Tags : Financial Services, Disruption, Corona Virus
News
Madras High Court Wishes Madurai to Move Up in Swachh Bharat Ranking(16.09.2015)
Madras HC while passing interim orders on PIL seeking direction to Madurai Corporation to properly maintain existing parks, has appointed a team of ad.....
Tags : Madras HC ,Madurai Corporation
NGT Directs Pune Municipal Corporation to Develop Tree-Felling Compliance Norms(18.09.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Pune Municipal Corporation Commissioner to develop an apt compliance verification mechanism within three m.....
Tags : National Green Tribunal,Pune Municipal Corporation
Bombay High Court Says No Corroboration Needed if Rape Victim's Statement is Reliable(21.09.2015)
Bombay HC has confirmed conviction of a 23-year-old man for raping a minor girl while observing that if statement of rape victim is trustworthy and re.....
Tags : Bombay High Court ,corroboration of rape victim
Delhi HC Orders Municipal Corporations to Conduct Survey on Manual Scavenging(24.09.2015)
Delhi High Court has ordered municipal corporations of city to conduct a survey of persons engaged or employed in manual scavenging within their juris.....
Tags : Delhi High Court,municipal corporations
NGT Issues Notice over Unauthorized Structures on Green Belt in Gaziabad(24.09.2015)
NGT on plea seeking demolition of unauthorized structures located on green belts in Gaziabad, has issued notice to Ministry of Environment and Forests.....
Tags : NGT ,Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), UP Govt., Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA), UP State Industrial Development Corporation (UPSIDC)
South Delhi Municipal Corporation Fines DMRC for Violating NGT Norms(24.09.2015)
South Delhi Municipal Corporation has fined Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) Rs 50,000 each at five sites, for violating construction norms issued .....
Tags : South Delhi Municipal Corporation,Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
NGT Seeks Status Report of New Landfill Sites for Garbage Disposal(28.10.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered District Collectorate to submit the status of new landfill sites for disposal of garbage by Pune Municipal C.....
Tags : National Green Tribunal, Pune Municipal Corporation
NGT Orders Municipal Corporations and Traffic Police to Make Action Plan to Control Noise Pollution(28.10.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the three municipal corporations and traffic police to make an action plan to control noise pollution in Panch.....
Tags : National Green Tribunal , three municipal corporations , raffic police , Panchsheel Park
NGT Concerns over Contamination of Groundwater at Bandhwari(29.10.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered Municipal Corporations of Gurgaon and Faridabad to ensure proper dumping of waste, maintenance and collectio.....
Tags : National Green Tribunal , Municipal Corporations of Gurgaon ,Faridabad
Ministry of Corporate Affairs Relaxes Additional Fee Payable on Forms AOC-4 and AOC-4 XBRL(30.10.2015)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs has decided to relax additional fee payable on forms AOC-4 and AOC-4 XBRL under Companies Act, 2013, upto 30th November,.....
Tags : Ministry of Corporate Affairs , AOC-4 ,AOC-4 XBRL
Madras HC Seeks Info from Corporation on Utilisation of Library Cess Amounting to Rs. 31.66 crore(30.10.2015)
Madras High Court has directed Chennai Corporation to provide details on how much of these funds of about Rs. 31.66 crore , collected as library cess .....
Tags : Madras High Court , Chennai Corporation , Anna Centenary Library
Bombay HC Orders State Government to Act Against Private Bus Operators(02.11.2015)
Bombay High Court has ordered State Government to take action against private luxury buses and vehicles ferrying passengers in the state thereby causi.....
Tags : Bombay High Court , State Government, Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation,private luxury buses
Bombay HC Orders BMC to Pay Rajawadi Hospital Patient Rs20 Lakh Compensation(23.12.2015)
Bombay High Court has directed Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to pay compensation of Rs.20 lakh to a Ghatkopar resident, who lost his right .....
Tags : Bombay High Court , Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
Gujarat High Court Suspends JMFC over Corruption Charges(23.12.2015)
Gujarat High Court has suspended a Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) who was facing corruption charges.
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Judicial Magistrate First Class, corruption charges
Bombay HC Directs BMC to File Reply over Ilegal Tree Felling in Wadala(23.12.2015)
Bombay High Court has directed Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to file its reply in a matter pertaining to unauthorised felling of trees in W.....
Tags : Bombay High Court , Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
Celgene Settles Revlimid Patent Dispute with Natco Pharma(24.12.2015)
Natco Pharma Ltd and partner Allergan Plc has settled dispute with US-based drug maker Celgene Corp. in the patent infringement case of the latter’s c.....
Tags : Natco Pharma, Celgene Corp, Revlimid Patent
Bombay HC: Civic Bodies Must Build Toilets for Women(24.12.2015)
Bombay High Court has directed all Municipal Corporations in State to formulate a comprehensive scheme for construction of public toilets for women.
Tags : Bombay High Court , Municipal Corporations
SC Rejects Plea to Stop GMHC Elections(29.12.2015)
Supreme Court has rejected plea seeking to restrain Election Commission from announcing elections to Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) on.....
Tags : Supreme Court , Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation
CCI Permits Avago's Acquisition of Broadcom(04.01.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has given its nod to $37 billion acquisition of Broadcom Corporation by chipmaker Avago Technologies Ltd.
Tags : Competi, tion Commission of India, Avago Technologies Ltd., Broadcom Corporation
NGT Issues Summon to PWD Secretary over Pollution of Buckingham Canal(05.01.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered Commissioner of Chennai Corporation and Principal Secretary of Public Works Department (PWD) to appear befor.....
Tags : National Green Tribunal, Public Works Department, Commissioner of Chennai Corporation
NGT Orders Surat Collector to Recover Rs 75 Crore from SMC(06.01.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has irked over delay in formulating a concrete action plan for solid waste management in Surat and ordered district coll.....
Tags : National Green Tribunal , State Municipal Corporation, Surat Collector
NGT Seeks Survey Report on Illegal Dairies in Resdential Colonies of Bhopal(06.01.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) to survey and prepare report on existing dairies in residential colonies an.....
Tags : National Green Tribunal, Bhopal Municipal Corporation
CCI Approves Panasonic-GS Yuasa Acquisition Deal(08.01.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved acquisition of Panasonic's battery business by Japan's GS Yuasa Corp.
Tags : Competition Commission of India , Panasonic, GS Yuasa Corp.
Supreme Court Irks Over FCI(11.01.2016)
Supreme Court has irked over Food Corporation of India (FCI), where 370 departmental labourers were paid Rs 4.5 lakh a month, a salary that was much m.....
Tags : Supreme Court , Food Corporation of India
RBI Tightens Provisions for Yet to Fail CDR Accounts(12.01.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked lenders to increase provisioning for accounts that may not have yet failed Corporate Debt Restructuring (CDR) bu.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Corporate Debt Restructuring
Madras High Court Orders Assessment of Damages Suffered Due to Flood(12.01.2016)
Madras High Court has ordered assessment of damage suffered by residents of Tuticorin district due to recent floods and payment of compensation/flood .....
Tags : Madras High Court, Tuticorin , floods
CCI Permits ATC's Rs 7,635-Crore Stake Buy in Viom Networks(13.01.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has permitted American Tower Corp to acquire a majority stake in telecom tower firm Viom Networks for Rs 7,635 c.....
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Delhi High Court Seeks Reply from DDA on Retention of Millennium Bus Depot(21.08.2015)
Delhi High Court has sought reply from Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on a plea by Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) seeking to retain Millennium .....
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Delhi High Court Slams NDMC for Allotting Parade Ground in Chandni Chowk(21.08.2015)
Delhi High Court has slammed North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) for allotting parade ground parking area in Chandni Chowk for Ramlila celebratio.....
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Bombay High Court Appreciates BMC for Setting Grievance Redressal Mechanism for Mumbaikars(27.08.2015)
Bombay High Court has appreciated efforts taken by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to set up Grievance Redressal Mechanism to enable Mumbaika.....
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NGT Imposes Fine on AMC for Polluting Yamuna(28.08.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed fine of Rs 1 lakh on Agra Municipal Corporation (AMC) for dumping of waste on floodplains of river Yamuna in.....
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Madras High Court: Primary Evidence of Electronic Record Admissible Without Compliance U/S 65(B)(23.05.2017)
Madras High Court has observed that primary evidence of electronic record under Section 62 of Indian Evidence Act, 1872 would be admissible in evidenc.....
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Kerala HC Annuls Marriage of Muslim Convert Over Father’s Habeas Corpus Petition(30.05.2017)
Kerala High Court has nullified marriage of woman converted to Islam with a Muslim man in a habeas corpus petition filed by her father.
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Govt Extends Due Date of Transfer of Shares to IEPF Authority, New Dates to Notify Soon(31.05.2017)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs has extended due date of transfer of shares to Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) Authority which earlier was.....
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NGT Orders Chandigarh MC to Process Solid Waste from HP in its Garbage Processing Plant(09.10.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered that Chandigarh Municipal Corporation would process solid waste coming from Shimla, Solan and Baddi in Chand.....
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SC Awards US Citizen Rs 2cr Accident Compensation after 27 years of Legal Battle(09.10.2015)
SC has awarded a compensation of around Rs 1.17 crore along with interest of 6% to be paid by Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation whose bus had.....
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SEBI Reviews Norms for Trading Capacity of Exchanges and Clearing Corporations(09.10.2015)
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has directed exchanges and their clearing corporations to have an installed capacity of at least 1.5 tim.....
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NGT Issues Bailable Warrants against Builders(13.10.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued bailable warrants against seven builders for not responding to notices by Agra Municipal Corp and asked them .....
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Madras HC: Maintain NSC Bose Road as ‘No Hawking Zone’(14.10.2015)
Madras High Court has ordered Chennai Corporation to maintain NSC Bose Road, linking Parry's Corner and Flower Bazaar police station as a ‘No Hawking .....
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Bombay HC Allows Metro Rail to Cut 108 Mangrove Trees for BKC Station(14.06.2017)
Bombay High Court has permitted Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) to clear 108 mangroves to construct a station at Bandra-Kurla Complex (B.....
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MCA Relaxes Norms on Auditors Term for Pvt Cos With Paid Up Share Capital of 50 Crores(23.06.2017)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs has notified amendment to Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 wherein it amended Auditors’ rules with respect to .....
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Bombay HC Confirms Life Sentence for German Woman's Killer(25.11.2015)
Bombay HC has confirmed life imprisonment awarded to real estate agent Iqlaque Fakir Mohammed Shaikh by Pune district and sessions court for the murde.....
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CCI Rejects Complaint against Symantec Corp(26.11.2015)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has rejected allegations of anti-competitive business practices made against anti-virus software maker Symantec C.....
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Madras HC Looks for Status Report on Relief Measures taken After Flood(01.12.2015)
Madras HC has sought a status report by Turesday from Tuticorin Collector on relief measures taken by him for flood affected people in the district.
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SEBI Eases Listing for Stock Exchanges(01.12.2015)
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has amended existing Stock Exchanges and Clearing Corporations (SECC) regulations to make it easier for .....
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Bombay High Court Summons NMC Chief, Commissioner of Police over Allowing Pandals(04.12.2015)
Bombay High Court has summoned Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) Chief and Commissioner of Police to give explanation of why they permitted illegal p.....
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Supreme Court: Only AOR's Can Mention Cases For Out-of-turn Hearing(20.09.2017)
Supreme Court has put an end to old practice of allowing senior lawyers to mention cases seeking their out-of-turn listing and hearing. The Court made.....
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Delhi HC Seeks Govt.’s, SDMC’s Reply to PIL over Unfortunate Death of Students in Schools(03.02.2016)
Delhi HC, while terming as unfortunate the death of two children after falling in tanks in their respective schools, has sought response of AAP Govern.....
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Texas Jury Orders Apple to Pay $625.6 Million for Infringing Patent(04.02.2016)
A Texas jury, while observing that Apple had infringed on VirnetX Holding Corporation patents in its iMessage and FaceTime services as well as in its .....
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NGT Irks Over Municipal Corporations for Waste Burning(10.02.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has irked over incidents of waste burning in Delhi and slammed municipal corporations for their failure to implement its.....
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Delhi HC Considers Plea Seeking Unification of Zonal Municipal Corporations(11.02.2016)
Delhi HC has considered possibility of unification of different municipal corporations operating in Delhi to avoid problems like delay in payment of s.....
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Delhi HC Asks For List of Workers Not Paid Yet(12.02.2016)
Delhi HC has asked Unions representing sanitation workers of Municipal Corporations to provide list of employees who had not received salaries yet, wh.....
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MCA Orders Merger of NSEL, FTIL(15.02.2016)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has ordered merger of National Spot Exchange (NSEL) with its promoter Financial Technologies (FTIL).
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Delhi HC: Transfer of Hospitals Under Employees State Insurance Corporation To State Govt. Illegal(23.10.2017)
Delhi High Court has declared as “illegal” the transfer of hospitals and medical colleges under Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) to State.....
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Delhi HC Denies to Order CBI or SIT Inquiry into Scorpene Deal(14.01.2016)
Delhi High Court has denied to order a court-monitored investigation by a Special Investigative Team (SIT) or CBI into allegations of irregularities a.....
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Bombay HC Asks, Can't Companies Give 2% of Profit to Poor Patients(15.01.2016)
Bombay HC has said that corporates must consider setting aside 2% of their profits towards a corpus for patients unable to pay their hospital bills.
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Bombay HC to State, Pollution Board and BMC: Report Feasibility of Implementing Odd-Even Plan(18.01.2016)
Bombay High Court has issued notices to State Government, Maharashtra Pollution Control Board and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to report f.....
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NGT Seeks Report on Pollutants Dumped into Yamuna from Agra(19.01.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken note of construction material and debris being dumped into the river by the city and directed Uttar Pradesh Ja.....
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Punjab and Haryana HC Junks Patiala MC’s Report on Illegal Hoardings(19.01.2016)
Punjab and Haryana HC has rejected status report filed by Patiala Municipal Corporation (MC) on illegal hoardings and appointed two court observers to.....
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Gujarat HC Orders Closure of Illegal Foundries in Manek Chowk(21.01.2016)
Gujarat HC has directed Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) to shut down around 1,800 units involved in manufacturing ornaments without licence in M.....
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Delhi HC Refuses to Interfere with Sambit Patra’s Appointment as ONGC Director(07.11.2017)
Delhi High Court has refused to interfere with the appointment of BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra as an independent director on the board of th.....
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Allahabad High Court Notices BSP Supremo Over Plea Alleging Manipulation of Land Records(16.02.2017)
Allahabad High Court has issued notices to BSP supremo Mayawati and two of her close relatives on a PIL alleging "manipulation" of land records in the.....
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Madras HC Dismisses Habeas Corpus Plea to Trace Missing MLAs(17.02.2017)
Madras High Court has dismissed Habeas Corpus Petitions (HCP) filed by two lawyers to trace 'missing MLAs' in Tamil Nadu, on technical grounds.
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Kerala High Court: VACB May Take Over State Government(21.02.2017)
Kerala HC came down heavily on Vigilance & Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) over its stand on its probe into allegations regarding promotion of N. Sankar.....
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Supreme Court: Report Based on Public Views on Judicial Corruption is Not Contempt(22.02.2017)
Supreme Court has observed that a report based on public views regarding corruption in judiciary may not invite contempt of court action and that such.....
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NCLT Can't Decide Inter-Se Claims by Parties Over Assets of Corporate Debtor: NCLAT(05.02.2019)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has held that inter-se claims by parties over assets of the corporate debtor cannot be determined by the Adjud.....
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Magistrate Not Liable to Record Reasons for Summoning Accused in Case Instituted on Police Report: SC(06.02.2019)
Supreme Court has re-iterated that in a case based upon the police report, the Magistrate is not required to record any reason at the stage of issuing.....
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Revenue Record Entries can be Challenged on Ground That it was Made Fraudulently: SC(06.02.2019)
Supreme Court has reiterated that the entries in the revenue records can be challenged on the ground that it was made fraudulently or surreptitiously.
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NGT Raps DSIIDC Over Functioning of CETPs in Okhala and Lawrence Road(31.07.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has rapped Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (DSIIDC) over functioning of common eff.....
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Bombay High Court Extends Ministry of Corporate Affairs’ Time Limit Till October 31(10.08.2015)
Bombay High Court has extended time limit to pass a final order by Ministry of Corporate Affairs on proposed merger on National Spot Exchange with par.....
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SC Allows Plea to Record Evidence of a Nigerian Doctor Through Video Conferencing(17.04.2019)
Supreme Court has allowed a plea to record evidence of a Nigerian doctor who conducted post mortem of deceased via video conferencing.
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ITAT Slams Tax Dept. for Negligence in Maintaining Records(19.04.2019)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Pune bench has criticised income tax department for its negligence in keeping records while granting Section 12A.....
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Bombay HC Asks TMC to Seal Hospitals Not Having Fire Department NOC(19.04.2019)
Bombay High Court has directed Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) in Maharashtra to seal all private hospitals and nursing homes that were operating wi.....
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Bombay HC Asks TMC to Seal Hospitals Not Having Fire Department NOC(19.04.2019)
Bombay High Court has directed Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) in Maharashtra to seal all private hospitals and nursing homes that were operating wi.....
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Bombay HC Asks TMC to Seal Hospitals Not Having Fire Department NOC(19.04.2019)
Bombay High Court has directed Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) in Maharashtra to seal all private hospitals and nursing homes that were operating wi.....
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Delhi High Court Adjourns Anti-Corruption Branch’s (ACB) Power Case(12.08.2015)
Delhi High Court has adjourned hearing on cases related to conflict between Aam Aadmi Party Government in Delhi and Centre over powers of ACB and aut.....
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National Green Tribunal Raps Municipal Corporations on Poor Garbage Disposal System(13.08.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has rapped Municipal Corporations over poor garbage disposal in the National Capital.
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Gujarat High Court Fixes 50 km/hr Speed Limit for Buses on BRTS Routes(17.08.2015)
Gujarat High Court has ordered City Government to place security guards on crossroads on Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) corridors in city and instal.....
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NGT Summons DTC Chief on Their Plea to Introduce More Buses on Delhi Roads(19.08.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has summoned Managing Director of Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) to appear before it and explain why Delhi Government.....
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National Green Tribunal Orders Municipal Corporations to Regulate Parking in Delhi(19.08.2015)
National Green Tribunal has ordered all Municipal Corporations in Delhi to ensure regulated parking on designated roads in their areas in order to min.....
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SC: Writ Of Habeas Corpus Can Be Issued When The Detention Of A Minor Is By An Unauthorised Person(08.05.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that "The detention of a minor by a person who is not entitled to his legal custody is treated as equivalent to illegal det.....
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Supreme Court: Corporates Appear to Have Penetrated Judiciary to Manipulate Court Orders(09.05.2019)
Supreme Court expressed “shock” at how the Court order was changed in an instance where a direction to six suppliers of Amrapali to appear before the .....
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Government Launches CRC to Ease Company Incorporation Procedure(25.01.2016)
Corporate Affairs Ministry has launched Central Registration Centre (CRC) to speed up company incorporation related services.
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Bombay High Court: Proposed Hike in Advertisement Licence Fees is Not Arbitrary(28.01.2016)
Bombay High Court has observed that taking into consideration general annual rise in cost of living and increased annual burden on municipal exchequer.....
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Bombay HC Expresses Concern over City’s Green Cover(29.01.2016)
Bombay HC has irked over steps taken by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to ensure city's green cover does not vanish. Relying on the photogra.....
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Madras HC Issues Notices over PIL Seeking Removing Encroachments In Water Bodies(29.01.2016)
Madras High Court has issued notice to concerned officials, along with Revenue Secretary, on a PIL by Puthia Tamizhagam leader S Krishnaswamy seeking .....
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Hypnotic Counselling, Neuro-linguistic Programming Used to Entice Women: NIA in Love Jihad Case(29.11.2017)
Hypnotic Counselling, Neuro-linguistic Programming Used to Entice Women: NIA in Love Jihad Case
Tags : In its fresh report submitted in the Supreme Court in the Kerala Love Jihad case, the NIA, according to sources, has underlined that hypnotic counselling is a technique employed by certain people belonging to particular groups.
Trial of Sohrabuddin Sheikh Fake Encounter Case to Start From Next Week(29.11.2017)
Trial of Sohrabuddin Sheikh Fake Encounter Case to Start From Next Week
Tags : "The court has issued summons to Sohrabuddin's brother Nayamuddin and some others, and the recording of evidence will start from November 29," said special CBI prosecutor B P Raju.
Uttarakhand High Court Issues Guidelines to Curb Pre-Poll Corruption(22.10.2019)
Uttarakhand High Court has issued guidelines and directions to the State Election Commission and the State Government to ensure free and fair election.....
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SEBI Board Strengthens Corporate Governance Norms(29.03.2018)
Securities and Exchanges Board of India (SEBI) has accepted 40 out of 80 recommendations that were suggested by the Uday Kotak committee on corporate .....
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Delhi HC Issues Guidelines for Municipal Corporations and Contractors(30.03.2018)
Delhi High Court has laid down certain guidelines, to be followed by contractors and Municipal Corporations, to ensure that works are duly carried out.....
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Govt. Extends Condonation of Delay Scheme, 2018 Upto 30th April(31.03.2018)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs has extended the Condonation of Delay Scheme (CODS) 2018 upto 30th April, 2018. The MCA has introduced this scheme givin.....
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Bombay High Court Allows Egyptian Man's Habeas Corpus Plea Against In-Laws(31.01.2020)
Bombay High Court has allowed a criminal writ Petition filed by Khaled Kassem, an Egyptian citizen who sought the issuance of a writ of habeas corpus .....
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#Union Budget 2020-2021: Corporate Tax Reduced for Existing Companies(01.02.2020)
Finance Minister stated that the Corporate tax for existing companies has been slashed to 22%.
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SC Issues Notice to PMO on Whistleblower's Plea on Corruption Complaints Against Central Ministers(03.02.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on a Special Leave Petition moved by Whistleblower Indian Foreign Service officer.....
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MCA Notifies Companies (Incorporation) Third Amendment Rules, 2016(01.08.2016)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has notified Companies (Incorporation) Third Amendment Rules,2016 to amend the Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 20.....
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NGT to NDMC: Register New Vehicles Only When Old Ones are Dismantled(02.08.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked Delhi’s Transport Department to register 10 new diesel vehicles for North Delhi Municipal Corporation only aft.....
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Delhi HC Warns EDMC Official over Failure to Provide Books to Students under Right to Education Act(02.08.2016)
Delhi HC has irked at failure of East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) Officials to supply writing material to nearly 2 lakh students enrolled in sc.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice on Farmers' Plea Against Land Acquisition(20.01.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notices to the National High-Speed Rail Corporation Ltd. and the Gujarat and Central governments on Farmer’s Petitions agains.....
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Madras HC: Acceptance of Corporate Insolvency Resolution Not a Ground to Quash Case u/s 138 NI Act(23.01.2020)
Madras High Court has held that acceptance of the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Plan under Section 31 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 ca.....
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SC: Writ of Habeas Corpus Cannot be Invoked for Granting Premature Release to Convicted Prisoners(24.01.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that a Writ of Habeas Corpus cannot be invoked for granting plea seeking the premature release of a convicted prisoner. The.....
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Bombay HC Grants Relief to 400 Kalyan Families Facing Eviction(20.07.2016)
Bombay HC has stayed an order issued by Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) Commissioner for cancellation of development permission granted w.....
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NGT Asks Authorities to Ensure No Burning of Waste in Open(21.07.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed DDA, NDMC, Municipal Corporations, Delhi Cantonment Board to ensure that there is no burning of waste in th.....
Tags : National Green Tribunal (NGT), Construction Sites , DDA, NDMC, Municipal Corporations , Delhi Cantonment Board
NGT Imposes Rs 10 Lakh Fine on NBCC(27.07.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed fine of Rs 10 lakh on National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC) for causing air pollution and envir.....
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CIC to School Boards: Record Corporal Punishment Data, Take Action(27.07.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has said that all school education boards must take note of cases of corporal punishment in their schools, form a.....
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Delhi HC Issues Directions for Streamlining Recording of Victims/Witnesses Testimonies(04.03.2020)
Delhi High Court has issued a series of directions to the Delhi Government, Delhi Police and the Trial Courts, to make the process for collecting the .....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking Evacuation of Students in Iran Due to Coronavirus Outbreak(04.03.2020)
Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Central Government in a plea seeking evacuation of students from Iran, in light of the outbreak of Corona vi.....
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Bombay HC: Even if Remand Order is Illegal, Still Writ of Habeas Corpus Not Effective Remedy(27.01.2020)
Bombay High Court has dismissed a Writ of Habeas Corpus observing that even if the Magistrate had acted rather mechanically remanding the accused in j.....
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Kerala High Court Makes Appeal to Advocates for Contributing to Corpus Fund(28.01.2020)
Kerala High Court has directed the Central Government to deposit an amount of Rs 1.5 Crores within 15 days in the State-level corpus fund which is mai.....
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Bombay High Court Suggests BMC to Invite Fresh Applications for Junior Panel Lawyers(28.01.2020)
Bombay High Court has asked the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to invite applications from lawyers interested in being empaneled on the Juni.....
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Ministry of Corporate Affairs Notifies Winding Up Rules(29.01.2020)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs has notified rules for winding up of companies, making it easier for smaller firms to wind up businesses without taking .....
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SC: No Obligation on Airlines to Escort Passenger to Boarding Gate After Issuing Boarding Pass(29.01.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that there is no obligation on the airlines to escort every passenger after issuing him/her a boarding pass at the check-in.....
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Tuticorin Violence: Madras High Court Orders Re-postmortem of 7 Bodies(31.05.2018)
Madras High Court has ordered re-postmortem on the seven bodies of victims of police firing on May 22 and 23 at Thoothukudi during the protest against.....
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Kerala High Court Asks Over 400 KSRTC Employees to Rejoin Duty in 45 Days(05.06.2018)
Kerala High Court has directed over 400 workers of the State Road Transport Corporation, who have availed a long leave and taken up jobs abroad, to re.....
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Madras High Court Issues Notice to Deputy Tahsildars Over Firing in Tuticorin(07.06.2018)
Madras High Court bench at Madhurai has observed that the police action during the anti-Sterlite protests could not be justified and directed that thr.....
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Bombay HC: Dictatorial Raj is Prevalent in MCGM(23.03.2020)
Bombay High Court has observed that a dictatorial 'raj' is prevalent in the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) and the officials are under.....
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SEBI Relaxes Rules for Maintaining Records, Extends Deadlines(24.03.2020)
Securities and Exchange Board of India has relaxed rules for maintaining records of all calls made by institutional dealers during trading hours, acce.....
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Rajasthan HC Directs ICMR to Brief Hospitals to Discharge Completely Cured Corona Affected Patients(25.03.2020)
Rajasthan High Court has asked the Director of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to pass necessary instructions to all medical and health .....
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Karnataka HC: ACB does not Seem to be Functional Visibly(05.08.2016)
Karnataka HC, while observing that newly formed Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) does not seem to be functional visibly, has said it was the duty of the S.....
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SC Upholds Order on Maharashtra Illegal Land Grant(08.08.2016)
SC has upheld Bombay High Court order cancelling allotment of over 100 industrial plots by the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) i.....
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SC: Co-Accused can be Tried after Death of Graft Accused(11.08.2016)
SC has held that death of a tainted public servant before trial begins in a corruption scam does not bar a special court from trying the fellow accuse.....
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CESTAT, Bangalore: Collection of Contribution to Build Corpus Fund Liable to Pay Service Tax(24.02.2020)
Customs Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Bangalore has held that the collection of contribution to building a corpus fund to secure t.....
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SC: Person Having Security Interest Over Property of Corporate Debtor Not 'Financial Creditor'(27.02.2020)
Supreme Court has upheld the order of National Company Law Tribunal which cancelled the mortgages made by Jaypee Infratech Ltd to secure the debts of .....
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SC: Newly Incorporated Trust Entitled to 12AA Benefits Even in the Absence of Any Activities(02.03.2020)
Supreme Court of India has upheld the Delhi High Court judgment and ruled that newly incorporated trust is entitled to get Section 12AA of the Income .....
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Himachal Pradesh HC Seeks Response from Municipal Corporation for Poor Water Supply(29.09.2016)
Himachal Pradesh HC while expressing its displeasure over the irregular water supply in Shimla, has sought explanation from the Municipal Corporation .....
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Madras High Court: Nothing Works Without Bribe in Corporation(16.08.2018)
Madras High Court has said that corrupt activities of officials are rampant and people are unable to get approvals, certificates and documents from th.....
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Madras High Court: Nothing Works Without Bribe in Corporation(16.08.2018)
Madras High Court has said that corrupt activities of officials are rampant and people are unable to get approvals, certificates and documents from th.....
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Delhi HC: Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act Not to Operate Retrospectively(25.05.2020)
Delhi High Court has held that the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018, so far as it substitutes Section 13(1)(d) of the principal Act, doe.....
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NCLAT Sets Aside NCLT Order to Add MCA as Party in All IBC Cases and Company Petitions(26.05.2020)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has set aside an order of National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) which mandated the impleadment of the U.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking Direction to Family Courts to Record Evidence(29.05.2020)
Delhi High Court has issued notice to Delhi Government, Headquarters of Family Courts, and the Delhi High Court in a plea seeking a direction to be is.....
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NGT Notices EDMC over Restaurant Causing Pollution(07.11.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notice to East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) on a plea seeking closure of a Restaurant in East Delhi for.....
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Hyderabad HC Notices GHMC & Others over Developing Green Parks in Hyderabad(09.11.2016)
Hyderabad High Court has sought from Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) and other Urban Development Authorities their action plan for deve.....
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SC: Cost of Treatment Should Not Act as Deterrent for Access to Medical Care(15.07.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the Centre to take a decision on what directions/guidelines it can make in terms of the Disaster Management Act, 2005 so th.....
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SC Directs Cellular Companies to Maintain CDR and Other Records Seized During Investigations(15.07.2020)
Supreme Court has issued general directions to cellular companies and internet service providers to maintain Call Detail Records (CDRs) and other rele.....
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AAR, Andhra Pradesh: Services Provided by TSCCL are Exempted Services(16.07.2020)
Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR), Andhra Pradesh has ruled that services provided by Tirupati Smart City Corporation Limited (TSCCL are exempted serv.....
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Delhi HC Seeks Govt's Reply in Plea Seeking Resumption of Corona Assistance Scheme(16.07.2020)
Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Delhi Government in a plea seeking resumption of the Chief Minister Corona Assistance Scheme in order to ens.....
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SC: Is Seeking Votes in Garb of Religion a Corrupt Practice?(27.10.2016)
Supreme Court has asked whether a candidate or a party, seeking votes in name of religion, caste or tribe by promising that this would help protect an.....
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Delhi HC Seeks AAP Government’s Response on Plea Seeking to Remove BRT Corridor Debris(28.10.2016)
Delhi High Court has sought Delhi Government's response on a plea seeking direction to remove all metal structures, dismantled from the BRT corridor, .....
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CCI Approves Mitsubishi Chemicals-Chatterjee Group Deal(03.11.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved proposed acquisition of controlling stake in Mitsubishi Chemicals Corporation (MCC) PTA India by Ko.....
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Bombay HC Directs MMRCL to Provide Constructed Space to State’s Administrative Tribunal(04.11.2016)
Bombay High Court has directed Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRCL) to give an undertaking stating that it will provide 18,000 square feet constructe.....
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Indian Oil Corporation Can’t Claim ITC on GST Paid on Railway Freight for Transportation of ATF: AAR(27.09.2018)
Authority for Advance Rulings, West Bengal has held that the Indian Oil Corporation is not eligible to avail Input Tax Credit (ITC) on the GST paid on.....
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Calcutta HC Quashes NCLT Order for Submission of Record of Default for Filing Sec 7 Applications(20.08.2020)
Calcutta High Court has struck down the order passed by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) which mandated submission of record of default from .....
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Delhi HC Seeks CBI Response over Graft Plea Against AIIMS(05.01.2017)
Delhi High Court has asked Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to file a reply in a matter pertaining to alleged irregularities in purchases, worth .....
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Delhi HC: Judges Should Not Breach Trust(09.01.2017)
Delhi HC, while transferring a corruption case from one trial court to another, has observed that a judge who does not record court proceedings "hones.....
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Insolvency can be Triggered Against Unincorporated Joint Ventures: NCLAT(03.12.2018)
NCLAT has held in a case related to AMB Infrabuild Pvt. Ltd. and Earth Galleria Pvt. Ltd. that insolvency can be triggered against an unincorporated j.....
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Delhi HC Slams Delhi Transport Corporation for Indiscriminate Litigation(05.12.2018)
Delhi High Court has pulled up Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) for its “unnecessary/indiscriminate litigation” and imposed cost of Rs. 1 lakh on it,.....
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SC Asks for Compilation of Corruption Allegations Against Allahabad HC Judge(11.12.2018)
Supreme Court has asked for a compilation of corruption allegations against Justice Ram Krishna Gautam, who was appointed judge of the Allahabad High .....
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SC Puts Hold on International Award Directing Antrix Corporation to Pay Compensation(06.11.2020)
Supreme Court has put on hold an international award which had directed Antrix Corporation, to pay compensation to Bengaluru-based startup "Devas Mult.....
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AAR, Gujarat: GST Applicable on One-Time Long Term Lease Premium Payable by Jinmangal Corporation(11.11.2020)
Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR), Gujarat has ruled that Goods and Service Tax (GST) is applicable on one time long term lease premium payable by Jin.....
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Govt: Certificate of Incorporation Shall Mention Company’s PAN Number(31.01.2017)
Central Government has notified Companies (Incorporation) Amendment Rules, 2017 which came into force on 30.01.2017 that mandates to mention Company’s.....
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Supreme Court: Officer's 'Annual Confidential Report' Forms Part of His 'Service Record'(03.02.2017)
Supreme Court has held that Annual Confidential Report (ACR) of an officer forms a part of his ‘service record’ and that the same could not be ignored.....
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Calcutta HC Upholds Amendment to Kolkata Municipal Corporation Act(10.01.2019)
Calcutta High Court has upheld the validity of amendment to Kolkata Municipal Corporation Act, 1980, permitting elected councillors of corporation to .....
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IBBI Amends Regulations Related to Corporate Insolvency Proceedings(19.11.2020)
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) amended Regulations relating to corporate insolvency proceedings which came to be known as the Insolve.....
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Delhi HC Seeks CBI's Response on Order for Investigation in Corruption Case Against Maneka Gandhi(23.11.2020)
Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation on Bharatiya Janta Party Member of Parliament, Maneka Gandhi's plea challeng.....
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Delhi HC: Amendment to Prevention of Corruption Act Not to Apply to Offences Taken Place(26.11.2020)
Delhi High Court has held that the 2018 amendment to the Prevention of Corruption Act, does not apply to the offences which have already taken place.
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CIC Directs CBSE to Permit Inspection of Smriti Irani’s School Records(18.01.2017)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to permit examination of Textiles Minister Smriti Irani'.....
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Govt Relaxes Norms Dealing with CSR, Directors Appointment, Audits for Ease of Doing Biz At GIFT City(20.01.2017)
Union Ministry of Corporate Affairs has issued two notifications, giving thereby more relaxations aimed at more 'ease of doing business' for companies.....
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NGT Orders Inspection of NBCC Redevelopment Project in Southwest Delhi(23.01.2017)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed a surprise inspection at redevelopment project being carried out by state-run National Buildings Constructi.....
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Bombay HC Directs ACB to Probe Allegation of Corruption In Traffic Police Dept(24.01.2017)
Bombay High Court has directed Additional Director General of Maharashtra's Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) to supervise an inquiry into corruption charg.....
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Corporate Debtor can Withdraw Application Filed Under IBC on Making OTS Offer to Creditor : NCLT(28.01.2019)
NCLT has allowed the a corporate debtor to withdraw petition for its insolvency, though with costs, besides allowing ex-director of corporate debtor t.....
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Karnataka HC Directs Station House Officer to Clean Road Outside Station as Punishment(24.12.2020)
Karnataka High Court has directed the station house officer of the Station Bazar Police Station, Kalaburagi, to clean the road in front of his police .....
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MCA Relaxes Norms for M&A Deals Clearance by CCI(31.03.2017)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has eased the criteria for notifying Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) deals to the Competition Commission of India (.....
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INSOLVENCY - 51% COC Vote Enough for Forensic Audit of Corporate Debtor: NCLT(08.03.2019)
National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has clarified that 51 per cent vote of the Committee of Creditors (CoC) is enough to initiate a forensic audit of.....
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SC: Mere Possession of Currency Notes Not Sufficient to Constitute Offence u/s 7 of PCA(04.02.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that mere possession or recovery of currency notes is not sufficient to constitute an offence under Section 7 of the Preven.....
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SEBI Penalizes Future Corporate Founder and Co-Founder for Insider Trading(04.02.2021)
Securities and Exchange Board of India has penalized Future Corporate Resources Pvt Ltd, Kishore Biyani and Anil Biyani, founder and co-founder of Fut.....
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SC: Corporate Debtor Only Offering Security by Pledging Shares Not a Financial Creditor(04.02.2021)
Supreme Court has held that if a corporate debtor has only offered security by pledging shares, without undertaking to discharge the borrower's liabil.....
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Kerala HC Dismisses Writs Seeking Directive Not to Proceed with Land Acquisition for Rail Corridor(08.02.2021)
Kerala High Court has dismissed a batch of writ petitions seeking a directive not to proceed with land acquisition for the proposed semi-high-speed ra.....
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Bombay High Court Slams Civic Body Over Construction Approval Amid Water Crisis(14.03.2017)
Bombay High Court has warned Pune Municipal Corporation that it will not be allowed to grant permission for construction of new buildings if it fails .....
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MCA Notifies Procedure for Disposal of Application for Conversion of Public Company into Private(27.01.2021)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has notified the procedure for disposal of application for conversion of a public company into private in case of .....
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Ministry of Corporate Affairs Notifies Companies (Incorporation) Amendment Rules, 2021(28.01.2021)
Ministry of Corporate Affair (MCA) has notified Companies (Incorporation) Amendment Rules, 2021 which sought to amend the Companies (Incorporation) Ru.....
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SC: Proceedings Against Corporate Debtor Would End Once Resolution Plan is Approved(01.02.2021)
Supreme Court has clarified that proceedings against a corporate debtor over money-laundering charges would end once a resolution plan is approved, bu.....
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MCA Notifies Companies (Compromises, Arrangements and Amalgamations) Amendment Rules, 2021(03.02.2021)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has notified the Companies (Compromises, Arrangements and Amalgamations) Amendment Rules, 2021 so as to enable the.....
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Delhi HC Rejects AAP Govt Plea Seeking Contempt Proceeding Against ACB Chief(12.04.2017)
Delhi High Court has refused to entertain AAP Government’s Petition seeking initiation of contempt proceedings against Anti Corruption Branch (ACB) Ch.....
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Bombay HC Says 'No' to Environmental Massacre in Garb of Development(13.04.2017)
Bombay High Court, while observing that environment cannot be massacred in name of development, has asked Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRCL) to pro.....
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Delhi High Court Expresses Concern Over Unclaimed Corpses Piling Up in City Morgues(14.04.2017)
Delhi High Court, worried over unclaimed corpses piling up in city morgues, some even for four months, has asked authorities to streamline process for.....
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CONSTITUTION - SC: Remand Order Cannot Be Challenged in Habeas Corpus Petition(28.03.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that the act of directing remand of an accused is a judicial function and same cannot be challenged in a habeas corpus peti.....
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Delhi HC Directs Administrative Wing & Delhi Govt to Consider Digitization of All Court Records(03.03.2021)
Delhi High Court has observed that the technological infrastructure that was added to it for conducting virtual hearings during the Covid-19 pandemic .....
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Madras HC Dismisses Plea of Woman Claiming Mistake on School Records(05.03.2021)
Madras High Court has dismissed the plea of a woman, claiming that she is a Hindu and that she was mistakenly shown as a Christian in her school certi.....
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Delhi High Court: Arbitrator Cannot Lift Corporate Veil(17.05.2017)
Delhi High Court, while holding that an arbitral tribunal does not have power to lift corporate veil, has observed that mere failure of a corporate en.....
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Delhi High Court Says 'No' to Audit of India Against Corruption Accounts(18.05.2017)
Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea seeking an audit of accounts of India Against Corruption (IAC), an anti-corruption movement spearheaded by Anna .....
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Delhi High Court: Issue of Paternity Cannot be Examined in Habeas Corpus Petition(28.05.2019)
Delhi High Court has held that the issue of paternity cannot be determined in a habeas corpus proceeding. The Court was dealing with a habeas corpus p.....
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MP HC: right to Life Also Includes Right to Health; State to Provide Adequate Measures for Protection(20.04.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has referred to various Supreme Court judgments which have interpreted Article 21 of the Constitution of India, 1949 so as t.....
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Supreme Court Extends Last Date for Submission of Applications to May 1(26.04.2021)
Supreme Court has extended the last date for submission of applications for Advocate on Record examinations till 1 PM on 1st May, 2021.The extension h.....
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Kerala HC Expresses Dismay at Delays by Central Registration Centre in Allowing Incorporation of LLP(26.04.2021)
Kerala High Court has expressed dismay at the delays and hardships brought on by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs' Central Registration System in pro.....
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Delhi High Court Denies Permission for Ramlila on Parade Grounds(03.09.2015)
Delhi High Court has denied permission to decades-old tradition of holding huge Ramlila celebrations at Parade Grounds opposite Red Fort and directed .....
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Hyderabad High Court Says Habeas Corpus is the Only Remedy Against Illegal Detention(07.09.2015)
Hyderabad High Court in order to make secure the release of a person who is illegally deprived of his liberty, has made it clear that writ of habeas c.....
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Supreme Court Says Court Must Deal Corrupt People With an Iron Hand(08.09.2015)
SC while ordering termination of services of conductor in UP State Road Transport Corporation for allowing 25 passengers to travel ticketless in 1992,.....
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Bombay HC Asks "Is it a Feasible Decision to Impose Ban on Meat for 4 Days in a City Like Mumbai"(11.09.2015)
Bombay HC while hearing petition filed by Bombay Mutton Dealers' Association challenging four-day meat ban during Jain festival (Paryushan), has quest.....
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Supreme Court: South Delhi Municipal Corporation’s BS-IV Diesel Vehicles Get Clearance(15.05.2019)
Supreme Court has permitted South Delhi Municipal Corporation to register 86 of its Bharat Standard (BS-IV-compliant diesel vehicles with the Regional.....
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Ministry of Corporate Affairs Extends Period for Holding Meetings of Board of Companies(04.05.2021)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs has notified that the requirement of holding meetings of the Board of the companies as per section 173 of the Companies .....
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SC Transfers Pearls Agrotech Case to Itself, Involving Irregularities in CIS Worth Rs.49,000 Crore(17.11.2015)
Supreme Court has transferred a case related to irregularities in Rs.49,000 crore Collective Investment Schemes (CIS) launched by Pearls Agrotech Corp.....
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Supreme Court Asks AORs To Register For E-filing On New Website(03.07.2017)
Supreme Court Registry has issued a notice requesting Advocates-On-Record (AORs) to register themselves on new Website of Supreme Court for accessing.....
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CIC Directs Disclosure of Numeric Data of Officers Facing Corruption Charges(04.07.2017)
Central Information Commission has directed Government to disclose numeric details of pending as well as disclosed Departmental/ Vigilance/ Court case.....
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SC: Writ of Habeas Corpus Can’t Be Used For Mere Enforcement of Foreign Court’s Order(05.07.2017)
Supreme Court has observed that remedy of writ of habeas corpus cannot be used for mere enforcement of directions given by foreign court against a per.....
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Gujarat HC Directs State to Take Necessary Actions for Awareness on Mucormycosis Disease(27.05.2021)
Gujarat High Court has directed the State Government to take all necessary actions immediately with regard to the improvement of the Health infrastruc.....
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Gujarat HC Issues Notice in PIL Seeking Status Report on Surge of Mucormycosis(02.06.2021)
Gujarat High Court has issues a notice to the State Government seeking a status report with regard to the surge in Mucormycosis cases in the State of .....
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RBI Permits PCE in Corporate Bonds(25.09.2015)
RBI has permitted banks to provide Partial Credit Enhancement (PCE) to bonds issued by corporates/Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) for funding all type.....
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NGT: Seize Illegal Sound Systems from Marriage Halls(29.09.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and police to take immediate possession of all illegally operated Dolby sou.....
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Sebi Exempts 3 PSBs From Takeover Code Obligations(30.09.2015)
Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has exempted Centre from discloser of takeover code obligations for its investment in Dena Bank, Bank of.....
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Microsoft, Google Settels Patent War(01.10.2015)
Microsoft Corp and Google Inc have agreed to settle all 18 cases under patent infringement litigation against each other in United States and Germany.
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SEBI Nods for Infibeam to Raise Rs 450 Crore via IPO(06.10.2015)
Infibeam Incorporation has become first ecommerce company in India to be listed with Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) giving its permissi.....
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Supreme Court Clears Last Obstacle in Way of PM’s Kashi Corridor(01.07.2019)
Supreme Court has cleared the last legal hurdle in the way of the PM’s Kashi Vishwanath corridor when it disposed of a bunch of petitions challenging .....
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Delhi HC Issues Summons on Suit Against Dissemination of False Information on Coronil(04.06.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued summons to Patanjali Ayurved's Ramdev Baba, Twitter Inc, Facebook Inc, Google LLC, and Vedic Broadcasting Ltd on a suit by.....
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Madras HC Permits TANGEDCO to Process Udangudi Tender, but Asks Not to Finalise it(02.11.2015)
Madras HC has held that Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited (TANGEDCO) could process fresh bids received for Udangudi Supercrit.....
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NGT Seeks Garbage Disposal Plan from PMC(03.11.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) to submit short-term and long-term action plans for disposal of nearly 1,6.....
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Kerala High Court Upholds Land Acquisition by KSIDC(04.11.2015)
Kerala High Court while dismissing a batch of appeals has allowed Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC) decision to acquire land for.....
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Bombay HC Directs BMC to Return 8K Sq metres Land to Developer(04.11.2015)
Bombay High Court has held that Runwal builders is entitled for the return of around 8,209 square metres of land in Nahur that it had surrendered to t.....
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Delhi HC Turns Down Plea for Video Recording of Proceedings(21.07.2017)
Delhi High Court has reprimanded Advocate Deepak Khosla, advising him to be “more temperate and civilized in his communications, oral as well as writt.....
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Ministry of Corporate Affairs Notifies Procedure of Transfer of Shares to IEPF Authority(15.06.2021)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs has notified the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer, and Refund) Amendment Ru.....
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Karnataka HC: CAs, Though Not Public Servants, Can be Prosecuted Under Prevention of Corruption Act(04.10.2017)
Karnataka High Court has held that a Chartered Accountant (CA), though not a public servant can be prosecuted under the provisions of the Prevention o.....
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National Green Tribunal Orders Bhopal Municipal Corporation for Demarcation of Abattoir Land(06.10.2017)
National Green Tribunal has directed Bhopal Municipal Corporation to demarcate the land provided by State Government for construction of new slaughter.....
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NGT Levies Cost of 5 Crore on Mumbai Industrial Development Corporation for Polluting Water Body(12.09.2019)
National Green Tribunal has levied a cost of Rs 5 crores on Mumbai Industrial Development Corporation for causing pollution by discharging industrial .....
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Delhi HC Directs to Depute Lady Constable to Escort Wife Detained by Parents to Husband(03.08.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh Police to depute a lady constable, in a habeas corpus petition filed on behalf of a husband alleging t.....
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Madras HC Refuses to Redact Name of Person from Court Records Who was Acquitted of All Charges(03.08.2021)
Madras High Court has refused to redact the name of a person from court records, who was acquitted of all criminal charges levelled against him, while.....
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SC: Magistrate Not Required to Record Statement of Public Servant Complaint Before Summoning Accused(05.08.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that a Magistrate is not required to record statement of a public servant who filed the complaint in discharge of his offic.....
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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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Delhi HC Orders Municipal Corporations to Pay Workers Feb Salary by March 21(17.03.2016)
Delhi HC has directed Delhi’s Municipal Corporations to ensure that all their employees are paid their last month’s salary by March 21.
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Provisions Of PC Act Can’t Be Dropped On Mere Filing Of Status Report, Says Delhi HC(12.12.2017)
Delhi High Court has held that provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act cannot be dropped on mere filing of the status report by the probe agenc.....
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MCA Extends Due Date of Filing Annual Return and Financial Statement(31.10.2019)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has extended the due date of filing of Forms MGT-7 (Annual Return) and AOC-4 (Financial Statement) under the Compa.....
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Delhi HC Seeks AAP Govt’s Reply on Plea Against Advertising IQ Scores,Pics of Mentally Disabled Women(06.11.2019)
Delhi High Court has sought response of the AAP Government on a Public Interest Litigation challenging its decision to disclose photographs and IQ sco.....
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Karnataka HC Disposes Off Recovery Proceedings Against Transport Corporation Employees(15.09.2021)
Karnataka High Court has disposed off a petition seeking to recover the revenue loss from Unions and Employees of the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport.....
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SC: Moratorium Does Not Apply to Proceedings in Respect of Directors/Management of Corporate Debtor(17.09.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that the moratorium ordered under Section 14 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 does not apply in respect of the d.....
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CBEC: No Refund of Unutilised Input Tax Credit on Corduroy Fabrics Supply(26.09.2017)
Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) has notified that refund cannot be allowed on unutilised input tax credit on corduroy fabrics supply under .....
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Kerala HC Directs VACB to Conduct Investigation into Charges of Corruption Against Bishwanath Sinha(06.08.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) to conduct and complete the further investigation in three months into .....
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Delhi HC Stays Order Awarding One Extra Mark to Candidates for Incorrect Question(06.08.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued an ex parte ad interim stay on the single judge bench order which had ordered for one extra mark to be granted to candidat.....
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Madras HC Allows Tangedco Appeal Against Order Directing Provision of Employment(09.08.2021)
Madras High Court has allowed an appeal preferred by Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) against a Single Bench order that d.....
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AAR, Karnataka: 18% GST Applicable on Manpower Services to City Corporation(10.08.2021)
Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR), Karnataka has ruled that 18% Goods and Services Tax is payable on Manpower services like Data Entry Operator, to Ci.....
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MCA: Companies to Disclose Details of Crypto Currency in Financial Statements(11.08.2021)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs has stated that Companies have to disclose details of Crypto Currency in Financial Statements while answering a question.....
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SC Upholds Denial Of Anticipatory Bail To Army Doctor Who Allegedly Gave Fake Fitness Certificates(09.11.2017)
Supreme Court has upheld the decision of Punjab and Haryana High Court, wherein the latter had refused to grant anticipatory bail to Lieutenant Colone.....
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Supreme Court Rejects Plea For Investigation Into Allegations of Bribery Against Judges(14.11.2017)
Supreme Court has rejected the plea seeking a SIT probe into bribery allegations involving higher judiciary.
Tags : Supreme Court, Judiciary, Corruption
Supreme Court: Corruption Can’t Be Condoned Even If Amount Involved is Meagre(15.11.2017)
Supreme Court, while upholding dismissal of a bus driver from service of Uttarakhand Transport Corporation, has observed that acts of corruption/misap.....
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Bombay High Court Exempts Inter-Corp Deposits from Tough Law(16.09.2019)
Bombay High Court has ruled that inter-corporate deposits do not come under the ambit of the Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors Act, a s.....
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Bombay HC Levies Fine of Rs.50,000 Cost on Doctor for Video-Recording Court Proceedings(17.09.2019)
Bombay High Court has levied a fine of Rs 50,000 on Dr Vikram Deshmukh and seized his mobile phone along with his AADHAAR Card after the Court clerk s.....
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SC Quashes Bombay HC Judgment on Reserving Post of Mayor for Dhule Municipal Corporation(03.09.2021)
Supreme Court has set aside a judgment delivered by the Bombay High Court (Aurangabad Bench) which had quashed a notification issued by the Maharashtr.....
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Kerala HC Directs BEVCO to Abide by Orders of Excise Commissioner to Relocate or Equip Liquor Stores(03.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has asked the Kerala State Beverages Corporation (BEVCO) to abide by the instructions of the Excise Commissioner in relocating the 8.....
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Govt. Fixes Debt to Capital, Free Reserve Ratio for Govt. Companies(25.03.2016)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs has notified the debt to capital and free reserves ratio for government companies that are into housing finance.
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Form INC-1 No More Valid, MCA Advises to Use RUN / SPICe Form for Company Incorporation(31.01.2018)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs has announced that the Form INC-1 for which no incorporation forms were filed before 17th January has been expired. The .....
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Form INC-1 No More Valid, MCA Advises to Use RUN / SPICe Form for Company Incorporation(31.01.2018)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs has announced that the Form INC-1 for which no incorporation forms were filed before 17th January has been expired. The .....
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Supreme Court: Courts Can Rely on Electronic Records Sans Certificate(05.02.2018)
Supreme Court has held that the requirement of a certificate to make an electronic evidence admissible is not mandatory "wherever interest of justice .....
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Jammu and Kashmir High Court: Take Stringent Action on Medical Corruption(09.12.2019)
Jammu and Kashmir High Court has directed the Government to implement the regulations providing mechanism to deal with medical corruption in Jammu and.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Validity of Delhi Health Corporation Limited(09.11.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice on a petition challenging incorporation of the Delhi Health Corporation Limited as illegal and unconstitutional. Th.....
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Delhi HC Raps MCDs over Unauthorized Structures in Delhi(11.07.2016)
Delhi HC has rapped Municipal Corporations of Delhi (MCDs) for allowing people to build unauthorized constructions in Delhi and directed civic bodies .....
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Delhi HC: Can’t Pass Blanket Stay Order on Fine on Escorts Hospital(11.07.2016)
Delhi HC has said it cannot pass "blanket stay order" on AAP Government's decision asking Fortis Escorts Heart Institute in Delhi to deposit over Rs. .....
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Supreme Court: Higher Courts Needn’t Be Given Original Documents(01.05.2018)
Supreme Court has held that the present practice of higher courts seeking original records of a case from lower courts must be done away with.
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CBDT Notifies Forms for Firms to Avail Lower Corporate Taxes(17.02.2020)
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has notified Forms 10-IC and 10-ID for existing companies that want to avail lower Income Tax rates and new manuf.....
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Delhi Court Directs CBI to Hand Over Documents from Chargesheet in INX Media Case(19.02.2020)
Delhi Court has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to handover P Chidambaram and his son, Karti Chidambaram, certain documents filed along w.....
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AAR: GST Payable on Services of Boarding and Lodging Facility for Officials of Municipal Corporation(03.01.2022)
Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR), Telangana has held that the goods and services tax (GST) payable on services of boarding and lodging facility for o.....
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Karnataka High Court Notifies Rules on Live Streaming and Recording of Court Proceedings(03.01.2022)
Karnataka High Court has notified the Karnataka Rules on Live Streaming and Recording of Court Proceedings, 2021, which will come into force from Janu.....
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Delhi High Court: Lay Down Norms for Regular Medical Check Up of Drivers(20.02.2018)
Delhi High Court, concerned over lack of fitness tests of drivers in Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) from induction till the age of 55 years, has d.....
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SEBI Issues Framework for Core Settlement Guarantee Fund(06.01.2020)
Securities and Exchange Board of India has come out with a new framework for a Core Settlement Guarantee Fund and liability of non- defaulting members.....
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Supreme Court Rejects Writ of Habeas Corpus Filed to Locate Elephant(10.01.2020)
Supreme Court has rejected the applicability of writ of habeas corpus to locate an elephant. The Court further observed that the writ of habeas corpus.....
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Allahabad HC Directs Name, Gender Change of A Transgender Person in Educational Records(29.11.2021)
Allahabad High Court has directed Uttar Pradesh Government authorities to take immediate steps for change of name and gender of a Transgender in her e.....
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Madras HC Dismisses Plea Against Reserving More Wards for Women in Municipal Corporation Elections(30.11.2021)
Madras High Court has dismissed as withdrawn a public interest litigation filed by Advocate R. Parthiban challenging the number of seats allotted to W.....
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Delhi HC: Call Detail Records of Special Task Force Officers Must Not Be Exposed(03.12.2021)
Delhi High Court has observed that the call data records of the Special Task Force officers must not be exposed unless it is extremely necessary for t.....
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Allahabad High Court Refuses to Entertain PIL on Alleged Corruption in Madarsas(05.01.2022)
Allahabad High Court has refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea filed by a farmer to point out corruption in the appointment of .....
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NCLT, Hyderabad Initiates Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process Against Tata Projects Ltd(06.01.2022)
National Company Law Tribunal, Hyderabad has initiated Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process against Tata Projects Limited for its failure to pay ba.....
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Magistrate Directs Investigation Against Baba Ramdev and Acharya Balkrishna(07.01.2022)
Magistrate's Court at Pune has directed the police to investigate a private complaint filed against Baba Ramdev and Acharya Balkrishna, founder and di.....
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NCLAT Chennai Bench Stays Insolvency Process Against Tata Projects Limited(07.01.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Chennai Bench has stayed the order against Tata Projects Limited to initiate Corporate Insolvency Resolution .....
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Allahabad HC: Failure of Investigating Agency to Record Statements to be Recorded Seriously(10.01.2022)
Allahabad High Court has observed that the failure of the investigating agency to record statements of witnesses during an investigation must be viewe.....
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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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ITAT, Mumbai: Wrong Assumption or Incorrect Application Would Make Order Liable for Revision(04.03.2020)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai has held that the wrong assumption of facts or incorrect application of the law would make the order liab.....
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Delhi High Court Seeks Government Response on PIL Seeking Measures to Combat Coronavirus(12.03.2020)
Delhi High Court has sought the Centre and the Aam Aadmi Party Government’s stand on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking adequate measures to c.....
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SC Declines Urgent Hearing for PIL Seeking Postponement of IPL Matches Due to Corona Scare(12.03.2020)
Supreme Court has declined to grant urgent hearing for a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) Petition which sought postponement of Indian Premier League .....
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Madras HC Quashes Ban on Placing Hoardings on Land Not Belonging to Municipal Corporations(13.03.2020)
Madras High Court has struck down the ban on placing hoardings on land not belonging to the Municipal Corporations by observing that it does not satis.....
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Supreme Court Bars Entry of Public, Press from Entering Courtrooms(16.03.2020)
Supreme Court has barred all members of the public and press, except lawyers appearing in specific cases listed for hearing, from entering Courtrooms .....
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Allahabad HC Grants Bail to Accused Parveen Kumar Gupta in UP Power Corporation EPF Scam(09.02.2022)
Allahabad High Court has granted bail to the former General Manager of Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited and prime accused in the Corporation's .....
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Bombay HC: Take Immediate Steps to Control Waterlogging(23.09.2016)
Bombay HC has directed Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation and the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority to jointly take immediate measures .....
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CIC: Inquire Fake Birth Certificates Racket in NDMC(26.09.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has ordered inquiry into "gross irregularities" in issuance of fake birth certificates by North Delhi Municipal C.....
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SEBI Permits FPIs Direct Access to Corporate Bonds(26.09.2016)
Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has allowed Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPI) to trade directly in corporate bonds without needing any broke.....
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Madras HC Dismisses Plea for Framing Guidelines Against Allegation of Communalising Corona(04.05.2020)
Madras High Court has refused to pass guidelines for regulation of the media amid the COVID-19 pandemic, while reiterating that it is for the Governme.....
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Delhi HC Directs Govt. to Ensure Corona Reports are Made Available Within 48 hours(05.05.2020)
Delhi High Court has asked the Aam Aadmi Party government to ensure that reports of novel coronavirus tests conducted on suspected patients are made a.....
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NCLT: Filing of Default Record Necessary for Section 7 IBC Filings(13.05.2020)
National Company Law Tribunal has directed filing of default record from Information utility along with new Petitions under Section 7 of the Insolvenc.....
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Delhi HC Directs DMRC to Pay Decree Amount to DAMEPL in 2 Instalments by May 31, 2022(11.03.2022)
Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to pay the decree amount to Reliance Infrastructure-promoted Delhi Airport Metro.....
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Madhya Pradesh HC Puts on Hold All Proceedings against IAS Officer in ICD Scam(18.10.2016)
Madhya Pradesh HC has stayed entire proceedings against IAS Officer Sudhi Ranjan Mohanthy in multi-crore Inter-Corporate Deposit (ICD) scam.
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Madras HC Rejects Habeas Corpus Petition by Gangster’s Wife(19.10.2016)
Madras High Court has dismissed a Habeas Corpus Petition filed by wife of a gangster accusing Dindigul police of keeping him in illegal custody, after.....
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SC Says No to Urgent Hearing on Plea Against Allowing Vedanta Access to Admin Unit of Tuticorin Plant(05.09.2018)
Supreme Court has declined urgent hearing on a plea by TN government challenging the National Green Tribunal's order allowing mining major Vedanta gro.....
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Supreme Court: Habeas Corpus Not Maintainable if Police Custody is Pursuant to Judicial Order(06.09.2018)
Supreme Court has reiterated that no writ of habeas corpus could be issued in respect of a person who was in police custody in connection with a crimi.....
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Special NDPS Court Grants Additional Time to File Charge Sheet in Cordelia Cruise Ship Drugs Case(01.04.2022)
Special Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Court granted the Narcotics Control Bureau's Special Investigation Team an additional 60 days to fi.....
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AAR, Gujarat: Transportation of Parcels by GSRTC in Its Buses Attracts 18% GST(04.04.2022)
Authority of Advance Ruling, Gujarat has held that 18% goods and services tax (GST) is payable by the Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC).....
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Rajya Sabha Clears Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill(20.07.2018)
Rajya Sabha has passed the anti-corruption bill that seeks to punish bribe givers for the first time with imprisonment of up to a maximum of seven yea.....
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Parliament Passes the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2018(25.07.2018)
Parliament has passed an anti-corruption Bill namely the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2018 that provides for punishment to bribe givers .....
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Rajya Sabha Passes Bill to Merge Three Municipal Corporations in Delhi(06.04.2022)
Rajya Sabha has passed the Delhi Municipal Corporation Amendment Bill, 2022, that seeks amend the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957 and unify Sout.....
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NCLT, Kolkata: Corporate Debtor Cannot Be Sent Into Liquidation(08.04.2022)
National Company Law Tribunal, Kolkata has observed that just because the liquidation value is being projected higher than the value of the resolutio.....
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P&H HC: Call Conversations Between Co-Accused Sans Transcript Not Corroborative Material(11.04.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that sans the transcript of the conversations between the co-accused, mere call details would not be considered.....
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ITAT, Mumbai: Corpus Donations by Un-Registered Trust Considered as Capital Receipt(11.04.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai has observed that Corpus Donations received by an un-registered trust will be under the purview of Capital Recei.....
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CCI Clears Konecranes-Terex Corporation deal(21.10.2016)
Finland-based Konecranes has received Competition Commission of India’s (CCI) approval to acquire 'material handling and port solutions business' of i.....
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Madras HC Notices Police over Habeas Corpus Petition to Produce Detenu in Court(24.10.2016)
Madras High Court has issued notice to top police officials on a Habeas Corpus Petition, seeking to produce in court a detenu who has allegedly been k.....
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NGT Notices Health Directorate, BMC, SPCB for Washing Hospital Linen in Lakes(26.10.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has served notices on Officials of Health Directorate, Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) and State Pollution Control Bo.....
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Madras HC Seeks Report From Tuticorin SP On Police Excess(13.09.2018)
Madras High Court has directed the Tuticorin SP to file a counter report in response to a petition which alleged that a sub-inspector hurled casteist .....
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NCLT Cuttack: CIRP Can’t be Initiated Over Undecided Claims or Unstamped Agreements(26.04.2022)
National Company Law Tribunal, Cuttack has ruled that Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process cannot be initiated based on undecided claims and/or uns.....
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NCLAT, Delhi: Time Period Under Regulation 35A is Directory, Not Mandatory(27.04.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, has observed that period of time prescribed under Regulation 35A of the IBBI (Insolvency Resolution Process f.....
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NGT Directs CMC to Pay Tipping Fee of Rs 500 per Tonne to Jaypee Group for Garbage Processing(16.11.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Chandigarh Municipal Corporation (CMC) to pay tipping fee of Rs 500 per tonne daily to Jaypee Group, which.....
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Madras HC Directs TACTV to Select Control Room Operators Through Transparent Process(16.11.2016)
Madras High Court has give time till November 21 for Tamil Nadu Cable TV Corporation (TACTV) to come out with a concrete proposal for selecting Distri.....
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Karnataka HC Refuses to Quash Criminal Proceedings Against Ex-Lokayukta(22.11.2016)
Karnataka High Court has declined to quash criminal proceedings against Former Lokayukta Justice Y Bhaskar Rao in corruption and extortion scam within.....
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Madras High Court Restrains Use of Trademark ‘Coronil’(07.08.2020)
Madras High Court has passed an absolute injunction order, restraining Patanjali Ayurved from using the trademark 'Coronil'.
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SC Directs Centre to File Affidavit on Implementation of Audio-Video Recording of Witness Statements(07.08.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the Centre to file its affidavit before 7th September, 2020 on the issues of implementation of audio-video recording of wit.....
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Delhi HC: Directors Responsible for Conduct of Business Can't be Liable If No Offence Is Attributed(10.05.2022)
Delhi High Court has observed that if no offence is attributed to the company, it is but the natural corollary, that its Directors and other persons r.....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Audio-Video Recording of Witness Statements by Police(17.07.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs on a Petition seeking implementation of audio-video recording of witness stateme.....
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Madras High Court Restrains Patanjali from Using 'Coronil' Trademark(21.07.2020)
Madras High Court has restrained Patanjali Ayurveda from using the trademark 'Coronil'- the controversial drug that the company initially claimed to b.....
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Madras HC Directs to Invoke Prevention of Corruption Act Against Police Officials(24.07.2020)
Madras High Court has pulled up the state prison authorities on being intimated that the police officials accompanying the convicts coming out on paro.....
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NCLAT, Delhi: Arrears of Salary Accumulated for More Than Three Years Are Not Eligible for CIRP(13.05.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, New Delhi has ruled that arrears of salary due beyond a period of three years would be barred by limitation f.....
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NCLAT: Insolvency Cannot be Initiated on Basis of Unpaid LTC And Leave Encashment Dues(16.05.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, has ruled that the welfare claims such as Leave Encashment, superannuation dues are not operational debt for .....
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J&K&L HC: If Allegations in FIR Are Not Substantiated, Continuance of Investigation is Abuse of Law(20.05.2022)
Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court while quashing an FIR against a SHO has observed that if allegations made in the FIR are not substantiated by th.....
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SEBI Issues Framework for Stock Exchanges & Clearing Corporations at IFSCs(29.11.2016)
Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has issued a new framework for functioning of Stock Exchanges and Clearing Corporations that are setting.....
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Madras HC Rejects Habeas Corpus Petition of Woman Claiming Child’s Custody(30.11.2016)
Madras HC, while slamming parents of 14 year old girl, who was abandoned by her father soon after her birth, for laying a claim over her, has ordered .....
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NGT Imposes Rs. 1 Crore Fine on Kochi Municipal Corporation for Lapses in Solid Waste Management(29.10.2018)
National Green Tribunal has imposed a fine of Rs. 1 Crore on the Corporation for its delay and indifference in carrying out solid waste treatment in a.....
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SC Refuses Plea Against Order Restraining Patanjali Ayurved from Using 'Coronil' Trademark(27.08.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain the Petition challenging the order of Madras High Court which stayed the single bench direction restraining Pat.....
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Orissa HC Asks BCI to Give Instructions to Lawyers on Decorum in Video Conference(04.09.2020)
Orissa High Court has asked the Bar Council and Bar Association to give necessary instruction to lawyers so that they do not breach the decorum as wel.....
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NCLAT: Claims of Homebuyers Reflected in Corporate Debtor Records Must be Shown in Information Memo(03.06.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) Principal bench has held that the claims of those homebuyers who could not file their claims within st.....
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Punjab & Haryana HC Directs MCG to Hold Civic Body Polls within 3 Months(13.12.2016)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has ordered Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) to hold Civic body elections within three months.
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Madras HC: Interim Bail in Habeas Petition Challenging Detention Only in Exceptional Circumstances(05.10.2020)
Madras High Court has observed that interim bail in habeas corpus Petitions challenging preventive detention can be granted only in exceptional circum.....
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Tripura HC: People Shouldn't Get a False Idea That Situation Has Improved(08.10.2020)
Tripura High Court has observed that the people of the State should not get a false idea that there is a dramatic improvement in the Coronavirus sprea.....
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IBBI Amends Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate Persons Regulations, 2016(16.06.2022)
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) notified the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate Per.....
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Delhi HC Grants Bail to Six Persons in PCAL Scam Case(20.06.2022)
Delhi High Court has granted bail to six persons arrested in the CBI case in connection with an alleged Ponzi scheme being run by Pearls Golden Forest.....
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NCLT Initiates Insolvency Proceedings Against Nirmal Lifestyle (Kalyan) Pvt. Ltd.(22.06.2022)
National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Mumbai Bench has initiated Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process against Nirmal Lifestyle (Kalyan) Pvt. Ltd. a.....
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MCA Notifies Penalty for Non-Compliance With NFRA Rules(22.06.2022)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has notified that the non-compliance with the National Financial Reporting Authority Rules (NFRA), 2018 would attr.....
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Delhi HC Directs EDMC to Immediately Pay Salaries of Sanitation Workers(11.01.2017)
Delhi High Court has directed East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) to ensure that any garbage dumped on east Delhi roads is immediately cleared and.....
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NGT Directs AAP Govt to Pay Salaries to Sanitation Workers(13.01.2017)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Delhi Government to pay salaries to sanitation workers of East Delhi Municipal Corporation(EDMC) without "d.....
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Supreme Court Directs Delhi Govt to Drive Out DTC Buses Parked at Millennium Depot(16.01.2017)
Supreme Court has ordered Delhi Government to drive out by February 4 the last of Delhi Transport Corporation's 320 cluster buses parked at Millennium.....
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NCLT Orders Liquidation of Nagarjuna Oil Corporation(13.12.2018)
National Company Law Tribunal, after multiple failed bids, has ordered liquidation of Nagarjuna Oil Corporation (NOCL), which is an associate firm of .....
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SC Upholds Tamil Nadu Government's 'Elephant Corridor' Notification(15.10.2020)
Supreme Court has upheld the validity of the Tamil Nadu Government notification declaring an 'Elephant Corridor' in the Sigur Plateau of Nilgiris Dist.....
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CBI Court Refuses Default Bail to Former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh in Corruption Case(11.07.2022)
Special CBI court has refused bail to former Home Minister of Maharashtra, Anil Deshmukh, in a corruption case related to police transfers and posting.....
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J&K&L HC: Public Servant Can’t be Prosecuted Under Other Penal Law, if Sanction under POCA is Denied(12.07.2022)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that it is not open to the investigating agency to file a challan on the same set of facts against th.....
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Calcutta HC Directs Disclosure of Status of CCTVs in All police Stations and Child-Friendly Corners(17.11.2020)
Calcutta High Court has directed the Home Secretary, Government of West Bengal to disclose the status of CCTVs in all police stations including child-.....
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J&K&L HC: Elaborate Reasons Not Necessary While Issuing Entrustment Orders(08.08.2022)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that merely because elaborate reasons have not been given in entrustment orders passed by Superintend.....
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J&K&L HC: Magistrates Can't Forward Original Complaints to Police(08.08.2022)
Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that a Judicial Magistrate may face administrative action as well as charge for destroying the record o.....
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SC: Conviction Solely on The Basis of Extra Judicial Confession Cannot be Sustained(10.08.2022)
Supreme Court while upholding a high court judgment which acquitted murder accused has held that extra judicial confession was a weak piece of eviden.....
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Karnataka HC Abolishes Anti-Corruption Bureau and Transfers Cases to Lok Ayukta(12.08.2022)
Karnataka High Court has held that State government is not justified in creating Anti-Corruption Bureau by way of an executive order when the field of.....
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SC Directs All High Courts to Furnish English Translation of Original Records(26.11.2018)
Supreme Court has directed the Registrar General of all High Courts to furnish the translation of the Original Records in English language from vernac.....
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SC Issues Notice to Centre on PIL Challenging Prevention of Corruption Act Amendments(27.11.2018)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a petition filed by the Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL), challenging two amendments to the Prevention .....
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Correctness of HC Judgment Approved by SC can’t be Examined in Full Bench Reference: SC(28.11.2018)
Supreme Court has upheld a full bench order of the Allahabad High Court turning down a reference to it seeking to examine correctness of a division be.....
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AAAR, Karnataka: IGST Applicable on Online Tests Scored After Human Intervention(01.12.2020)
Appellate Authority of Advance Ruling (AAAR), Karnataka has ruled that the Integrated Goods and Service Tax (IGST) is applicable on online tests score.....
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MCA Relaxes Additional Fees and Extension of Last Date of Filing of CRA-4(03.12.2020)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has notified relaxation of additional fees and extension of the last date of filing of CRA-4 (form for filing of c.....
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Delhi HC Sets Aside Arbitral Award Requiring Antrix to Pay Over 560 Million USD to Devas Multimedia(30.08.2022)
Delhi High Court has set aside a 2015 arbitral award directing Antrix Corporation Limited, commercial and marketing arm of ISRO, to pay US$ 562.2 mill.....
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Hyderabad High Court Grants Telangana 3 Months Time to Consider Revival of CCI Adilabad Unit(28.02.2017)
Hyderabad High Court has granted three months’ time for Government of Telangana to take all appropriate steps to see that Adilabad unit of Cement Corp.....
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NGT Seeks Details of Borewells Installed by DMRC(28.02.2017)
NGT has directed Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to furnish a list of borewells it has installed and quantity of water extracted by it, following .....
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Supreme Court Turns Down PIL on Fielding of Candidates with Criminal Records(22.01.2019)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea seeking a direction to the Election Commission to restrain political parties from fielding candidates wi.....
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Delhi HC: Municipal Corporation Cannot Shirk Off Responsibility by Citing Financial Constraints(05.09.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that a Municipal Corporation constituted for the purpose of providing basic public goods amenities cannot shirk off its resp.....
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SC: ‘Known Sources of Income' Means Sources Known to Prosecution And Not to Accused(06.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held that term ‘known sources of income’ in Section 13(1)(e) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 would mean the sources known .....
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SC: False Declaration Regarding Assets of Candidate, Spouse/Dependents Constitutes Corrupt Practice(15.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held that a false declaration with regard to the assets of a candidate, his/her spouse or dependents, constitutes corrupt practice i.....
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Bombay HC Dismisses PIL to Change Nomenclature for Orphans in Government Records(16.09.2022)
Bombay High Court while dismissing a PIL seeking to change the nomancleature for an orphan in Government records from "anath" to "swanath" or self-mad.....
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P&H High Court Directs State to Pay Rs 589.2 Crore to State Warehousing Corporation For Pension(27.03.2017)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked Punjab Government to pay Rs 589.2 crore to State Warehousing Corporation that has failed to clear pension dues.....
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CIVIL - International Finance Corporation Not Absolutely Immune from Suit Filed by Gujarat Farmers: US SC(01.03.2019)
United States Supreme Court has held that International Finance Corporation is not absolutely immune from suit filed against it by Gujarat farmers and.....
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Madras HC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking GST Exemption for Incorporated Members' Clubs(07.01.2021)
Madras High Court has issued notice to Central Government and the Central Board of Direct Taxes in Petition seeking exemption for members' club in an .....
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ITAT: Cess Received By Trust From Milk Societies, Not Voluntary; Can't Be Corpus Donation(17.10.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Ahmedabad has held that the Cess received by a trust from the milk supplying societies, against the sales made by them .....
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Delhi HC: 'Unexplained Delay of 10 Years in Corruption Probe, Chargesheet Still Awaiting Sanction'(17.10.2022)
Delhi High Court has quashed the three FIRs that were registered by Anti Corruption Branch against a senior doctor in 2012 and 2013, observing that th.....
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Ker. HC Bars Display of Advertisements in State Transport Buses, Cites Distraction to Other Drivers(17.10.2022)
Kerala High Court has directed the Transport Commissioner and State Police Chief to take the necessary steps to ensure that no Kerala State Road Trans.....
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ELECTION - Don’t Halt Administration Because of Poll Code: Bombay HC(12.03.2019)
Bombay High Court has told Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and other state authorities in Maharashtra to ensure that implementation of model .....
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SERVICE - Corruption is Spreading Like Cancer: Madras HC(12.03.2019)
Madras High Court has observed that courts cannot show any leniency or misplaced sympathy over charges of corruption, which is fast spreading like can.....
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ENVIRONMENT - NGT Bans Construction of Road Through Core Area of Corbett Reserve(12.03.2019)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has banned construction of the proposed road that would pass through the core area of Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR) and or.....
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Telangana HC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking Conduction of Election for Municipal Corporations(16.02.2021)
Telangana High Court had issued notices to State government in a Public Interest Litigation petition seeking to conduct elections to Warangal and Kham.....
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SC Stays Jim Corbett National Park Director's Order Allowing Private Buses in Tiger Reserve(19.02.2021)
Supreme Court has stayed an order passed by the Director of the Jim Corbett National Park allowing buses of private operators to ply within the core a.....
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Kerala HC Initiates Suo Moto Case Over Entities Offering Helicopter Services Without Permit(21.11.2022)
Kerala High Court while initiating Suo moto proceeding has directed Travancore Devaswom Board to inform citizens through the Virtual-Q platform that f.....
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CIVIL - Illegal Hoardings: Bombay HC Directs BJP Corporator to Pay Rs. 24 Lakh(22.03.2019)
Bombay High Court has directed a BJP corporator to pay Rs. 24 lakh compensation in connection with an attack on a civic squad for removing illegal hoa.....
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Karnataka HC: Further Decision on Setting Up Boards and Corporations Subject to Court’s Final Orders(23.02.2021)
Karnataka High Court has said that any further decision by the State Government after setting up of boards and corporations would be subject to Court’.....
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SC Upholds Constitutional Validity of Provisions of Gujarat Provincial Municipal Corporation Act(25.02.2021)
Supreme Court has upheld the constitutional validity of Section 5(3) (iii)(a) and Section 29A of the Gujarat Provincial Municipal Corporation Act, 194.....
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Bombay HC: Order Under Prevention of Corruption Act to Demonstrate Application of Mind(25.02.2021)
Bombay High Court has ruled that an order granting permission or sanction to prosecute an individual under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 must.....
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Delhi HC: Tapping Phone Lines/Recording Calls Without Consent Violates Right to Privacy(09.12.2022)
Delhi High Court has observed that tapping phone lines or recording calls without consent is a breach of privacy and only with consent of the individu.....
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MP HC: Magistrate Rejecting Closure Report in Corruption Case Can’t Direct Police to Obtain Sanction(09.12.2022)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that a Magistrate cannot decline to accept the closure report and simultaneously direct the State to obtain sanctio.....
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ITAT, Delhi Allows Hero FinCorp to Delete Disallowance of Expenses Against Leased Rent(08.03.2021)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Delhi has provided a relief to Hero FinCorp by deleting the disallowance of expenses claimed against lease rent.
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Bombay High Court Denies Pre-Arrest Bail to Magistrate Accused of Corruption(08.03.2021)
Bombay High Court has refused anticipatory bail to a Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) from Maval Court, in Maharashtra, accused under the Preven.....
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Allahabad HC: Writ of Habeas Corpus Not Maintainable Against Judicial Order Of Magistrate(09.03.2021)
Allahabad High Court has held that an order passed by a Judicial Magistrate or Child Welfare Committee sending victim to women protection homes/child .....
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Karnataka HC Orders Conditional Release of Cash Seized in Connection with Corruption Case(12.03.2021)
Karnataka High Court has ordered conditional release of Rs 53.46 Lakhs cash seized from a private company and an individual during raids conducted by .....
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US Federal Court Allows Unshorn Hair and Beards for Sikhs in Marine Corps' Boot Camp(30.12.2022)
United States Federal Court has ordered Marine Corps to allow Sikh recruits with unshorn hair and beards to immediately begin basic training, while a .....
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J&K&L HC: Failure to Supply Copy of Detention Order Doesn’t Vitiate Authority’s Decision(02.01.2023)
Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court while dismissing a habeas corpus petition, has held that failure on the part of detaining authority to supply a .....
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Karnataka High Court: No Habeas Corpus Writ, If Person Committed to Custody by Competent Court(01.06.2017)
Karnataka High Court has observed that habeas corpus cannot be granted when a person has been committed to custody under an order from a competent cou.....
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Supreme Court Postpones Advocate-On-Record Examination Due to COVID19(13.05.2021)
Supreme Court has postponed the Advocate-on-Record Examination, which was scheduled to be held from 8th June to 13th June, 2021, citing surge in the n.....
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P&H HC Seeks Response to Ask Corporate Houses for Participation in Fighting Covid 19(14.05.2021)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has sought the response of States of Punjab, Haryana and Union Territory of Chandigarh to ask the corporate houses for t.....
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NHRC Issues Notice on Viral News of Corpses Found Floating in River Ganga(14.05.2021)
National Human Rights Commission has issued notices to the Centre and the Governments of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar over the viral news of corpses found .....
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NGT Imposes ?100 Crore Fine on Kochi Corporation for Negligence(18.03.2023)
National Green Tribunal (NGT), Principle Bench has imposed ?100 Crore Fine on Kerala state authorities for their failure to manage waste effectively a.....
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Delhi High Court: Issue of Paternity Cannot be Determined in Habeas Corpus Plea(14.06.2019)
Delhi High Court has noted that the issue of paternity cannot be decided in a habeas corpus writ petition after a couple moved the plea seeking custod.....
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Supreme Court to Kashi-Vishwanath Corridor Shop-Owners: Resolve Issues with State(20.06.2019)
Supreme Court has suggested to six shop-owners whose establishments fell on Varanasi's proposed Kashi Vishwanath Corridor, an ambitious project of Pri.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking Effective Plan for Cremation of Corona Infected Dead Bodies(18.05.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice in plea seeking directions to the Delhi Government to formulate and implement an effective plan with sufficient inf.....
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SC: False Educational Qualification Claim in Election Affidavit Not Corrupt Practice(21.02.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that no one votes on the basis of education qualification has held that false information regarding education qualificat.....
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SC Allows NMDC to Reclaim Half of The Contribution Made to KMERC from 2019(24.02.2023)
Supreme Court has passed an interim order allowing central government undertaking National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) to reclaim half of t.....
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SC: Information Contained in Document is 'Corporeal Property' & Can be Subject Matter of Theft(10.05.2019)
Supreme Court has held that "document" as defined in Section 29 of IPC is a "moveable property" within the meaning of Section 22 of IPC and informatio.....
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SC Stays Order Restoring 'Land De-Notification Corruption Case' Against CM Yediyurappa(05.04.2021)
Supreme Court has stayed an order of the Karnataka High Court, restoring the corruption case filed against Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa, in relation .....
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Delhi HC Directs for Alternate Remedies to Family of a Man Incorrectly Buried in Saudi Arabia(06.04.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed the Ministry of External Affairs to expedite and suggest alternate legal remedies for the process of exhumation and tran.....
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Madras HC Directs Govt to Apprise it of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Mechanisms(09.04.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the State government to apprise it of the structure of vigilance and anti-corruption mechanism set up in the State, the.....
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Meg HC: Consistency & Finality of Judgments Paramount Over Correctness to Ensure Judicial Discipline(13.02.2023)
Meghalaya High Court has held that judicial discipline commands that a level of consistency is maintained and the concept of finality that is of param.....
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Meg. HC: CBI’s Jurisdiction to Investigate Ceases if Chargesheet Doesn’t Involve Offence Under PCA(14.02.2023)
Meghalaya High Court has held that when the offences under the provisions of Prevention of Corruption Act (PCA) are dropped from chargesheet, CBI’s Ju.....
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Calcutta HC Condemns Outsourcing 'Recording of Judicial Orders' to Police Personnel(02.08.2017)
Calcutta High Court has frowned upon Magisterial practice of outsourcing recording of judicial orders to police personnel, and framed guidelines for “.....
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Delhi High Court: “Rules of Game Cannot be Changed After Game is Over”(04.08.2017)
Delhi High Court has reiterated the settled position of law that selection criteria cannot be changed after admission process is over, while hearing p.....
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Gauhati HC Dismisses PIL to Provide PPE Kits to Corona Warriors With Costs(28.06.2021)
Gauhati High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) application to provide PPE kits/suits powered by air-purifying respiratory devices.....
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Rajasthan HC Dismisses Writ Challenging Suspension of Mayor of Jaipur Municipal Corporation(29.06.2021)
Rajasthan High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by Somya Gurjar challenging her suspension as the Mayor of Jaipur Greater Municipal Corporati.....
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Bom. HC Refuses to Order Relaxation in Minimum Score Eligibility Criterion for IIT/NIT Admissions(03.05.2023)
Bombay High Court while declining to order relaxation of minimum 75 percent 12th standard board score eligibility criterion for admission to IITs, NIT.....
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Madras HC Directs Tuticorin Commissioner to Clear Waterlogging and Submit Report(08.12.2015)
Madras HC has directed Tuticorin Corporation Commissioner to clear stagnant rainwater from localities listed by Puthiya Tamilagam president K. Krishna.....
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Madras HC Orders TN Govt. to Close FIRs Against 2,500 Flood-Hit Protesters in Tuticorin(14.12.2015)
Madras HC has directed Tamil Nadu Govt. to close FIRs against about 2,500 people who staged demonstrations recently demanding that Tuticorin district .....
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Jammu and Kashmir High Court to Govt: Submit Report About Digitisation of Revenue Record(18.07.2019)
Jammu and Kashmir High Court has directed the State Government to submit detailed report about status of digitization of revenue record in J&K. The Co.....
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MCA Relaxes Time for Filing Forms Related to Creation/Modification of Changes(02.07.2021)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs has notified relaxation in time for filing forms related to creation/modification of changes under Companies Act, 2013. .....
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Kerala HC Raps Kochi Corp. for Inaction Against Food Stalls Disposing Waste Into Stormwater Canals(02.06.2023)
Kerala High Court has came down heavily on the Kochi Corporation for not taking strict action against hotels and “thattukadas” for dumping waste into .....
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Delhi High Court Questions Government Over Same Legislators’ Nomination to Corporations(07.08.2019)
Delhi High Court has sought to know the Centre’s stand, the AAP government and the Assembly on a plea moved by BJP legislator Vijender Gupta seeking q.....
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Kerala HC: Quasi-Judicial Order Not in Favour of Government Not Sufficient for Corruption Case(13.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has held that a quasi-judicial order passed by a public servant or a statutory authority which was incorrect or not in favour of the.....
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Ker. HC to Travancore Devaswom Board: Take Steps to Improve Health Conditions of Temple Cows(13.06.2023)
Kerala High Court while considering suo motu proceedings initiated on the basis of news report highlighting lack of proper care for cows in temple Gos.....
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SC: Approver Need Not be Examined as Witness When Cognizance Taken by Special Court Under PC Act(16.06.2023)
Supreme Court has held that question of Approver being examined as a witness by the magistrate does not arise when Special Court chooses to take cogni.....
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Ker HC: Can’t Discourage Use of AI Cameras for Detecting Road Violations Over Corruption Allegations(26.06.2023)
Kerala High Court has held that even though there may be objections regarding transparency of the project and even corruption allegations, the use of .....
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Sun Pharma Settles Patent War With Acorda(23.10.2015)
Sun Pharma has settled a patent litigation with Acorda Therapeutics Inc over Ampyra extended-release tablets, used for treatment of multiple sclerosis.....
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J&K HC: Omission to Record Statement of Accused Not Fatal to Validity of Trial(21.07.2021)
Jammu & Kashmir High Court has held that in the absence of any prejudice to the accused or demonstrated failure of justice, omission to record his sta.....
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IBBI Amends Guidelines on Technical Standards for Performance of Core Services(29.07.2021)
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has notified the Guidelines for Technical Standards for the Performance of Core Services and Other Ser.....
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Kerala HC Refuses to Stay Notification Issued by Travancore Devaswom Board for Appointment(29.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has refused to stay the notification issued by the Travancore Devaswom Board calling for applications to the post of Melshanti at th.....
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Madras HC: Corruption in Present-Day India Pervades All Levels and All Services(14.07.2023)
Madras High Court while observing that corruption has become deep-rooted and is galloping unchecked and unhindered, remarked that corruption in presen.....
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AP HC: Non-Disclosure of Criminal Cases by Contesting Person Amounts to Corrupt Practice under RPA(17.07.2023)
Andhra Pradesh High Court while observing that purity of the election process will only be ensured if the voter knows his candidate fully, has held th.....
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Bombay HC Pulls Up Ban on New Construction in Kalyan Dombivli(26.04.2016)
Bombay HC has pulled up ban on new construction imposed last year in Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation limit after it was pointed out that the civ.....
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SC Asks Companies for Pre-Deposits for Fast Hearing(02.05.2016)
SC, while noting that corporate cases are time-consuming for the judiciary, has asked for pre-deposits by companies and said, “People file cases and t.....
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MCA Extends Last Date of Filing of Cost Audit Report to Board of Directors(28.09.2021)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has extended the last date of filing of the Cost Audit Report to the Board of Directors under Rule 6(5) of the Com.....
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SC: Adjudicating Authority Can Examine Material on Record by Corporate Debtor(01.10.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that adjudicating authority can examine the material placed on record by the corporate debtor to determine whether an appli.....
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MP HC: Only an Assertion That Corpus Abducted Not Sufficient to Issue Writ(05.10.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has ruled that only an assertion that the corpus has been abducted by some unknown miscreants, is not sufficient to seek iss.....
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Orissa HC: Can’t Issue Writ of Habeas Corpus to Trace Missing Persons(12.09.2023)
Orissa High Court while observing that though writ of habeas corpus is a writ of right, it is not a writ of course and can’t be issued in a routine ma.....
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P&H HC: Despite Increase in Salaries of Govt. Employees’ Salaries, Corruption Continues in the State(19.09.2023)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that although the salaries of the government employees have increased handsomely over the years but corruption .....
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Calcutta HC Directs to Probe Into Case of Undertrial Gone Missing from Correctional Home(24.01.2022)
Calcutta High Court has appointed Advocate General S.N Mookherjee to conduct a thorough probe into the case wherein an undertrial had allegedly gone m.....
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SC Asks DMRC and DAMEPL to Appear Befor High Court for Execution of Arbitral Award(27.01.2022)
Supreme Court has asked the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and the Reliance Infrastructure’s subsidiary, Delhi Airport Metro Express Pvt Ltd (DAM.....
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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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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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Rajasthan HC: RCSAT Can’t Entertain Service Matter Appeal of Contractual Employee of RFC(05.02.2024)
Rajasthan High Court observed that the Rajasthan Civil Services Appellate Tribunal (RCSAT) does not have jurisdiction to hear an appeal affecting serv.....
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Supreme Court Asks Its Registry to Not Refer Trial Courts As Lower Courts(12.02.2024)
Supreme Court has asked its registry to not use the term ‘Lower Courts’ for ‘Trial Courts’ and has further added that even the record of the Trial Cou.....
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Calcutta HC Seeks Replies on PIL Plea Seeking Postponement of Polls in 4 Municipal Corporations(12.01.2022)
Calcutta High Court has sought replies from the West Bengal State Election Commission and State Government on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea .....
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Madras HC Strikes Down Women Reservation in Excess of 50% for Chennai Corporation Polls(12.01.2022)
Madras High Court has held that reservation can only be based on the total number of seats in the Municipality and not on Zonal wise demarcation in a .....
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Uttarakhand High Court Finds Prima Facie Violations in Corbett Tiger Reserve(14.01.2022)
Uttarakhand High Court has observed that there are prima facie violations of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, the Forest Conservation Act, 1980 and .....
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Kerala HC: Must Prove Accused is Absconding to Record Witness Deposition(14.01.2022)
Kerala High Court ruled that before recording witness depositions under Section 299 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, it should be established that t.....
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Del. HC: Mitsubishi Corporation Can’t Deduct TDS on The Amount Not Chargeable to Tax in India(20.02.2024)
Delhi High Court has held that TDS cannot be deducted by Mitsubishi Corporation under Section 195(1) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 where the amount that.....
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Del. HC: DDA & MCD Must Put Structural Reforms In Place to Deal With Issue of Illegal Construction(21.02.2024)
Delhi High Court while observing that illegal construction is going on in Delhi in an unusual manner, has held that Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MC.....
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CCI Permits Virtusa to Acquire 53% Stake in Polaris(24.02.2016)
Virtusa Corp has received Competition Commission of India (CCI)’s nod to acquire 53 per cent stake in Polaris Consulting & Services for about Rs 1,173.....
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Kerala High Court Reprimand Kochi Corporation For Lack Of Streetlights In City(17.11.2021)
Kerala High Court has reprimanded the Kochi Corporation for not taking action on installing fictional street lights in the city despite repeated
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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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CESTAT, Ahmedabad Directs Revenue to Re-Consider Refund Claim of IOCL(23.11.2021)
Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Ahmedabad has given relief to Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) directing the Revenue.....
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Kerala HC Refuses to Entertain Writ Seeking TRAI to Direct for Production of Call Records(23.11.2021)
Kerala High Court has refused to entertain a writ petition seeking the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India to direct a telecommunications service pr.....
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Supreme Court: Even a Day’s Delay is Important When a Question of Personal Liberty Involved(18.01.2024)
Supreme Court while expressing anguish over the callous attitude of Karnataka High Court in a habeas corpus matter set a woman at liberty who was deta.....
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SC: Application for Correction of Decree Only Maintainable Before HC Where Decree Confirmed(14.02.2022)
Supreme Court has observed that in cases where the decree passed by the trial court merges with judgment and decree passed by the High Court, then the.....
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Ministry of Corporate Affairs Extends Due Date of Filing Annual Return and Financial Statement(15.02.2022)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs ( MCA ) has again extended the due date of filing Annual Return and Financial Statement. The MCA has also relaxed the le.....
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Kerala HC: Spouse Refusing To Accord Divorce Despite Failure of Marriage Amounts to Cruelty(15.02.2022)
Kerala High Court has held that if one of the spouses is refusing to accord divorce on mutual consent despite being convinced of the fact that the mar.....
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SC: No Counselling to be Done to Influence Sexual Orientation of Person During HC Proceedings(12.03.2024)
Supreme Court has issued caution regarding counseling of detenue suggested by High Courts in Habeas Corpus (HC) Proceedings and has stated that no att.....
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SC: No Counselling to be Done to Influence Sexual Orientation of Person During HC Proceedings(12.03.2024)
Supreme Court has issued caution regarding counseling of detenue, suggested by High Courts in Habeas Corpus (HC) Proceedings and has stated that no at.....
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Del. HC: Dept. Enquiry Against Sameer Wankhede Won’t Rely on Evidence Recorded In Special Enquiry(14.03.2024)
Delhi High Court in the Cordelia cruise drugs case has clarified that the departmental enquiry to be held against Sameer Wankhede will not rely on the.....
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Bombay HC: BMC under Statutory Obligation to Maintain and Repair All Roads(14.09.2016)
Bombay HC, while taking plea alleging that Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had been neglecting Bharat Nagar Road, has held that BMC is under .....
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Supreme Court Orders TN Govt to Crack Down on Elephant Corridor Encroachment(13.07.2018)
Supreme Court has ordered Tamil Nadu government to crack down on encroachments along the elephant corridor in the state.
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Supreme Court: Retirement Due to Efflux of Time Irrelevant While Determining Criminal Liability(16.07.2018)
Supreme Court has observed that merely because the public servant retired from service due to efflux of time, it would not be a relevant consideration.....
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Bombay HC Dismisses BPCL's Second Appeal with Costs(29.04.2020)
Bombay High Court has dismissed the second appeal filed by Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited with costs in a suit regarding an open plot which was .....
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MP HC Imposes Cost on Police Officer for Furnishing Incorrect Information to Court(07.03.2022)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has imposed a cost of Rs. 25,000 on a Station House Officer for providing incorrect information to the Court regarding crimi.....
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Kerala HC: Child Can’t be Forced to Live With a Parent Totally Unacceptable to Him/Her(08.04.2024)
Kerala High Court while permitting a child to live with his deceased father’s relatives in a habeas corpus petition filed by the mother, has observed .....
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Kerala HC Directs Bar Council to Give Details of Corpus for Welfare of Advocates(08.04.2020)
Kerala High Court has directed the Bar Council of Kerala to file a statement explaining the details of their proposal to distribute funds for the welf.....
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MCA Allows Companies to Hold Video Extraordinary General Meetings(09.04.2020)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has allowed companies to hold extraordinary general meetings through videoconferencing or other audio-visual means.....
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MCA Clarifies Corporate Contributions Towards Relief Funds Not to Qualify as CSR Expenditure(13.04.2020)
Union Ministry of Corporate Affairs has clarified that contributions made to the Chief Minister's Relief Fund or State Relief Fund for COVID-19 do not.....
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SC Dismisses BJP Members' Petition Challenging Increase of Seats in Mumbai Corporation(18.02.2022)
Supreme Court has dismissed a petition challenging the Maharashtra Ordinance which increased the electoral seats in the Municipal Corporation of Great.....
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Madras HC Orders Result of Coimbatore Corporation Election Shall be Subject to Further Orders(22.02.2022)
Madras High Court has ordered that the result of the Coimbatore Corporation election shall be subject to further orders by the court on a writ petitio.....
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Del. HC: Record Rooms of District Courts in Grim Situation, Record to be Weeded Out Efficiently(24.04.2024)
Delhi High Court has observed that the situation in record rooms of the District Courts is grim and the process of weeding out of the record needs to .....
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#Economic Survey 2021-2022: Govt Sets Up National Land Monetisation Corporation(31.01.2022)
Economic Survey has stated that National Land Monetisation Corporation (NLMC) is being incorporated as a 100% Government of India owned entity with an.....
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Delhi HC Asks DMRC to Take Instructions Over Payment of Arbitral Award to DAMEPL(01.02.2022)
Delhi High Court has asked Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to take instructions as to how it will make the payment of arbitral award to Delhi Airp.....
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#Union Budget 2022-2023: Acceleration of Corporate Exit and Launch of E-Bill System(01.02.2022)
Finance Minister has said that accelerated corporate exit will be facilitated by reducing it from 2 years to 6 months. E-bill system will be launched .....
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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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Mad. HC: Supporting Driver Before MACT Doesn’t Preclude Transport Corp. from Initiating Disc. Proc.(03.04.2024)
Madras High Court has held that if State Express Transport Corporation management has taken a stand for the driver before the Motor Accident Claims Tr.....
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AAR, Gujarat: RTC Attracts 18% GST for Enabling GTA for Door to Door Delivery of Parcels(05.04.2022)
Authority for Advance Ruling, Gujarat has observed that Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation for enabling goods transport authority for door to do.....
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AAR, Telangana: Ready to Eat Popcorn Attracts 18% GST Sold in Retail Packages(05.04.2022)
Calcutta High Court has observed that the reasons mentioned in the notice under Section 142(1) and Section 147 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 were not ex.....
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Rajasthan HC: Prosecution Not Required to Seek Corroboration Where Ocular Testimony is Convincing(21.04.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has held that it is a well settled principle of criminal jurisprudence that in a case of murder, where ocular testimony is credib.....
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NCLAT, Delhi: Time Period Under Regulation 35A is Directory, Not Mandatory(27.04.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, has observed that period of time prescribed under Regulation 35A of the IBBI (Insolvency Resolution Process f.....
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ITAT, Delhi: Fee for Cloud Services Not Royalty(27.04.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Delhi while granting relief to a subsidiary company of Information Technology giant Microsoft Corporation, Ministry of .....
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SC Directs Verification of Workers' Claims as LIC Bound by Constitution(28.04.2022)
Supreme Court has said that the Life Insurance Corporation, as a statutory corporation, is bound by the mandate of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitut.....
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Gauhati HC: Assam Minerals Dept Can't Stop Railway From Moving Goods in Course of Inter-State Trade(29.04.2022)
Gauhati High Court has prima facie observed that the Assam Mineral Development Corporation can't stop the Railways from transporting goods, in this ca.....
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NCLAT Chennai: Corporate IRP Can be Resume on Failure of Settlement Agreement(02.05.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Chennai has observed that Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process can be revive/resume in case of failure of .....
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SC Asks States to Ensure Children Attend School; Panel to Make Web Portal(10.05.2022)
Supreme Court has said that there is an obligation on all the states and Union Territories to ensure that children attend schools who had to drop out .....
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NCLT, Delhi: NCLT Empowered to Pierce Corporate Veil to Ascertain True Successful Bidder(11.05.2022)
National Company Law Tribunal, New Delhi has held that it has the power to pierce the corporate veil to establish the real successful bidder. The corp.....
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SC Refuses Interim Relief on Pleas Seeking Stay on LIC IPO Share Allotment(12.05.2022)
Supreme Court has refused to grant stay in a batch of petitions contesting the decision of the Central government to sell five percent of its sharehol.....
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P&H HC: Call Details Sans Transcript of Conversation Between Co-Accused not Corroborative(13.04.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that mere call details would not be considered to be corroborative material in want of substantive material.....
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CESTAT, Mumbai: Third Party Records Cannot Form Basis of Clandestine Removal(13.04.2022)
Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai has observed that records of the third party cannot form the basis of clandestine removal, un.....
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Delhi HC Orders Removal of Garbage & Encroachments from Green Belt Around Lajpat Nagar Metro Route(23.05.2022)
Delhi High Court ordered the South Delhi Municipal Corporation to take immediate steps to remove garbage and alleged illegal encroachment from the gre.....
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ITAT: Section 40 A(2)(B) Can’t Be Invoked Without Corroborative Evidence(23.05.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Chennai bench, has held that Section 40 A(2)(b) of Income Tax Act can’t be invoked without corroborative evidenc.....
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Uttarakhand High Court Bans Civil Construction Around Corbett National Park(21.12.2016)
Uttarakhand High Court has imposed ban on civil construction of any nature within 10 radius of Corbett National Park.
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Delhi HC Directs Centre to Fix MRP of Coronary Stents by March 1(23.12.2016)
Delhi High Court has directed Central Government to fix Maximum Retail Price (MRP) and a ceiling price by March 1, 2017, for coronary stents, used to .....
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Madras HC Directs LIC to Revise Pay Scale of Retired Employee Sacked for Certificate Verification(02.01.2017)
Madras High Court has directed Life Insurance Corporation Limited to revise pay scale of a retired employee, who was sacked for five years pending ver.....
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Rajasthan HC: Whether POC Act Can be Invoked Against Private Person Requires Consideration(28.06.2022)
Rajasthan High Court while granting bail to a Chartered Accountant has held that whether or not the provisions of Prevention of Corruption (POC) Act c.....
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Delhi HC Corrects Arithmetic Error in an Order Which Imposed Rs. 12.5 Cr. Cost on a Private Company(07.06.2022)
Delhi High Court has made an arithmetic correction in its order which imposed a cost of Rs. 12.5 crores on a private company, SARR Freights Corporatio.....
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Bombay HC: Last Seen Theory Must be Proximate With Time of Death(13.06.2022)
Bombay High Court has held that last seen theory is not enough to hold accused guilty of the crime in the absence of a correlation with the time of th.....
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NCLAT Upholds Dismissal of Petition Filed During Prohibited Period(24.05.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal while adjudicating an appeal has upheld that Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process cannot be initiated over .....
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SC Dismisses Plea Filed for Challenging Bail Granted to Former ADGP in a Case Corruption Case(31.05.2022)
Supreme Court has dismissed Chhattisgarh Government's plea challenging bail granted to suspended ADGP in a case filed under Prevention of Corruption A.....
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Gujarat High Court Quashes MCA List of Disqualified Directors(27.12.2018)
Gujarat High Court has quashed the list of disqualified directors published by Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) on September 12, 2017 and held that.....
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Madras High Court Suggests Death Penalty for Corruption(04.11.2020)
Madras High Court has opined that the Central Government should consider imposing death penalty as a punishment for corrupt practices, as done in fore.....
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Guj. HC: When Substantial Evidence Fails, Corroborative Evidence Loses Significance(18.07.2022)
Gujarat High Court has held that where substantial evidence to connect an accused with the crime is lacking, other corroborative evidence loses its si.....
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SC: Karnataka HC's Observations Against ACB Irrelevant in Bail Application(18.07.2022)
Supreme Court while staying the directions passed by the Karnataka High Court against the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), has held that the judge while .....
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Kerala HC: Tahsildar to Recategorise & Reassess Tax, Once Paddy Land is Converted as per Statute(21.07.2022)
Kerala High Court has held that once paddy land is converted in due compliance with statutory mandates, the Tahsildar has to reassess the tax and make.....
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Delhi HC Questions Centre’s Move of Not Fixing MRPs of Coronary Stents(08.12.2016)
Delhi High Court has asked Centre as to why Maximum Retail Price (MRP) of coronary stents, used to treat narrowed or weakened arteries in heart, has n.....
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NCLAT Sets Aside NCLT Order Dismissing Initiation of CIRP Against Mittal Corp(15.09.2020)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has set aside an order passed by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Mumbai which had dismissed .....
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NGT to LMC: Deposit ?100 Crores Towards Interim Compensation for Death of People at Dump Site(27.07.2022)
National Green Tribunal (NGT), New Delhi has directed the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation (LMC) to deposit a sum of Rs. 100 crores with the District Ma.....
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Cal. HC: No Need to Corroborate Dying Declaration if Given In Fit State of Mind(12.08.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that a dying declaration is a conclusive piece of evidence, admissible for the conviction of the accused, wherein corrobo.....
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Kar. HC: CDR Showing Absence of Accused at Time of Offence Can’t Lead to Closure of Proceedings(26.08.2022)
Karnataka High Court has held that mere production of call record details (CDR) by the accused to show that he was not present at the time of occurren.....
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Telangana HC Exempts YS Jagan Reddy from Personal Appearance in Corruption Case Before CBI Court(29.08.2022)
Telangana High Court has exempted Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy from personal appearance before the Court in a series of corrupti.....
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UK HC: Consider Declaring Elephant Corridors in Jim Corbett National Park as Eco-Sensitive Zones(02.09.2022)
Uttarakhand High Court has directed the Central Government to consider declaring elephant corridors in the Jim Corbett National Park as 'Eco-sensitive.....
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Long Pendency Amounts to 'Special Reason' for Imposing Less Penalty in Corruption Case: SC(07.02.2019)
Supreme Court has reduced punishment imposed on a man who was convicted for receiving a bribe of Rs. 1200 in the year 1985, to 'period already undergo.....
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MCA Issues Clarification on Holding of Annual General Meeting Through Video Conferencing(15.01.2021)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has issued Clarification on the holding of annual general meetings (AGM) through video conferencing (VC) or anothe.....
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SC Refuses to Entertain Plea Seeking to Set Up Anti-Corruption Courts in All Districts(01.11.2022)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea seeking the setting up of anti-corruption courts with a mandate to dispose of each case within a year in.....
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Delhi HC to Police: Locate Ukrainian Woman's Son Kidnapped & Brought to India by Her Ex-Husband(03.11.2022)
Delhi High Court has directed Delhi Police to locate an Indian man and his three year old Ukrainian son after hearing habeas corpus plea moved by chil.....
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Madras HC Sets Aside Order Restraining Patanjali Ayurveda from Using Trademark 'Coronil'(08.02.2021)
Madras High Court has set aside a Single Bench order restraining Patanjali Ayurveda from using the trademark 'Coronil'- the controversial drug that th.....
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NCLAT Refuses to Entertain Devas Shareholder's Appeal Against Order Appointing Liquidator(15.02.2021)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal(NCLAT), Chennai has refused to entertain an appeal filed by Devas Mauritius Employees Private Ltd - a sharehol.....
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J&K&L HC: School Records Have Priority Over Village Records While Determining Claims for Juvenility(21.11.2022)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that in order to ascertain the claims of juvenility, courts should give priority to the certificate i.....
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Kerala HC Seeks Details of Treatment Being Given to Injured KSRTC Employees(18.10.2022)
Kerala High Court has asked for full details regarding the treatment provided to Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) employees, who sustai.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Kerala State Road Transport Corporation, Popular Front of India
Ker. HC To KSRTC: Has 'Single Duty System' Effective, File Statement With Figures & Calculations(18.10.2022)
Kerala High Court has directed the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) to inform on record that whether the 'Single Duty System' has been .....
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NCLAT: COC's Decision For Liquidation Is Open To Judicial Review By NCLT And NCLAT(19.10.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Delhi has ruled that when the Committee of Creditors (CoC) decides to liquidate the Corporate Debtor, the dec.....
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Madras HC: 'Ego' Is A Small Three Letter Word That Spoils Relationships(19.10.2022)
Madras High Court while dismissing a wife's habeas corpus petition claiming that her husband had kept their four year old son in illegal custody, has .....
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CESTAT: Charges Of Clandestine Removal Cannot Be Confirmed On The Basis Of Private Records(19.10.2022)
Ahmedabad Bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that charges of clandestine removal cannot be confirmed on the.....
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Bombay HC Grants Bail to Anil Deshmukh in Corruption Case(12.12.2022)
Bombay High Court has granted bail to former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh in a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act regarding illega.....
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SC: Direct Evidence of Bribe Demand Not Necessary for Conviction Under POCA(15.12.2022)
Supreme Court Constitution Bench has held that direct evidence of demand of bribe is not necessary to convict a public servant under the Prevention of.....
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Rajasthan HC Rules 'Sanction Not Necessary to Order Preliminary Inquiry Against Public Servant'(24.04.2017)
Rajasthan High Court has recently held that there is no requirement of previous sanction under Section 19 of Prevention of Corruption Act for ordering.....
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CIC: Non-traceability of File No Excuse to Deny Information Under RTI(24.04.2017)
Central Information Commission has held that when information is being sought by applicant, non-traceability of file cannot be used as an excuse to de.....
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SC Quashes CBI Investigation Against Former Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat(05.01.2023)
Supreme Court has set aside Uttarakhand High Court order which had directed Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to investigate corruption allegation.....
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SC: Limitation U/S 34 A&C Act in Case of Suo Moto Correction of Award is Date of Correction(11.01.2023)
Supreme Court has held that starting point for limitation under Section 34(3) Arbitration and Conciliation Act, in case of suo moto correction of awar.....
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Orissa HC: Version of Prosecutrix Need No Corroboration Can’t be Taken as a ‘Rigid Formula’(13.01.2023)
Orissa High Court while observing that it is too broad a generalization to hold that a woman would never speak which will be detrimental to her charac.....
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Madras HC Directs on Encroachment on Forest Land and Preservation of Wildlife Corridors(24.03.2021)
Madras High Court has observed that no encroachment must be allowed on forest land and directed the Tamil Nadu Government to take all steps to ensure .....
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SC: Permissible to Hold Discrete/Open Inquiry at Pre-FIR Stage in Corruption Cases(25.03.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that it is permissible to hold discrete/open enquiry, at pre-FIR Registration stage more particularly in cases where the al.....
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Kerala HC Allows Plea Of Transwoman Seeking Admission Into NCC(15.03.2021)
Kerala High Court has allowed a petition moved by transwoman Hina Haneefa seeking her admission into the National Cadet Corps (NCC), noting that the T.....
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Delhi HC Directs MEA in Case Where Indian Man Incorrectly Buried in Saudi Arabia(16.03.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed the Deputy Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to appear online before it in a case where an Indian man upon h.....
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All HC: Guarantor’s Liability Doesn’t Absolve by Itself Upon Approval of Resolution Plan(16.01.2023)
Allahabad High Court has held that approval of a resolution plan under Section 31 of the IBC, does not ipso facto absolve the surety/guarantor of the .....
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Del. HC Notifies Rules For Live Streaming and Recording Of Court proceedings(24.01.2023)
Delhi High Court has notified 'Steaming and Recording of Court Proceedings Rules of the High Court of Delhi, 2022' for “imbuing greater transparency, .....
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SC to Madras HC: Take Corrective Measures in Case Where Different Orders Uploaded on Website(30.01.2023)
Supreme Court has directed Madras High Court to take necessary corrective measures in a case where the order uploaded in the website of the Madras Hig.....
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SC: Provision of Review Not to Scrutinize Correctness of Decision(16.02.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that the provision of review is not to scrutinize the correctness of the decision but to correct the error, if any, which i.....
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Guj. HC: Communication B/W Govt. Pleader and State Regarding Proceeding Outside Scope of RTI(16.02.2023)
Gujarat High Court has observed that Professional correspondence between government advocate and various offices of the State regarding a matter in wh.....
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Ker. HC: Police Can’t Insist on Politically Neutral Colour Temple Decorations for Festivals(16.02.2023)
Kerala High Court while observing that politics has no role to play in the conduct of daily worship and ceremonies and festivals in temples, has obser.....
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SC: HCs’ Must Maintain ‘Hands Off’ Approach at Investigation Stage in Corruption Cases(03.03.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that it would be desirable if high courts maintain a hands-off approach and not quash a FIR pertaining to corruption cases,.....
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SC: Judgment Allowing Circumstantial Evidence Doesn’t Dilute Need of Proof Beyond Reasonable Doubt(21.03.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that the Constitution Bench judgment that direct evidence of demand or acceptance of bribe is not necessary for a convictio.....
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SC Acquits Man Convicted for Taken Bribe of Rs. 300 Twenty Years Ago(24.03.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that demand and recovery both must be proved to sustain conviction under Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, has acquitt.....
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Bombay HC: All Persons Wearing Masks Incorrectly Shall be Booked Under Relevant Offences(27.04.2021)
Bombay High Court has come down heavily on lockdown violators, including people not wearing masks properly, and has asked the police in 11 Marathwada .....
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Supreme Court Directs Govt. to Produce Medical Records of Siddique Kappan(27.04.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the State Government to produce medical records of Kerala based Journalist Siddique Kappan, who is allegedly "chained like .....
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Ker. HC to Registry: Preserve Recording of Proceedings Leading to Contempt Case Against Lawyer(09.03.2023)
Kerala High Court has directed Registry to preserve audio-video recordings of proceedings which took place in court of Justice Mary Joseph on February.....
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Delhi HC Stays Proceedings Against DCW Chairperson Swati Maliwal(13.03.2023)
Delhi High Court while staying proceedings against Chairperson of Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) Swati Maliwal over corruption allegations has asked.....
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SC: RP Can Take Control of Corporate Debtor's Rights in Assets Licensed to Third Parties(16.03.2023)
Supreme Court has held that Resolution Professional (RP) is entitled to take control of the rights of a corporate debtor in assets which are licensed .....
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APTEL Directs TANGEDCO to Supply Electricity to Vedana Sterlite’s Copper Plant in Tuticorin(05.05.2021)
Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has directed the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) to supply electricity to Ved.....
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Gujarat High Court to Remain Closed from May 10 Till June 6(06.05.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the Chief Secretary of the State to immediately seize the entire records of the supply of oxygen at the concerned ho.....
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ITAT, Chandigarh: Tax Authorities Cannot Evade Responsibility to Collect Correct Taxes(10.05.2021)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Chandigarh has held that the Tax authorities cannot evade responsibility to ensure only correct and due taxes ar.....
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SC Releases Draft Model Rules for Live-Streaming and Recording of Court Proceeding(08.06.2021)
Supreme Court has released its Draft Model Rules for Live-Streaming and Recording of Court Proceeding, and has invited for suggestions and inputs from.....
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Kerala HC: FIR in Corruption Cases Need to be Registered Only After Conducting Preliminary Enquiry(14.06.2021)
Kerala High Court has dismissed a writ petition seeking the registration of certain corruption complaints, ruling that the First Information Report in.....
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SC to HCs: Ensure Digitization of District Court Records for Smooth Functioning of Judicial Process(26.04.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that the technology in the present time become increasingly enmeshed with systems of dispute resolution and adjudication.....
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SC: Can’t Upheld Conviction in Absence of Trial Court’s Records(27.04.2023)
Supreme Court while setting aside Allahabad High Court’s judgment upholding conviction of a person on ground that High Court can’t decide appeal witho.....
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MCA Allows Board of Directors to Approve Financial Statements, Board’s Report via Video Conferencing(16.06.2021)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has scrapped the Rule restraining the presentation of approval of the annual financial statements, approval of the.....
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Karnataka HC Directs to Decide on Extending Free Treatment to Persons Suffering from Mucormycosis(18.06.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the state government to decide on extending free treatment to persons suffering from Mucormycosis. The Court has sai.....
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SC: Registration of FIR in Corruption Case is Sufficient for ED to Launch Probe(18.05.2023)
Supreme Court while clarifying that generation and acquisition of proceeds of crime are like Siamese twins which would amount to money laundering, has.....
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SC: LG Can Effectively Destabilize Elected Delhi Municipal Corporation by Nominating Members(18.05.2023)
Supreme Court while its reserving verdict on issue if Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Delhi can nominate district representatives of Delhi Municipal Corpo.....
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SC: NCLT Has to Admit Section 7 Petition if Debt is Due(15.05.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that even non¬-payment of a part of debt when it becomes due and payable will amount to default on part of a Corporate D.....
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Ker HC to Municipal Corp.: Provide Complaint No. to Citizens to Report Unauthorized Waste Dumping(09.06.2023)
Kerala High Court has directed Municipal Corporations to provide citizens a contact number which can be used to alert authorities of unauthorised wast.....
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Madras HC: All Women Police Stations are reduced to Stations of Corruption(30.06.2023)
Madras High Court while directing DGP to fine tune the system and bring stations back to their original alacrity, has remarked that it is disappointin.....
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SC Asks Centre to Consider Withdrawing Insurance Exemption for State Public Transport Corporations(12.08.2021)
Supreme Court has asked the Central Government to examine the possibility of withdrawing exemption from insurance for State Corporations that run publ.....
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Allahabad HC: Proviso on Recording of Sexual Offence Victim’s Statement Not Being Followed(16.08.2021)
Allahabad High Court has observed that in majority of cases, 1st and 2nd proviso to Section 161 (3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, which man.....
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Kar. HC Stays Single Bench Order That Imposed 50 Lakh Cost on X Corp(10.08.2023)
Karnataka High Court Division bench has stayed a Single bench order that dismissed X Corp's (formerly Twitter) challenge against blocking orders issue.....
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Madras HC: Maintain Public Toilets under CSR(30.10.2019)
Madras High Court has directed Commissioner of Tirunelveli Corporation to send proposal to private companies with regard to maintenance of public toil.....
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Telangana HC Dismisses Habeas Corpus Pleas Filed By Wives of Two Arrested Leaders(30.10.2019)
Telangana HC while dismissing the habeas corpus pleas filed by the wives of two leaders of Telangana Praja Front and Telangana Vidyardhi Vedika has he.....
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Telangana High Court Seeks Detail Report on TSRTC Employees Strike(30.10.2019)
Telangana High Court, by describing the report presented by the State government on the ongoing strike by Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (.....
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Telangana High Court Seeks Detail Report on TSRTC Employees Strike(30.10.2019)
Telangana High Court, by describing the report presented by the State government on the ongoing strike by Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (.....
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MP HC: State Police Can Probe Corruption Cases Against Central Govt Employees(31.10.2017)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that State police or Special Police Establishment (SPE) have powers to probe offences of bribery and corruption aga.....
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NGT Directs Odisha Government to Notify Elephant Corridors Within Two Months(20.08.2021)
National Green Tribunal, Kolkata has directed the Odisha state government to notify the elephant corridors in terms of the elephant corridors as ident.....
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Delhi HC: Lower Courts May Not be Bound by SC Decision When Another SC Bench Refers to Larger Bench(23.08.2021)
Delhi High Court has remarked that once a Supreme Court Bench has doubted the correctness of an earlier bench of equal strength and referred the issue.....
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Kerala HC: 'Criminal Breach of Trust' & 'Misappropriation' Must to Prove Offence U/S 13(1)(c) PC Act(25.07.2023)
Kerala HC while upholding the conviction of Lower Division Clerk under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 has observed that ingredients of crimina.....
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Delhi HC to Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan: Adopt Digitization to Ensure Preservation of Records(28.07.2023)
Delhi High Court while observing that educational institutions should have robust systems for the preservation of records, has directed Kendriya Vidya.....
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General Motors Books Indian Patent for New Hybrid Engine(13.04.2016)
General Motors Corporation (GM) has secured an Indian patent for invention on a control method for a hybrid power train system for vehicles.
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CBDT Amends IT Rules to Ease Authentication of Electronic Records in Faceless Assessment Proceedings(08.09.2021)
Central Board of Direct Taxes has amended Income-tax Rules, 1962 (‘the Rules’) vide notification no G.S.R. 616(E) dated 6th September 2021 for easing .....
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Kerala High Court Allows Plea Seeking Correction of Deceased Parent's Name on Passport(06.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has allowed a plea seeking a correction in the parent's name on the passport even after their demise, provided that documents were p.....
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JKL HC: Offences Under PoC Act can be Invoked Against Person Discharging Public Duty(27.09.2023)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that offences under Prevention of Corruption (PoC) Act can be invoked not only against a public serva.....
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Mad. HC: Notice Needn’t be Served to Victim in HCP by Accused Following Preventive Detention(28.09.2023)
Madras High Court while observing that Habeas Corpus petitions (HCPs) will not come within the sweep of 'connected proceedings' under Section 15-A(5) .....
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NGT Slaps Fine on Kochi Corporation(03.03.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has slapped a fine of Rs. 5 lakh on Kochi Corporation and stalled the Sewage Treatment Plant project of the Kochi Corpor.....
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CCI to Investigate Odisha State Civil Supplies Corp for Anti-Competitive Practices(21.11.2019)
Competition Commission of India has ordered a detailed investigation against Odisha State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd for alleged unfair business w.....
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Delhi High Court Advises Registry to Maintain Records of Cross-Challenge to Awards(25.10.2021)
Delhi High Court has advised its Registry to devise of system to maintain records of the cross challenges to awards under Section 34 of the Arbitratio.....
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P&H HC Directs Punjab DGP to Decide Advocate's Representation on Corruption in RTO Dept(26.10.2021)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Director-General of Police, Punjab to take a decision on the representation submitted by a lawyer seeki.....
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Kar. HC: Article 261 Provides Legitimacy and Conclusiveness to Judicial Records(24.11.2023)
Karnataka High Court has held that the ‘full faith and credit clause’ was introduced under Article 261(1) of the Constitution to provide legitimacy an.....
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SC: Change of Date of Birth in Service Records Cannot Be Claimed As of Right(22.09.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that change of date of birth in the service record cannot be claimed as of right, even if there is cogent evidence. The Cou.....
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Kar. HC: PoC Act Provides Two Fold Protection to Public Servants(11.10.2023)
Karnataka High Court has held that PoC Act has conferred a two-fold protection to public servants for offences under the Act; firstly, a prior approva.....
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MCA Notifies Deflagging of Disqualified DINs of Directors Post-Demonetization(11.11.2021)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has notified that the Director Identification Numbers (DINs) of Directors found to be disqualified post-demonetiza.....
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Ministry of Corporate Affairs Notifies Amendment to Companies Rules, 2020(05.02.2020)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs has notified an amendment to the Companies (Compromises, Arrangements and Amalgamations) Rules, 2020, adding a provision.....
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SC Grants Interim Protection to Journalists From Arrest Over Article Against Adani Group(10.11.2023)
SC has granted interim protection from coercive action to two journalists from Financial Times, Benjamin Nicholas Brooke Parkin and Chloe Nina Cornish.....
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Bombay HC Quashes FIR Against Raj Thackeray For Disobeying Public Servant In 2010(10.11.2023)
Bombay High Court has quashed the FIR and criminal proceedings against Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray alleging disobeying an ord.....
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Del. HC Pulls Up MCD For Not Taking Possession of Park Allegedly Occupied by Jama Masjid Authorities(17.11.2023)
Delhi High Court has pulled up the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) for its failure to take possession of a public park near city’s Jama Masjid, o.....
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Karnataka HC Issues Notice to Centre and State on Plea for Audio Video Recording of Court Proceeding(13.01.2020)
Karnataka High Court has issued notice to the Union and State Government, Karnataka State Bar Council and High Court Registry, seeking their response .....
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P&H HC: Recording Wife's Telephonic Conversation Sans Her Knowledge Infringement of Her Privacy(13.12.2021)
Punjab And Haryana High Court has observed that recording of the telephonic conversation of the wife without her knowledge is a clear-cut infringement.....
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Del. HC: Insolvency Professional Doesn’t Fall within Meaning of “Public Servant” under the PC Act(20.12.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that Insolvency Professional does not fall within the meaning of “public servant” as prescribed in any of the clauses of sub.....
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Patna HC: Minor Girl Expressing Fear of Life in Parent’s Custody May be Sent to Shelter Home(18.01.2024)
Patna High Court has held that when a minor girl expresses her fear of life in her parent’s custody, the court may exercise its jurisdiction of sendin.....
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P&H HC Orders Correction in Woman's Date of Birth by Relying Upon Her Educational Certificate(03.12.2021)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has ordered the Haryana government to carry out a correction in the birth certificate of a woman (petitioner before the .....
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All. HC: Habeas Corpus Writ by Husband to Regain Wife not Available When Other Remedies Present(23.01.2024)
Allahabad High Court while observing that other remedies related to restitution of conjugal rights are available, has held that the emergency of a wri.....
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Supreme Court: Acquittal under PC Act Cannot be Based Only on the Ground of Invalid Sanction(24.01.2024)
Supreme Court has held that acquittal of an accused under the Prevention of Corruption Act (PC Act) cannot be based on the sole ground of invalid sanc.....
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SC: Property Tax for ‘Business Building’ Not Applicable on Advocate’s Office Run From Residence(29.01.2024)
SC has held that advocate's office run from residential building is not subject to property tax under Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957 as a "bus.....
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Bombay HC Seeks BMC’s Action Plan over Dengue & Leptospirosis(06.10.2016)
Bombay HC has said that diseases like dengue and leptospirosis were fast becoming epidemics and sought an action plan from the Brihanmumbai Municipal .....
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SC Dismisses Civic Body's Appeal against Bombay High Court Verdict(12.10.2016)
SC has dismissed an appeal filed by Aurangabad Municipal Corporation against Bombay HC's judgment on October 16 last year, in which it quashed a crimi.....
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Bombay HC Refuses Plea to Record Court Proceedings(13.10.2016)
Bombay HC has dismissed a petition demanding for video recording of proceedings in all courts of the country on ground that it was a fundamental right.....
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Madras HC Reduces Accident Compensation by Rs 6 Lakh(13.10.2016)
Madras HC has partly allowed an appeal of Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC), which contended that it was not liable to pay compensation t.....
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SC: Stamp Duty Can be Imposed by State on Insurance Policies Executed Within State(02.05.2024)
Supreme Court while rejecting appeals filed by Life Insurance Corporation against a demand of stamp duty of Rs. 1.19 crore by the State, has held that.....
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Kerala HC Asks Kochi Corporation to Consider Shopowners' Objection(24.08.2016)
Kerala HC has directed Kochi Corporation to consider the objections filed by the owners of 166 commercial establishments in Panampilly Nagar.
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SC: Two Indian Firms May Conduct Arbitration Outside India(26.08.2016)
Supreme Court has upheld Madhya Pradesh HC decision holding that two Indian firms, Sasan Power Ltd and North American Coal Corporation India Pvt Ltd.,.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice on Petition Alleging Discrepancies in NEET-PG 2021 Scores(20.12.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a petition alleging serious instances of discrepancies in the scores for NEET-PG 2021 and to further bring to the n.....
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MCA Invites Public Comments on Proposed Changes to CIRP Framework under IBC(27.12.2021)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs has invited the Public Comments on proposed changes to Corporate Insolvency Resolution and Liquidation Framework under .....
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Kerala HC: Can’t File HC Petition For Same Detention Order Even on Raising New Grounds(29.02.2024)
Kerala High Court has held that if the substantial challenge in a Habeas Corpus (HC) petition is against the same detention order, the very same court.....
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Mad. HC: Supporting Driver Before MACT Doesn’t Preclude Transport Corp. from Initiating Disc. Proc.(03.04.2024)
Madras High Court has held that if State Express Transport Corporation management has taken a stand for the driver before the Motor Accident Claims Tr.....
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Bombay HC: Proceedings Related to SC/ST Act Must be Video Recorded Even if Held in Open Court(14.03.2024)
Bombay High Court has held that it would be necessary to video record any proceeding relating to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention.....
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SC: Specific Reference Needed to Effect Incorporation of Arbitration Clause in Another Contract(21.03.2024)
Supreme Court has held that when parties enter into a contract, making a general reference to another contract, such general reference would not have .....
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Mad. HC: Child Needs Safe & Caring Environment While Growing up, Corporal Punishment Not a Solution(27.04.2024)
Madras High Court while hearing a plea for implementation of Guidelines for Elimination of Corporal Punishment in Schools, has observed that a child i.....
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Kar. HC: Can’t Consider Party’s Declaration, Promise of Policies as Corrupt Practise under RP Act(27.04.2024)
Kar. HC has observed that declaration by a party regarding implementation of policy whether it is sound or not cannot be considered as a corrupt pract.....
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Delhi High Court Directs Delhi Govt. to Pay Rs. 738 Cr to MCD for Payment of Outstanding Dues(12.04.2024)
Delhi High Court has directed Government of Delhi to release basic tax assignment installment of Rs. 738 crores to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi .....
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Bom HC: Person Cannot be Deprived of Right to Sleep by Recording Statements at Unearthly Hours(16.04.2024)
Bom. HC while observing that recording of statement, at unearthly hours, results in deprivation of a person’s sleep, a basic human right of an individ.....
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