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Date of submission of Offline Applications for Pre-Matric Scholarship for minority students extended to 15 October, 2015(25.08.2015)

The date of submission of Offline Applications under the Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme for minority students has been extended to 15 October, 2015 fro.....

Tags : Education, deadline, minority, pre-matric

Statute

Education Loan Bill, 2016(11.03.2016)

The Education Loan Bill, 2016, a private member bill introduced in th.....

Tags : education loan, refusal, waiver

Bill developments in Parliament(02.05.2016)

The Lok Sabha passed the Regional Centre for Biotechnology Bill, 2016. The Bill encourages education, training and research in the field of biotechnol.....

Tags : biotechnology, scheduled caste, bill, passed

Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes and Protection of Depositors’ Interests Bill, 2015(03.05.2016)

The suggestion period for ‘Dentists (Amendment) Bill 2016 .....

Tags : neet, dental, indian medical council

Model Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Bill, 2016(29.06.2016)

The Union Cabinet looked into disseminating the Model Shops and Establishment (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Bill, 2016 to State.....

Tags : labour, retail, operational freedoms, night shift

Budget: It’s that time of 2016(22.02.2016)

The Parliament’s 2016 Budget Session may prove a misnomer yet what with 16 Bills waiting in the wings and another two to be introduced. Amongst the ne.....

Tags : Budget 2016, bills, pending, introduced

Telecom companies to compensate for dropped calls from 2016(16.10.2015)

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India introduced the The Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Bill, 2014(30.09.2015)

The Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Bill proposes establishment of National State Advisory Boards for the regulation and supervision of .....

Tags : Surrogacy, reproduction, assisted, technology, bill

International Cases

Conduct of employee must be related to relationship with employer to apportion vicarious liability(02.03.2016)

The British Supreme Court, deciding claims raising questions on vicarious liability of the employer, found that the conduct of the individual has to b.....

Tags : united kingdom, supreme court, vicarious liability, employer

Conduct of employee must be related to relationship with employer to apportion vicarious liability(02.03.2016)

The British Supreme Court, deciding claims raising questions on vicarious liability of the employer, found that the conduct of the individual has to b.....

Tags : united kingdom, supreme court, vicarious liability, employer

Notaries and lawyers exempt from disclosure scheme in Canadian tax law(03.06.2016)

Canada’s Supreme Court held unconstitutional tax provisions relating to request for information by the Revenue Agency in the assessment of tax payable.....

Tags : search and seizure, legal advice, privileged information, canada

How effective must counsel be?(05.10.2015)

The United States Supreme Court reversed a ruling that James Kulbicki’s defense team were unconstitutionally ineffective and had deprived him of a fai.....

Tags : United states. Effectiveness, counsel

Court may terminate an order made by Tribunal only if it considers that order was wrong(08.09.2016)

Claimant is a trainee doctor who, at a hearing held in private before Interim Orders Tribunal ("IOT") of Medical Practitioners' Tribunal Service ("MPT.....

Tags : Criminal Proceedings, Interim suspension, Public confidence

There must be weighty reason for reduction of degree of offence from murder to lesser offence of manslaughter(30.11.2016)

Appellant was convicted by a jury of murder of his partner. Appellant admitted in Court that he had killed deceased, and sole issue at his trial had b.....

Tags : Offence, Degree, Reduction

Tribunal has no jurisdiction to interpret agreement, it can only amend statutory statement to ensure that, it corresponds with agreement(04.06.2017)

Claimant in present claim complained that, he had suffered an unlawful deduction from wages arising out of Respondent discontinuing its practice, afte.....

Tags : Wages, Deduction, Jurisdiction

Dismissal of claimant automatically unfair due to non-completion of statutory dismissal procedure(21.02.2017)

Present case deals with claim of unfair dismissal. Issue to be determined by tribunal was whether the claimant was an employee of Respondent. In claim.....

Tags : Dismissal, Statutory Procedure, Compensation

Inspection should only be refused if the redacted paragraphs are manifestly irrelevant(19.03.2018)

In present case, on 8 February 2018, the Plaintiff issued a subpoena to Mr Simon Guy Theobald, former administrator of the Defendant, requiring produc.....

Tags : Amending Agreement, Unredacted version, Inspection

Leave to appeal is required for each ground of appeal(24.12.2018)

The Appellant applies for leave to appeal against his conviction in the Children's Court of Western Australia of one count of burglary and one count o.....

Tags : Conviction, Evidence, Credibility

Applicant in any proceedings under the Proceeds of Crime Act bears onus of proving matters necessary to establish grounds for making the order applied for(14.06.2019)

Present is an application by the Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police pursuant to Section 49 of the Proceeds of Crime Act, 2002 for the court.....

Tags : Forfeiture order, Proceeds, Conditions

Denying student loan to person not deportable from UK violates right to education(29.07.2015)

The United Kingdom Supreme Court, while determining the availability of student loans for higher education to persons who were not lawfully resident i.....

Tags : United kingdom, education, student loan, resident

Seriousness of offence must be determined by taking into account statutory penalty for offence, circumstances of commission of the offence, any aggravating factors and mitigating factors(01.07.2019)

In present case, the Appellant attempted to possess a prohibited drug, namely cocaine, with intent to sell or supply it to another. On 17 December 201.....

Tags : Possession, Prohibited drug, Sentence, Legality

A freezing order should not be made unless risk of dissipation is established(22.08.2019)

The Applicants are the brother and sister-in-law of the late Terry Ray Woodley (the deceased). They are also creditors of his estate. The first Respon.....

Tags : Freezing order, Remedy, Entitlement

Firm exercising characteristics of power against one player due to contractual relationship between the two, cannot be interpreted to imply that, it would be able to do so on a broader level(23.11.2017)

Present matter concerns two interlocutory applications, an amendment application and an exception application, arising from a private complaint referr.....

Tags : Prohibited practice, Complaint, Amendment, Exception, Application

A Court has discretion to take into account time spent in custody and can give credit by either reducing term or backdating sentence(10.09.2019)

Present two appeals against sentence are related and involved the failure to take into account time that, the Appellant spent in custody on remand. Th.....

Tags : Sentence, Imposition, Reduction

In order to satisfy requirement of an absence of criminal proceedings, an applicant would have to prove that, no criminal proceedings were pending in connection with seized firearms(02.12.2019)

In present case, on 25 June 2014, the South African Police Services (SAPS) seized certain firearms (the firearms) from the Respondents in terms of a s.....

Tags : Seized firearms, Retention, Legality

Employer of an independent contractor is not liable for negligence or other torts committed by contractor in the course of execution of work(01.04.2020)

In present appeal, the Supreme Court is asked to decide whether Barclays Bank is vicariously liable for sexual assaults allegedly committed between 19.....

Tags : Medical assessment, Assaults, Liability

Court is not bound to approve any scheme and have discretionary over the same(05.10.2020)

The Plaintiff, Cassini Resources Ltd (Cassini), applies for orders approving two proposed schemes of arrangement (Acquisition Scheme and Demerger Sche.....

Tags : Amended scheme, Approval

Judicial review, even on basis of proportionality, cannot partake of nature of an appeal(01.11.2017)

Ewa Michalak began employment as a doctor with the Mid-Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust in April 2002. She remained in that employment until she was dism.....

Tags : Discrimination, Judicial review, Remedy

A confession by an accused shall not be admissible as evidence against his or her co-accused(09.07.2021)

The issue before the Supreme Court was whether the evidence of a single witness was reliable and acceptable considering that the witness was declared .....

Tags : Conviction, Evidence, Credibility

Accused could only have been properly convicted, if the evidence of the single witness was clear and satisfactory in all material respects(01.09.2021)

In facts of present case, on 28 November 2018, the appellant, Mr. Lungisa Grifhs, was convicted together with two of his erstwhile co-accused in the R.....

Tags : Conviction, Evidence, Credibility

Court can make an order relieving a person from civil liability for a broad range of contraventions if the person concerned acted honestly and no substantial injustice is caused to any person(15.07.2021)

In facts of present case, on 13 May 2021, the Plaintiff, Jit Sun Investments Pte Ltd (Jit Sun Investments), filed an originating process seeking order.....

Tags : Deregistered Company, Reinstatement, Registration

Council’s disciplinary functions are not limited to instances relating to criminal conviction; it is the Council’s duty to act against conduct that is improper, unethical(15.01.2021)

In present matter, on 25 November 2014, the Respondent, Dr. David Grieve, appeared before the professional conduct committee (the committee) of the fi.....

Tags : Council, Jurisdiction, Disciplinary proceedings

Singapore HC preemptively restrains creditor meeting(10.12.2015)

Singapore High Court granted an order of restraint against creditors of a company in receivership, installing, essentially, a moratorium till the Appl.....

Tags : Singapore, restraint, creditor meeting, preempt

Set off of opposing costs orders is not affected by Qualified One-way Costs Shifting ("QOCS"), essentially because set-off is not a type of enforcement(06.10.2021)

Present appeal relates to the construction and effect of a procedural rule in relation to the costs of legal proceedings that applies to all personal .....

Tags : Cost, Legal proceedings, Applicability

Court has the power to interfere with the valuer’s decision in review proceedings(09.12.2021)

The primary issue before the SCA is when parties agree to refer a matter to an expert valuer, whether the valuer is legally permitted to unilaterally .....

Tags : Valuation, Alteration, Proceedings

Copyright holders to consider fair use before initiating DMCA takedown(14.09.2015)

In case involving a takedown notification issued to an alleged infringing ‘dancing baby’ video, the United States Court of Appeal determined that Univ.....

Tags : Dmca, takedown, fair use, copyright

In the absence of demonstrable and material misdirection, Trial Court’s findings of fact are presumed to be correct(30.07.2021)

The Appellant was arrested and charged with murder. Appellant raised an alibi defence during trial before the South Gauteng High Court (trial court). .....

Tags : Conviction, Evidence, Credibility

After passing of resolution for voluntary winding up, no action or other civil proceeding is to be proceeded with or commenced against the company except by leave of the Court(25.08.2022)

Present is an application made pursuant to Section 500(2) of the Corporations Act, 2001. The Plaintiff seeks to be granted leave nunc pro tunc to proc.....

Tags : Voluntary winding up, Proceeding, Leave of court

Sentencing or punishment is pre-eminently a matter of discretion of the trial court, A court exercising appellate jurisdiction cannot, interfere in the absence of a material misdirection(23.01.2023)

In present case, the Appellant was convicted of the rape of his 9-year-old niece and sentenced to life imprisonment by the Regional Court. The issues .....

Tags : Conviction, Evidence, Credibility

Stand aside Dunlop there’s a new penalty sheriff in town(04.11.2015)

The United Kingdom Supreme Court passed rulings that are likely to send at least a few flutters of joy amongst the contract-writing community. Determi.....

Tags : Penalty clause, unfair, united kingdom, test

US Supreme Court dismisses claim against Austrian train operator(01.12.2015)

The US Supreme Court dismissed a suit against an Austrian train operator brought by an American woman who suffered severe injuries after falling onto .....

Tags : United states, sovereign immunity, Austria, injury

Once a business rescue plan is accepted, it will be implemented by the business rescue practitioner on the terms stipulated therein(28.04.2023)

The issue before the Supreme Court was whether in business rescue proceedings, Section 153(4) of the Companies Act, 2008 is to be applied after a bind.....

Tags : Business rescue, Proceedings, Offer

A person exercising a public function must not do anything that constitutes discrimination, harassment or victimisation(24.05.2017)

In facts of present case, in August 2004, Appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder, with a tariff of 11 years and three months. Her tar.....

Tags : Approved Premises, Stay, Discrimination

Sentencing is a discretionary exercise; an Appellate Court can intervene, only if, Appellant demonstrates either an express or implied material error(02.05.2018)

The Appellant was convicted after trial of being in possession of a prohibited drug, namely methylamphetamine, with intent to sell or supply it to ano.....

Tags : Offence, Knowledge, Sentence, Quantum

Top Story

A little more compassion for married daughters(30.11.2015)

It may not quite be the “but-for-sex”, but Chhattisgarh High Court’s ruling took a step in quelling another probably archaic, certainly egregious gove.....

Tags : compassionate appointment, married daughter, Chhattisgarh

Oversight Committee darkens MCI future(02.05.2016)

“…That the need for major institutional changes in the regulatory oversight of the medical profession in the country is so urgent”, the concluding lin.....

Tags : Medical council, oversight, determining fee, private institution

Brexit: Being aloof is better than being a fool(27.06.2016)

Whether the government overestimated its position in the blunder to call for a referendum, or Britons mistook the opportunity to test out ‘any change .....

Tags : brexit, european union, referendum, united kingdom

WHO settles long standing dispute between India and European Union(24.11.2016)

The World Health Organization has settled a long standing dispute between India and the European Union (EU) by clarifying that the term ‘counterfeit’ .....

Tags : Settlement, Dispute, Medicines

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

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

Tags : Decision, Red beacon, Ban

GST council has notified constitution of Anti-profiteering Authority(20.06.2017)

In order to keep a check on passing of price reduction benefit in tax rate from businesses to consumers, a five-member anti-profiteering authority has.....

Tags : Authority, Constitution, Benefit, Price reduction

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

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

Tags : Limited liability, Online Banking, Directions

GST council announced reduction in tax rates(10.11.2017)

In a significant relief to citizens, GST council in the meeting held on 10th November, 2017 has announced slashed GST rates on various goods and servi.....

Tags : GST, Rates, Reduction

Lok Sabha passes the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2016(16.12.2016)

In last lap of winter session of this year, Lok Sabha  has passed Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill 2016, replacing the Persons with Disabiliti.....

Tags : Disabled persons, Rights, Bill

Union cabinet clears National Medical Commission bill, 2017 to replace Medical Council of India(15.12.2017)

The Cabinet has approved the draft of National Medical Commission Bill, 2017, in order to ensure transparency. The National Commission for Indian Syst.....

Tags : Bill, Approval, Medical Commission

Central Government enhances funds for improving quality of Higher Education(02.08.2018)

In order to provide greater access to Higher Education with equity to all the eligible citizens and in particular to the vulnerable sections, Governme.....

Tags : Funds, Higher education, Increase

RBI Consumer Confidence Survey(10.09.2015)

The Reserve Bank of India has been conducting consumer surveys on economic conditions, income spending and prices and other criteria since 2010. It re.....

Tags : Contempt, mci, b.sc, medicine

RBI Consumer Confidence Survey(10.09.2015)

The Reserve Bank of India has been conducting consumer surveys on economic conditions, income spending and prices and other criteria since 2010. It re.....

Tags : Contempt, mci, b.sc, medicine

Supreme Court allows Live streaming of Court proceedings(26.09.2018)

In a landmark verdict, Supreme Court declared case proceedings of “constitutional importance having an impact on the public at large would be live str.....

Tags : Proceedings, Live-streaming, Public interest

Ministry of Women and Child Development links Portal 'SHe-Box' to central/ state ministries and districts for speedy disposal of cases(22.11.2018)

The Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) has linked SHe-Box, the online portal to report complaints of Sexual Harassment at Workplace, to al.....

Tags : She-box, Linkage, Complaint, Redressal

Government announces setting up of National Medical Devices Promotion Council(14.12.2018)

In order to promote medical device sector, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu, announced setting up of a Nation.....

Tags : Medical Devices, Manufacturing, Council

Supreme Court refers Ram Mandir- Babri Masjid case for Mediation(08.03.2019)

The Supreme Court has referred the Ram Janambhomi- Babri Masjid land dispute case to mediation for a possible settlement of the disputes arising out o.....

Tags : Land dispute, Reference, Mediation

Government suspends IBC qua fresh bankruptcy proceedings amid covid pandemic(05.06.2020)

In an unprecedented move, the Government of India has suspended fresh proceedings under Sections 7, 9 and 10 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 20.....

Tags : Fresh proceedings, Suspension, IBC

Blast from the Past

Wide berth for government to secure extradition(10.01.1969)

Enactment of the Extradition Act 1962 does not prohibit the Indian government from securing extradition of an offender through diplomatic channels.

Tags : extradition, notified country, british possession, diplomatic channels

RBI reduces the repo rate from 4.4% to 4% to mitigate the impact of COVID-19(22.05.2020)

The RBI revises the repo rate and reduced it from 4.4% to 4%. Further, it has reduced the reverse repo rate to 3.35%. The decision of the monetary po.....

Tags : Repo rate, Reduction, Economic activity

Government facilitates faster imports of key medical devices amid rise in COVID -19 cases(30.04.2021)

In view of present pandemic situation of COVID-19 and for meeting the demand of medical devices, Department of Consumer Affairs, Government of India h.....

Tags : Imports, Medical devices, Compliance

Raw or refined, market should know difference between goods(12.10.1962)

After the Central government levied excise duty on readymade garments and textile bearing a brand name, and sold with a price tag of over Rs. 1000, it.....

Tags : excise, manufacture, refined oil

Central Government notifies Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021(25.02.2021)

Central Government introduces Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021 for digital content, social me.....

Tags : Social media, Rules, Notification

India’s love affair with speed mountains(01.01.1988)

Creaking springs, broken track rods, bent camber and toe fittings and your ruined back. Indian ‘speed mountains’ - officially called speed breakers - .....

Tags : indian roads congress, speed breakers

Centre introduces CA, CWA and CS (Amendment) Bill, 2021 in Lok Sabha(17.12.2021)

The Chartered Accountants, the Cost and Works Accountants and the Company Secretaries (Amendment) Bill, 2021, was introduced in the Lok Sabha. The bil.....

Tags : Chartered Accountants, Bill, Introduction

Raw or refined, market should know difference between goods(12.10.1962)

After the Central government levied excise duty on readymade garments and textile bearing a brand name, and sold with a price tag of over Rs. 1000, it.....

Tags : excise, manufacture, refined oil

Department of Consumer Affairs proposes amendment in Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011(14.07.2024)

Keeping in view of the growing ambit of the market including both offline and online platforms, the Department of Consumer Affairs, Government of Indi.....

Tags : Packaged commodity, Amendment, Proposal

Reserve Bank of India issues Revised Master Directions on Fraud Risk Management in the Regulated Entities(15.07.2024)

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued three revised Master Directions on Fraud Risk Management applicable to various Regulated Entities (REs). Th.....

Tags : RBI, RE, Early Warning Signals, Red Flagging of Accounts

Protecting ‘morality’: Sparks in the wrong powder keg(30.03.1989)

The Central Board of Film Certification’s trimming of movies to conform to the ‘morals of society’ may occasionally lead to ‘silent’, blurry and somew.....

Tags : Film certification, intolerance, freedom of expression

Abrogating the right to demonstrations(07.07.1958)

Striking and protesting, recognised as purveyors of social change in the country basically borne from them, are both a scourge and boon. How much so w.....

Tags : Demonstration, freedom of expression, government servant

MoRTH issues notification to promote transparency in the sale and purchase of registered vehicles through dealers(28.12.2022)

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has issued a notification G.S.R 901(E) on 22 December, 2022 to promote ease of doing business and .....

Tags : Registered vehicles, Issuance, Notification

RBI Consumer Confidence Survey(10.09.2015)

The Reserve Bank of India has been conducting consumer surveys on economic conditions, income spending and prices and other criteria since 2010. It re.....

Tags : Contempt, mci, b.sc, medicine

RBI Consumer Confidence Survey(10.09.2015)

The Reserve Bank of India has been conducting consumer surveys on economic conditions, income spending and prices and other criteria since 2010. It re.....

Tags : Contempt, mci, b.sc, medicine

Rs. 20 lakh compensation for kin of Beas river deceased(02.01.2016)

The Himachal Pradesh High Court increased severally the interim compensation awarded to parents of students who drowned in Beas river in 2014. The inc.....

Tags : beas tragedy, 2014, compensation, assessment

Interest on delayed GST payment will now be calculated on net tax liability(15.02.2020)

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) released a statement clarifying that, interest payable on delayed payment of GST will be calcul.....

Tags : Tax liability, Interest, Delayed payment

Union Minister for MSME launches Union Bank MSME RuPay Credit Card(25.02.2022)

Union Minister for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, launched the Union MSME RuPay Credit Card of Union Bank of India. The card is being offered by U.....

Tags : Credit Card, MSME, Launch

Why drugs are being taken off pharmacy shelves(21.03.2016)

Headlines in recent days and weeks have reported hundreds, even thousands of drugs being banned from sale in India. Pharmacists are warning of shortag.....

Tags : Ministry of health, fixed dose combinations, rationale

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

Cabinet Approves "Partial Credit Guarantee Scheme"(11.12.2019)

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister has given its approval to the "Partial Credit Guarantee Scheme", set to be offered by the Government .....

Tags : Scheme, Approval, Partial Credit

Central Government reduces Excise Duty on Petrol and Diesel on the eve of Diwali(03.11.2021)

Government of India has taken a significant decision slashing Central Excise Duty on Petrol and Diesel by Rs. 5 and Rs. 10 respectively. Prices of pet.....

Tags : Duty, Reduction, Petrol and Diesel

Cabinet approves enhancement in the corpus of Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme(17.08.2022)

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, has approved the enhancement in the limit of Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) by Rs 50.....

Tags : Credit Line, Limit, Enhancement

Ministry of Information and Broadcasting approves Comprehensive “Digital Advertisement Policy, 2023”(10.11.2023)

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has approved a path breaking "Digital Advertisement Policy, 2023 to enable and empower the Central Bureau.....

Tags : Advertisement Policy, Digital Media, Approval

Doctrine of parity? Some more equal than others(29.09.2015)

Deciding an appeal against grant of bail to the Respondent, a history-sheeter, the Supreme Court made sure to reiterate that it had not cancelled bail.....

Tags : bail, antecedents, parity, criminal

DGFT simplifies the process of levying Composition Fee for Export Obligation Extension(01.03.2023)

The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has notified amended rules for implementing all PRC (Policy Relaxation Committee) decisions regarding .....

Tags : Composition Fee, Procedure, Simplification

Cheaper to pirate than purchase?(23.09.2015)

In a case against large pirating of Microsoft software (yes, makers of the little known ‘Windows’, ‘Office’ and ‘Bing’), the Delhi High Court laid hea.....

Tags : Software, pirate, unlicensed, Microsoft, punitive

Notifications & Circulars

CBDT sets up dedicated structure for delivering and monitoring taxpayer services(07.03.2016)

The Central Board of Direct Taxes modified and cl.....

Tags : Prudential guidelines, stressed assets, modification

Circular on Mutual Funds(25.02.2016)

The Securities and Exchange Board of India released a circular on the treatment of unclaimed redemption and divided amounts. Some of the changes inclu.....

Tags : Mutual funds, unclaimed redemption, dividend amounts

Withdrawal of Central Excise cases older than 15 years(29.02.2016)

The Central Board of Excise and Customs approved filing of applications by the Department to withdraw cases from prosecution. Cases must be pending fo.....

Tags : reducing litigation, pending cases, quantum

Revised - Computation, Dissemination of RBI Reference Rate(21.04.2016)

The Reserve Bank of India notified revisions to the methodology adopted for computing the daily Reference Rate for spot US Dollar against Indian Rupee.....

Tags : reference rate, usd, weighted average, libor

Policy on import of dogs(25.05.2016)

The Directorate General of Foreign Trade introduced a policy on the import of dogs under the Indian Tariff Code.

Dogs are no longer permitt.....

Tags : Import policy, dogs, breeding, commercial activity

Six members nominated to Rajya Sabha(25.04.2016)

The President has nominated members to the Rajya Sabha to fill seats left vacant by recent retirements. Persons nominated by the President are Swapan .....

Tags : Rajya sabha, members, nominated, 2016

No Revenue appeals against interest on refund of excess TDS(26.04.2016)

The Central Board of Direct Taxes issued a notification stating that no appeals are to be filed against interest be claimed by a tax deduct on refund .....

Tags : litigation reduction, tds, refund, interest

Extending value-added services through ATMs(23.03.2016)

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

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

Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules 2016(27.03.2016)

The government has heralded the Bio-Medical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules 2016 as bringing a sea change in the way bio-medical waste will be m.....

Tags : bio-medical waste, rules 2016, management, disposal

RBI clarifies its Directions on MCLR System(29.03.2016)

The Reserve Bank of India clarified its 2016 Directions relating to the Marginal Cost of Funds based on Lending Rate system, effective 1 April 2016. T.....

Tags : mclr, marginal cost, fixed rate

Implementing Integrated Declaration under the Indian Customs Single Window(15.03.2016)

The Central Board of Excise and Customs notified the process for importers and exporters electronically lodging customs clearance documents before the.....

Tags : Customs, single window, integrated declaration

Clarification regarding co-noticees under Section 28 Customs Act 1962(15.03.2016)

The Central Board of Excise and Customs issued clarification regarding ‘other persons’ under Section 28(2) and 28(6)(i) of the Customs Act 1962. Provi.....

Tags : Customs, deemed conclusion, other persons

SEBI cautions investors against investing in unlisted companies(16.03.2016)

The Securities and Exchange Board of India cautioned against unlisted companies luring retail investors by issuing securities without complying with c.....

Tags : Sebi, unlisted company, investment

13 communities to be added to Scheduled Tribes list(25.05.2016)

The Union Cabinet approved introduction of bills bringing amendments to the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order 1950 to include several new communit.....

Tags : scheduled tribes, constitution, amendment

Export Data Processing and Monitoring System expanded(26.05.2016)

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

Tags : edpms, exporters, caution, monitoring, banks

CBDT endeavours to reduce litigation over bad debt(30.05.2016)

The Central Board of Direct Taxes bolstered Departmental policies to reduce litigation arising from assessees writing off sums as ‘bad debt’.

.....

Tags : income tax, bad debt, irrecoverable, reducing litigation

President’s Rule in Uttarakhand ends(11.05.2016)

An official Proclamation of the President of India brought an end to President’s Rule in the State of Uttarakhand, invoked on 27 March 2016.

Tags : President’s rule, uttarakhand, revoked

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

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

Tags : Income tax, advance, authorised banks

Dollar linked coastal tariff put in abeyance(16.05.2016)

The Ministry of Shipping has put on hold instructions requiring coastal vessels take into account exchange rate fluctuations between the rupee and the.....

Tags : Shipping, coastal rates, dollar linked

RBI looking into permitting FPI involvement in unlisted debt securities(16.05.2016)

The Reserve Bank of India released a draft cir.....

Tags : draft circular, fpi, unlisted debt

Foreign investment limits in Credit Information Companies revised(19.05.2016)

Foreign Direct Investment caps in Credit Information Companies have been raised significantly, including up to 100 per cent foreign ownership.

Tags : Credit information company, foreign investment

Licensing and Formats for GM Technology Agreement Guidelines, 2016(18.05.2016)

The Central government introduced the Licensing and Formats for GM Technology Guidelines 2016 in efforts to increase access to GM traits for all seed .....

Tags : Gm trait, cotton seed, guidelines

Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2016(16.05.2016)

The Central Government introduced a comprehensive reworking of the Patents Rules 2003.

Emphasis is on offering faster patent registration s.....

Tags : Patent rules, startup, expedite, fee

Scheme for Sustainable Structuring of Stressed Assets(13.06.2016)

The Reserve Bank of India formulated a scheme for resolution of large stressed accounts. The Scheme for Sustainable Structuring of Stressed Assets, or.....

Tags : rbi, stressed asset, resolution, sustainable, scheme

Registering NBFCs to become simpler(17.06.2016)

The Reserve Bank of India resolved to simpli.....

Tags : nbfc, registration, simplified process, public funds

‘Make in India’ eased for FDI in single brand retail(20.06.2016)

The Central government took further steps liberalising norms for foreign direct investment in single brand retail.

Aside from more sectors .....

Tags : Fdi, retail, relaxed norms

Income Tax Amendment Rules(27.06.2016)

The Central Board of Direct Taxes notified the 18th and 19th amendments to the Income Tax Rules 1962, introducing provisions for “foreign tax credit” .....

Tags : foreign tax credit, deduction

Settlement System under Asian Clearing Union(30.06.2016)

The Reserve Bank of India has temporarily suspended the Asian Clearing Union - Euro payment channel from 1 July 2016.

The move comes as the.....

Tags : acu, euro, settlement system, suspended

Recovery of confirmed demands during pendency of stay application(04.07.2016)

The Ministry of Finance brought changes to its 2013 notification on the recovery of confirmed demands while assessee’s stay application remains pendin.....

Tags : excise, confirmed demand, stay application

Amendment in export policy of edible oils(06.08.2015)

The government notified exemptions from prohibition on export of edible oils.

Tags : export, ban, edible, oils

Amendment in export policy of edible oils(06.08.2015)

The government notified exemptions from prohibition on export of edible oils.

Tags : export, ban, edible, oils

Cabinet approves introduction of Pension and Post-Retirement Medical Schemes as part of superannuation benefits for Employees of Food Corporation of India(10.08.2016)

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for introduction of Pension and Post-Retirement Medical Sche.....

Tags : Pension and Post-Retirement Medical Schemes, Approval

Steel Minister Gives Green Signal to Joint Venture for First Auto-Shredding Plant in India for Recycling of Specialized Steels and Other Non-Ferrous Metals(08.08.2016)

For setting up a Joint Venture Company for the first Auto Shredding Plant in India, a Joint Venture agreement was signed between MSTC Limited and Mahi.....

Tags : Joint Approval, Recycling, Specialized Steels

Health Minister launches MAA programme to promote breastfeeding(08.08.2016)

"Breastfeeding is the most natural, cost effective and significant intervention and should be promoted at all levels. This is an enormous resource tha.....

Tags : Launch, Awareness programme, Breastfeeding

4604 DDG Projects Sanctioned for Covering 4745 Villages and Hamlets(08.08.2016)

Ministry of Power is implementing Decentralized Distributed Generation (DDG) under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) through Rural Elect.....

Tags : Electricity, Access, Un-electrified villages, Sanction

Restriction on redemption of Mutual Funds(31.05.2016)

In efforts to quell disparity in imposition of restrictions on redemption of mutual funds, the Securities and Exchange Board of India clarified that r.....

Tags : mutual fund, redemption, restriction, sebi

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

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

Tags : trai, broadband, access, shared space, commercial, residential

Facility for Exchange of Soiled/ Mutilated/ Imperfect Notes(14.07.2016)

The Reserve Bank of India notified that up to 20 soiled notes, worth no more than Rs. 5000, can be exchanged free of charge at non-chest branches bank.....

Tags : currency, soiled, mutilated, over the counter, exchange

RBI publicises exchange of notes and coins(18.07.2016)

The Reserve Bank of India issued a master circular reiterating facilities for exchange of notes and coins, and broadening the use of currency not in t.....

Tags : soiled, mutilated, currency, exchange

Synchronising financial accounting year with calendar year(19.07.2016)

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

Tags : financial year, calendar year, nationalised banks, merger

Cabinet approves initiation of the Third Phase of Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP)(12.09.2016)

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the proposal for initiation of the Third Pha.....

Tags : Technical Education, Quality Improvement, Approval

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

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

Tags : Rbi, payments banks, approved, guidelines

Authorized Economic Operator Programme(19.08.2015)

The Central Board of Excise and Customs notified that the validity of the Authorized Economic Operator certificate shall be for a period of five years.....

Tags : Customs, authorised economic operator, certificate, validity

Guidelines for Relief Measures by Banks in Areas Affected by Natural Calamities(21.08.2015)

The Reserve Bank of India released guidelines based on a Central government notification reducing the criteria of crop loss from 50 per cent to 33 per.....

Tags : Rbi, relief, farmers, loan, reschedule, crops

Restrictions on Promoters and Whole-Time Directors of Compulsorily Delisted Companies Pending Fulfillment of Exit Offers to the Shareholders(07.09.2016)

In terms of section 21A of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 (SCR Act) read with rule 21 of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Rules,.....

Tags : Restrictions, Promoters, Delisted Companies, Investors interest, Protection

Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) invites comments for the proposal on authorisation of Environmental release of Genetically Engineered Mustard(06.09.2016)

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has invited comments (written submissions) for the proposal on authorisation of environmental r.....

Tags : Genetically Engineered Mustard, Proposal, Comments

Enhancement of Pension for Freedom Fighters under the Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension Scheme(18.08.2016)

The existing pension scheme for Central freedom fighter pensioners and their eligible dependents has been restructured. The revised scale shall take e.....

Tags : Freedom fighters, Pension, Enhancement

Cabinet approves MoU with Myanmar for cooperation in the field of Traditional Systems of Medicine(24.08.2016)

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) betwe.....

Tags : MOU, Approval, Medicine, Traditional

Refund to Terminal Excise Duty (TED) under Deemed Exports where Duty has been paid from CENVAT Credit and ab-initio waiver is not available(22.09.2016)

The Para 7.03 (c) of FTP 2015-20 provides for refund of Terminal Excise Duty if exemption is not available. The Para 7.05 (ii) of FTP 2015-20 states t.....

Tags : Terminal Excise Duty, Refund, Deemed Exports

Guidelines on Investment in Exchange Traded Funds with G Sec Underlying(26.08.2015)

Insurers are permitted to invest in the exhaustive asset classes under the provisions of Insurance Act, 1938, IRDA (Investment) Regulations, 2000, and.....

Tags : Insurance, exchange traded fund

India signs Contract for Exploration of Polymetallic Sulphides with International Seabed Authority(26.09.2016)

Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), Government of India, signed a 15-year contract with the International Seabed Authority (ISA), for exploration of Po.....

Tags : Contract, Signing, International Seabed Authority

Up to 100 per cent FDI in White Label ATM operations(01.10.2015)

Government of India has allowed Foreign Direct Investment up to 100 per cent in White Label ATM Operations, under the automatic route. Some other cond.....

Tags : Atm, foreign investment, hundred, 100

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.

Marginal Standing Facility(04.10.2016)

As announced in the Fourth Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement today, it has been decided by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to reduce the Repo r.....

Tags : Repo rate, Reduction, Marginal Standing Facility, Adjustment

Liquidity Adjustment Facility - Repo and Reverse Repo Rates(04.10.2016)

As announced in the Fourth Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement today, it has been decided by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to reduce the Repo r.....

Tags : Repo rate, Reduction, Liquidity Adjustment Facility

Accession to the Council of Europe Convention on Transfer of Sentenced Persons(05.11.2015)

The Union Cabinet has approved formally requesting the Council of Europe for India’s accession to the ‘Council of Europe Convention on the Transfer of.....

Tags : Europe, convention, sentenced prisoners, transfer, accession

Speedy disbursal of pending refund claims of exporters of services(16.11.2015)

The Central Board of Excise and Customs released a Circular outlining its scheme to fast track sanction of refunds of accumulated CENVAT credit to exp.....

Tags : Cenvat credit, fast track, refund

Investor Grievance Redressal System and Arbitration Mechanism(16.11.2015)

The Securities and Exchange Board of India issued a circular addressing the efficacy of the investor redressal and arbitration mechanism at commodity .....

Tags : Commodity exchange, investor, grievance, redressal

Deferred Payment of Import Duty Rules, 2016(02.11.2016)

In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to sub-section (1) of sections 47 and section 156 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Centra.....

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Judgments

Certification as Scheduled Caste by becoming 'resident' does not give benefit of reservation in education(13.08.2015)

The Court held that merely by residing in a Union Territory to become 'resident', an immigrant from another State cannot gain benefits from a Presiden.....

Tags : Scheduled caste, resident, education, reservation

Cancelling allotment for non-payment of installments towards delayed construction constitutes unfair trade practice(03.08.2015)

In a case where the Complainant stopped depositing installments towards a flat for failure to complete construction within the stipulated time, the Tr.....

Tags : Delayed construction, installment, cancellation

Revised framework for External Commercial Borrowing policy(30.11.2015)

The Reserve of Bank of India issued a revised External Commercial Borrowing policy. The revisions aim to reduce risk for lenders and make extended ter.....

Tags : External commercial borrowing, revised, 2015

Guidelines for handling and storage of valuable goods seized by Department(01.12.2015)

Due to the recent increase in loss and theft of high value goods from Department godowns, guidelines reiterating the manner in which confiscated goods.....

Tags : Customs, seized goods, theft, lost

Scheme for Sustainable Structuring of Stressed Assets – Revisions(10.11.2016)

We invite a reference to the paragraph 6 of the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies issued by RBI on October 4, 2016. It was proposed t.....

Tags : Scheme, Stressed assets, Structuring

Circular on Enhanced Standards for Credit Rating Agencies (CRAs)(01.11.2016)

With a view to strengthen the functioning of CRAs and to harmonise the best practices in the industry, SEBI constituted a committee on "Strengthening .....

Tags : Standard, Enhancement, Credit rating

Assignment is a transaction independent of sale of secured asset(04.08.2015)

The assignment of debt by a secured creditor is an independent transaction, which does not affect either the liability or the rights of the borrower. .....

Tags : security, assignment, secured creditor, transfer of debt

No entertaining of petition by seeker of 'a halo of a persecuted man'(31.07.2015)

Taking note that the Petitioner had filed 218 petitions before court, with 20 petitions dated 20 August, 2015 alone, the High Court directed the Regis.....

Tags : frivolous, vexatious, litigation, barred

Excise duty on rectified spirit a tax not fee(12.08.2015)

Duty payable for grant of permit to export rectified spirit from the state, favouring buyers of rectified spirit in the state, is a tax not a fee. Fro.....

Tags : excise, rectified alcohol,

CENVAT Credit (Fifth Amendment) Rules, 2015(29.10.2015)

The Ministry of Finance released Amendment Rules amending the CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004. Focused primarily on Education and Higher Education cess. The.....

Tags : Cenvat, credit, cess, education, 2015

Format for Business Responsibility Report(04.11.2015)

The Securities and Exchange Board of India released a ‘Suggested Format for Business Responsibility Report’ pursuant to the SEBI (Listing Obligations .....

Tags : Business responsibility, listed entities, format

Format for Business Responsibility Report(04.11.2015)

The Securities and Exchange Board of India released a ‘Suggested Format for Business Responsibility Report’ pursuant to the SEBI (Listing Obligations .....

Tags : Business responsibility, listed entities, format

Deferred Payment Protocols dated April 30, 1981 and December 23, 1985 between Government of India and erstwhile USSR(27.10.2016)

Attention of Authorized Dealer Category-I (AD Category-I) banks is invited to A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 79 dated June 30, 2016 wherein the Rupee .....

Tags : Deferred payments, Protocols

No right of representation for borrowers in proceedings by lender seeking assistance to take possession(06.08.2015)

In an application by a creditor seeking assistance to take possession of the secured asset, under Section 14 SARFAESI Act, 2002, there is no requireme.....

Tags : Assistance, secured creditor, asset, notice

Fresh intake of students allowed in medical colleges seeking renewal of permission to set up new college or increase seats(20.08.2015)

The Supreme Court held that though it was for the Central Government to extend or modify time limits under the Establishment of Medical College Regula.....

Tags : Education, medical, seats, renewal, deadline

Gender of accused to not be basis for determination of serious economic offences(15.09.2015)

An order of the High Court accepting submissions of the accused that she owed no dues to the complainant banks and further proceedings would be futile.....

Tags : Forged documents, loan, woman, settled dues

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

Petition against appointment of additional nature guides at Ranthambore rejected(09.09.2015)

Rajasthan High Court dismissed a petition by nature guides at Ranthambore National park against the appointment of additional guides. Noting that the .....

Tags : Ranthambore, nature guide, vested interest

Collection of fee for preventing illegal activities of unrelated third parties a gambit for preventing manufacturers from exporting industrial alcohol(12.08.2015)

Duty payable for grant of permit to export rectified spirit from the state, favouring buyers of rectified spirit in the state, is a tax not a fee. Fro.....

Tags : excise, rectified alcohol, discourage export

Practice of 'Santhara' to be treated as suicide punishable under section 309 of the Indian Penal Code(10.08.2015)

The Rajasthan High Court held the practice of Santhara (Sallekhana), fasting unto death to attain 'moksha', impermissible under Article 21 of the Cons.....

Tags : santhara, religious freedom, suicide, prohibit

CBDT Initiatives for reducing tax litigation(15.12.2015)

The Central Board of Direct Taxes released a Circular revising monetary limits for filing of appeals by the Department with the objective of reducing .....

Tags : Cbdt, tax appeal, revised limits

Justice L Narasimha Reddy to Head Judicial Committee on OROP(14.12.2015)

The Central Government has appointed retired Chief Justice of Patna High Court to head the Judicial Committee on ‘One Rank One Pension’ scheme for ex .....

Tags : One rank one pension, committee, narasimha reddy

Bank loans for the educated unemployed(29.11.2016)

Applicants including educated unemployed persons whose proposals are found bankable in accordance with the norms laid down by the concerned bank obtai.....

Tags : Loans, Facilities, Unemployed youth

Lowered education loan criteria for SC/ST students to be decided by RBI and Government(13.10.2015)

Kerala High Court dismissed petitions against the decision of the State Bank of Travancore to not grant the petitioners educational loans for failing .....

Tags : Education, loan, lower, eligibility, scheduled caste

NJAC dismissal: this saga is only just beginning(16.10.2015)

That the National Judicial Appointments Commission impinges on the “sacred document” that is the Constitution, which is “not a Rubik’s cube that be ma.....

Tags : Njac, supreme court, dismissed

Guidelines for computing exposure for counterparty credit risk arising from derivative transactions(10.11.2016)

Please refer to the paragraph 4 of the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies issued by RBI on October 4, 2016. It was indicated therein t.....

Tags : Derivative transactions, credit risk, Guidelines

Security Protocol Rules Relating to Differently Abled Persons at Airports(17.11.2016)

With regard to the security protocol rules relating to differently abled persons at airports, the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), the regula.....

Tags : Rules, Security, Differently-abled persons

Knowledge of a specific person against whom a suit can be instituted is required under “first learns”(28.08.2015)

The Supreme Court held that Standard Chartered Bank's claim borne from a purchase of bonds worth nearly Rs. 50 crores for which it only received a pho.....

Tags : Bond, limitation, first learns, knowledge

MCI in contempt of court for giving liberty to third party to challenge formal decision of court detracting from undertaking(02.09.2015)

The Court, in a contempt petition against the Medical Council of India and the central government, found the parties guilty, but gave another opportun.....

Tags : Contempt, mci, b.sc, medicine

CENVAT Credit (Third Amendment) Rules, 2016(01.03.2016)

The Ministry of Finance notified CENVAT Credit (Third Amendment) Rules, 2016 amending CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004. Among other changes the amended Rules.....

Tags : cenvat credit, rules 2016

Files related to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose declassified(02.03.2016)

The Indian government has declassified all available classified files on Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and transferred the same to National Archives of.....

Tags : subhash chandra bose, classified files, archives

Procedures for Exchange Listing Control Mechanism(27.01.2017)

Regulation 45 of the SECC Regulations provides for listing of stock exchanges on any recognised stock exchange, other than itself and its associated s.....

Tags : Exchange Listing, Mechanism, Procedures

Allahabad High Court ends sedition proceedings against Arun Jaitley(05.11.2015)

In a strongly worded judgment the Allahabad High Court quashed sedition proceedings against Union Minister Arun Jaitley, terming the Magistrate’s find.....

Tags : Sedition, Arun Jaitley, article, opinion

Withdraw export benefits only prospectively in case of accrued vested rights(27.10.2015)

The Supreme Court has ruled that amendments to the government’s Target Plus Scheme, to increase exports of certain goods, cannot be applied retrospect.....

Tags : Target plus, duty credit, amendment, retrospective

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

Cabinet approves amendment to 'The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009'(22.03.2017)

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the amendment to Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (R.....

Tags : Free Education, Amendment, Approval

“Deemed university” within ambit of Article 226 jurisdiction(15.12.2015)

A ‘Deemed University’, all functions and activities of which are governed by the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 discharges ‘public functions’,.....

Tags : Public benefit, education, deemed university

Single member Waqf Tribunal keeps jurisdiction till larger constituted(15.12.2015)

A challenge by Waqf Tribunals against a High Court finding jurisdiction for itself in matters involving waqf property was allowed by the Supreme Court.....

Tags : Waqf, tribunal, amendment, implied repeal

Lower eligibility limit for OBC student applying to M. Phil Programme ordered(19.01.2016)

Jawaharlal Nehru University’s policy of requiring OBC students meeting the same threshold to qualify for its M. Phil Programme as general category stu.....

Tags : Higher education, reservation, obc, eligibility

Gujarat government ordered to sensitize people on Right to Free Education(18.01.2016)

Gujarat High Court directed the State Government to give wide publication of the rights provided under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Ed.....

Tags : Right to education, grievance redressal, public knowledge

Enrolment of Non-Mechanical Propelled Vessels under New Proposed Bill(09.02.2017)

Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP) being implemented with technical and financial assistance of the World Bank envisages preparation of Disaster Management.....

Tags : Vessel, Enrollment, Propelled bill

Conversion of Kisan Credit Cards into Rupay Cards(07.02.2017)

Under revised Kisan Credit Card (KCC) Scheme issued by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), w.....

Tags : Credit card, Rupay card, Conversion

Government to receive suggestions on protecting children from pornography(26.02.2016)

The Supreme Court directed the Union of India to receive comments on ways and means to curb the viewing of pornography in public places and further st.....

Tags : Pornography, public place, school, sex education

What degree of proof to find brokers liable for fraudulent practices(23.02.2016)

The Supreme Court disposed off several appeals against the creation of artificial volumes by two brokers who matched volumes for related clients. The .....

Tags : Sebi, matched trading, proof, circumstantial

Issuance of Rupee denominated bonds overseas - Multilateral and Regional Financial Institutions as Investors(16.02.2017)

Attention of Authorised Dealer Category-I (AD Category-I) banks is invited to paragraph No. 4 of A. P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 60 dated April 13, 20.....

Tags : Denominated bonds, Issuance, Overseas

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

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

Tags : Inclusion, Bank, Second Schedule, Act

Company Court to not wield power at winding-up under SARFAESI(29.12.2015)

Provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 in respect of dues of workmen and their protection are incorporated under the Securitisation Act, 2002 and legal.....

Tags : Sarfaesi, companies act, conditions, secured asset

CIC dismisses appeal seeking up-to-date government email addresses(16.12.2015)

The Central Information Commission dismissed an appeal seeking email addresses of all governments, public authorities and organisations maintained by .....

Tags : Rti, email addresses, outdated, security, privacy

Government cannot fix fees for unaided private schools(29.02.2016)

Constitution of a Fee Committee to fix and collect fees in private schools unaided by government funds is beyond the powers of the government of Puduc.....

Tags : unaided, private school, fixation of fees, puducherry

Court turns into literature school granting Kanhaiya bail(02.03.2016)

The Delhi High Court hymned a few verses answering the conundrum "why the colour of peace is eluding the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University". It .....

Tags : Kanhaiya kumar, sedition, bail

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

Jammu and Kashmir HC approves suo moto accountability(01.02.2016)

Jammu and Kashmir High Court ruled the State’s Accountability Commission, a body receiving complaints against public functionaries, capable of beginni.....

Tags : Accountability commission, suo moto, proceedings

Government releases Intellectual Property Panorama(31.03.2016)

The Indian government released a single window interface for information on Intellectual Property under the Indian Intellectual Panorama. The portal w.....

Tags : intellectual property, wipo, education

Acceptance of e-BRC of DGFT Towards Proof of Realization of Sale Proceeds for Exports with LEO Date Upto 31.03.2014 under Drawback Scheme(28.02.2017)

Attention is invited to Board's Circular No. 5/2009-Customs dated 2.2.2009 which prescribes Bank Realization Certificate (BRC) as one of the documents.....

Tags : Acceptance, E-brc, Proof, Sale proceeds

CISF constable’s dismissal for unprovoked aggression at DMRC station upheld(20.05.2016)

CISF personnel posted at DMRC metro station held to have been rightly dismissed for behaving rudely with and assaulting a person in plain clothes.
.....

Tags : dmrc, cisf, unprovoked, dismissal from service

Desperate father misleading British court denied relief(20.05.2016)

A person having obtained a favourable order from a foreign court cannot claim its benefit if the same was obtained by defrauding that court.

.....

Tags : family, high court, united kingdom, fraud, children, welfare

Court rejects spouse’s conditional cooperation in matrimonial dispute(05.05.2016)

Parties to a matrimonial case cannot stall the legal system by refusing to participate in the proceeding on the precondition that another proceeding b.....

Tags : matrimonial dispute, parallel proceedings, delay

Uttarakhand MLAs not towing party line ‘voluntarily’ gave up membership: HC(09.05.2016)

Dismissing a petition by nine Congress Members of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly, Nainital High Court noted that the conduct of the members had .....

Tags : uttarakhand, mla, political party, membership, disobedience

Cabinet approves MoU signed in 2011 and Renewal of MoU between Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and Higher Colleges of Technology, United Arab Emirates(03.05.2017)

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its ex-post facto approval for the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) sign.....

Tags : MOU, Approval, Chartered Accountants, Institute

Online Registration Mechanism for Securities Market Intermediaries(02.05.2017)

Dear Sir/Madam, 1. Hon'ble Minister of Finance, Government of India, in his speech while presenting the Budget for FY 2017-18 on February 01, 2017, a.....

Tags : Registration, Online, Market intermediaries

New updated Version of Income Tax Return Statistics for Assessment Year 2012-13 released(19.08.2016)

Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) had proactively released data relating to direct tax collections, PAN allocation and distribution of income in th.....

Tags : Statistics, Income Tax Return, updated Version

Position Limits for Hedgers(19.08.2016)

1. As per Section 131(4) of Finance Act, 2015 all rules, directions, guidelines, instructions, circulars, or any like instruments, made by the erstwhi.....

Tags : Invester’s interest, Protection, Hedgers, Limits

Carry Forward of un-availed Cenvat Credit in respect of assignment of right to use any natural resource under GST(14.06.2017)

Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004 provide that credit of Service Tax paid in a Financial Year, on the onetime charges payable in full upfront or in installmen.....

Tags : Cenvat Credit, Un-availed, Carry Forward, GST

Customs and Central Excise Settlement Commission (Amendment) Procedure, 2017(09.05.2017)

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (4) of Section 32-I of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944) and sub-section (4) of section 127 .....

Tags : Settlement Commission, Amendment, Procedure

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

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

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

Tags : Extension, date, Data Speed, Broadband Plans

Government constitutes a committee to prepare the final draft of National Education Policy(26.06.2017)

The committee for preparation of final draft of National Education Policy has been constituted under the Chairmanship of eminent Scientist Padma Vibhu.....

Tags : Committee, Constitution Education Policy

CCI lets Wiley India off the hook(28.06.2016)

The Competition Commission of India dismissed a complaint against pre-eminent publisher of scientific, technical and medical journals, Wiley India, fo.....

Tags : wiley india, journal, distribution, authorised agent, resale price maintenance

Mixed residential, commercial use envisaged in Delhi rent control(11.07.2016)

Section 2(l)(iii) of the Delhi Rent Control Act 1958 is applicable in a case where tenancy premises are residential-cum-professional, or vice versa, a.....

Tags : rent control, inherited rights, residential, commercial use

Mixed residential, commercial use envisaged in Delhi rent control(11.07.2016)

Section 2(l)(iii) of the Delhi Rent Control Act 1958 is applicable in a case where tenancy premises are residential-cum-professional, or vice versa, a.....

Tags : rent control, inherited rights, residential, commercial use

Clarification regarding availability of Transitional Credit for GST(17.08.2017)

As per the rules, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) for the month of July 2017 has to be paid by 20th August, 2017. Only after the payment of full GST,.....

Tags : Transitional Credit, GST, Clarification

Cabinet approves procedure and mechanism for Strategic Disinvestment(16.08.2017)

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the proposal of Department of Investment and.....

Tags : Approval, Procedure, Strategic Disinvestment

Centralised System for Issue of Passports(02.08.2017)

A centralised system of issuing passports called the Passport Seva Project (PSP) is being successfully run in the Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) mod.....

Tags : Passports, Issuance, Centralized system

IPRS restrained from granting licences to work of late Jagjit Singh(14.03.2016)

Delhi High Court prohibited the Intellectual Property Rights Society from granting licenses in respect of works of late ghazal singer Jagjit Singh.

Tags : misleading advertisement, deceased, licence, iprs

Married daughter continues to ‘belong to father’s family’(10.03.2016)

Deceased father can nominate property to married daughter under Rules 127 and 128 of the West Bengal Co-operative Societies Rules, 1987. The court acc.....

Tags : married daughter, cooperative society, nomination

Uttarakhand Vote of Confidence on 10 May 2016(06.05.2016)

The Supreme Court gave the go ahead for conducting of floor test in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly on 10 May 2016. The only agenda before the As.....

Tags : Uttarakhand, vote of confidence, floor test, disqualified members

Quality Education under RTE Act(20.07.2017)

The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009 lays down the duties of the appropriate Government and the local authority to e.....

Tags : Education, RTE Act, Quality

Extension of last date to receive comments on TRAI's Consultation Paper on Data Speed under Wireless Broadband Plans dated 1st June, 2017(20.07.2017)

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

Tags : Date, Extension, Consultation Paper, Data Speed, Broadband Plans

Measures Taken by Government to Protect Ancient and Traditional Knowledge of Indigenous Medicinal Systems(18.07.2017)

Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) is a pioneering Indian initiative to prevent exploitation and to protect Indian traditional knowledge fro.....

Tags : Ancient Knowledge, Measures, Protection

Mobile App for Packaged Products(25.07.2017)

In the interest of consumers, the Government, in cooperation with GS-1 India, has launched a new Mobile App "Smart Consumer" in December, 2016. Using .....

Tags : Mobile App, Packaged Products

Centre Mandates Trucks with Air Conditioned Cabins for Drivers(24.07.2017)

The Central Government has mandated vide its notification no G.S.R 1034(E) dated 02nd November, 2016, that with effect from 01st day of April, 2017 al.....

Tags : Air Conditioned, Cabins, Drivers, Mandatory

Centralised System for Issue of Passports(02.08.2017)

A centralised system of issuing passports called the Passport Seva Project (PSP) is being successfully run in the Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) mod.....

Tags : Passports, Issuance, Centralized system

Eligible Credit Rating Agencies- Rating of Fixed Deposits by Infomerics Valuation and Rating Private Limited(14.08.2017)

A reference is invited to para 9 of the Master Direction DNBR. PD.002/03.10.119/2016-17 dated August 25, 2016 on Non-Banking Financial Companies Accep.....

Tags : Rating, Fixed Deposits

GST on Selling of space for advertisement in print media - Clarification regarding(23.08.2017)

Query has been raised regarding GST applicable on selling of space for advertisement in print media. Selling of space for advertisement in print media.....

Tags : GST, Selling, Space, Advertisement, Print media

Coal India free to exercise ‘consumer choice’ in tender(14.07.2016)

The Competition Commission of India dismissed a complaint alleging abuse of market position against Coal India Limited, holding that Coal India had ‘c.....

Tags : coal india, tender, scientific, samples, consumer, freedom to choose

Grouse against ‘decadence of civilisation’ outside purview of Article 32(22.07.2016)

A push for a more moral society and moral education for the country’s youth cannot be achieved through the courts for their inability to “unravel the .....

Tags : moral education, cbse, youth

Notification regarding GST rate for branded cereal, pulses and flour(20.09.2017)

The GST Council, in its 21st meeting held on 9th September, 2017 at Hyderabad has, interalia, recommended that for 5% GST rate on cereals, pulses and .....

Tags : GST rate, Recommendation, Branded cereal

Long road to justice after unauthorised laying of road on private land(05.07.2016)

The High Court of Himachal Pradesh directed the State to compensate a land owner for unauthorised and free use of his land for laying a road.

.....

Tags : land acquisition, unauthorised, compensation, road laying

SC: Cannot attach property of deceased person(04.07.2016)

The Criminal Law Amendment Ordinance, 1944 “excludes the possibility of proceedings against a dead person”, said the Supreme Court as it allowed an ap.....

Tags : misappropriation, attachment, property, deceased

Absence of injury cannot cast doubt on rape victim’s claim(23.05.2016)

In criminal proceedings against a charge of rape, absence of injury on the body of the accused or the prosecutrix does not render her version of event.....

Tags : rape, injury, medical examination, veracity, testimony

Puffery’ by advertiser permitted, so long as it doesn’t misrepresent(01.06.2016)

Delhi High Court dismissed an application Gillette India against Reckitt Benckiser for airing allegedly disparaging and false television advertisement.....

Tags : advertisement, comparison, commercial speech, protected

Government takes note of the decision of the RBI Monetary Policy Committee to keep the policy rate and policy stance unchanged(04.10.2017)

The Government has taken note of the decision of the RBI Monetary Policy Committee to keep the policy rate and policy stance unchanged.

Foll.....

Tags : Committee, Decision, Unchanged , Rate, Monetary policy

Government of India decides to reduce the Basic Excise Duty rate on Petrol and Diesel [both branded and unbranded] by Rs. 2 per litre with effect from 4th October, 2017(03.10.2017)

The Government of India has decided to reduce the Basic Excise Duty rate on Petrol and Diesel [both branded and unbranded] by Rs. 2 per litre with eff.....

Tags : Excise Duty rate, Petrol and Diesel, Reduction

Medical examination of insuree is responsibility of insurance company(28.07.2015)

On a failure to conduct a medical examination of an insuree-applicant by the insurance company, the fault lies on the part of the insurance company. I.....

Tags : medical, insurance, concealment of fact

Levy of VAT on the sale price of transaction yet to take place not sustainable in law(04.08.2015)

The Delhi High Court struck down Explanation 2 to Section 2 (1) (zd) of the Delhi Value Added Tax (Fourth Amendment) Act, 2012 as being ultra vires t.....

Tags : value added tax, delhi, sale, ultra vires

Interest and penalty not imposable where credit wrongly availed, reversed prior to utilization(08.08.2016)

Issue involved was relating to liability to pay interest on cenvat credit availed by Appellant but not utilized and reversed subsequently. In present .....

Tags : Cenvat credit, Interest, Liability

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India announces essay competition for students of higher education through Institutes of Learning(13.10.2017)

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI), in its endeavour to create awareness about the insolvency and bankruptcy regime amongst the stude.....

Tags : Board, Essay competition, Higher education

EPCH hails GST notification to ease procedure for merchant exporters(24.10.2017)

The Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts has welcomed the Government's decision to ease the procedure for merchant exporters. Handicrafts merchant.....

Tags : EPCH, GST notification to ease procedure for merchant exporters

Amendment in para 3.13 of the Handbook of Procedures (2015-2020)(23.10.2017)

In exercise of powers conferred under Paragraph 2.04 of FTP 2015-2020, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby makes the following amendment in t.....

Tags : Handbook, Procedures, Amendment

State has no business to expropriate property, if an award made and necessary steps to complete acquisition have not been taken for a period of five years or more(09.09.2016)

In instant case, a Notification under Section 4 of Land Acquisition Act, 1894, was issued on 24th October, 1961, stating that public purpose for acqui.....

Tags : Compensation, Acquisition, Proceedings, Lapsed

When a dying declaration is suspicious, it should not be acted upon without corroborative evidence(09.09.2016)

A charge sheet was filed against accused persons under Sections 302, 452 and 34 of Indian Penal Code and under Section 3 read with Section 25 of the A.....

Tags : Conviction, Evidence, Credibility

CWC and Labour Department more in breach than compliance of child welfare guidelines(04.09.2015)

In a case emerging out a lack of action taken by the police against a person employing children in a welding shop, the Court made a “shocking revelati.....

Tags : Children, employed, welfare commission, parents

There must be a defeasance or default clause in order to make the gift revocable(02.09.2015)

A gift made by deed cannot be revoked unless there is a condition that on the failure to perform the condition the gift could be revoked. The Court di.....

Tags : Gift, deed, revoke, conditional

Legal right of residence in property entitled married daughter to seek tenant’s eviction from it for her need(27.09.2016)

In instant case, Appellant is aggrieved by judgment of High Court reversing concurrent findings of Courts below holding that, Appellant’s daughter is .....

Tags : Eviction, Right, Bonafide Need

Jurisdiction vested where cheque delivered for collection(24.11.2015)

The Supreme Court accepted the explanation that pursuant to the Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Second Ordinance, 2015, “the place where a cheque i.....

Tags : Dishonoured cheque, jurisdiction, collection, drawee

Interest would be payable from date on which CENVAT credit is wrongly taken or utilized(03.11.2016)

Appellant is engaged in manufacture of electronic connector harness and other IT products availed CENVAT credit of duty paid on inputs and capital goo.....

Tags : CENVAT credit, Interest, Levy

Cabinet approves MoU between India and Belarus for Cooperation in the field of Vocational Education and Training(11.10.2017)

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its ex-post facto approval for a Memorandum of Understanding between India and.....

Tags : MOU, Approval, Vocational Education

Ossification test cannot be regarded as conclusive for ascertaining age of a person(30.11.2016)

Present appeals by special leave impugns judgment passed by High Court, whereby appeal filed by Appellants was dismissed affirming their conviction un.....

Tags : Age determination, Medical Opinion, Admissibility

Procedural requirements for Leave Travel Concession simplified(11.01.2016)

Department of Personnel and Training has simplified the application and settlement of the Leave Travel Concession claims by government employees. A ti.....

Tags : Leave travel concession, procedure, simplified

Composition and Ownership of Deposits with Scheduled Commercial Banks(11.01.2016)

The Reserve Bank of India released data related to the composition and ownership pattern of deposits with scheduled commercial banks as of March 31, 2.....

Tags : Scheduled banks, deposits, march 2015

General guidelines for implementation of e-payment of excise refund and rebate(12.01.2016)

The Central Board of Excise and Customs has prescribed procedure for e-payment of refund and rebate. The procedure is hoped to speed transfer of funds.....

Tags : Excise, e-payment, refund, rebate, authorised banks

Identification of Workers in Unorganised Sector(27.12.2017)

The Unorganized Workers' Social Security Act, 2008, defines an unorganized worker and provides for a self-declaration by such worker confirming that h.....

Tags : Identification, Workers, Unorganised Sector

Ministry of Women and Child Development launches e-Office(28.12.2015)

The Ministry of Women and Child Development has inaugurated its e-office, in another step towards paperless functioning. The system is hoped to bring .....

Tags : Ministry, e-office, digitised files

Arun Jaitley: Print Media needs to accept challenges put forth by Digital Age(29.12.2015)

The Minister of Information & Broadcasting, Finance and Corporate Affairs has called on print media to maintain its presence and sustain growth in eve.....

Tags : Press report, print media, objectivity

Court left appalled by “incomprehensible omissions” of police(16.12.2015)

The Supreme Court acquitted a man convicted for the murder of his wife after it was found that DNA evidence incriminating him was tested at a private .....

Tags : Dna, unaccredited, private laboratory, adverse inference

University established by law in State granting recognized dental qualification, is entitled to representation in Dental Council of India(08.12.2016)

Petitioner, by present petition, seeks a direction to Respondent – Union of India to accept nomination of an elected representative of Petitioner as a.....

Tags : Members list, Inclusion, Elected representative

Telecommunication (Broadcasting and Cable) Services (Fourth) (Addressable Systems) Tariff (Sixth Amendment) Order, 2015(29.12.2015)

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has released the Sixth Amendment to its Broadcasting and Cable Rules, in an effort to ensure choice availabl.....

Tags : Television, channels, reasonable price, discounted

India and Morocco sign MoU for enhanced co-operation in healthcare, JIPMER and Marrakech Mohamed VI University Hospital sign MoU for enhanced cooperation in Telemedicine(14.12.2017)

India and Morocco signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for enhanced cooperation in the health sector, here today. Shri J. P. Nadda, Union Minist.....

Tags : MoU, Signing of, Telemedicine

Air India complains "predatory" poaching of pilots(10.02.2016)

The Competition Commission of India dismissed Air India’s complaint against Indigo’s (InterGlobe Aviation) act of poaching its trained pilots for havi.....

Tags : Predatory recruitment, anti-competitive, training costs

To have territorial jurisdiction at Delhi, whole or part of cause of action would have to accrue at Delhi(19.12.2016)

Present writ petition impugns orders passed by Respondent/Central Bank of India/ employer whereby Petitioner has been inflicted punishment of dismissa.....

Tags : Proceedings, Jurisdiction, Cause of action

Motor Vehicles Act is social welfare legislation and if there is conflict between social welfare legislation and tax legislation, social welfare legislation will prevail(15.11.2016)

Petitioner-New India Assurance Company Limited filed instant petition challenging order passed by learned member of Maharashtra Accident Claims Tribu.....

Tags : TDS, Deductions, Limit

Deduction under Section 10A would be made while computing gross total income of eligible undertaking under Chapter IV of Act(16.12.2016)

The true and correct meaning and effect of provisions of Section 10A of Income Tax Act, 1961 is the principal issue arising for determination. Appella.....

Tags : Deduction, Computation, Gross total income

5th Bilateral Meeting on cooperation in the field of Traditional Systems of Medicine between India and Malaysia held in New Delhi(10.01.2018)

The 5th Bilateral Technical Meeting on cooperation in the field of Traditional Systems of Medicine between Govt. of India and Malaysia was held today .....

Tags : Bilateral Meeting, Cooperation, Medicine

Person who records dying declaration must be satisfied that deceased was in fit state of mind(19.01.2017)

In present criminal appeal, Accused-Appellant, has challenged judgment passed by Additional Sessions Judge, by which accused appellant was convicted f.....

Tags : Conviction, Dying Declaration, Credibility

Reducing documentary requirements for hedging transactions(07.04.2016)

The Reserve Bank of India released proposals to ease documentation requirements on residents for hedging currency risk arising out of trade transactio.....

Tags : hedging risk, derivate contracts, documentary evidence

An Empowered Expert Committee to select ten private and ten public institutions of Eminence(12.03.2018)

University Grants Commission (UGC) has issued / notified enabling regulatory architecture in the form of UGC (Declaration of Govt. Educational Institu.....

Tags : Empowered committee, Selection, Institutions

A special law shall prevail over the general and prior laws(14.12.2016)

Present Appellant filed an application before trial court to drop the proceedings against him. Trial court partly allowed application and dropped proc.....

Tags : Charge, Provisions, Proceedings, Validity

Prosecution under Section 182 of IPC void without following procedure prescribed under Section 195 of Cr. PC(10.01.2017)

Instant appeals arise out of criminal proceedings pending in Court of Additional Session Judge, Delhi in relation to offences registered under Section.....

Tags : Conviction, Procedure, Applicability

A charge-sheet or show cause notice, issued in course of disciplinary proceedings, cannot ordinarily be quashed by Court(13.02.2017)

Applicant has assailed memorandum of charges and order whereby Respondents have not considered grant of medical leave from 21st March, 2014 to 10th Ap.....

Tags : Charge, Proceedings, Delay

Ranking and Accreditation System for Higher Educational Institutions(02.04.2018)

The Ministry of Human Resource Development has launched the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) on 29th September, 2015 to rank institutio.....

Tags : Ranking, Accreditation System, Higher Educational Institutions

Several landmark initiatives launched by the Government to improve quality of Higher Education(02.04.2018)

The Central Government, the University Grants Commission (UGC) and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) are constantly endeavouring to im.....

Tags : Higher Education, Quality, Improvement

Liquidity Adjustment Facility - Repo and Reverse Repo Rates(06.04.2017)

As announced in the First Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2017-18 Resolution of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), it has been decided to keep.....

Tags : Repo-rate, Decision, Unchanged

Cabinet approves MoU on Cooperation in the field of Medicinal Plants between India and Equatorial Guinea(16.05.2018)

The Union Cabinet Chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its ex-post facto approval to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Cooper.....

Tags : MOU, Approval, Medicinal Plants

Creation of Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) in Department of Commerce(09.05.2018)

The Government of India carried out an Amendment to the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961 on May 7, 2018 substituting "Director.....

Tags : Creation, Directorate, Trade Remedies

AFI decision mandating permission for marathons invites competition enquiry(16.03.2016)

The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports brought proceedings against the Athletics Federation of India for alleged anti-competitive conduct before the.....

Tags : Competition, marathons, athletics federation

Accused committed murder of pregnant daughter sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life(28.02.2017)

Instant criminal appeal arises from judgment and final order passed by High Court of Karnataka wherein High Court has set aside order of acquittal pas.....

Tags : Sentence, Reduction, Validity

Top 30 Innovations of the Atal Tinkering Marathon Showcased(10.05.2018)

On the eve of the National Technology Day, ATL Marathon's Top 30 Innovations to be supported through industry partnerships.

In an effort to i.....

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News

Gujarat HC Refers Subsidised Rates Allotment of Plots Case Involving Judges to Larger Bench(12.08.2015)

Gujarat High Court has referred case dealing with allotment of residential plots to judges by Gujarat Government in a posh locality at subsidised ra.....

Tags : Gujarat High Court , Subsidised Rates Residential Plots Allotment

Supreme Court Rests Gujarat HC’s Notices on Judges' Plot Allotment(13.08.2015)

Supreme Court has put a stay on notices issued by Gujarat High Court to it's current and former judges and also a sitting SC judge over subsidised al.....

Tags : Supreme Court,subsidised allotment of residential plots case

Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Filed by Union Government Draging Armymen Into it(13.08.2015)

Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal filed by Union Government against an order of Delhi HC granting benefit to civilian employees in Army under Assu.....

Tags : Supreme Court , Armymen ,Assured Career Progression (ACP) scheme

Madras High Court Quashes Admission Notification Issued by Tamil Nadu Ambedkar Law University(13.08.2015)

Madras HC has quashed Tamil Nadu Ambedkar Law University's admission notification which does not prescribe any age limit and directed it to issue a fr.....

Tags : Madras High Court,Tamil Nadu Ambedkar Law University's admission notification

NGT Summons 38 On Their Refusal to Accept Notice Concerning Yamuna Nurseries(14.08.2015)

National Green Tribunal has ordered proprietors of 38 nurseries to appear before it after they allegedly refused to accept notice issued to them for c.....

Tags : National Green Tribunal,refused to accept notice,Yamuna

Delhi High Court Seeks Report on Implementation of Ban Orders on App-Based Cab Service(18.08.2015)

Delhi High Court has sought report from City Government's Transport and Traffic Departments on whether app-based cab service provider is still operat.....

Tags : Delhi High Court,App-Based Cab Service

Patent filing figures and trends(20.07.2016)

The Minister for Science and Technology, Y.S. Chowdary, released figures for patent filings in the country.

The number of patents filed in .....

Tags : patents, filed, foreign applicants

Providing Safety and Protection to Women Workers in Both Organised and Unorganised Sectors(25.07.2018)

The Government has provided protective measures especially to women workers in various labour laws like the Factories Act, 1948, the Mines Act, 1952, .....

Tags : Protection, Women Workers, Organised, Unorganised Sectors

Ninth Circuit Sets Fair Use Guideline through YouTube ‘Dancing Baby’ Copyright Ruling(24.09.2015)

On clash over copyright in “dancing baby” case, United States Court of Appeals for Ninth Circuit, in San Francisco has held that copyright holder mu.....

Tags : nited States Court of Appeals for Ninth Circuit, “dancing baby” case

Warner Music Group Loses Copyright over ‘Happy Birthday to You’ Song(24.09.2015)

United States District Court in Los Angeles has held that long claimed copyright on “Happy Birth day to You,“ the most popular tune in the English lan.....

Tags : ‘Happy Birthday to You’ Song,United States District Court,Warner Music Group

Sebi: Submit Corporate Governance Report in 15 days From Closure of Quarter(25.09.2015)

Sebi has directed listed companies to submit quarterly compliance report on corporate governance in a prescribed format within 15 days from close of e.....

Tags : Sebi,listed companies

Delhi HC Permits Red FM to Continue Broadcasting in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata till November 18(30.09.2015)

Delhi High Court has permitted Red FM to continue broadcasting in Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata circles till November 18. The licenses of the company were.....

Tags : Delhi High Court,Red FM

Punjab and Haryana HC Rejects CRPF IG's Plea Against Transfer(01.10.2015)

Punjab and Haryana HC while refusing to take plea of a senior officer of paramilitary forces against his transfer on grounds of hardship, has ruled th.....

Tags : Punjab and Haryana HC,armed forces

International Tribunal Fines Antrix With Rs 4,435cr(01.10.2015)

An international arbitration court has imposed Rs 4,435cr fine on Isro's commercial arm, Antrix, as damages to Devas Multimedia in regard to Devas-Ant.....

Tags : international arbitration court, Antrix,Devas Multimedia

SC: In National Interest, Scrap Quota in Higher Education Institutions(28.10.2015)

SC while dealing with issue of reservation in super-specialty courses in medical institutions, has said that there should really be no reservation in.....

Tags : SC , Quota in Higher Education

Diageo and United Spirits Settles Trademark War over Black Label(29.10.2015)

Trademark tussle between Diageo Brands BV and United Spirits' McDowell & Co Ltd over “Black Label” in the Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB).....

Tags : Diageo , United Spirits ,Trade mark lack Label

Gujarat High Court Issues Notice to Government, Police in Hardik Patel Sedition Case(30.10.2015)

Gujarat High Court has issued notice to State Government and city Crime Branch in connection with a plea challenging the case of sedition against Pate.....

Tags : Gujarat High Court, Hardik Patel Sedition Case

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.....

Tags : Madras HC , Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited,Udangudi Supercritical Thermal Power Project

Meghalaya HC Orders Centre to Enforce AFSPA in Garo Hills(03.11.2015)

Meghalaya High Court has ordered Centre to enforce Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, (AFSPA) 1958 in insurgency-ravaged districts of Garo Hills to co.....

Tags : Meghalaya High Court , Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, (AFSPA) 1958

SAT Sets Aside SEBI Approval to Set up SRO for MF Distributor(04.11.2015)

Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) has set aside an approval granted by Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to Institution for Mutual Fund .....

Tags : Securities Appellate Tribunal, Securities and Exchange Board of India, Institution for Mutual Fund Intermediaries, Self-Regulatory Organization

Steps taken to improve the quality of higher education(23.07.2018)

The Ministry has prepared draft Higher Education Commission of India Bill, 2018 to repeal of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Act, 1956 and for .....

Tags : Higher education, Quality, Improvement

Designated officer dealing externment proceedings has to record opinion that, witnesses not willing to give evidence in public(02.02.2017)

Instant Petition filed for quashing and setting aside of impugned orders passed by Ld. Divisional Commissioner, Aurangabad and Sub Divisional Officer,.....

Tags : Proceedings, Externment, Validity

Karnataka High Court Directs Students to Submit Individual Undertakings(07.10.2015)

Karnataka High Court has ordered all medical students, who have approached the court against law on 1-year compulsory service training in government h.....

Tags : Karnataka High Court,medical students

Bombay HC Provides BMC Last Opportunity to Decide Compensation Case of Man who Lost Fingers(09.10.2015)

Bombay High Court has provided a final opportunity to BMC to decide whether it will compensate a man, who claimed that he had lost his fingers due to .....

Tags : Bombay High Court,medical negligence ,BMC

Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement reached(05.10.2015)

The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement between North American countries and those in South-east and Far-east Asia was reached on 5 October, 2015. The.....

Tags : Trans pacific partnership, united states, china, asia, aiib

Dr.Reddy’s and Helsinn Settles Patent War over Anti-Nausea Aloxi Injection(14.10.2015)

Swiss pharmaceutical firm Helsinn Healthcare SA has settled patent litigations with Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd., relating to its anti-nausea injecti.....

Tags : Dr.Reddy’s , Helsinn, Aloxi Injection

Kerala HC Leaves it to RBI, IBA to Decide on Percentage of Marks in Qualifying Exam for Loans(14.10.2015)

Kerala High Court has left it to Central Govt., RBI and Indian Bankers Association (IBA) to decided whether minimum percentage of marks in qualifying .....

Tags : Kerala High Court , education loan

Delhi High Court Permits App-Based Taxis to Continue Diesel-Run Taxis till March 1, 2016(15.10.2015)

Delhi High Court has permitted app-based cab companies to ply diesel-run taxis from point to point in Delhi till March 1 next year by when they will h.....

Tags : Delhi High Court , app-based cab companies

CBDT Notifies Rule 10CB for Secondary Adjustments under Section 92CE of IT Act, 1961(19.06.2017)

Rule 10CB for operationalising the provisions of secondary adjustment has been notified by the Central Board of Direct Taxes on 15th June, 2017. It pr.....

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Medical Devices (Amendment) Rules, 2018(01.08.2018)

Whereas a draft of certain rules to amend the Medical Device Rules, 2017 was published as required under sections 12 and 33 of the Drugs and Cosmetics.....

Tags : Medical Devices, Amendment, Rules

Procedure to be followed by nominated agencies importing gold/ silver/ platinum under the scheme for 'Export Against Supply by Nominated Agencies'(23.07.2018)

1. Circular no. 27/2016-Customs dated 10.06.2016 was issued providing for a simplified procedure in view of non-applicability of warehousing provision.....

Tags : Procedure, Gold, Import

Pending RTI Applications(01.08.2018)

Central Information Commission (CIC) has informed that 23,978 second appeals/complaints are pending as on 26-07-2018. No data is maintained in respect.....

Tags : RTI Applications, Pendency, Speedy disposal, Steps

Release of user-centric views of TRAI website and unified Mobile-apps(08.08.2018)

TRAI has been striving to make the information available to the stakeholders in a transparent and easily accessible way. TRAI's website. is accessed b.....

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NGT Issues Notice to Govt. over Tiracol Dredging(10.11.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notices to Central, Goa and Maharashtra Government authorities including a private company in the alleged cas.....

Tags : National Green Tribunal , Tiracol Dredging

Delhi HC Extends Relief for Red FM Radio till 9 February(18.11.2015)

Delhi HC has extended relief to Red FM radio channel, allowing it to broadcast in New Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata till 9 February, though licence was se.....

Tags : Delhi HC , Red FM radio channel

Orissa High Court Provides Relief to Odisha Medicos(19.11.2015)

Orissa High Court while providing major relief to 124 students of Sardar Rajas Medical College of Kalahandi , has allowed State Government to adjust m.....

Tags : Orissa High Court, Sardar Rajas Medical College of Kalahandi,Odisha Medicos

SC Asks Centre to Draft MoP, Based on Suggestions Given by People(19.11.2015)

SC has asked Centre to frame draft of Memorandum of Procedure (MoP), based on suggestions given by people, to be followed by collegium for appointment.....

Tags : SC , Memorandum of Procedure , collegium, appointment of judges

Suzuki Motor Books Patent for Technology to Reduce Fuel Consumption(19.11.2015)

Japanese car major Suzuki Motor Corporation has booked an Indian patent for its invention relating to a control apparatus for motor vehicles, the tech.....

Tags : Suzuki , Patent for Technology to Reduce Fuel Consumption

Bombay HC Irks Over Retired Policemen Getting Government Houses(20.11.2015)

Bombay High Court has irked over Government decision to allot tenements on ownership basis to retired and serving policemen at city's BDD chawls. The .....

Tags : Bombay High Court , tenements on ownership basis to retired and serving policemen, Government

SC to take another look at NEET(11.04.2016)

The Supreme Court decided to reconsider its 2013 decision that had found the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test introduced by the Medical Council .....

Tags : neet, common entrance, examination, medical

For attracting the provisions of offence punishable Section 7 of Essential Commodities Act,1955/Act the order under Section 3 of Act is essential.(08.03.2017)

By way of filing these applications, Applicants have prayed to quash and set aside respective first information reports, registered against them for .....

Tags : FIR, Proceedings, Quashing

Standard operating procedures for discharge of bonds executed by nominated agencies/banks under Notification No. 57/2000-Customs dated 08.05.2000(08.08.2018)

1.References have been received from the exporter associations that there is an inordinate delay in release of bonds executed by the nominated agencie.....

Tags : Bonds, Discharge, Procedure

Karnataka HC Sets Aside Governor’s Sanction Order for Yeddyurappa’s Prosecution(24.11.2015)

Karnataka High Court while granting temporary relief to Ex- Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyappa, has directed Governor to have a fresh look at the sanction .....

Tags : Karnataka High Court , Ex- Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyappa

Supreme Court: No Trademark Allowed on Gods, Religious Texts(25.11.2015)

SC has ruled that names of gods or holy books cannot be trademarked to sell goods and services, as allowing such a thing could offend people’s sensibi.....

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SC Permits Accused to Bring on Record Taped Telephonic Conversations as Defence(25.11.2015)

Supreme Court for the first time has permitted an accused to bring on record taped telephonic conversations to prove his innocence in a child sexual a.....

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RBI Nod for "In-Principle" Approval to Set-up New TReDS under PSS Act 2007(25.11.2015)

RBI has given in-principle approval to NSE Strategic Investment Corporation Ltd and Small Industries Development Bank of India, Axis Bank and Mynd Sol.....

Tags : RBI , TReDS

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.....

Tags : Bombay HC , Iqlaque Fakir Mohammed Shaikh ,Gudrun Corvinus

Delhi HC Notice to CBI over 2010 Commonwealth Games-Related Street Lighting Scam(30.11.2015)

Delhi HC has issued notice to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on bail application filed by Superintending Engineer of Municipal Corporation of D.....

Tags : Delhi HC, 2010 Commonwealth Games-related street lighting scam

Conviction under Section 306 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 can be sustained only on positive act on part of accused to instigate or aid in committing suicide(06.03.2017)

In facts of present case, Applicant submits that, even reading of suicide note as it is, it does not disclose any grudge and grievance against presen.....

Tags : Mens rea, Proceedings, Validity

Passport department apathy blamed on uncooperative software(17.05.2016)

A mother’s name is sufficient in certain cases to apply for a passport, especially since a single woman can be a natural guardian and parent, the Delh.....

Tags : passport, father’s name, guardianship, procedure

Premium collected by Company on its share capital cannot be claimed as deduction(28.03.2017)

Appellant is a Limited Company engaged in business of manufacture and sale of various kinds of paints. For Assessment Year 1996-1997, Appellant (Asses.....

Tags : Assessment, Deduction, Entitlement

Value of medical evidence is only corroborative; it proves that, injuries could have been caused in manner alleged(25.04.2017)

Present appeal arises out of impugned judgment passed by a Division Bench of High Court of Madhya Pradesh, upholding conviction and sentence passed by.....

Tags : Conviction, Evidence, Credibility

Accused is entitled to benefit of doubt, when there is contradiction between medical and ocular evidence and latches in investigation(28.03.2017)

Ratio: Accused is presumed to be innocent until his guilt is proved beyond reasonable doubt

Instant appeals arise out of a common .....

Tags : Conviction, Evidence, Credibility

Immovability of goods is not a criteria for denying credit(24.03.2017)

Appellant is engaged in manufacture of cement. For manufacturing of cement, Appellant requires electricity which is used at various stages of producti.....

Tags : Cenvat Credit, Denial, Validity

GST exemption for products used by differently abled people(18.07.2017)

Specified assistive devices, rehabilitation aids and other goods for differently abled people attract the lowest (non-Nil) GST rate of 5%. Most of the.....

Tags : Exemption, Products, Differently abled

Exemption to Interest Income on Specified Off-shore Rupee Denominated Bonds(17.09.2018)

Interest payable by an Indian company or a business trust to a non-resident, including a foreign company, in respect of rupee denominated bond issued .....

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

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

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Karnataka HC Put Stay on Admission to KG Classes Under RTE Act(23.12.2015)

Karnataka HC has restrained State from sending children to pre-school sections such as lower and upper kindergarten for admission under Right to Educa.....

Tags : Karnataka HC, Right to Education (RTE) Act, Admission to KG Classes

Karnataka HC Relief for Six Deemed Universities(23.12.2015)

Karnataka HC has permitted six deemed-to-be universities to issue calendar of events for admission and to conduct independent entrance tests to select.....

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Union Environment Ministry Issues Strict Norms for Thermal Plants(23.12.2015)

Union Environment Ministry has notified revised norms of emission standards for coal-based thermal power plants in the country and made it mandatory f.....

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Delhi HC Issues Notice To Ansal Brothers In Evidence Destruction Case(24.12.2015)

Delhi High Court has issued notice to Ansal brothers and others on a plea seeking transfer of a case of alleged destruction of evidence in the 1997 Up.....

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Bombay High Court Serves Notices to Vedanta, Cairn India to Explain Merger(29.12.2015)

Bombay High Court has issued notices to Vedanta, Cairn India -and their directors over a shareholder's petition alleging that Vedanta used complex tra.....

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Indore Firm To Pay $100,000 For Using Pirated Software(29.12.2015)

As per settlement reached, which was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court and approved by a judge, Pratibha Syntex Ltd., headquartered in Indore, has a.....

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Standards of Quality of Service Regulations and results test drives in Mumbai and Delhi(15.10.2015)

Pursuant to its ‘test drives’ to assess service quality of various telecom providers in the Mumbai and Delhi, TRAI has concluded there had been no sig.....

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Insurance Guidelines on "Indian owned and controlled"(19.10.2015)

Insurance Regulatory Development Authority of India has introduced guidelines pursuant to the Insurance Laws (Amendment) Act, 2015. The Guidelines men.....

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UJALA scheme launched in Melaka, Malaysia(06.09.2017)

Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) , under Ministry of Power, Government of India has launched UJALA (Unnat Jyoti by Affordable Lighting for Al.....

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Cabinet apprised of the MoU between India and South Korea for enhancing cooperation in Applied Science and Industrial Technology(26.09.2018)

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has been apprised of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and South Kore.....

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Legal proceedings cannot be initiated without completing assessment proceedings(14.06.2017)

In facts of present case, Appellant imported P-68 watch movement from Hong Kang and filed Bills of Entry. On basis of invoice issued by overseas suppl.....

Tags : Proceedings, Demand, Maintainability

Uniformity in the procedure for obtaining samples of goods at the Exchange accredited warehouses.(16.10.2018)

1. Majority of the agricultural commodities traded on exchange platform requires assaying. The number and size of the samples are determined by the na.....

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Amendment in para 5.25 of HBP 2015-20 of the Handbook of Procedures (HBP) of Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2015-20(09.10.2017)

In exercise of the powers conferred under Paragraph 1.03 of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP), 2015-20, the Director General of Foreign Trade, hereby mak.....

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Cabinet apprised of MoU between India and the Russian Federation for the development of cooperation in transport education(01.11.2018)

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has been apprised of the following two instruments, namely, a Memorandum of Underst.....

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Delhi HC Rejects Bayer’s Plea Against Dr Reddy's Launch of Xarelto(30.11.2015)

Delhi High Court has rejected injunction petition filed by German drug maker Bayer seeking direction for blocking Dr. Reddy's Labs from commercial lau.....

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Allahabad HC to Govt.: Frame Rules to Include Divorced Daughter in Family(30.11.2015)

Allahabad HC has ordered Principal Secretary (Law) to take necessary steps within 4 months so that a “divorced daughter” can be included in definition.....

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SC Asks Karnataka Government to Move to HC for Lifting Stay against Yeddyurappa(01.12.2015)

Supreme Court has asked Karnataka Government to approach High Court to lift stay on probe into three land-related cases in Bengaluru against former Ch.....

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SEBI Eases Penal Provision for Deemed Public Offers(01.12.2015)

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has said that unlisted companies raising funds through securities without having a public offer document.....

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Madras HC Makes Production of Life Certificates of Principal Landowners Must for Registration(02.12.2015)

Madras HC has upheld authority of Inspector General of Registration (IGR) to issue circular instructing Sub-Registrars across State to insist on produ.....

Tags : Madras HC ,Inspector General of Registration , sale deeds for registration

Gujarat HC Seeks Details on Illuminated Hoardings Placed on City Streets(02.12.2015)

Gujarat HC has sought details about illuminated hoardings placed on city streets whose glares affect vision of vehicle drivers temporarily blinding th.....

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High Level Committee recommends completion of homes in the stalled projects of Noida, Greater Noida and Yamuna Expressway(24.09.2018)

Recommendations to help completion of the projects & deliver possession to home buyers at the earliest at the cost already conveyed to them by the dev.....

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Export of Red Sanders wood by Directorate of Revenue Intelligence and Governments of Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra - Extension of time regarding(03.10.2018)

In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 read with Para 1.02 of the Foreign Trade Policy.....

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Refund application beyond period specified could not be entertained unless refund was a consequence of declaration of provision as unconstitutional(23.09.2016)

Appellant had imported Heavy Melting Steel Scrap. Appellant committed inadvertent mistake and paid excess amount in respect of Bills of Entry. Present.....

Tags : Refund, Time Barred, Grant

Testimony of an injured accused and his deposition has to be relied upon(04.08.2017)

In the facts of present case, Appellant has been charged under Section 307/34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) for causing gunshot injury to PW-2 by a.....

Tags : Conviction, Legality, Evidence, Credibility

Special knowledge or practical experience useful to banking companies(24.11.2016)

In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 10A(2)(a)(ix) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, Section 19A(1)(a)(viii) of State Bank of India Act, .....

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Third Protocol to the Convention between Government of India and New Zealand notified(07.11.2017)

The Third Protocol for amendment of the Convention between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of New Zealand for the avoidance.....

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Reserve Bank of India imposes monetary penalty on FINO Payments Bank Limited(05.11.2018)

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, on October 31, 2018, imposed a monetary penalty of Rs. 10 million on FINO Payments Bank Limited (the bank) for co.....

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Expenditure on solicitor’s eye operation not business expense(28.10.2015)

The Bombay High Court upheld an order of the ITAT excluding expenditure by the Assessee on eye treatments to improve vision. The Tribunal had determin.....

Tags : Personal expense, business, tax, deduction

Adjudicatory proceedings before Tribunal will not be affected by the provisions in the Companies Act(07.09.2017)

In present matters, execution applications have been filed and are pending. Matters are against S. Tel Pvt. Ltd. which is facing liquidation proceedin.....

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An appeal shall lie only from the final order passed by a Court(15.09.2017)

The present writ petition has been filed challenging the order passed by the learned Financial Commissioner in Revision Petition whereby the learned F.....

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Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Issues Standard Operating Procedure for Acceptance of Transport Related Information in Electronic form(18.12.2018)

The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has issued Standard Operating Procedure (SOPs) ensuring that vehicle owners may be allowed to present their .....

Tags : Procedure, Information, Electronic form

Proved circumstances must be consistent only with hypothesis of guilt of Accused and totally inconsistent with his innocence(08.01.2018)

Present appeal preferred by the State challenges the judgment of the High Court acquitting the Respondent under Section 302 of Indian Penal Code, 186.....

Tags : Acquittal, Validity, Evidence, Credibility

A moral opinion howsoever strong or genuine cannot be a substitute for legal proof(04.01.2018)

The Appellant faced trial and convicted for offences punishable under Sections 498-A/302 of the Indian Penal Code,1860 (IPC) on the accusation that he.....

Tags : Conviction, Evidence, Credibility

Court has to consider effect of subsequent development on bona fide need of landlord(07.02.2017)

Instant appeal by way of special leave is preferred against order passed by High Court wherein High Court affirmed order passed by Additional District.....

Tags : Eviction, Bonafide need, Entitlement

Suppression (intentional and deliberate) cannot exist when relevant fact forming basis of demand already within knowledge of department(06.02.2017)

Appellant is a wholly owned subsidiary of Amway Corporation, USA and is engaged in business of direct selling of products in different segments. Servi.....

Tags : Demand, Extended period, Invocation

For erroneous credit availed, even if, not utilized, interest could be applicable for the normal period of limitation(19.01.2018)

In the facts of present case, the Appellant had wrongly taken excess credit of Rs. 9,97,32,292 during the period September 2008 to January 2009 on imp.....

Tags : Excess credit, Interest, Payment

Export of Red Sanders wood by Government of Karnataka - Extension of time(03.01.2019)

In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 read with Para 1.02 of the Foreign Trade Policy.....

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Regulations for a four year B.Ed. integrated course published in official gazette in November, 2018(03.01.2019)

The recruitment and service conditions of teachers are primarily in the domain of State Governments/UT Administrations. The Central Government through.....

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Auction purchaser can challenge the action of forfeiting it’s deposit by secured creditor before DRT(27.11.2017)

The present appeal is filed against the final judgment passed by the Delhi High Court whereby the Division Bench of the High Court had dismissed the a.....

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

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

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Benefit of any alternate hypothesis which is reasonably discernible from record must necessarily be given to the accused(25.01.2018)

The Appellant seeks to assail the judgment rendered by the learned Ad-hoc Additional Sessions Judge, by and under which, the Appellant is convicted fo.....

Tags : Conviction, Evidence, Credibility

Clarification of 'initial assessment year' in Section 80IA (5) of the IT Act(15.02.2016)

The Central Board of Direct Taxes issued a clarification to the ‘initial assessment year’ for the purposes of Section 80IA(5) of the Income Tax Act, 1.....

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Vehicles on Alternative Fuels(13.12.2018)

To promote alternate fuels and to bring down pollution levels across the country, Government has taken proactive steps to promote environment friendly.....

Tags : Alternative Fuels, Pollution, Reduction

WAQF properties will be utilized for Socio-Economic Empowerment of the needy sections of the society – Report of Committee on WAQF properties lease rule(17.01.2019)

Union Minister for Minority Affairs Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today said here that the Central Government under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri N.....

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SC Rejects FIMI Plea Against Retrospective Levy of Social Impact Fund(08.12.2015)

SC has refused to entertain plea by lobby group Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (FIMI), which challenged retrospective levy of royalty for its.....

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NGT Continues Stay on Expansion by Numaligarh Refinery(09.12.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has refused to stay its order restraining Numaligarh Refinery Limited from carrying out any construction activity in the.....

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Punjab and Haryana HC: No Reimbursement for Medical Bills of Fathers-In-Law(10.12.2015)

Punjab and Haryana HC has ruled that woman government employees cannot claim reimbursement for medical expenses incurred on their fathers-in-law.

Tags : Punjab and Haryana HC, Medical Bills

Delhi HC to Govt.: Make NMVs Operational by January 1(11.12.2015)

Delhi High Court has directed Delhi Government to make Non-Motorised Vehicle (NMVs) lanes in the city operational by January 1 to encourage the use of.....

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RBI Revises Norms for 'When issued' Security(11.12.2015)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in order to encourage trading in ‘When Issued’ transactions in government securities, has allowed banks to take short posi.....

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NGT Denies to Stop Chopper Service for Kedarnath Shrine(11.12.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has denied to prevent flying of helicopters in eco-sensitive zone at Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary in Uttarakhand and ask.....

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Salman Khan acquitted of hit-and-run(10.12.2015)

The Bombay High Court acquitted Salman Khan of wrongdoing in a motor vehicle accident in 2002. It stated that prosecution failed to establish his pres.....

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It is the duty of the first appellate court to scan evidence on record and pleadings and answer all issues(29.03.2018)

The case of the Plaintiff is that, he is the natural born son of Ekadasi Sahu. He was adopted by Naran Sahu. On 8th August, 1966, Naran Sahu executed .....

Tags : Deed, Execution, Right

Mere payment of contributions after filing of case will not absolve employer from his liability(27.04.2018)

In facts of present case, on November 19, 2014, Enforcement Officer, Employees Provident Fund Organization (Opposite party No. 2) inspected the establ.....

Tags : Provident Fund, Deposit, Default, Proceedings, Quashing

Condition of building is not so essential. If it is shown that building is bona fide required by landlord for immediate purpose of demolition, eviction could be ordered(25.04.2018)

Aggrieved by the order reversing the order of eviction passed by the Rent Controller, Petitioners, who are trustees of Sri Mouna Swamigal Madam, also .....

Tags : Eviction, Bonafide need, Grant

Burden of proof to establish that transaction was entered into by pardanashin lady, after clearly understanding its nature, rest upon person who seeks to sustain a transaction(30.04.2018)

In instant case, Defendant No. 1 is the Appellant against a confirming judgment. Plaintiffs-Respondent Nos. 1 and 2 instituted the suit for declaratio.....

Tags : Gift deed, Execution, Fraud

Transaction which is recorded in defiance of prohibitory order shall have to be branded as illegal, if not void(10.03.2017)

In facts of present case, Petitioner is objecting to decision rendered by Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunal. Petitioner is purchaser of flat. The flat.....

Tags : Deed, Transaction, Validity

Decree of court of law being sacrosanct, execution thereof not to be thwarted on mere asking and on purported grounds having no bearing on executability thereof(21.03.2017)

The subject matter of impeachment is the order rendered by High Court of Judicature at Madras, thereby rejecting prayer of Appellant/plaintiff/decree-.....

Tags : Decree, Execution, Proceeding

Right to medical claim cannot be denied merely because name of hospital is not included in Government Order(13.04.2018)

The jurisdiction of present Court has been invoked by the Petitioner by filing present writ petition against the alleged unfair treatment meted out to.....

Tags : Reimbursement, Medical claim, Entitlement

Guilt of Accused must be proved beyond all reasonable doubts(19.04.2017)

Instant appeal is against judgment passed by High Court, whereby High Court while allowing appeal of Respondent Nos. 1 & 2, set-aside judgment convict.....

Tags : Acquittal, Validity, Evidence, Credibility

Order of acquittal passed by first Appellate Court cannot be reversed, merely because re-appreciation of evidence leads to another possible view, unless view taken for acquittal is manifestly illegal(24.05.2018)

Aggrieved by the Judgment passed by the learned Fast Track Court Judge, the State has preferred present appeal. By the impugned Judgment and Order, th.....

Tags : Acquittal, Validity, Evidence, Credibility

Once cenvat credit has been availed in respect of input services, same cannot be disallowed by taking recourse to any thumb Rule or formula(22.05.2018)

The Appellant was availing cenvat credit under Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004 and, during the period under dispute, availed a total credit of about Rs. 4.4.....

Tags : CENVAT credit, Denial, Validity

Refund claim cannot be converted into rebate claim without following prescribed procedure(15.05.2017)

In facts of present case, Appellants are engaged in manufacture of excisable goods falling under Chapter Heading 7308 90 90 of Central Excise Tariff A.....

Tags : Refund, Entitlement, Procedure, Compliance

Once there is inherent power in Government to grant extension of services, subject to certain limitations in public interest, there cannot be absolute fetter on such power(28.06.2018)

Controversy in present petition pertains to the post of Chief Electrical Engineer in the Electricity Department of Government of Goa. The Petitioner a.....

Tags : Feeder post, Promotion, Grant

SC to Centre: Let Retired Brigadier Not Be Harassed(05.01.2016)

SC has taken exception to Centre's move challenging an order of Armed Force Tribunal by which a retired brigadier was exonerated of all charges in rec.....

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Karnataka HC Quashes Land Cases against BS Yeddyurappa(06.01.2016)

Karnataka High Court has quashed proceedings against Ex- Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa in relation to 15 FIRs registered by Lokayukta police over den.....

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President Gives Nod to SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act and others(08.01.2016)

President has given nod to Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act; Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Ac.....

Tags : Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act; Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act; Commercial Courts,Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts Act; Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Act, 2015

SC Dismisses Center’s Appeal Against 2012 Judgment by Punjab and Haryana HC(08.01.2016)

SC has shot down yet another attempt by Centre to deny differently-abled three per cent reservation in promotional posts and dismissed an appeal filed.....

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NGT Issues Notice to Chandigarh Administration(08.01.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued a notice to the Chandigarh Administration for January 14 on a petition filed by the Confederation of All Indi.....

Tags : National Green Tribunal, Confederation of All India Traders

RBI Allows Banks to Extend Non-Fund Based Credit(08.01.2016)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed banks to extend non-fund based credit, not the usual form of normal loans and thereby lifted the old age ban.

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When sender has dispatched notice by post with correct address, then it can be deemed to have been served upon the sendee(19.04.2018)

The Applicant, through present application moved under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC), has invoked the inherent jurisdiction o.....

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Madras High Court Rejects Plea of Insurance Firm(25.01.2016)

Madras High Court has irked over a nationalised insurance company vehemently resisting payment of a claim for angioplasty under a medical insurance co.....

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NCDRC to Builder: Pay Rs 20k/Month Penalty for Delay in Project(25.01.2016)

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has ordered Parsvnath Developers to pay a monthly penalty to buyers for delay in handing over .....

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Central Information Commission Asks if Subsidy was Given to Medanta Hospital(27.01.2016)

Central Information Commission has directed the Centre and Haryana Government to inform it that whether the private hospital Medanta Medicity was give.....

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Calcutta High Court : Police Not Sincere in Arresting TMC Member(28.01.2016)

Calcutta High Court has observed that police were not sincere in their attempt to arrest Kaizar Ahmed, a South 24 Parganas district zilla parishad mem.....

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NGT Issues Warrant Against Lucknow-Based 5-Star Hotel(29.01.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued bailable warrant against a Lucknow-based five-star hotel for its failure to appear before it and not filing r.....

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CIC Asks Centre and Haryana, Medanta was Given Subsidy in Land Allotment or Not(29.01.2016)

Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed Centre and Haryana Government to disclose if private hospital Medanta was given any subsidy or conce.....

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SC Agrees To Reconsider Jail For Ansals in Uphaar Fire Tragedy Case(08.01.2016)

Supreme Court has agreed to reconsider whether Gopal and Sushil Ansal, builders of the Uphar cinema in Delhi where nearly 60 people died in a fire in.....

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SC Says Vehicle Overloading Cant be Sole Ground to Deny Insurance(11.01.2016)

SC has ruled that overloading of vehicle cannot be sole ground for insurance company to reject claims for damages caused to vehicle in a road accident.....

Tags : SC , National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, overloading of vehicle

SC to AAP: Explain How Stenos Selected(11.01.2016)

SC, over petition by Ved Prakash Aggarwal, who questioned rationale behind spending Rs 21 lakh every month from exchequer for two data entry operators.....

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Apple Books Patent on Two Techniques, Tip Self-Healing Tech, Dual Rear Cameras in Future iPhone(11.01.2016)

Apple has been granted two new patents by United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for "Automated Maintenance of an Electronic Device" and fo.....

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Gujarat HC Admits Bail Application of Serial Blasts Accused(11.01.2016)

Gujarat HC has admitted bail application filed by one of the 2008 serial blasts accused, Mohammed Samee Bagewadi, and sought the State Government's re.....

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CCI Issues Combination Regulations to Streamline Norms for M&A Filings(13.01.2016)

Competition Commission of India (Procedure in regard to the transaction of business relating to combinations) Amendment Regulations, 2016, has been no.....

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Bihar Govt. Levies Luxury Tax on Samosas, Kachoris , Namkeens Etc.(14.01.2016)

Bihar Govt. has decided to impose Value Added Tax of 13.5% on a host of items counted as luxury products, including sweets costing more than Rs.500 a .....

Tags : Bihar Govt. , Value Added Tax, Samosas, Kachoris, Namkeens

Allahabad HC Extends Relief to Freedom 251 Makers(08.04.2016)

Allahabad HC has extended relief provided to makers of smartphone Freedom 251 and directed that no coercive steps should be taken against the three pr.....

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Centre Issues Rules for Packaged Commodities(11.04.2016)

Centre has issued amended rules for labeling of packaged commodities like rice, atta, dal and salt. Govt. has notified that it will set up monitoring .....

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SC Questions Delhi Police over Presence of Some Unsolicited Persons in Court(12.04.2016)

SC has questioned Delhi Police over presence of some unsolicited persons in black robes in a courtroom where JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar was allege.....

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Madras HC Irks at Practice of Regularising Unauthorised Constructions(12.04.2016)

Madras HC has irked and disapproved practice of courts sympathising with people who purchase land earmarked for public purposes, such as schools and p.....

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Kerala HC: Puttingal Temple Fire Tragedy Should be Inquired by CBI(12.04.2016)

Kerala HC, while hearing Justice Chidambaresh's plea seeking ban on high decibel firecrackers, has observed that Puttingal temple fire tragedy should .....

Tags : Kerala HC, Puttingal temple fire tragedy , National Human Rights Commission

SC: Private Schools Need Govt.’s Prior Approval to Fire Teachers(18.04.2016)

SC has upheld validity of Section 8(2) of the Delhi School Education Act (DSEA) which requires the managements of the private unaided schools to obtai.....

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Delhi HC Says, Unauthorised Speed Breakers Should be Removed(26.05.2016)

Delhi HC has said speed breakers constructed on public roads without authorisation or recommendation of traffic police and not conforming to prescribe.....

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Military Tribunal Rejects Army Jawan’s Triple Talaq Plea(27.05.2016)

Armed Forces Tribunal, Lucknow bench, has rejected the "triple talaq” by an Army jawan through ex parte proceedings, and said no person in the shadow .....

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SEBI’s Directions to Listed Firms on Audit Qualifications(30.05.2016)

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has asked all listed companies to disseminate the cumulative impact of all audit qualifications in a sep.....

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SC Put Stay on AFT Order Demoting Mehta from Lt General to Brigadier Rank(31.05.2016)

SC has stayed an Armed Force Tribunal (AFT) order demoting an officer of the rank of Lt General to Brigadier for allegedly misrepresenting facts and i.....

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SEBI Puts Rules for Mutual Funds to Restrict Redemptions(01.06.2016)

To curtail mutual fund houses' powers to suddenly restrict redemptions from a scheme, markets regulator SEBI has put in place a set of rules and also .....

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Bombay HC Seeks Details of Facilities Given to Nanded Migrants by State(09.06.2016)

Bombay High Court has asked the State Government to provide details about the facilities provided to those who migrated from drought-affected Nanded t.....

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Delhi HC Stays CIC Order to Disclose IB Report on Whistle-blower(09.06.2016)

Delhi High Court has stayed Chief Information Commission (CIC) order directing the Intelligence Bureau (IB) to make public its report on alleged haras.....

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When an expert body certifies that, facilities in a medical College are inadequate, it is not for Courts to interfere with assessment, except for very cogent jurisdictional reasons(01.06.2018)

In facts of present case, Vedantaa Institute of Academic Excellence Pvt. Ltd. and Vedantaa Institute of Medical Sciences, Respondent Nos. 1 and 2 here.....

Tags : Deficiencies, Inspection report, Medical College

State Government Obliged To Provide Medical Treatment To Prisoners In Need(18.06.2018)

By way of this writ petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India, prayer has been made on behalf of petitioner seeking his release on par.....

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Railways take measures to control ticket booking using automated software(19.01.2016)

The Ministry of Railways has taken measures on its IRCTC website to control ticket booking using automated software. These include a more comprehensiv.....

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Steps Taken by Government for Conservation and Promotion of Medicinal Plants(05.02.2019)

As per information of the Botanical Survey of India (BSI), an organization under Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change estimated more than.....

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Court sponsored rule-flouting? Overloading and absent helmet not considered for contributory negligence(18.07.2016)

A refusal of the Himachal Pradesh High Court to take seriously overloading of two-wheel vehicles and non-wearing of helmet by riders while assessing c.....

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In a criminal case, resting entirely on circumstantial evidence, all circumstances are required to be proved solidly beyond reasonable doubt(20.07.2018)

The Appellant was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, under Section 302 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) in Sessions Case and was sentenced to.....

Tags : Conviction, Circumstantial evidence, Credibility

CENVAT credit on GTA service is not eligible from factory to buyer's premises and eligible only upto place of removal which is factory gate(09.07.2018)

The Appellants are manufacturers of radiators and parts and are availing the facility of CENVAT credit of duty paid on inputs and service tax paid for.....

Tags : Credit, Eligibility, Demand, Confirmation

Substantial benefits cannot be denied because of procedural irregularity(20.07.2018)

In facts of present case, the Appellant, who is engaged in the manufacture of Textile Chemicals & Oil has two units that is unit number-III and unit n.....

Tags : Cenvat credit, Demand, Validity

RBI requires frequent updates on CP and UFCE investments(23.06.2016)

Investment by banks and financial institutions in commercial papers will have to be reported monthly to all credit information companies, the Reserve .....

Tags : commercial paper, unhedged exposure, reporting, credit company

ECI Advisory to media - Refrain from telecasting/publishing programmes with respect to prediction of results in any form during the prohibited period(08.04.2019)

The Election Commission of India has issued an advisory to all the media (electronic and print) to refrain from telecasting/publishing programmes whic.....

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RBI Working Paper No. 02/2019: Cross-border Trade Credit: A Post-Crisis Empirical Analysis for India(08.05.2019)

The Reserve Bank of India today placed on its website a Working Paper titled "Cross-border Trade Credit: A Post-Crisis Empirical Analysis for India" u.....

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Revised Procedure for electronic filing of Central Excise returns and for electronic payment of Excise duty and Service tax arrears under the new portal www.cbic-gst.gov.in(08.05.2019)

Attention is invited to the Circular No.956/17/2011-C.Ex dated 28.9.2011 issued by the Board with regard to the procedure for electronic filing of CE .....

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Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Amendment Rules, 2019(01.05.2019)

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1), (2), (3), (4), (8), (9), (10) and (11) of section 125 and sub-section (6) of section 124, rea.....

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Accused is not conferred with any right to claim test identification parade(02.08.2018)

In instant case, the Accused pleaded not guilty and claimed to have been implicated falsely, therefore, wanted to be tried. At the trial, the prosecut.....

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Armed Forces Tribunal Jabalpur gets extended jurisdiction(03.05.2016)

The Central Government notified extended jurisdiction for the Armed Forces Tribunal at Jabalpur effect 9 May 2016. Within its territorial jurisdiction.....

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Proceeds from unlisted share sale to default to ‘Capital Gain’ head(05.05.2016)

The Central Board of Direct Taxes directed its offices that income from transfer of unlisted shares irrespective of period of holding would be taxable.....

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CCIL now approved counterparty for electronic IRS transactions(05.05.2016)

The Reserve Bank of India notified the Clearing Corporation of India Ltd. as an approved counterparty for interest rate swap transactions undertaken o.....

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Clarification in respect of transfer of input tax credit in case of death of sole proprietor(28.03.2019)

Doubts have been raised whether sub-section (3) of section 18 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (hereinafter referred to as 'CGST Act') .....

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Reporting and Accounting of Central Government Transactions of March, 2020(17.03.2020)

1. Please refer to Circular DGBA.GBD.No.2394/42.01.029/2018-19 dated March 20, 2019 advising the procedure to be followed for reporting and accounting.....

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NGT Imposes Green Fine of Rs 15 Crore on Hospital(27.07.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed environmental compensation of Rs 15 crore on Human Care Charitable Medical Trust, a hospital in Sector 6, Dw.....

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Madras HC Dismisses “Beedi” Manufacturers’ Appeal(28.07.2016)

Madras HC has dismissed a batch of writ appeals filed by Beedi manufacturers, including with regard to a dispute over payment of wages less than that .....

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MCOCA Court Convicts Abu Jundal in Aurangabad Arms Haul Case(28.07.2016)

Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) Court, Mumbai, has held Abu Jundal (a key plotter of the 26/11 terror attacks) and others, guilty i.....

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Patna HC Sets Aside BJP MP Chhedi Paswan’s Election(29.07.2016)

Patna HC has set aside election of BJP MP from Sasaram, Chhedi Paswan, for “hiding mention of a case” in the affidavit he filed for the 2014 Lok Sabha.....

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SC to Zee News Editors: Submit Voice Samples in Extortion Case(29.07.2016)

SC has directed Zee News Editors Sudhir Chaudhary and Samir Ahluwalia to submit their voice samples in connection with a case of alleged extortion fro.....

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

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

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Rajya Sabha Passes Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill and Dentist (Amendment) Bill(02.08.2016)

Rajya Sabha has passed the Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill, 2016, and the Dentist (Amendment) Bill, 2016, seeking to amend the Indian Medical .....

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Inclusion of GIA, Israel and GIA, Japan as authorized laboratories for certification/ grading of diamonds of 0.25 carat and above-reg(14.05.2018)

In exercise of powers conferred under Paragraph 1.03 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020, as amended from time to time, the Director General of Fore.....

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

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

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TDS Surveys by Income Tax Department unearths huge defaults in deduction and deposit(04.03.2020)

In a major breakthrough, the Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) wing of the Income Tax Department has unearthed default of TDS of Rs. 324 crore in the case .....

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Review of Norms regarding Regaining Matched Book for Commodity Derivatives Segment(03.03.2020)

1. SEBI vide Circular SEBI/HO/CDMRD/DRMP/CIR/P/2016/77 dated September 01, 2016, inter alia, prescribed norms to regain matched book vide Clause '5' o.....

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Reserve Bank of India imposes monetary penalty on South Indian Bank Limited(19.06.2019)

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by order dated June 13, 2019, monetary penalty of Rs.1 million on South Indian Bank Limited (the bank) fo.....

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Procedure for availing Transport and Marketing Assistance on Specified Agriculture Products-claims to be made on per kilogram basis for the shipments by air(12.05.2020)

Consequent upon issuance of Notification No. 17/3/2018-EP (Agri. IV) dated 27.04.2020 by Department of Commerce and in exercise of the powers conferre.....

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Transfer of subscribed capital by RBI to the Central Government upon payment of the face value of the subscribed capital(29.04.2019)

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of section 4 of the National Housing Bank Act, 1987 (53 of 1987), the Central Government hereby.....

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Hedging of Foreign Exchange Risk - Final Directions(07.04.2020)

Draft regulations reviewing facilities for "Hedging of Foreign Exchange Risk by Residents and Non-Residents" were released for public comments in Febr.....

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Gravity of crime, motive for crime, nature of crime and all other attending circumstances have to be borne in mind while imposing sentence(01.08.2018)

Judgment passed by the High Court of Judicature at Rajasthan is questioned in present appeal by the State with the prayer for enhancement of sentence......

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Swasth ke Sipahi deliverying essential services and medicines at doorstep of patients and elderly under Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana(07.04.2020)

Pharmacists, popularly known as "Swasth ke Sipahi", of Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Kendra , are deliverying essential services and medicines at doorst.....

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Extension of timeline for finalization of audited accounts(06.07.2020)

1. Please refer to para 18(2) of the Master Direction on Systemically Important Non-Deposit taking Company and Deposit taking Company (Reserve Bank) D.....

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Procedure for allocation of import authorization of Power tillers(15.07.2020)

In exercise of powers conferred under Paragraph 1.03 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020 read with Paragraph 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015.....

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Madras HC: Not Mandatory to Disclose Caste in Application Forms for Admission(16.06.2016)

Madras HC has ruled that persons who do not wish to disclose their caste or religion in application forms for admission to educational institutions in.....

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TVS Motor Books Patent for a New Gearshift Assembly(16.06.2016)

TVS Motor has booked patent for a gearshift assembly for Semi-Automated Manual Transmission (SMT) vehicle, which could change the way the rider shifts.....

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Jammu And Kashmir HC Asks for Formulation of Policy On Heavy School Bags(16.06.2016)

Jammu And Kashmir HC has asked education department to come up with a policy on reducing burden of heavy school bags on children within three months, .....

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Karnataka HC Put Stay on DRT’s Order for 3 Months Issuing Demand Notice to UBHL , Kingfisher Airlines(20.06.2016)

Karnataka HC has put stay for three months on Debt Recovery Tribunal's (DRT) order issuing a demand notice to Vijay Mallya-owned United Breweries Hold.....

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Delhi HC Dismisses Chaturvedi's Plea(28.06.2016)

Delhi HC has rejected plea by Indian Forest Service officer and AIIMS Deputy Secretary Sanjiv Chaturvedi against withdrawal of work allocated to him a.....

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Delhi HC to Courts: Be Sensitive to Disabled Witnesses(28.06.2016)

Delhi HC, while awarding a five-year rigorous imprisonment term to accused for molesting a deaf-and-mute minor girl, has said that courts must be sens.....

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Bombay HC Says, Ship Can’t be Barred from Sailing Off over Detained Cargo(29.06.2016)

Bombay HC has said that a ship cannot be barred from sailing off merely because its cargo has been detained by a court order in a dispute between two .....

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Right to redemption survived only till confirmation of sale and not thereafter(19.06.2017)

In facts of present case, Appellants' Suit for redemption of mortgage was decreed by Principal Junior Civil Judge. Decree was reversed in AS No. 65 of.....

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Minor defect in investigation on part of Investigating Officer does not take away prosecution case(23.06.2017)

Instant appeal is against judgment passed by Additional District & Sessions Judge, Fast Track 1st Court, convicting Appellant for offence punishable u.....

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Relatives of husband should not be roped in on basis of omnibus allegations unless specific instances of their involvement in crime are made out(21.08.2018)

In instant case, Respondent No. 2 submitted a complaint to the Police Station, Cyberabad, alleging harassment by her husband and his family members in.....

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SC Junks Suicide Attempt Case against Punjab’s Girl-Turned-Boy(03.08.2016)

SC has quashed a nine-year-old attempt to suicide case filed against a Punjab–based woman who slashed her wrist to express “infinite” love for her fem.....

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

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

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Green Tribunal Reserves Judgment in MPT Dredging Case(04.08.2016)

NGT (Green Tribunal) has reserved its judgment in complaint regarding capital dredging undertaken by Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) to facilitate entry of .....

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Rajya Sabha Passes GST Bill(04.08.2016)

Rajya Sabha has passed the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Second Amendment) (GST) Bill, 2014.

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Gujarat HC Grants Bail to HIV Positive Murder Accused(08.08.2016)

Gujarat HC has granted bail to a murder accused who is HIV positive and is at an advanced stage of the disease.

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Delhi HC Rejects PIL on UPCMET Admissions(09.08.2016)

Delhi HC has refused to entertain a PIL alleging corrupt practices in the admission process for medical colleges in Uttar Pradesh through the UP Combi.....

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President Nods for Two More Bills(11.08.2016)

President has given assent to Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2016 and National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research (A.....

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Delhi HC: All Taxis to Charge Government-Set Fares after Aug 22(12.08.2016)

Delhi HC, while clamping down on surge pricing by app-based cab service providers, has set August 22 as deadline after which app-based cab service pro.....

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Bombay High Court to Civic Body: Install Yellow LED Lights at Queen's Necklace(10.08.2015)

Bombay High Court has directed Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation to replace white LED lights put at Marine Drive with golden yellow ones so that it b.....

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Gujarat High Court Serves Notice to Gujrat Government on Subsidized Plots Allotment to Judges(11.08.2015)

Gujarat High Court has issued notices asking State Government as well as 27 judges over allotment of residential plots at concessional rate. Forty-two.....

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Karnataka HC to State: Do not Take Any Coercive Action against Vedanta Limited over FDT Issue(12.08.2016)

Karnataka HC has directed State Government not to take any coercive action against Vedanta Limited for non-payment of Forest Development Act (FDT) in .....

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SC Orders Shabir Ahmed Mir's Post Mortem be Conducted under Supervision(16.08.2016)

Supreme Court has ordered exhumation and post-mortem examination of the body of Shabir Ahmed Mir and said it would be conducted under supervision of S.....

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NGT Issues Notice to EDMC over Dumping of Waste near School(17.08.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT), on plea alleging that reckless dumping of garbage and municipal solid waste near a school in East Delhi was causing hea.....

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P&H High Court Issue Notice to Chandigarh Administration on paying of VAT on Discount Amount(19.08.2016)

P&H High Court has issued notice of motion to the Chandigarh Administration asking to file a reply as to why their order directing the automobile agen.....

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Departmental inquiry can continue despite acquittal of delinquent in a criminal case(18.08.2018)

The present writ petition has been filed for quashing the order issued by the District & Sessions Judge, whereby and whereunder, the Petitioner has be.....

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Bombay High Court Confirms Life Sentence of Man for Killing Pregnant Wife(19.08.2015)

Bombay High Court has confirmed life sentence awarded to a man for killing his pregnant wife by setting her afire for not meeting his dowry demands.

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SC Stays Patna HC Order Setting Aside Election of BJP MP Chhedi Paswan(30.08.2016)

SC has stayed a Patna HC order setting aside election of BJP MP Chhedi Paswan and said it would examine whether politicians need to mandatorily declar.....

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Bombay HC Permits Deemed Varsity to Conduct Medical Admissions Based on Entrance Test, State Ranking(31.08.2016)

Bombay HC has allowed Deemed Universities to carry out admissions to medical courses and stayed Central Government move that allowed Maharashtra Gover.....

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SC Junks Vedanta's Plea(01.09.2016)

Supreme Court has rejected Vedanta Ltd.'s plea seeking export of iron ore in Karnataka.

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Madras HC Stays 18 Defamation Cases against 'Nakkheeran' Editor R R Gopal(02.09.2016)

Madras HC has stayed further proceedings in 18 defamation cases filed by TN Government against Tamil bi-weekly 'Nakkheeran' Editor R R Gopal.

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Bombay HC: Viewing Pirated Films Online not an Offence(05.09.2016)

Bombay HC has said it is inaccurate to suggest that merely viewing an illicit copy of a film is a punishable offence under the Copyright Act.

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Bombay HC: Unwanted Pregnancy can Harm Mental Health(05.09.2016)

Bombay HC, while observing that forcing woman to carry on with unwanted pregnancy amounts to causing grave injury to her mental health, has directed a.....

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Streamlining of Unit Quantity Codes (UQCs) in DGFT's EDI system and Customs' Icegate(14.09.2020)

1. It has been observed that the usage of harmonized standard UQC (Unit Quantity Codes) at the time of filing of Shipping Bills and Bills of Entry in .....

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Allahabad High Court Quashes Amendment Brought in UP Education Department’s Rules(14.09.2015)

Allahabad HC has quashed amendments brought in UP Education Department’s Rules through which shiksha mitras (Graduates appointed by BSP through Govt. .....

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RBI Permits Importers to Raise Trade Credit in Rupees(15.09.2015)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed resident importers to raise trade credit in rupees, with riders. It can be raised after entering into a loan a.....

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NGT Imposes Fine of Rs 50,000 on EDMC(16.09.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed fine of Rs 50,000 on East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) for indiscriminate dumping and burning of munic.....

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Punjab and Haryana High Court Rejects Appeal for PMET Retest(22.09.2015)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has rejected appeal filed by 15-odd students seeking retest of Punjab Pre-Medical Entrance Test (PMET) 2015, conducted b.....

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Dr Reddy's, BioMarin Settles Patent Dispute Over Kuvan 100mg Tablets(22.09.2015)

BioMarin Pharmaceutical has entered into a settlement agreement with Dr Reddy's Laboratories to resolve patent litigation in the US regarding Kuvan, t.....

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Bombay HC: Women Entitled to End Pregnancy Regardless of Reason(21.09.2016)

Bombay HC has held that scope of Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act should extend to "mental health" of a woman and she should be "allowed to opt ou.....

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Madras HC Summons Principal Secretary, Department of School Education(21.09.2016)

Madras HC has directed Principal Secretary, Department of School Education, to appear in court with records on November 7 in connection with a public .....

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NGT to Uttarakhand: Slap 50K Fine on Hospitals over Improper Disposal of Bio-Medical Waste(20.07.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed hospitals in Uttarakhand to ensure proper collection, segregation and disposal of bio-medical and solid was.....

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Lok Sabha Passes Bills to Replace NEET Ordinances(20.07.2016)

Lok Sabha has passed The Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill and The Dentists (Amendment) Bill, which seek to amend The Indian Medical Council Act.....

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Punjab and Haryana HC Grants Relief to Retired Aided School Staff(22.07.2016)

Punjab and Haryana HC has ruled that retired employees of government-aided privately managed schools in Chandigarh are entitled to encashment of their.....

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Madras HC: Law should not Hinder Reconciliation(25.07.2016)

Madras HC, while quashing case registered against a family under Section 498A of IPC, has said that courts are expected to take balanced and holistic .....

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Himachal HC Issues Notice to Authorities over Private School Fee Hike(26.07.2016)

Himachal Pradesh HC has stayed fee hike by a private school in Shimla and has issued notices to Secretaries of State Education Department and Union Hu.....

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SC: Need Minimum Qualification for Being a Judge(26.07.2016)

SC has said that for selecting a judge, there has to be a minimum qualification, while refusing to entertain a petition that sought a lower qualificat.....

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Post-dated cheques given as security against advance do not constitute a legally enforceable liability(14.08.2015)

When cheques are given as security against an advance, and could not be encashed unless the account between the parties was settled, the amount of suc.....

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Deceased student entitled to compensation against future prospects even if unemployed(12.08.2015)

The Court rejected the arguments of the Appellant that the deceased did not have future prospects as the income worked out by the MACT was notional. I.....

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When suit is filed on basis of an open, mutual and current account, limitation commences at end of financial year for which the transactions are entered into(24.08.2018)

Present Regular First Appeal under Section 96 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC) is filed by the Plaintiff in the suit impugning the Judgment .....

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Employee of company has same locus standi as creditor(24.08.2015)

A three-judge bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court answered the question, whether an employee of a company qualifies as a creditor of the company, i.....

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Hardik Patel’s application against sedition order dismissed(01.10.2015)

The Gujarat High Court turned down Hardik Patel’s application to recall a previous order by which the judge had called for an investigation to determi.....

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Only Inspector appointed by Central Government or State Government by notification in official Gazette is competent to launch prosecution(07.09.2018)

In present matter, the case of the Petitioners is that, Petitioner No. 1 is a Public Limited Company having its registered office. The Petitioner No. .....

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'Grievance Resolution between listed entities and proxy advisers' - Extension of timeline for implementation(27.08.2020)

1. SEBI had issued 'Procedural Guidelines for Proxy Advisors' vide Circular No. SEBI/HO/IMD/DF1/CIR/P/2020/147 dated August 03, 2020. Further, SEBI ha.....

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Debts Recovery Tribunal (Procedure) Amendment Rules, 2020(27.08.2020)

1.In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 36 of the Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act, 1993 (51 of 1993), the Ce.....

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A litigant can take different stands at different times but cannot take contradictory stands in the same case(08.10.2018)

The Appellant is an assignee of debt by the Industrial Finance Corporation of India Ltd. ("IFCI") for the outstanding of Mahendra Petrochemicals Ltd. .....

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AYUSH Ministry inks MoU with Industry Bodies to promote Medicinal Plants cultivation(24.09.2020)

In a historic event today, the National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Ministry of AYUSH signed an MoU through virtual meeting with the major AYUSH an.....

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National GIS-Enabled Land Bank System(23.09.2020)

Government has integrated Industrial Information System (IIS) portal with the GIS System of six States in first phase to provide updates on land avail.....

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Supreme Court Imposes Rs 60 Crore Fine on Ansal Brothers in Uphaar Cinema Fire Tragedy Case(19.08.2015)

Supreme Court has imposed a fine of Rs 60 crore on Ansal brothers in connection with 18-year-old Uphaar Cinema Fire Tragedy Case.

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Supreme Court Junks CBI’s Plea for Further Hearing in Uphaar Fire Tragedy Case(21.08.2015)

Supreme Court has junked plea filed by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for further hearing in Uphaar Fire Tragedy Case.

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Supreme Court Stays NCDRC's 12% Interest Penalty on Unitech(21.08.2015)

Supreme Court has stayed order of National Consumers' Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) imposing a penalty on real estate developer Unitech Ltd. f.....

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NGT Slams Centre and State on Operation of Helicopters in ESZ of Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary(25.08.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has slammed Union Environment and Forests Ministry, Uttarakhand Govt National Board of Wildlife over threat to forest de.....

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MP High Court Issue Notices to Pvt Medical College, State Govt. and MCI For Giving Illegal Admissions(26.08.2015)

MP High Court has issued notices to State Director of Medical Education and Medical Council of India (MCI) while hearing petition demanding inquiry ag.....

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Madras HC: Marriages Can’t be Dissolved through Settlement Deeds(14.09.2016)

Madras HC has said that married couples cannot legally dissolve their marriages by simply entering into a mutual written agreement titled ‘Divorce Set.....

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

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

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Allahabad High Court Set Aside Akhilesh’s Appointments in UP Higher Education Services Commission(08.09.2015)

Allahabad High Court has set aside appointment of three senior members (Veer Singh Yadav, Rudal Yadav and Anil Kumar Singh) of UP Higher Education Ser.....

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Madras HC Allows Chinese Consortium Plea Against BHEL's Tender for Power Project in Tamil Nadu(08.09.2015)

Madras HC has allowed Chinese consortium’s appeal filed against evaluation of tenders for Ennore Super Critical Thermal Power Project by Tamil Nadu Go.....

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SC Asks Maharashtra Govt. to Fill Vacant Seats through Centralized Counseling in Medical Colleges(29.09.2016)

SC has extended deadline till October 7 for Maharashtra to complete the process of medical admissions and held that all vacant seats in Maharashtra wi.....

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Delhi HC Seeks Reply from Registrar on Using Hindi in Lower Courts(29.09.2016)

Delhi HC has asked for a response from its Registry on a petition that sought acceptance of petitions drafted in Hindi in all district courts in the N.....

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Delhi Consumer Commission Imposes Fine of Rs. 25 Lakh for Medical Negligence on Hospital and Doctors(29.09.2016)

Delhi Consumer Commission has directed a private hospital and two orthopaedics to pay Rs. 25 lakh as compensation to a patient who had suffered 40 per.....

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Madras HC Stays UGC’s Restraint on Distance Education Courses(30.09.2016)

Madras HC has stayed operation of a communication sent by University Grants Commission (UGC) in July this year directing Madurai Kamaraj University to.....

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SEBI Chairman launches Securities Market Trainers (SMARTs) Program - a new SEBI initiative for enhancing Investor Education activities(25.11.2020)

Shri Ajay Tyagi, Chairman, SEBI launched the Securities Market Trainers (SMARTs) progamme in Mumbai today. The SMARTs programme is a new initiative of.....

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RTI does not override fiduciary relationship in mediation(24.11.2015)

The Central Information Commission held that though the Right to Information Act, 2005 would override the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, Sect.....

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Executive Directors are authorized to extend validity of waiting lists of candidates for further period of one year(13.11.2017)

The Petitioner, working as Junior Engineer with Respondent No. 1-the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Limited ("the MSEDCL") has approached .....

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Orders passed by NCDRC in exercise of its jurisdiction are subject to appeal before the Supreme Court(07.11.2017)

Present appeals have been brought before this Court invoking Section 37(1)(a) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, as amended by Arbitration.....

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High Court had power to prevent abuse and quash confronted proceeding, if any attempt is made to abuse the authority(29.10.2018)

The present petition has been filed to set aside the order convicting Petitioner under Section 376, 323 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC), and the orde.....

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NCDRC Orders Testing of 13 Samples of Maggie Noodles(16.10.2015)

National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has ordered 13 samples of Nestle India’s Maggi instant noodles to be sent to a government-run .....

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Allahabad HC Seeks Govt.’s Reply over Detention of Medha Patkar(16.10.2015)

Allahabad HC on plea challenging detention of social activist Medha Patkar in Allahabad when she was going to meet villagers protesting against acquis.....

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Madras HC: Pay Rs. 25,000 to Orphanage for Wasting Time of the High Court(19.10.2015)

Madras HC has ordered two villagers, who were involved in an armed clash with their relatives on account of a quarrel over a local temple festival but.....

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Bombay HC Denies to Grant Relief to Doctors against MCI Action(26.10.2015)

Bombay HC has denied to grant relief to a bunch of doctors who challenged orders of Medical Council of India and Maharashtra Medical Council against t.....

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Colgate-Palmolive Successfully Books Indian Patent for a Powered Toothbrush(27.10.2015)

Colgate-Palmolive Company has received Indian patent for an invention titled Powered Toothbrush, as it has satisfactorily met with various objections .....

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Reserve Bank Asks to Replace 17.5 Lakh Debit Cards(20.10.2016)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked banks to replace debit cards whose security is suspected to have been compromised after being used in some Autom.....

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Karnataka HC Stays Execution of Death Sentence of Convict in Rape & Murder Case(20.10.2016)

Karnataka High Court has stayed execution of Umesh Reddy, who was sentenced to death in a rape and murder case, till Court adjudicates his plea for co.....

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An employee, in discharge of his duties, is required to exercise higher standard of honesty and integrity(11.09.2017)

Present appeal is against the final judgment passed by the High Court whereby the Division Bench of the High Court allowed the appeal filed by the Lif.....

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When there is omission to put material evidence to Accused by Trial Court, prosecution cannot be said to be guilty of not adducing or suppressing such evidence(28.09.2018)

The Appellant assails his conviction by the High Court under Section 376(2)(f) of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) sentencing him to ten years rigorous i.....

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Delhi HC: Gender Identity Key to Control One's Life(06.10.2015)

Delhi HC while deciding rescue of a US-based NRI transgender, has allowed her to immediately return to US and ordered her parents to arrange a return .....

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Madras HC Directs TN Agricultural University to Fill up Vacant ‘Lapsed Seats’(14.10.2016)

Madras High Court has directed Tamil Nadu Agricultural University to consider representation by Association of Self Finance Agriculture Colleges seeki.....

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Punjab & Haryana HC Rules ‘Employee can Exceed Earned Leave Limit’(17.10.2016)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has ruled that accumulated unutilised leave of an employee cannot be reduced to 300 days even if he is entitled to leave.....

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Punjab & Haryana HC Notices UGC over Not Recognising Distance Education Degrees(17.10.2016)

Punjab and Haryana HC has asked University Grants Commission (UGC) to explain rationale behind not recognising Distance Education Degrees acquired by .....

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

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

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NGT Directs AAP Government to Submit Quantum of Waste Generated by City Hospitals(17.10.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT), while asking medical bodies to ensure proper collection, segregation and disposal of bio-medical waste in National Capi.....

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Graded relaxation in visa and travel restrictions(22.10.2020)

In view of the situation arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of India had taken a series of steps to curtail the inward and outward m.....

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Cabinet approves the Memorandum of Understanding between India and Cambodia on cooperation in the field of Health and Medicine(29.10.2020)

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has approved the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India an.....

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TRIFED exchanges MoU with IFFDC to promote livelihood generation of tribal people(18.01.2021)

TRIFED, as the nodal agency working for the empowerment of tribals, is focusing its efforts on finding new ways to improve the lives and the livelihoo.....

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Act of issuance of process is a serious business; a trial cannot be based on vague and incomplete allegations in complaint(26.09.2018)

Present application has been filed for invoking inherent powers of present Court, by the original accused No. 2 in order to challenge order of issue o.....

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Relaxation in adherence to prescribed timelines issued by SEBI due to Covid 19(13.04.2020)

1. In wake of the current nationwide lock down of 21 days as directed by Government of India due to issue of Covid-19, a need has been felt to extend .....

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Central Government hereby specifies the sovereign wealth fund, namely, the CDC Group Plc as the specified person for the purposes of clause (23FE) of Section 10 of the Income-Tax Act, 1961(13.05.2021)

1. In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause (vi) of clause (b) of the Explanation 1 to clause (23FE) of section 10 of the Income-tax Act, 196.....

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Procedure for seeking prior approval for change in control of SEBI registered Portfolio Managers(12.05.2021)

1. Regulation 11 of the SEBI (Portfolio Managers) Regulations, 2020 prescribes the conditions of registration as a Portfolio Manager. Vide SEBI (Portf.....

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Madras HC to TN: Pay Rs 28 Lakh Compensation for Giving Laughing Gas to Patient Instead of Oxygen(05.09.2016)

Madras HC has directed Tamil Nadu Government to pay Rs 28.37 lakh as compensation to the family of a woman who died in 2012 due to medical negligence .....

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SC Clarifies, Sedition Charges Can't be Slapped for Criticising Government(06.09.2016)

SC has clarified that sedition charges cannot be brought against a person merely for raising a voice against the government or its policies.

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Calcutta HC Scraps Pvt. Medical College's Admission List for Management Quota Entry(06.09.2016)

Calcutta HC has scrapped entire list of 77 medical candidates published by KPC Medical College and Hospital for admission under management quota, send.....

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SC Stops Hero Ecotech Limited from Using Trade Name ‘Hero’(07.09.2016)

Supreme Court, while providing relief to bicycle maker Hero Cycles, has restrained rival Hero Ecotech Limited from using the trade name ‘Hero’ for its.....

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Madras HC Orders Action against Complainant Who Paid Rs 20 Lakh(08.09.2016)

Madras HC, while voicing concern over use of money to get medical seats, has ordered action by police and Income Tax authorities against a complainant.....

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SC: Tainted' Officials Lose Anti-Prosecution Shield when Transferred(08.09.2016)

SC, while providing investigating agencies a significant handle to go after officials accused of corruption, has ruled that no sanction will be requir.....

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SC: Conduct Counselling to Fill Vacant PG Seats in Government Medical Colleges(09.09.2016)

SC has rejected special leave petitions of Medical Council of India and directed that counselling to be done to fill up vacant seats in government med.....

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Accused is entitled to get discharge, if there is no material on record to attract ingredients of offences alleged(29.10.2018)

The Petitioner herein has filed Petition under Section 227 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) praying to discharge him from case pending on th.....

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Bombay HC Notices Ajit Pawar, Yavatmal MLC in Irrigation Scam(21.10.2016)

Bombay High Court has issued notices to Ex-Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and NCP MLC from Yavatmal Sandip Bajoriya in a PIL that alleged massive ir.....

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Madras HC Directs PAG to Pay Family Pension to Adopted Daughter(21.10.2016)

Madras High Court has slammed Principal Accountant General (PAG) for returning a proposal sent by an Additional Assistant Educational Officer (AAEO) i.....

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Rajasthan HC Rejects Cairn India’s Plea to Refund Education Cess(21.10.2016)

Rajasthan High Court has rejected a petition of Cairn India Energy seeking refund of Education Cess and Secondary Education Cess amounting to Rs.300 c.....

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RBI Permits 100% FDI in Regulated Financial Services(21.10.2016)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has permitted 100 % foreign direct investment in 'Other Financial Services' carried out by NBFCs, a move which will help a.....

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Delhi HC Dissolves Strained Matrimonial Knot(24.10.2016)

Delhi HC, while dissolving a marriage, has said that, a couple trying to take advantage of an "unfortunate incident" of abortion in their litigation a.....

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Madras HC Raises Concern over Unauthorised Construction in Kodaikanal(24.10.2016)

Madras High Court has warned that there is every possibility that Kodaikanal, situated around 2,000 metres above sea level in Dindigul district, could.....

Tags : Madras High Court, Kodaikanal, Unauthorised Construction

Madras HC Refuses to Reconsider its Order Prohibiting Registration of Unapproved Plots(24.10.2016)

Madras High Court has indicated that its earlier order prohibiting registration of unapproved plots converted as house-sites was not a blanket ban, bu.....

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Punishment to be awarded for a crime must not be irrelevant but it should conform to and be consistent with atrocity and brutality which the crime has been perpetrated(09.10.2018)

Present jail appeal has been preferred by Accused Appellant against judgment and order passed by Sessions Judge convicting and sentencing Appellant fo.....

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Allahabad High Court : Rape Borned Child has Right over Assaulter’s Property(05.11.2015)

Allahabad High Court has ruled that a child born out of rape will have inheritance rights over property of assaulter, the “biological father”.

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Delhi High Court Raps Govt. over Delay in Creating NMV Lanes(06.11.2015)

Delhi High Court has irked over delay by Delhi Government and Civic Agencies in creating Non-Motorised Vehicle (NMV) lanes in Delhi despite the direct.....

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CBI Court Acquits Ex- Karnataka CM Yeddyurappa in Bribery Case(27.10.2016)

CBI Special Court has acquitted Ex-Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa and all others accused of accepting Rs 40 crore in kickbacks from mining c.....

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Patna HC Quashes Notification Banning Use of Alcohol in Ayurvedic Medicines(28.10.2016)

Patna High Court has quashed Bihar Government's Notification banning use of alcohol for manufacturing Ayurvedic and Homeopathic medicines in view of p.....

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SEBI Tightens Norms for Credit Rating Agencies(02.11.2016)

Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has asked Credit Rating Agencies to frame detailed rules for rating criteria, processes and responsibili.....

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Consumer Forum Orders 3 Months Jail Term to Chennai Based Builder(02.11.2016)

Northern Chennai District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has ordered three months imprisonment for a city-based realtor, in a case in which Chennai.....

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Government to Fix Minimum Wage Rate for Unskilled Agricultural Labour(02.11.2016)

Labour Ministry has decided to fix minimum wage at Rs 350 per day for Unskilled Agricultural Labour in C-class towns in central sphere to be effective.....

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Directions for dividing the property by metes and bounds is beyond the scope of powers of the Tribunal(10.10.2017)

The Petitioner impugns the order passed by the Maintenance Tribunal (under Maintenance & Welfare of the Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007). By the.....

Tags : Relinquishment deed, Legality, Transfer, Direction

True nature of document has to be determined in facts of each case; precedents, in abundance, will not suffice alone(24.10.2017)

The Plaintiff's suit for redemption of mortgage, decreed by the trial Court and affirmed in first appeal, having been reversed by the High Court, the .....

Tags : Document, Nature, Sale deed, Option to repurchase

A transfer would not be annulled, if the same is made in the ordinary course of business or in good faith and for valuable consideration(25.10.2017)

Present appeal is against the notice of the Official Liquidator and against the report of the One Man Committee constituted by this Court. It is only .....

Tags : Prohibitory orders, Knowledge, Report, Validity

Once Session judge has found that order of authority is not accordance with law, then that order cannot be quashed(28.10.2017)

In the instant petition, the Petitioner has assailed the validity of the order passed by Additional Sessions Judge, whereby the order passed by Petiti.....

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Testimony of an injured witness can be acted upon even without any corroboration as he is having a special status in law(16.11.2018)

Present Criminal Appeal is preferred by the Appellants who have been convicted by the learned Sessions Judge, vide impugned judgment and sentenced to .....

Tags : Conviction, Legality, Witnesses, Credibility

Presumption under Section 113B of Evidence Act can be drawn only where ingredients of Section 304B of IPC are fulfilled(21.12.2016)

In facts of present case, FIR under Section 304B/34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC), was registered on basis of statement made by complainant. After .....

Tags : Conviction, Evidence, Credibility

Power to punish for contempt vested in a Court of Record does not extend to punishing for contempt of superior Court(02.01.2017)

In present appeals, Appellants called in question the correctness of an order passed by a Division Bench of High Court of Delhi whereby Appellants hav.....

Tags : Proceedings, Suo-motu, Contempt, Jurisdiction

Arbitrator has power to recall his earlier order of termination of proceedings if sufficient cause is shown by claimant(30.12.2017)

By present petition, the Petitioners have prayed for condonation of delay, in filing petition and prays that, the Procedural Order Sheets passed by th.....

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Case of demand of dowry must co-relate with marriage or pre-marriage stage and not every demand after marriage will come within purview of dowry(06.12.2018)

Present application under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) has been filed to quash the proceeding of case under Sections 498A, 3.....

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Advisory Guidelines to Pay Salary to Unorganised Sector(24.07.2019)

Advisory/ Guidelines were issued for Payment of Wages through Bank/ digital mode to the employees, as per the details given below:

1) Letter.....

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E-Committee of Supreme Court releases draft model rules for live-streaming and recording of court proceedings(07.06.2021)

The e-Committee, Supreme Court of India has released the Draft Model Rules for Live-Streaming and Recording of Court Proceedings and has invited input.....

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Parties to an arbitration agreement have autonomy to decide on both procedural and substantive law(15.12.2016)

In instant case, Parties entered into a contract and disputes arose between them. Contract contained an arbitration Clause and Centrotrade invoked it......

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Deposit of compensation amount in government treasury is not equivalent to compensation paid to landowners/persons interested(20.12.2016)

Instant Petition by Petitioners claiming to be legal heirs of owner of land situated at Talavali village, Taluka and District Thane within municipal l.....

Tags : Acquisition, Compensation, Proceedings, Lapse

Officer dealing externment proceedings against person has to record his opinion that witnesses not willing to give evidence in public against that person(19.12.2016)

In order to fulfill mandate of Section 56 (1) (b) of Maharashtra Police Act, designated officer dealing externment proceedings has to record his opini.....

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State has no power to legislate in respect of denatured alcohol which is incapable of human consumption(13.12.2017)

The Petitioners are manufacturers of denatured spirit and have obtained a license for manufacturing under the Rules. The Petitioners claim that they h.....

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Right of appeal is not restricted to parties to suit only(30.11.2018)

Instant petition has been preferred by Petitioner under Section 104 of the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir read with Article 227 of the Constitution.....

Tags : Status quo, Independent suit, Remedy

Bombay HC Rules Restraining Demolition of Dilapidated Building Dangerous to Both Tenants & Passerby(06.10.2016)

Bombay HC, while dismissing a petition filed by two tenants of an old dilapidated building in Vile Parle challenging BMC's directive, has said, "Allow.....

Tags : Bombay HC, tenants, dilapidated building, Vile Parle

SC Notices Centre & UP Government over Exemption to Minority Schools under Right to Education Act(06.10.2016)

SC has issued notice to Centre & Uttar Pradesh Government on a plea seeking a relook by a constitution bench on whether minority institutions both aid.....

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SC Slams Centre over Noncompliance of its Direction to Tackle Drought(06.10.2016)

SC has slammed Central Government and States for not complying with its directions to supply food grain to the drought-affected areas under the Nation.....

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SC Grants Relief to Domicile Candidates Seeking Admission in Medical Courses(06.10.2016)

SC, while giving a major relief to domicile candidates seeking admission to MBBS course through NEET counseling, has ordered to give preference to med.....

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Delhi Court Seeks Clarification from Election Commission on Smriti Irani’s Educational Qualification(07.10.2016)

A Delhi Court has sought further clarifications from the Election Commission of India over a plea alleging Smriti Irani’s educational qualifications t.....

Tags : Delhi Court, Election Commission of India, Smriti Irani, Educational Qualifications

Delhi HC: Install Warning Signs for All Speed Breakers(12.10.2016)

Delhi HC has taken note of surprise speed breakers that prove dangerous for motorists plying on city roads and ordered corrective action to prevent ac.....

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Extended period of limitation is only applicable in case of fraud, collusion, wilful mis-statement, suppression of facts or contravention of provision with intent to evade payment of Service Tax(04.12.2018)

The present appeal is directed against the impugned order passed by the Commissioner (Appeals) whereby the Commissioner (A) has rejected the appeal of.....

Tags : Demand, Confirmation, Extended period, Legality

SC Put Stay on Admission to Unclaimed Medical Seats in All-India Quota(21.09.2016)

SC, on a petition filed by students in Delhi who have sought a second chance at claiming 15% seats in government institutes for NRIs and students from.....

Tags : SC, private medical and dental colleges, Admission

Himachal HC to MMMC: Start Admissions of MBBS Students(21.09.2016)

Himachal Pradesh HC has directed Principal of Maharishi Markandeshwar Medical College (MMMC) give admission to 150 students in MBBS course as per list.....

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SC Scraps Medical Admissions through Private Counselling in MP(23.09.2016)

SC has cancelled admissions to private medical and dental colleges done through private counselling sessions in Madhya Pradesh and instead ordered a c.....

Tags : SC, Medical Admissions

Jharkhand HC Seeks Answer on Patient Served Meal on Floor in Hospital(26.09.2016)

Jharkhand HC has taken suo-moto cognizance after a mentally challenged patient at State's biggest medical college hospital was served meal on the floo.....

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NGT Lifts Stay, Elevated Road Back On Track(26.09.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has lifted its stay on construction of an elevated road on land belonging to a bird sanctuary, enabling Ghaziabad Develo.....

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SC Pulls up Bihar in Shahabuddin’s Trial in Murder Case(27.09.2016)

SC, while pulling up Bihar Govt., has indirectly blamed it for delayed murder trial of Ex-RJD MP Mohammed Shahabuddin, a factor which might have helpe.....

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Calcutta HC Directs Private Medical Colleges to Follow MCI Admission Rules(27.09.2016)

Calcutta HC has asked private medical colleges in West Bengal to follow Medical Council of India Guidelines on admission of students under management .....

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Once Investigating Officer submitted final report on conclusion of investigation, High Court was not justified in interfering with criminal proceedings(22.01.2019)

In instant matter, the Appellant herein-original Complainant filed a Criminal Complaint against the private Respondents herein-the original Accused be.....

Tags : Proceedings, Quashing of, Validity

Guidelines for preferential issue of units and institutional placement of units by a listed Real Estate Investment Trust(27.11.2019)

Regulation 2(1)(zd) of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Real Estate Investment Trusts) Regulations, 2014 ("REIT Regulations"), defines a "prefe.....

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Several measures taken by DoCA to provide simple and speedy redressal for consumer disputes(10.12.2020)

Central Consumer Protection Authority refers Honey Adulteration matter to Food Regulator FSSAI & extends cooperation in investigation for taking class.....

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Pune ITAT: Higher Education Abroad Is No Bar for Claiming Interest on Edu Loans for Tax Deduction(02.12.2015)

Pune Income-tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has held that deduction for interest paid on educational loans taken for higher studies will be allowed from.....

Tags : Pune Income-tax Appellate Tribunal , Edu Loans for Tax Deduction

Chhattisgarh HC: Married Daughter Eligible for Compassionate Appointments(03.12.2015)

Chhattisgarh High Court has observed that a married daughter is eligible to get government job of her deceased's father on compassionate grounds.

Tags : Chhattisgarh High Court, married daughter, Compassionate Appointments

Orissa HC Grants Bail to Sarathi Baba's Adopted Son(03.12.2015)

Orissa High Court has granted conditional bail to Satyam Roul, the 20-year-old adopted son of arrested self-styled godman Santosh Roul alias Sarathi B.....

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Delhi HC: Ensure Free Treatment to Acid Attack Survivor(24.11.2016)

Delhi HC has directed AAP Government to provide free medical treatment to an acid attack victim who suffered injuries in a 2009 attack.

Tags : Delhi HC, medical treatment, acid attack

Supreme Court Raps Centre over Failure to Make Buildings Disabled-Friendly(25.11.2016)

Supreme Court has slammed Central Government for doing precious little to make Government buildings disabled-friendly.

Tags : Supreme Court, Government buildings, disabled-friendly

Delhi HC Notices AAP Government, Delhi Police over Missing JNU Student(28.11.2016)

Delhi HC has sought reply from police and AAP government on plea that despite Najeeb Ahmed, a student of JNU, missing for 40 days a probe has not been.....

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Kerala HC: Law Degree Not Compulsory for Reporting Case Proceedings(28.11.2016)

Kerala High Court has said there had not been any stipulation that law graduates alone could cover Court proceedings.

Tags : Kerala HC, Degree, Reporting, Case Proceedings

Presumption of innocence in favour of Accused is fortified by acquittal order; if view of High Court is reasonable, present court should not interfere with same(14.01.2019)

The instant appeals arise from the judgments of the High Court passed in Death Reference and Criminal Appeal. Vide the impugned judgments, the High Co.....

Tags : Acquittal, Evidence, Credibility

Man in possession of stolen goods soon after theft is either thief or received goods knowing them to be stolen, unless he can account for his possession(14.01.2019)

The present revision is against the judgment of conviction by the Judicial Magistrate First Class, by which the applicant ('accused') came to be convi.....

Tags : Conviction, Legality, Evidence, Credibility

Bombay HC Allows Shri Warna Minerals (India) PVT. Ltd. to Carry Mining Activities in Kolhapur(23.11.2015)

Bombay High Court has granted interim relief to Shri Warna Minerals (India) Private Limited, for carrying out mining activities in Kolhapur and allowe.....

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SC Raps Tripura High Court over Dismissing Woman's Plea to Clailm ‘Streedhan’(23.11.2015)

SC has rapped Tripura HC for dismissing plea of woman for 'streedhan' on ground that she lost right over it after judicial separation. The court said .....

Tags : SC, Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, streedhan, Tripura HC

Supreme Court Denies to Take Neelam Krishnamoorthy's Plea in Uphaar Case(23.11.2015)

Supreme Court has denied to take up a plea filed against Delhi High Court order quashing criminal proceeding lodged for allegedly threatening Associa.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Delhi High Court ,Uphaar Tragedy

SC Notices Centre over Plea Seeking Disqualification of Convicted Representatives(08.11.2016)

Supreme Court has issued a notice to Centre in a plea seeking disqualification of Elected Representatives by Election Commission of India upon convict.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Elected Representatives, disqualification, conviction

SC Seeks Centre’s Report on Shortage of Judicial Members in AFT(08.11.2016)

Supreme Court has asked Centre to file status report on severe shortage of judicial members in Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) that hear all cases related.....

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Allahabad HC Directs College to Pay Rs. 25 Lakh Each to 150 Students over ‘Wrongful Admissions'(08.11.2016)

Allahabad High Court has ordered Dr MC Saxena Medical College in City to pay Rs 25 lakh damage per student for “wrongly admitting” 150 of them in MBBS.....

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Madras HC Directs State to Include Three Educational Experts in Panel(08.11.2016)

Madras High Court has directed State Government to include three educational experts in committee constituted by Government to deal with issues, inclu.....

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Statement to police is not a substantive piece of evidence; same cannot form the basis of conviction(14.02.2019)

In facts of present case, on the basis of the FIR registered, police investigated the case. The necessary witnesses were examined by police under Sect.....

Tags : Conviction, Legality, Evidence, Credibility

Interest Equalisation Scheme on Pre and Post Shipment Rupee Export Credit(29.11.2018)

1. Please refer to the operational instructions for the captioned scheme contained in RBI circular on Interest Equalisation Scheme on Pre and Post Shi.....

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Procedure for inspection of ICDs/CFSs/AFSs(08.10.2020)

Kind reference is drawn to Audit Report 16 of 2018 on Working of Inland Container Depots (ICDs) and Container Freight Stations (CFSs) wherein several .....

Tags : Procedure, Inspection, ICDs

Exim Bank's Government of India supported Line of Credit of USD 310 million to the Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe(08.10.2020)

1. Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) has entered into an agreement dated February 24, 2020 with the Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe, for .....

Tags : Support, Credit, Zimbabwe

Mere fact that, complaint relates to a commercial transaction or breach of contract for which a civil remedy is available is not by itself a ground to quash criminal proceedings(11.01.2019)

Criminal Miscellaneous application is for quashing the order rejecting the petition filed for discharge of the Petitioner. The allegation against the .....

Tags : Commercial transaction, Breach, Proceedings, Quashing

Delhi HC Issues Notices to CCI, CREDAI and 20 Realty Developers over Cartelisation(30.12.2015)

Delhi HC has issued notices to Competition Commission of India (CCI), Confederation of Real Estate Developers Association of India (CREDAI) over a pet.....

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Madras HC Dismisses PILs Against AIADMK's General Council Meet at SRMC(31.12.2015)

Madras HC has dismissed two PILs against the event for AIADMK's general council meeting to be held at Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Cen.....

Tags : Madras HC, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Centre, AIADMK's general council meeting

CIC Seeks Information on Action Taken Against Those Who Leaked Information on IFS Officer Sanjiv(31.12.2015)

Central Information Commission (CIC) has ordered Prime Minister's Office to disclose details of any action taken against people for allegedly leaking .....

Tags : Central Information Commission , IFS Officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi

Delhi HC Directs Delhi Education Department to Reply on Pvt Schools' Plea against Using Buses(31.12.2015)

Delhi High Court has sought response of Delhi Education Department on a plea against its direction to private unaided schools to provide their buses t.....

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NCDRC Orders Spicejet To Pay Rs. 60,000 For Losing Passenger's Luggage(04.01.2016)

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has asked SpiceJet airline to pay compensation and penalty of Rs. 60,000 to a Tripura resident.....

Tags : National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission , SpiceJet airline

Bombay HC: Minority Educational Institutions Cannot be Compelled to Absorb Surplus Teachers(13.12.2016)

Bombay High Court has said that Minority Educational Institutions cannot be compelled to absorb surplus teachers unless institutions concur with the s.....

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Mere fact of taking of cognizance in no way can be said to be "commencement of proceeding"(18.02.2019)