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International Cases
‘Joint enterprise’ Chan Wing-Siu principle takes a turn(18.02.2016)
The British Supreme Court heard appeals against the application of the
Chan Wing-Siu principle in establishing the guilt and conviction of the Appel.....
Tags : Criminal, joint enterprise, foresight, intent
Issuers must cease retail product distribution within 10 business days if they know that the target market determination (TMD) is no longer appropriate, unless the TMD is reviewed(24.07.2024)
The Federal Court of Australia ordered American Express Australia Limited (Amex) to pay $8 million in civil penalties for breaching the design and dis.....
Tags : TMD, DDO, Design and distribution obligations
Where an eviction is going to render persons homeless, a constitutional obligation rests on relevant municipality to provide suitable accommodation(14.11.2019)
Present is an appeal against the eviction of Mr. Cedric Morgan Jones and Mrs. Diane Morgan Jones, aged 78 and 76 years old respectively, together with.....
Tags : Eviction, Legality, Right of residence
ECJ ruling to curb “welfare tourism”(25.02.2016)
The StatuteEnforcement of Security Interest and Recovery of Debts Laws and Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment) Bill, 2016(13.06.2016)
The Enforcement of Security Interest and Recovery of Debt Laws a.....Tags : sarfaesi, debt act, central registry, asset reconstruction
Top Story
India - Russia annual bilateral summit held in October, 2018(05.10.2018)
Prime Minister of India Mr. Narendra Modi and President of the Russian Federation Mr. Vladimir V. Putin met for the 19th edition of the Annual Bilater.....
Tags : Bilateral summit, Russian President, Visit
President of India gives assent on amendments introduced to the Indian Stamp Act, 1899(21.02.2019)
The President of India, gave his assent to the proposed amendments in Indian Stamp Act, 1899. The amendment aims to rationalise and harmonise the syst.....
Tags : Amendment, Stamp duty, President, Assent
Central Government exempts certain non-residents from furnishing ITR(11.10.2021)
The Central Government exempts certain class of persons, subject to the conditions, from the requirement of furnishing a return of income under sub-se.....
Tags : ITR, Exemption, Non-residents
CBDT issues clarification in respect of residential status of certain individuals under Income-Tax Act, 1961(04.03.2021)
The Central Board of Direct taxes (CBDT) issues clarification in respect of Residency under the Income tax Act, 1962 (IT Act). The Board has received .....
Tags : Clarification, Issuance, Residential status
President’s Rule in Uttarakhand to stay for now(22.04.2016)
The Supreme Court put paid to hopes that President’s Rule in the State of Uttarakhand will be a short one. It stayed an order of the Uttarakhand High .....
Tags : president’s rule, uttarakhand, appropriation bill
SC asks BJP to exit state right(13.07.2016)
The Supreme Court concluded the proceedings of the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh during the 6th session of the State’s Legislative Assembly to be in v.....
Tags : arunachal pradesh, president’s rule, unconstitutional, disqualification
Notifications & Circulars
Notice given by the Returning Officer regarding the election to fill the office of the President of India(14.06.2017)
O.N.42(E).--Whereas a notification under sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act, 1952, for the holding o.....
Tags : Notice, Election, President
Ministry of Civil Aviation seeks to upgrade its AirSewa web portal; consults stakeholders for designing AirSewa 2.0(11.07.2017)
The Ministry of Civil Aviation held a meeting of all stakeholders last week to invite suggestions for designing AirSewa 2.0, the upgraded version of t.....
Tags : Upgrade, Web portal, Consultation, Designing
Uttarakhand Appropriation (Vote on Account) Ordinance 2016(31.03.2016)
The Central Government passed an ordinance permitting utilisation of funds from Utt.....
Tags : uttarakhand, president’s rule, appropriation
173rd meeting of ESI Corporation held ESIC vision 2022 approved in principal target of covering 10 crore workers till 2022 New Hospital at Bhubneshwar and Raigarh Sanctioned(20.02.2018)
Many important decisions were taken in 173rd meeting of ESI Corporation under the Chairmanship of Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Union Minister of State .....
Tags : Meeting, ESI Corporation, Vision
Proclamation by the President of India regarding the imposition of Governor's rule in the State of Jammu and Kashmir(19.12.2018)
G.S.R.1223(E).--The following Proclamation by the President is published for general information:-
Whereas, I, Ram Nath Kovind, President of.....
Tags : Governor's rule, Imposition, Proclamation, President
Exception from Online Filing of Application under Section 197 and 206C (9) in the cases of NRIs and Resident Applicants(24.12.2018)
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has decided to allow exception from online filing of application under Section 197 and 206C (9) in the cases .....
Tags : Online Filing, Exception, Application, NRIs and Resident Applicants
Logo Design and Tagline Competition for National Centre for Financial Education(24.12.2018)
The National Centre for Financial Education (NCFE) was setup in 2013 with support from all the financial sector regulators i.e., RBI, SEBI, IRDAI and .....
Tags : Logo Design, Tagline Competition
Government Reduces the Rate of ESI Contribution from 6.5% to 4%(13.06.2019)
The Government of India has taken a historic decision to reduce the rate of contribution under the ESI Act from 6.5% to 4%(employers' contribution bei.....
Tags : Rates, Reduction, ESI Contribution
Circular under Section 10 of the Direct Tax Vivad se Vishwas Act, 2020(04.03.2021)
1. The Direct Tax Vivad se Vishwas Act, 2020 ("Vivad se Vishwas") was enacted on 17th March, 2020 with the objective of reducing pending income tax di.....
Tags : Circular, Designated authority, Powers
Clarification in respect of residency under Income-Tax Act, 1961(03.03.2021)
The Central Board of Direct taxes (CBDT) has received various representations requesting for relaxation in determination of residential status for pre.....
Tags : Clarification, Residential status, Relaxation
ESIC reaches out to its beneficiaries to provide medical care and relief during Covid-19 pandemic(29.04.2021)
The Insured Person and/or his family members in case of being infected with COVID-19 can avail free of cost medical care in any of the ESIC/ ESIS Hosp.....
Tags : ESIC, Beneficiaries, Medical care
Cyber Security and Cyber Resilience framework for Portfolio Managers(29.03.2023)
1. With rapid technological advancement in the securities market, there is a greater need for maintaining robust cyber security and to have a cyber- r.....
Tags : Cyber Security, Cyber Resilience, Portfolio Managers
Clarification regarding taxability of income earned by NRI investor from off-shore investments in investment fund routed through an Alternative Investment Fund(12.07.2023)
1. CBDT Circular No.14/2019 dated 03.07.2019 was issued to clarify the taxability of income earned by a non-resident investor from outside India (off-.....
Tags : Clarification, Taxability, Non-resident investor
Designating all CJM Courts of Chhattisgarh as Special Courts for the purposes of Sec. 280A of IT Act, 1961 & Sec. 84 of Black Money Act, 2015(22.08.2022)
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 280A of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961) read with section 84 of the Black Mone.....
Tags : Magistrate Courts, Special Courts, Designation
Guidelines for MIIs Regarding Cyber Security and Cyber Resilience(29.08.2023)
1. Market Infrastructure Institutions (i.e. Stock Exchanges, Clearing Corporations and Depositories) are systemically important institutions as they, .....
Tags : Guidelines, Cyber Security, Cyber Resilience
Resignation of Lok Sabha MP Shri Nana Patole(14.12.2017)
S.O.3889(E).--Shri Nana Patole, an elected member of Lok Sabha from Bhandara-Gondiya Parliamentary Constituency of Maharashtra has resigned his seat i.....
Tags : Resignation, MP, Lok Sabha
Central Government notifies activity of investment in a financial product by the non-resident in accordance with a contract with such non-resident entered into by a capital market intermediary(04.01.2024)
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause (ii) of clause (4G) of section 10 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Government h.....
Tags : Investment, Financial product, Non-resident
Clarifications on Tax Compliance for Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets(03.09.2015)
The Central Board of Direct Taxes released clarifications on various provisions of the Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposit.....
Tags : Black money, clarifications, residency, foreign employment
CERT-In and Mastercard India sign MoU for collaboration in cyber security to enhance India's cyber-resilience in Financial Sector(19.06.2024)
Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) is a Government organization under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Governmen.....
Tags : MoU, Cyber security,Cyber-resilience
Judgments
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
Permanent residency status for foreigners(29.11.2016)
The Government has decided to grant Permanent Residency Status (PRS) for 10 years with multiple entry to foreign investors making investment of minimu.....
Tags : Status, Residency, Foreigner
ESIC Signs an Agreement with SBI for Payments To ESIC Beneficiaries on Real Time Basis(03.09.2019)
A Memorandum of Agreement has been signed between the Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) and SBI today in accordance with which, the SBI wo.....
Tags : Agreement, Payments, ESIC Beneficiaries
President proclaims powers under Article 356 in Arunachal Pradesh(26.01.2016)
The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, proclaimed powers of government, legislature and governor of the State of Arunachal Pradesh. The Government .....
Tags : Presidents rule, arunachal Pradesh, instability
Acceptance of Shri B. Janardhan Reddy's resignation as Chairman of the Central Advisory Board(24.11.2016)
In pursuance of the powers conferred by rule 8 of the Minimum Wages (Central) Rules, 1950, it is hereby published for information of the public that t.....
Tags : Resignation, Chairman, Acceptance
Visa Exemption to Foreign Designers in Handicrafts Sector(26.06.2018)
Handicrafts sector has been exempted from minimum salary condition (Rs. 16.25 lakhs per annum) for grant of employment visa to foreign designers for a.....
Tags : Visa, Exemption, Foreign Designers
ESIC beneficiaries to get medical care from nearby ESIC empanelled Hospitals in case of non-availability of ESIC hospital or dispensary within a radius of 10 km of their residence(18.02.2021)
Keeping in view the sizeable increase in the number of ESI beneficiaries subsequent to expansion of ESI Scheme in newer geographical areas, efforts ar.....
Tags : ESIC beneficiaries, Medical care, Availability
Central Government hereby notifies the dealers in precious metals, precious stones as persons carrying on designated businesses or professions(28.12.2020)
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause (iv) of clause (sa) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002 .....
Tags : Dealers, Precious metals, Designated businesses
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
Cabinet approves preparations for India's G20 Presidency(15.02.2022)
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, today approved the setting up of a G20 Secretariat and its reporting structures, whic.....
Tags : Approval, G20 Presidency, policy decisions
Minute differences are not to be reckoned as sufficient to defeat an otherwise good claim(06.12.2016)
Plaintiff seeks to protect its registered designs, alleging infringement and passing off. These are designs in respect of copper tubes. Plaintiff’s ca.....
Tags : Designs, Infringement, Injunction
ESIC extends date for filing of ESI contribution for the month of April, 2021(12.05.2021)
The country is dealing with a very challenging situation due to second wave of COVID-19 Pandemic. Many establishments are temporarily closed and worke.....
Tags : Date, Extension, ESI contribution
Guidance Note on Operational Risk Management and Operational Resilience(30.04.2024)
1. Purpose.
1.1 Operational Risk is inherent in all banking/ financial products, services, activities, processes, and systems. Effective mana.....
Tags : Guidance Note, Operational Risk Management, Operational Resilience
Arvind Kumar Singh resigns from Rajya Sabha(06.06.2016)
Arvind Kumar Singh, Member of the Rajya Sabha for the State of Uttar Pradesh resigned effective 6 June 2016.
Tags : rajya sabha, member, resignation
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
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
For claiming right of residence, it is necessary that, two parties had lived in a domestic relationship in household(14.07.2017)
Appellant is 84 years old and Respondent is 62 years old. Respondent seeks to establish her status as wife/companion of Appellant who has been left hi.....
Tags : Domestic relationship. Right, Residence
National Company Law Tribunal (Salary, Allowances and other Terms and Conditions of Service of President and other Members) Rules, 2015(19.08.2015)
The Central government issued the Rules, 2015, enumerating the benefits available to the President of the National Company Law Tribunal under the Comp.....
Tags : President, company law tribunal, benefits
RBI to Issue Rs. 10 Bank notes with inset letter 'P'(14.10.2015)
The Reserve Bank of India will issue Rs. 10 denomination bank notes in the Mahatma Gandhi Series-2005 with inset letter 'P' in both the numbering pane.....
Tags : 10, ten, rupee, note, design, inset
Central Government General Pool Residential Accommodation (Amendment) Rules, 2020(29.09.2020)
In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution, the President hereby makes the following rules further to amend.....
Tags : Amendment, Rules, Residential Accommodation
Amendments in ESI Act, 1948(02.12.2015)
The Central Government has proposed amendments to the Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948 to provide employees with the choice of subscribing to heal.....
Tags : Health insurance, government, employee, esi
President of District Consumer Forum does not need High Court recommendation(05.10.2015)
Appointment as President to a District Consumer Forum does not require a recommendation from the High Court, and the selection process is governed by .....
Tags : district, consumer forum, president, district judge
Prior publication of design is a valid defence, provided that use of design is not in breach of good faith against proprietor of design(10.04.2019)
In present matter, an interim order of injunction granted in a suit under the Designs Act, alleging piracy of a registered design, is under challenge .....
Tags : Design, Use, Injunction, Validity
Supreme Court likens resignation to ‘voluntary retirement’(12.10.2015)
In a case where the Appellant was denied pension for serving his resignation notice to the Life Insurance Corporation of India after 23 years of servi.....
Tags : Voluntary, retirement, resign, benefits, eligible
An Arbitrator shall be ineligible, if his close family member has significant financial interest in one of the parties or an affiliate of one of the parties(25.09.2020)
The Petitioner is seeking termination of the mandate of the Presiding Arbitrator under Sections 14 and 15 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 199.....
Tags : Presiding Arbitrator, Mandate, Termination
Cases arising out of matrimonial differences should be put to quietus, if the parties have arrived upon a genuine settlement(17.04.2023)
The present petition has been filed seeking quashing of FIR under Sections 498A/406/34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC). The marriage between Petition.....
Tags : Supreme Court, SARFAESI Act, Discretion of Lower Court
Appellate Court would not interfere with the exercise of discretion of the court of first instance except where the discretion has been shown to have been exercised arbitrarily(18.04.2023)
The present appeal assails the judgment and order passed by the Division Bench of the High Court, thereby setting aside the order of the Single Judge,.....
Tags : Supreme Court, SARFAESI Act, Discretion of Lower Court
Same activity can be taxed as ‘goods’ and ‘services’ provided contract is indivisible(10.04.2023)
The Revenue has preferred the present appeals feeling aggrieved with the impugned judgment and order passed by the CESTAT, by which the CESTAT has hel.....
Tags : Design services, Levy, Tax
If the trustees are removed from the trust, the charges against them are to be proved very strictly(24.04.2023)
The Appellant was the President of the sansthan/trust. The Respondent No. 3, the Joint Charity Commissioner, examined the Charity Inspector as well as.....
Tags : President, Suspension, Legality
Director who has resigned from the position cannot be held liable for negotiable instruments issued or for the business conducted after his resignation(14.02.2024)
The Appellants in both the appeals were Directors in the Respondent- Company and had resigned from such Directorship on 9th December, 2013 and 12th Ma.....
Tags : Director, Resignation, Liability
Gauhati HC accepts resignation of MLAs(12.01.2016)
Gauhati High Court declined relief in petitions by Gabriel Denwang Wangsu and Wanglam Sawin, members of Arunachal Pradesh’s legislative assembly, hold.....
Tags : Legislative assembly, resignation, withdrawal, arunachal pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh President’s Rule petition deferred(27.01.2016)
The Supreme Court decided to hear petitions against President’s Rule in Arunachal Pradesh on 1 February, 2016. It called for adducing copies of the St.....
Tags : President’s rule, Arunachal Pradesh
CCI clears Jaypee Group of abuse amidst heavy dissent(26.10.2015)
The Competition Commission of India in a majority ruling dismissed complaints against Jaypee Group’s alleged abuse of its dominant position. It determ.....
Tags : Property, jaypee, dominant, residential, abuse, position
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.....
Tags : Alternative Remedy, SARFAESI Act, DRT
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
‘Ritu Kumar’ designs lose copyright battle(23.03.2016)
The Delhi High Court reiterated a ruling that “once a drawing, a sketch or a design is used for creation of dresses, then, once the dresses cross 50 n.....
Tags : Ritu kumar, designs, copyright, industrial process
Flat-buyers’ endeavours against Unitech stumped by COMPAT(20.07.2016)
A NewsGujarat 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
NGT Directs Closure of Industrial Units in Residential Areas(01.09.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has irked over menace of unauthorised industrial units running in residential areas and directed Centre and Delhi Govern.....
Tags : National Green Tribunal, Industrial Units , Residential Areas
ESIC Raises Wage Threshold to Rs. 21,000(07.09.2016)
Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has raised monthly wage threshold to Rs 21,000, from the current Rs 15,000, for coverage under its healt.....
Tags : ESIC, Wage Threshold
President Approves GST Bill(08.09.2016)
President Pranab Mukherjee has signed the Government's flagship Goods and Services Tax or GST Bill.
Tags : GST Bill, President
Calcutta HC: Remedy Under SARFAESI Act Subject To Provisions Of Limitation Act(11.07.2017)
Calcutta High Court has ruled that any remedy under Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 20.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, SARFAESI Act
#Road_to_Raisina: Delhi HC Refuses To Allow BJP’s Narottam Mishra To Vote In Prez Polls(17.07.2017)
Delhi High Court has refused to allow Madhya Pradesh Minister Narottam Mishra to vote in President Polls to be held on Monday.
Tags : Delhi High Court, President Polls
Gujarat HC Says, AC Room is Not Cold Storage(29.10.2015)
Gujarat HC while putting end to 24 years litigation has declared that air conditioner makes room cool and would not turn it into a cold storage. The i.....
Tags : Gujarat HC, ESI court, cold storage
Delhi HC to DU: Don’t Act Against Delhi University Teachers' Association (DUTA) President till Dec 17(30.10.2015)
Delhi HC has extended till December 17 the restraint on Delhi University (DU) from taking any action against DUTA president and St Stephen’s college p.....
Tags : Delhi HC, Delhi University Teachers' Association (DUTA) President Nandita Narain
RBI Allows NRIs to Investment in National Pension Schemes(30.10.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) to subscribe to pension scheme, which is governed, administered by Pension Fund Re.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Non-Resident Indians, National Pension Schemes
SC Issues Notice to J&K Traders Who Challenged Sarfaesi Act(03.11.2015)
SC on special leave petition challenging judgment of J&K HC, which ruled that Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of.....
Tags : SC, J&K HC, Sarfaesi Act
Bombay HC Paves Way to Let Out Actress Nanda’s Triplex Flat(28.11.2016)
Bombay High Court has paved way to give Actress Nanda’s 4,000 sq ft sea-facing triplex residential flat in Versova on leave and licence, two years aft.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Actress Nanda, triplex residential flat,
President Kovind Says 'Unacceptably Low' Number of Judges from Weaker Sections in Higher Judiciary(29.11.2017)
President Kovind Says 'Unacceptably Low' Number of Judges from Weaker Sections in Higher Judiciary
Tags : Telling the higher judiciary that it was its "sacred duty" to "groom" district and sessions judges and raise their skill so that more and more of them can be elevated to High Courts, President Kovind said "We need to take long-term measures to remedy this situation."
Delhi HC: Women Has No Right to Residence in Parents-in-law `(26.12.2016)
Delhi High Court has ruled that right to residence is available to a woman against her husband and not against the parents-in-law in a property owned .....
Tags : Delhi HC, Right to Residence, Self Acquired Property
NGT Directs AAP Govt, DPCC to Initiate Action Against Illegal Industrial Units(26.12.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Delhi Government and Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to take action against industrial units opera.....
Tags : NGT, Industrial Units, residential areas
Presidents Re-Promulgates Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Fifth Ordinance, 2016(26.12.2016)
President of India has re-promulgated Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Fifth Ordinance, 2016, aimed to guard against claims of succession or .....
Tags : President of India, Enemy Property, Ordinance
Disability Bill Receives President's Assent(29.12.2016)
Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2016 which aims at securing and enhancing rights and entitlements of disabled persons has received President.....
Tags : Disability Bill, President’s Assent
President Promulgates Payment of Wages Ordinance(29.12.2016)
President of India has promulgated Payment of Wages (Amendment) Ordinance, 2016.
Tags : President, Payment of Wages, Ordinance
President Clears Currency Ban Ordinance(02.01.2017)
President Pranab Mukherjee signed the Specific Bank Notes (Cessation of Liabilities) Ordinance, 2016 that seeks to extinguish RBI’s liability in respe.....
Tags : Demonetisation, Ordinance, President of India, Rs. 500, Rs. 1000
Borrower has No Right of Hearing in Proceedings U/S 14 SARFAESI Act: Karnataka HC(04.12.2018)
Karnataka High Court has held that borrower has no right of hearing in proceedings under Section 14 of the SARFAESI Act and set aside the general dire.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, SARFAESI Act
President Pranab Mukherjee Gives Assent to Central Rule in Arunachal Pradesh(27.01.2016)
President Pranab Mukherjee has given his assent to Union Cabinet's recommendation for imposition of President's rule in Arunachal Pradesh.
Tags : Pranab Mukherjee, President's rule, Arunachal Pradesh
SC Asks Govt. to Explain President’s Rule in AP(28.01.2016)
Supreme Court has expressed its displeasure over Arunachal Pradesh Governor’s counsel and issued notice to Govt. as to why it was not informed about r.....
Tags : Supreme Court , President’s Rule in AP
SC Cancels Its Earlier Request on AP Governor's Report(01.02.2016)
SC has cancelled its earlier request for a copy of the documents on report in which it was recommended that President's rule do not have to be shared .....
Tags : SC , President's rule, Arunachal Pradesh
SC Appoints Former CAG Vinod Rai As BCCI Chief(30.01.2017)
Supreme Court has announced names of four administrators to run Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), which includes Former CAG Vinod Rai, His.....
Tags : Supreme Court, BCCI , Lodha panel, BCCI President
Supreme Court: More Works, Hence More Rooms For CM Akhilesh Yadav(31.01.2017)
Supreme Court, while justifying allotment of two official residences for Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, has said “As his w.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Akhilesh Yadav, official residences
Madras HC Notices Secretary of Prez, Former SC Judge Over PETA Award(01.02.2017)
Madras High Court has ordered notice to Secretary to President Pranab Mukherjee and a Former Supreme Court Judge K S Radhakrishnan Panicker on a petit.....
Tags : Madras HC, President Pranab Mukherjee, Former Supreme Court Judge, PETA Award
Wife Entitled to 'Residence Order' Only If She Establishes Domestic Violence: SC(30.01.2019)
Supreme Court has upheld a Calcutta High Court judgment which held that wife is entitled to claim residence in shared household only when she could es.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Wife Entitled to 'Residence Order
Ethypharm Books Indian Patent for Crush Resistant Oxycodone(01.08.2016)
French pharmaceutical manufacturer, Ethypharm has booked an Indian patent for a crush-resistant, water insoluble form of pain killer drug oxycodone.
Tags : Ethypharm, Patent , Crush Resistant Oxycodone
President Gives Assent to Lokpal and Lokayuktas (Amendment) Act, 2016, Along with Other Two(01.08.2016)
President has given assent to the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2016, the Regional Centre for Biotechnology Act, 2016 and t.....
Tags : President, the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2016, the Regional Centre for Biotechnology Act, 2016 , the Lokpal and Lokayuktas (Amendment) Act, 2016
President Pranab Mukherjee Signs Ordinance Giving RBI More Power to Tackle Bad Loans(05.05.2017)
President Pranab Mukherjee has given a nod to an ordinance to amend Banking Regulation Act for resolution of Non-performing Asset (NPA) crisis, thereb.....
Tags : President Pranab Mukherjee, Non-performing Asset
Banking Regulation Ordinance, 2017: RBI Gets Power to Initiate Insolvency Process Against Defaulters(05.05.2017)
President Pranab Mukherjee has approved Banking Regulation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2017 which gives power to Reserve Bank of India to initiate insolven.....
Tags : President Pranab Mukherjee, Banking Regulation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2017
CJM Can’t Grant Time for Payment of Debt Due to Secured Creditor: Kerala High Court(21.06.2018)
Kerala High Court has held that Chief Judicial Magistrate exercising power under Section 14 of SARFAESI Act, 2002 has no jurisdiction to grant time f.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, SARFAESI Act
Madras HC Directs Government to Desilt Waterbodies Across State(26.04.2019)
Madras High Court has directed all district collectors to deepen and desilt waterbodies in their districts following a Public Interest Litigation (PIL.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Desilt Waterbodies
NCLT Slams Lenders of Sterling SEZ(26.04.2019)
Madras High Court has directed all district collectors to deepen and desilt waterbodies in their districts following a Public Interest Litigation (PIL.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Desilt Waterbodies
Indian Patent Office Denies to Software Patents(23.02.2016)
India's patent office, administered by Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (CGPDT), has issued an order excluding software patents i.....
Tags : Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks , Software Patents
Supreme Court Rejects Plea Challenging Recruitment Procedure of President’s Bodyguards(09.01.2018)
Supreme Court has observed and dismissed a plea which alleged that the recruitment process adopted for the selection of the President ‘s bodyguards wa.....
Tags : Supreme Court, President, Bodyguards
Under SARFAESI Act, Addl DM/Addl CMM Has Judicial Powers Similar To That Of DM/ CMM: Bombay HC(11.01.2018)
Bombay High Court has held that for the purposes of S. 14 of the SARFAESI Act, the District Magistrate or the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate is not a p.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, SARFAESI
President Approves Disqualification of 20 AAP MLAs by ECI Over Office of Profit Row(22.01.2018)
President Ram Nath Kovind has approved the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) recommendation for disqualification of 20 Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs f.....
Tags : President, Aam Aadmi Party
President Gives Node to IBC Amendment Act(22.01.2018)
President of India has given nod to amendments to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code that aims to keep defaulting promoters out of the resolution proc.....
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Lok Sabha Passes National Institute of Design (Amendment) Bill, 2019(27.11.2019)
Lok Sabha has passed the National Institute of Design (Amendment) Bill, 2019 which declares the four National Institutes of Design in Andhra Pradesh, .....
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SC: No ‘Senior Advocate’ Designation Till Scrutiny of Process(19.04.2016)
SC has put on hold use of its discretionary power to confer coveted 'senior advocate' designation on lawyers as recognition of their ability, court c.....
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Uttarakhand HC to Centre: President Can Be Wrong(20.04.2016)
Uttarakhand HC, while hearing a petition by deposed chief minister Harish Rawat challenging the President’s Rule, has said, “The President can be an e.....
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Uttarakhand HC: Travesty of Justice if Centre Revokes President's Rule Now(21.04.2016)
Uttarakhand HC has said that it would be a travesty of justice if Centre recalls its order imposing President's rule and allows someone else to form a.....
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Uttarakhand High Court Turns Down President's Rule in Uttarakhand(22.04.2016)
Uttarakhand High Court has set aside the imposition of President's Rule in the State.
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South Korea's Constitutional Court Upholds President Park Geun Hye Impeachment(14.03.2017)
South Korea's Constitutional Court has upheld impeachment of President Park Geun Hye in a unanimous vote, removing her from office over a graft scanda.....
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Secured Creditor Should Mandatorily Consider Debtor’s Representation SARFAESI Act: Supreme Court(21.03.2018)
Supreme Court has held that while recovering secured property from Non-Performing Assets (NPAs), a secured creditor should mandatorily consider the de.....
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SC Issues Notice on Calcutta HC's Challenge Against Judgment Modifying Senior Designation Guidelines(15.01.2020)
Supreme Court has issued a notice on a Petition filed by the Calcutta High Court challenging its own judgment that allowed in part the challenge to it.....
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J&K High Court: Resignation Under Threat Legally Invalid(03.03.2016)
Jammu and Kashmir High Court has ruled that a document pertaining to resignation is legally valid only if an official tenders it out of his or her own.....
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Supreme Court: ‘Divorce Decree By Church Not Valid’, Couples Must Abide By Law to Annul Marriage(20.01.2017)
Supreme Court has ruled that divorce decrees passed by Ecclesiastical Tribunals under Canon Law will have no validity and that Christian couples must .....
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CIVIL - SC Dismisses Petition to Abolish Senior Designation of Advocates(12.03.2019)
Supreme Court has dismissed petition by National Lawyers' Campaign for abolition of the practise of giving senior designation to advocates.
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Nirbhaya Case: President Dismisses Mercy Plea of Convict Vinay Sharma(01.02.2020)
Nirbhaya convict Vinay Sharma's mercy plea has been rejected by President Ram Nath Kovind. Four men - Vinay Sharma, Pawan Gupta, Mukesh Singh and Aksh.....
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Karnataka High Court Upholds Conferment of Senior Designation on 18 Advocates(03.02.2020)
Karnataka High Court has disposed of a batch of Public Interest Litigations to uphold the notification issued by it on November 16, 2018, conferring s.....
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Nirbhaya Case: President Rejects Mercy Petition of Convict Akshay Kumar Singh(06.02.2020)
President Ram Nath Kovind has rejected the mercy petition of Akshay Kumar Singh, one of the four men facing the gallows in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape.....
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Centre Launches Common Registration Facility on E-Biz Portal for Filing EPF, ESI Returns Together(10.03.2016)
Centre has launched a common registration facility on e-biz portal enabling employers to avoid filing separate Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) and Emp.....
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Allahabad High Court Cancels Auction Sale Initiated Under SARFAESI Act As Debtor Was Not Informed(14.02.2017)
Allahabad High Court has quashed proceedings initiated post notice under Section 13(4) of SARFAESI Act, 2002 as said notice was issued without duly in.....
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CIVIL - Senior Lawyer Designation: SC Expresses Displeasure Over Lawyer's Taking Name of Senior Advocate(06.03.2019)
Supreme Court has expressed displeasure over a lawyer's reference of noted jurist Fali S Nariman in his contention to buttress that sons and daughters.....
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS - Passing off Suit Based Solely on Registered Design is Not Maintainable: Delhi HC(08.03.2019)
Delhi High Court has dismissed suits filed by multinational footwear manufacturer Crocs and held that suit for action against passing off solely based.....
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Delhi HC: Office of Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks is Industry u/s 2(j) ID Act(21.01.2020)
Delhi High Court has held that the office of a Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks is an industry under Section 2(j) of the Industr.....
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SC: Swift Rejection of Mercy Petition Cannot be Ground for Judicial Review of President’s Order(29.01.2020)
Supreme Court has held that the quick consideration of the mercy petition and swift rejection of the same cannot be a ground for judicial review of th.....
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Patrons of Accused Still Outside CBI Net, Says Vyapam Whistle Blower(29.11.2017)
Patrons of Accused Still Outside CBI Net, Says Vyapam Whistle Blower
Tags : Rai on Thursday filed, in the CBI court, applications opposing anticipatory bail pleas of SN Vijaywargiya of People's Medical College, NM Srivastava, the then joint director in the Medical Education Department, and Ajay Goenka of Chirayu Medical College besides an official of People's Medical College.
Bombay HC Asks V Raheja to Pay Rs. 10 Lakh Litigation Fee to Businessman(14.12.2018)
Bombay High Court has asked V Raheja Design Construction Private Limited to pay litigation fees worth Rs. 10 lakh to a businessman, who had filed a su.....
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Causes of Action for Design Infringement & Passing Off can be Combined in Single Suit: Delhi HC(17.12.2018)
Delhi High Court has held that the causes of action for infringement under Designs Act and for passing off under Trademarks Act can be combined togeth.....
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President Promulgates Taxation Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019(23.09.2019)
President has promulgated the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Ordinance 2019 to bring into effect the slew of corporate tax rate cuts announce by the Govern.....
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SC: Trivial Procedural Lapses Not a Ground to Nullify SARFAESI Proceedings(29.10.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that proceedings initiated under the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Securities In.....
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SC Stays Police Summons to Delhi Resident for FB Post Against West Bengal Government(29.10.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed a direction to a Delhi resident accused of making an 'objectionable' Facebook post against West Bengal Government, to appear .....
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Bombay High Court Asks State to Form Panel to Solve Resident Doctors’ Issue(25.04.2017)
Bombay High Court has directed State to set up a high-powered committee to resolve issues of resident doctors.
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ITAT, Mumbai: Individuals Paying for Residential Houses Will Get Complete Tax Benefits(02.05.2017)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (Mumbai bench) has held that if entire investment for purchase of a new residential house, along with stamp duty and reg.....
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No Bar In Withdrawing Resignation Before Its ‘Effective’ Acceptance: Kerala High Court(27.06.2018)
Kerala High Court has held that a government employee can withdraw the resignation tendered by him before its ‘effective’ acceptance by appropriate au.....
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AP HC Directs Opening of Hospital Attached Under SARFAESI for COVID-19 Treatment(01.04.2020)
Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed the opening up of a private hospital, which was attached under the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financi.....
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SC: Residential Accommodation for Nuns & Hostels for Students Can Claim Property Tax Exemption(02.03.2021)
Supreme Court held that residential accommodation for nuns and hostel accommodations for students which are attached to various educational institutio.....
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SC: Residential Accommodation for Nuns & Hostels for Students Can Claim Property Tax Exemption(02.03.2021)
Supreme Court held that residential accommodation for nuns and hostel accommodations for students which are attached to various educational institutio.....
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Bombay High Court Seeks State's Action Plan to Improve Resident Doctors Working Condition(30.03.2017)
Bombay High Court has directed Maharashtra Government to file a report indicating how it proposes to improve deplorable working and living conditions .....
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Finance Bill, 2017 Receives Presidential Assent, Takes Effect From Today(03.04.2017)
President Pranab Mukherjee has given his assent to the Finance Bill, 2017 to give effect to provisions like bar on cash transactions above Rs 2 lakh a.....
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REAL ESTATE - Allahabad HC: Either Husband or Wife Eligible for Noida Flat Schemes(25.03.2019)
Allahabad High Court has ruled that in a case pertaining to a man and wife who applied separately for Noida authority residential flat scheme and both.....
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Calcutta HC: Lawyer's Chamber in Residential Property Not "Commercial" Space, Unlike Law Firms(14.02.2020)
Calcutta High Court has held that the legal profession is not a commercial activity and hence, the chambers of a lawyer in a residential property cann.....
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Kerala HC: Divorced Wife Not Entitled to Right of Residence(25.03.2021)
Kerala High Court has held that a divorced wife would not be entitled to the right of residence conferred under Section 17 of the Protection of Women .....
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President Gives Assent to GNCTD Amendment Bill, 2021(30.03.2021)
President of India, Ram Nath Kovind has granted assent to the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2021, which enhances.....
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Madras HC: Employee Can’t Assert a Right to Withdraw Resignation Once it is Accepted(27.06.2016)
Madras HC has ruled that in contractual master-servant relationship, no employee can assert right to withdraw his resignation, especially after it had.....
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Supreme Court: Inform All High Courts About Pendency of 'Senior Designation' Matter(24.04.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Secretary General of the Court to inform all High Courts about pendency of ‘senior designation’ matter before it.
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Madras HC Upholds President’s Decision to Cancel Vellore Poll(18.04.2019)
Madras High Court has dismissed two writ petitions filed against President’s decision to rescind poll notification for Vellore parliamentary constitue.....
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Bombay HC: Don't Deny Remdesivir to Covid Patients Admitted in Non- Covid Hospitals(19.04.2021)
Bombay High Court has passed pertinent directions to deal with the city's crumbling health infrastructure owing to the exponential surge in Covid-19 c.....
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Gujarat High Court Issues Notices Over BJP's Remdesivir Distribution Drive(22.04.2021)
Gujarat High Court has issued notices to state Bharatiya Janta Party president CR Paatil and the Vijay Rupani government in connection with the procur.....
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Calcutta HC: Residential Certificate Not A Proof of Citizenship(22.04.2021)
Calcutta High Court has observed that residential certificate is not a proof of citizenship as the same can be obtained by any resident, being an Indi.....
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Delhi HC Directs Delhi Govt to Ensure Safety of Persons Residing Adjacent to Health Workers(25.05.2020)
Delhi HC has held that while no one has a right to ask for removal of resident health workers from their neighbourhood, Delhi Govt. cannot escape thei.....
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Delhi HC Issues Directions to Ensure Proper Facilities for Persons Residing in Night Shelters(29.05.2020)
Delhi High Court has passed a series of directions to Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), and the .....
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Madras HC: Appeal Against Acquittal in Cheque Bounce Cases to be Filed Before High Court(29.05.2020)
Madras High Court has held that the appeal against acquittal of the accused in a cheque bounce case can be filed only before the High Court under Sect.....
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Bombay HC Questions Over Private Individuals Procuring Remdesivir and its Distribution(28.04.2021)
Bombay High Court has questioned the Centre about private individuals procuring anti-viral drug, Remdesivir, directly from the manufacturer and distri.....
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Karnataka HC Directs Government to Consider Increasing Cap on Supply of Remdesivir and Oxygen(30.04.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the Government of India to immediately consider the request which would be made by the State Government seeking to i.....
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Bombay HC Directs Taking Steps to Centralise System for Procurement of Remdesivir(03.05.2021)
Bombay High Court has directed Chief Secretary of Health, Maharashtra, to take steps to centralise the system for the procurement, allocation and dist.....
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NGT Appoints Panel to Watch Srivaikuntam Dam Desilting(11.09.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT), Southern Bench has appointed a five-member committee to monitor desilting of Srivaikuntam dam in Thoothukudi.
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Kerala HC: Senior Designation Can’t be Claimed as a Matter of Right(18.08.2017)
Kerala High Court has observed that an advocate can neither consider it to be his right to be declared as a senior advocate nor can he claim as a matt.....
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Bombay High Court Disapproves Practice of People Writing Directly to PM, President(10.09.2018)
Bombay High Court has deprecated practice of people writing directly to the PM, the President or CM making wide allegations on certain people instead .....
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Kerala HC: No Absolute Bar on Permitting Residential Use of Paddy Land(27.07.2020)
Kerala High Court has held that there is no absolute prohibition in considering an application seeking permission to use paddy land for residential pu.....
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Delhi HC Directs Delhi Govt to Release Grant for Payment of Salaries of Resident Doctors(29.07.2020)
Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to issue grant in aid to the North Delhi Municipal Corporation within 15 days for the payment of st.....
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Madras HC Passes Interim Order Allowing Advocates to Apply to Post of DRT Presiding Officer(04.08.2020)
Madras High Court has permitted lawyers to apply for the post of Presiding Officer of the Debt Recovery Tribunal, as notified vacant by the Central Go.....
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DGFT Changes Export Policy of Injection Remdesivir and Remdesivir Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients(15.06.2021)
Director-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has notified the changes in the Export policy of Injection Remdesivir and Remdesivir Active Pharmaceutical In.....
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Bombay HC Asks Centre to Consider Increasing Allocation of Remdesivir for Maharashtra(03.05.2021)
Bombay High Court has asked the Central government to reconsider its allocation of Remdesivir injections to Maharashtra in suo motu public interest li.....
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Bombay HC Takes Suo Moto Case to Ensure Swift Action Against Remdesivir Black Marketers(03.05.2021)
Bombay High Court has taken suo motu cognisance of the back marketing of Remdesivir, an experimental drug used to treat Covid19 patients. The Court ha.....
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Madras HC Refuses to Restore PIL Seeking Direction to Display Portraits of President, PM(03.05.2021)
Madras High Court has refused to restore a public interest litigation petition which had sought a direction to display the portraits of President Ram .....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice in PIL Seeking Selling of Remdesivir by All Pharma Firms in Domestic Market(04.05.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Centre and various pharma majors asking them to respond to a Public Interest Litigation seeking that all dru.....
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Bombay HC Remarks in Plea Seeking FIR Against BJP MP for Illegal Procurement of Remdesivir(04.05.2021)
Bombay High Court has remarked that Bharatiya Janta Party MP from Ahmednagar Dr Sujay Vikhe Patil needs to introspect while referring to his social me.....
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President Mukherjee Promulgates Second Ordinance on Cheque Bounce Cases(24.09.2015)
President Pranab Mukherjee has promulgated Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Second Ordinance, 2015, in order to provide big relief to about 18 lakh .....
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President Promulgates Ordinance Allowing Annual Buffalo Race- Kambala In Karnataka(04.07.2017)
President Pranab Mukherjee has promulgated Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Karnataka Amendment) Ordinance, 2017, allowing State to conduct ‘kambala’.....
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Supreme Court Notifies Senior Designation Guidelines(07.08.2018)
Supreme Court has notified the guidelines for designation of lawyers and advocates-on-record as Senior Advocates.
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Delhi HC Extends Deadline for Submitting Thesis for Students of MAIDS Till September 30(23.07.2020)
Delhi High Court has extended the deadline for the submission of thesis for students of Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences (MAIDS) till 30th Se.....
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Kerala HC Upholds Taking Over of Residential Apartment by DDMA(24.07.2020)
Kerala High Court has dismissed a plea challenging take-over of an Apartment building for using it as COVID First Line Treatment Centre.
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Kerala HC Permits Registration of Marriage of Couple Residing Abroad Through VC(13.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has allowed the registration of marriage of a couple residing abroad through video conferencing, without requiring a power of attorn.....
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MP HC Upholds Detention of Man Accused of Black Marketing of Remdesivir Injections(13.07.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has upheld the detention of a man, accused of black marketing of Remedesivir injections amid Covid-19 pandemic, under the Na.....
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Calcutta HC Directs Amendment of Senior Designation Guidelines(01.02.2019)
Calcutta High Court has observed that condition stipulating regular practice in high court for being considered for designation as a senior advocate s.....
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President Gives Assent to Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019(13.12.2019)
President has given assent to the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 and it has now become an Act. According to the Act, members of Hindu, Sikh, Buddh.....
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SC Pulls Up Gujarat Government in COVID-19 Designated Hospital Fire(02.12.2020)
Supreme Court has pulled up the Gujarat Government in a matter pertaining to the fire which had broken out at a COVID-19 designated hospital in Rajkot.....
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SC: Practice of Affixing Posters Outside Residence of COVID19 Patients Creates Stigma(02.12.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the practice of conspicuously affixing posters outside the residence of COVID19 positive patients creates stigma and o.....
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SC: HC Having No Commercial Division Competent to Consider Cancellation of Design(07.12.2020)
Supreme Court has held that it is not necessary that a suit involving the issue of cancellation of design under Section 22(4) of the Designs Act, 2000.....
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Delhi HC Directs Police to Handover Keys of Residential Premises in Nizammudin Markaz(24.08.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed the Police to handover keys of her family's residential premises in the Nizamuddin Markaz which was locked by the Police.....
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SC Rejects Farmers Plea against Land Acquisition(19.10.2016)
Supreme Court has dismissed petitions filed by farmers who had challenged the land acquisition for Rohini Residential Scheme-1981.
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Calcutta HC: Secured Creditor Cannot Invoke S. 14 of SARFAESI Act After Sale of Secured Asset(04.09.2017)
Calcutta High Court has ruled that a secured creditor cannot maintain an application u/s 14 of Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets a.....
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Bombay HC Directs State Not to Take Coercive Steps Against Nagpur Resident Tweets(31.08.2020)
Bombay High Court has directed the State not to take coercive steps against Sameer Thakkar who was booked for offences punishable under Sections 295B,.....
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Patna High Court Confers Senior Designation on 16 Advocates Only One Woman Finds Place in List(20.07.2021)
Patna High Court has conferred senior designation on 16 advocates in the Full Court meeting held on Monday. Advocate Nivedita Nirvikar is the only wom.....
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Delhi HC Dismisses IMA President Appeal Challenging Trial Court’s Order(27.07.2021)
Delhi High Court has dismissed Indian Medical Association (IMA) president Dr. J.A. Jayalal's appeal challenging trial court's order asking him to not .....
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Gujarat HC Questions Gujarat State Government for Detaining People for Possession of Remdesivir(28.07.2021)
Gujarat High Court has questioned the Gujarat State Government for detaining people under Prevention of Anti-Social Activities, 1985 (PASA) for posses.....
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SC: Erstwhile Rulers Need Not Pay Tax On Income From Leasing Palaces(13.12.2016)
Supreme Court has held that Erstwhile rulers are not required to pay tax on income earned by letting out a portion of their residential palace.
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Bombay HC Notices Nagpur University over Inability to Evaluate Thesis(16.12.2016)
Bombay High Court has issued a notice to Nagpur University over its inability to evaluate Doctor of Letters thesis citing that new research norms were.....
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Supreme Court Notices Centre over Proposed Appointment of BJP VP as NHRC Member(19.12.2016)
Supreme Court has issued a notice to Central Government on a PIL challenging proposed appointment of BJP vice-president Avinash Rai Khanna as a member.....
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There Can Be Simultaneous Proceedings Under SARFAESI & Arbitration Act: Delhi HC(13.12.2017)
Delhi High Court has held that arbitration and SARFAESI proceedings can be resorted to simultaneously for recovery of loan arrears.
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SC Extends Term of BSV Prakash Kumar as NCLT Delhi Acting President Till Regular Appointment(10.12.2020)
Supreme Court has extended the appointment of Mr.B.S.V.Prakash Kumar,Member (Judicial) as acting President of National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Ne.....
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SC: Summary Eviction Procedure Cannot be Invoked to Defeat Right of Residence of Woman(16.12.2020)
Supreme Court has held that the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 has no overriding effect over the right of residence .....
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Madras High Court Quashes Criminal Defamation Case Against DMK Leader Kanimozhi Karunanidhi(09.11.2021)
Madras High Court has quashed a criminal defamation case filed against DMK leader Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, for allegedly levelling unfounded corruption .....
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SC: Decision to Designate Lawyer as Senior to Remain with Judges(10.10.2016)
Supreme Court has said it was open to suggestions from the bar to improve the system of designating lawyers as senior, but the final decision would re.....
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India Elects Venkaiah Naidu As 13th Vice-President(08.08.2017)
M. Venkaiah Naidu has been elected as the next Vice President of India, defeating opposition candidate Gopalkrishna Gandhi by a margin of 272 votes.
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Telangana High Court Releases BJP State President Bandi Sanjay for Alleged Violation of Covid Norms(06.01.2022)
Telangana High Court has released BJP State President Bandi Sanjay Kumar who was sent to a 14-day judicial remand for allegedly violating Covid-19 nor.....
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Kerala HC Reverses Single Bench Judgment on Establishment of Toddy Shop in Residential Locality(10.01.2022)
Kerala High Court has reversed a Single Bench judgment that held that establishing a toddy shop in a residential locality would be in derogation of th.....
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Rajasthan High Court Allows NEET Candidate to Avail Benefit of ESIC Quota(13.01.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has allowed a NEET Candidate to avail the benefit of ESIC quota (ward of insured person quota) in the counselling process for adm.....
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Gauhati HC Sets Aside Order of Forigners Tribunal Declaring Resident of Jorgah Village as Foreigner(14.01.2022)
Gauhati High Court has set aside an order passed by a Foreigners' Tribunal declaring a resident of Jorgah village, Sonitpur as a foreigner after notin.....
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Rajasthan HC Issues Notice on Plea on Eviction Order Served to Adarsh Colony Residents(05.02.2021)
Rajasthan High Court has issued a notice to UDH secretary, commissioner housing board, land acquisition officer, housing board and others on a petitio.....
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SC Dismisses PIL Seeking Imposition of President’s Rule in Uttar Pradesh(08.02.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition which sought the imposition of President's Rule in the State of Uttar Pradesh .....
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SC Directs NRI Man to Make Representation in Plea Seeking Maintenance of 'Non-Resident Status'(10.02.2021)
Supreme Court has directed a representation to be made to the Central Board of Direct Taxes regarding reliefs to be granted to Non Resident Indians in.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice Over Grant of License for Opening Liquor Shop in Residential Area(14.12.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice on a petition challenging opening of a liquor shop in a shopping complex situated near the residential block of cit.....
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ITAT, Amritsar: Assessee to Claim Deduction of Employees Share of ESI and PF(24.12.2021)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Amritsar has held that the assessee to claim deduction of employee’s share of Employees’ State Insurance and Pro.....
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Madras HC: Lack of Physical and Violent Resistance Not Indicative of Consent(27.12.2021)
Madras High Court has dismissed the criminal revision petition of the accused, holding that lack of physical and violent resistance against the accuse.....
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Delhi HC Pulls Up Sainik Farms RWAs over Collection of Toll(19.05.2016)
Delhi High Court has pulled up Sainik Farms Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs) and questioned how they were collecting toll from commercial vehicles.....
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President Nods for Two UP Bills for Controlling Anti-Social Elements(19.05.2016)
President Pranab Mukherjee has given nod to two controversial bills — UP Control of Goonda Amendment and UP Gangsters and Anti-social Amendment.
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Civil Suit Not Maintainable After SARFAESI Proceedings Are Initiated: Supreme Court(08.05.2018)
Supreme Court has reiterated that a civil suit would not be maintainable when proceedings under the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Ass.....
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Civil Suit Not Maintainable After SARFAESI Proceedings Are Initiated: Supreme Court(09.05.2018)
Supreme Court has reiterated that a civil suit would not be maintainable when proceedings under the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Ass.....
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IT Deduction Available on Purchase of Two Houses Even If Investment is Not of Capital Gain: ITAT(12.04.2019)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai bench has held that deduction under section 54 Income Tax Act is available on purchase of two residential.....
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ITAT, Jaipur Allows Deduction u/s 54F on Residential House Property Purchased in Name of Wife(07.04.2021)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Jaipur has allowed the deduction under section 54F of the Income Tax Act, 1961 in respect of residential house p.....
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Orissa HC: Jurisdiction u/s 14 SARFAESI Act Can be Exercised Either by CJM or DM(25.02.2022)
Orissa High Court has held that jurisdiction under Section 14 of the Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security.....
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Madras HC: RWA Liable to Pay GST on Member’s Monthly Contribution(14.07.2021)
Madras High Court has held that the Resident Welfare Association (RWA) liable to pay Goods and Services Tax on the members’ monthly contribution, only.....
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Manipur HC Upholds Manipur Legislative Assembly Speaker's Decision to Accept Resignation(16.07.2021)
Manipur High Court has upheld the decision of the Manipur Legislative Assembly Speaker to accept the resignation of 3 Bharatiya Janata Party MLAs with.....
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Kerala HC: Sale Notice under SARFAESI Act Without a 15 Days Clear Notice to Defaulter is Bad in Law(24.05.2022)
Kerala High Court has ruled that the three methods of serving, affixing and publishing a notice of 15 days for subsequent sales, as provided under Rul.....
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Delhi HC: Right to File Objection to SCN Can’t be Denied for One Day Delay in Asking for Adjournment(25.05.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that the right to file an objection to the show cause notice cannot be denied to the assessee merely because there was a del.....
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Allahabad HC to UP Govt.: Ensure Strict Compliance with Section 14 of SARFAESI Act(30.05.2022)
Allahabad High Court has directed State of Uttar Pradesh to issue directions to all the concerned authorities in the State to comply with the provisio.....
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Supreme Court Issues Contempt Notice to Assam Public Works President(14.09.2017)
Supreme Court has issued a contempt notice to Assam Public Works (APW) President Aabhijeet Sarmah, rapping him for “disclosing information” regarding .....
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President Signs Notification Abolishing Article 370 of Constitution(05.08.2019)
President Ram Nath Kovind has signed the notification to scrap Article 370 of the Constitution of India, 1950 that grants special status to the State .....
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President Gives Assent to Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019(12.08.2019)
President Ram Nath Kovind has given assent to the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019. The Bill which has now become an Act will tighten road traffi.....
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Kerala High Court Directs Government Pleaders to Remove Designation from Number Plates(08.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed all Government Pleaders to remove their designations from the number plates of their vehicles within one week, stating .....
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Calcutta HC Quashes No Confidence Motion Against Nandigram Panchayat President(09.07.2021)
Calcutta High Court has quashed a 'no confidence' motion initiated against Pabitra Kar, President of Boyal-I, Gram Panchayat in the District of Purba .....
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HP HC: SARFAESI Act Has an Overriding Effect on the Provisions of VAT Act(06.06.2022)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that SARFAESI Act and Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act, 1993 have an overriding effect on the provisions of H.....
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ITAT: Belated Payment to PF/ESI Before Due Date for Filing Return is Deductable U/S 43B of IT Act(07.06.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Allahabad has held that the belated payment of employee contribution to Provident Fund (PF)/Employees State Insu.....
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Supreme Court Rules, Income from Palace Rents Not Taxable Under IT Law(06.12.2016)
Supreme Court has held that income earned by erstwhile rulers of a princely state or their heirs by renting out a portion of residential palace was no.....
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Supreme Court Explains Protection from SARFAESI Act not Available to 'Tenant-In-Sufferance'(13.09.2019)
Supreme Court has explained the interplay between laws of tenancy and debt recovery and has ruled that protection from recovery proceedings under the .....
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CBDT Notifies Determination of Income of Specified Fund of Units Held by Non-Residents(11.08.2021)
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has inserted Rule 21AJ under Income-tax Rules, 1962 which provides for the determination of income of a specified.....
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SC: NCLT/NCLAT Has No Residual Equity Jurisdiction While Dealing With Resolution Plan(11.08.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that there is no residual equity based jurisdiction in the Adjudicating Authority or the Appellate Authority while dealing .....
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Kerala HC Directs Corporations to Erect Signposts at Locations Designated as Feeding Spaces(12.08.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the Municipalities in the State to erect signposts at the locations designated for feeding points for community dogs an.....
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Madras HC: No Court Order Required to Decide Internal Issue of Designated Committee(08.07.2022)
Madras High Court while directing Sabka Vishwas Scheme Designated Committee to issue discharge certificate in Form-4, has held that no Court order is .....
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SC: All Investigative Powers Vested in Officer Vested in Officers Designated Under NDPS Act(30.10.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that all the investigative powers vested in an officer in charge of a police station under the Code of Criminal Procedure, .....
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Calcutta HC Imposes Costs on WB Primary Education Board President(07.09.2021)
Calcutta High Court has imposed costs to the tune of Rs 3.8 lakhs on the President of the West Bengal Board of Primary Education Manik Bhattacharya on.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Challenging Manipur Speaker's Decision to Accept 3 BJP MLAs' Resignation(10.09.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed a special leave petition filed challenging Manipur High Court's order of upholding the decision of the Manipur Legislative.....
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ITAT: Capital Gain Deduction Allowable to Separate Independent Residential Units on Single Land(18.07.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Chennai Bench has held that the capital gain exemption under section 54F of the Income Tax Act, 1961 is allowabl.....
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Kar. HC: Courts Must Accept Duly Sworn Affidavits Regarding Residential Proof of Child/Wife(20.07.2022)
Karnataka High Court has held that family courts shall accept the affidavit by wife and children indicating their place of residence away from matrimo.....
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Supreme Court Removes Anurag Thakur From Post of BCCI Chief(02.01.2017)
Supreme Court has removed Anurag Thakur from post of BCCI President for not complying with orders of the Apex Court with regards to implementation of .....
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ITAT, Bangalore: Deduction Cannot be Denied on Non-Completion of Residential House(19.11.2020)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Bangalore has held that the deduction under Section 54 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 cannot be denied for non-comp.....
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SC: When Death Takes Place Inside Privacy of House, Onus on Residents to Give Explanation(20.11.2020)
Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a husband for the murder of his wife after noting that he had not offered an explanation for the death whic.....
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Delhi HC: Adult Woman is Free to Reside Wherever She Wishes and with Whoever She Wishes(25.11.2020)
Delhi High Court has provided relief to an adult woman who left her home to marry the man of her choice. After taking her consent and wishes into cons.....
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Supreme Court Temporarily Restores Senior Designation of Yatin Oza For 2 Years(28.10.2021)
Supreme Court has temporarily restored the senior designation of Yatin Oza for a period of two years. The Court has passed the order in an appeal file.....
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SC: BCCI Can be Said to be a ‘Shop’ to Attract Provisions of ESI Act(31.08.2022)
Supreme Court has held that Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) can be said to be a ‘shop’ for the purposes of attracting the provisions of E.....
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President of India Rejects Mercy Plea of Death Row Convict Mukesh Singh(17.01.2020)
President of India, Mr Ram Nath Kovind has rejected the mercy petition of Mukesh Singh, one of the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang-rape a.....
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Madras HC Restrains Tamil Nadu Govt from Throwing Open Jaylalithaa Residence to Public(28.01.2021)
Madras High Court has restrained the Tamil Nadu government from throwing open to the public a memorial set up by the government at former Chief Minist.....
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P&H High Court Dismisses Protection Plea of Married Woman Residing With Another Man(29.01.2021)
Punjab & Haryana High Court has dismissed the protection plea filed by a married woman who decided to live with another man without dissolution of her.....
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Delhi HC: Delhi Government to Open Up Fair Price Shop in Residential Area in Delhi’s Baprola(09.12.2021)
Delhi High Court has said that it expects the Delhi Government to open up a fair price shop in a residential area in Delhi's Baprola within two weeks,.....
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CBDT Notifies Conditions for Exemption of Income Accrued or Received by Non-Resident(13.12.2021)
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has notified conditions for exemption of income accrued or received by, non-resident as a result of transfer of n.....
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Delhi HC Upholds Constitutional Validity Of Chapter II Of SARFAESI Act(17.10.2022)
Delhi High Court has upheld the constitutional validity of Chapter II of the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of .....
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Delhi High Court Asks CMMs to Ensure Prompt Uploading of Orders Passed U/S 14 of SARFAESI Act(09.11.2021)
Delhi High Court has asked all the Chief Metropolitan Magistrates in city courts to ensure that the orders passed by them under Section 14 of the Secu.....
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Allahabad High Court Orders Protection for Married Woman Residing With a Man(15.11.2021)
Allahabad High Court has directed the police authorities especially the Superintendent of Police, Gonda to protect the life and liberty of a married w.....
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President of India Promulgates Ordinance to Allow Extension of Tenure of CBI and ED Directors(15.11.2021)
President of India has promulgated two Ordinances to allow the extension of the tenure of the Directors of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) a.....
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Delhi HC: SARFAESI Act Can’t be Invoked for Arbitration When Financial Institution is Borrower(08.11.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that Section 11 of SARFAESI Act provides for remedy by arbitration only in cases of inter se dispute between the financial i.....
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SC Disapproves HC Practice Allowing Pleas in SARFAESI Cases Without Exhausting Alternative Remedy(17.11.2022)
Supreme Court has disapproved the high courts’ practice of entertaining writ petitions filed in SARFAESI matters without exhausting the alternative st.....
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CESTAT, Chennai: Builder Cannot be Liable to Pay Service Tax for Construction of Residential Flats(31.01.2022)
Customs, Central Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Chennai has held that the builder cannot be liable to pay service tax for the con.....
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Delhi HC: Invocation of S. 13 SARFAESI Act Results in General Bar to Civil Court Proceedings(03.02.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that invocation of Section 13 of the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Inter.....
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Gujarat HC Disposes of PIL Seeking Direction for Filling Up Posts of DRT-I Presiding Officer(04.02.2022)
Gujarat High Court has disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea seeking a direction for filling up posts of Presiding Officer in the Debt R.....
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JKL HC: Lesions from Tattoo Removal Doesn’t Make Candidate Unfit for CAPF(23.02.2023)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that lesions on the hand and forearm, which does not have any potentiality to interfere with the work.....
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Delhi HC: Arbitrator Can’t Set Aside Sale Notice Issued by Secured Creditor Under SARFAESI Act(23.02.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that matter of a sale notice issued by secured creditor under Section 13(4) of SARFAESI Act is not arbitrable at all, and th.....
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India Elects Ram Nath Kovind as 14th Rashtrapati, Oath Taking Ceremony on July 25(21.07.2017)
Former Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind will become India's 14th President. He will be sworn in as President on July 25.
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Ram Nath Kovind Sworn In As India’s 14th President(25.07.2017)
Ram Nath Kovind, administered oath by Chief Justice JS Khehar, is now the 14th President of India.
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No GST on Residential Programmes for Advancement of Religion, Spirituality or Yoga: CBIC(01.10.2018)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has clarified that GST cannot be levied on residential programmes or camps meant for the advancement of re.....
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Delhi High Court: ESIC Cannot Refuse Insured Person WIP Certificate(17.07.2019)
Delhi High Court has directed the Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) to issue “Ward of Insured Persons Certificate” to the daughter of the c.....
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P&H HC: Court Not to Judge Couples Who Reside Together Without Marriage(07.06.2021)
Punjab & Haryana High Court has observed that in a case wherein a couple has taken a decision to reside together without the sanctity of marriage then.....
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Bom. HC: Resident of Society Obligated to Provide Adequate Water for Animals(25.04.2023)
Bombay High Court has observed that it would be an obligation of the residents of the society to always make provision for adequate water to be made a.....
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Kerala HC Seeks Response from Govt on SARFAESI Proceedings on Loan Accounts(11.09.2020)
Kerala High Court has sought response from the Central Government about the banks' plea seeking permission to continue Securitisation and Reconstructi.....
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HP HC: Being Citizen of India Prerequisite to Issuance of Bonafide Resident Certificate(14.09.2020)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has ruled that being a citizen of India is a condition requisite for being granted a bonafide domicile/resident certificat.....
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SC Stays Kerala HC Judgment Quashing Appointment of Presiding Officer of Industrial Tribunal(17.09.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed the operation of a Kerala High Court judgement which had restrained V. Vijayakumar from functioning as the Presiding Officer .....
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Chhattisgarh HC Denies Medical Negligence Claim Over Alleged Wrong Administration of Remdesivir(17.08.2021)
Chhattisgarh High Court has observed that putting Doctors to criminal prosecution for negligence would create a lot of "emotional disturbance" at the .....
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President Gives Assent to 105th Constitutional Amendment to Restore States' Power to Identify SEBCs(20.08.2021)
President of India, Mr. Ram Nath Kovind has given assent to the Constitution (One Hundred and Fifth Amendment) Act, 2021 which restores the power of S.....
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Bom HC: If Design Already in Public Domain, Registration is Prima Facie Liable for Cancellation(07.06.2023)
Bombay High Court has observed that if a design is in the public domain, or is indistinguishable from known designs, the registration itself cannot be.....
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Gujarat High Court Refuses to Hear Plea Challenging Validity of S.14 SARFAESI Act(25.08.2021)
Gujarat High Court has refused to entertain a plea challenging the vires of Section 14 of the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets an.....
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Telangana HC Instructs on Not Opening Residential Schools with Hostels(01.09.2021)
Telangana High Court has instructed the State government not to reopen its residential schools with hostel facilities, including those being run by So.....
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Karnataka High Court Allows Maternity Leave to Senior Resident Doctor Employed on Contract Basis(01.09.2021)
Karnataka High Court has quashed an order passed by the Joint Director, ESIC Medical College and Hospital, Kalaburagi, denying maternity leave to a do.....
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Bombay HC: Jurisdiction of DM Under SARFAESI Act Purely Ministerial in Nature(25.08.2022)
Bombay High Court while observing that jurisdiction of District Magistrate (DM) is limited only to assisting secured creditors in taking possession of.....
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Del HC: Scope of Writ Jurisdiction Cannot be Allowed to Trounce the Statutory Obligation(16.08.2023)
Delhi High Court while observing that scope of writ jurisdiction can’t be allowed to trounce the statutory obligation, on the stratagem of efficacious.....
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Del. HC: Generic Exclusive Jurisdiction Clause Can be Overridden by Designated Venue of Arbitration(17.08.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that the generic exclusive jurisdiction clause can be overridden by the designated venue i.e., seat of arbitration as the ge.....
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SC: 'Residence Order' Not for Continuing Civil Proceedings in Relation to Same Subject Matter(16.10.2020)
Supreme Court has held that the pendency of proceedings under Domestic Violence Act, 2005 or any Residence order interim or final, passed under it, is.....
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SC: Woman has Right to Stay Even in In-laws’ Home(16.10.2020)
Supreme Court has ruled once a woman lodges a complaint under the Domestic Violence Act, 2005 she will have the right to residence in a house even if .....
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SC Refuses Plea for Imposition of President’s Rule in Maharashtra(19.10.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea seeking for removal of the State Government in Maharashtra led by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and fo.....
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Cal. HC: In Absence of Any Resistance or Alarm it Cannot be Said Victim Was Kidnapped(12.08.2022)
Calcutta High Court while acquitting two persons accused of kidnapping with an intention to marry on the grounds of doubt regarding victim girl's age,.....
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SC: 45 Days Time Limit for Filing Appln Under SARFAESI Act is for Quick Enforcement of Security(12.08.2022)
Supreme Court has held that a time limit of 45 days for filing an application under Section 17 of SARFAESI Act is provided for quick enforcement of th.....
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Ker. HC: Non-Compliance of MSME Framework Doesn’t Nullify NPA Declaration Under SARFAESI(15.09.2023)
Kerala High Court has held that failure to abide by the terms of the notification of 2015 prescribing ‘Framework for Revival and Rehabilitation of Mic.....
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Allahabad HC Stays the Demolition of Residential Complex Allegedly Built in Vicinity of Monument(17.02.2021)
Allahabad High Court has held a special sitting and stayed the demolition of a residential complex allegedly built in close vicinity of the ancient mo.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice Over Grant of License for Opening Liquor Shop in Residential Area(14.12.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice on a petition challenging opening of a liquor shop in a shopping complex situated near the residential block of cit.....
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Karnataka HC Directs BBMP to Forthwith Set Up Cell to Address Residents' Grievance(07.09.2022)
Karnataka High Court has directed the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to forthwith set up a grievance cell, ward wise, in order to address p.....
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Cal. HC: DM Can Delegate Powers to Executive Magistrate to Take Possession of Secured Assets(14.09.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that step taken under Section 14 of SARFAESI Act while taking possession of the secured assets is a ministerial step and .....
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J&K&L HC: Designated Authority May Not Issue License in Case of Dispute Between Restaurant Co-Owners(15.09.2022)
Jammu & Kashmir & Ladakh High Court has held that if there are multiple owners of authorized premises and only one applies for license while others ob.....
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All. HC: Wife Residing Abroad Can’t Invoke Jurisdiction of Court Under HMA Where She Briefly Visited(01.11.2023)
Allahabad High Court while hearing an appeal of wife residing in Australia, has held that the term ‘residing’ used in Section 19 of Hindu Marriage Act.....
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J&K HC: Residents Facing Grievances in Violation of Human Rights May Approach NHRC(23.12.2020)
Jammu and Kashmir High Court has held that the residents of Jammu and Kashmir, if having any grievance regarding violation of their human rights, may .....
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SC Dismisses Plea Against Consecutive Reservation of Panchayat President Posts in Kerala(24.12.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea which challenged the reservation notification issued by the State Election Commission for local body heads on the g.....
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SC: Additional Chief Metropolitan/District Magistrate Can Exercise Power U/S 14 of SARFAESI(28.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that term ‘District Magistrate’ and ‘Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’ as appearing in Section 14 of the SARFAESI Act shall deem t.....
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Ker. HC: Residential Building Rented Out for Residential Purpose is Not Commercial Building(02.08.2022)
Kerala High Court has held that a residential building which has been rented out for residential purposes cannot be treated as a commercial building u.....
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ITAT: Cost of New Residential House includes Cost of Land Purchased(03.08.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Visakhapatnam Bench held that the cost of new residential house includes cost of land purchased under Section 54.....
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Del. HC: Claiming Separate Residence Not Cruelty if Justifiable Reasons Exists(12.10.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that where there exist certain justifiable reasons, claim by wife for a separate residence per se cannot be termed as an act.....
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Non-Residents Not Required to Disclose Their Foreign Bank Accounts: ITAT(26.11.2018)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai has held that the non-residents are not required to disclose the details of their foreign bank accounts a.....
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President Promulgates Arbitration and Conciliation Ordinance, 2020(04.11.2020)
President of India, Mr. Ram Nath Kovind has promulgated the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020, through which changes have been .....
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ITAT, Bangalore: Independent Building with More Than One Residential Unit Eligible for Capital Gain(27.09.2021)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Bangalore has held that an independent building with more than one residential unit within it shall be eligible .....
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Kar. HC: Bank Can Initiate Criminal Action if A/C Declared Fraud, Even After Invoking SARFAESI Act(04.10.2022)
Karnataka High Court has held that Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) can investigate complaint registered by a bank against company and its direct.....
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MP HC Issues Guidelines on S.14 Appln Filed by Secured Creditors under SARFAESI Act(27.11.2023)
Madhya Pradesh High Court while observing that inaction of DM/ADM/ CJMs has resulted in secured creditors rushing to High Court, leading to opening of.....
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Madras High Court ‘s Relief to Vijayakant Till January 25(06.01.2016)
Madras High Court has extended till January 25 an interim order passed by it on December 29 restraining Thanjavur East police from arresting DMDK pres.....
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President Promulgates Enemy Property Ordinance, 2016(08.01.2016)
President of India has promulgated the Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Ordinance, 2016 on January 07, 2016 to make amendments to the Enemy P.....
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No Application Can Be Filed Against Taking ‘Symbolic Possession’ Before DRT: Allahabad HC(15.02.2018)
Allahabad High Court has held that taking “symbolic possession” or issuance of possession notice, meeting with any resistance, cannot be treated as “m.....
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Karnataka HC Denies Anticipatory Bail to Representative Accused of Black Marketing Remdesivir(25.11.2021)
Karnataka High Court has dismissed an application for anticipatory bail filed by a Medical Representative who is charged for black marketing of remdes.....
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Del. HC: If Parties are Allowed to Resile from the Undertaking then Judicial System Can’t Function(19.12.2023)
Delhi High Court while observing that the Court in contempt proceedings is to ensure that the dignity and majesty of the Court are maintained, has hel.....
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Bom. HC: Remedy Under the SARFAESI Act and A&C Act Work in Tandem(27.12.2023)
Bombay High Court while observing that debt owed to financial institutions under SARFAESI is arbitrable, has held that remedy under the SARFAESI Act i.....
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Delhi HC: Proceedings under SARFAESI Act Remain Unaffected by Orders Passed Under SEBI Act 1992(25.07.2023)
Delhi HC has observed that the proceedings under SARFAESI Act, 2002 will remain unaffected by the orders passed under SEBI Act, 1992 as provisions of .....
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JKL HC: S.34 of SARFAESI Act Created Bar on Grant of Injunction for Actions Taken Under the Act(26.07.2023)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that Section 34 of SARFAESI Act creates a bar and provides that no injunction shall be granted by any.....
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Delhi HC Rules in Favor of Prestige in ‘Pressure Handi Cookers’ Design Piracy Case(28.07.2023)
Delhi High Court has ruled in favor of Prestige in the design piracy case against Delhi-based manufacturer, Gupta Light House and held that the design.....
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Delhi HC: Mere Trade Variants of Pre-Existing Designs Not Capable of Registration(11.07.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that a design identical with or even materially similar to a pre-existing design should not be published or registered under.....
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Bombay HC: Secured Creditors Shall Take Priority Over Government Dues Under SARFAESI Act(05.09.2022)
Bombay High Court has held that the rights of secured creditors to realise secured debts shall have priority over government dues, including revenues,.....
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SC: Junior Resident Doctors in ESIC-Hospitals Cannot Claim 50% In-Service Quota for PG Courses(25.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that Junior Resident Doctors serving in Employee State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) run hospitals as part of their bond period .....
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SC: No Pension if Employee Resigns to Join Another Govt Post Without Permission(21.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that if a central government employee makes a resignation from government service for another government job without the permis.....
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SC: Right to Redeem Mortgage Extinguishes Once Bank Publishes Auction Notice(22.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that right of the borrower to redeem the secured asset stands restricted till the date of publication of sale notice under SARF.....
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SC: SARFAESI Doesn’t Give Any License to Bank Officers to Act Against the Scheme of Law(22.09.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that SARFAESI Act was enacted for speedy recovery and for benefitting the public at large, has held that it does not giv.....
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SC: CMM/DM Not Required to Adjudicate Disputes Between Borrower/Third Party & Secured Creditor(27.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held that while considering an application under Section 14 SARFAESI Act, the CMM/DM is not required to adjudicate the dispute betwe.....
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Ker. HC: MSMED Act Superseded All Recovery Proceedings by Virtue of Non-Obstante Clause u/s 24(23.10.2023)
Kerala High Court has held that MSMED Act being a subsequent legislation against the SARFAESI Act, the Parliament has purposefully and knowingly super.....
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JKL HC: Director’s Resignation to Take Immediate Effect if No indication About Same in AoA(23.10.2023)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that in the absence of any indication as regards the effect of resignation in the Articles of Associa.....
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Ker. HC: Supervisory Jurisdiction Can’t be Invoked for Appeal Against Order in Interim Application(26.10.2023)
Kerala High Court has held that High Court can’t invoke supervisory jurisdiction under Article 227 in appeal against order by DRT passed in an interim.....
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FAMILY - President Gives Assent to Law Which Removes Leprosy as Ground for Divorce(22.02.2019)
President has given assent to a bill, already passed by parliament, removing leprosy as a ground for divorce under five personal laws including the Hi.....
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FAMILY - President Gives Assent to Law which Removes Leprosy as Ground for Divorce(22.02.2019)
President has given assent to a bill, already passed by parliament, removing leprosy as a ground for divorce under five personal laws including the Hi.....
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SC: Residuary Jurisdiction of NCLT Cannot be Invoked to Adjudicate Contractual Dispute(24.11.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that the residuary jurisdiction of the National Company Law Tribunal cannot be invoked to adjudicate contractual dispute if.....
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Madras HC Sets Aside Land Acquisition Proceedings of Former CM J Jayalalithaa’s Residence(25.11.2021)
Madras High Court has set aside the land acquisition proceedings of former CM J Jayalalithaa's residence, Veda Nilayam, at Poe's Garden, Chennai. The .....
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Del. HC: In Cases Related to Design Piracy, Trade Variants and Minuscule Differences Can be Ignored(12.12.2023)
Delhi High Court while hearing the design infringement suit by Havells observed that in case of design piracy, it is the overall shape and configurati.....
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Kar. HC: Spouse of Employee Can’t Seek Withdrawal of Employee’s Resignation(02.11.2023)
Karnataka High Court has held that no rule or ruling in service law recognizes the right of the spouse of an employee to seek withdrawal of resignatio.....
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President Gives Assent to Recovery Laws(19.08.2016)
President has given assent to the Enforcement of Security Interest and Recovery of Debts Laws and Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment) Act, 2016.
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Madras High Court Rejects Traffic Ramaswamy’s Plea Seeking President’s Rule in TN(20.08.2018)
Madras High Court has dismissed Traffic Ramaswamy’s plea seeking President’s Rule in the state of Tamil Nadu.
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President Gives Assent to Commercial Courts (Amendment) act, 2018(22.08.2018)
President of India has given assent to Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts (Amendment) Act, 2018 w.....
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Central Government Reduces ESI Contribution Rate(14.06.2019)
Central Government has reduced the total rate of contribution made by workers and employers towards the Employees’ State Insurance (ESI) Scheme from 6.....
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Allahabad HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Online Training of Presiding Officers Amid COVID Surge(25.01.2022)
Allahabad High Court has dismissed a plea filed praying for a direction to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to provide online training to the pr.....
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Delhi HC: Government Hospitals Must Treat All Citizens Irrespective of Place of Residence(21.12.2022)
Delhi High Court while hearing plea alleging that Lok Nayak Hospital was providing facility of free MRI test only to the residents of Delhi, has obser.....
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DY Chandrachud Appointed as 50th CJI, to Take Oath on Nov 9(18.10.2022)
President of India has appointed Justice Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud as the Chief Justice of India (CJI) w.e.f 9th November 2022. He will take ove.....
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Delhi HC: Initiation Of Proceedings Under SARFAESI Act Does Not Bar Arbitration Of Disputes(20.10.2022)
Delhi High Court has ruled that the provisions of the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, .....
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Kerala HC: Governor Could Not Have Asked VCs to Resign(27.10.2022)
Kerala High Court while setting aside communications issued by the Chancellor asking the Vice Chancellors (VCs) of the Universities to resign has held.....
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Delhi HC: Right Not Forfeited Merely Because It Hasn't Been Enforced Against All Infringers(31.10.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that a proprietor of a registered design does not forfeit its right merely because it has not enforced the same against all .....
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HP HC Issues Directions in PIL Over Internet Connectivity for Residents of Backward Areas(28.12.2021)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has issued several directions to the state government in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea filed highlighting the pl.....
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SC: Burden to Prove Secured Properties Are Agricultural Lands is Upon Borrower(06.01.2023)
Supreme Court has held that in proceedings under SARFAESI Act, burden is upon the borrower to prove that the secured properties are agricultural lands.....
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SC: Dues Under MSMED Act Won’t Prevail Over Proceedings Under SARFAESI Act(06.01.2023)
Supreme Court has held that Dues under Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (MSMED) Act, 2006 would not prevail over the SARFAESI Act.
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Ker. HC: Sale Under SARFAESI Won’t Extinguish Prior Existing Charge for Dues Under State Tax Laws(10.01.2023)
Kerala High Court has held that statutory charge created under Kerala General Sales Tax Act, and Kerala VAT Act, prior to any mortgage made, against t.....
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All. HC: Mandatorily Pass Order to Disclose Assets and Liabilities in Maintenance Proceedings(15.03.2024)
Allahabad High Court has directed all Presiding Officers dealing with maintenance proceedings in the State to pass orders making it mandatory for the .....
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Bombay High Court to State: Don’t Take Punitive Actions Against Resident Doctors(24.03.2017)
Bombay High Court has directed State and BMC not to take any punitive action against resident doctors who were on mass leave if they resume and asked .....
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President Rejects Pawan Gupta’s Mercy Petition(05.03.2020)
President of India, Mr Ram Nath Kovind has rejected the mercy plea of Pawan Gupta, one of the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang-rape case.
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Gujarat HC Directs State to Make Remdesivir Available for All(13.04.2021)
Gujarat High Court has pulled up the State Government for the shortage of the antiviral drug remdesivir and the control on its supply, and has ordered.....
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CESTAT, Delhi Quashes Service Tax Demand on Notice Pay from Employees for Premature Resignation(14.02.2022)
Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Delhi has quashed the service tax demand on notice pay recovered from employees for prema.....
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SC: Communication of Acceptance of Resignation Not Mandatory Unless Rules or Guidelines Prescribe it(27.04.2024)
SC has held that termination of employment is deemed to be in effect from the date on which resignation is accepted by the authority. Non-communicatio.....
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President of India Promulgates Ordinance to Reduce Salary of MPs By 30% for One Year(09.04.2020)
President of India, Ram Nath Kovind has promulgated the "Salary, Allowances & Pension of Members of Parliament (Amendment) Ordinance 2020" to reduce s.....
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Allahabad High Court: Can’t Decide Jurisdiction of DRTs Solely on the Basis of Location of Asset(15.04.2024)
Allahabad High Court has held that for entertaining application under Section 17 of the Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enfo.....
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Del. HC: Proceed. Under SARFAESI Act and RDDB Act Can Continue Parallelly as They are Complimentary(18.04.2024)
Delhi HC has held that proceedings under Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002(SARFESI).....
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Bombay HC: COVID-19 Patients Should Not Be Made to Run from Pillar to Post for Remdesivir(26.04.2021)
Bombay High Court has directed the State to ensure that anti-viral drug Remdesivir – is made available to patients at the hospital/Covid Centre itself.....
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Bom. HC: Bank Regis. with CERSAI has Priority Over DCST Against Proceeds of Enforce. under SARFAESI(07.05.2024)
Bombay High Court has held that against proceeds of enforcement under SARFESI Act, 2002 lender bank registered with the Central Registry of Securitisa.....
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SC: Presiding Officers/Members of JJ Board Should Specifically Mention Names in Orders(10.05.2024)
SC has observed that Presiding Officers or Members of the Juvenile Justice Board must mention their names when the order is passed. In absence of name.....
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Allahabad HC Enables Persons Desirous of Opposing Any Application to Join VC Proceedings(14.05.2020)
Allahabad High Court has intimated that all person desirous of opposing any application before the High Court may send a request for the same on presc.....
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Orissa HC Strikes Down Rule Allowing Senior Designation Without Proposal/ Application(11.05.2021)
Orissa High Court has struck down Rule 6(9) of the 'High Court of Orissa (Designation of Senior Advocate) Rules, 2019' which confers power on the Full.....
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Bombay HC Grants Relief Against Demolition of Juhu Residence of Union Minister Narayan Rane(23.03.2022)
Bombay High Court has granted some reprieve against demolition of parts of the eight-floor Juhu residence of Union minister Narayan Rane. The Court ha.....
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ITAT: Employers Must Deposit Contribution Towards EPF/ESI on Time to Avail IT Deduction(18.03.2023)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Delhi bench has held that employers have to deposit employees' contributions towards EPF/ESI on time to avail of.....
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MP HC: ?20 Lakh Minimum Threshold for Loan Recovery by NBFCs Not Applicable on HFCs(23.05.2024)
MP HC has held that Housing Finance Companies (HFCs) can invoke the SARFAESI Act, 2002 even when the loan amount is less than ?20 Lakhs and the minimu.....
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SC: Section 16B of HP General Sales Tax Act Not Ultra Vires to Any Provision of Law(01.05.2023)
Supreme Court while setting aside High Court judgment which held that Section 16B of Himachal Pradesh General Sales Tax (HPGST) is ultra vires to Sect.....
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Karnataka High Court: Provisions of RTE Act Apply to Residential Schools(31.05.2024)
Kar. HC has held that under Section 18 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 read with Karnataka RTE Rules, it is mandat.....
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Bombay HC Urges State Not to Relax on Inquiry Into Private Distribution of Remdesivir Injections(28.05.2021)
Bombay High Court has urged the State not to drop the ball on its inquiry into the private distribution of Remdesivir injections by politicians and ce.....
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Kerala HC Issues Directions for Release of Island Residents Detained in Protests(02.06.2021)
Kerala High Court has issued directions to Chief Judicial Magistrate at Amani, Lakshadweep for the release of island residents who were detained by th.....
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Del HC: Right to Residence in Matrimonial Home Includes Right to Safe And Healthy Living(05.04.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that right to residence in a matrimonial home, under the provisions of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2.....
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Allahabad HC Seeks CCTV Footage of Designated Poll Counting Areas(05.05.2021)
Allahabad High Court has sought CCTV footage of the designated counting areas, in order to assess the culpability of Election Commission with respect .....
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SC: ‘De Facto Control’ Test Relevant to Determine if Company is Resident in India(12.04.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that domicile or registration of company are not relevant test to determine if company is resident of India, has held th.....
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SC: An Activity Can be Taxed as Both ‘Goods’ and ‘Services’(13.04.2023)
Supreme Court while upholding charge of service tax on ‘Engineering Design & Drawings’ which falls in “design services” under Finance Act, 1994 and as.....
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Orissa HC: No Jurisdiction on Consumer Commission to Entertain Matters Under SARFAESI Act(03.07.2024)
Orissa High Court has observed that any suit or proceeding which can be entertained by the Debt Recovery Tribunal or the Appellate Tribunal cannot be .....
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Ker. HC: Penalty for Breach of Protection Order Appli. Where Order is in Addition to Residence Order(09.07.2024)
Ker. HC has observed that while granting protection to a woman in a domestic relationship, if her right to a shared household is protected expressly, .....
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Bombay HC Asks Maharashtra Govt to Examine in Alleged Illegal Distribution of Remdesivir(17.06.2021)
Bombay High Court has asked the Maharashtra Government to seriously examine the role of MLA Zeeshan Siddique and actor Sonu Sood regarding the alleged.....
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Delhi Court Denies Bail to Jamia Alumni President in Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case(08.04.2022)
Delhi Court has denied bail to Shifa-Ur-Rehman, President of Jamia Millia Islamia Alumni Association in connection with the Delhi riots larger conspi.....
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HP HC: Depiction of Property as Agricultural Land Doesn’t Exclude it from Purview of SARFAESI Act(12.05.2023)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that merely because revenue records shows secured properties as agricultural land, it is not sufficient to attrac.....
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Bom HC: Temporary Injunction Granted in Favour of Pidilite in Infringement of Registered Design Suit(18.06.2024)
Bom. High Court has granted interim injunction in favour of Pidilite Industries Limited and has restrained Astral Limited from using Pidilite's regist.....
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Himachal Pradesh High Court: Timeline Cannot be Imposed on Speakers to Decide Resignations of MLAs(19.06.2024)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that no timeframe can be fixed by the Constitutional Court for the Speaker to decide the issue of resignation ten.....
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SC Says No Copyright Exists on the Title of Literary Work(23.10.2015)
Supreme Court while quashing a criminal case against producer of Bollywood movie “Desi Boyz”, has held that no copyright exists on the "title" of a li.....
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Uttarakhand HC Directs State to Ensure Implementation of Measures to Control Sale of Drugs(26.10.2016)
Uttarakhand HC, while taking cognizance of death of a teenager in Bhowali town, allegedly from an overdose of whitener and an adhesive product, has di.....
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SC Issues Tough Guidelines to Give Lawyers 'Senior Designation', Interview Must(12.10.2017)
Supreme Court has laid down criteria for Senior Designations which will be applicable to all High Courts and the Supreme Court. "Conferring senior adv.....
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Madras HC Grants Bail to Indonesian Citizen Accused of Spreading COVID-19(12.05.2020)
Madras High Court has stipulated by way of condition while granting bail to a COVID-affected Islamic preacher, along with 11 Indonesian citizens, of e.....
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CESTAT Allows to Pay Service Tax for Construction of Residential Complex(10.05.2022)
Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate, Bangalore has allowed to Pay Service Tax under Composition scheme of Works Contract (Composition Scheme for P.....
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Del. HC: ‘Residence of Delhi’ as Mandatory Condition for Becoming Civil Defence Volunteer is Valid(23.05.2023)
Delhi High Court has upheld that constitutional validity of Delhi Government’s order that made “resident of Delhi” as mandatory condition to become el.....
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Ker. HC: Acts Done by Bank Officials While Taking Possession are Protected Under SARFAESI Act(25.05.2023)
Kerala High Court while observing that action taken by the officials of the bank under the SARFAESI Act is neither unquestionable nor treated as sacro.....
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SC Disappointed With the Nature of Apology Extended by Indian Medical Association(06.08.2024)
Supreme Court while expressing disappointment with the nature of apology extended by Indian Medical Association, has directed the IMA President to pub.....
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SC: Re-designation from Research Assistant to Assistant Professor Can’t be Termed as Regular Appoin.(07.08.2024)
Supreme Court has held that re-designation of an employee from the post of Research Assistant to Lecturer and subsequently as Assistant Professor cann.....
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AAR: GST Not Payable on Monthly Collection Upto Rs.7500 Per Member of RWA(08.06.2022)
Telangana Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) has held that GST is not payable on monthly collection not exceeding Rs. 7500 per member of the Resident W.....
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SC: HC Can’t Quash Magistrate's Order U/S 14 SARFAESI Act, While Exercising Power U/S 482 CrPC(10.07.2023)
Supreme Court has held that petition filed under Section 482 of CrPC to quash an order passed under Section 14 of the SARFAESI Act is not sustainable,.....
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SC: HCs Don’t Need SC’s Permission to Transfer Presiding Officers of Special MP/MLA Courts(12.07.2023)
Supreme Court has held that High Courts don’t require Supreme Court’s permission to transfer Presiding officers of Special Courts dealing with cases p.....
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Chh. HC: Once Resignation is Accepted, Employee Cannot Claim its Withdrawal(18.10.2024)
Chhattisgarh High Court has held that once the resignation of an employee is accepted there is no jural relationship between the employee and the empl.....
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SC: Article 8 to be Applicable on People Residing Outside India on Date of Commencement of COI(21.10.2024)
Supreme Court has held that the provision of Article 8 of Constitution of India will only apply to someone ordinarily residing on the date of commence.....
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SC: Can’t Consider Resignation Final Unless its Acceptance is Communicated to the Employee(16.09.2024)
Supreme Court while allowing the reinstatement of an employee, has observed that internal communication regarding acceptance of resignation cannot be .....
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Raj. HC: PO Omitting to Mention Date of Arrest in Order Rejecting Bail is a Significant Oversight(24.09.2024)
Rajasthan High Court has observed that the date of arrest of accused is an integral and crucial part of a bail order and the Presiding Officer omittin.....
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