Search Results for Tag : Elec

Blast from the Past

Preventing sex-selective abortions(22.02.2016)

1994 saw the introduction of two pieces of legislation that hoped to stem the practice of terminating pregnancies mid-term if the child to be born was.....

Tags : Sex selection, constitutionality, ultrasound

Top Story

TRAI releases paper on Set Top Box interoperability between TV services(04.04.2016)

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India may have antagonised telecom operators in the country recently with its call drop rules, now it is all set t.....

Tags : Trai, set top box, interoperability, telecom data

Judgments

Decision to represent India in a sporting event, best left to experts, interference by Court in selection criteria not called for.(11.08.2016)

Petitioner seeks quashing of action of Union of India and Sports Authority of India respectively in not selecting Petitioner for participation in Rio .....

Tags : Selection Criteria, Qualification System, Eligibility

When substantial public interest involved or transaction is malafide, only then Court can interfere in commercial transactions(30.09.2016)

Petitioner, a company engaged in business of supply and installation of modular furniture since 1993 and which had submitted its technical bid in resp.....

Tags : Bid, Selection, Pre-qualification level

Notifications & Circulars

Hosting of ITU Regional Standardization Forum for Bridging the Standardization Gap (BSG)-Asia and Oceania and Opening of SG3RG AO meeting by TRAI at New Delhi (20th to 23rd September 2016)(23.09.2016)

A week of international meetings focusing on economic and policy issues under the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is being hosted this wee.....

Tags : International Telecommunication Union, Meetings, Regional collaboration, Policy and economic matters

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

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

Tags : Members list, Inclusion, Elected representative

Committee may consider opinion of Vigilance Cell though Vigilance report is not binding on Scrutiny Committee(13.12.2016)

Petitioner has invoked writ jurisdiction and sought to challenge order passed by Divisional Caste Scrutiny Committee No.3, thereby invalidating Caste .....

Tags : Election, Caste Certificate, Authenticity

TRAI issues Consultation Paper on "Approach towards Sustainable Telecommunications"(16.01.2017)

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has today issued the Consultation Paper on "Approach towards Sustainable Telecommunications". TRAI re.....

Tags : Telecommunications, Consultation papers, Issuance

Wide powers conferred upon the High Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, cannot be invoked as a matter of right(21.10.2016)

By present petition, Petitioner challenged judgment passed by caste scrutiny committee, the order passed by Commissioner, Solapur Municipal Corporatio.....

Tags : Election, Invalidation, Caste claim

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

10 Cities selected for pilot project of Multi-Modal Electric Public Transport under FAME India(27.12.2017)

The Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Shri Anant Geete has announced today that the Government is providing Rs 437 crore subsidy to .....

Tags : Pilot project, Cities, Selection

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

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

Tags : Empowered committee, Selection, Institutions

Commerce Minister Releases Strategy Paper on Computer Software and Electronics Exports(24.05.2018)

The Union Minister for Commerce & Industry Suresh Prabhu releasing the strategy paper & business plan of India's Computer Software & ITeS and Electron.....

Tags : Strategy Paper, Release, Electronics Exports

Draft Telecommunication Consumers Education and Protection Fund (Fourth Amendment) Regulation, 2018(27.06.2018)

1. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today released draft Telecommunication Consumers Education and Protection Fund (Fourth Amendment) Regu.....

Tags : Regulation, 2018, Telecommunication, Draft

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

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

Tags : Procedure, Information, Electronic form

The scope of judicial review is limited; Court cannot substitute its own value judgment for that of appointing authority(26.09.2019)

The Petitioners, who are working on the establishment of present Court as 'Personal Assistants', have filed present petition taking exception to the p.....

Tags : Selection, Criteria, Legality

Cabinet approves scheme for promotion of manufacturing of electronic components and semiconductors(21.03.2020)

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has approved to offer financial incentive of 25% of capital expenditure for the ma.....

Tags : Scheme, Promotion, Manufacturing, Electronic Components

Paperless Customs - Electronic Communication of PDF based Gatepass and OOC Copy of Bill of Entry to Custom Brokers/Importers(13.04.2020)

1. In order to mitigate the unprecedented situation due to Covid-19 pandemic, CBIC has taken a number of measures to facilitate & expedite Customs cle.....

Tags : Paperless Customs, Electronic Communication

A petition cannot be entertained on the basis of assumptions and presumptions(15.06.2020)

The Petitioners, by way of present writ petition, assail the result dated 14th May, 2020 and waiting list result dated 14th May, 2020, for the post of.....

Tags : Selection process, Leakage of paper, Presumption

TRAI launched a Channel Selector App which will facilitate subscribers to view their TV subscription and modify the same(25.06.2020)

TRAI, in March 2017, notified the 'New Regulatory Framework' for Broadcasting and Cable services. The new framework came into effect on 29th December .....

Tags : Launch, Channel Selector App, TV subscription

Health Ministry approves new category for selection and nomination of candidates from 'Wards of COVID Warriors' under Central Pool MBBS/BDS seats for the academic year 2020-2021(19.11.2020)

Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare today announced the Government's decision to introduce a new category called 'Wards of.....

Tags : Category, Selection, Candidates

Amazon India to commence electronic devices manufacturing in India(16.02.2021)

Announcement Comes After Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad Holds Virtual Interaction with Amazon India Head Amit Agarwal.

Minister suggests .....

Tags : Amazon, Commencement, Electronic Devices

Session on “Encouraging R&D in Telecom and Broadcasting Sectors”(24.02.2021)

Telecom Regulatory Authority Of India (TRAI), conducted an online Brainstorming session on "Encouraging Research & Development in Telecom and Broadcas.....

Tags : Research, Development, Telecom Sector

Electronic filing and issuance of Preferential CoO for India's exports under IMCECPA w.e.f. 01st April 2021(01.04.2021)

1. In continuation to the earlier Trade Notice(s) 34/2015-2020 dated 19.09.2019, 41/2019-2020 dated 12.12.2020, 53/2019-2020 dated 02.03.2020, 01/2020.....

Tags : Electronic filing, Issuance, Preferential Certificate

CBDT amends Income-tax Rules, 1962 to ease authentication of electronic records submitted in faceless assessment proceedings(07.09.2021)

The Government has amended Income-tax Rules, 1962 ('the Rules') vide notification no. G.S.R. 616(E) dated 6th September, 2021 for easing the process o.....

Tags : Rules, Amendment, Authentication, Electronic records

Extension of Date for Mandatory electronic filing of Non-Preferential Certificate of Origin (CoO) through the Common Digital Platform to 31st Jan 2022(15.11.2021)

1. In continuation to the earlier Trade Notice 42/2020-2021 dated 19.02.2021, 48/2020-2021 dated 25.03.2021, 10/2021-2022 dated 19.07.2021, 19/2021-20.....

Tags : Extension, Date, Mandatory electronic filing

Extension of date for mandatory electronic filing of non-preferential certificate of origin(24.01.2022)

1. In continuation to the earlier Trade Notice 24/2021-22 dated 15.11.2021, Trade Notice 42/2020-2021 dated 19.02.2021, 48/2020-2021 dated 25.03.2021,.....

Tags : Extension, Date, Electronic filing

Central Government set to expand Public Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure across the nation(19.02.2022)

The Government of India has undertaken multiple initiatives to promote the manufacturing and adoption of electric vehicles in the country. Due to the .....

Tags : Electric Vehicle, Charging Infrastructure, Expansion

Product specifications pertaining to the Electronic Gold Receipts segment in India(28.03.2022)

1. SEBI vide Circular no. SEBI/HO/CDMRD/DMP/CIR/P/2022/07 dated January 10, 2022, has issued framework for operationalizing the Gold Exchange in India.....

Tags : Product specifications, Electronic, Receipts

Electronic filing and Issuance of Preferential Certificate of Origin (CoO) under India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (Ind-Aus ECTA) w.e.f. 29th December 2022(22.12.2022)

1. It is informed that the electronic platform for Certificates of Origin (eCoO) is being expanded to facilitate issuance of Preferential Certificates.....

Tags : Electronic filing, Issuance, CoO

Plausible decisions need not be overturned, and latitude ought to be granted to the State in exercise of executive powers(03.02.2023)

The Respondent no.1 floated e-tender for selection of supplier for Supply and Installation of Automatic Sanitary Pad Vending Machines, Sanitary Napkin.....

Tags : Tender, Selection, Eligibility

TRAI issues Directions to Access Providers to stop misuse of Headers and Message Templates, and to curb unauthorized promotions using Telecom Resources(16.02.2023)

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) under Ministry of Communications, in order to ensure that all promotional messages are sent through R.....

Tags : Directions, Issuance, Telecom Resources

Measures for the promotion of green growth and renewable energy(01.02.2024)

While enunciating the approach of government towards an all-round, all-pervasive and all-inclusive development, the Union Minister for Finance and Cor.....

Tags : Rooftop Solarisation, Households, Free Electricity

DoT announces two significant calls for proposals aimed at catalyzing innovation and technological advancement in telecommunications sector(17.06.2024)

In a signification move towards Jai Anusandhan, aimed at promoting innovative Start-ups in the country and to establish an ecosystem of research and e.....

Tags : Innovation, Technological advancement, Telecommunications sector

Alignments of transmission lines are decided by experts in the field and Court cannot sit over the decision taken by the experts as an Appellate Authority(02.07.2024)

The Petitioner, an asset reconstruction company, has approached this Court for a direction to Respondent No.2 for changing the alignment/path and posi.....

Tags : Electric pole, transmission lines, Direction

News

Supreme Court: Elected Government in Delhi Must Have Some Power to Function Properly(15.12.2016)

Supreme Court, while hearing contentions of Centre and AAP Government, has observed that Delhi is no doubt a Union territory, but Elected Government m.....

Tags : Supreme Court, AAP Government, Elected Government

Name of person selling SIM card not required on form(11.03.2016)

Customer Acquisition Forms for acquiring a SIM card, completed at the Point of Sale, do not require the name of the person verifying the document.

Tags : Telecom operator, subscription form, point of sale

Telangana HC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking Conduction of Election for Municipal Corporations(16.02.2021)

Telangana High Court had issued notices to State government in a Public Interest Litigation petition seeking to conduct elections to Warangal and Kham.....

Tags : Telangana High Court, Election for Municipal Corporations

CRIMINAL - Delhi HC Refuses to Spare 2G Accused of Punishment of Nurturing Trees(07.03.2019)

Delhi High Court has declined request of Swan Telecom promoter Shahid Usman Balwa and others to spare them the task of nurturing trees, which they wer.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, 2G Accused, Punishment of Nurturing Trees, Swan Telecom

Supreme Court Permits Tamil Nadu State Cricket Association to Hold Elections(23.09.2019)

Supreme Court has permitted the Tamil Nadu State Cricket Association to hold elections to elect office bearers but said the results will be subject to.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Elections

More Forms for e-ITR, more security(04.04.2016)

The Central Board of Direct Taxes announced the electronic filling and filing of Forms 1 and 4S for income tax returns. Furthering the shift to electr.....

Tags : Income tax, electronic filing, 2016

Meghalaya HC: Interviews Mostly Guided by Nepotism in India(22.09.2022)

Meghalaya High Court while observing that favouritism and nepotism are affecting government's recruitment drives, has held that the selection process .....

Tags : Meghalaya High Court, Selection Process, Constitutional Ethos

CIVIL - Pregnancy of Candidates Not Reason to Change Selection Rules: Patna HC(07.03.2019)

Patna High Court has observed that right of a female to have child at pre-employment stage can't compel employer to mould terms and conditions of sele.....

Tags : Patna High Court, Pregnancy of Candidates Not Reason to Change Selection Rules

AP HC Directs Renewable Cos to Approach State Electricity Regulator Against Renegotiated Tariffs(25.09.2019)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed solar and wind energy companies to approach state electricity regulator after they opposed the renegotiation of.....

Tags : AP HC, State Electricity Regulator

SC Dismisses Plea Seeking to Restrain Political Parties from Using Symbols After Polls(26.09.2022)

Supreme Court while dismissing a petition which sought a direction that political parties cannot use election symbols allotted to them as party symbol.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Election, Political parties

SC to Centre: Produce Files Related to Appointment of Arun Goel as Election Commissioner(24.11.2022)

Supreme Court Constitution Bench has asked Attorney General to produce related to the recent appointment of Arun Goel, a former bureaucrat, as the Ele.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Election Commissioner, Appointment

IOA Election Should Strictly Follow Sports Code Says Delhi High Court(14.12.2017)

Delhi High Court has refused to interfere in the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) elections after advocate and well-known sports activist Rahul Mehra .....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Election

Electronic book mechanism for issuance of debt securities on private placement basis(21.04.2016)

The Securities and Exchange Board of India lay a framework for issuance of debt securities on private placement basis through electronic book mechanis.....

Tags : electronic book, debt securities, private placement

Delhi HC Issues Directions for Conducting Elections for Delhi Capital Badminton Association(13.09.2021)

Delhi High Court has issued directions for the purpose of conducting elections for Delhi Capital Badminton Association after observing that the ultima.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Elections for Delhi Capital Badminton Association

Delhi HC Dismisses Pleas of Candidates Who Were Deprived of Filing Nominations for Delhi Elections(29.01.2020)

Delhi High Court has refused to entertain Petitions by several independent candidates challenging the rejection of their nomination for contesting the.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Election Nomination

RIGHT TO INFORMATION - EVMs are 'Information' Under RTI Act: CIC(25.02.2019)

Central Information Commission has ruled that an Electronic Voting Machine is “information” under Right to Information Act and can be demanded by an a.....

Tags : Central Information Commission, RTI Act, Electronic Voting Machine

TRAI seeks review of voice mail, audiotex and UMS licences(14.06.2016)

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India introduced a paper discussing the need to licence provision of

Tags : Selection, Annulment, Validity

Delhi High Court Refuses Plea Against Telecoms Over Shutdown During Protests(24.12.2019)

Delhi High Court has refused to entertain a plea which alleged that telecom services were disrupted in various parts of the national capital during th.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Telecoms

DGFT Notifies Extension of Date for Mandatory Electronic Filing of Non-Preferential CoO(16.11.2021)

Director-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has notified the extension of the Date for Mandatory electronic filing of Non-Preferential Certificate of Ori.....

Tags : Director-General of Foreign Trade, Mandatory Electronic Filing of Non-Preferential CoO

Kerala HC Refuses Relief to Electricity Board Employees for Delay in Arranging Connection(17.03.2021)

Kerala High Court has refused to give relief to two Kerala State Electricity Board employees who were found to have delayed on arranging an electricit.....

Tags : Kerala High Court, Delay in Arranging Electricity Connection

Supreme Court Postpones Elections For Bar Council of Andhra Pradesh For 3 Months(19.03.2018)

Supreme Court has postponed the elections for the State Bar Council of Andhra Pradesh for a period of three months.

Tags : Supreme Court, Bar Council, Elections

Serving Judicial Officers can’t Participate in District Judge Selection Meant for Lawyers: Orissa HC(18.12.2018)

Orissa High Court has observed that serving judicial officers cannot participate in the selection process of the direct recruitment meant for lawyers .....

Tags : Orissa High Court, District Judge Selection

Electronic Duty Credit Ledger (Amendment) Regulations, 2022(15.09.2022)

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 51B read with section 157 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Board of Indirect Taxes an.....

Tags : Electronic Duty, Credit Ledger, Regulations, 2022

Karnataka High Court Refuses to Interfere With Stay on Bar Council of India Elections(06.12.2021)

Karnataka High Court has refused to interfere with the interim order passed by the single judge bench, by which it has stayed the holding of elections.....

Tags : Karnataka High Court, Stay on Bar Council of India Elections

Supreme Court Asks Election Commission, ‘By When Will You Introduce Paper Trail in EVMs’(06.01.2017)

Supreme Court has asked Election Commission to spell out time frame within which it would introduce Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) in EVMs.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Election Commission, Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail

Delhi HC for Bye- Elections in 13 MCD Wards Within 3 Months(29.01.2016)

Delhi High Court has directed State Election Commission to hold bye-elections within three months in 13 municipal wards of Delhi.

Tags : Delhi High Court , State Election Commission

SC Stays Madras HC Proceedings in Petitions Challenging Election of DMK Leader Kanimozhi(30.01.2020)

Supreme Court has stayed the proceedings in the Petitions filed in the Madras High Court challenging the election of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) l.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Madras High Court, Election of Kanimozhi Karunanidhi

SC Directs Manning of Polling Booths in View of Allegations of Violence on Election Day(26.11.2021)

Supreme Court has directed the Home Secretary of Tripura Government, the State Election Commission and the Director General of Police to ensure that e.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Allegations of Violence on Election Day

Draft Reporting System on Accounting Separation Regulations, 2016(22.02.2016)

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India released draft ‘

Tags : Electronic payments, cards, cashless, infrastructure

Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea of 11 Candidates Against Nomination Rejection for Assembly Elections(06.02.2020)

Delhi High Court has declined to entertain a plea by 11 Independent candidates against the rejection of their nominations for the February 8 Assembly .....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Candidates, Assembly Elections

DGFT Notifies Date for Electronic Filing of RCMC or RC through Common Digital Platform(01.12.2021)

Director-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has issued the Trade Notice in respect of the Electronic filing of Registration Cum Membership Certificate (R.....

Tags : Director-General of Foreign Trade, Electronic Filing of RCMC or RC through Common Digital Platform

Karnataka HC Stays Govt Order Dropping Criminal Prosecution in 61 Cases Against Elected Representativ(21.12.2020)

Karnataka High Court has stayed the government order dated 31st August, 2020 by which it had decided to drop criminal prosecution in 61 cases against .....

Tags : Karnataka High Court, Criminal Prosecution Against Elected Representatives

Madras HC Reserves Order on Maintainability of Plea Challenging AIADMK Intra-Party Elections(08.12.2021)

Madras High Court has reserved its orders on a writ petition challenging the legality of intra-party elections to the post of Coordinator and Joint Co.....

Tags : Madras High Court, AIADMK Intra-Party Elections

Bombay High Court Refuses Relief to Govt Employee in Bribery Case(07.03.2017)

Bombay High Court has refused to grant relief to a MSEDCL (Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd) employee who was charged with accep.....

Tags : Bombay High Court, Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd

CIC: Donations Received By Electoral Trusts And Its Distribution Thereof Not Personal Information(25.01.2017)

Central Information Commission (CIC) has said that details of donation received by Electoral Trusts and their further distribution to political partie.....

Tags : Central Information Commission, Donations, Electoral Trust

Delhi High Court Directs Chief Minister to Make General Remarks in Election Campaigns(10.01.2020)

Delhi High Court has asked the Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal to make general remarks that do not point a finger with regards to his bribery- related.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Election Campaign

SC Issues Notice on Plea for Declaring Elections Invalid If Maximum Voters Opt for NOTA(15.03.2021)

Supreme Court has issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation to direct the Election Commission of India to use its plenary power under Article 324 .....

Tags : Supreme Court, Invalid Elections

ELECTION - SC Agrees to Hear DMK’s Plea on Byelection to Three Seats(14.03.2019)

Supreme Court has agreed to hear a petition filed by DMK, seeking a direction to Election Commission (EC) to notify the bypolls and publish election s.....

Tags : Supreme Court, DMK, Byelection

Bombay HC Refuses to Intervene in Election of Deputy Chairman of Maharashtra Legislative Council(08.01.2021)

Bombay High Court has refused to intervene in the election of Dr. Neelam Divakar Gorhe as Deputy Chairman of the Maharashtra Legislative Council (MLC).....

Tags : Bombay High Court, Election of Deputy Chairman of Maharashtra Legislative Council

Late submission of OBC certificate to not be overlooked in ‘pedantic’ manner(24.02.2016)

A candidate appearing in an examination under the OBC category remains eligible for selection to the post advertised, despite not submitting the OBC c.....

Tags : Reservation, certificate, provisional list, selection

Kerala HC Revokes Centre's Order Upholding Representative Voting at SNDP Yogam Elections(25.01.2022)

Kerala High Court has annulled the order issued by the Central Government in 1962 which upheld representation voting at the Sree Narayana Dharma Parip.....

Tags : Kerala High Court, Voting at SNDP Yogam Elections

SC: Don't Re-notify Election Process for 367 Local Bodies to Implement OBC Quota(29.07.2022)

Supreme Court has held that the Court had made it clear that Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC) shall not re-notify election to provide reser.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Election Commission, OBC Reservation

Madras HC: Elected Office Bearers Not Allowed to Contest Bar Elections Consecutively(10.02.2021)

Madras High Court has ruled that elected office bearers should not be allowed to contest for the second time consecutively with an aim to end monopoly.....

Tags : Madras High Court, Bar Association Elections

CIVIL - Liability of Past Dues Rests Only with RCom and Not with Reliance Jio: TDSAT(27.02.2019)

Telecom Dispute Settlement Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) has said that liability of past dues related to Spectrum Usage Charges (SUC) rested only with Re.....

Tags : Telecom Dispute Settlement Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT), RCom

Madras HC: 10 Year Practice Criteria for Contesting Bar Elections Valid(07.02.2018)

Madras High Court has upheld the amendments prescribing 10 years of practice experience as a minimum eligibility criteria to contest elections to the .....

Tags : Madras High Court, Bar Elections

SC Directs Political Parties to Submit Details Of Donations Received Through Electoral Bonds To EC(12.04.2019)

Noting that the issue of Electoral Bonds (EB) is a weighty one which is significantly apposite to the sanctity of the election process, the Supreme Co.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Donation, Election

Kerala HC: Electricity Dues Of Previous Consumer Create First Charge On Property(20.10.2022)

Kerala High Court has observed that though the subsequent purchaser of a property is not liable to pay the dues owed to the Electricity Board by a pre.....

Tags : Kerala High Court, Electricity, property

SC: National Sports Code 2011 Can't be Read Like a Statute(08.08.2022)

Supreme Court while passing direction to include the representation of 36 football players in Electoral College for ensuing executive committee electi.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Sports Code, AIFF, Election

Delhi HC Slams Lawyers For ‘Defacing’ Court Premises With Election Posters(12.01.2017)

Delhi High Court came down heavily on lawyers for “defacing” court premises by putting up posters for the upcoming elections for Executive Committee o.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Election Posters, Delhi Bar Association

Patna HC Holds OBC/EBC Quota in Bihar Municipal Body Polls Illegal(07.10.2022)

Patna High Court while holding reservation of seats for Other Backward Classes (OBC) and Extremely Backward Classes in urban local body elections as i.....

Tags : Patna High Court, Local Body Election, Political Backwardness

Bombay High Court Asks TRAI to Respond to Broadcasters’ Petition Within a Week(15.01.2020)

Bombay High Court has asked the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India to respond by January 20 to the Broadcasters’ Petition challenging its amended N.....

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MP HC: Casting Doubt on Conduct of Elections via Social Media not an Offence u/s 505(2) of IPC(22.01.2024)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that merely casting a doubt upon the conduct of free and fair Legislative Assembly elections through a social media.....

Tags : Madhya Pradesh High Court, Conduct of Elections, Social Media, Public Mischief, 505(2) of IPC

Supreme Court: How Can Convicted Politicians Choose Candidates?(13.02.2018)

Supreme Court has asked whether it was right to allow a convicted politician to hold a party position and decide the candidate for elections which he .....

Tags : Supreme Court, Elections

Delhi HC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking Quashing of Selection for Chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi(05.02.2021)

Delhi High Court has issued notice in a plea seeking quashing of the entire selection process conducted by the Ministry of Culture for the post of Cha.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Process of Selection of Chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi

ELECTION - SC Says Candidates Having More Than 2 Kids can't be Barred from Contesting Elections(26.02.2019)

Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea seeking to bar those with more than 2 children from Government jobs and disqualifying them from contesti.....

Tags : Supreme Court, More Than 2 Kids, contesting elections,

Service Tax and Central Excise (Furnishing of Annual Information Return) Rules, 2016(15.02.2016)

The Ministry of Finance notified Rules pertaining to forms furnished under Section 15A of the Central Excise Act, 1944. Information return referred to.....

Tags : Service tax, return, annual, electronic

TRAI Gives Clean Cheat to Jio’s Happy New Year Plan(03.02.2017)

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has given a clean chit to billionaire Mukesh Ambani-run firm Jio’s free voice calling and data plan on it.....

Tags : Telecom Regulatory Authority of India. JIO, Mukesh Ambani

AP HC Directs SEC and Gujarala Urban Police to Ensure Free and Fair Election(12.11.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed the State Election Commission (SEC) and the Gurajala Urban police to provide adequate protection to ensure free.....

Tags : Andhra Pradesh High Court, Ensure Free and Fair Election

Supreme Court directs political parties to furnish donations details received through electoral bonds(12.04.2019)

In a verdict on the legality of the electoral bonds scheme, Supreme Court has declined to stay Electoral Bond Scheme ahead of 2019 general elections. .....

Tags : Electoral bonds, Details, Submission

Madras HC Directs State to Revamp Madras Medical Registration Act(07.12.2022)

Madras High Court has directed the State to revamp the ‘archaic’ Madras Medical Registration Act, 1914 after it was brought to the court's notice that.....

Tags : Madras High Court, Medical Registration Act, Election

Hyderabad HC Refuses to Stay Cricket Association’s Election(12.01.2017)

Hyderabad High Court has refused to stay elections of Hyderabad Cricket Association scheduled to be held on January 17.

Tags : Hyderabad High Court, Hyderabad Cricket Association, Election

Tel. HC: HC’s Power to Interfere is Limited When Election Process has Commenced(21.11.2023)

Telangana High Court has observed that jurisdiction of High Court to interfere with the process of election once the same has commenced is very limite.....

Tags : Telangana High Court, Election Process, Writ Jurisdiction

Supreme Court Rejects Review Petitions of Telecom Companies(17.01.2020)

Supreme Court has dismissed the Review Petitions of Telecom companies on Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) payment order. The Companies would have to pay R.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Telecom Companies, Review Petition

Supreme Court: Poll Candidates Must Disclose Source of Income(16.02.2018)

Supreme Court has ruled that candidates contesting elections must declare source of their income along with their spouses and dependent children to ke.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Elec

Supreme Court: Electricity Supply Cannot Be Disconnected For Recovery of Additional Demand(20.02.2020)

Supreme Court has held that the licensee company cannot take recourse to the coercive measure of disconnection of electricity supply, for recovery of .....

Tags : Supreme Court, Electricity Supply, Additional Demand

J&K&L HC: No Blanket Bar on Judicial Review of Election Authority’s Decisions(09.12.2022)

Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that anything done towards completion of election process can’t be challenged before High Court and o.....

Tags : Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, Election Process, Judicial Review

Supreme Court: 'No Law to Bar Centre From Advancing Union Budget'(13.01.2017)

Supreme Court, while asking for legal provisions in support of plea seeking postponement of Budget presentation due to Assembly Elections in five Stat.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Annual Budget, 2017-18, Assembly Elections

Ker. HC: Elected Party Members Supporting Opposite Party are Liable for Disqualification(30.11.2023)

Kerala High Court has held that if the conduct of a particular member indicates that he had, after being elected under the banner of one party, suppor.....

Tags : Kerala High Court, Disqualification, Elected Member

Bombay High Court Issues Notice to Devendra Fadnavis in Plea Challenging His Election(17.01.2020)

Bombay High Court has issued a notice to former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis in a Plea challenging his election from Nagpur (South.....

Tags : Bombay High Court, Devendra Fadnavis, Challenge to Election

MP High Court to Bar Council: Follow ‘One Bar One Vote’ Rule in Bar Elections(19.02.2018)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has announced that the upcoming High Court Bar Association elections will be governed by the ‘One Bar One Vote’ principle an.....

Tags : Madhya Pradesh High Court, Bar Elections

Allahabad High Court Dismisses Challenge to Election of Central Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar(20.02.2020)

Allahabad High Court has dismissed a challenge to the election of Member of Parliament, Santosh Kumar Gangwar, reiterating the settled law that Statem.....

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J&K&L HC: Enlarging Waitlist Does Not Confer Any Right on Candidates Unless Govt Approves(12.12.2022)

Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that mere recommendation by Selection Committee for enlarging waitlist, without there being a decisio.....

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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea for Regulation of Internal Elections in Political Parties(29.10.2021)

Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Election Commission of India (EC) on a Public Interest Litigation seeking regulatory oversight of internal e.....

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ELECTION - Kerala HC Bans Use of Flex and Non Biodegradable Materials for Election Campaigning(12.03.2019)

Kerala High Court has banned use of flex and other non-biodegradable materials for campaigning throughout state ahead of Lok Sabha elections.

Tags : Kerala High Court, Lok Sabha Elections 2019, Use of Flex and Other Non-Biodegradable Materials

Delhi HC Orders Maintaining Status Quo in Plea Against Declaration of Reliance Accounts Fraudulent(30.12.2020)

Delhi High Court has ordered the banks to maintain status quo in a plea by Anil Ambani's Reliance Communication Ltd (RComm) and Reliance Telecom Ltd (.....

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SC Stays Kerala HC Order Disallowing Teachers from Contesting Elections(19.03.2021)

Supreme Court has stayed a Kerala High Court order which had disallowed teachers and non-teaching staff of aided schools from contesting elections.

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Deli HC Asks to Give Clean Chit to Player Manik Batra Over Non-Selection for Championship(16.11.2021)

Delhi High Court has asked the Table Tennis Federation of India to give a clean chit to player Manika Batra, who had made a complaint against the nati.....

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ELECTION - Kerala HC: Nothing Wrong in Sitting MLAs Contesting Elections(28.03.2019)

Kerala High Court has observed the Indian Constitution permits sitting MLAs to contest Lok Sabha elections and the law only prohibits holding two post.....

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Electoral Bond Scheme as Unconstitutional(15.02.2024)

Supreme Court has struck down the Electoral Bond Scheme stating it to be violative of Article 19(1)(a) of Constitution of India and the Right to Infor.....

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Delhi HC: A Person in Custody Has No Vested Right to be Released For Poll Canvassing(27.02.2017)

Delhi High Court has refused parole to gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari to campaign in ongoing Uttar Pradesh election.

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Allahabad High Court Seeks Info Pertaining Dates of UP Assembly Elections(19.12.2016)

Allahabad High Court has asked Election Commission of India to apprise it about the dates of Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections.

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Kerala HC Stays Tenders Floated by Kerala State Electricity Board(16.02.2021)

Kerala High Court has stayed the tenders floated by the Kerala State Electricity Board to procure electric poles of 8 m length and a working load of 1.....

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Delhi HC Directs to Decide Application Seeking Statistics of State Sponsored Electronic Surveillance(02.12.2021)

Delhi High Court has directed the Central Information Commission (CIC) to decide within 8 weeks, the appeals filed by Apar Gupta, founder of the Inter.....

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SC: Maintain Secular Ethos of Constitution by Keeping Election a Secular Exercise(02.01.2017)

Supreme Court, while hearing several petitions in Hindutva case, has said that no politician can seek vote in name of caste, creed, or religion and d.....

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SC: Offences Under Kerala Police Act Not Substantive(10.11.2022)

Supreme Court has held that offences under the Kerala Police Act are not substantive offences and thus the election of a person cannot be voided merel.....

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Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Physical Voting in SCBA Elections Through Secret Ballot(26.02.2021)

Supreme Court has dismissed as withdrawn the plea filed seeking directions to the Election Committee of Supreme Court Bar Association, to conduct the .....

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SC Asks Telcos to Declare Call Drops Never Exceeded 2% Threshold(11.03.2016)

Supreme Court has asked telecom operators to give undertaking that call drops have never exceeded 2 per cent threshold and no penalty was ever levied .....

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Delhi High Court: No Restraint on Free Communication During Elections(04.02.2020)

Delhi High Court has observed that no restraint can be made on free communication during election while refusing to stop a person from circulating mes.....

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Madras HC Dismisses Plea Against Reserving More Wards for Women in Municipal Corporation Elections(30.11.2021)

Madras High Court has dismissed as withdrawn a public interest litigation filed by Advocate R. Parthiban challenging the number of seats allotted to W.....

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Samsung Wins Longstanding Patent Dispute with Apple(29.02.2016)

US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, DC has overturned a $120 million jury verdict against Samsung and held that Samsung Electro.....

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SC Upholds Allahabad HC’s Decision to Disqualify Azam Khan's Son for Not Meeting Age Criteria(07.11.2022)

Supreme Court has dismissed challenge against decision of the Allahabad High Court to disqualify Rampur MLA Mohd. Abdullah Azam Khan for not having at.....

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Unaided Private School Staff can't be Roped in for Election Duty: Bombay HC(04.04.2019)

Bombay High Court has ordered that teaching and non-teaching staff of unaided private schools cannot be called for election duty since they are not co.....

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Access To Electricity Supply Should Be Considered Human Right: Chhattisgarh HC(16.01.2018)

Chhattisgarh High Court has said that access to electricity should be construed as a human right and that denial of the same, even upon satisfying th.....

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Supreme Court Seeks Report from Government on Carrying Out 2012 Electronic Vehicle Plan(20.01.2020)

Supreme Court has asked the Union Government to give in detail the steps taken to implement the National Electric Mobility Mission Plan- 2020, a polic.....

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Gujarat HC Observes Inconsistency In State And Central Election Commission Rules(05.04.2016)

Gujarat HC, while observing inconsistency in State and Central Election Commission Rules has said that both Commissions being Constitutional bodies sh.....

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SC Asks Lawyer to Approach ECI with Plea Against Misuse of Election Conduct Rules(05.02.2019)

Supreme Court has asked an advocate to approach Election Commission of India with his plea for measures to stop misuse of Conduct of Election Rules as.....

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Licensee company cannot take recourse to coercive measure of disconnecting electricity supply for recovery of additional demand raised after expiry of two years limitation period(18.02.2020)

In the present case, for the period July, 2009 to September, 2011, the Respondent along with other consumers were billed by the licensee company (the .....

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

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

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Minor deviation from explicit terms of NIT would not by itself be sufficient to set aside tender in absence of malafides(11.12.2020)

Petitioner, who is an A Class Contractor, has challenged Exhibit P8 order alleging that, the 2nd lowest bidder on 8th September, 2020 was awarded the .....

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Karnataka HC Directs ECI Not to Announce Election Results to be Held to Legislative Council(10.12.2021)

Karnataka High Court has directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) not to announce the results of the elections to be held to the Legislative Co.....

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Madras High Court Quashes Plea Challenging Jayalalithaa’s Election(09.03.2017)

Madras High Court has quashed a petition challenging victory of Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa from R K Nagar constituency in May 201.....

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Supreme Court Stays Madras High Court Order on Bar Council Elections(22.02.2018)

Supreme Court has stayed the order passed by the Madras High Court on February 16, in which the High Court had issued a slew of directions aimed at en.....

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Bombay HC: Plea Challenging Rejection of Nomination Papers Cannot be Entertained(18.01.2021)

Bombay High Court has held that a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1949 challenging the rejection of nomination papers by.....

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Andhra Pradesh HC Sets Aside SEC Order for Inquiry into Unanimous Election(17.03.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has set aside the State Election Commission (SEC)’s order for an inquiry into the unanimous election of candidates for the M.....

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Election Commission Recognizes Ajit Pawar Faction As The Official Nationalist Congress Party(07.02.2024)

Election Commission of India while recognizing the Ajit Pawar faction as the official Nationalist Congress Party has held that Ajit Pawar faction will.....

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Bye-election for the seat of Smriti Zubin Irani in the Council of States, elected by the elected members of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Gujarat(18.06.2019)

WHEREAS, the seat of Smriti Zubin Irani in the Council of States, elected by the elected members of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Gujarat, .....

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ELECTION - Why No Rule for Assets Disclosure by Candidates: SC to Centre(13.03.2019)

Supreme Court has asked Centre why it had not amended Conduct of Election Rules, as per SC’s 2018 ruling, for compulsory disclosure of assets and sour.....

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Allahabad HC Directs EC to File Reply in Plea Challenging Allotment of Election Symbols(06.01.2021)

Allahabad High Court has directed the Election Commission to file a counter to the petition challenging Commission’s power to allot election symbols w.....

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Lok Sabha Passes Election Laws (Amendment) Bill(26.02.2016)

Lok Sabha has passed a bill to grant voting rights to people who became citizens of the country following the exchange of enclaves between India and B.....

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Orissa HC Directs State Bar Council to Hold Election on The Basis of Existing Electoral Roll(24.01.2022)

Orissa High Court has directed the Odisha State Bar Council to hold its long overdue election within 6 weeks on the basis of the existing electoral ro.....

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Karnataka HC Requests Government to Consider Handing Over of Old Election Building(16.11.2021)

Karnataka High Court has requested the State government to consider handing over the Old Election Building and the Karnataka Government Insurance Depa.....

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Bombay HC Upholds ITAT Order in Birla Telecom Unit Case(02.04.2019)

Bombay High Court has upheld an order of income tax tribunal, which said that Aditya Birla Group’s telecom unit did not violate rules while receiving .....

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Calcutta HC Directs to Pay Amount to Consumer for Unauthorised Disconnection of Electricity(08.02.2022)

Calcutta High Court has directed the West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company (WBSEDCL) to pay an amount to the tune of Rs. 6,07,000 to a co.....

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Partial relaxation with respect to electronic submission of Form 10F by select category of taxpayers in accordance with the DGIT (Systems) Notification No. 03 of 2022(12.12.2022)

1. Reference is invited to Notification No. 03/2022 dated 16th July, 2022 issued by Directorate of Income Tax (Systems) New Delhi in exercise of power.....

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Madras HC Dismisses PIL Seeking Separate Election Manifesto for Each Constituency(03.04.2019)

Madras High Court has dismissed a PIL seeking a direction to Election Commission of India to mandate all the contesting candidates for Lok Sabha and S.....

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Cleanup begins after KPSC “deceit”(21.06.2016)

Karnataka High Court held the procedure followed by Karnataka Public Service Commission in preparing the list of candidates admitted to the written ex.....

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SC: SMS Intimation to Candidate's Mobile Number Sufficient Communication for Selection Process(22.11.2021)

Supreme Court has rejected the argument of a candidate that the intimation given through SMS about physical fitness test and document verification is .....

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Madras HC Dismisses PIL Seeking Separate Election Manifesto for Each Constituency(03.04.2019)

Madras High Court has dismissed a PIL seeking a direction to Election Commission of India to mandate all the contesting candidates for Lok Sabha and S.....

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SC Refuses to Entertain Azam Khan's Plea Seeking Interim Bail to Participate in Election Campaign(09.02.2022)

Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea seeking ad-interim ex-parte bail filed by Mohammad Azam Khan, Samajwadi Party's candidate from Rampur in.....

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Draft Telecom Consumers Protection (Tenth Amendment) Regulations, 2016(05.07.2016)

The Telecom Regulatory Authority released draft Statute

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

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India introduced the

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Andhra Pradesh HC: Cannot Cancel Selection Process in Absence of Valid, Bonafide Reasons(14.05.2024)

AP HC has held that it is settled that mere participation in the selection process does not give any indefeasible right to a candidate to get appointe.....

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SC Issues Notice in PIL Seeking Intervention in Problem of Elephant Deaths Due to Electrocution(05.01.2022)

Supreme Court has issued notice in a Public Interest Litigation filed seeking court's urgent intervention in relation to the problem of elephant death.....

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Allahabad HC Issues Notice in PIL on Disposal of Election Plastic Waste During Assembly Elections(11.02.2022)

Allahabad High Court has issued notices to the Election Commission of India, State of Uttar Pradesh, the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate .....

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SC: Possibility to Manipulate/Modify EVMs Unfounded(27.04.2024)

SC has observed that possibility to hack or tamper with agnostic firmware in the burnt memory to favour results is unfounded. Accordingly, suspicion t.....

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TRAI Says 'No' to Discriminatory Tariffs to Subscribers in Same Class(26.05.2017)

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has directed operators not to provide discriminatory tariffs to subscribers in same class.

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Delhi HC Looks for Govt’s Reply on Installation of Electricity Plant Working on Heaps of Garbage(19.10.2015)

Delhi High Court has directed Centre and Delhi Government to file reply explaining their stand on plea seeking direction to install an electricity pla.....

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TRAI releases Telecommunication Tariff (68th Amendment) Order, 2022 on "Regulatory framework for USSD-based tariff"(07.04.2022)

1. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has today released Telecommunication Tariff (68th Amendment) Order, 2022 on "Regulatory framework .....

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Recommended persons list if not sorted by category does not vitiate selection process(19.08.2015)

In a suit initiated by retired district judges aspiring for the post of President of the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum for various distri.....

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CCI Approves Emerson Electric-Platinum Equity Deal(10.10.2016)

Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the proposed acquisition of Emerson Electric's Network Power business by Platinum Equity and a grou.....

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Government of India, Government of Rajasthan and World Bank sign a $250 Million Agreement to Support Electricity Distribution Sector Reforms in Rajasthan(28.08.2018)

The Government of India, the Government of Rajasthan and the World Bank signed here today a $250 million Development Policy Loan (DPL) to support the .....

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Delhi HC to TRAI: Have You Considered Objections on Call Drops(08.01.2016)

Delhi High Court has asked Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) if it had considered objections raised by cellular service providers to its ne.....

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Hitting the right wavelength(14.05.2015)

In a case determining if mobile service providers were owed a right of extension of licence by the Government, the Supreme Court held in the negative......

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Gujarat HC Directs SEC to do NOTA Promotion for Local Body Elections(17.11.2015)

Gujarat High Court has ordered State Election Commission (SEC) to further promote option of None Of The Above or NOTA among voters in coming local bod.....

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Kerala High Court Disposes Cases Seeking Lockdown During Election Counting Day(28.04.2021)

Kerala High Court has closed proceedings seeking directions calling for prohibition on large gatherings or the declaration of lockdown in the State on.....

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Delhi HC to ECI: Decide AIADMK’s Representation for Updation of Its Amended By-Laws Within 10 Days(12.04.2023)

Delhi High Court has directed Election Commission of India (ECI) to decide the representation of AIADMK for updation of its amended by-laws with the r.....

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Madras HC Stays Proceedings against Puducherry Minister over False Details in his Election Affidavit(03.10.2016)

Madras HC has stayed further proceedings against Puducherry Minister Malladi Krishna Rao on file of the Judicial Magistrate Court at Yanam which has a.....

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Delhi High Court Denies to Stay Penalty for Call Drops(23.12.2015)

Delhi High Court has denied to stay telecom regulator's order mandating mobile service providers to compensate subscribers for call drops beginning Ja.....

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Supreme Court Upholds Centre's Demand to Recover Dues of Rs 92,000 Crore from Telecom Companies(24.10.2019)

Supreme Court has upheld a demand by the Government that telecom companies pay Rs 92,000 crore in overdue levies and interest as it accepted the gover.....

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CBDT Extends Electronic Filing of Income Tax Forms 15CA / 15CB(06.07.2021)

Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has extended the electronic filing of Income Tax Forms 15CA/15CB to 15th July, 2021. Taxpayers can submit the sai.....

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Supreme Court: Power Regulatory Bodies Must Have a Judicial Member(20.04.2018)

Supreme Court has ordered that one of the members of Electricity Regulatory Commissions should be a person of judicial background, quashing orders of .....

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#Union Budget 2022-2023: Telecommunication Development in Rural Areas(01.02.2022)

Finance Minister has stated that 5% annual collection of service obligation fund will be allocated for rural telecom and broadband development. Contra.....

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SC to Nagaland State Election Commission: Notify Local Body Polls With Women Quota Before March 14(14.02.2023)

Supreme Court has directed Nagaland State Election Commission to notify local body elections with women quota and place before it the official notific.....

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US Supreme Court Partly Rejects Redrawn North Carolina Election Districts(29.06.2018)

U.S. Supreme Court threw out part of a lower court ruling that had invalidated a series of state legislative districts drawn by Republicans in North C.....

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Uttarakhand High Court: Don't Criticize Use of Electronic Voting Machines in Elections(05.06.2017)

Uttarakhand High Court has barred all political parties, non-government organisations and individuals from “criticising the use of Electronic Voting M.....

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Court dismisses petition against Devendra Fadnavis for not disclosing imprisonable offences in nomination(19.08.2015)

Determining an application against a petition against Devendra Gangadhar Fadnavis, Chief Minister of Maharashtra, for not having disclosed pending cha.....

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Calcutta HC Directs to Install CCTV Cameras in All Polling Booths During Kolkata Municipal Elections(15.12.2021)

Calcutta High Court has directed the West Bengal State Election Commission to install close circuit television (CCTV) cameras in all the main and auxi.....

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HP High Court: State Not Competent to Enact Law on Levy of Cess on Water Usage for Electricity(06.03.2024)

Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that the matter related to the levy of cess on water usage for electricity generation is beyond the legislative c.....

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Andhra Pradesh HC Overturns Decision to Impose Stay on MPTC and ZPTC Elections(08.04.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has cleared the way for MPTC and ZPTC elections scheduled for 8th April, 2021, by overturning Justice U. Durga Prasad Rao's .....

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Bombay High Court Sets Aside Arbitral Award Which Favoured BCCI in IPL Telecast Rights Dispute(21.03.2022)

Bombay High Court has set aside the award in favour of the Board of Control for Cricket (BCCI) in India. The court passed the order on a challenge to .....

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#Selection & Appointment: SC Says 'Procedure Prescribed by Executive Valid If It Not in Conflict'(02.08.2017)

Supreme Court has held that in matter of selection and appointment, instructions pertaining to procedure of selection can be provided by Executive as .....

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Executive Directors are authorized to extend validity of waiting lists of candidates for further period of one year(13.11.2017)

The Petitioner, working as Junior Engineer with Respondent No. 1-the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Limited ("the MSEDCL") has approached .....

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Uttarakhand HC Upholds Amendment to Recruitment Rules During Selection Process(13.04.2022)

Uttarakhand High Court has dismissed a petition challenging the decision of the Uttarakhand Subordinate Service Selection Commission to permit non B.E.....

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Bombay High Court: Desire of Contesting Elections Not Sufficient to Stay Conviction(08.07.2024)

Bom. HC has observed that merely because accused has to represent his constituency, it could not be an exceptional circumstance for a grant of stay to.....

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MHA: Can’t Designate Police Stations as Place for Examination of Witness Via Electronic Means(17.07.2024)

Union Ministry of Home Affairs has written to the State Governments stating that for purposes of Sections 265, 266 and 308 of BNSS, 2023, police stati.....

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Supreme Court to EC: Don't Post Officials Facing Disciplinary Action in Gujarat Polls(31.10.2017)

Supreme Court has directed Election Commission (EC) not to post any official, against whom disciplinary proceedings have been initiated, in key positi.....

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Sanction for 5595 electric buses under Fame Phase-II(08.08.2019)

The Department of Heavy Industry has approved the sanction of 5595 electric buses to 64 Cities, State Government Entities, State Transport Undertaking.....

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SC: Officer Serving Ruling Govt Can't be Appointed as State Election Commissioner(12.03.2021)

Supreme Court has held that a government officer serving a state government cannot be appointed as the State Election Commissioner of that state. The .....

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Selection process has to be conducted strictly in accordance with stipulated selection procedure which needs to be scrupulously maintained(16.05.2018)

In facts of present case, the notice of Combined Graduate Level Examination, 2014 ('CGLE-2014'), issued by the Respondent-Staff Selection Commission (.....

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Supreme Court Launches Whatsapp Messaging Services, Advocates and Parties to Receive Updates(25.04.2024)

Supreme Court has announced the integration of Whatsapp messaging services with its IT services and through this initiative, Advocates on Record and p.....

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Madras High Court: Primary Evidence of Electronic Record Admissible Without Compliance U/S 65(B)(23.05.2017)

Madras High Court has observed that primary evidence of electronic record under Section 62 of Indian Evidence Act, 1872 would be admissible in evidenc.....

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SC Rejects Plea against PM Modi over 2012 Gujarat Assembly Election Affidavit(16.10.2015)

Supreme Court has rejected plea seeking legal action against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for allegedly filing a defective affidavit relating to his m.....

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Uttarakhand HC Dismisses Plea Challenging UKSSSC LT Assistant Teacher Recruitment Process 2020(06.04.2022)

Uttarakhand High Court has dismissed a plea that challenges the Uttarakhand Subordinate Service Selection Commission LT Grade Teacher (Arts) Recruitme.....

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Cal. HC to Govt.: Find Alternate Accommodation for Central Forces Housed in Schools & Colleges(17.06.2024)

Calcutta High Court has directed the Union and State governments to consider moving central forces currently housed inside various schools and college.....

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Supreme Court Seeks Election Commission Response on Congress pleas(24.08.2018)

Supreme Court has sought Election Commission response on pleas filed by Congress leaders Kamal Nath and Sachin Pilot alleging duplication of names in .....

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Calcutta HC: Electricity Distribution Company Can Install Electric Poll on Private Land(28.04.2022)

Calcutta High Court has observed that West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited has the right to install electric polls on private la.....

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SC Gives Time to Tamil Nadu SEC to Conduct Local Body Elections in Nine New Districts(23.06.2021)

Supreme Court has given the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission (SEC) time to work, if necessary 24 hours a day, and hold the local body elections in.....

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Himachal Pradesh HC Bans Wall Writings, Posters on Government Property During Assembly Polls(17.10.2017)

Himachal Pradesh High Court has banned wall writings, pasting of posters, cut-outs, hoarding, banners and political flags on government property and d.....

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Madras HC Notices State Government, Opposition over Local Body Polls(19.10.2016)

Madras High Court has noticed Principal Opposition Party - DMK and State Government on an appeal moved by Tamil Nadu State Election Commission (TNSEC).....

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Appointment of Election Officer to conduct 13th council elections of Indian Institute of Insurance Surveyors and Loss Assessors for 1/3rd members who are due to retire on 28th July 2021(24.05.2021)

Authority hereby appoints Ms. Nimisha Srivastava, DGM, IRDAI as the Election Officer for conducting the 13th Council Elections for 1/3rd vacancy arisi.....

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Kar. HC Dismisses PIL Seeking Permission for NRIs to Caste Vote From Abroad During Elections(03.05.2023)

Karnataka High Court has rejected a PIL filed by a Non Resident Indian (NRI) seeking grant of voting rights to NRIs from the countries they reside in,.....

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SC Asks MP SEC to Notify Local Body Election Programme Within 2 Weeks(11.05.2022)

Supreme Court has directed the Madhya Pradesh State Election Commission (SEC) to notify the programme for local body elections in the state within two.....

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Oklahoma Supreme Court Rules 'Electric Vehicle Registration Fee Unconstitutional'(25.10.2017)

Oklahoma Supreme Court has struck down $100 fee for the registration of an electric vehicle as well as $30 for a hybrid by declaring it unconstitution.....

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Madras HC: Liability to Be Fastened on Temple Trustee & EOs for Stealing Electricity(29.05.2023)

Madras High Court has observed that whenever electricity is stolen for the conduct of temple festivals, the liability under the Electricity Act has to.....

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TRAI releases Recommendations on "Approach towards Sustainable Telecommunications"(23.10.2017)

1. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has today released its Recommendations on "Approach towards Sustainable Telecommunications".

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Cabinet approves issue of Notifications for "General Elections to the Lok Sabha 2019"(13.03.2019)

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the ""General Elections to the Lok Sabha 2019) -for issuance of statutory notif.....

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Compulsory manual selection of cases for scrutiny during the Financial Year 2015-2016(31.08.2015)

The Central Board of Direct Taxes lay down procedure and criteria for manual selection of returns and cases for scrutiny during the financial-year 201.....

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

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

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ECI Recognises Eknath Shinde Group as Official Shiv Sena(20.02.2023)

Election Commission of India has recognised Eknath Shinde group as official Shiv Sena and allowed them to use official Bow & Arrow symbol and Shiv Sen.....

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Madras High Court: Amend Laws to Ensure Speedy Disposal of Election Petitions(12.06.2017)

Madras High Court has called upon State to make an endeavour to bring necessary amendments so as to see that election petitions/disputes are determine.....

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Delhi HC Directs on Accepting Electronic Filing of Caveats on E-Filing Portal(04.06.2021)

Delhi High Court has directed the District and Sessions Judge (Headquarters) to ensure that as long as the e-filing portal of the Delhi District Court.....

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Telangana High Court Asks State Election Commission Over Decision to Conduct Local Elections(30.04.2021)

Telangana High Court has pulled up the State Election Commission for allowing campaigning and holding elections amid the havoc created by second wave .....

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Electronic Filing of First Appeal before CIT (Appeals)(31.12.2015)

Electronic filing of appeal before CIT(Appeals) has been made mandatory for persons who are required to file the return of income electronically. The .....

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Kerala HC Dismisses PC George MLA's Plea Seeking Postponement of Local Body Elections(06.11.2020)

Kerala High Court has dismissed pleas challenging the conduct of elections to Local Bodies in Kerala, for the year 2020, in the midst of COVID-19 pand.....

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Department of Telecommunications Proposes Imposition of Penalty on Pesky Callers(06.07.2021)

Department of Telecommunications has proposed to impose a penalty on pesky callers of Rs 10,000 for every call and SMS made by telemarketers after 50 .....

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Bureau of Indian Standards notifies Standard Marks(01.12.2015)

The Bureau of Indian Standards notified standard marks for various product types. The Marks, effective 1 December 2015, cover mostly consumer electron.....

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SC Rejects Plea Challenging SC/ST Reservations in Punjab's Gram Panchayat Posts(03.12.2024)

The Supreme Court has rejected the plea challenging reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes/Tribes in Gram Panchayat elections in village in Ferozep.....

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SC to Centre: Why No Transparent Procedure For Appointing CEC & ECs?(05.07.2017)

Supreme Court has posed several pointed questions to Centre regarding the lack of proper procedure for appointment of Chief Election Commissioner and .....

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CBDT Relaxes Electronic Filing of Income Tax Forms 15CA / 15CB in View of Technical Difficulties(15.06.2021)

Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has relaxed the Electronic Filing of Income Tax Forms 15CA / 15CB, in view of the difficulties reported by taxpay.....

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SC: Certificate is Condition Precedent to Admissibility of Electronic Evidence(15.07.2020)

Supreme Court has held that the certificate required under Section 65B(4) of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 is a condition precedent to the admissibili.....

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Punjab and Haryana HC Rules ‘MLAs, MPs Can Vote in Local Bodies Election’(06.12.2016)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that MLAs and MPs are fully entitled to vote in elections for office-bearers of local bodies.

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Reprieve for CSEPDI–TRISHE in Tamil Nadu power project(07.09.2015)

The Court directed TANGEDCO to evaluate CSPEDI-TRISHE bids for setting up thermal power projects in the tender floated. Looking into the tendering pr.....

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MP HC Dismisses PIL for Fixing Ceiling Limit on Expenses Incurred in Local Body Elections(03.03.2022)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation, which had sought for the Court's direction to the state government to take a fin.....

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2024 Elections: Supreme Court Directs Minimum 1/3rd Women's Reservation in Bar Association Posts(03.05.2024)

Supreme Court has directed implementation of a minimum 1/3rd women's reservation in the posts of the Supreme Court Bar Association from 2024 elections.....

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CBIC initiates electronic disbursal of duty drawback amount directly to exporter’s bank accounts(05.06.2024)

Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) initiates electronic disbursal of duty drawback amount directly to exporter’s bank account in a tra.....

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SC Closes Plea Filed By TMC For Protection Of Party Members During 2021 Municipal Elections(18.10.2022)

Supreme Court while considering that the 2021 Tripura municipal elections are over and results are notified, has disposed of the petition seeking issu.....

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SC Directs Political Parties to Submits Details Of Donations Received Through Electoral Bonds To EC(12.04.2019)

Noting that the issue of Electoral Bonds (EB) is a weighty one which is significantly apposite to the sanctity of the election process, the Supreme Co.....

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Allahabad HC Urges PM Modi to Postpone Elections in View of Omicron Threat(24.12.2021)

Allahabad High Court has urged the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi to postpone the upcoming elections in view of the rising threat of Omicron. .....

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Electronic filing of Non-Preferential Certificate of Origin (CoO) through the common digital platform for India's exports w.e.f. 15th April 2021(25.03.2021)

1. In continuation to the earlier Trade Notice 42/2020-2021 dated 19.02.2021, it is informed that the electronic platform for Certificate of Origin (C.....

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SC Issues Notice on PIL for Making Politicians’ Wealth Source Public(20.07.2016)

SC has issued notice to Centre and Election Commission seeking their response to a PIL for making politicians declare their sources of income in their.....

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P&H HC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance of Electricity Crisis in Chandigarh(23.02.2022)

Punjab and Haryana High Court takes suo moto cognizance of the Electricity Crisis in Union Territory of Chandigarh and has sought the presence of the .....

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AP HC: Bar Against Hearing of Election Disputes by Courts Shall Prevail Over HC Power to Issue Writs(03.05.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that the bar against hearing of election disputes by Courts under Article 329 of the Constitution of India, 1949 sh.....

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Madras HC Directs EC to File Affidavit on Assembly Polls Expenses(15.11.2016)

Madras High Court has directed Election Commission (EC) to file an affidavit of expenses incurred for conduct of Assembly Elections to Aravakurichi an.....

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Calcutta HC Dismisses Plea by WBCPCR Seeking Compensation From Election Commission For Covid Orphans(25.05.2022)

Calcutta HC dismissed a PIL filed by West Bengal Commission for Protection of Child Rights (WBCPCR) seeking a direction upon the Election Commission t.....

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Supreme Court Stays Allahabad HC Order Directing ECI to Hold Bye-Elections UP's Suar Constituency(09.11.2020)

Supreme Court has stayed the Allahabad High Court order directing the Election Commission for holding by election for the Assembly Constituency Suar, .....

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Supreme court upholds minimum educational requirements to contest polls(10.12.2015)

The Supreme Court upheld amendments effected by the Haryana Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Act, 2015 which specified educational criteria for those lookin.....

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Bombay HC Sets Aside ECI's Decision to Conduct By-Election for Katol Assembly Constituency(18.04.2019)

Bombay High Court has quashed the decision of Election Commission of India (ECI) to fill up a casual vacancy in Katol assembly constituency in Nagpur,.....

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Gujarat HC Calls Ordinance for Delaying Civic Body Polls ‘Unconstitutional’(21.10.2015)

Gujarat High Court has said that an ordinance or executive order by Gujarat Government, meant to delay civic body polls in the state, is unconstitutio.....

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Delhi Court to Aaj Tak: Don’t Telecast Evidence Related to Shraddha Walkar Murder Case(10.04.2023)

Delhi Saket Court while restricting Aaj Tak from telecasting any material in relation to the Shraddha Walkar murder case, has observed that any dissem.....

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SC Invalidates MP State Bar Council Election to the Post of Representative to BCI(26.11.2018)

Supreme Court has upheld Madhya Pradesh High Court order that invalidated the election conducted by the State Bar Council in 2014 to the post of repre.....

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Bombay HC Disposes of BJP MLA's PIL Against Electricity Inflated Bills(10.08.2020)

Bombay High Court has disposed of a public interest litigation filed by Mangal Prabhat Lodha, President of Bharatiya Janta Party Mumbai Unit against t.....

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SC: Candidate in Select List Doesn’t Have Indefeasible Right to Be Appointed(08.11.2024)

Supreme Court has held that a candidate placed in the select list gets no indefeasible right to be appointed even if vacancies are available but the S.....

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SC: Open Ballot System in Rajya Sabha Elections Necessitated to Prevent Cross-Voting(30.03.2023)

Supreme Court while dismissing PIL challenging open ballot system for Rajya Sabha elections has observed that similar issue was examined in Kuldip Nay.....

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Delhi High Court: Candidature Rejection For Failing to Declare Gender 'Improper'(15.05.2017)

Delhi High Court has declared as improper rejection of a woman’s candidature for Municipal Elections on the ground of her having failed to declare her.....

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SC Affirms HC’s Order for Deployment of Central Forces for Panchayat Elections in West Bengal(20.06.2023)

Supreme Court has affirmed the direction of Calcutta High Court which directed West Bengal State Election Commission to requisition central forces for.....

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Karnataka HC: Can’t Provide Free Bus Service to Enable Voters to Reach Polling Booth(17.05.2024)

Karnataka High Court has observed that free bus services cannot be provided to enable voters to reach polling booths and stated that the Chief Electio.....

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SC Seeks Center, Election Commission's Views over Lifetime Ban on Convicted Politicians(15.09.2016)

SC has formally sought views of Centre and Election Commission on a public interest litigation demanding a lifetime ban on convicted politicians after.....

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SC Dismisses Pleas Seeking for Postponement of Bihar Assembly Elections(28.08.2020)

Supreme Court has dismissed two pleas seeking for a direction to the Chief Election Commissioner for the postponement of the impending Bihar Assembly .....

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Single Window Project - Implementation of Risk based selectivity criteria for clearance of consignments related to Participating Government Agencies(31.08.2016)

Under the Single Window, upon filing of the Integrated Declaration, the Bill of Entry is automatically referred to concerned agency(ies) for a No Obje.....

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Can’t Direct Parliament To Make Filing Of False Affidavit For Election Nomination an Offence: SC(11.09.2018)

Agreeing that filing a false affidavit in elections is corrupt practice the Supreme Court has said it cannot, however, direct Parliament to legislate .....

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Supreme Court Notice to EC on Misuse of EVMs(05.09.2018)

Supreme Court has sought response of the Election Commission on a PIL filed by Dehradun based journalist alleging unauthorised handling of EVMs by pri.....

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Saving democracy from itself(07.11.1975)

This Supreme Court decision, arising out of an Allahabad High Court ruling that likely abetted a declaration of emergency, may have saved the nation’s.....

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Revised Procedure for electronic filing of Central Excise returns and for electronic payment of Excise duty and Service tax arrears under the new portal www.cbic-gst.gov.in(08.05.2019)

Attention is invited to the Circular No.956/17/2011-C.Ex dated 28.9.2011 issued by the Board with regard to the procedure for electronic filing of CE .....

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Telangana HC to EC: No Poll Notification for Three MLC Seats(10.05.2019)

Telangana High Court has directed Election Commission (EC) not to issue a poll notification to those MLC seats that have become vacant on account of d.....

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CESTAT, Bangalore: Service by Foreign Service Provider is not Telecommunication Service(14.04.2022)

Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Bangalore has observed that service by Foreign Service Provider is not Telecommunication Service and.....

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Recommendation of select committee for appointment cannot be negated without good and plausible reason(11.08.2015)

In a petition against a decision of the State government to not appoint the Petitioner, after her successful selection by the select committee, the Co.....

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TRAI releases Highlights of Telecom Data for September, 2015(18.11.2015)

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India released data for telecom subscribers for September, 2015. The figures showed a continuing of established tr.....

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Bar Council of India Postpones Proposed Elections to Offices of Chairman & Other Office Bearers(17.12.2021)

Bar Council of India (BCI) has informed the Karnataka High Court that it has postponed the proposed elections to the office of the Chairman, Vice-Chai.....

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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Fine & Debarment of Candidates Not Wearing Masks(22.03.2021)

Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in a petition seeking debarment an.....

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UIAI to become functional soon(12.07.2016)

Marking the ever nearer constitution of the Unique Identification Authority of India, the Central government introduced the Unique Identification Auth.....

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Gujarat HC: Power to Block Electronic Ledger Can be Exercised Only When Credit Available in Ledger(17.02.2022)

Gujarat High Court has held that the power prescribed under Rule 86A of the Central Goods and Service Tax Rules 2017 to block an electronic credit led.....

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Telecom equipment in the context of notification No. 02/2019-Customs dated 29-01-2019 amending notification No. 57/2017-Customs dated 30.06.3017(13.03.2023)

1. Attention of the field formations is invited to Notification No. 57/2017-Customs dated 30.06.2017 amended by Notification No. 02/2019-Customs dated.....

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Delhi HC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking Directions on NCLAT to Modify SOP on Electronic Filing(21.05.2021)

Delhi High Court has issued notice in a plea seeking directions on the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal to modify its Standard Operating Proced.....

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Delhi HC Rejects Plea Challenging Selection of Vice-Chancellor of NLU Delhi(25.09.2020)

Delhi High Court has rejected a plea challenging the validity of the procedure adopted by the Selection Committee to appoint the Vice-Chancellor for t.....

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Highlights of Telecom Subscription Data on 31 July, 2015(30.09.2015)

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India released subscription data for the period ending 31 July, 2015. The total number of telephone subscribers contin.....

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Delhi High Court: Poster Hoarding Business During Bar Elections Must Stop(13.08.2024)

Delhi High Court while hearing a PIL seeking 33% reservation for women lawyers in elections to Bar Councils, has remarked that the culture of putting .....

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P&H HC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Rule of Haryana Municipal Election Rules 2020(23.09.2021)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued notice to the Haryana government on a petition challenging a rule of Haryana Municipal Election (Amendment) R.....

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Delhi HC Dismisses PIL Challenging Delhi Govt.'s "Freebie Policy" Of Electricity, Water Subsidies(31.07.2020)

Delhi High Court has dismissed with costs a Public Interest Litigation challenging the Delhi Government's grant of electricity and water concessions, .....

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Delhi HC Grants Time to TRAI to Show Action Taken Against Compliance of TCCCPR Regulations(15.07.2020)

Delhi High Court has granted six weeks to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India to show action taken to ensure compliance with the Telecom Commercial .....

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SEBI Approves Norms to Make “e-Book” Must for Pvt. Placement Debt(12.01.2016)

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has approved new norms to make electronic book mandatory for all private placement issues on debt basis,.....

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UPPCL and PVVNL’s administrative apathy chastised in case involving electrocution(17.09.2015)

In a case questioning Permanent Lok Adalat’s jurisdiction awarding compensation to dependents of a victim who was electrocuted from a high tension fal.....

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SC: Verifying Affidavit in Support of Election Petition Need Not be Thrown Out on Wrong Form(16.12.2021)

Supreme Court has held that the verifying affidavit in support of election petition need not be thrown out merely because it is not in Form 25 as pres.....

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SC Asks ECI to Check Whether Voting Time can be Preponed to 5am During Ramzan(02.05.2019)

Supreme Court has asked Election Commission of India to pass necessary orders in a representation which sought voting time to be preponed from 7 am to.....

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Delhi High Court: First-Come-First-Serve Criteria Under Election Symbols Order, 1968 Upheld(05.03.2024)

Delhi High Court has upheld the criteria of ‘First-Come-First-Serve’ that allots free symbol to an unrecognized political party under the Election Sym.....

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Supreme Court Declines Plea Seeking Directions to Hold Bye Elections in Manipur(08.04.2021)

Supreme Court has declined to entertain the plea filed by BJP politician Okram Henry Singh seeking a direction to the Election Commission of India to .....

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Madras HC Cancels Civic Polls Notification(05.10.2016)

Madras HC has set aside notification for civic polls issued by Tamil Nadu State Election Commission and directed Commission to issue fresh notificatio.....

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APTEL Directs TANGEDCO to Supply Electricity to Vedana Sterlite’s Copper Plant in Tuticorin(05.05.2021)

Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has directed the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) to supply electricity to Ved.....

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Supreme Court Seeks EC's Response Over Plea Alleging EVM Tampering(24.03.2017)

Supreme Court has sought a response from Central Election Commission (CEC) on a plea seeking a probe into allegations of alleged tampering of Electron.....

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CESTAT: Service Tax Not Applicable on Service For Electricity Transmission By GETCO(08.02.2024)

Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) Ahmedabad Bench has held that service tax is not applicable for the erection of bays, sub.....

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SC Issues Contempt Notices Against Telecom Companies Which Have Not Paid AGR Dues(14.02.2020)

Supreme Court has issued contempt notices to the telecom companies which have not yet paid the dues arising out of the October 2019 judgment which int.....

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Telangana HC: Municipal Elections Must be Held Within Five Months(26.06.2019)

Telangana High Court has directed Sate Government that the municipal elections in the state must be conducted within five months.

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High-Level Committee Submits its Report on ‘One Nation, One Election’(15.03.2024)

A High-Level Committee appointed by the Union has submitted its report on ‘one nation, one election’ and has suggested general elections to the House .....

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Delhi HC Directs CPC to Determine And Process Refund Due to LG Under a Rectification Order(02.03.2022)

Delhi High Court has directed the Central Processing Centre to determine and process the refund due to LG Electronics in accordance with the law afte.....

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Madras HC Dismisses Appeals Against Electricity Project in Krishnagiri(11.03.2022)

Madras High Court has refused to entertain a writ appeal challenging the laying of high tension transmission lines at Sevaganappalli in Krishnagiri, a.....

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All. HC: Can’t Disrupt Valid Elec. Connection While Replacing Overhead Wires With Underground Cables(04.06.2024)

Allahabad High Court has observed that for undertaking the process of replacing overhead wires with underground cables, valid electricity connections .....

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SC Seeks EC’s Reply Over Plea for VVPAT Use in Upcoming Gujarat Polls(07.07.2017)

Supreme Court has sought response from Election Commission on a PIL seeking to conduct upcoming Gujarat assembly election through Voter-verified Paper.....

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Karnataka HC Sets Aside Elections to Karnataka Medical Council Due to Fraud by RO(16.06.2021)

Karnataka High Court has set aside the elections that were held to the Karnataka Medical Council (KMC), while declaring that the elections were vitiat.....

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Bombay HC Disposes of PILs Seeking Directions for Relief Against 'Inflated' Electricity Bills(17.07.2020)

Bombay High Court has disposed of two Public Interest Litigations seeking directions for relief against the allegedly inflated and exorbitant electric.....

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Allahabad HC Defers Judgment on PM Narendra Modi’s Election from Varanasi Lok Sabha Seat(06.12.2016)

Allahabad High Court has deferred pronouncement of verdict on petition challenging Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s election from Varanasi Lok Sabha sea.....

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Kerala HC: Person Practicing Christian, Not a Scheduled Caste Member(21.03.2023)

Kerala High Court while declaring CPM candidate A. Raja's 2021 election from Devikulam Assembly constituency as void, has observed that he is not a me.....

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Uttarakhand HC: Any Activity Creating Hatred, Tension Can't Lead to Fair Elections(28.09.2020)

Uttarakhand High Court has observed that for fair and peaceful election, during the election campaign, party or candidate should not indulge in any ac.....

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Gujarat High Court Issues Notice to Govt., EC on PIL Alleging Minister’s Fake MBA Degree(14.10.2015)

Gujarat HC has served notices to State Government, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Shankar Chaudhary and Election Commission (EC) on a.....

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SC: When Selected Candidate Resigns After Joining, Fresh Selection Must be Done to Fill Vacancy(25.09.2023)

Supreme Court has held that if one of the selected candidates joins and then resigns, it gives rise to a fresh vacancy which should be filled up witho.....

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SC: Cancel Licences, Spectrum if AGR Dues of Insolvent Telecom Companies Not Paid(25.08.2020)

Supreme Court has stated that the Government must cancel licences and spectrum of telecom companies that refuse to pay pending adjusted gross revenue .....

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Hyderabad HC Directs Election Commission on Mass Deletions from Voters List(04.12.2015)

Hyderabad High Court has directed Election Commission of India to pass final orders and intimate final decision by December 10, on mass deletion of 6......

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SC Dismissed Plea Challenging 2019 Lok Sabha Election of DMK MP Kanimozhi(04.05.2023)

Supreme Court has dismissed the election petition filed challenging the election of DMK MP Kanimozhi in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls over incorrect inform.....

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SC: Electricity Dues Can be Recovered by Subsequent Occupier of Premises(22.05.2023)

Supreme Court while upholding the condition enabling distribution licensee to insist on clearance of electricity dues of previous consumer before resu.....

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Supreme Court: Electricity Commission Has No Inherent Power To Alter Tariff Under PPA(30.10.2017)

Supreme Court has held that tariff fixed in terms of Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) between the power producer and distributor cannot be altered invok.....

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SC Rejects Plea to Reduce Time for Filing of Accounts of Election Expenses(04.10.2018)

Supreme Court has dismissed a PIL seeking a direction to the Government of India to heed the Election Commission’s proposal and take steps to reduce t.....

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Cal HC: Petition for Removal of State Election Commissioner is Not Maintainable(13.07.2023)

Calcutta High Court while dismissing petition seeking removal of State Election Commissioner, among other reliefs, has observed that such a prayer can.....

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‘One Nation, One Election’ Bill Introduced in Lok Sabha(18.12.2024)

Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal has introduced the Constitution 129th Amendment Bill, 2024 as well as the Union Territories Laws Amendment Bill, 2024 i.....

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Delhi HC Rejects Plea Challenging Appointment of Delhi Chief Secretary as Election Commissioner(05.04.2022)

Delhi High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation to challenge the decision for appointment of Vijay Kumar Dev, Delhi Chief Secretary as the.....

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Karnataka HC Directs State to Consider Offering Compensation to Parents of Boy Died of Electrocution(20.08.2021)

Karnataka High Court has directed the State government to immediately consider offering compensation to the parents of 15 years old boy who died of el.....

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Gujarat High Court Slams State Election Commission(15.10.2015)

Gujarat HC has slammed State Election Commission and said that election commission was for furtherance democracy and not for diluting the process of l.....

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Guj. HC: Elected Members Must Not Disrepute the Institution to Which they are Elected(25.09.2023)

Gujarat High Court has held that it is expected from the elected members that they must ensure that no conflict arises between the public duties and t.....

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SC Dismisses Pleas Seeking for Postponement of Bihar Assembly Elections(28.08.2020)

Supreme Court has dismissed two pleas seeking for a direction to the Chief Election Commissioner for the postponement of the impending Bihar Assembly .....

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Kerala HC Dismisses Lawyer's PIL Seeking Regulation of Print & Electronic Media(24.08.2020)

Kerala High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation filed by a lawyer who sought framing of guidelines to regulate Print and Electronic Media.....

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Delhi Court Seeks Clarification from Election Commission on Smriti Irani’s Educational Qualification(07.10.2016)

A Delhi Court has sought further clarifications from the Election Commission of India over a plea alleging Smriti Irani’s educational qualifications t.....

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Supreme Court Asks EC Why it Can't Release Electoral Rolls in Word Format in Poll-Bound MP(04.09.2018)

Supreme Court has asked the Election Commission of India to apprise it about the reasons as to why it cannot release the electoral rolls in word forma.....

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Extension of Date for Mandatory electronic filing of Non-Preferential Certificate of Origin (CoO) through the Common Digital Platform to 01st Oct 2021(19.07.2021)

1. In continuation to the earlier Trade Notice 42/2020-2021 dated 19.02.2021 and 48/2020-2021 dated 25.03.2021, it is informed that the electronic pla.....

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Bom. HC: Even a Written Insulting Word Lowering Dignity of a Woman Can be Penalised(23.08.2024)

Bom. HC has observed that to book someone u/s 509 of IPC, the manner in which offender lowers dignity of a woman is not restricted to oral abuse or ge.....

Tags : Bombay High Court, S. 509 of IPC, Electronic Medium

Supreme Court: Voters Have Right to Know Candidate’s Criminal Antecedents(29.08.2018)

Supreme Court has said that voters have a right to know the antecedents of candidates and the Election Commission could be asked to direct political p.....

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CBDT grants further relaxation in electronic filing of Income Tax forms 15CA/15CB(20.07.2021)

As per the Income-tax Act, 1961, there is a requirement to furnish Form 15CA/15CB electronically. Presently, taxpayers upload the Form 15CA, along wit.....

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Meghalaya HC Expresses Concern Over 50% Electricity Deficit in the State(06.07.2023)

Meghalaya High Court while expressing serious concerns and observing that it is completely unacceptable that the quantum of deficit would be in excess.....

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Court normally will not interfere in the middle, when the process of election is set in motion(16.10.2018)

Present writ petition is filed seeking issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to quash the impugned Election Plan Notification under dated 18th.....

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UPPCL and PVVNL’s administrative apathy chastised in case involving electrocution(17.09.2015)

In a case questioning Permanent Lok Adalat’s jurisdiction awarding compensation to dependents of a victim who was electrocuted from a high tension fal.....

Tags : Lok adalat, merits, compensation, electricity

Madras HC Orders Notice on Election Petition Challenging Victory from Katpadi Assembly Constituency(27.07.2021)

Madras High Court has ordered notice to Minister for Water Resources Duraimurugan on an election petition challenging his victory from Katpadi Assembl.....

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SC: Can’t Reject Election Petition at Threshold When there is Compliance of Provisions of RP Act(16.09.2024)

Supreme Court has held that an Election Petition should not be rejected at the very threshold when it discloses a cause of action and there is substan.....

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Patna HC Dismisses Plea for Postponement of Bihar Assembly Elections 2020(09.09.2020)

Patna High Court has dismissed two pleas seeking for a direction to the Election Commission for the postponement of the impending Bihar Assembly Elect.....

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Iraqi Supreme Court Ratifies May Election Results(20.08.2018)

Iraq's Supreme Court has ratified results of the country's May parliamentary election, setting in motion a 90-day constitutional deadline for the top .....

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Karnataka HC Dismisses PIL Seeking Direction to Not Conduct 2023 State Assembly Elections(27.04.2022)

Karnataka High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation seeking instructions to the State and Chief Election Commissioner to not conduct the 2.....

Tags : Karnataka High Court, public interest litigation, Election Commissioner, Assembly election, people's representatives

Supreme Court: No Recalculation of AGR Dues of Telecommunication Companies(21.07.2020)

Supreme Court has stated that there will be no recalculation of the adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues that need to be paid by the telecommunication co.....

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Delhi HC: No Escape for Power Discoms in Electrocution Cases if Lapses Found(07.12.2016)

Delhi High Court has said that Power Discoms can't escape liability in cases of electrocution if it is found that there were maintenance/safety lapses.....

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Uttarakhand HC Directs Removal of Electrical Fencing(18.10.2016)

Uttarakhand HC while taking suo moto cognizance of a death due to electrocution last year, has ordered removal of illegal electric fences citing threa.....

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Bombay HC Refuses Immediate Relief to Nawab Malik for Casting Vote in Rajya Sabha Poll(10.06.2022)

Bombay High Court has refused immediate relief to Nawab Malik to cast his vote in the Rajya Sabha elections today with liberty to approach the appropr.....

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Delhi HC: Counting of Votes for DUSU Elections to be Allowed Once Defacement Cleaned Up(09.10.2024)

Delhi High Court has stated that counting of votes for the ongoing Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) elections shall be allowed only after the d.....

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SC: Can’t Forego Fundamental Requirements of Election of Society in Absence of Specific Provisions(22.11.2024)

SC has observed that absence of specific provisions regulating an election in the statute cannot be a reason for holding elections without the basic r.....

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A candidate is disqualified on his failure to lodge true, correct and genuine account of his bona fide election expenses(14.07.2017)

Petitioner is aggrieved by order passed by Chief Election Commission vide which Petitioner stood disqualified under Section 10-A of Representation of .....

Tags : Election expenses, Account, Disqualification

Extension of Date for Mandatory electronic filing of Non-Preferential Certificate of Origin (NP CoO) through the Common Digital Platform to 31st March 2023(01.08.2022)

1. In continuation to the earlier Trade Notice 24/2021-22 dated 15.11.2021, Trade Notice 42/2020-2021 dated 19.02.2021, 48/2020-2021 dated 25.03.2021,.....

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CESTAT, Ahmedabad: No Service Tax on Electricity Charges Reimbursed to Service Provider(13.04.2022)

Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Ahmedabad has observed that service tax cannot be levied on reimbursement of electricity charges .....

Tags : Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, service tax, electricity charges

Del. HC: Notice Issued on Plea for Reservation of 33% Seats for Women in Lawyers' Bodies Elections(18.07.2024)

Delhi High Court has issued notice on a plea seeking 33% reservation for women lawyers in elections of Bar Council of Delhi (BCD), Delhi High Court Ba.....

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Stop Giving Electricity to Buildings that Violate Plan: Madras High Court(20.11.2018)

Madras High Court has said that authorities must disconnect electricity connection of such buildings that are built in violations of approved plans.

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TDSAT Rejects TRAI Plea to Change Airtel, VIL Interim Order(05.08.2020)

Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) has rejected the plea of Telecom Regulator of India to change its interim order to note that .....

Tags : Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India

SC: Limitation Period of 2 Years to be Applicable on Dues Incurred after Enforcement of 2003 Act(07.11.2024)

Supreme Court has held that the limitation period of two years prescribed for recovery of dues under Section 56 of the Electricity Act, 2003 would app.....

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Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology Notifies Draft Digital Personal Protection Rules(06.01.2025)

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has notified draft Digital Personal Protection Rules that propose to make parental consent compulso.....

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

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

Tags : Bank, management, selection, board

Gauhati HC: Bye-Elections Can Be Held Even If Member’s Remainder Term Is Less Than A Year(14.07.2017)

Gauhati High Court has observed that there is no bar on Election Commission of India to fill up the casual vacancy even if the remainder of the term o.....

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DGFT Extends Date for Mandatory Electronic Filing of Non-Preferential CoO(20.07.2021)

Director-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has notified the extension of the date for Mandatory electronic filing of Non-Preferential Certificate of Ori.....

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Gujarat HC Directs SEC to Proceed with Taluka Panchayat Bye Election(19.07.2021)

Gujarat High Court has observed that an election candidate dying after the polls but before declaration of result will not be able to fill the seat an.....

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Supreme Court Dismisses PIL for Action Against Political Parties for Misusing Religion in Elections(23.10.2018)

Supreme Court of India has dismissed PIL seeking directions to Centre and Election Commission of India to take strict action against political parties.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Elections, Religion

Cal. HC: Five Days is Inadequate Time for Filing Nominations for Panchayat Elections(12.06.2023)

Calcutta High Court while observing that five day's time provided for filing nomination papers is prima facie inadequate and directed State Election C.....

Tags : Calcutta High Court, Nominations, Panchayat Elections

SC Refuses Plea Seeking Declaration of Election of Netas Facing Criminal Charges Null(17.11.2020)

Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea seeking to declare as ‘null and void’ the election of those against whom charges have been framed for ov.....

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Madras HC Orders Conduct of Local Body Elections in TN by Nov. 17(04.09.2017)

Madras High Court has ordered conduct of local body elections in the State by November 17. The Tamil Nadu State Election Commission was ordered to iss.....

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Gujarat HC Cancels Candidature of Underage Contestant(30.11.2015)

Gujarat HC has canceled candidature of an underage candidate in Jasdan muncipality after election officials cleared his nomination papers without prop.....

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Delhi High Court Awards Rs. 27 Lakh to Electrocuted Teenager's Parents(28.09.2018)

Delhi High Court has asked the municipal corporation authorities to pay over Rs. 27 lakh as compensation to the parents of a 14-year-old boy electrocu.....

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SC Lays Down Key Principles for Courts When Dealing with Challenges to Appointment(04.04.2025)

Supreme Court has laid down key principles to be considered by the Court when it is tasked with the issue of whether the entire selection procedure sh.....

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SC: Each and Every Document Pertaining to an Election is Important(10.03.2025)

Supreme Court has observed that candidate in the election wanting to keep an eye on voting during the day and inspect records of the same is something.....

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Orissa HC: Amendment to Cure Inherent Defect in EP After End of Limitation Period Can't be Allowed(05.09.2022)

Orissa High Court has held that an amendment application under Order 6, Rule 17 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 cannot be allowed to cure some in.....

Tags : Orissa High Court, Election Period, Amendment, Limitation

ELECTION - Don’t Halt Administration Because of Poll Code: Bombay HC(12.03.2019)

Bombay High Court has told Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and other state authorities in Maharashtra to ensure that implementation of model .....

Tags : Bombay High Court, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, BMC, Election Code of Conduct, Poll Code

SC Stays TDSAT Order Which Set Aside DoT Demand for License Fee from Internet Service Providers(06.01.2021)

Supreme Court has stayed the order of the Telecom Disputes Settlement Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) which directed the Union of India to refund the amoun.....

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Kerala HC Directs Status Quo in Proceedings of Election for SNDP Yogam Office Bearers(20.01.2022)

Kerala High Court has ordered that status quo be maintained for ten days in the proceedings of election for the SNDP Yogam office-bearers scheduled fo.....

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Deli HC Asks to Give Clean Chit to Player Manik Batra Over Non-Selection for Championship(16.11.2021)

Delhi High Court has asked the Table Tennis Federation of India to give a clean chit to player Manika Batra, who had made a complaint against the nati.....

Tags : Karnataka High Court, Handing Over of Old Election Building

Bombay HC Upholds ITAT Order in Birla Telecom Unit Case(02.04.2019)

Bombay High Court has upheld an order of income tax tribunal, which said that Aditya Birla Group’s telecom unit did not violate rules while receiving .....

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Manipur HC Sets Aside Election of BJP Legislator Okram Henry(16.04.2021)

Manipur High Court has set aside the 2017 election of Bharatiya Janta Party legislator Okram Henry, a Minister in the N. Biren Singh government, for f.....

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Madras High Court Directs Election Commission of India to Allot Distinctive Symbols(09.03.2021)

Madras High Court has directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to allot distinctive symbols, as far as possible, to the candidates on the fray .....

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EBM for issuance of debt securities on private placement basis mandated(30.06.2016)

The Securities and Exchange Board of India mandated issuers of debt securities and market participants to make the offer for issue of debt securities .....

Tags : debt security, private placement, electronic book mechanism

Supreme Court Refuses to Stay Election Commissioners' Act(26.03.2024)

Supreme Court while deciding the batch of pleas has refused to stay the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023, which .....

Tags : Supreme Court, Chief Justice of India, Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023

SC Directs 3 Member Committee to Examine Objections to Delhi Bar Council Elections(15.05.2018)

Supreme Court has directed a three-member committee to examine the objections to the Delhi Bar Council elections held in April this year.

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Cal HC to Central Forces: Remain in State for 10 Days After Declaration of Panchayat Elections(07.07.2023)

Calcutta High Court has directed Central Armed Forces to remain in the State after declaration of results in the West Bengal Panchayat Elections 2023 .....

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HP HC: Can’t Create Bogey of Mistrust in Public Selection Process(20.07.2023)

Himachal Pradesh High Court while dismissing plea seeking mandatory video recording of interviews conducted by the HPPSC, has stated that one cannot c.....

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Punjab & Haryana HC Stays MCG Election(09.02.2017)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has stayed process to hold MCG elections on a plea that challenged redrawing of ward boundaries, which was undertaken as.....

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SC: People don’t Want to Work because of Freebies(13.02.2025)

Supreme Court while deprecating distribution of freebies ahead of elections, has observed that because of these freebies which are launched just on th.....

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Kerala HC Issues Notice on LDF Candidate M Swaraj's Challenge Against Tripunithara Election Results(29.07.2021)

Kerala High Court has issued notice to Congress candidate K Babu in the election petition filed against him by CPI (M) leader and former Tripunithara .....

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Cabinet Accepts Recommendations Made by High Level Committee on ‘One Nation, One Election’(19.09.2024)

The Union Cabinet has accepted the recommendations of the High Level Committee on ‘One Nation, One Election’ that aims at holding simultaneous electio.....

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Issuance of Electronic Policies and dispensing with physical documents and wet signature on the proposal form(10.09.2020)

1. This has reference to Regulation 4 of IRDAI (Issuance of e-Insurance policies) Regulations, 2016 and Regulation 18 read with Regulation 8 (1) of IR.....

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Complaints against REC miss the mark(05.05.2016)

The Competition Commission dismissed a matter against Rural Electrification Corporation Power Distribution Company Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary .....

Tags : rural electrification, public sector, dominant position

Karnataka HC Refuses to Quash Communication Issued to Ola Electric in CCPA Investigation(08.01.2025)

Karnataka High Court while refusing to quash communication issued to OLA Electric as part of a Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) investigat.....

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Gujarat High Court asks SEC to include NOTA in Gujarat Local Body Elections(02.11.2015)

Gujarat High Court has directed State Election Commission (SEC) to include option of NOTA (None Of The Above) in the upcoming local body polls in the .....

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Karnataka HC Directs Holding of Elections in Bengaluru Civic Body Expeditiously(07.12.2020)

Karnataka High Court has directed the State Election Commission to hold elections of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), as expeditiously as po.....

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Kar. HC: Minimum Sentence U/S 135 of Electricity Act Can’t be Less Than 3 Times the Financial Gain(14.08.2023)

Karnataka High Court has observed that minimum sentence under Section 135 of the Electricity Act, 2003 for the first conviction cannot be less than th.....

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Madras HC Directs TNSEC to Submit Assets Declarations of all Elected Councillors(01.12.2016)

Madras High Court has directed Tamil Nadu State Election Commission (TNSEC) to submit statements of declaration of assets made by all Elected Councill.....

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Central Electricity Regulatory Commission Proposes To Introduce E-Hearing From June(19.05.2017)

Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has proposed to introduce e-hearing facility from June, 2017.

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SC Affirms HC’s Order for Deployment of Central Forces for Panchayat Elections in West Bengal(20.06.2023)

Supreme Court has affirmed the direction of Calcutta High Court which directed West Bengal State Election Commission to requisition central forces for.....

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Apple Books Indian Patent for Portable Electronic Device for Photo Management(19.09.2016)

Apple Inc. has received a patent related to a portable electronic device for photo management in India.

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SC Asks Two CERC Members to Go on Leave Until Appointment of Law Member(31.08.2020)

Supreme Court has asked two members of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission to go on leave until a Law Member is appointed to the Commission.

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Karnataka HC Directs Gulbarga Electricity Company to Reconsider Decision on Recovery of Dues(13.07.2021)

Karnataka High Court has directed the Gulbarga Electricity Supply Company Limited to reconsider its decision to recover unpaid electricity dues of the.....

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Delhi HC Rejects Plea on Simultaneous Lok Sabha- Assembly Polls, But Calls it ‘Good Idea’(09.11.2016)

Delhi High Court has dismissed a PIL seeking directions to Election Commission of India to conduct simultaneous Lok Sabha and State Assembly Polls in .....

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P&H HC: Electricity Consumer Liable to Pay Surcharge if Consumption in Excess of Sanctioned Load(18.07.2022)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that in case of electricity consumption beyond the sanction load, the electricity consumer is liable to pay pen.....

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All. HC: Commercial Electricity Rates Not Applicable to Lawyers' Chambers(07.08.2023)

Allahabad High Court has held that the legal profession by no stretch of imagination can be called as a commercial activity, trade or business and the.....

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SC Sets Aside Election Notification for LAHDC-Kargil(06.09.2023)

Supreme Court while observing that Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Party (JKNC) is entitled to use the 'plough' symbol, has set aside the electi.....

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Karnataka HC Upholds Conviction in Elephant Electrocution Case(06.06.2022)

Karnataka High Courts has upheld the conviction handed down to two persons who built electric fencing around agricultural land which led to the elepha.....

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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Centre's Decision to Allow Telecasting of Sudarshan TV(14.09.2020)

Delhi High Court has issued notice on a Petition challenging the Order of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting's allowing the telecast of a show '.....

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All. HC: No Power to HC for Extension of Limitation Period in Filing Election Petition(03.10.2024)

Allahabad High Court has observed that under the Representation of the People Act, 1951 Courts do not have the power to extend the period of limitatio.....

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Allahabad High Court: Ensure Free & Fair Election in Kairana(07.02.2017)

Allahabad High Court has directed Uttar Pradesh DGP and other authorities to ensure law and order and facilitate free and fair polling in Kairana town.....

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Madras HC Directs TNSTC to Pay Compensation Amount Via Electronic Fund Transfer(26.12.2016)

Madras High Court has devised a new methodology to ensure that Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) does not delay payment of compensation i.....

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Del. HC: Election Expenditure Not Property Maintained Doesn’t Constitute ‘Corrupt Practice’(07.02.2025)

Delhi High Court while dismissing an election petition, has held that a candidate failing to maintain proper accounts of election expenditure or inacc.....

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Every candidate has to disclose educational qualification to subserve right to information of voter(28.10.2016)

Appellant has filed present appeal aggrieved by judgment of High Court of Manipur by which his election to Manipur Legislative Assembly from Moirang A.....

Tags : False declaration, Election, Void

Kerala High Court Disqualifies Lawmaker for Using Religion to Win Polls(12.11.2018)

Kerala High Court has disqualified an Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) legislator after hearing a petition that claimed he had used religion to win t.....

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Power Ministry mandates energy accounting of DISCOMs with a view to reduce electricity losses(11.10.2021)

As an important step under the ongoing power sector reforms, Ministry of Power today mandated electricity distribution companies to undertake energy a.....

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SC: Election Comm’r to be Appointed on Advice of Committee Consisting of PM, Opposition Leader & CJI(02.03.2023)

Supreme Court Constitution Bench has held that Election Commissioners will be appointed by President on advice of a Committee consisting of Prime Mini.....

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"Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicator Report" for the Quarter ending March, 2015.(12.08.2015)

TRAI released the 'Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicator Report' showing key parameters and growth trends for telecom services and Cable TV, D.....

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Government of India Asks Social Media Platforms on Compliance with IT Rules 2021(27.05.2021)

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India has written to Social Media Platforms requesting them to furnish detai.....

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Allahabad HC Dismisses Actress Jaya Prada's Plea Challenging Mohd Azam Khan's Win(02.05.2022)

Allahabad High Court has dismissed an election petition filed by actress Jaya Prada challenging the election of Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan from .....

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Rajasthan HC Dismisses Review Petition Challenging Answer Key of Preliminary Exam As Misconceived(03.05.2022)

Rajasthan High Court has rejected a review petition challenging the answer key of Preliminary Examination for selection to the post of Rajasthan Civil.....

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Bombay HC: Married Woman Can’t Rely On Husband’s Caste To Contest Reserved Seat(24.10.2017)

Bombay High Court has held that a married woman cannot simply rely on her husband’s caste to contest an election from a reserved seat.

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Supreme Court Rejects Plea to Make Electoral Offences Cognisable(28.08.2018)

Supreme Court has dismissed a plea that sought a minimum punishment of two years for electoral offences, including bribery, false statement, undue inf.....

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CBDT Extends Electronic Filing IT Forms 15CA/15CB Till August 15(21.07.2021)

Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has extended the electronic filing of Income Tax Forms 15CA/15CB till 15th August, 2021.

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SC: Centre Can't Hold Tribunal Appointments Cleared by SCSC Citing New Inputs(18.05.2022)

Supreme Court has struck down the practice of Central Government to delay appointments to Tribunals notwithstanding recommendations from the Search-cu.....

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SC Refers Plea to Make Independent Collegium for Appointment of EC to Constitutional Bench(24.10.2018)

Supreme Court has referred a plea for constituting an independent mechanism for selection of Election Commissioners for the consideration of Constitut.....

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Ker. HC to State: Constitute Committee to Examine Requests for Sex-Selective Surgeries(08.08.2023)

Kerala High Court has directed State government to constitute a State Level Multidisciplinary Committee consisting of experts to examine requests for .....

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SC: In case of Unjust Executive Action, Courts must Interfere in Election Process(08.09.2023)

Supreme Court has held that in cases where issues crop up, indicating unjust executive action or an attempt to disturb a level-playing field between c.....

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Karnataka HC Directs SEC to Justify Decision of Postponing Elections to Local Bodies(10.08.2021)

Karnataka High Court has directed the State Election Commission to justify its decision of postponing all the elections to local bodies till December .....

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SC Sets Out Procedure for Verification of Electronic Voting Machines(08.05.2025)

Supreme Court has specified the procedure which is required to be followed to conduct verification of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and mock polls.....

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Gujarat HC Constitutes Committee on Electrocution of Lions(22.12.2016)

Gujarat High Court has set up a 10-member committee to report on deaths of lions by electrocution in and around Gir sanctuary.

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SC: Strong Measures Required to Infuse Purity, Fairness in Election Process of Sports Federation(05.02.2025)

SC has remarked that some strong measures are required to be taken in order to infuse purity, fairness, autonomy and independence in the election proc.....

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Cal. HC Strikes Down State Law Allowing Companies to Penalise Consumer Consuming More Electricity(06.05.2025)

Calcutta HC has struck down rule under Regulation 4.4 of the West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions of Tariff) Regulation.....

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Orissa High Court Annuls Election of Sundargarh Congress MLA(31.01.2018)

Orissa High Court has declared the election of Congress MLA from Sundargarh (ST) Assembly constituency Jogesh Chandra Singh as null and void after fin.....

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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Contempt Application Filed By Telecom Watchdog(03.09.2021)

Delhi High Court has issued notice on an application for initiation of contempt, filed by Telecom Watchdog in the case pertaining to grant of telecom .....

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Officers of credit society facing liquidation not disabled from enforcing or performing certain rights and obligations attached to the office(16.11.2016)

Issue in facts of present case is relating to participation of members of the Managing Committees of co-operative societies (against whom proceedings .....

Tags : Election, Right, Participation

Orissa HC Quashes Election Notification Issued by Appealing Body of OMSA(01.06.2022)

Orissa High Court has quashed election notification issues by appealing body of Odisha Medical Services Association (OMSA) notifying election of Assoc.....

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Karnataka HC Directs SEC to Announce Schedule of Panchayat Elections(17.11.2020)

Karnataka High Court has directed the State Election Commission (SEC) to finalise the schedule of conducting elections to Grama Panchayats in the stat.....

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SC Says, "Religion, In Any Form, Should Not Be Brought Into Any Election”(21.10.2016)

Supreme Court while observing that religion should not be used to invoke votes, has said that, Parliament has done nothing in last two decades to stop.....

Tags : Supreme Court, religion, Election

Cabinet Approves New Telecom Policy(26.09.2018)

Cabinet has approved new telecom policy named, National Digital Communications Policy (NDCP) 2018, which aims to attract $100 billion investment and c.....

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Del. HC Upholds DU’s Decision to Relax Age Limit for Candidates in Student’s Union Elections(21.09.2023)

Delhi High Court has upheld that decision of Delhi University (DU) to adjust the maximum age limit for undergraduate and postgraduate students contest.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Delhi University, Student Union, Elections

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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Guj. HC: Electricity Co. Doesn’t Require Landowner's Consent for Laying Overhead Transmission Lines(10.08.2022)

Gujarat High Court has held that an electricity company does not require the consent of a private landowner to lay overhead high tension transmission .....

Tags : Gujarat High Court, Transmission Lines, Compensation, Electricity Company

SC Adjourns Plea Challenging Constitutionality of Election Commissioners' Law(20.02.2025)

Supreme Court has adjourned pleas that challenged that constitutionality of Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023 thr.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Election Commissioners' Law, Constitutionality

SC Asks Navjot Singh Sidhu to Face Trial in 2009 Lok Sabha Election Case(27.10.2016)

Supreme Court has Politician Navjot Singh Sidhu to face trial in an Election Petition accusing him of excessive spending on newspaper advertisements a.....

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The return in FORM GSTR-3B of Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 for each of the months from October, 2019 to March, 2020 shall be furnished electronically(09.10.2019)

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 168 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017) read with sub-rule (5) of rule 61 of t.....

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Mad. HC to State: Provide Reservation to Transgender Persons in Local Body Elections(24.08.2023)

Madras High Court has directed State Government to initiate all appropriate steps to grant reservations to Transgender persons in the local body elect.....

Tags : Madras High Court, Transgender Persons, Local Body Elections

Madras HC Rules ‘Mere FIR Cannot Debar a Candidate from Contesting Election’(27.10.2016)

Madras High Court has dismissed a PIL seeking to reject nomination of AIADMK candidate for Aravakurichi constituency, Senthil Balaji, stating that an .....

Tags : Madras HC, FIR, Election, Aravakurichi, AIADMK

SC Questions EC Silence on Barring Convicted Lawmakers for Life from Electoral Politics(12.07.2017)

Supreme Court has pulled up Election Commission for not taking a clear stand on whether lawmakers be barred for life from contesting elections after b.....

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Gauhati HC Sets Aside Police Commissioner's Order Suspending Telecast of TV Serial 'Begum Jaan'(04.09.2020)

Gauhati High Court has set aside the order passed by Commissioner of Police, Gauhati to suspend the telecast of Assamese serial 'Begum Jaan'.

Tags : Gauhati High Court, Telecast of TV Serial ‘Begum Jaan’

Kerala HC Quashes Tender Floated by KSEB for Procurement of Electric Poles(16.07.2021)

Kerala High Court has quashed the tender floated by the KSEB for procuring electric poles of 8 m length with a working load of 140 kg. The Court has c.....

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It is settled law that, rules once framed, cannot be modified by executive orders(22.09.2017)

The Applicants were candidates for the post of Head Constable (Male) in Transport Department, for which selection process was initiated by the Respond.....

Tags : Selection, Race event, Legality

SC Upholds Bombay HC Order: Hold Goa Panchayat Elections Within 45 Days(07.07.2022)

Supreme Court has upheld the order of Bombay High Court at Goa which had directed the State of Goa and the State Election Commission to ensure that th.....

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Bombay HC: Candidate Can’t Complain of Violations in Selection Process After Appearing for Interview(25.07.2022)

Bombay High Court has held that a candidate who is called for the interview and takes part in the interview, cannot turn around and pick holes and con.....

Tags : Bombay High Court, Selection Process, Violation

Supreme Court Scraps Congress Plea, Gives Clean Chit to EC(15.10.2018)

Supreme Court has dismissed pleas of Congress leaders challenging the fidelity of voter lists and said the Election Commission's bona fides should not.....

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Supreme Court Seeks Centre’s Response on Auction of Telecom Spectrum(11.08.2020)

Supreme Court has sought the Centre's response on whether Telecom Spectrum can be sold/ auctioned in the insolvency proceedings faced by the telecommu.....

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Gujarat HC to SEC: Make Poll Affidavits Available Online(01.12.2015)

Gujarat High Court has directed State Election Commission (SEC) to upload all the poll affidavits of candidates contesting local body polls within the.....

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SC Discharges Persons Accused of Not Providing Safety Equipment to their Employees(11.03.2025)

Supreme Court has discharged persons accused of not providing safety equipment to their employees while working on a signboard by using an iron ladder.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Safety Equipment, Electrocution

Delhi HC Directs National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology to Pay Statutory Dues(18.10.2021)

Delhi High Court has directed the National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology to ensure payment of statutory dues and salaries of data .....

Tags : Delhi High Court, National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology

Supreme Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Telecom Regulator's Tariff Order(31.10.2018)

Supreme Court has dismissed the plea challenging the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's March, 2017 regulations and tariff order relating to fixa.....

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SC: IBC Overrides Provisions of Electricity Act, 2003(18.07.2023)

Supreme Court while observing that Section 238 of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) override provisions of the Electricity Act, 2003, has held that.....

Tags : Supreme Court, IBC, Electricity Act, Secured Creditors

Bombay HC Directs SEC to Consider Reshma Bhosale As Independent Candidate(09.02.2017)

Bombay High Court has directed State Election Commission (SEC) to consider Reshma Bhosale as an independent candidate, contradicting decision of Retur.....

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Centre Notifies Electoral Bond Scheme To 'Cleanse' Political Funding(05.01.2018)

Centre has notified Electoral Bond Scheme, in a bid to “cleanse the system of political funding in the country”.

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SC: People don’t Want to Work because of Freebies(13.02.2025)

Supreme Court while deprecating distribution of freebies ahead of elections, has observed that because of these freebies which are launched just on th.....

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SC: Review Petition Filed against SC Order Rejecting Plea to Confiscate Electoral Bond Donation(23.01.2025)

A review petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking review of the order whereby the Court rejected the plea to confiscate the amount recover.....

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Cal. HC Dismisses PIL Seeking New Process for Scrutiny of Candidates Contesting Bengal Elections(15.04.2025)

Calcutta High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that sought a new process for the scrutiny of candidates contesting the Bengal el.....

Tags : Calcutta High Court, Public Interest Litigation, Bengal Elections

P&H HC: Pregnancy No Hitch for AMC Selection(10.02.2016)

Punjab and Haryana HC has ruled that a woman candidate couldn't be permanently debarred from joining as doctor in Army Medical Corps (AMC) on ground t.....

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SC Issues Notice on Petition Challenging Amendment to Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961(04.02.2025)

Supreme Court has issued notice to Centre and the Election Commission of India in a petition challenging amendments made to the Conduct of Elections R.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Election Commission, Election Related Records

SC: View of HC that Presentation of a Defective Election Petition is Not Compliance is Reasonable(05.05.2025)

Supreme Court has observed that the view of the Gujarat High Court that mere presentation of an election petition which is full of defects will not be.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Defective Election Petition, Sufficient Compliance

Delhi HC Seeks Election Commission’s Response on Plea of 12 AAP MLAs(25.08.2017)

Delhi High Court has sought reply of the Election Commission on the plea of 12 AAP MLAs due to the poll panel’s decision to continue hearing a complai.....

Tags : Delhi HC, Election Commission, AAP

Calcutta HC to IG CSF: Submit Report on Alleged Poll Violence(11.07.2023)

Calcutta High Court has directed Inspector-General (IG) of the Central security forces (CSF) to submit report pertaining to the alleged violence durin.....

Tags : Calcutta High Court, Panchayat Elections, Poll Violence

Meg. HC: State Must Prepare Long-Term Plans for Electricity Crisis in the State(28.07.2023)

Meghalaya High Court while observing that there is no band-aid solution which may be resorted for State’s electricity crisis, has stated that it is ho.....

Tags : Meghalaya High Court, Electricity Crisis. Long Term Plan

Supreme Court: Offences Relating to Theft of Electricity Compoundable(29.01.2018)

Supreme Court has held that the offence of ‘interference with meters or works of licensee’ under section 138 of the Electricity Act of 2003 also relat.....

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Kerala High Court Directs State to Speed Up Reconstitution of Selection Committee(31.08.2021)

Kerala High Court has directed the State to speed up the reconstitution of the selection committee and finalise the selection to the post of Chief Inv.....

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Madras HC Slams Advocate for Casting Aspersions on Election Commission(02.11.2016)

Madras High Court came down heavily on an advocate for filing a Public Interest Litigation to postpone elections to Aravakurichi and Thanjavur Assembl.....

Tags : Madras High Court, Aravakurichi, Thanjavur, Election Commission

SC Dismisses Ex-BSF Jawan's Plea Challenging PM Narendra Modi's Election from Varanasi(24.11.2020)

Supreme Court has dismissed the petition filed by Ex- BSF Jawan Tej Bahadur Yadav's petition challenging the election of Prime Minister Narendra Modi .....

Tags : Supreme Court, PM Narendra Modi’s Election from Varanasi

NCLAT: Cannot Disconnect Electricity Supply During Moratorium Period as Per Section 14(2) of IBC(27.02.2025)

NCLAT New Delhi bench has held that during moratorium period under section 14 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (Code), electricity being an.....

Tags : NCLAT New Delhi, Electricity Supply, CIRP Period

Madras HC Notices Electoral Officer over Plea Challenging Jayalalitha’s Election(02.11.2016)

Madras High Court has issued notice to Chief Electoral Officer on a petition questioning election of Chief Minister J Jayalalitha from RK Nagar assemb.....

Tags : Madras High Court, Jayalalitha, RK Nagar, election

Salary of Professors Insignificant in Election Duties: P&H High Court(10.10.2018)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that mere fact that some teachers are drawing higher salary than the Deputy Commissioner and therefore, cannot .....

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Cal HC: Declaration of Panchayat Election Poll Results will be Subject to Final Orders of the Court(13.07.2023)

Calcutta High Court while expressing regret over repeated complaints pertaining to violence and mismanagement during the Panchayat Election, has direc.....

Tags : Calcutta High Court, Panchayat Election, Violence, Mismanagement

Jharkhand HC: Can’t Detain a Person on Ground of Holding Fair Elections(24.12.2024)

Jharkhand High Court while allowing a petition challenging an order of preventive detention, has observed that no person can be detained on the ground.....

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Supreme Court: Courts Can Rely on Electronic Records Sans Certificate(05.02.2018)

Supreme Court has held that the requirement of a certificate to make an electronic evidence admissible is not mandatory "wherever interest of justice .....

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Delhi HC Quashes FIR Against 13 Persons Over Scuffle During Bar Association Elections at Local Court(03.09.2021)

Delhi High Court has quashed an FIR registered against 13 persons in connection with a scuffle that ensued during Bar Association Elections at Dwarka .....

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Supreme Court Asks, ‘Can Clerics Be Tried Under Election Law?’(20.10.2016)

Supreme Court while deliberating on its two-decade-old judgement which declared “Hinduism” as a way of life, has asked if spiritual leaders who aren’t.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Hinduism, spiritual leaders, Electoral Law

Cal HC: Process of Selection Adopted by a Public Undertaking is Required to be Transparent(11.07.2023)

Calcutta High Court has observed that the process of selection of tender adopted by a public undertaking is required to be transparent to ensure wider.....

Tags : Calcutta High Court, Public Undertaking, Selection, Tender

Tel. HC Holds 2018 Assembly Election of BRS MLA Vanama Venkateswara as Void(27.07.2023)

Telangana High Court has declared the 2018 assembly election of BRS MLA Vanama Venkateswara Rao from Kothagudem as void. It has also fined him Rs. 5 L.....

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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Strikes Down Voting Map(23.01.2018)

Pennsylvania Supreme Court has struck down the state's congressional district map, saying it "clearly, plainly and palpably" violates the state Consti.....

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SC Stays Madhya Pradesh HC’s Ban on Election Rallies(27.10.2020)

Supreme Court has stayed a Madhya Pradesh High Court order which had directed virtual campaigning for assembly by-elections in Madhya Pradesh, overrid.....

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SC: Larger Public Interest Supersedes Promises made by Government(17.02.2025)

Supreme Court has upheld Goa Government’s order to recover previously granted electricity tariff rebates for several industrial companies. It observed.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Goa Government, Electricity tariff

SC Notices Centre over Plea Seeking Disqualification of Convicted Representatives(08.11.2016)

Supreme Court has issued a notice to Centre in a plea seeking disqualification of Elected Representatives by Election Commission of India upon convict.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Elected Representatives, disqualification, conviction

SC Asks DoT Details of Spectrum Sharing Arrangements by Telecom Companies(24.08.2020)

Supreme Court has directed the Department of Telecom (DoT) to inform of the basis of spectrum sharing done by telecom companies and how much is the li.....

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SC to Nagaland SEC: When Will You Notify Elections Of Municipalities And Town Councils?(15.07.2022)

Supreme Court while criticized the State Government for delay in every stage of process of implementing 33% reservation of women in state bodies, has .....

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Delhi HC Seeks Response on Plea for Registration of Aazad Samaj Party for Bihar Elections(08.10.2020)

Delhi High Court has sought response of the Election Commission on a plea by Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar Azad seeking direction to register his po.....

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Election Candidates Must Advertise Their Crime Records in Media: Supreme Court(26.09.2018)

Supreme Court has directed that election candidates, after filing their nominations, should repeatedly make declarations in print and electronic media.....

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Del. HC: Provisions of Motor Vehicles Act Applicable for Electric Vehicles(15.09.2023)

Delhi High Court has held that all the provisions under the Motor Vehicle (MV) Act and the Central Motor Vehicle Rules pertaining to requirement of re.....

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NCLAT: NCLT Empowered to Decide if SRA Liable to Pay Pre-CIRP Electricity Dues u/s 60(5) Of IBC(27.02.2025)

NCLAT New Delhi bench has held that NCLT has the authority to decide whether Successful Resolution Applicant is liable to pay Pre-CIRP electricity due.....

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Supreme Court Defers Hearing of Election Petition against Sonia Gandhi(27.10.2016)

Supreme Court has deferred hearing of a plea challenging Sonia Gandhi's Election from Rae Bareli Lok Sabha Constituency in 2014 on the issue of her ci.....

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TDSAT Dismisses ISP Netmagic’s Plea Against DoT’s AGR Demand(23.11.2020)

Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) has dismissed Internet service provider (ISP) Netmagic Solutions' plea to prevent the Departm.....

Tags : Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal, Adjusted Gross Revenue Demand

Bombay High Court: Submission of Caste Validity Certificate Mandatory within 12 Months of Election(22.10.2019)

Bombay High Court has ruled that it is essential for a candidate contesting from a reserved seat to produce a caste validity certificate within 12 mon.....

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Allahabad HC Directs State Election Commission to Ensure Free and Fair Elections(02.07.2021)

Allahabad High Court has directed the State Election Commission of Uttar Pradesh to ensure free and fair elections to be conducted of Zila Panchayat C.....

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SC: Marks Obtained by Candidates in Selection Process Can’t be Held to be 'Personal Information’(12.11.2024)

SC has held that marks obtained by candidates in a selection process cannot ordinarily be held to be ‘personal information, disclosure of which has no.....

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Madras HC Irks over Cases Filed in view Of Forthcoming Local Body Elections(26.09.2016)

Madras HC has irked and said that no one can be allowed to use the High Court as a platform to settle either personal or political scores in view of t.....

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Supreme Court Seeks Centre’s Response on PIL for Implementation of CNAP(16.01.2025)

Supreme Court while considering the prevalence of the problem of cyber fraud, has sought Centre’s response in a PIL seeking directions to Telecom netw.....

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SC Gives TNSEC Four Months to Complete Elections of Local Bodies(28.09.2021)

Supreme Court has given the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission (TNSEC) four months to complete elections to urban local bodies in the State.

Tags : Supreme Court, Elections of Local Bodies

SC: Concerned That AGR Dues Will Be 'Wiped Out' in IBC Process(21.08.2020)

Supreme Court has remarked that it was wary of Aggregate Gross Revenue-related dues owed to the Government being wiped out in light of the insolvency .....

Tags : Supreme Court, AGR Dues of Telecommunication Companies

SC: Committee Invites Suggestions Regarding Reforms in SCBA Bye-laws(17.03.2025)

The committee constituted to propose reforms of Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) election provisions has invited suggestions from members of SCBA .....

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Supreme Court Gives Liberty to Election Commission to Fight Paid News(31.10.2018)

Supreme Court has stayed a Delhi High Court order that questioned EC’s remit over content of speech and paid news.

Tags : Supreme Court, Election Commission

CESTAT, Delhi: No Service Tax Payable on Services Provided by Government Company(18.10.2021)

Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Delhi has ruled that no Service Tax payable on services provided to Government Company fo.....

Tags : Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Transmission of Electricity

Clarification regarding Electronic sealing - Deposit in and removal of goods from Customs bonded Warehouses(23.10.2018)

Circular 19/2018-Customs dated 18th June 2018 was issued by the Board to introduce electronic sealing for deposit in and removal of goods from Customs.....

Tags : Electronic sealing, Goods, Removal, Warehouses

Karnataka HC Allows Govt. Employee Who Quit Job to Contest Zilla Panchayat Elections(08.02.2016)

Karnataka HC, while providing temporary reprieve to a 33-year-old employee of a government high school who “quit” his job to contest the elections to .....

Tags : Karnataka HC,State Election Commission

P&H High Court Directs Video Recording of Proceedings in Mayor Election(28.01.2025)

P&H High Court while directing video recording of proceedings in the mayor election of Amritsar Municipal Corporation has observed that if practices o.....

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SC: No Direction to ECI to Publish Info. Regarding Disclosure of Final Data of Voter Turnout(24.05.2024)

Supreme Court while hearing an application by the NGO Association for Democratic Reforms has refused to pass any interim order directing the Election .....

Tags : Supreme Court, Polling Stations, Election Commission of India

Cal. HC to SEC: Requisition Deployment of Additional Paramilitary Forces for WB Panchayat Election(22.06.2023)

Calcutta High Court has directed West Bengal State Election Commission (SEC) o requisition the deployment of additional central paramilitary forces fo.....

Tags : Calcutta High Court, Paramilitary Forces, Panchayat Election

CBDT Issues Guidelines for Selection of Cases for Scrutiny for the year 2017-18(10.07.2017)

Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued guidelines for compulsory selection of returns/ cases require scrutiny for the year 2017-18.

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SC Grants 10 Years Period for Telecommunication Companies to Clear AGR Dues(01.09.2020)

Supreme Court has held that the telecom companies who are liable to pay Aggregate Gross Revenue dues shall make payment of 10% of the dues by 31st Mar.....

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Calcutta HC Issues Notice in Mamata Banerjee's Election Petition Against Nandigram Results(15.07.2021)

Calcutta High Court has issued notice to Suvendu Adhikari, the elected candidate of BJP on the election petition filed by West Bengal Chief Minister M.....

Tags : Calcutta High Court, Suvendhu Adhikari, Mamata Banerjee, Nandigram Election Results

Implementation of Electronic Sealing for containers by exporters under self-sealing procedure prescribed by Circular 26/2017-Cus dated 1st July, 2017 and Circular 36/2017 dated 28th August, 2017(20.09.2017)

1. Representations have been received from several associations seeking information on the availability of RFID Tamper Proof One-time-bolt container s.....

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MP High Court Allows Plea of SC-PwD Candidate in Civil Judge Selection(26.07.2021)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that vertical reservation can be granted in favor of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes.....

Tags : Madhya Pradesh High Court, SC-PwD Candidate in Civil Judge Selection

Bom. HC: Validity Granted to the Caste Certificate Cannot Be Challenged In Election Petition(12.09.2024)

Bombay High Court has held that even an erroneous decision of the Caste Scrutiny Committee, granting validity to the caste certificate cannot be chall.....

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P & H HC: Allowing Convicts with up to Two Year Jail Term to Fight Elections Requires Scrutiny(27.08.2019)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has ruled that a provision in the Representation of the People Act, 1951, which allows a convict with up to two-year jai.....

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Indian Railways launches e-Procurement and e-Tendering systems(01.02.2016)

The Ministry of Railways launched Works Module of Indian Railways E-Procurement System and Implementation of 'e-Tendering in Works Contracts'. The new.....

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Ministry of Electronics and IT Notifies Aadhaar Amendment Rules(03.02.2025)

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has notified Aadhaar Authentication for Good Governance (Social Welfare, Innovation, Knowle.....

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SC Proposes Independent Tribunal for Conducting Bar Elections in Haryana(16.04.2025)

Supreme Court has proposed formation of an independent, impartial, neutral Tribunal to conduct the bar elections in Haryana after noting extremely dis.....

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SC: Union & ECI Given Time to Respond on Challenge to Conduct of Election Rules(18.04.2025)

Supreme Court has extended by two weeks, the time given to the Union and the Election Commission of India for filing response to the challenge to the .....

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Scope of judicial review is limited to the deficiency in decision making process and not the decision(20.06.2022)

The sum and substance of the grievances of the Petitioners is that, their names have not been included in the final selection list by the Selection Co.....

Tags : Selection criteria, Eligibility, Entitlement

Kerala HC: Selection of Candidates Can be Based on Rational Criteria if Applicants Exceed Vacancies(20.07.2022)

Kerala High Court has held that Selection Committee can shortlist qualified applicants to trim down the number of such eligible applicants, provided t.....

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SC: Election is Purely a Statutory Proceeding(21.08.2023)

Supreme Court has observed that Election contest is not an action at law or a suit in equity but purely a statutory proceeding, provision for which ha.....

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Madras High Court Seeks Jayalalithaa's Fingerprint Details From Bengaluru Jail(29.11.2017)

Madras High Court Seeks Jayalalithaa's Fingerprint Details From Bengaluru Jail

Tags : The matter relates to a petition filed by P Saravanan, DMK candidate for the November 2016 Thirupparankundram Assembly bypoll, challenging the election of AIADMK's A K Bose.

Delhi HC Asks SEC to Hold By-Polls to 13 Wards(21.12.2015)

Delhi High Court has directed State Election Commission (SEC) to hold by-elections to vacant seats in 13 municipal wards of Capital by April 30 next.....

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Madras High Court Restrains TV Channels from Telecasting Vulgar Advertisements(04.12.2020)

Madras High Court has issued an interim order against the telecast of obscene and vulgar programmes and Advertisements on TV Channels, observing that .....

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SC Dismisses Petition Challenging Election of Kerala Health Minister in 2016 Assembly Elections(25.08.2022)

Supreme Court of India has dismissed a petition challenging the election of Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Veena George in the Kerala State A.....

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Delhi HC Reserves Order over TRAI Regulation(18.01.2016)

Delhi High Court has reserved its order on a writ petition challenging a new regulation of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), which provide.....

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AP HC: Non-Disclosure of Criminal Cases by Contesting Person Amounts to Corrupt Practice under RPA(17.07.2023)

Andhra Pradesh High Court while observing that purity of the election process will only be ensured if the voter knows his candidate fully, has held th.....

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SC: Incorrect on Part of HC to Delete District Magistrate as Necessary Party in Election Petition(03.01.2025)

SC while issuing notice in a petition that challenged order by Allahabad HC allowing deletion of DM as necessary party in an election petition, has ob.....

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When there is variance in advertisement and in statutory Rules, it is statutory Rules which take precedence(31.01.2018)

In facts of present case, the Appellant belongs to other backward caste who has passed graduation (B.A.) with Psychology and has also done post-gradua.....

Tags : Selection, Appointment, Denial

Gujarat HC: Revisional Power Can't be Invoked With Unclean Hands(23.08.2022)

Gujarat High Court has upheld the decision of Sessions Court rejecting the complaint under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act on the ground that.....

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Calcutta High Court Declines BJP's Plea to Deploy Central Forces For Kolkata Municipal Elections(16.12.2021)

Calcutta High Court has declined a plea moved by the Bharathiya Janata Party (BJP) seeking deployment of Central Forces for the upcoming Kolkata Munic.....

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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Fine & Debarment of Candidates Not Wearing Masks(22.03.2021)

Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in a petition seeking debarment an.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Covid-19 Mask Guidelines During Assembly Elections

Chhattisgarh HC: Participation in Election Campaign Not ‘Misuse of Power’ Under JJ Act(12.04.2021)

Chhattisgarh High Court has held that merely because a person, who is a member of a Child Welfare Committee, participates in an election campaign in f.....

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Delhi HC: Speech Given During Elections Just to Create Atmosphere, Different from Ordinary Times(28.03.2022)

Delhi High Court has said in a case related to alleged hate speeches connected to the Northeast Delhi riots that a speech given during election time i.....

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#Election Affidavit: Gujarat HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Filing of Supporting Documents(03.08.2017)

Gujarat High Court has dismissed a plea seeking a direction requiring contesting candidates in elections to submit documents in support of averments m.....

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Delhi HC Gives TRAI Time to Take Action on SCN Issued to Show Progress in Compliance with TCCCPR(22.09.2020)

Delhi High Court has given 8 weeks to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India to take some action on the show-cause notices issued to entities to sh.....

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Calcutta High Court Questions IAS Officer Alapan Bandyopadhyay’s Appointment as SEC(12.10.2015)

Calcutta HC has questioned State Govt’s decision to appoint senior IAS officer Alapan Bandyopadhyay, as the acting State Election Commissioner (SEC) a.....

Tags : Calcutta HC , State Govt, IAS Officer Alapan Bandyopadhyay, State Election Commissioner

MP HC: Admission of Unauthorised Recordings of Wife's Conversations Declined(06.08.2024)

Madhya Pradesh High Court while addressing the issue of admissibility of electronic evidence, has observed that unauthorized recordings of wife’s conv.....

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Cabinet Approves Major Reforms in Telecom Sector(15.09.2021)

The Union Cabinet has approved a number of structural and process reforms in the Telecom sector. These are expected to protect and generate employment.....

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Supreme Court: Unsuccessful Candidate is Estopped from Challenging Selection Process(14.09.2017)

Supreme Court has held that once a person took part in process of selection and was not found fit for appointment, the said person was estopped from c.....

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Can’t Deny Compensation to Victim of State’s Negligence because of Dispute in Govt Agencies: Delhi HC(01.10.2018)

Delhi High Court has held that inter se dispute between two government agencies as to who amongst them was negligent in maintenance of electrical inst.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Electrocution

Indian Telecom Services Performance indicator Report for April-June, 2015(23.11.2015)

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India released its “Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicator Report” for the period 1 April 2015 to 30 June 2.....

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SC to Decide if Term 'Regulate' in Electricity Act Covers Trade Regulation in Electricity Industry(08.04.2025)

Supreme Court is set to decide whether the word "regulate" under Section 79(1) of the Electricity Act, 2003 is limited to framing of regulations or su.....

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SC: Absolute Scrupulousness in Selection Process Rejuvenates the Faith of Public(11.03.2025)

Supreme Court has observed that in India, there are far more takers of Government jobs than there are jobs available. Absolute scrupulousness in the p.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Selection Process, Absolute Scrupulousness

DoT: Landline Users to Add Zero Before Mobile Numbers from January 1(26.11.2020)

Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has said that landline users will have to add a zero before calling any mobile number 1st January, 2021 onwards.....

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Madras HC Sets Aside Order Disqualifying Panchayat President(14.10.2016)

Madras High Court has set aside an order issued by Tamil Nadu State Election Commission (TNSEC) disqualifying a Panchayat president, on ground that th.....

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Rajasthan HC Refuses Interim Stay on Declaration of Rajya Sabha Election Result(10.06.2022)

Rajasthan High Court has dismissed an application which sought interim stay on declaration of Rajya Sabha election results of till the disposal of wri.....

Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Rajya Sabha Election, Disqualification

SC: Preparation of Final Select List Signals Conclusion of the Appointment Process(07.10.2024)

Supreme Court has stated that the preparation of the final select list signals the conclusion of the appointment process and scrapping the entire proc.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Final Select List, Fresh Appointment

Centre Makes Rules to Allow Aadhaar-Electoral Roll Linking(20.06.2022)

Union Ministry of Law and Justice has notified rules for allowing existing voters to use their Aadhaar number to authenticate the entry in the elector.....

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Delhi HC: Court Must Not Interfere in Poll Process(07.02.2017)

Delhi High Court has observed that Courts should ordinarily refrain from interfering with election process once it has commenced and even if there is .....

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SC: ECI to Not Delete Data in EVMs while Carrying Out Verification(12.02.2025)

Supreme Court while seeking reply of Election Commission of India in an application seeking directions to the ECI to allow verification of the burnt m.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Election Commission, Verification