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Three Years’ Imprisonment to Those Who Resorts to Triple Talaq, Bill May be Introduced in Winter Session(04.12.2017)

The Central Government is likely to introduce a Bill to end triple talaq in the forthcoming winter session of Parliament. This comes in the backdrop o.....

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Judgments

Sri Aurobindo Ashram trustees granted reprieve(05.01.2016)

The Supreme Court des[s]erted the Respondents in their quest to chastise Sri Aurobindo Ashram and its administrators for not condemning a book purport.....

Tags : Aurobindo ashram, trustees, maladministration, biography

Domiciling a special class: a new reservation(27.10.2015)

The Supreme Court, hearing petitions against State policies of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to restrict eligibility of students to super-s.....

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Notifications & Circulars

Net Neutrality Round 2: TRAI versus TSPs(30.05.2016)

TRAI began investigations into the second .....

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Witness Protection Scheme(10.07.2019)

Witness Protection Scheme, 2018 provides for protection of witnesses based on the threat assessment and protection measures inter alia include protect.....

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International Cases

ECHR derides pre-trial detention in Russia(24.03.2016)

The European Court of Human Rights rejected the Russian Government’s application to strike part of the case against alleged unjust pre-trial detention.....

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ECHR derides pre-trial detention in Russia(24.03.2016)

The European Court of Human Rights rejected the Russian Government’s application to strike part of the case against alleged unjust pre-trial detention.....

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Clarification regarding GST rate on imitation zari thread or yarn based on the recommendation of the GST Council in its 52nd meeting held on 7th October, 2023(31.10.2023)

1. The GST Council in its 50th meeting had recommended reduction of GST rate to 5% on imitation zari thread or yarn known by any name in trade parlanc.....

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Clarification regarding media reports claiming special drive to reopen cases with reference to HRA claims(08.04.2024)

There is no special drive to re-open cases of mismatch, and media reports alleging that large-scale re-opening is being undertaken by the CBDT are com.....

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Global power play spills into Russian court(19.04.2016)

Russia’s Constitutional Court ruled against acceding to a European Court of Human Rights denouncement against Russian law that prohibits prisoners fro.....

Tags : russia, constitution, disenfranchisement, echr, prisoner rights

Implementation of Interest Subvention Scheme for 2015-16 for short term crop loans(13.08.2015)

The Reserve Bank of India approved the implementation of the Interest Subvention Scheme for the benefit of farmers for 2015-2016. The Scheme relates t.....

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Increase in monthly salary threshold to Rs. 24,000 as wages under Section 1(6) of Payment of Wages Act, 1936(29.08.2017)

S.O.2806(E).--In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (6) of section 1 of the Payment of Wages Act, 1936 ( 4 of 1936), the Central Governme.....

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News

NHRC Notices UP Government over Death of Asthma Patient in Ambulance(14.10.2016)

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notice to UP Government over death of an asthma patient because of an empty oxygen cylinder in ambu.....

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NHRC Seeks Report from Kerala Government over Custodial Death(14.10.2016)

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to Kerala Government over death of a man from Tamil Nadu in police custody after he was ar.....

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MP High Court Seeks District Administration’s Reply over Dussehra Function at Sports Complex(14.10.2016)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has sought reply within two weeks from Rewa District Administration, after the latter allowed a Dussehra function to be held.....

Tags : Madhya Pradesh High Court, Dussehra, Major Dyanchand Hockey and Athlete Sports Complex

CIC Directs JNU to Disclose Steps Undertaken to Prevent Thefts on Campus(17.10.2016)

Central Information Commission (CIC) has held that Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) must pro-actively disclose steps taken to ward off menace of thef.....

Tags : Central Information Commission, Jawaharlal Nehru University, theft

NHRC Notices Maharashtra Government over Death of 740 Tribal Students(19.10.2016)

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) while taking suo motu cognizance of news reports that 740 students of Residential Schools (ashramshalas) in tr.....

Tags : National Human Rights Commission, ashramshalas, Tribal Students

Gujarat HC Seeks Government Response on Appointing Retired Cops(20.10.2016)

Gujarat High Court has sought response from Government on plea challenging contractual appointment of two retired police officers who are accused in I.....

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Jammu and Kashmir High Court Orders Govt. to Constitute SHRC in 4 Weeks(28.10.2015)

Jammu and Kashmir High Court while disposing of related public interest litigation filed by NGO, Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Forum, has directed Governm.....

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NGT Orders Municipal Corporations and Traffic Police to Make Action Plan to Control Noise Pollution(28.10.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the three municipal corporations and traffic police to make an action plan to control noise pollution in Panch.....

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NGT Raps AP over Clearing of Land on Krishna River Banks(06.11.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued a contempt notice to Andhra Pradesh Government for failing to comply with its earlier directions of not carry.....

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Bombay HC Rejects Intervention Application of Godhra Riots Survivor(27.10.2016)

Bombay High Court while rejecting Intervention Application (IA) filed by Bilkis Bano, survivor of a gang-rape and witness to murder of her family, in .....

Tags : Bombay High Court, Intervention Application, Bilkis Bano, Godhra riots

Delhi HC Warns Officials for Fire Threat at Khan Market(28.10.2016)

Delhi High Court, while slamming Civic Authorities for forgetting Uphaar Cinema Fire Tragedy, has said, eateries operating from first-floor flats of K.....

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Hyderabad HC Raps Andhra Government over Whereabouts of Maoist Leader Ramakrishna(02.11.2016)

Hyderabad HC has ordered Andhra Pradesh Government to file a counter to a Habeas Corpus Petition filed by A Sirisha alias Padma, wife of Maoist leader.....

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NGT: Krishna River Banks Not to be Cleared Without Environmental Clearance(15.10.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered Andhra Pradesh Government to not to carry out any operation of clearing of land near floodplains on banks of.....

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NGT Issues Notice to Centre over Use of Ponies in Vaishno Devi Shrine(19.10.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) issued notice to Ministry of Environment and Forests, Jammu and Kashmir Government, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board .....

Tags : National Green Tribunal , Ministry of Environment and Forests, Jammu and Kashmir Government, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board

Indian Patent Office Disallows Patent for Boehringer Ingelheim’s HIV Drug, Nevirapine(21.10.2015)

Indian Patent Office has disallowed Germany's Boehringer Ingelheim a patent on its HIV drug, Nevirapine, sold as Viramune XR (extended release), yet a.....

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Gujarat HC Acquits 14 More in Sardarpura Riots Case(21.10.2016)

Gujarat High Court has acquitted 14 persons out of 31 convicted by a Lower Court in 2002 post-Godhra Sardarpura Massacre case in which 33 people were .....

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Hyderabad HC Seeks State’s Action Plan on AgriGold Money Recovery(25.10.2016)

Hyderabad High Court has directed Andhra Pradesh Government to file plan of action, it proposes for getting money to depositors of AgriGold consortium.....

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Hyderabad HC Directs AP Government to Preserve Bodies of Maoists Killed Near Andhra-Odisha Border(25.10.2016)

Hyderabad High Court has directed Andhra Pradesh Government to preserve bodies of Maoists killed in a gun battle on Andhra-Odisha border till October .....

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Madras High Court Allows Couple to Enter into Wedlock, After Hearing it Through Skype(16.11.2015)

Madras High Court after hearing marriage case through Skype, has directed district police to provide protection as the marriage party apprehended trou.....

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NGT Pulls Up Vaishno Devi Shrine Board over Poor Solid Waste Management(18.11.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has served notice on top officials of Vaishno Devi shrine board and civic bodies to appear before it next month over “Ve.....

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Bombay HC Allows Shri Warna Minerals (India) PVT. Ltd. to Carry Mining Activities in Kolhapur(23.11.2015)

Bombay High Court has granted interim relief to Shri Warna Minerals (India) Private Limited, for carrying out mining activities in Kolhapur and allowe.....

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Bombay HC Seeks Monthly Status Report on Action Taken Against Illegal Shrines(24.11.2015)

Bombay HC has ordered all civic bodies across State to file status reports of action taken against illegal shrines with the Maharashtra government on .....

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SC Dismisses Plea Seeking Review of Clean Chit to Amit Shah in Sohrabuddin Encounter(08.11.2016)

Supreme Court has dismissed a plea seeking review of its decision upholding clean chit given by Subordinate Courts to BJP president Amit Shah in Sohra.....

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Uttarakhand HC Orders to Complete Flyovers Work within Six Months(08.11.2016)

Uttarakhand High Court, while taking a strict view of pending work on three flyovers in Dehradun, has ordered work to be completed within six months.

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Godhra case: Gujarat High Court Commutes Death to Life Term for 11 Convicts(09.10.2017)

Gujarat High Court, while upholding convictions of 31 people and acquittals of 63 others in Godhra Sabarmati Express burning case, has commuted death .....

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Bombay High Court Rejects Ram Dhuri’s Plea Seeking Heritage Tag on Mehrangir(02.09.2015)

Bombay HC has rejected plea filed by Ram Dhuri, president of National Forum for Aided Institutions Employees(Dept. of Atomic Energy), seeking directio.....

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Supreme Court Refuses to Modify Pandian's Bail Condition in Sohrabuddin Case(09.09.2015)

Supreme Court has refused to modify bail condition of suspended IPS officer Rajkumar Pandian, accused in alleged fake encounter killings of Sohrabuddi.....

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ESIC Raises Wage Threshold to Rs. 21,000(07.09.2016)

Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has raised monthly wage threshold to Rs 21,000, from the current Rs 15,000, for coverage under its healt.....

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SC Lifts Stay on Investigation in Bulandshahr Gangrape Case(09.09.2016)

SC has lifted the stay on its investigation in the sensational Bulandshahr gangrape case, thus modifying its earlier order.

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7th Pay Commission Notified, Minimum HRA Fixed for Different City Categories(07.07.2017)

Seventh Central Pay Commission (CPC) resolution of the government has been published in the Gazette of India. The revised rates of the allowances shal.....

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Supreme Court Orders Scrutiny of Entry, Hygiene, Assets of All Religious Shrines(23.08.2018)

Supreme Court has begun a massive judicial audit of all religious places and charitable institutions with regard to hygiene, assets, access and accoun.....

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Hyderabad High Court Tells Andhra, Telangana Govt. to Pay Salary to Power Staff(23.09.2015)

Hyderabad HC has directed both state governments of Andhra, Telangana to pay 1200 electricity employees in Telangana, who were allocated to AP after b.....

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Supreme Court Dismissed Review Petition of Telangana for Division of Assets(26.08.2016)

Supreme Court has rejected a review petition filed by Telangana against its verdict that the newly formed state cannot claim "absolute" right over ins.....

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SC Issues Notice to UP Govt. over Bulandshahr Gangrape(29.08.2016)

SC, while taking note of a plea of father of Bulandshahr gangrape victim that the probe and trial in the case be shifted out of Uttar Pradesh, has iss.....

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NCLT to Deccan Chronicle RP: Refer Srei Arm's Revised Proposal to CoC(07.08.2018)

Hyderabad bench of National Company Law Tribunal has directed the resolution professional (RP) of Deccan Chronicle Holdings Limited (DCHL) to place th.....

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Telangana & AP HC : Issuance of Passport Can Be Refused on Ground of Pendency of Criminal Appeal(13.08.2018)

High Court of Telangana & Andhra Pradesh has held that pendency of appeal against acquittal before an appellate court, including a high court, is grou.....

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No Compulsion to Include Any Particular Community in Council of Ministers: T&AP High Court(17.08.2018)

Telangana and Andhra Pradesh High Court has rejected a plea seeking the appointment of women ministers in Telangana, observing that there is no consti.....

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SC Sets Aside Orissa High Court Verdict on Trustees of Aurobindo Ashram(06.01.2016)

Supreme Court has set aside verdict of Orissa High Court holding that judicial process to remove trustees of Sri Aurobindo Ashram Trust can continue o.....

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NGT Slams J&K Government over Poor Waste Management in Katra(06.01.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has slammed Jammu and Kashmir Government over poor solid waste management in Katra, the base camp of the Vaishnodevi shr.....

Tags : National Green Tribunal , Vaishnodevi shrine , Jammu and Kashmir Government

Andhra Pradesh Unveils a New Retail Trade Policy(12.01.2016)

Andhra Pradesh Government has unveiled a new retail trade policy, under which retail enterprises are given greater flexibility in terms of open hours,.....

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Supreme Court Rejects Incarceration Plea of Four Accused in 25 Years Old Murder Case(26.12.2016)

Supreme Court has confirmed guilt of four persons accused of murdering an elderly couple in their flat in Calcutta on a Christmas Eve 25 years ago.

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Hyderabad HC Bans Cock Fights in Andhra, Telangana(27.12.2016)

Hyderabad High Court has banned cock fights while directing Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Governments to ensure that no cockfights take place during Sa.....

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Delhi High Court Orders CBI Probe into Rohini Ashram Accused of Confining Minors(21.12.2017)

Delhi High Court has ordered CBI probe into an ashram in north Delhi where girls and women were allegedly kept in illegal confinement.

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High Court of Andhra Pradesh Gets Notified to Function at Amaravati From 1st January, 2019(27.12.2018)

President Ram Nath Kovind has issued notifications for creation of a separate high court for Andhra Pradesh which will start functioning from January .....

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Hyderabad HC to Telangana, AP Seeks Report on Steps Taken in Akshaya Gold Fraud Case(24.02.2016)

Hyderabad HC has directed both Andhra Pradesh and Telangana to explain steps taken with regard to FIRs registered on fraud committed by Akshaya Gold F.....

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Delhi HC Refuses Interim Protection from Arrest to Students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya(24.02.2016)

Delhi HC has refused to grant interim protection from arrest to Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya, who h.....

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Gujarat HC Notices CBI on IPS Officer’s Plea Seeking Copy of Chargesheet in Ishrat Jahan Case(02.02.2017)

Gujarat HC has issued notice to CBI on a petition moved by IPS officer Satish Verma, seeking a copy of second chargesheet in Ishrat Jahan encounter ca.....

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Bombay High Court Says, "Sohrabuddin Sheikh Case Gag Order Not OK"(25.01.2018)

Bombay High Court has cancelled a ban on media reporting on the trial in Mumbai of the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case.

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Bombay High Court Seeks Chart of Discharged Cops in Sohrabuddin case(30.01.2018)

Bombay High Court has decided to hear all applications filed in Sohrabuddin Sheikh alleged fake encounter case from February 9 on a daily basis. The H.....

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Gauhati HC Quashes Three Month Long Liquor Prohibition of Mizoram Government's(30.01.2019)

Gauhati High Court has quashed the order of the Mizoram government declaring dry days from January 15, 2019 to March 15, 2019.

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#Budget2019: Govenment Announces Pension Scheme for Workers in Unorganised Sector(01.02.2019)

Government has announced a pension scheme called Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Mandhan, to provide assured monthly pension of Rs. 3000/- per month, with t.....

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SC Denies to Entertain PIL for Dropping Action against Gujarat Police in Ishrat Jahan Case(11.03.2016)

Supreme Court has refused to entertain a PIL seeking quashing of criminal prosecution, suspension and other action taken against Gujarat cops in the 2.....

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Bombay HC Rejects Plea In Sohrabuddin Case(15.03.2016)

Bombay HC has dismissed an application filed by a former bureaucrat seeking inquiry into why Rubabuddin Shaikh, brother of Sohrabuddin, who was killed.....

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Delhi HC Questions JNU Over Student Protest(20.02.2017)

Delhi High Court has asked Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) why it has not yet approached Court if access to Administrative Block of varsity was bein.....

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Supreme Court Suggests Govt to Convert CNG Three Wheelers Into Electric to Reduce Pollution(23.02.2017)

Supreme Court has said that Government should actively consider converting all three wheelers in National Capital Region to electric in order to reduc.....

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Supreme Court Orders Relief to Widow of ‘Schizophrenic’ Army Personnel(27.02.2017)

Supreme Court, while giving relief to widow of a ‘schizophrenic’ Army personnel, has ordered to pay disability pension to her and other substituted le.....

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CRIMINAL - AgustaWestland: CBI Court Directs to Shift Christian Michel to Cell Meant for Undertrials(06.03.2019)

A Special CBI Court in New Delhi has directed to shift Chirstian Michel, the alleged middleman in AgustaWestland case, to cell meant for undertrails f.....

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS - Bombay HC Holds Journolist Guilty of Extortion for Threatening to Defame Person in News(08.03.2019)

Bombay High Court has held a journalist guilty of extortion for threatening to publish a news item defaming complainant and demanding money in exchang.....

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Bombay HC Directs State to Demolish Illegal Shrines by End of Year(03.10.2016)

Bombay HC, while observing that no religion allows worship at a place which has been built illegally, has asked the State Government to demolish all s.....

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SC Grants Relief to MP’s BJP MLA Rajendra Kumar Meshram(04.10.2016)

SC has upheld election of BJP lawmaker Rajendra Kumar Meshram by setting aside a Madhya Pradesh HC order nullifying his nomination on the ground of re.....

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Hyderabad HC Directs AP Government to Give Job to Ex-Principal’s Daughter(04.10.2016)

Hyderabad HC has directed Andhra Pradesh Government to provide employment to daughter of a principal of Government Polytechnic College on compassionat.....

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Orissa HC Refuses to Interfere in Technical Aspect of Shri Jagannath Temple Repair Work(05.10.2016)

Orissa HC has refused to interfere in technical aspects of repair work of Jagamohan of Shri Jagannath Temple at Puri currently undertaken by Archaeolo.....

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Delhi High Court To Police: Stay Away from JNU Unless There's Law-Order Issue(10.08.2017)

Delhi High Court has asked police to stay away from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus unless there is any evidence of disruption of law and ord.....

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CCI Dismisses Complaint Against Shree Yashashree Construction(20.09.2018)

Competition Commission of India has dismissed a complaint alleging unfair business practices against real estate firm Shree Yashashree Construction wi.....

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Delhi High Court Rejects NHRC Order on Andhra Pradesh's Polavaram Project(12.07.2019)

Delhi High Court has rejected a NHRC order which had terminated proceedings initiated on a complaint alleging human rights violation and forced evicti.....

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NGT Prohibits Tree Felling on Mehrauli-Badarpur Highway(03.12.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has prohibited tree felling in stretch located along Mehrauli-Badarpur Highway in south Delhi's Saket area, as green bel.....

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Gujarat HC Upholds Acquittal of 16 Accused In Post-Godhra Riot Case(18.11.2016)

Gujarat High Court has upheld an Anand Court's decision to acquit 16 accused persons in connection with a Post-Godhra riots case, in which these peopl.....

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Madras HC Refuses Relief to Kites Manufacturing Bodies(21.11.2016)

Madras High Court, while pointing to death of children due to flying of kites using manja threads in past, has rejected plea to direct Chennai Police .....

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AP High Court Fixes Remuneration of Hyderabad Cricket Association CoA at Rs. 1 Lakh Per Day(17.10.2017)

Telangana and Andhra Pradesh High Court has agreed to a proposal submitted by the Board of Control for Cricket in India and Hyderabad Cricket Associat.....

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Andhra Pradesh HC: Harsher Punishments Required for Running Ill-Equipped Fake Hospitals(23.10.2017)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has observed that law only prescribe punishment in terms of monitory fine for the act of running a medical facility without.....

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Calcutta High Court Directs Shahrukh to File Affidavit in Case Against Delhi's IIPM(06.09.2019)

Calcutta High Court has directed Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan to file an affidavit explaining his relation with the Indian Institute of Planning .....

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SC Takes Exception to States Not Notifying 3-Member Tribunal(16.12.2015)

Supreme Court has took serious exception to non-constitution of a three member Tribunal by various states, including Maharashtra, to deal with matters.....

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Delhi HC Seeks Government Reply over Plea Against Keeping Egg-Laying Hens in Wired Cages(06.12.2016)

Delhi High Court has sought response of Centre, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Andhra Pradesh Governments on PILs against keeping egg-laying h.....

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Delhi High Court Acquits Man of Murdering Wife, Says He Was of Unsound Mind(29.11.2017)

Delhi High Court Acquits Man of Murdering Wife, Says He Was of Unsound Mind

Tags : The bench said that certain circumstances of the case, like the "ghastly manner" in which the woman was killed, which was evident from 24 injuries on the woman's body caused by several household articles, were perhaps "reflective of his chronic mental state".

Trial of Sohrabuddin Sheikh Fake Encounter Case to Start From Next Week(29.11.2017)

Trial of Sohrabuddin Sheikh Fake Encounter Case to Start From Next Week

Tags : "The court has issued summons to Sohrabuddin's brother Nayamuddin and some others, and the recording of evidence will start from November 29," said special CBI prosecutor B P Raju.

Bombay High Court Acquits Schizophrenic Man Imprisoned for 8 yrs in Murder Case(07.12.2018)

Bombay High Court has acquitted a man from the charge of murdering his grandfather, giving him benefit of doubt, as he was undergoing treatment for 'p.....

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RTI Not Applicable to Religious Institutions Not Funded by Government: T & AP HC(10.12.2018)

Telangana and Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that religious institutions like temples, churches, mosques, which are not financed/funded by the gov.....

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Bombay High Court Rejects Plea Against Three Ministers(25.09.2019)

Bombay High Court has rejected a couple of writ petitions challenging the appointment of three ministers in the State cabinet less than six months bef.....

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Bombay High Court Irks over State for Not Demolishing Illegal Shrines(21.01.2016)

Bombay High Court has irked over State Government, as not even 10 per cent of illegal religious shrines have been demolished in three months and aske.....

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Kerala HC Orders Police Protection to Nehru Engineering College at Thrissur(11.01.2017)

Kerala High Court has directed police to provide adequate police protection to Nehru Engineering College of Engineering and Research Centre at Thrissu.....

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Bombay High Court Restrains Jaidev Shroff From Using Clips Defamatory to Wife Poonam(13.01.2017)

Bombay High Court has restrained industrialist Jaidev Shroff from using or circulating in public any video or audio clips that may prove defamatory to.....

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Bombay HC Imposes Cost of Rs. 25 Lakhs for Preventing Court Inspection & Threatening Court Receiver(21.01.2019)

Bombay High Court has imposed costs of Rs. 25 lakhs on a couple, after they prevented a Court-appointed receiver from inspecting and seizing copyright.....

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Gujarat High Court Directs Police to Trace Sisters Missing from Nithyananda Ashram(27.11.2019)

Gujarat High Court has in response to a habeas corpus filed by the father of two women missing from the Ahmedabad ashram of self-styled godman Nithyan.....

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Allahabad High Court Refuses Bail to Bulandshahr Mob Violence Accused(04.12.2019)

Allahabad High Court has rejected the bail application of an Accused in last year's violence in Bulandshahr, where a mob shot dead a police inspector......

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CRIMINAL - Bombay HC Holds Journalist Guilty of Extortion for Threatening to Defame Person in News(08.03.2019)

Bombay High Court has held journalist, Sharad Balkrushna Deotale, guilty of extortion for threatening to publish a news item defaming complainant and .....

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CIVIL - SC Strikes Down Rs. 6,300-cr Food Contracts(11.03.2019)

Supreme Court (SC) has struck down tenders worth Rs 6,300 crore issued in 2016 by the Maharashtra women and child development department for supplying.....

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COMPANY - Government Approves Establishment of NCLT Benches in Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh(11.03.2019)

Government has approved establishment of two new benches of National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), one at Amaravati in Andhra Pradesh and the other at .....

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Consumer Forum, Kolkata Directs VLCC to Compensate Client who Sustained Burn Injuries(20.01.2020)

District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Kolkata has directed beauty clinic Vandana Luthra Curls and Curves to compensate a client who sustain.....

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CBIC Sets Deadline for Deactivation of Facility of Beneficiary Uploading Documents Through e-SANCHIT(22.01.2020)

Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has said that the facility of beneficiary uploading the documents through e-SANCHIT will be deactiv.....

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Andhra Pradesh High Court Orders Status Quo on Shifting State Capital(24.01.2020)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has ordered status quo on shifting the state capital from Amravati. The Court has directed the Government not to relocate an.....

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Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada Faculty Wins Fourth Patent for Microbes(30.09.2015)

JNTUK faculty, Ramesh Malothu, has achieved fourth patent on Microbial Type Culture Collection and Gene Bank (MTCC) microbial culture deposition on ‘M.....

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Hyderabad HC Put Stay on Aandhra Govt.'s Swiss Challenge Method for Capital Development(13.09.2016)

Hyderabad HC has granted stay on Swiss Challenge method adopted by Andhra Pradesh Government to allot bids for developing the start-up area of Amarava.....

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SC Dismisses PIL Against Burning of Ravan Effigies During Dussehra(11.07.2017)

Supreme Court, while observing that under Article 25 of Constitution, any person can choose his or her own religion, has said that it could not pass a.....

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NHRC Issues Notice to Maharashtra Govt. Over Arrest of 5 Activists in Bhima Koregaon Case(30.08.2018)

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports concerning the arrest of five activists by Maharashtra Police f.....

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SC Rejects Shrikant Purohit Plea for SIT Probe(05.09.2018)

Supreme Court has refused to entertain a petition filed by Lt Col Shrikant Purohit, accused in Malegaon blast case, seeking a direction for a SIT prob.....

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AP HC Directs Opening of Hospital Attached Under SARFAESI for COVID-19 Treatment(01.04.2020)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed the opening up of a private hospital, which was attached under the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financi.....

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Asaram Case: SC Pulls Rajasthan Govt. for Failing to Take Action on Threats Given to Witnesses(07.06.2016)

Supreme Court has pulled up Rajasthan Government for failing to take any action on the threats being given to witnesses by aides of Asaram Bapu, who i.....

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Shrikant Purohit’s Bail Plea, Asks Him to Move Trial Court(10.06.2016)

Bombay High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by Lt Col Shrikant Purohit, one of the main accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, against the trial.....

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Delhi High Court Suggests to Ban Entry of Outsiders in JNU Campus(13.04.2017)

Delhi High Court has observed that for things to improve in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), outsiders should be barred from entering its campus.

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Supreme Court Allows R.K. Raghavan to Bow Out of 2002-Godhra Riots Cases SIT(14.04.2017)

Supreme Court has allowed Ex-CBI Director R.K. Raghavan to bow out of his responsibilities as chairman of Special Investigation Team (SIT) into 2002 p.....

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Rajasthan HC Stays State Govt.’s Order of Putting Stay on Vidyashram School to Charge Hiked Fee(25.05.2018)

Rajasthan High Court has ordered an interim stay on the state government’s order that had put a stay on the Vidyashram School to charge increased fee .....

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Finance Ministry Raises Threshold for Triggering Insolvency(24.03.2020)

Finance Ministry has announced special relief packages for companies under the Companies Act, 2013 and the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 by rai.....

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Andhra Pradesh HC: State Should Provide Personal Protective Equipment to Health Workers(27.03.2020)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed the Central and State Governments to ensure that all the Doctors, Nurses, Ward Boys, and Paramedical Staff have.....

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Gujarat HC Rejects PIL against Appointment of P P Pandey as Gujarat DGP(03.08.2016)

Gujarat High Court has rejected a PIL filed by EX- Cop Julio Ribeiro challenging appointment of P P Pandey, accused in Ishrat Jahan encounter case, as.....

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Gujarat HC Sentences 11 to Life Imprisonment in 2002 Post-Godhra Riot Case(05.08.2016)

Gujarat HC has sentenced eleven persons to life imprisonment for murder of two persons during a 2002 post-Godhra riot at Meda Adraj village in Mehsana.....

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Allahabad HC Takes Suo Motu Cognizance Of Bulandshahr Gang-Rape(08.08.2016)

Allahabad High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of gang-rape of a woman and her minor daughter on a highway passing through Bulandshahr district of.....

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Delhi HC Rejects PIL on UPCMET Admissions(09.08.2016)

Delhi HC has refused to entertain a PIL alleging corrupt practices in the admission process for medical colleges in Uttar Pradesh through the UP Combi.....

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Delhi HC to Govt.: Issue Advisory on Sharp Kite Threads(12.08.2016)

Delhi HC has asked Delhi Government and Civic Bodies to issue advisory ahead of Independence Day making the public aware of fatal effect of use of raz.....

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Kerala HC Seeks Details of Aid Given Through Embassies to Indians Stranded in Gulf Nations(22.04.2020)

Kerala high Court has directed the Central Government to file a statement giving specific details of the financial and medical assistance granted thro.....

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SC Asks ICMR to Consider Issues Raised Over Use of 'Hydroxychloroquine' & 'Azithromycin'(30.04.2020)

Supreme Court has directed Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to consider the issues raised in a Petition seeking for immediate change in the t.....

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Andhra Pradesh High Court Order Directives on Defence Quota Admissions(20.08.2015)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed NTR Health University and Telangana State to consider case of children of armed forces personnel for admission.....

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NCLT Accepts SREI Resolution Plan for Deccan Chronicle(04.06.2019)

National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) Hyderbad has finally accepted the resolution plan for Deccan Chronicle Holdings Ltd where lenders agreed to take .....

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Delhi HC Directs State to File Status Report in Bail Plea Moved by Shahrukh Pathan(20.05.2020)

Delhi High Court has directed the State to file a status report within one week in a bail application filed by Shahrukh Pathan in North-East Delhi Rio.....

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Andhra Pradesh HC Asks CBI to Probe Arrest of Doctor who Flagged PPE Shortage(25.05.2020)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation inquiry into the arrest of Dr Kolaventi Sudhakar, who was suspended by the Sta.....

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Andhra Pradesh HC Orders Seizure of LG Polymers’ Unit(25.05.2020)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has ordered the seizure of premises of the South Korean firm LG Polymers located at Visakhapatnam that saw toxic styrene gas.....

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Andhra Pradesh HC Orders Seizure of LG Polymers’ Unit(25.05.2020)

AP High Court has ordered the seizure of premises of the South Korean firm LG Polymers located at Visakhapatnam that saw toxic styrene gas leakage kil.....

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Calcutta High Court Reinstates 'Darjeeling Chronicles' Links on Facebook(05.01.2018)

Calcutta High Court has set aside a lower court’s order which had asked a nodal agency of the central government to instruct Facebook to block news li.....

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Delhi HC Upholds Conviction of Three Men Who Attacked Judges in 2012(18.12.2018)

Delhi High Court has upheld the conviction of three men for attempting to murder three judges by hurling bricks at their official car in 2012.

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Archakas to be in Service Till They are Physically Fit: T&AP HC(18.12.2018)

Telangana and Andhra Pradesh High Court has quashed an order of Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanams (TTD) retiring two Sambhavana Archakas and directed it.....

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition of Mehra Brothers(20.12.2018)

Bombay High Court has dismissed petitions filed by the city-based businessmen brothers Yogesh Mehra and Ajay Mehra challenging an Arbitral Award, dire.....

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Sohrabuddin Case: Special CBI Court Acquits All the Accused(21.12.2018)

Special CBI Court has acquitted all 22 accused in the alleged fake encounter case of Sohrabuddin Shaikh, Tulsiram Prajapati and alleged abduction and .....

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AP HC Seeks Explanation from Magistrate Ordering Remand in Case of Automatic Arrest(13.11.2020)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has pulled up the Police Department for effecting arresting automatically on registration of First Information Report and ov.....

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Delhi HC: FHRAI Not to Advise Members Against Taking Song License From PPL(31.12.2015)

Delhi HC on plea of Phonographic Performance Ltd (PPL), has restrained Federation of Hotels and Restaurant Association of India (FHRAI) from issuing a.....

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NGT Bans Mechanical Sand Mining in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh(13.12.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Governments to ensure that there is no mechanical sand mining on riverbeds in .....

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Supreme Court Accepts Azam Khan's Unconditional Apology over Bulandshahr Gangrape Remarks(15.12.2016)

Supreme Court has accepted an "unconditional sincere remorse" by Uttar Pradesh Minister Azam Khan for his controversial remarks that Bulandshahr gangr.....

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Supreme Court Notices Centre over Proposed Appointment of BJP VP as NHRC Member(19.12.2016)

Supreme Court has issued a notice to Central Government on a PIL challenging proposed appointment of BJP vice-president Avinash Rai Khanna as a member.....

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SC Upholds Ex-Army Officer’s Acquittal in Murder Case(19.12.2016)

Supreme Court has rapped CBI for failing to bring home guilt of accused, and said it 'cannot hang any person' if evidence on record does not conclusiv.....

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SC Refuses to Entertain Plea Seeking Action Based on Vohra Committee Report(11.12.2020)

Supreme Court has dismissed as withdrawn a plea which sought for acting on the recommendations of the Vohra Committee Report of 1993 on the nexus betw.....

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Kerala HC Stays Order on Prospective Application of Notification Raising Threshold for Insolvency(14.12.2020)

Kerala High Court has stayed the order of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) Kochi which held that the notification raising the threshold limit .....

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Allahabad HC Refuses to Quash FIR Against Accused in Bulandshahr Violence Case(28.12.2018)

Allahabad High Court has refused to quash the FIR filed against one Satish, who is an accused in the Bulandshahr violence case in which police inspect.....

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SC Refuses to Entertain Plea Against Bifurcation of AP High Court(03.01.2019)

Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea of Andhra Pradesh High Court Advocates Association (APHCAA) seeking to defer the bifurcation of High Cou.....

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AP High Court Vacates Stay on Genco’s Pre-closure Order(01.11.2019)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has vacated the stay imposed by it on the order given by APGenco for termination of the Polavaram hydel power plant contract.....

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Apex Court Directs Odisha Govt to Depute Full-Time Administrator for Puri's Shri Jagannath Temple(05.11.2019)

Apex Court has directed the Odisha Government to depute a chief administrator for managing the affairs of ancient Shri Jagannath Temple at Puri and pa.....

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Andhra Pradesh High Court Issues Stay Order on Polavaram Works Days After Giving Nod(08.11.2019)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has imposed stay orders on a petition against the government’s decision to reverse tendering by cancelling the Polavaram Hyd.....

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AP HC: Tobacco Does Not Fall Under Definition of ‘Food’ under Food Safety Standards Act(26.11.2020)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has reiterated that tobacco does not fall within the definition of "food" as specified under Section 3(i)(j) of the Food Saf.....

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Bombay HC Permits Fakhruddin to Continue Suit to Declare Him ‘Spiritual Leader’(08.03.2017)

Bombay High Court has granted permission to Syedna Taher Fakhruddin to continue with suit to declare him as spiritual leader and substituted him as a .....

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Delhi HC to Cops: Ensure 'Safe Entry & Exit' of JNU's VC & Officials in Admin Block(09.03.2017)

Delhi High Court has directed Police to ensure that Vice-Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University and other officials are not stopped from entering .....

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INSOLVENCY - Sterling Biotech: NCLT Slams Andhra Bank over OTS Proposal(15.03.2019)

National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has pulled up Andhra Bank for accepting a 'One Time Settelement' (OTS) offer from absconding promoters of Gujarat.....

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Andhra Pradesh HC Dismisses Pleas Challenging SEC Decision to Conduct Gram Panchayat Elections(05.02.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has dismissed a couple of writ petitions that challenged the State Election Commission (SEC)'s decision to conduct Gram Panc.....

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Andhra Pradesh HC Strikes Down SEC Order Confining Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy(08.02.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has struck down State Election Commissioner (SEC) N. Ramesh Kumar’s order that Panchayat Raj & Rural Development Minister Pe.....

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Andhra Pradesh HC Stays Launching of "E-Watch Online" App by State Election Commission(08.02.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has stayed the launch of e-Watch Online application to be used by the State Election Commission in the upcoming Gram Panchay.....

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Delhi High Court Rejects Petition against Police Chief Bassi(29.02.2016)

Delhi High Court has rejected a petition seeking action against Police Chief B.S. Bassi for allegedly “influencing” the probe in the Jawaharlal Nehru .....

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Delhi HC Says ‘Never Ordered Lie Detector Tests on Suspects’ in Student Missing Case(14.02.2017)

Delhi High Court has clarified that it has never ordered lie detector tests for suspects in case pertaining to mysterious disappearance of Jawaharlal .....

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Delhi High Court Extends Ban on JNU Student Protests(21.02.2018)

Delhi High Court has extended a ban on the student protests conducted near the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi. The court has restrained the .....

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Sohrabuddin case: Bombay High Court Asks If Identification Parade Was Done(21.02.2018)

Bombay High Court has asked whether any identification parade was done on police officers from Gujarat who allegedly stopped a private bus and abducte.....

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Bombay High Court on Sohrabuddin Case: Not Getting Enough Assistance from CBI(22.02.2018)

Bombay High Court has said that the CBI had failed to adequately assist it in Sohrabuddin Shaikh encounter case, due to which it was still unclear on .....

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Delhi High Court Orders Jawaharlal Nehru University to Re- Admit PhD Scholars(09.01.2020)

Delhi High Court has ordered Jawaharlal Nehru University to re- admit in its PhD program a research scholar who has made sexual harassment allegations.....

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AP HC Quashes Criminal Cases in Amravati Insider Trading Case(20.01.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has quashed few criminal cases filed in connection with the alleged 'insider trading' in land transactions at Amaravati, obs.....

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Delhi High Court Issues Notice on JNUSU Plea Against New Hostel Manual(24.01.2020)

Delhi High Court has issued a notice to Jawaharlal Nehru University to file a reply in 2 weeks, in a plea moved by Jawaharlal Nehru University Student.....

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Delhi High Court Asks Jawaharlal Nehru University to Register Students Under Earlier Fee Structure(27.01.2020)

Delhi High Court has asked Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) to allow unregistered students to register for the winter semester under the earlier fee .....

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Delhi High Court Questions Jawaharlal Nehru University’s Decision to Hold Examinations(30.01.2020)

Delhi High Court has questioned Jawaharlal Nehru University’s (JNU) decision to hold online, open-book examinations for a semester where most classes .....

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Delhi HC Stays ED Order Attaching Deccan Chronicle’s Assets(16.02.2021)

Delhi High Court has stayed an order by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to attach the assets of the insolvent Deccan Chronicle Holdings, paving the w.....

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Andhra Pradesh HC Grants Permission to Kodali Sri Venkateswara Rao to Speak to media Groups(19.02.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has granted permission to Civil Supplies Minister Kodali Sri Venkateswara Rao to speak to the media and groups of people but.....

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Andhra Pradesh HC Directs Government to Include Fish/Shrimp in 'Essential Supply Category'(01.04.2020)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has passed an interim order for inclusion of fish and shrimp in the category of "essential supplies" and has directed the St.....

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SC Directs Accused Christian Michel to Approach High Court for Interim Bail(02.04.2020)

Supreme Court has directed Christian Michel, accused and alleged intermediary in the Agusta Westland VVIP Chopper scam case to approach the Delhi High.....

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Andhra Pradesh High Court Suspends SEC’s Direction Allowing 14 to File Nominations(04.03.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has suspended an order of the State Election Commission (SEC) permitting 14 persons to file their nominations in the forthco.....

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Andhra Pradesh HC Suspends SEC Order Grounding Ward Volunteers During Municipal Election(05.03.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has suspended the State Election Commission’s order for grounding the ward volunteers from the process of municipal election.....

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AP HC: Every Candidate Holding Law Degree Eligible for Appointment as Junior Civil Judge(05.03.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has held Rule 5(2)(a)(i) of the Andhra Pradesh State Judicial Service Rules, 2007 as unconstitutional. The Court has declare.....

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SC Raps Centre over Delay in Setting Up of SHRC(11.04.2016)

SC has asked Centre why there was delay in setting up State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) in Delhi despite City Government completing the necessary g.....

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SC to Centre: Submit Response on Establishment of SHRC in Delhi(18.04.2016)

Supreme Court has asked Centre to file a reply on plea seeking establishment of State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) in Delhi.

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Delhi HC Dismisses Plea Challenging Change in M Phil and PhD Admission Norms at JNU(16.03.2017)

Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea against procedure followed by JNU to implement a UGC notification that a professor cannot guide more than three .....

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INSOLVENCY - NCLT Admits Bank of India’s Insolvency Plea Against Shrenuj & Co(28.03.2019)

National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has admitted insolvency plea against Shrenuj & Co, the century-old diamond house that had the late Maharani Gayat.....

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CRIMINAL - Madras HC Grants Bail to Ex-HRCE Chief(29.03.2019)

Madras High Court has granted bail to N Veera Shanmuga Moni, former Commissioner of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) department, who .....

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Delhi High Court Imposes Cost on JNU for Lack of Assistance in a Case(02.03.2020)

Delhi High Court has imposed costs of Rs 75,000 to be paid by the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Administration for its "complete lack of assistanc.....

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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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Supreme Court: No Barring Against Adoption in Christian Law Even if Couple Have Naturally Born Child(04.07.2019)

Supreme Court has observed that by virtue of adoption a child gets transplanted into a new family where after he or she is deemed to be member of that.....

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Andhra Pradesh HC: Deletion of Names will Not Preclude Court from Invocation of Section 319 CrPC(25.05.2020)

AP High Court has held that a mere order passed by a committal court accepting the deletion of names in the charge-sheet on the basis of the no-object.....

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Andhra Pradesh High Court Passes Directions for Migrants' Travel(26.05.2020)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has formulated a model in the State for shifting of migrant workers, noting the lack of coordination between some Officers o.....

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Bombay HC Sets Aside Sole Arbitrator's Award Against Jackie Shroff(26.05.2020)

Bombay High Court has set aside an award passed by a sole arbitrator against actor Jackie Shroff and noted that the conclusions arrived at by the arbi.....

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AP HC Initiates Contempt Action for Posting Abusive Social Media Posts Against Judges(27.05.2020)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has issued suo moto contempt notices to 49 persons, including a Member of Parliament and a former Member of Legislative Asse.....

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Andhra Pradesh HC Directs Over Shortfalls in Tackling COVID Emergency with Urgency(29.04.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed the State government to make up the shortfalls in tackling COVID with the urgency it deserves, and suggested th.....

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Andhra Pradesh High Court Extends Life of All Interim Orders Till June 30(29.04.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has decided to extend all interim orders passed by it and other Subordinate Courts /Tribunals in the State, that were subsis.....

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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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AP HC Calls Upon State to Respond on Plea Seeking Stay on S.S.C. and Intermediate Examinations(03.05.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has called upon the State Government and impleaded the Andhra Pradesh Board of Secondary Education and the Andhra Pradesh Bo.....

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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Capping Price of HRCT Test(04.05.2021)

Delhi High Court has issued a notice to the Delhi government on a plea seeking direction to the Delhi Government to cap the price of High-Resolution C.....

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SC: Persons Putting Out Public Appeals Through Social Media Cannot be Targeted Through Arrests(04.05.2021)

Supreme Court has sent a strong message that persons who are putting out public appeals for help in social media during the COVID-19 crisis cannot be .....

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Bombay HC Upholds Discharge of DG Vanzara & Four Other In Sohrabuddin Shaikh Encounter Case(10.09.2018)

Bombay HC has upheld the discharge granted to Ex-Gujarat ATS Chief DG Vanzara and four others saying that the applications challenging their discharge.....

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Andhra Pradesh High Court Stays Andhra’s Green Tariff Renegotiation(26.07.2019)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has stayed Andhra Pradesh’s move to renegotiate tariffs of signed contracts, but they also suffered losses as the State shut.....

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Andhra Pradesh High Court Seeks Report on AIDS ‘Outbreak’ in Rajahmundry Jail(02.08.2019)

Andhra Pradesh High Court while hearing a prisoner’s petition seeking bail for AIDS treatment has led to a shocking revelation that 27 inmates of the .....

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AP HC Grants Bail to LG Polymers' CEO, 11 Others in Vizag Gas Tragedy(07.08.2020)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has granted bail to as many as 12 from the management of LG Polymers, including the Chief Executive Officer, accused in conn.....

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A.P. HC Reinstates Ashok Gajapathi Raju as Chairman of MANSAS Trust(15.06.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has struck down Government Orders through which Sanchaita Gajapathi Raju was appointed as the hereditary trustee/chairperson.....

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A.P. HC Passes Interim Order Imposing Stay on APPSC Group-I Interviews for Four Weeks(17.06.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has passed an interim order imposing a stay for four weeks on the APPSC Group-I interviews scheduled to begin on 17th June, .....

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Delhi High Court Stays Notice to Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund to Vacate Teen Murti Complex(02.11.2018)

Delhi High Court has stayed the eviction notice given to Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund (JNMF) to vacate the Teen Murti Estate Complex, from where it .....

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Sohrabuddin Case: Bombay HC Dismisses PIL Seeking Direction to CBI to Challenge Amit Shah’s Discharge(03.11.2018)

Bombay High Court has dismissed PIL filed by Bombay Lawyer’s Association seeking a writ of mandamus to be issued directing CBI to challenge BJP presid.....

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SC Asks UP Govt. to File Witness Protection Plan in Hathras Rape Case(06.10.2020)

Supreme Court has directed the State of Uttar Pradesh to file an affidavit stipulating Witness Protection Plan for the family and witnesses of the 19-.....

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Allahabad HC Dismisses Habeas Corpus Plea Against Alleged Detention of Hathras Victim's Family(09.10.2020)

Allahabad High Court has dismissed the habeas corpus writ petition filed on behalf of the Hathras victim's family against alleged illegal detention by.....

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Mathura District Court Calls for Records in Shrikrishna Janam Bhoomi Case on Oct 16(13.10.2020)

Mathura District Court has summoned all Court records with respect to the Shrikrishna Janam Bhoomi Case for the hearing on 16th October, 2020.

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Andhra Pradesh HC Orders CBI to Probe Social Media Posts About Judges(13.10.2020)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation inquiry into objectionable comments made about the Court and its judges on soc.....

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Kerala HC Dismisses Plea Challenging Minority Status of Christians and Muslims in State(30.07.2021)

Kerala High Court has ruled that no power is vested with the Central Government to redetermine minority status. The Court has observed that there is n.....

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Why Help Only Hindu Shrines:Gujarat High Court Asks Government(11.10.2018)

Gujarat high court has asked the state government to explain why it has chosen to fund only Hindu religious places for development in the state throug.....

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Plea by Witness in Sohrabuddin Encounter Case(06.08.2019)

Bombay High Court has rejected a plea filed by a witness in the alleged fake encounter case of suspected gangster Sohrabuddin Sheikh, his wife Kasuar .....

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Andhra Pradesh High Court: Don’t Reduce Purchase of Green Power(07.08.2019)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has ordered the state power transmission firm to refrain from arbitrarily reducing the power it evacuates from renewable pro.....

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AP HC Issues Notice to Centre, State on PIL Alleging Phone-Tapping of HC Judges(21.08.2020)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has issued notice to the Centre, the State Government, the Central Vigilance Commission, the Central Bureau of Investigation.....

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AP HC Warns to Take Action Against Amara Raj Batteries Over Dangerous Levels of Lead(13.07.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has said reports from the Pollution Control Board and the Environment Protection Training and Research Institute of India ha.....

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AP High Court Asks State to List Reasons for Rise in Covid-19 Cases in 3 Districts(13.07.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has sought State Government's response on the rise in Covid-19 cases in three particular districts of the State, namely- Eas.....

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Bombay HC Pulls Up Govt. over Delay in Razing Illegal Shrines(21.09.2016)

Bombay HC has pulled up State for not enforcing its own Government Resolution on demolishing illegal religious shrines that came up after September 29.....

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CCI Permits Sanofi-Boehringer Asset Swap(27.09.2016)

Competition Commission of India (CCI) has permitted swapping of Animal Health and Consumer Healthcare businesses between French drugmaker Sanofi and G.....

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AP HC: NOTA Applies in Case of "Contest of Election", Not Where There is Only Single Candidate(28.07.2020)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has observed that the option of NOTA cannot be made available when there is a single candidate contesting in the elections, .....

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#New Education Policy 2020 : HRD?Ministry to be Renamed as Education Ministry(30.07.2020)

Central Government has notified that the Ministry of Human Resource Development would be renamed as Education Ministry.

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Calcutta HC: State Govt's Plea Dismissed, NHRC to Probe Post Poll Violence(21.06.2021)

Calcutta High Court has dismissed the State Government's plea for recalling its order that directed the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to exa.....

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AP HC Seeks Response on Allocation of Amphotericin B Injections to Different States(29.06.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has sought response of the Centre and the State Government on the matters concerning allocation of Amphotericin B Injections.....

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CIC: Disclose Educational Qualifications of Haridwar MP Pokhriyal(11.12.2015)

Competition Commission of India (CCI) has directed Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University to disclose educational qualifications of Haridwar MP Ra.....

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

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

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Identify Illegal Shrines in Nashik: Bombay High Court Tells Civic Body(21.11.2018)

Bombay High Court has directed the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) to carry out a fresh exercise of identifying unauthorised religious structures i.....

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Supreme Court Asks Allahabad High Court to Monitor CBI Probe in Hathras Rape Case(27.10.2020)

Supreme Court has asked the Allahabad High Court to monitor the ongoing Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the Hathras gang-rape and murder ca.....

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Supreme Court Orders CRPF Protection to Victim's Family and Witnesses(28.10.2020)

Supreme Court, has directed that the security to the victim's family and the witnesses in the Hathras gang-rape and murder case shall be provided by t.....

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Allahabad HC Expresses Concern Over No Action Against DM Pravin Kumar in Hathras Case(03.11.2020)

Allahabad High Court has expressed concern over the Uttar Pradesh government not taking any action against District Magistrate Pravin Kumar for fairne.....

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Delhi HC Enquires Government on Not Permitting Registration of Marriages Through Video Conference(25.08.2021)

Delhi High Court has asked the Delhi Government why it is not permitting registration of marriages through video conferencing despite a clear directio.....

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Bombay High Court Stays I-T Notices to SRK, Juhi(07.02.2018)

Bombay High Court has stayed the showcause notices issued to actors Shahrukh Khan and Juhi Chawla by the I-T department over alleged undervaluation of.....

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Bombay High Court Raps CBI for Failing to Protect Witnesses in Sohrabuddin Encounter Case(13.02.2018)

Bombay High Court has rapped the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for ‘failing’ to protect witnesses in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh ‘fake encounter’ c.....

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Supreme Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Removal of Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan Mohan Reddy(01.12.2020)

Supreme Court has dismissed the plea seeking appropriate action against Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy for falsely accusing second-se.....

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Allahabad High Court Rejects PIL Seeking Judicial Enquiry into Hathras Case(07.12.2020)

Allahabad High Court has refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking Judicial Enquiry under Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1952 into .....

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AP HC Directs Government Not to Exert Pressure on Aided School Managements(01.10.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed the government not to exert pressure on aided school managements to surrender their staff and assets as part of.....

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AP High Court to State DGP: Can't Register FIR For Proceedings U/S 107 & 145 of CrPC(04.10.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed the State Director-General of Police (DGP) to instruct the Station House Officers of all Police Stations that a.....

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AP HC Stays Arrest Of Man Booked For Posting Facebook Comment Against CM Jagan Reddy & One MLA(04.10.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has stayed the arrest of a man booked for allegedly posting a comment on Whatsapp group and Facebook against the Chief Minis.....

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#Budget2019: Government Raises TDS Threshold on Interest on Deposits(01.02.2019)

Union Finance Minister Piyush Goyal has announced increase in TDS threshold on interest on post office and bank deposits from Rs. 10,000/- to Rs. 40,0.....

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AP HC Dismisses Plea Against CM Jagan Mohan Reddy for His Visit to Tirupati Temple(31.12.2020)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has dismissed writ petition of quo warranto against Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Y S Jaganmohan Reddy and other Cabinet Mi.....

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Bombay HC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance of Illegal Sale of Nylon Threads in Festive Season(04.01.2021)

Bombay High Court has taken suo moto Public interest litigation cognizance on the illegal sale of nylon manjas on the festive seasons causing severe d.....

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Andhra Pradesh HC Stays Development of 6,400-mw Mega Solar Project(08.01.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has stopped the State from awarding a 6,400-megawatt ultra-mega solar project, which is being eyed by 24 companies including.....

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Delhi HC Issues Notices on Plea for Action Against Social Media Sites(11.01.2021)

Delhi High Court has issued notice in a Petition filed by an advocate seeking action against major social media platforms for revealing the identity o.....

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PM Narendra Modi: Central Government to Take Steps to Repeal Three Contentious Farm Laws(19.11.2021)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that the Central Government will take steps to repeal the three contentious farm laws. The three contentious far.....

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Andhra Pradesh HC Dismisses Application of MLC G. Deepak Reddy for Ex Officio Membership(18.03.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has dismissed the application of Member of Legislative Council, G. Deepak Reddy seeking ex officio membership in the Tadipat.....

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CESTAT, New Delhi Frees M/S Shree Rolling Mill from Charge of Clandestine Removal(22.03.2021)

Customs Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, New Delhi has freed M/S Shree Rolling Mill from charge of clandestine removal, stating that charge .....

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AP HC Stays investigation Against TDP Chief N Chandrababu Naidu in Amaravati Land Scam(22.03.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has stayed the Crime Investigation Department investigation against Telugu Desam Party chief, N Chandrababu Naidu and forme.....

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Andhra Pradesh HC: Plaint Cannot be Rejected Under Application Filed in Order VII Rule 11(20.01.2022)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has stated that the plaint cannot be rejected under an application filed by defendant in Order VII Rule 11 of Code of Civil .....

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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Bail Plea of Shahrukh Pathan in North East Delhi Riot Case(20.01.2022)

Delhi High Court has issued notice on the bail plea filed by Shahrukh Pathan, the man who pointed a gun at a policeman during North East Delhi riots, .....

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ITAT, Chennai: Right Through Share Warrants is Valuable Right, Can be Treated as Capital Asset(24.01.2022)

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Chennai, has held that a right acquired through share warrants is a valuable right, can be treated as a capital .....

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CBIC Notifies Reduction in Applicability of GST E-invoicing Threshold(09.03.2021)

Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has notified the reduction in the applicability of Goods and Services Tax E-invoicing threshold fro.....

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Punjab & Haryana High Court to Function Through Virtual Mode Only from January 5(04.01.2022)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has decided to hear cases only though Virtual Mode from 5th January, 2022, in view of the sudden surge in Covid-19 cases.....

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Calcutta HC to Function Through Virtual Mode from January 3(03.01.2022)

Calcutta High Court shall function through virtual mode only with effect from January 3, in view of the threat of the imminent third wave of the Covid.....

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Karnataka HC Upholds 2016 Order of Trial Court Acquitting Raghaveshwara Bharathi Shri Swamiji(12.01.2022)

Karnataka High Court has upheld a 2016 order of the trial court by which it discharged/ acquitted Raghaveshwara Bharathi Shri Swamiji, pontiff of the .....

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Delhi High Court, District Courts to Continue Functioning Through Virtual Mode Till February 12(13.01.2022)

Delhi High Court and the District Courts will continue to function through virtual mode till February 12, 2022. The courts of Registrar and Joint Regi.....

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AP HC: When Person is in Settled Possession and Enjoyment of Property, He Cannot be Dispossessed(13.01.2022)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has reiterated that when a person is in settled possession and enjoyment of a property, he cannot be dispossessed, except by.....

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AP HC Stays Order Reducing Tariffs of Incentivised Wind Power Generators(24.08.2018)

Andhra Pradesh HC has stayed state regulator’s order reducing tariffs of electricity supplied by wind projects that received generation-based incentiv.....

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Delhi HC Directs Sessions Court to Hear Shahrukh Pathan's Bail Plea(06.05.2020)

Delhi High Court has directed District and Sessions Judge, North East, to ensure that the bail application of Shahrukh Pathan, who has been arrested f.....

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Andhra Pradesh HC Passes Slew of Directions to State Authorities in Vizag Gas Leak(08.05.2020)

Andhra Pradesh High Court noted that Styrene is notified as a dangerous substance under the provisions of the Environmental Protection Act, 1986 and a.....

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Central Government Exempts Donations to Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra(11.05.2020)

Central Government has notified 'Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra' Trust as a place of historic importance and a place of public worship of renown f.....

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Karnataka HC Issues fresh SOPs for Hearing of Cases Through Videoconferencing(24.05.2021)

Karnataka High Court has issued fresh standard operating procedures (SOPs) making hearing only through videoconference mode in its Principal Bench in .....

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Delhi HC: HRA Rules Applicable to All Central Govt Institutions/ PSUs & Autonomous Bodies(25.02.2022)

Delhi High Court has held that Central Government Institutions/ PSUs and Autonomous Bodies other than those explicitly mentioned under the HRA General.....

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Delhi HC Stays Rustication of JNU Student Who Accused Hostel Warden of Sexual Harassment(04.07.2016)

Delhi High Court has put on hold the rustication of a Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student who had accused a hostel warden of sexual harassment, .....

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Delhi High Court Extends Stay on JNU's Admission Policy For M.Phil & Ph.D Courses till July 27(01.05.2017)

Delhi High Court has extended till July 27 stay on its Single Judge’s order upholding admission policy of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) for M.Phil.....

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ICSI can't Charge Fee for Providing Copies of Revaluation Papers Applied Through RTI: SC(30.04.2019)

Supreme Court has held that the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) cannot charge a fee for revaluation if the certified copies were aske.....

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Delhi High Court Rejects Bail Plea of Delhi Riots Accused Shahrukh Pathan(15.04.2021)

Delhi High Court has rejected the bail application of a Delhi riots-accused, Shahrukh Pathan Khan, who faces charges of firing shots at a Head Constab.....

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Delhi HC Seeks Responses on Plea Seeking Details of Wrong Uploaded Photo of Hathras Rape Victim(19.04.2021)

Delhi High Court has sought the responses of the Centre and three social media platforms Facebook, Google and Twitter on a petition seeking details of.....

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Kerala HC Takes Suo Motu Cognisance of News Report Alleging in Sree Poornathrayeesa Temple(09.02.2022)

Kerala High Court has taken suo motu cognisance of a news report alleging that in Sree Poornathrayeesa Temple, Tripunithura, devotees were made to was.....

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Andhra Pradesh HC Directs SEC to File Reply to Queries Raised by APTS on e-Watch App(10.02.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed the State Election Commission (SEC) to reply to the queries raised by the Andhra Pradesh Technology Services Li.....

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AP HC Grants Permission to Amravati Farmers to Organize Public Meeting(16.12.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has granted permission to the Amaravati farmers to organise a public meeting at a private place at Damineedu village in Tiru.....

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SC Acquits Three Death Row Convicts, Holds Prosecution Utterly Failed To Prove Case(16.12.2021)

Supreme Court has acquitted three murder accused who were sentenced to death by the Trial Court and the Allahabad High Court. The Court has observed t.....

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Andhra Pradesh High Court Seeks Fresh Status Report of Investigation from CBI(16.12.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has sought a fresh status report of the investigation from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on the lines of their o.....

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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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Delhi HC Disposes Plea Challenging Ban on Religious Gatherings on Christmas, New Year(27.12.2021)

Delhi High Court has disposed of the plea challenging the orders of Delhi Government imposing a complete ban on religious gatherings during Christmas .....

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Kerala High Court : No Need to Make New Panchayats in Kerala(11.08.2015)

Kerala High Court has quashed Congress Government’s decision to form new village panchayats ahead of the elections to Three-Tier Local Bodies.

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Gujarat HC Reverses Trial Court Verdict of Acquittal in a Post-Godhra Riots Case(22.07.2016)

Gujarat HC has reversed a trial court verdict of acquittal in a post-Godhra riots case and held ten of the 27 accused guilty of murder of two people a.....

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Magistrate Needn’t Examine ‘All’ Witnesses in Complaint Case: T&AP High Court(26.06.2018)

Telangana & Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that in a complaint case triable exclusively by Court of Session, the Magistrate need not direct the co.....

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Delhi HC Denies Interim Bail to Christian Michel in Augusta Westland Case(07.04.2020)

Delhi High Court has refused to grant interim bail to Christian Michel, who is charged with money laundering in the Augusta Westland case. The Court n.....

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AP HC Takes Suo Moto Case on Letter Petition Against Govt Decision to Defer Payment of Salaries(09.04.2020)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has taken suo moto cognisance on a Letter-Petition on the issue of deferment of payment of salaries & pensions as per a Gove.....

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Kerala High Court Directs Kochi Corporation to Widen Drain at Kathrukadvu(14.05.2021)

Kerala High Court has directed the Kochi Corporation to widen the drain on the southern side of the Shenoy crossroad at Kathrukadvu through the privat.....

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Andhra Pradesh High Court: Executed Power Contracts Cannot be Renegotiated(16.03.2022)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that executed power contracts cannot be renegotiated and asked the state to clear dues estimated at Rs 30,000 Crore.....

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Gujarat HC Convicts 7 for Murder in 2002 Post-Godhra Riots Case(29.06.2016)

Gujarat HC, while reversing a trial court judgement, has convicted seven persons for murder in a 2002 post-Godhra riots case in Viramgam town in the d.....

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Delhi High Court Notices JNU Over Plea Challenging Its Admission Policy(18.04.2017)

Delhi High Court has sought Jawharlal Nehru University’s (JNU) stand on an appeal challenging a single Judge’s order dismissing plea by some students .....

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Andhra Pradesh High Court Scraps Government’s 59.85% Quota for SC/STs in Local Bodies(03.03.2020)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has scrapped the State Government order providing 59.85% reservations in seats in local bodies for Scheduled Castes. Schedul.....

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Karnataka HC Refuses Plea to Allow All Senior Citizens to Cast Vote Through Postal Ballots(24.03.2021)

Karnataka High Court has refused to entertain a plea which sought to permit all senior citizens to cast vote through postal ballots. The Court has dis.....

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AP HC: Section 52 TPA Does Not Bar Grant of Temporary Injunction Under Order 39 CPC(31.01.2022)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has ruled that Section 52 of Transfer of Property Act, 1882 does not operate as a bar to grant of temporary injunction under.....

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AP HC Directs on Filing of Counter Affidavit on PRC Recommendations Within 3 Weeks(02.02.2022)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed the State government to file a counter affidavit with regard to the 11th Pay Revision Commission (PRC) recommen.....

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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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Karnataka HC Directs Govt to Take Concrete Steps to Ensure Education Through Virtual Classes(09.04.2021)

Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to come out with concrete steps it will take to ensure access to education through virtual clas.....

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Andhra Pradesh HC Stays E-Tender for Calcite Mining in Visakhapatnam(12.04.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has put on hold for three weeks the e-tender for ‘working of calcite mining lease’ in 8.725 hectares at Nimmalapadu village .....

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AAR, Karnataka: 18% GST Payable on Income Earned Through Guest Lectures(17.02.2022)

Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR), Karnataka has ruled that 18% goods and services tax is payable on Income earned from conducting guest lectures.

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P&H HC Refuses to Quash FIR for Making Remarks Against Lord Shri Krishna(21.02.2022)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has refused to quash an FIR filed against a man who has been booked for allegedly making remarks against Lord Shri Krish.....

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AP HC: Commercial Court Has Jurisdiction Over Suit Property Used for Trade/ Commerce(22.02.2022)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has transferred a suit from a Civil Court to the Commercial Court as the subject property in the suit was exclusively used f.....

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SC Rejects Plea Against Clean Chit to Shah in Sohrabuddin Case(01.08.2016)

Supreme Court has dismissed a petition challenging discharge of BJP President Amit Shah in Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case.

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SC Orders Enhanced Compensation to Victims of 2008 Anti-Christian Violence(02.08.2016)

Supreme Court has ordered payment of additional compensation to the victims of anti-Christian violence in Kandhamal, Odisha in 2008.

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National Green Tribunal Directs District Magistrate to Take Action Against Restaurants in Dehradun(27.05.2019)

National Green Tribunal has directed the District Magistrate to take action in a complaint alleging noise pollution by restaurants in Dehradun.

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Andhra Pradesh HC Directs Devineni to Appear before CID in Connection with Video of CM(23.04.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed former Minister Devineni Umamaheswara Rao to appear before the CID on 29th April, 2021 for questioning in conne.....

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Andhra Pradesh HC Asks State to File Affidavit on Steps Taken to Curb Spread of Covid-19(26.04.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has asked the State Government to file a comprehensive affidavit with regard to the steps taken by the State to deal with th.....

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AAAR: 18% GST Applicable On Mango Pulp/Puree(08.03.2022)

Andhra Pradesh Appellate Authority of Advance Ruling (AAAR) has held that 18% GST is chargeable on Mango Pulp/Puree.

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AP HC Passes Interim Order Suspending Holding of Practical Exams in Jumbling Method(11.03.2022)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has given an interim order suspending the order of the Government of A.P. to hold practical examinations in jumbling method,.....

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Delhi HC Directs to Consider Plea on Regulation of Rate of HRCT Test as Representation(04.06.2021)

Delhi High Court has directed the Authorities to treat the plea to regulate or cap the rate of High-Resolution Computerised Tomography ('HRCT') test i.....

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Andhra Pradesh HC Clears Way for Distribution of B. Anandaiah’s ‘K’ Type Herbal Preparation(09.06.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has cleared the way for the distribution of B. Anandaiah’s ‘K’ type herbal preparation, directing the Government to submit i.....

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AP HC Seeks Govt Response on Allocation of Medicines for Treatment of Black Fungus(11.06.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has sought Central Government's response with regards to its allocation to different States based on the patient load, obser.....

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Madras High Court to Function Through Virtual Mode from June 14 Until Further Orders(11.06.2021)

Madras High Court has directed that the hearing of cases in the Principal Seat of Madras High Court and in the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court will.....

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Madras HC: Assessee to Claim Tax Refund Within 3 Years from Date of Payment(26.04.2022)

Madras High Court has observed that any tax collected without authority would indeed amount to unfair enrichment and the assessees must claim a tax re.....

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Andhra Pradesh HC: In Contract, Rate of Interest May be customized by Court on Equitable Grounds:(30.03.2022)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has decided that where the rate of interest is fixed in the contract, it would be open to the Court to alter the rate of int.....

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AP HC: Non Cross Examination Implies Statement of Witness Has Not Been Disputed(30.03.2022)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that the principles regarding cross-examination as not merely being a technical rule of evidence but a rule of esse.....

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AP HC Grants Bail After issuing Non-Bailable Warrant If His Absence During Summons Was Not Willful(30.03.2022)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has granted bail to an accused on whom the non-bailable warrant was issued due to his absence during issue of summons. The C.....

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AP HC: Absence of Reasons in Order Imposing Penalty Violates Principles of Natural Justice(31.03.2022)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has observed that absence of reasons in an order as to why conditions and penalty are imposed violates principles of natural.....

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SC Directs to Respond to SIT Reports Seeking Cancellation of Bail to Ashish Mishra(31.03.2022)

Supreme Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to respond to the two reports of a retired judge by April 4, monitoring the SIT investigation .....

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Andhra Pradesh HC: Notice Issue for Hearing is a Statutory Requirement under GST(04.04.2022)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that issuing notice for hearing is a statutory requirement under Section 75(4) of Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017 b.....

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AP HC Dismisses CBI Plea for Cancellation of Bail to Y.G. Reddy In Murder Case(17.03.2022)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has dismissed the Central Bureau of Investigation’s plea for cancellation of the bail given to Yerra Gangi Reddy, a prime su.....

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AP HC Directs District Collector of Chittoor Not to Alter Nature of Padmavathi Nilayam in Tirupati(23.03.2022)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed District Collector of Chittoor not to alter the nature of premises of the Padmavathi Nilayam, constructed and e.....

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SEBI Bars Promoter of Deccan Chronicle Holding from Market for Various Violations(24.03.2022)

Securities and Exchange Board of India has barred the promoters of Deccan Chronicle Holdings Ltd (DCHL) from the securities market for a period rangin.....

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Bombay HC Sentences Rajen and Hiren Dhruv to Civil Imprisonment for Failure to Repay Loan(25.03.2022)

Bombay High Court has sentenced Rajen and Hiren Dhruv, partners of realty development company Orbit Ventures, to 180 days of civil imprisonment for no.....

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AP HC Permits TTD to Allot Padmavati Nilayam at Tiruchanur for Setting Up of Collectorate(25.03.2022)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has permitted the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) to allot the Padmavathi Nilayam at Tiruchanur for setting up the offi.....

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Allahabad HC Orders to File Affidavit Disclosing Steps Taken in Bulandshahr Custodial Death Case(28.03.2022)

Allahabad High Court has ordered the additional chief secretary Uttar Pradesh to file a personal affidavit disclosing the steps taken by the State in .....

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NGT Directs Govt to Stop All Illegal Lift Irrigation Schemes in Andhra Pradesh(13.08.2019)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued stop orders to all illegal lift irrigation schemes undertaken on the Godavari and Penna rivers of Andhra Prad.....

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AP HC: Stopping Payment of Social Security Pension Without Inquiry is Illegal(09.09.2020)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that stopping payment of social security pension to the Petitioners without conducting any enquiry or without issui.....

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AP HC: Registration of Crime by Police Without Material Allegation May Lead to Anarchy(14.09.2020)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has observed that the registration of a crime without any material allegation to constitute cognizable offence, and harassin.....

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AP HC Injuncts Publication on FIR with Respect to Alleged Amaravati Land Scam(16.09.2020)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has issued an injunction restraining any media reporting as to the First Information Report registered by the Anti-Corruptio.....

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Madras HC Dismisses PIL to Restrain M.K. Stalin from Chairing HR&CE Advisory Committee(10.08.2021)

Madras High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation petition filed by an advocate to restrain Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin from chai.....

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ITAT: Cash Deposits Out of Business of Shroff Cannot be Treated as Undisclosed Income(08.07.2022)

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Rajkot Bench has held that the cash deposits out of business of Shroff cannot be treated as undisclosed income u.....

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Allahabad HC Bars Officials from Giving Public Statements on Hathras Gangrape and Murder Case(14.10.2020)

Allahabad High Court has barred officials who are not directly connected with the investigation in the Hathras gangrape and murder case from giving an.....

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Supreme Court Stays Contempt Proceeding Against Ex-CM Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank(26.10.2020)

Supreme Court has stayed the Contempt proceedings initiated by Uttarakhand High Court in the case concerning alleged non-payment of rents by former Ch.....

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Supreme Court Upholds Extension of Tenure of ED Director SK Mishra(08.09.2021)

Supreme Court has refused to interfere with the extension of tenure given to the Director of Enforcement Directorate Sanjay Kumar Mishra. The Court ha.....

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Andhra Pradesh High Court Refuses to Allow Setting Up Ganesh Idols in Public Places(09.09.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has refused to allow the installation of idols of Lord Ganesha at public places, but said it has no objection to setting up .....

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Rajasthan High Court Stays Construction of Any Road Passing Through Lakes in Udaipur(13.09.2021)

Rajasthan High Court has stayed the construction of any road passing through any of the lakes in Udaipur. The order has been passed by a Division Benc.....

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AP HC: Collection of Personal Info. as Per Existing Standing Orders is Violative of Right to Privacy(18.07.2022)

Andhra Pradesh High Court held that the opening of rowdy sheets to brand persons as "rowdies", collection and display of their photos, domiciliary vis.....

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AP HC: Right to Life Not Only Available to Living Person But Also to Dead Body(27.08.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has observed while holding that right to life guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India, 1949 is not only ava.....

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Allahabad High Court Refuses to Stay the Release of Film 'Chehre'(01.09.2021)

Allahabad High Court has refused to grant a stay on the release of Amitabh Bachchan starrer 'Chehre' in an appeal filed by Writer Uday Prakash allegin.....

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AP HC Imposes Stay on Further Proceeding on Govt Order for Cancellation of Allotment(02.09.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has imposed a stay on further proceedings arising from the G.O.Ms. No.316 issued by the government on December 18, 2019 for .....

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Delhi HC Grants Time to Christian Michel for Filing Additional Documents in Bail Pleas(03.09.2021)

Delhi High Court has granted time to Christian Michel, the accused in Agusta Westland case, for filing additional documents in the fresh bail pleas fi.....

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AP HC: Mere Allegation of Harassment Doesn't Attract S.306 IPC(09.08.2022)

Andhra Pradesh High Court while granting pre-arrest bail to 2 women accused of abetment of suicide by their husbands in separate cases has held that S.....

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AP HC Directs CBI to Specify Steps to Prevent Circulation of Intimidatory Threats and Remarks(18.10.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to specify steps to prevent the circulation of such intimidatory thre.....

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AP HC Directs Filing of Counter Affidavit in Plea Challenging Section 12 of APSDC Act 2020(22.10.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed the Union of India to file a counter affidavit by November 15 regarding the petitions that challenged Section 1.....

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SC Refuses to Interfere With Delhi HC Directions to Monitor Conditions of Women Inmates in Ashram(26.07.2022)

Supreme Court has dismissed a plea challenging the direction of the Delhi High Court to form a District Judge-led Committee to monitor the condition o.....

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Allahabad HC to State: Consider Relocating Hathras Victim's Family Members Within State(28.07.2022)

Allahabad High Court has directed State to consider relocation of Hathras victim’s family to any other place within the State outside Hathras keeping .....

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AP HC: Show-Cause Notice is a Superfluous Formality if No Prejudice is Caused(29.07.2022)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that while hearing plea opposing termination of lease for non-issuance of show cause notice, has held that mere bre.....

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AAAR: Number of Tasks Entrusted Through Single Contract Would Not Constitute ‘Composite Supply’(16.09.2021)

Appellate Authority of Advance Ruling (AAAR), Karnataka has ruled that the number of tasks entrusted through a single contract would not constitute ‘c.....

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Gauhati HC: Three Conditions Under Section 37 NDPS Act to Grant Bail Conjunctive in Nature(16.09.2021)

Gauhati High Court has held that the three conditions stipulated under Section 37 of the NDPS Act for grant of bail to an accused person are conjuncti.....

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Andhra Pradesh High Court Grants Bail to IRTS Officer Sambasiva Rao in Fibernet Case(21.09.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has granted bail to IRTS officer K. Sambasiva Rao, former MD of Infrastructure Corporation of Andhra Pradesh (INCAP) and cur.....

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AP HC Suspends Govt Orders Nominating Special Invitees to Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams Trust Board(23.09.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has suspended the operation of G.O. numbers 568 and 569 through which the government nominated a total of 52 special invitee.....

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AP HC Suspends Order of Single Judge Sentencing IAS Officers in Contempt Case(24.09.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has suspended the order of a single Judge dated September 2 wherein three IAS officers, including one retired official, were.....

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AP HC: Municipalities Can’t Grant Permission for Installation of Structures in Public Utility Places(31.08.2022)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that Municipal Corporation or Municipalities cannot grant any permission for installation of any statute or constru.....

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Andhra Pradesh High Court Directs Taking Down of Abusive Social Media Content(02.11.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube to take down abusive contents against judges, observing that judge bas.....

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AP HC Orders Status Quo on Proposed Cancellation of Land Allotted to Andhra Sugars Limited(09.11.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has ordered status quo on the proposed cancellation of 42.28 acres of land allotted to Andhra Sugars Limited in Jawaharlal N.....

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Delhi High Court Upholds Appointment of Shreesha Merla as Technical Member of NCLAT(10.11.2021)

Delhi High Court has upheld the appointment of Shreesha Merla as a Member (Technical) of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal.

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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.....

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Supreme Court Issues Directions to Enforce Shreya Singhal Judgment(13.10.2022)

Supreme Court while directing that no one should be prosecuted under Section 66A of Information Technology Act 2000, which was struck down as unconsti.....

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AP HC: Mutation Order Cannot Be Based On Title Deed When Title To Property is Under Dispute(14.10.2022)

Andhra Pradesh High Court, while hearing a writ petition challenging the mutation proceedings and the mutation order has ruled that mutation orders mu.....

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Delhi HC Refuses to Stay Rustication of Umar Khalid, Anirban Bhattacharya(11.05.2016)

Delhi HC has refused to stay rustication of Umar Khalid, Anirban Bhattacharya, over a controversial event held in memory of Afzal Guru on the campus e.....

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Rajasthan HC Issues Notice to State Govt. on Death of Infants(25.05.2016)

Rajasthan HC has issued notice to State's Chief Secretary, Principal Medical and Health Secretary and five others, over a petition on recent death of .....

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Andhra HC Acquits Dalit Man Held For Rape, Murder(03.04.2017)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has acquitted Satyam Babu of all charges after he was sentenced to life imprisonment in the Ayesha Meera rape and murder cas.....

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Delhi High Court Seeks Jawaharlal Nehru University’s Response on Criteria for Teaching Posts(17.02.2020)

Delhi High Court has sought Jawaharlal Nehru University’s response on a plea challenging its decision to change selection criteria for vacant teaching.....

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Madras HC Directs State to Respond to Plea Over Appointment of SHRC Chairman(24.02.2021)

Madras High Court has directed the State government to respond to a public interest litigation petition, which challenged the appointment of former ju.....

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Bombay HC Allows Uddhav Thackeray Led Shiv Sena to Hold Dussehra Rally at Shivaji Park(26.09.2022)

Bombay High Court while allowing Uddhav Thackeray led Shiv Sena to hold the party's annual Dussehra rally at Shivaji Park on October 5, 2022, has set .....

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Andhra Pradesh HC Strikes Down GO on Regulation of Fees in Private Schools(28.12.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has struck down the Government Orders (GOs) 53 and 54 issued in August this year aimed at regulating the fees in private sch.....

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Delhi High Court, District Courts to Function Through Virtual Mode from January 3 to January 15(31.12.2021)

Delhi High Court and district courts are going to function through virtual mode only with effect from January 3 to January 15, 2022.

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Andhra Pradesh High Court Strikes Down Government Orders on Fixation of Fees(30.12.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has struck down the fixation of fees under Government orders as gross violation of statutory rules and principles of natural.....

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Supreme Court Stays Bail Granted to Accused in Bulandshahr Violence(04.01.2022)

Supreme Court has stayed the order of the Allahabad High Court granting bail to one of the main accused, Yogesh Raj, in the Bulandshahr mob violence c.....

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AP HC: Can't Appointed Advocate Commissioner to Collect Evidence for Parties(09.01.2023)

Andhra Pradesh High Court while observing that local investigation is best way to find out possession when there is dispute regarding identity of prop.....

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AP HC Seeks Explanation from Twitter on Failure to Remove Derogatory Comments(02.02.2022)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has sought an explanation from Twitter for its failure to remove several derogatory comments posted against the judiciary an.....

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AP HC Issues Notice on Imposition of Blanket Ban on Stage Play Chintamani(03.02.2022)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has issued notices be served on the government, CEO of the AP State Creative and Culture Commission and AP Arya Vysya Mahasa.....

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ITAT, Kolkata Directs CIT (A) to Send Notices to Advocates Through Email(07.02.2022)

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) Kolkata has directed the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) to send notices to the advocate of the assessee thr.....

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J&K&L HC: Petition U/A 226 Can be Filed Even When Fundamental Right is Threatened(08.02.2023)

Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that a petition under Article 226 can be moved even when fundamental right of a citizen is threatened.....

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SC Refers Dawoodi Bohras Excommunuication Case to Nine Judge Sabarimala Bench(10.02.2023)

Supreme Court five judge Constitution Bench has referred the question of the validity of the practice of excommunication prevalent among the Dawoodi B.....

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Delhi HC Orders Status Quo on Demolition Drive in Mehrauli Against Slum Cluster(13.02.2023)

Delhi High Court has ordered status quo on Delhi Development Authority’s (DDA) action of demolishing a slum cluster houses consisting of 400 jhuggis i.....

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Kerala HC Grants Pre-Arrest Bail to Christian Preacher Accused of Promoting Religious Enmity(24.09.2020)

Kerala High Court has granted anticipatory bail to Christian preacher who has been accused of promoting religious enmity.

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NHRC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance of Hathras Gang Rape Case(01.10.2020)

National Human Rights Commission has issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh Government, asking it file a report, taking suo moto cognizance of the "seriou.....

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Allahabad HC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance of Hathras Case(05.10.2020)

Allahabad High Court has taken suo moto cognizance of the Hathras gang rape case, stating that it is an "extremely sensitive" matter, touching upon th.....

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AAR, Andhra Pradesh: 18% GST Payable on Drinking Water Supply Through Mobile Tankers(17.08.2021)

Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR), Andhra Pradesh has ruled that 18% Goods and Service Tax (GST) is payable on Drinking water supply through mobile ta.....

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Andhra Pradesh HC Stays Online Sale of Cinema Tickets on Government Platforms(04.07.2022)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has stayed the online sale of cinema tickets on government platforms and restrained the State government from going ahead wi.....

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Contraband Smuggling: Delhi High Court Grants Bail to Trader(31.05.2023)

Delhi HC while granting bail to the owner of the truck from which heroin was intercepted, observed that prima facie he was used as an intermediary wit.....

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Scholarship Scam: All. HC Grants Interim Anticipatory Bail to Hygia Educational Group's VP(31.05.2023)

Allahabad High Court has granted interim anticipatory bail to the accused Syed Ishrat Hussain Jafri, Vice President of the Hygia Educational Group on .....

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SEBI Bars Shri Research Services and Proprietor from Market for Two Years(18.06.2021)

Securities and Exchange Board of India has barred Shri Research Services and its proprietor Gourav Kumar Gour from the securities markets for at least.....

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Andhra Pradesh HC Cancels State's 6.4-Gw Solar Project Tender(21.06.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that the State had awarded solar power tenders in contravention of the Electricity Act, 2003, and quashed the reque.....

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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 to HCs’: Submit Responses on CCTV Footage Installation to Amicus Curiae(11.04.2023)

Supreme Court has directed all high courts to submit their responses on the progress with respect to the installation of CCTV cameras in court premise.....

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AP HC: Ejaculation Not Required for Proving Penetrative Sexual Assault Under POCSO(18.04.2023)

Andhra Pradesh High Court while upholding a conviction in a POCSO case has observed that under Section 3 of POCSO Act, only penetration and not ejacul.....

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SC to States: Provide Ration Cards to Migrant/Unorganized Workers Registered on E-Shram Portal(20.04.2023)

Supreme Court has directed States to provide within 3 months, ration cards to migrant or unorganized workers who do not have them but are registered o.....

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MP HC Grants Protection to Couple Receiving Threats from Parents(15.07.2021)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted protection to a couple receiving threat from their parents after observing that persons, being major, voluntaril.....

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AP HC Sentences ACP to Imprisonment and Fine in Contempt Case(19.07.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has sentenced K. Srinivasa Rao, who had worked as the Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) in Vijayawada, to four weeks im.....

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Allahabad HC Denies Bail to Nurse Accused of Throwing Unadministered COVID Vaccines in Garbage(19.07.2021)

Allahabad High Court has denied pre-arrest bail to a Nurse allegedly involved in criminal wastage of 29 doses of COVID vaccine by thrown the same in t.....

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AP HC: Can’t Stay Time Barred Appeal Under MV Act Without Deciding Appln for Condonation of Delay(10.07.2023)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that in a time barred appeal under Section 173 of Motor Vehicles Act, so long as the matter for condonation of dela.....

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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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Delhi HC Extends Relief to JNU Students over Feb. 9 Event(20.10.2016)

Delhi High Court has extended relief granted to the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students against University's decision holding them guilty of in.....

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Andhra Pradesh High Court Allows Revision in GSTR-3B Form(30.08.2019)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has ruled that the GST Return (GSTR) Form — GSTR-3B — is a statement and a revision option should be provided. Once implemen.....

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Delhi High Court Seeks Response of CBI, ED in Christian Michel's Fresh Bail Pleas(20.07.2021)

Delhi High Court has sought response of the CBI and Enforcement Directorate in the fresh bail pleas filed by Christian Michel, accused in connection w.....

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AP HC Dismisses Plea for Recalling Non-Bailable Warrant Against K.V.V. Satyanarayana(26.07.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has dismissed a petition filed by K.V.V. Satyanarayana, Special Secretary (Finance), for recalling the non-bailable warrant .....

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Kerala HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Removal of Muslims, Certain Christians from Backward Classes(26.07.2021)

Kerala High Court has dismissed the petition seeking a declaration to cancel the reservation and financial aid provided to Muslims, Latin Catholics, a.....

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Cal. HC to Sentence Review Board: Reconsider Remission Plea of Man Who Has Spent 23 Yrs in Jail(31.07.2023)

Calcutta High Court has directed West Bengal State Sentence Review Board to reconsider petition for remission of a man who has spent 23 years in jail,.....

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AP HC Quashes Criminal Cases in Amravati Insider Trading Case(20.01.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has quashed few criminal cases filed in connection with the alleged 'insider trading' in land transactions at Amaravati, obs.....

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Supreme Court Refuses to Entertain Plea to Close Ashrams Run by 'Fake Babas'(21.01.2021)

Supreme Court has refused to entertain a writ petition which sought directions to close ashrams run by 'fake babas', saying that the matter did not fa.....

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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.....

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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Bhojpuri Actress's Plea Against Hacking of Her Facebook Page(01.12.2021)

Delhi High Court has issued notice on the plea filed by a Bhojpuri Actress, Neha Shree seeking registration of FIR and subsequent investigation regard.....

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AP HC Directs to Submit Report on Withdrawal of Cases Against MPs/MLAs(02.12.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed the Principal Secretary (Home) to submit a report on the withdrawal of prosecution of sitting and former MPs / .....

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Del HC: People Harassing Daughter-in-Law for Birthing Girl Need to be Educated(11.01.2024)

Delhi High Court has held that people harassing their Daughter-in-Law (DIL) for giving birth to a girl child need to be educated that it is their son .....

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Andhra Pradesh HC Seeks Response on Procurement & Allocation of Medicines for Black Fungus(28.05.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has sought response from the Central and State Government regarding the steps being taken by them for procurement and alloca.....

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AP HC Directs All Convicts and Under Trial Prisoners to be Released on Interim Bail(31.05.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed that all convicts and under trial prisoners to be released on interim bail of 90 days who were readmitted to pr.....

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AP HC Allows Distribution of Herbal Medicine as Effective Remedy for COVID-19(02.06.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has allowed the distribution of ‘P’, ‘F’ and ‘L’ preparations of B. Anandaiah's herbal medicine that became immensely popula.....

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AP HC: Registry to List Plea Challenging Illegal Detention of 195 Bovine Animals(20.06.2024)

Andhra Pradesh High Court while observing that in matters concerning the welfare of animals court cannot be stopped from exercising inherent jurisdict.....

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NHRC Issues Notice to Centre Over Anti-Labour Practices at a Warehouse of a Multi-National Company(20.06.2024)

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to Centre over anti-labour practices at one of the ware-houses of a multi-national company.....

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AP HC: Sponsored Candidates Are a Distinct Class by Themselves(08.07.2022)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that sponsored candidates are a distinct class of applicants who have to fulfill certain eligibility criteria for b.....

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AP HC: Arbitration Clause Contained in Manual Issued by Govt. as General Guideline is Not Binding(12.07.2022)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that arbitration clause contained in a government manual as generic guidelines cannot be invoked by the parties.

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AP HC: SC/ST Act Not Attracted if Offence Not Done With Intention That Victim is of Particular Caste(12.07.2022)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that when the offence is not done with an intention that the victim belongs to a particular case, then the provisio.....

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AP HC Increases Tentative Fees of Medical Education by 10% for 2023-24(31.07.2023)

Andhra Pradesh High Court while considering the factor of inflation, has enhanced the tentative fee for medical education for the present academic yea.....

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SC: Threatening a Person to Withdraw Complaint Won’t Attract Offence U/S 195A IPC(10.08.2023)

Supreme Court has observed that later part of Section 195A IPC makes it very clear that false evidence means false evidence before the Court of law, a.....

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AP HC: Sudden Death When No Indication of Previous Disease Should be Treated as Stress of Work(21.07.2022)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that any sudden death caused shall be treated as stress and strain of the work when there is no indication about pr.....

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AP HC Orders Interim Stay on Proceedings Against Chandrababu Naidu in Skill Development Scam(13.09.2023)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has ordered interim stay on Court proceedings against former Chief Minister and N Chandrababu Naidu in connection with the A.....

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SC to MHA: Obtain Verification Reports from 8 States on Allegations of Violence Against Christians(02.09.2022)

Supreme Court has directed Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to obtain verification reports from law enforcement agencies of 8 states, namely, Biha.....

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AP HC: Second Wife who is Not Legally Wedded Wife Entitled to Service Benefits of Deceased Husband(21.08.2023)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that second wife who did not acquire the status of wife, for the marriage having been contracted during the subsist.....

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AP HC: Rape Case Can't be Lodged Merely Because Consensual Relationship Did Not Work Out(16.08.2022)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that failure of a consensual relationship cannot be a ground for lodging an FIR for offence of Rape under Section 3.....

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AP HC: Brothel Customers Indulging in Sexual Intercourse With Prostitutes Can't be Booked Under ITPA(17.08.2022)

Andhra Pradesh High Court while quashing criminal proceeding against brother customer under Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 (ITPA) has held tha.....

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AP HC Directs Government Not to Coerce Unwilling Aided Schools to Accept Merger Offer(05.10.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed the government not to coerce unwilling aided schools to accept its merger offer and that necessary instructions.....

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P&H HC: State Security Can't be Demanded to Display Authority And Flaunt Status(24.08.2022)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the government to make fresh assessment in respect of security threats of 45 ex-Ministers, MPs and other pe.....

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Delhi HC: State Has Expertise & Confidential Info to Evaluate Threat Perception of Individuals(02.08.2022)

Delhi High Court has held that once State authority is of the view that petitioner does not need round the clock security cover that in where the matt.....

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AP HC: Injunction Can’t be Granted on Mere Asking(03.10.2023)

Andhra Pradesh High Court while expressing concern over civil courts passing injunction orders 'without considering essential legal ingredients', has .....

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SC: Court’s Duty to Witnesses Aren’t Under Any Threat to Prevent them from Deposing Truthfully(23.10.2023)

Supreme Court has observed that Courts are under an onerous duty to ensure that perpetrators of the crime do not go unpunished; witnesses aren’t under.....

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Jammu & Kashmir High Court Directs FIR Over Online Loan Cheating Through Facebook(22.02.2021)

Jammu and Kashmir High Court has allowed a criminal application seeking directions for registration of First Information Report in a case related to o.....

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AP HC Grants Bail to Chandrababu Naidu in Skill Development Scam Case(21.11.2023)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has granted regular bail to former Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu in the multi-crore Skill development scam case.

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AP HC Grants Bail to Telugu Desam Party Spokesman K. Pattbhiram for Alleged Comments Against CM(25.10.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has granted bail to Telugu Desam Party spokesman K. Pattbhiram, whose alleged objectionable comments on Chief Minister Y.S. .....

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SC Rejects Plea Seeking Abolition of Varnashrama Principles & Laws of Manu(07.09.2022)

Supreme Court while dismissing a writ petition seeking abolition of practice of Varnashrama principles of Laws of Manu, held that the petition is thor.....

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AP HC Grants Bail to Former CM Chandrababu Naidu(31.10.2023)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has granted interim bail to former Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu on medical/health grounds in Skill development scam.....

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Change of Roster in Bombay High Court a Routine Affair, Says SC in Loya Case(06.03.2018)

Supreme Court has said that questions should not be raised over the change in the judge hearing the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case in Bombay H.....

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Delhi HC Directs JNU to Make Sure No Seats in M.Phil and Ph.D Programmes Are Left Vacant(14.01.2020)

Delhi High Court has directed Jawaharlal Nehru University to ensure that the vacant seats in M.Phil and Ph.D are filled up immediately.

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Delhi HC Orders Seizure of Phones of Members of WhatsApp Groups Linked to Violence in JNU(15.01.2020)

Delhi High Court has ordered that the phones of members of two WhatsApp groups linked to the violence at Jawaharlal Nehru University should be seized .....

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Andhra Pradesh High Court Seeks Reply on Door Delivery of Rations(01.02.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed the Government to give a comprehensive reply in two days to the State Election Commission’s (SEC) letter to Chi.....

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Del. HC: Increase Income Threshold for EWS Adm. in Schools from Rs. 1 Lakh to Rs. 5 Lakh(06.12.2023)

Delhi High Court has ordered that to increase the existing income threshold of Rs. 1 lakh per annum, for admissions under Economically Weaker Section .....

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Madras HC Directs Police to Refrain from Arresting Former Minister Rajenthra Bhalaji(22.11.2021)

Madras High Court has asked the Tamil Nadu Police not to arrest till the next date of hearing, former Minister and Senior AIADMK member, K.T. Rajenthr.....

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Andhra Pradesh Government Decides to Withdraw Three Capitals Law(22.11.2021)

Andhra Pradesh Government has decided to withdraw three capitals proposal and has decided to repeal the Laws paving way for three capitals of Andhra P.....

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AP HC: Even if the Railway Vigilance Manual Is Procedural, it Can’t be Ignored Completely(22.12.2023)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that although the Railway Vigilance Manual, 1996 is procedural and doesn’t confer any rights to the delinquent, it .....

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CBIC: GST E-Invoice Mandatory For Entities Having Turnover of Rs. 20 Crores(25.02.2022)

Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) notified the reduction in the applicability of GST E-invoicing threshold from Rs.50 Crores to Rs.20.....

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AP HC: Bail Granted Cannot be Cancelled if Vague Allegations Without Substantive Proof(28.02.2022)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has ruled that the bail granted cannot be cancelled under Section 439(2) of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 if there are va.....

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AP HC Directs to Construct and Develop Amravati, Capital City Within 6 Months(04.03.2022)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed the State government to construct and develop Amravati, the capital city of the State, and the capital region w.....

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Delhi Court Discharges Man Accused of Providing Gun to Shahrukh Pathan(31.01.2023)

Delhi Court has discharged Babu Wasim, who was accused of an providing gun to Shahrukh Pathan, an accused in a Northeast Delhi riots case, however cha.....

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AP HC Stops Govt From Taking Over Ahobilam Mutt Temple; finds Violative Of Article 26(d)(17.10.2022)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has ruled that the State's decision to appoint an 'Executive Officer' to control and manage the affairs of Ahobilam Temple i.....

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Andhra Pradesh HC: Substantial Questions of Law Can’t Be Created By Contradicting Initial Position(09.02.2024)

Andhra Pradesh High Court while dismissing a second appeal, has held that a second appeal filed by taking a contradictory stand to the initial stand b.....

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SC to Centre: Examine Means to Improve Conditions of Persons Suffering from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome(06.12.2022)

Supreme Court while hearing plea filed by a person claiming to be suffering from a condition called Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.....

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SC to Centre: Examine Means to Improve Conditions of Persons Suffering from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome(06.12.2022)

Supreme Court while hearing plea filed by a person claiming to be suffering from a condition called Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.....

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SC to Centre: Get Information from States on Migrant Workers Registered in "e-Shram" Portal(07.12.2022)

Supreme Court has directed the Central government to get updated information from states on the number of migrant workers registered with the e-portal.....

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Delhi HC: All Personnel of Paramilitary Forces Entitled to HRA Irrespective of Rank(19.12.2022)

Delhi High Court has held that every personnel in the paramilitary forces shall be entitled to the benefit irrespective of the rank, as per their enti.....

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SC: 'Ghee' Must be Considered As 'Product of Livestock' in Notified Market Areas of AP(07.03.2024)

Supreme Court while dismissing the challenge to 1994 Andhra Pradesh Notification has held “ghee” to be a “product of livestock” for the purposes of re.....

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AP HC: SC’s Triple Talaq Verdict to Apply Retrospectively(11.01.2023)

Andhra Pradesh High Court while setting aside trial court order and rejecting husband's plaint for declaration of a divorce decree upon pronouncement .....

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AP HC: Compensation Can’t be Increased in an Appeal for Reduction of Compensation by Owner/Insurer(22.03.2024)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that the High Court cannot increase the compensation in an appeal by the owner/insurer for reducing the compensatio.....

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AP HC: Executing Court Cannot Appoint Advocate Commissioner in Execution Proceedings(09.02.2022)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has ruled that the Executing Court cannot appoint Advocate Commissioner in execution proceedings after the trial court has a.....

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AP HC: Bail Under Section 37 NDPS Act Not Applicable to Non-Commercial Quantity Contraband(16.02.2022)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has granted regular bail to an accused under Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, noting that the rigours .....

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AP HC Stays State’s Decision to Prohibit Holding of Public Meetings on Roads(16.01.2023)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has stayed the operation of an order passed by the state government prohibiting the conducting of the public meetings on pub.....

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Andhra Pradesh HC: Issuance of Notice Won’t Act as Bar Against Anticipatory Bail Application(01.04.2024)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that issuance of notice under Section 41 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 shall not have any bar on an appli.....

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Union’s Circular Banning Twenty-Three Breeds of Dogs Banned by Karnataka High Court(11.04.2024)

Karnataka High Court has quashed the circular issued by Union Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Department that banned twenty-three.....

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AP HC Upholds Interim Suspension of Invitees to Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams Trust Boards(23.02.2022)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has upheld the interim suspension of the 51 special invitees appointed by the State government to the Tirumala Tirupati Deva.....

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AP HC Directs to File Counter Along with Copy of Report of Pay Revision Commission(24.02.2022)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed the State government to file a counter along with a copy of the report of the Pay Revision Commission (PRC) wit.....

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UP Court Sentences Sandeep Sisodia to Life Imprisonment in Hathras Case(03.03.2023)

UP Court, Hathras has sentenced Sandeep Sisodia to life imprisonment for Gang Rape and Murder case concerning a 19 year old Dalit Girl. Accused was co.....

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Del. HC: Threshold Income to Claim Financial Aid Under Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi Unreasonable(25.04.2024)

Delhi High Court while initiating a suo motu case, has observed that the eligibility criteria of threshold income under the Central Government's Rasht.....

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Andhra Pradesh High Court Refuses to Issue interim Orders Against Creation of New Districts(15.03.2022)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has refused to issue interim Orders against the proposed creation of 13 new districts and directed the government to file a .....

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AP HC: Suit for Declaration Must Be Filed Where Property Title is in Dispute(15.03.2022)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that where the title of a property is in dispute, the parties concerned must file a suit for declaration and not a .....

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SC to Centre: Ensure Easy Access to NHRC for People in Jammu & Kashmir(18.03.2023)

Supreme Court has directed Central Government to bring a mechanism which will allow people people in Jammu and Kashmir to file their complaints to the.....

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AP HC: Satisfaction of Detaining Authority Necessary for Preventive Detention as Per Triple Test(21.03.2023)

Andhra Pradesh High Court although the person in question was accused of serious offenses, if the necessary satisfaction as per the triple test i.e. s.....

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AP HC: State Commissioner of Food Safety Can’t Impose Ban on Manufacture & Sale of Gutka, Pan Masala(27.03.2023)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that State Commissioner of Food Safety is neither authorized nor have any jurisdiction to issue notification, prohi.....

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Cal. HC Orders YouTuber Dhruv Rathee to Remove References to 'Real Fruit Juice' from His Video(16.03.2023)

Calcutta High Court while granting interim relief to Dabur, has directed Dhruv Rathee to remove the offending portions from the video wherein he speci.....

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AP HC: Personal Appearance of Accused Not Necessary At Examination Stage Under Section 251 Cr. PC(17.03.2023)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that the personal appearance of the accused at the stage of examination under Section 251 of Cr. PC is not required.....

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AP HC: App. u/s 11(6) Can Only be Maintained if Parties Fail to Refer Dispute to Arbi. Even After Not(15.05.2024)

AP HC has held that, for maintaining an application under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 it is required to be shown that .....

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Del. HC: Entities Restrained from Infringing Personality Rights of Actor Jackie Shroff(20.05.2024)

Delhi High Court has restrained various entities from infringing the personality and publicity rights of Bollywood actor Jackie Shroff by utilizing or.....

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Del HC: Allow. Each Sadhu/Guru to Build Shrine/Samadhi on Public Land Will Lead to Disastrous Conse.(03.06.2024)

Del HC has held that if each Sadhu, Baba, fakir or Guru in different parts of landscape is allowed to build a shrine or samadhi on public land and the.....

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CESTAT, Delhi: Service Tax Can’t be Levied for Total Receipt Under Threshold Limit of 10 Lakh(26.04.2022)

Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Delhi has observed that service tax can’t be levied for total receipt falling below the threshold li.....

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AP HC: Criminal Proceedings Can't be Quashed if Specific Accusations Made Against Accused U/S 482(28.04.2022)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has reiterated that when there are definite accusations in the First Information Report, charge sheet and witness statement .....

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AP HC: Judicial Order Wilfully Disobeyed Can’t be Decided in Contempt Proceedings(28.04.2022)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has observed that a Court exercising contempt jurisdiction can’t test correctness or otherwise of the order or give addition.....

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AP HC: Plea of Alibi Can’t be Taken Into Consideration at Pre-Trial Stage as it’s Disputed(29.04.2022)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has dismissed the petition for discharge of accused on his plea that he was not present during the commission of the offence.....

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AP HC: Caste-Based Insult Over Telephone Conversation Not an Offence U/S 3 SC/ ST Act(29.04.2022)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has reiterated that to constitute an offence under Section 3(1)(x) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevent.....

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AP HC: Prosecution Against Assessee for Belated Deposit of TDS, Quashed(25.06.2024)

Andhra Pradesh High Court while observing that the Commissioner of Income Tax failed to consider material placed by the assessee showing that there wa.....

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PIL Filed in Supreme Court Seeking Action in Hathras Stampede(03.07.2024)

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court for the appointment of an expert committee to enquire into the Hathras stampede.....

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Allahabad High Court Makes History by Delivering Judgement in Three Languages(12.07.2024)

Allahabad High Court has created history by becoming the very first High Court to deliver its judgement in English, Hindi and Sanskrit in a matter rel.....

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Delhi HC Issues Notice in Plea of MP Seeking CRPF Protection Against Threats(22.07.2020)

Delhi High Court has issued notice to Ministry of Home Affairs in a plea moved by Member of Parliament from Andhra Pradesh, Kanumuru Raghu Rama Krishn.....

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Andhra Pradesh HC: Government Should Locate State Human Rights Commission Within State(06.07.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has indicated to the government that it should locate the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) within the State of Andhra Pr.....

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Bombay HC Asks Government to Explain on Delay in Filling Up Vacancies in SHRC(09.07.2021)

Bombay High Court has asked the Maharashtra Government the reason for delay to fill up vacancies in the Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission (SHR.....

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AP HC: DRI Officers has No Jurisdiction to Inspect Units Situated Outside the SEZ Area(26.05.2022)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has ruled that the Customs authorities (Directorate General of Revenue Intelligence) have no power or jurisdiction to inspec.....

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Prabhat Gupta Murder Case: Allahabad HC Upholds Acquittal of Ajay Mishra 'Teni'(22.05.2023)

Allahabad High Court has upheld the acquittal of Union Minister of State for Home, Ajay Mishra Teni in a 23 year old Prabhat Gupta Murder Case

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AP HC Seeks Report on Non-Payment of Dues to Two Private Contractors(30.06.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has sought a report on seemingly 'pathetic' financial status of the State Government along with reasons for non-payment of d.....

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NCLAT, Delhi: Arrears of Salary Accumulated for More Than Three Years Are Not Eligible for CIRP(13.05.2022)

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, New Delhi has ruled that arrears of salary due beyond a period of three years would be barred by limitation f.....

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Mathura Court: Places Of Worship Act Not Applicable To Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah Dispute(20.05.2022)

Mathura court has held that the suit to remove the Shahi Idgah Masjid, allegedly built on the land of Shrikrishna Janam Bhoomi is maintainable. The Co.....

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Del. HC: PWD Directed to Inspect Conditions of Washroom and Toilets in Jail Complexes(08.08.2024)

Delhi High Court while dealing with the issue of sanitation in jails, has directed Delhi Government’s Public Works Department (PWD) to look into the c.....

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SC: Lady Judicial Officers Not Having Private Washrooms Requires Immediate Action(14.11.2024)

Supreme Court while hearing a petition of sanitized toilets in Court premise and tribunals all over the country, has stated that lady judicial officer.....

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AP HC Refuses Writ Petition Filed by SBI Against Obligation to Pay Towards Under-Declared GST(02.08.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has refused to entertain a Writ Petition (WP) filed by the State Bank of India (SBI) against an obligation to pay Rs. 215.11.....

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Delhi High Court Gives Relief to Christian Couple with Faulty Adoption of Child(03.08.2021)

Delhi High Court has given relief to a Christian couple who had looked after a child for six years from her birth, although they had not followed the .....

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NCLAT: Threshold of Rs.1 Crore Is Required for Initiation of CIRP(12.05.2022)

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has ruled that an application filed after 24.03.2020 under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy .....

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NHRC Takes Suo Motu Cognizance of Death of 26 Year Old Due to Excessive Workload(23.09.2024)

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of death of a 26 year old Chartered Accountant who worked at Ernst & Young (EY)......

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