Tags : Mistake, Rectification, Allowability
In a tax matter, when a statutory remedy of appeal is available, the High Court should not entertain the writ petition(14.10.2022)
In facts of present case, by an Assessment Order, the Assessing Officer denied the Input rebate under Section 14 of the Madhya Pradesh Value Added Tax.....
Tags : Statutory appeal, Remedy, Availment
Government of India agreed to provide Short - Term Line of Credit of USD 55 million to the Government of Sri Lanka for procurement of urea fertilizer from India(07.07.2022)
1. Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) has entered into an agreement dated June 10, 2022 with the Government of the Democratic Socialist Republic .....
Tags : Credit, Procurement, Urea fertilizer
#Timely Payment of Salaries in Pvt Eng Colleges: Supreme Court Asks AICTE to Take a Call(02.08.2017)
Supreme Court has directed All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) to decide on issue of regularizing and ensuring timely payment of salarie.....
Tags : Supreme Court, All India Council for Technical Education
Karnataka HC Notices State Government over Illegal Sand Extraction(17.10.2016)
Karnataka High Court has issued notices to State government and three private contractors on a Public Interest Litigation, which complained about alle.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, illegal sand extraction
Bombay HC Puts on Hold BMC Notice to Raze Illegal Structure in Kapil Sharma’s Flat(18.10.2016)
Bombay High Court has granted interim stay on a notice issued by BMC in April this year directing razing of an illegal structure allegedly constructed.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, BMC, Kapil Sharma
Delhi HC Dismisses Cairn India Plea on Oil Export from Rajasthan Field(18.10.2016)
Delhi HC has dismissed plea of UK-based Vedanta Group Company, Cairn India Ltd’s seeking permission to export excess crude from its oil field in Rajas.....
Tags : Delhi HC, Cairn India, crude oil
Madras HC Notices State Government, Opposition over Local Body Polls(19.10.2016)
Madras High Court has noticed Principal Opposition Party - DMK and State Government on an appeal moved by Tamil Nadu State Election Commission (TNSEC).....
Tags : Madras High Court, Tamil Nadu State Election Commission
Hyderabad High Court Stays Criminal Case Against Former World Billiards Champion Ferreira(20.10.2016)
Hyderabad High Court has stayed criminal case registered against former world billiards champion Michael Joseph Ferreira and four others by Hyderabad .....
Tags : Hyderabad High Court, Ferreira, billiards champion
Delhi HC to SDMC: Can’t Wait For a Fire to Break Out in Hauz Khas Village(23.08.2017)
“You cannot wait for a fire to break out (at Hauz Khas Village) and then say right to life is threatened,” the Delhi High Court told the South Delhi M.....
Tags : Delhi HC, Hauz Khas Village
RBI releases the Financial Stability Report(27.06.2024)
Today, the Reserve Bank released the 29th issue of the Financial Stability Report (FSR), which reflects the collective assessment of the Sub-Committee.....
Tags : Financial Stability, Report, Release
Investment in excess stock computed by the department is liable to be treated as business income(10.10.2022)
The Appellant is an individual engaged in the business of trading of furniture and the Appellant had filed return of income. A survey operation was co.....
Tags : Assessment, Provision, Applicability
Central Government hereby declares the services of Bank Note Paper Mill India Private Limited, Mysore, Karnataka to be a public utility service for the purposes of Industrial Disputes Act, 1947(18.08.2020)
Whereas the Central Government is satisfied that the public interest so requires that the services in the Bank Note Paper Mill India Private Limited, .....
Tags : Paper Mill, Public utility service, Declaration
Clarification in respect of GST liability and input tax credit (ITC) availability in cases involving Warranty/ Extended Warranty(26.06.2024)
1. Reference is invited to Circular No. 195/07/2023-GST dated 17.07.2023 (herein after referred to as "the said circular") clarifying certain issues r.....
Tags : Clarification, GST liability, ITC
Clarifications regarding applicability of GST on certain services(31.10.2023)
1. Based on the recommendations of the GST Council in its 52nd meeting held on 7th October, 2023, at New Delhi, clarification, with reference to GST l.....
Tags : Clarifications, Applicability, GST
Central Government declares the services engaged in iron & steel industry to be a public utility service for ID Act, 1947 for a further period of six months effective from 17th Feb., 2024(14.02.2024)
Whereas the Central Government is satisfied that public interest so requires that the services engaged in the Iron and Steel, which is covered under i.....
Tags : Services, Iron and steel industry, Public utility
Bombay HC Directs MMRCL to Provide Constructed Space to State’s Administrative Tribunal(04.11.2016)
Bombay High Court has directed Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRCL) to give an undertaking stating that it will provide 18,000 square feet constructe.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation, Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal
Hyderabad HC Upholds Family Court Decision Allowing Use of Skype to Record Testimony(07.11.2016)
Hyderabad High Court while upholding a Khammam Family Court decision that allowed use of Skype to record statement of a spouse working in US, has said.....
Tags : Hyderabad High Court, Family Court, Skype, Testimony, US
Hyderabad HC: No Age Limit for Law Courses This Academic Year(07.11.2016)
Hyderabad High Court has said that age limits prescribed by Bar Council of India for admission into Law courses would not be applicable for admissions.....
Tags : Hyderabad High Court, age limits, Bar Council of India
Madras HC Warns State Government of Judicial Intervention on Appointment of TNCPCR’s Chief(07.11.2016)
Madras High Court has observed that "process has not been followed" on appointment of Kalyani Mathivanan as chairperson of Tamil Nadu Commission for P.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Protection of Child Rights
Gujarat HC: Property Cannot be Straightway Given to Complainant Under Domestic Violence Act(07.11.2016)
Gujarat High Court has held that a property owned by a Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) and any suit property cannot be straightaway given to an aggrieved.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Hindu Undivided Family, Domestic Violence Act
Bombay HC Constantly Following or Watching Child With Bad Intention Is Offence Under POCSO Act(04.10.2017)
Bombay HC has ruled that if a person with sexual intent repeatedly or constantly follows or watches or contacts a child either directly or through oth.....
Tags : Bombay HC , Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act
Provisions of unjust-enrichment of Rule 9B(5) of Central Excise Rules, 1944 cannot be applied retrospectively(17.01.2022)
The issue involved in the present case is that, whether the unjust-enrichment is applicable in the facts of this case where the duty was paid provisio.....
Tags : Provisions, Unjust-enrichment, Applicability
Supreme Court Rules, Income from Palace Rents Not Taxable Under IT Law(06.12.2016)
Supreme Court has held that income earned by erstwhile rulers of a princely state or their heirs by renting out a portion of residential palace was no.....
Tags : Supreme Court, erstwhile rulers, princely state, residential palace, Income Tax
Bombay HC: ‘Schools Are Not Commercial Venture’(06.12.2016)
Bombay High Court, while chiding a Navi Mumbai school for refusing to admit poor students in its pre-primary section under Right of Children to Free a.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Right of Children, RTE Act, Schools
NGT Directs EDMC to Approach Expert Committee over Land Allotment to Develop Sanitary Landfills(06.12.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) to approach a high powered expert committee for its plea seeking al.....
Tags : National Green Tribunal, sanitary landfills, Land Allotment
Bombay HC: Now File Appeal Against Family Court’s Divorce Decree Within 90 Days(08.12.2016)
Bombay High Court has held that a warring Hindu couple now has 90 days, not 30, to file an appeal against a divorce decree granted by a Family Court.
Tags : Bombay High Court, appeal, Family Court, divorce decree
National Green Tribunal To Centre : Clarify Stand On 'Illegal' Distilleries(12.12.2016)
National Green Tribunal has directed the Centre to clarify its stand on distilleries and sugar mills in Uttar Pradesh manufacturing, storing and trans.....
Tags : National Green Tribunal, Distilleries
Madras HC: Sales Tax is Leviable on Sale of REP License(17.10.2017)
Madras High Court has upheld the levy of sales tax on sale of REP license under the provisions of the Tamil Nadu General Sales Tax Act.
Tags : Madras High Court, Tamil Nadu General Sales Tax Act, REP license
Erroneous application of law cannot be categorised as patent illegality(06.01.2023)
Appellant by way of present Appeal under Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Arbitration Act) impugns judgment, whereby the obje.....
Tags : Objections, Award, Patent illegality
Bombay HC Allows Equal Custody of Child to Both Parents(05.10.2016)
Bombay HC, while granting paramount importance to child’s need of both parents, has allowed equal custody of a seven-year-old boy, who is a slow learn.....
Tags : Bombay HC, Custody of Child
Supreme Court: Don't Grant Bail If Higher Courts Gives Pre-Arrest Relief(14.08.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Trial Courts to immediately discontinue with the practice of granting regular bail in cases that are pending in higher Courts.
Tags : Supreme Court, Bail
Supreme Court: It is the Duty of Every Institution to Help Disabled Persons(14.08.2017)
Supreme Court has directed Chhattisgarh Government to constitute requisite Medical Board within two days to examine a candidate suffering from Thalass.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Right of Persons with Disabilities Act
Govt Exempts Bonds of Indian Railway Finance Corporation from Income Tax(14.08.2017)
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has notified that Bonds of Indian Railway Finance Corporation will be exempted from Income Tax under section 54EC.....
Tags : Bonds, Indian Railway
Supreme Court Refuses to Intervene in Gorakhpur Child Deaths Tragedy(14.08.2017)
Supreme Court has refused to take sou motu cognizance of death of over 60 children at a state-run hospital in Gorakhpur, saying that the matter was be.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Gorakhpur Child Deaths Tragedy
SC: Accused Entitled to Bail for Offence with Upto 10 Yrs Jail, If Police Fails to File Charge Sheet(17.08.2017)
Supreme Court has held that an accused is entitled to statutory bail u/s 167(2)(a)(2) of Code of Criminal procedure if the police failed to file charg.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Bail
Bombay High Court: Mom’s Role in Child’s Life Can Never be Doubted(18.08.2017)
Bombay High Court has observed that the role of a mother in development of a child’s personality can never be doubted.
Tags : Bombay High Court, Custody of Child
Supreme Court: Spell Out Stand on Panel Regulating MCI(18.07.2017)
Supreme Court has given Centre until Tuesday to spell out its stand on status of Oversight Committee (OC), constituted by the apex court last year to .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Medical Council of India
Supreme Court Asks Centre, States Not to Protect Cow Vigilantism Incidents(21.07.2017)
Supreme Court has taken a suo-moto cognizance and directed Centre and State Government to not to protect any kind of cow vigilantism.
Tags : Supreme Court, Cow Vigilantism
SC to Centre, MP Govt: Why No CBI Investigation In Bhopal Jail-Break Encounter(25.07.2017)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Centre, State and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on a Petition demanding independent investigation into alle.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Bhopal Jail-Break Encounter
Supreme Court Says 'NCTE Guidelines Binding', Teachers’ Eligibility Test Not Mandatory(26.07.2017)
Supreme Court has held that qualifications prescribed by National Council for Teachers’ Education (NCTE) were binding on States and Teachers’ Eligibil.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Teachers’ Eligibility Test
Bombay High Court: Father Duty-Bound to Maintain His Minor Child(26.07.2017)
Bombay High Court has said that a father cannot run away from his responsibilities nor can he be allowed to skip his obligation to maintain his son or.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Minor Child
Rajya Sabha Passes Maritime Admiralty Bill(26.07.2017)
Rajya Sabha gave its nod to a bill that seeks to upgrade the law related to maritime claims, arrest and detention of ships and extends jurisdiction of.....
Tags : Rajya Sabha, Maritime Admiralty Bill
#Monsoon Session: Lok Sabha Passes IIM Bill, IIM Autonomy Closer(31.07.2017)
Lok Sabha has approved Indian Institutes of Management Bill 2017 that promises to grant administrative, academic and financial autonomy to the elite B.....
Tags : Lok Sabha, IIM Bill
Once a plausible version has been put forth in defence at the examination stage, then it is for the prosecution to negate the defense plea(28.07.2020)
The present Criminal Appeal has been preferred by Appellant impugning the judgment of the High Court through which challenge to a judgment passed by t.....
Tags : Conviction, Evidence, Credibility
Fraudulent or dishonest intention must exist at the time of initial promise or formation of contract(27.07.2020)
The Petitioner being the convict has challenged the judgment and order of conviction and sentence delivered in case by the Judicial Magistrate, by mea.....
Tags : Conviction, Evidence, Credibility
A fact can be said to have been proved, if it is established beyond reasonable doubt and not on preponderance of probability(05.08.2020)
The Appellant assails his conviction under Section 8C read with Section 20(b)(ii)(c) of the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 ("th.....
Tags : Conviction, Evidence, Credibility
When bail is granted, an appellate Court must be very slow to interfere(14.06.2021)
The present petition under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) is directed against the order whereby the learned Metropolitan Magis.....
Tags : Bail, Grant, Legality
CIC Directs Army to Share Macchil Encounter Info(17.11.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed Army to provide details to an RTI applicant about Court Martial of five soldiers in fake encounter o.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, RTI, Macchil Encounter, Army
NGT: Builders Liable to Face Consequences for Polluting Ambient Air(18.11.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has said that it is builders and not construction workers who will have to face "consequences" for polluting ambient air.....
Tags : National Green Tribunal, Builders , polluting ambient air
Bombay HC Seeks Government’s Stand on Child Adoption(21.11.2016)
Bombay High Court has asked Maharashtra government to clarify whether it would adopt model rules framed by Centre on child adoption or it intends to b.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Child Adoption , model rules
SC Rejects Asaram Bapu’s Bail Plea in Rape Case(21.11.2016)
Supreme Court has rejected bail to rape accused Asaram Bapu and extended his custody till November 28.
Tags : Supreme Court, Asaram Bapu, Rape Case, Bail
Bombay HC: Over 80% of PILs Not Filed for Genuine Reasons(23.11.2016)
Bombay High Court has observed that "Over 80% of PILs seem to have been filed by people who are put up by some individuals or for the purpose of black.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, PILs, Reasons
Bombay HC Suggests Railways to Run Locals from Churchgate to Central Suburbs(24.11.2016)
Bombay High Court has suggested Railways to consider starting trains from Churchgate to Central Suburbs like Thane, Dombivli, Ambernath and so on to r.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Railways, Churchgate, Central Suburbs
SC Issues Notice to Air India for Denying Job to Transgender(07.11.2017)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Air India and the Civil Aviation Ministry on a petition by a transgender who said she was denied a cabin crew job b.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Air India, Transgender, Civil Aviation Ministry
Applicability of Central Excise exemption on Ethanol/ Methanol blended Petrol, and high-speed diesel blended with bio-diesel, when blending is done within the refinery(22.06.2021)
1. References have been received seeking clarification on applicability of exemption from Basic Excise duty and other cesses, under different notifica.....
Tags : Applicability, Exemption, Ethanol
Central Government hereby declares the services engaged in the industry of defence establishments to be a public utility service for the purposes of Industrial Disputes Act, 1947(21.06.2021)
Whereas the Central Government is satisfied that the public interest so requires that the services engaged in the industry of defence establishments, .....
Tags : Services, Defence establishments, Public utility
Leviability of Service Tax on declared service "Agreeing to obligation to refrain from an act, or to tolerate an act or situation, or to do an act" under Section 66E(e) of Finance Act, 1994(28.02.2023)
1. An issue has arisen on the levy of service tax on liquidated damages arising out of breach of contract, forfeiture of salary or payment of bond amo.....
Tags : Leviability, Service Tax, Declared service
SVLDR Scheme is required to be interpreted liberally to further its object(22.05.2023)
The Petitioner has filed the present petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1950 impugning the decision of the concerned authority t.....
Tags : Tax dues, SVLDR Scheme, Applicability
For claiming Input Tax Credit, genuineness of the transaction and actual physical movement of the goods has to be proved by the dealer(13.03.2023)
The issue is with respect to interpretation of Section 70 of the Karnataka Value Added Tax Act, 2003 (KVAT Act, 2003). By the impugned judgment passed.....
Tags : Purchase, Input credit, Eligibility
Delhi High Court To Delhi Metro, Police: Elaborate Steps For Safety Of Passengers(19.09.2017)
Delhi High Court has directed Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and Delhi Police to inform it about the steps taken for safety and security of passe.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Delhi Metro Rail
SC Dismisses Centre’s Appeal Against Disability Pension On Ground of Delusional Disorder(20.09.2017)
Supreme Court has dismissed Centre’s appeal against the Punjab and Haryana High Court’s 2010 judgment, granting disability pension on the ground of de.....
Tags : Supreme Court, disability pension
NGT Raps Delhi Government for Delay in Report in the case of Millennium Bus Depot Site(25.09.2017)
National Green Tribunal has rapped the Delhi Government over its failure to file a compliance report with regard to the Supreme Court order on changin.....
Tags : NGT, Millenium Bus Depot Site
NGT to EDMC: Submit Action Plan on Bio-Stabilisation(25.09.2017)
National Green Tribunal has directed the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) to submit an action plan on the bio-stabilisation of the Ghazipur lan.....
Tags : NGT, Ghazipur Landfill Site
Delhi High Court for Mobile App to Locate Public Toilets in Delhi(25.09.2017)
Delhi High Court has directed the municipal bodies to carry out mapping and geo-tagging of public toilets to make them more accessible for citizens. T.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Mobile App, Public Toilets
GST: Government Exempts Skimmed Milk Powder or Concentrated Milk(26.09.2017)
Central Government has exempted skimmed milk powder or concentrated milk from the ambit of Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime.
Tags : Goods and Services Tax, Exemption, skimmed milk powder, concentrated milk
Delhi High Court Refuses Bail to Honeypreet, Asks Her to Surrender(27.09.2017)
Delhi High Court has dismissed an anticipatory bail petition filed by Honeypreet Insan, a confidant of jailed Dera Sacha Sauda chief Ram Rahim.
Tags : Delhi High Court, Honeypreet, Bail
Mere recovery of currency note from an accused without proof of demand does not establish an offence under Prevention of Corruption Act(06.06.2023)
Present is an appeal under Section 374 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) challenging the Judgment passed by learned Special Judge. Appellant .....
Tags : Illegal gratification, Conviction, Legality
Bombay HC Stays Order on Sugar Stock Ceiling(25.10.2016)
Bombay High Court has temporarily put a stay on action, by either Central or State Government, against millers who had failed to adhere to 24 per cent.....
Tags : Bombay High Court , Sugar Stock Ceiling
Allahabad High Court Slams UP Government for Failure to Check Dengue, Chickengunia Menace(26.10.2016)
Allahabad High Court has slammed Akhilesh Yadav-led UP Government for its failure to control spread of dengue and chickengunia in State.
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Dengue, Chickengunia, Akhilesh Yadav
Supreme Court Asks Internet Giants to Furnish Info on Child Porn(05.09.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Google, Yahoo, Facebook and WhatsApp to furnish information on complaints it had received from India regarding objectionable c.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Child Porn
Supreme Court to Centre, States: Take Urgent Steps to Stop Cow Vigilantism(06.09.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Centre and States to take urgent steps to stop cow vigilantism. The Apex Court has asked each state to appoint a senior police.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Cow Vigilantism
Delhi High Court Terms Hauz Khas Village ‘A Ticking Timebomb’(14.09.2017)
Delhi High Court, appalled at the violation of laws and safety measures by the restaurants, pubs, bars and cafes in Hauz Khas village and how civic ag.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Hauz Khas Village
Madras High Court: No Floor Test in Tamil Nadu Assembly till September 20(15.09.2017)
Madras High Court has ordered that no floor test would be conducted in Tamil Nadu Assembly till September 20.
Tags : Madras High Court , Tamil Nadu Assembly
Supreme Court: Set Up Open Prisons As Part of Jail Reforms(18.09.2017)
Supreme Court has asked all High Courts to register a suo motu petition to identify kin of prisoners who admittedly died an unnatural death after 2012.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Jail Reforms
Compassionate appointment is not a Rule and cannot be sought as a matter of right(17.11.2022)
In facts of present matter, Applicant was minor at the time of death of his mother. Respondents have paid the retiral dues and also granted family pen.....
Tags : Compassionate appointment, Eligibility, Right
Gujarat HC: Legislations Does Not Authorizes Grant of Temporary Licenses to Advocates(26.12.2016)
Gujarat High Court has held that there is no provision for grant of temporary certificate by Bar Council for practising as an advocate.
Tags : Gujarat HC, Advocates, Bar Council, Temporary Licenses
Bombay HC: Builders Who Dupes Residents Are Threat to Economy(27.12.2016)
Bombay High Court has observed that builders like Sachin Kelkar, accused of cheating residents in Vile Parle and even banks by selling off a security .....
Tags : Bombay HC, Builders, economy
Delhi HC Restrains Intex from Selling Aqua Smartphone, Accessories in Local Market(28.12.2016)
Delhi High Court has barred mobile phone maker 'Intex' from selling its Aqua brand handsets and its accessories in local market, taking note of a trad.....
Tags : Delhi HC, Aqua Smartphone, trademark, Aqua Mobiles
Disability Bill Receives President's Assent(29.12.2016)
Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2016 which aims at securing and enhancing rights and entitlements of disabled persons has received President.....
Tags : Disability Bill, President’s Assent
Karnataka HC Directs KMC Not to De-register IMA Members(30.12.2016)
Karnataka High Court has directed Karnataka Medical Council (KMC) not to de-register until further orders doctors who are members of Indian Medical As.....
Tags : Karnataka HC, Karnataka Medical Council, Indian Medical Association
Rajya Sabha Passes Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy Bill, 2017(28.12.2017)
Rajya Sabha has passed a bill that provides for establishing Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy (IIPE) in Andhra Pradesh to impart high quality .....
Tags : Rajya Sabha, Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy Bill
Rajya Sabha Passes Indian Forest Bill, Excludes 'Bamboo' from 'Tree' Category(28.12.2017)
Rajya Sabha has passed Indian Forest (Amendment) Bill, 2017, which excludes bamboo from the definition of "tree".
Tags : Rajya Sabha, Indian Forest Bill
Proceedings under Section 140(5) of Companies Act are maintainable even after the resignation of the auditors(03.05.2023)
In present appeals, common question of law pertaining to the interpretation of Section 140(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Investigation Report .....
Tags : Application, Provisions, Applicability
Dismissal of application filed under Section 7, for default committed during the period prescribed under Section 10A, justifiable(03.05.2023)
Present Appeal has been filed against order by which order the Adjudicating Authority has rejected the Section 7 application filed by the Financial Cr.....
Tags : Provision, Application, Maintainability
NGT Notices Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum over Air Pollution(05.12.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notice to two public sector oil companies asking them whether they use any diesel vehicle which is more than .....
Tags : National Green Tribunal, diesel vehicle, Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum, Air Pollution
Gujarat HC Rejects Plea Alleging Violation of Election Code of Conduct by GST Council(22.11.2017)
Gujarat High Court has dismissed a PIL which sought that the decisions taken by the GST council at its Guwahati meeting be declared null and void on t.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, GST Council
Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Petcoke, Furnace Oil in Delhi, Neighbouring States(23.11.2017)
Supreme Court has upheld ban on use of petroleum coke in and around New Delhi as the country battles to clean the air in its capital.
Tags : Supreme Court, Petcoke, Furnace Oil
Zimbabwe High Court Says Military Takeover Was Legal(27.11.2017)
Zimbabwe High Court has ruled that Military takeover that led to Robert Mugabe's ousting was legal.
Tags : Zimbabwe High Court, Military
Supreme Court Allows Centre to Relocate Forces from Darjeeling to Gujarat(28.11.2017)
Supreme Court has permitted Centre to withdraw four of the eight companies of the Central Armed Paramilitary Forces (CAPF) from strife-torn Darjeeling.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Central Armed Paramilitary Forces
Delhi High Court To Railways: Stop Giving Contaminated Water To Passengers(28.11.2017)
Delhi High Court has asked Indian Railways to stop giving contaminated water to passengers and questioned its decision to hike fares when it was not p.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Railways
Will Not Allow Hadiya’s Husband to Meet Her, Says Hadiya’s Guardian and College Principal(29.11.2017)
Will Not Allow Hadiya’s Husband to Meet Her, Says Hadiya’s Guardian and College Principal
Tags : The Supreme Court ordered the college administration to treat Hadiya like any other student and as per hostel rules, but remained silent on whether Shafin Jehan, Hadiya’s husband, or her parents would be allowed to meet her while she completes her studies.
Liability to pay advance tax arises only on the accrual of income in the hands of the assessee and not prior(11.07.2023)
The relevant facts in this case are that the assessment proceedings in assessee’s case for A.Y. 2014-15 were completed on. Thereafter, the AO had issu.....
Tags : Interest, Payment, Liability
Mere writing a document by hand without execution and without compliance of the prescribed legal standards does not render it final, as a Will(08.08.2022)
By virtue of instant appeal, Appellant impugns the preliminary decree of partition and the final decree of partition passed by Learned Single Judge. L.....
Tags : Will, Execution, Proof
Honeypreet Played a Key Role in Panchkula Violence After Dera Chief's Conviction, Says Chargesheet(29.11.2017)
Honeypreet Played a Key Role in Panchkula Violence After Dera Chief's Conviction, Says Chargesheet
Tags : The chargesheet, accessed by CNN-News18, says Honeypreet played a major role before and during the riots that occurred in the aftermath of the verdict by a special CBI court in Panchkula on August 25, killing over 40 people.
Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Against Rakesh Asthana's Appointment as CBI Special Director(29.11.2017)
Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Against Rakesh Asthana's Appointment as CBI Special Director
Tags : The Centre had opposed the plea, saying Asthana had an outstanding career and had supervised over 40 high-profile cases like coal scam, AugustaWestland scam, black money and money laundering cases.
Wife Not Personal Possession, Husband Cannot be Guardian, Supreme Court Tells Hadiya(29.11.2017)
Wife Not Personal Possession, Husband Cannot be Guardian, Supreme Court Tells Hadiya
Tags : When the bench asked Hadiya to name any relative or any near acquaintance to be named as her local guardian in college at Salem in Tamil Nadu, she said her husband could be her guardian and she does not want anyone else in that role.
Supreme Court Allows Centre to Withdraw Force from Darjeeling Hills(29.11.2017)
Supreme Court Allows Centre to Withdraw Force from Darjeeling Hills
Tags : A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud agreed to the Centre's plea to relocate half of the remaining paramilitary forces from the state's strife-torn districts to the poll-bound state.
Supreme Court to Hear Aadhaar Pleas After Concluding Delhi-Centre Matter(29.11.2017)
Supreme Court to Hear Aadhaar Pleas After Concluding Delhi-Centre Matter
Tags : The Centre, meanwhile, informed the bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra that it was willing to extend up to March 31 next year the deadline fixed for mandatory linking of Aadhaar with various schemes.
Arthur Road Jail, Sanjay Dutt's Former Prison, May House Vijay Mallya Too(29.11.2017)
Arthur Road Jail, Sanjay Dutt's Former Prison, May House Vijay Mallya Too
Tags : The Westminster Magistrates' Court had earlier this month rejected India’s extradition request for a UK-based alleged bookie, on the grounds that his human rights would be violated in Delhi’s notoriously overcrowded Tihar Jail.
President Kovind Says 'Unacceptably Low' Number of Judges from Weaker Sections in Higher Judiciary(29.11.2017)
President Kovind Says 'Unacceptably Low' Number of Judges from Weaker Sections in Higher Judiciary
Tags : Telling the higher judiciary that it was its "sacred duty" to "groom" district and sessions judges and raise their skill so that more and more of them can be elevated to High Courts, President Kovind said "We need to take long-term measures to remedy this situation."
When there is no lapse/delay on the part of the Applicant, he cannot be punished for the same(15.12.2022)
The original writ Petitioners have preferred the present appeal feeling aggrieved with the impugned judgment and order passed by the High Court by whi.....
Tags : Appointment, Eligibility, Direction
Nobody can claim regularization as a matter of right de hors the regularization policy(23.12.2022)
The present petition has been preferred by the Petitioner under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1950 against the award passed by Presiding O.....
Tags : Scheme, Regularization, Eligibility
Madras High Court Seeks Jayalalithaa's Fingerprint Details From Bengaluru Jail(29.11.2017)
Madras High Court Seeks Jayalalithaa's Fingerprint Details From Bengaluru Jail
Tags : The matter relates to a petition filed by P Saravanan, DMK candidate for the November 2016 Thirupparankundram Assembly bypoll, challenging the election of AIADMK's A K Bose.
Journalists Appeal Against Jail Term For 'Breach of Privilege', Karnataka High Court to Hear on Monday(29.11.2017)
Journalists Appeal Against Jail Term For 'Breach of Privilege', Karnataka High Court to Hear on Monday
Tags : The Assembly, during its ongoing winter session, re-confirmed the one-year-jail term and Rs 10,000 fine for writing articles that "breached the privilege of MLAs".
Supreme Court Grants Time to Gujarat For Action Report Against Cops in Bilkis Bano Case(29.11.2017)
Supreme Court Grants Time to Gujarat For Action Report Against Cops in Bilkis Bano Case
Tags : The Supreme Court bench, however, made it clear that the separate plea, seeking enhancement of compensation to be awarded to Bilkis Bano, would be taken up next week for hearing.
FIR Against PVR's Directors, Promoters for Cheating, Forgery(29.11.2017)
FIR Against PVR's Directors, Promoters for Cheating, Forgery
Tags : The case came to light when Elan Group filed a complaint in the court, which on November 17 directed the local police to register an FIR against Chairman and Managing Director of PVR Limited Ajay Bijli, and directors Niharika Bijli, Sanjeev Kumar Bijli and others.
Patrons of Accused Still Outside CBI Net, Says Vyapam Whistle Blower(29.11.2017)
Patrons of Accused Still Outside CBI Net, Says Vyapam Whistle Blower
Tags : Rai on Thursday filed, in the CBI court, applications opposing anticipatory bail pleas of SN Vijaywargiya of People's Medical College, NM Srivastava, the then joint director in the Medical Education Department, and Ajay Goenka of Chirayu Medical College besides an official of People's Medical College.
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".
7th Pay Commission: Pay Hike for 3610+ Judges of SC & HCs Approved(29.11.2017)
7th Pay Commission: Pay Hike for 3610+ Judges of SC & HCs Approved
Tags : The decision will directly impact the computation of salaries, gratuity, allowance structure, and pension of the in-service as well as retired judges of Supreme Court as well as High Courts across the country.
Supreme Court to Hear Fresh Plea to Stall Release of Padmavati Outside India(29.11.2017)
Supreme Court to Hear Fresh Plea to Stall Release of Padmavati Outside India
Tags : Sharma alleged that grave damage will be done to social harmony if the movie is allowed to be released outside India.
No person, accused of an offence involving trade in commercial quantity of narcotics, is liable to be released on bail(28.03.2023)
The Appellant-Union of India has preferred present appeal against the final judgment and order passed by the High Court allowing Bail Application and .....
Tags : Bail, Grant, Directions
Section 200 of the IT Act casts a duty on person deducting tax to pay the same within prescribed time to the credit of the Central Government(29.03.2023)
The only issue for consideration is the levy of late filing fee on account of delay in filing of TDS statements, by the TDS Central Processing Cell un.....
Tags : Delay filing, Return, Fee
Delhi HC Stays CIC Order Directing Tihar Authority, Govt to Compensate Convict(30.01.2017)
Delhi High Court has stayed order of Central Information Commission (CIC) directing Tihar Jail Authorities and Delhi Government to compensate a convic.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Central Information Commission, Tihar Jail
Karnataka HC Issues Bailable Warrant Against Vijay Mallaya(30.01.2017)
Karnataka High Court has issued a bailable arrest warrant against liquor baron Vijay Mallya for allegedly violating an undertaking given by him and hi.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Bailable Warrant, Vijay Mallaya
Madras High Court Upholds Validity of New Rules for Bar Council Polls(06.02.2018)
Madras High Court has upheld validity of new eligibility conditions imposed by a special committee, chaired by Advocate General Vijay Narayan, for law.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Bar Council
Supreme Court Prepones Election Date for Bar Council of Kerala(06.02.2018)
Supreme Court has preponed the election date for Bar Council of Kerala to 18.03.2018 from 25.03.2018 by modifying the election schedule notified by Ba.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Bar Council of Kerala
Supreme Court:Make 'Bail a Rule' and 'Jail an Exception'(08.02.2018)
Supreme Court, while expressing concern over the fact that the jail instead of bail has become a norm in criminal jurisprudence, has urged the judges .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Bail
Bombay High Court?Raps State Government for Violating Order on Children’s Homes(09.02.2018)
Bombay High Court has rapped the state government for its apathetic approach towards the improvement of children's homes in the state.
Tags : Bombay High Court, Children Homes
Supreme Court: Government Ignoring Plight of Children(12.02.2018)
Supreme Court has slammed the government for the “tardy if not virtual non-implementation” of juvenile justice laws and turning a deaf ear to the plig.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Juvenile
Director of Company can be liable for dishonour of cheque, if he was in charge of day-to-day affairs of the company or a signatory to the cheque(15.03.2024)
The present appeals challenge the common judgment and order passed by the High Court, whereby the High Court rejected the prayer for quashing of compl.....
Tags : Cheque dishonour, Liability, Director
Bombay HC Gives 120 Days to State For Raising Police Cell to Check Illegal Construction(17.01.2017)
Bombay High Court, while expressing its displeasure at the fact that over 400 illegal buildings have come up in Navi Mumbai since its July 2015 order .....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Illegal Construction, Special Police Cell
Supreme Court: Law is Same for Everyone, Including Foreigners(24.01.2018)
Supreme Court has set aside an order of the Punjab & Haryana High Court granting bail to a British national in an alleged murder case, observing there.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Bail
Supreme Court: Properly Implement 'Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act' Within 3 Months(29.01.2018)
Supreme Court has granted three months’ time to all States and Union Territories to implement the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016, the am.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Disabilities Act
Supreme Court Issues Contempt Notices to Three States for Failing to Check Cow Vigilantism(30.01.2018)
Supreme Court has issued contempt notices to three states - Rajasthan, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh - for allegedly failing to stop incidents of cow vig.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Cow Vigilantism
Supreme Court: Religion Not The Only Norm for Custody of Child(30.01.2018)
Supreme Court, while refusing to intervene with the custodial rights granted to a maternal grandmother of a 9-year-old girl whose father is facing the.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Custody, Child
Kerala HC Says 'No' to Advocate's Plea Against Exclusion From Bar Council Electoral Roll(01.02.2018)
Kerala High Court has dismissed plea of a senior advocate challenging his exclusion from the final electoral roll of Bar Council of Kerala.
Tags : Kerala High Court, Bar Council
Mere breach of contract, by one of the parties, would not attract prosecution for criminal offence in every case(12.03.2024)
The Appellants before present Court have challenged the order of the High Court by which their petition under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedur.....
Tags : Civil dispute, FIR, Quashing of
Govt Proposes To Make Conversion Of Preference Shares To Equity Shares Tax Neutral(02.02.2017)
Government has proposed to provide tax neutrality to conversion of preference shares of a company into equity shares of that company by excluding such.....
Tags : Budget 2017-18, Union Budget, Rail Budget, Arun Jaitley, Finance Minister
Govt Proposes to Exemption Of Long Term Capital Gains Tax Only If STT Is Chargeable(02.02.2017)
Government has proposed to provide tax exemption on income arising from transfer of long capital asset acquired on or after 01/10/2004, only if acquis.....
Tags : Budget 2017-18, Union Budget, Rail Budget, Arun Jaitley, Finance Minister
Bombay HC Imposes Fine on Slum Dwellers For Encroaching Upon Railway’s Land(03.02.2017)
Bombay High Court has imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakh on slum dwellers who encroached on Western Railway's land near Jogeshwari and sought protection from.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Western Railway
Bombay HC Denies Bail to Chintan Upadhyay in Double Murder Case(03.02.2017)
Bombay High Court, while rejecting bail to Chintan Upadhyay in case of double murder of his artist wife Hema Upadhyay and her lawyer Haresh Bhambani, .....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Chintan Upadhyay , contract killing
Madras HC Junks Plea to Detain Vessels in Chennai Oil Spill Case(06.02.2017)
Madras HC, while wondering under what law could Court order detention of two ships that collided off Ennore Port resulting in a major oil spill into t.....
Tags : Madras HC, Chennai Oil Spill, Ennore Port
Delhi High Court to Indian Railways: Stop Giving Contaminated Water to Passengers(20.02.2018)
Delhi High Court has told the Indian Railways to stop giving contaminated water to passengers as their health is important.
Tags : Delhi High Court, Indian Railways
Delhi High Court: Fill Vacancies in NCPCR in 90 Days(20.02.2018)
Delhi High Court, while taking serious note of the inaction of Centre in filling up vacancies in the National Commission for Protection of Child Right.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Child Rights
Assessing Officer is not vested with an authority to travel beyond the net profit shown in the profit and loss account(11.03.2024)
The present appeal under Section 260A of the Income Tax Act, 1961 [ IT Act], at the instance of the Revenue, impugns the order passed by the Income Ta.....
Tags : Assessment, Provision, Applicability
Bombay HC: Railways Duty Bound to Make Facilities Disabled Friendly(10.02.2017)
Bombay High Court has said that Railways was duty-bound to provide facilities for differently-abled passengers and suggested a separate budgetary allo.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Railways
Delhi HC Slams NDMC Over Tender Process For Cricket Coaching(13.02.2017)
Delhi High Court has pulled up New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) over “illogical and irrational” manner in which it granted contract for cricket coac.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, New Delhi Municipal Council
Karnataka HC Directs SWR to Examine Complaint on Illegal Operation of Special Train(13.02.2017)
Karnataka High Court has directed General Manager, South Western Railway (SWR), to hold a meeting to examine a complaint on illegal operation of a spe.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, special train, All-India Railwaymen Federation
SC Agrees to Hear Plea Challenging Passing of Aadhaar Bill As Money Bill(14.02.2017)
Supreme Court has agreed to hear in detail a challenge by Jairam Ramesh, MP, to passing of Aadhaar Bill as a Money Bill.
Tags : Supreme Court, Aadhaar Bill
Bombay HC Bans Use of Cell Phones, Cameras & Likes Inside Court Rooms(14.02.2017)
Bombay HC has banned use of mobile phones, cameras or other audio/video recorders inside court rooms.
Tags : Bombay High Court, mobile phones
Now Aadhaar Must for Filing PILs: Madras High Court(11.01.2018)
Madras High Court has directed its registry to collect the litigants' Aadhaar card copy along with other documents at the time of filing the PILs.
Tags : Madras High Court, PIL
Kamala Mills Fire a Result of BMC’s Failure, Says Bombay High Court(16.01.2018)
Bombay High Court has said that December 29 Kamala Mills compound fire that killed 14 people was a result of the civic administration’s failure to ens.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Kamala Mills
Delhi High Court Says "No" to Use of Solar Control Black Films in Cars(22.01.2018)
Delhi High Court has said that it would not allow the use of solar control black films in cars, which have been banned due to security reasons.
Tags : Delhi High Court, Cars, Black Films
A Company can file complaint under Consumer Protection Act(20.03.2024)
Present appeal under Section 67 of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 has been preferred by the Appellant for assailing final order rendered by Nationa.....
Tags : Complaint, Filing of, Jurisdiction
Bombay High Court: Kamala Mills Fire an Opportunity to Improve System(13.02.2018)
Bombay High Court has said that authorities must take the Kamala Mills fire incident as an opportunity to start monitoring hotels, restaurants and oth.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Kamala Mills Fire
Supreme Court: Use Technology for Welfare of Children(15.02.2018)
Supreme Court, while stressing the need for use of technology in Juvenile Justice Boards (JJBs) and Child Welfare Committees (CWCs), has expressed its.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Juvenile
Madras HC Stays BCI’s Resolution Deferring New Eligibility Rules For Contesting Bar Elections(15.02.2018)
Madras HC has put an interim stay on the resolution adopted by BCI by which it had deferred the new eligibility conditions, including minimum 10-year .....
Tags : Madras High Court, Bar Council
Deduction U/S 80-IB is Permissible Even If Construction is Not Acc. to Approved Plan: Bombay HC(15.02.2018)
Bombay High Court has held that the deduction under section 80-IB is available to the assessee-Builder, even if the construction is not according to t.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Builder, Income Tax
Supreme Court Allows HP Govt. to Carry Out Monitored Silviculture Felling of Trees(19.02.2018)
Supreme Court has allowed the Himachal Pradesh Government to carry out “silviculture felling” of trees and directed that the activity be closely monit.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Silviculture
DSK Builder, Family Can't Fly Out of Country: Bombay High Court(19.02.2018)
Bombay High Court has vacated its interim stay from the arrest warrant granted to Pune-based builder Deepak Sakharam Kulkarni, his wife and son. The f.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, DSK Builder
Sole admission under Section 313 of CrPC in absence other corroborative piece of evidence, cannot be made basis of conviction(18.03.2024)
Judgment and order passed by Additional Sessions Judge, thereby convicting husband and in-laws (Appellants) for offence punishable under Section 498A .....
Tags : Conviction, Evidence, Credibility
Allahabad HC Quashes Cabinet’s Move Quashing Interest Payable By Sugar Mill Owners to Farmers(10.03.2017)
Allahabad High Court has quashed a cabinet decision of October whereby interest to tune of Rs 2000 crore, payable by sugar mill owners to sugarcane fa.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Sugar Mill Owners, interest
Lok Sabha Passes Maternity Bill, Leaves Raised to 26 Weeks(10.03.2017)
Lok Sabha has passed Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016 which entitles women working in organised sector to paid maternity leave of 26 weeks, up.....
Tags : Lok Sabha, Maternity Bill
Lok Sabha Passes Maritime Admiralty Bill(14.03.2017)
Lok Sabha has passed Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Bill, 2016 that aims to establish a legal framework to consolidate exi.....
Tags : Lok Sabha, Maritime Admiralty Bill
Rajya Sabha Passes Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2016(14.03.2017)
Rajya Sabha has passed Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2016 that seeks to amend Enemy Property Act, 1968, to vest all rights, titles a.....
Tags : Rajya Sabha, Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2016
Grant of Anticipatory Bail Does Not Entitle Accused to Regular Bail: Supreme Court(06.04.2018)
Supreme Court has observed that merely because an accused was under the protection of anticipatory bail granted under Section 438 CrPC that does not m.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Bail
Kerala High Court: Family Court Can’t Delegate Recording Of Evidence(06.04.2018)
Kerala High Court has held that evidence in matrimonial cases has to be recorded by the court itself, and that the Advocate Commissioner can be appoin.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Family Court
Kerala HC Says 'No' to Plea Seeking Scientific Guidelines For Deciding Child-Custody Petitions(09.04.2018)
Kerala High Court has rejected a plea of ‘estranged’ husbands to lay down scientific guidelines to family courts for an objective assessment of the we.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Family Court
In a case based on circumstantial evidence, non- explanation or false explanation of accused under Section 313 of CrPC cannot be used as an additional link to complete chain of circumstances(24.01.2024)
Present appeal challenges the judgment and order, passed by the Division Bench of the High Court thereby dismissing the appeal filed by the Appellant,.....
Tags : Conviction, Evidence, Credibility
Section 5 of the Limitation Act, will apply only if it is extended to the special statute(19.01.2024)
Present is a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India wherein the Petitioner is aggrieved by the order passed by the appellate aut.....
Tags : Delay, Provision, Applicability
Amounts covered by security deposits under the agreements constitute financial debt(25.04.2024)
Present appeals take exception to judgments and orders passed by the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT). The issue involved is whether th.....
Tags : Financial creditor, Provision, Applicability
Rajya Sabha Passes Employees Compensation Bill; Enhances Compensation For Death, Occupational Injury(23.03.2017)
Rajya Sabha has passed Employees Compensation (Amendment) Bill 2016 which enhances compensation in case of death and occupational injuries and makes i.....
Tags : Rajya Sabha, Employees Compensation Bill
ITAT, Mumbai Directs Shah Rukh Khan to Pay Tax on Notional Rent From Dubai Villa(23.03.2017)
Income-tax Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai (ITAT) has ruled that actor Shah Rukh Khan has to include notional rent from his Dubai villa in his income-tax r.....
Tags : ITAT, Mumbai, Shah Rukh Khan, Dubai Villa
Bombay HC Seeks Details of Children in State Prisons(24.03.2017)
Bombay High Court has asked State to reply on how many children are there in its 32 prisons and how much amount has been spent to establish anganwadis.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, children, state prison
Bombay HC to Police: No Coercive Action Against Kapil in Illegal Construction Case(24.03.2017)
Bombay High Court has restrained city police from taking any coercive action against actor Kapil Sharma, based on FIR registered against him alleging .....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Kapil Sharma, Illegal Construction
Four GST Bills Tabled in Lok Sabha, Landmark Development For Biggest Tax Reforms in Independent India(27.03.2017)
Central GST Bill, Integrated GST Bill, Union Territory GST Bill, and GST (Compensation to States) Bill has been introduced in Lok Sabha.
Tags : Lok Sabha, GST Bill
Mental Health Care Bill Tabled in Lok Sabha, Bill Seeks to Decriminalize Suicide(27.03.2017)
Mental Health Care Bill, 2013, aimed at decriminalizing attempted suicide and defining mental illness in a broader and more inclusive way, was tabled .....
Tags : Mental Health Care Bill, 2013, Lok Sabha
Bombay HC Refuses to Interfere in Departmental Inquiry Ordered Against Civil Judge(31.05.2018)
Bombay High Court has dismissed a couple of petitions challenging an order of the Registrar General of the High Court wherein a departmental inquiry w.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Civil Judge
Court must consider nature and gravity of accusation, antecedent of accused, possibility of accused to flee from justice, while deciding anticipatory bail(05.06.2024)
The present application has been moved seeking anticipatory bail in Case registered under Sections - 419, 420, 467, 468, 471, 406, 506, 120-B of India.....
Tags : Accusation, Anticipatory bail, Grant
Supreme Court: Constitution Bench to Hear Questions of Citizenship of Migrants Kids(22.02.2017)
Supreme Court has said that a Constitution Bench would hear question whether children of illegal migrants born here can avail benefit of citizenship u.....
Tags : Supreme Court, illegal migrants
Supreme Court Directs Home Ministry to Audit Jail Expenses(23.02.2017)
Supreme Court, while unearthing “huge discrepancy” in jail accounts, has asked Home Ministry to take assistance of the Comptroller and Auditor-General.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Jail Expenses
NGT Raps Oil Companies Over Data on Diesel Trucks(27.02.2017)
National Green Tribunal has rapped public sector oil companies for not submitting status report on their 10-year old diesel trucks used for transporti.....
Tags : National Green Tribunal, Oil Companies
Consider Allotting Two Plots to House Displaced People: Bombay High Court(27.03.2018)
Bombay High Court has asked the Maharashtra government to consider allotting two plots in suburbs, originally reserved for a cancer hospital and a pub.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Rehabilitation
Consider Allotting Two Plots to House Displaced People: Bombay High Court(27.03.2018)
Bombay High Court has asked the Maharashtra government to consider allotting two plots in suburbs, originally reserved for a cancer hospital and a pub.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Rehabilitation
Why No Fixed Working Hours for Cops, Asks Madras High Court(27.03.2018)
Madras High Court has directed the authorities to answer a query as to why not the state government fix definite working hours for the police force.
Tags : Bombay High Court, Rehabilitation
Counting of Bar Council Votes Should be Done District-wise: Madras High Court(28.03.2018)
Madras High Court has ruled that counting of votes to be polled in the election to the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry on March 28 shall be c.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Bar Council
Provisions of Section 96 of the IBC are not applicable on a complaint filed under Section 138 of NI Act(15.05.2023)
The facts of the present case are that, the complaint was filed by Respondent No. 1 against the Petitioner and Respondent Nos. 2, under Section 138 re.....
Tags : IBC, Provision, Applicability
Karnataka High Court: KIAD Act Must Conform to Provisions of Centre's 2013 Land Acquisition Act(21.04.2017)
Karnataka High Court has ruled that Section 24 of Centre's Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 that deals with compensation, w.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013
MCI to Medical Practitioners: Say 'No' to Brand Name Drugs, Say 'Yes' to Generic Drugs(24.04.2017)
Medical Council of India (MCI), while asking all registered Medical Practitioners to ensure that they prescribe drugs with generic names only, has war.....
Tags : Medical Council of India, Generic Drugs
Madras High Court Asks State to Consider Compensating Bear Attack Victim(24.04.2017)
Madras High Court has directed Head of Project Tiger, Kalakad Mundunthurai Tiger Reserve (KMTR) at Ambasamudram in Tirunelveli district to consider a .....
Tags : Madras High Court, Bear Attack, Chettimedu village
Calcutta High Court Allows Railways to Use Own Force for Eviction Drive(14.06.2018)
Calcutta High Court has allowed the Railways to carry out eviction of encroachers at New Jalpaiguri and Siliguri stations, and directed the West Benga.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Railways
Courts Can Step in & Remove Errant Executor in Absence of a Named Legatee: Bombay HC(14.06.2018)
Bombay High Court has held that in the absence of a named legatee, courts can step in and remove an errant executor in order to protect the interests .....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Will
Supreme Court: Can Bar Assn Prohibit Advocate From Representing An Individual?(18.06.2018)
Supreme Court has issued a notice to the State of Madhya Pradesh and the Bar Council of India on a petition filed by a man against the Jabalpur Distri.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Bar Council
Confession of an accused recorded by a Police Officer is not admissible as evidence(01.03.2024)
Present appeals take exception to the final impugned judgment passed by the High Court rejecting the Criminal Appeal preferred by the appellants assai.....
Tags : Conviction, Evidence, Credibility
Bombay HC: Investors in Illegal Structures Project Can be Prosecuted(13.04.2017)
Bombay High Court has said that an investor in a construction firm that builds illegal structures is liable to face criminal prosecution.
Tags : Bombay High Court, Illegal Structures
Goods and Services Tax (Compensation to States) Bill, 2017 Gets President Nod(13.04.2017)
Goods and Services Tax (Compensation to States) Bill, 2017 that aims to compensate States for loss of revenue due to implementation of GST has receive.....
Tags : Goods and Services Tax (Compensation to States) Bill, 2017
Delhi HC: Projects in Vicinity of Airports in City Needs Global Aviation Body Clearance(14.04.2017)
Delhi HC has directed MoCA and AAI to refer to International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) case of three builders seeking an aeronautical survey .....
Tags : Delhi HC, International Civil Aviation Organisation
SC Directs 3 Member Committee to Examine Objections to Delhi Bar Council Elections(15.05.2018)
Supreme Court has directed a three-member committee to examine the objections to the Delhi Bar Council elections held in April this year.
Tags : Supreme Court, Bar Council Elections
Maintenance of Existing Railway Tracks is Taxable at 18% GST: AAR(15.05.2018)
Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR), West Bengal has held that the works contract service of maintaining Railway Tracks as per the Letter of Acceptance.....
Tags : Authority for Advance Ruling, Railway Tracks
Talking on Mobile While Driving Not Illegal: Kerala High Court(18.05.2018)
Kerala High Court has said that it is not illegal to talk on the phone while driving, unless it is established that the driver's actions endangered pu.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Mobile
Supreme Court Slaps Rs.1-Lakh Fine On Google, Others for Not Replying to Notice on Child Pornography(22.05.2018)
Supreme Court has imposed costs of Rs. 1 lakh each on Yahoo, Facebook Ireland, Facebook India, Google India, Google Inc., Microsoft and Whats App for .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Child Pornography
Assessee would not be under a legal obligation to deduct tax at source on the income/profit component in payments received by distributors/franchisees from third parties/customers(28.02.2024)
The issue relates to the liability to deduct tax at source under Section 194-H of the Income Tax Act, 1961 on the amount which, as per the Revenue, is.....
Tags : TDS, Liability, Payment
Courts do not sit as an Appellate Authority over the decisions taken by the experts(03.11.2023)
The Petitioner has approached present Court seeking a writ of mandamus directing the Respondent No.1 herein ('the Board') to take action against Respo.....
Tags : Misconduct, Process, Maintainability
Karnataka High Court: Housewife As Busy As Professionals(02.05.2018)
Karnataka High Court, while observing that husbands who think homemakers have a lot of free time don’t quite understand their work, has rejected a pe.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Family Court
J&K High Court to Mufti Govt: Consider Slashing Juvenile Age Limit from 18 to 16(02.05.2018)
Jammu and Kashmir High Court has directed the state government to reconsider the age limit of juveniles.
Tags : Jammu and Kashmir High Court, Juvenile
Bar Council of Chhattisgarh Entitled to I-T Exemption: Chhattisgarh High Court(02.05.2018)
Chhattisgarh High Court has held that Bar Council of the State is entitled for income tax exemption under Section 10(23A) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 .....
Tags : Chhattisgarh High Court, Bar Council of Chhattisgarh
Bombay High Court: Pay Salaries of Social Welfare Staff within 2 Days(04.05.2018)
Bombay High Court has directed the Directorate of Social Welfare to release the salaries within two days to two staffers of the office of the commissi.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Disabilities
Petition of Impeachment Motion Against CJI Withdrawn by Congress(08.05.2018)
Petition of impeachment motion filed against the Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra by the Congress MPs has been withdrawn by senior party leader Kapi.....
Tags : Chief Justice of India, Impeachment Motion, Kapil Sibal
Supreme Court: Accused Cannot Be Re-arrested by Ignoring Bail Order(10.05.2018)
Supreme Court has observed that it is not permissible to simply re-arrest the accused, by adding another offence, ignoring the bail order in force at .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Bail
Take Action Against Officials Responsible for Illegal Constructions: Supreme Court(10.05.2018)
Supreme Court has suggested that the Himachal Pradesh Government should take action against those officials who were posted in Kasauli when illegal co.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Illegal Constructions
The equivalence of a qualification is not a matter that can be determined in exercise of power of judicial review(06.08.2024)
The Appellant, appeared in the written test on 10th October, 2009 and cleared the exam. The KPSC invited the Appellant vide letter dated 03rd October,.....
Tags : Appointment, Advertisement, Eligibility
Extra judicial confession is considered as a weak type of evidence and is only used as a corroborative link to lend credibility to other evidence on record(06.08.2024)
The present application has been filed under section 439 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) seeking regular bail in connection with FIR under .....
Tags : Bail, Grant, Entitlement
US Supreme Court Drops Microsoft Email Fight With New Law in Place(18.04.2018)
U.S. Supreme Court has dropped a high-profile case over government access to emails stored overseas after both sides said a new federal law stripped t.....
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Delhi High Court to DGCA: Limit Flight Hours for Pilots(19.04.2018)
Delhi High Court has told the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) that no pilot should fly for over 125 hours, 30 days in a row.
Tags : Delhi High Court, Pilots
Supreme Court: PILs Being Used For Personal, Political, Business Agenda(23.04.2018)
Supreme Court has expressed serious concern over the manner in which Public Interest Litigation or PIL was being "brazenly mis-utilised" by people wit.....
Tags : Supreme Court, PIL
Supreme Court of Canada: Children’s Interests Must Be Weighed in International Custody Cases(23.04.2018)
Supreme Court of Canada has held that in dealing with international child custody and abduction cases, Courts must look beyond parental intent and con.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Custody, Children
Bombay High Court: Consider Setting Up Child-friendly Courtroom(24.04.2018)
Bombay High Court has directed the Maharashtra government to consider on "priority", establishing a "model child-friendly courtroom" for minor victims.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Minors, Juvenile
Regularising of Illegal Structures Will Result In Time Bomb: Delhi High Court(25.04.2018)
Delhi High Court has said that with the AAP government "pushing for" regularising illegal constructions and the civic bodies allowing such buildings t.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Illegal Structures
Madras High Court: Caste Alone Not Enough to Treat Murder As 'Honour Killing'(01.05.2018)
Madras High Court has observed that a murder cannot be termed as honour killing merely because caste of the accused and deceased was a contributing fa.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Honour Killing
Conviction cannot be based on the testimony of a wholly unreliable witness(03.06.2022)
Instant appeals challenges the judgment delivered by the Division Bench of the High Court, thereby dismissing the appeal filed by the present appellan.....
Tags : Conviction, Evidence, Credibility
Delhi High Court Gives Nod to Biocon, Mylan to Sell Biosimilar Cancer Drug(06.03.2017)
Delhi High Court gave a green signal to pharmaceutical companies Biocon and Mylan to manufacture and sell its biosimilar drug Trastuzumab for early br.....
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Which Law Allows Turning Private Toilets Public? Asks Bombay High Court(07.03.2018)
Bombay High Court has asked the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to explain the provisions under which the civic body had decided to convert '.....
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Supreme Court Extends Time For Making Crèche Facility Functional To 30 April(07.03.2018)
Supreme Court has extended the time for making the crèche facility functional in its premises from 1 March to 30 April.
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No Filings to be Accepted on Original Side Without Proper Pagination: Bombay High Court(08.03.2018)
Bombay High Court has directed officers on the original side of the High Court not to accept any filings in any matter, unless the pages are properly .....
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Madras High Court Refuses to Legalise Red Hills Building(12.03.2018)
Madras High Court has said that if unauthorised illegal constructions are allowed to be regularised, law abiding citizens will also be encouraged to v.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Response of BCI on Plea to Ban Legislators from Practising Law(13.03.2018)
Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Bar Council of India (BCI) seeking its response on a petition seeking to restrain lawmakers from practising a.....
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Different Age Criteria For State Govt Job Candidates Based on Domicile Status Unconstitutional: MP HC(13.03.2018)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that different age criteria for the candidates from outside the state and the candidates who are domicile of state .....
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Process of labelling or re-labelling amounts to manufacture(30.04.2024)
Present is an appeal by the revenue under Section 35L(1)(b) of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (Central Excise Act) against the order passed by the Custo.....
Tags : Activity, CENVAT credit, Eligibility
When the substantial control remains with the contractor and is not handed over to the user, it can’t be termed as sale and Sales Tax or VAT can’t be applied(09.01.2024)
Present group of appeals concerns the liability to pay tax under the Assam General Sales Tax Act, 1993 ('the Sales Tax Act') and the Assam Value Added.....
Tags : Payment, Provision, Applicability
Supreme Court: Is Magistrate's Court Above the Supreme Court?(01.06.2018)
Supreme Court has wondered whether a magisterial court was "above" it, after it came to know that a lower court in Mumbai has refused to release an ac.....
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Accused Should Appear or Surrender Before Lower Court for Regular Bail: Madras HC(04.06.2018)
Madras High Court has made it clear that an accused seeking regular bail for non-bailable offences should appear or surrender before the lower court f.....
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Formulate Policy for Mentally Ill Children: Uttarakhand HC(04.06.2018)
Uttarakhand High Court has directed the State to formulate a comprehensive policy for rehabilitation of mentally ill children and patients.
Tags : Uttarakhand High Court, Mentally Ill, Children
Delhi High Court: What is the Role of BCI in Maintaing Legal Education Standards?(05.06.2018)
Delhi High Court has said that it will consider the scope of powers of the Bar Council of India (BCI) and the steps that can be taken by the BCI to en.....
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Delhi High Court Junks PIL Seeking Probe Into Killing of 39 Indians in Iraq(07.06.2018)
Delhi High Court has dismissed a PIL seeking a detailed probe into alleged "lapses" of the Centre in saving 39 Indians, who were killed by ISIS in Ira.....
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Delhi High Court: Railways Should Develop “Litigation Policy” for Tortuous Claims(08.06.2018)
Delhi High Court has suggested formulation of a “litigation policy” by the Railways to address tortuous claims of compensation filed against it.
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Explore Pre-litigation Mediation for Compensation Cases: Delhi High Court to Railways(11.06.2018)
Delhi High Court has asked Indian Railways to explore the possibility of having a compulsory pre-litigation mediation for facilitating an early settle.....
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Power to record additional evidence under Section 391 of CrPC should only be exercised, when the party making such request is diligent(29.01.2024)
The instant appeal by special leave filed at the behest of the Appellant accused calls into question the order passed by the High Court rejecting the .....
Tags : Provision, Applicability, Additional evidence
ITAT Chennai: Activities of Tamil Nadu Cricket Association are Not ‘Commercial’(08.06.2017)
ITAT Chennai has held that activities of Tamil Nadu Cricket Association are not “Commercial” in nature and hence exemption to assessee under section 1.....
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Bombay HC Upholds Vires of S. 28 A(1) of Maharashtra Civil Courts Act, 1869(09.06.2017)
Bombay High Court has upheld the vires of Section 28 A(1) of Maharashtra Civil Courts Act, 1869 that states about high court’s power to invest civil .....
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Delhi HC: Bail Can Be Cancelled If Granted By Trial Court on Irrelevant Material(09.06.2017)
Delhi High Court has set aside an order of grant of bail, observing that such orders can be cancelled to prevent miscarriage of justice, if they are b.....
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Govt Tightens Noose For July 1 GST Roll Out, Revises Rates For 66 Items, Eases Bizz Rules(12.06.2017)
Government has decided to lower rates on 66 goods and services, from pickles and cheaper cinema tickets to insulin and instant food mixes and also eas.....
Tags : GST, Rates, GST Council
Raise Height of Tracks to Avoid Flooding: Bombay High Court to Railways(11.07.2018)
Bombay High Court has rapped Central and Western Railway for their inability to take preemptive measures ahead of Mumbai rains.
Tags : Bombay High Court, Flood, Railways
Supreme Court: Only TNCA-registered Players Can Feature in TNPL(12.07.2018)
Supreme Court has given green signal for Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) to continue with players who are registered with the Tamil Nadu Cricket Asso.....
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Panchayats Can Give Building Approvals: Madras High Court(16.07.2018)
Madras High Court has held that panchayats can use their executive authority and sanction building approvals in their territory, after a compulsory co.....
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Definition of purchase price under Gujarat Value Added Tax Act, 2003 would not include value added tax(02.08.2024)
In present matter, the Respondent dealer calculated the taxable turnover of its purchases within the State of Gujarat by excluding the amount represen.....
Tags : Taxable turnover, Liability, Assessment
Sanction is not required to prosecute a public servant who faces accusation of creating fake documents by misusing his official position(17.01.2024)
The Appellant as the complainant lodged a first information report alleging that Respondent No. 2 were irregularly creating documents of property in t.....
Tags : Sanction, Provision, Applicability
Centre Imposes 10% Basic Customs Duty on Mobile Phones(03.07.2017)
Centre has imposed 10% basic customs duty on cellular mobile phones. This will also be applicable on specified parts of cellular mobile phones includi.....
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Supreme Court Directs States to Follow NHRC Plea, File Information on Encounter Killings(05.07.2017)
Supreme Court has directed various states to file their replies on a plea of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) seeking direction for mandatorily.....
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Bombay HC Ensures Immediate Listing Of ABA, Bail Pleas(05.07.2017)
Bombay High Court has started listing anticipatory bail applications on board as soon as they are filed, and regular bail applications are listed with.....
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Govt: No Restriction on Cash Dealings of Above Rs 2 lakh for Credit Card Bill Payments(05.07.2017)
Revenue Department has said that restrictions on cash dealings of Rs 2 lakh or more will not apply to credit card bill payments, business corresponden.....
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Allahabad High Court Stays Construction of Hotel by Akhilesh Yadav(20.08.2018)
Allahabad High Court has stayed the proposal of former chief minister Akhilesh Yadav to construct a heritage hotel at Vikramaditya Marg, a high securi.....
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Supreme Court Takes Note of Alwar Mob Lynching Incident(20.08.2018)
Supreme Court has taken note of the 20 July lynching incident in Rajasthan's Alwar district after it had issued a slew of directions on dealing with c.....
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Supreme Court Expresses Shock Over 2 Lakh “Missing” Children(23.08.2018)
Supreme Court has expressed shock over discrepancies in two government-commissioned surveys, both a year apart, which shows that over two lakh childre.....
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#OneNationOneTax: GST Council Paves Way for Lower Burden on Average Household(19.05.2017)
Tax Free Items: Milk, Jaggery, Cereals, Fruit & Vegetables, Pulses.
Rate of 5%: Coffee, Tea, Sugar, Edible Oil, Coal, Indian Sweets.
Rate of 18%: Ch.....
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#OneNationOneTax: Consensus Builds in Srinagar Meet on July 1 GST Rollout(19.05.2017)
GST Council has decided tax rates for 1211 items of goods and services, of which 7% will be exempted, 14% will fall in the 5% slab, 17% in the 12% sla.....
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#GST: Council Finalizes GST Rates For 1,211 Items, Items of Daily Use to Attract Lower Tax Rate(19.05.2017)
GST Council has finalized tax rates for over 1,200 items, wherein a consensus was drawn to exempt or lower taxes on several items of daily use.
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NGT: Act Immediately Against Those Indulged in River Son Illegal Sand Mining(22.05.2017)
National Green Tribunal has directed District Collectors of Umaria and Shahdol of Madhya Pradesh to take immediate action against persons indulged in .....
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Dhatri Hair Care Oil and Massage Oil are Ayurvedic Medicines: CESTAT(19.07.2018)
Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that “Dhatri Brand Hair Care Herbal Oil” and “Dhatri Brand Massage Oil” are ayurvedic.....
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Illegal Works No Grounds for Cancelling Building Registration: Bombay High Court(24.07.2018)
Bombay High Court has held that registration of a housing society cannot be cancelled, granted or refused on the grounds that illegal or unauthorised .....
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Parliament Passes the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2018(25.07.2018)
Parliament has passed an anti-corruption Bill namely the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2018 that provides for punishment to bribe givers .....
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When the decree holder has a pre-existing right in the property, a decree does not require registration(06.07.2021)
The Appellant filed a suit for possession in the year 1978 disputing the Will dated 4th December, 1958 executed in favour of the defendant. The Appell.....
Tags : Registration, Provision, Applicability
Evidence of witnesses cannot be disbelieved on basis of minor contradiction(06.07.2021)
Present appeal is filed against judgment and order passed by the High Court, by which the High Court has dismissed the said appeal preferred by the Ap.....
Tags : Conviction, Evidence, Credibility
#Illegal mining in Odisha: Supreme Court Imposes 100% Penalty(03.08.2017)
Supreme Court has imposed a 100% penalty on illegal mining on account of lack of forest and environment clearances, mining outside lease/permitted are.....
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Delhi High Court: “Rules of Game Cannot be Changed After Game is Over”(04.08.2017)
Delhi High Court has reiterated the settled position of law that selection criteria cannot be changed after admission process is over, while hearing p.....
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Supreme Court Directs Centre to Provide Data on Implementing Child Marriage Prohibition Act(10.08.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Centre to provide data on number of Child Marriage Prohibition Officers, appointed under Child Marriage Prohibition Act, 2006 .....
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Bombay High Court Directs Western Railway to Address Medical Emergencies Swiftly(10.09.2018)
Bombay High Court has directed Western Railway to check facts and take appropriate action on the merits of cases of medical emergency.
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All HC Pulls Up Doctor and Seeks Expl on Finding his Diagnosis in Disability Certificates Illegible(10.09.2018)
Allahabad High Court has told a doctor found to be routinely issuing disability certificates to be careful as the diagnosis mentioned by him was “not .....
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Delhi High Court Issues Notice To State Govt On PIL For Nursery, Kindergarten in Govt Schools(10.09.2018)
Delhi High Court has issued notice to Government on a PIL stressing on provision for nursery and kindergarten in Govt schools.
Tags : Delhi High Court, PIL, Nursery
Delhi High Court Issues Notice To State Govt On Illegal Path Labs Across Delhi, NCR(10.09.2018)
Delhi High Court has issued notice to State Govt on a PIL seeking closure of all unauthorized pathological and diagnostic labs being run by un-qualifi.....
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Party can claim maintenance from the estate of husband under Section 19 of Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956 only after demonstrating that she is unable to maintain herself(07.09.2020)
The Petitioner was blessed with two sons. Late Bhupinder was married to Respondent no. 1 on 12th December, 2004 and died on 21st May, 2015. Respondent.....
Tags : Maintenance, Eligibility, Proof
While granting bail, the Court has to keep in mind not only the nature of the accusations, but the severity of the punishment(16.08.2021)
Present is a petition under Section 439 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) for grant of regular bail in Sessions Case registered at Narcotics .....
Tags : Bail, Rejection, Legality
Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals of 4 cops, 2 doctors in Bilkis Bano Case(11.07.2017)
Supreme Court has dismissed appeals of two doctors and four policemen including an IPS officer challenging their conviction by Bombay High Court in th.....
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Delhi High Court: Where’s the Blind Student Who Missed Test?(12.07.2017)
Delhi High Court has asked DU to furnish before it list of candidates who have applied for a MPhil course in which a blind student could not appear du.....
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SC Orders CBI Investigation in 62 Cases Manipur Extra Judicial Killings(14.07.2017)
Supreme Court has directed CBI to constitute a Special Investigation Team and to investigate the alleged extra judicial killings in Manipur.
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Bombay HC to State Govt: Pay Rs. 2 lakh Compensation for Illegal Detention(17.07.2017)
Bombay High Court has directed State of Maharashtra to pay at least Rs. 2 lakh as compensation to one Ranjit Singh Gill for keeping him in jail, three.....
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Supreme Court Warns Pharmacy Council of India Over Irregularities in Grant of Recognition(30.08.2018)
Supreme Court has warned Pharmacy Council of India of superseding it if the latter does not mend its irregularity in granting recognition to pharmacy .....
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Remove Corrupt Vigilance Officials: Madras High Court(31.08.2018)
Madras High Court has directed the Commissioner of Greater Chennai Corporation to transfer all the officials presently serving in the vigilance cell o.....
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Delhi HC: Child Rape is Inexcusable, Won’t Quash Ordinance(05.09.2018)
Delhi HC while declining to quash the ordinance that allows courts to award death penalty to those convicted of raping girls aged below 12 has said th.....
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State cannot enrich itself unjustly, when no duty was liable to be paid by Appellant(16.08.2021)
The Appellant is engaged a manufacture of Galvanized Transmission and Communication Tower Plants. A refund claim for an amount of Rs.2,01,262 was file.....
Tags : Refund, Time bar, Eligibility
Unless specified by statute itself, procedural law operates retrospectively(18.08.2021)
Present Miscellaneous Application(MA) is filed by assessee seeking rectification of mistake , which as per assessee is apparent from record and has cr.....
Tags : Miscellaneous Application, Time period, Maintainability
MP HC Advises Trial Courts Not to Issue Non-Bailable Warrant at First Instance(18.08.2017)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has advised Trial Courts not to exercise its power to issue non-bailable warrant in a routine and mechanical manner and in t.....
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Delhi HC Annuls NDMC Bye-Laws, Ask Civic Agency to Refund Excess Property Tax(21.08.2017)
Delhi High Court has struck down New Delhi Municipal Council (Determination of Annual Rent) Bye-laws, 2009, and asked NDMC to refund the excess tax co.....
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Family Court: No 'Toilet' at Home Amounts to Cruelty(21.08.2017)
A Family Court in Rajasthan’s Bhilawara District has granted a woman’s plea for divorce, ruling that absence of a toilet at home amounts to cruelty.
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Court Must Not Go Deep into Merits of Matter While Considering Bail Application: Supreme Court(19.09.2018)
Supreme Court has cancelled bail granted by the High Court to an influential businessman accused in a murder case, taking into account his past attemp.....
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Vigilance Court in Thiruvananthapuram Rejects Vigilance Clean Chit to Former Kerala Minister K M Mani(19.09.2018)
Vigilance Court in Thiruvananthapuram rejected the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) report clearing K M Mani in the sensational bar bribery.....
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Allow Bhajiyawala Family to Operate PPF Accounts: Gujarat High Court(19.09.2018)
Gujarat High Court has directed the Income Tax department and SBI to permit Surat-based financier Jignesh Bhajiyawala and his family members to operat.....
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Compensate Parents for Loss of Child in Accidents: SC Lays Down Concept of 'Filial Consortium'(19.09.2018)
Supreme Court has observed that in a case where a parent has lost their minor child, or unmarried son or daughter, the parents are entitled to be awar.....
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Reference to precise role in commission of offence is necessary to attach criminal liability(17.11.2023)
By way of the present bail applications, the applicant seeks regular bail for FIR’s registered under Sections 420/406/120B of the Indian Penal Code, 1.....
Tags : Bail, Grant, Conditions
Bombay High Court Refuses to Accept Govt’s Stand on Silence Zones(24.08.2017)
Bombay High Court, while rejecting State Government’s stand that silence zones do not exist in state as of now, has said that its 2016 order declaring.....
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Delhi High Court Lacks Original Jurisdiction to Try Matters Under Family Courts Act(28.08.2017)
Delhi High Court has clarified that it lacked the original civil jurisdiction to try matters falling under Section 7 of Family Courts Act.
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Supreme Court Asks Dilip Kumar to Deposit Rs 20 Crore to Settle Property Dispute(01.09.2017)
Supreme Court has asked thespian superstar Dilip Kumar to deposit Rs 20 crore with its registry as part payment to a Mumbai-based real estate firm wit.....
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NCLT Grants Immunity to New IL&FS Board(11.10.2018)
National Company Law Tribunal has empowered newly appointed board of the debt-laden Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services as the court has debar.....
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Kerala HC Dismisses Akhila Bharat Hindu Mahasabha’s Plea for Muslim Women’s Entry to Mosques(11.10.2018)
Kerala High Court has dismissed a petition filed by Akhila Bharat Hindu Mahasabha seeking directive to the Centre for issuing an order enabling Muslim.....
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Supreme Court Declines Petition Seeking Guidelines to Deal with PIL(12.10.2018)
Supreme Court has refused to consider a submission seeking laying down fresh guidelines for hearing public interest litigations (PILs).
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Tripura HC Stays Cancellation of Registration of ‘Daily Deshar Katha” 40 Year Old CPI(M) Newspaper(12.10.2018)
Tripura High Court has stayed the cancellation of registration of newspaper “Daily Deshar Katha”, which has been the mouthpiece of CPI(M) in Tripura f.....
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Will can be suspected only if substantial changes introduced to it by the cuttings and overwriting present on it(17.11.2023)
The present petition has been filed under Section 276 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 seeking grant of probate of the Will dated 27th September, 20.....
Tags : Will, Execution, Grant
Supreme Court Bans Use of Furnace Oil, Pet Coke in Industry in NCR from Nov 1(25.10.2017)
Supreme Court has lashed out at government for not complying with its order for setting emission standard for industries and banned use of polluting f.....
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Kerala HC: Retired Employee Not Bound To Pay Back Amount Withdrawn From Welfare Fund For Re-Enrolling(26.10.2017)
Kerala High Court has held that Bar Council cannot insist that a retired employee should pay back the amount which he had withdrawn from the welfare f.....
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Bombay High Court: INC Cannot Grant Recognition to Institutes Imparting Nursing Training in a State(27.10.2017)
Bombay High Court has held that Indian Nursing Council (INC) has no authority to grant recognition to institutes imparting nursing training in a state.....
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Delhi HC Slams MCI’s Ethics Committee For Debarring Cardiology Professor Without Proper Probe(31.10.2017)
Delhi High Court has slammed the Ethics Committee of Medical Council of India (MCI) for debarring a Professor of Cardiology from undertaking any post .....
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NGT: Minister Cannot Overrule Wildlife Board(31.10.2017)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ruled that the Environment Ministry cannot reject the majority view of National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) without an.....
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Non-Commencement of Trial in Three Months can’t be Ground for Bail: Bombay HC(12.11.2018)
Bombay High Court has held that non-commencement of trial within three months can’t be a ground for granting bail and also Cancelled bail of a murder .....
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NCLT Orders Insolvency Proceedings Against Empee Distilleries(12.11.2018)
National Company Law Tribunal has ordered starting of Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process against liquor manufacturing company Empee Distilleries.....
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For an interim or final moratorium under Section 96 of IBC to come into force, application filed by debtor should be complete in all respects and without any procedural defects(17.11.2023)
The Petitioner who is a sleeping partner in the 3rd respondent-Limited Liability Partnership Firm, seeks to declare that the provisions of the Insolve.....
Tags : Proceedings, Provision, Applicability
Protection under Section 197 of the CrPC is not be available to public servant prosecuted under Section 48 of Water Act(13.07.2021)
Present appeal challenges the order passed by the High Court. Sandur Gram Panchayat, Sandur, Karnataka and the Appellant, who at the relevant time was.....
Tags : Public servants, Applicability, Provision
Allahabad HC Amends 10-Day Bail Rule, Cuts It Down to 2 Days(24.09.2018)
Allahabad High Court has amended its 10-day bail rule, bringing down to two days the mandatory 10-day notice served to the government counsel on a bai.....
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Accused Is Entitled to Default Bail Even if Charge Sheet Returned Due to Technical Reason: SC(25.09.2018)
Supreme Court has held that an accused is entitled to default bail under Section 167(2) of Code of Criminal Procedure even if the charge sheet filed b.....
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Supreme Court Appoints Committee Headed by Justice Amitava Roy to Look Into Jail Reforms(25.09.2018)
Supreme Court has constituted a three-member committee headed by its former judge Justice Amitava Roy to look into the aspect of jail reforms across t.....
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Aadhaar Not Mandatory for Bank Account, Mobile Number but Must for Allotment of PAN: SC(26.09.2018)
Supreme Court has held that while Aadhaar would remain mandatory for filing of income tax returns and allotment of PAN, it would not be mandatory to l.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Aadhaar, PAN, Mobile Connections
Indian Oil Corporation Can’t Claim ITC on GST Paid on Railway Freight for Transportation of ATF: AAR(27.09.2018)
Authority for Advance Rulings, West Bengal has held that the Indian Oil Corporation is not eligible to avail Input Tax Credit (ITC) on the GST paid on.....
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Madras High Court Pulls Up Southern Railway for Unclean Coaches(28.09.2018)
Madras High Court has indicted the GM of Southern Railways for not providing minimum cleanliness to passengers and observed that at least a basic leve.....
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Service Tax Due But Not Collected, Eligible for Income Tax Deduction: Bombay HC(28.09.2018)
Bombay High Court has held that the Service Tax due but not actually collected from customers and not remitted to the Central Government cannot be dis.....
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NCLT Allows MCA to Supercede IL&FS Board(03.10.2018)
NCLT has allowed MCA to supercede IL&FS board with six new directors after the government moved a petition to remove the previous board of directors.
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NGT Gives Nod to Purana Qila Lake Revival(03.10.2018)
NGT has given its nod to the revival of the iconic Purana Qila lake by laying impermeable plastic lining on its bed and has rejected the claim that th.....
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NGT Directs Oil Companies to Install Vapour Recovery Systems at All Petrol Pumps(03.10.2018)
NGT has passed directions on a petition for implementation of necessary steps to control and stop the release of VOCs like benzene, toluene and xylene.....
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Rehabilitation Homes for Mentally Ill Persons: SC Seeks Status Report(04.10.2018)
Supreme Court has sought reports within two weeks from state governments and Union Territories on the status of setting up rehabilitation homes for pe.....
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Vacancies in Family Courts: Delhi HC Slams State Government(05.10.2018)
Delhi High Court has taken note of failure of Delhi Government to fill up vacancies in family courts and warned of coercive measures if appointments a.....
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NGT Directs Railways to Submit Action Plan on Cleanliness(05.10.2018)
NGT has directed the railways to submit an action plan for maintaining cleanliness on platforms and tracks and has asked the Comptroller and Auditor G.....
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Delhi HC Acquits Former TV Anchor Suhaib Ilyasi in His Wife’s Murder Case(05.10.2018)
Delhi High Court has acquitted former TV anchor and producer Suhaib Ilyasi in his wife's murder case.
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Illegal Hoardings/Flex Boards: Kerala HC Expresses Disappointment Over Authorities(05.10.2018)
High Court of Kerala has expressed deep anguish and dissatisfaction on the failure of authorities in implementing the earlier order of the court on il.....
Tags : Kerela High Court, Illegal Hoardings/Flex Boards
Order of pre-arrest bail being an extra ordinary privilege, should be granted only in exceptional cases(27.06.2024)
Present applications are filed under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, for orders of pre-arrest bail. The Petitioners are the accus.....
Tags : Pre-arrest bail, Grant, Discretion
Entry into Reserve Forest Area Prohibited by Madras High Court(20.09.2018)
Madras High Court has prohibited any person including members of the Nilgiris Wildlife and Environment Association from entering into the reserve fore.....
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Entry into Reserve Forest Area Prohibited by Madras High Court(20.09.2018)
Madras High Court has prohibited any person including members of the Nilgiris Wildlife and Environment Association from entering into the reserve fore.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Forest Reserves, Nilgiri Hills
Jammu & Kashmir Acting DGP Dilbag Singh to Continue in Office, Says Supreme Court(20.09.2018)
Supreme Court has said that newly appointed acting Director General of Police (DGP) of Jammu and Kashmir shall continue in office till Union Public Se.....
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Delhi High Court Ends 11 PILs on Illegal Buildings(21.09.2018)
Delhi High Court has disposed PILs pointing out that once an action plan has been drawn to prevent further illegal constructions and removing the exis.....
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SC Appoints Nandan Nilekani to Examine Possibility of Computer Network Based/ AI Solution(24.09.2018)
Supreme Court has appointed Mr. Nandan Nilekani for examining the possibility of a computer network based or artificial intelligence based technologic.....
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Madras High Court Acquits Accused and Makes Witness Take His Place(24.09.2018)
Madras High Court has acquitted a convict from all charges levelled against him in a child rape case and ordered de novo trial by implicating one of t.....
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Section 438 CrPC (Anticipatory Bail) Applicable in Uttarakhand, Declares Uttarakhand High Court(24.09.2018)
Uttarakhand High Court has declared that provision for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is applicable in the Stat.....
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Unadjusted business loss of a particular year would be eligible to be carried forward to subsequent assessment years and for set off also(28.02.2024)
The appeal arises out of the order of the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals). The only issue to be decided in this appeal is as to whether the learn.....
Tags : Set off, Business income, Eligibility
The State or the employer is under no legal obligation to fill-up the vacancies advertised(04.03.2024)
By instituting the present proceedings, the Petitioners have challenged the judgment passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal ("Tribunal") whereb.....
Tags : Vacancy, Filling up, Direction
GST: Retail Sale Price Declared on the Footwear Package is Inclusive of Goods and Service Tax(04.10.2017)
Central Government has clarified that Retail Sale Price declared on the Foot ware Package is inclusive of Goods and Services Tax (GST).
Tags : Goods and Services Tax, Retail Sale Price
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India Relaxes Norms for Information Utilities(06.10.2017)
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India has relaxed norms for information utilities, paving way for Indian companies listed on the stock exchanges to.....
Tags : Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India, Information Utilities
If Public Toilets Not Maintained, Will People Use Them: Delhi High Court(11.10.2017)
Delhi High Court has criticised authorities responsible for maintaining public toilets in the city, saying if they do their job properly, people would.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Public Toilet
Finalize SOP for Handling Complaints Involving Child Pornography: SC to Centre(23.10.2018)
Supreme Court has directed the Centre to finalize the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for handling complaints involving child pornography by Novemb.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Child Pornography
Remove Illegal Flex Boards or be Personally Liable: Kerala HC to Heads of Local Self Govt Institution(25.10.2018)
Kerala High Court has warned the various heads of Local Self Government institutions to ensure the removal of all illegal flex boards /banners/hoardin.....
Tags : Kerela High Court, Illegal Flex Boards
Two Child Norm Valid for Contesting Panchayat Polls Even if Third Given for Adoption: Supreme Court(25.10.2018)
Supreme Court has ruled that birth of a third child would automatically disqualify a person from contesting panchayat polls and from holding the post .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Two Child Norm, Panchayat Polls
Madras High Court Upholds Disqualification of 18 AIADMK MLAs of Tamil Nadu Assembly(25.10.2018)
Madras High Court has upheld the decision of Tamil Nadu assembly speaker to disqualify 18 MLAs of AIADMK.
Tags : Madras High Court, Tamil Nadu Assembly, Disqualification of MLAs
Assessee is eligible for its TDS only in the year where the income is declared(05.03.2024)
The brief fact of the case is that, the assessment was completed under Section 143(3) of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The TDS amount of Rs. 14,63,516 was.....
Tags : Assessment, TDS, Eligibility
Fact of family’s sustenance for long-time is sufficient to deny compassionate appointment(20.12.2019)
In present case, Petitioner seeks quashing of order passed by Respondent No. 2 vide which her case for compassionate appointment was rejected. The hu.....
Tags : Compassionate Appointment, Eligibility, Time period
SC Issues Notice In Plea For Transferring Murder Case Against BJP MLA Sushil Singh To CBI(11.09.2018)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a petition seeking transfer to CBI the case filed against BJP MLA Sushil Singh for the murder of one Ram Bihari Cha.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Sushil Singh
Appointment of DGP: Supreme Court Seeks A-G Help On J&K’s Plea(12.09.2018)
SC has sought the Attorney General’s assistance on a plea by the Jammu and Kashmir administration, seeking sanction for its decision to appoint Dilbag.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Jammu & Kashmir, Dilbagh Singh
Madras High Court Restrains Warring Groups In Film And Television Producers Guild(13.09.2018)
Madras High Court has ordered that the warring groups in Film and Television Producers Guild of South India should neither conduct any meeting nor ope.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Film And Television Producers Guild
Uttarakhand HC Orders Rs 2 Crore Relief To Widow Of Slain Doctor(13.09.2018)
Uttarakhand HC has directed the state government to pay compensation of Rs 1,99,09,000 to the widow of Dr Sunil Kumar, who was shot dead while on duty.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Sunil Kumar
NCLT Allows Two New Bidders Of Bharati Defence To Submit Plans(13.09.2018)
NCLT has asked ARCS Ship Build Services and Hong Kong-based investor Ricky Nathaniel to join the insolvency resolution process of Bharati Defence and .....
Tags : NCLT, Sunil Kumar
‘Surrender Your Mobile First!’, Madras High Court Tells Petitioners In PIL Against Mobile Phone Harms(14.09.2018)
A group of public-spirited citizens who filed a PIL in the Madhya Pradesh High Court to control ‘harms’ caused by mobile phone usage has been asked by.....
Tags : Madhya Pradesh High Court, Mobile Phones
Widow Eligible For Family Pension Even After Re-Marriage: Central Administrative Tribunal(14.09.2018)
Central Administrative Tribunal has ruled that the widow of a deceased government servant is eligible for family pension even after remarriage.
Tags : CAT, Family Pension
Second complaint lie only on fresh facts or on previous facts, only if, a special case is made out(02.03.2020)
In the facts of present case, the father of the complainant passed away. It is submitted that, on 2nd November, 2010, vehicle maruti -800 owned compla.....
Tags : Forged documents, Second complaint, Maintainability
Statement recorded under Section 161 of CrPC can be used only to prove the contradictions and/or omissions(02.03.2020)
Feeling aggrieved and dissatisfied with the impugned judgment passed by the High Court by which the High Court has confirmed the conviction of the App.....
Tags : Conviction, Evidence, Credibility
If cheque is not issued for discharge of any debt or other liability, Section 138 of NI Act cannot be invoked(15.11.2019)
Present is an appeal filed under Section 378 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) impugning an order and judgment passed by the Judicial Mag.....
Tags : Cheque, Liability, Acquittal
Delhi HC Refuses to Interfere with Sambit Patra’s Appointment as ONGC Director(07.11.2017)
Delhi High Court has refused to interfere with the appointment of BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra as an independent director on the board of th.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Sambit Patra, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
Delhi High Court: Why Child Protection Body Posts Still Vacant?(14.11.2017)
Delhi High Court has asked Central government to explain the inordinate delay in appointment of three members in the National Commission for Protectio.....
Tags : Supreme Court, National Commission for Protection of Child Rights
Delhi HC: Cannot Be Exempted From Maintaining Child Even If Other Spouse Earns Sufficiently Well(16.11.2017)
Delhi High Court has reiterated that a spouse cannot be exempted from contributing towards maintenance of a minor child even if the other spouse, with.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Child, Maintenance
National Herald: Court Rejects Vora’s Plea to Restrain Subramanian Swamy from Tweeting About Case(20.11.2018)
A Delhi court has dismissed senior Congress leader Motilal Vora's plea seeking to restrain complainant Subramanian Swamy from tweeting about the Natio.....
Tags : Motilal Vora, National Herald
Stop Giving Electricity to Buildings that Violate Plan: Madras High Court(20.11.2018)
Madras High Court has said that authorities must disconnect electricity connection of such buildings that are built in violations of approved plans.
Tags : Madras High Court, Electricity to buildings that violate plans
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.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Illegal Shrines, Nashik
Former MD of Omaxe Gets NCLT Nod to Inspect Omaxe Records(21.11.2018)
National Company Law Tribunal has directed Guild Builders, the holding company of Omaxe, to allow former Omaxe MD Sunil Goel to inspect the records/re.....
Tags : nclt, Omaxe, Sunil Goel, Omaxe
When employee was found guilty of corruption by criminal court, then, unless said conviction was set aside, action of employer in dismissing employee from service cannot be faulted(06.12.2019)
The Petitioner was serving in the Bharat Coking Coal Limited. A show cause notice was issued to him on 24th June, 2017 on the allegation that, while h.....
Tags : Illegal Gratification, Dismissal, Legality
Accused is not eligible for grant of anticipatory bail, when accused fails to join investigation on false pretexts or sham/farce excuses despite being given opportunities(11.12.2019)
The Petitioner has filed the present application under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) for the grant of anticipatory bail. .....
Tags : Anticipatory bail, Grant, Gravity, Accusations
Ensure Women Employees Get Child Care Leave: MP High Court(28.12.2017)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed Chief Secretary of the state government to issue directions to all concerned to ensure that women employees get.....
Tags : MP High Court, Child Care
Juvenile's Identity Not To Be Disclosed At Any Time: Delhi High Court(02.01.2018)
Delhi High Court has held that identity of a person, against whom a criminal case was lodged when he was a minor, should not be disclosed at any stage.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Juvenile
Why Not Declare Newborn’s Right To Mother’s Milk A Fundamental Right: Madras HC(04.01.2018)
Madras High Court has posed a query before the Centre as to why it cannot bring an Act making it obligatory on the part of women to breastfeed as has .....
Tags : Madras High Court, Right To Mother’s Milk
Bombay High Court to Litigants: Exhaust All Legal Remedies Before Filing PILs(05.01.2018)
Bombay High Court has said that litigants must exhaust all other legal remedies before approaching the High Court with PILs seeking criminal action ag.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, PIL
Uttarakhand High Court Suggests Death Sentence To Child Rapists(08.01.2018)
Uttarakhand High Court has suggested that the state government bring in a law which imposes death penalty for raping minors, so that it acts as a stro.....
Tags : Uttarakhand High Court, Child Rapists
Madras HC Asks for Strict Action Against Milk Adulterators(13.12.2018)
Madras High Court has pulled up the authorities for their failure to take stringent action against adulterators and in preventing milk adulteration an.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Milk Adulterators
NCLT Orders Liquidation of Nagarjuna Oil Corporation(13.12.2018)
National Company Law Tribunal, after multiple failed bids, has ordered liquidation of Nagarjuna Oil Corporation (NOCL), which is an associate firm of .....
Tags : NCLT, Nagarjuna Oil Corp
TDS provisions under Section 194H of IT Act is not applicable on sale of recharge vouchers and pre-paid vouchers to sole distributors(18.05.2020)
Present cross appeals filed by the Revenue as well as the assessee are directed against the common order of the learned Commissioner of Income Tax (Ap.....
Tags : Levy, TDS provisions, Applicability
Lok Sabha Passes Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2014(16.12.2016)
Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2014, which aims at securing and enhancing rights and entitlements of disabled persons has been passed by Lo.....
Tags : Lok Sabha, Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2014
Supreme Court: Let Her Fly... Let Her Be Airborne All The Time(20.12.2016)
Supreme Court, while rejecting Centre’s view that Air Force officer has no entitlement to a commission, has offered relief to woman pilot Sandeep Kaur.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Air Force officer, woman pilot
Bombay High Court Upholds Merger of Rs 5,600 Crore-Scam Hit NSEL & Parent FTIL(05.12.2017)
Bombay High Court has upheld the government's order directing the merger of the erstwhile Financial Technologies (India) Ltd (FTIL) and its subsidiary.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, NSEL, FTIL
Courts Can Turn Down Child Repatriation, Says Supreme Court(07.12.2017)
Supreme Court has said that Indian courts can decline the relief of repatriation of a child to the parent living abroad even if a foreign court, locat.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Child Repatriation
A Child Who hasn't Committed Heinous Crime, can’t be Tried at Children’s Court: Bombay HC(27.12.2018)
Bombay High Court has held that a ‘child’, as is defined under Section 2(12) of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000, who .....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Children's Court
NAA Imposes Penalty of Rs. 223 Crores on HUL for GST Profiteering(28.12.2018)
National Anti-profiteering Authority (NAA) has imposed a penalty of Rs. 233 crore on the Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) for not passing GST rate cut ben.....
Tags : National Anti-profiteering Authority, Hindustan Unilever Ltd.
NCLAT Quashes Insolvency Proceedings Against NCR Realty Firm Paramount Propbuild(29.12.2018)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has set aside insolvency proceedings against Paramount Propbuild, noting that no notice was served to .....
Tags : NCLAT, Paramount Propbuild, Insolvency
UAE Exchange Centre’s liaison office in India would not constitute a ‘Permanent Establishment’, thus not liable to pay tax as per provisions of IT Act and DTAAs signed between two nations(24.04.2020)
The Respondent is a limited company incorporated in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It is engaged in offering, among others, remittance services for t.....
Tags : Liaison office, Tax, Liability
Projection of different story by prosecution adversely affects and destroys prosecution case and it is unsafe to convict accused on basis of same(27.04.2020)
Present criminal appeal has been filed against the impugned judgment passed by Additional Sessions Judge under Section 376, 308 of Indian Penal Code, .....
Tags : Conviction, Evidence, Credibility
Kerala HC Orders Regularization of DLF Structure on Payment of Rs. 1 Crore(09.01.2017)
Kerala High Court, while observing that a portion of an apartment complex constructed by real estate company DLF by banks of Chilavanoor river is ille.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, DLF, Chilavanoor river
Bombay HC: Family Court Must Examine Terms of Mutual Consent Divorce(09.01.2017)
Bombay High Court has cautioned Family Courts across Maharashtra to not grant decree of divorce on mere presentation of a joint application by spouses.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Family Court, Divorce, Mutual Consent
Supreme Court: No Extension for Payment of Compensation for Illegal Mining(14.12.2017)
Supreme Court has dismissed the plea of Odisha miners' to extend the deadline for staggered payment of over Rs 17,576 crore of compensation for illega.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Illegal Mining
Juvenile Justice Board: Minor Who Allegedly Murdered Ryan Student Pradyuman To Be Tried As Adult(20.12.2017)
Juvenile Justice Board, Gurugram has held that a class 11th student arrested for the murder of a seven-year-old boy Pradyuman Thakur in the premises o.....
Tags : Juvenile Justice Board, Pradyuman
SC Issues Notice on Plea for Cross-Verification of VVPAT Trails in At least 30% Polling Stations(08.01.2019)
Supreme Court has sought response from Election Commission of India on a petition demanding counting and cross verification of Voter Verifiable Paper .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Cross-Verification of VVPAT Trails
Madras High Court Orders Arrest of Tamil Nadu Higher Education Secretary(08.01.2019)
Madras High Court has ordered the arrest of Tamil Nadu's Higher Education Secretary Mangatram Sharma in a contempt of court case.
Tags : Madras High Court, Tamil Nadu Higher Education Secretary
Madras HC Asks Health Secretary to Resolve v Issue Within Time Frame(08.01.2019)
Madras High Court has directed Tamil Nadu health secretary to resolve government doctors’ pay parity issue within a time frame.
Tags : Madras High Court, Tamil Nadu Government Doctors Pay Parity
Ground of patent illegality is available under the statute for setting aside a domestic award, if decision of arbitrator is perverse(22.05.2020)
In the facts of present case, learned sole arbitrator has passed the arbitral award dated 29th March, 2016 in respect of Package-I holding. Similar De.....
Tags : Award, Patent illegality, Arbitrator
If Investigating Officer conducts search, then, he must record the reason for doing so within seventy-two hours of the search(08.06.2020)
The instant appeal has been preferred against the judgment passed by the Special Judge under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 .....
Tags : Conviction, Evidence, Credibility
PILs can’t be Used as Tool to Take Vengeance: Karnataka High Court(22.11.2018)
Karnataka High Court has remarked that Public Interest Litigation cannot be used as a tool to wreck vengeance, while dismissing a PIL filed by a lady .....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, PIL
SC Sets Aside Madras HC Order Awarding Extra Marks to Those Who Took NEET Exam in Tamil(23.11.2018)
Supreme Court has set aside a Madras High Court order that directed Central Board of Secondary Examination (CBSE) to award 196 marks to candidates who.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Madras High Court, NEET, Tamil
Supreme Court Slams Primeval Conditions in Jails(23.11.2018)
Supreme Court bench has expressed disappointment over the condition of jails and also expressed displeasure over lack of video conferencing facilities.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Jails, Condition of Jails
Kamala Mills Fire: Bombay HC Tells BMC to File Report on Implementation of Safety Recommendation(23.11.2018)
Bombay High Court has directed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to file a report on status of implementation of safety recommendations mad.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Kamala Mills Fire
SC Invalidates MP State Bar Council Election to the Post of Representative to BCI(26.11.2018)
Supreme Court has upheld Madhya Pradesh High Court order that invalidated the election conducted by the State Bar Council in 2014 to the post of repre.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Bar Council of India, MP State Bar Council Election
Suitability of Candidate can be Considered Even After Disclosure by Him of Pending Criminal Cases: SC(27.11.2018)
Supreme Court has observed that even after disclosure is made by a candidate about criminal cases pending against him, the employer would be well with.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Suitability of Candidate
When there is a time gap between an occurrence and the trial, it is impossible for police/Investigating Officer to recall minute details(18.06.2020)
Present appeal is against a common judgment and order passed by a Division Bench of the High Court dismissing Criminal Appeal filed by the Appellant, .....
Tags : Conviction, evidence, credibility
Sessions Court can’t Exercise Revisional Jurisdiction in Cases Under Juvenile Justice Law: Delhi HC(14.12.2018)
Delhi High Court has ruled that a Sessions Court cannot exercise revisional jurisdiction under the Juvenile Justice Act and that such power only lies .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Juvenile Justice Law
Delhi HC Seeks Police’s Response on Anticipatory Bail Plea of Air India Pilot Arvind Kathpalia(14.12.2018)
Delhi High Court has sought the response of police on an anticipatory bail plea of Air India pilot Captain Arvind Kathpalia, in a case of alleged viol.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Air India Pilot Arvind Kathpalia
Bombay HC Grants Interim Stay on CIC’s Order Directing RBI to Disclose Wilful Defaulters’ List(17.12.2018)
Bombay High Court has granted interim stay on Central Information Commission’s order directing the RBI to submit a list of wilful defaulters with a ba.....
Tags : Bombay High Court,Wilful Defaulters’ List
HC can’t Go Beyond Decree of Trial Court While Dismissing Appeal in Absence of Cross Appeal: SC(18.12.2018)
Supreme Court has observed that, while dismissing an appeal filed by a defendant, the high court could not pass any further order beyond the judgment .....
Tags : Supreme Court, HC can’t Go Beyond Decree of Trial Court While Dismissing Appeal in Absence of Cross Appeal
Madras High Court Slams Tamil Nadu Govt for Failing to Check Illegal Mining(18.12.2018)
Madras High Court has pulled up Tamil Nadu Government for failing to curb illegal mining in the state and observed that mines and minerals are assets .....
Tags : Madras High Court, Illegal Mining
IL&FS Case: NCLAT Defers Hearing of Moratorium Matter to 20th December(18.12.2018)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has deferred to 20 December 2018 its hearing in the Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services (IL&FS) mora.....
Tags : NCLAT, IL&FS
Bombay High Court Tells State to Conduct Census of Street Children(19.12.2018)
Bombay High Court has asked the Maharashtra Government to consider conducting a census of street children in Mumbai and other parts of the state.
Tags : Bombay High Court, Census of street children
Insufficiently stamped agreement cannot be acted upon by court(10.04.2019)
Present appeal arises out of a sub-contract given by the Appellant to the Respondent in respect of work. Disputes arose between parties, and on 2nd Ja.....
Tags : Agreement, Enforceability, Stamp
No Curbs on Exempting Students from Tamil Exam, Rules Madras High Court(22.01.2018)
Madras High Court has held that the State government cannot be heard to claim it would exempt schoolchildren from taking the examination in Tamil lang.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Tamil
Allahabad HC Rules Playground on Campus Mandatory for School’s Affiliation(24.01.2019)
Allahabad High Court has ruled that a playground on the campus is a necessary and essential condition for a school’s affiliation.
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Playground on Campus Mandatory for School’s Affiliation
Delhi HC Initiates PIL on RWAs' Letter Against Pension Surcharge in Power Bills(24.01.2019)
Allahabad High Court has ruled that a playground on the campus is a necessary and essential condition for a school’s affiliation.
Tags : Delhi High Court, Surcharge in Power Bills
NCLT Caps Withdrawal Limit from Banks for Former ILFS Directors(24.01.2019)
National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has put restrictions on the former directors of the debt-laden infrastructure financier IL&FS from operating thei.....
Tags : NCLT,, ILFS
Undivided Share in Joint Family can be Disposed by Will: SC(25.01.2019)
Supreme Court, while dismissing appeals from a partition suit, has held that undivided interest of a Hindu in a joint family property can be disposed .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Undivided Share In Joint Family
P&H HC Rejects Cops' Plea for CBI Probe in Sacrilege & Behbal Kalan Firing Cases(28.01.2019)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has rejected a petition for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the sacrilege and police firing incidents.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Sacrilege & Behbal Kalan Firing Cases
Corporate Debtor can Withdraw Application Filed Under IBC on Making OTS Offer to Creditor : NCLT(28.01.2019)
NCLT has allowed the a corporate debtor to withdraw petition for its insolvency, though with costs, besides allowing ex-director of corporate debtor t.....
Tags : NCLT, Corporate Debtor can Withdraw Application Filed Under IBC
Secondary evidence can be permitted to be produced where party establishes factual foundation(13.05.2020)
Present appeal is directed against the judgment passed by the High Court whereby the High Court confirmed the order passed by the Civil Judge in appli.....
Tags : Will, Secondary evidence, Entitlement
Application under Section 438 of Cr. PC is maintainable, even if, a person has been declared as proclaimed offender(12.05.2020)
Present is first bail application preferred by the Applicant under Section 438 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) wherein he is apprehending h.....
Tags : Bail, Absconder, Entitlement
Supreme Court: Monitoring Panel Does Not Mean Other Agencies Will Not Work(01.02.2018)
Supreme Court has said that the mandate given to its monitoring committee to oversee the implementation of laws relating to sealing of illegal premise.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Illegal Premises
Delhi High Court Lifts Stay on Ban on Animal-Origin Material to Make Silver Leaf(05.02.2018)
Delhi High Court has lifted its stay order on the AAP government's decision to prohibit the use of animal-origin material in the manufacture of silver.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Silver Leaf
SC Slams SDMC Over Illegal Buildings in Dwarka(15.01.2019)
Supreme Court has asked South Delhi Municipal Corporation to explain why it has not taken action against unauthorised constructions in Dwarka despite .....
Tags : Supreme Court, SDMC, Dwarka, Illegal Building
SC Slams SDMC Over Illegal Buildings in Dwarka(15.01.2019)
Supreme Court has asked South Delhi Municipal Corporation to explain why it has not taken action against unauthorised constructions in Dwarka despite .....
Tags : Supreme Court, SDMC, Dwarka, Illegal Building
Bombay HC Orders Police to Take Action Against Illegal Cow Slaughter and Meat Sale(16.01.2019)
Bombay High Court has directed the police to take action in all complaints received against illegal animal slaughter and sale of such meat in the stat.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Illegal Cow Slaughter
Delhi High Court Stays Rs. 462 Crore Demand by Anti-Profiteering Body from HUL(17.01.2019)
Delhi High Court has stayed the demand of ?462 crore, made on Hindustan Unilever (HUL) by the National Anti-profiteering Authority (NAA).
Tags : Delhi High Court, Hindustan Unilever (HUL)
Imposing High Cash Security as Bail Condition is Virtual Denial of Bail: Karnataka HC(21.01.2019)
Karnataka High Court has observed that insistence on high cash security as condition for bail would amount to discrimination and denial of bail itself.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, High Cash Security as Bail Condition
Mere possession and recovery of currency notes from an Accused without proof of demand would not establish an offence(14.07.2017)
Appellant, heir of Mukhtiar Singh (since deceased) has carried this appeal to present Court against affirmation of his conviction under Sections 7 and.....
Tags : Illegal gratification, Proof, Conviction
Petitioner cannot be denied the right of getting an opportunity to participate in Orientation/Refresher Courses conducted by UGC, merely because she is under suspension(21.07.2017)
By present petition, Petitioner seeks a writ in nature of certiorari quashing impugned letter/e-mail dated 6th June, 2017 communicated by Respondent N.....
Tags : Programme, Participation, Eligibility
Profits of the foreign enterprise are taxable only where the said enterprise carries on its core business through a permanent establishment(22.07.2020)
Present appeal by the Department revisits the question as to the taxability of income attributable to a “permanent establishment” set up in a fixed pl.....
Tags : Project Office, Taxability, Income
SC/ST Act guarantees a right to a victim or dependents to participate in any proceedings(21.07.2020)
Criminal Petition is filed under Section 439 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) praying to release the Petitioner on bail in case registered f.....
Tags : Bail, Entitlement, Participation, Right
An unregistered agreement cannot be a ground for invoking provisions of Section 40A(2)(b) of the IT Act in absence of requirement of law(23.07.2020)
The Assessee Company was engaged in business of manufacturing and trading of ignition coils for motor vehicle engines. For the year under consideratio.....
Tags : Additions, Provision, Applicability
Mere delay in forwarding FIR to Magistrate is not a ground to acquit accused(26.05.2020)
The Appellant has challenged the judgment by the Allahabad High Court, confirming his conviction under section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian .....
Tags : Conviction, Evidence, Credibility
Supreme Court Stays Madras High Court Order on Bar Council Elections(22.02.2018)
Supreme Court has stayed the order passed by the Madras High Court on February 16, in which the High Court had issued a slew of directions aimed at en.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Bar Council, Elections
BCI Can’t Act Like Appellate Authority Over Its Own Order While Exercising Review Powers: SC(22.02.2018)
Supreme Court has observed that Bar Council of India cannot act like an appellate authority over its own order while exercising review powers.
Tags : Supreme Court, Bar Council of India
Bombay High Court Quashes Maharashtra Domicile Circular(23.02.2018)
Bombay HC has quashed a state notification that rendered all PG medical aspirants from outside Maharashtra, including those who had completed their MM.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Domicile
Supreme Court Raps Centre for Failure to Curb Illegal Mining(26.02.2018)
Supreme Court has pulled up the Centre for its failure to curb pilferage of natural resources worth of thousands of crores and directed it to submit a.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Illegal Mining
Wild Elephant Shouldn't be Put to Any Discomfort: Madras HC Tells Forest Department(05.02.2019)
Madras High Court has sought response from Tamil Nadu's principal conservator of forests by February 11 to a plea seeking a direction to prevent autho.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Forest Department, Wild Elephant
Madras HC Suggests Use of UAVs to Curb Illegal Sand Mining in Tamil Nadu(07.02.2019)
Madras High Court has suggested use of either unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or satellite imagery to curb illegal sand mining in Tamil Nadu.
Tags : Madras High Court, Illegal Sand Mining in Tamil Nadu
Avoid Hasty ‘Friday Arrests’, Madras HC Tells Tamil Nadu police(07.02.2019)
Tags : Madras High Court, Illegal Sand Mining in Tamil Nadu
No automatic termination of recovery proceedings against members is contemplated on termination of liquidation proceedings(20.08.2019)
The question involved in the present matter is whether under the provisions of Section 109 of the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 on expi.....
Tags : Liquidation, Liability, Proceedings, Members
Once contract of employment comes to end by efflux of time, it cannot be claimed as a vested right for its extension(28.08.2020)
Present Petition has been filed by the Petitioner seeking directions to the Respondents to continue the services of the Petitioner in the post of Lega.....
Tags : Contract, Extension, Eligibility
Accused’s Silence Leads to Adverse Inference Against Him: Supreme Court(27.11.2018)
Supreme Court has held that silence on part of accused as to questions put to him by the court under Section 313 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, in.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Accused's Silence, CrPC Section 313
Delhi High Court Seeks DU Stand on Sunny Chillar's Plea Against Ankiv Baisoya Election(27.11.2018)
Delhi High Court has asked Delhi University to place on record its stand on NSUI student leader Sunny Chillar's plea challenging the election of ex-DU.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Sunny Chillar, Delhi University, Ankiv Baisoya
Jharkhand HC Quashes Merit List of 6th Combined Civil Service Examination 2016(08.06.2021)
Jharkhand High Court has quashed the merit list of the 6th Combined Civil service Examination, 2016 which was conducted by the State Public Service Co.....
Tags : Jharkhand High Court, Merit List of 6th Combined Civil Service Examination 2016
SC Directs State to Ensure No Break in Education of Children Orphaned by Pandemic(09.06.2021)
Supreme Court has directed State Governments and Union Territories to ensure that there is no break in the education of children who have become orpha.....
Tags : Supreme Court, No Break in Education of Children Orphaned by Pandemic
Uttarakhand HC Orders State to Conduct Door-to-Door Surveillance of Covid-19 Cases(10.06.2021)
Uttarakhand High Court has ordered the State Government to conduct door-to-door surveillance across 13 districts of the state, especially in remote vi.....
Tags : Uttarakhand High Court, Door-to-Door Surveillance of Covid-19 Cases
Any petition to challenge the date of birth mentioned in the service book at the fag end of service is not maintainable(28.08.2020)
Present petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1950 has been filed against the order by which the Petitioner has been retired from s.....
Tags : Date of birth, Correction, Maintainability
Delhi Court Extends CBI Custody of Anil Deshmukh's Lawyer Anand Daga, Sub Inspector(06.09.2021)
Delhi Court has extended the CBI custody of former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh's lawyer, Anand Daga and Sub-Inspector Abhishek Tiwari by t.....
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Delhi High Court Directs Temporary Stay of Minor in Children Home(06.09.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed the police to ensure that temporary stay in a children's home is provided to the minor girl, who left her parental home .....
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Bengaluru Court Orders Blocking of INC & Bharat Jodo’s Twitter for Unauthorised Use of KGF-2's Music(08.11.2022)
Bengaluru Civil Court has directed Twitter to temporarily block accounts of Indian National Congress and Bharat Jodo after MRT Music accused party of .....
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SC: Section 145/146 CrPC Proceedings Must End Once Civil Court is Seized of Matter(09.11.2022)
Supreme Court while observing that proceedings under Section 145/146 CrPC must come to an end once Civil Court is seized of the matter has held that t.....
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Ker. HC: Indulging in Criminal Activity Amounts to Supervening Circumstance for Bail Cancellation(09.11.2022)
Kerala High Court has held that misuse of liberty granted to an accused person by indulging in criminal activities, thereby violating conditions impos.....
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P&H HC: Mentally Ill Mother Entitled to Custody of Child Below 5 Yrs(10.11.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that a mother, even if she is mentally ill, is entitled to the custody of a minor child, especially if the chil.....
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For determining pecuniary jurisdiction, value of the goods or services paid as consideration alone has to be taken(28.08.2020)
In facts of present case, on 2 June, 2016, Complainant had taken Insurance Coverage from National Insurance Company Limited, under its Standard Fire a.....
Tags : Complaint, Maintainability, Jurisdiction
Before acting upon opinion of hand-writing expert, Court must see that, such evidence is corroborated by either direct or other circumstantial evidence.(14.01.2020)
Present appeal has been preferred challenging the impugned judgment passed by the High Court whereby the High Court dismissed the revision petition fi.....
Tags : Conviction, Evidence, Credibility
Detention under the preventive detention laws is not punitive but is essentially a precautionary measure intended to prevent and intercept a person(13.01.2020)
In present case, the Superintendent of Special Customs Preventive Unit, Kannur intercepted the jeep. The second accused was the driver of the jeep. Th.....
Tags : Conviction, Evidence, Credibility
In rape cases, the finding of guilt can be recorded even on the basis of uncorroborated testimony of the prosecutrix, if cogent and reliable(23.10.2020)
The present appeal is preferred under Section 374 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) on behalf of the Appellant challenging the judgment and o.....
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Conduct of the victim is also relevant for deciding bail application of rape accused(11.11.2020)
In facts of present case, a boy aged 20 years, who is incarcerating upon his arrest for alluring and raping a minor girl, has come up before present C.....
Tags : Bail, Entitlement, Conditions
SC to States: Submit Data on Those Who Have Jumped Bail & Parole(23.09.2022)
Supreme Court has directed the state governments to inform the Court about the number of persons who have jumped bail or parole and whether proceeding.....
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Delhi HC: Extracting Confession from Child is Unconstitutional(23.09.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that extracting confession from child regarding the manner in which the offence was committed by him is unconstitutional and.....
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SC Stays Deportation of Woman Declared as Illegal Migrant, Notes Family Members Are Included in NRC(26.09.2022)
Supreme Court while staying deportation of woman declared as illegal migrant, has issued notice in petition impugning order of Guwahati High Court whi.....
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SC: Keeping Bail Application Pending for 8 Months Not Consistent With Right to Liberty(27.09.2022)
Supreme Court while granting liberty to Anil Deshmukh to approach the Bombay High Court Bench assigned to hearing his bail application, has remarked t.....
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Delhi HC to Trial Court: Consider Sharjeel Imam's Bail Plea Afresh(27.09.2022)
Delhi High Court while permitting Sharjeel Imam to withdraw his application for regular bail, has asked Trial Court to consider his application seekin.....
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Bom HC: State's Obligation to Protect Citizens from Wild Animal, Any Injury Caused is Govt's Failure(27.09.2022)
Bombay High Court has held that while it is State’s duty to protect wild animals and not allow them to wander outside restricted zone, it is also obli.....
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Apprehension of death due to COVID a valid ground for Anticipatory Bail(25.05.2021)
The State of Uttar Pradesh had moved the Supreme Court challenging the order of the Allahabad High Court wherein anticipatory bail was granted on the .....
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Acknowledgement of the debt for the purpose of extension of limitation has to be made during the period of three years(26.04.2023)
Present appeal is filed by the Suspended Director of the Corporate Debtor (D.P. Agro Mills Pvt. Ltd) against the order passed by the Adjudicating Auth.....
Tags : Time period, Application, Maintainability
Bombay HC Asks Maharashtra Govt to Submit Report on Number of Child Marriages(15.03.2022)
Bombay High Court has asked the Maharashtra Government to submit a report on the number of child marriages in the State as it may be a contributing fa.....
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Allahabad High Court Grants Bail to Former IPS Officer Amitabh Thakur in Abetment of Suicide Case(15.03.2022)
Allahabad High Court has granted bail Former IPS officer Amitabh Thakur in the abetment to suicide case, in which a woman and her friend had set thems.....
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NCLAT: Failure to Reply to Demand Notice Does Not Preclude Corporate Debtor from Raising Dispute(15.03.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has held that the mere fact that the corporate debtor did not reply to the demand notice by the Operational Cr.....
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SC: Affordability of a Litigant is No Reason to File Multiple Petitions(22.11.2022)
Supreme Court has pulled up alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar for filing multiple petitions before Supreme Court in a short span of time, has obser.....
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Guj. HC: Preference to Domiciled Residents in Cadaveric Organ Transplant is Unconstitutional(22.11.2022)
Gujarat High Court while observing that denial of medical treatment to the petitioners who are not domiciles of Gujarat is illegal, has declared uncon.....
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Allahabad HC Denies Bail to Juvenile Who Allegedly Raped His 8 Year Old Student(23.11.2022)
Allahabad High Court while denying bail to a Juvenile who allegedly raped his 8 year old student has held that he needed counseling by psychiatrists/e.....
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Service rendered as casual/contractual cannot be said to be service rendered on a substantive appointment(24.03.2023)
The Director General, Doordarshan Prasar Bharti Corporation of India and another have preferred the present appeal feeling dissatisfied with the impug.....
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Allahabad HC: Application for Extension of Time for Passing Award Lies Only Before High Court(20.04.2022)
Allahabad High Court has observed that the Court for the reason of an application under Section 29A of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 woul.....
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Madras HC: Signing of Statement Admitting Tax Liability Not Lead to Self-Assessment(20.04.2022)
Madras High Court has ruled that the signing of a statement by the taxpayer admitting tax liability under the stress of investigation and making payme.....
Tags : Madras High Court, section 74 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 1961, taxpayer, tax liability
Bombay HC: Can't Compute Compensation on Basis of 45% Permanent Disability in Motor Accident Claim(20.04.2022)
Bombay High court has held that the Motor Accident Tribunal has committed an error in accepting the claimant’s permanent disability of a motor acciden.....
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CESTAT, Mumbai Holds 4G Mobile Towers that are Movable in Nature and Eligible for CENVAT Credit(20.04.2022)
Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai has ruled that the 4G mobile towers are movable in nature and entitled for CENVAT credit.
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Delhi HC: Daughter Living With Grandparents Does Not Absolve Father's Responsibility to Maintain(21.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has observed that a father cannot refuse his responsibility to maintain his wife and daughter even if he has to take care of his pare.....
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Madras High Court Grants Pre-Arrest Bail to IIT-M Professors in PhD Scholar Sexual Harassment Case(21.04.2022)
Madras High Court has granted Anticipatory Bail to two professors of the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-M) in relation with a case for se.....
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Mere affixation of MRP does not make goods eligible for central excise duty exemption(21.03.2023)
The Respondent No.1, AR Polymers Pvt. Ltd. is a manufacturer engaged in the manufacture of footwear and the sale of the same to defense/paramilitary f.....
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Mere identity or similarity of the mark of which registration is sought, and the earlier mark, is not sufficient ground to reject the application seeking registration(27.02.2023)
Present appeal under Section 91 of the Trade Marks Act assails order passed by the Senior Examiner of Trade Marks in the office of the Trade Marks Reg.....
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47th GST Council Meeting Update(30.06.2022)
GST Council exempts pandemic period from calculating limitation period for refund claims.
GST Council exempts small taxpayers from filing GSTR-9 and .....
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47th GST Council Meeting Update(30.06.2022)
GST Council waives GST registration requirements for small online sellers.
GST late fee waived for delay in filing of GSTR-04 and CMP-08.
GST Counci.....
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47th GST Council Meeting Update(30.06.2022)
GST Council proposes that comprehensive changes in FORM GSTR-3B to be placed in public domain.
GST Council constitutes GoM in relation to constitutio.....
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J&K&L HC Grants Rs. 5 Lakh Compensation to Reserved Category Candidate Denied Seat in NEET MDS 2021(30.06.2022)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has ordered the Board of Professional Entrance Examination to grant Rs. 5 lakh compensation to a medical aspir.....
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Kar. HC Upholds CR of Judge for Preparing Order Sheets of Proceedings That Did Not Take Place(01.07.2022)
Karnataka High Court has dismissed a petition filed by a former Civil Judge, Junior Division against order passed by the state government ordering com.....
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Delhi Court Denies Bail to Mohammed Zubair(04.07.2022)
Delhi Court has denied bail to Co-Founder of Alt News Mohammed Zubair and remanded him to 14 days judicial custody. He was arrested by the Delhi Polic.....
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Cenvat credit on the service of Repair and Maintenance during warranty period is allowable(01.03.2023)
The issue involved is that whether the Appellant is entitled for cenvat credit in respect of after sale service provided during warranty period of the.....
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Once any gratification other than legal remuneration is proved to have been accepted by Accused, Court is entitled to raise the presumption under Section 20 of PC Act, 1988(21.09.2023)
The instant Appeal is directed against the judgment and order passed by the High Court, whereby the High Court had dismissed the Appeal filed by the A.....
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NCLAT: Unavailability of Member to Sign the Order Not a Ground for Fresh Hearing(01.06.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Principal Bench has held that an order passed with the consent of both Members of an NCLT Bench but signed by.....
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SC to HCs’: File Responses to Plea Seeking Online RTI Portals, Within Three Weeks(06.12.2022)
Supreme Court has directed all High Courts to file their responses on proposed set up of online RTI Portals within three weeks. The issue arose when C.....
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SC: Punjab is a Border State, Easy to Destroy Youth by Illicit Liquor & Drugs(06.12.2022)
Supreme Court while observing the increasing issue of drugs in the State of Punjab has slammed the State government for its inaction regarding the iss.....
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Delhi HC: Mother's Choice & Quality of Child's Life Deciding Factors in Case of Fetal Abnormalities(06.12.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that the ultimate decision in the pregnancy cases involving fetal abnormalities are to recognize the choice of the mother, a.....
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Kar. HC: Insurance Company Not Exempted from Third Party Liability for Breach of Policy(07.12.2022)
Karnataka High Court has held that even if the court comes to the conclusion that there is a breach of any policy condition recognized under Section 1.....
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Cal. HC: Civil Court has Jurisdiction to Determine Title of Fraudulently Issued Shares(07.12.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that under the Companies Act, 2013, Civil Courts have jurisdiction to enquire into allegations of fraud pertaining to the.....
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Apex Court Says ‘very unlikely’ it Will Cancel Bail of Student activists Held in Riots(23.07.2021)
Apex Court observes that frowning upon “hypersensitivity in political matters” said that it is “very unlikely” to send back to jail three student acti.....
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Bombay High Court Dismisses 2 Pleas to Quash CBI FIR Against Anil Deshmukh(23.07.2021)
Bombay High Court has rejected two petitions to quash completely or partly a first investigation report registered by the Central Bureau of Investigat.....
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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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Himachal Pradesh HC Seeks Response on Availability of Covid Facilities in State(26.07.2021)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has sought response of the State Government on the availability of Covid 19 facilities in the State with regards to the am.....
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Himachal Pradesh HC Seeks Response on Availability of Covid Facilities in State(26.07.2021)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has sought response of the State Government on the availability of Covid 19 facilities in the State with regards to the am.....
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Depositing unutilized amount in special account is only a procedural matter, non-compliance thereof cannot result in negating deductions claimed under Section 54 of IT Act(20.09.2023)
In the assessment order, the Assessing Officer made addition of Long Term Capital Gain of Rs.90,72,800 upon sale of house property. The assessee has c.....
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P&H HC: Bail May Be Granted If Case Not Concluded in 60 Days from initiation of Prosecution Evidence(22.08.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that in terms of Section 437(6) of Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), bail ought to be granted where the trial .....
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Kerala HC: Transportation of LPG Cylinders is a Public Utility Service(23.08.2022)
Kerala High Court while declaring the transportation of LPG Cylinders to be a 'public utility service' as defined in Section 2(n) of the Industrial Di.....
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Delhi HC Dismisses Zahoor Watali's Appeal Against Denial of Bail on Ground of Covid-19(23.08.2022)
Delhi High Court has dismissed appeal filed by Kashmiri businessman Zahoor Ahmad Shah Watali challenging the Trial Court order denying him bail last y.....
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Delhi HC Seeks Status Report on Steps Taken for Rehabilitation of Children Affected by Beggary(24.08.2022)
Delhi High Court has sought a detailed status report containing zone wise steps taken in entire NCT region, from the Centre, State as well as Delhi Co.....
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Kerala HC Grants Bail to YouTuber Accused of Insulting Scheduled Tribe Woman(24.08.2022)
Kerala High Court while granting bail to youtuber accused of insulting woman belonging to scheduled tribe, has held that lower court was more concerne.....
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Madras HC Raises Concern Over Rise in Sexual Exploitation of Children(26.08.2022)
Madras High Court while upholding life imprisonment of man convicted for sexually abusing five children, has held that rising trend of sexual exploita.....
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It is not permissible for the Court to enter into roving enquiry in regard to sustainability of accusation nurtured on behalf of the complainant(27.06.2023)
Present appeal is preferred by the Appellant under Section 14A of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 ('the A.....
Tags : Bail, Rejection, Legality
Kerala High Court Issues Guidelines for Where Persons Accused of Offences Pleads Guilty(10.06.2021)
Kerala High Court has issued guidelines to be adhered to in cases where persons accused of offences plead guilty and such directions include, explanat.....
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SC Sets Aside Cancellation of Bail for Vandalising Church-Like Film Set(10.06.2021)
Supreme Court has set aside the Kerala High Court order cancelling the bail to a member of the All-India Hindu Parishad, Kara Ratheesh, for vandalisin.....
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BCI: End-Term Examination Mandatory in All Law Schools or Universities(10.06.2021)
Bar Council of India has notified its decision that an end-term examination is mandatory to be conducted by all Law Schools or Universities, and the U.....
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NGT Pulls Up Haryana Government for Not Taking Requisite Action on Illegal Dumping of Garbage(11.06.2021)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has pulled up the Haryana government for not taking requisite action on a plea seeking remedial action against illegal d.....
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Bombay High Court: Doctors Cannot be Held Responsible for Non-Availability of Medicine(11.06.2021)
Bombay High Court has observed that doctors could not be held responsible for failing to administer covid-19 drugs to patients if the medicines were u.....
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Protection under Anticipatory Bail is not time bound and life of Anticipatory Bail does not end when the Accused is summoned by Court(29.01.2020)
In the present case, the issues were referred in lieu of the conflicting decisions of different Benches to the Supreme Court to decide whether the pro.....
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A co-ordinate Bench cannot comment upon the discretion exercised or judgment rendered by another co-ordinate Bench of the same strength(31.10.2023)
Present batch of five Review Petitions seeks to review the common judgment and Order passed by present Court. The question raised in present matter is.....
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Karnataka HC Directs State to Take Decision on Providing Video Conferencing Facilities(25.06.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to take a decision on providing Video Conferencing facilities to all quasi judicial authorities.....
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Kerala High Court Invokes Doctrine of Desuetude to Permit Construction of Commercial Building(25.06.2021)
Kerala High Court has approved the construction of a commercial building on a site reserved for residential buildings as per the Town Planning Scheme .....
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Uttarakhand High Court Orders Online Tuition Course for Juvenile in Children's Home(25.06.2021)
Uttarakhand High Court has directed the Superintendent of the Children's Home in Haridwar to make arrangements for online tuition of a juvenile, willi.....
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Delhi High Court Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Stay of Film 'Nyay: The Justice'(28.06.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice in an appeal preferred by late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput's father - Krishna Kishore Singh from the order.....
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Karnataka HC: Courts Cannot Evade Application for Anticipatory Bail(28.06.2021)
Karnataka High Court has said that the apprehension of arrest always does exist even after issuance of notice of appearance under Section 41A of the C.....
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Gujarat HC Seeks Assurance from CBDT on Problems of Assessees Unable to File Tax returns(19.01.2022)
Gujarat High Court has sought assurance, by way of an affidavit, from the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) that they would attend to the problems .....
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P&H HC Grants Bail to Man Accused of Offence Prima Facie Less Serious Than Co-Accused(19.01.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted bail to a man who was accused in an offence less serious than that of the co-accused who have been granted t.....
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Supreme Court Grants Protection from Arrest to Poonam Pandey in Porn Films Racket Case(19.01.2022)
Supreme Court has granted protection from arrest to actress Poonam Pandey in porn films racket case in the SLP assailing Bombay High Court's judgement.....
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Jharkhand Court Refuses Bail to Accused who Assaulted a Mentally Ill Muslim Man(19.01.2022)
Jharkhand Court has refused bail to two men accused of assaulting a mentally ill Muslim man in Dhanbad and forcing him to chant, Jai Shri Ram. It is a.....
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AAAR, UP: 18% GST Applicable on Body Building, Mounting of Body on Chassis of Tippers(20.01.2022)
Appellate Authority of Advance Ruling (AAAR), Uttar Pradesh has ruled that 18% goods and services tax (GST) is applicable on body building, mounting o.....
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P&H HC Makes Declaration Regarding Status of Minor Children from First Marriage Mandatory(20.01.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has made it mandatory for parties moving the High Court with their protection pleas in case of Live-in relationships or .....
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A candidate has to comply with all the conditions/eligibility criteria as per the advertisement(30.10.2023)
Present appeal arises out of the Judgment and Order passed by the High Court by which their claims for recruitment on the posts of Village Development.....
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Principles of Section 20 of CPC do not apply to the arbitration proceedings(31.10.2023)
Present petition is filed by the Petitioner under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 seeking interim relief from this Court to re.....
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Gujarat HC Imposes Liability on Insurance Company to Pay Compensation to Family of Deceased(14.02.2022)
Gujarat High Court has imposed liability on the insurance company to pay compensation to the family of the deceased, affirming that it is not necessar.....
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Ministry of Corporate Affairs Extends Due Date of Filing Annual Return and Financial Statement(15.02.2022)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs ( MCA ) has again extended the due date of filing Annual Return and Financial Statement. The MCA has also relaxed the le.....
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Gujarat HC Restrains Bank From Dispossessing Family Till Filing of Proceedings(15.02.2022)
Gujarat High Court has directed that the Bank to not dispossess the family from the property until 11th March 2022, considering that the Appellants we.....
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Kerala High Court Sets Aside Single Judge Order Staying Land Survey in K-Rail Silver Line Project(15.02.2022)
Kerala High Court has set aside an interim order issued by a Single Judge directing the State to defer steps for the survey taken in furtherance of it.....
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Delhi HC: Right to Bail Not to be Denied Merely on Sentiments of Community(15.02.2022)
Delhi High Court has granted bail to a man accused in a robbery case, observing that the right to bail is not to be denied merely because of sentiment.....
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When the Guarantee requires invocation of guarantee deed, default on the guarantor shall be the date, when corporate guarantee has been invoked(26.07.2023)
Present Appeal has been filed against the Order by which Section 7 Application filed by the Appellant has been rejected as barred by Section 10A of th.....
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'Will' is required to be proved by at least one of the two attesting witnesses(04.08.2023)
The present petition under Section 276 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 seeks a grant of probate of 'will' dated 09.05.2017 of late Sh. Hans Raj Pat.....
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Himachal Pradesh HC Seeks Response on Availability of Covid Facilities in State(26.07.2021)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has sought response of the State Government on the availability of Covid 19 facilities in the State with regards to the am.....
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Himachal Pradesh HC Seeks Response on Availability of Covid Facilities in State(26.07.2021)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has sought response of the State Government on the availability of Covid 19 facilities in the State with regards to the am.....
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Karnataka High Court Denies Bail to Accused in Gauri Lankesh Murder Case(26.07.2021)
Karnataka High Court has dismissed a petition seeking bail filed by Mohan Nayak who is an accused in the journalist Gauri Lankesh murder case, observi.....
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MP High Court Allows Plea of SC-PwD Candidate in Civil Judge Selection(26.07.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that vertical reservation can be granted in favor of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes.....
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Delhi HC Appoints Local Commissioner to Submit Report on Donations, Facilities for Devotees(26.07.2021)
Delhi High Court has appointed a local commissioner for paying surprise visits in Kalkaji Temple in respect of ascertaining conduct of 'puja sewa', co.....
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Liability of a guarantor would arise on the failure on the part of the principal borrower to honour its commitment; prior to that, it is a contingent liability(29.08.2023)
The Petitioner ('SBI') has filed the present petition impugning an order passed by the learned Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunal ('the DRAT').SBI had .....
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Madras HC: Mere Signing of Statement Admitting Tax Liability, Doesn't Amount to Self-Ascertainment(21.04.2022)
Madras High Court has ruled that merely because an assessee has, signed a statement admitting tax liability under the stress of investigation, and hav.....
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Madras High Court Grants Bail to Godman Siva Shankar Baba in POCSO Case(21.04.2022)
Madras High Court has granted bail to CN Siva Sankaran, self styled godman (commonly known as Siva Sankar Baba) accused under the Protection of Childr.....
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Delhi HC: 50% Marks in Science in Intermediate Exam Necessary for Foreign Qualified MBBS(21.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has ruled that considering the provisions of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956, a foreign qualified MBBS is required to obtain 50%.....
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Delhi HC: Restraint Order Against Husband Under DV Act from Making Arrangement for Child Visitation(21.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has ruled that the domain and extent of Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 and Family Courts Act, 1984, being two c.....
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Delhi HC: State Govt Can't Cause Impediment to Grant/ Refuse Recognition to Institutes(22.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that while it is for the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) to grant or refuse recognition to the institutes upon.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, National Council for Teacher Education, State Government
Apex co-operative society providing financial accommodation to its members entitled to benefit of deduction under Section 80P of the IT Act(14.09.2023)
Present appeals arise out of analogous proceedings against the Appellant/Assessee, and, impugn the judgment passed by the Kerala High Court; the order.....
Tags : Deduction, Benefit, Eligibility
Mere passage of time cannot be a ground for grant of bail under NDPS Act(31.10.2022)
The present bail application has been filed by the Petitioner seeking regular bail in FIR under Sections 21/29/61/85 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychot.....
Tags : Judicial custody, Bail, Grant
Rectification proceedings under Section 154 of the IT Act is applicable for a patent mistake which can be established not by a long-drawn process(17.01.2024)
The assessee is a credit co- operative society engaged in the business of providing credit facilities to its members. For the AY 2014-15, return of in.....
Tags : Assessment, Provision, Applicability
Kerala HC Allows Teenager With 40% Disability to Take KEAM Exam in PwD Quota(23.11.2022)
Kerala High Court while observing that neurostimulator is neither a treatment nor a cure has held a 19 year old suffering from primary generalized dys.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, PwD Quota, Disability
Madras HC: Take Action Against Private Resorts for Illegally Diverting Flow of Natural Waterfalls(24.11.2022)
Madras High Court has directed District Collectors of Tenkasi, Tirunelveli, Kanyakumari, Coimbatore and Ooty to form a committee to curtail illegal di.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Illegal Diversion, Waterfall
Kerala HC: Non-Reporting of Child Sexual Abuse is Bailable Offence Under POCSO Act(25.11.2022)
Kerala High Court while observing that if statute does not declare a particular offence as bailable or non-bailable, reference has to be made to sched.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Non-Reporting, Child Sexual Abuse
Delhi HC Grants Bail to Yes Bank's Former MD Rana Kapoor in Money Laundering Case(25.11.2022)
Delhi High Court has granted bail to Yes Bank co-founder Rana Kapoor in a money laundering case being probed by Enforcement Directorate with regard to.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Bail, Yes Bank
Delhi HC: Sexual Harassment of a Child is a Cognizable And Non-Bailable Offence(28.11.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that sexual harassment of a child, which is punishable under Section 12 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCS.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Sexual Harassment, Cognizable, Non-Bailable
J&K&L HC: Action for Malicious Prosecution Generally Doesn't Lie Against Civil Proceedings(28.11.2022)
Jammu and Kashmir & Ladakh High Court has held that no action can be brought as a general rule in the cases of civil proceedings even though the same .....
Tags : Jammu and Kashmir & Ladakh High Court, Malicious Prosecution, Civil
P&H HC Grants Bail to Former Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi's Nephew(04.07.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted the bail plea moved by Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi's nephew Bhupinder Singh in connection w.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Bail, Prevention of Money Laundering Act
JKL HC: Compensation for No Fault Liability Adjustable in Compensation Claimed for Fault Liability(20.12.2022)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that compensation paid under the "No Fault liability" provision under Section 140 of Motor Vehicles A.....
Tags : Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, No Fault Liability, Compensation
Delhi HC: Sexual Harassment During Childhood Have Insurmountable Long-Term Effects(20.12.2022)
Delhi High Court while upholding dismissal of teacher accused of molestation, has observed that in matters relating to sexual harassment of children, .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Sexual Harassment, Children, Long-Term Effects
SC Allows PCI to Consider Applications Received for c for 2023-2024(20.12.2022)
Supreme Court has allowed Pharmacy Council of India's (PCI) application seeking permission to consider for next academic year 2023-24, applications re.....
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P&H HC Grants Bail to Army Personnel in Chandigarh University Video Leak Case(22.12.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court while granting bail to Army man Sanjeev Singh, who was arrested in the Chandigarh University video leak case, has observ.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Bail, Chandigarh University Video Leak Case
Allahabad HC Grants Anticipatory Bail to Chinmayanand Saraswati(22.12.2022)
Allahabad High Court has granted interim anticipatory bail to former Union minister Chinmayanand Saraswati in connection with the Shahjahanpur Rape Ca.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Anticipatory Bail, Shahjahanpur Rape Case, Chinmayanand Saraswati
Plausible decisions need not be overturned, and latitude ought to be granted to the State in exercise of executive powers(03.02.2023)
The Respondent no.1 floated e-tender for selection of supplier for Supply and Installation of Automatic Sanitary Pad Vending Machines, Sanitary Napkin.....
Tags : Tender, Selection, Eligibility
Madhya Pradesh HC Denies Bail to Juvenile Accused for Rape of Minor Girl(28.06.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has denied Bail to a 15-year-old juvenile who has been accused of committing rape of a minor girl aged around 10-11 years ol.....
Tags : Madhya Pradesh High Court, Bail to Juvenile
SC Affirms Delhi HC Decision on Maximum 45-Day Period for Filing of Replications(29.06.2021)
Supreme Court has affirmed a Delhi High Court decision holding that the maximum 45-day period for filing of replications is mandatory for even non-com.....
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Bombay HC Issues Notice to Manufacturer Jyoti CNC Over Dysfunctional Ventilators(29.06.2021)
Bombay High Court has issued notice to Rajkot based ventilator manufacturer Jyoti CNC Automation Limited after the Maharashtra Government complained a.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Dysfunctional Ventilators
Central Government Extends Last Date of Filing of QPRs/APRS by SEZ/EOU/Developers(30.06.2021)
Ministry of Commerce and Industry extended the last date of filing Quarterly Progress Report (QPRs) or Annual Performance Report (APRS) by Special Eco.....
Tags : Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Last Date of Filing of QPRs/APRS by SEZ/EOU/Developers
Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Tamil Nadu Land Acquisition Laws Act 2019(30.06.2021)
Supreme Court has held that the Tamil Nadu State legislature had legislative competence to enact Tamil Nadu Land Acquisition Laws (Revival of Operatio.....
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Gauhati High Court Directs on Priority Vaccination of Persons with Disabilities(30.06.2021)
Gauhati High Court has directed the State of Arunachal Pradesh to make provision for giving priority in attendance and administration of Covid-19 vacc.....
Tags : Gauhati High Court, Priority Vaccination of Persons with Disabilities
Director who has resigned from the position cannot be held liable for negotiable instruments issued or for the business conducted after his resignation(14.02.2024)
The Appellants in both the appeals were Directors in the Respondent- Company and had resigned from such Directorship on 9th December, 2013 and 12th Ma.....
Tags : Director, Resignation, Liability
Enemy properties vested in the Custodian are not Union properties; Assessee is liable to pay property tax on it(22.02.2024)
Present Civil Appeal has been filed by the Lucknow Nagar Nigam ('Municipal Corporation') impugning the judgment of the High Court that has allowed the.....
Tags : Tax, Exemption, Eligibility
Jammu & Kashmir High Court Declines Plea for Handing Over Covid Dead Bodies to Families(11.06.2021)
Jammu and Kashmir High Court has refused to pass directions for handing of over dead bodies of Covid-19 victims to their next of kin, observing that t.....
Tags : Jammu and Kashmir High Court, Handing Over Covid Dead Bodies to Families
Gauhati HC Directs to Ensure Availability of Facilities to Covid Patients in Home Isolation(14.06.2021)
Gauhati High Court has directed the Nagaland Government to ensure that Covid-19 patients being recommended home isolation have sufficient number of ro.....
Tags : Gauhati High Court, Availability of Facilities to Covid Patients
J&K HC Upholds Validity of NHRC Order Granting Compensation to Family of Child(14.06.2021)
Jammu & Kashmir High Court has upheld the validity of an order passed by National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) granting monetary compensation of Rs .....
Tags : Jammu and Kashmir High Court, Compensation to Family of Child
Gujarat HC: No Express Bar of Application of Anticipatory Bail to Children in Conflict with Law(14.06.2021)
Gujarat High Court has observed that there is no express bar of application of anticipatory bail under Section 438 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.....
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Karnataka HC: Daily Wage Employees Entitled to Dearness Allowance at 100%(14.06.2021)
Karnataka High Court has declared that daily wage employees who are covered under the Karnataka Daily Wage Employees Welfare Act, 2012 were entitled t.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Daily Wage Employees
Bombay High Court Orders Judicial Inquiry into Mumbai Building Collapse(14.06.2021)
Bombay High Court has ordered a judicial inquiry into the collapse of a ground-plus two-storey building in Mumbai, in which 12 people lost their lives.....
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In a complaint under Section 138 of NI Act, only drawer of the cheque who can be prosecuted(21.02.2024)
Present petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 ('Cr.P.C') praying for quashing of the complaint filed by th.....
Tags : Complaint, Provision, Applicability
Bar, as provided in Section 37 of NDPS Act, cannot be invoked where the evidence against the accused appears to be unbelievable and insufficient for the purpose of conviction(19.02.2024)
The present application has been filed under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 ('CrPC') read with Section 482 of CrPC seeking regula.....
Tags : Antecedents, Bail, Grant
Government Extends Due Date for Submission of Applications under PLI Scheme for Textiles(16.02.2022)
Ministry of Textiles has further extended the timeline for submission of applications under the PLI Scheme for Textiles till 28.02.2022. Earlier the .....
Tags : Ministry of Textiles, PLI Scheme for Textiles
SC: Payment of 50% Amount to File Appeal Not Applicable Prior to Consumer Protection Act(16.02.2022)
Supreme Court has held that the onerous condition of payment of 50% of the amount awarded to file appeal against National Consumer Dispute Redressal C.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Filing of Appeal
Delhi Court rants Bail to Photojournalist Manan Dar in UAPA Case(04.01.2023)
Delhi Court has granted bail to Kashmir based photojournalist Mohd Manan Dar in a case registered under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 whi.....
Tags : Delhi Court, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, Bail
Allahabad HC to State: Ensure Case Files Reach High Court By 10 AM(04.01.2023)
Allahabad High Court has directed Principal Secretary (Law) & LR, UP Govt. to introduce biometric system in office of CSC, Allahabad within two weeks .....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Biometric System, Case Files
Kerala HC Dismisses Laila Bhagawal’s Bail Plea in Human Sacrifice Case(04.01.2023)
Kerala High Court has dismissed the bail application moved by Laila Bhagawal Singh, one of the accused in the Human Sacrifice Case.
Tags : Kerala High Court, Bail, Human sacrifice
Bombay HC: Alcohol in Medical Report Proof of Inebriation(05.01.2023)
Bombay High Court while observing that alcohol in medical report proof of inebriation, has held that an accident while boarding a train in such a stat.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Compensation, Railways Act, Inebriation
If two reasonable conclusions are possible on the basis of the evidence on record, the Appellate Court should not disturb the finding of acquittal recorded by the trial court(03.03.2023)
The appeal challenges the judgment and order passed by the High Court thereby reversing the judgment and order passed by the trial court, vide which t.....
Tags : Conviction, Evidence, Credibility
Madras HC: Manifest Intention to Arbitrate is Sine Qua Non for Filing Application Under S.9(22.04.2022)
Madras High Court has ruled that manifest intention to arbitrate is a sine qua non for filing an application under Section 9 of the Arbitration & Conc.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Section 9 of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996, sine qua non, arbitration
Delhi HC: Right of Party to File Counter Claims Exists Independently of Any Liberty(22.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that any issue on which the Arbitral Tribunal has the jurisdiction to pass a final award can also be the subject matter of a.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Arbitral Tribunal, Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act
SC: After Presentation of Chargesheet Default Bail Can be Cancelled on Merits(16.01.2023)
Supreme Court has held that there is no absolute bar that once a person is released on default bail, it cannot be cancelled on merits and grounds like.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Default Bail, Chargesheet
All HC: Guarantor’s Liability Doesn’t Absolve by Itself Upon Approval of Resolution Plan(16.01.2023)
Allahabad High Court has held that approval of a resolution plan under Section 31 of the IBC, does not ipso facto absolve the surety/guarantor of the .....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Corporate Debtor, Guarantor’s Liability, Resolution Plan
Delhi HC to YRF: Prepare Audio Description & Subtitles for Hearing & Visually Impaired People(17.01.2023)
Delhi High Court has directed Yash Raj Films (YRF) to prepare audio description, close captioning and subtitles in Hindi language for the OTT release .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Yash Raj Films, Audio Description, OTT, Pathaan
SC: Default Bail Can be Cancelled Based on Reasons Made Out in Chargesheet(17.01.2023)
Supreme Court has held that if special reasons are made out from the chargesheet and the chargesheet reveals commission of non-bailable crime, default.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Default Bail, Non-Bailable Offence, Chargesheet
In the absence of a provision of review in the IBC, inherent powers provided under Rule 11 of the NCLAT Rules cannot be invoked for the purpose of filing a Review Application(21.02.2023)
The Appellant/Applicant filed an application under Section 9 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) against the Respondent for initiation o.....
Tags : Application, Review, Maintainability
Appellate Court cannot overturn order of acquittal only on basis that another view is possible(10.04.2024)
In present case, the Appellants, who are father and son, were prosecuted for the offence punishable under Section 302, read with Section 34 of the Ind.....
Tags : Conviction, Evidence, Credibility
Supreme Court Clarifies Lawyers Not Barred from Using Mobile Phones to Attend VC(20.01.2022)
Supreme Court has clarified that Supreme Court's notification dated January 17, 2022 asking lawyers to avoid using mobile phones during virtual court .....
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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, .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Bail Plea of Shahrukh Pathan
Kerala HC Directs State to Explain Actions in Furtherance of K-Rail Silver Line Project(20.01.2022)
Kerala High Court has directed the State government to explain its actions taken in furtherance of its K-Rail Silver Line project and to justify the m.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, K-Rail Silver Line Project
Allahabad HC Issues Directions to Eradicate Menace of Encroachment Over Railway Land(21.01.2022)
Allahabad High Court has issued a slew of directions to eradicate the menace of encroachment over the Railway land, observing that the railways' admin.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Encroachment Over Railway Land
Delhi HC Inquires CBI on Securing Conditions of Bail of James Michel in Agusta Westland Chopper Scam(21.01.2022)
Delhi High Court has inquired from the Central Bureau of Investigation how the presence of Christian James Michel, accused in the Agusta Westland Chop.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Bail of James Michel
Madras HC Passes Interim Injunction to Restrain Filmmaker and Producer on Defamation Suit(21.01.2022)
Madras High Court has passed an interim injunction to restrain filmmaker and poet, Leena Manimekalai and film producer Susi Ganesan from going to the .....
Tags : Madras High Court, Filmmaker and Producer on Defamation Suit
Assessee cannot be denied the benefit of alternate notification, when it is eligible at the time of import of the goods(08.04.2024)
In the facts of present case, the Appellant exported leather shoes under claim of drawback. These goods were returned by the foreign buyer for the pur.....
Tags : Benefit, Notification, Eligibility
Uttarakhand HC Seeks Response on Priority Vaccination for Persons with Disability(14.06.2021)
Uttarakhand High Court has issued notice on a petition seeking priority Covid-19 vaccination for persons with Disabilities from the age of 18 and upwa.....
Tags : Uttarakhand High Court, Priority Vaccination for Persons with Disability
Allahabad HC Directs State on Policy for Provision of Compensation to Illegally Detained Citizens(14.06.2021)
Allahabad High Court has directed the State Government to strictly implement its policy of granting compensation to a citizen, who has been illegally .....
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Bar Council of India Extends Last Date of Registration for All India Bar Examination XVI(14.06.2021)
Bar Council of India (BCI) has decided to extend the last date of registration for the All India Bar Exam (AIBE) XVI till 15th July, 2021. The resched.....
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Delhi Court to Tihar Jail: Provide Calling Facility Thrice a Week to Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam(31.01.2023)
Delhi Court has directed Tihar Jail authorities to provide inmate calling facility for five minutes thrice a week to Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, and o.....
Tags : Delhi Court, Tihar Jail, Calling Facility, North-East Delhi riots
SC: Can Quash Criminal Proceedings When Attempt Was to Cloak Civil Dispute as Criminal Offence(31.01.2023)
Supreme Court has held that criminal proceedings can be quashed under Section 482 CrPC when it is found that the attempt was to give a cloak of crimin.....
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Del HC: Can’t Disqualify Jhuggi Dwellers from Rehabilitation Only for Lack of Name in Electoral Roll(01.02.2023)
Delhi High Court while observing jhuggi jhopri dwellers can’t be disqualified from rehabilitation under State’s policy merely because their name doesn.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Jhuggi Dwellers, Rehabilitation, Electoral Roll
Refund of accumulated Cenvat Credit is allowable on export of goods, even if, they are exempted from payment of Central Excise Duty(20.05.2024)
Present appeal has been filed by Kancor Ingredients Limited against Order-in-Appeal passed by the Commissioner (Appeals) CGST, Noida. The learned Comm.....
Tags : Cenvat Credit, Refund, Eligibility
Identity, credit-worthiness and genuineness of transactions have to be explained by the assessee, if the amount pertaining to it credited in books of account(22.05.2024)
Present appeal preferred by the appellant/Revenue, challenges an order, of the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) ['CIT(A)']. By the order under cha.....
Tags : Assessment, axability, Cash credit
Mumbai Court Grants Bail to Alleged Creator of Bulli Bai App, Neeraj Bishnoi Along Two Others(22.06.2022)
Mumbai Court has granted bail to three accused - Aumkareshwar Thakur, Neeraj Bishnoi and Neeraj Singh in the Bulli Bai App Case wherein several vocal .....
Tags : Mumbai Court, Bail, Bulli Bai App
Bombay HC Grants Bail to Pharmacy Student Arrested for Social Media Post Against Sharad Pawar(22.06.2022)
Bombay High Court has granted bail to 21-year-old pharmacy student Nikhil Bhamre, who was arrested for defamatory posts allegedly aimed at NCP preside.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Bail, Defamatory Post
J&K Court Grants Bail to YouTuber Arrested for Uploading Video Depicting Beheading of Nupur Sharma(22.06.2022)
Jammu and Kashmir Court has granted bail to a Kashmiri YouTuber who had been arrested for allegedly uploading a video depicting the beheading of suspe.....
Tags : Jammu and Kashmir Court, Bail, Prophet Muhammad Row
Orissa HC: State Vigilance Department Can't be Completely Exempted from RTI Act(22.06.2022)
Orissa High Court has held that the State Vigilance Department cannot be completely exempted from Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005 and directed th.....
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SC: Posting Anticipatory Bail Plea After 2 Months Can't be Appreciated(22.06.2022)
Supreme Court has held that posting an application for anticipatory bail after a couple of months cannot be appreciated and stated that in such matter.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Anticipatory Bail, Personal Liberty
Kerala HC Grants Anticipatory Bail to Actor Vijay Babu in Rape Case(22.06.2022)
Kerala High Court has granted pre-arrest bail subject to conditions to Malayalam actor-producer Vijay Babu in the case wherein an actress accused him .....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Anticipatory Bail, Rape
Kerala HC Grants Bail to Convicts Father Kottoor and Sister Sephy in Sister Abhaya Murder Case(23.06.2022)
Kerala High Court has granted interim bail in the plea by Father Thomas Kottoor and Sister Sephy seeking suspension of their sentence in the infamous .....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Interim Bail, Sister Abhaya Case
To testify execution of Will, it is not enough to examine a random witness who asserts that he saw attesting witness affix his signature on Will(20.11.2023)
The present appeal is filed to determine the validity of a Will. The appellant claims to have been adopted by late Venkubayamma under registered Will .....
Tags : Adoption, Will, Property
Accused must apply for anticipatory bail in the State where the FIR has been lodged.(20.11.2023)
The facts giving rise to the present appeal is that the complainant was who is a victim of harassment, torture, assault and demand of dowry and was th.....
Tags : Anticipatory Bail, Transitory Anticipatory Bail, Territorial Jurisdiction
Maintenance provisions under Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 are gender neutral(21.11.2023)
Present appeal arises out of an Order passed by the learned Family Court Judge by which appellant was directed to pay the respondent a sum of ₹30,000/.....
Tags : Family, Maintenance, Gender Neutral
Allahabad HC: Seriousness of Offence Alone Cannot be The Basis for Granting Bail(02.08.2022)
Allahabad High Court while granting bail to an accused in GST Scam case, has held that the seriousness of the offences alone is not conclusive of the .....
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Delhi HC: Cross-Examination Can’t Encompass Questions Which Intend to Cause Humiliation to Witness(03.08.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that the cross-examination cannot encompass questions that are scandalous or intended to cause humiliation to the witness.
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SC to Centre & GST Council: Advise States to Implement Digital DIN System(03.08.2022)
Supreme Court has directed GST Council to issue advisory/instructions/recommendations to the respective States regarding implementation of the system .....
Tags : Supreme Court, GST Council, Document Identification
Kerala HC Orders Action Against Traffic Police Officers Found Using Mobile Phones on Duty(03.08.2022)
Kerala High Court has directed the Police Commissioner of Kochi to take action against traffic police officers who were found using mobile phones whil.....
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Bombay HC: Unclean & Unhygienic Toilets Affect Right of Every Girl Child to Live With Dignity(04.08.2022)
Bombay High Court has held that any failure on the part of authorities/concerned schools to provide for basic facilities of clean and hygienic toilets.....
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Allahabad HC Denies Bail to Siddique Kappan's in UAPA Case(04.08.2022)
Allahabad High Court has rejected the bail plea moved by journalist Siddique Kappan in connection with the 'Hathras Conspiracy Case'.
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Kar. HC Directs Media Outlets to Block Articles Displaying Names of 2 Acquitted of Alleged Crimes(04.08.2022)
Karnataka High Court has directed 17 media outlets to temporarily block articles, videos and comments displaying names of two Petitioners in connectio.....
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Suit seeking damages for illegal use of property is maintainable, even after, filing of suit for possession against the same property(30.11.2023)
Challenge in the present appeal is to the order passed by the High Court, vide which the application filed by the Appellants/Defendants under Order VI.....
Tags : Subsequent suit, Cause of action, Maintainability
Confessional statements given under Section 67 of the NDPS Act are inadmissible(01.12.2023)
By way of the present applications, the Applicants seek grant of bail in Case under Sections 8/22(c)/23/25/29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic S.....
Tags : Bail, Grant, Conditions
Karnataka HC Sets Aside Elections to Karnataka Medical Council Due to Fraud by RO(16.06.2021)
Karnataka High Court has set aside the elections that were held to the Karnataka Medical Council (KMC), while declaring that the elections were vitiat.....
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Bombay HC Asks Maharashtra Govt to Examine in Alleged Illegal Distribution of Remdesivir(17.06.2021)
Bombay High Court has asked the Maharashtra Government to seriously examine the role of MLA Zeeshan Siddique and actor Sonu Sood regarding the alleged.....
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Gauhati HC Asks Authority to Identify Areas Where Marginalized Families Need Assistance(18.06.2021)
Gauhati High Court has asked authorities of Kamrup Metropolitan district to identify the areas where marginalised families need assistance in form of .....
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Madras HC Grants Anticipatory Bail to Youth from Arrest for Sharing Child Pornographic Content(18.06.2021)
Madras High Court has granted anticipatory bail to a youth who apprehended arrest for sharing child pornographic content, observing that the menace of.....
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CBIC: 5% GST Applicable on Composite Supply of Service of Milling Wheat Into Flour(18.06.2021)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has clarified that 5% Goods and Services Tax is applicable on the composite supply of service by wa.....
Tags : Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, Composite Supply of Service of Milling Wheat Into Flour
Delhi HC Seeks Response of CARA on Framework for Facilitating Adoptions(23.02.2022)
Delhi High Court has sought response of the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) on the framework for facilitating adoptions in case of children.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Facilitating Adoptions
Delhi HC Issues Notice on PIL Over Illegal Constructions And Encroachments In Okhla Industrial Area(23.02.2022)
Delhi High Court has issued notice on a suo moto public interest litigation registered over the issue of illegal constructions and encroachments of pu.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Illegal Constructions And Encroachments
Karnataka HC Directs State to Place on Record Report on Investigation to Trace Missing Children(23.02.2022)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State government to place on record, in two weeks time, a report of the investigations done to trace 141 childre.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Missing Children
Manipur HC: Court to Examine Conduct of Parties All Through to Ascertain Condonation Application(24.02.2022)
Manipur High Court has held that Courts should examine conducts of parties all through to ascertain whether their non-appearance was a singular stray .....
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SC Issues Notice in Contempt Petition Over Failure to Pay Compensation to Victims(25.02.2022)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a contempt petition preferred by victims of spread of toxic pesticide called Endosulfan alleging failure on the par.....
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Bom. HC: No Police Mock Drills While Depicting Members of Particular Community as Terrorists(07.02.2023)
Bombay High Court while hearing a PIL seeks guidelines for police mock drills has directed that no mock drills be conducted depicting persons of a par.....
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Anticipatory bail cannot be granted to a proclaimed offender(10.06.2024)
In present case, the applicant has been implicated in present case along with 15 other co-accused persons for committing the offences alleged in the F.....
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Patna HC to Government: Shut 49 Brick Kilns for Failure to Shift to Cleaner Technology(07.02.2023)
Patna High Court has directed the government to shut 49 brick kilns that failed to shift to cleaner technology and produce fly ash bricks, despite a c.....
Tags : Patna High Court, Cleaner Technology, Brick Kilns, Pollution
SC to Centre: Ensure E-Filing of All Revenue Appeals Before HCs And Tribunals(09.02.2023)
Supreme Court has directed Centre to ensure that the entire filing of Revenue appeals before the High Courts and the Tribunals is carried out in the e.....
Tags : Supreme Court, E-Filing, Revenue Appeals, High Court, Tribunals
Meghalaya HC Orders Deployment of Central Armed Forces to Prevent Illegal Coal Mining(09.02.2023)
Meghalaya High Court while observing that local officials are involved in manipulation and illegal coal mining and while sounding the bell of caution .....
Tags : Meghalaya High Court, Illegal, Coal Mining, CRPF
SC: BCI Has Power to Prescribe AIBE(10.02.2023)
Supreme Court Constitution Bench has upheld the power of the Bar Council of India (BCI) to require law graduates to qualify for the All-India Bar Exam.....
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Bombay HC to Subordinate Courts: Pass Speaking Order While Deciding Bail Pleas(13.02.2023)
Bombay High Court has held that bail is a matter of discretion to be exercised by Magistrate, who is expected to apply his mind after considering mate.....
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Ker. HC Refuses to Suspend Sentence of Man Accused of Attempting to Travel to Syria for Joining ISIS(14.02.2023)
Kerala High Court while dismissing applications seeking suspension of sentence of 3 persons, who were convicted for attempting to travel to Syria for .....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Bail, Syria, Suspension
Vicarious liability would be attracted only when the ingredients of Section 141(1) of the NI Act, are satisfied(10.10.2023)
Present Appeal is directed against the order passed by the High Court, as per the impugned order, the High Court declined to quash the complaint qua t.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Vicarious liability
Sufficient medical evidence should be available before the adjudicating authority for applying the principles of Res Ipsa Locutor(17.10.2023)
The present appeal is directed against the order passed by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commissionwhereby the complaint filed by the Appel.....
Tags : Principles, Res Ipsa Locutor, Applicability
SC: Civil Court Can Try Suit Filed by Borrower Against Bank, But Has No Power to Transfer it to DRT(11.11.2022)
Supreme Court while observing that Civil Court has jurisdiction to try a suit filed by a borrower against a Bank or Financial Institution has held tha.....
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Cal. HC: Objection on Maintainability Hits Root of Judicial Proceeding if it Raises Question of Law(11.11.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that an objection on maintainability of writ petition cannot be raised at eleventh hour and that such an objection cannot.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Maintainability, Question of Law
Delhi Court Grants Default Bail in UAPA Case After NIA Fails to File Chargesheet(11.11.2022)
Patiala House Court, Delhi has granted default bail to a 25 year old Kashmiri youth, after National Investigation Agency (NIA) failed to file chargesh.....
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Kerala HC to Devaswom Boards: Extend Proper Facilities to Sabarimala Pilgrims During Festival(14.11.2022)
Kerala High Court has directed Travancore Devaswom Board and Cochin Devaswom Board to ensure that proper facilities are provided to Sabarimala pilgrim.....
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SC: Can’t Cancel Bail Merely for Any Perceived Indiscipline by Accused Before Granting Bail(15.11.2022)
Supreme Court while observing that cancellation of bail can’t be ordered merely for any perceived indiscipline on the part of accused before granting .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Bail, Proper Trial
Allahabad HC Grants Bail to Man Accused of Placing Remains of Dead Cow in Temple(15.11.2022)
Allahabad High Court has granted bail to a man accused of placing the remains of a dead cow progeny in a temple so as to hurt the religious sentiments.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Bail, Religious Sentiments
Certified copy which includes a print out must be accompanied by a certificate as contemplated in Section 2-A (a), (b) and (c) of Bankers' Books Evidence Act, 1891(20.10.2023)
A short question of law arises in present petition is whether procedure prescribed under the provisions of the Bankers' Books Evidence Act, 1891 is re.....
Tags : Documents, Procedure, Applicability
SC Quashes FIR Against Father For Taking Away Son From Mother's Custody(26.08.2022)
Supreme Court while quashing First Information Report which was registered against a father for secretly taking away his son from his mother's custody.....
Tags : Supreme Court, FIR, Child Custody
Kar. HC: CDR Showing Absence of Accused at Time of Offence Can’t Lead to Closure of Proceedings(26.08.2022)
Karnataka High Court has held that mere production of call record details (CDR) by the accused to show that he was not present at the time of occurren.....
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Uttarakhand HC Stays 30% Quota to Women With Domicile in State Civil Services(29.08.2022)
Uttarakhand High Court has stayed a government order of the year 2006 that sought to provide 30 percent horizontal reservation only to the women candi.....
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Court of Chief Commission for PwD to Practo: Make App And Website Fully Accessible for Disabled(29.08.2022)
Court of Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities on Wednesday directed Practo, an online healthcare service provider, to make its website and.....
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SC Refuses to Entertain PIL Seeking Probe Into Rafale Deal Based on Reports of French Agency(29.08.2022)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a PIL seeking inquiry into the Rafale deal in the light of certain reports in a French news portal alleging pay.....
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Del. HC: Bank Customers Have No Way of Contacting Officials Who Send Emails(22.02.2023)
Delhi High Court while expressing concern over computer generated e-mails sent to customers without mention of contact details of officials under whos.....
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In exercise of writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution, factual determination of rights cannot be undertaken(23.10.2023)
Challenge raised in the present writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1950 is to the decision taken as indicated in the .....
Tags : Possession, Public utility, Legality
Interest earned by the assessee is eligible for deduction under Section 80P(2)(a) of IT Act(26.06.2024)
Assessee is a Co-operative Credit Society engaged in the business of providing credit facilities to the members by accepting deposits from members. As.....
Tags : Assessment, Deduction, Eligibility
Delhi Court Denies Bail to Saleem Malik in Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case(07.10.2022)
Delhi Court has denied bail to Saleem Malik alias Munna, an accused in case alleging larger conspiracy behind 2020 North East Delhi riots and held tha.....
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Gujarat HC: Not Our Duty to Tell State to Construct Schools, Hospitals(07.10.2022)
Gujarat High Court while hearing a PIL highlighting the fact that despite orders of collector passed in 2016, authorities haven't constructed civil ho.....
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Delhi HC Dismisses Sachin Waze's Plea Against UAPA Sanction in Antilia Bomb Scare Case(07.10.2022)
Delhi High Court has dismissed the plea moved by former Mumbai police officer Sachin Waze for quashing of the prosecution sanction granted under Unlaw.....
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SC to Gali Janardhan Reddy: Remain Out of Bellary District During Mining Scam Case Trial(11.10.2022)
Supreme Court has refused to completely lift the bail condition imposed on former Karnataka Minister Gali Janardhan Reddy that he should not enter Bel.....
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Delhi HC: A Will will Be a Will Only When it will Lay to Rest Wishes of Who is at Rest(13.10.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that it is the foremost duty of the Court to carefully give a purposeful meaning to the words and logical interpretation to .....
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Delhi Court Frames Murder Charges Against Wrestler Sushil Kumar(13.10.2022)
Delhi Court has framed murder charges against wrestler Sushil Kumar and 17 other accused for the murder of 27-year-old former junior national wrestlin.....
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Mere filing of report, under Section 173 (2) of CrPC before the competent court of law and filing of repeated bail applications, does not entitle the applicant for grant of bail(31.05.2024)
Applicant has filed the present application under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 ('CrPC'), with a prayer to release her, on bail,.....
Tags : Bail, Release, Legality
Rule 5 of Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004 will be applicable for the export of services prior to 14th March 2006(16.07.2024)
The appellant filed refund claims under Rule 5 of the Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004 read with Notification No. 5/2006-CE (NT) dated March 14, 2006. These .....
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Rule 43 CCS (Leave) Rules creates an unreasonable distinction between rights of first two children born to a lady government servant and the third or the subsequent child(22.07.2024)
The respondent no.1 is employed with the petitioners as a Lady Constable. From her first marriage, she was blessed with two children. After divorce by.....
Tags : Maternity leave, CCS Rules, Two-child policy
Madras HC Directs Release of Vehicle as Department Fails to Pass Detention Order(14.10.2022)
Madras High Court has ordered the release of the vehicle as the department has failed to pass the detention order within the period as provided under .....
Tags : Madras High Court, detention, Tamil Nadu Goods and Services Tax Act
Delhi HC Directs Jamia Millia Islamia To Regularise Sharjeel Usmani's Admission To MA Course(17.10.2022)
Delhi High Court has permitted former Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) student Sharjeel Usmani to appear in the third semester examinations for 'MA in .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Aligarh Muslim University, Sharjeel Usmani, Millia Islamia University
Bombay HC: Married Daughter of Deceased Also Entitled To Compensation Under Railways Act(17.10.2022)
Bombay High Court has observed that a married daughter of a victim of a railway accident would also be entitled to compensation under the Railways Act.....
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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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Bombay HC Sets Aside Life Sentence; Says Father Had No Intention to Kill in an Honour Killing Case(17.10.2022)
Bombay High Court set aside the life sentence awarded to a carpenter and his son in an honour killing case and instead ruled them guilty of culpable h.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, honour killing, culpable homicide, life sentence
Delhi HC: Time for Filing Written Statement Starts From Date of Providing Suit to Defendant(17.10.2022)
Delhi High Court has ruled that the time for filing the written statement by the defendant under the Code of Civil Procedure, after issuance of summon.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, written statement, summons, Code of Civil Procedure
ITAT: HUF Eligible for Capital Gain Exemption for Property Purchased in The Joint Name of Members(11.07.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Delhi Bench has held that the Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) is eligible to claim capital gain exemption under Sec.....
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Supreme Court Extends Mohammed Zubair's Interim Bail in Hate Speech Case(12.07.2022)
Supreme Court has extended the 5 days' interim bail granted to Mohammed Zubair, the co-founder of fact checking website AltNews, in connection with th.....
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Orissa HC: Bar Against 'Inter-District Transfer' Not Applicable to Govt Teachers With Disabilities(13.07.2022)
Orissa High Court has held that bar against 'inter-district transfer' cannot be made applicable to teachers who are recognised as persons with disabil.....
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Kar. HC: Dysfunctional Limbs Render 100% Functional Disability(14.07.2022)
Karnataka High Court has held that if medical evidence indicates that minor child cannot straighten one of the lower limbs and one of the upper limbs .....
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SC: Patna HC Exceeded Bail Jurisdiction by Directing Sahara Chief to Return Investments(14.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that High Court in an anticipatory bail application had exceeded its jurisdiction and passed orders, inter alia, directing the .....
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Bombay HC: Mother Can't be Asked to Choose Between Child & Career(14.07.2022)
Bombay High Court while observing that woman cannot be asked to choose between her career and child, has directed her estranged husband to give his no.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Child, Career, No Objection
Applications for change of date of birth at the fag end of service cannot be entertained(14.05.2024)
Petitioner has filed present petition challenging the Judgment and Order passed by the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal dismissing Original Applica.....
Tags : Alteration, Date of birth, Eligibility
Gujarat HC: Issuance of Illusory Pre-Show Cause Notice for Consultation Before Hearing is Arbitrary(27.07.2021)
Gujarat High Court while imposing the cost of Rs. 20,000 on Goods and Service Tax Department held that the Issuance of an illusory Pre-Show-Cause Noti.....
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Delhi HC Seeks Response on Plea for Building Separate Public Toilet Facilities for Transgender(27.07.2021)
Delhi High Court has sought the response of Centre and Delhi Government on a plea seeking directions for building separate public toilet facilities fo.....
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Lok Sabha Passes Factoring Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2021(27.07.2021)
Lok Sabha has passed the Factoring Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2021 with an aim to liberalize the Factoring Regulation Act, 2011 by widening the scop.....
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Kerala High Court Grants Interim Anticipatory Bail to Two Accused in ISRO Espionage Case(27.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has granted interim anticipatory bail to former police officers S. Vijayan and Thampi S. Durga in the ISRO espionage case for two we.....
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Madras HC Stays Single Bench Judgment Against Tamil Actor Vijay(27.07.2021)
Madras High Court has stayed a single bench judgment which had passed adverse observations against Tamil Actor Vijay and had imposed a cost of Rs 1 la.....
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Power to grant a pre-arrest bail under Section 438 of the CrPC is extraordinary in nature and is to be exercised sparingly(17.05.2024)
The present application is filed under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) read with Section 482 of the CrPC seeking pre-arrest.....
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P&H HC: If Second FIR Registered Regarding Incident on Which Prior FIR Exists, Abuse of Process(24.01.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that if a second FIR is registered regarding an incident on which a prior FIR already exists, it amounts to abu.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Abuse of Law Process, Filing of Multiple FIRs
Kerala HC Grants Interim Relief to Actor Dileep for Alleged Conspiracy to Kill Police Officers(24.01.2022)
Kerala High Court has granted interim relief to actor Dileep in the recent case registered by the Kerala Police for allegedly conspiring to kill the p.....
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Rajasthan HC Directs to Look Into Complaint Against Alleged Contamination of Railmagra Dam(24.01.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has asked the authorities concerned to objectively examine the grievances raised in a writ petition pertaining to discharge of in.....
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SC Stays SAT Remark Against Adjudication Officer for Failure to Deliver Notice on Time(25.01.2022)
Supreme Court has stayed the Securities Appellate Tribunal's judicial dishonesty remark against an adjudication officer of the Securities and Exchange.....
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Karnataka HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Directions to Produce Child Before Court(25.01.2022)
Karnataka High Court has dismissed a petition filed by a father seeking directions to produce his 2 year old girl before the court, who is in safe cus.....
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Assessee who is eligible for cenvat credit and unable to take the credit due to CGST regime after 1st July, 2017 shall be eligible for the cash refund(14.05.2024)
The issue involved in the present case is that whether the appellant is eligible to claim refund of CVD and SAD in respect of payment of custom duty f.....
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Madhya Pradesh HC Orders Inquiry Against SHO for Failure to Produce Case Diary(25.01.2022)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has ordered enquiry against a Station House Officer (SHO) for not producing case diary in a case despite being repeatedly or.....
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Chhattisgarh HC Grants Bail to Person Accused of Fabrication of GST Portal And E-Way Bills(24.06.2022)
Chhattisgarh High Court has granted bail to a person allegedly committed the offense of fabrication of GST portal and e-way bills. The bail was grante.....
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Kar.HC: S.498-A IPC Not Maintainable Against Woman in Illicit Relationship With Victim’s Husband(24.06.2022)
Karnataka High Court has quashed an FIR registered against a woman under Section 498-A of IPC and Section 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act by another .....
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P&H HC: Hindu Adoptions & Maintenance Act Does Not Envisage Agreement to Adopt Unborn Child(24.06.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court while dealing with a case of adoption of an unborn child, has held that no such provision as to give effect to adoption .....
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Del. HC: Infirm Person Can Seek Bail Under PMLA Even if Not Sick(18.03.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that since 'sick' and 'infirm' are separated by 'or', "a person who, though, not sick but infirm would still be entitled to .....
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SC to HCs: Record All Essentials Such as FIR No., Police Station Etc in Bail Orders(18.03.2023)
Supreme Court has directed High Courts to ensure that in bail/anticipatory bail matters, all basic essentials (i.e. FIR No., Date, the concerned polic.....
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Police officer needs to record his reasons in writing while making the arrest(18.06.2024)
By present application, the applicant is seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with Crime registered with Police Station for the offence punishable un.....
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Dishonest inducement is the sine qua non to attract the provisions of Sections 415 and 420 of IPC(20.03.2024)
The present appeal challenges the order passed by the learned Single Judge of the High Court, whereby the High Court rejected the petition filed by th.....
Tags : FIR, Provision, Applicability
SC Passes Guidelines to Ensure Access to CLAT for Candidates With Disabilities(18.03.2023)
Supreme Court has passed guidelines to ensure better accessibility for candidates with disability to appear in CLAT examination.
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SC: If Serious Offences are Subsequently Added in FIR, Bail Can be Cancelled(20.03.2023)
Supreme Court while setting aside bail in a Casting Couch case has held that if serious offence are added in FIR, Court can direct that accused be arr.....
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Guj. HC: Citizenship Exclusive Domain of Centre, Civil Court Can’t Decide on Matter of Renunciation(05.08.2022)
Gujarat High Court has held that civil courts have no jurisdiction to entertain and decide the question about citizenship of a person and that the sai.....
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Karnataka HC: Constitutional Functionaries Can't be Summoned as Witnesses on Mere Asking(05.08.2022)
Karnataka High Court has held that in civilised jurisdictions functionaries of constitutional bodies are not subjected to subpoena since they have to .....
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Tax Research Unit (TRU) Issues Clarification on Applicability of GST(05.08.2022)
TRU has clarified that GST will apply to late fees charged by service provider; amount forfeited for cancellation of hotel bookings; car hired for emp.....
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SC Releases Death Row Convict After 28 Years in Detention(28.03.2023)
Supreme Court has released a death row convict after he has been in detention for over 28 years upon finding that even though he was a juvenile at the.....
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Amendment brought to Section 153C of the IT Act, shall be applicable to searches conducted under Section 132 of the IT Act, before the date of the amendment(06.04.2023)
The Revenue has preferred the present appeals feeling aggrieved and dissatisfied with the impugned common judgment and order passed by the High Court,.....
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Payment of foreign commission is not taxable in India(07.02.2024)
The assessee is a partnership firm engaged in the business of manufacturing and trading of fertilizers, chemical and paints during the year under cons.....
Tags : Assessment, Provision, Applicability
SC Suggests Meeting Between DCPCR & MWCD to Discuss 2021 Amendment to JJ Act(28.03.2023)
Supreme Court has suggested that meeting be held between Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) and Ministry of Women and Child Devel.....
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SC to Punjab Govt.: Continue Steps to Stop Illegal Transportation of Spurious Liquor(28.03.2023)
Supreme Court while closing proceedings in plea pertaining to issue of large-scale manufacture and sale of illicit liquor in state of Punjab has direc.....
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Delhi HC Allows Sushant Singh Rajput's Father to Approach Single Judge Against Release of Film(27.07.2021)
Delhi High Court has granted liberty to the father of late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, to approach the single judge with his grievance perta.....
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Parliament Passes Marine Aids to Navigation Bill, 2021(28.07.2021)
Parliament has passed the Marine Aids to Navigation Bill, 2021, citing "enormous technological development" in the field of marine navigation and the .....
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Rajya Sabha Passes Juvenile Justice (Amendment) Bill, 2021(29.07.2021)
Rajya Sabha has passed the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Bill, 2021, to "strengthen the child protection setup under th.....
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Kerala HC Seeks Response in Plea Seeking Clarification to Penalize Devices While Driving(29.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has sought response of the State Government in a plea seeking clarification on the move by the Police department to penalize the use.....
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Unless the conditions as laid down under Section 37 of the NDPS Act are satisfied, the bail cannot be granted to an accused, who has been found in possession of commercial quantity of contraband(26.12.2023)
By way of instant petition filed under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Cr.P.C.), the Petitioner is seeking bail in case FIR under Secti.....
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Date of issuance of the policy would be the relevant date and not the date of proposal or the date of issuance of the receipt(03.01.2024)
The challenge in present appeals is to the orders passed by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, whereby the revision filed by the App.....
Tags : Sum assured, Liability, Payment
SC Issues Notice in Plea Challenging Exorbitant Enrolment Fees Charged by State Bar Councils(10.04.2023)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Central government, Bar Council of India and all the State Bar Councils in the writ petition challenging the exorbi.....
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NGT to DM Prayagraj & Kaushambi: Take Action Against Alleged Illegal Sand Mining in Yamuna(10.04.2023)
National Green Tribunal, Principal bench has directed District Magistrates of Prayagraj and Kaushambi districts in Uttar Pradesh to take action agains.....
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Bombay HC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance of Gadchiroli Elephants Shifting to Zoo(09.09.2022)
Bombay High Court while taking suo moto cognizance of forest department’s decision to move wild elephants from Gadchiroli forest to zoo, has observed .....
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Allahabad HC Grants Anticipatory Bail to Man Accused of Subjecting Minor to Forced Circumcision(09.09.2022)
Allahabad High Court has granted anticipatory bail to a man who has been accused of subjecting a 9-year-old boy to forced circumcision for religious c.....
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Allahabad HC Denies Bail to Disciple Anand Giri in Mahant Giri Suicide Case(12.09.2022)
Allahabad High Court has rejected the bail application filed by Anand Giri, the prime accused in the alleged suicidal death of Mahant Narendra Giri wh.....
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SC: Accused's Offer of Payment of Ad Interim Compensation to Victim Not Ground For Granting Bail(12.09.2022)
Supreme Court while setting aside order passed by Jharkhand High Court granting bail to an accused, has held that the offer of payment of ad interim .....
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Revisional Court cannot substitute its opinion simply because another view is possible(02.01.2024)
The Applicant-Original accused has questioned the legality, correctness and propriety of the judgment and order passed by the Sessions Court. Learned .....
Tags : Conviction, Evidence, Credibility
Delhi HC: Violation of Mandatory Provisions for Seizure Need Not be Looked into in Bail Proceedings(13.09.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that effect of non-compliance of any mandatory provision under NDPS Act or any irregularity at time of making of seizure mem.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, NDPS, Mandatory Provision, Bail
Patna HC to Chancellors: Decide Representation Against Illegal Appointment/Financial Irregularities(13.09.2022)
Patna High Court has directed the Chancellor of Universities of Bihar to decide a representation against alleged illegal appointments and financial ir.....
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Allahabad HC Denies Bail to Man Accused of Operating Illegal International Call Set Up(12.07.2021)
Allahabad High Court has denied bail to a man accused of operating an illegal international call set up and who was terminating foreign calls in India.....
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Orissa HC Orders Inquiry into Complaints of Medical Negligence at State-Run COVID Facility(12.07.2021)
Orissa High Court has formed a committee to conduct an inquiry into the allegations of medical negligence in the treatment of victims during COVID-19 .....
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Kerala HC Stays Notice to Demolish Buildings in Lakshadweep for Alleged Encroachment of Public Land(12.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has stayed the show-cause notices issued to Lakshadweep inhabitants to demolish their buildings within 2 days on the ground that the.....
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SC Makes Order Granting Bail to Munawar Faruqui ‘Absolute’(25.04.2023)
Supreme Court while transferring all FIRs against stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui lodged against him in different states to Indore, has also confirm.....
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All. HC to Arya Samaj Apex Body: Prepare Guidelines to Avoid Solemnizing of Child Marriages(25.04.2023)
Allahabad High Court while directing Sarvadeshik Arya Pratinidhi Sabha to introspect and issue guidelines to avoid solemnising marriages involving min.....
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Del HC to CCI: Consider Start-Ups’ Applications Against Google’s New Payment Policy Before April 26(25.04.2023)
Delhi High Court has directed Competition Commission of India (CCI) to consider applications against Google’s new in-app user choice billing policy, m.....
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Delhi HC: Disclosure by Arbitrator is Not a Discretionary But a Mandatory Requirement(09.12.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that disclosure by the arbitrator under Section 12 r/w 6th Schedule of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act is not a discretio.....
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SC: Bail Applications Should Not be Heard for More Than 10 Minutes(09.12.2022)
Supreme Court has observed that bail applications should not be heard by courts for more than ten minutes as lengthy hearings lasting for days in bail.....
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Bombay HC Grants Bail to Anil Deshmukh in Corruption Case(12.12.2022)
Bombay High Court has granted bail to former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh in a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act regarding illega.....
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SC Sets Aside Allahabad HC’s Order Issuing Non-Bailable Warrants Against Noida CEO(13.12.2022)
Supreme Court has allowed the plea filed by Chief Executive Officer of New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (NOIDA), Ritu Maheshwari IAS, challe.....
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Allahabad HC: Anticipatory Bail Plea Not Maintainable if Accused Already in Custody in Another Case(13.12.2022)
Allahabad High Court has held that the anticipatory bail application of an accused is not maintainable if he is in jail in connection with another cri.....
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Delhi Court Grants Interim Bail to Umar Khalid for One Week(13.12.2022)
Delhi Court has granted interim bail to Umar Khalid for a period of one week in the larger conspiracy case of 2020 Northeast Delhi riots, to attend hi.....
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SC: Heroin And Other Drugs Are Ruining The Youths(05.01.2023)
Supreme Court while rejecting application for anticipatory bail of a man, who had 24 grams of Heroin and Brown sugar in possession with him, has obser.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Heroin, Anticipatory Bail
MP HC Grants Pre-Arrest Bail to Vendor Accused of Selling Adulterated Paneer(05.01.2023)
Madhya Pradesh High Court while granting anticipatory bail to vendor accused of selling adulterated paneer, has observed that there was no evidence to.....
Tags : Madhya Pradesh High Court, Anticipatory Bail, Adulterated
Kerala HC: To be Poor is Not a Crime(09.01.2023)
Kerala High Court while ordering release of two children who were sent to shelter home for alleged forced child labour, has held that children helping.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Shelter Home, Child Labour
Bombay HC Orders Release of Ex- ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar in Loan Fraud Case(09.01.2023)
Bombay High Court has ordered the release of former ICICI bank CEO and MD Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak Kochhar in a petition alleging illegal.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Chanda Kochhar, Illegal Arrest, Loan Fraud Case
SC to States: Submit Suggestions for Model Builder-Buyer Agreement With Mandatory RERA Clauses(10.01.2023)
Supreme Court has asked States to submit suggestions to Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs on model builder-buyer agreement with the mandator.....
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Delhi HC: Ad Industry Would Loathe Government Dictated Regulations(10.01.2023)
Delhi High Court while dismissing plea filed to restrain Advertising Standards Council of India from creating impediments in broadcast of advertisemen.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Advertisement, Advertising Standards Council of India, Regulation
Supreme Court Refuses to Entertain PIL to Double the Number of Judges(29.11.2022)
Supreme Court while observing that getting more judges is not the panacea of all evils, has refused to entertain a PIL filed by BJP leader and Advocat.....
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SC to Expert Committee: Examine to What Extent Recommendations Have Been Adopted by Government(30.11.2022)
Supreme Court has directed the expert committee constituted to tackle the problem of the dissemination of child pornography and sexual assault videos,.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Expert Committee, Child Pornography
SC to States: Furnish Data of Cases Where Prisoners is in Jail for Not Fulfilling Bail Conditions(30.11.2022)
Supreme Court has directed all State Governments to issue directions to the jail authorities to submit certain particulars of under trial prisoners wh.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Bail, Jail Authorities
SC: Our Criminal Justice System Can be a Punishment in Itself(30.11.2022)
Supreme Court while disposing a 13 year old criminal appeal has observed that criminal justice system of ours can itself be a punishment.
Tags : Supreme Court, Bail, Jail Authorities
SC Refuses to Stay Maharashtra Government’s Decision to Allow Metro Car Shed at Aarey(30.11.2022)
Supreme Court has allowed the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation to pursue its application before the Tree Authority seeking permission for the felling of .....
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P&H HC: Jail Before Conviction is Punishment as Conviction Rate Low in Our Country(30.11.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court while quashing a lower court's order canceling the bail of a murder accused, has held that imprisonment of the accused b.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Conviction, Bail
Delhi HC to Registrar General: Explore Possibility of Software to Preserve Right to Default Bail(15.11.2022)
Delhi High Court has asked its Registrar General to implement a 2018 verdict wherein he was requested to explore the possibility of creation of a data.....
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Guj. HC Extends Interim Bail of Ex-DGP RB Sreekumar for 10 More Days(15.11.2022)
Gujarat High Court has extended the period of interim bail granted to retired DGP RB Sreekumar for a further period of 10 days pending disposal of his.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Interim Bail, RB Sreekumar
SC: Bail Condition Directing Teacher to Return Her Salary Not Legally Sustainable(16.11.2022)
Supreme Court while setting aside Patna High Court bail order directing teacher to return her salary, has observed that such conditions are neither ju.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Anticipatory Bail, Salary
Delhi Court Grants Bail to Jacqueline Fernandez in Money Laundering Case(16.11.2022)
Patiala House Court, Delhi has ranted pre-arrest bail to Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez in the Rs 200-crore money laundering case being probed b.....
Tags : Patiala House Court, Money Laundering, Bail
SC Sets Aside Order Which Declared One Accused of Kathua Rape-Murder Case as Juvenile(16.11.2022)
Supreme Court while setting aside the orders of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kathua and the Jammu and Kashmir High Court which held that one of the .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Kathua Rape-Murder Case, Juvenile
SC Grants Pre-Arrest Bail to Woman Accused of Sexually Assaulting Stepdaughter(17.11.2022)
Supreme Court has granted anticipatory bail to a woman who was accused of sexual assault by her minor stepdaughter, after noting that in the given cas.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Bail, Custodial Interrogation
Delhi HC: Circumstances Arising Out Of Marital Relationship Includes Parents-In-Law(14.07.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that the words "circumstances arising out of marital relationship" used in reference to filing of suit for injunction under .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Parent-in-law, Family Court
SC: JJB Should Mandatorily Take Assistance of Psychologist/Psycho-Social Workers(14.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that when the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) does not comprise a practicing professional with a degree in child psychology or chi.....
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SC to All Courts: Defer Applications for Default Bail Based on 'Ritu Chhabaria' Judgment(02.05.2023)
Supreme Court while agreeing to constitute 3 judge bench to consider Centre’s plea to recall judgment in Ritu Chhabaria v. UOI [MANU/SC/0459/2023] has.....
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Ker. HC: Railway Stops Can’t be Provided on Personal Demands(02.05.2023)
Kerala High Court while dismissing plea seeking direction for permitting a stop for 'Vande Bharat Train Service' at Tirur Railway Station, has held th.....
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SC: Court’s Should Avoid Detailed Deliberation of Evidence in Bail Pleas(02.05.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that detailed elaboration of evidence has to be avoided at the stage of grant/rejection of bail/anticipatory bail, as in th.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Bail, Liberty, Evidence
Del. HC Denies Default Bail to NSCN(IM) Leader Alemla Jamir in Terror Funding Case(03.05.2023)
Delhi High Court while observing that case has progressed to the stage where part evidence has already been recorded, implying that the charge-sheet f.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Default Bail, NSCN(IM), Terror Funding
Patna HC Grants Bail to a Man Accused of Making Fake Calls in Police Superintendent's Name(20.05.2022)
Patna High Court has granted bail to a man accused in the case of making fake calls in the name of Superintendent of Police for pressurizing the compl.....
Tags : Patna High Court, Bail Granted, Superintendent of Police
Madras HC: Joining of Son in Execution of Sale Deed Does Not Raise Presumption of "Family Property"(20.05.2022)
Madras High Court observed that merely because a son has been added as a co-vendor in a sale deed would not give rise to the presumption that the prop.....
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CBIC Allows Export of Goods from Bangladesh to India by Rail in Closed Containers(20.05.2022)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has allowed the export of goods from Bangladesh to India by rail in closed containers. The carrier will be.....
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CBIC Allows Export of Goods from Bangladesh to India by Rail in Closed Containers(20.05.2022)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has allowed the export of goods from Bangladesh to India by rail in closed containers. The carrier will be.....
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Orissa HC Orders To Plant At Least 50 Trees As Penalty In Disposal Of Land Encroachment Case(20.05.2022)
Orissa High Court has ordered the Tahalisdar, Kakatpur to plant 'at least 50 trees' as a penalty for passing a 'bizarre' order in a land encroachment .....
Tags : Orissa High Court, Tahsildar, Plant Trees
Rajasthan HC Grants Bail to Murder Accused in Custody Since 2015 Along With Her Minor Daughter(23.05.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has granted bail to a woman, accused in a murder case, who has been incarcerated since 2015, along with her minor daughter. Rajas.....
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Orissa HC: Anticipatory Bail Plea of Journalist Suman Chattopadhyay Dismissed(21.06.2021)
Orissa High Court has dismissed the anticipatory bail plea filed by journalist Suman Chattopadhyay apprehending arrest by the CBI in connection with t.....
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Allahabad HC: Incomplete & Defective Gang Charts in UP Resulting in Easy Bail for Accused(21.06.2021)
Allahabad High Court has taken serious note of "half backed" gang-charts being filed under the U.P. Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) .....
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SC: For National Security Interest, Inquiry Proceedings of Civil Servant Can be Done Away With(15.05.2023)
Supreme Court has held that inquiry proceedings of civil servants can be done away with if President or Governor is satisfied that inquiry would not b.....
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SC: HCs Can Issue Additional Directions Under Article 226/227 While Considering Bail Pleas(16.05.2023)
Supreme Court has held that High Courts can issue directions by virtue of powers under Article 226/227 while considering bail pleas and observed that .....
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SC to States: Examine Socio Economic Reasons Behind Demand for Illegal Arms(17.05.2023)
Supreme Court in a suo motu case has directed State Governments and Union Territories to file their response as to why is there a demand for such kind.....
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Pat. HC: Child Custody Matters Can be Altered With Respect to Needs of Child Under Sec. 26 of HMA(18.05.2023)
Patna High Court while observing that child custody matters can be altered keeping in mind needs of child, has stated that under Section 26 of Hindu M.....
Tags : Patna High Court, Child Custody, Hindu Marriage Act
SC: 1Km ESZ Rule Won't Apply to Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary(01.12.2022)
Supreme Court has held that its order mandating 1-kilometer Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) around protected forests will not apply to Tungareshwar Wildlife .....
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Cal. HC: Govt. Has Discretion to Decide Mode & Manner of Giving Reservation to PwD(01.12.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that Section 32 of Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 confers discretion upon Government to decide the mode an.....
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SC: Anticipatory Bail Can't be Set for a Limited Period(02.12.2022)
Supreme Court has observed that once the Court has concluded that custodial interrogation is not required then there is no justification to restrict t.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Anticipatory Bail, Custodial
Bombay HC Grants Bail to Woman Who Threw Her Newborn Baby from Top of Building(02.12.2022)
Bombay High Court has granted bail to a woman accused of throwing her own newborn baby from top of building while noting that the accused had been in .....
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SC Sets Aside Kerala HC’s Order Granting Pre-Arrest Bail to Accused in ISRO Espionage Case(02.12.2022)
Supreme Court has set aside orders passed by Kerala High Court in 2021 granting anticipatory bail of five former police and intelligence bureau offici.....
Tags : Supreme Court, ISRO Espionage Case, Anticipatory Bail
Bombay HC Slams Maharashtra's State Mental Health Authority for Inaction(05.12.2022)
Bombay High Court while issuing directions in a PIL seeking effective implementation of the Mental Health Care Act, 2017 in Maharashtra, has observed .....
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SC: Day of Remand Should be Included While Considering Default Bail Claim(28.03.2023)
Supreme Court has held that day of remand is to be included for considering for considering a claim for default bail, and observed that remand period .....
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Kar. HC Dismisses Appeal Against 30% Cap on Trade Margin of 42 Anti-Cancer Drugs(28.03.2023)
Karnataka High Court has dismissed an appeal against single judge bench order which had upheld a 2019 order issued by Ministry of Chemicals and Fertil.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers, Anti-Cancer Drugs, Trade Margin
SC Affirms Centre’s Notification Making E-Filing Mandatory in DRTs & DRATs(30.03.2023)
Supreme Court while affirming notification of the Ministry of Finance which makes e-filing mandatory in DRTs and DRATs, has observed that e-filing not.....
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SC: Getting Bail Would be Impossible if Courts Does Plain & Literal Interpretation of S. 37 NDPS Act(31.03.2023)
Supreme Court while granting bail to undertrial prisoner arrested 7 years ago under NDPS Act, has observed that plain & literal interpretation of cond.....
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P&H HC: Other Cases Registered Can’t be Sole Reason for Refusing Bail(31.03.2023)
Punjab and Haryana High Court while granting bail to retired army personnel, has observed that mere registration of other cases against the petitioner.....
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SC Expresses Displeasure at Trial Courts Not Following its Judgment on Bail(03.04.2023)
Supreme Court while expressing displeasure at trail courts repeatedly dismissing bail applications in violation of its judgments, has also criticized .....
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SC: Rehabilitation Scheme Under SICA Binds All Creditors(20.03.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that rehabilitation scheme under Section 18 of the SICA, 1985 shall bind all the creditors including the unsecured credi.....
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Ker. Court: Media Personnel Can't be Jailed for Reporting(20.03.2023)
Kerala Court, Kozhikode while granting anticipatory bail to the Executive Editor and other employees of Asianet News in connection with the allegation.....
Tags : Kerala Court, Anticipatory Bail, Media
Meg. HC to CISF: Indicate Your Readiness on Deployment for Curbing Illegal Coal Mining(21.03.2023)
Meghalaya High Court has directed Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) to indicate within fortnight as to how its deployment can be ensured within.....
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SC: Judges Not Following Judgments on Bail Might be Taken Off from Judicial Work & Sent for Training(22.03.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that even after 10 months of judgment, district judiciary is not complying with direction in Satender Kumar Antil case, .....
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SC: Can’t Relax Time Limit Under Rule 4(2) of Declaration of Wild Life Stock Rules(22.03.2023)
Supreme Court has held that the time for making a declaration of the possession of any wild animal or animal article as per the Wild Life Stock Rules .....
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All. HC Cancels Bail Granted to Advocate Accused of Sending Obnoxious Messages to Lady Judge(22.03.2023)
Allahabad High Court has canceled bail granted by a local court to advocate who has been accused of sending obnoxious messages to a lady judge, and st.....
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Delhi HC: Order Terminating Arbitral Proceedings Without Issuing Show Cause Notice Is Unsustainable(12.05.2022)
Delhi High Court has ruled that the Arbitral Tribunal's abrupt issuance of orders terminating arbitral proceedings under Section 25 (a) of the Arbitra.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, unsustainable, Section 25 (a)
Supreme Court Extends Stay on Ritu Maheshwari's Non-Bailable Warrant(12.05.2022)
Supreme Court has extended the stay on the non-bailable warrant issued by the Allahabad High Court against Noida Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Ind.....
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Del HC: Discretion to Grant Bail in PMLA Case Not to be Exercised Only as Last Resort(13.06.2023)
Delhi High Court while granting bail to 'Indo Spirits' founder Sameer Mahandru in PMLA case related to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam, has obser.....
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SC Sets Aside Bail Condition to Furnish Bank Guarantee(14.06.2023)
Supreme Court has set aside a bail condition imposed by High Court to furnish Bank Guarantee worth Rs. 2 Crore by the accused and modified the same by.....
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Del HC: Can’t Classify Woman Based on Their Education/Occupation for Bail U/S 45(1) of PMLA(15.06.2023)
Delhi High Court while observing that PMLA doesn’t define woman and it is not the intention of Constitution or PMLA to classify women on basis of thei.....
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SC: Can’t Hold Railway Responsible for Theft of Personal Belongings of a Passenger(16.06.2023)
Supreme Court while setting aside a order of a Consumer forum that directed railways to compensate passenger for the stolen amount of cash, has held t.....
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Bom. HC: Civil Court Order Shall Prevail Over Findings Recorded Under Maharashtra Money-Lending Act(17.11.2022)
Bombay High Court has held that judgement of the Civil Court in a prior suit will prevail over an order passed under Section 18(2) of the Money Lendin.....
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Delhi Court Denies Bail to Satyendar Jain in Money Laundering Case(18.11.2022)
Rouse Avenue Court, Delhi has denied bail to Aam Aadmi Party leader Satyendar Jain in a money laundering case.
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SC: Need of Custodial Trial Not Relevant Aspect While Considering Bail Application U/S 439 CrPC(18.11.2022)
Supreme Court while setting aside bail granted to a rape accused has held that 'need of custodial trial' is not a relevant aspect while considering a .....
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J&K&L HC: School Records Have Priority Over Village Records While Determining Claims for Juvenility(21.11.2022)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that in order to ascertain the claims of juvenility, courts should give priority to the certificate i.....
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Kerala HC: Application for Default Bail Filed Through E-Filing Valid(21.11.2022)
Kerala High Court has held that an application for default bail, filed timely through e-filing mode, cannot be ignored by the trial courts for want of.....
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Ker. HC: Aadhaar Card Not Recognized as Document for Proof of DoB Under Juvenile Justice Act(21.11.2022)
Kerala High Court has held that Aadhaar card is not recognized by Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, as a document of proof.....
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Guj HC: Section 498A Being Rampantly Misused by Only With a View to Harass Family Members(27.06.2023)
Gujarat High Court while quashing a FIR under Section 498A against an octogenarian woman has observed that Sections of 498A are being rampantly misuse.....
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Meghalaya HC: POCSO Act Not Meant to Breakdown Happy Family Relationship(02.09.2022)
Meghalaya High Court while quashing FIR against a minor's partner has held that POCSO may not be applied to break down happy family relationship and S.....
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Delhi HC Allows Line-Up of Movie ‘Faraaz’ at London Film Festival Subject to Non-Screening(02.09.2022)
Delhi High Court has allowed Bollywood Filmmaker Hansal Mehta and others who produced the film 'Faraaz' to file the movie's entry for screening in the.....
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Madras HC Rules in Favour of Original Jurisdiction of HC for Hearing Child Custody Cases(02.09.2022)
Madras High Court full bench has with a 3:2 majority ruled in favor of original jurisdiction of high court for hearing the child custody and guardians.....
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SC to Centre: Either Share The Draft of Trafficking Bill or We'll Call Cabinet Secretary to Court(05.09.2022)
Supreme Court while taking exception to Centre’s disinclination in not sharing the draft of the Trafficking in Persons (Prevention, Care and Rehabilit.....
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Kerala HC: Anticipatory Bail Application Can Only be Filed Before Special Court & Not High Court(05.09.2022)
Kerala High Court has held that in cases of alleged offences under the SC/ST Act, an application for anticipatory bail can be filed only before Specia.....
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Meg. HC: Being Mother of Minor Children No Ground to Refuse Transfer(06.07.2023)
Meghalaya High Court while upholding transfer of a woman employee has observed that rules governing the petitioner’s service do not give any latitude .....
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Del HC: Prosecution Can’t Only Recite from Complaint to Oppose Bail in Cases With Add. Conditions(03.05.2023)
Delhi High Court has observed that prosecution can’t only recite from complaint while opposing bail plea, he would have to establish foundational fact.....
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SC to Centre: Provide Update on the Status of Sex Workers' Rehabilitation Bill(05.05.2023)
Supreme Court has sought an update from the Centre on the status of Workers' Rehabilitation Bill which aims for prevention of trafficking, and the reh.....
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Mad. HC to SBC: Take Actions Against Lawyers Issuing Fake Marriage Certificate(08.05.2023)
Madras High Court has asked State Bar Council (SBC) to initiate disciplinary action against the lawyers who are conducting marriages ceremonies all ov.....
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SC Upholds Madras HC’s Order Quashing State’s Decision of Constituting Anti-Land Grabbing Cell(08.05.2023)
Supreme Court has upheld Madras High Court’s decision of quashing Tamil Nadu government’s 2011 order wherein it had constituted Land Grabbing Special .....
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Ker HC: State Disability Commissioner Can’t Adjudicate Upon Service Matters(08.05.2023)
Kerala High Court while observing that State Disability Commissioner has power only to advise and make recommendations to appropriate authorities, has.....
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Bom. HC: Child Custody Orders Can be Moulded Keeping in Mind Needs of the Child(08.05.2023)
Bombay High Court while observing that child custody orders can’t be rigid and final, has held that they can be moulded keeping in mind the needs and .....
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SC: Child Adopted After Death of Govt. Employee is Not Entitled to Family Pension(18.01.2023)
Supreme Court held that a child adopted by widow of a deceased government servant after his death can’t be included within the definition of ‘family’ .....
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P&H HC: Person Can Raise Plea of Juvenility Even After Conviction(18.01.2023)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that plea of juvenility can be raised by a person even after his conviction and sentence, as per which plea, th.....
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Kar. HC: Individual Role of Each Accused Can’t Be Considered in Bail Application(19.01.2023)
Karnataka High Court has held that individual role of accused can’t be considered while deciding bail application filed by accused who was part of an .....
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Delhi HC Issues Guidelines for Shielding of POCSO Victims During Bail Hearings(19.01.2023)
Delhi High Court has issued directions regarding the presence of POCSO victims during bail hearings, while observing that the same has an adverse impa.....
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SC: Criminal Law Not for Money Recovery(20.01.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that recovery of money is essentially within the realm of civil proceedings, has held that there is no justification in .....
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All. HC Grants Anticipatory Bail To Man Accused Of Inciting Public To Demolish Gyanvapi Mosque(23.01.2023)
Allahabad High Court has granted anticipatory bail (till submission of the police report, if any) to a man accused of inciting the public to demolish .....
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SC: Order for Visitation Right/Temporary Child Custody Can’t Be Passed in Proceedings U/S 9 of HMA(13.12.2022)
Supreme Court has held that orders giving visitation rights or temporary child custody cannot be passed in a proceeding under Section 9 of the Hindu M.....
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SC Grants Anticipatory Bail to Raj Kundra in Pornography Case(13.12.2022)
Supreme Court has granted anticipatory bail to Raj Kundra and other co-accused in the several FIR's arising out of the porn videos case registered by .....
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Delhi HC to IRDAI: Ensure Products Are Designed for Persons With Disabilities(14.12.2022)
Delhi High Court has directed Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority of India (IRDAI) to call a meeting of insurance companies to ensure that pr.....
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Bom. HC Grants Guardianship of Illegitimate Muslim Minor to Biological Parents(14.12.2022)
Bombay High Court has granted guardianship of a Muslim minor to her biological parents after she was deemed to be an illegitimate child as a result of.....
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Delhi HC: Children With Disabilities Entitled to Basic Facilities in Kendriya Vidyalaya Schools(15.12.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that children with disabilities are entitled to basic facilities such as uniform, computer fee and transportation cost in Ke.....
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Allahabad HC: Police Can't Kill Accused Merely Because He is a Dreaded Criminal(16.12.2022)
Allahabad High Court while convicting 43 police personnel in connection with the 1991 Pilibhit Encounter case observed that the police officers can't .....
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CESTAT Delhi: No Service Tax Payable on Service Charges Collected by Rajasthan CDF from Milk Unions(23.05.2022)
Custom, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Delhi has ruled that no service tax is payable on the service charges collected by the Rajas.....
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Delhi Court Grants Bail to DU Professor Arrested Over Post Relating To Gyanvapi Mosque(23.05.2022)
Delhi Court has granted bail to Ratan Lal, a professor of history at Delhi University, arrested over a social media post about the recent controversy .....
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SC to States: Comply With the Provisions of Rights of Persons With Disabilities Act 2016(18.07.2023)
Supreme Court has directed States to comply with the provisions of the Right of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016 before September 30, 2023, and to a.....
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SC to BCI: Give Details of Action Taken Against Bar Associations for Court Boycotts(18.07.2023)
Supreme Court has directed the Bar Council of India to furnish details within two weeks of the instances where any Bar Association has called for a st.....
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Raj HC to State: Provide Details of Curriculum & Management of Madrasas(18.07.2023)
Rajasthan High Court while hearing a PIL to declare the enactment of Rajasthan Madarsa Board Act, 2020, as unconstitutional, has directed State Govern.....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Madrasa, PIL, Unconstitutional
All. HC: Burden on Disciplinary Authority to Prove Employee's Willful Absence from Service(18.07.2023)
Allahabad High Court while observing that absence from duty without prior permission may amount to unauthorized absence, but it doesn’t always mean wi.....
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Delhi HC: Object of Default Bail Linked With Accused’s Right under Article 21(10.08.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that object of default bail is inherently linked to Article 21 of the Constitution of India, laying emphasis on safeguarding.....
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SC Grants Bail to Varavara Rao on Medical Grounds(10.08.2022)
Supreme Court has granted bail to Bhima Koregaon case accused Varavara Rao, who was arrested in 2018, on medical grounds.
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P&H HC Grants Bail to SAD Leader Bikram Singh Majithia in Drug Case(10.08.2022)
Punjab & Haryana High Court has granted bail to Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia in a drugs case registered against him by the P.....
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Delhi HC: No Benefit of Rehabilitation & Relocation Policy to Jhuggi Clusters Not Notified by DUSIB(12.08.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that notification by Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) is an essential pre-requisite to be qualified/ recognized.....
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Jhar. HC: Standard of Proof to Rebut Presumption Under NI Act is of Preponderance of Probabilities(16.08.2022)
Jharkhand High Court has held that when an accused under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments (NI) Act has to rebut the presumption in favour of .....
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Guj. HC: Child Can't be Equated to Non-Earning Adult, to be Compensated Under Non-Pecuniary Heads(17.08.2022)
Gujarat High Court has held that children who are victims of motor accidents stand on different footing from non-earning adults and Compensation award.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Motor Accidents, Compensation, Child Victim
Bombay HC Denies Bail to Jyoti Jagtap in Elgar Parishad Case(17.10.2022)
Bombay High Court has denied bail to Jyoti Jagtap, an accused in the Bhima Koregaon-Elgar Parishad Case under the anti-terror Unlawful Activities (Pre.....
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HC Slams Kerala Govt For 'Playing Hide and Seek' Over Issue of Unauthorised Flags, Banners(18.10.2022)
Kerala High Court asked the State to not to play a 'hide and seek' game with the court by asking the state government to come clean on whether it want.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, illegal flag, State
SC Rejects Plea by Conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar to Shift Him Out of Mandoli Jail(18.10.2022)
Supreme Court has dismissed a fresh plea by alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar to transfer him from Mandoli jail, where he is presently lodged, to s.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Mandoli jail, prison
SC: Gujarat Govt's Response in Bilkis Bano Case 'Very Bulky'(19.10.2022)
Supreme Court has said that Gujarat government's response to petitions challenging the remission granted to 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case is "ve.....
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Centre Tells SC: No direction Can be Issued to Parliament to Frame UCC(19.10.2022)
Law Ministry has told the Supreme Court that the court cannot direct Parliament to frame or enact any law, as it sought dismissal of Public Interest L.....
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Del. HC: LOC Can Be Issued To Ensure Surrender of Person Evading Summons Or Arrest(20.10.2022)
Delhi High Court has reiterated that a look out circular (LOC) is to be issued in such cases where the accused is deliberately evading arrest or summo.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, look out circular, summons, arrest, bailable
UK. HC Bans Storage, Sale Of Fire Crackers In Haldwani's Ramlila Maidan For Safety Of Residents(21.10.2022)
Uttarakhand High Court has directed the state authorities to forthwith stop the storage or retail sale of firecrackers in the Ramlila maidan area of H.....
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SC: Pronouncing Operative Portion Without Preparing Entire Judgment(11.04.2023)
Supreme Court while upholding the dismissal of civil judge on account of misconduct, observed that charges which revolve around gross negligence and c.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Civil Judge, fait accompli, Judgment
Mumbai Court: Woman Groped on Street Can't be Prosecuted as Participant to Crime(12.04.2023)
Mumbai Sessions Court while upholding discharge of Shilpa Shetty in a 2007 obscenity case has observed that a woman being groped on the street can’t n.....
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Mumbai Court: Woman Groped on Street Can't be Prosecuted as Participant to Crime(12.04.2023)
Mumbai Sessions Court while upholding discharge of Shilpa Shetty in a 2007 obscenity case has observed that a woman being groped on the street can’t n.....
Tags : Mumbai Sessions Court, Obscenity, Shilpa Shetty, Discharge
SC: Can’t Place Trail Court Judges in a Sense of Fear(12.04.2023)
Supreme Court while deprecating order passed by Madhya Pradesh High Court seeking explanation from a trial court judge for granting bail in a case, ha.....
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SC: Can’t Claim Default Bail When First Time Extension Not Challenged, Second Passed in his Presence(13.04.2023)
Supreme Court has held that when two time extensions are granted by Court, second extension granted in the presence of accused, which are not challeng.....
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SC: Practice of Seeking Pre-Deposit of Bank Guarantee for Grant of Bail is Unsustainable(26.04.2023)
Supreme Court has held that the practice whereby pre-condition of furnishing bank guarantee is imposed on the accused by the Trial Court and the High .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Bank Guarantee, Bail, Unsustainable
Bom. HC: Benefits of Modern Technology Needs to be Made Available to The Commuters(26.04.2023)
Bombay High Court while observing that benefits of modern technology needs to be made available to the commuters in Mumbai, has directed MCGM to consi.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Municipal Council of Greater Mumbai, Commuting
SC: Filing Incomplete Chargesheet Without Investigation Won’t Extinguish Right to Get Default Bail(26.04.2023)
Supreme Court has held that if investigating agency files a chargesheet without completing investigation, the same would not extinguish the right of t.....
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Kar. HC Evolves Triple Test to Consider Application Under Surrogacy Act of a Man Aged Above 55 Yrs.(26.04.2023)
Karnataka High Court while directing State Surrogacy Board to consider application of a man above 55 years of age, for grant of an eligibility certifi.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Surrogacy, Eligibility, Triple Test
Tel. HC Sets Aside Magistrate's Decision to Try Juvenile as Adult in Hyderabad Gang Rape Case(28.04.2023)
Telangana High Court while observing that entire assessment of accused to determine if he is mentally and physically fit to be prosecuted as an adult .....
Tags : Telangana High Court, Juvenile, Jubilee Hills Gang Rape, Adult
P&H HC in Bail Plea: Accused Damaged Religious Feelings of Public at Large(28.04.2023)
Punjab and Haryana High Court while rejecting bail plea of Naga Baba Dalip Giri in a rape case, observed that accused miserably misused his position a.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Religious Gurus, Rape, Bail
Allahabad HC Grants Bail to Siddique Kappan in PMLA Case(26.12.2022)
Allahabad High Court has granted bail to Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan in connection with a Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) case initiat.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Bail, PMLA, Siddique Kappan
Gauhati HC to State: File Status Reports on Child Sexual Abuse Cases Before HC's JJC Every 6 Months(28.12.2022)
Gauhati High Court while issuing directions for proper enquiry in cases relating to sexual abuse of children has directed State and Assam State Commis.....
Tags : Gauhati High Court, Child Sexual Abuse, Status Report, Juvenile Justice Committee
Bombay HC Refuses to Extend Stay on Order Granting Bail to Anil Deshmukh(28.12.2022)
Bombay High Court has refused to extend the stay on order granting bail to former state home minister Anil Deshmukh in a corruption case.
Tags : Bombay High Court, Bail, Stay, Anil Deshmukh
Bombay HC Makes E-Filing Mandatory for Criminal, Arbitration and Civil Contempt Cases(02.01.2023)
Bombay High Court has made e-filing of new criminal cases, arbitration petitions and civil contempt petitions mandatory from January 9, 2023. E-filing.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, E-Filing, Criminal, Arbitration, Civil Contempt
Kerala HC Issues SOP for Real Time Scrutiny of E-Files(02.01.2023)
Kerala High Court has issued a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for real time scrutiny of e-files. The process involving scrutiny of files from 8 am.....
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Tel. HC to State: Take Steps to Prevent Spread of Diseases Due to Flood(02.08.2023)
Telangana High Court has directed State to file report on steps taken to rehabilitate victims of floods and for ensuring safety and well-being of vict.....
Tags : Telangana High Court, Flood, Rehabilitation
Cal. HC: Vigilant Monitoring Required to Prevent Illegal Manufacture of Packaged Drinking Water(02.08.2023)
Calcutta High Court while observing that vigilant monitoring over all packaged drinking water manufacturers is required to prevent illegal manufacturi.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Packaged Drinking Water, Illegal Manufacturing
Delhi Court: Manish Sisodia 'Architect of Criminal Conspiracy' in Liquor Policy Scam(03.04.2023)
Rouse Avenue District Court, Delhi while denying bail to former Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia in liquor policy scam case, observed tha.....
Tags : Rouse Avenue District Court, Manish Sisodia, Liquor Policy Scam, Bail
Bom HC Stays Felling Of 177 Trees at Aarey Colony(03.04.2023)
Bombay High Court has restrained Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation from felling 177 trees at Aarey Forest without MMRCL seeking a clarification from the S.....
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Gau HC to Centre & State: Stop Illegal Mining by Coal India Ltd in Forest Areas of Digboi Division(03.04.2023)
Gauhati High Court has directed Centre and State government to stop Coal India Ltd. from undertaking mining activities in Saleki Proposed Reserve Fore.....
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Surat Court Grants Bail to Rahul Gandhi in ‘Modi Surname Remark Case’(04.04.2023)
Surat Session Court has granted bail (till disposal of his appeal) to Rahul Gandhi in “why all thieves share the Modi surname” remark defamation case.
Tags : Surat Court, Bail, Rahul Gandhi, Modi Surname Remark
All. HC Grants Bail to Accued Allegedly from Al-Qaeda, in 2021 Lucknow Terror Conspiracy Case(05.04.2023)
Allahabad High Court has granted bail to an alleged al-Qaeda terrorist in 2021 pressure cooker bombing case in Lucknow.
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Bail, Lucknow Terror Conspiracy Case
Delhi HC Denies Bail to Satyendar Jain in PMLA Case(06.04.2023)
Delhi High Court has denied bail to am Aadmi Party leader Satyendar Jain and observed that he is an influential person and has the potential of tamper.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, PMLA, Bail, Satyendar Jain
JKL HC: Rape Leaves a Permanent Scar on Most Cherished Possession of Woman(06.04.2023)
Jammu and Kashmir High Court while denying bail to a accused in POCSO case observed that since rape leaves a permanent scar on the most cherished poss.....
Tags : Jammu and Kashmir High Court, Rape, POCSO, Bail
Kerala HC: Child Witness Can be Recalled if Necessary for Just Decision(16.12.2022)
Kerala High Court has held that statutory bar imposed on Special Courts by Section 33(5) of POCSO to ensure that a child is not repeatedly called to t.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, POCSO, Child Witness, Recalled
Bom. HC: Not Possible to Use Garian Land for Rehabilitation of People Affected by Koyna Dam Project(16.12.2022)
Bombay High Court has observed that Gairan land cannot be allotted for private purposes, and it may not be possible to use them for rehabilitation of .....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Rehabilitation, Koyna Dam Project, Garian Land
SC: Testimony of Hostile Witness Can be Considered to Convict Accused(16.12.2022)
Supreme Court Constitution bench while observing that witness turning hostile does not result in automatic rejection of evidence has held that there i.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Constitution bench, Hostile Witness, Reliable Evidence
SC Dismisses Bilkis Bano's Review Petition Against Judgment Allowing Remission of Convicts'(19.12.2022)
Supreme Court has dismissed review petition filed by Bilkis Bano seeking review of judgment which held that Gujarat Government had the jurisdiction to.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Bilkis Bano, Gangrape, Remission
SC: PILs Becoming an Instrument of Blackmail Against Infrastructural Projects(19.12.2022)
Supreme Court has remarked that PILs are becoming an instrument of blackmail when infrastructural and building projects were concerned.
Tags : Supreme Court, PIL, Blackmail, Infrastructural Projects
All. HC Orders Enquiry Against Advocate for Printing Name on Advertising Leaflets for Property Sale(19.12.2022)
Allahabad High Court has ordered State Bar Council to hold an inquiry for against an Advocate whose name was mentioned on advertising leaflets for pro.....
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SC: Lodging Juveniles in Adult Prisons is Deprivation of Their Personal Liberty(13.09.2022)
Supreme Court while holding that lodging juveniles in adult prisons amounted to deprivation of their personal liberty, has observed that once a child .....
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SC: Avoid Hyper-technical Approach in Deciding Juvenility Claim(14.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held that while deciding whether an accused is juvenile or not, a hyper technical approach should not be adopted. If two views are p.....
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Ker. HC Grants Bail to Psychiatric Patient Citing Further Detention Would Adversely Affect His Illnes(15.09.2022)
Kerala High Court while granting bail to accused suffering from psychotic illness, stated that since major part of the investigation is over and the p.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Psychotic Illness, Detention
Kar. HC: Unregistered Family Settlement Admissible Only If Confirmed With Approval of All Members(15.09.2022)
Karnataka High Court has held that family settlement arrived at between parties to share immovable properties has to be among all family members who a.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Registered Document, Family Settlement
Allahabad HC: Right to File Bail Plea Sans Delay & Access to Legal Aid Intertwined(15.09.2022)
Allahabad High Court while emphasizing that right to file bail without delay and access to legal aid of an eligible prisoner are intertwined has sugge.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Bail, Under-Trial
SC Dismisses PCI Appeals Challenging HC Judgments Which Set Aside 5-Year Ban on New Pharmacy Colleges(15.09.2022)
Supreme Court has dismissed a batch of appeals filed by the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) against the judgments of certain High Courts which set asi.....
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Del HC: Can File for Pre-Arrest Bail in FIR U/S 376(3) IPC if Incident Happened Prior to 2018(11.01.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that there is no bar to file anticipatory bail under section 438(4) of CrPC in FIR registered under Section 376(3) of Indian.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Anticipatory Bail, Criminal Law (Amendment) Act
Delhi HC: Court Cannot Review Order Passed U/S 11 of A&C Act(12.01.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that orders passed in an application filed under Section 11 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (A&C) cannot be review.....
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Delhi Court Denies Bail to Accused in Air India Mid-Air Urination Case(12.01.2023)
Delhi Court while denying bail to accused Shankar Mishra in case for urinating on an elderly woman on a New York-Delhi Air India flight in November la.....
Tags : Delhi Court, Air India Mid-Air Urination, Outraging Modesty of Woman, Bail
Delhi HC: Old Pension Scheme Applicable to Personnel of All CAPFs(12.01.2023)
Delhi High Court while observing that paramilitary forces are armed forces of union, has held that benefit of Old Pension Scheme (OPS) in accordance w.....
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Gujarat HC Cautioned Against Uncontrolled Human Interference in Wildlife Spots(12.01.2023)
Gujarat High Court while cautioning against uncontrolled human interference in wildlife spots has observed that if human beings start entering the ter.....
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Del. HC: Appln. U/S 34 A&C Act Doesn’t Cease to be Only Because Procedural Requirements Not Complied(13.01.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that an application to set aside an arbitral award under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (A&C Act) .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Arbitration and Conciliation Act, Procedural Requirements
Del. HC: ‘Residence of Delhi’ as Mandatory Condition for Becoming Civil Defence Volunteer is Valid(23.05.2023)
Delhi High Court has upheld that constitutional validity of Delhi Government’s order that made “resident of Delhi” as mandatory condition to become el.....
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Delhi HC: ‘Busybodies’ With Oblique Interest Can’t be Allowed to Waste Judiciary’s Time(24.05.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that while Court is cognizant of the liberal rules pertaining to public interest litigation, it must also ensure that busybo.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Busybodies, Oblique Interest, PIL, Judicial Time
Delhi HC Issues Notice to Rajya Sabha Media Advisory Council on Journalist's Plea(19.08.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Rajya Sabha Media Advisory Committee on an appeal preferred by a journalist, assailing a single judge order .....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice to CBI on Plea Opposing Bail of Accused Vinod Bhave(19.08.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in a plea filed by Mukta Dabholkar, kin of murdered anti-superstition activis.....
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Delhi HC Denies Bail to Basketball Coach Allegedly Sexually Assaulting 13 Yr-Old(19.08.2021)
Delhi High Court has refused to grant bail to a 57-year old basketball coach accused of allegedly sexually assaulting a 13-year old girl after observi.....
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Karnataka HC Issues Guidelines on CWCs When Child Being Surrendered(20.08.2021)
Karnataka High Court has issued guidelines on how the Child Welfare Committees (CWCs) will have to proceed to hold inquiry and counselling when parent.....
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Gujarat HC: No Need to Examine Scribe to Prove Execution of a Will(20.08.2021)
Gujarat High Court has held that in view of the provisions of Section 68 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, there is no need to examine the scribe of a.....
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Bom HC: Emp. to Ensure That Minor Mistakes Due to Candidate’s Disability Shouldn’t Lead to Job Loss(29.02.2024)
Bombay High Court has held that minor errors stemming from the impairment of disabled candidates should not result in discrimination or unfair treatme.....
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Delhi High Court: Wife Igniting Animosity and Hostility in Child Against Father Amounts to Cruelty(04.03.2024)
Delhi High Court has held that the act of the aggrieved wife of igniting animosity and hostility in the minor child against the father is not only an .....
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All. HC: Bail Granted to Assessee Since Proceedings u/s 70 and 74 of GST Act Pending for Too Long(04.03.2024)
Allahabad High Court while granting bail to an assessee who had availed excess input tax credit, has stated that since the proceedings under Section 7.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Bail, Section 70 of GST Act, Section 74 of GST Act
Gauhati High Court Frames Policy For Persons With Disabilities(04.03.2024)
Gauhati High Court has framed the 'Equal Opportunity Policy for Persons with Disabilities' in order to avoid discrimination and harassment taking plac.....
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Kerala High Court: Bail Application Allowed on Ground of Procedural Infraction by Detecting Officer(05.03.2024)
Kerala High Court while granting bail to the accused for possessing narcotic substances, has held that when a detecting officer does not follow a mand.....
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Supreme Court Grants Custody of Minor to Aunt, Says Personal Laws Can’t Supersede Child’s Welfare(06.03.2024)
Supreme Court while granting a minor’s custody to her aunt, has held that the statutory provisions dealing with the custody of the child under any per.....
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Del. HC: DDA Directed to Remove Encroachments & Illegal Construction on Yamuna River Bank(11.07.2024)
Delhi High Court while disposing of a plea regarding unauthorized construction on the Yamuna river bank, has directed the Delhi Development Authority .....
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Delhi High Court: Investigation Must Commence Immediately in Missing Children Cases(11.07.2024)
Delhi High Court has held that in missing children cases it is extremely important that immediate investigation and inquiries be conducted by the poli.....
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Supreme Court: Presumption of Non-Application of Mind if Bail Order Lacks Reasons(12.07.2024)
Supreme Court has held that where an order refusing or granting bail does not furnish the reasons that inform the decision, there is a presumption of .....
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Karnataka HC: Illegal to Impose Condition of Furnishing Bank Guarantee While Granting Bail(12.07.2024)
Karnataka High Court while hearing an application on modification of bail condition, has restated that it is illegal to impose a bail condition on the.....
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P&H HC: BCI Can Assume Revisional Jurisdiction Only When Matter is Disposed of by State Bar Council(21.10.2024)
P&H HC has stated that the revisional jurisdiction by the Bar Council of India can only be assumed, when a matter is disposed of by a State Bar Counci.....
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All. HC: When Warrant of Arrest is Issued, Applicant Not Entitled to Invoke Extraordinary Power(23.10.2024)
Allahabad HC has observed that when warrant of arrest or proclamation is issued, the applicant is not entitled to invoke the extraordinary power. Cert.....
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Supreme Court: In a Bail Application There Can't Be a Transfer of Investigation(24.10.2024)
Supreme Court has held that in a bail application there can't be a transfer of investigation to CBI. The direction is virtually to make de novo invest.....
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SC Strikes Down Delhi HC’s Bail Condition Requiring Accused to Reside in Delhi During Trial(24.10.2024)
Supreme Court while striking down a bail condition imposed on an accused requiring him to arrange accommodation and reside in Delhi during the trial, .....
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SC: Can’t Uproot Trees for Kolkata Metro Rail Without Permission of CEC(24.10.2024)
Supreme Court while directing Central Empowered Committee (CEC) to look into the matter of uprooting and transplantation of trees for Kolkata metro ra.....
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Guj. HC: State Bar Council to Issue Provis. Certificates to Students from Colleges Unapproved by BCI(24.10.2024)
Gujarat High Court has asked the State Bar Council to accept enrolment and to issue provisional certificate of practice to students from law schools t.....
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Kar. HC: Entire Family Cannot be Prosecuted for the Offence of Bigamy(06.11.2023)
Karnataka High Court has held that Section 494, 495 and 496 of IPC makes it clear that those offences can be perused only against the erring spouse, a.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Bigamy, Family, Spouse
Manipur HC to State: Operationalise Mobile Towers in Violence Free Areas on Trial Basis(07.11.2023)
Manipur High Court has directed State to open and operationalize mobile towers, on a trial basis, in all those District Headquarters which have not be.....
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Bom. HC: Provide Laptops/iPads to Prosecutors for Implementing E-Filing System(09.11.2023)
Bombay High Court while observing that to make the mechanism of E-fling effective, it is absolutely essential that prosecutors are provided with the f.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Prosecutors, E-Filing System
Maras HC: TN Law Regulating Online Games Won't Apply To Games of Skill Like Poker & Rummy(10.11.2023)
Madras HC while upholding the validity of the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Online Gambling and Regulation of Online Games Act 2022 has observed that the .....
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Delhi HC: Merely Because Complainant Married to Accused Does Not Entail Quashing of Rape, POCSO FIR(10.11.2023)
Delhi High Court has observed that merely because the complainant married the accused does not entail quashing of an FIR registered against him for th.....
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CAT To Ker. Govt.: No Appointments or Transfers to IAS Cadre Posts Without CSB Recommendation(16.11.2023)
Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Ernakulam Bench has passed an interim order refraining the State Government from issuing orders of appointment,.....
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SC: Practice of Courts in Gujarat to Let IO Seek Police Custody While Granting Bail is Illegal(08.08.2024)
SC has held that the practice prevailing in Gujarat, that IOs are given liberty to seek police custody remand of accused after Court has granted antic.....
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Supreme Court: National Green Tribunal to Monitor Silicosis Prone Industries(09.08.2024)
SC has directed NGT to oversee impact of silicosis prone industries and factories across India and ensure that the CPCB comply with the directions of .....
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Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024 Introduced in Lok Sabha Sent to Joint Parliamentary Committee(09.08.2024)
The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 introduced in the Lok Sabha on 08.08.2024 in the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament, has been referred to a Joint P.....
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Supreme Court: Blacklisting Orders Must be Justifiable and Proportionate(09.08.2024)
SC has held that orders of blacklisting are a drastic remedy and they need to be justifiable and proportionate. It further observed that debarring a p.....
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SC: Notice Issued in Petition Challenging Ker. HC Order Related to Downloading of Child Pornography(13.08.2024)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a petition challenging Kerala High Court’s order in which it was held that a person merely downloading child pornog.....
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SC: Del. HC Direction that OPS is Applicable to Paramilitary Forces/CAPF Personnel, Stayed(13.08.2024)
Supreme Court has stayed an order passed by Delhi High Court directing that the Old Pension Scheme (OPS), in accordance with Central Civil Services (P.....
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Bom. HC: 3-Weeks Interim Protection Granted to Refugee Family Served With ‘Leave India Notice’(13.08.2024)
Bom. HC has granted three weeks interim protection to a refugee family served with ‘Leave India Notice’ as they had overstayed their visa. The protect.....
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Del. HC: Rajdeep Sardesai to Take Down Defamatory Video of BJP Leader Shazia Ilmi(14.08.2024)
Delhi High Court has directed journalist Rajdeep Sardesai to take down video posted by him on ‘X’, showing BJP leader Shazia Ilmi allegedly abusing a .....
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To Review Effectiveness of Maharashtra Slum Areas Act, Bombay HC Constitutes Special Bench(14.08.2024)
Bombay High Court has issued a notification for constitution of a special bench for hearing the PIL filed for comprehensive audit of the Maharashtra S.....
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Cal. HC: Government Should take Steps to Extend Benefits of Child Care Leave to Fathers(14.08.2024)
Cal. HC has observed that time has come when the Government should treat its employees equally without any discrimination between the male and the fem.....
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Supreme Court Expresses Disinclination Towards Entertaining Plea of Euthanasia(21.08.2024)
Supreme Court while hearing a plea for euthanasia, of a man suffering from diffuse axonal injury with Permanent Vegetative state, Quadriplegia with 10.....
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Mad. HC: Tamil Nadu Govt. Criticized for Invoking Preventive Detention Laws on ‘Mere Apprehension’(21.08.2024)
Mad. HC has criticized the TN Government for invoking preventive detention laws on mere apprehension of disturbance to public order and observed that .....
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Kerala HC Dismisses Swapna Suresh’s Anticipatory Bail Plea for Raising False Allegations Against CM(10.06.2022)
Kerala High Court has dismissed the anticipatory bail plea filed by Swapna Suresh and Sarith P.S in a case registered against them for allegedly sprea.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Anticipatory Bail, False Allegation
SC: Income, Age, Bigger Family Cannot be Sole Criteria in Child Custody Matters(10.06.2022)
Supreme Court has held that income, age, bigger family can’t be the sole criteria to decide matters related to child- custody.
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Gujarat HC: Contraband of Small Quantity Does Not Attract Embargo on Bail U/S 37 of NDPS Act(13.06.2022)
Gujarat High Court while granting bail under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS) has held that bail under Section 37 of the ND.....
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TN GST Dept. Issues Instruction to Identify Fake Billing Traders Applying for New GST Registration(13.06.2022)
Tamil Nadu State GST Department has issued guidelines for identifying fake billing traders who apply for new GST registration.
Tags : Tamil Nadu, GST, Registration
Kar. HC: Petition U/S 11(6) A&C Act Would be Premature if Precondition of Conciliation Not Fulfilled(13.06.2022)
Karnataka High Court has held that the petition under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation (A&C) Act would be premature when the parties .....
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SC: Cannot Delay Implementation of Bail Order After Finding Accused Entitled To Bail(03.09.2024)
The Supreme Court has ruled that once a court concludes that an accused is entitled to bail, it cannot postpone the implementation of the bail order, .....
Tags : Supreme Court, bail,, Article 21 of the Constitution
SC: Board to Examine Whether Candidate with Speech Disability is Eligible for Medical Education(04.09.2024)
Supreme Court has directed Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Government Medical College, Pune to constitute a medical board for examining whether a candidate with s.....
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Rights of Mutation: Del. HC Initiates Suo Motu PIL Over Lack of Policies for Mutation of Property(06.09.2024)
Delhi High Court while initiating a suo motu PIL on the issue of absence of any policy regarding mutation of village properties notified as urbanized,.....
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SC: Civil Courts or Family Courts Are In Better Position to Deal With Child Custody Cases(09.09.2024)
SC has observed that Civil/Family Court dealing with child custody cases is in advantageous position. A child can be brought to play centre, where jud.....
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SC: Can’t Use PIL Jurisdiction for Formulation of Centralized Rating Mechanism of Taxpayers(09.09.2024)
SC while dismissing PIL seeking formulation and implementation of a centralized rating mechanism of taxpayers under the Central Goods and Services Tax.....
Tags : Supreme Court, PIL, Centralized Rating Mechanism, GST Administration
Ker. HC: ‘Functionality Assessment Test’ to be Done for NEET Aspirant With 50% Locomotor Disability(09.09.2024)
Kerala High Court has directed the Trivandrum Medical College to conduct a "functionality assessment" test in order to assess whether a medical aspira.....
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SC: Can’t Apply Section 498A IPC Mechanically in All Cases of Ill-Treatment by Husband(06.05.2024)
SC has observed that in all cases, where the wife complains of harassment or ill-treatment, Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 cannot be appl.....
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Delhi High Court: Parents to Bear Cost of Air Conditioning Services in Schools(06.05.2024)
Delhi High Court has observed that the costs of air conditioning services provided to the children in the school have to be borne by the parents as it.....
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Bom. HC: Bail Granted to Accused Who Wasn’t Produced Before Court on Seventy Previous Dates(06.05.2024)
Bombay High Court while granting bail to a murder accused who was not produced before the court on seventy previous dates, has observed that it is a s.....
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SC: Inclined to Hold That Accused in One Case Shouldn’t be Denied Anticipatory Bail in Another Case(07.05.2024)
SC has observed that it is prima facie of the view that Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 cannot be stultified and if a person is un.....
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SC: Time Limit u/s 14(3) of JJ Act to Ascertain Physical & Mental Health of Juvenile is Directory(08.05.2024)
SC has held that time limit to prescribe physical and mental health of juvenile so provided in Section 14(3) of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 cannot .....
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Ker HC: Accused not Entitled to Bail u/s 37 NDPS Act if Trial Doesn’t Start Within a Specific Period(11.01.2024)
Kerala High Court has held that S.37 of NDPS Act doesn’t lay down any stipulation that accused in entitled to be released on bail if trial doesn’t com.....
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Madras HC: Watching Child Pornography Does Not Attract Offence Under POCSO or IT Act(15.01.2024)
Mad. HC held that merely watching child pornography doesn’t attract offences under POCSO and IT Act. To constitute offence under POCSO Act, child must.....
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Ker HC: Sympathy Needed in Transferring Working Women Who Play Major Role in Taking Care of Family(15.01.2024)
Kerala High Court while observing that compassion & empathy is required while transferring working women from one destination to another since they pl.....
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Ori. HC: Person Can Apply for Anticipatory Bail u/s 438 CrPC if Added as Accused u/s 319 Crpc Trial(15.01.2024)
Orissa High Court has held that a person who is added as an accused by the court during the trial under Section 319 of Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) .....
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Kar. HC: Juvenility of the Accused Must be Ascertained Before Trial; Court Lays Guidelines(16.01.2024)
Karnataka High Court while issuing guidelines to be followed by Trial Court and Special Courts for ascertaining juvenility of accused, has observed th.....
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Kar. HC: Parent Losing Child Custody Should be Given Sufficient Visitation Right(24.05.2023)
Karnataka High Court has observed that Court has to ensure that sufficient visitation rights to a parent, who is not given child's custody, should be .....
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Ker. HC: Not Proper to Arrest Accused Before Verifying if Any Interim Order Subsits in Bail Plea(25.05.2023)
Kerala High Court has observed that it is not proper on the part of the Police Officer to arrest an accused, without verifying from the office of the .....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Arrest, Bail Application, Interim Order, Verify
Del. HC to State: Hold Stakeholder Consultation on Draft Advocates Protection Bill(26.05.2023)
Delhi High Court has asked State government to hold stakeholder consultation on the draft Delhi Advocates (Protection) Bill which seeks to provide saf.....
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Kar. HC: Non-Signatory Defendants Cannot Be Exposed to Arbitration under Section 8 of A&C Act(29.05.2023)
Karnataka High Court has ruled that the non-signatory defendants cannot be exposed to arbitration under Section 8 of the Arbitration and Conciliation .....
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SC: After Bar Council term Ends, Muslim Member Appointed on that Ground Can't Remain on Waqf Board(23.04.2025)
The Supreme Court has observed that a person appointed as a member of the State Waqf Board by virtue of being a Muslim member of a State Bar Council c.....
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SC: Hospital Vicariously Liable for Doctor’s Negligence(23.04.2025)
Supreme Court, while upholding NCDRC’s order imposing a compensation of Rs. 15 lakhs on the hospital on ground that hospital is vicariously liable for.....
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P&H HC Allows Canadian Woman’s Habeas Corpus Plea Seeking Custody of Child(24.04.2025)
P&H HC while allowing a Canadian woman’s habeas corpus plea seeking custody of child from father who violated Canadian Court order has stated that Ind.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice in Plea Alleging Inaccessibility of Swiggy and Zepto Applications for PwDs(24.04.2025)
Delhi High Court has issued notice in a plea alleging inaccessibility of Swiggy and Zepto applications for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) and has so.....
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Supreme Court: High Courts Should Not Routinely Grant Interim Bail(25.04.2025)
SC has observed that though, it may be necessary in some cases to grant interim bail to take care of specific contingencies, but as a routine, interim.....
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Bombay HC: Arbitration Clause Giving Unilateral Power Does Not Render the Agreement Invalid(25.04.2025)
Bombay High Court has observed that a clause in an arbitration agreement giving option to only one party to opt out of the agreement is not invalid pe.....
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P&H HC: Call Details Sans Transcript of Conversation Between Co-Accused not Corroborative(13.04.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that mere call details would not be considered to be corroborative material in want of substantive material.....
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Karnataka HC Grants Bail to Juvenile Incarcerated for 2.5 Yrs(14.04.2022)
Karnataka High Court has passed an order to grant bail while observing that the maximum punishment in regard of allegation of conspiring with adult ac.....
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Del. HC: 24 Seven Files Suit for Trademark Violation against Godfrey Phillips(26.12.2024)
Retail store 24 Seven has filed a suit against Godfrey Phillips India Limited in the Delhi High Court, for using its trademark unauthorizedly. Godfrey.....
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Reserve Bank of India Releases December Issue of the Financial Stability Report(31.12.2024)
Reserve Bank of India has released the December issue of Financial Stability Report (FSR) reflecting on the collective assessment of the Sub-Committee.....
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Mahila Court in Chennai Convicts Accused for Pushing Woman in Front of a Moving Train(31.12.2024)
Mahila Court in Chennai has convicted an accused for murdering a woman by pushing her in front of a moving train. The accused has been sentenced to de.....
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Ker. HC: 'Mridanga Vision' Proprietor to Surrender in Case Related to Accident of Thrikkakara MLA(02.01.2025)
Kerala High Court while disposing of an anticipatory bail plea in the matter related to accident caused to Thrikkakara MLA Uma Thomas, has directed th.....
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SC: Unless Execution of Will Proved as Per Evidence Act, Its Mere Registration Will Not Make it Valid(06.01.2025)
Supreme Court has restated that unless execution of will is not proved as per the requirements of Section 63 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 and Se.....
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SC: Unnecessary to Implead Civil Authority in Bail Applications by Foreigners under Foreigners Act(07.01.2025)
SC has held that it is unnecessary to implead civil authority or Registration Officer in bail applications by foreigners under Foreigners Act, 1946 as.....
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Mad. HC: Continuing Trial Without Identifying Accused Causes Embarrassment & Vilification of Victim(01.02.2024)
Madras High Court while quashing a sexual harassment case has held that since the accused person had not been identified for 3 years, continuing the p.....
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Del. HC: Adulterous Relationship of Spouse Cannot be the Sole Ground of Denying Custody of Child(05.02.2024)
Delhi High Court has held that an adulterous relationship of either spouse cannot be the sole determining factor to deny custody of a child, unless it.....
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Gau HC Asks Assam Govt. to Inform about Implementation of SOP on Medical Facilities for Transgenders(09.01.2025)
Gauhati High Court has asked the Assam Government to provide information about implementation of Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) issued by the Unio.....
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SC Orders Release of Prisoner on Finding that He Was Juvenile at the Time of Offence(09.01.2025)
Supreme Court has ordered release of a prisoner who spent 25 years in jail after finding that he was a juvenile at the time the offence was committed.
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SC: Section 143 of Railways Act Seeks to Remedy Illegal Sale of Tickets Irrespective of the Mode(10.01.2025)
SC has observed that Section 143 of Railways Act, 1989 makes no distinction between physical and online sale of tickets. The mischief that the provisi.....
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Supreme Court Explains When Does Plaintiff’s Right to Sue Accrues in Civil Cases(10.01.2025)
Supreme Court has explained that in a civil case, right to sue arises when there is a cause of action that justifies legal action and there has been a.....
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SC: Plea of Juvenility Not Properly Considered by Courts Can’t be Treated as Final(10.01.2025)
Supreme Court has held that when Courts fail to properly consider plea of juvenility it cannot be considered as final and parties can raise fresh plea.....
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P&H HC: While Adju. Pre-Arrest Bail Plea Manner in Which Accused is Arraigned in FIR is Important(13.01.2025)
Punjab & Haryana High Court has explained that while adjudicating a plea for anticipatory bail, the court cannot remain oblivious to the circumstances.....
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Skill Development Scam Case: Split Verdict by SC On Quashing FIR Against Chandrababu Naidu(16.01.2024)
Supreme Court has given split verdict on a plea by Chandrababu Naidu for quashing of first information report against him in skill development scam ca.....
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Bar Council of India Issues Notice for Advocates Regarding Declaration of Existence in Profession(17.01.2024)
BCI issued notice regarding Advocates Declaration of Existence in Profession under BCI Certificate and Place of Practise (Verification) Rules, 2015. T.....
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Mad. HC: English Not a Mandatory Subject to Get Eligibility Certificate From NMC(18.01.2024)
Madras High Court while directing National Medical Commission (NMC) to grant an eligibility certificate to a Foreign Medical Graduate, has held that n.....
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Bom HC: Student Should be Timely Informed About Eligibility Status to Avoid Wastage of Time & Money(18.01.2024)
Bombay High Court while quashing Mumbai University’s decision of declaring a student ineligible for a course when he had already completed two semeste.....
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Kerala HC: Disputes Between Parties to a Void Marriage Can be Determined by Family Court(19.01.2024)
Kerala High Court has held that disputes related to void marriages as defined under Section 24 of the Special Marriage Act can be redressed by Family .....
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All. HC: Criminal Proceedings Also Disclosing Civil Dispute Between Parties Not Liable to be Quashed(19.01.2024)
Allahabad High Court has held that the mere fact that allegations in criminal proceedings also make out the existence of civil dispute between the par.....
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SC: Findings of Gurwinder Singh Judgement Regarding Bail Won’t Disturb Ratio of K.A.Najeeb Judgement(08.04.2024)
SC has observed that findings in Gurwinder Singh Vs. State of Punjab and Ors (MANU/SC/0088/2024)with regard to granting of bail for accused under Unla.....
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Police Not Allowed to Tutor Witnesses, Supreme Court Directs Action Against Police Officers(08.04.2024)
Supreme Court while admonishing Tamil Nadu Police for tutoring witnesses, has directed the Tamil Nadu's Director General of Police to initiate an enqu.....
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Uttarakhand HC Expunges Remark on Mandatory Registration for Live-in couples(01.08.2024)
Uttarakhand High Court expunged its order asking a couple to register their relationship under the Uniform Civil Code, Uttarakhand, 2024, within 48 ho.....
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SC: Can’t View Slum Rehabilitation Scheme as Real Estate Development Project(02.08.2024)
Supreme Court has held that Slum Rehabilitation Scheme cannot be treated as a real estate development project since there is a public purpose involved.....
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SC: Bail Condition that Husband Should Fulfill Physical & Financial Requirements of Wife, Set Aside(03.08.2024)
SC has set aside the condition set by HC while granting bail to a husband in a cruelty case, which required the husband to fulfill all physical and fi.....
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SC Seeks View on Plea of Persons With Disabilities to Have the Option of Changing Scribe(20.02.2025)
Supreme Court while hearing a petition filed by persons with disabilities appearing for the Civil Services Examination, 2025, has sought the view of U.....
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BCI Files Objection to the Draft Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2025(20.02.2025)
Bar Council of India has filed objections to the Draft Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2025 and has stated that the bill, if enacted will have serious imp.....
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SC: Should Not Impose Oppressive Conditions While Granting Remission(20.02.2025)
Supreme Court has stated that when a convict is released by granting relief of permanent remission, the conditions imposed by the Government should no.....
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Ker. HC: For Promoting Enmity on Grounds of Religion, Mandatory Jail Sentence Must be Given(20.02.2025)
Kerala High Court while considering a bail application, has observed that there should be mandatory jail sentence for persons promoting enmity between.....
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Gau. HC: Cannot Take Up New Ground in Appeal Except Plea of Maintainability(20.02.2025)
Gauhati High Court while dismissing an appeal against judgment of Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, has stated that except a plea of maintainability, no.....
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Gau. HC: Cannot Take Up New Ground in Appeal Except Plea of Maintainability(20.02.2025)
Gauhati High Court while dismissing an appeal against judgment of Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, has stated that except a plea of maintainability, no.....
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SC: Registry to Consider SCAORA's Suggestion of Open Houses for Addressing Case Filing Issues(21.02.2025)
Supreme Court has directed the Registry to take actions on the suggestion provided by Supreme Court Advocates'-On-Record Association's (SCAORA) to hol.....
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SC: Soldier Cannot be Asked to Prove that Disease Was Contracted by Him on Account of Service(28.04.2025)
SC while ordering disability pension, has stated that a soldier cannot be asked to prove that disease was contracted by him on account of military ser.....
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SC: Can’t Fully Disregard Evidence of Hostile Witness Cross-Examined by Prosecution(29.04.2025)
SC has observed that whether there is declaration of 'hostility' or not, evidence of witness who has been cross-examined under Section 154 Evidence A.....
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SC: CBI to Conduct Preliminary Enquiries in ‘Builder-Banks’ Nexus(30.04.2025)
Supreme Court has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to conduct preliminary enquiries into the National Capital Region’s nexus of builders a.....
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Kar. HC: Central Government to Take Steps for Blocking 'Proton Mail' in India(30.04.2025)
Karnataka High Court has directed the Central Government to initiate the process of blocking Proton Mail in India.
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SC: To Determine Functional Disability Courts Can Deviate from Employees' Compensation Act(01.05.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that in order to determine compensation for functional disability, Court has the power to deviate from the schedule given u.....
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All. HC: There Must be Insistence on Part of Insurance Companies for Disclosure of Specific Details(01.05.2025)
Allahabad High Court has held that insurance companies must insist upon filling specific details in the form for issuing insurance policy. Once policy.....
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Kerala HC: State Must Ensure that Digital Platforms are Accessible to Everyone(24.10.2024)
Kerala High Court has observed that the duty of the State to address the unique needs of persons with disabilities extends beyond merely providing acc.....
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SC Permits Candidate with Blindness to Attend Interview for Selection of Civil Judges in Rajasthan(25.10.2024)
Supreme Court has allowed a candidate with blindness to attend interview for the selection of Civil Judges in Rajasthan and has stated that quota for .....
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Madras HC: Only ‘Preponderance of Probability’ Required in Disciplinary Proceedings(25.10.2024)
Madras High Court while upholding the dismissal of two workers, has affirmed that in matters of disciplinary proceedings only preponderance of probabi.....
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Rajasthan HC: Right to Live With Dignity as Human Being Includes Being Able to Act as a Good Husband(28.10.2024)
The Rajasthan High Court while allowing interim bail of Petitioner for 3 months on medical grounds of his wife has observed that Article 21 of the Con.....
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Kerala Court Dismissed Anticipatory Bail Application of CPM Leader Accused of Abetting ADM's Suicide(29.10.2024)
A Kerala Court has denied anticipatory bail to CPM Member and former Kannur district Panchayath President, PP Divya, who is accused of abetting the su.....
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SC: UP Government to Pay Interim Compensation for Illegal Demolition for Road Widening Project(06.11.2024)
Supreme Court while hearing a suo motu petition on illegal demolition of residential houses for a road widening project in Uttar Pradesh, has directed.....
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Guj. HC Issues Notice on Plea Seeing Implementation of 4% Reservation in Promotions for PwDs(22.01.2025)
Gujarat High Court has issued notice to the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and the Department of the Empowerment of Persons with Dis.....
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Mad. HC: Court Has to Independently Deal With Bail Application on its Own Merits(23.01.2025)
Madras High Court has held that the Courts cannot keep the bail application of an accused pending to enable the concerned authority to pass a detentio.....
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SC Directs Competent Authority to Consider Reinstatement of Suspended 32 Tihar Jail Officials(24.01.2025)
Supreme Court has directed the competent authority to decide the issue of reinstatement of 32 Tihar jail officials who were suspended for extending un.....
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Del. HC: Men Entitled to Same Protection as Women from Cruelty and Violence(24.01.2025)
Delhi High Court while denying anticipatory bail to a woman for throwing boiling water on her husband, has held that men are also entitled to the same.....
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Del. HC: While Calculating Compensation, Family Pension Paid to Deceased’s Family Cannot be Deducted(24.01.2025)
Delhi High Court has observed that while calculating compensations towards 'Loss of Dependency' payable under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, the family.....
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Supreme Court: Verification Process to Identify Fake Lawyers Must Be Expedited(27.01.2025)
Supreme Court while hearing a transfer petition by Bar Council of India has expressed concern over delay in verification of advocates and has stated t.....
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Del. HC: Centre Directed to Act Against Illegal Online Sale of Hookahs Without Proper Warnings(21.08.2024)
Delhi High Court has directed the Centre to treat PIL seeking action against illegal online sale of hookahs without proper warning, as a representatio.....
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SC: Asking Advocates to File Physical Copies of Appeal After E-Filing Defeats Purpose of Online Mode(21.08.2024)
SC has observed that asking advocates to file physical copies of appeals in addition to e-filing at NCDRC would defeat the purpose of online mode and .....
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SC: Maharashtra Govt. Directed to Hand Over Land for New Building of Bombay HC by 31st August(23.08.2024)
Supreme Court has directed the Maharashtra Government to hand over the land allotted for the new building of Bombay High Court by 31st August.
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SC: Accused Already in Custody Can Apply for Anticipatory Bail in Another Case(10.09.2024)
Supreme Court has held that an accused who is already in custody for an offence can seek anticipatory bail in another case as custody in one case does.....
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Ker. HC Restrains State Government from Transferring Elephants to Kerala(10.09.2024)
Kerala High Court has restrained the State Government and Chief Wildlife Warden from allowing the transfer of elephants from other States to Kerala. T.....
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Supreme Court: No Grounds for High Court to Mandate Bail Bonds After Six Months in Custody(13.09.2024)
Supreme Court has stated that there is no valid reason for the High Court to impose the condition whereby the bail bonds will have to be furnished by .....
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Ker. HC: Can’t Penalise Vehicle Owners for Glazing With Plastic Film if Confirming to Standards(13.09.2024)
Ker. HC has held that State Government or its officials are not legally justified in penalising owners of motor vehicles, the windscreens or window gl.....
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Del. HC: Can’t Delve into Domain of Experts in Assessing Functional Disability of Medical Aspirant(13.09.2024)
Del HC has clarified that Court’s power are not so expansive as to allow it to create or modify eligibility criteria for pursuing medical education. T.....
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SC: Not Prudent for HC to Relegate Matter to Trial Court if there are Significant Delays(16.09.2024)
SC has stated that if there are significant delays in a matter in which accused approached the High Court directly without first seeking relief from t.....
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All. HC: Govt Bound by Apostille Documents Issued by Countries Signatory to the Apostille Convention(19.01.2024)
Allahabad High Court while observing that Union Government is bound by the Convention of Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public.....
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NGT Issues Directions to Authorities to Implement Measures for Safety of Wild Elephants(12.07.2021)
National Green Tribunal has initiated suo moto proceedings on the basis of a media report titled "Night, early morning trains cause most elephant deat.....
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CBIC Launches Online Filing of Application for Authorised Economic Operators(13.07.2021)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC) has inaugurated the online filing of Authorised Economic Operators (AEO) T2 and T3 applications. The .....
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Supreme Court: Bail Condition to Compensate Victims Cannot be Imposed(13.07.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that a condition for payment of compensation to victims cannot be imposed at the stage of bail. The Court has approved that.....
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Orissa HC Seeks State's Response on Availability of RT-PCR Testing Facilities in Rural Areas(13.07.2021)
Orissa High Court has sought response from the State government in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking urgent directions to ensure the availabi.....
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Delhi HC Seeks Response on Making Covid-19 Care Facility Inside JNU(13.07.2021)
Delhi High Court has sought response of the Delhi Government on its proposal to make a Covid-19 care facility inside Jawaharlal Nehru University after.....
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SC to Railways: Maintain Status Quo for 10 Days in Demolitions Drive Near Krishna Janmabhoomi(16.08.2023)
Supreme Court has directed Railways to maintain status quo with respect to a demolition drive being carried out by railway authorities in a settlement.....
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All. HC: Railway Claim Tribunal has Power to Condone Delay U/S 5 of Limitation Act(18.08.2023)
Allahabad High Court has held that if sufficient cause is made out, Railway Claim Tribunal has power to condone the delay under section 5 of the Limit.....
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SC: Can’t Expect Witness to Give Graphic Details of Overt Acts of Each Accused(21.08.2023)
Supreme Court has held that in a case involving Section 149 of the IPC one cannot expect a witness to speak with graphic detail about the specific ove.....
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Bom HC: Two Children Limit for Panchayat Members Excludes Step-Children(21.08.2023)
Bombay High Court while observing that objective of two children policy was to disqualify a panchayat member responsible for the birth of more than tw.....
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Del. HC to Bar Council of Delhi: Notify Notification Withdrawing Mandate of Delhi-NCR Address(21.08.2023)
Delhi High Court has directed Bar Council of Delhi to notify the subsequent notification by which the earlier notification which made filing of Aadhar.....
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Delhi HC: Sterilization and Immunization of Stray Dogs is an Important Public Function(21.08.2023)
Delhi High Court while observing that sterilization and immunization of stray dogs is an important public function, has directed State to ensure that .....
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SC Expresses Disapproval of Delhi HC's Long Orders in Anticipatory Bail Applications(24.02.2025)
Supreme Court has expressed strong disapproval of Delhi High Court writing 30-40 pages while disposing of anticipatory bail application. The Court sta.....
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Supreme Court Asks Petitioner to First Challenge AIBE Fees before Bar Council of India(25.02.2025)
SC while hearing a petition challenging fees and other incidental charges of the All India Bar Examination (AIBE) as violative of SC judgment in Gaura.....
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SC: Evidence Act does Not Prescribe Minimum Age for Witness(25.02.2025)
Supreme Court while overturning the acquittal of a man after relying on child witness testimony, has observed that the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 does .....
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NCLAT: If Tribunal Closed on Last Day of Filing Appeal, it can be Filed on the Day Tribunal Reopens(25.02.2025)
NCLAT New Delhi bench has held that, if on the last day of filing an appeal under section 61 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) the Tri.....
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SC: Can’t Use Section 106 of Evidence Act to Make Up Prosecution's Inability(27.02.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that Section 106 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 must be used with care and cannot be invoked to make up the inability of .....
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Bombay HC: Can’t Allow a Person to Perform Illegal Act by Seeking Defence of Illiteracy(27.02.2025)
Bombay High Court while dismissing a man’s plea seeking compensation from Municipal Corporation for demolishing his "unauthorised" structure, has obse.....
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Supreme Court: Concept of 'Parental Alienation Syndrome' Discussed in Child Custody Dispute(09.05.2024)
SC has stated that Courts ought not to prematurely and without identification of individual instances of 'alienating behaviour', label any parent as a.....
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Supreme Court: Cannot Set Aside Conviction Only on the Ground that Witness Turned Hostile(09.05.2024)
Supreme Court while declining to set aside the conviction of the accused merely because the witness turned hostile, has observed that evidence of the .....
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SC: Presiding Officers/Members of JJ Board Should Specifically Mention Names in Orders(10.05.2024)
SC has observed that Presiding Officers or Members of the Juvenile Justice Board must mention their names when the order is passed. In absence of name.....
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Del HC: Suo Moto Case Registered from PIL Against Order Dischar. Accused Storing Child Porn Material(13.05.2024)
Del HC registered a suo moto case from a public interest litigation (PIL) that challenged an order passed by the Trial Court discharging men accused o.....
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P&H HC Takes Stern Stand on Centre’s Failure to Grant Disability Pension to Armed Forces Officer(27.01.2025)
P&H HC has taken a stern stand on Centre’s failure to grant disability pension to armed forces officer and has stated that entire celebrations of Inde.....
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Kar HC: Right to Health Stands Enforced Only with State’s Obligation to Create Medical Facilities(27.01.2025)
Karnataka High Court has stated that when the right to health and right to medical-care is treated as fundamental right, it stands enforced only with .....
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Bom. HC Stays Suspension of Female Advocate for Total Disregard to Principles of Natural Justice(27.01.2025)
Bombay High Court has stayed an order passed by the Bar Council of India (BCI) suspending the license of a female advocate and stated that there has b.....
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Kerala High Court Seeks Action on Installation of Illegal Hoardings(27.01.2025)
Ker HC while directing the State to inform about actions it plans to take against Govt. Servants responsible for installing a massive hoarding despite.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Illegal Hoardings, Prohibitory Orders
SC: High Court Must Muster Courage and Exercise its Discretion of Granting Bail Judiciously(28.01.2025)
SC while castigating Allahabad HC for refusing to grant bail, has stated that trial court declined bail as trial courts seldom muster the courage of g.....
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Madras HC Stays Construction of Multi-Storey Building to House Integrated Collectorate Complex(23.08.2021)
Madras High Court has stayed the construction of a multi-storey building to house an integrated Collectorate complex for Kallakurichi district, carved.....
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SC Disposes Plea Against Cow Slaughter, Elephant Poaching, Animal Killing(23.08.2021)
Supreme Court has disposed of a plea raising concerns of the slaughter of cows, poaching of elephants, killing of wild animals for crop protection and.....
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Delhi HC Grants Ex-Parte Ad-Interim Injunction in Trademark Infringement Suit Filed By 'Amul'(23.08.2021)
Delhi High Court has granted ex-parte ad-interim injunction to Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd, popularly known as 'Amul', in a trad.....
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Delhi HC: Court May Grant Leave Under Order XI Rule 5 to File New Documents Not Filed with Plaint(23.08.2021)
Delhi High Court has ruled that under Order XI Rule 5 of the Civil Procedure Code, 1908, the Court can grant leave to the plaintiff to file documents .....
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Bom. HC: Natural Guardian Can Exercise Powers of 'Manager' of Joint Family Properties(28.02.2025)
Bombay High Court has held that natural guardian under Hindu Minority & Guardianship Act, 1956 can exercise powers for dealing with rights of the mino.....
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SC: If there are 2 Judgments Inconsistent with Each Other, Court Should Try to Reconcile them Both(03.03.2025)
SC has observed that if two decisions of this Court appear inconsistent with each other, the High Courts are not to follow one and overlook the other,.....
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SC: Despite Evidence in Dowry Death Cases, Grant of Bail Shakes Public Confidence(04.03.2025)
Supreme Court while cancelling bail granted to family members in a dowry death case after noting that prima facie evidence regarding dowry demand was .....
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Supreme Court Grants Interim Bail to Accused on ‘Trial Basis’(04.03.2025)
Supreme Court while granting bail to accused in the Chhattisgarh Coal Levy Scam Case, has observed that the release of the petitioners on interim bail.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Interim Bail, Fair Investigation
Supreme Court Hints at Directing CBI Probe into Builder-Banks Nexus(06.03.2025)
Supreme Court has hinted at directing a CBI probe into a builder-banks nexus and expressed that some real estate companies and banks which sanction lo.....
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Delhi HC: Impermissible to Award Less Than Minimum Prescribed Sentence Under Wildlife Protection Act(06.03.2025)
Delhi High Court has stated that it is impermissible to award less than minimum prescribed sentence under Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 as granting a .....
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Sikkim HC Expresses Concern Over Spread of Covid-19 in Care Facilities(13.07.2021)
Sikkim High Court has expressed concern over spread of Covid-19 in various 'Care facilities' and has directed the State to take immediate steps for pr.....
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Karnataka HC Directs to Ensure Submission of Proposal for Video Conferencing Facilities(14.07.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State government to ensure that the State Revenue Department submits a proposal to the Finance department under .....
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Karnataka HC: Children from Void/Voidable Marriages Eligible for Compassionate Appointments(15.07.2021)
Karnataka High Court has said that Children born from all void or voidable marriages, irrespective of the personal laws applicable to their parents, a.....
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Cabinet Notifies Continuation of CSS for Development of Infrastructure Facilities(15.07.2021)
Union Cabinet has approved the continuation of the Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for Development of Infrastructure Facilities for Judiciary for ano.....
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Madras HC: Order Denying Bail Under UAPA Can be Challenged Only by Appeal Under NIA Act(15.07.2021)
Madras High Court has held that an order passed by a Sessions Court denying bail to an accused under the Unlawful Activities(Prevention) Act 1967 (UAP.....
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Karnataka HC Upholds Rules That Allow Companies to Operate Retail Liquor Shops(16.07.2021)
Karnataka High Court has upheld the rules that allows the government-owned or controlled companies to operate retail liquor shops sans limitation fixe.....
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Gauhati HC Admits NIA's Appeal Against Discharge of Assam MLA Akhil Gogoi in Chandmari Case(16.07.2021)
Gauhati High Court has admitted National Investigating Agency's appeal against the order of the Special NIA Court discharging him of all the charges i.....
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Kerala HC Seeks State Response on Reopening Retail Outlets on All Days(16.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has sought the State's response regarding its opinion on reopening retail outlets including textile stores on all days amid the ongo.....
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Uttarakhand HC Denies Bail to Man Booked for Abetting Wife's Suicide(16.07.2021)
Uttarakhand High Court has denied bail to a man who has been booked for abetting the suicide of his wife as he would allegedly pressurize his wife to .....
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Karnataka HC Strikes Down Condition Denying Compassionate Appointment to Children in Second Marriage(16.07.2021)
Karnataka High Court has set aside a circular issued by the Karnataka Power Transmission Coporation Ltd by which it denied appointment on compassionat.....
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Delhi HC Directs Centre to Share Memorandum on Deportation of Illegal Migrants(16.07.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed the Centre to share in a sealed cover its office memorandum pertaining to the deportation of illegal migrants from Bangl.....
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P&H HC: While Adju. Pre-Arrest Bail Plea Manner in Which Accused is Arraigned in FIR is Important(13.01.2025)
Punjab & Haryana High Court has explained that while adjudicating a plea for anticipatory bail, the court cannot remain oblivious to the circumstances.....
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Ker. HC Declares Rule 12(9) of the Kerala Paddy Land and Wetland Rules as Ultra Vires(14.01.2025)
Kerala High Court has declared Rule 12(9) of the Kerala Paddy Land and Wetland Rules that levy a fee for the area of a building exceeding 3000 square .....
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Supreme Court Issues Directions for Ensuring Toilet Facilities in Court Premises(15.01.2025)
SC while issuing directions for ensuring toilet facilities in court premises for women, physically disabled persons, transgender persons, etc, has dir.....
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SC Issues Notice on Anticipatory Bail Plea of Ex-IAS Probationary Officer Puja Khedkar(16.01.2025)
Supreme Court while issuing notice on the anticipatory bail plea of ex-IAS probationary officer Puja Khedkar, has directed that no coercive steps shal.....
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SC Expresses Scepticism Over Establishment of Separate Cycle Tracks Across India(16.01.2025)
Supreme Court while hearing a PIL seeking separate cycle tracks all over the country, has expressed scepticism over the same and has asked whether the.....
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MP HC: No Prohibition on Issuance of Passport without Father’s Consent(17.01.2025)
MP High Court has held that there is no prohibition in the Passport Rules that without any consent of the father, passport cannot be issued to minor c.....
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Del. HC: Amounts Received by ERC under Filing Fee, Tariff Fee Not Exigible to Tax(17.01.2025)
Delhi High Court while allowing petitions filed by Central Electricity Regulatory Commission, has held that the amounts received by Electricity Regula.....
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Supreme Court: To Prove Sexual Assault, Bodily Injuries are Not Necessary(20.01.2025)
Supreme Court has restated that it is not necessary to have bodily injuries in order to prove sexual assault and a uniform reaction to trauma cannot b.....
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SC: Parameters for Grant of Anticipatory Bail in Serious Offence Like Corruption Are to be Satisfied(07.03.2025)
SC has observed that parameters for grant of anticipatory bail in a serious offence like corruption are required to be satisfied. Anticipatory bail ca.....
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Bom HC Grants Relief to Karan Johar by Refusing Release of 'Shaadi Ke Director Karan Aur Johar' Film(10.03.2025)
Bombay High Court has granted relief to film-maker and producer Karan Johar by refusing to lift stay on the release of a film "Shaadi Ke Director Kara.....
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Allahabad HC: Mandatory for Seller to Download E-Way Bill Once Goods Put in Transit(10.03.2025)
Allahabad High Court has held that it is mandatory on the part of the seller to download the e-way bill once the goods are put in transit. Subsequent .....
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J&K HC: Failure of Trial Court to Frame Issue of Maintainability Doesn’t Limit Powers of Appellate Co(11.03.2025)
Jammu and Kashmir High Court has observed that if the Trial Court omits to frame an issue on the maintainability of the suit it does not limit the app.....
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J&K HC: Can Appoint Commissioner for Investigation Only when Evidence is Inconclusive(17.03.2025)
J&K High Court has observed that there can be appointment of a Commissioner for local investigation under Order 26 Rule 9 of the Civil Procedure Code,.....
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BCI Issues Warning against Practice of Advocates Advertising their Legal Services(18.03.2025)
BCI has issued a stringent warning against the increasingly prevalent and unethical practice of advocates advertising their legal services through soc.....
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NCLT Mumbai: Guarantor's Liability Can’t Exceed the Limit Given in Contract of Guarantee(01.05.2025)
NCLT Mumbai bench has held that liability of a guarantor cannot exceed the specified limit in the contract of guarantee and the guarantor is bound onl.....
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SC: Courts Must Adopt Strict Approach While Dealing With Cases of Illegal Construction(02.05.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that courts must adopt a strict approach while dealing with cases of illegal construction and should not readily engage the.....
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SC: Unless Extraordinary Circumstances Exist, Bail Should be Granted for Offences u/s 132 CGST Act(02.05.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that person accused of committing offences under Section 132 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 should normall.....
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SC Publishes Assets and Liabilities of Judges on its Website(06.05.2025)
Supreme Court has published the list of assets and liabilities of the Judges on its website in order to show transparency and boosting public confiden.....
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P&H HC: Can’t Grant Bail on Ground of Long Custody When Recovery is Heavy(06.05.2025)
Punjab & Haryana High Court while refusing to grant bail to an accused, has observed that bail cannot be granted to an accused on the ground of long c.....
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Allahabad HC: No Bar on Accused to Seek Bail if Petition Seeking Quashing of FIR is Dismissed(06.05.2025)
Allahabad High Court has observed that if an accused’s petition seeking quashing of the FIR is dismissed it will not create a bar on the filing of an .....
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Delhi HC: Dispute between Author, Manikarnika Films and Netflix Referred to Mediation(08.05.2025)
Delhi High Court has referred the dispute between author of the book ‘The Emergency’, Manikarnika Films and Netflix to mediation over alleged breach o.....
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Delhi HC: When No Seat/Venue Specified in Agreement, Jurisdiction to be Decided Under CPC(25.03.2025)
Delhi High Court has observed that court's jurisdiction under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 is to be decided under the Civi.....
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Supreme Court Explains Distinction between Gift/Settlement Deed & Will(26.03.2025)
SC has observed that in case of gift, it is a gratuitous grant by owner to another person, in case of a settlement, the consideration is mutual love, .....
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Ministry of Finance: Income Tax Officials Can’t Access E-mails, Bank Accounts of All Assesses(27.03.2025)
Ministry of Finance has informed that Income Tax officials cannot access the personal emails, Bank accounts of all the assesses. However, there are pr.....
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SC: 'Moratorium' of 1 Year Cannot be Imposed by High Court to Apply for Bail Afresh(28.03.2025)
Supreme Court, while setting aside a condition imposed upon a bail applicant by the Patna HC stating that the accused can only seek bail afresh after .....
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NCLAT: In absence of privity of contract, application u/s 9 of IBC not maintainable(28.03.2025)
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has observed that where there is no privity of contract or any sort of Debtor-Creditor relationshi.....
Tags : Privity of contract, Maintainability of application, Debtor-Creditor relationship, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016
SC to Custom Authorities: Upgrade Lab Facilities for Proper Testing of Disputed Articles(31.03.2025)
Supreme Court while reversing the confiscation of imported goods labeled as “Base Oil SN 50” classified as “High Speed Diesel (HSD)” has directed Cust.....
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SC Permits 5 Civil Service Aspirants to Attend UPSC Interview(16.07.2021)
Supreme Court has allowed five civil service candidates who cleared the UPSC civil service main examinations held this year, but were disqualified for.....
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P&H HC Denies Bail to Man Accused of Committing Unnatural Sex with 8 Year Old Child(16.07.2021)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has denied bail to a man accused of committing unnatural sex with an 8 year old child after observing that he may victim.....
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Civil Aviation Ministry Proposes New Rules to Regulate Drone Related Activities(19.07.2021)
Ministry of Civil Aviation has invited suggestions for Draft Drone Rules to regulate Drone Related Activities. These Rules, when notified, will repeal.....
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BCI Extends Registration Date for AIBE XVI Till August 14(19.07.2021)
Bar Council of India (BCI) has decided to extend the last date of registration for the All India Bar Exam (AIBE) XVI till August 14, 2021. The payment.....
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HP HC Denies Bail to Woman for Allegedly Indulging Minor Girl in Flesh Trade(19.07.2021)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has denied bail to a 32 year old woman for allegedly indulging a minor girl into flesh trade with strangers. The Court has.....
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Allahabad HC Denies Bail to Wife of Amar Dubey, Close Associate of Vikas Dubey(19.07.2021)
Allahabad High Court has denied bail to the wife of Amar Dubey who was a close associate of Vikas Dubey, a gangster who is said to be the mastermind .....
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Allahabad HC: Conversion to Islam Bonafide if Individual Embraces by Own Freewill(01.04.2025)
Allahabad HC has observed that a conversion of religion by an individual to Islam can be said to be bona fide if he/she is major and of sound mind and.....
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SC Directs UP Authority to Pay Compensation to Individuals Whose Houses Were Illegally Demolished(02.04.2025)
Supreme Court has directed Prayagraj Development Authority to pay compensation of 10 lakhs each to six individuals for illegal demolition of their hou.....
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Ker. HC: State Government to Implement its Monthly Scholarship Scheme for Disabled Children(02.04.2025)
Kerala High Court has directed the State to ensure strict compliance of its 2015 policy for persons with disabilities providing for monthly scholarshi.....
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AP HC: Rape Cannot be Considered As a Mere Physical Assault(02.04.2025)
Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that rape cannot be considered as a mere physical assault. Therefore, the cases relating to granting of bail in off.....
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Lok Sabha Passes the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025(03.04.2025)
Lok Sabha has passed the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025 in the ongoing budget session of Parliament. The bill was passed with 288 votes in favour and 232.....
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Delhi HC: Preserve CCTV Footage When Complaint against Dept. Regarding Illegal Detention in Received(03.04.2025)
Delhi High Court has directed that the Customs department must preserve CCTV footage whenever a complaint is received regarding illegal detention of a.....
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Kerala HC: Can’t Consider Co-Opted Members of Bar Council as Separate Class from Elected Members(04.04.2025)
Kerala High Court while hearing a petition filed by 2 co-opted members of the Bar Council of Kerala, has held that co-opted members of the Bar Council.....
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J&K HC: Administrative Officers Can’t Claim Seniority on Basis of Unfilled Vacancies(07.04.2025)
Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that claim of seniority by administrative officers cannot be on the basis of unfilled vacancies from pr.....
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SC Expresses Displeasure at Instances of UP Police Turning Civil Disputes Being into Criminal Dispute(08.04.2025)
Supreme Court has expressed displeasure at the act of UP Police turning civil disputes into criminal cases. The Court termed it as a 'complete breakdo.....
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SC: Tamil Nadu Governor’s Act of Withholding Assent for 10 Bills is Illegal and Erroneous(08.04.2025)
Supreme Court has held that the Tamil Nadu Governor’s action of withholding assent for 10 bills is "illegal" and "arbitrary". The Court further ruled .....
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SC: Accused Creating Hindrance in Execution of Warrant Must Not be Granted Anticipatory Bail(10.04.2025)
SC has observed that if an accused is creating hindrances in execution of warrants and does not submit to the authority of law, he must not be granted.....
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Patna High Court: Can Grant Child Custody on Basis of Present Day Circumstances(10.04.2025)
Patna High Court while rejecting a father’s plea for custody over his minor daughter, has observed that the sense of security which the child needs, t.....
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Supreme Court Sets Aside Bar by NGT on Auroville Township Project(18.03.2025)
Supreme Court while setting aside National Green Tribunal’s order barring Auroville Foundation from developmental activities in their township, has st.....
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Cal. HC Lifts Stay Order on Recruitment of Civil Judges who Qualified WBJS Exam(19.03.2025)
Calcutta High Court while dismissing multiple pleas that had challenged the conduct of West Bengal Judicial Services Exam, 2022, has lifted the stay o.....
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Supreme Court Rejects PIL Seeking Guidelines To Regulate Cryptocurrencies(16.11.2023)
SC has rejected to consider a PIL seeking guidelines for trading and mining of cryptocurrency and observed that even though the petitioner had filed t.....
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Ker. HC Defers Recovery of Disability Pension From 26 Yr. Old Suffering From 80% Mental Disability(17.11.2023)
Kerala High Court has deferred the recovery of the disability pension from a 26-year old for a period of 3 weeks. The Court also called for the record.....
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Delhi HC: Vigilance Inquiry Can't be Impediment for Person to Travel Abroad:(17.11.2023)
Delhi High Court while allowing a woman to travel outside the country for her honeymoon has held that vigilance inquiry cannot be an impediment for a .....
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Mad. HC to State: Consider a Procedure for Registering Deed of Familial Association for LGBT Couples(20.11.2023)
Madras High Court while directing State Government to consider the proposal for introducing “Deed of Familial Association” to recognize the civil unio.....
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Del. HC: Will can be Suspected if There is Unsigned Cuttings and Overwriting(20.11.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that only if it is found that there are substantial changes sought to be introduced to a Will by the cuttings and overwritin.....
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SC: Limited Anticipatory Bail can be Granted by HC/Sessions Court Even if FIR Filed in Another State(20.11.2023)
Supreme Court has held that High Court/Session Court should grant limited anticipatory bail in the form of interim protection under section 438 of CrP.....
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Del. HC to MCD: Ensure No Illegal Dumping of Electrical, Plastic and Medical Garbage in Delhi(21.08.2023)
Delhi High Court has directed MCD to ensure that there is no illegal dumping of electrical, plastic and medical garbage in Delhi, and also to take ap.....
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Ker. HC: Every Mentally Diseased Person is Not Ipso Facto Exempted from Criminal Responsibility(21.08.2023)
Kerala High Court while observing that every mentally diseased person is not ‘Ipso Facto’ exempted from criminal responsibility, has held that mere ab.....
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Del. HC to District Courts: Adopt Standardized Online Filing System(23.08.2023)
Delhi High Court has directed District Courts in the State to adopt a standardized online filing system for pleadings, documents, and miscellaneous ap.....
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SC: Onerous Conditions for Bail Should be Imposed Only in Exceptional Circumstances(24.08.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that mindset that everyone has to be locked up till the investigation is going, must be changed, has held that onerous c.....
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SC: Can’t Claim Salary Once Appointment is Declared Illegal & Void Ab Initio(24.08.2023)
Supreme Court has held that once the appointment of employee has been declared illegal and void ab initio, continuing in service and salary claims bec.....
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Kerala High Court: Channels and Media to be More Vigilant While Giving News(14.04.2025)
Ker. HC has urged channels to be more vigilant while giving news items and stated that by publishing and telecasting mere allegations, channels and me.....
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SC: President Must Take Decision within Three Months on Reserved Bills(14.04.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that the President is required to take a decision on the bills reserved for his consideration by the Governor within a peri.....
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SC Dismisses PIL Seeking Direction on State of Tamil Nadu to Implement NEP(09.05.2025)
Supreme Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation that sought direction upon the State of Tamil Nadu to implement the National Education Policy.....
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SC: Where Serviceman Discharged from duty by Authority Onus of Proving Disability Lies on Authority(09.05.2025)
SC has observed that in a situation, where the serviceman himself had not applied for discharge from service due to disability, but has been discharge.....
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Delhi HC Issues Directions for Rehabilitation of Madrasi Camp Dwellers in National Capital(13.05.2025)
Delhi High Court while directing demolition of the Madrasi Camp, has issued a set of directions for smooth rehabilitation of the camp dwellers.
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BCI Notifies Amend. to Rules Allowing Law Firms & Lawyers to Practice Foreign Law in India(15.05.2025)
BCI has notified amendments to the Bar Council of India Rules for Registration and Regulation of Foreign Lawyers and Foreign Law Firms in India, 2022 .....
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Delhi HC: Summons Issued to Nashville Fried Chicken' in Trademark Infringement Suit by KFC(15.05.2025)
Delhi High Court has issued summons to “Nashville Fried Chicken” in a trademark infringement suit by fast-food restaurant chain Kentucky Fried Chicken.....
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P&H HC Calls for Urgent Proposals on Prison Safety Measures(15.05.2025)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked the Government of Punjab to make efforts for installation of security equipment and to take measures to streng.....
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Supreme Court: Crude Soybean Oil is Eligible for Customs Duty Exemption(16.05.2025)
Supreme Court has held that Crude Soybean Oil is eligible for customs duty as it is not an agricultural produce but a manufactured product which chang.....
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All. HC: No Period of Limitation in Suit for Declaration of Matrimonial Status of Parties(16.09.2024)
Allahabad High Court has held that it is abundantly clear that no period of limitation is prescribed for a Suit or proceeding for declaration of matri.....
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SC: Travesty of Justice if Convict is Unable to Get Benefit of Bail for Inability to Furnish Surety(19.09.2024)
SC has held that it would be a travesty of justice if convict is unable to secure the benefit of bail order for his inability to furnish local surety......
Tags : Supreme Court, Article 21, Bail Order
SC Allows Candidate with 45% Speech & Language Disability to Pursue Medical Education(20.09.2024)
Supreme Court has allowed a medical aspirant having nearly 45% speech and language disability to pursue medical education after the medical board cons.....
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MP HC: While Hearing Bail Plea of Juvenile, Gravity of Offence Shouldn’t be Considered(20.09.2024)
MP HC has held that the main object of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children), Act, 2015 is to treat the juvenile offender with utmost.....
Tags : MP High Court, Gravity of Offence, Bail Plea
Jh. HC: No Internet Facility to be Suspended on Ground of Conducting Examination(24.09.2024)
Jharkhand HC has held that no internet facility, will be suspended within the State of Jharkhand on the ground of conducting any examination as it is .....
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Raj. HC: PO Omitting to Mention Date of Arrest in Order Rejecting Bail is a Significant Oversight(24.09.2024)
Rajasthan High Court has observed that the date of arrest of accused is an integral and crucial part of a bail order and the Presiding Officer omittin.....
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Gauhati HC Asks Advocate General to Consider on Operation of Child Friendly Courts(19.07.2021)
Gauhati High Court has asked the Advocate General to take up to issue with State Government so that a child friendly Court is made operational at the .....
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J&K HC: Complainant/Dependent to be Heard if Accused files Bail Application Under SC/ST Act(06.11.2024)
J&K High Court has observed that on filing of a bail application for being released in a case under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities Act), 1989 the.....
Tags : J&K High Court, Bail Application, SC/ST Act
SC: Sessions Court to Order Compensation to Victims of Cases Concerning Bodily Injuries(07.11.2024)
Supreme Court has directed that a Sessions Court, which adjudicates a case concerning the bodily injuries such as sexual assault etc. particularly on .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Sessions Court, Bodily Injuries
P&H HC: Can Grant Bail to Accused if Trial Not Likely to Conclude Soon(07.11.2024)
Punjab & Haryana High Court has stated that if the trial is not likely to conclude soon, an accused under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002.....
Tags : P&H High Court, PMLA, Bail
SC: Union to Frame Rules Regarding Access of Public Places & Services to PwD(11.11.2024)
Supreme Court has directed the Central Government to frame rules regarding access of public places and services to persons with disability. The direct.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Central Government, Persons With Disability
HP HC: Can’t Set Aside Award Unless Patent Illegality Established u/s 34 of A&C Act(14.11.2024)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has stated that an interference with the award can only be made under Section 34 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.....
Tags : HP High Court, Section 34, Patent Illegality
Bom. HC: Party Can Waive Ineligibility of Arbitrator by an Express Agreement in Writing(14.11.2024)
Bombay HC has observed that a party can waive ineligibility of an arbitrator by an express agreement in writing under Section 12(5) of Arbitration and.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Express Agreement, Ineligibility
BCI: Law Students to Declare Ongoing FIR, Criminal Case before Issuance of Final Marksheets & Degree(25.09.2024)
BCI has issued a notification making it mandatory for law students to declare any ongoing FIR, criminal case, conviction, or acquittal before issuance.....
Tags : Bar Council of India, Final Marksheets, Law Students
SC: If Party Affected by Will Raises Dispute, Succession Can’t Go Forward Without its Determination(25.09.2024)
Supreme Court has stated that if there is a Will, it has to be honoured. If one of the parties, who will be affected by the Will coming into effect, c.....
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SC: Relevant to Examine Whether Accused is Aware of Ingredients of Offence for Which He Is Convicted(27.09.2024)
SC has observed that law is well-settled that in order to judge whether a failure of justice has been occasioned, it will be relevant to examine wheth.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Failure of Justice, Ingredients of Offence
Cal HC: Enterprise Contracting with Govt Recognised Concessionaire Can be Granted Benefit of S. 80IA(27.09.2024)
Calcutta High Court has held that benefit of deduction under Section 80IA(4) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 can be granted to an enterprise contracting w.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, S. 80IA of IT Act, Infrastructural Facility
Calcutta High Court: Granting Pre-Award Interest is Against Law(30.09.2024)
Calcutta High Court has observed that interest is payable post assessment. Any interest given for the period prior the date of award is against law an.....
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Delhi High Court: Fact of Being Elderly or Infirm Doesn’t Entitle Person to Pre-Arrest Bail(01.10.2024)
Delhi High Court has stated that in cases, where the accused is alleged to be directly involved in the incessant demands of dowry and harassment of th.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Pre-Arrest Bail, Elderly Woman
Manipur HC Notifies Launch of Hybrid Functioning, Mandatory E-Filing in District Courts(01.07.2024)
Man. HC notified launch of hybrid mode of functioning in district courts from July 1 and also intimated that e-filing would be mandatory in district c.....
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Gau HC: Crim. Petitions Filed after 1st July, 2024 in FIRs before said Date to be Filed Under BNSS(14.11.2024)
Gauhati High Court has held that all the criminal petitions, bail applications filed after 1st July, 2024 in FIRs registered prior to this date are li.....
Tags : Gauhati High Court, Bail Applications, BNSS
Supreme Court: Article 14 is a Concept Clothed in Positivity Based on Law(15.11.2024)
SC has held that the idea of equality under Article 14 is a concept clothed in positivity based on law. It can be invoked to enforce a claim having sa.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Article 14, Illegality
Ker. HC: Children's Courts Were Specified for Purpose of Speedy Trial Only(18.11.2024)
Ker HC has observed that for speedy trial of offences against children, children's courts were specified and it cannot be said, as result of such an i.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Speedy Trial, Children's Courts
Kerala HC Lays Down Guidelines Regarding Service of Summons Where Defendants Reside Outside India(18.11.2024)
Kerala High Court has laid down guidelines regarding service of summons on defendants who reside outside India and has stated that there is nothing wr.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Service of Summons, Code of Civil Procedure
SC: Union to Frame Action Plan for Implementation of Feeding and Child Care Rooms in Public Areas(20.11.2024)
Supreme Court while hearing a public interest litigation, has asked the Central Government to frame an action plan regarding facilities of child care .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Public Interest Litigation, Child Care Rooms
SC: Litigant Owes a Duty to be Vigilant about Pending Judicial Proceedings(25.11.2024)
SC has observed that even if it is assumed that a lawyer was careless or negligent, this, by itself, cannot be a ground to condone long & inordinate d.....
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SC: High Court Must Muster Courage and Exercise its Discretion of Granting Bail Judiciously(28.01.2025)
SC while castigating Allahabad HC for refusing to grant bail, has stated that trial court declined bail as trial courts seldom muster the courage of g.....
Tags : Supreme Court, High Court, Granting Bail
Centre Informs Supreme Court about No Intention to bring Separate Law on Bail(29.01.2025)
Central Government has informed the Supreme Court that the provisions relating to Bail and Bonds in Chapter-XXXV of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha San.....
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NCLAT Dismisses Appeal against Order Rejecting Application u/s 9 of IBC against Hindustan Unilever(30.01.2025)
NCLAT New Delhi bench has dismissed an appeal filed against an order that rejected an application under section 9 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Cod.....
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P&H HC: Before Issuing Notice to Lawyer for Misconduct, SBC must Have ‘Reason to Believe’(31.01.2025)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has clarified that before issuing notice to lawyer for professional or other misconduct, the State Bar Council must have.....
Tags : P&H High Court, State Bar Council, Notice to Lawyer
Del. HC: In Cases Covered Under S. 479 of BNSS, Courts Must Not Mechanically Adjourn Bail Pleas(31.01.2025)
Delhi High Court has held that in cases that are covered by Section 479 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Trial Courts should not mechanica.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Bail Pleas, Trial Courts
SC: Every Member of Armed Forces Who Gets Disability Pension Need Not be Dragged to the Court(31.01.2025)
SC has stated that appeals are being filed by Centre challenging orders wherein benefit of disability pension has been granted to members of armed for.....
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SC: Every Member of Armed Forces Who Gets Disability Pension Need Not be Dragged to the Court(31.01.2025)
SC has stated that appeals are being filed by Centre challenging orders wherein benefit of disability pension has been granted to members of armed for.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Armed Forces, Disability Pension
# Budget 2025 – Important Laws(01.02.2025)
# New Income Tax Bill is set to be introduced which seeks to replace the present Income Tax Act, 1961.
# Jan Vishwas Bill 2.0 to be introduced to de.....
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SC Expresses Shock at Person Leaving Country While his Passport is in Court’s Custody(03.02.2025)
Supreme Court while expressing shock over a person leaving the country while his passport is in the custody of the Court, has issued a non-bailable wa.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Court’s Custody, Non-Bailable Warrant
Gau. HC: Presence of Arbitration Clause Will Not Bar Civil Court’s Jurisdiction(03.02.2025)
Gauhati High Court has held that the mere presence of arbitration clause in an agreement will not bar the jurisdiction of civil court but the same sha.....
Tags : Gauhati High Court, Civil Court, Arbitration Clause
Delhi HC: Fees Paid by ‘Remfry & Sagar’ to Acquire Goodwill is Expense Deductible u/s 37 of IT Act(04.02.2025)
Delhi High Court has observed that to acquire the goodwill vested in a company run by the family members, the fees paid by law firm Remfry & Sagar sha.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Goodwill, Section 37
All HC: It’s Known that Students in UP are Suffering Due to Non-Availability of Principal & Teachers(04.02.2025)
Allahabad High Court while hearing a petition over non-appointment of teaching staff, has remarked that it is well known fact throughout the State of .....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Non-Availability, Principal
SC Constitutes Committee to Examine Issue of Safaris in Tiger Reserves & National Parks(07.03.2024)
Supreme Court has directed the constitution of a committee to decide the issue of safaris within Tiger reserves, national parks, and wildlife sanctuar.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Tiger reserves, National parks, Wildlife sanctuaries
SC Denies Anticipatory Bail to a Police Officer(07.03.2024)
Supreme Court has denied pre-arrest/anticipatory bail to a police officer who failed to discharge its fundamental duty as a police officer of carrying.....
Tags : Supreme Court , pre-arrest, anticipatory bail
Uttarakhand HC Issues Notice on PIL Challenging Validity of Bar Council of Uttarakhand Rules(30.07.2021)
Uttarakhand High Court has issued notice to the Bar Council of Uttarakhand, the Bar Council of India, the Union and the State government on a Public I.....
Tags : Uttarakhand High Court, Validity of Bar Council of Uttarakhand Rules
HP HC Seeks Response of District Commissioners on Availability of Medical Facilities(02.08.2021)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has sought response of District Commissioners of all districts in the State to furnish details on the availability of medi.....
Tags : Himachal Pradesh High Court, Availability of Medical Facilities
Delhi HC Enquires Government in Plea Against Illegal Laboratories in National Capital(02.08.2021)
Delhi High Court has asked the Delhi Government if it has complied with the 2017 directions of the Supreme Court, setting out the desired qualificatio.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Illegal Laboratories in National Capital
CESTAT, Delhi: LLPs Not Liable to Pay Service Tax Under Reverse Charge Mechanism(03.08.2021)
Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Delhi has held that a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP), being not a “Body Corporate” u.....
Tags : Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Limited Liability Partnership
Rajya Sabha Passes Inland Vessels Bill 2021 to Introduce Uniform Regulatory Framework(03.08.2021)
Rajya Sabha has passed the Inland Vessels Bill, 2021 to introduce a uniform regulatory framework for inland vessel navigation across the country. The .....
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SC: Criminal Cases Having Civil Character Should be Quashed When Parties Resolved Disputes(04.10.2024)
SC has stated that criminal cases having overwhelmingly and predominantly civil character, particularly those arising out of commercial transactions o.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Civil Character, Criminal Cases
SC: HCs Passing Orders Directing Disposal of Trials Within a Time Schedule is Contrary to Law(07.10.2024)
SC has held that while rejecting bail applications, the HCs are passing orders directing disposal of trials within a time schedule. Apart from the fac.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Trial Courts, Bail Applications
Bom. HC: For Exemption Under Notification u/s 15(1) of Bombay Rent Act, Purchase of Goodwill is Must(10.10.2024)
Bombay High Court has observed that in order to obtain the benefit under notification issued by the State Government under Section 15(1) of the Bombay.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Bombay Rent Act, Goodwill
BCI Writes Letter to CJI Suggesting Regular Evaluation of Mental Health of Judicial Officers(10.10.2024)
Bar Council of India (BCI) has written a letter to CJI suggesting regular evaluation of mental health of judicial officers so that early signs of burn.....
Tags : Bar Council of India, Mental Health, Judicial Officers
Del. HC: Prosecution and Legal Departments to Exercise Due Diligence before Initiating Cases(11.10.2024)
Del. HC has stated that frivolous cases undermine efficiency of judiciary, causing distress to litigants. Therefore, it is imperative that prosecution.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Legal Departments, Due Diligence
All. HC: Two Public Employers May Have Different Views Regarding Suitability of Candidate(26.11.2024)
Allahabad High Court has held that two different public employers may have different views regarding the suitability of a candidate for appointment an.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Public Employers, Suitability of Candidate
Del. HC: Medical Condition of Epilepsy Cannot be Attributed to One’s Service(29.11.2024)
Delhi High Court while dismissing an appeal of a Navy officer seeking disability pension on the ground of epilepsy, has observed that a disease like E.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Epilepsy, Medical Condition
HP HC: When Award is Passed Without Giving Reasons, it Suffers from Patent Illegality(02.12.2024)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that when an award is passed without giving reasons regarding the adjudication of disputes, the award is said to .....
Tags : HP High Court, Patent Illegality, Award
Calcutta HC Allows Bail Application of Former TMC aide Ayan Sil in Recruitment Scam Case(03.12.2024)
Calcutta High Court has allowed a bail application filed by the former TMC leader, Santanu Banerjee's aide Ayan Sil in connection with the recruitment.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Santanu Banerjee, Ayan Sil, recruitment scam case
Raj. HC: Candidate's rejection merely because he suffered disability below the minimum degree illegal(03.12.2024)
The Rajasthan HC while imposing cost on Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited for rejecting the candidature of a person with disability has observed.....
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Tel. HC: Teacher Eligibility Test Guidelines Framed to Ensure that Competent Persons are Recruited(05.12.2024)
Tel. HC has observed that guidelines for conducting Teacher Eligibility Test have been framed to ensure that competent persons are recruited as Teache.....
Tags : Telangana High Court, Teacher Eligibility Test, Competent Persons
MP HC: Court Has Power to Decide if Children Should be Rescued or Kept in Childcare Institution(07.02.2025)
MP HC while hearing petition filed by several parents for production of children that are in custody of Child Welfare Committee, has stated that High .....
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Raj. HC: State has the Authority to Change Eligibility Criteria Unless Shown Arbitrary(07.02.2025)
Rajasthan High Court while dismissing a plea challenging appointment of Additional Advocate General (AAG), has observed that while appointing AAG, Sta.....
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Chhattisgarh HC: Suo Motu Cognizance Taken of on-Functioning of State Bar Council(07.02.2025)
Chhattisgarh High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of non-functioning of State Bar Council of Chhattisgarh since 2021. The Court has noted that var.....
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NCLAT: Can’t Condone Delay of 115 Days in Refiling Appeal on Frivolous Grounds(07.02.2025)
NCLAT New Delhi bench while refusing to condone delay of 115 days in refilling appeal, has observed that condoning delay on frivolous grounds would be.....
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SC: Courts Should be Cautious when Family Relations are brought Under Criminal Proceedings(10.02.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that when family relationships are sought to be brought within the ambit of criminal proceedings rupturing the family bond,.....
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Ker. HC: Agitations Don’t Give Licence to Put up Stages on Public Road(11.02.2025)
Kerala High Court has observed that any person can have the agitations in an appropriate way, but that will not give a license to put up stages on the.....
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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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Kerala HC Dismisses Bail of Accused in Case of Stealing of Spirit in Transportation(04.08.2021)
Kerala High Court has dismissed the bail petition of an accused in the case relating to the stealing of 20,386 litres of spirit while transporting it .....
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CBDT Extends Due Date for Filing Various Income Tax Forms(04.08.2021)
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued an order extending due dates for Quarterly statement in Form No. 15CC up to 31st August 2021, Equaliza.....
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SC: Detailed Enquiry Into Merits of Allegations Not Warranted While Exercising Jurisdiction(04.08.2021)
Supreme Court has reiterated that a detailed enquiry into the merits of the allegations is not warranted while exercising jurisdiction under Section 4.....
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Madras High Court Strikes Down Tamil Nadu's Law Banning Online Games with Stakes(04.08.2021)
Madras High Court has struck down the Tamil Nadu Gaming and Police Laws (Amendment) Act, 2021 which imposes a ban on playing of games such as rummy an.....
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Delhi High Court: Bail Granted by Court on Merits, if Withheld Will Amount to Punishment(11.10.2024)
Delhi High Court while granting bail to a public servant in a corruption case, has stated that if a Court on merits deems it fit to release an accused.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Corruption Case, Bail
SC: Lawyer Covered Within Doctrine of Absolute Privilege While Responding During Proceedings(15.10.2024)
Supreme Court while dismissing a defamation suit against a lawyer, has observed that the lawyer was well within his right and within the framework of .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Absolute Privilege, Judicial Proceedings
BCI Issues Circular Suggesting Monthly Stipend to Advocates in Urban and Rural Areas(16.10.2024)
BCI has issued a circular making recommendation that junior advocates should be paid a monthly stipend of Rs. 20,000 in urban areas and Rs. 15,000 in .....
Tags : Bar Council of India, Monthly Stipend, Rural Areas, Urban Areas
MP HC: Can’t Presume Authorities Would Act Mala Fidely if State/Municipal Council are Party to Suit(16.10.2024)
MP High Court while addressing issue of denial of demarcation of land because State and Municipal Council were parties to the dispute, has observed th.....
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Del. HC: Provisions of Guardians and Wards Act Can’t Curtail Right of Appeal Under Family Courts Act(17.10.2024)
Delhi High Court has stated that the provisions of the Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 could not curtail the right of appeal available to an individual .....
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BCI Directs Pvt. Universities to Not Use Prefixes ‘Bharatiya’, ‘National’ for Conducting Competitions(17.10.2024)
BCI has issued a direction prohibiting private law universities from using names such as "India," "National," “Bharatiya” in competitions as it is mis.....
Tags : Bar Council of India, Private Law Universities, Competitions
Rajya Sabha Passes the Boilers Bill, 2024(05.12.2024)
Rajya Sabha has passed the Boilers Bill, 2024 which repeals the previous Boilers Act, 1923. The new bill includes provisions for regulation of boilers.....
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Ori HC: State Can’t Question Maintain. of Suit for No Notice at Stage of Appeal if Not Done in WS(06.12.2024)
Orissa High Court has observed that if State does not raise any objection about maintainability of suit in their written statement on the ground of no.....
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Cal. HC: Bail Cannot be Denied on Account of Restrictive Statutory Provisions in Penal Statute(09.12.2024)
The Calcutta HC while granting bail to a man being investigated under the PMLA has observed that a constitutional Court cannot be restrained from gran.....
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Gujarat High Court: Police is Not there to Conciliate Matters(11.02.2025)
Gujarat High Court while hearing a matter concerning alleged fraudulent transactions over sale of two plots where police allegedly asked the parties t.....
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SC: Can’t Apply Rule of Listing Bail Pleas from Same FIR Before Same Bench if Roaster Changes(12.02.2025)
Supreme Court has clarified that the rule of listing bail pleas from same FIR before same bench will not be applicable if there is change in Judge’s r.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Bail Pleas, Bail Pleas
SC: BCI to Hold Meeting on Resolving Issues About 1-Year Teaching Requirement to Accept 1-Yr LL.M(12.02.2025)
Supreme Court has suggested the Bar Council of India (BCI) to hold a stakeholder meeting to resolve issues like requirement of 1 year teaching experie.....
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Utt. HC: PIL Filed Against Recently Implemented 'Uniform Civil Code Uttarakhand 2024'(12.02.2025)
A Public Interest Litigation has been filed challenging the recently implemented 'Uniform Civil Code Uttarakhand 2024' in the Uttarakhand High Court o.....
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Delhi HC: DU and BCI to Evolve Mechanism for Online Classes(12.02.2025)
Delhi High Court has asked the Delhi University (DU) and the Bar Council of India (BCI) to evolve mechanism for specific time-frame in which students .....
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Income Tax Bill, 2025 Set to be Introduced in Lok Sabha Today(13.02.2025)
Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman is set to introduce the Income Tax Bill, 2025 which aims to consolidate and amend the taxation laws of the co.....
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Bom HC: Facilitation Council’s Mandate Won’t Terminate Only for Failing to Render Award in 90 Days(13.02.2025)
Bombay High Court has held that mandate given by the MSME Facilitation Council will not get terminated merely on the ground that it failed to render a.....
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Madras HC: Inter-se Seniority Among Civil Judges Cannot be Fixed on Basis of Roster System(04.08.2021)
Madras High Court has held that the inter-se seniority among civil judges (junior division) cannot be fixed on the basis of 200-point roster system fo.....
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SC: No Bar in Permitting Amendment of Pleadings or Filing of Documents in CIRP Application(05.08.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that there is no bar in permitting amendment of pleadings or to the filing of additional document in an application under S.....
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Parliament Passes Bill to Amend Act Regulating Major Airports in India(05.08.2021)
Parliament has passed the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (Amendment) Bill, 2021. The Bill proposes to amend Section 2(i) of the Airpo.....
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Ker. HC: To Avoid Handing Over Custody of Minor Child, False POCSO Cases are Often Launched(13.02.2025)
Kerala High Court has observed that in cases when the husband and wife are in loggerheads and one among them sues for custody of a minor child there a.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, POCSO Offences, Minor Child
J&K HC: Can’t Deny Passport Merely for Criminal Antecedents of Family Members(13.02.2025)
Jammu and Kashmir High Court has held that a person cannot be denied passport merely on the ground of presence of criminal family background.
Tags : J&K High Court, Criminal Antecedents, Family Members
Kar. HC: Union to Inform about Further Steps Taken to Stop Illegal Use of ‘Proton Mail’(14.02.2025)
Karnataka High Court has directed the Union Government to inform whether any further steps have been taken to stop 'illegal use' of banned proton mail.....
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Calcutta HC Orders Fresh Trial in Cases Related to Murder & Possession of Illegal Weapons(14.02.2025)
Calcutta High Court while ordering fresh trial in cases related to murder & possession of illegal weapons, has stated that such matters should not be .....
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SC: Filing of Fresh Bail Application after its Rejection or Cancellation is Right of Accused(17.02.2025)
SC has observed that filing of a fresh bail application, once an earlier one has been rejected, or if granted and thereafter cancelled, is a matter of.....
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SC: Rohingya Children Can Approach HC if Denied Admission in School Even after being Eligible(18.02.2025)
SC has stated that the appropriate course of action for Rohingya children seeking admission in Delhi Schools would be to first approach the concerned .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Rohingya Children, Delhi High Court
NCLAT Directs Partial Temporary Relaxation on Physical Filing Due to Surge in Covid 19 Cases(25.05.2021)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has directed partial temporary relaxation in physical filing as per its earlier Standard Operating Procedure d.....
Tags : National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Partial Temporary Relaxation on Physical Filing
SC Issues Notice on PIL Seeking Compensation and Rehabilitation of Victims of West Bengal Riots(25.05.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking compensation and rehabilitation of the victims of the alleged state spon.....
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SC Stays Judgment Holding Apprehension of Death Due to Covid Valid Ground for Anticipatory Bail(26.05.2021)
Supreme Court has stayed the Allahabad High Court Judgment which held that apprehension of death on account of reasons like the COVID pandemic is a va.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Allahabad High Court, Ground for Anticipatory Bail
Bombay HC Takes Serious Note of Defective Ventilators Provided to Marathwada Region(26.05.2021)
Bombay High Court has taken serious note of at least 113 defective ventilators of the 150 ventilators provided to the Marathwada region through the PM.....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Probe into Alleged Custodial Torture of Raghu Rama Krishna Raju(26.05.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a writ petition filed by the son of YSR Congress MP Raghu Rama Krishnam Raju seeking an investigation by the Centra.....
Tags : SC Refuses Urgent Listing of Bail Plea of Cop Accused in Jayaraj-Bennix Custodial Deaths Case
Uttarakhand HC: Fundamental Right to Life of Van Gujjars Families Being Violated(26.05.2021)
Uttarakhand High Court has ruled that the fundamental right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution of India, 1949 of Van Gujjars families was be.....
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Allahabad HC Refuses to Grant Anticipatory Bail to Teacher for Posting Objectionable Post(26.05.2021)
Allahabad High Court has refused to grant anticipatory bail to a senior teacher in a college and a Head of Department who is accused of putting an obj.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Anticipatory Bail to Teacher for Posting Objectionable Post
Calcutta High Court Grants Interim Bail to 4 Trinamool Leaders in Narada Case(28.05.2021)
Calcutta High Court has granted interim bail to four Trinamool Congress leaders- Firhad Hakim, Madan Mitra, Subrata Mukherjee and Sovan Chatterjee- wh.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice and Seeks Response on Plea for Vaccination of Children(28.05.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice and sought responses of the Delhi government and the Centre on a plea seeking directions to immediately vaccinate c.....
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Delhi Court Remands Olympic Wrestler Sushil Kumar to 4 Days Police Custody in Murder Case(31.05.2021)
Delhi Court has remanded to four days police custody Olympic wrestler Sushil Kumar and his associate Ajay Kumar arrested in connection with the Chhatr.....
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Madras HC: Government Cannot Arbitrarily Give Away Hills and Hillocks for Exploitation(31.05.2021)
Madras High Court has criticized the practice of mechanically issuing licenses for mining of hillocks, without assessing the impact it may have on the.....
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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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SC Notifies Use of Email for Requests for Mentioning Fresh Matters Before Vacation Benches(31.05.2021)
Supreme Court has notified that requests for mentioning of fresh matters before Vacation Benches is to be made only by email. The direction has been i.....
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Allahabad HC: Bail Condition Against the Mandate of Fair Justice to Victim Should Not be Imposed(31.05.2021)
Allahabad High Court has held that while granting bail in sexual offences against a woman, a bail condition which is/are against the mandate of "fair .....
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P&H HC: Extramarital Relationship Not Grounds for Denying Custody of Child(01.06.2021)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that an extramarital relationship of a mother by itself is no ground to deny her the custody of her child in ca.....
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Bombay HC Orders Inquiry into Alleged Illegal Detention of 37-Year Old Lawyer(01.06.2021)
Bombay High Court has ordered an inquiry into the alleged illegal detention of a 37-year-old lawyer from Mumbai. The Court has also transferred the ki.....
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Allahabad High Court Grants Bail to Man Booked Under UP Anti-Conversion Law(01.06.2021)
Allahabad High Court has granted bail to a man booked under the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Religion Conversion Act, 2020 who has been accus.....
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Karnataka HC Directs on Road Map for Imparting Education to Children if Schools Cannot Open(01.06.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the government to prepare a road map for imparting education to children in the event if physical opening of school .....
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Orissa HC Seeks Response on Disbursement of Compensation to Sanitation Workers’ Families(01.06.2021)
Orissa High Court has sought response of Water Corporation of Odisha (WATCO) on the issue of disbursement of compensation to the families of sanitatio.....
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NGT Directs to Take Remedial Action Over Alleged Illegal Sand Mining in Hamirpur District(02.06.2021)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has disposed of a plea with direction to the Chief Secretary, Uttar Pradesh, and District Magistrate, Hamirpur to take r.....
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SC Asks Centre to Provide Details of PM CARES for Children for Benefit of Orphans(02.06.2021)
Supreme Court has asked the Centre to provide the details of the scheme 'PM CARES for children' which was announced by Prime Minister on 29th May, 202.....
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Delhi High Court Quashes Termination and Directs Reinstatement of Air India Pilots(02.06.2021)
Delhi High Court has quashed the Air India’s decision on termination of services of pilots including contractual ones due to financial difficulties in.....
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Bombay HC Restrains Use of Ventilators Which Have Undergone Repairs for Treatment(03.06.2021)
Bombay High Court has said it would not permit the Central government to use ventilators which undergo major repairs for treatment as it could put the.....
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Bombay High Court Asks Maharashtra Govt to Set Up Child-Friendly Courts on Priority(27.11.2018)
Bombay High Court has directed Maharashtra Government to set up child-friendly courtrooms in all the judicial premises across the state on a “priority.....
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You are Parents of Your Child Forever: SC to Parting Couple(29.11.2018)
Supreme Court, while allowing a married couple to ‘part as friends’, has reminded them about the duty towards their child and also observed that the c.....
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Delhi High Court Rejects Vedanta’s Plea To Export Crude From Barmer Oilfield(29.11.2018)
Delhi High Court has rejected Vedanta Ltd.’s plea to allow it to export crude oil from its Barmer field in Rajasthan, saying “there was no merit in th.....
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Section 304 IPC Not Attracted Against Builder for Death Due to Building Collapse in Earth Quake: SC(30.11.2018)
Supreme Court has dismissed plea of man whose family members got killed in Gujarat earthquake and observed that Section 304 IPC is not attracted again.....
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Madras HC Expresses Anguish Over Poor Quality of Education in Tamil Nadu(09.01.2019)
Madras High Court has observed that the quality of education should be taken seriously and those educational institutions which violate the regulation.....
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Don't Force Children to Pursue Subjects Against Their Wishes: Calcutta HC to Parents(10.01.2019)
Calcutta High Court has observed that parents should not force their children to pursue subjects without taking into consideration their capabilities .....
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Experience of 3 Years not Mandatory for Empanelment as Jail Visiting Advocate: Delhi HC(14.01.2019)
Delhi High Court has clarified that legal practitioners with less than three years experience at the bar can be empaneled as jail visiting advocates b.....
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Delhi HC Orders Govt to Make Narco Test Facility Available at Delhi FSL in 3 Months(14.01.2019)
Delhi High Court has expressed surprise that till date, India has just one narco test facility centre, which is at the Forensic Science Laboratory in .....
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Parents Obligated to Spend on Education of Their Children: Bombay HC(14.01.2019)
Delhi High Court has expressed surprise that till date, India has just one narco test facility centre, which is at the Forensic Science Laboratory in .....
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Parents are Obligated to Spend on Education of Their Children: Bombay HC(14.01.2019)
Bombay High Court has observed that parents are obligated to spend money on their children's education and that such monetary transactions shouldn't b.....
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Bombay High Court Slams Mumbai Civic Body for Using Illegal Hoarding for Ad(19.02.2018)
Bombay High Court has slammed Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) for using a hoarding, which the civic body had itself termed illegal earl.....
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Bombay High Court: Kamala Mills Fire Institutional Failure of BMC, Excise Dept(19.02.2018)
Bombay High Court has said that considering the scale of violation of regulations, it is impossible to accept that Kamala Mills fire incident could ha.....
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Meaningless PILs Will Be Costly: Madras High Court(19.02.2018)
Madras High Court, while dismissing a PIL filed by social activist Traffic Ramaswamy has warned that in future, exemplary costs will be imposed for fr.....
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Gauhati HC Grants Anticipatory Bail to Dr. Hiren Gohain and Akhil Gogoi in Sedition Case(14.02.2019)
Gauhati High Court has granted anticipatory bail to Assamese litterateur Hiren Gohain and KMSS leader Akhil Gogoi, against whom the police had registe.....
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Madras HC Formulates Guidelines for Cancelling Bail(15.02.2019)
Madras High Court has framed guidelines to be followed by executive magistrates while ordering detention or arrest of an accused for breach of bail bo.....
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CWC can't Usurp Family Court's Jurisdiction in Child Custody Matters: Karnataka HC(15.02.2019)
Karnataka High Court has observed that Child Welfare Committee (CWC) cannot usurp the jurisdiction of Family Courts in child custody matters pending b.....
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CIVIL - Delhi HC Dismisses Plea of Manipur Student Activist Booked for Sedition for Citizenship Bill Remarks(19.02.2019)
Delhi High Court has rejected Manipur student activist Veewon Thokchom's plea challenging his arrest and transit remand in capital in a sedition case .....
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Counting of Bar Council Votes Should be Done District-wise: Madras High Court(28.03.2018)
Madras High Court has ruled that counting of votes to be polled in the election to the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry on March 28 shall be c.....
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Bombay High Court Asks Builder to Ensure Safety(29.03.2018)
Bombay High Court has asked a private developer, who is re-plastering a high-rise in South Mumbai to tender an undertaking to the court, stating that .....
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Stay of Proceedings in Trial, Civil or Criminal, to Automatically Lapse in Six Months: Supreme Court(29.03.2018)
Supreme Court has held that stay of proceedings in a pending trial, whether civil or criminal, will automatically lapse after six months unless extend.....
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"Can't Keep Prisoners Like Animals": Supreme Court on Overcrowding in Jails(31.03.2018)
Supreme Court has said that prisoners cannot be kept in jail like animals, after it was informed that many of the over 1,300 prisons across the countr.....
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Follow Due Process for Demolishing Building: Bombay High Court(02.04.2018)
Bombay High Court has allowed a petitioner to reconstruct an illegal structure that was demolished by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) as .....
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CRIMINAL - Madras HC Takes Notice of 1.7 Lakh Cases Not Taken on File, Issues Directions(25.02.2019)
Madras High Court has issued a slew of directions to Magistrates and Police after it took notice of act of Magistrates in not taking 1,72,602 cases o.....
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SERVICE - Delhi HC Asks Lower Courts to Speedily Decide Old Cases(26.02.2019)
Delhi High Court has asked the six district courts that come under it to allow a maximum of three adjournments in civil cases that are 10 years old or.....
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Madras High Court Orders Collector to Evict Encroachers from Nilgiris Water Bodies(21.01.2019)
Madras High Court has directed Nilgiris Collector on January 11 to evict encroachers from public land, bus stands and water bodies in the district.
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NCLT Allows Former Directors of IL&FS to Withdraw Rs. 2 Lakh Per Month(21.01.2019)
National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has allowed the former directors of IL&FS Group to withdraw Rs. 2 lakh each per month from one of their bank acco.....
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Fix Meerut Rapid Rail Project in a Week: SC(21.01.2019)
Supreme Court has pointed Delhi Government's delay over the proposed Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS and asked all stake-holders to finalise the project i.....
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Jharkhand HC Stays Summons Against Rahul Gandhi in a Defamation Complaint(22.01.2019)
Jharkhand High Court has stayed the summons issued by a lower court against Congress president Rahul Gandhi on a defamation complaint filed by a BJP y.....
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Child Born Out of Marriage Between Muslim Man and Hindu Woman Entitled to Claim Father's Property: SC(23.01.2019)
Supreme Court has said that although the marriage between a Muslim man and Hindu woman is an irregular marriage, described as "fasid" in Mohamadan law.....
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Allocate Space for New High Court Building: Bombay High Court(23.01.2019)
Bombay High Court has directed Maharashtra Government to take a decision within the next six months on allocating space for a new, spacious high court.....
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File Responses on Prevention of Torture Bill Within 3 Weeks: SC Directs States, UTs(24.01.2019)
Supreme Court has sought responses and inputs from States and Union Territories on the Prevention of Torture Bill, 2017 within three weeks.
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CRIMINAL - Madras HC Directs DGPs to Issue Instructions to File Chargesheet Within Stipulated Period(19.02.2019)
Madras High Court has directed DGPs of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry to instruct all their CoPs of cities and IGs of districts to issue appropriate direct.....
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CRIMINAL - Delhi HC Dismisses Plea of Manipur Student Activist Booked for Sedition for Citizenship Bill Remarks(19.02.2019)
Delhi High Court has rejected Manipur student activist Veewon Thokchom's plea challenging his arrest and transit remand in capital in a sedition case .....
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CIVIL - Child Marriages not Exempted from Compulsory Registration: Kerala HC(19.02.2019)
Kerala High Court has upheld circulars issued by Local Self Government Authorities of Kerala Government making under-age marriages compulsorily regist.....
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CIVIL - No More Appeals to Maintain Illegal Constructions: Madras HC(20.02.2019)
Madras High Court has condemned practice of allowing an encroacher to file an appeal to maintain an illegal construction under Section 113-C of TN Tow.....
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CONTEMPT OF COURT - Ericsson case: SC Holds Anil Ambani Guilty of Contempt, Asks Him to Pay Rs. 453 cr or Face Jail(20.02.2019)
Supreme Court has held Reliance Group chairman and its two directors guilty of contempt for willfully not paying Rs. 550 crore to Ericsson and asked A.....
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CONTEMPT OF COURT - Ericsson Case: SC Holds Anil Ambani Guilty of Contempt, Asks Him to Pay Rs. 453 cr or Face Jail(20.02.2019)
Supreme Court has held Reliance Group chairman and its two directors guilty of contempt for willfully not paying Rs. 550 crore to Ericsson and asked A.....
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CIVIL - Bombay HC Pulls Up BJP Corporator over Illegal Hoardings(26.02.2019)
Bombay High Court has slammed BJP corporator over violations of its previous orders prohibiting political parties and their members from putting up il.....
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CRIMINAL - Illegal Arrests are Worst Form of Violation: Madras HC(26.02.2019)
Madras High Court has observed that an illegal arrest is the worst form of violation of the liberty of a person and that is why Courts are repeatedly .....
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COMPANY - IL&FS, Arms can be Declared NPAs Only After Tribunal's Nod: NCLAT(26.02.2019)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has ruled that accounts of Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS) and its subsiadaries co.....
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PROPERTY - Civil Suit for Land that is Subject to Proceedings Under Urban Land Ceiling Act Not Maintainable: SC(27.02.2019)
Supreme Court has held that a Civil Court has no jurisdiction to try civil suit in relation to land which is subject to ceiling proceedings under Urba.....
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CRIMINAL - Madras HC Issues Ultimatum to External Affairs Ministry Regarding Sailors Missing in Russian Waters(28.02.2019)
Madras High Court has warned secretary to external affairs ministry to submit a report on efforts taken to rescue missing Indian sailors in Russian wa.....
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CIVIL - Madras HC Issues Ultimatum to External Affairs Ministry Regarding Sailors Missing in Russian Waters(28.02.2019)
Madras High Court has warned secretary to external affairs ministry to submit a report on efforts taken to rescue missing Indian sailors in Russian wa.....
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Demolish All Buildings That Are Safety Hazard: Supreme Court(11.04.2018)
Supreme Court has directed a Special Task Force in Delhi to demolish any building that poses a safety hazard, even if it was constructed legally.
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CRIMINAL - Madras HC Scraps Petition to Put Off Distribution of Rs. 2,000(05.03.2019)
Madras High Court has dismissed plea challenging the state government’s decision to dole out Rs. 2,000 to below poverty line (BPL) families till the c.....
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CIVIL - Madras HC Scraps Petition to Put Off Distribution of Rs. 2,000(05.03.2019)
Madras High Court has dismissed plea challenging the state government’s decision to dole out Rs. 2,000 to below poverty line (BPL) families till the c.....
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CIVIL - SC Stays Haryana Government’s Move to Permit Construction in Aravali Zone(05.03.2019)
Supreme Court has stayed Haryana Government's decision of amending Punjab Land Preservation Act (LPA) which allows construction in sections of ecologi.....
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CIVIL - Kerala HC Issues Ultimatum to Local Self Government Institutions Regarding Illegal Flex Boards(06.03.2019)
Kerala High Court has issued a final ultimatum to all local self-government institutions in state and issued directions to take urgent action to remov.....
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CIVIL - Delhi HC Pulls Up DCPCR for Not Taking Issue of Missing Children Seriously(06.03.2019)
Delhi High Court has taken to task the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) for not taking seriously the issue of children going mi.....
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FAMILY - Extramarital Affairs Dangerous Social Evil: Madras HC(07.03.2019)
Madras High Court has observed that extramarital affairs have become a social evil and asked Union ministry of family welfare about the possibility of.....
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Can't Allow Anticipatory Bail Just Because Arrest Would Tarnish Applicants' Reputation: Gujarat HC(11.02.2019)
Gujarat High Court has granted anticipatory bail to social activist Teesta Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand in Rs. 1.4 crore alleged fund embezzle.....
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NCLAT Allows 22 IL&FS Group Firms to Service Debt Obligations(12.02.2019)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has passed an order permitting 22 group companies of Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services (IL&FS), th.....
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Tax Benefit can be Availed on Multiple Flats' Sale, Says ITAT(12.02.2019)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has held that a taxpayer can avail of the tax benefits where long-term capital gains arising on sale of more than.....
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Criminal Complaints can't be Quashed Just because Allegations Appear to be of Civil Nature: SC(13.02.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that criminal complaints cannot be quashed only on the ground that the allegations made therein appear to be of a civil nat.....
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Close All Illegal Bars in Tamil Nadu: Madras HC(13.02.2019)
Madras High Court has directed secretary, home, prohibition and excise to close all illegal bars immediately and report to the court by February 20.
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SC Dismisses Two Officials for Tampering With Order Directing Personal Appearance of Anil Ambani(14.02.2019)
Supreme Court has summarily dismissed two court masters- Manav Sharma and Tapan Kumar Chakraborty- for tampering with the January 7 order directing pe.....
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SERVICE - Amended SC-ST Act Doesn't Limit Court's Jurisdiction to Grant Anticipatory Bail: Calcutta HC(01.03.2019)
Calcutta High Court has granted anticipatory bail to a journalist who was charged under Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocitie.....
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CRIMINAL - Amended SC-ST Act Doesn't Limit Court's Jurisdiction to Grant Anticipatory Bail: Calcutta HC(01.03.2019)
Calcutta High Court has granted anticipatory bail to a journalist who was charged under Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocitie.....
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CIVIL - Officials Turned Blind Eye to Illegal Acts of Builders: SC(01.03.2019)
Supreme Court has blamed Noida and Greater Noida authorities for creating "havoc" in real estate by turning a blind eye to illegal activities of build.....
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CIVIL - SC Issues Directions Regarding Rehabilitation of Cured Mental Patients(05.03.2019)
Supreme Court has issued some directives for rehabilitation of those who are cured of mental illness but still languishing in asylums due to unwilling.....
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CIVIL - Bombay HC Issues Directives Regarding Foreign Nationals Overstaying by Obtaining Bail Orders(05.03.2019)
Bombay High Court has issued some important directives to deal with issue of foreign nationals who are found to be overstaying or who are found withou.....
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CONSUMER - NCDRC Orders Builder to Pay Rs.2.52 Crores to Homebuyer Who wasn't Delivered Flat as Promised(05.03.2019)
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has directed Mumbai-based Lodha Crown Buildmart Pvt Ltd. to pay Rs. 2.52 crores with interest .....
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Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board Pulls Plug on Sterlite Plant(25.05.2018)
Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board has ordered the closure of the Vedanta-Sterlite copper factory in Thoothukudi.
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SERVICE - Drunkenness While on Duty A Serious Misconduct: SC(29.03.2019)
Supreme Court has upheld dismissal of a police constable for drunkenness and misbehavior with the public and observed that drunkunness while being on .....
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CIVIL - "Hum Do Hamare Do": SC Calls for "Family Planning" of Cars(30.03.2019)
Supreme Court has called for family planning of cars owned by a household on the lines of "Hum Do Hamare Do" campaign as it expressed concern over one.....
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INSOLVENCY - NCLAT Seeks Financial Details of 13 IL&FS Subsidiaries(30.03.2019)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has directed IL&FS to provide the details of the dues at 13 of its group companies and those of the cr.....
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CRIMINAL - SC Gives Gujarat Govt. 2 Weeks to Finish Proceedings in Bilkis Bano's Case(30.03.2019)
Supreme Court has given two weeks to Gujarat Government to complete disciplinary proceedings against erring officials, including policemen, who were i.....
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Delhi HC Rejects HUL Plea Against Emami’s TV Ad(01.04.2019)
Delhi High Court has rejected a plea by Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL), manufacturer of the ‘Fair & Lovely’ range of skin lightening/fairness cream,.....
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Madras HC Upholds Act Relating to Security of Women and Children in Hostels(01.04.2019)
Madras High Court has upheld the provisions of TN Hostels and Homes for Women and Children (Regulation) Act, 2014, and the Rules framed there under in.....
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Karnataka High Court: Weak Financial Status 'No Ground' to Deny Child's Custody to Mother(01.05.2018)
Karnataka High Court has asserted that an ATM cannot be considered a substitute for a mother, and rejected weak financial status as a parameter to den.....
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EDUCATION - Reconsider Upper Age Limit for Admission to LL.B. Courses: SC to BCI(13.03.2019)
Supreme Court has directed Bar Council of India to reconsider, after hearing various stakeholders, the upper age-limit for taking admission to five-ye.....
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EDUCATION - Reconsider Upper Age Limit for Admission to LL.B. Courses: SC to BCI(13.03.2019)
Supreme Court has directed Bar Council of India to reconsider, after hearing various stakeholders, the upper age-limit for taking admission to five-ye.....
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CIVIL - Failure to Pay Mobile Bills Not a Crime but a Civil Disputer between Operator & Customer: Kerala HC(13.03.2019)
Kerala High Court has quashed a criminal 'cheating' case against a man accused of not paying Mobile bills and observed that transaction involved as be.....
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CIVIL - Madras HC Stays Proceedings Initiated Against Film and TV Producers’ Guild(15.03.2019)
Madras High Court has stayed all further proceedings pursuant to a notice issued by Registrar of Societies to Film and Television Producers Guild of S.....
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CONTEMPT OF COURT - SC Stays Meghalaya HC's Contempt Order Against Shillong Times Editor & Publisher(15.03.2019)
Supreme Court has stayed judgment passed by Meghalaya High Court which had held Shillong Times's editor Patricia Mukhim and publisher Shobha Chaudhuri.....
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US Supreme Court: Police Need Warrant for Mobile Location Data(25.06.2018)
U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that government needs to obtain a court-ordered warrant to gather location data on mobile device users.
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RailYatri's Operations Unauthorized: Delhi HC(08.04.2019)
Delhi High Court has dismissed writ petitions filed by Stelling Technologies, which owns and manages the online portal 'railyatri.in' providing servic.....
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Private Entities Duty-Bound to Ensure That Their Facilities are Disabled Friendly: Gauhati HC(08.04.2019)
Gauhati High Court has held that even a private entity has a duty to ensure that its facilities and services are friendly to the differently abled.
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Madras HC Tells TRB to Extend Tamil Medium Quota to 30 Applicants(08.04.2019)
Madras High Court has directed Teachers Recruitment Board (TRB) to extend reservation for more than 30 candidates who studied in Tamil medium (PSTM) a.....
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Delhi Court Sends 2 Sacked SC Staffers to 7 Days PC for Posting Wrong Info on Website(09.04.2019)
A Delhi court has sent two sacked Supreme Court staffers to seven days in police custody for allegedly posting wrong information on Supreme Court's we.....
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NCLAT Seeks Details About 4 IL&FS Group Entities(09.04.2019)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has directed debt-ridden IL&FS to submit information over investment made by pension and provident funds in it.....
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Sale of Client Relationship and Goodwill by CA Firm Constitute Capital Gain: ITAT(10.04.2019)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Delhi bench has held that sale of client relationship and goodwill by firm is capital asset under section 2(14),.....
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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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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 - Madras HC Refuses to Stay Tamil Nadu Govt's Rs. 2,000 Dole(08.03.2019)
Madras High Court has refused to restrain Tamil Nadu Government from distributing Rs 2,000 as a special one-time financial assistance to families livi.....
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CRIMINAL - Accused Not Entitled to Bail Solely on Ground That She is a Woman: Himachal Pradesh HC(11.03.2019)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has observed that an accused is not entitled to bail solely on ground that she is a woman and said that it is discretion .....
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CIVIL - Madhya Pradesh HC Asks State to Provide Treatment to Autistic Children at State Cost(11.03.2019)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed Principal Secretary and Health Department and the District Magistrate Khargone to make endeavor to provide des.....
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FAMILY - Father in live-in Relation can’t Get Child’s Custody: Punjab and Haryana HC(11.03.2019)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that if custody of a child is granted to a person in a “livein” relationship without dissolution of previous ma.....
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Supreme Court: If One Dies Getting On or Off Train, Railways Must Pay Compensation(10.05.2018)
Supreme Court has ruled that the railways would be liable to pay compensation to passengers in case of death or injury while boarding and de-boarding .....
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Cheating Complaints Against Builders Not Civil in Nature: Bombay High Court(11.05.2018)
Bombay High Court has said that complaints filed by public, where they allege of being cheated by a developer or builder, cannot be termed as "civil d.....
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Bombay High Court Upholds The Dismissal of ‘Latecomer’ Civil Judge(11.05.2018)
Bombay High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by a probationer Civil Judge Junior Division and Judicial Magistrate First Class at Ulhasnagar a.....
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COMPANY - NCLAT Admits RBI Petition on IL&FS NPA Rule(20.03.2019)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has admitted Reserve Bank of India's plea seeking modification of February 25 order of appellate tribu.....
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CIVIL - Illegal Hoardings: Bombay HC Directs BJP Corporator to Pay Rs. 24 Lakh(22.03.2019)
Bombay High Court has directed a BJP corporator to pay Rs. 24 lakh compensation in connection with an attack on a civic squad for removing illegal hoa.....
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CIVIL - Delhi High Court Upheld Parsvnath's Rs 1,034 Crore Claim in RLDA Case(25.03.2019)
Delhi High Court has upheld Realty firm Parsvnath Ltd. claim of Rs 1,034 crore in a dispute with Rail Land Development Authority related to a project .....
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CRIMINAL - SC Issues Notice to CBI in Disproportionate Assets Case against Former UP CMs Mulayam, Akhilesh(25.03.2019)
Supreme Court has issued a notice to CBI on a plea seeking direction to the probe agency to place the investigation report in the disproportionate ass.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Appointment of CVC(02.07.2018)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea challenging appointment of Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) K V Chaudhary and Vigilance Commissioner (VC) T M B.....
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Mob Lynching, Vigilantism Are Per Se Crimes: Supreme Court(04.07.2018)
Supreme Court has said that mob lynching is a crime no matter what the motive is and added that it is a law and order issue that is the responsibility.....
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Deduct Re 1 Per Day from Salaries of Top State Officials: Bombay High Court(06.07.2018)
Bombay High Court has directed state government to deduct Re 1 per day from the salaries of Chief Secretary, Principal Secretaries of Urban Developmen.....
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NCLAT Allows Banks to Declare Defaulting IL&FS Accounts as NPAs(03.05.2019)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has allowed banks to declare as non-performing assets the accounts of IL&FS and its group companies th.....
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NCLAT Allows Banks to Declare Defaulting IL&FS Accounts as NPAs(03.05.2019)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has allowed banks to declare as non-performing assets the accounts of IL&FS and its group companies th.....
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Supreme Court Intervenes As Only 9 Of 14,000 Make It To Civil Judge Interview(06.05.2019)
Supreme Court appointed its former judge Justice A K Sikri to assess the evaluation of the main written exam with only nine candidates making it to th.....
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Top Court Stays Trial in Sexual Assault Case Against Malayalam Actor Dileep(06.05.2019)
Supreme Court has stayed the trial against Malayalam Actor Dileep in the sexual assault he had been implicated in. The trial will remain stayed until .....
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GOODS AND SERVICES TAX: Food Supplied during Social Event at Club Attracts 12% GST: AAR(01.04.2019)
Advance Ruling Authority, West Bengal has held that if the food is supplied by way of or as part of the services associated with organizing social eve.....
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FIR Delay May be Condoned if Complainant Appears to be Reliable and Without Motive: SC(02.04.2019)
Supreme Court has reiterated that the delay in lodging FIR can be condoned if the complainant appears to be reliable and without any motive for implic.....
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SC Slams Assam Government Over Illegal Foreigners(02.04.2019)
Supreme Court has accused Assam Government of playing hide and seek with court's resolve to unravel the mystery of over 40 lakh people not figuring in.....
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Willful Defaulter under RBI Act can’t be represented through Advocate/CA: Madhya Pradesh HC(02.04.2019)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that a ‘willful defaulter’ under Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Act cannot be represented through the lawyers or Chart.....
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Federal Tax, State Tax and Disability Tax in USA Eligible for Credit Under Income Tax Act: ITAT(02.04.2019)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Hyderabad has held that the federal tax, state tax and medicare-cum-disability tax in USA is eligible for sectio.....
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One Sided Clauses in Builder-Buyer Agreements is Unfair Trade Practice: SC(03.04.2019)
Supreme Court has held that the incorporation of one-sided clauses in a builder-buyer agreement constitutes an unfair trade practice as per Section 2 .....
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MP HC Commutes Death Penalty to Boy who Killed His Mother Because She Woke Him Up(03.04.2019)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has commuted death sentence awarded to a 'son' who killed his mother for waking him up.
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Lok Sabha Passes Finance Bill, Appropriation Bill by Voice Vote(14.03.2018)
Lok Sabha has passed the Finance Bill approving the budget for the fiscal year beginning April 1. Applying the guillotine process, the Bill was passed.....
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Delhi High Court Seeks Response From Police On Suhaib Ilyasi(16.03.2018)
Delhi High Court has sought a response from the Delhi Police on former TV anchor and producer Suhaib Ilyasi's plea challenging his conviction and life.....
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Supreme Court Postpones Elections For Bar Council of Andhra Pradesh For 3 Months(19.03.2018)
Supreme Court has postponed the elections for the State Bar Council of Andhra Pradesh for a period of three months.
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Consider Loss of Internal Organs as Disability: Madras HC(16.04.2019)
Madras High Court has ruled that loss of internal organs is a permanent disability and directed the government to amend the relevant rules accordingly.....
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IL&FS Should Pay 80% Dues of Small Creditors: NCLAT(17.04.2019)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has observed that IL&FS should distribute funds to small creditors, in a manner that 80 per cent of th.....
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Bombay HC Imposes Cost of Rs. 25,000 on Petitioner Challenging Municipal Tax on Mobile Towers(17.04.2019)
Bombay High Court has imposed a cost of Rs.25,000 on GTL Infrastructure Limited, a petitioner challenging demand notices issued with respect to munici.....
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Stigma of Juvenile Case can’t Stunt Job Prospect in Adulthood: Allahabad HC(18.04.2019)
Allahabad High Court has held that stigma of facing a criminal case as a juvenile cannot stunt someone’s employment prospects in adulthood.
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Mental Illness of Death Row Convicts Ground to Spare Them from Execution by Hanging : SC(19.04.2019)
Supreme Court has said that, mental illness of people on death row, if developed post conviction, would be a mitigating factor for appellate courts fo.....
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Child in Conflict with Law Can Apply for Anticipatory Bail U/S 438 CrPC: Kerala High Court(11.06.2018)
Kerala High Court has held that a child in conflict with law can very well apply for anticipatory bail as there is nothing in the Juvenile Justice (JJ.....
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Madras HC Bans Sex Re-Assignment Surgeries on Intersex Children(24.04.2019)
Madras High Court has directed Tamil Nadu Government to ban sex reassignment surgeries on intersex infants and children in order to recognise human ri.....
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SC Asks TN Govt to Decide Premature Release Plea of a 'SriLankan Refugee' Who Spent 3 Decades in Jail(26.04.2019)
Supreme Court has directed Tamil Nadu Government to decide representation submitted by a 'Sri Lankan Refugee' who spent 30 years in jail seeking remis.....
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Form Panel to Curb Illegal Mining: Madras HC(26.04.2019)
Madras High Court has suggested to State government to nominate higher officials known for impeccable integrity and unimpeachable honesty in the High-.....
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Madras HC Directs Government to Desilt Waterbodies Across State(26.04.2019)
Madras High Court has directed all district collectors to deepen and desilt waterbodies in their districts following a Public Interest Litigation (PIL.....
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NCLT Slams Lenders of Sterling SEZ(26.04.2019)
Madras High Court has directed all district collectors to deepen and desilt waterbodies in their districts following a Public Interest Litigation (PIL.....
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Government Servant is Not Eligible to Make Will of Family Pension: Chhattisgarh HC(29.04.2019)
Chhattisgarh High Court has held that a government servant is not eligible to make a will of family pension but also said that will of provident fund,.....
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Allahabad High Court Says 'No' to Writ u/a 226 to Regularise Illegal Appointment(29.05.2017)
Allahabad High Court has noted that a writ petition under Article 226 of Constitution to regularise an illegal appointment will not stand the test of .....
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Supreme Court Says 'No' to Pleas Seeking Stay on Conviction of IPS Officer in 2002 Bilkis Case(31.05.2017)
Supreme Court has refused to stay conviction of an IPS officer in sensational 2002 Bilkis Bano case.
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Delhi HC Asks Ardee Builders' Account Statement of Deposits Received From Prospective Tenants(31.05.2017)
Delhi High Court has directed Ardee Builders to file an affidavit within a week, affirming that they have not created any third party rights over the .....
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Delhi Assembly Passes State Good And Services Tax (GST) Bill(01.06.2017)
Delhi Assembly has passed State Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill even as Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal pitched for capping tax rate at a maximum of .....
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Female Genital Mutilation Violates Constitutional Rights: Supreme Court(31.07.2018)
Supreme Court has said that the practice of female genital mutilation in Dawoodi Bohra Muslim community is violative of Article 21 & 15 of the Constit.....
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Supreme Court Denies Bail to Murder Convict(28.05.2019)
Supreme Court observed that a murder is a murder whether it arises out of matrimonial dispute or otherwise, while rejecting the bail plea of a man who.....
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Delhi High Court Raps Authorities for Illegal Parking(29.05.2019)
Delhi High Court has ordered the traffic police, municipal corporations and other stakeholders to ensure that vehicles are not parked on pavements and.....
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Delhi High Court Seeks Centre’s Response on Making ‘Two Child Norm’ as a Criteria for Government Jobs(29.05.2019)
Delhi High Court has asked the Centre to give its stand on a petition seeking to set ‘two child norm’ as a criteria for government jobs, aids and subs.....
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Parliament Passes Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill, 2018(26.07.2018)
Parliament has passed a bill that seeks to prevent big economic offenders like Vijay Mallya and Nirav Modi from fleeing the country to evade the legal.....
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Ghatkopar Building Collapse: Bombay High Court Dismisses Bail Pleas of Shiv Sena Worker, Contractor(27.07.2018)
Bombay High Court has rejected the bail pleas of a Shiv Sena worker and a contractor arrested in connection with a building collapse incident in which.....
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Supreme Court: Similar Trademarks for Different Items Not Breach of Law(27.07.2018)
Supreme Court has ruled that it was no infringement of law if two distinctly different products were marketed by two different companies with "decept.....
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Madras High Court Directs Bar Council of Tamil Nadu to Initiate Action Against Seven Advocates(12.06.2019)
Madras High Court has directed the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry to initiate disciplinary action against seven advocates involved in duplic.....
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Karnataka High Court Grants Bail to HIV-Positive Woman(13.06.2019)
Karnataka High Court while observing that an accused being HIV-positive is also a fact to be considered for enlarging them on bail has granted bail to.....
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Delhi High Court: Offenders of Sexual Offences on Innocent Children are Psychosocial Deviants(13.06.2019)
Delhi High Court has noted that offenders of sexual offences on innocent children are psychosocial deviants, who cannot lay any claim to leniency. Mak.....
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Delhi High Court: Failure of Sterilization Operation 'No' Ground to Hold Doctors Liable(08.08.2018)
Delhi High Court has refused to hold a hospital and its doctors guilty of medical negligence merely on the allegation that the sterilization operation.....
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Bombay High Court: Lessen Gap Between Train Footboard and Platform(08.08.2018)
Bombay High Court has said that there is no harm in learning or adopting a new technology, as is available in Western countries, where there seems to .....
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Supreme Court Asks Tamil Nadu to Seal 11 Resorts on Nilgiris Elephant Corridor(10.08.2018)
Supreme Court has directed the Tamil Nadu Government to seal or close down within 48 hours 11 resorts and hotels constructed on the elephant corridor .....
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Supreme Court Paves Way for Reimbursement of 14 Lakh Investors in GFIL Scam(14.08.2018)
Supreme Court has cleared the way for reimbursements for almost fourteen lakh investors affected by the scam orchestrated by Chandigarh-based Golden F.....
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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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Delhi High Court Rejects Plea Against Installation of Mobile Tower(24.06.2019)
Delhi High Court has rejected a plea against installation of mobile tower in a North Delhi locality, noting that there was no scientific data availabl.....
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Delhi High Court Sets Aside CVC's Inquiry Against Walmart India(05.09.2018)
Delhi High Court has set aside the Central Vigilance Commission's inquiry into bribery allegations against American retail giant Walmart's Indian arm.
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ITAT Mumbai Strikes Down Addition to Shilpa Shetty’s Income(01.07.2019)
ITAT Mumbai has struck down addition to Rs 5.4 crore to Shilpa Shetty’s income for the financial year 2010-2011. She was a brand ambassador for the IP.....
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Delhi High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to Air India Pilot Who Eluded Breath Analyser Test(01.07.2019)
Delhi High Court has granted anticipatory bail to an Air India pilot who was suspended for allegedly violating aircraft rules, including evading a bre.....
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Rajya Sabha Passes Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2019(02.07.2019)
Rajya Sabha has passed the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2019, as a result of which the President’s rule in Jammu and Kashmir has be.....
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Lok Sabha Passes Central Educational Institutions (Reservations in Teachers’ Cadre) Bill(02.07.2019)
Lok Sabha has passed the Central Educational Institutions (Reservations in Teachers’ Cadre) Bill, 2019. It seeks to provide for the reservation of pos.....
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Civil Services Institute Not Liable to Pay Tax on Fund Received from Government: ITAT(28.09.2018)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Delhi bench has held that the Civil Services Institute, Dehradun is not liable to pay tax on the amount received from t.....
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Raise Qualifying Marks for Pursuing Medical Courses Abroad: Madras High Court to MCI, Centre(01.10.2018)
Madras High Court has asked the Medical Council of India (MCI) to raise the minimum qualifying marks for foreign medical education aspirants and restr.....
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Kerala HC Directs Indian Railways to Accept Lawyers’ ID Card as Valid Proof for Train Journey(01.10.2018)
Kerala High Court has directed the Indian Railways to treat identity cards issued to lawyers by respective Bar councils as a valid identity proof to u.....
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Lok Sabha Passes National Investigation Agency (Amendment) Bill, 2019(16.07.2019)
Lok Sabha has passed the bill namely the National Investigation Agency (Amendment) Bill, 2019 to allow India's anti-terror agency to investigate cases.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Nationwide Data on Child Rape(16.07.2019)
Supreme Court has asked amicus curiae Senior Advocate V Giri to collect data relating to child rape cases from various states and place before it havi.....
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SC Questions Logic Of Separating Families Of ‘Foreigners’ Detained In Assam Jails(14.09.2018)
Supreme Court has questioned the logic of separating family members of the declared foreign nationals in detention centres.
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U’khand Govt Should Have Set Example By Complying With Environment Laws for Assembly Building: NGT(17.09.2018)
NGT has expressed its disquiet over the “deliberate” non-compliance of environmental laws by the Uttarakhand government in constructing the new Legisl.....
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NCLT Stays its Own Order to Implead IL&FS Auditors(26.07.2019)
National Company Law Tribunal Thursday (NCLT) has stayed its own order allowing the Government to prosecute the three partners of Deloitte and BSR Ass.....
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Lok Sabha Passes Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019(26.07.2019)
Lok Sabha has passed the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019 to ban the practice of triple talaq among Muslims and punish the g.....
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Rajya Sabha Passes Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019(26.07.2019)
Rajya Sabha has passed the Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019, was passed in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday amid high drama. The Bill seeks to .....
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SC Grants 60 Day Deadline to Centre to Set Up Courts in Every District for Child Abuse Cases(26.07.2019)
Supreme Court has ordered the Central Government to set up in 60 days exclusive courts in every district of the country to deal with cases related to .....
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Gujarat high Court Dismisses Shaktisinh Gohil’s Affidavit(26.07.2019)
Gujarat High Court rejected the affidavit of Congress leader Shaktisinh Gohil when he filed an affidavit and entered the witness box to depose in conn.....
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Delhi HC to MCI: Put In Place the Sentencing Guidelines For Delinquent Doctors(24.08.2018)
Delhi HC has asked Medical Council of India (MCI) to frame a policy with regard to punishment to be accorded to delinquent doctors for infractions com.....
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SC to PCI: Mend Ways Or Be Superseded(24.08.2018)
Supreme Court has warned Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) that it would be superseded if it did not mend its ways of functioning in relation to grant o.....
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HP High Court: Judgment Passed by Single Member of the Juvenile Justice Board is Void Ab Initio(03.06.2019)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that judgment passed by a single member of the Juvenile Justice Board is void ab initio as per the provisions of .....
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Supreme Court: Every Person With Mental Illness Shall Have a Right to Live With Dignity(03.06.2019)
Supreme Court has barred the execution of a person if he develops a mental illness and loses cognitive power during post-conviction imprisonment in a.....
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SC: Genuineness of Will Cannot be Doubted Merely Because it was Executed in Favour of Neighbour(03.06.2019)
Supreme Court has observed while rejecting the plea of the widow of the deceased testator that merely because the testator executed the Will in favour.....
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Madras High Court: Music Maestro Ilayaraja Has Sole Rights Over His Compositions(05.06.2019)
Madras High Court has ordered music maestro Ilayaraja that only he has the right over his own compositions while hearing two cases filed by Ilayaraja .....
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Gauhati High Court Grants Bail to Ex-Army Man Who Was Detained After Being Declared 'Foreigner'(10.06.2019)
Gauhati High Court has granted interim release of ex-army man Mohammad Sanaullah, who was arrested and sent to detention centre on May 28, after a For.....
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Delhi HC Directs District & Sessions Judge to Fill Up Vacant Posts Expeditiously(10.09.2020)
Delhi High Court has directed a District & Sessions Judge to fill the vacancies in its Court pertaining to the posts of Senior Judicial Assistants and.....
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J&K HC Directs Authority to Obtain Report from Deputy Commissioners Within 6 Weeks(11.09.2020)
Jammu & Kashmir High Court has directed the Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh to obtain a report from all the Deputy Commissioners of.....
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Supreme Court: Girl’s 'Sex Life' No Ground for Bail in Rape Case(02.12.2019)
Supreme Court has noted that medical evidence suggesting a victim of sexual assault to be "habituated to sex" was no ground for a high court to grant .....
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Lok Sabha Passes Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019(03.12.2019)
Lok Sabha has passed a Bill to replace an Ordinance for effecting reduction of corporate tax rates. The Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019 will amen.....
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Calcutta HC: Application u/s 9 Of A&C Act Can be Filed Where Part of Cause of Action has Arisen(14.10.2020)
Calcutta High Court has observed that an application under section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 can be filed where a part of the ca.....
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Allahabad HC Directs State Govt. to Fill Vacancies in JJ Board At least 6 Months Prior(15.10.2020)
Allahabad High Court has observed that the State Government should ensure that the vacancies in Juvenile Justice Boards are expeditiously filled up an.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Against Extra-Judicial Killings and Handcuffing of Persons(15.10.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea raising the concerns regarding extra-judicial killings and handcuffing of prisoners.
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Delhi HC Imposes Cost on Jail-Superintendent for Not Sending Asthma Patient's Medical Report(15.10.2020)
Delhi High Court has imposed a cost of Rs. 5,000/- to be recovered from the salary of the Jail Superintendent concerned who failed to send asthma pati.....
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Bombay HC Seeks I&B Ministry's Reply in Plea Alleging Display of Personal Details on Website(16.10.2020)
Bombay High Court has directed the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to clarify whether personal details of other Rights to Information a.....
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Delhi Court Directs Tihar Jail Authorities to Give Urgent Medical Treatment to Bhim Army Chief(09.01.2020)
Delhi Court has passed an interim direction to the Tihar Jail Authorities to provide urgent medical treatment, if required, to Bhim Army Chief, Chandr.....
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Supreme Court Rues ‘Unfortunate Gap’ in Juvenile Justice Act, 2015(10.01.2020)
Supreme Court has held that a gross mistake has been made by framers of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 that allows a juv.....
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Delhi High Court Directs Tihar Jail to Provide Treatment to Bhim Army Chief(10.01.2020)
Delhi High Court has directed the Tihar Jail authorities to facilitate medical treatment to jailed Bhim Army Chief Chandra Shekhar Azad, who is suffer.....
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President Promulgates Arbitration and Conciliation Ordinance, 2020(04.11.2020)
President of India, Mr. Ram Nath Kovind has promulgated the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020, through which changes have been .....
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Telangana HC Directs State Not to Insist on Aadhar Details of Agricultural Lands(05.11.2020)
Telangana High Court has directed the State not to insist on uploading of Aadhaar details vis-i-vis the agricultural land details being placed by the .....
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Allahabad HC Calls on IO to Explain How Charge-Sheet u/s 34 and 120-B IPC Were Filed(05.11.2020)
Allahabad High Court has called upon the investigating officer and the circle officer attached with Police Station Akhand Nagar, District Sultanpur to.....
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Anti-Terror Bill in Gujarat Gets President’s Assent(06.11.2019)
President has approved the Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime Bill passed the State Assembly in the year 2015. The Bill is aimed at figh.....
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Supreme Court: Forests in Alagar Hills does not Belong to Deity(07.11.2019)
Supreme Court has set aside the Madras High Court judgment which ruled that the entire forest area in Alagar hills belongs to the deity of Arulmigu Ka.....
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Delhi High Court: Court cannot Quash Disability Certificate Issued by Medical Authority(08.11.2019)
Delhi High Court has ruled that when a disability certificate is issued by a competent medical authority the plea demanding the quashing of such certi.....
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Karnataka HC Quashes Case Against 5 Thailand Nationals(24.09.2020)
Karnataka High Court has quashed the case against 5 Thailand nationals who were arrayed as an accused for the offence punishable under section 14(b) o.....
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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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Bombay HC Takes Suo Motu Cognizance of Bhiwandi Building Collapse(25.09.2020)
Bombay High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the building collapse that took place in Thane's Bhiwandi area and has issued a notice to State and.....
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Karnataka HC Asks State Govt to Come Out with Better Rehabilitation Scheme for People Evicted(28.09.2020)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State government to come out with a 'better scheme' for rehabilitation of those evicted persons from Kariyammana.....
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Orissa High Court Stresses Filing of Chargesheet Within Statutory 180 Days(31.08.2020)
Orissa High Court has stressed upon filing of charge-sheet against accused held under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 within .....
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NLU-D Announces Date for Holding AILET 2020(31.08.2020)
National University, Delhi (NLUD-D) has announced that the All India Law Entrance Test 2020 (AILET 2020) shall be held on September 26, 2020 from 11 a.....
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P & H HC Denies Pre-Arrest Bail to Rape Accused Due to 7 Months' Delay in FIR(31.08.2020)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that a delay of even 7 months in reporting the incident of rape would not entitle the accused to anticipato.....
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SC: Medical Council Has No Power to Make Any Reservation for In-Service Candidates(31.08.2020)
Supreme Court has held that Medical Council of India has no power to make any reservation for in-service candidates in Post Graduate Medical Course in.....
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Delhi HC Refuses to Grant Injunction Against Movie ‘Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl’(02.09.2020)
Delhi High Court has refused to provide injunction against the movie Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl in a plea moved by Central Government claiming tha.....
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SC Refuses Bail to Teen Accused of Killing Minor in Gurugram School in 2017(03.09.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to grant bail to a teenager accused of killing a 7-year old boy at a Gurugram school in 2017.
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Allahabad HC Grants Interim Bail to Counsel Accused of Sexually Harassing a Young Lawyer(04.09.2020)
Allahabad High Court has granted interim bail to a government counsel in connection to a rape case lodged against him by a young lawyer.
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Calcutta HC Takes Suo Motu Cognizance of Unnatural Deaths of Elephants, Bisons Etc(07.09.2020)
Calcutta High Court on its own motion has taken cognizance of the issue of unnatural death of Elephants, Bisons and other wild animals, birds, reptile.....
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Gujarat High Court: Probability or Improbability of Realisation to be Considered in Realistic Manner(15.01.2020)
Gujarat High Court has held that the probability or improbability of realization has to be considered in a realistic manner and there is no real accru.....
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Delhi HC Directs Adoption of Measures Against Child Porn Content to Social Media Platforms(27.10.2020)
Delhi High Court has passed an order directing intermediaries i.e social media platforms to take all effective measures available with them to ensure .....
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Bombay HC Rejects Anticipatory Bail to Man Who Assaulted Cop(27.10.2020)
Bombay High Court has rejected an anticipatory bail application filed by a father and son duo who were accused of beating up a policeman who asked the.....
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SC: Right to Default Bail Enforceable Even if Charge Sheet Seeking Extension of Time Filed(27.10.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that where the accused has already applied for default bail, the Prosecutor cannot defeat the enforcement of his indefeasib.....
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SC Asks 2002 Gujarat Riots Victim Bilkis Bano to Approach Authorities for Job and Accommodation(27.10.2020)
Supreme Court has asked Bilkis Bano, who was gang- raped when she was five months pregnant during the 2002 Gujarat riots, to approach the authorities .....
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SC: Courts Should Inform Accused Availability of Right to Avail Default Bail(27.10.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that Courts should inform the accused of the availability of their indefeasible right to avail 'default bail' once it accru.....
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SC: Rights of Accused Should Not Become Illusory by Imposition of Disproportionate Bail Conditions(07.10.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the conditions which a Court imposes for the grant of bail have to balance the public interest in the enforcement of c.....
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J&K HC Revives PIL to Ensure Dignity & Equality to Persons with Disabilities(08.10.2020)
Jammu and Kashmir High Court has revived a Public Interest Litigation seeking necessary directions under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, .....
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P&H HC Directs Payment of Compensation in Matter of Illegal Detention(08.10.2020)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the State Government to pay a compensation of Rs 1 lakh each to the mother-daughter duo in the matter of il.....
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Gauhati HC Grants Bail to Man Who Uploaded Objectionable Photos of Lord Rama(09.10.2020)
Gauhati High Court has converted an interim bail granted to a man who uploaded the objectionable photos of Lord Rama into an absolute one.
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Karnataka HC Warns of Contempt Against Officials for Failing to Rehabilitate Villagers(09.10.2020)
Karnataka High Court has said it would initiate proceedings under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 against government officers who for the last 37-yea.....
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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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Bombay HC Grants Anticipatory Bail to School Manager Booked for Rape(12.10.2020)
Bombay High Court has granted Anticipatory bail to a school manager booked for allegedly raping a lady observing that in the First Information Report .....
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Karnataka HC: Bail Granted in One Case Cannot be Cancelled on Basis that Another FIR is Registered(26.12.2019)
Karnataka High Court has ruled that registration of a first investigation report against a person cannot be a ground to cancel anticipatory bail alrea.....
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Supreme Court Raps Bengal, UP as Child Rape Cases Pile Up(27.12.2019)
Supreme Court has come down heavily on Governments of West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh for an "extremely deplorable state of affairs" with regard to tria.....
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ITAT, Mumbai: Mobilisation Fees Not ‘Royalty’ Under India-Singapore Tax Treaty(18.11.2020)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai has held that the mobilisation fees received from the time charter of the vessel would not fall within de.....
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Delhi HC Transfers Barkha Dutt's Criminal Case Against Kapil Sibal to Special Court for MP/ MLA(18.11.2020)
Delhi High Court has allowed a petition filed by senior journalist Barkha Dutt seeking to transfer her criminal complaint against Analog Media, owned .....
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ITAT, Ahmedabad: Transaction Not Colorable Because Assessee Claimed Depreciation on Goodwill(19.11.2020)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Ahmedabad has held that the transaction cannot be regarded as a colorable device merely on the basis that assess.....
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Madras HC Orders to Remove Teaser of Tamil Movie 'Irandam Kuthu' from Social Media(19.11.2020)
Madras High has directed the producers of the adult horror-comedy film "Iruttu Arayil Murattu Kuthu – Irandam Kuthu" to remove the teaser of the movie.....
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SC Dismisses Plea to Apply 30% Domicile Reservation to 2019-20 Academic Year(11.09.2020)
Supreme Court has approved the decision of the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS), Kolkata to not apply the benefit of 30%.....
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P&H HC: Pre-Arrest Bail to Accused in Assault of On-Duty Police Sends Wrong Signal to Society(11.09.2020)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that if the concession of pre-arrest bail is granted to the persons accused of assaulting public servants o.....
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Bombay HC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance of Non-Availability of Ventilators and Oxygenated Beds(14.09.2020)
Bombay High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of issues faced by the general public due to non-availability of ventilators and oxygenated beds for C.....
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Kerala HC: Not Mandatory to Hear Victim While Considering Rape Accused's Plea for Default Bail(14.09.2020)
Kerala High Court has held that provision contained in Section 439(1A) of the Code of Criminal Procedure does not apply to an application for bail und.....
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Allahabad HC: Elected Representative Not Enjoying Will of the People Can't be in Power(14.09.2020)
Allahabad High Court has observed that in a democratic setup, where the right to govern depends on the will of the people, the person who has lost the.....
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Karnataka HC Dismisses Plea of Kyrgyzstan National Seeking Relaxation of Bail Condition(15.09.2020)
Karnataka High Court has dismissed a Petition filed by a Kyrgyzstan national seeking to relax bail condition imposed by the trial Court directing auth.....
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SC: Extra Attempt for UPSC Civil Services Exam Under Consideration by Appropriate Authority(27.10.2020)
Supreme Court has disposed of the plea on behalf of 24 UPSC aspirants seeking an extra attempt in the civil service examination in the year 2021 in li.....
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Delhi High Court Suspends Sentence of Former Union Minister Dilip Ray in Coal Scam Case(28.10.2020)
Delhi High Court has suspended the sentence of 3 years given to former Union Minister Dilip Ray who was sentenced on Monday by a Special Central Burea.....
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Kerala HC Denies Anticipatory Bail to M Siva Sankar on Alleged Money Laundering(29.10.2020)
Kerala High Court has denied anticipatory bail to M Siva Sankar IAS, former Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister of Kerala, observing that there .....
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P&H HC Asks for Details on FIRs Registered Against Serving Police Officers(30.10.2020)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked for details of the First Information Reports registered against the serving police officers of all ranks in th.....
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SC Stays Delhi High Court Order Denying Extension of Interim Bail to Undertrials(30.10.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed the order of the Delhi High Court denying further extension of interim bails granted to undertrials.
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Bombay HC Pulls Up I&B Ministry Over Disclosure of Personal Details of RTI Applicants(30.10.2020)
Bombay High Court has pulled up the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting after being informed that personal details of more than 4000 of Rig.....
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Jharkhand HC Seeks Detailed Report on Availability of PPE for Health Workers(06.04.2020)
Jharkhand High Court has sought a detailed report from the State Government regarding the steps being taken to ensure the availability of medical equi.....
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Centre Modifies J&K Order to Extend Domicile Reservation to All Government Posts(06.04.2020)
Ministry of Home Affairs has extended domicile reservations to all Government posts in Jammu and Kashmir by amending the order issued on 31st March, 2.....
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SC Directs JJBs, Children's Courts to Consider Releasing Children on Interim Bail(06.04.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the Juvenile Justice Boards and Children Courts to consider releasing all children alleged to be in conflict with the law o.....
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SC: Person Who Takes Benefit of a Portion of Will Cannot Challenge Remaining Portion(06.04.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that a person who takes benefit of a portion of the Will cannot challenge the remaining portion of the Will.
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SC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking Quashing of Condition for Eligibility of Civil Judge Exam(30.12.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a plea which seeks to quash the pre-requisite condition of three years of practice as an Advocate to be eligible fo.....
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Ministry of Finance Extends Due Date for Filing of Income Tax Returns(31.12.2020)
Ministry of Finance has extended the due date for filing of income tax returns for the financial year 2019-2020 (AY 2020-21) as follows: (A) The due d.....
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Delhi High Court Drops Contempt Case Against Tamil Magazine Editor(15.10.2019)
Delhi High Court has dropped a contempt case against Swaminathan Gurumurthy, the editor of Tamil magazine Thuglak, for having retweeted an article all.....
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SC Extends Stay of Delhi HC Order Which Denied Extension of Interim Bail to Undertrials(08.12.2020)
Supreme Court has extended the stay of the order of the Delhi High Court denying further extension of interim bails granted to undertrials.
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SC Issues Notice on Bail Application Upon Accused's Plea That Victim Had Consented(08.12.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a bail plea of a man accused of rape of a girl, who was a minor aged 17 years 8 months at the time of the offence, .....
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SC: ‘Public Tranquility’ to be Read in Restricted Sense Synonymous with Public Order and Safety(09.12.2020)
Supreme Court has held that the term 'public tranquility' as per Section 153A(b) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 must be read in a restricted sense syn.....
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Housing Ministry Directs CPIO to Remove Personal Details of RTI Applicants(10.12.2020)
Union Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (Housing Ministry) has directed all the Central Public Information Officers and Appellate Authorities under .....
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Karnataka HC Issue Directions for Implementation of Provisions to Prohibit Manual Scavenging(10.12.2020)
Karnataka High Court has issued several directions to the state government to ensure proper implementation of the provisions of the Prohibition of Emp.....
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Chhattisgarh High Court: Evidence of Child Witness if Found Competent Could be Basis of Conviction(02.09.2019)
Chhattisgarh High Court has ruled that testimony of a child witness can be the sole basis for conviction in a criminal trial. The Court observed that .....
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SC Directs Repatriation of Children in Children Protection Homes(01.12.2020)
Supreme Court has directed for repatriation of children lodged in Children Protection Homes in eight states back to their families to take place as pe.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea Against Central Government’s Surveillance Systems(02.12.2020)
Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Ministries of Home Affairs, Law, Information Technology and Communications, on a plea against the Central Go.....
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Supreme Court Denies Anticipatory Bail to Sexual Harassment Accused(02.12.2020)
Supreme Court has denied the plea for anticipatory bail to an accused in a case of eve-teasing, where First Information Report under section 354 of th.....
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SC Rejects Plea to Reopen Sterlite Tamil Nadu Plant(03.12.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to allow a Sterlite Copper plant in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, to open on an experimental basis for a short time to give the c.....
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MCA Relaxes Additional Fees and Extension of Last Date of Filing of CRA-4(03.12.2020)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has notified relaxation of additional fees and extension of the last date of filing of CRA-4 (form for filing of c.....
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MP HC: Disclosure of Details of Victim to Media is a Violation of Article 21(06.11.2020)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that production of victims and suspects before the media, as well as disclosure of personal information of the susp.....
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Haryana Government Passes Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Bill, 2020(06.11.2020)
Haryana Government has passed a bill, Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Bill, 2020 providing 75 per cent reservation for local candidates a.....
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Allahabad High Court Grants Bail to 9 Thailand Nationals(09.11.2020)
Allahabad High Court has granted bail to 9 Thailand Nationals who attended Markaz at Nizamuddin, New Delhi in March, 2020.
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Madras HC Orders Anna University to Fill Up Teaching Posts by Regular Appointments(11.11.2020)
Madras High Court has rapped the Anna University for giving "scant regard" to the UGC and AICTE guidelines and functioning at the strength of temporar.....
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Allahabad HC: Allowing Jail Premises to be Used for Committing Crime is Serious Threat(11.11.2020)
Allahabad HC has observed that if the premises of a district jail facility are itself so porous and its administration so lax, as may allow such jail .....
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Delhi HC: Default Bail Cannot Be Denied Just Because Application Filed u/s 439 CrPC(11.11.2020)
Delhi High Court has granted bail in a case where the accused was prepared to furnish bail and comply with the conditions under Section 167(2) of the .....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking Modification in Order Directing Extension of Interim Bail(28.09.2020)
Delhi High Court has issued notice to Delhi government in an application seeking modification in Court's order on extending the interim bail granted t.....
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Delhi HC Cautions Against Misuse of COVID-19 Related Liberal Bails(29.09.2020)
Delhi High Court has said it might revoke COVID bail, cautioning against misuse of its COVID 19-related liberal bail and parole orders aimed at decong.....
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Gauhati HC Admits Akhil Gogoi's Plea Against NIA Court's Order Rejecting His Bail(30.09.2020)
Gauhati High Court has admitted the plea filed by Assam activist Akhil Gogoi, against the National Investigation Agency's rejection of his bail in a c.....
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Karnataka HC Strikes Down 25% Domicile Reservation in NLSIU, Bangalore(30.09.2020)
Karnataka High Court has struck down the 25 percent domicile reservation at the National Law School of India University for students of Karnataka intr.....
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Delhi HC Grants Bail to NDPS Accused on Lack of Medical Evidence(30.09.2020)
Delhi High Court has granted bail to a person accused under sections 20 and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 by noting tha.....
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#Major Changes Implementing From Today: Use of Mobile Phones Only for Route Navigation(01.10.2020)
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has amended Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, so as to allow drivers to use mobile phones only for route navigation .....
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#Major Changes Implementing From Today: New Health Insurance Rules to be Implemented(01.10.2020)
New health insurance rules to be introduced post-COVID-19 inclusion will make 17 permanent illnesses outside the cover.
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Supreme Court Sends Milkman to Jail for Six Months for Diluting Milk 24 Years Ago(07.10.2019)
Supreme Court has sent a milkman from Uttar Pradesh to jail for six months for diluting milk nearly 24 years ago, saying the accused cannot be acquitt.....
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SC Stays CESTAT Judgment Confirming Levy of Service Tax on Operation of Parking Facility(14.01.2021)
Supreme Court has stayed a judgment of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, which had confirmed levy of Service Tax under the head .....
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Delhi High Court Issues Notice to Future Retail, Reliance in Amazon Appeal(14.01.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice on Amazon's appeal against Single Judge Bench Justice Mukta Gupta's order on Future Retail's plea on the Reliance-F.....
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Karnataka HC Directs Action Against Illegal Use of Loudspeakers at Religious Places(14.01.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to issue directions to the police machinery as well as Karnataka State Pollution Control Board .....
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Gujarat HC Refuses to Interfere with CBDT’s Decision to Not Grant Extension on Filing ITR(15.01.2021)
Gujarat High Court has declined to interfere with the decision of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), to not grant any further extension for fil.....
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SC: Court Cannot Impose Condition of Deposit of Money While Granting Default/Statutory Bail(16.10.2020)
Supreme Court has held that while granting default bail/statutory bail under Section 167(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 condition of depos.....
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Bombay HC Grants Anticipatory Bail to Man Accused of Outraging Modesty of Woman(16.10.2020)
Bombay High Court granted anticipatory bail to a man accused of outraging the modesty of a woman who worked in his office as an Assistant. The Court h.....
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SC Upholds Patna HC Order Directing Husband to Pay Wife as Condition for Anticipatory Bail(19.10.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a husband plea against the Patna High Court direction to pay Rs. 20,000 to his wife monthly as a condition for grant of an.....
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Delhi HC Might Review Extended Interim Bails Granted to Prisoners in View of COVID-19(21.10.2020)
Delhi High Court has said that extended interim bails and paroles granted to prisoners in view of the COVID-19 pandemic might be reviewed after prison.....
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Gauhati HC Issues Notice on PIL for Appointments to National Council for Transgenders(22.10.2020)
Gauhati High Court has issued notice in a public interest litigation seeking issuance of directions to the Centre for taking "immediate and effective .....
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Allahabad HC: Prisoner Not Entitled to Get Phone Facility in Jail(22.10.2020)
Allahabad High Court has clarified in a writ Petition filed seeking phone facility in jail that a prisoner is not entitled to phone facility in Jail.
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Orissa HC Orders State to Arrange Food, Shelter & Medical Facilities for Migrants(30.03.2020)
Orissa High Court has instructed the State authorities to make apposite arrangements for providing food and shelter to such people, in addition to ens.....
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Madras High Court Orders Interim Ban on Sale of Edible Oil as Loose Oil(21.12.2020)
Madras High Court has passed an interim order banning the sale of edible oil as loose oil, observing that the edible oils (sold in loose packets) are .....
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Uttarakhand HC Urges Lawyers to Avoid Enclosing Documents Available Electronically(21.12.2020)
Uttarakhand High Court has observed that the practice of enclosing the copies of Act, Rules, notifications, Government Gazettes and Judgments with the.....
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Delhi HC Rejects Future's Plea for Interim Injunction Against Amazon(21.12.2020)
Delhi High Court has declined to grant Future Retail Ltd's (FRL) plea for an interim injunction restraining Amazon from writing to Securities and Exch.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice in Plea Challenging Tamil Nadu Land Acquisition Laws Act, 2019(22.12.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Tamil Nadu Government in a plea seeking declaration of the Tamil Nadu Land Acquisition Laws (Revival of Operati.....
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Orissa HC: Filing of Forged Document in Court Amounts to Criminal Contempt(22.12.2020)
Orissa High Court has held that that filing of a forged or fabricated document in the Court with a purpose of getting any relief amounts to criminal c.....
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Bombay HC Denies Bail to Married Man Accused of Raping 17-Year Old(15.09.2020)
Bombay High Court has denied bail to a man accused of raping a 17-year-old girl who happened to be his business partner's daughter observing rape is j.....
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MP HC Grants Bail to Rape Accused Considering His Medical Report(16.09.2020)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted bail to a person after considering his medical report that he is not medically fit and competent to perform sexu.....
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Lok Sabha Passes Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, 2020(16.09.2020)
Lok Sabha has passed the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, 2020 by voice vote. The Bill seeks to amend the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 and a.....
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SC: Ethically Wrong for Estranged Daughter-in-Law to Make Mother-in-Law Bear Expenses of Children(16.09.2020)
Supreme Court has said it was ethically wrong to rope in a mother-in-law and bind her through a Court order to bear the educational expenses of her gr.....
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SC: Period for Filing Plea for Enforcement of Foreign Award is Under Article 137 of Limitation Act(17.09.2020)
Supreme Court has held that the period of limitation for filing a Petition for enforcement of a foreign award under Sections 47 and 49 of the Arbitrat.....
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SC Rejects SBI Plea Seeking Vacation of Stay on Insolvency Proceedings Against Anil Ambani(18.09.2020)
Supreme Court has declined to vacate a stay granted by Delhi High Court towards the ongoing Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 proceedings against R.....
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Punjab and Haryana HC grants Bail to Advocate Allegedly Involved in GST Scam(28.02.2020)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted bail to an Advocate who was allegedly involved in registering bogus firms for performing Goods and Services .....
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Karnataka HC Directs State to Come Out with Rehabilitation Scheme for Illegal Bangladeshi Immigrants(28.02.2020)
Karnataka High Court has granted one week to the State Government to come out with a scheme for rehabilitation and grant of monetary compensation to t.....
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Gujarat HC Permits to File Refund Application as Chilling and Packaging of Milk is Exempted(28.02.2020)
Gujarat High Court has permitted the Petitioner to file the refund application as chilling and packaging of milk is exempted under Goods and Service T.....
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SEBI Slaps Rs 17 Lakhs Fine on Motilal Oswal for Misuse of Clients’ Funds(02.03.2020)
Securities and Exchange Board of India has slapped a fine of Rs 17 Lakhs on Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd. for misuse of client funds as it fai.....
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Gujarat HC Directs State to Ensure Inability to Pay Fees Does Not Affect Education of Children(04.02.2021)
Gujarat High Court has directed the State Government to ensure that the inability to pay the fees should not compel the parents to stop providing educ.....
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Madras HC Directs State to File Reply on Steps Taken to Prevent Honour Killings(04.02.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the State government to file a status report on the steps taken to implement directions issued by it in April 2016 for .....
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Karnataka High Court Directs Survey of Children Forced to do Street Vending(19.11.2020)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government and Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to come out with a scheme to identify children wh.....
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Kerala HC Directs Kochi Corporation, PWD to Make Roads More Accessible to Differently Abled(19.11.2020)
Kerala High Court has held that the Corporation of Kochi as well as the Public Works Department are duty bound under law to make necessary arrangement.....
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SC Allows Uttarakhand Govt. to Demolish 4 Illegal Religious Structures on Public Land(20.11.2020)
Supreme Court has allowed the state of Uttarakhand to demolish four illegal religious structures on public land in Haridwar by the extended deadline o.....
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Tamil Nadu Government Brings Ordinance Banning Online Games Involving Betting(23.11.2020)
Tamil Nadu Government has signed an ordinance to "ban online gaming" involving betting in the backdrop of rise in number of suicides by gamers, who al.....
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SC: Default Bail Granted Erroneously Can Be Cancelled by High Court u/s 439(2) CrPC(23.11.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that a 'default bail' illegally or erroneously granted under Section 167(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr.PC).....
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SC Turns Down Police Plea to Cancel Bail Granted to Jamia Scholar Accused in Riots(24.11.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a Delhi Police petition seeking cancellation of bail granted to Faizan Khan, accused of supplying SIM card to Delhi riots .....
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Delhi HC Agrees to Extend Interim Bail of Prisoners Released to Decongest Prisons(11.11.2020)
Delhi High Court has agreed to extend for 30 more days the interim bail granted to prisoners to decongest jails in light of COVID-19 pandemic.
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Calcutta HC Directs Disclosure of Status of CCTVs in All police Stations and Child-Friendly Corners(17.11.2020)
Calcutta High Court has directed the Home Secretary, Government of West Bengal to disclose the status of CCTVs in all police stations including child-.....
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P&H HC Asks DGP Whether Surveillance Reports Continuously Reviewed(17.11.2020)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked the Directors-General of Police (DGP) of Punjab, Haryana and Union Territory Chandigarh to specify as to wheth.....
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P&H HC Grants Bail to British National Accused of Targeted Killings of RSS Leaders in Punjab(17.11.2020)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has allowed the bail plea of British national, Jagtar Singh Johal @ Jaggi, who has been behind the bars since three year.....
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Allahabad High Court Directs UP Govt. to Improve Condition of Basti District Jail(17.11.2020)
Allahabad High Court has directed the State Government to take appropriate and remedial action to improve the condition of the Basti district jail.
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Calcutta High Court Stays Investigation Against BJP's Kailash Vijayvargiya, Mukul Roy(17.11.2020)
Calcutta High Court has stayed the police investigation against Bharatiya Janta Party leaders Kailash Vijayvargiya, Mukul Roy and two others in connec.....
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Madras High Court Seeks Response from Central Authorities Over Mental Health Facilities(03.12.2020)
Madras High Court has called upon the Central health authorities to answer the specific queries raised by the Court on the issue of "inadequate treatm.....
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SC: Long Delay in FIR Can be Valid Consideration for Grant of Anticipatory Bail(04.12.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that a long delay in lodging First Information Report can be a valid consideration for grant of anticipatory bail.
Tags : Supreme Court, Grant of Anticipatory Bail, Delay in FIR.
Allahabad HC Imposes Cost on Plea for Speedy Disposal of Bail Application Not Filed(04.12.2020)
Allahabad High Court has dismissed a Criminal Writ plea with a cost of Rs. 10,000/- which was filed seeking a direction for speedy disposal of the bai.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Seeking Inclusion of Govt Nominees in Trust to Build Mosque at Ayodhya(04.12.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea seeking for directions to the Central Government to create a trust consisting of government nominees belong to the .....
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MP HC Direct Govt to Draw Definite Plan for Rehabilitation of Migrant Workers(07.12.2020)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the Madhya Pradesh Government and its functionaries to draw out a definite plan to rehabilitate migrated worker.....
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Calcutta HC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance of Illegal Smuggling & Trading of Endangered Birds(07.12.2020)
Calcutta High Court has taken suo moto cognizance of the illegal smuggling and trading of endangered species of birds in the State.
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Delhi HC Restrains Publishers from Creating Audio Books from Novels of Anil Mohan(07.12.2020)
Delhi High Court has restrained publishers from creating audio books from Anil Mohan Bhardwaj novels in which he claimed that he has subsisting valid .....
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Madras HC: Man and Woman Found Inside Locked House Cannot be Presumed to be in Illicit Relationship(04.02.2021)
Madras High Court has observed that a man and a woman found inside a locked house cannot be presumed to be in an illicit sexual relationship. The pres.....
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Telangana HC Directs DGP to Take Immediate Steps to Block Mobile Phone Loan Apps(05.02.2021)
Telangana High Court has instructed the Director General of Police to take immediate steps to ensure the mobile phone loan apps were blocked at source.....
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Central Government Introduces Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2021(05.02.2021)
Central Government has introduced the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2021 in Lok Sabha to amend the arbitration law to ensure that all.....
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Rajasthan HC Issues Notice on Illegal Mining Near International Borders of Rajasthan(05.02.2021)
Rajasthan High Court has issued notices to central and state governments seeking replies on illegal mining near international borders of Rajasthan. Co.....
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Kerala HC: Single Judge Bench Can Take Cognizance and Decide Civil Contempt Petitions(05.02.2021)
Kerala High Court has held that a Single Judge Bench can take cognizance and decide civil contempt petition. The Court has struck down Rule 6 of the C.....
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Ministry of Finance Extends Due Date for Filing of Income Tax Returns(31.12.2020)
Ministry of Finance has extended the due date for filing of income tax returns for the financial year 2019-2020 (AY 2020-21) till 10th January, 2021. .....
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SC Extends Time to Surrender for Chhattisgarh Prisoners Released on Interim Bail/Parole(31.12.2020)
Supreme Court has extended the time to surrender for prisoners in Chhattisgarh who were released on interim bail or parole as per the directions of th.....
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CBIC Extends Deadline for Filing GST Annual Returns(31.12.2020)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has extended the filing of Goods and Services Tax Annual Returns (GSTR-9) for the Financial Year 20.....
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Delhi HC Orders Release of Adult Woman Married of Her Own Free Will from Children Welfare Home(04.01.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed the release of a married woman who was lodged in Rose Udaan Care Children's Home for Girls, Delhi after her father lodge.....
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Allahabad HC: Entering into New Relationship Without Divorce Not to Deprive from Custody(04.01.2021)
Allahabad High Court has observed that the fact that the mother enters into a new relationship allegedly without obtaining divorce from her husband, m.....
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Delhi HC: Failure to Comply with Section 144C of Income Tax Act Invalidates Assessment Order(04.01.2021)
Delhi High Court has held that the failure of the assessing officer to adhere to the "mandatory requirement" of Section 144C (1) of the Income Tax Act.....
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Punjab And Haryana HC Grants 3 Months' Interim Bail to NDPS Accused to Look After Newborn(17.04.2020)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted three months' interim bail to a woman prisoner, arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance.....
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Jharkhand High Court Grants Bail to Former MP and 5 Others(17.04.2020)
Jharkhand High Court has allowed bail to a former Member of Parliament and five others on the condition that they shall deposit an amount of Rs 35,000.....
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Uttarakhand HC to Take Up Bail Applications Besides Matters of Extreme Urgency(20.04.2020)
Uttarakhand High Court has issued a notification stating that Bail Applications will also be taken up, besides fresh matters of extreme urgency during.....
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Calcutta HC Dismisses Bail Plea by Bangladeshi National(20.04.2020)
Calcutta High Court has denied bail to a Bangladeshi national, who has been in custody for 270 days, arrested under Sections 411 and 414 of the Indian.....
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Power Ministry Calls for Public Comments on Proposed Amendments to Electricity Act(20.04.2020)
Ministry of Power has published a draft of Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2020 for comments on its website with various provisions that will pave way f.....
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Bombay HC Sets Aside Notifications Reserving Wards in Goa Municipal Councils(03.03.2021)
Bombay High Court has quashed reservations made in Municipal Councils of Sanguem, Mormugao, Mapusa, Margao and Quepem in Goa. The Court has directed t.....
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NGT Directs Gurugram Municipal Corp to Clear Waste at Bandhwari Landfill(22.11.2019)
National Green Tribunal has directed the Gurugram Municipal Corporation to clear 25 lakh tonnes of legacy waste at Bandhwari landfill within six month.....
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Lok Sabha Tables E-Cigarettes Bill(22.11.2019)
Lok Sabha has introduced a bill to ban production, import and sale of electronic cigarettes and similar products.
The Prohibition of Electronic Cigar.....
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Telangana HC Directs State to Constitute Child Welfare Committees Within 2 Weeks(29.01.2021)
Telangana High Court has instructed State government to constitute Child Welfare Committees in all 33 districts of the State within 2 weeks, noting th.....
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Allahabad HC: Liability of Man to Maintain Wife, Children of ‘Continuing Nature’(29.01.2021)
Allahabad High Court has held that the liability of a man to maintain his wife, children or parents under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedur.....
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Karnataka HC Pulls Up BBMP for Not Carrying Out Proper Survey of Illegal Structures(01.02.2021)
Karnataka High Court has pulled up the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) for not properly carrying out a survey to identify illegal religious .....
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NCLAT Turns Down Reference Seeking Re-Consideration of Decision in V. Padamakumar Case(23.12.2020)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has turned down a reference made by a three-member Bench, seeking re-consideration of the decision in V. Padam.....
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Karnataka HC Directs Station House Officer to Clean Road Outside Station as Punishment(24.12.2020)
Karnataka High Court has directed the station house officer of the Station Bazar Police Station, Kalaburagi, to clean the road in front of his police .....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging St Stephens College's Cut-Off for Disability Quota Seats(24.12.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a plea challenging the procedure followed by Delhi University's St. Stephens College in setting an "unreasonably hi.....
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Bombay HC Directs State to Pay Compensation to Men Detained Illegaly(28.12.2020)
Bombay High Court has directed the State government to pay Rs.50,000 each towards compensation to two men who were illegally detained in Beed District.....
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J&K HC: Presumption of Guilt in POSCO Cases Would Come into Play in Pre-Trial Stage(29.12.2020)
Jammu and Kashmir High Court has held that the presumption of guilt against the accused under Section 29 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Off.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice in Plea Challenging Appointment of Najma Akhtar as Jamia's Vice-Chancellor(30.01.2020)
Delhi High Court has issued notices to the Union Government, Jamia Millia University, the Central Vigilance Commission, University Grants Commission a.....
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SC Issues Notice in Amazon Plea Challeging Delhi HC Stay on Future-Reliance Retail Stake Sale(22.02.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice in the plea by Amazon challenging Delhi High Court's stay on the implementation of its own order passed by the Single .....
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SC Issues Notice in Amazon Plea Challeging Delhi HC Stay on Future-Reliance Retail Stake Sale(22.02.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice in the plea by Amazon challenging Delhi High Court's stay on the implementation of its own order passed by the Single .....
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SC Bars NCLT, Mumbai from Passing Final Orders on Future Plea for Calling Shareholders’ Meeting(23.02.2021)
Supreme Court has allowed the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Mumbai, to continue proceedings on Kishore Biyani-led Future Retail’s plea seeking.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Against Disciplinary Enquiry for Failure to Consider Parole Applications(23.02.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed the plea of a Jail Superintendent opposing the decision of the government to initiate departmental enquiry against him for.....
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# GST Changes Applicable From 01.01.2021: ITC Availment for Missed Invoices Capped at 5%(29.12.2020)
Rule 36(4) of the Central Goods and Service Tax Rules, 2017 has been amended to the effect that the registered person is restricted from availing the .....
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# GST Changes Applicable From 01.01.2021: Compulsory Payment by Cash of At Least 1% of Tax Liability(29.12.2020)
New Rule 86B has introduced restrictions on the use of amount of Input Tax Credit (ITC) available in electronic credit ledger. As per the said Rule, a.....
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# GST Changes Applicable From 01.01.2021: When GSTR-1 May Not Be Permitted to be Filed(29.12.2020)
Rule 59 of the Central Goods and Service Tax Rules, 2017 has been amended to not permit the taxpayer to file GSTR 1 if, (a) Form GSTR-3B has not be fu.....
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# GST Changes Applicable From 01.01.2021: Available Travel Time Curtailed by 50%(29.12.2020)
Rule 138(10) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 has been amended to curtail the available travel time by 50%. An extension can be sough.....
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# GST Changes Applicable From 01.01.2021: Extension on Period for Filing of Revocation Application(29.12.2020)
Finance Act, 2020 has amended Section 30(1) of the Central Goods and Service Act, 2017 to provide that on sufficient cause, the Additional/Joint Commi.....
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Rajya Sabha Approves Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2020(13.03.2020)
Rajya Sabha has passed amendments to the insolvency law in the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2020 that will help ring-fence success.....
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NGT Directs SPCB to Take Immediate Action Against Illegal Brick Kilns(16.02.2021)
National Green Tribunal has directed the State Pollution Control Board to take immediate action against 225 brick kilns, said to be illegally operatin.....
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Allahabad HC Stays the Demolition of Residential Complex Allegedly Built in Vicinity of Monument(17.02.2021)
Allahabad High Court has held a special sitting and stayed the demolition of a residential complex allegedly built in close vicinity of the ancient mo.....
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Delhi HC Grants Bail to Riots Accused Noting That Accused Was Not in Vicinity of Affected Area(17.02.2021)
Delhi High Court has granted Regular Bail to Riots Accused, Cab Driver named Mohd. Danish, noting that as per the CDR details of the petitioner, he wa.....
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Bombay HC Grants Bail to Person Alleged of Availing Inadmissible ITC(18.02.2021)
Bombay High Court granted the bail to Daulat Samirmal Mehta who allegedly availed inadmissible Input Tax Credit to the extent of Rs.191.66 crores.
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Allahabad HC Directs State to Ensure Construction of Ladies’ Toilets in Police Stations(18.02.2021)
Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh Government to ensure construction of ladies’ toilets in each Police Station in the State, stating .....
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Delhi HC: Cannot Issue Directions to Bar Council of Delhi to Make Enrolment Process Online(23.02.2021)
Delhi High Court has observed that it cannot issue directions to the Bar Council of Delhi to make its enrolment process completely online as it is a p.....
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Rajasthan HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Inclusion of Persons with Locomotive Disabilities under PWD Act(23.02.2021)
Rajasthan High Court has dismissed a writ petition seeking a direction to the State Government to include persons with locomotive disabilities and/or .....
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Bombay High Court Upholds Bail Granted to Youth Accused of Joining ISIS(24.02.2021)
Bombay High Court has upheld bail granted to one of the first Islamic State recruits from India, Areeb Majeed and disposed of an appeal by the Nationa.....
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Supreme Court Directs Joint Monitoring Team to Submit Report on Alleged Contempt by Karnataka(24.02.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the Joint monitoring team to submit report on issues in contempt plea filed by State of Goa with alleging illegal diversion.....
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Madras HC: Only Senior Citizens Entitled to File Appeal Under Senior Citizen Act(24.02.2021)
Madras High Court has held that only senior citizens/ parents are entitled to file an appeal against an order passed by the Tribunal under the Mainten.....
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SC: Family Members on Parental Side of Hindu Widow Not ‘Strangers’ Under Hindu Succession Act(25.02.2021)
Supreme Court has said that family members on the parental side of a Hindu widow cannot be held to be ‘strangers’ and her property can devolve upon th.....
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Madras HC Observes Need to Stop Illegal Mining and Avoid Depletion of Minerals(03.03.2021)
Madras High Court has observed that there was a need for compliance with Section 23 C of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957.....
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SC Orders 2674 Prisoners in Delhi Released on Interim Bail to Surrender Within 15 Days(04.03.2021)
Supreme Court has directed 2674 prisoners of Delhi jails, who had been granted interim bail by trial courts and the Delhi High Court, to surrender wit.....
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Punjab and Haryana High Court Stays Installation of Mobile Towers Atop Houses in Punjab(04.03.2021)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has stayed the installation of mobile phone towers atop residential buildings in Punjab holding that slapdash setting up.....
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Karnataka High Court: Don’t Give Awards for 2018 Films(04.03.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government not to give away the State awards for the movies selected for the year 2018 till further order.
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J & K HC: Anticipatory Bail Granted to Gujarat Resident Accused of Sending Obscene Messages(04.03.2021)
Jammu and Kashmir High Court has granted interim anticipatory bail until March 18 to a Gujarat resident accused of attacking the religion of and sendi.....
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Bombay High Court: Pre-Arrest Bail Granted to Rape Accused After Parties Settle Dispute(04.03.2021)
Bombay High Court has granted protection from arrest to a rape accused after it was discovered that the parties have “settled the dispute/discord amon.....
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SC Stays Bombay HC Judgment Setting Aside Reservation of Wards in Goa Municipal Councils(05.03.2021)
Supreme Court has stayed the Bombay High Court judgment setting aside a notification issued by the Director and ex-officio Additional Secretary (Munic.....
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Delhi HC Seeks Response on Transgender Man's Plea Seeking Change of Details in School Certificates(15.01.2021)
Delhi High Court has sought for a response from Union of India and Central Board of Secondary Education on an Application filed by a transgender man w.....
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SC: No Requirement for Environmental Clearances for NH 45-A Villuppuram -Nagapattinam Highway(20.01.2021)
Supreme Court has held that there is no requirement for obtaining environmental clearances for NH 45-A Villuppuram -Nagapattinam Highway as land acqui.....
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AAR, Tamil Nadu: Drilling of Borewells Not ‘Support Service for Agriculture’(20.01.2021)
Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR), Tamil Nadu has held that the drilling of borewells for supply of water in agricultural land is not ‘Support Service.....
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Bombay HC Grants Transit Pre-Arrest Bail to Director, Producer, Writer, Amazon Content Head(21.01.2021)
Bombay High Court has granted transit anticipatory bail to Tandav web series director Ali Abbas Zafar, producer Himanshu Mehra, Amazon content head Ap.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Contempt Plea Filed Against AAP for Failure to Comply(21.01.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice on a contempt plea filed against the Aam Aadmi Party government, three municipal corporations, Delhi Development Au.....
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SC: Section 12(5) Of Arbitration & Conciliation Act is Mandatory & Non- Derogable Provision(22.01.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that the Section 12(5) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 read with the Seventh Schedule, which deals with ineli.....
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Kerala HC Dismisses Writs Seeking Directive Not to Proceed with Land Acquisition for Rail Corridor(08.02.2021)
Kerala High Court has dismissed a batch of writ petitions seeking a directive not to proceed with land acquisition for the proposed semi-high-speed ra.....
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AAR, Karnataka: 18% GST to Apply on Support Services for Research on Epilepsy(08.02.2021)
Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR), Karnataka has ruled that 18% Goods and Services Tax is applicable on support services for research on the Preventio.....
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Madras HC Sets Aside Order Restraining Patanjali Ayurveda from Using Trademark 'Coronil'(08.02.2021)
Madras High Court has set aside a Single Bench order restraining Patanjali Ayurveda from using the trademark 'Coronil'- the controversial drug that th.....
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SC: Detailed Reasons Not Required in Order Imposing Punishment on Findings of Enquiry Officer(09.02.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that detailed reasons are not required to be recorded by the Disciplinary Authority in an order imposing punishment by acce.....
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Rajya Sabha Passes Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2021(09.02.2021)
Rajya Sabha has passed the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2021, by a voice vote. The Bill amends the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisat.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Amazon's Plea Against FRL - Reliance Rs. 25000 Cr Stake Sale(01.02.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice on Amazon's plea seeking interim injunction against Future Retail Ltd (FRL) and Reliance Industries Ltd's deal wort.....
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Delhi HC: Court Cannot Permit Quashing of FIR Relates to Heinous Offences Against Children(01.02.2021)
Delhi High Court has held that the Court cannot permit quashing of First Information Report merely on the ground that the parties have entered into a .....
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Rajasthan HC Directs State to Ensure Installation of Smart Television in Institutions for Children(01.02.2021)
Rajasthan High Court has directed the state government to ensure that smart television screens were installed in all the institutions and pre-recorder.....
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#Union Budget 2021-2022: National Railway Plan Created for Future Ready Railway System(01.02.2021)
National Rail Plan has been created to bring a future ready Railway system by 2030. Finance Minister has said that the dedicated Eastern and Western F.....
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SC Directs to Provide Information About Financial Stability of Families of Children Restored to Paren(01.02.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the State Governments/Union Territories to provide information in 2 weeks about the financial stability of the families of .....
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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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Madras HC Restrains from Registration of Documents Related to Land in Vellanur Village(05.03.2021)
Madras High Court has restrained the Inspector General of Registration, District Registrar (Chennai - South) and Avadi Sub Registrar from registering .....
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Bombay HC Directs Grandmother to Hand Over Custody of Grandchild to Parents(05.03.2021)
Bombay High Court has directed a woman to immediately hand over custody of her 12-year-old grandchild to the child’s parents. The Court has held that .....
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Calcutta High Court Directs Administration to Issue Protective Orders Retraining All Illegal Activiti(08.03.2021)
Calcutta High Court has directed the local administration to issue protective orders retraining all illegal activities in Sundarbans, observing that t.....
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Delhi HC Directs Centre to State Details of Budget for Health in Past 5 Years(08.03.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed the Centre to state on affidavit its budget for health in the last 5 years in a petition for children suffering from rar.....
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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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Karnataka HC: Right to Claim Bail Becomes Circumscribed on Repeat Bailable Offence(05.01.2021)
Karnataka High Court has said that the right to claim bail under section 436 of Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) becomes circumscribed when an acc.....
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SC: Accused Released on Default Bail Cannot be Re-arrested on Filing of Charge Sheet(07.01.2021)
Supreme Court has held that an accused who was released on default bail cannot be re-arrested on filing of charge-sheet by police.
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Bombay HC Refuses to Intervene in Election of Deputy Chairman of Maharashtra Legislative Council(08.01.2021)
Bombay High Court has refused to intervene in the election of Dr. Neelam Divakar Gorhe as Deputy Chairman of the Maharashtra Legislative Council (MLC).....
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Calcutta HC Directs State Government to Hand Over Terminally Ill Prisoners to Next of Kins(11.01.2021)
Calcutta High Court has directed State Government to hand over Terminally Ill Prisoners identified by it in its affidavit dated 09th October, 2020 to .....
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Gujarat High Court Asks CBDT to Decide on Extension of Deadline by January 12(11.01.2021)
Gujarat High Court has directed Central Board of Direct Taxation (CBDT) to take a decision by 12th January, 2021 on the extension of filing of Income .....
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Bombay HC Passes Urgent Interim Order in Favour of Hindustan Unilever Limited(12.01.2021)
Bombay High Court has passed urgent interim orders in favour of Hindustan Unilever Limited against “disparaging” advertising by another soap manufactu.....
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Rajya Sabha Passes Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2021(09.02.2021)
Rajya Sabha has passed the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2021, by a voice vote. The Bill amends the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisat.....
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Rajya Sabha Passes National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws Second (Amendment) Bill, 2020(10.02.2021)
Rajya Sabha has passed the National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Second (Amendment) Bill, 2020 by voice vote. The Bill seeks t.....
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Rajya Sabha Passes Major Port Authorities Bill, 2020(10.02.2021)
Rajya Sabha has passed the Major Port Authorities Bill, 2020 to repeal the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963. The Bill seeks to provide greater autonomy, fl.....
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Kerala HC: E-Way Bill Mandatory Where Value of Each Invoice Individually Lower Than Rs 50k(11.02.2021)
Kerala High Court has ruled that E-Way Bill is mandatory for transporting goods where value of each invoice is lower than Rs 50,000 individually but e.....
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MP HC Denies Bail to Persons Allegedly Involved in Customs Duty Evasion by Undervaluing Invoices(11.02.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has refused to grant bail to persons allegedly involved in Customs Duty evasion by undervaluing invoices. The applicants, Hi.....
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Apex Court Issues Non-Bailable Warrants Against Managing Directors of 32 Cos for 'Ignoring' Order(22.10.2019)
Apex Court has issued non-bailable warrants against managing directors of 32 Mumbai-based companies for not complying with its order. The managing dir.....
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Madras HC Pulls up State Government for Toddler’s Death in Borewell(30.10.2019)
Madras High Court has pulled up Tamil Nadu Government for waiting an incident like the death of two year older toddler after falling into an abandoned.....
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Delhi Bar Council Cautions Advocates against Advertising/Soliciting Work(30.10.2019)
By a public notice issued by Bar Council of Delhi on October 24, it has cautioned the Advocates against advertising their services and soliciting work.....
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Gujarat Assembly Passes Freedom of Religion Amendment Bill 2021(02.04.2021)
Gujarat Assembly has passed the Gujarat Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Bill 2021 which seeks to penalize forcible or fraudulent religious conversion .....
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Delhi HC Directs Police for Report on Alleged Illegal Detaining of Man in Matrimonial Dispute Matter(05.04.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice on a petition alleging illegal detaining and beating of a man involved in a matrimonial dispute by the Delhi Police.....
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P&H HC Sets Aside Order Denying Children Custody to Mother Relying on Infidelity Allegations(05.04.2021)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has set aside a Trial Court's Order by which the custody of the children was denied to the Mother by relying on allegati.....
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Supreme Court Stays High Court Proceedings Against Cadila Pharma CEO in Child Custody Case(16.12.2019)
Supreme Court has stayed the proceedings before the Bombay High Court against Rajiv Modi, Chairman and CEO of Cadila Pharmaceuticals, on a petition fi.....
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National Green Tribunal: Green Laws Must for Railway Stations(16.12.2019)
National Green Tribunal has observed that railway stations across the country are required to obtain necessary environmental permissions as several po.....
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Supreme Court Clears Way for Appointment of 107 Civil Judges(16.12.2019)
SC has cleared the way for appointment of 107 judicial officers in Haryana by allowing candidates to avail the benefit of grace marks in the main (wri.....
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Bombay HC Reprimands Municipal Corporation for Failure to Comply with Order on Illegal Constructions(15.03.2021)
Bombay High Court has reprimanded eight municipal corporations and the Maharashtra State's Urban Development Department (UDD) for their failure to com.....
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Orissa HC Directs DM to Submit Report on Conditions of Jails(15.03.2021)
Orissa High Court has directed the District Magistrates of various districts to make a surprise visit to the jails within their jurisdiction and submi.....
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P&H High Court Declines to Interfere with Non-Bailable Warrant Issued by GST Authorities(15.03.2021)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has declined to pass interim orders staying non bailable warrant issued by competent authorities under Central Goods and.....
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UK Court: Anil Ambani to Pay USD 100 Million in Conditional Order for Chinese Banks(10.02.2020)
UK Court has directed Reliance Group chairman Anil Ambani to pay USD 100 million within six weeks towards a conditional order granted to three Chinese.....
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Delhi HC Stays Single Judge Order Upholding Emergency Award in Reliance-Future Case(22.03.2021)
Delhi High Court has stayed the operation of a Single-Judge bench order which had upheld an Emergency Award by a Singapore Tribunal against the contes.....
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Lok Sabha Passes Finance Bill 2021(24.03.2021)
Lok Sabha has passed the Finance Bill, 2021 to give effect to the financial proposals of the Central Government for the financial year 2021-2022. The .....
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Lok Sabha Passes Marine Aids to Navigation Bill, 2021(24.03.2021)
Lok Sabha has passed the Marine Aids to Navigation Bill, 2021, which seeks to put in place a statutory framework for regulation of technological advan.....
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Kerala High Court Issues Guidelines to Family Courts for Early Disposal of Cases(24.03.2021)
Kerala High Court has issued guidelines to streamline and prescribe a uniform procedure for disposal of cases before Family Courts in the State, obser.....
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Madras HC: Builders Cannot Escape Provisions of RERA Where Amenities Not Provided(26.02.2021)
Madras High Court has held that builders and real estate developers cannot escape from the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 if they .....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Contempt Plea Filed Over Killing of Tigress 'Avni'(26.02.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed as withdrawn the contempt petition filed by a wildlife researcher Sangeeta Dogra in relation to the killing of Tigress Avn.....
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Supreme Court Declines to Proceed on Contempt Action Against Maharashtra Forest Officials(01.03.2021)
Supreme Court has declined to proceed further with a contempt action against Maharashtra forest officials over the killing of Avni, a “man-eater” tigr.....
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Allahabad HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Removal of Mobile Towers for Maintaining Public Health(01.03.2021)
Allahabad High Court has dismissed a writ petition seeking removal of a mobile tower from a residential area on the ground that it has deleterious eff.....
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Bombay HC: Civil Appeal May be Filed Against Family Court's Order Under Domestic Violence Act(01.03.2021)
Bombay High Court has held that the reliefs canvassed under Sections 19 to 22 of the Domestic Violence Act, 2005 are predominantly of the civil nature.....
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SC Refuses to Extend Bail of Prisoners Released to Decongest Prisons During Covid-19(02.03.2021)
Supreme Court has refused to extend the bail of the prisoners who were released last year to decongest jails in Delhi due to the outbreak of Covid-19 .....
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ITAT, Delhi: License Fee Paid to Indian Railway Allowable as Depreciation(18.02.2020)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Delhi has held that depreciation under section 32 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 is allowable in respect of the amo.....
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ITAT, Ahmedabad Imposes Penalty on Assessee for Delay in Filing Appeal and Non-Appearance(18.02.2020)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Ahmedabad has imposed a penalty of Rs. 5000 on an Assessee on the grounds of a delay of 358 days in filing an ap.....
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Supreme Court: Parental Responsibility Does Not End with Breakdown of Marriage(19.02.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the parental responsibility of the couple does not end even if there is a breakdown of a marriage. The Court further o.....
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Kerala HC: No Religious Community Had Right to Conduct Pilgrimage Inside Reserved Forest Land(12.04.2021)
Kerala High Court has emphasized that no religious community had a right to conduct pilgrimage inside reserved forest land. The Court has stated that .....
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Gauhati HC Dismisses Appeal Against Order Granting Bail to Akhil Gogoi in Riots Case(13.04.2021)
Gauhati High Court has dismissed the State appeal filed against the order of a Special NIA Court that granted bail to activist Akhil Gogoi, in connect.....
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Delhi High Court: Builders to Face Separate Trials on Victims’ Complaints(11.07.2019)
Delhi High Court has rejected a plea by the police that only a single FIR is required in cases where all investors/depositors were cheated in pursuan.....
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Illegal Banquet Halls: NGT Directs Forfeiture of Performance Guarantee Submitted by Delhi Govt(12.07.2019)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed forfeiture of performance guarantee of Rs 5 crore deposited by the Delhi Government, expressing dissatisfac.....
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Supreme Court Initiates Suo Motu Action to Curb Spiralling Child Rape Incidents(12.07.2019)
Supreme Court has initiated a suo motu action on the rising incidents of child rape and a growing perception of slack law enforcement. The Court while.....
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Apex Court Stays Proceedings Before Madras HC in Case Against Tamil Magazine(12.07.2019)
Apex Court has stayed further proceedings in the Madras High Court in a case against Tamil magazine Nakkheeran for publishing articles allegedly denig.....
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Patna HC Directs State to Set Up Website for Civil Society Members to Register(28.04.2021)
Patna High Court has asked the State to set up a website where civil society members, who want to help the Government in combating the Covid-19 surge .....
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Delhi High Court Closes Suo Moto Case After Delhi Govt Withdraws Order for Covid Facility(29.04.2021)
Delhi High Court has been informed that the Delhi Government has withdrawn its order giving 5-star covid facility for Judges and their families at Ash.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Seeking Utilization of West Bengal CM Relief Fund for Migrant Workers(20.05.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea seeking the Top Court's intervention for directions seeking utilising a portion of the State of West Bengal's Chief.....
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Karnataka HC: Non-compliance of POCSO Act Not to Entitle Accused to Release on Default Bail(10.05.2021)
Karnataka High Court has held that non compliance of section 35 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 will not entitle .....
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Delhi HC Disposes of Plea Seeking Direction to Govt for Scheme to Compensate Covid Affected Families(10.05.2021)
Delhi High Court has disposed of the plea by directing the Government to treat the plea seeking direction to Union of India and Delhi Government to co.....
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Patna HC Seeks State's Response on Availability of Medicines, Oxygen Cylinders and Black Marketing(10.05.2021)
Patna High Court has sought response of the State Government on the aspect of availability of Covid medicines, oxygen cylinders in rural areas especia.....
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Ministry of Health and family Welfare Revises National Policy for Admission of COVID Patients(10.05.2021)
Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has revised the National Policy For Admission of COVID Patients to various categories of COVID facilities......
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Australian High Court Rules Sperm Donor is Legal Parent of Child(20.06.2019)
Australian High Court has held that the claim of a 'sperm donor' that he is the legal parent of the child born by artificial insemination is correct......
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Gujarat High Court Asks for Check-Up of Public Health Facilities(20.06.2019)
Gujarat High Court has asked the State Government to place before it details of the Centre’s funding for the State’s healthcare sector and the State’s.....
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Karnataka High Court Asks State Government to Submit Report on Prison Facilities(20.06.2019)
Karnataka High Court has asked the State Govt to submit a comprehensive report on the facilities provided to the prisoners in jails across the State b.....
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Karnataka HC Directs State to Decide on Extending Benefits of Compensation to Farmers’ Families(22.04.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State government to take a policy decision on extending benefits of compensation to the families of farmers who .....
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Karnataka HC Refuses to Entertain PIL Against Alleged Illegal Construction of Crosses(22.04.2021)
Karnataka High Court has rejected a petition filed by one P Rudesh seeking directions to take action against alleged illegal construction of two cross.....
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Madras HC: Appeal Against Acquittal in Cheque Bounce Cases to be Filed Before High Court(29.05.2020)
Madras High Court has held that the appeal against acquittal of the accused in a cheque bounce case can be filed only before the High Court under Sect.....
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Allahabad HC Issues Notices on Plea for Waiver of School Fees for Children with Disability(29.05.2020)
Allahabad High Court has issued notice to Central Board of Secondary Education on a Public Interest Litigation seeking to waive off school fee for dif.....
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Madras HC Extends Life of Remands, Bails, Paroles, Interim Orders Subsisting as on April 30(18.05.2021)
Madras High Court has resolved to extend interim orders subsisting as on 30th April, 2021 till 30th June, 2021. Additionally, the Court has extended a.....
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Tripura HC Asks State to Ensure Maximum Testing of Children in Orphanages(18.05.2021)
Tripura High Court has asked the State Government to ensure maximum possible testing of the children in Orphanages in a Public Interest Litigation con.....
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Delhi Court Rejects Anticipatory Bail Plea by Sushil Kumar Accused in Murder Case(19.05.2021)
Delhi Court has rejected the anticipatory bail plea moved by wrestler Sushil Kumar accused of murder; attempt to commit culpable homicide in connectio.....
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Delhi HC: Treatment Must be Provided in Another Hospital When Referral Hospital is a Covid Facility(20.05.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to ensure that an accused person must be provided the treatment required by approaching an alternat.....
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Karnataka HC Allows Physical Filing of New Cases on Experimental Basis(12.05.2020)
Karnataka High Court had decided on an experimental basis to allow physical filing of new cases on 13th, 14th and 15th of May, 2020 from 11.00 a.m. on.....
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Delhi HC Suspends Order Controller General of Patents Directing Filing of Documents and Fees by May(12.05.2020)
Delhi High Court has suspended the operation of the 4th May, 2020 order of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks, which had direct.....
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NCLT: Filing of Default Record Necessary for Section 7 IBC Filings(13.05.2020)
National Company Law Tribunal has directed filing of default record from Information utility along with new Petitions under Section 7 of the Insolvenc.....
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Madras HC: No Default Bail Claiming Benefit of SC Order Extending Limitation(13.05.2020)
Madras High Court has held that accused cannot claim 'default' bail taking advantage of the suo moto order passed by the Supreme Court to extend limit.....
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Bombay HC: Central Government to Take Responsibility for Provision of Faulty Ventilators(03.06.2021)
Bombay High Court has said the Central Government, which provided at least 133 of 150 'defective' ventilators to the Government Medical College and Ho.....
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Delhi Court Rejects Police's Plea for Further Police Custody of Wrestler Sushil Kumar(03.06.2021)
Delhi Court has turned down Police's plea seeking further 3 days police custody remand of Olympic wrestler Sushil Kumar and his associate Ajay Kumar a.....
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SC Upholds Tax Liability of PILCOM for 1996 World Cup(30.04.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal against tax liability of Rs 39 Lakhs to the Indian income tax department with interest from 1996 ICC World Cup .....
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Bombay HC Grants Pre-Arrest Bail to Man Who Accused Tablighi Jamaat Members(30.04.2020)
Bombay High Court has granted ad-interim relief to Abuzar Abdul Kalam, a 42-year-old man who accused members of the Tablighi Jamaat of assaulting him .....
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Karnataka HC Grants Bail to Six Women Accused of Pelting Stones on Policemen(30.04.2020)
Karnataka High Court has granted bail to six women who were alleged to have formed unlawful assembly during the ongoing lockdown period in Hubli distr.....
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Delhi HC Asks District Courts to Ensure Video Conferencing Facility(01.05.2020)
Delhi High Court has asked all the subordinate Courts to create proper facility of video conferencing in the complexes of all the district Courts.
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Bombay HC Directs State & BMC to File Reply in Plea Against Illegal Quarantine(01.05.2020)
Bombay High Court has directed the State Government and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to submit their reply to a habeas corpus Petition.....
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Delhi HC Restrains WhatsApp & Telegram from 'Illegally Circulating' Copies of E-Newspapers(25.05.2021)
Delhi High Court has restrained social networking platforms WhatsApp and Telegram and certain other individuals from allegedly illegally circulating e.....
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Delhi HC Directs DSLSA to Conduct Training Workshop for Jail Superintendents(06.08.2020)
Delhi High Court has directed the Member Secretary of the Delhi State Legal Services Authority to conduct a training workshop for the Superintendents,.....
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HP HC: Accused Shall be Allowed to Furnish Cash Deposits for Getting Bail(07.08.2020)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has observed that the Courts while granting bail should give a choice to the accused to either furnish surety bonds or giv.....
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Madras High Court Restrains Use of Trademark ‘Coronil’(07.08.2020)
Madras High Court has passed an absolute injunction order, restraining Patanjali Ayurved from using the trademark 'Coronil'.
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Bombay HC Disposes of BJP MLA's PIL Against Electricity Inflated Bills(10.08.2020)
Bombay High Court has disposed of a public interest litigation filed by Mangal Prabhat Lodha, President of Bharatiya Janta Party Mumbai Unit against t.....
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Kerala HC: No Bar on Filing Anticipatory Bail Applications in Triple Talaq Cases(10.08.2020)
Kerala High Court has held that Anticipatory Bail application under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 is not barred in a case in wh.....
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SC Gives Green Signal to NCRTC for Construction of Rail Transit Line Viaduct(10.08.2020)
Supreme Court has allowed the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) to construct a railway line viaduct in the statutory forest area o.....
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CBDT Relaxes Electronic Filing of Income Tax Forms 15CA / 15CB in View of Technical Difficulties(15.06.2021)
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has relaxed the Electronic Filing of Income Tax Forms 15CA / 15CB, in view of the difficulties reported by taxpay.....
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SC: Memorandum of Family Settlement Binding on Parties; Does Not Require Registration(04.08.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that a 'memorandum of family settlement' is not required to be registered and is binding on the parties.
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Allahabad HC Seeks Implementation of SC Order for Supply of Food to Children, Lactating Women(04.08.2020)
Allahabad High Court has sought an update from the Union Ministry of Women & Child Development regarding their policy for providing nutritional food t.....
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Calcutta HC: Reporting of Illegal Activity in Honest Way, Fundamental Right of Reporter(04.08.2020)
Calcutta HC has said it is the fundamental right of a reporter to publish news of “any illegal” activity “in an honest way”, and “proper reporting” ca.....
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Bombay HC:4 Weeks Anticipatory Bail Granted to Journalist in FIR Over Tweet on Ghaziabad Incident(21.06.2021)
Bombay High Court has granted 4 weeks transit anticipatory bail to journalist Rana Ayyub in the FIR registered by the Uttar Pradesh police over her tw.....
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Madras High Court Directs on Appropriate Action Against Illegal Mining Activities(22.06.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the State government to attend to the malaise of plundering of the mineral wealth of the State by unscrupulous elements.....
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CESTAT, Mumbai Deletes Custom Duties, Penalties on Retail Packing of Diapers and Sanitary Napkins(22.06.2021)
Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Mumbai has provided relief to the Godrej Hygiene Products Ltd, by deleting the Customs d.....
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Punjab & Haryana High Court Denies Bail to Gang-Rape Accused(24.07.2020)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has denied bail to a gang-rape accused, observing that merely because the DNA report of the rape victim does not match w.....
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Delhi HC Directs Delhi Government to Decide Extension of COVID Facilities to Homeless Mentally Ill(27.07.2020)
Delhi High Court has granted a week's time to both the Central as well as the Delhi Government to decide as to whether the testing facilities for COVI.....
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MCA Relaxes Time for Filing Forms Related to Creation/Modification of Changes(02.07.2021)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs has notified relaxation in time for filing forms related to creation/modification of changes under Companies Act, 2013. .....
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DGFT Removes Import Restrictions on Refined Palm Oil, Refined Palm Olein, Potatoes(02.07.2021)
Director-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has temporarily removed import restrictions on refined palm oil, refined Palm Olein, Potatoes. According to a.....
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SC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking Release of Prisoners Lodged in Agra Jail(02.07.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a plea seeking the release of 13 prisoners who have been lodged in Agra Jail for periods ranging from 14 to 22 year.....
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SC Lays Down Tests to Determine 'Fraud Exception' to Arbitrability of Disputes(21.08.2020)
Supreme Court has laid down the tests to determine "serious allegations of fraud" exemption to arbitrability of disputes.
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SC Dismisses PIL Seeking Direction to Allow Homeopathic Treatment for Mild Cases of COVID-19(21.08.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by two homeopathic physicians, seeking directions to the Central Government to pe.....
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Bombay HC Grants Bail to DHFL Promoters Kapil & Dheeraj Wadhwan(24.08.2020)
Bombay High Court has granted bail to DHFL promoters, Kapil Wadhwan and Dheeraj Wadhwan in the Enforcement Directorate's case of money laundering regi.....
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NCLT, Mumbai Initiates Insolvency Process Against Anil Ambani Over Personal Guarantee(24.08.2020)
National Company Law Tribunal, Mumbai has allowed an application filed by State Bank of India to initiate insolvency proceedings against Reliance Comm.....
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SC: Strangers Cannot File Appeal Unless They Satisfy Court That They are 'Aggrieved Persons’(24.08.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that strangers cannot be permitted to file an appeal under Section 96 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 unless he satisf.....
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Delhi HC Modifies Bail Condition for Deposit of Surety Bond to Deposit Personal Bond(12.07.2021)
Delhi High Court has modified a bail condition for deposit of surety bond to deposit of a personal bond instead, on account of the accused being a lab.....
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Chhattisgarh HC: Grant of Default Bail is Indefensible Right Under S. 167(2) CrPC(12.07.2021)
Chhattisgarh High Court has held that to arrive at a computation to calculate the delay in filing the charge sheet, the date of arrest is to be exclud.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice in Anil Ambani's Plea Seeking Impleadment of Chinese Banks(13.10.2020)
Delhi High Court has issued notice in an application moved by Anil Ambani seeking the impleadment of Chinese banks in his pending Petition challenging.....
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SC: Subsequent Filing of Chargesheet Does Not Extinguish Right of Accused for 'Default Bail'(13.10.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the accused gets an indefeasible right to 'default bail' if he makes an application after the maximum period for inves.....
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Karnataka HC: No Bar on Step Parent to Become Adoptive Parent of Child(13.10.2020)
Karnataka High Court has declared a stepmother as the legally adoptive mother of the minor child and the couple as parents of a minor child for all le.....
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Supreme Court Sets Aside HC Order Granting Bail to Murder Accused(29.07.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that setting aside a High Court order granting bail to murder accused. The Court has observed that in a case where an earli.....
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Orissa High Court Directs Immediate Satellite Proofing of Illegal Aquaculture(30.07.2021)
Orissa High Court has directed the immediate satellite proofing of illegal aquaculture, which is considered detrimental to wetland ecosystem, being ta.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging New Policy to Not Grant Retail Liquor License(30.07.2021)
Delhi High Court has sought response from the Delhi Government on a petition challenging Clause 2.4 of the Tender conditions of its New Excise Policy .....
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MP HC Grants 2-Month Bail to Rape Accused to Marry Complainant(07.09.2020)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted temporary two-month bail to a man so that during this period the appellant can solemnize the marriage with the p.....
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SC Dismisses Plea to Allow Warkaris to Perform Pilgrimage to Temple in Pandharpur(19.07.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed the petition seeking directions to State of Maharashtra to grant permission to Warkaris of Sant Namdev Maharaj Sansthan an.....
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Kerala HC Lifts Bail Condition Imposed on Former PWD Minister V.K. Ebrahim Kunju(19.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has lifted the bail condition imposed on Former PWD Minister V.K Ebrahim Kunju to the effect that he cannot leave the jurisdictional.....
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Karnataka HC Temporarily Restrains Makers of 'Wild Karnataka' Documentary(19.07.2021)
Karnataka High Court has restrained the makers of the documentary 'Wild Karnataka' from dealing with the film in any manner. The Court has issued the .....
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Karnataka HC Sets Deadline for Government to Set Up Civil Service Board(20.07.2021)
Karnataka High Court has set a deadline of two months for the government to set up a Civil Service Board (CSB) for recommending transfer and posting o.....
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DGFT Extends Date for Mandatory Electronic Filing of Non-Preferential CoO(20.07.2021)
Director-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has notified the extension of the date for Mandatory electronic filing of Non-Preferential Certificate of Ori.....
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Supreme Court Approves Scrapping of LARSGESS Scheme for Railway Employees(02.02.2021)
Supreme Court has upheld the termination of Liberalized Active Retirement Scheme for Guaranteed Employment for Safety Staff (LARSGESS) for Railway Emp.....
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SC Seeks WhatsApp, Facebook Response on Plea Seeking Data Protection on UPI Platforms(02.02.2021)
Supreme Court has held that Section 43¬D (5) of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA Act) per¬ se does not oust the ability of Constitutio.....
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SC: Section 43D (5) UAPA Act Does Not Oust Ability of Constitutional Courts to Grant Bail(02.02.2021)
Supreme Court has held that Section 43¬D (5) of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA Act) per¬ se does not oust the ability of Constitutio.....
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SC: Section 43D (5) UAPA Act Does Not Oust Ability of Constitutional Courts to Grant Bail(02.02.2021)
Supreme Court has held that Section 43D (5) of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA Act) per¬ se does not oust the ability of Constitution.....
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#Major Changes Implementing From Today: FSSAI Bans Blending of Mustard Oil with Other Cooking Oil(01.10.2020)
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has banned blending of mustard oil with any other cooking oil with effect from 1st October, 2020.
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Calcutta HC Refuses to Interfere with Single Bench Order on 30% Domicile Reservation(01.10.2020)
Calcutta High Court has refused to interfere in the Single Bench order which refused to grant interim relief in a writ petition challenging the consti.....
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Gauhati HC Issues Notice in Case Related to Drilling of Wells in Dibru-Saikhowa National Park(01.10.2020)
Gauhati High Court has issued notices to 14 authorities, including the Centre, Assam government and Oil India Limited, asking them to respond within t.....
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Delhi HC Stays Centre's Directions to FSSAI Prohibiting Blending of Mustard Oil(05.10.2020)
Delhi High Court has stayed the directions issued by the Central Government to the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India prohibiting the blendi.....
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SC: Court Cannot Refuse Bail Application on Merits Saying Accused Went Back on Promise to Settle(05.10.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that a Court cannot refuse to hear a bail application on merits on the ground that the accused had failed to comply with th.....
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Patna HC Refuses Anticipatory Bail to Men Who Allegedly Posted Vulgar Photos of Goddess Saraswati(06.08.2021)
Patna High Court has denied anticipatory bail to two men alleged to have taken and circulated vulgar photographs with an idol of Goddess Saraswati in .....
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MP HC: Mother Who Nurtured Child in Womb is Certainly Entitled to His Custody(21.09.2020)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that the welfare of a child is of paramount importance and that the mother/petitioner, who has nurtured the chi.....
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Gujarat HC Allows Failed Student to Take Next Phase of Exams(21.09.2020)
Gujarat High Court has allowed a 'failed student' to take the next phase of exams while observing that technical glitches could be faced during an onl.....
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SC Stays Proposed Demolition of Patna’s Collectorate Building(21.09.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed the proposed demolition of Patna's famous Collectorate building also known as 'Afim ka Bhandar' by directing that status quo .....
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Supreme Court Asks Solicitor General on Tribunal Reforms Bill 2021 Passed by Parliament(16.08.2021)
Supreme Court has asked the Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta on the Tribunals Reforms Bill 2021 passed by the Parliament re-enacting the very s.....
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Madras HC Directs BCTNP to Obtain Details of Members of Bar Associations(17.08.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry (BCTNP) to write to 250 plus Bar associations in the State and obtain deta.....
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CESTAT, Delhi: Importer Cannot be Held Liable for Non-Generation of Bills of Entry Numbers(17.08.2021)
Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Delhi has held that the importer cannot be held liable for the non-generation of Bills of.....
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SC: Proposer Duty Bound to Disclose Pre-Existing Ailments to the Insurer(22.10.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that a proposer who seeks to obtain a policy of life insurance is duty bound to disclose pre-existing medical condition to .....
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Bombay High Court Refuses Bail to Men Caught with Over 203 Kg Marijuana(23.10.2020)
Bombay High Court has refused to grant bail to two men facing prosecution for offences punishable under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances.....
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Kerala HC Asks NUALS to Consider Granting Waiver on Fees for Gym & Bus Facility(26.10.2020)
Kerala High Court has directed the National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS) to consider waiving of fees for Gym and Transit (Bus) facilit.....
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Delhi High Court Grants Bail to History Sheeter in Complaint Filed by Alleged Habitual Litigant(26.10.2020)
Delhi High Court has allowed the bail application of a history sheeter after it was alleged that the complaint against him was filed by a person who w.....
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Singapore Arbitral Tribunal Injuncts RIL-Future Group Deal in Plea by Amazon(26.10.2020)
Singapore International Arbitration Tribunal has injuncted Reliance Industries Ltd.'s acquisition of some Future Group entities for Rs 24,713 Crores o.....
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Bombay HC: Sessions Court Rejecting Anticipatory Bail Application to Grant 3 days to Avoid Arrest(24.08.2021)
Bombay High Court has held that a Sessions Court rejecting the anticipatory bail application should grant interim protection for at least three workin.....
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HP HC: Declaration as ‘Absconder’ Not to Preclude from Filing Anticipatory Bail Application(02.11.2020)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has made it clear that declaration of an accused as an "absconder" under Section 82 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 197.....
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Gauhati HC: Offspring from Illegitimate Marriage of Deceased Entitled to Family Pensionary Benefit(02.11.2020)
Gauhati High Court has held that offspring from an illegitimate marriage of a deceased will also be entitled to the family pensionary benefit of such .....
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Madras HC: If Bill is Presented for Assent Decision Has to be Taken by Governor As Soon As Possible(02.11.2020)
Madras High Court has asserted that when a Bill is presented for assent before the Governor, a decision on it should be taken "as soon as possible".
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SC: Consumer Complaint by Allottee Against Builder Not Barred by RERA Act(03.11.2020)
Supreme Court has held that a complaint before Consumer Fora by allottees against builders is not barred by the Real Estate (Regulation and Developmen.....
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Bombay HC Rejects Plea Challenging Declaration of Account as NPA by IL&FS(03.11.2020)
Bombay High Court has rejected a writ petition filed by a private company against declaration of loan account as Non-Performing Asset over a 100 crore.....
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Madras High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Ban on Chanting of Mantras in Tamil in Temples(06.09.2021)
Madras High Court has rejected a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking directions to be issued to the Tamil Nadu government to withdraw the 'Annai .....
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Karnataka HC: Mere Registration of Multiple Cases Not a Ground to Cancel Bail(17.11.2020)
Karnataka High Court has dismissed a petition filed by a rape survivor seeking to cancel bail granted to the accused on the ground that he is a habitu.....
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Kerala HC Allows Man's Plea for DNA Test of Child to Establish Wife's Infidelity(15.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has allowed a man's plea for the DNA test of a child born during the subsistence of his marriage to establish his allegations of inf.....
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Madras HC: No New Permission Should be Granted for Home Stays in Nilgiris(16.09.2021)
Madras High Court has dismissed a petition that sought a direction to restrain the authorities concerned from renaming the airport after any local per.....
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SC: Failure of Accused to Discharge Burden Not Relevant in Case Governed by Circumstantial Evidence(16.09.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that the failure of accused to discharge burden under Section 106 of the Evidence Act, 1872 is not relevant in a case gover.....
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P&H HC Grants Interim Bail to Gurdas Maan Booked for Hurting Religious Sentiments(16.09.2021)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted interim anticipatory bail to Singer Gurdas Maan in a case registered against him for his comments which hurt.....
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Bar Council of India Decides to Conduct AIBE XVI on October 31(16.09.2021)
Bar Council of India has decided to conduct the next All India Bar Examination (AIBE XVI) on October 31 and the date for registration for AIBE-16 is e.....
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Delhi Court Grants Interim Bail to Accused Who Suffered Bullet Injury During Riots(07.09.2021)
Delhi Court has granted three months interim bail to one Mohd. Shahid, accused in a riots case, after taking note of the precarious health conditions.....
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Allahabad HC Quashes Govt Order Cancelling Retailer's License for Selling Beef, Hurting Sentiments(07.09.2021)
Allahabad High Court has quashed an order of a Food Safety Officer who cancelled the retailer license of a man, named Ikrar Husain, obtained under the.....
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Delhi HC Refuses to Interfere with Single Judge's Order in Kailash Gahlot's Defamation Plea(07.09.2021)
Delhi High Court has refused to interfere with the single judge order which had declined to grant ex-parte injunction in a civil defamation suit filed.....
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SC Issues Notice in Plea Challenging NGT Order Refusing To Stop Illegal Felling Of 500 Trees(07.09.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice in an appeal filed by the Naharpur Residents Welfare Association challenging the order passed by the Principal Bench, .....
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Rajasthan HC Issues Bailable Warrants Against 6 Accused on Kin's Plea Against Their Acquittal(07.09.2021)
Rajasthan High Court has issued a bailable warrant against six persons who were acquitted in the year 2019 in the Pehlu Khan lynching case by an Alwar.....
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Karnataka HC Directs State to Take Action Against Illegal Building Permissions Granted(08.09.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to take action against persons in authority, who granted "illegal permissions" in respect of va.....
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Supreme Court Grants Interim Bail to UAPA Accused to Take Care of Their Old Parents(25.11.2020)
Supreme Court has granted interim bail to two Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 convicts for one month to take care of their parents.
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SC Dismisses Plea of Dera Sacha Sauda Members to Transfer Cases Relating to Sacrilege of Holy Book(26.11.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed the transfer petition filed by members of Dera Sacha Sauda wherein they sought for the transfer of cases pertaining to sac.....
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Bombay High Court Refuses to Stay RBI Scheme for Lakshmi Vilas Bank Merger with DBS Bank(27.11.2020)
Bombay High Court has rejected a prayer for ad-interim stay on Reserve Bank of India's amalgamation scheme for the merger of Lakshmi Vilas Bank with t.....
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Delhi HC Asks Police to File Report on Inquiry on Confessional Statement of Jamia Millia Student(27.11.2020)
Delhi High Court has asked police to file a report on an internal vigilance inquiry conducted to probe allegations that a confessional statement of a .....
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Delhi High Court Refuses Interim Bail to Unitech Promoter Ajay Chandra(30.11.2020)
Delhi High Court has declined to extend the interim bail of one month granted to Unitech Ltd promoter Ajay Chandra due to the illness of his wife who .....
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Delhi Court Dismisses Regular Bail Plea Filed by Sharjeel Imam in 2019 Case(22.10.2021)
Delhi Court has dismissed the regular bail plea filed by Sharjeel Imam in a 2019 case alleging that he delivered provocative speeches which led to Del.....
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Supreme Court Allows Foundation Ceremony for New Parliament Building Without Altering Site(07.12.2020)
Supreme Court has allowed the Central Government to conduct the foundation ceremony of the Central Vista project without altering the status of the si.....
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MCA Extends Last Date of Filing of Cost Audit Report to Board of Directors(28.09.2021)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has extended the last date of filing of the Cost Audit Report to the Board of Directors under Rule 6(5) of the Com.....
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SC Asks to Consider Inclusion of Aadhar Card in Eligibility Criteria for Rehabilitation(28.09.2021)
Supreme Court has asked the Municipal Corporation of Faridabad to consider whether Aadhar card could be included in the eligibility criteria for ident.....
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Karnataka HC Directs Govt. to Provide Braille Text Books For Visually Disabled Students(28.09.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to positively provide textbooks in Braille for all special children (visual disabilities) withi.....
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Madras HC Directs to Frame Laws to Ensure Immediate Deportation of Illegal Immigrants(28.09.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the Ministry of Home Affairs to frame appropriate laws within 3 months with regards to illegal immigrants who repeatedl.....
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Madras HC Directs Ministry to Consider Framing Appropriate Laws to Prevent Illegal Immigrants(29.09.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the Union Home Ministry to consider framing appropriate laws, in three months, to prevent illegal immigrants from commi.....
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SC Issues Directions to States/UTs for Education of Children in Child Care Institutions(15.12.2020)
Supreme Court has passed a slew of directions to States/Union Territories to cater to the educational needs of children in Child Care Institutions (CC.....
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SC Directs States to Provide Necessary Online Class Facilities to Care Home Kids(16.12.2020)
Supreme Court has directed states to provide the necessary infrastructure, stationery, books and other facilities to child-care institutions for onlin.....
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Delhi HC Seeks Response on AAP Govt on Non-Compliance on Ensuring Seismic Stability of Buildings(16.12.2020)
Delhi High Court has sought responses of the Aam Aadmi Party government, Delhi Development Authority and the three municipal corporations on a plea se.....
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SC Stays Order of NCDRC Lowering Compensation to Bereaved Family(17.12.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed an order of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC), lowering the compensation granted to a bereaved fami.....
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SC: Triple Talaq Law Does Not Take Away Right to Seek Anticipatory Bail(18.12.2020)
Supreme Court has ruled that the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019 declaring triple talaq mode of divorce among Muslims illega.....
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Supreme Court Asks to File Response in Link Canal Project Case in Tamil Nadu(16.11.2021)
Supreme Court has asked Tamil Nadu and Puducherry to file their responses in six weeks in the case pertaining to Cauvery-Vaigai-Gundar link canal proj.....
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Madras HC Orders Status Quo in Issue Related to Additional Mofussil Bus Stand in Karur(19.02.2021)
Madras High Court has ordered status quo to be maintained in the issue pertaining to the additional mofussil bus stand in Karur. The Court has also al.....
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CBIC Notifies Decrease in Customs Duty on Gold and Silver(19.02.2021)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has notified the decrease in customs duty on gold and silver. The Board has notified the reduction .....
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P&H High Court Imposes Cost on Runaway Couple for Manipulation of Aadhar Card Details(19.02.2021)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a runaway couple's protection petition with costs for manipulation of date of birth as mentioned in their .....
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Karnataka High Court Seeks Specific Details from State Govt on New Class Rooms Built or Repaired(19.02.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the state government to furnish a list giving addresses and other details of the schools (Government aided) wherein .....
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Delhi HC Rejects Bail Plea of Rape Accused Who Misled Court on Settlement Via Fake Affidavit(22.02.2021)
Delhi High Court has rejected the bail application of a rape accused who filed a fake affidavit with forged signatures and a fake Aadhar card copy of .....
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Kerala High Court Grants Bail to Prime Accused Swapna Suresh And Others(02.11.2021)
Kerala High Court has granted bail to the accused, including prime accused Swapna Suresh and Sarith P.S. in the infamous gold smuggling case which had.....
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Delhi HC Stays PCI Communication Barring Govt Agencies from Advertising in Hindustan Media(08.03.2021)
Delhi High Court has stayed a communication issued by the Press Council of India (PCI) to the Government Departments, which had effectively barred all.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice in Plea Regarding Non Functioning of National Board for Wildlife(08.03.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a public interest petition filed regarding non-functioning of National Board for Wildlife constituted under Wildlif.....
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Bombay High Court Denies Pre-Arrest Bail to Magistrate Accused of Corruption(08.03.2021)
Bombay High Court has refused anticipatory bail to a Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) from Maval Court, in Maharashtra, accused under the Preven.....
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SC: Anticipatory Bail Granted Does Not Automatically End with Filing of Chargesheet(08.03.2021)
Supreme Court has reiterated that the anticipatory bail once granted does not automatically end on the filing of the charge¬sheet.
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SC Enquires on Views Regarding 50% Ceiling on Quotas in Government Jobs(09.03.2021)
Supreme Court has asked all states to submit views on whether they favoured exceeding the court-mandated 50% ceiling on quotas in government jobs and .....
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CIC: Husband Not Entitled to Seek Information Regarding Bank Details & ITR of His Wife(25.01.2021)
Central Information Commission has said that a husband is not entitled to seek information regarding bank details & income tax returns of his wife und.....
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Calcutta High Court Grants Bail to BJP Leader Rakesh Singh in NDPS Case(25.11.2021)
Calcutta High Court has granted bail to BJP leader Rakesh Singh who had been arrested by the Kolkata police in connection with his alleged involvement.....
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Bombay HC Commutes Death Penalty of Three Convicts in 2012 Shakti Mills Gang Rape(25.11.2021)
Bombay High Court has commuted to life imprisonment the death penalty awarded to three repeat offenders in connection with the gang-rape of a photo-jo.....
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Kerala High Court Proposes Action Against Illegal Flag Masts Under Land Conservancy Act(26.11.2021)
Kerala High Court has ruled that every unauthorized flag mast will have to prima facie be made subject to provisions of the Kerala Land Conservancy Ac.....
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Calcutta HC Orders to Stop Payment of Salary to Illegally Appointed Group-D Non-Teaching Staff(26.11.2021)
Calcutta High Court has ordered the West Bengal Central School Service Commission to immediately stop the payment of salary to the 25 appointees of Gr.....
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SC: Section 43D (5) UAPA Act Does Not Oust Ability of Constitutional Courts to Grant Bail(02.02.2021)
Supreme Court has held that Section 43D (5) of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA Act) per se does not oust the ability of Constitutiona.....
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Kerala HC Seeks Police View on Plea to Quash FIR Related to Encroachment on Chilavanoor Lake(02.02.2021)
Kerala High Court has sought the view of the police on a petition filed by Nipun Cheriyan, leader of V4 Kochi, seeking to quash the First Information .....
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CCI Dismisses Complaint Alleging Abuse of Dominant Position by BCI(02.02.2021)
Competition Commission of India has dismissed a complaint which alleged that the Bar Council of India was abusing its dominant position by imposing a .....
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Delhi HC Directs Status Quo to be Maintained on Reliance-FRL Stake Sale Deal on Amazon's Plea(03.02.2021)
Delhi High Court has granted interim relief to Amazon directing all authorities and parties to maintain status quo on the Reliance-Future Retail Ltd s.....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea Against Illegal Encroachments on Eco-Fragile Floodplains of River Ganga(03.02.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice in an appeal filed against a National Green Tribunal Order which dismissed the plea filed against vast-scale illegal c.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea for Declaration of Child Marriage as Void Ab Initio(12.01.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice on a plea seeking directions for the declaration of Section 3(1) of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 as .....
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Bombay HC Issues Notice on Plea for Directions to NCLAT for Enabling E-Filing(12.01.2021)
Bombay High Court has issued notice to the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) and the Ministry of Corporate Affairs on a petition filed b.....
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CBDT Declines Further Extension of Due Dates for Filing ITRs(12.01.2021)
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has declined all representations seeking further extension of due dates for filing of Audit Reports and Income Ta.....
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Meghalaya HC: Granting Bail on Humanitarian Grounds Not Legally Tenable(14.12.2021)
Meghalaya High Court has observed that granting of bail on humanitarian grounds is not legally tenable while setting aside the bail granted to an accu.....
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Lok Sabha Passes NDPS(Amendment) Bill 2021 to Correct a Drafting Error(14.12.2021)
Lok Sabha has passed the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Bill, 2021 seeking to amend the NDPS Act, 1985 to correct a drafting e.....
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Supreme Court Grants Ad Interim Bail to 97 Convicts Lodged In UP Jails for Over 20 Years(08.09.2021)
Supreme Court has granted ad-interim bail to 97 convicts lodged in two different jails of Uttar Pradesh for over 20 years. The Court has also issued n.....
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Allahabad HC Calls for Reply on Plea Seeking Availability of Public Documents in 'Braille'(09.09.2021)
Allahabad High Court has called for the reply of the State Government and the High Court administration and have been granted 3 weeks' time to filed t.....
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Bombay HC Directs Shifting of Terminally Ill Undertrial Prisoner in Naxal Blast Case(09.09.2021)
Bombay High Court has allowed a terminally ill prison inmate suffering from stage four cancer to take palliative care or pain management at a hospice .....
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Madras HC Stays Order Related to Levy of GST on Flat, Villa Maintenance Charges(10.09.2021)
Madras High Court has stayed a Single Judge Order on levy of Goods and Service Tax on flat, villa maintenance charges. Flat or villa owners paying mor.....
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SC Upholds Arbitration Award in Favour of Anil Ambani Group Firm(10.09.2021)
Supreme Court has upheld a 2017 arbitration award worth over Rs 2,782 crores along with further interest in favour of Anil Ambani group firm, Delhi Ai.....
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SC Rejects Bail Application of Akhil Gogoi in UAPA Case Relating to Anti-CAA Protests(11.02.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed plea by peasants' rights activist Akhil Gogoi, challenging the Gauhati High Court order rejecting his bail plea. The Court.....
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SC: Benchmark Disability not a Precondition to Obtain Scribe(12.02.2021)
Supreme Court has held that facility of scribe can be provided for persons with disabilities other than those having benchmark disabilities.
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Delhi HC Denies Bail to Accused Allegedly Involved in Fake MBBS Admissions Scam(12.02.2021)
Delhi High Court has rejected the bail application of a person accused of being part of a large-scale conspiracy by one 'Crack Ur Career Pvt Ltd', whe.....
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Supreme Court Denies Bail to Gogoi in Anti-CAA Protest Case(12.02.2021)
Supreme Court has refused to grant bail to activist Akhil Gogoi, who has been in jail since his arrest in December 2019 for his alleged role in violen.....
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CBFC Releases Notification to Display Title, Credits in Language of Dialogues of Film(12.02.2021)
Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has called upon filmmakers to display the title, casting and credits of a film in the language of the movie.....
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MP HC: Ad-Interim Bail Granted to Co-Accused Prakhar Vyas And Edwin Anthony in Munawar Faruqui Case(12.02.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted ad-interim bail to Prakhar Vyas and Edwin Anthony, colleagues of Munawar Faruqui who were arrested on January 2 .....
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Lok Sabha Passes Arbitration & Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2021(15.02.2021)
Lok Sabha has passed the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2021 by voice vote. The Bill seeks to amend the Arbitration and Conciliation A.....
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SC: Karta of Joint Hindu Family Cannot File Consumer Compliant Regarding Treatment of Sister-in-Law(20.09.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that a Karta of a Joint Hindu Family cannot file a consumer complaint in respect of deficiency in service on part of the Ho.....
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Bombay HC: House Inmates’ Silence on Cause of Woman’s Death Held Against Them(20.09.2021)
Bombay High Court observed that house inmates' silence on the cause of a woman's death inside her marital home would be held against them as such inci.....
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Kerala HC Dismisses PIL Alleging Camp Workers Were Ill-Treated and Forced to Perform Menial Work(21.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that alleged that camp workers, who are engaged in the armed police battalions for .....
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SC Directs UP & NCT Delhi to Submit Action Taken Report on Centre's SOP for Cases of Missing Children(22.09.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the State of UP and NCT of Delhi to submit their response with regard to action taken report with reference to Standard Ope.....
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Karnataka High Court Imposes Rs 10 Lakh Cost on Petition Filed Over Business Feud(22.09.2021)
Karnataka High Court has imposed an exemplary cost of Rs 10 lakh on a PIL petitioner, a fish supplying agent, for filing a petition against a fishmeal.....
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Allahabad HC Dismisses Paternal Grandparent's Habeas Corpus Plea Seeking Child's Custody(25.10.2021)
Allahabad High Court has dismissed the habeas corpus petition of paternal grandparents, seeking the custody of a minor girl child aged about 3 years, .....
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Rajasthan HC: Anticipatory Bail Plea Not Maintainable If Accused Already in Custody(26.10.2021)
Rajasthan High Court has held that the anticipatory bail application of a person, already in custody in connection to a criminal case, will not be mai.....
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Delhi HC: No Further Extension of Interim Bails by District Courts, Closes Suo Moto Extension(26.10.2021)
Delhi High Court has disposed of its plea concerning the suo moto petition registered on the extension of interim orders in all matters pending before.....
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Madras HC Upholds Decision to Not Issue Eligibility Certificate to OCI Medical Student to Practice(26.10.2021)
Madras High Court has refused to interfere with a decision taken by the National Medical Commission (NMC) to not allow a student who had pursued medic.....
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AAR, Maharashtra: 18% GST Payable on Reshelling of Old Sugar Mill Rollers(27.10.2021)
Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR), Maharashtra has ruled that 18% goods and services tax payable on Reshelling of old Sugar Mill Rollers.
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Kerala High Court Acquits Accused in Nilambur Congress Party Officer Murder(05.04.2021)
Kerala High Court has acquitted the accused in Nilambur Congress Office Murder case, stating that the lingering doubts pervades every aspect of the ev.....
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Bombay HC Directs CBI to Conduct Inquiry Into Corruption Allegations Against Anil Deshmukh(05.04.2021)
Bombay High Court has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to conduct preliminary inquiry in to corruption allegations against Maharashtra Hom.....
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Kerala HC Directs Government to Issue Directions to Deal with Pleas for Raising Buildings(06.04.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the government to issue directives to local bodies on the procedure to deal with applications seeking permission to rai.....
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GSTN Issues Advisory on Auto-population of E-Invoice Details Into GSTR-1(07.04.2021)
Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN has issued Advisory on Auto-population of E-Invoice details into GSTR-1. The notified taxpayers have been advised.....
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Allahabad HC: Non Grant of Anticipatory Bail After IO Submitted Charge Sheet Not in Public Interest(07.04.2021)
Allahabad High Court has observed that non grant of anticipatory bail to an accused only on the ground that charge-sheet has been submitted by the Inv.....
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SC Directs Issue Instructions to Implement Reservation in Promotions for Persons with Disabilities(29.09.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the Union of India to issue instructions "at the earliest and not later than four months", in accordance with the proviso t.....
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Kerala HC Directs State to File Report Regarding Action Against Intrusion by Herd of Wild Elephants(29.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the State to file a report regarding the action proposed to be taken to prevent such episodes in the future, taking not.....
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Bombay HC Refuses Bail to Man Who Assured Favourable Court Decision For Release on Bail(29.09.2021)
Bombay High Court has refused bail to a man accused of cheating a woman by guaranteeing a favourable court decision for her son's release on bail, obs.....
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Madras HC Quashes Criminal Defamation Complaint Against Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan(29.09.2021)
Madras High Court has quashed a criminal defamation case against Tamilisai Soundararajan, now Governor of Telangana holding additional charge as Lieut.....
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NHRC Issues Notice to Delhi Govt Over Increasing Incidents Of Violence Among Tihar Jail Inmates(29.09.2021)
National Human Rights Commission, NHRC has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report alleging increasing incidents of violence among inmates in the.....
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Delhi High Court Grants Bail to RJD MP Amrendra Dhari Singh in Money Laundering Case(06.08.2021)
Delhi High Court has granted bail to RJD Rajya Sabha MP Amrendra Dhari Singh in connection with a money laundering case related to the alleged fertili.....
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Finance Minister Tables Taxation Laws Amendment Bill to Withdraw Retrospective Tax(06.08.2021)
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has tabled the Taxation Laws Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha, which seeks to withdraw the contentious retrospective ta.....
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SC Upholds Amazon Plea Against Merger of Future Retail and Reliance Retail(06.08.2021)
Supreme Court has upheld e-commerce giant Amazon's plea against the Rs 24,731-crore merger of Future Retail Ltd (FRL) with Reliance Retail. The Court .....
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Madras HC Allows Tangedco Appeal Against Order Directing Provision of Employment(09.08.2021)
Madras High Court has allowed an appeal preferred by Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) against a Single Bench order that d.....
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SC Directs NOIDA to Pay Compensation to Land Owner Who Was Dispossessed Illegally(09.08.2021)
Supreme Court has directed New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (NOIDA) to pay compensation to aggrieved land-owners who were dispossessed of th.....
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Madras HC Hopes State Govt to Complete Vaccination of People with Disabilities by September End(09.08.2021)
Madras High Court has said that it hopes that the State Government will completely vaccinate people with disabilities residing in the State by Septemb.....
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Bombay HC Grants Pre-Arrest Bail to Employees of Hospital Booked Under SC/ST Act(18.10.2021)
Bombay High Court granted pre-arrest bail to the employees of a hospital, who have been booked under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Pr.....
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Calcutta HC Grants Anticipatory Bail to BJP Leader, RSS Members in Assault Case(18.10.2021)
Calcutta High Court has granted anticipatory bail to BJP Leader, Kailash Vijayvargiya, RSS member Jisnu Basu, and Pradeep Joshi in an assault case in .....
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SC Directs High Courts to Make E-Filing Mandatory in Certain Categories from January 2022(18.10.2021)
Supreme Court has given instructions as per letter dated October 9, 2021 to make e-filing of petitions mandatory in certain categories from January 1,.....
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Madras HC Directs State to Conduct Periodical Inspections of Children's Homes(18.10.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the concerned State authorities to conduct periodical inspections of Children's Homes in order to regulate the living c.....
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Madras HC Directs State to Conduct Periodical Inspections of Children's Home(19.10.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the concerned State authorities to conduct periodical inspections of Children's Homes in order to regulate the living c.....
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ITAT, Mumbai: Activities Undertaken by Builders Association Not Trade, Commerce or Business(16.03.2021)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai has allowed the exemption under section 11(1)(a) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 as activities undertaken by .....
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Delhi HC Seeks Centre's Response on Petition for Inclusion of Severe Mental Illness as Comorbidity(16.03.2021)
Delhi High Court has sought the Centre's response on a petition seeking directions for the inclusion of mental illnesses in the classification of como.....
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P&H HC Marks Inquiry Into Allegations of Illegal Detention and Custodial Torture of Shiv Kumar(17.03.2021)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has marked an inquiry into allegations of illegal detention and custodial torture of labour rights activist Shiv Kumar, .....
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Rajya Sabha Passes Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020(17.03.2021)
Rajya Sabha has passed the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020, in light of the need and demand for increased gestational limit an.....
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Karnataka HC Directs State to File Status Report for Steps Taken for Admission of Children(17.03.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the state government to file a status report enumerating the concrete steps taken either through Block Education Off.....
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Rajya Sabha Clears Bill to Regulate Allied & Healthcare Professions(17.03.2021)
Rajya Sabha has passed the National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Bill, 2020, to regulate and standardise the education and practic.....
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Delhi High Court Disposes Plea Alleging Dead Rat in Amul Buttermilk Packet(10.09.2021)
Delhi High Court has refused to entertain a woman's plea alleging that a dead rat or rotten chicken flesh was found in Amul's buttermilk Packet, there.....
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Finance Ministry Extends Due Date for Filing of Income Tax Returns (ITRs) for FY 2020-2021(10.09.2021)
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has extended the due date of filing of income-tax returns and various reports of audit for the Assessment Year 20.....
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Delhi HC Seeks Response of CBI in Bail Plea Filed by Anil Deshmukh’s Lawyer, Anand Daga(10.09.2021)
Delhi High Court has sought response of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the bail plea filed by former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Desh.....
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Delhi High Court Asks Delhi Govt to Enhance Capacity of Narco Analysis Test Facility(13.09.2021)
Delhi High Court has asked the Delhi Government to enhance the said capacity so as to ensure that there is no backlog, observing that the capacity of .....
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Madras High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking a Ban on Chanting of Mantras in Tamil in Temples(13.09.2021)
Madras High Court has rejected a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking directions to be issued to the Tamil Nadu government to withdraw the 'Annai .....
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Delhi HC Grants Bail to Man Accused of Speeding Away Car With Cop on Bonnet(29.09.2021)
Delhi High Court has granted bail to a man accused of speeding away his car with a police officer on its bonnet. The Court said that he will not be ab.....
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Kerala HC Disposes Plea Questioning Practices Related To Engaging Foreign Pilots On Contract(30.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed a former Indigo Airlines Captain, a Portuguese national who had questioned practices related to engaging foreign pilots.....
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Kerala HC: Power under Section 25 of Rent Act Is Not Appellate Power(04.10.2021)
Kerala High Court has observed that the power exercisable by High Court under Section 25 of Kerala Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act (Rent Act) i.....
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Mumbai Court Issues Process Against Anil Deshmukh For Non-Compliane Of ED Summons In PMLA Case(04.10.2021)
A local court in Mumbai has issued a process against former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on an application filed by the Enforcement Directo.....
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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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CESTAT, Ahmedabad: Base Oil SN50 Cannot be Classified as High Speed Diesel(05.10.2021)
Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Ahmedabad, while setting aside the redemption fine and penalties imposed on Rajkamal Ind.....
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Karnataka HC Directs Appearance of State Officials for Survey of Children Forced to Street Vending(15.02.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed senior officials of various departments to remain present before it on 18th February, 2021 before a survey is conduc.....
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Karnataka HC: French Civil Code Applicable to Descendents of Renouncants in Puducherry(15.02.2021)
Karnataka High Court has granted divorce to a couple under the French Civil Code as they were descendants of inhabitants of Puducherry who were govern.....
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J&K HC Quashes Sedition Case Against Elected Councillor of LAHDC(15.02.2021)
Jammu & Kashmir High Court has quashed a sedition case filed against an elected Councillor of LAHDC (Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh) .....
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Bar Council Disallows Carrying of Study Material in Exam Hall for AIBE-XVI Onwards(15.02.2021)
Bar Council of India has notified that All India Bar Examination-XVI (AIBE-XVI) onwards, no books, notes, or study material will be allowed in the Exa.....
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Karnataka HC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Validity of Karnataka Civil Services Act(15.02.2021)
Karnataka High Court has issued notice to the State government on a petition questioning the Karnataka Civil Services (Procedure for selection of cand.....
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Allahabad High Court Issues Direction to Not File FIR Under Section 66A IT Act(14.12.2021)
Allahabad High Court has issued a direction to all the District Courts in Uttar Pradesh and to the Director-General of Police, Uttar Pradesh that no F.....
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Meghalaya HC: Granting Bail on Humanitarian Grounds Not Legally Tenable(14.12.2021)
Meghalaya High Court has observed that granting of bail on humanitarian grounds is not legally tenable while setting aside the bail granted to an accu.....
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Lok Sabha Passes NDPS(Amendment) Bill 2021 to Correct a Drafting Error(14.12.2021)
Lok Sabha has passed the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Bill, 2021 seeking to amend the NDPS Act, 1985 to correct a drafting e.....
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Orissa High Court Directs Postponement of State Film Awards Ceremony(14.12.2021)
Orissa High Court has directed the postponement of the Odisha State Film Awards ceremony which was scheduled to be held tomorrow and the day after tom.....
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Delhi HC Denies Anticipatory Bail to Project Promoter for Misappropriating, Siphoning Off Funds(14.12.2021)
Delhi High Court has denied anticipatory bail to a construction project promoter in the two FIRs registered over misappropriation and siphoning off of.....
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AAAR, Karnataka: Landfill-Pit is Civil Structure, No ITC Available(15.12.2021)
Appellate Authority of Advance Ruling (AAAR), Karnataka, has upheld the ruling of Authority of Advance Ruling holding that the landfill-pit is a civil.....
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Madras HC Directs on Encroachment on Forest Land and Preservation of Wildlife Corridors(24.03.2021)
Madras High Court has observed that no encroachment must be allowed on forest land and directed the Tamil Nadu Government to take all steps to ensure .....
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SC Refuses to Entertain Param Bir Singh's Plea Seeking CBI Probe Against Anil Deshmukh(24.03.2021)
Supreme Court has asked Former Mumbai Police chief Param Bir Singh to approach Bombay High Court with his plea seeking CBI investigation in the allege.....
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Parliament Passes GNCTD Amendment Bill to Enhance Powers of Delhi Lieutenant Governor(25.03.2021)
Rajya Sabha has passed the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2021. The Bill seeks to enhance the powers of Lieutenan.....
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Lok Sabha Passes Bill to Amend Juvenile Justice Act(25.03.2021)
Lok Sabha has passed the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Bill, 2021. The Bill seeks to re-define the category of "serious.....
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Madras HC Grants Compensation to Woman's Family Who Fell from Overcrowded Train(26.03.2021)
Madras High Court has ordered compensation of Rs. 8 lakh along with 6% interest to the family of a woman who died in the year 2014 as she was travelli.....
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Supreme Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to Man Accused of Rape(30.03.2021)
Supreme Court has granted anticipatory bail to Jude Lobo, a Goa-based restaurateur, Jude Lobo, who is named as an accused in an FIR lodged by a Delhi-.....
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SC: Failure of Promise to Marry in Prolonged Relationship Not to Deem Consensual Sex as Rape(02.03.2021)
Supreme Court has said in a prolonged live-in relationship, consensual sex between a couple could not be categorised as rape if the man failed to keep.....
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Madras HC Disposes of PIL Challenging Levy of Fees for Unutilized Facilities in 2020-21(02.03.2021)
Madras High Court has disposed of a Public Interest Litigation filed by over 90 students of the School of Excellence in Law, affiliated to the Tamil N.....
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Supreme Court Grants Bail to Undertrial Languishing in Jail for 9 Years(02.03.2021)
Supreme Court has granted bail to an accused in a murder case who had been languishing in jail for 9 years while observing that there was no likelihoo.....
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Calcutta High Court Seeks Report on Existing VC Facilities at District Courts & Tribunals in State(04.01.2022)
Calcutta High Court has directed the State government to apprise the Court about the steps which are taken to set up video conferencing facilities in .....
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J&K&L High Court Orders 10 Lakh Compensation in Illegal Deprivation of Land Case(04.01.2022)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has directed the Jammu and Kashmir Government to pay Rs. 10 Lakh as compensation to the petitioners in a case .....
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Gauhati HC Asks State to Apprise Court of Alleged Encounter Killings and Action Taken(04.01.2022)
Gauhati High Court has asked the State Government to apprise the Court about the alleged encounter killings and the action taken by the State in a Pub.....
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Orissa High Court Directs Postponement of State Film Awards Ceremony(14.12.2021)
Orissa High Court has directed the postponement of the Odisha State Film Awards ceremony which was scheduled to be held tomorrow and the day after tom.....
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Delhi HC Denies Anticipatory Bail to Project Promoter for Misappropriating, Siphoning Off Funds(14.12.2021)
Delhi High Court has denied anticipatory bail to a construction project promoter in the two FIRs registered over misappropriation and siphoning off of.....
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Allahabad High Court Issues Direction to Not File FIR Under Section 66A IT Act(14.12.2021)
Allahabad High Court has issued a direction to all the District Courts in Uttar Pradesh and to the Director-General of Police, Uttar Pradesh that no F.....
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Kerala HC: Mere Possibility of Individual Occupying Premises Not Adequate to Make Necessary Party(17.01.2022)
Kerala High Court has ruled that a mere possibility of an individual occupying the premises through a licence is not adequate to make them a necessary.....
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Securities and Exchange Board of India Cuts Timeline for Filing Settlement Application to 60 Days(18.01.2022)
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has cut the timeline for filing settlement applications to just 60 days from the current 180 days in its.....
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SC Directs All States to Provide Number of Migrant Children in Each State(13.04.2021)
Supreme Court has directed all States to provide data pertaining to numbers of migrant children and children of migrant workers in the State as well a.....
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Delhi HC Directs Government to Seek Instructions on Computer Facility for Under-Trial Prisoners(14.04.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed Delhi government to seek instructions on prayers for computer, internet facility with limited website access, and physic.....
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MP HC: Failure to Produce Necessary Documents Will Lead to Cancellation of Registration(15.04.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that the failure to produce necessary documents will lead to cancellation of registration for supply of goods under.....
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Karnataka HC Issues Notice Questioning Legality of Nominating People to State Board for Wildlife(16.04.2021)
Karnataka High Court has issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation questioning the legality of nominating nine people, including the son of an MLA.....
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Karnataka HC Issues Notice Questioning Legality of Nominating People to State Board for Wildlife(16.04.2021)
Karnataka High Court has issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation questioning the legality of nominating nine people, including the son of an MLA.....
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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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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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SC Allows Impleading States in PIL Seeking Protection of Migrant Children's Fundamental Rights(09.03.2021)
Supreme Court has allowed impleading the States in the Public Interest Litigation filed by Child Rights Trust seeking directions for protection of the.....
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SC Suggests Amendments to Sections 11(7), 37 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act(09.03.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that the amendments to Section 11(7) and 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 might be necessary so that the or.....
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Allahabad HC Directs Filing of Steps Taken for Construction of Toilets in Police Stations(09.03.2021)
Allahabad High Court has told the Home Secretary of the Uttar Pradesh Government to file an affidavit in respect of steps taken for construction of la.....
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Jharkhand HC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance of Murder of a Family as Part of 'Witch-Hunt'(09.03.2021)
Jharkhand High Court has taken suo moto cognizance of the 'disturbing' killings of five members of a family in the State, including a five years old c.....
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SC: Limitation Period for Filing 'Section 11' Application Governed by Article 137 Limitation Act(10.03.2021)
Supreme Court has stated that the period of limitation for filing an application under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 would .....
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Supreme Court Refuses Urgent Listing for Builders' Plea to Lift Construction Ban in Delhi(06.12.2021)
Supreme Court has turned down a plea made on behalf of a builders group for urgent listing of its plea to lift the blanket ban imposed on construction.....
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AAR: Activity of Bus Bodybuilding is Supply of Goods and Services Depending on Principal Supply(07.12.2021)
Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR), Uttar Pradesh has ruled that activity of bus body building is supply of goods and services depending on the princip.....
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Supreme Court Asks to Chalk Out Plan to Rehabilitate Evicted Slum Dwellers(07.12.2021)
Supreme Court has asked the Ministry of Railways, State Governments and Municipal Corporations to chalk out a plan with regards to rehabilitation of s.....
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Bombay HC Restrains PMLA Adjudicating Authority from Passing Orders on Anil Deshmukh's Assets(07.12.2021)
Bombay High Court has restrained the Adjudicating Authority under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act from passing orders on the provisional attach.....
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Karnataka HC Directs to Ensure Disbursal of Funds for Construction of New District Court Building(07.12.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the Principal Secretary (Law Department) to apprise the concerned government authorities to release funds for the co.....
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Kerala HC: Where Dispute Not Adjudicated Upon by Authority, Dispute Becomes Arbitrable(08.12.2021)
Kerala High Court has ruled that if a dispute is to be adjudicated upon by an authority other than the Arbitrator as per the agreement between the par.....
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DGFT Notifies Extension of Date for Mandatory Electronic Filing of Non-Preferential CoO(16.11.2021)
Director-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has notified the extension of the Date for Mandatory electronic filing of Non-Preferential Certificate of Ori.....
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SC Directs Magistrates/Collectors to Take Steps as per SOP for Care and Protection of Children(16.11.2021)
Supreme Court has directed all the District Magistrates/ Collectors of all the state governments and UTs to take steps in accordance with the Standard.....
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Kerala High Court Issues Strict Instructions to Expeditiously Remove Illegal Flag Posts in State(16.11.2021)
Kerala High Court has issued strict instructions to the State to ensure that no new unauthorised flag posts are installed in the State and to remove t.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice on PIL Seeking Unlimited Attempts to Appear Civil Services Examination(16.11.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation seeking unlimited number of attempts to appear in Civil Services Examination for al.....
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Kerala HC Quashes Sessions Court Order Imposing Time Limit on Siby Mathews' Pre-Arrest Bail(16.11.2021)
Kerala High Court has set aside the 60 days time limit imposed on the pre-arrest bail granted by the Sessions Court to former DGP Siby Mathews, the fo.....
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Deli HC Asks to Give Clean Chit to Player Manik Batra Over Non-Selection for Championship(16.11.2021)
Delhi High Court has asked the Table Tennis Federation of India to give a clean chit to player Manika Batra, who had made a complaint against the nati.....
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SC Issues Notice in PIL Seeking Provision of Common Utility Ducts Along Highways & Other Roadways(17.03.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice in plea filed seeking directions to the government to mandatorily provide common utility duct for all public utilities.....
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Kerala HC Directs State on Convening Special Medical Board to Assess Disability of Special Children(18.03.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the State government to take an appropriate decision on convening special medical boards to assess the disability of sp.....
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Gauhati HC Allows Tea Estate Owners to Decide on Daily Wages of Plantation Workers(18.03.2021)
Gauhati High Court has allowed tea estate owners in Assam to decide if they want to follow the State government’s order on increasing the daily wages .....
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Delhi HC Directs Factions of Munjal Family to Approach Arbitration in Trademark Dispute(18.03.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed two factions of the Munjal family battling over a trademark to approach an arbitrator, as has been stipulated in the set.....
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SC: Family Courts Does Not Have Plenary Powers to Do Away with Mandatory Procedure(18.03.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that Family Courts does not have plenary powers to do away with the mandatory procedural requirements. The Court has observ.....
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Orissa HC Expresses Serious Concern Over Lack of Basic Amenities at Rehabilitation Colony(16.12.2021)
Orissa High Court has expressed serious concern over the lack of basic amenities at the rehabilitation and resettlement colony set up by the Cuttack M.....
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Delhi HC Directs Treatment of Children Suffering from Rare Diseases(15.12.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed that the treatment of children suffering from rare diseases be started forthwith at AIIMS or other Centres of Excellence.....
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Karnataka HC Issues Notice on Plea Against Levy of Property Tax on Buildings & Lands(16.12.2021)
Karnataka High Court has issued notice on a plea challenging certain provisions of the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act 1976 that provide for levy.....
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Kerala HC: Father Legally Bound to Provide Maintenance to Child Born Out of Interfaith Marriage(15.12.2021)
Kerala High Court has ruled that a father is legally obligated to provide maintenance for his child born out of an inter-faith marriage.
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AAR, Gujarat: 5% GST Leviable on Ammonium Sulphate Supplied for Direct Use as Fertilizers(17.12.2021)
Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR), Gujarat has ruled that 5% goods and services tax (GST) is leviable on Ammonium Sulphate supplied for direct use as .....
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Kerala High Court Directs State to Supply Facilities to Perform Night Autopsies(16.12.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the State government to provide adequate facilities and staff in all the Government Medical Colleges in the State to fa.....
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SC: Mechanical Compliance of Stipulations U/Sec 63 Succession Act Does Not Prove Execution of Will(29.11.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that mechanical compliance of stipulations under Section 63 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925, does not prove the executio.....
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SC: Hostile Witness's Credible Evidence Can Form Basis for Conviction in Criminal Trial(29.11.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that credible evidence even of a hostile witnesses can form the basis for conviction in a criminal trial. The Court has sai.....
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SC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking National Level Plan for Rehabilitation of Covid 19 Affected Families(29.11.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a writ petition seeking formulation and preparation of National Level Plan in tandem with the State Government to e.....
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SC: Illegal Use of Licensed Weapon Per Se Not Offence Unless Misdemeanour Proved(29.11.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that illegal use of a licensed or sanctioned weapon per se does not constitute an offence under Section 27 of the Arms Act,.....
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Karnataka HC Directs Keeping of Minor Girl in Juvenile Centre to Allow Her to Continue Her Studies(29.11.2021)
Karnataka High Court has come to the rescue of a minor girl who willingly left her parents home as they allegedly discontinued her education and were .....
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SC Reduces Jail Sentence Awarded to Man Accused of Killing a Person for Stealing Pigeon(22.09.2021)
Supreme Court reduced jail sentence awarded to an accused who allegedly killed a person for 'stealing' his pigeon. The Court has said that the killing.....
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Central Board Direct Taxes Issues E-Filing ITR 6 Schema Changes for AY 2021-22(23.09.2021)
Central Board Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued e-Filing ITR 6 Schema Changes for Assessment Year 2021-22. The purpose of this document is to track the c.....
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Kerala HC : Lawyer Owes Paramount Responsibility to Client First and Court Second(23.09.2021)
Kerala High Court remarked that a lawyer owes paramount responsibility to his client first, and to the court second, while dismissing the anticipatory.....
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ITAT, Bangalore: Independent Building with More Than One Residential Unit Eligible for Capital Gain(27.09.2021)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Bangalore has held that an independent building with more than one residential unit within it shall be eligible .....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea Alleging Surveillance of Mobile Phones and Internet Devices(27.09.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice on a plea filed by an Advocate alleging that his mobile phone and internet devices were put under surveillance at t.....
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Delhi HC Grants Bail to Mohd. Saleem Khan in Connection with murder of Constable Ratan Lal(27.09.2021)
Delhi High Court has granted bail to Mohd. Saleem Khan while denying it to Mohd. Ibrahim in connection with murder of Head Constable Ratan Lal and cau.....
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Madras HC Issues Directions to State for Rehabilitation of Victims and Families(14.09.2021)
Madras High Court has issued a host of directions to the State government for the rehabilitation of the victims and their families of the 2018 inciden.....
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Bombay HC Inquires About Adequacy of Steps Taken to Vaccinate Mentally Ill Homeless Persons(14.09.2021)
Bombay High Court has asked the Maharashtra Government to file a "better affidavit" regarding the steps to vaccinate mentally-ill homeless wanderers a.....
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P&H High Court Condones Mandatory Period of 1Yr for Filing Divorce Petition(14.09.2021)
P&H HC has granted divorce decree to a couple who had stayed together only for two days after they had gotten married. The Court has allowed the appli.....
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SC Directs Faridabad Municipal Corporation to Roll Out Provisional Rehabilitation Scheme(15.09.2021)
Supreme Court has asked the Municipal Corporation of Faridabad to roll out a provisional scheme for rehabilitation of residents in relation to the dem.....
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Calcutta HC Seeks Response in Plea Seeking Deployment of Parliamentary Forces in WB Municipal Poll(08.02.2022)
Calcutta High Court has sought response from the State Election Commission as well as the State government in a batch of PILs seeking deployment of ce.....
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Karnataka HC Seeks Explanation on Another Technology for Automatic Pothole Filling Machine(08.02.2022)
Karnataka High Court has sought for an explanation from the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) as to what arrangement was made for using anothe.....
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Lok Sabha Passes LLP (Amendment) Bill to Boost Ease of Doing Business(10.08.2021)
Lok Sabha has passed the Limited Liability Partnership (Amendment) Bill, 2021 which seeks to encourage the start-up ecosystem and further boost the ea.....
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Centre Introduces Constitutional Amendment Bill to Restore States' Power to Identify SEBCs(10.08.2021)
Central Government has introduced in the Lok Sabha the Constitution (One hundredth and twenty seventh amendment) Bill 2021 to restore the power of Sta.....
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Supreme Court: Wilful Breach of Undertaking Can Amount to Contempt(10.08.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that the wilful breach of the undertaking given to the Court can amount to Contempt under Section 2(b) of the Contempt of C.....
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Rajya Sabha Returns Lok Sabha the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill 2021 to Nullify Effect of Amendment(10.08.2021)
Rajya Sabha has returned to Lok Sabha the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill 2021 in the Lok Sabha which seeks to nullify the effect of the amendment brou.....
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RBI Proposes Penalties for Banks Failing to Replenish Bank ATMs Within Time(11.08.2021)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has proposed penalties for banks and White Label ATM operators if their ATMs are found to be lying without replenishment f.....
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Karnataka HC Requests Government to Consider Handing Over of Old Election Building(16.11.2021)
Karnataka High Court has requested the State government to consider handing over the Old Election Building and the Karnataka Government Insurance Depa.....
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Madras HC: Producer IS Copyright Owner In Film(17.11.2021)
In a copyright dispute, Madras HC observed that merely because the producer has given credit to the author for screenplay or dialogue, it would not am.....
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Delhi HC: District Courts Bound To Facilitate Hybrid/ VC Hearing At Parties' Request(17.11.2021)
Delhi High Court has observed that once its Full Court has permitted the city district courts to allow hybrid or video conferencing facility at the re.....
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Delhi HC Denies Bail To Man Accused Of Aiding Escape Of High Risk UTP From Judicial Custody(17.11.2021)
Delhi High Court has denied bail to a man accused of aiding the escape of a high-risk undertrial prisoner from lawful judicial custody.
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Bombay HC Grants Anticipatory Bail to Chartered Accountant Who Allegedly Submitted Bogus Surety(18.11.2021)
Bombay High Court has granted Anticipatory Bail to Chartered Accountants (CA) who has allegedly submitted a bogus surety.
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Tripura HC Directs Closure of Shops in State Selling Wild Animals, Birds Notified Under Wild Life Act(18.11.2021)
Tripura High Court has directed the authorities under the Wildlife (Protection) Act to take action regarding the closure of all such shops in the stat.....
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Allahabad High Court Grants Bail to Sharjeel Imam in Sedition Case Filed Over His Speech at AMU(29.11.2021)
Allahabad High Court has granted bail to Sharjeel Imam in a sedition case registered against him in Aligarh for allegedly delivering an anti-national .....
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Karnataka HC Grants Bail to Rape Accused Noting Victim Used to Video Call Accused(29.11.2021)
Karnataka High Court has granted bail to a rape accused noting that the victim, a married woman herself, used to make video calls to the accused early.....
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Madras High Court Returns Custody of Child to Adoptive Mother(29.11.2021)
Madras High Court has set aside an order of the Child Welfare Committee to lodge a child in one of the reception homes in a custody battle between the.....
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P&H HC Issues Notice on Plea Against PMO's RTI Response Denying PM CARES Fund Details(29.11.2021)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued a notice to the Chief Information Commission for its failure to decide the 2nd appeal against the order of de.....
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Lok Sabha Passes Farm Laws Repeal Bill 2021(29.11.2021)
Lok Sabha has passed the Farm Laws Repeal Bill 2021 to repeal the three contentious farms laws-Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Faci.....
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Calcutta High Court Rejects Anticipatory Bail Plea of Mamata Banerjee's Polling Agent Sheikh Sufiyan(30.11.2021)
Calcutta High Court has rejected the anticipatory bail plea moved by TMC leader Sheikh Sufiyan in the West Bengal post-poll violence case currently be.....
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Delhi HC: Non- Provision of Gap Between Detailed Medical and Review Medical, Not Faulty Procedure(31.01.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that merely because the Petitioner was not granted 15 days' gap between his Detailed Medical Examination and Review Medical .....
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Madras HC: Time Limit for Filing Written Statements to Counter Claims Not Mandatory(31.01.2022)
Madras High Court has held that the mandatory time limit of 120 days to file a written statement in a commercial suit is not applicable to written sta.....
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Meghalaya HC Refuses to Interfere with Summon to District Council for No-Confidence Motion(31.01.2022)
Meghalaya High Court has refused to interfere with a notice issued by the Governor of Meghalaya under Rule 36(5) of the Assam and Meghalaya Autonomous.....
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Allahabad HC: No Absolute Bar on Maintainability of Writ Against State in Contractual Matters(31.01.2022)
Allahabad High Court has observed that there is no absolute bar on the maintainability of a writ petition against the state and its instrumentalities .....
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#Economic Survey 2021-2022: Railways to Emerge as Engine of National Growth(31.01.2022)
The Indian railway sector in the next 10 years will see a very high level of capital expenditure leading to it eventually becoming the engine of natio.....
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Tamil Nadu Govt. Extends Time Limit for Furnishing VAT Audit Report in Electronic Form for FY 2020-21(03.01.2022)
Tamil Nadu Government has notified the extension of the time limit for Furnishing VAT Audit Report in electronic form for financial year 2020-21 till .....
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AAR: GST Payable on Services of Boarding and Lodging Facility for Officials of Municipal Corporation(03.01.2022)
Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR), Telangana has held that the goods and services tax (GST) payable on services of boarding and lodging facility for o.....
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Delhi HC: Once Bail is Granted Pending Completion of Trial, Same Must Not be Retracted(05.01.2022)
Delhi High Court has observed that once bail is granted to an accused pending completion of the Trial, the same must only be retracted in the face of .....
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SC: No Statutory Appeal Against Order u/s 14B of Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act(06.01.2022)
Supreme Court has held that no statutory appeal lies against an order passed under Section 14B(1) of the Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act, 1959, ref.....
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Calcutta HC Expects State to Decide Viability of Ganga Sagar Mela Amidst Covid-19 Situation(06.01.2022)
Calcutta High Court has sought the State government's response in a plea seeking cancellation of this year's Gangasagar Mela amidst the fresh surge in.....
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Delhi HC Makes E-Filing Compulsory for Central Govt, State Govt, Local Bodies & PSUs(06.01.2022)
Delhi High Court has made e-filing compulsory for Central Government, State Government, Local Bodies, PSUs etc in respect of all the cases from 17th J.....
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SC: Family Courts Does Not Have Plenary Powers to Do Away with Mandatory Procedure(18.03.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that Family Courts does not have plenary powers to do away with the mandatory procedural requirements. The Court has observ.....
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Delhi High Court Restrains Future Retail-Reliance Deal(18.03.2021)
Delhi High Court has restrained Future Retail from taking any further action on its Rs. 24,713 Crore Reliance deal and held that Future Retail has wil.....
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AAAR, UP: No ITC Can be Claimed on 5% GST Paid on Licence Fee to Indian Railway(19.03.2021)
Appellate Authority of Advance Ruling (AAAR), Uttar Pradesh while upholding the AAR’s ruling has held that no Input Tax Credit (ITC) can be claimed on.....
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SC Stays Order Sentencing Major General of Indian Army to Civil Imprisonment(19.03.2021)
Supreme Court has stayed the execution of an order sentencing a Major General of Indian Army and Defence Estates officers to civil imprisonment for 2 .....
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Allahabad HC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance of Missing Children of Couple Imprisoned for 5 Years(19.03.2021)
Allahabad High Court has taken suo moto cognizance of the plight of a couple, released from imprisonment 5 years after battling a false charge of murd.....
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Delhi HC Seeks Report Over Functioning of Illegally Constructed Temple on Public Land(08.12.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Police to submit a report regarding the functioning of an alleged illegally constructed temple on a public lan.....
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Bombay High Court Grants Pre-Arrest Bail to Actor Sahil Khan in Abetment to Suicide Case(08.12.2021)
Bombay High Court has granted pre-arrest bail to actor and fitness entrepreneur Sahil Khan in an abetment to suicide and defamation case.
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NHRC Takes Suo Motu Cognizance of Media Reports on Killing of Civilians in Nagaland(08.12.2021)
National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, India has taken suo-motu cognizance of media reports on the killing of at least 14 civilians in Oting village .....
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Lok Sabha Passes High Court and Supreme Court Judges Amendment Bill, 2021(09.12.2021)
Lok Sabha has passed the High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Bill, 2021 that seeks to amend the High Co.....
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Bombay HC Sets Aside Special NIA Court's Decision Staying Own Bail Order for Bookie Naresh Gaur(09.12.2021)
Bombay High Court has paved the way for release of Naresh Gaur, the first recipient of bail in the Ambani Terror Scare and Mansukh Hiran Murder Case. .....
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Madras HC Directs to Submit Report on Compensation Paid And Rehabilitation Measures Taken(09.12.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the state to submit a report detailing the quantum of compensation paid to the families of deceased manual scavengers s.....
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SC: SLP Filed Only Against Review Order Not Maintainable(10.03.2021)
Supreme Court has reiterated that Special leave Petitions filed only against the order of the High Court in Review Petition is not maintainable.
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Parliament Passes Arbitration & Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2021 for Automatic Stay on Awards(11.03.2021)
Rajya Sabha has passed the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2021 by voice vote. It seeks to amend the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, .....
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Kerala HC Directs State Police Chief to File Affidavit on Under-Utilization of Virtual Queue System(12.03.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the State Police Chief to file an affidavit, taking note of a report filed by the Sabarimala Special Commissioner (SPC).....
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NCPCR Issues Notice to Netflix to Stop Streaming of Show ‘Bombay Begums’(12.03.2021)
National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has issued a notice to Netflix and has asked subscription-based streaming service provider .....
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Rajasthan HC Dismisses Plea Opposing Closure of Century Old Railway School Running in Losses(16.02.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation opposing the decision of the railway authorities to close down the railway senior seco.....
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Tamil Nadu Govt Notifies Amendment to State Subordinate Police Officers’ Conduct Rules(18.02.2022)
Tamil Nadu Government has notified an amendment to the State's Subordinate Police Officers' Conduct Rules,1964 by the inclusion of Rule 24-C, prohibit.....
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Allahabad HC Issues Notice to UP Dy-CM Keshav Maurya in Illegal House Grabbing Case(17.12.2021)
Allahabad High Court has issued a notice to Keshav Prasad Maurya, Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh directing him to file a counter affidavit in .....
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Delhi HC Denies Bail to Man Accused of Being Part of Mob During North East Delhi Riots(17.12.2021)
Delhi High Court has denied bail to a man accused of being part of a mob that had killed one Suleman during the North East Delhi riots, considering th.....
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Gauhati High Court Imposes Interim Stay on Assam Govt's Order to Evict 244 Villagers(21.12.2021)
Gauhati High Court has restrained the Assam government from evicting 244 people from Dhekiajuli town in Assam's Sonitpur district. The Court has direc.....
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Bar Council of India Postpones Proposed Elections to Offices of Chairman & Other Office Bearers(17.12.2021)
Bar Council of India (BCI) has informed the Karnataka High Court that it has postponed the proposed elections to the office of the Chairman, Vice-Chai.....
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Madras HC Takes Suo Motu Cognizance of Illegal Use of Govt School's Play Ground by Private School(17.12.2021)
Madras High Court has taken suo motu cognizance in a matter related to the use of a Government school playground by a private school and the local mun.....
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Patna HC Seeks Details on Health Infrastructure in Bihar from Chief Medical Officers(17.12.2021)
Patna High Court has asked the Chief Medical Officers presently posted in all the 38 districts of Bihar to furnish details regarding health infrastruc.....
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Karnataka HC Directs State to Submit Details About Instances of Criminal Cases Against MPs(12.08.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State government to submit details about instances of criminal cases registered against serving and former membe.....
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Delhi Court Allows Bail of Lawyer Ashwini Upadhyay in Connection with Anti-Muslim Slogans(12.08.2021)
Delhi Court has allowed the bail plea of former Delhi BJP Spokesperson and Supreme Court lawyer Ashwini Upadhyay, who was arrested and remanded to two.....
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Parliament Passes General Insurance Business (Nationalization) Amendment Bill 2021(12.08.2021)
Parliament has passed the General Insurance Business (Nationalization) Amendment Bill 2021 which removes the condition that the Central Government sho.....
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P&H HC Grants Interim Anticipatory Bail to Ex-Punjab DGP Sumedh Singh Saini in Corruption Case(13.08.2021)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted interim Anticipatory Bail to former Punjab Director-General of Police Sumedh Singh Saini in a corruption cas.....
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Karnataka HC Extends Interim Order Restraining Makers of Documentary ‘Wild Karnataka’(13.08.2021)
Karnataka High Court has extended the interim order passed by it on 29th June 2021 by which it had restrained the makers of the documentary 'Wild Karn.....
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Kerala High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to Former Gujarat DGP Sreekumar(13.08.2021)
Kerala High Court has granted anticipatory bail to former Gujarat DGP RB Sreekumar, two former Kerala Police officers S. Vijayan and Thampi S. Durga, .....
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Madras HC: Accused Can be Convicted Under POCSO Act Solely on Testimony of Victim Child(27.10.2021)
Madras High Court has reiterated that an accused can be convicted under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 solely based.....
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Allahabad High Court Grants Bail to Man Arrested for Allegedly Possessing 349 Kilogram of Ganja(27.10.2021)
Allahabad High Court has granted bail to a man booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) from whose possession .....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Complainant's Plea Challenging Anticipatory Bail of MP Prince Paswan(28.10.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice on the plea filed by complainant challenging the anticipatory bail granted to Lok Janshakti Party MP Prince Paswan .....
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Karnataka High Court Grants Bail to Kerala CPI(M) Leader's Son Bineesh Kodiyeri in PMLA Case(29.10.2021)
Karnataka High Court has allowed the bail application filed by Bineesh Kodiyeri, son of Kerala CPI (M) leader Kodiyeri Balakrishnan who was arrested b.....
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Meghalaya HC Issues Notice on PIL Plea Alleging Non-Availability of Modern Cancer Care Facilities(01.11.2021)
Meghalaya High Court has issued notice to the Union of India and State Government on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea filed alleging inordinate.....
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MP HC: Accused Entitled to Seek Bail on Sole Ground of Arrest Violating 'Arnesh Kumar' Guidelines(20.05.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the State Director General of Police to instruct all police officers to strictly follow 'Arnesh Kumar' guidelin.....
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Kerala High Court Notifies Modified Sitting and Filing Arrangements(20.05.2021)
Kerala High Court has notified its modified filing process and sitting arrangements for the lockdown period. As per the Official Notification, the Cou.....
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Kerala HC Extends Life of Interim Orders and Interim Bails Till May 31(21.05.2021)
Kerala High Court has extended the life of its interim orders, orders from matters relating to Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 and.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking Directions on NCLAT to Modify SOP on Electronic Filing(21.05.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice in a plea seeking directions on the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal to modify its Standard Operating Proced.....
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Madras HC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Free Covid Treatment in Tamil Nadu(24.05.2021)
Madras High Court has issued notice to the State Government on a petition seeking free Covid treatment at all private Nursing Homes, Polyclinics and H.....
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Allahabad HC Quashes Order of Suspension for Person Failing to Resume Office After Covid Leave(24.05.2021)
Allahabad High Court has quashed an order passed by the concerned authorities of Uttar Pradesh Government, suspending the services of one Gaurav Bansa.....
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Rajya Sabha Passes Bill to Increase Foreign Direct Investment in Indian Insurance Sector to 74%(19.03.2021)
Rajya Sabha has passed the Insurance (Amendment) Bill, 2021 which seeks to increase the maximum permissible Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the ins.....
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SC Grants Time to Centre to Respond to Non Functioning of National Board for Wildlife(19.03.2021)
Supreme Court has granted Centre time to respond to the Public Interest Litigation filed regarding non-functioning of National Board for Wildlife cons.....
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SC Asks Petitioner Seeking Directions to Include Details of Candidates on EVMs to Send Copy to AG(19.03.2021)
Supreme Court has asked a petitioner seeking directions to include the photograph, age and qualifications of contesting candidates in Electronic Votin.....
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SC: Delay in Filing Appeals Beyond 90, 60 or 30 Days Can be Condoned(22.03.2021)
Supreme Court has overruled its 2019 verdict in the case M/s NV International vs State of Assam which had strictly held that a delay of more than 120 .....
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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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Rajya Sabha Passes Surrogacy and Assisted Reproductive Technology Bills(09.12.2021)
Rajya Sabha has cleared the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2020, and the Assistive Reproduction Technology (Regulation) Bill, 2021. The two bills aim to.....
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Madras HC Refuses to IPS Officer Plea to Reject MS Dhoni’s Plaint in Civil Suit Seeking Damages(10.12.2021)
Madras High Court has refused to entertain an application filed by IPS officer G. Sampath Kumar to reject the plaint in a civil suit, preferred by cri.....
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Karnataka HC Directs ECI Not to Announce Election Results to be Held to Legislative Council(10.12.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) not to announce the results of the elections to be held to the Legislative Co.....
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Chhattisgarh HC Directs GST Authority to Re-Open Online Portal to Enable Filing of Form TRAN-1(10.12.2021)
Chhattisgarh High Court has directed the Goods and Services Tax Authority to re-open online portal to enable filing of Form TRAN-1 electronically or a.....
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Orissa HC Directs GSTN to Take Steps to Facilitate Filing of TRAN-1(10.12.2021)
Orissa High Court has directed the Goods and Service Tax Network (GSTN) to either modify the Goods and Service Tax (GST) portal to facilitate filing o.....
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SC: Duty on Insurer to Indemnify If Insured Suffers Sudden Sickness or Ailment(10.12.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that if the insured suffers a sudden sickness or ailment which is not expressly excluded under the policy, a duty is cast o.....
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Bombay HC Allows 58 Jain Temple Premises to Operate Kitchen for Nine Days of Ayambil Tap(19.04.2021)
Bombay High Court has allowed 58 Jain temple/trusts to open up their kitchens for cooking 'pious food' for the nine days of Ayambil Oli Fast, after th.....
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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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Calcutta HC Quashes Order Imposing Penalty for Expiry of E-Way Bill as No Intention to Evade Tax(02.03.2022)
Calcutta High Court has quashed the order imposing penalty for expiry of e-way bill as there was no intention to evade tax. The Court has set aside th.....
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SC: Mere Filing of Representation Before Authorities Does Not Extend Limitation Period(03.03.2022)
Supreme Court has observed that mere filing of representation before authorities does not extend the period of limitation.
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Finance Ministry Enables New E-Bill System to Enable Paperless Submission of Bills/Claims(03.03.2022)
Finance Ministry has enabled the new e-Bill system to enable paperless submission, end to end digital processing of bills with the objective of ease o.....
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Supreme Court Directs Grant of Disability Pension to Member of Territorial Army(20.12.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the grant of disability pension to a member of the Territorial Army by rejecting the reliance placed by the Union of India .....
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Lok Sabha Passes Election Laws Amendment Bill to Link Voter ID with Aadhaar(21.12.2021)
Lok Sabha has passed the Election Laws(Amendment) Bill 2021 to link voter identity cards with Aadhaar. The Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 seeks .....
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Supreme Court Sets Aside HC Order Condoning Delay of 1011 Days in Filing Second Appeal(21.12.2021)
Supreme Court has set aside a High Court's order condoning a huge delay of 1011 days in preferring a second appeal in a case where no sufficient or sa.....
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Bombay High Court Refuses Bail to Armaan Kohli in Narcotics Case(21.12.2021)
Bombay High Court has rejected the bail application of actor Armaan Kohli in a drug trafficking case. The Court has granted bail to alleged consumers .....
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Delhi HC Orders Removal of Illegally Constructed Temple on Public Land(21.12.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to remove a temple, alleged to be illegally constructed on a public land in city's Defence Colony a.....
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Karnataka Assembly Passes Bill to Impose Restrictions on Religious Conversions(24.12.2021)
Karnataka Legislative Assembly has passed the Karnataka Protection of Right To Freedom Of Religion Bill, 2021, which seeks to impose restrictions on r.....
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President Gives Assent to GNCTD Amendment Bill, 2021(30.03.2021)
President of India, Ram Nath Kovind has granted assent to the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2021, which enhances.....
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Supreme Court : PILs Cannot be Thrown Out Only Because Petitioner Belongs to Rival Political Party(30.03.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) cannot be thrown out only because the petitioner belongs to a rival political party.....
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Delhi Court Grants Bail to One in Republic Day Violence(31.03.2021)
Delhi Court has granted bail to one Akashpreet Singh in connection with the violence that broke out during the tractor parade on Republic Day in relat.....
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SC: Deposit Made Under Section 21(5) MMDRA for Illegal Mining Not "Proceeds Of Crime" Under PMLA(31.03.2021)
Supreme Court has expressed a prima facie view that deposit made under Section 21(5) of the Mines and Minerals Development and Regulation Act, 1957 (M.....
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Punjab & Haryana High Court : U-Turn by Prosecutrix Before Court not Enough to Grant Bail to Accused(31.03.2021)
Punjab and Haryana High Court while hearing the bail plea of a rape accused, has held that "U-turn" by the prosecutrix before the trial Court is not .....
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Rajasthan Government Notifies E-Way Bill Limit to be Rs.1 Lakh w.e.f. 1 April 2021(31.03.2021)
Rajasthan Government has notified the E-Way Bill limit to be Rs.1 Lakh with effect from 1 April, 2021. The Government seeks to amend notification No. .....
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Lok Sabha Clears Bill to Amend Mines & Minerals Act; Remove End Use Restrictions of Minerals(22.03.2021)
Lok Sabha has passed the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2021 by voice vote. The Bill seeks to amend the Mines and Min.....
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Lok Sabha Passes Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2021(22.03.2021)
Lok Sabha has passed the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2021, that seeks to amend the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, .....
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Chhattisgarh High Court Rejects Challenge Against Civil Judge (Entry Level) Exam, 2020(22.03.2021)
Chhattisgarh High Court has dismissed a batch of 52 writ petitions challenging the Civil Judge (Entry Level) Examination, 2020 conducted by the State .....
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P&H HC: Partner Cannot Claim Experience of Erstwhile Firm in Independent Capacity(22.03.2021)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that a person who was earlier a partner of an erstwhile partnership firm could not claim the benefit of experie.....
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Rajasthan HC: Proper Facts & Evidence Must Be Placed Before Court to Invoke PIL Jurisdiction(07.03.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has observed that a citizen approaching the court in a public interest jurisdiction holds greater duty to make full research and .....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice in Plea of Establishment of Covid Care Facilities for Judicial Officers(30.04.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice in a plea concerning establishment of Covid care centres and facilities for Judicial officers in the national capit.....
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Bombay HC Directs Police to Trace Out Remdesivir Boxes Unloaded by BJP MP Sujay Vikhe Patil(30.04.2021)
Bombay High has taken strong exception to a press conference held by the Ahmednagar District Collector to support BJP MP Dr.Sujay Vikhe Patil in relat.....
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Bar Council of India Extends Last Date of Registration for AIBE-XVI Examinations(30.04.2021)
Bar Council of India (BCI) has decided to extend the last date of registration for the All India Bar Exam (AIBE) XVI till June 15, 2021. The Bar Counc.....
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P&H HC: Prohibition of Child Marriage Law Does Not Differentiate on Basis of Religion(03.05.2021)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that even though Muslim Personal law permits marriage upon attaining the age of puberty, the Prohibition of.....
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SC Stays Kerala HC Judgment Allowing Live-In Couple to Reclaim Surrendered Biological Child(04.05.2021)
Supreme Court has stayed the operation of a Kerala High Court judgment that restored the custody of a surrendered child to his biological parents, a c.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice to DCPCR & Others on Plea for Rehabilitation of Affected Children(13.08.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice to DCPCR & Others on a petition seeking requisite steps to eradicate the problem of child beggary and related probl.....
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MP HC Directs to Frame Guidelines on E-Mulaqat Facility to Prisoners with Lawyers, Family Members(16.08.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the State Government to frame a SOP or guidelines on E-Mulaqat facility to be provided to prisoners in the Stat.....
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Madras HC Directs to Frame Regulations on Use of Mobile Phones and Cameras During Office Hours(16.03.2022)
Madras High Court has criticised the public servants who utilise mobile phones and cameras during office hours unnecessarily and directed the Governme.....
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Govt. Reduces GST to 5% on Domestic Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul Services in Aviation Industry(16.03.2022)
Ministry of Civil Aviation has notified the reduction in Goods and Service Tax (GST) from 18% to 5% on Domestic Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul Serv.....
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Allahabad HC Directs to File Personal Affidavit in PIL Seeking Constructive Disposal of Cooking Oil(16.03.2022)
Allahabad High Court has directed the Commissioner, Food Safety & Drug Administration (State of UP) to file his personal affidavit in a Public Interes.....
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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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DGFT Notifies Extension of Date for Mandatory Electronic Filing on Non-Preferential CoO(20.10.2021)
Director-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has notified the extension of the Date for Mandatory electronic filing of the Non-Preferential Certificate of.....
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SC: Period for Filing of Written Statement Directory In Civil Suits; But Mandatory in Commercial Suit(20.10.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that the period of 90 days for filing of written statement under Order VIII Rule 1 of Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 in civi.....
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Karnataka HC: No Prohibition to Give Information After Filing of B-Report by Police(20.10.2021)
Karnataka High Court has said that once an investigation is completed and B-Report is filed by the police, there is no prohibition to give information.....
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Bombay High Court Grants NIA Time to Respond in Anand Teltumbde's Bail Appeal(21.10.2021)
Bombay High Court has granted the National Investigation Agency (NIA) two weeks to respond to Dalit scholar Anand Teltumbde's bail appeal. The Court h.....
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Kerala High Court Urges Excise Department and BEVCO to Provide Walk-in Facilities at Liquor Outlets(21.10.2021)
Kerala High Court has urged the Excise Department and BEVCO to start thinking about providing walk-in facilities at liquor outlets, instead of letting.....
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Karnataka High Court Directs to Permit Filing of TRAN-1 Electronically or Manually Within 30 days(22.10.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the Good and Service Tax (GST) Authority to permit the filing of TRAN-1 either electronically or manually within 30 .....
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Delhi HC Quashes Delisting Order Issued by Railways Without Show Cause Notice(10.12.2021)
Delhi High Court has quashed a delisting order issued to an entity by the Railways without any show cause notice and reasonable opportunity to defend .....
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Allahabad HC Issues Contempt Notice to DMs Over Failure to Shut Down Brick Kilns(13.12.2021)
Allahabad High Court has issued a contempt notice against the District Magistrates of two districts of Uttar Pradesh, Gautam Budh Nagar and Bulandshah.....
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MP HC: Preliminary Assessment Under Section 15 Not Mandatory for Grant of Bail Under Section 12(29.03.2022)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that the Juvenile Justice Board's power to grant bail under Section 12 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protec.....
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Central Government Introduces Bill to Collect Biometrics of Prisoners(29.03.2022)
Central government has introduced the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022. The bill proposes to repeal Identification of Prisoner Act, 1920.....
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Supreme Court Grants Bail to Accused on Deposit of Amount in GST Scam(29.03.2022)
Supreme Court has granted bail to one of the Directors of M/s Miraj Products Private Limited on a condition to deposit Rs. 200 crores as a pre-require.....
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Delhi HC: No Extension of Limitation Where Defendant Not Prevented from Filing Written Statement(20.12.2021)
Delhi High Court has observed that the Supreme Court's orders on extension of limitation will not be applicable in circumstances where the defendant w.....
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Madras HC: Right to Default Bail Not Extinguished With Simultaneous Filing of Chargesheet(20.12.2021)
Madras High Court has delved deep into the statutory provisions and precedents that determine the four corners of default bail under Section 167(2) of.....
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Centre Introduces Bill to Raise Age of Marriage of Women as 21 Years in Lok Sabha(21.12.2021)
Union Ministry for Women and Child Development has introduced in the Lok Sabha the Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 2021, which seeks t.....
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Bombay HC Dismisses Appeal Filed by NIA Against Bail Granted to Naresh Gaur(22.12.2021)
Bombay High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) against the bail granted to Naresh Gaur, an accused in the .....
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Chhattisgarh HC Directs Authority to Re-open Online Portal or Accept Manual Filing of Form TRAN-1(22.12.2021)
Chhattisgarh High Court has directed the Goods and Services Tax Authority to Re-open the online portal or accept the manual filing of Form TRAN-1.
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Karnataka HC: Child Visitation Rights of Muslim Man Diminishes on Getting Married to Another Woman(23.12.2021)
Karnataka High Court has held that child visitation rights of a Muslim man diminishes to a great extent, on him having married to another woman during.....
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Madras High Court Disposes Plea Against Traffic Congestion, Illegal Parking on Chennai's GST Road(22.12.2021)
Madras High Court has disposed of a Public Interest Litigation on the issue of irregular parking before commercial establishments on the Grand Souther.....
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Allahabad HC Stays FIR Against Director & Manager in Alleged Mobile Explosion Case(06.01.2022)
Allahabad High Court has stayed a First Information Report (FIR) registered against the Director and Manager of OPPO Mobiles India Pvt. Ltd. in an all.....
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Supreme Court Stays Contempt Proceedings Against Karnataka’s State Officer(07.01.2022)
Supreme Court has stayed the contempt proceedings initiated against Karnataka’s Additional Chief Secretary for non-compliance with the High Court orde.....
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Magistrate Directs Investigation Against Baba Ramdev and Acharya Balkrishna(07.01.2022)
Magistrate's Court at Pune has directed the police to investigate a private complaint filed against Baba Ramdev and Acharya Balkrishna, founder and di.....
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Allahabad HC: Failure of Investigating Agency to Record Statements to be Recorded Seriously(10.01.2022)
Allahabad High Court has observed that the failure of the investigating agency to record statements of witnesses during an investigation must be viewe.....
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MP High Court Stays CWC Order to Shift 44 Children from Orphanage(10.01.2022)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has stayed the Child Welfare Committee (CWC), district Sagar (M.P.) decision to shift 44 children from a Christian orphanage.....
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Calcutta HC Seeks WB Govt's Reply Over Measures Which Can Be Taken to Prevent Child Trafficking(10.01.2022)
Calcutta HC has asked WB State Govt. to file affidavit disclosing the measures which can be taken to avoid Child Trafficking incidents in future. The .....
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Telangana HC: E-Copies of Bail Orders Sufficient for Release; Certified Copies Not Necessary(22.11.2021)
Telangana High Court has dispensed with the requirement of certified copies of bail orders observing that the indefeasible fundamental right of an acc.....
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P&H HC: Court can Impose Composite Civil Imprisonment in Case of Default in Payment of Maintenance(22.11.2021)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that in the exercise of its powers under Section 125(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, a court ca.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice on CBI's Plea Challenging Anticipatory Bail Granted to Police Officials(22.11.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a petition filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation challenging the anticipatory bail granted by the Kerala Hig.....
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CESTAT, Ahmedabad Directs Revenue to Re-Consider Refund Claim of IOCL(23.11.2021)
Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Ahmedabad has given relief to Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) directing the Revenue.....
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Meghalaya HC Grants Bail to Teenager in Sexual Assault Case Under POCSO Act(23.11.2021)
Meghalaya High Court has granted bail to a teenager in a sexual assault case lodged against him under the provisions of Protection of Children from Se.....
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SC: Poverty of Accused is Not a Mitigating Factor While Awarding Punishment Under NDPS Act(07.04.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that merely because the accused is a poor man and/or a carrier and/or is a sole bread earner cannot be such mitigating circ.....
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Kerala HC Directs EC to Place on Record Reasons for Keeping in Abeyance to Fill Rajya Sabha Seats(08.04.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the Election Commission to place on record its reasons for keeping in abeyance elections to fill vacancies of three Raj.....
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SEBI Imposes Penalty on Mukesh Ambani, Anil Ambani & Family for Irregularities in RIL Shareholding(08.04.2021)
Securities and Exchange Board of India has imposed a penalty of Rs 25 Crores on prominent members of the Reliance family Mukesh Ambani, Anil Ambani, N.....
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Madras HC Directs Govt to Apprise it of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Mechanisms(09.04.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the State government to apprise it of the structure of vigilance and anti-corruption mechanism set up in the State, the.....
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SC Dismisses Appeals of Maharashtra Govt, Anil Deshmukh Against CBI Enquiry(09.04.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed the petitions filed by Maharashtra Government and its former Home Minister Anil Deshmukh challenging the Bombay High Court.....
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Delhi Court Remands Wrestler Sushil Kumar to Police Custody in Chhatrasal Stadium Murder Case(24.05.2021)
Delhi Court has sent Wrestler Sushil Kumar and his associate Ajay Kumar to 6 days police custody remand who are arrested in connection with the Chhatr.....
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Delhi HC Directs Inquiry into Hoarding and Illegal Stocking of Covid Medicines(24.05.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed the Drug Controller to conduct inquiry or investigation into three specific allegations against BJP MP Gautam Gambhir an.....
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Delhi HC Directs Social Media Platforms to Suspend Accounts for Illegal Sharing of Movie(24.05.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed WhatsApp and other social media platforms to forthwith suspend accounts who are illegally sharing and/or selling pirated.....
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Supreme Court: Reasons for Cancelling Bail to Co-Accused Also Applies to Another Accused(05.04.2022)
Supreme Court has held that the reasons which weigh with the Court to cancel the bail granting to co-accused would also apply in bail preferred by ano.....
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Gujarat High Court: Past Service of Daily Wagers to Qualify for Pension(05.04.2022)
Gujarat High Court has observed that past services of the daily wagers where they have completed 240 days of continuous service under Section 25B of t.....
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Rajya Sabha Passes Bill to Merge Three Municipal Corporations in Delhi(06.04.2022)
Rajya Sabha has passed the Delhi Municipal Corporation Amendment Bill, 2022, that seeks amend the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957 and unify Sout.....
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Allahabad HC Issues Contempt Notice for Violation of Court's Order on Operation of Brick Kilns(01.11.2021)
Allahabad High Court has issued a contempt notice to the District Magistrate of the Mathura district, Navneet Singh Chahal for his failure to ensure c.....
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Madras HC Directs State to Take Action Against Noise Pollution, Building Violations(01.11.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the State authorities to take appropriate actions to ensure that noise pollution or violations of building rules on acc.....
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Punjab And Haryana High Court Grants Default Bail In 1.6 KG Drug Seizure Case(01.11.2021)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted default bail in terms of Section 167(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 case to an accused, who was .....
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CESTAT, Mumbai: Acceptance to Pay Duty Exempt from Liability of Confiscation and Redemption Fine(14.04.2022)
Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai has observed that voluntarily acceptance and willingness to pay the duty at the enhanced rate.....
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Delhi HC: Sufficiency of Stamp Duty on Agreement Cannot be Adjudicated u/s 11 of A&C Act(14.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has observed that the Court can’t adjudicate on the issue whether the claims made by the petitioner are barred by limitation while de.....
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Delhi High Court Declines Bail to Person Fraudulently Inducing Persons to Invest Money(31.03.2021)
Delhi High Court has refused to grant bail to a person fraudulently inducing persons to invest money. The Applicant sought the grant of regular bail a.....
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Madras High Court: Anticipatory Bail Granted to Man Accused of Attempting to Murder Lawyer(01.04.2021)
Madras High Court has granted anticipatory bail to a man accused of attempting to murder his lawyer for failing to have sent a legal notice on time.
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Supreme Court Sets Aside Bail Granted to Man Accused of Murdering Lady Doctor(01.04.2021)
Supreme Court set aside the Kerala High Court order which granting bail to a man accused murder of a lady doctor.
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Delhi Court Grants Bail to Woman Accused of Dowry Death and Abortion(02.04.2021)
Delhi Court has granted bail to a woman, accused of dowry death and causing abortion of a three month old foetus, on the account of her being lodged i.....
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Orissa HC: Date of Submission of Chargesheet is Only Relevant Date for Grant of Default Bail(25.04.2022)
Orissa High Court has held that date of submission of chargesheet is the only relevant date that should be taken into consideration while granting def.....
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Karnataka HC Refuse Anticipatory Bail to Ex-Member of Legislative Council in Extortion Case(26.04.2022)
Karnataka High Court has declined anticipatory bail to a Former Member of Legislative Council and another person in an alleged extortion case, registe.....
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Delhi HC Asks to Implement Suggestions to Improve Movement of Persons with Disabilities(04.03.2022)
Delhi High Court has asked the Delhi Government to endeavour to implement suggestions of stakeholders on the facilities to encourage movement of perso.....
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Madhya Pradesh High Court Orders Removal of All Illegal Statues Erected at Public Places(07.03.2022)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the State Government to remove all statues erected at public places on or after 18.01.2013, throughout the Stat.....
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Madras HC Grants Interim Stay on Notification to Dissolve & Re-Constitute TN Child Rights Commission(07.03.2022)
Madras High Court has granted an interim stay on the government notification that dissolved the Tamil Nadu Commission for Protection of Child Rights i.....
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Bombay HC: Nominated Councillor Cannot be Appointed as Leader of House(07.03.2022)
Bombay High Court has held that a nominated councillor cannot be appointed as leader of the house under section 19-1A of the Maharashtra Municipal Cor.....
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Kerala HC: Onus of Proof of Will is on Propounder to Remove Suspicious Circumstances(07.03.2022)
Kerala High Court has ruled that if there exist suspicious circumstances surrounding the execution of the will, it is the onus of the propounder to re.....
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Delhi HC: Registration of Family Arrangement Necessary Only If Terms Are Reduced Into Writing(02.05.2022)
Delhi High Court has observed that registration is not necessary where family arrangement is oral and that the same is essential only if the terms of .....
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Singapore Arbitration Panel: Future Retail Must Take Part in Arbitration Over Dispute with Amazon(22.10.2021)
Singapore Arbitration Panel has ruled that Future Retail must take part in arbitration over a commercial dispute with Amazon.com Inc, rejecting the In.....
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Supreme Court Refuses Bail to Lawyer in UAPA Case for Alleged Link with ISIS(22.10.2021)
Supreme Court has refused to grant bail to a lawyer arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 in 2017 in Gujarat for allegedly dis.....
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Delhi HC: Both Parents Are Involved In Overall Development of their Children(13.05.2022)
Delhi High Court while dealing with a contempt plea filed by a wife for the alleged non-compliance of the order passed by the family court, has observ.....
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Supreme Court Rejects Plea Seeking Postponement of NEET PG 2022(13.05.2022)
Supreme Court has rejected a plea to postpone the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test postgraduate exam, 2022 which is set to take place on May 21......
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Gujarat HC Sets Aside Injunction on Construction of Railway Tracks Near Dargah(16.05.2022)
Gujarat High Court while setting aside an order of the State Waqf Tribunal which granted injunction in favour of the concerned Trustee of Dargah has h.....
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SC Directs on Student Representation Challenging School’s Failure to Adopt Evaluation Procedure(01.02.2022)
Supreme Court has directed the School Result Committee to decide the student's representation within 2 weeks, in a writ petition filed by Class XII pa.....
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Allahabad HC: HC May Grant Habeas Corpus Writ Only for Children Detained in Illegal Custody(01.02.2022)
Allahabad High Court has observed that the power of the High Court in granting a writ of Habeas Corpus in child custody matters may be invoked only in.....
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Delhi High Court Cancels Bail of 72 Yrs Old Accused in POCSO Case(01.02.2022)
Delhi High Court has cancelled the bail granted to a 72 years old man, who is accused of raping a 7 years old girl child and is booked for the offence.....
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Delhi HC Grants Police Protection to Inter Faith Couple Apprehending Honour Killing(01.02.2022)
Delhi High Court has granted police protection to an inter faith couple who was apprehending honour killing at the hands of woman's family members, af.....
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Delhi HC Asks DMRC to Take Instructions Over Payment of Arbitral Award to DAMEPL(01.02.2022)
Delhi High Court has asked Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to take instructions as to how it will make the payment of arbitral award to Delhi Airp.....
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Bombay HC Takes Suo Motu Cognisance of Dangerous Journey for Young Children to Reach School(01.02.2022)
Bombay High Court has taken suo moto cognisance of a news report about the pitiable conditions in which young girls from a village in Satara District .....
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Jharkhand Assembly Passes Anti-Lynching Bill Providing For Punishment for Culprits(22.12.2021)
Jharkhand State Assembly has passed a law to prevent Mob Lynching in the state, The Jharkhand (Prevention of Mob Violence and Mob Lynching) Bill, 2021.....
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Karnataka Govt Tables Bill to Impose Restrictions on Religious Conversion, Inter-Faith Marriages(22.12.2021)
Karnataka Government has introduced the Karnataka Protection of Right To Freedom Of Religion Bill, 2021, which seeks to impose restrictions on religio.....
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Madras HC Directs Railway Officials to File Detailed Report to Prevent Elephant Deaths(23.12.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the railway officials to file a detailed report by January 7 listing out the steps they propose to take to prevent elep.....
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Karnataka HC Directs Departmental Enquiry Against Officers Who Fail to Check Illegal Constructions(23.12.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State government or Municipal Corporations to initiate departmental enquiry against those Officers who show or h.....
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Delhi HC Directs Release of Child in Conflict with Law Incarcerated in Observation Home(23.12.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed the release of a child in conflict with law who was incarcerated in an observation home despite an order passed by the J.....
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Kerala HC Issues Notice to Govt, Lulu Mall Over Plea Alleging Illegal Collection of Parking Fees(23.12.2021)
Kerala High Court has issued notice to the State, the Kalamassery Municipality and the Lulu International shopping mall on a plea alleging that the ma.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Vires of Civil Defence Act 1968(05.10.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice on a petition challenging the vires of the Civil Defence Act, 1968, insofar as it allegedly gives unchecked power t.....
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MP HC Directs SLSA to Make Surprise Visits to Prison Facilities to Audit The Prevailing Conditions(05.10.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the Member Secretary, District Legal Services Authority accompanied by Chief Judicial Magistrate of each distri.....
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Karnataka HC Grants Time for Formulating Uniform Scheme for Scholarship to Children of Deceased(05.10.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to formulate within 30 days a uniform scheme in regards to the grant of scholarships to childre.....
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Gujarat High Court Refuses Bail to Lawyer Accused of Cheating & Criminal Breach of Trust(24.05.2022)
Gujarat High Court has refused bail to the Applicant who had allegedly eloped for 3 years with money during the execution of a sale deed, while opinin.....
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Calcutta HC: Vehicle Can't be Detained for Want of Second E-Way Bill When the First was Valid(24.05.2022)
Calcutta High Court bench has held that the GST department cannot detain vehicles in the absence of a second e-way bill as the first e-way bill was va.....
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Delhi High Court: Father Cannot Relinquish His Responsibility Towards Unmarried Daughters(10.01.2022)
Delhi High Court has observed that a father cannot abandon his responsibility of looking after his unmarried daughters. The court held that father has.....
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Delhi HC Upholds Interim Injunction Against Cigarette Brand TOPAZ For Using 'Similar Packaging'(10.01.2022)
Delhi High Court has upheld the ex-parte interim injunction passed against TOPAZ, a cigarette brand, for allegedly passing off its goods as that of an.....
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Kerala High Court Asks Centre to Clarify Its Stand on K-Rail SilverLine Project(12.01.2022)
Kerala High Court has asked the Central government to make its stand clear regarding the K-Rail Silverline project while staying the process of laying.....
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Karnataka HC Directs to Take Appropriate Necessary Steps for Medical Treatment to Mentally Ill(13.01.2022)
Karnataka High Court has directed the Karnataka State Mental Health Authority to take appropriate and necessary steps for providing proper medical tre.....
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Rajasthan HC Orders Status Quo on Demolition of Illegal Encroachment on Kotputli Road(13.01.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has directed the Nagar Palika, Kotputli to decide the objections submitted by 25 petitioners pursuant to the notices issued to th.....
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Gujarat HC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Physical Filing of ITR, Audit Reports(13.01.2022)
Gujarat High Court has issued notice to the Central Government on a plea seeking waiver of interest under section 234A of Income Tax Act, 1961 and als.....
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Madras HC Suggests Lyca Productions and Film Director, Shankar to Resolve Differences(23.04.2021)
Madras High Court has suggested that Lyca Productions and film director Shankar sit across the table and resolve their differences in completing the K.....
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Gauhati HC Asks State to File Response on PIL Concerning Vaccination of Jail Inmates(23.04.2021)
Gauhati High Court has asked the State Government to file its response within 3 weeks, on a suo moto Public Interest Litigation concerning the jail in.....
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Patna HC Issues Directions to State on Availability of Covid Treatment Facilities(23.04.2021)
Patna High Court has taken serious note of the paucity of oxygen in the State, which is an essential medical requirement for treatment of COVID-19 pat.....
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Karnataka HC Directs Immediate Action Against Childcare Centres Operating Without Registration(26.04.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State government to take immediate action against childcare centres operating in the city without registration f.....
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Karnataka HC Directs Centre, State to Release Funds for Children with Rare Genetic Disease of LSD(26.04.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the Government of India to pay a sum of Rs 3 crore and the State Government to pay a sum of Rs 2 Crore to the Indira.....
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SC Asks Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs on Rehabilitation Policy for Slum Dwellers(30.11.2021)
Supreme Court has asked the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs to place its stand as to whether it has any policy in slums adjacent to Railway Trac.....
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Karnataka HC Directs State to Ensure Medical Practitioners Nominated to Karnataka Medical Council(30.11.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to ensure that five medical practitioners are nominated to the Karnataka Medical Council only a.....
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Delhi HC Issues Contempt Notice to NDMC and Police for Non-Compliance of Orders(30.11.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued contempt notices to North Delhi Municipal Corporation and the Delhi Police for non compliance of its order and failure to .....
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Madras HC Orders Strict Enforcement of Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies Rules, 2011(01.12.2021)
Madras High Court has ordered the strict enforcement of the Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies (Permission for Erection of Digital Banners and Placards) Ru.....
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SC Instructs on Regularization of Buildings in Area for Formation of Shivaram Karanth Layout(01.12.2021)
Supreme Court has instructed the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) to regularise 300 buildings that were built in the area notified for the format.....
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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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Karnataka High Court Issues Notification for Mandatory E-Filing by Govt in All Types of Cases(24.12.2021)
Karnataka High Court has notified that from January 1, 2022, all the Departments of the Central and State Government and its affiliated offices are re.....
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SC: If Order Granting Bail Bereft of Relevant Reasons, Entitled to be Assailed Before Higher Forum(24.12.2021)
Supreme Court has held that if an order granting bail was bereft of relevant reasons then the same would entitle the prosecution or the informant to a.....
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Delhi High Court Grants Bail to NDPS Accused Who Was in Custody for 9 Years(24.12.2021)
Delhi High Court has granted bail to a man who was in custody for 9 years in an Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances case, observing that while.....
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Delhi HC: Failure on Wife’s Part to Disclose Mental Disorder Before Marriage Constitutes Fraud(27.12.2021)
Delhi High Court has annulled marriage between a husband and wife after 16 years observing that the failure on wife's part to disclose her mental diso.....
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Calcutta HC Seeks Election Commission's Reply on WBCPCR Plea Seeking Compensation(28.12.2021)
Calcutta High Court has sought the reply of the Election Commission of India on the plea filed by the West Bengal Commission for Protection of Child R.....
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Delhi HC Directs Whatsapp to Take Down Groups Illegally Circulating E-Newspapers(29.12.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed Whatsapp to take down or block the WhatsApp groups unauthorisedly and illegally circulating the e-newspaper owned by Dai.....
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Bombay High Court Sends Anil Deshmukh Back In Enforcement Directorate’s Custody(08.11.2021)
Bombay High Court has set aside a special court's order remanding former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh in judicial custody and remanded him .....
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Ministry of Law and Justice Seeks Stakeholders' Comments on Draft Mediation Bill, 2021(08.11.2021)
Ministry of Law and Justice has placed the Draft Mediation Bill, 2021 in public domain, seeking feedback and suggestions from all stakeholders. The Bi.....
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Delhi High Court Issues Notice on Plea Filed by Accused Shoaib Alam in Judicial Custody(10.11.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice on a plea filed by an accused namely Shoaib Alam, who has spent over 600 days in judicial custody, in connection wi.....
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SC: Complaint Filed Under Section 138 NI Act Filed on Behalf of Company Not Liable to be Dismissed(11.11.2021)
Supreme Court has held that a complaint filed on behalf of a company under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 is not liable to be dis.....
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Allahabad HC: Indefeasible Right To Default Bail If Chargesheet Not Filed Within Stipulated Time(11.11.2021)
Allahabad High Court has observed that an accused has an indefeasible right to 'default bail' under proviso to section 167(2) of the Code of Criminal.....
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Bombay HC Warns of Action on Deaths of Children Due to Malnutrition(24.08.2021)
Bombay High Court has warned Maharashtra government of action if there are any more deaths of children due to malnutrition or a lack of medical attent.....
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Chhattisgarh HC: High Court Cannot Decide on When Hindu Can Execute Will(24.08.2021)
Chhattisgarh High Court has observed that a High Court, while exercising its Public Interest Litigation jurisdiction, cannot decide the question as to.....
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MP HC: Revenue Authority Does Not Have Power to Determine Validity of Will(25.08.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that that a revenue authority does not have the power to determine the validity of a will while considering an appl.....
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Karnataka HC Issues Notice for Non-Provision of Facilities for Persons with Disabilities and Senior C(26.08.2021)
Karnataka High Court has issued notice to the Union government and Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd. (KRCL) on a public interest litigation petition com.....
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Delhi HC: Copy of Every Document Filed in Court Must Be Supplied to Opposite Party(26.08.2021)
Delhi High Court has made it clear that whenever any party to litigation gives any document to the Court/ Tribunal, the copy of such document has to m.....
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Delhi High Court Directs Fire Department to Conduct Mock Drill for Identifying Shortcomings(26.08.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Fire Services to conduct a mock drill in the Nehru Place Market, on a working day, for the purpose of identify.....
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SC Issues Notice on Thwaha Fasal's Plea Challenging Bail Cancellation in UAPA Case(09.04.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice on the special leave petition filed by Kerala youth Thwaha Fasal, booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Ac.....
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Kerala HC: Child Born in Live-In Relationship to be Treated as Child Born to Married Couple(12.04.2021)
Kerala High Court has recognised that a child born in a live-in relationship would have to be treated as a child born to a married couple for the purp.....
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Gujarat HC: Bail Granted to 16 Years Old Accused of Committing Un-Natural Sex with 13 Year Old(01.06.2022)
Gujarat High Court has granted bail to 16 years old boy, accused of forcibly committing unnatural sex (sodomy) with a minor boy, aged about 13 years. .....
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Kerala HC: Anticipatory Bail Maintainable even if Accused is in Abroad(01.06.2022)
Kerala High Court while granting anticipatory bail to actor Vijay Babu in a rape case held that accused being abroad does not preclude him from having.....
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AAR: Execution Work by Railway is not Composite Supply of ‘Original Work’(01.06.2022)
West Bengal Authority for Advance Ruling ( AAR ) has held that the execution work by Railway for dismantling of existing sleeper fixing and/or install.....
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Kerala HC Refuses Bail to Accused in UAPA Case(02.06.2022)
Kerala High Court has rejected a bail application in UAPA Case, stating that there exists a prima facie case suggesting involvement of the accused in .....
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#Union Budget 2022-2023: FM Allows Parents to Take Insurance from Children with Disability(01.02.2022)
Finance Minister has stated that the parents or guardian can take insurance from their children with disabilities. The payment of annuity or lump sum .....
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#Union Budget 2022-2023: Acceleration of Corporate Exit and Launch of E-Bill System(01.02.2022)
Finance Minister has said that accelerated corporate exit will be facilitated by reducing it from 2 years to 6 months. E-bill system will be launched .....
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#Union Budget 2022-2023: Launch of New Portal for Skilling; Expansion of One Class, One TV Channel(01.02.2022)
Finance Minister has said that a new portal will be launched for skilling. One Class, One TV channel, will be expanded from 12 to 200 TV Channels to h.....
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#Union Budget 2022-2023: Aim for Ecologically Sustainable Roads in Hilly Areas(01.02.2022)
Finance Minister has highlighted that in regards to plans of development of ecologically sustainable roads in hilly areas, the Government aims to prov.....
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Bombay HC: Work Performed by Workman Prior to Accident Relevant to Determine Disability(02.02.2022)
Bombay High Court has reiterated that the work that a victim was performing before the accident has relevance to the determination of the question as .....
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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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Delhi High Court Issues Notice in Plea for Enacting Law, Policies to Curb Child Begging(04.05.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice to Delhi Government, Ministry of Women and Child Development, National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, D.....
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Bombay HC Remarks in Plea Seeking FIR Against BJP MP for Illegal Procurement of Remdesivir(04.05.2021)
Bombay High Court has remarked that Bharatiya Janta Party MP from Ahmednagar Dr Sujay Vikhe Patil needs to introspect while referring to his social me.....
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Delhi HC Allows Delhi Bar Council's Plea for Setting Up Covid Facilities for Lawyers(04.05.2021)
Delhi High Court has allowed a Public Interest Litigation filed by the Bar Council of Delhi seeking setting up of covid facilities for registered lawy.....
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Uttarakhand HC Seeks Report on Prison Conditions, Availability of Medical Facilities for Inmates(04.05.2021)
Uttarakhand High Court has sought a response from the State Government regarding the state of prisoners amid the Covid-19 pandemic, availability of me.....
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APTEL Directs TANGEDCO to Supply Electricity to Vedana Sterlite’s Copper Plant in Tuticorin(05.05.2021)
Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has directed the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) to supply electricity to Ved.....
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Bombay HC: Police Authority Can Extern Gang Members from Area Larger Than Illegal Activities(06.04.2022)
Bombay High Court has held that the authority under the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951 can pass order of externment directing externment of a person fro.....
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Delhi HC Dismisses Appeal of Specially-Abled Tennis Player for Participating in Deaflympics(06.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has dismissed the appeal filed by a specially-abled tennis player that seeks to participate as a substitute player in the Deaflympics.....
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ITAT, Delhi Upholds Order Against Gandhi Family on Commercial Immovable Property(06.04.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Delhi has upheld the case against the Gandhi family in relation with commercial immovable properties worth more than Rs.....
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Karnataka HC: Applications for Affiliation/Recognition Must be Decided with Precision on Time(06.04.2022)
Karnataka High Court has held that applications made by colleges seeking affiliation/ recognition etc. must be decided for a specified academic year w.....
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CESTAT, Bangalore Quashes Demand of Service Tax for Promotion of IPL Team(06.04.2022)
Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Bangalore has held that the promotional activities by Anil Kumblein, former Indian skipper to carr.....
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SC: Hindu Joint Family Even If Partitioned Can Revert Back and Reunite to Continue Joint Family Statu(02.07.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that a hindu joint family even if partitioned can revert back and reunite to continue the status of joint family.
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Allahabad HC Directs State Election Commission to Ensure Free and Fair Elections(02.07.2021)
Allahabad High Court has directed the State Election Commission of Uttar Pradesh to ensure free and fair elections to be conducted of Zila Panchayat C.....
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SEBI Fines IL&FS Securities, Alliance and Others for Alleged Fraudulent Transfer of Mutual Funds(05.07.2021)
Securities and Exchange Board of India has imposed penalties totalling more than Rs 32 Crores on IL&FS Securities Services (ISSL), Allied Financial Se.....
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Allahabad HC Denies Bail to Man Who Allegedly Raped, Posted Woman's Obscene Snaps on FB(05.07.2021)
Allahabad High Court has denied bail to a man 'prima facie' accused of raping and posting obscene photographs of a woman on Facebook with whom he once.....
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Karnataka High Court Allows Service of Notice by Email to BBMP, BESCOM, KIADB(05.07.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed that in all the appeals/petitions/applications filed in the High Court, where the Bengaluru Electricity Supply Compa.....
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SC: Non-Availability of Operation Theatre Would Not Amount to Medical Negligence(01.12.2021)
Supreme Court has held that non-availability of an emergency operation theatre during the period when surgeries were being performed on other patients.....
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Delhi High Court Disposes Plea for Enhancing Pecuniary Jurisdiction of Civil Judges(01.12.2021)
Delhi High Court has disposed of a public interest litigation seeking enhancement of pecuniary jurisdiction of Civil Judges for adjudicating original .....
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Delhi High Court Issues Notice o Sharjeel Imam's Plea for Bail in 2019 Jamia Rioting Case(01.12.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice on the bail plea filed by Sharjeel Imam in a 2019 case alleging that he delivered provocative speeches which led to.....
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Lok Sabha Passes Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Bill, 2020(02.12.2021)
Lok Sabha has passed the Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Bill, 2020 that proposes the establishment of a national registry and registrat.....
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Karnataka High Court Directs State to Prevent Illegal Slaughtering of Animals(02.12.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the state government to ensure that no illegal slaughtering of animals is carried out in any district of the state a.....
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Karnataka High Court Directs to Assess Effect of Hubballi-Ankola Rail Project on Wildlife(02.12.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the National Board For Wildlife to carry out a survey and make an assessment of the effect of laying down a railway .....
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Delhi HC Directs to Decide Application Seeking Statistics of State Sponsored Electronic Surveillance(02.12.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed the Central Information Commission (CIC) to decide within 8 weeks, the appeals filed by Apar Gupta, founder of the Inter.....
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Supreme Court Issues Directions for Operation of Brick Kiln Industries in NCR(15.04.2022)
Supreme Court has issued directions for operation of the brick kiln industries in the National Capital Region. The Court has mandated compliance with .....
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Karnataka High Court Directs Restaurant to Earmark Hookah Smoking Area, Obtain License(15.04.2022)
Karnataka High Court has directed a restaurant, Soho Pub & Grill, to earmark separate area in its premises, after obtaining a licence, for allowing it.....
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Chhattisgarh HC: MSME Facilitation Council can Also Administer Arbitration(18.04.2022)
Chhattisgarh High Court has held that the bar under section 80 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 which prevents the conciliator acting as .....
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Madras HC: Writ Petition is Not Maintainable to Enforce Arbitral Award(18.04.2022)
Madras High Court has observed that a writ petition cannot be filed to enforce an arbitral award when an alternative remedy is available under section.....
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Madras HC: Age of Superannuation Fixed By AICTE Binding on All Universities/Institutions(18.04.2022)
Madras High court has ruled that the regulations prescribed by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) are binding on all universities a.....
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ITAT, Chennai: Mere Mistake in Filing of Income Tax Return Not Effect in Enhancement of Income(18.04.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Chennai has observed that a mere mistake in the filing of return of income would not result into income enhancement of .....
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Kerala HC Notifies Electronic Filing Rules for Courts (Kerala), 2021 (Rules)(10.05.2021)
Kerala High Court has notified its Electronic Filing Rules for Courts (Kerala), 2021 (Rules) for Courts across the state. The new rules prescribe e-fi.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking Ex Gratia Payment to Families of Judicial Officers(10.05.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice to GNCTD, Department of Finance, GNCTD, Department of Home Affairs, Delhi Secretariat, Department of Law and Justic.....
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Delhi HC Directs Govt to Take Immediate Steps to Ensure Transparent Allocation of Tocilizumab Doses(11.05.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed the Centre and the Delhi Government to take immediate steps to ensure that the Tocilizumab doses received by tonight and.....
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Kerala High Court Asks State Government to Respond on Stock Details of Vaccines(12.05.2021)
Kerala High Court has asked the State government to inform the court whether the stock details of the COVID-19 vaccines could be posted on the COVID-1.....
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Gurugram Court rejects Bail Application of 2 CAs’ in Gurugram GST Refund Fraud Case(24.05.2022)
ACJM, Gurugram has rejected the bail applications filed by two Chartered Accountants in the recent GST refund fraud case.
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'Child Witness Prone to Tutoring': Calcutta HC Acquits Man Convicted for Murdering His Wife(25.05.2022)
Calcutta High Court has set aside the order convicting husband for the murder of his wife on the ground that the child witness being of extremely tend.....
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Calcutta HC Dismisses Plea by WBCPCR Seeking Compensation From Election Commission For Covid Orphans(25.05.2022)
Calcutta HC dismissed a PIL filed by West Bengal Commission for Protection of Child Rights (WBCPCR) seeking a direction upon the Election Commission t.....
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Delhi HC: Waiver Under Section 12(5) of A&C Act has to be by an Express Agreement in Writing(25.05.2022)
Delhi High Court has ruled that any right u/s 12(5) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 that deals with the ineligibility of persons to be a.....
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Madras HC: Bar Associations Cannot Pass Resolutions Against Representing a Person(25.05.2022)
Madras High Court while condemning the act of the Karaikudi Bar Association in passing a resolution stating that no one shall represent certain accuse.....
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Rajasthan HC: Attempt to Resolve Civil Dispute by Invoking Criminal Jurisdiction is Abuse of Process(25.05.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has observed that the attempt of a complainant to get the civil dispute resolved by invoking jurisdiction of a criminal court amo.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Compensation for Failure to Arrange Adequate Healthcare(05.05.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice on a petition seeking compensation from the Delhi Government for failing to arrange adequate healthcare facilities .....
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Delhi HC Issues Notices to Government in Plea Seeking Extension for Filing Compliances(05.05.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notices to Government in a plea seeking extensions for filing compliances under Income Tax Act, 1961, GST Act, 2017, the E.....
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NCPCR Takes Cognizance, Seeks Action Taken Report from WB Govt.(05.05.2021)
National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has written to the Home Secretary of West Bengal raising concerns over post-poll violence i.....
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Bombay HC Refuses to Direct Police for FIR Against BJP MP Sujay Vikhe Patil(06.05.2021)
Bombay High Court has refused to 'direct' the local police to register a First Information Report against BPJ MP from Ahmednagar constituency- Dr Suja.....
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Karnataka HC Directs Centre to Increase Daily Oxygen Quota for Karnataka(06.05.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the Government of India to immediately increase the cap on allocation of liquid medical oxygen to the state of Karna.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice in PIL Seeking Priority Vaccination for Persons with Disabilities(06.05.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Union Ministry of Health and the Delhi government in a Public Interest Litigation seeking priority vaccinati.....
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Delhi HC Directs to Ensure Implementation of Orders to Remove Illegal Encroachers(28.12.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed the authorities including South Delhi Municipal Corporation, Delhi Development Authority and Delhi Police to ensure that.....
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CBIC Extends Deadline for Filing of Returns in Forms GSTR-9 and GSTR-9C(30.12.2021)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has extended the deadline of Goods and Services Tax Annual Returns, Forms GSTR-9 and GSTR-9C for th.....
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Delhi HC Refuses to Interfere with Plea on JNU Failure to Accept Application for PhD in Hindi(30.12.2021)
Delhi High Court has refused to interfere with a plea of a candidate who claimed that Jawaharlal Nehru University has not invited any applications for.....
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Delhi Court Declares Couple Legal and Biological Parents of Surrogate Child(31.12.2021)
Delhi Court has declared a couple as legal and biological parents of a child born out of a surrogacy arrangement, observing that there is no law in th.....
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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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P&H HC: Successive Anticipatory Bail Applications Without Substantive Change is 'Abuse of Process'(13.06.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that filing of successive applications for anticipatory bail by a person apprehending arrest, without substanti.....
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PIL In Delhi High Court Seeks To Make Health & Yoga Science Mandatory Upto 8th Standard Curriculum(16.05.2022)
Public interest litigation has been filed in the Court seeking directions on the Centre and the Delhi Government to make "Health and Yoga Science" a m.....
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PIL In Delhi High Court Seeks To Make Health & Yoga Science Mandatory Upto 8th Standard Curriculum(16.05.2022)
Public interest litigation has been filed in the Court seeking directions on the Centre and the Delhi Government to make "Health and Yoga Science" a m.....
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Delhi HC: Initiating Proclamation/ Attachment Process Do Not Bar to Consider Anticipatory Bail Plea(16.05.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that since the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has initiated the process of proclamation or attachment proceedings, de.....
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Madras HC: "State Obligated To Preserve Practices of All Religions"(16.05.2022)
Madras High Court has reiterated that the State has an obligation to provide basic amenities to the pilgrims whenever there is a large gathering of pe.....
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Delhi HC: Oral Examination of Any Party to Suit is Matter of Discretion Under Order X CPC(16.05.2022)
Delhi High Court has ruled that under Order X of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC), the question of whether any of the parties to the suit is re.....
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Delhi HC: Striking Off Tenant's Defense Under Order XVA CPC Doesn't Justify Default in Rent Payment(17.05.2022)
Delhi High Court has ruled that a tenant's failure to pay rent as directed by the court under Order XVA(1) of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC) .....
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MP HC Grants Temporary Bail to Rape Accused for Taking Care of Wife & Repairing Dilapidated Dwelling(06.04.2022)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted temporary bail to a rape accused for 45 days to take care of his injured wife and to repair his house, which was.....
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Allahabad HC: Absconder/ Proclaimed Offender Not Entitled to Anticipatory Bail(07.04.2022)
Allahabad High Court has refused anticipatory bail to a POCSO accused who raped a minor girl and her mother, holding that if anyone has been declared .....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, anticipatory bail, The Code Of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Section 82
Delhi HC: Filing Complaint with Unrelated Government Office Does Not Constitute Notice(07.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has observed that mere filing of a complaint with an unrelated government office expressing one's grievance does not constitute a not.....
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Delhi HC: Application for Leave to Serve Interrogatories Need Not be Decided Ex-Parte(07.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that no prescription in law, either statutory or precedential, that inhibits from issuing notice under Order XI Rule 1 of Co.....
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Delhi Court Denies Bail to Jamia Alumni President in Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case(08.04.2022)
Delhi Court has denied bail to Shifa-Ur-Rehman, President of Jamia Millia Islamia Alumni Association in connection with the Delhi riots larger conspi.....
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Madras HC: Teachers Who Unqualified TET Cannot Continue Service in Schools(08.04.2022)
Madras High Court has observed that it is compulsory for the teachers, who did not possess the minimum qualification of pass in Teacher Eligibility Te.....
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SC Dismisses Special Leave Petition Filed by NLSIU Against Order of Karnataka High Court(26.08.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed the special leave petition filed by the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) against an order of the Karnataka .....
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Tripura HC Discharges Machinery Due to Expiry of E-Way Bill on Undertaking(27.08.2021)
Tripura High Court has released the Machinery detained due to the expiry of the E-Way bill on an undertaking stating that if any tax or Penalty is cry.....
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Patna HC Directs State Government to Sensitize People for Identification of Illegal Migrants(31.08.2021)
Patna High Court has directed the Bihar State Government to specify steps taken to sensitize people of Bihar for identification and deportation of the.....
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Calcutta HC Declines to Interfere in Plea Moved Against Chairman of Bar Council of West Bengal(31.08.2021)
Calcutta High Court has declined to interfere in a plea moved against the Chairman of the Bar Council of West Bengal over the recent letter addressed .....
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Delhi HC Upholds CIC Order Denying Information to Husband About Complaints Filed by Estranged Wife(31.08.2021)
Delhi High Court has upheld an order passed by Central Information Commission denying information to a husband about complaints lodged by his estrange.....
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Karnataka HC Directs KSLSA to Conduct Survey on Condition of Public Toilets in Bengaluru City(01.09.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the Karnataka State Legal Services Authority (KSLSA) to conduct a survey of public toilets in Bengaluru city so as t.....
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SC: Rights of Parents Irrelevant When Court Decides Custody of Their Child(13.01.2022)
Supreme Court has observed that the rights of the parents are irrelevant when a Court decides the issue of custody of their minor child.
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SC: Any Premises Belonging to Council of Scientific and Industrial Research is Public Premises(14.01.2022)
Supreme has Court has held any premises belonging to, or taken on lease by, or on behalf of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research is public pr.....
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Gauhati HC Sets Aside Order of Forigners Tribunal Declaring Resident of Jorgah Village as Foreigner(14.01.2022)
Gauhati High Court has set aside an order passed by a Foreigners' Tribunal declaring a resident of Jorgah village, Sonitpur as a foreigner after notin.....
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Jharkhand HC: Delinquent Juvenile to be Prevented from Reoffending, Sentence Part of Reintegration(14.01.2022)
Jharkhand High Court has observed that one of the prime concerns of the juvenile justice system is to ensure that the delinquent juvenile is also prev.....
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Rajasthan HC Issues Notice to Centre and State on Use of Prefix in Filing of Case(17.01.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has issued a notice to the Central and State Governments asking as to whether any person can put Maharaja, Raja, Nawab, Rajkumar .....
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HP HC: Highly Unlikely One Would Keep ID in Bag Along With Contraband; Grants Bail to NDPS Accused(25.05.2022)
Himachal Pradesh High Court while granting bail to an accused under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 said that it is highly u.....
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Allahabad HC Denies Bail to 34 Cops Accused of Killing 10 Sikhs in 'Fake' Encounter(26.05.2022)
Allahabad High Court has denied bail to 34 Cops who have been accused of killing 10 Sikh men in an alleged fake encounter in the year 1991 treating th.....
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Chhattisgarh HC: 'Welfare of Child' is Paramount Consideration in Deciding Their Custody(26.05.2022)
Chhattisgarh High Court has observed that guardianship cases could not be solely decided by interpreting legal provisions, noting that 'welfare of the.....
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J&K&L HC Grants Bail to Accused Charged Under UAPA(26.05.2022)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has granted bail to a man booked under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, merely because he was seen .....
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Gujarat HC Denies Bail to Congress Leader Accused of Conspiring Murder of BJP Councilor(26.05.2022)
Gujarat HC has rejected the bail application filed by Congress Leader, who was charged for allegedly committing the offences u/s 302, 303 of IPC, whil.....
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Delhi HC Dismisses PIL Praying to Include Group A, B, C & D Officer under Delhi Lokayukta Act(26.05.2022)
Delhi High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation seeking inclusion of Group A, B C and D officers of the Delhi government within the scope .....
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Delhi HC: Not Necessary to Go Into Merits of Claim/ Counter-Claim for Appointment of Arbitrator(02.05.2022)
Delhi High Court has ruled that in a petition under Section 11 of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996 for appointment of arbitrator, it is not ne.....
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Delhi HC: Failure to Supply of Legible Copies of Documents Renders Detention Order Illegal(03.05.2022)
Delhi High Court has observed that an order of detention passed by the Detaining Authority based on illegible copies of documents suffers from non-app.....
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Delhi HC: Husband & Wife Two Pillars of Family, Whole House Crashes Down if One Gets Weak(03.05.2022)
Delhi High Court has upheld an order passed by the Family Court allowing divorce in favour of the wife under section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage A.....
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Rajasthan HC Dismisses Review Petition Challenging Answer Key of Preliminary Exam As Misconceived(03.05.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has rejected a review petition challenging the answer key of Preliminary Examination for selection to the post of Rajasthan Civil.....
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Madras HC: TET Not Compulsory for Teachers In Minority Institutions(03.05.2022)
Madras High Court has reiterated that Teacher Eligibility Test qualification cannot be made applicable to minority institutions.
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Madhya Pradesh HC: Court Has Jurisdiction U/S 11 A&C Act to Appoint New Arbitrator(04.05.2022)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that once the appointment of arbitrator is void ab initio and the arbitrator is barred by virtue of Section 12 (5) .....
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Telangana HC: Anticipatory Bail Application by Juvenile in Writ Petition Not Maintainable(05.07.2021)
Telangana High Court has ruled that filing of an anticipatory bail application by a juvenile under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.....
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Madras HC Issues Notice on Plea for Door to Door Delivery of Midday Meals to Children(05.07.2021)
Madras High Court has issued notice on a plea highlighting the need to start door to door delivery of midday meals for children on account of closure .....
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MP HC Grants Anticipatory Bail to Man Accused of Raping Live In Relationship Partner(05.07.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted anticipatory bail to a man accused of raping his live in relationship partner on the promise to marry her by imp.....
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Rajasthan HC Issues Directions to Trial Courts to Compile Necessary Details of Accused Persons(05.07.2021)
Rajasthan High Court has issued a slew of directions to all the trial courts in the State to compile necessary details of accused persons in a compreh.....
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Bombay HC: Right to Carry on Competing Business Not to Extend Illicit Use of Information(05.07.2021)
Bombay High Court has observed that the right to carry on a competing business does not and cannot extend to the illicit use of another party's confid.....
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Kerala HC Issues Notice on Plea for Implementation of Recommendations for Women in Film Industry(03.02.2022)
Kerala High Court has issued notice to the State and Central governments on a writ petition filed by Disha, a non-governmental organisation from Malap.....
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Delhi HC Directs to Issue Directions for Starting Treatment of Children Suffering from Rare Diseases(03.02.2022)
Delhi High Court has directed the Centre to issue communications to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and Centres for Excellence est.....
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Delhi HC Dismisses Freelance Journalist Rajeev Sharma's Plea Seeking Modification of Bail Condition(03.02.2022)
Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea filed by freelance journalist Rajeev Sharma seeking modification of a bail condition imposed on him in connectio.....
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SC Refuses to Pass Interim Order to Restrain Coercive Steps Against Future Retail(03.02.2022)
Supreme Court has refused to pass any interim order to restrain coercive steps by the consortium of banks against Future Retail Ltd(FRL) over loan def.....
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Telangana HC Directs to Ensure Provision of Facilities to Students to Attend Online Classes(04.02.2022)
Telangana High Court has instructed the government to ensure facilities were provided for students to attend classes online in all government schools,.....
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Madras HC Directs to Close Down All Bars Attached to Retail Liquor Shops Across State(04.02.2022)
Madras High Court has directed Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (Tasmac) to close down all the so-called bars attached to the retail liquor shop.....
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Delhi HC: Call Detail Records of Special Task Force Officers Must Not Be Exposed(03.12.2021)
Delhi High Court has observed that the call data records of the Special Task Force officers must not be exposed unless it is extremely necessary for t.....
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Parliament Passes Dam Safety Bill for Surveillance, Maintenance & Operation of Dams(03.12.2021)
Parliament has cleared the Dam Safety Bill, 2019 for surveillance, inspection, operation and maintenance of all specified dams across the country. The.....
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SC Issues Notice to State of Uttar Pradesh on Applicability of New Policy on Release of Prisoners(06.12.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the State of Uttar Pradesh on the issue whether the cases of those prisoners serving life-sentence which were requi.....
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Karnataka High Court Refuses to Interfere With Stay on Bar Council of India Elections(06.12.2021)
Karnataka High Court has refused to interfere with the interim order passed by the single judge bench, by which it has stayed the holding of elections.....
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Telangana HC: Delay of 435 Days in Filing Appeal is Too Long to Exercise Discretion(27.06.2022)
Telangana High Court while dismissing an appeal filed after a long delay of 435 days, has held that having regards to the object of the Arbitration an.....
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Delhi HC Issue Directions to Ensure Immediate Availability of Tocilizumab for Critically Ill Patients(06.05.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed the Centre to inform the Court about the stock available for distribution of the Covid drug Tocilizumab to various Hospi.....
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Bombay High Court Denies Interim Relief to Anil Deshmukh on His Plea Against CBI FIR(07.05.2021)
Bombay High Court has granted liberty to the State of Maharashtra and former State Home Minister Anil Deshmukh to approach the vacation bench in case .....
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Karnataka HC Directs Submission of Requisition to Centre on Availability of Vaccines(07.05.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State government to submit a requisition to the Central government for making available vaccine doses, observing.....
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Delhi HC Directs Delhi Govt to Provide Medical Facilities to Covid-19 Patients(07.05.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to provide medical facilities to all the persons suffering from Covid-19 in the national capital. T.....
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Karnataka HC: Advocates Appearing in Cases Should Not Comment on Social Media(07.05.2021)
Karnataka High Court has said that the advocates and parties in person who are appearing in matters being heard before the Court should not comment on.....
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Madras HC Asks Chief Secretary to File Report Regarding Availability of Covid Treatment Facilities(26.04.2021)
Madras High Court has asked the Chief Secretary to the Union Territory to file a report regarding the availability of Remdesivir, Oxygen Cylinders, Do.....
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Madras HC Rejects PIL Challenging Use of 'Derogatory Terminologies' for Persons with Disabilities(26.04.2021)
Madras High Court has disposed of a Public Interest Litigation Petition without giving any directions/relief which sought removal of the 'derogatory t.....
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Patna HC Orders to Create Dedicated Covid Complaint Email ID for Private Hospitals(26.04.2021)
Patna High Court has directed that if any Dedicated Covid Hospital (private) has a grievance that it is not getting supply of oxygen because of reason.....
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Kerala HC: Accused Cannot Get Default Bail If Chargesheet Originally Filed Within Time(26.04.2021)
Kerala High Court has held that the accused cannot get default bail if a chargesheet originally filed within time is re-presented following the period.....
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Supreme Court Allows Vedanta to Produce Oxygen at Sterlite Plant in Tamil Nadu(27.04.2021)
Supreme Court has permitted Vedanta to operate its Oxygen production unit on standalone basis at Copper plant in Tuticorin, which had been closed for .....
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Gujarat HC: Anticipatory Bail Can be Granted If No Prima Facie Offence is Made Out(07.03.2022)
Gujarat High Court has admitted the criminal appeal challenging the quashment of the bail application for offences under Section 323, 332, 504, 506(2).....
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Bombay HC: Principal Can't Be Prosecuted For Cruelty Under JJ Act For Teacher’s Action(08.03.2022)
Bombay HC has held that the headmaster of a school cannot be prosecuted for cruelty under the Juvenile Justice Act (JJ Act) for a teacher's actions me.....
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Gujarat HC: Anticipatory Bail Can Be Granted If No Prima Facie Offence Is Made Out(08.03.2022)
Gujarat HC has observed that anticipatory bail can be granted if no prima facie offence is made out against the person charged under the Scheduled Cas.....
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SC: Provisions of CPC Cannot be Diluted and Objections from Judgment Debtor Required to Draft Deed(09.03.2022)
Supreme Court has observed that the provisions of Order XXI Rule 34 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 cannot be diluted and it has to invite object.....
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Kerala High Court Denies Pre-Arrest Bail To Accused Roy Vayalat in POCSO Case(09.03.2022)
Kerala High Court has dismissed the anticipatory bail applications moved by No.18 hotel owner Roy J Vayalat and his friend Syju M.Thankachan in a Prot.....
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Bombay High Court Dismisses Plea Against Movie The Kashmir Files(09.03.2022)
Bombay High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation seeking to stall the release of movie The Kashmir Files on the alleged grounds of hurting.....
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CESTAT: No Service Tax on Activity of Installing and Maintaining Fixed Facility for Supplying Oxygen(17.03.2022)
Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Kolkata has ruled that service tax is not applicable on the activity of installing and ma.....
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CESTAT: No Service Tax on Activity of Installing and Maintaining Fixed Facility for Supplying Oxygen(17.03.2022)
Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Kolkata has ruled that service tax is not applicable on the activity of installing and ma.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice to Directorate of Education Over Inoperational School Building Since 2014(17.03.2022)
Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Directorate of Education, Delhi government, over non-utilization of a full-fledged school building, purporte.....
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Kerala HC: Passport Cannot be Denied to Child on Sole Ground That One Parent is Non-Indian Citizen(17.03.2022)
Kerala High Court has ruled that even if one of the parents of a minor child refused to give consent, the passport issuing authority is entitled to is.....
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Kerala HC: Film Production Houses Have to Form Internal Complaints Committee Under POSH Act(17.03.2022)
Kerala High Court has observed that film production houses have the responsibility to form an Internal Complaints Committee as per the Sexual Harassme.....
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Chhattisgarh High Court: Illegitimate Child Also Entitled to Compassionate Appointment(21.03.2022)
Chhattisgarh High Court has held that even the illegitimate son/daughter is also entitled to a compassionate appointment.
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Tripura HC: Non-Placing and Non-Consideration of Bail Orders Vitiates Subjective Decision(21.03.2022)
Tripura High Court has observed that non-placing and non-consideration of bail orders, wherein bail had been granted to detenu in cases referred to in.....
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Delhi HC: Film Titles Can be Registered Under Trademark Law(27.05.2022)
Delhi High Court while rejecting a contention that titles of films cannot be registered under Trademark Law, has held that the word 'SHOLAY' being the.....
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Patna HC Denies Anticipatory Bail to Former VC of Magadh University, Dismisses Plea to Quash FIR(27.05.2022)
Patna High Court has dismissed the plea to quash the FIR registered against former Vice Chancellor (VC) of Magadh University Dr. Rajendra Prasad. The .....
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Allahabad HC Rejects Bail Plea of High Court Advocate Accused of Sexually Assaulting Law Student(27.05.2022)
Allahabad High Court rejected bail application of High Court advocate who has been accused of sexually and physically assaulting a 20 year old law stu.....
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Kerala HC: Ex- MLA PC George Granted Bail in Hate Speech Cases(27.05.2022)
Kerala High Court granted bail to Ex- MLA PC George in hate speech cases.
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Delhi HC Orders Immediate Release of Prisoner Detained Despite Bail(30.05.2022)
Delhi High Court reprimanded Delhi Police for delaying age verification of accused kept in custody despite having bail order in his favor. The Court d.....
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Meghalaya HC: Act of Holding Hands Of Child Can’t be Considered As Sexual Assault Under POCSO Act(30.05.2022)
Meghalaya High Court has ruled that the act of holding the hands of a child and saying that her hands are beautiful cannot be considered an act of sex.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Filed for Challenging Bail Granted to Former ADGP in a Case Corruption Case(31.05.2022)
Supreme Court has dismissed Chhattisgarh Government's plea challenging bail granted to suspended ADGP in a case filed under Prevention of Corruption A.....
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Delhi HC: High Court's Supervisory Jurisdiction Over Orders Under Order 39 Rules 1&2 Restricted(26.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has ruled that the scope of interference in exercise of its supervisory jurisdiction of the High Court under Article 227 of the Const.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Article 227, Constitution of India, Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, Order XXXIX, supervisory jurisdiction
SC: Arbitral Tribunal Can Grant Post Award Interest Included in Sum of Award(26.04.2022)
Supreme Court has ruled that the Arbitral Tribunal can grant post-award interest on the sum of the award including the interest component. The Court r.....
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Gujarat HC: Relief Can't be Granted as it Amount to Main Relief in Section 9 Arbitration Application(26.04.2022)
Gujarat High Court has held that once an application under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 seeking interim measures has been d.....
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Delhi HC: Stamp Duty Insufficiency on Arbitration Agreement is Jurisdictional Issue U/S 16 A&C Act(26.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has ruled that the sufficiency of the stamp duty on the arbitration agreement is a jurisdictional issue under Section 16 of the Arbit.....
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Orissa HC: Remand Date to be Excluded From Calculation of Statutory Period for Granting Default Bail(26.04.2022)
Orissa High Court has reiterated that while calculating the statutory period for granting default bail under Section 167(2) of the Code of Criminal Pr.....
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Delhi HC: Non Filing of Response Due to Technical Glitch in E-Filing Portal(04.05.2022)
Delhi High Court has observed that the taxpayer could not file a response under the Faceless Scheme due to a technical glitch in the e-filing portal.
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Calcutta HC: Post-Award Interest is Not Advisory but Mandate of A&C Act(04.05.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that award of future or post-award interest is not advisory but a mandate of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 a.....
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Bombay HC Rejects Review Plea Seeking Default Bail to Varavara Rao, Vernon Gonsalves & Arun Ferreira(04.05.2022)
Bombay High Court has dismissed a review application filed by three accused in the Bhima Koregaon – Elgar Parishad Case seeking bail and accurate corr.....
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Orissa HC: No Prohibition on Third Party to Proceed Even After Rejection of Impleadment(04.05.2022)
Orissa High Court has ruled that there is no prohibition to bring an application under Order 21 Rules 97, 99 and 101 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1.....
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P&H HC: S.24 CPC Can't Be Construed Loosely To Allow Transfer On Frivolous & Flimsy Grounds(06.05.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court, while dealing with a transfer application concerning a matrimonial dispute, held that provisions of Section 24 of Code .....
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Rajasthan HC: Smuggling of Gold Can't be Treated As Terrorist Act Under UAPA(09.05.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has observed that Customs Act, 1962 is not included in Schedule-II of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 and conseque.....
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Gauhati HC Asks Assam Govt to Consider Caretakers of Juvenile Centre as Frontline Warriors(07.05.2021)
Gauhati High Court has asked the Assam Government to consider caretakers of Juvenile Centres as "frontline warriors" and thereby, vaccinate them for t.....
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NCLT Kochi Allows Promoter of Corporate Debtor MSME to File Resolution Plan in Individual Capacity(07.05.2021)
National Company Law Tribunal, Kochi has held that the promoter of an MSME can submit a Resolution Plan Application in his individual capacity, and th.....
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Delhi HC Calls for High Level meeting for Assessing Demand for Tocilizumab in India(07.05.2021)
Delhi High Court has called for a high level meeting for assessing the demand for Tocilizumab in India and also to discuss the modalities for import a.....
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SC Rejects Challenge to Karnataka HC Direction to Increase Daily Quota of Liquid Medical Oxygen(07.05.2021)
Supreme Court has rejected the challenge made by the Central Government against the direction issued by Karnataka High Court to increase the daily quo.....
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ITAT, Chandigarh: Tax Authorities Cannot Evade Responsibility to Collect Correct Taxes(10.05.2021)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Chandigarh has held that the Tax authorities cannot evade responsibility to ensure only correct and due taxes ar.....
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Bombay HC Grants Bail to SSR’s Flatmate Siddhart Pithani in Drugs Case(04.07.2022)
Bombay High Court has granted bail to Siddharth Pithani, former flatmate of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput (SSR), accused in an illicit drug probe fo.....
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GSTN Adds New Option of Search Tax Payer Details on GST Portal(04.02.2022)
Goods and Service Tax Networks (GSTN) has added the new Option of Search Tax Payer details in the GST Portal to allow search for Taxpayer details by e.....
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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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Rajasthan HC Refuses to Give Directions in Plea Seeking Protection and Maintenance of Wildlife(07.02.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has refused to give directions in a plea seeking protection & maintenance of wildlife to control man-animal conflict & rescue and.....
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Jharkhand HC: Wages to Include Privileges or Benefits that Can be Measured in Terms of Money(07.02.2022)
Jharkhand High Court has held that wages under the Employees Compensation Act, 1923 include privileges or benefits that can be measured in terms of mo.....
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Kerala HC: Delay in Filing Application Only Fatal if Allows for an Unfair Benefit(07.02.2022)
Kerala High Court has ruled that a delay in filing an application only becomes fatal if by allowing such application, the applicant obtains an unfair .....
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Kerala HC Grants Bail to Actor Sreejith Ravi in POCSO Case(15.07.2022)
Kerala High Court has granted bail to Malayalam actor Sreejith Ravi in a POCSO case registered against him for allegedly exhibiting nudity in front of.....
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SC Clarifies Rights and Entitlements Under Rights of Persons With Disabilities Act, 2016(24.11.2021)
Supreme Court has clarified that the rights and entitlements under the Rights of Persons With Disabilities Act, 2016, including the right of persons w.....
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Government Proposes to Introduce Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill(24.11.2021)
Central Government has proposed to introduce the Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill, 2021. As per the list of business, t.....
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Kerala High Court Asks Petitioner to Analyse Concept of Halal in Sabarimala Spoiled Jaggery Row(25.11.2021)
Kerala High Court has questioned the petitioner organisation that had challenged the alleged use of halal-certified jaggery at the Sabarimala temple i.....
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ITAT: Father Can’t be Taxed for Cash Deposit in Bank Account Opened in The Name of Major Son(25.07.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Pune Bench while deleting an addition for cash deposit, has held that the clubbing of income under the provision.....
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JH HC: Person Not Being Railway Servant Travelling In Goods Train Not Entitled To Compensation(26.07.2022)
Jharkhand High Court has held that if a person, not being a railway employee, is traveling in a goods train and falls down from such a train, then he .....
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Madras HC Allows Suit Seeking Declaration of Exclusive Copyright over Broadcast of JILLA Movie(17.01.2022)
Madras High Court has allowed a civil suit that sought a declaration of the exclusive copyright of Sun TV Network over the broadcast of JILLA movie, w.....
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Rajasthan HC Suspends Sentence to Faculty Member in College for Failure to Report POCSO Case(17.01.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has suspended the sentence awarded to a Faculty Member in the college and the Hostel Warden booked under Section 21 of the Protec.....
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J&K&L HC: No Vicarious Liability Under Criminal Law Unless Strictly Mandated by Statute(08.08.2022)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that in criminal law, there is no concept of criminal vicarious liability and only if there is a stat.....
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Delhi HC: Sex Worker Entitled to All Rights But Cannot Claim Special Treatment if She Violates Law(08.08.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that although a sex worker is entitled to all rights available to a citizen, but at the same time, if she violates the law, .....
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Cal. HC: Persons With Disabilities Act Shifts Focus from Their Protection to Empowerment(09.08.2022)
Calcutta High Court while quashing resolution passed by a College refusing to consider person with impairment for appointment in physically handicappe.....
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Madras HC: Quota for Government School Students in Medical Admissions Justified(08.04.2022)
Madras High Court has upheld the validity of Tamil Nadu Admission to Undergraduate Courses in Medicine, Dentistry, Indian Medicine and Homeopathy on f.....
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Delhi HC: Petition Under Article 227 Based on Violation of Legal Provisions Can't Be Allowed(08.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has ruled that a petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, 1949 cannot be allowed against an order passed under Sectio.....
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Allahabad HC: Learning Driving License, Voter ID Card Can't Be Considered to Determine Juvenile's Age(11.04.2022)
Allahabad High Court has observed that the Learning Driving License and Voter I.D. Card should not be taken into account while determining the age of .....
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Rajasthan HC: Establishment of Toll Plaza Can't be Faulted on of Vicinity to Adjoining Villages(11.04.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has held that in the absence of any statutory prohibitions, establishment of Toll Plaza could not be faulted only because the Tol.....
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Delhi HC: Section 10 of CPC Does Not Lay an Embargo in Proceeding with Arbitration(11.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that Section 10 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 does not lay an embargo in proceeding during the pendency of insolvency.....
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Orissa HC: Remand Date to be Excluded From Calculation of Statutory Period for Granting Default Bail(26.04.2022)
Orissa High Court has reiterated that while calculating the statutory period for granting default bail under Section 167(2) of the Code of Criminal Pr.....
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Chhattisgarh HC Rejects Bail to Person Allegedly Involved in Fraudulent ITC(26.04.2022)
Chhattisgarh High Court has rejected the statutory bail application filed by persons, who is concerned in fraudulent Input Tax Credit.
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Kerala HC: Bonafide Error in Format of Date on E-Way Bill, Warrants Minor Penalty(27.04.2022)
Kerala High Court has observed that a minor penalty can be obligatory for a bona fide mistake in the date on an e-way bill.
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Madras HC Rejects Anticipatory Bail to Tamil Actress for Making Objectionable Remarks Against CM(27.04.2022)
Madras High Court has rejected a plea for anticipatory bail filed by tamil actress Tamilselvi alias Meera Mithun, who was charged for making obscene a.....
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Bombay HC: No Bar on Court Exercising Jurisdiction Even When Application U/S 7 of IBC is Filed(27.04.2022)
Bombay High Court has ruled that since application under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 is filed, which is pending for consider.....
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Gujarat HC Quashes Criminal Case Against Actor Shah Rukh Khan in Raees Promotion Stampede Case(28.04.2022)
Gujarat High Court has quashed a case against actor Actor Shah Rukh Khan registered against him in association with a stampede that happened at Vadoda.....
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Bombay HC Grants Bail to 72 Years Old Alleged Naxal Operative(18.07.2022)
Bombay High Court has granted bail to 72 year old to Sathyanarayana Rani, arrested in 2019 for allegedly being a top Naxal operative and conspiring th.....
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J&K&L HC: Pre-Arrest Bail Not Maintainable by Person Already Under Constructive Custody(18.07.2022)
Jammu & Kashmir & Ladakh High Court has held that a person released on bail is already construed to be the in constructive custody and if the law requ.....
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Bombay HC: Amendment to S.34 Application of A&C Act Not Permissible if it Intends New Challenge(18.07.2022)
Bombay High Court has held that amendment to the application under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act would not be allowed if it leads.....
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Bombay HC: Child in Conflict With Law Can Seek Anticipatory Bail(18.07.2022)
Bombay High Court has held that a child in conflict with law as per the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 can file an appli.....
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J&K&L HC Dismisses Accused' Appeal Claiming Plea of Juvenility(18.07.2022)
Jammu & Kashmir & Ladakh High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by an accused in the 2019 Pulwama Terror Attack, claiming that he was a juvenile at .....
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SC: Object of Plea for Child's Custody is to Determine in Whose Custody Best Interest of Child Lies(18.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that in petition seeking writ of habeas corpus in matter relating to custody of child, the Court exercises an inherent jurisdic.....
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Delhi HC Dismisses Anticipatory Bail Plea of Accused in Jahangirpuri Riots Case(03.06.2022)
Delhi High Court has dismissed anticipatory bail plea filed by an accused in connection with the Jahangirpuri riots seeking directions on police not t.....
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Gurugram Court: Bail Denied to Accused in GST Scam Case(03.06.2022)
Gurugram Sessions Court has denied bail application of an accused of GST scam allegedly involved in availing and passing on fraudulent ITC to non-exis.....
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Allahabad HC: Non-Reporting of Seizure of Bank Account to Magistrate Doesn't Make Seizure Illegal(06.06.2022)
Allahabad High Court has observed that non-reporting of the seizure of a bank account, seized by police under Section 102 Code of Criminal Procedure, .....
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Gauhati HC: Second Wife Not Entitled to Family Pension in Existence of First Wife(06.06.2022)
Gauhati High Court has held that in Hindu religion there is no concept of Bigamy and therefore, a second wife is not entitled to a family pension in t.....
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CIC to Bar Council of India: Publish Inspection Reports of Law Colleges on Website(07.06.2022)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed Bar Council of India to publish inspection reports of law colleges on its website. CIC stated that t.....
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P&H HC Dismisses Bail Application Filed on the Ground of Compromise(08.06.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court while dealing with a petition seeking regular bail has held the compromise cannot be taken as a ground for grant of bail.....
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CESTAT: Process of Crushing And Screening Iron Ore Can be Classified as Iron Ore Fines(08.06.2022)
Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Mumbai has held that the process of crushing and screening iron ore can be classified as ir.....
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Gujarat HC: University Rules Prevails Over BCI Rules in Conducting Exams for LLB Admissions(27.06.2022)
Gujarat High Court has held that in terms of conduction of examination and results for admission to LLB course, the rules of a University would prevai.....
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Kar. HC: Courts Duty Bound to Consider All Contentions Raised While Deciding Bail Applications(28.06.2022)
Karnataka High Court has held that courts are bound to take into consideration all the contentions raised by the parties while hearing a bail petition.....
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Karnataka HC to State: File Status Report on Steps Taken to Prevent Illegal Slaughtering of Animals(28.06.2022)
Karnataka High Court has issued notice to the state government seeking their response about the steps taken for prevention of illegal slaughtering of .....
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Allahabad HC Grants Bail to Man Accused of Beating People Raising Slogan of ‘Jai Sri Ram’(28.06.2022)
Allahabad High Court has granted conditional bail to a man accused of beating people were returning back to their house raising the slogan of 'Jai Sri.....
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SC Stays Tripura HC Order Calling for MHA Files on Security Cover to Ambani Family(29.06.2022)
Supreme Court has stayed the orders passed by the Tripura High Court seeking the production of files of the Ministry of Home Affairs relating to the s.....
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Allahabad HC: Can't Allow Bail on Parity When Co-Accused Was Granted Bail Without Assigning Reasons(30.06.2022)
Allahabad High Court has held that if bail is granted to similarly place co-accused persons without assigning any reasons, then, on the basis of such .....
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Kerala HC to Registrar, District Judiciary: Introduce Child-Friendly Rooms in Family Courts(30.06.2022)
Kerala High Court while suggesting introduction of child-friendly rooms in all Family Courts in the State, has directed Registrar of the District Judi.....
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Delhi Court Grants Bail to Bulli Bai App Case Accused(29.03.2022)
Delhi Court has granted bail to accused in Bulli Bai App case on humanitarian grounds stating that since the accused were first-time offenders, consta.....
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Bombay HC: Threshold of Public Interest Must to Stop Bypassing of Civil Courts(29.03.2022)
Bombay High Court has held that a writ Court should not exercise its powers in contractual matters under Article 226 of the Constitution, unless the s.....
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Calcutta HC: Discretionary Scope to Stay Award u/s 19 MSME Act Wider Than u/s 36(3) Arbitration Act(30.03.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that the scope of discretion upon a Court to stay an award or a decree under Section 19 of the Micro, Small and Medium En.....
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Jharkhand HC: Interest Liability Can't Be Raised Under GST Without Initiating Adjudication Process(30.03.2022)
Jharkhand High Court has observed that if an assessee disputes the liability of interest, either its calculation or the leviability, then the only alt.....
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Gujarat HC Grants Bail in Case of Fraudulent Claim of ITC(30.03.2022)
Gujarat High Court has approved bail to the accused who falsely claimed input tax credit (ITC) as the department has attached the immovable properties.....
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Supreme Court Grants Bail to Perarivalan, Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case Convict(10.03.2022)
Supreme Court has granted bail to AG Perarivalan, one of the seven convicts serving life sentence in the case related to the assassination of former P.....
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P&H HC: Owner of Vehicle Not Vicariously Liable for Any Misdeclaration by Owner of Goods(10.03.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that the owner of the vehicle who is seeking only release of the vehicle is not liable to pay fine for the conf.....
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Allahabad HC Grants Bail to Senior Samajwadi Party Leader and Member of Parliament Azam Khan(10.03.2022)
Allahabad High Court has granted bail to the Senior Samajwadi Party leader and a Member Of Parliament, Azam Khan in connection with a case registered .....
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Securities and Exchange Board of India Levies Fine on 3 Entities in Illiquid Stock Options Case(11.03.2022)
Securities and Exchange Board of India has imposed a total of Rs 15 lakh fine on three entities for indulging in non-genuine trades in stock options o.....
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Karnataka HC Issues Notice on Plea Against Imposition of New Building Norms on Existing Buildings(11.03.2022)
Karnataka High Court has issued notice to the State Government on a petition questioning imposition of certain new building norms even for the existin.....
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Delhi HC Directs DMRC to Pay Decree Amount to DAMEPL in 2 Instalments by May 31, 2022(11.03.2022)
Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to pay the decree amount to Reliance Infrastructure-promoted Delhi Airport Metro.....
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Delhi Court: Mere Criticism of Political Parties No Ground to Invoke S.153A & 295A IPC(18.07.2022)
Delhi Court while granting bail to co-founder of Alt News Mohammed Zubair, has held that he voice of dissent is necessary for healthy democracy, there.....
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SC: Karnataka HC's Observations Against ACB Irrelevant in Bail Application(18.07.2022)
Supreme Court while staying the directions passed by the Karnataka High Court against the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), has held that the judge while .....
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Delhi HC: AIIMS Can't Prescribe Eligibility Criteria That Nullifies Recognition Granted by INC(19.07.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that it is open for AIIMS to prescribe eligibility criteria and setting the bar for admission in courses so long as the rest.....
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Karnataka HC Denies Bail to Youth Accused of Sharing Military Base Photos With Pakistan ISI(19.07.2022)
Karnataka High Court has dismissed the bail petition filed by a 24-year-old, accused of sharing photographs of important places like Naval Base Army a.....
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SC: Personnel Not Entitled to Disability Pension if Injury is Not Attributable to Military Service(19.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that a military personnel is not eligible for disability pension if there is not even a causal connection between the Military .....
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Delhi HC: Denial of Maintenance to Estranged Wife And Child is Worst Offence(19.07.2022)
Delhi High Court while imposing cost of 20k on husband has held that denying maintenance to an estranged wife and child is the worst offence, even fro.....
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SEBI Notifies New Disclosure Norms on Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting(12.05.2021)
Security and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has notified the new disclosure norms pertaining to Business responsibility and sustainability reporting b.....
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Allahabad HC: Apprehension of Death on Account of Pandemic Valid Ground for Anticipatory Bail(12.05.2021)
Allahabad High Court has observed that apprehension of death on account of reasons like the present pandemic is a valid ground for grant of anticipato.....
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NIA Court Grants Permission to Akhil Gogoi to Take Oath as Legislator of Assam Assembly(12.05.2021)
Special National Investigation Agency Court has allowed jailed anti-CAA activist Akhil Gogoi, to take oath as legislator of Assam Assembly, stating th.....
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Kerala HC Stays CBFC Certification of Malayalam Film 'Aquarium'(13.05.2021)
Kerala High Court has stayed for two weeks the certification granted to Malayalam Film 'Aquarium' slated to be released on an Over-The-Top Platform (O.....
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Supreme Court Launches Mobile Facility for Journalists to Attend Virtual Hearing(13.05.2021)
Supreme Court has launched a facility in its mobile app for providing links to virtual hearings to media persons. The Court is also introducing a feat.....
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Kar. HC: No Bar on Adoption of Privately Owned Elephants Under Wildlife Protection Act(14.06.2022)
Karnataka High Court has held that Section 40 of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 permits private ownership of live elephants and there is no bar .....
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Kerala HC: No Hyper Technical Approach Needed When Accused Produces Evidence of Juvenility(14.06.2022)
Kerala High Court has held that courts shall not employ a hyper technical approach when the accused produces sufficient evidence in support of his arg.....
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Allahabad HC Denies Bail to Ex-MLA Mukhtar Ansari in Funds Misappropriation Case(14.06.2022)
Allahabad High Court while denying bail to former MLA Mukhtar Ansari n connection with a case over misappropriation of MLA funds, called him a dreaded.....
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SC: Plea of Self Defence Need Not be Proved Beyond Reasonable Doubt(15.06.2022)
Supreme Court has held that accused who takes up the plea of self defence need not prove it beyond reasonable doubt and that it would suffice if he co.....
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ITAT: Income Tax Liability Won’t Arise for Unsecured Loan Transactions Done by Group Entities(16.06.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai Bench has held that income tax liability won’t arise for unsecured loan transactions done by group entiti.....
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CBDT Releases Excel Offline Utility for Filing ITR-5(16.06.2022)
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has released Excel Offline Utility dated June 14, 2022 for the preparation and filing of ITR-5.
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MP HC Commutes Death Sentence of Man Convicted for Rape And Murder of 4 Year Old(17.06.2022)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has commuted death sentence of a man convicted for rape and murder of a 4-year-old girl. The Court held that since the convi.....
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CBDT Extends Electronic Filing of Income Tax Forms 15CA / 15CB(06.07.2021)
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has extended the electronic filing of Income Tax Forms 15CA/15CB to 15th July, 2021. Taxpayers can submit the sai.....
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Supreme Court Directs to Ensure Vaccination of Mentally Ill Patients(06.07.2021)
Supreme Court has issued directions to the Union Government to ensure vaccination takes place for mentally ill patients who have been institutionalize.....
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SC Directs to Discontinue Practice of Shifting Mentally Ill Patients to Old Age Homes(06.07.2021)
Supreme Court has directed State of Maharashtra to discontinue the practice of shifting mentally ill patients from medical establishments to beggar ho.....
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Madras HC Directs to Ensure New Buildings are Constructed with Access to Persons with Disabilities(06.07.2021)
Madras High Court directed the Tamil Nadu Government to make sure that no new buildings in the state are constructed or sanctioned without ensuring ac.....
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Delhi HC Refuses to Stop Circulation of Film Based on Life of Sushant Singh Rajput(08.07.2021)
Delhi High Court has refused to stop further circulation of a film purportedly based on the life of late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput that was.....
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Delhi HC Seeks Response on Availability of Amphotericin B, Oxygen Buffer Stock(08.07.2021)
Delhi High Court has sought response of the Centre and Delhi Government on various aspects including the import and domestic production of Amphoterici.....
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J&K&L HC: Presumption of Innocence U/S 3(i) of JJ Act Not Applicable to Adult Co-Accused(04.07.2022)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that the presumption of innocence in favour of a juvenile under Section 3(i) of the Juvenile Justice .....
Tags : Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, Juvenile Justice, Presumption of Innocence
P&H HC: Can't Approach HC U/S 438 CrPC After Rejection of Pre-Arrest Bail for Case Under SC/ST Act(04.07.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that once the plea for anticipatory bail under Section 438 CrPC is rejected by Sessions Court to accused under .....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Anticipatory Bail, Scheduled Caste & Scheduled Tribes
Allahabad HC: Subsequent Filing of Chargesheet Can't Defeat Right of Accused for Default Bail(04.07.2022)
Allahabad High Court has held that an accused gets an indefeasible right to 'default bail' if he makes an application after the maximum period for inv.....
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SC Expressed Concern Over Man Arrested in Maharashtra Despite Interim Protection Granted by SC(05.07.2022)
Supreme Court has disapproved the act of Maharashtra police obtaining a non-bailable warrant against a man and the order of the Magistrate sending him.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Non-Bailable Warrant, Maharashtra Police
CBIC Notifies Nil Excise Duty Rate for Ethanol Blended Petrol(06.07.2022)
Central Board of Indirect taxes and Customs (CBIC) has notified nil central excise duty rate for the products ethanol-blended petrol.
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Delhi HC Expresses Concern Over Trial Courts Accepting Bail Applications Despite Pendency Before HC(06.07.2022)
Delhi High Court while referring it as ‘Disturbing Trend’, has expressed concern over the practice of Trial Courts in entertaining the bail applicatio.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Bail, Pendency, Trend
Gujarat HC Declines Anticipatory Bail to Man Accused of Forcefully Converting Religion of 100 Hindus(11.04.2022)
Gujarat High Court has dismissed anticipatory bail to a man accused of forcefully converting religion of 37 Hindu families and 100 Hindus for offences.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, anticipatory bail, Converting Religion, Hindus, 100 Hindus
Rajasthan HC Dismisses Challenge to Civil Judge Exam Preliminary Merit List(11.04.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has dismissed a batch of writ petitions questioning the correctness and legality of the merit list prepared after Preliminary Exa.....
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Bombay HC: Petitions on Ground of Exceptional Circumstances by Arbitral Tribunal Not Maintainable(11.04.2022)
Bombay High Court has held that remedy under Section 16 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 lies elsewhere and the petitioners cannot file W.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, Article 226, Article 227, Constitution of India, exceptional circumstances
Bombay HC: Court Does Not Have Adjudicatory Powers Under Section 27 of A&C Act(12.04.2022)
Bombay High Court has observed that the Court under Section 27 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 does not have the jurisdiction to conside.....
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Gujarat HC: There Cannot Be Deemed Waiver of Section 12(5) of A&C Act(12.04.2022)
Gujarat High Court has held that unless the embargo placed under Section 12(5) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 is waived by the parties,.....
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Delhi HC: Claims Raised Before Arbitral Tribunal Cannot be Rejected if Not Mentioned in Notice(13.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that it is not necessary that a notice issued under Section 21 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 should quantify.....
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Kerala HC: No Illegality in Invoking LARR Act for Land Acquisition(30.03.2022)
Kerala High Court has reiterated that the State government was reasonable in acquiring land in furtherance of its K-Rail SilverLine Project by invokin.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, K-Rail SilverLine Project, Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013
Delhi HC: Not Compulsory to Register or Pay Stamp Duty on Family Settlements(30.03.2022)
Delhi High Court has decided that it is not mandatory to compulsorily register family settlements and to pay stamp duty when such settlement is arrive.....
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Calcutta HC Directs Registrar for List of Appeals Wherein Convicts Jailed for More than 14 Years(30.03.2022)
Calcutta High Court directed the Registrar (IT) of the High Court to prepare a list of appeals wherein the convicts are in jail for 14 or more and lis.....
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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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Allahabad HC Grants Bail to Kashmiri Students Accused of Celebrating Pakistan's T20 Win(31.03.2022)
Allahabad High Court has granted bail to the three Kashmiri students who were arrested on sedition charges for allegedly raising pro-Pakistan slogans .....
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Allahabad HC: Long Period of Incarceration Can be Fresh Grounds for Bail(31.03.2022)
Allahabad High Court has observed that if there is no possibility of concluding the trial in near future and the accused applicant has been in jail fo.....
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SC Dismissed Plea to Relax Lawyers’ Dress Code During Summer(26.07.2022)
Supreme Court has declined to entertain a petition seeking relaxation of dress code for lawyers during the summer season. The Court while dismissing t.....
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SC: Bail Conditions Should be Proportionate(26.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that the bail conditions imposed by the Courts, apart from bearing a nexus with the purpose of imposing them, ought to be propo.....
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P&H HC: Power to Grant Bail Cannot be Deployed as a Mechanism to Impose Sentence(26.07.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court while granting bail to an accused charged with offences under the Central GST Act, 2017, has held that the power to gran.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Central GST, Bail, Sentence
Allahabad HC: Media Runs Kangaroo Courts & Oversteps Upon Sanctity of Judiciary(27.07.2022)
Allahabad High Court while denying bail to Lakhimpur Kheri violence case accused Ashish Mathur, has held that recent trend in media to conduct ill-inf.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Lakhimpur Kheri Violence, debates, High-Profile
J&K&L High Court Closes PIL Seeking Islamic Banking Window(27.07.2022)
Jammu & Kashmir High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking introduction of Islamic Banking (Shariah Compliant windows) in all.....
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Gujarat HC Permits Canadian Woman to Undergo Kidney Transplant Without Domicile Certificate(28.07.2022)
Gujarat High Court while allowing Canadian woman to undergo kidney transplant without domicile certificate, has held that the Right to Live includes t.....
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P&H HC: Bail Application of Juvenile to be Decided After Considering Social Investigation Report(03.06.2021)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has reiterated that the bail application of a Juvenile under Section 12 of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 must be decide.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Bail Application of Juvenile
Kerala High Court Extends Interim Orders, Interim Bails, Orders u/s 138 NI Act(04.06.2021)
Kerala High Court has extended the interim orders granted on 19th May, 2021, till 15th June, 2021, including orders relating to Section 138 of the Neg.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Extension of Interim Orders, Interim Bails, Orders u/s 138 NI Act
Delhi HC Issues Summons on Suit Against Dissemination of False Information on Coronil(04.06.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued summons to Patanjali Ayurved's Ramdev Baba, Twitter Inc, Facebook Inc, Google LLC, and Vedic Broadcasting Ltd on a suit by.....
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Delhi HC Directs on Accepting Electronic Filing of Caveats on E-Filing Portal(04.06.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed the District and Sessions Judge (Headquarters) to ensure that as long as the e-filing portal of the Delhi District Court.....
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Karnataka HC Extends Deadline for Door-to-Door Survey on Eligible Children for School Admission(07.06.2021)
Karnataka High Court has extended till 15th July, 2021, the deadline to complete the door-to-door survey to identify children eligible for school admi.....
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ITAT, Mumbai: Payment to Foreign Company for Utilisation of Transponder of Satellite Not Royalty(11.03.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai ruled that the payment made to a foreign company for the utilisation of a transponder centred on a satell.....
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MP HC: Tehsildar Who Allegedly Misused Post Not Entitled for Protection(14.03.2022)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that a Tehsildar, alleged to have misused her position by extending undue benefit to her husband as well as her ser.....
Tags : Madhya Pradesh High Court, Tehsildar, Abuse of Post
Patna High Court Orders Inquiry Into Flimsy Investigation in Honor Killing Case(14.03.2022)
Patna High Court has ordered an enquiry, to be conducted by the Additional Director General of Police, into the casual and flimsy investigation conduc.....
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P&H HC: Failure to Prove Motive Not Fatal to Case of Prosecution(14.03.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that even though motive bears significance in cases of circumstantial evidences, however, failure to prove the .....
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Madras HC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Damages Over Copyright Infringement by Film Valimai(15.03.2022)
Madras High Court has issued notice to the makers of Tamil film Valimai, starring Ajith, after the Producer of a 2016 Movie called Metro alleged that .....
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Mumbai Special Court Denies Bail to Anil Deshmukh in Money Laundering Case(15.03.2022)
Special PMLA Court in Mumbai has denied bail to former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh in an alleged money laundering case. Deshmukh, an NCP l.....
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Delhi HC: While Seeking Review of Orders Passed in Civil Suit, Grounds of Order XLVII to be Satisfied(18.02.2022)
Delhi High Court has observed that while seeking review of orders passed in a civil suit, the grounds mentioned in Order XLVII Rule 1 of the Code of C.....
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J&K&L HC Rejects PIL Seeking Prohibition on Illegal Practice of Slaughtering of Animals(21.02.2022)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has rejected a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea seeking prohibition on the illegal practice of slaughteri.....
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AAR, Maharashtra: 18% GST Payable on Construction of Buildings and Civil Structures(22.02.2022)
Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) Maharashtra has ruled that 18% goods and service tax (GST) payable on Construction of buildings and civil structures.....
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SC Directs to Implement NCPCR Suggestions on Children in Street Situations(22.02.2022)
Supreme Court has directed the State Governments and Union Territories to implement the suggestions made by National Commission for Protection of Chil.....
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Allahabad HC Denies Bail to Man Who Allegedly Sent Girlfriend's Intimate Pictures to Her Family(23.02.2022)
Allahabad High Court has denied bail to a man who allegedly shared intimate pictures of his girlfriend with her family members as it noted that this w.....
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Karnataka HC: Period Must be Counted for Default Bail U/S 167(2) CrPC if Liberty of Accused Lost(28.04.2022)
Karnataka High Court has reiterated that even when the accused is protected on body warrant, the liberty of the said accused is lost and that period w.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Section 167(2), Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, statutory bail
Kerala HC: Land Used For Cultivating Long Duration Crops Not Ecologically Fragile(28.04.2022)
Kerala High Court has ruled that the land primarily used for the cultivation of crops of long duration can’t be stated as ecologically fragile land un.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, cultivation of crops, Kerala Forest (Vesting and Management of Ecologically Fragile Lands) Act, 2003, ecologically
Telangana HC: Railway Not Liable to Compensate if Passenger Dies Due to Own Negligence(28.04.2022)
Telangana High Court has ruled that Railway is not liable to compensate under Section 124A of the Railways Act, 1989 if the passenger died due to own .....
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Delhi HC: Child Bearing Age of Officers Not to be Irretrievably Prejudiced by Non-Grant of Relief(28.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has observed that child-bearing age for the young couple should not be irretrievably prejudiced by the non-grant of a relieving order.....
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Rajasthan HC Dismisses Widow's Plea Seeking Horizontal Reservation in ST Category(28.04.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has dismissed a widow's challenge to the legality of the category-wise merit list prepared after preliminary examinations for rec.....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, widow's, preliminary examinations, category-wise merit list, Civil Judge, Judicial Magistrate, Rajasthan Judicial Services
Madras High Court Grants Interim Bail to Subbiah Shanmugam, Former President of ABVP(22.03.2022)
Madras High Court has granted interim bail to Subbiah Shanmugam, former national president of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), in a case boo.....
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Bombay HC Asks Govt to Inform About COVID-19 Conditions Prevailing in Mumbai(22.03.2022)
Bombay High Court has asked the Maharashtra government to inform it about the COVID-19 conditions prevailing in Mumbai when restrictions were imposed .....
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P&H HC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking CBI Probe Into Alleged Illegal Mining Activities at Dadam(23.03.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued a notice to the Haryana government on a plea seeking Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the alleged i.....
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SC Directs CEC to Examine and Submit Report on RVNL Plea to Cut Trees for Railway Line Project(24.03.2022)
Supreme Court has directed the central empowered committee (CEC) to examine and submit report in a matter in which the Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL).....
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ITAT, Agra: No Late Fee for Failure to File TDS/TCS Returns Prior to 1st June(24.03.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Agra has held that the late fee shall not apply under section 234E of the Income Tax Act, 1961 for the failure to file .....
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Lok Sabha Passes Demands for Grants and Appropriation Bill 2022(25.03.2022)
Lok Sabha has passed the Demands for Grants and Appropriation Bill 2022, authorising the government to withdraw Rs 122.43 lakh crore from the Consolid.....
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Madras HC Directs Centre Not to Reduce Allocation of Covid Vaccines to Tamil Nadu(14.05.2021)
Madras High Court has ordered that the Centre should not reduce the allocation of COVID-19 vaccines to Tamil Nadu just because the State government ha.....
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Karnataka HC Directs State and BBMP to Give Explanation on Taking Over of Covid Facility(14.05.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State government and Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to give an explanation as to why it did not take .....
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Madras HC Grants Relief to Man Who Failed to Obtain Passport Due to FIR Against Him(14.05.2021)
Madras High Court has granted relief to a man who failed to obtain a passport due to a First Information Report, which was registered against him for .....
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Kerala High Court Notifies Guidelines for E-Filing on Web Portal(17.05.2021)
Kerala High Court has issued general instructions to enable e-filing on the HC web portal, stating that advocates, party-in-persons, counsel for the S.....
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Delhi HC Seeks Centre's Response on How It Intends to Obtain Supply of Tocilizumab Drug(17.05.2021)
Delhi High Court has sought Centre's response on the demand of Tocilizumab drug and how does the Centre intend to obtain the supplies of the said drug.....
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Delhi HC Stays Bail Granted to Ex-Congress Leader Sajjan Kumar(06.07.2022)
Delhi High Court has stayed a Trial Court order which had granted bail to former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in connection with a case of rioting and.....
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J&K&L HC: Person Absconding And Evading Execution of Warrant Not Entitled to Anticipatory Bail(06.07.2022)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that a person against whom a warrant who is absconding and evading the execution of a warrant, is not.....
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Kerala HC: Power to Amend Service Law Does Not Mean Power to Apply it Differently to Similar Persons(07.07.2022)
Kerala High Court has held that the power of the government to make or amend laws determining the service conditions of its employees cannot confer th.....
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HP HC: Petition U/S 11 of A&C Act Would be Non-Maintainable After Filing Petition U/S 13 of A&C Act(07.07.2022)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that a party cannot file a petition under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation (A&C) Act after it has a.....
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Delhi HC: Lack of Clarity Not Ground to Dismiss an Application as Non-Maintainable(07.07.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that an application which may be unclear or wanting in requisite details, does not suffer from maintainability on that groun.....
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Allahabad HC: HC Can Grant Transit Anticipatory Bail in Offences Registered Outside its Jurisdiction(07.07.2022)
Allahabad High Court has held that a High Court has the power to grant transit anticipatory bail to an accused in connection with an offence registere.....
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Delhi High Court: Suit Property Can't Be Attached Under Order 38 Rule 5 CPC Mechanically(31.03.2022)
Delhi High Court has reiterated that the power under Order XXXVIII Rule 5 of Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 cannot be exercised mechanically or merely .....
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ITAT, Bangalore: Delay in Filing Form 67 Cannot be Reason to Deny Foreign Tax Credit(31.03.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Bangalore has observed that Rule 128 of the Income Tax Rules which requires the assessee to submit Form 67 before filin.....
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SC Strikes Down 10.5% Reservation in Tamil Nadu for Vanniyars(31.03.2022)
Supreme Court has struck down the 10.5 percent reservation in Tamil Nadu that is provided to Vanniyars, a Most Backward Community (MBC), in government.....
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Calcutta HC: Exemption Notification’s Eligibility is Question Relating to Rate of Duty(01.04.2022)
Calcutta High Court has dismissed an appeal on the ground of maintainability by holding that the question with regard to the eligibility of exemption .....
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SC Gives Government to Review Plea of Civil Services Aspirants for Appearing in Main Exam(01.04.2022)
Supreme Court has provided two weeks time to the Central government to reconsider afresh the demand made by the civil services aspirants who were unab.....
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SC Dismisses Plea of Maharashtra Govt for Transfer of Anil Deshmukh Probe from CBI to SIT(01.04.2022)
Supreme Court has rejected the plea of Maharashtra government that seeks for transfer of the probe against Anil Deshmukh, former Home Minister from th.....
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Calcutta HC: Benefit of Family Pension Cannot be Extended to Widowed Daughter(08.02.2022)
Calcutta High Court has observed that the benefit of family pension cannot be extended to a widowed daughter of a pensioner who was married at the tim.....
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SC Refuses Mohammad Azam Khan’s Plea Seeking Ad-interim Ex-Parte Bail(08.02.2022)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea seeking ad-interim ex-parte bail filed by Mohammad Azam Khan, Samajwadi Party's candidate from Rampur in.....
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Delhi HC Upholds Compensation Given to Children from Deceased's First Marriage(08.02.2022)
Delhi High Court has upheld the compensation given to two children from the deceased's first marriage reiterating that legal representatives of a pers.....
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Delhi HC Seeks Response from Delhi Government on Steps Against Child Trafficking(09.02.2022)
Delhi High Court has sought response from the Delhi Government regarding the steps taken by it in order to safeguard the interests of children, who we.....
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SC Refuses to Entertain Azam Khan's Plea Seeking Interim Bail to Participate in Election Campaign(09.02.2022)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea seeking ad-interim ex-parte bail filed by Mohammad Azam Khan, Samajwadi Party's candidate from Rampur in.....
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Supreme Court Grants Bail to Handicapped Accused Who Was Undetrial for 4 Years(09.02.2022)
Supreme Court has granted bail to an accused charged under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 and Maharashtra Control of Organised C.....
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Kar. HC: Courts Must Accept Duly Sworn Affidavits Regarding Residential Proof of Child/Wife(20.07.2022)
Karnataka High Court has held that family courts shall accept the affidavit by wife and children indicating their place of residence away from matrimo.....
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Kerala HC: Vigilance Inquiry Against Contractor if Roads Damaged Within Six Months of Completion(20.07.2022)
Kerala High Court while holding Engineers and Contractors liable for bad roads, has held that if roads are damaged and potholes appear within six mont.....
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SC: Credible & Plausible Grounds to Believe Accused is Not Guilty Required to Grant Bail(20.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that the expression ‘reasonable grounds’ used in Section 37(1)(b) under NDPS Act would mean credible, plausible grounds for the.....
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Allahabad HC: CrPC Doesn’t Indicates That Proclaimed Offender is Barred to File for Pre-Arrest Bail(21.07.2022)
Allahabad High Court has held that Section 438 of Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) doesn't say that a proclaimed offender would be barred to file ant.....
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SC: Power of Arrest Must be Used Sparingly(21.07.2022)
Supreme Court while ordering the release of Mohmmed Zubair on interim bail in all the FIRs registered by the UP Police over his tweets, has held that .....
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Kerala HC: Tahsildar to Recategorise & Reassess Tax, Once Paddy Land is Converted as per Statute(21.07.2022)
Kerala High Court has held that once paddy land is converted in due compliance with statutory mandates, the Tahsildar has to reassess the tax and make.....
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CESTAT: Stability Studies, Technical Testing & Analysis of New Drugs Not Subject to Service Tax(17.05.2022)
Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Bangalore has ruled that the stability studies, technical testing and analysis of new drugs are no.....
Tags : Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, stability studies, technical testing, Scientific and Technical Consultant Service, Technical Testing and Analysis Service, service tax
CESTAT: Cenvat Credit Allowable on Steel Items Used in Creation of Sponge Iron Kiln and Power Plant(17.05.2022)
Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Kolkata has applied the "user-test" by providing cenvat credit on steel goods used in the construc.....
Tags : Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, user-test, cenvat credit, sponge iron kiln, power plant
P&H HC: Child Adopted Post-Retirement Can't be Denied Family Pension(17.05.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court, in a petition of an adoptive daughter, whose application for the grant of family pension was dismissed on the ground of.....
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Bombay HC Denies Anticipatory Bail to Chairman of School in Case of Abetting Student's Suicide(18.05.2022)
Bombay High Court In a case of abetting a student's suicide, has denied anticipatory bail to a school's Chairman and disciplinary authority because he.....
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Bombay HC Denies Anticipatory Bail to Chairman of School in Case of Abetting Student's Suicide(18.05.2022)
Bombay High Court in a case of abetting a student's suicide, has denied anticipatory bail to a school's Chairman and disciplinary authority because he.....
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Calcutta HC: GST Dept Cannot Seize Vehicle for Want of Second E-Way Bill(18.05.2022)
Calcutta High Court has ruled that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) department shall not seize the vehicle in the absence of second e-way bill since t.....
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Allahabad HC: Clerical Mistake in Verification of Pleadings Can be Rectified U/O VI Rule 17 CPC(28.04.2022)
Allahabad High Court has ruled that a clerical/procedural mistake that has occurred in the authentication of pleadings can be rectified by moving the .....
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Allahabad HC: Clerical/Procedural Mistake in Pleadings Can be Rectified Under Order VI Rule 17 CPC(29.04.2022)
Allahabad High Court has observed that a clerical/procedural mistake that has occurred in the verification of pleadings can be rectified by moving the.....
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Allahabad HC: Clerical/Procedural Mistake in Pleadings Can be Rectified Under Order VI Rule 17 CPC(29.04.2022)
Allahabad High Court has observed that a clerical/procedural mistake that has occurred in the verification of pleadings can be rectified by moving the.....
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NCLAT: If Credit Facility Agreement is Unstamped, Petition U/S Section 7 is Maintainable(29.04.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has observed that if a credit facility agreement is unstamped, then petition under Section 7 of the Insolvency.....
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Madras HC: Section 34 Proceedings Are Summary in Nature; Does Not Permit Additional Evidence(29.04.2022)
Madras High Court has ruled that the challenge proceedings under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 are summary in nature, hence.....
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Rajasthan HC: Engagement of Child Not Offence U/S 11 Of Child Marriage Act(29.04.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has observed that Section 11 of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 makes it abundantly clear that organizing marriage is.....
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Karnataka HC Suggests Setting Up of Facility for Complaints of Violation of Social Distancing Norms(07.06.2021)
Karnataka High Court has suggested the State government to consider setting up a facility allowing citizens to lodge complaints about violation of soc.....
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Sikkim HC Expresses Concern Over Unavailability of Covid-19 Vaccines(07.06.2021)
Sikkim High Court has expressed concern over unavailability of Covid-19 vaccine in the State and directed the authorities to take proactive steps in t.....
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Tripura HC Orders SIT Probe in Alleged Public Humiliation and Suicide of Woman(07.06.2021)
Tripura High Court has constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe into an incident where a young lady was allegedly subjected to public h.....
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Delhi HC Orders BRO to Release Financial Assistance to Family Members of Missing Officer(07.06.2021)
Delhi High Court has ordered Border Roads Organisation (BRO) to pay one year's emoluments of the officer to the parents, who has been missing since 20.....
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Karnataka HC Asks on Details of Health Policy in Plea Seeking Hospital Facility in Gram Panchayats(08.06.2021)
Karnataka High Court has asked the State government to submit details of its health policy, if any, as a litigant has sought a direction to the govern.....
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SC Pulls Up West Bengal Govt for Not Uploading Information of Children Orphaned During COVID(08.06.2021)
Supreme Court has asked the State of West Bengal to comply with the Court's previous orders, and gather and upload the information regarding children .....
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Del HC: Court’s Jurisdiction in Quo Warranto Writ Limited to Cases Where Office Bearer is Ineligible(28.07.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that the jurisdiction of the Court while issuing a writ of quo warranto is limited to cases where the person holding public .....
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Bombay HC: Ministers, Political Leaders Should Appeal to Followers Not to Put Up Illegal Hoardings(29.07.2022)
Bombay High Court has remarked against the conduct of political leaders and ministers for not proactively curtailing their followers from putting up i.....
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J&K&L HC: Charge-Sheet in Photostat Copies Cannot be Termed as Incomplete For Grant of Default Bail(29.07.2022)
Jammu & Kashmir & Ladakh High Court has held that a charge-sheet even in the form of its photostat copies when placed on record cannot be termed as in.....
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Delhi HC Dismisses Challenge to Minimum Percentile Criteria for NEET-PG Admissions(01.08.2022)
Delhi High Court while dismissing plea challenging a regulation mandating minimum marks of 50th percentile in NEET as mandatory requirement for admiss.....
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MP HC: Notice of Proceeding Under Section 11 of The A&C Act is a Mandatory Requirement(01.08.2022)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that it is mandatory for a High Court to issue notice of application under Section 11 of the Arbitration & Concilia.....
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Orissa HC Seeks Status Report on Release of Prisoners Unable to Avail Bail(17.05.2021)
Orissa High Court has sought a status report by 31st May, 2021 from the State Government on the release of prisoners, who are languishing in jails and.....
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Gauhati HC Seeks Details of Female Foreigners Staying in Jails with Children Below 6 Years(17.05.2021)
Gauhati High Court has directed the State Government to give details of the mothers, declared as foreigners, who are presently in jails with their chi.....
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NLU, Delhi Postpones AILET 2021 Examination in View of Covid 19 Pandemic(17.05.2021)
National Law University, Delhi has postponed AILET 2021 examination which was scheduled to take place on 20th June, 2021. The revised date shall be an.....
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Kar. HC: Courts Must Ascertain Religious/Charitable Nature of Trust Before Exercising Jurisdiction(18.08.2022)
Karnataka High Court has held that for exercising jurisdiction under Section 92 of the Code of Civil Procedure, civil court is to first draw factual f.....
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Bombay HC: Not Necessary to Refuse Bail in Every Case of Economic Offence(22.08.2022)
Bombay High Court has held that bail can’t be refused to accused merely because offence is in nature of economic offence. Court also stated that while.....
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SC: A Proficient Advocate Must be Physically Fit(08.07.2022)
Supreme Court while granting relief of enhanced compensation, to an advocate who had suffered 100% permanent disability due to an accident, has held t.....
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Kar. HC: Consent Cannot be Assumed Even if Woman is of Bad Character or Vulnerable(08.07.2022)
Karnataka High Court while setting aside anticipatory bail granted to a police constable accused of sexually assaulting a women over a period of three.....
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Delhi HC: HC Can’t Control Day to Day Affairs of Trial Court in Exercise of Revisional Power(08.07.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that a High Court, in exercise of its Revisional power, cannot be seen as controlling the day to day affairs of the Trial Co.....
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SC Grants Interim Bail to Mohammed Zubair in Hate Speech FIR by UP Police(08.07.2022)
Supreme Court has granted interim bail for 5 days to Mohammed Zubair, the co-founder of fact checking website AltNews, in connection with the Hate Spe.....
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Bombay HC to State: Establish Family Court in Every District in Maharashtra(11.07.2022)
Bombay High Court has urged the Maharashtra government to take steps to establish a family court in every district of the state.
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CBI Court Refuses Default Bail to Former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh in Corruption Case(11.07.2022)
Special CBI court has refused bail to former Home Minister of Maharashtra, Anil Deshmukh, in a corruption case related to police transfers and posting.....
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SC to Union Government: Introduce Separate Act to Streamline Grant of Bail(11.07.2022)
Supreme Court has recommended the Union Government to introduce a special enactment in the nature of a Bail Act to streamline the grant of bail.
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Delhi HC: Convict Under POCSO Act Not Barred From Seeking Parole(09.05.2022)
Delhi High Court has reiterated that a convict under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 is not barred from seeking parole, as d.....
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Calcutta HC: Order U/S 36 of A&C Act is Interim Order, Can be Modified on Basis of Financial Hardship(10.05.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that financial hardship and financial indebtedness are sufficient grounds to modify an order passed under Section 36 of t.....
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SC: UP officials Don't Respect Orders, Approaching Against HC is Routine(10.05.2022)
Supreme Court has said that it has become a routine affair that Uttar Pradesh officials are approaching it against the Allahabad HC orders and they do.....
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SC Refuses to Lower Cut-Off Marks for NEET Super-Speciality Courses(10.05.2022)
Supreme Court has denied lowering the cut-off percentile for admission to NEET super-speciality courses, stating that doctors have to deal with patien.....
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Delhi HC: Daughter-in-law Can Seek Maintenance From Father-in-law if Inherited Husband's Estate(11.05.2022)
Delhi High Court by dismissing a plea filed by a widowed daughter-in-law and grand-daughter under section 19 of the Family Court Act, 1984 has ruled .....
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Kerala HC: Once KVAT Registration is Cancelled, it Must be Published in Two Major Daily Newspapers(11.05.2022)
Kerala High Court has ruled that whenever a Kerala Value Added Tax registration is cancelled, it must be published in at least two major daily newspap.....
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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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Kerala HC Directs SIT Probe in Cases Related to Illegal Felling and Removal of Trees(02.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the special investigation team (SIT) probing the cases relating to the illegal felling and removal of valuable trees fr.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Contempt Application Filed By Telecom Watchdog(03.09.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice on an application for initiation of contempt, filed by Telecom Watchdog in the case pertaining to grant of telecom .....
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Delhi Court Grants CBI Custody of Former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh’s Lawyer(03.09.2021)
Delhi Court has granted CBI two days custody of former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh's lawyer, Anand Daga and Sub-Inspector Abhishek Tiwari .....
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Gujarat HC: Depression Can be Classified as 'Serious Illness' in COVID's Context(03.09.2021)
Gujarat High Court has set aside the order and decision of a government college to cancel the registration and admission of a student as he failed to .....
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Delhi High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail to Hotel Owner in Minor Rape Case(06.09.2021)
Delhi High Court has denied anticipatory bail to the owner of a hotel where a 16-year old minor girl was allegedly kept and raped for four days, after.....
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Kerala High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking to Remove Malayalam Film Churuli from OTT Platform(11.02.2022)
Kerala High Court has dismissed a writ petition seeking a directive to remove Malayalam film Churuli from the OTT platform alleging that dialogues use.....
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Calcutta HC Directs SEC to Hold Joint Meeting on Deployment of Central Paramilitary Forces(11.02.2022)
Calcutta High Court has directed the State Election Commission to hold a joint meeting with officials of the West Bengal government within 12 hours an.....
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Delhi HC Directs Personal Appearance of Commissioners in Plea Against Illegal Encroachments(11.02.2022)
Delhi High Court has directed the personal appearance of Commissioners of Delhi Police and North Delhi Municipal Corporation, observing that no desire.....
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MP HC: Candidates Cannot Change Domicile Status in Counselling Form After Registration(11.02.2022)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a petition filed by a NEET candidate seeking directions of the Court to allow him to change his domicile statu.....
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Allahabad High Court Issues Show Cause Notice to A Civil Judge for His Failure to Sign Order Sheet(11.02.2022)
Allahabad High Court has issued a show cause notice to the Presiding Officer of the Court of Civil Judge (Junior Division), South, Lucknow, asking him.....
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Gujarat HC Allows Habeas Corpus Petition; Directs Children’s Return To New Zealand(14.02.2022)
Gujarat High Court has directed the Husband to hand over the custody of the three young children to the Mother situated in New Zealand, emphasising th.....
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Kerala HC Grants Bail to Journalist Nandakumar Accused of Verbally Abusing Woman Colleague(21.07.2022)
Kerala High Court has granted bail to journalist T.P Nandakumar who was arrested last month on charges of verbally abusing a former woman employee and.....
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Kerala High Court Introduces Paperless Courts for Bail & Tax Matters from 1st August(22.07.2022)
Kerala High Court, as a part of the first phase in the implementation of paperless courts, has decided to introduce paperless courts in Bail Jurisdict.....
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Kerala HC Stresses on The Need for Proper Sex Education(22.07.2022)
Kerala High Court has expressed its concerns over the glaring absence of adequate sex education in schools amid the rising number of child pregnancies.....
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SC: Benefit of Tofan Singh Judgment May be Taken During Regular Bail Hearing(22.07.2022)
Supreme Court while setting aside Anticipatory bail granted to NDPS accused, has held that an accused under NDPS Act may be able to take advantage of .....
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Bombay HC: Entertainment Duty not leviable on Billiard Tables being Exclusively provided to Members(22.07.2022)
Bombay High Court has held that the entertainment duty cannot be levied on Billiard Tables as the services are exclusively provided to the Members of .....
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SC Sets Aside HC's Bail Condition That District Magistrate Should Take Over Jauhar University Land(25.07.2022)
Supreme Court while setting aside a bail condition imposed by the Allahabad High Court to seal the premises of Mohammad Ali Jauhar University at Rampu.....
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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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Central Government Proposes 39 Amendments in Finance Bill 2022(25.03.2022)
Central Government has proposed 39 amendments in the Finance Bill 2022, including clarification on taxation of virtual digital assets (VDAs) or crypto.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Challenging Mandate for Advance Notice & Publication of Personal Details(30.08.2022)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a petition challenging certain provisions of the Special Marriage Act, 1954 (SMA) which mandate parties to marr.....
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SC Dismisses Petition Challenging Rajasthan Law Permitting Registration of Child Marriages(30.08.2022)
Supreme Court on India has dismissed a petition challenging section 8 of the Rajasthan Compulsory Registration of Marriages (Amendment) Bill, 2021, an.....
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Allahabad HC: No Rule to Deny Bail in Case of Grave Economic Offence(02.09.2022)
Allahabad High Court while granting bail to Kanpur based businessman in case for allegedly stashing cash amounting to Rs. 196.57 Crores, has held that.....
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SC Grants Bail to Indrani Mukerjea in Sheena Bora Murder Case(18.05.2022)
Supreme Court has granted bail to Indrani Mukerjea, after being in judicial custody for 6.5 years, who is the prime accused in the Sheena Bora murder .....
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CESTAT: Customer Care Service is Classifiable U/S 65 (11) Finance Act(19.05.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Bangalore has observed that Common Area Maintenance (CAM) Charges included in rent were allowable as a deduction.
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Supreme Court: Set Up Pilot Courts to Deal With Cheque Bounce Cases(19.05.2022)
Supreme Court in a bid to reduce the pendency of cheque bounce cases under S. 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, ordered the establishment of pilo.....
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Supreme Court: Recommendations of GST Council Not Absolutely Binding on Central & State(19.05.2022)
Supreme Court held that the Parliament intended that the recommendations of the GST Council will have persuasive value. Importantly, the Court held th.....
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Sikkim HC Rejects Plea Challenging State's "One Family One Job" Policy(20.05.2022)
Sikkim High Court has refused to interfere with the State Government's 'One Family One Job' scheme and observed that the beneficial nature of the Sche.....
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Calcutta HC: No Direction Can Be Passed to Sell Property to Third Party in Section 9 of The A&C Act(20.05.2022)
Calcutta High Court held that no direction can be passed to sell property to third party in Section 9 of the A&C Act. It was held that, to sell the su.....
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Bombay HC: Agreement on Name of Arbitrator Would Not Amount to Waiver of Notice(02.05.2022)
Bombay High Court has observed that simply because the Arbitration agreement provides for the name of the arbitrator, the same would not amount to a w.....
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Del. HC: Judicial Review of Govt Contracts Permitted If Illegality in Decision Making Process Exists(06.09.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that scope of judicial review in matters of government contracts is limited and can only be exercised if there is patent unr.....
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Guj. HC: Onus of Due Diligence Before Entering Into Sale Transaction is on Property Purchaser(06.09.2022)
Gujarat High Court while deciding anticipatory bail plea by property purchaser charged for cheating under IPC, has held that the onus of performing du.....
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Karnataka HC: State Legislators Members Not Disqualified From Holding Posts in Committees, Society(07.09.2022)
Karnataka High Court has ruled that a Member of the State Legislative Assembly or Legislative Council is not disqualified from holding the post of Cha.....
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Ker HC: Bail Can't be Denied Only Because Accused Was Earlier Released on Bail by Incompetent Court(07.09.2022)
Kerala High Court while granting bail to a man accused electrocuting his wife to death has held that merely because he was earlier released on bail by.....
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SC: Serious Difficulties Regarding Application of POCSO to Cases of Relationship Among Young Adults(08.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held that it has faced certain difficulties while considering the applicability of Protection Of Children From Sexual Offences, 2012.....
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SC: Wish of Child is Different from Best Interest of Child(01.08.2022)
Supreme Court while allowing father’s plea seeking child custody has held that the question of 'what is the wish/desire' of the child is different and.....
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Delhi HC: National Commission for Scheduled Castes Not Equivalent to Civil Court(01.08.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that merely because the Commission has the powers of a Civil Court for the purpose of carrying out investigations or enquiri.....
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Ker. HC: Residential Building Rented Out for Residential Purpose is Not Commercial Building(02.08.2022)
Kerala High Court has held that a residential building which has been rented out for residential purposes cannot be treated as a commercial building u.....
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SC: Entries in Balance Sheet of Corporate Debtor Can be Treated as Acknowledgment of Liability(02.08.2022)
Supreme Court has held that the entries in Books of Account/Balance sheet of a company can be treated as acknowledgement of liability in respect of de.....
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SC to Centre: Grant Disability Pension to Kargil War Veteran Discharged Due to Alcohol Dependency(02.08.2022)
Supreme Court has suggested Union Government to not interfere with disability pension payable to a soldier who was discharged from service on discipli.....
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Delhi HC to State: Submit Status on Infrastructure, Pendency of Cases in Family Courts(02.08.2022)
Delhi High Court has asked Delhi government to submit relevant data indicating total number of Judges who are presently posted and presiding over Fami.....
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Delhi High Court Slams Delhi Govt for its Order Giving 5-Star Covid Facility for Judges(28.04.2021)
Delhi High Court has confronted the Delhi Government for its recent order to use 100 rooms of Ashoka Hotel, New Delhi for setting up of COVID Health f.....
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Karnataka HC Directs State to Evolve Scheme for Vaccination of Persons with Benchmark Disability(28.04.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State government to evolve a scheme or mechanism for giving priority to vaccination of covid-19, to persons with.....
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SC Calls for Status Report from Union, Internet Intermediaries on Steps Against Child Pornography(20.09.2022)
Supreme Court has directed Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati to furnish status report of Government and internet intermediaries to the Cour.....
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Kerala HC Grants Bail to Headload Worker Who Shared Indecent Facebook Posts Against Muhammad Nabi(21.09.2022)
Kerala High Court has granted bail to a headload worker booked under Section 153 A of Indian Penal Code and Section 120(o) of the Kerala Police Act fo.....
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Delhi HC to Lawyers: Confine to Facts in Bail Pleas, Skip Adding Judgment Extracts(21.09.2022)
Delhi High Court while observing that lawyers add elaborative judgment extracts while drafting bail pleas, has requested counsels to adhere to "basic .....
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CESTAT, Delhi: No Penalty on Importer on Ground of Error in Bill of Entry(04.04.2022)
Customs Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Delhi has ruled that the penalty under the Customs Act, 1962 can’t be imposed on an importer for th.....
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Chhattisgarh HC Grants Bail to Hindu Religious Leader Kalicharan Maharaj(04.04.2022)
Chhattisgarh High Court has approved bail to Hindu religious leader Kalicharan Maharaj in regard to a case filed against him for allegedly making dero.....
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Delhi HC: Challenge against Appointment of Arbitrator Can't Be Under Section 14 of the A&C Act(04.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has observed that Section 14 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (A&C Act) does not provide a separate remedy to the partie.....
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Lok Sabha Passes Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill for Collection of Prisoners' Biometrics(05.04.2022)
Lok Sabha has passed the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022 which enables investigating officers to collect the biometric details of priso.....
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Delhi HC Issues Guidelines for Better Functioning of Child Care Institutions(29.09.2022)
Delhi High Court while issuing guidelines for better functioning of child care institutions in national capital, has held it is unfortunate that apath.....
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SC Gives Suggestions to Centre on Prison Reforms: CSR Funded Private Jails(30.09.2022)
Supreme Court while observing the questionable conditions of jails in the country, has suggested to Central government the idea of private jails and r.....
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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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Kerala HC Seeks IO Report in Rape Case Filed by Olympian Mayookha Johny's Friend(20.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has sought the investigating officer's report in the matter where Olympian athlete Mayookha Johny's friend was allegedly raped and b.....
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CBDT Extends Electronic Filing IT Forms 15CA/15CB Till August 15(21.07.2021)
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has extended the electronic filing of Income Tax Forms 15CA/15CB till 15th August, 2021.
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Allahabad HC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance of Noise Pollution by Modified Silencers on Bikes(21.07.2021)
Allahabad High Court has taken suo moto cognizance of Noise pollution generated through modified silencers specifically Bullet Bikes and the other two.....
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Delhi HC Asks Labour Courts/ Tribunals to Include Details of Workmen & Management(21.07.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued directions to all Labour Courts, Tribunals and Authorities to include details of workmen and management while passing orde.....
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Delhi HC Transfers CBI Investigation into Allegation of Killing of Undertrial Prisoner in Tihar Jail(22.07.2021)
Delhi High Court has transferred to Central Bureau of Investigation the investigation into alleged killing of an undertrial prisoner by jail officers .....
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Delhi Court Grants Bail to Sharjeel Imam in 2019 Sedition Case(30.09.2022)
Delhi Court has granted bail to former JNU student Sharjeel Imam in a sedition case which accuses him of delivering a ‘provocative speech’ that allege.....
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SC to BCI: Dispose Off Complaints Against Lawyers by December 31(03.10.2022)
Supreme Court while extending time for Bar Council of India (BCI) to dispose off complaints against advocates received by it by 31st December, has hel.....
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Allahabad HC: Person Out on Regular Bail Can be Granted Anticipatory Bail in Added Sections(04.10.2022)
Allahabad High Court has held that a person who has already been granted regular bail under Section 439 of CrPC and if it found that he has not misuse.....
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Bombay High Court Grants Bail to Anil Deshmukh in Money Laundering Case(06.10.2022)
Bombay High Court has granted bail to former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh, 73, in a money laundering case being investigated by the Enforce.....
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Delhi HC: Mere Engagement Does Not Permit a Person to Sexually Assault His Fiancé(06.10.2022)
Delhi High Court while denying bail to a man accused of raping his fiancé multiple times on the pretext of their planned marriage, has held that mere .....
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Ker. HC Cracks Whip on Buses With Illegal Alterations & YouTube Vloggers Promoting Such Vehicles(07.10.2022)
Kerala High Court while initiating suo moto proceedings on Vadakkancherry bus accident, has called for strong action against tourist buses fitted with.....
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Orissa HC: Revision Petition Not Maintainable Against District Court Appellate/Revisional Order(19.04.2022)
Orissa High Court has held that a revision petition under Section 115 of the Code of Civil Procedure Code,1908 is not maintainable before the High Co.....
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P&H HC: Dependant Parents Entitled to Family Pension After Wife & Children Lose Eligibility(19.04.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has ruled that entitlement for the grant of family pension to the dependent parents needs to be seen after the widow or .....
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Calcutta HC Grants Anticipatory Bail to Youth Leader iIn Case of Alleged Violence During Protest(20.04.2022)
Calcutta High Court has granted anticipatory bail to prominent youth leader and president of West Bengal Demorcatic Youth Federation of India, Meenaks.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, anticipatory bail, youth leader, West Bengal Demorcatic Youth Federation of India, Meenakshi Mukherjee, Anis Khan, violence
Calcutta HC Grants Anticipatory Bail to Youth Leader iIn Case of Alleged Violence During Protest(20.04.2022)
Calcutta High Court has granted anticipatory bail to prominent youth leader and president of West Bengal Democratic Youth Federation of India, Meenaks.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, anticipatory bail, youth leader, West Bengal Demorcatic Youth Federation of India, Meenakshi Mukherjee, Anis Khan, violence
Madhya Pradesh HC: Benefit of MEIS Scheme Can't Be Availed If Not Opted in Shipping Bill(20.04.2022)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has ruled that the benefit of the Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS Scheme) can’t be availed if it is not opted fo.....
Tags : Madhya Pradesh High Court, Merchandise Exports from India Scheme, shipping bill, export
Allahabad HC Grants Bail to Dowry Death Accused in View of Poor Progress of Trial(25.07.2022)
Allahabad High Court while expressing anguish towards the poor progress of the trial, has granted bail to a dowry death accused in jail for about 6 ye.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Bail, Poor Progress
Allahabad HC: Biggest Scar on Indian Democracy That Criminals Like Mukhtar Ansari Are Lawmakers(25.07.2022)
Allahabad High Court while denying bail to former UP MLA, has held that it is tragedy of the Indian republic and biggest scar on Indian democracy that.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Bail, Democracy
Bombay HC: Seriousness of Accusation No Reason to Deny Bail to Undertrial if Half Sentence Served(13.10.2022)
Bombay High Court while granting bail to a businessman accused of duping investors under Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors (In Financia.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Bail, Undertrial
Delhi HC Refuses to Entertain Former PFI Chairman’s Plea Seeking Bail on Medical Grounds(13.10.2022)
Delhi High Court has dismissed the plea moved by E Abubacker, former chairperson of Popular Front of India (PFI), for bail on medical grounds, who was.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, PFI, Bail
Kerala HC Expunges ‘Provocative Dress’ Remarks in Civic Chandran Bail Order(13.10.2022)
Kerala High Court while expunging 'sexually provocative dress' remark of Kozhikode Sessions Court while granting anticipatory bail to accused in sexua.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Sexually Provocative Dress, Bail
Kar. HC Grants Bail To Drama Artist Accused Of Throwing Acid On Co-Artist To Eliminate Competition(14.10.2022)
Karnataka High Court While allowing the petition, has granted bail to a woman who allegedly, with a view to take revenge and spoil another woman co-ar.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, bail, acid
Delhi HC Grants Bail to Six Persons in PCAL Scam Case(20.06.2022)
Delhi High Court has granted bail to six persons arrested in the CBI case in connection with an alleged Ponzi scheme being run by Pearls Golden Forest.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Pearl Agrotech Corporation Limited, Scam, Bail
Delhi Court: Bail Granted to Bhim Sena Chief Arrested for Calling for Violence Against Nupur Sharma(20.06.2022)
Delhi Court has granted bail to Bhim Sena President Nawab Satpal Tanwar, arrested after he allegedly called for violence against former BJP spokespers.....
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SC Rejects Nawab Malik & Anil Deshmukh Plea for Release From Prison For Voting In MLC Elections(21.06.2022)
Supreme Court has refused to allow the temporary release of Maharashtra Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Nawab Malik and Anil Deshmukh from the pr.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Vote, Maharashtra Legislative Council
P&H HC Denies Pre-Arrest Bail to Father Allegedly Conspiring With Son Who Married Multiple Times(21.06.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court while denying anticipatory bail to the father in a case where he was allegedly acting in connivance with his son who mar.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Disabled Spouse, Anticipatory Bail
Kerala HC: Court Can Strike Off Defence for Willful Non-Compliance of Order for Interim Maintenance(21.06.2022)
Kerala High Court has held that Court can strike off the defence of the defaulter if they willfully refuse to comply with its order directing payment .....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Willful Non-Compliance, Interim Maintenance
West Bengal Assembly Passes Taxation Tribunal (Amendment) Bill, 2022(22.06.2022)
West Bengal Assembly has passed the West Bengal Taxation Tribunal (Amendment) Bill, 2022 which seeks to replace the Governor with the State Government.....
Tags : West Bengal, Taxation Tribunal (Amendment) Bill, 2022, Governor
SC Asks States to Complete Identification and Rehabilitation of Children in Street Situations(18.01.2022)
Supreme Court has asked the States to complete the identification and rehabilitation process of the Children in Street Situations at the earliest. The.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Identification and Rehabilitation of Children
P&H HC: Filing of Supplementary Challan Cannot be Deferred Because Anticipatory Bail Pending(18.01.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that filing of a supplementary Challan under Section 173 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 cannot be deferred.....
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Delhi HC Directs to Ensure Accessibility of Footpaths to Persons with Physical Disabilities(18.01.2022)
Delhi High Court has directed the various departments of the Delhi Government to work in tandem and ensure that footpaths and pavements in the Vasant .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Accessibility of Footpaths
Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea Filed Against Illegal Encroachment of Government Land(18.01.2022)
Delhi High Court has issued notice on a petition filed against alleged illegal encroachment of government land and misappropriation of funds by Adesh .....
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AAAR, Tamil Nadu: INOX Cannot Utilise ITC of GST Restricted u/s 17 (5) (d)(19.01.2022)
Appellate Authority of Advance Ruling (AAAR) Tamil Nadu while upholding the Authority of Advance Ruling’s Order has held that INOX cannot utilise Inpu.....
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Karnataka HC Directs State to Correct Practice of Giving Opinion for Filing Appeals Against Acquittal(22.06.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the state government to correct the practise followed by the prosecution department of commencing the work of giving.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Practice of Giving Opinion for Filing Appeals Against Acquittals
SC Gives Time to Tamil Nadu SEC to Conduct Local Body Elections in Nine New Districts(23.06.2021)
Supreme Court has given the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission (SEC) time to work, if necessary 24 hours a day, and hold the local body elections in.....
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Kerala HC Stays Orders to Close Dairy Farms & Remove Meat from School Children's Diet(23.06.2021)
Kerala High Court has stayed the operation of two orders passed by the Lakshadweeep administration under its new administrator Praful Khoda Patel. The.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Orders to Close Dairy Farms & Remove Meat from School Children's Diet
Bombay HC Seeks Reply on Sudha Bharadwaj's Plea for Default Bail in Bhima Koregaon Case(23.06.2021)
Bombay High Court has directed the National Investigating Agency and State to file their replies in lawyer-activist Sudha Bharadwaj's plea seeking def.....
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Bengaluru Court Directs Former Prime Minister HD Devegowda to Pay Damages in Defamation Suit(23.06.2021)
City Civil and Session Court, Bengaluru has directed former Prime Minister HD Devegowda to pay Rs. 2 crore as damages to the Nandi Infrastructure Corr.....
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Madras HC: Chennai Metro Rail Limited Doesn’t Have Statutory Backing to Impose Fine(12.11.2021)
Madras High Court has held that the Chennai Metro Rail Limited doesn't have any statutory backing to do the same, in a public interest litigation chal.....
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Kerala HC Directs Government to Remove Discrepancy in Date and Venue of Vaccination Details(12.11.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the government to remove the discrepancy in the date and venue of the petitioner's vaccination details on the CoWin por.....
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Delhi High Court Stays Sessions Court's Bail Order Castigating Police Investigation(15.11.2021)
Delhi High Court has stayed an order passed by a Sessions Court in bail proceedings, wherein it had pulled up an Investigating Officer of the Delhi Po.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Bail Order Castigating Police Investigation
SC: Railway Employees Working in Different Zones or Divisions Must Be Treated Equally(01.11.2022)
Supreme Court has held that the Railway employees working in different Zones/Divisions are required to be treated similarly and equally and are entitl.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Railways, Employees, Equal
SC: Reference to Facilitation Council Maintainable In Spite of Independent Arbitration Agreement(01.11.2022)
Supreme Court has held that reference made to Facilitation Council is maintainable in spite of an independent arbitration agreement existing between t.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Facilitation Council, Arbitration Agreement, MSME
Kerala Court Denies Bail to Accused in Human Sacrifice Case(03.11.2022)
Ernakulam Court, Kerala has dismissed bail application filed by one of the accused, Laila Bhagaval Singh, in Elanthoor human sacrifice case. Court fou.....
Tags : Ernakulam Court, Human Sacrifice, Bail
SC Directs State to Act Against NGOs Indulging in Illegal Adoption of Orphans(08.06.2021)
Supreme Court has directed State Governments and Union Territories to act against NGOs which are indulging in illegal adoption of children orphaned by.....
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Karnataka HC: Filing of Common Chargesheet in Different Police Stations Against Law(08.06.2021)
Karnataka High Court has said filing of a common charge-sheet for complaints filed by the individual investors against the same accused in different p.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Filing of Common Chargesheet
Bom. HC: Divorcee or a Single Parent Eligible to Adopt as Per Juvenile Justice Act, 2015(13.04.2023)
Bombay High Court while setting aside order disallowing a woman from adopting her sister’s child on ground that she was single working woman, held tha.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Single Parent, Juvenile Justice Act, Adopt
Cal. HC: Award Passed by Unilaterally Appointed Arbitrator is Null(13.04.2023)
Calcutta High Court has observed that a unilaterally appointed award does not carry the privilege of existence in the eyes of the law and is regarded .....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Unilateral Appointment, Arbitrator, Enforcement
SC: ITATs Insisting on Filing Appeals in Physical Mode Would Defeat Purpose of E-Filing(18.04.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that it would defeat the purpose of e-filing if in addition to e-filing, the ITATs insist on filing of appeals in the ph.....
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Del HC: Making Chairpersons Liable for Cheque Dishonour Would Unfairly Expand Vicarious Liability(18.04.2023)
Delhi High Court has quashing cheque dishonor proceedings under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, observed that holding chairpersons liable f.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Cheque Dishonour, Vicarious Liability
SC Grants Bail to Two Alleged Accused in a UAPA Case After 4.5 Years in Custody(19.04.2023)
Supreme Court while granting bail to two alleged persons in the 2018 murder case of two leaders of Telugu Desam Party, has observed that materials pla.....
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Mad HC: Inspection of Rehabilitation Centres Necessary to Safeguard Public Interest(21.04.2023)
Madras High Court while observing that rehabilitation/de-addiction centres can’t be run by any individuals without obtaining a proper permission and l.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Rehabilitation Centres, Public Interest
Madras HC: Why Only Games Like ‘Rummy’ Being Banned in the Name of Social Evil(28.04.2023)
Madras High Court while hearing challenge to Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Online Gambling and Regulation of Online Games Act 2022, has questioned as to w.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Online Gambling, Rummy, Social Evil
SC: Domicile Reservation Should Not Become ‘Wholesale Reservation’(01.05.2023)
Supreme Court has held that while reservation in favour of residents is permissible, yet reservation to extent of 75% of total seats makes it a wholes.....
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SC: Chargesheet Can’t be Said to be Incomplete Merely Because it was Filed Without Sanction(01.05.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that merely because chargesheet was filed without it can’t be considered an incomplete chargesheet, has held that accuse.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Chargesheet, Sanction, Default Bail
JKL HC: Only Court has Power to Transfer Undertrial Prisoner from One Jail to Another(01.05.2023)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that power to remand or transfer of an undertrial prisoner from one jail to another is to be exercise.....
Tags : Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, Undertrial Prisoner, Transfer, Jail
Cal HC: Reference to Master Facility Agreement Not Sufficient to Incorporate Arbitration Clause(16.08.2023)
Calcutta High Court while observing that arbitration clause can’t be incorporated by reference without clear intention of parties, has held that a gen.....
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CG HC: Wife Alleging Husband Engaged in Illicit Relationship With Mother Amounts to Mental Cruelty(16.08.2023)
Chhatisgarh High Court has held that wife affirming her statement made in the different forums wherein the sacred relation of mother & son is being at.....
Tags : Chhatisgarh High Court, Mental Cruelty, Illicit Relationship
Patna HC Orders Action Against Prosecutor Whose Absence Resulted in Non-Disposal of 90 Bail Matters(19.12.2022)
Patna High Court has directed Advocate General for State to take action against a Public Prosecutor who remained absent before the Court due to which .....
Tags : Patna High Court, Advocate General, Public Prosecutor, Bail Matters
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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Uttarakhand HC: Anticipatory Bail Pleas Allowed for Category A Offences as per Satender Antil Case(28.08.2023)
Uttarakhand High Court has by 2:1 majority held that Satender Kumar Antil v. CBI (MANU/SC/0851/2022) doesn’t mention that anticipatory bail applicatio.....
Tags : Uttarakhand High Court, Anticipatory Bail, Category A
All. HC: Relationship Between Logic and Experience Important in the Context of Invoking Precedents(28.08.2023)
Delhi High Court has directed Delhi Government to provide infrastructure and financial assistance for procuring essential electronic gadgets for condu.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court has observed that to decide a case with similar facts and circumstances, relationship between logic and experience is important in the context of invoking precedents, and they must not be applied mechanically.
SC: Insurance Co. Not Liable if Claimant Was Travelling In Un-Insured Trailer(31.08.2023)
Supreme Court has held that liability cannot be fastened on the Insurance Company when the claimant was travelling in the trailer which was not insure.....
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Del. HC Seeks Explanation from Trial Court for Passing Non-Reasoned Bail Order in POCSO Case(01.09.2023)
Delhi High Court while directing Registry to seek an explanation from a trial court judge for passing a non-reasoned order granting bail to a POCSO ac.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Bail Order, POCSO, Non-Reasoned
Cal. HC Grants Bail to UAPA Accused in Custody Since Three Years(13.01.2023)
Calcutta High Court while granting bail to an accused in a case registered under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), has observed that there .....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, UAPA, Bail, Delay
HP HC: S.37 NDPS Act Can’t be Invoked in Perpetuity to Dilute Right of Expeditious Trial(13.01.2023)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that stringent provisions concerning bail under Section 37 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) A.....
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SC Division Bench Delivers Split Verdict in Civil Appeal from Specific Performance Suit(16.01.2023)
Supreme Court division bench comprising Justices M.R. Shah and B.V. Nagarathna a split verdict in a civil appeal arising out of a suit seeking specifi.....
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SC: Can’t Prosecute Directors to DBS Bank for Acts of Lakshmi Vilas Bank Before Amalgamation(12.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that DBS Bank and its directors cannot be held criminally liable for actions attributed to directors of Lakshmi Vilas Bank befo.....
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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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Cal. HC to Centre: Take Policy Decision on Fixation of Kerosene Oil Prices(13.09.2023)
Calcutta High Court while observing that poorest of poor citizens need kerosene oil to illuminate their homes and prepare their food and oil companies.....
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Del. HC to State: Establish the Proposed Three J.J.Bs Within Two years(06.07.2023)
Delhi High Court has directed State to establish within two years the three Juvenile Justice Boards (J.J.Bs) proposed by it in the national capital.
Tags : Delhi High Court, Juvenile Justice Boards, Delhi
SC Refers to Larger Bench Issue of Maintainability of SLP Against HC Order(07.07.2023)
Supreme Court has referred to a larger bench the issue ‘whether liberty granted by the Supreme Court to approach the High Court in review, automatical.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Larger Bench, SLP, Maintainability
SC Stays Del. HC Order Which Held that Old Pension Scheme is Applicable to Paramilitary Forces(10.07.2023)
Supreme Court has stayed the judgment of the Delhi High Court which has held that benefit of the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) in accordance with CCS (Pens.....
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SC: Court Must Consider Gravity of Offence and Its Impact on Society Before Granting Bail(10.07.2023)
Supreme Court has held that while the relief of anticipatory bail is a crucial tool to prevent misuse of power of arrest and protects innocent individ.....
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SC: Only Principal Civil Court Can Decide Dispute of Apportionment of Compensation(10.07.2023)
Supreme Court has held that any dispute regarding apportionment of compensation under National Highways Authority Act, 1956 would have to be decided b.....
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SC Extends Interim Bail Granted to Satyendar Jain in Money Laundering Case on Medical Grounds(10.07.2023)
Supreme Court has extended the interim bail granted to former cabinet minister of the Delhi Government Satyendar Jain in the money laundering case on .....
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Ker HC: Authority Can’t Issue Detention Order Without Determining Nature of Bail Conditions(12.07.2023)
Kerala High Court has observed that detaining authority must consider if bail conditions are sufficient to prevent detenu from continuing to indulge i.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Detention Order, Bail Conditions
SC Asks DMRC and DAMEPL to Appear Befor High Court for Execution of Arbitral Award(27.01.2022)
Supreme Court has asked the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and the Reliance Infrastructure’s subsidiary, Delhi Airport Metro Express Pvt Ltd (DAM.....
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Supreme Court: Non-Extension of E-Way Bill Not Evasion of Tax(27.01.2022)
Supreme Court has observed that non-extension of e-way bill would not automatically amount to evasion of tax, especially when the non-delivery of good.....
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Gujarat HC Stays Centre's Move to Withdraw Anti-Dumping Duty on PVC Flex Films(27.01.2022)
Gujarat High Court has stayed the Central Government’s decision to withdraw anti-dumping duty on the imports of PVC Flex Films from China on plea file.....
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Gujarat HC: Maximum Limit of 90 Days for Filing Written Statement Directory Not Mandatory(27.01.2022)
Gujarat High Court has held that the maximum limit of 90 days for filing the written statement as under Order VIII Rule 1 of Code of Civil Procedure, .....
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Delhi HC: Tihar Inmate Ankit Gujjar Death Case, Jail Authority To Provide Protection To Co Accused(28.01.2022)
Delhi High Court directed the jail authorities to provide adequate protection to a co-accused with inmate Ankit Gujjar, a 29-year old old gangster, wh.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Tihar Jail, Ankit Gujjar Death Case, Jail Authorities
Delhi High Court: Belated Filing Of Documents By Defendant Not Permissible Without Leave Of Court(28.01.2022)
Delhi High Court has observed that provisions of Order VIII Rule 1(3) Civil Procedure Code, 1908 make it clear that document which ought to be produce.....
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SC: State Reorganization Can’t Take Away Right of Citizens to Reside & Settle in Any Part of Country(15.09.2022)
Supreme Court while observing that there is only one domicile i.e. domicile of the country and there is no separate domicile for a State, has held tha.....
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Patna HC Closes PIL Seeking Measures for Protection of Transgender Inmates in Jail(16.09.2022)
Patna High Court while closing a PIL seeking measures for protection of inmates belonging to transgender community, whether in police or judicial cust.....
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Karnataka HC Directs Haveri Deputy Commissioner to Act Against Alleged Illegal Slaughter Houses(16.09.2022)
Karnataka High Court has directed the Deputy Commissioner of Haveri district to expeditiously take action on the representation made to it about alleg.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Illegal, Slaughter Houses
SC: Release Convicts on Bail Who've Completed 10 Years of Sentence & Appeals Won't Be Heard Soon(16.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held that all persons who have completed 10 years of sentence, and whose appeals will not be heard in the near future, should be enl.....
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Delhi HC: Temporary Official Appointed on Work Charge Basis Can’t Claim Seniority for Such Period(16.09.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that a temporary official, who is purely appointed on daily rated or work charge basis for specific period to do a specific .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Temporary Official, Daily Rated, Seniority
SC: Facilitation Council Cannot Review Its Own Decisions(19.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held that Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act does not empower the Facilitation Council to review its own decisions.
Tags : Supreme Court, MSME, Facilitation Council
Bom. HC: Illegality of Appointment Procedure Not Ground for Rendering Arbitration Agreement Invalid(09.05.2023)
Bombay High Court has held that mere illegality of the appointment procedure would not swipe the entire arbitration agreement into illegality and what.....
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SC: Judiciary has to Modernize and Adapt to Technology(09.05.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that if some judges are uncomfortable with e-files, answer is to provide them training and not to continue with old and out.....
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Del. HC: Both, a Sensitive Heart and an Alert Mind Required by Judges in Child Sexual Assault Cases(09.05.2023)
Delhi High Court has observed that it is duty of every Court to have a sensitive heart and an alert mind while recording and conducting trial in sexua.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Child Sexual Assault, Trauma
Meg. HC to State: Indicate Actions Taken Against Illegal Coal Mine Operations(10.05.2023)
Meghalaya High Court while observing that kingpins of illegal coal mining in state had been nurtured and protected by the State, has directed State to.....
Tags : Meghalaya High Court, State Government, Illegal Coal Mine
Del HC to BCI: Consider Announcing AIBE Schedule in Advance Every Year(10.05.2023)
Delhi High Court has directed Bar Council of India (BCI) that it should consider announcing in advance, every calendar year the months in which the AI.....
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SC: TN Highways Act Can't be Invalidated Due to Variance from RFCTLARR Act(10.05.2023)
Supreme Court has held that Tamil Nadu Highways Act 2001 is not liable to be invalidated on ground that its provisions manifest discrimination or arbi.....
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Cal. HC: Accused Must Apply For Default Bail On Expiry Of Statutory Detention Period(23.01.2023)
Calcutta High Court has ruled that an accused under detention as per the NDPS Act cannot be released automatically on statutory bail on the expiry of .....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, statutory bail, 180 days.
SC Refuses To Vacate Stay On Restoration Of Criminal Case Against Former Karnataka CM Yediyurappa(24.01.2023)
Supreme Court has dismissed an application seeking to vacate an earlier order of the Court that stayed the restoration of a criminal case against form.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Karnataka Chief Minister, illegal, de-notification
Mad. HC: Pre-Institution Mediation Is Pre-Suit Legal Drill, Can’t Be Post Suit Exercise(24.01.2023)
Madras High Court has highlighted that “pre-institution mediation” mandated under Section 12A of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 is a pre-suit legal d.....
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Bom. HC Grants Pre-Arrest Bail to Neighbour Booked Under SC/ST Act for Whistling(25.01.2023)
Bombay High Court has granted anticipatory bail to three persons accused of committing atrocities against a member of a Scheduled Caste observing that.....
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Kar. HC Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Man For Posting ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ Message on FB(27.01.2023)
Karnataka High Court has quashed proceedings initiated against a man for posting on his Facebook page a message,the contents of which, as claimed by P.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Facebook, tranquility, soldiers
Delhi HC Grants Bail to POCSO Accused After Victim Offers to Stand as Surety for Him(30.01.2023)
Delhi High Court has granted bail to a 20 year old in a POCSO case after victim, the wife of accused, told the court that they were in a consensual re.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, POCSO, Bail, Surety
Bom HC: Facilitation Council Has No Jurisdiction to Conduct Arbitration Dispute of Works Contract(23.03.2023)
Bombay High Court while observing that works contract is not amenable to provisions of MSMED Act, and therefore Act could not have been invoked by cla.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, MSMED, Works Contract, Facilitation Council
HP HC: Water is State Property; Not Private Entitlement of People Who Use it(24.03.2023)
Himachal Pradesh High Court while observing that it is a misconception that water belongs to villagers who use it, has held that Water is State proper.....
Tags : Himachal Pradesh High Court, Water, State Property, Villagers
Gau. HC Upholds Assam Government's Notification on Deepor Beel Wildlife Sanctuary(27.03.2023)
Gauhati High Court while upholding notification issued by the Assam Government declaring Deepor Beel Area a Wildlife Sanctuary, has observed that pres.....
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Bom. HC: Sanatan Sanstha Not Declared Banned Organization Under UAPA(27.03.2023)
Bombay High Court while granting bail to two members of Sanatan Sanstha in Sunburn Terror Attack Conspiracy 2017 and Nallasopara Arms Haul Case 2018 h.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Sanatan Sanstha, Bail, UAPA
Ker. HC to Forest Dept.: Refrain from Capturing Wild Tusker 'Arikomban' Till March 29(27.03.2023)
Kerala High Court has directed Forest and Wildlife Department to refrain from capturing wild tusker 'Arikomban' that had allegedly been foraging in Ch.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Wild Tusker, Forest and Wildlife Department, Capture
Mad. HC: Order of Facilitation Council without Following Due Process Can’t be Considered an Award(05.10.2023)
Madras High Court has held that order passed by the MSEF Council without issuing notice of arbitration, opportunity to parties file their pleadings an.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Facilitation Council, Award
Ker. HC: Registration of Subsequent Case Doesn’t Automatically Cancel Bail in Earlier Case(06.03.2023)
Kerala High Court while observing that bail once granted can’t be cancelled on mere asking but that must be cogent circumstances existing to cancel th.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Bail, Cancellation
SC Extends Jurisdiction of Committee to Oversee Transfer/Import of Wild Animals in India(06.03.2023)
Supreme Court has extended jurisdiction and scope of High Powered Committee to oversee transfer/import of wild animals in India as constituted by High.....
Tags : Supreme Court, High Powered Committee, Wild Animals
Cal. HC: Transporting Goods Without Proper E-Way Bill is Breach(07.03.2023)
Calcutta High Court while observing that transporting of goods in a vehicle without proper E-way bill is a statutory breach, has held that there is no.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, E-Way Bill, Statutory Breach
SC: Mere Intimidation to Silence Kidnapped Child Not Sufficient to Prove Threat to Life(07.03.2023)
Supreme Court has held that intimidation of the kidnapped child victim, for the purpose of making him silent, cannot be enough to suffice the ingredie.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Kidnapped Child, Intimidation
Ker HC: Apply Caution While Considering Bail in POCSO Case Against Parent Litigating Child's Custody(09.03.2023)
Kerala High Court while allowing bail to father accused of sexually assaulting minor son has observed that Courts must exercise caution while consider.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, POCSO, Bail, Child Custody
Bombay HC Grants Bail to Mahesh Raut in Bhima Koregaon Case(21.09.2023)
Bombay High Court has granted bail to Mahesh Raut in the 2018 Bhima Koregaon – Elgar Parishad larger conspiracy case.
Tags : Bombay High Court, Mahesh Raut, Bail, Bhima Koregaon Case
Ker. HC: No Absolute Bar on Grant of Anticipatory Bail in Cases of Rape Against Minors(21.09.2023)
Kerala High Court while observing that that exclusion of provision for pre-arrest bail embodied in Section 438(4) of CrPC in case of rape against mino.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Anticipatory Bail, Rape, Minors
SC: Reasons Why Candidate Can’t Pursue Course Must be Made in Disability Assessment Report(25.09.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that Disability Assessment Report must have a cogent reasoning as to how such candidates will be unable to pursue the medic.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Disability Assessment Report, Medical Course
Tel. HC: Elders in the House Can’t Decide Custody of Child(25.09.2023)
Telangana High Court while observing that in custody matters, welfare of the minor child is the paramount consideration, has held that elders cannot d.....
Tags : Telangana High Court, Custody, Child, Elders
Ker. HC: Not Granting Divorce Despite Mutual Consent Amounts to Cruelty(25.09.2023)
Kerala High Court while relying on the Apex Court’s decision in Samar Ghosh v. Jaya Ghosh (MANU/SC/1386/2007), observed that denial or withholding of .....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Divorce, Mutual Consent, Failed Marriage, Cruelty
All. HC: Scheme of A&C Act Put no Limitation for Application of Doctrine of Severability to an Award(25.09.2023)
Allahabad High Court has held that scheme of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 does not put any limitation on power of the court to apply the.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Doctrine of Severability, Arbitral Award
Delhi HC: Law Interns to Wear White Shirt, Black Pants And Black Tie in Court(23.02.2023)
Delhi High Court has said that law interns are permitted to enter the Court complexes by wearing a white shirt, black tie and black pants as prescribe.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Law Interns, Bar Council of Delhi
Gauhati HC: Non Compliance of Section 41A CrPC Would Entitle Accused to be Granted Bail(23.02.2023)
Gauhati High Court has held that if police does not comply with the provisions of Section 41A CrPC, the person arrested would be entitled to be releas.....
Tags : Gauhati High Court, Bail, Police
SC Stays MPHC Order Asking Trial Court to Provide Reason for Granting Bail(27.02.2023)
Supreme Court has stayed Madhya Pradesh High Court’s order which had directed a trial court judge to provide justification for granting bail to an acc.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Madhya Pradesh High Court, Bail
SC: Conditions Under Section 45 of PMLA Applicable to Anticipatory Bail Applications(27.02.2023)
Supreme Court has held that conditions under Section 45 of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) for grant of bail are applicable to anticipatory .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Prevention of Money Laundering Act, Anticipatory Bail
Bombay HC: Can’t Disqualify Sarpanch for Holding Consecutive Meetings(28.02.2023)
Bombay High Court has held that Sarpanch can’t be disqualified for holding consecutive meetings as it doesn’t amount to any statutory violation becaus.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Sarpanch, Gram Sabha, Maharashtra Village Panchayat Act
Kerala HC: Granting Anticipatory Bail in Cases of Attack on Doctors Can Create Dangerous Situation(28.02.2023)
Kerala High Court while refusing to grant anticipatory bail to person, who attacked his wife’s doctor, has observed that granting bail in such cases w.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Anticipatory Bail, Doctor
Del HC to State: Ensure Sufficient Number of Short/Long Stay Homes for Mentally Ill Inmates(27.06.2023)
Delhi High Court while has directed State to ensure sufficient number of Short Stay Homes and Long Stay Homes for people with mental illness who do no.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Mentally Ill Inmates, Stay Homes
HP HC Constitutes Inquiry Committee for Verification of Allegations of Illegal Tree Felling(29.06.2023)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has constituted an inquiry committee headed by Chief Justice M.S Ramachandra Rao and Justice Ajay Mohan Goel to address th.....
Tags : Himachal Pradesh High Court, Inquiry Committee, Illegal Tree Felling
SC Grants Bail to Teesta Setalvad for 7 Days(03.07.2023)
Supreme Court has granted interim relief to Teesta Setalvad for 7 days in connection with case regarding allegedly fabricating documents to implicate .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Teesta Setalvad, Bail
Bom HC: JJB’s Decision to Try Child as Adult Must be Transparent and Fair(03.07.2023)
Bombay High Court has held that inquiry by Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) under Section 15 of J.J. Act to arrive at a conclusion to try the child as an .....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Juvenile Justice Board, Inquiry, Transparent, Fair
Delhi HC Rejects Manish Sisodia’s Bail Plea in PMLA Case(04.07.2023)
Delhi High Court has denied bail to Manish Sisodia and other co-accuseds Hyderabad businessman Abhishek Boinpally, AAP’s communications incharge Vijay.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Liquor Policy, Manish Sisodia, Bail
SC to Courts: Don’t Grant Bail in Cheating Cases Merely Because Accused Agreed to Deposit Money(05.07.2023)
Supreme Court has reminded High Court and Trial Courts to not follow the practice of directing deposit of amount as a condition for granting anticipat.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Cheating, Bail
Del. HC: Court Must Step in When Wife Seeks Help in Procuring Evidence to Prove Husband’s Adultery(11.05.2023)
Delhi High Court while observing that Right to Privacy is not absolute, has held that when a wife seeks help of Court for procuring evidence which wou.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Adultery, Family Court, Privacy
SC: Arbitral Award Suffers from Patent Illegality if Illegality is Apparent on the Face of it(11.05.2023)
Supreme Court has held that an arbitral award could be said to be suffering from “patent illegality” only if it is an illegality apparent on the face .....
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Gauhati HC: Providing SIM Card for Anti-National Activities Amounts to Providing Logistics Support(15.05.2023)
Gauhati High Court while denying bail to an accused under UAPA, has held that providing a SIM card to an “illegal Bangladeshi national for carrying ou.....
Tags : Gauhati High Court, Anti-National Activities, Bail, Logistic Support
All. HC: Accused Charged Under Both SC/ST Act and POCSO Entitled to Take Recourse Under POCSO(17.10.2023)
Allahabad High Court has held that where an accused has been charged under the SC/ST Act and the POCSO Act, a Special Court under the POCSO Act, would.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Anticipatory Bail, SC/ST Act, POCSO
All. HC: Accused Charged Under Both SC/ST Act and POCSO Entitled to Take Recourse Under POCSO(17.10.2023)
Allahabad High Court has held that where an accused has been charged under the SC/ST Act and the POCSO Act, a Special Court under the POCSO Act, would.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Anticipatory Bail, SC/ST Act, POCSO
Cal. HC: Equating Consensual Sexual Acts with Rape Undermines the Bodily Integrity of Adolescents(19.10.2023)
Calcutta High Court while observing that law’s unintended effect has been the deprivation of liberty of young people in consensual relationships, has .....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Consensual Sexual Acts, Bodily Integrity
Bombay HC: Tehsildar Can Correct Revenue Records During Pendency of Acquisition Proceedings(19.09.2022)
Bombay High Court has held that Tehsildar has the jurisdiction under the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, to correct status of land in the revenue recor.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Tehsildar, Acquisition
Bombay HC Takes Exception on CWCD's Refusal to Renew Licenses of 57 Child Care Homes(19.09.2022)
Bombay High Court has taken strong exception to the decision of Commissioner of Women and Child Development (CWCD) to out-rightly reject license renew.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, CWCD, Child Care Homes
SC: Court Must Consider Bail of Accused if Trial is Delayed for No Fault to Accused(31.10.2023)
Supreme Court while listing out factors to be considered for grant of bail, has observed that when the trial is not proceeding for reasons not attribu.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Bail, Trail, Delay
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.....
Tags : Andhra Pradesh High Court, Chandrababu Naidu, Skill development Scam, Bail
SC: Unless Licence is Prima Facie Invalid, Burden Upon Insurer to Prove Failure on Part of Owner(01.11.2023)
Supreme Court has held that once a seemingly valid driving licence is produced by a person employed to drive a vehicle, unless such licence is demonst.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Driving Licence, Due Diligence
SC: Important to Distinguish B/W Contradictions in Witness Statements and Credibility of Witnesses(01.11.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that it is important to distinguish between contradictions in witness statements and the overall credibility of witnesse.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Contradictions, Credibility, Witness
All. HC: Can’t Refuse Anticipatory Bail Merely Over Non-Payment of Money Under a Contract(03.08.2023)
Allahabad High Court while observing that it is becoming a general practice to set criminal law into motion for putting pressure on parties to commerc.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Anticipatory Bail, Non-Payment, Commercial Transaction
Ker. HC: Subsequent Bail Plea Can be Filed When there is Substantial Change in Facts & Circumstances(03.08.2023)
Kerala High Court has observed that subsequent application for pre-arrest bail can be entertained only if there is a substantial change in facts and c.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Bail, Substantial Change
Kar. HC: Child Born in 'Batil' Marriage is Illegitimate(04.08.2023)
Karnataka High Court while observing that child born in a 'Batil' marriage under Mohammadan Law, is illegitimate, has held that he does not have any r.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Batil Marriage, Succession, Mohammadan Law
SC Adjourns till September 4 Bail Applications of Manish Sisodia in Delhi Liquor Policy Scam Case(04.08.2023)
Supreme Court has adjourned the bail application of Manish Sisodia till September 4 in the case of alleged irregularities in the framing and implement.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Delhi Liquor Policy Scam, Manish Sisodia, Bail
SC Denies Bail to Yes Bank Founder Rana Kapoor in PMLA Case(07.08.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that while the period undergone by accused is substantial, but this is a case that rocked the entire banking system, has.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Yes Bank, Bail, PMLA
SC Dismisses Senthil Balaji's Plea Challenging ED Custody in PMLA Case(07.08.2023)
Supreme Court has dismissed plea filed by Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji challenging the custody by the Enforcement Directorate in the money laund.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Senthil Balaji, ED Custody, PMLA
Kerala HC Denies Bail to Sri Lankan Fishermen Apprehended on Suspicion of Involvement in Drug Cartel(29.09.2022)
Kerala High Court has denied bail to six Sri Lankan fishermen who had been apprehended by the Indian Coast Guard officials on suspicion that they are .....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Bail, Drug Cartel
Calcutta High Court Holds West Bengal Govt's 'Duare Ration Scheme' to be Illegal(29.09.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that West Bengal 'Duare Ration Scheme' under which the State government delivers foodgrains through the public distributi.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Duare Ration Scheme, Illegal
P&H HC: Juvenile's Right to Travel Abroad Can be Curtailed(29.09.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that a juvenile who is in conflict with law does not have any fundamental or statutory right to pursue higher e.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Juvenile, Travel Abroad
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.
Tags : Andhra Pradesh High Court, Skill development Scam Case
SC: Can’t Prove Will by Random Witness Saying he Saw Attesting Witness Sign it(22.11.2023)
Supreme Court has held that for Section 69 of Evidence Act, in order to prove the genuineness of a will, it is not enough to merely examine a random w.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Random Witness, Attesting, Will
SC: If Exact Assessment of Age Can’t be Done, One Year Margin on Lower Side can be Granted(23.11.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that Rule 12(3)(b) Juvenile Justice Rules, 2007 provides that in the case exact assessment of the age cannot be done, Court.....
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Kerala High Court Grants More Time To State To Frame Comprehensive Policy On Illegal Flag Masts(28.01.2022)
Kerala High Court has granted three more weeks’ time to the State government to draw up a comprehensive policy to deal with the menace of illegal flag.....
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Kerala HC Dismisses Candidate's Plea for Postponement of Either AIBE or AILET due to Clash in Timings(04.12.2023)
Kerala High Court has refused to issue a direction to postpone the 18th All India Bar Examination, 2024 (AIBE) or All India Law Entrance Test, 2024 (A.....
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Ker. HC: Arbitrary Bail Condition for Default Bail Violates Article 21(05.12.2023)
Kerala High Court has held that arbitrary conditions imposed while granting statutory/default bail amount to infringement of the fundamental right of .....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Article 21, Bail Condition, Default Bail
SC: Court Can’t Impose Bail Condition that Husband Must Resume Conjugal Life with Wife(08.12.2023)
Supreme Court has held that the High Court while granting an anticipatory bail should not impose a condition that the husband (accused under Section 4.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Section 498A, Conjugal Life, Bail
Del. HC: Woman Can be 'Karta' of HUF(08.12.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that to say that a woman can be a coparcener but not a Karta of Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) would be giving an interpretati.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Woman, Karta, Hindu Undivided Family
Del. HC Calls for User-Friendly Handbook for Accessibility in Missing Children Cases(11.12.2023)
Delhi High Court has called for a standardized checklist in the form of a user-friendly ready-to-use handbook to be maintained in every police station.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Handbook, Missing Children
SC Dismisses Plea Against Eligibility Criteria of 75% Marks in Class 12 for IIT-JEE Aspirants(30.05.2023)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea challenging the rule requiring JEE Advanced candidates to have at least 75 per cent aggregate marks in Class XII (o.....
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Kerala HC: Education Loan Can’t be Rejected for Low CIBIL Score of Student(31.05.2023)
Kerala High Court has held that an application for education loan by a student could not be rejected by a bank on the ground of a low Credit Informati.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Credit Information Bureau (India) Limited (CIBIL), Education Loan
Delhi HC to BCI: Foreign Nationals Also Entitled To Seek Enrolment(31.05.2023)
Delhi High Court while observing that foreign nationals are not per se barred from being considered for enrolment on a State roll under Section 24 of .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Foreign Nationals, Bar Council of India, Enrolment, Section 24 of the Advocates Act
All. HC Refuses Bail Stating that it is Unusual for Woman to Present False Story of Sexual Assault(02.06.2023)
Allahabad HC while refusing to grant bail to a man accused of raping a 17-year-old girl has observed that it would be unusual for a woman to present f.....
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Mad. HC Stays Press Release Inviting Suggestions on Bill as Centre Fails to Provide Translated Copy(02.06.2023)
Madras HC has granted interim stay on the press communique issued by the Joint Committee on the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill 2023, inviting su.....
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Kerala HC Directs Kollam Police to Probe Alleged Forgery of NEET Score Card of Candidate(02.06.2023)
Kerala High Court has directed the District Police Chief, Kollam, to conduct an enquiry in the matter of alleged manipulation in the National Eligibil.....
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Delhi Court Grants Bail to Shankar Mishra in Air India Urination Case(01.02.2023)
Delhi Court has granted bail to Shankar Mishra, who is accused of urinating on an elderly woman on a New York-Delhi Air India flight in November last .....
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SC to WhatsApp: Widely Publicise That Users Aren't Bound to Accept 2021 Privacy Policy(02.02.2023)
Supreme Court Constitution Bench has directed WhatsApp to widely publicise its stand that WhatsApp users in India don’t have to accept its 2021 privac.....
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Lucknow Court Orders Release of Kerala Journalist Siddique Kappan on Bail(02.02.2023)
Lucknow Court has signed an order to release Kerala Journalist Siddiqui Kappan on Bail and directed to release Kappan, if not wanted in any other case.....
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Del. HC to Tihar Medical Superintendent: Ensure Efficient Medical Treatment of Former PFI Chairman(02.02.2023)
Delhi High Court has directed Medical Superintendent of Tihar Jail to ensure that efficacious medical treatment is provided to former Popular Front of.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Tihar Jail, PFI Chairman, Medical
SC: Storage Facility for Edible Oil Not Allowed Outside Port Area(03.02.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that word ‘within’ used for CRZ-I and ‘in’ used for CRZ-II in the CRZ Notification of 2011 cannot be interpreted to incl.....
Tags : Supreme Court, CRZ, Storage Facility, Edible Oil
SC Issues Directions to Avoid Delay in Release of Prisoners Who Are in Custody Despite Bail Granted(03.02.2023)
Supreme Court has issued guidelines on the issue of undertrial prisoners who continue to be in custody despite having been granted the benefit of bail.....
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ITAT: Liquor License Obtained in The Name of Benami/Employee is Illegal(17.08.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Delhi Bench while disallowing claim of business expenditure towards payment of license fee has held that assesse.....
Tags : ITAT, License Fees, Illegal, Deduction
SC to HCs’: Application for Bail Arising Out of Same FIR Should be Listed Before Same Bench(19.12.2023)
Supreme Court has directed all High Courts to list bail applications arising out of the same FIR before the same bench to avoid conflicting decisions,.....
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Del. HC: Willful Disobedience Doesn’t Encompass Involuntarily or Negligent Actions(19.12.2023)
Delhi High Court while observing that willful disobedience in case of Contempt of Court does not encompass involuntarily or negligent actions, has hel.....
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Kar. HC in Belagavi Woman Assault Case: Where is Civil Society, and What is the Level of Cowardice?(19.12.2023)
Karnataka High Court while criticizing the inaction of bystanders in the Belagavi woman assault case wherein a woman was beaten and paraded naked, cal.....
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Mad. HC: Tamil Translation of Books and Judgments Necessary to Make Tamil an Official Court Language(19.12.2023)
Madras High Court while hearing a plea filed to seek permission for indefinite fast demanding to make Tamil official language of court, has observed t.....
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Ker. HC: If No Remedy Available in Foreign Court, Indian Court Can Protect Best Interest of Child(19.12.2023)
Kerala High Court has held that the Court steps into the shoes of a parent invoking parens patriae jurisdiction, only in circumstances where the Court.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Foreign Court, Child, Remedy
All. HC: Telephonic Conversation Between Accused Persons Admissible Even if Obtained Illegally(01.09.2023)
Allahabad High Court has held that evidence can’t be refused to be admitted on the ground that it had been obtained illegally, and therefore telephoni.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Evidence, Admissibility, Telephonic Conversation
SC: Children of Invalid Marriages Have Right in Parent’s Share in Hindu Coparcenary Property(01.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that children born out of void/voidable marriages are entitled to share in the property of their parents which would have been .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Hindu Coparcenary Property, Invalid Marriages, Children
SC: Advocate Acting as Real-Estate Agent for Client Amounts to Professional Misconduct(04.09.2023)
Supreme Court while upholding BCI Penalty to suspend an advocate for 5 years for gross professional misconduct, has held that advocate acting as a Rea.....
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Del. HC: Courts Can’t be Used as a Forum for the Purpose of Facilitating Marriages(05.09.2023)
Delhi High Court while observing that Courts of law cannot be used as a forum for the purpose of facilitating marriages by first lodging an FIR allegi.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Facilitating Marriages, Bail, FIR
Ker. HC: Daily Wage Employee Entitled to Subsistence Allowance During Suspension(05.09.2023)
Kerala High Court while observing that a daily wage driver is an employee under Section 2(a) of the Kerala Payment of Subsistence Allowance Act, 1972,.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Subsistence Allowance, Daily Wage, Suspension
Guj. HC: Forcing Children Aged Below 3 Yrs to Attend Pre-School is an Illegal Act on Part of Parents(05.09.2023)
Gujarat High Court has held that forcing children to go to a pre-school below the age of 3 years is an 'illegal act' on the part of the parents.
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Children, Pre School, Illegal Act
Delhi HC Refuses Pre-Arrest Bail to Woman Accused of Abetting Suicide(27.10.2022)
Delhi High Court while denying anticipatory bail to woman in case of abetment of suicide has stated that FIR clearly states that the applicant was say.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Anticipatory Bail, Suicide
SC: Appointment of VC Illegal When Search Committee Recommended Only One Name(27.10.2022)
Supreme Court has held that the appointment of a Vice-Chancellor of a University will be illegal when the Search Committee recommended only one name i.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Vice-Chancellor, Illegal, Search Committee
Bom. HC: Suspended Employee Entitled to Subsistence Allowance Without Marking Daily Attendance(08.01.2024)
Bombay High Court has held that an employee who has been suspended from work is entitled to receive subsistence allowance without the imposition of th.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Subsistence Allowance, Daily Attendance
Ker HC: Challenge to Genuineness of Will on Grounds of Fraud Require High Degree of Evidence(09.01.2024)
Kerala High Court while observing that allegation of fraud, undue influence, etc must not be set forth vaguely, has held that to dispute the genuinene.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Genuineness of Will, Reasonable Doubt
Del HC: Interim Maintenance Can’t be Denied Based on Unproven Allegations of Illicit Relationship(10.01.2024)
Delhi High Court held that a wife cannot be denied the benefit of interim maintenance under the Domestic Violence Act, 2005 merely on the basis of all.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Interim Maintenance, Illicit Relationship, Domestic Violence Act
Bom. HC: State Can’t Avoid Responsibility for Acquiring Land by Citing Delay as an Excuse(10.01.2024)
Bombay High Court while observing that State can’t, on the ground of delay and laches, evade responsibility towards those whose private property has b.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Responsibility, Acquisition, Compensation
Tel. HC: Indian Courts Must Independently Examine Foreign Court Judgments on Child Custody(14.09.2023)
Telangana High Court has held that while dealing with custody matters of children of foreign nationality, a competent court in India is entitled and i.....
Tags : Telangana High Court, Child Custody, Foreign Court
Del. HC: Can’t Deny Any Person with Disability to Carry on Any Trade or Business(15.09.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that it would be wholly retrograde, and in derogation of the constitutional guarantees under Articles 14, 19 & 21, to deny t.....
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Del. HC: Can’t Deny Any Person with Disability to Carry on Any Trade or Business(15.09.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that it would be wholly retrograde, and in derogation of the constitutional guarantees under Articles 14, 19 & 21, to deny t.....
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SC: Plaintiff Must Prove Sale/Advertisement Expenses to Establish Goodwill in Passing Off Suit(18.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that in a suit for passing off, plaintiff must prove the figures of sales and expenditure incurred on the advertising and promo.....
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Del. HC: Accused Entitled to Default Bail if Prosecution Files Preliminary or Incomplete Chargesheet(18.09.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that right of an accused to default bail under Section 167(2) of CrPC would arise in a case where the chargesheet is not fil.....
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Cal. HC: Public Can’t Be ‘Held Ransom’ by Protesters by Causing Rail Blockades(20.09.2023)
Calcutta High Court while observing that road and rail blockades are variants of ‘bandh’ and therefore they are illegal and impermissible has held tha.....
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Delhi HC Expresses Concern Over Builders Resorting to Dilatory Tactics, Defrauding Homebuyers(03.11.2022)
Delhi High Court while highlighting issued faced by various homebuyers has stated that it is an unfortunate trend that builders often resort to dilato.....
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Manipur HC: State is an Unnecessary Party to Anticipatory Bail Applications(03.11.2022)
Manipur High Court while issuing directions to its registry regarding the filing of anticipatory applications, has observed that in a petition for gra.....
Tags : Manipur High Court, Anticipatory Bail, State
Karnataka HC to State: Explore More Ways to Advertise Child Helpline for Better Awareness(04.11.2022)
Karnataka High Court has suggested state government to explore more ways to advertise the child helpline for a better and effective awareness.
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Child Helpline, Awareness
Supreme Court: Efforts to Settle Civil Disputes Through Criminal Prosecution Must be Avoided(23.01.2024)
SC while observing that mere breach of contract doesn’t amount to an offence u/s 420 or 406 of IPC unless dishonest intention is shown, has held that .....
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Kar. HC: Rule of Locus Standi to be Construed Liberally in Matters of Illegal Grant of State Largess(23.01.2024)
Karnataka High Court has held that rule of locus standi should be construed liberally in matters that are related to illegal grant of State largess wh.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Locus Standi, Illegal Grant, State Largess
SC: Default Bail Can’t be Claimed on Ground of Pending Investigation Against Other Accused(24.01.2024)
Supreme Court has held that statutory right of default bail cannot be claimed by accused under Section 167(2) of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 on t.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Pending Investigation, Default Bail, Section 167(2) of CrPC
Del. HC to Centre: Hold Consultation for Making Visually & Hearing Impaired Friendly Films(07.04.2023)
Delhi High Court has directed Centre to hold consultation with film producers, OTT platforms, television broadcasters, association of theatre owners, .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Films, Visually & Hearing Impaired
Cal. HC: Facilitation Council Can Arbitrate Claims After Supplier’s Registration Under MSMED Act(10.04.2023)
Calcutta High Court has held that Facilitation Council would have exclusive jurisdiction to decide on reference, and to refer the same for arbitration.....
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Mad HC: Consider Issuing of Passport to Man Whose Mother was Indian & Father a Srilankan Refugee(10.04.2023)
Madras High Court while directing Regional Passport authority to consider representation of man for Indian passport whose mother was Indian while fath.....
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Ker HC: Purposeful Attempts to Show That Convict is Not Well-Behaved & Deny Parole is Illegal(10.04.2023)
Kerala High Court has observed that purposeful attempt by jail authorities made to create an impression that a convict is not a well-behaved person in.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Parole, Well Behaved, Illegal
Utt. UCC Bill: Mandatory to Register Live-In Relationship Within 1 Month Of Entering Into It(07.02.2024)
Uttarakhand's Uniform Civil Code Bill (UCC Bill) tabled during the special session proposed the mandatory registration of live-in relationships within.....
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Uttarakhand Becomes The First State to Pass The Uniform Civil Code Bill(08.02.2024)
The Uttarakhand State Legislative Assembly on 07.02.2024 passed the Uniform Civil Code, Uttarakhand, 2024 Bill and with this Uttarakhand becomes the f.....
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Recommendations of 50th GST Council Meeting(12.07.2023)
• Taxing Casino, Horse Racing, and Online gaming at the uniform rate of 28% on full face value
• Notification of GST Appellate Tribunal by the Centre.....
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Meg HC Prohibits Felling of Tress Till Issues Regarding Shillong-Dawki Road Project are Solved(12.07.2023)
Meghalaya High Court has ordered that further felling of trees for the purpose of package I of the Shillong-Dawki Road project should not be carried o.....
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Del HC Grants Bail to Tahir Hussain in Cases Related to North-Delhi Riots(12.07.2023)
Delhi High Court has granted bail to Tahir Hussain in five different cases registered against him in connection with 2020 North-East Delhi riots.
Tags : Delhi High Court, Tahir Hussain, Bail, North-Delhi Riots
Bom HC to State: Submit Report on Appointment and Performance of Child Marriage Prohibition Officers(13.07.2023)
Bombay High Court while hearing a PIL seeking effective implementation of Prohibition of Child Marriages Act, 2006, has directed State Government to s.....
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SC to Centre: Have Any Schemes Been Formulated for Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers?(14.07.2023)
Supreme Court while hearing petition seeking implementation of Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013, has .....
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SC Grants Bail to Juvenile Who Spent More Than 2 Years in Custody as an Adult(17.07.2023)
Supreme Court has granted bail under Section 436-A of CrPC to a juvenile who has spent more than 482 days as an adult in jail and another 242 days in .....
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Meghalaya HC Pulls State Government for Aiding Illegal Coal Mining(03.02.2023)
Meghalaya High Court has rapped State Government for its inaction against illegal coke plants functioning in the state and observed that it is a matte.....
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SC Simplifies 2018 Guidelines on Living Will/Advance Directive(06.02.2023)
Supreme Court while considering an application by the Indian Council for Critical Care Medicine, has modified directions relating to advance medical d.....
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Madras HC Makes E-Filing Mandatory for Anticipatory Bail(06.02.2023)
Madras High Court has made e-filing mandatory in both Principal bench in Madras and the Madurai bench. This facility is initially compulsory for Antic.....
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Bombay High Court Directs State to Fill Vacancies in Child Welfare Institutions Within Three Months(19.02.2024)
Bombay High Court while warning that neglecting to safeguard the rights and well being of children can lead up to cycles of abuse and also affect educ.....
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Del. HC: Copy of Arbitration Award Must Be Given Only to The Parties And Not Their Agents/Advocates(20.02.2024)
Delhi High Court has held that the term party under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act refers only to the parties themselves and not their advocates.....
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Kar. HC: Self-Acquired Property Thrown in Common Hotchpot Shall be Treated as Joint Family Property(21.02.2024)
Karnataka High Court has held that if a Hindu family member voluntarily throws his/her self acquired property into common hotchpot with the purpose of.....
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Del HC: ‘Absolute Privilege’ Bars Claims Against Judges, Counsels For Statement Made During Proc.(22.02.2024)
Delhi High Court has observed that Doctrine of ‘Absolute Privilege’ puts an embargo on entertainment of claims made against judges, lawyers or parties.....
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Allahabad HC: Pension Can’t Be Withheld For Incident That Occurred Four Years Prior to Retirement(23.02.2024)
Allahabad High Court has held that no action can be taken under Regulation 351-A of the Civil Services Regulation against an employee for an incident .....
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Bom. HC: Information of Previous Bail Applications And Orders to Be Give in All Bail Applications(26.02.2024)
Bombay High Court while issuing a circular, has mandated details of all previous applications for bail to be given in bail applications presented befo.....
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Mad. HC: Jail is The Rule And Bail an Exception Under The Prevention of Money Laundering Act(29.02.2024)
Madras High Court has held that Section 45 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act turns the principle of bail is the rule and jail is the exception.....
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Mad. HC: Jail is The Rule And Bail an Exception Under The Prevention of Money Laundering Act(29.02.2024)
Madras High Court has held that Section 45 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act turns the principle of bail is the rule and jail is the exception.....
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Del. HC: If Parties are Allowed to Resile from the Undertaking then Judicial System Can’t Function(19.12.2023)
Delhi High Court while observing that the Court in contempt proceedings is to ensure that the dignity and majesty of the Court are maintained, has hel.....
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Del. HC: Family Court Can Extend the Time for Filing Written Statement in Exceptional Circumstances(20.12.2023)
Delhi High Court while observing that for expeditious disposal of family disputes, the schedule for filing a written statement must be followed, has h.....
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Orissa HC: Accused Released on Interim Bail is Deemed to be in Constructive Custody of Court(21.12.2023)
Orissa High Court has observed that even though the word custody has not been defined in CrPC, there is no cavil that the accused who has been release.....
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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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P&H HC: Bail Once Granted Can’t be Cancelled Automatically in a Mechanical Manner(26.12.2023)
Punjab and Haryana High Court while observing that bail once granted cannot be cancelled automatically in a mechanical manner has held that there must.....
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Pat. HC: Leveling of False Allegation of Illicit Relations Amounts to Mental Cruelty(26.12.2023)
Patna High Court has held that leveling of false allegation by one spouse to the other having alleged illicit relations with different persons outside.....
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Orissa HC to State: Provide More Ambulances to Jails(10.03.2023)
Orissa High Court while giving directions for improving the conditions of jails across the State has directed State government to ensure that at least.....
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JKL HC: Can’t Attach Vicarious Liability of Officials Unless Statute Specifically Provides So(13.03.2023)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has observed that when the company is an offender, it is trite position of criminal jurisprudence that no vica.....
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Meg. HC to State: Identify 'Kingpins' of Illegal Coal Mining(14.03.2023)
Meghalaya High Court while hearing a PIL on menace of Illegal Coal Mining in State, has directed State government to identify kingpins of illegal coal.....
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Del. HC: Arbitration Award Violating Indian Contracts Act is Patently Illegal(15.03.2023)
Delhi High Court while partially set aside an arbitration award that was passed in contravention of Sections 59-61 of Indian Contracts Act (ICA), 1872.....
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Del. HC to State: Construct Toilets for Transgender People in 8 Weeks(15.03.2023)
Delhi High Court while noting that toilets have not been constructed at all for transgender people, has directed State government to ensure that publi.....
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Ker. HC Issues Directions for Implementation of Reservation for PwD Appointments in Aided School(15.03.2023)
Kerala High Court while modifying a single bench order directing State to give effect to its 2018 decision regarding PwD (Person with Disability) rese.....
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JKL HC: Pseudo Police Report Can’t Defeat Right of Accused to Default Bail(15.02.2023)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that pseudo police report even if filed within the time frame required under CrPC, cannot be given le.....
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Gauhati HC to State: Why POCSO Act Added in Child Marriage Act?(15.02.2023)
Gauhati High Court while granting anticipatory bail to certain accused in different matters booked under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006, .....
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All. HC: Child in Conflict With Law Can't Seek Anticipatory Bail U/S 438 CrPC(15.02.2023)
Allahabad High Court has held that a child in conflict with law can’t file an application under Section 438 of CrPC seeking anticipatory bail as per t.....
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Cal HC: All Unilateral Appointments Not Invalid Unless Appointed Arbitrator Falls Within Schedule 7(15.02.2023)
Calcutta High Court has held that all unilateral appointment of arbitrator are not invalid per se unless the arbitrator’s relationship falls within th.....
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Bombay HC: Girls Treated as Commodity Even in 21st Century Highly Objectionable to Morality(16.02.2023)
Bombay High Court while granting bail to woman accused of buying another woman’s daughter has remarked that such act of a one year old girl being sold.....
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SC: Can’t Start With Presumption of Regulatory Failure(20.02.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that the Court can’t start with a presumption of regulatory failure has stated that it shall pass orders to constitute a.....
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SC: If Actions of Cabinet Committee are Validated by CoM, Rules of Business Not Violated by State(24.04.2023)
Supreme Court has held that when Cabinet Sub-Committee is merely acting on behalf of entire Council of Ministers (CoM), then it cannot be claimed that.....
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Ker. HC: Non-Compliance with Vigilance Manual Directions Doesn't Vitiate Probe(26.03.2024)
Kerala High Court while observing that the Vigilance Manual is not a statute and was not enacted by the legislature has held that mere non-compliance .....
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SC: Cannot Try Juvenile Accused as Adult Unless Preliminary Assessment and Report by JJB Available(27.03.2024)
Supreme Court has held that the accused child’s conviction cannot be sustained unless a preliminary assessment conducted by the Juvenile Justice Board.....
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Calcutta HC: Husband and Wife Collectively Responsible for Creating Congenial Atmosphere(27.03.2024)
Calcutta High Court while disallowing an application for dissolution of marriage, has held that in a marriage it is the collective responsibility of b.....
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Bom. HC: Banks to Show Evidence to Borrowers Before Invoking Circular on Wilful Default(27.03.2024)
Bombay High Court has held that commercial banks need to show the evidence to defaulting borrowers before invoking the master circular on wilful defau.....
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Karnataka High Court: Rights of Adopted Child of Indian Parents Cannot be Left Marooned(29.03.2024)
Kar. HC while directing Central Adoption Resource Authority to consider representation of an Indian couple that has adopted a child in Uganda, has hel.....
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Kerala HC: Pension Liability for Services Rendered in NEFA Prior to it Becoming A.P is on Centre(02.03.2023)
Kerala High Court has held that family pension liability of person died while being deployed in North-Eastern Frontier Agency (NEFA), now Arunachal Pr.....
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JKL HC Invokes Absolute Liability, Grants Compensation to Mother of Deceased in Electrocution Case(03.03.2023)
Jammu & Kashmir & Ladakh High Court while invoking Absolute Liability to grant compensation to mother of 13 year old who died due to electrocution, ob.....
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SC Sets Aside Death Sentence of Person Convicted for Rape-Murder Found to be Juvenile(06.03.2023)
Supreme Court has set aside death sentence imposed on a convict for rape and murder of a minor girl after he was found to be juvenile at time of offen.....
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CESTAT: No Service Tax to be Levied on Flats Construc. Prior To 01.07.2010 Having Less Than 12 Flats(11.04.2024)
Chennai Branch of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that no tax liability shall be imposed if the flats are co.....
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Karnataka HC: Can’t Direct Husband With 75% Disability to Pay Maintenance to Wife(12.04.2024)
Karnataka High Court while setting aside an order of the execution court has held that a husband with 75% disability cannot be directed to pay mainten.....
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Supreme Court: Regulations of University Grants Commission are Binding on Universities(16.04.2024)
Supreme Court while directing Jamia Milia Islamia University to reinstate teachers on a permanent basis even after University Grants Commission’s lett.....
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SC Grants Bail to Teesta Setalvad in Case Related to Fabrication of Evidence in 2002 Riots Cases(20.07.2023)
Supreme Court has granted bail to activist Teesta Setalvad in the Gujarat police case over alleged fabrication of evidence in the 2002 riots cases and.....
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SC: Functional Disability is the Determining Factor to Claim Total Disablement(20.07.2023)
Supreme Court has held that it is the functional disability and not just the physical disability which is the determining factor in assessing whether .....
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Del. HC: BCI Must Frame Ethical Code for Self-Represented Litigants(21.07.2023)
Delhi High Court has stated that Bar Council of India (BCI) need to frame some guidelines for establishment of ethical code for self-represented litig.....
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Gau. HC Cancels Bail Granted to Hostel Warden Accused to have Sexually Assaulted 21 Children(24.07.2023)
Gauhati High Court while stressing the need to sensitize judges handling POCSO Cases, has Suo moto cancelled bail granted by the trial court to a Host.....
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Delhi HC: Can’t Make Organizer of Public Meeting Liable for Hate Speech by a Participant(24.07.2023)
Delhi High Court while observing that conduct of one person in a public meeting cannot be tied to another person present therein holding him vicarious.....
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Kerala HC: No Anticipatory Bail for Offences Under UAPA(24.07.2023)
Kerala High Court while observing that the exclusion of the application of Section 438 of CrPC to any case involving any person accused of having comm.....
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Mad HC: Person Sending Message has to take Responsibility for Having Forwarded Message to Others(17.07.2023)
Madras High Court while refusing to quash criminal proceedings initiated against actor and BJP politician S.Ve Sheker for his derogatory remarks again.....
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SC: Government of Himachal Pradesh Directed to Review its Policies on Child Care Leaves(23.04.2024)
Supreme Court while expressing concern over the lack of policies on Child Care Leaves especially for women who have differently abled children, has di.....
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All. HC: Rs. 5 Lakh Cost Imposed on CWC for Sending Minor Living With Mother to Children’s Home(23.04.2024)
Allahabad High Court has imposed a cost of Rs. 5 Lakh on Child Welfare Committee (CWC) for sending a minor girl who was living with her mother to chil.....
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Del. HC: For Purposes of Article 19(6) of COI National Council for Teacher Education is ‘State’(23.04.2024)
Delhi High Court has held that for the purposes of Article 19(6) of the Constitution of India, National Council for Teacher Education shall come under.....
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SC: Idea of Punishment is Not to Keep Prisoners in Difficult, Overcrowded Prisons(24.04.2024)
SC while pulling up States and Union Territories on implementation of directions regarding jail infrastructure, has observed that the idea behind puni.....
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NCDRC Members Roasted for Issuing Warrants Despite SC’s Order Directing Non-Coercive Steps(25.04.2024)
SC expressed concern on National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission's (NCDRC) order issuing non-bailable warrants despite Supreme Court’s order di.....
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Supreme Court: Enable E-Filing & Virtual Appearance Facilities At UP District Courts(16.04.2024)
Supreme Court has asked the Registrar General of the Allahabad High Court that e-filing facility must be enabled at the e-Sewa Kendras of the District.....
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Concerns About Rise in Low-Quality Law Colleges Raised by Bar Council of India(17.04.2024)
Bar Council of India while raising concern regarding the increase in the number of substandard law colleges in India has suggested thorough inspection.....
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Delhi HC: Woman Cannot be Held Liable for Her Lover Committing Suicide Due to Love Failure(17.04.2024)
Delhi High Court has held that if a lover commits suicide due to love failure, the woman cannot be held to have abetted the commission of suicide. For.....
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Del HC: In Delhi, Giving Monthly Pension of Rs.3000 to Building & Construction Workers is Very Small(02.05.2024)
Delhi High Court has observed that, the per mensem rate of pension, which is Rs. 3000 given to building and construction workers after completion of 6.....
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SC: Court Can Exempt Accused from Personal Appearance Before Grant of Bail(03.05.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that power to grant exemption from personal appearance under the Code of Criminal Procedure should not be read in a restric.....
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All. HC Rejects PIL Seeking Release of Justice Rohini Commission Report on OBC Sub-Categorisation(03.05.2024)
Allahabad High Court has rejected a PIL seeking direction to Union Government for publishing report dated 21.07.2023 of Justice Rohini Commission on s.....
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Ker. HC Quashes Case Against Rehana Fathima Over Video of Children Painting on Her Semi-Naked Body(05.06.2023)
Kerala High Court has quashed case against Rehana Fathima in the matter relating to the circulation of a video that showed her children painting on he.....
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Delhi HC Denies Interim Bail to Manish Sisodia in PMLA Case(06.06.2023)
Delhi High Court has denied interim bail to Manish Sisodia in the PMLA case related to implementation of previous liquor policy in Delhi and observed .....
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Del HC: Discretionary Power to Grant Bail on Medical Ground Under PMLA Must be Exercised Judiciously(06.06.2023)
Delhi High Court while observing that power to grant bail on medical grounds under PMLA is discretionary in nature, has held that the same must be exe.....
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Mad. HC: Teachers Appointed Before July 2011 Must Possess TET for Future Promotion(06.06.2023)
Madras High Court has held that teachers appointed prior to July 29, 2011, are eligible to continue in service even if they have not qualified Teacher.....
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SC: Title in Immovable Property Can’t be Conferred Through Will or General Power of Attorney(07.06.2023)
Supreme Court has held that in connection with Will (before death of executant) or General Power of Attorney, the practice of recognizing these docume.....
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SC: Physical Disability Resulting from an Accident has to be Judged With Reference to Nature of Work(05.07.2023)
Supreme Court has held that in case of motor accidents any physical disability resulting from the accident has to be judged with reference to the natu.....
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SC: Courts Must Make Preliminary Examination of Child Witnesses Before Recording Evidence(06.07.2023)
Supreme Court has held that before recording evidence of a minor/child witness, it is the duty of a Judicial Officer to ask preliminary questions to h.....
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SC: Disturbing to See Trend of Projecting Civil Financial Disputes as Criminal Matters(06.07.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that despite judgments of Apex Court in the case of Priyanka Srivastava vs. State of U.P (MANU/SC/0344/2015) & Vijay Kumar .....
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HP HC Orders Action Against Officials Who Failed to Prevent Illegal Dumping of Muck in Forest Areas(06.07.2023)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has ordered disciplinary action against government officials for their failure to prevent the illegal dumping of muck in f.....
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All. HC: Amendment to S. 169(3) of UPZALR Act Struck Down to the Extent of Mandatory Regis. of Wills(13.05.2024)
All. HC has struck down the 2004 amendment of Section 169(3) of U.P. Zamindari Abolition & Land Reforms Act, 1950 to the extent that it mandates regis.....
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UK HC: Academic Council Can’t Delegate Their Core Function to Another Committee(07.08.2023)
Uttarakhand High Court has observed that academic policies including determination of eligibility, qualifications, and equivalence of a particular sub.....
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Mad. HC: CCI has Jurisdiction Over Pleas Filed Against Google's New User Choice Billing System(08.08.2023)
Madras High Court while dismissing majority of pleas filed by Indian startups against Google's new user choice billing system, has observed that the m.....
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Ker. HC to State: Constitute Committee to Examine Requests for Sex-Selective Surgeries(08.08.2023)
Kerala High Court has directed State government to constitute a State Level Multidisciplinary Committee consisting of experts to examine requests for .....
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Ker. HC to State: Propose Steps to Ensure Children are Not Forced to Perform 'Theyyam' Ritual Dance(10.08.2023)
Kerala High Court while observing that selecting children as performers is violative of their fundamental rights, against their best interests, has di.....
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BCI Issues Circular Regarding Implementation of Set of Reforms in Legal Education(24.05.2024)
BCI has issued a circular to all Centres of Legal Education regarding implementation of set of reforms in legal education that should be made effectiv.....
Tags : Bar Council of India, Centres of Legal Education, Bilingual Language, Legal Education
Ker. HC: Can’t Recall Child Witness to Fill Up Lacuna and Omission in Evidence of Accused(24.05.2024)
Kerala High Court has held that as per the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 accused cannot recall a child witness for cross-exami.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Child Witness, Omission in Evidence
Kerala High Court: Court Granting Bail Can Cancel it, if Conditions are Violated(28.05.2024)
Kerala High Court has held that the legal position is settled that when a Court grants bail after imposing conditions, violation of any of the conditi.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, S. 439(2) of CrPC, Cancellation of Bail
Jh. HC: Can’t Cancel Bail Unless There is Violation of Bail Conditions or Accused Impedes Fair Trial(29.05.2024)
Jharkhand High Court has held that bail once granted to an accused person cannot be cancelled unless he violates the condition of the bail or does any.....
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Ker. HC: Construction of Illegal Religious Structures Cannot be Permitted on Government Land(30.05.2024)
Ker HC has observed that construction of illegal religious structures cannot be permitted on government land as it will create religious disharmony. I.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Illegal Religious Structures, Government Land
Circular Regarding Prioritizing Cases of Litigants/Advocates with Disability, Issued by Delhi HC(30.05.2024)
Del. HC has issued a circular that relates to priority hearing of cases of litigants/advocates with disability under Rights of Persons with Disability.....
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Del. HC: Repre. on Inclusive Disability Reservation in B.Sc. Nursing Program to be Considered by INC(31.05.2024)
Del. HC has issued directions to Indian Nursing Council (INC) to address a representation that challenges Clause 8 of admission terms and conditions u.....
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Mad. HC: Continuance of Senthil Balaji as Minister w/o Portfolio Against Constitutional Ethos(06.09.2023)
Madras High Court while observing that continuance of V. Senthil Balaji as a Minister without Portfolio does not augur well with Principles of Constit.....
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SC Sets Aside Election Notification for LAHDC-Kargil(06.09.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Party (JKNC) is entitled to use the 'plough' symbol, has set aside the electi.....
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SC Grants Protection to Editors Guild of India Members from FIRs by Manipur Police(06.09.2023)
Supreme Court has granted interim protection to members of the Editors Guild of India from the FIRs registered by the Manipur police over a fact-findi.....
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JKL HC: Militancy Fighters Not Eligible for Benefits Under Swantantrata Sainik Samman Pension Scheme(07.09.2023)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that only those persons who have participated in the National Freedom Struggle are eligible for benef.....
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Del. HC: Causing Financial Instability to Wife Comes Within the Ambit of Mental Cruelty(07.09.2023)
Delhi High Court while observing that the term “mental cruelty” is wide enough to take within its ambit the “financial instability”, has observed that.....
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SC: Litigants Liable for Contempt on Violating Undertaking Given by their Advocate(08.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that willful breach or disobedience of an assurance in the form of an undertaking given by a counsel/advocate on behalf of his .....
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Ker. HC: Right to Bail is Not to be Denied Merely Because of the Sentiments of the Community(26.09.2023)
Kerala High Court has held that even in case of serious accusations, right to bail is not to be denied merely because of the sentiments of the communi.....
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Del. HC: There Must be Uniformity in Eligibility Conditions for Recruitments of Teachers(26.09.2023)
Delhi High Court has observed that there must be a uniform eligibility conditions for recruitment to posts of Primary Teachers, post graduate teachers.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Uniformity, Eligibility, Teachers
Bom. HC: Epilepsy Not a Ground to Seek Divorce(27.09.2023)
Bombay High Court has held that the condition of “epilepsy” is neither an incurable disease nor can it be considered a mental disorder or a psychopath.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Epilepsy, Divorce, Hindu Marriage Act
Bom. HC: There Should be Some Accountability Fixed on Courts in Cases of Prolonged Incarceration(28.09.2023)
Bombay High Court has expressed that some accountability deserves to be fixed on the courts, who are in seized of such trials wherein the accused are .....
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SC: Members of RPF Can Seek Benefit Under Employees Compensation Act(03.10.2023)
Supreme Court has held that an officer of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) can seek compensation under Employees Compensation Act, 1923 even though .....
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Punjab & Haryana High Court: No Bar Under JJ Act to Grant Bail to Child In Conflict with Law(03.06.2024)
P&H HC has held that application for grant of anticipatory bail under section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 at behest of child in confli.....
Tags : Punjab & Haryana High Court, Anticipatory Bail, S. 438 of CrPC
JKL HC: Juvenile Justice Board has all the Trappings of a Criminal Court(24.07.2023)
Jammu & Kashmir High Court has held that Juvenile Justice Board has all the trappings of a Criminal Court, and therefore proceedings pending before th.....
Tags : Jammu & Kashmir High Court, Juvenile Justice Board, Passport Act, Criminal Court
Kar. HC Issues Guidelines on Civil Imprisonment for Willful Contempt of Court Orders(24.07.2023)
Karnataka High Court has issued guidelines to be followed while ordering civil imprisonment to an accused for willful contempt of court orders under O.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Guidelines, Civil Imprisonment, Contempt
Orissa HC: Bail Granted U/S 436 Can only be Cancelled U/S 439(2) CrPC by HC or Sessions Court(24.07.2023)
Orissa High Court has held that Section 436 CrPC itself does not contain any provision for cancellation of bail, however, Section 439(2) of CrPC appea.....
Tags : Orissa High Court, Bail, Cancel
SC Extends Bail Granted to Satyendar Jain in PMLA Case by 5 Weeks(24.07.2023)
Supreme Court has extended the interim bail granted on medical grounds to Satyendar Jain in PMLA Case by 5 weeks.
Tags : Supreme Court, Bail, PMLA, Satyendar Jain
SC: Bail Condition Must be in Line With Socio-Economic Background of the Accused(26.07.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that courts should impose realistic bail conditions after considering the economic and social position of the undertrial pr.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Socio-Economic Background, Bail Condition
Ker HC: If HC had Previously Denied Anticipatory Bail, Successive Appln. Should Be Filed Before HC(26.07.2023)
Kerala High Court has held that in cases where the High Court rejected anticipatory bail plea, second or successive anticipatory bail applications, po.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Anticipatory Bail, Successive Application
SC: Governor Can’t Veto Bills by Withholding Assent(24.11.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that Governor, as an unelected Head of the State, can’t use his powers to thwart the normal course of lawmaking by the S.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Veto, Bills, Assent, Governor
All. HC: Principles of Natural Justice Should Compulsorily be Followed(28.11.2023)
Allahabad High Court while setting aside an order of blacklisting and cancellation of the mining lease, has observed that in a civilized society princ.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Natural Justice, Civilized Society
SC Explains Relevant Principles for Examining the Admissibility of Secondary Evidence(30.11.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that if a document that is required to be stamped is not sufficiently stamped, then the law is well settled that a copy .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Secondary Evidence, Admissibility
Mad. HC: Law must be Potent Enough to Operate Against the People in Power(30.11.2023)
Madras High Court while dealing with a case relating to illegal quarrying has stated that the law must be potent enough to operate against the people .....
Tags : Madras High Court, Law, Illegal Quarrying
SC: When Court Concludes that Person is Entitled to Bail, Granting Bail for Limited Period Illegal(04.12.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that when a Court concludes that the accused is entitled to be enlarged on bail pending trial, granting bail only for a lim.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Bail
Bombay HC: Court Cannot Undertake Independent Assessment of Arbitral Award U/S 37 of A&C Act(04.12.2023)
Bombay HC has held that under Section 37 of Arbitration & Conciliation Act, the challenge must be related to the impugned order passed under Section 3.....
Tags : Bombay HC, Arbitration & Conciliation Act, Section 37, Section 34
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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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Nomination of Adequate Members to NDMC Council(17.08.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice to Delhi Government, the Central Government and NDMC on a petition filed by two residents of the New Delhi Municip.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Nomination of Adequate Members to NDMC Council
SC Refuses Interim Protection to Former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh in PMLA Case(17.08.2021)
Supreme Court has declined to grant interim relief to Former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh who had moved the Top Court seeking protection fr.....
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SC: Court Cannot Dismiss Appeal Filed by Accused on Default of Advocate of Accused(18.08.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that a Court cannot dismiss the appeal filed by an accused merely because of non-representation or default of the advocate .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Appeal Filed by Accused
Delhi HC Issues Notice on OCI Couple's Plea Seeking Parity with Domestic Couples for Child Adoption(18.08.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice to CARA (Central Adoption Resource Authority) on a writ petition filed by an OCI couple, stating that despite havin.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, OCI Couple, Child Adoption
SC Dismisses Ex-Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh's Plea to Quash CBI FIR in Corruption Case(19.08.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh's petition seeking to quash the FIR registered by the CBI over the corrupti.....
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SC: Twin Conditions Under RPwD Act Creating Barriers(19.10.2023)
Supreme Court has held that under Right to Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act 2016, the nature of inclusion of specified categories only to the excl.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Persons with Disabilities, Twin Condition
Ker HC: Close Watch on Online Platforms Must be Maintained to Avoid Circulation of Mala Fide Content(26.10.2023)
Kerala High Court has held that a close watch on the online platforms must be maintained to ensure that anonymous, mala fide content targeting films, .....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Mala Fide Content, Films
J&K HC: In Bail Applications, No Necessity to Give Opportunity to State to File Written Objections(03.07.2024)
Jammu and Kashmir High Court has observed that in a bail application, there is no necessity to give an opportunity to the State to file written object.....
Tags : Jammu and Kashmir High Court, Bail Application, Written Objections
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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Mad. HC: Disciplinary Procee. to be Initiated Against Lawyers Soliciting Work Through Online Service(04.07.2024)
Madras High Court has directed State Bar Councils to initiate disciplinary proceedings against lawyers soliciting work through online websites and add.....
Tags : Madras High Court, State Bar Councils, Disciplinary Proceedings
Delhi High Court: ICAI Needs to be Enhanced and Strengthened(05.07.2024)
Del HC has observed that there is a need to strengthen and enhance ICAI by notifying amendments passed by Chartered Accountants, the Cost and Works Ac.....
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Delhi High Court: MCD, DDA Ordered to Frame Rules for Levying Fine on Encroachers(31.05.2024)
Delhi High Court has ordered the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to make encroachers liable for illegal enc.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Municipal Corporation of Delhi, Delhi Development Authority, Illegal Encroachment
Ker. HC: Second Opinion to Determine Authenticity of Disability Certificate Can be Sought by MACT(16.07.2024)
Ker. HC has observed that MACT cannot sit as mute spectators while considering claims and are expected to take a pro-active role in decision making pr.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, MACT, Disability Certificate, Second Opinion
Madras High Court: Investigation Under PMLA Against Private Contractors, Stopped(18.07.2024)
Madras High Court has stopped the Enforcement Directorate from investigating in an alleged illegal sand mining case under the Prevention of Money Laun.....
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Bom. HC: Maharashtra Govt Criticized for Exhibiting Mindset to Curtail Liberty of Undertrials(19.07.2024)
Bom. HC while granting bail to an accused, has observed that despite the consistent view of Apex Court on subject of pre-trial bail, State exhibits a .....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Pre-Trial Bail, Liberty
Order Holding that Watching Child Porn Isn’t an Offence, Recalled by Karnataka HC(22.07.2024)
Karnataka High Court has recalled the order in which it was held that watching child pornography online is not an offence under Section 67B of the Inf.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, S. 67B of IT Act, Child Pornography
Bombay High Court: Pardanashin Woman Allowed to Amend Written Statement(11.03.2024)
Bombay High Court has allowed a pardanashin woman to amend her written statement on the ground that the woman was illiterate and was unable to underst.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Written Statement, Pardanashin Woman, Illiterate
Meghalaya High Court: Trial Court Should Adopt Procedure Understandable by Illiterate Person(11.03.2024)
Meghalaya High Court has observed that the trial court while performing its duty under Section 313 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, should ado.....
Tags : Meghalaya High Court, Section 313 of CrPC, Illiterate Person
SC: Criminal Proceedings Which Are of Civil Nature Should be Quashed by HC Without Hesitation(13.03.2024)
Supreme Court has held that although the inherent powers of a High Court under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure should be exercised spari.....
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President Assents Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code Bill, 2024(14.03.2024)
The Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code Bill, 2024 has received assent by the President of India Droupadi Murmu. The bill was tabled in the Uttarakhand Leg.....
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All. HC: Mandatorily Pass Order to Disclose Assets and Liabilities in Maintenance Proceedings(15.03.2024)
Allahabad High Court has directed all Presiding Officers dealing with maintenance proceedings in the State to pass orders making it mandatory for the .....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Presiding Officers, Maintenance Proceedings, Assets, Liabilities
SC: Can’t Grant Anticipatory Bail to Accused if Non-Bailable Warrant and Proclamation Pending(15.03.2024)
Supreme Court has held that in cases where an accused against whom a non-bailable warrant is pending and the process of proclamation under Sections 82.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Non-Bailable Warrant, Section 82 of CrPC, Section 83 of CrPC
JH. HC: Criminal Liability Can’t be Levied in Every Case of Breach of Contract(20.09.2023)
Jharkhand High Court has held that criminality cannot be fastened upon the accused persons on mere breach of contract in every case, and parties shoul.....
Tags : Jharkhand High Court, Breach of Contract, Criminal Liability
Del. HC: Family Court Can’t Grant Divorce on Ground of 'Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage’(20.09.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that Family Courts have to restrict their considerations to the parameters of the provision of grant of divorce strictly in .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Divorce, Family Court, 'Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage
Chennai Court Rejects Minister Senthil Balaji’s Bail Plea in PMLA Case(21.09.2023)
Chennai Court has dismissed the bail plea of Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji in PMLA case and observed that allegations against Balaji are categori.....
Tags : Chennai Court, Senthil Balaji, Bail, PMLA
SC: Challenge to Requirement of 70% LL.B Marks for MP Judicial Exams, Dismissed(29.07.2024)
Supreme Court has dismissed a petition challenging requirement of 70% marks in LL.B for eligibility to the entry level post of Madhya Pradesh Judicial.....
Tags : Supreme Court, MP Judicial Exams, Eligibility Rules
SC: State Bar Councils and BCI Cannot Charge More than the Specified Amount as Enrollment Fee(30.07.2024)
Supreme Court has held that the State Bar Councils and the Bar Council of India cannot charge more than the amount specified under Section 24(1)(f) of.....
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Bom. HC: Proactive Measures Required to Curb Menace of Illegal Hawkers(31.07.2024)
Bombay High Court while asking the Maharashtra Government to take proactive measures to overcome the problem of illegal hawkers, has observed that no .....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Illegal Hawkers, Maharashtra Government
Del. HC: In-Mall Marketing Campaigns Also Advertisements, HUL Restrained from Comparing Products(14.05.2024)
Del. HC has restrained Hindustan Unilever Ltd. from comparing its Ponds products with Nivea for advertising or marketing activity and observed that ac.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Hindustan Unilever Limited, Irreversible Prejudice
NCDRC Cautioned by Supreme Court: Hierarchy of Judiciary Must Be Respected(15.05.2024)
SC has closed contempt proceedings against two members of NCDRC who ignored order of Supreme Court while issuing non-bailable warrants and observed th.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Hierarchy, NCDRC, Non-Bailable Warrants
SC: Full Ownership of Property Under S.14 (1) Can be Claimed by Hindu Woman Only if She Possesses it(20.05.2024)
Supreme Court has held that for establishing full ownership on the undivided joint family estate under Section 14(1) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956.....
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P&H HC: Bail Petition Rejected of Travel Agent Accused of Defrauding a Man for Processing Visa(20.05.2024)
P&H HC while rejecting petition for bail of accused who defrauded a man by taking Rs.50 lakhs to process visa to send his children to Canada for emplo.....
Tags : P&H High Court, Bail Petition, Travel Agent
ChatGPT Used by Manipur High Court for Research to Pass Order(24.05.2024)
Manipur High Court has stated that it used ChatGPT to research in a service matter related to removal from service of Village Defence Force (VDF) pers.....
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Supreme Court: Bail Matters Should Rest and End With High Courts(24.05.2024)
While expressing its opinion regarding involvement in bail matters, the Supreme Court has observed that it should not get involved in bail matters and.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Bail Matters, High Courts
Bom HC: Temporary Injunction Granted in Favour of Pidilite in Infringement of Registered Design Suit(18.06.2024)
Bom. High Court has granted interim injunction in favour of Pidilite Industries Limited and has restrained Astral Limited from using Pidilite's regist.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Pidilite Industries, Registered Design, Astral Limited
Bom HC: Can’t Register Similar TM for Drug Treating Similar Ailment But Having Different Composition(18.06.2024)
Bom. HC has held that trademarks that are structurally and phonetically similar cannot be registered for drugs treating similar ailment but having dif.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Phonetically Similar, Different Composition
Kar. HC: Women Epicentres of Family Life, Deserve Preferential Treatment in Matters Relating to Bail(19.06.2024)
Karnataka HC while granting bail to Bhavani Revanna, mother of Prajwal Revanna, has observed that women are the epicentres of family life; their displ.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Preferential Treatment, Family Life, Bhavani Revanna
Mad. HC: Provisions Cannot be Overridden by Numerals Inserted for Illustrative Clarity(20.06.2024)
Madras High Court has observed that the numerals that are inserted in provisions by way of abundant caution to provide illustrative clarity cannot add.....
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Bom. HC: Bar Council of Mah. & Goa Directed to Take Action Against Lawyer Who Appeared Without Band(21.06.2024)
Bombay High Court has directed the Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa to take action against a lawyer who appeared in the court without proper attire as.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Bar Council of Maharashtra, Proper Attire
Delhi Govt’s Women and Child Department Offices to be Made Disabled-Friendly(25.06.2024)
Delhi Government’s Women and Child Development Department has issued directions to officials to make all offices disabled–friendly in accordance with .....
Tags : Delhi Government, Accessible India Campaign, Women and Child Development
Uttarakhand HC to State: Formulate the Tourism Development Plan(11.09.2023)
Uttarakhand High Court while observing that the policy of the State, in practice, appears to be only to commercialise the hills, without any emphasis .....
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Bom. HC Directs ‘Triller’ to Pay 300,000 USD to ‘Zee’ for use of Copyrighted Music(11.09.2023)
Bombay High Court has directed Video Sharing Platform ‘Triller’ to pay unpaid dues of USD 300,000 to Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited for use of .....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Copyrighted Music, Triller, Zee
SC: In Matters of Regularization of Service, Decision-Making Authority Can’t Act on its Whims(23.08.2024)
SC while dealing with the issue of regularization of services of an Assistant Professor, has observed that the discretion vested in the Executive Coun.....
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SC: If Prima Facie Case Not Made Out, Bar of Section 18 of SC & ST Act Not Applicable(26.08.2024)
SC has held that if on a prima facie reading of materials referred to in complaint, ingredients necessary for constituting offence are not made out, t.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Pre-Arrest Bail, Prima Facie
SEBI: 5 Year Ban Imposed on Industrialist Anil Ambani for Diversion of Funds(26.08.2024)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has imposed a ban of five years on industrialist Anil Ambani from the securities market for the dive.....
Tags : SEBI, Anil Ambani, Reliance Home Finance
Gau. HC: Assam Govt. Criticised for Notifying Draft Rules and the Draft Child Protection Policy(26.08.2024)
Gau. HC has observed that delay in notifying the Draft Rules as well as the Draft Child Protection Policy discloses that the State Government or its c.....
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Bom. HC: Can’t Include Allegations of Ill-treatment by Man Against his Family u/s 498A of IPC(23.07.2024)
Bombay High Court has held that allegations of ill-treatment by a man against his own family members do not fall within the scope and ambit of Section.....
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Supreme Court: Stay Should be Granted in Bail Order Only in Exceptional Cases(23.07.2024)
Supreme Court has held that though court may have power to grant stay on bail, it must be done only in exceptional circumstances. Normally bail orders.....
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Supreme Court: NIC Officials Directed to Meet NCDRC President to Resolve E-Filing Issues(24.07.2024)
Supreme Court while hearing a petition on E-filing facilities at the NCDRC and State Commissions, has directed the National Informatics Centre (NIC) t.....
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SC: Rehabilitation of People Necessary before Evicting them for Development of Railway Station(25.07.2024)
Supreme Court while hearing an application on an order staying eviction of people who encroached upon railway property, has stated that authorities sh.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Railway Station, Encroached Lands
Kerala High Court: Publication of Justice Hema Commission Report, Stayed(25.07.2024)
Kerala High Court has passed an interim order staying the publication of Justice Hema Commission Report as was directed by the State Information Commi.....
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MP HC: Accused Can’t be Compelled to Languish in Jail in Absence of Progression of Trial(26.07.2024)
MP High Court while allowing bail application of an accused, has held that if there is delay in progression of trial, then no one can be allowed to la.....
Tags : MP High Court, Progression of Trial, Bail Application
Madras High Court: Party Wanting to Abandon Claim Cannot be Compelled to Continue Case(01.04.2024)
Madras High Court while allowing the State of Tamil Nadu to withdraw cases, has observed that when a party wasn’t to abandon a case without reserving .....
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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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Gauhati High Court: Notify the Child Protection Policy and the rules under the Juvenile Justice Act(01.04.2024)
Gauhati High Court has asked the State Government to notify the rules under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) Act, 2015, and the Child Protec.....
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Cheque Offered Only for Security, Supreme Court Sets Aside Conviction Under Section 138 of NI Act(03.04.2024)
Supreme Court set has aside a conviction under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (NI Act) on the ground of finding of the civil proc.....
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CESTAT: 'Mining Service' Covers Services Like Wireline Logging & Perforation for Drilling Oil Wells(04.04.2024)
Delhi Bench of Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that undertaking services like wireline logging, perforation, and.....
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SC: Civil Proc. Outcome Binding on Criminal Proc. to Extent of Making Sentence/Damages Unsustainable(05.04.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that the outcome of a civil proceeding shall only be binding on the outcome of a criminal proceeding to the extent of holdi.....
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Allahabad HC: It’s a Child’s Natural Right to Know and Meet His Parents(05.07.2024)
Allahabad High Court has observed that the child's natural right to know and meet his parents is near perfect even during the pendency of custody case.....
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Supreme Court: Cannot Allow Bail Condition Enabling Police to Track Movement of Accused(08.07.2024)
Supreme Court has held that there can't be a bail condition defeating the very objective of bail. There can't be a bail condition enabling the police .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Bail Condition, Movement of Accused
Tripura HC: Bail Granted to HIV-Positive Accused in NDPS Case(08.07.2024)
Tripura HC has granted bail to an accused under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, who is HIV positive, on the ground that the .....
Tags : Tripura High Court, NDPS, HIV Positive, Bail
SC: Creators Need to Know the Difference between Disability Humour and Disabling Humour(09.07.2024)
Supreme Court while laying down guidelines for ensuring sensitive portrayal by creators on visual and electronic media, has observed that creators sho.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Disability Humour, Disabling Humour
BCI Directs SBCs to Initiate Discipl. Action Against Advocates Soliciting Work Through Online Portal(09.07.2024)
Bar Council of India (BCI) has issued directions to State Bar Councils to take disciplinary action against advocates soliciting work through online po.....
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BCI Directs SBCs to Initiate Discipl. Action Against Advocates Soliciting Work Through Online Portal(09.07.2024)
Bar Council of India (BCI) has issued directions to State Bar Councils to take disciplinary action against advocates soliciting work through online po.....
Tags : Bar Council of India, Disciplinary Action, Online Platforms
Del. HC: No Privacy Issues MCD SMART Mobile Application(27.12.2023)
Delhi High Court while observing that policy mandating attendance by paramedical staff of MCD on SMART Mobile Application is not arbitrary or unfair, .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, MCD SMART Mobile Application, Privacy
Del. HC: Unilateral Withdrawal from Divorce by Mutual Consent Amounts to Cruelty(28.12.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that unilateral withdrawal from divorce by mutual consent amounts to cruelty if such conduct is not based on justifiable gro.....
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All. HC to UP Bar Council: Ensure Police Report is Called Before Granting Bar License(29.12.2023)
Allahabad High Court has directed the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh to issue necessary directions and to ensure appropriate police reports are called a.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh, Police Report
Cal. HC: Social Boycott of a Citizen Has No Place in Civilized Society(02.01.2024)
Calcutta High Court has observed that any social boycott of a citizen or his family member by the local residents has to be dealt with strictly by the.....
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HP HC: Motherhood is Essential for Existence of Human Race; Facilities Must be Provided to her(02.01.2024)
Himachal Pradesh High Court while observing that to give birth and take care of a child is a pious role to be performed by her for the existence of So.....
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Bombay HC: DV Act Cases Can be Transferred to Family Court(02.01.2024)
Bombay High Court has held that Section 12 application under the Domestic Violence Act, 2005 before a magistrate can be transferred to a Family Court .....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Domestic Violence, Magistrate, Family Court
P&H HC: In Order to Preserve Right to Speedy Trial, S.37 of NDPS Act can be Relaxed(06.10.2023)
Punjab and Haryana High Court while granting bail to an accused who has been in custody for over 3 years in NDPS case, has observed that Section 37 of.....
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SC: Can’t Presume Validity of Will Merely Because it is Registered(09.10.2023)
Supreme Court has held that mere registration of the Will would not be sufficient to prove its validity, as its lawful execution necessarily had to be.....
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SC: No High Court Shall Deny Access to VC Facility or Hearing Through Hybrid Facility(09.10.2023)
Supreme Court has directed that no High Court shall deny access to video conference facility or hearing through hybrid facility to any member of the b.....
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Ker. HC: Anticipatory Bail Can’t be Granted Merely Because Accused was 18 at time of Offence(12.10.2023)
Kerala High Court while rejecting bail plea of a man accused of committing rape on his disabled cousin sister, has held that accused cannot be granted.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Anticipatory Bail, Rape
SC: State Must Provide for Counselling for Child Victims of Sexual Offences(12.10.2023)
Supreme Court has suggested that whenever a child is subjected to sexual assault, the State or the Legal Services Authorities should ensure that the c.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Sexual Offences, Child Victims, Counselling
Kar. HC: Failure to Notify Victim of the Bail Application Amount to Violation of his Rights(13.10.2023)
Karnataka High Court has held that failure of Court and prosecution to notify victim of bail application of accused leads to violation of the victim's.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Bail Application, Notify, Directions
Calcutta HC Allows Applications Filed by WB Govt, CM Mamata Banerjee for Accepting Affidavits(30.06.2021)
Calcutta High Court has allowed the applications filed by State of West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, and the State Law Minister Moloy Ghata.....
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Allahabad HC Directs All Officers to Wear Face Mask Compulsorily(01.07.2021)
Allahabad High Court has directed all its Officers, Officials & Staff of High Court, Allahabad to wear Face-Masks compulsorily and failure to do the s.....
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Kerala High Court Denies Bail to Man Who Injures Two Policemen(01.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has denied bail to a man who brutally injured a couple of Police Officers who stopped him for not wearing a mask. The Court has obse.....
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SC: Court Has to Apply Principles of Preponderance of Probability in Motor Accident Claim Cases(18.10.2024)
Supreme Court has stated that in claim cases, arising out of motor accident, the court has to apply the principles of preponderance of probability and.....
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SC: Article 8 to be Applicable on People Residing Outside India on Date of Commencement of COI(21.10.2024)
Supreme Court has held that the provision of Article 8 of Constitution of India will only apply to someone ordinarily residing on the date of commence.....
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Supreme Court Issues Guidelines Against Child Marriages(21.10.2024)
SC while issuing guidelines against child marriages, has stated that to ensure effective use of penal provisions in the Prohibition of Child Marriage .....
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Supreme Court: Under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 Jail is The Rule and Bail is Exceptio(09.02.2024)
Supreme Court while observing that under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 jail is the rule and bail is exception has denied bail to a man on.....
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Supreme Court: Under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 Jail is Rule and Bail is Exception(09.02.2024)
Supreme Court while observing that under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 jail is the rule and bail is exception has denied bail to a man on.....
Tags : Supreme Court, UAPA, Bail
Rajasthan High Court Directs State to Properly Implement 'Jyoti Yojna' Scheme(15.02.2024)
Rajasthan HC through writ of Mandamus has directed State to provide the benefits of the Jyoti Yojna Scheme to every woman who has voluntarily undergon.....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Mandamus, Sterilisation Operation, Jyoti Yojna Scheme
Lok Sabha Introduces the Merchant Shipping Bill, 2024(11.12.2024)
Lok Sabha has introduced the Merchant Shipping Bill, 2024 which aims at simplifying ownership criteria for merchant vessels in the country and seeks t.....
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Lok Sabha Passes the Railways (Amendment) Bill, 2024(12.12.2024)
Lok Sabha has passed the Railways (Amendment) Bill, 2024 which seeks to amend the Railways Act, 1989. The bill aims at enhancing the functioning and i.....
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Lok Sabha Passes the Railways (Amendment) Bill, 2024(12.12.2024)
Lok Sabha has passed the Railways (Amendment) Bill, 2024 which seeks to amend the Railways Act, 1989. The bill aims at enhancing the functioning and i.....
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Lok Sabha Passes the Railways (Amendment) Bill, 2024(12.12.2024)
Lok Sabha has passed the Railways (Amendment) Bill, 2024 which seeks to amend the Railways Act, 1989. The bill aims at enhancing the functioning and i.....
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BCI Allows Registration of Foreign Lawyers/Law Firms in India(15.03.2023)
Bar Council of India has notified the Bar Council of India Rules for Registration and Regulation of Foreign Lawyers and Foreign Law Firms in India, 20.....
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Delhi Court Grants Bail to Lalu Prasad Yadav in Land for Job Scam Case(15.03.2023)
Rouse Avenue Court, Delhi has granted bail to Lalu Prasad Yadav, his wife Rabri Devi and daughter Misa Bharti in the alleged “land for job scam” case.
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Ker. HC: Grounds for Bail Prescribed by Apex Court in Susantha Ghosh Case Not Exhaustive(15.03.2023)
Kerala High Court while observing that grounds for bail prescribed by Supreme Court in Susanta Ghosh v. State of West Bengal (MANU/SC/0094/2012) are n.....
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SC: Can’t Presume Will to be Genuine Merely Because It’s More Than 30 Years Old(16.03.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that wills can’t be proved only on basis of their age, has held that presumption under Section 90 as to the regularity o.....
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Meghalaya HC Rejects State's Blueprint to Deploy CRPF for Curbing Illegal Coal Mining(16.03.2023)
Meghalaya High Court has rejected State’s "Grandiose" blueprint to deploy 100 and 60 companies of CRPF in eastern and western range respectively to cu.....
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SC: Insolvency Resolution of Company Doesn’t Extinguish Director's Liability U/S 138 NI Act(17.03.2023)
Supreme Court has held that the company's director cannot seek discharge from Negotiable Instruments Act proceedings on the ground that creditor’s deb.....
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Raj HC: Court Can Intervene in Custody Matter Where Parent Agree on Child Custody to One of Them(08.06.2023)
Rajasthan High Court has held that in cases where parties have agreed to allow custody of child to remain with one of them, the custody should be allo.....
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Del. HC: Haj Pilgrimage is a Religious Practice(08.06.2023)
Delhi High Court while observing that Haj pilgrimage and the ceremonies involved therein falls within the ambit of religious practice, held that the s.....
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Ker. HC: Printing Agencies Required to Remove Illegal Hoardings Within 7 Days of Notice(09.06.2023)
Kerala High Court has held that after designated authorities remove illegal hoardings to holding areas, printing agencies will be required to remove s.....
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SC: BCI Can Impose Condition That Only Graduate from Recognized Colleges Can Enroll as Advocates(12.06.2023)
Supreme Court has held that rule framed by Bar Council of India (BCI) requiring a candidate for enrolment as an Advocate to have completed his law cou.....
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Cal. HC: Civil Courts are Barred from Deciding Validity of Plant Variety Registration(12.06.2023)
Calcutta High Court has held that civil courts have no jurisdiction to decide the validity of plant variety registration under Protection of Plant Var.....
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Del HC: Can’t Restrict Discretion to Choose HC or Session Court for Anticipatory Bail Plea(12.06.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that it is discretionary for the Applicant either to approach the High Court or the Court of Session since both the Court ha.....
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Del. HC: Goodwill/Reputation Acquired After ‘Terminus Ad Quem’ is of No Consequence(02.01.2024)
Delhi High Court has observed that terminus ad quem, by which date the plaintiff has to prove the acquisition of the requisite goodwill for a plea of .....
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SC: Custody Under Section 27 of the Indian Evidence Act Does not Mean Formal Custody(04.01.2024)
Supreme Court while observing that the expression “person accused of an offence” and “in the custody of a police officer” in Section 27 of the Evidenc.....
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Tel. HC: Can’t Assume Sex Trade Based on Recovery of Non-Biological Children from Accused(05.01.2024)
Telangana High Court has held that in the absence of any other material showing that the minor girls were illegally procured or trafficked by the accu.....
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SC: Modifying an Award u/s 34 and 37 Impermissible under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996(08.01.2024)
Supreme Court has held that interference with an order u/s 37 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 can’t travel beyond restrictions laid down u/s 34.....
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SC: Advocate’s Right to Appear for Party & to Practice is Coupled With Duty to Remain Present(20.03.2025)
SC has observed that right of an Advocate to appear for a party and to practice in the courts is coupled with the duty to remain present in the court .....
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SC: Government of Uttarakhand Explains ‘Misutilization’ of CAMPA Funds(20.03.2025)
Government of Uttarakhand has explained the misutilization of CAMPA (Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority) funds to the S.....
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SC: Entry Bill of Subsequent Imported Goods to be Discarded if Undervalued to Previous Similar Goods(18.03.2024)
Supreme Court has held that the transaction value mentioned in the bills of entry can be discarded in case it is found that there are any imports of i.....
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SC: Tenants Possessing Watan Property on Tiller’s Day Entitled to Purchase Watan Property(18.03.2024)
Supreme Court has held that tenants that hold possession of Watan property on ‘Tiller’s Day’ are entitled to purchase the tenanted property under the .....
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SC: Bail Application Filed Through Advocate Not to be Considered Appearance of Absconding Accused(18.03.2024)
Supreme Court has held that filing of an anticipatory bail through an advocate would not and could not be treated as an appearance before a court by a.....
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Supreme Court: No Bar on Granting Bail Under Section 45 PMLA if There is Delay in Trial(20.03.2024)
Supreme Court has held that there is no bar on granting bail under Section 45 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) if there is a lon.....
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SC: Admission Can’t be Denied to Domicile of State on The Ground of Parent Posted Outside State(22.03.2024)
Supreme Court has held that a candidate having domicile of the State of Maharashtra cannot be denied admission under the State quota on the ground tha.....
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SC: Restraining Politician From Political Activities As Bail Condition Violates Fundamental Rights(26.03.2024)
Supreme Court while overturning a bail condition imposed by the Orissa HC, which prohibited a politician from participating in political activities ha.....
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Mad. HC: Sufficient Knowledge in Tamil Language A Sine Qua Non for Service in Group-IV Posts(03.06.2024)
Mad. HC has upheld Govt. order mandating candidates to secure minimum qualifying marks of 40% in Tamil Paper in examination conducted by the Tamil Nad.....
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AFT: Military Personnel Who Refuse to Take Promotion Cadre Test Disentitled from Finan. Upgradation(04.06.2024)
Armed Forces Trib. has held that if a military personnel gives unwillingness to undergo promotion cadre test or unwillingness for promotion those are .....
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Kar. HC: Cannot Make Construction of Memorial for Film Actor Subject Matter of PIL(05.06.2024)
Karnataka High Court has observed that construction of memorial of a film star cannot become subject matter of public interest litigation (PIL). It is.....
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Kerala HC: Strict Actions to be Taken Against Illegally Modified Vehicles & Recording Video(05.06.2024)
Ker. HC has issued a set of directions for the State to take strict actions under the Motor Vehicles Act of 1988, against individuals having Illegally.....
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Mad. HC: Govt. Directed to Consider Representation Seeking Regulation of Pet Boarding Facilities(06.06.2024)
Madras High Court has directed the Government of Tamil Nadu to consider representation made by an animal rights activist regarding the regulation of P.....
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All. HC: Inconsistency in Bail Orders Having Similar Facts Undermine Public Confidence in Judiciary(06.06.2024)
All. HC has observed that when courts grant bail to one accused and deny it to another under similar circumstances without providing clear justificati.....
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SC: Unfortunate that People are Not Getting Bail Even in Magistrate Triable Cases(28.08.2024)
Supreme Court while granting bail to an accused of forgery and cheating, has observed that it is very unfortunate that now people are not getting bail.....
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SC: Committee to Review Recommendation on MBBS Admissions for Aspirants With Mental Health Condition(29.08.2024)
Supreme Court has directed the expert committee constituted by the National Medical Council to review recommendation on MBBS admissions for aspirants .....
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Raj. HC: Competent Authority Must Record its Satisfaction While Suspending a Civil Servant(30.08.2024)
Raj. HC has held that in cases of suspension of civil servants the competent authority must record its satisfaction and if suspension is made merely o.....
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Bombay HC Imposes Fine on Premier Stationery for Breaching Infringement Order Protecting Fevicol Mark(02.09.2024)
The Bombay High Court has slapped a fine of Rs. 50 lakh on Premier Stationery Industries Pvt. Ltd. for breaching its earlier order restraining Premier.....
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SC: Bail Not to Be Denied on Ground That Trial Is Expedited(03.09.2024)
SC while issuing notice in a Special Leave Petition filed by a dacoity-accused challenging the decision of Calcutta High Court rejecting his bail plea.....
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Violation of SC Order: SC Accepts Magistrate's Apology; Imposes Fine on Police Officer(03.09.2024)
The Supreme Court has accepted the unconditional apology of the Magistrate and imposed a fine of Rs. 25,000 on the Police Officer, for the arrest and .....
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Kerala High Court: Denial of Ordinary Leave Reduces Convict’s Chances of Rehabilitation(26.07.2024)
Kerala High Court has observed that denying ordinary leave to convicts for long years can have detrimental effect on the prisoner's reformation and re.....
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Supreme Court Has Asked States to Regularise Existing Court Managers(19.05.2025)
Supreme Court while expressing concerns over Court Managers working on a contractual basis has directed that all States should regularise the existing.....
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Delhi HC: Centre to Expedite Process of Accessibility Features in OTT platforms for PwDs(20.05.2025)
Delhi High Court has directed the Central Government to expedite the process of issuance of guidelines for incorporation of accessibility features, au.....
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SC: Can’t De-Seal Property Sealed by Cantonment Board Without the Sanction of Buidling Plan by Board(27.07.2023)
Supreme Court has held that petitioner is not legally entitled to seek a prayer of de-sealing of unauthorized property which is sealed by the Cantonme.....
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Del. HC to Centre: Maintain Highest Standards of Safety and Security at Railway Stations(27.07.2023)
Delhi High Court has directed Union government to ensure that there is a periodic audit and maintenance of highest standards of safety and security at.....
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Kar. HC: Family Courts Must Decide Divorce Cases Within One Year(27.07.2023)
Karnataka High Court while observing that matrimonial causes should be tried & disposed off on a war footing, at least as a concession to the shortnes.....
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SC: Non-participation in a Proceeding of Restitution of Conjugal Rights has Civil Consequences(31.07.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that nonparticipation in a proceeding of a restitution of conjugal rights, of the party who seeks for transfer of such proc.....
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Bombay High Court Raps BMC for Failing to Act Against Hawkers(25.06.2024)
Bombay High Court came down heavily on Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and said that BMC has failed to act against illegal hawkers who encroa.....
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SC: Buses Having All India Permit Shouldn’t be Obstructed from Movement in Tamil Nadu(26.06.2024)
Supreme Court while passing an interim direction, has observed that buses registered in other states having all India permit should not face any hindr.....
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BCI: Bar Associations to Refrain from Protests and Agitations Against New Criminal Laws(27.06.2024)
After receiving representations from several bar associations expressing concerns about the new criminal laws, the Bar Council of India has appealed t.....
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Kerala High Court: Home Guards Cannot be Treated at Par with Civil Police Officers(27.06.2024)
Kerala High Court while denying pay parity to Home Guards with Police Constable, has observed that Home Guards are recruited on daily wages and the re.....
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Gauhati High Court: State Government Pulled Up for Not Responding to PIL filed for Water Logging(28.06.2024)
Gau. HC has pulled up Assam Government for not filing a response in a PIL filed to raise issue of water logging in the city of Gauhati and stated that.....
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Calcutta High Court: Cannot Compel Lawyers to Cease Work for Protest(01.07.2024)
Cal. HC has observed that no one can be compelled to observe a strike or cease work. Lawyers discharge public function for litigants, thus resolution .....
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Delhi High Court Judges Express Concern Over Draft Arbitration & Conciliation (Amendment) Bill 2024(15.04.2025)
Delhi High Court judges have expressed their concerns over the Draft Arbitration & Conciliation (Amendment) Bill 2024 expanding the scope of ‘patent i.....
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Kerala Becomes the 1st State to Introduce online Permanent Lok Adalat Services(15.04.2025)
Kerala has become the first state in the country to launch online filing and hearing facilities for Permanent Lok Adalat. The initiative aims at impro.....
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Tamil Nadu Government Notifies Acts on Basis of ‘Deemed Assent’ of Governor(15.04.2025)
Tamil Nadu Government has notified ten State Acts on the basis of a judgment of Supreme Court that declared the laws as “deemed to have been assented.....
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SC: Wildlife Warden of Telangana to Take Immediate Steps to Protect Wildlife(17.04.2025)
SC while hearing a matter on large scale tree felling in Telangana, has directed Wildlife Warden of Telangana to examine and put into effect immediate.....
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SC: Once Plaint in Respect of Main Relief Stands Barred, Other Reliefs Claimed Also Fall Down(17.04.2025)
SC has observed that once the plaint or the suit in respect of the main relief stands barred by time, the other ancillary relief claimed therein also .....
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SC: Language is a Medium for Exchange of Ideas Not Become a Cause of Division(17.04.2025)
SC has observed that Municipal Council is there to provide services to local community. If people residing within an area covered by Municipal Council.....
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Supreme Court: People Don’t Purchase High-End Luxurious Cars to Suffer Discomfort(10.07.2024)
SC while granting relief to two companies who purchased cars from Mercedes-Benz, has observed that people do not purchase high-end luxurious cars to s.....
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Del. HC: Authorities to Ensure Publicity of Child Helpline No. Dealing With Child Begging(10.07.2024)
Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government and Delhi Police to ensure publicity to child helpline number 1098 which deals with the issues of c.....
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Cal HC: Unilateral Appointment Renders Arbitrator Ineligible Even Without Further Allegation of Bias(10.07.2024)
Calcutta High Court has held that even a unilateral appointment of an Arbitrator, without any further allegation of bias, renders the Arbitrator ineli.....
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SC: Hazardous to Apply Princ. of Order XXI of CPC Where Illegal Auction Sale by State is in Question(11.07.2024)
SC has held that in cases where the legality of an auction sale conducted by the State is questioned on ground of mala fides, undue favour for extrane.....
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Supreme Court: Secularism Held to be Constitution’s Basic Structure in Many Judgements(11.07.2024)
Supreme Court while hearing a Public Interest Litigation to delete the words ‘socialist’ and ‘secularism’ from the Constitution, has observed that sec.....
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All. HC: Bail Denied to Man Accused of Murdering Woman Who Refused to Convert After Marriage(11.07.2024)
Allahabad High Court has denied bail to a man who was accused of killing a woman after she refused to convert to Islam following her marriage with the.....
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Cal HC: Daughter of Employee Who Died/Superannuated Prior to DCRB Scheme Entitled To Family Pension(21.06.2023)
Calcutta High Court has held that unmarried/widowed daughters of an employee who superannuated or passed away prior to coming into force of DCRB Schem.....
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Cal. HC to SEC: Requisition Deployment of Additional Paramilitary Forces for WB Panchayat Election(22.06.2023)
Calcutta High Court has directed West Bengal State Election Commission (SEC) o requisition the deployment of additional central paramilitary forces fo.....
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CG. HC: Child Can Testify if he Gives Rational Answers(22.06.2023)
Chhattisgarh High Court has held that child of tender age can be allowed to testify, if he has intellectual capacity to understand the questions and g.....
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Madras HC: Untouchability Includes All Forms of Social Ostracism, Not Merely Caste-Based Practice(26.06.2023)
Madras High Court has observed that Untouchability goes beyond the specific Caste-based practice and includes all practices of social ostracism and ex.....
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Ker. HC Allows Restoration of PIL Seeking Enactment of Law Against Superstition & Human Sacrifice(26.06.2023)
Kerala High Court has allowed restoration of a PIL seeking direction to be issued to State to consider enactment and implementation of ‘Kerala Prevent.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Restoration, PIL, Human Sacrifice, Enactment
SC: Injured Passenger is Entitled to Claim by Railway Admin. Irrespective of Not Being at Fault(19.05.2023)
Supreme Court has held that when in course of working of railway, an untoward incident occurs then whether or not there has been any wrongful act, neg.....
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SC: Injured Passenger is Entitled to Claim by Railway Admin. Irrespective of Not Being at Fault(19.05.2023)
Supreme Court has held that when in course of working of railway, an untoward incident occurs then whether or not there has been any wrongful act, neg.....
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Delhi HC Constitutes Committee for Implementation of National Rare Diseases Policy(19.05.2023)
Delhi High Court while constituting a five member committee to effectively implement National Policy for Treatment of Rare Diseases, 2017, has stated .....
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Del. HC: Filing Piece-Meal Charge-sheet for Defeating Right to Default Bail is Against Article 21(22.05.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that picking one aspect of the investigation and filing a piecemeal charge-sheet to defeat the applicant’s right to default .....
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Allahabad HC Denies Bail to Advocate Accused of Raping Client(22.05.2023)
Allahabad High Court has denied bail to an advocate accused of repeatedly making physical relationships with his client, against her wishes after thre.....
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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
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Bail, Prabhat Gupta Murder Case, Ajay Mishra 'Teni'
Del. HC Upheld Stay on Notices by DGHS To Companies Involved in Surrogate Ad. of Tobacco Products(25.01.2024)
Delhi High Court has upheld the stay on the show cause notices issued by Director General of Health Services (DGHS) to two companies for allegedly inv.....
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Madras HC: State Vicariously Liable for Neglect, Compensation Granted to Man for Injuries Upheld(25.01.2024)
Madras High Court while upholding an order granting compensation to a man who suffered injuries during a bandh, has held that State would be vicarious.....
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Ori HC: No Bar Against Anticipatory Bail in cases under SC/ST Act if No Prima Facie Offence Made Out(29.01.2024)
Orissa High Court has held that there is no absolute bar against grant of anticipatory bail to an accused under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Trib.....
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Raj HC: Lok Adalat Doesn’t Have Jurisdiction to Adjudicate Disputes of Mobile Tower Installation(29.01.2024)
Rajasthan High Court has held that Permanent Lok Adalat has no jurisdiction to adjudicate matters related to Installation of Mobile Towers as the same.....
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Supreme Court: Non-Appearance of Accused is Not a Ground to Cancel Bail(30.01.2024)
SC while explaining the grounds for cancellation of bail has observed that bail may be cancelled, if it is found that the person who has been granted .....
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SC: Giving Police Liberty to Seek Remand While Granting Anticipatory Bail Defeats Objective of Bail(30.01.2024)
SC while expressing surprise at practice followed by Courts in Gujarat of giving police liberty to seek remand of accused even while granting anticipa.....
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Supreme Court Launches Whatsapp Messaging Services, Advocates and Parties to Receive Updates(25.04.2024)
Supreme Court has announced the integration of Whatsapp messaging services with its IT services and through this initiative, Advocates on Record and p.....
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Del. HC: Centre Directed to Decide Plea to Recruit Women Through CDS, Within Eight Weeks(27.04.2024)
Delhi High Court has directed the Union Government to decide a plea that has sought the inclusion of women for recruitment in the Indian Military Acad.....
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Del. HC: Persons Not Accused of Deceiving Others Should Handle Haj Pilgrims(27.04.2024)
Delhi High Court has held that Haj Group Organizers should be those persons who do have any allegations of deceiving Haj pilgrims. Haj Policy also giv.....
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CG. HC: Partner Not Liable for Abetment of Suicide in Cases of Love Failure(12.12.2023)
Chhattisgarh High Court while observing that for a wrong decision taken by a man of frail mentality, another person can’t be blamed as having abetted .....
Tags : Chhattisgarh High Court, Abetment of Suicide, Love Failure
SC Extends Interim Bail Granted to Satyender Jain Till January 8(15.12.2023)
Supreme Court has extended the bail granted to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Satyendar Jain in May this year till January 8. However, initially, the be.....
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All. HC: Muslim Woman Entitled to Custody of Child Until he Attains 7 Years of Age(15.12.2023)
Allahabad High Court has held that as per the Mohammedan Law, a mother a entitled to the custody of a male child until he completes the age of 7 years.....
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P&H HC: Mechanical Grant of Bail is a Disturbing Trend emerging in the Trial Courts(15.12.2023)
Punjab and Haryana High Court while observing that a very disturbing trend of granting bail mechanically is emerging with the trial Courts, has stated.....
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SC: Can’t Grant Bail Merely Because Accused is a Woman(15.12.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that the first proviso of Section 45 of PMLA is not mandatory and benefit may be extended only after considering facts a.....
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MP HC to SC: Won’t Enforce Condition of 70% Marks in LLB and 3 Years Practice for CJ Exam 2023(18.12.2023)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has informed the Supreme Court that it won’t enforce the condition of 3 years of practice or 70% LLB marks for Civil Judge (.....
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Cal. HC: Facilitation Council Can’t Delegate Decision Making to a Chartered Accountant(16.10.2023)
Calcutta High Court has held that Facilitation Council cannot desert the task of decision-making and leave it to a Chartered Accountant and depend on .....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Facilitation Council, Chartered Accountant, MSME
SC: Concerned Over Wrong & Rampant Conversions of Civil Disputes into Criminal Cases(17.12.2024)
Supreme Court while hearing a plea seeking quashing of charges under Indian Penal Code, 1860, has expressed concerns over rampant practices of convert.....
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BCI to SC: Practicing Advocates Cannot Simultaneously Work as Full Time Journalists(17.12.2024)
Bar Council of India has informed the Supreme Court that practicing advocates cannot simultaneously work as full time journalists as there are rules t.....
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Bom HC: For Absolving Liabi., Insurer Must Prove Employer’s Negligence in Validating Employee’s DL(18.12.2024)
Bom. HC while overturning a Labour Court’s order dismissing a compensation claim and refusing to absolve the liabilities of the insurer, has held that.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Absolving Liability, Employer’s Negligence
SC: Can’t Issue Completion Certificate Unless Satisfied that Construction done as Per Permission(19.12.2024)
Supreme Court while issuing guidelines for curbing unauthorized constructions, has directed that building completion certificate cannot be issued unle.....
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SC: Constitutional Court cannot Direct Trial Courts to Write Bail Orders in a Particular Manner(19.12.2024)
SC has stated that no Constitutional Court can direct Trial Courts to write orders on bail applications in a particular manner. If HC directs that in .....
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SC: For Central Excise Tariff Act, Coconut Oil in Small Quantities Classifiable as ‘Edible Oil’(20.12.2024)
SC has held that for the purpose of the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 pure coconut oil sold in small quantities shall be classifiable as 'Edible oil.....
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Rajasthan HC: Concrete Action Plan is Required From State to Curb Child Labour Activities(08.06.2022)
Rajasthan High Court while hearing PIL to institutionalise effective machinery and mechanism for rescue and post rescue rehabilitation of all child la.....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Child Labour, Action Plan
DGFT Relaxes Provision of Submission of 'Bill of Export' for Supplies Made to SEZ Units(09.06.2022)
Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has relaxed the provision of the submission of a "Bill of Export" for supplies made to the SEZ units in ca.....
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Bombay HC Grants Anticipatory Bail to Principal After Complainant Sought Extra Judicial Remedy(09.06.2022)
Bombay High Court while granting anticipatory bail to the accused for an offence under Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Anticipatory Bail, SC/ST Act
Madras High Court Commutes Death Sentence of Brother; Acquits Two in Honour Killing Case(09.06.2022)
Madras High Court has commuted the death sentence of one Convict to life imprisonment in the Kannagi-Murugesan Honour Killing case and acquitted two c.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Commute, Honour Killing
Tamil Nadu State Department (GST) Issues Circular Allowing New Registrations to Avoid Bill Traders(09.06.2022)
Goods and Services Tax (GST), Tamil Nadu State Department has issued a circular regarding allowing of new registrations to track and avoid bill trader.....
Tags : GST, Bill Traders
Madras HC Dismisses Petition Seeking Enquiry Into Water Users Association Elections(09.06.2022)
Madras High Court has dismissed a petition filed for formation of an Investigation Team under the head of a retired High Court Judge for inquiring int.....
Tags : Madras High Court, PIL, Water Users Association
J&K&L HC: Cannot Grant Pre-Arrest Bail in Case Registered Outside Court's Territorial Limits(10.06.2022)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that it has no jurisdiction to grant anticipatory bail in a case which has been registered with a pol.....
Tags : Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, Anticipatory Bail
Kar HC: No Need to Share Opinion Given by CVC to Discipl. Authority with Delinquent Bank Employee(07.06.2024)
Kar. HC has observed that the Court does not subscribe to the views that opinion of Central Vigilance Commission to disciplinary authority should alwa.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Central Vigilance Commission, Disciplinary Authority
Mad. HC: State Bound to Take Care of Adults With Mental Health Illness and No Family Support(12.06.2024)
Madras High Court while directing the State to provide lifelong accommodation and medicare to a 20 year old mentally disabled man, has observed that p.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Parens Patrie Jurisdiction, Mental Health Illness
Mad. HC: State Bound to Take Care of Adults With Mental Health Illness and No Family Support(12.06.2024)
Madras High Court while directing the State to provide lifelong accommodation and medicare to a 20 year old mentally disabled man, has observed that p.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Parens Patrie Jurisdiction, Mental Health Illness
Kerala High Court: E-Toilets to be Build for Flood Affected Tribal Families(12.06.2024)
Kerala High Court has directed the state authority to build e-toilets for around 300 families residing on the banks of Chaliyar and Punnapuzha rivers .....
Tags : Kerala High Court, E-Toilets, Tribal Families
Meghalaya High Court: Bail Plea Rejected Despite Delay in Trial(14.06.2024)
Meghalaya High Court has rejected the bail plea of an accused even when there was a delay in the commencement of trial under the Protection of Childre.....
Tags : Meghalaya High Court, POCSO, Bail Plea, Gravity of Offence
Gujarat High Court Sets Aside Order Which Interfered With Reasoned Arbitration Award(17.06.2024)
Guj. HC while setting aside the order passed by District Judge interfering with arbitral award has held that arbitral awards providing reasoned interp.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Section 34, Arbitration and Conciliation Act
Kerala High Court: Not Feasible to Direct Shifting Bio Toilets from Sabarimala to Wayanad(05.08.2024)
Kerala High Court has held that it is not feasible to temporarily give the bio-toilets placed at various places in the trekking path in Sabarimala to .....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Bio-Toilets, Sabarimala, Relief Camps
Raj. HC: Bail Denied to Man Who Was Not Mentioned in FIR but Accompanied Accused to Crime Scene(05.08.2024)
Raj. HC while rejecting the bail application of a man who was not named in FIR but accompanied the accused to the crime scene, has observed that even .....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Bail Application, FIR
SC Extends Stay on Direction by UP & UK Govt. to Eateries on Kanwar Route to Display Names(06.08.2024)
Supreme Court has extended the stay on direction issued by Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand governments to eateries along the Kanwariya pilgrim route to .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Kanwariya Pilgrim, Shop Owners
Mad. HC: Can’t Issue Detention Order if Driver in Possession of Valid E-Way Bill(06.08.2024)
Madras High Court has held that detention order cannot be initiated if an invoice, bill of supply, delivery challan, or bill of entry and a valid e-wa.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Detention Order, E-Way Bill
Delhi High Court: Registrar General to Decide Plea for Increasing E-Filing Size Limit(07.08.2024)
Delhi High Court has directed its Registrar General to decide a plea regarding increase in the e-filing size of documents to be filed before the Delhi.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Registrar General, E-Filing Size
SC: Candidates Not Enrolled in Tel. Bar Council Allowed to Appear for Tel. Civil Judges Exam(07.08.2024)
SC has temporarily allowed candidates from Andhra Pradesh who are not enrolled in Telangana Bar Council to appear for Telangana Civil Judges Exam and .....
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Delhi HC: BCI to Enroll South Korean Citizen as Advocate(20.03.2025)
Delhi High Court has directed the Bar Council of India to enroll a South Korean citizen as an advocate within two days. The Court observed that enroll.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Bar Council of India, South Korean Citizen
J&K HC: Can’t Allow Party to Unilaterally and Retrospectively Alter the Rent Amount(20.03.2025)
Jammu and Kashmir High Court has held that it is not permissible to allow a party to alter the rent amount fixed with the tenant, unilaterally and ret.....
Tags : J&K High Court, Unilaterally, Retrospectively
SC Disapproves Bail Condition that Upon Filing of Charge Sheet, Trial Court Shall Take Coercive Steps(21.03.2025)
Supreme Court while disapproving with order of Patna High Court imposing a condition that upon filing of the charge sheet, the trial court shall take .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Patna High Court, Bail Condition
Supreme Court: BCI Has No Authority to Interfere with Legal Education(24.03.2025)
Supreme Court while dismissing Bar Council of India's challenge to a Kerala High Court order allowing murder convicts to attend law classes online, ha.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Kerala High Court, Bar Council, Legal Education
P&H HC: Measured Legal Response Necessitates Vigilance at Point of Entry(24.03.2025)
Punjab & Haryana High Court has stated that a measured legal response necessitates vigilance at the point of entry rather than the indiscriminate deni.....
Tags : Punjab & Haryana HC, Legal Response, Vigilance
Del. HC: Participation in Arbitral Proc. Doesn’t Imply Acceptance of Arbitrator’s Unilateral Appoin.(24.03.2025)
Delhi High Court has held that mere participation in the arbitration proceedings cannot tantamount to acceptance of unilateral appointment of Arbitrat.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Unilateral Appointment, Arbitration Proceedings
SC Expresses Disapproval of Foreign Court’s Order Imposing Travel Ban on Minor Child(21.04.2025)
Supreme Court while expressing strong disapproval of a foreign Court order imposing travel ban on a child whose parents were involved in a matrimonial.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Matrimonial Dispute, Minor Child
Patna HC: Bail to the Juvenile is a Rule and Refusal of the Same is an Exception(21.04.2025)
Patna HC has observed that it clearly emerges that Section 12 of J.J. Act, 2015 overrides the bail provisions as contained in the Criminal Procedure A.....
Tags : Patna High Court, Bail Provisions, Section 12
Jh. HC: Can’t Rule Out Insurance Company’s Liability Only because Claimants Provide Wrong Policy No.(21.04.2025)
Jharkhand HC has observed that merely providing a wrong policy number by claimants, liability of the insurance company cannot be ruled out because cla.....
Tags : Jharkhand High Court, Company’s Liability, Wrong Policy
SC Advises Man to File Suit for Alleged Disability Due to Covishield Vaccine(22.04.2025)
Supreme Court has advised a petitioner to file a suit for damages rather than a writ petition for alleged disability developed due to administration o.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Covishield Vaccine, Disability
SC: Court Should Not Interfere With Order Granting Deemed Conveyance Under MOFA(22.04.2025)
SC has observed that in writ jurisdiction, the Court should not interfere with the order granting deemed conveyance under Section 11(4) of Maharashtra.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Deemed Conveyance, Manifestly Illegal
Supreme Court Criticizes Tahsildar Disobeying Directions of High Court(22.04.2025)
Supreme Court has criticized Deputy Collector in Andhra Pradesh who, in his capacity as Tahsildar disobeyed High Court’s directions and removed slum-d.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Tahsildar, Deputy Collector
Delhi HC: Family Courts Not Expected to Adopt Hyper-Technical Approach(22.05.2023)
Delhi High Court has observed that even though the Courts are required to decide matters relating to family law expeditiously, Court is expected to no.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Hyper-Technical Approach, Family Law
P&H HC: Specific Time Limit for Grant of Sanction for Prosecution Under UAPA Rules 2008 is Mandatory(23.05.2023)
Punjab and Haryana High Court while observing that time grant for prosecution sanction under UAPA (Recommendation and Sanction of Prosecution) Rules, .....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Prosecution Sanction, UAPA, Bail
Allahabad HC: Accused Must Apply for Bail in All Offences he is Wanted(23.05.2023)
Allahabad High Court has held that no person can be permitted to apply for bail in part, that too firstly getting bail u/s 437 CrPC and later on takin.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Bail, Offences, CrPC