Tags : extradition, notified country, british possession, diplomatic channels
A hereditament is to be valued as it in fact existed at the material day(01.03.2017)
Appellants (“SJJM”) own the freehold of first floor of a three-storey office building built in the 1990s. In past, premises were occupied by tenants a.....
Tags : Property, Valuation, Reality principle
Top Story
Lok Sabha Passes Bill Criminalizing Triple Talaq(28.12.2017)
The Minister of Law and Justice, Mr. Ravi Shankar Prasad tabled The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2017 in Lok Sabha. The bill .....
Tags : Triple talaq, Bill, Cognizable offence
Three Years’ Imprisonment to Those Who Resorts to Triple Talaq, Bill May be Introduced in Winter Session(04.12.2017)
The Central Government is likely to introduce a Bill to end triple talaq in the forthcoming winter session of Parliament. This comes in the backdrop o.....
Tags : Triple Talaq, Three Years jail
Newly Amended Triple Talaq Bill Passed In Lok Sabha(27.12.2018)
The Lok Sabha has passed the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill 2018 in short ‘triple talaq’ bill in the ongoing winter session. T.....
Tags : Triple talaq, Bill, Amendment
Parliament Passes the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019(30.07.2019)
Parliament passed the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019, to ban practice of Triple Talaq. The bill is a historic step to prot.....
Tags : Triple Talaq, Practice, Muslim Women, Protection
Central Government approves an ordinance making triple talaq a punishable offence(19.09.2018)
Union cabinet passed the ordinance as it failed to get the majority on The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill 2017 which had been pa.....
Tags : Ordinance, Triple talaq, Approval
Notifications & Circulars
Avoiding Multiple Driving Licences(07.01.2019)
A National Database has been created on Driving Licenses and Vehicle registration. NIC has been entrusted with the design, development, computerizatio.....
Tags : Driving Licences, Multiplicity, Avoidance
Accepting of Unique Identity Number (UIN) of Foreign Diplomatic Missions/UN Organizations while making supplies(22.01.2018)
Complaints have been received from the Foreign Diplomatic Missions/UN Organizations regarding unwillingness of vendors / suppliers / E-commerce websit.....
Tags : UIN, Accepting of, Foreign Diplomatic Missions, UN Organizations
Guiding principles for bringing uniformity in benchmarks of Mutual Fund Schemes(27.10.2021)
1. In order to standardize and bring uniformity in the Benchmarks of Mutual Fund Schemes and taking into account the recommendations of Mutual Fund Ad.....
Tags : Principles, Uniformity, Mutual Fund Schemes
Maintenance of current accounts in multiple banks by Stock Brokers(28.10.2021)
1. SEBI vide circular no. SMD/SED/CIR/93/23321 dated November 18, 1993 on "Regulation of Transactions between Clients and Brokers" mandated that all t.....
Tags : Maintenance, Current accounts, Multiple banks
SEBI conducts search and seizure operations in multiple locations across country(10.03.2022)
In continuation of its efforts to unearth market misconduct, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), today, carried out search and seizure oper.....
Tags : Search, Seizure operations, Multiple locations
Central Government permitted M/s. Cipla Limited to import morphine, codeine, the baine and their salts after following the procedure specified in NDPS Rules(27.08.2020)
1. In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to rule 54 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Rules, 1985, the Central Government.....
Tags : Cipla Limited, Permission, Import
Maintenance of current accounts in multiple banks by Insurance Intermediaries(29.12.2021)
1. It has been observed that the insurance intermediaries maintain multiple current accounts with banks at different operational levels, i.e., Branch .....
Tags : Maintenance, Current accounts, Multiple banks
Central KYC Records Registry nears operation(12.07.2016)
IRDA announced completion of key steps in the finalisation of Know Your Customer Template for "individuals" and Operating Guidelines for uploading of .....
Tags : Kyc, central repository, multiplicity
Minimum amount for repatriating ACU transaction amounts reduced(26.05.2016)
Minimum amounts and multiple in which the Reserve Bank of India will receive and pay for funding or repatriating excess liquidity in the Asian Clearin.....
Tags : asian clearing union, transactions, minimum, multiple
Draft to determine company’s ‘Place of Effective Management’(23.12.2015)
The Ministry of Finance has released draft guidelines proposing principles to determine the ‘place of effective management’ of a company, for the purp.....
Tags : Income tax, company, effect management, draft, principles
Multiple ways to establish Veracity of Aadhaar : UIDAI(04.05.2022)
The issue of how to verify the genuineness of an Aadhaar card is often faced by organizations, when they are presented to them as a proof of identitie.....
Tags : Multiple Ways, Veracity, Aadhaar
Judgments
Multiplier should depend on the age of the deceased and not on the age of the dependants(09.02.2018)
In a motor accident which occurred on 22nd September, 2009, Ajit Singh, who was at the relevant time 23 years of age died. His parents, who were in th.....
Tags : Compensation, Determination, Multiplier
Departmental inquiry can continue despite acquittal of delinquent in a criminal case(18.08.2018)
The present writ petition has been filed for quashing the order issued by the District & Sessions Judge, whereby and whereunder, the Petitioner has be.....
Tags : Disciplinary proceedings, Inquiry, Legality
Punishment which is grossly in excess to allegations remains open for interference under scope of judicial review(21.10.2019)
In present case, departmental proceedings initiated against Appellant for which he was served a memorandum under Rule 14 of Central Civil Services (cl.....
Tags : Disciplinary proceedings, Removal, Legality
If the disciplinary authority accepts the findings recorded by the Enquiry Officer and passes an order, no detailed reasons are required to be recorded in the order imposing punishment(08.02.2021)
Issue in present case is relating to confirmation of the order of compulsory retirement in disciplinary proceedings initiated against the Appellant. L.....
Tags : Disciplinary proceedings, Punishment, Legality
Non-consideration of reply filed by the assessee amounts to violation of the principles of natural justice(17.06.2021)
The Appellant, a dealer of printers, peripherals and its parts has approached present Court challenging Exhibit P4 order of assessment issued by the S.....
Tags : Assessment, Natural Justice, Principles
Before making any order under Section 338 DMC Act, the Commissioner shall give reasonable opportunity to the person affected(20.07.2021)
Petitioner impugns order whereby the respondent Corporation has revoked the sanctioned building plan under Section 338 of the Delhi Municipal Corporat.....
Tags : Principles, Natural justice, Breach
Opportunity to decide NPA classification on account-basis slips by(11.04.2016)
A borrower having repaid all of the principal sum but with more than 20 per cent of interest remaining cannot escape the provisions of the SARFAESI Ac.....
Tags : non-performing asset, classification, multiple accounts, borrower
Vicarious liability as a principle cannot be applied to a case of contempt(26.10.2021)
The present appeal has been filed against the order of the High Court finding the Appellants guilty of willful disobedience of the order passed in Wri.....
Tags : Vicarious Liability, Principle, Contempt
Disciplinary proceeding initiated prior to the retirement of a bank employee would continue even after his retirement(28.03.2022)
In facts of present case, the Petitioner who was lastly working as Senior Branch Manager with the Respondent-Bank, has retired on 31 May 2013 on attai.....
Tags : Retirement, Disciplinary Proceedings, Bank Employee
DRT is also a civil court and its order would operate as res judicata(11.07.2022)
Present civil revision under Section 115 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 ("CPC") has been filed by the applicants challenging the order passed by.....
Tags : Principles, Res judicata, DRT
Insurance contract must be read as a whole and every attempt should be made to harmonise the terms thereof(08.02.2023)
The non-application of the general strict liability principle, in case of an insurance policy, is sought to be questioned, where an expanded meaning h.....
Tags : Policy, Principle, Applicability
Reasons behind any decision are necessary to be assigned by the administrative authorities(27.04.2023)
The present petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1950 against the impugned Memorandum dated 10th March, 2023 passed.....
Tags : Principles, Natural justice, Admission
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
When language of statute is plain and unambiguous, it should be given effect to irrespective of its consequences(05.12.2023)
The singular point raised by learned counsel for the Petitioners is that, the decision making process adopted by the Respondents is contrary to the pr.....
Tags : Principles, Natural justice, Statutory mandate
Employer has a right to withhold the gratuity during the pendency of the disciplinary proceedings(27.05.2020)
In the facts of present case, Respondent ¬employee was in service and posted as Chief General Manager. He was served with the charge-sheet. There was .....
Tags : Gratuity, Pendency, Disciplinary proceedings
High Court finds in favour of Hoffmann-La Roche(27.11.2015)
The Delhi High Court allowed La Roche’s appeal for grant of injunction against Cipla with regard to infringement of patent, ‘IN ’774’, which was claim.....
Tags : Patent, la roche, cipla, inventiveness, obviousness
Executive Directors are authorized to extend validity of waiting lists of candidates for further period of one year(13.11.2017)
The Petitioner, working as Junior Engineer with Respondent No. 1-the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Limited ("the MSEDCL") has approached .....
Tags : Disciplinary proceedings, Pendency, Selection
News
SC: Multiple Life Terms to Run Concurrently, Not Consecutively(19.07.2016)
Supreme Court has ruled that if a convict is awarded multiple life imprisonment then they shall run concurrently and not consecutively.
Tags : Supreme Court, Multiple Life Terms
SC Directs Cipla to Deposit Rs 175.07 Crore(25.07.2016)
SC has asked drug maker, Cipla Ltd. to deposit Rs 175.07 crore with regard to cases pertaining to overcharging of certain drugs.
Tags : SC , Cipla
Supreme Court: Will Decide Only on Constitutional Vires of Triple Talaq, Not Polygamy(11.05.2017)
Supreme Court has started proceedings on Islamic practice of 'triple talaq' by making it very clear that it's only going to rule on constitutional val.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Polygamy, Triple Talaq
Supreme Court Terms 'Triple Talaq' Worst Form of Muslim Marriage Dissolution(12.05.2017)
Supreme Court has said that practice of triple talaq was "worst" and "not desirable" form of dissolution of marriages among Muslims, even though there.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Triple Talaq
Supreme Court Compares 'Triple Talaq' to 'Death Penalty', Says 'Abhorrent But Still Allowed'(15.05.2017)
Supreme Court has compared controversial practice of instant divorce in Islam to capital punishment, saying triple talaq was like death penalty, 'abho.....
Tags : Supreme Court, triple talaq, capital punishment
Supreme Court: 'Instant Triple Talaq' Not Part of Holy 'Quran'(17.05.2017)
Supreme Court, while observing that instant triple talaq is not part of the Quran and is a latter-day practice, has questioned why the controversial c.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Quran, Instant Triple Talaq
Supreme Court Reserves Judgment in Triple Talaq Matter(18.05.2017)
Supreme Court has reserved its verdict on several petitions which challenged constitutional validity of triple talaq.
Tags : Supreme Court, Triple Talaq
SC Asks Gujarat to Provide 50% Quota to In-Service Medical Officer in PG Medical Seats(22.05.2017)
Supreme Court has directed Gujarat Government to provide for 50 per cent of seats to be reserved in post graduate diploma courses for medical officers.....
Tags : Supreme Court, post graduate diploma courses
Bombay HC Asks BCCI to Avoid IPL Matches at Drought-hit Areas(17.10.2016)
Bombay High Court has directed Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to avoid holding Indian Premier League (IPL) matches in areas facing water.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, BCCI, IPL Matches, Drought
Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Fresh Plea Against Triple Talaq(14.08.2017)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a fresh plea challenging the constitutional validity of 'triple talaq', 'nikah halala' and polygamy practices a.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Triple Talaq
SC To Hear All HC Cases with respect to Outside Food In Multiplexes(10.09.2018)
Supreme Court has stayed proceedings before Bombay HC and Madhya Pradesh HC in petitions seeking regulation of exorbitant prices at multiplexes while .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Multiplexes
Gujarat High Court: Local Authorities Can Stop Malls, Multiplexes from Collecting Parking Fee(11.07.2019)
Gujarat High Court has observed that local authorities can prohibit owners of malls and multiplexes from collecting parking fee, under the provisions .....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Multiplexes
Indiscipline by Lawyers: Supreme Court Seeks Report from BCI(11.07.2019)
Supreme Court has called upon the Bar Council of India (BCI) to submit a list of lawyers who have been acted against throughout the country for unruly.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Indiscipline by Lawyers
Bombay HC: "No Work No Pay" Principle Cannot be Made Applicable in Extraordinary Circumstances(15.05.2020)
Bombay High Court has held that the principle of 'No Work No Pay' cannot be made applicable in such extraordinary circumstances prevailing in the coun.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, "No Work No Pay" Principle
SC Admits Cipla’s Plea against La Roche(28.01.2016)
SC has admitted plea of generic drug manufacturer Cipla Ltd challenging Delhi HC order holding it guilty of infringing Swiss pharma company Hoffmann-L.....
Tags : SC , Cipla, Hoffmann-La Roche
Cipla Gets CCI’s Approval to Sell 26% in Consumer Healthcare Business(29.01.2016)
Cipla Health Ltd has received approval from Competition Commission of India (CCI) to sell about 26 per cent stake in its consumer healthcare business.....
Tags : Cipla Health Ltd , Competition Commission of India
Madras High Court Quashes Disciplinary Proceedings Against IPS Officer(13.01.2017)
Madras High Court has quashed disciplinary proceedings and charge memo against senior IPS officer and additional DGP Pramodkumar who was under suspens.....
Tags : Madras High Court, disciplinary proceedings
Lok Sabha Passes Bill Criminalizing Triple Talaq(29.12.2017)
Lok Sabha has passed "Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2017" that makes triple talaq a criminal offence.
Tags : Lok Sabha, Triple Talaq
Bombay High Court to State Government: Why Should Film Viewers Buy Food from Theaters(05.01.2018)
Bombay High Court has directed Maharashtra Government to file a reply to a PIL challenging the prohibition on carrying outside food into movie theatre.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Movie Theatres, Multiplexes
Bombay High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to Man Who Gave Triple Talaq(05.12.2018)
Bombay High Court has granted anticipatory bail to a man, who had approached the court after his wife lodged a case against him for trying to divorce .....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Triple Talaq
Delhi HC Refuses to Stay FIRs Registered Under Triple Talaq Law(16.10.2020)
Delhi High Court has noted that as per its prima facie view, merely because triple talaq has been declared to be void and illegal, it does not mean th.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, FIRs Registered Under Triple Talaq Law
Supreme Court Accepts Salman Khurshid's Impleadment Application in Triple Talaq Case(04.05.2017)
Supreme Court has allowed Senior Advocate & Former Union Minister Salman Khurshid's impleadment application as respondent in triple talaq matter.
Tags : Supreme Court, Triple Talaq, Salman Khurshid
Deceased Bachelor's Age to be Considered for Calculating 'Multiplier' in Accident Claim : SC(10.04.2019)
Supreme Court has held that, in the case of a motor accident where there is death of a person, who is a bachelor, it is the age of deceased which shou.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Motor Accident, Multiplier
SC: Disciplinary Action Against Employee for Conviction in Criminal Case Not Barred(02.03.2020)
Supreme Court has reiterated that disciplinary action against an employee for conviction in a criminal case is not barred due to the suspension of sen.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Disciplinary Action Against Employee
Supreme Court Issues Notice to Madras HC, Stays Disciplinary Proceedings Against Labour Judge(04.03.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice in plea filed by a Labour Court Judge against disciplinary proceedings against him ordered by the Madras High Court. T.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Disciplinary Proceedings
SC: Multiple Complaints by Same Party Against The Same Accused Impermissible(09.03.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that multiple complaints by the same party against the same accused in respect of the same incident is impermissible. The C.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Multiple Complaints by Same Party
Punjab and Haryana High Court: Suspect Question in MCQ Based Examination Needs To Be Deleted(07.01.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that in a Multiple-Choice Question (MCQ) based examination, a question that has no most appropriate answer .....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Multiple Choice Questions, Suspect Questions
Bombay HC Says, Check Whether Water Used for IPL is Drinkable or Not(13.04.2016)
Bombay HC has said that a forensic lab must confirm whether the water that was used for the opening match of the IPL tournament was potable or treatab.....
Tags : Bombay HC, IPL
Bombay HC Raises Finger: IPL Out of Maharashtra After April 30(14.04.2016)
Bombay High Court has directed all matches after April 30 to be shifted out of drought-hit Maharashtra. Due to this ban thirteen matches, including th.....
Tags : Bombay HC, IPL, Maharashtra
Karnataka High Court: Prevent Waste of Water During IPL(14.04.2016)
Karnataka High Court has directed the chairman of the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board “to convene a meeting of all concerned and issue neces.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, IPL, Water
Delhi High Court Bars Cipla From Selling Novartis Respiratory Drug ‘Onbrez’ in India(10.03.2017)
Delhi High Court has barred Cipla Ltd from selling copies of Novartis AG’s respiratory drug Onbrez in India, upholding patents held by swiss drug make.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Cipla, Novartis Respiratory Drug
Madras HC Disapproves of Suspension of Doctor Who was Witness in Disciplinary Proceedings(27.10.2021)
Madras High Court has disapproved of punishment of suspension imposed by Tamil Nadu Medical Council (TNMC) against a gastroenterologist who was only a.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Witness in Disciplinary Proceedings
Kerala HC: Admission Can’t be Denied Merely on Speculation That Candidate Will Disrupt Discipline(11.10.2022)
Kerala High Court while directing a college to admit a candidate, has held that it may be true that there was an incident in the past, which led to a .....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Admission, Discipline
SC Gives 4 Weeks to Centre to Respond on Triple Talaq(05.09.2016)
SC has given Centre four weeks' time to file its response on the right of Muslim women in matrimonial matters relating to divorce and maintenance, inc.....
Tags : SC, Triple Talaq
Gujarat High Court: Principle of Mutuality applies to Club run by a Company(27.06.2017)
Gujarat High Court, while deleting addition in respect of life membership and entrance fees received by assessee-Company, has held that principle of m.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Principle of Mutuality
Bombay HC to MCA: Whether IPL Falls Under Sports or Commercial Activity Category?(03.07.2017)
Bombay High Court has sought to know from Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) whether IPL was a sports or commercial activity.
Tags : Bombay High Court, IPL
Bombay High Court: How is Food Inside Multiplexes a Security Issue?(09.08.2018)
Bombay High Court has questioned state government stand to not allow outside food inside theatres/multiplexes because of security reasons by saying “I.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Multiplexes
Delhi High Court Seeks Govt View on Outside Food in Theatres(09.08.2018)
Delhi High Court has sought the AAP government's stand on a PIL filed by a lawyer seeking to allow movie goers to carry outside food and beverages ins.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Multiplex
New Triple Talaq Bill Introduced in Lok Sabha(21.06.2019)
Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019 has been introduced in the Lok Sabha. The bill seeks to ban the practice of instant triple .....
Tags : triple talaq, Lok Sabha
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
Free Tickets for IPL Matches Subject to GST: AAR(16.10.2018)
Authority for Advance Ruling, Punjab has ruled that GST is payable on providing complimentary/ free tickets as the said activity would constitute a ‘s.....
Tags : AAR, GST, IPL
Bombay High Court Upholds Death Sentence of Pune Man for 2012 Triple Murder(26.07.2019)
Bombay High Court has upheld the death sentence of a 25-year-old man for the murder of his mother, wife and two-year-old daughter in 2012. The Court r.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Triple Murder
CCI Rejects Petition Against Multiplexes Alleging Anti-Competitive Practices(26.07.2019)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) while rejecting the allegations leveled by the Informant Unilazer Ventures Private Limited has observed that the.....
Tags : CCI, Multiplexes
SC Explains Acquittal Does not Ipso Facto Exonerate Delinquent from Disciplinary Action(05.08.2019)
Supreme Court has ruled that acquittal by the Court of competent jurisdiction in a judicial proceeding does not ipso facto absolve the delinquent from.....
Tags : SC, Disciplinary Action
SC: Future Prospects on Advancement in Life and Career to be Considered in Multiplier Method(28.07.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that while applying the multiplier method in computing Motor Accident Compensation, future prospects on advancement in life.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Multiplier Method
Kerala HC: Disciplinary Sub Committee Not Competent to Issue Memo of Charges(28.06.2021)
Kerala High Court has observed that the jurisdiction of issuing memo of charges is vested with the Managing Committee of the Society which cannot furt.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Disciplinary Sub Committee
Kar HC to MEA: Make Diplomatic Interaction to Avoid Any Prejudice to Indian Convicted in Saudi Arabia(28.06.2023)
Karnataka High Court has directed Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to cause diplomatic level interaction so that the Indian Citizen concerned will n.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, MEA, Diplomatic Interaction
Punjab and Haryana HC: Misrepresentation for Allotment of 2nd Flat Not Cheating, If Verifiable(09.03.2016)
Punjab and Haryana High Court, while giving a significant judgment that will change way beneficiaries of multiple plot allotment are prosecuted, has m.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, multiple plot allotment
Delhi HC Refuses Interim Relief to Sun Pharma Against Mylan Lab on Oxaliplatin Trademark Case(13.02.2017)
Delhi High Court has refused to provide Sun Pharmaceuticals any interim relief in their trademark infringement case against rival drug manufacturer My.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Mylan Laboratories, Oxaliplatin
President Re-promulgates Triple Talaq Ordinance(14.01.2019)
President of India Ramnath Kovind has re-promulgated the "Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Ordinance, commonly known as Triple Talaq Or.....
Tags : Triple Talaq Ordinance
Chhattisgarh HC: When Fundamental Rules Provide for Full Pay, ‘No Work No Pay’ Principle Won’t Apply(27.08.2021)
Chhattisgarh High Court has held that when the Fundamental Rules expressly provide for the grant of full pay and allowances on the exoneration of a Go.....
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Patna HC: Disciplinary Authority Can’t Rely on Documents Furnished in Parallel Criminal Proceedings(22.08.2022)
Patna High Court has held that a disciplinary authority cannot rely on extraneous documents, such as those furnished during parallel criminal proceedi.....
Tags : Patna High Court, Disciplinary Authority, Parallel Criminal Proceedings
SC: Principle of Mutuality not Applicable to Income from Deposits in Member Banks(21.08.2023)
Supreme Court has held that if any income is earned by the Clubs through deposits made by clubs in banks that are members of the club, such income wou.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Principle of Mutuality, Clubs, Banks
Madras HC Denies to Lift Ban on CSK, Rajasthan Royals from IPL(21.01.2016)
Madras High Court has rejected petitions filed by Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Chennai Ltd and BJP leader Subramanian Swamy that sought quashing of Justi.....
Tags : Madras High Court , IPL
CCI Nods for Investment by FIL Capital(22.01.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has granted approval to proposed investment by FIL Capital Investments (Mauritius) II Limited in Cipla Health Li.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India, FIL Capital Investments, Cipla Health Limited
Supreme Court: Indiscipline in Armed Forces Should Be Dealt "Seriously"(22.12.2016)
Supreme Court has ruled that indiscipline in armed forces should be dealt with "seriously" and refused to reinstate a constable dismissed by Central I.....
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Multiple Proceedings on Same Issue Not Permissible Under RERA 2016: Maharashtra RERA(29.12.2018)
Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority has held that multiple proceedings on the same issue cannot be allowed under the Real Estate (Regulation .....
Tags : Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority, Multiple Proceedings
Madras HC: Disciplinary Proceeding in Case of Perfunctory Investigation Should be Initiated(13.11.2020)
Madras High Court has held that disciplinary proceedings should be initiated against investigating officers in case of 'perfunctory investigation'. Th.....
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All. HC: Gravity of Misconduct and Past Conduct Relevant to be Considered by Disciplinary Authority(25.09.2023)
Allahabad High Court has held that gravity of misconduct, past conduct, nature of duties, position in organisation, previous penalty, if any and requi.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Disciplinary Authority, Punishment
Madras HC Turns Down Cops Plea to Have Lawyer During Disciplinary Probe(18.01.2017)
Madras High Court has rejected a Police Inspector’s Plea to permit him to have an advocate represent him in departmental inquiry in a case of robbery .....
Tags : Madras High Court, Disciplinary Probe, Police Inspector
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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SC: HC Not Appellate Authority While Exercising Writ Jurisdiction in Disciplinary Proceedings(26.11.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that while exercising writ jurisdiction with respect to disciplinary proceedings, the High Court must not act as an appella.....
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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Disability Pension, Disciplinary Grounds
Delhi HC: Disciplinary Authority of Organization Can Issue Chargesheet Against Employee's Misconduct(03.08.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that once the employee is sent back to his parent department, it is the competent disciplinary authority of the parent organ.....
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SC: Acquittal by Court Doesn’t Lead to Automatic Discharge in Disciplinary Proceedings(06.10.2023)
Supreme Court has held that acquittal in criminal proceedings does not entitle the delinquent employee for any benefit in the latter or automatic disc.....
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Military Tribunal Rejects Army Jawan’s Triple Talaq Plea(27.05.2016)
Armed Forces Tribunal, Lucknow bench, has rejected the "triple talaq” by an Army jawan through ex parte proceedings, and said no person in the shadow .....
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SC Declines Urgent Hearing for PIL Seeking Postponement of IPL Matches Due to Corona Scare(12.03.2020)
Supreme Court has declined to grant urgent hearing for a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) Petition which sought postponement of Indian Premier League .....
Tags : Supreme Court, IPL, Coronavirus
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
Allahabad HC Orders Actions Against Cop for Absolving Accused of Charges During POCSO Probe(12.12.2022)
Allahabad High Court has directed State's Director General of Police (DGP) to initiate disciplinary proceedings against a police officer for deliberat.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, DGP, Disciplinary Proceedings
Allahabad HC Stays Announcement of Urban Local Body Polls Dates(13.12.2022)
Allahabad High Court has restrained State Election Commission from announcing Urban Local Body Elections notification and asked the State if the "trip.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Urban Local Body Elections, Triple Test, OBC
Gauhati HC: Can’t Shift Burden of Proof on Accused if Multiple Witnesses of Crime Present(28.02.2024)
Gauhati High Court has held that when the offence was allegedly committed in daylight in the presence of witnesses then by applying the provisions of .....
Tags : Gauhati High Court, Burden of Proof, Multiple Witnesses
SC Denies to Interfere with CSK’s 2 Year Ban from IPL(12.10.2016)
Supreme Court has declined to interfere with the two-year-ban imposed on the IPL team by the Lodha panel after noting that CSK had itself made the dec.....
Tags : Supreme Court, CSK, IPL
SC: Punishment by Disciplinary Authority Can be Interfered With Only if Grossly Disproportionate(20.01.2023)
Supreme Court has held that power of judicial review can be exercised by the Court against punishment imposed by disciplinary authority, only if it is.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Disciplinary Authority, Punishment, Disproportionate
Delhi High Court Restrains Rogue Websites From Illegally Streaming IPL Events(26.03.2024)
Delhi High Court has passed injunction order and restrained various rogue websites from illegally streaming Indian Premier League (IPL) events without.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Viacom 18, Indian Premier League, IPL
Ker. HC: Writ Jurisdiction Cannot be Invoked to Re-Appreciate Evidence in Disciplinary Proceedings(01.04.2024)
Kerala High Court has held that the Court cannot consider the question about the sufficiency or adequacy of evidence in support of a particular conclu.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Disciplinary Proceedings, Writ Jurisdiction
Mad. HC: Supporting Driver Before MACT Doesn’t Preclude Transport Corp. from Initiating Disc. Proc.(03.04.2024)
Madras High Court has held that if State Express Transport Corporation management has taken a stand for the driver before the Motor Accident Claims Tr.....
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Mad. HC: Supporting Driver Before MACT Doesn’t Preclude Transport Corp. from Initiating Disc. Proc.(03.04.2024)
Madras High Court has held that if State Express Transport Corporation management has taken a stand for the driver before the Motor Accident Claims Tr.....
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SC Disposes off Cipla’s Appeal Against Roche as Withdrawn(19.06.2017)
Supreme Court has allowed withdrawal of Special Leave Petitions against Delhi High Court’s 2015 judgment holding that Cipla had infringed Roche’s pate.....
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Gujarat HC: ICAI Not Empowered to Conduct Disciplinary Proceedings Without Written Allegations(17.03.2020)
Gujarat High Court has held that the Institute of Chartered Accountant of India (ICAI) is not empowered to conduct any disciplinary proceedings withou.....
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Allahabad HC Sets Aside Governor's Order Granting Premature Release of Triple Murder Convict(22.03.2021)
Allahabad High Court has set aside the premature release order in favor of a triple murder convict, underling that the Governor transgressed his juris.....
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Principles of Condonation of Delay Explained by Supreme Court(10.04.2024)
SC has laid down certain principles of condonation of delay which include that merits of the case are not required to be considered in condoning the d.....
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Ker. HC: Assessment Order Quashed on Finding that Assessee Not Provided Effective Hearing(16.04.2024)
Ker. HC quashed an assessment order passed under the Income Tax Act, 1961, and held that since the assessee was not able to log in through link for vi.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Assessment Order, Income Tax Act, 1961, Principles of Natural Justice
Bombay HC: "No Work No Pay" Principle Cannot be Made Applicable in Extraordinary Circumstances(15.05.2020)
Bombay High Court has held that the principle of 'No Work No Pay' cannot be made applicable in such extraordinary circumstances prevailing in the coun.....
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SC Stays Telangana HC Order on Surrender of Post Graduate Medical Diploma Seats(18.05.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed Telangana High Court decision directing suspension of surrender of seats in post graduate diploma courses by medical colleges.....
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Delhi HC: Continuing Cause of Action in Trademark Suits No Defence to Multiple Proceedings(11.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that a trademark owner cannot drag a Defendant to multiple fora, being a higher court or before a court of coordinate jurisd.....
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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.....
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Pat. HC: Can’t Treat Report of Inquiry Officer as Evidence When Improper Examination of Evidence Done(04.07.2024)
Patna High Court has held that in a disciplinary proceeding, the report of Inquiry Officer cannot be treated as evidence by disciplinary authority whe.....
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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.....
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Supreme Court: HC’s Interference With Disciplinary Inquiry Justified on Violation of Natural Justice(04.01.2017)
Supreme Court has said that a High Court can interfere with disciplinary inquiry or orders passed by competent authority if the probe itself is vitiat.....
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Delhi HC: Disciplinary Proceedings Continuing Ad Infinitum Would be Destructive of Rule of Law(06.07.2022)
Delhi High Court while granting relief to CBIC Officer, has held that allowing Disciplinary Proceedings to continue ad infinitum would not only be hig.....
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Ker. HC: Multiplier Method for Compensation Applicable to Cases of Serious Injuries(01.08.2023)
Kerala High Court has held that the multiplier method as laid down in Sarla Verma v. Delhi Transport Corporation (MANU/SC/0606/2009) by the Apex Court.....
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Rajasthan HC Orders CBI Probe into Mysterious Eleven Year Old Triple Murder Case(16.11.2016)
Rajasthan High court ordered a CBI probe into mysterious triple murder at National Handloom Showroom at Johari Bazar in Jaipur eleven years back.
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Supreme Court: Computation of Multiplier Should be Done on Basis of Age of Deceased Bachelor(16.08.2019)
Supreme Court has explained that in Motor accident claims cases, the multiplier should be applied in case of a deceased bachelor on the basis of age o.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice to Centre on Plea Examining Legality of New Triple Talaq Law(23.08.2019)
Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Central Government seeking its reply on the new law that makes "Triple Talaq" a punishable offense. The Court.....
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SC: Discipline is the Implicit Hallmark of the Armed Forces(31.07.2023)
Supreme Court while dismissing the appeal of Mechanical Transport Driver enrolled in the Army Service who was dismissed from service for overstaying t.....
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SC Orders Shifting of IPL Matches(27.04.2016)
SC has rejected plea of Maharashtra and Mumbai Cricket Associations against the Bombay High Court order directing shifting of IPL matches outside the .....
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SC Quashes Madras HC Disciplinary Rules for Lawyers(31.01.2019)
Supreme Court has quashed Rules 14- A to 14-D of the Rules of High Court of Madras, 1970 holding that they are ultra vires to Section 34 of the Advoca.....
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Kerala HC: Offending Officer Can be Transferred in Case of Indiscipline in Forces(12.08.2022)
Kerala High Court has held that it is permissible to deal with indiscipline in disciplined forces by transferring deviant officers and such transfers .....
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Supreme Court Upholds Triple Talaq Practice, Asks Centre to Bring Legislation(22.08.2017)
Supreme Court has upheld the practice of Triple Talaq and has asked Union Government to bring legislation. The Court has also stopped the practice til.....
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SC Holds Triple Talaq "Unconstitutional", Strikes It Down by 3:2 Majority(22.08.2017)
Supreme Court has held the Muslim practice of triple talaq unconstitutional and struck it down by 3:2 majority. Justice Nariman, Lalit and Kurien has .....
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Supreme Court: By 3:2 Majority, Court Says 'Triple Talaq Violates Fundamental Right of Muslim Women'(22.08.2017)
Supreme Court has said that triple talaq violates the fundamental right of Muslim women as it irrevocably ends marriage.
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Bombay HC Refuses to Hear Petition Challenging Triple Talaq Ordinance(03.10.2018)
Bombay High Court has refused to hear a petition filed by a group of citizens against the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Ordinance, 2.....
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Uttarakhand High Court has rejected a ‘Juvenility’ plea of a tripRejects Triple Murder Convict's Plea(26.08.2019)
Uttarakhand High Court has rejected a ‘Juvenility’ plea of a triple murder convict whose death sentence affirmed by the Supreme Court was later commut.....
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Delhi HC: Parties Should Avoid Multiple Arbitrations on Existing Claims on Same Contract(01.06.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that multiple arbitrations with regard to existing claims on same contract has to be avoided.
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Delhi High Court: Educational Institutions Strong Pillar of Democracy(24.07.2024)
Del. HC has observed that educational institutions are a strong pillar of democracy and the entire country as the country's future depends on students.....
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SC: Employee Dismissed After Disciplinary Proceeding Can’t be Reinstated Merely Because of Acquittal(05.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held that an employee who was dismissed from service pursuant to disciplinary enquiry cannot be reinstated merely because he is acqu.....
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SC: In Disciplinary Proceeding, Question of Burden of Proof Would Depend Upon Nature of Charge(28.08.2023)
Supreme Court has held that in a disciplinary proceeding, the question of burden of proof would depend upon the nature of the charge and the nature of.....
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Cal. HC: Disciplinary Authority Shouldn’t Make Any Comment not Based on Any Evidence(29.08.2023)
Calcutta High Court while reinstating a CISF Constable and observing that baseless comments by disciplinary authority leave ‘permanent scar’ on employ.....
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Tel. HC: Employee Can’t be Denied Promotion on Pretext of Pendency Disciplinary Proceedings(28.09.2023)
Telangana High Court has held that employee cannot be made to suffer for long period of time without his case being considered for promotion on the pr.....
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Bombay HC Refuses Bail to Convicts Sentenced in 2002-2003 Triple Bomb Blasts Case(18.05.2016)
Bombay HC has refused to grant bail to two convicts sentenced in the 2002-2003 triple bomb blasts case.
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Hyderabad High Court Seeks BCCI Reply on Funds For IPL Matches(16.03.2017)
Hyderabad High Court has sought to know how BCCI could release appropriate funds so that, HCA can conduct forthcoming IPL matches without any problem.
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Supreme Court: Can BCI’s Disciplinary Panel Members Analyse Documents In Unfamiliar Language?(23.03.2017)
Supreme Court, while setting aside a disciplinary proceedings against a lawyer, has asked ‘how Disciplinary Committee consisting of members, who were .....
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Bombay High Court: No Pavana Water for IPL Games in Pune(19.04.2018)
Bombay High Court has restrained the state from renewing the agreement with the Maharashtra Cricket Association to provide water from Pavana dam to it.....
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CIVIL - SC Refuses to Entertain Pleas Challenging Re-Promulgation of ‘Triple Talaq’ Ordinance(12.03.2019)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a batch of pleas challenging re-promulgation of an ordinance which makes the practice of instant 'triple talaq'.....
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Ker. HC: Employer Entitled to Continue Disciplinary Proceedings Even After Retirement of Employee(20.09.2022)
Kerala High Court has held that under Rule 198 (7) of the Kerala Co-operative Societies Rules, the employer is entitled to continue disciplinary proce.....
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SC Refers Triple Talaq Case to Constitutional Bench; Hearing to Begin from May 11(31.03.2017)
Supreme Court has decided that a five-judge constitution bench will rule on the constitutional validity of the practice of triple talaq, 'nikah halala.....
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Bombay High Court: Cost of Food and Water Inside Multiplexes Are Exorbitant(05.04.2018)
Bombay High Court, while noting that the cost of food and water inside multiplexes was exorbitant, has opined that it should be sold at regular prices.....
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EDUCATION - Educational Officers Have No Disciplinary Control over Teachers in CBSE Schools: Kerala HC(21.02.2019)
Kerala High Court has held that the educational officers under the Kerala Education Act and Rules made thereunder have no disciplinary control over te.....
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CIVIL - Triple Talaq and Companies (Amendment) Ordinance Gets President Ram Nath Kovind's Approval(22.02.2019)
President of India has given assent to The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Second Ordinance, 2019 (Ord. 4 of 2019) and The Companies (.....
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CIVIL - Triple Talaq and Companies (Amendment) Ordinance Gets President Ram Nath Kovind's Approval(22.02.2019)
President of India has given assent to The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Second Ordinance, 2019 (Ord. 4 of 2019) and The Companies (.....
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Telangana HC: Principles of Natural Justice to be Read Into Master Circular Issued by RBI(31.12.2020)
Telangana High Court has held that the principles of natural justice have to be read into the Master Circular issued by the Reserve Bank of India on t.....
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Bombay High Court Rejects Plea Seeking Urgent Hearing on Food Prices at Multiplexes(03.07.2018)
Bombay High Court has refused to urgently hear an application moved by Multiplexes Owners Association, seeking clarification whether there was any ord.....
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Principles of Natural Justice to be Followed Before Branding a Company a Shell Company: Gauhati HC(19.04.2019)
Gauhati High Court has held that an order branding any company as a shell company, without serving notice or hearing, violates principles of natural j.....
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Delhi HC Stays Trial Court Order Recommending SHO's Suspension Over Poor Conduct In POCSO Case(16.09.2022)
Delhi High Court has stayed a Trial Court order recommending suspension of SHO of Kalkaji Police Station and also calling for strict disciplinary acti.....
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POTA Court Convicts 10 and Acquits 3 in 2002-2003 Mumbai Triple Blasts Case(29.03.2016)
A special Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) court has pronounced 10 accused guilty in the triple bomb blasts case that shook Mumbai between December .....
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Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Pleas Concerning Triple Talaq During Summer Break(14.02.2017)
Supreme Court has said that it will hear case challenging triple talaq and polygamy in first week of summer vacation.
Tags : Supreme Court, triple talaq, polygamy
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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SC: Legitimate Disciplinary Action Against Student Does Not Amount to Abetment of Suicide(25.11.2022)
Supreme Court has held that a college's professor and management could not be held liable for abetment of suicide under Section 306 of Indian Penal Co.....
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SC: Decision of Co-Ordinate Bench of Same HC to be Binding on HC Bench(05.01.2024)
Supreme Court while observing that rule of Judicial Discipline has a merit of promoting certainty and consistency in judicial decisions, has held that.....
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SC: Disciplinary Proceedings can be Quashed if Accused is Acquitted in Criminal Case on Same Charges(07.12.2023)
Supreme Court has held that although acquittal by a criminal court will not confer on the employee a right to claim any benefit, including reinstateme.....
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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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Allahabad High Court: Manner of 'Talaq' Questions 'Rule of Equality'(09.05.2017)
Allahabad High Court has said that rights of any person including Muslim women cannot be violated in the name of 'personal law'.
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Bombay High Court: No Relaxation in 2002 Triple Blast Convict’s Sentence(11.05.2017)
Bombay High Court has ruled that convict in 2002-03? Mulund, Vile Parle and Mumbai Central? triple bomb blast case, Saquib Nachan, cannot claim relaxa.....
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FAMILY - Supreme Court Rejects Plea Challenging Constitutional Validity of ‘Triple Talaq’ Ordinance(25.03.2019)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea challenging the constitutional validity of Ordinance which makes the practice of instant 'triple talaq' a punishabl.....
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Kerala HC: No Bar on Disciplinary Action Against Teacher Pending Prosecution Under POCSO(31.10.2022)
Kerala High Court has held that here is no ban on the continuation of disciplinary proceedings by Educational Authorities against teachers who are sub.....
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Kar. HC: Pay and Recover Principle to be Applied in Cases Where Driving License of Driver Not Found(23.01.2024)
Karnataka HC has held that in cases where valid driving license of the driver involved in accident is not found then the Claims Tribunal has to apply .....
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Delhi HC: Quashing Disciplinary Proceedings On Procedures Does Not Exonerate Employee(06.02.2017)
Delhi High Court has ruled that if disciplinary proceedings against an employee are set aside on account of violation of procedure and not on merits, .....
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Bombay High Court: IPL No More Clean Entertainment(30.01.2018)
Bombay High Court has said that young players only wants to make money by playing in the popular T20 cricket league IPL and that it was "no more a cle.....
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Supreme Court: High Court have Power to Dispense with Disciplinary Proceedings by Recording Reasons(11.11.2019)
Supreme Court has noted that the High Courts have power to dispense with the disciplinary proceedings by invoking clause (b) of the second proviso to .....
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Supreme Court Seeks Centre’s Response on Plea of AIMPLB Challenging Triple Talaq Act(13.11.2019)
Supreme Court has sought response from the Centre on a plea of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) challenging the law which criminalises.....
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Delhi HC: Credibility of Woman Not Diminished Because of Pending Disciplinary Proceedings(18.12.2020)
Delhi High Court has held that when a woman makes allegations of sexual harassment against her male colleague for, her credibility is not diminished b.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Pending Disciplinary Proceedings Against Woman
Delhi High Court Upholds Amendments to Marketing Discipline Guidelines 2012(13.01.2022)
Delhi High Court has upheld the amendments to the Marketing Discipline Guidelines 2012(MDG) issued by the Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) to the Petrol.....
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Allahabad HC to SEC: Notify ULB Polls Without OBC Quota(28.12.2022)
Allahabad High Court while observing that State Government doesn't fulfill the Triple Test Formality, has directed State Election Commission (SEC) to .....
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SC Uphelds Rule That Allows CA’s Discipline Board to Refer Matter to Disciplinary Committee(09.02.2024)
SC has upheld a rule under Chartered Accountants' (Procedure of Investigation of Professional and Other Misconduct and Conduct of Cases) Rules, 2007 w.....
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Union Cabinet Approves Ordinance on Triple Talaq(19.09.2018)
Union Cabinet has approved an ordinance making triple talaq a punishable offence after the government failed to pass it through both houses of Parliam.....
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President Ram Nath Kovind Gives Assent to Ordinance to Make Triple Talaq a Criminal Offence(20.09.2018)
President of India, Ram Nath Kovind has given his assent to the ordinance passed by the Union Government to make Triple Talaq a criminal offence.
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Manipur HC: Principle of Non Refoulement Can Prima Facie Be Read into Article 21(22.04.2021)
Manipur High Court has observed that the principle of non Refoulement can prima facie be read within the ambit of Article 21 of the Constitution of In.....
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Allahabad HC Directs UP Bar Council to Take Disciplinary Action Against Striking Lawyers(17.02.2022)
Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh Bar Council to take disciplinary action against striking lawyers at Uttar who continuously abstain.....
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SC: Armed Forces Personnel Liable to Face Disciplinary Action for Adultery(01.02.2023)
Supreme Court Constitution Bench has held that striking down of Section 497 of IPC which criminalized adultery will not impact court martial proceedin.....
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Cal. HC Upholds Order Disallowing Murder Accused from Rejoining Home Guard Service(02.02.2023)
Calcutta High Court while upholding an order disallowing accused in murder case from rejoining his post as a Home Guard, has observed that a volunteer.....
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AP HC: SC’s Triple Talaq Verdict to Apply Retrospectively(11.01.2023)
Andhra Pradesh High Court while setting aside trial court order and rejecting husband's plaint for declaration of a divorce decree upon pronouncement .....
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Can't be Said That Attack Made at Spur of Moment Without Premeditation in case of Multiple Wounds: SC(24.04.2019)
Supreme Court while deciding a criminal appeal has observed that it cannot be said that attack was made at the spur of the moment without pre-meditati.....
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Can't be Said That Attack Made at Spur of Moment Without Premeditation in Case of Multiple Wounds: SC(24.04.2019)
Supreme Court, while deciding a criminal appeal, has observed that it cannot be said that attack was made at the spur of the moment without pre-medita.....
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Legal Principles Governing Suspension of Conviction Can't be Applied to Suspend Sentence: SC(30.04.2019)
Supreme Court has set aside a High Court judgment which applied principles governing suspension of conviction to reject a plea seeking suspension of e.....
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Meg HC: Consistency & Finality of Judgments Paramount Over Correctness to Ensure Judicial Discipline(13.02.2023)
Meghalaya High Court has held that judicial discipline commands that a level of consistency is maintained and the concept of finality that is of param.....
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SC: Employee Getting Terminated Without Disciplinary Enquiry Violates Principles of Natural Justice(19.04.2024)
Supreme Court while reinstating the Registrar at GB Pant Institute of Engineering and Technology, has held that termination of services of an employee.....
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Triple Talaq: SC Issues Notice to Centre on Plea for Ban(26.08.2016)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Central Government on plea of a Muslim woman challenging the Constitutional validity of 'triple talaq' to end a mar.....
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Bombay High Court Sets Aside Arbitral Award Which Favoured BCCI in IPL Telecast Rights Dispute(21.03.2022)
Bombay High Court has set aside the award in favour of the Board of Control for Cricket (BCCI) in India. The court passed the order on a challenge to .....
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SC: Order of Compulsory Retirement Can be Set Aside if Found to be Punitive(07.03.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that order of compulsory retirement can be set aside if it is punitive in nature and was passed to circumvent the pending d.....
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AP HC: Satisfaction of Detaining Authority Necessary for Preventive Detention as Per Triple Test(21.03.2023)
Andhra Pradesh High Court although the person in question was accused of serious offenses, if the necessary satisfaction as per the triple test i.e. s.....
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MP HC Upholds Punishment of Compulsory Retirement of Court Staff Taking Bribe(30.03.2022)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has upheld its verdict of not interfering with the order of the Disciplinary Authority, and has directed compulsory retireme.....
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Madras HC: Adjudication is Conclusive to Incidental/Connected Subject Matter of Litigation(31.03.2022)
Madras High Court has held that the principle of res judicata prevents the parties to a judicial determination from litigating the same question again.....
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P&H HC: Plea of Violation of Principles of Natural Justice Not Maintainable Without Grounds(04.04.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that the plea seeking to violate the principles of natural justice is unacceptable by the courts unless, it.....
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Kar HC: Disciplinary Authority Must Look Into Past Conduct of Workman While Passing Dismissal Order(29.05.2024)
Karnataka High Court has observed that the disciplinary authority, while taking into consideration the findings of the inquiry officer and passing the.....
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Mad. HC: Principles of Natural Justice to be Followed While Dealing With App. for Organ Donation(04.06.2024)
Madras High Court has observed that it is necessary to comply with the principles of natural justice while dealing with applications for organ donatio.....
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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.....
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Kerala HC Urges For Codified Law With Respect to Divorce(19.12.2016)
Kerala High Court has said that equality before law has been denied to Muslim women in India in matter of triple talaq.
Tags : Kerala High Court, triple talaq
IBBI Clarifies Disciplinary Committee May Impose Monetary Penalty(30.07.2021)
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has issued a circular wherein it was clarified that the Disciplinary Committee of an Insolvency Profes.....
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Kerala HC States it can Initiate Disciplinary Proceedings Against Judges in Lakshadweep(22.06.2023)
Kerala High Court has stated that it has got the power to initiate disciplinary proceedings against the presiding officers of the district court and c.....
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Allahabad HC Declares "Triple Talaq" Unconstitutional, Upholds Constitutional Sovereignty(08.12.2016)
Allahabad High Court, while declaring “triple talaq" as unconstitutional, has said that it violates rights of Muslim women and has observed that "No.....
Tags : Allahabad HC, Triple Talaq, Unconstitutional, Constitution
High Court Not a Disciplinary Authority, Says SC(12.12.2016)
Supreme Court has said that a High Court is not a disciplinary authority and it is not its job to impose a punishment even if an employer hands down a.....
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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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Karnataka HC Refuses to Entertain Plea for Free Car Parking Space in Malls, Multiplexes(15.06.2021)
Karnataka High Court has refused to entertain a petition filed by a social activist seeking directions to the authorities to ensure that Commercial Co.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Free Car Parking Space in Malls, Multiplexes
Ker. HC: Emp. Messaging in Pvt. Whatsapp Group About Safety of Company Doesn’t Attract Disc. Proc.(21.06.2024)
Kerala High Court has held that an employee sending messages on a private WhatsApp group regarding the safety of company cannot attract disciplinary p.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Whatsapp Group, Disciplinary Proceedings, Freedom of Speech
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
Bombay HC Paves Way to Let Out Actress Nanda’s Triplex Flat(28.11.2016)
Bombay High Court has paved way to give Actress Nanda’s 4,000 sq ft sea-facing triplex residential flat in Versova on leave and licence, two years aft.....
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Won't Examine Triple talaq Ordinance: Supreme Court(03.11.2018)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain PILs challenging the constitutional validity of the Centre's ordinance making triple talaq a punishable offence.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Reply on PIL Challenging Triple Talaq Law(13.09.2019)
Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Central Government seeking its Reply on public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the validity of Muslim W.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Triple Talaq Law
SC Stays Disciplinary Proceedings Against Madhya Pradesh District Judge(07.09.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice & also stayed disciplinary proceedings against a Senior District Judge from Madhya Pradesh on account of sexual harass.....
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SC: Mere Over-ruling of Principles by Subsequent Judgment Will Not Dilute Binding Effect(18.08.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that mere over-ruling of the principles by a subsequent judgment will not dilute the binding effect of the decision on inte.....
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Bombay High Court Rejects PIL on Noise During IPL Matches(16.07.2019)
Bombay High Court has rejected a PIL alleging violation of noise pollution norms during IPL matches, saying let there be some cacophony in society as .....
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P & H HC Restricts Filing of Multiple Writ Petitions on Similar Cause of Action(22.07.2020)
Punjab and Haryana High Court last week restricted the practice of filing multiple writ petitions with regard to the same or similar cause of action.
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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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SC: Recording Evidence is Mandatory in Disciplinary Proceedings Imposing Major Penalties(19.11.2024)
Supreme Court while reinstating a government employee who was terminated, has reiterated that this Court in a catena of judgments has held that the re.....
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SC: Can’t Initiate Disciplinary Proceeding After Employee Retires from Service(20.11.2024)
Supreme Court has held that a subsisting disciplinary proceeding may be continued post superannuation but no disciplinary proceeding can be initiated .....
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Kar HC: Educational Institutions Must Recognize & Reconsider Malady of Harsh Disciplinary Actions(28.06.2023)
Karnataka High Court while observing that harsh discipline is closely linked to internalizing mental problems of a child and lowering the child’s cogn.....
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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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Cal HC: In Case of Identical Charges, Trial Findings Should Have Bearing on Disciplinary Proceedings(30.08.2024)
Calcutta High Court has held that when the charges against the employee are similar, findings of the criminal proceedings should have bearing on disci.....
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