AP HP Criticized Authorities and Ordered Removal of an Ex-Serviceman’s Land From the Prohibited List  ||  Kerala High Court Upheld the Conviction of a Madrasa Teacher in a Child Sexual Assault Case  ||  Gauhati High Court: Pending Criminal Case Cannot Indefinitely Delay an MBBS Pass Certificate  ||  SC Took Suo Motu Action and Directed Odisha to Aid a Visually Impaired Man and His Mother  ||  Whether a Life-Threatening Rescue by Cop Can be Treated as Routine Duty, Madhya Pradesh HC Clarifies  ||  Madhya Pradesh HC: Officer Cannot Oversee Department Conducting Disciplinary Proceedings Against Him  ||  Madras High Court: POCSO Act Does Not Exempt Romantic Relationships Involving Minors  ||  SC Upholds Haryana Rule Delaying Aid to Kin Accused of Murdering Government Employees  ||  Supreme Court: Lokayukta Special Police is Not Exempt From RTI as an Intelligence Body  ||  Supreme Court: Curable Irregularity in Appointments Cannot Nullify Entire Recruitment Process    

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Notifications & Circulars

Financial Literacy by FLCs (Financial Literacy Centres) and rural branches - Revision in funding limits, Audio-visual content and provision of hand held projectors(13.07.2017)

1. Please refer to our circular FIDD.FLC.BC.No.22/12.01.018/2016-17 dated March 2, 2017 on policy review of guidelines for FLCs and rural branches of .....

Tags : Financial Literacy, Funding limits, Revision



Judgments

If employees choose to accept transition from one concern to another and acquiesce then after decades cannot be permitted to turn back and challenge entire developments(08.08.2016)

In Instant case, Respondents, a group of twenty one employees of PEPSU Roadways claimed that in spite of transfer of that department to the Corporatio.....

Tags : Retiral Benefits, Entitlement



Benefits of GST for the Transport Sector(26.07.2017)

The transport sector stands to benefit from the recently rolled out GST in several ways. Pre- GST, the complex tax structure and paper work forced the.....

Tags : GST, Benefits, Transport Sector



Top Story

Supreme Court Takes Cognizance Regarding Time Extension of Depositing 1000 & 500 Rupee Notes(21.03.2017)

The Supreme Court has sought reply from the Central Government on a Public Interest Litigation filed alleging change in government stand of accepting .....

Tags : Notes, Deposits, Time, Extension



Ministry of Corporate Affairs issues fresh notifications wherein, the Central Government intends to provide clarity on the applicability of the threshold exemption limits to all forms of combinations(30.03.2017)

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has undertaken a major reform in the regulation of combinations under the Competition Act, bringing India in l.....

Tags : Exemption limits, Notifications, Clarity



Framework to regulate and oversee co-operative banks and deposits(29.11.2016)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) regulates and supervises the banking functions of State Cooperative Banks (StCBs)/District Central Cooperative Banks (DCCB.....

Tags : Deposits, Framework, Regulation



Discontinuation of practice of making manual debits on physical copy of Advance Authorizations registered at EDI Customs port(28.09.2016)

It was brought to Board's notice that even for Advance Authorizations registered electronically at EDI Customs location i.e. where electronic ledger g.....

Tags : Practice, Discontinuation, Manual debits, physical copy



Honest guess work will always be required for calculating the mesne profits(19.01.2018)

Instant Regular First Appeal under Section 96 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC) is filed by the Appellant/tenant/Oriental Insurance Company L.....

Tags : Mesne profits, Determination, Grant



Monitoring of foreign investment limits in listed Indian companies(03.05.2018)

1. Attention of Authorised Dealer Category-I (AD Category-I) banks is invited to Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or Issue of Security by a perso.....

Tags : Foreign investment, limits, Monitoring



A government employee is entitled to get his previous service counted for purpose of pensionary benefits(08.08.2018)

The current application has been filed seeking the relief to Direct the Respondents (DTTE, GNCT of Delhi) to count the previous/past service (w.e.f. 2.....

Tags : Pensionary benefits, Previous service, Entitlement



Retiral dues is an employee’s rightful claim and is not a bounty(25.06.2018)

The Petitioner retired as the Director (Finance) of the Institute of Cost Accountant of India, i.e. the respondent No. 1, on June 30, 2016. His grieva.....

Tags : Retiral benefits, Entitlement, Delay



New Pension Scheme (NPS); a shift from defined benefit Pension Scheme to defined contribution pension scheme(10.08.2018)

Due to rising and unsustainable pension bill and competing claims on the fiscal, Government has made a conscious move to shift from the defined benefi.....

Tags : Pension scheme, Shift, benefits



Simplified auto-registration of beneficiaries (IEC holders) on ICEGATE for eSANCHIT and other benefits(03.06.2019)

I am directed to refer to Board's circular No. 35/2018 dated 01.10.2018 wherein it was stated that CBIC was working towards bringing all the Participa.....

Tags : Auto-registration, IEC holders, Benefits



An employee directly recruited vis-a-vis another who is promoted must be treated equal in all respects(04.04.2019)

Vide the present petition, the Petitioner has challenged the order by which the Respondents has rejected the representation of the Petitioner to grant.....

Tags : Pay fixation, Promotion, Benefits



Executive Instructions cannot override statutory rules(04.07.2019)

The Petitioners assail the Government Resolution dated 4th October, 1983 and orders issued by Respondent Nos. 1 and 3 denying the pension and pensiona.....

Tags : Pensionary benefits, Denial, Legality



International Cases

In order to succeed in tort of negligence, it is essential to establish a negligent breach of duty, causation and loss(20.11.2019)

In facts of present case, Mr. Thomas Arthur Watkins lived near Tredegar in South Wales. He was employed by the National Coal Board (later British Coal.....

Tags : Scheme, Benefits, Applicability



Setting up of IFSC Banking Units (IBUs) - Permissible activities(21.01.2020)

This is with reference to RBI circular DBR.IBD.BC.14570/23.13.004/2014-15 dated April 01, 2015, as modified from time to time, setting out RBI directi.....

Tags : IFSC, Banking Units, Permissible activities



EESL signs agreement with NOIDA authority to install EV charging units and related infrastructure(09.07.2020)

Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a joint venture of PSUs under the Ministry of Power, Government of India, has signed an agreement with the .....

Tags : Agreement, Signing of, EV charging units



Listing and trading of units of Infrastructure Investment Trusts and Real Estate Investment Trusts on recognized stock exchanges in International Financial Services Centres(16.09.2020)

1. Securities and Exchange Board of India (International Financial Services Centre) Guidelines, 2015 were notified by SEBI on March 27, 2015, which ca.....

Tags : Listing, trading of units, Stock exchanges



Acceptance of the offer must be absolute and unqualified and cannot be conditional(05.01.2021)

Present appeal is against a common Judgment and Order passed by the High Court confirming a Judgment and Order of the Additional Senior Civil Judge, a.....

Tags : Refund, Earnest Deposits, Entitlement



Benefits flowing from MACP Scheme are incentives and not part of pay(28.04.2021)

The short question that falls for consideration of present Court in present Appeals is whether the Government of India is justified in implementing th.....

Tags : Benefits, MACP Scheme, Entitlement



Interse placement of candidates selected through LCE must be based on merit and not on the basis of seniority(12.08.2021)

The Petitioners are Members of the Higher Judicial Services working as District Judges in the State of Madhya Pradesh. They were appointed to the High.....

Tags : Merits, Seniority, Eligibility



Procedure and criteria for submission and approval of applications for export of COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Testing kits(17.08.2021)

1. Reference is invited to DGFT Notification No. 18/2015-20 dated 16.08.2021 restricting the export of COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Testing kits.

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Tags : Criteria, Approval, Antigen Testing kits



Benefit of ad hoc service, rendered by an employee, prior to his regular service on the same post would count for the purpose of increment and pension(28.12.2021)

The Petitioner was appointed as Junior Basic Teacher in Education Department on 12th September, 1994 on ad hoc basis and thereafter his services were .....

Tags : Ad hoc service, Pensionary benefits, Entitlement



Constructive trust rests in civil law on a claim for breach of fiduciary duty and does not rest on any aspect of criminal law(03.11.2021)

Mr. Robert Faichney and Mr. David Perrin were directors of Vantis Tax Ltd ("VTL"). During this time, Mr. Faichney and Mr. Perrin ("the directors") exp.....

Tags : Cheating, Public revenue, Secret profits



MSME units are together capable of constituting a complete supply chain(20.01.2022)

There is tremendous potential for Indian engineering MSMEs to be integrated into the Global Value Chain due to their manufacturing cost advantage, sai.....

Tags : MSME units, Capability, Supply chain



Burden of proof is on employer to disprove the nature of the certificate in order to deny benefits(17.03.2023)

The present Appeal is directed against the final order and judgment in Review Application passed by the High Court, and against order passed by the Hi.....

Tags : Retirement benefits, Denial, Legality



Pensionary provisions must be given a liberal construction, benefit should not be denied to an employee on mere technicalities(03.07.2023)

The Petitioner seeks directions to the Respondents to condone a gap in his service, which in turn entitles him to retirement benefits. He further seek.....

Tags : Pension, Benefits, Direction



Once employee opted for VRS and his decision had been accepted by Corporation, he cannot be permitted to take plea of ignorance about terms and conditions of Scheme(13.07.2023)

The Petitioner vide the instant Writ Petition is impugning the validity of the retirement order issued by the Respondent Corporation. Petitioner is se.....

Tags : Retirement order, Pensionary benefits, Entitlement



Eligibility conditions for availing benefits under the Building and Other Construction Workers scheme(27.07.2023)

As per the extant provisions of Section 12 of Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996 [.....

Tags : Eligibility conditions,Benefits, Scheme



Mandatory Safety Audits(10.08.2023)

Road Safety audit (RSA) is an essential part of any National Highway development project. RSA is carried out at different stages namely during design,.....

Tags : Safety Audits, Recommendation, Implementation



Master Circular for Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs)(15.05.2024)

1. For effective regulation of Infrastructure Investment Trusts, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has been issuing various circulars from.....

Tags : Master Circular, InvITs, Regulation



Reserve Bank releases deposits with Scheduled Commercial Banks - March 2024(04.06.2024)

The Reserve Bank released the web publication 'Deposits with Scheduled Commercial Banks2 - March 20243' on its 'Database on Indian Economy' portal.

Tags : Deposits, Release, Commercial bank



Amendment to Master Circular for Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs) dated May 15, 2024(06.08.2024)

1. Para 22.3.1. (b) of Chapter 22, titled "Board nomination rights to unitholders of Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs)", of the Master Circula.....

Tags : Amendment, Master Circular, InvITs



Extension of cross margin benefits for offsetting positions having different expiry dates(23.04.2024)

1. Chapter 5 of SEBI Master Circular dated October 16, 2023 for Stock Exchanges and Clearing Corporations inter-alia provides stipulations for cross m.....

Tags : Extension, Cross margin benefits, Circular



News

Delhi HC: Section 3(1) of Taxation Act Empowers Government to Extend Only Time Limits(16.12.2021)

Delhi High Court has held that section 3(1) of the Taxation and Other Laws (Relaxation and Amendment of Certain Provisions) Act, 2020 empowers the Gov.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Power of Government to Extend Time Limits



Ministry of Labour and Employment mandates Aadhar Information for Social Security Benefits(05.05.2021)

Ministry of Labour and Employment has now been mandated to seek the 12-digit unique identification number Aadhaar from people like employees and unorg.....

Tags : Social Security Benefits, Aadhar Information, Necessity



Kashmiri Pandits’ Killings: Supreme Court Refuses to Reopen 215 Cases(24.07.2017)

Supreme Court has refused to reopen 215 cases in which 700 Kashmiri Pandits were killed during the 1989-90 unrest in the Valley.

Tags : Supreme Court, Kashmiri Pandits



NGT Directs DPCC to Submit List of Hazardous Industrial Units(07.12.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has said that industrial units operating in residential areas are one of major contributors to air pollution in Capital .....

Tags : National Green Tribunal, air pollution, industrial units



Madras HC Refuses to Restore PIL Seeking Direction to Display Portraits of President, PM(03.05.2021)

Madras High Court has refused to restore a public interest litigation petition which had sought a direction to display the portraits of President Ram .....

Tags : Madras High Court, Display Portraits of President, PM



Framework for acceptance of Green Deposits(11.04.2023)

1.Climate change has been recognised as one of the most critical challenges faced by the global society and economy in the 21st century. The financial.....

Tags : Framework, Acceptance, Green Deposits



Madras HC: Children’s Terminal Benefits Should Go to Parents Too(06.07.2016)

Madras HC has said that parents should also be given a share in terminal benefits of their deceased children even if their names are not in the list o.....

Tags : Madras HC, terminal benefits



Investment in the units of an infrastructure investment trust (InvIT) by sponsor CIC-NDSI(07.06.2018)

In order to enable Systemically Important Core Investment Companies (CIC-NDSI) to act as a sponsor of InvITs, it has been decided to permit CIC-NDSIs .....

Tags : Investment, Units, Sponsor



Orissa HC Dismisses Plea on Extension of Compassionate Appointment Benefits to Married Daughter(10.06.2021)

Orissa High Court has dismissed a petition filed by the married daughter of a deceased government employee seeking extension of compassionate appointm.....

Tags : Orissa High Court, Compassionate Appointment Benefits to Married Daughter



ECJ ruling to curb “welfare tourism”(25.02.2016)

The

Tags : Delhi HC, Polluting Units



Amendments to the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961.(10.08.2016)

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its ex-post facto approval for amendments to Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 by.....

Tags : Amendment, Maternity benefits



Punjab and Haryana HC Stays Grant of Fresh Bus Permits in Punjab(28.09.2016)

Punjab and Haryana HC has stayed operation of a notice issued on September 15 for grant of fresh stage carriage permits on eight different routes in P.....

Tags : Punjab and Haryana HC, Bus Permits



Revision in Position Limits for Agricultural Commodities(29.01.2016)

The Securities and Exchange Board of India has issued directions regar.....

Tags : Sebi, position limits, agriculture, commodity



Board nomination rights to unitholders of Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs)(11.09.2023)

1. Regulation 4(2)(h) of SEBI (Infrastructure Investment Trusts) Regulations, 2014 ("InvIT Regulations") inter-alia provides that unitholder(s) holdin.....

Tags : Nomination rights, Unitholders, InvITs



SC to Courts/Tribunals: Mandatorily Deposit Amounts Deposited by Parties With Registry in Bank(01.02.2023)

Supreme Court has directed all Courts and Tribunals to frame guidelines in cases where amounts are deposited with office/registry of court/tribunal, t.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Deposits, Registry



‘Can’t Deny Food Benefits to Kids Without Aadhaar: Bombay High Court(20.09.2018)

Bombay High Court has directed that no child in Maharashtra should be deprived of benefits of Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) for want of a.....

Tags : Bombay High Court, Aadhaar Card, Food Benefits



Ministry of Labour & Employment Mandates Aadhar Information for Social Security Benefits(06.05.2021)

Ministry of Labour & Employment has now been mandated to seek the 12-digit unique identification number Aadhaar from people like employees and unorgan.....

Tags : Ministry of Labour & Employment, Aadhar Information for Social Security Benefits



NGT Asks AAP Government to Shut Pickling Units in National Capital(07.10.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT), while noting that pickling units fall under prohibited list of industries as per Master Plan 2021, has directed Delhi g.....

Tags : National Green Tribunal, AAP Government, Master Plan 2021, Pickling Units



Hyderabad High Court Says Daughters Are Eligible for Father's Terminal Benefits(14.01.2016)

Hyderabad High Court has held that an employer is not at fault if he decides to distribute the terminal benefits of a deceased employee in equal parts.....

Tags : Hyderabad High Court, Daughters , Father's Terminal Benefits



Guidelines for preferential issue of units and institutional placement of units by a listed Real Estate Investment Trust(27.11.2019)

Regulation 2(1)(zd) of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Real Estate Investment Trusts) Regulations, 2014 ("REIT Regulations"), defines a "prefe.....

Tags : Guidelines for preferential issue of units and institutional placement of units by a listed Real Estate Investment Trust



SC to Air Force: Grant Retiral Benefits to Women SSC Officers Deeming They Had Permanent Commission(17.11.2022)

Supreme Court has directed Indian Air Force to consider 32 Women Short Service Commission Officers, who were not considered for grant of Permanent Com.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Retiral Benefits, Women SSC Officers



Ori HC: Can’t Recover Excess Payment Made to Emp. From Leave Encashment Benefits Post Retirement(23.02.2024)

Orissa High Court has held that if excess payment has been made to an employee without any fault on his part, such amount cannot be recovered by the e.....

Tags : Orissa High Court, Excess Pament, Leave Encashment Benefits



World gets the redefined units of measurement of kilogram, Kelvin, mole and ampere(20.05.2019)

After decades of ground-breaking laboratory works, the world's scientific and technical community, in a landmark and historic decision taken in the re.....

Tags : Redefined units, Measurement, kilogram, Kelvin, mole and ampere



Karnataka HC Directs State to Place on Record SOP for Disposal of Used PPE Kits(19.08.2020)

Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to place on record Standard Operating Procedure or Guidelines issued for disposal of used Perso.....

Tags : Karnataka High Court, Disposal of Used PPE Kits



RBI Issues Review of Instructions on Interest on Overdue Domestic Deposits(06.07.2021)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued the review of instructions on Interest on overdue domestic deposits. The RBI has directed Banks to refer to dir.....

Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Interest on Overdue Domestic Deposits



Clarification regarding actual service providers rendering eligible services to be entitled for the SFIS/SEIS benefits or the aggregator of services (Ports)(22.05.2018)

1. This Directorate has received references from exporters providing port related services seeking clarification whether the actual service providers .....

Tags : Clarification, Actual service providers, Eligible services, Benefits



Specified Bank Notes (SBNs) - Deposit under Guarantee Scheme to decongest the storage facilities at banks(24.11.2016)

As you are aware there is a massive accumulation of SBNs at branches of banks and currency chests putting strain on processing capacities and storage .....

Tags : Guarantee Scheme, Deposits, SBNs



SC Comments on States Boasting High Per Capita Income and Still Claiming BPL Benefits(20.03.2025)

Supreme Court while hearing a matter pertaining to the free ration cards to migrant workers and unskilled labourers, has orally commented that there a.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Per Capita Income, BPL Benefits



Supreme Court: Maternity Benefits Are a Part of Reproductive Rights(26.05.2025)

Supreme Court while setting aside order of Madras High Court which denied maternity leave to a government teacher for the birth of her third child, ha.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Maternity Benefits, Reproductive Rights



SC: Source of Elevation Cannot be the Ground of Discrimination Between High Court Judges for Pension(18.03.2024)

Supreme Court has held that for purposes of pensionary benefits, the source of elevation of retired High Court judges cannot be the ground of discrimi.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Pensionary Benefits, Elevation



Effective date for deposits under the Special Deposit Scheme for Non-Government Provident, Superannuation and Gratuity Funds, announced in the Ministry of Finance(10.06.2024)

It is hereby notified that the deposits made under the Special Deposit Scheme for Non-Government Provident, Superannuation and Gratuity Funds, announc.....

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Delhi HC to Transfer Commercial Suits Valued at or Below Rs.2 Crores to District Courts(31.01.2019)

Delhi High Court has issued a circular to transfer all commercial suits valued at or below Rs. 2 crores pending before it to respective District Court.....

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SC Upholds Constitutionality of Law Delegation Power of Issuing Transport Permits to STA Secretary(10.02.2025)

Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of Karnataka Motor Vehicles Taxation and Certain Other Law (Amendment) Act, 2003 that grants power of i.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Transport Permits, STA Secretary



RBI launches - UDGAM - Centralised Web Portal for searching Unclaimed Deposits(17.08.2023)

The Governor, Reserve Bank of India today launched a Centralised Web Portal UDGAM (Unclaimed Deposits - Gateway to Access inforMation). This portal ha.....

Tags : RBI, Web-portal, UDGAM, Unclaimed Deposits



SC: Defence on Merits Not to be Considered at Stage of Framing of Charge(14.04.2021)

Supreme Court has observed that defence on merits is not to be considered at the stage of framing of the charge and/or at the stage of discharge appli.....

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Eligible Credit Rating Agencies- Rating of Fixed Deposits by Infomerics Valuation and Rating Private Limited(14.08.2017)

A reference is invited to para 9 of the Master Direction DNBR. PD.002/03.10.119/2016-17 dated August 25, 2016 on Non-Banking Financial Companies Accep.....

Tags : Rating, Fixed Deposits



Diageo and United Spirits Settles Trademark War over Black Label(29.10.2015)

Trademark tussle between Diageo Brands BV and United Spirits' McDowell & Co Ltd over “Black Label” in the Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB).....

Tags : Diageo , United Spirits ,Trade mark lack Label



Pat. HC: Retiral Benefits Can’t be Withheld by Employer if No Pending Departmental Proceeding(25.06.2024)

Patna High Court has observed that an employer cannot withhold retiral benefits of the employee in case there is no departmental proceeding pending ag.....

Tags : Patna High Court, Retiral Benefits, Departmental Proceeding



SC Denies to Take PIL to Raise Retirement Age of its Judges(04.04.2016)

SC has refused to entertain a PIL seeking a direction to Centre to set up an authority to consider increasing retirement age of the apex court judges .....

Tags : SC, Retirement Age of its Judges



Del HC: Decision to Limit No. of Visits by Family/Legal Advisors With Prisoners Not Arbitrary(21.02.2023)

Delhi High Court has held that Delhi Government's decision to restrict the total number of visits by family members, relatives, friends and legal advi.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Arbitrary, Visits, Prisoners



Jharkhand HC Temporarily Allows Affidavits to be Sworn in Before Notaries(18.05.2020)

Jharkhand High Court has temporarily suspended the operation of the Note appended to Rule 48(3) of the High Court of Jharkhand Rules, 2001, prescribin.....

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Meghalaya HC: Trend of False Affidavits/Evidence May Render Judiciary Irrelevant(19.06.2023)

Meghalaya High Court while upholding conviction of rape accused, has observed that unless Indian judges get serious with litigants and witnesses, the .....

Tags : Meghalaya High Court, False Affidavits, Evidence



Amendment of Notification number S.O. 3408(E) dated 8th November, 2016 of the Government of India specifying the limits for cash withdrawal(17.11.2016)

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 26 of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (2 of 1934), the Central Government hereby.....

Tags : Withdrawal, Limits, Amendment



Order under Section 119 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 for extension of time limits for submission of certain TDS/TCS Statements(28.06.2023)

The Central Board of Direct Taxes, in exercise of its powers under section 119 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 provides relaxation in respect of the follo.....

Tags : Extension, Time limits, TDS/TCS Statements



Karnataka HC Directs Authorities to Conduct Surprise Visits to Ensure Compliance(08.04.2021)

Karnataka High Court has directed the State government and Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to ensure that surprise visits are undertaken in .....

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SC: No Registration of Further Suits against Places of Worship till Further Orders(13.12.2024)

Supreme Court while hearing petitions challenging the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991, has directed that no further suits shall be re.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Places of Worship, Pending Suits



Extension of Interim Relaxation in WMA limits and OD Regulations(29.09.2020)

With a view to provide greater comfort to State Governments in undertaking COVID-19 containment and mitigation measures, and to enable them to plan th.....

Tags : Extension, Interim Relaxation, WMA limits



Launch of Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Technology/Product Booklet and ToT of Thermal Camera to Industry(02.05.2024)

The Indigenous Technologies of Thermal camera, designed and developed by CDAC Thiruvananthapuram under InTranSE Program of MeitY, was transferred to M.....

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Bombay HC Disposes PIL for Ration Benefits to Tribals(18.05.2020)

Bombay High Court has disposed of a Public Interest Litigation based on the undertaking made by the State Government to provide the benefits of the va.....

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Amendment of notification number S.O. 3407(E) dated the 8th November, 2016 S.O.3449(E)(14.11.2016)

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 26 of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (2 of 1934), the Central Government hereby.....

Tags : Notification, Amendment, Withdrawal, Limits



SC: Cannot Deny Equal Benefits to Temporary Employees Working for Decades as Regular Employees(26.08.2024)

Supreme Court has stated that the class of employees who serve the government for decades in a manner indistinguishable from regular employees cannot .....

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SC: Benefits Under Freedom Fighters Pension Schemes to be Awarded to Only Who Entitled(11.02.2022)

Supreme Court has observed that benefits under freedom fighters pension schemes should be awarded only to those persons who are entitled for the same.

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Ker. HC: Equity, Justice, Convenience Govern the Question Whether Joint Trial is Required or Not(17.01.2025)

Ker. HC has observed that CPC does not specifically provide for consolidation of suits or other proceedings. Equity, justice, convenience and necessit.....

Tags : Kerala High Court, Consolidation of Suits, Equity



Amendment in import policy of Integrated Circuits (ICs) and incorporation of policy condition for different HS Codes of Chapter 85 of ITC (HS), 2017, Schedule-I (Import Policy)(09.08.2021)

In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 read with Section 5 & Section 9 of FT (D&R) Act, 1992, read with paragraph 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign T.....

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

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

Tags : Lok adalat, merits, compensation, electricity



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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Gauhati HC Cautions State for Non-Compliance With Directions on Benefits For Transgender Community(08.09.2021)

Gauhati High Court has cautioned that it would impose costs on the State government if it failed to comply with the Court's earlier directions regardi.....

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Madhya Pradesh HC Rules: Invest Seized Demonetised Notes in FDs(23.12.2016)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has ruled that demonetised currency notes of Rs 1000 and Rs 500 denomination seized in corruption cases and other criminal m.....

Tags : Madhya Pradesh HC, demonetised currency, Fixed Deposits



Bombay HC Seeks State’s Reply in PIL on Overcharging for PPE Kits(30.07.2020)

Bombay High Court while hearing a public interest litigation alleging that certain private hospitals are taking advantage of the prevailing pandemic a.....

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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.....

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National Company Law Tribunal (Salary, Allowances and other Terms and Conditions of Service of President and other Members) Rules, 2015(19.08.2015)

The Central government issued the Rules, 2015, enumerating the benefits available to the President of the National Company Law Tribunal under the Comp.....

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Cal. HC: Can’t Generally Use Public Exchequer Funds with Official Liquidator for Welfare of Employee(30.06.2025)

Cal. High Court has held that it is generally impermissible to use funds from the Official Liquidator's Establishment Charges Account for the purpose .....

Tags : Kerala High Court, Official Liquidator, Terminal Benefits



Kerala HC: Father’s Retirement Benefits Can Be Attached for Child Maintenance Despite S.60(1)(g) CPC(11.11.2025)

Kerala High Court ruled that a father’s retirement benefits can be attached to provide child maintenance, clarifying that the Section 60(1)(g) CPC exe.....

Tags : Retirement, Benefits, Maintenance



Gujarat HC Dismisses Review Petition Against Judgment Allowing Transitional Credits(26.02.2020)

Gujarat High Court has dismissed a review petition filed by the revenue department against a judgment wherein an Applicant was allowed to file the dec.....

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Union Government: Deposits Above Rs 5,000 in Scrapped Currencies Allowed Once Per Account Till Dec 30(19.12.2016)

Central Government has said that deposits totaling more than Rs 5,000 in scrapped Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes can be made only once per account until De.....

Tags : Central Government, Demonetisation, deposits, Rs 500, Rs 1,000, December 30



SC: Can’t Deny Pension to Employee for Break in Service if Absence Regularized as Leave(27.02.2025)

Supreme Court has observed that having once regularized an employee’s service during the period of absence by granting extraordinary leave, it cannot .....

Tags : Supreme Court, Absence Regularized, Pensionary Benefits



Benefits of Free Trade Agreements(04.03.2020)

The Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) signed by India provide tariff concessions thereby giving opportunities for exports of products including those relat.....

Tags : Benefits, FTA, Exports



Supreme Court: Pay Commission Benefits Cannot Be Denied By Imposing Extra Conditions(06.04.2026)

Supreme Court held that Central Pay Commission recommendations cannot be interpreted in a way that denies employees benefits by imposing additional co.....

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P&H HC: Employee Dismissed from Service Not Entitled to Pension(26.03.2025)

Punjab and Haryana High Court while dismissing a petition seeking pensionary benefits for a dismissed police officer has observed that an employee dis.....

Tags : Punjab and Haryana, Pensionary Benefits, Pension



Delhi HC: Online Applications for ‘No Entry Permits’ Must be Scrutinised(29.05.2025)

Delhi High Court has directed that while processing the applications seeking no entry permits, upon relevant information being furnished by the applic.....

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Jharkhand HC: DACP Benefits Must Cover All Eligible Officers, not Just Litigating Ones(10.11.2025)

Jhar. HC ruled that Dynamic Assured Career Progression (DACP) Scheme benefits must be granted to all eligible medical officers, not just those who fil.....

Tags : Dynamic Assured Career Progression, Benefits, Medical Officers



Gujarat High Court: Forcing Toddler to Attend Court 6 Hours Weekly For Grandfather Visits is Unjust(26.03.2026)

Gujarat High Court held that forcing a toddler to spend six hours in court weekly for grandparent visits is “uncalled for and unjust,” allowing the mo.....

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Allahabad HC Directs Registrar General to Issue Circular to Place Affidavits Within 72 Hours(13.08.2021)

Allahabad High Court has directed the Registrar General to issue a proper Circular to all the S.Os. of various sections of the High Court to ensure th.....

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SC: Article 226 Writs Jurisdiction Cannot be Used to Challenge Economic or Fiscal Reforms(09.12.2025)

Supreme Court upheld the power of civic bodies to revise property tax rates, ruling that such revisions cannot be challenged unless the process follow.....

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Bombay HC: Lack of Aadhaar Linkage No Reason to Deny Benefits Under Food Security Act(08.11.2021)

Bombay High Court has ordered the Tehsildar of Murbad to distribute supplies to nearly 90 tribals, noting that several tribals were denied supplies un.....

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Madras HC: Repeated Remand Orders U/S 37 A&C Act are Unworkable Without Reversing Merits(18.11.2025)

Madras High Court held that multiple remand orders under Section 37 of the Arbitration Act were unworkable because earlier findings on merits were nev.....

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J&K HC Upholds PM's Employment Package for Kashmiri Pandits(18.02.2019)

Jammu and Kashmir High Court has turned down plea challenging special dispensation in the matter of employment given in favour of Kashmiri Pandits, li.....

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Composition and Ownership of Deposits with Scheduled Commercial Banks(11.01.2016)

The Reserve Bank of India released data related to the composition and ownership pattern of deposits with scheduled commercial banks as of March 31, 2.....

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AAR, Telangana: Dwelling Units Falling Under PMAY Scheme Attracts Concessional GST Rate(19.10.2021)

Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR), Telangana has ruled that dwelling units falling under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) scheme attract Concessional.....

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Delhi HC: Affidavit for Admission/Denial of Documents in Commercial Suits Must Filed Within 45 Days(01.11.2019)

Delhi High Court has held that the maximum period for filing reapplication or affidavit for admission/denial of documents in commercial suit is 45 day.....

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Issue and listing of Commercial Paper by listed REITs(22.09.2022)

1. In terms of Reserve Bank Commercial Paper Directions, 2017 dated August 10,2022 Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) having net worth of INR 100 Cro.....

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Enhancement of withdrawal limits from ATMs and Current Accounts(16.01.2017)

Please refer to our circulars DCM (Plg) No. 1274, 1317, 1437 and 2142/10.27.00/2016-17 dated November 14, 21 and 28 and December 30, 2016, respectivel.....

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Madras HC Acquits Depressed Engineer Who Poisoned His Son(30.03.2016)

Madras HC has acquitted an engineer who poisoned his five-year-old son to death out of “severe depression” developed after a road accident in which he.....

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Notification of Interest on deposits made under the Special Deposit Scheme for Non-Government Provident, Superannuation and Gratuity Funds(04.01.2022)

It is hereby notified that the deposits made under the Special Deposit Scheme for Non-Government Provident, Superannuation and Gratuity Funds, announc.....

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J&K & L High Court: Fair Compensation to Land Losers Must Reflect Road Access And Location Benefits(24.02.2026)

High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh held that land acquisition compensation must reflect ground realities, ensuring justice by considering road a.....

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AP HC: State Can’t Cite Financial Constraints to Withhold Gratuity, Denying Retirees Violates Art 21(04.11.2025)

Andhra Pradesh High Court held that the State cannot claim financial incapacity to deny statutory terminal benefits, ruling that withholding gratuity .....

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Supreme Court: Post-Moratorium, Creditors Cannot Adjust Pre-CIRP Dues From Prior Deposits(25.03.2026)

Supreme Court observed that “The deposit made even if treated as a guarantee for the default in dues remains the property of the CD till it is adjuste.....

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Bombay High Court: State Cannot Deny Maternity Benefits As More Women Join Workforce(02.03.2026)

Observing that as more women join the workforce to achieve economic independence, authorities cannot deny maternity leave and compromise their caregiv.....

Tags : Maternity Benefits, Women, Workforce



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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Bombay HC Says 'No' to Dismissal of Appeals, Unless Matter Decided on Merits(28.04.2017)

Bombay High Court has held that an Appellate Court cannot dismiss an appeal exercising its jurisdiction under Section 386 of CrPC, unless the matter h.....

Tags : Bombay High Court, Section 386 of CrPC, Merits of case



SC Issues Notice on Plea for Benefits as Workers of Apps Like Uber, Ola, Zomato, Swiggy Etc(13.12.2021)

Supreme Court has issued notice in a writ petition seeking social security rights for gig workers employed by online food delivery, courier and tax ag.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Benefits as Workers of Apps



SC Holds Landowners Who Accept Compensation Settlements Cannot Later Seek Statutory Benefits(21.11.2025)

Supreme Court held that landowners who voluntarily accept a compensation settlement under the Tamil Nadu Acquisition of Land for Industrial Purposes A.....

Tags : Landowners, Compensation, Statutory Benefits



Madras HC Directs State Government to Ensure Proper Terminal Benefits to Ex-Employees(24.10.2016)

Madras High Court has directed State Government to ensure that terminal benefits due to all eligible former employees were paid in 12 equated monthly .....

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Madras HC: Can’t Deny Maternity Benefits Merely on Technicalities(16.01.2023)

Madras High Court while observing that welfare legislation like Maternity Benefits Act can’t be denied merely on the basis of technicalities, has held.....

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SC: Benefits Flowing from MACP Scheme are Incentives and Not Part of Pay(30.04.2021)

Supreme Court has observed that benefits flowing from Assured Career Progression Scheme ('ACPS') and Modified ACPS (MACPS) are incentives and are not .....

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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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Government: Bank Deposits Before April 01, 2016 Can be Declared Under PMGKY(19.01.2017)

Govt has clarified that deposits in bank accounts made before 1 April 2016 can also be declared under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY), the .....

Tags : Bank Deposits, Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana, income disclosure scheme



P&H HC: Full-Time Law Officers Aren’t Contractual and Are Entitled to Medical Benefits and Leaves(24.02.2026)

Punjab and Haryana High Court held that Assistant and Deputy Advocate Generals in Haryana are entitled to medical reimbursement, earned leave, and Lea.....

Tags : Law Officers, Contractual, Medical Benefits



SC Dismisses Rajasthan Govt's Plea Challenging HC Verdict on Free Lifetime Benefits for Former CMs(08.01.2020)

Supreme Court has dismissed a petition by the Rajasthan Government challenging the Rajasthan High Court's order regarding giving a government bungalow.....

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Supreme Court Struck Down Section 60(4), Removing Limits on Maternity Benefits For Adoptive Mothers(18.03.2026)

Supreme Court struck down Section 60(4) of the Social Security Code, 2020, which had restricted maternity leave for adoptive mothers to cases where th.....

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CBDT Notifies Determination of Income of Specified Fund of Units Held by Non-Residents(11.08.2021)

Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has inserted Rule 21AJ under Income-tax Rules, 1962 which provides for the determination of income of a specified.....

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Calcutta HC: Third-Party Suits in a Deity’s Name are Allowed Only When The Sebait Loses Authority(27.01.2026)

The court observed that "Only in exceptional circumstances, where the sebait does not or by his own act, deprives himself of the power of representing.....

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Kerala HC Upholds Life Terms For Five, Acquits Two in Renjith Johnson Murder, Says TIP Not Needed(28.11.2025)

Kerala High Court upheld the conviction of five accused in the 2018 abduction and murder of Renjith Johnson, holding that a test identification parade.....

Tags : Murder, Acquits, Test Identification Parade



Karnataka HC Directs Govt. to Compensate Students Denied Benefits of Mid-Day Meal Scheme(17.11.2020)

Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to inform in how much time and in what manner it would compensate each and every student who is.....

Tags : Karnataka High Court, Students Denied Benefits of Mid-Day Meal Scheme



Advances against Term Deposits of Non-members(01.09.2016)

Pursuant to the deliberations in the 32nd Standing Advisory Committee meeting held on December 14, 2015, it has been decided to permit SEBs to grant a.....

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SC: Promissory Estoppel Cannot Be Used to Claim Unintended Benefits, Lays Down Principles(26.05.2026)

Supreme Court observed that the doctrine of promissory estoppel cannot be invoked to claim benefits under a government policy that was never intended .....

Tags : Promissory Estoppel; Benefits; Claim



Rajasthan HC Orders to Hold Salary of Directors till Pensioner Gets Retirement Benefits(25.11.2015)

Rajasthan HC on petition by Ram Kumari Anwara who retired in 1999 as head mistress and waiting for her retirement benefits, has directed Govt. to stop.....

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Bombay HC: Second Wife Can Claim Retirement Benefits of Deceased Husband(25.02.2016)

Bombay HC has ruled that second wife of a Union Government employee can claim retirement benefits of the deceased husband who had nominated his second.....

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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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Madras HC Directs Stipulation of Outer Time Limit for Filing Counter Affidavits in Writ Petitions(17.09.2018)

MP HC has observed that it is frequently noticed that the counter affidavits and related documents are not filed in large number of writ petitions now.....

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Bombay High Court: Fake Websites Providing PAN Card Services A National Threat(18.01.2024)

Bombay HC while passing an ex-parte interim injunction against certain entities allegedly operating fake websites providing PAN card services on behal.....

Tags : Bombay HC, PAN Card Services, UTIITSL



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 .....

Tags : 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 Judge bench of Justice Midha, which had directed status quo order on the Future - Reliance retail stake sale deal of nearly Rs. 25000 crore.



Supreme Court Sets Aside Delhi High Court Verdict on Quota Benefits(26.02.2016)

SC has set aside a Delhi High Court verdict which held that selected persons cannot be accorded quota benefits on account of non-submission of OBC cer.....

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Specified goods when stored in warehouse within ambit of Customs Act, 1962(11.01.2016)

The Ministry of Finance has specified goods that will attract provisions of the Customs Act, 1962 when deposited in a warehouse. The list comprises va.....

Tags : Fuel, spirits, crude, nitrogen, storage, customs act



Mad. HC: State Employees Governed by TN Government Fundamental Rules and not Maternity Benefits Act(01.09.2023)

Madras High Court while observing that State Employees are governed by the Tamil Nadu Government Fundamental Rules and not the Maternity Benefits Act .....

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J&K HC: All Hindus Living in Kashmir Valley Cannot Claim Benefits Meant for Kashmiri Pandits(16.09.2021)

Jammu and Kashmir High Court has held that all Hindus residing in the Valley cannot be said to be a Kashmiri Pandit, thereby allowing them to avail th.....

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Delhi HC: Bribe Profits Invested in Shares Are Proceeds of Crime and Attachable under PMLA(04.11.2025)

Delhi High Court has held that profits earned from bribe money invested in the stock market are proceeds of crime and attachable under the PMLA, notin.....

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Calcutta High Court: Post-VRS Service Benefits Cannot be Denied; Ex-Employees Entitled to Arrears(19.03.2026)

Calcutta High Court held that employees who opted for VRS cannot be denied retrospective pay revision benefits accrued during service, ruling such ben.....

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Delhi HC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking Maternity Benefits to Women Pursuing Higher Education(18.02.2020)

Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Central Government and University Grants Commission in a plea seeking relaxation in attendance norms for wom.....

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P&H High Court Directs Video Recording of Proceedings in Mayor Election(28.01.2025)

P&H High Court while directing video recording of proceedings in the mayor election of Amritsar Municipal Corporation has observed that if practices o.....

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

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

Tags : Andhra Pradesh High Court, Second Wife, Service Benefits



SEBI Issues Listing Guidelines for InvITs(12.05.2016)

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has issued listing guidelines for Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs).

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Love Jihad Case: NIA to Maintain Before SC 'Indoctrination' a Pattern in Kerala(29.11.2017)

Love Jihad Case: NIA to Maintain Before SC 'Indoctrination' a Pattern in Kerala

Tags : The NIA, in its report to the Supreme Court, is likely to maintain that Islamic indoctrination leading to marriages is a pattern in Kerala.



SC: Loans May be Treated as Deposits under MPID Act, Private Individuals as Financial Establishments(18.05.2026)

Supreme Court has held that private individuals can fall within the definition of a “financial establishment” under the MPID Act, and that money advan.....

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Madras High Court Seeks State’s Reply Over Jayalalithaa Portraits in Offices, Schemes(28.02.2017)

Madras High Court has directed Tamil Nadu Government to spell out its decision in matter of displaying portraits and photographs of Late Chief Ministe.....

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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."



SC Issues Guidelines on Summary Judgment in Commercial Suits under Order XIII-A CPC(04.05.2026)

Supreme Court, interpreting Order XIII-A CPC, held that summary judgment in commercial suits promotes efficiency and avoids needless trials, and shoul.....

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National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (Salaries, Allowances and other Terms and Conditions of Service of Chairperson and other Members) Rules, 2015(19.08.2015)

The Central government issued the Rules, 2015, enumerating the benefits available to the Chairperson of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal u.....

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SC: Cannot Extend Compassionate Appointments to Absurd Limits(19.06.2025)

Supreme Court while denying compassionate appointment to the petitioner who was the son of Principal Commissioner, Central Excise, has stated that com.....

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Jharkhand HC: DACP Benefits Must Cover All Eligible Officers, not Just Litigating Ones(10.11.2025)

Jhar. HC ruled that Dynamic Assured Career Progression (DACP) Scheme benefits must be granted to all eligible medical officers, not just those who fil.....

Tags : Dynamic Assured Career Progression, Benefits, Medical Officers



SC: Merits of Foreign Arbitral Awards Cannot be Re-Examined During Enforcement Proceedings(27.03.2026)

Supreme Court reiterated that foreign arbitral awards may be resisted in India only on limited public policy grounds, and courts cannot reassess or re.....

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Arbitral Tribunal can't Award Interest if Agreement Expressly Bars Its Payment: SC(08.02.2019)

Supreme Court has reiterated that arbitrator cannot award interest on award if the agreement expressly prohibits grant of interest.

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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".



Madras High Court Acquits Couple Accused of Murdering Their Child(07.09.2015)

Madras HC has acquitted conviction and life sentence imposed on a couple accused of murdering their 18-month-old child, on ground that lower court’s d.....

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Supreme Court: State Officers Cannot Back Litigants Through Affidavits Against the Law(20.05.2026)

Supreme Court strongly censured government officers, saying State authorities cannot support litigants by taking positions contrary to law, and direct.....

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Un-utilised FPI limits in government securities to be carried forward(29.03.2016)

The Central Government has allowed long term limits in government securities left un-utilised by FPIs to be carried onward to the subsequent tranche f.....

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J&K&L HC: Employer Can Adjust Pay/Pension for Dual Benefits, But Not Recover From Group C&D Staff(11.03.2026)

Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court held that employers may correct pay and pension where dual benefits were wrongly granted, but recovering exces.....

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Bom HC: Can’t Recover Excess Retiral Benefits After Allowing Officer to Continue Beyond Retirement(26.09.2022)

Bombay High Court has granted relief to a retired medical officer of Thane Municipal Corporation whose pension and gratuity was reduced by local body .....

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P&H HC: Ex-Servicemen Who served During 1st Emergency to be Counted for Pensionary Benefits(15.11.2024)

Punjab and Haryana HC has stated that Ex-Servicemen who have served during First Emergency will be counted for pensionary benefits that have arisen fr.....

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

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

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Interest rate of deposits made under the Special Deposit Scheme for Non-Government Provident, Superannuation and Gratuity Funds(06.01.2021)

It is hereby notified that, the deposits made under the Special Deposit Scheme for Non-Government Provident, Superannuation and Gratuity Funds, announ.....

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Bhopal Court Hears Vyapam Case Till 2 am, Issues Arrest Warrants Against 200 Accused(29.11.2017)

Bhopal Court Hears Vyapam Case Till 2 am, Issues Arrest Warrants Against 200 Accused

Tags : The 1500-page CBI chargesheet had named 592 accused in connection with 2012 Pre-medical Test scam. The accused included officials of four private medical colleges involved in selling seats for profits and several government officials.



Position Limits for Hedgers(19.08.2016)

1. As per Section 131(4) of Finance Act, 2015 all rules, directions, guidelines, instructions, circulars, or any like instruments, made by the erstwhi.....

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NGT Directs Closure of Industrial Units in Residential Areas(01.09.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has irked over menace of unauthorised industrial units running in residential areas and directed Centre and Delhi Govern.....

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SC: Landowners Cannot be Forced to Waive Statutory Compensation to Claim Other Benefits(21.05.2026)

Supreme Court held that civic authorities cannot compel landowners to waive their statutory right to compensation as a condition for receiving other s.....

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

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

Tags : Lok adalat, merits, compensation, electricity



ITAT: Employee Welfare Expenses Cannot be Included in Fringe Benefits Tax(09.08.2022)

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Ahmedabad Bench has held that the Employee Welfare expenses cannot be included in the value of Fringe Benefits T.....

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Deposits made under the Senior Citizens Welfare Fund shall bear interest at 3.35%(23.11.2021)

It is hereby notified that the deposits made under the Senior Citizens Welfare Fund, announced in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affa.....

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Bombay HC Disallows Retrospective Benefits Under EWS Category in MSEDCL Recruitment Drive(01.08.2022)

Bombay High Court has held that Maharashtra Government's decision to allow members of Maratha community to avail benefits under Economically Weaker Se.....

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Orissa HC Forms SOP for Judicial Officers to Conclude Trials Where Specific Time Limits are Imposed(25.07.2025)

Orissa HC while expressing dissatisfaction over delay in expeditious conclusions of trials, has formulated a SOP to be followed by Judicial Officers a.....

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Supreme Court Acquits Chennai Man Sentenced to Death in Child Rape-Murder Case(08.10.2025)

Supreme Court overturned the conviction and death sentence of Dashwanth, accused of raping and murdering a 7-year-old girl in Mugalivakkam, Chennai, i.....

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Madras High Court: Woman who Deserted Kids May not Get Death Benefits of Husband(09.03.2020)

Madras High Court has observed that a woman who deserted her two children is unlikely to get any compensation for her husband's death in workplace whi.....

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Delhi High Court to AAP: Complete by July 31 Process of Issuing 10,000 Fresh Auto Permits(26.05.2017)

Delhi High Court has directed AAP Government to complete by July 31 its process of issuing 10,000 fresh auto permits to increase number of auto ricksh.....

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SC Issues Contempt Notices to Officials of State of Bihar for Non Compliance with Previous Orders(19.01.2022)

Supreme Court has issued contempt notices to officials of the State of Bihar for non compliance with Court's previous orders directing the State to gr.....

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Delhi HC: No Income Tax on Interest Income from FD Till Ownership Determined by Arbitral Tribunal(13.10.2022)

Delhi High Court has held that income tax cannot be levied on the interest income from fixed deposits (FD) till the ownership is determined by the arb.....

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Supreme Court Directs Centre to Review Security Threat of Key Witness of Nitish Katara Murder Case(08.05.2019)

Supreme Court has directed the Centre to review within a week the threat perception and consider granting security to a person, whose testimony in the.....

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Meghalaya High Court Makes Verification of Affidavits Mandatory(02.03.2020)

Meghalaya High Court has directed its Registry to ensure that affidavits filed by the parties during the course of proceedings are duly verified. The .....

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Punjab & Haryana HC Seeks Air India Response on Route Change For Amritsar-Birmingham Flight(30.03.2017)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked Air India to explain and produce relevant record pertaining to circumstances under which it changed route of A.....

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NGT Orders Delhi, UP Govt. to Take Action against Unauthorized Industries(09.09.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Delhi and Uttar Pradesh Governments to take action against unauthorized industrial units running in residen.....

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Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs exempts the deposits pertaining to all classes of persons and all categories of goods, from the provisions of section 51A of the Customs Act, 1962(31.05.2022)

1. In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (4) of section 51A of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Board of Indirect Taxes an.....

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Statute

Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes and Protection of Depositors’ Interests Bill, 2015(03.05.2016)

The suggestion period for ‘

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IT Rules Amendment 2023: Bombay High Court Strikes Down Amendment on Fact Check Units(20.09.2024)

Bom. HC has struck down IT Rules Amendment 2023 that authorized the Central Government to establish Fact Check Units for identification of false or fa.....

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Del. HC: Order of ITSC Final & Conclusive for a Particular AY for Which Application is Filed(05.07.2024)

Delhi High Court while allowing the appeal filed by the department, has held that the order of the Income Tax Settlement Commission (ITSC) is final an.....

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Ker. HC: Equity, Justice, Convenience Govern the Question Whether Joint Trial is Required or Not(17.01.2025)

Ker. HC has observed that CPC does not specifically provide for consolidation of suits or other proceedings. Equity, justice, convenience and necessit.....

Tags : Kerala High Court, Consolidation of Suits, Equity



Delhi HC Issues Notice on Appeal Challenging Extension of Benefits of Advocate Welfare Fund(19.08.2021)

Delhi High Court has issued notice on an appeal filed by the Delhi Government, challenging a single judge order for extension of benefits under CM Adv.....

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MP HC: Export Ban on N95 Masks/PPE Kits Not Violation of Right of Trade/Business(15.10.2020)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has ruled that ban of export in respect of KN95 Masks, Personal Protective Equipment Kits and other products does not amount.....

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SC: Govt Servant Cannot Complain About Service Conditions or Retiral Benefits Before Consumer Forums(12.11.2019)

Supreme Court has clarified that a government servant is not a consumer for the purpose of Consumer Protection Act, 1986 and cannot raise any dispute .....

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SC: ‘Abandonment of Service is Not Voluntary Retirement’, Denying SBI Clerk Pension Benefits(10.04.2026)

Supreme Court has held that an employee who abandons service shortly before retirement cannot later claim pensionary benefits by treating such absence.....

Tags : Abandonment of Service, Voluntary Retirement, Pension Benefits



Kerala High Court Orders State Government to Establish Campus Police Units(11.02.2021)

Kerala High Court has directed the State Government to set up campus police units to conduct regular checking inside the educational institutions and .....

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Karnataka HC Directs State to Consider on Grant of Permits for Motorcycle Taxi Service(11.05.2021)

Karnataka High Court has directed the State government to in two months time consider and decide on the representation made for grant of permits for r.....

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NGT Directs AAP Govt, DPCC to Initiate Action Against Illegal Industrial Units(26.12.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Delhi Government and Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to take action against industrial units opera.....

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NAA Directs GST Officers to Collect Evidence Against Suppliers Denying GST Rate Cut Benefits(25.06.2021)

National Anti-Profiteering Authority (NAA) has directed Goods and Services Tax officers to collect evidence against suppliers denying GST Rate Cut ben.....

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Allahabad HC: Employees of Constituent Institutions are not Entitled to Central University Benefits(17.11.2025)

Allahabad High Court recently ruled that employees of constituent institutions cannot claim benefits of Central University staff in the absence of a s.....

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Punjab and Haryana High Court: Insurance Benefits Cannot Be Denied on Mere Technicalities(14.03.2017)

Punjab and Haryana High Court, while coming to rescue of an illiterate woman who lost her 27-year-old son in a road mishap, has asserted that benefits.....

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Madras High Court Pulls Up State Govt for Allotting Separate Crematorium to Vellore Dalits(26.08.2019)

Madras High Court has expressed displeasure over the State Government’s move to build a separate crematorium for the Dalit community. This move comes .....

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J&K&L HC: Second Arbitral Reference is Maintainable if Award is Set Aside Without Deciding Merits(29.12.2025)

Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court held that a second arbitral reference is maintainable when an award is set aside under Section 34 of the A&C Act.....

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Tripura HC: Tax Authorities Cannot Revive Repealed VAT Powers or Retain Deposits Without Law(28.11.2025)

Tripura HC held that show-cause notices under Section 77 of the Tripura VAT Act, issued nine years after its repeal post-GST, are arbitrary, illegal, .....

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RBI Enhances Withdrawal Limits From ATMs From Rs. 4500 to Rs 10,000 Per Day(16.01.2017)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has enhanced limit on withdrawals from ATMs from current limit of Rs.4,500 to Rs.10,000 per day per card.

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Uttarakhand High Court Orders Ramdev Company to Share Profits with Locals(29.12.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court has directed a company run by yoga guru Ramdev to share a percentage of its profits with local farmers and communities.

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CCI to examine - Whether ITC availed or reduction in tax rate actually resulted in commensurate reduction in price of goods or services or both(23.11.2022)

1.In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 171 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), the Central Gove.....

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Supreme Court: Cannot Treat Dalits Like "Liars Or Crooks"(03.10.2019)

Supreme Court has observed that the members of the SC/ST community cannot be treated as liars or crooks and it cannot be presumed that they would regi.....

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Maternity Benefits to Contractual Employees can't be Denied: Kerala HC(03.01.2019)

Kerala High Court has reiterated that maternity benefits cannot be denied to women employees just because they are contractual employees.

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SC: CJs of HCs Acting on Administrative Side Don’t Have Any Rule Making Authority of Executive(04.01.2024)

Supreme Court while observing that policymaking needs consideration of many factors, has held that Chief Justices(CJs) of High Courts, acting on the a.....

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