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Events
Conflict of interest: CCI members attend Assocham conference(07.08.2015)
Members of the Competition Commission of India participated in a conference organised by parties that have cases pending before the Commission. Held, .....
Tags : competition, conflict of interest
Others
Employees Pension Scheme(10.08.2015)
The Minister of State for Labour and Employment stated the government had constituted an Expert Committee to review Employees' Pension Scheme, 1995 wh.....
Tags : pension, employees, provident fund
Statute
Real estate bill passed, aadhaar number changes rejected(15.03.2016)
The Parliament kept up its newfound legislation fervour, approving the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill, 2016, which aside from providing.....
Tags : Parliament, legislation, budget 2016, companies amemendment
Real estate bill passed, aadhaar number changes rejected(15.03.2016)
The Parliament kept up its newfound legislation fervour, approving the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill, 2016, which aside from providing.....
Tags : Parliament, legislation, budget 2016, companies amendment
Telecom companies to compensate for dropped calls from 2016(16.10.2015)
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India introduced the Top StoryWhen crying wolf 218 times is one too many(31.07.2015)
The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently passed a judgment calling a Petitioner's suit (with a further 20 listed for the month of August, 2015) friv.....
Tags : vexatious, frivolous, litigation, compensation
When crying wolf 218 times is one too many(31.07.2015)
The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently passed a judgment calling a Petitioner's suit (with a further 20 listed for the month of August, 2015) friv.....
Tags : vexatious, frivolous, litigation, compensation
A little more compassion for married daughters(30.11.2015)
It may not quite be the “but-for-sex”, but Chhattisgarh High Court’s ruling took a step in quelling another probably archaic, certainly egregious gove.....
Tags : compassionate appointment, married daughter, Chhattisgarh
An urge towards protecting vulnerable witnesses(16.12.2015)
The Madras High Court confirmed a conviction and sentence of the accused by a trial court for the rape of a minor. It rejected contentions that the vi.....
Tags : Rape, minor, competent victim, vulnerable
Busy Budget: Snapshot of the 2016 proposals(29.02.2016)
The Central Government's Budget for 2016-2017 is out and has faced great scrutiny in the public spotlight. Being a large proposal, the devil is in the.....
Tags : budget, 2016-2017, employment, pension, welfare
International Cases
Fact that, an error has been made in sentencing does not automatically mean that sentencing discretion should be exercised afresh(30.05.2018)
The Appellant appealed from the sentences imposed for the burglary, trespass and breach of bail offences. Sole ground of appeal was that, the learned .....
Tags : Sentence, Imposition, Validity
Court covers its ears amidst religious caterwauling(08.04.2016)
The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court avoided, narrowly, being dragged into a controversial religious debate about the use of loudspeakers dur.....
Tags : public nuisance, loudspeaker, temple, religious
Easier refunds, more compensation: DGCA(13.06.2016)
The Director General of Civil Aviation released proposals to ease flyers’ woes in the event of cancelled flights or when they are denied boarding. Als.....
Tags : air travel, refund, cancellation, disability, compensation
Tender process is designed to induce competition in a very structured way by facilitating independent conduct of potential service providers(03.10.2018)
Present matter concerned a complaint referral by Competition Commission against two firms active in provision of brand activation services: Geometry G.....
Tags : Anti-Competitive Agreement, Contravention, Provisions
India slams another extension of anti dumping duty against certain Chinese products(09.10.2016)
The Revenue Department of the Finance Ministry has slammed an extension of anti dumping duty on certain Chinese products used in garment, toys and foo.....
Tags : Anti-dumping duty, Extension, Chinese Products
Compensation not payable unless disease predominantly arose from discipline which was unreasonable and harsh on part of employer(23.08.2018)
In instant case, the Appellant (Mr Suleski), was employed as a crane supervisor by the Respondent (Pilbara Iron). At a meeting with his superintendent.....
Tags : Compensation, Denial, Legality
India slams another extension of anti dumping duty against certain Chinese products(09.10.2016)
The Revenue Department of the Finance Ministry has slammed an extension of anti dumping duty on certain Chinese products used in garment, toys and foo.....
Tags : Anti-dumping duty, Extension, Chinese Products
Public law acts were to be regarded and relied upon as lawful unless and until they were set aside by Courts(27.09.2018)
Appeal was against decision of Tribunal which it handed down on 2 June 2017. Tribunal's decision related to a special plea taken by both Goodyear Sout.....
Tags : Complaint referral, Compliance, Provisions
GST Council Approved Final Draft of Central GST and Integrated GST(04.03.2017)
The all-powerful GST Council headed by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley approved final draft of Central GST (C-GST) and Integrated GST (I-GST). Fur.....
Tags : Council, Approval, Implementation, GST
Once Court recognized its jurisdiction over a public interest matter, applicant is not entitled to halt proceedings by unilateral withdrawal(14.09.2018)
Issue involved in present case was relating to maintainability of proceedings initiated vide Show Cause Notice No. 70/2012 dated 14th June 2012 (SCN').....
Tags : Jurisdiction, Complaint, Withdrawal
Government signs Global Environment Facility (GEF) Grant Agreement with the World Bank(16.08.2017)
The Government of India and the World Bank has signed a US dollar 24.64 million grant from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) in order to improve e.....
Tags : World Bank, Grant, Ecosystem, Improvement
In deciding an appeal, Court may set aside or vary the decision of the Court of Summary Jurisdiction and the sentence imposed(22.03.2019)
The Appellant pleaded guilty in the Magistrate's Court to four charges of trespass and two charges of possessing drug paraphernalia in which there wer.....
Tags : Sentence, Imposition, Legality
Disclosure of compliance under Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act in Annual Reports of Private companies now made Mandatory(13.08.2018)
For ensuring safety of women at workplaces in the private sector, disclosure regarding implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (.....
Tags : Sexual Harassment, Enactment, Compliance
Disclosure of compliance under Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act in Annual Reports of Private companies now made Mandatory(13.08.2018)
For ensuring safety of women at workplaces in the private sector, disclosure regarding implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (.....
Tags : Sexual Harassment, Enactment, Compliance
Intention of Parliament must be clearly found on wording of legislation(22.05.2019)
By present appeal, Mr. and Mrs. Hancock seek to show that, the redemption of the loan notes, issued to them in connection with the sale of their share.....
Tags : Charge, Capital gains, Exemption
Ministry of Women and Child Development links Portal 'SHe-Box' to central/ state ministries and districts for speedy disposal of cases(22.11.2018)
The Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) has linked SHe-Box, the online portal to report complaints of Sexual Harassment at Workplace, to al.....
Tags : She-box, Linkage, Complaint, Redressal
Deliberate disobedience of an order does not require a specific intention to break the law(14.08.2019)
Present proceedings arise from a dispute about noise disturbance between the owners of units in a block of units in Bay View Terrace. Unit 1 is a grou.....
Tags : Compliance, Direction, SAT Order
President of India gives assent on amendments introduced to the Indian Stamp Act, 1899(21.02.2019)
The President of India, gave his assent to the proposed amendments in Indian Stamp Act, 1899. The amendment aims to rationalise and harmonise the syst.....
Tags : Amendment, Stamp duty, President, Assent
A Court has discretion to take into account time spent in custody and can give credit by either reducing term or backdating sentence(10.09.2019)
Present two appeals against sentence are related and involved the failure to take into account time that, the Appellant spent in custody on remand. Th.....
Tags : Sentence, Imposition, Reduction
Openness is not necessarily a statement about visual qualities of land, nor does it imply freedom from all forms of development(05.02.2020)
The short point in present appeal is whether the Appellant county council, as local planning authority, correctly understood the meaning of the word “.....
Tags : Visual impact, Openness, Planning policies
RBI Consumer Confidence Survey(10.09.2015)
The Reserve Bank of India has been conducting consumer surveys on economic conditions, income spending and prices and other criteria since 2010. It re.....
Tags : Contempt, mci, b.sc, medicine
RBI Consumer Confidence Survey(10.09.2015)
The Reserve Bank of India has been conducting consumer surveys on economic conditions, income spending and prices and other criteria since 2010. It re.....
Tags : Contempt, mci, b.sc, medicine
Courts cannot lay down conditions of eligibility in respect of employment rules of Supreme Court(03.05.2019)
The Supreme Court in its recent Judgment has expressed that, the essential qualifications for appointment to a post are for the employer to decide and.....
Tags : Eligibility, Employment, Condition
Failure of a Registrar to sign a summons is susceptible to condonation(26.03.2020)
The crisp issue in present appeal is whether a summons which has not been signed by the registrar of the court is a nullity or a defective pleading wh.....
Tags : Summons, Signature, Peremptory requirement
Government restricts import in ‘others’ category without HSN Code(15.01.2020)
In a 6th National Standards Conclave, the Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Railways, Piyush Goyal said that, no imports will be allowed witho.....
Tags : HSN Code, Necessity, Import
Test whether a vehicle is designed for use on a road is objective(22.06.2020)
Mr Simphiwe Robert Makutoana (the deceased) was a pedestrian at the Multipurpose Terminal, Cape Town Harbour, when a large industrial vehicle Reach St.....
Tags : Accident claim, Compensation, Nature, Vehicle
RBI announces implementation of Positive Pay System for Cheque payments(25.09.2020)
RBI introduces Positive Pay System for Cheque Truncation. The system is to be implemented from January 1, 2021. The concept of Positive Pay involves a.....
Tags : Positive Pay System, Cheque payments, Implementation
Income tax is charged on the employment income of an employed diver, which includes fiction that, diver is carrying on a trade(20.05.2020)
In facts of present case, Mr. Martin Fowler is a qualified diver who is resident in the Republic of South Africa. During the 2011/12 and 2012/13 tax y.....
Tags : Employment income, Tax, Levy
Government notifies Draft Rules on Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020(20.11.2020)
In order to enhance safety, health and working conditions and simplifying the procedures, Union Labour Ministry notifies Draft Rules under the Occupat.....
Tags : Rules, Employment, Safety
RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) announces no change in repo rate(04.12.2020)
On the basis of an assessment of the current and evolving macro-economic situation, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) at its meeting decides to keep.....
Tags : MPC, Announcement, Repo rate
Regulations made under a statute cannot be used to interpret the governing statute(23.05.2020)
The Appellants appeal against an urgent interim interdict issued by the High Court, Pretoria, which prevents the South African Police Service (the SAP.....
Tags : Interim interdict, Implementation, Provision
Finance Minister announces GST exemption for businesses with an annual turnover of up to Rs 40 lakh(24.08.2020)
The Finance Minister said that now, the businesses with an annual turnover of up to Rs 40 lakh are GST exempt. Earlier, this limit was Rs 20 lakh. In .....
Tags : Exemption, GST, Businesses
Customs to begin faceless assessment of imports across India(04.09.2020)
In a step forward to ease of doing business module, the Customs Department will soon initiate pan-India faceless assessment for all imported goods by .....
Tags : Customs, Faceless assessment, Imports
A company and its sole director are vicariously criminally liable for the acts of one of company's employees, if the discharge or abandonment occurs as a result of positive act(01.05.2020)
Present appeal principally concerns whether a company and its sole director are vicariously criminally liable for the acts of one of the company's emp.....
Tags : Illegal dumping, vicarious liability, acquittal
Prescription Act does not apply to claims for compensation under the RAF Act(06.05.2020)
Present appeal concerns the question whether the running of prescription in respect of Mr Koos Jacobs’ claim for damages under the Road Accident Fund .....
Tags : Compensation, Enactment, Applicability
Government facilitates faster imports of key medical devices amid rise in COVID -19 cases(30.04.2021)
In view of present pandemic situation of COVID-19 and for meeting the demand of medical devices, Department of Consumer Affairs, Government of India h.....
Tags : Imports, Medical devices, Compliance
When order is ambiguous, a sensible interpretation of the order is to be preferred instead of an impractical approach(02.10.2020)
The matter concerned the interpretation of a Court order regarding security and the release of the MV ‘Unity’ from arrest. On 23 December 2016, the Kw.....
Tags : Court’s order, Compliance, Interpretation
CBIC reduces compliance burden by abolishing renewals of licenses/registrations(24.07.2021)
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has with effect from 23rd July, 2021 abolished the requirement of periodic renewals of Licence/.....
Tags : Compliance, licenses, Renewal
Central Government exempts certain non-residents from furnishing ITR(11.10.2021)
The Central Government exempts certain class of persons, subject to the conditions, from the requirement of furnishing a return of income under sub-se.....
Tags : ITR, Exemption, Non-residents
A pre-sentence order cannot be made if, at the time it is made, a sentence of immediate imprisonment is the only appropriate sentencing option(22.01.2019)
Present is a State appeal against the imposition of a pre-sentence order. The appeal is brought pursuant to Section 24(1)(a) of the Criminal Appeals A.....
Tags : Pre-sentence order, Imposition, Validity
A private company running on commercial lines is not entitled to exemptions under Section 10 Income Tax Act(20.11.2020)
The Appellant, City Power Soc Limited (City Power), is a state-owned company that is wholly owned by the City of Johannesburg (the City). In 2014, it .....
Tags : Assessments, Exemption, Applicability
MCA amends Nidhi Rules, 2014 to safeguard the interest of general public(20.04.2022)
Initially, there was no requirement for a company to obtain a declaration from the Central Government in order to operate as a Nidhi Company under the.....
Tags : Mandatory, Nidhi companies, declaration
Where advertiser failed to show a reasonable basis or prior substantiation for claims, consumer was believed to be acting under false or misleading representation(s).(19.12.2018)
In instant matter, proceedings initiated vide Show Cause Notice issued to Options International (SMCPvt.) Limited ('Respondent' or 'Options') by Compe.....
Tags : Deceptive Marketing Practices, Penalty, Imposition
Where harm is caused by a domesticated animal, responsibility for that harm rests with the owner of the animal and not the injured party(11.09.2020)
An appeal by Mr. van Meyeren against a finding by the Eastern Cape Division of the High Court, that he was liable to compensate Cloete for injuries su.....
Tags : Negligence, Compensation, Eligibility
Central Government amends Insurance Ombudsman Rules for better resolution of complaints(03.03.2021)
In order to improve the working of the Insurance Ombudsman mechanism and to facilitate resolution of complaints, the Government notified amendments to.....
Tags : Complaint, Ombudsman Rules, Amendment
Cabinet empowers the Board of Directors to recommend and undertake the process for Disinvestment(18.05.2022)
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister, has approved the proposal for empowering the Board of Directors of the Holding, Parent Public Sector Ent.....
Tags : Empowerment, Process, Disinvestment
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways issues draft notification pertaining to trade certificate(07.05.2022)
In order to promote ease of doing business, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has published a draft notification dated 5th May, 2022 regarding ame.....
Tags : Trade Certificate, Compliance, Notification
CBDT issues revised guidelines for compounding of offences under the Income-tax Act, 1961(16.09.2022)
In conformity with the Government's policy of facilitating Ease of Doing Business and decriminalisation of offences, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CB.....
Tags : Compounding, Offences, Guidelines, Revision
Government allows direct listing of securities by public Indian companies on International Exchanges of GIFT-IFSC(24.01.2024)
The Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, has amended Foreign Exchange Management (Non-debt Instruments) Rules, 2019, and notified the .....
Tags : Direct listing, Securities, Companies
Merger is pro-competitive as it reduces an opportunity for rivals to meet in a joint venture(06.03.2017)
In facts of present matter, on 22nd February 2017, Competition Tribunal unconditionally approved large merger between Boundlesstrade and the AA Group......
Tags : Merger, Competition, Prevention
Merger is pro-competitive as it reduces an opportunity for rivals to meet in a joint venture(06.03.2017)
In facts of present matter, on 22nd February 2017, Competition Tribunal unconditionally approved large merger between Boundlesstrade and the AA Group......
Tags : Merger, Competition, Prevention
Application of general law may produce a more favourable result for claimant than statutory planning assumptions(22.02.2017)
Instant appeal concerns assessment of compensation for compulsory acquisition of two parcels of grazing land, formerly owned by present Appellant (“cl.....
Tags : Acquisition, Compensation, Determination
A person who cannot be identified, cannot be sued under a pseudonym or description, unless circumstances are such that, service of claim form can be effected or properly dispensed with(20.02.2019)
The question at issue on present appeal is in what circumstances, is it permissible to sue an unnamed Defendant. On 26 May 2013, Ms Bianca Cameron was.....
Tags : Accident, Compensation, Liability
No jurisdictional error, when mining warden gave proper consideration regarding non-compliance with the applicable expenditure(16.12.2020)
The applicant has applied for judicial review of a recommendation made by the mining warden that, certain mining leases held by it be forfeited. The w.....
Tags : Judicial review, Non-compliance, Forfeiture
MeitY issues advisory to all intermediaries to comply with existing IT rules(26.12.2023)
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has issued an advisory to all intermediaries, ensuring compliance with the existing IT rule.....
Tags : Rules, Compliance, Advisory
In order to avoid liability under Section of COIDA, onus of satisfying the Court is on employer(04.03.2021)
In present case, On 5 April 2017 the Appellant, Ms Catherine Churchill, went to work as usual at the offices of the first Respondent, the Premier of 4.....
Tags : Damages, Compensation, Entitlement
National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA) implemented throughout India(04.11.2016)
The National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA) is finally implemented throughout all the territories of India including all States and Union Territories......
Tags : Act, Food security, Implementation
Ministry of Corporate Affairs amends Companies (Incorporation) Amendment Rules, 2021(25.01.2021)
Ministry of Corporate Affair (MCA) has notified Companies (Incorporation) Amendment Rules, 2021 which sought to amend the Companies (Incorporation) Ru.....
Tags : Companies, Incorporation, Rules, Amendment
Court can make an order relieving a person from civil liability for a broad range of contraventions if the person concerned acted honestly and no substantial injustice is caused to any person(15.07.2021)
In facts of present case, on 13 May 2021, the Plaintiff, Jit Sun Investments Pte Ltd (Jit Sun Investments), filed an originating process seeking order.....
Tags : Deregistered Company, Reinstatement, Registration
Onus rests on the taxpayer to establish, on a balance of probabilities, that it has fully met the requirements of the provision(07.12.2021)
The primary issue before the SCA was whether the Commissioner for South African Revenue Services (SARS) was correct in rejecting Purveyors’ voluntary .....
Tags : Voluntary disclosure, Non-compliance, Provision
Lok Sabha passes Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill, 2017(23.07.2018)
In order to reduce undue delay in final resolution of cheque dishonour cases and to provide relief to payees of dishonoured cheques, Parliament has pa.....
Tags : Bill, Amendment, Cheque bounce, Compensation
Ministry of Corporate Affairs notifies penalty for non-compliance with NFRA Rules(17.06.2022)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs has notified that, the non-compliance with the National Financial Reporting Authority Rules (NFRA), 2018 would attract p.....
Tags : Penalty, Non-compliance, NFRA Rules
The discretion to impose a sentence cannot be appropriately exercised, if the magistrate is under a misapprehension as to what conduct constitutes the offence(15.02.2022)
Present is an appeal against sentence. On 4 January 2022, the Appellant appeared in the Magistrates Court and pleaded guilty to three offences of fail.....
Tags : Direction, Compliance, Sentence
DGFT simplifies Composition Fee for Export Obligation Extension under Advance Authorization Scheme(18.01.2023)
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has notified the amended rules for calculation of Composition Fee for extending Export Obligation unde.....
Tags : Composition Fee, Simplification, Export
RBI Consumer Confidence Survey(10.09.2015)
The Reserve Bank of India has been conducting consumer surveys on economic conditions, income spending and prices and other criteria since 2010. It re.....
Tags : Contempt, mci, b.sc, medicine
Discretion may be interfered only if the Court is satisfied that it was not exercised judicially or had been influenced by wrong principles(13.04.2022)
Present appeal arises from a successful application by the Appellants, the Central Energy Fund SOC Limited (CEF) and the Strategic Fuel Fund Associati.....
Tags : Compensation, Decision, Review
RBI Consumer Confidence Survey(10.09.2015)
The Reserve Bank of India has been conducting consumer surveys on economic conditions, income spending and prices and other criteria since 2010. It re.....
Tags : Contempt, mci, b.sc, medicine
DGFT simplifies the process of levying Composition Fee for Export Obligation Extension(01.03.2023)
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has notified amended rules for implementing all PRC (Policy Relaxation Committee) decisions regarding .....
Tags : Composition Fee, Procedure, Simplification
Contempt of a court order can be issued against the party when the breach is both wilful and mala fide(27.05.2020)
Present is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court, Pretoria in which she declared the first Appellant, (the City) and the second Appellant, .....
Tags : Interim interdict, Contempt, Prohibition
Leave to appeal must not be granted, unless the court is satisfied that the ground has a reasonable prospect of succeeding(19.09.2022)
The Appellant lodged an appeal against the decision by a magistrate to convict the Appellant of an offence contrary to Section 218(b) of the Planning .....
Tags : Charge, Simple offence, Conviction
Rs. 20 lakh compensation for kin of Beas river deceased(02.01.2016)
The Himachal Pradesh High Court increased severally the interim compensation awarded to parents of students who drowned in Beas river in 2014. The inc.....
Tags : beas tragedy, 2014, compensation, assessment
DGFT implements the Advance Authorisation Scheme, allows duty-free import of inputs for export purposes(17.07.2023)
Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) implements the Advance Authorisation Scheme under the Foreign Trade Policy, which allows duty-free import .....
Tags : Scheme, Implementation, Inputs
An appellate Court may only interfere with the sentencing discretion of the trial court on limited grounds(26.09.2022)
Present appeal is against the substituted sentence of the Northern Cape Division of the High Court, Kimberley (the high court) of the sentence imposed.....
Tags : Sentence, Imposition, Validity
Central Government implements Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme(15.03.2023)
The Department of Commerce is implementing the Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme (TIES) w.e.f. FY 2017-18 to assist Central and State Government .....
Tags : Export, Scheme, Implementation
CBIC announces implementation of Electronic Cash Ledger for payment of Import duties from 1st March, 2024(29.02.2024)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs announces implementation of Electronic Cash Ledger (ECL). The Electronic Cash Ledger (ECL) shall be the mo.....
Tags : ECL, Implementation, Payments
Leave to appeal must not be given unless the Court is satisfied that the ground has a reasonable prospect of success(26.07.2022)
The Respondent was convicted after trial in the Magistrates Court of one charge of assault occasioning bodily harm and one charge of dangerous driving.....
Tags : Sentence, Imposition, Backdating
If an undertaking is clear and unambiguous, a failure to obey it will constitute contempt(02.09.2022)
The applicant, the Attorney General, seeks orders that the first contemnor, Robert Noel Morrison (Mr. Morrison Snr.), and the second contemnor, Robert.....
Tags : Undertaking, Contempt, Conviction
Olympus’ ‘3D’ mark rejected(17.12.2015)
The General Court of the European Court of Justice dismissed an application by Olympus Medical Systems to register the mark, ‘3D’. The Court concurred.....
Tags : Ecj, Olympus, trade mark, 3d
Olympus’ ‘3D’ mark rejected(17.12.2015)
The General Court of the European Court of Justice Tags : Compliant Referral, Tacit initiation, Validity
A curfew enforced by electronic tagging, clocking in and clocking out, and arrest or imprisonment for breach was a “classic detention or confinement”(12.02.2020)
Present case is about the meaning of imprisonment at common law and whether it should, or should not, now be aligned with the concept of deprivation o.....
Tags : False imprisonment, Compensation, Legality
Dismissal of claimant automatically unfair due to non-completion of statutory dismissal procedure(21.02.2017)
Present case deals with claim of unfair dismissal. Issue to be determined by tribunal was whether the claimant was an employee of Respondent. In claim.....
Tags : Dismissal, Statutory Procedure, Compensation
Discrimination on grounds of religious belief and political opinion is unlawful(17.12.2018)
The claimant was employed by the Respondent on a regular but not formal basis from March 2016 until 16 May 2016, on which latter date he signed a cont.....
Tags : Discrimination, Termination, Compensation
Court of Appeal (England and Wales) dismisses claim against VISA as time barred(05.08.2015)
In a case involving claims of unlawful restriction of competition, the Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal against summary judgment. It upheld the fin.....
Tags : Competition, limitation, england and wales, visa
Judgments
Anti-dumping duty not payable in ‘gap’ between provisional and final duty(23.09.2015)
Disagreeing with findings of the Bombay and Kerala High Courts, the Supreme Court held that assessees were not liable to pay anti-dumping duty in the .....
Tags : Anti dumping, duty, gap, provisional, final
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
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
Security cheques to be proved as given in discharge of legally enforceable debt(15.09.2015)
In a case involving arrest of the accused for dishonoured cheques, the Court allowed the accused’s petition. It noted the peculiar facts of the case a.....
Tags : Security, cheque, presumption, enforceable debt
Anti-dumping duty not payable in ‘gap’ between provisional and final duty(23.09.2015)
Disagreeing with findings of the Bombay and Kerala High Courts, the Supreme Court held that assessees were not liable to pay anti-dumping duty in the .....
Tags : Anti dumping, duty, gap, provisional, final
Mere reference of numerous members not having the same interest does not raise presumption of non-maintainability(12.08.2015)
In a case where the Petitioner, with over 3,000 members, alleged non-maintainability of a suit filed by one member disputing a resolution taken in an .....
Tags : Company, jurisdiction, single member, complaint
No machinery in Finance Act, 1994 to levy and assess service tax on indivisible composite works contracts(20.08.2015)
A composite works contract should be bifurcated and ascertained before being taxed, but the same is not provided for in the Finance Act, 1994. The Cou.....
Tags : Service tax, composite contract, gross amount
Government ban on crude palm oil imports through Kerala ports in public interest(21.08.2015)
The Supreme Court held that there existed “sufficient public good” in banning the import of crude palm oil through ports in Kerala. The government had.....
Tags : Import ban, validity, constitutionality, palm oil
Hindustan Motors continues to roll on its last cylinder(28.09.2015)
Hindustan Motors was granted reprieve against an order of the Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction restraining it from disposing of its a.....
Tags : Hindustan motors, sick, company, formal order
Over Rs.1 crore in compensation to American injured in road accident upheld(08.10.2015)
The Supreme dismissed an appeal against award of damages to an American citizen injured by a Rajasthan roadways bus in 1988. It noted that the already.....
Tags : Motor, compensation, accident, American, dollar
Court dismisses food adulteration proceedings against Kishore Biyani(29.09.2015)
In a case where upon finding a violation of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955 for insufficient information on the label of ‘Chana Besan’.....
Tags : Food adulteration, vicarious, management, company, misbranding
MCI in contempt of court for giving liberty to third party to challenge formal decision of court detracting from undertaking(02.09.2015)
The Court, in a contempt petition against the Medical Council of India and the central government, found the parties guilty, but gave another opportun.....
Tags : Contempt, mci, b.sc, medicine
CWC and Labour Department more in breach than compliance of child welfare guidelines(04.09.2015)
In a case emerging out a lack of action taken by the police against a person employing children in a welding shop, the Court made a “shocking revelati.....
Tags : Children, employed, welfare commission, parents
Court derides lack of legislation on rehabilitation for sexual assault victims(03.11.2015)
In a case involving the rape of a minor and birth of a child as a consequence, the Allahabad High Court, taking note of the physical and mental trauma.....
Tags : Rape, rehabilitation, victim, child, compensation
CCI finds cartel in “intensely competitive” air cargo(17.11.2015)
The Competition Commission of India found Jet Airways, Indigo Airlines and SpiceJet Limited guilty of contravening competition guidelines. It noted th.....
Tags : Competition, air cargo, cartel, surcharge, collusion
DIAL’s hundred per cent fee increase not an abuse of dominant position(17.11.2015)
Delhi International Airport Pvt. Ltd. was given reprieve from proceedings for unfair and discriminatory increases in airport floor rental charges. DIA.....
Tags : Competition, airport fee, equilibrium, dominant position
Trade mark ruling eases Lupin’s pressure(23.12.2015)
Bombay High Court granted a motion in favour of Lupin Limited, maker of ‘Nebistar’ line of medicines. It determined Lupin’s registered mark and ‘Nebis.....
Tags : Trade mark, divisibility, comparison, pronunciation
Trade mark ruling eases Lupin’s pressure(23.12.2015)
Bombay High Court granted a motion in favour of Lupin Limited, maker of ‘Nebistar’ line of medicines. It determined Lupin’s registered mark and ‘Nebis.....
Tags : Trade mark, divisibility, comparison, pronunciation
UPSRTC tenders divide Competition Commission(07.01.2016)
A six member bench of the Competition Commission of India concluded four-to-two that the Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation did not have a.....
Tags : Preferential treatment, tender, competition, dominant position
UPSRTC tenders divide Competition Commission(07.01.2016)
A six member bench of the Competition Commission of India concluded four-to-two that the Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation did not have a.....
Tags : Preferential treatment, tender, competition, dominant position
Passenger to be compensated for theft even in non-identification of railway employee(26.02.2016)
The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission ruled that the Indian Railways is liable to compensate a passenger for the loss suffered on accoun.....
Tags : railways, employee, theft, vicarious liability
Casual workers covered under Employees State Insurance Act, 1948(29.02.2016)
The Supreme Court rejected submissions of the Royal Western India Turf Club Ltd. that casual workers employed by it were outside the ambit of the Empl.....
Tags : state insurance, employee, contribution
AFI decision mandating permission for marathons invites competition enquiry(16.03.2016)
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports brought proceedings against the Athletics Federation of India for alleged anti-competitive conduct before the.....
Tags : Competition, marathons, athletics federation
State cannot excuse itself of unemployment allowance under NREGA(21.01.2016)
The economic capacity of the State government cannot be a factor to deny unemployment allowance to job seekers who applied under the national rural em.....
Tags : nrega, unemployment allowance, financial incapacity
District Court has jurisdiction over area in which temple is situated(16.02.2016)
The Kerala High Court dismissed a review petition suggesting that an incident that occurred at a temple in Vadanappalli - when an elephant ran amok - .....
Tags : temple, district court, jurisdiction,
Key persons involved in KFEF film ban let off hook(19.04.2016)
Competition Commission of India cannot impose penalties on individual members of a body found to have indulged in anti-competitive activities without .....
Tags : competition, penalty, notice, natural justice
Disclosure of bank’s business dissuades “window-dressing”, in public interest(28.06.2016)
“Any action that results in dissuading commercial entities from indulging in practices such as window-dressing would be in larger public interest”, th.....
Tags : rti, exemption, bank, business mix, public interest
SC reverses High Court’s premature release of TADA convict(29.06.2016)
The Supreme Court reproached the Punjab and Haryana High Court for assuming “power on the basis of individual perception or notion” in light of its fa.....
Tags : tada, life imprisonment, amnesty
Coal India free to exercise ‘consumer choice’ in tender(14.07.2016)
The Competition Commission of India dismissed a complaint alleging abuse of market position against Coal India Limited, holding that Coal India had ‘c.....
Tags : coal india, tender, scientific, samples, consumer, freedom to choose
Hitting with a gun not the same as shooting with one(24.06.2016)
The Madras High Court deleted a charge under Section 25 of the Arms Act against an accused who attacked the complainant physically with a gun.
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Tags : arms act, assault, simple injury
How long can builders keep paying compensation(11.05.2016)
The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission passed yet another order against a property developer for its prolonged failure to deliver possess.....
Tags : property developer, possession, delay, compensation
Stalling foreign arbitral award with Indian law rebuked(13.05.2016)
Where parties to a contract choose a seat of arbitration outside India and the law applicable is explicitly not Indian, courts in India do not have ju.....
Tags : Arbitration, abroad, jurisdiction, umpire
MACT award not classifiable as “income”(02.06.2016)
Compensation awarded by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, and interest accruing therefrom, are not subject to TDS (tax-deducted-at-source) and the s.....
Tags : mact, compensation, interest, tds, welfare
Doctors risking life by exposure to deadly diseases no less than facing bullets(31.05.2016)
The Central Information Commission faced moral quandary hearing a plea for compensation from a mother of a young doctor who died from exposure to swin.....
Tags : government, compensation, death on duty, doctor, swine flu
Compat: Flat buyers need not apply(26.04.2016)
The Competition Appellate Tribunal affirmed what the Competition Commission has been trying to tell residential flat buyers all along - builders canno.....
Tags : compat, real estate, dominant position
Is DT’s acquisition more curse than boon for PVR(04.05.2016)
PVR group assuaged the Competition Commission’s fears that its proposed takeover of DT cinemas would have an appreciable adverse effect on competition.....
Tags : Takeover, competition, film theatre, pvr
National Commission has to exercise the jurisdiction only if State Commission or the District Forum either failed to exercise their jurisdiction or exceeded jurisdiction by acting illegally(02.08.2016)
Appellant-Society is a charitable institution running a girls hostel at Surat for the benefit of Adiwasi children. Appellant-Society purchased vitrifi.....
Tags : Defective tiles, Compensation, Liability
Railway to pay for deaths of ‘roof riders’(05.07.2016)
The Supreme Court awarded compensation to kin of deceased who died while riding on the roof of train carriages.
The tragedy occurred when h.....
Tags : railway, compensation, death, roof rider
Long road to justice after unauthorised laying of road on private land(05.07.2016)
The High Court of Himachal Pradesh directed the State to compensate a land owner for unauthorised and free use of his land for laying a road.
.....
Tags : land acquisition, unauthorised, compensation, road laying
Contract of insurance is a contract of good faith (uberrima fides)(02.08.2016)
Instant First Appeal filed against impugned order of State Commission. Complainant obtained an insurance policy from the respondent, United India Insu.....
Tags : Insurance, Compensation, Contract, Good faith
Multiple life imprisonment sentences to not run consecutively(01.01.1900)
A constitution bench of the Supreme Court held that though multiple sentences for life imprisonment can be awarded for multiple crimes, the same canno.....
Tags : murder, sentence, life imprisonment, consecutive
Flat-buyers’ endeavours against Unitech stumped by COMPAT(20.07.2016)
A (06.03.2018)
The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal allowed a claim for compensation filed by the third Respondent. The claim arose from the death of the husband of th.....
Tags : Award, Compensation, Liability
Revisional powers of National Commission can be exercised only if there is some prima facie jurisdictional error appearing in impugned order(19.08.2016)
In instant case, deficiency in service alleged against present Petitioners was in respect of cancellation of flight. State Commission allowed Complain.....
Tags : Service, Deficiency, Compensation
Railway administration cannot be held liable for preserving relevant documents after expiry of 6 months from date of delivery of consignment(05.06.2018)
Present appeal under Section 23 of the Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987 is against the judgment and order passed by the learned Railway Claims Tribun.....
Tags : Loss, Compensation, Validity
Once deceased with valid train ticket is found on railway track, which is not near place of residence or work, onus of proof shifts upon railway to show that, deceased was not a bonafide passenger(05.04.2018)
In facts of the case, the deceased, Appellants' son, while travelling by train accidently fell down from the running train near the housing board colo.....
Tags : Bonafide passenger, Compensation, Grant
Interest claimed is taken into consideration for purpose of deciding pecuniary jurisdiction of Commission(29.08.2016)
Flat Buyers Agreement executed and booking made by Complainants. Possession of flat was not offered to complainant within 27 months from execution of .....
Tags : Service, Deficiency, Compensation, Pecuniary Jurisdiction
When findings recorded by Trial Court is based upon appreciation of evidence, High Court should not reverse Trial Court’s judgment(17.07.2018)
Present appeals arise out of the judgment passed by the High Court by which the High Court reversed the verdict of conviction passed by the trial Cour.....
Tags : Acquittal, Validity, Presumption
No Court shall initiate any proceedings for contempt, either on its own motion or otherwise, after expiry of prescribed period(18.04.2018)
The present Contempt Petition is filed, seeking implementation of the order dated 15th September, 2011. The present Contempt Petition has been filed a.....
Tags : Contempt Petition, Delay, Maintainability
Allegations of clandestine manufacture and removal are required to be proved by production of sufficient evidence(18.01.2018)
All the present appeals have been filed against the Order-in-Original. Four appeals have been filed by the assessee as well as related parties, challe.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Validity
Interference in exercise of revisional jurisdiction is to be made only if there is a material defect or jurisdictional error in concurrent findings recorded by consumer fora below(29.01.2018)
Present revision petition has been filed under Section 21(b) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 against the impugned order, passed by the State Comm.....
Tags : Compensation, Grant, Insurance claim
Only Inspector appointed by Central Government or State Government by notification in official Gazette is competent to launch prosecution(07.09.2018)
In present matter, the case of the Petitioners is that, Petitioner No. 1 is a Public Limited Company having its registered office. The Petitioner No. .....
Tags : Proceeding, Inspector, Competency
An apology for criminal contempt of Court must be offered at the earliest, since a belated apology hardly shows the "contrition which is essence of purging of contempt"(24.08.2018)
Present Court after noticing that, the Respondent had made certain scurrilous and indecent attacks against the Judicial Magistrate initiated suo motu .....
Tags : Notice, Contempt, Penalty
Consumption of liquor beyond a safe limit disqualifies the insured from getting benefits of insurance policy(04.09.2018)
The complainant/Respondent owned a vehicle which he had got insured with the Petitioner Company. The vehicle having met with an accident, on 4th Decem.....
Tags : Compensation, Grant, Legality
If any judgment or order is obtained by fraud, it cannot be said to be a judgment or order in law(10.10.2018)
Present appeal is against the order passed by the Tribunal. Aggrieved of said order passed in the review petition as also the basic award, the Appell.....
Tags : Compensation, Grant, Review
Claimant cannot maintain a claim on basis of his own fault or negligence(31.08.2018)
National Insurance Co. Ltd. has filed present appeal challenging the judgment whereby the High Court has directed the Appellant-insurer to pay the com.....
Tags : Compensation, Payment, Direction, Validity
Railway administration is not liable to pay compensation, if passenger dies or suffers injury due to- suicide or attempted to suicide by him or self-inflicted injury(21.11.2018)
The Applicant has filed present claim petition under Section 16 of the Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987 seeking compensation for an amount of Rs. 4,0.....
Tags : Compensation, Payment, Exemption
Evidence of Food Inspector need not necessarily corroborate from independent witnesses(05.10.2018)
The revisionist-accused has preferred present revision under Sections 397 and 401 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) against the judgment pass.....
Tags : Conviction, Provision, Compliance
Emotional dependence cannot be measured to be in part; either it is there or is not there(03.10.2018)
In present matter, the daughter of the Appellants (hereafter the victim) died on August 2, 1999 in a rail accident. The accident claimed the lives of .....
Tags : Compensation, Denial, Validity
If cheque amount with assessed cost and interest has been paid, proceedings can be closed even in absence of complainant(01.01.2019)
The complainant/Respondent No. 1 instituted a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 ('Act') against the Petitioner on th.....
Tags : Proceedings, Cheque, Dishonour, Compounding thereof
Assessee seeking benefit of exemption must always prove its admissibility(21.12.2018)
The facts as revealed from the order passed by the Tribunal, are that with a view to avail exemption from payment of Central Excise under the Notifica.....
Tags : Exemption, Denial, Validity
Act of issuance of process is a serious business; a trial cannot be based on vague and incomplete allegations in complaint(26.09.2018)
Present application has been filed for invoking inherent powers of present Court, by the original accused No. 2 in order to challenge order of issue o.....
Tags : Complaint, Proceedings, Validity
There should be a finality attached to the issue once it stands decided by the higher Courts on merits(05.12.2016)
Appellant was Ruler of the princely State of Kota. He owned extensive properties which, included two residential palaces known as "Umed Bhawan Palace".....
Tags : Levy, exemption, Entitlement
Default sentence is not to be merged with or allowed to run concurrently with a substantive sentence(20.09.2018)
Present appeal challenges the decision passed by the High Court affirming the conviction and sentence of the Appellant (original Accused No. 6) for of.....
Tags : Conviction, Fine, Imposition
Where there is an exclusionary Clause in an insurance policy, burden lies on insurer to establish that exclusion is attracted(07.12.2018)
Present appeals arise from a judgment of a Division Bench of the High Court. The High Court has affirmed the decision of the Commission by which an in.....
Tags : Insurer, Liability, Exemption
Only Employer and not the Court can decide the eligibility criteria required by candidate to be satisfied for being appointed to post(20.12.2016)
By present writ petition, Petitioner seeks the relief of employment with Respondent no.2/Food Corporation of India/employer to post of Assistant Grade.....
Tags : Appointment, Criteria, Privilege, Employer
A procedural lapse could not be made basis to reject claim petition(16.11.2018)
Present appeal is filed by the claimants against the final judgment passed by the High Court whereby the High Court dismissed the appeal filed by the .....
Tags : Award, Compensation, Grant
Powers of Policy Relaxation Committee, while making its recommendations are wide and are purely discretionary(26.09.2018)
The Petitioner has filed the present petition challenging impugning orders. By the impugned order dated 23rd February, 2016, the Policy Relaxation Com.....
Tags : Extension, Duty Free Import, Authorisation
Departmental proceedings could continue even after date of superannuation(07.12.2018)
The Petitioner has filed the present petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging the legality of the order passed by Director,.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Validity
If the Assessee pays tax with interest, no notice shall be served(20.09.2018)
The Appellants are engaged in providing services under the category of "mining of mineral service". The Joint Commissioner of Service Tax issued a sho.....
Tags : SCN, Penalty, Imposition
Onus to prove seed’s good quality is on Manufacturer of seeds as Complainants are not expected to store some of seeds for future testing(28.09.2018)
Complainants, who are farmers, purchased onion seeds from the Opposite Parties ("Horticultural Foundation"), and sown the same in their fields; that e.....
Tags : Compensation, Grant, Validity
A conditional gift only becomes complete on compliance of conditions(26.10.2018)
Present appeal has been filed against the judgment passed by the High Court whereby the High Court allowed the Second Appeal filed by the Respondent a.....
Tags : Gift, Condition, Completion
Jurisdiction of consumer fora not barred, even if, provisions to provide compensation are laid down in Railway legislation(18.01.2017)
Present first appeal has been filed under Section 19, read with Section 21(a)(ii) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, against impugned order passed .....
Tags : Complaint, Compensation, Jurisdiction
Loss of earning capacity must be determined at 100 percent for entitlement to compensation(17.12.2018)
Present appeal has been filed challenging the award of the Commissioner. The contention of the Appellant is that, the loss of employment suffered by h.....
Tags : Disability, Compensation, Grant
If a 'necessary party' is not impleaded, the suit itself is liable to be dismissed(07.09.2018)
In instant matter, challenge is thrown to the order passed by the trial Court on an application under Order I Rule 10 of the Code of Civil Procedure, .....
Tags : Impleadment, Jurisdiction, Validity
Mere relationship or being an acquaintance cannot be sole ground to discard the testimony of an otherwise reliable witness(18.01.2019)
Rajinder Kumar Sharma, owner of the vehicle in question has filed the instant appeal assailing the award passed by the Tribunal. A claim petition was .....
Tags : Award, Compensation, Validity
If the acquittal is justified on a probable view taken by the trial court, it should not be interfered with(04.12.2018)
In instant Appeals, Court is concerned with the correctness of the judgment of the High Court of by which the judgment of the trial Court was set asid.....
Tags : Conviction, Presumption, Innocence
Once it is held that power bank is also a kind of mobile charger, benefit of Notification will be available(14.01.2019)
In facts of the present case, the Respondent assessee was engaged in the manufacture of power bank/portable mobile charger out of imported components......
Tags : Classification, Exemption, Entitlement
In cases of medical negligence, where a special skill or competence is attributed to a doctor, a doctor need not possess highest expert skill, at risk of being found negligent(25.02.2019)
The sad demise of the wife of the Appellant has resulted in the legal proceedings being initiated by the Appellant on a belief that, the cause of her .....
Tags : Medical negligence, Compensation, Entitlement
Owner of a vehicle who transfers it to another person is liable to pay compensation in case of an accident unless sale is reflected in Regional Transport Authority (RTA) records(14.12.2018)
Present appeal challenges the judgment passed by the High Court. The Appellant, original owner of a Santro Car sold said vehicle to Saveta Sharma, fir.....
Tags : Compensation, Accident, Liability
In a case of composite negligence where liability is joint and several, it is choice of claimants to claim compensation from either of tortfeasor(17.11.2018)
Instant appeals arise out of the same accident. Tribunal fastened the entire liability upon the Insurance Company to pay compensation on the ground th.....
Tags : Negligence, Compensation, Entitlement
Burden was strictly on Assessee to establish its entitlement to scheme of exemption(22.11.2018)
The present revision has been filed by the Assessee against the order passed by Tribunal. Tribunal had rejected Assessee's appeal claiming exemption u.....
Tags : Exemption, Denial, Validity
Include acid attack victims on disability list(07.12.2015)
The Supreme Court awarded Rs. 13 lakhs to two victims of acid attacks and ordered the State of Bihar to take full responsibility for their treatment a.....
Tags : Acid attack, compensation, disability list
If goods bought and/or services availed are exclusively for purpose of earning livelihood by means of self-employment, such an activity shall not fall within definition of commercial purpose.(26.07.2017)
Present first appeals have been filed under Section 19 read with Section 21(a)(ii) of Consumer Protection Act, 1986 against impugned orders, passed by.....
Tags : Complaint, Maintainability, Service, Availment
Judgment on all issues is to be pronounced mandatorily(04.06.2019)
Present appeal has been filed by the original Claimants challenging the dismissal of their claim petition under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act,.....
Tags : Award, Compensation, Entitlement
Bona fide of injured person as a railway passenger has to be proved for claiming compensation(09.06.2017)
Claim application was filed by Applicant/injured seeking compensation of Rupees Four Lac for injuries sustained by him in an alleged train untoward in.....
Tags : Accident, Compensation, Bonafide
Lack of due diligence and failure to take more precautions cannot by itself bring in penal consequences for imposition of penalty, a positive act or omission is to be established(07.05.2019)
Present Appeal has been filed from the order passed by the Commissioner of Customs (Appeals) by which the Commissioner (Appeals) disposed of the Appea.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Legality
Affidavit could only be considered as piece of evidence, when statute permits so(08.05.2017)
Applications under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr.PC) have been filed with prayer to quash proceedings of Criminal Complaint Case.....
Tags : Complaint, Quashing
FIR is not a substantive piece of evidence; it can be used only for purposes of corroboration or contradiction of maker only(08.05.2017)
Aggrieved by nil award passed by learned Member, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, present appeal is preferred by appellant-claimants. Appellant claimed.....
Tags : Nil Award, Compensation, Entitlement
Refund claim cannot be converted into rebate claim without following prescribed procedure(15.05.2017)
In facts of present case, Appellants are engaged in manufacture of excisable goods falling under Chapter Heading 7308 90 90 of Central Excise Tariff A.....
Tags : Refund, Entitlement, Procedure, Compliance
Whenever House resumes after it is adjourned sine die, its resumption does not amount to commencement of session(09.04.2019)
The Petitioner has filed the present petition praying that, present Court may issue writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction.....
Tags : Legislative Assembly, Session, Resumption
Security is to be furnished by insured owner prior to release of compensation amount by insurer(20.05.2019)
Present appeal is directed against the judgment passed by the Additional District & Sessions Judge cum Member, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, (the T.....
Tags : Compensation, Security, Furnishing of
FIR or complaint can be quashed even in non-compoundable offences, if Court is satisfied that parties have settled disputes amicably(09.04.2019)
The present petition is maintained by the Petitioners under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) for quashing of FIR under Secti.....
Tags : Compromise deed, FIR, Quashing of
Breach of terms and conditions of motor vehicle insurance policy need not be considered at hearing for interim compensation(20.08.2015)
An insurer can plead an insurance contract to not be binding upon it at the final hearing to recover interim compensation from the driver/owner of the.....
Tags : Motor, interim compensation, insurer, privity
National Commission has powers to call for records and pass appropriate orders in consumer disputes, where State Commission has exercised the jurisdiction not vested in it or acted illegally(26.05.2017)
Instant appeals have been filed against impugned order, passed by State Commission. Complaints were filed alleging deficiency in service rendered by O.....
Tags : Service, Deficiency, Compensation
It is the age of deceased which has to be taken into account and not age of dependents while determining compensation(09.04.2019)
The only legal issue canvassed in present matters, which were in the nature of cross appeals, is that, in the case of a motor accident where there is .....
Tags : Compensation, Age, Deceased
Control by Government authorities requires managerial control on day to day functioning of such society in order to claim exemption provided for purchase of hospital equipment(03.06.2019)
Rejection of Appellant's claim for exemption of customs duty under Notification No. 63/88-Cus against purchase of hospital equipment (C.T. Scanner) by.....
Tags : Notification, Exemption, Entitlement
Onus of proving medical negligence and resultant deficiency in service is on complainant(08.05.2019)
Present complaint has been filed before this Commission under Section 17 of the Consumer Protection Act 1986 by Smt. Sunita Kumar and another, residen.....
Tags : Compensation, Negligence, Proof
Mere presence of a body on railway premises will not be conclusive to hold that, injured or deceased was a bona fide passenger for compensation claim(09.04.2019)
The Applicant has filed present claim petition under Section 16 of the Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987 seeking compensation for an amount of Rs. 4,0.....
Tags : Cause of death, Proof, Compensation, Entitlement
Single member Waqf Tribunal keeps jurisdiction till larger constituted(15.12.2015)
A challenge by Waqf Tribunals against a High Court finding jurisdiction for itself in matters involving waqf property was allowed by the Supreme Court.....
Tags : Waqf, tribunal, amendment, implied repeal
If actual market value of acquired land is higher, Reference Court could grant higher compensation(10.08.2017)
In facts of present case, The Government had acquired the land of the Respondent from different survey holdings for the stated purpose pursuant to the.....
Tags : Compensation, Enhancement, Legality
No specific exemption is codified which allowed non-disclosure of information on basis that the matter on which information is sought is sub-judice(30.05.2019)
In facts of present case, the CPIO, vide its letter stated that as per the advice of the CVC, a prosecution sanction order issued against the Appellan.....
Tags : Information, Disclosure, Exemption
Expert opinion is not mandatory while adjudicating a complaint of medical negligence(02.05.2019)
Challenge in present Revision Petition under Section 21 (b) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 is to the order passed by the State Commission. By th.....
Tags : Medical negligence, Compensation, Entitlement
Definition of "employee" includes workers engaged either directly or indirectly in connection with work of establishment and are paid wages(24.07.2019)
In facts of present case, the Respondent Company engaged women workers who were provided with cut fabric, thread, buttons, etc. to be made into garmen.....
Tags : Employees, Status, Wages
In a non-compoundable offence, compromise entered into between parties is a relevant circumstance for Court to consider quantum of sentence(22.07.2019)
Present appeal arises out of judgment passed by the High Court by which the High Court has acquitted Accused-Ranjit Singh from the charges by giving h.....
Tags : Offence, Compromise, Imprisonment, Reduction
Magnasound and Sony ordered to hand over music to liquidator(21.10.2015)
The Bombay High Court ordered Magnasound, Sony Music and another to hand over Magnasound’s repository of music and other materials to its Official Liq.....
Tags : sony, asha bhosale, wind up, employees
Location of manufacture not bonded to quality and type of concrete(06.10.2015)
The Supreme Court ruled that a manufacturer of concrete mix, manufacturing it for captive consumption cannot claim exemption from excise duty on the b.....
Tags : Concrete, excise, exemption, preparation
Tribunal has jurisdiction to compound the offence where alternative punishment of fine is prescribed in place of imprisonment and where no case is pending before the Special Court(29.08.2017)
Present appeal is filed against impugned order passed by the National Company Law Tribunal. The Appellants failed to file its Annual Return for the fi.....
Tags : Offence, Compounding of, Jurisdiction
Appointment on compassionate ground cannot be granted, if criterion for showing compassion is missing(25.07.2019)
The prayer of the Petitioner for being appointed on compassionate ground has been rejected by a communication. The same is impugned in the instant wri.....
Tags : Compassionate appointment, Rejection, Legality
Unless it is proved that, person to be penalized has intentionally implicated himself in use of false and incorrect materials, there can be no justification for penalty(25.07.2019)
The only issue involved in the present appeal by the Assessee is the levy of penalty under Section 114AA of the Customs Act, 1962. The Appellant prefe.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Validity
Air India complains "predatory" poaching of pilots(10.02.2016)
The Competition Commission of India dismissed Air India’s complaint against Indigo’s (InterGlobe Aviation) act of poaching its trained pilots for havi.....
Tags : Predatory recruitment, anti-competitive, training costs
An inquiry would commence only when Disciplinary Authority is of the opinion that there are grounds to enquire into the matter(12.12.2017)
The Petitioner has filed the present petition, impugning a "status report" prepared by Respondent No. 5, holding that, the complaint of sexual harassm.....
Tags : Complaint, Sexual harassment, Time barred
Terms on which applications for compassionate appointment would be considered should be strictly adhered to and are subject to policy framed(06.09.2019)
The brief facts of the case are that, the Applicant is the daughter of Late Unnikrishnan K, who died in harness while working as Telecom Mechanic. The.....
Tags : Appointment, Compassionate ground, Entitlement
Belting system is applicable when large pieces of land having different locations are acquired for determining market value(27.10.2017)
The landowners filed Reference Petitions under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 before the Additional District Judge, praying for enhancem.....
Tags : Acquisition, Compensation, Enhancement
Rejection of report of its own Surveyor by Insurance Company in absence of any valid reason or proof cannot be sustained(07.08.2019)
In present matter, aggrieved by the order passed by the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, New India Assurance Company Ltd. preferred the p.....
Tags : Compensation, Direction, Legality
Rejection of policy must be made in a reasonable time in consonance with good faith standards(16.02.2018)
In facts of present case, the Appellant along with his wife and son obtained housing loan of Rs. 30,00,000 in the month of September, 2008 from the Re.....
Tags : Proposal, Acceptance, Presumption
In order to initiate contempt proceedings, it has to be established that disobedience of order was 'wilful'(11.10.2019)
Present is a case in which contempt of court proceedings are sought to be initiated against the Respondent, who is a Judicial Officer, on the ground t.....
Tags : Contempt, Proceedings, Initiation
Use of a vehicle in a public place without a permit is a fundamental statutory infraction(17.05.2018)
The legal representatives of the deceased, preferred a claim petition before the Tribunal claiming compensation to the tune of Rs. 36,00,000. The clai.....
Tags : Award, Compensation, Liability
Fresh environmental clearance necessary for expansion beyond limits approved by Prior EC(03.12.2019)
The present Civil Appeal arises from an order of the Principal Bench of the National Green Tribunal. In its order, the NGT held that, the increase in .....
Tags : Environmental impact, Regulatory procedure, Compliance
High Court has inherent power to quash criminal proceedings even in the cases which are not compoundable but where parties have settled the matter between themselves(02.12.2019)
By way of present petitions filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) a prayer has been made on behalf of the Petitioner(.....
Tags : Complaint, Quashing of, Settlement, Parties
Publication of an advertisement for sale at a bargain price of goods that are not intended to be offered for sale or supplied at said bargain price amounts to an unfair trade practice(12.01.2018)
The Petitioner is engaged in the business of selling Woodland Brand of shoes and apparels. The complainant/respondent went to a store of the Petitione.....
Tags : Compensation, Grant, Validity
Complaint cannot barred by limitation, where there is case of continuing cause of action(10.01.2018)
Instant first appeal has been filed under Section 19, read with Section 21(a)(ii) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 against the impugned order, pas.....
Tags : Complaint, Maintainability, Possession
A Chief Judicial Magistrate is equally competent to deal with application moved by the secured creditor under Section 14 of SARFAESI(23.09.2019)
The seminal question involved in present appeals is whether the Chief Judicial Magistrate (“CJM”) is competent to process the request of the secured c.....
Tags : Inquiry, CJM, Competency
Registrar is competent to hold an inquiry into the affairs of any Society(19.09.2019)
The Petitioner No. 1 is a registered Cooperative Society. The Petitioners are aggrieved by the issuance of memo being Nos. 2555/1(2)/1-1212/76 dated 1.....
Tags : Mismanagement, Enquiry, Competency
Government employee can face pension cuts if found guilty in department inquiry(23.06.2016)
A person found to have caused pecuniary loss to an authority by reason of misconduct or negligence can be punished despite having reached the age of s.....
Tags : departmental inquiry, former employee, pension
When statute specifically provides for a code of conduct and penalty for infringement thereof, it is not proper to bring such violation within the realm or scope of another statutory provision(21.03.2018)
Instant appeals are against common impugned order, involving the issue of imposition of penalties for illegal export of Red Sanders, instead of the de.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Validity
Onus to prove medical negligence lies largely on the complainant and that this onus can be discharged by leading cogent evidence(19.03.2018)
In facts of present case, the Complainants' (Nos. 1 & 2) son, met with bike accident. Immediately he was admitted in Sterling Hospital (OP) at Rajkot......
Tags : Complaint, Medical negligence, Proof
In a case of theft of a vehicle given for valet parking, hotel cannot claim exemption from liability on basis that they are protected by an ‘owner’s risk’ clause(14.11.2019)
In the facts of present case, on the night of 1st August, 1998, Respondent No. 2 herein (Complainant No. 2) visited the Appellant-hotel in his Maruti .....
Tags : Theft, Liability, Exemption
State cannot be permitted to perfect its title over the land by invoking doctrine of adverse possession to grab property of its own citizens(08.01.2020)
The Appellant now almost 80 years old, was undisputedly the owner of land admeasuring about 3.34 Hectares in Himachal Pradesh. The Respondent-State to.....
Tags : Compensation, Right, Entitlement
It is not for the Courts to substitute a Scheme or add or subtract from the terms thereof in judicial review(08.01.2020)
In facts of present case, Jagdish Raj, husband of Respondent No. 1 and father of Respondent No. 2, was appointed as a Clerk-cum-Shroff in the Appellan.....
Tags : Compassionate employment, Benefit, Eligibility
General Manager being an authority higher to Disciplinary Authority can exercise power of Disciplinary Authority to impose penalty(08.01.2020)
Canara Bank and its functionaries have filed present appeals challenging the judgment of the Division Bench of the High Court, whereby the order of pu.....
Tags : Punishment, Imposition, Authority
For determining future prospects, age of victim as on date of accident is to be taken as starting point for calculation(24.12.2019)
Present appeal has been filed under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 against a judgment of Tribunal in MACT case, passed in an application .....
Tags : Compensation, Quantum, Legality
State legislature cannot enact law providing direct appeal to Apex Court(10.12.2019)
Present appeal, purportedly under Section 13(2) of the Chhattisgarh Rent Control Act, 2011, is against an order of the Rent Control Tribunal, confirmi.....
Tags : Legislative competence, Provision, Enactment
Strict standard needs to be applied for judging conduct of judicial officer(10.12.2019)
The Appellant, a judicial officer of the rank of Additional District and Sessions Judge, assails his order of compulsory retirement at 56 years of age.....
Tags : Compulsory retirement, Legality
Whenever money has been received by a party and when its refund is ordered, right to get interest follows, as a matter of course(25.04.2018)
In facts of present case, the complainant purchased plot in Central Greens, Sector 105 and the total sale price of the plot, in question, was fixed at.....
Tags : Plot, Possession, Deficiency, Compensation
If a Court is satisfied that, personal attendance of an Accused before it need not be insisted on, then Court has power to dispense with attendance of Accused(16.12.2019)
In facts of present case, the Appellant submitted an application before the learned Trial Court under Section 205 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1.....
Tags : Appearance, Exemption, Entitlement
A comprehensive policy would cover liability of insurer for payment of compensation for occupant in car(13.12.2019)
In both the appeals, the Appellant - owner of the offending vehicle challenges the legality and correctness of the award in Claim Petition passed by t.....
Tags : Compensation, Direction, Liability
Fact of family’s sustenance for long-time is sufficient to deny compassionate appointment(20.12.2019)
In present case, Petitioner seeks quashing of order passed by Respondent No. 2 vide which her case for compassionate appointment was rejected. The hu.....
Tags : Compassionate Appointment, Eligibility, Time period
Mere failure to enclose a copy of Notification could not be a ground for denial of relief(23.01.2020)
The Appellant, during the year 1993 imported 96 tons of the chemical "Acetic Anhydride" under three Bills of Entry through the Inland Water Container .....
Tags : Import, Demand, Legality
Court has to be prima facie satisfied that, there have been instances of domestic violence before issuing notice(22.01.2020)
Present appeal arises out of the impugned judgment passed by the High Court by which the High Court has dismissed the petition filed by the Appellants.....
Tags : Complaint, Cognizance, Jurisdiction
Interest can start only from date, when possession is taken(21.01.2020)
Present appeal has been preferred by the Appellant-claimant aggrieved by the judgment passed by the High Court enhancing the compensation to Rs. 3,00,.....
Tags : Acquisition, Compensation, Enhancement
Railway cannot deny liability to pay amount of compensation, even if passenger died or injured due to his own negligence(17.01.2020)
In present case, the Tribunal came to the conclusion that, deceased fell down due to his own negligence and, therefore, claimant is not entitled for c.....
Tags : Compensation, Payment, Liability
Compensation for loss of future earning has to be proper and just and not elusive(10.06.2020)
The Appellant was travelling in a bus of the Respondent Corporation and met with an accident due to rash and negligent driving of the bus driver who h.....
Tags : Inadequacy, Compensation, Enhancement
Assessee has right to challenge inclusion of comparable, even if it clears the filters(18.05.2020)
By way of the present appeal under Section 260A of the Income Tax Act, 1961 ('the Act'), the Appellant (Revenue) assails the impugned order passed by .....
Tags : Comparables, Exclusion, Legality
Power under Section 482 of the CrPC cannot be exercised for upsetting concurrent findings of two courts below in absence of any perversity(13.03.2020)
The Petitioners have filed the present petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) with the prayers to allow the presen.....
Tags : Powers, Complaint, Quashing of
A Corporate Debtor would not be liable for any offence committed prior to commencement of CIRP and would not be prosecuted, if a resolution plan has been approved by Adjudicating Authority(13.03.2020)
The Petitioner has filed the present petition impugning an order, whereby the Trial Court had taken cognizance of the offences punishable under the Co.....
Tags : Complaint, Cognizance, Quashing of
Rule 9 (1) (e) of Valuation Rules cannot be automatically applied to every import which has surface features of a turnkey contract(27.04.2020)
The dispute in present appeal relates to valuation under the Customs Act, 1962 of import of certain items made by the Respondent Steel Authority of In.....
Tags : Post importation, Duty, Levy
In order to avoid spread of Covid-19 impact, confinement in Quarantine Centre would not amount to illegal detention(29.04.2020)
Present is a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of writ in the nature of Habeas Corpus directing Respondents No.1 an.....
Tags : Covid-19, Impact, Quarantine, Legality
Compensation towards loss of love and affection not to be awarded as a separate head(30.06.2020)
In facts of present case, the deceased was residing in Doha, Qatar since 1984. The deceased was visited India in November, 1998, he was riding a scoot.....
Tags : Accident, Compensation, Determination
Doctor is not liable for negligence, if he performs his duty with reasonableness and with due care(29.06.2020)
The Complainant Satbir Singh ('the patient') while attending marriage of his friend due to fire cracker explosion suffered burn/crush injury to his ri.....
Tags : Injury, Compensation, Entitlement
A petition cannot be entertained on the basis of assumptions and presumptions(15.06.2020)
The Petitioners, by way of present writ petition, assail the result dated 14th May, 2020 and waiting list result dated 14th May, 2020, for the post of.....
Tags : Selection process, Leakage of paper, Presumption
Insufficiently stamped agreement cannot be acted upon by court(10.04.2019)
Present appeal arises out of a sub-contract given by the Appellant to the Respondent in respect of work. Disputes arose between parties, and on 2nd Ja.....
Tags : Agreement, Enforceability, Stamp
Uniform use of the pre-printed and fixed ‘informed consent cum undertaking’ form on the part of the hospital is unfair trade practice(06.07.2020)
The Complainant aged about 65 years in second week of January, 2010 suffered pain in abdomen and difficulty in passing urine. Being aggrieved by the .....
Tags : Deficiency, Service, Compensation
Promoters include the entity which is constructing building as well as entity which is selling apartments or plots(25.03.2020)
The consumer complaint filed by the Appellant, which was an association representing the buyers, seeks diverse reliefs including the grant of possessi.....
Tags : Party, Impleadment, Direction
For determining pecuniary jurisdiction, value of the goods or services paid as consideration alone has to be taken(28.08.2020)
In facts of present case, on 2 June, 2016, Complainant had taken Insurance Coverage from National Insurance Company Limited, under its Standard Fire a.....
Tags : Complaint, Maintainability, Jurisdiction
Financier remains owner of goods which are subject of Hire Purchase Agreement until hirer pays all instalments(01.10.2020)
Present appeal is against an order passed by the National Commission, dismissing Revision Petition, filed by the Appellant [the Financier], under Sect.....
Tags : Compensation, Direction, Legality
Bar under Order 23 Rule 3A of CPC to challenge a compromise decree in a separate suit applies to the stranger also(06.05.2020)
The question arises in the appeal for consideration is as to whether the decree passed on a compromise can be challenged by the stranger to the procee.....
Tags : Compromise decree, Bar, Legality
Promoters include the entity which is constructing building as well as entity which is selling apartments or plots(25.03.2019)
The consumer complaint filed by the Appellant, which was an association representing the buyers, seeks diverse reliefs including the grant of possessi.....
Tags : Party, Impleadment, Direction
Motor Vehicles not complying with the requirement of possessing or displaying a valid PUC Certificate cannot be debarred from being supplied fuel(28.08.2020)
Present appeals filed by the State of Madhya Pradesh, are against an order passed by the National Green Tribunal, allowing Original Application filed .....
Tags : PUC Certificate, Compliance, Penalty
Power to punish for contempt vested in a Court of Record does not extend to punishing for contempt of superior Court(02.01.2017)
In present appeals, Appellants called in question the correctness of an order passed by a Division Bench of High Court of Delhi whereby Appellants hav.....
Tags : Proceedings, Suo-motu, Contempt, Jurisdiction
While applying the multiplier method, future prospects on advancement in life and career are also to be taken into consideration(27.07.2020)
In present matter, the Appellant was travelling from Chennai to Bangalore in a bus owned by the Respondent State Corporation. While the bus was moving.....
Tags : Accident, Compensation, Entitlement
High Court has inherent power to quash criminal proceedings even in cases which are not compoundable and where the parties have settled the matter between themselves(04.08.2020)
By way of present petition filed under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC), prayer has been made on behalf of the Petitioner for qu.....
Tags : FIR, Compromise, Quashing of
'Just compensation' has to be determined on basis of fairness, reasonableness and equitability(24.12.2020)
Impugned in present Appeal is Award passed by Motor Accident Claims Tribunal ("Tribunal") on a Claim Petition directing Appellant Insurance Company to.....
Tags : Compensation, Quantum, Legality
No penalty can be levied, when the violation is technical and venial(06.01.2021)
Present is an appeal filed by the assessee directed against the order of the Commissioner of Income Tax-(A) [CIT (A)] passed under Section 250 of the .....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Validity
Compassionate employment cannot be granted after a lapse of reasonable period(09.04.2021)
The Respondent requested the Appellants to appoint her son in the place of his father who was missing since 2002 which was rejected. Aggrieved thereby.....
Tags : Compassionate appointment, Entitlement, time period
When disputed questions of facts are involved which need to be adjudicated after parties adduce evidence, complaint under Section 138 of NI Act ought not to be quashed(06.04.2021)
The complainant filed a complaint under Sections 138/141/142 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (NI Act) before the learned trial Court for remedies .....
Tags : Complaint, Quashing of, Entitlement
Tribunal cannot accept disability certificate without examining Doctor concerned(26.06.2019)
Present appeal has been filed by the original claimant for enhancement of compensation. He had filed Petition before Motor Accident Claimed Tribunal, .....
Tags : Compensation, Enhancement, Entitlement
Provisions of compassionate appointment are applicable upon employees of the District Rural Development Agency(05.05.2021)
The writ Petitioner had challenged an order whereby claim for grant of compassionate appointment under the U.P. Recruitment of Dependents of Governmen.....
Tags : Compassionate Appointment, Rules, Applicability
Consumer Forum has jurisdiction to adjudicate the legitimacy of statutory dues(16.09.2019)
In present case, the reference arises out of the order passed by a two-Judge Bench of present Court, wherein they expressed doubt as to the correctnes.....
Tags : imposition, Statutory due, Consumer fora, Jurisdiction
No penalty could be levied on an assessee for a mere technical venial breach(11.06.2021)
Present appeal arises out of the order by the learned Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals), in the matter of imposition of penalty under Section 272A(.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Legality
Potentiality of acquired land has to be taken into consideration to determine market value(23.03.2021)
The present appeals arise out of an order passed by the High Court whereby a compensation of Rs. 297 per square yard was awarded for the land acquired.....
Tags : Acquisition, Compensation, Determination
Private vehicle would not come within the expression “public place” as explained in Section 43 of the NDPS Act(16.04.2021)
Present appeal challenges the judgment and final order passed by the High Court dismissing appeal preferred by the Appellants and affirming their conv.....
Tags : Conviction, Compliance, Provision
An order of dismissal of a complaint under Section 203 of CrPC has to be made on judicially sound grounds(21.06.2021)
The complainant in private complaint is before present Court against the order passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate. The Petitioner/complainant h.....
Tags : Complaint, Dismissal, Validity
Surviving spouse entitled to compensation even if both were earning members(29.10.2015)
In a case regarding compensation for the death of a woman in a motor vehicle accident, the Bombay High Court determined that though the surviving husb.....
Tags : Dependency, compensation, earning spouse, savings
The period of delay is to be counted from the knowledge of the deficiency(14.09.2017)
Instant first appeal has been filed by the Appellant against the order passed by the State Commission. Appellant/complainant had purchased the first f.....
Tags : Complaint, Delay, Maintainability
A mere plea without supported by any corroborative evidence, has no gravity in the eye of law(14.09.2017)
Case has been preferred before this Tribunal by the wife and sons of the deceased being sole dependants under Section 16 of the Railway Claims Tribuna.....
Tags : Untoward accident, Compensation, Grant
SEBI's consent cannot be mandatory before SAT or the Court before which the proceeding is pending, for compounding of offence under Section 24A of SEBI Act(23.07.2021)
The Appellant is being prosecuted for an offence under Section 24(1) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 ("SEBI Act"). The Appella.....
Tags : Offence, Compounding, Denial
Land used for quarrying is not covered by term ‘commercial site’ and therefore not exempted from applicability of Kerala Land Reforms Act(30.09.2019)
The width and amplitude of the expression 'commercial site' in Section 2(5) and Section 81(1)(q) of the Kerala Land Reforms Act, 1963, falls for consi.....
Tags : Quarrying purposes, Exemption, Entitlement
Retrenchment of a workman without complying with conditions mentioned under Section 25-F (a) and (b) of the ID Act, 1947, would not result in reinstatement of workman(29.06.2021)
Present Letters Patent Appeal is directed against the judgment passed by the learned Single Judge of present Court. A short question, which arises for.....
Tags : Retrenchment, Compensation, Entitlement
When non-payment of tax is not due to fraud, collusion, wilful misstatement or suppression of facts, penalty cannot be imposed(30.06.2021)
The Appellant is engaged in providing construction of residential complex services. During the course of audit of the records, for the period 2012-201.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Validity
State is liable to compensate for loss or injury suffered by a citizen due to arbitrary action of its employees(11.06.2021)
Present writ petition has been filed praying for the issuance of writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the Respondents to give .....
Tags : Detention, Compensation, Entitlement
Writ petition is maintainable if Assessment Order passed without complying with the procedure laid down in the Scheme and in violation of principles of natural justice(14.07.2021)
Present petition has been filed by the Petitioner challenging the Assessment Order passed under Section 143(3) read with Sections 143(3A) and 143(3B) .....
Tags : Assessment, Procedure, Compliance
In absence of salary certificate, the minimum wage notification can be a yardstick but cannot be an absolute to fix the income of deceased(01.10.2021)
In instant case, unfortunate parents who lost their son aged about 32 years in the motor vehicle road accident are before present Court claiming enhan.....
Tags : Award, Compensation, Validity
Genuineness of property transaction cannot be doubted merely because thumb impression was affixed instead of signature(17.08.2021)
Present appeal arises out of the judgment and order of the High Court whereby the appeal filed by the probate applicant was allowed in his favour by c.....
Tags : Genuineness, Property Transaction, Thumb Impression
Complaint filed on behalf of a company under Section 138 of the NI Act not to be dismissed merely for reason that it stated the name of Managing Director first followed by Company's name(10.11.2021)
The case made out in the complaint is that, a sum of Rs.1,60,000 was advanced to the Respondent by the Company and the cheques were issued to repay th.....
Tags : Cheque bounce, Complaint, Maintainability
Losing the case on merits after the advocate argued the matter is not deficiency in service on the part of the advocate for filing consumer complaint(08.11.2021)
The Petitioner filed three complaints before the District Forum through his three advocates against BSNL. All the three complaints came to be dismisse.....
Tags : Deficiency in service, Complaint, Maintainability
A motor accident claim petition does not abate even after the death of the injured claimant(16.08.2021)
The original claimant was severely injured in a motor accident on 2nd May, 1999. He filed a claim for compensation under Section 166(1)(a) of the Moto.....
Tags : Enhancement, Compensation, Legality
Fraudulent practice to gain public employment cannot be permitted by a Court of law(07.09.2021)
Present appeal has been preferred by the Management against the judgement whereby, the Division Bench of the High Court of Jharkhand had set aside the.....
Tags : Employment, Direction, Legality
Complainants cannot be made to wait indefinitely for delivery of possession, when they had already paid almost entire consideration(23.12.2019)
Instant Consumer Complaints, under Section 21 read with Section 12(1)(a) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 have been filed by the Complainants, the.....
Tags : Deficiency, Compensation, Entitlement
Exemption under Sections 11 and 12 of the IT Act is available as Assessee is not engaged in trade, commerce and business and its dominant and prime objective is charitable in nature(24.09.2021)
In present matter, Assessee being a society registered under Societies Registration Act is also granted registration under section 12A of the Income-t.....
Tags : Assessment, Exemption, Entitlement
When the policy of insurance was in force on the day the vehicle met with the accident, the Insurance Company is bound to pay the amount of compensation(06.12.2021)
Present is Insurance Company's appeal, taking exception to the judgment and award, passed by Chairman, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, in Motor Accide.....
Tags : Award, Compensation, Validity
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
Even if deceased was not earning at the time of death, his legal heirs are entitled to future prospects(18.11.2021)
The original claimants have preferred the present appeal against impugned judgment passed by the High Court, by which the High Court has partly allowe.....
Tags : Compensation, Reduction, Legality
In absence of any challenge to the facts recorded by the ITAT, the question so posed by the Revenue cannot be termed as substantial question of law(27.12.2021)
In instant matter, Respondent filed his income tax return for the A.Y. 2008-09 on 30th September, 2008 and declared income of Rs. 1,66,75,690. This in.....
Tags : Assessment, Exemption, Entitlement
Loss of earning capacity must be fixed at 100%, when injured is incapacitated for life(27.10.2021)
Present appeal arises out of a motor accident claim following the serious injuries suffered by the Appellant, when the motor cycle (where the Appellan.....
Tags : Award, Compensation, Enhancement
Key ingredient of having a dishonest or fraudulent intent under sections 405, 419 and 420 of IPC must be established, mere breach of contract is not cheating(26.10.2021)
Present appeal is directed against the judgment and order passed by the High Court filed by the Appellants under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal P.....
Tags : Complaint, Chargesheet, Quashing
Reinstatement with full back wages is not automatic in every case of unlawful termination/ dismissal(20.09.2021)
The present appeal has been preferred by the Appellant-Bank against the order passed by High Court quashing the Industrial Tribunal’s order of directi.....
Tags : Reinstatement, Compensation
“Astrological incompatibility” cannot be used as a ground to avoid Rape charges(20.09.2021)
The applicant has filed present revision under Section 397 read with Section 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr.P.C.) against dismissal o.....
Tags : Astrological incompatibility, Rape
Offence under Section 307 of IPC is a crime against the society and so proceedings under the same cannot be quashed only on the ground of compromise(20.09.2021)
The present petition was filed under Section 482 of code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr.P.C) for quashing FIR registered for offences under Sections .....
Tags : Crime of serious nature, Quashing of proceedings, Compromise
Provision of hostel facilities to nurses so as to facilitate better medical care is a positive duty enjoined upon hospital and cannot be linked to any commercial activity(14.11.2019)
In present matter, the Appellant’s case is that Respondent No. 1/Opposite Party No. 1 had developed two buildings ‘Madhuvan’ with thirty two ‘1 BHK’ f.....
Tags : Complaint, Maintainability, Transaction, Nature
Failure of a builder to obtain occupation certificate is a deficiency in service under Consumer Protection Act, 1986(11.01.2022)
The appeal arises from a judgment and order of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission. The complaint was filed by the Appellant for refun.....
Tags : Refund, Complaint, Maintainability
Failure of the claimants to produce evidence in support of the income of the deceased does not justify adoption of the lowest tier of minimum wage while computing the income(10.01.2022)
Present appeal is directed against a judgment and award in Application passed by learned Member, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Mumbai (Tribunal'), w.....
Tags : Award, Compensation, Enhancement
Where the charge is not properly set out in the notice under Section 274 of IT Act, the penalty order gets vitiated(10.01.2022)
The assessee was subjected to Survey action under Section 133A of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (IT Act), wherein a sum of Rs. 10,86,800 was offered as add.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Validity
A stranger to agreement cannot be impleaded as a party so as to convert a suit of one character into a suit of different character(11.09.2020)
Petitioner has assailed the order passed by the Additional Civil Judge vide which the application under Order 1 Rule 10 read with Section 151 of Code .....
Tags : Legal right, Litigation, Impleadment
When the driver of a vehicle involved in an accident does not have a valid driving licence, insurance company is not liable to pay compensation(23.09.2020)
In facts of present case, the first Respondent herein, met with an accident while driving a truck owned by the Appellant, under whom, he was gainfully.....
Tags : Accident, Compensation, Liability
If the Assessee has mistakenly included any amount which is exempted from the payment of Income-tax, Revenue is under obligation to grant the refund of tax paid in excess by him(21.09.2020)
In facts of present case, the Assessee is a company, deriving income from agricultural activities and earning from investments. For the assessment yea.....
Tags : Additions, Exemption, Direction
Every legal representative who suffers on account of death of a person due to a motor vehicle accident should have a remedy for realisation of compensation(24.01.2022)
Appellant impugns award whereby the detailed accident report has been disposed of and compensation awarded. Learned counsel for the Appellant contends.....
Tags : Compensation, Award, Legality
Multiple factors are required to be considered while awarding compensation, there cannot be straight jacket formula(25.02.2022)
The original claimant has preferred the present appeal with the prayer to enhance the amount of compensation feeling dissatisfied with the impugned ju.....
Tags : Award, Compensation, Enhancement
Eligibility clause in relation to exemption notification must be given effect to as per the language(21.01.2022)
The State has preferred the present appeals against the impugned common judgment and order passed by the High Court by which the High Court has upheld.....
Tags : Exemption, Grant, Legality
Bonafide mistake on the part of the assessee would not attract levy of penalty where all the particulars of income are duly disclosed(17.01.2022)
Present appeal is preferred by the assessee against the order passed by the Learned Commissioner of Income Tax, ['CIT(A)'] for assessment year 2014-15.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Legality
Juvenile at time of offence exempt from sentence(07.08.2015)
The Supreme Court released a person imprisoned for 10 years, after he was declared a juvenile at the time of the offence. The Petitioner had failed to.....
Tags : juvenile, exempt, sentence
Present Court is not supposed to substitute its decision over the decision of administrative authority(17.02.2022)
Present petition is filed for issue of a writ in the nature of mandamus and for direction/order, thereby quashing/setting-aside the impugned Memorandu.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Legality
Court, in exercise of its jurisdiction under Section 482 of CrPC cannot go into the allegations made in the complaint or delve into the disputed question of facts(13.04.2022)
The present petition under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) has been filed by the Petitioner for quashing the Criminal Complaint.....
Tags : Complaint, Proceedings, Quashing of
Penalty cannot be imposed without mentioning the specific charge(28.02.2022)
The instant appeal filed by the assessee is directed against the order passed by the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) arising out of the penalty o.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Legality
Liability to pay the interest on compensation shall be from the date of accident(11.03.2022)
The heirs of the deceased – labourer working on sugarcane field have preferred the present appeal against the impugned judgment passed by the High Cou.....
Tags : Compensation, Interest, Entitlement
Court cannot interfere with the discretion exercised by the Ombudsman in the award of interest and the date on which it is made payable(20.06.2022)
The Petitioner has preferred present writ petition being aggrieved by award passed by the Insurance Ombudsman, Kochi declining to grant interest on th.....
Tags : Letter of acceptance, Award, Compliance
Non-compliance of the mandatory requirement of drawing up a preliminary order vitiates the entire proceedings(01.08.2022)
The Petitioner is challenging the conditional order passed by the Sub-Divisional Magistrate ('SDM'), in term of Section 133 of the Code of Criminal Pr.....
Tags : SCN, Non-compliance, Mandatory requirement
No penalty can be imposed without proving the role of person being charged(03.08.2022)
The issue in present appeal is whether penalty of Rs. 10 lakhs has been correctly imposed on the Appellant under Section 112(b) of the Customs Act, 19.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Legality
As the assessee trust only carried out educational activities, exemption under Section 10(23C)(vi) of the IT Act is to be allowed(17.05.2022)
The assessee is a charitable trust registered with Assistant Charity Commissioner. The trust is also registered under Section 12A of the Income Tax Ac.....
Tags : Exemption, Denial, Legality
While considering the loss of dependency, 40% of the income is required to be added towards future prospects(21.10.2022)
The original claimants have preferred the present appeal to enhance the amount of compensation feeling aggrieved and dissatisfied with the impugned ju.....
Tags : Compensation, Enhancement, Eligibility
Summoning of the accused in a criminal case is a serious matter and should not be resorted to as a matter of course(20.10.2022)
The Petitioner has preferred the present petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 ("CrPC) for setting aside the impugned ord.....
Tags : Complaint, Dismissal, Legality
Without specific allegations in the complaint reflecting the role of the accused, the persons named cannot be summoned in case under Section 138 of NI Act(08.08.2022)
The Respondents had filed the complaints under Section 138 read with Section 141 of the Negotiable Instrument Act, 1985 (N.I. Act) against Pantel Tech.....
Tags : Complaint, Proceedings, Quashing of
Companies dealing with hazardous substance must forthwith pay compensation for deaths & injuries to victims as per WCA, 1923 wherever applicable or the principle of restitution wherever applicable(03.02.2021)
Matter arises out of an incident occurred in Bharuch district of Gujarat. The respondent factory is the manufacturer of several hazardous chemicals, i.....
Tags : Compensation, Hazardous Substance
Assessee must be informed of the grounds of penalty proceedings only through statutory notice(02.12.2022)
The information has been received that the assessee had deposited cash amounting to Rs. 35,60,000 to his savings bank account during the Financial Yea.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Legality
Commission is not empowered to enquire into any complaint not falling within its jurisdiction(28.09.2020)
The Petitioner prayed for issuance of writ of mandamus declaring the impugned order passed by Respondent No. 's 1 and 2 as null and void, as the same .....
Tags : Complaint, Jurisdiction, Legality
An MSE ought to be registered with the Appropriate Authority for claiming exemption from EMD and Tender Fee(25.08.2020)
The instant writ petition has been filed by the Petitioner under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1950 for issuance of a writ of mandamus, di.....
Tags : Tender, Exemption, Fees
Where the negligence of the State authorities is clear from the record, appropriate compensation to the family of the victims is to be awarded(24.08.2020)
Present writ petition is filed by the Petitioners who are the legal heirs of Late Sh. Manish (aged 23 years) who lost his life on 31st August, 2014 as.....
Tags : Negligence, State authorities, Compensation
If there is inordinate delay in handing over the possession, the complainant cannot be compelled to take the possession(30.09.2020)
Present consumer complaint has been filed by the complainant against the opposite party Supertech Ltd. claiming deficiency in service against the oppo.....
Tags : Deficiency, Service, Compensation
Court can interfere with departmental authority’s decision, if inquiry is not conducted in a fair manner by following rules of natural justice(24.03.2017)
Ratio: Inquiry has to be conducted in a fair manner by following rules of natural justice
Instant writ petition has been preferred.....
Tags : Punishment, Imposition, Legality
Communication of Show-Cause Notice must be on Revenue’s website and not via email(19.11.2020)
Instant petition invoking writ and supervisory jurisdiction of present Court under Articles 226 and 227 of Constitution of India, 1950 is filed prayin.....
Tags : SCN, Procedure, Compliance
In absence of any pleadings and evidence that, pujari built the temple, same cannot be claimed as private temple(27.02.2019)
Present appeal arises out of the judgment passed by the High Court in and by which the High Court dismissed the Second Appeal thereby affirming the fi.....
Tags : Temple, Ownership, Proof
Married daughters are eligible to seeking benefit of compassionate appointment(15.12.2020)
Petitioner in present petition has challenged the order denying appointment on compassionate ground on the death of her father on the score that she i.....
Tags : Married daughters, Compassionate appointment, Entitlement
In a Motor Accident Compensation Claims, compensation for 'loss of consortium' can be awarded to children and parents also(07.09.2020)
Present appeals have been filed by three Insurance Companies, i.e., New India Assurance Company Limited, Cholamandalam MS General Insurance Company Lt.....
Tags : Accident, Compensation, Entitlement
Certificate under Section 65B of Indian Evidence Act is necessary, when reliance is being placed upon electronic record(14.01.2021)
The instant petition has been filed for grant of regular bail to the Petitioner in case bearing Crime under Sections 8, 21, 22, 29 of the Narcotic Dru.....
Tags : Bail, Compliance, Provisions
Standard of proof in Motor Accident Claim Cases is one of preponderance of probabilities rather than beyond reasonable doubt(08.12.2020)
Present appeals are directed against the judgment passed by the High Court whereby the first appeal preferred by the New India Assurance Co. Ltd. (Res.....
Tags : Accident, Compensation, Entitlement
Minor deviation from explicit terms of NIT would not by itself be sufficient to set aside tender in absence of malafides(11.12.2020)
Petitioner, who is an A Class Contractor, has challenged Exhibit P8 order alleging that, the 2nd lowest bidder on 8th September, 2020 was awarded the .....
Tags : Selection notice, Award, Compliance
To avail benefit under Section 54 of IT Act, unutilized portion of capital gains has to be deposited by assessee in capital gain account scheme before due date of filing of return of income(23.12.2020)
Present appeal filed by the assessee is directed against order of the learned Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) [CIT(A)]. The assessee argued that,.....
Tags : Assessment, Exemption, Entitlement
Plaintiff, being the dominus litis, has a right to choose the person against whom he wish to litigate and cannot be compelled to implead a stranger as party to the suit(25.01.2021)
Present writ petition has been filed for issue of a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the impugned order passed by the Add.....
Tags : Proper party, Impleadment, Validity
'Ten times penalty' prescribed for deficit stamp duty cannot be mechanically imposed(17.09.2020)
The Appellant by present appeals challenges the judgment of learned Single Judge of the High Court dismissing the Writ Petition of the Appellant as we.....
Tags : Stamp duty, Penalty, Imposition
Compensation or damages assessed for personal injuries should be substantial to compensate injured for deprivation suffered by injured throughout his/her life(05.02.2020)
In present case, Kajal was a bright young girl. She used to attend school, play with her friends and lead a normal life like any other child. Unfortun.....
Tags : Compensation, Enhancement, Eligibility
There is no presumption that a decision taken by persons occupying high posts is valid(11.02.2020)
The Appellant was commissioned in the Mechanised Infantry of Indian Army on 13th June, 1981 and was subsequently transferred to the Corps of Intellige.....
Tags : Promotion, Non-empanelment, Legality
Offences pertaining to demand of dowry are offences against the society(10.02.2020)
Present appeal is directed against the impugned judgment passed by the High Court dismissing the petition filed by the Appellants under Section 482 of.....
Tags : Charge sheet, Quashing, Compromise
In absence of complete cause of action for declaring election of returned candidate to be void, election petition is to be summarily dismissed without trial(11.02.2020)
Present election petition filed under Section 80 read with Section 100(1) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 challenges the election of the.....
Tags : Non-compliance, Provisions, Cause of action, Absence
Power to allow amendment of complaint/suit is wide, mere delay is not a ground for rejecting the amendment(05.06.2018)
Present appeal has been filed by the Appellant/complainant challenging the impugned order passed by Maharashtra State Consumer Disputes Redressal Comm.....
Tags : Impleadment, Amendment, Rejection, Validity
Exclusion of song from movie which was included in trailer amounts to unfair trade practice(18.02.2020)
The complainant, who is a teacher by profession, on watching the promos of the film, namely, “Fan” decided to watch the said film with her family memb.....
Tags : Compensation, Direction, Validity
Integrity of judicial officer must be of a higher order and even a single aberration is not permitted(27.02.2020)
Present writ petitions have been filed by two erstwhile judicial officers who were members of the judicial service in the State of Jharkhand and are d.....
Tags : Compulsory retirement, Public interest, Legality
Proceedings initiated under SARFAESI Act by the secured creditors cannot be nullified merely on basis of technical defects and procedural lapses unless substantial prejudice was caused to the defaulte(27.10.2020)
The instant appeal is directed against the impugned judgment passed by the Division Bench of the High Court wherein the High Court while reversing the.....
Tags : Procedure, Initiation, Compliance
Concurrent findings of lower Fora can only be challenged on ground of miscarriage of justice or if order was against existing law or perverse(17.06.2019)
In facts of present case, the Petitioner/Complainant stated in his Complaint that, he handed over a carton 50 pcs of Gun metal bushes to Opposite Part.....
Tags : Compensation, Enhancement, Entitlement
Section 499 of the IPC does not give absolute privilege to statements made in a Court of law in the judicial proceedings(10.03.2021)
Present petition is filed under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr.P.C) by the accused for quashing complaint and all proceedings aga.....
Tags : Absolute privilege, Complaint, Quashing of
Consumer complaints filed before coming into effect of Consumer Protection Act, 2019 (CPA, 2019) should continue in the fora in which they were filed as per pecuniary jurisdiction(16.03.2021)
The Appellants instituted a consumer case before the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission on 18 June 2020. The consumer case was instituted.....
Tags : Pecuniary jurisdiction, Complaints, filing of
A person ineligible under Section 29A of IBC would not be permitted to propose a compromise or arrangement under Section 230 of the Companies Act, 2013(15.03.2021)
In present case, by its judgment, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal held that, a person who is ineligible under Section 29A of the Insolvenc.....
Tags : Compromise, Proposal, Eligibility
Attorney General's Consent is not necessary in Suo Motu Contempt Proceedings(14.08.2020)
A petition came to be filed in present Court by Mahek Maheshwari bringing to the notice of present Court, a tweet made by Mr. Prashant Bhushan, Advoca.....
Tags : Contempt Proceedings, Attorney general, Consent
If Assessee has reasonable cause for non-filing of Income Tax Return, penalty is unsustainable(10.08.2020)
Present two appeals arise out of the orders passed by CIT(A), confirming penalty imposed under Section 271F of the Income-tax Act, 1961 ( IT Act) in r.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Legality
It is within the exclusive domain of the State Legislature to legislate as to whose services to be included into the essential services(10.07.2020)
The Writ Petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1950 read with Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) se.....
Tags : Restrictions, Lockdown, Exemption
Authorities are required to assist the assessee in the assessment proceedings by giving effect to the correct position of law(01.12.2022)
In present matter, the assessee raised grounds of appeal challenging the action of CIT(A) in confirming the order of AO in denying exemption under Sec.....
Tags : Assessment, Exemption, Entitlement
News
CCI Approves Heidelberg-Italcementi Deal(25.09.2015)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved Heidelberg Cement's proposed acquisition of Italcementi SpA. Heidelberg and the Italian company are.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India,Heidelberg,Italcementi
RBI Permits Banks to Use E-Payments for Imports(25.09.2015)
RBI, in order to facilitate e-commerce, has permitted banks to enter into pacts with Online Payment Gateway Service Providers (OPGSPs), for import pay.....
Tags : RBI, E-Payments for Imports
Sebi: Submit Corporate Governance Report in 15 days From Closure of Quarter(25.09.2015)
Sebi has directed listed companies to submit quarterly compliance report on corporate governance in a prescribed format within 15 days from close of e.....
Tags : Sebi,listed companies
Delhi High Court Orders Govt. to Speed Up Disposal of Workmen Compensation Cases(28.09.2015)
Delhi High Court has ordered Delhi Government to take steps to ensure that more than 1,100 compensation cases for deaths and injuries pending under Wo.....
Tags : Delhi High Court,Workmen Compensation Cases ,Delhi Government
CCI Bans 2 Repetitive Violators for Violating Competition Norms(28.09.2015)
Competition Commission of India (CCI), has passed directions against two repetitive violators (P V Basheer Ahmed and M C Bobby, office bearers of a Ke.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India ,Competition Norms
MP High Court Permits APDMC to Complete DMAT Admission Process(29.09.2015)
MP High Court has given permission to Association of Private Dental and Medical Colleges (APDMC) to complete admission process of DMAT-2015 by October.....
Tags : MP High Court ,APDMC
Punjab and Haryana HC Seeks Complete Details of Mobile Towers in City(30.09.2015)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has ordered cellular companies operating in Chandigarh to submit details, within 10 days, of all their mobile towers ere.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court ,cellular companies
Sine qua non for invoking Section 35(1)(c) of CP Act, 2019 is that all consumers on whose behalf or for whose benefit the provision is invoked, should have the same interest(17.12.2021)
The builder has come up with the present appeal challenging an order of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, passed under Section 35(1.....
Tags : Joint complaint, Filing of, Conditions
Confiscation proceedings are in nature of civil proceedings and standard of proof is preponderance of probabilities(09.01.2020)
The Petitioner has filed the present petition, impugning an order passed by the Financial Commissioner, whereby the appeal preferred by the Petitioner.....
Tags : Unlawful import, Confiscation, Vehicle
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
Burden of establishing the fact that the offending vehicle was being driven by a person holding valid driving licence is on the owner of the vehicle(30.09.2022)
The Appellant-Insurance Company, who is original Respondent, has challenged the judgment and award, passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, ("th.....
Tags : Award, Compensation, Liability
CCI Approves Pramerica's Acquisition of Deutsche MF Business(10.11.2015)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved acquisition of Deutsche Bank's asset management business in India by global fund house Pramerica As.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India , Deutsche MF Business, Pramerica Asset Managers Pvt Ltd.
Madras HC Irks over Delay in Decision on Tamil as Compulsory Subject(17.11.2015)
Madras HC has observed that competent authority has to expeditiously take decision on exempting minority institutions from Government Order making Tam.....
Tags : Madras HC, Tamil as Compulsory Subject, , Government Order
CCI Approves DLF-GIC Joint Venture Scheme(17.11.2015)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the joint venture scheme of India's largest real estate developer, DLF with Singapore's sovereign .....
Tags : Competition Commission of India ,DLF-GIC Joint Venture Scheme
NGT Issues Notice to MP SEIAA(18.11.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notice to State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) seeking explanation on what basis it issued 2.....
Tags : National Green Tribunal , MP SEIAA
CCI Slams Rs 258 cr Fine on IndiGo, SpiceJet & Jet(18.11.2015)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has slammed a penalty of Rs 257.91 crore on Jet Airways, IndiGo and SpiceJet for colluding in fixing fuel surcha.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India , Jet Airways, IndiGo , SpiceJet
CCI Asks CIL to Examine Spot E-Auction Scheme Afresh(19.11.2015)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has asked Coal India Ltd (CIL) to examine afresh its spot e-auction scheme to obviate possible violation of com.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India , Coal India Ltd
CCI Rejects Complaint Against DIAL on High Office Rent(19.11.2015)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has rejected allegations leveled by Airline Operators Committee (AOC), that Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIA.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India, Airline Operators Committee , Delhi International Airport Ltd
Unless the charges upon the assessee are specific, penalty under Section 271(1)(c) of IT Act is not leviable(18.10.2022)
Present appeal by the assessee is directed against the order of the Learned Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals), pertaining to Assessment Year 2015-1.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Legality
A challenge to the order of a Commissioner can be made only on a substantial question of law(04.11.2022)
The Appellant has preferred the present appeal under Section 30 of the Employees' Compensation Act, 1923, assailing the order passed by the learned Co.....
Tags : Compensation, Direction, Legality
State has no business to expropriate property, if an award made and necessary steps to complete acquisition have not been taken for a period of five years or more(09.09.2016)
In instant case, a Notification under Section 4 of Land Acquisition Act, 1894, was issued on 24th October, 1961, stating that public purpose for acqui.....
Tags : Compensation, Acquisition, Proceedings, Lapsed
Second complaint lie only on fresh facts or on previous facts, only if, a special case is made out(02.03.2020)
In the facts of present case, the father of the complainant passed away. It is submitted that, on 2nd November, 2010, vehicle maruti -800 owned compla.....
Tags : Forged documents, Second complaint, Maintainability
Certificate lost, stolen, mutilated, defaced or destroyed beyond recognition cannot be replaced by any post office(02.03.2020)
A Complaint was filed by the Respondent before the District Forum contending that, 88 Indira Vikas Patras ('IVP') of the denomination of Rs. 5000 each.....
Tags : Deficiency, Compensation, Legality
Autonomy of an irrevocable letter of credit is entitled to protection and Courts should refrain from interfering with that autonomy(10.11.2022)
Present Civil Appeal has been filed assailing the impugned judgment passed by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (‘National Commissio.....
Tags : Compensation, Reduction, Legality
High Court under Section 260-A of the IT Act would interfere only if it finds that the reasoning given by the authorities below is perverse(09.11.2022)
Present Income Tax Appeal has been filed challenging the order passed by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal ('ITAT'). The issue urged by the Revenue co.....
Tags : Comparable, Companies, Exclusion
Compassionate appointment is not a Rule and cannot be sought as a matter of right(17.11.2022)
In facts of present matter, Applicant was minor at the time of death of his mother. Respondents have paid the retiral dues and also granted family pen.....
Tags : Compassionate appointment, Eligibility, Right
NGT Warns UP and MP of Locking Down Mines, Thermal Plants(07.10.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has warned UP, MP Governments of shutting down thermal power plants, coal mines in Singrauli and Sonebhadra, for causing.....
Tags : National Green Tribunal,UP , MP
NGT Seeks Reply from MP Govt. over Constructions at Amarkantak(07.10.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought reply from MP Government on whether it would consider placing a ban on further constructions in Amarkantak i.....
Tags : National Green Tribunal ,MP Government
Madras HC Closes Petition Seeking Ban on Keeping Elephants in Captivity in Temples and Houses(07.10.2015)
Madras High Court has closed PIL seeking ban on keeping elephants in captivity in temples and houses after Madras Government submitted that Supreme Co.....
Tags : Madras High Court,Elephants in Captivity in Temples
Bombay HC Orders for Making RoC Website a “Protected System”(08.10.2015)
Bombay High Court has ordered 3 Union Ministries to consider making website of Registrar of Companies (RoC) a 'protected system' under Section 70 of I.....
Tags : Bombay High Court ,Registrar of Companies
CCI Rejects Complaint against Arasu Cable TV(12.10.2015)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has dismissed complaint filed by Makkal Tholai Thodarpu Kuzhumam Ltd against Arasu Cable TV and rejected allegat.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India , Arasu Cable TV
SC Levies 'Environment Compensation Charge' of Rs 700 & Rs 1300 on Commercial Vehicles entering Delhi(13.10.2015)
Supreme Court has levied 'Environment Compensation Charge' of Rs 700 and Rs 1300 on commercial vehicles entering Delhi from November 1 for 4 months. T.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Environment Compensation Charge
To constitute civil contempt, it must be established that disobedience is wilful, deliberate and with full knowledge of consequences(19.05.2020)
The grievance in present petitions is about non¬-compliance of direction given to the Respondent¬-Food Corporation of India to regularise and departme.....
Tags : Contempt action, Initiation, Grounds
Inclusion or exclusion of comparables per se cannot be treated as a question of law unless it is demonstrated that the Tribunal took into account irrelevant consideration(22.09.2022)
Present appeal has been filed seeking a direction for setting aside the order passed by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal ('ITAT') in with respect to .....
Tags : Comparables, Exclusion, Validity
Notifications & Circulars
Registering NBFCs to become simpler(17.06.2016)
The Reserve Bank of India resolved to simpli.....Tags : nbfc, registration, simplified process, public funds
RBI requires frequent updates on CP and UFCE investments(23.06.2016)
Investment by banks and financial institutions in commercial papers will have to be reported monthly to all credit information companies, the Reserve .....
Tags : commercial paper, unhedged exposure, reporting, credit company
CCI (Competition Assessment of Economic Legislations and Policies) Guidelines 2016(27.06.2016)
The Competition Commission of India released Tags : SC , Sabrimala Temple Board
Bombay HC Stays Govt. Order Granting Blanket Amnesty to ST Quota Employees Holding Fake Certificates(27.04.2016)
Bombay HC has stayed Government order that assured protection to all ST quota employees, appointed from 1995 to 2001, whose certificates turned out to.....
Tags : Bombay HC , ST quota employees
Madhya Pradesh HC Turns Down Quota in Job Promotions(02.05.2016)
MP High Court, while giving an order that affects over 30,000 employees and officers with possible implications in other states, has turned down reser.....
Tags : MP High Court, Quota in Job Promotions
MP High Court Stays NGT's Order in Mining Case(02.05.2016)
MP High Court, while staying order of National Green Tribunal (NGT), Central Bench for exceeding authority, has observed that NGT cannot be construed .....
Tags : MP High Court, National Green Tribunal
SC Questions Practice Of Barring Women of Age Group of 10 to 50 Years at Sabarimala(03.05.2016)
SC has questioned centuries-old practice of barring entry of women between age group of 10 to 50 years to Sabarimala temple in Kerala saying it would .....
Tags : SC , Sabarimala temple
Madras HC: Children below 15 Cannot Claim Compassionate Employment After Attaining Majority(03.05.2016)
Madras HC has ruled that children below 15 years of age on day of death in harness of either of their parents in government service cannot stake claim.....
Tags : Madras HC, Compassionate Employment
NGT Pulls Up Uttarakhand Government Over Camping Activity In Rishikesh(04.05.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has warned the Uttarakhand Government that it would call its Chief Secretary to explain the delay in implementing regula.....
Tags : NGT, Uttarakhand Government, Camping
When assessee is a capital service provider, there is no necessity to provide negative working capital adjustment(09.08.2021)
Two issues raised in present case is namely-- (i) Assessee's prayer regarding inclusion of Crystal Voxx Limited in the final list of comparable compan.....
Tags : Assessment, List, Comparable companies
When there are disputed question of facts involved in a case, High Court should not exercise its jurisdiction under Article 226 of Constitution(02.08.2023)
The Petitioners before present Court have preferred the instant writ petition claiming compensation from the Respondents due to alleged mismanagement .....
Tags : Compensation, Negligence, Alternate remedy
Penalty proceedings are penal in nature, the charge of offence should be specific, unequivocal and unambiguous(01.06.2023)
Present appeal arises out of the order of the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) [CIT(A)] in Appeal against the order under Section 271(1)(c) of the.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Legality
Punjab and Haryana HC Grants Relief to Temporary Govt. Lecturers(13.06.2016)
Punjab and Haryana HC has held that temporary lecturers are entitled for minimum pay and perks as per the guidelines of the University Grant Commissio.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana HC , University Grant Commission , temporary lecturers
CCI Dismisses Complaint against Digital Cinema Initiatives(20.06.2016)
Competition Commission India (CCI) has dismissed K Sera Sera Digital Cinema's allegations of unfair business practices made against US-based Digital C.....
Tags : Competition Commission India, Digital Cinema Initiatives
CCI Rejects Allegations against Nissan Motor(20.06.2016)
Competition Commission India (CCI) has rejected allegations that Nissan Motor abused its dominant position in terms of after-sales service.
Tags : Competition Commission India, Nissan Motor
CCI Junks Complaint against Vodafone India(20.06.2016)
Competition Commission India (CCI) has dismissed allegations that Vodafone India abused its dominant position by imposing discriminatory charges for i.....
Tags : Competition Commission India, Vodafone India
Delhi HC Pulls Up Ebay against Violation of Its Order(20.06.2016)
Delhi HC has pulled up e-commerce company, ebay, that violation of its order stopping the site from selling products under any name deceptively simila.....
Tags : Delhi HC , e-commerce company, ebay
CCI Clears Blackstone-Mphasis Deal(21.06.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has cleared private equity major Blackstone's multi-billion dollar deal to buy over 50 per cent stake in Mphasis.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India , Blackstone, Mphasis
Finance Ministry: No Audit for Turnover of Up to Rs 2 Crore if Opted Presumptive Taxation Scheme(21.06.2016)
Finance Ministry has said that small businesses with a total turnover of up to Rs 2 crore will not be required to get their accounts audited if they o.....
Tags : Finance Ministry, presumptive taxation scheme, Audit
Insurance company is expected to act on its promise in a fair manner and not just care for its own profits(08.08.2023)
The issues that arise for consideration in present appeal is with regard to claim of compensation. During the year 1994, the Appellant, a registered p.....
Tags : Loss, Compensation, Entitlement
In order to initiate prosecution under Section 70 of the IBC, the complaint has to be filed by the IBBI or Central Government or person authorized by Central Government(19.10.2023)
The instant appeal has been preferred against order passed by the National Company Law Tribunal, thereby, allowing the Application under Section 19(2).....
Tags : Prosecution, Cost, Imposition
Unless licence is demonstrably invalid, burden is upon insurer to prove failure on part of vehicle owner(30.10.2023)
IFFCO Tokio General Insurance Co. Ltd. seeks to assail the order of the Delhi High Court thereby, the High Court reversed the Award dated 6th July, 20.....
Tags : Compensation, Insurer, Right to recover
Companies Now to Pay Service Tax on Services Availed from Govt. from Next Fiscal Year(09.03.2016)
Govt. has notified provision making Indian companies to pay service tax on any service they avail from Government or local authority from the next fis.....
Tags : Govt., Indian companies , service tax
Government Announces Labour Law Exemption for Startups Up to 3 Years(10.03.2016)
Government has announced that Start-ups have been exempted from nine labour laws for a period of three years to promote and incentivise the entreprene.....
Tags : Government, Start-ups , Labour Law Exemption
NGT Dismisses Akshardham Fine Plea(15.03.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has dismissed review petition by Akshardham temple authorities against July 2015 order of the panel for alleged expansio.....
Tags : National Green Tribunal , Akshardham temple
CCI Orders Inquiry Against AFI(17.03.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has ordered inquiry against Athletics Federation of India (AFI), the apex body for athletics in India, for an al.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India, Athletics Federation of India
CCI Dismisses Complaint Against 6 Individuals in Land Sale Case(18.03.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has rejected a complaint against six individuals pertaining to sale of land plots in Dehradun, saying it is a di.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India , Land Sale Case
SC Seeks Reports on Cell Phone Tower Impact on Health(18.03.2016)
Supreme Court has sought reports and scientific studies on the impact of cell phone tower radiation on public health.
Tags : Supreme Court, Cell Phone Tower Impact
Government set to settle retrospective tax disputes(21.03.2016)
The Government is set to approve a scheme allowing firms mired in retrospective-tax disputes to settle them after paying principal tax. The scheme is .....
Tags : Retrospective tax, companies, settlement
Government set to settle retrospective tax disputes(21.03.2016)
The Government is set to approve a scheme allowing firms mired in retrospective-tax disputes to settle them after paying principal tax. The scheme is .....
Tags : Retrospective tax, companies, settlement
CCI Nods for Nomura's 35% Stake Sale in LIC Nomura Mutual Fund(08.04.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has permitted Japanese financial services major Nomura’s 35 per cent stake sale in the mutual fund business join.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India, Nomura
SC Pulls Up Sabarimala Temple for Denying Women Entry(12.04.2016)
Supreme Court has said Constitution doesn't allow gender discrimination and that it will go by constitutional parameters while deciding on the custom .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Sabarimala temple
Kerala HC: Puttingal Temple Fire Tragedy Should be Inquired by CBI(12.04.2016)
Kerala HC, while hearing Justice Chidambaresh's plea seeking ban on high decibel firecrackers, has observed that Puttingal temple fire tragedy should .....
Tags : Kerala HC, Puttingal temple fire tragedy , National Human Rights Commission
SC: Sabrimala Can't Ban Women under Right to Manage Religious Affairs(19.04.2016)
Supreme Court has said that gender equality is a constitutional message and Sabarimala Temple Management cannot say that banning entry of women of a p.....
Tags : Supreme Court , Sabarimala Temple
COMPAT Turns Down CCI's Penalty on Airlines(19.04.2016)
Competition Appellate Tribunal (COMPAT) has turned down an order passed by Competition Commission of India (CCI) which had imposed a fine of Rs 257.91.....
Tags : Competition Appellate Tribunal , CCI
CIC Prevents Indian Seed Companies’ (Using Monsanto Technology) Obligatory Destruction of Seeds(20.04.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has said in interim order that Indian seed companies that use global agriculture firm Monsanto's technology will.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India , Monsanto's technology
Delhi HC Says, No Compassion for Employee Who Has No Will to Work(21.04.2016)
Delhi HC, while dismissing plea of a temporary government employee against termination of her service, has held that no compassion can be shown to a p.....
Tags : Delhi HC,Employee
For computing the disallowance under Section 14A of the IT Act, only the investments which yielded exempt income to the assessee should be considered(10.10.2023)
The assessee is engaged in the business of lease, finance and investments. The only issue to be decided in present appeal is as to whether the learne.....
Tags : Assessment, Disallowance, Computation
When signatures on cheques had been admitted, presumption would arise that, cheques had been issued towards some legally enforceable debt(17.10.2023)
The instant petition under Section 397 read with Section 401/482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 ('Cr.P.C.') has been filed on behalf of petit.....
Tags : Cheques, Issuance, Presumption
Court has discretion to add any person as a party who is found to be a necessary party or proper party(19.10.2023)
Present petition has been filed challenging the order passed by the Trial Courtdismissing the application seeking impleadment in the suit. The Petitio.....
Tags : Impleadment, Entitlement, Discretion
NGT Orders to Demolish Illegal Religious Structures near Birla Temple(03.08.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Centre and Delhi Government to demolish illegal religious structures in the Central Ridge area near the Bir.....
Tags : National Green Tribunal , Birla Temple
Green Tribunal Reserves Judgment in MPT Dredging Case(04.08.2016)
NGT (Green Tribunal) has reserved its judgment in complaint regarding capital dredging undertaken by Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) to facilitate entry of .....
Tags : National Green Tribunal , MPT Dredging Case
Bombay HC Disposes PIL on Permit System for Liquor Consumption(09.08.2016)
Bombay High Court has disposed of a PIL seeking to scrap the permit system for consumption of Indian and Foreign Made Liquor in Maharashtra.
Tags : Bombay High Court, Permit System for Liquor Consumption
CCI Junks Complaint against Parsvnath Developers(09.08.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has rejected a complaint alleging that realty player Parsvnath Developers abused its dominant position by imposi.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India, Parsvnath Developers
SC Modifies Its Earlier Order of Giving Full Back Wages to Temporary LIC Employees(10.08.2016)
SC has modified its earlier order of giving full back wages to temporary LIC employees of grade III and IV, who were asked to be regularised and direc.....
Tags : SC, LIC employees
CCI Rejects Allegation of Unfair Business Practices against HSC India(10.08.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has dismissed allegations of unfair business practices against government-owned HSCC India with regard to certai.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India, HSCC India
Lok Sabha Passes Employee’s Compensation (Amendment) Bill, 2016(10.08.2016)
Lok Sabha has passed the Employee's Compensation (Amendment) Bill, 2016, that would raise the cap on amount of compensation to be taken up by high cou.....
Tags : Lok Sabha, Employee's Compensation (Amendment) Bill, 2016
In a contempt proceeding before a contemnor is held guilty and punished, Court has to record a finding, that disobedience was wilful and intentional(19.01.2021)
The present contempt petition arises out of an unfortunate family dispute between a father on one hand and his two sons from his first wife on the oth.....
Tags : Court Order, Disobedience, Non-compliance
If an assessee invests full consideration from sale of original asset for purchasing or constructing another residential house, then assessee is entitled for 100% exemption from capital gain tax(18.01.2021)
Present appeal filed by the Revenue is directed against order of the learned Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals). The learned CIT(A) held that, asses.....
Tags : Assessment, Exemption, Legality
For a mere technical venial breach, the assessee should not be invited with penalty(16.01.2024)
The issue to be decided in present appeals is as to whether the learned CIT(A) was justified in confirming the levy of penalty under Section 272A(2)(k.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Validity
Exemption being the creation of the statute itself, has to be construed strictly(09.10.2023)
The point that arises for consideration is whether "tinted glass sheets" manufactured by the Appellants is liable to be taxed as "goods or wares made .....
Tags : Product, Classification, Exemption
Allahabad HC Issues Criminal Contempt Notices to 15 Agra Lawyers(26.10.2016)
Allahabad High Court, while taking cognizance of an illegal strike and alleged misbehaviour with several Judges of Agra District Court, has issued cri.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Agra District Court, Criminal Contempt
Punjab and Haryana High Court Notices Punjab Government over Illegal Constructions near Golden Temple(26.10.2016)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed Punjab Government to submit a report as to what action has been taken against erring officials who have bee.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Golden Temple, Illegal Constructions
Supreme Court Allows Srirangam Temple Management to Move Madras HC for Repair Work(26.10.2016)
Supreme Court has allowed management of Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple at Srirangam to approach Madras High Court for carrying out repairs in Temple.
Tags : Supreme Court, Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Madras High Court
Madras HC Orders Rs. 3 Lakh Interim Compensation to Fire Victims of Sivakasi(27.10.2016)
Madras High Court has ordered an interim compensation of Rs 3 Lakh each to families of nine people who died due to a fire accident at a cracker shop i.....
Tags : Madras HC, Interim Compensation, Fire Victims, Sivakasi
Bombay HC Notices NMC over Empress Mall Violations Case(27.10.2016)
Bombay High Court has issued notice to Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) and its other departments on their failure to take action against owners of .....
Tags : Bombay HC, Empress Mall, fire Safety
Bombay HC Issues Contempt Notice to Two ACPs for Failure to Curb Noise Pollution(27.10.2016)
Bombay High Court has issued contempt notices to two Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACP) for failing to take action against noise pollution during.....
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Supreme Court Upholds ‘Equal Pay for Equal Work’ Principle for Temporary Employees(27.10.2016)
Supreme Court has held that temporary employees who have been hired by Government Departments and Agencies across country on contractual basis, are en.....
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An Independent Contractor does not come under the ambit of an Employee(20.11.2023)
Present appeal was filed by applicants seeking employee compensation under Section 30 of Employee Compensation Act, 1923 after the claim for compensat.....
Tags : Independent Contractor, Employee, Employee's Compensation Act, 1923
Writ Courts while exercising jurisdiction under Article 226 of Constitution can interfere in the decisions of the Disciplinary Committee, only if, the same are contrary to law.(20.11.2023)
The present writ petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for challenging the order passed by Paralympic Committee suspe.....
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Demand of reversal of cenvat credit cannot be upheld, as Rule 9(1)(bb) of the Cenvat Credit Rules is not applicable(07.03.2022)
Present appeal has been filed by Ineos Styrolution (India) Ltd. against demand of reversal of cenvat credit, interest and imposition of penalty under .....
Tags : Demand, Penalty, Imposition
Action of informing the person arrested about the grounds of his arrest is a sufficient compliance of Section 19 of PMLA and Article 22(1) of the Constitution(15.12.2023)
The present appeal is directed against the judgment passed by the High Court of, whereby the High Court has dismissed the petition seeking declaration.....
Tags : Arrest, Procedure, Compliance
Questions of title can be decided only in Civil Court and not in Writ Court(18.12.2023)
The Petitioner claims to be the successor and heir of the Beswan family and claims property rights to the Beswan Avibhajya Rajya as its ruler, which c.....
Tags : Acquisition, Compensation, Remedy
SC Stays Patna HC Order Setting Aside Election of BJP MP Chhedi Paswan(30.08.2016)
SC has stayed a Patna HC order setting aside election of BJP MP Chhedi Paswan and said it would examine whether politicians need to mandatorily declar.....
Tags : SC , MP Chhedi Paswan
CCI Nods for A&E's Additional Sake in Vardhman Yarns(30.08.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has permitted American & Efird (A&E) Global to buy an additional 40 per cent stake in Vardhman Yarns and Thread.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India , A&E, Vardhman Yarns
NGT Stays Demolition of Religious Structures near Birla Temple in Delhi(31.08.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has stayed for a week the demolition of illegal religious structures spread over 7.5 acres in the central Ridge area nea.....
Tags : National Green Tribunal, Birla temple
National Company Law Tribunal Asks Astro to Not to Exit AskMe for 6 Weeks(31.08.2016)
National Company Law Tribunal has asked Astro Entertainment Networks Ltd not to exit e-commerce website AskMe.com, in which it is an investor, for six.....
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CCI Imposes Rs 6,700-Crore Penalty on 11 Cement Firms for Cartelisation(01.09.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed more than Rs 6,700 crore penalty on 11 cement companies - UltraTech, Binani, Ramco, Jaiprakash Assoc.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India, Cement Firms
Madras HC Orders Action against Complainant Who Paid Rs 20 Lakh(08.09.2016)
Madras HC, while voicing concern over use of money to get medical seats, has ordered action by police and Income Tax authorities against a complainant.....
Tags : Madras HC,Complainant ,medical seats
SC: Human Rights Violations by Security Forces a Matter of Concern(08.09.2016)
SC, while observing that Government stoutly defended the role of security forces in Jammu and Kashmir and insurgency-hit Manipur, has said it was more.....
Tags : SC,Manipur, Jammu and Kashmir, Imphal
Expert opinion cannot be used as a conclusive proof and is only corroborative in nature(16.02.2024)
The issue that arises for consideration is whether the imported goods viz. '14 sets of Plastic Injection Moulds' are eligible for the benefit of Notif.....
Tags : Notification, Exemption, Entitlement
Candidate is obliged to give correct information as to conviction, acquittal or arrest or pendency of criminal case and there should be no suppression(20.10.2023)
The Director General of Police, has preferred present appeal against the final judgment and order passed by the Division Bench of the High Court allow.....
Tags : Employment, Criminal case, Involvement
Bombay HC Permits Trust to Construct & Repair Tekdi Ganesh Temple(21.10.2016)
Bombay High Court, while considering risk to thousands of devotees who visit Tekdi Ganesh Temple everyday, has granted permission to carry on construc.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Tekdi Ganesh Temple, construction
MP High Court Notices State’s Chief Minister & His Wife over Defamation Case(21.10.2016)
MP High Court has served notices to Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and his wife Sadhna Singh on a petition filed by Congress Leader Ajay Singh d.....
Tags : MP High Court, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Defamation Case
SC Upholds Centre’s Mechanism to Control Drug Prices(24.10.2016)
Supreme Court has upheld Centre's power to specify prices of essential medicines to curb profiteering by Pharmaceutical Companies.
Tags : Supreme Court, Pharmaceutical Companies, Drug Prices
Bombay HC Directs Insurance Companies to Pay Insured Accident Victims Having Fake Licenses(24.10.2016)
Bombay High Court has held that Insurance Companies are liable to pay compensation to victims of road accidents even if they possessed a fake or unaut.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Insurance Companies , Fake Licenses
Bombay HC: Parent Age Should Be Considered While Deciding Insurance Compensation(24.10.2016)
Bombay High Court has ruled that when an unmarried person dies in a road accident, the average age of his or her surviving old parents should be consi.....
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NGT Notices UP Government for Not Sealing Hand Pumps Releasing Toxic Water(24.10.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) came down heavily on Uttar Pradesh Government for not following its 2015 order to dismantle all hand pumps in six distri.....
Tags : National Green Tribunal , Uttar Pradesh, hand pumps, Toxic Water
CCI Approves Restructuring of Fortis Group(25.10.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved proposed restructuring of Fortis Group, which includes de-merger of Pathology Business, SRL Labs.
Tags : Competition Commission of India, SRL Labs, Fortis Group
Assessee is eligible for exemption under Section 54E of the IT Act, when the entire sale consideration has been reinvested in the new house property.(21.12.2023)
Present appeal by the Assessee arises out of the order of the Learned Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) ['Ld. CIT(A)']. The only issue to be decide.....
Tags : Exemption, Benefit, Provision
Hyderabad HC Grants Compensation to Parents of Snake Bite Victims(03.10.2016)
Hyderabad HC has directed Central Government and Sarva Siksha Abhiyan'sTelangana Project Director to pay a compensation of Rs 8 lakh each to the paren.....
Tags : Hyderabad HC, Snake Bite Victims, Compensation
Delhi HC Seeks Centre’s & Delhi Government Opinion on Creating Awareness Over Effects of Alcohol(03.10.2016)
Delhi HC has sought a response from Centre and Delhi Government on a PIL seeking directions to increase spending on creating awareness about harmful e.....
Tags : Delhi HC, alcohol consumption
Competition Commission of India Clears Coffee Day Overseas-Coffee Day Enterprises Deal(03.10.2016)
Competition Commission of India has cleared proposed amalgamation of Coffee Day Overseas with Coffee Day Enterprises, which operates popular CCD chain.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India, CCD , Coffee Day Overseas
Bombay HC Seeks State’s Report over Dowry Complaints(04.10.2016)
Bombay HC has asked Maharashtra Government to file a report on dowry-related complaints received by its grievances redressal forum, set up recently.
Tags : Bombay HC , Maharashtra Government, Dowry Complaints
Hyderabad HC Directs AP Government to Give Job to Ex-Principal’s Daughter(04.10.2016)
Hyderabad HC has directed Andhra Pradesh Government to provide employment to daughter of a principal of Government Polytechnic College on compassionat.....
Tags : Hyderabad HC, Andhra Pradesh Government , compassionate , employment
Orissa HC Refuses to Interfere in Technical Aspect of Shri Jagannath Temple Repair Work(05.10.2016)
Orissa HC has refused to interfere in technical aspects of repair work of Jagamohan of Shri Jagannath Temple at Puri currently undertaken by Archaeolo.....
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Delhi HC Asks Social Media Websites Not to Post MP’s Morphed Pictures(05.10.2016)
Delhi HC has restrained social media websites including Facebook, Google, Youtube and Twitter from publishing derogatory photographs of expelled AIADM.....
Tags : Delhi HC, MP Sasikala Pushpa
Punishment to the employee at fault should be proportionate for the fault committed by him(08.01.2024)
In the facts of the present case, Petitioner was the Gram Sevak. Since he was unauthorizedly absent, the charge sheet was served upon him. The Petitio.....
Tags : Punishment, Imposition, Legality
Statement recorded under Section 108 of the Customs Act is a material piece of evidence and can be used as substantive evidence(08.01.2024)
Present appeal is against impugned Order passed by the learned Joint Secretary to the Government of India under Section 129DD of the Customs Act, 1962.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Legality
Supreme Court Upholds Life Term of 16 Persons Convicted For Killing Eight Family Members(14.12.2016)
Supreme Court has upheld life imprisonment awarded to 16 persons convicted for killing eight members of a family, including a one-and-half-year-old in.....
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Delhi HC: Child Born As a Result of Sexual Offences Entitled to Compensation(14.12.2016)
Delhi High Court has held that a child born out of rape is clearly a victim of offence and entitled to compensation.
Tags : Delhi High Court, child, rape, compensation
Punjab & Haryana HC Seeks Government’s Reply to Telcos’ Understated Income(14.12.2016)
Punjab & Haryana HC has sought responses from Government, Ministry of Communications, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology and Comptroller.....
Tags : Punjab & Haryana High Court, telecom companies, Understated Income
Delhi HC: Scan Entire JNU Campus to Find Missing Student, Najeeb Ahmed(15.12.2016)
Delhi High Court has asked Police’s Crime Branch to search every nook and cranny of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus with help of sniffer dogs.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, JNU Campus, Najeeb Ahmed
Supreme Court Puts on Hold Delhi HC Order on Unitech Compromise Meets with Homebuyers(15.12.2016)
Supreme Court has stayed Delhi High Court order, which had directed realty firm Unitech to hold meetings with home buyers and opening escrow accounts .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Unitech, Compromise Meets, Homebuyers
Uttarakhand High Court Directs State Government to Grant 180 Days Maternity Leave to Women Employees(16.12.2016)
Uttarakhand High Court has directed State Government to grant 180 days (six months) of maternity leave to women employees working on regular, contract.....
Tags : Uttarakhand High Court, women employees, maternity leave, six months
CCI Approves Abbott Laboratories- St Jude Deal With Certain Limitations(19.12.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved pharma major Abbott Laboratories' proposed acquisition of heart device-maker St Jude Medical Inc, s.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India, Abbott Laboratories, St Jude
Charge of suppression could not have been brought against an importer, if he has correctly described the goods in the Bill of Entry(25.01.2024)
The importer, had filed a Bill of Entry No. 3450978 dated 3rd October, 2017 for the clearance of the goods declared as 'GSL Artemia Brine Shrimp Foods.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Legality
SC: Can ‘Rigorous’ Be Added By Courts When They Award Life Imprisonment?(21.12.2016)
Supreme Court has agreed to examine the question whether Courts are statutorily empowered to make life imprisonments tougher for convicts by adding ‘r.....
Tags : Supreme Court, life imprisonments, rigorous
Kerala HC: Rules Restraining Women Employment in Liquor Shops ‘Unconstitutional’(21.12.2016)
Kerala High Court has permitted employment of women in foreign liquor retail shops terming as "unsustainable" and "violative of the Constitution" the .....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Liquor Shops, Employment , Women
NGT: Impose Fine on Airlines Disposing Excreta Before Landing(21.12.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed aviation regulator DGCA to issue a circular to all airlines asking them to pay Rs. 50,000 as environmental .....
Tags : National Green Tribunal, environmental compensation, airlines, excreta
Supreme Court Convicts Doctors For Aiding Ex-MLA in Frustrating Court’s Order(22.12.2016)
Supreme Court has convicted two doctors of a private hospital in Gurgaon for contempt of court for providing "medical asylum" to Ex-Haryana MLA who w.....
Tags : Supreme Court, contempt of court , medical asylum
Bombay HC Permits Mangroves Trimming for Metro Project(22.12.2016)
Bombay High Court has granted permission for cutting mangroves at Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) and Malwani for Metro Line II project.
Tags : Bombay High Court, mangroves , Bandra Kurla Complex, Metro Line
Delhi HC Orders 50% Salary Arrears Payment to Contractual Employees of DCW(23.12.2016)
Delhi High Court has ordered release of 50% salary arrears of contractual employees of Delhi Commission for Women (DCW), that includes acid attack vic.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Delhi Commission for Women, contractual employees
Madras HC Directs TNSTC to Pay Compensation Amount Via Electronic Fund Transfer(26.12.2016)
Madras High Court has devised a new methodology to ensure that Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) does not delay payment of compensation i.....
Tags : Madras HC, TNSTC, compensation, electronic fund transfer
Penalty cannot be levied on assessee for bona fide mistakes which were corrected by filing the revised computation during the assessment proceedings(12.02.2024)
The present appeal has been filed by the assessee challenging the impugned order passed under Section 250 of the Income Tax Act, 1961by the learned Co.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Legality
Enemy properties vested in the Custodian are not Union properties; Assessee is liable to pay property tax on it(22.02.2024)
Present Civil Appeal has been filed by the Lucknow Nagar Nigam ('Municipal Corporation') impugning the judgment of the High Court that has allowed the.....
Tags : Tax, Exemption, Eligibility
MP High Court Notices SHED, College Principal & Others over ABVP National Convention on Campus(05.12.2016)
MP High Court has issued notices to State Higher Education Department (SHED), Indore Mayor, Municipal Commissioner and Principal of Atal Bihari Vajpay.....
Tags : MP High Court, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Government College of Arts and Commerce, ABVP, national convention
Punjab and Haryana HC Rules ‘MLAs, MPs Can Vote in Local Bodies Election’(06.12.2016)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that MLAs and MPs are fully entitled to vote in elections for office-bearers of local bodies.
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, MLAs, MPs, Local Bodies Election
SC Advocates for Stringent Punishment for Rash Driving, Directs Centre to Amend Laws(07.12.2016)
Supreme Court, while holding that existing two-year imprisonment for causing death due to rash and negligent driving as grossly inadequate, has asked .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Rash Driving, imprisonment
Gujarat HC: Spouse of Nationalised Banks Entitled for Inter-District Transfer Benefits(07.12.2016)
Gujarat High Court has held that a government employee, who is spouse of a nationalized bank employee, is entitled to inter-district transfer to place.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, nationalized bank, employee, inter-district transfer
CCI Rejects Anti-competitive Practices Complaints Against DLF(07.12.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has rejected a complaint of anti-competitive practices against DLF pertaining to 1995-96 period saying competiti.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India, DLF, anti-competitive practices
Madras HC: Use Stamp Papers Issued by Puducheery for Litigations from January 01(08.12.2016)
Madras High Court has ruled that from January 1, 2017 all Puducherry-related cases filed in Court must bear stamp papers printed and issued by Union T.....
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Compat Reduces Penalty to Rs 2 cr in a Major Relief to State Insurers(12.12.2016)
In a major relief to four state- run insurers namely National Insurance, New India Assurance, Oriental Insurance and United India Insurance Competitio.....
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Courts cannot direct the States to implement a particular policy or scheme on ground that a better, fairer or wiser alternative is available(22.02.2024)
The Petitioners have filed the present petition under Article 32 of the Constitution of India, 1950 seeking various directions against the States and .....
Tags : Implementation, Community Kitchens, Direction
Initial burden of proof lies on the Department to show Assessee’s intention to evade tax, when the error in the documents is only typographical error(19.02.2024)
Present is a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1950 wherein the writ Petitioner is aggrieved by the order passed in appeal and .....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Legality
MP High Court Rejects Plea Seeking Appointment of Women Priest in Mahakal Temple(28.10.2016)
MP High court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation that sought appointment of women as priests in Ujjain's Mahakal Temple.
Tags : MP High court, Women Priest, Ujjain, Mahakal Temple
Orissa HC Asks Fugitive Puri Servitor to Cooperate with Investigation in Criminal Case(28.10.2016)
Orissa High Court has directed fugitive servitor Damodar Mahasuhar of Jagannath Temple in Puri to appear before Local Investigating Police Officer and.....
Tags : Orissa High Court, Jagannath Temple, Puri, Fugitive Servitor
EPFO Sets Guidelines to Settle Death Claims within Seven Days(02.11.2016)
Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has said that it has issued guidelines to its Field Offices to settle death claims within seven days and.....
Tags : Employees' Provident Fund Organisation, death claims, retirement cases
SC: Courts Must Exercise Contempt to Uphold Majesty of Judiciary(03.11.2016)
Supreme Court has ruled that Courts must exercise power of contempt to punish offenders, if there is a “calculated effort” to undermine Judiciary.
Tags : Supreme Court, contempt, Judiciary
Government Imposes Anti-Dumping Duty on Wire Rod Imports from China(04.11.2016)
Centre has imposed anti-dumping duty on imports of steel wire rods from China to protect domestic manufacturers from cheap in-bound shipments.
Tags : anti-dumping, imports, steel wire rods, China
CCI Approves Ashok Leyland's Deal to Buy Nissan Stake in Three JVs(04.11.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI's) has approved Ashok Leyland to buyout its Japanese partner Nissan Motors' stake in JVs, which were floated to m.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India, Ashok Leyland, Nissan Motors
Madras HC Directs Endowments Department to Appoint Body to Oversee Temple Renovation(07.11.2016)
Madras High Court has directed Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Department to appoint an Expert Committee to oversee maintenance and .....
Tags : Madras High Court, Endowments Department, Heritage Temples, renovation
In a complaint under Section 138 of NI Act, only drawer of the cheque who can be prosecuted(21.02.2024)
Present petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 ('Cr.P.C') praying for quashing of the complaint filed by th.....
Tags : Complaint, Provision, Applicability
Extended period cannot be invoked unless a positive act on the part of the assessee is evidenced showing the intent to evade payment of duty(20.02.2024)
Issue to be decided in the instant case is as to whether the Appellants are liable to pay penalty under Section 78 of the Finance Act, 1994 when the s.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Legality
An employee has right to withdraw resignation not only before its acceptance but also before the date of actual relieving(30.01.2024)
The Petitioner-Employer has filed present petition challenging the Judgment and Order passed by the Industrial Court, reversing the decision of the La.....
Tags : Compensation, Direction, Legality
Assessment of compensation cannot be done with mathematical precision(06.03.2024)
The present appeal has been preferred aggrieved against the judgment of the High Court, vide which the compensation awarded to the Appellants (claiman.....
Tags : Compensation, Reduction, Legality
Bombay HC Seeks Centre’s Reply over Plea to Enhance Compensation to 26/11 Victims(25.11.2016)
Bombay High Court has asked Union Government for its response to a 2014 order to frame a policy to enhance compensation given to terror attack victims.....
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Delhi HC: ICC Not to Presume Guilt of Sexual Harassment Accused, Until Proved Guilty(28.11.2016)
Delhi High Court has said that Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) is meant to tackle sexual harassment at workplace and help affected women, not to t.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Internal Complaints Committee, sexual harassment
CCI Approves TATA Chemicals-Yara Fertilisers Deal(28.11.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved proposed acquisition of Urea and Customised Fertilisers business of Tata Chemicals by Norway's Yara.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India, acquisition, Tata Chemicals, Yara Fertilisers
Bombay HC Dismisses Petition of Four Students Admitted Under RTE Act, 2009(30.11.2016)
Bombay High Court has rejected petition by four students, admitted in a Malad school under Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Ac.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Malad school, Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education
SICA Repeal Act Shall Come into Force From Dec. 01, 2016(30.11.2016)
Ministry of Finance has appointed December 1, 2016 as the date on which provisions of Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Repeal Act, 2003 .....
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Ministry of Finance Repeals SICA With Effect From Today(01.12.2016)
Ministry of Finance has repealed Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Act, 1985 (SICA) with effect from today.
Tags : Ministry of Finance, Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Act, 1985
Bombay HC Directs State Government to Make SPCA Functional Within Two Weeks(02.12.2016)
Bombay High Court has said that State Police Complaints Authority (SPCA) should start functioning in two weeks.
Tags : Bombay High Court, State Police Complaints Authority
When the very basis of entering into the agreement have been set aside, agreement itself can’t be relied upon by any of the parties(18.04.2024)
The Appellant-State of Madhya Pradesh-Defendant in the Original Suit filed by Satish Jain (Respondent No. 1), since deceased, represented by his legal.....
Tags : Award, Implementation, Legality
Equal penalty can be imposed only in a case where the duty has not been paid or short paid by reason of collusion or any willful mis-statement or suppression of fact(19.04.2024)
Present appeal is directed against order-in-original wherein the Appellant challenged only imposition of penalties of Rs. 68,74,072 imposed under Sect.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Legality
Hyderabad HC Upholds TTD’s Decision to Renovate Vakulamatha Temple(17.11.2016)
Hyderabad High Court has upheld decision of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) to renovate Vakulamatha Temple at Peruru, Pathakalva village, on Chit.....
Tags : Hyderabad High Court, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, Vakulamatha Temple
Compat Sets Aside CCI’s Order in IATA’s Anti-Competitive Practices Case(18.11.2016)
Competition Appellate Tribunal (Compat) has set aside an order of Competition Commission of India (CCI) in a case of alleged abuse of dominant positio.....
Tags : Competition Appellate Tribunal, CCI, International Air Transport Association
Supreme Court Puts on Hold Unitech Compromise Meets with Homebuyers(21.11.2016)
Supreme Court has stayed all meetings between homebuyers and Unitech on proposed scheme of compromise to complete its pending projects.
Tags : Supreme Court, Unitech, Compromise Meets
Madras HC: Terminated Employee Entitled to Back Wages till Submission of Inquiry Report(21.11.2016)
Madras High Court has stated that a bank employee terminated from service is entitled to have back wages till inquiry report is submitted to him.
Tags : Madras High Court, Terminated Employee, Back Wages
Orissa HC Appoints Retired Engineer to Examine Jagamohan Repair Work(22.11.2016)
Orissa High Court has appointed retired Civil Engineer N K Mohanty to verify actual amount of repair work of Jagamohan, hall facing the sanctum sancto.....
Tags : Orissa High Court, Jagamohan, repair work, Jagannath Temple, Puri
Delhi HC: Demonetization Must Not Affect Timely Relief to Rape Victims(24.11.2016)
Delhi High Court has said that demonetization should not come in way of banks releasing timely payments to compensate rape victims.
Tags : Delhi High Court, demonetization, rape victims, compensation
Delhi HC Seeks Centre’s Reply Over MPs, MLAs Participation in Poll Campaigns(24.11.2016)
Delhi High Court has sought Centre’s response on a plea that sitting Members of Parliament and Legislative Assemblies should not participate in poll c.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, poll campaigns
A Company can file complaint under Consumer Protection Act(20.03.2024)
Present appeal under Section 67 of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 has been preferred by the Appellant for assailing final order rendered by Nationa.....
Tags : Complaint, Filing of, Jurisdiction
Using any thrasher affixed to the vehicle, will be treated as use of the vehicle (tractor) and as tractor was insured, insurance company is liable to pay compensation(01.03.2021)
This Misc. Appeal under Section 173(1) of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 has been preferred by the Appellant-Insurance Company, assailing the Award passed b.....
Tags : Award, Compensation, Legality
Unless exceptional circumstances are shown, rate of interest awarded to the claimants should be 7.5% from date of filing of petition(07.05.2024)
The Appellant/insurance company has preferred present appeal in terms of Section 173 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 assailing the impugned judgment-cum-a.....
Tags : Award, Compensation, Legality
In proceedings before the Commissioner under the Workmen's Compensation Act, the provisions of Code of Civil Procedure and Evidence Act are not applicable(06.06.2022)
The Appellant has preferred the present appeal under Section 30 of the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923 seeking setting aside of the order/judgment pa.....
Tags : Compensation, Grant, Legality
Medical practitioner can only be held liable where his conduct fell below that of the standards of reasonably competent practitioner in his field(20.04.2022)
The demise of husband of Appellant no.1 after his long illness has resulted in initiation of the legal proceedings at the instance of Appellant no.1 a.....
Tags : Complaint, Medical Negligence, post operative care
Delhi HC Issues Contempt Notice to Women Who Refuses to Honour Mutual Divorce Plea(17.01.2017)
Delhi High Court has issued a contempt notice against a woman who entered a settlement to separate with her husband but later refused to honour it.
Tags : Delhi High Court, Mutual Divorce, Contempt Notice
Madras HC Rules: Aged Parents of Deceased Person Eligible for Workmen’s Compensation(18.01.2017)
Madras High Court has ruled that aged parents of a deceased person is also eligible for compensation sanctioned under Workmen Compensation Act.
Tags : Madras High Court, Workmen Compensation Act, aged parents
NCLT Dismisses Mistry’s Contempt Plea Against Tata Sons(19.01.2017)
National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has dismissed contempt plea filed by Cyrus Mistry's family firms against Tata Sons but gave Former Chairman an op.....
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Bombay HC Drops Contempt Case Against BMC Commissioner(19.01.2017)
Bombay High Court has dropped contempt proceedings against Municipal Commissioner Ajoy Mehta taking note that orders sanctioning and regularising ille.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Municipal Commissioner, Contempt Case
CCI Approves Sony Pictures Deal to Buy Ten Sports(19.01.2017)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has cleared Sony Pictures Networks’ proposed purchase of Ten Sports, owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises.
Tags : Competition Commission of India, Ten Sports, Zee Entertainment, Sony Pictures
CCI Slaps Rs. 2.92 Crore Fine on Three Firms For Bid rigging of Tenders by Indian Railways(20.01.2017)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed penalties totaling about Rs. 2.92 crore on three firms for bid rigging of tenders floated by Indian .....
Tags : Competition Commission of India, Bid rigging
CCI Fines Seven Cement Companies For Bid rigging, Cartelization(20.01.2017)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has held seven cement companies guilty of bid rigging and cartelization and imposed a total fine of nearly Rs 20.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India, Bid rigging, Cartelization
Where there is failure on the part of the AO to specify the limb of Section 271(1)(c) of IT Act under which the penalty is imposed, penalty order cannot be sustained(23.08.2022)
Present appeal has been preferred by the Assessee against the order of First Appellate Authority arising out of an appeal before it against the penalt.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Legality
When object of subsidy schemes of State Governments is to encourage development of Multiple Theatre Complexes, incentives are held to be capital in nature(16.06.2023)
The instant appeal filed by the Revenue is directed against the order passed by the Ld. Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) treating entertainment ta.....
Tags : Entertainment tax, Exemption, Legality
Kerala High Court Notices State Over Plea Against Ban on Fireworks at Kottaram Temple(07.03.2017)
Kerala High Court has sought opinion of State Government on a petition challenging decision of Ernakulam District Collector banning fireworks at Kotta.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Kottaram Temple, firework
Bombay High Court Refuses Relief to Govt Employee in Bribery Case(07.03.2017)
Bombay High Court has refused to grant relief to a MSEDCL (Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd) employee who was charged with accep.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd
Bombay High Court Directs MPCB to Check Air Guidelines Compliance at Kanjur Dump(07.03.2017)
Bombay High Court has asked Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) to verify BMC claims that it was complying with anti-pollution norms at Kanjurm.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Kanjurmarg dumping ground
Kerala High Court Gives Green Signal to Firework at Maradu Temple(08.03.2017)
Kerala High Court has granted permission to Committee of Maradu Kottaram Bhagavathy Temple to conduct fireworks display based on certain conditions.
Tags : Kerala High Court, Maradu Temple, Firework
Government Allows EPF Members to Move Retirement Savings From EPF to NPS(08.03.2017)
Government has allowed members of Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) option to move their retirement savings to National Pension System (NPS) giving effe.....
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Bombay High Court Directs Demolition of South Mumbai Temple(09.03.2017)
Bombay High Court has directed Civic Administration to demolish a temple at Chira Bazaar with police protection by 5pm on Thursday, as there was no pe.....
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Punjab & Haryana High Court Seeks Report on Steps Taken to Ban Sound Amplifiers During Night(10.03.2017)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked Punjab to list out steps taken to implement Supreme Court directions on ban of sound amplifiers at night betwe.....
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Appeal from an order of Commissioner can be entertained, only if, substantial question of law exist(04.09.2023)
Present appeal is filed assailing the judgment passed by the High Court whereby the Court has set aside the order of the Commissioner awarding compens.....
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A valid authorization is necessary to institute a complaint under the NI Act(01.04.2024)
In present case, judgment and order passed by trial Court acquitting Respondent from offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act (the .....
Tags : Complaint, Dismissal, Legality
When reasonable cause for non-compliance with notice is crystal clear, assessee need not to be visited with rigours of penalty(09.05.2024)
The Appellant has filed her return of income under Section 139 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 on 27.03.2015 declaring income of Rs.41,42,690. Assessing O.....
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Gujarat High Court Orders CID Probe of House Attack Case Involving Ex-BJP MP(14.02.2017)
Gujarat High Court has ordered CID investigation of a case where a mob allegedly led by former BJP MP Dinu Solanki attacked house of a family at Kodin.....
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Madras HC: Don’t Engage 60 Plus Barbers to Tonsure Heads at Palani Temple(17.02.2017)
Madras High Court has held that barbers over 60 years of age should not be engaged to tonsure heads of devotees at Palani temple in Dindigul district .....
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Supreme Court Reserves Order on Referring Sabrimala Temple Entry Row to Constitution Bench(21.02.2017)
Supreme Court has reserved its order on whether to refer matter pertaining to ban on entry of women at Kerala's Sabrimala temple to a constitution ben.....
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EPFO Introduces Common Form For Withdrawals(22.02.2017)
Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), has introduced a new window for its subscribers to submit their claim forms directly to body without at.....
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Bombay HC Directs State to Make Complaints Authority Functional Within a Month(27.02.2017)
Bombay High Court has asked State government to make State Complaints Authority functional within a month in view of petitions alleging lack of redres.....
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NGT Raps Oil Companies Over Data on Diesel Trucks(27.02.2017)
National Green Tribunal has rapped public sector oil companies for not submitting status report on their 10-year old diesel trucks used for transporti.....
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Govt Eases Compliance Burden Under Labour Laws(27.02.2017)
Government has simplified maintenance of Labour registers related to details of employees, their salaries, loans/recoveries, attendance etc by establi.....
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Bombay High Court Enhances Motor Accident Compensation Amount After 21 Years(16.03.2017)
Bombay High Court has increased amount of compensation awarded by Motor Accidents Claim Tribunal (MACT) 21 years ago against State Government and othe.....
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Hyderabad High Court Notices Telangana Govt Over Temple Offerings(16.03.2017)
Hyderabad High Court has ordered notices in a writ petition filed challenging offering by Telangana Government of gold ornaments to temples through it.....
Tags : Hyderabad High Court, gold ornaments, Temple Offerings
Delhi HC Orders CAG Audit on Tree Felling Since 2010(17.03.2017)
Delhi High Court has asked Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) to conduct an audit into number of trees felled here for various projects and disposa.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Comptroller and Auditor General, Audit
CCI Annuls Anti-competitive Charges Against BookMyShow(20.03.2017)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has rejected allegations of anti-competitive practices made against Big Tree Entertainment, which runs movie tic.....
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Supreme Court Asks KWA To Ensure Sewer Water Does Not Enter Padmanabhaswamy Temple(21.03.2017)
Supreme Court has directed Kerala Water Authority (KWA) to clean water tanks of famed Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple and take measures to stop sewage and.....
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Rajya Sabha Passes Employees Compensation Bill; Enhances Compensation For Death, Occupational Injury(23.03.2017)
Rajya Sabha has passed Employees Compensation (Amendment) Bill 2016 which enhances compensation in case of death and occupational injuries and makes i.....
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Bombay High Court: Winding Up Plea By Employee As Creditor to Recover Unpaid Wages is Maintainable(24.03.2017)
Bombay High Court has held that a winding up petition filed by an employee under Section 439 r/w sections 433(e) and 434 of Companies Act, 1956, as a .....
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Punjab and Haryana HC Reduces Compensation Amount Drastically in Haryana Land Compensation Case(09.09.2015)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has drastically reduced amount that farmers were to receive from Haryana Government for 142.38 acres acquired in 1979 fo.....
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NGT Seeks Report on Effects of Expansion of Mandideep Industrial Area(11.09.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board (MPPCB) and MP Audyogik Kendra Vikas Nigam (MPAKVN), to submit repor.....
Tags : National Green Tribunal ,Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board (MPPCB) , MP Audyogik Kendra Vikas Nigam (MPAKVN)
NCLAT: Foreign Company Having No Office, Account in India Will Not Suffer in Recovering Debt(23.05.2017)
NCLAT has rejected argument that foreign companies having no office or no account in India with any “financial institution” will suffer in recovering .....
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NCLAT Rules 'Dispute' As Defined in IBC is Illustrative and Not Exhaustive(25.05.2017)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has held that the term “dispute” as defined in Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (S. 9) is illustrative and not e.....
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CCI Approves Tata acquisition of Docomo Stake in Tata Teleservices(26.05.2017)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved Tatas’ purchase of 21.63% stake in group firm Tata Teleservices from Japan’s NTT Docomo, taking lon.....
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MPHC: Ensure Admission on Seats Reserved For State Domicile Students In Pvt Medical Colleges(29.05.2017)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed medical education authorities to ensure filling up of 50% seats reserved in private medical colleges for studen.....
Tags : Madhya Pradesh High Court, MP Autonomous Medical and Dental Post Graduate Colleges Admission Rules 2017
NGT Denys to Lift Stay on Sand Mining in MP(04.08.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has refused to lift its stay on sand mining in riverbeds during monsoons. The Tribunal has previously stayed sand mining.....
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SC: Subsequent Parties Entitled To Seek Declaration that Land Acquisition Proceedings Have Lapsed(05.05.2017)
Supreme Court has held that subsequent purchaser, assignee, successor in interest, power of attorney, etc., are all persons who are interested in comp.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act
Supreme Court: Income From Compassionate Employment Not to be Deducted From MACT Compensation Amount(08.05.2017)
Supreme Court has held that income from compassionate employment granted to claimant is not liable to be deducted from compensation amount which is li.....
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Supreme Court: Include HIV+ Children in 'Disadvantaged Group' for Imparting Free Education(09.05.2017)
Supreme Court has said that so far, 11 states and one Union territory have issued notification effecting a change in Right of Children to Free and Co.....
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Supreme Court Cuts Competition Commission's Penal Powers(09.05.2017)
Supreme Court has upheld an order by Competition Appellate Tribunal (Compat) that penalties imposed by Competition Commission of India (CCI) on compan.....
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Delhi High Court Initiates Contempt Proceeding Against Old Man For ‘Maliciously’ Blaming His Lawyer(09.05.2017)
Delhi High Court, coming down heavily on an 84-year-old man, has issued contempt notice to him for seeking recall of an order on ground that his couns.....
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CCI Gives Nod to Acquisition of Reliance Retail's Dairy Business by Heritage Foods(11.04.2017)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved acquisition of Reliance Retail's dairy business by Heritage Foods, owned by Andhra Chief Minister N.....
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Madras HC: Denying Employment to Daughter of Deceased on Ground of Marriage Violates Art. 14, 15, 16(12.04.2017)
Madras High Court has held that denying employment to daughter of deceased on ground of marriage is violation of Articles 14, 15 and 16 of the Constit.....
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Delhi High Court Upholds Constitutionality of CCI's 'Confidentiality Regulations'(13.04.2017)
Delhi High Court has rejected ‘constitutionality’ challenge against Regulation 35 and proviso to Regulation 37(1) of Competition Commission of India (.....
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Employee's Compensation Amendment Bill Gets President Nod(13.04.2017)
Employee's Compensation Amendment Bill that aims at providing payment of compensation to employees and their dependants in case of injury by industria.....
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Goods and Services Tax (Compensation to States) Bill, 2017 Gets President Nod(13.04.2017)
Goods and Services Tax (Compensation to States) Bill, 2017 that aims to compensate States for loss of revenue due to implementation of GST has receive.....
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Supreme Court Notices Centre, EC Over Allegation of EVM Tampering(13.04.2017)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Centre and Election Commission on a petition filed by Bahujan Samaj Party seeking immediate introduction of a paper.....
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Centre Issues Clarifications Regarding Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017(14.04.2017)
Ministry of Labour and Employment, while releasing a set of clarifications w.r.t. Maternity Act'17, has said that Act is applicable to contractual or .....
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Madras High Court Orders Enquiry Against Those Who Excoriate Sitting Judge(13.08.2015)
Madras High Court has ordered police to find out people who condemned sitting judge of court by printing pamphlet in name of Tamil Nadu Private School.....
Tags : Madras High Court ,Tamil Nadu Private School Teachers and Employees Association (TNPSTEA)
Madras High Court: No Vulgarity Allowed During Temple Festival(11.05.2017)
Madras High Court has allowed holding dance and song programmes during temple festivals but stipulated that all performances must be shorn of obscenit.....
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Supreme Court: Appoint New Executive Officer For Padmanabhaswamy Temple(11.05.2017)
Supreme Court has ordered that a new executive officer should be appointed for historic Shree Padmanabhaswamy temple by June 18 in consultation with .....
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CCI Orders Probe Against Telecom Giants for 'Cartelisation'(12.05.2017)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has ordered a probe of telecom majors, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular, for allegedly trying to .....
Tags : Competition Commission of India, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India, Idea Cellular, Jio
Madras High Court Holds Unmarried 2nd Daughter Entitled to Father’s Pension(16.05.2017)
Madras High Court has held that an unmarried second daughter of a retired government employee may be given family pension if her elder sibling surrend.....
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MP HC Asks DGP to Ensure Timely Submission of FSL, DNA Reports in Trial Courts(17.05.2017)
MP High Court has directed State Director General of Police (DGP) to ensure timely submission of reports pertained to FSL, DNA and handwriting examina.....
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Bombay High Court Junks Plea Challenging Vires of Contempt of Courts Act(18.05.2017)
Bombay High Court has dismissed a petition challenging constitutional validity of Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, filed by Advocate Satish Uke who in Fe.....
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Supreme Court Issues Contempt Notice to Delhi Police Chief(24.08.2015)
Supreme Court has issued contempt of court notice to the Commissioner of Delhi Police on Delhi Police's failure to execute a non-bailable arrest warra.....
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Bombay HC Orders Insurance Company To Pay Rs 38 lakh With 9% Interest to Family of Deceased Engineer(25.08.2015)
Bombay High Court has ordered insurance company to pay around Rs 38 lakh, along with 9% interest to wife, son and widowed mother of deceased victim, a.....
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MP High Court Issue Notices to Pvt Medical College, State Govt. and MCI For Giving Illegal Admissions(26.08.2015)
MP High Court has issued notices to State Director of Medical Education and Medical Council of India (MCI) while hearing petition demanding inquiry ag.....
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MP High Court Allows APDMC to Conduct DMAT Online(27.08.2015)
MP High Court has allowed Association of Private Dental and Medical Colleges (APDMC) to hold DMAT (Dental and Medical Admission Test), 2015 online wit.....
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RBI Withdraws Banks' 25% Compensation(28.08.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has withdrawn 25 per cent compensation to banks for detecting fake notes.
Tags : Reserve Bank of India,25 per cent compensation
Allahabad HC: ‘Regasified Liquefied Natural Gas’ Supplied by GAIL is Not Compressed Natural Gas(02.06.2017)
Allahabad High Court has held that ‘Regasified Liquefied Natural Gas (‘RLNG’) supplied by Gas Authority of India Ltd is not Compressed Natural Gas (CN.....
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CCI: Reliance Jio’s Free Services Not Anti-Competitive(12.06.2017)
Competition Commission of India has rejected telecom major, Bharti Airtel’s predatory pricing complaint against Reliance Jio and Reliance Industries L.....
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Bombay High Court Notices State Over 'Police Complaint Authority' at State, District Level(18.04.2017)
Bombay High Court has asked State Government to file an affidavit with details of Police Complaint Authority that needs to be set up at State and Dist.....
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Supreme Court Orders KWA to Clean Water Tanks At Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple(19.04.2017)
Supreme Court has granted two months to Kerala Water Authority (KWA) to clean up two water tanks at historic Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple in the capita.....
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Supreme Court Upholds AP High Court Judgment Annulling 'Hereditary Job' Scheme in SCCL(20.04.2017)
Supreme Court has upheld Andhra Pradesh High Court judgment which had quashed ‘hereditary jobs’ scheme for Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL).....
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Gujarat High Court Suggests Parents to Approach Govt Receiving Centres For RTE Admissions(21.04.2017)
Gujarat High Court has said that if parents find difficulty in securing admission for children in class I under Right of Children to Free and Compulso.....
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Supreme Court to KWA: Clean Padmanabhaswamy Temple Pond in Two Months(24.04.2017)
Supreme Court has given two months time to Kerala Water Authority (KWA) to clean up the pond of historic Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple in Kerala.
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NCLT Dismisses Mistry's Plea Alleging Mismanagement, Minority Oppression at Tata Sons(24.04.2017)
National Company Law Tribunal, while dismissing Cyrus Mistry petition that alleged mismanagement and minority shareholder oppression at Tata Sons, has.....
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Supreme Court: Tax May be Levied on 'F1 Grand Prix Championship'(25.04.2017)
Supreme Court has held that Formula One World Championship (FOWC) in motor racing is liable to be taxed in India for the F1 Grand Prix Championship.
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CCI Approves Koneru Holdings Multi-Layered Deal(24.09.2015)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved multi-layered deal under which Koneru Holdings Ltd would acquire engineering, procurement, construc.....
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Govt Notifies New Exemptions to Private Ltd Companies(15.06.2017)
Govt has notified exemption to Pvt Ltd Companies which says that exceptions, modifications and adaptations provided in it shall be applicable to a com.....
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Supreme Court: Order of Continuation of Anti-Dumping Duty After Expiry of Duty Period is Invalid(19.06.2017)
Supreme Court has held that order of continuation of Anti-dumping duty, made after expiry of duty period is invalid under the law.
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SC Finds Newspaper Managements Not Guilty of Contempt of Court(20.06.2017)
Supreme Court has held that non-implementation or partial implementation of Majithia Wage Board Award by some newspaper establishments stemmed from un.....
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GST Council: Composition Scheme Not Available to Manufacture of Ice-Cream, Pan Masala, Tobacco(20.06.2017)
Goods and Services Tax (GST) has decided to exclude manufacture of ice-cream, Pan Masala and Tobacco from the purview of Composition Levy Scheme under.....
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CCI Slaps Rs 87 Crore Fine on Hyundai for Unfair Discount Curbs(20.06.2017)
Competition Commission of India has imposed a penalty of Rs 87 crore on Hyundai Motor India for unfair business practices with respect to providing di.....
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Gujarat HC: Principle of Mutuality Applies to Club Run by a Company(23.06.2017)
Gujarat High Court, while deleting addition in respect of life membership and entrance fees received by assessee-Company, held that principle of mutua.....
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Delhi High Court Permits App-Based Taxis to Continue Diesel-Run Taxis till March 1, 2016(15.10.2015)
Delhi High Court has permitted app-based cab companies to ply diesel-run taxis from point to point in Delhi till March 1 next year by when they will h.....
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Madras HC Sets Aside Sale of Properties Endowed in 1907 for Temple Rituals(27.06.2017)
Madras High Court has reversed a Lower Court’s order granting permission to hereditary trustees of a religious endowment to sell immovable properties .....
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CCI: Movie Producers Have Right to Choose Digital Cinema Provider(29.06.2017)
Competition Commission of India has said there was no contravention of S. 3 & 4 of Competition Act on part of producers for entering into an agreement.....
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#GST Rollout: Govt Amends Provisions relating to Composition Levy under CGST & UTGST Act(29.06.2017)
Central Government has notified that manufactures of ice-cream, pan masala and tobacco cannot opt for composition levy under Central Good and Services.....
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#GST Rollout: Govt Amends Registration Rules(29.06.2017)
Central Government has notified amendments made to Registration Rules under CGST, which says that registration granted to a tax payer can be cancelled.....
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Delhi HC To DSLSA: Pay Compensation u/s 357A to Relatives of Murder Victim(04.07.2017)
Delhi High Court has awarded compensation to relatives of two murder victims, drawing from various judicial precedents, and noting that the fine order.....
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Supreme Court: No Entity Can be Allowed to Avoid Anti-Dumping Duty(04.07.2017)
Supreme Court has said that no entity can be allowed to avoid paying anti-dumping duty, as dumping of cheap steel from China was adversely affecting I.....
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Supreme Court: Lawyers Making Judges' Lives Miserable(30.09.2015)
Supreme Court has expressed grave concern over continued habit of a section of lawyers to file complaints casting aspersions on integrity of “defencel.....
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RBI Permits Companies to Raise $750 mn through Rupee Bonds(30.09.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has permitted companies to raise up to $750 million from overseas markets under automatic route, through rupee-denominated.....
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RBI: No Foreign Exchange Act Action against Declarant for Disclosure Under Black Money Window(01.10.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said no action under FEMA will be taken against declarations under one-time black money compliance window. RBI has alr.....
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MP High Court: Employee Can File Winding-Up Petition for Dues(05.10.2015)
MP High Court while deciding company petition filed by Singapore resident Jonathen Allen against Zoom Developers Pvt Ltd, alleged to be one of countr.....
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Delhi High Court: Where’s the Blind Student Who Missed Test?(12.07.2017)
Delhi High Court has asked DU to furnish before it list of candidates who have applied for a MPhil course in which a blind student could not appear du.....
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Delhi HC: Contempt Notice Not to be Issued in Routine Manner(13.07.2017)
Delhi High Court has observed that notice on contempt petitions is not to be issued in a routine manner and would be justified only if the court prima.....
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Bombay High Court: Set Up Complaint Boxes in Every Civic School(03.01.2020)
Bombay High Court has recommended to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation to set up complaint boxes in each of its schools to tackle the problems pe.....
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ITAT Mumbai: Non-Compete Fee Received by NRI not Taxable in India(06.01.2020)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai has held that non-compete fee money received independently by non-resident Indian pursuant to an independent agr.....
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National Company Law Appellate Tribunal Rejects Registrar of Company’s Plea in Tata- Mistry Case(07.01.2020)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has dismissed the petition filed by the Registrar of Companies and refused to modify its judgement passed in t.....
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National Company Law Tribunal Orders Two Nicco Parks & Resorts Directors to Quit(07.01.2020)
National Company Law Tribunal has passed an order asking the two directors of Nicco Parks & Resorts, Rajive Kaul and daughter Pallavi Priyadarshini, t.....
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Supreme Court Stays Bombay High Court’s Order Quashing Letters Rogatory Issued in Coal Import Case(09.01.2020)
Supreme Court has quashed Bombay High Court’s decision to quash all letters rogatory sent by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence investigating bil.....
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Competition Commission of India Backs Self- Regulation in E- Commerce Sectors(09.01.2020)
Competition Commission of India has said that marketplace platforms should adopt self- regulatory measures to be more transparent about their ranking .....
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CCI Rejects Unfair Business Practices Allegation against Picasso Digital(26.10.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has rejected allegations of unfair business practices made against Picasso Digital Media saying matter is relate.....
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Jharkhand High Court Drops Contempt Case Against RJD MLA(29.08.2018)
Jharkhand High Court has agreed to drop contempt proceedings initiated against Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD) MLA Bhola Yadav for his comments on the fodde.....
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Supreme Court Asks EC Why it Can't Release Electoral Rolls in Word Format in Poll-Bound MP(04.09.2018)
Supreme Court has asked the Election Commission of India to apprise it about the reasons as to why it cannot release the electoral rolls in word forma.....
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Supreme Court Says 'Contempt Action Without Framing of Charges Not Sustainable'(06.09.2018)
Supreme Court has set aside the conviction and sentence imposed by Delhi High Court under the Contempts of Court Act 1971, holding, inter-alia, that f.....
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Uttarakhand HC Dismisses Contempt Petition Against Sitting Judge(06.09.2018)
Uttarakhand High Court has held that contempt proceedings cannot be initiated against a Judge of Court of Record.
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Competition Commission of India Adjourns All Cases Listed Upto May 3(21.04.2020)
Competition Commission of India has adjourned all matters listed before it for hearing up to 3rd May, 2020, stating that fresh dates will be issued fo.....
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Ministry of Home Affairs: Shops Selling Fans, Education Books can Open(22.04.2020)
Ministry of Home Affairs has allowed shops selling electric fans to reopen, revising its guidelines on ‘exempted category’. The Ministry has also allo.....
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CCI Gives Approval to Pfizer-Piramal Deal(21.09.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved Piramal Enterprises' proposed acquisition of four brands from pharmaceutical major Pfizer.
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Orissa HC Grants Three Week Bail to Puri Servitor(26.09.2016)
Orissa HC has allowed arrested Puri Temple servitor Rabi Dash in a case relating to his alleged involvement in Niladree Bije fiasco of sibling deities.....
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NCLT Allows Merger of LLP, Private Companies(31.07.2018)
National Company Law Tribunal has given the green signal to merger of a Limited Liability Partnership with a private company.
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Central Government Sets Up NCLT Bench in Kochi(01.08.2018)
Central Government has constituted a Bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) in Kochi which will be effective from August 1 this year.
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NCLAT Upholds CCI's Findings on Anti-Competitive Conduct by Malayalam Cinema Actors Body(18.03.2020)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has dismissed a bunch of Appeals filed by the Film Employees Federation of Kerala, Association of Malayalam Mo.....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging State Takeover of Management of Kashi Vishwanath Temple(18.03.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Uttar Pradesh Government on a plea which sought to restore the day-to-day religious affairs of Kashi Vishwanath tem.....
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NCLT Allows Jet Airways Extension for Filing of CIRP(19.03.2020)
National Company Law Tribunal has allowed the plea filed by the resolution professional (RP) of Jet Airways seeking an extension of 90 days for the co.....
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National Company Law Tribunal Tells Jet Airways’ Lenders to Release Funds for Interim Finance(09.01.2020)
National Company Law Tribunal has directed Jet Airways’ lenders to release funds as per an earlier direction to meet the grounded airline’s interim fi.....
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Supreme Court Rejects Telecom Companies’ Plea to Hold Open- Court Hearing(09.01.2020)
Supreme Court has rejected the request of Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea, Tata Teleservices, Hughes Communications India and some state-run firms for an.....
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National Company Law Tribunal, Hyderabad Orders Insolvency for Sri Yadadri Life Sciences(09.01.2020)
National Company Law Tribunal, Hyderabad bench has ordered the proceedings at Sri Yadadri Life Sciences for the alleged default in payments to Adroit .....
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Kerala High Court: Presumption Under Section 139 NI Act, 1881 Applies to Guarantor Cheques Also(09.01.2020)
Kerala High Court has held that the presumption under Section 139 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881(NI Act, 1881) applies even to a cheque issued by.....
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Delhi High Court Directs Chief Minister to Make General Remarks in Election Campaigns(10.01.2020)
Delhi High Court has asked the Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal to make general remarks that do not point a finger with regards to his bribery- related.....
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CCI Dismisses Complaint Against Timex Group India(20.08.2018)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has dismissed a complaint alleging unfair business practices against Timex Group India with regard to sale of wr.....
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NGT Directs Taloja CETP to Pay Rs 10 Crore as Environmental Compensation(23.08.2018)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Taloja Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) Co-operative Society Limited to pay Rs 10 crore as environmen.....
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Union Cabinet Approves Ordinance to Reduce Salary of MPs by 30% for 1 Year(07.04.2020)
Union Cabinet has approved an Ordinance to reduce the salary of Members of Parliament by 30% in view of the economic slump caused by the COVID-19 lock.....
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NCLT Urges Litigants to File Joint Memo of Written Submissions to Avoid Delay in Disposal(08.04.2020)
National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has urged all the litigants to file "Joint Memo" of written submissions, to avoid the lengthy process of filing r.....
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Madras HC Issues Notices on Plea for Medical Testing of Lockdown Exemptees(09.04.2020)
Madras High Court has issued notices on a plea seeking directions for medical testing of all persons who are exempted from the lockdown and are perfor.....
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President of India Promulgates Ordinance to Reduce Salary of MPs By 30% for One Year(09.04.2020)
President of India, Ram Nath Kovind has promulgated the "Salary, Allowances & Pension of Members of Parliament (Amendment) Ordinance 2020" to reduce s.....
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AAR, Maharashtra: No Exemption on TDR or FSI for Construction of Commercial Apartments(12.02.2020)
Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR), Maharashtra has held that Goods and Services Tax (GST) shall be levied on the sale of Transferable Development Rig.....
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National Company Law Tribunal Orders Videocon Foreign Arms to be Included in Insolvency Process(13.02.2020)
National Company Law Tribunal has ordered the inclusion of Videocon’s oil businesses in Brazil and Indonesia as part of insolvency proceedings being c.....
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Supreme Court Upholds Direction to Demolish Constructions in Virupapura Gaddi(13.02.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the demolition of unauthorized constructions in Virupapura Gaddi acknowledging the historic importance of Hampi.
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NCLAT: CIRP Against Real Estate Company to Affect the Only Project Concerned(13.02.2020)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has held that an insolvency process against a real estate company will impact only the project concerned and n.....
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NCLAT, New Delhi: Interest Alone Cannot Be Construed as Operational Debt(13.02.2020)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), New Delhi has held that claim amount towards Interest on loan alone, cannot be termed as an ‘Operatio.....
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Supreme Court: Relevant Date for Determination of Compensation Payable is Date of Accident(14.02.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the relevant date for the determination of compensation payable under the Employee's Compensation Act 1923 is the date.....
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SC Issues Contempt Notices Against Telecom Companies Which Have Not Paid AGR Dues(14.02.2020)
Supreme Court has issued contempt notices to the telecom companies which have not yet paid the dues arising out of the October 2019 judgment which int.....
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MACT Claims: HC Should Assign Reasons for Increasing or Reducing Compensation, Says Supreme Court(21.09.2018)
Supreme Court has reiterated that High Court while sitting in appeal above MACT order, should assign the reasons for not granting enhancement of compe.....
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Bombay High Court Imposes Fine of Rs.1.5 Cr on Two Pharma Companies(24.09.2018)
Bombay High Court has imposed a cost of Rs.1.5 Cr on two pharma companies for repeatedly infringing copyright and selling illegal drugs.
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Fill Up Teaching Vacancies in School for Visually Impaired: Delhi HC to State(24.09.2018)
Delhi HC has directed the state government to appoint 10 contract teachers to vacant posts in a school for visually impaired boys and provide the stud.....
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SEBI Relaxes Rule for Minimum 25% Public Stake in Listed Companies(15.05.2020)
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has eased the 25% minimum public shareholding norm for listed companies in the wake of the Covid-19 outb.....
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SC Restrains Govt from Taking Coercive Action Against Employers for Not Paying Salaries(18.05.2020)
Supreme Court has restrained the Government from taking coercive action against employers who don’t pay workers their entire salary during the lockdow.....
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Bombay HC: Use 'Off Duty' Revenue Employees to Ease Burden of Police Officials(18.05.2020)
Bombay High Court has observed that the police machinery is under great stress and strain and has directed the State to consider using employees of th.....
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Kerala HC Asks Centre About Exemption for Advocates Offices to Ensure 'Access to Justice'(22.04.2020)
Kerala High Court has sought to know from the Central Government if it was possible to grant relaxations for advocates from the lockdown, expressing t.....
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SC Dismisses PIL Seeking GST Exemption for Face Masks & Sanitizers(22.04.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation seeking exemption for face masks and hand sanitizers from Goods and Services Tax.
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NCLAT Directs NBCC to Implement Resolution Plan Pending Appeal in Jaypee Infratech Matter(27.04.2020)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has declined to stay the implementation of the modified resolution plan and directed NBCC Limited to acquire t.....
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Delhi HC Asks Govt to Check if Temporary Protection Officers Can be Appointed(27.04.2020)
Delhi High Court has asked the concerned authorities to consider whether temporary Protection Officers can be appointed, till regular appointments are.....
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SC Upholds Constitutional Validity of Rule Empowering RAW to Compulsorily Retire Officers(27.04.2020)
Supreme Court on Friday upheld the constitutional validity of Rule 135 of the Research and Analysis Wing (Recruitment, Cadre and Services) Rules, 1975.....
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SC Directs UOI to Compensate Former RAW Employee(27.04.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the Union of India to pay "constitutional compensation" to the tune of Rs. 1 Lakh for impugning upon the Fundamental rights.....
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NCLAT Stays Resolution Plan for Assam Company on SEBI Plea(26.10.2018)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has stayed the resolution plan approved by the Guwahati Bench of National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) .....
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NCLAT Stays Resolution Plan for Assam Company on SEBI Plea(26.10.2018)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has stayed the resolution plan approved by the Guwahati Bench of National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) .....
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NCLAT Stays NCLT's Assam Company Takeover Order(29.10.2018)
Supreme Court has ordered Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) to complete his inquiry into Central Bureau of Investigation director Alok Verma in two.....
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NCLAT Stays NCLT's Assam Company Takeover Order(29.10.2018)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has stayed till the next hearing, BRS Ventures’ Rs 12.14 billion resolution plan for taking over of Assam Comp.....
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Karnataka HC: Physical Presence of Parties is Not Needed for Compromise Petition(13.07.2020)
Karnataka High Court has held that it is perfectly lawful for the Courts to record the compromise on the basis of the compromise Petitions duly signed.....
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SC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking Transfer of Investigation of Suicide of BHEL Employee(14.07.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a plea seeking transfer of criminal investigation from Telangana State Police to the Central Bureau of Investigatio.....
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Supreme Court: Royal Family to Control, Manage Padmanabha Swamy Temple(14.07.2020)
Supreme Court has held that the Padmanabha Swamy temple in Thiruvananthapuram, will continue to be managed by and be in the control of the Travancore .....
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Madras HC Directs TN Government to Transfer Land for Construction of Court Complex(07.11.2016)
Madras High Court has directed Tamil Nadu Government to transfer land earmarked for construction of a combined Court Complex in Thiruvottiyur, to Judi.....
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NGT Directs Oil Companies to Install Vapour Recovery Systems at All Petrol Pumps(03.10.2018)
NGT has passed directions on a petition for implementation of necessary steps to control and stop the release of VOCs like benzene, toluene and xylene.....
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SC Upholds Constitutional Validity of Goods and Services Tax (Compensation To States) Act, 2017(04.10.2018)
Supreme Court has upheld the Constitutional validity of Goods And Services Tax (Compensation To States) Act, 2017, as well as the Goods and Services T.....
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Delhi HC Directs Contempt Proceedings Against Police Officer for Filing Misleading Status Reports(08.10.2018)
Delhi High Court has directed initiation of contempt proceedings against a senior police officer for filing misleading and incorrect information in a .....
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Policemen shouldn’t Enter Puri Jagannath Temple with Weapons, Shoes: Supreme Court(10.10.2018)
Supreme Court has taken note of the October 3 violence at Puri Jagannath Temple during a protest against the introduction of a queue system for devote.....
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NCLAT Sets Aside NCLT's Order for Acquisition of RICOH by Dharamshi- Jhunjhunwala Consortium(13.08.2020)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has allowed the appeal challenging an order passed by National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Mumbai whi.....
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Delhi High Court: In Case of Perjury, Court Can Invoke its Contempt Jurisdiction(09.08.2018)
Delhi High Court has observed that if a party to litigation perjured himself by admittedly making false statements before court under oath, then Court.....
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Madras High Court Directs Idol Wing Police to Probe Idol Theft at Srirangam Temple(10.08.2018)
Madras High Court has directed the Idol Wing police to conduct a probe into the alleged theft of idols and other antiquities from the famous Sri Ranga.....
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Companies Rules Amended to Mandate Disclosure of Compliance With Sexual Harassment Act(16.08.2018)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs has amended Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 to mandate the disclosure regarding the implementation of Sexual Harassment.....
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Madras HC Dismisses Plea for Total Prohibition of Manaufacture, Sale & Consumption of Alcohol(06.05.2020)
Madras High Court has refused to entertain Writ Petitions seeking absolute ban on manufacture, sale and consumption of alcohol in the State of Tamil N.....
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NCLT Cancels Summer Vacation 2020 for All Its Benches(06.05.2020)
National Company Law Tribunal has cancelled the Summer Vacation, 2020 for all its benches, in view of loss of work due to the lockdown.
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Madras HC Allows Compromise Between Private Insurer & Claimants(06.05.2020)
Madras High Court has passed an order allowing private insurer, Cholamandalam MS General Insurance to execute transfer of 23 different Motor Accident .....
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MPs Hiking Own Pay an Ethical Issue: Supreme Court(21.02.2018)
Supreme Court has agreed to examine a plea seeking a permanent mechanism to fix and revise the salary and allowances for MPs and MLAs, saying lawmaker.....
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Madras High Court: Detect Building Violations Around Meenakshi Temple(21.02.2018)
Madras High Court has directed the Madurai Municipal Corporation to find out all those who had constructed buildings around the Meenakshi Sundareswara.....
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Apex Court Accepts Centre's Revised Land Offer for Reconstruction of Ravidas Temple(22.10.2019)
Apex Court has given its nod to the reconstruction of the Sant Ravidas Temple, accepting the Centre’s proposal to construct the shrine at the same sit.....
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Manipur High Court Quashes 2016 MPSC Examination(22.10.2019)
Manipur High Court has quashed the results of 2016 examination conducted by Manipur Public Service Commission and also the appointment of those recrui.....
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NGT Explains Abandoned Mines Cannot be Used for Dumping Waste(25.10.2019)
National Green Tribunal has refused a plea moved by the three civic bodies seeking direction to allow the use of Bhatti Mines for dumping of garbage. .....
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Supreme Court: All Kochi Flat Owners to Get Uniform Interim Compensation(25.10.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that all the owners of 343 flats in four illegally constructed high-end buildings in Kochi that have been scheduled for dem.....
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SEBI Relaxes Compliance Norms as Covid-19 Disrupts Operations(20.03.2020)
Securities and Exchange Board of India has eased compliance requirements for listed companies, including allowing an additional 45 days to file their .....
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Himachal Pradesh HC: Elected Representatives Cannot Have Right to Claim Posting of Employee(20.03.2020)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that elected representatives cannot have a right to claim that a particular employee is posted at a particular st.....
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Karnataka HC Urges State to Provide Food Packets to Daily Wage Employees Affected Due to Coronavirus(24.03.2020)
Karnataka High Court has urged the State Government to provide food packets to daily wage employees who may be deprived of earnings due to the spread .....
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CESTAT, New Delhi: Area Based Exemption is Available to New Unit(24.03.2020)
Customs Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal, New Delhi has held that area based exemption under Central Excise Rules, 2002 is available where t.....
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NCLAT Withdraws Roster for Urgent Listing(24.03.2020)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has withdrawn the rosters issued in regard to hearing of urgent matters on 25th March, 2020 and 1st Ap.....
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Calcutta HC Initiates Contempt Against Lawyer Who Cursed Judge with COVID-19 Infection(25.03.2020)
Calcutta High Court has initiated criminal contempt proceedings against a lawyer, Advocate Bijoy Adhikary, for cursing the judge to contract Corona Vi.....
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Supreme Court Extends Free Ride On DND Expressway For Eight Weeks(23.01.2017)
Supreme Court, while extending free ride on Delhi-Noida DND flyway for another eight weeks, has given two more months time to Comptroller and Auditor .....
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Supreme Court Orders Status Quo on CCI Probe Over Uber Pricing(30.01.2017)
Supreme Court has stayed a probe ordered by Competition Appellate Tribunal against taxi aggregator Uber for allegedly misusing its dominant position a.....
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All Women Exempted from Paying Court Fees: Orissa HC(09.01.2019)
Orissa High Court has held that a woman, irrespective of her status and nationality, is exempted from payment of court fee in Odisha Courts.
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Compassionate Appointment can't be Denied to Children Born Out of Void Marriage: SC(11.01.2019)
Supreme Court held that benefit of compassionate appointment scheme cannot be denied to the children born out of void marriage.
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Madras High Court Appoints Officials to Inspect Fares at Theatres in Madurai and Usilampatti(14.01.2019)
Madras High Court has appointed 23 advocate commissioners to carry out inspection regarding fares at cinema theatres in the city and Usilampatti.
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SC Dismisses Plea Seeking Compensation Plan for Kin of COVID-19 Related Deaths/Casualties(24.08.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea seeking inter-alia, directions to the Union and State Governments to formulate appropriate guidelines to provide ad.....
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SC: Flat Buyers Entitled to Compensation for Gross Delay by Builders in Handing Over Possession(25.08.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that failure of the developer to comply with the contractual obligation to provide the flat to a flat purchaser within a co.....
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Pending Companies Act Matters to be Transferred to NCLT(12.12.2016)
MCA has issued a notification stating that pending proceedings under the Companies Act with a few exceptions shall be transferred from the district an.....
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Hybrid Amplifier Comes Within Residuary Entry Under Bombay Sales Tax Act: Bombay HC(25.09.2018)
Bombay High Court has held that the Hybrid Amplifier would fall within the residuary entry of Schedule Entry C-II-126 under the Bombay Sales Tax Act.
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MPs, MLAs Not Barred from Practicing Law: Supreme Court(25.09.2018)
Supreme Court has dismissed a petition seeking a declaration that a person cannot be permitted to perform the dual role of a lawyer and a legislator.
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Madhya Pradesh HC Issues Contempt Notice to Collector for Willfully Disobeying Order(26.05.2020)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued a notice in contempt proceedings against the District Collector posted at Anuppur, for disobeying a High Court or.....
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NCLAT Sets Aside NCLT Order to Add MCA as Party in All IBC Cases and Company Petitions(26.05.2020)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has set aside an order of National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) which mandated the impleadment of the U.....
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Madras HC Recalls Order Allowing MACTs to Record Compromise Settlements(27.05.2020)
Madras High Court has withdrawn its earlier order allowing the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunals in the Tamil Nadu to entertain compromise applications.....
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Allahabad HC Issues Notice to Uttar Pradesh Government in Plea on Migrant’s Employment(28.05.2020)
Allahabad High Court has issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh Government inquiring as to the steps being taken to ensure that its natives are not forced.....
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Madras HC Upholds Decision of Sessions Court to Award Compensation to Victim of Custodial Torture(24.01.2020)
Madras High Court has upheld the judgment of the Sessions Judge awarding compensation of Rs. 1 Lakh to the victim who suffered torture, bodily injury .....
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Supreme Court Sentences Man Who Murdered His Wife Life Imprisonment(27.01.2020)
Supreme Court has awarded a life sentence to a man who had his wife murdered eighteen years ago, two days after taking a life insurance policy in her .....
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National Company Law Tribunal Clears SNJ’s Takeover of Empee Distilleries(27.01.2020)
National Company Law Tribunal, Chennai has approved the bid of SNJ Group to acquire the Empee Distilleries for Rs 475 Crores.
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SEBI: Non-Compliance of Provisions to attract Procedure for Revocation and Suspension of Trading(27.01.2020)
Security Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has issued a circular stating that if in case the recognized stock exchange and depositors do not comply with .....
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Madras HC Denies Exemption Benefit on Imports Made Prior to Registration Under Customs Rules(28.01.2020)
Madras High Court has denied the exemption benefit on imports made before the registration under Rules 3 and 4 of the Customs (Import of Goods at Conc.....
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National Company Law Tribunal Allows Videocon to Extend the Insolvency Process(29.01.2020)
National Company Law Tribunal has allowed Videocon to extend the corporate insolvency resolution process for 90 days.
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Karnataka HC Dismisses PIL Challenging Issue of Average Consumption Electricity Bills(13.04.2020)
Karnataka High Court has dismissed a Petition filed challenging a Government circular, directing electricity supply companies to issue average consump.....
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Madras HC Dismisses Plea Against Exemption Granted to Print Media(13.04.2020)
Madras High Court has dismissed a Petition filed against exemption granted to the print media from the nationwide lockdown, holding that "mere apprehe.....
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SC Approves MP Governor's Decision to Direct Floor Test Even While House is in Session(13.04.2020)
Supreme Court has held that the power exercised by the Governor of Madhya Pradesh to convene the assembly for a floor test cannot be regarded as “cons.....
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SC Orders Release of Assam Camp Detainees of 2 Years(14.04.2020)
Supreme Court has allowed those who had completed two years in detention centres in Assam to be released on a bond of Rs 5,000 and two sureties of the.....
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SC: Exemption Clauses in Insurance Contracts to be Construed Against Insurer in Case of Doubt(16.04.2020)
Supreme Court has stated that the exemption of liability clauses in insurance contracts are to be construed against the insurance company in case of a.....
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SEBI Relaxes Compliance Rules for Brokers(17.04.2020)
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has relaxed compliance requirements for brokers by giving time until 31st May, 2020 for submitting repor.....
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Supreme Court: Ex Post Facto Notice is Not Contemplated u/s S. 6(2) of Competition Act(20.04.2018)
Supreme Court has observed that ex post facto notice is not contemplated under the provisions of section 6(2) of the Competition Act and the same wou.....
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Public Statements on Impeachment of Judges Unfortunate: Supreme Court(20.04.2018)
Supreme Court has termed as very unfortunate the public statements, including those made by lawmakers, on impeachment of judges.
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Vice President Rejects Impeachment Motion Against CJI Dipak Misra(23.04.2018)
Vice President of India, M Venkaiah Naidu has rejected the impeachment motion against CJI Dipak Misra. Source: TOI, ANI
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Human Life Worth More Than Right to Employment: Delhi High Court(25.04.2018)
Delhi High Court, while referring to a 2013 incident of fire in a shoe factory in Mangolpuri which killed three young men and a minor boy, and injured.....
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Competition Commission of India Orders Probe into Amazon and Flipkart for Abuse of Competition Law(14.01.2020)
Competition Commission of India has ordered a probe into the alleged Competition Law violations by Amazon and Flipkart over allegations that the e- co.....
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NCLAT Seeks Clarity from Government and Agencies on JSW Steel Ltd Immunity(14.01.2020)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has directed the Enforcement Directorate and other investigative agencies to clarify whether JSW Steel Ltd wou.....
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Supreme Court Allows Vedanta Limited to Bid for National Aluminium Company Limited’s Alumina Tenders(15.01.2020)
Supreme Court has allowed Vedanta Limited to bid for alumina tenders by National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO). The Court said that Vedanta Limite.....
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SC: Cancel Licences, Spectrum if AGR Dues of Insolvent Telecom Companies Not Paid(25.08.2020)
Supreme Court has stated that the Government must cancel licences and spectrum of telecom companies that refuse to pay pending adjusted gross revenue .....
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SC Permits 'Sanyasi' to Perform Rituals at Kaleshwar Temple in Himachal Pradesh(26.08.2020)
Supreme Court has permitted a 'Sanyasi' Swami Vishwanand to perform morning and evening rituals in the Kaleshwar Kalinath Mahadev Temple in Himachal P.....
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SC: Capital Gains in Case of Compulsory Land Acquisition Accrues on Taking Possession(26.08.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that capital gains in a case of compulsory acquisition of land under Land Acquisition Act, 1894 shall be deemed to have acc.....
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Allahabad HC Remarks on Re-Imposing of Lockdown to Curb COVID-19(26.08.2020)
Allahabad High Court has reiterated its concerns over the spike in COVID-19 cases in the State and remarked that re-imposing a Lockdown may be the onl.....
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SC: Central Govt. has Authority to Impose 'Quantitative Restrictions' on Import(27.08.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the Central Government has the authority to impose quantitative restrictions by an order under Section 3(2) of the For.....
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SC: Presumption 'Possession Follows Title' Arises Only Where No Definite Proof of Possession(28.08.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the presumption based on the maxim 'possession follows title' that possession must be deemed to follow title, arises o.....
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CESTAT Hyderabad: Import of Multi-Functional Digital Copies Not Prohibited(15.01.2020)
Customs Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal- Hyderabad has held that the importing of Multifunctional digital copies is not prohibited and there.....
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Gujarat High Court: Probability or Improbability of Realisation to be Considered in Realistic Manner(15.01.2020)
Gujarat High Court has held that the probability or improbability of realization has to be considered in a realistic manner and there is no real accru.....
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Gujarat HC: Cricket Association Eligible for Tax Exemption for Income from International Matches(15.01.2020)
Gujarat High Court has upheld the order by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal that Baroda Cricket Association engaging in international matches does no.....
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Madras HC Takes Suo Motu Case on Cartel of Doctors, Pharma Companies and Diagnostic Labs(15.01.2020)
Madras High Court has observed that the cartel of doctors, pharma companies and diagnostic laboratories are fleecing the patients by overpricing the d.....
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Competition Commission of India Orders Probe Against Asian Paints(16.01.2020)
Competition Commission of India has ordered a probe against Asian Paints for allegedly using its domination of the market to hinder the entry of JSW P.....
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CESTAT: No Vivisection in Service and Material Components of Contract is Composite Works Contract(16.01.2020)
Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal Hyderabad has held that where a contract cannot be vivisection between service component and mater.....
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Regularization by Management Gives No Right to Retrenched Employee to Claim Re-Employment: SC(03.01.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that regularization of an employee already in service does not give any right to retrenched employee to invoke Section 25 (.....
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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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Former Employee Not Disqualified from Acting As An Arbitrator: SC(04.01.2019)
Supreme Court has held that the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, does not disqualify a former employee from acting as an arbitrator, provided t.....
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SC Refuses Urgent Hearing of PIL Against Centre's Order on Monitoring Citizens' Computers(04.01.2019)
Supreme Court has declined urgent hearing on PIL challenging Central Government's order authorizing ten central agencies to intercept, monitor and dec.....
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No Benefit to Disabled Dependent Till Proposer Survives Under LIC's Jeevan Aadhar Policy: SC(04.01.2019)
Supreme Court of India has upheld a condition in Jeevan Aadhar Policy from the Life Insurance Corporation of India that no benefit can be paid to the .....
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Worshipper can't Maintain Suit for Recovery of Possession of Temple Property: Kerala HC(07.01.2019)
Kerala High Court has allowed a second appeal on principle that a worshipper cannot maintain a suit for recover of possession of property dedicated to.....
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Karnataka HC Extends Stay on Publication of Final Notification Until Further Orders(07.09.2020)
Karnataka High Court has extended the stay on the publication of the Final Notification based on the Draft Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) notific.....
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SC Asks States, UTs to Give Information on Status of Criminal Cases Against Lawmakers(11.10.2018)
Supreme Court has asked 11 states and two UTs to furnish within two weeks the details on criminal cases pending against MPs and MLAs as it said the Ce.....
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Madras High Court Seeks Report on Elephant’s Health Used at Samayapuram Temple(12.10.2018)
Madras High Court has expressed displeasure over use of elephants at temples and also sought report on Masini, an elephant at the Samayapuram temple,.....
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Investment can’t be Written Off as Bad Debt if Project fails to Take Off: ITAT(12.10.2018)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT ) has given major setback to Aditya Birla Power Company Limited and held that investment in the project which fail.....
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Urban Improvement Trusts Not Entitled to Income Tax Exemptions: Supreme Court(15.10.2018)
Supreme Court has held that Urban Improvement Trust constituted under the Rajasthan Urban Improvement Act, 1959 is not a local authority within the me.....
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Godman Rampal Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Two Murders(17.10.2018)
A sessions court in Haryana’s Hisar has sentenced Self-styled godman Rampal to life imprisonment in connection with two murder cases.
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Karnataka HC Stays Private Complaint Registered Against Judicial Officer(28.07.2020)
Karnataka High Court has stayed the private complaint registered against a Judicial Magistrate First Class, under Sections 166, 205, 120 (A) 211, 219,.....
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J&K HC Initiates Suo Moto Contempt Against Govt. Departments for Non-Compliance of Interim Orders(04.08.2020)
Jammu & Kashmir High Court has initiated suo moto contempt proceedings against Department of Health and Medical Education and the Jammu & Kashmir Publ.....
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Madras High Court: Act Against Those Employing Kids(09.05.2017)
Madras High Court has asked Director General of Police will ensure that children who are employed illegally and made to beg are rescued and rehabilita.....
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CIVIL - Participation of Public Temple Rituals is Important to Determine Private/Public Character of Temple:(28.02.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that the participation of the members of the public in the Darshan in the temple and in the daily acts of worship or in the.....
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CIVIL - Participation of Public Temple Rituals is Important to Determine Private/Public Character of Temple:(28.02.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that the participation of the members of the public in the Darshan in the temple and in the daily acts of worship or in the.....
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MRTP/ COMPETITION LAWS - CCI Clears SoftBank’s 22.44% Stake Buy in Delhivery(28.02.2019)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has said it has approved acquisition of 22.44 % stake in logistics firm Delhivery by SoftBank Vision Fund.
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CIVIL - Participation of Public in Temple Rituals is Important to Determine Nature of Temple(28.02.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that participation of members of the public in Darshan in temple and in daily acts of worship or in celebrations is one of .....
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Madras HC Grants Bail to Man Accused of Impregnating Minor Girl(05.11.2020)
Madras High Court has granted bail to a man accused of impregnating a 17-year-old girl after he expressed his willingness to marry the victim girl whe.....
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CD Admissible in Evidence in Family Court Even Without Certification : Kerala HC(30.01.2019)
Kerala High Court has held that a compact disc (CD) is admissible in evidence in proceedings in Family Court even without certification under Section .....
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Insurance Company can't Unilaterally Delete Policy Terms to Reduce Coverage: SC(01.02.2019)
Supreme Court has quashed the action of New India Assurance Company Ltd. in unilaterally deleting policy terms to reduce coverage and also held that a.....
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SC Asks Centre to Decide in 4 Weeks Representation on Petrol Pumps Fleecing Customers(04.02.2019)
Supreme Court has asked Centre to take call on petition highlighting how petrol pumps have been swindling customers by dispensing less fuel for price .....
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Physical Presence of Couple Compulsory for Marriage Registration: Madras HC(04.02.2019)
Madras High Court has directed Inspector General of Registration to issue a circular making physical presence of parties to marriage mandatory for reg.....
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Negative Markings in Competitive Exams Bad in Law: Madras HC(04.02.2019)
Madras High Court has held that practice of awarding negative marks in competitive examinations should be done away with and also observed that deduct.....
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Allahabad High Court Seeks UP Govt's Response on Implementation of JJ Act(18.11.2020)
Allahabad High Court has issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh Government on a Public Interest Litigation concerning illegal detention and torture of juv.....
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ITAT, Bangalore: Deduction Cannot be Denied on Non-Completion of Residential House(19.11.2020)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Bangalore has held that the deduction under Section 54 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 cannot be denied for non-comp.....
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Karnataka HC Asks KPSC to Submit Details of Scribes Provided to Visually Impaired Candidates(08.09.2020)
Karnataka High Court has directed the Karnataka Public Service Commission to provide details about how many candidates who appeared for the preliminar.....
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SC: Compensation for 'Loss of Consortium' Can be Awarded to Children and Parents Also(08.09.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that, in a Motor Accident Compensation Claims, compensation for loss of consortium can be awarded to children and parents a.....
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Bombay HC Prevents BPCL Employees from Going on Strike(09.09.2020)
Bombay High Court has granted interim relief to Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited and prevented trade unions of workmen from going on strike after .....
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Delhi HC Stays Payment of Compensation to Family of Youth Who Rammed Bike into Barricades(10.09.2020)
Delhi High Court has put on hold payment of Rs 75 Lakhs compensation to the family of a youth who rammed his bike into chained barricades and is curre.....
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SC Stays Imposition of NGT's Environmental Compensation on Thermal Plants(11.09.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed the recovery of 'Environmental Compensation' imposed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), for non-achievement of 100 % Fly A.....
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Patna HC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance of Dumping of Garbage on Streets(14.09.2020)
Patna High Court has taken suo moto cognizance of the pitiable condition of the city on account of dumping of piles of garbage on its streets by the M.....
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Telangana HC Directs Lower Courts to Take Up Hearing of Pending Cases(05.10.2020)
Telangana High Court has told the lower Courts to take up the hearing of pending cases against Members of Parliament and Members of Legislative Assemb.....
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SC Dismisses Former IRS Officer's Writ Petition Against Compulsory Retirement(06.10.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by a former IRS officer against his compulsory retirement ordered by the Central Government in 2019.
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Delhi HC Initiates Suo Motu Matter on Expediting Trials Against MPs/MLAs(07.10.2020)
Delhi High Court has initiated a suo motu matter concerning the issue of expediting the trials against Members of Parliament/Members of Legislative As.....
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Gujarat HC Finds Yatin Oza Guilty of Contempt of Court(07.10.2020)
Gujarat High Court has held Advocate Yatin Oza guilty of contempt of Court, observing that Oza had, with frivolous grounds and unverified facts target.....
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Delhi HC Approves Insurance Policy to Implement CM Advocates Welfare Scheme(08.10.2020)
Delhi High Court has approved the insurance policy decided by the Delhi Government, with the assistance of the Bar Council of Delhi, to implement the .....
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CCI Asks Google to Respond in Complaint Alleging Abuse of Android Operating System(08.10.2020)
Competition Commission of India has asked Google to respond to a complaint by two lawyers accusing the US-based tech major of abusing its Android oper.....
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P&H HC Directs Payment of Compensation in Matter of Illegal Detention(08.10.2020)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the State Government to pay a compensation of Rs 1 lakh each to the mother-daughter duo in the matter of il.....
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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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CIVIL - Bombay HC Raps Anil Ambani Firms for 'Attempt to Mislead'(22.02.2019)
Bombay High Court has described arguments of Reliance group companies regarding alleging misconduct on part of Edelweiss group companies in sale of pl.....
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CRIMINAL - Compromise Doesn't Mean That Criminal Case Would Always End in Acquittal: SC(25.02.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that, in every case, it cannot be concluded that there would be no conviction in a criminal case, if the complainant and th.....
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ITAT, Jaipur: Exemption u/s 11 and 12 Allowable on Donation by Charitable Trust(01.12.2020)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Jaipur has given relief to Rajasthan Cricket Association and held that the exemption under Section 11 and 12 of .....
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CBIC Waives Penalty for Non-Compliance to QR Code Provisions(01.12.2020)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) notified the waiver of penalty for noncompliance to QR code provisions if complied by April 01, 202.....
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Criminal Complaints can't be Quashed Just because Allegations Appear to be of Civil Nature: SC(13.02.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that criminal complaints cannot be quashed only on the ground that the allegations made therein appear to be of a civil nat.....
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No Right with Bank Employee to be Associated with Decision Making Process for Fixation Of Salary: SC(13.02.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that the employee of a Bank has no right that he should be associated with the decision-making process in respect of the fi.....
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Allahabad HC Seeks UP Government's Response on Implementation of Witness Protection Scheme 2018(09.12.2020)
Allahabad High Court has issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh Government on a public interest litigation seeking effective implementation of the Witness.....
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Allahabad HC: Claimant Entitled to Compensation for Loss of Earnings(09.12.2020)
Allahabad High Court has held that a claimant widow, who is deprived of full pension of her husband because he died in a motor accident, is entitled t.....
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Delhi HC Seeks Reply From RBI, SEBI, NPCI on Plea Seeking Regulation of Tech-Fin Companies(10.12.2020)
Delhi High Court has sought reply from the Ministry of Law, Finance Ministry, Reserve Bank of India, Securities and Exchange Board of India, and Natio.....
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Karnataka HC Issue Directions for Implementation of Provisions to Prohibit Manual Scavenging(10.12.2020)
Karnataka High Court has issued several directions to the state government to ensure proper implementation of the provisions of the Prohibition of Emp.....
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CIVIL - Bangalore Court Vacates Order Restraining 'The Wire' from Publishing Article Against BJP MP(15.03.2019)
A Bangalore City Civil Court has vacated the ex-parte order of interim injunction passed against online news portal "The Wire" restraining it from pub.....
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CIVIL - Karnataka HC Gives Relief to Renewable Energy Companies(18.03.2019)
Karnataka High Court has quashed state Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission's (KERC) order imposing ‘wheeling and banking’ charges on wind, hy.....
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MOTOR VEHICLES - No Limits on Compensation for Accident Death: Madras HC(18.03.2019)
Madras High Court has made it clear that utilizing multiple options to get compensation for death of a person in a motor accident, by their family, pa.....
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SEBI Penalises NDTV Over Non-disclosure of Loan Terms(30.12.2020)
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has imposed a penalty of Rs. 5 Crores on New Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV) for not disclosing information .....
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AP HC Dismisses Plea Against CM Jagan Mohan Reddy for His Visit to Tirupati Temple(31.12.2020)
Andhra Pradesh High Court has dismissed writ petition of quo warranto against Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Y S Jaganmohan Reddy and other Cabinet Mi.....
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Bombay HC: Non-Compliance of Section 42 of NDPS Act Vitiates Trial(04.01.2021)
Bombay High Court has upheld the acquittal order of the Special Judge for Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, (NDPS Act) Pandharpur,.....
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EPFO Eases Withdrawal Rules, Self-declaration to Replace Need for Certificates(28.04.2017)
Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has decided to allow individuals to withdraw money for treatment of illnesses, purchase of equipment for .....
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Delhi HC Says 'No' to Plea Seeking Order to Restrain MPs, MLAs From Taking Part in Poll Campaigns(03.05.2017)
Delhi High Court has said that it cannot pass any blanket order on a plea seeking to restrain sitting Members of Parliament and Legislative Assemblies.....
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CRIMINAL - Compensate Woman for Arrest at Night: Gujarat HC to Govt(05.03.2019)
Gujarat High Court has directed state government to pay Rs. 2,500 to a woman, who was arrested after sunset, for breach of law that stipulates no such.....
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CIVIL - Obligation of State to Procure Land for New Court Complex: Bombay HC(07.03.2019)
Bombay High Court has directed Maharashtra Government to submit proposals for the allotment of suitable land to host a new modernised High Court build.....
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CONSUMER - Consumer Forums have Jurisdiction to Dismiss Complaints In Limine: SC(08.03.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that consumer forums have the jurisdiction to dismiss the complaint in limine and decline its admission without notice to t.....
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SERVICE - Can't Deny Compassionate Employment to Child from Second Marriage: Bombay HC(11.03.2019)
Bombay High Court has held that compassionate employment cannot be denied to a person just because he was born out of the employee's second marriage.
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SC: Mere Offer of Refund Does Not Disentitle Flat Buyers from Claiming Compensation(22.12.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the flat purchasers are not disentitled from claiming compensation merely because the developer offered an exit option.....
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CBDT: Bonds Issued by ‘Power Finance Corporation Ltd’ Are Eligible for Capital Gain Exemption(12.06.2017)
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has notified that Capital Gain exemption under section 54EC of Income Tax Act is applicable to bonds issued by Po.....
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CCI Gives Green Signal to Larsen and Toubro's Proposal to Take Over Mindtree(08.04.2019)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has said that it has approved Larsen and Toubro's proposed acquisition of Bengaluru-based IT firm Mindtree.
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Why Government Officials are Managing Religious Places and Temples: SC(09.04.2019)
Supreme Court has asked as to why should government officials manage religious places and temples in the country while taking note of the fact that se.....
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Lenders Having Vested Interest in Debtor shouldn’t be Part of Creditors’ Panel: NCLT(15.04.2019)
National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Chennai Bench has held that a party having a vested interest /relation with a corporate debtor should not be a p.....
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Delhi HC Declares Section 22(3) of Competition Act Unconstitutional(15.04.2019)
Delhi High Court has declared Section 22(3) of the Competition Act, 2002 as unconstitutional and void.
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Long-Term Employees Benefits Deductible While Computing Book Profit: ITAT(15.04.2019)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Kolkata bench has held that long term employees benefits such as gratuity, leave encashment, ex-gratia & bonus e.....
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Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs Notifies Customs Tariff Amendment Rules, 2021(04.02.2021)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has notified Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti-dumping Duty on Dump.....
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MP High Court Rejects Plea of MPPSC Candidate Declared Not Qualified(17.07.2017)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has upheld the MP Public Service Commission (MPPSC) decision to declare a candidate ‘not qualified’ for the State Civil Serv.....
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Delhi High Court Directs J&J to Pay 67 Hip Implant Patients Rs 25 Lakh Each(31.05.2019)
Delhi High Court has directed American multinational Johnson and Johnson (J&J) to pay Rs 25 lakh each to 67 patients in the faulty hip implants case. .....
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MCA Notifies Procedure for Disposal of Application for Conversion of Public Company into Private(27.01.2021)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has notified the procedure for disposal of application for conversion of a public company into private in case of .....
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Ministry of Corporate Affairs Notifies Companies (Incorporation) Amendment Rules, 2021(28.01.2021)
Ministry of Corporate Affair (MCA) has notified Companies (Incorporation) Amendment Rules, 2021 which sought to amend the Companies (Incorporation) Ru.....
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Madras HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Appointment on Compassionate Grounds(29.01.2021)
Madras High Court has dismissed a petition seeking appointment on compassionate grounds, observing that if the compassionate appointment was treated a.....
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Madras High Court Directs to Retrieve Encroached Temple Properties(05.11.2020)
Madras High Court has directed the HR & CE Department to initiate appropriate action to retrieve land belonging to temples by removing all encroachmen.....
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Haryana Government Passes Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Bill, 2020(06.11.2020)
Haryana Government has passed a bill, Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Bill, 2020 providing 75 per cent reservation for local candidates a.....
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Kerala HC: Court Cannot Take Cognizance of Private Complaint Against Notary Public(09.11.2020)
Kerala High Court has observed that no Court shall take cognisance of any offence committed by a notary public in exercise or purported exercise of hi.....
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CCI Directs Investigation Against Google Pay for Alleged Abuse of Dominant Position(10.11.2020)
Competition Commission of India has ordered investigation against Google Pay for alleged abuse of dominant position, expressing the prima facie view t.....
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Bombay HC Allows Two Jain Temples to Open for Diwali Festival with Fixed Timings(12.11.2020)
Bombay High Court has allowed two jain temples in Mumbai, one in Dadar and the other one in Byculla during five days of Diwali Parva from November 13,.....
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INSOLVENCY-Workmen's Dues of Pension, Gratuity, PF Not Included in Liquidation Assets of Debtor: NCLT(26.03.2019)
National Company Law Tribunal has ruled that dues of provident fund, pension and gratuity do not form part of liquidation estate of corporate debtor a.....
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CIVIL - Orissa HC Allows Vedanta to Take Part in NALCO's Tender for Alumina(27.03.2019)
Orissa High Court has allowed Vedanta Limited to participate in the tender floated by the National Aluminum Company Ltd. (NALCO) for the sale of its 3.....
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Calcutta HC: Same-Gender Sexual Harassment Complaints Maintainable Under POSH Act(14.01.2021)
Calcutta High Court has held that same-gender complaints are maintainable under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition a.....
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Allahabad HC: Marital Status of Daughter Cannot be Ground for Rejecting Compassionate Appointment(15.01.2021)
Allahabad High Court has clarified that marital status of a daughter alone cannot be the ground for rejecting her application for compassionate appoin.....
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Karnataka HC Directs State to Reconsider Circular on Blind Employees to Work on Alternate Days(18.01.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to reconsider its circular dated 5th January, 2021, by which it has directed 50 percent of offi.....
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NCLT, Mumbai: Advance Amount Received by Property Owner is Operational Debt(18.01.2021)
National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Mumbai has ruled that the advance amount received by a property owner from the real-estate developer for a re-de.....
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CBIC Waives Penalty for Non-Compliance to QR Code Provisions(01.12.2020)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) notified the waiver of penalty for noncompliance to QR code provisions if complied by April 01, 202.....
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Calcutta High Court Orders CAG Audit of Amphan Relief(02.12.2020)
Calcutta High Court has directed the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India to audit Amphan Cyclone related relief, amid allegations of irregu.....
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SC Allows Franklin Templeton to Call for Meeting of Unit Holders(03.12.2020)
Supreme Court has directed a stay on redemption requests from investors and allowed Franklin Templeton Trustees to call for meeting of unit holders to.....
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NCLT, Mumbai Approves Reliance Jio;s Resolution Plan for Reliance Infratel(04.12.2020)
National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Mumbai has approved Reliance Jio’s resolution plan for the bankrupt Reliance Infratel.
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SC Asks Centre, States to Suggest Measures to Ensure Compliance of Social Distancing(04.12.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the Centre and State Governments to put forth suggestions for proper implementation of guidelines and SOP's for social dist.....
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Delhi HC: HIV Patient Can’t be Convicted for Attempt to Murder for Non-Consensual Intercourse(04.12.2020)
Delhi High Court has ruled that an HIV positive patient can't be convicted for an offence punishable under Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 .....
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SC: HC Having No Commercial Division Competent to Consider Cancellation of Design(07.12.2020)
Supreme Court has held that it is not necessary that a suit involving the issue of cancellation of design under Section 22(4) of the Designs Act, 2000.....
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Indian Woman Would Suffer Silently Than Falsely Implicate Someone in Rape Case: Tripura HC(03.04.2019)
Tripura High Court while upholding conviction of a man accused of sexually assaulting a minor girl, has said in context of Indian culture that a woman.....
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CCI Clears Star Health Acquisition by WestBridge, Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, others(05.04.2019)
Competition Commission of India has said that it has approved a deal involving acquisition of over 90 per cent stake in Star Health and Allied Insuran.....
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SC Issues Notice in Amazon Plea Challeging Delhi HC Stay on Future-Reliance Retail Stake Sale(22.02.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice in the plea by Amazon challenging Delhi High Court's stay on the implementation of its own order passed by the Single .....
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SC Bars NCLT, Mumbai from Passing Final Orders on Future Plea for Calling Shareholders’ Meeting(23.02.2021)
Supreme Court has allowed the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Mumbai, to continue proceedings on Kishore Biyani-led Future Retail’s plea seeking.....
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Kerala HC: Accused Has No Right to Seek Chemical Analysis of 'B Sample' of Toddy(24.02.2021)
Kerala High Court has held that in cases related to adulteration of toddy, the accused has no legal right to seek the chemical analysis of 'B Sample'......
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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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National Company Law Tribunal Suspends Delhi Gymkhana Club's Board(15.02.2021)
National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has ordered the suspension of the Delhi Gymkhana Club's board. The Tribunal has also asked the Ministry of Corpor.....
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ITAT, Chennai: Simpliciter Interest Received for Delay in Payment Not Income from Business(16.02.2021)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Chennai has held that simpliciter interest received for delay in payment cannot be considered as income generate.....
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Allahabad HC Stays the Demolition of Residential Complex Allegedly Built in Vicinity of Monument(17.02.2021)
Allahabad High Court has held a special sitting and stayed the demolition of a residential complex allegedly built in close vicinity of the ancient mo.....
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SC Dismisses as Withdrawn Plea Against Demolition of Hanuman Temple in Chandni Chowk(17.02.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed as withdrawn a plea against the demolition of a decades-old Hanuman Temple in Delhi's Chandni Chowk on 3rd January, 2021 w.....
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Madras HC Directs Narcotics Control Bureau to Pay Compensation to Petitioner-Accused(17.02.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the Narcotics Control Bureau to pay a compensation of Rs. 1 lakh to the Petitioner-accused noting that the petitioner's.....
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MCA Relaxes Norms on Auditors Term for Pvt Cos With Paid Up Share Capital of 50 Crores(23.06.2017)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs has notified amendment to Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 wherein it amended Auditors’ rules with respect to .....
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Supreme Court: Courts Cannot Decide Eligibility And Essential Qualifications For Employment(06.05.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that a Court cannot decide what is best for the employer and interpret the conditions of the advertisement contrary to the .....
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Karnataka HC Directs Clarification of Stand on Compensation for Farmer Suicides(03.03.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State Chief Secretary to make a clear stand whether families of the farmers who killed themselves after borrowin.....
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Delhi HC Seeks Response on Plea Against Differential Compensation for Major & Minor Riots Victims(03.03.2021)
Delhi High Court has sought response from the Delhi government on its scheme for compensation of Delhi riots' victims, which has been alleged to be di.....
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SC: Contempt Actions Against EPFO for Execution of Employees Pension Proportional to Salary Barred(04.03.2021)
Supreme Court has barred all courts from taking up contempt petitions against the Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) and the Central Governm.....
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MP HC: Commercial Matters can Only be Heard by Commercial Court of Status of DJ/ADJ(04.03.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that commercial matters involving Arbitration disputes can only be heard by Commercial Court of the status of Distr.....
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ITAT, Mumbai: No Tax on Compensation Received for Loss of Trees(23.12.2020)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai has held that no Tax is applicable on Compensation received for loss of Trees.
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NCLAT Turns Down Reference Seeking Re-Consideration of Decision in V. Padamakumar Case(23.12.2020)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has turned down a reference made by a three-member Bench, seeking re-consideration of the decision in V. Padam.....
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Karnataka HC Directs Station House Officer to Clean Road Outside Station as Punishment(24.12.2020)
Karnataka High Court has directed the station house officer of the Station Bazar Police Station, Kalaburagi, to clean the road in front of his police .....
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Bombay HC Directs State to Pay Compensation to Men Detained Illegaly(28.12.2020)
Bombay High Court has directed the State government to pay Rs.50,000 each towards compensation to two men who were illegally detained in Beed District.....
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J&K HC: Presumption of Guilt in POSCO Cases Would Come into Play in Pre-Trial Stage(29.12.2020)
Jammu and Kashmir High Court has held that the presumption of guilt against the accused under Section 29 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Off.....
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Gujarat HC Directs Authority to Refund Amount on Bills of Entry for Imported Goods(29.12.2020)
Gujarat High Court has directed the Customs Authority to refund the amount collected as stamp duty on Bills of Entry filed for the imported goods, qua.....
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SC Directs Gujarat Home Secretary to File Affidavit Indicating Compliance with COVID Guidelines(19.01.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the Chief Secretary (Home), Government of Gujarat to file an affidavit indicating compliance with the Court's order requiri.....
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NCLT Admits ISRO-Arm Antrix's Plea to Wind Up Devas Multimedia(20.01.2021)
National Company Law Tribunal, Bengaluru, has admitted the petition filed by Indian Space Research Organization's commercial arm Antrix Corporation Lt.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Contempt Plea Filed Against AAP for Failure to Comply(21.01.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice on a contempt plea filed against the Aam Aadmi Party government, three municipal corporations, Delhi Development Au.....
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SC: Disobedience of Court Order Should be Wilful and Intentional to Constitute Non-Compliance(22.01.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that before punishing a person for non-compliance of the decision of the Court, the Court must not only be satisfied about .....
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Gauhati HC Issues Notice in Plea on Non-Implementation of Schemes in Nagaland(22.01.2021)
Gauhati High Court has issued notice to Union Of India, State of Nagaland and others in a plea filed by the petitioner-Society (Global Trust Club) rai.....
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Madras HC: Specific Time to be Allotted to Expedite Hearing of Criminal Cases Against MP/MLAs(25.01.2021)
Madras High Court has observed that in order to expedite the hearing of criminal cases against Members of Parliament/ Members of Legislative Assembly .....
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Bombay HC Dismisses Plea Challenging Suspension of MPLADS Scheme(14.12.2020)
Bombay High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation challenging the Centre's move to suspend and divert 'Members of Parliament Local Area Dev.....
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US Supreme Court Rejects Trump-Backed Texas State's Suit to Invalidate Results in Favor of Joe Biden(14.12.2020)
Supreme Court of the United States of America has rejected a legal challenge attempted by the State of Texas backed by Donald Trump to undo the electi.....
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SC Upholds CCI Order Dismissing Complaints Alleging Anti Competitive Practices by Uber, Ola(16.12.2020)
Supreme Court has upheld the order of Competition Commission of India dismissing the complaints alleging cartelization and anti-competitive practices .....
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SC: Excluding Married Daughter from Seeking Benefit of Compassionate Appointment is Unconstitutional(16.12.2020)
Karnataka High Court has held that excluding a married daughter from consideration for appointment on compassionate ground is unconstitutional.
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SC Stays Order of NCDRC Lowering Compensation to Bereaved Family(17.12.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed an order of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC), lowering the compensation granted to a bereaved fami.....
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SC Asks AG on Stay on Implementation of Farm Laws During Hearing of Petitions(17.12.2020)
Supreme Court has asked the Attorney General for India if the Union Government can give a commitment that the contentious farm laws will not be implem.....
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NCLT Benches to Resume Physical Hearing from March 1(24.02.2021)
National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has decided to resume physical hearing of cases filed before it from 1st March, 2021. However, if any party expre.....
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Allahabad HC Seeks UP Govt's Response on Implementation of Anganwadi Projects(24.02.2021)
Allahabad High Court has sought the response of the Uttar Pradesh Government on the condition of Anganwadis in the State, especially with regard to nu.....
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Supreme Court Directs Joint Monitoring Team to Submit Report on Alleged Contempt by Karnataka(24.02.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the Joint monitoring team to submit report on issues in contempt plea filed by State of Goa with alleging illegal diversion.....
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Madras HC Questions Commissioner on Stopping of Vehicle Collecting Funds for Ram Temple(26.02.2021)
Madras High Court has summoned the Commissioner of Police, Madurai, to appear before it on 1st March, 2021 to answer as to why even after the Court ha.....
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P&H HC Seeks Information on Cases Pending Against MPs/MLAs of State(26.02.2021)
Punjab & Haryana High Court has sought information of all the cases pending against the Members of Parliament/Members of Legislative Assembly in the S.....
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Kerala High Court Stays Government Orders for Regularizing Temporary/Contract Employees(05.03.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed a halt on the Government Order regularising the services of those who completed ten years of service in semi-government.....
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Telangana High Court Orders Imprisonment of Two Collectors and RDO(05.03.2021)
Telangana High Court has sentenced Sircilla Collector D. Krishna Bhaskar, the then Joint Collector (now Collector of Wanaparthy) Yashmin Basha and Lan.....
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Karnataka High Court Refuses to Stay FASTag Implementation(08.03.2021)
Karnataka High Court has refused to stay the notification issued to amend the Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989 by which fitment of FASTag has been ma.....
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SC: Multiplier Method Has to be Applied While Computing Motor Accident Compensation(08.03.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that, while computing motor accident compensation, multiplier method has to be applied for future prospects and advancement.....
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Kerala HC Issues Directive Against Regularizing of Temporary Employees(09.03.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the Chief Secretary to issue in three weeks instructions to all government departments, statutory bodies, including loc.....
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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.....
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AAR, West Bengal: No GST on Composite Supply of Crushing Food Grains and Delivery of Crushed Grains(14.02.2020)
Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR), West Bengal has held that the composite supply of crushing the food grains belonging to the State Government and d.....
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Delhi High Court Directs Private Company to Compensate Woman Terminated From Service(17.02.2020)
Delhi High Court has directed a private company to pay Rs 1.2 Lakhs to a woman, whose services were allegedly terminated because she had raised sexual.....
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SC: Arbitration Clause in Insufficiently Stamped Agreement Cannot be Acted Upon by Court(17.02.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that an arbitration clause in an agreement which is required to be duly stamped was not sufficiently stamped, cannot be act.....
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Delhi High Court Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Compensation for Injured Student(17.02.2020)
Delhi High Court has issued notices to Delhi Police and Central Government in a plea seeking compensation for a student who has incurred severe injuri.....
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National Company Law Appellate Tribunal Gives JSW Steel Immunity from All Criminal Probes(18.02.2020)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has given JSW Steel immunity from all criminal investigations after it takes over Bhushan Power & Steel, whose.....
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NCLAT Decides to Close Umang Realtech Insolvency Resolution Process(19.02.2020)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has decided to close the corporate insolvency resolution process against Umang Realtech if the company manages.....
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Gujarat HC: To Compound Tax Evasion Offences, Assessee Should Pay Whole Tax Amount Evaded(31.01.2020)
Gujarat High Court has held that 100% of the tax sought to be evaded is to be paid for compounding of a tax evasion offences under Section 276C (1) of.....
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#Union Budget 2020-2021: New Power Generation Companies to be Taxed at 15%(01.02.2020)
Central Government with an aim to boost power generation capacity, has extended the new corporate tax regime for new manufacturing plants to new power.....
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SC Issues Notice to PMO on Whistleblower's Plea on Corruption Complaints Against Central Ministers(03.02.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on a Special Leave Petition moved by Whistleblower Indian Foreign Service officer.....
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Ministry of Corporate Affairs Notifies Amendment to Companies Rules, 2020(05.02.2020)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs has notified an amendment to the Companies (Compromises, Arrangements and Amalgamations) Rules, 2020, adding a provision.....
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Bombay HC: Simpliciter Termination of Probationer Judge, Principles of Natural Justice Not Necessary(05.02.2020)
Bombay High Court has held that in case the order of termination of a probationer judge is simpliciter termination, it is not necessary to follow the .....
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Second Complaint Maintainable If There is Discovery of New Fact: Supreme Court(13.07.2018)
Supreme Court has reiterated that a subsequent complaint would be maintainable if there is the discovery of a new fact after disposal of the first com.....
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Competition Commission of India Dismisses Unfair Practices Complaint Against Eastern Railway(03.03.2020)
Competition Commission of India has dismissed a complaint of unfair business practices made against Eastern Railway by Abhiraj Associates Pvt. Ltd., n.....
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SC Upholds Right to Pension of SBI Employees Who Took VRS After 15 or More Years of Service(03.03.2020)
Supreme Court has held that State Bank of India (SBI) employees who have taken voluntary retirement as per the 2000 Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS .....
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ITAT, Kolkata: Swapping Company Shares Among Shareholders Does Not Attract Addition u/s 68(03.03.2020)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Kolkata has held that the provisions of Section 68 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 would not be applicable in case o.....
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ITAT, Pune: French Company Can’t be Taxed for Rendering IT Support Services to Indian Entities(03.03.2020)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Pune bench has held that the Information Technology (IT) support services rendered by a French Company to an Ind.....
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NCLAT: Creditors Belonging to Different Classes Can be Given Different Treatment(03.03.2020)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has reconfirmed the principle that the touchstone for judging the benevolence of a resolution plan does not de.....
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National Company Law Tribunal Clears NBCC Offer for Jaypee Infratech(04.03.2020)
National Company Law Tribunal has approved NBCC’s offer to take over Jaypee Infratech, which has to deliver apartments, plots and villas to nearly 21,.....
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Competition Commission of India Approves BCP’s 40% Stake Buy in Indostar Capital(04.03.2020)
Competition Commission of India has approved the acquisition of up to 40% stake in Indo Star Capital Finance by BCP V Multiple Holdings on a fully dil.....
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Delhi HC Dismisses Plea Challenging Government's Compensation Scheme for Victims of Delhi Riots(04.03.2020)
Delhi High Court has refused to intervene in a plea challenging the compensation announced by the Delhi Government for the victims of Delhi Riots. The.....
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ITAT, Mumbai: Wrong Assumption or Incorrect Application Would Make Order Liable for Revision(04.03.2020)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai has held that the wrong assumption of facts or incorrect application of the law would make the order liab.....
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NCLAT Directs Competition Commission of India to Probe into Flipkart(05.03.2020)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has directed the Competition Commission of India to start probing Flipkart for alleged misuse of dominant posi.....
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National Company Law Appellate Tribunal Dismisses Pleas of Deloitte, BSR(05.03.2020)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has dismissed the pleas of auditors of debt-rid Buyback Tax Caseden Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Service.....
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Allahabad HC Issues Criminal Contempt Notice to Lawyer Who Misbehaved with a Civil Judge(19.11.2020)
Allahabad High Court has issued a notice of Criminal Contempt to a Lawyer against whom, a complaint was made by Varnika Shukla, Civil Judge (Junior Di.....
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Gauhati HC Seeks Govt's Response on Plea for Effective Implementation of Right to Education Act(20.11.2020)
Gauhati High Court has sought a response from the Assam government in a plea seeking effective implementation of Section 12(1)(c) of the Right to Educ.....
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Delhi HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Stay of Demolition of Hanuman Temple at Chandni Chowk(23.11.2020)
Delhi High Court has dismissed an application filed by Shri Hanuman Seva Samiti seeking intervention and stay of demolition of the Hanuman Temple at C.....
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Bombay HC: NCLT Has No Jurisdiction to Examine Legality of Action Taken Under MPID Act(23.11.2020)
Bombay High Court has held that the National Company Law Tribunal has no jurisdiction to examine the legality or validity of action taken under the Ma.....
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Competition Commission of India Approves Reliance-Future Group Deal(23.11.2020)
Competition Commission of India has approved the acquisition of retail, wholesale, logistics & warehousing businesses of Future Group by Reliance Reta.....
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Tripura HC: Presumption of Service of Notice Applicable on Service of Demand Notice u/s 138 NI Act(23.11.2020)
Tripura High Court has held that once a demand notice, issued under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 in case of dishonour of cheque is dispatched .....
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CESTAT, Mumbai: Application for Compounding of Offence Can Not be Rejected on Technical Grounds(20.02.2020)
Custom, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Mumbai has held that the purpose of compounding of offence against the payment of compoundin.....
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National Company Law Tribunal, Delhi Approves Adani’s Bid to Buy Aditya Estates(24.02.2020)
National Company Law Tribunal, Delhi has approved the resolution plan of Adani Properties to acquire Aditya Estates for a total deal value of Rs 400 C.....
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National Company Law Appellate Tribunal Rejects Insolvency Plea Against Sintex Infra(24.02.2020)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has dismissed the Lloyd Insulations India Ltd’s plea to initiate proceedings against Sintex Prefab and Infra L.....
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SC: Rebuttal of Presumption u/s 139 NI Act Can Only be Done After Adducing Evidence(24.02.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the rebuttal of presumption available under Section 139 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 can only be done after.....
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Kerala HC: Temporary Reunion During Pendency of Divorce Proceedings Will Not Dissolution of Marriage(24.02.2020)
Kerala High Court has observed that the reunion of spouses for a temporary period during the pendency of the proceeding for divorce pursuant to the se.....
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Kerala High Court Refuses to Quash Woman's Complaint Against Youth Who Followed Him(24.02.2020)
Kerala High Court has refused to quash a criminal case against a man accused of following a woman, a total stranger to him, and inviting her to accomp.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking On the Spot Compounding of Traffic Challans(05.03.2020)
Delhi High Court has issued notices to Delhi Government, Commissioner of Delhi Police, and Ministry of Road Transport and Highways in a plea seeking o.....
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NCLT Allows Government to Reopen CG Power’s Accounts for 5 Fiscals(06.03.2020)
National Company Law Tribunal has allowed the corporate affairs ministry to reopen the books of CG Power for the last 5 financial years so that it cou.....
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NCLT: Rs. 750 Cr. Paid by JAL for Obligation of JIL Should be Treated As Asset of Corporate Debtor(06.03.2020)
National Company Law Tribunal has observed that Rs. 750 Crore deposited by Jaypee Infratech’s (JIL) parent firm Jaiprakash Associates (JAL) with the S.....
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Supreme Court: Second Complaint on Same Facts Not Maintainable(06.03.2020)
Supreme Court has held that if the earlier disposal of the complaint had been on merits and in a manner known to the law, the second complaint on "alm.....
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NCLAT Upholds CCI Order on Adani Gas for Abuse of Dominant Position(11.03.2020)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has upheld the Competition Commission of India’s order holding Adani Gas Ltd. guilty of abuse of dominant posi.....
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NCLT, Chennai Approves Cochin Shipyard's Resolution Plan to Acquire TSL(11.03.2020)
National Company Law Tribunal, Chennai has accepted the resolution plan filed by public sector company, Cochin Shipyard Limited to acquire Chennai-bas.....
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AAR, West Bengal: Supplies of Composite Printing Services to Recipient Located in India are Taxable(11.03.2020)
Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR), West Bengal has held that supplies of composite printing services to a recipient located in India are taxable and .....
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Madhya Pradesh HC: Prohibition of Married Women for Compassionate Appointment is Unconstitutional(12.03.2020)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that the policy of the Government prohibiting consideration of married daughter for compassionate appointment is vi.....
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ITAT, Delhi: No Income Tax on Compensation Received on Compulsory Acquisition of Agricultural Land(12.03.2020)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Delhi has held that income tax cannot be levied on the compensation or enhanced compensation received on compuls.....
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NCLAT Seeks Resolution of IL&FS Cases in 90 Days(13.03.2020)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has approved the resolution framework for Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Limited (IL&FS) Group an.....
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NCLAT Rejects Government Plea to Remove Board of 63 Moons Technologies(13.03.2020)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has set aside the Government’s plea to supersede the board of 63 Moons Technologies. The Tribunal further uphe.....
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NCLAT Sets Aside CAIT’s Plea Against Flipkart-Walmart Deal(13.03.2020)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has dismissed a Petition filed by Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) against the Competition Commission.....
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Bombay High Court Directs Railways to Pay Compensation to Deceased(24.02.2020)
Bombay High Court has directed Central railways to pay Rs.8 Lakhs as compensation to the family of Arjun Gawande who died while alighting from a train.....
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Competition Commission of India Approves NTPC’s Stake Buy in NEEPCO, THDC India(25.02.2020)
Competition Commission of India has approved the acquisition of Centre’s entire stake in THDC India Limited and North Eastern Electric Power Corporati.....
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Supreme Court: Enforcement Directorate has No Right to Impound Passport(25.02.2020)
Supreme Court has reiterated that the Enforcement Directorate has no right to impound the passport and the same can only be impounded by the Passport .....
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Delhi High Court Directs Supreme Court Registry to Supply Necessary Documents to Police(26.02.2020)
Delhi High Court has directed the Supreme Court's Registry to supply documents required for the investigation in a plea seeking quashing of First Info.....
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NCLAT: Auditor Cannot be Debarred for 5 Years in Absence of Evidence(26.02.2020)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has set aside an order passed by National Company Law Tribunal in a matter relating to debarring of an auditor.....
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Kerala HC Dismisses Challenge Against Compulsory Retirement of Judicial Officer(26.02.2020)
Kerala High Court has dismissed a Writ Petition challenging an order of compulsory retirement of a judicial officer, observing that there is no scope .....
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NCLT, Mumbai Orders to Restore E-way Bill Facility for Taxpayers Undergoing Insolvency Proceedings(26.02.2020)
National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Mumbai has ordered to restore the e-way bill facility for taxpayers undergoing insolvency proceedings.
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Kerala High Court Bans Agitation on Campuses(27.02.2020)
Kerala High Court has banned all forms of agitation by students groups in schools and colleges that disrupt the functioning of educational institution.....
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National Company Law Tribunal, Chandigarh Approves HUL-GSK Merger(27.02.2020)
National Company Law Tribunal, Chandigarh has approved the merger of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Consumer with Hindustan Unilever (HUL).
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National Green Tribunal Suspends Green Nod to Housing Complex near Delhi University(28.02.2020)
National Green Tribunal has suspended the environmental clearance granted to the construction of a housing complex adjacent to the Delhi University ca.....
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National Company Law Appellate Tribunal Sets Aside Flipkart’s Insolvency Proceedings(28.02.2020)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has set aside the order of the National Company Law Tribunal to initiate insolvency proceedings against Flipka.....
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Madras HC: Solitary Allegation of Intemperate Language Against Female Employee Not Sexual Harassment(28.02.2020)
Madras High Court has held that solitary allegation of intemperate language against a female employee does not constitute an offence under the Sexual .....
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Madhya Pradesh HC Issues Notices to Government Seeking Implementation Status of JJ Act(28.02.2020)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued notices to the Centre and State Government on a plea filed against alleged violation of the Juvenile Justice (Car.....
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Authority for Advance Rulings Denies Tax Exemption Under India-Mauritius Treaty(28.02.2020)
Authority for Advance Ruling has denied any benefit of the India-Mauritius tax treaty under which the applicable rates are a bit lower. The Authority .....
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NCLAT Hauls Unitech Ltd for Defaulting Payment to Deposit Holders(28.02.2020)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has directed Unitech Limited to repay the amount(s) to its deposit holder’s penedente lite along with future i.....
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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.....
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Calcutta HC: 'Persons Interested' Include Those Who Have Stake in Compensation Proceedings(02.03.2020)
Calcutta High Court has held that 'persons interested' in land acquisition proceedings include, not only persons who have an interest in the acquisiti.....
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Kerala HC: Student Organisations Cannot Resort to Strikes in School/College Campuses(02.03.2020)
Kerala High Court has declared that Student Organisations cannot resort to the modes of agitations like Strike, Dharna, Gherao, Processions etc. in sc.....
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Notional Extension of Employment Applies When Deceased Workman wasn't in Workplace by his Choice: SC(23.01.2019)
Supreme Court has held that doctrine of notional extension of employment applies when accident occurred while deceased workman was in workplace not by.....
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SC Rejects Plea for Interim Order for Implementation of 50% OBC Reservation in Medical College(27.10.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed pleas filed by State of Tamil Nadu and AIADMK seeking interim order for implementation of 50% quota for Other Backward Cla.....
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Bombay High Court Directs to Pay Lockdown Salary Dues to Physically Disabled Employees(29.10.2020)
Bombay High Court has repudiated the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation for issuing a circular withdrawing earlier exemption granted to physically dis.....
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NCLAT: Registration of Vehicle Does Not Qualify As Registered ‘Charge’ for Valid Claim(30.10.2020)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has dismissed an appeal filed by Volkswagen Finance Pvt Ltd against an order of the National Company L.....
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Gujarat HC Initiates Suo Motu Matter on Expediting Trials Against MPs/MLAs(30.10.2020)
Gujarat High Court has decided to monitor expeditious disposal of criminal proceedings pending against sitting/ former Members of Parliament and Membe.....
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#Insolvency Code: NCLAT Sets Aside Inox Wind’s Insolvency Proceedings(31.07.2017)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has set aside insolvency proceedings against Inox Wind Ltd, on grounds that “principles of natural jus.....
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ITAT Mumbai: Exemption Cannot be Refused to Education Trust Since it Provided Some Facilities(28.06.2019)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai has noted that the exemption under the Income Tax Act, 1961 cannot be denied to an education trust merely.....
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Kerala HC Raises Permissible Number of Daily Pilgrims at Sabarimala Temple(15.03.2021)
Kerala High Court has raised the cap on the number of devotees allowed into the Sabarimala Temple from 5,000 to 10,000. The Court has issued an order .....
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CCI Directs Make My Trip and Go Ibibo to Allow FabHotels, Treebo to be Listed on Online Portals(15.03.2021)
Competition Commission of India has directed Make My Trip and Go Ibibo to allow FabHotels and Treebo to be listed on its online portals, after observi.....
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SC: All Consumer Complaints Should be Heard as Per Pecuniary Jurisdiction Under CPA 1986(16.03.2021)
Supreme Court has held that consumer complaints filed before the coming into effect of the Consumer Protection Act 2019 (CPA 2019) should continue in .....
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SC Issues Directions for Uniform Procedure in Granting Motor Accident Compensation(18.03.2021)
Supreme Court has issued a slew of directions regarding process of disbursement of compensation as well as expediting the matter before the Motor Acci.....
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Kerala HC: Aided Education Institutions Bound to Provide Reservation in Employment(31.08.2020)
Kerala High Court has held that the provisions relating to reservation in employment for physically challenged persons would apply to aided Schools an.....
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P&H HC Asks Lawyers/Clerks/Litigants Not to Use Saliva to Affix Court Fee Stamps(31.08.2020)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has stated in a notice that lawyers, Clerks and Litigants should not use saliva for affixing Court fee stamps on Applica.....
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Kerala HC: Accused Charged with Attempt to Rape Entitled to Statutory Bail(31.08.2020)
Kerala High Court has held that an accused charged for attempt to rape under Section 511 read with Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 , is ent.....
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SC Sentences Prashant Bhushan to Fine of Rs 1 in Contempt Case Over Two Tweets(31.08.2020)
Supreme Court has sentenced Prashant Bhushan over his two tweets in the contempt case to pay a fine of Rs 1, which is to be deposited with the Supreme.....
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SC: Truth is a Valid Defence in Contempt Proceedings Only If It is Bonafide and in Public Interest(01.09.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that, for considering the truth as valid defence in Contempt proceedings, there is a twin requirement which needs to be sat.....
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SC Grants 10 Years Period for Telecommunication Companies to Clear AGR Dues(01.09.2020)
Supreme Court has held that the telecom companies who are liable to pay Aggregate Gross Revenue dues shall make payment of 10% of the dues by 31st Mar.....
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Rajasthan HC Orders Government to Treat Temporary Employee of 37-Years as Regular Employee(01.02.2021)
Rajasthan High Court has ordered the Government to pay a fourth-grade employee, retired after putting in 37 years as a temporary employee, full pensio.....
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#Union Budget 2021-2022: Union Government Proposes to Ease Compliance Burden for Filing ITR(01.02.2021)
Union Government has proposed to reduce compliance burden on people above 75 years, who get pension and earn interest from deposits, from filing of In.....
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Orissa HC Directs Payment of Compensation to Purna Chandra Mohapatra for Death of Son(02.02.2021)
Orissa High Court has directed that a sum of Rupees 5 Lakhs be paid by the State of Odisha to one Purna Chandra Mohapatra and his wife as compensation.....
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CCI Dismisses Plea Alleging Anti -Competitive Practices by Google(02.02.2021)
Competition Commission of India has dismissed a complaint alleging abuse of dominant position by Google by integrating the Meet App into the Gmail App.....
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Supreme Court Approves Scrapping of LARSGESS Scheme for Railway Employees(02.02.2021)
Supreme Court has upheld the termination of Liberalized Active Retirement Scheme for Guaranteed Employment for Safety Staff (LARSGESS) for Railway Emp.....
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CCI Dismisses Complaint Alleging Abuse of Dominant Position by BCI(02.02.2021)
Competition Commission of India has dismissed a complaint which alleged that the Bar Council of India was abusing its dominant position by imposing a .....
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SC Sets Aside Delhi HC's Direction to Insurance Company to Plant 100 Trees(14.08.2020)
Supreme Court has set aside the direction issued by the Delhi High Court to Oriental Insurance Company Ltd to plant hundred trees in a claims matter.
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SC Stays Delhi HC Contempt Proceedings Against Centre for Failure to Publish Notification(14.08.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed the contempt of court proceedings initiated by Delhi High Court against Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoE.....
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SC: Failure to Lodge FIR Complaining Dowry & Harassment Before Death of Victim Inconsequential(17.08.2020)
Supreme Court has set aside the bail granted to a man accused in a dowry death case by Allahabad High Court, stating that the failure to lodge a First.....
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SC Asks NCDRC President to Look into Grievance of Adjournments in Consumer Complaints(17.08.2020)
Supreme Court has requested the President of National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission to look into grievance that it is granting long adjournme.....
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Madras HC Restrains TANGEDCO from Charging Compensation Towards Low PF(17.08.2020)
Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu Generation & Distribution Corporation Limited to levy only minimum charges, during the lockdown period. .....
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SC Issues Contempt Notice on Plea Alleging Non-Implementation of PwD Reservation Quota(18.08.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notices on a contempt Petition filed against non-implementation of its order providing for reservation in promotions to the P.....
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Bombay HC: MHA Order on Payment of Wages Not Applicable to Unemployed Workers(14.07.2020)
Bombay High Court has held that order passed by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs under the Disaster Management Act, 2005 directing all States and Un.....
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Ministry of Road Transport Notifies Norms for Temporary Registration Number of New Vehicles(17.07.2020)
Ministry of Road Transport has notified that driving a new vehicle with a temporary registration number written on a piece of paper and pasted on the .....
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HP HC: Contractual Workers Also Entitled to Benefits Under Maternity Benefits Act(20.07.2020)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that the benefit of maternity leaves is available to contractual employees also, with all consequential benefits,.....
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Telangana HC Imposes Cost on Petitioner for Lodging Ingenuine Complaint Against Ex-Wife(20.07.2020)
Telangana High Court has imposed costs of Rs. 5,000/- on a Petitioner for lodging ingenuine complaint against his ex-wife, with an intention to "bolst.....
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Supreme Court: No Recalculation of AGR Dues of Telecommunication Companies(21.07.2020)
Supreme Court has stated that there will be no recalculation of the adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues that need to be paid by the telecommunication co.....
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NCLAT Upholds Insolvency Proceedings Against Housing Development & Infrastructure Ltd.(21.07.2020)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has upheld the order against the real estate giant, Housing Development & Infrastructure Limited (HDIL.....
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Kerala HC: Notice to Defacto Complainant Need Not be Issued in Bail Applications(18.08.2020)
Kerala High Court has observed that it is not necessary for a Court to issue a notice to the defacto complainant suo motu or direct the accused to imp.....
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Delhi HC Directs DLSA to Submit Status Report on Hunger Relief Camps(18.08.2020)
Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Legal Service Authority to submit a status report stating whether there's a need to continue with the hunger r.....
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SC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking Disqualification of Defected MLAs of MP Assembly(19.08.2020)
Supreme Court has sought response from the Speaker of Madhya Pradesh Assembly on the reason for not taking a decision on Petitions seeking disqualific.....
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NCLAT Upholds NCLT's Order of No Insolvency Proceedings Against Tata Chemicals(20.08.2020)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has dismissed an appeal filed by Allied Silica Limited challenging the National Company Law Tribunal, .....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Cancellation of Compartment Exam(20.08.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea seeking directions to the C.B.S.E to ensure that Petitioners and other students of class 10th and 12th in the compa.....
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Supreme Court Rules, High Courts Cannot Initiate Contempt Proceedings For Contempt of SC(03.01.2017)
Supreme Court, while quashing Delhi HC order finding Mid-Day Editor, Publisher and Cartoonist for Contempt of Court for publishing materials against f.....
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Govt. Amends Employees Insurance Norms to Increase Wage Ceiling From Rs 15,000 to Rs 21,000 P/M(05.01.2017)
Ministry of Labour and Employment has notified amendments to Employees’ State Insurance (Central) Rules, 1950 to increase wage ceiling from INR 15,000.....
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Government Makes 'Aadhaar' Mandatory for Members & Pensioners of EPS & MGNREGA(06.01.2017)
Ministry of Labour & Employment and Ministry of Rural Development have made ‘Aadhaar’ mandatory for members and pensioners of Employees’ Pension Schem.....
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Supreme Court Accepts Justice Katju's Apology, Disposes Contempt Case(06.01.2017)
Supreme Court has accepted Justice Markandey Katju’s apology for contemptuous remarks in his blog, and has closed contempt proceedings against him.
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NCLT Orders Insolvency Proceedings Against Empee Distilleries(12.11.2018)
National Company Law Tribunal has ordered starting of Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process against liquor manufacturing company Empee Distilleries.....
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SC: Multiplier for Age Group 15-25 Years in Motor Accident Compensation is 18(04.08.2020)
Supreme Court has reiterated that while computing Motor Accident Compensation, for the age group of 15-25 years, the multiplier has to be '18'.
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Jammu & Kashmir HC Issues Notice in Plea Against 100% Domicile Reservation in Public Employment(05.08.2020)
Jammu and Kashmir High Court has issued notices to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs and Union Territory Administration on a Petition challenging 100.....
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Karnataka HC Directs KPSC to Consider Granting Grace Period to Visually Impaired Students(21.08.2020)
Karnataka High Court has directed the Karnataka Public Service Commission to consider granting 20 minutes per hour grace period to visually impaired c.....
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SC Dismisses Appeal Against Registry Rejecting Intervention Application Filed By Activists(21.08.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal against the Registry's order rejecting the intervention application filed by 16 civil society activists in the P.....
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SC: Concerned That AGR Dues Will Be 'Wiped Out' in IBC Process(21.08.2020)
Supreme Court has remarked that it was wary of Aggregate Gross Revenue-related dues owed to the Government being wiped out in light of the insolvency .....
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HP HC Recommends Independent Mechanism for Transfer of Govt Employees(21.08.2020)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has reiterated that orders relating to transfer of Government employees have to be passed keeping in view the "administrat.....
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SC Grants Permission to Jain Temple Trust to Open Temples for Paryushan(21.08.2020)
Supreme Court has allowed the Shri Parshwatilak Shwetambar Murtipujak Jain Trust to keep Jain Temples open during the Paryushan festival to perform pr.....
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NCLT, Mumbai Initiates Insolvency Process Against Anil Ambani Over Personal Guarantee(24.08.2020)
National Company Law Tribunal, Mumbai has allowed an application filed by State Bank of India to initiate insolvency proceedings against Reliance Comm.....
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CCI Junks Complaint against Bestech(09.09.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has dismissed charges against Gurgaon-based realty firm Bestech India with regard to unfair terms and conditions.....
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SC: Acceptance of Bribe Presumed If Accused Fails To Give Explanation For Possessing Money(19.07.2018)
SC has observed that once the prosecution has established that the accused was possessing the bribe money, it is for the accused to explain that how t.....
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Women have Fundamental Right to Enter Sabarimala Temple: SC(19.07.2018)
While hearing the issue relating to ban on entry of women between 10 and 50 years of age in Kerala’s Sabarimala temple, the Supreme Court has observed.....
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Commitment to Frame Rules to Regulate Campus Politics Not Adhered by Govt : Kerala HC(20.07.2018)
Kerala High Court has observed that the Kerala Government had failed to adhere to the commitments made by it before the Court that it would frame rule.....
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Hyderabad High Court: Can Implead Speaker for Contempt(30.07.2018)
Hyderabad High Court has said that if necessary it would summon Assembly secretary and law secretary and would also implead Speaker S. Madhusudhana C.....
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Finance Ministry Defers Enforcement of Amendments to Indian Stamp Act Till 1st July(31.03.2020)
Finance Ministry has deferred the date for enforcement of the amendments to the Indian Stamp Act, 1899, as proposed under Part I, Chapter IV of the Fi.....
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J&K HC Stays Levy of Revised Stamp Duties on Registration of Documents(05.02.2021)
Jammu and Kashmir High Court has stayed a circular that issued revised stamp duty rates to be levied during registration of documents in an order on a.....
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Kerala HC: Single Judge Bench Can Take Cognizance and Decide Civil Contempt Petitions(05.02.2021)
Kerala High Court has held that a Single Judge Bench can take cognizance and decide civil contempt petition. The Court has struck down Rule 6 of the C.....
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SC: Detailed Reasons Not Required in Order Imposing Punishment on Findings of Enquiry Officer(09.02.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that detailed reasons are not required to be recorded by the Disciplinary Authority in an order imposing punishment by acce.....
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SC Directs Builders of Maradu Apartment Complexes to Pay 50% Interim Compensation(10.02.2021)
Supreme Court has indicated that builders of the demolished and illegal high-rise Maradu apartment complexes in Kerala ought to pay 50% of the interim.....
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SC Approves SBI Application for Proposed Distribution Mechanism to be Followed by Franklin Templeton(10.02.2021)
Supreme Court has approved the application filed by SBI Mutual Fund and SBI Funds Management Pvt Ltd, for placing on record the distribution mechanism.....
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Delhi High Court Stays Retrenchment of PTI Employees(28.11.2018)
Delhi High Court has passed an order staying the retrenchment of 297 employees of the Press Trust of India (PTI).
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Bombay HC Allows Metro Tunnelling Under Two Fire Temples(03.12.2018)
Bombay High Court has allowed tunnelling under consecrated premises of two heritage highest grade fire temples for Mumbai Metro with strict monitoring.....
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SC Directs Centre to Speed Up Implementation of Waiver of Compound Interest on Loan Instalments(15.10.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the Central government to speed up the implementation of waiver of compound interest on instalments of loans up to Rs 2 cro.....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea Against Non-Compliance of NGT Directions(16.10.2020)
Supreme Court has admitted an appeal against a National Green Tribunal order, disposing the execution Petition filed for implementation of measures to.....
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Rajasthan HC Issues Notice on Letter Petition Seeking Judicial Probe in Burning of Temple Priest(22.10.2020)
Rajasthan High Court has taken cognizance of a letter petition urging it to constitute a court-monitored Special Investigation Team for investigating .....
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Allahabad HC Seeks Notification of Rules for Appointment of E-Court Employees(23.10.2020)
Allahabad High Court has directed the State Government to notify the Rules for appointment of e-Court employees in the High Court, within three weeks,.....
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Delhi HC Directs Centre in Plea Challenging Non-Provision of Field to Register Companies/LLPs(10.02.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed Central Government to file an affidavit in the plea filed challenging the non-providing of a field for Advocates to regi.....
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Karnataka HC: Cannot Initiate Contempt for Violation of Orders of Karnataka Appellate Tribunal(11.02.2021)
Karnataka High Court has held that it cannot initiate contempt proceedings for alleged breach of orders passed by Karnataka Appellate Tribunal as it i.....
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MP HC Denies Bail to Persons Allegedly Involved in Customs Duty Evasion by Undervaluing Invoices(11.02.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has refused to grant bail to persons allegedly involved in Customs Duty evasion by undervaluing invoices. The applicants, Hi.....
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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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SC: Homebuyers Cannot be Deprived of Interim Compensation Merely for Want of Execution of Sale Deed(11.02.2021)
Supreme Court has opined in connection with the Maradu flat demolition case that once it has been established that the home buyers have in fact made p.....
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J&K HC: Complaint Under Section 498A is Maintainable Even If Marriage is Void(04.01.2021)
Jammu & Kashmir High Court has held that even if the complainant woman's marriage with a man is void, still the man and his relatives could be prosecu.....
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Delhi HC: Failure to Comply with Section 144C of Income Tax Act Invalidates Assessment Order(04.01.2021)
Delhi High Court has held that the failure of the assessing officer to adhere to the "mandatory requirement" of Section 144C (1) of the Income Tax Act.....
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Karnataka HC: If Organization of Women Makes Complaint, Officers to Act Expeditiously(05.01.2021)
Karnataka High Court has said if an organization of women makes a complaint about illegal sale of liquor, the State Government and its officers will h.....
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Bombay HC: Conviction in Non-Compoundable Case Can't Be Set Aside by HC(07.01.2021)
Bombay High Court has held that the High Court while exercising the inherent powers under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 cannot s.....
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Madras HC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking GST Exemption for Incorporated Members' Clubs(07.01.2021)
Madras High Court has issued notice to Central Government and the Central Board of Direct Taxes in Petition seeking exemption for members' club in an .....
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P&H HC: Implementing Party Cannot be Liable for Proceedings Under Contempt of Court(11.01.2021)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that an implementing party could not be made liable for proceedings under the Contempt of Court Act, 1971 f.....
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SC Allows Application for Impleadment of Chhattisgarh Govt in Plea for Transfer of Trial(11.02.2021)
Supreme Court has allowed the impleadment of the State of Chhattisgarh as Respondent in the plea by the CBI for transfer of the trial in the 'fake obs.....
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SC Stays Delhi HC’s Direction to Insurance Company to Provide Life-Time Warranty on Prosthetic Limbs(11.02.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a plea filed challenging the Delhi High Court's order directing the Insurance Company to provide a life time warran.....
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Karnataka HC Begins Suo-Motu Contempt Proceedings Against Bar Associations which Boycotted Court Work(12.02.2021)
Karnataka High Court has ordered the Registrar General of the High Court to initiate suo-motu contempt proceedings against the office bearer of Bar As.....
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MP, Gujarat & HP HCs Release SOP for Resumption of Physical Functioning of HC/Subordinate Courts(12.02.2021)
High Courts of the States of Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat & Himachal Pradesh have given out the SOP (Standing Operating Procedure) for Resumption of Physic.....
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Kerala Court Sentences Temple Priest to Life Imprisonment for Rape of 13Yr Old Stepdaughter(12.02.2021)
Kerala Court convicts a temple priest for sexually harassing his step-daughter for over a year. It also said “If the guardians of wards behave in thi.....
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MP HC: Ad-Interim Bail Granted to Co-Accused Prakhar Vyas And Edwin Anthony in Munawar Faruqui Case(12.02.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted ad-interim bail to Prakhar Vyas and Edwin Anthony, colleagues of Munawar Faruqui who were arrested on January 2 .....
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SC: Grant of Leave for Compounding Offences at Appellate Stage is not Automatic on Settlement(12.02.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that grant of leave as contemplated by Section 320(5) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 is not automatic nor it has t.....
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Staff Entitled to Know About Financial Status of Company: CIC(26.04.2019)
Central Information Commission has held that an employee is entitled to know under Right to Information Act, 2005 about the financial status of the em.....
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Transfer of Shares of Subsidiary Not a Slump Sale: Bombay HC(29.04.2019)
Bombay High Court has held that transfer of a subsidiary’s share cannot be ‘slump sale’ of an undertaking.
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Solve Issues of Companies Under Debt: NCLAT(29.04.2019)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has stated that functional companies boost the economy and are a source of income for families and also called.....
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Bank Employee Working in its Legal Branch Ineligible to Become Judge: Gujarat HC(30.04.2019)
Gujarat High Court has dismissed a plea of a 'banker' who aspired to become a judicial officer and observed that a bank employee, could not be treated.....
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Acquisition of Tenancy Right Not Eligible for Capital Gain Exemption: ITAT(01.05.2019)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai has held that the acquisition of the tenancy rights would not amount to purchase or construction of a new.....
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Categorizing Unskilled Employees As Semi-Skilled on Basis of Their Experience is Ultra Vires: SC(02.05.2019)
Supreme Court has held that categorization of unskilled employees as semiskilled and semi-skilled as skilled on the basis of their experience in the n.....
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SC: Acquittal Based on Benefit of Doubt Cannot Make Candidate Eligible for Public Employment(05.04.2021)
Supreme Court has reiterated that acquittal based on a benefit of doubt in respect of a heinous or serious nature of crime cannot make the candidate e.....
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Rajasthan High Court: An Employee in the Last Year of Service Should Not be Transferred Ordinarily(03.06.2019)
Rajasthan High Court has held that an employee who is set to retire within a year should not be ordinarily transferred.
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Competition Commission of India Levies Rs 74 Cr Fine on Himalaya Drug and Three Others(05.06.2019)
Competition Commission of India has imposed a total fine of over Rs 74 crore on Himalaya Drug Company and Intas Pharmaceuticals along with its senior .....
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Bombay High Court: Attempt to Rape Injurious Not Only Physically But Also Morally(11.06.2019)
Bombay High Court has noted that attempt to rape is equally injurious, not only to the victim physically but morally. Court was hearing an appeal file.....
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MP HC Upholds Judgment on Compassionate Appointment of Married Daughter(19.04.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has expressed its agreement with the position taken by a Full Bench of the High Court in Indore, vis-à-vis consideration of .....
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AAR, Gujarat: GST Applicable on Reverse Charge on Amount Paid for Reimbursement of Stamp Tax(20.04.2021)
Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR), Gujarat has ruled that the Goods and Services Tax is applicable on a reverse charge basis on the amount paid for re.....
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NCLAT Prepones Summer Vacation from April 26 to May 20(20.04.2021)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has modified its calendar for summer vacation of this year in light of the recent surge in Covid-19 cases thro.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice on Pleas for Compensation to Victims of Wrongful Prosecution(23.03.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation filed by advocate and BJP leader Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, seeking directions to the Cen.....
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SC Bars Charging Compound Interest or Penal Interest on Any Borrower During Loan Moratorium(23.03.2021)
Supreme Court has directed that there should be no charging of compound interest, interest on interest or penal interest on the instalments which were.....
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Madras HC: ECI Can Put Guidelines to Ensure Public Funds Not Used by Ministers for Campaigning(24.03.2021)
Madras High Court has said the Election Commission of India can put some guidelines in place to ensure that public funds are not brazenly used by mini.....
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CCI Orders Probe into WhatsApp's New Privacy Policy; Finds Prima Facie 'Abuse of Dominance'(25.03.2021)
Competition Commission of India has ordered a probe into the new privacy policy of WhatsApp, after making a prima facie observation that it was violat.....
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Madras HC: Denying Employment Opportunity on the Ground of Deviation in Visual Standard is Arbitrary(27.05.2019)
Madras High Court has laid down that denying the employment opportunity on the ground of deviation in the visual standard, citing a new rule, which is.....
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Karnataka HC Issues Notice on Plea Questioning Legality of Compulsory Service for Medical Students(13.04.2021)
Karnataka High Court has issued notice to the State, Centre, and the National Medical Commission on a petition filed by a group of medical students qu.....
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Bombay HC: NCLAT Has No Jurisdiction Over Petition Under Arbitration Act(14.04.2021)
Bombay High Court has held that the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has absolutely no jurisdiction over it in a petition under the Arbitration.....
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Delhi HC Directs Government to Seek Instructions on Computer Facility for Under-Trial Prisoners(14.04.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed Delhi government to seek instructions on prayers for computer, internet facility with limited website access, and physic.....
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Calcutta HC Directs Strict Implementation of COVID Guidelines During Election(14.04.2021)
Calcutta High Court has issued directions to the District Magistrate of all districts and Chief Election Officer, West Bengal, to ensure that COVID gu.....
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Calcutta High Court: Married Daughter Can Get Dead Parent's Job(14.09.2017)
Calcutta High Court has paved the way for married daughters to be recruited in government jobs on compassionate grounds should a parent die while in s.....
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Supreme Court Puts on Hold Takeover of Raghunath Temple(15.09.2017)
Supreme Court has stayed the takeover of Raghunath temple of Kullu by Himachal Government and provided relief to Maheshwar Singh, scion of royal famil.....
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Madras High Court: Complete Inquiry Against Area Director of Special Olympics(06.08.2019)
Madras High Court has directed the concerned authorities to complete the inquiry into the allegations raised against J.Paul Devasagayam, area director.....
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Apex Court: Initiating Criminal Complaint for Settling Civil Dispute is Abuse of Process of Law(09.08.2019)
Apex Court has ruled that initiating criminal proceedings and filing a criminal complaint for settling a civil dispute is nothing but an abuse of the .....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Farmers’ Plea for Higher Compensation for Land(12.08.2019)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea by farmers for ‘fair compensation’ for land acquired from them. It said the villagers came to court 21 years later .....
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MP HC Directs State to Organize Blood Donation Camps in Adherence with Covid Protocols(03.06.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the State Authorities including Director of Health Services, Director of Blood Banks and Additional Director of.....
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Supreme Court Grants Time to Gujarat For Action Report Against Cops in Bilkis Bano Case(29.11.2017)
Supreme Court Grants Time to Gujarat For Action Report Against Cops in Bilkis Bano Case
Tags : The Supreme Court bench, however, made it clear that the separate plea, seeking enhancement of compensation to be awarded to Bilkis Bano, would be taken up next week for hearing.
FIR Against PVR's Directors, Promoters for Cheating, Forgery(29.11.2017)
FIR Against PVR's Directors, Promoters for Cheating, Forgery
Tags : The case came to light when Elan Group filed a complaint in the court, which on November 17 directed the local police to register an FIR against Chairman and Managing Director of PVR Limited Ajay Bijli, and directors Niharika Bijli, Sanjeev Kumar Bijli and others.
7th Pay Commission: Pay Hike for 3610+ Judges of SC & HCs Approved(29.11.2017)
7th Pay Commission: Pay Hike for 3610+ Judges of SC & HCs Approved
Tags : The decision will directly impact the computation of salaries, gratuity, allowance structure, and pension of the in-service as well as retired judges of Supreme Court as well as High Courts across the country.
CCI Imposes Rs 52.24 Crore Penalty on BCCI(30.11.2017)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed a penalty of Rs. 52.24 crore on the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for abuse of its do.....
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Human Rights Commission Can’t Direct Payment of Compensation: Chhattisgarh HC(01.12.2017)
Chhattisgarh High Court has held that State Human Rights Commission is only a re-commendatory body and it has no power and jurisdiction to direct paym.....
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CCI: Delay or Inadequacy of Services are not Issues under Competition Act, 2002(30.08.2019)
Competition Commission of India has ruled that elements of anti-competitive agreement and abuse of dominant position stand on a higher platform than d.....
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Delhi HC Seeks Response on Steps Taken to Facilitate Production of Amphotericin B Drug(25.05.2021)
Delhi High Court has sought Centre's response by way of filing a status report indicating the steps taken by it to facilitate the production of Amphot.....
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ITAT Cochin: Compulsory Acquisition of Urban Agricultural Land Entitled for Tax Exemption(19.06.2019)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) Cochin has noted that the compulsory acquisition of the urban agricultural land is eligible for tax exemption und.....
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ITAT Chennai: Capital Gain Exemption Not Allowable Merely Due to Agreement Without Payment Evidence(20.06.2019)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Chennai has observed that the exemption under Section 54F of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (Act) is allowable merely .....
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NCLT Sets 90-day Deadline for Jet Airways Bankruptcy Resolution(21.06.2019)
National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) while admitting insolvency petition moved by State Bank of India against Jet Airways has instructed that the reso.....
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Karnataka HC Imposes Cost on Devas Employees’ Mauritius Pvt. Ltd for ‘Proxy War’(30.04.2021)
Karnataka High Court has imposed a cost of Rs 5 Lakhs on Devas Employees’ Mauritius Pvt. Ltd. (DEMPL) for filling a petition “abusing process of law a.....
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CCI Approves Tata Group’s Acquisition of Online Grocery Platform BigBasket(30.04.2021)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved acquisition by Tata Digital Limited of up to 64.3% of the total share capital of Supermarket Grocer.....
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Madras High Court Directs Completion of Probe of Woman IPS Officer's Sexual Harassment Complaint(03.05.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the Crime Branch, Crime Investigation Department (CB-CID) to complete the probe into the alleged sexual harassment of a.....
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Allahabad HC Dismisses Stamp Venders' Plea Seeking Continuation of Stamp Papers in Physical Form(20.04.2021)
Allahabad High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by the All UP Stamp Vendors Association, seeking continuation of judicial and non-judicial st.....
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Madras HC Permits Consecration of Vaithyanadhaswamy Temple at Dharumapuram(22.04.2021)
Madras High Court has permitted Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) department to carry on with the consecration of Vaithyanadhaswamy te.....
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Karnataka HC issues Notice to State Road Transport Employees Over Strike(22.04.2021)
Karnataka High Court has issued notice to Karnataka State Road Transport Employees League, which has called for an indefinite strike of all bus servic.....
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Karnataka HC Directs State to Decide on Extending Benefits of Compensation to Farmers’ Families(22.04.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State government to take a policy decision on extending benefits of compensation to the families of farmers who .....
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Punjab & Haryana HC Seeks Response in Plea Seeking Implementation of Covid Guidelines(22.04.2021)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has sought response from the State of Haryana, Punjab and Union Territory of Chandigarh in a plea highlighting the "grim.....
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Tripura HC: Conviction Only on Presumption Under POCSO Act Would Offend Articles 20(3), 21(05.04.2021)
Tripura High Court has held that the conviction of an accused only on the basis of presumption under sections 29 and 30 of the Protection of Children .....
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Karnataka HC: Compulsory Service Not Applicable to PG Medical Students Admitted Before 2018-19(06.04.2021)
Karnataka High Court has clarified that provisions of Karnataka Compulsory Service Training by Candidates Completed Medical Courses Act, 2012 will not.....
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Karnataka HC Directs BBMP to File Affidavit Stating Steps for Improvement of Parks(06.04.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to file an affidavit stating immediate steps which it will be taking f.....
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CBIC Notifies Customs (Verification of Identity and Compliance) Regulations, 2021(07.04.2021)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has notified the Customs (Verification of Identity and Compliance) Regulations, 2021, which will be.....
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Delhi HC Clarifies No Notice Issued Stating Complete Virtual Functioning(07.04.2021)
Delhi High Court has clarified that no notice has been issued by the Court saying that complete functioning of the Court will be conducted exclusively.....
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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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Govt. Notifies Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017(05.01.2018)
Central Government has notified Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017 which aims at strengthening corporate governance standards by providing for strict act.....
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CCI Fines Gujarat Chemist Association for Limiting Medicine Supply(08.01.2018)
Competition Commission of India has fined the Chemists and Druggists Association of Baroda and Federation of Gujarat State Chemists and Druggists Asso.....
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MP HC: Plea of Privacy not Justifiable to Resist Gender Detection Test in Matrimonial Disputes(11.10.2019)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has ruled that in a matrimonial dispute if gender of one of the parties is questioned by the other party, the Court may dire.....
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Karnataka High Court: Employee Cannot Seek Advantage of Acquittal by Authority in Criminal Case(14.10.2019)
Karnataka High Court has ruled that an employee cannot seek benefit of acquittal in the criminal case so as to quash the order passed by the Disciplin.....
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Delhi High Court Gives Relief to Employee who was Forced to Resign Due to Unfavorable Posting(14.10.2019)
Delhi High Court has granted relied to an employee of a Fertiliser Public Sector Unit who was required to pay three months salary in lieu of the notic.....
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DGFT Removes Import Restrictions on Refined Palm Oil, Refined Palm Olein, Potatoes(02.07.2021)
Director-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has temporarily removed import restrictions on refined palm oil, refined Palm Olein, Potatoes. According to a.....
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Madras High Court Directs Payment of Compensation to Accident Victims Only Through Annuity Scheme(16.08.2019)
Madras High Court has directed the implementation of the Motor Accident Claims Annuity Deposit Scheme from October 1 while clarifying that the victi.....
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Madras High Court Issues Notice to State Govt on Contempt Plea Over Spoken English in Govt Schools(19.08.2019)
Madras High Court has issued a notice to the State Government on a contempt petition filed by a former DMK MLA for failure to implement a court direct.....
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Apex Court on Ravidas Temple Demolition: ‘Don’t Give Political Colour to Our Orders’(20.08.2019)
Apex Court has directed Governments of Punjab, Haryana and Delhi to ensure that no law and order problems were created over the issue while taking str.....
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Apex Court Upholds States’ Policies on Compulsory Service of Doctors in Rural Areas(21.08.2019)
Apex Court has ruled that doctors across the country are bound by the compulsory bonds executed by them at the time of their admissions in post-gradua.....
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Bombay High Court: Stamp Duty Cannot be Charged on Resale of Old Properties(22.08.2019)
Bombay High Court in a landmark judgment has put an end to the age-old practice of collecting stamp duty retrospectively on resale of old properties. .....
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SC: Imported Goods Violating FTDR/DGFT Notifications are 'Prohibited Goods' Liable for Confiscation(22.06.2021)
Supreme Court has held that peas and pulses, which were imported in violation of the notifications of the Central Government and the Director General .....
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NCLAT Directs Partial Temporary Relaxation on Physical Filing Due to Surge in Covid 19 Cases(25.05.2021)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has directed partial temporary relaxation in physical filing as per its earlier Standard Operating Procedure d.....
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SC Issues Notice on PIL Seeking Compensation and Rehabilitation of Victims of West Bengal Riots(25.05.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking compensation and rehabilitation of the victims of the alleged state spon.....
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Madras HC Dismisses Appeals of Former AIADMK MP Against CLB Order(26.05.2021)
Madras High Court has dismissed appeals preferred by former AIADMK MP K.C. Palanisamy against an order of the Company Law Board (CLB) declaring two in.....
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Delhi HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Compensatory Chance for Registration in JEE Mains Exam(27.05.2021)
Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea seeking a compensatory extra chance for appearing and registering in the JEE Mains Examination being conducted i.....
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Government of India Asks Social Media Platforms on Compliance with IT Rules 2021(27.05.2021)
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India has written to Social Media Platforms requesting them to furnish detai.....
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ITAT, Delhi: No Tax on Compensation for Acquisition of Agricultural Land by State Govt(15.04.2021)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Delhi has held that no tax shall be payable on compensation for acquisition of agricultural land by the state go.....
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ITAT, Ahmedabad: Shares at Face Value by Amalgamated Company Not Covered Under Income Tax Act(16.04.2021)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Ahmedabad has ruled that the Shares at ‘face value’ by the amalgamated company to shareholders in pursuance of s.....
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Madras High Court Orders Non-Disturbance of Services of Temporary Conservancy Workers(19.04.2021)
Madras High Court has ordered that the services of 1,457 conservancy workers, engaged on non-permanent basis under National Urban Livelihoods Mission .....
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Bombay HC Allows 58 Jain Temple Premises to Operate Kitchen for Nine Days of Ayambil Tap(19.04.2021)
Bombay High Court has allowed 58 Jain temple/trusts to open up their kitchens for cooking 'pious food' for the nine days of Ayambil Oli Fast, after th.....
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Kerala HC: Motor Accident Compensation Can't Be Reduced Saying Pillion Rider Didn't Wear Helmet(19.04.2021)
Kerala High Court has stated that merely because the pillion rider was not wearing helmet in violation of Section 129 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988,.....
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US Supreme Court Dismisses Challenge to Trump Travel Ban(11.10.2017)
US Supreme Court has vacated a decision by US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit against President Donald Trump's travel ban on several Muslim-ma.....
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Delhi High Court Rejects Plea Seeking SIT Probe Into Attack on Old Delhi Temple(08.07.2019)
Delhi High Court has rejected a PIL seeking SIT probe into the attack on a temple in the walled city, saying that police were already taking action an.....
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Supreme Court Directs Medical Examination of Arrested YSRCP MP Raghu Rama Krishna Raju(18.05.2021)
Supreme Court has directed that YSR Congress MP K Raghu Rama Krishna Raju, who has been arrested by Andhra Pradesh Police in a sedition case over his .....
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MP HC: Accused Entitled to Seek Bail on Sole Ground of Arrest Violating 'Arnesh Kumar' Guidelines(20.05.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the State Director General of Police to instruct all police officers to strictly follow 'Arnesh Kumar' guidelin.....
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Delhi HC Directs Centre to File Report on Production Capacity of Amphotericin B Drug(21.05.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed the Centre to file status report indicating the present production capacity of the Amphotericin B drug, along with the e.....
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Delhi HC Strikes Down IGST Imposition on Oxygen Concentrators Imported by Individuals(24.05.2021)
Delhi High Court has held that imposition of Integrated Goods and Services Tax on oxygen concentrators which are imported by individuals and are recei.....
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COMPAT Stays CCI's Rs 151-Crore Penalty on Jet Airways(23.02.2016)
Competition Appellate Tribunal (COMPAT) has stayed Competition Commission of India (CCI) ‘s penalty of Rs 151.69 crore imposed on Jet Airways for alle.....
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CCI Permits Virtusa to Acquire 53% Stake in Polaris(24.02.2016)
Virtusa Corp has received Competition Commission of India (CCI)’s nod to acquire 53 per cent stake in Polaris Consulting & Services for about Rs 1,173.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Initiation of Anti-Dumping Probe on Imports of Solar Cells(15.06.2021)
Delhi High Court issued the notice to the Government in a Plea file by Solar Power Developers Association assailing the initiation of an anti-dumping .....
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Allahabad HC: Complaint for Dishonour of Cheque Cannot be Dismissed Because Date Not Mentioned(15.06.2021)
Allahabad High Court has held that a complaint for dishonour of cheque under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, cannot be dismissed .....
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Madras HC to Consider on Complete Prohibition on Elephants Being Kept as Captive Animals(16.06.2021)
Madras High Court has observed that it may consider whether in future there should be a complete prohibition on elephants being kept as captive animal.....
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Kerala HC: Compassionate Allowance Does Not Have All Characteristics of Pension(17.06.2021)
Kerala High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by a former CISF employee, holding that compassionate allowance does not have all the characteristics .....
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NGT: Sort Out Mess at Three Dumping Yards Within One Year(18.07.2019)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the North, East and South civic bodies to clear the sites through bio-mining at a cost of Rs 250 crore to r.....
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Madras High Court: Temples Can be Open on New Year’s Eve(22.07.2019)
Madras High Court has rejected a PIL moved by a lawyer seeking to restrain the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments department from opening templ.....
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Supreme Court: No Compromise Between Parties in Non-Compoundable Offences(24.07.2019)
Supreme Court has held that no permission can be granted to record the compromise between the parties in non-compoundable offences. The Court noted th.....
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SC: No Requirement of Examining Complainant on Oath Under Section 200 CrPC(30.07.2021)
Supreme Court has reiterated that there is no requirement of examining the complainant on oath under Section 200 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 19.....
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Delhi HC Seeks Response from Facebook on Plea for Action Against Impersonation(30.07.2021)
Delhi High Court has sought a response from Facebook in a plea of breach of privacy and impersonation, which takes on the social media platforms. The .....
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Karnataka HC Summons Health Commissioner Over Non-Implementation of SUCHI Scheme(30.07.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the Commissioner of Health and Family Welfare services to personally remain present before the Court on 5th August, .....
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Madras HC: Compensation for Refraining from Carrying Out Competitive Business is Capital Receipt(08.04.2021)
Madras High Court has dismissed the appeal of the revenue and has held that the Compensation received for refraining from carrying on competitive busi.....
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Andhra Pradesh HC Overturns Decision to Impose Stay on MPTC and ZPTC Elections(08.04.2021)
Andhra Pradesh High Court has cleared the way for MPTC and ZPTC elections scheduled for 8th April, 2021, by overturning Justice U. Durga Prasad Rao's .....
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Bombay HC Issues Guidelines for Effective Implementation of POCSO Act(08.04.2021)
Bombay High Court has issued guidelines for the effective implementation of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO Act) Act, 2012 and .....
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Orissa HC: Lawyers Exempted from Paying GST/Service Tax, Demand Notices Not to be Issued(09.04.2021)
Orissa High Court has directed the Commissioner, Goods and Services Tax to issue clear instructions to all the officers in the GST Commission rates in.....
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Delhi High Court Issues Notice to Centre, EC on Plea for Mask Protocol in Poll Campaigns(09.04.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice to and sought replies from the Centre and the Election Commission on a plea for all poll-bound states - namely, Ker.....
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Chhattisgarh HC: Participation in Election Campaign Not ‘Misuse of Power’ Under JJ Act(12.04.2021)
Chhattisgarh High Court has held that merely because a person, who is a member of a Child Welfare Committee, participates in an election campaign in f.....
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Kerala High Court Stays Lakshadweep Notification Increasing Stamp Duty(02.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has stayed all the proceedings pursuant to the Notification issued by the Lakshadweep Administration revising the existing stamp dut.....
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Patna HC Directs Authority to Dispose Plea Seeking Relief Camps in Flood Affected Districts(02.07.2021)
Patna High Court has directed the authority concerned to dispose of expeditiously a plea seeking setting up of relief camps in flood affected district.....
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Madras HC Directs State to Pay Compensation to Husband of Woman Who Died(02.07.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the State Government to pay Rs. 5,00,000/- compensation to the husband of a woman who died due to non-availability of a.....
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Ministry of Consumer Affairs Issues Draft Rules for Regulation of Direct Selling Companies(05.07.2021)
Ministry of Consumer Affairs has issued draft rules for mandatory registration of direct selling companies such as Amway, Oriflame, Tupperware and sim.....
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MP HC: Article 20(3) Isn't Violated If Magistrate Directs Accused to Give Voice Samples(05.07.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed when an accused is asked to give a voice sample by the Magistrate, it can't be said that he is being compelled .....
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Supreme Court Increases Compensation to Family of Carpenter who Died in Accident(13.09.2019)
Supreme Court has observed while enhancing the compensation awarded to the family of a carpenter who died in an accident that what proof they can lead.....
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Supreme Court Stays Contempt Action Against Designated Authority in Anti-Dumping Probe(13.09.2019)
Supreme Court has stayed contempt proceedings initiated by the Telangana High Court against the designated authority in the Directorate General of Ant.....
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SC Dismisses Plea to Allow Warkaris to Perform Pilgrimage to Temple in Pandharpur(19.07.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed the petition seeking directions to State of Maharashtra to grant permission to Warkaris of Sant Namdev Maharaj Sansthan an.....
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Kerala HC Lifts Bail Condition Imposed on Former PWD Minister V.K. Ebrahim Kunju(19.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has lifted the bail condition imposed on Former PWD Minister V.K Ebrahim Kunju to the effect that he cannot leave the jurisdictional.....
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NCLAT Stays Vedanta Group’s Winning Bid for Videocon Industries(20.07.2021)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has stayed Vedanta Group’s winning bid for debt-laden Videocon Industries after an appeal by dissentin.....
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Madras HC Clarifies on Indefinite Delay in Implementation of Reservation for OBCs(20.07.2021)
Madras High Court has made it clear that the Centre cannot delay indefinitely the implementation of reservation for the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) .....
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Calcutta High Court Sets Aside Compulsory Retirement of Lower Court Judge(08.07.2019)
Calcutta High Court has set aside an order of compulsory retirement to a lower court judge, which was issued to him by the HC's administration on char.....
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Delhi HC Disposes of Plea Seeking Direction to Govt for Scheme to Compensate Covid Affected Families(10.05.2021)
Delhi High Court has disposed of the plea by directing the Government to treat the plea seeking direction to Union of India and Delhi Government to co.....
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Patna HC Warns Contempt Proceeding Against Officials Not Responding to Court Query(10.05.2021)
Patna High Court has warned contempt proceedings against the officials who are not responsive to query of the Court that how foreign nationals are bei.....
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Kerala HC Seeks Response on Plea for Invocation of Compulsory Licensing for Vaccine Manufacturers(12.05.2021)
Kerala High Court has sought the response of Central Government on a petition that prays for the invocation of compulsory licensing to allow capable v.....
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SC: Addition of 40% Income to be Given Towards Future Prospects in Motor Accident Compensation(12.05.2021)
Supreme Court has reiterated that addition of 40% income must be given towards future prospects while computing motor accident compensation if the dec.....
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Karnataka HC Directs on Payment of Compensation to Those Who Died at Chamarajanagar Hospital(14.05.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State government to decide on payment of compensation to families of those who died owing to a lack of oxygen su.....
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CCI Approves Marriott-Starwood Deal(02.02.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has given its approval for acquisition of Starwood Hotels and Resorts by Marriott International.
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Labour Ministy to Cut Cos' EPFO Coverage Threshold to 10 Workers From 20(02.02.2016)
Labour Ministry, in order to provide social security to additional 50 lakh workers under retirement fund body Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (.....
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Delhi HC Strikes Down Certain Parts of ICDS Provisions and CBDT Notifications(09.11.2017)
Delhi High Court has struck down Parts II, III, VI, VII and VIII of the Income Computation and Disclosure Standards (ICDS) and certain connected Notif.....
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Delhi HC Strikes Down Parts Of ICDS Provisions And CBDT Notifications(13.11.2017)
Delhi High Court has struck down certain portions of Parts I, II, III, IV, VI, VII and VII of Income Computation and Disclosure Standards (ICDS) and c.....
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Madras High Court: Police Complaints Authority not Authorized to Issue Directions to Register FIR(31.07.2019)
Madras High Court has ruled that the Police Complaints Authority was not authorized to issue directions to police for registration of FIR or further i.....
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Parliament Passes Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2019(31.07.2019)
Parliament has passed the Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2019 which seeks to tighten Corporate Social Responsibility norms and ensure stricter action for.....
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LCIA Rules Against Djibouti’s Port Company in Dispute with DP World(13.07.2021)
London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) has ruled against Djibouti’s port company, Port de Djibouti S.A. (PDSA), in its dispute with DP World.....
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NCLT, Bengaluru Orders Forcible Liquidation and Winding Up of Devas Multimedia(27.05.2021)
National Company Law Tribunal, Bengaluru has ordered the forcible liquidation and winding up of Devas Multimedia by allowing a petition filed Indian S.....
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Delhi HC Directs Centre to Consider Complete Waiver of Import Duties on Amphotericin B Drug(28.05.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed that the Centre should consider complete waiver of import duties on Amphotericin B drug, used to treat Black fungus, til.....
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Madras HC: State to Consider Issues Related to Unemployment and Lack of Income(28.05.2021)
Madras High Court has observed that there are citizens facing unemployment and lack of income avenues and that these aspects have to be considered by .....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice in Plea Against Twitter For Non Compliance of IT Rules, 2021(31.05.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice in a plea filed against the non-compliance by Twitter India and Twitter Inc with the Information Technology (Interm.....
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Madras High Court Extends CB-CID Probe in Woman IPS Officer's Sexual Harassment Complaint(22.06.2021)
Madras High Court has extended by six weeks, the time granted to CB-CID for completing the probe into alleged sexual harassment of a woman IPS officer.....
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National Company Law Tribunal Approves Plan to Revive Defunct Jet Airways(23.06.2021)
National Company Law Tribunal has approved a plan to revive the defunct Jet Airways submitted by the United Kingdom’s Kalrock Capital and the UAE-base.....
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Kerala HC: Presumption of Valid Marriage Leans Towards a Ceremonial Marriage(25.06.2021)
Kerala High Court has held that when there is evidence of long cohabitation of a man with two women simultaneously, one pursuant to a ceremonial marri.....
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Orissa HC Dismisses Pleas for Permission to Hold Rath Yatras on Parity with Lord Jagannath Temple(25.06.2021)
Orissa High Court has dismissed a bunch of petitions filed by devotees and the sevayats of the deities praying for permission to hold Rath Yatras/Car .....
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NCLT, Mumbai Directs Reliance Home Finance to Repay Dues to NCD Holders(25.06.2021)
National Company Law Tribunal, Mumbai has directed Reliance Home Finance Ltd (RHFL) to repay its debt obligations to 19,000 non-convertible debenture .....
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Delhi HC Constitutes Committee for Supervising Implementation of Employee Compensation Scheme(28.06.2021)
Delhi High Court has constituted a 6 member committee for supervising the implementation of the Special Scheme For Employee's Compensation Claims form.....
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Delhi HC Enquires on Government Policy on Administration of Amphotericin-B Drug(04.06.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed the Centre to spell out its policy with regard to the priority of patients who should be administered the Amphotericin-B.....
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Karnataka HC Suggests Setting Up of Facility for Complaints of Violation of Social Distancing Norms(07.06.2021)
Karnataka High Court has suggested the State government to consider setting up a facility allowing citizens to lodge complaints about violation of soc.....
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Uttarakhand HC Issues notice on PIL Seeking Compensation for Victims of Glacial Disaster(07.06.2021)
Uttarakhand High Court has issued notice to the Central and State Government on a Public Interest Litigation seeking compensation for families affecte.....
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Kerala HC: False Accusation of Impotency by Spouse Amounts to Cruelty(08.06.2021)
Kerala High Court has held that casting aspersions of impotency or erectile dysfunction by one spouse against other in matrimonial proceedings will co.....
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Madras HC: Prohibit Attempts to Medically Change Sexual Orientation of LGBTQIA+ People(08.06.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the Union and the State Government to take steps to prohibit attempts by physical and health professionals to medically.....
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Allahabad HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Compensation for Loss of Life Due to Lack of Treatment(17.06.2021)
Allahabad High Court has dismissed a plea seeking compensation for the loss of life of Petitioner's father who had contracted COVID-19 and died allege.....
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Madras HC Refuses to Accept Counter Affidavit by HR&CE Department in Case of Theft of Ancient Idols(18.06.2021)
Madras High Court has refused to accept a counter affidavit filed by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) department, during the prev.....
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CBIC: 5% GST Applicable on Composite Supply of Service of Milling Wheat Into Flour(18.06.2021)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has clarified that 5% Goods and Services Tax is applicable on the composite supply of service by wa.....
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Allahabad HC: Personal Service of Contempt Notice is an Essential Requirement of Law(21.06.2021)
Allahabad High Court has held that under the Contempt of Court Act, 1971, affecting of personal service on the alleged contemner is an essential requi.....
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Kerala HC: Section 164(2) Companies Act not Retrospective(21.06.2021)
Kerala High Court has dismissed a batch of petitions challenging the disqualification of around 250 Directors of Companies under Sections 164 and 167 .....
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Chhattisgarh HC Orders Compensation for Convict Awarded Sentence Lesser than his Period of Detention(21.06.2021)
Chhattisgarh High Court has ordered the State Law Ministry and the Director General of Police to compensate a criminal offender who was awarded lesser.....
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Kerala HC Seeks IO Report in Rape Case Filed by Olympian Mayookha Johny's Friend(20.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has sought the investigating officer's report in the matter where Olympian athlete Mayookha Johny's friend was allegedly raped and b.....
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Delhi HC Seeks Status Report on Impact of Extension of Interim Orders on Undertrial Prisoners(20.07.2021)
Delhi High Court has sought status report from the Delhi Government on the impact of extension of interim orders, and interim bails granted to the und.....
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Madras HC Directs State to Install Complaint Boxes in Schools for Sexual Abuse Complaints(21.07.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the State government to install complaint boxes in every school to encourage students to shun hesitation and complain f.....
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Madras HC Directs Centre to Take Steps for Implementing OBC Reservation in MBBS Seats(21.07.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the Central government to immediately take measures for implementing OBC reservation in MBBS seats under All India Quot.....
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P&H HC Orders DGP (Punjab) to Take Steps to Curb Drug Supply and Consumption(21.07.2021)
Punjab & Haryana High Court has ordered the Director-General of Police (Punjab) to take practical steps to curb the spread of drug supply and consumpt.....
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Kerala HC Institutes Suo Motu Proceedings Upon News Reports of Woman Jumping Off Train(03.05.2021)
Kerala High Court has instituted suo motu proceedings to take stock of safety measures in trains, after news reports carried accounts of a woman jumpi.....
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CBIC Notifies Ad hoc Exemption from IGST on Imports of Specified COVID-19 Relief Material(04.05.2021)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has notified the Ad hoc Exemption from Integrated Goods and Services Tax on imports of specified CO.....
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Ministry of Corporate Affairs Extends Period for Holding Meetings of Board of Companies(04.05.2021)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs has notified that the requirement of holding meetings of the Board of the companies as per section 173 of the Companies .....
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Delhi HC Issues Notices to Government in Plea Seeking Extension for Filing Compliances(05.05.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notices to Government in a plea seeking extensions for filing compliances under Income Tax Act, 1961, GST Act, 2017, the E.....
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Madras HC Decides to Hold COVID-19 Vaccination Camp for Staff, Lawyers and Family Members(05.05.2021)
Madras High Court has decided to hold a COVID-19 vaccination camp for its staff, lawyers and their family members from May 10 to 22. This is part of a.....
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Delhi HC Enquires on Vaccination Camps in Collaboration with Private Hospitals(08.06.2021)
Delhi High Court has asked the Centre as to how camps run by Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs), in collaboration with Private Hospitals, may be abl.....
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Madras High Court Asks Accused to Pay Compensation for Abusing Police(09.06.2021)
Madras High Court has asked an accused who allegedly abused Police and prevented them from doing their public duty, to pay Rs. 10,000 as compensation,.....
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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.....
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Bombay High Court Asks Union to Consider Increasing Allocation of Amphotericin B(10.06.2021)
Bombay High Court has asked the Union Government to consider increasing the allocation of the Amphotericin B injection to Maharashtra in view of the s.....
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Madras HC: Court Cannot Issue Mandamus Directing Compensation to COVID Victims(10.06.2021)
Madras High Court has observed that the Court cannot issue a mandamus directing all COVID-19 victims to be compensated, irrespective of the financial .....
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Delhi HC Seeks Govt Response on IGST Exemption on Imported Oxygen Concentrator by Individual(06.05.2021)
Delhi High Court has sought Central Government's response in a 85 year old's plea challenging the levy of Integrated Goods and Services Tax on the imp.....
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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.....
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Allahabad HC: Provisions of Compassionate Appointment Applicable to DRDA Employees(06.05.2021)
Allahabad High Court has held that the provisions of compassionate appointment as contained under the UP Recruitment of Dependents of Government Serva.....
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Karnataka HC Seeks Report on FIR Against Alleged Corruption in BBMP's Bed Allocation(06.05.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State government to submit a report of the Investigating officer probing the case regarding alleged corruption a.....
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CBDT Notifies Amendment in Income Tax Rules for Exemption on Travel Concessions(07.05.2021)
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has notified the amendment in Rule 2B of the Income Tax Rules, 1962 where the provisions relating to exemption in.....
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Supreme Court: Find Better Location for Ravidas Temple(07.10.2019)
Supreme Court has asked those seeking permission to rebuild Guru Ravidas Temple in Delhi’s Tughlaqabad forest area to amicably find a better location .....
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Supreme Court Stays Gujarat High Court Order on Pre-Import Conditions(07.10.2019)
Supreme Court has agreed to hear the Central Government’s plea against a Gujarat High Court order quashing government notification which permitted the.....
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Delhi High Court Issues Notice Seeking Strict Compliance of Scavenging Law(05.08.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Centre in a PIL seeking strict compliance of Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and Their Rehabi.....
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Madras High Court Comes Down on Actor Dhanush for Seeking Entry Tax Exemption on Rolls Royce(06.08.2021)
Madras High Court has disposed of a 2015 writ petition filed by actor Dhanush pertaining to the payment of entry tax on a Rolls Royce Ghost car import.....
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Delhi High Court Grants Bail to RJD MP Amrendra Dhari Singh in Money Laundering Case(06.08.2021)
Delhi High Court has granted bail to RJD Rajya Sabha MP Amrendra Dhari Singh in connection with a money laundering case related to the alleged fertili.....
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Rajasthan High Court Dismisses Defamation Complaint Against Akshay Kumar Concerning 'Jolly LLB 2'(06.08.2021)
Rajasthan High Court has dismissed a criminal complaint for defamation filed in the year 2017 against Actor Akshay Kumar concerning the movie - Jolly .....
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SC: Compromise Decree in Respect of Land Not Subject-Matter of Suit is Valid Legal Settlement(13.07.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that a compromise decree in respect of land which is not the subject-matter of suit but is part of the settlement between t.....
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DGFT: Importer Not Required to Furnish Quarterly Returns for Import of Water-Mark Bank Note Paper(14.07.2021)
Director-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has notified that the importer is no longer required to furnish quarterly returns for import of Water-mark Ba.....
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SC: Consent of Majority Shareholders Needed for Winding Up Funds After Publication of Notices(15.07.2021)
Supreme Court has delivered the judgment in a batch of special leave petitions filed by Franklin Templeton against a judgment of the Karnataka High Co.....
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Manipur HC: Denying Livelihood by Linking Employment with Vaccination Illegal(15.07.2021)
Manipur High Court has ruled that denying livelihood by linking employment of people to their getting vaccinated is an illegal act of the State and th.....
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Madras High Court Highlights Need to Ensure Saving of Temple Properties(16.07.2021)
Madras High Court has impressed upon the State government the need to ensure that the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Department get.....
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Karnataka High Court Allows Service of Notice by Email to BBMP, BESCOM, KIADB(05.07.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed that in all the appeals/petitions/applications filed in the High Court, where the Bengaluru Electricity Supply Compa.....
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Rajasthan HC Issues Directions to Trial Courts to Compile Necessary Details of Accused Persons(05.07.2021)
Rajasthan High Court has issued a slew of directions to all the trial courts in the State to compile necessary details of accused persons in a compreh.....
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Rajasthan HC: Court Not Obligated to Provide Opportunity of Hearing in Bail Application of Juvenile(06.07.2021)
Rajasthan High Court has ruled that it is not obligated to provide the complainant with an opportunity of hearing while adjudicating upon a bail appli.....
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Delhi HC Refuses Protection to Twitter for Non-Compliance with IT Rules(06.07.2021)
Delhi High Court has refused to give Twitter Inc any protection from consequences of non-compliance with the Information Technology (Intermediary Guid.....
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Supreme Court Quashes Plea for Humane Facilities at 6 Assam Detention Camps(18.12.2019)
Supreme Court has refused to interfere in a petition seeking humane facilities at six detention centres in Assam for those who do not qualify as India.....
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Delhi HC: Widow's Right to Claim Compensation for Death of Husband will not Abate on Remarriage(20.12.2019)
Delhi High Court has ruled that the right of a widow to claim compensation on account of death of her husband due to motor vehicle accident will not a.....
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SC: Insurance Company Cannot Raise Delay as Basis for Repudiation First Time Before Consumer Forum(24.12.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that an Insurance Company cannot raise delay as a ground for repudiation for the first time before Consumer Forum if it has.....
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RBI Directs Banks to Cap Stake in Insurance Companies at 30%(27.12.2019)
Reserve Bank of India has directed lenders to cut their stakes in insurers to 30%, as the banking regulator attempts to shield banks from risks arisin.....
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Karnataka High Court Upholds Acquittal of BBMP Officer(28.12.2019)
Karnataka High Court has upheld the acquittal of a BBMP officer in a bribery case and said that when two Courts take opposite views based on the same .....
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Telangana HC Quashes and Set Aside Order Awarding Imprisonment of 6 Months to Top Officials(24.08.2021)
Telangana High Court has quashed and set aside a single judge order awarding six-month simple imprisonment to six top officials and imposing Rs. 2,000.....
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National Company Law Tribunal, Mumbai Orders Liquidation of Nakshatra World(29.06.2021)
National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Mumbai has ordered the liquidation of Nakshatra World, a subsidiary of Gitanjali Gems, one of the group companie.....
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NCLAT Declines Plea Challenging Order Approving Piramal Bid for DHFL(29.06.2021)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has declined a plea by US-based Prudential International Insurance Holdings Ltd challenging a National Company.....
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AP HC Seeks Response on Allocation of Amphotericin B Injections to Different States(29.06.2021)
Andhra Pradesh High Court has sought response of the Centre and the State Government on the matters concerning allocation of Amphotericin B Injections.....
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NGT: No Need to Impose Environmental Compensation on KPCL at Yelahanka(30.06.2021)
National Green Tribunal has said that no violations have been committed by the Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd. (KPCL) at the gas-based power plant at.....
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Madras HC Seeks Response on Plea Challenging Move to Assess NEET Impact on Socially Backward(30.06.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu Government to file its counter-affidavit on a plea challenging its decision to set up a committee for th.....
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Bombay HC Asks Civic Authorities to Take Measures Against Fake Vaccine Camps(30.06.2021)
Bombay High Court has observed that fake vaccine camps in Mumbai were prima facie the state's failure and asked the civic authorities about measures t.....
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MP HC: Compelling Married Woman to Live in Parental Home After Marriage is Cruelty(30.06.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that compelling a married woman to live in her parental home after marriage amounts to cruelty and that for thi.....
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Madras HC Asks for Report on Treatment of Elephants in Captivity in Temples(01.07.2021)
Madras High Court has called for a report from the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) on the treatment being meted out to elephants in capt.....
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CBIC Notifies Waiver of Amount of Penalty for Non-Compliance to GST Invoice QR Code Provisions(01.07.2021)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has notified the waiver of the amount of penalty for non-compliance to Goods and Service Tax (GST) .....
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CBIC Notifies Covid-19 Testing of Live Animals Before Importing Into India(01.07.2021)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has notified the requirement of COVID-19 testing in live animals before importing into India. The B.....
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Bombay HC Seeks Response on Plea Challenging Goa Victim Compensation Scheme, 2012(07.07.2021)
Bombay High Court has sought response of the Central Government and Goan administration on a plea challenging the amendment made in Goa Victim Compens.....
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RBI Penalizes Fourteen Banks for Non-Compliance with Provisions on Lending to Non-bank Lenders(08.07.2021)
Reserve Bank of India has penalised fourteen banks including State Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, IndusInd Bank and Bandhan Bank for non-compliance wi.....
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Karnataka HC Issues Notice on PIL on Granting Exemption to Kodavas and Jamma Land Holders(08.07.2021)
Karnataka High Court has ordered issue of notice to the State and Union governments on a PIL petition questioning the 2019 notification of granting ex.....
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Delhi HC Seeks Response on Availability of Amphotericin B, Oxygen Buffer Stock(08.07.2021)
Delhi High Court has sought response of the Centre and Delhi Government on various aspects including the import and domestic production of Amphoterici.....
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MP HC Issues Directions for Implementation of Poverty Alleviation Schemes(08.07.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued directions to the District Legal Service Authorities and the State Authority for ensuring implementation of pover.....
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Delhi High Court: Exemption can be Claimed by Assessee for Organising Spiritual Lectures(05.12.2019)
Delhi High Court has ruled that the religious institutions are also engaged in charitable activities which are very much part of religious activities .....
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SC: Court Cannot Direct Continued Maintenance by Insurance Company of Prosthetic Limb(18.08.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that while determining compensation under the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988, a Court cannot direct the continued maintenance by I.....
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SC: Right of Equity of Redemption of Mortgage Is Subsidiary to Right of Ownership(18.08.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that the right of equity of redemption is subsidiary to the right of ownership. The Court has observed that the expression .....
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Kerala High Court Permits Minor Girl to Accompany Her Father to Sabarimala Temple(18.08.2021)
Kerala High Court has passed an interim order permitting a 9-yr-old girl to accompany her father to the Sabarimala temple for darshan. The Court has c.....
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Delhi HC Expresses Concern Over Dismal Maintenance of Kalkaji Temple in Delhi(19.08.2021)
Delhi High Court has expressed concern over the "dismal" maintenance of the Kalkaji Temple in the national capital. The Court has asked the local comm.....
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Karnataka HC Upholds Government’s Order to Take Over Temple’s Administration(02.12.2016)
Karnataka High Court has upheld Government order of taking over administration of Sri Vinayaka Temple situated Jayanagar, after finding that temple wa.....
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Punjab & Haryana HC Sends Panel Name for PCA Chairman Post(05.12.2016)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has sent a panel of three retired judges for post of Chairman of Police Complaint Authority (PCA), which has been lying .....
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Hashimpura Mass Murders Case: Delhi High Court Convicts 16 PAC Men(01.11.2018)
Delhi High Court has sentenced 16 Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) officials to life imprisonment in Hashimpura mass murders case and observed that.....
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Interest on Compensation Amount to be Awarded from Date of Accident: SC(03.11.2018)
Supreme Court has observed that while awarding interest on the compensation to an employee, under the Workmen’s Compensation Act, it is to be awarded .....
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President Gives Nod for Ordinance to Amend Companies Act(03.11.2018)
President Ramnath Kovind has given his assent to an ordinance promulgated by government in Companies Act that seeks to promote 'Ease of Doing Business.....
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Calling Husband ‘Impotent’ in Pleadings can Amount to Defamation: Bombay High Court(12.11.2018)
Bombay High Court has held that calling a husband impotent in pleadings can amount to defamation and observed that word “impotent” when understood in .....
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SC: Dependent Cannot Seek Compassionate Appointment on Higher Post(06.10.2021)
Supreme Court observed that a dependent/applicant cannot seek compassionate appointment on the higher post than what was held by the deceased employee.....
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Karnataka High Court Refuses to Stay Compulsory Rural Service Condition(22.07.2021)
Karnataka High Court has held that notification which called upon the fresh doctors to undergo compulsory rural service for a period of one year under.....
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Gauhati HC: Foreigners Tribunal Cannot Suo Moto Assume Jurisdiction to Give Opinion(22.07.2021)
Gauhati High Court has ruled that the Foreigners Tribunal cannot suo moto assume the jurisdiction to give an opinion which is not sought while answeri.....
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SC: Franklin Templeton Will Not Launch Any New Debt Scheme Till Disposal of Appeal(27.07.2021)
Supreme Court has recorded that Franklin Templeton Asset Management India Pvt Ltd will not launch any new debt scheme till disposal of its appeal pend.....
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Parliament Passes Bill to Declare Two Food Technology Institutes as Institutions of National Importan(27.07.2021)
Lok Sabha has passed the National Institutes of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management Bill, 2021, to declare the National Institute of Food.....
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Telangana HC Directs to Prepare Comprehensive Plan for Conservation of Ramappa Temple(29.07.2021)
Telangana High Court has instructed the State and Central governments to prepare a comprehensive plan for conservation and management of iconic Ramapp.....
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Centre Amends Motor Accident Compensation Scale Under No-Fault Liability(24.05.2018)
Central Government has issued a notification to amend the compensation scales for motor accident claims under Second Schedule of the Motor Vehicles Ac.....
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Parties Summoned By CCI DG Have Right To Be Accompanied By Advocates: Delhi High Court(28.05.2018)
Delhi High Court has upheld the right of parties summoned by Director-General (DG) for investigation under the Competition Act to be accompanied by ad.....
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Madras High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Ban on Chanting of Mantras in Tamil in Temples(06.09.2021)
Madras High Court has rejected a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking directions to be issued to the Tamil Nadu government to withdraw the 'Annai .....
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Delhi HC Seeks Response on Maintenance and Renovation of Kalkaji Temple Complex(07.09.2021)
Delhi High Court has sought response of Delhi Government and South Delhi Municipal Corporation with respect to the maintenance and renovation of Kalka.....
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SC: Railways Liable to Pay Compensation for Late Arrival of Trains If Delay is Not Explained(09.09.2021)
Supreme Court has held that until and unless the railways provide evidence and explain the late arrival of a train to establish and prove that delay o.....
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Telangana HC Directs to Consider Pleas of Aspirants Seeking Exemption from Appearing in NEET 2021(09.09.2021)
Telangana High Court has directed the Medical Council of India to consider as representation the pleas of certain overseas Indian citizens, seeking ex.....
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Madras HC Advises Former TN CMs to Move Special Court Seeking Exemption from Personal Appearance(24.08.2021)
Madras High Court has advised former Chief Ministers Edappadi K. Palaniswami and O. Panneerselvam of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK).....
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CCI Imposes Fine on Maruti Suzuki Finding Its Discount Control Policy Anti-Competitive(25.08.2021)
Competition Commission of India has imposed a fine of Rs 200 crore on India's largest car manufacturer Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (MSIL) for its discount.....
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Calcutta HC Disposes of Plea Alleging Police Inaction in Complaint Registered By Same-Sex Couple(25.08.2021)
Calcutta High Court has disposed of a plea moved by a same sex couple alleging police inaction after noting that the concerned police authorities had .....
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Madras HC Directs to Consider Application Seeking Exemption of Temple from Factories Act(27.08.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the State government to consider an application made by Palani Dhandayuthapani Swamy Temple authorities seeking exempti.....
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Madras HC Commutes Death Sentence Imposed on Former Professor of Business Administration(31.08.2021)
Madras High Court has commuted to life, the death sentence imposed on a former professor of business administration for having murdered his wife at an.....
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Allahabad HC Grants Time to Union, UP Govt to Reply on Plea Challenging ASI Survey of Complex(19.08.2021)
Allahabad High Court has directed the Union Government and State of Uttar Pradesh to file their responses in 3 weeks on plea challenging Varanasi Cour.....
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SC Closes Suo Moto Case for Monitoring Sexual Harassment Complaint Against Senior Special DGP(19.08.2021)
Supreme Court has closed the suo moto case registered by the Madras High Court for monitoring investigation of sexual harassment complaint made by a I.....
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Supreme Courts Orders Stay on Disbursement of Compensation in 2012 Sea-Firing Incident(19.08.2021)
Supreme Court has ordered a stay on the disbursement of the compensation of 2 crores to the owner of the boat named "St Antony" which was attacked by .....
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Delhi HC Dismisses PIL Seeking Development of Gautampuri Area in Delhi(19.08.2021)
Delhi High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation seeking development of the Gautampuri area in the national capital, upon observing that th.....
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Karnataka HC Directs State to Consider Offering Compensation to Parents of Boy Died of Electrocution(20.08.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State government to immediately consider offering compensation to the parents of 15 years old boy who died of el.....
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SC: Consumer Complaint Against Common Carrier Not Maintainable Without Serving Prior Notice(20.08.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that a consumer complaint against a common carrier is not maintainable if prior notice under Section 6 of Carriers Act, 186.....
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SC Directs NOIDA to Pay Compensation to Land Owner Who Was Dispossessed Illegally(09.08.2021)
Supreme Court has directed New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (NOIDA) to pay compensation to aggrieved land-owners who were dispossessed of th.....
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Karnataka HC: Commissioner of BBMP Empowered to Adjudicate Upon Rights of Parties(10.08.2021)
Karnataka High Court has held that Commissioner of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) who also holds quasi-judicial powers and is empowered to .....
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SC Bars Withdrawal of Criminal Prosecution Against MPs/MLAs Without Permission of HC(10.08.2021)
Supreme Court has directed that no prosecution against MPs and MLAs will be withdrawn without the permission of the High Court of the concerned state......
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Karnataka HC Quashes BBMP Bylaws Levying Fees on Developers as Ultra Vires(11.08.2021)
Karnataka High Court has declared the bye-laws under which the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) demands Ground Rent, Licence Fee, Building Li.....
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Karnataka HC Directs State to Submit Details About Instances of Criminal Cases Against MPs(12.08.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State government to submit details about instances of criminal cases registered against serving and former membe.....
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SC Asks Centre to Consider Withdrawing Insurance Exemption for State Public Transport Corporations(12.08.2021)
Supreme Court has asked the Central Government to examine the possibility of withdrawing exemption from insurance for State Corporations that run publ.....
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Madras HC Sets Aside Compensation of Rs 86 Lakhs Awarded in Motor Vehicles Claim(25.03.2020)
Madras High Court has set aside a motor accident award of Rs 86 Lakhs and remanded the matter back to the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (Special Sub.....
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NCLT Extends Limitation Period in Pursuance of Supreme Court Orders(25.03.2020)
National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has issued a notice intimating all the litigants that the extension of limitation period granted by the Supreme C.....
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SEBI Relaxes AGM Rules for Top 100 Listed Companies(27.03.2020)
Securities and Exchange Board of India has relaxed Annual General Meeting (AGM) rules for the top 100 listed companies and allowed an extra month till.....
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Delhi HC: Environmental Compensation Can't be Imposed Without Giving Notice to Violator(27.03.2020)
Delhi High Court has asked the Central Pollution Control Board to reconsider its decision against Public Works Department, Government of National Capi.....
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Kerala HC: Imprisonment in Default of Fine Awarded in Multiple Cases Can’t Run Concurrently(30.03.2020)
Kerala High Court has held that the imprisonment in default of payment of fine awarded on an Accused in a case cannot be directed to run concurrently .....
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CBIC Notifies Requirements for Import of Tea from Nepal as Darjeeling Tea(26.11.2021)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has issued the requirements for the import of tea from Nepal as Darjeeling Tea. The Board has clar.....
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Karnataka HC Disposes Off Recovery Proceedings Against Transport Corporation Employees(15.09.2021)
Karnataka High Court has disposed off a petition seeking to recover the revenue loss from Unions and Employees of the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport.....
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Kerala HC Urges State to Draft Law to Penalise Retired Police Officers Tampering With Investigation(16.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the State to look into the matter of absence of law in force to take action against a police officer who tampers with a.....
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Delhi HC: Procedure for Adjudication of Complaint Provided in Act to be Adhered to(17.09.2021)
Delhi High Court has observed that the procedure for adjudication of a complaint as mentioned under the provisions of the Consumer Protection Act, 198.....
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SC: Mere Delay in Intimating Insurance Company of Occurrence of Theft Not Grounds to Deny Claim(20.09.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that mere delay in intimating the insurance company about the occurrence of the theft cannot be a ground to deny the insura.....
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Madras HC Directs State to Ensure IIT Campus Does Not Become Dumping Ground for Abandoned Dogs(20.09.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the State of Tamil Nadu to ensure that IIT Madras Campus does not become a dumping ground for abandoned dogs and to tak.....
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MP HC Directs State to Pay Compensation to NDPS Accused for Violation of Fundamental Right(20.09.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed state government to pay 50,000/- to an Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 accused within 15 d.....
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Karnataka HC Directs to Ensure Insurance Companies Transfer Unclaimed Policy Amounts(09.09.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) to ensure that all insurance companies follow the master c.....
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SC Grants Protection from Arrest to Man Accused of Raping Olympian Mayookha Johny's Friend(10.09.2021)
Supreme Court has granted protection from arrest to C.C Johnson, the man accused of raping Olympian Mayookha Johny's friend, and for capturing her nud.....
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Delhi HC Seeks Response on Widow's Plea Seeking Ex-Gratia Compensation(10.09.2021)
Delhi High Court has sought response of the Centre and National Disaster Management Authority on plea filed by a widow, seeking ex-gratia compensation.....
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Delhi HC Refuses to Stay Notification Allowing Import of Genetically Modified Soya Cake(13.09.2021)
Delhi High Court has refused to stay the notification issued by the Central Government allowing import of 12 Lakh Metric ton of crushed and de-oiled G.....
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Telangana HC: Presumption u/s 139 NI Act is Unsustainable if Failure to Show Debt Transaction(13.09.2021)
Telangana High Court has observed that presumption under Section 139 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 is unsustainable if there is a failure to.....
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Apex Court Directs Odisha Govt to Depute Full-Time Administrator for Puri's Shri Jagannath Temple(05.11.2019)
Apex Court has directed the Odisha Government to depute a chief administrator for managing the affairs of ancient Shri Jagannath Temple at Puri and pa.....
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Karnataka High Court Enhances Compensation to Youth who Lost Genitals in Road Accident(06.11.2019)
Karnataka High Court has increased the compensation granted to a youth who lost his genitals in a road accident from Rs 2,70,000 to Rs 24 lakh awarded.....
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SC: Relinquishment of Shares by Dependent does not Disentitle her from Claiming Compensation(06.11.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that relinquishment of share by a claimant (dependant of the deceased) does not disentitle her from claiming compensation. .....
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Kerala High Court Directs Registry to Provide Computers in All Court Halls(01.11.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed its Registry to provide computers in all Court Halls to enable recording of the dictation, particularly to take down th.....
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Securities and Exchange Board of India Notifies Simplified Norms for Ease of Doing Business(08.11.2021)
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has notified as an ongoing measure to enhance the ease of doing business for investors in the securities.....
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SC: Failure of Accused to Explain Can be Held as Additional Link to Complete Chain of Circumstance(12.08.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that the failure of the accused to explain can only be held as an additional link to complete the chain of circumstance. Th.....
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Delhi HC Refuses to Entertain PIL Seeking Installation of Flags in Court Complexes(12.08.2021)
Delhi High Court has refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation seeking installation of Indian flags and statue of justice in court complexes a.....
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Kerala HC Dismisses Anticipatory Bail Plea to Man Accused of Raping Olympian’s Friend(12.08.2021)
Kerala High Court has dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of C.C Johnson, the man accused of raping Olympian Mayookha Johny's friend, and for capturi.....
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Karnataka High Court Drops Contempt Proceedings After Davanagere Bar Association Apologizes(12.08.2021)
Karnataka High Court has dropped the suo motu criminal contempt petition filed against officer bearers of the District Bar Association at Davanagere. .....
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CCI Directs Grasim Industries to Cease and Desist from Unfair Business Practices(13.08.2021)
Competition Commission of India has directed Grasim Industries to cease and desist from indulging in unfair business practices after it found the comp.....
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MP HC Directs Govt to Ensure Timely Administration of Amphotericin B for Black Fungus Patients(13.08.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the State Government to ensure timely administration of Amphotericin B and other medicines to Black fungus pati.....
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Delhi Court Grants Bail to CC Thampi in Money Laundering Case(30.01.2020)
Delhi Court has granted bail to CC Thampi in a money laundering case related to Robert Vadra for allegedly acquiring assets abroad in an illegal manne.....
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Madras High Court: Retired Employees Can Form Unions Under Trade Union Act, 1926(30.01.2020)
Madras High Court has held that even retired employees of an institution have the right to form an association/ trade union under the Trade Unions Act.....
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SC: Regular Inquiry Needed When Termination of Employee's Service is Stigmatic and Punitive(30.01.2020)
Supreme Court has held that a regular inquiry as per the service rules is necessary for the termination of the services of an employee when it is stig.....
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Allahabad HC: Workman Employed for Particular Project Can't Claim Permanent Status(16.11.2021)
Allahabad High Court has observed that when a workman is employed for a particular project, the services of that employee come to an end when the proj.....
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Karnataka HC Asks Centre on Making of Regional Languages Compulsory for Students(16.11.2021)
Karnataka High Court has asked the Central Government if States can, under the National Education Policy (NEP), make study of regional language compul.....
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Deli HC Asks to Give Clean Chit to Player Manik Batra Over Non-Selection for Championship(16.11.2021)
Delhi High Court has asked the Table Tennis Federation of India to give a clean chit to player Manika Batra, who had made a complaint against the nati.....
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Delhi HC Restrains Zydus Wellness from Running Complan Commercial(18.05.2020)
Delhi High Court has temporarily restrained Zydus Wellness Product Limited from running its Complan advertisement on the ground of its alleged similar.....
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Delhi HC Restrains Zydus Wellness from Running Complan Commercial(18.05.2020)
Delhi High Court has temporarily restrained Zydus Wellness Product Limited from running its Complan advertisement on the ground of its alleged similar.....
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SC Grants Temporary Bail to Prisoner Who Tested Positive for COVID-19(18.05.2020)
Supreme Court has granted bail for two months to an undertrial in Jaipur jail, who has tested positive for COVID-19, to undergo proper treatment.
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Manipur HC Passes Slew of Directions for Effective Implementation of PDS(19.05.2020)
Manipur High Court has issued a slew of directions in a Public Interest Litigation seeking necessary arrangements to ensure that extensive distributio.....
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NCLAT Bars Appointment of Retired Bank Official as Resolution Professional(25.05.2020)
National Companies Law Appellate Tribunal has upheld a bankruptcy tribunal order prohibiting appointment of a former employee of financial creditor as.....
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Bombay HC: Domestic Violence Complaint Cannot be Filed Where Woman Only Casually Visiting(06.12.2021)
Bombay High Court has said that a domestic violence complaint cannot be filed at a place a woman is only casually visiting and proceedings must be ins.....
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Madras HC restrains IT Dept. from initiating recovery proceedings against DMK MP Kathir Anand(07.12.2021)
Madras High Court has restrained the Income-Tax Department from initiating recovery proceedings against Vellore Member of Parliament D.M. Kathir Anand.....
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NCLAT Sets Aside Plea to Initiate Insolvency Proceedings Against Intex Technologies(30.10.2019)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has dismissed a plea to initiate insolvency proceedings against smartphone and mobile accessories make.....
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Kerala HC Enquires Over Power of State and Police to Manage Affairs of Sabarimala Temple(22.10.2021)
Kerala High Court has questioned the State and its Police Force if they are empowered to manage the affairs of the Sabarimala temple, overriding the p.....
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Delhi HC Asks Stakeholders to File Suggestions for Enhancing Security Measures at Court Complexes(25.10.2021)
Delhi High Court has asked all the stakeholders concerned to file their suggestions for enhancing security measures at court complexes in the national.....
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SC Directs UP Police to Provide Protection to Witnesses, Record Statements of Relevant Witnesses(26.10.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the State of Uttar Pradesh to provide protection to the witnesses of the Lakhimpur Kheri violence of October 3, which claim.....
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Karnataka HC Asks State to Reconsider Policy Making Kannada Compulsory in Degree Courses(27.10.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State government to reconsider its policy decision, making compulsory the Kannada language as a subject for ever.....
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CBDT Issues Guidelines for Granting Exemption to Foreign Wealth Funds and Pension Funds(28.10.2021)
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued guidelines for granting an exemption under section 10(23FE) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 to Foreign Wea.....
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Delhi HC Upholds CIC Order Denying Information to Husband About Complaints Filed by Estranged Wife(31.08.2021)
Delhi High Court has upheld an order passed by Central Information Commission denying information to a husband about complaints lodged by his estrange.....
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Karnataka HC Directs DMs to Ensure Compliance with Manual Scavenging Law(31.08.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed District Magistrates of the concerned districts to ensure proper compliance of the Prohibition of Employment as Manu.....
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NCLT Allows Initiation of Personal Insolvency Against Venugopal Dhoot(02.09.2021)
National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Mumbai has admitted a personal insolvency petition against Videocon promoter Venugopal Dhoot just a day after th.....
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Jharkhand HC Issues Notice in Contempt Plea Against Advocate General & Additional Advocate General(02.09.2021)
Jharkhand High Court has issued notice to the Advocate General Rajiv Ranjan Mishra and Additional Advocate General Sachin Kumar in a petition seeking .....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging MHA Notification Extending Compliance Date of FCRA Act(03.09.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a batch of petitions challenging the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India notification dated May 18,.....
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Bombay HC Grants Pre-Arrest Bail to Employees of Hospital Booked Under SC/ST Act(18.10.2021)
Bombay High Court granted pre-arrest bail to the employees of a hospital, who have been booked under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Pr.....
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Kerala HC: Competent Authority for Land Acquisition Should Take Into Account All Germane Inputs(20.10.2021)
Kerala High Court has observed that the competent authority for land acquisition under the National Highway Act, 1956 should take into account all the.....
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ITAT, Mumbai Quashes Demand of 6% of Value of Exempted Service as Job Work(20.10.2021)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai has quashed the demand of 6% of value of exempted service as job work is incidental and ancillary to manu.....
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Calcutta HC Suspends Sentence of Imprisonment of Convicts on Grounds of Hearing of Appeal(20.10.2021)
Calcutta High Court has suspended the sentence of imprisonment imposed on two convicts on the ground that there lies no possibility of their appeals b.....
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Madras HC Orders Appointment of Priests in Temples Subject to Case Where Only Trustees Entitled(21.10.2021)
Madras High Court has ordered that appointment of priests in temples managed by Fit Persons (interim administrators appointed by the Hindu Religious a.....
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Madras HC Grants Property Tax Exemption for Community Health and Development Department Building(17.11.2021)
Madras High Court has granted the property tax exemption for community health and development department building, which provides health care faciliti.....
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SC In Tirupati Temple Case: Constitutional Court Can't Interfere In Daily Rituals Of Temple(17.11.2021)
In a petition filed by a devotee alleging irregularities in the rituals at Tirupati Tirumala Temple, the Supreme Court has observed that a constitutio.....
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Lakhimpur Kheri Case : SC Appoints Justice RK Jain To Monitor Investigation(17.11.2021)
Supreme Court has appointed Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain, former judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court, to monitor the investigation in the Lakhmipur Kh.....
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AP HC: Disputed Signature Cannot Be Compared With Photostat Copy To Ascertain Veracity(18.11.2021)
Andhra Pradesh High Court has observed that comparing of disputed signature in the photostat copy with the original signature is impermissible in law .....
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SEBI: Intermediary Ensure Persons Comply with Fit and Proper Person Criteria(19.11.2021)
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has notified the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Intermediaries) (Third Amendment) Regulations, .....
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CESTAT, Chennai: No Service Tax Leviable on Goods Component of Composite Works Contract(19.11.2021)
Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Chennai has held that no service tax is leviable on goods component of composite works c.....
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SC Stays Madras HC's Order Permitting Take Over of Temple Land for Construction of Collectorate(21.09.2021)
Supreme Court has stayed the operation of Madras High Court order permitting the State Government to take 35 acres of the Narseewarar Temple land at V.....
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Kerala HC Dismisses PIL Alleging Camp Workers Were Ill-Treated and Forced to Perform Menial Work(21.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that alleged that camp workers, who are engaged in the armed police battalions for .....
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Madras HC Seeks Counter Affidavit from State on Alleged Murder of Temple Priest(22.09.2021)
Madras High Court has sought a counter affidavit from the State in the case of alleged murder of a Scheduled Caste temple priest in Pudukkottai distri.....
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Delhi High Court Refuses to Quash FIR For Offence of Attempt to Murder(22.09.2021)
Delhi High Court has refused to quash an FIR registered for an offence under 307 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code 1860, observing that an offence of At.....
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SC Rejects Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple Trust's Plea to Exempt It from Special Audit of 25 Years(22.09.2021)
Supreme Court has rejected an application filed by the Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple Trust (which is created by the erstwhile Travancore Royal Family) .....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Complainant's Plea Challenging Anticipatory Bail of MP Prince Paswan(28.10.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice on the plea filed by complainant challenging the anticipatory bail granted to Lok Janshakti Party MP Prince Paswan .....
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Madras HC Directs Government to Conduct Comprehensive Assessment of Employees Laid-Off(29.10.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu government to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the number of employees laid off by industrial estab.....
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Madras HC Permits HR&CE Department to Take Inventory of Valuables Offered in Temples(29.10.2021)
Madras High Court has permitted Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) department to take inventory of jewellery and other valuables which .....
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CBIC notifies New Provisions related to Surrender of Registration, Validity of Registration(29.10.2021)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has notified new Provisions related to Surrender of Registration, Validity of registration under Co.....
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CBDT Notifies MP, Chandigarh Pollution Control Board Eligible for Income Tax Exemption(01.11.2021)
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has notified the Madhya Pradesh and Chandigarh Pollution Control Board, Gujarat State Aids Control Society eligib.....
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SC: Resignation Once Accepted Can't Be Withdrawn Citing Mere Delay in Relieving Employee(28.09.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that mere delay in relieving an employee from his duties does not impact the acceptance of his resignation. The Court rejec.....
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Delhi HC Issues Directions Regarding Administration, Maintenance of Kalkaji Temple and Bari Rights(28.09.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued slew of directions regarding the administration and maintenance of Kalkaji Temple as also for resolution of disputes perta.....
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ITAT, Chennai: Capital Gain Exemption Cannot be Denied to Assessee Merely on Basis of Facts(29.09.2021)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Chennai has held that the capital gain exemption under section 54F of the Income Tax Act, 1961 cannot be denied .....
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SC: Non Compoundable Criminal Cases of Predominantly Private Nature Can Be Quashed U/s 482 CrPC(30.09.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that a High Court can quash criminal proceedings in exercise of its inherent powers under Section 482 of the Code of Crimin.....
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Kerala HC: Married Daughter & Parents of Deceased Entitled to Compensation As Dependents(01.10.2021)
Kerala High Court has recently ruled that a married daughter and the parents of the deceased are entitled to claim compensation under Section 166 of t.....
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Supreme Court Issues Contempt Notice to Rajasthan HC Bar Association at Jaipur(05.10.2021)
Supreme Court has issued contempt notice to the office bearers of the Bar Association of the Rajasthan High Court at Jaipur for boycotting a bench of .....
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MP HC Seeks State's Response in PIL for Effective Implementation of Motor Vehicle Laws(08.11.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has sought response of the State Government in a public interest litigation seeking effective implementation of the Motor Ve.....
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Allahabad HC Asks to Take Steps for Expeditious Examination of Viscera Samples(08.11.2021)
Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh Government to take up the issue for expeditious examination of viscera samples to help the Investi.....
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NGT Orders Interim Compensation for Environment Damage, Spreading Muck Beyond Allotted Area(09.11.2021)
National Green Tribunal has directed the project proponent to deposit Rs. 2 Crore as interim compensation for causing environment damage and spreading.....
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Karnataka High Court Directs SIT to Consider Report of ACP Who Probed Complaint(10.11.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to peruse the report prepared by Assistant Commissioner of Police, MC Kavitha, .....
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CESTAT, Kolkata: No Service Tax Can be Levied on Compensation for Cancelation of Coal Blocks(11.11.2021)
Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Kolkata has ruled that no service tax can be levied on amounts received as compensation .....
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Karnataka HC: Frauds Committed by Employees with Financial Institutions Serious Offence(07.12.2021)
Karnataka High Court has said that frauds, even if negligible, committed by employees associated with financial institutions have to be viewed very se.....
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Delhi HC Seeks Report Over Functioning of Illegally Constructed Temple on Public Land(08.12.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Police to submit a report regarding the functioning of an alleged illegally constructed temple on a public lan.....
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Madras HC Directs to Submit Report on Compensation Paid And Rehabilitation Measures Taken(09.12.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the state to submit a report detailing the quantum of compensation paid to the families of deceased manual scavengers s.....
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Calcutta HC Orders Compensation for Nepali Man Who Remained in Prison Sans Trial(09.12.2021)
Calcutta High Court has granted Rs. 5 Lakh as compensation to a Nepali man who remained in prison for over 41 years and was released in March 2021 fol.....
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CBDT Notifies Conditions for Exemption of Income Accrued or Received by Non-Resident(13.12.2021)
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has notified conditions for exemption of income accrued or received by, non-resident as a result of transfer of n.....
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MP HC: Impounding of Passport of Travel Vlogger Affects Right to Livelihood Under Article 21(13.12.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that impounding the passport of a travel vlogger based on unjustified reasons affects her/his fundamental right.....
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Karnataka HC Upholds Constitutional Validity Granting Exemption to Persons of Coorg by Race(22.09.2021)
Karnataka High Court has upheld the constitutional validity of the notification issued by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs granting exemption to eve.....
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Karnataka HC Upholds Constitutional Validity of 2019 Notification Granting Exemption to Kodavas(23.09.2021)
Karnataka High Court has upheld that constitutional validity of the 2019 notification of the Union government granting exemption to Kodavas and Jamma .....
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Kerala HC Seeks Clarification on Post-Covid Complications Causing Death of Person(23.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has sought clarification from the State regarding why treatment for post-Covid complications was not considered a part of coronaviru.....
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NCLAT: 'Success Fees' is of Contingent and Speculative Nature; Not a Part of IBC(23.09.2021)
National Company Appellate Law Tribunal has held that 'success fees' which is more in the nature of contingency and speculative, is not a part of the .....
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Delhi High Court Temporarily Stays Federation's Rules On Attending National Coaching Camp(24.09.2021)
Delhi High Court has temporarily stayed till October 28, the Rules framed by the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) which makes attending of Nati.....
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SC: Burden Is On Employee To Prove He Was Not Gainfully Employed After Dismissal(27.09.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that whether an employee has been able to discharge the burden that he was not gainfully employed after order of compulsory.....
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SC: Complaint Filed Under Section 138 NI Act Filed on Behalf of Company Not Liable to be Dismissed(11.11.2021)
Supreme Court has held that a complaint filed on behalf of a company under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 is not liable to be dis.....
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Madras HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Appointment of Watchmen in 44,000 Temples Across State(11.11.2021)
Madras High Court has dismissed a petition seeking the appointment of watchmen on a uniform basis in all temples under the Hindu Religious & Charitabl.....
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Madras HC Asks to Consider Revising Quantum of Compensation for Deaths of Manual Scavengers(11.11.2021)
Madras High Court has observed that the current quantum of compensation payable upon death due to manual scavenging may be inadequate and thus urged t.....
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Kerala High Court Seeks Stand on Olympian Mayookha Johny’s Plea to Quash FIR(11.11.2021)
Kerala High Court has sought the State government's stand on Olympian Mayookha Johny's plea to quash the FIR lodged against her for allegedly raising .....
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Kerala High Court Quashes State Circular Restricting Fee Exemption on Converted Paddy Land(12.11.2021)
Kerala High Court has quashed a circular issued by the State government, limiting fee exemption on converted paddy land not included in the data bank .....
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SEBI Asks Franklin to Return Money to Investors in 6 Funds(08.05.2020)
Securities and Exchange Board of India has asked Franklin Templeton Mutual Funds to focus on returning the money to investors stuck in six funds as so.....
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SC: HC May Decline to Entertain Writ Petition Which Raises Complex Questions of Facts(08.05.2020)
Supreme Court has stated that the High Court may decline to entertain a Writ Petition when it raises complex questions of facts.
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NCLT Refuses Petition Against India Steel(11.05.2020)
National Company Law Tribunal has refused to admit an insolvency Petition filed by India Resurgence Asset Reconstruction Company, a joint venture betw.....
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Delhi HC Directs Centre to Consider Exempting Caretakers of Persons with Disabilities(11.05.2020)
Delhi High Court has directed the Central Government to consider whether caretakers, attendants and support staff of persons with disabilities could b.....
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SEBI Eases Norms on Consolidated Numbers for Banks, Insurance Companies(13.05.2020)
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has exempted banks and insurance companies from publishing consolidated financial results for the June q.....
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NCLT: Filing of Default Record Necessary for Section 7 IBC Filings(13.05.2020)
National Company Law Tribunal has directed filing of default record from Information utility along with new Petitions under Section 7 of the Insolvenc.....
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SC Asks States to Follow Gujarat's Model in Giving Publicity for COVID Death Compensation Scheme(16.12.2021)
Supreme Court has lauded the State of Gujarat's advertisements giving publicity relating to disbursal of the ex-gratia compensation to the family of t.....
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Allahabad HC: Continuation of Criminal Proceedings after Compromise would Cause Oppression to Parties(11.11.2019)
Allahabad High Court has reiterated that once the parties had decided to enter into a compromise it would be oppressive and prejudicial to continue th.....
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Supreme Court Closes Contempt Proceedings Against Rahul Gandhi(14.11.2019)
Supreme Court has closed the contempt proceedings against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his 'chowkidar chor hai' remark in the Rafale Case. The le.....
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Chandni Chowk Revamp: Delhi High Court Refuses to Grant Relief to Illegal Temple(15.11.2019)
Delhi High Court has ordered removal of an unauthorised temple falling in the middle of the main carriageway in Chandni Chowk, overruling the stand of.....
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Supreme Court: Singh Brothers, Ex-Ranbaxy Promoters, Guilty of Contempt(15.11.2019)
Supreme Court has held guilty Ex-Ranbaxy promoters Malvinder Singh and his brother Shivinder of contempt of court in a case filed by Japanese firm Dai.....
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Supreme Court Reiterates that Motor Accident Compensation can be Granted in Excess of Claimed Amount(22.11.2019)
Supreme Court has reiterated that it is permissible to grant motor accident compensation of any amount in excess to that which has been claimed. The C.....
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CBIC Amends HS Codes Under Notifications Imposing Anti-Dumping Duty on Imports(03.01.2022)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has amended the HS codes under various notifications imposing anti-dumping duty on imports of certa.....
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CCI Directs Investigation Into Apple's App Store Policies on Allegations of Unfair Trade Practices(03.01.2022)
Competition Commission of India has directed investigation into the Apple's App Store policies with respect to allegations of unfair trade practices i.....
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NCLT Benches to Function Through Virtual Mode from January 3 to January 31(03.01.2022)
National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has decided to revert to Virtual Mode of hearing from January 3, 2022, to January 31, 2022, taking note of the pr.....
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AAR, Telangana: No IGST Payable on Supply of Imported Goods on High Sea Sale Basis(04.01.2022)
Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR), Telangana has held that no integrated goods and services tax (IGST) payable on supply of imported goods on High Sea.....
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J&K&L HC: Dishonour of Cheque Due to Incomplete Signature Offence u/s 138 of NI Act(05.01.2022)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that the dishonour of a cheque for the reason that there were incomplete signatures appearing on the .....
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Delhi HC Makes E-Filing Compulsory for Central Govt, State Govt, Local Bodies & PSUs(06.01.2022)
Delhi High Court has made e-filing compulsory for Central Government, State Government, Local Bodies, PSUs etc in respect of all the cases from 17th J.....
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NCLT, Hyderabad Initiates Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process Against Tata Projects Ltd(06.01.2022)
National Company Law Tribunal, Hyderabad has initiated Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process against Tata Projects Limited for its failure to pay ba.....
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Delhi HC Calls for Meeting as Interim Measure for Redevelopment of Kalkaji Temple(22.12.2021)
Delhi High Court has called for a meeting between the administrator, i.e., Retired Justice JR Midha, and the Baridaars as an interim measure for the p.....
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ITAT, Amritsar: Assessee to Claim Deduction of Employees Share of ESI and PF(24.12.2021)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Amritsar has held that the assessee to claim deduction of employee’s share of Employees’ State Insurance and Pro.....
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Delhi HC Orders Removal of Illegally Constructed Temple on Public Land(21.12.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to remove a temple, alleged to be illegally constructed on a public land in city's Defence Colony a.....
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Karnataka Assembly Passes Bill to Impose Restrictions on Religious Conversions(24.12.2021)
Karnataka Legislative Assembly has passed the Karnataka Protection of Right To Freedom Of Religion Bill, 2021, which seeks to impose restrictions on r.....
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SC: Applicability of Scheme for Appointment on Compassionate Grounds Based on Fixed Criteria(20.12.2021)
Supreme Court has held that the applicability of a modified scheme with respect to an appointment on compassionate grounds would be based on a fixed c.....
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SC: Joint Complaint May be Filed by Consumers Having Same Grievance(20.12.2021)
Supreme Court has held that where there are more consumers than one having similar grievance, it is not necessary that they must file consumer complai.....
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Supreme Court Stays Contempt Proceedings Against Karnataka’s State Officer(07.01.2022)
Supreme Court has stayed the contempt proceedings initiated against Karnataka’s Additional Chief Secretary for non-compliance with the High Court orde.....
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NCLAT: Stage for Considering Default in Order at Time When Matter Taken Up u/s 100 IBC(07.01.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has held that when an application is filed under Section 95 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, the A.....
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AAR: GST Not Payable On Recoveries Made From Employees(07.01.2022)
Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR), Maharashtra has stated that GST is not payable on recoveries made from employees towards providing canteen facility.....
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CCI Directs Investigation Against Google For abusing Its dominant position(10.01.2022)
Competition Commission of India has directed investigation against Alphabet Inc., Google LLC, Google India Private Limited and Google Ireland Limited .....
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Allahabad HC Directs DM to Order Compensation In Case Of Teacher’s Death During Election Duty(10.01.2022)
Allahabad High Court directed the District Magistrate, Jaunpur to examine and pass a reasoned order in a claim for compensation made in a case of a te.....
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Karnataka HC Upholds State's Prerogative to Impose Conditions for Compassionate Authorization(12.01.2022)
Karnataka High Court has upheld the state government's power and prerogative to impose conditions such as restriction of age and pass in 10th Standard.....
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HP High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Compassionate Appointment in View of State's Policy(13.01.2022)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has dismissed a plea seeking compassionate appointment filed by a son while noting that his mother is already in Governmen.....
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Karnataka HC Issues Notice on Plea by Doctors Challenging One Year Compulsory Rural Service(14.01.2022)
Karnataka High Court has issued notice to the Union and State government and other respondents on a petition filed by one Dr. Keerthi Kurnool and 169 .....
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NCLAT Refuses to Grant Interim Relief to Amazon Against CCI Order Suspending Deal(14.01.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has refused to grant interim relief to Amazon against its plea challenging the order of the Competition Commis.....
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NCLAT: Successful Bidder Cannot be Permitted to Wriggle Out of Bid Claiming Conditional Offer(17.01.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has held that a Successful Bidder cannot wriggle out of the contractual obligations and withdraw the bid after.....
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Kerala HC: Directors of Company Cannot be Implicated Without Specific Averments(17.01.2022)
Kerala High Court has ruled that Directors of a company cannot be implicated without specific averments indicating their role in the offence, particul.....
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CCI Revokes Approval For Amazon's Deal With Future Group; Imposes Penalty on Amazon(20.12.2021)
Competition Commission of India has kept in abeyance the approval granted for the American e-commerce giant Amazon's deal with Future Group holding th.....
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Delhi HC: Employees and Officials Working in Banks Have Larger Responsibility of Ensuring Integrity(20.12.2021)
Delhi High Court has observed that the employees and officials working in banks have a larger responsibility of ensuring the integrity of the banking .....
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Bombay HC Upholds COVID Test Mandate for Employees Refusing Vaccination(22.12.2021)
Bombay High Court has upheld a circular issued by the Mumbai Port Trust (MPT) mandating RT-PCR tests every 10 days for unvaccinated employees. The Cou.....
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Kerala High Court Directs Grant of Rs 1.5 Lakh Compensation to Girl Harassed by Police(23.12.2021)
Kerala High Court has delivered its judgment in a plea moved by a minor girl who, along with her father, were harassed by a pink police officer in a p.....
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Calcutta HC Seeks Election Commission's Reply on WBCPCR Plea Seeking Compensation(28.12.2021)
Calcutta High Court has sought the reply of the Election Commission of India on the plea filed by the West Bengal Commission for Protection of Child R.....
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P&H HC: 17 Yr Old Muslim Girl Competent to Enter Into Contract of Marriage with Person of Choice(27.12.2021)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted protection to a 17 Year Old Muslim Girl who married a 33 Year Old Hindu Man, noting that she is of marriagea.....
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CCI: Violation of Competition Laws by Ecommerce Operators to be Dealt with Firmly(27.12.2021)
Competition Commission of India has said that any violation of competition law by ecommerce companies will be dealt with firmly. The Commission has as.....
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NCLT Directs Indiabulls Real Estate to Discuss Embassy Merger with Shareholders(27.12.2021)
National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has directed realty developer Indiabulls Real Estate to convene a meeting of its shareholders to discuss and seek.....
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Karnataka High Court Stays Retrospective Payment of Tax on Annuity to Infra Companies(27.12.2021)
Karnataka High Court has stayed proceedings initiated by the goods and services tax (GST) authorities seeking retrospective payment of tax on annuity .....
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Telangana HC Issues Notice on Rapido’s Plea Challenging Withdrawal of Exemption on Auto Rides(30.12.2021)
Telangana High Court has issued the notice to the government on the plea filed by the Roppen Transportation Services Pvt. Ltd. (Rapido) challenging wi.....
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Madras HC Imposes Temporary Ban on Liquor Sale in Puducherry(30.12.2021)
Madras High Court has asked the Union Territory of Puducherry to temporarily ban the supply of alcohol from 10 PM on New Year's Eve till 1 AM on 1st J.....
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Commercial Court, Bengaluru Confirms Ex-Parte Temporary Injunction Against ACC Steel(18.01.2022)
Commercial Court, Bengaluru has confirmed the ex-parte temporary injunction issued in 2020 restraining ACC Steel Pvt. Ltd., from using the marks ACC, .....
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NCLAT: Ola Has Not Abused Its Dominant Position, Not Used Predatory Pricing(18.01.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has refused to set aside the order passed by the Competition Commission of India in 2017 and held that Ola has.....
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Kerala HC: Consent of Accused Not Necessary to Acquire Voice Sample(18.01.2022)
Kerala High Court has ruled that the consent of an accused is not necessary to acquire their voice sample for the purpose of comparison, since it has .....
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Delhi HC: Power to Issue Notices for Contempt of Subordinate Courts Rests Solely with High Court(19.01.2022)
Delhi High Court has observed that the power to issue notices for contempt of subordinate courts rests solely with the High Court exercising jurisdict.....
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Karnataka HC Sets Aside Directions to RBI Directing Monitoring of Implementation of Covid Package(20.01.2022)
Karnataka High Court has set aside the directions issued to Reserve Bank of India by a single judge bench of the High Court directing it to monitor th.....
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Karnataka HC Enhances Compensation for Death of 2Yrs Old in Motor Accident(20.01.2022)
Karnataka High Court has enhanced the compensation granted by the Motor Accidents Claim Tribunal (MACT) to a couple who lost their 2-year old daughter.....
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SC Upholds Categorization of Prisoners for Temporary Release Due to Covid-19(23.09.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed the National Alliance for People's Movements plea challenging the decision of the High Power Committee in Maharashtra to c.....
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Delhi HC Refuses to Provide Relief to Retrenched PTI Employees(25.09.2020)
Delhi High Court has refused to quash the retrenchment order passed against 297 employees of the Press Trust of India by noting that the employees sho.....
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#Major Changes Implementing From Today: Buying Television Sets Becomes Expensive(01.10.2020)
Open cell panels will attract 5% import duty from 1st October, 2020 with the Government saying that the one-year duty exemption expiring at the end of.....
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Gujarat HC Orders 3 Judge Committee Report in Yatin Oza Contempt Case(01.10.2020)
Gujarat High Court has ordered that the Committee Report on alleged "favouritism and nepotism" of the Registry be brought on record in the suo moto co.....
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Chhattisgarh HC: Clause for Compensatory Recruitment to Include Female Dependents(31.01.2022)
Chhattisgarh High Court has held that a clause in an agreement under Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, which only entitled a male dependent for compensat.....
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NCLAT: Superseded Director Not Entitled to Notice of CoC Meeting(31.01.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has held that there exists a difference between supersession of Directors under the Reserve Bank of India Act,.....
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NCLAT Sets Aside NCLT Order Dismissing Initiation of CIRP Against Mittal Corp(15.09.2020)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has set aside an order passed by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Mumbai which had dismissed .....
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SC: Compensation for Loss of Future Prospects Can be Awarded in Cases of Permanent Disablement(18.09.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that compensation for loss of future prospects can be awarded in cases of permanent disablement incurred as a result of a m.....
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SC: 'Ten Times Penalty' Prescribed for Deficit Stamp Duty Cannot be Mechanically Imposed(18.09.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the penalty of ten times prescribed under Section 40(1) (b) of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 cannot be mechanically impos.....
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Madras HC Quashes FIRs Against Temple Activist Rangarajan Narasimhan(25.02.2022)
Madras High Court has quashed two FIRs against temple activist Rangarajan Narasimhan for allegedly posting defamatory social media posts about the Sri.....
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NCLT, Kochi: Initiation of CIRP Not Mandatory for Application Against Personal Guarantors(28.02.2022)
National Company Law Tribunal, Kochi has held that when an application for initiation of corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP) is pending bef.....
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Delhi HC Refuses to Entertain PIL Against Alleged Non-Compliance of S. 173 CrPC(20.01.2022)
Delhi High Court has refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation against alleged non-compliance of Section 173 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 19.....
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Bombay HC Partly Allows MACT Order in Appeal Against Compensation Awarded to Kin(21.01.2022)
Bombay High Court has partly allowed an order of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Mumbai, in an appeal against the compensation awarded to kin of a.....
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Calcutta HC: Daughter-In-Law Bound in Compassionate Appointment to Maintain Mother-In-Law(21.01.2022)
Calcutta High Court has observed in a case that the daughter-in-law is bound by the undertaking given while obtaining a compassionate appointment to m.....
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SC Issues Notice Seeking Effective Implementation of Mandate of S. 4 of RTI Act(21.01.2022)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a Writ Petition seeking effective implementation of the mandate of Section 4 of the Right to Information Act, 2005 .....
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NCLAT: Asset Can be Kept Out of Liquidation Estate if Asset is Sub-Judice Before High Court(24.01.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has held that an asset can be kept out of liquidation estate if the said asset is sub-judice before the High C.....
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Rajasthan HC: Writ Petition Against Rejection of Temporary Injunction Not Maintainable(24.01.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has observed that writ petition against rejection of temporary injunction application by trial court is not maintainable under Ar.....
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P&H HC: Only Family Members or Near Relatives of Deceased Can File Defamation Complaint(07.12.2020)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that only the 'family members' or 'near relatives' of the deceased person, against whom imputations have be.....
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SC: RERA Does Not Bar Consumer Fora from Entertaining Complaints by Allottee(07.12.2020)
Supreme Court has reiterated that Section 79 of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 does not bar the Consumer fora from entertainin.....
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Delhi HC Upholds Compensation Given to Children from Deceased's First Marriage(08.02.2022)
Delhi High Court has upheld the compensation given to two children from the deceased's first marriage reiterating that legal representatives of a pers.....
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Kerala HC Takes Suo Motu Cognisance of News Report Alleging in Sree Poornathrayeesa Temple(09.02.2022)
Kerala High Court has taken suo motu cognisance of a news report alleging that in Sree Poornathrayeesa Temple, Tripunithura, devotees were made to was.....
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Delhi HC Directs Delhi Jal Board to Inspect Kalkaji Temple Premises as Part of Redevelopment(09.02.2022)
Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Jal Board to inspect the Kalkaji temple premises as a part of its maintenance and redevelopment project to ens.....
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SC Refuses to Entertain Azam Khan's Plea Seeking Interim Bail to Participate in Election Campaign(09.02.2022)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea seeking ad-interim ex-parte bail filed by Mohammad Azam Khan, Samajwadi Party's candidate from Rampur in.....
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CCI Approves Google’s Investment in Jio Platforms(12.11.2020)
Competition Commission of India has approved Google’s Rs. 33,737 crore investment in Jio Platforms for a 7.73% stake, clearing the way for the interne.....
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Karnataka HC Directs Police to Take Steps to Trace And Arrest Former Mayor Sampath Raj(17.11.2020)
Karnataka High Court has directed the Investigating officer probing the Bengaluru Riots case to take all possible steps to trace absconding accused fo.....
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Supreme Court Stays NGT Order Imposing Cost on RICO for Causing Damage to Environment(16.02.2022)
Supreme Court has stayed National Green Tribunal's order imposing on Rajasthan State Industrial Development & Investment Corporation Limited a penalty.....
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Delhi HC Dismisses Ansal Brothers' Pleas Seeking Suspension of Sentence in Evidence Tampering Case(16.02.2022)
Delhi High Court has dismissed the pleas filed by real estate barons, Sushil Ansal and Gopal Ansal, seeking suspension of their seven-year jail term i.....
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SC Upholds State Policy to Deny Bonus Marks to NRHM/NHM Employees in Other States(18.02.2022)
Supreme Court has observed that the Top Court's interference is not required in policy decision when a State is in a position to point out that there .....
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Madras HC Seeks Response on Legality of Liquor Consumption in Club Premises Without FL2 License(18.02.2022)
Madras High Court has sought State’s response in writ appeal against the insistence by the single bench on the possession of FL2 License for the consu.....
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AP HC: Section 52 TPA Does Not Bar Grant of Temporary Injunction Under Order 39 CPC(31.01.2022)
Andhra Pradesh High Court has ruled that Section 52 of Transfer of Property Act, 1882 does not operate as a bar to grant of temporary injunction under.....
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Rajasthan HC: Employee Must Receive Gratuity Under Statutory Regulations(31.01.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has observed that an employee must receive gratuity, either under the Payment Of Gratuity Act 1972 or under the Regulations frame.....
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#Economic Survey 2021-2022: Impact of Pandemic on Exports and Imports of Goods and Services(31.01.2022)
Exports of both goods and services have been exceptionally strong so far in 2021-22, but imports also recovered strongly with recovery in domestic dem.....
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#Economic Survey 2021-2022: Impact of Pandemic on Consumption(31.01.2022)
India's consumption story is intact despite third wave, having grown at 7% in 2021-22 with significant amount coming in from government spending. Simi.....
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SC: Compensation to be Paid from Date of Accident and Not Date of Adjudication of Claim(01.02.2022)
Supreme Court has observed that interest on compensation under the Workmen's Compensation Act 1923, shall be paid from the date of the accident and no.....
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Madras HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Directions to Extend Pongal Gift Hampers to Refugees(01.02.2022)
Madras High Court has dismissed a plea filed by Retd. Professor Ramu Manivannan seeking directions to the government of Tamil Nadu to extend the Ponga.....
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Allahabad HC Grants Bail to Man Arrested for Offering Namaz in Temple(21.12.2020)
Allahabad High Court has granted bail to Faisal Khan, the man who was arrested for offering namaz in the Nand Baba temple premises in Mathura district.....
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Meghalaya HC: Rusk is Different from Bread, VAT Exemption Can't Be Extended to Rusk(16.03.2022)
Meghalaya High Court has ruled that rusk is not bread and the Value Added Tax (VAT) exemption available to bread in the state of Meghalaya must be ext.....
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Allahabad High Court Enhances Motor Accident Compensation to Child Who Lost One Kidney(16.03.2022)
Allahabad High Court has enhanced the compensation granted by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal to a minor, who lost one kidney and suffered liver da.....
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Karnataka HC: Private Complaint Before Magistrate Court Alleging Offence u/s 191 IPC Maintainable(17.03.2022)
Karnataka High Court has said that a private complaint made before the magistrate court alleging offence under section 191 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 .....
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ITAT, Delhi: Belated Payment of Employees Contribution to Provident Fund and Insurance Scheme(17.03.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Delhi has ruled that belated payment of employees' contribution to the Provident Fund and State Insurance Scheme cannot.....
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Allahabad HC: Competency Certificate of Child Witness Not Mandatory(17.03.2022)
Allahabad High Court has held that the Competency Certificate of a child witness is not mandatory if the child gives rational answers to the court's q.....
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CCI Urges Govt to Ensure Adequate 5G Airwaves to be Auctioned at Affordable Rates(25.01.2021)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has urged the government to ensure adequate 5G airwaves are auctioned at affordable rates amid acute financial s.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India, Auction of 5G Airwaves
SC Issues Notice on NCLT Bar Association's Petition Challenging MCA Notification(06.04.2022)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a writ petition that seeks to change the term of 3 years fixed by a notification issued by the Ministry for the mem.....
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CCI Orders Probe Against Zomato and Swiggy On Complaint of Anti-Competitive Practices(06.04.2022)
Competition Commission of India has directed the Director General (DG) to investigate and determine whether the conduct of Zomato and Swiggy are anti-.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India, Director General, Zomato, Swiggy, anti-competitive, Section 3(1) and Section 3(4) of the Competition Act, 2002
Delhi HC Dismisses Appeal of Specially-Abled Tennis Player for Participating in Deaflympics(06.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has dismissed the appeal filed by a specially-abled tennis player that seeks to participate as a substitute player in the Deaflympics.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Deaflympics, specially-abled tennis player, Brazil, May 2022, vested right
ITAT, Delhi: Depreciation not Allowable On Non-Compete Fee(06.04.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Delhi has observed that the depreciation is not allowable on non-compete fee under section 32 of the Income Tax Act, 19.....
Tags : Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, depreciation, non-compete fee, section 32 of the Income Tax Act, 1961
AAAR, Maharashtra: No Legislative Intent to Tax Water for General Purposes(06.04.2022)
Appellate Authority for Advance Ruling, Maharashtra has observed that no legislative intent to tax water for general purposes and holds Tertiary Treat.....
Tags : Appellate Authority for Advance Ruling, Maharashtra, no legislative intent, tax water, GST exemption, Tertiary Treated Water
Kerala HC Enquires on Law Prohibiting Government from Regularising Temporary Employees(18.02.2021)
Kerala High Court has asked whether there was any law prohibiting a government from regularising temporary employees in a public interest petition cha.....
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Kerala High Court Quashes Ban on Compostable Plastic Carry Bags(18.02.2021)
Kerala High Court has quashed an order of the State Government, prohibiting the manufacture, stocking and sale of compostable plastic bags in the stat.....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Grant of Bail to Bangalore's Former Mayor Sampath Raj(22.02.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice in plea challenge Karnataka High Court's decision to grant bail to former Mayor of Bangalore Sampath Raj and former Co.....
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CESTAT, Mumbai: Acceptance to Pay Duty Exempt from Liability of Confiscation and Redemption Fine(14.04.2022)
Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai has observed that voluntarily acceptance and willingness to pay the duty at the enhanced rate.....
Tags : Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, voluntarily acceptance, enhanced rate, confiscation, redemption, exempt from liability
Punjab & Haryana HC Allows Refund of Court Fees, Parties Entitled to Refund in Case of Compromise(14.04.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has reiterated that parties are allowed to refund of court fees even in case of compromise entered into outside the Cour.....
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Telangana HC Directs Officials to Appear Before Court in 3 PIL Petitions(15.04.2022)
Telangana High Court had directed the Principal Secretaries of Irrigation, Mines and Geology and Roads and Buildings and GHMC Commissioner to appear b.....
Tags : Telangana High Court, Shifting of Garbage Dumps
SC Seeks Centre's Response on Implementation of MHA Order for Payment of Full Wages(28.04.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the Centre to place its "policy on record" in regards to implementation of Ministry of Home Affairs' Notifications, which c.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Payment to employees
Madras HC Issues Notice to Centre on PIL for GST Exemption for Masks and Sanitisers(29.04.2020)
Madras High Court has issued notice to the Union government on a Public Interest Litigation seeking removal of the 18% Goods and Services Tax on sanit.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Masks and Sanitisers, Exemption
Jharkhand HC Seeks Action Taken Report for Implementation of Lockdown Measures(29.04.2020)
Jharkhand High Court has sought a reply from the State Government, delineating the measures being taken for strict implementation of the lockdown.
Tags : Jharkhand High Court, Implementation of Lockdown Measures
NCLAT, Delhi: Fresh Resolution Plan Cannot be Considered by Committee of Creditors(25.04.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), Delhi has held that a fresh resolution plan cannot be considered by a Committee of Creditors (COC) on.....
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NCLAT, Delhi: Amount Given as Share Application Money is Not Covered Under Financial Debt(25.04.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) , Delhi has held that money given as Share Application Money cannot be treated as a financial debt in .....
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HP HC Directs to Commence Repair Work at 11th Century Mata Mrikula Devi Temple(25.04.2022)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has ordered the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to constitute a special team to inspect, submit an estimate and comme.....
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Calcutta HC Recommends Action Against District Judge for Material Irregularity in Judicial Order(16.01.2020)
Calcutta High Court has recommended administrative action against a District Judge for material irregularity and impropriety in a judicial order. The .....
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Supreme Court Rejects Review Petitions of Telecom Companies(17.01.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed the Review Petitions of Telecom companies on Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) payment order. The Companies would have to pay R.....
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ITAT Delhi: Exemption to Agricultural Lands Bought not for Business Purposes Allowed(17.01.2020)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Delhi has allowed exemption on agricultural lands bought without an intention to purchase the land for any business pur.....
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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.....
Tags : Madhya Pradesh High Court, Compulsory Retirement, Disciplinary Authority, punishment, bribe
Chhattisgarh HC: Director Cannot Be Prosecuted u/s 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act(30.03.2022)
Chhattisgarh High Court has held that a director could not be charged under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 without the company be.....
Tags : Chhattisgarh High Court, Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, Company
Kerala HC: No Illegality in Invoking LARR Act for Land Acquisition(30.03.2022)
Kerala High Court has reiterated that the State government was reasonable in acquiring land in furtherance of its K-Rail SilverLine Project by invokin.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, K-Rail SilverLine Project, Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013
Madras HC Asks to Submit Status Report on Proposal to Declare Wetlands of National Importance(18.02.2022)
Madras High Court has asked the state government to submit a status report on the proposal to the Union Govt for declaring 13 sites as wetlands of int.....
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NCLAT, Delhi: Operational Creditor is At Liberty to File Legal Proceedings to Recover Claims(21.02.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), Delhi has held that the Operational Creditor is at liberty to file appropriate legal proceedings to r.....
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SC Upholds Kerala Govt Order Granting Exemption to Existing Board Employees for Qualification(21.02.2022)
Supreme Court has upheld a Kerala Government Order which granted exemptions to several existing Board employees from the qualifications under the Cent.....
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Delhi HC Dismisses PIL Challenging Tender Invitations Issued By PSUs for Empanelment of Law Firms(21.02.2022)
Delhi High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation challenging the Tender invitations issued by Public Sector Undertakings and other register.....
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Bombay HC Sets Aside Show Cause Notice Against Bombay Dyeing Company(21.02.2022)
Bombay High Court has set aside a show-cause notice issued 15 years back against Bombay Dyeing and Manufacturing Company Limited, observing that a par.....
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MP HC Upholds Decision to Consider Younger Son for Compassionate Appointment(21.02.2022)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has upheld the decision of a single bench wherein the Writ Court had directed the State to consider the younger son of a dec.....
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# GST Changes Applicable From 01.01.2021: Amendment to Composition Scheme Under CGST Act(29.12.2020)
Finance Act, 2020 has amended Section 10(2) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 to provide that a registered person seeking to pay the tax.....
Tags : Finance Act, 2020, Central Goods and Services Act, 2017, Composition Scheme
Kerala High Court States Temporary Relinquishment Of Promotion Can Be Extended Beyond One Year(08.03.2022)
Kerala High Court has observed that the Government Order issued in 1991 mandating that temporary relinquishment of promotion shall be for a minimum pe.....
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Madras High Court Disallows Lalgudi Temple Car Festival to Pass Through Streets(09.03.2022)
Madras High Court has observed that the temple car procession/ festival in Achiramavalli Amman Kovil at Jangamarajapuram cannot be allowed this year s.....
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NCLAT, New Delhi Dismisses NOIDA Appeal Against Order Directing Participation in CIRP Process(09.03.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, New Delhi has dismissed the Appeal preferred by New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (NOIDA) against th.....
Tags : National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Participation in CIRP Process
Karnataka HC Issues Notice on Plea Against Imposition of New Building Norms on Existing Buildings(11.03.2022)
Karnataka High Court has issued notice to the State Government on a petition questioning imposition of certain new building norms even for the existin.....
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MP HC Grants Temporary Bail to Rape Accused for Taking Care of Wife & Repairing Dilapidated Dwelling(06.04.2022)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted temporary bail to a rape accused for 45 days to take care of his injured wife and to repair his house, which was.....
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NCLAT: No Bar in Pendency of Execution Proceedings u/s 9 IBC(07.04.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has observed that the pendency of an execution petition does not bar the operational creditor from filing a pe.....
Tags : National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, execution petition, Section 9 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016
NCLAT Delhi: Resolution Professional Cannot Decide Eligibility Under Section 29A IBC(07.04.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has observed that the Resolution Professional is not required to take a decision in regard to the ineligibili.....
Tags : National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Resolution Professional, Section 29A of the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code, 2016, Resolution Applicant
NCLT, Bengaluru Dismisses Insolvency Petition Against Café Coffee Day(07.04.2022)
National Company Law Tribunal, Bengaluru has dismissed the insolvency petition filed against the parent company of Cafe Coffee Day namely Coffee Day G.....
Tags : National Company Law Tribunal, parent company, Cafe Coffee Day, Coffee Day Global Limited, Cooperative Rabobank U.A
Supreme Court: Mere Amalgamation Would Not invalidate Income Tax Proceedings(07.04.2022)
Supreme Court has held that whether corporate death of amalgamating entity upon amalgamation invalidates an order of assessment issued under the Incom.....
Tags : Supreme Court, amalgamation, Income Tax Act, 1961, Section 481 of the Companies Act, 1956
Delhi HC: Breach of Contract u/s 74 Not Applicable at Pre-Formation Stage(07.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has admitted a writ petition that seeks refund of bid security paid by Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL) and has dismissed the all.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, bid security, Indian Hotels Company Limited, pre-formation stage, breach of contract
SC: Appeal to NCLAT Shall Be Filed Within Period of 30 Days(13.05.2022)
Supreme Court has reiterated that an appeal against the order of National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) shall be filed before the NCLAT within a period.....
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NCLAT, Delhi: Arrears of Salary Accumulated for More Than Three Years Are Not Eligible for CIRP(13.05.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, New Delhi has ruled that arrears of salary due beyond a period of three years would be barred by limitation f.....
Tags : National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, three years, Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process, limitation
NCLAT: NCLT Doesn't Have Power to Classify Transaction As Preferential Transaction(16.05.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Law Tribunal, has observed that NCLT does not have the power to suo-moto classify a transaction as a Preferential Trans.....
Tags : National Company Law Appellate Law Tribunal, Section 44, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, Preferential Transaction
Orissa HC: Govt. No Vested Right of Employee to Seek Transfer to Particular Position that is Vacant(16.05.2022)
Orissa High Court has ruled that a government employee has no vested right to seek posting to a particular position even if the desired position is ly.....
Tags : Orissa High Court, government employee, vacant
Madras HC: Signature & Thumb Impression Are Not Mandatory For Pro-Note Under NI Act(16.05.2022)
Madras High Court has ruled that it is not compulsory under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 to obtain both signature and thumb impression for a p.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, thumb impression, pro-note
NCLAT: Salary Incrementation is Valid by Employment Agreement or Board Resolution(16.05.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, (NCLAT) has observed that salary incrementation is valid only by an employment agreement or board resolution .....
Tags : National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, Section 9
NCLAT: Penalty Can Only be Under IBC Code and Not Companies Act Before Adjudicating Authority(22.02.2022)
National Company Appellate Law Tribunal has held that when proceedings before the Adjudicating Authority are being carried out under the Insolvency an.....
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Delhi HC Asks Govt to Publish Requisite Standards on Collection of Blood Samples for COVID 19(22.02.2022)
Delhi High Court has asked the Delhi Government to publish requisite standards as to the collection of blood sample for conducting COVID 19 related te.....
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SC: Pharmaceutical Companies Gifting Freebies to Doctors is Prohibited by Law(23.02.2022)
Supreme Court held that pharmaceutical companies gifting freebies to doctors is prohibited by law and they cannot claim it as a deduction under Sectio.....
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Calcutta HC Denies Compassionate Appointment to Petitioner Whose Mother is Working(23.02.2022)
Calcutta High Court has dismissed a plea seeking compassionate appointment by observing that the mother of the petitioner is a teacher of a school and.....
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Delhi Court Issues Notice on Appeal Against Civil Judge Order Dismissing Suit to Restore Temples(23.02.2022)
Delhi Court has issued notice on an appeal filed against the order of a Civil Judge dismissing a civil suit filed on behalf of Jain deity Tirthankar L.....
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Kerala High Court Extends Validity of All Interim Orders Till March 16(23.02.2022)
Kerala High Court has extended the life of all interim orders passed by the High Court and all courts and tribunals falling under the supervisory juri.....
Tags : Delhi CourtKerala High Court, Validity of All Interim Orders, Restoration of Temples, Qutub Minar Complex
SC Sets Aside Delhi HC Orders Initiating Coercive Steps Against Companies and Promoters Biyani(01.02.2022)
Supreme Court has set aside the orders of the Delhi High Court which initiated coercive steps against the companies and its promoters Biyanis for alle.....
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SC: Proximity To Developed Area Relevant to Determine Market Value for Compensation(02.02.2022)
Supreme Court has observed that the market value of a land must be determined keeping in view the various factors including proximity to the developed.....
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Gujarat HC: Every Offence Under Negotiable Instruments Act Is Compoundable(02.02.2022)
Gujarat High Court has held that when parties have settled the dispute amicably, the compounding of the offence is permitted with regard to an offence.....
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Rajasthan High Court: Compensation Commissioner Last Authority on Claims(02.02.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has held that under the scheme of the Workmen Compensation Act, 1923, the Compensation Commissioner is the last authority to deci.....
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Karnataka HC Dismisses 11 Contempt Petitions Filed Against Its Registrar General with Cost(03.02.2022)
Karnataka High Court has dismissed 11 contempt petitions filed by one Jeetendra Kumar Rajan seeking action against the High Court Registrar General, i.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Contempt Petitions Against Registrar
Madras HC Directs HR&CE Department to Submit Details of Encroachments on Temple Lands(04.02.2022)
Madras High Court has directed the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Department to submit within two weeks the details of encroachment.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Encroachments on Temple Lands
SC: Statement of Accused Not Substantive Evidence of Defence to Rebut Presumption u/s 139 NI Act(10.03.2021)
Supreme Court has stated that the statement of the accused recorded under Section 313 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 is not a substantive evi.....
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Karnataka HC Directs BBMP Commissioner to Explain Steps Taken to Improve Road Conditions(10.03.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the Commissioner of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to file an affidavit within three weeks, enumerating t.....
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NCLAT Upholds Dismissal of Petition Filed During Prohibited Period(24.05.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal while adjudicating an appeal has upheld that Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process cannot be initiated over .....
Tags : National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process, Insolvency and Bankruptcy
ITAT: Charitable Trust Engaged Solely in Educational Purpose can Avail Exemption in Income Tax Act(24.05.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Rajkot Bench has held that a Charitable Trust engaged solely in educational purposes can avail exemption under S.....
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Delhi HC to State Govt.: Implement Order on Nurses' Salary in Private Hospitals Before July 12(24.05.2022)
Delhi High Court has pulled up the Delhi Government for not implementing an earlier order passed by it in the year 2019 regarding payment of nurses wo.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Contempt, Delhi Government, Nurses’ Salary
Orissa HC Directs State Government to Consider Opening of Temples in Graded Manner(08.10.2020)
Orissa High Court has directed the State Government to consider opening of temples, in a graded manner, according to modalities it may decide, as per .....
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Gujarat HC Asks State to Determine Payment of Compensation Under PMFBY Scheme(12.10.2020)
Gujarat High Court has requested the State authorities, to carry out an exercise to determine as to whether the farmers covered under the Pradhan Mant.....
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Delhi HC Restrains Ex-Employee of Air India from Posting Allegations Against Company(12.10.2020)
Delhi High Court has restrained an ex-employee of Air India from directly or indirectly, publishing and/or commenting or communicating or issuing any .....
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SC Rejects Plea to Enact Law to Provide Uniform Compensation to Victims of Violence(13.10.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a lawyer's plea seeking direction to Parliament to enact a law providing a uniform scheme of compensation for persons who .....
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CBIC Prohibits Manufacture, Import, Stocking, Distribution, Sale And Use of SUP from 1st July(27.06.2022)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has issued instructions regarding the restrictions on the manufacture, import, stocking, distributi.....
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Gujarat HC Refuses to Quash FIR for Dumping Chemicals in Open Land(27.06.2022)
Gujarat High Court has refused to quash a FIR lodged for violation of the Environment (Protection) Act against a factory owner for allegedly dumping c.....
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Punjab and Haryana HC Seeks Details of Cases Against MPs, MLAs from Trial Courts(01.03.2021)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed all the District and Sessions Judges to send information regarding pending cases against MLAs, MPs with cle.....
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Karnataka HC Set Aside Criminal Case against Founders of Unocoin Company(02.03.2021)
Karnataka High Court set aside the criminal case against founders namely B V Harish and Sathvik Vishwanath of Unocoin company for setting up a Bitcoin.....
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Rajasthan HC Grants Time to Centre to Respond on Plea for Issuance of Temporary Ration Cards(02.03.2021)
Rajasthan High Court has granted three weeks' time to the Central Government to file its reply on grievances raised by Pakistan Minority Migrants rega.....
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AAR, Karnataka: Pre-developed Computer Software Can be Treated as Goods and Attracts 5% GST(02.05.2022)
Authority for Advance Ruling, Karnataka has ruled that pre-developed and pre-designed Computer Software can be treated as goods and attracts 5% Goods .....
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AAR, Karnataka: Computer Software Supplied to Public Funded Research Institutions Attracts 5% GST(03.05.2022)
Authority of Advance Ruling, Karnataka has ruled that 5% Goods and Services Tax is payable on computer software supplied to public-funded research ins.....
Tags : Authority of Advance Ruling, 5% Goods and Services Tax, computer software
Chhattisgarh HC bar University From Replacing Guest Lecturer Except by Way of Regular Appointment(05.05.2022)
Chhattisgarh High Court has reiterated that because a person is selected as a Guest Lecturer at a college or a University, doesn’t mean that he/she do.....
Tags : Chhattisgarh High Court, contractual appointments, legitimate expectation, Guest Lecturer, complaint
Gujarat HC: Revenue Can’t Ignore Mandatory Requirement of Pre-Consultation(30.03.2022)
Gujarat High Court has ruled that the revenue cannot bypass the compulsory requirement of pre-consultation notice the origin of the show cause notice .....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Compulsory Requirement, Pre Consultation Notice, Additional Director General
Delhi HC: Not Compulsory to Register or Pay Stamp Duty on Family Settlements(30.03.2022)
Delhi High Court has decided that it is not mandatory to compulsorily register family settlements and to pay stamp duty when such settlement is arrive.....
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P&H HC: Production Of Certificate Not Necessary to Obtain Voice Sample of Accused(30.03.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has ruled that while filing an application by the prosecution to obtain the voice sample of the accused for the purposes.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Section 65B(4) of the Evidence Act, voice sample, certificate
SC Directs to Respond to SIT Reports Seeking Cancellation of Bail to Ashish Mishra(31.03.2022)
Supreme Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to respond to the two reports of a retired judge by April 4, monitoring the SIT investigation .....
Tags : Supreme Court, SIT, Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, Ashish Mishra
Allahabad HC Issues Contempt Notice to Man for Making Offensive Statements Against Judges(01.04.2022)
Allahabad High Court has issued a contempt notice to the man who wrote a letter alleging that in the District Court, all the Officers, Judges and empl.....
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Calcutta HC: Exemption Notification’s Eligibility is Question Relating to Rate of Duty(01.04.2022)
Calcutta High Court has dismissed an appeal on the ground of maintainability by holding that the question with regard to the eligibility of exemption .....
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P&H HC: HC Has Power to Grant Extension of Time for Completion of Loan Repayment Under OTS Scheme(23.02.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that the High Court has the power to grant an extension of time for completion of the loan repayment under .....
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NCLT, Kochi: Entry in Balance Sheet Amounts to Acknowledgment of Liability(23.02.2022)
National Company Law Tribunal, Kochi has reiterated that acknowledgement of debt in the balance sheet of the Corporate Debtor comes within the meaning.....
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Calcutta HC Seeks Response in PIL Alleging Non-Implementation of RERA in West Bengal(23.02.2022)
Calcutta High Court has sought response from the State government in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) alleging that members of Real Estate Regulator.....
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ITAT, Chennai Allows Loss on Investment in Subsidiary Company as Business Loss(23.02.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Chennai has allowed the loss on investment made in subsidiary company for increasing business expediency to be w.....
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Delhi HC Imposes Cost on Plea Against Seizure of Luxury Car for Evading Import Duty(23.02.2022)
Delhi High Court has imposed cost of Rs. 1 lakh while dismissing a petition challenging the seizure of a luxury car and subsequent proceedings under t.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Evading Import Duty
CCI Approves Proposed Combination Between Yum Restaurants and Devyani International Limited(05.02.2020)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the proposed combination between Yum Restaurants (India) Private Limited and Devyani International .....
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ITAT Kolkata Allows Exemption: ‘Performance Bonus’ Cannot be Treated as Salary(06.02.2020)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Kolkata while relying upon the precedent held that ‘performance bonus’ does not constitute a part of ‘salary’ an.....
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SC: Compromise Decree Which Does not Take in Property Within Subject Matter Needs No Registration(06.02.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that a compromise decree does not require registration if it does not take in property that is not the subject matter of su.....
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Orissa HC Orders Compassionate Appointment After 7 Years Delay(01.06.2022)
Orissa High Court while ordering compassionate appointment, after a delay of 7 years , has held that it is highly improper to keep such cases pending .....
Tags : Orissa High Court, Compassionate Appointment, Delay
US Jury Holds Johnny Depp and Amber Heard Liable for Defamation of Each Other(02.06.2022)
US Court has held that Heard had defamed Depp in a 2018 op-ed she wrote for The Washington Post, and awarded Depp $10 Million in compensatory damages .....
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CESTAT: No Excise Duty on Goods Consumed for Manufacture of Exempted Final Products(02.06.2022)
Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Ahmedabad has held that intermediate goods consumed for the manufacture of exempted final products.....
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Delhi HC Upholds Circular Restricting Foreign Travel of District Court Employees(03.06.2022)
Delhi High Court has upheld a circular stipulating that the city's district court employees can be allowed to visit a foreign country only during vaca.....
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Karnataka HC Asks State Govt on Procedure to Appoint Prosecutors in MP/MLA Courts(24.11.2020)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State government to place on record the procedure followed by it for making choice of the public prosecutors who.....
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ITAT, Mumbai: Company Granting Bonus to Employees or Shareholder Entitled to Tax Benefits(25.11.2020)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai has held that the company which is granting bonuses to its employees or shareholders is entitled to tax b.....
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Allahabad HC Calls Upon Transport Commissioner in Plea for Compliance of Motor Vehicles Act(25.11.2020)
Allahabad High Court has called upon the Transport Commissioner, Uttar Pradesh to respond on the issue with regard to compliance of the mandatory prov.....
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Karnataka HC to BBMP Officers: Clear Encroachments From Subramanyapura, Begur Lakes(13.06.2022)
Karnataka High Court has directed the Executive Engineers of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to take steps and remove encroachments which ex.....
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CBDT Issues Circular Regarding Compliance Check Functionality for TDS(14.06.2022)
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued a circular relating to Compliance Check Functionality for Sections 206AB and 206CCA of Income Tax Act,.....
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NCLAT Upholds Imposition of Rs. 200 Crores Penalty on Amazon by CCI(14.06.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has upheld the order passed by Competition Commission of India (CCI) whereby Amazon was directed to pa.....
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SC: Long Cohabitation Between Man & Woman Raises Strong Presumption in Favour of Their Marriage(14.06.2022)
Supreme Court has held that long cohabitation between a man and women raises a strong presumption in favour of their marriage. Although, the presumpti.....
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SC: Levy of Separate IGST on Indian Importers for Ocean Freight Violates Section 8 of CGST Act(24.05.2022)
Supreme Court has held when the Indian importer is liable to pay IGST on the composite supply, which includes supply of goods and services of transpor.....
Tags : Supreme Court. IGST, CGST, Composite Supply
Calcutta HC Dismisses Plea by WBCPCR Seeking Compensation From Election Commission For Covid Orphans(25.05.2022)
Calcutta HC dismissed a PIL filed by West Bengal Commission for Protection of Child Rights (WBCPCR) seeking a direction upon the Election Commission t.....
Tags : West Bengal Commission for Protection of Child Rights, Election Commission, Covid-19, Compensation
Madras HC: Amount Paid through Insurance in Mediclaim Deductible from Compensation in Motor Accident(25.05.2022)
Madras High Court has held that the compensation for medical expenses is a matter of reimbursement and hence, once the insurance company has chosen to.....
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Rajasthan HC: State is Trustee of Natural Resources, Must be Conscious to Sustain it(25.05.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has directed the State to ensure compliance of law and prevent illegal mining, encroachments etc. in the Forests, Wild Life Sanct.....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Natural Resources, Compliance
P&H HC: Executive Can't Exempt Use of Copyrighted Sound Recordings in Marriage Functions(25.05.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that the executive has no authority under the Copyright Act to clarify or interpret the applicability of the la.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Copyright, Exemption, Public Notice
Chhattisgarh HC bars University From Replacing Guest Lecturer Except by Way of Regular Appointment(05.05.2022)
Chhattisgarh High Court has reiterated that because a person is selected as a Guest Lecturer at a college or a University, doesn’t mean that he/she do.....
Tags : Chhattisgarh High Court, contractual appointments, legitimate expectation, Guest Lecturer, complaint
CESTAT, Delhi: Anti-Dumping Duty Paid After Validity of Notification is Refundable(05.05.2022)
Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Delhi has ruled that the Anti-dumping duty paid after the expiry of the period mentioned in the co.....
Tags : Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, notification, importer, anti-dumping duty
Delhi HC Observes Trees Only Hope of Environmental Redemption In Commercialized Cities(05.05.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that trees hold out as welcome and assuring living entities of hope, sanity, environmental redemption and even companionship.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Trees, environmental Redemption
CESTAT, Mumbai: Voluntarily Acceptance of Higher Value Exempts Importer From Confiscation Liability(05.05.2022)
Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai has reiterated that voluntarily acceptance of a higher value and willing to pay the customs d.....
Tags : Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, customs duty, Customs Act, 1962, enhanced rate, redemption fine
NCLT, Chennai: No Conflict Among Prohibition of Benami Property Transaction Act and IBC, 2016(06.05.2022)
National Company Law Tribunal, Chennai has ruled that there is no conflict between the Prohibition of Benami Property Transaction Act, 1988 and the In.....
Tags : National Company Law Tribunal, Prohibition of Benami Property Transaction Act, 1988, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, attachment of property
AAR, Tamil Nadu: 12% GST on Solar Pump Controller for Solar Submersible Pump Application(06.05.2022)
Authority for Advance Ruling, Tamil Nadu has observed that 12% Goods and Services Tax Applicable on Solar Pump Controller for Solar Submersible Pump A.....
Tags : Authority for Advance Ruling, Goods and Services Tax, 12%, Solar Pump Controller
CESTAT, Chennai: No Prohibition on Selling of Goods by Importer to Another(15.04.2022)
Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Chennai bench has held that there is no prohibition on the selling of goods by the importer to anoth.....
Tags : Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Selling of Goods by Importer to Another
AAR, Maharashtra: GST Payable on Composite Supply of Work Contract Involving Earth Work(15.04.2022)
Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR), Maharashtra has ruled that goods and services tax (GST) is payable on the composite supply of work contracts involv.....
Tags : Authority of Advance Ruling, Composite Supply of Work Contract
CBIC Exempts Cotton from Customs Duty and AICD Till 30 September, 2022(15.04.2022)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has exempted cotton from customs duty and the Agriculture Infrastructure Development Cess (AIDC). T.....
Tags : Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, Exemption of Cotton, Customs Duty
NCLAT, Delhi: Quantum of Debt Not to be Decided At Stage of Admission of S. 7 IBC Application(18.04.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Delhi has observed that the quantum of debt is not to be considered at the stage of admission of a petition u.....
Tags : National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, admission
P&H HC: Court Does Not Interfere in Compassionate Appointment in Absence of Any Policy(18.04.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has held in a writ petition for quashing of an order denying for service benefits and compassionate appointment on accou.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, compassionate appointment
Patna HC Calls for Fresh Demand Survey in Shortage of Fuel Pumps on National & State Highways Case(19.04.2022)
Patna High Court has directed the Central and State Governments to present a detailed report on the issue of non-availability of adequate number of pe.....
Tags : Patna High Court, petrol pumps, National and State Highways
ITAT, Delhi: Payment to Microsoft for Software Purchase Does Not Amount to Royalty(04.04.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Delhi has observed that the assesee, HP Services (Singapore) cannot be taxed for royalty as per the Indo-Singapore Doub.....
Tags : Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, HP Services, Indo-Singapore, Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement, Microsoft company
ITAT, Delhi: Non-Appearance Before Authorities to Imply Assessee Has Nothing to Rebut(04.04.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal Delhi has observed that the income tax proceedings are attached with the presumption of truth and the non-appearance bef.....
Tags : Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, income tax proceedings, presumption of truth, rebut
Delhi HC: Non-Specification of Limb under which Penalty is Initiated is Arbitrary(04.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that the action of income tax authorities to deny the benefit of immunity from penalty under Section 270AA of the Income Tax.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Imposition of Penalty
Delhi High Court Refuses To Extend Internship Cut-Off Date for Ayush PG Entrance Test 2021(04.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has rejected an appeal that seeks to extend the cut-off date for completion of Internship towards determination of eligibility for Al.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, All India Ayush Post-graduate Entrance Test, 2021, cut-off date, completion of Internship
Punjab & Haryana HC: Parties Want to Live In Peace Not Enough for Compounding of Heinous Offence(04.04.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that heinous offences such as attempt to murder punishable under section 307 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 is .....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, 307 of Indian Penal Code, 1860, attempt to murder
Allahabad HC Dismisses Revision Plea to Challenge Discharge of MP Sakshi Maharaj in Rape, Kidnapping(04.04.2022)
Allahabad High Court has dismissed a revision plea filed by the State Government against the discharge order in favour of BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj in reg.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, kidnapping, MP Sakshi Maharaj
ITAT, New Delhi: Interest on Enhanced Compensation Does Not Come u/s 56 IT Act(08.04.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal( ITAT ), New Delhi has observed that received interest on enhanced compensation does not comes under income from other s.....
Tags : Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, received interest, enhanced compensation, Tax Deduction at Source, section 194A of the income tax act, 1961
CESTAT, Delhi: No Central Excise Duty on Manufacture of CO2 Gas During Manufacture of Beer(08.04.2022)
Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Delhi has observed that central excise duty cannot be levied during the manufacture of beer on the.....
Tags : Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, central excise duty, manufacture of beer, carbon dioxide gas, alcoholic liquors, consumption, State subject
NCLT, Kolkata: Corporate Debtor Cannot Be Sent Into Liquidation(08.04.2022)
National Company Law Tribunal, Kolkata has observed that just because the liquidation value is being projected higher than the value of the resolutio.....
Tags : National Company Law Tribunal, liquidation value, resolution plan, Corporate Debtor, liquidation
ITAT, Pune: Capital Gain Exemption u/s 54F for Purchase of Office Premises not available(08.04.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Pune has observed that the capital gain exemption under section 54F of the Income Tax Act, 1961 is not available in the.....
Tags : Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, capital gain exemption, Income Tax Act, 1961, office premises
P&H HC: Parameters Laid Down in Dharampal Case for Suspension of Sentence Are Only Guidelines(11.04.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that the parameters laid down by the High Court in the case of Dharampal for suspension of the sentence are onl.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Dharampal case, parameters, invariable rule.
NCLT, Kolkata: IRP Against Legal Heirs of Personal Guarantor by Financial Creditor Not Permissible(11.04.2022)
National Company Law Tribunal, Kolkata has held that the application is not maintainable against legal heirs of the Personal Guarantor under the Insol.....
Tags : National Company Law Tribunal, Financial Creditor, Personal Guarantor, Bank of Baroda
ITAT, Ahmedabad: Expenses on Interest Payment on Loans Not Added While Computing Book Profit(02.03.2020)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Ahmedabad has held that expenses on account of interest payment on loans could not be added while computing book.....
Tags : Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Computing Book Profit
ITAT, Pune: Stamp Value Would be Full Consideration Only if Payment Made Through Bank(02.03.2020)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Pune has observed that the stamp value on the date of agreement to sell shall be considered as full value of con.....
Tags : Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Stamp Value
J&K&L HC: Presumption of Innocence U/S 3(i) of JJ Act Not Applicable to Adult Co-Accused(04.07.2022)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that the presumption of innocence in favour of a juvenile under Section 3(i) of the Juvenile Justice .....
Tags : Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, Juvenile Justice, Presumption of Innocence
DGFT Exempts IGST And Compensation Cess Under Advance Authorisation, EPCG, And EOU Scheme(06.07.2022)
Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has notified the exemption of Integrated Goods and Service Tax (IGST) and Compensation Cess under Advance .....
Tags : DGFT, Exemption, Foreign Trade Policy
SC: A Proficient Advocate Must be Physically Fit(08.07.2022)
Supreme Court while granting relief of enhanced compensation, to an advocate who had suffered 100% permanent disability due to an accident, has held t.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Compensation, Advocate, Disability
Kerala HC: Employee Accused of Embezzlement Must be Kept Away Till Enquiry is Completed(11.07.2022)
Kerala High Court while refusing to recall an order of suspension has held that an employee accused of embezzling money, cannot be reinstated during t.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Suspension, Employee, Embezzlement
J&K Terror Funding Case: NIA Court Sentences Life Imprisonment to Yasin Malik(26.05.2022)
Special NIA Court, Delhi has sentenced Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik to Life Imprisonment after he was convicted in connection with Jammu & K.....
Tags : NIA Court, Terror Funding, Life Imprisonment
NCLAT: Article 1 of Limitation Act,1963 not Apply to Proceedings Under IB Code, 2016(26.05.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) Principal Bench has held that the Article 1 of Limitation Act, 1963 is not applicable to the Petition .....
Tags : National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, Limitation
NCLT: Salary During Notice Period Does Not Fall Within the Definition of 'Operational Debt' Under IBC(26.05.2022)
National Company Law Tribunal, Mumbai Bench has held that salary for purported notice period amounts to specific performance of the appointment letter.....
Tags : National Company Law Tribunal, Operational Debt, Operational Creditor
Karnataka HC Extends Interim Order Restraining CCI from Divulging Confidential Information of Google(26.05.2022)
Karnataka High Court has extended its order restraining the Competition Commission of India (CCI) from divulging confidential information of Google In.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Competition Commission of India, Google
CESTAT: Goods Improperly Imported are Liable for Confiscation U/s 111 and 112 of Customs Act(27.05.2022)
Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Chennai has held that Sections 111 and 112 of Customs Act are attracted only when goods a.....
Tags : CESTAT, Confiscation, Imported Goods
Karnataka HC: Award of Compensation under National Highways Act Not Attract Stamp Duty(30.05.2022)
Karnataka High Court has held that an award of compensation passed by an Arbitrator under National Highways Act, 1956 does not attract stamp duty. Pay.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, National Highway Act, Compensation, Stamp Duty
Gauhati HC: Department Has Circumstantial Discretion to Include Exporters or Importers(11.04.2022)
Gauhati High Court has observed that the department has circumstantial discretion to include producers connected to exporters or importers of dumped a.....
Tags : Gauhati High Court, Domestic Industry, exporters, importers, dumped articles, circumstantial discretion
ITAT, Mumbai: Depreciation Allowable on Marketing Information and Non-Compete Fee(11.04.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai has observed that the depreciation is allowable on intangible assets such as marketing information comprising of.....
Tags : Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, depreciation, intangible, marketing information, Commercial information, Customer data, Distribution network, Suppliers contract, Non-compete fees
Madras HC: Removal from Service for Alleged Past Misconduct Unsustainable(11.04.2022)
Madras High Court has ruled that a past misconduct of the employee can’t be a reason for imposing a major penalty such as removal from service under I.....
Tags : Madras High Court, misconduct, removal, service, Indian Maritime University Teaching and Non-Teaching Employees (Terms and Conditions of Services) Rules)
Punjab & Haryana HC: Stamp Duty to Be Levied on Agreement to Sell(11.04.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that when there in an agreement to sell to the effect that possession has been delivered, stamp duty is lev.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, agreement to sell, stamp duty
Delhi HC: Exemption Cannot be Denied to Charitable Entity for Advertising Scholarship(12.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has observed that the exemption under the provisions of the Income Tax Act, 1961 can’t be denied to a charitable entity merely becaus.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, exemption, Income Tax Act, 1961, scholarship
Delhi HC Dismisses Tax Appeals Against Moser Baer in View of Liquidation Proceedings(12.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has dismissed the appeals against Moser Baer, filed by the income tax department in the light of the liquidation proceedings pending .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Moser Baer, Liquidation Proceedings, income tax department, National Company Law Tribunal
ITAT: Consideration for Resale of Computer Software Not Taxable as Royalty for Use of Copyright(06.06.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Delhi Bench has held that consideration for the resale of the software through End User Licence Agreement is not.....
Tags : ITAT, Computer Software, Royalty, Resale
Karnataka HC: SC/ST Act Cannot be Invoked Merely Because Victim’s Mother is SC(06.06.2022)
Karnataka High Court has held that a person, whose one parent belongs to the scheduled caste community and another parent to forward caste, will have .....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Schedule Caste, Complaint
Kar. HC: Compensation for Loss of Future Prospect Can be Awarded Without Disability from Amputation(07.06.2022)
Karnataka High Court has held that 'Loss of future prospects' has to be factored in cases of injury without amputation resulting in whole body disabil.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Motor Vehicle Compensation, Amputation
ITAT: Limited Scrutiny Can be Converted to Regular Assessment After Approval of Competent Authority(07.06.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Ahmedabad has held that limited scrutiny can be changed to the regular assessment with the approval of the compe.....
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Delhi HC Awards Life Imprisonment for Gang Rape and Murder of 3 Years Old(07.06.2022)
Delhi High Court has awarded life sentence to three men for gang rape and murder of a three year old minor child. The Court stated that the act was do.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Gang Rape, Life Imprisonment
P&H HC Dismisses Bail Application Filed on the Ground of Compromise(08.06.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court while dealing with a petition seeking regular bail has held the compromise cannot be taken as a ground for grant of bail.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Bail, Compromise
Kerala HC to State: Appoint Independent Chief Investigating Officer in SPCA Expeditiously(08.06.2022)
Kerala High Court has directed the State to finalise the appointment of an independent Chief Investigating Officer in the State Police Complaints Auth.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, State Police Complaints Authority, Independent Chief Investigating Officer
NCLT: Committee of Creditors Are Competent to Revise Approved Fees of Resolution Professional(09.05.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has ruled that the Committee of Creditors is fully competent to revise its earlier approval of the fees of the.....
Tags : National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Committee of Creditors, Resolution Professional
AAR, Maharashtra: Composite Supply of Hospital Construction Works for Govt Entity Attracts 18% GST(09.05.2022)
Authority of Advance Ruling, Maharashtra has ruled that 18% Goods and Services Tax is payable on the composite supply of hospital construction works f.....
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AAR, Maharashtra: Composite Supply of Hospital Construction Works for Govt Entity Attracts 18% GST(09.05.2022)
Authority of Advance Ruling, Maharashtra has ruled that 18% Goods and Services Tax is payable on the composite supply of hospital construction works f.....
Tags : Authority of Advance Ruling, 18%, Goods and Services Tax, composite supply
Delhi HC: Convict Under POCSO Act Not Barred From Seeking Parole(09.05.2022)
Delhi High Court has reiterated that a convict under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 is not barred from seeking parole, as d.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Competent Authority, parole
ITAT, Bangalore: Assessment Cannot be Based on Presumptions U/S Section 153C of IT Act(09.05.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Bangalore while considering the directions from the Karnataka High Court has ruled that the assessment under Section 15.....
Tags : Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, assessment, Section 153C, presumption
CESTAT Allows to Pay Service Tax for Construction of Residential Complex(10.05.2022)
Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate, Bangalore has allowed to Pay Service Tax under Composition scheme of Works Contract (Composition Scheme for P.....
Tags : Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate, Service Tax, Composition scheme of Works Contract (Composition Scheme for Payment of Service Tax) Rules, Residential Complex
Rajasthan Assembly Raises Stamp Duty Surcharge From 10 to 20% for ‘cow protection’(10.09.2018)
Rajasthan Assembly has passed a Bill raising the stamp duty surcharge from 10 to 20 per cent for “cow protection and propagation”
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Supreme Court Lifts Stay On Safeguard Duty On Solar Imports(11.09.2018)
SC has allowed the Govt. to implement safeguard duty on imported solar panels and modules, setting aside an order of the Orissa HC that stayed the imp.....
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Punjab and Haryana High Court Orders 90 Lakh Compensation For Rape(12.09.2018)
Punjab and Haryana HC has directed the convict and his mother to pay Rs 90 lakh compensation to the survivor In the abduction and rape case of a minor.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Compensation for rape
Challenge Against RBI Circular By Power Companies: SC Transfers All Pending Matters To Itself(13.09.2018)
SC has directed that twelve cases pertaining to the Insolvency Proceedings under the new RBI circular pending before High Courts of Madras, Gujarat, A.....
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Stamp Duty Not Necessary For Enforcement Of Foreign Arbitration Awards In India: Supreme Court(14.09.2018)
Supreme Court has held that payment of stamp duty under the Indian Stamp Act is not necessary for the enforcement of foreign arbitration awards in Ind.....
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Frame Rules to Pay Compensation to Accident Victims by Auctioning Uninsured Vehicles: SC to States(17.09.2018)
Supreme Court has observed each state and union territory to frame appropriate rules to put uninsured motor vehicles in public auction and pay compens.....
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Allahabad HC: Sister Can't Claim Benefit of Compassionate Appointment in Presence of Wife(22.08.2022)
Allahabad High Court has held that as per the UP Recruitment of Dependents of Government Servants Dying in Harness Rules, 1974, the benefit of compass.....
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Kerala HC Lays Down Condition to Claim Compensation in Plea Alleging Negligence of Driver(16.06.2022)
Kerala High Court has held that the petitioners must prove not only the negligence on the part of the driver but also prove that the person who sustai.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Motor Vehicles, Compensation
IBBI Amends Regulations on Grievance & Complaint Handling Procedure and Inspection & Investigation(16.06.2022)
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has notified IBBI (Grievance and Complaint Handling Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations, 2022 and IBBI .....
Tags : IBBI, Grievance and Complaint Handling Procedure, Inspection and Investigation.
CBDT Notifies New Rule Imposing ‘Other Conditions’ to Invoke IT Exemption U/S 10(4D) of IT Act(20.06.2022)
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has notified a new Rule 21AIA prescribing the “other conditions” required to be fulfilled by a specified fund ref.....
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SC Stays Bombay HC Direction to Bajaj Allianz to Compensate Farmers Who Suffered Losses in Rains(21.06.2022)
Supreme Court has stayed a Bombay High Court order directing Bajaj Allianz General Insurance to compensate, under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana.....
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Kerala HC: Court Can Strike Off Defence for Willful Non-Compliance of Order for Interim Maintenance(21.06.2022)
Kerala High Court has held that Court can strike off the defence of the defaulter if they willfully refuse to comply with its order directing payment .....
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Kerala HC to Centre: Consider Compulsory Licensing of Drug Ribociclib(22.06.2022)
Kerala High Court has directed the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade to consider compulsory licensing of Ribociclib, a breast ca.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Compulsory Licensing, Breast Cancer
NCLAT: Insolvency Cannot be Initiated on Basis of Unpaid LTC And Leave Encashment Dues(16.05.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, has ruled that the welfare claims such as Leave Encashment, superannuation dues are not operational debt for .....
Tags : National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Leave Encashment, Corporate Debtor, Section 9, Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code, 2016, superannuation dues
NCLAT: Salary Incrementation is Valid by Employment Agreement or Board Resolution(16.05.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, (NCLAT) has observed that salary incrementation is valid only by an employment agreement or board resolution .....
Tags : National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, Section 9
SC: Appeal Under IBC is Valid Only if it is Initiated Within 30 days From Date of Order(17.05.2022)
Supreme Court has ruled that an appeal under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) is only acceptable if it is filed within 30 days from the .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, 30 days, National Company Law Tribunal
SC Orders Release of AG Perarivalan in Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case(18.05.2022)
Supreme Court has ordered the release of AG Perarivalan, one of the convicts serving life imprisonment in connection with the assassination of former .....
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Kerala HC Dismisses Bus Operators' Plea for Extension of Tax Exemption Granted During Covid(20.05.2022)
Kerala High Court has dismissed a batch of petitions filed by private bus operators seeking an extension of the tax exemption granted to them owing to.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Tax Exemption, Legitimate Expectation
ITAT: Husband Entitled Capital Gain Exemption for Asset Bought In The Name of Wife(23.05.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Jaipur held that the husband was entitled to a capital gain exemption for assets bought in the name of the wife. The IT.....
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SC Refuses to Stay Non-Bailable Warrant Against AAP MP Sanjay Singh(02.02.2021)
Supreme Court has refused to stay the Non-Bailable Warrant issued against Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh in connection with First Information Reports.....
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MCA Notifies Companies (Compromises, Arrangements and Amalgamations) Amendment Rules, 2021(03.02.2021)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has notified the Companies (Compromises, Arrangements and Amalgamations) Amendment Rules, 2021 so as to enable the.....
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SC Directs Distribution of Amount to Unit Holders Under Franklin Templeton's Six Mutual Fund Schemes(03.02.2021)
Supreme Court has directed Franklin Templeton to distribute Rs. 9122 Crores amongst the unit holders under the six mutual fund schemes. The Court has .....
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Del HC: Voice Sample of Accused Can be Obtained After Filing of Charge Sheet With Court's Permission(08.08.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that framing of charges cannot defeat the right of the prosecution to obtain an expert opinion on voice samples that it had .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Framing of Charges, Voice Samples, Expert Opinion
J&K&L HC: Magistrates Can't Forward Original Complaints to Police(08.08.2022)
Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that a Judicial Magistrate may face administrative action as well as charge for destroying the record o.....
Tags : Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, Original Complaint, Court Record
SC Issues Directions for Protection of Shivlinga at Ujjain's Mahakaleshwar Temple(02.09.2020)
Supreme Court has issued directions to the Temple Management Committee for the preservation of Shivlinga in the Mahakaleshwar Temple at Ujjain as ther.....
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SC Pulls Up Delhi & Maharashtra for Not Filing Affidavit Showing Compliance of Welfare Statutes(02.09.2020)
Supreme Court has pulled up the State Governments of Maharashtra and National Capital Territory of Delhi for not filing affidavits regarding the imple.....
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NCLT Clears IL&FS Education Arm Sale to JV Partner(03.09.2020)
National Company Law Tribunal has approved the sale of Schoolnet India, a subsidiary of IL&FS, to an arm of Lexington Equity Holdings (LEHL).
Tags : National Company law Tribunal, Schoolnet India
Chhattisgarh HC Orders 7 Lakhs Compensation for Rape Victim(04.09.2020)
Chhattisgarh High Court has held in a Writ Petition that the Rape victim was entitled to compensation of Rs. 7 lakhs along with interest under Section.....
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Allahabad HC Refuses to Order Inquiry into Utilisation of Funds Under MPLAD Scheme(07.09.2020)
Allahabad High Court has ruled that the Court cannot direct to make an inquiry with regard to utilisation of the funds released under the Member of Pa.....
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ITAT: No Income Tax on Compensation Received for Compulsory Acquisition of Land by Government(29.08.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Patna Bench has held that no Income tax to be levied on compensation received for compulsory acquisition of land.....
Tags : ITAT, Compensation, Acquisition
SC Dismisses Plea Challenging Provisions Criminalising Personal Consumption of Drugs(30.08.2022)
Supreme Court while dismissing plea seeking to declare certain provisions of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance Act as invalid, has held that A.....
Tags : Supreme Court, NDPS, Personal Consumption
Delhi HC Directs DU to Provide Reading Material to Visually Impaired Students(05.08.2020)
Delhi High Court has ordered the Delhi University to provide at least two prescribed reading material/ books to the visually impaired students appeari.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Reading Material to Visually Impaired Students
P & H HC Asks Centre to Reconsider Ban on Import of Used Ventilators(06.08.2020)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked the Centre to examine whether the use of imported refurbished ventilators can be permitted, suggesting a recon.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Import of Used Ventilators
Supreme Court Takes Note of Insurance Companies Not Reimbursing Cost of COVID Treatment(06.08.2020)
Supreme Court has taken note of complaints of insurance companies not reimbursing the full cost of COVID-19 treatment and told the Union government to.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Insurance Companies, Cost of COVID Treatment
NCLT Delhi Seeks Reply of Bhushan Steel's Monitoring Committee on Policy for Retirement(07.08.2020)
National Company Law Tribunal, Delhi has sought response from the Monitoring Committee of Bhushan Power & Steel Limited in relation to its retirement .....
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Bombay HC Refuses to Quash Decision Classifying Categories of Prisoners for Temporary Release(07.08.2020)
Bombay High Court has refused to quash the decision of the High Power Committee constituted by the State for decongestion of prisons due to the threat.....
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Allahabad HC: Victim Has No Right to Drop Case of Non-Compoundable Offence of Heinous Nature(29.09.2022)
Allahabad High Court has held that a victim has no right in law to drop case of non-compoundable offence of heinous nature which badly affects society.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Victim, Non-Compoundable, Prosecution
HP HC: S.320 CrPC Not Bar to Power for Quashing Non-Compoundable Offences In Appropriate Cases(08.08.2022)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that if for the purpose of securing the ends of justice quashing of FIR is necessary, then Section 320 of Code of.....
Tags : Himachal Pradesh High Court, Non-Compoundable Offences, Quashing
Delhi HC: Unqualified Person Appointed Can’t Claim Right to Continue Employment as Matter of Right(08.08.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that a person appointed as a daily wager or on ad-hoc basis, who did not meet the qualification criteria and necessary certi.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Unqualified Person, Employment, Right
SC Refuses To Entertain Plea Against Compulsory Bond Conditions on MBBS Candidates in Maharashtra(09.08.2022)
Supreme Court while refusing to entertain plea seeking quashing of compulsory bond conditions, imposed by State of Maharashtra while taking admissions.....
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Cal. HC: Persons With Disabilities Act Shifts Focus from Their Protection to Empowerment(09.08.2022)
Calcutta High Court while quashing resolution passed by a College refusing to consider person with impairment for appointment in physically handicappe.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Right of Persons with Disabilities, Empowerment
Guj. HC: Electricity Co. Doesn’t Require Landowner's Consent for Laying Overhead Transmission Lines(10.08.2022)
Gujarat High Court has held that an electricity company does not require the consent of a private landowner to lay overhead high tension transmission .....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Transmission Lines, Compensation, Electricity Company
Karnataka HC Initiates Suo Moto Case to Quash Private Complaint Against Judicial Magistrate(24.07.2020)
Karnataka High Court has directed the Registrar General of the High Court to register a suo-motu criminal Petition under Section 482 of the Code of Cr.....
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Guj HC: Entire Salary Differential of Higher Post Can't Be Granted On Account of Additional Duties(07.09.2022)
Gujarat High Court has ruled that merely because an employee appointed to Class-IV post is handed over additional duties regarding a higher post for a.....
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Karnataka HC Directs BBMP to Forthwith Set Up Cell to Address Residents' Grievance(07.09.2022)
Karnataka High Court has directed the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to forthwith set up a grievance cell, ward wise, in order to address p.....
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Delhi HC: Person Flying Kites Can't Modify Thread to Sharpen it With Metallic/Glass Components(08.09.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that a person engaged in kite flying cannot modify the kite flying thread to sharpen it by using sharp metallic or glass com.....
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Delhi HC Grants Rs. 10 Lakh Costs to CrossFit in Trademark Infringement Suit(08.09.2022)
Delhi High Court has granted ?10 lakh costs to US-based fitness company CrossFit in a trademark infringement suit filed against a Gurugram-based gym a.....
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P&H HC to State: File Status Report on Cases Pending Against MPs/MLAs or Heavy Cost Will be Imposed(08.09.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court while granting last opportunity to State Governments in Punjab and Haryana to file status reports regarding pending crim.....
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SC Closes 2009 Contempt Case Against Prashant Bhushan And Tarun Tejpal(30.08.2022)
Supreme Court has closed the contempt case initiated against Advocate Prashant Bhushan and Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal, in 2009 over his interview giv.....
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SC Closes Contempt Proceedings Against UP Government Over Demolition of Babri Masjid(31.08.2022)
Supreme Court has closed the contempt proceedings pending in relation to the demolition of Babri Masjid in 1992, and took note of the passage of time .....
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SC to Maharashtra Government: Provide Details of Compensation Paid to Victims of 1992 Bombay Riots(31.08.2022)
Supreme Court in a plea seeking implementation of Justice Sri Krishna Commission report in relation to 1992 Bombay riots, has directed Maharashtra gov.....
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Kar. HC: Insurer Liable to Compensate Spare Driver if Only One Claim Made(31.08.2022)
Karnataka High Court has held that the insurer is liable to pay compensation of spare driver under Motor Vehicles Act, if there is only one claim unde.....
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NCDRC Awards 1 Crore Compensation to Parents for Death of Child During Eye Correction Surgery(31.08.2022)
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, New Delhi has awarded compensation of Rs. 1 Crore to parents of 6 year old child who died due to gros.....
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Allahabad HC: State Liable to Pay Compensation For Death Due to Poisonous Liquor Consumption(01.09.2022)
Allahabad High Court has held that State Government, having complete control and regulation to manufacture and sale of liquor, is prima facie liable t.....
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CCI Dismisses Plea Alleging Abuse of Dominant Position by Whatsapp & Facebook(24.08.2020)
Competition Commission of India has dismissed a plea which sought investigation against Whatsapp and Facebook for alleged abuse of dominant position b.....
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SC Issues Revised Order Recording Presence of Attorney General in Prashant Bhushan Contempt Case(24.08.2020)
Supreme Court has issued a revised order recording the presence of Attorney General, KK Venugopal, in the Prashant Bhushan contempt case.
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SC Asks DoT Details of Spectrum Sharing Arrangements by Telecom Companies(24.08.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the Department of Telecom (DoT) to inform of the basis of spectrum sharing done by telecom companies and how much is the li.....
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NCLT: Indemnity of Obligations Under an Agreement Is Not 'Financial Debt' Under IBC(14.10.2022)
National Company Law Tribunal, Mumbai while adjudicating an application has observed that indemnity of the obligations under the Agreement is not a 'f.....
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Del. HC: National Commission For Scheduled Castes Cannot Initiate Enquiry On Specious Complaint(17.10.2022)
Delhi High Court has observed that National Commission For Scheduled Castes (SC) cannot initiate an enquiry under Article 338 of the Constitution of I.....
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Delhi HC Sentences Man To 5 Years In Jail For Sexual Assault Of 4-Year-Old(17.10.2022)
Delhi High Court has sentenced the man to five years rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a four-year-old minor victim.
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SC clears Decks for CCI Probe Into WhatsApp's 2021 Privacy Policy(17.10.2022)
Supreme Court has cleared the path for the Competition Commission of India’s (CCI’s) probe into WhatsApp's updated privacy policy of 2021.
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SEBI Extends Deadline for Implementation of Circular on Stewardship Code for All Mutual Funds(01.04.2020)
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has extended the deadline for implementation of the circular on Stewardship Code for all Mutual Funds an.....
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Andhra Pradesh HC Directs Government to Include Fish/Shrimp in 'Essential Supply Category'(01.04.2020)
Andhra Pradesh High Court has passed an interim order for inclusion of fish and shrimp in the category of "essential supplies" and has directed the St.....
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P&H HC Directs Subordinate Judicial Authorities to Ensure Compliance of Orders Granting Bail(02.04.2020)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the subordinate judicial authorities to devise a reliable mechanism to update the contact details of all th.....
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SC: Railway Employees Working in Different Zones or Divisions Must Be Treated Equally(01.11.2022)
Supreme Court has held that the Railway employees working in different Zones/Divisions are required to be treated similarly and equally and are entitl.....
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Del. HC: Lack of Speed Not Sufficient to Initiate Contempt Action for Disobedience of Judicial Order(01.11.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that the lack of speed in implementing a judicial order would not be sufficient for a court to take contempt action against .....
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Ker HC: Requirement to Intimate Transfer of Vehicle to Insurance Company Under MV Act Only Directory(01.11.2022)
Kerala High Court has held that provision under Section 157(2) of Motor Vehicles (MV) Act, 1988 to intimate about the transfer of a vehicle to the Ins.....
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SC Refuses to Issue Guidelines on Compensation for Victims of Wrongful Prosecution(22.08.2022)
Supreme Court while dismissing petitions seeking uniform compensation code for victims of wrongful prosecution, has held that it will it will create a.....
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Raj. HC: No Compassionate Appointment Where Bereaved Family Does Not Face Indigent Circumstances(22.08.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has upheld the decision of a bank denying compassionate appointment saying that the deceased's family was not facing indigent cir.....
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SC: Consumer Complaint Against Bank Maintainable Over Dispute on Encashment of FD(23.08.2022)
Supreme Court has held that consumer complaint in a dispute regarding premature encashment of Joint Fixed Deposit by bank in contravention of terms an.....
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Madras HC: Appointment of Archakas to Temples Constructed Them Shouldn’t be Governed by TN Rules(23.08.2022)
Madras High Court has held that appointment of Archakas to temples constructed under Agamas should be governed by the Agamas and not by the Tamil Nadu.....
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Delhi HC: Unilateral Constitution of a Narrow Panel of Arbitrators Violates Impartiality(25.08.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that power conferred on one party to unilaterally choose names from a panel of arbitrators and forwarding it to the other pa.....
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SC: Drawer Liable Even if Details of Cheque Was Filled Up by Some Other Person(29.08.2022)
Supreme Court has held that a drawer of a cheque is liable even if the details in the cheque have been filled up not by the drawer, but by some other......
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Allahabad HC Directs ECI to Hold Bye-Elections in 'Suar', Rampur(26.10.2020)
Allahabad High Court has directed the Election Commission of India to start the process for holding bye-elections in Uttar Pradesh's State Assembly Co.....
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Karnataka HC Pulls Up SEBI for Acting Promptly in Franklin Templeton Case(26.10.2020)
Karnataka High Court has pulled up the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for failing to act promptly to sustain the confidence of the inve.....
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Karnataka HC Restrains Franklin Templeton from Proceeding with Winding Up of Schemes(26.10.2020)
Karnataka High Court has restrained Franklin Templeton Investments (FT) from proceeding with the winding up of debt fund schemes without obtaining the.....
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SC Stays Operation of Madhya Pradesh HC Order Restraining Physical Poll Campaigns(26.10.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed the order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court imposing conditions in conducting physical gatherings by political parties for cam.....
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NCDRC Directs Reader's Digest to Pay ? 1.5 Lakh to Subscriber for Late Delivery of Magazine(25.11.2022)
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has directed publishers of the iconic magazine Reader's Digest to pay a compensation of Rs 1,0.....
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Delhi HC to State: Ensure Strict Compliance of Anti-Manual Scavenging Law(28.11.2022)
Delhi High Court has directed Delhi Government to ensure strict compliance of statutory provisions contained in Prohibition of Employment as Manual Sc.....
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Kar. HC: Blood Relatives Can Share Employer-Employee Relationship Under Workmen's Compensation Act(30.09.2022)
Karnataka High Court has held that under the Workmen's Compensation Act, there are no provisions prohibiting blood relatives to be employer and employ.....
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Allahabad HC Initiates Criminal Contempt Proceedings Against Litigants for Filing Forged Documents(30.09.2022)
Allahabad High Court has initiated suo moto criminal contempt proceedings against two litigants for filing forged documents before the high court and .....
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SC to BCI: Dispose Off Complaints Against Lawyers by December 31(03.10.2022)
Supreme Court while extending time for Bar Council of India (BCI) to dispose off complaints against advocates received by it by 31st December, has hel.....
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Del HC: FSSAI Must Ensure Speedy Inspection of Imported Food Articles for Home Consumption Release(03.10.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that the authorities of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) have an obligation to ensure that all imported .....
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Orissa HC Directs Govt to Pay Compensation to 2008 Kandhamal Riot Victim's Kin(03.10.2022)
Orissa High Court while expressing shock over Odisha government's rejection of a claim for grant of compensation to the brother of a man, who died in .....
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Kar. HC Quashes Govt Notification for OBC, Women Reservation in BBMP Elections(04.10.2022)
Karnataka High Court has set aside notification issued by state whereby it notified ward wise reservation for 243 wards of BBMP out of which, 81 wards.....
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Madras HC to TNPSC: Reservation for Women in Public Employment Can Only be Horizontal, Not Vertical(09.09.2022)
Madras High Court while holding that the reservation for women in public employment can only be made horizontally and not vertically, has directed Tam.....
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SC to Centre: Frame Policy for Employment of Transgender Persons(09.09.2022)
Supreme Court has asked Central Government in consultation with National Council for Transgender Persons to devise policy framework for reasonable acc.....
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Bombay HC: Owner Does Not Include Importer of Goods(12.09.2022)
Bombay High Court while observing that seized goods can only be provisionally released under Section 110A of the Customs Act, 1962 (the Act) in favour.....
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SC: Accused's Offer of Payment of Ad Interim Compensation to Victim Not Ground For Granting Bail(12.09.2022)
Supreme Court while setting aside order passed by Jharkhand High Court granting bail to an accused, has held that the offer of payment of ad interim .....
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NGT Orders Maharashtra Government to Pay ?12,000 Crore Compensation for Improper Waste Management(12.09.2022)
National Green Tribunal while directed the State of Maharashtra to pay ?12,000 crores as environmental compensation, has held that compensation under .....
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SC to Union Govt.: Pay Rs 10 Lakhs to Man Who Spent 14 Years in Pakistan Jail as Indian Spy(13.09.2022)
Supreme Court has directed the Union Government to pay ex gratia payment of Rs. 10 lakhs to a man who claimed that he was deputed to Pakistan for a co.....
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Odisha POCSO Court Sentences Man to 20 Years Rigorous Imprisonment for Rape of 10 Year Old(01.11.2022)
Odisha POCSO Court has convicted a man and sentenced him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for twenty years in a 2018 rape case which took place in the.....
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Bengaluru Court Awards 5 Year Jail Term to Student Who Celebrated Pulwama Attack(01.11.2022)
Bengaluru Court has sentenced a 21-year-old engineering student to 5-Year imprisonment for Celebrating the Pulwama Attack by posting derogatory commen.....
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Kerala HC: Taking DNA Samples of Rape Accused Does Not Violate His Right Against Self-Incrimination(02.11.2022)
Kerala High Court has held that the protection guaranteed under Article 20(3) of the Constitution of India does not extend to protecting an accused fr.....
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Madras HC: Failure to Act Upon Complaints Against Government Officials Unconstitutional(02.11.2022)
Madras High Court while criticizing public authorities delaying action upon complaints by citizens against government officials and held that failure .....
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Allahabad HC: Can't Presume a Person to be Financially Stable Merely Because he Got Married(03.11.2022)
Allahabad High Court has held that marriage of an individual is no ground to deny him/her compassionate appointment as entering into marital relations.....
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SC: Skull Superimposition Technique for Identification of Body Not Reliable(04.11.2022)
Supreme Court has held that skull superimposition technique for identification of the dead body cannot be regarded as infallible when such report is n.....
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NCLAT Refuses to Entertain Devas Shareholder's Appeal Against Order Appointing Liquidator(15.02.2021)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal(NCLAT), Chennai has refused to entertain an appeal filed by Devas Mauritius Employees Private Ltd - a sharehol.....
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SC Directs Bajaj Allianz to Come Up with Draft Guidelines for Compensation Disbursement Process(15.02.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company, to come up with draft guidelines for facilitating compensation disbursement pr.....
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SC: Deceased's IT Returns Can be Considered for Computing Annual Income in Motor Accident Cases(07.12.2022)
Supreme Court has held that deceased's Income Tax (IT) Return can be considered for computation of his annual income in Motor Accident Compensation Cl.....
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Bombay HC: BMC Officers Will be Held Responsible for Untoward Incidents Due to Open Manholes(08.12.2022)
Bombay High Court while hearing a contempt petition filed by lawyer Ruju Thakker about the bad conditions of roads and open manholes across the city, .....
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Mangaluru Court Directs Police to Pay ?5 Lakh for Falsely Implicating Man in POCSO Case(08.12.2022)
Mangaluru Special Court has directed two-woman police sub-inspectors of the Mangaluru Women police station to pay Rs 5 lakh compensation to an accused.....
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J&K&L HC: Adhoc Employee Can't Replace Another Adhoc Employee(08.12.2022)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court while observing that an ad hoc employee cannot be replaced by another ad hoc employee, has held that such posi.....
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ITAT: IT Exemption To Defence Personnel Invalidated From Service Due To Disability(18.10.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Delhi has observed that income tax (IT) exemption should be available to Defence Forces personnel who have been invalid.....
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NCLAT: COC's Decision For Liquidation Is Open To Judicial Review By NCLT And NCLAT(19.10.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Delhi has ruled that when the Committee of Creditors (CoC) decides to liquidate the Corporate Debtor, the dec.....
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NCLAT: AA Can Consider Any Application Arising Out Of Sale In Liquidation(19.10.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Delhi has observed that the Adjudicating Authority (AA) is empowered to consider any application filed by the.....
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Delhi HC Issues Contempt Notice To Registrar Listing For 'Demeaning' Authority Of Court(19.10.2022)
Delhi High Court has issued a show cause notice to its Registrar (Listing) asking the officer to explain why contempt proceedings be not initiated aga.....
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NCLT Delhi Dismisses Plea For Initiation Of CIRP Against Developer(20.10.2022)
National Company Law Tribunal, New Delhi has rejected the petition under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, holding that if the al.....
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All. HC: Special Court Can Treat Application Filed U/S 156 (3) CrPC As A 'Complaint'(20.10.2022)
Allahabad High Court in a significant decision, has ruled that it is permissible for the Special Court designated under the SC/ST Act to take cognizan.....
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HP HC: Government Employees Seeking Transfer Due to Individual Hardship May Approach Employer(14.09.2022)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that if government employee requires transfer on account of individual hardship, such employee may approach the e.....
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Raj HC: Depriving Married Daughter from Compassionate Appointment Violates Articles 14 &16(14.09.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has held that depriving a married daughter from right of consideration for compassionate appointment, violates the right to equal.....
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Jharkhand HC Orders Rs. 10 Lakhs Compensation to Blind Minor Girl Gang-Raped by Family Members(15.09.2022)
Jharkhand High Court while ordering Rs. 10 lakhs compensation for blind minor girl who was subjected to gang-rape by her own family members, including.....
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Delhi HC: Temporary Official Appointed on Work Charge Basis Can’t Claim Seniority for Such Period(16.09.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that a temporary official, who is purely appointed on daily rated or work charge basis for specific period to do a specific .....
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Delhi HC Uphelds Validity of notif. for Compounding Offences Before Prosecution Under FCRA(16.09.2022)
Delhi High Court has upheld the validity of Ministry of Home Affairs' notification dated April 26, 2013 specifying the officers competent for compound.....
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Guj. HC: Employees Can't Withdraw From VR Scheme After Stipulated Deadline Or Acceptance Of Benefits(19.09.2022)
Gujarat High Court has held that once employees have accepted benefits under Voluntary Retirement (VR) Scheme, it is not open for employees to challen.....
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Bombay HC Reduces Life Sentence of Man Who Killed Wife in Sudden Quarrel Over Improperly Cooked Meat(08.12.2022)
Bombay High Court while reducing the sentence of a man who killed his wife over improperly cooking meat, has held that it was a case of sudden quarrel.....
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Uttarakhand HC: Not Obligatory to Implead 'All Eligible Persons' in Proceedings for Maintenance(09.12.2022)
Uttarakhand High Court has observed that it is not mandatory for a person claiming maintenance under Section 125 Cr.P.C. to implead all the persons re.....
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Delhi HC to State: Ensure Compliance of Law Prohibiting Manufacture & Sale of E-Cigarettes(13.12.2022)
Delhi High Court has directed Delhi Government to ensure compliance of Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes Act, 2019 and asked the Delhi Police to ta.....
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SC Allows Goa Government’s Request to Resume Mine Dumping Activities(15.12.2022)
Supreme Court has approved an application filed by Goa Government to carry out mine dumping activities in the state, subject to the condition that the.....
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Delhi HC: Delhi Government Can’t Withdraw from Clear Announcement of 1 Crore Ex-Gratia(16.12.2022)
Delhi High Court has observed that Delhi Government ought not to resile from the clear announcement made for ex-gratia payment of Rs. 1 crore and that.....
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SC: Unexplained Inordinate Delay Can be a Crucial Factor for Quashing Criminal Complaint(19.12.2022)
Supreme Court while observing that law is meant to exist as a shield to protect the innocent, rather than it being used as a sword to threaten them, h.....
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Madras High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking a Ban on Chanting of Mantras in Tamil in Temples(13.09.2021)
Madras High Court has rejected a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking directions to be issued to the Tamil Nadu government to withdraw the 'Annai .....
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Telangana HC: Presumption in Favour of Cheque Holder was Unsustainable in Absence of Evidence(14.09.2021)
Telangana High Court held that the presumption in favour of Cheque Holder was unsustainable in absence of corroborative evidence regarding debt transa.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Plea for Compensation to Kin of Lawyers Who Died of COVID(14.09.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed a public interest litigation which sought for ex-gratia compensation of Rs. 5 lakhs to kin of an advocate who has died wit.....
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SC: NCLAT Has No Jurisdiction to Condone Delay Exceeding 15 Days From Period Of 30 Days(15.09.2021)
Supreme Court observed that the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has no jurisdiction to condone the delay exceeding 15 days from the pe.....
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NHRC Issues Notice to Four States Citing Adverse Impact on Industries, Transportation(15.09.2021)
National Human Rights Commission has issued notice to four states, calling upon them to submit their respective Action Taken Reports with regard to th.....
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Kerala HC Observes Right to Conduct Marriage in Temples Restricted to Available Infrastructure(15.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has observed that the right of a worshipper to arrange marriages at the temple is restricted to the already available infrastructure.....
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Supreme Court Asks States to Show Compliance of Air Quality Commission's Directions(29.11.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the Governments of National Capital Territory of Delhi, and the States of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab to file affidav.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Seeking Opt Out Option for Symptomatic Students Without Insisting RT-PCR Test(29.11.2021)
Supreme Court has declined to entertain an application seeking directions to the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India(ICAI) to provide measures.....
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Allahabad High Court Seeks UP Govt Response on Accused Ashish Mishra's Bail Plea(29.11.2021)
Allahabad High Court has heard the bail plea filed by Ashish Mishra, the main accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri incident, and sought the response of the .....
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Calcutta HC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Installation of CCTV Cameras in Women Compartments(30.11.2021)
Calcutta High Court has issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition seeking directions for ensuring protection of women travelling in.....
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Madras High Court Permits Temporary Parking for Koyambedu Market Traders(30.11.2021)
Madras High Court has instructed the Koyambedu Market Management Committee and Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) to earmark a specific.....
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NCLT, Jaipur: Personal Guarantors of NBFC/FSC Cannot be Proceeded Against Unless Threshold Satisfied(28.02.2022)
National Company Law Tribunal, Jaipur has held that Personal Guarantors of Non-Banking Finance Company/ Financial Services Provider cannot be proceede.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Application Seeking Impleadment of Various Political Leaders(28.02.2022)
Delhi High Court has issued notice on the applications seeking impleadment of various political leaders and others, in order to ascertain as to whethe.....
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Calcutta HC Seeks Response in PIL Seeking Compensation for Victims of Tiger Attacks in Sunderbans(02.03.2022)
Calcutta High Court has sought the State government's response in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition pertaining to the grant of compensation .....
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Gujarat High Court Refuses to Quash Trial Court Order Dismissing Private Complaint(02.03.2022)
Gujarat High Court has observed that the Trial Court had duly followed the procedure under Section 203 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, affirm.....
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NCLT, Mumbai: Retired Partner Cannot Initiate Resolution Proceedings to Claim Retirement Dues(02.03.2022)
National Company Law Tribunal, Mumbai has rejected the Section 9 application filed by the Operational Creditor on the ground that a retired partner ca.....
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NCLT Chennai Admits Application Initiating CIRP Against Coastal Energen Pvt. Ltd.(11.02.2022)
National Company Law Tribunal, Chennai has admitted the application of State Bank of India/ Financial Creditor for initiation of corporate insolvency .....
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Allahabad HC Grants Bail to Ashish Mishra, Prime Accused in Lakhimpur Kheri Violence Case(11.02.2022)
Allahabad High Court has granted bail to Ashish Mishra, the son of Union Minister Ajay Mishra Teni, who is the prime accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri Vi.....
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NCLT, Mumbai: Co-Operative Society Is Not a Corporate Person Under IBC(14.02.2022)
National Company Law Tribunal, Mumbai has dismissed an application filed under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 against Sangola T.....
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NCLAT, Delhi: Order of Mediation Along with Dishonoured Cheques Not Extension of Limitation(14.02.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Delhi has held that an order of mediation along with dishonoured cheques does not imply an extension of limi.....
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Gujarat HC: Employee Cannot Be Terminated Without Full Departmental Inquiry(14.02.2022)
Gujarat High Court has allowed the Petition challenging the order terminating the Petitioner's services has observed that employer is not allowed to .....
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NCLAT, Chennai: Suspended Board of Directors Do Not Have Powers to Appoint Resolution Professional(02.03.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Chennai has held that the suspended Board of Directors has no power under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code,.....
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Karnataka HC: Magistrate Can't Take Cognizance of Complaint Unless Filed By Appropriate Authority(02.03.2022)
Karnataka High Court has reiterated that the under section 28 of the Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection).....
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Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs Issues Advisory for Importers on IGCR Rules(03.03.2022)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has issued Advisory No. 06/2022 dated March 01, 2022, for importers to avail benefit of Import of Goods at.....
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Delhi HC: Complete Disclosure of Food Article Being Vegetarian or Non-Vegetarian Fundamental(03.03.2022)
Delhi High Court has observed that since the right of a person under Article 21 and 25 of the Constitution of India is impacted by what is offered on .....
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ITAT, Bangalore: Employee Contribution to Provident Fund Before ITR Eligible for Deduction(03.03.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Bangalore has ruled that an Employee contribution to Provident Fund (PF)/ Employee State Insurance (ESI) before .....
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Allahabad HC Dismisses PIL Challenging Sugam Darshan System of Kashi Vishwanath Temple(01.12.2021)
Allahabad High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation plea challenging the Sugam Darshan system in the Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Banar.....
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AP HC Directs to Submit Report on Withdrawal of Cases Against MPs/MLAs(02.12.2021)
Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed the Principal Secretary (Home) to submit a report on the withdrawal of prosecution of sitting and former MPs / .....
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Calcutta HC Directs State to Take Proactive Steps to Ensure Implementation of Street Vendors Act(02.12.2021)
Calcutta High Court has observed that there is a duty cast on the State of West Bengal to implement the provisions of the Street Vendors (Protection o.....
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NCLAT: Goods Lying in Customs Bonded Warehouses Can’t be Assets of Corporate Debtor(06.12.2021)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), New Delhi has held that goods lying in the Customs bonded warehouses cannot be considered assets of t.....
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SC Stays Judgment Which Held Defence Authorities' Reference Against Land Acquisition Compensation(06.12.2021)
Supreme Court has stayed the operation of the impugned judgement of the Madhya Pradesh High Court which held that Defence Authorities had no right to .....
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Allahabad HC Asks UP Govt to Reconsider Ban Imposed by Fee Hike in Private Schools(17.03.2022)
Allahabad High Court has asked the Uttar Pradesh Government to reconsider the ban imposed by it on fee hike in private schools. The Court has ordered .....
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Karnataka HC: Not Mandatory for Magistrate Courts to Pass Orders Directing Interim Compensation(21.03.2022)
Karnataka High Court has said that it is not mandatory for Magistrate Courts to pass orders directing interim compensation under Section 143A of the N.....
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Calcutta HC Directs WB Govt to Submit Status Report on Rampurhat Incident in Birbhum District(24.03.2022)
Calcutta High Court has directed the West Bengal government to submit a status report on the Rampurhat incident in Birbhum district within 24 hours w.....
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Gujarat HC Enquires on Non-Implementation of Mandatory Helmet Rule for Two-Wheeler Riders(25.03.2022)
Gujarat High Court has asked the State Authorities on non-implementation of mandatory helmet rule for two-wheeler riders making it mandatory for ride.....
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SC Fixes Outer Limits to Apply for COVID-19 Death Compensation at 60 Days(25.03.2022)
Supreme Court has fixed the outer limits to apply for COVID-19 death compensation at 60 days for deaths that occurred prior to March 20, 2022 and 90 d.....
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SC Upholds Decision Holding RSS Member Has Locus Standi to Maintain Defamation Complaint(28.03.2022)
Supreme Court has upheld the Kerala high court decision wherein it was held that any member of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has the locus standi .....
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NCLT Orders Insolvency Proceedings Against Supertech in Rs. 432 Crore Default Case(28.03.2022)
National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has declared Real estate developer Supertech bankrupt by the. The Court has ordered initiation of insolvency proc.....
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Madras HC Refuses Plea Against Power Consumption Charges for Law Chambers(19.03.2021)
Madras High Court has refused to entertain a case filed by Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry (BCTNP) co-chairman G. Mohana Krishnan seeking a d.....
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SC Stays Order Sentencing Major General of Indian Army to Civil Imprisonment(19.03.2021)
Supreme Court has stayed the execution of an order sentencing a Major General of Indian Army and Defence Estates officers to civil imprisonment for 2 .....
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JH HC: Person Not Being Railway Servant Travelling In Goods Train Not Entitled To Compensation(26.07.2022)
Jharkhand High Court has held that if a person, not being a railway employee, is traveling in a goods train and falls down from such a train, then he .....
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Allahabad HC: Media Runs Kangaroo Courts & Oversteps Upon Sanctity of Judiciary(27.07.2022)
Allahabad High Court while denying bail to Lakhimpur Kheri violence case accused Ashish Mathur, has held that recent trend in media to conduct ill-inf.....
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NGT to LMC: Deposit ?100 Crores Towards Interim Compensation for Death of People at Dump Site(27.07.2022)
National Green Tribunal (NGT), New Delhi has directed the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation (LMC) to deposit a sum of Rs. 100 crores with the District Ma.....
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Madras HC to Police: Register Offence of Cheating for Failure to Disclose Impotency Before Marriage(28.07.2022)
Madras High Court has directed the police to register offence of cheating under Section 417 and 420 of Indian Penal Code against the husband who decei.....
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Delhi HC: Advertising Campaign Can be Protected Under IP Law if it Has Become Distinctive(11.07.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that an advertising campaign can be granted protection in Intellectual Property (IP) law, if it signifies the source and has.....
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Kerala HC: Teachers Come Within The Preview of 'Employee' U/S 2(e) of Payment of Gratuity Act(11.07.2022)
Kerala High Court has held that teachers come within the preview of 'employee' as defined under Section 2(e) of the Payment of Gratuity Act.
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Madras HC: Efflux of Time Valid Ground to Reject Claim for Compassionate Appointment(11.07.2022)
Madras High Court has held that a compassionate appointment cannot not be claimed as a matter of right and only if a person is entitled under the term.....
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SC: Employee Can't Claim Equal Pay Due to Mere Similarity of Designation or Quantum of Work(11.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that an employee can't claim parity of pay scale with another due to mere similarity of designation or similarity or quantum of.....
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SC Sentences Vijay Mallya to 4 Months Imprisonment for Contempt of Court(11.07.2022)
Supreme Court has sentenced fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya to four months imprisonment and a fine of Rupees 2000 for contempt of court. The Court .....
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ITAT: CSR Expenses, Contribution to CM’s Relief Fund Eligible for Income Tax Exemption(11.07.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Delhi Bench has held that the CSR expenses incurred by the Company and the contribution towards CM’s Relief Fund.....
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NCLT Cuttack: CIRP Can’t be Initiated Over Undecided Claims or Unstamped Agreements(26.04.2022)
National Company Law Tribunal, Cuttack has ruled that Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process cannot be initiated based on undecided claims and/or uns.....
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Delhi HC: Stamp Duty Insufficiency on Arbitration Agreement is Jurisdictional Issue U/S 16 A&C Act(26.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has ruled that the sufficiency of the stamp duty on the arbitration agreement is a jurisdictional issue under Section 16 of the Arbit.....
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NCLAT, Delhi: Time Period Under Regulation 35A is Directory, Not Mandatory(27.04.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, has observed that period of time prescribed under Regulation 35A of the IBBI (Insolvency Resolution Process f.....
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NCLAT, Delhi: Time Period Under Regulation 35A is Directory, Not Mandatory(27.04.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, has observed that period of time prescribed under Regulation 35A of the IBBI (Insolvency Resolution Process f.....
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ITAT, Delhi: Fee for Cloud Services Not Royalty(27.04.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Delhi while granting relief to a subsidiary company of Information Technology giant Microsoft Corporation, Ministry of .....
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Rajasthan HC Directs SDO to Decide Representation against Encroachment in Pahadeshwar Mahadev Temple(27.04.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has directed the concerned Sub Division Officer in the area to inspect a representation to be made before it against alleged encr.....
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AAR: Fish/Prawn Farming Does Not Amount to Agriculture(28.07.2022)
Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR), Andhra Pradesh has held that fish/prawn farming not amount to ‘agriculture’, and therefore Goods and Services Tax .....
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ITAT: Capital Gain Exemption Cannot be Denied on Ground of Joint Ownership in 2 Residential Flats(28.07.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai has held that capital gain exemption under Section 54F of Income-Tax Act, 1961 cannot be denied on ground.....
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Madras HC to State: Include Photos of President & PM in Advertisements of Chess Olympiad 2022(29.07.2022)
Madras High Court has directed the State government to ensure that the photographs of both the President and Prime Minister (PM are published in all a.....
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AAR: No GST Exemption for Solid Waste Management Service to Government Authority(29.07.2022)
Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR), Andhra Pradesh has held that Solid Waste Management service to Governmental authority and Government Entity not ex.....
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Karnataka HC Orders Rs. 5 Lakhs Compensation to Man Wrongly Arrested(01.08.2022)
Karnataka High Court while directing State to pay compensation of Rs.5 lakhs to applicant for wrongful arrest based on alleged confusion in identity h.....
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NCLAT: Liability of Personal Guarantor Survives Even on Becoming Citizen of Foreign Country(02.08.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), New Delhi Bench has held that liability of Personal Guarantor doesn’t extinguishes upon subsequent ac.....
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Rajasthan HC Directs SDO to Decide Representation Against Encroachment in Pahadeshwar Mahadev Temple(27.04.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has directed the concerned Sub Division Officer in the area to inspect a representation to be made before it against alleged encr.....
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Delhi HC Orders Appointment of Full-Time Chairperson & CEO With Intellectual Disabilities(27.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has directed the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment to make sure appointment of full-time Chairperson and Chief executive offic.....
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Calcutta HC: Electricity Distribution Company Can Install Electric Poll on Private Land(28.04.2022)
Calcutta High Court has observed that West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited has the right to install electric polls on private la.....
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NCLAT: Interest Free Security Deposit is an Operational Debt(28.04.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has observed that an interest free security deposit towards advance license fee will qualifies as an operation.....
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NCLAT: Territorial Jurisdiction Cannot be Taken Away by Agreement Between Parties(28.04.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has observed that the territorial jurisdiction of NCLT to decide a case under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Co.....
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AP HC: Judicial Order Wilfully Disobeyed Can’t be Decided in Contempt Proceedings(28.04.2022)
Andhra Pradesh High Court has observed that a Court exercising contempt jurisdiction can’t test correctness or otherwise of the order or give addition.....
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Kerala Court Sentences Three Accused After They Plead Guilty in Kalamassery Bus Burning Case(02.08.2022)
Kerala Court has sentenced Thadiyantavida Nazeer, a suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba operative, and his accomplice to 7 years of rigorous imprisonment in the.....
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Madras HC: Hospital's Delay to Shift Patient to Another Hospital for Proper Treatment is Negligence(02.08.2022)
Madras High Court while ordering lump sum compensation of Rs. 5 lakhs to young mother has held that here was negligence on the part of respondent hosp.....
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SC: Right to Cross Examination Can’t be Denied to Accused for Failure To Deposit Interim Compensation(03.08.2022)
Supreme Court has held that right to cross-examine the witnesses examined on behalf of the complainant cannot be denied to an accused for his failure .....
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SC: Service Tax on Composite Work Contracts Not Leviable Prior to 2007 Amendment to Finance Act 1994(03.08.2022)
Supreme Court has held that service tax could not be levied on composite works contracts prior to the introduction of the Finance Act, 2007, which by .....
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Kerala HC Stays All Proceedings Against Minister Antony Raju in Evidence Tampering Case(03.08.2022)
Kerala High Court has stayed all the proceedings of the lower court pending against Transport Minister Antony Raju in the evidence tampering case for .....
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Bombay HC: Court Not Obliged to Direct Payment of Interim Compensation in Cheque Bounce Cases(04.08.2022)
Bombay High Court has held that courts don't have a duty to grant interim compensation to the complainant in a cheque bounce case. The Court also held.....
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Meghalaya HC to Centre: Inform Kins of Foreigners Who Died in Custody for Compensation Purposes(04.08.2022)
Meghalaya High Court has directed the Union Ministry of External Affairs to inform the heirs or next of kin of the foreign nationals who died in custo.....
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Allahabad HC: Compensation Under SC/ST Act Should be Paid on Conviction & Not on Filing of FIR(04.08.2022)
Allahabad High Court has held that compensation to the Victims under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 should be disbursed only upon the .....
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Kerala HC: S.113B of Evidence Act Casts Reverse Burden on Accused to Disprove Prosecution Case(04.08.2022)
Kerala High Court has held that in dowry death cases, Section 113B of the Indian Evidence Act casts a reverse burden on the accused to disprove he pro.....
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Delhi HC to State: Ensure Strict Compliance of Senior Citizens Act(04.08.2022)
Delhi High Court has directed Delhi Government to ensure strict compliance of Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, and al.....
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Kar. HC Directs Media Outlets to Block Articles Displaying Names of 2 Acquitted of Alleged Crimes(04.08.2022)
Karnataka High Court has directed 17 media outlets to temporarily block articles, videos and comments displaying names of two Petitioners in connectio.....
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SC to Centre: Adoption Process is Tedious in India(08.08.2022)
Supreme Court in a petition seeking simplification of adoption process in India, has held that the process of adoption in India is indeed cumbersome a.....
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Kerala HC: Mistake by Court Staff Not Sufficient Ground to Non-Suit Party(04.10.2022)
Kerala High Court has held that non-compliance of the Kerala Criminal Rules of Practice by the court staff would not be sufficient ground to non-suit .....
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SC: Dependents Entitled to Compensation for Loss of Income Even if They Inherit Business of Deceased(04.10.2022)
Supreme Court has held that motor accident compensation need not be reduced for the sole reason that that the business ventures and properties of the .....
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Delhi HC to DDA: Pay ?10 Lakh to Kin of Two Men Who Died in Outer Delhi Sewer(07.10.2022)
Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to pay a compensation of Rs. 10 lakhs each to the family of two men, who died due .....
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SC to HCs’: How Many Criminal Cases Against MPs/MLAs Pending for Over 5 Years?(11.10.2022)
Supreme Courts has directed High Courts to file an affidavit before it, indicating the number of criminal cases pertaining to MPs/MLAs pending for a p.....
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Delhi HC Delineates Circumstances to Invoke Group of Companies Doctrine(11.10.2022)
Delhi High Court has held each Company is a separate legal entity, hence, an agreement entered into by one of the Companies in a group, cannot be bind.....
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Muzaffarnagar Riots Case: Special Court Sentences BJP MLA Vikram Saini to 2 Yrs. in Prison(12.10.2022)
Special court in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffar Nagar district has sentenced BJP MLA Vikram Saini, and 10 others to 2 years in imprisonment in connection wi.....
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SC: Consumer Complaint by Allottee Against Builder Not Barred by RERA Act(03.11.2020)
Supreme Court has held that a complaint before Consumer Fora by allottees against builders is not barred by the Real Estate (Regulation and Developmen.....
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Madras HC Orders TANGEDCO to Pay Compensation to Family of Boy Who Died of Electrocution(04.11.2020)
Madras High Court has ordered compensation to the parents of a 22 years old boy, who died due to electrocution after stepping on snapped live wire. Th.....
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ITAT: Capital Gain Exemption Cannot be Claimed for Agricultural Land Purchased in Wife’s Name(15.07.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Delhi Bench has held that the capital gain exemption under Section 54B of the Income Tax Act, 1961 cannot be cla.....
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ITAT: Capital Gain Deduction Allowable to Separate Independent Residential Units on Single Land(18.07.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Chennai Bench has held that the capital gain exemption under section 54F of the Income Tax Act, 1961 is allowabl.....
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ITAT: Unregistered Document Has No Evidentiary Value(18.07.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Surat Bench has upheld the denial of capital gain exemption under Section 54 of Income-Tax Act, 1961, by holding.....
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SC to Greivance Redressal Committee: Decide Complaints About Non-Payment of Compensation in 4 Weeks(19.07.2022)
Supreme Court has directed all State Governments to see to it that the ex-gratia compensation payable to the kins/family members of the persons who ha.....
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Supreme Court Proposes Govt. to Consider Stay on Implementation of Farm Laws(11.01.2021)
Supreme Court has proposed the Government to consider putting a hold on the implementation of the three farm laws, to make sure that the dispute betwe.....
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SC: Non-Payment of Stamp Duty Not to Invalidate Arbitration Agreement(12.01.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that non-payment of stamp duty on the commercial contract will not invalidate the arbitration agreement.
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NCLT, Kochi Allows Reduction of Paid Up Share Capital Structure of Josco Jewellers Pvt. Ltd.(12.01.2021)
National Company Law Tribunal, Kochi has allowed a company petition filed by Josco Jewellers Pvt. Ltd. for reduction of its share capital from Rs. 120.....
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Supreme Court Suspends Implementation of Three Farm Laws Until Further Orders(12.01.2021)
Supreme Court has suspended the implementation of the three farm laws until further orders, stating that a committee would be constituted in this rega.....
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Guj. HC Issues Show Cause Notice to Judicial Officers for Not Disposing of Suit Pending Since 1977(20.12.2022)
Gujarat High Court has issued show cause notices to ten judicial officers in State asking for an explanation as to why contempt of court proceedings s.....
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JKL HC: Compensation for No Fault Liability Adjustable in Compensation Claimed for Fault Liability(20.12.2022)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that compensation paid under the "No Fault liability" provision under Section 140 of Motor Vehicles A.....
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Madras HC to State: Pay Compensation to Family of Man Missing Since Hospital Admission for COVID-19(21.12.2022)
Madras High Court has directed State to pay Rs 1 lakh compensation to family of 74 year old man who has not been found since being taken to government.....
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Cal. HC: Object of S. 60(2) IBC is to Group Together CIRP Proceedings Before Single Forum(21.12.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that object of Section 60(2) of IBC 2016 is to group together CIRP of corporate debtor and insolvency liquidation proceed.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice to Lawyer for Disrupting Judicial Proceedings(22.12.2022)
Delhi High Court has issued show cause notice to a lawyer for disrupting judicial proceedings, verbally attacking a sitting judge and creating unruly .....
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All. HC to State: Protect Ancient Temples in the Vicinity of Banke Bihari Temple(22.12.2022)
Allahabad High Court has directed Uttar Pradesh Government to protect the ancient temples situated in the vicinity of the Banke Bihari temple in Mathu.....
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Kerala HC: Form Committee for Sexual Harassment Complaints in All Colleges(23.12.2022)
Kerala High Court has directed competent authorities of colleges and other statutory authorities to constitute an Internal Complaints Committee for Se.....
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Delhi HC: Order Rejecting Appln. for Impleading 3rd Party is Not Interim Arbitration Award(26.12.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that an order of tribunal rejecting the application for impleading a party to arbitration is not an interim award but merely.....
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Delhi Court: False Claim of Impotency Amounts to Mental Cruelty(16.03.2020)
Delhi Court has held that falsely accusing a spouse of impotency amounts to mental cruelty and is a ground for divorce.
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NCLAT: Limitation Period Applicable to Application Filed by Financial Creditor(16.03.2020)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has reversed the order of the National Company Law Tribunal, Ahemdabad holding that the order of admission of .....
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Del. HC to Centre: Take Action Against Five International DNRs For Non-Compliance of Judicial Orders(11.11.2022)
Delhi High Court has directed Centre to take action against five Domain Name Registrars for non-compliance of judicial orders, and also consider if th.....
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J&K&L HC: Certificate of Payment of Interest Not Required if Employer Appeal Against Composite Award(11.11.2022)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that certificate of payment is not required if an employer prefers to question the award of interest .....
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SC: Lawyer Who Signs Petitions With Derogatory Remarks is Guilty of Contempt of Court(14.11.2022)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Petitioner and AOR on plea containing contemptuous remarks against High Court judgment, has stated that even a lawy.....
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SC to Striking Odisha Lawyers: Get Back to Work or Face Contempt Action(15.11.2022)
Supreme Court has come down heavily on lawyers who have been striking over demand for a permanent bench of Orissa High Court at Sambalpur and directed.....
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Ministry of Finance Extends Compensation Cess Levy Upto 31 March, 2026(27.06.2022)
Ministry of Finance has extended the time period for the levy of compensation cess up to 31 March, 2026.
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Delhi HC Restrains Narinder Batra from Discharging Functions as President of IOA(27.06.2022)
Delhi High Court while restrained Narinder Dhruv Batra from discharging functions as President of Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has held that purit.....
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SC Grants 2 Weeks Time for Unauthorized Occupants to Vacate Kalkaji Temple Premises(29.06.2022)
Supreme Court while refusing to interfere with plea challenging eviction order passed by Delhi High Court, has granted 2 weeks time to some unauthoriz.....
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Karnataka HC Orders Rs. 10 Lakh Compensation for Death of Two Years Old in Stray Dog Attack(29.06.2022)
Karnataka High Court has held that there is a statutory obligation which has been imposed upon the local municipal authorities to safeguard the human .....
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ITAT: Multiple Flats on Different Floors Cannot be Treated as Single Residential House(29.06.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Cuttack Bench has held that the multiple flats in different floors of the same building cannot be treated as a s.....
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Bombay HC: BCCI Liable to Pay Employees Contribution Under ESI Act(30.06.2022)
Bombay High Court has held that Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is engaged in commercial activities and earning profits from the same and.....
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SC: Employee Can be Dismissed in Disciplinary Inquiry Completed After Retirement(28.05.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that disciplinary enquiry against an employee can continue even after the retirement of the employee and major punishment l.....
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Guj HC: Don’t Casually Authorize Detention in Offences With Imprisonment Less Than 7 Years(20.09.2022)
Gujarat High Court has held that where offence is punishable with imprisonment for a term which may be less than seven years or which may extend to se.....
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Kar. HC to BBMP: Repair Major Roads in 10 Days, Submit Reports on Clearance of Storm Water Drains(20.09.2022)
Karnataka High Court has directed Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to repair 221 potholes on major roads as identified by the corporation wit.....
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Madras HC: Can’t Ask State to Treat All Visually Impaired Persons on Par With Other Disabled Persons(20.09.2022)
Madras High Court has held that it cannot direct the State Government to treat all Visually Impaired Persons on par with other Differently Abled Perso.....
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SC: Pension Rules Must be Interpreted in Favour of Employee if Multiple Interpretations are Possible(22.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held that if pension rules are capable of more interpretations than one, the Courts should lean towards that interpretation which go.....
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SC Sets Aside NCDRC Order Awarding Compensation to Woman Who Gave Birth Despite Tubectomy Surgery(22.09.2022)
Supreme Court has set aside an order passed by National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) that directed a hospital to pay compensation to.....
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SC Directs Maharashtra, MP, Delhi, Puducherry to Constitute Haj Committees in Six Weeks(23.09.2022)
Supreme Court has granted additional time of six weeks to Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Puducherry to constitute Haj committees and file a compl.....
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SC Appoints Former Judge L Nageswara Rao for Amending IOA’s Constitution(23.09.2022)
Supreme Court has appointed its former Judge L. Nageswara Rao, to take over the process of amending the Indian Olympic Association’s (IOA) constitutio.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Indian Olympic Association, Constitution
SC: Force/Compulsion Must be Established to Attract Offence Under Bonded Labour System Act(23.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held that for attracting the provision of Section 16 of the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976, the prosecution must establi.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Bonded Labour, Force/Compelled
SC Refuses to Modify Order Granting Compensation to Families Displaced by Sardar Sarovar Project(23.09.2022)
Supreme Court has dismissed an application seeking clarification/modification of order passed by the Supreme Court, wherein it had directed concerned .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Sardar Sarovar Project, Compensation
Kerala HC Initiates Contempt Proceedings Against PFI Leaders for Illegal Flash Hartal(23.09.2022)
Kerala High Court has initiated suo motu contempt proceedings against the leaders of Popular Front of India (PFI), noting the illegal call for flash h.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Flash Hartal, Contempt
SC: Order/Circular Can’t Be Given Retrospective Effect in the Absence of Any Legislative Competence(26.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held that administrative/executive orders or circular cannot be made applicable with retrospective effect in the absence of any legi.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Competence, Retrospective Effect
Bombay HC to Revenue Dept: Consider Providing E-Stamp Facilities, License for New Vendors(16.11.2022)
Bombay High Court has directed Maharashtra Revenue Department to take an appropriate decision on allotment of new authorized stamp vendor licenses in .....
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Delhi HC Expresses displeasure on DDA's failure to Pay ?10 Lakh to Kin of Two Men Who Died in Sewer(16.11.2022)
Delhi High Court has expressed displeasure over Delhi Development Authority’s (DDA) failure to pay ?10 lakh compensation to families of two person who.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, DDA, Compensation
Kerala HC: Non-Delivery of Demand Notice No Reason to Quash Complaint(17.11.2022)
Kerala High Court has refused to quash a complaint under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, merely because the demand notice issued in local l.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Complaint, Demand Notice
SC: Additional Accused Can’t be Impleaded After Expiry of Limitation Period U/S 142 of NI Act(18.11.2022)
Supreme Court has held that impleadment of additional accused subsequent to the filing of a cheque bounce complaint is not permissible once limitation.....
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CCI Nods for Kuoni Travel's Acquisition By Thomas Cook(16.12.2015)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved acquisition of Kuoni Travel by Thomas Cook (India).
Tags : Competition Commission of India, Kuoni Travel, Thomas Cook
Delhi HC Directs DUSIB to Carry Survey and Assist Govt. in Providing Relief to Shakurbasti People(17.12.2015)
Delhi High Court has asked Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) to carry out a survey and share its findings with Central government, Delhi g.....
Tags : Delhi High Court , Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board
CCI Junks Complaints against Prestige Estates Projects(18.12.2015)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has dismissed allegations of unfair business practices made against Bengaluru-based Prestige Estates Projects.
Tags : Competition Commission of India , Prestige Estates Projects
Rajya Sabha MPs Move Impeachment Notice against Gujarat HC Judge(18.12.2015)
Fifty eight Rajya Sabha members has moved a notice to impeach a Gujarat High Court judge for his remarks against reservation while hearing a case conc.....
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CCI Approves Piramal’s Acquisition(21.12.2015)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved acquisition of Piramal Enterprises' lab diagnostics and point-of-care business by DiaSys India.
Tags : Competition Commission of India, Piramal Enterprise
CCI Permits $150-mn JBF Group-KKR Credit deal(21.12.2015)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved polyster products manufacturer JBF Industries' $150 million deal with global investment firm KKR Cr.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India, JBF Industries, KKR Credit
SC Restrains Lawyer From Practising For a Month, Extends Contempt Jurisdiction To Protect Registry(18.08.2017)
Supreme Court has observed that the contempt jurisdiction of Court is not only to protect reputation of concerned Judge so that he can administer Just.....
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MP HC Issues Notice to MP’s Top Health Officials Over Dwivedi’s Appointment as Indore Civil Surgeon(19.10.2015)
Madhya Pradesh HC has stayed Dwivedi’s appointment as Indore Civil Surgeon till next hearing and issued notices to top health officials as to why seni.....
Tags : Madhya Pradesh HC , MP’s Top Health Officials
Kerala HC Directs 43 Businessmen to Produce Permits for Carrying Business(20.10.2015)
Kerala HC while taking petition filed by residents of Panampilly Nagar questioning alleged widespread commercialization of residential zone, has direc.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Panampilly Nagar
Kerala HC Restricts Activities in College Campuses(21.10.2015)
Kerala High Court while upholding State Government's decision to restrict students' vehicles on college campuses, has put restrictions on activities i.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, College Campuses
Colgate-Palmolive Successfully Books Indian Patent for a Powered Toothbrush(27.10.2015)
Colgate-Palmolive Company has received Indian patent for an invention titled Powered Toothbrush, as it has satisfactorily met with various objections .....
Tags : Colgate-Palmolive Company ,Powered Toothbrush, n Patent
Uttarakhand High court Revokes Dissolution of Badri-Kedar Temple Committee(07.09.2017)
Uttarakhand High Court has revoked the dissolution of Badrinath-Kedarnath temple committee. The Court declared as illegal the dissolution of panel bef.....
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Supreme Court: No Vested Right of Renewal of Lease of Shops in Defence Shopping Complexes(11.09.2017)
Supreme Court has held that there was no vested right of renewal of lease of shops in Defence Shopping Complexes.
Tags : Supreme Court, Defence Shopping Complexes
Allahabad High Court Disallows Parallel Proceedings in NCLT and DRT(12.09.2017)
Allahabad High Court has barred parallel proceedings in National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) and the Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT) in a case between St.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, National Company Law Tribunal, Debt Recovery Tribunal
HP High Court Orders Rs. 20 Lakh Compensation For Parents of Students Drowned In Beas River(04.01.2016)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has ordered payment of compensation of Rs. 20 lakh to parents of each of 24 engineering students of a Hyderabad college wh.....
Tags : Himachal Pradesh High Court, compensation
Madras High Court Directs Temple Official To File Fresh Counter On Missing Jewels(05.10.2017)
Madras High Court has directed a senior official of Sri Ramanathaswamy temple in Rameswaram to file a fresh counter pertaining to the missing temple j.....
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Bombay High Court to State Government: Why Modify Compensation of Rape Survivors(06.10.2017)
Bombay High Court has asked the State Government to spell out the “purpose” due to which it decided to modify its existing scheme of granting compensa.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Compensation
Competition Commission of India Fines Aditya Birla Group Firm Grasim for Bid Rigging(06.10.2017)
Competition Commission of India has imposed fines totalling Rs 6.27 crore on Aditya Birla group firm Grasim Industries and two others for bid rigging .....
Tags : Competition Commission of India, Bid Rigging, Aditya Birla Group
Elphinstone Stampede: Bombay High Court Pulls Up Activists for Closing Eyes to Problem(06.10.2017)
Bombay High Court has castigated "so-called activists" for approaching it on the issue of safety of commuters only after the Elphinstone Road station .....
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NCLT Dismisses Cyrus Mistry’s Plea to Transfer Case Against Tata Sons(09.10.2017)
National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has dismissed a petition moved by Cyrus Mistry’s firms seeking transfer of their company petition against Tata So.....
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SC: Modification of Sentence From Life Imprisonment to 20-Yr RI Not Enhancement, But Reduction(11.10.2017)
Supreme Court, while reiterating that life imprisonment means imprisonment for full life & not for 14 years, has observed that modification of sentenc.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Life Imprisonment
CCI Orders Inquiry against Max Super Speciality Hospital(19.11.2015)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has ordered inquiry against Max Super Speciality Hospital and Becton Dickinson India for alleged anti-competitiv.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India , Max Super Speciality Hospital , Becton Dickinson India
Suzuki Motor Books Patent for Technology to Reduce Fuel Consumption(19.11.2015)
Japanese car major Suzuki Motor Corporation has booked an Indian patent for its invention relating to a control apparatus for motor vehicles, the tech.....
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NCLT: Promoters Cannot Escape Liquidation of Personal Assets(19.07.2017)
National Company Law Tribunal has held that personal properties of Promoters given as security to Banks can be proceeded against, in spite of initiati.....
Tags : National Company Law Tribunal, insolvency proceedings
SC to Centre: Recover Wages To Workmen Against Tea Companies(24.07.2017)
Supreme Court has directed Centre to proceed against erring tea companies, by calling upon the statutory authorities to issue notices to them, for rec.....
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Madhya Pradesh High Court: 'Slap, Say Sorry & Forget' Practice by Contemnors Not Accepted(28.07.2017)
Madhya Pradesh High Court, while sentencing a person accused of contempt to six months’ imprisonment, has observed that “slap, say sorry and forget” p.....
Tags : Madhya Pradesh High Court, Contempt of Court
NCLT: Proceedings u/s 138 NI Act Have Nothing To Do With Insolvency Application Under I&B Code(28.07.2017)
National Company Law Tribunal has ruled that disclosure of fact of initiation of proceedings u/s 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act in not necessary wh.....
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CCI Nod for Nippon’s Stake Hike in Reliance Life to 49%(12.02.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved Nippon Life's additional 23 per cent stake purchase plan in Reliance Life Insurance in a deal worth.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India, Nippon Life, Reliance Life Insurance
CCI Approves HealthFore-Oscar Investments Deal(12.02.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved e proposed merger of healthcare IT solutions provider HealthFore Technologies with Oscar Investment.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India , HealthFore Technologies, Oscar Investments
CCI Nods for GSPL’s Stake Hike in Sabarmati Gas(15.02.2016)
Gujarat State Petronet (GSPL) has received approval from Competition Commission of India (CCI) to raise stake in Sabarmati Gas Ltd by 13.71 per cent t.....
Tags : Gujarat State Petronet, Competition Commission of India
Govt Should Compensate Victims of Its Inaction: Delhi High Court(28.11.2017)
Delhi High Court has said that Government should provide financial assistance and support to people who are the victims of their inaction and omission.....
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Will Not Allow Hadiya’s Husband to Meet Her, Says Hadiya’s Guardian and College Principal(29.11.2017)
Will Not Allow Hadiya’s Husband to Meet Her, Says Hadiya’s Guardian and College Principal
Tags : The Supreme Court ordered the college administration to treat Hadiya like any other student and as per hostel rules, but remained silent on whether Shafin Jehan, Hadiya’s husband, or her parents would be allowed to meet her while she completes her studies.
Delhi Cab Driver Arrested for Trying to Abduct Woman Judge(29.11.2017)
Delhi Cab Driver Arrested for Trying to Abduct Woman Judge
Tags : The judge, in her complaint, told the police that instead of taking her to the Karkardooma Court, the driver started driving towards Hapur on the NH-24 on Monday, police said.
Hypnotic Counselling, Neuro-linguistic Programming Used to Entice Women: NIA in Love Jihad Case(29.11.2017)
Hypnotic Counselling, Neuro-linguistic Programming Used to Entice Women: NIA in Love Jihad Case
Tags : In its fresh report submitted in the Supreme Court in the Kerala Love Jihad case, the NIA, according to sources, has underlined that hypnotic counselling is a technique employed by certain people belonging to particular groups.
Modi Suggests Installing of 'Justice Clocks' in Court Premises(29.11.2017)
Modi Suggests Installing of 'Justice Clocks' in Court Premises
Tags : Addressing a gathering at a National Law Day event in New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday suggested installing of "justice clocks" at various court premises to encourage competition among judges in disposing off cases.
CBEC reduces requirements for registering as first stage dealer and importer(28.06.2016)
The Central Board of Excise and Customs specified requirements for those seeking to register as a first stage dealer and importer.
A perso.....
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Reporting of Bank Guarantee on behalf of service importers discontinued(07.07.2016)
The Reserve Bank of India announced the discontinuation of submission of reports on guarantees issued by banks in favour of non-residents service prov.....
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Scope of 'site' enlarged for exemption from excise(06.07.2016)
The Ministry of Finance enlarged the scope of the word ‘site’ in its excise exemption notification.
By an earlier notification, the Minist.....
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CCI Dismisses Allegations Against Real Estate Websites(05.05.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has dismissed allegations that five real estate websites, including Housing.com and Magicbricks.com, abused thei.....
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CCI Rejects Complaint against Case New Holland(06.05.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has rejected a complaint alleging that Case New Holland Construction Equipment (India) Ltd indulged in anti-comp.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India, New Holland Construction Equipment (India) Ltd
CCI Permits PVR-DT Cinemas Deal(06.05.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved multiplex chain PVR's proposed acquisition of DT Cinemas from DLF while directing the companies to .....
Tags : Competition Commission of India , PVR , DT Cinemas
CCI Rejects Complaint against Realty Firm Ambika Trading & Construction(09.05.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has rejected allegations that Ambika Trading & Construction indulged in anti-competitive practices with regard t.....
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CCI Rejects Complaint Against Coal India(07.02.2018)
Competition Commission of India has dismissed allegations of unfair business practices against state-owned Coal India Ltd (CIL) with regard to sale of.....
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Supreme Court: Statutory Prescribed Limitation Period for Filing Appeal Cannot be Extended(08.02.2018)
Supreme Court has held that the limitation period for filing an appeal under provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 cannot be extended beyond what is p.....
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Competition Commission of India Fines Google for Abusing Dominant Position(09.02.2018)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed a 136-crore fine on Google for "search bias" and abusing its "dominant position".
Tags : Competition Commission, Google
Imphal Court Orders Irom Sharmila’s Release From Judicial Custody(01.03.2016)
A court in Imphal has ordered release of Manipuri rights activist Irom Chanu Sharmila, who is on a fast for 15 years demanding repealing of Armed Forc.....
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RBI Issues Draft Norms for Account Aggregators(04.03.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued draft guidelines for setting up of Non-Banking Finance Companies (NBFC) that would act as account aggregators a.....
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Govt. Relaxes CCI Financial Threshold Limits(08.03.2016)
Government, with a view to improve ease of doing business, has raised financial threshold limit for companies seeking nod from Competition Commission .....
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Stamp Duty Hikes, Noida Flats Costlier(08.03.2016)
UP cabinet has approved hiking of stamp duty on homes by 2% in all cities, including Noida and Greater Noida.
Tags : UP cabinet , stamp duty
Madras HC: Nothing Illegal in Drawing Voice Sample of Accused for Test(05.12.2017)
Madras High Court has upheld trial court orders allowing prosecution to draw voice sample of the accused persons for comparison with that of the quest.....
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Delhi HC Upholds Vires Of Section 4(b) of Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Repeal Act(08.12.2017)
Delhi High Court has upheld the constitutional validity of Section 4(b) of the Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Repeal Act, 2003.
Tags : Delhi High Court , Company Law
US Supreme Court Allows Full Enforcement of Trump Travel Ban(11.12.2017)
US Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to fully enforce a ban on travel to the United States by residents of six mostly Muslim countrie.....
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PFRDA Nods for Govt. Staff to Choose Fund Manager(11.05.2016)
Board of pension fund regulator, PFRDA, has granted "in-principle" approval to a proposal of providing choice to government employees to select their .....
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COMPAT Stays Rs 1,773-cr Penalty on Coal India, Imposed by CCI(18.05.2016)
Competition Appellate Tribunal (COMPAT) has set aside Rs 1,773-crore penalty imposed on Coal India by the Competition Commission of India (CCI). It al.....
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CCI Approves Acquisition of 2 HUL Rice Brands(18.05.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved acquisition of two rice brands of Hindustan Unilever by LT foods, the owners of Daawar brand.
Tags : Competition Commission of India, HUL Rice Brands
MACT Awards Rs 30 L Damages to a Man Disabled in Road Mishap(18.05.2016)
Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) has awarded Rs 30 lakh as compensation to a Delhi resident who got partly disabled in a road accident in 2014.
Tags : Motor Accident Claims Tribunal , compensation
CCI Rejects Allegations of Anti-Competitive Practices against REC Power Distribution Company(20.05.2016)
Competition Commission India (CCI) has rejected allegations of anti-competitive practices against REC Power Distribution Company even as it said that .....
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Supreme Court to Unemployed Husband: You Say You're a Homemaker But Where's the Home(01.03.2018)
"You say you are a homemaker but where is the home to make?" the Supreme Court asked a man while hearing a bunch of matrimonial dispute cases.
Tags : Supreme Court, Unemployed Husband
Supreme Court Slashes Compensation for Five Men Framed in Murder Case by 95%(01.03.2018)
Supreme Court has reduced the compensation for five innocent men, who were framed in a murder case and jailed for 93 days, from Rs 2 lakh each to Rs 1.....
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NGT Issues Notice to MP Govt. over Rising Pollution in Bhopal(12.01.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has served notices to Madhya Pradesh Government, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and MP Pollution Control Board (.....
Tags : National Green Tribunal, Madhya Pradesh Government, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) , MP Pollution Control Board (MPPCB)
CCI Issues Combination Regulations to Streamline Norms for M&A Filings(13.01.2016)
Competition Commission of India (Procedure in regard to the transaction of business relating to combinations) Amendment Regulations, 2016, has been no.....
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CCI Approves Strides Shasun’ Acquisition Plan(13.01.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved Strides Shasun’ plan to acquire Sun Pharmaceutical's two business divisions in India for Rs 165 cro.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India (CCI), Strides Shasun, Sun Pharmaceutical
CCI Dismisses Complaint of Unfair Trade Practices against Omaxe(14.01.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has dismissed a complaint against real estate developer Omaxe and another entity for indulging in anti-competiti.....
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CCI Nods for Jaypee-Suraksha Group Deal to Sell 5 Wind Projects(14.01.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved proposed acquisition of Jaiprakash Associates' five wind power plants by Suraksha Group entities.
Tags : Competition Commission of India, Jaiprakash Associates, Suraksha Group
Ensure Women Employees Get Child Care Leave: MP High Court(28.12.2017)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed Chief Secretary of the state government to issue directions to all concerned to ensure that women employees get.....
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President Gives Assent to Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017(04.01.2018)
President of India has given assent to Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017 which seeks to strengthen corporate governance standards, initiate strict actio.....
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Delhi HC: CCI Can Entertain Patent Rights Abuse Complaints(04.04.2016)
Delhi HC has said that Competition Commission of India (CCI) can entertain complaints regarding abuse of dominance of patent rights as there is no "ir.....
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EPFO Stays New PF Withdrawal Norms Till April 30(04.04.2016)
Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has deferred till April 30, implementation of new norms that restrict 100 per cent withdrawal of providen.....
Tags : Employees Provident Fund Organisation , New PF Withdrawal Norms
Central Government Employees Need to Declare Assets by April 15(04.04.2016)
All central government employees have been asked to mandatorily file details of their assets and liabilities, including those of their spouse and depe.....
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SC Denies to Take Swamy's Plea Seeking Early Hearing on Ram Temple Issue(05.04.2016)
Supreme Court has denied to entertain Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy`s plea seeking early hearing on the Ram temple issue.
Tags : Supreme Court, Ram Temple
CCI Gives a Go Ahead to Goldman Sachs-Amber Enterprises Deal(06.04.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved Goldman Sachs' stake purchase in Amber Enterprises India.
Tags : Competition Commission of India, Goldman Sachs
Supreme Court Sentences 63-Yr-Old Woman to 3 Months in Jail for Contempt(20.02.2018)
Supreme Court, while holding a 63-year-old woman guilty of contempt for repeatedly disobeying the orders of the court against raising construction ove.....
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Government Amends Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014(20.02.2018)
Government has amended Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 wherein Forms ADT-1 which provides for notice to RoC by the company for appointment .....
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Punjab and Haryana HC Rules, Adopted Child Can Get Compassionate Job(27.07.2016)
Punjab and Haryana HC has ruled that an adopted child is eligible for job on compassionate grounds even if the adoption is done by the mother after th.....
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CCI Junks Complaint against E-Retailers(29.07.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has junked complaint alleging unfair trade practices by 23 online retailers and sellers on e-commerce websites.
Tags : Competition Commission of India , E-Retailers
Madras HC: Injury Need Not be Physical Always(01.08.2016)
Madras HC, while clarifying that injury doesn’t always need to be physical, has held that parents of a minor girl who was allegedly abducted and marri.....
Tags : Madras HC, Tamil Nadu Victim Compensation Scheme
MCA Notifies Companies (Incorporation) Third Amendment Rules, 2016(01.08.2016)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has notified Companies (Incorporation) Third Amendment Rules,2016 to amend the Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 20.....
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Madras HC: If Condition Demands, Women Can be Denied Certain Jobs(02.08.2016)
Madras HC has held that women can be denied employment if appointing authority is of view that local conditions in a place where they are to be posted.....
Tags : Madras HC, women, employment
CCI Slaps Rs 73-crore Fine on Lupin for Anti-Competitive Practices(02.08.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed a fine of Rs 73 crore on Lupin for 'co-operating' with Karnataka Chemists and Druggist Association (.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India , Karnataka Chemists and Druggist Association, Lupin
Trial Court Can’t Order Accused to Undergo Life Term Beyond 14 Yrs Without Chance for Remission: DHC(03.04.2018)
Delhi High Court has said that the trial court cannot order an accused to undergo life imprisonment for a certain number of years beyond 14 years with.....
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CCI Junks Complaint Against Kanoria Chemicals(01.07.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has junked allegations that Kanoria Chemicals & Industries abused its dominant position by imposing unfair price.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India , Kanoria Chemicals
Madras HC Orders School to Pay Rs.7 Lakh Compensation to LKG Girl(05.07.2016)
Madras HC has directed a private school in Tirunelveli district to pay a compensation of Rs.7 lakh to a minor girl who lost her vision in the right ey.....
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Govt. Eases Salary Reporting Norms(05.07.2016)
Govt. has notified Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Amendment Rules, 2016 and simplified salary reporting requirements.....
Tags : Govt. , Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Amendment Rules, 2016
Govt. Postpones ICDS Norms Enforcement By a Year(07.07.2016)
Govt. has said that Income Computation and Disclosure Standards (ICDS) will now be applicable from the current fiscal year as against 2015-16 notified.....
Tags : Govt. , Income Computation and Disclosure Standards (ICDS)
SC Sets Aside Contempt Proceedings Initiated by Allahabad High Court against Outlook Journalists(08.07.2016)
Supreme Court has set aside the Allahabad High Court's suo motu contempt proceedings against Outlook journalists who had covered the Ghaziabad Provide.....
Tags : Supreme Court, suo motu contempt proceedings, Allahabad High Court
Kerala HC Grants Bail to All 41 Accused in Temple Fire Case(11.07.2016)
Kerala HC has granted bail to all 41 accused in Kerala's Kollam temple fire tragedy that claimed over 100 lives because police failed to file chargesh.....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Interfere with Rituals in Ujjain’s Mahakaleshwar Temple(02.05.2018)
Supreme Court has refused to interfere with the rituals being observed at the historic Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain while dealing with the issue of .....
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SEBI Puts Rules for Mutual Funds to Restrict Redemptions(01.06.2016)
To curtail mutual fund houses' powers to suddenly restrict redemptions from a scheme, markets regulator SEBI has put in place a set of rules and also .....
Tags : SEBI, Mutual funds, Redemption
Government Notifies Constitution of NCLT and NCLAT(02.06.2016)
Government as a move to resolve corporate disputes faster and improve the ease of doing business in India has notified the constitution of the Nationa.....
Tags : Company Law Tribunal, National Company Law Appellate Tribunal
Anti-dumping Duty on Chemical Import from China and Russia(07.06.2016)
Government has imposed anti-dumping duty of USD 122.14-279.78 per tonne on import of chemical, used in pharmaceutical and fragrance industry, from Chi.....
Tags : anti-dumping duty, China, Russia
SC Stays NCLAT Order Allowing Reliance Communication to Sell Tower Assets(16.04.2018)
Supreme Court has stayed National Company Law Appellate Tribunal’s (NCLAT) order that allowed selling of towers and fibre assets by Reliance Communica.....
Tags : Supreme Court, National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Reliance Communications
No Adverse Inference Can Be Drawn Against A Candidate From Quashed FIR: Tripura HC(18.04.2018)
Tripura High Court has observed that no adverse inference can be drawn against a candidate seeking public employment, when the FIR once registered aga.....
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LCI 274th Report: Not Necessary to Make Any Amendment to Contempt of Court Act(19.04.2018)
Law Commission of India has submitted the 274th report titled “Review Of Contempt Of Court Act 1971 (Limited To S.2 Of The Act)” to the Ministry of La.....
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Supreme Court: Mens Rea Not Required for Levy of Penalty u/s 43A Competition Act(19.04.2018)
Supreme Court has observed that the imposition of penalty u/s 43A of Competition Act is on account of breach of a civil obligation, and the proceeding.....
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CCI Junks Complaint against Coal India, CIMFR(15.07.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has rejected allegations of unfair business ways against Coal India and CIMFR pertaining to a global tender for .....
Tags : Competition Commission of India , Coal India , CIMFR
Government Extends Payment Date for Black Money Compliance Scheme(15.07.2016)
Government has allowed payment of tax and penalty in installments over an extended period for the black money disclosed under One-Time Compliance Sche.....
Tags : Government , One-Time Compliance Scheme, black money
EPFO Eases UAN Rule for PF Settlement, But Sets Riders(15.07.2016)
Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has relaxed provision that requires furnishing of Universal Account Number (UAN) for settlement of claims.....
Tags : Employees Provident Fund Organisation , Universal Account Number
NHRC Awards Compensation of Rs 50,000 over Delay in Registration of FIR(27.07.2016)
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has awarded a compensation of Rs 50,000 to a 25-year-old woman from Ghaziabad owing to a delay of three months.....
Tags : National Human Rights Commission , Compensation
Temporary Permit Can’t Be Issued to Pvt Carrier on Notified Routes: Supreme Court(18.05.2018)
Supreme Court has said that a temporary permit cannot be issued to a private stage carriage operator to traverse on the notified route which is being .....
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NCLT Orders JAL to Return Land to Jaypee Infra(18.05.2018)
Allahabad bench of National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has ordered that 858 acres of land of bankrupt Jaypee Infratech which was transferred by the f.....
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Punjab and Haryana HC: Injury while Leaning Out of Train not Self-Inflicted(23.08.2016)
P&H HC, while setting aside decision of a tribunal that had denied compensation to kin of a passenger who died after falling from a train, has held th.....
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Karnataka HC: BBMP Can’t Demolish a Building without Cancelling Approved Plan(24.08.2016)
Karnataka HC has directed Bruhat Bengaluru Mahangara Palike (BBMP) not to demolish a multi-storey building which has been built abutting a storm-water.....
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NGT: Uttarakhand Floods Not 'Act of God'(26.08.2016)
National Green Tribunal while rejecting GVK Group firm Alaknanda Hydro Power Company's contention that the 2013 cloudburst and floods in Uttarakhand w.....
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Bombay HC: Impotency Allegations against Husband Amounts to Cruelty(29.08.2016)
Bombay HC, while dismissing a wife's plea for restitution of conjugal rights, has ruled that allegations of impotency against husband amount to cruelt.....
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CCI Orders Investigation on Italy's Esaote for over Unfair Business Practices(29.08.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has ordered a detailed investigation against Italy's Esaote after finding that the imaging diagnostic systems ma.....
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Govt Amends Intellectual Property Rights (Imported Goods) Enforcement Rules(27.06.2018)
Central Government has notified the Intellectual Property Rights (Imported Goods) Enforcement Amendment Rules wherein the word ‘patent as defined in t.....
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CBDT Grants TDS Exemption for Seven Transactions(23.06.2016)
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has helped improve cash flows for Payment System Companies by exempting seven types of transactions from TDS obli.....
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EPFO: 8.16% Extra Benefit to Pensioners if They Defer Withdrawal(23.06.2016)
Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has said that pensioners who defer withdrawal of pension for two years after reaching the age of 58 year.....
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CCI Dismisses Complaint against KAMP Developers(28.06.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has dismissed allegations of unfair business practices made against KAMP Developers with respect to residential .....
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SC Directs Centre to File 'Status Report' on Living Conditions in Rohingya Refugee Camps(19.03.2018)
Supreme Court has directed the Centre to file a "comprehensive status report" giving details of conditions in Rohingya refugee camps in various states.....
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A Person Can’t Be Detained Through A Faulty & Illegal Process: Supreme Court(22.03.2018)
Supreme Court has ordered the immediate release of police officer-turned militant Champion R Sangma while berating the state government for illegal de.....
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Bombay High Court to CBI: Decide on Time Frame to Complete Fake Stamp Paper Scam of 2002(22.03.2018)
Bombay High Court has asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to decide on how long it intends to continue the prosecution in the fake stamp p.....
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Madras High Court Asks Tamil Nadu Govt to Evict Shops in Temples(23.03.2018)
Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu government to initiate action to evict commercial establishments located in 36,000 temples.
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NCLT Refuses to Stay Rebidding for Essar(28.03.2018)
National Company Law Tribunal has declined to stay the second round of bidding for the bankrupt Essar Steel or defer the deadline for it as sought by .....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Interfere with Rituals in Ujjain’s Mahakaleshwar Temple(02.05.2018)
Supreme Court has refused to interfere with the rituals being observed at the historic Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain while dealing with the issue of .....
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Rajya Sabha Rules Bar Public Statements on Removal Notices: Supreme Court(08.05.2018)
Supreme Court has said that Rajya Sabha rules prohibited lawmakers from making public statements on the removal of a judge of the higher judiciary wit.....
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Bombay High Court: No One Can Lay Claim to Quarters Provided by a Civic Body(08.05.2018)
Bombay High Court has reiterated that a municipal employee can never claim permanent occupancies over the properties of the civic body.
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Petition of Impeachment Motion Against CJI Withdrawn by Congress(08.05.2018)
Petition of impeachment motion filed against the Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra by the Congress MPs has been withdrawn by senior party leader Kapi.....
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MCA Amends Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014(09.05.2018)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has amended Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014 by the Companies (Appointment and Q.....
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MCA Amends Companies (Meetings of Board and Its Powers) Rules 2014(09.05.2018)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has amended the Companies (Meetings of Board and Its Powers) Rules 2014 by the Companies (Meetings of Board and It.....
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Supreme Court: No Action for Contempt on Failure To Live With Spouse(10.05.2018)
Supreme Court has observed that forcing a spouse to join the company of the other and on failing to do so punishing her in committing contempt of the .....
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CCI Nods for Acquisition of L&T General Insurance by HDFC ERGO(12.09.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved acquisition process of L&T General Insurance by HDFC ERGO General Insurance.
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Central Government Enforces Certain Provision of Companies Act, 2013, as on 9.09.2016(13.09.2016)
Centre has notified that provisions of section 227, clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 242, clauses (c) and (g) of sub-section (2) of section 24.....
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SC: Centre Should Do Away with Sterilisation Camps in 3 Years(15.09.2016)
SC has directed Centre to do away with sterilisation camps within 3 years and strengthen primary healthcare centre system, saying "it is time that wom.....
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Madhya Pradesh HC Commutes Life Imprisonment to 7 Years in Murder Case(16.09.2016)
Madhya Pradesh HC has commuted to seven years jail term life imprisonment awarded to a man for murder of a ten-year-old boy, holding that it was a cul.....
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CCI Directs Inquiry against Jaiprakash Associates in Majority Orders Involving Real Estate Projects(16.09.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has ordered inquiry against Jaiprakash Associates Ltd through majority orders in two separate cases involving re.....
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Priests Can't Deny Religious Rights to Dalits, Tribals: Uttarakhand High Court(13.07.2018)
Uttarakhand High Court has held that no priest can bar devotees belonging to the scheduled caste or scheduled tribe sections from performing worship a.....
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CCI Rejects Allegation over Power Grid Corporation(06.10.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has dismissed allegations that Power Grid Corporation abused its dominant position with policy that materials us.....
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Orissa HC Rejects Champua MLA’s Plea in Harassment Case(07.10.2016)
Orissa HC has refused to interfere in ongoing police investigation against Champua MLA Sanatan Mahakud in a harassment case filed by a woman, who clai.....
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CIC: Develop System to Compensate Prisoners Kept in Jail for More than Term(07.10.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has asked country's largest prison Tihar to develop a system of giving compensation to inmates who have been inca.....
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1987 Hashimpura Massacre: Delhi HC Directs Govt. to Pay Compensation to Kin of Victims(07.10.2016)
Delhi High Court while expressing concern that UP government had not given compensation to the kin of all victims of the 1987 Hashimpura massacre has .....
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Madras HC Orders Compensation for 7 Women who Lost Vision(10.10.2016)
Madras HC has directed State Government to pay a compensation of Rs.3 lakh each to seven women who lost vision in one of their eyes after a cataract s.....
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Madras HC Seeks Hindu Religious Department’s Response on Complaint of Suffering to Elephant(13.10.2016)
Madras HC has directed Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments Department to file its response within two weeks on a complaint that an elephant owned .....
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Delhi High Court: Temple Can’t Encroach on Land Meant for Hospital(08.08.2018)
Delhi High Court has said that authorities can’t allow a temple to encroach on land meant for a hospital.
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MP High Court Seeks District Administration’s Reply over Dussehra Function at Sports Complex(14.10.2016)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has sought reply within two weeks from Rewa District Administration, after the latter allowed a Dussehra function to be held.....
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Bombay HC Asks Government to Increase Compensation for Victims of Rail Accident(17.10.2016)
Bombay HC has said that Government must enhance the compensation paid to victims of rail accidents to ensure that the amount marches with time.
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IRDA Stays Mandatory Listing of Insurance Companies(17.10.2016)
Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority (IRDA) has said that it is having second thoughts about mandatory listing of Insurance Companies on the S.....
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SC: "People Are Dying" due to Lack of Proper Disposal of Waste(18.10.2016)
Supreme Court, while expressing concern over garbage dumped at landfill sites in National Capital, has said that "People are dying" due to lack of pro.....
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Bombay High Court Slams State Government for Failure to Constitute Police Complaint Authorities(20.10.2016)
Bombay High Court has rapped State Government for not constituting Police Complaint Authorities, which were to start functioning by October 15.
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Hyderabad High Court Stays Criminal Case Against Former World Billiards Champion Ferreira(20.10.2016)
Hyderabad High Court has stayed criminal case registered against former world billiards champion Michael Joseph Ferreira and four others by Hyderabad .....
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Calcutta High Court: All Proceedings Under Companies Act 1956 Stands Transferred To NCLT(10.09.2018)
Calcutta High Court has held that HC has lost jurisdiction from 15th December 2016 to entertain all proceedings under Companies Act, 1956 and the same.....
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Actor Aditya Pancholi Convicted for Assaulting His Neighbour In 2005(07.11.2016)
A Mumbai Base Court has convicted Bollywood Actor Aditya Pancholi and sentenced him to one-year imprisonment for assaulting his neighbor; however, lat.....
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Delhi HC Reserve Order on Plea Against 1 Crore Compensation to Ex-Armyman’s Kin(07.11.2016)
Delhi High Court has reserved AAP Government’s decision to award Rs. 1 Crore compensation and a job to next of kin of Ex-Serviceman Ram Kishan Grewal,.....
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Madras HC Rejects Petition on CM’s Thumb Impression(08.11.2016)
Madras High Court has quashed Public Interest Litigation filed by activist K R 'Traffic' Ramaswamy challenging consent for nomination by Chief Ministe.....
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Orissa HC Directs ASI Superintendent for Personal Appearance over Slow Pace of Jagamohan Repair(08.11.2016)
Orissa High Court has expressed serious displeasure over tardy progress of repair work of Jagamohan, hall facing sanctum sanctorum of Jagannath Temple.....
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Supreme Court Issues Contempt Notice to Former Judge Markandey Katju(14.11.2016)
Supreme Court has issued Contempt of Court Notice to Former Judge Markandey Katju for criticising Judges and not judgment in Soumya rape case.
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Slightest Penetration of Whichever Degree Is Essential to Attract The Offence of Rape: Tripura HC(18.09.2018)
Tripura High Court has acquitted a man accused of attempting to commit rape charges observing that it is, at best, a case of fondling and to attract t.....
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Delhi High Court Upholds Life Term in Sodomy Case, Awards Rs 5 Lakh to Minor(19.09.2018)
Delhi High Court has awarded the maximum possible compensation of Rs 5 lakh to a child victim of sexual assault who gave an “unambiguous” testimony ag.....
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Gujarat HC: Legislations Does Not Authorizes Grant of Temporary Licenses to Advocates(26.12.2016)
Gujarat High Court has held that there is no provision for grant of temporary certificate by Bar Council for practising as an advocate.
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Delhi HC Restrains UK-based Portal From Copying Contents of OLX(27.12.2016)
Delhi High Court has permanently restrained a UK-based online classifieds company and its website from copying material and contents of OLX, an Indian.....
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Supreme Court: Life Sentence Means Imprisonment Till End of Life(28.12.2016)
Supreme Court has refused to dilute its zealously adhered principle, ‘life sentence means imprisonment till the end of life’, and rejected a plea for .....
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Karnataka HC Dismisses Criminal Appeal in Fake Stamp Paper Scam Case(29.12.2016)
Karnataka High Court has dismissed criminal appeals filed by Abdul Kareem Telgi and Badruddinalias Badru alias Shanal Jamedar alias Azaruddin in conne.....
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CCI Rejects Abuse of Dominant Position Plea Against Toyota(29.12.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has dismissed allegations that Japanese auto major Toyota abused its dominant position with regard to sale of a .....
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Madras HC Directs LIC to Revise Pay Scale of Retired Employee Sacked for Certificate Verification(02.01.2017)
Madras High Court has directed Life Insurance Corporation Limited to revise pay scale of a retired employee, who was sacked for five years pending ver.....
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Allahabad HC Quashes Punishment of UP Govt. Employee Caught Chewing Tobacco at Work(20.11.2018)
Allahabad High Court has found the punishment excessive, given to a government employee for chewing tobacco at work after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister.....
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CCI Clears Reliance Aerostructure- Dassault Aviation Joint Venture Deal(30.01.2017)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved proposed joint venture between Anil Ambani-led group firm Reliance Aerostructure and Rafale-maker D.....
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Delhi HC Seeks Statutory Norms Allowing Commercial Outlets At Petrol Pumps(31.01.2017)
Delhi High Court has asked Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas to inform it about its statutory rules under which commercial outlets are being allow.....
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Bombay HC Finds Prima Facie Case of Contempt Against Makers of Jolly LLB2(31.01.2017)
Bombay High Court has held that prima facie there appears to be a case of contempt against upcoming film Jolly LLB 2.
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NCLT Rejects Plea Seeking Stay on TATA’s EGM on Feb 06(01.02.2017)
National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has refused to grant a stay on Tata Sons’ decision to call an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) on February 6, .....
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Remove Trespassers from Cuddalore Temple Property in 2 Months: Madras HC(27.12.2018)
Madras High Court has directed the commissioner of Chidambaram municipality to take immediate steps to remove the illegal encroachments from the prope.....
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Courts have No Discretion to Impose Lesser Penalty for Insufficiently Stamped Documents: SC(28.12.2018)
Supreme Court, while interpreting a provision in the Karnataka Stamp Act, 1957, has observed that, while admitting insufficiently stamped documents, t.....
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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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Delhi HC: ‘Why Can’t Women Perform Puja in Temples?’(08.02.2017)
Delhi High Court has asked a priest “why a woman cannot perform puja and sewa at temples” when latter sought a judicial order restraining his two sist.....
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Delhi HC: Chalk Out Roadmap to Streamline Darshan At Kalkaji Temple(13.02.2017)
Delhi High Court has said "darshan" by devotees at Kalkaji temples should be streamlined and summoned local station house officer to chalk out a roadm.....
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CCI Clears Maersk Firm of Anti-Competition Charges(13.02.2017)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has decided that joint ventures or subsidiaries of Maersk-owned APM Terminals have not contravened provisions of.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Contempt Petition Against Yogi Adityanath(13.12.2018)
Supreme Court has dismissed a contempt petition filed against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and others for non-compliance of the court'.....
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Employers Should be Considerate Towards Pregnant Women & Mothers: Delhi HC(14.12.2018)
Delhi High Court has said that women should be honoured and treated with dignity at workplace and asserted that employers should be sympathetic toward.....
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Wife to Get Tax Exemption Even if Investment Made in Joint Name of Husband: ITAT(18.12.2018)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal has ruled that assessee wife can claim exemption from tax liability under Section 54F of the Income Tax Act and observe.....
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SC Refuses to Stay Bombay HC Judgment Permitting Metro Tunneling Under Fire Temples(19.12.2018)
Supreme Court has refused to stay the Bombay High Court judgment permitting metro tunneling under Fire temples in Maharashtra.
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Bombay High Court Refuses Relief to Devotees Who Wanted to Stop Demolition of Temples in Navi Mumbai(21.11.2018)
Bombay High Court has dismissed a petition filed by a few devotees seeking directions to authorities for regularising temples of Shiva, Ganesha and Bh.....
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Hashimpura Massacre: Delhi Court Issues NBW Against 12 Convicted Ex-Policemen(23.11.2018)
A Delhi court has issued non-bailable warrants (NBW) against 12 ex-policemen of Uttar Pradesh after they failed to surrender before it to serve life t.....
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SC Invalidates MP State Bar Council Election to the Post of Representative to BCI(26.11.2018)
Supreme Court has upheld Madhya Pradesh High Court order that invalidated the election conducted by the State Bar Council in 2014 to the post of repre.....
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Karnataka HC Denies Relief to Student Who Couldn’t Complete LL.B Course in 7 Years(26.11.2018)
Karnataka High Court has denied relief to a student who had failed to complete his three-year LL.B Course within the prescribed period of seven years.
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Review Petition is Maintainable Against Order in Contempt Case: Kerala HC(27.11.2018)
Kerala High Court has ruled that a review petition is maintainable against an order in a contempt case and in doing so court has overruled the divisio.....
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Consumer Complaints by Subsequent Transferee of Flats Not Always Barred: SC(28.11.2018)
Supreme Court has held that consumer complaints by subsequent transferee of flats are not always barred and clarified that decision in Haryana Urban D.....
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Supreme Court Stays Bombay HC Verdict on Levy of Stamp Duty on Advertisement Contracts(28.03.2017)
Supreme Court has stayed Bombay High Court judgment which had dismissed the challenge against levy of stamp duty on contracts entered into by advertis.....
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Supreme Court: Companies Cannot Claim 'Premium' Received on Shares as 'Deduction'(29.03.2017)
Supreme Court has held that premium collected by companies on its subscribed share capital does not come within the ambit of “capital employed in busi.....
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MCA Relaxes Norms for M&A Deals Clearance by CCI(31.03.2017)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has eased the criteria for notifying Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) deals to the Competition Commission of India (.....
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SC Directs CBI Probe in Odisha’s Barabati Stadium Land Encroachment(04.04.2017)
Supreme Court has directed CBI probe into the alleged land encroachment by Odisha Olympic Association in Barabati Stadium, located on government land.
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CCI Approves NBCC's Takeover of Hindustan Steelworks Construction(04.04.2017)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the proposal of NBCC India Ltd to acquire Hindustan Steelworks Construction Ltd.
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Stale Claim by Employee Doesn't Become 'Live Claim' Merely by Filing Belated Representation: SC(14.02.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that a stale claim of an employee does not become a live claim merely by filing representations before the employer belated.....
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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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Supreme Court: PF Authorities Have No Authority Over Exempted Authorities(14.03.2017)
SC has held that once an establishment is covered under any one of excepted category under Section 16 of Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous .....
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South Korea's Constitutional Court Upholds President Park Geun Hye Impeachment(14.03.2017)
South Korea's Constitutional Court has upheld impeachment of President Park Geun Hye in a unanimous vote, removing her from office over a graft scanda.....
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Allahabad HC Rules Playground on Campus Mandatory for School’s Affiliation(24.01.2019)
Allahabad High Court has ruled that a playground on the campus is a necessary and essential condition for a school’s affiliation.
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Cheque Bounce Complaint Against Director Not Maintainable if Company is Not Arraigned as Accused: SC(25.01.2019)
Supreme Court has reiterated that a 'cheque bounce' complaint against the director of the company is not maintainable if the company is not arraigned .....
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Special Fee for Enrolment of Retired Employees by Bar Council is Illegal: SC(25.01.2019)
Supreme Court has dismissed the special leave petitions filed by the Bar Council of Kerala against the Kerala High Court ruling that collection of spe.....
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Transfer Rs. 54,000 Crore Campa Funds to Centre: Supreme Court(29.01.2019)
Supreme Court has directed that funds under Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) be transferred to new Authority .....
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Supreme Court Rejects Plea Seeking 'No Tax Exemption' For Political Parties(11.01.2017)
Supreme Court has rejected a petition seeking to quash Section 13(a) of Income Tax Act which confers tax exemption to political parties for income fro.....
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Punjab & Haryana HC Notices Haryana Govt For ‘Uprooting’ 80 Families in Mewat(12.01.2017)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has put Haryana Government on notice over a petition highlighting that Government has uprooted over 80 families in Tundl.....
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Sebi Streamlines Norms for Mergers Involving Listed Companies to Increase Public Shareholding to 25%(16.01.2017)
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has introduced more checks and balances for Mergers & Acquisition (M&A) involving unlisted companies, un.....
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Converting Company to LLP is a ‘Transfer’: ITAT(07.12.2018)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has held that the conversion of a company into an LLP constitutes a “transfer” for the purpose of the Income Tax .....
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Supreme Court Orders to Maintain Status Quo on Mosque in Allahabad HC Complex(11.12.2018)
Supreme Court has ordered that status quo be maintained with regard to a mosque situated in the premises of the Allahabad High Court, which had last y.....
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CCI Amend Regulations, Advocates Can Accompany Persons Summoned By DG With Conditions(12.12.2018)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has amended its regulations to allow advocates to accompany parties summoned during an investigation by the Dire.....
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Delhi High Court: Extraordinary Leave Is Not A Matter Of Right(28.02.2017)
Delhi High Court has said that “grant of extraordinary leave is not a matter of legal right and every employer, before granting extraordinary leave, h.....
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Bombay High Court Sentences Lawyer With 2 Months Jail Term For Contempt(01.03.2017)
Bombay High Court has sentenced a lawyer, Satish Uke, to two months of simple imprisonment (SI) with fine of Rs 2,000 for contempt of court.
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Availability of Alternative Remedy No Bar to Invoke Contempt Jurisdiction: Chhattisgarh HC(15.01.2019)
Chhattisgarh High Court has termed contempt jurisdiction a 'Jurisdiction of Necessity' and also observed that a contempt petition cannot be held to be.....
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Delhi HC Stays Measles-Rubella Vaccination Campaign in Schools(16.01.2019)
Delhi High Court has put on hold till further orders the Delhi government’s ambitious plan to conduct a vaccination campaign in schools across the cap.....
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Delhi HC Stays Measles-Rubella Vaccination Campaign in Schools(16.01.2019)
Delhi High Court has put on hold till further orders the Delhi government’s ambitious plan to conduct a vaccination campaign in schools across the cap.....
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'Cheque Bounce' Complaint Based on Second Notice After Re-Presentation of Cheque Maintainable: SC(18.01.2019)
Supreme Court has held that a 'cheque bounce' complaint filed based on the second statutory notice issued after re-presentation of cheques, is maintai.....
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Specifying 50% Disability Limit in Visual Impairment for Judicial Officer Post Legitimate: SC(23.01.2019)
Supreme Court has held that stipulating a limit of 50% disability in hearing impairment or visual impairment as a condition to be eligible for the pos.....
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Delhi HC: Only Employer Will Decide If Employee's Work Satisfactory(17.04.2017)
Delhi High Court, while upholding termination of services of a teacher by a private school in National Capital, has said that a Court can't replace op.....
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COMPANY - SC: Companies Act Does Not Stipulate Any Fixed Period for Completion of Serious Fraud Investigation(28.03.2019)
SC while holding that there is no stipulation of any fixed period for completion of a Serious Fraud investigation observed that stipulation in Section.....
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INSOLVENCY - NCLT Approves Revised Resolution Plan for Jyoti Structures(28.03.2019)
National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has approved the resolution plan for Jyoti Structures presented by the Resolution Professional on behalf of a gro.....
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CIVIL - Delhi HC Directs Restaurant Chain to Use Fine Amount For Mid-day Meal at Orphanages(28.03.2019)
Delhi High Court has directed major Indian restaurant chain to use Rs. 20L fine imposed on company for violating the trademark of French Luxury fashio.....
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CRIMINAL - SC Awards 3-month Suspended Jail to Lawyer for Contempt of Court(28.03.2019)
Supreme Court has restrained a lawyer from practising in the top court for a year and handed him a suspended sentence of three months in jail, for con.....
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CRIMINAL - Sessions Court can't Award Sentence Between 'Life Imprisonment' & 'Death Sentence': Karnataka HC(29.03.2019)
Karnataka High Court has held that a Sessions Court can only award either life imprisonment or death sentence in a murder case, and has no power to in.....
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Federal Court of Appeals Upholds Block on Trump's Travel Ban(29.05.2017)
Virginia-based 4th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lower Court ruling against President Donald Trump’s revised executive order banning entry to .....
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Govt Releases Draft Companies (Registered Valuers and Valuation) Rules, 2017(30.05.2017)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs has released Draft Companies (Registered Valuers and Valuation) Rules, 2017 with an aim to introduce a robust regulatory.....
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Government Notifies Merger of COMPAT with NCLAT(30.05.2017)
Government of India (GoI) has notified May 26, 2017 as the day on which appeals that were previously being heard by Competition Appellate Tribunal (CO.....
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ITAT, Delhi: Commissioner Sanction Not Required for Contribution towards EPF Under EPF Act(31.05.2017)
ITAT Delhi has held that approval by Commissioner of Income Tax is not a mandatory requirement to allow deduction of contribution towards EPF under se.....
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Bombay HC Quashes Special Court's Land Probe Order Against Maharashtra CS(23.04.2019)
Bombay High Court, in a relief to Maharashtra chief secretary U P S Madan, has quashed and set aside a special court order directing state Anti-Corrup.....
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No TDS on Broadcast Company on Channel Placement Fees: ITAT(23.04.2019)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai bench has held that Tax Deduction at Source (TDS) provision will not be applicable for broadcast company .....
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Bombay HC Asks State to Frame Rules on Settling Rape Cases Post Compensation(24.03.2017)
Bombay High Court has asked Maharashtra Government to consider framing rules to deal with cases of rape victims, after accepting compensation, settle .....
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Supreme Court Seeks EC Response Over Plea Alleging EVM Tampering(27.03.2017)
Supreme Court has sought Election Commission’s (EC) response on a petition that raised doubts over security features of electronic voting machines.
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CCI Imposes Rs 591.1 Crore Fine on CIL, Subsidiaries For Unfair Trade Practices(27.03.2017)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed a penalty of Rs. 591.1 crore on CIL (Coal India Ltd) and its subsidiaries for indulging in unfair/ d.....
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CONTEMPT OF COURT - SC Issues Contempt Notice to Nedumpara for Using Name of Senior Advocate Fali S Nariman(12.03.2019)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Advocate Mathews Nedumpara for hearing him on punishment for committing "contempt in the face of court" for taking .....
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CRIMINAL - Death Sentence Only When Life Term is Inadequate: SC(13.03.2019)
Supreme Court, while commuting death sentence awarded to a man convicted for rape and murder of a five year old girl, has observed that death sentence.....
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CIVIL - Crackers Should be Regulated, Not Banned: SC(13.03.2019)
Supreme Court has expressed concerns over rising unemployment in country and said that it is not in favour of a complete ban on crackers and instead s.....
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MRTP/ COMPETITION LAWS - CCI Gives Green Signal to Radiant Life Care-Max Healthcare Merger(14.03.2019)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has cleared purposed deal between KKR-backed Radiant Life Care and Max Healthcare.
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Delhi HC Demands Immediate Action on Tis Hazari Court Complex Revamp(18.02.2019)
Delhi High Court has approved plan to revamp capital’s Tis Hazari court complex and asked state government to start acting on it immediately.
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SERVICE - Madras HC Asks About Gap in Salaries of Government and Private Employees(19.02.2019)
Madras High Court has asked Tamil Nadu Government why there is such a big gap in salaries of employees of government and private companies while heari.....
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CRIMINAL - Injury on Vital Part Not Essential Ingredient of Section 307 IPC: SC(20.02.2019)
Supreme Court has held that there is no requirement for injury to be on vital part of body, merely causing 'hurt' is sufficient to attract Section 307.....
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CIVIL - Send Adichanallur Samples for Carbon Dating to US: Madras HC(20.02.2019)
Madras High Court has asked Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to send two sets of samples taken in 2003 from the Adichanallur archaeological site f.....
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CIVIL - Pre-Emptive Judicial Strikes Against Army's Disciplinary Jurisdiction is Unwarranted: SC(20.02.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that High Court should not preempt exercise of disciplinary jurisdiction of Armed forces by taking over essential function .....
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CIVIL - SC Issues Directions to Improve Conditions of Subordinate Judiciary in States(21.02.2019)
Supreme Court has passed a slew of directions for improving conditions of subordinate judiciary in states and asked Central Government to ensure that .....
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Company Directors Receiving Remuneration are Also 'Employees' Under ESI Act: SC(06.02.2019)
Supreme Court has held that Directors of Company, who are receiving remuneration, comes within the purview of "employee" under sub-section (9) of Sect.....
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Job Experience as Assistant Company Secretary can't be Treated as That of Company Secretary: SC(07.02.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that Job Experience as Assistant Company Secretary or a Management Trainee cannot be treated 'as' that of a Company Secreta.....
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Karnataka HC Quashes BBMP Order on Advertisement Rules(07.02.2019)
Karnataka High Court has quashed the August 6, 2018 resolution passed by the BBMP Council imposing a one-year ban on advertisements in the city.
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Delhi HC Sets Aside LCC’s Order on Sexual Harassment Complaint(07.02.2019)
Delhi High Court has set aside an order of a Local Complaints Committee (LCC) which had rejected an employee’s sexual harassment at work place complai.....
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Court has to Confine Itself to 'Disobeyed' Order While Exercising Contempt Jurisdiction: SC(08.02.2019)
Supreme Court has reiterated that, while exercising the contempt jurisdiction, the court has to confine itself to the four corners of the order allege.....
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Give Importance to Wishes of Wife: Bombay High Court(11.02.2019)
Bombay High Court has taken note of increasing trend of nuclear families and said it is high time that wife’s wishes are given importance just like th.....
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Delhi HC Upholds Validity of Rule 3(2) Of Companies (Registered Valuers & Valuation) Rules(12.02.2019)
Delhi High Court has upheld validity of Rule 3(2) of the Companies (Registered Valuers and Valuation) Rules, according to which no partnership entity .....
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INSOLVENCY - NCLAT Allows Implementation of Arcelor Mittal's Resolution Plan for Essar Steel(19.03.2019)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has given conditional approval to Arcelor Mittal's Rs 42,000 crore resolution plan for Essar Steel, su.....
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ELECTION - Madras HC Dismisses Plea for ?1 Crore Compensation from ECI(22.03.2019)
Madras High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by a member of Naam Tamilar Katchi seeking compensation of Rs. 1 crore from Election Commission .....
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COMPANY - Statutory Dues of Companies are Operational Debt: NCLAT(22.03.2019)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has held that statutory liability, including income tax and value added tax dues, of debt-ridden compa.....
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INSOLVENCY - NCLAT Sets Aside Jyoti Structures Liquidation(25.03.2019)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has set aside the order to liquidate Jyoti Structure and asked the Mumbai bench of NCLT to consider th.....
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- Sabarimala Case: SC Dismisses Govt's Plea To Transfer Petitions Pending Before HC To Supreme Court(25.03.2019)
SC while dismissing the application seeking transfer of petitions over the Sabarimala Temple entry controversy pending in the Kerala High Court to its.....
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CIVIL - Sabarimala Case: SC Dismisses Govt's Plea To Transfer Petitions Pending Before HC To Supreme Court(25.03.2019)
SC while dismissing the application seeking transfer of petitions over the Sabarimala Temple entry controversy pending in the Kerala High Court to its.....
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MP HC Directs State to Finish Construction Of Karopani Tank Meant For Black Bucks Conservation(18.05.2017)
MP High Court has directed State Government to grant sanction for completion of Karopani water tank within two months and thereafter work shall be com.....
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NCLAT: 14 Days Timeline to Admit or Reject Case Under IBC a 'Mere Directive'(22.05.2017)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has said that 14-day timeline for rejecting or admitting a case under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (.....
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Amend Employees State Insurance Act to Cover Internal Injuries: Madras HC(18.04.2019)
Madras High Court has recommended that Centre should amend the Employees State Insurance Act, 1948, to cover internal injuries suffered by employees.
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Bombay HC tells Tribunal to Consider Hurt Cyclist’s Plea for Compensation(18.04.2019)
Bombay High Court has directed accidents claims tribunal to consider plea of Mumbai Port Trust employee, who met with an accident while participating .....
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Delhi HC Sends Litigant to 3 Month Jail for Contempt(18.04.2019)
Delhi High Court has awarded three months imprisonment to a woman for defying court orders and siphoning funds from her missing brother’s bank account.....
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CCI Gives Nod to Schneider-L&T Deal(19.04.2019)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has said it has given approval to Schneider's acquisition of Larsen & Toubro's electrical and automation busines.....
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CCI Approves DHFL’s 50% Stake Sale in Pramerica MF(19.04.2019)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has given its nod for transaction involving US-based Prudential Financial buying out DHFL’s 50 percent sharehold.....
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MP High Court Issues Notice to Govt., Commissioner over Sharmila’s Petition on Land Encroachment(07.12.2015)
MP High Court has issued notices on State Government and Commissioner, Bhopal Municipal Corporation on a petition filed by actress Sharmila Tagore for.....
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CCI Fines IPO-Bound Alkem Laboratories for Rs 74 Crore(07.12.2015)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed a penalty of over Rs 74 crore on IPO-bound Alkem Laboratories and its two officials for indulging in.....
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RBI Cancels License of 56 NBFCs(07.12.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cancelled a bulk of Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) Licence, for either violating regulatory norms or surrende.....
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Delhi High Court: Mull Over Consequences If Passport Impounded During Overseas Travel(23.08.2017)
Delhi High Court has asked the Centre to mull over the consequences Indian citizens would face if an order impounding their passport is issued while t.....
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NCLAT: Pendency of Appeal Under Arbitration Act Does Not Bar Insolvency Process Under IBC(01.09.2017)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has observed that pendency of S.37 appeal under Arbitration Act cannot be treated as an ‘existence of dispute’.....
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Delhi HC Awards Jail Term to Litigant for Irresponsible Allegations Against Government Counsel(04.09.2017)
Delhi High Court has awarded week-long imprisonment to a litigant, finding him guilty of criminal contempt of court for leveling baseless allegations .....
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ITAT Delhi: Tax Exemption Cannot be Denied Merely Because One Donation in One Year is Doubtful(01.07.2019)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) Delhi has ruled that the income tax exemption cannot be denied to a Trust merely because one donation in one yea.....
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SDMC Toll Tax Contractor Starts Collecting ECC as per SC Order(09.11.2015)
SMYR Consortium, South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) contractor for toll tax , has agreed to collect Environment Compensation Charge (ECC) from h.....
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RBI Notifies P2P Lending Platforms as NBFCs(21.09.2017)
Reserve Bank of India has notified that Peer-to-Peer (P2P) lending platforms will fall under the ambit of a Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC).
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NCLAT Grants Shareholding Waiver to Mistry(22.09.2017)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has waived the minimum shareholding rule for Ousted Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry to file a case of .....
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GST: Government Exempts Skimmed Milk Powder or Concentrated Milk(26.09.2017)
Central Government has exempted skimmed milk powder or concentrated milk from the ambit of Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime.
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ITAT Bengaluru: Cost Incurred on Alteration/Renovation on Purchased Unit is Eligible for Capital Gain(26.09.2017)
A Division bench of ITAT Bengaluru has held that the benefit of Section 54F of the Income Tax Act, 1961 can be extended to the cost incurred by the as.....
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Government Exempts Receipts from FIFA Under-17 Football World Cup from Income Tax Net(28.09.2017)
Central Government has notified income tax relief to FIFA under-17 Football World Cup which will run from October 6 to 28 by exempted the World Cup as.....
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Delhi High Court Seeks Centre's Reply Over Accident Compensation Tax Provision(15.07.2019)
Delhi High Court has asked for the response of Central Board of Direct Taxes on a plea seeking quashing of the provision mandating tax deduction on th.....
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CRIMINAL - Sessions Court can't Award Sentence Between 'Life Imprisonment' & 'Death Sentence': Karnataka HC(29.03.2019)
Karnataka High Court has held that a Sessions Court can only award either life imprisonment or death sentence in a murder case, and has no power to in.....
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CRIMINAL - Probation Benefit can't be Extended to a Convict Punished with Life Imprisonment: SC(30.03.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that benefit of Probation of Offenders Act cannot be extended to an accused convicted for an offence punishable with life i.....
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Mere Use Of Filthy/Abusive Language During Political Speech Not Criminal Intimidation: Tripura HC(01.04.2019)
Tripura High Court has observed that mere use of abusive words or filthy language and body posture during speech of a political leader will not come w.....
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Mere Use of Filthy/Abusive Language During Political Speech Not Criminal Intimidation: Tripura HC(01.04.2019)
Tripura High Court has observed that mere use of abusive words or filthy language and body posture during speech of a political leader will not come w.....
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Mere Empanelment Does Not Create Any Indefeasible Right to Appointment: SC(02.04.2019)
Supreme Court has reiterated that mere existence of vacancies or empanelment does not create any indefeasible right to appointment.
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Employees of 'Local Bodies' Entitled to Gratuity Under Payment of Gratuity Act: SC(03.04.2019)
Supreme Court has held that the employees of the local bodies like Municipalities are entitled for gratuity under Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972.
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Employees of 'Local Bodies' Entitled to Gratuity Under Payment of Gratuity Act: SC(03.04.2019)
Supreme Court has held that the employees of the local bodies like Municipalities are entitled for gratuity under Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972.
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Supreme Court Asks EC to Respond to Plea Alleging EVMs Tampering(04.07.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Election Commission of India (ECI) to file in two weeks its response on a plea for probe into allegations that EVMs were tampe.....
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SC on Padmanabha Swamy Temple: Hearing Cannot Go On Indefinitely(05.07.2017)
Supreme Court has appointed one of its retired judge Justice K S Radhakrishnan as the head of a committee for selecting persons to carry out repair wo.....
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MP HC: Flag Code Doesn’t Mandate National Flag to Be Hoisted On All Days On The Public Buildings(15.05.2019)
MP High Court has dismissed a plea for hoisting of the National Flag every day on the public buildings saying that there is no mandate in the Flag Cod.....
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CERC: Compensation to power plants for coal imports in times of domestic coal shortage allowed(17.05.2019)
Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has allowed compensation to GMR Group for running its power plant on imported coal in the event of co.....
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Karnataka High Court Affirms Life Imprisonment to Advocate Who Killed a Fellow Woman Lawyer in Court(17.05.2019)
Karnataka High Court has upheld the verdict of the lower court whereby the latter had convicted Advocate S. L. Rajappa, who had killed a fellow lady a.....
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CIC: Names of RS Members Who Moved Impeachment Motion Against HC Judge Cannot be Disclosed(20.05.2019)
Central Information Commission has held that Names of Rajya Sabha members, who moved an impeachment motion against a high court judge, and those who w.....
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ITAT: Non-Filing of Income Tax Return Cannot be a Ground to Deny Capital Gain Exemption(21.05.2019)
ITAT Bangalore has observed that the benefit of the capital gain exemption cannot be denied to a taxpayer on the ground that the income tax return is .....
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CCI Seeks Public Comment over 500cr PVR-DT Cinemas Deal(14.12.2015)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has sought comments from public over PVR’s proposed Rs 500-crore worth acquisition of DT Cinemas, after finding .....
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Supreme Court Waives Tamil Nadu Temple's Bail Condition Over Stampede Case(12.06.2019)
Supreme Court while providing relief to the priest of the temple arrested following the death of seven pilgrims in a stampede outside temple, waived t.....
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Delhi High Court: Insurance Companies Must Accept Claims at All Hospitals(13.06.2019)
Delhi High Court has held that insurance companies would have to honour claims by valid medical policy holders who have received treatment at any gove.....
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CBDT Issues New Norms for Compounding of Offences(17.06.2019)
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued new norms for compounding of offences under black money law. These will replace the old Guidelines. Th.....
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ITAT Delhi: Availability of Capital Gain Exemption to More Than One House if HUF Property Sold(18.06.2019)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) Delhi has noted that the capital gain exemption under Section 54 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 should be given to m.....
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Delhi HC: Transfer of Hospitals Under Employees State Insurance Corporation To State Govt. Illegal(23.10.2017)
Delhi High Court has declared as “illegal” the transfer of hospitals and medical colleges under Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) to State.....
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CCI Finds All-Kerala Chemist & Druggist Association Guilty Of Anti-Competitive Practices(03.11.2017)
Competition Commission of India has held the All Kerala Chemist and Druggist Association (AKCDA) and its district units in Thrissur and Kasaragod to b.....
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CCI Finds All-India Film Employees Confederation, Affiliates Guilty of Anti-Competitive Practices(03.11.2017)
Competition Commission of India has held All-India Film Employees Confederation (AIFEC), Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) & its affi.....
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Competition Commission of India Imposes Rs 14 Crore Fine on Jaiprakash Associates(13.08.2019)
Competition Commission of India has imposed a penalty of nearly Rs 14 crore on Jaiprakash Associates for abusing its dominant market position by impos.....
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Demolition of Temple in Delhi: Apex Court Warns Against Politicization of Issue(14.08.2019)
Apex Court has warned against politicizing the demolition of Guru Ravidas temple in Tughlaqabad forest area in its order and threatened to initiate co.....
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Delhi High Court Directs Registrar of Companies to Exercise Discretionary Powers Responsibly(14.08.2019)
Delhi High Court has directed the Registrar of Companies to exercise the powers given to it efficiently in accordance with law and without any arbitra.....
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Madras HC to HR & CE: Retrieve Encroached Temple Lands(13.02.2018)
Madras high court has directed the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment department to initiate appropriate steps to retrieve the properties of the.....
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Stamp Duty Payable on Transfer of Debts Along with Underlying Securities: Allahabad HC(15.02.2018)
Allahabad High Court has held that stamp duty is payable on the transfer of debts along with underlying securities.
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MCA Extends Due Date of Filing Annual Return and Financial Statement(31.10.2019)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has extended the due date of filing of Forms MGT-7 (Annual Return) and AOC-4 (Financial Statement) under the Compa.....
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AP High Court Vacates Stay on Genco’s Pre-closure Order(01.11.2019)
Andhra Pradesh High Court has vacated the stay imposed by it on the order given by APGenco for termination of the Polavaram hydel power plant contract.....
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Delhi HC Orders Judicial Probe into Tis Hazari Court Scuffle(04.11.2019)
Delhi High Court has ordered judicial enquiry into the violence that took place at Tis Hazari complex and appointed retired high court judge SP Garg t.....
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Madhya Pradesh HC Rejects Plea Challenging Bar On Women Performing Abhishek Of Jain Tirthankar Idol(04.11.2019)
MP High Court has rejected the plea challenging the ban on women devotees who are Digambar Jain to perform Abhishek in respect of idol of the God Bawa.....
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Bombay HC Enhances Compensation in Accident That Killed 10-Yr-Old Girl(04.11.2019)
Bombay High Court has enhanced compensation granted to kin of victims, a 10-year-old girl and her mother, who died in an accident 29 year ago after a .....
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Delhi High Court: Appointment on Compassionate Grounds is Not a Vested Right(05.03.2018)
Delhi High Court has held that appointment on compassionate grounds is not a “vested right” which can be exercised despite a long period of time havin.....
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Delhi High Court: Appointment on Compassionate Grounds is Not a Vested Right(05.03.2018)
Delhi High Court has held that appointment on compassionate grounds is not a “vested right” which can be exercised despite a long period of time havin.....
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Registration of Criminal Cases Against Public Servant 'No' Ground for Compulsory Retirement: J&K HC(05.03.2018)
Jammu & Kashmir High Court has ruled that mere registration of a FIR against a public servant shall not be a ground for compulsorily retiring the offi.....
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CCI Imposes Rs 54 cr Penalty on Jet, SpiceJet, IndiGo for Fixing Fuel Surcharge(08.03.2018)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed a penalty of over Rs 54 crore on Jet Airways, SpiceJet and IndiGo for fixing fuel surcharge, after t.....
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National Companies Law Tribunal Rejects Sun Pharma’s Plan to Demerge Overseas Subsidiary(02.01.2020)
National Companies Law Tribunal has rejected the Sun Pharmaceutical Industries’ plan to demerge an overseas unit. The company’s plan to consolidate th.....
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National Companies Law Appellate Tribunal Removes Strictures on ROC in Tata Sons’ Case(03.01.2020)
National Companies Law Appellate Tribunal has removed strictures against the Registrar of Companies, Mumbai, from its order that ruled that Tata Sons’.....
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Bombay High Court: No Compassionate Job for Families Not Facing Financial Crisis(09.04.2018)
Bombay High Court has said that the appointment of a government employment on compassionate grounds cannot be given to a family which is not facing a .....
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SC to Haryana, Delhi Over Rohingya Row: File Report on Living Conditions in Refugee Settlements(10.04.2018)
Supreme Court has directed the Governments of Haryana and the NCT of Delhi to file a comprehensive report on the living conditions in the Rohingya set.....
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Kerala High Court: Deploy Sufficient Women Staff in Guruvayur Temple(12.04.2018)
Kerala High Court has directed the Guruvayur Devaswom Board to deploy sufficient number of permanent women staff for crowd management duty within the .....
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Allahabad High Court Stays Hiring of Contractual Employees by State Government(25.11.2019)
Allahabad High Court has restrained the State Government from engaging service providers to provide contractual employees against regular sectioned po.....
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Supreme Court: Guru Ravidas Temple to be Permanent Structure with Fence(25.11.2019)
Supreme Court has allowed the construction of a permanent structure for Guru Ravidas Temple in Delhi's Tughlakabad area, instead of a wooden portacabi.....
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BHC: Arbitration Agreement not Exempt from Stamp Duty even if Contract is Executed Outside State(28.11.2019)
Bombay High Court (BHC) has ruled that even if a contract is executed outside the State of Maharashtra and the work is also carried outside the State .....
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AHC: Mere Presumption of Situation on Hypothetical Criteria is not Proof of Probabilities(04.09.2019)
Allahabad High Court (AHC) has ruled that the disciplinary authority was erroneous in assuming a situation without supporting evidence and that the pr.....
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Telangana High Court Grants Two Month Jail Term to Four DEOs in Contempt Case(06.09.2019)
Telangana High Court while taking a serious view of non-implementation of an earlier order of the Court regarding the recruitment of teachers under th.....
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Karnataka High Court Issues Guidelines on Victim Compensation(06.09.2019)
Karnataka High Court while observing that trial courts are delivering justice more oriented towards the rights of accused persons and the same is not .....
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Supreme Court Rejects PIL Seeking to Prohibit MPs & MLAs from Practicing Law(09.09.2019)
Supreme Court has rejected a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) to restrict Members of Parliament (MP) and Members of Legislative Assembly from practici.....
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AHC: Employer May Invoke Civil Remedy to Recover Loss from Employee in Absence of Particular Remedy(10.09.2019)
Allahabad High Court (AHC) has ruled that in the absence of a specific remedy in Employees’ Service Regulations an employer may invoke civil liability.....
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AHC:Bar on Appeal Against Compromise not Applicable where Court Refuses to Record Same Partially(12.09.2019)
Allahabad High Court (AHC) while rejecting a petition filed under Article 227 of Constitution on account of an alternate remedy has ruled that the bar.....
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CCI Approves UltraTech Cement’s Rs16,189 Crore Deal with Jaiprakash Associates(11.08.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved UltraTech Cement’s Rs16,189 Crore deal with Jaiprakash Associates.
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Delhi HC Declines Para-Athlete’s Plea(12.08.2016)
Delhi HC has declined to order a re-selection trial for a slot in the Rio 2016 Paralympics on the petition of a national para-athlete saying that qual.....
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NCLAT Admits Jaiprakash Associates' Plea Against NCLT Order(04.06.2018)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has admitted the petition of debt ridden Jaiprakash Associates challenging NCLT order, which had direc.....
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NCLT Admits Proceedings Against Shri Lakshmi Cotsyn(05.06.2018)
National Company Law Tribunal has admitted insolvency proceedings against BSE-listed Shri Lakshmi Cotsyn after the Kanpur-based textile manufacturer f.....
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Madras High Court: Consider Installation of Biometric Device in Tiruchendur Subramaniya Swamy Temple(08.06.2018)
Madras High Court has asked the Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments authorities to consider installation of biometric device for the entries of st.....
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Look After Devotees and Tourists at Jagannath Temple Properly: Supreme Court(11.06.2018)
Supreme Court has passed a slew of directions to prevent exploitation of devotees by staff at the famed Puri Jagannath temple in Odisha.
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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Court Master's Plea for Allegedly Tampering with SC Order(31.01.2020)
Delhi High Court has issued a notice to Delhi Police in a plea challenging the removal of a Court Master in Supreme Court who was allegedly found tamp.....
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Form INC-1 No More Valid, MCA Advises to Use RUN / SPICe Form for Company Incorporation(31.01.2018)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs has announced that the Form INC-1 for which no incorporation forms were filed before 17th January has been expired. The .....
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Form INC-1 No More Valid, MCA Advises to Use RUN / SPICe Form for Company Incorporation(31.01.2018)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs has announced that the Form INC-1 for which no incorporation forms were filed before 17th January has been expired. The .....
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Kerala HC Clarifies Issue of Composite Supply Under Goods and Services Tax Regime(20.01.2020)
Kerala High Court has clarified the issue of composite supplies under the Central Goods and Services Tax, 2017, explaining that where the supply is co.....
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National Company Law Appellate Tribunal Asks DLF to Register Transfer of Shares to Legal Heirs(20.01.2020)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has directed DLF Ltd. to register the transfer of 60,000 shares to the legal heirs of one of its deceased shar.....
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Supreme Court: Earning Heirs Entitled to Compensation Under MV Act(20.01.2020)
Supreme Court has held that employed sons and married daughters can apply for compensation for the death of their parent, and would qualify as ‘legal .....
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AAR: Building Completion and Finishing Services is Single Service Which Attracts 18% GST(20.01.2020)
Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR), Maharashtra has held that building completion and finishing services are to be regarded as a single service and no.....
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DHC Issues Notice in Plea Challenging Magistrate's Power to Order Collection of Voice Samples(25.09.2019)
Delhi High Court (DHC) has issued a notice to the Delhi Government in a Public Interest Litigation that challenges the validity of taking voice sample.....
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Welfare Stamp on Vakalatnama Increased to Rs 25 in National Capital(25.09.2019)
Notification has been issued by the Delhi Government pursuant to which the value of a welfare stamp on a Vakalatnama has been increased to Rs 25 in De.....
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Bombay HC: Preparation of CZMP with Respect to Plot is 'Empty Formality' if it Continues to be CRZ II(27.09.2019)
Bombay High Court has granted permission for redevelopment of slums that was lying stuck for 20 years due to building restrictions under Coastal Regul.....
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Karnataka High Court: Rape Victim not Entitled to Compensation if She Turned Hostile During Trial(01.10.2019)
Karnataka High Court has rejected a petition filed by a rape victim seeking compensation under the victim compensation scheme as she turned hostile du.....
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AHC:Employees Compensation Act is Social Security Statute Providing Speedy Payment of Compensation(01.10.2019)
Allahabad High Court (AHC) has explained that Employees Compensation Act, 1923 is a social security legislation providing speedy and efficient machine.....
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DGFT Issues Notice on Non-Compliance and Misclassification of Imported Goods(20.01.2020)
Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has issued the notice stating that Non-Compliance and Misclassification of Imported Goods under ‘Others’ C.....
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Competition Commission of India Approves Divestment of Reliance Jio’s Telecom Towers(21.01.2020)
Competition Commission of India has approved the divestment of Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd’s telecom tower assets to Canada’s Brookfield Infrastructure .....
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NCLAT Stays NCLT’s Order Prohibiting Appointment of Ex- Bankers as Resolution Professional(21.01.2020)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has stayed National Company Law Tribunal’s Order which prohibited appointing a former bank official as indepen.....
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Allahabad High Court: Section 164(2) of Companies Act is Constitutionally Valid(21.01.2020)
Allahabad High Court has upheld the constitutional validity of Section 164(2) of the Companies Act, 2013, which stipulates that a Director whose compa.....
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AAR: Compensation Paid for Setting Up of SEZ to be Considered as ‘Supply of Services’(21.01.2020)
Authority for Advance Ruling, Goa has held that the compensation paid for setting up of Special Economic Zone (SEZ) unit will be considered as a ‘supp.....
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SC: Appeal Against Composite Sentence of Imprisonment and Fine Does Not Abate on Death of Accused(22.01.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that, if the Accused-Appellant dies during the pendency of a criminal appeal against a composite sentence of imprisonment a.....
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Delhi HC: Expedite Relief for Hashimpura Massacre Victims(16.08.2016)
Delhi HC has asked Uttar Pradesh Government to place on record all available documents about the extra judicial killings in Hashimpura.
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Allahabad HC: No Compulsory Religious Education(22.08.2016)
Allahabad High Court has turned down a petition pleading for compulsory religious education for students from Class I to graduation.
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CCI Approves HDFC ERGO - L&T General Insurance and HCL-Geometric Deal(22.08.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has given approval to HDFC ERGO - L&T General Insurance deal and also to HCL Technologies' equity swap deal to b.....
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NCLT Chandigarh Allows Fortis to Withdraw SRL Demerger Scheme(18.06.2018)
National Company Law Tribunal, Chandigarh has allowed Fortis Healthcare to withdraw its scheme to demerge SRL diagnostics from the group and merge it .....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice to Maharashtra, Trimbakeshwar Temple(20.06.2018)
Supreme Court has issued a notice to Maharashtra, Charity Commissioner, Mumbai, and the Trimbakeshwar Sansthan Trust among others over a PIL seeking a.....
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Undue Delay by Courts in Implementing Welfare Schemes Will Defeat its Purpose: Madras HC(21.06.2018)
Madras High Court has held that Employees Provident Fund Act is a welfare statute and courts have to be cautious that the quasi-judicial functions of .....
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ITAT, Mumbai: Society Imparting Training to State Govt. Employees Eligible for Tax Exemption(19.02.2020)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai has held that the society formed to impart training to the State Government employees is eligible for inc.....
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Karnataka High Court Restrains Authorities from Demolition of Temporary Sheds(23.01.2020)
Karnataka High Court has by way of interim relief restrained the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike and the Bengaluru police from evicting those livin.....
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DGFT: Goods Imported as Gifts Can be Allowed Import Free on Payment of Full Applicable Fees(23.01.2020)
Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has clarified that the goods imported as gifts can be allowed to import free on payment of full applicable.....
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National Green Tribunal Seeks Status from CPCB on Kite String Ban Implementation(24.01.2020)
National Green Tribunal has asked Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to submit a compliance report on the status of implementation of the ban on m.....
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National Company Law Appellate Tribunal Reverses Tribunal Order Against Raheja Developers(24.01.2020)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has set aside a Tribunal Order to appoint an interim resolution professional for Raheja Developers and has all.....
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Karnataka HC: Trial Courts Can Only Recommend Compensation Under POCSO Rules(24.01.2020)
Karnataka High Court has held that the Trial Court or Special Court has to recommend the District Legal Services Authority to decide and award the com.....
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NCLT Rebukes SBI for "Lackadaisical Approach"(29.06.2018)
National Company Law Tribunal’s Mumbai chapter has rebuked State Bank of India for its “lackadaisical approach” in sanctioning a Rs 334 crore loan to .....
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NCLAT Declines to Stay ElectroSteel Steels' Delisting(29.06.2018)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has refused to stay the delisting process of debt-ridden firm ElectroSteel Steel under the resolution .....
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Any Citizen Can Approach Subordinate Court Concerned Seeking ‘Contempt’ Reference: Kerala HC(02.07.2018)
Kerala High Court has observed that any citizen is entitled as of right to approach the subordinate court concerned seeking ‘contempt’ reference to th.....
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Delhi High Court Holds JNU Students Union Office Bearers Guilty of Contempt(04.07.2018)
Delhi High Court has held the office bearers of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Students Union guilty of contempt of court for holding protest withi.....
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Supreme Court: Devotees Can Approach District Judge With Complaint of Exploitation At Shrines(06.07.2018)
Supreme Court has said that a devotee can now approach district judge of any area with complaint of any exploitative practice, deficiencies in managem.....
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National Company Law Appellate Tribunal Orders Reverse Real Estate Insolvency Process(12.02.2020)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has passed an order for a reverse insolvency process, which could set a template for stressed real estate proj.....
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SC: Complaint u/s 138 NI Act Cannot be Quashed When Disputed Question of Facts are Involved(12.02.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that a cheque bounce complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 cannot be quashed when disputed qu.....
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J&K HC: J&K Road Transport Corporation Employees Not Entitled to Pension(18.11.2022)
Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has declined pensionary benefits to the retired employees of J&K State Road Transport Corporation while holding .....
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Rajasthan HC: Second Wife’s Child of a Deceased Employee Eligible for Compassionate Appointment(21.11.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has held that a child who was born from second wife of deceased employee is eligible for compassionate appointment and observed t.....
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J&K&L HC: Passenger Injured on Account of Mine Blast Entitled to Compensation Under MV Act(26.09.2022)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that even if the cause of accident is remote or as a result of subversive activity involved, the vict.....
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Delhi HC: Public Entry to Private Temple on Festivals Does Not Convert it Into Public Temple(26.09.2022)
Delhi High Court has observed that occasional entry of public to a private temple on some festivals does not convert it into a public temple so as to .....
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Kar. HC: Magistrate/Judge Should Recommend in Judgment Whether there is Need for Victim Compensation(26.09.2022)
Karnataka High Court has observed that while delivering final judgments, Magistrate and Sessions Judge must pass a reasoned order as to whether there .....
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SC: Employee Can be Terminated for Suppression or False Information Regarding Suitability(27.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held that an employee can be terminated from service if it is found that he had suppressed or given false information in regard to m.....
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Bombay HC: Half of Life Imprisonment is 10 Years for POCSO Offences(27.09.2022)
Bombay High Court has sentenced a convict to one half of life imprisonment under the POCSO Act, who will have to undergo a sentence of 10-years. The C.....
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Ker. HC: Reduction in Pension/Gratuity to be Decided at Time of Imposing Punishment(27.09.2022)
Kerala High Court has held that the decision as to whether a particular case where compulsory retirement imposed warrants reduction in pension or grat.....
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SC: Magistrate Must Ensure if Complaint Constitutes Only Civil Wrong Before Summoning Accused(04.01.2023)
Supreme Court has held that when the violation of law alleged is clearly debatable and doubtful, the Magistrate must ensure clarification of the ambig.....
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Gauhati HC to State: Compensate People Affected by Illegal Bulldozer Action(05.01.2023)
Gauhati High Court in suo moto proceedings has directed Assam government to take appropriate decision for compensating the persons affected by the ill.....
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Bombay HC: Alcohol in Medical Report Proof of Inebriation(05.01.2023)
Bombay High Court while observing that alcohol in medical report proof of inebriation, has held that an accident while boarding a train in such a stat.....
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SC Sets Aside NCLAT’s Order Impeding Implementation of SC Order(06.01.2023)
Supreme Court while deprecating and setting aside a status quo order passed by NCLAT Delhi which impeded the implementation of an order passed by the .....
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Kar. HC: Can’t Hold License Holder Vicariously Liable for Employee’s Actions(06.01.2023)
Karnataka High Court while quashing criminal proceedings against owners of a shop licensed for selling explosives to quarry contractors, has observed .....
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Bombay HC to State: Compensate Man Named in Baseless FIR(06.01.2023)
Bombay High Court while directing State to compensation a man for lodging FIR despite no offence having been disclosed, has observed that police being.....
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Delhi HC to State: Set Up ‘One Stop Centres’ for Women & Children in Every District(30.01.2023)
Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to set up “one stop centres” for Women & Children in every district in compliance of a Supreme Cour.....
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NIA Court Awards Death Penalty to Convict in Gorakhnath Temple Attack Case 2022(31.01.2023)
Special NIA Court in Lucknow District has awarded death penalty to one Ahmad Murtaza Abbasi for forcefully entering the Gorakhnath Temple last year in.....
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MP HC Denies Bail to Man Who Allegedly Rape Victim by Impersonating as Hindu(31.01.2023)
Madhya Pradesh High Court while denying bail to one Hashim, who has been accused of raping a girl belonging to the Scheduled Caste (SC) community by i.....
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Gujarat Court Sentences Asaram Bapu to Life Imprisonment in Disciple Rape Case(01.02.2023)
Gujarat Court, Gandhinagar has sentenced Godman Asaram to life imprisonment in connection with a case in which he was convicted for repeatedly raping .....
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Kerala HC: Insurer Liable to Third Party Even if Driver was Drunk(01.02.2023)
Kerala High Court has held that when driver is drunk, certainly, his consciousness and senses will be impaired so as to render him unfit to drive, but.....
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Madras HC Orders Shutdown of Fake Websites Misleading Devotees(02.02.2023)
Madras High Court while observing that temples should not turn into places for gaining profits, has ordered closure of all illegal and unauthorized we.....
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NCLAT to Google: Deposit 10% of Penalty as Interim Measure(06.01.2023)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), Principal Bench while adjudicating an appeal filed in Google LLC & Anr. v CCI, has admitted Google’s .....
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SC Refuses to Stay Eviction Notices Against Unauthorised Occupants in Kalkaji Temple Premises(10.01.2023)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain applications seeking stay of eviction notices issued to occupants of the encroachments within the Kalkaji Templ.....
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NCDRC to DLF Universals: Refund Entire Amount for Delay in Handing Over Possession(10.01.2023)
National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has directed DLF Universal to refund entire principal amount of Rs. 37,73,154/- to the complain.....
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NCDRC to DLF Universals: Refund Entire Amount for Delay in Handing Over Possession(10.01.2023)
National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has directed DLF Universal to refund entire principal amount of Rs. 37,73,154/- to the complain.....
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Del. HC: Can’t Quash Harassment Complaint Merely Because ICC Failed to Complete Enquiry in 90 Days(10.01.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that complaint of sexual harassment and inquiry proceeding can’t be quashed merely because internal complaints committee (IC.....
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SC: Make EIA Mandatory for Urban Development(11.01.2023)
Supreme Court while issuing directions to preserve the heritage of 'Corbusier' Chandigarh, has recommended Centre as well as the State to make necessa.....
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Madras HC to State: Compensate Man Detained for 8 Months Despite Acquittal(16.01.2023)
Madras High Court has directed State to award interim compensation to a man who was illegally detained in prison for more than 8 months even after the.....
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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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All. HC: Can’t Quash Proceedings on The Basis of Compromise Between Accused and Victim(18.01.2023)
Allahabad High Court while refusing to quash proceedings on the basis of compromise between accused and injured victims has held that crimes was again.....
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Gujarat Court: Problems On Earth Will Be Solved the Day Cow Slaughter Is Stopped(23.01.2023)
Gujarat Court while sentencing 22-year-old man to life imprisonment for illegally transporting cattle from the state of Maharashtra, has recently said.....
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AAR: GST Not Payable On Reimbursement Of Tree Cut Compensation Paid To Farmers By Pure Agent(23.01.2023)
Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR), Karnataka has observed that a pure agent is not liable to pay Goods and Services Tax (GST) on reimbursement of com.....
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Delhi HC: COVID-19 Vaccination Can’t Be Insisted Upon By Employer to Government School Lecturer(24.01.2023)
Delhi High Court while observing that COVID-19 vaccination cannot be insisted upon by the employer, has granted relief to a government school lecturer.....
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NCLT, Kochi: Only Debts Under ‘Operational Debt’ Can File Application u/s 9 of IBC(26.03.2021)
National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Kochi has ruled that only debts covered under the definition of ‘Operational Debt’ can file an application under.....
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Madras HC Grants Compensation to Woman's Family Who Fell from Overcrowded Train(26.03.2021)
Madras High Court has ordered compensation of Rs. 8 lakh along with 6% interest to the family of a woman who died in the year 2014 as she was travelli.....
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Allahabad HC Directs UP Govt to File Response Seeking Implementation of Manual Scavenging Law(26.03.2021)
Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh Government to file its response in a plea moved seeking implementation of the provisions of the Pr.....
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Punjab and Haryana HC : Govt Can Restrict Employee from Applying Elsewhere(31.03.2021)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has said that, it is well known that sometimes qualified persons indulge in job-hopping and that such clause has been in.....
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Karnataka HC Directs State to File Status on Implementation of Shuchi Scheme(02.04.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the state government to file a status report with regard to the implementation of Shuchi scheme and to state as to w.....
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SC Refuses to Close Contempt Proceedings Against Odisha Lawyers for Strike(07.02.2023)
Supreme Court has refused to close contempt proceedings against lawyers who had indulged in vandalism in court premises during their strike demanding .....
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Kar. HC Sends Advocate to Judicial Custody for Making Wild Allegations Against Judges(08.02.2023)
Karnataka High Court while passing order in a suo-motu contempt initiated in 2019, against advocate K S Anil has directed him to be taken into judicia.....
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SC: Once Apex Court Passes Order, Collector Can’t Await for Permission to Implement it(09.02.2023)
Supreme Court while disapproving practice of authorities delaying implementation of directions by seeking permission from their superior officers has .....
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SC: Compensation of Rs. 2 Crore for Bad Haircut is Excessive(09.02.2023)
Supreme Court while setting aside order of National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) awarding compensation of Rs. 2 crores to model for .....
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Gauhati HC Seeks Compliance Reports on Apex Court’s Directions on Police Reforms(09.02.2023)
Gauhati High Court has directed Governments of Assam, Mizoram, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh to file affidavits regarding compliance of the direction.....
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Delhi HC to Trial Courts: Decide Cases Pending Against MPs/MLAs on Priority(10.02.2023)
Delhi High Court while hearing a suo motu case initiated by it in the year 2020 concerning expedited trial of cases against MPs and MLAs has directed .....
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SC: Can’t Claim Regularisation if Appointment Was Not by Competent Authority(10.02.2023)
Supreme Court has held that to seek regularisation, a daily rated employee must have been initially appointed by a competent authority and there must .....
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SC: Compassionate Employment Cannot be Granted After Lapse of Reasonable Period(12.04.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that compassionate employment cannot be granted after a lapse of reasonable period. The Court has observed that considerati.....
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SC Dismisses Challenge Against Delhi HC Decision on Widow's Right to Compensation(12.04.2021)
Supreme Court has affirmed a Delhi High Court decision that a widow's right to claim compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 for the death of .....
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SC: Compensation for Land Acquisition Can’t be Different Based on Nature of Ownership(22.02.2023)
Supreme Court while striking down classification made by Greater NOIDA Authority between Pushtaini and Gair-Pushtaini Landholders for granting compens.....
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Kerala HC: Active Politicians Can't be Temple Trustees(22.02.2023)
Kerala High Court has held that a person actively involved in politics, whether or not holding an official post, is not eligible to be appointed as a .....
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MPHC Initiates Contempt Case Against Secretary, Bhopal Gas Tragedy Relief & Rehabilitation Dept.(22.02.2023)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed Registry to draw charges of contempt against Secretary of Bhopal Gas Tragedy Relief and Rehabilitation Departme.....
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Guj. HC Directs Compensation of Rs. 10 Lakh Each to Kin of Deceased in Morbi Bridge Collapse Tragedy(23.02.2023)
Gujarat High Court has directed M/s Ajanta to pay Rs. 10 lakh each to the next of kin of the deceased/victims, and Rs. 2 lakh each to the injured as i.....
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Delhi HC Warns NDMC for Non Payment of Salaries, Pensions to Employees Amid Covid(01.06.2021)
Delhi High Court has warned the North Delhi Municipal Corporation of attachment of its properties for its failure to pay salaries and pensions to empl.....
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Karnataka HC Directs on Road Map for Imparting Education to Children if Schools Cannot Open(01.06.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the government to prepare a road map for imparting education to children in the event if physical opening of school .....
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SC Stays Delhi HC Judgment on IGST Imposition on Oxygen Concentrators as Unconstitutional(01.06.2021)
Supreme Court has stayed the Delhi High Court judgment which declared that imposition of Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST) for oxygen concentra.....
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Orissa HC Seeks Response on Disbursement of Compensation to Sanitation Workers’ Families(01.06.2021)
Orissa High Court has sought response of Water Corporation of Odisha (WATCO) on the issue of disbursement of compensation to the families of sanitatio.....
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Del. HC to DSLSA: Provide Status Report on Payment of Compensation to Victims of Sexual Offences(10.04.2023)
Delhi High Court has sought a status report from Delhi State Legal Services Authority (DSLSA) on the payment of compensation to victims of sexual offe.....
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Patna HC Orders to Create Dedicated Covid Complaint Email ID for Private Hospitals(26.04.2021)
Patna High Court has directed that if any Dedicated Covid Hospital (private) has a grievance that it is not getting supply of oxygen because of reason.....
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Karnataka HC Directs RTCs to Expeditiously Decide on Appeal Against Suspension of Employees(28.04.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the four public road transport corporations (RTCs) in the State to expeditiously decide on the appeal against the su.....
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SC: Courts Shouldn’t Summon Appearance of Officials at The Drop of The Hat(07.03.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that it is open to the High court to come to any conclusion on the basis of the pleadings and materials available on rec.....
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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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SC Upholds 'Change In Law' Compensation for Adani Power(07.03.2023)
Supreme Court while criticizing State Distribution Companies for taking a stand contrary to that of the Union regarding grant of "Change in Law" compe.....
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Ker. HC to Registry: Preserve Recording of Proceedings Leading to Contempt Case Against Lawyer(09.03.2023)
Kerala High Court has directed Registry to preserve audio-video recordings of proceedings which took place in court of Justice Mary Joseph on February.....
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NGT Pulls Up Haryana Government for Not Taking Requisite Action on Illegal Dumping of Garbage(11.06.2021)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has pulled up the Haryana government for not taking requisite action on a plea seeking remedial action against illegal d.....
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J&K HC Upholds Validity of NHRC Order Granting Compensation to Family of Child(14.06.2021)
Jammu & Kashmir High Court has upheld the validity of an order passed by National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) granting monetary compensation of Rs .....
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Karnataka HC: Daily Wage Employees Entitled to Dearness Allowance at 100%(14.06.2021)
Karnataka High Court has declared that daily wage employees who are covered under the Karnataka Daily Wage Employees Welfare Act, 2012 were entitled t.....
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Kerala High Court Seeks Response in Plea for Import of Drug for Rare Disease(14.06.2021)
Kerala High Court has sought the response of the Principal Secretary of State and Director of Health Services in a petition urging for the Government .....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Import of Drug for Rare Disease
SC: No Priority For Workers' Dues After Liquidation of Company Under IBC(03.05.2023)
Supreme Court while holding that workers' dues will not get preferential payment in the event a company undergoes liquidation as per the provisions of.....
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NGT to DM: Pay Rs 20 Lakh Compensation to Kin of Deceased in Ludhiana Gas Leak Case(03.05.2023)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) while constituting fact-finding joint Committee in the Ludhiana gas leak case, has directed District Magistrate of Ludhi.....
Tags : National Green Tribunal, Ludhiana Gas Leak Case, Compensation
Madras HC Appeals to Centre to Ensure Prompt Supply of Vaccines to State(07.05.2021)
Madras High Court has made an appeal to the Centre and vaccine manufacturers to ensure prompt supply of vaccines to the state, noting that State's all.....
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Bombay HC Asks on Publicising of Alternatives of Imported Drugs Used for Treatment of Covid-19(07.05.2021)
Bombay High Court has asked why the Union and State Government didn't publicise alternatives to imported drugs used for treating Covid-19 patients, st.....
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NCLT Kochi Allows Promoter of Corporate Debtor MSME to File Resolution Plan in Individual Capacity(07.05.2021)
National Company Law Tribunal, Kochi has held that the promoter of an MSME can submit a Resolution Plan Application in his individual capacity, and th.....
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SC: Court Always Believes in Forgiveness(25.04.2023)
Supreme Court while closing contempt proceedings against Lalit Modi after he tenders an unconditional apology, has observed that Court always believes.....
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Del HC to CCI: Consider Start-Ups’ Applications Against Google’s New Payment Policy Before April 26(25.04.2023)
Delhi High Court has directed Competition Commission of India (CCI) to consider applications against Google’s new in-app user choice billing policy, m.....
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Delhi HC Awards Rs. 6 Lakh Interim Compensation to Minor Sexual Assault Victim(17.05.2021)
Delhi High Court has awarded Rs. 6 Lakhs as interim compensation to a minor victim of sexual assault, directing the Delhi State Legal Services Authori.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Compensation to Minor Sexual Assault Victim
Gau HC: Insurance Co. Not liable to Pay Compensation for Death of Gratuitous Passenger(20.03.2023)
Gauahti High Court has held that Insurance Company is not liable to pay compensation for the death of gratuitous passengers travelling in goods vehicl.....
Tags : Gauahti High Court, Compensation, Gratuitous Passenger, Insurance Company
SC: State Board Employees Can't be Considered State Government Employees(22.03.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that employees of Orissa Khadi and Village Industries Board are not entitled to pension on par with Government employees.....
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SC to HCs: Respond to Suggestions of Amicus on Expediting Trials in Cases Against MPs/MLAs(22.03.2023)
Supreme Court has directed High Courts to respond to suggestions made by amicus curiae Senior Advocate Vijay Hansaria for expediting the trail in the .....
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Kerala HC to Monitor Implementation of Solid Waste Management Rules(22.03.2023)
Kerala High Court has held that t would be monitoring the implementation of the Solid Waste Management and Handling Rules, 2016 in the state.
Tags : Kerala High Court, Implementation, Solid Waste Management Rules
SC: Mere Affixation of MRP Doesn’t Make Goods Eligible for Central Excise Duty Exemption(22.03.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that mere affixation of MRP does not make goods eligible for central excise duty exemption, has held that what is requir.....
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SC: Pronouncing Operative Portion Without Preparing Entire Judgment(11.04.2023)
Supreme Court while upholding the dismissal of civil judge on account of misconduct, observed that charges which revolve around gross negligence and c.....
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SC: ‘De Facto Control’ Test Relevant to Determine if Company is Resident in India(12.04.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that domicile or registration of company are not relevant test to determine if company is resident of India, has held th.....
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SC: Can’t Deny Increment Merely Because Employee Retired Next Day of Earning it(12.04.2023)
Supreme Court has held that merely because government employee retired on the very next day of earning the increment, he cannot be denied the annual i.....
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SC: Govt. Can’t Create Posts & Absorb Those in Service in the Absence of Sanctioned Posts(12.04.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that government can’t be compelled to create post and absorb people who are continuing in service of the State, in the abse.....
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SC: Govt. Can’t Create Posts & Absorb Those in Service in the Absence of Sanctioned Posts(12.04.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that government can’t be compelled to create post and absorb people who are continuing in service of the State, in the abse.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Sanctioned Posts, Employees
Uttarakhand HC: Non-Compliance of Section 50 NDPS Act is Sufficient for Acquittal(13.04.2023)
Uttarakhand High Court while observing that non-complaince with Section 50 of NDPS Act makes sufficient case for acquittal, has acquitting a person w.....
Tags : Uttarakhand High Court, Non-Compliance, NDPS, Acquittal
Gauhati HC Directs to Call for Reports on Implementation of Orders Passed by State(30.07.2021)
Gauhati High Court has directed the Director of Social Welfare Department, Government of Nagaland to call for reports on the implementation of orders .....
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Delhi HC Directs Delhi Govt to File Status Report Disclosing Completion of Tasks(03.08.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to file a status report disclosing the completion of tasks in relation to the project of making 250.....
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Madras HC Directs Lower Court to Complete Trial in Sexual Assault Complaint of IPS Officer(03.08.2021)
Madras High Court has directed a lower court in Villupuram to complete the trial in the sexual assault complaint of a woman IPS officer against the su.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Sexual Assault Complaint of Woman IPS Officer
Del. HC: Invention Shouldn't Be Deemed Computer Program Per Se Only Because it Involves Algorithms(16.05.2023)
Delhi High Court has observed that an invention shouldn’t be deemed a computer program per se merely because it involves algorithms and computer execu.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Intellectual Property Right, Invention, Computer Program
SC: Unexplained Inordinate Delay Crucial Factor to Quash Complaint(19.05.2023)
Supreme Court while quashing criminal case against President and Vice President of International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) has held t.....
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SC Recalls Order Holding BJP Guilty of Contempt for Not Disclosing Criminal Antecedent of Candidates(28.02.2023)
Supreme Court while recalling its 2021 order which held BJP guilty of contempt for flouting directions regarding public disclosure of criminal anteced.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Criminal Antecedent, Contempt
SC: Mere Commission of Suicide Itself Not Sufficient to Raise Presumption U/S 113A Evidence Act(01.03.2023)
Supreme Court has held that mere fact of commission of suicide by itself would not be sufficient for the court to raise the presumption under Section .....
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SC: Mere Acquittal in Criminal Case Doesn’t Entitle Employee to Reinstatement(02.03.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that merely because a person is acquitted or discharged, it cannot obviously be inferred that he was falsely involved, o.....
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CBDT: IBBI Eligible for IT Exemption on Grant in Aid, Fine, Fee, Interest Income(03.03.2023)
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has notified that the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) shall be eligible for the income tax exempt.....
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JKL HC Invokes Absolute Liability, Grants Compensation to Mother of Deceased in Electrocution Case(03.03.2023)
Jammu & Kashmir & Ladakh High Court while invoking Absolute Liability to grant compensation to mother of 13 year old who died due to electrocution, ob.....
Tags : Jammu & Kashmir & Ladakh High Court, Absolute Liability, Compensation, Electrocution
UP Court Sentences Sandeep Sisodia to Life Imprisonment in Hathras Case(03.03.2023)
UP Court, Hathras has sentenced Sandeep Sisodia to life imprisonment for Gang Rape and Murder case concerning a 19 year old Dalit Girl. Accused was co.....
Tags : UP Court, Hathras Case, Culpable Homicide, Rape, Life Imprisonment
MP HC: Take Steps to Protect Food Grains Lying in Open From Rains(21.06.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed that the State Government take immediate steps for protection of food grains, allegedly lying out in open areas.....
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SC: Service Rendered as Contractual Employee Won't Qualify for Pensionary Benefits(29.03.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that Service rendered as contractual cannot be said to be service rendered on a substantive appointment has held that ne.....
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NCLAT Upholds Imposition of Rs. 1337.76 Crores Penalty on Google by CCI(30.03.2023)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has dismissed Google’s appeal against CCI order (MANU/CO/0089/2022) which imposed a penalty of Rs. 1337.76 Cro.....
Tags : National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Google, CCI, Dominant Position, Abuse
Guj. HC: CCI’s Investigation Order Doesn’t Affect Rights and Liability of Party(04.04.2023)
Gujarat High Court while dismissing petition filed by J.K. Paper Ltd. challenging an investigation order by Competition Commission of India (CCI) obse.....
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SC Stays Notification Cancelling Nagaland Local Body Polls(06.04.2023)
Supreme Court while issuing contempt notice in plea alleging non-compliance of order of Apex Court directing State and Nagaland State Election Commiss.....
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SC to IOA: Follow Draft Constitution Framed By Justice L.N. Rao Pending its Finalization(07.04.2023)
Supreme Court has directed Indian Olympic Association (IOA) that it is obligated to comply with a draft constitution framed under the supervision of t.....
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HP HC: Conviction Can’t Entail Automatic Removal of Convicted Employee(09.03.2023)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that as per Article 311 of Constitution and Rule 19(i) of CCS Rules 1965, employee can be dismissed without any e.....
Tags : Himachal Pradesh High Court, Conviction, Employee, CCS Rules
Bom. HC: Company’s Authorized Signatory Not Liable to Pay Interim Compensation U/S 143A of NI Act(10.03.2023)
Bombay High Court while observing that signatory of the cheque, authorized by the "Company", is not the drawer in terms of Section 143A of Negotiable .....
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JKL HC: Can’t Attach Vicarious Liability of Officials Unless Statute Specifically Provides So(13.03.2023)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has observed that when the company is an offender, it is trite position of criminal jurisprudence that no vica.....
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SC: Only 10% Seats in Higher Judiciary Can be Filled via Limited Competitive Examination(14.03.2023)
Supreme Court has directed Madhya Pradesh High Court to comply with directions of Supreme Court in All India Judges’ Association v. UOI (MANU/SC/1120/.....
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HP HC: Sale Deed is Relevant Factor in Determining Compensation(14.03.2023)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that while determining value of the land, both acquisition of land award and the sale are relevant to determine t.....
Tags : Himachal Pradesh High Court, Compensation, Sale Deed
SC: Can’t Presume Will to be Genuine Merely Because It’s More Than 30 Years Old(16.03.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that wills can’t be proved only on basis of their age, has held that presumption under Section 90 as to the regularity o.....
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P&H HC: RFCTLARR Act Applicable if Compensation Deposited Before Dec 31 2014 Not Paid to Majority(17.04.2023)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that provisions of RFCTLARR Act, 2013 would apply to cases of land acquisition under National Highways Act .....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, RFCTLARR Act, 2013, Compensation, Majority
Kar. HC Permits Unrecognized Political Party to Use Private Vehicle/Loudspeaker for Campaigning(17.04.2023)
Karnataka High Court while observing that Model Code of Conduct does not indicate any distinction that could be made by the authorities before the nom.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Unrecognized Political Party, Election Campaigning
JKL HC: Can’t Pressurize Party Seeking Remedy Against Unfavorable Order by Initiating Contempt(17.04.2023)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court while observing that right to avail appropriate remedy under law can’t be construed as obstruction in course o.....
Tags : Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, Contempt, Unfavorable Order, Pressurize
Allahabad HC Sets Aside Remission of Convict Who Was Awarded Life Sentence in 2 Cases(20.04.2023)
Allahabad High Court has set aside a government order by which a convict, who was granted a life imprisonment sentence in two criminal cases, was gran.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Remission, Life Imprisonment
HP HC: Qualifying Service Starts from Day Employee Takes Charge of First Post(21.04.2023)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that in case of regular government employee, the period of qualifying service starts from the day the takes charg.....
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MP HC: Mother has First Claim Over the Compensation for Deceased Bachelor Son(21.04.2023)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that since deceased was a bachelor, by virtue of Section 8 of the Hindu Succession Act, except mother, no other Cla.....
Tags : Madhya Pradesh High Court, Mother, Motor Vehicles Act, Compensation
JKL HC: Interest Can’t be Given on Compensation for Future Prospects(18.07.2023)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that 'future prospects' are linked to potential income to be received in the future, and interest can.....
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SC: Interim Compensation in Cheque Dishonour Case can be Given Only After Accused Pleads Not Guilty(18.07.2023)
Supreme Court has held that interim compensation in cheque dishonour case can be granted only after the accused has pleaded not guilty as per section .....
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All. HC: Irrespective of Marital Status, Daughters have Right to Apply for Compassionate Appointment(19.07.2023)
Allahabad High Court has struck down the term ‘unmarried’ occurring before ‘daughter’ in Regulation 104 of U.P. Cooperative Societies Employees' Servi.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Compassionate Appointment, Daughters, Marital Status
Bombay HC Orders Release of Man Sentenced to Over 83 Years Imprisonment(20.07.2023)
Bombay High Court while observing that if a man is made to undergo imprisonment for an excessive period, it would lead to a travesty of justice, has o.....
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Cal HC: State Can’t Contend Person Forfeited Right to Compensation Due to Delay in Approaching Court(21.07.2023)
Calcutta High Court has held that it would be preposterous if the State is permitted to contend that since the land looser was sleeping over his right.....
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Delhi HC to ASI: Produce Record on 'Mughal Mosque' Inside Qutub Complex(24.07.2023)
Delhi High Court has directed Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to produce any records available with it with regard to the issuance of the notific.....
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Calcutta High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking CBI Probe in Fake Vaccination Camp Case(12.07.2021)
Calcutta High Court has dismissed a plea seeking Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe in the case of fake COVID-19 vaccination camps. The accus.....
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SC: Must Establish Employee wasn’t Gainfully Employeed During Dismissal Period to Claim Back Wages(07.07.2023)
Supreme Court has held that in order to claim back wages, the initial burden is on the employee to come out with the case that he was not gainfully em.....
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Ker. HC: A Judge Can’t Succumb to Threat Posed by Litigant Making Wild Allegations of Bias(07.07.2023)
Kerala High Court while rejecting plea for recusal of Justice Sophy Thomas by an advocate facing contempt proceedings, has observed that judge can’t s.....
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SC: Only Principal Civil Court Can Decide Dispute of Apportionment of Compensation(10.07.2023)
Supreme Court has held that any dispute regarding apportionment of compensation under National Highways Authority Act, 1956 would have to be decided b.....
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All. HC: Seasonal Employment Can’t be Termed as ‘Unfair Labour Practice’(10.07.2023)
Allahabad High Court while observing that temporary employment also generates employment, is for the good of the society at large, has held that seaso.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Unfair Labour Practice, Seasonal Employment
Mad HC: Frame SOP for Conducting Potency Test by Collecting Blood Sample(11.07.2023)
Madras High Court while observing that it wants to do away with the Two-Finger Test and the Archaic Potency Test, has directed authorities to frame SO.....
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Del. HC Dismisses Plea Challenging Exemption Given to Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia(24.07.2023)
Delhi High Court has dismissed plea filed against exemption granted to Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia for Asian Games trials, has held that decision .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia, Asian Games Trials, Exemption
Kar. HC Issues Guidelines on Civil Imprisonment for Willful Contempt of Court Orders(24.07.2023)
Karnataka High Court has issued guidelines to be followed while ordering civil imprisonment to an accused for willful contempt of court orders under O.....
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SC: Settlement Between Union & Employer Wouldn’t Override Model Standing Orders(26.07.2023)
Supreme Court has held that employer and employee union cannot enter into a contract overriding the statutory contract embodied in the certified Stand.....
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SC: Passport Authority Can’t Unauthorizedly Retain Passport Without Impounding it(27.07.2023)
Supreme Court while granting relief to a man whose passport was handed over to passport authority by police in the name of pending criminal case, has .....
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SC: Passport Authority Can’t Unauthorizedly Retain Passport Without Impounding it(27.07.2023)
Supreme Court while granting relief to a man whose passport was handed over to passport authority by police in the name of a pending criminal case, ha.....
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Delhi HC: Outright Ban on the Sale of Acid may not be the Most Appropriate Approach(28.07.2023)
Delhi High Court while observing that outright ban on the sale of acid may not be the most appropriate approach, has directed State government to focu.....
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Karnataka HC Strikes Down Condition Denying Compassionate Appointment to Children in Second Marriage(16.07.2021)
Karnataka High Court has set aside a circular issued by the Karnataka Power Transmission Coporation Ltd by which it denied appointment on compassionat.....
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AP HC Sentences ACP to Imprisonment and Fine in Contempt Case(19.07.2021)
Andhra Pradesh High Court has sentenced K. Srinivasa Rao, who had worked as the Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) in Vijayawada, to four weeks im.....
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MP HC: RERA Should Refer Development Agreement to Registrar of Stamps if it is Not Duly Stamped(15.06.2023)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that if RERA comes to the conclusion that the development agreement in question is not duly stamped, it was incumbe.....
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SC: Coal India Ltd. Come Under the Purview of Competition Act, 2002(16.06.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act cannot be reconciled with the Competition Act, has held that Coal India Ltd. would.....
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SC: Unchallenged Statement of Wife of Deceased Deserves to be Accepted as Gospel Truth(16.06.2023)
Supreme Court while enhancing compensation awarded to kin of a deceased employee to uphold the objective of Employees’ Compensation Act i.e. dispensat.....
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CG HC on Compassionate Appt: Enquiry on financial dependency can’t be done if Kin is in Govt Service(22.06.2023)
Chhattisgarh High Court has held that Court cannot order enquiry to determine dependency of other family members upon a family member who is already a.....
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HP HC Strikes Down the Requirement of ‘Bonafide Himachali Certificate’ for Compassionate Appointment(31.07.2023)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has struck down the requirement of furnishing a 'Bonafide Himachali Certificate' for obtaining compassionate appointment a.....
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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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Ker. HC: State Must Formulate Victim Compensation Scheme for Victims of Sexual Offences under POCSO(03.08.2023)
Kerala High Court has observed that State must formulate a victim compensation scheme specifically for POCSO victims or to make necessary amendments i.....
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Ker. HC: Can’t Extend Presumption U/S 114(a) IEA in Absence of Incriminating Circumstances(04.08.2023)
Kerala High Court has held that in case where there is absence of any incriminating circumstances, Court can’t extend the presumption under Section 11.....
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Cal. HC Dismisses PIL Seeking Implementation of PoSH Act within the Calcutta High Court(08.08.2023)
Calcutta High Court while terming the PIL as ‘absolutely premature’ has dismissed the plea seeking strict implementation of the Sexual Harassment of W.....
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Mad. HC: CCI has Jurisdiction Over Pleas Filed Against Google's New User Choice Billing System(08.08.2023)
Madras High Court while dismissing majority of pleas filed by Indian startups against Google's new user choice billing system, has observed that the m.....
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All. HC: Relationship Between Logic and Experience Important in the Context of Invoking Precedents(28.08.2023)
Delhi High Court has directed Delhi Government to provide infrastructure and financial assistance for procuring essential electronic gadgets for condu.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court has observed that to decide a case with similar facts and circumstances, relationship between logic and experience is important in the context of invoking precedents, and they must not be applied mechanically.
SC: Insurance Co. Not Liable if Claimant Was Travelling In Un-Insured Trailer(31.08.2023)
Supreme Court has held that liability cannot be fastened on the Insurance Company when the claimant was travelling in the trailer which was not insure.....
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SC: EPFO Employees Must Ensure Compliance with the Timelines Provided Under IBC(01.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that Commissioner and employees of EPFO must take steps to ensure that there is compliance with timelines provided under Insolv.....
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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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Meghalaya HC Fixes Quantum of Compensation for 'Unnatural' Deaths in Police Custody(04.09.2023)
Meghalaya High Court while observing that in custodial death cases State will be liable unless it is reasonably demonstrated that death was due to nat.....
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SC: Substantial Question of Law Required to Appeal Against Order of Workmen’s Compensation Commission(06.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that considering the objective of Employees Compensation Act, 1923 and the fact that Workmen’s Compensation Commissioner being .....
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Karnataka HC Passes Interim Direction Restraining Compelling Doctors for Compulsory Rural Service(01.07.2021)
Karnataka High Court has passed an interim direction to the state restraining it from compelling these doctors from registering online for the Compuls.....
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Allahabad HC Directs All Officers to Wear Face Mask Compulsorily(01.07.2021)
Allahabad High Court has directed all its Officers, Officials & Staff of High Court, Allahabad to wear Face-Masks compulsorily and failure to do the s.....
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Rajasthan High Court Dismisses Plea for Compulsory Licensing of Covid Vaccine(01.07.2021)
Rajasthan High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation seeking compulsory licensing of Covid-19 vaccines under the Patents Act, 1970. The Cou.....
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Contraband Smuggling: Delhi High Court Grants Bail to Trader(31.05.2023)
Delhi HC while granting bail to the owner of the truck from which heroin was intercepted, observed that prima facie he was used as an intermediary wit.....
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Kar HC: Can’t Quash Wife’s Complaint U/S 498A Merely Because Filed After Husband Demand’s Divorce(06.06.2023)
Karnataka High Court has observed that there can’t be a declaration of law that once the divorce notice is sent by the husband, the complaint register.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Complaint, Section 498A, Divorce
Ker HC to Municipal Corp.: Provide Complaint No. to Citizens to Report Unauthorized Waste Dumping(09.06.2023)
Kerala High Court has directed Municipal Corporations to provide citizens a contact number which can be used to alert authorities of unauthorised wast.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Municipal Corporations, Unauthorized Waste Dumping
Cal. HC: Cheating Case Against Directors Can’t Survive w/o Impleading Company(12.09.2023)
Calcutta High Court has held that when the agreement was entered into by and between the companies, criminal proceedings in a cheating case can’t surv.....
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P&H HC: A Convict has No Inherent Right to Claim Premature Release(13.09.2023)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that a convict serving life imprisonment has no inherent right to claim premature release as life imprisonment .....
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Kar. HC: No Compassionate Appointment of Sister Upon Death of Married Brother(13.09.2023)
Karnataka High Court as held that under Karnataka Civil Services (Appointment on Compassionate Grounds) Rules, 1996, sister doesn’t figure in the defi.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Compassionate Appointment, Sister, Deceased Male
Ker. HC: Discrimination Against Hepatitis B or HIV Patients Not Allowed in Public Employment(15.09.2023)
Kerala High Court has observed that one can certainly not countenance, particularly in this age and time that a person be kept out of public employmen.....
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P&H HC: Despite Increase in Salaries of Govt. Employees’ Salaries, Corruption Continues in the State(19.09.2023)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that although the salaries of the government employees have increased handsomely over the years but corruption .....
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Bom. HC: Motor Accident Victim can Claim Compensation from One of the Joint Tortfeasors(19.09.2023)
Bombay High Court has held that in cases of composite negligence, the law permits a motor accident victim to sue one of the two joint-tortfeasors, and.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Motor Accident, Compensation, Composite Negligence
Bombay HC: Mere Allegation That Accused Abused Complainant Not Offence u/s 504 IPC(21.10.2021)
Bombay High Court has held that a mere allegation that the accused abused the complainant does not itself satisfy the ingredients of offence under sec.....
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Madras HC Seeks Response on PIL Seeking Compensation for False Promises on NEET(21.10.2021)
Madras High Court has issued notice to the Tamil Nadu government in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition seeking compensation for students who .....
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Madras HC Takes on Record Affidavit in PIL Against Encroachment of Bhaktavatsala Perumal Temple Land(22.10.2021)
Madras High Court has taken on record the affidavit filed by the Joint Commissioner of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) department in.....
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Del HC to Controller General: Ensure Compliance Provisions of Pre/Post Grant Oppositions to Patent(16.08.2023)
Delhi High Court has directed Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks to ensure that there is strict compliance with the provisions of .....
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Ker. HC: KeLSA can Grant Victim Compensation without Court Order Except under POCSO(17.08.2023)
Kerala High Court has held that Kerala State Legal Services Authority (KeLSA) can grant victim compensation suo moto, without a court recommendation, .....
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MP HC: S.375 Marital Sex Exemption Also Provides Exemption Under Section 377 of IPC(22.09.2023)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that Section 375 IPC includes all possible parts of penetration by penis and when due to marital sex exemption, the.....
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SC: Can File Complaint Under Repealed FERA Provisions During Sunset Period After Enforcement of FEMA(25.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that Officer appointed under repealed provisions of FERA has competence to file complaint for the offences punishable under the.....
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Ker. HC: No Liability on RTO to Pay Compensation if Vehicle Owner Fails to get it Insured(25.09.2023)
Kerala High Court has held that if the motor vehicle owner fails to get the motor vehicle insured, the liability for payment of compensation would not.....
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SC to Centre/States: Ensure the Effective Implementation of HIV Act, 2017(28.09.2023)
Supreme Court while outlining various directives to Central and State Government to ensure effective implementation of HIV Act, 2017, has asked instru.....
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Cal. HC: Can’t Compound Proceedings u/s 138 NI Act at Revision Stage Without Complainant’s Consent(28.09.2023)
Calcutta High Court has held that the prayer of compromise and compounding the proceeding under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, at the stag.....
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Bom. HC: Magistrate Needn’t Provide Additional Reasons for Amount of Interim Compensation Awarded(29.09.2023)
Bombay High Court has held that as long as requirements provided in Section 143A of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 are met, Magistrate is not ob.....
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SC: Maternity Benefit is Not Co-Terminus with the Employment Period(18.08.2023)
Supreme Court has held that Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 contemplates that the entitlement of medical benefit accrues by fulfillment of condition under.....
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SC: Presumption in Favour of the Wedlock if the Partners Lived Together for a Long Spell(21.08.2023)
Supreme Court while placing on reliance on judgment in Badri Prasad v. Dy. Director of Consolidation (MANU/SC/0004/1978), has held that law infers pre.....
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Del. HC to MCD: Ensure No Illegal Dumping of Electrical, Plastic and Medical Garbage in Delhi(21.08.2023)
Delhi High Court has directed MCD to ensure that there is no illegal dumping of electrical, plastic and medical garbage in Delhi, and also to take ap.....
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SC: Customs Act Doesn’t Create Statutory First Charge on Customs Dues(22.08.2023)
Supreme Court has held that Customs Act, 1962 does not create a statutory first charge on the customs dues, overriding the charge created in favour of.....
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Bom. HC: Can’t Dismiss Complaint U/S 138 NI Act Because Complainant Failed to Disclose Amount in ITR(22.08.2023)
Bombay High Court has observed that complaint which is otherwise maintainable under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments (NI) Act is not liable to be.....
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SC Allows Union Govt. to Notify ‘Central Empowered Committee’ as Permanent Body(23.08.2023)
Supreme Court has allowed Central Government to notify the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) constituted by the Supreme Court for overseeing matters r.....
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Tripura HC Directs State to Frame Comprehensive Electric Vehicle Policy for Environmental Protection(29.12.2021)
Tripura High Court has directed the State Government to take urgent steps to frame a comprehensive electric vehicle policy for the State of Tripura in.....
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ITAT: VAT Expenses on Deemed Import Eligible to be Set Off Against VAT Output(31.12.2021)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Ahmedabad has held that the Value Added Tax (VAT) expenses on deemed import are eligible to be set off against t.....
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Gujarat HC: Muslim Husband Has No Fundamental Right to Compel Wife to Share Consortium(31.12.2021)
Gujarat High Court has observed that as per the Muslim law, a Husband has not been given any fundamental right to compel his wife to share his consort.....
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SC: Accused Must Also be Protected Against the Possibility of False Implication(01.11.2023)
Supreme Court while acquitting a man after 23 in a rape case has observed that it cannot be lost sight of that rape causes the greatest distress and h.....
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Kar. HC: Spouse of Employee Can’t Seek Withdrawal of Employee’s Resignation(02.11.2023)
Karnataka High Court has held that no rule or ruling in service law recognizes the right of the spouse of an employee to seek withdrawal of resignatio.....
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Del. HC: Women Empowerment Shouldn’t be Celebrated Only on Paper but Also in the Mindset(03.11.2023)
Delhi High Court while dealing with a dowry death case has observed that distressing narratives in dowry death cases serves as a reminder that educati.....
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NCLT, New Delhi: Proceedings u/s 95 IBC Shall Abate on Death of Personal Guarantor(11.03.2022)
National Company Law Tribunal, New Delhi has rejected an application filed by the Financial Creditor under Section 95 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy.....
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Allahabad HC: Director Not Involved in Day-to-Day Affairs of Company Cannot be Prosecuted(11.03.2022)
Allahabad High Court has held that a director, who is not involved in the day to day affairs of a company, cannot be prosecuted for the offence under .....
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Rajasthan HC Quashes Recommendation Rejecting Rape Convict's Plea to be Sent to Open Air Camp(14.03.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has quashed the recommendation of the respondent-state, which rejected a rape convict's application for being sent to Open Air Ca.....
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Karnataka HC: Insurance Company Not Liable to Pay Compensation If Person Holding Wrong Licence(15.03.2022)
Karnataka High Court has said that the insurance company will not be liable to pay compensation, if a heavy goods vehicle is driven by a person holdin.....
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NCLAT: Failure to Reply to Demand Notice Does Not Preclude Corporate Debtor from Raising Dispute(15.03.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has held that the mere fact that the corporate debtor did not reply to the demand notice by the Operational Cr.....
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Del. HC: Willful Disobedience Doesn’t Encompass Involuntarily or Negligent Actions(19.12.2023)
Delhi High Court while observing that willful disobedience in case of Contempt of Court does not encompass involuntarily or negligent actions, has hel.....
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CESTAT, Chennai: Redemption Fine Cannot be Imposed When Goods Allowed to be Re-exported(24.02.2022)
Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Chennai has held that the redemption fine cannot be imposed when the goods are allowed to.....
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Gujarat HC: Labour Courts/Tribunals Must Factor Nature of Employment u/s 11A of ID Act(24.02.2022)
Gujarat High Court has held that while exercising its powers under Section 11A of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (ID Act), the Labour Courts/ Tribu.....
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Madras HC Dismisses Plea Challenging Appointment of Executive Officers in Hindu Temples(24.02.2022)
Madras High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation filed by Indic Collective Trust and its President TR Ramesh challenging the appointment o.....
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Karnataka HC Quashes Defamation Case Against MP Rajeev Chandrashekhar(24.02.2022)
Karnataka High Court has quashed the defamation proceedings against Member of Parliament, Rajeev Chandrashekhar, initiated in the year 2012, when he w.....
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SC Issues Notice in Contempt Petition Over Failure to Pay Compensation to Victims(25.02.2022)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a contempt petition preferred by victims of spread of toxic pesticide called Endosulfan alleging failure on the par.....
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Del. HC: Murder of Employee During Court of Employment Entitle Legal Heirs to Seek Compensation(23.11.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that the murder of an employee during the course of performance of his duties would not disentitle the legal heirs of the de.....
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Delhi High Court Directs Police to Ensure No Encroachment by Any Miscreant on Temple(27.09.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Police to ensure that no encroachment happens on a 'Mandir' a part of which was claimed to have been demolishe.....
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Bom. HC: Compulsory Music Licence Not Available to Internet Based Music Streaming Platforms(03.10.2023)
Bombay High Court has held that statutory licenses under Section 31D are restricted to traditional non-internet-based radio and television broadcastin.....
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Kar. HC: Exclusion of Married Daughter from Being Eligible for Compassionate Appointment is Valid(05.10.2023)
Karnataka High Court has held that LIC Recruitment of Staff Instructions excluding a married daughter from being eligible for appointment on compassio.....
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SC: Once Accused Adduced evidence, Presumption u/s 139 NI Act doesn’t come to Rescue of Complainant(10.10.2023)
Supreme Court has held that once accused adduces evidence to the satisfaction of Court that there exists no debt/liability as pleaded by the complaina.....
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P&H HC: Owner of Property Can’t be Divested from Possession Based on Use of Land(10.10.2023)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that Municipal Corporation can’t change the nature of the property to dump site merely because garbage is throw.....
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Del. HC: No Prolongation Compensation if Contractor Didn't Reserve Claim at Time of the EOT(11.10.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that Contractor can be denied compensation for the prolongation of the contract, if he did not reserve its right to such com.....
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Ker. HC: Dependents of Independent Contractor Not Entitled Under Employees Compensation Act(24.11.2023)
Kerala High Court while upholding an order passed by Employees Compensation Commissioner against the dependents of an independent contractor, has held.....
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P&H HC: Accused has Right to be Heard in Revision Challenging Dismissal of Complaint(24.11.2023)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that where a complaint has been dismissed by Magistrate and the said order is challenged in revision petition b.....
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All. HC Issues Directions for Early Disposal of Cases Against MPs/MLAs(27.11.2023)
Allahabad High Court while registering suo moto case to expedite the disposal of criminal cases pending against MPs/MLAs across the State, in complian.....
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All. HC: Stricter Approach to be Followed to Examine if Assessee is eligible for Exemption/Deduction(27.11.2023)
Allahabad High Court has held that general rule of law in taxing statutes is that in case of any doubt, the benefit should be given to assessee. Howev.....
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P&H HC: Widow’s Remarriage Not a Ground to Deny Compensation Under MV Act(27.11.2023)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that simply because widow of the deceased got re-married, it could not be a reason to deprive of her claim unde.....
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SC: Award Passed by Lok Adalat Cannot be Basis for Redetermination of Compensation(04.02.2022)
Supreme Court has held that the Award passed by a Lok Adalat under Section 20 of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 cannot be the basis for rede.....
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MP HC Dismisses Application for Compounding of Offences Based on Compromise Between Parties(04.02.2022)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed an application filed for compounding of offences under Sections 307, attempt to Murder and Section 498-A, Crue.....
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Rajasthan HC Disposes PIL Seeking Compensation to Next Kin of Deceased Died Due to Black Fungus(07.02.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has observed that Black Fungus infections and the spread had not been stated to be of such a magnitude that it has been considere.....
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SC: 'Group of Companies' Doctrine must be Retained in the Indian Arbitration Jurisprudence(06.12.2023)
Supreme Court has held that the 'group of companies' doctrine must be retained in the Indian arbitration jurisprudence considering its utility in dete.....
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JKL HC: Court Can’t be Guided by Personal Law While Deciding Apportionment of Compensation(07.12.2023)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that the Court cannot be guided by personal law while deciding upon the apportionment of the compensa.....
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Del. HC: Obtaining of Voice Samples of Accused Must be in Compliance with Telegraph Act(08.12.2023)
Delhi High Court while referring to Supreme Court’s judgment in Ritesh Sinha v. State of Uttar Pradesh (MANU/SC/1023/2019; 2019/INSC/855), has held th.....
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ITAT, Delhi: No TDS Required to be Deducted on Enhanced Compensation Under Land Acquisition Act(19.04.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Delhi has held that the interest on enhanced compensation awarded to land owners by the Court under Section 28 of the L.....
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Delhi HC: FIR for Non-Compoundable Offences Can be Quashed in Matrimonial Disputes(20.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that First Information Report or complaints can be quashed even with regard to non-compoundable offences pertaining to matri.....
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Madras HC: Pre-Deposit Payment Made by Parent Company Amounts to Proper Compliance(22.04.2022)
Madras High Court has observed that the payment of pre deposit made by the parent company having a distinct service tax registration amounts to proper.....
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P&H HC: Notice to Employer Not Mandatory Before Making Reference to Adjudicatory Mechanism(22.04.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that the employer cannot claim any hearing before making of the reference by the appropriate government under S.....
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MP HC: Compassionate Appointment of a Person Rules Out his/her Claim of a Higher Post(09.01.2024)
Madhya Pradesh High Court held that once an individual has accepted the appointment on a compassionate basis, he/she cannot claim an appointment at a .....
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Bom. HC: Domestic Violence Complaint Not Maintainable Against Father and Brother of Daughter-in-Law(09.01.2024)
Bombay High Court has observed that while the object and purpose of the DV Act, 2005 is to protect a woman from domestic violence, it does not confer .....
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Calcutta to State: Disburse Funds for Victim Compensation in 6 Weeks(23.06.2022)
Calcutta High Court while directing the State government to ensure disbursal of adequate funds within 6 weeks has reprimanded State Legal Services Aut.....
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Delhi HC to Selection Committee: Consider High Jumper Tejaswin Shankar's Case(23.06.2022)
Delhi High Court has directed the selection committee of Athletics Federation of India to consider the case of High Jumper Tejaswin Shankar on merits .....
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DGFT Changes Watermelon Seeds Import from Restricted to Free Till 30 September, 2022(24.06.2022)
Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has notified an amendment to the Import Policy Condition under the Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020 to allow th.....
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CCI Orders Investigation Against Bookmyshow for Alleged Unfair Competition Practices(24.06.2022)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has ordered an investigation against Bookmyshow for alleged unfair competition practices and sought a report fro.....
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Tripura HC Orders Rs. 10 Lakh Compensation to Family of 27 Year Old Victim of Custodial Death(24.06.2022)
Tripura High Court has directed the state to pay a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the family members of Jamal Hossain, who allegedly died due to custod.....
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SC: Contempt Notice Issued Against Patanjali For Continued Publishing of Misleading Advertisements(28.02.2024)
Supreme Court has issued contempt notice against Patanjali for publishing deceiving advertisements even after assuring the Court that such statements.....
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Jharkhand HC: Registrar of Jharkhand Cooperative Society Not Barred to Act as Arbitrator(23.05.2022)
Jharkhand High Court has held that appointment of arbitrator who is the Registrar of the Jharkhand Cooperative Society, and also The Ex-Officio Direct.....
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Ori. HC: Evidence From 'Microscopic Hair Comparison' Can’t be the Sole Ground For Murder Conviction(06.02.2024)
Orissa High Court has held that the evidence adduced from the 'microscopic hair comparison' cannot be solely used to record a conviction for murder ag.....
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SC: Suspend Sentence Normally When Appeal Unlikely to Be Heard Before Completion of Sentence(07.02.2024)
Supreme Court has restated that Courts should generally suspend sentences and grant bail in cases where an appeal challenging the conviction is unlike.....
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Supreme Court: It Is For the State As Custodian to Assess If Tree-Felling Is Required or Not(07.02.2024)
Supreme Court has conveyed its displeasure at private parties seeking permission to fell trees for industrial projects without first approaching the c.....
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Kerala HC: Employment Not to Be Denied For A Disease Unless it Impacts Capacity to Perform Duties(07.02.2024)
Kerala High Court has held that there cannot be a denial of employment merely by stating that a candidate has a disease, without finding that it would.....
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Supreme Court Elaborates the Difference Between ‘Land’ and ‘Immovable Property’(08.02.2024)
Supreme Court has stated that if provisions of the Punjab Pre-Emption Act, 1913 are read it is abundantly clear that the land and the immovable proper.....
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All. HC: Cognizance of Offence u/s 174A IPC to be Taken Only on Written Complaint of Concerned Court(10.01.2024)
Allahabad High Court has held that offence punishable under section 172 of IPC will be cognizable by the court only when a complaint in writing is fil.....
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Del HC: Wife’s Act of Attempting Suicide and Trying to Put Blame on Husband also Constitutes Cruelty(10.01.2024)
Delhi High Court has held that the conduct of the wife in attempting suicide and then trying to put the blame on the husband and his family members is.....
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Bom. HC: State Can’t Avoid Responsibility for Acquiring Land by Citing Delay as an Excuse(10.01.2024)
Bombay High Court while observing that State can’t, on the ground of delay and laches, evade responsibility towards those whose private property has b.....
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Bom. HC: Company Can’t be Compelled to Run Because of Possible Unemployment of Workers(12.01.2024)
Bombay High Court has held that if a Company approaches the Court for closure of its establishment on the ground of accumulated losses in accordance w.....
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SC Issues Directions Regarding Compensation for Victims of Hit & Run Cases(15.01.2024)
After considering the dismal rate of grant of compensation under Compensation of Victims of Hit and Run Motor Accidents Scheme, 2022, the SC has issue.....
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J&K&L HC: No Compulsory Retirement on Committee advice, Sans Departmental Enquiry & Ample Material(20.10.2022)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has ruled that the power to compulsorily retire a government servant in terms of service rules is absolute, pr.....
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NCLT, Cuttack: Related Party of Financial Creditor Not Barred U/S 29A To Submit A Resolution Plan(21.10.2022)
National Company Law Tribunal, Cuttack has observed that the Insolvency and bankruptcy Code does not bar a related party of the Financial Creditor fro.....
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NCLAT: Adjudicating Authority Can Invoke Inherent Powers To Replace The Liquidator(21.10.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has held that the Adjudicating Authority can invoke its inherent powers to replace the Liquidator and to do s.....
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Orissa HC: Married Daughters Can't be Denied Benefit Under Rehabilitation Assistance Scheme(31.10.2022)
Orissa High Court while reaffirming rights of married daughter to seek compassionate employment upon death of her father has held that married daughte.....
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Supreme Court: Stamp Duty Not to be Paid on Every Increase in Share Capital(09.04.2024)
Supreme Court has held that if stamp duty has already been paid on the increase in share capital of the company and the Articles of Association remain.....
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Karnataka HC Becomes the First Court to Hear Arguments of Speech & Hearing-Impaired Advocate(09.04.2024)
Karnataka High Court has created history by becoming the first court in the country to hear submissions advanced by a speech and hearing-impaired advo.....
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SC: NBFCs Cannot be Regulated by State Enactments(11.05.2022)
Supreme Court has ruled that state laws cannot govern Reserve Bank of India-regulated non-banking financial companies (NBFCs). The top court stated th.....
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NCLT, Delhi: NCLT Empowered to Pierce Corporate Veil to Ascertain True Successful Bidder(11.05.2022)
National Company Law Tribunal, New Delhi has held that it has the power to pierce the corporate veil to establish the real successful bidder. The corp.....
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ITAT, Mumbai: Computers, Including Computer Software, Are Eligible to 60% Depreciation(11.05.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai has observed that depreciation of 60 % can be allowed to ‘computers including computer software’ under Rule 5 of.....
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NCLAT: Threshold of Rs.1 Crore Is Required for Initiation of CIRP(12.05.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has ruled that an application filed after 24.03.2020 under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy .....
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Kar HC: Once Investigation u/s 210 Companies Act Commenced, Govt Not Powerless to Issue SFIO Probe(19.02.2024)
Karnataka High Court has held that if under Section 230 of Companies Act, 2013 investigation has started then the Government of India does not become .....
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Supreme Court Quashes Judgement Released by Judge After Retirement(20.02.2024)
Supreme Court while remitting a case to the High Court for fresh consideration, has quashed the judgement released by the judge after his retirement a.....
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Ker. HC: Can’t Invoke Writ Against Decisions of Lender/Banker Unless There is Compelling Reason(06.11.2023)
Kerala High Court has held that Court, in exercise of its jurisdiction under Article 226 cannot replace the wisdom of lender/banker in the process of .....
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SC Issues Directions for Monitoring of Early Disposal of Pending Cases Against MPs’/MLAs’(09.11.2023)
Supreme Court has issued various directions for monitoring of early disposal of pending cases against MPs’ and MLAs’ and observed that it is difficult.....
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Ker. HC: Prosecution Duty Bound to Prove that There was Tamper Proof Despatch of the Sample(09.11.2023)
Kerala High Court has held that it is a duty of prosecution to prove that there was tamper proof despatch of the sample, to show that the sample taken.....
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Kerala High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Selection of Chief Priest’s of Sabarimala Temple(10.11.2023)
Kerala High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed for challenging the selection of the Melsanthi (Chief Priest) of Sabarimala Temple for the year .....
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Delhi HC to Special Olympics Bharat: Strictly Comply with National Sports Code in Elections(10.11.2023)
Delhi High Court has asked Special Olympics Bharat to ensure strict compliance with National Sports Development Code, 2011, for all upcoming elections.....
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Titanium Company Scam: Kerala High Court Orders CBI Investigation(16.11.2023)
Kerala HC has directed the Central Government to order the CBI to investigate the corruption allegations involving high officials of Titanium Company .....
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Kar. HC: Revision Petition Against Order Passed u/s 148(3) of NI Act Not Maintainable Before HC(12.03.2024)
Karnataka High Court has held that a revision petition filed for release of interim compensation against an order under Section 148 (3) of the Negotia.....
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Del. HC: Can’t Sustain Clandestine Removal and Under Valuation Based on Assumptions and Presumptions(15.03.2024)
Delhi High Court has held that charges of clandestine removal and undervaluation in the absence of direct, credible evidence cannot be sustained merel.....
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SC: Entry Bill of Subsequent Imported Goods to be Discarded if Undervalued to Previous Similar Goods(18.03.2024)
Supreme Court has held that the transaction value mentioned in the bills of entry can be discarded in case it is found that there are any imports of i.....
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Commission of India Finds Google Play Store’s Updated Billing Policy Violative of Competition Act(18.03.2024)
Commission of India has prima facie found Google Play Store’s updated billing policy violative of provisions of Section 4(2)(a), 4(2)(b) and 4(2)(c) o.....
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SC: Court’s Power to Grant Interim Compensation for Complaints u/s 143A of NI Act is Discretionary(18.03.2024)
Supreme Court has held that it is at the discretion of the court to grant interim compensation in complaints filed under Section 143A of the Negotiabl.....
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CCI Finds Google Play Store’s Updated Billing Policy Violative of Competition Act(18.03.2024)
Competition Commission of India has prima facie found Google Play Store’s updated billing policy violative of provisions of Section 4(2)(a), 4(2)(b) a.....
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Gau. HC: Primary Duty of the State to Disburse Funds Under Victim Compensation Scheme(09.04.2024)
Gauhati High Court while stating that it is the primary duty of the State to provide fund for the disbursement of compensation to the victims under th.....
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Supreme Court: Every Defect in Nomination Will Not Make Nomination Defective(11.04.2024)
Supreme Court has held that every defect in the nomination cannot straightaway be termed to be of such character as to render its acceptance improper .....
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Del. HC: Man Held Guilty of Contempt for Obtaining Permission to Cut Tree on Basis of Forged Docs.(11.04.2024)
Delhi HC has held a man guilty of contempt of court in a matter where the man obtained permission for felling of a tree on the basis of forged and fab.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Forged Documents, Judicial Order, Contempt of Court
Bom HC: Pre-Condition of Complaint Can’t be Insisted by Hospitals to Provide Care to Pregnant Minor(12.04.2024)
Bombay High Court while directing State Government to provide medical care to a pregnant minor girl who didn’t file complaint against her minor partne.....
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Kar. HC: NOC from Landlord for Renewing Trade License of Leased Property Can’t be Insisted by BBMP(12.04.2024)
Karnataka High Court has held that Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) cannot insist on No Objection Certificate (NOC) from landlord for renewin.....
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Supreme Court: Burden to Prove that Insured Suppressed Material Facts is Upon the Insurer(15.04.2024)
Supreme Court has held that if the insurance company repudiates the insurance claim on the ground that the insured had suppressed other policies taken.....
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Bom HC: Gratuity to be Calculated as Per Last Drawn Salary at Final Cessation of Service Bombay(15.01.2024)
Bombay High Court has held that when an employee is transferred from one institute to another under the same management with continuity in service, gr.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Service, Gratuity, Employment
Bom. HC Allows Refund of Stamp Duty Beyond Limitation Period(15.01.2024)
Bombay HC has allowed stamp duty refund to a flat purchaser on cancellation of flat purchase agreement after the expiry of limitation period of 5 year.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Refund, Limitation, Stamp Duty
All. HC: Legal Heirs Entitled to Benefit After Death of Govt. Employee, Nominee Merely a Custodian(15.01.2024)
Allahabad High Court has held that Nominee of a Government employee is just a guardian and the legal heirs of the employee shall be entitled to the be.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Government Employee, Nominee, Legal Heirs
Kar. HC: Taking Away Job of Employee Without Enquiry is Violation of Fundamental Rights(15.01.2024)
Karnataka High Court has held that if a criminal case has been registered against an employee, he/she cannot be dismissed from service without holding.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Employee, Fundamental Rights, Article 21
Ker HC: Absence After Expiry of Approved Leaves is Non-Duty for all Purposes Except Pension(15.01.2024)
Kerala High Court while setting aside the promotion of an employee, has held that absence of any employee after expiry of his/her approved leaves must.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Employee, Unauthorized Leaves
Ker. HC Allows Family to Offer Cooked Meat to Goddess in Their Private Temple(16.01.2024)
Kerala High Court as an interim relief has allowed a family to offer cooked meat to the goddess inside their private family temple.
Tags : Kerala High Court, Private Temple, Cooked Meat, Offering
NCLT, Kolkata: IRP Cannot be Maintained Against Legal Heirs of Personal Guarantor(12.04.2022)
National Company Law Tribunal, Kolkata has held that insolvency resolution process cannot be maintained against the legal heirs of the personal guaran.....
Tags : National Company Law Tribunal, Insolvency Resolution Process, legal heirs, Personal Guarantor
NCLAT: Resolution Professional Cannot Withhold Any Plan and Refuse to Submit Before CoC(12.04.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, has observed that Resolution Professional of its own cannot withhold any plan and reject to submit the same b.....
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NCLAT: Mere Error of Address in Postal Receipt Does not Bely Sending of Notice(13.04.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has observed that mere address error in Postal Receipt does not bely the sending of notice by Operational Cred.....
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Delhi HC: Employees of Unaided Private School Entitled to Benefits of Government Run Schools(13.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has ruled that the employees of an unaided private school are allowed to the benefits as being given to the employees of the governme.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, employees, unaided private school, government, schools
Supreme Court: Trade Dress of Whiskey ‘London Pride’ Visibly Same as that of ‘Imperial Blue’(23.01.2024)
Supreme Court while observing that the trade dress of ‘London Pride’ and ‘Imperial Blue’ appear to be virtually same, has asked London Pride to change.....
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Delhi High Court: CIC Doesn’t Have Jurisdiction to Direct Furnishing of Information u/s 138 IT Act(23.01.2024)
Del. HC while setting aside Central Information Commission (CIC)’s order directing IT department to provide details regarding tax exemption granted to.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Tax Exemption, Furnishing of Information
Telangana HC: Altering Date of Birth in Service Records Not Permitted Under Public Employment Rules(31.01.2024)
Tel HC has held that AP Public Employment (Recording and Alteration of Date of Birth) Rules, 1984 do not permit for alteration of the DOB entered in t.....
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SC: Arbitration Clauses in Unstamped Agreements are Inadmissible but not Void(13.12.2023)
Supreme Court 7-judge bench while overruling the 5-judge bench judgment in N.N. Global Mercantile Pvt. Ltd. v. M/s. Indo Unique Flame Ltd. (MANU/SC/04.....
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Del HC: No Room for One who Conceals Facts About Criminal Antecedents to Seek Employment in Defence(14.12.2023)
Delhi High Court while observing that there has to be strict obedience towards disclosure about criminal antecedents by anyone seeking employment in d.....
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Del HC: No Room for One Who Conceals Facts About Criminal Antecedents to Seek Employment in Defence(14.12.2023)
Delhi High Court while observing that there has to be strict obedience towards disclosure about criminal antecedents by anyone seeking employment in d.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Defence, Employment, Criminal Antecedents
Tel. HC Issues Directions for Speedy Disposal of Cases Against MPs/MLAs(18.12.2023)
Telangana High Court has issued various directions to the Courts and Police Officials to ensure speedy disposal of cases with regard to MLAs and MPs.
Tags : Telangana High Court, Directions, Speedy Disposal, MPs/MLAs
Kar. HC: Civil Court or the Criminal Court Itself Doesn’t Have the Power to Impound the Passport(18.12.2023)
Karnataka High Court while observing that the civil Court or the criminal Court itself does not have the power to impound the passport, has held that .....
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Tel. HC: Apprentice Can be Treated as Workman under the Workmen's Act, 1923(18.12.2023)
Telangana High Court while observing that S.16 of Apprentice Act states that employer is liable to pay compensation for the injuries caused to apprent.....
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Bom. HC: Show Cause Notice for Contempt Issued Against Individuals Borrowing from NBFCs(27.03.2024)
Bombay High Court has issued show cause notice for contempt proceedings against certain borrowers who after giving a solemn undertaking to the Court, .....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Show Cause Notice, Contempt, Borrowers
Bom. HC: Husband Directed to Pay Wife Compensation of Rs. 3 Crore for DV & Calling Her ‘Second-Hand’(28.03.2024)
Bombay High Court has while upholding the Trial Court’s Order, has directed a man to pay compensation of Rupees Three Crore to his ex-wife for his act.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Compensation, Domestic Violence
Del. HC: Article 21A of COI Not Applicable on Being Educated in a Particular School of Choice(29.03.2024)
Delhi High Court has observed that Article 21A of the Constitution of India guaranteeing the right to free and compulsory education does not entitle a.....
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Bom HC: Detention Under MCOCA Must be Terminated if Competent Authority Denies Sanction to Prosecute(01.04.2024)
Bombay High Court has held that once the competent authority declines to grant sanction under Sec. 23(2) of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Section 23(2) MCOCA, Competent Authority, Detention
SC: No Physical Excavation to be Done of Bhojshala Temple cum Kamal Maula Mosque Complex(02.04.2024)
SC has passed an interim order in a plea challenging Madhya Pradesh High Court's order that directed Archaeological Survey of India to conduct a surve.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Bhojshala Temple, Kamal Maula Mosque, Archaeological Survey of India
Supreme Court: Apology Tendered by Patanjali in Contempt Case, Refused by Supreme Court(03.04.2024)
Supreme Court while hearing a contempt case against Patanjali Ayurveda Ltd. over the publication of misleading medical advertisements, has warned Pata.....
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Del. HC: If Parties are Allowed to Resile from the Undertaking then Judicial System Can’t Function(19.12.2023)
Delhi High Court while observing that the Court in contempt proceedings is to ensure that the dignity and majesty of the Court are maintained, has hel.....
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AP HC: Even if the Railway Vigilance Manual Is Procedural, it Can’t be Ignored Completely(22.12.2023)
Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that although the Railway Vigilance Manual, 1996 is procedural and doesn’t confer any rights to the delinquent, it .....
Tags : Andhra Pradesh High Court, Railway Vigilance Manual, False Implications
Del. HC: SFIO Not Barred from Investigating Offence Under IPC(26.12.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that a conjoint reading of Sections 4(1) & 154 of CrPC and Sections 212 & 219 of Companies Act, 2013, it cannot be said that.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Serious Fraud Investigation Office, CrPC, Companies Act
Del. HC: Raising Allegations About Husband’s ‘Manhood’ Can be Depressing and Mentally Traumatic(28.12.2023)
Delhi High Court while observing that a wife making averments and allegations about the manhood of a person and making him undergo an impotency test w.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Impotency, Cruelty, Allegation
Raj HC: Minor Rape Victim Eligible for Compensation Even if Incident Occurred Before 2009 Amendment(04.01.2024)
Rajasthan High Court has held that a minor rape victim shall be eligible to avail the compensation under Section 357A CrPC even if the incident occurr.....
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Ker. HC: Person Cannot Avoid Decree for Absence of Signature if it has been Acted Upon(05.01.2024)
Kerala High Court held that a person, who enjoys the benefit of a compromise, he did not sign, after filing affidavit acting upon the same and obtaine.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Compromise, Sign, Benefit
SC: No Charity Being Done By State For Paying Compensation to Person Whose Land Was Acquired(28.02.2024)
Supreme Court has held that depriving a citizen of his constitutional right to use the land for 20 years and then showing graciousness by paying the c.....
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Del HC: No Restraint in Grant of Bail Under S. 37 of NDPS Act For Undue Delay in Completion of Trial(29.02.2024)
Delhi High Court has held that Section 37 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS) does not put a restrain on granting bail .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Section 37 of NDPS, Trial Completion
SC Criticises Centre For Not Specifying Range of Rates For Treatment in Pvt. Hospitals & Clinics(29.02.2024)
SC while criticizing Centre for not specifying the range of rates for treatment services in pvt. hospitals & clinics has directed the Centre to provid.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Private Hospitals, CGHS Empanelled Hospitals
Kar. HC: Deflection From Terms of Compromise Will Lead to Re-Imposition of Conviction Order(04.03.2024)
Karnataka High Court has held that when a person has been convicted under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 and such conviction is set aside on the.....
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MP HC: Employees WhatsApp Groups Are Private, Forwarded Message Not Personal Opinion(07.03.2024)
MP HC while observing that messages sent in a private group of employees have nothing to do with the office work of the government has quashed a suspe.....
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SC Enhances Compensation in Motor Accident Case on Ground that Deceased Was Multi Tasking(07.03.2024)
SC has enhanced the compensation granted in a motor accident claim after taking note of the fact that the deceased was deriving income from multiple j.....
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NCLAT: Approval of Committee of Creditors Not Mandatory When Seeking Exclusion of Time(24.01.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has held that the approval of the Committee of Creditors is not mandatory when seeking exclusion of time in vi.....
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SC Sets Aside NGT Order Directing Payment of Compensation to Deceased in Virudhunagar Blast(24.01.2022)
Supreme Court has set aside the National Green Tribunal's order directing the State of Tamil Nadu to pay 20 lakhs and Rs 15 lakhs compensation to the .....
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NCLT, Delhi: Advanced Deposit Towards Licence Fee Considered as Operational Debt(25.01.2022)
National Company Law Tribunal, Delhi has held that advanced deposit towards license fee would be considered as an Operational Debt and issuance of not.....
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SC: HC Decision to Allow Criminal Proceeding for Bigamy Despite No Prior Marriage, Abuse of Process(27.01.2022)
Supreme Court has observed that a High Court's decision to allow the criminal proceeding to proceed for offences under Sections 494 and 495 of the Ind.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Complaint About Bigamy
Bombay High Court Grants Status Quo Relief to SpiceJet Contractual Employees(27.01.2022)
Bombay High Court has directed SpiceJet in an interim order that no new contractual employees or personnel be deployed by any agency. Further, the Cou.....
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NCLT Allows to Replace BoI in NCLT Proceedings Against National Steel & Agro Industries Limited(27.01.2022)
National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has allowed an interlocutory application by JM Financial ARC Limited, a third party, to substitute Bank of India .....
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Gujarat HC Stays Centre's Move to Withdraw Anti-Dumping Duty on PVC Flex Films(27.01.2022)
Gujarat High Court has stayed the Central Government’s decision to withdraw anti-dumping duty on the imports of PVC Flex Films from China on plea file.....
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NCLT Kochi Allows Initiation of Insolvency Resolution Process Against Personal Guarantor(27.01.2022)
National Company Law Tribunal, Kochi has allowed initiation of Insolvency Resolution Process (IRP) against the Personal Guarantor, Mr. Shahdulla M.I. .....
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NCLT Kochi Allows Initiation of Insolvency Resolution Process Against Personal Guarantor(27.01.2022)
National Company Law Tribunal, Kochi has allowed initiation of Insolvency Resolution Process (IRP) against the Personal Guarantor, Mr. Shahdulla M.I. .....
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NCLT Kochi Allows Initiation of Insolvency Resolution Process Against Personal Guarantor(27.01.2022)
National Company Law Tribunal, Kochi has allowed initiation of Insolvency Resolution Process (IRP) against the Personal Guarantor, Mr. Shahdulla M.I. .....
Tags : National Company Law Tribunal, Insolvency Resolution Process Against Personal Guarantor
Bombay HC Issues Notice on Plea for Restoration of Assault FIR Over Breach of Consent Terms(27.01.2022)
Bombay High Court has issued notice to actor Armaan Kohli on his ex-girlfriend's application to restore the case she filed against him in 2018 while a.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Contempt Application Filed By Telecom Watchdog(03.09.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice on an application for initiation of contempt, filed by Telecom Watchdog in the case pertaining to grant of telecom .....
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P&H HC: Candidates for Public Employment Cannot Claim Relaxation in Upper Age Limit(06.09.2021)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that candidates for public employment cannot claim relaxation in upper age limit as their right merely because .....
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Delhi High Court Directs Temporary Stay of Minor in Children Home(06.09.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed the police to ensure that temporary stay in a children's home is provided to the minor girl, who left her parental home .....
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Orissa High Court: Can’t Apply Principle of ‘No Work, No Pay’ Universally(14.05.2024)
Orissa High Court has held that the principle of no work no pay cannot be applied in all cases and particularly where the fault lies with the employer.....
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Mad. HC: Can’t Deny Permission of Temple’s Festival on Grounds of Model Code of Conduct(14.05.2024)
Madras High Court has observed that since the election has been completed and the polling is already over, the model code of conduct is no ground to d.....
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SC: Can’t Consider Payment of Compensation A Factor to Reduce Sentence of Convict(16.05.2024)
SC has held that in criminal proceedings courts should not conflate sentence with compensation to victims. Sentences such as imprisonment and/or fine .....
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Kerala HC Directs to Decide on Proposal to Construct Gabion Box Bridge over Pampa River(19.11.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the State to take a final call on the proposal to construct a Gabion box bridge across the Njunangar river at Pampa and.....
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DGFT Issues Trade Notice to Importer-Exporter Codes for Deactivation(22.11.2021)
Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has issued the trade notice to all Importer-Exporter Codes (IECs) which have not been updated after Januar.....
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Bombay HC Directs to Pay Compensation to Man for Wrongful Detention(22.11.2021)
Bombay High Court has directed the Maharashtra Government to pay compensation to a man and urged an inquiry against errant police officers regarding t.....
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P&H HC: Court can Impose Composite Civil Imprisonment in Case of Default in Payment of Maintenance(22.11.2021)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that in the exercise of its powers under Section 125(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, a court ca.....
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Supreme Court Grants Pre-Arrest Bail to Man Accused of Raping Olympian Mayookha Johny's Friend(06.12.2021)
Supreme Court has granted anticipatory bail to C.C Johnson, the man accused of raping Olympian Mayookha Johny's friend, and for capturing her nude pho.....
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Rajasthan HC: Magistrate Empowered to Sentence Defaulter to Separate Terms of Imprisonment(06.12.2021)
Rajasthan High Court has held that a Magistrate is empowered under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 to pass separate sentences over.....
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Madras High Court Holds Collection of Cash Handling Charges From Stamp Vendors Illegal(15.11.2021)
Madras High Court has ruled that the practice of collecting cash handling charges from stamp vendors who deposit money through treasury challans into .....
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SC: Appeal Against Award Passed by Compensation Commissioner Only on Substantial Question of Law(15.11.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that an appeal against the award passed by Compensation Commissioner is maintainable only on a substantial question of law .....
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Karnataka HC Directs State Not to Precipitate Issue of Making Kannada Language Compulsory(13.12.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the state government and all the Universities in the state, to not precipitate the matter with respect to making Kan.....
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Gujarat HC Imposes Liability on Insurance Company to Pay Compensation to Family of Deceased(14.02.2022)
Gujarat High Court has imposed liability on the insurance company to pay compensation to the family of the deceased, affirming that it is not necessar.....
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SC Allows Future Retail Ltd to Approach Delhi HC to Seek Resumption of NCLT Proceedings(15.02.2022)
Supreme Court has granted liberty to the Future Retail Ltd to approach the Delhi High Court seeking permission for the continuation of the proceedings.....
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Kerala HC: Dismissed Government Servant Not to be Denied Compassionate Allowance(15.02.2022)
Kerala High Court has ruled that a government servant who was dismissed from service may not be denied special consideration for compassionate allowan.....
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NCLT, Mumbai: Pre-requisite of Notice to Personal Guarantor Satisfied on Service as Per Form B(15.02.2022)
National Company Law Tribunal, Mumbai has admitted the application filed by the Union Bank of India/Financial Creditor under Section 95 of the Insolve.....
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SC: States Cannot Levy Excise Duty on Alcohol Which is Not Fit for Human Consumption(04.03.2022)
Supreme Court observed that States have power to levy excise duty only in respect of the alcoholic liquor for human consumption, noting that alcoholic.....
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CBIC Reduces Compliances for Import of Goods at Concessional Rate of Customs Duty(04.03.2022)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has notified the reduction in compliances and end-to-end automation of procedure relating to import.....
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Madras High Court Withdraws Order Mandating Bumper to Bumper Insurance for New Vehicles(15.09.2021)
Madras High Court has modified its earlier order dated 4th August, 2021 that had mandated bumper to bumper insurance for all new vehicles for a period.....
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Allahabad HC Dismisses PIL Against Razing of Temples Within 'Maa Vindhyawasini Devi' Premises(15.09.2021)
Allahabad High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) Petition seeking a direction to the Uttar Pradesh Government and other authoriti.....
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SC: Stamp Duty Can be Imposed by State on Insurance Policies Executed Within State(02.05.2024)
Supreme Court while rejecting appeals filed by Life Insurance Corporation against a demand of stamp duty of Rs. 1.19 crore by the State, has held that.....
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Del. HC: Delhi Govt. to Frame Policy for Compensation to Victims of Chinese Manjha(02.05.2024)
Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to frame a policy regarding granting compensation to persons who have lost their life and limbs due.....
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Delhi High Court: Ramping Up of Food Sampling & Testing Required in National Capital(09.05.2024)
Delhi High Court has while dealing with a suo motu case regarding the use of pesticides for growing vegetables causing problems, has observed that foo.....
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Status Quo Ordered by SC on Felling of Trees in Ridge/Reserve Forest, Contempt Notice Issued(10.05.2024)
Supreme Court while issuing notice in contempt petitions filed for unauthorized felling of trees in Delhi's Ridge Forest, has ordered parties to not b.....
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Jharkhand HC Rejects Plea to Seek Regularization of Persons Engaged Under MNREGA(04.04.2022)
Jharkhand High Court has rejected a writ plea filed by 39 persons working on the sanctioned post of Gram Rojgar Sewak under the Mahatma Gandhi Nationa.....
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Punjab & Haryana HC: No Compromise with Dead Man, FIR u/s 306 IPC Can't Be Quashed on Compromise(04.04.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed the petition which seeks quashing of a First Information Report under Section 306 Indian Penal Code, 1860 .....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, quashing of an FIR, Section 306 Indian Penal Code, 1860, compromise
ITAT, Mumbai: Amount Spent on Consumable Items can’t be Claimed as Improvement Cost(04.04.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai has observed that the amount spent on consumable items including sofa, tiles, etc., can’t be claimed as cost .....
Tags : Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, improvement cost, Income Tax Act, 196, capital gain
Rajasthan HC: Settlement Between Employer and Workmen to be Sent to Labour Commissioner(05.04.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has held that unequal bargaining power between an employer and its workmen under Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 requires the settl.....
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Delhi HC: Party Alleging Contempt Can't Call Upon Court to Interpret Judicial Order(30.05.2022)
Delhi High Court observed that in a contempt jurisdiction, a party can’t be called upon the Court to interpret the judicial order differently than in .....
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Calcutta HC Refuses Contempt Action Against TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee for Alleged Derogatory Remarks(31.05.2022)
Calcutta High Court dismissed a petition seeking initiation of suo motu contempt proceedings against TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee for his alleged derogato.....
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Gujarat HC: Limitation Act Inapplicable to Contempt Proceedings(01.06.2022)
Gujarat High Court while refusing to condone a delay of 1 year in a Contempt Proceeding has held that the provisions of the Limitation Act, 1963 do no.....
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NCLAT: Unavailability of Member to Sign the Order Not a Ground for Fresh Hearing(01.06.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Principal Bench has held that an order passed with the consent of both Members of an NCLT Bench but signed by.....
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Bombay HC to Centre: Consider Maharashtra's bill to make S. 498A IPC Cases Compoundable(12.10.2022)
Bombay High Court has asked the Union of India to consider Maharashtra's bill to make domestic violence cases under Section 498A IPC compoundable with.....
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Delhi High Court Directs Parties to Clean Yamuna River for 45 Days(13.06.2022)
Delhi High Court while quashing FIR based on compromise directed both the parties to clean river Yamuna for a period of 45 days.
Tags : Delhi High Court, Quashing, Compromise
J&K&L HC: Employment Conditions Can't Take Away Employees' Right to Seek Judicial Review(12.07.2022)
Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that an employer cannot impose such conditions of employment which have the effect of taking away the r.....
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SC: Tendering of False Affidavit Can Amount to Contempt of Court(12.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that the tendering of affidavits and undertakings containing false statement would amount to contempt of court.
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SC: Twin Conditions in Section 10B(8) of IT Act Has to be Fulfilled to Claim Exemption Relief(13.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that for claiming the benefit under Section 10B (8) of the Income Tax (IT) Act, the twin conditions of furnishing a declaration.....
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SC: Detention Beyond Release Date Violates Article 21(13.07.2022)
Supreme Court while directing State of Chhattisgarh to pay Rs 7.5 Lakhs as compensation to a rape convict who was kept in prison beyond the period of .....
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AAR, Gujarat: Apple And Malt Cola Fizzy Attracts 28% GST And 12% GST Compensation Cess(29.04.2022)
Authority of Advance Ruling, Gujarat has observed that 28% Goods and Services Tax and 12% GST Compensation Cess are due on Apple and Malt Cola Fizzy.
Tags : Authority of Advance Ruling, 28% Goods and Services Tax, 12% GST, Compensation Cess, Apple, Malt Cola Fizzy
NCLAT: Resolution Professional Can Submit An Additional Report Under Section 99 I&B Code(29.04.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has observed that the Resolution Professional can submit an additional report under Section 99 of the Insolven.....
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NCLAT: If Credit Facility Agreement is Unstamped, Petition U/S Section 7 is Maintainable(29.04.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has observed that if a credit facility agreement is unstamped, then petition under Section 7 of the Insolvency.....
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NCLAT Chennai: Corporate IRP Can be Resume on Failure of Settlement Agreement(02.05.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Chennai has observed that Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process can be revive/resume in case of failure of .....
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CESTAT, Bangalore: Simple Aluminium Plates Classifiable Under 7606 1200 of Chapter Tariff Heading(02.05.2022)
Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Bangalore has ruled that Simple Aluminium Plates are classifiable under 7606 1200 of Chapter Tariff .....
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SC: Just Compensation Exceeding Claimed Amount Can be Awarded(05.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held that motor accident compensation amount actually due and payable is to be awarded despite the claimants having sought for a les.....
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NGT Imposes Rs. 3500 Crores Fine on State Of West Bengal for Continuing Environmental Damage(05.09.2022)
National Green Tribunal has imposed a heavy fine of Rs. 3500 as environmental compensation on the State of West Bengal for causing continuous damage t.....
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Madras HC: Hormonal Imbalance/Irregular Menstruation of Women Can’t be Considered Female Impotency(12.08.2022)
Madras High Court has held that hormonal imbalance or irregular periods would not amount to impotency of a woman and would not mean that she is unfit .....
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Delhi HC Upholds DRDO Decision to Bar Entities With Pending Criminal Cases from Defence Contracts(12.08.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that DRDO’s policy decision requiring the bidders for defence contracts to submit an undertaking that there is no ongoing en.....
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Guj. HC: Child Can't be Equated to Non-Earning Adult, to be Compensated Under Non-Pecuniary Heads(17.08.2022)
Gujarat High Court has held that children who are victims of motor accidents stand on different footing from non-earning adults and Compensation award.....
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Delhi Court Upholds Ansal Brothers' Conviction in Evidence Tampering Case(19.07.2022)
Delhi Court has dismissed the appeals of real estate barons Sushil Ansal and Gopal Ansal challenging their conviction in the evidence tampering case i.....
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J&K&L HC: Temporary Employees Cannot be Terminated Without Conducting Proper Enquiry(19.07.2022)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that a temporary employee also stands protected under the provisions of Article 311 of the Constituti.....
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AP HC: Sudden Death When No Indication of Previous Disease Should be Treated as Stress of Work(21.07.2022)
Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that any sudden death caused shall be treated as stress and strain of the work when there is no indication about pr.....
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Madras HC: Regularisation of Backdoor Appointments Infringe FR of Candidates in Competitive Process(22.07.2022)
Madras High Court has held that the practice of back door appointment was infringing the fundamental rights of all those candidates who were trying to.....
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Delhi HC: Compassionate Appointment Offered to Dependent of Deceased is Concession Not Right(25.07.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that the whole object behind granting compassionate employment is to enable the family to tide over the sudden crisis. Appoi.....
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SC Upholds Employees' Pension (Amendment) Scheme 2014(04.11.2022)
Supreme Court has upheld the Employees Pension (Amendment) Scheme 2014 and also held that employees who have not exercised the option to join the Empl.....
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SC Issued Directions for Payment of Compensation to Families of Victims of 1992-93 Bombay Riots(07.11.2022)
Supreme Court while issuing directions for payment of compensation to families of victims and for revival of criminal cases which are lying dormant st.....
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SC Directs Payment of Rs 5 Lakh Each to 9 Fishermen Out of Compensation Given to Boat Owner(28.11.2022)
Supreme Court of India has directed payment of Rs 5 Lakhs each out of the amount of Rs 2 crores, which was to be paid to the Captain and Owner of the .....
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SC Asks Trial Court to Frame Charges in Case Against Ashish Mishra(28.11.2022)
Supreme Court has directed trial court to frame charges against Ashish Mishra in connection with the farmer killings in Lakhimpur Kheri.
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SC Issues Contempt Notice Against Petitioner for Calling a Judge ‘Terrorist’(28.11.2022)
Supreme Court has directed the Registry to issue a show cause notice for initiating criminal contempt proceedings against a petitioner-in-person, who .....
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Madras HC: Temple Land Cannot be Used to Bury Dead Bodies(01.12.2022)
Madras High Court has held that while the right to be cremated or buried is an essential part of fundamental right to practice one's religion, the sam.....
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Madras HC Initiates Suo Moto Contempt Proceedings Against Witness for Making False Statement(02.12.2022)
Madras High Court has initiated suo moto contempt proceedings against Swathi, a prime witness to the Gokulraj Murder Case for making false statements .....
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Kar. HC Upholds CR of Judge for Preparing Order Sheets of Proceedings That Did Not Take Place(01.07.2022)
Karnataka High Court has dismissed a petition filed by a former Civil Judge, Junior Division against order passed by the state government ordering com.....
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MP HC: Section 5 of Limitation Act Applies to Arbitration Reference Under National Highways Act(04.07.2022)
MP High Court has held that Section 5 of Limitation Act is applicable to reference to arbitration under National Highways Act, therefore limitation pe.....
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MHA Notifies FCRA Violations Now Compoundable Before Prosecution(04.07.2022)
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has notified certain violations under Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 that are now compoundable before pros.....
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ITAT: Goodwill Acquired Under Slump Sale Agreement Eligible for Depreciation(04.07.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Hyderabad Bench has held that the depreciation is allowed on goodwill acquired under a slump sale agreement unde.....
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Guj. HC: Can’t Curtail Liberty of Person on Mere Apprehension that he Might Tamper Evidence(27.12.2022)
Gujarat High Court has held that it would be quite contrary to the concept of personal liberty enshrined in the Constitution that any person should be.....
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Bombay HC Makes E-Filing Mandatory for Criminal, Arbitration and Civil Contempt Cases(02.01.2023)
Bombay High Court has made e-filing of new criminal cases, arbitration petitions and civil contempt petitions mandatory from January 9, 2023. E-filing.....
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Delhi HC: Advertiser Can’t Defame Competitor's Goods While Doing Comparative Advertisement(27.09.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that while it is open for an advertiser to embellish the qualities of its products and exaggerate claims while doing compara.....
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SC: Suit is Liable to be Dismissed if Necessary Party is Not Impleaded(28.09.2022)
Supreme Court while laying down twin test for being considered as a necessary party, has held that suit is liable to be dismissed if a ‘necessary part.....
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Ori. HC: Don't Release Salaries Of Collector Till Compensation is Released For Land Acquired In 1961(24.01.2023)
Orissa High Court has directed that the salaries of Collector and two other senior officers of the Angul district administration shall not be released.....
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Patna HC: Departmental Proceeding Against Employee Abates With Death; No Substitution In His Place(24.01.2023)
Patna High Court has reiterated that departmental proceedings against a delinquent employee abate with his death and therefore, no one can be substitu.....
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Kar. HC: State Can't Compel Landowners To Give Up Their Land Except In Accordance With Law(25.01.2023)
Karnataka High Court has said that if some landowners have relinquished their land it cannot be a ground to compel other landowners to do so except in.....
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NCLAT, Delhi: After Adoption Of Swiss Challenge Method, RA Not Allowed To Submit Revised Plan(27.01.2023)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal while adjudicating an appeal filed in Jindal Stainless Ltd. v Mr. Shailendra Ajmera & Anr., has observed that .....
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NCLAT, Chennai: No Condonation Beyond 45 Days, IBC Overrides Limitation Act(27.01.2023)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Chennai ruled that Section 238 of Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code, 2016 overrides Section 12 of the Limitation A.....
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Delhi HC: No Custom Duty Exemption Allowed if Aircraft Imported for Private Purposes(02.02.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that condition for customs duty exemption not available to the assessee as aircraft imported for private purposes and not fo.....
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SC: Conviction Can’t Convict Accused While Overriding Agreement Between Parties to Compound Offence(03.02.2023)
Supreme Court has held that High Courts cannot override and impose their will on the parties if parties to a litigation proceeding have entered into a.....
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Patna HC Registers Suo Moto Case Against Advocate Accused of Attempting to Rape Law Intern(12.01.2023)
Patna High Court has initiated a suo motu case against an advocate, named Niranjan Kumar who has been accused of attempting to rape a law student-inte.....
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SC Warns UP DG Prisons of Contempt Action if Directions on Premature Release Are Violated(16.01.2023)
Supreme Court while issuing strict directions to Director General of Prisons of Uttar Pradesh to take all necessary steps to ensure that applications .....
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HP HC: Offences for Cheque Dishonor Can be Compounded after Conviction(03.03.2023)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that Courts under Section 147 of Negotiable Instrument Act are empowered to proceed to compound an offence, even .....
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Kerala HC: State Can’t Deny Responsibility in Guise of Limitation Period(03.03.2023)
Kerala High Court while observing that when a citizen is engaged by Government to carry out activities, it had duty to reward person as per the contra.....
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SC: Can’t Acquit Accused Merely for Non-Appearance of Complainant Who is Already Examined(06.03.2023)
Supreme Court has held that in cases where the complainant has already been examined, it is not fit to acquit the accused merely on non-appearance of .....
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Meg. HC: Application U/S 12 DV Act Not a Complaint(06.03.2023)
Meghalaya High Court while observing that application under Section 12 of Domestic Violence Act is not a complaint, has held that procedure and procee.....
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Kar. HC: Govt. Taking Private Land Without Compensation Violates Constitutional Guarantees(13.02.2023)
Karnataka High Court while expressing anguish over actions of Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board for failure to pay compensation to landowne.....
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SC Affirms Compensation to Lawyer for Bank Wrongfully Keeping His Name in Loan Defaulters List(15.02.2023)
Supreme Court has affirmed National Consumers Disputes Redressal Commission directing Canara Bank to pay compensation of Rs. 5 lakhs to lawyer whose n.....
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Mad HC: Test Sample Becomes Unreliable if Time Limit Prescribed Under Statute is Not Adhered to(20.02.2023)
Madras High Court has observed that object of prescribing time limit to send sample for analysis and get test results in a prescribed time is to see t.....
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Del. HC: Prisoners Have Right to Compensation for Work Related Injuries Suffered in Jail(20.02.2023)
Delhi High Court while issuing guidelines for cases where an inmate or convict sustains work related injuries in prison has observed that justice for .....
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Delhi HC Sentences Lawyer to 6 Months Jail For Contempt of Court(17.03.2023)
Delhi High Court has sentenced a lawyer to six months of simple imprisonment after finding him guilty of contempt of court for not complying with the .....
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Delhi HC Directs Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri To Remain Present In Court On April 10 in 2018 Case(17.03.2023)
Delhi High Court has directed filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri to remain present before it on April 10 in the 2018 suo motu criminal contempt proceedings ini.....
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SC: Arbitration Agreement in Unstamped Contract Which is Exigible to Stamp Duty Not Enforceable(25.04.2023)
Supreme Court Constitution Bench has held that instrument which is exigible to stamp duty may contain arbitration clause and which is not stamped can’.....
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SC: In the Absence of Incriminating Material, AO Can’t Make Additions to Completed Assessment(26.04.2023)
Supreme Court has held that in case of completed assessment, if no incriminating material is found during search, the only remedy available to revenue.....
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SC: Service Rendered as Work Charged Employee Cannot be Counted for the Purpose of Pension(01.05.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that work charged employees are not appointed on a substantive post, has held that services rendered as work charged can.....
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Ghazipur MP/MLA Court Convicts BSP MP Afzal Ansari in a Gangster Act Case(01.05.2023)
Ghazipur MP/MLA Court has convicted BSP MP Afzal Ansari to 4 years in prison along with Rs. 1 Lakh fine, in a Gangster Act Case. He now stands disqual.....
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SC Upholds Pre-import Conditions for Availing GST Exemptions on Imports Under Advance Authorization(01.05.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that even though ‘pre-import condition’ may have caused hardship to exporters, has upheld Pre-Import Condition to claim .....
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Del. HC to Centre: Hold Consultation for Making Visually & Hearing Impaired Friendly Films(07.04.2023)
Delhi High Court has directed Centre to hold consultation with film producers, OTT platforms, television broadcasters, association of theatre owners, .....
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Gau. HC to State: Submit Report on Number of Shelter Camps in Assam(24.04.2023)
Gauhati High Court has directed State to provide the exact number of temporary shelter camps in entire state wherein people who have been displaced on.....
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SC Closes Contempt Proceedings Against Office Bearers of Bharatpur Bar Association(13.07.2023)
Supreme Court has closed the contempt proceedings against officer bearers of the Bharatpur Bar Association for allegedly obstructed the work of legal .....
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JKL HC: Safeguards Available to Regular Employee Not Available to Contractual Employee(13.07.2023)
Jammu and Kashmir High Court has held that person not working as a regular employee but is engaged on temporary basis on consolidated wages does not h.....
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SC: Can’t Seek Compensation Under 2013 Act if Proceedings Under 1894 Act are Held to be Valid(14.07.2023)
Supreme Court has held that once it is held that acquisition proceedings under Land Acquisition Act 1894 are valid, the claimant can’t seek compensati.....
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Delhi HC: Patents Act will override the Competition Act(14.07.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that Patents Act, 1970 must prevail over the Competition Act, 2022 on the issue of exercise of rights by a patentee under th.....
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Del HC to Delhi Police: Submit Fresh Status Report on Strengthening Security Arrangements in Courts(17.07.2023)
Delhi High Court has sought fresh status report from Delhi Police on the issue of strengthening and increasing the safety and security of court comple.....
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Mad. HC: Pedigree Based on Caste Will Have No Role to Play in Appointment of Archaka in Temple(27.06.2023)
Madras High Court has observed that it is always left open to Trustees to appoint Archakas in Agamic temples by ensuring that he are well-versed, prop.....
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Mad. HC: Pedigree Based on Caste Will Have No Role to Play in Appointment of Archaka in Temple(27.06.2023)
Madras High Court has observed that it is always left open to Trustees to appoint Archakas in Agamic temples by ensuring that he is well-versed, prope.....
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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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SC Sentences Four Accused in 1996 Lajpat Nagar Bomb Blast Case to Life Imprisonment(06.07.2023)
Supreme Court while upholding the conviction of two accused in 1996 Lajpat Nagar bomb blast case and sentencing them to life imprisonment without remi.....
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SC: Court Can’t Suspend License of Doctor as Penalty in Contempt Proceedings(31.07.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that Courts must not be hypersensitive or swung by emotions but must act judiciously while exercising contempt jurisdict.....
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Del. HC Discharges 12 Lawyers in Criminal Contempt Case in Connection With 2006 Tis Hazari Violence(31.07.2023)
Delhi High Court while observing that there was no substantial evidence to establish obstruction of justice, manhandling, or destruction of property b.....
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SC to Ministry of Law: Conduct Judicial Impact Assessment of All Tribunals at the Earliest(23.03.2023)
Supreme Court has directed Ministry of Law & Justice to conduct "Judicial Impact Assessment" of tribunals as per its directions in Rojer Mathew v. Sou.....
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Gau. HC to Assam Govt.: Pay Rs 5 Lakh Compensation to Custodial Death Victim's Wife(27.03.2023)
Gauhati High Court has directed Assam Government to pay Rs. 5 lakh as compensation to a woman, whose husband died in jail because timely appropriate a.....
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Calcutta HC Commutes Death Penalty of Man Convicted for Murdering Parents(27.03.2023)
Calcutta High Court while observing that the case does not fall within the purview of rarest of rare case, has commuted the death sentence of a man wh.....
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Ker. HC: Employer Can Decide if Higher Qualification Would Subsume Lesser Qualification(23.06.2023)
Kerala High Court has observed that in the matter of recruitment to services, it is for the employers to decide, based on assessment and requirements,.....
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Meg. HC: Party Breaching Contract is Liable to Pay Compensation for Only ‘Actual Loss’(23.06.2023)
Meghalaya High Court has held that notwithstanding any agreement between parties, the party in breach of contract is liable to compensate the other pa.....
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SC: Valid Reasons for Not Accepting Surveyor’s Report Must be Given by Insurance Company(19.05.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that Surveyor’s Report in a claim for insurance is not final one however satisfactory reasons are given by insurer, has .....
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Delhi HC: Comparative Advertising is Protected Under Article 19(1)(a) of Constitution(19.05.2023)
Delhi High Court while observing that comparative advertising is protected under Article 19(1)(a) of Constitution as commercial speech, has held that .....
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Del. HC: Application for Drawing Sample U/S 52A of NDPS Act Should Be Made Within 72 Hours(19.05.2023)
Delhi High Court has observed that application for drawing sample of drug or psychotropic substance under Section 52A of NDPS Act must be made within .....
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Ker. HC Lays Down Principles for Compounding Sexual offences Upon Compromise With Accused(26.05.2023)
Kerala High Court has laid down broad principles to be considered while hearing pleas to quash criminal proceedings involving non-compoundable sexual .....
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J&K&L HC: J&K Special Tribunal Can Refer Contempt Matters to High Court(29.05.2023)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has observed that J&K Special Tribunal is deemed to be a court subordinate to High Court for purposes of Secti.....
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SC Upholds Constitutional Validity of Section 140(5) Companies Act 2013(04.05.2023)
Supreme Court while upholding the constitutional validity of Section 140(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, and observed that application/proceedings unde.....
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Meg. HC to State: Consider Enhancing Compensation for Custodial Violence by 25%(04.05.2023)
Meghalaya High Court has directed State to consider enhancing the compensation to custodial violence victims by 25% or consider making a distinction b.....
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Sikkim HC: Offences U/S 138 NI Act Can be Compounded at Any Stage(05.05.2023)
Sikkim High Court has held that irrespective of provisions of Section 320(9) of the Criminal Procedure Code, offences under Section 138 of the Negotia.....
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Del. HC to Collector of Stamps: Adjudicated Stamp Duty Should be Communicated Within 30 Days(12.05.2023)
Delhi High Court has directed collector of Stamps to adjudicate payable stamp duty and communicate the same to respective parties within 30 days and s.....
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SC Gives Split Verdict on ‘Can Tax Exemption be Claimed Based on Doctrine of Legitimate Expectation’(15.05.2023)
Supreme Court division bench comprising of Justices M.R. Shah and Krishna Murari has rendered a split verdict on whether tax exemption can be claimed .....
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SC Refers to 7 Judge Bench Issue Regarding Immunity of MPs/MLAs Taking Bribe for Votes(21.09.2023)
Supreme Court has referred to a 7 Judge bench the judgement in PV Narasimha Rao v State (MANU/SC/0293/1998) that held that legislators enjoyed immunit.....
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JKL HC: Competent Authority must Reach a Bona Fide Opinion to enforce Order of Compulsory Retirement(08.08.2023)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that a government servant can’t be compulsorily retired unless competent authority comes to a conclus.....
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SC: Protection U/S 197 CrPC Not Available to Nationalised Bank Employee(09.08.2023)
Supreme Court has held that although a person working in a Nationalised Bank is a public servant, yet the provisions of Section 197 CrPC wouldn’t be a.....
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SC: Duty of the Insurance Company to Disclose All Material Facts Within Their Knowledge(09.08.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that it is the duty of the insurance company to disclose all material facts within their knowledge since the obligation of .....
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Del. HC: True Copy of Arbitration Agreement Sufficient for S.11 Petition if Stamp Duty Not Disputed(24.08.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that if the stamp duty of the arbitration agreement is not disputed, the true or certified copy of the agreement containing .....
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SC: Owner/Employer of Project Who Authored the Tender Documents is the Best Person to Interpret it(25.08.2023)
Supreme Court has held that the owner or employer of a project, who authored the tender documents, is the best person to understand and appreciate its.....
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SC: Members of RPF Can Seek Benefit Under Employees Compensation Act(03.10.2023)
Supreme Court has held that an officer of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) can seek compensation under Employees Compensation Act, 1923 even though .....
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Del. HC: Courts Can’t Make Presumptions Based on Gender(06.09.2023)
Delhi High Court while observing that presumptions based on gender have no place within framework of law, unless provided by the statute, has held tha.....
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SC: Litigants Liable for Contempt on Violating Undertaking Given by their Advocate(08.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that willful breach or disobedience of an assurance in the form of an undertaking given by a counsel/advocate on behalf of his .....
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SC: Purchaser is a Consumer if Commercial Use by him was for Earning Livelihood by Self Employment(08.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that when if the commercial use of a particular goods is by the purchasers themselves for the purpose of earning their liveliho.....
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Raj. HC: Depriving a Woman of Employment Based on her Marital Status Violates Articles 14 and 16(08.09.2023)
Rajasthan High Court has held that depriving a woman of public employment on the grounds of her being unmarried is violative of women’s right and ther.....
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SC: Only Person Responsible for the Conduct of Company’s Business is Liable for Dishonour of Cheque(11.10.2023)
Supreme Court has held that only that person who, at the time the offence was committed, was in charge and responsible to the company for the conduct .....
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SC: Copy of Insufficiently Stamped Document Can’t be Adduced as Secondary Evidence(01.12.2023)
Supreme Court has held that if a document that is required to be stamped is not sufficiently stamped, then the position of law is well settled that a .....
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Bom. HC: Trial Court can Compound Offence u/s 138 NI Act at Initial Stage w/o Consent of Complainant(01.12.2023)
Bombay High Court has held that when the application for compounding offences u/s 138 of the NI Act is made at the initial stage of the case and if th.....
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Calcutta HC Refuses Interim Order to Stop Goat Slaughter on 'Bolla Kali Puja'(04.12.2023)
Calcutta High Court has declined to pass any interim orders prohibiting the slaughter of goats at 'Bolla Kali Mata Temple' in North Dinajpur, on the o.....
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Calcutta HC Declines Interim Order to Stop Goat Slaughter on 'Bolla Kali Puja'(04.12.2023)
Calcutta High Court has declined to pass any interim orders prohibiting the slaughter of goats at 'Bolla Kali Mata Temple' in North Dinajpur, on the o.....
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AAAR: Allocation of Salary of Head Office Employee to Branch Subject to GST(17.01.2022)
Appellate Authority for Advance Ruling (AAAR), Maharashtra says allocation of salary of a head office employee to a branch, and its recovery from ther.....
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Del. HC: Stamp Duty Not Payable on Instrument Executed on Behalf/in favor of Government(16.10.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that the Apex Court decision in M/s. N.N. Global Mercantile Private Limited (MANU/SC/0445/2023) is not applicable on an inst.....
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Cal. HC: ‘Sexist’ to Exclude Married Daughter from the Scope of Compassionate Appointment(18.10.2023)
Calcutta High Court while observing that rejection of compassionate appointment solely on the ground of marital status of a daughter is an arbitrary a.....
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Ker. HC: Court’s Satisfaction Required for Composition to have effect of Acquittal(27.10.2023)
Kerala High Court has held that even if the offence is compoundable without permission of Court, the composition shall have the effect of acquittal on.....
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MP HC: Contempt Notice Served by Husband’s Father, Lawyer at Wife’s House Not Criminal Trespass(14.02.2024)
MP HC has held that father-in-law serving the notice directly at the house of the daughter-in-law can’t be said to have been tainted with any mala fid.....
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Bom. HC: Married Sister-In-Law Frequently Visiting Complainant’ House Not in Domestic Rel. With Her(15.02.2024)
Bombay High Court while quashing a domestic violence case against a woman's married sister-in-law, has observed that the sister-in-law frequently visi.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Domestic Relationship, Complainant’s Household
Supreme Court: Directors of Company Not Liable For Dishonor of Cheque After Their Retirement(16.02.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that the Director of a company cannot be held liable for the dishonor of a cheque after his retirement, which has been issu.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Dishonor of Cheque, Directors of Company
P&H High Court Scraps Haryana's Law Mandating 75% Quota in Private Sector(17.11.2023)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has struck down the controversial Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act, 2020 mandating 75% reservation for r.....
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Supreme Court: Termination of Woman Nursing Officer on Grounds of Her Marriage is Unconstitutional(20.02.2024)
Supreme Court has held that termination of a woman nursing officer from the Military Nursing Service on grounds of marriage undermines human dignity, .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Woman Nursing Officer, Termination, Compensation
SC: Deemed Income of Homemaker Can’t Be Less Than Daily Wages Prescribed Under Minimum Wages Act(23.02.2024)
Supreme Court while granting compensation of Rs. 6 Lakh for the death of a woman, has held that the deceased was a homemaker, her direct and indirect .....
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Del. HC: Employee not Responsible for Non-Deposit of Deducted Tax Amount to Government(08.01.2024)
Delhi High Court has held that once the employee has accepted the salary after deduction of Income Tax he has no further control over the tax to be pa.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Non-Deposit, Tax Amount, Employee
Mad. HC: Magistrate Court Competent to Take Cognizance of Offence under MMDR Act(31.01.2024)
Madras High Court has observed that the Magistrate Court is competent to initiate confiscation proceedings and issue directions for disposal of seized.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Competent Court, Cognizance of Offence, MMDR Act
Supreme Court: Contempt Proceedings Should be Initiated Against Party Violating Status Quo Order(01.02.2024)
Supreme Court has held that where the status quo order was wilfully violated by any party then instead of vacating the stay of execution proceedings, .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Contempt Proceedings, Interim Order
SC Approves UOI's Scheme Allowing Resignation of Only Those NEET Candidates Who Have Joined INIs(02.02.2024)
Supreme Court has approved a proposal brought forth by Union of India (UOI) to allow only those candidates to resign from National Eligibility Cum Ent.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Institutes of National Importance, AIIMS Delhi
Bombay High Court: Penalty of Reduction in Pay Scale Not to Extend Beyond Period of Employment(02.02.2024)
Bombay High Court has observed that the effect of reduction in pay scale of a state government servant, as a form of penalty, does not extend beyond t.....
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All HC: Visa and Citizenship Claim to be Decided on Merits & not on Negative Report of DM(22.01.2024)
Allahabad High Court has held that claim for visa and citizenship cannot be decided by a negative report of the District Magistrate (DM). It has to be.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Competent Authority, Negative Report, District Magistrate
SC: Fine Imposed on HIMUDA for Colluding With Pvt. Company to Secure Tender by Deceiving Court(04.04.2024)
SC imposed a fine of Rs. 5 Lakh on Himachal Pradesh Housing and Urban Development Authority (HIMUDA) for colluding with a private company and taking t.....
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Kar. HC: Registry Directed to Engage Interpreter to Assist Lawyer With Speech & Hearing Impairment(05.04.2024)
Karnataka High Court has directed its registry to secure a certified interpreter to assist a lawyer who is suffering from hearing and speech impairmen.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Certified Interpreter, Hearing Impairment, Speech Impairment
Rajasthan HC: Insurance Company to Pay Compensation to Claimant First(27.01.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has upheld the decision of Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT), Alwar which, while relying on the principle of pay and recover,.....
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Practice of ‘Rubber Stamp Cognizance’ Deprecated by Madras High Court(21.03.2024)
Madras HC has criticized District Judiciary for practicing rubber stamp cognizance and stated that if cognizance is taken through a rubber stamp cogni.....
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All HC: Uttar Pradesh Government’s Act of Not Paying Dues to Temples a Classic Example of Red Tapism(21.03.2024)
Allahabad High Court has bashed the State Government for not paying the annuity of Thakur Rangji Maharaj Virajman Mandir and eight other temples and c.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Uttar Pradesh Government, Temples, Red Tapism
AP HC: Compensation Can’t be Increased in an Appeal for Reduction of Compensation by Owner/Insurer(22.03.2024)
Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that the High Court cannot increase the compensation in an appeal by the owner/insurer for reducing the compensatio.....
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Supreme Court: Union Directed to Deport 17 Foreigners in Assam’s Transit Camps(17.05.2024)
Supreme Court has directed the Central Government to take immediate steps regarding the deportation of 17 foreigners detained in transit camps of Assa.....
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Delhi High Court: Compensation Can be Awarded on Guesswork When it is Difficult to Prove Loss(15.04.2024)
Delhi High Court has held that authority has been bestowed upon the arbitrator to award compensation on the basis of guesswork or rough and ready meth.....
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Del. HC: False Accusation of Child Abuse More Painful than Rigours of Trial and Imprisonment(16.04.2024)
Delhi High Court while acquitting a man in a case under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 has observed that a child abuser in the .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, False Implication, POCSO Act
Bom. HC: Trampoline Park in Lonavla Restrained from Using Trademark or Character of Mr. Bean(18.04.2024)
Bom HC has restrained a trampoline park in Lonavla from using trademark or character of series Mr. Bean and has observed that it is a case of false en.....
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SC: Case to Proceed as Pvt. Complaint if Cognizance of Additional Materials Taken With Protest Petiti(22.04.2024)
Supreme Court has held that a protest petition is to be treated as a private complaint under Section 200 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 if co.....
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Del. HC: Order Passed in Favour of Indian Hotels Company Over Use of ‘Ginger’ Trademark(10.05.2024)
Delhi High Court has passed an order in favour of Indian Hotels Company and restrained several fraudulent websites from unauthorisedly using the trade.....
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Central Government decides to simplify the consent mechanism for Open Market Borrowings (OMBs) under Article 293(3) of Constitution of India for raising OMBs by the States(18.08.2016)
In the spirit of Co-operative federalism and in order to bring-in the transparency and predictability in the Open Market Borrowings (OMBs) by the Stat.....
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Central Government hereby imposes on subject good an antidumping duty at the following rate(17.08.2016)
In matter of "Cold-Rolled flat products of alloy or non-alloy steel", falling under Headings 7209, 7211, 7225 and 7226 of First Schedule to Customs Ta.....
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Cabinet approves initiation of the Third Phase of Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP)(12.09.2016)
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the proposal for initiation of the Third Pha.....
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Restrictions on Promoters and Whole-Time Directors of Compulsorily Delisted Companies Pending Fulfillment of Exit Offers to the Shareholders(07.09.2016)
In terms of section 21A of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 (SCR Act) read with rule 21 of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Rules,.....
Tags : Restrictions, Promoters, Delisted Companies, Investors interest, Protection
Clarification regarding scope of Notification No. 25/2012-Service Tax dated 20.06.2012, Sl. No. 5(a)(06.09.2016)
Said notification exempts services by way of renting of precincts of a religious place meant for general public. 'Religious Place' has been defined in.....
Tags : Notification, Exemption, Scope
Import Data Processing and Monitoring System (IDPMS)(06.10.2016)
Attention of Authorized Dealer Category-I (AD Category-I) banks is invited to A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.65 dated April 28, 2016 read with Section .....
Tags : Import data, Monitoring, Efficient data, Processing
Bank loans for the educated unemployed(29.11.2016)
Applicants including educated unemployed persons whose proposals are found bankable in accordance with the norms laid down by the concerned bank obtai.....
Tags : Loans, Facilities, Unemployed youth
Delisting of BSE and NSE companies(29.11.2016)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has informed that Section 21A of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 read with rule 21 o.....
Tags : Companies, De-listing
Transferability of goods imported/procured by debiting duty in SFIS scrips(27.10.2016)
The undersigned is directed to say that transferability of goods imported/procured by debiting duty in SFIS scrips was considered by the Board in the .....
Tags : Goods, Import, Debit duty
Workshop On "Forest Rights Act, 2006 - its Implementation, Benefits to Tribal and other Traditional Forest Dwelling Communities(27.10.2016)
A Workshop on "Forest Rights Act, 2006 - its Implementation, benefits to tribal and other traditional forest dwelling communities and its challenges" .....
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Need to move towards a mindset of voluntary compliance and payment of legitimate taxes - Finance Minister(26.12.2016)
Payment of due tax is a responsibility of every citizen; Coordination between the Central and the State administration is important for smooth transit.....
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Government takes various measures to raise India's ranking in 'Ease of Doing Business' to top 50 in the world(20.12.2016)
Government of India in its efforts to improve the business climate of the country and also improve country's ranking in the World Bank's report on Eas.....
Tags : Business climate, Improvement, Measures
CCI imposes penalties on cement companies for bid-rigging(19.01.2017)
The Competition Commission of India ('CCI') has imposed penalties on 7 cement companies for bid rigging of a tender floated by the Director, Supplies .....
Tags : Penalty, Levy, Cement companies
Supersession of notification number S.O. 3591(E)(12.01.2017)
WHEREAS, in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 18 of the Citizenship Act, 1955 (57 of 1955), the Central Government framed the Citizenship (R.....
Tags : Enumeration, Completion, Notification, Supersession
Strict compliance of 'Flag Code of India, 2002' and 'The Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971'(22.03.2017)
The Ministry of Home Affairs has issued an Advisory to the Chief Secretaries/Administrators of all State Governments/UT Administrations, Secretaries o.....
Tags : Flag code, Compliance, Strict
Evidence of Import under Import Data Processing and Monitoring System(12.01.2017)
Attention of Authorized Dealer Category-I (AD Category-I) banks is invited to A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 05 dated October 06, 2016 read with Secti.....
Tags : Import, Processing, Evidence
Amendment in notification No.25/2012-Service Tax, dated the 20th June, 2012(12.01.2017)
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 93 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), the Central Government being satisfied tha.....
Tags : Notification, Amendment, Exemption, Applicability
Migration of existing Central Excise/Service Tax assessees to GST(09.01.2017)
Central Board of Excise & Customs (CBEC) has initiated the process of migration of its existing CENTRAL EXCISE/SERVICE TAX assessees to GST with effec.....
Tags : Implementation, GST, Assessee, Migration
Cabinet approves implementation of Supreme Court's Judgment regarding Target Plus Scheme (TPS) under Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2004-2009(12.04.2017)
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the implementation of Supreme Court's Judgment dated 27th October 2015.....
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India Signs Financing Agreement with World Bank for US$ 63 Million for Tejaswini(28.02.2017)
A Financing Agreement for IDA credit of US$ 63 million (equivalent) for the "Tejaswini" Socio-Economic Empowerment of Adolescent Girls and Young Women.....
Tags : Empowerment, Adolescent Girls, Agreement, World bank
Exemption from Drawal of Samples for the Purpose of Grant of Drawback to the AEO Certificate Holders(28.02.2017)
I am directed to invite your attention to Circular No. 34/95-Cus dated 06.04.1995 prescribing the monetary limits and frequency of drawal of sample fo.....
Tags : Exemption, Samples, Drawl
Anti-dumping duty imposed on phosphoric acid imports from Korea(24.08.2015)
The Central government has imposed anti-dumping duty on the import of phosphoric acid, originating in or exported from, Korea. The duty has been impos.....
Tags : Anti-dumping, phosphoric acid, korea
Workshop on impact of GST on the Oil and Gas Sector held(29.05.2017)
Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan reviewed the impact of GST on the Oil & Gas Sector. A workshop was orga.....
Tags : Workshop, GST, Impact
Amendments to Notification No. 12/2012- Customs(12.08.2015)
The Government made changes to Serial entries 329A, 330 and 334 and added Serial Number 333A and 333B.
Tags : customs, amendment, exemption
Anti-dumping duty on imports of Flax(12.08.2015)
The government imposed anti-dumping duty on imports of flax and linen fabric containing flax. The duty relates to goods originating in or imported fro.....
Tags : anti-dumping, duty, china, flax, linen
Imposition of anti-dumping duty on 'Diketopyrrolo Pyrrole Pigment Red 254'(17.08.2015)
The Central government imposed anti-dumping duty on 'Diketopyrrolo Pyrrole Pigment Red 254' originating in or imported from China and Switzerland.
Tags : Anti-dumping, pigment, paint
Clarification on approval and claim of exemption by universities and educational institutions(17.08.2015)
The Central Board of Direct Taxation notified clarifications to Section 10(23C)(vi) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, which prescribes conditions for tax e.....
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Income Tax (IT) Department simplifies linking PAN with Aadhar for taxpayers using Income Tax India website(11.05.2017)
The Income Tax (IT) Department has made it easy for taxpayers to link their PAN with Aadhar. Responding to grievances of taxpayers regarding difficult.....
Tags : Simplification, Link, PAN, Aadhar
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
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) invites comments from stakeholders on Draft Income Computation and Disclosure Standards on Real Estate Transactions by 26th May, 2017(11.05.2017)
The Committee constituted by the Finance Minister to suggest the areas in respect of which further Income Computation and Disclosure Standards (ICDS) .....
Tags : Comments, Invitation, Income Computation
Government makes compliance of Labour Laws and Rules easy(10.04.2017)
The Government has undertaken an exercise to promote ease of compliance of Labour Laws and Rules by various establishments. The "Rationalisation of Fo.....
Tags : Labour laws, Compliance, Ease of
Exemption from application of quantitative ceiling and export bans and enhancement of quantitative ceiling(19.04.2017)
In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 3 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (No.22 of 1992), as amended, read with para.....
Tags : Exemption, Ceiling, Export
Assessment of State Implementation of Business Reforms(14.09.2015)
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry released a report assessing implementation of business reforms by the States. It delves into the different areas.....
Tags : Business, state, implement, graphs, ease of doing
Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Second Amendment Rules, 2015(15.09.2015)
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs notified amendment to Rule 2(i)(c)(viii) of the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014. Aside from being per.....
Tags : Company, director, funds, give, declaration
Changes in IEC with the introduction of GST(12.06.2017)
The Foreign Trade (Development &Regulation) Act, 1992 provides that no person shall make any import or export except under an Importer Exporter Code (.....
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CSCs To Function As GST Suvidha Providers(29.05.2017)
A workshop on "CSCs as GST Suvidha Provider" to train the top performing VLEs and the State level representatives of CSC SPV for enabling implementati.....
Tags : GST scheme, Implementation, Function, Workshop
Exemption from drawal of samples for the purpose of grant of drawback to the AEO certificate holders(29.05.2017)
I am directed to invite your attention to Circular No. 5/2017-Cus dated 28.2.2017, wherein exporters who have been accorded Authorized Economic Operat.....
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CBDT notifies transactions for which the condition of chargeability to STT for claiming exemption under Section 10(38) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 shall not apply(06.06.2017)
Section 10(38) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 ('the Act'), prior to its amendment by Finance Act, 2017 provided that the income arising by way of a trans.....
Tags : Transaction, Exemption, Claim
Import-export payments facilitated by OPGSP(24.09.2015)
Reserve Bank of India has permitted AD Category-1 banks to offer the facility of repatriating import related remittances, in respect of import of good.....
Tags : Bank, import, remittance, online payment
MAT no longer applicable to foreign companies(24.09.2015)
Government of India has decided that with effect from 01.04.2001, the provisions of Section 115JB of the Income Tax Act, 1961 will not be applicable t.....
Tags : Mat, 115jb, income tax, foreign company
GSTN unveils excel template for to help taxpayers perform easy data entry offline before uploading on the GST portal(02.07.2017)
Goods and Services Network (GSTN) has unveiled a simple excel based template that will facilitate the taxpayers in preparing and filing their monthly .....
Tags : Excel template, Data entry, Unveil
Employees to be able to make EPF claims directly(01.12.2015)
The Ministry of Labour and Employment has notified that employees whose Aadhaar and bank account details have been seeded in their activated Universal.....
Tags : Employee, provident fund, attestation, claim
Amendments in ESI Act, 1948(02.12.2015)
The Central Government has proposed amendments to the Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948 to provide employees with the choice of subscribing to heal.....
Tags : Health insurance, government, employee, esi
Steps to enhance competitiveness of capital goods sector(26.07.2017)
A Scheme for enhancement of competitiveness in the Indian Capital Goods Sector is in operation since 2014. The Scheme has infrastructural components f.....
Tags : Competitiveness, Enhancement, Capital goods
Reserve Bank of India (Gold Monetization Scheme) Direction, 2015.(22.10.2015)
Reserve Bank of India has introduced a ‘Gold Monetization Scheme’, amending the ‘Gold Deposit Scheme’ and ‘Gold Metal Loan Scheme’. It encompasses Dir.....
Tags : Gold, monetize, scheme, 2015, imports
Amendment to exemption on certain taxable services from service tax under Section 66B of the Finance Act, 1994(21.10.2015)
The Central Government has made amendment to a Notification granting exemption on certain taxable services from whole of service tax leviable under Se.....
Tags : Pmjdy, rural, bank, correspondent, exempt, service tax
Cabinet approves promulgation of the Goods and Services Tax (Compensation to States) Ordinance, 2017(30.08.2017)
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval to the proposal of the Finance Ministry to promulgate an ordinan.....
Tags : Promulgation, Approval, Compensation, States
Greater vigilance for multiple directorships and common addresses of companies(03.11.2015)
The Special Investigation Team has sought permission from the Ministry of Corporate Affairs to take action against violations of the Companies Act, 19.....
Tags : Company, address, operating, directorship
Secretary MSME reviews implementation of Public Procurement Policy by various PSUs in National SC ST Hub Conclave(13.09.2017)
National SC ST Hub Conclave was chaired by Dr. Arun Kumar Panda, Secretary, Ministry of MSME, and other senior officials of the ministry were present .....
Tags : Procurement Policy, Implementation, Review
New Initiatives for Social Justice and Empowerment(15.12.2015)
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment released its Year End Review 2015, describing the various initiatives undertaken and achievements of 20.....
Tags : Social justice, empowerment, year end review, 2015
Improving working conditions of labourers through reform in Labour Laws(09.08.2017)
The Ministry of Labour and Employment has taken a number of legislative initiatives in labour laws during the last 3 years. Such initiatives include: .....
Tags : Labourers, Working condition, Improvement
Swachh Bharat Cess grafted onto service tax levy(16.11.2015)
In a flurry of notifications the Ministry of Finance announced the imposition of an additional 0.5 per cent Swachh Bharat levy on service tax, effecti.....
Tags : Swachh bharat, service tax, exempt
TRAI releases Highlights of Telecom Data for September, 2015(18.11.2015)
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India released data for telecom subscribers for September, 2015. The figures showed a continuing of established tr.....
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Elaborate infrastructure and facilities set up to ensure proper implementation of POCSO Act, 2012(20.07.2017)
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) is mandated under Section 44 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO).....
Tags : Implementation, POCSO Act, Infrastructure
RBI releases Annual Report of the Banking Ombudsman Scheme(26.11.2015)
The Reserve Bank of India released the Annual Report of the Banking Ombudsman Scheme 2006: 2014-2015. Some highlights include receipt of 85,131 compla.....
Tags : Rbi, ombudsman, complaints, 2015
Consideration of applications for grant of authorization for import of gold-dore-reg(24.08.2017)
1. Reference is invited to Trade Notice No. 04 dated 21.04.2017 on the above subject laying down the condition that w.e.f. 01.06.2017 only those appli.....
Tags : Import, Gold, Authorization, Grant
CCI (Procedure in regard to the transaction of business relating to combinations) Amendment Regulations, 2016(07.01.2016)
The Competition Commission of India released Regulations amending the Competition Commission of India (Procedure in regard to the transaction of busin.....
Tags : Competition, combination, regulations, 2016
Procedural requirements for Leave Travel Concession simplified(11.01.2016)
Department of Personnel and Training has simplified the application and settlement of the Leave Travel Concession claims by government employees. A ti.....
Tags : Leave travel concession, procedure, simplified
Pilot Implementation of Paperless Processing under SWIFT-Uploading of Supporting Documents-reg(13.10.2017)
1. Kind reference is invited to Para 8 of Board's Circular No. 10/2016 dated 15th March, 2016 wherein, it was stated that CBEC was in the process of p.....
Tags : Implementation, Paperless Processing
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India announces essay competition for students of higher education through Institutes of Learning(13.10.2017)
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI), in its endeavour to create awareness about the insolvency and bankruptcy regime amongst the stude.....
Tags : Board, Essay competition, Higher education
Prevention of Tampering of the Mobile Device Equipment Identification Number, Rules, 2017(28.08.2017)
G.S.R.1068(E).--In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (k) of sub- section (2) of section 7 read with section 25 of the Indian Telegraph Act, 1.....
Tags : Tampering, Mobile Device Prevention
Department of Financial Services advises all Banks to take immediate steps to put restrictions on bank accounts of over two lakh 'struck off' companies(05.09.2017)
Government has stepped up decisive action against companies falling within the ambit of Section 248 of the Companies Act. The names of 2,09,032 compan.....
Tags : Bank accounts, Companies, 'Struck off'
CIPAM-DIPP launches social media campaign to promote Geographical Indications(04.09.2017)
The Cell for IPR Promotions & Management (CIPAM) under the aegis of Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of Commerce and Ind.....
Tags : Geographical Indications, Campaign, Promotion
SEBI cautions investors against investing in unlisted companies(16.03.2016)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India cautioned against unlisted companies luring retail investors by issuing securities without complying with c.....
Tags : Sebi, unlisted company, investment
Insolvency professional to ensure compliance with provisions of the applicable laws(03.01.2018)
1. A corporate person undergoing insolvency resolution process, fast track insolvency resolution process, liquidation process or voluntary liquidation.....
Tags : Insolvency, Compliance, Applicable laws
Persons exempted from obtaining registration under Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017(15.11.2017)
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 23 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017) (hereafter in this n.....
Tags : Services, Supply, Exemption
Clarification in respect of anti-dumping duty on imports of color coated aluminium foil from China PR(22.11.2017)
The Designated Authority vide notification No. 14/06/2015- DGAD dated 10th March, 2017, notified its final findings recommending imposition of anti-du.....
Tags : Duty, Imports, Aluminium foil
Accounting Treatment of Enhanced Provision of Pension Scheme(18.04.2016)
In light of the pay revision of officers and employees carried out by public sector insurers in 2015-2016, the Insurance Regulator Development Authori.....
Tags : insurance, public sector employees, liability
Oral hearing of Anti-Dumping investigation concerning imports of 'Ceramic Rollers' originating in or exported from China PR(15.01.2018)
1. This is to intimate that the Designated Authority has rescheduled the oral hearing of the above anti-dumping investigations to 02:00 p.m. on 23/01/.....
Tags : Anti-Dumping, Investigation, Oral hearing
CIPAM-DIPP launches IP competition for college and university students(15.01.2018)
The Cell for IPR Promotion and Management (CIPAM), Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), in collaboration with ASSOCHAM and ERICSSON I.....
Tags : IP competition, Launch, Students
Incognito visits to check banks’ customer service(16.02.2016)
The Reserve Bank of India is set to undertake incognito visits to bank branches to check the culture towards customer complaints in banks. It will als.....
Tags : Banks, Customer complaints, culture, charter
RBI imposes Monetary Penalty on M/s Radhakrishna Finance Pvt. Ltd(14.12.2017)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a monetary penalty of ?1 lakh on M/s Radhakrishna Finance Pvt. Ltd. (the company) under Section 58G(1)(b) .....
Tags : Direction, Violation, Penalty, Imposition
Sub-Committee to report on issues related to excise duty on jewellery(21.03.2016)
The Central Government constituted a Sub-Committee under the High Level Committee to interact with the jewellery trade and industry to determine issue.....
Tags : Excise, jewellery, report, compliance
Women Government employees commissioning Surrogacy to get maternity leave: Dr Jitendra Singh(12.02.2018)
The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic.....
Tags : Employees, Surrogacy, Maternity leave
Initiation of Anti-Dumping Sun Set Review investigation concerning imports of "Phthalic Anhydride" originating in or exported from Korea RP, Chinese Taipei and Israel(11.12.2017)
Case No. SSR 18/2017
F. No. 07/19/2017-DGAD.--Having regard to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 as amended in 1995 and thereafter (hereinafter al.....
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Resignation of Lok Sabha MP Shri Nana Patole(14.12.2017)
S.O.3889(E).--Shri Nana Patole, an elected member of Lok Sabha from Bhandara-Gondiya Parliamentary Constituency of Maharashtra has resigned his seat i.....
Tags : Resignation, MP, Lok Sabha
Strict Quality Norms imposed for Solar Equipment and Components to restrict low quality Solar PV equipment in Indian market: Shri R.K. Singh(21.12.2017)
Minister of State (IC) for Power and New & Renewable Energy, Shri Raj Kumar Singh, in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today, informed that .....
Tags : Quality Norms, imposition, Solar Equipment
An Empowered Expert Committee to select ten private and ten public institutions of Eminence(12.03.2018)
University Grants Commission (UGC) has issued / notified enabling regulatory architecture in the form of UGC (Declaration of Govt. Educational Institu.....
Tags : Empowered committee, Selection, Institutions
Policy on import of dogs(25.05.2016)
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade introduced a policy on the import of dogs under the Indian Tariff Code.
Dogs are no longer permitt.....
Tags : Import policy, dogs, breeding, commercial activity
Comments invited on minimum alternate tax report(28.04.2016)
The Central Board of Direct Taxes is receiving comments on the recommendations of the Committee on Minimum Alternate Tax for Indian Accounting Standar.....
Tags : minimum alternate tax, company, ind as
Restriction on EPF withdrawal(05.05.2016)
The Minister for Labour and Employment outlined the restrictions on withdrawal of funds from the Employees Provident Fund Scheme. Instances when withd.....
Tags : Employees provident fund, withdrawal, labour and industrial
Cabinet approves Implementation of 'Prime Minister Research Fellows (PMRF)'(07.02.2018)
The Union Cabinet today approved implementation of 'Prime Minister's Research Fellows (PMRF)' scheme at a total cost of Rs.1650 crore for a period of .....
Tags : Approval, Research Fellows, Implementation
Non-Compliant NBFCs which have not fulfilled their obligations under PML Rules asked to do so(22.03.2018)
Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) and the Rules impose obligation on reporting entities (RE's) including Non-Banking Financial Companies.....
Tags : Obligations, PML Rules, Compliance
644 declarations made during Black Money compliance window(06.01.2016)
Totaling about Rs 4,164 crores, 644 declarations were received during the compliance window provided under the Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income.....
Tags : Black money, compliance, declarations
Cabinet approves MoU between India and 'Transport for London', United Kingdom to improve Public Transport in India(03.01.2018)
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the signing and implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU.....
Tags : MoU, Approval, Improvement, Public Transport
Cruise tourists arriving with e-visa exempted from the requirement of biometric enrolment(02.01.2018)
In order to promote cruise tourism in the country, and make India an attractive cruise tourist destination, the Ministry of Home Affairs has, on reque.....
Tags : Cruise tourists, E-visa, Exemption
Import policy of Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS)/Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAVs)/Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPAs)/drones(27.07.2016)
In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 of FT (D&R) Act, 1992, read with paragraph 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020, as amend.....
Tags : Policy Condition, Imports, Introduction
Several landmark initiatives launched by the Government to improve quality of Higher Education(02.04.2018)
The Central Government, the University Grants Commission (UGC) and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) are constantly endeavouring to im.....
Tags : Higher Education, Quality, Improvement
Withdrawal of Immunity granted to a person from prosecution, penalty and fine(21.09.2016)
As per sub-section 2 of Section 32K of the Central Excise Act, 1944 also made applicable to Service Tax matters by virtue of Section 83 of the Finance.....
Tags : Non-Compliance, Immunity, Prosecution
MoU with UK for Improving Public Transport System(23.07.2018)
The Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with United Kingdom for seeking help in improving overall public transport system in the.....
Tags : MoU, Transport System, Improvement
Steps taken to improve the quality of higher education(23.07.2018)
The Ministry has prepared draft Higher Education Commission of India Bill, 2018 to repeal of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Act, 1956 and for .....
Tags : Higher education, Quality, Improvement
Consultation Paper on Cloud Computing(10.06.2016)
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India introduced a paper (18.04.2018)
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) convened an Open House Discussion (OHD) on Consultation Paper on "Empanelment of Auditors for Digital.....
Tags : Discussion, Empanelment, Auditors
Procedure to be followed by nominated agencies importing gold/ silver/ platinum under the scheme for 'Export Against Supply by Nominated Agencies'(23.07.2018)
1. Circular no. 27/2016-Customs dated 10.06.2016 was issued providing for a simplified procedure in view of non-applicability of warehousing provision.....
Tags : Procedure, Gold, Import
Services provided to the Government, a local authority or a governmental authority with regard to water supply(22.08.2016)
It has been reported to the Board that in some cases contractors providing service of construction of tube wells for Government have been considered t.....
Tags : Contractors, Construction service, Government, Exemptions
Visa Exemption to Foreign Designers in Handicrafts Sector(26.06.2018)
Handicrafts sector has been exempted from minimum salary condition (Rs. 16.25 lakhs per annum) for grant of employment visa to foreign designers for a.....
Tags : Visa, Exemption, Foreign Designers
Implementation of decisions taken by Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) regarding interventions to deal with the current crisis in the sugar sector(07.06.2018)
Pursuant to the decisions taken by Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) in its meeting held on 06.06.2018, Department of Food & Public Distrib.....
Tags : Crisis, Sugar sector, Decisions, Implementation
Cabinet approves MoU between India and Viet Nam on Joint issue of postage stamp(13.06.2018)
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has been apprised of the joint issue of a postage stamp between Department of Posts.....
Tags : MoU, Approval, Postage stamp, Joint issue
Government Takes Measures to Bring More Transparency In Employment Related Data Releases(11.06.2018)
Government has taken measures in recent past to bring in more transparency in data releases. It would like to present a proper perspective on these is.....
Tags : Measures, Transparency, Employment, Data Releases
Exemption of goods falling under First Schedule to Customs Tariff Act, 1975 when imported into India as donation for the relief and rehabilitation of the people affected by the floods in Kerala(21.08.2018)
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government, being satisfied th.....
Tags : Exemption, Goods, Floods, Kerala
Point of Sale (POS) Devices and Goods required for their manufacture exempted from Central Excise Duty till March 31, 2017(29.11.2016)
The Government has demonetised the currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 with effect from mid-night of 8th-9th November, 2016. Along with this, the Go.....
Tags : Exemption, Sale, Goods
Exemption to Interest Income on Specified Off-shore Rupee Denominated Bonds(17.09.2018)
Interest payable by an Indian company or a business trust to a non-resident, including a foreign company, in respect of rupee denominated bond issued .....
Tags : Interest Income, Denominated Bonds Exemption
Competition Commission of India imposes penalty upon Esaote S.p.A and Esaote Asia Pacific Diagnostic Pvt. Ltd. for abusing dominant position(27.09.2018)
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed a penalty of Rs. 9.33 lac upon Esaote S.p.A and Esaote Asia Pacific Diagnostic Pvt. Ltd. ('Esaot.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Dominant position
Special knowledge or practical experience useful to banking companies(24.11.2016)
In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 10A(2)(a)(ix) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, Section 19A(1)(a)(viii) of State Bank of India Act, .....
Tags : Special knowledge, Utility, Companies
Amendment of import policy condition of Pet Coke(23.10.2018)
In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 of the FT (D&R) Act, 1992, read with paragraph 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020, as a.....
Tags : Import policy, Pet Coke, Amendment
Report Card on GST Implementation(14.12.2016)
As compared to the time taken in arriving at a consensus on the Constitutional Amendment Bill for GST, the subsequent events after the passing of the .....
Tags : Implementation, GST, Report
Uniformity in the procedure for obtaining samples of goods at the Exchange accredited warehouses.(16.10.2018)
1. Majority of the agricultural commodities traded on exchange platform requires assaying. The number and size of the samples are determined by the na.....
Tags : Procedure, Uniformity, Samples, Goods
Government of India and Asian Development Bank (ADB) Signs $75 Million Loan to Improve Urban Services in 4 Karnataka Towns(27.11.2018)
Government of India and the Asian Development Bank signed a $75 million loan here today to provide 24 x7 water supply in Karnataka's four coastal town.....
Tags : Urban Services, Improvement, Loan
Rescindment of notification No. 3/2013-Customs (ADD), dated the 26th March, 2013(13.09.2018)
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (5) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), read with rules 18 and 23 .....
Tags : Notification, Rescindment, Anti-dumping Duty
CCI imposes penalties upon Sugar Mills and their Associations for rigging the bids in respect of Joint Tender floated by Oil Marketing Companies for procurement of Ethanol for blending with Petrol(18.09.2018)
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed penalties upon 18 sugar mills and 2 Associations (Indian Sugar Mills Association and Ethanol Man.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Bid rigging
Expansion of EPF Ambit(06.02.2017)
To bring in more employees from public and private sector into the ambit of Employees' Provident Fund Organization (EPFO), an Employees' Enrolment Cam.....
Tags : Expansion, EPF, Enrolment Campaign, Launch
Implementation of Swaminathan Committee Report(12.12.2018)
Government fixes-the Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) of various agricultural crops on the recommendations of the Commission for Agricultural Costs & Pri.....
Tags : Committee, Report, Implementation
High Level Committee recommends completion of homes in the stalled projects of Noida, Greater Noida and Yamuna Expressway(24.09.2018)
Recommendations to help completion of the projects & deliver possession to home buyers at the earliest at the cost already conveyed to them by the dev.....
Tags : Homes, Completion, Stalled projects
Reserve Bank of India imposes monetary penalty on Federal Bank Limited(03.10.2018)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated September 25, 2018, a monetary penalty of Rs. 50 million on Federal Bank Limited (the b.....
Tags : Penalty, Federal bank, Imposition
Petroleum Minister launches SATAT initiative to promote Compressed Bio-Gas as an alternative, green transport fuel(01.10.2018)
Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Skill Development and Entrepreneurship today launched an innovative initiative .....
Tags : SATAT initiative, Launch, Compressed Bio-Gas, Promotion
Asian Development Bank and India sign $150 Million Loan to Improve Regional Connectivity(01.10.2018)
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India signed here today a $150 Million Loan to finance continued improvements to road connectiv.....
Tags : Loan, Signing of, Improvement, Regional Connectivity
Representation from all India Saccharin manufacturing Association-implementation of Hon'ble Gujarat High Court order dated 07.02.2018 in Special Civil Application No. 1399 of 2018(25.10.2018)
Kind attention is invited to the Civil Notice dated 12.02.2018 in the Special Civil Application No. 1399/2018 in the Hon'ble High Court of Gujarat and.....
Tags : Representation, Association, Order, Implementation
Proclamation by the President of India regarding the imposition of Governor's rule in the State of Jammu and Kashmir(19.12.2018)
G.S.R.1223(E).--The following Proclamation by the President is published for general information:-
Whereas, I, Ram Nath Kovind, President of.....
Tags : Governor's rule, Imposition, Proclamation, President
Logo Design and Tagline Competition for National Centre for Financial Education(24.12.2018)
The National Centre for Financial Education (NCFE) was setup in 2013 with support from all the financial sector regulators i.e., RBI, SEBI, IRDAI and .....
Tags : Logo Design, Tagline Competition
Prohibition on import of milk and milk products from China(24.12.2018)
In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 of FT (D&R) Act, 1992, read with paragraph 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020, as amend.....
Tags : Prohibition, Import, Milk products, China
WAQF properties will be utilized for Socio-Economic Empowerment of the needy sections of the society – Report of Committee on WAQF properties lease rule(17.01.2019)
Union Minister for Minority Affairs Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today said here that the Central Government under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri N.....
Tags : WAQF properties, Utilization, Empowerment, Needy sections
Reserve Bank of India imposes monetary penalty on FINO Payments Bank Limited(05.11.2018)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, on October 31, 2018, imposed a monetary penalty of Rs. 10 million on FINO Payments Bank Limited (the bank) for co.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Bank Limited
Extension of date for implementation of the Track and Trace system for export of Pharmaceuticals and drug consignments(01.11.2018)
In exercise of the powers conferred under Paragraph 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-20, as amended from time to time, the Director General of F.....
Tags : Implementation, Trace system, Export, Pharmaceuticals
RBI imposes monetary penalty on The Jammu and Kashmir Bank Ltd(14.11.2018)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated November 05, 2018, a monetary penalty of Rs. 30 million on The Jammu and Kashmir Bank L.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Bank
Competition Commission of India imposes Penalty on Chemists and Druggists Association of Baroda(16.01.2019)
The Competition Commission of India ('Commission') has found the Chemists and Druggists Association of Baroda ('CDAB') to be in contravention of the p.....
Tags : Restrictive trade practices, Penalty, Imposition
Impact of Trade Agreements(01.01.2019)
Some industry associations including those relating to steel have expressed concerns on imports under bilateral free trade agreements with Japan, Kore.....
Tags : Trade Agreements, Impact, Exports, Imports
Import policy for electronics and IT Goods under Schedule - I (Import Policy) of ITC (HS), 2017(08.01.2019)
In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 of FT (D&R) Act, 1992, read with paragraph 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020, as amend.....
Tags : Import policy, Electronics, IT Goods
Import and Sale of Sub-Standard Goods(07.01.2019)
Import of sub-standard goods and their sale have come to the notice of the Government in Indian market. Appropriate action under the Customs Act, 1962.....
Tags : Import, Sale, Sub-Standard Goods
Determination regarding non-payment of sum by the employer in relation to his employees as the further sum payable by the employer every month to the Deposit-Linked Insurance Fund(15.03.2017)
In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (a) of sub-section (4) of section 6C of the Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act,.....
Tags : Employer, Non-payment, Determination
Government decides to allow one more opportunity to employees of Public Sector Insurance Companies who joined on or before 28th June, 1995(02.03.2019)
The Government of India has decided to allow one more opportunity to employees of Public Sector Insurance Companies (PSICs) who joined on or before 28.....
Tags : Opportunity, Employees, Pension, Option
Tribal Affairs Ministry to Hold Meeting with States on 6th March to Ensure Effective Implementation of Supreme Court Directions in the Case of Sts and OTFDS Under FRA 2006(01.03.2019)
The matter pertaining to eviction of Scheduled Tribes (STs) and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (OTFDs) whose claims for forest land rights have bee.....
Tags : Implementation, Directions, Sts and OTFDS
Imposition of anti-dumping duty on the subject goods(14.03.2019)
Whereas, in the matter of import of 'Saturated Fatty Alcohols' (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under tariff items 2905 17, 290.....
Tags : Anti-dumping duty, Imposition, Goods
Reserve Bank of India imposes monetary penalty on Syndicate Bank(05.02.2019)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated January 30, 2019, a monetary penalty of Rs. 10 million on Syndicate Bank (the bank) for.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Syndicate Bank
Commerce and Industry Minister Releases Compendium of Cement Industry(05.02.2019)
Suresh Prabhu releasing compendium on the Cement Industry India 2018 in New Delhi.
Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation,.....
Tags : Compendium, Cement Industry, Release
RBI hosts Symposium on 'Developing Vibrant Capital Markets in Emerging Market Economies'(30.05.2019)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on May 29, 2019 held a Symposium on 'Developing Vibrant Capital Markets in Emerging Market Economies' at its Central O.....
Tags : Capital Markets, Market Economies, Symposium
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation signs a MoU with National Council of Applied Economic Research for improving the official statistical system in the country(29.01.2019)
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), Government of India and National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) have si.....
Tags : MOU, Signing of, Statistical system, Improvement
RBI releases a Comprehensive Guide for Current Statistics section of the RBI Monthly Bulletin(20.06.2017)
The Reserve Bank of India today, released a Comprehensive Guide for Current Statistics of the RBI Monthly Bulletin. The Current Statistics portion of .....
Tags : RBI, Comprehensive Guide, Current Statistics
Extension of time to submit proposals for empanelment in the panel of Auditors to carry out Audit of Digital Addressable Systems(29.04.2019)
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had issued Expression of Interest (EOI) for Empanelment of Auditors to Carry out Audit of Digital Add.....
Tags : Time, Extension, Empanelment, Auditors
Consideration of applications for grant of authorization for import of gold dore(13.03.2019)
Gold dore imported under Exim Code 71081200 is 'Restricted' as per ITC(HS), 2017. In this context, reference is invited to Trade Notice No. 14 dated 2.....
Tags : Authorization, Import, Gold dore
Amendments to Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020 - Extension of Integrated Goods and Service Tax and Compensation Cess exemption under Advance Authorisation, EPCG and EOU scheme upto 31.03.2020(20.03.2019)
In exercise of powers conferred by Section 5 of FT(D&R) Act, 1992, read with Paragraph 1.02 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-20, as amended from time.....
Tags : Policy, Amendment, Exemption
Export and Import of Indian Currency(20.03.2019)
Attention of Authorised Persons is invited to Regulation 8 of Foreign Exchange Management (Export and import of currency) Regulations, 2015, in terms .....
Tags : Indian Currency, Export, Import
IBBI, SEBI sign MoU for better implementation of IBC(19.03.2019)
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (.....
Tags : MOU, Signing of, Implementation, IBC
Cabinet apprised of jointly issue of postage stamps between India and Canada(30.08.2017)
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi was informed today that India and Canada have mutually agreed to jointly issue a set of.....
Tags : Postage stamps, Issuance, India, Canada
India signs a Loan Agreement of $328 Million with the World Bank for Improved Health Services in Andhra Pradesh(27.06.2019)
The Government of India, Government of Andhra Pradesh and the World Bank Executive signed here today a Loan Agreement of $328 Million to help improve .....
Tags : Agreement, Loan, Health services, Improvement
GST exemption for products used by differently abled people(18.07.2017)
Specified assistive devices, rehabilitation aids and other goods for differently abled people attract the lowest (non-Nil) GST rate of 5%. Most of the.....
Tags : Exemption, Products, Differently abled
Reserve Bank of India imposes monetary penalty on South Indian Bank Limited(19.06.2019)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by order dated June 13, 2019, monetary penalty of Rs.1 million on South Indian Bank Limited (the bank) fo.....
Tags : Monetary penalty, Imposition, South Indian Bank Limited
Implementation of Child Rights(27.06.2019)
India, as a signatory to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), has committed itself to ensure that all children enjoy thei.....
Tags : Child Rights, Implementation, Convention
Exemption of service and disability element of disability pension granted to disabled personnel who have been invalided on account of disability attributable to or aggravated by such service(24.06.2019)
Under the existing provisions of clause (l) of sub section 2 of section 297 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 ('Act') any notification issued under sub sect.....
Tags : Exemption, Pension, Disabled personnel
Implementation of PGA eSANCHIT-Paperless Processing under SWIFT-Uploading of Licenses/Permits/Certificates/Other Authorizations (LPCOs) by PGAs(03.06.2019)
'eSANCHIT' application is successfully in operation since 01.04.2018. Further with the objective of further reducing physical interface between Custom.....
Tags : Paperless Processing, Import, Export, Implementation
Commerce and Industry Minister Launches Steel Import Monitoring System(16.09.2019)
Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Railways, Piyush Goyal and Minister of State for Commerce & Industry, Hardeep Singh Puri launched Steel Impo.....
Tags : Launch, Steel Import, Monitoring System
Last date of Import of Pulses for the fiscal year 2019-2020(11.09.2019)
Reference is invited to final Minutes of the meeting held on 12.06.2019 to review the allocation of quota for Toor, Moong, Urad and Peas. In this minu.....
Tags : Last date, Import, Pulses
Relaxation of time-Compounding of Offences under Direct Tax Laws-One-time measure(09.09.2019)
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has been issuing guidelines from time to time for compounding of offences under the Direct Tax Laws, prescrib.....
Tags : Compounding, Offences, Time, Relaxation
Cabinet approves implementation of the scheme "Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund"(12.09.2017)
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved a Dairy Processing & Infrastructure Development F.....
Tags : Implementation, Scheme, Dairy Processing, Development Fund
Exemption of intra state supply of heavy water and nuclear fuels falling in Chapter 28 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 from the whole of central tax(21.09.2017)
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 11 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), the Central Governm.....
Tags : Exemption, Heavy water, Supply
Implementation of Electronic Sealing for containers by exporters under self-sealing procedure prescribed by Circular 26/2017-Cus dated 1st July, 2017 and Circular 36/2017 dated 28th August, 2017(20.09.2017)
1. Representations have been received from several associations seeking information on the availability of RFID Tamper Proof One-time-bolt container s.....
Tags : Electronic Sealing, Containers, Implementation
Cabinet approves Implementation of the Cabinet's decision dated 28th December, 2016 regarding pharmaceutical companies in the public sector - seeking modification therein(17.07.2019)
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the following decisions:
Modifying the earlier decision dated 28.12.2.....
Tags : Pharmaceutical companies, Decision, Implementation
CBDT consolidates Circulars for ease of compliance of Start-Ups(02.09.2019)
In order to provide hassle-free tax environment to the Start-ups, a series of announcements have been made by Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minist.....
Tags : Consolidation, Circular, Compliance, Start-Ups
Reserve Bank of India imposes monetary penalty on IDBI Bank Limited(11.04.2018)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, through an order dated April 09, 2018, a monetary penalty of Rs. 30 million on IDBI Bank Limited (the ban.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, IDBI Bank
Reserve Bank of India imposes monetary penalty on Indian Bank(20.11.2019)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by order dated November 18, 2019, monetary penalty of Rupees One crore on Indian Bank (the bank) for non-.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Indian Bank
Exemption of all cases of combinations under Section 5 of the Competition Act, 2002 involving the Central Public Sector Enterprises operating in the Oil and Gas Sectors(22.11.2017)
In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (a) of Section 54 of the Competition Act, 2002 (12 of 2003) (herein after referred to as the Act), the C.....
Tags : Exemption, CPSEs, Oil and Gas Sectors
Handling of Clients' Securities by Trading Members / Clearing Members(29.08.2019)
In view of representations from Stock Exchanges as well as market participants, effective deadline for implementation of guidelines prescribed in Clau.....
Tags : Implementation, Guidelines, Date, Extension
Government inserts new policy condition under Chapter 87 of ITC (HS), 2017-Schedule-1 (Import Policy)(28.08.2019)
In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 of FT (D&R) Act, 1992, read with paragraph 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020, as amend.....
Tags : Policy condition, Insertion, Vehicles, Import
Amendment in Import policy of Iron and Steel and incorporation of policy condition in Chapter 72, 73 and 86 of ITC(HS), 2017 Schedule-1(21.11.2019)
1. Kind reference is invited to DGFT Notification No.'s 17/2015-2020 & 32/2015-20 dated 05.09.2019 & 13.11.2019 respectively. Further vide Circular No.....
Tags : Amendment, Import policy, Iron and Steel
Making Warning Labels on fast food compulsory(02.01.2018)
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has informed that Fast Food has not been separately defined under the Food Safety and Standards A.....
Tags : Warning Labels, fast food, Compulsory
Reserve Bank of India imposes penalty on United Overseas Bank Limited(03.10.2019)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated October 01, 2019, imposed a monetary penalty of ` One crore on United Overseas Bank Limited (th.....
Tags : Non-compliance, Provision, Penalty, Imposition
Issue of Late Cut being imposed by the system while applying MEIS on reactivated shipping bills(09.10.2019)
The Directorate has been receiving multiple representations from the members of the trade and the EPCs regarding the difficulties being faced by expor.....
Tags : Late Cut, Imposition, Meis, Shipping bills
Implementation of Telecommunication Mobile Number Portability (Seventh Amendment) Regulations, 2018(17.10.2019)
1. TRAI had issued the Telecommunication Mobile Number Portability (Seventh Amendment) Regulations, 2018, on 13th December 2018, to the principal regu.....
Tags : Implementation, Seventh Amendment, Regulations
Compulsory manual selection of cases for scrutiny during FY 2016-17(13.07.2016)
The Central Board of Direct Taxes laid down fresh criteria and procedure for manual selection of returns or cases for compulsory scrutiny during the 2.....
Tags : manual selection, income tax, compulsory scrutiny
Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Third Amendment Rules, 2016(19.07.2016)
The government introduced the Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Third Amendment Rules 2016, amending the extant 2014 rules.
Among th.....
Tags : company, share capital, rules, amendment, 2016
Imposition of anti-dumping duty on subject goods(07.05.2018)
Whereas, in the matter of import of 'Jute Products' namely, Jute Yarn/Twine (multiple folded/cabled and single), Hessian fabric, and Jute sacking bags.....
Tags : Anti-dumping duty, Goods, Imposition
Implementation of Telecommunication Mobile Number Portability (Seventh Amendment) Regulations, 2018(03.12.2019)
TRAI had issued the Telecommunication Mobile Number Portability (Seventh Amendment) Regulations, 2018, on 13th December 2018, to the principal regulat.....
Tags : Implementation, Seventh Amendment, Regulations
Government amended IEPFA Rules, 2016, to simplify refund of claims(09.12.2019)
The Investor Education & Protection Fund (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules 2016 have been amended vide GSR No.571 (E) dated 14.8.2019 to .....
Tags : IEPFA Rules, Amendment, Refund claims, Simplification
Laying down of modalities for import of additional Urad (2.5 Lakh MT) for the fiscal year 2019-2020(19.12.2019)
Ministry of Commerce and Industry vide Notification dated 18th December, 2019 has increased the import quota of Urad from 1.5 Lakh MT to 4 Lakh MT. Tr.....
Tags : Modalities, Import, Additional Urad
Import, trading and re-export of rough diamonds by notified entities in Gujarat Hira Bourse, Ichhapore Surat(31.10.2019)
1. Representations have been received from the Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council for setting up a Special Notified Zone at Surat in lines wi.....
Tags : Import, Trading, Rough diamonds
DIN System of CBIC to comes into force(07.11.2019)
The Documentation Identification Number (DIN) system of Central Board of Indirect Taxes (CBIC) will come into existence from Friday, 8th November 2019.....
Tags : DIN System, CBIC, Implementation
Import/export policy for Human Biological Samples for commercial purposes: amendment Schedule - 1 (Import Policy) and Schedule - 2 (Export Policy) of ITC (HS), 2012.(04.08.2016)
The Central Government inserts Import Policy for Human Biological Samples for commercial purposes under General Notes 17 to Schedule - 1 (Import Polic.....
Tags : Import Policy, Insertion, Human Biological Samples, Commercial purposes
Relaxation of additional fees and extension of last date in filing of forms MGT-7 (Annual Return) and AOC-4 (Financial Statement) under the Companies Act, 2013-UT of J&K and UT of Ladakh(31.01.2020)
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In continuation to General Circular No. 15/2019 dated 28-11-2019 and keeping in view of the requests received from various stakeholders.....
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Single Window Project - Implementation of Risk based selectivity criteria for clearance of consignments related to Participating Government Agencies(31.08.2016)
Under the Single Window, upon filing of the Integrated Declaration, the Bill of Entry is automatically referred to concerned agency(ies) for a No Obje.....
Tags : Selectivity criteria, Implementation, Consignments, Clearance
States briefed on lockdown measures and guidelines including exemptions to contain the COVID-19 Epidemic in the country(24.03.2020)
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, in exercise of the powers under the National Disa.....
Tags : Lockdown, Measures, Exemptions
Government of India, the Government of Uttarakhand and the World Bank sign $120 million Loan Agreement to improve access to Water Supply Services in the Hilly State of Uttarakhand(22.01.2018)
The Government of India, the Government of Uttarakhand and the World Bank Board signed here today in New Delhi, a $120 million Loan Agreement which wi.....
Tags : Loan Agreement, Water Supply, Improvement
Exemption of goods specified in the first schedule of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 from Education Cess leviable under Finance Act, 2004(02.02.2018)
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), read with section 94 of the Finance (No. 2.....
Tags : Exemption, Goods, Customs Tariff
Reserve Bank of India imposes monetary penalty on Apna Sahakari Bank Ltd., Mumbai(23.01.2020)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by order dated January 22, 2020, imposed monetary penalty of Rs. 14 lakh on Apna Sahakari Bank Ltd., Mumbai, (the.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Bank
Imposition of VAT on petrol and diesel(01.08.2018)
Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan has said that Article 279A (5) of the Constitution provides that Goods and Services.....
Tags : VAT, Imposition, Petrol and diesel
Government E-Marketplace (Gem) Completes 2 Years(08.08.2018)
Government e-Marketplace (GeM), the National Public Procurement Portal, will turn 2 years old tomorrow. It was launched on 9th August 2016, with the o.....
Tags : E-Marketplace, Completion, 2 Years
Oral Hearing in respect of anti-circumvention in respect of anti-dumping duty imposed on the imports of "Jute Sacking Bags/Sacking Cloth" in originated or exported from Bangladesh(06.08.2018)
1.With reference to the subject stated above, this is to inform you that Shri Sunil Kumar, Additional Secretary & Designated Authority will hold an Or.....
Tags : Anti-circumvention, Oral Hearing, Imports
RBI releases the Report of the Working Group to Review the Regulatory and Supervisory Framework for Core Investment Companies(06.11.2019)
The Reserve Bank of India had constituted a Working Group (WG) to Review Regulatory and Supervisory Framework for Core Investment Companies (CICs), on.....
Tags : Report, Release, Core Investment Companies
Reducing compliance burden regarding registration of Authorised Couriers(27.10.2021)
1.As part of reducing the compliance burden on stakeholders, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has taken measures to simplify the regist.....
Tags : Compliance burden, Registration, Authorised Couriers
Reserve Bank of India imposes monetary penalty on SBM Bank (India) Ltd(16.10.2019)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated October 15, 2019, imposed a monetary penalty of Rs. 3 crore on SBM Bank (India) Ltd. for non-co.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, SBM Bank
RBI imposes monetary penalty on two Payment System Operators(20.10.2021)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had, by an order dated October 01, 2021, imposed a monetary penalty of Rs.1 crore (Rupees one crore only) on Paytm Pay.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Payment System Operators
Publishing of investor charter and disclosure of complaints by Debenture Trustees on their websites(30.11.2021)
1. In order to facilitate investor awareness about various activities where an investor has to deal with DTs for availing various services, SEBI has d.....
Tags : Publishing, Investor Charter, Disclosure, Complaints
RBI imposes monetary penalty on Union Bank of India(29.11.2021)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated November 25, 2021, imposed a monetary penalty of Rs. 1 Crore (Rupees One Crore only) on Union B.....
Tags : Non-compliance, Monetary penalty, Imposition
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers welfare signs 5 MOUs with private companies for taking forward digital agriculture(14.09.2021)
Modernisation of the Agriculture sector will continue by infusing new technologies so that farmers can increase their income. Agriculture Minister Nar.....
Tags : Agriculture, MOU, Private Companies
Reserve Bank of India imposes monetary penalty on State Bank of India(07.03.2018)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, on March 01, 2018, a monetary penalty of ` 4 million on State Bank of India (the bank) for non-compliance.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, SBI
RBI imposes monetary penalty on Amrit Malwa Capital Limited, Jalandhar, Punjab(28.09.2021)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated September 28, 2021, imposed a monetary penalty of Rs.10 lakh (Rupees Ten Lakh only) on Amrit Ma.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Company
Cabinet approves Model MoU with foreign countries for unilateral/bilateral recognition of Certificates of Competency of seafarers(22.01.2020)
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval for the Model Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for unilat.....
Tags : MOU, Recognition, Competency, Seafarers
CCI imposes a penalty on paper manufacturers for indulging in cartelisation(18.11.2021)
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) issued a final order yesterday against certain companies manufacturing paper from agricultural waste and rec.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Cartelisation
Central Government hereby imposes on the subject goods an anti-dumping duty at the rate equal to the amount as specified(09.11.2016)
Whereas, the designated authority vide notification No. 15/18/2015-DGAD, dated the 1st October, 2015, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary.....
Tags : Goods, Duty, Imposition
Advisory to citizens regarding use of caution against Ed-tech Companies(23.12.2021)
Given the pervasive impact of technology in education, many ed-tech companies have started offering courses, tutorials, coaching for competitive exams.....
Tags : Advisory, Citizens, Ed-tech Companies
Non-compliance with provisions related to continuous disclosures(29.12.2021)
1. SEBI vide circular no. SEBI/HO/DDHS/DDHS/CIR/P/2020/231 dated November 13, 2020 prescribed a uniform structure for levying fines and taking action .....
Tags : Non-compliance, Provisions, Continuous disclosures
Safeguard duty on Solar cells whether or not assembled in modules or panels(13.08.2018)
1. Vide notification No. 1/2018-Customs (SG), dated the 30th July, 2018, safeguard duty has been imposed on Solar cells whether or not assembled in mo.....
Tags : Safeguard duty, Solar cells, Imposition
Publishing investor charter and disclosure of investor complaints by Merchant Bankers on their websites for private placement of units by InvITs proposed to be listed(16.12.2021)
1. With a view to provide investors relevant information about the primary market issuances by InvITs, an Investor Charter has been prepared by SEBI i.....
Tags : Investor charter, Disclosure, Investor complaints
Reserve Bank of India imposes monetary penalty on Gayatri Co-operative Urban Bank Ltd.(10.01.2022)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated January 4, 2022, a monetary penalty of Rs. 1.00 lakh (Rupees one lakh only) on Gayatri .....
Tags : Non-compliance, Penalty, Imposition
Initiation of Sunset Review investigation concerning imports of PVC Suspension Grade Resin from China PR, Thailand, and USA(25.04.2019)
All the interested producers/exporters have been asked by the Authority on 05/04/2019 to submit additional data of 6 months beyond the Period of Inves.....
Tags : Initiation, Sunset Review, Investigation, Imports
Final Findings in Sunset Review of anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of Elastomeric Filament Yam' originating in or exported from China PR, South Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam(18.05.2022)
1. The undersigned is directed to refer to final findings on the above subject issued vide notification F. No. 7/14/2021-DGTR dated 1st February, 2022.....
Tags : Final Findings, Sunset Review,Anti-dumping
Implementation of Notification No. 06/2015-2020: Prohibition on export of wheat(17.05.2022)
1. Reference is invited to Notification No. 06/2015-2020 dated 13th May, 2022 amending the export policy of wheat under S. No. 59 of Chapter 10 of Sch.....
Tags : Implementation, Notification, Prohibition, Export
Implementation of Section 51A of UAPA, 1967: Addition of one new entry to 1533 Democratic(18.02.2020)
Please refer to Section 51 of Master Direction on Know Your Customer dated February 25, 2016 as amended on January 09, 2020, in terms of which "Regula.....
Tags : Implementation, Provision, New entry, Addition
RBI imposes monetary penalty on Tiruchengode Co-operative Urban Bank Ltd.(27.06.2022)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated June 24, 2022, a monetary penalty of ₹ 10.00 lakh (Rupees Ten lakh only) on The Tiruche.....
Tags : Non-adherence, Penalty, Imposition
Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) (First Amendment) Order, 2020(24.01.2020)
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Destructive Insects and Pests Act, 1914 (2 of 1914), the Central Government.....
Tags : Plant Quarantine, Import
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.....
Tags : Exemption, deposits, Goods
Compliance of the FDI policy of the Government of India with regard to the entities involved in uploading/streaming of news and current affairs through digital media(16.11.2020)
1. Attention is invited to the decision of the Central Government, communicated vide Press Note No. 4 of 2019 dated 18th September, 2019 permitting 26.....
Tags : Compliance, FDI policy, Digital media
IBBI amends IBBI (Grievance and Complaint Handling Procedure) Regulations, 2017 and IBBI (Inspection and Investigation) Regulations, 2017(15.06.2022)
With a view to put in place, a streamlined and swift complaint handling procedure, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India notified the Insolvenc.....
Tags : Complaint Handling, Procedure, Amendment
Reserve Bank of India imposes monetary penalty on DCB Bank Limited(28.10.2020)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated October 28, 2020, imposed a monetary penalty of Rs. 22 lakh (Rupees Twenty Two lakh only) on DC.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, DCB Bank Limited
Paper Import Monitoring System (PIMS) to come into effect from 1st October, 2022(12.07.2022)
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), has introduced Paper Import Monitoring System (PIMS) by amending the import policy of major paper pro.....
Tags : Introduction, PIMS, Imports
RBI Working Paper No 02/2021: Regional Economic Convergence in the Manufacturing Sector: An Empirical Reflection(25.01.2021)
Today the Reserve Bank of India placed on its website a Working Paper titled "Regional Economic Convergence in the Manufacturing Sector: An Empirical .....
Tags : Working Paper, Manufacturing Sector, Empirical Reflection
RBI imposes monetary penalty on Warud Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd., Warud (Maharashtra)(08.08.2022)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has imposed, by an order dated August 05, 2022, a monetary penalty of Rs. 1.00 lakh (Rupees One lakh only) on Warud Ur.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Non-compliance
Deferred Payment of Import Duty (Amendment) Rules, 2020(19.08.2020)
In exercise of the powers conferred by proviso to sub-section (1) of section 47 and section 156 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Gov.....
Tags : Deferred Payment, Import Duty, Rules
CCI issues cease and desist order against Kraft Paper Manufacturers and their four associations for indulging in anti-competitive practices(12.10.2022)
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) issued a final order today against four regional associations of Kraft Paper manufacturers, including their .....
Tags : Order, Issuance, Anti-competitive practices
Relaxations for Listed Companies having stressed assets(23.06.2020)
SEBI has decided to relax the pricing methodology for preferential issues by listed companies having stressed assets and exempt allottees of preferent.....
Tags : Relaxations, Listed Companies, Stressed assets
RBI imposes monetary penalty on The Akola Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd., Akola, Maharashtra(17.08.2022)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated August 10, 2022, imposed a monetary penalty of Rs. 15.00 lakh (Rupees Fifteen lakh only) on The.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Non-compliance
Simplification for procedure for compounding of offenses under Customs Act, 1962(23.08.2022)
1. Reference is invited to Circular No. 54/2005-Customs dated 30.12.2005 on guidelines for compounding of offenses under Customs Act read with para 12.....
Tags : Simplification, Procedure, Compounding, Offenses
Exemption of a Banking Company from the application of the provisions of Sections 5 and 6 of the Competition Act, 2002(11.03.2020)
In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (a) of section 54 of the Competition Act, 2002 (12 of 2003), the Central Government hereby exempts a Ban.....
Tags : Exemption, Banking Company, Application, Provisions
Premature redemption under Sovereign Gold Bond (SGB) Scheme(11.10.2022)
1. In terms of GOI Notification F. No. 4(25) - W&M/2017 dated October 06, 2017 (SGB 2017-18 Series VII - Issue date November 13, 2017) on Sovereign Go.....
Tags : Premature Redemption, Scheme, Price
Campaign for promotion of Digital Life Certificate for Central Government pensioners(10.11.2022)
The Department of Pension & Pensioners' Welfare, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Government of India has launched a nation-wide.....
Tags : Campaign, Promotion, Digital Life Certificate
Special Window to States for meeting the GST Compensation Cess shortfall(15.10.2020)
Under Option-I States were to be provided a Special Window of Borrowing of Rs. 1.1 lakh cr, and over and above that, an authorisation for additional O.....
Tags : Special Window, States, GST Compensation Cess, Shortfall
Imposition of monetary penalty on Parwanoo Urban Co-operative Bank Limited, Parwanoo, Himachal Pradesh(21.11.2022)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated November 15, 2022, a monetary penalty of Rs 3.00 lakh (Rupees Three Lakh only) on The P.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Non-compliance
Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for implementation of the provision of suspension of registrations under sub-rule (2A) of Rule 21A of CGST Rules, 2017(11.02.2021)
As you are aware that vide notification No. 94/2020- Central Tax, dated 22.12.2020, sub-rule (2A) has been inserted to rule 21A of the Central Goods a.....
Tags : SOP, Implementation, CGST Rules
Amendment to Instruction No. 18/2022-Customs dated 12.08.2022 and 26/2022-Customs dated 06.10.2022(28.12.2022)
1. Reference is drawn to Board's Instruction No. 18/2022-Customs dated 12.08.2022 and 26/2022-Customs dated 06.10.2022 relating to the requirement of .....
Tags : Amendment, Instruction, Import, Food consignments
Improvements in SWIFT: Integration of ICEGATE with AQCS-ICS (Animal Quarantine and Certification Services-Import Clearance System) effective 01.12.2022(28.11.2022)
1. Kind reference is invited to Board's Circulars 09/2015-Cus dated 31.03.2015, 03/2016-Cus dated 03.02.2016 and 10/2016-Cus dated 15.03.2016, regardi.....
Tags : Improvements, SWIFT, ICEGATE
RBI imposes monetary penalty on The Bharat Co-operative Bank Limited, Bengaluru, Karnataka(05.12.2022)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated November 28, 2022, a monetary penalty of ₹ 5.00 lakh (Rupees Five lakh only) on The Bha.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Non-compliance
Implementation of MoU between Government of Republic of India and Government of Republic of Malawi for import of pigeon peas from Malawi(06.09.2021)
1. In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy (2015-2020) and in continuation of Public Notice No. 8/20.....
Tags : Implementation, MoU, Import
Import of wireless equipment by Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) on the basis of self-declaration(23.11.2021)
1. Reference is invited to the Department of Revenue Notification No. 71 dated 25.09.1953, as amended, relating to restriction on import of wireless e.....
Tags : Import, Wireless equipment, TSPs
Termination of Anti-dumping investigation on the imports of "Self-adhesive Polyvinyl Chloride Film" originating in or exported from China PR(03.08.2021)
A. Introduction
1. Having regard to the Customs Tariff Act 1975 as amended from time to time (hereinafter referred as the Act) and the Custom.....
Tags : Termination, Anti-dumping investigation, Imports
Notification regarding specified bank to mean a banking company which is a scheduled bank and has been appointed as an agent under Section 45 of Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934(02.09.2021)
In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (a) of Explanation to section 194P of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Government here.....
Tags : Specified bank, Banking company, Notification
Reserve Bank of India imposes monetary penalty on Axis Bank Limited(01.09.2021)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated September 01, 2021, a monetary penalty of Rs. 25 lakh (Rupees Twenty five lakh only) on.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Axis Bank
RBI imposes monetary penalty on Nagrik Sahakari Bank Maryadit, Durg, Chhattisgarh(16.11.2021)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated November 16, 2021, a monetary penalty of Rs. 2.00 lakh (Rupees Two lakh only) on Nagrik.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Bank
Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for random checking of imported consignments of metal scrap with respect to radioactive contamination(15.11.2021)
In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy (2015-2020), the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby no.....
Tags : SOP, Checking, Imported consignments
Exemption of manufacturing unit engaged in the manufacture or production of Petroleum Crude from the operation of Central Excise Rules, 2017(10.11.2021)
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-rule (2) of rule 9 of the Central Excise Rules, 2017, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs hereb.....
Tags : Exemption, Manufacturing, Excise Rules, 2017
Oral Hearing in anti-dumping investigation against the imports of Clear Float Glass from Bangladesh and Thailand(08.11.2021)
1. Anti-Dumping Investigation against the imports of Clear Float Glass from Bangladesh and Thailand was initiated on 30.06.2021 under the customs Tari.....
Tags : Oral Hearing, Anti-dumping, Investigation
Imposition of anti-dumping duty on specified goods at the specified rate(06.12.2021)
1. Whereas in the matter of 'Certain Flat Rolled Products of Aluminium' (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods) falling under chapter heading 7.....
Tags : Imposition, Anti-dumping duty, Specified goods
Reserve Bank of India imposes monetary penalty on The Baramulla Central Co-operative Bank Limited(21.02.2022)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated February 15, 2022, a monetary penalty of ₹ 2.00 lakh (Rupees Two Lakh only) on the Baramull.....
Tags : Contravention, Penalty, Imposition
Reduction of compliances and end-to-end automation of procedure relating to import of certain goods at concessional rate of duty(02.03.2022)
In a significant step towards Atmanirbhar Bharat, Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC) has reduced the compliances required under the Cust.....
Tags : Reduction, Compliances, Import
Anti-Dumping Investigation concerning imports of Certain Rubber Chemicals(23.06.2022)
1. The undersigned is directed to refer to anti-dumping investigation final findings on the above subject issued vide notification F. No. 6/4/2021-DGT.....
Tags : Anti-Dumping, Investigation, Imports
Securities and Exchange Board of India (Employees' Service) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2022(22.06.2022)
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 30 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (15 of 1992), the Board hereby makes the fol.....
Tags : Employees' Service, Second Amendment, Regulations
Request for extension of time for filing response in sunset review of antidumping duty imposed on imports of 'High Tenacity Polyester Yarn' from China PR(02.11.2022)
1. With respect to the above-mentioned subject investigations, request has been received from Exporter/Producer for extension of time to file Question.....
Tags : Extension, Time, Antidumping duty
Annual Compliance Certificate for Insolvency Professional Agencies(02.11.2022)
1. In terms of Regulation 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Model Bye-Laws and Governing Board of Insolvency Professional Agencies) R.....
Tags : Annual Compliance, Certificate, Agencies
Implementation plan - New Regulatory Framework 2020(01.09.2022)
1. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (hereinafter referred to as the "Authority"), vide letter of even number dated 1st June 2022, directed al.....
Tags : Implementation plan, Framework 2020, Broadcasting
Appointment of Internal Ombudsman by the Credit Information Companies(06.10.2022)
1. Please refer to paragraph 2 of the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies dated August 5, 2022, wherein the decision to bring Credit In.....
Tags : Appointment, Internal Ombudsman, Companies
Requirement of Health Certificate to be accompanied with the import of certain food consignments-modification of Board Instruction No. 18/2022-Customs(06.10.2022)
1. Reference is drawn to Board's Instruction No. 18/2022-Customs dated 12.08.2022 relating to the requirement of Health Certificate to be accompanied .....
Tags : Requirement, Health Certificate, Import
Implementation of Schemes for MSMEs Under Atma Nirbhar Bharat(08.08.2022)
The Government has taken a number of initiatives under the Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan to promote the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) sec.....
Tags : Implementation, Schemes, MSMEs
Disclosures and compliance requirements for Issuance and Listing of Municipal Debt Securities(24.11.2022)
1. SEBI (Issue and Listing of Municipal Debt Securities) Regulations, 2015 (ILMDS Regulations) and circulars issued thereunder, provide the framework .....
Tags : Disclosures, Compliance requirements, Green debt security
IBBI disposes off 6,172 complaints and grievances out of 6,231 against service providers under IBC(08.08.2022)
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Grievance and Complaint Handling Procedure) Regulations, 2017 enable stakeholders to file a grievance or.....
Tags : Complaints, Service providers, Disposal
Sunset Review of anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of "Ammonium Nitrate" originating in or exported from Russia, Georgia and Iran(31.08.2022)
1. The undersigned is directed to refer to Sunset Review anti-dumping investigation final findings on the above subject issued vide notification F. No.....
Tags : Sunset Review, Anti-dumping, Investigation
Extension of the time limit for completion of Anti-Dumping investigation concerning imports of "Solar Cells " originating in or exported from China PR, Thailand and Vietnam(30.08.2022)
The undersigned is directed to refer to your email dated 25.08.2022 under F. No. 6/56/2020- DGTR on the subject mentioned above and to state that the .....
Tags : Extension, Time limit, Anti-Dumping investigation
RBI imposes monetary penalty on Bharat Heavy Electricals Employees' Co-operative Bank Limited, Kailasapuram, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu(29.08.2022)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated August 22, 2022, a monetary penalty of Rs. 10.00 lakh (Rupees Ten lakh only) on Bharat .....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Non-compliance
Inclusion of/changes made in provisions in continuation to Public Notice No. 10/2015-20 dated 24.05.2022 and Public Notice No. 15/2015-20 dated 14.06.2022(12.09.2022)
In exercise of the powers conferred under Para 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020, as amended from time to time, the Director Genera.....
Tags : Changes, Provisions, Import
RBI imposes monetary penalty on LIC Housing Finance Limited, Mumbai(31.10.2022)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated October 21, 2022, imposed a monetary penalty of Rs. 5.00 lakh (Rupees Five lakh only) on LIC Ho.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Non-compliance
Restrictions on import of products made of plastic(22.06.2022)
1. Kind attention is invited to letter No. B-17011/7/UPC-II-PWM (MLP)/2021/12900 dated 01.02.2022 received from Ministry of Environment, Forest & Clim.....
Tags : Restrictions, Import, Plastic products
Extension of timeline for implementation of certain provisions of Master Direction - Credit Card and Debit Card - Issuance and Conduct Directions, 2022(21.06.2022)
1. This is with reference to paragraph 1 (b) of the Master Direction - Credit Card and Debit Card - Issuance and Conduct Directions, 2022 ("Master Dir.....
Tags : Extension, Implementation, Provisions
Extension of time for filing exporter's/importer's/user's questionnaire response in anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of "Dispersion Unshifted Single-mode Optical Fibre"(29.06.2022)
1. With respect to the above mentioned investigation, requests have been received from interested parties for extension of time to file Questionnaire .....
Tags : Extension, Time, Imports
RBI imposes monetary penalty on Jila Sahakari Kendriya Bank Maryadit, Bilaspur, Chattisgarh(12.12.2022)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has imposed, by an order dated December 06, 2022, a monetary penalty of Rs 50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand only) on Ji.....
Tags : Non-compliance, Penalty, Imposition
Reserve Bank of India imposes Monetary Penalty on Mynd Solutions Private Limited(29.12.2022)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 13,90,000 (Rupees Thirteen Lakh and Ninety Thousand only) on Mynd Solutions Priva.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Non-compliance
RBI imposes monetary penalty on G.S. Mahanagar Co-operative Bank Limited, Mumbai(12.09.2022)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated September 08, 2022, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹ 25.00 lakh (Rupees Twenty-five lakh only) o.....
Tags : Non-compliance, Penalty, Imposition
RBI cancels the licence of The Laxmi Co-operative Bank Limited, Solapur, Maharashtra(22.09.2022)
Today, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), vide order dated September 14, 2022, has cancelled the licence of "The Laxmi Co-operative Bank Limited, Solapu.....
Tags : Licence, Cancellation, Non-compliance
Clarification regarding Implementation of Paper Import Monitoring System (PIMS)(23.01.2023)
1. Import of products under Chapter 48 (total 201 tariff lines) of Schedule-I (Import Policy) of ITC (HS), 2022 are permitted subject to compulsory re.....
Tags : Clarification, Implementation, PIMS
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
Information regarding Customs (Assistance in Value Declaration of Identified Imported Goods) Rules, 2023(11.01.2023)
1. The undersigned is directed to say that the second proviso to sub-section (1) of section 14 of the Customs Act lists out certain matters which may .....
Tags : Information, Imported Goods, Rules, 2023
Central Government declares the computer resources of Canara Bank to be protected systems(11.01.2023)
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 70 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000), the Central Govern.....
Tags : Computer resources, Core Banking Solution, protected systems
Relaxation from compliance with certain provisions of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015(05.01.2023)
1. SEBI, vide circular no. SEBI/HO/CFD/CMD1/CIR/P/2020/79 dated May 12, 2020, had inter-alia relaxed the requirements specified in regulation 36(1)(b).....
Tags : Relaxation, Compliance, Provisions
Completion of Data Entry in DIGIT(28.02.2023)
1. Reference is invited to CBIC Instruction No. 06/2018-Customs dated 02.04.2018 regarding completion of data entry in DIGIT. As per said instructions.....
Tags : Completion, Data Entry, DIGIT
Cabinet approves exemption to NTPC Ltd. from the extant guidelines of delegation of power to Maharatna CPSEs for making investment beyond the prescribed limit in NTPC Green Energy Limited(17.03.2023)
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has granted exemption to NTPC Limited from the ex.....
Tags : Exemption, Approval, NTPC Ltd.
RBI imposes monetary penalty on IGH Holdings Private Limited, Mumbai(17.03.2023)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated March 15, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 11.25 lakh (Rupees Eleven lakh twenty five tho.....
Tags : Non-compliance, Monetary penalty, Imposition
CBDT's e-Verification Scheme harnesses information technology to facilitate voluntary compliance(13.03.2023)
The Income Tax Department has taken several progressive steps to encourage voluntary tax compliance and facilitate a transparent and non-intrusive tax.....
Tags : E-Verification, Scheme, Voluntary compliance
Committee on Asset Reconstruction Companies invites views and suggestions from stakeholders(28.04.2021)
As part of the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies released along with the Monetary Policy Statement on April 7, 2021, the Reserve Bank.....
Tags : Committee, Asset Reconstruction Companies, Stakeholders
Alignment of interest of key employees of Asset Management Companies with the unit holders of the Mutual Fund Schemes(28.04.2021)
1. While SEBI has taken steps to standardize the scheme categories and characteristics of each category, the management of risk return profile of the .....
Tags : Alignment, Interest, Key employees
Premature redemption under Sovereign Gold Bond (SGB) Scheme - Redemption Price for premature redemption due on April 21, 2023 (Series IV of SGB 2017-18)(20.04.2023)
1.In terms of GOI Notification F. No. 4(25) - W&M/2017 dated October 06, 2017 (SGB 2017-18, Series IV - Issue date October 23, 2017) on Sovereign Gold.....
Tags : Premature redemption, SGB, Scheme
RBI imposes monetary penalty on State Bank of India(16.03.2021)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated March 15, 2021, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2 Crore (Rupees Two Crore only) on State Bank of.....
Tags : Monetary penalty, Imposition, SBI
Import of High risk food products at specific ports(08.02.2023)
1. Reference is drawn to Board's Instruction No. 31/2022 dated 14.11.2022 relating to the restriction on the entry of Food Items only through specific.....
Tags : Import, High risk, food products
Rectifiable labelling information for imported food consignments(07.03.2023)
1. Reference is invited to Instruction No. 10/2022-Customs dated 28.06.2022 relating to the above subject (copy enclosed), issued based on FSSAI's let.....
Tags : Labelling, Import, Food consignments
Phased Implementation of Electronic Cash Ledger (ECL) in Customs w.e.f 01.04.2023(30.03.2023)
1. The Electronic Cash Ledger (ECL) functionality is envisaged in Section 51A of the Customs Act, 1962. It provides enabling provision whereby the imp.....
Tags : Implementation, ECL, Provision
Applicability of Central Excise exemption on Ethanol/ Methanol blended Petrol, and high-speed diesel blended with bio-diesel, when blending is done within the refinery(22.06.2021)
1. References have been received seeking clarification on applicability of exemption from Basic Excise duty and other cesses, under different notifica.....
Tags : Applicability, Exemption, Ethanol
Revision in computation of Core Settlement Guarantee Fund in Commodity Derivatives Segment(23.05.2023)
1. SEBI vide Circular CIR/MRD/DRMNP/25/2014 dated August 27, 2014 had prescribed norms related to Core Settlement Guarantee Fund (Core SGF), Default w.....
Tags : Revision, Computation, Commodity Derivatives
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs exempts the specific deposits(30.03.2023)
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 and C.....
Tags : Deposits, Exemption, Export
Customs duty full exemption for all imported drugs & Food for Special Medical Purposes for personal use for treatment of all Rare Diseases(30.03.2023)
The Central Government has given full exemption from basic customs duty on all drugs and Food for Special Medical Purposes imported for personal use f.....
Tags : Duty, Exemption, Imported drugs
Implementation of RMS for processing of duty drawback claims(15.07.2021)
1. Risk Management System (RMS) in export was introduced with effect from 15.7.2013. In this regard, Board's Circular No. 23/2013-Customs dated 24.06......
Tags : Implementation, RMS, Duty drawback claims
Continuous disclosures in compliances by InvITs-Amendments(22.07.2021)
1. SEBI issued Circular No. CIR/IMD/DF/127/2016 dated November 29, 2016 has inter alia prescribed guidelines for Grievance Redressal Mechanism for Inv.....
Tags : Disclosures, Compliances, InvITs
Transfer of rights in specified land in the mentioned Government company(19.06.2023)
WHEREAS, on the publication of the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Coal, number S.O. 1705(E), dated the 12th April, 2023, p.....
Tags : Specified land, Rights, Government company
Import of Watermelon Seeds under ITC(HS) 12077090 of ITC(HS), 2022 Schedule-I (Import Policy) for the period upto 31.10.2023(08.06.2023)
In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade hereby notif.....
Tags : Import, Watermelon Seeds, Time period
RBI imposes monetary penalty on The Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd., Rourkela (Odisha)(19.06.2023)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated June 09, 2023, a monetary penalty of ₹ 6.00 lakh (Rupees Six lakh only) on The Urban Co.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Non-compliance
Relaxation in compliance with requirements pertaining to AIFs and VCFs(31.05.2021)
1. SEBI in receipt of representation from AIF Industry, requesting extension of timelines for various regulatory filings and compliances for AIFs and .....
Tags : Relaxation, Compliance, AIFs, VCFs
Companies (Removal of Names of Companies from the Register of Companies) Second Amendment Rules, 2023(10.05.2023)
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1), (2) and (4) of section 248 read with section 469 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013), the.....
Tags : Removal, Names, Companies, Amendment Rules
Strict implementation of the import policy i.r.t. transmission apparatus incorporating reception apparatus (ITC HS Code-8525 60 00), by the Customs Authorities(11.08.2021)
1. Reference is invited to F. No. P-11014/04/2013-PP(Vol-1) dated 12th July, 2021 issued by DWA (Regulation), Wireless Coordination and Planning Wing,.....
Tags : Strict implementation, Import policy
Reserve Bank of India cancels the licence of United India Co-operative Bank Limited, Nagina, Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh(19.07.2023)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), vide order dated July 14, 2023, has cancelled the licence of "United India Co-operative Bank Limited, Nagina, Bijnor,.....
Tags : Registration, Cancellation, Compliance
Implementation of the Sea Cargo Manifest and Transhipment Regulations(30.06.2021)
1. Kind reference is invited to the Circular No. 43/2020-Customs dated 30th September 2021 on the implementation of Sea Cargo Manifest and Transhipmen.....
Tags : Implementation, Regulations, Sea Cargo
Corrigendum to initiation of Safeguard (Quantitative Restrictions) investigation concerning imports of Low Ash Metallurgical Coke into India(05.07.2023)
Having regard to the Section 9A of Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 as amended from time to time and the Safeguard Measures (Quant.....
Tags : Corrigendum, Imports, Coke
Extension of the timeline for filing the questionnaire response in the case of Anti-dumping investigation on imports of Self-Adhesive Vinyl originating in or exported from China PR(11.07.2023)
(Case No. AD (OI)-13/2022)
1. With respect to the above-mentioned subject investigation, requests have been received from certain interested .....
Tags : Extension, Timeline, Anti-dumping investigation
Procedure for Registration Certificate for import of marble and Fresh (green) Areca Nut from Bhutan without Minimum Import Price condition(20.03.2023)
In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy (2015-2020), the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby la.....
Tags : Procedure, Registration Certificate, Import
CAQM issues orders for imposing Environmental Compensation Charges (EC) and initiation of prosecution(01.06.2023)
To abate air pollution in the National Capital Region (NCR), the 40 inspection teams/ flying squads constituted by the Commission for Air Quality Mana.....
Tags : EC, Imposition, Prosecution
Schemes to Support MSMEs(10.08.2023)
The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) sector plays an important role in the growth of the Indian economy. As per the latest information rece.....
Tags : Schemes, MSMEs, Implementation
First Meeting of National Msme Council Held With Emphasis on Raising And Accelerating Msme Performance Programme (Ramp)(10.05.2023)
The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Government of India organised the first meeting of the National MSME Council at Vigyan Bhawan, Ne.....
Tags : First Meeting, Msme Council, Ramp
Deferred Payment of Import Duty (Amendment) Rules, 2023(03.08.2023)
In exercise of the powers conferred by proviso to sub-section (1) of section 47 and section 156 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Gov.....
Tags : Deferred Payment, Import Duty, Rules
Central Government specifies the conditions for the category of persons exempted from obtaining registration under the CGST Act, 2017(31.07.2023)
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 23 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017) (hereafter referred .....
Tags : Conditions, Exemption, Registration
RBI imposes monetary penalty on Telangana State Cooperative Apex Bank Limited, Hyderabad(12.06.2023)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated June 05, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 2.00 lakh (Rupees Two Lakh only) on Telangana S.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Non-compliance
Amendment in procedure for import of Copper products and Zinc Oxide under the Revised India Nepal Treaty of Trade(22.06.2023)
In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2023, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), hereb.....
Tags : Amendment, Import, Products
RBI imposes monetary penalty on Shree Co-operative Bank Limited, Vadodara (Gujarat)(21.08.2023)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an Order dated August 11, 2023, a monetary penalty of ₹ 50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand only) on Shree.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Non-compliance
Safeguard Quantitative Restrictions (QR) imposed on import of Isopropyl Alcohol (IPA) dated 31.03.2023(31.08.2023)
1. Pursuant to issuance of Notification No. 64/2015-20 dated 31.03.2023 by the DGFT imposing safeguard measures in the form of Country-wise Quantitati.....
Tags : QR, Imposition, Import
Increase in limit for tax exemption on leave encashment for non-government salaried employees notified(25.05.2023)
The tax exemption on leave encashment of non-government salaried employees (in respect of the period of earned leave at his credit at the time of his .....
Tags : Increased limit, Tax, Exemption
Premature redemption under Sovereign Gold Bond (SGB) Scheme - Redemption price notified(25.05.2023)
In terms of GOI Notification F. No. 4(25) - W&M/2017 dated October 06, 2017 (SGB 2017-18, Series IX - Issue date November 27, 2017) on Sovereign Gold .....
Tags : Premature redemption, SGB Scheme, Redemption Price
RBI imposes monetary penalty on The Waghodia Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd., Dist. Vadodara, Gujarat(14.09.2023)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an Order dated August 22, 2023, a monetary penalty of ₹ 5.00 lakh (Rupees Five Lakh only) on The Wagho.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Non-compliance
Special Campaign 3.0 of CBDT to begin from 2nd October, 2023(11.09.2023)
The Government of India undertook Special Campaign 2.0 for Swachhata in Government offices and disposal of pending matters from 2nd October, 2022 to 3.....
Tags : Public grievances, Special Campaign 2.0, Pending matters
Imposition of penalty on Kohinoor Sahakari Bank Ltd., Ichalkaranji(29.05.2023)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated May 23, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One lakh only) on Kohinoor Sahak.....
Tags : Imposition, Penalty, Non-compliance
Implementation of Hon'ble Supreme Court direction in judgment dated 28.04.2023 in matter relating to ' pre-import condition'(08.06.2023)
1. Reference is drawn to the Hon'b1e Supreme Court's judgment dated 28.04.2023 in matter of Civil Appeal No. 290 of 2023 (UOI and others vs. Cosmo Fil.....
Tags : Implementation, Supreme Court, direction
Amendments to IBBI (Model Bye-Laws and Governing Board of Insolvency Professional Agencies) Regulations, 2016 and IBBI (Insolvency Professionals) Regulations, 2016(20.09.2023)
1. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board India (IBBI/ Board) notified the following regulations on 18th September, 2023: -
a) Insolvency and Ba.....
Tags : Amendments, Registration process, Simplification
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
Mandatory additional qualifiers in import/export declarations in respect of certain products w.e.f 1.7.2023(07.06.2023)
1. Reference is drawn to the Circular 55/2020-Customs dated 17.12.2020 wherein importers were advised to voluntarily declare the complete description .....
Tags : Additional qualifiers, Import/export declarations, Products
Computerization and Wide Area Network Connectivity under eCourt project(23.08.2023)
The Wide Area Network (WAN) Project under eCourts project is aimed at connecting all District and Subordinate court complexes, spread across the count.....
Tags : Computerization, Connectivity, E-Court project
Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region releases new Scheme Guidelines for implementing Cabinet-approved Schemes during 15th Finance Commission's balance period (2022-2026)(21.08.2023)
Continuation of the North East Special Infrastructure Development Scheme (NESIDS) with an approved outlay of Rs. 8139.50 crore for the period from 202.....
Tags : Guidelines, Schemes, Implementation
More than 30 lakh Audit Reports filed on Income Tax Department's e-filing portal till 30th September, 2023(02.10.2023)
More than 30.75 lakh audit reports, including about 29.5 lakh Tax Audit Reports have been filed for AY 2023-24 on the e-filing portal till the end of .....
Tags : Compliances, Audit Reports, E-filing
Discontinuation of Issuance of Physical copy of Restricted Import Authorisation with effect from 19.10.2023(19.10.2023)
To further improve ease of doing business, it is decided to discontinue the issuance of physical copy of Authorisation for Restricted Imports with eff.....
Tags : Discontinuation, Physical copy, Import Authorisation
Implementation of Import Management Systems for IT Hardware(19.10.2023)
Attention is drawn to DGFT Notification No. 23/2023 dated 03rd August 2023 read with Notification No. 26/2023 dated 4th August 2023 and Notification N.....
Tags : Implementation, Import Management, IT Hardware
Cabinet apprised about MoU between India and Republic of Korea in issuing jointly Postage Stamp(15.04.2019)
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, was apprised about an MoU signed in February, 2019 between India and Republic of .....
Tags : MoU, Approval, Postage Stamp
RBI imposes monetary penalty on Shree Bharat Co-operative Bank Limited, Vadodara, Gujarat(04.01.2024)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated December 13, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹5.00 lakh (Rupees Five lakh only) on Shree Bh.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Non-compliance
Reserve Bank of India imposes monetary penalty on Punjab National Bank(27.03.2019)
Reference is invited to the Press Release No. 2018-2019/2144 dated March 08, 2019 regarding imposition of penalty on 36 banks for non-compliance with .....
Tags : Direction, Non-compliance, Penalty, Imposition
Monetary Policy Statement, 2022-2023 Resolution of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) May 2 and 4, 2022(04.05.2022)
On the basis of an assessment of the current and evolving macroeconomic situation, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) at its meeting today (May 4, 20.....
Tags : Monetary Policy Statement, Resolution, MPC
Compliances for initiation of Voluntary Liquidation of a Financial Service Provider(13.02.2024)
1. The Code provides for the voluntary liquidation process of corporate persons. However, the definition of 'corporate person' in sub-section (7) of s.....
Tags : Compliances, Voluntary Liquidation, Financial Service Provider
Revised framework for computation of Net Distributable Cash Flow (NDCF) by Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs)(06.12.2023)
1. Regulation 18(6) of SEBI (Infrastructure Investment Trust) Regulations, 2014 ("InvIT Regulations"), provides that the Net Distributable Cash Flow (.....
Tags : Revised framework, Computation, NDCF
RBI imposes monetary penalty on The Prathamik Shikshak Sahakari Bank Limited, Satara, Maharashtra(07.12.2023)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated November 21, 2023 imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One lakh only) on The Pratha.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Non-compliance
Streamlining of Internal Compliance monitoring function - leveraging use of technology(31.01.2024)
1. RBI had recently carried out an assessment in select Supervised Entities (SEs) of the prevailing system in place for internal monitoring of complia.....
Tags : Internal Compliance, Use, Technology
Information regarding fraud in the name of TRAI(15.11.2023)
1. It has been brought to the notice of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India that some companies / agencies / individuals are fraudulently asking pub.....
Tags : Information, Fraud, Companies
Financial Information User under Account Aggregator Framework(22.11.2023)
1. PFRDA vide its circular no. PFRDA/2022/26/FT&DA/02 dated 30 September 2022 has issued guidelines for empowering NPS Subscribers to port their NPS d.....
Tags : Empowering NPS Subscribers, Guidelines
IBBI invites suggestions to simplify, ease and reduce cost of compliance of Regulations notified under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016(12.10.2023)
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) invites suggestions/comments from public and regulated entities, on the Regulations for simplifyin.....
Tags : Suggestions, Cost, Compliance, Regulations
RBI imposes monetary penalty on The Sahayadri Sahakari Bank Limited, Mumbai, Maharashtra(09.10.2023)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated September 15, 2023, a monetary penalty of ₹ 6.00 lakh (Rupees Six lakh only) on The Sah.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Non-compliance
Clarification regarding subsequent re-import of unsold jewellery, exported under Para 4.79& 4.92 of Handbook of procedure 2023(16.10.2023)
1. Import policy of items under ITC (HS) Code 71131911, 71131919 and 71141910 has been amended from 'free' to 'restricted' category vide Notification .....
Tags : Clarification, Re-import, Unsold jewellery
RBI imposes monetary penalty on Indrayani Co-operative Bank Ltd., Pimpri, Maharashtra(23.10.2023)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated September 25, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹3.00 lakh (Rupees Three lakh only) on Indray.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Non-compliance
Direction as to non-payment customs duty on wearable goods specified in Notification 11/2022 dated 1st February 2022(24.01.2024)
WHEREAS wearable goods of the description as specified in column (3) of Notification 11/2022-Customs dated 1st February 2022 of the Government of Indi.....
Tags : Duty, Payment, Import
RBI imposes monetary penalty on Zoroastrian Co-operative Bank Ltd., Mumbai(08.02.2024)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated February 6, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹ 43.30 lakh (Rupees Forty-Three Lakh and Thirt.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Non-Compliance
RBI imposes monetary penalty on The Mandal Nagarik Sahakari Bank Ltd., Mandal, Dist. Ahmedabad, Gujarat(30.11.2023)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated November 03, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹ 1.50 Lakh (Rupees One lakh fifty thousand on.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Non-compliance
RBI imposes monetary penalty on Indapur Urban Co-operative Bank Limited, Pune, Maharashtra(14.12.2023)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated November 17, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹5.00 lakh (Rupees Five lakh only) on Indapur .....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Non-compliance
Oral hearing in the anti-dumping duty investigation concerning imports of "Sulphur Black" from China PR(12.01.2024)
1. This is to inform that in the above-mentioned investigation, DGTR will hold an oral hearing at 2:30 PM (IST) on 6th February 2024 in the conference.....
Tags : Oral hearing, Anti-dumping duty, Investigation
Compliance with MoRTH notifications in view of the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019(08.01.2024)
In view of the amendments carried out in the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has published follo.....
Tags : Compliance, MoRTH notifications, Amendments
Notification regarding PCN methodology and filing of questionnaire responses in specified Anti-dumping investigation(10.04.2024)
1. The investigation was initiated on 13th February 2024 vide Initiation Notification No. 6/29/2023-DGTR. The non-confidential version of the applicat.....
Tags : PCN methodology, Anti-dumping, Investigation
Director General of Foreign Trade notifies procedures for registration of import consignments under Melon Seeds Import Monitoring System(09.04.2024)
1.In exercise of powers conferred under Paragraph 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2023, as amended from time to time, and in reference.....
Tags : Procedures, Registration, Import consignments
Notification regarding new technology to strengthen SEBI Complaint Redressal System for Investors(01.04.2024)
In its continuous pursuit of protection of interests of investors in the securities market, SEBI has launched the new version of the SEBI Complaint Re.....
Tags : New technology, Complaint Redressal System, Investors
Amendment to anti-dumping duty on imports of PVC Flex Films(18.08.2015)
The Central government extended the imposition of anti-dumping duty on imports of PVC Flex Films, originating in or exported from China, till 29 July,.....
Tags : Anti-dumping, pvc film, china
Anti-dumping duty imposed on imports of caustic soda from China and Korea(18.08.2015)
The Central government imposed an anti-dumping duty on imports of Caustic Soda originating in or exported from China and the Korea. The duty is effect.....
Tags : Anti-dumping, caustic soda, china, korea
Central Government hereby rescinds the notification No. 89/2009-Customs, dated the 31st August, 2009(18.08.2015)
The Central government rescinded its notification dated 31.08.2009 which imposed anti-dumping duty on imports of 'Flexible Slabstock Polyol', origina.....
Tags : Anti-dumping, rescind, china, korea, taipei, brazil
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.....
Tags : chairperson, company law appellate tribunal, benefits
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.....
Tags : President, company law tribunal, benefits
Road Ministry releases Advisory on licensing and operating ‘app-based’ taxi services(19.10.2015)
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways released an Advisory for operation of ‘app-based’ taxi services. It provides licensing of ‘on-demand trans.....
Tags : Taxi, app, ministry, advisory, temporary
Report on measures for improved monitoring of CSR released(01.01.1900)
A High Level Panel constituted by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs has released a report suggesting measures for monitoring the progress of implement.....
Tags : Company, corporate social responsibility, report, high level
Report on measures for improved monitoring of CSR released(19.10.2015)
A High Level Panel constituted by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs has released a report suggesting measures for monitoring the progress of implement.....
Tags : Company, corporate social responsibility, report, high level
Comprehensive Master Directions on Know Your Customer(25.02.2016)
The Reserve Bank of India issued Master Direction called the ‘Memorandum of Understanding .....
Tags : Competition, cooperation, Canada
Circular on Mutual Funds(25.02.2016)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India released a circular on the treatment of unclaimed redemption and divided amounts. Some of the changes inclu.....
Tags : Mutual funds, unclaimed redemption, dividend amounts
Service in relation to IT Software exempt from service tax(01.03.2016)
The Ministry of Finance exempted services in relation to Information Technology Software leviable to service tax under Section 66B read with section 6.....
Tags : service tax, information technology, record, exempt
Customs (Import of Goods at Concessional Rate of Duty for Manufacture of Excisable Goods) Rules, 2016(01.03.2016)
The Central Board of Excise and Customs notified the Customs (Import of Goods at Concessional Rate of Duty for Manufacture of Excisable Goods) Rules, .....
Tags : import, concessional rate, manufacture, excisable goods
Report of the Companies Law Committee(01.02.2016)
The Companies Law Committee has released its Report on .....
Tags : companies act, report, 2016
One Rank One Pension implementation tables issued(03.02.2016)
The Central Government has issued detailed instructions and ‘One Rank One Pension’ Tables. The annual recurring financial implication on account of im.....
Tags : Orop, implementation table, arrears
Settlement of Export/ Import transactions in currencies without direct exchange rate(04.02.2016)
The Reserve Bank of India has permitted AD Category-I banks to settle import and export transactions where invoicing is in a freely convertible curren.....
Tags : Export, import, transaction, direct exchange rate
Timeframe for implementation of Ind AS for scheduled commercial banks(11.02.2016)
The Reserve Bank of India notified scheduled commercial banks are required to comply with Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) for accounting periods .....
Tags : Indian accounting standards, commercial banks, implementation
NULM becomes bigger in scope – and name(07.04.2016)
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation enhanced the scope of the National Urban Livelihoods Mission, and renamed it the ‘Deendayal Anty.....
Tags : Nulm, employment, nrega, livelihood centre
Applicability of Concentration of Credit/ Investment Norms(07.04.2016)
The Reserve Bank of India exempted systemically important Non-Banking Financial Companies from the concentration of credit, investment norms. The exem.....
Tags : Systemically important, Nbfc, investment
Overseas Direct Investment – Annual Performance Report(13.04.2016)
The Reserve Bank of India has moved to combat a trend of Indians investing directly in overseas ventures failing to submit the Annual Performance Repo.....
Tags : Overseas investment, annual report, compliance
RBI to make FEMA compounding orders public(26.05.2016)
The Reserve Bank of India will provide information on compounding orders passed after 1 June 2016.
The step, seen as a further shaming tac.....
Tags : fema, compounding, rbi, order
Restriction on redemption of Mutual Funds(31.05.2016)
In efforts to quell disparity in imposition of restrictions on redemption of mutual funds, the Securities and Exchange Board of India clarified that r.....
Tags : mutual fund, redemption, restriction, sebi
National Company Law Tribunal effective 1 June 2016(01.06.2016)
The Central Government constituted the National Company Law Tribunal and Appellate Tribunal for hearing matters arising under the Companies Act and th.....
Tags : companies act, bankruptcy code, company law tribunal
Fee waiver for e-filed forms extended(16.05.2016)
The one time waiver of additional fees applicable to all e-forms due for filing by companies between 25 March 2016 and 31 May 2016 has been extended a.....
Tags : companies, e-filing, fee waiver
Foreign investment limits in Credit Information Companies revised(19.05.2016)
Foreign Direct Investment caps in Credit Information Companies have been raised significantly, including up to 100 per cent foreign ownership.
Tags : Credit information company, foreign investment
UBS AG no longer a banking company(19.05.2016)
The Reserve Bank of India notified USB AG, the Swiss multinational financial services firm, to have ceased being a ‘banking company’ under the Banking.....
Tags : Ubs, swiss, banking company, banking act
Special Court provisions in Companies Act now in force(18.05.2016)
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs notified 18 May 2016 as the date on which Sections 2(29)(iv), 435 to 438 and 440 of the Companies Act 2013 came into.....
Tags : Special court, companies act, 2016
Extension of implementation date of Circular on 'Review of Margin Framework for Cash and Derivatives segments (except for Commodity Derivatives Segment)'(27.04.2020)
1. SEBI, vide Circular no. SEBI/HO/MRD2/DCAP/CIR/P/2020/27 dated February 24, 2020, reviewed the margin framework for cash and derivatives segments (e.....
Tags : Extension, Implementation date, margin framework
RBI Working Paper No. 07/2020: Impact of Leverage on Firms' Investment: Decoding the Indian Experience(01.07.2020)
The Reserve Bank of India today placed on its website a Working Paper titled "Impact of Leverage on Firms' Investment: Decoding the Indian Experience".....
Tags : Impact, Leverage, Firms' Investment
Collection of stamp duty on issue, transfer and sale of units of AIFs(30.06.2020)
1. Government vide Gazette notification S.O. 116(E) dated January 08, 2020 has notified the "Registrars to an Issue and/or Share Transfer Agents" (RTA.....
Tags : Collection, Stamp duty, Sale, AIFs
Shifting of Capital Goods imported under the EPCG Scheme(29.08.2018)
In exercise of the powers conferred under Paragraph 1.03 of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2015-20, the Director General of Foreign Trade in public in.....
Tags : Capital Goods, Import, EPCG Scheme
MHA clarifies Misplaced Apprehensions of Industry Associations regarding Legal liability on Company CEOs, if employees found COVID-19 positive(23.04.2020)
No Separate/Fresh Permissions required from Authorities for Industries already permitted to operate prior to 15.04.2020, in areas falling outside Cont.....
Tags : Clarification, Apprehensions, Legal liability, Company CEOs
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India launches Complaint Management System portal and app(09.01.2020)
As per TRAI Act, 1997, consumer protection is an important mandate of TRAI. TRAI has taken several initiatives, over the years to protect the interest.....
Tags : Portal, Launch, Consumer Complaints
Query regarding import policy of Iron & Steel(08.01.2020)
DGFT vide Notification No. 17/2015-2020 dated 05.09.2019 amended the import policy of Iron & Steel by revising it from 'Free' to 'Free' subject to com.....
Tags : Query, Import policy, Amendment
RBI releases proposed changes in regulations applicable to Housing Finance Companies for public comments(17.06.2020)
Post transfer of regulation of HFCs from National Housing Bank (NHB) to Reserve Bank with effect from 9th August , 2019, a Press Release dated August .....
Tags : Changes, Regulations, Housing Finance Companies for
Government Schemes for MSMEs and NBFCs creating significant impact - Sanctions under Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) cross Rs. 79,000 crore(23.06.2020)
The interventions by Government for MSMEs, have been gaining rapid traction. Under the Emergency Credit Line backed by a Government guarantee, Banks f.....
Tags : Government Schemes, MSMEs, NBFCs, Significant impact
GSTR-9 and GSTR-9C more simplified and last dates of submission extended(14.11.2019)
The Government has decided today to extend the due dates of filing of Form GSTR-9 (Annual Return) and Form GSTR-9C (Reconciliation Statement) for Fina.....
Tags : GSTR-9, GSTR-9C, Simplification
Amendment in import policy of Iron and Steel and incorporation of policy condition in Chapter 72, 73 and 86 of ITC (HS), 2017, Schedule-I (Import Policy)(13.11.2019)
In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 of FT (D&R) Act, 1992, read with paragraph 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020, as amend.....
Tags : Amendment, Import policy, Incorporation, Condition
Extension of the ceiling prices as applicable to the orthopedic Knee Implants for Knee Replacement System(15.09.2020)
1. In continuation to the Notifications issued by National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority, Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and .....
Tags : Extension, Ceiling prices, Knee Implants
RBI imposes monetary penalty on Nashik Zilla Girna Sahakari Bank Ltd., Nashik(24.09.2020)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated September 23, 2020 a monetary penalty of Rs.2,000 on Nashik Jillha Girna Sahakari Bank .....
Tags : Monetary penalty, Imposition
Cabinet approves MoU between India and Armenia on joint issue of postage stamp(06.12.2018)
The Union Cabinet was apprised of a Memorandum of Understanding signed between India and Armenia on joint issue of postage stamp. The MoU was signed i.....
Tags : MOU, Approval, Postage stamp
DoPT relaxes LTC facility for the government employees to travel by Air to visit J&K, Ladakh, North Eastern Region and Andaman and Nicobar Islands(08.10.2020)
DoPT (Department of Personnel & Training) has issued orders relaxing the Leave Travel Concession (LTC) facility for the government employees to travel.....
Tags : LTC, Relaxation, government employees
Reserve Bank of India imposes monetary penalty on Central Bank of India(10.11.2020)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated November 10, 2020, imposed a monetary penalty of Rs. 50 lakh (Rupees Fifty lakh only) on Central Ba.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Central Bank
Reserve Bank of India imposes monetary penalty on Muthoot Finance Limited(19.11.2020)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated November 19, 2020, a monetary penalty of Rs.10.00 lakh (Rupees Ten lakh only) on Muthoo.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Muthoot Finance
Reserve Bank of India imposes monetary penalty on Manappuram Finance Limited(19.11.2020)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated November 19, 2020, a monetary penalty of Rs. 5.00 lakh (Rupees Five lakh only) on Manap.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Manappuram Finance
Prohibitions on Imports/Exports to North Korea(KP)(18.11.2020)
1.The undersigned is directed to refer to the United Nations Security Council's (UNSC) Resolution relating to the above subject, the latest being 2397.....
Tags : Imports, North Korea
One-time relaxation with respect to validity of SEBI Observations(21.04.2020)
1. In view of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, based on representations from various industry bodies, SEBI has decided to grant the following one .....
Tags : One-time relaxation, Grant, Impact, COVID-19 pandemic
Imposition of anti-dumping duty(06.08.2015)
The government imposed an anti-dumping duty on the import of vitamin c from China for a period of five years.
Tags : anti-dumping, duty, china, vitamin
Cabinet approves agreement on simplification of visa requirements for travel of certain categories of citizens between India and South Africa(19.02.2019)
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the signing of Agreement between India and South Africa on simplific.....
Tags : Agreement, Approval, Simplification, Visa requirements
Termination of anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of Isononanol (INA, 2-Propylheptyl Alcohol (2-PH) and 2-Ethyl Hexanol (2-EH)(11.11.2020)
Having regard to the Customs Tariff Act 1975 as amended from time to time (hereinafter also referred to as the "Act") and the Customs Tariff (Identifi.....
Tags : Termination, Anti-dumping, Investigation
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
Reserve Bank of India imposes monetary penalty on Standard Chartered Bank - India(21.01.2021)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated January 21, 2021, imposed a monetary penalty of Rs. 2 Crore (Rupees Two Crore only) on Standard.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Bank
Amendment in import policy of Coal and incorporation of policy condition No 7 in Chapter 27 of ITC (HS), 2017, Schedule-I (Import Policy)(28.01.2021)
1. In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 & 9 of FT (D&R) Act, 1992, read with paragraph 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020, a.....
Tags : Amendment, Import policy, Coal
Imports of Maize (feed grade) under the TRQ Scheme for 2018-19(03.04.2019)
Government has received many representations from Poultry sector, highlighting an un-precedent shortage of feed grade maize (for poultry industry) mai.....
Tags : Imports, Maize, TRQ Scheme
Import duty on copper scrap reduced from 5% to 2.5%, announced in Union Budget 2021-22(03.02.2021)
Reduction of import duty on copper scrap from 5% to 2.5% announced in Union Budget 2021-22 to boost recycling of copper in the country. This will have.....
Tags : Import duty, Copper scrap, Union Budget
Implementation of PGA e-SANCHIT-Paperless Processing under SWIFT-Uploading of Licenses/Permits/Certificates/Other Authorizations (LPCOs) by PGAs(15.01.2020)
1. 'E-SANCHIT' application is successfully in operation since 01.04.2018. The objective of the application is to further reduce physical interface bet.....
Tags : 'E-SANCHIT', Implementation, Paperless Processing
Commerce Minister Holds Meeting With E-Commerce And Tech Companies(18.06.2019)
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry & Railways, Piyush Goyal, held an extensive consultation with tech industry and e-Commerce companies in New De.....
Tags : Meeting, E-Commerce, Tech Companies
Rollout of legal entity template(10.03.2021)
1. SEBI vide circular no. CIR/MIRSD/66/2016 dated July 21, 2016 on Operationalization of Central KYC Records Registry (CKYCR) directed the Registered .....
Tags : Rollout, Legal entity, Template
Exemption of 20% ethanol blended petrol that is a blend(01.02.2021)
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 5A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), read with section 112 of the Finance.....
Tags : Exemption, Ethanol Blended Petrol
Incentivising bank credit to specific sectors - Exemption from CRR maintenance(10.02.2020)
It has been announced in paragraph 3 of the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies of February 6, 2020, that the Reserve Bank is actively .....
Tags : Bank credit, Exemption, CRR Maintenance
Cabinet approves Exemption from applicability of DPE Guidelines to India Ports Global Limited(26.02.2020)
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has approved the exemption of the India Ports Global Ltd. (IPGL) from the DPE Gui.....
Tags : Exemption, Applicability, DPE Guidelines
Anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of "Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride Resin-whether or not further processed into compound", originating in or exported from China PR and Korea RP(25.02.2020)
Attention is invited to the Final Finding Notification No. 6/3/2019-DGTR dated 19.02.2020 issued by the Designated Authority in respect of the subject.....
Tags : Anti-dumping, Investigation, Imports
Amendment in notification number 3/2018- Customs (ADD), dated the 23rd January, 2018(28.01.2021)
Whereas, the designated authority vide initiation notification number 7/22/2020-DGTR, dated the 5th August, 2020, published in the Gazette of India, E.....
Tags : Anti-dumping Duty, Amendment, Notification
Imposition on subject goods falling under tariff items 8541 40 11 or 8541 40 12 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, when imported into India, a safeguard duty at the specified rate(29.07.2020)
Whereas, the designated authority, vide notification No. 22/1/2020-DGTR, dated the 3rd March 2020, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, P.....
Tags : Imposition, Tariff, Import
Import of additional quota of Urad (2.5 Lakh MT) for the fiscal year 2019-2020(03.03.2020)
1.Reference is invited to Trade Notice No. 43/2019-20 dated 19.12.2019 laying down the modalities for import of additional 2.5 Lakh MT of Urad for the.....
Tags : Import, Additional quota, Urad
Amendment in Notification No. 07/2015-Customs (ADD), dated the 13th March, 2015(12.03.2020)
Whereas, the designated authority, vide notification No. 7/10/2019-DGTR dated the 17th July, 2019, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, P.....
Tags : Amendment, Notification, Anti-dumping duty
Interest Subvention Scheme for MSMEs - Co-operative banks(07.10.2020)
1. Government of India, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) had announced the 'Interest Subvention Scheme for MSMEs 2018' on Novem.....
Tags : Scheme, MSMEs, Implementation
Relaxation from compliance with provisions of SEBI’s ILDS Regulation, NCRPS Regulations and Circulars related to Listing of Commercial Papers(15.07.2020)
1. ILDS Regulations, NCRPS Regulations and circulars related to Listing of Commercial Papers (CPs) require an Issuer to inter-alia submit its latest a.....
Tags : Relaxation, Compliance, SEBI provisions
Testing of imported food products at FSSAI notified laboratories(10.03.2021)
1. Attention is invited to Instruction No. 01/2020 dated 12.02.2020 on the above-mentioned subject. Vide this Instruction, it was stated that vide not.....
Tags : Testing, Imported food products, FSSAI
Impact of slowdown in economy on employment(10.03.2021)
The Employment generation coupled with improving employability is the priority of the Government. Government has taken various steps for generating em.....
Tags : Impact, Slowdown, Employment
Evidence-based Impact of National Deworming Day in India(20.10.2020)
Soil-Transmitted Helminthiases (STH), also known as parasitic intestinal worm infection, is a significant public health concern mostly in low resource.....
Tags : Evidence, Impact, De-worming
Income-tax Exemption for payment of deemed LTC fare for non-Central Government employees(29.10.2020)
In view of the COVID-19 pandemic and resultant nationwide lockdown as well as disruption of transport and hospitality sector, as also the need for obs.....
Tags : Exemption, Payment, LTC fare
Amendment in notification number 16/2020 Customs (ADD), dated the 23rd June, 2020(01.02.2021)
Whereas, in the matter of import of "Flat rolled product of steel, plated or coated with alloy of Aluminium and Zinc' (hereinafter referred to as the .....
Tags : Amendment, Import
Green tax to be imposed on older vehicles soon, to clean up the environment by phasing out unfit and polluting vehicles(25.01.2021)
The Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Sh. Nitin Gadkari has approved a proposal to levy a "Green Tax" on old vehicles which are polluting.....
Tags : Green tax, Imposition, Older vehicles
Review of Guidelines for Core Investment Companies(13.08.2020)
1. Please refer to the report of the Working Group (WG) to Review the Regulatory and Supervisory Framework for Core Investment Companies (CICs), const.....
Tags : Review, Guidelines, Investment Companies
Amendment in notification No. 39/2015-Customs (ADD) dated 12th August, 2015(11.08.2020)
Whereas, the designated authority vide notification No. 7/26/2019-DGTR dated 23rd December, 2019, published in Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I.....
Tags : Amendment, Notification, Anti-dumping duty
Indian Railways to extend all support to the developers for installing solar power plants on Railway's vacant un-encroached land(27.08.2020)
In order to achieve its objective of becoming 100% self sustainable for all it's power needs and also to contribute to national solar power goals, Ind.....
Tags : Energy consumption, Solar power, Installation
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
Temporary relaxation in processing of documents pertaining to FPIs due to COVID-19(31.08.2020)
1. SEBI vide Circular No. SEBI/HO/FPI&C/CIR/P/2020/056 dated March 30, 2020 had prescribed temporary relaxation in processing of documents pertaining .....
Tags : Temporary relaxation, Processing, Documents, FPIs
Implementation of SEBI circular on 'Margin obligations to be given by way of Pledge/Re-pledge in the Depository System'(29.07.2020)
1. SEBI, vide circular no. SEBI/HO/MIRSD/DOP/CIR/P/2020/28 dated February 25, 2020, specified mechanism with regard to Margin obligations to be given .....
Tags : Implementation, Margin obligations, Depository System
Cabinet approves scheme for promotion of manufacturing of electronic components and semiconductors(21.03.2020)
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has approved to offer financial incentive of 25% of capital expenditure for the ma.....
Tags : Scheme, Promotion, Manufacturing, Electronic Components
Reserve Bank of India imposes monetary penalty on Saraswat Co-operative Bank Ltd.(28.05.2020)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated February 20, 2020, a monetary penalty of Rs.30 lakh (Rupees Thirty lakh only) on Sarasw.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Non-compliance
ADB, India sign $177 million loan for state road improvements in Maharashtra(28.05.2020)
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India today signed a $177 million loan to upgrade 450 kilometers (km) of state highways and maj.....
Tags : Loan, road improvements, Signing of
Implementation of Circular on 'Margin obligations to be given by way of Pledge / Re-pledge in the Depository System' - Extension(27.05.2020)
1. SEBI, vide circular no. SEBI/HO/MIRSD/DOP/CIR/P/2020/28 dated February 25, 2020, specified guidelines with regard to Margin obligations to be given.....
Tags : Implementation, Circular, Depository System
Relaxation in compliance with requirements pertaining to AIFs and VCFs(04.06.2020)
1. In light of market events due to CoVID-19 pandemic, SEBI, vide Circular No. SEBI/HO/IMD/DF1/CIR/P/2020/58, dated March 30, 2020, extended the due d.....
Tags : Relaxation, Compliance, AIFs and VCFs
Amendment in Notification No.28/2015-Customs (ADD), dated the 5th June, 2015(03.06.2020)
1.Whereas, the designated authority vide initiation notification No. 7/16/2019-DGTR dated the 3rd October, 2019, published in the Gazette of India, Ex.....
Tags : Amendment, Notification, Imports
Project Imports (Amendment) Regulations, 2021(01.02.2021)
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 157 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs hereby makes.....
Tags : Projects, Imports
Companies (Incorporation) Second Amendment Rules, 2021(01.02.2021)
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 469 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013), the Central Government hereby .....
Tags : Companies, Incorporation
Import and export of vaccines in relation to COVID-19 through Courier(30.12.2020)
1. The COVID-19 pandemic has posed unprecedented challenges to Customs and other administrations the world over. Right from the onset of the pandemic,.....
Tags : Import, Export, Vaccines, COVID-19
Air Quality Commission calls for strict implementation of RFID system at 13 toll plazas of Delhi(29.12.2020)
Commercial vehicles without RFID tags or inadequate balance in the tags will not be allowed entry from 01st January.
Move to help reduce veh.....
Tags : Strict implementation, RFID system, Vehicular pollution
Reserve Bank of India imposes monetary penalty on Bajaj Finance Limited(05.01.2021)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs. 2.50 crore (Rupees Two crore Fifty lakh only) on Bajaj Finance Limited, Pune (th.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Bajaj Finance
Producer Companies Rules, 2021(11.02.2021)
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (4) of section 378H and sub-section (1) of section 378ZL read with sub-sections (1) and (2) of sect.....
Tags : Producer Companies, Investment, Rules
Clarifications on Tax Compliance for Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets(03.09.2015)
The Central Board of Direct Taxes released clarifications on various provisions of the Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposit.....
Tags : Black money, clarifications, residency, foreign employment
Reserve Bank of India Outlines action plan to implement the Banking Regulation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2017(22.05.2017)
In a Release today, the Reserve Bank of India outlined the steps taken and those on the anvil post the promulgation of the Banking Regulation (Amendme.....
Tags : Amendment, Action plan, Implementation
Implementation of the track and trace system for export of Pharmaceuticals and drug consignments(30.03.2021)
In exercise of the powers conferred under Paragraph 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy. 2015-20, as amended from time to time, the Director General of F.....
Tags : Implementation, Trace system, Export, Pharmaceuticals
RBI imposes monetary penalty on Punjab National Bank(07.06.2021)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated June 07, 2021, a monetary penalty of Rs.2 crore (Rupees Two Crore only) on Punjab Natio.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, PNB
Productivity Linked Bonus for Railway Employees(07.10.2015)
The Cabinet approved Production Linked Bonus (PLB) for Railway Employees. As in previous years, 78 days’ wages will be paid considering the good finan.....
Tags : Railway, production, bonus, employees
Oral hearing in New Shipper Review investigation with regard to anti-dumping duty concerning imports of "Saturated Fatty Alcohols" originated/exported from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand & Saudi Arabia(06.05.2019)
With reference to the subject stated above, I am directed to inform you that in accordance with rule 6(6) of the Customs Tariff (Identification. Asses.....
Tags : Oral hearing, Investigation, Anti-dumping duties
SEBI cautions investors against impersonation(12.04.2021)
It has come to the notice of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) that unscrupulous elements are cheating investors / public using the na.....
Tags : Cautions, Investors, Impersonation
Income Tax Simplification Committee reveals recommendations(25.01.2016)
The Income Tax Simplification Committee, headed by former Justice R.V. Easwar, has released its first.....Tags : Income tax, simplification, recommendations
Central Registration Centre established under Companies Act, 2013(22.01.2016)
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has established a Central Registration Centre to process and decide applications for reservation of names under the .....
Tags : Central registration, company, name, reservation
Companies (Incorporation) Amendment Rules, 2016(22.01.2016)
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has notified Companies (Incorporation) Am.....Tags : Company, incorporation, reservation of name
SOP for listed subsidiary company desirous of getting delisted through Scheme of Arrangement wherein the listed parent holding company and listed subsidiary are in same line of business(06.07.2021)
1. SEBI, vide notification dated June 10, 2021, has notified the amendments made to the SEBI (Delisting of Equity Shares) Regulations, 2021 wherein, i.....
Tags : SOP, Subsidiary Company, Delisting
Shipbuilding Financial Assistance Policy: Shipping Ministry launches revamped software and updated guidelines to facilitate implementation(01.11.2017)
To promote Government of India's ambitious 'Make in India' programme and to encourage domestic shipbuilding by providing a level playing field vis-a-v.....
Tags : Software, Launch, Policy, Implementation
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the Republic of Malawi for import of toor(24.06.2021)
1. In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy (2015-2020) and in accordance with the Memorandum of Unde.....
Tags : MoU, Import, Toor
Exemption for India's food stock holding from WTO subsidy rules(17.07.2019)
The decision taken by the General Council of the World Trade Organization (WTO), in November 2014, makes it clear that the mechanism, under which WTO .....
Tags : Exemption, Food stock, WTO subsidy rules
RBI imposes monetary penalty on Axis Bank Limited(28.07.2021)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated July 28, 2021, a monetary penalty of Rs. 5.00 crore (Rupees Five crore only) on Axis Ba.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Axis Bank
Rescindment of notification number 43/2016-Customs (ADD) dated the 8th August, 2016(12.08.2021)
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (5) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act. 1975 (51 of 1975), the Central Government rev.....
Tags : Anti-dumping duty, Rescindment, Notification
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.....
Tags : Amendment, Import policy, Integrated Circuits
Exemption from the provisions of sections 387 to 392 Companies Act, 2013 to the specified companies(05.08.2021)
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 393A of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013), the Central Government hereby exempts, from the provision.....
Tags : Exemption, Provisions, Specified companies
RBI imposes monetary penalty on Hewlett-Packard Financial Services (India) Private Ltd(03.08.2021)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated August 03, 2021, imposed a monetary penalty of Rs. 6 lakh (Rupees Six Lakh only) on Hewlett-Pac.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Non-compliance
RBI imposes monetary penalty on Rajdhani Nagar Sahkari Bank Limited, Lucknow(18.04.2024)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated March 30, 2024, a monetary penalty of ₹5.00 lakh (Rupees Five lakh only) on Rajdhani Na.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Non-compliance
Imposition of port restrictions on supply of Prohibited/Restricted essential commodities to the Republic of Maldives during 2024-2025(15.04.2024)
In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 3 read with Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (No.22 of 1992), as ame.....
Tags : Imposition, Port restrictions, Prohibited essential commodities
Procedure for allocation of import authorization of Power tillers(15.07.2020)
In exercise of powers conferred under Paragraph 1.03 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020 read with Paragraph 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015.....
Tags : Procedure, Allocation, Import authorization
Notification regarding new technology to strengthen SEBI Complaint Redressal System for Investors(01.04.2024)
In its continuous pursuit of protection of interests of investors in the securities market, SEBI has launched the new version of the SEBI Complaint Re.....
Tags : New technology, Complaint Redressal System, Investors
Initiation of anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of "Pretilachlor in any of its form & its intermediate -2, 6-Diethyl-n-(2-propoxy ethyl) Aniline" originating in or exported from China PR(23.04.2024)
No. 6/31/2023-DGTR.--Having regard to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, as amended from time to time and the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment an.....
Tags : Anti-dumping, Investigation, Imports
RBI imposes monetary penalty on The Central Co-operative Bank Limited, Bikaner, Rajasthan(29.04.2024)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated April 16, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2.00 lakh (Rupees Two lakh only) on The Central .....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Non-compliance
Reserve Bank of India imposes monetary penalty on ICICI Bank Ltd.(15.12.2021)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated December 13, 2021, a monetary penalty of Rs. 30 Lakh (Rupees Thirty Lakh only) on ICICI.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Non-compliance
Non-compliance with certain provisions of SEBI (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2018(23.11.2021)
1. SEBI issued a Circular bearing reference number SEBI/HO/CFD/DIL2/CIR/P/2019/94 dated August 19, 2019, specifying the fines to be imposed by the Sto.....
Tags : Non-compliance, Certain provisions, SEBI
Reserve Bank of India imposes monetary penalty on United India Co-operative Bank Limited, Uttar Pradesh(14.03.2022)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated March 09, 2022, a monetary penalty of Rs. 1.00 lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) on the Unite.....
Tags : Contravention, Penalty, Imposition
Final findings-sunset review investigation concerning imports of wire rod of alloy or non-alloy steel(07.02.2022)
1. The undersigned is directed to refer to final findings on the above subject issued vide notification F. No. 7/17/2021-DGTR, dated the 28th October,.....
Tags : Final findings, Sunset review, Imports
Simplification of procedure and standardization of formats of documents for issuance of duplicate securities certificates(25.05.2022)
1. SEBI has reviewed the process followed by the Registrars to an Issue and Share Transfer Agents ("RTAs") and the Issuer companies for issuance of du.....
Tags : Simplification, Procedure, Duplicate securities certificates
Guidelines on import of gold by Qualified Jewellers as notified by International Financial Services Centers Authority (IFSCA)(25.05.2022)
1. Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) formulate and implement the Foreign Trade Policy and Procedures in terms of Foreign Trade (Development .....
Tags : Guidelines, Import, IFSCA
Premature redemption of a part of outstanding stock of Non-interest bearing Government of India IDBI Special Security, 2024(31.03.2022)
Government of India, hereby notifies further premature redemption on Non-interest bearing Government of India IDBI Special Security, 2024 (hereinafter.....
Tags : Premature redemption, Outstanding stock, Special Security
Syncing of ITC (IIS), 2022- Schcdule-1 (Import Policy) with the Finance Act, 2022 (No. 6 of 2022) dated 30.03.2022(07.07.2022)
1.In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 read with Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 (as amended from time t.....
Tags : Syncing, Import Policy, Finance Act
Toy imports down by 70% and exports up 61% over last three years as Make in India yields positive results for the sector(05.07.2022)
Government interventions in the Toy Sector after Prime Minister's call have helped the industry: Shri Anil Agrawal, Additional Secretary, DPIIT
Tags : Toy imports, Make in India, Positive results
Central Government revokes the anti-dumping duty imposed on "Hydrogen Peroxide"(07.06.2022)
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (5) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), the Central Government rev.....
Tags : Anti-dumping duty, Revocation, Hydrogen Peroxide
Implementation of MoUs between Government of Republic of India and Myanmar, Malawi and Mozambique(18.07.2022)
In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy (2015-2020) and in continuation of-
(i) Public Noti.....
Tags : Implementation, MoUs
RBI imposes monetary penalty on The Moirang Primary Co-operative Bank Ltd., Moirang (Manipur)(28.07.2022)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated July 28, 2022, a monetary penalty of Rs. 1.00 lakh (Rupees One lakh only) on The Moiran.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Non-compliance
Nidhi (Amendment) Rules, 2022(19.04.2022)
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 406 read with sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 469 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18.....
Tags : Amendment, Nidhi Companies
RBI imposes monetary penalty on National Central Cooperative Bank Ltd., Bettiah, Bihar(11.07.2022)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated July 08, 2022, a monetary penalty of ₹ 2.00 lakh (Rupees Two lakh only) on The National.....
Tags : Non compliance, Penalty, Imposition
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.....
Tags : Powers, Competition Commission, Input tax credits
Improvements in SWIFT: Integration of ICEGATE with AQCS-ICS (Animal Quarantine and Certification Services-Import Clearance System) effective 01.12.2022(28.11.2022)
1. Kind reference is invited to Board's Circulars 09/2015-Cus dated 31.03.2015, 03/2016-Cus dated 03.02.2016 and 10/2016-Cus dated 15.03.2016, regardi.....
Tags : Improvements, SWIFT, ICEGATE
RBI discusses the challenges to statistical compilation and modelling during uncertain times at the 16th Statistics Day Conference(29.06.2022)
Today, the Reserve Bank organised its 16th annual conference on 'Statistics Day' designated by the Government of India on June 29 to commemorate the b.....
Tags : Statistical compilation, Modelling, Conference
Premature redemption under Sovereign Gold Bond (SGB) Scheme(10.11.2022)
1. In terms of GOI Notification F. No. 4(25) - W&M/2017 dated October 06, 2017 (SGB 2017-18 Series VII - Issue date November 13, 2017) on Sovereign Go.....
Tags : Premature Redemption, Scheme, Price
Registration of Importers as per provision of Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, as amended(17.04.2023)
1.Kind attention is invited to letter No. CP-20/94/2021-UPC-II-HO-CPCB-HO dated 24.03.2023 received from Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on the.....
Tags : Registration, Importers, Provision
SOP for implementation of provision of extension of time limit to apply for revocation of cancellation of registration under Section 30 of CGST Act, 2017 and Rule 23 of CGST Rules, 2017(18.05.2021)
As you are aware vide Finance Act, 2020, section 30 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (hereinafter referred to as "CGST Act") was amende.....
Tags : SOP, Implementation, Provision
DGFT import-exporter code services affected due to non-availability of PAN validation services from 01.06.2021 to 06.06.2021(26.05.2021)
In reference to the Press release by Central Board of Direct Taxes on "Launch of new e-filing Portal of the Income Tax Department - Non-availability o.....
Tags : DGFT, Importer, Exporter
Redemption Price for premature redemption due on May 12, 2023(08.05.2023)
1. In terms of GOI Notification F. No. 4(8) - W&M/2017 dated April 20, 2017 (SGB 2017-18, Series I - Issue date May 12, 2017) on Sovereign Gold Bond S.....
Tags : Redemption Price, Premature redemption, Gold Bond Scheme
Implementation of Yellow Peas Import Monitoring System(13.12.2023)
In exercise of powers conferred under Paragraph 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2023, as amended from time to time, and in reference t.....
Tags : Implementation, Yellow Peas, Import
Notice to Calcined Petroleum Coke (CPC) Manufacturers regarding import of Raw Pet Coke(16.11.2023)
1. Reference is drawn to the Hon'ble Supreme Court order dated 10.10.2023 in Writ Petition(Civil) No. 13029 of 1985 in the matter of "M.C. Mehta Vs. U.....
Tags : Notice, CPC, Import
MHP Exemption for Transfer of Receivables(28.12.2023)
1. This is with reference to clause 39, of the Master Direction - Reserve Bank of India (Transfer of Loan Exposures) Directions, 2021 ("MD-TLE"), rega.....
Tags : MHP Exemption, Receivables
Explanation regarding circular under section 119 of the Income-tax Act, 1961(06.03.2024)
1. Income of any fund or institution or trust or any university or other educational institution or any hospital or other medical institution referred.....
Tags : Income, Exemption, Conditions
Termination of anti-dumping original investigation concerning imports of "Soda Ash" from United Arab Emirates and Russia(18.01.2022)
TERMINATION
As per the Custom Tariff Act,1975 as amended from time to time (hereinafter also referred as the "Act") and the Custom Tariff (Id.....
Tags : Termination, Anti-dumping, Import
RBI imposes monetary penalty on Bandhan Bank Ltd.(13.03.2024)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated March 04, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹29.55 lakh (Rupees Twenty Nine Lakh Fifty-five T.....
Tags : Non-compliance, Penalty, Imposition