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Statute

Cabinet approves Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill 2016(20.07.2016)

The Union Cabinet approved the introduction of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill 2016 in Parliament.

The Bill envisages .....

Tags : transgender, protection, discrimination, accountability

LS passes common medical and dental entrance examination Bills(19.07.2016)

The Lok Sabha passed the Dentists (Amendment) Bill 2016 .....

Tags : neet, dental, indian medical council

Blast from the Past

Warranting appeal from decision of a Single Judge(10.09.1952)

Whether a High Court can sit in appeal against an order passed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India by a Single Judge of the same court has .....

Tags : Single judge, appeal, maintainability, letters patent

Personal laws not disturbed by fundamental rights(24.07.1951)

What could the Bombay High Court have said that stung Finance Minister Arun Jaitley so, leading him to call it “one of the most adverse judgments”. Af.....

Tags : Personal laws, bigamy, fundamental rights, social custom

Blame your hair fall on the helmet(29.08.1988)

Given that India has some of the most unsafe roads in the world, it is indeed ironic that the struggle to coerce road users into adopting safety devic.....

Tags : helmet, two wheeler, fundamental right

International Cases

A person’s physical liberty is a fundamental right protecting physical security of an individual(06.12.2016)

Present case originated in an application against Russian Federation lodged with Court under Article 34 of Convention for the Protection of Human Righ.....

Tags : Psychiatric examination, Involuntary, Validity

Secretary of State can deprive a person of citizenship, if satisfied that grant was obtained by means of fraud, false representation or concealment of a material fact(21.12.2017)

Appellant obtained British citizenship using a false name, a false date of birth, a false nationality and a false place of birth. When these frauds c.....

Tags : Citizenship, Grant, Misrepresentations

Relevant Court to make the application for a summons is Supreme Court of Western Australia in its General Division and not the Court of Appeal division(01.03.2018)

Present is an application by the Respondent for leave pursuant to Order 10 Rule 7 of the Rules of the Supreme Court 1971 (WA) (Rules) to serve a 'mean.....

Tags : Means Inquiry, Application, Maintainability

Third parties must be afforded the chance to make representations at the stage of making the confiscation order(01.07.2020)

On 22 September, 2015 Bernadette Hilton was convicted of three offences contrary to Section 105A of the Social Security Administration (Northern Irela.....

Tags : Confiscation stage, Third party, Representations

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

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

After passing of resolution for voluntary winding up, no action or other civil proceeding is to be proceeded with or commenced against the company except by leave of the Court(25.08.2022)

Present is an application made pursuant to Section 500(2) of the Corporations Act, 2001. The Plaintiff seeks to be granted leave nunc pro tunc to proc.....

Tags : Voluntary winding up, Proceeding, Leave of court

Clauses in which the annexures were mentioned had to be read not in isolation, but as part of the whole agreement(20.02.2023)

The issue in the appeal was whether an agreement concluded between the appellant, the first respondent and the second respondent was: (a) void for vag.....

Tags : Agreement, Clauses, Implementation

Dismissal of an application for a provisional order of liquidation is appealable(14.04.2023)

The appeal was directed against an order of the high court which dismissed the application by the Appellant for the provisional sequestration of the e.....

Tags : Provisional sequestration, Application, Maintainability

An interlocutory order is not appealable unless it disposes of any issue or any portion of the issue in the main action(22.12.2023)

This appeal is against an order of the KwaZulu-Natal Division of the High Court, which dismissed a point in limine to the effect that the first respon.....

Tags : Appeal, Locus standi, Maintainability

A custody order must not be made unless the alleged offence is punishable by imprisonment and the judge is satisfied that, such an order is appropriate(27.09.2017)

In facts of present case, The charges against Accused are that, he attempted to unlawfully kill his wife contrary to Section 283(1) of the Criminal Co.....

Tags : Trial, Mental fitness, Custody order

When a judge decides that, an accused is not mentally fit to stand trial, it is then necessary to consider whether accused may become fit within six months(08.08.2019)

In present matter, on 29 July, 2019, the accused appeared at a hearing to determine whether he was fit to be tried. Reports obtained by the Court conc.....

Tags : Mental illness, Trial, Adjournment

Judgments

Prominent Hotels Ltd. suit for injunction against eviction not maintainable(11.09.2015)

Setting aside the judgment of the trial court, the Delhi High Court pronounced Prominent Hotels’ suit for declaration and injunction against the NDMC .....

Tags : Hotel, eviction, lease, maintainability, suit

Court declines exclusive use of ‘Eagle’ in trade mark(23.09.2015)

In a case where Pantaloons was found to be riding on the goodwill of the Plaintiff in respect of its trade mark ‘American Eagle Outfitters’ and ‘Ameri.....

Tags : Pantaloons, eagle, trade mark, american

Provisions of Income Tax Act are not applicable, when situs of trademarks and intellectual property rights and owners thereof are not located in India(25.07.2016)

Situs of the owner of an intangible asset would be the closest approximation of the situs of an intangible asset

Petitioner (CUB Pty. Limited.....

Tags : Situs, Intangible assets, Levy

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

Children have right to promotion in minority institution up to elementary level(10.06.2016)

Applying the ‘best interest’ principle, Kerala High Court granted an elementary school student benefit of Section 16 of the Right of Children to Free .....

Tags : minority school, elementary, student, promotion, fundamental right

News

NGT Forms Expert-Level Committee to Study Ground Water Contamination in Punjab(02.11.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has formed an expert-level committee to study and analyse the ground water contamination in several districts of Punjab .....

Tags : National Green Tribunal , Punjab , Ground Water Contamination

SC Notices Centre over Plea Seeking Disqualification of Convicted Representatives(08.11.2016)

Supreme Court has issued a notice to Centre in a plea seeking disqualification of Elected Representatives by Election Commission of India upon convict.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Elected Representatives, disqualification, conviction

MP High Court Restores Admission of 37 MBBS Candidates in Private Colleges(10.11.2016)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has annulled admission cancellation order of 37 MBBS candidates who were given admission in private colleges exceeding intak.....

Tags : Madhya Pradesh High Court , MBBS, Private Colleges, intake capacity

NGT Defines Emergency Norms for Delhi & Four States over Air Pollution(11.11.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has defined the term “environmental emergency” and listed measures to be taken by Delhi and its neighbouring States when.....

Tags : National Green Tribunal, environmental emergency, Air Pollution

Allahabad HC Seeks Government Response over Ill-treatment to Mentally Unstable Patient at Dargah(11.11.2016)

Allahabad High Court directed State Government to reply on alleged ill-treatment given to mentally unstable patients at Hazrat Munawwar Ali Shah Babas.....

Tags : Allahabad High Court, Mentally Unstable Patient, Dargah

Bombay HC Puts on Hold Transfer of Employee Having Mentally Challenged Child(14.11.2016)

Bombay High Court has stayed transfer of an employee of Maharashtra Association for Cultivation of Science, an autonomous body under Union Government .....

Tags : Bombay High Court, Maharashtra Association for Cultivation of Science, Mentally Challenged Child

Gujarat High Court: Practicing Chartered Accountant Cannot Enroll As A Lawyer(06.09.2017)

Gujarat High Court has held that the profession as an Advocate or Lawyer is a full time, and one cannot be permitted if he is already working as a pro.....

Tags : Gujarat High Court, Chartered Accountant

Departmental Enquiry cannot be proceeded/continued after attaining superannuation age in absence of any provision Withholding of the gratuity can therefore be only if there be the provisions for withh(01.08.2016)

It is the case of the petitioner that he has rendered more than 32 years of service with unblemished record. His performance has been appreciated by R.....

Tags : Departmental enquiry, Validity, Superannuation age

Departmental Enquiry cannot be proceeded/continued after attaining superannuation age in absence of any provision(01.08.2016)

Withholding of the gratuity can therefore be only if there be the provisions for withholding it in the Act or if there being any service condition .....

Tags : Departmental enquiry, Validity, Superannuation age

Power of arrest is to be used with great circumspection and not casually(01.09.2016)

Present writ Petitions filed by two entities operating on-line platforms/web portals raise important questions involving powers of Directorate General.....

Tags : Arrest, Fundamental rights, Violation

Madras HC: Voluntary Retirement Application Shall be Deemed to Accepted if Not Decided in 3 Months(17.12.2015)

Madras High Court has ruled that voluntary retirement applications made by employees of universities, which had adopted Fundamental Rules applicable t.....

Tags : Madras High Court, voluntary retirement

SC: Finish Proceedings Against Employees Within 6 Months(18.12.2015)

SC while taking note of inordinate delay in completing departmental proceeding, has asked all organisations and companies,private or public to conclud.....

Tags : SC, departmental proceeding

Punjab and Haryana High Court Directs State to Make Public Waiting List of Qualified ETTs(07.12.2016)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed Punjab Government to put the waiting list of qualified Elementary Trained Teachers (ETTs) against vacant po.....

Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Elementary Trained Teachers, vacant posts

Delhi High Court: Backing Off Divorce Consent Equals to Mental Cruelty(12.12.2016)

Delhi High Court has while laying down an important ruling that withdrawal of consent by a spouse after mutually agreeing to divorce constitutes menta.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Divorce, Mental Curelty

National Green Tribunal: Stop Immediately All Protests, Assembly of People at Jantar Mantar(06.10.2017)

National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi Government to stop immediately all protests and assembly of people at the Jantar Mantar area in the hea.....

Tags : National Green Tribunal, Jantar Mantar

Can’t Deny Fundamental Right Of Holding Public Meetings: Madras HC(11.10.2017)

Madras High Court has held that Fundamental Right to hold public meetings cannot be denied merely on the apprehension of a law and order situation ari.....

Tags : Madras HC, Fundamental Right

Every Writer Has Fundamental Right to Speak: Supreme Court(16.10.2017)

Supreme Court has refused to ban the controversial book Samajika Smugglurlu Komatollu penned by prominent dalit writer and intellectual Kancha Ilaiah,.....

Tags : Supreme Court, fundamental right

Conducting press conference raising defamatory allegations against spouse amounts to mental cruelty(11.02.2015)

The Court held that the wife's actions of conducting a press conference raising defamatory allegations against her husband amounted to mental cruelty......

Tags : divorce, mental cruelty, press conference

Once option is given, same cannot be withdrawn, notwithstanding this clause, employees had a right to withdraw offer during validity period but not thereafter(29.08.2016)

Appellant Corporation obtained permission for winding up of appellant’s Corporation due to losses. Considering closure of Corporation, a Scheme called.....

Tags : Voluntary Retirement, Reinstatement, Validity

Madras High Court: Sons Are Duty-Bound to Look After Mother(20.11.2015)

Madras HC has ruled that as per 'dharma', sons are duty-bound to maintain the mother and directed a man settled in Canada and earning Rs. 3 lakh a mon.....

Tags : Madras HC , sons are duty-bound to maintain the mother

MP HC Notice on Plea for Probe into Domicile of Candidates Admitted to Medical, Dental Courses(24.08.2017)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has served notices on a petition seeking direction to trace and cancel admission of candidates who belonged to other states .....

Tags : Madhya Pradesh High Court, Medical, Dental Courses

Supreme Court Overrules M P Sharma & Kharak Singh(24.08.2017)

Supreme Court has overruled eight-judge bench judgment in M P Sharma case and six-judge bench judgment in Kharak Singh case -both of which had ruled t.....

Tags : Supreme Court, fundamental right, Right to Privacy

Supreme Court Announces its Verdict, Holds Privacy a Fundamental Right(24.08.2017)

Supreme Court has ruled that privacy is a fundamental right because it is intrinsic to the right to life. The 9 Judge bench also said that right to pr.....

Tags : Supreme Court, fundamental right, Right to Privacy

Rehabilitation Homes for Mentally Ill Persons: SC Seeks Status Report(04.10.2018)

Supreme Court has sought reports within two weeks from state governments and Union Territories on the status of setting up rehabilitation homes for pe.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Rehabilitation Home, Mentally Ill

Madras HC Grants Interim Stay on State Order Cancelling Land Allotment to Vedanta Plant(04.10.2018)

Madras has ordered an interim stay on the cancellation of land allotted for expansion of Vedanta's south Indian copper smelter, in a relief to the con.....

Tags : Madras High Court, Vedanta

Madras HC Grants Interim Stay on State Order Cancelling Land Allotment to Vedanta Plant(04.10.2018)

Madras High Court has granted interim stay on a state government order cancelling land allotment of 342.2 acres to the Vedanta group's copper plant in.....

Tags : Madras High Court, Vedanta

Mere filing of revision against order of appellate authority would not empower Respondent to deny release of goods in question(14.09.2016)

In instant case, Joint Commissioner confiscated goods, however, allowed Petitioner to redeem goods on payment of Redemption fine and imposed a penalty.....

Tags : Appellate order, Implementation, Goods, Release

NGT Issues Notice on Jantar Mantar Protesters(19.02.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notices to Delhi Police, Environment Ministry and New Delhi Municipal Council to submit their response on the.....

Tags : National Green Tribunal , Jantar Mantar

NGT Clears Way For Vintage Car Rally(30.01.2017)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has allowed 21 Gun Salute International Vintage Car Rally to be held by agreeing to make an exception to its order that .....

Tags : National Green Tribunal, Vintage Car Rally

H-1B Visa Reform Bill Introduced in US House of Representatives, Proposes Minimum Pay Be Doubled(31.01.2017)

H-1B Visa Reform Bill has been introduced in US House of Representatives which among other things calls for more than doubling minimum salary of H-1B .....

Tags : H-1B, US, House of Representatives, Minimum Salary

Delhi HC Notices AAP Govt Over Non Implementation of CIC Order on Environ Cost(01.02.2017)

Delhi High Court has sought response of Delhi Government on why it has not complied with a 2011 Central Information Commission (CIC) order to display .....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Central Information Commission, environmental cost

Bombay HC Denies Bail to Chintan Upadhyay in Double Murder Case(03.02.2017)

Bombay High Court, while rejecting bail to Chintan Upadhyay in case of double murder of his artist wife Hema Upadhyay and her lawyer Haresh Bhambani, .....

Tags : Bombay High Court, Chintan Upadhyay , contract killing

Involuntary Statement Leading to Recovery has No Evidentiary Value: SC(15.01.2019)

Supreme Court has observed that there is no evidentiary value to an involuntary confessional statement made under undue pressure and compulsion from t.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Involuntary Statement Leading to Recovery

Supreme Court likens resignation to ‘voluntary retirement’(12.10.2015)

In a case where the Appellant was denied pension for serving his resignation notice to the Life Insurance Corporation of India after 23 years of servi.....

Tags : Voluntary, retirement, resign, benefits, eligible

Aadhaar useable for more government schemes; remains voluntary(15.10.2015)

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court delivered a succinct verdict on the Aadhaar card, picking up where it previously left off. It allowed the Ca.....

Tags : Aadhaar, voluntary, government schemes

Inadvertent fall while boarding running train not a criminal act or self-inflicted injury to deny compensation(06.10.2016)

In instant case, Appellant is aggrieved by Railway Tribunal’s order dismissing Appellants’ claim petition by holding that, death of deceased was not o.....

Tags : Accidental fall, Compensation, Grant

Delhi High Court: Halfway Homes For Mentally Ill Prisoners Urgent(20.03.2017)

Delhi High Court has issued a slew of directions to expedite setting up of halfway homes for mentally-ill prisoners and recruiting trained staff to be.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Halfway Homes, Mentally Ill

Madras High Court: Parents Cannot Have Absolute Decision Autonomy to Their Children(20.03.2017)

Madras High Court has upheld decisions of Courts which supported view that parental authority, barring a few exceptions, would “out of bounds for a wr.....

Tags : Madras High Court, parental authority

Environment Ministry Grants 6 Months Window For Green Clearance to Units(21.03.2017)

Environment Ministry has granted a six-month window as one-time opportunity to secure environmental clearance to units which have not obtained such a .....

Tags : Environment Ministry, environmental clearance

Madras High Court Says ‘No Tax’ on VRS For Staffs of Sick PSU(27.03.2017)

Madras High Court has said Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) package, equal to salary for 72 months, paid to willing employees of Hindustan Photo Film.....

Tags : Madras High Court, Voluntary Retirement Scheme

Mental Health Care Bill Tabled in Lok Sabha, Bill Seeks to Decriminalize Suicide(27.03.2017)

Mental Health Care Bill, 2013, aimed at decriminalizing attempted suicide and defining mental illness in a broader and more inclusive way, was tabled .....

Tags : Mental Health Care Bill, 2013, Lok Sabha

Pay Rs 2 Lakh Relief to Man Sent to Mental Hospital by Judge: Delhi High Court(27.04.2018)

Delhi High Court has expressed its apology to a 71-year-old man who spent 20 days in a mental health hospital last year on the orders of a judge heari.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Mental Hospital

SERVICE - No Disciplinary Proceedings Against Employee for 'Illicit Sexual Relationship': Rajasthan HC(18.03.2019)

Rajasthan High Court has held that government shall not initiate departmental proceedings against a government servant on basis of a complaint allegin.....

Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Illicit Sexual Relationship, Departmental proceedings

Dispute cannot be decided by arbitrator, when Trust Act provides for sufficient remedies to aggrieved persons by giving them right to approach Civil Court(17.08.2016)

In facts of the present case, since parties could not settle disputes/differences and nor could they agree for appointment of arbitrator amicably, Res.....

Tags : Arbitration application, Maintainability, Remedies, Civil Court

Trust has no right to discriminate entry of women into a public place of worship under guise of `managing affairs of religion'(26.08.2016)

In instant case, issue involved is relating to entry of women in sanctum sanctorum of Dargah in light of the constitutional provisions. By this PIL, f.....

Tags : Fundamental rights, Women, Entry, Haji Ali Dargah

If goods bought or services hired or availed by a person for commercial purpose, then said person would not be consumer(16.08.2016)

Consumer complaint alleging deficiency in service on part of opposite party in respect of Builder-Buyer Agreement executed between members of associat.....

Tags : Deficiency of service, Complaint, Maintainability

University established by law in State granting recognized dental qualification, is entitled to representation in Dental Council of India(08.12.2016)

Petitioner, by present petition, seeks a direction to Respondent – Union of India to accept nomination of an elected representative of Petitioner as a.....

Tags : Members list, Inclusion, Elected representative

Delhi High Court Quashes CBFC Decision Refusing to Certify ‘Battle of Banaras’(04.01.2018)

Delhi High Court has quashed a decision of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) refusing to certify for public viewing a documentary chronicling.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Documentary

NGT Quashes Centre’s Notification Diluting Provisions of Environmental Clearance For Constructions(04.01.2018)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has quashed notification dated 09.12.2016 issued by Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, whereby substantive prov.....

Tags : National Green Tribunal, Environmental Clearance

It’s Neglect on Part of Husband to Maintain Wife if She Leaves Him due to Assault: Bombay HC(22.11.2018)

Bombay High Court has observed that if due to physical assault or unbearable mental harassment wife is compelled to leave house of husband, then it's .....

Tags : Bombay High Court, Neglect on Part of Husband to Maintain Wife

Delhi High Court Rejects Vedanta’s Plea To Export Crude From Barmer Oilfield(29.11.2018)

Delhi High Court has rejected Vedanta Ltd.’s plea to allow it to export crude oil from its Barmer field in Rajasthan, saying “there was no merit in th.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Vedanta, Barmer Oilfield

SC Gives Relief to IAF Officer Who was Repeatedly Subjected to Mental Tests(30.11.2018)

Supreme Court has provided relief to an Indian Air Force officer who was subjected to mental tests in about four different hospitals, though each time.....

Tags : Supreme Court, IAF Officer, Mental Tests

Delhi High Court:Employee Can Pull Out Request for Voluntary Retirement Anytime Before its Acceptance(30.09.2019)

Delhi High Court has ruled that an application for voluntary retirement is an offer by the employee and anytime before its acceptance the employee wou.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Voluntary Retirement

Jammu and Kashmir HC approves suo moto accountability(01.02.2016)

Jammu and Kashmir High Court ruled the State’s Accountability Commission, a body receiving complaints against public functionaries, capable of beginni.....

Tags : Accountability commission, suo moto, proceedings

Public Interest Litigation does not lie in service matters.(10.01.2017)

Instant writ petition is filed by Petitioner said to be an NGO being a trust registered under Indian Trust Act, 1882. Petitioner is “Central Bank Reti.....

Tags : Locus standi, Writ Petition, Maintainability

SC Grants Bail to Alleged Maoist Angela Sontakey(05.05.2016)

Supreme Court has granted bail to alleged Maoist Angela Sontakey, five years after she was arrested in April 2011 for her alleged links with banned le.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Maoist Angela Sontakey

Supreme Court: MPs Fixing Salaries Themselves a Moral, Ethical Issue(07.03.2018)

Supreme Court has said that parliamentarians determining their salary and perks themselves was an "moral" and "ethical issue" and sought for data on h.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Parliamentarians

Kerala High Court: Department Circulars Cannot Override Supreme Court Judgment(13.01.2020)

Kerala High Court has ruled that the Circulars issued by the Government Department do not have priority over the decisions of the Supreme Court and Hi.....

Tags : Kerala High Court, Departmental Circulars

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.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Vedanta, National Aluminium Company Limited

CESTAT Chennai: CA’s Certificate Certifying Tax Burden can be Considered as Evidence(15.01.2020)

Customs Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Chennai has ruled that the Chartered Accountant’s Certificate that categorically certifies that the.....

Tags : Customs Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Chartered Accountant's Certification, Evidence

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI): Unclaimed Dividend to Go to IBBI Account(17.01.2020)

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India has notified an amendment to the Voluntary Liquidation Process Regulation, 2017, whereby all unclaimed divide.....

Tags : Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India, Amendment in Voluntary Liquidation Process Regulation, 2017

It is for State Disaster Management Authority to constitute one or more Advisory Committee as and when it becomes necessary to do so on different aspects of disaster management(08.05.2017)

Present writ petitions were filed under Article 32 of Constitution consequent upon un-precedented flood and landslide disaster that occurred in Uttara.....

Tags : Enactment, Implementation, Direction

Legal proceedings cannot be initiated without completing assessment proceedings(14.06.2017)

In facts of present case, Appellant imported P-68 watch movement from Hong Kang and filed Bills of Entry. On basis of invoice issued by overseas suppl.....

Tags : Proceedings, Demand, Maintainability

Karnataka HC to State: Do not Take Any Coercive Action against Vedanta Limited over FDT Issue(12.08.2016)

Karnataka HC has directed State Government not to take any coercive action against Vedanta Limited for non-payment of Forest Development Act (FDT) in .....

Tags : Karnataka HC, Vedanta Limited

Punjab & Haryana HC Quashes Appointment of Parliamentary Secretaries by Punjab Govt.(16.08.2016)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has quashed appointment of Parliamentary Secretaries by Punjab Govt. and held that Parliamentary Secretaries are in natu.....

Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Parliamentary Secretaries

CIC to Ministry of Law & Justice: Disclose Status of MoP for Judges, Judicial Accountability Bill(04.05.2017)

Central Information Commission (CIC) has expressed anguish over lack of transparency and accountability in process of appointment of Judges and direct.....

Tags : Central Information Commission, Judicial Accountability Bill

Bombay HC Allows Provisional List of Admissions for Dental Courses(15.04.2019)

Bombay High Court has withdrawn its stay on postgraduate (PG) dental admissions over implementation of new quotas, allowing the state to issue the fir.....

Tags : Bombay High Court, Dental Courses

Kerala High Court: Results of Voluntary Narco-Analysis Admissible Only for Section 27 Evidence Act(03.02.2020)

Kerala High Court has held that the results of narco-analysis and brain mapping process done on the accused, even if carried out with the consent of t.....

Tags : Kerala High Court, Voluntary Narco Analysis

Supreme Court: Reservations for Jobs, Promotions not Fundamental Right(10.02.2020)

Supreme Court has said that quotas and reservations for promotions for government jobs is not a fundamental right. The top court said it could not com.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Fundamental Right, Reservations

Principle of res judicata is applicable between two stages of same litigation but issue involved must have been decided at earlier stage of same litigation(21.06.2017)

In facts of present case, Applicants before KAT were candidates, who appeared for 2011, Karnataka Gazetted Probationers' Examination. They were select.....

Tags : Application, Maintainability, Doctrine, Res judicata

A minor can bring a suit within a specified time after the termination of his minority and/or during the subsistence of his minority, through his next friend(30.08.2017)

Defendant is the Appellant against a confirming judgment. Case of the Defendant is that, the suit land is his ancestral homestead. He is in possession.....

Tags : Suit, Minor, Maintainability

Bombay High Court: Wife's Partying Not Mental Cruelty(03.08.2015)

Bombay High Court has in a marital dispute case ruled that a Family Court was wrong in granting divorce to a Navi Mumbai resident who had claimed that.....

Tags : Bombay High Court, Mental Cruelty, Partying

Delhi HC Denies to Lift Ban on BBC Documentary ‘India’s Daughter’(08.08.2016)

Delhi HC has refused to interfere with ban on BBC documentary India’s Daughter on the December 16 gangrape case, saying the issue of its telecast was .....

Tags : Delhi HC, BBC Documentary, ‘India’s Daughter’

Rajya Sabha Passes Mental Healthcare Bill, 2013(09.08.2016)

Rajya Sabha has passed the Mental Health Care Bill 2013, which provides for protection and promotion of rights of persons with mental illness during t.....

Tags : Rajya Sabha , Mental Healthcare Bill, 2013

U.S. Supreme Court Limits Police Rental-Car Searches(15.05.2018)

U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that rental-car drivers may have the right to prevent police from searching the vehicle, even if they aren’t authorized t.....

Tags : U.S. Supreme Court, Rental-Car

Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board Pulls Plug on Sterlite Plant(25.05.2018)

Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board has ordered the closure of the Vedanta-Sterlite copper factory in Thoothukudi.

Tags : Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, Vedanta-Sterlite copper factory, Thoothukudi

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.....

Tags : Orissa High Court, National Aluminum Company Ltd., Vedanta Limited

Rajasthan High Court Grants Bail to Chartered Accountant Accused of Wrongly Availing ITC(13.02.2020)

Rajasthan High Court has granted bail to Paridhi Jain, a Chartered Accountant accused of wrongfully availing the Income Tax Credit (ITC).

Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Bail to Chartered Accountant

In case of a Society, the will of majority of the members of Society is supreme(15.09.2017)

By present writ petition, the Petitioner-Educational Institution seeks quashing of communication dated 19th August, 2016, sent by Divisional Joint Reg.....

Tags : De-registration, Proposal, Maintainability

An appeal shall lie only from the final order passed by a Court(15.09.2017)

The present writ petition has been filed challenging the order passed by the learned Financial Commissioner in Revision Petition whereby the learned F.....

Tags : Proceedings, Appeal, Maintainability

Petitioner who is not a party to agreement containing an arbitration clause cannot be party to arbitration proceedings between the parties to arbitration agreement(07.02.2018)

The grievance projected by the Petitioner in instant petition is that, while the arbitration proceedings between Respondent Nos. 2 and 4 were going on.....

Tags : Impleadment, Maintainability, Privity, Contract

Supreme Court Rejects Plea Seeking to Enforce Fundamental Duties of Citizens(24.04.2017)

Supreme Court has refused to entertain a PIL seeking a direction to Centre for implemention of the recommendations of Justice J S Verma committee to b.....

Tags : Supreme Court, fundamental duties

NCLAT Okays Vedanta Plans to Buy Electrosteel(31.05.2018)

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT)has allowed Vedanta Limited to acquire Electrosteel Steels by depositing the up-front payment of Rs. 5,.....

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Formulate Policy for Mentally Ill Children: Uttarakhand HC(04.06.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court has directed the State to formulate a comprehensive policy for rehabilitation of mentally ill children and patients.

Tags : Uttarakhand High Court, Mentally Ill, Children

Mental Illness of Death Row Convicts Ground to Spare Them from Execution by Hanging : SC(19.04.2019)

Supreme Court has said that, mental illness of people on death row, if developed post conviction, would be a mitigating factor for appellate courts fo.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Mental Illness

ITAT Slams Tax Dept. for Negligence in Maintaining Records(19.04.2019)

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Pune bench has criticised income tax department for its negligence in keeping records while granting Section 12A.....

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Delhi HC Denies Bail to Chartered Accountant for Committing Non-Disclosure of Documents(20.02.2020)

Delhi High Court has denied bail to Chartered Accountant Nitin Johari, ex-Chief Financial Officer of Bhushan Power & Steel Limited for committing an o.....

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Madhya Pradesh HC: Mere Statements Cannot be Considered as Incriminating Material(24.02.2020)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that the unexplained investments were made by the Assessing Officer merely based on the statements given during the.....

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Place of arbitration determines law applicable to arbitration and related matters(10.03.2017)

Appellant-Imax Corporation has challenged interim order passed by High Court of Judicature at Bombay, by which High Court held that, petition under Se.....

Tags : Award, Jurisdiction, Maintainability

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.....

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Patent Office Rejects AcelRX's Application for Nanotab Sufentanil(18.09.2015)

Indian Patent Office has refused patent application of US-based AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc, for a nanotab sufentanil,which is supposed to be adminis.....

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Delhi HC: Denying Sex to Spouse a Long time Mental Cruelty, Ground for Divorce(12.09.2016)

Delhi HC, while putting an end to a nine-year-old marriage, has reiterated that denying sex to the spouse for a long time, without sufficient reason, .....

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Government Notifies Regulations for Voluntary Liquidation(24.05.2017)

Government has notified regulations for voluntary liquidation under IBC which states that a corporate person may initiate voluntary liquidation procee.....

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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.....

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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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SC: 'Ex Post Facto' Environmental Clearance Unsustainable in Law(02.04.2020)

Supreme Court has observed that the concept of 'ex post facto' Environmental Clearance (EC) is against the fundamental principles of environmental jur.....

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Law presumes that, every person committing an offence is sane and liable for his acts, though in specified circumstances, it may be rebuttable(02.07.2018)

The Appellant assails his conviction under Section 302 and 324 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC), rejecting his defence that he was of unsound mind.....

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Review in a criminal proceeding is permissible only on ground of error apparent on face of record(09.07.2018)

Present review petitions have been filed by two applicants Vinay Sharma-Accused No. 1 and Pawan Kumar Gupta-Accused No. 2 to review the judgment of pr.....

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Once Court has refused to entertain review petition and same is dismissed, there is no question of any merger and aggrieved person has to challenge main order and not order dismissing review petition(04.07.2018)

Present petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India impugns the order of the Court of the Civil Judge dismissing application filed by the .....

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A person should not be kept in jail ordinarily, if a trial for non-bailable offence which is triable by Magistrate, is not concluded within a period of sixty days from date fixed for evidence(06.02.2019)

Present petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) against the order passed by the learned Sessions Judg.....

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Allergan, Intas Pharma Settle Trademark Dispute over Usage of Trademarks Botox and BTX-A(05.10.2015)

US-based Allergan Inc and Gujarat-based Intas Pharmaceuticals have entered into settlement over usage of trademarks Botox and BTX-A. Intas Pharma ackn.....

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SC To Centre, States: Implement Guidelines On Rehabilitation Of Cured Mental Patients(12.07.2017)

Supreme Court has asked Central Government, States and Union Territories to implement guidelines on rehabilitation of those who are cured of mental il.....

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SC Upholds NGT Order Imposing Damages on Real Estate Developer for Violating E-Clearance(13.08.2018)

Supreme Court, while upholding a National Green Tribunal order, has imposed damages of Rs.100 crores or 10% of the project cost, whichever is higher, .....

Tags : Supreme Court, Environmental Clearance

Supreme Court: Every Person With Mental Illness Shall Have a Right to Live With Dignity(03.06.2019)

Supreme Court has barred the execution of a person if he develops a mental illness and loses cognitive power during post-conviction imprisonment in a.....

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Kerala High Court: Student’s Right to Choose College of His/Her Choice is a Fundamental Right(11.06.2019)

Kerala High Court has observed that "When a student feels that he can secure better education in another college and there is no legal bar in exercise.....

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Delhi HC Directs IT Department to Consider Representation of Debtor(06.05.2020)

Delhi High Court has directed the Income Tax Department to consider the representation of a debtor whose pension account has been attached by the Depa.....

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Courts shall have jurisdiction to try all suits of civil nature excepting suits of which their cognizance is either expressly or impliedly barred(15.03.2019)

In facts of present case, the dispute relates to 4/5th share in the suit land. The suit land was subjected to ceiling proceedings under the Haryana Ce.....

Tags : Suit, Maintainability, Jurisdiction

A registered trade union can maintain a petition as an operational creditor on behalf of its members(30.04.2019)

The present appeal raises an important question as to whether a trade union could be said to be an operational creditor for the purpose of the Insolve.....

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Govt. Notifies New Policy for Granting EC for Minor Minerals(22.01.2016)

Government has notified a new policy of granting Environmental Clearance (EC) for minor minerals to combat illegal sand mining.

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Central Information Commission Asks if Subsidy was Given to Medanta Hospital(27.01.2016)

Central Information Commission has directed the Centre and Haryana Government to inform it that whether the private hospital Medanta Medicity was give.....

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NGT Orders Monitoring of Desilting Work at Srivaikuntam Dam(29.01.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered PWD Chief Engineer in Madurai division to continuously monitor desilting works at Srivaikuntam dam in Tutico.....

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CIC Asks Centre and Haryana, Medanta was Given Subsidy in Land Allotment or Not(29.01.2016)

Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed Centre and Haryana Government to disclose if private hospital Medanta was given any subsidy or conce.....

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NGT: Vintage Cars Can Ply on Road for Rallies, Exhibitions(20.12.2017)

National Green Tribunal (NGT), while exempting vintage cars from the ambit of the ban on 15-year-old vehicles, has allowed classic cars to ply on road.....

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NGT Quashes TN Order of Permanently Shutting Down Vedanta Copper Plant(17.12.2018)

National Green Tribunal has set aside the order passed by the Tamil Nadu Government closing Vedanta’s Sterlite copper plant in Tuticorin.

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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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Doctrine of sovereign immunity not applicable to cases of fundamental rights violation, hence, cannot be used as a defence in public law(12.08.2016)

In present writ petition, Petitioners, migrants of State of Jammu & Kashmir State had planned to take out a peaceful protest March upto Delhi for vent.....

Tags : Fundamental rights, Violation, Compensation

There is no bar or prohibition on payment of equal pay despite difference as regards duties and responsibilities but it depends upon wisdom of State Government(02.04.2019)

By the instant writ petition, the Petitioners have prayed for issuing a writ of mandamus to maintain a parity of pay between the AYUSH doctors and the.....

Tags : Pay scale, Parity, Maintainability

In absence of domestic relationship between parties as on date of filing of complaint, proceedings under DV Act were not maintainable(18.04.2019)

The present revision is against the judgment by which the application of the applicant came to be rejected. The said judgment was challenged before th.....

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Departmental proceedings shall be deemed to be instituted on date on which statement of charges is issued to Government servant or pensioner(03.05.2019)

The Petitioner assails the order passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal. The Petitioner had assailed the initiation of departmental proceedings.....

Tags : Departmental proceedings, Time limit, Applicability

Bombay High Court: Mentally Challenged Kids Cannot Be Deprived of Fundamental Right U/A 21A(10.04.2017)

Bombay High Court has held that under Article 39(f) of Constitution, it is the duty of State to make policy for healthy development of children, and c.....

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Mental Healthcare Act, 2016: Suicide Attempt by Mentally Ill People Not Punishable(10.04.2017)

President Pranab Mukherjee has given his assent to Mental Healthcare Act, 2016 that decriminalizes attempts to commit suicide by a mentally ill person.....

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Bombay High Court: Enquiry Can be Initiated Just on Evidence in Absence of Written Complaint(08.05.2018)

Bombay High Court has held that departmental enquiry can be initiated against a judicial officer if there was verifiable material to substantiate the .....

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Supreme Court: Parliamentary Reports Can’t be Challenged in Court(10.05.2018)

Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that parliamentary reports can be used and relied upon in court but their contents cannot be challenged because it.....

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CIVIL - Madras High Court Refuses to Grant Interim Relief to Vedanta(28.03.2019)

Madras High Court has refused to grant interim relief to Vedanta Ltd to take up maintenance work at its copper smelter plant in Thoothukudi.

Tags : Madras High Court, Vedanta Ltd., Thoothukudi

Calcutta HC Allows Bail to Chartered Accountant if He is Willing to Compound Offence(03.03.2020)

Calcutta High Court has directed the Lower Court to allow a Chartered Accountant involved in a Goods and Services Tax scam of Rs 98 Crore to bail if t.....

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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 .....

Tags : Supreme Court has issued notice in the plea by Amazon challenging Delhi High Court's stay on the implementation of its own order passed by the Single Judge bench of Justice Midha, which had directed status quo order on the Future - Reliance retail stake sale deal of nearly Rs. 25000 crore.

Jurisdiction of civil Courts cannot be completely taken away in spite of either an express or implied bar(19.08.2019)

The order of assessment and the demand for payment of property tax made on the Respondents was the subject matter of challenge in a civil suit filed b.....

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SC: Our Stays Deprive Govt. of Dues, Help Adani, Essar and Vedanta(14.03.2016)

Supreme Court has noted that its interim orders in favour of big corporate groups such as Vedanta, Adani and Essar may have blocked thousands of crore.....

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Supreme Court Moots For National Policy For Mentally Ill(15.02.2017)

Supreme Court has favoured framing of a uniform national policy to deal with those suffering from mental illness and their release from hospitals afte.....

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Supreme Court Asks Centre to Frame Policy For Rehabilitation of Cured Mental Inmates(22.02.2017)

Supreme Court has asked Centre to frame a policy on rehabilitation of mental asylum inmates considered to be cured.

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NGT Fines Security Agencies Rs 10 Lakh for Building Offices on Ridge Fforest(26.03.2018)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh each on the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and Bureau of Police Research and .....

Tags : National Green Tribunal, Environmental Clearance

Supreme Court Refuses to Allow Reopening of Vedanta's Sterlite Plant in Tuticorin(18.02.2019)

Supreme Court has refused to allow the reopening of Vedanta's Sterlite plant in Tuticorin, setting aside the National Green Tribunal order, which had .....

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Karnataka High Court Strikes Down Parliamentary Allowances and Miscellaneous Provisions Act(06.01.2020)

Karnataka High Court has struck down the Karnataka Parliamentary Secretaries Salaries, Allowances and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1963 upholding tha.....

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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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Disobedience of orders of Court in order to be a 'Civil Contempt' must be a willful one, a proof of sheer/mere disobedience is not enough(02.11.2017)

The Petitioner has preferred the instant Contempt Petition praying for passing of an order by this Court to punish the Respondents for the act of Cont.....

Tags : Festival, Conduct, Representation

Orders passed by NCDRC in exercise of its jurisdiction are subject to appeal before the Supreme Court(07.11.2017)

Present appeals have been brought before this Court invoking Section 37(1)(a) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, as amended by Arbitration.....

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An error which is not self-evident and has to be detected by exercise of scrutiny at length cannot be said to be an error apparent on face of record(07.08.2019)

The Petitioner being a Defendant in a suit for eviction filed an application for mandatory injunction restraining the Plaintiff/landlord from surrende.....

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When Financial Creditor was pursuing its remedies in proper forum, there was continuous cause of action existed and debt cannot be considered as time barred(06.09.2019)

In facts of present case, Edelweiss Asset Reconstruction Company Limited, assignee of debt from original lender - UCO Bank (Assignor), filed Company P.....

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Mental Health Care Bill Passed in Lok Sabha(28.03.2017)

Mental Health Care Bill, 2013, aimed at decriminalizing attempted suicide and defining mental illness in a broader and more inclusive way has been pas.....

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Supreme Court Allows Vedanta, Others to Transport Royalty-Paid Iron Ore(05.04.2018)

Supreme Court has allowed Vedanta Ltd. and some other firms to transport royalty-paid iron ore, which was extracted and lying on jetties in Goa on or .....

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CIVIL - SC Issues Directions Regarding Rehabilitation of Cured Mental Patients(05.03.2019)

Supreme Court has issued some directives for rehabilitation of those who are cured of mental illness but still languishing in asylums due to unwilling.....

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SC: Fresh Environmental Clearance Necessary for Expansion Beyond Limits Approved by Prior EC(06.12.2019)

Supreme Court has ruled that a fresh environmental clearance is necessary for the expansion of a project beyond the limits approved by the prior envir.....

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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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SC: Prior Environmental Clearance Not Necessary for Land Acquisition for National Highways(09.12.2020)

Supreme Court has held that prior environmental clearance is not necessary at the stage of notification of land acquisition proceedings for the purpos.....

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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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Tribunal’s order cannot be directly challenged in the Supreme Court(15.10.2019)

In facts of present matter, the State of Chhattisgarh enacted the Chhattisgarh Rent Control Act, 2011. Under this Act, in the hierarchy of adjudicatin.....

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Refund claim cannot be entertained unless order of assessment is modified(18.09.2019)

Present appeals have been preferred by the Assessees as well as by the Union of India aggrieved by the judgment and order passed by the High Courts an.....

Tags : Assessment, Refund claim, Maintainability

Transfer by Erroneous Representation of Title will Hold Good if Transferor Acquires Title Later: SC(11.02.2019)

Supreme Court, applying the principle of "feeding the grant by estoppel" under Section 43 of the Transfer of Property Act, has granted relief to a par.....

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Voluntary Provocation can't Attract Exception to Offence of Murder: SC(12.02.2019)

Supreme Court has observed that if provocation was voluntary on part of the accused, it would not attract exception 1 to Section 300 of Indian Penal C.....

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BOD can Proceed Against CA for Sexual Harassment for Work Unrelated to Profession: Delhi HC(12.02.2019)

Delhi High Court has held that the Board of Discipline (BOD) under the Chartered Accountants Act 1949 can proceed against a Chartered Accountant (CA) .....

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Karnataka High Court Declares Parliamentary Secretaries Act as Unconstitutional(05.01.2021)

Karnataka High Court has struck down the Karnataka Parliamentary Secretaries Salaries, Allowances and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1963 as void ab in.....

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Madras High Court Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Constitutional Validity of RP Act(11.01.2021)

Madras High Court has issued notices to the Centre and Election Commission of India (ECI) on a Petition challenging the constitutional validity of Sec.....

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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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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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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

Application to initiate insolvency proceedings is maintainable only when Applicant is a financial creditor under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC).(23.10.2019)

The Appellant filed the present appeal aggrieved by the order of the Adjudicating Authority National Company Law Tribunal, whereby the Adjudicating Au.....

Tags : Nature of claim, Application, Maintainability

Acquittal by a Criminal Court does not preclude a Departmental Inquiry against delinquent officer(16.09.2019)

The judgment of the High Court by which the order of dismissal of Respondent No. 1 from the service was set aside is the subject matter of this Appeal.....

Tags : Departmental Inquiry, Dismissal, Misconduct

SC to Lawyer: File Fresh Plea to Make All Mental Hospital Parties(23.08.2016)

SC has asked a lawyer, who has filed a PIL for release of about 300 persons from mental hospitals alleging they were still languishing despite being c.....

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Madras High Court Creates Environmental Fund to Deposit Costs(02.07.2018)

Madras High Court has said that an Environmental Fund be put in place so that voluntary contributions by litigants and court costs may be used for mea.....

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Delhi High Court Stays Order Asking Government to Extend Oil Contract with Vedanta(04.07.2018)

Delhi High Court has put on hold its single judge's order directing the Centre to extend till 2030 its production sharing contract with the Vedanta Li.....

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Calcutta HC Asks State to Report on Steps Taken So Far to Contain COVID-19(13.04.2020)

Calcutta High Court has asked the West Bengal Government to report to the Court the steps taken so far to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus and.....

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Karnataka HC: State Not to Prevent Voluntary Organisations from Distributing Food(14.04.2020)

Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to not prevent voluntary organisations from distributing food to the weaker sections of the soc.....

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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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Supreme Court Asks TN Govt to File Affidavit in Vedanta's Plea to Produce Oxygen(23.04.2021)

Supreme Court has asked the Tamil Nadu Government to clarify its stand whether it is willing to take over Sterlite plant of Vedanta Ltd.- which was sh.....

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Delhi HC propagating traditional husband-wife roles?(23.05.2016)

Fallacious litigation by one spouse against the other amounts to mental cruelty, the Delhi High Court noted, even if same is ultimately dismissed.

Tags : domestic violence, false claim, mental cruelty

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

SEBI Relaxes Rules for Maintaining Records, Extends Deadlines(24.03.2020)

Securities and Exchange Board of India has relaxed rules for maintaining records of all calls made by institutional dealers during trading hours, acce.....

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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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ITAT, Mumbai: Incidental Activities of Trust of Charitable Purpose Not Commercial Activities(06.04.2021)

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai has held that where the purpose of the trust is relief to poor, education, or medical relief, the other a.....

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Madras HC Directs Government to Concentrate on Containing Second Wave of COVID-19(08.04.2021)

Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu government to concentrate on containing the raging second wave of COVID-19. The Court has noted that som.....

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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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Personal views in interview on ‘sensitive’ Kashmir to not be censored(15.02.2016)

The Delhi High Court rejected calls from the CBFC against the grant of a ‘U’ certificate to a documentary about the suffering caused by the long term .....

Tags : Documentary, objectionable comments, sensitive topic, personal view

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

Writ petition should normally not be entertained against mere issuance of show cause notice(14.11.2019)

Present Appeal under Section 35L of the Central Excise Act, 1944 arises out of Order passed by the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal,.....

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Exercise of powers under Article 227 of Constitution is not affected in any manner by presence of alternate remedy but the power is to be exercised sparingly(11.11.2019)

The brief facts as noted, is that the Petitioner herein had filed a suit for permanent injunction against the Respondent in claiming right title and i.....

Tags : Jurisdiction, Application, Maintainability

Bombay High Court Serves Notices to Vedanta, Cairn India to Explain Merger(29.12.2015)

Bombay High Court has issued notices to Vedanta, Cairn India -and their directors over a shareholder's petition alleging that Vedanta used complex tra.....

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Madras HC: Acquittal from Trial Court Provides No Immunity from Departmental Proceedings(28.11.2016)

Madras High Court has ruled that a person’s acquittal of criminal charges by a Trial Court does not provide them with immunity from Departmental Actio.....

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Delhi HC: Concealing Mental Illness & Abortion Amounts to ‘Cruelty’(30.11.2016)

Delhi High Court has termed concealing mental illness and termination of pregnancy a ground for divorce as it amounts to cruelty.

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Voluntary Retirement Schemes have to be Strictly Adhered to: Supreme Court(29.10.2018)

Supreme Court has observed that voluntary retirement schemes have to be strictly adhered to and the very objective of having such schemes would be def.....

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Karnataka HC Temporarily Restrains Makers of 'Wild Karnataka' Documentary(19.07.2021)

Karnataka High Court has restrained the makers of the documentary 'Wild Karnataka' from dealing with the film in any manner. The Court has issued the .....

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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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Adjudicating Authority under IBC is not a 'Court of Law' and it does not decide money claim or 'Suit'(18.11.2019)

The Appellant/'Financial Creditor' had projected the Application under Section 7 of the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code, 2016 ('I&B' Code,) read with Rul.....

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A party to an arbitration proceeding can challenge the arbitral award as soon as he receives it(25.11.2019)

The challenge in present petition under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, is to an award/interim award dated May 18, 2019 pass.....

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Where there is an existence of dispute prior to issuance of Demand Notice, Adjudicating Authority must reject the application(22.11.2019)

Present appeal is arising out of the impugned order passed by the Adjudicating Authority (National Company Law Tribunal, Division Bench), admitting th.....

Tags : Dispute, Existence, Application, Maintainability

A registered trade union can maintain a petition as an operational creditor on behalf of its members(30.04.2019)

The present appeal raises an important question as to whether a trade union could be said to be an operational creditor for the purpose of the Insolve.....

Tags : Operational creditor, Trade union, Representation

Gujarat HC Dismisses Petition of Judicial Officer for Reinstatement, Quashing Investigation(07.01.2016)

Gujarat High Court has dismissed petition of a suspended principal civil judge who had sought reinstatement and quashing of departmental inquiry again.....

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NGT Directs Closure of over 300 Industrial Units for Violating Environmental Laws(14.01.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed closure of arround 300 industrial units across India, including 23 in Gujarat, for violating key environmen.....

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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

Bombay HC Suggests Centre to Allow Cops to Lodge Complaints Under Environment Laws(28.12.2016)

Bombay High Court has directed Union Government to consider allowing police officers to lodge complaints for offences under Environmental Protection A.....

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Chaining Mentally Ill Patients is Against Human Dignity: Supreme Court(04.01.2019)

Supreme Court has expressed concern over the practice followed in some mental asylum to keep the patients chained and said that it must stop as it is .....

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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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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 .....

Tags : Gauhati High Court, Implementation of Orders Passed by State

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

Notice under Section 148 of IT Act cannot be issued to dead person(16.07.2020)

Present writ petition had been filed seeking a direction to the Respondent to quash the notice dated 31st March, 2019 issued to the deceased-assessee .....

Tags : Legal representative, Notice, Validity

SC Issues Notice to 6 States on Cured Mental Patients(19.07.2016)

SC has issued notice to six state governments - of UP, Kerala, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Meghalaya and Jammu & Kashmir on the issue of release of over 3.....

Tags : SC, Mental Patients

Madras HC to State: Can State Specify Percentage of Disability for Reservation In Recruitment?(13.06.2017)

Madras High Court has questioned Additional Advocate General on the source of power of Government to specify percentage of disabilities for reservatio.....

Tags : Madras High Court, Percentage of Disability

Supreme Court: 'Right to Retire' Can’t Be Superior to 'Right to Life'(22.08.2018)

Supreme Court has held that denial of voluntary retirement is permissible under the rules applicable in the State of Uttar Pradesh when services are r.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Voluntary Retirement

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.....

Tags : NGT, Environmental Compensation

Kerala HC Allows Screening of Anand Patwardhan Documentary 'Reason' In Film Festival(26.06.2019)

Kerala HC has allowed Screening of Anand Patwardhan Documentary 'Reason/Vivek' at the International Documentary and Short Film Festival going on in Th.....

Tags : Kerala HC, Anand Patwardhan, Thiruvananthapuram, international documentary and short film festival

Uttarakhand HC: Fundamental Right to Life of Van Gujjars Families Being Violated(26.05.2021)

Uttarakhand High Court has ruled that the fundamental right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution of India, 1949 of Van Gujjars families was be.....

Tags : Uttarakhand High Court, Fundamental Right to Life of Van Gujjars Families

Karnataka HC Directs State to Fix Minimum Quantity of Oxygen to be Maintained as Buffer Stock(28.05.2021)

Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to take a decision to fix the minimum quantity of Oxygen to be maintained as buffer stock in ea.....

Tags : Karnataka High Court, Minimum Quantity of Oxygen to be Maintained as Buffer Stock

Mere wrong mention of the provision in the application would not prohibit a party to the litigation from getting justice(03.10.2017)

Present appeal arises out of the judgment passed by the Gujarat High Court dismissing the Special Civil Application filed by the Appellant, consequent.....

Tags : Legal representatives, Impleadment, Rejection, Validity

Any petition to challenge the date of birth mentioned in the service book at the fag end of service is not maintainable(28.08.2020)

Present petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1950 has been filed against the order by which the Petitioner has been retired from s.....

Tags : Date of birth, Correction, Maintainability

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

Delhi HC: Question of Sexual Perversity Amounts to Mental Cruelty(03.11.2016)

Delhi High Court, while upholding a Lower Court order dissolving a marriage, has said that, raising questions of sexual perversity against a husband a.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, sexual perversity, mental cruelty

Delhi HC: Suicidal Threats by Wife Amounts to Mental Cruelty(04.11.2016)

Delhi High Court has said that threat by a woman to commit suicide and implicate her husband and in-laws for it, amounts to causing mental cruelty whi.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, suicide, mental cruelty

Karnataka High Court: Good Roads and Footpaths are Fundamental Rights of Citizens(02.08.2019)

Karnataka High Court has in a landmark verdict that gives major relief to citizens suffering from bad roads in Bengaluru and other parts of the State.....

Tags : Karnataka High Court, Fundamental Rights

Delhi HC Directs Delhi Government to Decide Extension of COVID Facilities to Homeless Mentally Ill(27.07.2020)

Delhi High Court has granted a week's time to both the Central as well as the Delhi Government to decide as to whether the testing facilities for COVI.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Extension of COVID Facilities to Mentally Ill

Supreme Court Directs to Ensure Vaccination of Mentally Ill Patients(06.07.2021)

Supreme Court has issued directions to the Union Government to ensure vaccination takes place for mentally ill patients who have been institutionalize.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Vaccination of Mentally Ill Patients

SC Directs to Discontinue Practice of Shifting Mentally Ill Patients to Old Age Homes(06.07.2021)

Supreme Court has directed State of Maharashtra to discontinue the practice of shifting mentally ill patients from medical establishments to beggar ho.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Practice of Shifting Mentally Ill Patients to Old Age Homes

A special leave petition challenging the order of High Court rejecting the review petition cannot be entertained, when main judgment in the writ Petition is not challenged(05.10.2020)

Present special leave to appeal has been filed against the Division Bench judgment of the Kerala High Court rejecting the Review Petition filed by the.....

Tags : Dismissal, SLP, Maintainability

Belated challenge cannot be entertained by present Court with regard to applicability of Notification(07.10.2020)

The Petitioners in the present case are studying in their fifth semester of the LLB course, in the Faculty of Law, University of Delhi ('DU'). They ha.....

Tags : Supplementary examinations, Notification, Applicability

When a statutory form is created by law for redressal of grievance, a writ petition cannot be entertained ignoring the statutory dispensation(01.01.2021)

The instant petition has been filed for the issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1950 directin.....

Tags : Writ petition, Maintainability, Alternative remedy

Disqualified Lawmakers’ House Membership to Be Revived if Conviction is Stayed: SC(27.09.2018)

Supreme Court has affirmed that once the conviction of an MP or MLA has been stayed by the appellate court under section 389 of the CrPC, the disquali.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Disqualitfication, Representation of the People’s Act

ICAI Announces Cut-off Date for Conversion from Earlier Scheme to Revised Scheme(28.07.2020)

Institute of Chartered Accountants of India ( ICAI ) has announced the cut-off date for conversion from Earlier Scheme to Revised Scheme of CA Final E.....

Tags : Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Conversion from Earlier Scheme to Revised Scheme

Delhi HC Asks DU to File "Proper Reply" in Plea for Holding Supplementary Exams(29.07.2020)

Delhi High Court has asked the Delhi University to file a "proper reply" on the Petition filed by final law year students of the Faculty of Law Colleg.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Supplementary Exams

SC Allows Filing of Writ Petition Against Environmental Clearance Granted to New Parliament Building(29.07.2020)

Supreme Court has allowed the filing of a Writ Petition under Article 32 of the Constitution of India, 1949 challenging the Environmental Clearance gr.....

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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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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.....

Tags : National Green Tribunal, Environmental Compensation on KPCL at Yelahanka

When Circulars are issued by the DGCA to ensure public safety, the right to life guaranteed by the Constitution is not violated as same is subject to restrictions(16.10.2020)

Present writ petitions have been filed by the respective Petitioners challenging the Breath Analyzer examination of the personnel engaged in Aircraft .....

Tags : Fundamental rights, Circular, Legality

A demand notice delivered by an Advocate duly instructed by the Operational Creditor is a valid demand notice for purposes of initiation of CIRP(08.01.2021)

In present case, Application filed by the Appellant- Operational Creditor under Section 9 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 ("I&B Code") cam.....

Tags : Application, Maintainability, Demand notice

Chhattisgarh High Court Notices State Government over Appointment of Parliamentary Secretaries(14.12.2016)

Chhattisgarh High Court has issued a notice to State Government on a Public Interest litigation questioning appointment of Parliamentary Secretaries i.....

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People in Power Shouldn't Comment on Padmavati, it May Influence Censor Board: SC(29.11.2017)

People in Power Shouldn't Comment on Padmavati, it May Influence Censor Board: SC

Tags : The court said the remarks were tantamount to pre-judging the movie which is yet to be certified by the Censor Board.

Wife Not Personal Possession, Husband Cannot be Guardian, Supreme Court Tells Hadiya(29.11.2017)

Wife Not Personal Possession, Husband Cannot be Guardian, Supreme Court Tells Hadiya

Tags : When the bench asked Hadiya to name any relative or any near acquaintance to be named as her local guardian in college at Salem in Tamil Nadu, she said her husband could be her guardian and she does not want anyone else in that role.

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

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

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

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

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

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

SC Clarifies Acquittal by Criminal Court Does not Prevent Departmental Inquiry(17.09.2019)

Supreme Court has clarified that acquittal by a Criminal Court does not prevent a Departmental Inquiry against the delinquent officer and the Discipli.....

Tags : SC, Departmental Inquiry

MP HC: Possession of Medicine Containing Narcotic Substances Without Valid Documents is Offence(09.08.2021)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that possession of cough syrup or medicine containing narcotic substances without valid documents will attract the .....

Tags : Madhya Pradesh High Court, Possession of Medicine Containing Narcotic Substances

Permanent injunction shall be granted if pleading in written statement is not only a mis-statement but clearly constitutes mis-representation to the Court(05.08.2019)

The Plaintiff has filed the present suit seeking permanent injunction, restraining infringement of its registered trademarks, dilution, damages, rendi.....

Tags : Misrepresentation, Permanent injunction, Grant

It is mandatory to provide an opportunity to applicant for rectifying defects of application in terms of Section 9(5)(ii)(a) of IBC(19.04.2021)

Present appeal emanates from the Order passed by the Adjudicating Authority in Company Petition, whereby the Application filed by Appellant under Sect.....

Tags : Proper Authorisation, Application, Maintainability

Unless specified by statute itself, procedural law operates retrospectively(18.08.2021)

Present Miscellaneous Application(MA) is filed by assessee seeking rectification of mistake , which as per assessee is apparent from record and has cr.....

Tags : Miscellaneous Application, Time period, Maintainability

Bombay High Court Cancels Preity Zinta's 2004 Molestation Case Against Ness Wadia(11.10.2018)

Bombay High Court has scrapped the molestation case which was filed by actress Preity Zinta against industrialist Ness Wadia.

Tags : Bombay High Court, Preity Zinta

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.

Tags : Supreme Court, Oriental Insurance Company Ltd

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.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Non-Implementation of PwD Reservation Quota

Calcutta HC Initiates Departmental Proceedings Against IO for Conducting Biased Investigation(12.07.2021)

Calcutta High Court has reprimanded the concerned Investigating Officer for conducting a 'biased, wholly misdirected and fully tainted' investigation .....

Tags : Calcutta High Court, Departmental Proceedings Against IO

Manipur HC Directs to Specify on Augmentation of Vaccination Drive(16.07.2021)

Manipur High Court has directed the State government to specify as to how it proposes to augment the vaccination drive undertaken by it, in the light .....

Tags : Manipur High Court, Augmentation of Vaccination Drive

Gauhati HC Seeks Response on Constitution of State Mental Health Authority(16.07.2021)

Gauhati High Court has sought the response of State Government as to whether the State Mental Health Authority has been constituted under the mandate .....

Tags : Gauhati High Court, Constitution of State Mental Health Authority

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

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.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Implementation of 50% OBC Reservation

SC: Court Can Consider Preferences of Minor in Parental Custody(02.11.2020)

Supreme Court has stated that as per Section 17(3) of the Guardian and Wards Act, 1890, the Court can consider the preferences of the minor if he/she .....

Tags : Supreme Court, Preference of Minor, Parental Custody

Madras HC Issues Notices to Virat Kohli, Saurav Ganguly for Endorsing Fantasy League Apps(04.11.2020)

Madras High Court has issued notices to Indian Cricket Team Captain Virat Kohli and Board of Control for Cricket in India Chief and former Indian Cric.....

Tags : Madras High Court, Fantasy League Apps

Karnataka HC: Supplementary Chargesheet Only Additional Material Collected Against Accused Persons(24.08.2021)

Karnataka High Court has said that the supplementary charge sheet is only an additional material collected against the accused persons and that the pr.....

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Delhi High Court Denies Interim Protection to Pinky Chaudhary in Jantar Mantar Sloganeering Case(27.08.2021)

Delhi High Court has issued notice on the anticipatory bail plea filed by Bhupinder Tomar alias Pinky Chaudhary, prime accused in the alleged inflamma.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Jantar Mantar Sloganeering Case

Bombay HC Grants Divorce to Man on Grounds of Mental Cruelty Meted Out by Wife(31.08.2021)

Bombay High Court has granted a divorce, relying on instances of high degree of "mental cruelty" meted out by a wife to her 36-year-old husband. The C.....

Tags : Bombay High Court, Divorce to Man on Grounds of Mental Cruelty

What was not decided in appeal by the Division Bench could not be decided by the Division Bench while deciding the review application(12.03.2018)

Present appeals are against the final judgment passed by the High Court whereby the Division Bench of the High Court dismissed the review application .....

Tags : Application, Review, Maintainability

Any inordinate and unexplained delay on the part of the Government in considering the representation renders the very detention illegal(06.12.2021)

The Petitioner is the wife of the detenu. The detenu has been detained by the 2nd Respondent by his order, holding him to be a "BOOTLEGGER", as contem.....

Tags : Delay, Representation, Detention

There is no absolute right in favour of the delinquent officer’s to be represented in the departmental proceedings through the agent of his choice(04.01.2022)

The Appellant Bank has preferred the present appeal against the impugned judgment passed by the High Court, by which, the Division Bench of the High C.....

Tags : Direction, Representation, Choice

Kerala HC: Right to Consume Alcohol is a Not Fundamental Right(18.01.2017)

Kerala High Court has dismissed a challenge against Government’s Liquor Policy, observing that laws prohibiting alcoholic drinks will not fall foul of.....

Tags : Kerala High Court, Liquor Policy, alcoholic drinks, fundamental rights

Mentally Challenged Children Relying on God’s Mercy: Bombay High Court(08.02.2018)

Bombay High Court, while expressing shock over the conditions of ‘mentally challenged’ children in Maharashtra, has observed that these children are s.....

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Delhi HC Rejects Petition Challenging Results of CA Exam Held on Nov 2017(13.02.2018)

Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition challenging the results of Chartered Accountants (CA Exam Final) examination held on November 2017.

Tags : Delhi High Court, Chartered Accountants

Exoneration in Departmental Proceedings Won't Lead to Dropping of Criminal Charges: Patna HC(04.02.2019)

Patna High Court has reiterated that exoneration in departmental proceedings ipso facto would not result into quashing of criminal prosecution against.....

Tags : Madras High Court, Departmental Proceedings, Dropping of Criminal Charges

Karnataka HC Stays Govt Order Dropping Criminal Prosecution in 61 Cases Against Elected Representativ(21.12.2020)

Karnataka High Court has stayed the government order dated 31st August, 2020 by which it had decided to drop criminal prosecution in 61 cases against .....

Tags : Karnataka High Court, Criminal Prosecution Against Elected Representatives

Delhi High Court Issues Notice on Sushil Kumar Tiwari's Bail Plea in Jantar Mantar Sloganeering Case(30.09.2021)

Delhi High Court has issued notice on the bail plea filed by Sushil Kumar Tiwari, accused in connection with the alleged inflammatory and anti-Muslim .....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Jantar Mantar Sloganeering Case

Rajasthan HC: NEET Counselling Board and Dental College Guilty of Serious Lapses(30.09.2021)

Rajasthan High Court has held the NEET Counselling Board and a Dental College guilty of serious lapses in thoroughly examining the School Certificate .....

Tags : Rajasthan High Court, NEET Counselling Board and Dental College

If acknowledgement is made before expiry of period of limitation, then a fresh period of limitation shall be computed from time, when acknowledgement was signed(14.02.2020)

Present two Appeals emanates from the common order passed by the Adjudicating Authority/National Company Law Tribunal, whereby the Application filed b.....

Tags : Application, Maintainability, Time Extension

In case the employee is confirmed in service, holding Departmental enquiry is necessary before passing of termination order(03.03.2021)

Present writ petition has been filed challenging the termination order and the order in appeal passed by the Respondent Nos.1 and 3 respectively. Peti.....

Tags : Departmental inquiry, Termination, Validity

If borrower is aggrieved by any of the actions of the private bank, borrower has to avail the remedy under the SARFAESI Act and no writ petition is maintainable(12.01.2022)

The original Respondent - the Assets Reconstructing Company (ARC) has preferred the present appeals against the impugned order passed by the High Cour.....

Tags : Writ petition, Maintainability, Alternate remedy

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

Delhi HC Rejects Plea Against Trailer of "The Accidental Prime Minister"(08.01.2019)

Delhi High Court has refused to entertain a plea seeking to suspend trailer of upcoming movie "The Accidental Prime Minister" and asked petitioner to .....

Tags : Delhi High Court, The Accidental Prime Minister

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 .....

Tags : Bombay High Court, accidental compensation

SC: Citizens Should Approach High Courts First for Enforcing Fundamental Rights(17.11.2020)

Supreme Court has said that it wished to discourage petitions under Article 32 in the Court for enforcement of fundamental rights and said that citize.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Enforcing Fundamental Rights

ITAT, Mumbai Deletes Income Tax Penalty Against Bollywood Actress Preity Zinta(08.09.2021)

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai has deleted a penalty order imposed against the actress Preity Zinta. The department has imposed the pena.....

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Bombay HC Inquires About Adequacy of Steps Taken to Vaccinate Mentally Ill Homeless Persons(14.09.2021)

Bombay High Court has asked the Maharashtra Government to file a "better affidavit" regarding the steps to vaccinate mentally-ill homeless wanderers a.....

Tags : Bombay High Court, Vaccinate Mentally Ill Homeless Persons

Delhi HC Directs to Decide on Representation Before Permitting People to Visit Religious Places(14.09.2021)

Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to expeditiously decide a representation made before it for permitting people to visit religious pl.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Representation Before Permitting People to Visit Religious Places

Dispute as to inheritance of shares is a civil dispute cannot be decided in proceedings under Section 241/242 of Companies Act, 2013(06.07.2020)

Present appeals have been preferred against the judgment passed by the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, New Delhi, (‘the NCLAT’) in Company Ap.....

Tags : Shares, Civil dispute, Maintainability

Absence from duty without proper intimation is a grave offence warrants removal from service(22.03.2022)

The petitioner's case is that he was dismissed from service vide impugned Order issued by the Commandant, 4th Assam Police Battalion, for unauthorized.....

Tags : Departmental Proceeding, Dismissal, Legality

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.....

Tags : Madhya Pradesh High Court, Implementation Status of JJ Act

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 Allows Impleading States in PIL Seeking Protection of Migrant Children's Fundamental Rights(09.03.2021)

Supreme Court has allowed impleading the States in the Public Interest Litigation filed by Child Rights Trust seeking directions for protection of the.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Protection of Migrant Children's Fundamental Rights

SC: Magistrates & Trial Judges Also Have Responsibility in Safeguarding Citizens' Fundamental Right(09.03.2021)

Supreme Court has stated in a judgment in which it emphasized the role of the lower Judiciary in preventing abuse of criminal court process that the M.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Safeguarding Citizens' Fundamental Right

Kerala High Court Upholds 10% EWS Reservation for Veterinary & Dental Courses Under KEAM(03.01.2022)

Kerala High Court has upheld the 10% reservation earmarked for Economically Weaker Section (EWS) for Veterinary and Dental Courses under Kerala Engine.....

Tags : Kerala High Court, Veterinary & Dental Courses Under KEAM

CESTAT, Ahmedabad: No Service Tax Payable on Job of Manufacturing Plastic Jars, Containers(03.01.2022)

Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Ahmedabad has held that no service tax is payable on the job of manufacturing Plastic Jar.....

Tags : Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Job of Manufacturing Plastic Jars, Containers

An employee, in discharge of his duties, is required to exercise higher standard of honesty and integrity(11.09.2017)

Present appeal is against the final judgment passed by the High Court whereby the Division Bench of the High Court allowed the appeal filed by the Lif.....

Tags : Departmental proceedings, Dismissal, Validity

Writ petition filed under Article 227 of Constitution before High Court is maintainable against the National Commission's Appellate Order(13.05.2022)

The original Respondent before the High Court has preferred the present appeal against impugned interim order passed by the High Court, by which the l.....

Tags : Jurisdiction, Writ petition, Maintainability

EDUCATION - Delhi HC Stays Dental Council of India's Orders for Cancellation of Admission(18.03.2019)

Delhi High Court has stayed all orders passed by Dental Council of India (DCI) through which admissions of more than 50 students in various private de.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Dental Council of India (DCI)

Telangana High Court Directs Police to Provide Evidence of Professor’s Maoist Links(20.01.2020)

Telangana High Court has given the Police four days to provide proof that the arrested Osmania Professor, Chintakindi Kaseem had Maoist links.

Tags : Telangana High Court, Osmania Professor Chintakindi Kaseem

SC: Conflicting Claims of Legal Representatives Can be Decided in Execution Proceedings(23.01.2020)

Supreme Court has observed that the conflicting claims of legal representatives can be decided in execution proceedings given the principles of Rule 5.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Claims of Legal Representatives

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.....

Tags : National Green Tribunal, Kite String Ban Implementation

Bombay HC: Weight of Blotter Paper Containing LSD to be Considered for Quantity of Drug(30.11.2021)

Bombay High Court has ruled that the blotter paper forms an integral part of the Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD) drug when put on it for consumption .....

Tags : Bombay High Court, Weight of Blotter Paper Containing LSD

SC Dismisses Plea Challenging Online Mode & Pattern Changes of Cost Accountancy Exams(02.12.2021)

Supreme Court has dismissed the writ petition challenging the pattern of the Intermediate and Final CMA Exams which is scheduled to be conducted onlin.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Cost Accountancy Exams

Onus for submitting bona fide documents to the department is on a candidate and any misrepresentation or concealment of facts tantamount to forgery(09.11.2022)

The applicant was initially engaged as casual Khallasi under the Railway. On the basis of a Circular dated 28th February, 2001 issued by the Railway d.....

Tags : Misrepresentation, Appointment, Eligibility

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

In the absence of a provision of review in the IBC, inherent powers provided under Rule 11 of the NCLAT Rules cannot be invoked for the purpose of filing a Review Application(21.02.2023)

The Appellant/Applicant filed an application under Section 9 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) against the Respondent for initiation o.....

Tags : Application, Review, Maintainability

SC: Associations That Are Formed Due to Mandate of Law Cannot File Consumer Complaint(17.02.2020)

Supreme Court has observed that ‘voluntary consumer association' appearing in Section 12(1)(b) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 is a body formed .....

Tags : Supreme Court, Voluntary Consumer Association

Supreme Court: Parental Responsibility Does Not End with Breakdown of Marriage(19.02.2020)

Supreme Court has observed that the parental responsibility of the couple does not end even if there is a breakdown of a marriage. The Court further o.....

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Delhi HC Seeks Centre's Response on Petition for Inclusion of Severe Mental Illness as Comorbidity(16.03.2021)

Delhi High Court has sought the Centre's response on a petition seeking directions for the inclusion of mental illnesses in the classification of como.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Inclusion of Severe Mental Illness as Comorbidity

Gauhati HC Allows Tea Estate Owners to Decide on Daily Wages of Plantation Workers(18.03.2021)

Gauhati High Court has allowed tea estate owners in Assam to decide if they want to follow the State government’s order on increasing the daily wages .....

Tags : Gauhati High Court, Daily Wages of Plantation Workers

P&H HC: Filing of Supplementary Challan Cannot be Deferred Because Anticipatory Bail Pending(18.01.2022)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that filing of a supplementary Challan under Section 173 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 cannot be deferred.....

Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Filing of Supplementary Challan

If the findings are based on evidence, the question of adequacy of evidence will not be a ground for interfering with the findings of the departmental enquiries(08.05.2023)

The present writ petition has been filed by the Petitioner impugning the order passed by the Disciplinary Authority of the erstwhile Andhra Bank under.....

Tags : Departmental enquiries, Compulsory retirement, Validity

Allahabad HC: Duty and Responsibility of Husband to Maintain Wife with Dignity(18.01.2022)

Allahabad High Court has observed that nowadays, it is extremely difficult to conceive that a woman would be in a position to maintain her with the am.....

Tags : Allahabad High Court, Maintain Wife with Dignity

Jharkhand Court Refuses Bail to Accused who Assaulted a Mentally Ill Muslim Man(19.01.2022)

Jharkhand Court has refused bail to two men accused of assaulting a mentally ill Muslim man in Dhanbad and forcing him to chant, Jai Shri Ram. It is a.....

Tags : Jharkhand Court, Assault on Mentally Ill Muslim Man

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.....

Tags : Karnataka High Court, Implementation of Covid Package

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 .....

Tags : Supreme Court, Implementation of Mandate of S. 4 of RTI Act

Rajasthan HC Directs to Look Into Complaint Against Alleged Contamination of Railmagra Dam(24.01.2022)

Rajasthan High Court has asked the authorities concerned to objectively examine the grievances raised in a writ petition pertaining to discharge of in.....

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Appeal against Single Judge order for further criminal investigation not maintainable(19.11.2015)

The Orissa High Court held that an appeal against a Single Judge judgment directing further investigation in a criminal investigation was not maintain.....

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Civil suit would be triable by the Civil Court; Arbitrator has no jurisdiction to decide the eviction/rent disputes(12.10.2017)

Present appeal is filed by the Defendant against the final judgment passed by the High Court of Delhi at New Delhi whereby the High Court dismissed th.....

Tags : Eviction, Application, Maintainability

Mere trivial irritations, quarrels, normal wear and tear of the married life would not be adequate for grant of divorce on ground of mental cruelty(12.10.2017)

The Appellant - husband had filed a petition before the Family Court at Pune, seeking divorce from the Respondent - wife under Section 13 (1)(i-a) of .....

Tags : Divorce, Grant, Mental Cruelty

Acknowledgement of the debt for the purpose of extension of limitation has to be made during the period of three years(26.04.2023)

Present appeal is filed by the Suspended Director of the Corporate Debtor (D.P. Agro Mills Pvt. Ltd) against the order passed by the Adjudicating Auth.....

Tags : Time period, Application, Maintainability

Madras HC: Consider Representation for Use of Alternate Medicines to Treat Coronavirus(03.04.2020)

Madras High Court has issued notice to the Government of Tamil Nadu to consider representations looking into alternative medicines for the cure/preven.....

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Ministry of Home Affairs Exempts Agriculture, Tea Plantations, Truck Repair Shops on Highways(06.04.2020)

Ministry of Home Affairs has issued four circulars, exempting agriculture, tea plantations, truck spare parts and repair shops on Highways, indicating.....

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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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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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Allahabad HC: No Absolute Bar on Maintainability of Writ Against State in Contractual Matters(31.01.2022)

Allahabad High Court has observed that there is no absolute bar on the maintainability of a writ petition against the state and its instrumentalities .....

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Dismissal of application filed under Section 7, for default committed during the period prescribed under Section 10A, justifiable(03.05.2023)

Present Appeal has been filed against order by which order the Adjudicating Authority has rejected the Section 7 application filed by the Financial Cr.....

Tags : Provision, Application, Maintainability

Acquittal in criminal proceedings does not entitle the delinquent employee for any benefit in the latter or automatic discharge in departmental proceedings(03.10.2023)

Present appeal is against the order of the Division Bench of High Court upholding the order of the learned Single Judge and confirmed the setting asid.....

Tags : Departmental proceedings, Quashing, Legality

A co-ordinate Bench cannot comment upon the discretion exercised or judgment rendered by another co-ordinate Bench of the same strength(31.10.2023)

Present batch of five Review Petitions seeks to review the common judgment and Order passed by present Court. The question raised in present matter is.....

Tags : Scope, Review, Maintainability

Allahabad High Court Rejects Suspended IPS Officer's Plea(18.08.2015)

Allahabad High Court has rejected plea of suspended IPS Officer Amitabh Thakur challenging departmental inquiry being conducted against him by Chairma.....

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SC Junks Vedanta's Plea(01.09.2016)

Supreme Court has rejected Vedanta Ltd.'s plea seeking export of iron ore in Karnataka.

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Govt Prescribes Procedure Export and Sealing of Containerized Cargo(05.07.2017)

Government of India has prescribed procedure for export and for sealing of containerized cargo.

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Cannot Ban Protests at Jantar Mantar: Supreme Court(23.07.2018)

Supreme Court has said that there cannot be a "complete ban" on holding protests and sit-ins at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi, and asked the Centre to fram.....

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Karnataka HC Rejects Plea for Making Public Personal Details of Persons Who Contacted COVID-19(23.04.2020)

Karnataka High Court has rejected the plea filed seeking directions to the State and Central Government to make public details of those persons who ha.....

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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.

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CESTAT: No Service Tax on Activity of Installing and Maintaining Fixed Facility for Supplying Oxygen(17.03.2022)

Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Kolkata has ruled that service tax is not applicable on the activity of installing and ma.....

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CESTAT: No Service Tax on Activity of Installing and Maintaining Fixed Facility for Supplying Oxygen(17.03.2022)

Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Kolkata has ruled that service tax is not applicable on the activity of installing and ma.....

Tags : Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Installing and Maintaining Fixed Facility for Supplying Oxygen

Courts do not sit as an Appellate Authority over the decisions taken by the experts(03.11.2023)

The Petitioner has approached present Court seeking a writ of mandamus directing the Respondent No.1 herein ('the Board') to take action against Respo.....

Tags : Misconduct, Process, Maintainability

Suit seeking damages for illegal use of property is maintainable, even after, filing of suit for possession against the same property(30.11.2023)

Challenge in the present appeal is to the order passed by the High Court, vide which the application filed by the Appellants/Defendants under Order VI.....

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Karnataka HC Directs Centre, State to Spread Awareness on Fundamental Duties through Ads(21.11.2016)

Karnataka High Court has asked State and Central Governments to use advertisements to spread awareness on fundamental duties of citizens.

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Bombay HC Granted Go-Ahead to Five Developmental Projects(23.11.2016)

Bombay High Court, while cautioning environmentalists against taking an adversarial stand against all development work, has granted go-ahead to five p.....

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Delhi HC: Obligation of Father to Support Son Not to End When Son Attains Majority(16.06.2021)

Delhi High Court has held that the obligation of a father to maintain his son under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 would not come.....

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Delhi HC: Income Earned From Service Charges by NGO From its Donor Is Charitable in Nature(05.04.2022)

Delhi High Court has observed that the Income earned from charging Service Charges by Non Governmental Organization from its donor is Charitable in Na.....

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Delhi HC Grants Ex-Parte Ad-Interim Injunction Against Satta Dream 11(06.04.2022)

Delhi High Court has granted ex-parte ad-interim injunction in a suit against trademark infringement filed by Dream 11, a fantasy sports platform, aga.....

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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

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.....

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Delhi HC Refuses to Release Prisoner Whose Residence was in Notified Containment Zone(07.05.2020)

Delhi High Court has refused to release a prisoner as his residence fell in the notified containment zone in Delhi.

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Karnataka HC: Distribution of CD Containing Lascivious Material is Offence Under Section 67 IT Act(08.05.2020)

Karnataka High Court has held that the dissemination of "material which is lascivious or appeals to the prurient interest" by way of Compact Disks wou.....

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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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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

Calcutta HC: Arbitration Agreement Not Discharged By Death of Party and Is Enforceable(18.04.2022)

Calcutta High Court has observed that an arbitration agreement will not be discharged by the death of a party and it will be enforceable by or against.....

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Delhi HC: Daughter Living With Grandparents Does Not Absolve Father's Responsibility to Maintain(21.04.2022)

Delhi High Court has observed that a father cannot refuse his responsibility to maintain his wife and daughter even if he has to take care of his pare.....

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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.....

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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

Government Amends Central Motor Vehicles Rules to Incorporate Provisions for Vintage Motor Vehicles(19.07.2021)

Union Government amended Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 to incorporate special provisions for registration of vintage motor vehicles. The amended .....

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Gauhati HC: Managing Directors Can Only be Summoned if The Representatives Are Not Cooperating(23.05.2022)

Gauhati High Court has held that the Managing Director of a company should not be directly summoned by authorities under S. 108 of the Customs Act and.....

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Gurugram Court rejects Bail Application of 2 CAs’ in Gurugram GST Refund Fraud Case(24.05.2022)

ACJM, Gurugram has rejected the bail applications filed by two Chartered Accountants in the recent GST refund fraud case.

Tags : ACJM, Bail, Chartered Accountant, GST Refund

Orissa HC: Hon’ble Discharge in Departmental Proceedings Would Nullify Criminal Prosecution(25.05.2022)

Orissa High Court has held that honorable exoneration in departmental proceedings would warrant quashment of criminal prosecution which emanated from .....

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Delhi HC: Right to Represent One's Cause Before Court is Fundamental Right(30.05.2022)

Delhi High Court has observed that the restoration applications are to be dealt with liberally as the right to represent one's cause before a Court is.....

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Delhi HC: Road Maintenance Concerns Fundamental Rights of Citizens(31.05.2022)

Delhi High Court observed that lack of funds cannot be a valid ground for the State to escape from its duty to maintain public roads, as the same pert.....

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If there is a fundamental breach of policy, Insurance Company has to pay compensation amount to claimants and thereafter, can recover the same from the owner of the vehicle(24.06.2024)

The claim petition was preferred under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 by the Appellants being dependants of the deceased and have claimed.....

Tags : Accidental death, Compensation, Enhancement

SC to Sikh Bodies: Create Mechanism to Curb ‘Santa-Banta’ Jokes(13.07.2016)

SC, while hearing petitions seeking ban on circulation of jokes about Sikh community, has asked bodies representing the community to create a mechanis.....

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MP High Court Says 'No' to Judicial Review U/A 226 If Fundamental Rights Not Infringed(12.05.2017)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that if fundamental right of aggrieved party is not infringed than it is beyond the scope of judicial review under .....

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Bombay High Court Rejects PIL Against Fantasy League(19.06.2019)

Bombay High Court has noted that Dream 11, a fantasy sports platform is a game of skill and not a game of chance hence does not qualify as gambling. T.....

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Punjab & Haryana HC: Fundamental Right to Travel Abroad Can be Controlled by Imposing Conditions(29.03.2022)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has stated that the petitioner has a fundamental right to travel abroad, which can be controlled by imposing certain sit.....

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Gujarat High Court: GST Registration of Dealers Can't Be Cancelled For Inadvertent Mistake of CA(01.04.2022)

Gujarat High Court has held that the dealer must not be forced to pay a hefty price for the termination of the GST registration for the chartered acco.....

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Allahabad HC Relies Upon Extra-Judicial Confession of Wife to Confirm Life Sentence(05.04.2022)

Allahabad High Court has upheld the life sentence awarded to a wife who killed her husband in concert 18 years back with two others by relying upon he.....

Tags : Allahabad High Court, life sentence, extra-judicial confession, 18 years, voluntary, trustworthy

Delhi HC Grants Relief to LL.M Aspirant who could not Produce LL.B. Degree at Time of Orientation(22.11.2019)

Delhi High Court has ruled that unless the information bulletin or prospectus makes it crystal clear that the result of the supplementary exam would n.....

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Madras High Court Seeks Response from Central Authorities Over Mental Health Facilities(03.12.2020)

Madras High Court has called upon the Central health authorities to answer the specific queries raised by the Court on the issue of "inadequate treatm.....

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Gauhati High Court Dismisses PIL Plea Seeking Universalization of Elementary Education(20.09.2021)

Gauhati High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition filed by a lawyer seeking, inter alia, Universalisation of Elementary Edu.....

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Madras HC Directs TNSEC to Respond to Representation Made by AIADMK(27.09.2021)

Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission (TNSEC) to respond to a representation made by All India Anna Dravida Munnetra.....

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Madras HC: Intake Can’t be Beyond Sanctioned Limit or Time Schedule for Completing Admissions(23.08.2022)

Madras High Court has held that admission to the courses had to be commensurate with the annual intake capacity of the institution. The court also sta.....

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Madras HC: Arbitration Clause Contained in Partnership Deed Survives Termination of Deed(25.04.2022)

Madras High Court has held that the arbitration clause contained in a partnership deed survives the termination of the deed. The Court held that the c.....

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Karnataka HC Dismisses PIL Seeking Direction to Not Conduct 2023 State Assembly Elections(27.04.2022)

Karnataka High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation seeking instructions to the State and Chief Election Commissioner to not conduct the 2.....

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SC Seeks Opinion of Centre, States on Plea to Make Sports Fundamental Right(27.04.2022)

Supreme Court has sought the view of the Centre and state governments on a proposal that physical literacy or sports be recognised as a fundamental ri.....

Tags : Supreme Court , physical literacy, fundamental right, 90 minutes

ITAT, Bangalore: Income Tax Penalty Can’t be Imposed on Expenditure Due to Wrong Professional Advice(29.04.2022)

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Bangalore has ruled that the income tax penalty under section 271(1) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 cannot be imposed for .....

Tags : Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, income tax, section 271(1), Income Tax Act, 1961, Chartered Accountant

Orissa HC Upholds Constitutional Validity of Section 34 RP Act(02.05.2022)

Orissa High Court upheld the Constitutional validity of Section 34 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 that specifies that eligible citizens.....

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Consent of Charity Commissioner is necessary for institution of suit of nature specified in Section 50 of MPT Act(12.06.2017)

Challenge in present appeal is to impugned orders made by City Civil Court at Bombay rejecting plaint in Appellant's Suit under Order 7 Rule 11(d) of .....

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The acknowledgment in the form of letters/OTS/Settlement terms made by 'Corporate Debtor' before expiry of period of limitation results in a fresh period of limitation(22.05.2020)

The limited question involved in present appeal is whether the application under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 ("I&B Code") fi.....

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Action under Section 7 of the IBC could be invoked even against a (corporate) guarantor(26.03.2021)

Two central issues arise for determination in present appeal are (i) Whether an action under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IB.....

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Commissioner is empowered to entertain even a new ground not urged before lower authorities while exercising revisional powers(03.07.2017)

Petitioner, Rites Limited, has filed present petition challenging order passed by Respondent. By order dated 10th December 2010, CIT(A) dismissed appe.....

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Kerala HC Stays Decision of ESI Corporation to Cancel IP Quota in Medical/Dental Colleges(19.10.2020)

Kerala High Court has stayed further proceedings pursuant to the notice issued by Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) informing that seats fi.....

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Delhi HC Grants Ad-Interim Injunction Restraining Sale of "Vintage Moments" Alcohol(21.10.2020)

Delhi High Court has passed an ad interim order restraining the manufacturing, marketing, sale etc. of alcohol under the mark 'VINTAGE MOMENTS' in a s.....

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MP HC Stresses Need for Orientation Program for Fresher-Panel Lawyers(23.10.2020)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has stressed on the need to provide Panel Lawyers, who are freshers and are representing the State for the first time, prope.....

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Kar. HC: Magistrate's Permission Mandatory for Police Investigation U/S 127A of RP Act(02.09.2022)

Karnataka High Court has said that offence under Section 127-A of the Representation of People Act (Restrictions on the printing of pamphlets, posters.....

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SC: Inter Departmental Communications Cannot be Relied Upon as a Basis to Claim Any Right(05.09.2022)

Supreme Court while observing that inter-departmental communications can’t be relied upon as basis to claim any right has held that before something a.....

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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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ITAT, Bangalore: EY Entitled to Deduction Under Section 10AA on Voluntary Transfer Pricing Adjustment(25.11.2020)

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Bangalore has held that the assessee is entitled to deduction under Section 10AA of the Income Tax Act, 1961 on .....

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Delhi HC to IG Prisons: Need of Isolation Wards In Jails To Avoid Interim Bail In Serious Offences(07.09.2022)

Delhi High Court has directed Inspector General (Prisons) to ensure that isolation medical wards or quarantine zones are created in all city jails to .....

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ITAT: No Documentary Evidence to Substantiate PRP as Expenditure, Claim is Not Sustainable(07.09.2022)

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Kolkata has observed that the claim of Performance Related Pay (PRP) is not sustainable when no documentary evidence wa.....

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Delhi HC: Complaint Against Chartered Accountant After 7 Years of Misconduct is Time-Barred(08.09.2022)

Delhi High Court has held that a complaint against Chartered Accountant after seven years of alleged misconduct is liable to be quashed as time-barred.....

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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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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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P&H HC: Mentally Ill Mother Entitled to Custody of Child Below 5 Yrs(10.11.2022)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that a mother, even if she is mentally ill, is entitled to the custody of a minor child, especially if the chil.....

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Cal. HC: Objection on Maintainability Hits Root of Judicial Proceeding if it Raises Question of Law(11.11.2022)

Calcutta High Court has held that an objection on maintainability of writ petition cannot be raised at eleventh hour and that such an objection cannot.....

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SC: Section 194H IT Act Attracted For 'Supplementary Commission' Earned by Travel Agents(16.11.2022)

Supreme Court has held that Section 194H of the Income Tax (IT) Act, 1961 is attracted in the case of Supplementary Commission amounts earned by the t.....

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Varanasi Court: Places of Worship Act No Bar to Hindu Party's Suit(18.11.2022)

Varanasi Court while observing that religious nature of Gyanvapi Mosque premises is doubtful and therefore Places of Worship Act won't be bar to such .....

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NGT Directs Trucks Entering Delhi to Pay Environmental Tax(08.10.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed all commercial vehicles entering Delhi to pay environmental compensation charge in addition to the toll tax.....

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Not Only Chartered Accountants, Cost Accountants Can Also Certify IGST Refund Claims: CBIC(21.09.2018)

Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has authorized the Cost Accountants to certify the ‘IGST Refund Claims’ of exporters whose records were no.....

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Delhi High Court Seeks State Govt and Police's Reaction on Mental Health Plea(02.07.2019)

Delhi High Court has sought the reaction of the Government and police on a request seeking its direction for the constitution of government bodies at .....

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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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NGT Slaps Penalty on Hindustan Zinc for Violation of Environmental Norms in Rajasthan(08.02.2022)

National Green Tribunal has slapped a penalty of Rs. 25 crore on Vedanta group firm Hindustan Zinc Ltd. for violation of environmental norms in Rajast.....

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Jharkhand HC: Writ Court Does Not Sit in Appeal Against Orders in Departmental Proceedings(09.02.2022)

Jharkhand High Court has reiterated that the writ Court does not sit in appeal against the orders passed in departmental proceedings, particularly whe.....

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Delhi HC: Findings of Departmental Enquiry Can’t be Challenged on Grounds of Adequacy(20.01.2023)

Delhi High Court has held that findings of disciplinary proceedings cannot be challenged by the employee under Article 226 on the grounds of adequacy .....

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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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SC: Family Members on Parental Side of Hindu Widow Not ‘Strangers’ Under Hindu Succession Act(25.02.2021)

Supreme Court has said that family members on the parental side of a Hindu widow cannot be held to be ‘strangers’ and her property can devolve upon th.....

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Delhi Court Extends Interim Protection from Arrest to Shantanu Muluk in Toolkit Case(26.02.2021)

Delhi Court has extended the interim protection from arrest to Shantanu Muluk in Toolkit Case till 9th March, 2021, after the Delhi Police sought seve.....

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Delhi HC: Failure on Wife’s Part to Disclose Mental Disorder Before Marriage Constitutes Fraud(27.12.2021)

Delhi High Court has annulled marriage between a husband and wife after 16 years observing that the failure on wife's part to disclose her mental diso.....

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Ker. HC: UGC Regulations Don’t Require Chancellor's Nominee in Selection Committee for Universities(15.12.2022)

Kerala High Court while staying a Single bench order directing to include Chancellor's representative in Search Committee for appointment of VC of APJ.....

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Mad HC: Isha Foundation's Yoga Centre Doesn't Require Prior Environmental Clearance for Construction(15.12.2022)

Madras High Court while observing that Isha Foundation's Yoga Centre comes within the definition of an educational institution, has allowed its plea a.....

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Allahabad HC Orders Immediate Medical & Financial Assistance for a Mentally Retarded Lady Found(18.02.2022)

Allahabad High Court has ordered in a public interest litigation plea to provide medical and financial assistance for a mentally retarded lady found r.....

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Delhi HC: Repeated Representation Does Not Extend Limitation Nor Cause to Overcome Delay(21.02.2022)

Delhi High Court has reiterated that it is a settled law that repeated representation does not extend limitation nor can be a ground to plead a fresh .....

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

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

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SC: 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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Gauhati HC: Non-Substitution of Legal Representatives of Parties Under Order XXII CPC(01.02.2022)

Gauhati High Court has held that non-substitution of some of the legal representatives of the parties under Order XXII of the Code of Civil Procedure,.....

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#Union Budget 2022-2023: Launch of National Mental Health Tele-programme(01.02.2022)

Finance Minister has informed on launch of National Mental Health Tele-programme with NIMHANS being Nodal centre, highlighting the accentuated mental .....

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

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

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Delhi HC: Employee of BRO Has No Fundamental Right to Claim Deputation to Another Organization(07.02.2022)

Delhi High Court has held that an employee of the Border Roads Organisation has no fundamental right to claim a deputation to any other Organisation o.....

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MP HC Asks Bar Council Asks on Self-Representation of Advocate in Theft Case(07.02.2022)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has asked the Bar Council of Madhya Pradesh as to whether an advocate, who is charged with 7 cases of theft and from whom re.....

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JKL HC: Cause of Action Not Generated Merely by Repeated Representation(07.03.2023)

Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that Cause of Action can’t be generated merely by making repeated representations to the concerned au.....

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NGT Appoints Panel to Watch Srivaikuntam Dam Desilting(11.09.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT), Southern Bench has appointed a five-member committee to monitor desilting of Srivaikuntam dam in Thoothukudi.

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SC Put Stay on Admission to Unclaimed Medical Seats in All-India Quota(21.09.2016)

SC, on a petition filed by students in Delhi who have sought a second chance at claiming 15% seats in government institutes for NRIs and students from.....

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Denial of Passport Affects Fundamental Rights: Delhi High Court(17.09.2018)

Delhi High Court has held that the denial of a passport or its non-renewal affects the fundamental rights guaranteed under the Constitution.

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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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AAR: Leasing & Maintaining of Industrial Gas Plant Doesn't Qualify as Job Work(11.03.2022)

Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR), Orissa has ruled that the leasing and maintenance of hydrogen and nitrogen gas plants does not qualify as job work.

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Del. HC: Bank Customers Have No Way of Contacting Officials Who Send Emails(22.02.2023)

Delhi High Court while expressing concern over computer generated e-mails sent to customers without mention of contact details of officials under whos.....

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Or. HC: Horizontal Quota for Particular Social Category Can’t be Filed by Person of Other Category(01.03.2023)

Orissa High Court has held that principle of mobility as applicable in case of social (vertical) reservations are not applicable to special (horizonta.....

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Karnataka HC Extends Interim Order Restraining Makers of Documentary ‘Wild Karnataka’(13.08.2021)

Karnataka High Court has extended the interim order passed by it on 29th June 2021 by which it had restrained the makers of the documentary 'Wild Karn.....

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Delhi HC Restrains Netflix & Others from Broadcasting of Documentary "A Big Little Murder"(13.08.2021)

Delhi High Court has restrained Netflix, Channel News Asia and others from restraining or streaming the documentary titled "A Big Little Murder" based.....

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Gauhati HC Quashes Poll Code Violation Case Against Assam CM HB Sarma(27.06.2022)

Gauhati High Court while quashing poll code violation case against Assam Chief Minister (CM) has held that it is high time to re-visit the provision e.....

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Kar. HC: Treating Wife Like Cash Cow Without Any Emotional Attachment is Cruelty(01.07.2022)

Karnataka High Court has held that a husband treating his wife as a cash cow and using her money without having any emotional attachment towards her w.....

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SC Uphelds Quashing of Land Acquisition Proceedings for Vedanta University(13.04.2023)

Supreme Court while upholding Orissa High Court’s judgment of quashing Odisha government’s land acquisition proceedings for proposed Vedanta Universit.....

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SC: Decide Mercy Petitions at Earliest to Disallow Convicts in Taking Advantage of Delay(17.04.2023)

Supreme Court has directed all State Governments to ensure that mercy petitions in death penalty cases are decided and disposed of at the earliest so .....

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Kerala HC: Harassment of Husband and Family by Filing False Complaints Amounts to Mental Cruelty(09.09.2019)

Kerala High Court has observed while granting divorce to a man that harassing a husband and his family for a considerably long time by filing false co.....

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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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NGT Asks CPCB to Consider Environmental Audit of E-Commerce Websites(14.09.2020)

National Green Tribunal has asked the Central Pollution Control Board to submit an action taken report against manufacturers and e-commerce websites w.....

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Manipur HC Directs State Government to Implement Mental Healthcare Act(14.09.2020)

Manipur High Court has directed the State Government to implement the provisions of the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 and establish the necessary infras.....

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SC Backs Vedanta on Rs 3500 Crores Arbitration Award(17.09.2020)

Supreme Court has upheld a Rs. 3,500 Crores international arbitration award in favour of Vedanta, to be paid by the Indian government in lieu of addit.....

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Delhi HC: Lack of Clarity Not Ground to Dismiss an Application as Non-Maintainable(07.07.2022)

Delhi High Court has held that an application which may be unclear or wanting in requisite details, does not suffer from maintainability on that groun.....

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SC Refers to Larger Bench Issue of Maintainability of SLP Against HC Order(07.07.2023)

Supreme Court has referred to a larger bench the issue ‘whether liberty granted by the Supreme Court to approach the High Court in review, automatical.....

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MP HC: Constitutional Right of Detenu to Make Representation to Detaining Authority(30.06.2021)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that it is a constitutional right of a detenu, who has been detained under the National Security Act, 1980 to make .....

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Allahabad HC Directs on Woman’s Representation on Husband’s Blindness Due to Vaccine(30.06.2021)

Allahabad High Court has directed District Magistrate, Budaun to decide on a woman's representation in writ petition seeking direction to respondents .....

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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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CESTAT, Mumbai: Reliance Industries Entitled to Avail CENVAT Credit for Employees Opting for VSS(13.05.2022)

Customs Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai has observed that Reliance Industries is entitled to avail CENVAT credit on the service tax .....

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ALL. HC Dismisses Masjid Committee's Plea Challenging Maintainability of Hindu Worshipper’s Suit(01.06.2023)

Allahabad HC has dismissed the revision application moved for challenging Varanasi Court order dismissing Anjuman Intazamia Mosque Committee plea file.....

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SC: Can’t Exercise Judicial Review to Re-Appreciate Evidence in Departmental Enquiry(05.06.2023)

Supreme Court while observing that Constitutional Court while exercising judicial review can’t decide case as if it is the first stage of the case, ha.....

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Calcutta HC Grants Time to West Bengal Government to Submit Supplementary Affidavit(28.07.2021)

Calcutta High Court has granted time to the West Bengal government to submit its supplementary affidavit in response to report of the Committee of the.....

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Rajasthan HC: Unwarranted Pregnancy from Rape Causes Grave Injury to Victim's Mental Health(20.06.2022)

Rajasthan High Court while allowing a rape survivor to medically terminate 18 weeks pregnancy has held that the anguish caused by an unwarranted pregn.....

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Bombay HC Reprimands Principal Chief Commissioners of Customs for Non-Representation in Cases(20.06.2022)

Bombay High Court while warning the Principal Chief Commissioners of customs for non-representation instructed that all Principal Chief Commissioners .....

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Iowa SC: State Constitution Does Not Provide a Fundamental Right to Abortion(22.06.2022)

Supreme Court of the State of Iowa (United States of America) has held that the State Constitution is not a source to claim abortion as a fundamental .....

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NFRA: Chartered Accountant Penalized with One Lakh Rupees Fine for Professional Misconduct(24.06.2022)

National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) has penalized chartered accountant with a fine of one lakh rupees for professional misconduct and debarr.....

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Ker. HC to Police Chief: Sensitize Police Personnel to Provisions of Mental Healthcare Act(27.06.2023)

Kerala High Court has directed State Police Chief to ensure that all police personnel are sensitized to relevant provisions of Mental Healthcare Act, .....

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Madras HC Directs to Establish Portal to Track Delay in Considering Representation of Detenues(07.07.2021)

Madras High Court has directed the State of Tamil Nadu to establish a dedicated web portal and use technologies such as e-mail, fax or WhatsApp to tra.....

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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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Gujarat HC: Voluntary Retirement Come in Force on Expiry of Notice Period if Not Expressly Denied(13.06.2022)

Gujarat High Court has held that if the appointing authority does not permit or refuse to grant the permission for retirement before the expiry of the.....

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All. HC Grants Interim Stay on Broadcast of Al Jazeera's Documentary 'India: Who Lit The Fuse'(15.06.2023)

Allahabad High Court while granting interim stay on broadcast of Al Jazeera’s documentary ‘India: Who lit the Fuse?’ in view of consequences that may .....

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HP HC: Denial of Maternity Leave Violates Article 29, 39 of Indian Constitution(20.06.2023)

Himachal Pradesh High Court while observing that Maternity leave aims to protect the dignity of motherhood that every woman, irrespective of her emplo.....

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Madras HC Dismisses Plea Challenging Rejection of Representation of Netaji on Currency Notes(03.09.2021)

Madras High Court has dismissed a plea challenging Centre's rejection of a representation for printing the image of Nethaji Subash Chandra Bose on cur.....

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Delhi HC Issues Notice in bail Plea Accused in Anti-Muslim Sloganeering at Jantar Mantar(06.09.2021)

Delhi High Court has issued notice on the regular bail plea moved by Preet Singh, accused in connection with the alleged inflammatory and anti-Muslim .....

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Jharkhand HC Directs to Constitute Review Boards & Appoint Non Official Members(06.09.2021)

Jharkhand High Court has directed the State to constitute the Mental Health Review Boards (MHRB) under Section 46 and 73 of the Mental Healthcare Act,.....

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Bombay HC Refuses Mentally Challenged Rape Victim to Terminate 35-Week Pregnancy Citing Health Risk(08.08.2022)

Bombay High Court has refused to allow a mentally challenged rape victim to terminate her 35-week (8.5 months) pregnancy after a board of medical expe.....

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SC Dismisses Plea Challenging Provision Allowing Use of EVMs(16.08.2022)

Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea challenging the constitutional validity of Section 61A of the Representation of the People Act which per.....

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Cal. HC: Lab Report Can’t be Filed Through Supplementary Chargesheet(28.08.2023)

Calcutta High Court while observing that Chemical Examination Report is the most vital piece of evidence in NDPS Case and therefore can’t be filed thr.....

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

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

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JKL HC: Fundamentalist Muslim Can’t be Equated With an Extremist or a Separatist(01.08.2023)

Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court while observing that the phrase “fundamentalist ideology” doesn’t necessarily mean that detenue possesses an ext.....

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SC: Res Judicata Applicable Only on Fundamental Determinations and not Incidental Findings(03.08.2023)

Supreme Court has held that only determinations which are fundamental would result in the application of the doctrine of res judicata, and no incident.....

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Cal. HC to State: Finalize Minimum Wage for Tea Plantation Workers in 6 Months(03.08.2023)

Calcutta High Court while upholding the advisory dated 27th April 2023, issued by State Labour Commissioner hiking interim minimum wage for tea planta.....

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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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Cal. HC: Mental Cruelty Can’t Have Uniform Standard in Matrimonial Cases(08.08.2023)

Calcutta High Court while observing that Mental cruelty is a state of mind and such feeling and intensity are felt differently by each person, has obs.....

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CBIC Notifies GST Payable on Food Preparations Put Up in Unit Containers(01.10.2021)

Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs(CBIC) notified that 5% GST payable on Food preparations put up in unit containers, intended for free distr.....

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J&K&L HC: No Recovery Can be Made from Pension if Promotion Not Based on Any Misrepresentation(01.08.2022)

Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that in absence of any misrepresentation on the part of the petitioner with regard to factum of seeki.....

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Uttarakhand HC: PwD Entitled to Horizontal Reservation Cutting Across All Categories(02.08.2022)

Uttarakhand High Court while quashing advertisement issued by UKPSC, finding it to be violative of Rule 11(4) of Rights of Persons with Disability Rul.....

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Delhi HC: Court Cannot Re-Appreciate Evidence Already Considered by Departmental Authorities(02.08.2022)

Delhi High Court has held that in cases of departmental enquiries, it cannot re-appreciate evidence which has already been reasonably considered by th.....

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Del. HC: Cost Accountants and Chartered Accountants Not Similarly Placed Under Law(22.09.2023)

Delhi High Court while observing that Cost Accountants and Chartered Accountants are not at all similarly placed under law and are governed by two ind.....

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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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Bombay HC Grants Anticipatory Bail to Chartered Accountant Who Allegedly Submitted Bogus Surety(18.11.2021)

Bombay High Court has granted Anticipatory Bail to Chartered Accountants (CA) who has allegedly submitted a bogus surety.

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SC Sets Aside Bombay HC’s Judgment Interpreting Touch as Skin-to- Skin Contact Under POCSO Act(18.11.2021)

Supreme Court has set aside a judgment of the Bombay High Court that held that skin-to-skin contact was necessary for the offence of sexual assault un.....

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Telangana HC: Mental Infirmity Can Be Caused By Physical Defects(23.11.2021)

Telangana High Court has held that mental infirmity for the purpose of Order XXXII Rule 15 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 could also be caused b.....

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J&K&L HC: Married Man With Capacity to Earn Obligated to Maintain Wife & Children(21.11.2022)

Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that it is for the person to decide to marry or not to marry, but once a person decides to marry, he .....

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Bombay HC Slams Maharashtra's State Mental Health Authority for Inaction(05.12.2022)

Bombay High Court while issuing directions in a PIL seeking effective implementation of the Mental Health Care Act, 2017 in Maharashtra, has observed .....

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Del. HC: Right to Parenthood and Procreation is Fundamental Right of a Convict(26.12.2023)

Delhi High Court while observing that right to parenthood is fundamental right of a convict, has held that where age and biological clock of convict a.....

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Madras HC Directs Centre to Clarify its Stand on Horizontal Reservation to NEET-Qualified Schools(28.01.2021)

Madras High Court has directed the Centre to make its stand clear on the State’s legislation providing 7.5% horizontal reservation to NEET-qualified S.....

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Allahabad HC: Liability of Man to Maintain Wife, Children of ‘Continuing Nature’(29.01.2021)

Allahabad High Court has held that the liability of a man to maintain his wife, children or parents under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedur.....

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SC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking for Appointment of National Environmental Regulator(29.01.2021)

Supreme Court has issued notice to the Central Government in a plea seeking for the appointment of a National Environmental Regulator to oversee and g.....

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Delhi HC: Existing Panel of Delhi Govt. Can’t Continue to Function Under Mental Healthcare Act(06.10.2022)

Delhi High Court while rejecting Delhi Government stand that State Authority for Mental Health Services can continue to function as it is under Mental.....

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SC Astounded by Plea to Declare Fundamental Rights as Unconstitutional(11.10.2022)

Supreme Court while rejecting a petition seeking a declaration that the Fundamental Rights enshrined in Part III of the Constitution were ultra vires .....

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All. HC: All the Medical Representatives are Deemed to be Workmen(29.11.2023)

Allahabad High Court has held that as per Section 6(2) of the Sales Promotion Employees (Conditions of Service) Act, 1976, the medical representatives.....

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Karnataka HC Directs Govt to Immediately Start Construction of Organ Transplantation Institute(05.01.2022)

Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to immediately start construction of Gastroenterology Science & Organ Transplantation Institute.....

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Karnataka HC Directs to Take Appropriate Necessary Steps for Medical Treatment to Mentally Ill(13.01.2022)

Karnataka High Court has directed the Karnataka State Mental Health Authority to take appropriate and necessary steps for providing proper medical tre.....

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SC: Fundamental Right to Travel Cannot be Denied for Arraignment as Accused(17.01.2022)

Supreme Court has observed that the fundamental right of personal liberty to travel abroad cannot be denied to a person only because he is arrayed as .....

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Delhi HC: Tax deposited During Search is Not Voluntary(23.12.2022)

Delhi High Court while directing GST department to return amount of Rs. 1.80 crores along with 6% interest, has observed that no recovery of tax shoul.....

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Parliamentary Committee: Lawyers Must Appear in Atleast 1 Pro Bono Case A Year to Access Relief Fund(08.02.2024)

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice has proposed that the Bar Council of India should make it mandatory .....

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Standing Committee's Recom. to Establish Regional Benches of SC Gets Accepted by Law Ministry(09.02.2024)

The Central Law Ministry has accepted the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice’s recommendation to establ.....

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Gujarat HC Allows Engineering Student to Appear in Supplementary Exams(26.04.2021)

Gujarat High Court has allowed an Engineering student to appear in the supplementary examinations for both the first and second semesters, who claimed.....

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Supreme Court Allows Vedanta to Produce Oxygen at Sterlite Plant in Tamil Nadu(27.04.2021)

Supreme Court has permitted Vedanta to operate its Oxygen production unit on standalone basis at Copper plant in Tuticorin, which had been closed for .....

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SC: Mere Filing of Representation Before Authorities Does Not Extend Limitation Period(03.03.2022)

Supreme Court has observed that mere filing of representation before authorities does not extend the period of limitation.

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SC: Upto Parliament to Decide Whether to Allow Candidates to Contest from Two Seats(02.02.2023)

Supreme Court while dismissing PIL challenging the constitutionality of Section 33(7) of the Representation of Peoples Act, 1951 has held that permitt.....

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SC: VRS Employees Can’t Claim Parity With Employees Who Retired on Superannuation(06.02.2023)

Supreme Court has held that employees who retired under the Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) cannot claim parity with others who retired upon achievi.....

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SC: Legal Representatives Not Responsible to Discharge Contractual Obligations of Deceased(04.03.2024)

Supreme Court has held that in the case of a personal obligation imposed on deceased, his estate doesn’t become liable and therefore, the legal repres.....

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Notifications & Circulars

GEAC Sends Public Comments on Assessment of Food and Environmental Safety Report on Environmental Release of GE Mustard to Sub-Committee(06.10.2016)

A total of 759 comments were received from various stakeholders on the Assessment of Food and Environmental Safety (AFES) report on environmental rele.....

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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.....

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SC: Burden Upon Defence to Prove Mental Incapacity of Accused(03.01.2023)

Supreme Court while upholding conviction of man accused of killing his two sons, has held that where the accused is charged of murder, the burden to p.....

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