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International Cases

Payment obligation is only applicable as long as the land lease remained valid(05.08.2021)

Appeal is against impugned order of High Court, which upheld an application brought by Capital Propfund 4 (Pty) Ltd, for an order declaring a leases a.....

Tags : Leases assignment, Agreement, Ownership rights



Judgments

'Ten times penalty' prescribed for deficit stamp duty cannot be mechanically imposed(17.09.2020)

The Appellant by present appeals challenges the judgment of learned Single Judge of the High Court dismissing the Writ Petition of the Appellant as we.....

Tags : Stamp duty, Penalty, Imposition



Number of transactions, not number of documents for stamp duty(11.08.2015)

In a case where the mortgagor borrowed from 13 banks in one instrument, the agreement fell under Section 5 of the Gujarat Stamp Act, 1958, the Court h.....

Tags : stamp duty, number of transactions, one instrument



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

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

Tags : Benefits, MACP Scheme, Entitlement



Group Insurance Service is admissible for Cenvat Credit(16.04.2021)

The issue involved in the present case is that whether the Appellant is entitled for the Cenvat Credit in respect of Group Insurance Services for insu.....

Tags : Group insurance, Cenvat credit, Admissibility



Refund of stamp duty should not be denied on mere technicalities(17.05.2024)

The instant appeal is directed against the judgment and order impugned passed by the High Court whereby the High Court, dismissed the Appellant's dema.....

Tags : Stamp duty, Refund, Entitlement



Transactions valued below minimum circle rate to be registered(23.12.2015)

The Delhi High Court disposed of petitions against a government order purporting to take away the Registering Officer’s discretion to register propert.....

Tags : Stamp act, minimum circle value, transaction value



Top Story

TRAI releases paper on Set Top Box interoperability between TV services(04.04.2016)

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India may have antagonised telecom operators in the country recently with its call drop rules, now it is all set t.....

Tags : Trai, set top box, interoperability, telecom data



Union Government notifies, P2P lending platforms to come under RBI’s Regulation(20.09.2017)

The RBI has notified that, peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platforms is to be regulated and treated as non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) under Sectio.....

Tags : P2P lending, Notification, Release



President of India gives assent on amendments introduced to the Indian Stamp Act, 1899(21.02.2019)

The President of India, gave his assent to the proposed amendments in Indian Stamp Act, 1899. The amendment aims to rationalise and harmonise the syst.....

Tags : Amendment, Stamp duty, President, Assent



Central Government Notifies National Startup Advisory Council(21.01.2020)

The Central Government has notified the structure of the National Startup Advisory Council. The Council will advise the Government on measures needed .....

Tags : Startup India, Council, Structure



Ministry of Corporate Affairs revises threshold for paid up capital of “small companies”(16.09.2022)

The Central Government amends the Companies (Specification of Definition Details) Rules, 2014. These rules may be called Companies (Specification of d.....

Tags : Definition, Amendment, Paid-up capital



Central Government notifies extension of RoDTEP Scheme to Advance Authorisation Holders, EOU and SEZ Units(08.03.2024)

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, announces the extension of Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) Scheme support to addi.....

Tags : RoDTEP Scheme, Extension, Economic growth



Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade undertakes measures to encourage Manufacturing Incubators for Startups(31.05.2024)

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) is undertaking various measures to encourage the startup ecosystem and the industr.....

Tags : Startup ecosystem, Manufacturing, Measures



RBI issues Master Direction on Commercial Paper and Non-Convertible Debentures(03.01.2024)

RBI issues Master Direction on Commercial Paper and Non-Convertible Debentures of original or initial maturity upto one year) Directions, 2024.The Dir.....

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Notifications & Circulars

Commerce and Industry Minister launches the Startup India Hub(19.06.2017)

The Commerce & Industry Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman today launched the Startup India Virtual Hub, an online platform for all stakeholders of the .....

Tags : Startup India, Hub, Launch



Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Haryana Top Rankers in Ease of Doing Business(10.07.2018)

Secretary DIPP announcing Ease of Doing Business Ranking of States

Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of Commer.....

Tags : Business, Ease, Top rankers



Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi launches National Scholarship Portal Mobile App(13.09.2018)

Union Minister for Minority Affairs Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi launched the country's first "National Scholarship Portal Mobile App" (NSP Mobile App) he.....

Tags : Scholarship Portal, Mobile App, Launch



Defence India Startup Challenge Deadline Gets Extended(24.09.2018)

The last date for submission of applications to the Defence India Startup Challenge (DISC), being organised by the Defence Innovation Organisation (DI.....

Tags : Start-up Challenge, Defence India, Extension



CVC analyses 100 top bank frauds - identifies loop holes-suggests systemic improvements(16.10.2018)

Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has reviewed and analyzed Top 100 Bank Frauds, as on 2017.

Sharing the details Dr. T.M. Bhasin, Vigilan.....

Tags : Bank frauds, Loop holes, Identification



DPIIT launches second edition of States' ranking on Startup initiatives(20.02.2019)

After the successful first edition of States' Startup Ranking in 2018, where 27 States and 3 Union Territories participated, Department for Promotion .....

Tags : DPIIT, Launch, Startup initiatives



Monitoring of Healthcare Service provided under PPP Mode(12.02.2019)

Public Health and Hospitals is State subject. The National Health Mission offers flexibility to the States to provide healthcare services under Public.....

Tags : Healthcare Service, PPP Mode, Monitoring of



Security and Risk Mitigation Measures for Card Present and Electronic Payment Transactions - Issuance of EMV Chip and PIN Cards(27.08.2015)

Due to difficulties faced by banks in only providing Chip and Pin cards to their customers from 1 September, 2015, the Reserve Bank of India has grant.....

Tags : Rbi, chip and pin, card, extension



EAC-PM releases a detailed analysis on robustness of India's GDP estimation methodology(19.06.2019)

The Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister today released a detailed note titled 'GDP estimation in India- Perspectives and Facts'. The note .....

Tags : Analysis, GDP estimation, Methodology



Circular on Mutual Funds(15.02.2016)

The Securities and Exchange Board of India issued a Circular to ‘put mutual funds in a better position to handle adverse credit events’, reducing the .....

Tags : Mutual fund, sector limits, group limits, diversification



Extension of time to receive comments on consultation paper on interoperable set top box(09.12.2019)

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had issued a consultation paper on "Interoperability of Set Top Box (STB)" for digital TV broadcastin.....

Tags : Extension, Time, Comments, Interoperable Set Top Box



Collection of stamp duty on issue, transfer and sale of units of AIFs(30.06.2020)

1. Government vide Gazette notification S.O. 116(E) dated January 08, 2020 has notified the "Registrars to an Issue and/or Share Transfer Agents" (RTA.....

Tags : Collection, Stamp duty, Sale, AIFs



Clarification pursuant to Circular dated September 11, 2020-Regarding Asset Allocation of Multi Cap Schemes of Mutual Funds(13.09.2020)

SEBI's 2017 circular on scheme categorization sought to achieve two objectives:

- True to Label schemes: The portfolio should reflect the na.....

Tags : Clarification, Asset Allocation, Multi Cap Schemes



Re-operationalisation of Scrip Transfer Recording Module(11.04.2022)

1. Consequent to receiving certain information from exporters that certain fraudulent scrip transfers have taken place, the Online scrip transfer reco.....

Tags : Re-operationalisation, Scrip Transfer, Module



Startup India launches Startup applications for MAARG Portal(23.11.2022)

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has launched a call for startup appl.....

Tags : Startup India, launch, Applications



Measures for the promotion of green growth and renewable energy(01.02.2024)

While enunciating the approach of government towards an all-round, all-pervasive and all-inclusive development, the Union Minister for Finance and Cor.....

Tags : Rooftop Solarisation, Households, Free Electricity



Clarification regarding submission of particulars and declaration by the insolvency professionals in the application filed by creditor(s) in Part IV of Form C of the IRP PGCD Rules(21.12.2023)

Section 95 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Code) read with Rule 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy (Application to Adjudicating Authority for I.....

Tags : Clarification, IRP PGCD Rules



MHP Exemption for Transfer of Receivables(28.12.2023)

1. This is with reference to clause 39, of the Master Direction - Reserve Bank of India (Transfer of Loan Exposures) Directions, 2021 ("MD-TLE"), rega.....

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External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) by Startups(27.10.2016)

Attention of Authorized Dealer Category-I (AD Category-I) banks is invited to the announcement made by the Reserve Bank in the Fourth Bi-monthly Monet.....

Tags : Borrowings, Startup enterprise, Permission



CIPAM-DIPP launches IP competition for college and university students(15.01.2018)

The Cell for IPR Promotion and Management (CIPAM), Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), in collaboration with ASSOCHAM and ERICSSON I.....

Tags : IP competition, Launch, Students



Extension of LLP Settlement Scheme, 2020(09.11.2020)

1. In continuation to this Ministry's General Circular No. 13/2020 dated 30.03.2020 and in the General Circular No. 31/2020 dated 28.09.2020 the schem.....

Tags : Pandemic, Extension, LLP Scheme, 2020



Interest Subvention Scheme for Short Term Crop Loans during the year 2016-17(26.12.2016)

As you are aware the Government of India (GoI) has been implementing the Interest Subvention Scheme (the Scheme) since 2006-07. In terms of the extant.....

Tags : Crop loans, Short term, Scheme



Submission of data to RoDTEP Committee for review of RoDTEP rates(19.10.2023)

Members of Trade and Industry are already aware that the RoDTEP Committee has been constituted for review of RoDTEP rates. After consultation with the.....

Tags : Submission, Data, RoDTEP Committee



RBI announces the Framework on Currency Swap Arrangement for SAARC countries for the period 2019 to 2022(26.11.2019)

To further financial stability and economic cooperation within the SAARC region, the Reserve Bank of India, with the concurrence of the Government of .....

Tags : Framework, Currency Swap Arrangement, SAARC countries



Amendments suggested in Shipbreaking Code 2013(16.06.2016)

The Ministry of Shipping suggested changes to the Shipbreaking Code 2013 to address disposa.....

Tags : ship breaking, hazardous materials, oil spill



India sets the tone at COP meetings of Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions held in Geneva(16.05.2019)

The joint meetings of three conventions on chemicals and waste that is the fourteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to Basel Conventi.....

Tags : COP meetings, Geneva, Convention



Guidelines for early Resolution of Stuck Public Private Partnership projects at Major Ports(11.05.2022)

Background

In the past decade, Government of India invited private investment into Major Port Sector and several projects were awarded under .....

Tags : Guidelines, Early Resolution, Partnership projects



Solvency Margin for Crop Insurance business(26.08.2020)

1. This circular is issued in accordance with the power vested under section 14(2)(e) of the IRDA Act, 1999 read with section 34(1) of the Insurance A.....

Tags : Solvency Margin, Crop Insurance, Business



News

Madras HC Seeks Centre’s Response Over Crop Insurance Scheme(01.09.2015)

Madras High Court has ordered Central Government to file affidavit stating as to when the proposed new crop insurance scheme for farmers will be final.....

Tags : Madras High Court,Crop Insurance Scheme,Central Government



Delhi High Court: Stay On Tobacco Ban to Continue(02.09.2015)

Delhi High Court has said that interim stay order by which AAP Government was restrained from taking coercive measures against sale of chewable tobacc.....

Tags : Delhi High Court,AAP Government



Delhi HC Slams Govt. Over Safety MeasuresThat Need to Be Followed on Installation of Electric Poles(03.09.2015)

Delhi High Court has sought reply of AAP government and three power distribution companies on plea seeking direction to comply with necessary safety s.....

Tags : Delhi High Court,AAP government



Allahabad High Court Seeks Reply From UP Govt. Over No Hoisting of Tricolour in Madrassas(03.09.2015)

Allahabad High Court has sought reply from UP Government to a PIL alleging that madrassas in state do not hoist national flag on Independence Day and .....

Tags : Allahabad High Court,P Government



Allahabad High Court Set Aside Akhilesh’s Appointments in UP Higher Education Services Commission(08.09.2015)

Allahabad High Court has set aside appointment of three senior members (Veer Singh Yadav, Rudal Yadav and Anil Kumar Singh) of UP Higher Education Ser.....

Tags : Allahabad High Court,UP Higher Education Services Commission



NGT Seeks Concluding Report on Taj’s Eco Sensitive Zone before Finalization(11.09.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered both UP Government and environmentalist MC Mehta to file their concluding reports before the final argument .....

Tags : National Green Tribunal ,UP Government



NGT Seeks Report on Effects of Expansion of Mandideep Industrial Area(11.09.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board (MPPCB) and MP Audyogik Kendra Vikas Nigam (MPAKVN), to submit repor.....

Tags : National Green Tribunal ,Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board (MPPCB) , MP Audyogik Kendra Vikas Nigam (MPAKVN)



Allahabad High Court Quashes Amendment Brought in UP Education Department’s Rules(14.09.2015)

Allahabad HC has quashed amendments brought in UP Education Department’s Rules through which shiksha mitras (Graduates appointed by BSP through Govt. .....

Tags : Allahabad High Court ,UP Education Department’s Rules



Delhi High Court Asks AAP Govt. to Give Copy of Full CAG Draft Report(14.09.2015)

Delhi High Court has directed Delhi Govt. to provide full CAG draft report to power distribution companies.

Tags : Delhi High Court , AAP Govt.



Gujarat HC Stays Trial Against Ex-Minister Sanghani in Rs 440-Crore Fisheries Scam(15.09.2015)

Gujarat High Court has stayed corruption case trial against former minister Dilip Sanghani which was being heard by an anti-corruption court in Gandhi.....

Tags : Gujarat High Court,Dilip Sanghani



SC Summons Top Cops of UP over UP Khap Diktat(16.09.2015)

Supreme Court has summoned top police officers of Baghpat district of Uttar Pradesh where a 'khap' panchayat allegedly ordered two Dalit girls to be r.....

Tags : Supreme Court , UP Police



MP High Court Stops Transfer of Vyapam Whistleblower Anand Rai and His Wife(18.09.2015)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has cancelled transfer of Vyapam scam whistleblower Anand Rai and his wife. The court also ordered Madhya Pradesh Governmen.....

Tags : MP High Court,Vyapam



Himachal High Court Seeks Rescue Report on Tunnel Collapse(21.09.2015)

HP High Court has ordered Border Roads Organisation and Central Govt. to file a status report in ongoing operation to rescue three labourers trapped i.....

Tags : HP High Court , Border Roads Organisation,Central Govt.



Delhi High Court Asks AAP Govt. to Give Details of Funds Released for Dengue Control(21.09.2015)

Delhi High Court has sought response of AAP government on a petition seeking direction to immediately release funds allocated for malaria and dengue c.....

Tags : Delhi High Court,AAP government



SC Refuses to Step in to Make Good Deficiency in Administration, Saying That its Not the Right Forum(22.09.2015)

SC has said that it was aware of governance deficit in Delhi because of continuous confrontation between Centre, AAP Govt. but has refused to step in .....

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MP High Court Directs Action Against Policeman who Beat Up Lawyer in Pandarinath(23.09.2015)

MP High Court while taking a petition seeking immediate action against policemen who thrashed a lawyer during violence in Pandarinath area, has direct.....

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Allahabad HC Orders Govt. to Ensure Flag Hoisting and National Anthem Singing at All State Institutes(23.09.2015)

Allahabad HC while disposing of a PIL filed by Ajeet Gaur, seeking directions to State Govt. to ensure that all Madarsas in state conduct flag-hoistin.....

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Delhi HC Clubs 7 Cases into One, to Decide Ongoing Tussle Between AAP and L-G Najeeb Jung(24.09.2015)

Delhi HC while finding itself in middle of ongoing tussle between AAP and Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung, has decided to club all pending cases filed.....

Tags : Delhi HC ,AAP , L-G



Rajasthan High Court Dismisses PIL Against Blood Donation Camp Order(24.09.2015)

Rajasthan HC has dismissed PIL challenging State Govt.’s order for organising blood donation camps in all government and private colleges on September.....

Tags : Rajasthan HC,Blood Donation Camp Order



SC Salms Uttar Pradesh Govt. Over Bad Roads Condition around Taj(17.11.2015)

SC has slammed UP Govt. and said, "Taj Mahal was built in 17th century by hands, hammer and chisel. But your government can't build a proper road wit.....

Tags : SC,UP Govt., Taj Mahal



NGT Irks over Dumping of Waste in Yamuna near Taj Mahal, Calls it “Sad State of Affairs”(17.11.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has irked over dumping of solid wastes in river Yamuna near Taj Mahal, saying it demonstrated a sad state of affairs and.....

Tags : National Green Tribunal (NGT), Taj Mahal, UP Government



SC Transfers Pearls Agrotech Case to Itself, Involving Irregularities in CIS Worth Rs.49,000 Crore(17.11.2015)

Supreme Court has transferred a case related to irregularities in Rs.49,000 crore Collective Investment Schemes (CIS) launched by Pearls Agrotech Corp.....

Tags : Supreme Court , CIS, Pearls Agrotech Corp Ltd



NGT Issues Notice to MP SEIAA(18.11.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notice to State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) seeking explanation on what basis it issued 2.....

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Allahabad HC Junks PIL Seeking CBI Enquiry in Case of Alleged Illegal Construction by Amrapali Group(18.11.2015)

Allahabad HC has junked PIL seeking CBI inquiry against some officials of Greater Noida, alleging them of favoring Amrapali Group for raising an illeg.....

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Delhi HC to AAP: Don't Trivialise Custodial Death by Internal Politics(18.11.2015)

Delhi High Court has directed AAP Government and police to not to "trivialise" issue of alleged custodial death of a 34-year-old man by their "interna.....

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Delhi HC Looks For Action Plan To Bring Down Air Pollution(15.01.2016)

Delhi High Court has directed Centre, AAP Government and other authorities to submit plans to bring the pollution levels within the prescribed limits.

Tags : Delhi High Court, Centre, AAP Government , pollution levels



Delhi HC Disposes Schools' Plea on Bus(15.01.2016)

Delhi HC has disposed of a plea challenging AAP Government's decision asking private unaided schools to lend buses to handle greater passenger burden .....

Tags : Delhi HC , AAP Government, odd-even scheme



Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi Launches Start-Up India Initiative(18.01.2016)

PM, Shri Narendra Modi, has launched Start-up India initiative in New Delhi. Start-ups will be exempted from paying income tax on their profit for the.....

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NGT Raps Centre, UP Govt. over Pollution in Ganga(19.01.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has rapped Centre and UP Government over pollution in river Ganga in Varanasi and said their slogans were contrary to .....

Tags : National Gr, een Tribunal, Centre, UP Government



Supreme Court Reserves Order in UP Lokayukta Case(21.01.2016)

Supreme Court has reserved verdict on pleas seeking recall of its order appointing Justice Virendra Singh, a former judge of Allahabad High Court, as .....

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SC Defers Ruling on Chautalas’ Pleas over Teachers’ Recruitment Scam(21.01.2016)

Supreme Court has deferred its ruling on review petitions of Ex-Haryana CM OP Chautala and his son Ajay Singh, pleading for relief in 10-year jail ter.....

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Maharashtra Govt. Eases Norms for Setting Up Industries on Agricultural Land(21.01.2016)

Maharashtra Government, in order to make it easier for setting up industries in the state, has simplified norms for using agricultural land for non-ag.....

Tags : Maharashtra Government, Norms for Setting Up Industries on Agricultural Land



Delhi HC to AAP: How Can You Regularise Unauthorised Colonies(28.04.2016)

Delhi HC has pulled up AAP Government asking how it can regularise unauthorised colonies, comprising illegal structures and buildings, without proper .....

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Madhya Pradesh HC Turns Down Quota in Job Promotions(02.05.2016)

MP High Court, while giving an order that affects over 30,000 employees and officers with possible implications in other states, has turned down reser.....

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MP High Court Stays NGT's Order in Mining Case(02.05.2016)

MP High Court, while staying order of National Green Tribunal (NGT), Central Bench for exceeding authority, has observed that NGT cannot be construed .....

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Delhi HC Refuses to Stay Pleas on Centre-State Ties(03.05.2016)

Delhi HC has made it clear to AAP Government that it cannot stay proceedings on a clutch of petitions seeking clarity on Centre-state relations.

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Delhi HC Says, “We Are Not Fighting for Environment But for Human Race”(06.05.2016)

Delhi HC, while asking AAP Government to show what has been done to protect trees in Delhi, has said that it is for survival of the human race and lov.....

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NGT Orders Closure of Illegal Scrap Recovery Units(06.05.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed UP Government and State Pollution Control Board to shut illegal scrap recovery operations in the outskirts .....

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NGT Orders Paper Mill to Pay Rs 30 Lakh Damages(09.05.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Century Pulp and Paper Ltd to pay Rs 30 lakh as environmental compensation for failing to manage pollution .....

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Delhi HC Sets Aside Fine Imposed on Dharamshila Cancer Hospital(03.08.2016)

Delhi HC has set aside AAP Government’s order imposing over Rs 17 crore fine on Dharamshila Cancer Hospital for allegedly refusing to provide free tre.....

Tags : Delhi HC , AAP Government, Dharamshila Cancer Hospital



Gujarat HC Rejects PIL against Appointment of P P Pandey as Gujarat DGP(03.08.2016)

Gujarat High Court has rejected a PIL filed by EX- Cop Julio Ribeiro challenging appointment of P P Pandey, accused in Ishrat Jahan encounter case, as.....

Tags : Gujarat HC, P P Pandey , Ishrat Jahan encounter case



HP High Court Strikes Down Provision of Rent Act(04.08.2016)

HP High Court has struck down first proviso of clause (c) of sub-section (3) of Section 14 of the of HP Urban Rent Control Amended Act, observing it a.....

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Delhi HC: L-G is Administrative Head of Delhi(04.08.2016)

Delhi High Court has held that Lieutenant Governor (L-G) is the administrative head of National Capital Territory and the AAP Government's contention .....

Tags : Delhi High Court, AAP Government, L-G



SC Adjourns Hearing of AAP Government’s Plea(05.08.2016)

SC, while frowning on the multiple litigations, has said to AAP Government,"Why hear your suit for a declaration of Delhi as a full State when the Del.....

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Delhi HC Put Stay on Enforcement of Amended Street Vendors Scheme(09.08.2016)

Delhi HC has stayed enforcement of AAP Government's amended rules and scheme for regulating street vending activities in the national capital and to p.....

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Delhi HC Rejects PIL on UPCMET Admissions(09.08.2016)

Delhi HC has refused to entertain a PIL alleging corrupt practices in the admission process for medical colleges in Uttar Pradesh through the UP Combi.....

Tags : Delhi HC , Uttar Pradesh through the UP Combined Medical Entrance Test , UPCMET



Punjab and Haryana High Court Dismisses Resident’s Plea Regarding Mission Smart City(12.08.2015)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed petition filed by R P Malhotra, President of Residents’ Welfare Association,Sector 8,seeking directions fr.....

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Bombay High Court Criticises BJP City Chief Over Banner Appeals in Newspapers(14.08.2015)

Bombay High Court has criticised public appeal published by BJP City Chief Ashish Shelar to party workers not to put up illegal banners and hoardings .....

Tags : Bombay High Court,BJP City Chief Ashish Shelar,Banner Appeals in Newspapers



NGT Strikes City Govt. for Not Following PoP Idols Guidelines(17.08.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has striked Bhopal Government for failing to adhere to guidelines on plaster of paris (PoP) idols ahead of Ganesh Chatur.....

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Delhi High Court Dismisses Petition Against AAP Govt's Order on Circle Rates(17.08.2015)

Delhi High Court has dismissed a PIL against an AAP Government notification enhancing circle rates of agricultural land in the capital by three times.

Tags : Delhi High Court,AAP Government,circle rates of agricultural land



Allahabad High Court: Send Children of Government Officials to Schools Run By State Education Board(19.08.2015)

Allahabad High Court has said that all government servants or any other persons who get any benefit or salary from state exchequer or public fund shou.....

Tags : Allahabad High Court,Government Officials,UP Govt.



SC Slams AAP Govt. over Installation of RFIDs(23.08.2016)

SC has came down on AAP Govt. for dragging its feet on installing Radio Frequency Identification Devices (RFIDs) at 13 main entry points to Delhi and .....

Tags : SC, RFIDs, , AAP Govt.



NGT Warns UP and MP of Locking Down Mines, Thermal Plants(07.10.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has warned UP, MP Governments of shutting down thermal power plants, coal mines in Singrauli and Sonebhadra, for causing.....

Tags : National Green Tribunal,UP , MP



NGT Seeks Reply from MP Govt. over Constructions at Amarkantak(07.10.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought reply from MP Government on whether it would consider placing a ban on further constructions in Amarkantak i.....

Tags : National Green Tribunal ,MP Government



Delhi HC Restrains Glenmark Pharmaceuticals from Manufacturing, Selling Zita and Zita-Met(07.10.2015)

Delhi High Court has restrained Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, an Indian firm, from manufacturing and selling its anti-diabetes drugs Zita and Zita-Met, sa.....

Tags : Delhi High Court,Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, Merck Sharp and Dohme, patent



NGT Raps HP Govt. for Not Complying its Earlier Order on Green Belt Construction(09.10.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has rapped HP Government for failing to get a study of carrying capacity of Shimla hills done so as to assess if any mor.....

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Delhi HC Seeks Centre's and AAP's Response on Uber Plea(14.10.2015)

Delhi High Court has sought response of Centre and AAP government on Uber's plea that authorities be restrained from interfering with its business.

Tags : Delhi High Court , Centre , AAP government , Uber



Madras HC Orders Medical Care to US Ship Captain Diagnosed with Skin Cancer(30.09.2016)

Madras HC has directed the Superintendent of Puzhal Central Prison, Chennai, to provide necessary medical attention to the captain of US anti-piracy s.....

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Allahabad HC Orders UP Govt. to Suggest Ways to Include Female Flying Squads Staff(24.09.2015)

Allahabad HC has ordered Principal Secretary (Secondary Education) to submit an affidavit suggesting solutions regarding inclusion of female staff in .....

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NGT Issues Notice over Unauthorized Structures on Green Belt in Gaziabad(24.09.2015)

NGT on plea seeking demolition of unauthorized structures located on green belts in Gaziabad, has issued notice to Ministry of Environment and Forests.....

Tags : NGT ,Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), UP Govt., Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA), UP State Industrial Development Corporation (UPSIDC)



NGT Seeks Govt. Response over Soor Sarovar Bird Sanctuary Encroachment(24.09.2015)

NGT has directed UP Govt., Forest Department, Pollution Control Board and other department concerned to file their replies before final hearing on Oct.....

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Madras HC Delays Postmortem of P Ramkumar, Suspect in S. Swathi Murder Case(19.09.2016)

Madras HC, after mysterious death of P Ramkumar, suspect in murder case of Software Engineer S Swathi, has asked authorities not to go ahead with post.....

Tags : Madras HC, P Ramkumar, S. Swathi Murder Case



Madras HC to AIIMS: Depute Doctor for Post-Mortem of Murder(23.09.2016)

Madras HC has directed AIIMS, Delhi to depute a doctor on or before September 27, for postmortem of P Ramkumar, the sole accused in the murder of a wo.....

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SC Issues Notice to Lalu's Son Tej Pratap & Shahabuddin(23.09.2016)

SC has sent notices to RJD supremo Lalu Yadav’s son and Bihar Health Minister Tej Pratap Yadav and gangster-turned-politician Mohammad Shahabuddin in .....

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SC Directs Finance Secretary to Probe into BSP MLC’s Rs 10k Cr Assets(15.12.2015)

SC on PIL filed against BSP Member Mohd Iqbal alleging that he possess assets worth more than Rs 10,000 crore through illegal means and had attempted .....

Tags : SC, BSP Member Mohd Iqbal



Patna HC Junks Principal Secretary’s Order to Remove Deputy Mayor(15.12.2015)

Patna HC has junked order of Principal Secretary, Urban Development and Housing Department (UDHD) to remove Roop Narayan from the post of Deputy Chief.....

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Madras HC Denies to Stay Summons to Actor Simbu and Music Director Anirudh over Beep Song(18.12.2015)

Madras High Court has denied to stay summons issued by police to Tamil film actor Silambarasan and music director Anirudh Ravichander over a controver.....

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SC Takes Up Plea Against UP Lokayukta's Appointment(21.12.2015)

SC while taking plea agaist UP Lokayukta’s appointment, has raised some pointed question as to how name of Justice Virendra Singh was placed before it.....

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Allahabad HC to UP Govt.: File Reply To Plea Against Azam Khan(21.12.2015)

Allahabad HC has directed UP Government to file reply to PIL against Cabinet Minister Azam Khan in alleged transfer of 1500 sq yards of government lan.....

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Gujarat HC Stays Arrest Warrant Against BJP Minister Solanki in Bogus Voting Case(28.11.2016)

Gujarat High Court has granted relief to BJP Minister Parshottam Solanki by staying an arrest warrant issued against him by a Bhavnagar court in conne.....

Tags : Gujarat High Court, bogus voting, BJP Minister, Parshottam Solanki



MP High Court Upholds Death Penalty of 3 Bus Staffers in Sendhwa Bus-Burning Case(29.10.2015)

MP High Court has upheld death penalties of three staffers of a private bus involved in Sendhwa bus-burning incident in August 2011, in which 15 passe.....

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Delhi HC to Centre: File Copy of Contracts with FB, WhatsApp(29.10.2015)

Delhi High Court while expressing dissatisfaction over standard agreement filed by the Centre, has asked it to file an affidavit along with agreements.....

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NGT Directs States to Check Crop Burning(05.11.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Delhi to notify steps to check pollution on account of crop burn.....

Tags : National Green Tribunal , unjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Delhi, Crop Burning



NGT Directs UP Jal Nigam to Seal Hand Pumps Releasing Contaminated Water(06.11.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered UP Jal Nigam to seal all hand pumps releasing contaminated groundwater in Ghaziabad and five other district.....

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Allahabad HC to UP Transport Department: Do We Have Any Rules to Check Speed of Pizza Delivery Boys(09.11.2015)

Allahabad HC has asked UP Transport Department if it has framed guidelines to check menacing speed at which pizza delivery boys ride their motorbike.....

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MP High Court Rejects Plea Seeking Appointment of Women Priest in Mahakal Temple(28.10.2016)

MP High court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation that sought appointment of women as priests in Ujjain's Mahakal Temple.

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Delhi HC Rejects Complaint against AAP MLA Akhilesh Tripathi(03.11.2016)

Delhi High Court has rejected plea of an RTI activist challenging a Trial Court order rejecting his plea to lodge a Graft case against AAP MLA Akhiles.....

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Supreme Court: Elected Government in Delhi Must Have Some Power to Function Properly(15.12.2016)

Supreme Court, while hearing contentions of Centre and AAP Government, has observed that Delhi is no doubt a Union territory, but Elected Government m.....

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Madras HC: Tahsildars Authorized to Issue Legal Heirship Certificates to Class II Heirs(16.12.2016)

Madras High Court has held that Tahsildars can issue legal heirship certificates to Class II legal heirs, such as brothers and sisters.

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Supreme Court Slams BJP Spokesperson for Filing Multiple PILs(16.12.2016)

Supreme Court has slammed a BJP Spokesperson for filing multiple Public Interest litigations (PILs), and asked him if "BJP is financing you to do poli.....

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Supreme Court Notices Centre over Proposed Appointment of BJP VP as NHRC Member(19.12.2016)

Supreme Court has issued a notice to Central Government on a PIL challenging proposed appointment of BJP vice-president Avinash Rai Khanna as a member.....

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Delhi HC Rules ‘Administrators’ of WhatsApp Groups Not Liable for Member’s Post(19.12.2016)

Delhi High Court has held that administrators of WhatsApp groups cannot be made liable for defamatory statements by any other member of group.

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Allahabad High Court Seeks Info Pertaining Dates of UP Assembly Elections(19.12.2016)

Allahabad High Court has asked Election Commission of India to apprise it about the dates of Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections.

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Kerala HC Grants Permission for Burial of Maoist P Ajitha(19.12.2016)

Kerala High Court has granted permission for conducting burial services for alleged Maoist activist P Ajitha, who died in an 'encounter' with a police.....

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Delhi HC Directs AAP Government to Issue 10,000 Auto Permits by March 31(20.12.2016)

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

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SC Cancels Appointment of Ex-Judge As UP Lokayukta, Names Another(28.01.2016)

SC has cancelled appointment of Justice Virendra Singh as UP Lokayukta and picked another ex-judge.

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Delhi HC Questions AAP Govt. over Nursery Quota(29.01.2016)

Delhi HC has asked AAP Government if its decision to scrap management quota had the approval of the lieutenant governor or not.

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Delhi HC: How Can AAP Set Nursery Admissions Age Limit(02.02.2016)

Delhi HC, while terming notification issued by AAP Government, fixing an upper age limit for nursery admission at four years, having no "legal sanctit.....

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Delhi HC Notices SP Tyagi’s Cousin Over CBI’s Plea Challenging His Bail in Chopper Scam Case(11.01.2017)

Delhi High Court has issued notice to former Indian Air Force chief SP Tyagi’s cousin Sanjeev Tyagi on CBI’s plea challenging bail granted to him in A.....

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Bombay HC Raps MLA For Filing PIL Before Approaching Police(11.01.2017)

Bombay High Court has rapped BJP MLA from Thane Sanjay Kelkar for moving the court with a PIL seeking criminal action against management and principal.....

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Delhi High Court Slams AAP Govt For Creating “Chaos & Confusion” in Nursery Admission(12.01.2017)

Delhi High Court came down heavily on AAP Government for creating “chaos and confusion” in nursery admission process every year by putting up fresh no.....

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Supreme Court Asks If AAP Govt Diverted 900 Crore From Workers’ Fund(16.01.2017)

Supreme Court has sought answers on a PIL which has accused Arvind Kejriwal-headed AAP Government in Capital of illegally diverting Rs 900 crore from .....

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Orissa High Court Cancels Group D Test(03.08.2015)

Orissa High Court has scrapped the examination for recruitment to group D Government jobs in District Courts on the ground of poor arrangement by the .....

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Delhi High Court Refuses to Issue Order on AAP Government Plea Against MK Meena(05.08.2015)

Delhi High Court has declined to issue an immediate order on AAP Government's plea seeking lodging of a case against LG-appointed Anti-Corruption Bran.....

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NGT to UP Government: Provide Potable Water in 6 Districts(06.08.2015)

National Green Tribunal has directed the Uttar Pradesh Government to provide potable water to villages of six districts namely Baghpat, Meerut, Sahara.....

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Gujarat HC Dismisses Kuldip Sharma’s Plea on Appraisal(02.08.2016)

Gujarat HC has dismissed petition moved by Ex-Director General of Police Kuldip Sharma challenging his Annual Performance Appraisal Report (APAR) of 2.....

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RBI Releases Guidelines for On-Tap Licensing of Universal Banks in Private Sector(02.08.2016)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released final guidelines for on-tap licensing of universal banks in private sector, under which it ring-fenced bankin.....

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Supreme Court Allows Advocate's Plea Against Mandatory Aadhaar for APP Exam(05.05.2017)

Supreme Court has allowed an Advocate’s petition against demand for mandatory Aadhaar details while applying for post of Assistant Public Prosecutor (.....

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Bombay HC Orders State Govt. to Recover Rs 10 Lakh from Former Congress MLA in a Money-Lending Case(23.12.2015)

Bombay HC has directed State Government to recover Rs 10 lakh from Ex-Khamgaon Congress MLA Dilip Sananda following a Supreme Court directive to effec.....

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Kerala HC Directs Vellapally Natesan To Surrender By January 12(24.12.2015)

Kerala High Court has directed SNDP leader Vellapally Natesan to surrender before investigating officer on or before January 12 in connection with cas.....

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Hydrabad HC’s Relief to Cable TV Viewers(31.12.2015)

Hyderabad High Court has extended deadline for installing set top boxes and passed an interim order directing Central Government to continue with the .....

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SC: UP Lokayukta Not To Be Sworn-In Till January 19(05.01.2016)

Supreme Court has extended its interim order restraining retired HC judge Virendra Singh from taking over the charge as UP Lokayukta till January 19.

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MP High Court Notices SHED, College Principal & Others over ABVP National Convention on Campus(05.12.2016)

MP High Court has issued notices to State Higher Education Department (SHED), Indore Mayor, Municipal Commissioner and Principal of Atal Bihari Vajpay.....

Tags : MP High Court, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Government College of Arts and Commerce, ABVP, national convention



Madras HC: Use Stamp Papers Issued by Puducheery for Litigations from January 01(08.12.2016)

Madras High Court has ruled that from January 1, 2017 all Puducherry-related cases filed in Court must bear stamp papers printed and issued by Union T.....

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Madras HC: Sales Tax is Leviable on Sale of REP License(17.10.2017)

Madras High Court has upheld the levy of sales tax on sale of REP license under the provisions of the Tamil Nadu General Sales Tax Act.

Tags : Madras High Court, Tamil Nadu General Sales Tax Act, REP license



Hyderabad High Court Orders AP Govt. to Prepare Summer Plan(26.11.2015)

Hyderabad High Court has ordered Andhra Pradesh Government to take steps to protect people from heat waves during summer season.

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SC Asks CBI to Accelerate Investigation in Multi-Crore Rupee Chit-Fund Scam Cases(01.12.2015)

Supreme Court has asked CBI to accelerate its investigation in multi-crore rupee chit-fund scam cases against Seashore group of companies in Odisha.

Tags : Supreme Court , multi-crore rupee chit-fund scam cases , Seashore group of companies



CCI Junks Complaint against DLF Qutab Enclave Complex Educational Charitable Trust and DLF Ltd.(01.12.2015)

Competition Commission of India (CCI) has junked allegations of anti-competitive business practice against two DLF Group firms, DLF Qutab Enclave Comp.....

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MP High Court Issues Notice to Govt., Commissioner over Sharmila’s Petition on Land Encroachment(07.12.2015)

MP High Court has issued notices on State Government and Commissioner, Bhopal Municipal Corporation on a petition filed by actress Sharmila Tagore for.....

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Delhi HC Seeks Government’s Action Plan to Combat Air Pollution(21.11.2016)

Delhi High Court has directed States of Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi to formulate a detailed action plan with definite timeline.....

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Supreme Court Sends Convicts in Gang Rape of University Student Back to Jail(07.11.2017)

Three former Students of O P Jindal Global University, convicted of blackmailing and gang-raping a college mate for over two years from 2013, were sen.....

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Madras High Court Quashes IT order Against P Chidambaram, Family(16.11.2017)

Madras High Court has quashed an order of Income Tax department seeking payment of tax by the former finance minister and his family on income from a .....

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Allahabad HC Slams UP Tax Department for Taking Money from Flipkart(14.03.2016)

Allahabad HC has slammed Commercial Tax Department of Uttar Pradesh for using dubious means to withdraw Rs 49 crore from bank accounts of Flipkart in .....

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Kerala High Court Quashes Speaker's Order Disqualifying MLA P C George(14.03.2016)

Kerala High Court has quashed order of Assembly Speaker disqualifying former rebel Kerala Congress(M) leader P C George as a member of the House in No.....

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HP High Court Asks Centre and State to Take Steps To Check Misuse Of Drugs(16.03.2016)

HP High Court has rapped Central and State Government authorities on misuse of oxytocin and directed for measures to regulate manufacture, import and .....

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Gujarat High Court Orders CID Probe of House Attack Case Involving Ex-BJP MP(14.02.2017)

Gujarat High Court has ordered CID investigation of a case where a mob allegedly led by former BJP MP Dinu Solanki attacked house of a family at Kodin.....

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Delhi HC Puts on Hold AAP Govt's Neighbourhood Norms For Nursery Admission(14.02.2017)

Delhi High Court has stayed AAP Government’s new nursery admission norms based on neighbourhood criteria, saying they were “arbitrary and discriminato.....

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Supreme Court Refers AAP Govt-Centre Row Over Governance to Constitution Bench(15.02.2017)

Supreme Court has referred to a Constitution Bench a batch of pleas filed by AAP Government against High Court verdict which had held that Delhi is no.....

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Bombay High Court to CBI: Decide on Time Frame to Complete Fake Stamp Paper Scam of 2002(22.03.2018)

Bombay High Court has asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to decide on how long it intends to continue the prosecution in the fake stamp p.....

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Government Tweaks Startup Definition, Allows SIAP Benefit to Business Not Older Than 7 Years(26.05.2017)

Government has introduced minor changes to the startup definition, saying a business not older than seven years will now qualify for benefits under St.....

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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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Karnataka High Court: Winding-up Petition has Serious Ramifications on Financial Standing of Company(29.05.2017)

Karnataka High Court has held that a winding-up petition has serious ramifications on financial standing of a company and cannot be used in cases wher.....

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MCA: Mandatory to File Overdue Returns Before Applying for Striking off Name for LLPs(29.05.2017)

Government has amended Limited Liability Partnership Rules, 2009 making it mandatory for LLPs to file overdue returns before filing an application to .....

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Delhi HC Appoints ABP News Reporter as Local Commissioner to Inspect Garbage Removal by MCD(01.06.2017)

Delhi High Court has appointed an ABP news reporter as Local Commissioner to conduct inspections and place before Court the position regarding garbage.....

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Delhi High Court Allows OP Chautala to Summon Records of 1997 Closed DA Case(02.08.2018)

Delhi High Court has allowed former Haryana Chief Minister OP Chautala to summon the record and witnesses pertaining to an FIR which was registered ag.....

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Delhi HC Looks for Govt.’s Reply to Plea Alleging Sale of Plastic Rice in Delhi(25.09.2015)

Delhi High Court has directed AAP government to submit reply on a plea alleging that rice made out of plastic, imported from China, is being sold acro.....

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MP High Court Permits APDMC to Complete DMAT Admission Process(29.09.2015)

MP High Court has given permission to Association of Private Dental and Medical Colleges (APDMC) to complete admission process of DMAT-2015 by October.....

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Microsoft, Google Settels Patent War(01.10.2015)

Microsoft Corp and Google Inc have agreed to settle all 18 cases under patent infringement litigation against each other in United States and Germany.

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MP High Court: Employee Can File Winding-Up Petition for Dues(05.10.2015)

MP High Court while deciding company petition filed by Singapore resident Jonathen Allen against Zoom Developers Pvt Ltd, alleged to be one of countr.....

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Delhi HC Directs Neighboring States to Ensure Complete Ban on Stubble Burning(07.10.2016)

Delhi HC has directed top officials of neighboring States to ensure that there is a total ban on crop stubble burning ahead of the winter season.

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

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

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Obtaining Loan from Banks to Self-Help Groups and Poor Is A Charitable Activity: ITAT(26.09.2018)

Cuttack bench of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal has held that the activity of obtaining loan from banks to advance self-help groups and poor persons ca.....

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Punjab & Haryana HC Denies Bail to Former Gurdaspur SP Salwinder(26.09.2016)

Punjab and Haryana HC has rejected anticipatory bail application of Ex-Gurdaspur SP Salwinder Singh, who was in news during January terror attack at P.....

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Rajasthan Assembly Raises Stamp Duty Surcharge From 10 to 20% for ‘cow protection’(10.09.2018)

Rajasthan Assembly has passed a Bill raising the stamp duty surcharge from 10 to 20 per cent for “cow protection and propagation”

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Centre Notifies Rules To Regulate Monitor Pet Shops(12.09.2018)

Centre has notified new pet shop rules, setting standards for animal housing and care across the country.

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NGT Directs Closure Of 5 UP Tanneries For Extracting Ganga Water Without Permission(13.09.2018)

NGT has directed the closure of five Kanpur-based tanneries for discharging effluents in river Ganga after CPCB informed it that the units lacked NOC .....

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Stamp Duty Not Necessary For Enforcement Of Foreign Arbitration Awards In India: Supreme Court(14.09.2018)

Supreme Court has held that payment of stamp duty under the Indian Stamp Act is not necessary for the enforcement of foreign arbitration awards in Ind.....

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Bishop Franco Case : ‘Arrest Is A Matter Of Discretion Of Police’, Kerala HC Observes(14.09.2018)

High Court of Kerala has considered three petitions seeking proper investigation of criminal case against Franco Mulakkal, Bishop of Jalandhar Diocese.....

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Even Unregistered Partnership Firm Can Maintain ‘Cheque Bounce’ Complaint: HP High Court(17.09.2018)

Himachal Pradesh HC has held that even an unregistered partnership firm can maintain acheque bounce complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Inst.....

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Even Unregistered Partnership Firm Can Maintain ‘Cheque Bounce’ Complaint: HP High Court(17.09.2018)

Himachal Pradesh HC has held that even an unregistered partnership firm can maintain acheque bounce complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Inst.....

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Bombay HC Irks Over Retired Policemen Getting Government Houses(20.11.2015)

Bombay High Court has irked over Government decision to allot tenements on ownership basis to retired and serving policemen at city's BDD chawls. The .....

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MP High Court Notices State’s Chief Minister & His Wife over Defamation Case(21.10.2016)

MP High Court has served notices to Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and his wife Sadhna Singh on a petition filed by Congress Leader Ajay Singh d.....

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Bombay HC Slams Assessing Officer For Holding Back Company’s Refund(21.10.2016)

Bombay HC has slammed an I-T Assessing Officer for holding back refunds without sufficient reasons of Group M India, world's largest Media Investment .....

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Rajasthan HC Says ‘No Special Treatment to VIP Prisoners’(24.10.2016)

Rajasthan High Court has directed State Government that no special treatment should be provided to VIP prisoners, and has asked Government to file tot.....

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Hyderabad HC Refuses to Stay Notification on Exclusion of Telangana(24.10.2016)

Hyderabad HC has refused to stay Notification issued by Central Government, which deleted State of Telangana from jurisdiction of AP Administrative Tr.....

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Patna HC Grants Bail to Suspended BJP MLC in Harassment Case(25.10.2016)

Patna High Court has granted bail to suspended BJP MLC Tunna Ji Pandey in connection with a case of alleged sexual harassment of a minor girl onboard .....

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Kerala High Court Grants Conditional Bail to Bishop Franco Mulakkal in Kerala Nun Rape Case(16.10.2018)

Kerala High Court has granted bail to Bishop Franco Mulakkal and also directed the Bishop to surrender his passport and not to enter Kerala state exce.....

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CCI Approves BNP Paribas' Acquisition of Sharekhan(06.01.2016)

Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved BNP Paribas' proposed acquisition of home-grown brokerage firm Sharekhan in an estimated Rs 2,000-c.....

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Bombay HC Orders Men Accused Of Molestation To Sweep Roads(08.01.2016)

Bombay High Court has ordered four young men accused of molestation and attempted murder to sweep public roads once a week for six months while scrapp.....

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NGT Issues Notice to MP Govt. over Rising Pollution in Bhopal(12.01.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has served notices to Madhya Pradesh Government, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and MP Pollution Control Board (.....

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Ensure Women Employees Get Child Care Leave: MP High Court(28.12.2017)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed Chief Secretary of the state government to issue directions to all concerned to ensure that women employees get.....

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SC Reduces Punishment of Medical Shop Owner as he wasn’t Aware of Obtaining Drug Licence(05.12.2018)

Supreme Court has reduced the sentence of one-year imprisonment to three months to a medical shop owner who stored certain drugs without a valid drug .....

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Dispose of Cases Against Legislators on Priority: SC Directs Kerala and Patna HCs(05.12.2018)

Supreme Court has asked Kerala and Bihar High Court to dispose of on priority basis pending criminal matters in which existing or former legislators .....

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Supreme Court to Hear Aadhaar Pleas After Concluding Delhi-Centre Matter(29.11.2017)

Supreme Court to Hear Aadhaar Pleas After Concluding Delhi-Centre Matter

Tags : The Centre, meanwhile, informed the bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra that it was willing to extend up to March 31 next year the deadline fixed for mandatory linking of Aadhaar with various schemes.



Madras High Court Seeks Jayalalithaa's Fingerprint Details From Bengaluru Jail(29.11.2017)

Madras High Court Seeks Jayalalithaa's Fingerprint Details From Bengaluru Jail

Tags : The matter relates to a petition filed by P Saravanan, DMK candidate for the November 2016 Thirupparankundram Assembly bypoll, challenging the election of AIADMK's A K Bose.



Supreme Court Grants Time to Gujarat For Action Report Against Cops in Bilkis Bano Case(29.11.2017)

Supreme Court Grants Time to Gujarat For Action Report Against Cops in Bilkis Bano Case

Tags : The Supreme Court bench, however, made it clear that the separate plea, seeking enhancement of compensation to be awarded to Bilkis Bano, would be taken up next week for hearing.



FIR Against PVR's Directors, Promoters for Cheating, Forgery(29.11.2017)

FIR Against PVR's Directors, Promoters for Cheating, Forgery

Tags : The case came to light when Elan Group filed a complaint in the court, which on November 17 directed the local police to register an FIR against Chairman and Managing Director of PVR Limited Ajay Bijli, and directors Niharika Bijli, Sanjeev Kumar Bijli and others.



Trial of Sohrabuddin Sheikh Fake Encounter Case to Start From Next Week(29.11.2017)

Trial of Sohrabuddin Sheikh Fake Encounter Case to Start From Next Week

Tags : "The court has issued summons to Sohrabuddin's brother Nayamuddin and some others, and the recording of evidence will start from November 29," said special CBI prosecutor B P Raju.



SLP Against Death Sentence Not to be Dismissed Without Giving Reasons: SC(23.11.2018)

Supreme Court has held that Special Leave Petitions filed in those cases where death sentence is awarded by the courts below, should not be dismissed .....

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SC Invalidates MP State Bar Council Election to the Post of Representative to BCI(26.11.2018)

Supreme Court has upheld Madhya Pradesh High Court order that invalidated the election conducted by the State Bar Council in 2014 to the post of repre.....

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INX Media Case: Delhi High Court Extends Interim Protection to P. Chidambaram(30.11.2018)

Delhi High Court has extended the interim protection to former finance minister P. Chidambaram till 15th January, 2019 in connection with INX Media ca.....

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Delhi HC Seeks Govt.’s, SDMC’s Reply to PIL over Unfortunate Death of Students in Schools(03.02.2016)

Delhi HC, while terming as unfortunate the death of two children after falling in tanks in their respective schools, has sought response of AAP Govern.....

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Kerala HC Orders CBI Investigation on Murder Mystery of Muslim League Leader(09.02.2016)

Kerala High Court has ordered a CBI investigation into murder of a Muslim League leader in which CPI (M) leaders P Jayarajan and T V Rajesh have been .....

Tags : Kerala High Court, P Jayarajan, T V Rajesh



SC Provides Relief for 5,700 ‘Nautor’ Land Allottees(10.02.2016)

Supreme Court, while providing relief to more than 5,700 families in possession of nautor land in Himachal Pradesh, has stayed HP High Court ruling fo.....

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Delhi HC Rejects AAP’s Plea over Live CCTV Feed Sharing(10.02.2016)

Delhi High Court has said live feed from CCTV cameras installed in Delhi should go to the police and rejected AAP Government's plea that it should be .....

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Delhi HC Expresses Concern over Delhi’s Green Cover(11.02.2016)

Delhi HC has sought to know from AAP Government if it has any policy of replenishing green cover in Delhi by replacing older trees that die with new o.....

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Calcutta High Court Directs Police To Grant Permission For BJP Rally(02.02.2018)

Calcutta High Court has directed the Kolkata Police to grant permission for a public meeting by the BJP in the Garden Reach area in the western part o.....

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Karnataka HC Denies Anticipatory Bail to Group Admin for Pakistan Zindabad' Slogans in WhatsApp Group(28.01.2019)

Karnataka High Court has dismissed anticipatory bail application of Administrator of a WhatsApp Group in which some group members had shared 'Pakistan.....

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Delhi HC Directs Govt. to Restrain Unregistered E-Rickshaws on Roads(16.02.2016)

Delhi HC has directed AAP Government to formulate an insurance policy for e- rickshaws to help mishap victims claim compensation and prohibit plying o.....

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SC Slams AAP Government over Munak Canal Row(22.02.2016)

SC has slammed Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Delhi Government over controversy surrounding Munak canal row. The court also issued notices to Haryana Gover.....

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Supreme Court: Courts Cannot Interfere With Law Making Powers Under Guise of Judicial Review(09.02.2017)

Supreme Court, while setting aside directions to amend a tenancy law issued by HP High Court, has reiterated that Court in its judicial review cannot .....

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Supreme Court: No One Should Interfere When Two Adults Get Married(05.02.2018)

Supreme Court, while hearing a petition by non-profit Shakti Vahini which had demanded a ban on khap panchayats, has said that there should be no inte.....

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Stamp Duty Payable on Transfer of Debts Along with Underlying Securities: Allahabad HC(15.02.2018)

Allahabad High Court has held that stamp duty is payable on the transfer of debts along with underlying securities.

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Develop Currency-Identifying App for Visually Challenged: Bombay HC to RBI(06.02.2019)

Bombay High Court has asked the Reserve Bank of India to think about developing a mobile phone application that could help visually challenged persons.....

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SC Upholds Constitutional Validity of UP Higher Judicial Service Rules Stipulating Cut Off Dates(07.02.2019)

Supreme Court has upheld constitutional validity of Rule 12 of Uttar Pradesh Higher Judicial Service Rules, 1975 which provides cut-off date for fulfi.....

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Bombay HC Rejects UltraTech Cement's Plan to Buy JP Associates’ Cement Plants in MP(29.02.2016)

Bombay High Court has rejected the scheme of arrangement for the acquisition of two cement plants of JP Associates by UltraTech Cement, citing the new.....

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Delhi HC Slams Delhi Government on MakeMyTrip Service Tax Default Case(04.03.2016)

Delhi HC, while hearing plea by online travel company MakeMyTrip India Pvt. Ltd against arrest of one its senior officials for alleged service tax eva.....

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Stamp Duty Hikes, Noida Flats Costlier(08.03.2016)

UP cabinet has approved hiking of stamp duty on homes by 2% in all cities, including Noida and Greater Noida.

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Bombay HC Stays FIRs Against Two Colleges in Multi-crore Scholarship Scam(19.01.2017)

Bombay High Court has granted interim stay on a police complaint lodged against two city colleges in multi-crore scholarship scam in Maharashtra colle.....

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Bombay High Court Says BMC’s Rooftop Policy Will be Scrutinised(20.02.2018)

Bombay High Court has said that rooftop policy passed by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) needs to reconsidered and should be put into imp.....

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AAP vs Centre: SC Refers Question Related to Who has Powers Over Services to Larger Bench(14.02.2019)

Supreme Court's two Judge bench has split over issue of who has powers to appoint and transfer officers of State Public Services and referred the same.....

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CIVIL - Delhi HC Dismisses Plea of Manipur Student Activist Booked for Sedition for Citizenship Bill Remarks(19.02.2019)

Delhi High Court has rejected Manipur student activist Veewon Thokchom's plea challenging his arrest and transit remand in capital in a sedition case .....

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SC Raps AAP Govt. over it’s "Ill-Advised" Move on Demarcation of Constitutional Powers(20.04.2016)

SC has rapped AAP Government for its "ill-advised" move seeking a direction to the Delhi High Court to refer adjudication of a bunch of petitions for .....

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UP Govt. Orders Station Officers to Book People Taking Selfie Near Train at Platform(21.04.2016)

UP Govt. has circulated an order to all station officers of GRP Agra division, asking them to book individuals if they are found taking selfie near tr.....

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Delhi HC to AAP: How Can Govt. Regularise Disaster-Prone Colonies(22.04.2016)

Delhi HC asked AAP Government how it could regularise illegal colonies that didn't conform to National Building Code (NBC) and were, therefore, vulner.....

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Supreme Court Seeks Centre’s Reply on Plea Seeking Implementation of AP Reorganisation Act(03.04.2018)

Supreme Court has sought the Centre’s response on a PIL seeking direction to the government for proper implementation of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisa.....

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CONSUMER - Delhi HC Directs Centre to Release Over 6 Lakh Set-Top Boxes of Tata Sky(12.03.2019)

Delhi High Court, in an interim order, has directed Ministry of Consumer Affairs to release over six lakh set top boxes it had seized in January for n.....

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SERVICE - Only Officers with Minimum Service of 6 Months Left Should be Considered for DGP Appointment: SC(13.03.2019)

Supreme Court has said that only officers who have a minimum of six months tenure left in service should be considered for the post of Director Genera.....

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Delhi HC Dismisses Petition Challenging Decision to Give Job to Rohith Vemula’s Brother(15.09.2016)

Delhi HC has dismissed a petition challenging AAP Government's decision to award a group 'C' government job to brother of Hyderabad University Dalit s.....

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Karnataka HC Stays CBSE's Disaffiliation of NPS Group of Schools(15.09.2016)

Karnataka HC, while giving relief to NPS Schools, has stayed further proceedings pursuant to FIR lodged against them and also stayed CBSE's disaffilia.....

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SC Stays Madras HC Order Directing TN Govt to Waive All Crop Loans(03.07.2017)

Supreme Court has stayed a Madras High Court order directing Tamil Nadu government to extend its scheme to waive crop loans to all farmers, including .....

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P & H HC Declares Animal Kingdom as Legal Entities with All Rights and Duties of Living Persons(03.06.2019)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has declared the entire animal kingdom including avian and aquatic as legal entities having a distinct persona with corr.....

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HP High Court: Judgment Passed by Single Member of the Juvenile Justice Board is Void Ab Initio(03.06.2019)

Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that judgment passed by a single member of the Juvenile Justice Board is void ab initio as per the provisions of .....

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Delhi High Court Prevents 60 Websites, Radio Channels and ISPs from Broadcasting World Cup 2019(11.06.2019)

Delhi High Court in a huge relief to Channel 2 Group Corporation, which has exclusive broadcasting rights of the entire World Cup 2019 has passed ex-p.....

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SC Stays Patna HC Order Setting Aside Election of BJP MP Chhedi Paswan(30.08.2016)

SC has stayed a Patna HC order setting aside election of BJP MP Chhedi Paswan and said it would examine whether politicians need to mandatorily declar.....

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SC Asks Delhi Govt. on Appeal against HC Order on Statehood(30.08.2016)

SC has asked AAP Government whether it would file an appeal against the High Court order holding Delhi to be a Union Territory with Lt Governor as its.....

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Delhi HC Asks AAP, MCDs to Take Steps to Control Dengue(30.08.2016)

Delhi HC has directed AAP Government and civic bodies in New Delhi to take all preventive steps to control dengue, a mosquito-borne tropical disease, .....

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NGT Issues Notices to UP Govt., CPCB over Illegal Industries in Mathura(07.09.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notices to UP Government, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and others over a petition seeking direction.....

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MP High Court Rejects Plea of MPPSC Candidate Declared Not Qualified(17.07.2017)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has upheld the MP Public Service Commission (MPPSC) decision to declare a candidate ‘not qualified’ for the State Civil Serv.....

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Supreme Court Declines to Entertain Rebel AAP MLA's Request Challenging Disqualification Notice(28.06.2019)

Supreme Court has declined to entertain a request by rebel AAP MLA Devender Sehrawat challenging a disqualification notice under the anti-defection la.....

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Delhi High Court Seeks AAP Govt Response on PIL Alleging Discrimination in Health Scheme(02.07.2019)

Delhi High Court has sought response of the AAP Government on a plea contending that its health scheme, being implemented by the Delhi Arogya Kosh wa.....

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Top Court Dismisses Plea Alleging Inconsistent Guidelines of HC’s for Designating Lawyers as Seniors(03.07.2019)

Top Court has declined to entertain a plea seeking a direction to all the high courts (HC’s) to amend their guidelines in terms of the top court's jud.....

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Top Court Directs Meghalaya to Deposit Rs 100 Cr Fine for Illegal Coal Mining(03.07.2019)

Top Court has directed the State Government to deposit the Rs 100 crore fine imposed on it by the NGT for failing to curb illegal coal mining with the.....

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Top Court Stays High Court Ruling, Clears Deck for NCLT Order on Bhushan Power(04.07.2019)

Top Court has stayed an order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in which it had asked the Committee of Creditors of Bhushan Power and Steel Limited.....

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Top Court: Property Inherited From Father by Sons Becomes Joint Family Property(04.07.2019)

Top Court has observed that property inherited from father by sons becomes joint family property in the hands of sons.

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Delhi HC to Govt.: Strictly Adhere to Law in Grant of Licence to Sell Crackers(15.10.2015)

Delhi High Court has ordered AAP Government to ensure that temporary licences for sale of fireworks and crackers are granted by "strictly adhering" to.....

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HP High Court to Centre: Consider Total Ban on Beef in 3 Months(15.10.2015)

Himachal Pradesh HC has asked Centre to consider enacting a law prohibiting slaughter of cows, their import/export and sale of beef and its products a.....

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MP HC Issues Notice to MP’s Top Health Officials Over Dwivedi’s Appointment as Indore Civil Surgeon(19.10.2015)

Madhya Pradesh HC has stayed Dwivedi’s appointment as Indore Civil Surgeon till next hearing and issued notices to top health officials as to why seni.....

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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea of Eyewitnesses Seeking Protection in Hashimpura Massacre(21.10.2015)

Delhi High Court has served notice to UP Police and the 16 UP PAC personnel accused of involvement in the 1987 Hashimpura massacre on a plea filed by .....

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Supreme Court Asks Dilip Kumar to Deposit Rs 20 Crore to Settle Property Dispute(01.09.2017)

Supreme Court has asked thespian superstar Dilip Kumar to deposit Rs 20 crore with its registry as part payment to a Mumbai-based real estate firm wit.....

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Kerala High Court Rejects Bishop Franco Mulakkal’s Bail Plea(04.10.2018)

Kerala High Court has turned down a bail plea of Bishop Franco Mulakkal, who has been arrested on the charge of raping a nun.

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Top Court to Prateek Hajela: Ignore Criticism of Assam Assembly(09.08.2019)

Top Court has asked the State NRC coordinator Prateek Hajela to remain unperturbed by the recent discussions and debates on the NRC update exercise an.....

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Delhi High Court Restrains Private Person from Using Sites in Name of Tata Group Chief(09.12.2015)

Delhi HC has restrained a private person from using the websites he created in the name of Tata group chairman and observed that sites were created to.....

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NGT to State: Make Shimla’s Cart Road a One-Way Street(11.12.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) while taking note of the rising air pollution in Shimla, has directed HP Government to make the Cart Road in Shimla a on.....

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CIC: Disclose Educational Qualifications of Haridwar MP Pokhriyal(11.12.2015)

Competition Commission of India (CCI) has directed Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University to disclose educational qualifications of Haridwar MP Ra.....

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Delhi HC Reserve Order on Plea Against 1 Crore Compensation to Ex-Armyman’s Kin(07.11.2016)

Delhi High Court has reserved AAP Government’s decision to award Rs. 1 Crore compensation and a job to next of kin of Ex-Serviceman Ram Kishan Grewal,.....

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Delhi HC Directs AAP Government to Expedite Process on Satellite Maps of Sainik Farm(14.11.2016)

Delhi High Court has asked AAP Government to expedite process of getting high resolution satellite maps of posh Sainik Farms Colony from 2007-2016 to .....

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Top Court Issues Notice on Plea to Set Up Online RTI Portals in States(26.08.2019)

Top Court has issued notice to both Central and State Governments on a Public Interest Litigation seeking to direct all States to establish online web.....

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P & H HC: Allowing Convicts with up to Two Year Jail Term to Fight Elections Requires Scrutiny(27.08.2019)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has ruled that a provision in the Representation of the People Act, 1951, which allows a convict with up to two-year jai.....

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Delhi High Court Seeks Govt’s Response on MakeMyTrip’s Plea(21.01.2016)

Delhi HC has sought reply from Government on plea by MakeMyTrip India Pvt. Ltd against arrest of one its senior officials for alleged service tax evas.....

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RBI Asks Banks to Extend loans to Women SHGs at 7 % Rate(22.01.2016)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked banks to provide loans up to Rs 3 lakh at 7 per cent interest rate to Women Self-Help Group (SHG) under the Nati.....

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Delhi HC: Government Should have Minimum Interference in Regulating App Based Cab Services(22.12.2016)

Delhi High Court has said that any policy to regulate app-based cab aggregators like Ola and Uber should have minimum interference by Government and m.....

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Karnataka HC Dismisses Criminal Appeal in Fake Stamp Paper Scam Case(29.12.2016)

Karnataka High Court has dismissed criminal appeals filed by Abdul Kareem Telgi and Badruddinalias Badru alias Shanal Jamedar alias Azaruddin in conne.....

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Delhi HC Notices Ex-Indian Air Force Chief SP Tyagi over CBI Plea Challenging his Bail(30.12.2016)

Delhi High Court has issued notice to Ex-Indian Air Force Chief SP Tyagi, over CBI's plea challenging his bail in AgustaWestland chopper bribery scam.

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Calcutta High Court Allows BJP’s Rath Yathra in West Bengal(21.12.2018)

Calcutta High Court has allowed BJP’s ‘Rath Yatra’ programme in West Bengal, setting aside the state government’s refusal on apprehensions of communal.....

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Top Court Seeks New Mechanism for Better and Quicker Legal Aid to Cut Delays(22.10.2019)

Top Court has embarked upon proceedings to ascertain why those given free legal aid do not get proper assistance, and to devise ways to ameliorate thi.....

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Allahabad HC Restrains State From Taking Coercive Action Against UP Congress On Rs. 51 Lakh Notice(09.01.2018)

Allahabad High Court has restrained the State and the Lucknow Municipal Corporation from taking any coercive steps against the Congress Party on a sei.....

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Supreme Court Says 'Make Law to Protect Those in Inter-Caste Marriages'(17.01.2018)

Supreme Court has said that it was "absolutely illegal" for anyone to attack couples marrying outside their caste and warned the government that if it.....

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Encounters in UP a Serious Issue, Needs Detailed Hearing: Supreme Court(15.01.2019)

Supreme Court has said that encounter killings of alleged criminals in Uttar Pradesh is a "serious issue" and require detailed hearing.

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Bombay HC Slams Girish Bapat for Restoring PDS Shop Licence(22.01.2019)

Bombay High Court has set aside the order of Maharashtra civil supplies minister Girish Bapat to restore the licence of a fair price shop in Beed dist.....

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Lok Sabha Passes Special Protection Group (Amendment) Bill, 2019(28.11.2019)

Lok Sabha has passed the Special Protection Group (Amendment) Bill, 2019 which will now protect the Prime Minister and members of his immediate family.....

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BHC: Arbitration Agreement not Exempt from Stamp Duty even if Contract is Executed Outside State(28.11.2019)

Bombay High Court (BHC) has ruled that even if a contract is executed outside the State of Maharashtra and the work is also carried outside the State .....

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NGT Raps UP Govt.(25.03.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has pulled up UP Govt., State Pollution Control Board and other agencies for delay in informing it about quantum of dome.....

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UP Stamps and Registration Department Announces 4 Month Relief to Homebuyers on Stamp Duty Hike(30.03.2016)

UP Stamps and Registration Department has said that homebuyers whose papers are cleared by Noida Authority before April 1 will get a 4-month extension.....

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CIVIL - Madras HC Refuses to Restrain NGO from Speaking Against SP Velumani(01.03.2019)

Madras High Court has refused to restrain an anti-corruption NGO from publishing or making any ‘defamatory’ statements or allegations of corruption ag.....

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P & H HC Directs AICTE to Re-Compute Result of Validation Exam for Candidates of Distance B Tech(13.01.2020)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed All India Council for Technical Education to re-compute the results for a validation test conducted in resp.....

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Supreme Court Allows Enforcement Directorate to Attach Assets of JP Morgan(14.01.2020)

Supreme Court has allowed the Enforcement Directorate to proceed against the firm, JP Morgan and attach its properties for taking away Rs. 140 Crore o.....

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Delhi HC Directs Police to Look Into Plea for Opening Road Stretch Closed Due to Anti-CAA Protests(14.01.2020)

Delhi High Court has disposed off a Public Interest Litigation seeking reopening of the Kalindi Kunj - Shaheen Bagh stretch which is currently closed .....

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Any Attempt Made by Khap Panchayat to Scuttle Marriage Between Consenting Adults is Illegal: SC(27.03.2018)

Supreme Court has ruled that intervention of Khap Panchayats in marriages will be illegal. It said that any attempt made by Khap Panchayat to scuttle .....

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MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION - Delhi HC Sets Aside TRAI Rule on MNP Charges(11.03.2019)

Delhi High Court has set aside Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) decision to lower the fees for Mobile Number Portability (MNP) from Rs 1.....

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AAR: Compensation Paid for Setting Up of SEZ to be Considered as ‘Supply of Services’(21.01.2020)

Authority for Advance Ruling, Goa has held that the compensation paid for setting up of Special Economic Zone (SEZ) unit will be considered as a ‘supp.....

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CAA Petitions: SC Refuses to Grant Stay on Citizenship Amendment Act(22.01.2020)

Supreme Court has refused to grant any stay on the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) without hearing the Centre and said it may refer pleas challenging .....

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Supreme Court Grants Four Weeks Time to Centre for Reply in Citizenship Amendment Act Hearing(22.01.2020)

Supreme Court has granted four weeks to the Central Government to respond to 140 Writ Petitions filed for challenging the constitutional validity of t.....

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Supreme Court Refuses to Stay Citizenship Amendment Act Without Hearing Centre(23.01.2020)

Supreme Court has refused to grant a stay on the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 (CAA) without hearing the Centre. The Court has declined to take note.....

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Kerala HC Stays Proposed Anti- Citizenship Amendment Act Resolution by District Panchayath(23.01.2020)

Kerala High Court has stayed a move of District Panchayath, Kasargode to pass a resolution against Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019.

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Bombay High Court Asks Petitioner Challenging Citizenship Amendment Act to Approach Supreme Court(23.01.2020)

Bombay High Court has refused to hear a Public Interest Litigation filed by Urmila Kowe challenging the constitutional validity of the Citizenship Ame.....

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Reserve Bank of India Raises Investment Cap for FPIs in Corporate and Government Debt Instruments(24.01.2020)

Reserve Bank of India has raised the investment limit for foreign portfolio investors in Government and Corporate Bonds, in a bid to bring in more for.....

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Supreme Court Issues Notice to Centre on Fresh Pleas Challenging National Population Register(28.01.2020)

Supreme Court has issued notices on a fresh Petition challenging the National Population Register as violative of citizens’ fundamental right to priva.....

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Karnataka High Court Grants Bail to Bangladeshi Christian Woman Citing Citizenship (Amendment) Act(29.01.2020)

Karnataka High Court has granted bail to a Bangladeshi Christian woman, citing Section 2 of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, according to which .....

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Ministry of Corporate Affairs Notifies Winding Up Rules(29.01.2020)

Ministry of Corporate Affairs has notified rules for winding up of companies, making it easier for smaller firms to wind up businesses without taking .....

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President Nods for Two UP Bills for Controlling Anti-Social Elements(19.05.2016)

President Pranab Mukherjee has given nod to two controversial bills — UP Control of Goonda Amendment and UP Gangsters and Anti-social Amendment.

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Supreme Court Stays Bombay HC Verdict on Levy of Stamp Duty on Advertisement Contracts(28.03.2017)

Supreme Court has stayed Bombay High Court judgment which had dismissed the challenge against levy of stamp duty on contracts entered into by advertis.....

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CIVIL - We Should Respect, Serve and Worship Our Parents: Chhattisgarh HC(20.03.2019)

Chhattisgarh High Court has said we should respect, serve and worship our parents, while dismissing a man's plea against providing maintenance to his .....

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CIVIL - Delhi HC Asks DDA to Clean Up, Redevelop 12-Acre Park(20.03.2019)

Delhi High Court has ordered Delhi Development Authority to redevelop and preserve a 12-acre park in Ashok Vihar, lying neglected for decades.

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CIVIL - Illegal Hoardings: Bombay HC Directs BJP Corporator to Pay Rs. 24 Lakh(22.03.2019)

Bombay High Court has directed a BJP corporator to pay Rs. 24 lakh compensation in connection with an attack on a civic squad for removing illegal hoa.....

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Allahabad HC Dismisses Plea to Quash Notices to Recover Public Loss from Anti-CAA Protesters(12.02.2020)

Allahabad High Court has dismissed a Petition challenging notices issued by the District Administration of State of Uttar Pradesh to recover damages f.....

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Allahabad High Court Stays Recovery Notice to Man Accused of Damage to Public Property(14.02.2020)

Allahabad High Court has stayed the recovery notice issued to a Kanpur man accused of destroying public property during the anti- Citizenship Amendmen.....

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MP High Court Allows Replacement of ‘Biological Father Name’ With ‘Step Father Name’(23.03.2017)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has allowed name of biological father be replaced with name of step-father in passport of a girl.

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CIVIL - Bombay HC to Hospital: Set-up Board for Study Mental Health of Abortion Seeker(28.03.2019)

Bombay High Court has directed the dean of the JJ Group of Hospitals to set up a medical board to study the mental health of 20 years old student afte.....

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INSOLVENCY - NCLT Orders Commencement of Insolvency Process Against Orchid Pharma's Promoter Group Firm(29.03.2019)

National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has ordered commencement of corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP) against Orchid Healthcare Private, a p.....

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Mere Use Of Filthy/Abusive Language During Political Speech Not Criminal Intimidation: Tripura HC(01.04.2019)

Tripura High Court has observed that mere use of abusive words or filthy language and body posture during speech of a political leader will not come w.....

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Mere Use of Filthy/Abusive Language During Political Speech Not Criminal Intimidation: Tripura HC(01.04.2019)

Tripura High Court has observed that mere use of abusive words or filthy language and body posture during speech of a political leader will not come w.....

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Allahabad HC Directs U.P. DGP to Take Action Against Policemen Involved in Injuring Students(25.02.2020)

Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP) to identify and take action against the policemen who were involv.....

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SC Denies Judicial Probe into Gadoli Killing(14.07.2016)

Supreme Court has rejected petition demanding judicial probe into Gurgaon gangster Sandeep Gadoli's killing by a Gurgaon police team in Mumbai on Febr.....

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Union Cabinet Eases Citizenship Rules for Minority Migrants(14.07.2016)

Union Cabinet, in a move aiming at easing out difficulties being faced by foreign migrants, has amended Citizenship Rules 2009.

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Delhi HC to Govt.: Formulate Policy to Compensate E-Rickshaw Accident Victims in City(15.07.2016)

Delhi HC has asked AAP Government to come out with a policy for compensating the victims of the accidents caused by e-rickshaws on city roads.

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Supreme Court Notices Centre Over WhatsApp Privacy Policy(16.05.2017)

Supreme Court has said it was "concerned" whether the citizens' rights were being affected by WhatsApp's 2016 privacy policy and asked Centre what ste.....

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MP HC Asks DGP to Ensure Timely Submission of FSL, DNA Reports in Trial Courts(17.05.2017)

MP High Court has directed State Director General of Police (DGP) to ensure timely submission of reports pertained to FSL, DNA and handwriting examina.....

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MP HC Directs State to Finish Construction Of Karopani Tank Meant For Black Bucks Conservation(18.05.2017)

MP High Court has directed State Government to grant sanction for completion of Karopani water tank within two months and thereafter work shall be com.....

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Delhi High Court Directs J&J to Pay 67 Hip Implant Patients Rs 25 Lakh Each(31.05.2019)

Delhi High Court has directed American multinational Johnson and Johnson (J&J) to pay Rs 25 lakh each to 67 patients in the faulty hip implants case. .....

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Bombay High Court Gives Relief to MEP Infrastructure Developers on Pledged Shares(08.04.2020)

Bombay High Court has given interim relief to MEP Infrastructure Developers’ director, Anuya Jayant Mhaiskar and toll collection company, Ideal Toll &.....

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Top Court Stays Trial in Sexual Assault Case Against Malayalam Actor Dileep(06.05.2019)

Supreme Court has stayed the trial against Malayalam Actor Dileep in the sexual assault he had been implicated in. The trial will remain stayed until .....

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Top Court Issues Notice in Plea Seeking Regulation of Content on Online Streaming Platforms(10.05.2019)

Supreme Court has issued notice in a petition calling for regulation of content on online streaming platforms such as Netflix and Amazon Prime.

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Finance Ministry Defers Enforcement of Amendments to Indian Stamp Act Till 1st July(31.03.2020)

Finance Ministry has deferred the date for enforcement of the amendments to the Indian Stamp Act, 1899, as proposed under Part I, Chapter IV of the Fi.....

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SEBI Extends Deadline for Implementation of Circular on Stewardship Code for All Mutual Funds(01.04.2020)

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has extended the deadline for implementation of the circular on Stewardship Code for all Mutual Funds an.....

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Andhra Pradesh HC Directs Government to Include Fish/Shrimp in 'Essential Supply Category'(01.04.2020)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has passed an interim order for inclusion of fish and shrimp in the category of "essential supplies" and has directed the St.....

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Ministry of Commerce directs DPIIT to Expedite Funds for COVID-19 Related Startup Ideas(03.04.2020)

Ministry of Commmerce and Industry has directed Department for Promotion of Industry and International Trade to expedite the proposals of start-up ide.....

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P & H HC Clarifies No 200% Duty on Imports from Pakistan Before Centre Hike After Pulwama Attack(28.08.2019)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has ruled that goods imported from Pakistan before the Centre hiked the custom duty on them to 200 per cent after the Pu.....

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P & H High Court: Comfort of Lawyer No Basis for Transferring Petition to Another Jurisdiction(29.08.2019)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed while declining a request for transfer of a divorce petition that the Court was not liable to see the conve.....

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P & H High Court Directs Railway to Give Rs. 8 Lakh to Family of Man Killed After Falling from Train(29.08.2019)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed Railway to pay Rs 8 lakh to the heirs of the victim of an ‘Untoward Railway Incident’ as compensation along.....

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Delhi HC Directs District & Sessions Judge to Fill Up Vacant Posts Expeditiously(10.09.2020)

Delhi High Court has directed a District & Sessions Judge to fill the vacancies in its Court pertaining to the posts of Senior Judicial Assistants and.....

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SC: NDPS Trial is Not Vitiated Merely Because Ownership of Vehicle Not Established(11.09.2020)

Supreme Court has observed that, to prove the case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, the ownership of the vehicle from w.....

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Supreme Court Reserves Verdict on Plea Seeking Bail Cancellation to Ryan Group Trustees(07.12.2017)

Supreme Court has reserved its verdict on a plea of the father of 7-year old boy, who was found dead in a Gurugram school, seeking cancellation of the.....

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US Supreme Court Allows Full Enforcement of Trump Travel Ban(11.12.2017)

US Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to fully enforce a ban on travel to the United States by residents of six mostly Muslim countrie.....

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INX Media: P Chidambaram Remanded To Judicial Custody Case Till Nov 13(31.10.2019)

Special CBI Judge has sent former Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram to judicial custody till November 13 in ED matter.

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Delhi HC Orders Judicial Probe into Tis Hazari Court Scuffle(04.11.2019)

Delhi High Court has ordered judicial enquiry into the violence that took place at Tis Hazari complex and appointed retired high court judge SP Garg t.....

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Madhya Pradesh HC Rejects Plea Challenging Bar On Women Performing Abhishek Of Jain Tirthankar Idol(04.11.2019)

MP High Court has rejected the plea challenging the ban on women devotees who are Digambar Jain to perform Abhishek in respect of idol of the God Bawa.....

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Top Court Refuses to Reopen Verdicts which Created Collegium System(07.11.2019)

Top Court has refused to reopen its two earlier rulings which created and institutionalised the collegium system of appointing judges to superior cour.....

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SC: Any Creditor Can Seek Transfer of Winding Up Proceedings in HC To NCLT(20.11.2020)

Supreme Court has held that any creditor of a company can seek transfer of winding up proceeding pending before a High Court to a National Company Law.....

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Competition Commission of India Approves Reliance-Future Group Deal(23.11.2020)

Competition Commission of India has approved the acquisition of retail, wholesale, logistics & warehousing businesses of Future Group by Reliance Reta.....

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SERVICE - Madras HC Asks About Gap in Salaries of Government and Private Employees(19.02.2019)

Madras High Court has asked Tamil Nadu Government why there is such a big gap in salaries of employees of government and private companies while heari.....

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CRIMINAL - Delhi HC Dismisses Plea of Manipur Student Activist Booked for Sedition for Citizenship Bill Remarks(19.02.2019)

Delhi High Court has rejected Manipur student activist Veewon Thokchom's plea challenging his arrest and transit remand in capital in a sedition case .....

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CRIMINAL - Delhi HC Asks Delhi Government to Review OP Chautala's Plea for Release from Jail(21.02.2019)

Delhi High Court has directed Delhi Government to consider former Haryana Chief Minister OP Chautala's plea seeking his release from Tihar Central Jai.....

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CIVIL - Bombay HC Raps Anil Ambani Firms for 'Attempt to Mislead'(22.02.2019)

Bombay High Court has described arguments of Reliance group companies regarding alleging misconduct on part of Edelweiss group companies in sale of pl.....

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Rajasthan High Court Issues Notice to Centre on Citzenship Act(06.01.2020)

Rajasthan High Court has asked the Centre to provide details of efforts being made to grant citizenship to minorities in neighboring countries under t.....

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Kerala High Court Directs Govt to Consider Private Labs' Objections Against Price Cap(18.01.2021)

Kerala High Court has directed the Kerala Government to consider the grievances of private laboratories against the November order which capped the pr.....

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Delhi Court Asks Delhi Police to Back its Claim Against Bhim Army Chief(15.01.2020)

Delhi Court has asked the Delhi Police to back its claim against the Bhim Army Chief Chandra Shekhar Azad that he indulged in violence during Anti- Ci.....

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Karnataka High Court Issues Notice on Public Interest Litigation for Judicial Inquiry(15.01.2020)

Karnataka High Court has issued notice to the State Government on a Public Interest Litigation seeking a judicial inquiry by a sitting/retired Judge o.....

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Delhi High Court Issues Notice to Give More Time to Sengar to Deposit Compensation(17.01.2020)

Delhi High Court has issued a notice granting 60 days to Unnao rape case convict, Kuldeep Singh Sengar to deposit the compensation amount as directed .....

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Delhi High Court Gives No Relief for Sengar in Rape Case(20.01.2020)

Delhi High Court has refused to suspend the sentence of expelled Bharatiya Janta Party Member of Legislative Assembly, Kuldeep Singh Sengar who is ser.....

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SC Issues Notice to Centre on Petition Challenging CAA and National Population Register(20.01.2020)

Supreme Court has issued notices to the Central Government on a Petition challenging the Constitutional Validity of the Citizenship Amendment Act, 201.....

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SC Refuses to Transfer to Itself Petitions Challenging UP Religious Conversion Law(25.01.2021)

Supreme Court has refused to transfer to itself the petitions filed in Allahabad High Court challenging the ordinance brought by the Uttar Pradesh gov.....

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Karnataka HC Quashes BBMP Order on Advertisement Rules(07.02.2019)

Karnataka High Court has quashed the August 6, 2018 resolution passed by the BBMP Council imposing a one-year ban on advertisements in the city.

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Delhi High Court Directs AAP Govt to Consider OP Chautala's Release Plea in Teachers Hiring Scam(19.12.2019)

Delhi High Court has directed the AAP Government to consider former Haryana Chief Minister OP Chautala's plea for early release from jail in the JBT t.....

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Delhi Court Awards Life Imprisonment to Kuldeep Sengar in Unnao Rape Case(20.12.2019)

Delhi Court has awarded life imprisonment to former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar for raping a woman in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh, in 2017. The four-time ex.....

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SEBI Lays Down Stewardship Code for MFs and AIFs(26.12.2019)

Securities and Exchange Board of India has issued the stewardship code for mutual funds and alternative investment funds which they would be required.....

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Kerala HC Directs Decision on Sanoo's Plea to Disqualify Vellappally & Ors as Directors(11.01.2021)

Kerala High Court has directed the Inspector General of Registration to take a decision on the complaint filed by noted writer Professor M K Sanoo see.....

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SC: Non-Payment of Stamp Duty Not to Invalidate Arbitration Agreement(12.01.2021)

Supreme Court has observed that non-payment of stamp duty on the commercial contract will not invalidate the arbitration agreement.

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CIVIL - Bangalore Court Vacates Order Restraining 'The Wire' from Publishing Article Against BJP MP(15.03.2019)

A Bangalore City Civil Court has vacated the ex-parte order of interim injunction passed against online news portal "The Wire" restraining it from pub.....

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Supreme Court Issues Summons on Kerala's Suit Against Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019(05.02.2020)

Supreme Court Registry has issued summons to the Union of India on the suit filed by the State of Kerala challenging the Citizenship Amendment Act, 20.....

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Delhi High Court Seeks EC’s Reply on Petition Against AAP Candidate(07.02.2020)

Delhi High Court has asked the Election Commission (EC) to respond to a plea seeking rejection of nomination of Aam Aadmi Party’s Karol Bagh candidate.....

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J&K HC Stays Levy of Revised Stamp Duties on Registration of Documents(05.02.2021)

Jammu and Kashmir High Court has stayed a circular that issued revised stamp duty rates to be levied during registration of documents in an order on a.....

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SC Declines Petition Challenging Privacy Policy for Whatsapp Business Accounts(05.02.2021)

Supreme Court has declined to entertain a petition by Confederation of All India Traders against the new privacy policy for business accounts of socia.....

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Allahabad HC Dismisses Plea Claiming Ownership of Land Offered for Ayodhya Mosque(09.02.2021)

Allahabad High Court has dismissed a petition filed against the allotment of land in Ayodhya's Dhannipur village for the construction of a mosque, fol.....

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Delhi High Court Orders Police to Take Action Against Four BJP Leaders(27.02.2020)

Delhi High Court has said that it would not allow a repeat of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and has directed the Delhi Police Special Commissioner to take .....

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Calcutta HC: Not Mandatory to Possess Valid Foreign Passport for Indian Citizenship by Registration(28.02.2020)

Calcutta High Court has held that it is not mandatory to possess a valid foreign passport to apply for the grant of Indian Citizenship by Registration.....

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ITAT, Pune: Stamp Value Would be Full Consideration Only if Payment Made Through Bank(02.03.2020)

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Pune has observed that the stamp value on the date of agreement to sell shall be considered as full value of con.....

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Allahabad HC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance of UP Educational Services Tribunal Matter(03.03.2021)

Allahabad High Court has taken suo moto cognizance of the controversy surrounding establishment of the Uttar Pradesh Educational Services Tribunal.

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MP HC: Commercial Matters can Only be Heard by Commercial Court of Status of DJ/ADJ(04.03.2021)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that commercial matters involving Arbitration disputes can only be heard by Commercial Court of the status of Distr.....

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Allahabad HC Directs Govt to Hold Fresh Elections to UP Sunni Central Waqf Board(27.01.2021)

Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh Government to hold fresh elections to Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board stating that election.....

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SC Issues Notice on Plea to Ensure 'WhatsApp Pay' Complies with Privacy Guidelines(29.01.2021)

Supreme Court has issued notice in an Impleadment Application, filed in a plea pertaining to data protection on Unified Payments Interface (UPI) platf.....

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Bombay HC: Epidemic Diseases Act Cannot Be Exercised to Transfer an Officer(01.02.2021)

Bombay High Court has denied relief to the Director of Medical Education and Research, TP Lahane, observing that Epidemic Diseases Act 1897 cannot be .....

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Bombay HC: Epidemic Diseases Act Cannot Be Exercised to Transfer an Officer(01.02.2021)

Bombay High Court has denied relief to the Director of Medical Education and Research, TP Lahane, observing that Epidemic Diseases Act 1897 cannot be .....

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SC Refuses to Stay Non-Bailable Warrant Against AAP MP Sanjay Singh(02.02.2021)

Supreme Court has refused to stay the Non-Bailable Warrant issued against Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh in connection with First Information Reports.....

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NGT to UPPCB: Initiate Action Against Polluting Units in Ghaziabad(07.04.2017)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed UP Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) to initiate action against polluting industries in Ghaziabad and adjoini.....

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Delhi High Court Permits OP Chautala to Seek Furlough For Attending Grandson’s Marriage(12.04.2017)

Delhi High Court has allowed Ex-Haryana Chief Minister OP Chautala to seek furlough for attending his grandson’s marriage.

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Sale of Client Relationship and Goodwill by CA Firm Constitute Capital Gain: ITAT(10.04.2019)

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Delhi bench has held that sale of client relationship and goodwill by firm is capital asset under section 2(14),.....

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IT Law Doesn’t Bar Partners to Draw Remuneration from More than One Firms: ITAT(15.04.2019)

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Kolkata bench has held that the income tax law does not prohibit a partner from drawing remuneration/ salary fro.....

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Bombay HC: Sending of Abusive Messages on Whatsapp Personal Account Not an Offence u/s 294 IPC(16.03.2020)

Bombay High Court has held that sending of abusive messages on the personal account of WhatsApp will not amount to the utterance of obscene words in a.....

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Delhi Court Affirms Conviction of AAP MLA Somnath Bharti in AIIMS Assault Case(24.03.2021)

Delhi Court has affirmed the conviction of Aam Aadmi Party Member of Legislative Assembly, Somnath Bharti in the AIIMS Assault Case under Section 147 .....

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Bombay High Court: Peaceful Citizenship Amendment Act Opposers Not Traitors, Anti- Nationals(17.02.2020)

Bombay High Court has said in an order challenging the denial of police permission to an agitation against the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 that th.....

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Supreme Court Frames Guidelines for Speeding up Process of Hearing Pleas Against Death Sentences(17.02.2020)

Supreme Court has framed a set of guidelines that mandate the Apex Court benches to hear Appeals challenging decisions of High Courts confirming the a.....

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Kerala High Court: Toddy Shop Licence Not To Be Granted/Renewed in Residential Areas(17.02.2020)

Kerala High Court has observed that no toddy shop shall be located in a residential area infringing the right of privacy of the individual to have res.....

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Allahabad HC Dismisses Plea to Revoke Citizenship of Akshay Kumar and Alia Bhatt(17.02.2020)

Allahabad High Court has dismissed a Petition seeking seizure of citizenships of film artists, Akshay Kumar and Alia Bhatt, for want of jurisdiction.

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Rajasthan HC Grants Interim Protection to CAA Protesters from Arrests in FIR Alleging Violence(17.02.2020)

Rajasthan High Court has directed the Udaipur Police authorities to not take any "coercive action" against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protesters .....

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Bombay HC Asks Mumbai Police If They Intend to Further Investigate Arnab Goswami(18.03.2021)

Bombay High Court has sought to know from the Mumbai Police if they intended to further investigate ARG Outlier Media Pvt Ltd and Arnab Goswami in the.....

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SC Upholds Medical Oxygen IP and Nitrous Oxide to be Taxed As Per Entry 88 of VAT Act(13.04.2020)

Supreme Court has held that 'Medical Oxygen IP' and 'Nitrous Oxide IP' should be taxed as drugs under Entry 88 of the Andhra Pradesh Value Added Tax A.....

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SC Approves MP Governor's Decision to Direct Floor Test Even While House is in Session(13.04.2020)

Supreme Court has held that the power exercised by the Governor of Madhya Pradesh to convene the assembly for a floor test cannot be regarded as “cons.....

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SC Orders Release of Assam Camp Detainees of 2 Years(14.04.2020)

Supreme Court has allowed those who had completed two years in detention centres in Assam to be released on a bond of Rs 5,000 and two sureties of the.....

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AP HC Quashes Order Converting Govt Schools to English Medium(16.04.2020)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has quashed the Government Orders seeking to implement English as a compulsory medium of instruction at primary level in all.....

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Delhi Court Grants Bail to Deep Sidhu in Red Fort Violence Case(19.04.2021)

Delhi Court has granted bail to Deep Sidhu, accused in the Red Fort Violence case in connection with the violence that broke out during the farmer's t.....

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AAR, Gujarat: GST Applicable on Reverse Charge on Amount Paid for Reimbursement of Stamp Tax(20.04.2021)

Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR), Gujarat has ruled that the Goods and Services Tax is applicable on a reverse charge basis on the amount paid for re.....

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Allahabad HC Dismisses Stamp Venders' Plea Seeking Continuation of Stamp Papers in Physical Form(20.04.2021)

Allahabad High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by the All UP Stamp Vendors Association, seeking continuation of judicial and non-judicial st.....

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HP High Court Seeks Govt.’s Response on Growing Illicit Drug Trade(22.06.2016)

HP High Court, while taking suo motu cognisance of the growing illicit drug trade in the State, has sought response from State Government.

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CCI Dismisses Complaint against KAMP Developers(28.06.2016)

Competition Commission of India (CCI) has dismissed allegations of unfair business practices made against KAMP Developers with respect to residential .....

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Bombay HC Says, Ship Can’t be Barred from Sailing Off over Detained Cargo(29.06.2016)

Bombay HC has said that a ship cannot be barred from sailing off merely because its cargo has been detained by a court order in a dispute between two .....

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Madras High Court Stays I-T Notice to P Chidambaram for Re-Assessment(07.06.2018)

Madras High Court has stayed the Income Tax Department's notices issued to former finance minister P Chidambaram seeking reopening of assessment of hi.....

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No Coercive Action in Mayapuri Scrap Market: Delhi HC(16.04.2019)

Delhi High Court has directed that no coercive action should be taken till April 26 against those who fail to pay a fine of Rs. 1 lakh levied by the D.....

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Madras HC Sets Aside Police Order Denying Permission for Anti-CAA Protest Meet(19.03.2020)

Madras High Court has set aside an order passed by Superintendent of Police, Trichy (Rural) which denied permission for a public protest meeting again.....

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Allahabad High Court Refuses to Postpone UP Panchayat Elections Due to Covid Surge(08.04.2021)

Allahabad High Court has refused to postpone the Uttar Pradesh Panchayat Election, scheduled to be held from 15th April, 2021, in light of the recent .....

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SC: Mandamus Cannot Be Issued For Setting Up an Adjudicatory Body or Tribunal(22.04.2021)

Supreme Court has observed that a mandamus cannot be issued by this Court for setting up an adjudicatory body or tribunal, while dismissing a writ pet.....

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Madras HC Directs State to Form Expert Body to Keep Rivers Free from Effluents(22.04.2021)

Madras High Court has directed the State Government to constitute an expert body to formulate appropriate measures to suggest appropriate measures, wh.....

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Delhi HC Dismisses WhatsApp, Facebook's Challenge to CCI Order for Probe on New Privacy Policy(22.04.2021)

Delhi High Court has rejected Facebook Inc and its subsidiary WhatsApp's challenge to an order by the Competition Commission of India directing a prob.....

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Delhi Court has allowed Delhi Police's Application seeking production of Deep Sidhu at the FSL in ord(23.04.2021)

Delhi Court has allowed Delhi Police's Application seeking production of Deep Sidhu at the FSL in order to obtain his voice samples and to match it wi.....

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Delhi Court Allows Police's Plea Seeking Deep Sidhu's Production for Obtaining His Voice Samples(23.04.2021)

Delhi Court has allowed Delhi Police's Application seeking production of Deep Sidhu at the FSL in order to obtain his voice samples and to match it wi.....

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Delhi HC Seeks Opinion From Nearby States on Curbing Crop Burning(30.09.2016)

Delhi HC has asked Governments of UP, Haryana and Punjab to share their action plans aimed at ending practice of burning crop stubbles, which is a maj.....

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Delhi HC Asks Social Media Websites Not to Post MP’s Morphed Pictures(05.10.2016)

Delhi HC has restrained social media websites including Facebook, Google, Youtube and Twitter from publishing derogatory photographs of expelled AIADM.....

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Delhi Court Discharges Sisodia, AAP MLAs in Case Related to 2014 Protest Outside Tihar Jail(24.09.2018)

A Delhi court has discharged Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, AAP MLAs Amanatullah and Sanjeev Jha and others in a case related to a protest held.....

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NGT to State Govts: File Progress Report on Crop Burning Issue(10.07.2019)

National Green Tribunal(NGT) has asked Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh how they intend to tackle the problem of crop burning, a major contributor to.....

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Top Court Seeks State Govt’s Response on Pleas Challenging Order Upholding Reservation to Marathas(12.07.2019)

Supreme Court has sought the State Government’s response on pleas challenging a Bombay High Court order that upheld the grant of reservations to the M.....

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Delhi HC Disposes of Plea Seeking Conversion of Open Spaces to Set Up Vaccination Centres(12.05.2021)

Delhi High Court has disposed of the plea by directing the Government to treat the plea as representation, dealing with a plea seeking direction to Un.....

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Allahabad HC Directs UP Advocates' Welfare Fund Trustees Committee to Take Loan(20.05.2020)

Allahabad High Court has directed the Trustees Committee, constituted under the Uttar Pradesh Advocates Welfare Fund Act, 1974, to take a loan in case.....

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Madras HC Dismisses Appeals of Former AIADMK MP Against CLB Order(26.05.2021)

Madras High Court has dismissed appeals preferred by former AIADMK MP K.C. Palanisamy against an order of the Company Law Board (CLB) declaring two in.....

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Kerala HC Stays Order of ADM, Lakshadweep Directing APP to Attend Legal Cell at Secretariat(26.05.2021)

Kerala High Court has stayed an order of the Additional District Magistrate (ADM), Lakshadweep, directing the Assistant Public Prosecutor (APP) at the.....

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SC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Probe into Alleged Custodial Torture of Raghu Rama Krishna Raju(26.05.2021)

Supreme Court has issued notice on a writ petition filed by the son of YSR Congress MP Raghu Rama Krishnam Raju seeking an investigation by the Centra.....

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Karnataka HC Dismisses Plea to Stop COVID Vaccination Drive with Rs 50,000 Costs(27.05.2021)

Karnataka High Court has dismissed a petition filed by one Mathew Thomas and others seeking to stop the ongoing vaccination drive, holding that the pe.....

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MP High Court Issue Notices to Pvt Medical College, State Govt. and MCI For Giving Illegal Admissions(26.08.2015)

MP High Court has issued notices to State Director of Medical Education and Medical Council of India (MCI) while hearing petition demanding inquiry ag.....

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MP High Court Allows APDMC to Conduct DMAT Online(27.08.2015)

MP High Court has allowed Association of Private Dental and Medical Colleges (APDMC) to hold DMAT (Dental and Medical Admission Test), 2015 online wit.....

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Allahabad High Court: ‘Flavoured Milk’ is Exempted Under UP Trade Tax Act(05.06.2017)

Allahabad High Court has held that “flavoured milk” sold in open form or in sealed containers is basically a milk that stands exempted under Section 4.....

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MP HC: Flag Code Doesn’t Mandate National Flag to Be Hoisted On All Days On The Public Buildings(15.05.2019)

MP High Court has dismissed a plea for hoisting of the National Flag every day on the public buildings saying that there is no mandate in the Flag Cod.....

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SEBI Rejects Proposal on Easing QIP Pricing Norms(06.05.2020)

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has rejected a proposal seeking relaxation of pricing norms for Qualified Institutional Placements (QIPs.....

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Delhi HC: Relationship Between Client & Foreign Law Firm is Commercial in Nature(13.05.2020)

Delhi High Court has held that the relationship between a client and the foreign law firm engaged by it was commercial in nature in terms of Sections .....

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Madras HC Dismisses Plea Against Nomination of BJP Members to Legislative Assembly of Puducherry(03.06.2021)

Madras High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition assailing the Central Government's decision to nominate three Bharatiya Ja.....

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Top Court Gives RBI Six Weeks to Establish WhatsApp Payments Data Localisation(05.08.2019)

Top Court has given Reserve Bank of India (RBI) six weeks to examine and report whether WhatsApp Payments has fulfilled its data localisation requirem.....

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SC Dismisses Bishop Franco Mulakkal's Plea Seeking Discharge from Nun Rape Case(05.08.2020)

Supreme Court has dismissed the plea of Bishop Franco Mulakkal seeking discharge from the criminal trial in the nun-rape case.

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Delhi HC Directs DSLSA to Conduct Training Workshop for Jail Superintendents(06.08.2020)

Delhi High Court has directed the Member Secretary of the Delhi State Legal Services Authority to conduct a training workshop for the Superintendents,.....

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Allahabad HC Grants Bail to Priyanka Gandhi's Personal Secretary Sandeep Singh(10.08.2020)

Allahabad High Court has allowed the anticipatory bail application filed by Sandeep Singh, personal secretary of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, in connection .....

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Delhi HC Directs Delhi Police to Give Protection to UP Woman Who Converted to Islam(02.07.2021)

Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi police to ensure the safety of the woman from Shahjahanpur in Uttar Pradesh, who converted to Islam religion w.....

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Kerala High Court Stays Lakshadweep Notification Increasing Stamp Duty(02.07.2021)

Kerala High Court has stayed all the proceedings pursuant to the Notification issued by the Lakshadweep Administration revising the existing stamp dut.....

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Top Court Stays Appellate Tribunal’s Order in RCom OTSC Case(20.08.2019)

Top Court has stayed an Appellate Tribunal’s order which had stalled the Telecom Department’s demand for Rs 2,000 crore from Reliance Communications (.....

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Bombay High Court: Stamp Duty Cannot be Charged on Resale of Old Properties(22.08.2019)

Bombay High Court in a landmark judgment has put an end to the age-old practice of collecting stamp duty retrospectively on resale of old properties. .....

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Rajasthan HC Grants Time to Central Govt to File Progress Report on CAA(25.08.2020)

Rajasthan High Court on Wednesday granted a week's time to the Central Government to file a progress report on the drafting of rules for implementatio.....

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Allahabad HC Issues Notices on Contempt Plea Against UP Advocates Welfare Funds Trustees Committee(07.09.2020)

Allahabad High Court has issued notices to the Chairman and Secretary of the Uttar Pradesh Advocates Welfare Funds Trustees Committee, in a Contempt P.....

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Allahabad HC Issues Notices on Contempt Plea Against UP Advocates Welfare Funds Trustees Committee(07.09.2020)

Allahabad High Court has issued notices to the Chairman and Secretary of the Uttar Pradesh Advocates Welfare Funds Trustees Committee, in a Contempt P.....

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Karnataka HC Sets Deadline for Government to Set Up Civil Service Board(20.07.2021)

Karnataka High Court has set a deadline of two months for the government to set up a Civil Service Board (CSB) for recommending transfer and posting o.....

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P&H HC: Being Member of Social Media Group with Objectionable Content Makes One Accomplice(27.07.2020)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has opined that the fact that one is a member of the social media group where an objectionable video was circulated make.....

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Rajasthan High Court Dismisses Petition Against BSP MLAs' Merger with Congress(27.07.2020)

Rajasthan High Court has dismissed Madan Dilawar's Writ Petition questioning the Speaker's inaction on his complaint against the merger of six Bahujan.....

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Calcutta HC Refuses to Stay Probe Against BJP MLA & LOP in WB Assembly Suvendu Adhikari(15.06.2021)

Calcutta High Court has refused to stay police probe in connection with Tarpaulin theft in which leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal State Ass.....

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Kerala HC Dismisses Writ Challenging Draft Lakshadweep Development Authority Regulation 2021(18.06.2021)

Kerala High Court has dismissed a writ petition challenging the draft Lakshadweep Development Authority Regulation 2021 which proposes to develop town.....

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CBIC: Laterals/Parts Used with Sprinklers or Drip Irrigation System Taxable at 12% GST(18.06.2021)

Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has clarified that laterals/parts to be used solely or principally with sprinklers or drip irrigati.....

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MP HC: Take Steps to Protect Food Grains Lying in Open From Rains(21.06.2021)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed that the State Government take immediate steps for protection of food grains, allegedly lying out in open areas.....

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Delhi HC Seeks Status Report from Govt. on Setting Up Special Cell for Honour Killing Victims(13.08.2020)

Delhi High Court has directed the Principal Secretary (Home) of the Delhi Government to file a status report in a plea seeking strict compliance with .....

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Delhi HC Directs Delhi Govt to Hold Negotiatons with Insurance Companies, Finalise Policy(13.08.2020)

Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to hold negotiations with the top 3 nationalised insurance companies in India- New India Insurance,.....

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SC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking Disqualification of Defected MLAs of MP Assembly(19.08.2020)

Supreme Court has sought response from the Speaker of Madhya Pradesh Assembly on the reason for not taking a decision on Petitions seeking disqualific.....

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Karnataka HC Allows Fresh Mop-UP Round for PG Courses(24.08.2020)

Karnataka High Court has allowed the Department of Medical Education and Karnataka Examination Authority to conduct the fresh Mop-Up round for admissi.....

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CCI Dismisses Plea Alleging Abuse of Dominant Position by Whatsapp & Facebook(24.08.2020)

Competition Commission of India has dismissed a plea which sought investigation against Whatsapp and Facebook for alleged abuse of dominant position b.....

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Madras HC Dismisses Petition Challenging Decision to Set Up Committee for NEET Based Admission(14.07.2021)

Madras High Court has dismissed the petition challenging Tamil Nadu State Government's decision to set up a committee for the purpose of ascertaining .....

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Calcutta HC Directs State to File Report on Withdrawal of Security of BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari(02.07.2021)

Calcutta High Court has directed the West Bengal State government to submit a comprehensive report on the State government's withdrawal of security of.....

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MP HC Grants Anticipatory Bail to Man Accused of Raping Live In Relationship Partner(05.07.2021)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted anticipatory bail to a man accused of raping his live in relationship partner on the promise to marry her by imp.....

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Delhi HC Extends Interim Protection of UP Woman Who Converted to Islam Till July 22(05.07.2021)

Delhi High Court has extended till 22nd July, 2021 the interim protection granted to a Hindu woman who converted to Islam and sought protection while .....

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Delhi HC Seeks Response on Plea Challenging 20-Lakh Cap for Non-PDS Beneficiaries(12.07.2021)

Delhi High Court has sought response of the Delhi Government on the issue of revising the number of non-PDS beneficiaries under its scheme for providi.....

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Calcutta High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking CBI Probe in Fake Vaccination Camp Case(12.07.2021)

Calcutta High Court has dismissed a plea seeking Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe in the case of fake COVID-19 vaccination camps. The accus.....

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Allahabad HC Refers Yamuna Expressway Land Acquisition Dispute to Arbitration(04.11.2016)

Allahabad High Court has referred to arbitration a dispute between Yamuna Expressway Authority and JP Infratech Ltd in connection with enhanced compen.....

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Delhi High Court Restrains Move to Allot Night Shelter as AAP MLA Office(30.10.2018)

Delhi High Court has sought to know the stand of the Delhi government and the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board for allegedly alloting a night she.....

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Allowing AAP MLAs to Summon Witnesses could Prolong the Office of Profit Matter: Delhi High Court(02.11.2018)

Delhi High Court has said that allowing 20 AAP MLAs, facing allegations of having held office-of-profit, to summon witnesses in the disqualification p.....

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Supreme Court Extends P Chidambaram’s CBI Custody(02.09.2019)

Supreme Court has extended Former Union Minister P Chidambaram’s CBI custody till Thursday thereby avoiding the possibility of being sent to Delhi's T.....

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Top Court: Non Payment of Debt After Issuance of Recovery Certificate not 'Continuing Wrong'(13.09.2019)

Top Court has ruled that non-payment of debt after the issuance of recovery certificate cannot be regarded as a continuing wrong so as to give rise to.....

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SC: SLP Against Rejection of Review Order Cannot be Entertained When Main Judgment is Not Challenged(06.10.2020)

Supreme Court has observed that a special leave Petition challenging the order of High Court rejecting the review Petition cannot be entertained when .....

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Kerala HC: Where Wife Refuses to Resume Marital Relationship Without Reasonable Cause(03.08.2021)

Kerala High Court has held that when the appellant-husband makes an offer to resume the marital relationship, and the respondent-wife resists without .....

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Delhi High Court Grants Bail to AAP MLA Som Dutt in Assault Case(17.09.2019)

Delhi High Court has granted bail to AAP MLA Som Dutt who was recently taken into custody to serve a six-month jail term for assaulting a man with a b.....

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Delhi High Court to Govt: Use Straw for Soil Retention in Delhi Ridge Area, will Reduce Crop Burning(20.09.2019)

Delhi High Court has asked the AAP Government to procure straw from the neighboring states for spreading it under newly planted saplings in the Centra.....

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Delhi HC Asks CP, Delhi to Compile Data of Honey Trap Cases in 2020(24.09.2020)

Delhi High Court has asked the Commissioner of Police, Delhi to call reports from all the police stations of Honey Trap/Extortion cases and file a rep.....

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Delhi High Court Grants Bail to RJD MP Amrendra Dhari Singh in Money Laundering Case(06.08.2021)

Delhi High Court has granted bail to RJD Rajya Sabha MP Amrendra Dhari Singh in connection with a money laundering case related to the alleged fertili.....

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Delhi Court Remands Avantha Group Promoter Gautam Thapar to ED Custody in Yes Bank Loan Fraud Case(06.08.2021)

Delhi Court has remanded Avantha Group Promoter Gautam Thapar to Enforcement Directorate's custody till 15th August, 2021 in connection with Yes Bank .....

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Kerala HC: Competent Authorities Cannot Insist on Production of FIR for Grant of Heirship Certificate(09.08.2021)

Kerala High Court has ruled that the competent authorities cannot insist on the production of the First Information Report for grant of an heirship ce.....

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Lok Sabha Passes LLP (Amendment) Bill to Boost Ease of Doing Business(10.08.2021)

Lok Sabha has passed the Limited Liability Partnership (Amendment) Bill, 2021 which seeks to encourage the start-up ecosystem and further boost the ea.....

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AP HC Directs Renewable Cos to Approach State Electricity Regulator Against Renegotiated Tariffs(25.09.2019)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed solar and wind energy companies to approach state electricity regulator after they opposed the renegotiation of.....

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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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Patna HC: Parties Can Put up Hoardings on Private Properties(22.10.2020)

Patna High Court has paved the way for political parties to put up hoardings, banners, posters and other publicity material on private properties, aft.....

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Singapore Arbitral Tribunal Injuncts RIL-Future Group Deal in Plea by Amazon(26.10.2020)

Singapore International Arbitration Tribunal has injuncted Reliance Industries Ltd.'s acquisition of some Future Group entities for Rs 24,713 Crores o.....

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Telangana HC Quashes and Set Aside Order Awarding Imprisonment of 6 Months to Top Officials(24.08.2021)

Telangana High Court has quashed and set aside a single judge order awarding six-month simple imprisonment to six top officials and imposing Rs. 2,000.....

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Delhi High Court Directs TDP Leader YS Chowdary to Appear Before ED(03.12.2018)

Delhi High Court has directed senior Telugu Desam Party leader and former Union minister YS Chowdary to appear before the Enforcement Directorate on 3.....

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MP HC: Plea of Privacy not Justifiable to Resist Gender Detection Test in Matrimonial Disputes(11.10.2019)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has ruled that in a matrimonial dispute if gender of one of the parties is questioned by the other party, the Court may dire.....

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P&H HC: Married Couple Cannot be Deprived from Seeking Protection Merely because Marriage is Void(14.10.2019)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that married couple even if is case of invalid or void marriage or absence of any marriage cannot be depriv.....

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Delhi High Court Suspends Sentence of Former Union Minister Dilip Ray in Coal Scam Case(28.10.2020)

Delhi High Court has suspended the sentence of 3 years given to former Union Minister Dilip Ray who was sentenced on Monday by a Special Central Burea.....

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Supreme Court Refuses to Entertain Petition Challenging Section 8(2) of Citizenship Act, 1955(04.11.2020)

Supreme Court has refused to entertain a writ petition which challenged the constitutionality of Section 8(2) of the Citizenship Act, 1955.

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Supreme Court Refuses to Entertain BSP MLA Mukhtar Ansari's Wife's Plea Seeking Protection(07.09.2021)

Supreme Court has refused to entertain a writ petition filed by BSP MLA Mukhtar Ansari's wife, Afshan Ansari seeking protection and safety of her husb.....

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Top Court Stays High Court Trial of Karnataka Bypoll Order(24.10.2019)

Top Court has stayed proceedings before Karnataka High Court relating to the challenge to the Election Commission’s notification rescheduling by-elect.....

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Top Court Awards Life Term to Sharda Jain for Killing Fellow Congress Party Councillor(25.10.2019)

Top Court has awarded life sentence to Sharda Jain, a former Congress Municipal Corporation of Delhi councillor, and a co-accused for conspiring to ab.....

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Bombay HC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking Transfer of TRP Scam Probe to CBI(06.11.2020)

Bombay High Court has issued a notice to the Centre on two pleas made by Republic TV’s editor-in-chef Arnab Goswami seeking a transfer of the TRP scam.....

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Madras HC Orders Anna University to Fill Up Teaching Posts by Regular Appointments(11.11.2020)

Madras High Court has rapped the Anna University for giving "scant regard" to the UGC and AICTE guidelines and functioning at the strength of temporar.....

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Supreme Court Permits Immersion of PoP Ganesh Idols in Hyderabad's Hussain Sagar Lake(16.09.2021)

Supreme Court has allowed the Telangana Government to permit the immersion of Plaster of Paris (POP) idols in Hussain Sagar lake during Ganesh Chaturt.....

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Calcutta HC Stays Three Cases Registered Against BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari, Orders No Coercive Action(07.09.2021)

Calcutta High Court has extended interim relief to BJP MLA and Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari in the context of Cri.....

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SC Issues Notice in Plea Challenging NGT Order Refusing To Stop Illegal Felling Of 500 Trees(07.09.2021)

Supreme Court has issued notice in an appeal filed by the Naharpur Residents Welfare Association challenging the order passed by the Principal Bench, .....

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SC Upholds Arbitration Award in Favour of Anil Ambani Group Firm(10.09.2021)

Supreme Court has upheld a 2017 arbitration award worth over Rs 2,782 crores along with further interest in favour of Anil Ambani group firm, Delhi Ai.....

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SC Dismisses Plea Challenging Manipur Speaker's Decision to Accept 3 BJP MLAs' Resignation(10.09.2021)

Supreme Court has dismissed a special leave petition filed challenging Manipur High Court's order of upholding the decision of the Manipur Legislative.....

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ITAT Delhi Upholds CIT (A) Order Disallowing Expenses in Relief to Tulip Star Hotel(13.09.2021)

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Delhi, in a major relief to Tulip Star Hotel, has upheld an order of the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) w.....

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#Budget2019: Full Tax Rebate for Those Earning Up to Rs. 5 Lakh(01.02.2019)

Finance Minister has announced that individual taxpayers with annual income up to Rs.5 lakh will get full tax rebate.

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#Budget2019: Government Increases Gratuity Limit to Rs. 30 Lakh(01.02.2019)

Union Finance Minister Piyush Goyal has announced increase in gratuity limit from Rs. 10 lakh to Rs. 30 lakh.

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Lok Sabha Passes Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019(10.12.2019)

Lok Sabha has passed the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019. The Bill seeks to make it easier for non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Af.....

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Parliament Passes Citizenship(Amendment) Bill, 2019(12.12.2019)

Parliament has passed the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 with the Rajya Sabha voting 125-99 in favour of the Bill. The Bill provides a path to Ind.....

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Delhi High Court Orders Summary Inquiry by Metropolitan Magistrate in Beating Up of Inmates(22.12.2020)

Delhi High Court has ordered a summary inquiry to be conducted by a Metropolitan Magistrate into the allegations that inmates in Tihar Jail were beate.....

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Gujarat HC Directs Authority to Refund Amount on Bills of Entry for Imported Goods(29.12.2020)

Gujarat High Court has directed the Customs Authority to refund the amount collected as stamp duty on Bills of Entry filed for the imported goods, qua.....

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Special NDPS Court Extends Judicial Custody of Aryan Khan and 7 Others in Cruise Ship Drug Case(22.10.2021)

Special Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Court, Mumbai has extended the judicial custody of Aryan Khan and seven others till 30th October 20.....

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Kerala High Court Directs Expeditious Setting Up of Detention Centre for Foreign National(25.10.2021)

Kerala High Court has ordered a detention centre to be immediately set up for Johny Alexander Duran Sola, an El Salvador citizen who was accused of sm.....

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Karnataka HC Quashes and Sets Aside Criminal Case Registered Against BJP leader, Karunakarareddy(25.10.2021)

Karnataka High Court has quashed and set aside the criminal case registered against BJP leader, Karunakarareddy for conducting an election program and.....

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Supreme Court Dismisses Challenge to Decision Rejecting Plea to Stop Vaccination(25.10.2021)

Supreme Court has dismissed the challenge to the decision of the Karnataka High Court rejecting the plea to stop COVISHIELD and COVAXIN vaccination un.....

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Madras HC Dismisses Criminal Revision Petition Filed by Suspended Special DGP Rajesh Das(28.10.2021)

Madras High Court has dismissed a criminal revision petition filed by suspended special Director General of Police (DGP) Rajesh Das, questioning the t.....

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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Complainant's Plea Challenging Anticipatory Bail of MP Prince Paswan(28.10.2021)

Delhi High Court has issued notice on the plea filed by complainant challenging the anticipatory bail granted to Lok Janshakti Party MP Prince Paswan .....

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P&H HC: Whatsapp Messages Not to Have Any Evidentiary Value(18.01.2021)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that WhatsApp messages will have no evidentiary value unless they are certified as per Section 65B of the I.....

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SC Grants Bail to Sandeep Gururaj, Former Deputy General Manager of MEMG(19.01.2021)

Supreme Court has granted bail to Sandeep Gururaj, Former Deputy General Manager of Manipal Education and Medical Group (MEMG), accused of siphoning o.....

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Kerala HC Dismisses Revision Petition Filed by S. Vijayan in ISRO Espionage Frame-Up Case(16.11.2021)

Kerala High Court has dismissed a revision petition filed by S. Vijayan, former police officer and an accused in the ISRO espionage frame-up case, aga.....

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SC Directs Magistrates/Collectors to Take Steps as per SOP for Care and Protection of Children(16.11.2021)

Supreme Court has directed all the District Magistrates/ Collectors of all the state governments and UTs to take steps in accordance with the Standard.....

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Madras HC Puts Interim Stay on Setting Up of New Educational Institutions by HR&CE Department(16.11.2021)

Madras High Court has put an interim stay on setting up of new educational institutions by the Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Departm.....

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Kerala HC: Swap Transplants are Permissible Even if Donor-Recipients Not Near Relatives(16.11.2021)

Kerala High Court has ruled that swap transplants, with prior approval of the Authorisation Committee, are permissible even if each pair of donor- rec.....

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NCLT Directs to Start Insolvency Proceedings Against AVP Buildtech(11.11.2019)

National Company Law Tribunal has directed to initiate insolvency proceedings against Delhi-based real estate firm AVP Buildtech Ltd by admitting a pl.....

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Top Court Affirms Conviction in 2003 Haren Pandya Murder Case(21.11.2019)

Top Court has affirmed conviction of 10 men in the March 2003 murder of former Gujarat Home Minister Haren Pandya. The Court has dismissed the review .....

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Karnataka HC: Apartment Subjected to Apartment Ownership Act, Ownership Flats Act Won't Apply(28.09.2021)

Karnataka High Court has declared that once an Apartment, Building, Property is subjected to the provisions of Karnataka Apartment Ownership Act (KAOA.....

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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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CESTAT, Ahmedabad: Base Oil SN50 Cannot be Classified as High Speed Diesel(05.10.2021)

Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Ahmedabad, while setting aside the redemption fine and penalties imposed on Rajkamal Ind.....

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Karnataka HC Grants Time for Formulating Uniform Scheme for Scholarship to Children of Deceased(05.10.2021)

Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to formulate within 30 days a uniform scheme in regards to the grant of scholarships to childre.....

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1984 Anti-Sikh Riots: Top Court Accepts SIT Report(02.12.2019)

Top Court has taken on record a confidential probe report filed by a Special Investigation Team on 186 cases of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The SIT was .....

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SC Upholds Quashing of Criminal Proceedings Against Man Possessing 'Indian Flap Shell Turtle'(11.12.2020)

Supreme Court has upheld a Kerala High Court quashing criminal proceedings under Wild Life Protection Act, 1972 against a man for hunting and possessi.....

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SC Dismisses Judicial Officer's Plea Alleging Unprofessional Activities by Top Court's Registry(14.12.2020)

Supreme Court has dismissed a petition by a Judicial Officer of Maharashtra alleging unprofessional activities of its Registry in terms of unequal tre.....

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Karnataka High Court Directs SIT to Consider Report of ACP Who Probed Complaint(10.11.2021)

Karnataka High Court has directed the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to peruse the report prepared by Assistant Commissioner of Police, MC Kavitha, .....

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Madras HC Directs DVAC to Complete Probe Against Former AIADMK Minister SP Velumani(11.11.2021)

Madras High Court has instructed the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) to submit within ten weeks, the final report/ charge sheet in.....

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Madras High Court Holds Collection of Cash Handling Charges From Stamp Vendors Illegal(15.11.2021)

Madras High Court has ruled that the practice of collecting cash handling charges from stamp vendors who deposit money through treasury challans into .....

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Supreme Court Issues Notice on Plea Against What'sApp's New Privacy Policy(15.02.2021)

Supreme Court has issued notice, returnable within four weeks, on an application seeking to restrain WhatsApp from implementing its new privacy policy.....

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Karnataka HC Suggests State to Issue General Direction to Stop Manual Scavenging(18.02.2021)

Karnataka High Court has suggested to the State government to consider issuing a general direction to all authorities and agencies and instrumentaliti.....

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Allahabad HC Dismisses Plea Challenging Upper Age Limit For UP Higher Judicial Services(22.02.2021)

Allahabad High Court has dismissed a petition challenging the age criteria stipulated in an advertisement calling for applications to the Uttar Prades.....

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Madras HC restrains IT Dept. from initiating recovery proceedings against DMK MP Kathir Anand(07.12.2021)

Madras High Court has restrained the Income-Tax Department from initiating recovery proceedings against Vellore Member of Parliament D.M. Kathir Anand.....

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Madras HC Orders Winding Up of SpiceJet Ltd, Official Liquidator to Take Over Company Assets(07.12.2021)

Madras High Court has ordered that SpiceJet Limited must be wound up and the assets must be taken over by the official liquidator on the grounds of pr.....

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Ministry of Commerce directs DPIIT to Expedite Funds for COVID-19 Related Startup Ideas(03.04.2020)

Ministry of Commmerce and Industry has directed Department for Promotion of Industry and International Trade to expedite the proposals of start-up ide.....

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Karnataka HC: Further Decision on Setting Up Boards and Corporations Subject to Court’s Final Orders(23.02.2021)

Karnataka High Court has said that any further decision by the State Government after setting up of boards and corporations would be subject to Court’.....

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Madras HC Asks Govt to Prohibit Future Ownership of Elephants by Individuals, Temples(24.02.2021)

Madras High Court has asked the State Government to come up with a policy prohibiting future ownership of elephants by any individual and/or temples, .....

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Bombay High Court Refuses Plea by Sandeep Lahoria to Transfer Trial to Another Court(02.03.2021)

Bombay High Court has rejected a plea by Sandeep Lahoria to transfer the trial in the February 2013 murder of his father Sunil, a real estate develope.....

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Delhi HC Issues Notice Over Grant of License for Opening Liquor Shop in Residential Area(14.12.2021)

Delhi High Court has issued notice on a petition challenging opening of a liquor shop in a shopping complex situated near the residential block of cit.....

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AP HC: Disputed Signature Cannot Be Compared With Photostat Copy To Ascertain Veracity(18.11.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has observed that comparing of disputed signature in the photostat copy with the original signature is impermissible in law .....

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Delhi High Court Appoints Committee To Probe 'Match Fixing' Allegations Against National Coach(18.11.2021)

Delhi High Court has been directed to constitute a 3-member committee to inquire into the allegations of match-fixing levelled by Table Tennis player .....

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SC Refuses to Entertain Plea for Default Bail by Former UP Minister Gayatri Prajapati(18.11.2021)

Supreme Court has declined to entertain an application of default bail moved by former Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Minister Gayatri Prajapati and instead ob.....

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MP HC Denies Bail to Man Accused of Establishing Physical Relationship with Minor Wife(22.11.2021)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has denied bail to a man who has been accused of establishing a physical relationship with his wife who was below the age of.....

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Delhi High Court Seeks Stand on Non-Payment of Margin Amount to Fair Shop Owners(24.11.2021)

Delhi High Court has sought the stand of the Delhi Government in a plea against non-payment of margin amount to fair price shop owners as per the mand.....

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Delhi HC Stays Summons Issued to BJP MLA Vijender Gupta in Criminal Defamation(25.11.2021)

Delhi High Court has stayed a trial court order by which summons was issued to BJP MLA Vijender Gupta in a criminal defamation case filed by Delhi Cab.....

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Uttarakhand High Court Launches Software App to Monitor Performance of Judicial Officers(05.03.2021)

Uttarakhand High Court has inaugurated an Application Software (District Court Performance Monitoring Tool- DCPMT) for monitoring the performance of j.....

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Madras HC Stays High Court Order for Removal for Tasmac Shop in Madurai(09.03.2021)

Madras High Court has put on hold an earlier order passed by the High Court for removal of a Tasmac shop in Madurai on the premise that consumption of.....

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SC: SLP Filed Only Against Review Order Not Maintainable(10.03.2021)

Supreme Court has reiterated that Special leave Petitions filed only against the order of the High Court in Review Petition is not maintainable.

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HP HC: Distant Relationship of Judge’s Wife with Petitioner Not to Imply Judge is Prejudiced(12.03.2021)

Himachal Pradesh High Court has dismissed a plea seeking a declaration of a sitting Judge's dissenting view as Coram non-judice and non est in the eye.....

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Supreme Court Issues Notice on PIL Challenging Provisions of Places of Worship Act(12.03.2021)

Supreme Court has issued notice to the Home Ministry, Ministry of Law and Ministry of Culture on a Public Interest Litigation filed by BJP leader Ashw.....

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CCI Directs Investigation Into Apple's App Store Policies on Allegations of Unfair Trade Practices(03.01.2022)

Competition Commission of India has directed investigation into the Apple's App Store policies with respect to allegations of unfair trade practices i.....

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SC Issues Notice on Subramanian Swamy's Plea Challenging Provisions of Places of Worship Act(26.03.2021)

Supreme Court has issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation filed by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy challenging the Constitutional validity of the P.....

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SC Issues Notice on Subramanian Swamy's Plea Challenging Provisions of Places of Worship Act(26.03.2021)

Supreme Court has issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation filed by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy challenging the Constitutional validity of the P.....

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Karnataka High Court: Give Wide Publicity to Crop Insurance Scheme Under PMFBY for Farmers' Benefit(30.03.2021)

Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to give wide publicity to the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna (PMFBY) scheme for the benefit of.....

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Supreme Court: MACP Scheme Has Nothing to Do With Next Promotional Post(31.01.2022)

Supreme Court has observed that Modified Assured Career Progression (MACP) Scheme has nothing to do with the next promotional post and what the employ.....

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Delhi HC: Non- Provision of Gap Between Detailed Medical and Review Medical, Not Faulty Procedure(31.01.2022)

Delhi High Court has held that merely because the Petitioner was not granted 15 days' gap between his Detailed Medical Examination and Review Medical .....

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#Economic Survey 2021-2022: Trend in Centre's Debt-GDP Ratio(31.01.2022)

Total liabilities of the Central Government, as a ratio of GDP, has risen sharply in 2020-21, due to COVID-19 pandemic as well as sharp contraction in.....

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Supreme Court: Prosecution Case Can't Be Negated on Ground That It Was a Case of Group Rivalry(18.04.2017)

Supreme Court has held that when there are eyewitnesses, including injured witness who fully support prosecution case which proved roles of different .....

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Supreme Court Declares Transfer of Kerala DGP TP Senkumar 'Arbitrary', Orders Reinstatement(24.04.2017)

Supreme Court has directed Kerala Government to reinstate Former Director General of Police T P Senkumar, and said he was transferred from the post “a.....

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Supreme Court: Fill 1.5 Lakh Vacant Posts in UP Police by 2021(25.04.2017)

Supreme Court has directed Uttar Pradesh Government to fill over 1.5 lakh police vacancies in State in fours years, saying filling up of posts will he.....

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Transfer of Shares of Subsidiary Not a Slump Sale: Bombay HC(29.04.2019)

Bombay High Court has held that transfer of a subsidiary’s share cannot be ‘slump sale’ of an undertaking.

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NCLT Orders Insolvency Proceedings Against Karur KCP Packkagings(30.04.2019)

National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has ordered insolvency process against Tamil Nadu-based publicly-listed packaging company Karur KCP Packkagings o.....

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Manipur HC Sets Aside Election of BJP Legislator Okram Henry(16.04.2021)

Manipur High Court has set aside the 2017 election of Bharatiya Janta Party legislator Okram Henry, a Minister in the N. Biren Singh government, for f.....

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Allahabad HC Grants Bail to Accused Parveen Kumar Gupta in UP Power Corporation EPF Scam(09.02.2022)

Allahabad High Court has granted bail to the former General Manager of Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited and prime accused in the Corporation's .....

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Telangana High Court Releases BJP State President Bandi Sanjay for Alleged Violation of Covid Norms(06.01.2022)

Telangana High Court has released BJP State President Bandi Sanjay Kumar who was sent to a 14-day judicial remand for allegedly violating Covid-19 nor.....

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Kerala HC Reverses Single Bench Judgment on Establishment of Toddy Shop in Residential Locality(10.01.2022)

Kerala High Court has reversed a Single Bench judgment that held that establishing a toddy shop in a residential locality would be in derogation of th.....

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Gauhati HC Asks Assam Government to File Affidavit on Police Encounters in BJP Rule(12.01.2022)

Gauhati High Court has asked the Assam government to file a detailed affidavit on the police encounters that have been taking place since BJP returned.....

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Karnataka HC Asks State to Strictly Implement SOP Banning Rallies, Dharnas Amid Covid Surge(14.01.2022)

Karnataka High Court has directed the state government to strictly execute the standard operating procedure (SOP) issued on January 4 in all districts.....

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Delhi Court Denies Bail to Aumkareshwar Thakur for Sulli Deals App on Github(17.01.2022)

Delhi Court has denied bail to to Aumkareshwar Thakur, who is accused of creating the Sulli Deals app on Github, stating that misuse of technology and.....

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Bombay High Court Refuses Anticipatory Bail to BJP MLA Nitesh Rane in Attempt to Murder Case(17.01.2022)

Bombay High Court has refused pre-arrest bail to BJP MLA Nitesh Rane, son of Union Minister Narayan Rane, in an attempt to murder case registered at S.....

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Supreme Court Affirms Winding Up of Devas Multimedia on Plea of ISRO Arm Antrix(18.01.2022)

Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal filed by Devas Multimedia challenging the orders passed by the NCLT and NCLAT allowing the winding up of the com.....

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Kerala HC Directs Status Quo in Proceedings of Election for SNDP Yogam Office Bearers(20.01.2022)

Kerala High Court has ordered that status quo be maintained for ten days in the proceedings of election for the SNDP Yogam office-bearers scheduled fo.....

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Allahabad HC Refuses to Entertain PIL Seeking Postponement of UP Assembly Polls 2022(20.01.2022)

Allahabad High Court has refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea filed in the Allahabad High Court seeking postponement of electi.....

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Gujarat HC Issues SOP for Functioning of Subordinate Courts in State From Jan 24 Till Further Orders(24.01.2022)

Gujarat High Court has issued a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the functioning of subordinate courts in the state with effect from January 24 .....

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Kerala HC Revokes Centre's Order Upholding Representative Voting at SNDP Yogam Elections(25.01.2022)

Kerala High Court has annulled the order issued by the Central Government in 1962 which upheld representation voting at the Sree Narayana Dharma Parip.....

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Supreme Court Asks BJP MLA Nitesh Rane to Surrender in Attempt to Murder Case(27.01.2022)

Supreme Court has directed BJP MLA Narayan Rane to surrender before the concerned Court and seek regular bail in connection with the attempt to murder.....

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Karnataka HC Green Signals 'Doorstep School' Project of BBMP for Destitute Children(12.04.2021)

Karnataka High Court has given a go ahead to the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to start Doorstep Schools (inside bus) in Bengaluru city, f.....

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Calcutta High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Removal of WB Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar(18.02.2022)

Calcutta High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation praying for a direction to the Central government to remove Jagdeep Dhankhar as the Gov.....

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Allahabad HC Sets Aside NSA Detention Order Against Former UP Minister Kamlesh Pathak(21.02.2022)

Allahabad High Court has set aside the detention order passed against former Minister of State and MLC Kamlesh Pathak under the National Security Act,.....

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ITAT, Mumbai: AOP Running Educational Institution Eligible For Exemption(22.02.2022)

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai has ruled that an unregistered Association of Persons (AOP), formed by an agreement merging two charitable Trust.....

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Delhi HC Issues Notice on PIL Over Issue of Setting Up of Unmanned Police Barricades(22.02.2022)

Delhi High Court has issued notice on a suo moto Public Interest Litigation registered by it over the issue of setting up of unmanned police barricade.....

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Allahabad HC Stays Arrest of Man on FIR Against Live-in Relationship with Married Woman(23.02.2022)

Allahabad High Court has stayed the arrest of a man and his family members who is living with a married woman in connection with an FIR registered aga.....

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Delhi HC Asks Government to List Steps Taken to Help Seriously Ill(28.05.2020)

Delhi High Court has asked the Centre and the Aam Aadmi Party Government to inform about the steps taken by them to treat seriously-ill corona patient.....

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Supreme Court Asks Enforcement Directorate to Consider JP Morgan Objections(28.05.2020)

Supreme Court has asked the Enforcement Directorate to consider objections raised by JP Morgan India to the attachment of its bank accounts worth Rs. .....

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Supreme Court Directs Medical Examination of Arrested YSRCP MP Raghu Rama Krishna Raju(18.05.2021)

Supreme Court has directed that YSR Congress MP K Raghu Rama Krishna Raju, who has been arrested by Andhra Pradesh Police in a sedition case over his .....

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MP HC: Accused Entitled to Seek Bail on Sole Ground of Arrest Violating 'Arnesh Kumar' Guidelines(20.05.2021)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the State Director General of Police to instruct all police officers to strictly follow 'Arnesh Kumar' guidelin.....

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Telangana HC Sets Aside Injunction Against Kangana Ranaut's Lock Upp Reality Show Release(28.02.2022)

Telangana High Court has set aside the ad-interim injunction granted by the trial Court against releasing, exhibiting and publishing the series Lockup.....

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P&H HC Closes Suo Moto Matter on Nodeep Kaur's Alleged Illegal Detention(26.04.2021)

Punjab & Haryana High Court has closed the suo Moto matter on Nodeep Kaur’s alleged illegal detention, noting that since Nodeep Kaur has been released.....

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Delhi Court Grants Bail to Deep Sidhu in ASI FIR Alleging Damage to Red Fort(26.04.2021)

Delhi Court has granted bail to Deep Sidhu arrested in connection with the second FIR registered by the Archaeological Survey of India alleging damage.....

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Bombay HC: WhatsApp Group Administrator Not Liable for Member's Objectionable Post(26.04.2021)

Bombay High Court has held that a Whatsapp group administrator cannot be held liable for objectionable content posted by a member of the group, in the.....

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NCLAT, New Delhi Dismisses NOIDA Appeal Against Order Directing Participation in CIRP Process(09.03.2022)

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, New Delhi has dismissed the Appeal preferred by New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (NOIDA) against th.....

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Telangana High Court Refuses to Stay Suspension of BJP MLAs from Assembly(14.03.2022)

Telangana High Court has denied relief to BJP MLAs who sought stay on the operation of Telangana Legislative Assembly-respondent's action, suspending .....

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RBI to Banks: Provide Loans to Women SHGs at 7%(26.08.2016)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked banks to provide loans to women self-help groups (SHGs) at 7 per cent per annum, as per the government's revised.....

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

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

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Karnataka HC Dismisses Plea Challenging Antrix's Winding Up Proceedings Against Devas with Cost(03.05.2021)

Karnataka High Court has dismissed a petition which sought to quash proceedings initiated by ISRO-arm Antrix Corporation before National Company Law T.....

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Delhi High Court Issues Notice on PIL Challenging Whatsapp Privacy Policy(06.05.2021)

Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Centre and social media platforms, Facebook and WhatsApp seeking their responses on a Public Interest Litiga.....

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Delhi HC: Not Compulsory to Register or Pay Stamp Duty on Family Settlements(30.03.2022)

Delhi High Court has decided that it is not mandatory to compulsorily register family settlements and to pay stamp duty when such settlement is arrive.....

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SC Orders Fresh Mop-up Round Counselling for NEET-PG 2021-22(31.03.2022)

Supreme Court has cancelled the mop-up round counselling held for All India Quota (AIQ) of the NEET-PG courses for the year 2021-22, and has ordered a.....

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NCLT, Bengaluru Orders Forcible Liquidation and Winding Up of Devas Multimedia(27.05.2021)

National Company Law Tribunal, Bengaluru has ordered the forcible liquidation and winding up of Devas Multimedia by allowing a petition filed Indian S.....

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Kerala HC Declines Stay of Operation of Draft Lakshadweep Authority Regulation 2021(28.05.2021)

Kerala High Court has declined to stay the operation of the Draft Lakshadweep Development Authority Regulation 2021 (LDAR), allowing the Lakshadweep A.....

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Allahabad High Court Grants Bail to Man Booked Under UP Anti-Conversion Law(01.06.2021)

Allahabad High Court has granted bail to a man booked under the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Religion Conversion Act, 2020 who has been accus.....

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Karnataka HC Dismisses Plea to Challenge Power of Local Registrar Under Citizenship Rules(05.04.2022)

Karnataka High court has dismissed a petition that seeks to declare the power of the local Registrar as ultra vires for verifying and to scrutinize th.....

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Punjab & Haryana HC: Stamp Duty to Be Levied on Agreement to Sell(11.04.2022)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that when there in an agreement to sell to the effect that possession has been delivered, stamp duty is lev.....

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Manipur HC Upholds Manipur Legislative Assembly Speaker's Decision to Accept Resignation(16.07.2021)

Manipur High Court has upheld the decision of the Manipur Legislative Assembly Speaker to accept the resignation of 3 Bharatiya Janata Party MLAs with.....

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Calcutta HC Restrains Special Audit of Bank Headed by BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari(19.07.2021)

Calcutta High Court has held that the West Bengal government's Co-operative Department shall not conduct a special audit of the Contai Cooperative Ban.....

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Supreme Court Dismisses Cyrus Mistry's Review Plea(19.05.2022)

Supreme Court dismissed the review petition by Cyrus Mistry in the Tata v/s Mistry legal case. The Supreme Court dismissed SP group's plea seeking rev.....

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Delhi HC: Delhi Govt Can't Implement Doorstep Ration Delivery Scheme Without LG's Approval(20.05.2022)

Delhi High Court while setting aside the Delhi government's scheme for doorstep delivery of ration has observed that the decision of the Council of Mi.....

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Mathura Court: Places Of Worship Act Not Applicable To Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah Dispute(20.05.2022)

Mathura court has held that the suit to remove the Shahi Idgah Masjid, allegedly built on the land of Shrikrishna Janam Bhoomi is maintainable. The Co.....

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NCLAT Sets Aside NCLT Order Dismissing Initiation of CIRP Against Mittal Corp(15.09.2020)

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has set aside an order passed by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Mumbai which had dismissed .....

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SC Grants Protection from Arrest to Former Punjab DGP Sumedh Singh Saini(16.09.2020)

Supreme Court has granted interim protection from arrest to former Director General of Police in Punjab Sumedh Singh Saini, who is an accused in the 1.....

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SC: 'Ten Times Penalty' Prescribed for Deficit Stamp Duty Cannot be Mechanically Imposed(18.09.2020)

Supreme Court has observed that the penalty of ten times prescribed under Section 40(1) (b) of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 cannot be mechanically impos.....

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Delhi Court Remands Avantha Group Promoter Gautam Thapar to Judicial Custody(17.08.2021)

Delhi Court has remanded Avantha Group Promoter Gautam Thapar to 14 days judicial custody in connection with the Yes Bank loan fraud case on an applic.....

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P&H High Court Orders Release of Ex-Punjab DGP Sumedh Singh Saini from Vigilance Custody(23.08.2021)

Punjab & Haryana High Court has ordered his release from the custody of the state Vigilance Bureau calling his arrest 'patently illegal', allowing the.....

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ITAT: Goodwill Acquired Under Slump Sale Agreement Eligible for Depreciation(04.07.2022)

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Hyderabad Bench has held that the depreciation is allowed on goodwill acquired under a slump sale agreement unde.....

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Government Notifies Last Date for Submitting Applications for Scrip Based FTP Schemes(17.09.2021)

Government has notified the last Date for Submitting applications for Script-based FTP Schemes and the validity period of Duty Credit Scrips. The Gove.....

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Allahabad HC Refuses to Quash FIR Registered Under UP Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act, 1955(20.09.2021)

Allahabad High Court has refused to quash an FIR registered under the U.P. Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act, 1955 against 7 persons, booked under Secti.....

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Kerala HC Dismisses PIL Alleging Camp Workers Were Ill-Treated and Forced to Perform Menial Work(21.09.2021)

Kerala High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that alleged that camp workers, who are engaged in the armed police battalions for .....

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SC Dismisses Chhattisgarh Govt's Appeals Against HC Stay on FIR Against BJP Leaders(22.09.2021)

Supreme Court has dismissed the petitions filed by the State of Chhattisgarh challenging Chhattisgarh High Court's order staying investigation in the .....

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SC: Crop Insurance Different from Commercial Policy(07.09.2022)

Supreme Court while upholding Bombay High Court's order directing Bajaj Allianz General Insurance to compensate under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana.....

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Rajasthan HC: Live-in Relationship Between Married and Unmarried Person Not Permissible(11.06.2021)

Rajasthan High Court has ruled that a live-in-relationship between a married and unmarried person is not permissible in a plea of the Couple who sough.....

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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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Kerala HC Grants Anticipatory Bail to Makeup Artist Accused of Sexual Assault by Several Women(25.04.2022)

Kerala High Court has granted anticipatory bail to celebrity makeup artist Anez Anzare who has been accused of sexually abusing several women under th.....

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Delhi HC: Stamp Duty Insufficiency on Arbitration Agreement is Jurisdictional Issue U/S 16 A&C Act(26.04.2022)

Delhi High Court has ruled that the sufficiency of the stamp duty on the arbitration agreement is a jurisdictional issue under Section 16 of the Arbit.....

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Mumbai Court: Nude Strip Searching of Undertrial Prisoner Violates Right to Privacy(17.04.2023)

Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court while observing that right to avail appropriate remedy under law can’t be construed as obstruction in course o.....

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Mumbai Court: Nude Strip Searching of Undertrial Prisoner Violates Right to Privacy(17.04.2023)

Mumbai Court has while directing Mumbai Central Prison authorities to use scanners and electronic gadgets to conduct personal searches of Undertrial P.....

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AAR, Telangana: 18% GST Payable on Supply of Pulp Wood(14.12.2021)

Authority of Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR), Telangana has ruled that the 18% goods and services tax (GST) shall be payable on the supply of pulpwo.....

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Delhi HC Issues Notice Over Grant of License for Opening Liquor Shop in Residential Area(14.12.2021)

Delhi High Court has issued notice on a petition challenging opening of a liquor shop in a shopping complex situated near the residential block of cit.....

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SC: 'Group of Companies' Doctrine must be Retained in the Indian Arbitration Jurisprudence(06.12.2023)

Supreme Court has held that the 'group of companies' doctrine must be retained in the Indian arbitration jurisprudence considering its utility in dete.....

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SC to Solicitor General: Provide Data on No. of People Benefitted from S.6A of Citizenship Act(06.12.2023)

Supreme Court while hearing pleas challenging the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955, has asked Solicitor General of I.....

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P&H HC Stops Salaries of Top Officials Till Direction to Grant Benefits to Govt Teachers is Complied(12.12.2023)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed to stop the payment of salary to Principal Secretary to Govt of Punjab, Department of Education and Departm.....

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#Economic Survey 2021-2022: Finance Minister Tables Economic Survey: Projected GDP Growth Rate at 8%(31.01.2022)

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has tabled the Economic Survey report in the Lok Sabha. The Survey has projected a GDP growth rate in the range of.....

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SC: Section 69 (2) Partnership Act Only Bars Contract Between Firm with Third Party Defendant(01.02.2022)

Supreme Court held that to attract the bar of Section 69(2) of the Partnership Act, 1932, the contract in question must be the one entered into by par.....

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Supreme Court: Stamp Duty Not to be Paid on Every Increase in Share Capital(09.04.2024)

Supreme Court has held that if stamp duty has already been paid on the increase in share capital of the company and the Articles of Association remain.....

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Supreme Court: Deceased Partner’s Legal Heirs Not Liable for Liability of Partnership Firm(09.04.2024)

Supreme Court has held that upon the death of a partner of the partnership firm, legal heirs of the deceased do not become liable for any liability of.....

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Delhi High Court: Political Parties Can be Covered Under the Ambit of PMLA(10.04.2024)

Delhi High Court after analyzing Section 70 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002(PMLA) and Section 2(f) and 29A of the Representation of Pe.....

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Bombay High Court: Can’t Use Senior Citizenship Act as Machinery to Settle Property Disputes(11.04.2024)

Bom. HC has held that provisions of Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 cannot be used as machinery for settling property.....

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Delhi High Court Dismisses Bail Plea of Avantha Group Promoter Gautam Thapar(02.03.2022)

Delhi High Court has dismissed the bail plea filed by Avantha Group Promoter Gautam Thapar in connection with the Yes Bank loan fraud case.

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Telangana HC Issues Notice in PIL on Provision of Benefits to Women Self- Help Groups(03.03.2022)

Telangana High Court has issued notices to the State government in a Public Interest Litigation petition questioning not providing pension and insuran.....

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Calcutta HC Refuses to Interfere in Dispute Over Citizenship of Hindu Man(03.03.2022)

Calcutta High Court has refused to interfere in a dispute over the citizenship of a Hindu man, claiming to have converted his religion from Islam, by .....

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Allahabad High Court Seeks UP Govt's Reply on PIL Filed Over Poor Upkeep of Sandi Bird Sanctuary(07.03.2022)

Allahabad High Court has sought the Uttar Pradesh Government's response on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea expressing concern about the poor u.....

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UP Court Sentences Sandeep Sisodia to Life Imprisonment in Hathras Case(03.03.2023)

UP Court, Hathras has sentenced Sandeep Sisodia to life imprisonment for Gang Rape and Murder case concerning a 19 year old Dalit Girl. Accused was co.....

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Supreme Court Launches Whatsapp Messaging Services, Advocates and Parties to Receive Updates(25.04.2024)

Supreme Court has announced the integration of Whatsapp messaging services with its IT services and through this initiative, Advocates on Record and p.....

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AAR, Telangana: 18% GST Payable on Supply of Pulp Wood(14.12.2021)

Authority of Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR), Telangana has ruled that the 18% goods and services tax (GST) shall be payable on the supply of pulpwo.....

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SC Issues Notice in Plea Challenging Bail Granted to BJP Leader Rakesh Singh in NDPS Case(16.12.2021)

Supreme Court has issued notice in a special leave petition filed by State of West Bengal assailing Calcutta High Court's order of granting bail to BJ.....

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MCA Invites Public Comments on Proposed Changes to CIRP Framework under IBC(27.12.2021)

Ministry of Corporate Affairs has invited the Public Comments on proposed changes to Corporate Insolvency Resolution and Liquidation Framework under .....

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Citizenship Amendment Act Implemented After 5 Years of its Parliamentary Approval(11.03.2024)

Centre has implemented the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), five years after it was passed in Parliament.

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Practice of ‘Rubber Stamp Cognizance’ Deprecated by Madras High Court(21.03.2024)

Madras HC has criticized District Judiciary for practicing rubber stamp cognizance and stated that if cognizance is taken through a rubber stamp cogni.....

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Mumbai Court Grants Bail to Key Accused in Clubhouse App Case(01.04.2022)

Mumbai Metropolitan Magistrates Court has granted bail to 18-year old Akash Suyal, martyred Army officer's son and creator of chat room on Clubhouse, .....

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ITAT, Delhi: Payment to Microsoft for Software Purchase Does Not Amount to Royalty(04.04.2022)

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Delhi has observed that the assesee, HP Services (Singapore) cannot be taxed for royalty as per the Indo-Singapore Doub.....

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Allahabad HC Dismisses Revision Plea to Challenge Discharge of MP Sakshi Maharaj in Rape, Kidnapping(04.04.2022)

Allahabad High Court has dismissed a revision plea filed by the State Government against the discharge order in favour of BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj in reg.....

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Alibag Court Discharges Narayan Rane in Case Over 'Slap' Remark Against Uddhav Thackeray(03.04.2023)

Alibag Court while discharging Union Minister Narayan Rane in case vver 'Slap' remark against Uddhav Thackeray, has held that language used by Narayan.....

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Suo Motu Cognizance Taken by Gujarat High Court of Fire Accident at TRP Gaming Zone in Rajkot(27.05.2024)

Guj HC has taken suo motu cognizance of the tragic fire at TRP Game Zone in Rajkot which caused death of at least 27 people and observed that apart fr.....

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Centre Starts Granting Citizenship Under CAA in West Bengal, Haryana and Uttarakhand(30.05.2024)

Central Government has started granting citizenship under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA) in West Bengal, Haryana and Uttarakhand. Ministr.....

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Delhi High Court Directs News Portal to Take Down Defamatory Content Published Against MA Yusuff Ali(29.05.2023)

Delhi High Court while granting interim relief to MA Yusuff Ali, Chairman of Lulu Group International has directed the editor of online Malayalam news.....

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SC: Challenge to Requirement of 70% LL.B Marks for MP Judicial Exams, Dismissed(29.07.2024)

Supreme Court has dismissed a petition challenging requirement of 70% marks in LL.B for eligibility to the entry level post of Madhya Pradesh Judicial.....

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MP HC: Revaluation of Answer Sheet Cannot be Permitted in Absence of Express Provision(29.07.2024)

Madhya Pradesh High Court while dismissing a writ petition seeking revaluation of a student’s answer sheet, has reaffirmed that revaluation cannot be .....

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MP HC: Minor Rape Victim Allowed to Terminate Pregnancy of 28 Weeks(29.07.2024)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has allowed a minor rape victim to terminate 28 weeks pregnancy and observed that conscious decision has been taken by the g.....

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MP HC: Licencing Authority May Cancel Arm’s License if there is Threat to Safety and Peace(29.07.2024)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has clarified that if there is satisfaction on the part of licensing authority that a person is involved in a criminal activ.....

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MP HC: Police Investigations Cannot be Supervised by Courts(29.07.2024)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that Courts cannot supervise the investigation and giving a direction to arrest the accused and file the charge she.....

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Del HC: HC can Pass ‘Pro-Term Security’ Order if Implementer Fails to Make Payment to SEP Holder(04.07.2023)

Delhi High Court has held that High Court can pass ‘pro-tem security deposit’ order if the implementer fails to make payments to a Standard Essential .....

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Del HC: HC can Pass ‘Pro-Term Security’ Order if Implementer Fails to Make Payment to SEP Holder(04.07.2023)

Delhi High Court has held that High Court can pass a ‘pro-term security deposit’ order if the implementer fails to make payments to a Standard Essenti.....

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MP HC: Preference in Appointments on Basis of Caste Can be Granted Only if Other Things are Equal(23.08.2024)

MP HC has held that preference in appointment can be granted only if other things are equal. Once minimum educational qualification was Class-X pass, .....

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MP HC: Minor Differences in Nomination Form Can’t be Called Substantial Defect(26.08.2024)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that mere minor differences in the nomination form or non-disclosure of some information regarding dues cannot be s.....

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HP HC: When S. 29A(4) of A&C Act Applies, Application Under Section 151 of CPC Won’t be Maintainable(28.08.2024)

Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that when a particular provision exists under Section 29A(4) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 for ex.....

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AP HC: Condition to Deposit Min. 20% Fine May be Relaxed by Court if Exceptional Case Made Out(30.08.2024)

AP HC has held that, Appellate Court will be justified in imposing condition of deposit as provided in S. 148 of N.I Act, 1881. However, in a case, wh.....

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Karnataka HC Quashes BBMP Bylaws Levying Fees on Developers as Ultra Vires(11.08.2021)

Karnataka High Court has declared the bye-laws under which the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) demands Ground Rent, Licence Fee, Building Li.....

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P&H HC Grants Interim Anticipatory Bail to Ex-Punjab DGP Sumedh Singh Saini in Corruption Case(13.08.2021)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted interim Anticipatory Bail to former Punjab Director-General of Police Sumedh Singh Saini in a corruption cas.....

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Kerala HC Refuses to Quash Criminal Cases Against Archbishop George Alenchery(13.08.2021)

Kerala High Court has dismissed the petitions filed by Cardinal Mar George Alencherry, the Major Archbishop of Syro Malabar Church, seeking to quash t.....

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Kerala High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to Former Gujarat DGP Sreekumar(13.08.2021)

Kerala High Court has granted anticipatory bail to former Gujarat DGP RB Sreekumar, two former Kerala Police officers S. Vijayan and Thampi S. Durga, .....

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Kerala HC to State: Ensure Drop Boxes in Schools for Students to Submit Their Complaints Anonymously(07.07.2022)

Kerala High Court has directed the State Education Department to install drop boxes in all schools in the State for students to submit their grievance.....

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Scholarship Scam: All. HC Grants Interim Anticipatory Bail to Hygia Educational Group's VP(31.05.2023)

Allahabad High Court has granted interim anticipatory bail to the accused Syed Ishrat Hussain Jafri, Vice President of the Hygia Educational Group on .....

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SC Extends Stay on Direction by UP & UK Govt. to Eateries on Kanwar Route to Display Names(06.08.2024)

Supreme Court has extended the stay on direction issued by Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand governments to eateries along the Kanwariya pilgrim route to .....

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MP HC: Admission of Unauthorised Recordings of Wife's Conversations Declined(06.08.2024)

Madhya Pradesh High Court while addressing the issue of admissibility of electronic evidence, has observed that unauthorized recordings of wife’s conv.....

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Andhra Pradesh High Court: Can’t Issue Appellate Order Only in Hindi(08.08.2024)

AP High Court has held that in State of Andhra Pradesh appellate order under Section 107 of CGST Act, 2017 cannot be issued only in Hindi. English cop.....

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Andhra Pradesh High Court: Can’t Issue Appellate Order Only in Hindi(08.08.2024)

AP High Court has held that in State of Andhra Pradesh appellate order under Section 107 of CGST Act, 2017 cannot be issued only in Hindi. English cop.....

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MP HC: Can’t Send Police Constables to Band Practice Without Written Consent(09.08.2024)

Madhya Pradesh High Court while allowing plea by police constables against enlisting them in the police band's without their consent, has held that th.....

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Kerala HC Extends Iterim Order Directing CBI Not to Arrest Former Gujarat DGP R.B. Sreekumar(05.08.2021)

Kerala High Court has extended the interim order directing the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) not to arrest former Gujarat DGP R.B. Sreekumar, .....

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SC: No Bar in Permitting Amendment of Pleadings or Filing of Documents in CIRP Application(05.08.2021)

Supreme Court has observed that there is no bar in permitting amendment of pleadings or to the filing of additional document in an application under S.....

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SC to UP Govt.: Demolitions Can't Take Place Without Notices(16.06.2022)

Supreme Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh (UP) government not to carry out demolition activities except in accordance with the procedure establishe.....

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SC Dismisses Plea Seeking Action Against Comic Anubhav Bassi for Humiliating Judicial System(18.07.2023)

Supreme Court has dismissed a petition against the stand-up comedian, Anubhav Singh Bassi, filed for allegedly humiliating advocates and the judicial .....

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Scam in Sheep Distribution: Telangana High Court Issues Notice to State Government, CBI(22.07.2019)

Telangana High Court has directed the State Government to file counter affidavit in a PIL seeking CBI probe into alleged large scale irregularities in.....

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Allahabad High Court Grants Bail to Man Booked Under UP 'Love Jihad Law'(28.06.2021)

Allahabad High Court has granted bail to a Muslim man booked and arrested under the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Ordin.....

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AAR, Tamil Nadu: 12% GST on Solar Pump Controller for Solar Submersible Pump Application(06.05.2022)

Authority for Advance Ruling, Tamil Nadu has observed that 12% Goods and Services Tax Applicable on Solar Pump Controller for Solar Submersible Pump A.....

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Del. HC to Collector of Stamps: Adjudicated Stamp Duty Should be Communicated Within 30 Days(12.05.2023)

Delhi High Court has directed collector of Stamps to adjudicate payable stamp duty and communicate the same to respective parties within 30 days and s.....

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Delhi HC: Cannot Read WhatsApp Conversation as Evidence Without Mandatory Certificate(05.07.2024)

Delhi High Court has held that WhatsApp conversations cannot be read as evidence without there being a proper certificate as mandated under the Eviden.....

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SC: Before Initiating Trap Proceedings against Public Servants, Demand of Bribery to be Verified(15.07.2024)

Supreme Court has stated that in order to lay down the trap for catching a public servant for accepting bribe, the fact of demand of bribery must be v.....

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MP HC: Maintenance Obligations Towards Wife Cannot be Escaped by Husband Due to Temporary Disability(31.07.2024)

Madhya Pradesh High Court while upholding a maintenance order, has held that husband’s temporary disability does not absolve him of his matrimonial ob.....

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MP HC: Manner of Investigation or Choice of Agency Cannot be Dictated by Accused(01.08.2024)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that accused has no right to seek investigation in a particular manner or by a specific investigating agency and Co.....

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MP HC: Compassionate Appointment Can be Provided by Pvt. Institutions but without State’s Aid(01.08.2024)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that private institutions can provide compassionate appointment to individuals but it must be done without the expe.....

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MP HC: Police Officers Have to Follow Direction of Joining Music Band Practice(02.08.2024)

Madhya Pradesh High Court while hearing a matter where police constables were suspended for refusing to join Police Department's music band, has asked.....

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MP HC: Relocation of Liquor Shop Doesn’t Violate Shop Owner’s Right to Trade(02.08.2024)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that license to run a liquor shop is not a business but it is a privilege conferred by the State and an order regar.....

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MP HC: Merely Because Wife is Educated, She Cannot be Denied Maintenance(03.08.2024)

Madhya Pradesh High Court while hearing a plea regarding maintenance awarded to wife, has held that a mere ground that the wife is educated, cannot be.....

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Delhi Court Denies Interim Bail to Sharjeel Imam in Sedition Case(25.07.2022)

Delhi Court has denied interim bail to Sharjeel Imam in FIR relating to the alleged inflammatory speeches made by him in Aligarh Muslim University and.....

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J&K HC: Not Standing Up for National Anthem May Amount to Disrespect(12.07.2021)

Jammu and Kashmir High Court has held that not standing up for National Anthem or singing it may amount to disrespect and failure to adhere to the fun.....

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Canada Court: Thumbs Up Emoji Amounts to Agreement(10.07.2023)

Canada Court while observing that ‘Thumbs Up’ emoji is an action in electronic form that can be used to express acceptance under Electronic Informatio.....

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Supreme Court: Constitutional Validity of Section 6A of Citizenship Act, 1955 Upheld(17.10.2024)

Supreme Court has upheld the constitutional validity of Section 6A of Citizenship Act, 1955 that grants citizenship to immigrants who entered India be.....

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MP HC: Section 125 CrPC Not Constituted to Create Army of Idle People Waiting For Maintenance(18.10.2024)

MP HC has held that Section 125 of CrPC, 1973 has not been constituted to create an army of idle or inactive people waiting for maintenance to be awar.....

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NCLAT: Payment of Lease Amount, Rent & Premium Arising During CIRP Cannot Be Considered as CIRP Costs(28.10.2024)

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has observed that the payment of lease amount, lease rent and premium arising during CIRP cannot b.....

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Kerala HC Dismisses Plea for Publication of Lakshadweep Draft Regulations in Vernacular Languages(29.07.2021)

Kerala High Court has dismissed the petition seeking directions to the Lakshadweep Administration to publish its draft Regulations in the vernacular l.....

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Allahabad HC Quashes FIR Against Siddharth Varadarajan & Ismat Ara Over "The Wire" Report(26.05.2022)

Allahabad High Court has quashed the FIR registered against The Wire's founding editor Siddharth Varadarajan and reporter Ismat Ara over a report on t.....

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Karnataka HC: Award of Compensation under National Highways Act Not Attract Stamp Duty(30.05.2022)

Karnataka High Court has held that an award of compensation passed by an Arbitrator under National Highways Act, 1956 does not attract stamp duty. Pay.....

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Direction by UP Govt. to Display Name of Shop Owners During Kanwar Yatra Challenged in SC(22.07.2024)

A plea challenging direction by the Uttar Pradesh Government to display name of shop owners during Kanwar Yatra has been filed before the Supreme Cour.....

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HP HC: Adultery Not a Ground to Automatically Disqualify Divorced Wife from Receiving Maintenance(24.07.2024)

Himachal Pradesh High Court has observed that a divorced wife cannot be automatically disqualified from receiving maintenance under Section 125(4) of .....

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MP High Court: Minor Denied Permission to Terminate 28-Week Pregnancy(25.07.2024)

MP HC has denied a minor to terminate 28- weeks pregnancy and observed that in view of the medical report given by the Board coupled with the fact tha.....

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Karnataka HC Grants Transit Bail to Republic TV COO Priya Mukherjee in TRP Scam FIR(26.11.2020)

Karnataka High Court has granted transit bail for 20 days to Chief Operating Officer Priya Mukherjee of ARG Outlier Media Private Ltd in the First Inf.....

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Calcutta HC Grants Anticipatory Bail to BJP Leader, RSS Members in Assault Case(18.10.2021)

Calcutta High Court has granted anticipatory bail to BJP Leader, Kailash Vijayvargiya, RSS member Jisnu Basu, and Pradeep Joshi in an assault case in .....

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Special NDPS Court Refuses Baiil to Aryan Shahrukh Khan in Cruise Ship Drug Case(21.10.2021)

Special Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Court has observed that the WhatsApp chats prima facie reveal that accused Aryan Khan is dealing in.....

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All. HC: Relationship Between Logic and Experience Important in the Context of Invoking Precedents(28.08.2023)

Delhi High Court has directed Delhi Government to provide infrastructure and financial assistance for procuring essential electronic gadgets for condu.....

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MP HC to DGP: Think of Creating WhatsApp Groups for Purpose of Summoning Witnesses(26.09.2023)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed Director General of Police (DGP) and Director, Prosecution to take suggestion from police officers and other ex.....

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Kerala HC Seeks Response from Central Government Regarding Gap Between Vaccine Doses(25.08.2021)

Kerala High Court has sought a response from the Central government regarding the 84 days gap mandated between administering the first and the second .....

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P&H HC: Owner of Property Can’t be Divested from Possession Based on Use of Land(10.10.2023)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that Municipal Corporation can’t change the nature of the property to dump site merely because garbage is throw.....

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Varanasi Court: Suit Filed by Hindus’ Seeking Worship Rights Inside Gyanvapi Mosque is Maintainable(12.09.2022)

Varanasi Court while dismissing the plea filed by Muslim party, Committee of Management of Anjuman Intezamia Masjid has held that a suit filed by Hind.....

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Del. HC: Stamp Duty Not Payable on Instrument Executed on Behalf/in favor of Government(16.10.2023)

Delhi High Court has held that the Apex Court decision in M/s. N.N. Global Mercantile Private Limited (MANU/SC/0445/2023) is not applicable on an inst.....

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Bom. HC: Unregistered Partnership Firm Can be Made an Accused in Cheque Bounce Case(19.10.2023)

Bombay High Court has held that registration or non-registration of the partnership firm will have no bearing insofar as Section 141 of Negotiable Ins.....

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Kerala Court Dismissed Anticipatory Bail Application of CPM Leader Accused of Abetting ADM's Suicide(29.10.2024)

A Kerala Court has denied anticipatory bail to CPM Member and former Kannur district Panchayath President, PP Divya, who is accused of abetting the su.....

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Renukaswamy Murder Case: Karnataka High Court Grants Interim Bail To Actor Darshan(30.10.2024)

The Karnataka High Court has granted interim bail to Kannada Actor Darshan Thoogudeep Srinivas, on medical grounds to undergo spine surgery.

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SC: Appeal Against Retrospective Application of Electricity Act, 2003, Allowed(04.11.2024)

Supreme Court has allowed an appeal against the judgment of the MP High Court concerning the retrospective application of Electricity Act, 2003 and ha.....

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MP HC: Ordinance Extending Period for Bringing No-Confidence Motion Shall Apply Retrospectively(07.11.2024)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has reiterated that Madhya Pradesh Municipalities (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 2024 that extends the period for bringing a .....

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MP HC: Fair Play is Expected in Every Matter, Whether it is Judicial or Administrative(13.11.2024)

MP HC has observed any proceeding that is being initiated for no reason and for no fault of employee, the same cannot be misutilized, merely because t.....

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HP HC: Can’t Set Aside Award Unless Patent Illegality Established u/s 34 of A&C Act(14.11.2024)

Himachal Pradesh High Court has stated that an interference with the award can only be made under Section 34 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.....

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Supreme Court: Procedure to Admit Insufficiently Stamped Instruments Explained(04.09.2024)

Supreme Court by extracting the steps to be followed as per Sections 33, 34, 35, 37, and 39 of the Karnataka Stamp Act, 1957, has explained the proced.....

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MP HC: Transferring Accused Merely Because ICC Proceedings are Pending is Unjustified(05.09.2024)

Madhya Pradesh High Court while quashing transfer order against accused under POSH Act, has observed that transferring an accused merely on account of.....

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MP HC: MP Municipalities (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 2024 has Retroactive Operation(10.09.2024)

MP HC has held that MP Municipalities (2nd Amendment) Ordinance, 2024 has retroactive operation & would apply to cases, where although no confidence m.....

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MP HC: While Calculating Maintena. Amount, Loan Taken by Spouse Post Separation Can’t be Considered(12.09.2024)

MP HC has held that while calculating the amount of monthly payment of maintenance under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, loan tak.....

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SC: Can’t Reject Election Petition at Threshold When there is Compliance of Provisions of RP Act(16.09.2024)

Supreme Court has held that an Election Petition should not be rejected at the very threshold when it discloses a cause of action and there is substan.....

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Mad. HC Deals with Rampant Usage of Cool Lip Tobacco Products Amongst School Kids(17.09.2024)

Madras High Court while hearing the plea on rampant usage of cool lip tobacco products amongst school kids, has stated that even though the Government.....

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AP HC: Weightage Marks to be Awarded to Nurses Who Served in COVID-19 Pandemic(09.08.2024)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that weightage marks in recruitment should be awarded to nurses who have given their services during COVID-19 pande.....

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Supreme Court: Centre & States to Take Steps to Implement NCAHP Act, 2021(13.08.2024)

Supreme Court has directed the Centre to conduct a meeting with all the State Secretaries of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, to come out wi.....

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SC: Reservations Expressed Over Observations Made by HC on Grant of Bail to Foreign National(13.08.2024)

Supreme Court while hearing a bail application filed by a foreign national who was denied bail by Himachal Pradesh High Court, has expressed some rese.....

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Del. HC: Rajdeep Sardesai to Take Down Defamatory Video of BJP Leader Shazia Ilmi(14.08.2024)

Delhi High Court has directed journalist Rajdeep Sardesai to take down video posted by him on ‘X’, showing BJP leader Shazia Ilmi allegedly abusing a .....

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MP HC: Registration of Label Cannot be Denied on Mere Ground of Objection by Third Party(14.08.2024)

MP HC has held that, for registration of a label Excise Commissioner may make an enquiry and if he is satisfied that pre-requisites for registration h.....

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MP HC: Protesting Doctors Directed to Come Back to Work(20.08.2024)

Madhya Pradesh High Court while addressing a notice regarding strike by doctors, medical students, and associated medical organizations in response to.....

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Delhi HC Dismissed Facebook India’s Petition Challenging Probe Initiated by CCI(29.09.2022)

Delhi High Court has dismissed Facebook India's petition challenging the probe initiated by Competition Commission of India (CCI) against it in connec.....

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Delhi HC Delineates Circumstances to Invoke Group of Companies Doctrine(11.10.2022)

Delhi High Court has held each Company is a separate legal entity, hence, an agreement entered into by one of the Companies in a group, cannot be bind.....

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Ker HC: Drastic Change in Woman's Matrimonial Life Makes Her Eligible for Abortion Upto 24 Weeks(27.09.2022)

Kerala High Court has held that drastic changes in matrimonial life of a pregnant woman fulfils the condition of 'change of her marital status' in Rul.....

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Calcutta High Court Grants Bail to BJP Leader Rakesh Singh in NDPS Case(25.11.2021)

Calcutta High Court has granted bail to BJP leader Rakesh Singh who had been arrested by the Kolkata police in connection with his alleged involvement.....

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Delhi HC Upholds Rejection of Man from ITBP Recruitment for Having Tattoo on Right Saluting Arm(01.12.2021)

Delhi High Court has upheld the rejection of a man against the post of Constable (Driver) in the Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force (ITBP) for the reaso.....

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Bom. HC Allows Refund of Stamp Duty Beyond Limitation Period(15.01.2024)

Bombay HC has allowed stamp duty refund to a flat purchaser on cancellation of flat purchase agreement after the expiry of limitation period of 5 year.....

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MP High Court: Children Prolonging Proceedings at Cost of Father, Cannot be Allowed(18.09.2024)

MP HC while dismissing a plea filed by children of a senior citizen father concerning the ancestral property, has observed that the children have only.....

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MP HC: While Hearing Bail Plea of Juvenile, Gravity of Offence Shouldn’t be Considered(20.09.2024)

MP HC has held that the main object of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children), Act, 2015 is to treat the juvenile offender with utmost.....

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SC: Agreement for Sale to be Treated as Conveyance if Possession Handed Over Immediately(25.09.2024)

Supreme Court has observed that explanation 1 to Article 25 of Schedule-I of the Maharashtra Stamp Act, 1958 makes it lucid that an agreement for sale.....

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Del. HC: Arbitral Tribunal Should Not Insist on Production of Document Classified as ‘Top Secret’(26.09.2024)

Del. HC has stated that if any information is stated to be protected and classified as ‘Top Secret’ under the Official Secrets Act, 1923 by Government.....

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MP HC: Discretion of Appointing Authority to Appoint a Person Involved in Offence of Moral Turpitude(08.10.2024)

MP HC has stated that it is the entire discretion of the appointing authority to appoint or not to appoint a person who is involved in an offence invo.....

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Delhi HC: Delhi Government to Open Up Fair Price Shop in Residential Area in Delhi’s Baprola(09.12.2021)

Delhi High Court has said that it expects the Delhi Government to open up a fair price shop in a residential area in Delhi's Baprola within two weeks,.....

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Del. HC: Order For Pre-Censorship of Content Against Rohingya Community on Facebook Can’t be Allowed(01.02.2024)

Del. HC while refusing to pass an order directing Centre to restrain Facebook from allegedly promoting hateful and harmful content against Rohingya co.....

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All. HC: Interfaith Marriage Not Valid Without Compliance of Sections 8 and 9 of UP PUCR Act 2021(02.02.2024)

Allahabad High Court has held that sanctity could not be attached to an interfaith/inter-religious marriage which has been performed without the compl.....

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SC Stays Arrest of Shashi Tharoor and Others Over Tweets About Farmer’s Death During Tractor Rally(09.02.2021)

Supreme Court has stayed the arrest of Shashi Tharoor MP, journalists Rajdeep Sardesai, Vinod K Jose, Mrinal Pande, Zafar Agha, Anant Nath and Paresh .....

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MP HC Denies Bail to Persons Allegedly Involved in Customs Duty Evasion by Undervaluing Invoices(11.02.2021)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has refused to grant bail to persons allegedly involved in Customs Duty evasion by undervaluing invoices. The applicants, Hi.....

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MP HC: Ad-Interim Bail Granted to Co-Accused Prakhar Vyas And Edwin Anthony in Munawar Faruqui Case(12.02.2021)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted ad-interim bail to Prakhar Vyas and Edwin Anthony, colleagues of Munawar Faruqui who were arrested on January 2 .....

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UP Court Convicts Samajwadi Party Leader And UP MLA Azam Khan in 2019 Hate Speech Case(28.10.2022)

UP Court has held Samajwadi Party leader and former Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan guilty in 2019 Hate Speech case for making provocative remarks ag.....

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All. HC in Gyanvapi-Kashi Title Dispute Case: Civil Suits Not Barred by Places of Worship Act(19.12.2023)

Allahabad High Court has ruled in Kashi Vishwanath-Gyanvapi land title dispute cases that civil suits filed by Hindu worshippers are not barred by the.....

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Ker. HC: Candidates Who Secured Admission in 1st & 2nd Counselling Can’t Participate in Mop-Up Round(16.12.2022)

Kerala High Court has directed Commissioner for Entrance Commission to not permit the students who had already secured admission and joined in the fir.....

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Supreme Court: Accused Absolved of Charges Under IPC Can’t Be Charged Under UP Gangsters Act(20.02.2024)

SC has held that to prosecute accused under Section 3(1) of Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities(Prevention) Act, 1986 it should be prov.....

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J&K&L HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Reimbursement Under PM Special Scholarship Scheme(28.12.2022)

Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has dismissed a Jaipur-based University's plea for reimbursement of expenses incurred by it with regard to tuiti.....

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Kerala HC: Admin of WhatsApp Group Not Vicariously Liable for Objectionable Post by Group Member(24.02.2022)

Kerala High Court has ruled that the admin of a WhatsApp group cannot be held vicariously liable if a member of the group posts objectionable content .....

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Karnataka HC Quashes Defamation Case Against MP Rajeev Chandrashekhar(24.02.2022)

Karnataka High Court has quashed the defamation proceedings against Member of Parliament, Rajeev Chandrashekhar, initiated in the year 2012, when he w.....

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Delhi HC to State: Set Up ‘One Stop Centres’ for Women & Children in Every District(30.01.2023)

Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to set up “one stop centres” for Women & Children in every district in compliance of a Supreme Cour.....

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Tel. HC: Constitutional Validity of Section 38(2) of RP Act and Rule 5.7.1 of ECI’s Handbook Upheld(01.03.2024)

Telangana High Court has upheld the constitutional validity of Section 38(2) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (RP Act) and Rule 5.7.1 of .....

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MP HC: Employees WhatsApp Groups Are Private, Forwarded Message Not Personal Opinion(07.03.2024)

MP HC while observing that messages sent in a private group of employees have nothing to do with the office work of the government has quashed a suspe.....

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Del. HC: Persons Not Accused of Deceiving Others Should Handle Haj Pilgrims(27.04.2024)

Delhi High Court has held that Haj Group Organizers should be those persons who do have any allegations of deceiving Haj pilgrims. Haj Policy also giv.....

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Kar. HC: Can’t Consider Party’s Declaration, Promise of Policies as Corrupt Practise under RP Act(27.04.2024)

Kar. HC has observed that declaration by a party regarding implementation of policy whether it is sound or not cannot be considered as a corrupt pract.....

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Karnataka HC Directs State to Place on Record Roadmap for Covid Vaccination(12.05.2021)

Karnataka High Court has directed the state government to place on record a road map by 13th May, 2021 on how it proposes to provide vaccination to ev.....

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AAR, Maharashtra: Membership Fee Collected by Club Exigible to GST(21.03.2022)

Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR), Maharashtra has ruled that the membership fee and annual subscription fee collected by a Club from its members is .....

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Andhra Pradesh HC: Cannot Cancel Selection Process in Absence of Valid, Bonafide Reasons(14.05.2024)

AP HC has held that it is settled that mere participation in the selection process does not give any indefeasible right to a candidate to get appointe.....

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MP HC: ?20 Lakh Minimum Threshold for Loan Recovery by NBFCs Not Applicable on HFCs(23.05.2024)

MP HC has held that Housing Finance Companies (HFCs) can invoke the SARFAESI Act, 2002 even when the loan amount is less than ?20 Lakhs and the minimu.....

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SC: Stamp Duty Can be Imposed by State on Insurance Policies Executed Within State(02.05.2024)

Supreme Court while rejecting appeals filed by Life Insurance Corporation against a demand of stamp duty of Rs. 1.19 crore by the State, has held that.....

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Ker. HC: Emp. Messaging in Pvt. Whatsapp Group About Safety of Company Doesn’t Attract Disc. Proc.(21.06.2024)

Kerala High Court has held that an employee sending messages on a private WhatsApp group regarding the safety of company cannot attract disciplinary p.....

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MP HC Allows Daughter to Donate Liver Tissue to Father Suffering from Liver Disease(01.07.2024)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has allowed a minor daughter to donate liver tissue to her father suffering from chronic liver disease under the Human Organ.....

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MP HC: Accused Cannot be Prosecuted by Married Woman for Rape on False Promise of Marriage(01.07.2024)

Madhya Pradesh High Court while quashing a rape FIR, has observed that on the date of developing physical relationship, the prosecutrix was a married .....

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MP HC: Can’t Sustain Proc. Against Accomplice for Fraud When Proc. Against Principal Borrower Closed(04.06.2024)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that accomplices involved in the offence of fraud cannot be prosecuted once proceedings initiated against the p.....

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Del. HC: Individual Restrained from Using India TV Logo and “Baap Ki Adalat” Tademark(11.06.2024)

Delhi High Court while ruling in favour of journalist Rajat Sharma, has restrained an individual from using his name, photograph and “Baap Ki Adalat” .....

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MP HC: Govt. to Convene Meetings for Classification of Min. Wages According to Region & Industry(05.08.2024)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the State Government to convene meetings with all stakeholders to consider classification of minimum wages regi.....

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MP HC: If Alternate Remedy Available, Petitions Directing Police to Register FIR Not Maintainable(25.07.2024)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has restated that writ petitions seeking direction on police officers to register FIRs will not be maintainable if alternate.....

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MP HC: Executive Can’t Proscribe Voluntary Membership of Organisations(26.07.2024)

MP HC has observed that voluntary membership of a national & internationally famed organisation like RSS, for activities like religious, social, phila.....

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MP HC: Precautions and Warning Signs at Construction Sites Must be Ensured by Owner(26.07.2024)

MP HC has held that a contractor who does not ensure placing of warning signs and precautions at a construction site ultimately resulting into a fatal.....

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MP HC: Accused Can’t be Compelled to Languish in Jail in Absence of Progression of Trial(26.07.2024)

MP High Court while allowing bail application of an accused, has held that if there is delay in progression of trial, then no one can be allowed to la.....

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HP High Court Nullifies Law Permitting State to Appoint MLAs as Parliamentary Secretaries(14.11.2024)

Himachal Pradesh High Court has nullified the Himachal Pradesh Parliamentary Secretaries (Appointment, Salaries, Allowances, Powers, Privileges and Am.....

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MP HC: Using Beer Bottles Embossed With Brand Name of Another Company is Trademark Infringement(15.11.2024)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that a company reusing beer battles embossed with the brand name/logo of another company will constitute tradem.....

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HP HC: Court Must Confine Itself to Grounds Under Section 34 While Hearing Appeal u/s 37 of A&C Act(18.11.2024)

HP High Court has held that a court while dealing with appeals under Section 37 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, has a very narrow scope of int.....

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MP HC: Can Set Aside Award u/s 34 of A&C Act if Arbitrator Travels Beyond Arbitration Agreement(18.11.2024)

MP High Court has held that while passing an award if the arbitrator travels beyond the terms of arbitration agreement then the award can be set aside.....

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MP HC: Can’t Subject Transfer Order to Judicial Review Unless Found to be Influenced by Malafide(08.10.2024)

MP HC has observed that it is well settled in law that an employer is the best judge to organize its work force and it is also well settled in law tha.....

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MP HC: Can’t Presume Authorities Would Act Mala Fidely if State/Municipal Council are Party to Suit(16.10.2024)

MP High Court while addressing issue of denial of demarcation of land because State and Municipal Council were parties to the dispute, has observed th.....

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MP HC: Separate Show-Cause Notice Liable to be Issued for Blacklisting or Suspension of Registration(17.10.2024)

MP HC while quashing suspension of registration of a contractor with State PWD has observed that blacklisting or suspension can be done simultaneously.....

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MP HC: For Order Rejecting Correction of Records, Sub-Divisional Officer Must Give Reasons(17.10.2024)

MP High Court has held that for rejecting application for correction of revenue records, Sub-Divisional Officer must give reasons in support of the fi.....

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SC: Principal Secretary of UP Prisons Department Slammed for Making False Statements on Oath(22.08.2024)

Supreme Court has slammed the Principal Secretary of the Prison Administration and Reforms Department of Uttar Pradesh for making completely different.....

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MP HC: Mere Occasional Harassment or Misbehavior Does Not Amount to Abetment to Suicide(22.08.2024)

MP HC while setting aside charges framed against accused for abetment to suicide, has held that overt act of accused person must be of such a nature w.....

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