Tags : Deposits, Release, Commercial bank
Amendment in export policy of edible oils(06.08.2015)
The government notified exemptions from prohibition on export of edible oils.
Tags : export, ban, edible, oils
Mere payment of contributions after filing of case will not absolve employer from his liability(27.04.2018)
In facts of present case, on November 19, 2014, Enforcement Officer, Employees Provident Fund Organization (Opposite party No. 2) inspected the establ.....
Tags : Provident Fund, Deposit, Default, Proceedings, Quashing
AAR, Karnataka: Govt. Timber Depots Are Not Government Department; Must Collect GST and Issue Invoice(20.01.2020)
Authority of Advance Ruling, Karnataka has ruled that the Government Timber Depots are not Government Department, thereby reverse charge mechanism wil.....
Tags : Authority of Advance Ruling, Karnataka, Government Timber Depots
SC Stays Bombay HC Judgment Holding 'Skin to Skin' Contact Necessary for 'Sexual Assault'(27.01.2021)
Supreme Court has stayed a Bombay High Court order acquitting a man accused of child abuse on the grounds that groping a child's breasts without 'skin.....
Tags : Supreme Court, ‘Sexual Assault’ Under POCSO Act
SC: Failure to Disclose Policy-Holder of Changes in Policy Conditions Amounts to Deficiency in Servic(10.12.2021)
Supreme Court has allowed medical claim relief to two senior citizens, holding that the failure of an insurance agent to disclose to the policy-holder.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Changes in Policy Conditions
Supreme Court: Sports Foster Fraternity and Sporting Facilities Should Not Be Limited To Urban Elite(22.09.2025)
In the judgment finalising the Constitution of the All-India Football Federation, the Supreme Court emphasised that sports foster fraternity and inclu.....
Tags : Sports, Fraternity, All-India Football Federation
LCI 276th Report: Law Commission Recommends Legalisation of Regulated Betting(06.07.2018)
Law Commission of India has released its 276th report recommending that betting and gambling in sports be legalised and regulated.
Tags : Law Commission, Sports, Betting
Delhi HC Asks Police to Submit Report in Plea Claiming Police Brutality for Not Wearing Masks(28.04.2020)
Delhi High Court has directed Delhi Police to submit a status report in a plea claiming police brutality for not wearing masks while roaming around in.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Police Brutality
SC Strikes Down Law Allowing Kerala to Annul Arbitration Clause and Arbitration Awards(05.05.2022)
Supreme Court has struck down the Kerala Revocation of Arbitration Clauses and Reopening of Awards Act, 1998, saying it was “unconstitutional” as it v.....
Tags : Supreme Court , separation of powers, unconstitutional, arbitral awards, arbitration clause
Amendment in procedure for import of Copper products and Zinc Oxide under the Revised India Nepal Treaty of Trade(22.06.2023)
In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2023, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), hereb.....
Tags : Amendment, Import, Products
Bombay HC Gives Government ‘Last Chance’ to File Report in Kripashankar Assets Case(10.01.2017)
Bombay High Court gave Government a last chance to submit a report on its probe into alleged disproportionate assets of former Mumbai Congress chief K.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Kripashankar Singh, Mumbai Congress, disproportionate assets
Karnataka High Court Directs ECI to Clarify if Bypoll Process has Been Stalled(18.10.2019)
Karnataka High Court has directed the Election Commission of India to clarify whether the process of by-elections to 15 Assembly constituencies in Ka.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Bypoll
Calcutta HC: Constituted Convention to Appoint Leader of Opposition as Chairman of PAC(29.09.2021)
Calcutta High Court has observed that it is a 'constitutional convention' to appoint a leader of the Opposition as the Chairman of the Public Accounts.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Leader of Opposition as Chairman of PAC
Delhi HC to State: Submit Status on Infrastructure, Pendency of Cases in Family Courts(02.08.2022)
Delhi High Court has asked Delhi government to submit relevant data indicating total number of Judges who are presently posted and presiding over Fami.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Family Court, Status Report
Delhi HC: Any Self-Declared Information on Matrimonial Portal is Not Reliable Proof of Income(16.07.2025)
Delhi High Court has observed that any self-declared information made on a matrimonial portal, without verification or corroborative evidence, cannot .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Matrimonial Portal, Proof of Income
SOPs to not scare away the Good Samaritan(21.01.2016)
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has notified Standard Operating Procedures for the examination of Good Samaritans by the police. The instr.....
Tags : Good Samaritan, road accident, police, stigmatise
Prosecute Municipal Officials in Delhi for Their Failure to Address Air Pollution: SC(27.11.2018)
Supreme Court has asked Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to prosecute government officials who have not acted on nearly 250 complaints received .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Air Pollution, Prosecute Government officials
Kerala HC Directs KUHS to Ensure Covid Positive Students Write Their Exams as per Health Guidelines(24.11.2020)
Kerala High Court has directed the Kerala University of Health Sciences (KUHS) to ensure that all its students, who have tested Covid positive, are en.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Covid Positive Students, Health Guidelines
Delhi HC Quashes FIR Against US Citizen Carrying Cartridge at IGI Airport(01.08.2022)
Delhi High Court while quashing FIR registered against US citizen found in possession of live ammunition at Delhi Airport, has held that conscious pos.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Arms Act, Conscious Possession
P&H HC: Cannot Allow Changes in Admission Form after Submission(11.07.2025)
Punjab and Haryana High Court while dismissing a plea challenging an admission policy, has held that permission cannot be granted to make changes in t.....
Tags : P&H High Court, Admission Policy, Admission Form
Madras High Court Quashes Appointment of Government Pleader Accused of Giving Death Threats(17.03.2022)
Madras High Court has set aside the appointment of the latter as a Government Pleader for a District Munsif Court in Periyakulam, concluding that ther.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Appointment of Government Pleader
Liquidity Adjustment Facility - Repo and Reverse Repo Rates(04.10.2016)
As announced in the Fourth Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement today, it has been decided by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to reduce the Repo r.....
Tags : Repo rate, Reduction, Liquidity Adjustment Facility
Special drive for disposal of applications for fixation of Brand Rate of Duty Drawback(28.05.2020)
1. To mitigate the hardship caused by the Covid-19 pandemic to the trade and industry and other stakeholders, Board vide Instruction No. 03/2020-Custo.....
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Bombay HC: Flat Occupier Entitled to Transit Rent for Period of Dispossession During Redevelopment(11.04.2022)
Bombay High Court has held that the person in possession of a tenement being re-developed will be entitled to transit rent in the absence of a court o.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, tenement, possession, transit
Kerala HC Upholds Reappointment of Kannur University Vice Chancellor(24.02.2022)
Kerala High Court has dismissed an appeal against a single judge order upholding the re-appointment of Dr Gopinath Ravindran as the Vice-Chancellor of.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Reappointment of Kannur University Vice Chancellor
CESTAT, Bangalore: Executive Appointed is not Manpower Recruitment or Supply Agency Service(14.04.2022)
Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Bangalore has observed that appointment of an executive by foreign/holding company is not Manpower R.....
Tags : Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, appointment, Manpower Recruitment, Supply Agency Service
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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Crop Insurance, Commercial Policy
RBI imposes monetary penalty on Indapur Urban Co-operative Bank Limited, Pune, Maharashtra(14.12.2023)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated November 17, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹5.00 lakh (Rupees Five lakh only) on Indapur .....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Non-compliance
Government initiatives on pre and post shipment rupee export credit, etc(20.12.2023)
Government has taken the following export promotion initiatives:-
i New Foreign Trade Policy was launched on 31st March, 2023 and it came int.....
Tags : Export promotion, Initiatives, Export credit
A party claiming adverse possession must prove that, his possession is peaceful, open and continuous(01.02.2018)
In instant case, Defendant No. 2 is the Appellant against a confirming judgment. Plaintiff-respondent No. 3 instituted the suit for declaration of tit.....
Tags : Adverse Possession, Title, Right
When a public functionary is required to perform a public function within a time frame, the same will be held to be directory unless specified(05.11.2020)
The challenge in the present appeal is to an order passed by the High Court, whereby it was held that Section 14 of the Securitisation and Reconstruct.....
Tags : Secured Assets, Possession, Time limit
Raj. HC: No Compassionate Appointment Where Bereaved Family Does Not Face Indigent Circumstances(22.08.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has upheld the decision of a bank denying compassionate appointment saying that the deceased's family was not facing indigent cir.....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Compassionate Appointment, Indigent
Ker. HC: Appeals u/s 19 of Contempt of Court Act Can Only be Against Order that Imposes Punishment(05.03.2025)
Kerala HC has observed that the scheme of S. 19 of Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, the Rules framed thereunder indicate that only those orders which are.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Contempt of Court, Imposing Punishment
Karnataka HC: No Prohibition to Give Information After Filing of B-Report by Police(20.10.2021)
Karnataka High Court has said that once an investigation is completed and B-Report is filed by the police, there is no prohibition to give information.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Filing of B-Report by Police
Delhi HC Uphelds Validity of notif. for Compounding Offences Before Prosecution Under FCRA(16.09.2022)
Delhi High Court has upheld the validity of Ministry of Home Affairs' notification dated April 26, 2013 specifying the officers competent for compound.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, FCRA, Compounding Offence
Madras High Court Stays Government Order Cancelling Appointment to TNCPCR(04.03.2022)
Madras High Court has stayed the operation of a Government Order issued on February 23 cancelling a January 18, 2021 G.O., through which a Chairperson.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Appointment to TNCPCR
Director General of Foreign Trade notifies procedures for registration of import consignments under Melon Seeds Import Monitoring System(09.04.2024)
1.In exercise of powers conferred under Paragraph 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2023, as amended from time to time, and in reference.....
Tags : Procedures, Registration, Import consignments
Implementation of the track and trace system for export of Pharmaceuticals and drug consignments(30.03.2021)
In exercise of the powers conferred under Paragraph 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy. 2015-20, as amended from time to time, the Director General of F.....
Tags : Implementation, Trace system, Export, Pharmaceuticals
Supreme Court Dismisses Plea to Postpone GATE-2022(03.02.2022)
Supreme Court has dismissed petitions seeking postponement of the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering Exam, 2022 (GATE 2022) which is scheduled to b.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Postpone GATE-2022
Del. HC: PIL Seeking Constitution of High Powered Committee Affairs of Cooperative Banks, Rejected(02.04.2024)
Delhi High Court has rejected a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that sought the constitution of the High Powered Committee to look into affairs of co.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Public Interest Litigation, High Powered Committee
Government takes note of the decision of the RBI Monetary Policy Committee to keep the policy rate and policy stance unchanged(04.10.2017)
The Government has taken note of the decision of the RBI Monetary Policy Committee to keep the policy rate and policy stance unchanged.
Foll.....
Tags : Committee, Decision, Unchanged , Rate, Monetary policy
Indian Railways to extend all support to the developers for installing solar power plants on Railway's vacant un-encroached land(27.08.2020)
In order to achieve its objective of becoming 100% self sustainable for all it's power needs and also to contribute to national solar power goals, Ind.....
Tags : Energy consumption, Solar power, Installation
NCLAT Upholds Dismissal of Petition Filed During Prohibited Period(24.05.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal while adjudicating an appeal has upheld that Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process cannot be initiated over .....
Tags : National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process, Insolvency and Bankruptcy
MHA: Can’t Designate Police Stations as Place for Examination of Witness Via Electronic Means(17.07.2024)
Union Ministry of Home Affairs has written to the State Governments stating that for purposes of Sections 265, 266 and 308 of BNSS, 2023, police stati.....
Tags : MHA, Electronic Means, Examination of Witnesses, Police Stations
Securities and Exchange Board of India Unveils New FPI Registration Application(05.02.2020)
Securities and Exchange Board of India has come out with a common application form for registration of foreign portfolio investors, to enhance operati.....
Tags : Securities and Exchange Board of India, Application for Foreign Portfolio Investors Registration
SC: You are Polluting Minds of Young Generation; Slams Ekta Kapoor(17.10.2022)
Supreme Court has came down heavily on producer Ekta Kapoor over "objectionable content" in her web series 'XXX', saying she was polluting the minds o.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Ekta Kapoor
Delhi HC Directs Centre to Ensure Welfare of Indian Students Stranded At Kazakhstan Airport(26.03.2020)
Delhi High Court has directed the Ministry of External Affairs to promptly appoint a Nodal Officer from the Indian Embassy in Kazakhstan to ensure the.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Indian Students Stranded At Kazakhstan Airport
Delhi HC Asks DMRC to Take Instructions Over Payment of Arbitral Award to DAMEPL(01.02.2022)
Delhi High Court has asked Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to take instructions as to how it will make the payment of arbitral award to Delhi Airp.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, Delhi Airport Metro Express Private Limited
Bom. HC: Legal Action to be Taken Against Doctor for Gross Negligence in Conducting Postmortem(28.03.2024)
Bom. HC has directed the Secretary, Health, Government of Maharashtra as well as Commissioner of Police Thane to take cognizance of the postmortem rep.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Postmortem Report, Gross Negligence
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.....
Tags : Top Court, Bhushan Power
Supreme Court: Parental Responsibility Does Not End with Breakdown of Marriage(19.02.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the parental responsibility of the couple does not end even if there is a breakdown of a marriage. The Court further o.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Parental Responsibility
Delhi HC: No Requirement for CMM to Fix Time Limit for Taking Possession of Secured Asset(17.12.2021)
Delhi High Court has held that there is no requirement or justification for a Chief Metropolitan Magistrate to fix a time limit for taking possession .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Fix Time Limit for Taking Possession of Secured Asset
Penalty cannot be levied on assessee for bona fide mistakes which were corrected by filing the revised computation during the assessment proceedings(12.02.2024)
The present appeal has been filed by the assessee challenging the impugned order passed under Section 250 of the Income Tax Act, 1961by the learned Co.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Legality
SC Rejects Drunk Delhi Policeman Petition Seeking Compensation(01.04.2016)
SC has rejected petition of Delhi Police Head Constable Salim PK seeking compensation for his wrong portrayal in a video that went viral on social med.....
Tags : SC , Drunk Delhi Policeman
Madras High Court Restrains Sri Sai Apollo Pharmacy from Using Trademark(02.04.2018)
Madras High Court has restrained Sri Sai Apollo Pharmacy in Kadapa district in Andhra Pradesh from using the ‘Apollo’ trademark .
Tags : Madras High Court, Apollo Pharmacy
Kerala HC Orders Not to Permit Installation of New Flagpoles or Posts on Public Places(02.11.2021)
Kerala High Court has ordered the State Government and other authorities not to permit installation of new flagpoles or posts on public places and roa.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Installation of New Flagpoles or Posts on Public Places
In order to initiate prosecution under Section 70 of the IBC, the complaint has to be filed by the IBBI or Central Government or person authorized by Central Government(19.10.2023)
The instant appeal has been preferred against order passed by the National Company Law Tribunal, thereby, allowing the Application under Section 19(2).....
Tags : Prosecution, Cost, Imposition
CBDT allows certain trusts/institutions to furnish the audit report on or before 31st March, 2024(05.03.2024)
Income of any fund or institution or trust or any university or other educational institution or any hospital or other medical institution referred to.....
Tags : Audit report, Furnishing of, date
SEBI Notifies Winding Down Policy for Depositories(31.05.2016)
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has notified new framework for orderly winding down of depositories in the events like a depository goin.....
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SC Expresses Satisfaction Over EC Action Against Politicians Giving Hate Speeches(17.04.2019)
Supreme Court has expressed satisfaction over swift action by Election Commission against various politicians, including Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Politicians, Hate Speech
Supreme Court Asks Petitioner Challenging 'FASTag' Policy to Approach Delhi HC(26.02.2021)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea challenging the mandatory fitting of FASTags in motor vehicles being made compulsory for purposes of ren.....
Tags : Supreme Court, 'FASTag' Policy
SC in Manish Sisodia’s Bail Application: Can’t Keep Someone Behind Bar Ad Infinitum(17.10.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that arguments on charges begun before the special courts trying the case of Manish Sisodia in Delhi excise policy scam .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Delhi Excise Policy Scam, Manish Sisodia’s
SC: Limitation Period for Drugs & Cosmetics Act Offence Starts from Drug Analyst's Report(21.08.2025)
Supreme Court has ruled that for offences under the Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940 punishable up to 3 years, the limitation period starts from publishing.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Drugs & Cosmetics Act, Limitation, Drug Analyst Report
NCLAT: Workmen Can Claim Dues Post-Layoff If They Worked After Corporate Debtor's Notice Issuance(18.09.2025)
NCLAT New Delhi bench ruled that workmen or employees cannot claim dues for the period after a layoff unless they prove they continued working post-la.....
Tags : Workmen, Claim, Layoff, Corporate Debtor
Bombay HC: Allegations Against Police Officer Would Not Incite Action Against Government(01.12.2020)
Bombay High Court has ruled that allegations levelled against a police officer that he is involved in criminal activities and publishing news report r.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Allegations Against Police Officer
Kar. HC: POCSO Case Against Minor Can be Quashed on Parties Arriving at Mutual Settlement(09.09.2022)
Karnataka High Court has allowed petition filed by minor boy and set aside investigation initiated against him under sections of the Protection of Chi.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, POCSO, Mutual Settlement
Delhi HC Quashes CIC Order Asking MEA to Disclose Passport Details of Estranged Husband to Wife(29.11.2022)
Delhi High Court has set aside Central Information Commission’s (CIC) order by which Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) was directed to disclose the d.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Passport, CIC
Kerala HC: Must Prove Accused is Absconding to Record Witness Deposition(14.01.2022)
Kerala High Court ruled that before recording witness depositions under Section 299 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, it should be established that t.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Record Witness Deposition
U’khand HC Tells Govt to Amend IPC, Frame Rules Under State Police Act 2007(15.05.2018)
Uttarakhand High Court has passed a string of directions, including payment of reasonable travel allowance on date of recording of statement, adequate.....
Tags : Uttarakhand High Court, State Police Act 2007
RBI Policy: RBI Cuts Repo Rate by 25 BPS(04.04.2019)
Reserve Bank of India's monetary policy committee (MPC), led by Governor Shaktikanta Das, has announced a 25 basis points cut in the short-term lendin.....
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Punjab and Haryana HC Junks Patiala MC’s Report on Illegal Hoardings(19.01.2016)
Punjab and Haryana HC has rejected status report filed by Patiala Municipal Corporation (MC) on illegal hoardings and appointed two court observers to.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana HC , Patiala Municipal Corporation
Hypnotic Counselling, Neuro-linguistic Programming Used to Entice Women: NIA in Love Jihad Case(29.11.2017)
Hypnotic Counselling, Neuro-linguistic Programming Used to Entice Women: NIA in Love Jihad Case
Tags : In its fresh report submitted in the Supreme Court in the Kerala Love Jihad case, the NIA, according to sources, has underlined that hypnotic counselling is a technique employed by certain people belonging to particular groups.
Supreme Court Clarifies Execution of Power of Attorney Cannot Transfer Title to Grantee(16.10.2019)
Supreme Court has clarified that GPA sales and SA/GPA/WILL transfers are not legally valid modes of transfer and they do not convey title and do not a.....
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Delhi HC: Extraordinary Power U/S 482 CrPC Can't Be Exercised At Disposal of Affluent Accused(16.05.2022)
Delhi High Court has observed that extraordinary powers of High Court under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure are not meant to be exercise at .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Extraordinary Powers, Affluent Accused, Administrative Machinery
Ker HC to Municipal Corp.: Provide Complaint No. to Citizens to Report Unauthorized Waste Dumping(09.06.2023)
Kerala High Court has directed Municipal Corporations to provide citizens a contact number which can be used to alert authorities of unauthorised wast.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Municipal Corporations, Unauthorized Waste Dumping
Kerala HC: Person Exhibiting Naked Body to Child Would Attract POCSO Act(16.10.2024)
Kerala High Court has stated that when a person exhibits naked body to a child, the same is an act intending to commit sexual harassment upon a child .....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Naked Body, POCSO Act
Delhi HC Directs Setting Up of Rare Diseases Fund, Committee & Notification of Policy(23.03.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed the Centre to set up a Rare Diseases Committee, a Rare Diseases Fund and to finalise and notify the National Health Poli.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Rare Diseases Fund, Committee & Notification of Policy
ITAT, Mumbai: Transponder Charges Not in Nature of Royalty Income(27.01.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai has held that the transponder charges are not in the nature of royalty income as per the provisions of th.....
Tags : Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Transponder Charges
RBI imposes monetary penalty on Zoroastrian Co-operative Bank Ltd., Mumbai(08.02.2024)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated February 6, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹ 43.30 lakh (Rupees Forty-Three Lakh and Thirt.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Non-Compliance
MCA Relaxes Additional Fees and Extension of Last Date of Filing of CRA-4(03.12.2020)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has notified relaxation of additional fees and extension of the last date of filing of CRA-4 (form for filing of c.....
Tags : Ministry of Corporae Affairs, Extension of Last Date of Filing of CRA-4
SC Dismisses PIL Seeking Online RTI Portal for Supreme Court(12.09.2022)
Supreme Court while dismissing petition seeking online RTI portal for Supreme Court, has held that E-Committee of Supreme Court is looking into the is.....
Tags : Supreme Court, RTI Portal, E-Committee
RBI Relaxes Deposit Norms for Foreign Missions, Diplomats(06.05.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has repealed and superseded regulations under the Foreign Exchange Management (Deposit) Regulations, 2000, in consultation.....
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CRIMINAL - Pollachi Sex Scandal: Madras HC Says Mainstream Media 'Deliberately Avoids' Tamil Nadu(13.03.2019)
Madras High Court has slammed mainstream media for not covering Pollachi sex scandal as they did with the case of Nirbhaya, who was brutally raped by .....
Tags : Madras High Court, Pollachi Sex Scandal
Mumbai Court Allows Police's Plea To Declare Param Bir Singh "Absconder"(18.11.2021)
Metropolitan Magistrate Court in Mumbai has issued a proclamation against "absconding" accused Param Bir Singh, former Mumbai police commissioner and .....
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P&H HC: FSL Report Forms Foundation of NDPS Case(01.12.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that the report of Forensic Science Lab forms the foundation of prosecution case in NDPS proceedings and in cas.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, NDPS, FSL Report
J&K&L HC: Adhoc Employee Can't Replace Another Adhoc Employee(08.12.2022)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court while observing that an ad hoc employee cannot be replaced by another ad hoc employee, has held that such posi.....
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CIC: Inquire Fake Birth Certificates Racket in NDMC(26.09.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has ordered inquiry into "gross irregularities" in issuance of fake birth certificates by North Delhi Municipal C.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, North Delhi Municipal Corporation , Fake Birth Certificates
Delhi HC Directs SDMC to Deploy CRPF/Delhi Police Personnel to Man Barricades(19.05.2020)
Delhi High Court has directed the South Delhi Municipal Corporation to depute Central Reserve Police Force or Delhi Police personnel to man the barric.....
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Allahabad High Court: Partner of the Firm Available at Survey Can Decline to Sign Survey Report(04.04.2022)
Allahabad High Court has observed that once the partner of the firm was present at the time of the survey, who must have signed the survey report, he .....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, survey report,
Appointment of arbitrator can be challenged only in circumstances that give rise to justifiable doubt as to his independence or impartiality(04.06.2024)
Present Petition is filed under Section 11(5) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, ('the Act, 1996') seeking appointment of a sole Arbitrato.....
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SC Upholds Punjab & Haryana HC Order on Liquor Licensing Policy(28.09.2016)
SC has upheld Punjab and Haryana HC’s order quashing a key element of Punjab Government’s liquor licensing policy allowing each liquor manufacturing c.....
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Madras High Court Slams ‘Mechanical’ Mylapore Priests for Laxity in Reporting Idol Thefts(20.09.2018)
Madras High Court has slammed the priests of the Kapaleeswarar temple in Mylapore, Chennai, for their laxity in reporting the theft of idols that took.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Application Seeking Impleadment of Various Political Leaders(28.02.2022)
Delhi High Court has issued notice on the applications seeking impleadment of various political leaders and others, in order to ascertain as to whethe.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Impleadment of Political Leaders
RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee decides to keep policy repo rates unchanged(05.04.2024)
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) at its meeting on 5thApril 5, 2024decided to keep the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LA.....
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P&H HC Asks NCLT to Hear Out Bhushan Power Promoters(24.04.2019)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked National Company Law Tribunal to hear promoters of Bhushan Power & Steel Ltd. who claimed that lenders did not.....
Tags : Punjab & Haryana High Court, Bhushan Power
Delhi HC Directs Proceedings Against Police Officers for Not Registering FIR(29.04.2020)
Delhi High Court has directed for initiating proceedings against police officers, under Section 4 of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Preven.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Proceedings Against Police Officers
SC Upholds Delhi HC Order Directing DMRC to Pay Arbitral Award to DAMEPL(05.05.2022)
Supreme Court has upheld a Delhi High Court order directing the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation to pay over Rs 4,600 crore of arbitral award together wit.....
Tags : Supreme Court , Rs 4,600 crore , arbitral award ,Airport Metro Express Private Limited
Supreme Court delivered a Split verdict on commercial release of Genetically Modified Mustard(23.07.2024)
The Hon’ble Supreme Court heard several PILs challenging the Central government’s decision to allow for commercial cultivation and release of Genetica.....
Tags : GM Mustard, Approval, National Policy
SC Awards US Citizen Rs 2cr Accident Compensation after 27 years of Legal Battle(09.10.2015)
SC has awarded a compensation of around Rs 1.17 crore along with interest of 6% to be paid by Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation whose bus had.....
Tags : SC ,Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation
Bombay High Court Asks 'Are Transfers Adequate for Erring Traffic Cops?'(03.08.2017)
Bombay High Court has asked senior traffic police officials to discuss and inform the court if transferring officers, who take bribes from motorists, .....
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Delhi HC: Use of Photographs from Social Media on Pornographic Website, Offence u/s 67 IT Act(22.04.2021)
Delhi High Court has held that photographs taken from Facebook and Instagram accounts uploaded on pornographic website without the consent of such per.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Use of Photographs from Social Media on Pornographic Website
Meghalaya HC: Victim's Sole Testimony if Found Reliable Can Be Used to Decide Case for Conviction(09.02.2023)
Meghalaya High Court has held that statement of victim girl in POSCO case has a telling effect with regard to the fate of the criminal case as the sol.....
Tags : Meghalaya High Court, POCSO, Sole Testimony, Conviction
All HC: Gov Can’t Take Possession of Land of Citizens Without Acquisition or Giving Any Compensation(17.05.2019)
Allahabad High Court has reprimanded the State Government for the "unsound" practice of taking possession of private land without an acquisition or gi.....
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P&H HC: ITC Under VAT Can be Availed on Evaporation Loss of Petrol and High Speed Diesel(17.03.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has ruled that the Input Tax Credit (ITC) under the Value Added Tax can be availed on the evaporation loss of petrol and.....
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Delhi HC: Temporary Official Appointed on Work Charge Basis Can’t Claim Seniority for Such Period(16.09.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that a temporary official, who is purely appointed on daily rated or work charge basis for specific period to do a specific .....
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P&H High Court Directs State to Pay Rs 589.2 Crore to State Warehousing Corporation For Pension(27.03.2017)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked Punjab Government to pay Rs 589.2 crore to State Warehousing Corporation that has failed to clear pension dues.....
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Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Bangalore: Delay in Furnishing Audit Reports is Mere Technical Breach(09.01.2020)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Bangalore has held that the delay in furnishing audit reports results only in the technical venial breach which does no.....
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Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for random checking of imported consignments of metal scrap with respect to radioactive contamination(15.11.2021)
In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy (2015-2020), the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby no.....
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JKL HC: No Punishment Can be Imposed on Minor Under POCSO for Providing False Information(28.12.2023)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that a perusal of Section 22(2) of the POCSO Act would reveal that if a false complaint has been made.....
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Atomic Energy (Amendment) Bill, 2015(07.12.2015)
A Bill, amending the Atomic Energy Act, 1962 has been introduced in the Lok Sabha. The Tags : Delhi High Court, Unconscious Possession of Firearms
Kerala HC Determines Scope and Ambit of Powers of Release of Goods in Confiscation Proceedings(30.11.2021)
Kerala High Court has determined the scope and ambit of the powers of the release of goods while the confiscation proceedings are going on under the C.....
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Testing of imported food products at FSSAI notified laboratories(10.03.2021)
1. Attention is invited to Instruction No. 01/2020 dated 12.02.2020 on the above-mentioned subject. Vide this Instruction, it was stated that vide not.....
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SC to WhatsApp: Widely Publicise That Users Aren't Bound to Accept 2021 Privacy Policy(02.02.2023)
Supreme Court Constitution Bench has directed WhatsApp to widely publicise its stand that WhatsApp users in India don’t have to accept its 2021 privac.....
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SC to Centre: Adhere to Rules in Weapons' Sale(17.08.2016)
SC has said sale of Non-Service Pattern (NSP) weapons by army to its officers should be done under "strict scrutiny and supervision" and in conformity.....
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Allahabad HC Extends Date for Compliance of Order for Removal of Anti-CAA Protestors Posters(18.03.2020)
Allahabad High Court has pushed the date for the compliance of its order for the immediate removal of anti-Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 protesters'.....
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Delhi High Court Issues Notice to Centre, EC on Plea for Mask Protocol in Poll Campaigns(09.04.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice to and sought replies from the Centre and the Election Commission on a plea for all poll-bound states - namely, Ker.....
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Bombay HC Orders State Government to Act Against Private Bus Operators(02.11.2015)
Bombay High Court has ordered State Government to take action against private luxury buses and vehicles ferrying passengers in the state thereby causi.....
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Delhi HC: Failure of Government to Reduce Air Pollution Amounts to "Genocide".(11.11.2016)
Delhi HC, while slamming Central & AAP Government over alarming rate of Air Pollution in National Capital, has said that, failure of Government to red.....
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Madras HC Refuses to Restore PIL Seeking Direction to Display Portraits of President, PM(03.05.2021)
Madras High Court has refused to restore a public interest litigation petition which had sought a direction to display the portraits of President Ram .....
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Orissa HC: Deposit of Amount in No-Lien/Escrow Account Will Not Constitute Actual Payment(11.03.2022)
Orissa High Court has ruled that deposit of amount in no-lien/escrow account will not constitute actual payment under Section 43-B of the Income Tax A.....
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Mad. HC: Child Needs Safe & Caring Environment While Growing up, Corporal Punishment Not a Solution(27.04.2024)
Madras High Court while hearing a plea for implementation of Guidelines for Elimination of Corporal Punishment in Schools, has observed that a child i.....
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LCI 271st Report: Proposes Setting Up Of National And Regional DNA Data Banks(28.07.2017)
Law Commission of India has submitted its 271st report titled “Human DNA Profiling – A Draft Bill for the Use and Regulation of DNA Based Technology” .....
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Punjab & Haryana High Court Directs Second Postmortem on Dead Body of Gangster Jaipal Singh Bhullar(22.06.2021)
Punjab & Haryana High Court has ordered a second post-mortem to examination to be conducted on the dead body of alleged gangster Jaipal Singh Bhullar,.....
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ITAT, Jaipur: FDRs Interest Made for Business Purposes Shall be Treated as Business Income(29.04.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Jaipur has ruled that the interest income received from the Fixed Deposit Receipt made for business purposes and for ge.....
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Applicability of SCOMET policy on Irregular Aluminium Powder- Clarification by DGFT(10.07.2024)
1. It has been brought to the notice that several field formations have sought clarification on the applicability of SCOMET on irregular Aluminium Pow.....
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Madras HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Appointment of Watchmen in 44,000 Temples Across State(11.11.2021)
Madras High Court has dismissed a petition seeking the appointment of watchmen on a uniform basis in all temples under the Hindu Religious & Charitabl.....
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SC Reiterates Circumstances to be Proved in Murder by Poison(09.11.2023)
Supreme Court while citing the landmark judgment of Sharad BirdhiChand Sarda v. State of Maharashtra (MANU/SC/0111/1984) has reiterated the 4 crucial .....
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Singapore Arbitration Panel: Future Retail Must Take Part in Arbitration Over Dispute with Amazon(22.10.2021)
Singapore Arbitration Panel has ruled that Future Retail must take part in arbitration over a commercial dispute with Amazon.com Inc, rejecting the In.....
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Bom HC: Unpublicized Tender Condition if Permitted to be Acted Upon Amounts to Denial of Opportunity(11.12.2023)
Bombay High Court has held that any tender condition not publicized and not made part of the tender document, if permitted to be acted upon at the tim.....
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Calcutta HC Orders CBI Probe into Irregularities in Non-Teaching Staff Appointments(23.11.2021)
Calcutta High Court has ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to conduct a preliminary inquiry into the alleged irregularities in the appo.....
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CESTAT: Service to Associate Co. Falls Under Export if Provider and Recipient Are Separate Persons(09.06.2022)
Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Ahmedabad bench has held that service provided to associate company falls under category of.....
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The equivalence of a qualification is not a matter that can be determined in exercise of power of judicial review(06.08.2024)
The Appellant, appeared in the written test on 10th October, 2009 and cleared the exam. The KPSC invited the Appellant vide letter dated 03rd October,.....
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Bombay High Court Notices State Over 'Police Complaint Authority' at State, District Level(18.04.2017)
Bombay High Court has asked State Government to file an affidavit with details of Police Complaint Authority that needs to be set up at State and Dist.....
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Health of Environment is Key to Preserve Right to Life Under Article 21: SC(01.04.2019)
Supreme Court has suspended Environmental Clearance granted for development of Greenfield international airport at Mopa in Goa and observed that healt.....
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Lok Sabha Passes Bill to Enhance Powers of Delhi Lieutenant Governor(23.03.2021)
Lok Sabha has passed the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2021 to enhance the powers of Lieutenant Governor of Delh.....
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SC Asks DMRC and DAMEPL to Appear Befor High Court for Execution of Arbitral Award(27.01.2022)
Supreme Court has asked the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and the Reliance Infrastructure’s subsidiary, Delhi Airport Metro Express Pvt Ltd (DAM.....
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Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Amendment Bill, 2024 Gets Cleared by Parliament(09.02.2024)
Parliament on 08.02.2024 passed the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Amendment Bill, 2024 which amends that Water (Prevention and Control o.....
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Shri Sushil Chandra takes over as the Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)(01.11.2016)
Shri Sushil Chandra, IRS (1980 Batch), today took over as the Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT). He succeeds Ms Rani A Nair who superannu.....
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Inclusion of "India Post Payments Bank Limited" in the Second Schedule of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934(03.07.2019)
We advise that the "India Post Payments Bank Limited" has been included in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 vide Notificatio.....
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Madras HC: Can't Claim Specific Post When Two Posts Are Same Cadre with Identical Pay Scale(07.03.2022)
Madras High Court has iterated that when two posts carry equivalent scale of pay and are treated as equal categories under the Rules, the petitioners .....
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Mad. HC: Appointing DCP as Executive Magistrate is violative of Constitution(14.03.2023)
Madras High Court has declared two Government Orders which gave Deputy Commissioners powers of Executive Magistrate while dealing with bonds for keepi.....
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Delhi Court Casts Distrust on Credibility of Police Witnesses, Grants Bail to One on Ground of Parity(30.03.2021)
Delhi Court has granted bail to one Amit Goswami in relation to the north east Delhi riots on the ground of parity while casting "serious doubt” on th.....
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Bom. HC Restrains State from Appointing Engineers Under EWS Quota Until Decision on SEBC Reservation(07.12.2022)
Bombay High Court has ordered Maharashtra Public Services Commission from issuing appointment letters for engineers under the reserved Economically We.....
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Telangana High Court Issues Notices on PIL Against Rules for Transportation of Cattle(17.02.2020)
Telangana High Court has issued notices on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging certain rules about the transportation of animals and livest.....
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Allahabad High Court Issues Notice on PUCL's Plea Seeking Establishment of Fast-Track Police Courts(14.12.2021)
Allahabad High Court has sought reply of the Uttar Pradesh Government, Union Government, and others on a plea filed by People's Union For Civil Libert.....
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SC Stays Madras HC Order Directing Deposit in CM's Public Relief Fund for Release of Vehicle(04.01.2022)
Supreme Court has stayed a Madras High Court order in so far as it directed deposit of a sum of Rs. 1 lakh, as non-refundable deposit, in the Chief Mi.....
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Delhi HC: Delhi Air Pollution Situation is Of An ‘Emergency Nature’(22.12.2015)
Delhi HC has rapped Delhi and Central Governments for failing to comply with its orders seeking information and action plans to tackle air pollution i.....
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Amendments in Para 2.79A of Handbook of Procedures for issue of export authorization for "Stock and Sale" of SCOMET items(17.01.2023)
In exercise of the powers conferred under Paragraph 1.03 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-20, the Director General of Foreign Trade, hereby makes ame.....
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Cal HC: All Unilateral Appointments Not Invalid Unless Appointed Arbitrator Falls Within Schedule 7(15.02.2023)
Calcutta High Court has held that all unilateral appointment of arbitrator are not invalid per se unless the arbitrator’s relationship falls within th.....
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GST Council: Composition Scheme Not Available to Manufacture of Ice-Cream, Pan Masala, Tobacco(20.06.2017)
Goods and Services Tax (GST) has decided to exclude manufacture of ice-cream, Pan Masala and Tobacco from the purview of Composition Levy Scheme under.....
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While construing a contract of insurance, it is not permissible for a Court to substitute the terms of the contract(24.04.2020)
The present appeals arise from a judgment of the National Commission which in first appeal upheld the judgment of the State Commission. The SCDRC held.....
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MoRTH Issues Draft Notification to Bring Amendments to Rules Automated Testing Station(28.03.2022)
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has issued a draft notification dated March 25, 2022 to bring certain amendments in the rules for Reco.....
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Sebi Exempts 3 PSBs From Takeover Code Obligations(30.09.2015)
Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has exempted Centre from discloser of takeover code obligations for its investment in Dena Bank, Bank of.....
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Delhi HC Directs Centre to Implement National Policy For Rare Diseases(21.08.2017)
Delhi High Court, in order to ensure aid to patients suffering from rare diseases, has asked Centre to take urgent steps to make National Policy for T.....
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NCLAT Chennai: Corporate IRP Can be Resume on Failure of Settlement Agreement(02.05.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Chennai has observed that Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process can be revive/resume in case of failure of .....
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Chhattisgarh HC: Married Daughter Eligible for Compassionate Appointments(03.12.2015)
Chhattisgarh High Court has observed that a married daughter is eligible to get government job of her deceased's father on compassionate grounds.
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A transfer would not be annulled, if the same is made in the ordinary course of business or in good faith and for valuable consideration(25.10.2017)
Present appeal is against the notice of the Official Liquidator and against the report of the One Man Committee constituted by this Court. It is only .....
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Delhi HC Allows PETA And FIAPO to Participate in Survey Conducted by Animal Welfare Board(20.08.2020)
Delhi High Court has allowed People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations to participat.....
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CBIC Issues Instructions to Regulate Export of Sugar Under OGL for 2021-22(02.06.2022)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has issued a circular in relation to regulations for the requirement of producing specific permission by t.....
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SC: Can’t Apply S.180 of IPC Against a Person for Refusing to Sign Statement Given to Police(05.07.2023)
Supreme Court has held that Section 180 of IPC gets attracted only if a statement is refused to be signed which a public servant is legally competent .....
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Cantonments (Regulation of the Procedure of Committee of Arbitration) Rules, 2016 – draft(28.12.2016)
The following draft of certain rules, which the Central Government proposes to make, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (i) of sub-section .....
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Del. HC: Employee not Responsible for Non-Deposit of Deducted Tax Amount to Government(08.01.2024)
Delhi High Court has held that once the employee has accepted the salary after deduction of Income Tax he has no further control over the tax to be pa.....
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Export of Red Sanders wood by Forest Environment and Climate Change Department, Government of Odisha(17.11.2022)
1.In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 read with Section 5 of the foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (No. 22 of 1992), as amen.....
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Supreme Court Notices Six States Over Vacancies in Police Force(17.04.2017)
Supreme Court took strong note of huge vacancy in police force in six states, including Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, and asked their Home Secretaries to e.....
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Court can Appoint Arbitrator Only After Resorting to Procedure in Arbitration Agreement: SC(01.04.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that High Court, while dealing with an application under Section 11(6) of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, seeking appoint.....
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Gujarat HC Notices Govt., Pokemon Go Developers(08.09.2016)
Gujarat HC has issued notices to State and Central Governments as well as the developer of location-based augmented reality game “Pokemon Go” on a Pub.....
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Allahabad HC Extends 12 Months Period for Disposal of Arbitral Proceedings(06.04.2020)
Allahabad High Court has extended the 12 months period stipulated under Section 29A of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996, for the Arbitral Trib.....
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Karnataka HC Dismisses Petition Filed by Rape Accused Seeking to Quash DNA Report(06.01.2022)
Karnataka High Court has dismissed a petition filed by a rape accused seeking to quash the DNA report which confirmed him to be the biological father .....
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SC Upholds Central Govt. Decision to Demonetize Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 Currency Notes(02.01.2023)
Supreme Court Constitution Bench has by 4:1 majority upheld Central Government’s decision in 2016 to demonetize the currency notes of Rs. 500 and Rs.1.....
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Calcutta HC: Daughter-In-Law Bound in Compassionate Appointment to Maintain Mother-In-Law(21.01.2022)
Calcutta High Court has observed in a case that the daughter-in-law is bound by the undertaking given while obtaining a compassionate appointment to m.....
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Allahabad HC: Police Can't Kill Accused Merely Because He is a Dreaded Criminal(16.12.2022)
Allahabad High Court while convicting 43 police personnel in connection with the 1991 Pilibhit Encounter case observed that the police officers can't .....
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Centre allows International Trade Settlements in Indian Rupees for Export Promotion Schemes(09.11.2022)
The Government of India has made suitable amendments in the Foreign Trade Policy and Handbook of Procedures to allow for International Trade Settlemen.....
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P&H HC Quashes Income Tax Order as No Opportunity of Hearing Afforded to Assessee(06.01.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has quashed the Income Tax Order as no opportunity of hearing afforded to assessee. The Court has allowed the petition .....
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Bombay High Court Slams Civic Body Over Construction Approval Amid Water Crisis(14.03.2017)
Bombay High Court has warned Pune Municipal Corporation that it will not be allowed to grant permission for construction of new buildings if it fails .....
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P&H HC Asks for Details on FIRs Registered Against Serving Police Officers(30.10.2020)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked for details of the First Information Reports registered against the serving police officers of all ranks in th.....
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Termination of Anti-dumping investigation on the imports of "Self-adhesive Polyvinyl Chloride Film" originating in or exported from China PR(03.08.2021)
A. Introduction
1. Having regard to the Customs Tariff Act 1975 as amended from time to time (hereinafter referred as the Act) and the Custom.....
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Lending and Deposit Rates of Scheduled Commercial Banks - September 2023(28.09.2023)
Data on lending and deposit rates of scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) (excluding regional rural banks and small finance banks) for the month of Septe.....
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SC to States: Devise Plan to Curb Crashes(29.08.2016)
Supreme Court has asked the Road Transport Ministry to hold a meeting with State Governments and come out with a concrete action plan to reduce road c.....
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Karnataka HC Rejects Plea Seeking Direction to State/Union Govt to Transport Migrant Labourers(22.04.2020)
Karnataka High Court has rejected a Petition filed by an agriculturist seeking directions to the State Government to screen the migrant labourers who .....
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Orissa HC Dismisses Plea on Extension of Compassionate Appointment Benefits to Married Daughter(10.06.2021)
Orissa High Court has dismissed a petition filed by the married daughter of a deceased government employee seeking extension of compassionate appointm.....
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SC Refuses Interim Relief on Pleas Seeking Stay on LIC IPO Share Allotment(12.05.2022)
Supreme Court has refused to grant stay in a batch of petitions contesting the decision of the Central government to sell five percent of its sharehol.....
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GST collections and other relevant data will henceforth be available on the GST Portal(01.08.2024)
The monthly data regarding the Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections (gross and net) and IGST settlement state wise for the month of July, 2024 has.....
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NGT Notices Haryana Govt, CPCB, HSPCB Over Noise Pollution Plea By Resident(21.02.2017)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notice to Environment Ministry of Haryana Government, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and Haryana Stat.....
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Tripura High Court: Courts have no Jurisdiction to Interfere with Policy Decisions(26.11.2019)
Tripura High Court has reiterated that Courts do not have the jurisdiction to interfere in policy decisions of the Government. The Court ruled that th.....
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Delhi High Court Stays Sessions Court's Bail Order Castigating Police Investigation(15.11.2021)
Delhi High Court has stayed an order passed by a Sessions Court in bail proceedings, wherein it had pulled up an Investigating Officer of the Delhi Po.....
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Bombay HC Quashes FIR Against Raj Thackeray For Disobeying Public Servant In 2010(10.11.2023)
Bombay High Court has quashed the FIR and criminal proceedings against Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray alleging disobeying an ord.....
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Reporting of Bank Guarantee on behalf of service importers discontinued(07.07.2016)
The Reserve Bank of India announced the discontinuation of submission of reports on guarantees issued by banks in favour of non-residents service prov.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Challenging Proposed Change in Land Use of Plot for Residence of Prime Minister(23.11.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed a writ petition which challenged the proposal to change the land use of Plot 1 in the Central Vista area from recreational.....
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Tenancy is permissive, tenant cannot claim adverse possession(03.01.2024)
The Plaintiff is in appeal assailing the correctness of the judgment passed by the Allahabad High Court allowing Second Appeal whereby, both the judgm.....
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Kerala HC Expresses Concern Over RO’s Different Parameters for Assembly Polls(23.03.2021)
Kerala High Court has expressed concern over adoption of different parameters by returning officers (ROs) for the Assembly polls in different constitu.....
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SC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking Directions to ECI to Not Permit Political Parties(25.01.2022)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Union of India and Election Commission of India in a plea filed seeking directions to the ECI to not permit pol.....
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Mad HC: Lawyers Enlisted by Banks Don’t Hold Civil Post; Not Entitled to Reservation Under Art. 16(06.02.2024)
Madras High Court has held that the lawyers who are empanelled by the banks to represent them in cases do not hold a civil post and thus, the law of r.....
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Meghalaya HC: Can't Equate Act of Mutual Love Between Young Boyfriend-Girlfriend to Sexual Assault(31.10.2022)
Meghalaya High Court while quashing POCSO charges against a minor's partner has held that the term 'sexual assault' as per POCSO Act can’t be attribut.....
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Ministry of Corporate Affairs Relaxes Additional Fee Payable on Forms AOC-4 and AOC-4 XBRL(30.10.2015)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs has decided to relax additional fee payable on forms AOC-4 and AOC-4 XBRL under Companies Act, 2013, upto 30th November,.....
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NGT Seeks UPPCB’s Report on Steps Taken to Combat Air Pollution(11.11.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) to file a status report on steps taken to combat air pollutio.....
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NGT Seeks Centre's Reply on Plea Alleging that Waste Treatment Plant is Polluting NCR's Groundwater(23.09.2015)
NGT has sought Ministry of Environment and Forests , Delhi and Haryana Govt.(s), Central Pollution Control Board and others’ response on a plea seekin.....
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Extension of time for filing exporter's/ importer's/ user's questionnaire response in the anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of "Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride(07.05.2019)
1. With respect to the above mentioned subject investigation, requests have been received from producers/exporters/importers/users for granting of ext.....
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Andhra Pradesh High Court: Executed Power Contracts Cannot be Renegotiated(16.03.2022)
Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that executed power contracts cannot be renegotiated and asked the state to clear dues estimated at Rs 30,000 Crore.....
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All HC: Municipal Corp. to Ensure Availability of Clean Drinking Water to Residents of Lucknow(06.05.2024)
Allahabad High Court while addressing the issue of non-availability of clean drinking water in several areas of Lucknow, has directed the Lucknow Muni.....
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Registered Recyclers on the E-Waste EPR Portal Under E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022(16.04.2024)
MoEF&CC has notified E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022, vide notification No. GSR 801(E) dated November 02, 2022. The rules are effective from April 01.....
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Orissa HC Directs DM to Submit Report on Conditions of Jails(15.03.2021)
Orissa High Court has directed the District Magistrates of various districts to make a surprise visit to the jails within their jurisdiction and submi.....
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SC to Courts/Tribunals: Mandatorily Deposit Amounts Deposited by Parties With Registry in Bank(01.02.2023)
Supreme Court has directed all Courts and Tribunals to frame guidelines in cases where amounts are deposited with office/registry of court/tribunal, t.....
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SC Rejects Plea for Release of Illegal Rohingya Refugees Detained in Jammu(09.04.2021)
Supreme Court has rejected a plea for the release of illegal Rohingya Muslims who have been detained in Jammu, and has said that the Union Government .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Deportation of Rohingya Refugees Detained in Jammu
Allahabad HC to SEC: Notify ULB Polls Without OBC Quota(28.12.2022)
Allahabad High Court while observing that State Government doesn't fulfill the Triple Test Formality, has directed State Election Commission (SEC) to .....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, State Election Commission, ULB Polls, Triple Test
Madras HC: Revenue Divisional Officer Not Empowered to Order Recovery of Possession(12.12.2022)
Madras High Court has held that the Revenue Divisional Officer, which is a rent authority, does not have powers to order for recovery of possession as.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Possession, Revenue Divisional Officer
SEBI Issues Framework for Stock Exchanges & Clearing Corporations at IFSCs(29.11.2016)
Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has issued a new framework for functioning of Stock Exchanges and Clearing Corporations that are setting.....
Tags : SEBI, Stock Exchanges, Clearing Corporations, IFSCs
Frame Policy for Rare Disease: Delhi HC to Centre(11.02.2019)
Delhi High Court has told Centre and State Government to swiftly roll out a comprehensive rare disease treatment policy and also grilled Union health .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Policy for Rare Disease
SC: Entire Waiver of Pre-Deposit for Filing Before DRAT is Impermissible(17.02.2021)
Supreme Court observed that entire waiver of pre-deposit for filing appeal before Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal under Section 21 of the Recovery of.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Waiver of Pre-Deposit
Gujarat HC Upholds Amendment To Medical PG Eligibility Criteria(21.10.2022)
Gujarat High Court has observed that the notification amending the eligibility criteria for participating in the admission process of various postgrad.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, postgraduate, valid
Supreme Court: Directions to Police and Probe Agencies to Strictly Follow Guidelines on Arrest(22.03.2024)
Supreme Court has directed the police forces and agencies in all States and Union Territories endowed with the power of arrest and custody to strictly.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Police Forces, Guidelines on Arrest
Participation of Portfolio Managers in Commodity Derivatives Market in India(22.05.2019)
1. In order to promote institutional participation in the Exchange Traded Commodity Derivatives, SEBI has permitted Category III Alternative Investmen.....
Tags : Participation, Portfolio Managers, Derivatives Market
Delhi HC: Private Doctors Submitting Sketchy Medical Reports Guilty of Fabricating False Evidence(06.04.2021)
Delhi High Court has observed that any sketchy, wishy-washy medical documents from any random private doctor having ambiguous and incomplete documenta.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Sketchy Medical Reports
AP HC Stays State’s Decision to Prohibit Holding of Public Meetings on Roads(16.01.2023)
Andhra Pradesh High Court has stayed the operation of an order passed by the state government prohibiting the conducting of the public meetings on pub.....
Tags : Andhra Pradesh High Court, Public Meetings, Roads, Police Act
Mad. HC: Supporting Driver Before MACT Doesn’t Preclude Transport Corp. from Initiating Disc. Proc.(03.04.2024)
Madras High Court has held that if State Express Transport Corporation management has taken a stand for the driver before the Motor Accident Claims Tr.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Transport Corporation, Disciplinary Proceedings
Highlights of Telecom Subscription Data on 31 July, 2015(30.09.2015)
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India released subscription data for the period ending 31 July, 2015. The total number of telephone subscribers contin.....
Tags : Trai, telecom report, july, 2015
SC: Insurance Policy to be Effective from the Date of Issuance(08.01.2024)
Supreme Court while observing that the date of proposal cannot be treated as the date of policy unless there is an initial deposit, has held that the .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Insurance Policy, Date of Issuance
Power Ministry Calls for Public Comments on Proposed Amendments to Electricity Act(20.04.2020)
Ministry of Power has published a draft of Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2020 for comments on its website with various provisions that will pave way f.....
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SC Seeks Azim Premji's Response to Settlement Proposal of NGO India Awake For Transparency(12.01.2022)
Supreme Court has suggested a settlement be reached between Azim Premji and the NGO India Awake Transparency which is facing contempt proceedings for .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Settlement Proposal, Azim Premji, NGO India Awake For Transparency
Bom HC: Merely Touching Penis to Private Part of Child Doesn’t Constitute Penetrative Sexual Assault(05.02.2024)
Bombay High Court while reducing the sentence of the convicts held that the mere touching of the child’s vagina with accused’s penis would not constit.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Penetrative Sexual Assault, Sections 4 & 6 of POCSO Act
SC: Suit For Title Without Seeking Recovery of Possession Not Main. When Plaintiff Not in Possession(16.02.2024)
Supreme Court has reiterated that a suit that has been filed for declaration of title and the recovery of possession has not been sought is not mainta.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Recovery of Possession, Declaration of Title
Supreme Court: Political Parties Must Justify Fielding of Candidate with Criminal Background(03.02.2020)
Supreme Court has made it mandatory for political parties to reveal the reason behind fielding a candidate with a criminal background. The Court has d.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Political Parties, Candidates with Criminal Background
Del HC: Can’t Deny Appln for Passport Renewal Merely on Apprehension of Misuse of Earlier Passport(21.07.2023)
Delhi High Court while observing that denial of passport has the effect of seriously impeding the rights of a citizen, has held that application for p.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Passport Renewal, Misuse
Allahabad HC: Department Cannot Change Stand Once Goods Are Verified in Report(01.05.2025)
Allahabad HC has observed that once on the verification report i.e. MOV-04, the items are fed by the officer concerned, after due verification, the au.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Verification Report, Department
Madras HC Orders Appointment of Priests in Temples Subject to Case Where Only Trustees Entitled(21.10.2021)
Madras High Court has ordered that appointment of priests in temples managed by Fit Persons (interim administrators appointed by the Hindu Religious a.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Appointment of Priests in Temples
Uttarakhand HC Vacates Stay on Cutting of Trees for Construction of Sahastradhara Road(19.09.2022)
Uttarakhand High Court while allowing proposed cutting of 2057 trees for road-widening project in the Sahastradhara passage leading to Mussoorie, has .....
Tags : Uttarakhand High Court, Trees, Policy Decision
Supreme Court Takes Suo Moto Action on 'Remediation of Polluted Rivers'(14.01.2021)
Supreme Court has taken suo moto cognizance on the issue of "remediation of polluted rivers". The Court has observed that one of the major causes of w.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Remediation of Polluted Rivers
Supreme Court Gives RBI One Week to Reply on Bad Loans Report(18.07.2017)
Supreme Court has granted one week’s time to Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to respond to a report of a committee appointed to deal with bad loans with b.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Bad Loans Report
SC Seeks Action Plan on Disposal of Bio-Medical Waste by Delhi Private Hospitals(24.07.2020)
Supreme Court has expressed concerns over indiscriminate dumping of bio-medical waste by some private hospitals, near open forests areas in Delhi, esp.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Disposal of Bio-Medical Waste
Patna High Court Summons Traffic SP in Matter of Seized Vehicles from Police Stations(27.04.2022)
Patna High Court has summoned the Superintendent of Traffic Police, Patna in the subject of removal of roadblocks including seized vehicles at Gandhi .....
Tags : Patna High Court, Superintendent of Traffic Police, roadblocks, seized vehicles, Gandhi Maidan Police Station
Expert Committee on Climate Finance submits First Report on Transition Finance to IFSCA(02.07.2024)
The Expert Committee on Climate Finance submitted its first report on Transition Finance to the Chairperson, International Financial Services Centres .....
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Supreme Court Asks Centre to Frame Policy For Rehabilitation of Cured Mental Inmates(22.02.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Centre to frame a policy on rehabilitation of mental asylum inmates considered to be cured.
Tags : Supreme Court, mental asylum, policy
Supreme Court: Municipal Commissioners can be Prosecuted under Water Pollution Law(29.11.2019)
Supreme Court has ruled that municipal commissioners and chief officers can also be prosecuted under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) A.....
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Amendment in Para 4.42(3) of Foreign Trade Policy 2015-20(08.11.2021)
In exercise of powers conferred by Section 5 of FT(D&R) Act, 1992, read with Paragraph 1.02 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-20, as amended from time.....
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Ker. Court Awards Death Sentence to Convict for Rape-Murder of 5 Year Old Within 109 Days of Offence(16.11.2023)
Kerala Court has awarded death sentence to a 28 year old man for the brutal rape and murder of a 5 year old girl. The POCSO Court has passed the sente.....
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CSR expenditure during 2014-2015(03.05.2016)
The Minister of Corporate Affairs released figures on expenditure towards Corporate Social Responsibility activities between 2014 and 2015. A grand to.....
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CRIMINAL - Madras HC Orders Rs. 25 Lakh Compensation for Pollachi Survivor(18.03.2019)
Madras High Court has ordered state government to give an interim compensation of Rs. 25 lakh to survivor of Pollachi rape case for revealing her iden.....
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CESTAT, Chennai: No Service Tax Leviable on Goods Component of Composite Works Contract(19.11.2021)
Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Chennai has held that no service tax is leviable on goods component of composite works c.....
Tags : Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Service Tax Leviable on Goods Component of Composite Works Contract
SC: Can’t Deny Appointment if Candidate was Acquitted in the Case Tried for Offence Under 498A IPC(05.12.2022)
Supreme Court has directed appointment of a candidate whose candidature was rejected on the ground that he was tried for the offence under Section 498.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Appointment, 498A
Delhi HC Issues Directions for Expeditious Disposal of Cases in Consumer Forums(10.11.2022)
Delhi High Court while taking notice of large pendency and lack of a uniform method for prioritization of cases in the district consumer forums has is.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Consumer Forums, Disposal
Bombay High Court Criticizes Goa Police for Posing with Mother Accused of Abandoning her New-Born(11.09.2019)
Bombay High Court has heavily criticized some of the police officials of the Goa Police for posing in front of the media with a mother arrested for al.....
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Delhi HC Dismisses Plea by ITBP Personnel Seeking Redeployment in Afghanistan(09.08.2021)
Delhi High Court has dismissed petitions filed by 30 Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel seeking redeployment in Afghanistan, which is now und.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Indo Tibetan Border Police Personnel
Kar. HC: Criminal Trespass Complaint Can't be Made if Property is Not in Possession of Complainant(13.07.2022)
Karnataka High Court has held that a complaint of criminal trespass cannot be made if the property on which the accused is alleged to have trespassed .....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Criminal Trespass, Possession
Reserve Bank of India Releases December Issue of the Financial Stability Report(31.12.2024)
Reserve Bank of India has released the December issue of Financial Stability Report (FSR) reflecting on the collective assessment of the Sub-Committee.....
Tags : RBI, Financial Stability Report, Collective Assessment
Gujarat HC Orders Closure of Illegal Foundries in Manek Chowk(21.01.2016)
Gujarat HC has directed Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) to shut down around 1,800 units involved in manufacturing ornaments without licence in M.....
Tags : Gujarat HC , Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation
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.
MCA Notifies Companies (Compromises, Arrangements and Amalgamations) Amendment Rules, 2021(03.02.2021)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has notified the Companies (Compromises, Arrangements and Amalgamations) Amendment Rules, 2021 so as to enable the.....
Tags : Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Companies (Compromises, Arrangements and Amalgamations) Amendment Rules, 2021
SC: Ballistic Report Forwarded Under the Seal is Admissible in Evidence(07.11.2022)
Supreme Court has held that a Ballistic Report forwarded by Director/Deputy Director/Assistant Director of a lab under the seal can be said to be in c.....
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Delhi HC: Repeatedly Infidelity Accusations Against Spouse Constitute Cruelty(13.10.2025)
Delhi High Court observed that repeatedly accusing a spouse of infidelity without evidence, damaging their reputation, and causing harassment constitu.....
Tags : Spouse, Cruelty, Harassment
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.....
Tags : Delhi HC, AAP Government, South Delhi Municipal Corporation
Karnataka HC Expresses Concern Over Shortage of Women in Police Force(06.02.2017)
Karnataka High Court, while observing that number of women in State Police Force is not enough to deal with crimes against women, who constitute about.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Women, Police Force
ITAT: No Tax Applicable on India-Singapore Tax Treaty(08.12.2020)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has held that no tax applicable on the shipping income of foreign vessels under the India-Singapore Tax Treaty.
Tags : Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, India-Singapore Tax Treaty
Del HC: FSSAI Must Ensure Speedy Inspection of Imported Food Articles for Home Consumption Release(03.10.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that the authorities of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) have an obligation to ensure that all imported .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, FSSAI, Imported Food Articles
SC: Serious Difficulties Regarding Application of POCSO to Cases of Relationship Among Young Adults(08.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held that it has faced certain difficulties while considering the applicability of Protection Of Children From Sexual Offences, 2012.....
Tags : Supreme Court, POCSO, Child
Implementation of Yellow Peas Import Monitoring System(13.12.2023)
In exercise of powers conferred under Paragraph 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2023, as amended from time to time, and in reference t.....
Tags : Implementation, Yellow Peas, Import
Delhi HC Directs RBI to Reconsider Jindal Steel and Power Ltd Application(07.12.2020)
Delhi High Court has remanded to the Reserve Bank of India, an application by Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) to transmit $300 million to its wholly.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Reserve Bank of India, Jindal Steel and Power Ltd
SC Dismisses Father's Plea For Handing Over Son's Body Who Was Killed in Hyderpora Encounter(12.09.2022)
Supreme Court while observing that Amir Magrey, who was killed in hyderpora encounter in J&K was given a decent burial by State authorities including .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Hyderpora Encounter, Burial
Patna HC Slams Bihar Police for Demolishing a Woman's House(05.12.2022)
Patna High Court while slamming Bihar Police for demolishing a woman's house allegedly at the instance of a land mafia, expressed its anguish over the.....
Tags : Patna High Court, Demolish, Police
Delhi HC to Tata Power: Provide Electricity Connections to Pakistani Hindu Migrants Within 1 Month(11.11.2022)
Delhi High Court has directed Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL) to provide electricity connections to Pakistani Hindu migrants, who are re.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Tata Power, Electricity
All. HC: Govt Bound by Apostille Documents Issued by Countries Signatory to the Apostille Convention(19.01.2024)
Allahabad High Court while observing that Union Government is bound by the Convention of Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Apostille Documents, Apostille Convention
SC to CBI: File Vyapam Forensic Report in 6 Weeks(30.08.2016)
SC has directed Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to file a forensic report regarding electronic evidences being examined by Central Forensic Scie.....
Tags : SC , Central Bureau of Investigation , Vyapam Forensic Report
Supreme Court: Trial Court Can Add or Alter Charges at Any Time, Even After Reserving Judgment(22.01.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that a Trial Court can exercise its powers of altering or adding charges under Section 216 of the Code of Criminal Procedur.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Power to Alter, Add Charges
NGT Orders Dissolution of Special Task Force on Industrial Pollution(01.02.2021)
National Green Tribunal has ordered to dissolve the Special Task Force monitoring environmental pollution caused by discharge of effluents by the tie .....
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Unless the charges upon the assessee are specific, penalty under Section 271(1)(c) of IT Act is not leviable(18.10.2022)
Present appeal by the assessee is directed against the order of the Learned Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals), pertaining to Assessment Year 2015-1.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Legality
SC Takes Exception at Arguments against Haryana's New Panchayat Election Law(08.10.2015)
Supreme Court has taken exception to argument that those who have defaulted in paying electric bills should not be barred from contesting panchayat po.....
Tags : Supreme Court ,Harayan, Panchayat poll
#Selection & Appointment: SC Says 'Procedure Prescribed by Executive Valid If It Not in Conflict'(02.08.2017)
Supreme Court has held that in matter of selection and appointment, instructions pertaining to procedure of selection can be provided by Executive as .....
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Supreme Court: Post Age-Relaxation Benefit, Candidates Cannot Shift to General Seats(05.07.2019)
Supreme Court has noted that a reserved category candidate cannot seek accommodation in or migration to general seat, after availing of the age relaxa.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Post Age-Relaxation Benefit,
Bom. HC: No Police Mock Drills While Depicting Members of Particular Community as Terrorists(07.02.2023)
Bombay High Court while hearing a PIL seeks guidelines for police mock drills has directed that no mock drills be conducted depicting persons of a par.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Police Drills, Community, Terrorist
Del. HC Directs Dept. to Remove Demands From ITBA Portal as it Fails to Comply with ITAT's Order(19.04.2024)
Delhi HC has directed the Income-tax Department to remove the demands & penalty imposed upon the Assessee from ITBA portal, refund the amount lying wi.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Income-tax Department, ITBA Portal
SC: Debts Recovery Tribunal Has No Power to Condone Delay in Filing Review Application(27.01.2020)
Supreme Court has held that the Debts Recovery Tribunal has no power to condone the delay in filing application for review under the Recovery of Debts.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Debt Recovery Tribunal's Power to Condone Delay, Review Application
Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Whatsapp’s Privacy Policy(04.02.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice on a plea against Whatsapp’s new privacy policy and has sought responses of the Centre and WhatsApp on the petition.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Whatsapp’s Privacy Policy
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting approves Comprehensive “Digital Advertisement Policy, 2023”(10.11.2023)
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has approved a path breaking "Digital Advertisement Policy, 2023 to enable and empower the Central Bureau.....
Tags : Advertisement Policy, Digital Media, Approval
SC Refuses to Entertain PC George MLA's Plea to Postpone Kerala Local Body Polls(08.12.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a petition filed by Kerala Member of Legislative Assembly, PC George seeking the postponement of local body pol.....
Tags : Supreme Court, PC George, Postponing of Kerala Local Body Polls
Cal. HC: State Can't Claim Title to Land Belonging to Citizens by Using Adverse Possession Doctrine(03.10.2022)
Calcutta High Court has observed that the State, professing to be a welfare state, cannot claim to have perfected its title over a piece of land by in.....
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Non recovery of weapon is not ground for not framing charges under Section 397 Of IPC(08.11.2021)
Present petition is directed against the order passed by the learned District and Sessions Judge, arising out of FIR, registered at Police Station for.....
Tags : Weapon, Non-recovery, Charges, framing of
Formulation of an Adjudicatory Board for Major Ports notified(19.01.2023)
The Major Port Authorities Act, 2021 came into force on 03.11.2021. Section 54 of the Act envisages constitution of an Adjudicatory Board which is to .....
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Gauhati HC to State: Why POCSO Act Added in Child Marriage Act?(15.02.2023)
Gauhati High Court while granting anticipatory bail to certain accused in different matters booked under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006, .....
Tags : Gauhati High Court, Anticipatory Bail, Child Marriage, POCSO
Rule 9 (1) (e) of Valuation Rules cannot be automatically applied to every import which has surface features of a turnkey contract(27.04.2020)
The dispute in present appeal relates to valuation under the Customs Act, 1962 of import of certain items made by the Respondent Steel Authority of In.....
Tags : Post importation, Duty, Levy
Rajasthan HC: Second Wife’s Child of a Deceased Employee Eligible for Compassionate Appointment(21.11.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has held that a child who was born from second wife of deceased employee is eligible for compassionate appointment and observed t.....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Compassionate Appointment, Second Wife
#GST Rollout: Govt Amends Provisions relating to Composition Levy under CGST & UTGST Act(29.06.2017)
Central Government has notified that manufactures of ice-cream, pan masala and tobacco cannot opt for composition levy under Central Good and Services.....
Tags : Central Government, GST, Composition Levy
Telangana HC Seeks Response in Suo Moto Case for Use of Police Excesses During COVID Lockdown(09.04.2020)
Telangana High Court has sought the Advocate General's response in a suo moto hearing about the use of police excesses against people violating lockdo.....
Tags : Telangana High Court, Use of Police Excesses
NHRC Issues Show Cause Notice to Commissioner of Delhi Police Against Illegal Arrest(07.01.2022)
National Human Rights Commission has issued a notice to the Commissioner of Police, Delhi, as to why compensation of Rs. 1,00,000/- should not be give.....
Tags : National Human Rights Commission, Commissioner of Delhi Police, Abuse of Power
Delhi High Court: Can’t Set Aside Stipulation of Higher Merit Because it Restricts Talent Pool(24.01.2024)
Delhi High Court has held that stipulation of a higher merit for a post in an educational institution cannot be set aside on the ground that it restri.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Stipulation, Higher Merit, Talent Pool
NGT Directs Aviation Ministry to Provide Information on Flights at IGI Airport(18.07.2016)
National Green Tribunal has directed the Civil Aviation Ministry and aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation to provide data on domes.....
Tags : NGT, IGI Airport, Aviation Ministry
SC Grants Interim Relief Against Displacement to Govt. Teacher Appointments(16.10.2020)
Supreme Court has allowed by way of interim reprieve to teachers in a scheduled District in Jharkhand to continue in service and not be displaced by t.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Displacement to Govt. Teacher Appointments
Kerala HC Grants Bail to Actor Sreejith Ravi in POCSO Case(15.07.2022)
Kerala High Court has granted bail to Malayalam actor Sreejith Ravi in a POCSO case registered against him for allegedly exhibiting nudity in front of.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, POCSO, Bail
NCLAT Grants Partial Relief to Whatsapp by Staying Ban on its Data-Sharing Policy(27.01.2025)
NCLAT New Delhi bench has granted relief to Whatsapp by staying an order passed by Competition Commission of India banning Whatsapp from sharing user .....
Tags : NCLAT New Delhi, Data-Sharing Policy, Whatsapp
NCLAT: If No Lease Deed is Shown by 3rd Party, Machinery Hypothecated by CD Remains Its Asset(18.02.2025)
NCLAT New Delhi bench has held that if no lease deed is shown under which third party is claiming to be the owner of the machinery hypothecated by Cor.....
Tags : NCLAT New Delhi, Corporate Debtor, Lease Deed
Delhi HC Dismisses Law Student's Plea Seeking Compensation in Wake of Delhi's Air Pollution(06.09.2022)
Delhi High Court while dismissing plea filed by law student seeking compensation of Rs. 15 lakhs for the damages suffered to his health due to the cau.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Pollution, Law Student
SC Issues Directions to Punjab, Haryana, and Delhi in Delhi NCR Pollution Case(14.12.2023)
Supreme Court while hearing a batch of pleas regarding deteriorating air quality in Delhi NCR, has issued directions to the States of Punjab, Haryana,.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Delhi NCR, Pollution, Stubble Burning
CIC to School Boards: Record Corporal Punishment Data, Take Action(27.07.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has said that all school education boards must take note of cases of corporal punishment in their schools, form a.....
Tags : Central Information Commission , Corporal Punishment
SC Directs Political Parties to Publish Criminal Antecedents of Candidates in LS & Assembly Polls(13.02.2020)
Supreme Court has directed that all political parties have to publish the details of criminal antecedents of their candidates in the Lok Sabha and Ass.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Political Parties, Candidates with Criminal Background
SC Refuses PIL Seeking Restraint on Political Parties from Raising Slogan During Polls(10.03.2021)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation seeking to restrain political parties, more particularly Bharatiya Janta Party, fr.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Raising Slogan During Polls
TDSAT Stays TRAI Order on Allowing Subscribers to Port Out of Network from Service Provider(28.12.2021)
Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) has stayed the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) orders which allowed subscrib.....
Tags : Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal, Allowing Subscribers to Port Out of Network
Initial burden of proof lies on the Department to show Assessee’s intention to evade tax, when the error in the documents is only typographical error(19.02.2024)
Present is a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1950 wherein the writ Petitioner is aggrieved by the order passed in appeal and .....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Legality
Supreme Court Rejects Karnataka Government's Review Plea in Jayalalithaa DA Case(06.04.2017)
SC has refused to review its verdict in Jayalalithaa disproportionate assets case and rejected Karnataka government's plea asking the court to re-exam.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Jayalalithaa disproportionate assets case, Karnataka government
Calcutta High Court Sets Aside Deportation of Rohingya Couple to Uphold Spirit of Humanity(26.12.2019)
Calcutta High Court has stayed the deportation of a Rohingya couple who had illegally entered India back in 2017 and was about to be deported back by .....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Deportation
Bombay HC Denies Pre-Arrest Bail to Raj Kundra, Sherlyn Chopra, Poonam Pandey in Porn Videos Case(26.11.2021)
Bombay High Court has rejected the anticipatory bail applications of six people including Raj Kundra, Sherlyn Chopra, and Poonam Pandey in a 2020 porn.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Porn Videos Case
Onus for submitting bona fide documents to the department is on a candidate and any misrepresentation or concealment of facts tantamount to forgery(09.11.2022)
The applicant was initially engaged as casual Khallasi under the Railway. On the basis of a Circular dated 28th February, 2001 issued by the Railway d.....
Tags : Misrepresentation, Appointment, Eligibility
CRIMINAL - Delhi HC Upholds Order Against Former Delhi police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar(22.03.2019)
Delhi High Court has ordered a special cell of Delhi Police to register FIRs against former Delhi Police commissioner Neeraj Kumar and former assistan.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Delhi police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar
Allahabad HC Imposes Cost on State for Delaying Payment of Post-Death Dues of Employee(24.01.2020)
Allahabad High Court has imposed costs on State authorities for delaying the payment of post-death dues of an employee, for over 24 years.
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Cost on State for Delaying Payment of Post- Death Dues
Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea Alleging Misreporting on Farmers' Protests on Republic Day(01.02.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice to and sought replies from AajTak, the Press Council of India and the Centre, on a petition filed by former MP Sukh.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Misreporting on Farmers' Protests
SC to Centre: Come Up With a Policy After Looking into States' Policies(04.11.2022)
Supreme Court while adjourning a PIL seeking establishment of community kitchens has asked the Centre to look into the policies being implemented by t.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Community Kitchen, Policy
Kerala HC: Spouse’s Ill Treatment of Children is Cruelty under Section 10(1) Divorce Act(08.10.2025)
Kerala High Court held that ill-treatment of children by a spouse amounts to mental cruelty towards the other spouse and qualifies as valid grounds fo.....
Tags : Spouse, Cruelty, Divorce Act
Mad. HC Restrains Media from Revealing Identity of Sexual Violence Victims & Publishing Depositions(05.09.2022)
Madras High Court has restrained print and electronic media from publishing details of the victims, their family members, and the witnesses or any mat.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Identity, deposition, Sexual Violence
Power of Arbitral Tribunal to pass appropriate orders of interim measures is not eclipsed simply on account of any application being filed under Section 13 of Arbitration Act(14.08.2023)
Present application has been filed seeking setting aside of the order and restoration of appeal.It is submitted that during the pendency of the applic.....
Tags : Arbitral Tribunal, Powers, Interim Measures
Delhi HC Issues Notice in Vaccination Centre’s Plea Challenging Withdrawal from COWIN Portal(31.05.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice in a plea filed by Sant Soham Hospital being aggrieved from the withdrawal of its status as a government authorized.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Withdrawal of Vaccination Centre from COWIN Portal
SC: Court Always Believes in Forgiveness(25.04.2023)
Supreme Court while closing contempt proceedings against Lalit Modi after he tenders an unconditional apology, has observed that Court always believes.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Contempt Proceedings, Unconditional Apology, Lalit Modi
Delhi HC Reserves Judgment over Virbhadra Singh in Disproportionate Assets Case(16.12.2016)
Delhi High Court has reserved its verdict on plea of Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh and his wife Pratibha Singh, seeking quashing of .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Virbhadra Singh, disproportionate assets
CESTAT: No Vivisection in Service and Material Components of Contract is Composite Works Contract(16.01.2020)
Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal Hyderabad has held that where a contract cannot be vivisection between service component and mater.....
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Madras HC Sets Aside Appointment of Asst Professor in Department of Architecture(16.02.2022)
Madras High Court has directed the National Institute of Technology (Tiruchirapalli) to issue a fresh call for filling the vacancies, pointing towards.....
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SC: Election Comm’r to be Appointed on Advice of Committee Consisting of PM, Opposition Leader & CJI(02.03.2023)
Supreme Court Constitution Bench has held that Election Commissioners will be appointed by President on advice of a Committee consisting of Prime Mini.....
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SC Sets Aside HC Direction Allowing SIT Probe in TRS MLAs Poaching Case(24.11.2022)
Supreme Court has quashed the directions passed by the Telangana High Court which allowed Telangana Police Special Investigation Team to proceed with .....
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Bombay HC: Conviction in Non-Compoundable Case Can't Be Set Aside by HC(07.01.2021)
Bombay High Court has held that the High Court while exercising the inherent powers under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 cannot s.....
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Karnataka HC: Section 171H IPC Can’t be Invoked for Merely Displaying Flags & Symbols(30.11.2021)
Karnataka High Court has quashed criminal proceedings initiated against three persons associated with the Indian National Congress party, stating that.....
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Bom. HC: State Can’t Avoid Responsibility for Acquiring Land by Citing Delay as an Excuse(10.01.2024)
Bombay High Court while observing that State can’t, on the ground of delay and laches, evade responsibility towards those whose private property has b.....
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Calcutta HC Seeks Replies on PIL Plea Seeking Postponement of Polls in 4 Municipal Corporations(12.01.2022)
Calcutta High Court has sought replies from the West Bengal State Election Commission and State Government on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea .....
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NGT Asks Petrochemical Companies to Pay Compensation for Marine Pollution in North Chennai(25.03.2022)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked Manali Petrochemicals Ltd., Tamilnadu Petrochemicals Ltd., and Kothari Petrochemicals Ltd. to pay an interim e.....
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Delhi HC to Police: Ensure Compliance of SC Order on CCTV Cameras in Police Stations(02.03.2023)
Delhi High Court has directed Delhi Police work expeditiously to ensure compliance of directions of the Supreme Court on Cameras in Police Stations.
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AP HC: Prosecution Against Assessee for Belated Deposit of TDS, Quashed(25.06.2024)
Andhra Pradesh High Court while observing that the Commissioner of Income Tax failed to consider material placed by the assessee showing that there wa.....
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NGT Notices Centre, CONCOR over Shifting of Tughlakabad Depot(18.10.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notices to Centre, Delhi government, Container Corporation of India’s (CONCOR) and Railway Board over plea se.....
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Tripura HC Closes Plea on Plight of Minor Girl Who was Sold Due to Poverty of Family(21.07.2020)
Tripura High Court has closed the suo-moto Public Interest Litigations registered against the plight of a minor girl aged about 14 years, native of No.....
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Kerala HC: Details of Funds in Possession Not Necessary in Plaint for Specific Performance(26.04.2022)
Kerala High Court has ruled that even if the plaintiff has not provided details of funds in her possession in a suit for specific performance or the w.....
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Government releases Intellectual Property Panorama(31.03.2016)
The Indian government released a single window interface for information on Intellectual Property under the Indian Intellectual Panorama. The portal w.....
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SC Rejects Maharashtra Government's Plea to Shut Erone Probe(15.02.2019)
Supreme Court has declined Maharashtra Government's plea to close the case of alleged bribing in Eron-Dabhol Power Project.
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Karnataka HC Directs to Enquire Into Complaints About Unauthorised Statues and Flag Posts(08.11.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the Chief Commissioner of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to enquire into complaints made to it about unau.....
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RBI issues advisory to banks to ensure the presence of two Whole Time Directors(25.10.2023)
RBI advises banks to ensure the presence of at least two Whole Time Directors (WTDs), including the MD and CEO, on their Boards. The number of WTDs sh.....
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Court can lift corporate veil to determine common business goal and privity of interest(17.08.2015)
The corporate veil can be lifted by the Court in “diverse circumstances” to determine the true nature of a company or a group of companies. The Appell.....
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Govt Prescribes Procedure Export and Sealing of Containerized Cargo(05.07.2017)
Government of India has prescribed procedure for export and for sealing of containerized cargo.
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Centre Extends Time for Renewal of Health, Third Party Motor Vehicle Insurance Policies Till May 15(16.04.2020)
Ministry of Finance has issued notifications to extend the time for renewal of health and third party motor vehicle insurance policies till 15th May, .....
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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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Bom. HC: Touching Penis to Victim’s Private Part Constitutes Penetrative Sexual Assault under POCSO(30.01.2024)
Bombay High Court while denying bail to accused has held that mere touching the penis to the victim's vagina with sexual intent constitutes the offenc.....
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Delhi High Court: Only Spouse or Children of Person in Coma Can be Appointed as His Legal Guardians(10.01.2020)
Delhi High Court has held that if a person is in coma, only the spouse or the children of that person can be appointed as a legal guardian, who would .....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice on CBI's Plea Challenging Anticipatory Bail Granted to Police Officials(22.11.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a petition filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation challenging the anticipatory bail granted by the Kerala Hig.....
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Mad HC: Muslim Man Entitled to Polygamous Marriage But Must Treat All Wives Equally(28.12.2023)
Madras High Court while upholding Family Court’s order of dissolution of marriage on the ground of cruelty, has held that under Islamic law, the husba.....
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Calcutta HC Orders to Stop Payment of Salary to Illegally Appointed Group-D Non-Teaching Staff(26.11.2021)
Calcutta High Court has ordered the West Bengal Central School Service Commission to immediately stop the payment of salary to the 25 appointees of Gr.....
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Delhi HC: Barricades Continue to Remain Unmanned in Delhi at Various Places(14.11.2022)
Delhi High Court while seeking a detailed report on the number of barricades put up by Delhi Police and Resident Welfare Associations under each of th.....
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Rajasthan HC: Writ Petition Against Rejection of Temporary Injunction Not Maintainable(24.01.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has observed that writ petition against rejection of temporary injunction application by trial court is not maintainable under Ar.....
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Gujarat HC Notices Passport Office & Surat Police Commissioner Over Denial of Passport to Ex-Minister(04.10.2016)
Gujarat HC has issued notice to Regional Passport Office and Surat Police Commissioner after Ex-minister, Mohammad Surti, who was acquitted in the 199.....
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SC Orders Release of ‘Unapologetic’ Litigant from Jail After He Tenders Unconditional Apology(24.09.2018)
Supreme Court has ordered the release of a litigant, who was sent to jail for being ‘unapologetic’ and for not complying its order, after he stated th.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Age Criteria for Appointment of DMRC Managing Director(03.03.2022)
Delhi High Court has issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation filed by Advocate Aswhini Kumar Upadhyay, challenging the age criteria for appointm.....
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Discretionary power of a court to condone delay must be exercised judiciously and it is not to be exercised in cases where there is gross negligence by litigant(08.04.2024)
The Appellant before present Court has challenged the order passed by the High Court, by which the petition filed by the Appellant under Article 227 o.....
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Delhi HC Sets Aside Invocation of Bank Guarantees Given by Tata Sponge Iron Ltd.(28.05.2020)
Delhi High Court has set aside the orders passed by the Ministry of Coal in 2012 and 2015 whereby the Ministry had decided to invoke the bank guarante.....
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Gujarat HC: Dispute Involving Interpretation of Policy Guidelines Can Be Referred to Arbitrator(08.04.2022)
Gujarat High Court has observed that petition for referring to arbitration cannot be disallowed on the ground that the dispute involves interpretation.....
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Calcutta HC Denies Compassionate Appointment to Petitioner Whose Mother is Working(23.02.2022)
Calcutta High Court has dismissed a plea seeking compassionate appointment by observing that the mother of the petitioner is a teacher of a school and.....
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AP HC: Ejaculation Not Required for Proving Penetrative Sexual Assault Under POCSO(18.04.2023)
Andhra Pradesh High Court while upholding a conviction in a POCSO case has observed that under Section 3 of POCSO Act, only penetration and not ejacul.....
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Delhi High Court Refuses to Stay Centre's Notice to Digital News Portals(28.06.2021)
Delhi High Court has said it was prima facie not inclined to grant any interim relief on applications by The Quint and The Wire for action against the.....
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Sikkim HC: Offences U/S 138 NI Act Can be Compounded at Any Stage(05.05.2023)
Sikkim High Court has held that irrespective of provisions of Section 320(9) of the Criminal Procedure Code, offences under Section 138 of the Negotia.....
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Central Government permitted M/s. Cipla Limited to import morphine, codeine, the baine and their salts after following the procedure specified in NDPS Rules(27.08.2020)
1. In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to rule 54 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Rules, 1985, the Central Government.....
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Passport can’t be Revoked for Non-Appearance in Investigation Under FEMA: Delhi HC(12.04.2019)
Delhi High Court has held that a passport cannot be suspended or revoked under Section 10(3)(c) of the Passports Act on account of non-appearance befo.....
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Kerala High Court Stays Government Orders for Regularizing Temporary/Contract Employees(05.03.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed a halt on the Government Order regularising the services of those who completed ten years of service in semi-government.....
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Patna HC Asks Instagram, FB, Twitter, Youtube, Whatsapp to Cooperate in Probe into Postings(20.12.2021)
Patna High Court has directed Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, Whatsapp, Meta, and Messenger to cooperate in the probe being conducted by the Ec.....
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Kar. HC: Self-Acquired Property Thrown in Common Hotchpot Shall be Treated as Joint Family Property(21.02.2024)
Karnataka High Court has held that if a Hindu family member voluntarily throws his/her self acquired property into common hotchpot with the purpose of.....
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Mumbai Court: Death of Victim Before Examination During Trial Can’t be Reason to Acquit Accused(28.10.2022)
Mumbai Court while convicting a man for sexually assaulting a minor victim has held that death of a minor sexual assault victim from cancer before she.....
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Calcutta HC Rejects Plea Against Bengali Movie "Brahma Janen Gopon Kommoti"(16.03.2020)
Calcutta High Court has dismissed a plea challenging the release of a Bengali movie by the name of "Brahma Janen Gopon Kommoti", remarking that Hindui.....
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Introduction of future contracts on Corporate Bond Indices(10.01.2023)
1. In order to enhance liquidity in the bond market and also to provide opportunity to the investors to hedge their positions, SEBI had constituted a .....
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Madras High Court Directs Hospitals to Follow Safety Measures(06.11.2015)
Madras HC has directed Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority and other enforcement authorities to issue notice to hospitals functioning from high.....
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Calcutta High Court: Married Daughter Can Get Dead Parent's Job(14.09.2017)
Calcutta High Court has paved the way for married daughters to be recruited in government jobs on compassionate grounds should a parent die while in s.....
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SC: States Have No Power to 'Identify' Socially & Educationally Backward Classes(06.05.2021)
Supreme Court has held that the 102nd Constitution Amendment has abrogated the power of states to identify "Socially and Educationally Backward Classe.....
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SC Upholds 'Change In Law' Compensation for Adani Power(07.03.2023)
Supreme Court while criticizing State Distribution Companies for taking a stand contrary to that of the Union regarding grant of "Change in Law" compe.....
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Consent Not A Defence For Offences Under POCSO Act: Kerala High Court(17.07.2018)
Kerala High Court has reiterated that consent given by a minor girl for the sexual act is of no legal validity.
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Finance Minister Announces Rs. 1.7 Lakhs Crore Package for Aid of Poor(27.03.2020)
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced a Rs 1.7 lakh crore package focused on emergency cash transfers into bank accounts of the poor, alon.....
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Cal. HC Sets Aside Murder Conviction on Ground that Confession Made to Police Not Admissible(21.04.2023)
Calcutta High Court while setting aside a murder conviction observed that confession of accused, even if in writing, made to a police officer is not a.....
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Allahabad HC Says Compensation Must Be At Least Rs. 1 Crore for Death of Polling Officers(12.05.2021)
Allahabad High Court has observed that the State must grant at least Rs. 1 Crore as ex-gratia compensation to the families of polling officers who die.....
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Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs exempts the specific deposits(30.03.2023)
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (4) of section 51A of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and C.....
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Appointment of Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India(28.02.2022)
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1)(a) and sub-section (4) of section 4 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (15.....
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Bom. HC: Trampoline Park in Lonavla Restrained from Using Trademark or Character of Mr. Bean(18.04.2024)
Bom HC has restrained a trampoline park in Lonavla from using trademark or character of series Mr. Bean and has observed that it is a case of false en.....
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SC Questions Validity of Educational Bar for Haryana Poll(22.09.2015)
Supreme Court has expressed concern over recent laws framed by some state governments fixing minimum education qualification for people to contest loc.....
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Lok Sabha Passes Bill to Set-up National Sports University in Manipur(06.08.2018)
Lok Sabha has passed a Bill to establish a National Sports University in Manipur to promote sports education in India.
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Delhi HC Strikes Down IGST Imposition on Oxygen Concentrators Imported by Individuals(24.05.2021)
Delhi High Court has held that imposition of Integrated Goods and Services Tax on oxygen concentrators which are imported by individuals and are recei.....
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Delhi HC to Special Olympics Bharat: Strictly Comply with National Sports Code in Elections(10.11.2023)
Delhi High Court has asked Special Olympics Bharat to ensure strict compliance with National Sports Development Code, 2011, for all upcoming elections.....
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CCI Approves Mitsubishi Chemicals-Chatterjee Group Deal(03.11.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved proposed acquisition of controlling stake in Mitsubishi Chemicals Corporation (MCC) PTA India by Ko.....
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Policy for Non-Performing Civil Servants(24.07.2019)
The provisions of Fundamental Rules (FR) 56(j), Rule 48 of Central Civil Services (CCS) (Pension) Rules, 1972 and Rule 16(3) (Amended) of All India Se.....
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Karnataka HC Directs State to Place on Record Proposal to Allot Vacant Premises(19.07.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the state government to place its decision on record of the court on the proposal forwarded by the High Court Admini.....
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SC: Passport Authority Can’t Unauthorizedly Retain Passport Without Impounding it(27.07.2023)
Supreme Court while granting relief to a man whose passport was handed over to passport authority by police in the name of pending criminal case, has .....
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Gauhati HC: Department Has Circumstantial Discretion to Include Exporters or Importers(11.04.2022)
Gauhati High Court has observed that the department has circumstantial discretion to include producers connected to exporters or importers of dumped a.....
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SC Asks Centre to Draft MoP, Based on Suggestions Given by People(19.11.2015)
SC has asked Centre to frame draft of Memorandum of Procedure (MoP), based on suggestions given by people, to be followed by collegium for appointment.....
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Lok Sabha Passes Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Bill, 2019(25.07.2019)
Lok Sabha has passed the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Bill, 2019 in a bid to save gullible investors from ponzi schemes. The Bill seeks to p.....
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Bombay HC Disposes of Kangana Ranaut’s Passport Renewal Application(29.06.2021)
Bombay High Court has disposed of two applications filed by actor Kangana Ranaut seeking directions to the Passport Authority to renew her passport af.....
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SC Stays CCI’s Notice of 200 Crore Penalty Imposed on Amazon in Future Coupons Case(10.05.2023)
Supreme Court has stayed notice of 200 Crores penalty imposed by Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Amazon in future coupons case and observed t.....
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Centre Approves 2 WIPO Treaties to Give Further Protection to Copyright Owners, Performers(05.07.2018)
The Government has approved a proposal of accession of India to two WIPO treaties which would provide more protection to the works of copyright owners.....
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Mere Empanelment Does Not Create Any Indefeasible Right to Appointment: SC(02.04.2019)
Supreme Court has reiterated that mere existence of vacancies or empanelment does not create any indefeasible right to appointment.
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CCI Orders Probe into WhatsApp's New Privacy Policy; Finds Prima Facie 'Abuse of Dominance'(25.03.2021)
Competition Commission of India has ordered a probe into the new privacy policy of WhatsApp, after making a prima facie observation that it was violat.....
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Delhi HC: Mixing Of Contraband From Two Different Cartons Before Forensic Analysis Is Contrary of Law(28.01.2022)
Delhi High Court has observed that where the quantity of contraband recovered in a case is large and it is not practicable to send the entire quantity.....
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Supreme Court: Money Deposited by Customer in Bank is Not Held as Trustee(28.12.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that the money that is deposited by the customer in the bank is not held by it as a trustee but it becomes a part of the ba.....
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Extended period cannot be invoked unless a positive act on the part of the assessee is evidenced showing the intent to evade payment of duty(20.02.2024)
Issue to be decided in the instant case is as to whether the Appellants are liable to pay penalty under Section 78 of the Finance Act, 1994 when the s.....
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Madras High Court Orders Apollo Hospital to File Report on Jayalalithaa Blood Sample(26.04.2018)
Madras High Court has ordered Apollo Hospital to submit a report on the blood samples of late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa.
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Delhi High Court Orders Seizure, Rehabilitation of Hippo from Asiad Circus(25.01.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to seize a hippopotamus from Asiad Circus with the help of Delhi .....
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Bombay HC: NHAI Not Taking NH-66 Potholes Issue Seriously(22.11.2022)
Bombay High Court has pulled up National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) for not taking seriously the issue of bad condition of a section of the Nat.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice in Police Officer's Plea Seeking Quashing of FIR Under SC/ST Act(16.04.2020)
Delhi High Court has issued notice in a plea moved by a police officer seeking quashing of a First Information Report (FIR) against him which was regi.....
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Central Board of Direct Taxes Extends Due Date of Income Tax Audit Reports(12.01.2022)
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has notified the extension of the timeline for filing Income Tax Returns and Various reports of audit for the AY .....
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SC Approves UOI's Scheme Allowing Resignation of Only Those NEET Candidates Who Have Joined INIs(02.02.2024)
Supreme Court has approved a proposal brought forth by Union of India (UOI) to allow only those candidates to resign from National Eligibility Cum Ent.....
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SC: Dependent Cannot Seek Compassionate Appointment on Higher Post(06.10.2021)
Supreme Court observed that a dependent/applicant cannot seek compassionate appointment on the higher post than what was held by the deceased employee.....
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SC Refuses to Entertain PIL Seeking to Examine Link Between Pornography & Sexual Crimes(13.09.2022)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a petition seeking to formulate a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) by the police to examine the impact of vie.....
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Patna High Court: Gazette Notification Not Sine Qua Non For Setting Up EOPS(16.03.2017)
Patna High Court has held that there is no requirement in law that an ‘Economic Offence Police Station’ (EOPS) can only be created by a Gazette Notifi.....
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Supreme Court Upholds Law on Appointment of Teachers in Madrasas(06.01.2020)
Supreme Court has upheld a law framed by West Bengal in 2008 to appoint an independent commission for appointment of teachers in madrasas. The Court o.....
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Tripura High Court Directs Appointment of Special Prosecutors Within 2 Weeks(22.11.2021)
Tripura High Court has asked the state government to appoint special public prosecutors for conducting the proceedings in the cases related to Tripura.....
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Balance acquired land can be used for other public purpose(05.11.2015)
The Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissed petitions that land acquired by the government for construction and maintenance of a Master Plan road, but.....
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Telangana High Court: Transport and Slaughter of Camels Illegal(20.07.2020)
Telangana High Court has observed that it is the duty of the State to ensure that camels are not being slaughtered in the name of "tradition".
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Allahabad HC Issues Notice to Complainant in Case Registered Against The Wire Editor and Reporter(25.04.2022)
Allahabad High Court has issued a notice to the complainant/informant, Rampur resident, Sanju Turaiha in the case registered against The Wire's foundi.....
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Gauhati HC: Providing SIM Card for Anti-National Activities Amounts to Providing Logistics Support(15.05.2023)
Gauhati High Court while denying bail to an accused under UAPA, has held that providing a SIM card to an “illegal Bangladeshi national for carrying ou.....
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National Green Tribunal Orders Municipal Corporations to Regulate Parking in Delhi(19.08.2015)
National Green Tribunal has ordered all Municipal Corporations in Delhi to ensure regulated parking on designated roads in their areas in order to min.....
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Supreme Court Upholds Patna High Court's Order on Recruitment of SIs(08.04.2019)
Supreme Court has upheld a recent judgment of Patna High Court allowing Bihar Police Sub-ordinate Service Commission to go ahead with recruitment proc.....
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SC: HC Collegium Recommendations to be Continuing Process Without Waiting for Results of Earlier List(19.02.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the High Courts should continuously recommend names for judicial appointments in anticipation of vacancies, regardless.....
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Bar Council of India Postpones Proposed Elections to Offices of Chairman & Other Office Bearers(17.12.2021)
Bar Council of India (BCI) has informed the Karnataka High Court that it has postponed the proposed elections to the office of the Chairman, Vice-Chai.....
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Sharing of report prepared by resolution professional to both debtor and creditor(12.02.2024)
1. The resolution professional (RP) in an insolvency resolution process of a debtor under Chapter III of Part III of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Cod.....
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SC: Mere Inclusion of Candidate in Selection List Does Not Confer Vested Right to Appointment(08.10.2020)
Supreme Court has reiterated that mere inclusion of candidate in a selection list does not confer upon them a vested right to appointment.
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CESTAT: Exemption of Excise Duty For Galvanized Solar Structures As Part of Solar Power Generation(17.05.2022)
Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, New Delhi has ruled that galvanised solar structure is a part of solar power generation facility and.....
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Supreme Court: High Time that Police Officers are Imparted Proper Training in Law(26.08.2024)
SC has observed that it is high time that the police officers across the country are imparted proper training in law so as to understand the fine dist.....
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Telangana HC Directs Re-Postmortem on Contention of Wiping of Evidence of Encounter(05.10.2020)
Telangana High Court has directed the re-postmortem of the three deceased persons, allegedly killed by the Naxal Wing of the state police in an allege.....
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Extension of time for filing exporter's/importer's/user's questionnaire response in anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of "Dispersion Unshifted Single-mode Optical Fibre"(29.06.2022)
1. With respect to the above mentioned investigation, requests have been received from interested parties for extension of time to file Questionnaire .....
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AAR, Gujarat: Transportation of Parcels by GSRTC in Its Buses Attracts 18% GST(04.04.2022)
Authority of Advance Ruling, Gujarat has held that 18% goods and services tax (GST) is payable by the Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC).....
Tags : Authority of Advance Ruling, 18% GST, Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation
Relaxation in submission of 'Bill of Export' as evidence of export obligation discharge for supplies made to SEZ units in case of Advance Authorisation(03.06.2024)
1. Para 4.21 (iv) of FTP specifies that the authorisation holder needs to file Bill of Export for export to SEZ unit/developer/co-developer in accorda.....
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Meghalaya HC Directs State to Formulate Policy for Provision of Drinking Water(03.03.2021)
Meghalaya High Court has directed the State of Meghalaya to formulate a policy laying down a roadmap for those people residing in this State, who, til.....
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Karnataka Assembly Passes Bill to Impose Restrictions on Religious Conversions(24.12.2021)
Karnataka Legislative Assembly has passed the Karnataka Protection of Right To Freedom Of Religion Bill, 2021, which seeks to impose restrictions on r.....
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Del HC: Party’s Agreement to Constitute Arb. Tribunal Precludes Them From Opposing Arbitrator’s App.(20.02.2024)
Delhi High Court has held that if once a party has agreed on constituting an arbitral tribunal then it is prohibited from subsequently opposing the ap.....
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SC Asks Gujarat to Provide 50% Quota to In-Service Medical Officer in PG Medical Seats(22.05.2017)
Supreme Court has directed Gujarat Government to provide for 50 per cent of seats to be reserved in post graduate diploma courses for medical officers.....
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Allahabad HC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Proforma to Collect Citizen Data for NPR(13.03.2020)
Allahabad High Court has issued a notice on a plea seeking that a copy of the proforma in which all personal data of citizens will be collected by the.....
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P&H HC: Public Prosecutor Must File Independent Report Justifying Detention of Accused(14.02.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that default bail to an accused charged under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 cannot be de.....
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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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Delhi HC: Spoilt Honeymoon Ground for Divorce(10.10.2016)
Delhi High Court has said that a spoilt honeymoon and subjecting the husband and his family to "worst kind of mental cruelty" by levelling false accus.....
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NCLAT Sets Aside NCLT Order to Add MCA as Party in All IBC Cases and Company Petitions(26.05.2020)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has set aside an order of National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) which mandated the impleadment of the U.....
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Allahabad HC: Exercise of Discretionary Power Without Relevant Considerations Under Statute Invalid(08.04.2022)
Allahabad High Court has ruled that if an authority, conferred with discretionary powers by a statute, avoids or does not take into account relevant c.....
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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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MP HC Upholds Decision to Consider Younger Son for Compassionate Appointment(21.02.2022)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has upheld the decision of a single bench wherein the Writ Court had directed the State to consider the younger son of a dec.....
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Uttarakhand HC Orders Abolishment of Revenue Police System In 6 Months(16.01.2018)
Uttarakhand High Court has directed the state government to abolish within six months the Revenue Police System in vogue in many parts of the hilly st.....
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Delhi High Court Tests Police’s Emergency Helpline Number(05.02.2020)
Delhi High Court has tested the Delhi Police’s single emergency helpline number ‘112’ during proceedings and found it to be functional. However, the l.....
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Delhi HC Asks Centre, Police To Respond To PIL Seeking Better Treatment Of Cows(17.10.2022)
Delhi High Court has sought a reply from the Centre and Delhi Police in a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking remedial steps for treatment of lum.....
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Bombay HC Orders MbPT to Provide Space to DRT and DRAT(06.11.2015)
Bombay High Court has ordered Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) to provide space to Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT) and Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal (DRAT) .....
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Delhi High Court Issues Notices to Candidates Over Defacing Delhi for DUSU Polls(12.09.2017)
Delhi High Court has issued show cause notice to all candidates in the fray over a PIL showing how the campaign had left Delhi and its public property.....
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NCPCR Takes Cognizance, Seeks Action Taken Report from WB Govt.(05.05.2021)
National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has written to the Home Secretary of West Bengal raising concerns over post-poll violence i.....
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CCI Rejects Complaint Against DIAL on High Office Rent(19.11.2015)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has rejected allegations leveled by Airline Operators Committee (AOC), that Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIA.....
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Bombay HC Refuses to Pass Orders for Transport of Migrants to West Bengal(16.07.2020)
Bombay High Court has refused to pass directions facilitating movement of allegedly stranded migrant workers in the State of Maharashtra to West Benga.....
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NGT Orders Five Sponge Iron Plants to Pay Rs. 7 Crore Environmental Compensation(01.07.2021)
National Green Tribunal has ordered that five sponge iron plant at Nemakallu and Hirehal in the district to pay Rs. 7 crore as environmental compensat.....
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Gau. HC: Consensual Relationship and Failure to Prove Victim is Minor, Ground for Bail Under POCSO(11.05.2023)
Gauhati High Court while setting aside conviction of an accused under Section 6 of POCSO Act, has held that in cases where the prosecution fails in pr.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Central Government’s Response on Plea Against Polygamy(05.07.2018)
Supreme Court has sought a response from the Centre on a fresh plea that challenged the constitutional validity of the practice of polygamy and 'nikah.....
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SC Seeks Centre’s Reply on Transportation of Migrants to Their Homes(28.04.2020)
Supreme Court has sought to know from the Centre its plans on transporting stranded migrant workers to their home States.
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Mad. HC Sentences TN Minister Ponmudi and his Wife Visalakshi in Disproportionate Asset Case(21.12.2023)
Madras High Court has sentenced Tamil Nadu Minister Ponmudi and his wife Visalakshi to 3 years simple imprisonment in a disproportionate asset case, a.....
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Madras HC: Appointment of Independent Directors in Social Audit of MGNREGA is Must(18.02.2020)
Madras High Court has directed the State of Tamil Nadu to issue fresh Government Order prescribing the qualifications for the appointment of independe.....
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Kerala HC Directs State to Produce Video Footage in Pink Police Harassment Case(21.12.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the State government to produce the video referred to in an affidavit earlier submitted by the IGP, after it denied the.....
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Madras HC Issues Directions to Ensure Safety of Birds During Cockfights(13.01.2023)
Madras High Court has issued a set of directions to be followed while conducting cockfights in connection with Pongal festival at an event in Valakkan.....
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Bombay HC Slams State over Delay in Appointing Advocate General(29.11.2016)
Bombay High Court pulled up State Government over delay in making an appointment to post of Maharashtra Advocate General.
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Bombay HC Slams Government for FIR Delay in Serula Poll Disruption(07.02.2019)
Bombay High Court has pulled up government for its delay in filing an FIR in case of disruptions at Serula comunidade elections on January 27.
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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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Bombay HC: Impotency Allegations against Husband Amounts to Cruelty(29.08.2016)
Bombay HC, while dismissing a wife's plea for restitution of conjugal rights, has ruled that allegations of impotency against husband amount to cruelt.....
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SEBI Extends IPO Nod Validity by Six Months(22.04.2020)
Securities and Exchange Board of India has extended the validity of regulatory nod for launching initial public offer (IPO) and rights issue by six mo.....
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Madras HC: Judicial Notice to be Taken of People Driven to Poverty in Second Surge of Pandemic(09.06.2021)
Madras High Court has said that the Judicial notice has to be taken of several authentic reports indicating that a number of citizens have been driven.....
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CESTAT, Mumbai: Value of Excisable Goods Sold at Depot Will be Determined Using Sale Price From Depot(12.05.2022)
Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai has ruled that the value of excisable items sold at depot shall be established based on the s.....
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Harmonisation of Chapters 40 to 98 of Schedule-II (Export Policy) to ITC(HS) codes(02.08.2024)
1. DGFT is in the process of harmonising the extant Schedule-II (Export Policy) to the 8-digit ITC(HS) codes, in lieu of the description-based Export .....
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CBDT releases Annual Advance Pricing Agreement report(01.09.2023)
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has recently released the fourth and fifth annual APA reports. The reports highlights key data and statistics.....
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SC: Non Joining Duty Vacancy Can't be Filled from Expired PSC Rank List(27.04.2020)
Supreme Court has held that Public Service Commission cannot advise any candidate to a Non-Joining Duty vacancy from an expired rank list, if such vac.....
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Chhattisgarh HC bars University From Replacing Guest Lecturer Except by Way of Regular Appointment(05.05.2022)
Chhattisgarh High Court has reiterated that because a person is selected as a Guest Lecturer at a college or a University, doesn’t mean that he/she do.....
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Bom. HC: Change in Social Policy After Change in Government is Not per se Arbitrary(22.06.2023)
Bombay High Court has held that a change in social policy followed by a change in government is part of the democratic process and a change in impleme.....
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Gujarat HC: All Women Entitled to Compete for Posts Earmarked for General Category(03.09.2020)
Gujarat High Court has stated that all women, irrespective of whether they belong, or do not belong, to the reserved category are entitled to compete .....
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SC To HCs’: Dispose Sec 11(5) & 11(6) Applications Pending For Over 1 Year Within 6 Months(25.05.2022)
SC while emphasising the need for High Courts to decide applications for appointments of Arbitrators has observed that if the arbitrators are not appo.....
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SC: Executive Decision Previously Taken Can be Withdrawn for Larger Public Interest(22.07.2024)
SC has observed that if a previous executive decision is withdrawn in larger public interest, earlier promise upon which party acts cannot be enforced.....
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Karnataka HC: Most Unfortunate Former Judge of HC Has Paid Bribe for Governor Post(30.04.2021)
Karnataka High Court has observed that it is most unfortunate that a former Judge of the High Court has paid bribe to the petitioner for securing the .....
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ITAT, Mumbai: Claim Of Deduction to be Reckoned From Date of Possession of New Property(11.03.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai has ruled that an assessee's claim of deduction under Section 54 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 was to be reckoned .....
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Kar. HC: Serious Stigma May be Caused on Person’s Character by Pre-Trial Detention(24.04.2024)
Karnataka High Court while granting bail to a person charged with offences under the Protection of Children From Sexual Offences Act, 2012 has observe.....
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Delhi HC on Depleting Forest Cover: We Should Leave Something for Future Generations(02.02.2023)
Delhi High Court while hearing suo motu public interest litigation initiated in 2015 on the issue of air pollution in Delhi, observed that Delhi is lo.....
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Shipping Bill (Post Export Conversion in Relation to Instrument Based Scheme) Regulations, 2022(22.02.2022)
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 157 read with section 149 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Board, hereby makes the following .....
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Guj. HC: Communication B/W Govt. Pleader and State Regarding Proceeding Outside Scope of RTI(16.02.2023)
Gujarat High Court has observed that Professional correspondence between government advocate and various offices of the State regarding a matter in wh.....
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Sebi Allows Mutual Funds & Portfolio Managers to Invest in Securities Listed in IFSC(29.05.2017)
Sebi has allowed portfolio manager operating in IFSC to invest in securities listed in IFSC, issued by companies incorporated in IFSC, issued by compa.....
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When affairs of Company are being conducted in manner prejudicial to public interest, Tribunal is empowered to replace the existing Management(13.03.2020)
The Union of India moved a Petition under Sections 401/397/398 read with Section 408 of the Companies Act, 1956 (now Section 241(2) read with Section .....
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#Economic Survey 2021-2022: Govt Sets Up National Land Monetisation Corporation(31.01.2022)
Economic Survey has stated that National Land Monetisation Corporation (NLMC) is being incorporated as a 100% Government of India owned entity with an.....
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SC to Defaulting States/UT: Upload Information About Mental Health Facilities in Online Portal(30.01.2023)
Supreme Court has directed five defaulting States/Union Territories to upload information concerning mental health facilities in the online dashboard .....
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Sponsor contribution to an AIF set up in overseas jurisdiction, including IFSCs(12.05.2021)
1. Attention of AD Category - I banks is invited to paragraph A.3.(e) and B.6 of Master Direction No.15 dated January 1, 2016, on "Direct Investment b.....
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SC: In Motor Accident Case, it is Imperative to Consider Future Aspect of Person's Earning Potential(19.11.2024)
SC has stated that in motor accident claim cases, it is imperative to consider the future aspects of a person's earning potential when determining com.....
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Supreme Court Accepts SEBI Contention Over Ponzi Schemes Row, Trashes PIL(06.03.2017)
Supreme Court has accepted SEBI's contention that over 1500 cases of banned Ponzi schemes were referred to other agencies for further probe as they di.....
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Madhya Pradesh High Court Grants Relief to Actress Monica Bedi in Fake Passport Case(19.11.2019)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted a major relief for film actress Monica Bedi and has upheld an earlier verdict of a Bhopal District Court, which .....
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Meghalaya HC: POCSO Act Not Meant to Breakdown Happy Family Relationship(02.09.2022)
Meghalaya High Court while quashing FIR against a minor's partner has held that POCSO may not be applied to break down happy family relationship and S.....
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NCLAT: Must Admit Application u/s 7 When CD’s OTS Proposal is Rejected(27.03.2025)
NCLAT New Delhi bench has held that an application under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 must be admitted when a One-Time Settle.....
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Jodhpur Based Court Acquits Salman Khan of All Charges Under Arms Act in Black Buck Poaching Case(18.01.2017)
A Jodhpur based Court has acquitted Bollywood Actor Salman Khan of all charges in Arms Act case against him in alleged poaching of two black bucks, af.....
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Meghalaya HC Directs State to Formulate Policy for Provision of Drinking Water(03.03.2021)
Meghalaya HC Directs State to Formulate Policy for Provision of Drinking Water
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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Appointment of Dr. Shahid Akhter(17.12.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice on a plea challenging the appointment of Dr. Shahid Akhter, who was appointed as a Professor at the Centre for Mana.....
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Ministry of Corporate Affairs operationalises Central Processing Centre for Centralised Processing of Corporate Filings(16.02.2024)
On the lines of continuous endeavour to provide Ease of Doing Business and in pursuance to Union Budget Announcement 2023-24, Central Processing Centr.....
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Delhi High Court: “Rules of Game Cannot be Changed After Game is Over”(04.08.2017)
Delhi High Court has reiterated the settled position of law that selection criteria cannot be changed after admission process is over, while hearing p.....
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Kerala HC Expresses Dismay at Delays by Central Registration Centre in Allowing Incorporation of LLP(26.04.2021)
Kerala High Court has expressed dismay at the delays and hardships brought on by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs' Central Registration System in pro.....
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Delhi HC: Associations of AKFI Must Comply With Age & Tenure Restrictions Under Sports Code(13.02.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that age and tenure restrictions on members of the Governing Body imposed by National Sports Code apply not only to Amateur .....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice in SLP Seeking Appointment of Arangavalar Committee(21.03.2022)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a SLP preferred by Hindu Dharma Parishad seeking appointment of Arangavalar Committee (Trustee Committee) headed by.....
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Delhi HC: Transgender Person to Produce Gender Re-Assignment Certificate, Violates Article 21(12.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that the Passport Rules, 1980 as they require a Transgender person to produce Gender Re-assignment certificate Surgery, is p.....
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Kerala HC: Active Politicians Can't be Temple Trustees(22.02.2023)
Kerala High Court has held that a person actively involved in politics, whether or not holding an official post, is not eligible to be appointed as a .....
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HP HC: Revenue Officer has Discretion to Convert Itself to Civil Court to Decide Plea of Possession(06.03.2023)
Himachal Pradesh High Court while observing that while adjudicating the plea of adverse possession revenue officer has discretion, either to convert i.....
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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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CESTAT, Kolkata: No Service Tax on ‘Evacuation of Ash Pond” and Its Transportation(23.03.2020)
Customs Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Kolkata has held that the removal of fly ash from the pond cannot be termed as “Cleaning a.....
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Delhi HC Refuses to Entertain Plea to Postpone Polls in Five States Amid Third COVID Wave(01.02.2022)
Delhi High Court has refused to entertain a plea filed by Congress Leader Jagdish Sharma seeking postponement of polls in States of Uttar Pradesh, Pun.....
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Delhi High Court Declines Relief to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in Liquor Policy Scam Case(28.03.2024)
Delhi High Court while issuing notice to the Enforcement Directorate on plea by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in Liquor Policy Scam case, has r.....
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All. HC: Medical Report Determining Age of Victim in POCSO Cases to be Submitted to Court Promptly(17.04.2024)
Allahabad High Court has held that in cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, it should be ensured by police authoritie.....
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USTPO Cancels Chennai Restaurant Chain, Aappakadai's Trademark 'Aachi'(16.09.2016)
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, United States Patent and Trademark Office (USTPO), has cancelled Aappakadai's registration of trademark 'Aachi' in t.....
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National Green Tribunal Seeks Report on Steps to Curb Noise Pollution(27.05.2019)
National Green Tribunal has directed the Airports Authority of India and the Delhi International Airport Limited to furnish a report on the steps take.....
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Madras High Court: No Illegality in Floating LIC IPO Through Money Bill(23.03.2022)
Madras High Court has ruled that there is no constitutional illegality in Parliament having amended the Life Insurance Corporation Act, 1956 by way of.....
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Import-export payments facilitated by OPGSP(24.09.2015)
Reserve Bank of India has permitted AD Category-1 banks to offer the facility of repatriating import related remittances, in respect of import of good.....
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Punjab & Haryana HC Questions Haryana Over Allotment of Bus Routes to Private Operators(13.10.2016)
Punjab & Haryana HC has questioned Haryana Transport Department's decision to allot timetable of State Roadways Buses to private operators on some rou.....
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Delegation of powers by Central Government(04.01.2022)
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 458 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013), the Central Government hereby delegates.....
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Kar. HC: Deflection From Terms of Compromise Will Lead to Re-Imposition of Conviction Order(04.03.2024)
Karnataka High Court has held that when a person has been convicted under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 and such conviction is set aside on the.....
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LCI 268th Report on Bail Provisions: Reduce Incarceration Period for Unconvicted Undertrials(25.05.2017)
Law Commission of India in its 268th report related to bail system, made significant suggestions to change bail provisions keeping in mind that poor p.....
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Madras HC Orders State Government to Provide Food & Shelter to Poor Persons(23.03.2020)
Madras High Court has observed that steps must be taken for the protection of the poor and shelter-less, who will be worst hit by these days of crisis.....
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Delhi Court Issues Summons to Times Now in Defamation Suit by Popular Front of India(31.01.2022)
Delhi Court has issued summons in a civil defamation suit filed by Popular Front of India against Times Now news channel and others over publication o.....
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Cal. HC: POSH Committee to Re-Consider Complaint Dismissed for Being Barred by Limitation(23.05.2024)
Cal HC has directed a POSH committee to reconsider a complaint that was dismissed by it on ground of limitation and observed that question of limitati.....
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CBIC: 5% GST Applicable on Composite Supply of Service of Milling Wheat Into Flour(18.06.2021)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has clarified that 5% Goods and Services Tax is applicable on the composite supply of service by wa.....
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Kar. HC Permits Unrecognized Political Party to Use Private Vehicle/Loudspeaker for Campaigning(17.04.2023)
Karnataka High Court while observing that Model Code of Conduct does not indicate any distinction that could be made by the authorities before the nom.....
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Andhra Pradesh HC Orders Seizure of LG Polymers’ Unit(25.05.2020)
AP High Court has ordered the seizure of premises of the South Korean firm LG Polymers located at Visakhapatnam that saw toxic styrene gas leakage kil.....
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Calcutta HC Issues Notice to NHRC for Committee for People Displaced in Post-Poll Violence(05.04.2022)
Calcutta High Court has issued notice to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and the State Legal Services Authority (SLSA) in connection with .....
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Kerala HC: Child Witness Can be Recalled if Necessary for Just Decision(16.12.2022)
Kerala High Court has held that statutory bar imposed on Special Courts by Section 33(5) of POCSO to ensure that a child is not repeatedly called to t.....
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Karnataka HC Calls for Appearance of BBMP Officers for Solving Road Potholes Problem(03.03.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to study the report prepared by Karnataka State Legal Services Authority (.....
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SC: Applicability of Scheme for Appointment on Compassionate Grounds Based on Fixed Criteria(20.12.2021)
Supreme Court has held that the applicability of a modified scheme with respect to an appointment on compassionate grounds would be based on a fixed c.....
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Del. HC: Mitsubishi Corporation Can’t Deduct TDS on The Amount Not Chargeable to Tax in India(20.02.2024)
Delhi High Court has held that TDS cannot be deducted by Mitsubishi Corporation under Section 195(1) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 where the amount that.....
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Apple Books Indian Patent for Portable Electronic Device for Photo Management(19.09.2016)
Apple Inc. has received a patent related to a portable electronic device for photo management in India.
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SC: Foreign Award Against Public Policy Not Enforceable(01.05.2020)
Supreme Court has held a foreign award unenforceable on the grounds of being opposed to the "foundational policy of Indian law and basic concept of ju.....
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Central Government Imposes Curb on Exports of Hydrofluorocarbons Used in Refrigeration(24.03.2022)
Central Government has imposed curbs on exports of hydrofluorocarbons, used in refrigeration and air-conditioning, to boost domestic availability of t.....
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Delhi HC Directs Hotel Leela to Pay Rs. 258 Crore to AAI(07.11.2016)
Delhi High Court has directed Hotel Leela Venture Ltd to pay Rs.258 crore to Airport Authority of India (AAI) regarding land leased by Airport Operato.....
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Jammu and Kashmir High Court Seeks Info on Implementation of Drug Policy(12.07.2019)
Jammu and Kashmir High Court has directed the State Government to inform it by July 31 about the steps taken to implement the notified drug policy in .....
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Allahabad HC Issues Notice on PIL Seeking Financial Support/ Stipend For Junior Lawyers(09.03.2022)
Allahabad High Court has issued notice to Union of India, Uttar Pradesh Bar Council and others on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea seeking sti.....
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SC: RP Can Take Control of Corporate Debtor's Rights in Assets Licensed to Third Parties(16.03.2023)
Supreme Court has held that Resolution Professional (RP) is entitled to take control of the rights of a corporate debtor in assets which are licensed .....
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Telangana HC Directs State to File Fresh Status Report to Tackle Covid-19 Spread in State(07.04.2021)
Telangana High Court has instructed State Government to file a fresh status report within 48 hours on steps taken to tackle further spread of the viru.....
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Information regarding Customs (Assistance in Value Declaration of Identified Imported Goods) Rules, 2023(11.01.2023)
1. The undersigned is directed to say that the second proviso to sub-section (1) of section 14 of the Customs Act lists out certain matters which may .....
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Supreme Court Grants Protection from Arrest to Ex-Mumbai Police Chief Param Bir Singh(22.11.2021)
Supreme Court has granted protection from arrest to former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh in various cases registered against him by the M.....
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All. HC to UP Bar Council: Ensure Police Report is Called Before Granting Bar License(29.12.2023)
Allahabad High Court has directed the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh to issue necessary directions and to ensure appropriate police reports are called a.....
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SEBI Penalises NDTV Over Non-disclosure of Loan Terms(30.12.2020)
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has imposed a penalty of Rs. 5 Crores on New Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV) for not disclosing information .....
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SC: Illegal Use of Licensed Weapon Per Se Not Offence Unless Misdemeanour Proved(29.11.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that illegal use of a licensed or sanctioned weapon per se does not constitute an offence under Section 27 of the Arms Act,.....
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Bombay HC Directs Re-Testing of Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder(16.11.2022)
Bombay High Court while allowing Johnson and Johnson Pvt Ltd to re-start manufacturing of its baby powder at their Mulund unit has directed Food and D.....
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Kerala HC Grants Interim Relief to Actor Dileep for Alleged Conspiracy to Kill Police Officers(24.01.2022)
Kerala High Court has granted interim relief to actor Dileep in the recent case registered by the Kerala Police for allegedly conspiring to kill the p.....
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Supreme Court Permits Additional Terminal at Agra Airport(05.12.2019)
Supreme Court has restrained the Airports Authority of India from plying additional aircraft from the Agra airfield.
However the Court allowed the AA.....
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SC: Every Problem Does Not Have a Solution Through Article 32(03.10.2022)
Supreme Court while refusing to issue notice to States in a plea seeking policy for population control in India, has remarked that it would only issue.....
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Gauhati HC Expresses Shock Over High-Handedness of Traffic Police Against Commuter(07.09.2022)
Gauhati High Court while expressing displeasure over incident involving alleged misuse of authority by traffic personnel against a 'trivially errant' .....
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SC: Tribunal Can’t Direct Govt. to Make Policy or to Make it in a Particular Manner(18.12.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that making policy is not in the domain of the Judiciary, has held that the Tribunal being a quasi-judicial body cannot .....
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Del HC: Denial of Caste Certificate on Basis of Single Mother’s Certificate is Policy Discrimination(24.11.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that the denial of caste certificate to the children of single mothers, belonging to other backward class (OBC) on the basis.....
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Bombay HC Allows Transgender to Contest Polls as Woman Candidate(06.01.2021)
Bombay High Court has allowed a transgender to contest village panchayat polls as a Woman candidate, noting that Transgender Persons (Protection of Ri.....
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SC Discharges Murder Accused on Grounds of ‘Natural Death as Per Post-Mortem Report’(19.01.2024)
Supreme Court while discharging accused for a murder on the basis of Post-Mortem Report has held that the expert testimony of the doctor who performed.....
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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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Guj. HC Issues Show Cause Notice to Judicial Officers for Not Disposing of Suit Pending Since 1977(20.12.2022)
Gujarat High Court has issued show cause notices to ten judicial officers in State asking for an explanation as to why contempt of court proceedings s.....
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Commercial Court, Bengaluru Confirms Ex-Parte Temporary Injunction Against ACC Steel(18.01.2022)
Commercial Court, Bengaluru has confirmed the ex-parte temporary injunction issued in 2020 restraining ACC Steel Pvt. Ltd., from using the marks ACC, .....
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Delhi HC: Police Can't Transfer FIR Citing Jurisdiction After Magistrate's Order U/S 156(3) CrPC(09.12.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that once he order has been passed by the magistrate under Section 156(3) of CrPC directing investigation, it is not open to.....
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NCLT Can't Decide Inter-Se Claims by Parties Over Assets of Corporate Debtor: NCLAT(05.02.2019)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has held that inter-se claims by parties over assets of the corporate debtor cannot be determined by the Adjud.....
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NGT Seeks Reply on Plea Alleging Illegal Sand Mining At Jalaun and Hamirpur(01.10.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) on plea against alleged illegal sand mining being carried out in Jalaun and Hamirpur districts of Uttar Pradesh, has iss.....
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Delhi High Court Rejects PIL Seeking to Stop Sale of Liquor at Airports(21.08.2017)
Delhi High Court has rejected a PIL seeking prohibition on sale or dispensation of liquor in departure area of domestic terminals of Indian airports .....
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Amendment in Notary Rules; Experience required as legal practitioner by persons with benchmark disabilities reduced(29.05.2021)
The Central Government has notified Notaries (Amendment) Rules, 2021 to amend the Notaries Rules, 1956. Through the specified amendment Rules, after c.....
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Del HC to CCI: Consider Start-Ups’ Applications Against Google’s New Payment Policy Before April 26(25.04.2023)
Delhi High Court has directed Competition Commission of India (CCI) to consider applications against Google’s new in-app user choice billing policy, m.....
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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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Bombay High Court to MMRCL: How Will You Implement VJTI Report?(14.08.2018)
Bombay High Court has asked Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) as to how it proposes to implement recommendations given by VJTI, which has .....
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NGT Asks Govt to File Proper Report on Study Carried Out to Identify Sources of Air Pollution(04.01.2022)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the government to file a proper report on the study carried out in Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram to identify th.....
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Kerala HC Pulls State for Failure to Recover 5.2 Cr. Damages from PFI(20.12.2022)
Kerala High Court has pulled up the State over the delay in recovery of damages of Rs. 5.20 Crore from banned Popular Front of India (PFI) and its off.....
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AAR: GST Applicable on Supply of Waste Paper and Transportation Services Received from GTA(31.03.2020)
Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) has held that 5% of Goods and Service Tax (GST) is applicable to the supply of waste paper and transportation servic.....
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Rajasthan HC: Power of Judicial Review Vested in High Courts is Basic Feature of Constitution(18.01.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has reiterated that power of judicial review vested in High Courts under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is one of the b.....
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MP HC: Magistrate Rejecting Closure Report in Corruption Case Can’t Direct Police to Obtain Sanction(09.12.2022)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that a Magistrate cannot decline to accept the closure report and simultaneously direct the State to obtain sanctio.....
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SC to All HCs: Set Up Online RTI Portals in Three Months(21.03.2023)
Supreme Court has directed all High Courts to set up of online RTI Portals within three months, if they have not done so already.
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Gujarat HC Seeks State’s Response over Illegal Downloading of ‘Pokemon Go’(06.10.2016)
Gujarat HC has asked State Government to inform it about possible actions it can take to prevent illegal downloading of the location-based augmented r.....
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Kerala High Court Starts Suo Moto Proceedings Over Snapped Power Line Claiming Two Lives(13.06.2019)
Kerala High Court has taken suo moto notice of the tragic death of two persons due to electrocution from a broken power line and registered a writ pet.....
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Rajya Sabha Passes Bill to Merge Three Municipal Corporations in Delhi(06.04.2022)
Rajya Sabha has passed the Delhi Municipal Corporation Amendment Bill, 2022, that seeks amend the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957 and unify Sout.....
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SC: No Direction to ECI to Publish Info. Regarding Disclosure of Final Data of Voter Turnout(24.05.2024)
Supreme Court while hearing an application by the NGO Association for Democratic Reforms has refused to pass any interim order directing the Election .....
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Delhi HC Initiates PIL on RWAs' Letter Against Pension Surcharge in Power Bills(24.01.2019)
Allahabad High Court has ruled that a playground on the campus is a necessary and essential condition for a school’s affiliation.
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CESTAT, Chennai: No Prohibition on Selling of Goods by Importer to Another(15.04.2022)
Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Chennai bench has held that there is no prohibition on the selling of goods by the importer to anoth.....
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Bom. HC: Goa VAT (12th Amendment) Act Violates Doctrine of Separation of Powers(24.04.2023)
Bombay High Court while observing that Goa Value Added Tax (12th Amendment) Act, 2020, is an impermissible judicial override defying doctrine of separ.....
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Supreme Court Grants Relief to Adani Power on Rs 300 Crore Customs Duty Levy(23.11.2015)
Supreme Court while giving relief to Adani Power, has junked 2010 notification of Union Government which levied customs duty to tune of Rs 300 crore o.....
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Ministry of Road Transport Notifies Norms for Temporary Registration Number of New Vehicles(17.07.2020)
Ministry of Road Transport has notified that driving a new vehicle with a temporary registration number written on a piece of paper and pasted on the .....
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Karnataka HC Directs to Prepare Proposal for Hybrid Video Conference System to All Courts(01.07.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the Computer Committee of the High Court to prepare a proposal which would be submitted to the state government for .....
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Supreme Court Rejects Plea Seeking 'No Tax Exemption' For Political Parties(11.01.2017)
Supreme Court has rejected a petition seeking to quash Section 13(a) of Income Tax Act which confers tax exemption to political parties for income fro.....
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Delhi High Court Directs Govt to Set Up Police Booths with Least Possible Hindrance to Public(22.10.2019)
Delhi High Court has directed that police booths should be constructed with least possible hindrance to public at large and basic facilities be provid.....
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Madras HC Imposes Costs of Ban on Filing PILs For Challenge to Govt Retirement Age Policy(30.09.2021)
Madras High Court has imposed costs to the tune of Rs 5000 on a petitioner who had who had challenged the State government's February 2021 decision to.....
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Delhi HC: Arrest Shouldn’t be Made Because it’s Lawful, Must Justify it Apart from Power to do so(04.08.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that no arrest should be made merely for the reason that that it is lawful, thereby adding that the police officer has to ju.....
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SC Refers to Larger Bench the Issue if Passenger in Vehicle Can Claim Comp. Under 3rd Party Policy(17.07.2025)
Supreme Court has referred to a larger bench the question whether a passenger sitting in a car would be covered under a third-party policy in insuranc.....
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Madhya Pradesh HC Quashes Rape FIR Against Indian Railway Officer In Case Of Malicious Prosecution(27.01.2023)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has quashed a First Information Report (FIR) registered against the then Additional Divisional Railway Manager, Bhopal Gaura.....
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Bombay HC Rules: “Condoms Found in Youth’s Pocket Not Decisive Evidence in Gang Rape”(04.10.2016)
Bombay HC, while releasing on bail of a 25-year-old Pune IT professional arrested for his alleged involvement in a colleague's gang rape, has ruled th.....
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Gujarat High Court Stays Kutch DM’s Order on Livestock Export Ban From Tuna(21.09.2018)
Gujarat High Court has stayed the order of Kutch District Magistrate prohibiting the movement of livestock at Tuna port after complaints of alleged vi.....
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Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs Issues Advisory for Importers on IGCR Rules(03.03.2022)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has issued Advisory No. 06/2022 dated March 01, 2022, for importers to avail benefit of Import of Goods at.....
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Bom HC: Pre-Condition of Complaint Can’t be Insisted by Hospitals to Provide Care to Pregnant Minor(12.04.2024)
Bombay High Court while directing State Government to provide medical care to a pregnant minor girl who didn’t file complaint against her minor partne.....
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Calcutta High Court Irks over Holding of Political Rallies on Weekdays(07.10.2015)
Calcutta High Court has irked over holding of rallies in central district of metropolis on weekdays blocking traffic and directed all political partie.....
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Kerala HC: Non-Reporting of Child Sexual Abuse is Bailable Offence Under POCSO Act(25.11.2022)
Kerala High Court while observing that if statute does not declare a particular offence as bailable or non-bailable, reference has to be made to sched.....
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Kar. HC: Pope Travelling Abroad Can’t be Barred From Performing Pooja(12.01.2024)
Karnataka High Court has held that State can’t be asked to frame guidelines to disentitle a Pope from becoming Pariyaya Swami on ground that he had tr.....
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Madras HC Strikes Down Women Reservation in Excess of 50% for Chennai Corporation Polls(12.01.2022)
Madras High Court has held that reservation can only be based on the total number of seats in the Municipality and not on Zonal wise demarcation in a .....
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Madras HC Imposes Temporary Ban on Liquor Sale in Puducherry(30.12.2021)
Madras High Court has asked the Union Territory of Puducherry to temporarily ban the supply of alcohol from 10 PM on New Year's Eve till 1 AM on 1st J.....
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Calcutta HC Allows Sale And Import of Only Green Firecrackers With QR Code in The State(13.10.2022)
Calcutta High Court has directed the State Pollution Control Board as well as the state police authorities to prevent the importation and sale of fire.....
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Del. HC: Dish TV Not Entitled to Protection u/s 30(2) of Trade Marks Act for Using the Word ‘Dish’(13.03.2024)
Delhi High Court has held that Dish TV India Limited cannot seek protection under Section 30(2) of the Trade Marks Act, 1999 for using the word ‘Dish’.....
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Meghalaya High Court: Bail Plea Rejected Despite Delay in Trial(14.06.2024)
Meghalaya High Court has rejected the bail plea of an accused even when there was a delay in the commencement of trial under the Protection of Childre.....
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Delhi HC: Police Post Not a Place Where Public Servants Are To Be Attacked With Fire Arms(06.06.2022)
Delhi High Court while denying bail to a man accused of attacking a Police Post and firing at the police officials from an illegal weapon has held tha.....
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CJI Launches e-DHCR Portal for Digital Publication of Judgments of Public Importance(06.08.2024)
Chief Justice of India Justice DY Chandrachud, has launched the e-DHCR portal which has been defined as a user friendly official platform for digital .....
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Delhi HC Orders Government to review Cadre Restructuring of Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force(08.09.2020)
Delhi High Court has passed an order directing the Government to review its cadre restructuring exercise pertaining to the General Duty Cadre and the .....
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Kerala HC Issues Contempt Notice Over Delay in Appointment of KAT Chairman(10.08.2021)
Kerala High Court has issued contempt notice to the Secretaries of the Central Government for its failure to appoint a Chairman for the Kerala Adminis.....
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Bombay HC: Mandatory Pre-Deposit U/S 129E of the Customs Act Is Constitutional(14.07.2022)
Bombay High Court has held that the fiscal legislation can very well stipulate as a requirement of law a mandatory pre-deposit as a condition preceden.....
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Road Ministry releases Advisory on licensing and operating ‘app-based’ taxi services(19.10.2015)
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways released an Advisory for operation of ‘app-based’ taxi services. It provides licensing of ‘on-demand trans.....
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Bombay HC Directs Municipal Corporation to Complete Road Repairing Work(26.10.2016)
Bombay High Court has directed Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) to complete the task of completing road repairs and filling up potholes .....
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NCLT Delhi Seeks Reply of Bhushan Steel's Monitoring Committee on Policy for Retirement(07.08.2020)
National Company Law Tribunal, Delhi has sought response from the Monitoring Committee of Bhushan Power & Steel Limited in relation to its retirement .....
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P&H HC: Court Does Not Interfere in Compassionate Appointment in Absence of Any Policy(18.04.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has held in a writ petition for quashing of an order denying for service benefits and compassionate appointment on accou.....
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Tel. HC: Can’t Discredit Deposition of Pardanashin Lady, Acquittal Overturned in Murder Case(18.06.2024)
Telangana High Court while overturning the acquittal of accused in a murder case, has held that the deposition of a pardanashin woman cannot be discre.....
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SC to States & HC: File Status Report on Establishment of Gram Nyayalayas(16.12.2022)
Supreme Court has ordered all State Governments and High Courts in the country to file status reports/reply within a period of 8 weeks from today in a.....
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Delhi HC Seeks Measures to Address Default in Sharing Data with DSLSA Apropos FIRs(20.12.2021)
Delhi High Court has sought to streamline the process of supplying FIRs pertaining to commission of sexual offences to the Delhi State Legal Services .....
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Del. HC: DDA & MCD Must Put Structural Reforms In Place to Deal With Issue of Illegal Construction(21.02.2024)
Delhi High Court while observing that illegal construction is going on in Delhi in an unusual manner, has held that Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MC.....
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Bombay HC Directs State to Complete Installations of CCTV Cameras in Lock-ups, Police Cabins(01.12.2016)
Bombay High Court has expressed displeasure over CCTV cameras not being installed in lock-ups and cabins of police officers, despite previous Court or.....
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Provide Fishermen Maximum Subsidy for Transponders: Madras HC(12.02.2019)
Madras High Court has passed an order stating that Tamil Nadu Government should provide maximum subsidy to fishermen venturing into deep seas for GPS .....
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Bombay HC: Making Unfounded Allegations Against Spouse to Cause Disturbance at Job is Mental Cruelty(22.02.2021)
Bombay High Court has stated that making of unfounded allegations against the spouse or his/her relatives in the pleadings or making complaints with a.....
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SC: Levy of Separate IGST on Indian Importers for Ocean Freight Violates Section 8 of CGST Act(24.05.2022)
Supreme Court has held when the Indian importer is liable to pay IGST on the composite supply, which includes supply of goods and services of transpor.....
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Supreme Court: Bidders to Exercise Greater than Ordinary Degree of Care(17.07.2024)
SC while imposing cost of Rs. 3 Crore cost on a bidder for negligence, has observed that bidders being experienced corporate entities are expected to .....
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DGFT Removes Import Restrictions on Refined Palm Oil, Refined Palm Olein, Potatoes(02.07.2021)
Director-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has temporarily removed import restrictions on refined palm oil, refined Palm Olein, Potatoes. According to a.....
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AAR: Support Services to Overseas Customers are Not Export Service(06.06.2022)
Tamil Nadu Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) has held that support services to overseas customers are not export services since the taxable territory.....
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Supreme Court: Serious Concern Expressed Over Plastic Pollution in Rivers(07.08.2024)
Supreme Court has expressed serious concern over plastic pollution in rivers and observed that the dumping of plastic is causing serious environment d.....
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Ker HC: Revisional Power of Collector Can be Exercised against AO under S.13 of Ker Building Tax Act(11.12.2023)
Kerala High Court has held that from the bare perusal of Section 13, it can be gathered that the District Collector may exercise the Revisional power .....
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Supreme Court Seeks Govt’s Reply on Plea Against Polygamy, Nikah Halala(24.04.2018)
Supreme Court has directed the Centre to respond to a plea seeking to declare the provisions of Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) validating the practice .....
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Delhi HC Refuses to Issue Notice on Plea Against Whatsapp’s New Privacy Policy(18.01.2021)
Delhi High Court has said that it will not issue notice in the Petition against Whatsapp application and its contentious updated privacy policy, obser.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice Seeking Appointment of Doctors in Government Run Hospitals(24.11.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation seeking immediate appointment of adequate number of doctors including paramedical s.....
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Deposits made under the Senior Citizens Welfare Fund shall bear interest at 3.35%(23.11.2021)
It is hereby notified that the deposits made under the Senior Citizens Welfare Fund, announced in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affa.....
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CESTAT Hyderabad: Service Tax Paid on GTA Services Available as Refund and Is Not Exempt(16.01.2020)
Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal Hyderabad has held that where the conditions for availing a refund of service tax on Goods Transpo.....
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Allahabad HC Dismisses PIL Seeking Postponement of Assembly Polls on Ground of Discrepancies(16.02.2022)
Allahabad High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea seeking postponement of Uttar Pradesh State Assembly Polls 2022 on grounds .....
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Kar. HC: S.33(5) POCSO Doesn’t Imply Accused Won’t be Given Opportunity of Cross Examination(03.03.2023)
Karnataka High Court while observing that as per Section 33 of POCSO Act, victim shall not be called frequently for cross examination by the Court, ha.....
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Bombay HC: Orders U/S 60 Maharashtra Police Act Are Quasi-Judicial, Must be Supported by Reasons(22.04.2022)
Bombay High Court has observed that the order of Divisional Commissioner on externment under the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951 are not administrative .....
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Release of Minor Accused in Pune Porsche Case Ordered by Bombay High Court(26.06.2024)
Bombay High Court has ordered the release of the minor accused in the Pune Porsche Case which resulted in the death of two individuals. The order was .....
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Bombay HC Denies to Stay on Demolition of Building near Airport(21.09.2016)
Bombay HC has denied to stay its order directing demolition of the top three floors of a residential building near the international airport here due .....
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Madras HC to Centre: Consider Issuing Indian Passport to Sri Lankan Refugees’ Daughter(01.02.2023)
Madras High Court while observing that petitioner is for all practical purposes a stateless person and wants passport only to explore overseas employm.....
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Calcutta HC Directs Kolkata Port Trust to Inspect Hyde Road Land(14.10.2015)
Calcutta HC has directed S K Dhar, Estate Manager-in-Charge of Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) to visit premises at P-51 on Hyde Road Extension and ascertai.....
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Supreme Court: No Vehicle Insurance Without Pollution Certificate(10.08.2017)
Supreme Court has ruled that motorists who don’t have a valid pollution certificate will henceforth not be able to renew insurance of their vehicles.
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Kerala HC: Claiming Adverse Possession After Encroachment Into Public Road Not Admissible(28.02.2022)
Kerala High Court has ruled that a petitioner claiming the right of adverse possession after encroaching into a public road cannot be treated as a usu.....
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JKL HC: Pseudo Police Report Can’t Defeat Right of Accused to Default Bail(15.02.2023)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that pseudo police report even if filed within the time frame required under CrPC, cannot be given le.....
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Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Second Amendment Rules, 2020(29.04.2020)
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 149 read with section 469 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013), the Central Government hereby makes .....
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Delhi HC Orders Rs 3 Lakh Compensation to Boy Sexually Assaulted in School(25.07.2016)
Delhi HC has awarded Rs 3 lakh as compensation to a minor boy who was sexually assaulted in school by 3 senior students in 2013, observing that provis.....
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Supreme Court: No Presumption That Decision Taken by Persons Occupying High Posts is Valid(12.02.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that there is no presumption that a decision taken by persons occupying High posts is valid and that all power vested in th.....
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Gujarat HC Issues Notice to SMC in Response to PIL Objecting Proposed Demolition of FOB(09.03.2021)
Gujarat High Court has issued notice to the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) in response to a public interest litigation (PIL) objecting to the propo.....
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SC: Mere Exhibition Brandishing or Holding Weapon Openly to Create Fear Offence u/s 397 IPC(24.12.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that mere exhibition brandishing or holding a weapon openly by offender to threaten and create fear or apprehension in the .....
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Relief in Average Export Obligation in terms of the para 5.17(a) of Hand Book of Procedures (HBP) of FTP, 2023(22.02.2024)
The para 5.17 of the Handbook of Procedures of the FTP, 2023 envisages that to provide relief to exporters of those sectors where total exports in tha.....
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#Union Budget 2022-2023: Acceleration of Corporate Exit and Launch of E-Bill System(01.02.2022)
Finance Minister has said that accelerated corporate exit will be facilitated by reducing it from 2 years to 6 months. E-bill system will be launched .....
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Telangana High Court: Section 18 UAPA is Penal in Nature, Needs to be Proved by Prosecution(29.03.2024)
Telangana High Court while granting bail to members of Popular Front of India, has held that Section 18 of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), .....
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Mad. HC: Can’t Absolve Assessee of Responsibility as Registered Person to Monitor GST Portal(19.04.2024)
Madras High Court has held that an assessee cannot be absolved of the responsibility as a registered person on the Goods and Service Tax portal.
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AP HC Initiates Contempt Action for Posting Abusive Social Media Posts Against Judges(27.05.2020)
Andhra Pradesh High Court has issued suo moto contempt notices to 49 persons, including a Member of Parliament and a former Member of Legislative Asse.....
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NCLT, Kolkata: Corporate Debtor Cannot Be Sent Into Liquidation(08.04.2022)
National Company Law Tribunal, Kolkata has observed that just because the liquidation value is being projected higher than the value of the resolutio.....
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Bombay HC Directs BMC to File Reply over Ilegal Tree Felling in Wadala(23.12.2015)
Bombay High Court has directed Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to file its reply in a matter pertaining to unauthorised felling of trees in W.....
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Lawyer of Opposite Party can be Summoned As Witness: Kerala HC(29.01.2019)
Kerala High Court has held that a lawyer of an opposite party can be summoned as witness, in cases where his examination is justified by the circumsta.....
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Delhi HC: Daughter Living With Grandparents Does Not Absolve Father's Responsibility to Maintain(21.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has observed that a father cannot refuse his responsibility to maintain his wife and daughter even if he has to take care of his pare.....
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Kar. HC: For Denial of Relief by Court, Political Influence in Transfer & Posting May be the Ground(25.06.2024)
Karnataka High Court has observed that the act of public servants causing political influence in matters of transfer & posting is a matter of deprecat.....
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CCI Gives Nod to JSW Energy-Jaiprakash Deal for 500MW Bina Plant(20.09.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved JSW Energy's purchase of the 500MW Bina thermal power plant from Jaiprakash Power Ventures.
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Calcutta HC Notifies Protocol for Post-Lockdown Functioning(15.05.2020)
Calcutta High Court has issued guidelines for post-lockdown functioning. The Court has asked everyone visiting the Court to abide by the advisories an.....
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Supreme Court Asks Company to Close Down Further Construction of Karwar Port(30.03.2022)
Supreme Court had issued notice in a petition which challenged the second stage development of the commercial Karwar port in Karnataka. The Court has .....
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SC Refuses to Grant Relief to YSR Congress Party Challenging Circular Relaxing Postal Ballot Norms(03.06.2024)
Supreme Court has declined to entertain a petition filed by the YSR Congress Party challenging new rules for counting postal ballot votes in Andhra Pr.....
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Bombay HC: Desilt & Beautify Powai Lake(19.10.2016)
Bombay High Court has directed State Government and BMC to take steps to desilt and beautify Powai Lake.
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Madras HC Takes Suo Motu Cognisance of Pollution of Amravathi River(03.12.2020)
Madras High Court has taken suo-motu cognisance of a news report about pollution of the Amaravathi River, and directed the District Legal Services Aut.....
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Cabinet approves policy on long term leasing of Railways Land for implementing PM Gati Shakti framework (Cargo related activities, Public utilities and Railway's exclusive use)(07.09.2022)
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the Ministry of Railway's proposal to revise the railways' land poli.....
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Discussion Paper on Margin Requirements for non-Centrally Cleared Derivatives(05.05.2016)
The Reserve Bank of India released a Paper o.....Tags : Non-central derivative, margin requirements, proposal
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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Yes Bank Case: Bombay HC Discharges DHFL(18.11.2021)
Bombay HC has discharged Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Ltd. (DHFL) and dropped the proceedings against it in a case of cheating and corruption reg.....
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Karnataka High Court Sets Aside Appointment of Assistant Government Pleader(18.02.2020)
Karnataka High Court has upheld an order passed by the Karnataka Administrative Tribunal, setting aside the appointment of an Assistant Public Prosecu.....
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Andhra Pradesh High Court Seeks Fresh Status Report of Investigation from CBI(16.12.2021)
Andhra Pradesh High Court has sought a fresh status report of the investigation from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on the lines of their o.....
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Del. HC: Can’t Quash Harassment Complaint Merely Because ICC Failed to Complete Enquiry in 90 Days(10.01.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that complaint of sexual harassment and inquiry proceeding can’t be quashed merely because internal complaints committee (IC.....
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Format for Business Responsibility Report(04.11.2015)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India released a ‘Suggested Format for Business Responsibility Report’ pursuant to the SEBI (Listing Obligations .....
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Chhattisgarh Must have Fair Liquor Policy: Chhattisgarh High Court(01.10.2018)
High Court of Chhattisgarh has directed the state government to frame a new liquor procurement policy within a month and ruled in favour of Diageo and.....
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Allahabad HC: In Consensual Relationships, POCSO Act Being Misused Against Teenagers(05.07.2024)
Allahabad High Court has observed that while the POCSO Act’s primary objective is to protect children under the age of majority from sexual exploitati.....
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Amendment in First Schedule under Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority Act, 1985(05.05.2022)
Whereas the Central Government, having regard to the development and promotion of export of de-oiled rice bran, considers it necessary and expedient t.....
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Delhi High Court: Delhi Government Slammed for Freebie Policies(01.08.2024)
Del HC while hearing a PIL for constitution of a Committee to probe the death of three civil services aspirants, slammed Delhi Govt. for their freebie.....
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Punjab and Haryana HC Slams MHA over Inaction on BSF Report(14.01.2016)
Punjab and Haryana HC has pulled up Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for not acting on a Border Security Force (BSF) report highlighting the urgen.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana HC, Border Security Force (BSF) report , Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)
RBI Revises Guidelines on Rationalization of Branch Authorization Policy(29.05.2017)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has liberalised Branch Authorization Policy and has also widened role of bank boards, making them responsible for complyin.....
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Court has power to extend time where statutory pre-requisites are met but power must be exercised having regard to interests of all parties affected(16.03.2020)
The Plaintiffs seek relief under Section 1322(4)(d) of the Corporations Act, 2001 from compliance with financial reporting and lodgement obligations .....
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#Economic Survey 2021-2022: India can Withstand Monetary Policy Normalisation(31.01.2022)
Economic Survey has noted that due to accretion of large foreign exchange reserves, vulnerability indicators relating to reserves have shown marked im.....
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Delhi HC Grants Bail to POCSO Accused After Victim Offers to Stand as Surety for Him(30.01.2023)
Delhi High Court has granted bail to a 20 year old in a POCSO case after victim, the wife of accused, told the court that they were in a consensual re.....
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NGT Rejects Proposal for Nayachar Thermal Power Project(17.09.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has rejected proposal to set up thermal power station in Nayachar island as it violated Coastal Regulations Zone (CRZ) a.....
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Consider 1st Batch of Resolution Plans in Bhushan Power Case: NCLAT to CoC(31.07.2018)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has said that the Committee of Creditors (CoC) should consider the first batch of resolution plans im .....
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Karnataka HC Refuses Plea to Allow All Senior Citizens to Cast Vote Through Postal Ballots(24.03.2021)
Karnataka High Court has refused to entertain a plea which sought to permit all senior citizens to cast vote through postal ballots. The Court has dis.....
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NCLAT: Initiation Of CIRP Not A Pre-Requisite To Initiate IRP Against The Personal Guarantor(28.01.2022)
NCLAT has held that initiation of Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process is not a pre-requisite to initiate Insolvency Resolution Process (IRP) again.....
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Supreme Court Explains The Principles of Adverse Possession(15.02.2024)
Supreme Court while stating that a person pleading adverse possession has no equities in his favor because seeking such possession is attempting to de.....
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MP HC: Tehsildar Who Allegedly Misused Post Not Entitled for Protection(14.03.2022)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that a Tehsildar, alleged to have misused her position by extending undue benefit to her husband as well as her ser.....
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Delhi High Court Directs CBSE to Continue its 'Moderation Policy' For Current Year(25.05.2017)
Delhi High Court has asked CBSE to continue its Moderation Policy that allows grace marks for difficult questions in Class 12 examinations for the cur.....
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Bombay HC: Dictatorial Raj is Prevalent in MCGM(23.03.2020)
Bombay High Court has observed that a dictatorial 'raj' is prevalent in the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) and the officials are under.....
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Confiscation proceedings are in nature of civil proceedings and standard of proof is preponderance of probabilities(09.01.2020)
The Petitioner has filed the present petition, impugning an order passed by the Financial Commissioner, whereby the appeal preferred by the Petitioner.....
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Madras HC Asks to Submit Status Report on Proposal to Declare Wetlands of National Importance(18.02.2022)
Madras High Court has asked the state government to submit a status report on the proposal to the Union Govt for declaring 13 sites as wetlands of int.....
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Karnataka HC: Can’t Provide Free Bus Service to Enable Voters to Reach Polling Booth(17.05.2024)
Karnataka High Court has observed that free bus services cannot be provided to enable voters to reach polling booths and stated that the Chief Electio.....
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Karnataka HC Dismisses PIL for Action Against Alleged Police Atrocities During Lockdown(16.06.2021)
Karnataka High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation filed by an advocate seeking directions to concerned Station House Officers to registe.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Alleged Police Atrocities During Lockdown
SC to HCs’: Submit Responses on CCTV Footage Installation to Amicus Curiae(11.04.2023)
Supreme Court has directed all high courts to submit their responses on the progress with respect to the installation of CCTV cameras in court premise.....
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SC: Person Securing Appointment on The Basis of False Caste Certificate Can’t Retain Benefit(12.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that when a person secures appointment on the basis of a false caste certificate, he cannot be permitted to retain the benefit .....
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TRAI releases Report on Activities for the period 1st January 2018 to 31st December 2018(20.05.2019)
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has today released the Report on Activities for the period 1st January 2018 to 31st December 2018. The Re.....
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Delhi HC Asks Centre to Decide on CRPF Plea on Promotions(06.04.2021)
Delhi High Court has asked the Centre to decide on a plea by a group of officers of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) upon their stated grievanc.....
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All HC: Guarantor’s Liability Doesn’t Absolve by Itself Upon Approval of Resolution Plan(16.01.2023)
Allahabad High Court has held that approval of a resolution plan under Section 31 of the IBC, does not ipso facto absolve the surety/guarantor of the .....
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Cannot Disclose Identity of POCSO Victim, Supreme Court Calls for Sensitization(08.04.2024)
SC has observed that exercise of sensitization of judicial officers and police officers is required to be done in the State of West Bengal to ensure c.....
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Bom. HC Takes Suo Motu Cognizance of Report Highlighting Grievance of Potential Parents(06.05.2025)
Bombay High Court has take suo motu cognizance of report published in a leading daily highlighting the grievances of the potential parents in waiting .....
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Relief in Average Export Obligation in terms of the para 5.19 of Hand Book of Procedures (HBP) of FTP 2015-20(17.11.2022)
1. The para 5.19 of the HBP of the FTP 2015-20 (extended upto 31.03.2023) envisages that to provide relief to exporters of those sectors where total e.....
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Delhi HC Dismisses Plea Against Blanket Ban On Sale And Bursting Of Firecrackers In National Capital(20.10.2022)
Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea challenging the direction issued by Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) on September 14 for a complete ban .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Delhi Pollution Control Committee, bursting
NCDRC Directs Builder to Compensate Homebuyers for Delay in Refund of Maintenance Deposit(14.02.2022)
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has ordered a refund of the refundable maintenance along with delay compensation at 6% for the Flat Ow.....
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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Arrested by Enforcement Directorate in Liquor Policy Case(22.03.2024)
Enforcement Directorate has arrested Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal in a money laundering case that is related to the alleged liquor policy s.....
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Delhi HC: Private Doctors Submitting Sketchy Medical Reports Guilty of Fabricating False Evidence(06.04.2021)
Delhi High Court has observed that the medical reports filed by the jail doctors should be explicit and must explain the complex medical terms used no.....
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Gujarat HC Disposes of PIL Seeking Direction for Filling Up Posts of DRT-I Presiding Officer(04.02.2022)
Gujarat High Court has disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea seeking a direction for filling up posts of Presiding Officer in the Debt R.....
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NGT Bans Construction Work In Delhi & NCR(10.11.2017)
National Green Tribunal has banned all construction activities in Delhi and NCR, while directing all agencies concerned to encourage public transport,.....
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Delhi HC Disposes of Plea Opposing National Health Data Management Policy's Consultation(10.09.2020)
Delhi High Court has disposed of a Petition challenging the consultation process for the National Digital Health Mission: Health Data Management Polic.....
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SC Asks Centre to Consider Withdrawing Insurance Exemption for State Public Transport Corporations(12.08.2021)
Supreme Court has asked the Central Government to examine the possibility of withdrawing exemption from insurance for State Corporations that run publ.....
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Kar. HC: Non-furnishing of Data by a Company Impacts Planning of the Economic Policies of Nation(31.07.2023)
Karnataka High Court while dismissing plea filed by a company to quash proceedings under Collection of Statistics Act, 2008 for non-furnishing of data.....
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Raj. HC: Can’t Use Land Recorded As “For Mining Purposes” for Agricultural Purpose(07.01.2025)
Rajasthan High Court has held that when the nature of land has been recorded as “for mining purposes” in the revenue records, the same cannot be used .....
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SC: All Vacancies in State Pollution Control Boards of NCR States to be Filled by 30th April, 2025(29.08.2024)
SC has directed that National Capital Region States will address the issue of filling in substantial vacancies in the State Pollution Control Boards o.....
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Supreme Court: Action Needs to be Taken against Vehicles Not Complying with Orders(06.01.2025)
Supreme Court while emphasizing on the importance of identifying vehicles by their fuel type in order to address the issue of vehicular pollution, has.....
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CBIC Allows Export of Goods from Bangladesh to India by Rail in Closed Containers(20.05.2022)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has allowed the export of goods from Bangladesh to India by rail in closed containers. The carrier will be.....
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Supreme Court: Judge Not A Mere Post Office to Frame Charge at Behest of Prosecution(27.08.2024)
SC while quashing two orders passed by Special Judge, CBI, has observed that judge is not a mere post office to frame the charge at the behest of pros.....
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CESTAT, Delhi: No Service Tax Applicable on Transporter of Firewood(18.08.2021)
Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Delhi has ruled that no Service Tax is applicable on transporter of firewood as carting .....
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Del HC Upholds PPVFR Authority’s Order of Revocation of PepsiCo’s Registration for Potato Variety(10.07.2023)
Delhi High Court has upheld the order passed by Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers Rights (PPVFR) Authority that revoked the Pepsico India’s re.....
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Kerala High Court: Giving Seniority on the Basis of Rules is a Policy Decision(21.11.2024)
Kerala HC has observed that giving seniority on the basis of the date of promotion to the feeder category is a policy decision. If there is any anomal.....
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Supreme Court Expresses Anguish over Centre's Failure to Give Details on Cases Against Politicians(31.08.2018)
Supreme Court has expressed anguish over the Centre's failure to provide details about the criminal cases pending against lawmakers and politicians in.....
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MP HC Asks for Response on Validity of Clause 8 of National Vaccine Policy(02.06.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has asked the State and Central Government to give their responses on the validity of Clause 8 of the National Vaccination P.....
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SC Upholds Pre-import Conditions for Availing GST Exemptions on Imports Under Advance Authorization(01.05.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that even though ‘pre-import condition’ may have caused hardship to exporters, has upheld Pre-Import Condition to claim .....
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Allahabad HC Issues Notice on PIL Against Decision to Dis-Identify Certain Posts for Blind Persons(18.02.2022)
Allahabad High Court has issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh Government and its prompt counter-affidavit on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea f.....
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Cal HC: Not Operating in Totalitarian State, Govt. Can’t Exercise Blanket Power Over Every Instit.(14.05.2024)
Cal HC has held that we do not operate in a totalitarian state and it cannot be held that Government has blanket power over any and every institution .....
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DGFT Changes Export Policy of Injection Remdesivir and Remdesivir Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients(15.06.2021)
Director-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has notified the changes in the Export policy of Injection Remdesivir and Remdesivir Active Pharmaceutical In.....
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CESTAT, Delhi: Anti-Dumping Duty Paid After Validity of Notification is Refundable(05.05.2022)
Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Delhi has ruled that the Anti-dumping duty paid after the expiry of the period mentioned in the co.....
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CG HC on Compassionate Appt: Enquiry on financial dependency can’t be done if Kin is in Govt Service(22.06.2023)
Chhattisgarh High Court has held that Court cannot order enquiry to determine dependency of other family members upon a family member who is already a.....
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Allahabad High Court to State: Consider Banning Firecrackers to Check Air Pollution(18.11.2016)
Allahabad High Court has directed State Government to consider imposing ban on use of generators and firecrackers to check air pollution.
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Air Pollution, firecrackers
Delhi High Court Asks About Pay of Judges' Spouse(19.11.2018)
Delhi High Court has asked for details of gainful employment of spouses of officers of Delhi Higher Judicial Service and Delhi Judicial Service, which.....
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Allahabad HC Denies Bail to Man Who Allegedly Raped, Posted Woman's Obscene Snaps on FB(05.07.2021)
Allahabad High Court has denied bail to a man 'prima facie' accused of raping and posting obscene photographs of a woman on Facebook with whom he once.....
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Calcutta HC Orders Removal Of Illegally Appointed Assistant Maths Teacher(08.06.2022)
Calcutta High Court has directed West Bengal Board of Secondary Education to cancel the illegal appointment of assistant math teacher from government .....
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NCLT Orders Liquidation of Kamineni Steel and Power(29.10.2018)
National Company Law Tribunal has ordered liquidation of Kamineni Steel and Power India and also appointed R Ramakrishna Gupta as liquidator.
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SC: High Courts Can Pass Interim Orders in Section 482 CrPC in Exceptional Cases(21.07.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that the High Courts can pass interim protection order in Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 petitions in .....
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NCLAT: Unavailability of Member to Sign the Order Not a Ground for Fresh Hearing(01.06.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Principal Bench has held that an order passed with the consent of both Members of an NCLT Bench but signed by.....
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Del. HC: POCSO Act being Misused by Girl’s Family that Objects Her Romantic Relationship With a Boy(14.08.2024)
Delhi High Court while granting bail to an accused in a POCSO case, has observed that POCSO Act, 2012 is being misused by family of girls that object .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, POCSO Act, Romantic Relationship
ITAT: Cash Deposits Out of Business of Shroff Cannot be Treated as Undisclosed Income(08.07.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Rajkot Bench has held that the cash deposits out of business of Shroff cannot be treated as undisclosed income u.....
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If Bodily Injury Caused with Lethal Weapon, Lack of Intention to Cause Murder Irrelevant(10.12.2024)
SC while upholding conviction of an accused for murder, has observed that act of causing injuries with knife to vital parts is reflective of knowledge.....
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J&K High Court Seeks Reply on Residents’ Rehab Plea over Kishenganga Hydroelectric Power Project(21.09.2015)
J&K HC has issued notice to State Govt. and National Hydro Electric Power Corporation for response on a petition seeking directions for rehabilitation.....
Tags : J&K HC , Kishenganga Hydroelectric Power Project
Supreme Court Asks State of Jharkhand to Make Regular Appointments Only(02.08.2018)
Supreme Court has directed State of Jharkhand to consider making regular appointments only, dropping the idea of making irregular appointments so as t.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Appointments
Bombay High Court Seeks NEGVAC Policy on Door-to-Door Vaccination(21.05.2021)
Bombay High Court has granted the Central Government's Expert Committee time till June 1, 2021 to decide on a door-to-door policy to immunize elderly .....
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Meg. HC: POCSO Conviction Upheld, Accused and Victim had Lust and Infatuation(01.05.2024)
Meg. HC has upheld the conviction of a man under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO) and after considering that at a you.....
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Porsche Crash Case: Madras High Court Grants Bail to Racer Vikash Anand(07.10.2016)
Madras High Court has granted interim bail to racing champion Vikash Anand, who was arrested for causing a car accident in which an auto driver was ki.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Porsche Crash Case, Vikash Anand
Service Export from India scheme(14.12.2016)
The Government has introduced the Service Exports from India Scheme (SEIS) w.e.f. 01.04.2015 under the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP), 2015-20 replacing t.....
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Supreme Court Approves Project for Goa International Airport(17.01.2020)
Supreme Court has passed an Order paving the way for construction of the International Airport at Mopa, Goa. The Court has issued directions to the Na.....
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Supreme Court Asks UP Govt to Show Position of Posts in All District Hospitals(18.02.2022)
Supreme Court has observed that vacancy positions of 62% and 70% of male and female doctors/ attendants particularly in District Hospital, Sambhal was.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Position of Posts in All District Hospitals
IREDA incorporates "IREDA Global Green Energy Finance IFSC Limited" in GIFT City, Gujarat(09.05.2024)
Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd. (IREDA) has incorporated a wholly owned subsidiary in the International Financial Services Centre (IFS.....
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Kerala High Court Directs Grant of Rs 1.5 Lakh Compensation to Girl Harassed by Police(23.12.2021)
Kerala High Court has delivered its judgment in a plea moved by a minor girl who, along with her father, were harassed by a pink police officer in a p.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Compensation to Girl Harassed by Police
Calcutta High Court: Court Not Merely Obligated to Appoint Arbitrator u/s 11(6) of A&C Act(23.02.2024)
Calcutta High Court has held that Court under Section 11(6) of Arbitration and Conciliation Act is not merely obligated to appoint an arbitrator but c.....
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Orissa HC: Married Daughters Can't be Denied Benefit Under Rehabilitation Assistance Scheme(31.10.2022)
Orissa High Court while reaffirming rights of married daughter to seek compassionate employment upon death of her father has held that married daughte.....
Tags : Orissa High Court, Married Daughter, Compassionate Appointment
Madras HC Seeks Info from Corporation on Utilisation of Library Cess Amounting to Rs. 31.66 crore(30.10.2015)
Madras High Court has directed Chennai Corporation to provide details on how much of these funds of about Rs. 31.66 crore , collected as library cess .....
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NGT Defines Emergency Norms for Delhi & Four States over Air Pollution(11.11.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has defined the term “environmental emergency” and listed measures to be taken by Delhi and its neighbouring States when.....
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Road Transport Ministry Allows Vehicle Owners to Nominate Successor(03.05.2021)
Road Transport Ministry has notified the adjustments within the Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989 offering the feature to vehicle owners to nominate the succe.....
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Chhattisgarh HC: Clause for Compensatory Recruitment to Include Female Dependents(31.01.2022)
Chhattisgarh High Court has held that a clause in an agreement under Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, which only entitled a male dependent for compensat.....
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Ker. HC Directs Claims Commissioner To Start Proceedings For Quantification Of Loss From Next Week(25.01.2023)
Kerala High Court has directed the Claims Commissioner to commence proceedings for quantification of the damages caused on account of Flash Hartal cal.....
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Bombay High Court Go-Ahead for Mahim Bus Depot Revamp, Luxury Tower(21.09.2018)
Bombay High Court has cleared decks for BMC to consider grant of completion and occupation certificate to a 24-storey luxury tower and the Mahim bus d.....
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NCLAT, Chennai: Suspended Board of Directors Do Not Have Powers to Appoint Resolution Professional(02.03.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Chennai has held that the suspended Board of Directors has no power under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code,.....
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Delhi High Court Directs Delhi Govt. to Pay Rs. 738 Cr to MCD for Payment of Outstanding Dues(12.04.2024)
Delhi High Court has directed Government of Delhi to release basic tax assignment installment of Rs. 738 crores to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi .....
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SEBI Nods for Infibeam to Raise Rs 450 Crore via IPO(06.10.2015)
Infibeam Incorporation has become first ecommerce company in India to be listed with Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) giving its permissi.....
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Bombay HC Asks Government to Publicise Free Treatment Policy for Black Fungus Disease(25.05.2021)
Bombay High Court has asked the Maharashtra Government to publicise its free-treatment policy for Mucormycosis or 'black fungus disease' to prevent un.....
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NCLAT: Mere Error of Address in Postal Receipt Does not Bely Sending of Notice(13.04.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has observed that mere address error in Postal Receipt does not bely the sending of notice by Operational Cred.....
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Kerala High Court Orders State Government to Establish Campus Police Units(11.02.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the State Government to set up campus police units to conduct regular checking inside the educational institutions and .....
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SC: Matter of ‘Menstrual Leave’ Falls in Policy Domain(24.02.2023)
Supreme Court while refusing to entertain petition seeking menstrual leave for female students and working women across India, has observed that the i.....
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High Court in the UK dismisses review to make Bridge a sport(15.10.2015)
A High Court in the United Kingdom dismissed a challenge against Sport England’s decision to not make ‘Bridge’ a sport. ‘Bridge’ a popular card game p.....
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Delhi HC Directs Traffic Police, ED to Impound E-Rickshaws without Registration(26.10.2016)
Delhi High Court has directed Traffic Police and Enforcement Department (ED) of Delhi government to impound or seize all e-rickshaws plying in Nationa.....
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Import, trading and re-export of rough diamonds by notified entities in Gujarat Hira Bourse, Ichhapore Surat(31.10.2019)
1. Representations have been received from the Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council for setting up a Special Notified Zone at Surat in lines wi.....
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SC: Moratorium Does Not Apply to Proceedings in Respect of Directors/Management of Corporate Debtor(17.09.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that the moratorium ordered under Section 14 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 does not apply in respect of the d.....
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SC to Delhi Police: Cases Against Persons Bursting Firecrackers Not the Solution(15.09.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that filing cases against persons bursting firecrackers may not be the solution as there is no point in taking action af.....
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SC: Non-Sending of Report u/s 57 NDPS Act in 48 Hours of Arrest Will not Vitiate Entire Proceedings(28.01.2020)
Supreme Court has reiterated that merely because the report contemplated under Section 57 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 .....
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Supreme Court Upholds RBI Regulations for Export Ban on PPE Kits(07.12.2021)
Supreme Court has upheld the measures adopted by the Reserve Bank of India to implement the ban imposed by the Union Government on the export of Perso.....
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All. HC Issues Directions for Early Disposal of Cases Against MPs/MLAs(27.11.2023)
Allahabad High Court while registering suo moto case to expedite the disposal of criminal cases pending against MPs/MLAs across the State, in complian.....
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Karnataka High Court Extends Deadline Given to Subordinate Courts for Cases Disposals by 3 Months(26.05.2021)
Karnataka High Court has extended by three months the time bound schedule fixed for District and Trial courts to dispose of cases within a specified p.....
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Delhi HC: Undesirable for Courts to Make Remarks Censuring Action of Police Officers(13.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has ruled that it is undesirable for Courts to make remarks censuring the action of police officers unless such remarks are strictly .....
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HP HC: Accused Shall be Allowed to Furnish Cash Deposits for Getting Bail(07.08.2020)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has observed that the Courts while granting bail should give a choice to the accused to either furnish surety bonds or giv.....
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ITAT, Delhi Restricts Addition Only on Embedded Portion of Profit(19.04.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Delhi has observed that the addition due to mismatch amid the Books of Accounts and Form 26AS can be made only on the e.....
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Delhi High Court: Bail Granted to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in Liquor Policy Scam Case(21.06.2024)
Delhi High Court has granted bail to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in liquor policy scam case, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on Mar.....
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Bombay HC Asks "Is it a Feasible Decision to Impose Ban on Meat for 4 Days in a City Like Mumbai"(11.09.2015)
Bombay HC while hearing petition filed by Bombay Mutton Dealers' Association challenging four-day meat ban during Jain festival (Paryushan), has quest.....
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DHC: Renewal of Passport Cannot be Denied Citing Criminal Case in Case There is Permission from Court(10.06.2019)
Delhi High Court (DHC) has directed the Regional Passport office to renew the passport of Rajiv Chaturvedi, the Chief General Manager of State-Run PEC.....
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Mad. HC: Supporting Driver Before MACT Doesn’t Preclude Transport Corp. from Initiating Disc. Proc.(03.04.2024)
Madras High Court has held that if State Express Transport Corporation management has taken a stand for the driver before the Motor Accident Claims Tr.....
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MP High Court Upholds Decision Against Sasan(12.10.2015)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has upheld district court's order dismissing Sasan Power's plea for an injunction against international arbitration with the.....
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Supreme Court Gives Nod to New Outdoor Advertisement Policy in Delhi(04.08.2017)
Supreme Court has accepted Environment Pollution Authority's new outdoor advertisement policy aimed at curbing illegal hoardings and giving Delhi an a.....
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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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Kar. HC Issues Directions to Ensure Bound Disposal of Maintenance Applications(10.02.2023)
Karnataka High Court has issued directions to trial courts to follow a timeline, in deciding applications filed by estranged women seeking maintenance.....
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Allahabad HC Asks UP Govt to Reconsider Ban Imposed by Fee Hike in Private Schools(17.03.2022)
Allahabad High Court has asked the Uttar Pradesh Government to reconsider the ban imposed by it on fee hike in private schools. The Court has ordered .....
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Police Not Allowed to Tutor Witnesses, Supreme Court Directs Action Against Police Officers(08.04.2024)
Supreme Court while admonishing Tamil Nadu Police for tutoring witnesses, has directed the Tamil Nadu's Director General of Police to initiate an enqu.....
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Madras High Court Refuses to Reconsider 1996 Murder of Pon Navarasu(21.03.2022)
Madras High Court has refused to reconsider the case of John David, convicted prisoner in the 1996 infamous murder of Pon Navarasu, for premature rele.....
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Format for compliance report on Corporate Governance to be submitted to stock exchanges(24.09.2015)
In addition to the submission of the quarterly compliance report on corporate governance every quarter by listed entities, the Securities Exchange Boa.....
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Madras HC Reduces Accident Compensation by Rs 6 Lakh(13.10.2016)
Madras HC has partly allowed an appeal of Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC), which contended that it was not liable to pay compensation t.....
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SC Directs to Bring on Record Policy Guidelines on Death Certificates Issued to Covid Patients(25.05.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the Central Government to bring on record any policy or guidelines pertaining to death certificates issued to COVID-19 pati.....
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CESTAT, Bangalore: Service Not Made Available Physically, Can’t be Chargeable to Service Tax(12.04.2022)
Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Bangalore has observed that recipient of the service has not physically made available to the servic.....
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Arbitration Clause from another contract can be incorporated into the contract only by a specific reference(19.03.2024)
The present appeals challenge the interim order and final judgment passed by the High Court, whereby the High Court allowed the application under Sect.....
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SC Denies to Take Plea Seeking Inquiry Against Mumbai Police(14.03.2016)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea seeking inquiry against Mumbai Police based on statements made by Ex-Union Home Secretary RK Singh alleg.....
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Ensure No Pollution is Caused Due to Immersion of Idols and Religious Festivals: Bombay HC(20.12.2018)
Bombay High Court has issued directions to Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) for ensuring that the river Godavari remains pollution-free.
Tags : Bombay High Court, Ensure No Pollution is Caused Due to Immersion of Idols and Religious Festivals
Delhi HC Issues Notice to Hospital to Seek a Status Report on Community Service of 2 Youngsters(19.08.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital seeking a status report on joining of two youngsters who were directed to do a mo.....
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SC Stays Direction of NGT That Appointed LG as Head of Committee for Yamuna River Pollution(11.07.2023)
Supreme Court has stayed the direction passed by National Green Tribunal (NGT) which had appointed the Lt. Governor of Delhi as the chairman of the Hi.....
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Allahabad HC: Definition of Dependent Family to Include ‘Widowed Daughter’(25.11.2024)
Allahabad HC while granting relief of compassionate appointment to a deceased employee’s widowed daughter, has held that even after marriage as also a.....
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Delhi HC Denies Anticipatory Bail to Man Accused of Giving Fake COVID-19 Report(22.09.2021)
Delhi High Court has denied anticipatory bail to a man accused of giving fake Covid-19 report for the purpose of release of his son from jail on inter.....
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Madras HC: Hate Politics Practised in South India(18.11.2016)
Madras High Court has observed that politics of hate is practised by parties in South India without being cordial and friendly unlike politicians of N.....
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NGT Gives Approval for Construction of India’s Future Largest Dam(16.11.2018)
National Green Tribunal has given its nod to construction of 2,880 MW Dibang Multipurpose Project (DMP) in Lower Dibang Valley district of Arunachal P.....
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SC Issues Notice on Petition Seeking SIT Probe into West Bengal Post-Poll Violence(02.07.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Central Government, State of West Bengal, and the Election Commission of India in a plea seeking for an inquiry.....
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P&H HC: Unregistered Agreement to Sell Can't be Accepted for Establishing Possession of Property(08.06.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that an unregistered agreement to sell cannot be accepted by the Court for granting possession in favour of the.....
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SC: Recording of Confession by Medical Officer When Accused in Police Custody, Hit by S. 26 of IEA(09.08.2024)
Supreme Court has set aside the conviction of accused in a murder case on the ground that the confessions by the accused are ex-facie inadmissible in .....
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Order of Acquittal can’t be Interfered with on Ground that Different View is Possible: SC(05.12.2018)
Supreme Court has asserted that an order of acquittal cannot be interfered with on the ground that a different view was possible on the basis of evide.....
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Calcutta HC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Appointment of TMC MLA Mukul Roy as PAC Chairman(02.08.2021)
Calcutta High Court has issued notice on a plea challenging TMC MLA Mukul Roy's appointment as the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of .....
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Madras High Court Permits Temporary Parking for Koyambedu Market Traders(30.11.2021)
Madras High Court has instructed the Koyambedu Market Management Committee and Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) to earmark a specific.....
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MP HC: Compassionate Appointment of a Person Rules Out his/her Claim of a Higher Post(09.01.2024)
Madhya Pradesh High Court held that once an individual has accepted the appointment on a compassionate basis, he/she cannot claim an appointment at a .....
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Supreme Court to KWA: Clean Padmanabhaswamy Temple Pond in Two Months(24.04.2017)
Supreme Court has given two months time to Kerala Water Authority (KWA) to clean up the pond of historic Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple in Kerala.
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Mauritius, Singapore Investments Fully Taxable for Capital Gains(01.04.2019)
Capital Gains on investments made in India through companies in Mauritius and Singapore will become fully taxable from 1st April because of revisions .....
Tags : Capital Gains, Mauritius, Singapore Investments, Double-Taxation Avoidance Agreements (DTAAs)
Rajasthan HC Dismisses Plea Challenging New Excise Policy(25.03.2021)
Rajasthan High Court has dismissed the petition challenging the new excise policy on the grounds that it was a policy matter and it was in the purview.....
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Kerala High Court Grants More Time To State To Frame Comprehensive Policy On Illegal Flag Masts(28.01.2022)
Kerala High Court has granted three more weeks’ time to the State government to draw up a comprehensive policy to deal with the menace of illegal flag.....
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Gujarat HC Allows Expenses Incurred on Donation Made Through Banking Channel for Scientific Research(05.02.2020)
Gujarat High Court has allowed expenses incurred on donations made through Banking Channel for Scientific Research Purpose.
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Kerala HC Seeks Details of Treatment Being Given to Injured KSRTC Employees(18.10.2022)
Kerala High Court has asked for full details regarding the treatment provided to Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) employees, who sustai.....
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Minimum Deposit to be 30 grams of Raw Gold in Gold Monetisation Scheme(03.11.2015)
The Reserve Bank of India has modified the minimum amount of gold that can be deposited under the Gold Monetisation Scheme. Under the modified provisi.....
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Indian Oil Corporation Can’t Claim ITC on GST Paid on Railway Freight for Transportation of ATF: AAR(27.09.2018)
Authority for Advance Rulings, West Bengal has held that the Indian Oil Corporation is not eligible to avail Input Tax Credit (ITC) on the GST paid on.....
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Allahabad HC: Provisions of Compassionate Appointment Applicable to DRDA Employees(06.05.2021)
Allahabad High Court has held that the provisions of compassionate appointment as contained under the UP Recruitment of Dependents of Government Serva.....
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Bom. HC: Motor Accident Victim can Claim Compensation from One of the Joint Tortfeasors(19.09.2023)
Bombay High Court has held that in cases of composite negligence, the law permits a motor accident victim to sue one of the two joint-tortfeasors, and.....
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Settlement of Export/ Import transactions in currencies without direct exchange rate(04.02.2016)
The Reserve Bank of India has permitted AD Category-I banks to settle import and export transactions where invoicing is in a freely convertible curren.....
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When there is variance in advertisement and in statutory Rules, it is statutory Rules which take precedence(31.01.2018)
In facts of present case, the Appellant belongs to other backward caste who has passed graduation (B.A.) with Psychology and has also done post-gradua.....
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Delhi HC: Indian Army's Rule of Spousal Postings Not Mandatory, Subject to Availability of Vacancies(26.10.2020)
Delhi High Court has held that the Indian Army's Rule on "Spousal Postings" is not mandatory and is subject to availability of vacancies for both spou.....
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Allahabad HC: No Need to Pass Fully Reasoned Order if Cognizance is Taken on Police Report(21.07.2022)
Allahabad High Court has held that if cognizance has been taken on a police report, then there is no need to pass a fully reasoned order if from the p.....
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NCLAT: When Revival Not Viable Option, Decision to Liquidate Corporate Debtor can’t be Faulted(31.01.2025)
NCLAT New Delhi bench has held that when revival of corporate debtor is not a viable option, then the decision taken by Committee of Creditors to liqu.....
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SC: NCLT Has to Admit Section 7 Petition if Debt is Due(15.05.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that even non¬-payment of a part of debt when it becomes due and payable will amount to default on part of a Corporate D.....
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Post-Divorce, No Relief Under Domestic Violence Act: Bombay HC(23.04.2019)
Bombay High Court has ruled that a woman cannot seek relief under the Domestic Violence Act against her divorced husband, as after divorce there is no.....
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Delhi HC Passes Directions over Denial of Access to Food to Poor(28.04.2020)
Delhi High Court has directed Delhi Government to set up helpline, observing that 'denial of access to food' due to improper distribution of food grai.....
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CESTAT: Cenvat Credit in Outward Transportation for Services From Place of Removal to Customers Place(05.05.2022)
Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Ahmedabad has observed that cenvat credit is available in case of outward transportation for the s.....
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All. HC: Not Mandatory for Passport Authority to Impound Passport of Accused Persons(26.07.2024)
All. HC has held that legislature u/s 10 (3)(e) of Passports Act, 1967 had deliberately used word ‘may' meaning that passport officer by recording rea.....
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Orissa HC: Unlawful Possession Can't be Defended on Ground that Clause is Prospective in Nature(26.05.2022)
Orissa High Court has stated that an unlawful possession of a property, which does not bestow any right, cannot be defended only on the ground that th.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice on Congress Prayer Against Separate By-Polls to Two RS Seats From Gujarat(19.06.2019)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Election Commission on Gujarat Congress's challenge to its decision to hold separate by-polls to two Rajya Sabh.....
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Kerala HC: Waiver of Pre-Deposit u/s 35F for Filing Appeal Destroy Legislative Intent(07.04.2022)
Kerala High Court has observed that waiver of pre-deposit for filing appeal under section 35F of the Central Excise Act, 1944 would destroy the legisl.....
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Bombay HC Orders BMC to Pay Rajawadi Hospital Patient Rs20 Lakh Compensation(23.12.2015)
Bombay High Court has directed Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to pay compensation of Rs.20 lakh to a Ghatkopar resident, who lost his right .....
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Not Necessary to Appoint Prosecutor of Victim's Choice Under SC/ST Act: Delhi HC(28.01.2019)
Delhi High Court has held that it is not necessary for the Magistrate to appoint an advocate of the victim's choice to act as the public prosecutor un.....
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ITAT, Allahabad: No Tax Applicable on Interest Income Linked to Power Plant(04.02.2021)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Allahabad has held that the no tax is applicable on the interest income linked with the power plant set up as it.....
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MP HC: Spot is Place Where Search is Conducted and Recovery of Article Made(21.02.2022)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that with respect to search and seizure in cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, sp.....
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Madras HC: Court No Place for Political Parties to Score Over One Another(28.10.2022)
Madras High Court while hearing petitions filed by former AIADMK Minister SP Velumani to quash the FIRs filed against him alleging irregularity in gra.....
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Launch of Operation Clean Portal by Finance Minister, Shri Arun Jaitley(16.05.2017)
Operation Clean Money Phase I: 18 lakhs persons identified; More than 9.72 lakhs taxpayers submitted online responses for 13.33 lakh accounts involvin.....
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Delhi Court: False Claim of Impotency Amounts to Mental Cruelty(16.03.2020)
Delhi Court has held that falsely accusing a spouse of impotency amounts to mental cruelty and is a ground for divorce.
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Gujarat HC Restrains Bank From Dispossessing Family Till Filing of Proceedings(15.02.2022)
Gujarat High Court has directed that the Bank to not dispossess the family from the property until 11th March 2022, considering that the Appellants we.....
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Special Advance Authorisation Scheme for export of Articles of Apparel and Clothing Accessories(11.08.2016)
Central Government makes amendments in the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2015-2020 with effect from 1st September 2016, In exercise of the powers conferr.....
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Delhi High Court Seeks Govt’s Reply on Population Control Measures(31.05.2019)
Delhi High Court has asked the Centre to inform it of status of the recommendations for population control made by the National Commission to Review t.....
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Simplification for procedure for compounding of offenses under Customs Act, 1962(23.08.2022)
1. Reference is invited to Circular No. 54/2005-Customs dated 30.12.2005 on guidelines for compounding of offenses under Customs Act read with para 12.....
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Supreme Court: All the Sports Associations are Ailing Bodies(18.03.2025)
Supreme Court while hearing a plea moved by Maharashtra Wrestling Association, has remarked that all the sports associations in India are ailing bodie.....
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SC: 'Admission' Made by Accused to Police Officer Before Commencement of Investigation Admissible(25.04.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that a statement made by the accused to a police officer before the investigation commences, is admissible in evidence, if .....
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SC Disposes Plea Seeking Guidelines for Proper Disposal of Used Masks(30.04.2020)
Supreme Court did not intervene in a matter seeking for directions to issue guidelines for proper handling and disposal of used face masks which are b.....
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Calcutta HC Allows CBI to Commence Fresh Investigation Even After Filing of Charge Sheet(06.05.2022)
Calcutta High Court has upheld a Single Judge order allowing the Central Bureau of Investigation to take up investigation regarding a case pertaining .....
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Rule 43 CCS (Leave) Rules creates an unreasonable distinction between rights of first two children born to a lady government servant and the third or the subsequent child(22.07.2024)
The respondent no.1 is employed with the petitioners as a Lady Constable. From her first marriage, she was blessed with two children. After divorce by.....
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Bombay HC Upholds Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants From Mumbai International Airport(09.06.2022)
Bombay High Court has upheld the eviction orders passed against a group of unauthorized occupants, claiming tenancy rights on the premises of Mumbai I.....
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Courts are not supposed to grant interest on interest except where it has been specifically provided under the statute(07.08.2024)
The sole issue before present Court is whether interest is payable on interest or whether 15% interest per annum awarded would be on the principal sum.....
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Bombay HC Refuses to Quash Decision Classifying Categories of Prisoners for Temporary Release(07.08.2020)
Bombay High Court has refused to quash the decision of the High Power Committee constituted by the State for decongestion of prisons due to the threat.....
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P&H HC: Person Not Being Complainant Cannot Ask in FIR for Addition of Offences(19.04.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that a no complainant can seek directions of addition of particular offences in a First Information Report .....
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Special Lok Adalat to be Organized by the Supreme Court from July 29(19.06.2024)
A special lok adalat is going to be organized by the Supreme Court from July 29th to August 3rd in order to facilitate speedy disposal of pending case.....
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P&H HC Seeks Response to Ask Corporate Houses for Participation in Fighting Covid 19(14.05.2021)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has sought the response of States of Punjab, Haryana and Union Territory of Chandigarh to ask the corporate houses for t.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Participation of Corporate Houses in Fighting Covid 19
Kerala Court: Moral Policing Can Never Be Encouraged in Civil Society(06.04.2023)
Kerala Court while sentencing 13 accused to imprisonment for 7 years in Madhu lynching case, observed that even if accused persons believed that Madhu.....
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DIAL’s hundred per cent fee increase not an abuse of dominant position(17.11.2015)
Delhi International Airport Pvt. Ltd. was given reprieve from proceedings for unfair and discriminatory increases in airport floor rental charges. DIA.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice in Plea Demanding Centre to Permit Operation of Public Transport(15.05.2020)
Delhi High Court has issued notice to Central Government and Delhi Government in a plea seeking a direction to the Central Government to permit the op.....
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Calcutta HC Directs Former WBSSC Advisor To Disclose His Assets in SSC Group-D Recruitment Scam(30.03.2022)
Calcutta High Court has affirmed a Single Judge's order directing S.P. Sinha, former West Bengal School Service Commission (SSC) advisor to provide d.....
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Mad. HC: Sufficient Knowledge in Tamil Language A Sine Qua Non for Service in Group-IV Posts(03.06.2024)
Mad. HC has upheld Govt. order mandating candidates to secure minimum qualifying marks of 40% in Tamil Paper in examination conducted by the Tamil Nad.....
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ASBA designated branches to remain open for public on May 8, 2022 (Sunday) to facilitate processing of applications for LIC IPO(04.05.2022)
1. The Government of India, in order to facilitate bidding for LIC IPO, has requested that all bank branches designated to process ASBA (Application S.....
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Rajya Sabha Passes Major Port Authorities Bill, 2020(10.02.2021)
Rajya Sabha has passed the Major Port Authorities Bill, 2020 to repeal the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963. The Bill seeks to provide greater autonomy, fl.....
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Del. HC: Important to Prevent Outside Police Undertaking Operations Without Informing Local Police(24.02.2023)
Delhi High Court has observed that it is necessary to obviate the repetition of episodes of police from outside states coming into Delhi and conductin.....
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SC Set Aside Government Role in Appointment of Judges(16.10.2015)
Supreme Court has junked the new law that gave Government more say in judges’ appointment and said that the collegium system of judges selecting judge.....
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NGT Notices Health Directorate, BMC, SPCB for Washing Hospital Linen in Lakes(26.10.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has served notices on Officials of Health Directorate, Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) and State Pollution Control Bo.....
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Reserve Bank of India Keeps Lending Rate Unchanged in the Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy(06.08.2020)
Reserve Bank of India has come out with the Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy whereby the key lending rate has remained unchanged. The Committee has kept rep.....
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Chhattisgarh HC: Mandatory to Place Report of Further Investigation Carried Out Before Magistrate(18.04.2022)
Chhattisgarh High Court has held that in cases where an additional investigation has been carried out then irrespective of its outcome, such further i.....
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Ponty Chadha Shootout Case: SC Refuses to Hear Bail Plea of Sukhdev Singh Namdhari(09.06.2016)
Supreme Court has declined to entertain the bail plea of Sukhdev Singh Namdhari, accused in a 2012 shootout that killed liquor baron Ponty Chadha and .....
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Cabinet apprised about MoU between India and Republic of Korea in issuing jointly Postage Stamp(15.04.2019)
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, was apprised about an MoU signed in February, 2019 between India and Republic of .....
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Orissa High Court Directs Postponement of State Film Awards Ceremony(14.12.2021)
Orissa High Court has directed the postponement of the Odisha State Film Awards ceremony which was scheduled to be held tomorrow and the day after tom.....
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SC: Court’s Duty to Witnesses Aren’t Under Any Threat to Prevent them from Deposing Truthfully(23.10.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that Courts are under an onerous duty to ensure that perpetrators of the crime do not go unpunished; witnesses aren’t under.....
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NCLT: Successful Bidder of Corporate Debtor Not Exempt from Statutory Compliances(03.09.2025)
NCLT has ruled that a successful bidder of a corporate debtor cannot seek exemptions from statutory compliances merely on the ground of having won the.....
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Central Government recognizes Export Inspection Agencies as Inspection Agencies for inspection of common salt prior to its export(14.11.2022)
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 7 of the Export (Quality Control and Inspection Act), 1963 (22 of 1963) and in supersession of the noti.....
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Allahabad HC Urges PM Modi to Postpone Elections in View of Omicron Threat(24.12.2021)
Allahabad High Court has urged the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi to postpone the upcoming elections in view of the rising threat of Omicron. .....
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Mad. HC: Under NDPS Act, Conscious Possession With Physical Possession Essential Element For Offence(26.02.2024)
Madras High Court has held that under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS) physical, as well as mental possession of drugs,.....
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Calcutta HC: No Penal Proceedings Attracted if Bona-Fide Mistake Occurs in Court Reporting(27.02.2024)
Calcutta HC while observing that the petitioner had sought an apology, it cannot be said that the said news was telecast malignantly or wantonly to gi.....
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Disclosures on Margin obligations given by way of Pledge/ Re-pledge in the Depository System(02.09.2020)
1. Regulation 29 (4) of the SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeover) Regulations, 2011 (herein after referred as "Takeover Regulations") .....
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CESTAT: Goods Improperly Imported are Liable for Confiscation U/s 111 and 112 of Customs Act(27.05.2022)
Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Chennai has held that Sections 111 and 112 of Customs Act are attracted only when goods a.....
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Announces Union Budget 2024(23.07.2024)
Few highlights from the Union budget have been mentioned below:
1. Revisions made in the new tax regime
2. Corporate Tax On Foreign Companies reduc.....
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CESTAT: Deposits in Profit and Loss Account is Not Duty Under Excise Act(24.03.2022)
Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) has ruled that deposit in Profit & Loss Account is not duty and therefore, provisions o.....
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Bombay HC: Court Lacking Jurisdiction to Cannot Appoint Arbitrator, No Objection by Opposite Party(20.04.2022)
Bombay High Court has held that a Court cannot appoint an Arbitrator when the only proceeding before it is an application for grant of interim measure.....
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Pat. HC: Alcohol Consumption Cannot be Conclusively Proved Through Breath Analyzer Report(21.06.2024)
Patna High Court has observed that, to determine the fact that a person has consumed alcohol cannot be conclusively proved through a breath analyzer r.....
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Madhya Pradesh HC Puts on Hold All Proceedings against IAS Officer in ICD Scam(18.10.2016)
Madhya Pradesh HC has stayed entire proceedings against IAS Officer Sudhi Ranjan Mohanthy in multi-crore Inter-Corporate Deposit (ICD) scam.
Tags : Madhya Pradesh HC, Inter-Corporate Deposit, Scam
P&H HC: Conception of Pregnancy Post Tubectomy Not Medical Negligence(21.07.2020)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that the doctor performing tubectomy, at the time of child delivery, cannot be attributed medical negligence me.....
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NCLT Cuttack: CIRP Can’t be Initiated Over Undecided Claims or Unstamped Agreements(26.04.2022)
National Company Law Tribunal, Cuttack has ruled that Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process cannot be initiated based on undecided claims and/or uns.....
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Operation of a statute could not be curbed by private action of parties(06.08.2024)
The Petitioner is a company, which claims to be a 'small' enterprise under Section 2(m) of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 20.....
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P&H HC: Inclusion of Biological Mother's Name in Passport Would Not Cause Any Prejudice(21.07.2020)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Regional Passport Office to allow an applicant's request for inclusion of her biological mother's name .....
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NCLAT, Delhi: Time Period Under Regulation 35A is Directory, Not Mandatory(27.04.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, has observed that period of time prescribed under Regulation 35A of the IBBI (Insolvency Resolution Process f.....
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Kerala High Court: To Constitute Abetment, Intentional Aid by Abettor Must be Shown(05.07.2024)
Ker. HC has held that to constitute abetment, abettor must be shown to have intentionally aided commission of crime. Mere proof that crime charged cou.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Abetment, S. 16 of POCSO Act, Abettor
Karnataka High Court: ‘Once a Forest, Always a Forest’ Should Operate as Thumb Rule(01.08.2024)
Kar. HC while setting aside Trial Court’s order declaring private persons to be owners of a land, has observed that ‘once a forest, always a forest’ s.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Population Growth, Private Persons
Allahabad HC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance of Noise Pollution by Modified Silencers on Bikes(21.07.2021)
Allahabad High Court has taken suo moto cognizance of Noise pollution generated through modified silencers specifically Bullet Bikes and the other two.....
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Ker. HC: Mode of Examination u/s 33(2) of POCSO Act to be Applicable Even if Victim Attains Majority(01.08.2024)
Kerala HC has held that the protection u/s 33(2) of POCSO Act will continue to remain for the victim, regardless of whether he or she attains the age .....
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Bombay HC Directs State to Show More Interest in Improving Poor Conditions of Tribal Population(07.12.2016)
Bombay High Court has asked Ministers of State Tribal Welfare Department & Women and Child Welfare department to "take more interest" and "show more s.....
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Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies(07.08.2019)
This Statement sets out various developmental and regulatory policy measures in the areas of Financial Markets; Payment and Settlement Systems; Bankin.....
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SC Upholds Citizen's Right to Challenge Constitutional Amendment Affecting States' Power(21.07.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that when a citizen of India challenges a constitutional amendment as being procedurally infirm, it is the duty of the Cour.....
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SC: LG Can Effectively Destabilize Elected Delhi Municipal Corporation by Nominating Members(18.05.2023)
Supreme Court while its reserving verdict on issue if Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Delhi can nominate district representatives of Delhi Municipal Corpo.....
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Supreme Court Upholds Army's Policy Of Preferential Promotion(15.02.2016)
SC, while backing Army's policy of preferential promotion to those in combat units, has directed Government to create 141 extra posts of Colonel to ac.....
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Del. Court: Sisodia was Instrumental in Implementation of Excise Policy; Arrest Justified(13.03.2023)
Rouse Avenue District Court, Delhi has held that Manish Sisodia was instrumental in formulation and implementation of Delhi excise policy for 2021-22 .....
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Chattisgarh High Court: Additional Sessions Judge Has Jurisdiction to Award Compensation Under POSCO(15.05.2017)
Chattisgarh High Court has noted that Additional Sessions Judge trying cases under POCSO would have the same power as a Special Judge (POCSO) to awar.....
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Allahabad HC Seeks Government Reply on National Population Register Pro Forma(06.03.2020)
Allahabad High Court has asked the Central Government to obtain instructions on a Public Interest Litigation seeking direction to the Government to pr.....
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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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Bombay High Court Upholds First-Ever Conviction of Police Officers in Mumbai(20.03.2024)
Bombay High Court has upheld the life imprisonment of a police encounter specialist making it the first conviction of police officers in a fake encoun.....
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SC Issues Notice to Govt. over Toddlers' Cracker Ban Plea(09.10.2015)
Supreme Court on petition filed by toddlers seeking directions to curb Delhi's fatal air pollution including ban on fire crackers during Diwali, has i.....
Tags : Supreme Court,Delhi Government,Delhi Pollution Control Board , Centre
Madras HC: Trial Where Police Officers are Accused Must be Transferred to Nearby District(08.02.2021)
Madras High Court has ruled that to ensure a fair trial in criminal cases and sessions cases where police officers or uniformed services personnel are.....
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Madras HC Orders Result of Coimbatore Corporation Election Shall be Subject to Further Orders(22.02.2022)
Madras High Court has ordered that the result of the Coimbatore Corporation election shall be subject to further orders by the court on a writ petitio.....
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Supreme Court Rejects MD Students' Plea to Postpone Final Year Exams(18.06.2021)
Supreme Court has refused to pass orders for postponement of final year examinations of Post Graduate medical courses in a a plea filed by a group of .....
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Raj HC: Judicial Officer Must Show Disagreement With Negative Final Report Before Taking Cognizance(17.04.2023)
Rajasthan High Court has held that where a detailed negative final report is submitted it becomes imperative upon the Judicial Officer to show his dis.....
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Ministry of Health and family Welfare Revises National Policy for Admission of COVID Patients(10.05.2021)
Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has revised the National Policy For Admission of COVID Patients to various categories of COVID facilities......
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Karnataka HC Urges CJ to Initiate Suo Motu Proceedings Against Posting for Monetary Considerations(17.03.2021)
Karnataka High Court has urged the Chief Justice to initiate suo motu proceedings against the State government to put an end to the pernicious practic.....
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Ker. HC to State: Life Erroneous Attachment of Properties of Those Not Linked to PFI(03.02.2023)
Kerala High Court has directed State that properties of those persons who have no connection with the Popular Front of India (PFI) and which were erro.....
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Punjab and Haryana High Court Rejects Bail Plea of Poonam Malik(16.09.2015)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has rejected anticipatory bail plea filed by Ex-Chandigarh Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Shayin’s PA, Poonam Malik, in ca.....
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Bombay HC to Unaided Schools: Follow State Reservation Policy to Get Grant-In-Aid(21.06.2017)
Bombay High Court has held that unless unaided schools conform to policy of reservation as laid down by State Government, they would not be entitled t.....
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Karnataka HC Asks State to Consider Recommendations Made in Survey Report Prepared by NLSIU(07.05.2020)
Karnataka High Court has asked the State government to consider the recommendations made in the survey report titled "Rapid Assessment of the Impact o.....
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Cal HC: Accused and Victim Happily Married to Other Persons Doesn’t Lessen the Offence(20.03.2023)
Calcutta High Court while refusing to quash a POCSO case, has observed that merely because accused and victim are married to other persons does not le.....
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SC Collegium Considers Proposal Seeking Halt on App. of Judges Who are Relatives of Judges in HC/SC(30.12.2024)
Supreme Court collegium is considering a proposal seeking halt on appointment of judges of High Court who are close relatives of existing judges in th.....
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Order under Section 119 of The Income-Tax Act, 1961(13.12.2017)
Due to certain technical issues faced by NSDL's gateway for e-payment of tax on 7th November, 2017, some taxpayers/ deductors were unable to make e-pa.....
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#Major Changes Implementing From Today: Use of Mobile Phones Only for Route Navigation(01.10.2020)
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has amended Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, so as to allow drivers to use mobile phones only for route navigation .....
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MHA Notifies FCRA Violations Now Compoundable Before Prosecution(04.07.2022)
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has notified certain violations under Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 that are now compoundable before pros.....
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Raj. HC: Object of Arms Act, 1959 Was to Ensure that Weapon is Available to Citizen For Self-Defence(15.11.2024)
Raj. HC has observed that object of Arms Act, 1959 was to ensure that weapon is available to a citizen for self-defence but it does not mean that ever.....
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Punjab and Haryana HC Grants 10-Day Deadline for Centre over Operation of International Flights(18.01.2016)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted 10 days’ time to Centre to respond to ensure operation of international flights from Chandigarh Internationa.....
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Post held as a member of Waqf Board not co-terminus to post as member of Bar Council of State(22.12.2016)
By present writ petition, Petitioner, a member of Waqf Board seeks direction to quash and set aside impugned Notification issued by Respondent No.1 on.....
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Cabinet approves MoU between India and Armenia on joint issue of postage stamp(06.12.2018)
The Union Cabinet was apprised of a Memorandum of Understanding signed between India and Armenia on joint issue of postage stamp. The MoU was signed i.....
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Delhi HC Directs Delhi Govt to File Status Report Disclosing Completion of Tasks(03.08.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to file a status report disclosing the completion of tasks in relation to the project of making 250.....
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Bom HC Directs 2 Influencers to Take Down Defamatory Content Against Covishield Vaccine Manufacturer(05.06.2023)
Bombay High Court has directed two social media influencers to take down prima facie defamatory content against Covishield vaccine manufacturer Serum .....
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SC: Provisions Prohibiting Pvt. Entities from License for Working on Nuclear Energy, Not Arbitrary(19.09.2024)
SC has observed that Parliamentary regime envisages a calibrated exploitation of atomic power, subject to stringent safeguards, bearing in mind conseq.....
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SC: Real-Time Reporting of Court Room Proceedings in Social Media Not Cause for Apprehension(07.05.2021)
Supreme Court has held that real-time reporting of Court room proceedings in social media is not a cause of apprehension but a virtual extension of th.....
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HP HC: Police Can Seize Property Only if Found Under Circumstances Creating Suspicion of Offence(13.03.2023)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has observing that Section 102 CrPC empowers Police Officer to seize property on existence of condition that property shou.....
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Supreme Court: Will Decide Upon Issues of 'Polygamy', 'Nikah-Halala' At Appropriate Time(16.05.2017)
Supreme Court has rejected Centre’s plea to also decide validity of polygamy and nikah-halala but assured the issues will be kept open and 'decided by.....
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NCLT Allows Government to Reopen CG Power’s Accounts for 5 Fiscals(06.03.2020)
National Company Law Tribunal has allowed the corporate affairs ministry to reopen the books of CG Power for the last 5 financial years so that it cou.....
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Supreme Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to TMC Leader Sheikh Sufiyan in WB Post-Poll Murder Case(09.02.2022)
Supreme Court has granted anticipatory bail to Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Sufiyan in a case relating to the murder of a BJP supporter during the.....
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SC: Specific Reference Needed to Effect Incorporation of Arbitration Clause in Another Contract(21.03.2024)
Supreme Court has held that when parties enter into a contract, making a general reference to another contract, such general reference would not have .....
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SC: Opposite Party Whose Right to File WS is Closed, Can’t Bring in Pleadings through Evidence(23.07.2024)
SC has held that in absence of provisions dealing with non-filing of WS/forfeiture of right to file a WS, it can only be held that it should bar the o.....
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Delhi High Court Stays Transfer of HIV Positive BSF Jawan Due to Medical Condition(05.07.2021)
Delhi High Court has stayed the transfer of an HIV Positive Border Security Force (BSF) Jawan, disapproving the insistence of the BSF that he joins du.....
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DGFT Relaxes Provision of Submission of 'Bill of Export' for Supplies Made to SEZ Units(09.06.2022)
Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has relaxed the provision of the submission of a "Bill of Export" for supplies made to the SEZ units in ca.....
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Del. HC: Can Invoke Offence of Penetrative Sexual Assault Under POCSO Act Against Women(12.08.2024)
Del. HC has held that the word ‘he’ appearing in section 3 of the POCSCO Act, 2012, cannot be given a restrictive meaning that it refers only to a ‘ma.....
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Delhi High Court to AAP Govt: Procure Buses for Delhi on ‘War-Footing’(15.11.2017)
Delhi High Court has termed the need for more buses in the city a “grave urgency” and said the AAP government needed to address it on a “war-footing”.
Tags : Delhi High Court, Delhi Air Pollution
Issuance of Electronic Policies and dispensing with physical documents and wet signature on the proposal form(10.09.2020)
1. This has reference to Regulation 4 of IRDAI (Issuance of e-Insurance policies) Regulations, 2016 and Regulation 18 read with Regulation 8 (1) of IR.....
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Delhi HC: No Litigant Can Assume as Matter of Right Court’s Power to Condone Delay(16.08.2021)
Delhi High Court has observed that no litigant can assume, as a matter of right, the Court's power to condone delay and that the rights accruing to op.....
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Kerala HC Acquits 4 RSS Workers Accused in Political Murder Case(22.10.2020)
Kerala High Court has acquitted 4 RSS workers in a political murder case, remarking that seriousness of the crime by itself cannot be taken as a facto.....
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Amendment in Export Policy of Wheat Flour(11.07.2022)
1. Kind attention is invited to Notification No. 18/2015-2020 dated 06.07.2022 issued vide S.O. No. 3111(E) on above captioned subject, wherein the Ce.....
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SC Directs Creation of Additional Posts in Advocates' Association Bengaluru(29.01.2025)
Supreme Court while modifying its order reserving posts for women in Advocates' Association Bengaluru, has directed that additional posts shall be cre.....
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Calcutta HC: Cannot Deny Electricity Solely on Ground of Not Furnishing Ownership(14.07.2025)
Calcutta High Court circuit bench at Port Blair has held that electricity cannot be denied to an illegal occupant of government revenue land on the gr.....
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Del HC: Consider Lower Side on Margin of Error if Ossification Test Opines Victim is b/w 15-17 Yrs(17.05.2023)
Delhi High Court while referring to Jarnail Singh v. State of Haryana (MANU/SC/0626/2013) has held that for determining age of a child victim under PO.....
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SC: Granting Temp. Custody of Child to Relative Doesn’t Preclude Natural Guardian from Seeking it(21.08.2024)
Supreme Court while granting custody of a minor girl in favour of her father, has observed that merely because temporary custody of a child has been g.....
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Calling Husband ‘Impotent’ in Pleadings can Amount to Defamation: Bombay High Court(12.11.2018)
Bombay High Court has held that calling a husband impotent in pleadings can amount to defamation and observed that word “impotent” when understood in .....
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Patna HC Refuses Anticipatory Bail to Men Who Allegedly Posted Vulgar Photos of Goddess Saraswati(06.08.2021)
Patna High Court has denied anticipatory bail to two men alleged to have taken and circulated vulgar photographs with an idol of Goddess Saraswati in .....
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AP HC: Sponsored Candidates Are a Distinct Class by Themselves(08.07.2022)
Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that sponsored candidates are a distinct class of applicants who have to fulfill certain eligibility criteria for b.....
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SC: Ban on Firecrackers Required Not Only to Curb Air Pollution but also Noise Pollution(13.12.2024)
Supreme Court while directing Delhi government and NCR states to decide on a complete year-round ban on firecrackers, has stated that this is the requ.....
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Guj. HC: Former Judicial Member of NCLT Has No Vested Right to be Reappointed(02.12.2022)
Gujarat High Court has held that a former Judicial member of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has no vested right to reappointment.
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Reappointment, Judicial Member
J&K&L HC: Satisfaction of Detaining Authority Must be Based on Scrutiny of Police Report(09.11.2022)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that in absence of material supporting allegations or specifying details of incident, it can’t be hel.....
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Kar. HC: Banks Do Not Have the Power of Retaining Passport or OCI Card of Accused as Security(17.01.2024)
Karnataka High Court has held that banks do not have the authority to withhold the passport or OCI cards of an accused, even if, the accused has surre.....
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Allahabad HC: Political Activists Have a Right to Protest Against Administration(09.12.2022)
Allahabad High Court while quashing criminal case filed against the sitting minister in the State government and BJP MLA, Dinesh Pratap Singh, has hel.....
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SC Asks Additional Solicitor General on Extension of VAHAN Portal to Tackle Fake Claims(15.12.2021)
Supreme Court has asked the Additional Solicitor General, Mr. K.M. Nataraj to assist the court in tackling the issue of fake claim petitions filed und.....
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NCDRC to DLF Universals: Refund Entire Amount for Delay in Handing Over Possession(10.01.2023)
National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has directed DLF Universal to refund entire principal amount of Rs. 37,73,154/- to the complain.....
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Ministry of Power takes proactive measures to ensure 24x7 power supply to oxygen plants in the country(12.05.2021)
In view of the pan India impact of the second wave of corona virus pandemic across the country and the manifold rise in oxygen demand for both medical.....
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Gau. HC Upholds Assam Government's Notification on Deepor Beel Wildlife Sanctuary(27.03.2023)
Gauhati High Court while upholding notification issued by the Assam Government declaring Deepor Beel Area a Wildlife Sanctuary, has observed that pres.....
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Bombay HC Grants Bail in Sakinaka Police Station Rape Case(27.10.2015)
Bombay High Court has granted bail to one of the accused in Sakinaka police station rape case, in which a model was allegedly kidnapped and raped, Rs .....
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Civil aviation Ministry Releases the policy on Biometric based Digital processing of passengers at airports called "Digi Yatra"(04.10.2018)
The Union Minister of Commerce and Industry and Civil Aviation, Shri Suresh Prabhu today released the policy on biometric based digital processing of .....
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Karnataka HC Dismisses Plea Questioning Decision to Postpone NEET Exams(16.06.2021)
Karnataka High Court has dismissed a petition filed questioning the decision of the government to postpone the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test .....
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SC: Govt. Can’t Create Posts & Absorb Those in Service in the Absence of Sanctioned Posts(12.04.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that government can’t be compelled to create post and absorb people who are continuing in service of the State, in the abse.....
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SEBI Permits FPIs Direct Access to Corporate Bonds(26.09.2016)
Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has allowed Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPI) to trade directly in corporate bonds without needing any broke.....
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ITAT, Mumbai: Payment to Foreign Company for Utilisation of Transponder of Satellite Not Royalty(11.03.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai ruled that the payment made to a foreign company for the utilisation of a transponder centred on a satell.....
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Kar. HC: Challenge to Singing State Anthem Dismissed, Right to Remain Silent Cited(25.04.2024)
Kar. HC while dismissing a petition challenging State’s order prescribing singing of state anthem, has observed that Government has done it in executi.....
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Benefit of an interpretation must favour a person who is likely to suffer an irreparable harm and serious prejudice(06.07.2018)
By present petition, the Petitioner prays that, the impugned order passed by the District Collector, be quashed and set aside. The Petitioner has been.....
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Allahabad HC Quashes Order Reserving Seats for Polls Taking 1995 as Base Year(16.03.2021)
Allahabad High Court has quashed an order issued by the Uttar Pradesh government dealing with the reservation of seats for various categories of candi.....
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SC: Conviction Can’t Convict Accused While Overriding Agreement Between Parties to Compound Offence(03.02.2023)
Supreme Court has held that High Courts cannot override and impose their will on the parties if parties to a litigation proceeding have entered into a.....
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Ker. HC: Police Can’t Insist on Politically Neutral Colour Temple Decorations for Festivals(16.02.2023)
Kerala High Court while observing that politics has no role to play in the conduct of daily worship and ceremonies and festivals in temples, has obser.....
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Raj HC: Depriving Married Daughter from Compassionate Appointment Violates Articles 14 &16(14.09.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has held that depriving a married daughter from right of consideration for compassionate appointment, violates the right to equal.....
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Mad. HC: Transport Commissioner Cannot Be Appellate Authority Under Petroleum Rules 2002(22.12.2023)
Madras High Court while observing that the Transport Commissioner is not a superior to District Authority, has held that as per the Petroleum Rules 20.....
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Extension of Powers of Commissioner of Income-tax, Centralized Processing Centre, Bengaluru, headquartered at Bengaluru, Karnataka(30.08.2016)
In continuation to Circular No. 19 of 2016 dated 25th May, 2016, Commissioner of Income-tax, Centralized Processing Centre, Bengaluru, headquartered a.....
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Delhi High Court Upholds Jail Term of Industry Owner for Causing Water Pollution(25.06.2019)
Delhi high court has upheld a one-and-a-half-year jail term awarded to the owner of a textile printing industry for causing water pollution. The Court.....
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Kerala High Court: Only Family Court Can Appoint Guardian for Minor(05.01.2022)
Kerala High Court has ruled that while District Courts are empowered to appoint a guardian for a minor's property, only Family Court can appoint a gua.....
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SC: Must Re-Consider View That There Can’t be Police Custody Beyond 15 Days of Arrest(11.04.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that Court must reconsider its views in CBI v. Anupam J. Kulkarni (MANU/SC/0335/1992), wherein it was held that police cust.....
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Cal HC: Unilateral Appointment Renders Arbitrator Ineligible Even Without Further Allegation of Bias(10.07.2024)
Calcutta High Court has held that even a unilateral appointment of an Arbitrator, without any further allegation of bias, renders the Arbitrator ineli.....
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Madras High Court Asks Accused to Pay Compensation for Abusing Police(09.06.2021)
Madras High Court has asked an accused who allegedly abused Police and prevented them from doing their public duty, to pay Rs. 10,000 as compensation,.....
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NCLT, Delhi: NCLT Empowered to Pierce Corporate Veil to Ascertain True Successful Bidder(11.05.2022)
National Company Law Tribunal, New Delhi has held that it has the power to pierce the corporate veil to establish the real successful bidder. The corp.....
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All. HC: Cheating in Government Exams Undermines Principles of Meritocracy and Equal Opportunities(05.08.2024)
All. HC has held that cheating in government exams undermines principles of meritocracy and equal opportunities, which are essential for ensuring fair.....
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SC Grants Relief to Discoms Over Payment of Dues to Reliance Group’s Sasan Power(09.12.2016)
Supreme Court while granting relief to several discoms has set aside Appellate Tribunal for Electricity order that allowed Sasan Power Ltd to recover .....
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Bombay HC Permits Construction of Temporary Jetty At Chowpatty For Power Boat Indian Grand Prix(02.03.2017)
Bombay High Court, while observing that Mumbaikars cannot be deprived of an International level power boating event for petty reasons raked up by City.....
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NGT Requires List of Labs Monitoring Pollution(18.11.2019)
National Green Tribunal has asked the Union Environment Ministry to submit a list of recognized laboratories and analysts that monitor pollution and u.....
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ITAT: Supporting Evidence Mandatory for Claim TDS Credit in Absence of TDS Certificate(01.09.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai Bench has held that supporting evidence is mandatory for claiming TDS Credit in absence of a TDS Certific.....
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Delhi HC Refuses to Disturb Allotment of Land to Political Parties for Construction of Party Offices(27.03.2025)
Delhi High Court has refused to disturb the allotment of a land to three political parties, for construction of their party offices that was earlier a.....
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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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Kar. HC: No Compassionate Appointment of Sister Upon Death of Married Brother(13.09.2023)
Karnataka High Court as held that under Karnataka Civil Services (Appointment on Compassionate Grounds) Rules, 1996, sister doesn’t figure in the defi.....
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Supreme Court Expresses Anguish over Centre's Failure to Give Details on Cases Against Politicians(31.08.2018)
Supreme Court has expressed anguish over the Centre's failure to provide details about the criminal cases pending against lawmakers and politicians in.....
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Gujarat HC Issues Notice in PIL Seeking Status Report on Surge of Mucormycosis(02.06.2021)
Gujarat High Court has issues a notice to the State Government seeking a status report with regard to the surge in Mucormycosis cases in the State of .....
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SC: Not Necessary to Review Order Accepting Closure Report Before Carrying Out Further Investigation(01.05.2023)
Supreme Court has held that prior to carrying out a further investigation under Section 173(8) of the CrPC, it is not necessary for the Magistrate to .....
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Union Government: Deposits Above Rs 5,000 in Scrapped Currencies Allowed Once Per Account Till Dec 30(19.12.2016)
Central Government has said that deposits totaling more than Rs 5,000 in scrapped Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes can be made only once per account until De.....
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Karnataka High Court Imposes Cost on Police Officers for Registering FIR Under Section 66A of IT Act(17.01.2020)
Karnataka High Court has directed two police officers to pay a cost of Rs. 10,000 each for registering a First Information Report under Section 66 (A).....
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Tamil Nadu Govt Notifies Amendment to State Subordinate Police Officers’ Conduct Rules(18.02.2022)
Tamil Nadu Government has notified an amendment to the State's Subordinate Police Officers' Conduct Rules,1964 by the inclusion of Rule 24-C, prohibit.....
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Guj. HC: Prosecution’s Inability to Establish Identity of Dead Body Not Ground for Acquittal(29.03.2023)
Gujarat High Court has held that inability of the prosecution to establish the identity of the dead-body on the basis of DNA report, is not sufficient.....
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Del. HC to Social Media Platforms: Remove Video Recording of Court Proceedings of Arvind Kejriwal(17.06.2024)
Delhi High Court has directed social media platforms to remove audio or video recording of court proceedings when Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal addre.....
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Cenvat Credit is available in case of outward transportation for the services availed from the place of removal up to the customers place(29.04.2022)
The issue involved in the present case is that whether the Appellant is entitled for cenvat credit in respect of outward GTA for period prior to 1st A.....
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Del. HC: Strict Legal Actions in Sexual Harassment Cases Discourage Potential Offenders(04.07.2024)
Delhi High Court has observed that strict legal actions against perpetrators of sexual harassment act as a deterrent, discouraging potential offenders.....
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Adverse Possession Plea can be Sustained Only When Possession is in Denial of True Owners' Title: SC(29.04.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that mere continuous possession howsoever long it may have been qua its true owner is not enough to sustain the plea of adv.....
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Kerala HC Directs Taking Decision on Recommendation Regarding Appointment of Tribunal Chairman(03.06.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the Cabinet Appointment Committee to take a decision on the recommendation regarding the appointment of the Kerala Admi.....
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Bombay HC: Work of Powai Cycling & Jogging Track Shall be Stopped as It Is Illegal(09.05.2022)
Bombay High Court in a huge setback for the civic body has ruled that the ongoing work for the cycle and jogging track around the Powai lake is illega.....
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Allahabad HC: Accused Acquitted for Major Contradictions in Statements of Eyewitness(30.07.2024)
Allahabad High Court has acquitted three accused who were sentenced to life imprisonment for committing the offence of murder on the ground that ther.....
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Andhra Pradesh Unveils a New Retail Trade Policy(12.01.2016)
Andhra Pradesh Government has unveiled a new retail trade policy, under which retail enterprises are given greater flexibility in terms of open hours,.....
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Calcutta High Court: Granting Pre-Award Interest is Against Law(30.09.2024)
Calcutta High Court has observed that interest is payable post assessment. Any interest given for the period prior the date of award is against law an.....
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Madras HC: Only ‘Preponderance of Probability’ Required in Disciplinary Proceedings(25.10.2024)
Madras High Court while upholding the dismissal of two workers, has affirmed that in matters of disciplinary proceedings only preponderance of probabi.....
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SC Upholds Direction to Apply Subject-Wise Reservation in Teaching Posts in Universities(24.01.2019)
Supreme Court has rejected Centre's challenge against a 2017 judgment of Allahabad High Court which had held that reservations in teaching posts in un.....
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Allahabad High Court Grants Bail to Man Arrested for Allegedly Possessing 349 Kilogram of Ganja(27.10.2021)
Allahabad High Court has granted bail to a man booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) from whose possession .....
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Mad. HC: Act of the Wife in Merely Watching Porn Privately by Itself May Not Constitute Cruelty(20.03.2025)
Madras HC has observed that the act of the wife in merely watching porn privately by itself may not constitute cruelty to the husband. It may affect t.....
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Action under Section 7 of the IBC could be invoked even against a (corporate) guarantor(26.03.2021)
Two central issues arise for determination in present appeal are (i) Whether an action under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IB.....
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Kerala High Court Admits Plea Alleging Unauthorised Lab Conducting Covid Tests at Calicut Airport(02.02.2022)
Kerala High Court has admitted a plea alleging that an unauthorised lad is conducting Rapid-PCR Covid tests at the Calicut International Airport. The .....
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Gauhati High Court: Notify the Child Protection Policy and the rules under the Juvenile Justice Act(01.04.2024)
Gauhati High Court has asked the State Government to notify the rules under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) Act, 2015, and the Child Protec.....
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NGT Orders Chandigarh MC to Process Solid Waste from HP in its Garbage Processing Plant(09.10.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered that Chandigarh Municipal Corporation would process solid waste coming from Shimla, Solan and Baddi in Chand.....
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Supreme Court Asks UoI To Revisit National Mineral Policy(03.08.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Central government to revisit National Mineral Policy, 2008, and announce a fresh and more effective, meaningful and implement.....
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NCLAT Prepones Summer Vacation from April 26 to May 20(20.04.2021)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has modified its calendar for summer vacation of this year in light of the recent surge in Covid-19 cases thro.....
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Gauhati HC Seeks Compliance Reports on Apex Court’s Directions on Police Reforms(09.02.2023)
Gauhati High Court has directed Governments of Assam, Mizoram, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh to file affidavits regarding compliance of the direction.....
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Kerala High Court Disqualifies Lawmaker for Using Religion to Win Polls(12.11.2018)
Kerala High Court has disqualified an Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) legislator after hearing a petition that claimed he had used religion to win t.....
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J&K HC Stays Interim Order Staying Appointment of Law Officers(06.08.2021)
Jammu and Kashmir High Court has stayed the interim order passed by a single-judge, staying fresh appointment of Law Officers (other than the Advocate.....
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Delhi HC: POCSO Act Will be Applicable to Minor Muslim Girl Who Has Attained Age of Puberty(08.07.2022)
Delhi High Court while rejecting the argument that Muslim man can’t be charged under the POCSO Act because the girl has attained puberty, has held tha.....
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NCLAT: Can’t Bar Petition u/s 7 of IBC for Default Committed Prior to S.10A Period(13.12.2024)
NCLAT New Delhi bench has held that a petition under section 7 of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 cannot be barred for any default which has been.....
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Delhi HC: Fairness Assured by Article 21 Would Receive Jolt If Period of Deprivation Becomes Long(13.05.2022)
Delhi High Court has ruled that if the period of deprivation pending trial or disposal of criminal appeal becomes unduly long, the fairness assured by.....
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Del HC: Discretionary Power to Grant Bail on Medical Ground Under PMLA Must be Exercised Judiciously(06.06.2023)
Delhi High Court while observing that power to grant bail on medical grounds under PMLA is discretionary in nature, has held that the same must be exe.....
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#GST: Govt notifies gst.gov.in as Common E-Portal for GST(21.06.2017)
Central Government has notified www.gst.gov.in as the Common Goods and Services Tax Electronic Portal for facilitating registration, payment of tax, f.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Challenging Salary Cut Orders of Police(06.05.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea seeking quashing of Government orders of salary cuts towards Police personnel. The Court has further noted that the.....
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NGT Imposes ?100 Crore Fine on Kochi Corporation for Negligence(18.03.2023)
National Green Tribunal (NGT), Principle Bench has imposed ?100 Crore Fine on Kerala state authorities for their failure to manage waste effectively a.....
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Bombay HC Directs State to Return ‘Unlawfully’ Taken Room(19.12.2016)
Bombay High Court has directed State to return a room it unlawfully took possession of in barracks at Nariman Point next to BJP State Headquarters.
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Bombay HC: Nothing in RTI Act Empowers CIC to Constitute Any Committee or Conduct Any Enquiry(16.01.2020)
Bombay High Court has ruled that nothing in the Right to Information Act, 2005 empowers the State or Central Information Commission to constitute any .....
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Supreme Court Stays NGT Order Imposing Cost on RICO for Causing Damage to Environment(16.02.2022)
Supreme Court has stayed National Green Tribunal's order imposing on Rajasthan State Industrial Development & Investment Corporation Limited a penalty.....
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Supreme Court: Bail Granted to Manish Sisodia in Liquor Policy Case(09.08.2024)
Supreme Court has granted bail to Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in the liquor policy case on account of long incarceration running around.....
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National Green Tribunal Rejects Odd-Even Exemption Sought By Delhi Government(14.11.2017)
National Green Tribunal, while rejecting the Delhi government's request to make an exception for women and two-wheelers, has asked why should anyone b.....
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P&H HC: Submit FIR Details Against All Serving Police Officers in the State(14.09.2020)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked for details of the First Information Reports registered against all serving police officers in the State of Pu.....
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Rajasthan HC Denies Police Protection to Married Lady in Live-in Relationship(16.08.2021)
Rajasthan High Court has denied police protection to a married lady, who is in a live-in relationship with another man and who sought police protectio.....
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Ker. HC: State Must Formulate Victim Compensation Scheme for Victims of Sexual Offences under POCSO(03.08.2023)
Kerala High Court has observed that State must formulate a victim compensation scheme specifically for POCSO victims or to make necessary amendments i.....
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Del. HC: Customs Department Can’t Encash Bank Guarantee If Pre-Deposit Already Made in Appeal(13.01.2025)
Delhi High Court has affirmed that if a trader has made a pre-deposit with his appeal against the demand and penalty then the Customs Department canno.....
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Centre Extends Validity of Driving Licences, Registrations, Fitness Certificates & Permits(25.08.2020)
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has extended the validity of documents like driving licenses, permits and registration that expired since 1st .....
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Parliament Passes Bill to Declare Two Food Technology Institutes as Institutions of National Importan(27.07.2021)
Lok Sabha has passed the National Institutes of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management Bill, 2021, to declare the National Institute of Food.....
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SC Expert Committee in Adani-Hindenburg Report Probe: Prima Facie ‘No Regulatory Failure’(22.05.2023)
Supreme Court Expert Committee has stated that prima facie SEBI has not been able to make out a case of any regulatory failure on part of Adani group,.....
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Madras HC: All Women Police Stations are reduced to Stations of Corruption(30.06.2023)
Madras High Court while directing DGP to fine tune the system and bring stations back to their original alacrity, has remarked that it is disappointin.....
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SC Directs NOIDA to Pay Compensation to Land Owner Who Was Dispossessed Illegally(09.08.2021)
Supreme Court has directed New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (NOIDA) to pay compensation to aggrieved land-owners who were dispossessed of th.....
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Syncing of ITC (IIS), 2022- Schcdule-1 (Import Policy) with the Finance Act, 2022 (No. 6 of 2022) dated 30.03.2022(07.07.2022)
1.In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 read with Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 (as amended from time t.....
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Madras HC Grants Relief to Man Who Failed to Obtain Passport Due to FIR Against Him(14.05.2021)
Madras High Court has granted relief to a man who failed to obtain a passport due to a First Information Report, which was registered against him for .....
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JKL HC: Rape Leaves a Permanent Scar on Most Cherished Possession of Woman(06.04.2023)
Jammu and Kashmir High Court while denying bail to a accused in POCSO case observed that since rape leaves a permanent scar on the most cherished poss.....
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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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Delhi High Court Issues Transfer Policy Of Judicial Officers(24.10.2018)
Delhi High Court has issued transfer policy of Judicial Officers which also provides that Judicial Officers related to one another shall not be posted.....
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Delhi HC Directs to Present Petition Challenging Delhi New Excise Policy Before CJ(19.07.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed that the petition challenging tender conditions of Delhi Government's New Excise Policy 2021-22 be presented before a be.....
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Guidelines on import of gold by Qualified Jewellers as notified by International Financial Services Centers Authority (IFSCA)(25.05.2022)
1. Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) formulate and implement the Foreign Trade Policy and Procedures in terms of Foreign Trade (Development .....
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SC: Delay in Reporting Seizure Report to Magistrate Won’t Vitiate Act of Seizure by Police(14.05.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that if there is any delay on the part of the police in submitting the seizure report to the Magistrate, such delay shall n.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Section 102(3) of CrPC, Seizure Report
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 Stays Telangana HC Order on Surrender of Post Graduate Medical Diploma Seats(18.05.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed Telangana High Court decision directing suspension of surrender of seats in post graduate diploma courses by medical colleges.....
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Delhi HC: Non-Specification of Limb under which Penalty is Initiated is Arbitrary(04.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that the action of income tax authorities to deny the benefit of immunity from penalty under Section 270AA of the Income Tax.....
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Delhi HC: Directions Issued to Ensure Speedy Trial in Excise Policy Case(10.06.2024)
Delhi HC in order to ensure speedy trial in Delhi excise policy case has issued directions that include no unnecessary delay in scrutiny of documents,.....
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CESTAT, Delhi: Manufacturer Entitled to Avail Cenvat Credit on Port Charges(22.06.2021)
Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Delhi has ruled that the manufacturer is entitled to avail cenvat credit on port charges.....
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Kerala HC Flags Exponential Rise in Drug Cases(19.02.2025)
Kerala High Court while granting bail to an accused under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, has flagged the exponential rise i.....
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Lending and Deposit Rates of Scheduled Commercial Banks - November 2023(30.11.2023)
Data on lending and deposit rates of scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) (excluding regional rural banks and small finance banks) received during the mo.....
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SC Stays Operation of Madhya Pradesh HC Order Restraining Physical Poll Campaigns(26.10.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed the order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court imposing conditions in conducting physical gatherings by political parties for cam.....
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Allahabad HC Grants Bail to Dowry Death Accused in View of Poor Progress of Trial(25.07.2022)
Allahabad High Court while expressing anguish towards the poor progress of the trial, has granted bail to a dowry death accused in jail for about 6 ye.....
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Delhi HC: Transgender Person to Produce Gender Re-Assignment Certificate, Violates Article 21(12.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that the Passport Rules, 1980 as they require a Transgender person to produce Gender Re-assignment certificate Surgery, is p.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Passport Rules, Transgender person, Gender Re-assignment certificate, Article 21 of the Constitution
CESTAT, Bangalore Holds Service, Being Export of Service, Cannot be Chargeable to Service Tax(14.04.2022)
Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Bangalore has observed that service recipient has not physically made accessible any goods to the se.....
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Delhi HC: Police Must have ‘Runaway Couple Cell’(21.04.2023)
Delhi High Court while hearing petitions filed by intercaste couple who married against consent of girl’s family, has observed that Delhi Police shoul.....
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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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AAR, Andhra Pradesh: Services Provided by TSCCL are Exempted Services(16.07.2020)
Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR), Andhra Pradesh has ruled that services provided by Tirupati Smart City Corporation Limited (TSCCL are exempted serv.....
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CBIC Notifies Covid-19 Testing of Live Animals Before Importing Into India(01.07.2021)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has notified the requirement of COVID-19 testing in live animals before importing into India. The B.....
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SC: Appointment as Priests Can’t be Denied on Basis of Caste, Birth(17.12.2015)
Supreme Court has ruled that appointment as priests in temples and other religious institutions cannot be denied to a person solely on the basis of “c.....
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Supreme Court: Job Can Be Denied Despite Acquittal to Police Aspirants With Criminal Antecedents(09.01.2018)
Supreme Court has upheld rejection of candidature of Police aspirants on the ground that they had criminal antecedents, despite the fact that they had.....
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Chhattisgarh High Court Directs State to Reconsider Appointment of Deputy Advocate General(03.02.2020)
Chhattisgarh High Court has directed the State Government to reconsider its appointment of Rajneesh Singh Baghel as Deputy Advocate General, who is ac.....
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Notification of Interest on deposits made under the Special Deposit Scheme for Non-Government Provident, Superannuation and Gratuity Funds(04.01.2022)
It is hereby notified that the deposits made under the Special Deposit Scheme for Non-Government Provident, Superannuation and Gratuity Funds, announc.....
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MP HC: When Prosecution Case Based on Police Witnesses, Their Testimonies Subject to Strict Scrutiny(07.03.2024)
While setting aside the conviction in a rioting case of 2016 where police authorities themselves were the complainants, the Madhya Pradesh High Court .....
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AP HC: Section 52 TPA Does Not Bar Grant of Temporary Injunction Under Order 39 CPC(31.01.2022)
Andhra Pradesh High Court has ruled that Section 52 of Transfer of Property Act, 1882 does not operate as a bar to grant of temporary injunction under.....
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Delhi HC Reserves Order on Bail Plea of Kanhaiya Kumar(01.03.2016)
Delhi High Court has reserved its order on bail plea of Kanhaiya Kumar but questioned Delhi Police’s understanding of their main charge against JNU st.....
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If cheque amount with assessed cost and interest has been paid, proceedings can be closed even in absence of complainant(01.01.2019)
The complainant/Respondent No. 1 instituted a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 ('Act') against the Petitioner on th.....
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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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Delhi HC Seeks Status Report on Steps Taken for Rehabilitation of Children Affected by Beggary(24.08.2022)
Delhi High Court has sought a detailed status report containing zone wise steps taken in entire NCT region, from the Centre, State as well as Delhi Co.....
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NCLAT: Resolution Plan of Corporate Debtor to be Proceeded Strictly(10.03.2025)
NCLAT New Delhi bench while dismissing an appeal filed by the suspended directors of the Supertech Township Projects Ltd, has stated that resolution p.....
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Morbi Court Sends 4 Accused to Police Custody Till Nov 5 in Morbi Bridge Collapse Case(03.11.2022)
Morbi Court while sending four accused to 5-day police custody in connection with the October 30 Morbi Bridge Collapse incident has observed that alle.....
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Delhi Liquor Policy Case: Delhi HC Rejects Manish Sisodia's Bail Plea(30.05.2023)
Delhi High Court has rejected the bail plea of former Deputy Chief Minister, Manish Sisodia in a case alleging corruption in implementation of excise .....
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Delhi High Court: Can’t Permit Political Party to Sponsor Print Media for Political Purpose(04.09.2024)
Delhi High Court has stated that a political party cannot be permitted to sponsor the print media for political purpose, thereby stinging mud and maki.....
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De-notification of Inland Container Depots/Container Freight Stations/Air Freight Stations(16.08.2021)
1. It has come to the notice of the Board that difficulties are being faced by the custodians of Inland Container Depots (ICDs) and Container Freight .....
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Guj HC to State: Frame Policy to Address Stray Cattle Menace(12.07.2023)
Gujarat High Court has directed State government to urgently formulate a comprehensive policy or issue administrative directions to control the cattle.....
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NCLAT: Can’t Treat Share Application Money Deposited With Corporate Debtor as Financial Debt(28.11.2024)
NCLAT New Delhi bench has held that share application money which has been deposited with the corporate debtor cannot be treated as financial debt und.....
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Madras High Court Quashes Teachers Recruitment Board's Order on Polytechnic Lecturer Exam(23.02.2018)
Madras High Court has quashed an order of Teachers Recruitment Board (TRB) cancelling the direct recruitment of lecturers in government polytechnic co.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Against Consecutive Reservation of Panchayat President Posts in Kerala(24.12.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea which challenged the reservation notification issued by the State Election Commission for local body heads on the g.....
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Tripura HC Issues Notice to State Govt Over PIL Challenging Order To Prohibit Political Gathering(29.09.2021)
Tripura High Court has issued a notice to the State government on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition challenging the order of the District Ma.....
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SC: Service Tax on Composite Work Contracts Not Leviable Prior to 2007 Amendment to Finance Act 1994(03.08.2022)
Supreme Court has held that service tax could not be levied on composite works contracts prior to the introduction of the Finance Act, 2007, which by .....
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Calcutta HC: Failure to Examine Weapon becomes Fatal in Cases of Circumstantial Evidence(16.07.2025)
Calcutta High Court has held that in cases based on the circumstantial evidence, failure to examine the weapon recovered and alleged to have been used.....
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Karnataka High Court Provides Relief to Sub-Inspector BSF on Posting to Kashmir(27.08.2021)
Karnataka High Court of has set aside the posting of sub-inspector of Border Security Force to Kashmir during the fag end of his service when he was g.....
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Cal. HC: Persons With Disabilities Act Shifts Focus from Their Protection to Empowerment(09.08.2022)
Calcutta High Court while quashing resolution passed by a College refusing to consider person with impairment for appointment in physically handicappe.....
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NCLAT: When No Objections Raised by Stakeholders Adj. Authority Not Justified in Rejecting Plan(23.05.2025)
NCLAT New Delhi bench has held that the Adjudicating Authority cannot reject the Resolution Plan under section 31 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Cod.....
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Delhi HC Directs Police to Take Steps to Take Down Photographs of Woman from Porn Website(20.07.2020)
Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Police to take immediate steps to take down the photographs of a woman which were posted on a pornographic web.....
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Medical practitioner can only be held liable where his conduct fell below that of the standards of reasonably competent practitioner in his field(20.04.2022)
The demise of husband of Appellant no.1 after his long illness has resulted in initiation of the legal proceedings at the instance of Appellant no.1 a.....
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Patna HC: No Parent of Any Girl in Our Society Can Damage Reputation of His/Her Daughter(02.07.2024)
Patna High Court while upholding the conviction of an accused under section 3 of the POCSO Act and section 376 of IPC, has observed that no parent of .....
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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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Madras HC: Conduct of Police Personnel in Holding Demonstrations Similar to Strike(16.09.2020)
Madras High Court has ruled that the conduct of the police personnel in holding a demonstration before the Office of the Police Commissioner, raising .....
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SC Expressed Concern Over Man Arrested in Maharashtra Despite Interim Protection Granted by SC(05.07.2022)
Supreme Court has disapproved the act of Maharashtra police obtaining a non-bailable warrant against a man and the order of the Magistrate sending him.....
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AAAR, Karnataka: Manufacturer of HDPE Drums Not Eligible for Concessional Rate Tax(03.05.2022)
Appellate Authority for Advance Ruling, Karnataka has ruled that the manufacturer of High Density Polyethylene Drums are not eligible for concessional.....
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Gauhati HC: Concept of Post Investigation FIR is Alien to Principles of Criminal Jurisprudence(19.06.2023)
Gauhati High Court while rapping Assam police for creating a post-investigation FIR in a murder case, has observed that such a procedure is totally al.....
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Mad. HC: Can’t Grant Police Protection to Person Inviting Threat Due to His Criminal Activities(06.08.2024)
Madras High Court has held that Police protection can be given by Court only in appropriate case based on threat perception. If a person invites a sit.....
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Ker. HC: Ties of Accused with Ruling Political Party No Ground to Transfer Probe(07.01.2025)
Kerala High Court has stated that the mere reason that the accused has political allegiance to the ruling political party is not a ground to transfer .....
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Kerala HC: Nullifies BPCL's Order Barring Employees from Enrolling In Post-Retirement Medical Scheme(20.05.2022)
Kerala High Court has directed Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) to continue to provide the Post Retirement Medical Benefit Scheme (PRMBS) t.....
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Bom. HC: Water Tax to be Paid by Owner Even if They Do Not Consumer Water from BMC(27.08.2024)
Bom. High Court has stated that Municipal Corporation can levy 'water tax' under Section 140(1)(a)(i) of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888 on.....
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Bom HC: Can’t Register Similar TM for Drug Treating Similar Ailment But Having Different Composition(18.06.2024)
Bom. HC has held that trademarks that are structurally and phonetically similar cannot be registered for drugs treating similar ailment but having dif.....
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Karnataka HC Directs State to Come Out with Action Plan for Handling Third Possible Wave of Covid 19(13.05.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to in two weeks time come out with an action plan and vision statement dealing with state of pr.....
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SC Refuses to Allow Plea by Opposition Parties Against Misuse of CBI & ED by Government(06.04.2023)
Supreme Court while refusing to entertain plea filed by fourteen political parties alleging that central investigating agencies (ED, CBI) are being we.....
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Bombay High Court Orders to Re-Unite A Hindu Husband with His Muslim Wife(23.11.2015)
Bombay High Court on plea of a Hindu husband whose wife was reportedly kept captive in Gujarat by her relatives since July following opposition to her.....
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Karnataka HC Asks BCI If It Has Powers to Relax Requirements of Moot Courts, Internships(17.07.2020)
Karnataka High Court has directed the Bar Council of India (BCI) to clarify if it has powers to relax rules and if it has been exercised to allow Law .....
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Ker. HC: Right of Accused to Seek Speedy Testing of Seized Drugs/Substances Under NDPS Rules, 2022(22.05.2024)
Ker HC has observed that accused has right to seek speedy testing of seized drugs/substances under Rule 14 of NDPS (Seizure, Storage, Sampling and Dis.....
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Madras HC Grants Anticipatory Bail to Youth from Arrest for Sharing Child Pornographic Content(18.06.2021)
Madras High Court has granted anticipatory bail to a youth who apprehended arrest for sharing child pornographic content, observing that the menace of.....
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Framework for acceptance of Green Deposits(11.04.2023)
1.Climate change has been recognised as one of the most critical challenges faced by the global society and economy in the 21st century. The financial.....
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Law Commission Report No. 259 on Early Childhood Development and Legal Entitlements(01.01.1900)
The Law Commission released Report No. 259 on early childhood development analysing and debating legal entitlements to nutrition that will benefit dev.....
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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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Bombay HC Pulls Up State for Not Delivering on Potholes(26.09.2018)
Bombay High Court has pulled up state for not delivering on potholes and said that if the state is collecting a hefty amount through tolls, why has it.....
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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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Ker HC: Apply Caution While Considering Bail in POCSO Case Against Parent Litigating Child's Custody(09.03.2023)
Kerala High Court while allowing bail to father accused of sexually assaulting minor son has observed that Courts must exercise caution while consider.....
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Supreme Court: Will Decide Only on Constitutional Vires of Triple Talaq, Not Polygamy(11.05.2017)
Supreme Court has started proceedings on Islamic practice of 'triple talaq' by making it very clear that it's only going to rule on constitutional val.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking On the Spot Compounding of Traffic Challans(05.03.2020)
Delhi High Court has issued notices to Delhi Government, Commissioner of Delhi Police, and Ministry of Road Transport and Highways in a plea seeking o.....
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#RBI Monetary Policy: Repo Rate, Reverse Repo Cut by 25 bps(02.08.2017)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has reduced its repo rate by 25 bps to 6% and the reverse repo rate by 25 bps to 5.75%.
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MP HC Upholds Judgment on Compassionate Appointment of Married Daughter(19.04.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has expressed its agreement with the position taken by a Full Bench of the High Court in Indore, vis-à-vis consideration of .....
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SC Dismisses Plea Against Appointment of Adv. Victoria Gowri as Madras HC Judge(07.02.2023)
Supreme Court has dismissed the petitions challenging the appointment of Advocate L. Victoria Gowri as an additional judge of the Madras High Court. S.....
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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.....
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Bandipora Rape Case: Jammu and Kashmir High Court Directs IGP to File Status Report by Friday(15.05.2019)
J & K HC took suo moto cognizance of the Bandipora rape case of a three-year-old girl and directed IG of Police (Kashmir zone) to file a status report.....
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Allahabad HC Directs to File Personal Affidavit in PIL Seeking Constructive Disposal of Cooking Oil(16.03.2022)
Allahabad High Court has directed the Commissioner, Food Safety & Drug Administration (State of UP) to file his personal affidavit in a Public Interes.....
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Allahabad HC: Weapon's Recovery From Place in Exclusive Knowledge of Accused Makes Recovery Reliable(08.08.2022)
Allahabad High Court has held that if the place of hiding the weapon is exclusively within the knowledge of the accused and that place cannot be or is.....
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SC: Up to Rank of APCCF, IAS Officers Can’t Write Annual Confidential Reports of IFS Officers(22.05.2025)
Supreme Court has held that Annual Confidential Reports of Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers cannot be written by officers in the Indian Administra.....
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SC: Claim for Damages Can’t Result in Award Without Proof of Injury(25.10.2023)
Supreme Court has held that a claim for damages, whether general or special, cannot as a matter of course result in an award without proof of the clai.....
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Delhi HC: Higher Compounding Fees Don't Apply on Second TDS Default Plea If First Was Rejected(05.09.2025)
Delhi HC ruled that the 5% higher compounding fee on a second TDS default plea applies only if the first offence was compounded. If the first plea was.....
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NGT Directs Pollution Control Boards to Control & Curb Air Pollution in Delhi(04.11.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT), while taking cognizance of alarming air quality in Delhi, has asked Central Pollution Control Board and Delhi Pollution.....
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Karnataka HC Issues Notice to Karnataka & Kerala Govternments Over Blocking of Border Checkpost(27.07.2020)
Karnataka High Court has issued notice to the Government of Karnataka and Government of Kerala on a Petition filed seeking opening of the Saradka bord.....
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Report Card on GST Implementation(14.12.2016)
As compared to the time taken in arriving at a consensus on the Constitutional Amendment Bill for GST, the subsequent events after the passing of the .....
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Supreme Court: Long Continuous Possession by Itself Cannot be Termed as Adverse Possession(16.01.2020)
Supreme Court has reiterated that long and continuous possession by itself cannot be termed as adverse possession to perfect title within the meaning .....
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Gujarat HC: Power to Block Electronic Ledger Can be Exercised Only When Credit Available in Ledger(17.02.2022)
Gujarat High Court has held that the power prescribed under Rule 86A of the Central Goods and Service Tax Rules 2017 to block an electronic credit led.....
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SC Upholds Bom HC Order Quashing Rules Prescribing Eligiblity for Consumer Commission Appointments(03.03.2023)
Supreme Court while upholding Bombay High Court decision to quash provisions of Consumer Protection Rules 2020 prescribing eligibility for Consumer Co.....
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Madras HC: Pre-Deposit Payment Made by Parent Company Amounts to Proper Compliance(22.04.2022)
Madras High Court has observed that the payment of pre deposit made by the parent company having a distinct service tax registration amounts to proper.....
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Kerala High Court: Home Guards Cannot be Treated at Par with Civil Police Officers(27.06.2024)
Kerala High Court while denying pay parity to Home Guards with Police Constable, has observed that Home Guards are recruited on daily wages and the re.....
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Bombay HC: Maintain Restraint While Commenting on Women(23.09.2016)
Bombay HC has observed that politicians should maintain decorum and self-restraint while making speeches or comments on women.
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Patna HC Grants Compensation to Father of Boy Who Died in Munger Maa Durga Pooja Firing Accident(08.04.2021)
Patna High Court has granted Rs. 10 lakh as compensation to the father of a 18 years old boy who died in October, 2020 in the Munger Maa Durga Pooja f.....
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All. HC Grants Bail To Nizamuddin Khan Booked Under UAPA For Alleged PFI Connection(23.01.2023)
Allahabad High Court has granted bail to Nizamuddin Khan, the State President of the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) in the UAPA case over his.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses BJP Leaders' Plea to Deploy Central Forces for West Bengal Local Polls(25.02.2022)
Supreme Court has dismissed the petition filed by the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) party leaders Mousumi Roy and Pratap Banerjee seeking deployment of .....
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SC Upholds Rule 19 of Development Control Rules for Chennai Metropolitan Area(15.02.2023)
Supreme Court has upheld Rule 19 of Development Control Rules for Chennai Metropolitan Area which mandated that builders should reserve open spaces in.....
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Bombay HC Allows Metro Rail to Cut 108 Mangrove Trees for BKC Station(14.06.2017)
Bombay High Court has permitted Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) to clear 108 mangroves to construct a station at Bandra-Kurla Complex (B.....
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SC Dismisses Plea by District Judge Challenging Appointment of Additional Judges(04.05.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea seeking quashing of Presidential Order dated 30th April, 2020 which appointed a "junior" as Additional Judge of the.....
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SC: Transit Remand Required to Arrest a Person Outside Jurisdiction Where Offence is Registered(21.11.2023)
Supreme Court has held that police is obligated to secure a transit remand of the accused for taking him from the place where he is arrested to the pl.....
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Orissa HC: Informant Can be Made Accused if Involved, No Separate FIR Needed(14.10.2025)
Orissa High Court clarified that if an investigation reveals the informant’s complicity or incriminating evidence against them, the informant can be m.....
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Del. HC Allows Postmortem Sperm Retrieval of Man Who Committed Suicide(28.01.2025)
Delhi High Court while hearing a plea seeking preservation of a man’s semen through Postmortem Sperm Retrieval (PMSR), has allowed the procedure to be.....
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J&K HC: Cannot Equate Irregular Appointments with Illegal Appointments(14.07.2025)
Jammu & Kashmir & Ladakh HC while distinguishing between irregular & illegal appointments, has observed that services of irregularly appointed persons.....
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NCLAT: IRP Has Authority to Take Possession of Assets Owned by Corporate Debtor(20.05.2025)
NCLAT New Delhi bench has held that Interim Resolution Professional (IRP) has the authority to take possession of assets owned by the Corporate Debtor.....
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Delhi HC: Any Person in India Has the Right to Legally Import Goods from Abroad(03.07.2025)
Delhi HC has observed that any person in India has the right to legally import goods from abroad bearing the trademarks of an entity and sell the same.....
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SC: Scheme for Appointing Heirs of Employees on Their Retirement is Unconstitutional(06.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held that appointment to the heirs of the employees on their retirement/ superannuation is violative of Articles 14 and 15 of Consti.....
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Tel. HC: Right to Personal Liberty Includes Right to Possess Passport(11.12.2023)
Telangana High Court has held that the pendency of criminal case against the petitioner cannot be a ground to deny renewal of passport to the petition.....
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Maharashtra Govt Obligated to Reduce River Pollution: Bombay High Court(25.04.2018)
Bombay High Court has observed that the state government is under obligation to take steps to reduce pollution and improve the quality of rivers in Ma.....
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Supreme Court Calls for Report from NGT Appointed Committee on Yamuna River Pollution(20.01.2021)
Supreme Court has called for a report from the committee constituted by the National Green Tribunal on the pollution of Yamuna river.
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Kerala High Court Asks Petitioner to Analyse Concept of Halal in Sabarimala Spoiled Jaggery Row(25.11.2021)
Kerala High Court has questioned the petitioner organisation that had challenged the alleged use of halal-certified jaggery at the Sabarimala temple i.....
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SC Bars Charging Compound Interest or Penal Interest on Any Borrower During Loan Moratorium(23.03.2021)
Supreme Court has directed that there should be no charging of compound interest, interest on interest or penal interest on the instalments which were.....
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SC: Strong Measures Required to Infuse Purity, Fairness in Election Process of Sports Federation(05.02.2025)
SC has remarked that some strong measures are required to be taken in order to infuse purity, fairness, autonomy and independence in the election proc.....
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Delhi HC Slams Lawyers For ‘Defacing’ Court Premises With Election Posters(12.01.2017)
Delhi High Court came down heavily on lawyers for “defacing” court premises by putting up posters for the upcoming elections for Executive Committee o.....
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Delhi High Court Seeks Govt’s Reply Over VoIP Breach(22.10.2019)
Delhi High Court has issued notices to the Department of Telecommunication and the Finance Ministry, besides Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp, seeking .....
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SC: Power of Attorney Holder of Financial Creditor Who Had Been Given Authorisation(01.10.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that the power of attorney holder of a financial creditor who has been given authorisation can file an application under Se.....
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Madras HC: False Statements Before Criminal Court to Protect Fellow Officer Amounts To Misconduct(04.08.2022)
Madras High Court while upholding the disciplinary action against a police official has held that police officials making false or incorrect statement.....
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Delhi HC Interprets Doctrine of “Compelled Self-Publication”,(18.07.2025)
Delhi High Court while interpreting the doctrine of “compelled self-publication”, has stated that the doctrine ensures that employers cannot evade lia.....
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Del HC: No Prohibition Against Posthumous Reproduction if Consent of Sperm or Egg Owner Demonstrated(07.10.2024)
Delhi High Court has opined that under the prevailing Indian law, there is no prohibition against posthumous reproduction if the consent of the sperm .....
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Gujarat HC Notices State Over Denial of License to Run Poker Club(09.02.2017)
Gujarat High Court has issued notice to State Government on a petition filed by a poker club after it was denied clearance by Surat police on ground t.....
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SC Upholds Categorization of Prisoners for Temporary Release Due to Covid-19(23.09.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed the National Alliance for People's Movements plea challenging the decision of the High Power Committee in Maharashtra to c.....
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DGFT Issues Clarification on Chip Import Monitoring System(28.06.2022)
Director-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) vide Policy Circular No. 40/2015-2020 dated 27th June, 2022 has issued clarification regarding Chip Import Mo.....
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Supreme Court: Can’t Quash POCSO Cases on the Basis of Compromise(08.11.2024)
SC while setting aside a judgement of Rajasthan HC quashing a sexual assault case on the basis of compromise, has held that that commission of such of.....
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SC: Mere Support To Terrorist Organization Does Not Attract Section 38/39 UAPA(29.10.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that mere support given to a terrorist organization or mere association with it, is not sufficient to attract offences unde.....
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Calcutta High Court Directs CBI, SIT To File Additional Status Reports By December 23(08.11.2021)
Calcutta High Court has taken on record the latest status report filed by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted by the Court to investigate.....
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Del. HC to AIIMS: Procure Medicines for Patients Evaluated in Terms of Rare Diseases Policy(06.11.2023)
Delhi High Court has directed AIIMS to commence the procurement of medicines for the evaluated patients/Petitioners as per the fund allocated of Rs. 5.....
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Delhi High Court Disposes Plea for Appointment of More Judges(18.10.2021)
Delhi High Court has disposed of a petition seeking appointment of more number of Judges in the institution, so as to ensure that its benches function.....
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Delhi HC Stays Trial Court Order Recommending SHO's Suspension Over Poor Conduct In POCSO Case(16.09.2022)
Delhi High Court has stayed a Trial Court order recommending suspension of SHO of Kalkaji Police Station and also calling for strict disciplinary acti.....
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Del. HC: Raising Allegations About Husband’s ‘Manhood’ Can be Depressing and Mentally Traumatic(28.12.2023)
Delhi High Court while observing that a wife making averments and allegations about the manhood of a person and making him undergo an impotency test w.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Impotency, Cruelty, Allegation
SC: Party Without Notice of Section 11(6) Petition Filed By Other Party Free to Appoint Arbitrator(06.01.2022)
Supreme Court has held that a party to the arbitration agreement can appoint an arbitrator even after an Arbitration Petition under Section 11(6) of t.....
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SC: Need to Find Enduring Solution to the Problem of Hate Speech(07.08.2023)
Supreme Court while issuing call to action to stakeholders to find an enduring solution to the problem of hate speech, has observed that police forces.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Hate Speech, Police Forces, Sensitized
NCLAT Upholds Canara Bank’s Claims for Loans Advanced to CD on behalf of Homebuyers(14.01.2025)
NCLAT New Delhi bench has upheld the claims of Canara Bank for loans advanced to the corporate debtor (CD) on behalf of the Homebuyers for the reason .....
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P&H HC Grants Bail to Former AIG Ashish Kapoor In Bribery Case(01.06.2023)
Punjab and Haryana High Court while taking note of petitioners' "substantial period" of custody of more than seven months, has granted bail to former .....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Assistant Inspector General of Police, Ashish Kapoor, Bribery Case
Supreme Court: Can’t Discriminate Amongst Homogenous Class of Candidates(12.09.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that while determining eligibility of a candidate for appointment, discrimination cannot be done amongst homogenous class o.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Homogenous Class, Appointment
Consumer Court, Bengaluru: Matrimonial Portal Can Only Facilitate and Not Guarantee Marriage(23.08.2021)
Consumer Court, Bengaluru, while dismissing a complaint filed by a 35-year-old man against an online matrimonial service provider, said that a matrimo.....
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Del HC to Delhi Police: Submit Fresh Status Report on Strengthening Security Arrangements in Courts(17.07.2023)
Delhi High Court has sought fresh status report from Delhi Police on the issue of strengthening and increasing the safety and security of court comple.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Delhi Police, Security, Court Complexes
ITAT, Delhi: No TDS Since Routine Business Support Services Can’t be Treated as Fee for Technical Ser(25.04.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Delhi has has held that routine business support services are not taxable as fees for technical services (FTS) s.....
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Del. HC: Need Re-Look at Exclusions in Section 3(K) of Patents Act(15.05.2023)
Delhi High Court has observed that there is need to relook at exclusions in Section 3(k) of Patents Act, 1970, in view of the growing innovations, as .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Patents Act, Parliamentary Committee Report, Innovations
Kerala HC to Police: Take Actions Against Rally Organizers for Provocative Slogans by Children(27.05.2022)
Kerala High Court while directing the police to take appropriate actions against the rally organizers, has observed that rally organisers are equally .....
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Announces Union Budget 2024(23.07.2024)
Few highlights from the Union budget have been mentioned below:
1. Angel Tax abolished for all classes of investors
2. Comprehensive review of Inc.....
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Cal. HC Dismisses PIL Seeking Implementation of PoSH Act within the Calcutta High Court(08.08.2023)
Calcutta High Court while terming the PIL as ‘absolutely premature’ has dismissed the plea seeking strict implementation of the Sexual Harassment of W.....
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Ker. HC: No Separate Notification Required for Cross-Empowerment of State Officials(16.01.2025)
Kerala High Court has observed that there is no need of a separate notification for the cross-empowerment of State officials under the Goods and Servi.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Cross-Empowerment, State Officials
Madhya Pradesh HC Quashes Rape FIR Against Indian Railway Officer In Case Of Malicious Prosecution(27.01.2023)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has quashed a First Information Report (FIR) registered against the then Additional Divisional Railway Manager, Bhopal Gaura.....
Tags : Madhya Pradesh High Court, First Information Report, clerk, malicious prosection
Supreme Court: Reasons for Cancelling Bail to Co-Accused Also Applies to Another Accused(05.04.2022)
Supreme Court has held that the reasons which weigh with the Court to cancel the bail granting to co-accused would also apply in bail preferred by ano.....
Tags : Supreme Court, First Information Report, cancel the bail
SC: Can’t Treat Prosecution’s Version as Gospel Truth in POCSO Cases(24.05.2024)
SC has observed that merely, because Section 29 of the POCSO Act provides for a statutory presumption of guilt of the accused, the same does not bind .....
Tags : Supreme Court, S. 29 of POCSO, Gospel Truth
SC Dismisses BJP Members' Petition Challenging Increase of Seats in Mumbai Corporation(18.02.2022)
Supreme Court has dismissed a petition challenging the Maharashtra Ordinance which increased the electoral seats in the Municipal Corporation of Great.....
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Allahabad High Court: Can’t Allow Petition for Expeditious Disposal of Cases on Regular Basis(16.05.2024)
All HC has observed that trial courts are burdened with heavy dockets and directions cannot be passed routinely to trial court to decide any case expe.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Expeditious Disposal, Extraordinary Circumstance
MCA Allows Board of Directors to Approve Financial Statements, Board’s Report via Video Conferencing(16.06.2021)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has scrapped the Rule restraining the presentation of approval of the annual financial statements, approval of the.....
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Delhi HC Directs Delhi Govt to Set Up Help Desks for Distribution of E-Coupons for Food(29.05.2020)
Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to put up help desks with a computer at all 580 centres through which rations are distributed throu.....
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Allahabad HC: Weapon's Discovery on Disclosure Statement of Accused Not Enough to Prove Guilt(11.04.2022)
Allahabad High Court has held the discovery of the material object/crime weapon at the disclosure of the accused is important under Section 27 of the .....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Section 27 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, discovery, weapon
Delhi HC Imposes Cost on Plea Against Seizure of Luxury Car for Evading Import Duty(23.02.2022)
Delhi High Court has imposed cost of Rs. 1 lakh while dismissing a petition challenging the seizure of a luxury car and subsequent proceedings under t.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Evading Import Duty
SC to States: Provide Ration Cards to Migrant/Unorganized Workers Registered on E-Shram Portal(20.04.2023)
Supreme Court has directed States to provide within 3 months, ration cards to migrant or unorganized workers who do not have them but are registered o.....
Tags : Supreme Court, E-Shram Portal, Migrants, Unorganized Workers
J&K High Court Directs Police to File Chargesheet in Sadrakote Massacre, 19 years After the Incident(18.11.2015)
J&K High Court upon a petition filed by victim families, seeking conclusion in investigation into the case, has asked police to file chargesheet in mu.....
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Supreme Court: No Compromise Between Parties in Non-Compoundable Offences(24.07.2019)
Supreme Court has held that no permission can be granted to record the compromise between the parties in non-compoundable offences. The Court noted th.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Non-Compoundable Offences
Del HC: Suo Moto Case Registered from PIL Against Order Dischar. Accused Storing Child Porn Material(13.05.2024)
Del HC registered a suo moto case from a public interest litigation (PIL) that challenged an order passed by the Trial Court discharging men accused o.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, PIL, Child Porn Material
Delhi HC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance of Newspaper Report on Handling of Dead Bodies(29.05.2020)
Delhi High Court has taken suo moto cognizance of a newspaper report which has highlighted the sad state of affairs in which the bodies of those who h.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Newspaper Report on Handling of Dead Bodies
ITAT, Mumbai: Payment for Transponder Services Does Not Amount to Royalty(11.04.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai has observed that the payment for transponder services would not amount to royalty under the provisions of Incom.....
Tags : Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, transponder services, royalty, Income Tax Law, Double Taxation, Avoidance Agreements
Calcutta HC Orders Cancellation of Appointment of Assistant Teachers in Murshidabad District(23.02.2022)
Calcutta High Court has ordered the cancellation of appointment of six assistant teachers in the Murshidabad district after noting that they had been .....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Appointment of Assistant Teachers in Murshidabad District
Risk Weights for exposures to HFCs(20.10.2016)
It has been observed that there is a lack of uniformity among banks in the application of risk weights on their exposures to Housing Finance Companies.....
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#Road_to_Raisina: Delhi HC Refuses To Allow BJP’s Narottam Mishra To Vote In Prez Polls(17.07.2017)
Delhi High Court has refused to allow Madhya Pradesh Minister Narottam Mishra to vote in President Polls to be held on Monday.
Tags : Delhi High Court, President Polls
Andhra Pradesh HC Orders Seizure of LG Polymers’ Unit(25.05.2020)
Andhra Pradesh High Court has ordered the seizure of premises of the South Korean firm LG Polymers located at Visakhapatnam that saw toxic styrene gas.....
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AAR, Telangana: Ready to Eat Popcorn Attracts 18% GST Sold in Retail Packages(05.04.2022)
Calcutta High Court has observed that the reasons mentioned in the notice under Section 142(1) and Section 147 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 were not ex.....
Tags : Authority of Advance Ruling, 18% GST, ready to eat popcorn
All. HC: DCP Pulled Up for Directing Further Investigation Without Leave of the Magistrate(13.06.2024)
Allahabad High Court has pulled up a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) who directed further investigation without the leave of the court in a case i.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Chargesheet
Govt Amends Intellectual Property Rights (Imported Goods) Enforcement Rules(27.06.2018)
Central Government has notified the Intellectual Property Rights (Imported Goods) Enforcement Amendment Rules wherein the word ‘patent as defined in t.....
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NGT Directs Constituting Team for Handling and Scientific Disposal of COVID-19 Waste(27.04.2020)
National Green Tribunal has directed constituting a high level task team at the national level, to supervise handling and scientific disposal of COVID.....
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Madras HC: Power to Issue Writ Under Article 226 or 227 is Subject to Court’s Discretion(27.01.2022)
Madras High Court has held that the power to issue writ under Article 226 or Article 227 is subject to the court's discretion even when an alternative.....
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Supreme Court: Position of Deputy Chief Minister Merely A Label, Appointment Not Unconstitutional(12.02.2024)
SC while dismissing a PIL challenging the appointment of Deputy Chief Ministers, has held that a Deputy Chief Minister is first a minister in the gove.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Appointment, Deputy Chief Ministers
SC: Information Disclosing Cognizable Offence to Be Recorded as FIR & Not in General Diary(27.02.2024)
Supreme Court has held that except in cases where preliminary inquiry is needed, commission of cognizable offence should be recorded as a First Inform.....
Tags : Supreme Court, First Information Report, General Diary
Madras HC Permits TANGEDCO to Process Udangudi Tender, but Asks Not to Finalise it(02.11.2015)
Madras HC has held that Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited (TANGEDCO) could process fresh bids received for Udangudi Supercrit.....
Tags : Madras HC , Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited,Udangudi Supercritical Thermal Power Project
SC Asks Government: Are You Waiting for People to Die in a Polluted National Capital?(11.11.2016)
Supreme Court has asked Government and Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) whether they intend to just sit back and watch people gasp for breath an.....
Tags : Supreme Court, National Capital, Air pollution
Madras HC Stays Notification Providing for Grant of Post Facto Clearance of Projects(03.05.2021)
Madras High Court has granted a stay on the operation of an office memorandum issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change which p.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Post Facto Clearance of Projects
SC: State Legislatures Have Power to Tax Lotteries Organised by Other States(24.03.2022)
Supreme Court has held that State Legislatures have the power to tax lotteries organised by other states. The Court has said a lottery conducted by Go.....
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Allahabad HC Refuses to Grant Anticipatory Bail to Teacher for Posting Objectionable Post(26.05.2021)
Allahabad High Court has refused to grant anticipatory bail to a senior teacher in a college and a Head of Department who is accused of putting an obj.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Anticipatory Bail to Teacher for Posting Objectionable Post
Bombay HC Refuses to Stay Release of Shahid Kapoor Starrer Jersey(14.04.2022)
Bombay High Court has declined to stay the release of Shahid Kapoor starrer Jersey filed by a writer in a copyright infringement suit.
Tags : Bombay High Court, Shahid Kapoor, copyright, Jersey
Report on measures for improved monitoring of CSR released(01.01.1900)
A High Level Panel constituted by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs has released a report suggesting measures for monitoring the progress of implement.....
Tags : Company, corporate social responsibility, report, high level
Union Cabinet approves new Metro Rail Policy(16.08.2017)
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today approved a new Metro Rail Policy that seeks to enable realization of growing metr.....
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Kerala HC Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Man Who Shared Political Posts in Facebook(10.08.2020)
Kerala High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against a man accused of sharing a few political posts in Facebook against the Left Democratic Fron.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Political Posts in Facebook
NCLAT: Amount Belonging to Corpo. Debtor Can be Recovered by Liquidator by Filing Application u/s 60(02.12.2024)
NCLAT New Delhi bench has held that amount belonging to the Corporate Debtor can be recovered by Liquidator by filing an application under Section 60(.....
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Judges appointed to various High Courts(06.04.2016)
The President approved appointments of numerous Judges and Additional Judges to the Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand and Allahabad.....
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Educational Qualifications Prescribed for Public Posts can't be Relaxed: Kerala HC(17.01.2019)
Kerala High Court has observed that educational qualifications prescribed for public posts are not relaxable unless it is clearly stated in the notifi.....
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J&K HC Orders Action Against Top Officers for Excise Policy Manipulation(29.12.2020)
Jammu and Kashmir High Court has asked the chief secretary to examine the role of top officers for tinkering with provisions of law, scrapping arbitra.....
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Cal. HC: High Courts can Invoke Article 215 to Review its Own Orders(04.09.2023)
Calcutta High Court has held that being Courts of records, the High Courts are invested with inherent powers under Article 215 of Constitution to corr.....
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Supreme Court: Delhi Shouldn't Become a Model for Other Cities(06.02.2018)
Supreme Court, while hearing a PIL relating to solid waste man-management plan across the states, has observed that it does not want Delhi to become a.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Pollution
SC: Time Limit Stipulation Mandating DM to Deliver Possession of Secured Asset Only Directory(06.11.2020)
Supreme Court has held that time limit stipulation in Section 14 of the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Secur.....
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SC to launch E-SCR Project Today(02.01.2023)
Supreme Court is set to officially launch electronic Supreme Court Reports (e-SCR) project today, to provide the digital version of the Supreme Court'.....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Immediate Relief for Poor During Lockdown Period(06.04.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Centre and all States and Union Territories in a plea seeking immediate relief to be provided to the poor, homeless.....
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Kerala HC Issues Direction to Ensure No New Unauthorised Flag Posts are Installed(21.01.2022)
Kerala High Court has issued a set of further directions to ensure that no new unauthorised flag posts, banners or boards are installed in the State a.....
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SC Grants Anticipatory Bail to Raj Kundra in Pornography Case(13.12.2022)
Supreme Court has granted anticipatory bail to Raj Kundra and other co-accused in the several FIR's arising out of the porn videos case registered by .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Anticipatory Bail, Raj Kundra, Pornography
Kerala HC Enquires on Law Prohibiting Government from Regularising Temporary Employees(18.02.2021)
Kerala High Court has asked whether there was any law prohibiting a government from regularising temporary employees in a public interest petition cha.....
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CCI Imposes ?936.44 Crore Cost on Google for Abusing Dominant Position(27.10.2022)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed a penalty of Rs. 936.44 crore on Google for abusing its dominant position with respect to its Play S.....
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Madras HC Rejects PIL Seeking Increase in Sports Quota in Higher Educational Institutions(02.06.2023)
Madras High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking increase in the number of seats under the Sports Quota in higher education .....
Tags : Madras High Court, Public Interest Litigation, Sports Quota
SC Grants Bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in Liquor Policy Scam Case(13.09.2024)
Supreme Court has granted bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in Delhi Liquor Policy scam case on considering the ground that the trial is un.....
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Gujarat HC Sets Deadline for Installation of CCTVs at Police Stations(18.03.2016)
Gujarat HC has directed State Home Department to complete installation of CCTV cameras at police stations across the State by March 31.
Tags : Gujarat HC, Police Stations
NGT: Measure, Display Noise Level Prescribed for Aircraft at Delhi Airport(20.09.2019)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the Delhi International Airport Limited to measure and display the prescribed noise levels for aircraft at the.....
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CBIC Prohibits Manufacture, Import, Stocking, Distribution, Sale And Use of SUP from 1st July(27.06.2022)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has issued instructions regarding the restrictions on the manufacture, import, stocking, distributi.....
Tags : CBIC, Single Use Plastic, Import
All. HC: Husband’s Death from Poisoning Doesn’t Qualify for Extraordinary Pension(18.10.2024)
Allahabad High Court while dismissing an appeal for extraordinary pension under the Uttar Pradesh Police (Extraordinary Pension) Rules, 1961, has obse.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Death from Poisoning, Extraordinary Pension
Calcutta HC: Extra Realisation Due to Adverse Exchange Rate of Rupee Part of Export Turnover(20.05.2020)
Calcutta High Court has held that extra realisation made in rupees for export sale proceeds in foreign exchange due to adverse exchange rate of rupee .....
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Delhi HC: Challenge against Appointment of Arbitrator Can't Be Under Section 14 of the A&C Act(04.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has observed that Section 14 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (A&C Act) does not provide a separate remedy to the partie.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Section 14 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, appointment of an arbitrator
All. HC: Application u/s 483 CrPC for Speedy Disposal of Plea u/s 125 CrPC, Maintainable(11.06.2024)
All. HC has held that as Family Court exercises jurisdiction of judicial magistrate while deciding application under Section 125 Cr.P.C., application .....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, S. 483 of CrPC, S. 125 of CrPC, Expeditious Disposal
Gauhati HC: Assam Minerals Dept Can't Stop Railway From Moving Goods in Course of Inter-State Trade(29.04.2022)
Gauhati High Court has prima facie observed that the Assam Mineral Development Corporation can't stop the Railways from transporting goods, in this ca.....
Tags : Gauhati High Court, Assam Mineral Development Corporation, No Objection Certificate, inter-state trade
Political Funding Law: Supreme Court Seeks Centre, Election Commission's Response(04.10.2017)
Supreme Court while hearing PIL challenging the recent changes in laws on funding of political parties and alleging that they legitimise electoral cor.....
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Rajasthan HC Dismisses Writ Challenging Suspension of Mayor of Jaipur Municipal Corporation(29.06.2021)
Rajasthan High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by Somya Gurjar challenging her suspension as the Mayor of Jaipur Greater Municipal Corporati.....
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Delhi HC: Courts Can’t Controlled Adolescent Love Relationships(10.05.2023)
Delhi High Court has observed that attitude towards early love relationships, especially adolescent love, has to be scrutinized in backdrop of their r.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, POCSO, Adolescent Love
Cal. HC: Prohibiting Rath Yatra Amounts to Interference With Religious Practice(21.06.2023)
Calcutta High Court has held that directives of Howrah Police not allowing a chariot procession (Rath Yatra) to take place by devotees of Lord Jaganna.....
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Delhi High Court Orders Micromax, Sanjay Kapoor to Settle Dispute Via Mediation(08.01.2016)
Delhi High Court has asked Micromax Informatics and its former chairman Sanjay Kapoor to settle a dispute over alleged denial of stock options through.....
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Once an act was done in accordance with law, the presumption was in favour of such act or document and not against the same(03.10.2017)
Instant revision petition has been filed under Section 21(b) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 against the impugned order, passed by the State Comm.....
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SC Holds Distribution Companies Liable to Pay Compensatory Tariff to Adani Power Rajasthan Ltd(01.09.2020)
Supreme Court has repelled the challenge made by a group of power distribution companies from Rajasthan against the approval of compensatory tariff fo.....
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Gauhati HC to State: File Status Reports on Child Sexual Abuse Cases Before HC's JJC Every 6 Months(28.12.2022)
Gauhati High Court while issuing directions for proper enquiry in cases relating to sexual abuse of children has directed State and Assam State Commis.....
Tags : Gauhati High Court, Child Sexual Abuse, Status Report, Juvenile Justice Committee
NGT Directs Delhi Government, Police to Impound Diesel Four Wheelers in National Capital(29.11.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Delhi Government and Delhi Police to impound four wheelers running on diesel in Capital under Environment P.....
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Madras HC Stays Tender Notification Issued by Indian Ports Association(11.02.2019)
Madras High Court has stayed a tender notification of Indian Ports Association for selection of law firms for legislative drafting of proposed revamp .....
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Madras HC Asks for Explanation for Basis of Quota Policy(16.02.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), under the Union Ministry of Science and Technology, to explain on what basis it .....
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SC Upholds 20% quota for Officers in Maharashtra in PG Medical Admissions(21.10.2022)
Supreme Court has upheld the decision of the Maharashtra government to provide 20 per cent reservation for in-service officers in postgraduate medical.....
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NGT Raps Centre, AAP Government & Neighbouring States over Failure to Tackle Mounting Air Pollution(07.11.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) came down heavily on Central Government, Delhi and Neighbouring states for doing little to tackle mounting air pollution.....
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SC: Preparation of Final Select List Signals Conclusion of the Appointment Process(07.10.2024)
Supreme Court has stated that the preparation of the final select list signals the conclusion of the appointment process and scrapping the entire proc.....
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Madras HC Seeks Centre Explanation Over TN Drought Relief Fund(09.02.2017)
Madras High Court has directed Centre to explain by March 9 steps it had taken with respect to a plea made by State government to sanction ?39,565 cro.....
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SC Orders Status Quo on Raising Capital Over Shares Held by Mistry's in Tata Sons(23.09.2020)
Supreme Court has ordered status quo against Mistry firms and Shapoorji Pallonji Mistry on raising capital against security of their shareholding in T.....
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CESTAT: Doctrine of Unjust Enrichment Does Not Apply to Payment of Duty by Way of Pre-Deposit(27.06.2022)
Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Mumbai bench has held that doctrine of unjust enrichment can’t apply to the payment of d.....
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2012 Disproportionate Assets Case: Madras HC Sets Aside Discharge of Former CM Panneerselvam(30.10.2024)
The Madras High Court has set aside the order discharging former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, O. Panneerselavm and permitting prosecution to withdraw th.....
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Supreme Court: Apex Court Not An ‘Amrit Dhara’ For All Ailments Plaguing Society(28.02.2017)
Supreme Court has dismissed a PIL for "dignified transportation of bodies with religious respect" saying that Top Court was not an "Amrit Dhara (an ay.....
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NGT Imposes Rs. 1 Crore Fine on Kochi Municipal Corporation for Lapses in Solid Waste Management(29.10.2018)
National Green Tribunal has imposed a fine of Rs. 1 Crore on the Corporation for its delay and indifference in carrying out solid waste treatment in a.....
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Karnataka HC: Any Unreasoned Delay to Consider Appointment Would Make Authority Personally Liable(20.07.2021)
Karnataka High Court has held that any unreasoned or unjustifiable delay on the part of the Authority to consider an application for appointment on co.....
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ITAT: 30% Depreciation Allowable to Motor Lorries Used for Transportation of Goods on Hire(31.05.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Cuttack bench has held that 30% depreciation is allowable to motor lorries in the business of transportation of .....
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Delhi High Court: Poster Hoarding Business During Bar Elections Must Stop(13.08.2024)
Delhi High Court while hearing a PIL seeking 33% reservation for women lawyers in elections to Bar Councils, has remarked that the culture of putting .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Poster Hoarding, Bar Elections
Patna HC Asks State Govt to Enhance Economic Support to Transgender Community(18.09.2020)
Patna High Court has asked the State Government to think about enhancing the economic support to the members of the Transgender community who, "at thi.....
Tags : Patna High Court, Economic Support to Transgender Community
Madras HC Imposes Cost on Litigant Filing & Withdrawing Claims Based on State's Political Climate(07.07.2022)
Madras High Court has imposed cost of Rs. 1 lakh on a litigant for approaching the court on his whims and fancies depending upon the change in the pol.....
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Andhra Pradesh High Court: Don’t Reduce Purchase of Green Power(07.08.2019)
Andhra Pradesh High Court has ordered the state power transmission firm to refrain from arbitrarily reducing the power it evacuates from renewable pro.....
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When personal business interests of importers clash with public interest, the former has to give way to the latter(17.06.2021)
In present set of appeals, the Union of India and the authorities related with customs have questioned the orders dated 15th October, 2020 and 5th Jan.....
Tags : Import, Absolute confiscation, Penalty
Kar. HC: Amendment Conferring Magistrate’s Power Upon Executive Authority is Ultra Vires(19.04.2023)
Karnataka High Court has held that Karnataka Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Rules, 2022 which conferred powers on Revenue officials to .....
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Effective date for deposits under the Special Deposit Scheme for Non-Government Provident, Superannuation and Gratuity Funds, announced in the Ministry of Finance(10.06.2024)
It is hereby notified that the deposits made under the Special Deposit Scheme for Non-Government Provident, Superannuation and Gratuity Funds, announc.....
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Bom. HC: Illegality of Appointment Procedure Not Ground for Rendering Arbitration Agreement Invalid(09.05.2023)
Bombay High Court has held that mere illegality of the appointment procedure would not swipe the entire arbitration agreement into illegality and what.....
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Del High Court Issues Directions for Quick Disposal of Cases Seeking Quashing on Basis of Compromise(27.12.2024)
Delhi High Court has issued directions regarding disposal of cases seeking quashing of First Information Reports (FIR) on the ground that parties have.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Quick Disposal, Compromise
Bombay High Court Orders Goa Panchayat Polls to be Held in 45 Days(01.07.2022)
Bombay High Court has reprimanded Goa government for postponing elections to 186 Panchayats in the State, noting that such defiance to comply with Con.....
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Bombay HC: HC Can Exercise Power of Review for Orders Passed u/s 11 of A&C Act(15.11.2024)
Bombay High Court has observed that as a constitutional court and court of record, High Court can exercise power of review even in the context of orde.....
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Supreme Court: Our Orders on Police Reforms Have Fell On Deaf Ears(02.03.2017)
Supreme Court while expressing displeasure on how its orders to usher in police reforms have fell on deaf ears over past several years, has remarked “.....
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Supreme Court Summarizes Principles to Determine 'Commercial Purpose'(18.11.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that provision of hostel facilities to nurses so as to facilitate better medical care is a positive duty enjoined upon the .....
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Delhi HC Sets Aside Arbitral Award Requiring Antrix to Pay Over 560 Million USD to Devas Multimedia(30.08.2022)
Delhi High Court has set aside a 2015 arbitral award directing Antrix Corporation Limited, commercial and marketing arm of ISRO, to pay US$ 562.2 mill.....
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Kerala High Court Seeks Response in Plea for Import of Drug for Rare Disease(14.06.2021)
Kerala High Court has sought the response of the Principal Secretary of State and Director of Health Services in a petition urging for the Government .....
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SC: Punjab Police Rules Outdated in Terms of Current Hierarchy of Police Force(15.06.2023)
Supreme Court while expressing dissatisfaction over Punjab Police Rules, 1934 not been amended yet in terms of the current hierarchy of the police for.....
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Karnataka HC: State Directed to Sensitise Police Officers to Register FIR Under BNS and Not IPC(15.07.2024)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to sensitise all police stations to register crimes under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and no.....
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Delhi High Court: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s Arrest by CBI, Upheld(05.08.2024)
Delhi High Court while dismissing Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal’s plea against his arrest by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the li.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, CBI, Liquor Policy Case
Supreme Court Directs Centre to Pay Wages to Army Porters(04.01.2017)
Supreme Court has directed Centre to pay wages to 12,000 civilian porters working for Indian Army on par with lowest pay-scale given to army's multi-t.....
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SC Dismisses Review Petition Seeking Postponement of Exams(07.09.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed the review Petition against order dismissing pleas to postpone NEET-JEE exams scheduled in September, 2020.
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Karnataka HC Directs SEC to Justify Decision of Postponing Elections to Local Bodies(10.08.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State Election Commission to justify its decision of postponing all the elections to local bodies till December .....
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Rajasthan HC Upholds Rejection of Candidature Under Outstanding Sports Persons Category(14.03.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has upheld the rejection of petitioner's candidature under Outstanding Sports Person category for appointment for the post of Com.....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Entertain Plea Seeking Uniform Policy to Resolve Public Agitations(18.03.2021)
Supreme Court has declined to entertain plea by Bharat Bhoomi Bachao Sangharsh Samiti seeking directions for framing of guidelines and a uniform polic.....
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SC: Meat Affordable Means of Protein for Poor(06.02.2023)
Supreme Court while hearing petition seeking curb the killing of animals and switching to lab-generated meat for consumption, has observed that in a c.....
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Himachal Pradesh HC Seeks Response from Municipal Corporation for Poor Water Supply(29.09.2016)
Himachal Pradesh HC while expressing its displeasure over the irregular water supply in Shimla, has sought explanation from the Municipal Corporation .....
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Supreme Court Asks Maharashtra Police to Present ‘Best Evidence’ Against Arrested Activists(20.09.2018)
SC has demanded that Maharashtra police present their “best evidence” against five arrested activists who have moved court against their “random” arre.....
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Chhattisgarh High Court Allows Plea of Accused to Recall Prosecutrix in POCSO Case(02.03.2022)
Chhattisgarh High Court has held that the right to cross-examination is a part of right to fair trial which every person has in the spirit of right to.....
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HP HC: Offences for Cheque Dishonor Can be Compounded after Conviction(03.03.2023)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that Courts under Section 147 of Negotiable Instrument Act are empowered to proceed to compound an offence, even .....
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Bombay HC: Orders U/S 60 Maharashtra Police Act are Quasi-Judicial, Must be Supported by Reasons(22.04.2022)
Bombay High Court has observed that the order of Divisional Commissioner on externment under the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951 are not administrative .....
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Liquor Policy Case: Delhi Court Remands CM Arvind Kejriwal to CBI Custody for Three Days(27.06.2024)
Rouse Avenue Court has passed an order remanding Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to three days of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) custody i.....
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Punjab & Haryana HC Raps Airport Authorities for Poor Facilities(23.09.2016)
Punjab and Haryana HC has directed a team of advocates to carry out an inspection of the airport on Sunday and submit a report on Oct. 5 over poor fac.....
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Allahabad HC Issues Instructions for Identification of Potential COVID-19 Carriers(15.05.2020)
Allahabad High Court has issued several instructions for the State authorities to ensure that all the migrants, entering the State of Uttar Pradesh af.....
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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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Mad HC Takes Suo Moto Revision Against Minister Ponmudi’s Acquittal in Disproportionate Assets Case(10.08.2023)
Madras High Court has Suo Moto taken up revision against the Trial Court verdict that acquitted Tamil Nadu Higher Education Minister K Ponmudi and his.....
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Ker. HC: Complainant Filing Several FIRs against Accused on Same Grounds Violates Fundamental Rights(16.01.2025)
Kerala High Court has observed that registration of multiple first information reports by the same complainant against the same accused for same alleg.....
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SC: Temporary Workers in Maharashtra’s PWD Department Entitled to Holiday Benefit(23.09.2024)
SC while granting relief to temporary workers engaged in the Public Works Department of Maharashtra, has observed that except the daily-wage employees.....
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Consumer Forum has jurisdiction to adjudicate the legitimacy of statutory dues(16.09.2019)
In present case, the reference arises out of the order passed by a two-Judge Bench of present Court, wherein they expressed doubt as to the correctnes.....
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Gauhati HC Quashes Poll Code Violation Case Against Assam CM HB Sarma(27.06.2022)
Gauhati High Court while quashing poll code violation case against Assam Chief Minister (CM) has held that it is high time to re-visit the provision e.....
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All. HC: When Warrant of Arrest is Issued, Applicant Not Entitled to Invoke Extraordinary Power(23.10.2024)
Allahabad HC has observed that when warrant of arrest or proclamation is issued, the applicant is not entitled to invoke the extraordinary power. Cert.....
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SC: Central Govt. has Authority to Impose 'Quantitative Restrictions' on Import(27.08.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the Central Government has the authority to impose quantitative restrictions by an order under Section 3(2) of the For.....
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Madras HC Directs State to Undertake Measures to Notify Madurai Airport as International Airport(27.07.2021)
Madras High Court has instructed the State government to undertake immediate measures to expand the Madurai Airport and also acquire land in this rega.....
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Ker. HC Lays Down Principles for Compounding Sexual offences Upon Compromise With Accused(26.05.2023)
Kerala High Court has laid down broad principles to be considered while hearing pleas to quash criminal proceedings involving non-compoundable sexual .....
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Rajasthan HC Directs DGP to Monitor Investigation in 18cr Land Case(02.12.2015)
Rajasthan High Court has directed Director General of Police (DGP) Manoj Bhatt to monitor investigation into a cheating case involving Rs 18 crore in .....
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Supreme Court: Set Up Special Courts to Try Cases Against Politicians(02.11.2017)
Supreme Court has asked central government to match its commitment to decriminalise politics by setting up special courts to exclusively try pending c.....
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Karnataka HC Directs State to Place on Record SOP for Disposal of Used PPE Kits(19.08.2020)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to place on record Standard Operating Procedure or Guidelines issued for disposal of used Perso.....
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Delhi HC to Centre: Examine Claims of Delhi and Haryana for Power Allocation from Dadri-II Plant(02.06.2022)
Delhi High Court has directed Centre to examine the claims and validity of the rights of the States of Haryana and Delhi for power allocation from Dad.....
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Madhya Pradesh HC: Benefit of MEIS Scheme Can't Be Availed If Not Opted in Shipping Bill(20.04.2022)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has ruled that the benefit of the Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS Scheme) can’t be availed if it is not opted fo.....
Tags : Madhya Pradesh High Court, Merchandise Exports from India Scheme, shipping bill, export
Ker. HC: Circular Issued to Enable Service of Notice, Summons Through E-Post in Trivandrum(21.06.2024)
Kerala High Court has issued a notice introducing the e-Post service of India Post as a new option for service of summons/notices/orders. In the initi.....
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NGT Seeks Report on Effects of Expansion of Mandideep Industrial Area(11.09.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board (MPPCB) and MP Audyogik Kendra Vikas Nigam (MPAKVN), to submit repor.....
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Bombay HC Grants Bail and Directs Priest to Deposit Amount to CM's Relief Fund(14.05.2020)
Bombay High Court has granted ad-interim bail to a 65-year-old man who performed pooja at a religious ceremony held in Solapur, Maharashtra in presenc.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Priest to Deposit Amount to CM's Relief Fund
Delhi High Court Issues Directions for Breath Analyzer Test at Airports(14.05.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued slew of directions for the administration of Breath Analyzer Test at all airports for all ATCs, pilots, cabin crews and ot.....
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Delhi HC Grants Bail to Six Persons in PCAL Scam Case(20.06.2022)
Delhi High Court has granted bail to six persons arrested in the CBI case in connection with an alleged Ponzi scheme being run by Pearls Golden Forest.....
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SC Shows Inclination to Appoint a Commission of Inquiry to Enquire into Activities of Sports Federati(18.04.2025)
Supreme Court has showed inclination to appoint a Commission of Inquiry to enquire into the activities of Sports Federations across India and stated t.....
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SC: Point-Based Assessment for Senior Designations to be Discontinued(13.05.2025)
Supreme Court has directed that point-based assessment by the Permanent Committee for the purpose of senior designations shall not be implemented by t.....
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All. HC: False POCSO/SC-ST Cases Being Filed to Claim Money from the State(11.08.2023)
Allahabad High Court has observed that certain false FIR under the POCSO as well as SC/ST Act are being lodged against innocent persons ruining their .....
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Delhi HC Withdraws Rule Restricting Censure of Police Officers by Judicial Officers(27.09.2024)
Delhi High Court has informed the Supreme Court that it has withdrawn the rule under “Rules for Practice in the Trial of Criminal Cases” that restrict.....
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Supreme Court: NCLAT Cannot Use its ‘Inherent Powers’ to Subvert Legal Provisions(25.10.2024)
SC has held that 'inherent powers' cannot be used to subvert legal provisions, which exhaustively provide for a procedure. To permit the NCLAT to circ.....
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Why haven't Polls been Held in 18 Constituencies: Madras High Court Asks CEC(23.01.2019)
Madras High Court has issued a notice to Tamil Nadu's chief election commissioner and chief electoral officer asking why elections for 18 constituenci.....
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Karnataka HC Asks State to Reconsider Policy Making Kannada Compulsory in Degree Courses(27.10.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State government to reconsider its policy decision, making compulsory the Kannada language as a subject for ever.....
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SC: Duty of Police to Produce Accused Before Trial Court(11.09.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that when accused is in prison, it is the duty of the police authorities to produce him before the Trial Court. The petitio.....
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Ker. HC: Can’t Consider Expert's Report as Formal Substitute for Section 65B(4) of Evidence Act(26.03.2025)
Ker. HC has stated that an expert's report cannot be considered as a formal substitute for Section 65B(4) of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 certificate.....
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Bombay HC Awards ?6 Lakh for Pothole Deaths, Urges Accountability for Civic Bodies(14.10.2025)
Bombay High Court ruled that contractors and civic authorities will be held liable for deaths caused by potholes or bad roads and must pay compensatio.....
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Government Sets-Up Tax Policy Research Unit and Tax Policy Council(03.02.2016)
Government has set-up Tax Policy Research Unit and Tax Policy Council to bring consistency, multidisciplinary inputs, and coherence in Tax Policy.
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Bombay HC Directs Cops to Recover Security Dues From Political Parties(06.02.2017)
Bombay High Court has said Police Department should recover dues from political parties concerned, if their functionaries, to whom police protection i.....
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P&H HC Repels Challenge Against Pre-Deposit Condition for Appeal Under Section 43(5) Of RERA(19.10.2020)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has repelled the challenge against the constitutionality of the condition for pre-deposit prescribed under Section 43(5).....
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Telangana HC: Consensual Physical Acts Can’t be Taken as Defense if Girl is Below 18 Years of Age(18.07.2022)
Telangana High Court has held that the defense that acts of physical relationship was consensual between the accused and victim girl cannot be conside.....
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Mad. HC: Prior Sanction u/s 197 CrPC Not Required to Prosecute Officers Below Rank of Inspector(26.07.2024)
Madras High Court has held that prior sanction under Section 197 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 is not required to prosecute police officers fall.....
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Delhi HC Seeks Centre’s Reply on Jindal’s Plea for Refund of Additional Levy in Coal Auction(23.11.2016)
Delhi High Court has sought Centre's response on a plea filed by Jindal Power Limited for refund of over Rs 1,185 crore, paid by company as an additio.....
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Regulations framed by MCI relating to conditions of service of Professors in Medical Colleges shall prevail over Service Rules framed by State(28.08.2019)
The controversy in present Appeals is regarding reservations to be applied for appointment by direct recruitment to the posts of Professor in Medical .....
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Telangana HC Upholds Preventive Detention of Man Accused of Duping Poor Farmers(06.07.2021)
Telangana High Court has upheld preventive detention of a man accused of duping farmers of their hard-earned agricultural produce, observing that whit.....
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Karnataka HC: Accused Can't Invoke Jurisdiction U/A 226 of Constitution Or U/S 482 CrPC Through POA(10.06.2022)
Karnataka High Court has held that a Power of Attorney (POA) holder of an accused cannot maintain a petition under Article 226 or 227 of the Constitut.....
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Liquor Policy Case: CM Arvind Kejriwal Approaches Supreme Court Against CBI Arrest(12.08.2024)
Chief Minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal has approached the Supreme Court challenging his arrest in the liquor policy case by the Central Bureau of In.....
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Allahabad High Court Asks if CCTV Cameras are Installed in Uttar Pradesh Police Stations(05.11.2018)
Allahabad High Court has asked the Uttar Pradesh Government if it has installed CCTV cameras to monitor police stations in the state and how personnel.....
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Punjab and Haryana High Court: Can’t Base Rules for Recruitment on Political Agenda(05.06.2024)
P&H HC while setting aside rules for recruitment of Group C and D posts which provided for additional five percent marks under socio-economic criteria.....
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Monetary Policy Statement, 2022-2023 Resolution of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) May 2 and 4, 2022(04.05.2022)
On the basis of an assessment of the current and evolving macroeconomic situation, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) at its meeting today (May 4, 20.....
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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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NGT Directs DPCC to Submit List of Hazardous Industrial Units(07.12.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has said that industrial units operating in residential areas are one of major contributors to air pollution in Capital .....
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Kerala High Court: Deposit of Minimum 20% Fine or Compensation Under Section 148 NI Act Necessary(16.08.2019)
Kerala High Court has ruled that there is no scope for exercise of discretion under Section 148 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 which empowers.....
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Calcutta HC Grants Time to WB Government to Submit Reply to Final Report by NHRC(22.07.2021)
Calcutta High Court has granted time to the West Bengal state government to submit a reply to the final report submitted by the Committee of the Natio.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, West Bengal Post Poll Violence
KHC: Providing Transportation Facilities is Not Replacement to Establishing Schools(11.07.2019)
Kerala High Court (KHC) has held that mere transportation facilities to the students is not a replacement to establishing schools for elementary educa.....
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Kerala High Court States Temporary Relinquishment Of Promotion Can Be Extended Beyond One Year(08.03.2022)
Kerala High Court has observed that the Government Order issued in 1991 mandating that temporary relinquishment of promotion shall be for a minimum pe.....
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SC to Centre/State: Amend CP Rules on Appointment Process of Commission Members(15.03.2023)
Supreme Court has directed Centre & States to comply with direction in Secretary, Ministry of Consumer Affairs v. Dr. Mahindra Bhaskar Limaye (MANU/SC.....
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“Advantage Healthcare India – 2015” inaugurated(05.10.2015)
The Commerce Secretary inaugurated 'Advantage Health Care India, 2015" , an international summit on Medical Value Travel on 5 October, 2015. Running f.....
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Bombay HC to BMC: How Many Lives Will Potholes Take?(04.08.2017)
Bombay High Court, while appointing Nodal Officers Statewide for citizens to get complaints about potholes solved, has lambasted BMC, asking how many .....
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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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SC: Duty of Every Genuine Advocates to Ensure That the CoP and Degree are Duly Verified(11.04.2023)
Supreme Court while constituting a High-Powered Committee to oversee process of verification of degree certificates of advocates, has observed that it.....
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SC: Imported Goods Violating FTDR/DGFT Notifications are 'Prohibited Goods' Liable for Confiscation(22.06.2021)
Supreme Court has held that peas and pulses, which were imported in violation of the notifications of the Central Government and the Director General .....
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AP HC: Criminal Proceedings Can't be Quashed if Specific Accusations Made Against Accused U/S 482(28.04.2022)
Andhra Pradesh High Court has reiterated that when there are definite accusations in the First Information Report, charge sheet and witness statement .....
Tags : Andhra Pradesh High Court, First Information Report, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Section 482
Bom. HC: While Granting Bail, Trial Court Cannot Direct Accused to Obtain Passport and Surrender it(11.07.2024)
Bombay High Court has held that while imposing the condition for grant of bail, the Trial Court does not have power to direct any person to apply for .....
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Investment by Foreign Portfolio Investors in Corporate Bonds(26.11.2015)
The Reserve Bank of India has permitted Foreign Portfolio Investors to acquire NCDs/bonds which are under partial or full default of repayment of prin.....
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Bombay HC: Marking Attendance at Police Station Not Mere Formality But Opportunity to Investigate(13.07.2022)
Bombay High Court has held that the condition of police attendance imposed by the court on an accused is not a mere formality and must be used by the .....
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SC: Can’t Transfer Trial Outside State Merely Due to Involvement of Political Personality(06.01.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that transfer of a criminal case to another State cannot be allowed merely on the ground that a political personality is in.....
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ITAT: No Disallowance of PF/ESI Contributions on Account of Delay in Deposit(20.05.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal ( ITAT ), Delhi Bench has held that no disallowance of provident fund and Employees State Insurance contributions on acc.....
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Supreme Court: Judge Not A Mere Post Office to Frame Charge at Behest of Prosecution(27.08.2024)
SC while quashing two orders passed by Special Judge, CBI, has observed that judge is not a mere post office to frame the charge at the behest of pros.....
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MP HC: Centre to File Response Over Compliance of Public Awareness of POCSO Act in 2 Weeks(01.04.2025)
Madhya Pradesh High Court while hearing a PIL seeking strict compliance of Public Awareness of POCSO Act, 2012 has granted two weeks time to the Centr.....
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Delay in Case Disposal Can’t Be Solely Attributed to Advocate: Karnataka High Court(08.03.2018)
Karnataka High Court has observed that the disposal of the case or delay therein cannot be solely attributed to any one advocate appearing for a litig.....
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Bombay HC: Not Necessary to Hear Respondents at Time of Admission of Second Appeal(25.08.2021)
Bombay High Court has held that it is not necessary to hear the respondents at the time of admission of the second appeal filed under Section 100 of t.....
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NCLAT: Interest Free Security Deposit is an Operational Debt(28.04.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has observed that an interest free security deposit towards advance license fee will qualifies as an operation.....
Tags : National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, interest free, security deposit, Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code, 2016
SC: People Unaware that Age of Consent for Sexual Intercourse has been Raised from 16 to 18 Years(09.07.2024)
Supreme Court while dismissing the Madhya Pradesh government’s appeal against the acquittal of the accused under the POCSO Act, has observed that awar.....
Tags : Supreme Court, POCSO Act, Age of Consent
SC: Two Indian Firms May Conduct Arbitration Outside India(26.08.2016)
Supreme Court has upheld Madhya Pradesh HC decision holding that two Indian firms, Sasan Power Ltd and North American Coal Corporation India Pvt Ltd.,.....
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Authority has complete jurisdiction to decide complaint in regard to non-compliance of obligations by the promoter(05.02.2019)
A complaint was filed under Section 31 of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 read with rule 28 of the Haryana Real Estate (Regulat.....
Tags : Delayed possession, Refund, Entitlement
Kerala HC: False Accusation of Impotency by Spouse Amounts to Cruelty(08.06.2021)
Kerala High Court has held that casting aspersions of impotency or erectile dysfunction by one spouse against other in matrimonial proceedings will co.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, False Accusation of Impotency
Supreme Court Asks SAD Leader to Approach High Court for Quashing of FIR(11.05.2022)
Supreme Court has granted liberty to Shiromani Akali Dal Leader Bikram Singh Majithia to approach the Division Bench of P&H High Court for the quashin.....
Tags : Supreme Court, First Information Report, narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, Shiromani Akali Dal, Bikram Singh Majithia
Delhi High Court Upholds Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s Arrest in Liquor Policy Scam Case(09.04.2024)
Delhi High Court has dismissed Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s plea challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate and upheld his arrest by ho.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Chief Minister, Liquor Policy Scam, Enforcement Directorate
NGT Orders MPCB to Take Strict Action Against Violators in Pimpri-Chinchwad and Talegaon Belt(05.10.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) to take strict action those who go beyond directions or forfeitu.....
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Uttarakhand High Court: Only Women Officers to Probe POCSO Cases(30.08.2018)
Uttarakhand High Court has ordered that cases registered under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO) will from now on be inves.....
Tags : Uttarakhand High Court, POCSO
SC Stays Delhi HC Judgment on IGST Imposition on Oxygen Concentrators as Unconstitutional(01.06.2021)
Supreme Court has stayed the Delhi High Court judgment which declared that imposition of Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST) for oxygen concentra.....
Tags : Supreme Court, IGST Imposition on Oxygen Concentrators
Delhi Court: Manish Sisodia Brain Behind Increasing Profit Margin for Wholesalers in Liquor Policy(01.05.2023)
Rouse Avenue Court while denying bail to Manish Sisodia in money laundering case connected to alleged Excise policy scam, has observed that evidence s.....
Tags : Rouse Avenue Court, Excise Policy Scam, Liquor Policy, Manish Sisodia
Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Initiation of Anti-Dumping Probe on Imports of Solar Cells(15.06.2021)
Delhi High Court issued the notice to the Government in a Plea file by Solar Power Developers Association assailing the initiation of an anti-dumping .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Anti-Dumping Probe on Imports of Solar Cells
SC: Police Officers Should be Vigilant Before Invoking Stringent Laws Like SC-ST Act(12.05.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that police officers, who institute an FIR, based on any complaint, are duty bound to be vigilant before invoking any provi.....
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CCI Junks Compliant Against GVK Power, 2 Others(11.01.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has rejected complaints against Bangalore International Airport, GVK Power & Infrastructure and Airports Authori.....
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Refund of IGST paid on export of goods under Rule 96 of CGST Rules 2017(09.10.2017)
As you are aware, Rule 96 of the CGST Rules 2017 deals with refund of Integrated Tax paid on goods exported out of India. It provides that the shippin.....
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Delhi HC Directs Govt to Consider as Representation Plea for Process of Health Data Management(04.09.2020)
Delhi High Court has directed the Central Government to consider as representation a plea challenging the process adopted by the concerned authority f.....
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SC: Police Should not Abuse Sex Workers, Media Should not Publish Their Pictures(26.05.2022)
Supreme Court has directed that the police should treat sex workers with dignity and should not abuse them, verbally or physically. The Court also dir.....
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Order Holding that Watching Child Porn Isn’t an Offence, Recalled by Karnataka HC(22.07.2024)
Karnataka High Court has recalled the order in which it was held that watching child pornography online is not an offence under Section 67B of the Inf.....
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All. HC to State: Upload OBC Commission's Report on its Website in 4 Days(07.04.2023)
Allahabad High Court has directed State government to upload on its website the report prepared by the dedicated Uttar Pradesh Backward Classes Commis.....
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MP High Court Seeks District Administration’s Reply over Dussehra Function at Sports Complex(14.10.2016)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has sought reply within two weeks from Rewa District Administration, after the latter allowed a Dussehra function to be held.....
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Litigants cannot directly approach High Court by overlooking jurisdiction of Central Administrative Tribunal(13.07.2020)
The legal controversy that arises for consideration is the maintainability of the present petition before present Court. Petitioner successfully quali.....
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Delhi HC Dismisses Challenge to Notification Conferring Powers of Special Courts(25.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea challenging the notification conferring powers of Presiding Officer of the Designated Court and Special Court co.....
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POCSO Cases: Consider Upper Age Where Victim’s Age Determined Through Bone Age Ossification Report(04.07.2024)
Delhi High Court has held that in cases of sexual assault under the POCSO Act, wherever, the court is called upon to determine the age of the victim b.....
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Non-Advocate Power of Attorney Permitted to Address Court in Case of Close Relative: Calcutta HC(26.04.2019)
Calcutta High Court has observed that there is discretion in court in the case of a close relative to permita non advocate power of attorney to addres.....
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PIL in SC: Seeking 2 Yrs. Cooling Off Period for Retired Judges Before Accepting Political Appt.(31.05.2023)
Bombay Lawyer’s Association has filed PIL in Supreme Court seeking cooling off period of two years before any retired judge of Supreme Court or High C.....
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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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Mad HC: Person Sending Message has to take Responsibility for Having Forwarded Message to Others(17.07.2023)
Madras High Court while refusing to quash criminal proceedings initiated against actor and BJP politician S.Ve Sheker for his derogatory remarks again.....
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SC: Can’t Deny Experience Marks to Candidate Performing Regular Duties in Unsanctioned Post(02.12.2024)
Supreme Court has held that a candidate cannot be denied the benefit of mark for experience merely because at the time of appointment as outsourced ma.....
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NGT to Govt.: Regulate Air Pollution Caused by Fire-Crackers, Bring Them under AAQ Standards.(08.04.2016)
National Green Tribunal, in order to reduce air pollution caused by fire-crackers, has directed Govt. to regulate their chemical composition and bring.....
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Rejection of policy must be made in a reasonable time in consonance with good faith standards(16.02.2018)
In facts of present case, the Appellant along with his wife and son obtained housing loan of Rs. 30,00,000 in the month of September, 2008 from the Re.....
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SC: Police Verification Report of Selected Candidates Must be filed within 6 Months of Appointment(09.12.2024)
SC has directed that the police officials of all the States to complete the enquiry and file report as regards the character, antecedents, nationality.....
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SC Issues Notice on SLP Against Calcutta HC Setting Aside Order of CJM at Alipore(26.10.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a Special Leave Petition (SLP) against an order of the Calcutta High Court setting aside the order of the Chief Jud.....
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All. HC to State: Include Retired Judge in SIT Probing Police Violence Against Advocates in Harpur(05.09.2023)
Allahabad High Court has directed State Government to include a retired judicial officer in SIT probing the incident of police violence against advoca.....
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Supreme Court Expresses Concerns about Vacancy of Judges in District Judiciary(05.03.2025)
Supreme Court while hearing proceedings initiated in relation to addressing the systematic flaws under the POCSO Act, 2012 has expressed concerns abou.....
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Delhi HC Orders Time Limit for Disposal of Application Moved by Bank to Sell Vehicle in Recovery Suit(22.01.2020)
Delhi High Court has held that the Applications filed for seeking permission to sell a vehicle seized by the bank in cases of default cannot be kept p.....
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Delhi HC Rejects Manish Sisodia’s Bail Plea in PMLA Case(04.07.2023)
Delhi High Court has denied bail to Manish Sisodia and other co-accuseds Hyderabad businessman Abhishek Boinpally, AAP’s communications incharge Vijay.....
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SC Issues Notice to Centre and Passport Office on Plea by Prashant Bhushan(24.02.2016)
SC has issued notice to Centre and Regional Passport Office at Ghaziabad on plea of lawyer Prashant Bhushan who gets passport for a period of only one.....
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Steering Committee on Fintech related issues submits its Final Report to Finance Minister(02.09.2019)
The Steering Committee on Fintech related issues constituted by the Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Affairs, today submitted its Final Rep.....
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SC Directs Kerala University to Appoint Candidate Who Was Denied Lecturer Post 14 Years Ago(09.08.2021)
Supreme Court has directed Kerala University to appoint a candidate who was illegally denied the post of Lecturer in Department Of Education in the se.....
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SC: SDRF Cannot be Diverted, Revert to SDRF Diverted Amount(12.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that money from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) cannot be diverted or used for any other purpose and it would be proper.....
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Alumni Assoc. of MGM Hospital Files Petition Seeking Halt on Transportation of Union Carbide Waste(31.12.2024)
Alumni Association of Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hospital has filed a petition in the Madhya Pradesh High Court seeking halt on transportation of toxic w.....
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Raj. HC: Object of Arms Act, 1959 Was to Ensure that Weapon is Available to Citizen For Self-Defence(15.11.2024)
Raj. HC has observed that object of Arms Act, 1959 was to ensure that weapon is available to a citizen for self-defence but it does not mean that ever.....
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Del. HC: Issue of Making Subjects Mandatory Part of Curriculum is in the Realm of Policy Making(28.01.2025)
Delhi High Court while hearing a public interest litigation seeking direction to make "Health and Yoga Science" a mandatory part of curriculum in scho.....
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Bombay HC Slams State for Incomplete Information on Noise Pollution(15.03.2017)
Bombay High Court came down heavily on State Government over incomplete data provided to it on noise pollution levels in State.
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SC: Police Presence During Test Identification Makes Statements Fall Within Ban of S. 162 CrPC(30.10.2020)
Supreme Court has held that when the Test identification parades are held in police presence, the resultant communications tantamount to statements ma.....
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Calcutta HC Restrains Centre from Deporting 4 Rohingya Muslim Women to Myanmar Till August 10(08.08.2022)
Calcutta High Court has restrained the Union of India from deporting 4 Rohingya refugee women to Myanmar till August 10. The Court directed that the 4.....
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Delhi HC: Any Person in India Has Right to Legally Import Goods from Abroad and Sell the Same(19.05.2025)
Delhi High Court while dealing with the case of Western Digital Technologies aggrieved by import of its hard disk drives, has held that any person in .....
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Telangana HC: Appointment of Arbitrator by One Party after Due Notice Cannot be Challenged(01.07.2025)
Telangana High Court has observed that appointment of an arbitrator solely by one party in accordance with the agreed terms & after giving due notice .....
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Del. HC: Gender-Specific Laws are Not Meant to be "Anti-Opposite Gender"(29.08.2023)
Delhi High Court has observed that it is crucial to recognize that gender specific laws aren’t meant to be "anti-opposite gender" but rather serve the.....
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Supreme Court of Singapore Sets Aside Arbitral Award Passed by Tribunal Presided Over by Ex-CJI(10.04.2025)
Supreme Court of Singapore has set aside an arbitral award passed by the tribunal presided over by former CJI Dipak Mishra on the grounds that paralle.....
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Kerala HC Seeks Clarification on Post-Covid Complications Causing Death of Person(23.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has sought clarification from the State regarding why treatment for post-Covid complications was not considered a part of coronaviru.....
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NCLAT: Injecting Funds in CD for Profits Would Come within Definition of Financial Debt(24.02.2025)
NCLAT New Delhi bench has held that infusion of funds in the Corporate Debtor (CD) with the purpose of generating profits would come within the defini.....
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Delhi HC Seeks Status Report of Investigation Before Feb. 25 on Death of 2 Students in School(10.02.2016)
Delhi High Court has asked Police Commissioner B.S. Bassi to submit detailed status report of investigation and post-mortem report before February 25 .....
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Madras High Court Suggests Surrender of Passports from Loan Defaulters(02.01.2019)
Madras High Court has suggested that the Centre bring in appropriate amendments in the Passport Rules, so that banks and financial institutions can de.....
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J&K HC: Mere Reproduction of Police Dossier in Detention Order Can't Justify Detention(17.09.2020)
Jammu & Kashmir High Court has quashed a detention order detaining one Surinder Singh under Section 8 of the Jammu & Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978 s.....
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DGFT Exempts IGST And Compensation Cess Under Advance Authorisation, EPCG, And EOU Scheme(06.07.2022)
Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has notified the exemption of Integrated Goods and Service Tax (IGST) and Compensation Cess under Advance .....
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SC: When Land Belonging to Govt. is Subject to Adverse Possession, Courts Must Exercise Greater Care(11.08.2023)
Supreme Court has held that when the land wherein adverse possession has been claimed, belongs to the Government, the Court is duty-bound to act with .....
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MP HC: No Prohibition on Issuance of Passport without Father’s Consent(17.01.2025)
MP High Court has held that there is no prohibition in the Passport Rules that without any consent of the father, passport cannot be issued to minor c.....
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SC: Can’t Uproot Trees for Kolkata Metro Rail Without Permission of CEC(24.10.2024)
Supreme Court while directing Central Empowered Committee (CEC) to look into the matter of uprooting and transplantation of trees for Kolkata metro ra.....
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Bom. HC to State: Consider Framing Policy for Festival Celebration as Per Capacity of Public Spaces(07.09.2023)
Bombay High Court while observing that celebrations of festivals must also evolve with the changing times and demographics of the city, has directed S.....
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SC: Valid Reasons for Not Accepting Surveyor’s Report Must be Given by Insurance Company(19.05.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that Surveyor’s Report in a claim for insurance is not final one however satisfactory reasons are given by insurer, has .....
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SC Asks Government to Expedite Appointment of Members to NGT(17.08.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the Central Government to expedite the process of appointment of Judicial and Expert Members to the National Green Tribunal.....
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Kerala HC Stays Govt Order Giving Power to Grant Clearance for Construction of Religious Places(09.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has stayed a government order (GO) entrusting local bodies with the power to grant clearance for construction of religious places of.....
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Mad. HC: Pedigree Based on Caste Will Have No Role to Play in Appointment of Archaka in Temple(27.06.2023)
Madras High Court has observed that it is always left open to Trustees to appoint Archakas in Agamic temples by ensuring that he is well-versed, prope.....
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SC: Submission of Reform Proposals Called from Bar Associations for Advocates’ Bodies(22.08.2024)
Supreme Court while focusing on the requirement of guidelines and parameters that can be enforced for Bar Associations across the entire country, has .....
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SC Issues Notice to Centre on Appeal Against Dismissal of Jat POs in Banks(16.02.2016)
SC has issued a notice to Centre to submit a reply on appeal against dismissal of the 40 Jat Probationary Officers (PO) serving in three public sector.....
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SC: Dismissal of Employees Given Compassionate Appointment on Forged Documents, Approved(03.08.2024)
Supreme Court has upheld the dismissal of employees who were given compassionate appointment on the basis of forged documents and expressed displeasur.....
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Madras HC: Criminal Case Not Bar for Issue of Passport when Accused Wants to Return to India(01.06.2022)
Madras High Court has held that pendency of a criminal case that is at the FIR stage is not a bar for the issuance of a passport and permission is req.....
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HP HC: District Court Must See If the Pre-Deposit Amount is Actually Deposited(28.06.2023)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that District Court before staying the execution of an arbitral award using its power under MSME Act, must first .....
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NCLAT: Submission of Status Report in Cr. Proceeding Won’t Have Bearing While Deciding App u/s 7 IBC(26.12.2024)
NCLAT New Delhi bench has held that while deciding an application under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 submission of status rep.....
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Set Up 12 Special Courts to Hear Cases of MPs/MLAs by March 1: Supreme Court(15.12.2017)
Supreme Court has asked the Central government to have the 12 promised special courts up and running by March 2018 to try criminal politicians in a ti.....
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ITAT, Delhi Allows Exemption to Association of State Road Transport Undertaking(29.09.2020)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), New Delhi has allowed the exemption under Section 11 and 12 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 to Association of State .....
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SC to States: Share Data Regarding Mob Lynching Cases(11.07.2023)
Supreme Court while hearing Tehseen Poonawalla case (MANU/SC/0738/2018) wherein Court had issued direction to prevent mob lynching, has sought data fr.....
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Delhi High Court: Delhi Police to Add Grounds of Arrest in Arrest Memo(21.11.2024)
Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Police to update the Arrest Memo Forms being used and add the column for recording the grounds of the arrest r.....
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NCLAT: Can’t Set Aside Liquidation Order u/s 33 IBC When 3rd Party has Taken Possession of Property(04.04.2025)
NCLAT New Delhi bench has held that liquidation order passed under Section 33(2) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 cannot be set aside once .....
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Supreme Court Appointed Panel Calls For Tough Action to Tackle Poor Air Quality in Delhi NCR(23.01.2017)
Supreme Court appointed Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) has asked officials to immediately enforce Graded Response Act.....
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Delhi Air Pollution: Supreme Court Raps States, Asks 'How can You Let People Die'(07.11.2019)
Supreme Court has said that, "Can you permit people to die like this and make it fait accompli?" while blasting the Governments of Punjab, Haryana and.....
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Minimum support price for agriculture crops(13.09.2021)
The policies of Government of India and decision taken in recent years towards farmers' welfare have resulted insignificant improvement of food grain .....
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LCI 273rd Report: Law Panel Moots Life Term for Torture(31.10.2017)
Law Commission of India in it’s 273rd Report recommended the implementation of ‘United Nations Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman and.....
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Bombay HC Directs Mumbai Police Commissioner to Constitute SIT into Death Due to Police Brutality(18.08.2020)
Bombay High Court has directed the Mumbai Police Commissioner to form a Special Investigation Team of two officers within 24 hours to investigate the .....
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Orissa HC: Candidates Holding 'Dual Degrees' Can't Be Arbitrarily Rejected While Making Appointments(01.06.2022)
Orissa High Court has held that candidature for appointment to a public office cannot be arbitrarily rejected for reason that candidate holds ‘Dual De.....
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All HC: Police Duty Bound to Record in Writing Reasons for Arrest(30.06.2023)
Allahabad High Court has held that police officer is duty-bound to record the reasons for arrest in writing, and consequence of non-compliance with Se.....
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Toy imports down by 70% and exports up 61% over last three years as Make in India yields positive results for the sector(05.07.2022)
Government interventions in the Toy Sector after Prime Minister's call have helped the industry: Shri Anil Agrawal, Additional Secretary, DPIIT
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SC Collegium Considers Proposal Seeking Halt on App. of Judges Who are Relatives of Judges in HC/SC(30.12.2024)
Supreme Court collegium is considering a proposal seeking halt on appointment of judges of High Court who are close relatives of existing judges in th.....
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SC: Corp. Charging Royalty Can’t be Interfered With as there is no Question of Royalty Being Tax(17.10.2024)
SC has stated that Municipal Corporation's power to charge royalty from the advertising companies cannot be interfered with on the ground that the sam.....
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Delhi HC Grants Time to Lawyers Claiming Benefits Under CM Advocate Welfare Policy(28.12.2020)
Delhi High Court has granted two weeks time to the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi and Delhi Bar Council starting from 28th December.....
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Del. HC Seeks Explanation from Trial Court for Passing Non-Reasoned Bail Order in POCSO Case(01.09.2023)
Delhi High Court while directing Registry to seek an explanation from a trial court judge for passing a non-reasoned order granting bail to a POCSO ac.....
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SC: Can Relax Requirement of Preliminary Inquiry if FIR Based on Detailed Source Report(10.04.2025)
SC has observed that in matters of corruption a preliminary enquiry although desirable, is not mandatory. In case where a superior officer, based on s.....
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Delhi HC Dismisses Jindal’s Plea For Dumping Fly Ash into Chhattisgarh Mine(25.01.2017)
Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea by Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) seeking permission to continue dumping of fly ash into Gare Palma IV/I mine.....
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SC: Powers of Review Cannot be Exercised as Inherent Power or Appellate Power(04.11.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the powers of review under Section 114 read with Order 47 Rule 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 cannot be exerci.....
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Kerala HC : Lawyer Owes Paramount Responsibility to Client First and Court Second(23.09.2021)
Kerala High Court remarked that a lawyer owes paramount responsibility to his client first, and to the court second, while dismissing the anticipatory.....
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Rajasthan HC Orders Government to Treat Temporary Employee of 37-Years as Regular Employee(01.02.2021)
Rajasthan High Court has ordered the Government to pay a fourth-grade employee, retired after putting in 37 years as a temporary employee, full pensio.....
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Additional Meeting Schedule of the Monetary Policy Committee for 2022-2023(27.10.2022)
The meeting schedule of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) for 2022-2023 was announced in the Reserve Bank's Press Release: 2021-2022/1931 dated Marc.....
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Kerala High Court: School Cannot Claim Land as Playground Without a Valid Title Deed(25.09.2025)
Kerala High Court held that a school cannot claim possession of land as its playground without valid documents. The court emphasized that only parties.....
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Kerala HC Orders Police Protection for Municipal Chairperson After Alleged Abuse by Political Rivals(10.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the police to protect the Chairperson of the Thrikkakara Municipality Ajitha Thankappan from any threat from any source.....
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SC Allows Union Govt. to Notify ‘Central Empowered Committee’ as Permanent Body(23.08.2023)
Supreme Court has allowed Central Government to notify the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) constituted by the Supreme Court for overseeing matters r.....
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Court has no discretion to vary the amount required to be deposited before entertaining the application under Section 34 of Arbitration Act(02.09.2021)
In facts of the present case, the parties were engaged in commercial business transactions relating to purchase of readymade denims and shirts by the .....
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Mad HC: Don’t Disclose Minor’s Name in POCSO Report for Abortion Arising Out of Consensual Relations(18.08.2023)
Madras High Court has held that where a minor approaches a doctor for medical termination of pregnancy arising out of a consensual sexual activity, it.....
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Bom. HC: PIL Filed to Allow Children Involved in Custody Cases to Appoint Lawyers(06.02.2025)
Bombay High Court has issued notice in a petition seeking a framework through which children involved in custody cases and family court cases can appo.....
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NGT Directs AAP Govt to Pay Salaries to Sanitation Workers(13.01.2017)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Delhi Government to pay salaries to sanitation workers of East Delhi Municipal Corporation(EDMC) without "d.....
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Bombay High Court Strikes Down Article 19 of Portuguese Law on Marriage and Divorce(23.10.2019)
Bombay High Court has struck down as unconstitutional Article 19 of the Portuguese law that gave legal sanctity to church tribunals in dealing with ma.....
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AP High Court to State DGP: Can't Register FIR For Proceedings U/S 107 & 145 of CrPC(04.10.2021)
Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed the State Director-General of Police (DGP) to instruct the Station House Officers of all Police Stations that a.....
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Tripura HC Stays Probe into Facebook Post by Person Associated with Political Party(05.07.2021)
Tripura High Court has stayed probe in a matter wherein a person, associated with a political party, had put a post on his Facebook account "Finish th.....
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Kerala HC to State: Appoint Independent Chief Investigating Officer in SPCA Expeditiously(08.06.2022)
Kerala High Court has directed the State to finalise the appointment of an independent Chief Investigating Officer in the State Police Complaints Auth.....
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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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Supreme Court Terms Delhi Smog Life-Threatening(15.11.2017)
Supreme Court has sought the response of Centre and the Governments of Punjab, Delhi and Haryana on measures taken to counter smog and pollution choki.....
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AP HC: Registration of Crime by Police Without Material Allegation May Lead to Anarchy(14.09.2020)
Andhra Pradesh High Court has observed that the registration of a crime without any material allegation to constitute cognizable offence, and harassin.....
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MP HC Dismisses Plea Challenging Ban on Inter- State Bus Transportation Amid Covid -19(16.08.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a plea challenging ban on inter-state bus transportation amid Covid-19, by observing that prohibition on vehic.....
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SC Takes Suo Motu Case of Missing CCTV Cameras in Police Stations(04.09.2025)
Supreme Court took suo motu case of the absence of functional CCTV cameras in police stations. A bench led by Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta a.....
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NGT Seeks Status Report from Delhi Chief Secretary over Alarming Smog & Air Pollution Levels(04.11.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Delhi Chief Secretary K.K.Sharma to file a status report by Friday in connection with alarming smog and air.....
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Madras High Court: Police Complaints Authority not Authorized to Issue Directions to Register FIR(31.07.2019)
Madras High Court has ruled that the Police Complaints Authority was not authorized to issue directions to police for registration of FIR or further i.....
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NCLT: Issue of Post Dated Cheques is Not Unqualified Admission of Debt(15.06.2022)
National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Allahabad Bench has held that issuance of post dated cheques cannot be taken to be unqualified admission of debt.....
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Telangana HC: State Must Have a Litigation Policy(28.07.2023)
Telangana High Court while observing that State cannot be the biggest litigant and that State also has a stake in the Justice Administration System, h.....
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SC Dismisses PIL Seeking Direction on State of Tamil Nadu to Implement NEP(09.05.2025)
Supreme Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation that sought direction upon the State of Tamil Nadu to implement the National Education Policy.....
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Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Population Control in India(04.09.2019)
Delhi High Court has declined to entertain an implementation of certain steps, including two-child norm, to control the country's rising population on.....
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AAR, Tamil Nadu: Ready-to-Cook Powdered Mix Taxable at 18%(09.08.2021)
Authority for Advance Ruling, Tamil Nadu has stated that ready-to-cook dosa, idli, porridge mix, etc sold in powdered form are taxable at 18%, even th.....
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Delhi HC: HC Can’t Control Day to Day Affairs of Trial Court in Exercise of Revisional Power(08.07.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that a High Court, in exercise of its Revisional power, cannot be seen as controlling the day to day affairs of the Trial Co.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, trail Court, Revisional Power
SC: No Need of Sanction to Prosecute Police Officers Accused of Lodging False Cases(16.12.2024)
SC has held that when a police official is said to have lodged a false case, he cannot claim that sanction for prosecution u/s 197 CrPC was required s.....
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Delhi High Court: Ensuring Central Schools in Each District and Common Syllabus is Policy Decision(14.10.2019)
Delhi High Court has ruled that ensuring atleast at least one Central school in each Taluka and having common syllabus for all schools is a policy dec.....
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Orissa HC: An Unreasoned Arbitration Award Is Against Public Policy(13.05.2022)
Orissa High Court by setting aside the award of the arbitrator has ruled that an unreasoned arbitral award would be against the public policy. The cou.....
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Madras HC: Suspicious Mindset of Police is Root Cause of Human Rights Violations(09.02.2022)
Madras High Court has said that the mindset of the police to look at every individual with suspicion and to monitor each and every activity by install.....
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Ker HC: If Accused Holds Joint Possession of Property Then No Offence of Criminal Trespass Attracted(19.03.2024)
Kerala High Court has held that in cases where there is a property in question which is held by the accused under joint possession then no offence of .....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Section 449 of IPC, Joint Possession, Criminal Trespass
NCLAT Stays Bhushan Power Lenders’ Meeting to Vote on Finalising Bids(18.07.2018)
NCLAT has stayed the meeting of Committee of Creditors of Bhushan Power and Steel Ltd. to vote on finalisation of bids for the debt-ridden firm.
Tags : NCLAT, Bhushan Power
RBI Announces Cut in Repo Rate and Reverse Repo Rate(27.03.2020)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced a 75 basis points cut in repo rates, 90 basis points cut to 4% in reverse repo rate as a measure to counter .....
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#Union Budget 2022-2023: Finance Minster Introduces Battery-Swapping Policy(01.02.2022)
Finance Minister proposes to formulate battery swapping policy and inter operability standards to improve efficiency for Electric Vehicle.
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Karnataka High Court: Judicial Powers Cannot be Exercised by Conciliators in Lok Adalats(29.03.2024)
Karnataka High Court has held that the conciliators have exercised the judicial powers while presiding over the Lok Adalat, hence the compromise and d.....
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Delhi HC Says 'No' to Plea Seeking Order to Restrain MPs, MLAs From Taking Part in Poll Campaigns(03.05.2017)
Delhi High Court has said that it cannot pass any blanket order on a plea seeking to restrain sitting Members of Parliament and Legislative Assemblies.....
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Delhi High Court Issues Notice to Centre Over Green Nod for Central Visa(25.02.2020)
Delhi High Court has issued notices to the Centre and the Central Public Works Department asking them to respond to the plea seeking that no environme.....
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Kar. HC to BBMP: Repair Major Roads in 10 Days, Submit Reports on Clearance of Storm Water Drains(20.09.2022)
Karnataka High Court has directed Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to repair 221 potholes on major roads as identified by the corporation wit.....
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SC Stays NGT’s Rs. 50 Cr Fine on DJB & MCD Over Yamuna Pollution(11.08.2025)
The Supreme Court has stayed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) Rs. 50.44 crore penalty on Delhi Jal Board and MCD for failing to curb sewage pollution.....
Tags : Supreme Court, NGT, Delhi Jal Board, MCD, Yamuna River Pollution
Telangana HC Quashes Case on Anti-Congress Tweets, Issues New FIR Guidelines for Social Media Posts(11.09.2025)
Telangana HC quashed 3 criminal cases against X user @Nallabalu for tweets critical of the Congress govt, ruling them as legitimate political expressi.....
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NCLT Initiates Insolvency Proceedings Against Nirmal Lifestyle (Kalyan) Pvt. Ltd.(22.06.2022)
National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Mumbai Bench has initiated Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process against Nirmal Lifestyle (Kalyan) Pvt. Ltd. a.....
Tags : NCLT, Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process
SC: Let States Take Action for Providing Transport to Migrants(18.05.2020)
Supreme Court has said that it cannot prevent migrant workers from walking thousands of kilometres to their homes or falling asleep on railway tracks .....
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Gujarat HC: Positive Act of Instigation Essential for Conviction u/s 306 IPC(01.04.2022)
Gujarat High Court has observed that devoid of a positive act by the accused to instigate or aid in committing suicide, conviction under Section 306 o.....
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Delhi High Court: AAP's Plea for Temporary Office Space to be Decided Within 6 Weeks(05.06.2024)
Delhi High Court has directed the Central Government to decide within six weeks, the Aam Aadmi Party’s representation for temporary office space in th.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Temporary Accommodation, Six Weeks
Bombay High Court Asks Maharashtra Government: How is Dahi Handi an Adventure Sport?(18.07.2017)
Bombay High Court has asked Maharashtra government to clarify grounds for classifying Dahi Handi as an adventure sport in 2015 and permitting minors t.....
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Madras HC Directs to Invoke Prevention of Corruption Act Against Police Officials(24.07.2020)
Madras High Court has pulled up the state prison authorities on being intimated that the police officials accompanying the convicts coming out on paro.....
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ITAT, Delhi: Fee for Cloud Services Not Royalty(27.04.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Delhi while granting relief to a subsidiary company of Information Technology giant Microsoft Corporation, Ministry of .....
Tags : Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Information Technology, Microsoft Corporation, Ministry of Law Corporation, subscription fee, royalty, cloud computing
Clarification regarding subsequent re-import of unsold jewellery, exported under Para 4.79& 4.92 of Handbook of procedure 2023(16.10.2023)
1. Import policy of items under ITC (HS) Code 71131911, 71131919 and 71141910 has been amended from 'free' to 'restricted' category vide Notification .....
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SC Urges Centre to Increase Financial and Insurance Support for Cadets Injured in Military Training(05.09.2025)
Supreme Court urged the centre to increase monetary and insurance benefits for cadets disabled during training, noting that the current ex gratia amou.....
Tags : Financial, Insurance Support, Cadets, Military Training
Bombay HC Directs MMRCL to Provide Constructed Space to State’s Administrative Tribunal(04.11.2016)
Bombay High Court has directed Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRCL) to give an undertaking stating that it will provide 18,000 square feet constructe.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation, Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal
Delhi High Court Rejects JNU Appointment Order of Linguistic Centre Chairperson(31.07.2019)
Delhi High Court has rejected an order of the Jawaharlal Nehru University appointing a Persian language professor as the chairperson of Linguistic Cen.....
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Del. HC to State: Don’t Publish Jobs on Rozgar Portal Which Don’t Comply with Minimum Wages Act(20.09.2023)
Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to ensure that no advertisement is published on the Rozgar Bazaar portal which is non-compliant wit.....
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Bom. HC: Trial Court can Compound Offence u/s 138 NI Act at Initial Stage w/o Consent of Complainant(01.12.2023)
Bombay High Court has held that when the application for compounding offences u/s 138 of the NI Act is made at the initial stage of the case and if th.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Compounding Offences, Negotiable Instruments, Consent
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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Madras HC: Regularisation of Backdoor Appointments Infringe FR of Candidates in Competitive Process(22.07.2022)
Madras High Court has held that the practice of back door appointment was infringing the fundamental rights of all those candidates who were trying to.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Back Door Appointment, Competitive Process
Supreme Court Grants Relief to Part-Time Sweepers Appointed on Regular Posts(03.02.2025)
Supreme Court while granting relief of regular pay to sweepers appointed on temporary basis to regular posts, has stated that the designation 'part-ti.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Part-Time Sweepers, Regular Posts
SC: Non Compoundable Criminal Cases of Predominantly Private Nature Can Be Quashed U/s 482 CrPC(30.09.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that a High Court can quash criminal proceedings in exercise of its inherent powers under Section 482 of the Code of Crimin.....
Tags : Supreme Court, 'Non Compoundable' Criminal Cases of Predominantly Private Nature
J&K&L HC: WL Can't be Used to Fill Posts Falling Vacant Due to Resignation of Selected Candidate(30.06.2022)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that no candidate from the waiting list (WL) shall be appointed on any vacancy which is caused due to.....
Tags : Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, Waiting List, Vacant Post
Madras High Court: Tendering Apology for Hate Speech Cannot be Entertained(15.11.2024)
Mad. HC has stated that whenever scurrilous and derogatory statements are made by any person bordering hate speech and thereafter the person is prosec.....
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Del. HC: Participation in Arbitral Proc. Doesn’t Imply Acceptance of Arbitrator’s Unilateral Appoin.(24.03.2025)
Delhi High Court has held that mere participation in the arbitration proceedings cannot tantamount to acceptance of unilateral appointment of Arbitrat.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Unilateral Appointment, Arbitration Proceedings
Compliance of the FDI policy of the Government of India with regard to the entities involved in uploading/streaming of news and current affairs through digital media(16.11.2020)
1. Attention is invited to the decision of the Central Government, communicated vide Press Note No. 4 of 2019 dated 18th September, 2019 permitting 26.....
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Kerala HC: Transgender Persons Entitled to Participate in Sport Events in Gender of Their Choice(01.08.2022)
Kerala High Court has held that transgender persons are having equal rights to participate in competitions, and in the absence of a separate category,.....
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Initiation of Anti-Dumping Sun Set Review investigation concerning imports of "Phthalic Anhydride" originating in or exported from Korea RP, Chinese Taipei and Israel(11.12.2017)
Case No. SSR 18/2017
F. No. 07/19/2017-DGAD.--Having regard to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 as amended in 1995 and thereafter (hereinafter al.....
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#Major Changes Implementing From Today: No Physical Verification of Motor Vehicles Documents(01.10.2020)
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has amended Motor Vehicles Rules 1989, easing commuter convenience by digitising documents including maintenan.....
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Rajasthan HC: Trial Court Required to Ascertain Only Prima-Facie Relevancy of Proposed Witnesses(04.07.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has held that trial Court is required to prima-facie ascertain the relevancy and requirement of the proposed witnesses while deci.....
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Raj. HC: Object of Arms Act, 1959 Was to Ensure that Weapon is Available to Citizen For Self-Defence(15.11.2024)
Raj. HC has observed that object of Arms Act, 1959 was to ensure that weapon is available to a citizen for self-defence but it does not mean that ever.....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Possess Weapon, Lawless Society
Madras High Court: Pendency of Criminal Cases No Bar for Re-issuance of Passport(02.03.2017)
Madras High Court has directed Regional Passport Officer to process actress Khushboo’s application for reissue of passport in her favour.
Tags : Madras High Court, Criminal Cases, Passport
Chhattisgarh High Court Quashes Results of Preliminary Exam for Civil Judge Post(18.11.2019)
Chhattisgarh High Court has quashed the final results of the preliminary examination conducted by the Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission for the p.....
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NCLAT: Project Management Committee Constituted under Agreement Doesn’t Absolve CD from Obligations(12.02.2025)
NCLAT New Delhi bench has held that if a Project Management Committee comprising members of financial creditors and corporate debtor has been constitu.....
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SC: High Court and Trial Courts to Decide Bail Plea on Merits SC Recommends Parliament to of the Case(31.07.2025)
Supreme Court has suggested the Parliament to consider whether the mechanism of entrusting the Speaker/Chairman with the important task of deciding th.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Disqualify Legislator, Political Defections
Delhi HC Rules, Mother's Name Enough for Passport in Certain Cases(23.05.2016)
Delhi HC has ruled that in certain cases, mother's name is sufficient for a child to apply for a passport , especially because a single woman can be a.....
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RBI Policy: Interest Rates Unchanged, GDP Growth Forecast Lowered(06.12.2019)
Reserve Bank of India has released its fifth bi-monthly monetary policy statement for 2019-20 in which the Monetary Policy Committee, decided to keep .....
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Madras HC Issues Directions to Curb Police Harassment Against LGBTQ + Community(01.09.2021)
Madras High Court has issued a host of directions against police harassment, insensitive media reportage in matters pertaining to the LGBTQIA+ communi.....
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Explain Why Alwar Police Helpline Not Functioning: Rajasthan High Court(15.03.2018)
Rajasthan High Court has issued showcause notices to the state home department and the police asking them to explain as to why the helpline number of .....
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Madras HC: TDS on Payment of Contractor Not Applicable on Payment for Transportation of Goods(31.08.2021)
Madras High Court held that the Tax Deducted at Source on Payment to Contractor is not applicable on payment made towards transport of goods by way of.....
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Madras HC: Hormonal Imbalance/Irregular Menstruation of Women Can’t be Considered Female Impotency(12.08.2022)
Madras High Court has held that hormonal imbalance or irregular periods would not amount to impotency of a woman and would not mean that she is unfit .....
Tags : Madras High Court, Female Impotency, Sex, Hormonal
Supreme Court Outlines Essential Components of Valid Legal Notice(02.06.2025)
Supreme Court while outlining the essential components of a valid legal notice, has held that if a communication sent to the noticee effectively conve.....
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SC Accepts SIT Report: Vantara Acquired Animals in Line With Regulations(15.09.2025)
Supreme Court has noted that Vantara’s animal acquisitions comply with regulations. The SIT found no foul play in acquiring animals, including elephan.....
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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.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India , Haridwar MP Ramesh Pokhriyal
Calcutta HC: Customer Found in Brothel During Police Raid Cannot be Prosecuted Under PITA(16.06.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that a customer merely visiting a brothel for sexual pleasure cannot be held liable for offences under the Immoral Traffi.....
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SC: States to Take Steps Towards Developing Swift Response Protocols for Victims of Road Accidents(18.04.2025)
Supreme Court has directed all state governments and union territories to take effective steps for developing swift response protocols with the object.....
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NCLAT: Under IBC there is No Provision Mandating RP to Share Valuation Report(09.05.2025)
NCLAT New Delhi bench has held that under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 there is no provision that makes it mandatory for the Resolution Pr.....
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Raj. HC: If More than 1 Delinquent Employees, Composite Enquiry only Possible if Authority is Same(21.03.2025)
Rajasthan High Court has observed that if there are more than one delinquent employees then composite disciplinary proceedings can take place against .....
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Kerala HC: Ensure Institutions Don't Suffer While BPL Students Are Allowed to Continue Education(24.08.2022)
Kerala High Court while refraining colleges from taking detrimental action against students belonging to Below Poverty Line (BPL) category merely for .....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Below Poverty Line, Education
Ker. HC: Even If No Offence Revealed During Probe, CBI Can File Final Report(12.03.2025)
Ker. High Court has observed that CBI is not deprived of investigative powers when it is found during investigation that no offences under the Prevent.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, CBI, Final Report
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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#Union Budget 2021-2022: Union Govt to Create Framework to Tackle Monopoly of Power Distribution(01.02.2021)
Union Government proposes to create a framework to allow consumers of electricity alternatives to choose from more than one Distribution Company, in a.....
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Allahabad HC: Can't Presume a Person to be Financially Stable Merely Because he Got Married(03.11.2022)
Allahabad High Court has held that marriage of an individual is no ground to deny him/her compassionate appointment as entering into marital relations.....
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Karnataka HC: Constitutional Functionaries Can't be Summoned as Witnesses on Mere Asking(05.08.2022)
Karnataka High Court has held that in civilised jurisdictions functionaries of constitutional bodies are not subjected to subpoena since they have to .....
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Delhi HC: Friendship Doesn’t Give Liberty to Indulge in Sexual Intercourse without Consent(25.07.2025)
Delhi High Court while denying bail to a man in a POCSO case, has observed that merely because a girl befriends a boy, the latter cannot be given libe.....
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Del HC: POCSO Victims Being Forced Not Only to Interact With Accused But Also be Present in Hearings(12.08.2022)
Delhi High Court has expressed concern over situation wherein POCSO victims are being forced not only to potentially interact with the accused person .....
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J&K HC: Mere Registration of Criminal Case Doesn’t Constitute ‘Criminal Proc.’ for Impounding Passpor(05.06.2025)
Jammu and Kashmir High Court has held that mere registration of a criminal case does not amount to proceedings for impounding passports and for procee.....
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NCLAT: Plea under IBC Section 7 Can't Be Restored After Corporate Debtor Pays Principal & Interest(15.09.2025)
NCLAT held that once the corporate debtor pays the principal and interest under NCLT’s order in an IBC Section 7 case, the financial creditor cannot s.....
Tags : Corporate Debtor, Principal, Interest, Financial Creditor
Madras HC: Those Acquitted in Criminal Cases Through Compromise Cannot Join Police(14.12.2015)
Madras High Court has held that people who get acquitted in criminal cases by entering into a compromise with the complainants and make them turn host.....
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Allahabad HC Fines SBI ?1 Lakh for Delay in Deciding Compassionate Appointment Claim(30.09.2025)
Allahabad High Court imposed a ?1 lakh cost on the State Bank of India for failing to decide a compassionate appointment application for five years, t.....
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Supreme Court Clarifies Plaintiff can Claim Title to Property Based on Adverse Possession(27.09.2019)
Supreme Court has clarified that a Plaintiff can claim title to the property based on adverse possession. The Court further observed that the plea of .....
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Kerala HC Grants Bail to Ten CPI (M) Workers Allegedly Involved in the Thalassery Post-Poll Violence(14.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has granted bail to ten CPI(M) workers allegedly involved in the Thalassery post-poll violence which culminated in the death of one .....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Thalassery Post-Poll Violence
SC: Can’t Dismiss Execution Petition Merely Because Property's Possession is Lost to Third Party(28.08.2023)
Supreme Court has held that Court can’t dismiss an execution petition as inexecutable, merely on the basis that the property has been lost to a third .....
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Del. HC: Can’t Set Aside Award When Objection Not Raised before Arbitrator or Court(13.02.2025)
Delhi High Court has held that an award cannot be set aside for the reason that appointment of Arbitrator was illegal, when such objection was not rai.....
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Madras HC: No Political Symbols or Leader Photos in Welfare Ads(01.08.2025)
Madras High Court, in an interim order, barred the use of party names, symbols, or photos of former Chief Ministers in Government welfare scheme adver.....
Tags : Political neutrality, Government advertisement, Public funds, Madras HC
Tripura HC: Bail Granted to HIV-Positive Accused in NDPS Case(08.07.2024)
Tripura HC has granted bail to an accused under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, who is HIV positive, on the ground that the .....
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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.....
Tags : MP High Court, Music Band Practice, Police Officers
E-commerce portal of MSME to enable all businesses to enhance global reach(22.07.2021)
National Small Industries Corporation, a PSU under the Ministry of MSME has a B2B MSME Global Mart Portal and efforts have been made to further streng.....
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SC: Executing Court to Determine Whether Transfer of Suit Property Was Made Post Dismissal of Suit(19.05.2023)
Supreme Court has held that executing court will have to determine whether transfer of immovable property which was made post dismissal of suit, was m.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Executing Court, Post Dismissal, Lis Pendens
Bombay HC Asks Civil Aviation Ministry to Consider Finalising Policy to Name Airports(12.07.2021)
Bombay High Court has asked the Ministry of Civil Aviation to consider formulating a pan-India policy to name domestic and international airports or t.....
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Madhya Pradesh High Court Stays MPPSC's Selection Process for Appointment of Medical Officers(27.09.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has stayed notification issued by the Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission (MPPSC) for conducting interviews for the pur.....
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Delhi HC: Can Produce 'Final Report-I' of CBI in Exceptional Circumstances(28.02.2025)
Delhi High Court has held that even though the final report of Central Bureau of Investigation is a confidential document, the production of the same .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Exceptional Circumstances, Final Report-I
NCLAT: NCLT Cannot Approve Resolution Plan if Leasehold Rights over Primary Assets are Unproven(23.09.2025)
NCLAT New Delhi bench upheld the NCLT Kolkata order refusing to sanction a resolution plan involving disputed land. The corporate debtor failed to pro.....
Tags : Leasehold Rights, Primary Assets, Corporate Debtor
Ker. HC: Every Mentally Diseased Person is Not Ipso Facto Exempted from Criminal Responsibility(21.08.2023)
Kerala High Court while observing that every mentally diseased person is not ‘Ipso Facto’ exempted from criminal responsibility, has held that mere ab.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Mentally Diseased, Criminal Responsibility, Insanity
SC: Once Appointment Process Declared Null and Void Every Action in Furtherance is also Illegal(11.02.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that once the appointment process is declared to be a nullity in law, every action taken in furtherance of such appointment.....
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NCLAT: Second App. Correcting Typographical Errors Not Maintainable if First App. Decided on Merits(28.07.2025)
NCLAT New Delhi bench has observed that when first application has been decided on merits then the second application correcting the typographical err.....
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SC Agrees to Permit 30 Personnel from LG Polymers to Access the Chemical Plant(27.05.2020)
Supreme Court has agreed to permit 30 persons from LG Polymers access to the chemical plant wherein the Vizag Gas Leak Tragedy took place on 7th May, .....
Tags : Supreme Court, LG Polymers Unit, Access to Plant
ITAT, Mumbai: Payment for Transponder Services Not Amount to Royalty(08.04.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai has observed that the payment for transponder services would not amount to royalty under the provisions of Incom.....
Tags : Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, transponder services, royalty, Income Tax, Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements
Union Environment Ministry Issues Strict Norms for Thermal Plants(23.12.2015)
Union Environment Ministry has notified revised norms of emission standards for coal-based thermal power plants in the country and made it mandatory f.....
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Casual Act of Possession Over Property Doesn't Confer Possessory Title: SC(30.01.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that a casual act of possession does not have the effect of interrupting the possession of the rightful owner.
Tags : Supreme Court, Casual Act of Possession
Bombay HC Rejects Bail Application of YES Bank Promoter Rana Kapoor(08.02.2021)
Bombay High Court has rejected the bail application of YES Bank promoter Rana Kapoor, a prime accused in the Rs 5050 crore money laundering scam being.....
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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.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Setting Up of Unmanned Police Barricades
Karnataka HC Directs State Government to Fill Vacancies in Police Department(08.11.2016)
Karnataka High Court has issued directions to State Government to make an ‘Action Plan for Structured Annual Recruitment’ and to strengthen recruitmen.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Annual Recruitment, Police Department
Supreme Court: Annual Performance Appraisal Reports Must be Intimated to Public Servants(15.07.2019)
Supreme Court had observed that entries in the Annual Performance Appraisal Report must be communicated to a public servant. The Court noted that non-.....
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Allahabad HC: Armed Forces Tribunal Act Does Not Oust High Court’s Power of Judicial Review(09.03.2022)
Allahabad High Court has clarified that the Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007 cannot and does not oust the High Court's power of judicial review contain.....
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Calcutta HC Quashes Appointment of 29 Vice-Chancellors of State Universities(17.03.2023)
Calcutta HC while quashing 29 appointments has ruled that the State has no authority to appoint, re-appoint or extend the tenures of Vice Chancellors .....
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Supreme Court: Split Verdict Delivered on Appointment of Shiksha Karmis in Madhya Pradesh(08.04.2024)
Supreme Court has delivered a split verdict in a case regarding the appointment of Shiksha Karmis in Madhya Pradesh. While Justice JK Maheshwari uphel.....
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Kerala High Court Quashes POCSO Charges Against Man After His Marriage to Survivor(27.04.2021)
Kerala High Court has quashed a chargesheet filed by the police in February 2019 against a 22-year-old man charging him with sexual assault and other .....
Tags : Kerala High Court, POCSO Charges Against Man
SC Adjourns till September 4 Bail Applications of Manish Sisodia in Delhi Liquor Policy Scam Case(04.08.2023)
Supreme Court has adjourned the bail application of Manish Sisodia till September 4 in the case of alleged irregularities in the framing and implement.....
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Delhi HC: Delhi Government ‘Dragged its Feet’ While Placing CAG Reports before Assembly(14.01.2025)
Delhi HC while hearing a plea seeking direction on Delhi Government to place before Legislative Assembly 14 Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) repo.....
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SC Directs Delhi Police to Provides Protection to 20-Year Old Girl From Her Own Family Members(31.05.2023)
SC has directed the Delhi police to provide protection to a 20-year old girl who expressed apprehension regarding a threat to her life by her own fami.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Delhi police, Police protection
SC: Process of Judicial Appointments to Superior Court is Not the Prerogative of a Single Individual(09.09.2024)
SC has observed that process of judicial appointments to a superior court is not the prerogative of a single individual. Instead, it is a collaborativ.....
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Gauhati HC Denies Pre-Arrest Bail to Reporter Accused of Extorting Money from Doctor(23.08.2021)
Gauhati High Court has denied anticipatory bail to a Press Reporter who allegedly threatened the District Immunization Officer of Assam's Dibrugarh of.....
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Central Government makes amendments in the National Civil Aviation Policy, 2016(12.07.2023)
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (a) of section 26 of the National Civil Aviation Policy, 2016, the Central Government with the appr.....
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Delhi HC: Arbitral Award Passed in Disregard to Judicial Decisions Conflicts with Public Policy(24.05.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that an arbitral award that is not in consonance with the judicial decisions laid down by the courts of India would be in vi.....
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SC: Intricate Enquiry Whether Claims are Time Barred Must Not be Conducted by Referral Courts(19.07.2024)
Supreme Court while deciding an application on appointment of arbitrator, has held that an intricate evidentiary enquiry must not be conducted by the .....
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Can't Ignore Air Pollution in Delhi, Says Supreme Court(13.11.2017)
Supreme Court has agreed to hold an urgent hearing on rising air pollution in Delhi, saying the problem cannot be ignored.
Tags : Supreme Court, Pollution, Delhi-NCR
Supreme Court Inquires if Convicted Netas Should Get Lifetime Poll Ban(11.09.2020)
Supreme Court has asked the Centre to respond to a new prayer in a pending Public Interest Litigation seeking a life ban on politicians convicted of h.....
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Kerala HC Directs Corporations to Erect Signposts at Locations Designated as Feeding Spaces(12.08.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the Municipalities in the State to erect signposts at the locations designated for feeding points for community dogs an.....
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Kar. HC: Second Stint of Police Custody Not Allowed(01.08.2023)
Karnataka High Court while relying on CBI v. Anupam J. Kulkarni (MANU/SC/0335/1992), has held illegal, a second stint of Police custody for interrogat.....
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HP HC Upholds Wife’s Claim of Adverse Possession after Husband’s Death(11.07.2025)
Himachal Pradesh High Court while upholding a wife’s claim of adverse possession after her husband's death, has observed that unauthorized possession .....
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SC: Union & States to Create Special POSCO Courts on Top Priority(19.05.2025)
Supreme Court has asked the Union of India and the State Governments to take appropriate steps to sensitize the officials associated with the investig.....
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Cal. HC: Can’t Allow Rectification in DOB of Employee When Age Determined through Statutory Purpose(30.06.2025)
Calcutta High Court has held that rectification in date of birth of employee cannot be made if the statutory process for determination of age has been.....
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Calcutta HC: Ramkrishna Mission Can’t Reject Professor’s Appointment Solely over Online Opinions(03.09.2025)
Calcutta High Court directed the Ramkrishna Mission to appoint an eligible assistant professor, ruling that differing views on social media can't just.....
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Government Imposes Anti-Dumping Duty on Wire Rod Imports from China(04.11.2016)
Centre has imposed anti-dumping duty on imports of steel wire rods from China to protect domestic manufacturers from cheap in-bound shipments.
Tags : anti-dumping, imports, steel wire rods, China
Bombay High Court Commutes Death Penalty of Pune BPO Gang Rape and Murder Convicts to Life(29.07.2019)
Bombay High Court has commuted the death penalty of two convicts in the 2007 Pune BPO gang-rape and murder case to life imprisonment on the ground tha.....
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Madras HC to State: Report Action Taken Against Abuse of Power Among Higher Police Officials(15.06.2022)
Madras High Court has held that indiscipline amongst higher officials of the police department causes disaster consequences. The court directed the Go.....
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Once appeal is dismissed, employee cannot be permitted to continue in employment on basis of earlier interim orders(20.09.2017)
The original applications were filed before the Jodhpur Bench of the Central Administrative Tribunal. The dispute raised in present original applicati.....
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#New Education Policy 2020 : Union Cabinet Approves National Education Policy 2020(30.07.2020)
Union Cabinet has approved National Education Policy, 2020 that proposes restructuring in higher education doing away with affiliation to the universi.....
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Gujarat HC Reduces Deduction of Pension From 100% to 25% of SI Accused of Aiding Escape of Prisoner(22.06.2022)
Gujarat High Court has while taking into consideration the principles of proportionality, reduced punishment of deduction of pension from 100% to 25% .....
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Chhattisgarh High Court: Must Invoke Section 348 of BNSS with Great Caution(24.04.2025)
Chhattisgarh High Court has observed that Section 348 of BNSS granting the Courts power to summon any person or examine them, or recall and re-examine.....
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Mere Delay in Passing Award by Itself can't be Ground to Appoint Another Arbitrator: SC(24.01.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that mere neglect of an arbitrator to act or delay in passing the award by itself cannot be the ground to appoint another a.....
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CBIC notifies New Provisions related to Surrender of Registration, Validity of Registration(29.10.2021)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has notified new Provisions related to Surrender of Registration, Validity of registration under Co.....
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SC: Court Intending to Add Person as Accused Can’t Direct Police to Add Name in Chargesheet(21.03.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that if a Court wants to add a person as an accused then it may issue summons to the proposed accused as the Court does not.....
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SC: Accused to be Sentenced with Higher Punishment if Convicted under both POCSO Act & IPC(11.03.2025)
SC has clarified that when a particular act or omission constitutes an offence, both under the POCSO Act, 2012 and IPC, 1860 the offender found guilty.....
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Madras HC Rejects CBI Probe Pleas in Karur Stampede; Govt Bans Political Meets(03.10.2025)
Madras High Court (Madurai bench) rejected pleas for a CBI probe into the Karur stampede that claimed 39 lives. The State government also informed the.....
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SC: Public Possession Key for Valid Oral Gift under Mohammedan Law; No Mutation Raises Doubt(07.10.2025)
Supreme Court held that an oral gift (hiba) under Muslim law cannot be used as a "surprise instrument" to claim property. For a valid hiba, the donor’.....
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Govt: Certificate of Incorporation Shall Mention Company’s PAN Number(31.01.2017)
Central Government has notified Companies (Incorporation) Amendment Rules, 2017 which came into force on 30.01.2017 that mandates to mention Company’s.....
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RBI Cuts Repo Rate from 5.40% to 5.15%(04.10.2019)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has lowered its key lending rate or the repo rate by 0.25 per cent — from 5.40 per cent to 5.15 per cent in its fourth bi-.....
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Gauhati HC: Section 29 and 30 POCSO Act Doesn’t Relieve Prosecution of Burden to Prove Case(15.09.2021)
Gauhati High Court has observed that Section 29 & 30 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 doesn't actually relieve the prosecu.....
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SC: Defence Colony Welfare Association to Remove Encroachment from Lodhi-era Shaikh Ali 'Gumti'(22.01.2025)
Supreme Court has directed the Defence Colony Welfare Association (DCWA), Delhi to handover peaceful possession of Lodhi-era Shaikh Ali 'Gumti' that t.....
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Calcutta HC Orders Fresh Trial in Cases Related to Murder & Possession of Illegal Weapons(14.02.2025)
Calcutta High Court while ordering fresh trial in cases related to murder & possession of illegal weapons, has stated that such matters should not be .....
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Raj. HC: Candidate's rejection merely because he suffered disability below the minimum degree illegal(03.12.2024)
The Rajasthan HC while imposing cost on Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited for rejecting the candidature of a person with disability has observed.....
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Supreme Court Restores Appointment Rules of Tribunal Members(12.02.2018)
Supreme Court has said that appointments to all the tribunals, for now, would be made as per the earlier rules with its distinct say in such appointme.....
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Bombay HC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Transfer of Probe to CBI Alleging Harassment(09.11.2020)
Bombay High Court has heard the writ petition filed by Hansa Research Group against Mumbai police and officers of the crime branch for allegedly haras.....
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Kerala HC: District Collectors Will be Answerable for Accidents Caused by Road Potholes(22.08.2022)
Kerala High Court has ordered that every future road accident caused by potholes would have to be explained by District Collectors, and directed that .....
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NCLAT: When CD Doesn’t Unequivocally Admit Debt, Application u/s 9 Must Not be Entertained(28.02.2025)
NCLAT New Delhi bench has held that when the debt is not unequivocally admitted by the Corporate Debtor (CD), application under Section 9 of the Insol.....
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Orissa HC: POCSO Accused Can File Discharge Plea Within 60 Days of Getting Police Documents(24.09.2025)
Addressing a legislative gap between the BNSS and the POCSO Act, the Orissa High Court held that an accused under the POCSO Act may file a discharge a.....
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NGT Seeks Data on Population and Vehicle Density of Major Cities(25.05.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the apex pollution monitoring body to file comprehensive data on the population and vehicle density in majo.....
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Delhi HC Directs Adoption of Measures Against Child Porn Content to Social Media Platforms(27.10.2020)
Delhi High Court has passed an order directing intermediaries i.e social media platforms to take all effective measures available with them to ensure .....
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Karnataka HC: Magistrates While Rejecting B-Summary Report Should Record Reasons(03.09.2021)
Karnataka High Court has said that the magistrates while rejecting a B-summary report filed by the police in a given case should record reasons. Such .....
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SC: Reasons Why Candidate Can’t Pursue Course Must be Made in Disability Assessment Report(25.09.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that Disability Assessment Report must have a cogent reasoning as to how such candidates will be unable to pursue the medic.....
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Cal. HC: No Benefit to Appointees Once Issue of Illegal Appointment has been Conclusively Decided(23.06.2025)
Cal. HC has observed that once the highest Court of the land has decided the issue of illegal appointment conclusively and opined that the appointment.....
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Cal. HC: ‘Sexist’ to Exclude Married Daughter from the Scope of Compassionate Appointment(18.10.2023)
Calcutta High Court while observing that rejection of compassionate appointment solely on the ground of marital status of a daughter is an arbitrary a.....
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NGT Seeks Survey Report on Illegal Dairies in Resdential Colonies of Bhopal(06.01.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) to survey and prepare report on existing dairies in residential colonies an.....
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Court has discretion to close the proceedings on being satisfied that, complainant has been duly compensated even in absence of consent for compounding of offence(05.10.2017)
Present appeals have been preferred against the order of the High Court rejecting the prayer of the Appellants for compounding the offence under Secti.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice in Modification Plea Seeking Extension of Deadline for Public Comments(01.09.2020)
Delhi High Court has issued notice in a modification plea seeking a direction to be issued to the Central Government to further extend the deadline fo.....
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Kerala HC to State: Publicize Toll-Free No. “112” as Emergency Response Support System(24.05.2022)
Kerala High Court while suggesting State to consider to assist child abuse or sexual violence survivors, has emphasised the need to take steps to publ.....
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Supreme Court: Bidders to Exercise Greater than Ordinary Degree of Care(17.07.2024)
SC while imposing cost of Rs. 3 Crore on a bidder for negligence, has observed that bidders being experienced corporate entities are expected to exerc.....
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SC: Practice of Courts in Gujarat to Let IO Seek Police Custody While Granting Bail is Illegal(08.08.2024)
SC has held that the practice prevailing in Gujarat, that IOs are given liberty to seek police custody remand of accused after Court has granted antic.....
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Bombay HC Slams Maharashtra Government for Failing to Reduce Air Pollution(10.01.2025)
Bombay High Court has slammed the Maharashtra Government for failing to reduce the air pollution levels in Mumbai and nearby cities and stated that co.....
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Money Laundering Case: Supreme Court Grants Bail to Vijay Nair after 23 Months Custody(03.09.2024)
The Supreme Court has granted bail to Vijay Nair, the former communications-in-charge of the Aam Aadmi Party, who was in custody for approximately 23 .....
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Cal HC: Invalid DL on Date of Accident Constitutes Violation of T&C of Insurance Policy(28.11.2024)
Cal. HC has held that when the driving licence of driver is not valid on the date of accident, it constitutes a violation of the terms and conditions .....
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Bombay High Court: Politicians Not God, Not Above the Law(23.02.2018)
Bombay High Court, while observing that politicians were “not God” and nor were they above the law, has directed the Maharashtra police to book two lo.....
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Bombay HC: Possession of Skin of Dead Cows or Bullocks Not an Offence(22.12.2020)
Bombay High Court has ruled that there is no prohibition for the possession of skin of dead animals and in absence of such prohibition; no offence wou.....
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SC: To Claim Right U/S 14 Hindu Succession Act, Woman Must Have Possession of Property(29.08.2023)
Supreme Court has held that the essential ingredient of Section 14(1) of Hindu Succession Act, 1956 is possession over the property and therefore in o.....
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SC: Dying Declaration Does Not Become Inadmissible Merely Because Police Officer Recorded It(01.11.2022)
Supreme Court has held that although dying declaration ought to ideally be recorded by a Magistrate, if possible, it cannot be said that dying declara.....
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Karnataka High Court Allows UIDAI to Share Last Aadhaar Usage Location of Missing Person with Police(26.09.2025)
Karnataka High Court held that UIDAI can be directed to share details of Aadhaar card usage, including the last known location, with police to aid in .....
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Calcutta HC Quashes FIR Against Journalist for His Tweet Questioning Govt's COVID Quarantine Policy(13.09.2021)
Calcutta High Court has quashed a First Information Report registered against a port-Blair journalist, Zubair Ahmad for his tweet questioning the COVI.....
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Del. HC: Pre-Deposit Before OHA Can’t be Adjusted Against Other Tax Dues(23.08.2023)
Delhi High Court while observing that pre-deposit does not have the character of a tax or duty, has held that re-deposit made before the Objection Hea.....
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SC: Issues of Applicability of Scheme for Compassionate Appointment Continues to be in Grey Area(13.02.2025)
Supreme Court while hearing an appeal regarding compassionate appointment, has observed that the issue whether the applicable scheme for such appointm.....
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All. HC: There is no Need of Permit to Transport Cow(s) and its Progeny Within the State of U.P(11.10.2023)
Allahabad High Court while referring to Section 5A of U.P. Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act, 1955 has held that there is no need of permit to transport.....
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Performance Audit Report No. 14 of 2022 "Sabka Vishwas (Legacy Dispute Resolution) Scheme (SVLDRS) 2019" of C&AG of India (Indirect Taxes-GST, Central Excise & Service Tax)(06.02.2023)
1. The Performance Audit Report No. 14 of 2022 "Sabka Vishwas (Legacy Dispute Resolution) Scheme (SVLDRS) 2019" of C&AG of India (Indirect Taxes-GST, .....
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SC Seeks Center, Election Commission's Views over Lifetime Ban on Convicted Politicians(15.09.2016)
SC has formally sought views of Centre and Election Commission on a public interest litigation demanding a lifetime ban on convicted politicians after.....
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National Green Tribunal Seeks Implementation of its Order on Noise Pollution(24.05.2019)
National Green Tribunal has directed for implementation of its earlier order on noise pollution in an execution application in appeal in case of Socie.....
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Madras HC Imposes Penalty on Madha Dental College for Interpolating Attendance Register(23.03.2022)
Madras High Court has imposed a penalty of Rs. 3 crore on Madha Dental College and Hospital at Kundrathur in Chennai for having interpolated the atten.....
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Delhi HC to Govt:Notice issued on Plea Challenging Non-Providing of Field in MCA Portal for Advocates(11.02.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued the notice to the Central Government on a plea challenging non-providing of the field in MCA portal for Advocates to regis.....
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SC Allows NMDC to Reclaim Half of The Contribution Made to KMERC from 2019(24.02.2023)
Supreme Court has passed an interim order allowing central government undertaking National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) to reclaim half of t.....
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SC Directs Centre to Block Porn Sites Showing Child Pornography(29.02.2016)
Supreme Court has directed the Centre to make a plan to block websites showing child pornography and sought its response to a plea to ban viewing of p.....
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Delhi HC to CIL: Supply Coal to RPower's Butibori Unit-I(13.02.2018)
Delhi High Court has directed state-run Coal India to immediately commence coal supplies to the Unit-I of Butibori power project of Reliance Power.
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Gujarat HC Quashes Sedition Case Against Journalist Who Reported on Possible Change in Leadership(09.11.2020)
Gujarat High Court has quashed a sedition case registered against a Journalist Dhaval Rajnikant Patel for allegedly publishing a report on a possible .....
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SC: Inherent Power U/S 151 CPC Can be Invoked Only When Alternate Remedies Don’t Exist(24.08.2022)
Supreme Court has held that inherent power under Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) can be invoked only in circumstances where alternate.....
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Mad. HC No Interference with Order Allowing FIR against Channel Revealing Identity of POCSO Victim(06.03.2025)
Madras High Court has refused to interfere with an order of Special Judge for POCSO cases, Chennai in which registration of an FIR was directed agains.....
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Delhi HC: Terminal Benefit Interest Must be Considered For Ex-Gratia Compensation Eligibility(29.09.2025)
Delhi High Court held that notional interest on terminal benefits received by the family of a deceased government employee is a relevant factor in ass.....
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Karnataka HC Rejects Challenge to Handing Over of Mangalore Airport Management to Adani Group(15.09.2021)
Karnataka High Court has dismissed a petition filed by the Airports Authority Employees Union, challenging the decision of the Central Government and .....
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Securities and Exchange Board of India (Depositories and Participants) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2023(22.08.2023)
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 30 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (15 of 1992) read with section 25 of the Dep.....
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SC Calls for Suggestion in Preventing Suffering of Adolescent Girls in POCSO Cases(14.02.2025)
Supreme Court while hearing a matter where a minor girl victim of sexual assault married the man charged under POCSO Act, 2012 has called for suggesti.....
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P&H HC: Married Individual Living in Live-In Relationship Also Entitled to Police Protection(16.10.2023)
Punjab and Haryana High Court while observing that right to life is to be treated on highest pedestal and can’t be taken away, except in accordance wi.....
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SC: To Prevent Potential Environmental Damage PCBs Can Impose Compensatory Damages(05.08.2025)
SC has stated that the Pollution Control Boards exercising powers under the Water and Air Acts, can impose and collect restitutionary or compensatory .....
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Supreme Court Slams Centre for Delay in Tax Tribunal Appointments(07.03.2017)
Supreme Court has said that Governments inaction with regard to appointment of President and Vice-Presidents of ITAT is causing enormous hardship to l.....
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Change in Bank Rates(08.02.2023)
1. Please refer to circular DOR.RET.REC.88/12.01.001/2022-23 dated December 07, 2022 on the captioned subject.
2. As announced in the Moneta.....
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Reserve Bank of India imposes monetary penalty on United India Co-operative Bank Limited, Uttar Pradesh(14.03.2022)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated March 09, 2022, a monetary penalty of Rs. 1.00 lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) on the Unite.....
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Delhi HC: HC Must Respect Use of Discretionary Powers By Trial Court, Can’t Play Role Of Headmaster(09.08.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that high court is required, at all times, to respect the exercise of discretionary powers by the district judiciary and not.....
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Kerala HC: Family Courts to Not Involve Police Stations in Custody Arrangement of Children(23.05.2025)
Kerala High Court after noticing order of a family Court directing the parents to exchange the child at police custody as interim custody arrangement .....
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Karnataka HC: Possession Warrant of Secured Asset Not Affected By Third-Party Rights(11.09.2025)
Karnataka HC ruled that secured assets under SARFAESI Act are not subject to third-party rights. Claims by third parties cannot be raised before a mag.....
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P&H HC Denies Pre-Arrest Bail to Father Allegedly Conspiring With Son Who Married Multiple Times(21.06.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court while denying anticipatory bail to the father in a case where he was allegedly acting in connivance with his son who mar.....
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Jh. HC: Can’t Rule Out Insurance Company’s Liability Only because Claimants Provide Wrong Policy No.(21.04.2025)
Jharkhand HC has observed that merely providing a wrong policy number by claimants, liability of the insurance company cannot be ruled out because cla.....
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Delhi HC: Conditional Order Must be Complied with Strictly(16.05.2025)
Delhi HC while refusing to interefere in Sessions Court’s order forfeiting the fixed deposit of accused for failing to comply with conditions, has sta.....
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SC Recommends Appellate Tribunal for Tariff Authority for Major Ports; Remits Dispute to TAMP(18.08.2025)
SC has set aside an arbitrator’s award and Orissa HC’s ruling on tariff fixation by Paradip Port Authority, holding that only Tariff Authority for Maj.....
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Kerala High Court: High Courts Can Use Inherent Power to Allow Convicts to Withdraw Criminal Appeals(16.09.2025)
Kerala High Court allowed the withdrawal of two criminal appeals filed by convicts under Section 528 of BNSS, exercising its inherent power. Justice G.....
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Calcutta HC: Reporting of Illegal Activity in Honest Way, Fundamental Right of Reporter(04.08.2020)
Calcutta HC has said it is the fundamental right of a reporter to publish news of “any illegal” activity “in an honest way”, and “proper reporting” ca.....
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SC: Transfer Certificate Can’t be Relied Upon to Decide Age of POCSO Vitim(19.07.2023)
Supreme Court has held that school transfer certificate and extracts of the admission register are not what Section 94(2)(i) of JJ Act mandates and th.....
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Delhi HC: Music Based on Hindustandi Classical Music Can be Original Compositions(28.04.2025)
Delhi High Court has held that musical works that are based on Hindustani Classical Music even though belonging to the same genre, same Raga can be or.....
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Ker. HC to Police Chief: Sensitize Police Personnel to Provisions of Mental Healthcare Act(27.06.2023)
Kerala High Court has directed State Police Chief to ensure that all police personnel are sensitized to relevant provisions of Mental Healthcare Act, .....
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SC Seeks Report on Attack on Kanhaiya Kumar in Patiala House District Court Complex(18.02.2016)
SC has sought reports from Delhi Police and Delhi High Court Registrar General on circumstances under which Jawaharlal Nehru University student leader.....
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National Green Tribunal Slams Delhi Pollution Control Committee for Inaction Against Violators(04.09.2019)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has slammed the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) over its inaction on controlling pollution and taking action ag.....
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Madras HC Allows Tangedco Appeal Against Order Directing Provision of Employment(09.08.2021)
Madras High Court has allowed an appeal preferred by Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) against a Single Bench order that d.....
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Madras HC: Efflux of Time Valid Ground to Reject Claim for Compassionate Appointment(11.07.2022)
Madras High Court has held that a compassionate appointment cannot not be claimed as a matter of right and only if a person is entitled under the term.....
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Delhi Court Rejects Police's Plea for Further Police Custody of Wrestler Sushil Kumar(03.06.2021)
Delhi Court has turned down Police's plea seeking further 3 days police custody remand of Olympic wrestler Sushil Kumar and his associate Ajay Kumar a.....
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AAR, Maharashtra: Composite Supply of Hospital Construction Works for Govt Entity Attracts 18% GST(09.05.2022)
Authority of Advance Ruling, Maharashtra has ruled that 18% Goods and Services Tax is payable on the composite supply of hospital construction works f.....
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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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RBI Tightens Provisions for Yet to Fail CDR Accounts(12.01.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked lenders to increase provisioning for accounts that may not have yet failed Corporate Debt Restructuring (CDR) bu.....
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Two Child Norm Valid for Contesting Panchayat Polls Even if Third Given for Adoption: Supreme Court(25.10.2018)
Supreme Court has ruled that birth of a third child would automatically disqualify a person from contesting panchayat polls and from holding the post .....
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SIAC Concludes Hearing on Amazon-Future Dispute, to Deliver Judgment in 1 Month(20.07.2021)
Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) has concluded its hearing on the plea filed by e-commerce major Amazon against the Rs 24,713-crore d.....
Tags : Singapore International Arbitration Centre, Amazon-Future Dispute
Kerala HC: To Prosecute Public Servant for Failing to Report POCSO Offences Sanction Isn’t Mandatory(27.02.2025)
Kerala High Court has observed that to prosecute a public servant under Sections 19 and 21 of the POCSO Act for failing to report POCSO Offences it is.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, POCSO Offences, Public Servant
Supreme Court Criticises Media for Blaming Pilot Based on Selective Leak of Air India Crash Report(23.09.2025)
Supreme Court expressed concern over the selective leak of the preliminary inquiry report about the June 2025 Air India Flight AI171 crash. The Court .....
Tags : Media, Air India, Inquiry Report
Delhi HC Raps AAP over Allowing Polluting Units to Operate in CIty(10.02.2016)
Delhi HC has pulled up AAP Government for allowing hazardous and polluting industries to operate in the heart of a city, saying it cannot "force" peop.....
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Madras High Court Suggests Surrender of Passports from Loan Defaulters(02.01.2019)
Madras High Court has suggested that the Centre bring in appropriate amendments in the Passport Rules, so that banks and financial institutions can de.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Loan Defaulters, Surrender of Passport
Kerala HC Directs Central Govt to Make Necessary Provisions in CoWIN Portal(07.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the Central government to make necessary provisions forthwith in the CoWIN portal to enable those who want to take the .....
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Delhi HC to Police: Before Holding Any Such Function, Proper Police Force is Made Available(18.08.2023)
Delhi High Court while observing that it is the responsibility of the police to ensure safety and security of the students when functions/fests take p.....
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Bombay HC Allows 2 Weeks Protection to Narayan Rane, Union Minister(22.04.2022)
Bombay High Court has allowed two weeks interim protection to Narayan Rane, Union Minister in a First Information Report over his slap comment against.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Narayan Rane, First Information Report, Uddhav Thackarey, Chief Minister of Maharashtra
Karnataka High Court: News Channel ‘Power TV’ Restrained from Broadcasting till Next Date of Hearing(27.06.2024)
Karnataka High Court has restrained news channel ‘Power TV’ operated by M/s Power Smart Media Private Limited from broadcasting till the next date of .....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Power TV, Broadcasting, News Channel
Bombay HC: Take Immediate Steps to Control Waterlogging(23.09.2016)
Bombay HC has directed Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation and the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority to jointly take immediate measures .....
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SC Grants Temporary Bail to Prisoner Who Tested Positive for COVID-19(18.05.2020)
Supreme Court has granted bail for two months to an undertrial in Jaipur jail, who has tested positive for COVID-19, to undergo proper treatment.
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ITAT, Delhi: Payment to Microsoft for Software Purchase Does Not Amount to Royalty(04.04.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Delhi has observed that the assesee, HP Services (Singapore) cannot be taxed for royalty as per the Indo-Singapore Doub.....
Tags : Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, HP Services, Indo-Singapore, Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement, Microsoft company
SC: Authorities to Ensure No Untoward Incident Happens in Connection With Hoardings(10.06.2024)
Supreme Court on a plea by Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai regarding hoardings on Railway’s land, has directed the authorities to ensure that .....
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Mad HC to PP: Instruct Police Personnel to Come Prepared With Particulars of Case(07.06.2023)
Madras High Court while expressing its displeasure over police officer deputed to assist prosecutor fumbling in Court, has directed Public Prosecutors.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Public Prosecutors, Police, Knowledge
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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Karnataka High Court Stops Appraisal of EIA Report(24.09.2020)
Karnataka High Court has directed that even if a Final Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report is filed by Bengaluru Development Authority for ap.....
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Bombay HC Dismisses Plea Challenging PoP Ban for Sculpting Idols(28.06.2022)
Bombay High Court has dismissed a PIL challenging the ban on use of Plaster of Paris (POP) for making Ganesh idols.
Tags : Bombay High Court, PoP, Ganesh Idols
SC: Perversity in Award Due to Non-Consideration of Vital Evidence is Sufficient for Interference(12.11.2024)
SC has observed that if there is a perversity in the award insofar as non-consideration of vital evidence is concerned, the same tantamounts to violat.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Vital Evidence, Fundamental Policy
Hyderabad High Court Grants Telangana 3 Months Time to Consider Revival of CCI Adilabad Unit(28.02.2017)
Hyderabad High Court has granted three months’ time for Government of Telangana to take all appropriate steps to see that Adilabad unit of Cement Corp.....
Tags : Hyderabad High Court, Cement Corporation of India, Adilabad
Gujarat HC Directs State to Re-measure Heights of 3 Candidates for Police Constables(03.03.2017)
Gujarat High Court has asked State Government to measure height of three candidates for post of police constable once again by Medical Board at Sola C.....
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Delhi High Court Junks Plea to Replace Delhi Police with Another Security Force in Courts(19.11.2019)
Delhi High Court has declined to entertain a plea by two lawyers seeking to replace the police with some other security force in the courts here in vi.....
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Allahabad HC: State Liable to Pay Compensation For Death Due to Poisonous Liquor Consumption(01.09.2022)
Allahabad High Court has held that State Government, having complete control and regulation to manufacture and sale of liquor, is prima facie liable t.....
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NCLAT: Fresh Limitation Period Commences from Date when CD Signs Balance Sheet(27.03.2025)
NCLAT New Delhi bench has held that for the purpose of filing an application under section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 fresh period .....
Tags : NCLAT New Delhi, Fresh Limitation Period, Corporate Debtor
Kerala HC: Right to Consume Alcohol is a Not Fundamental Right(18.01.2017)
Kerala High Court has dismissed a challenge against Government’s Liquor Policy, observing that laws prohibiting alcoholic drinks will not fall foul of.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Liquor Policy, alcoholic drinks, fundamental rights
MCA Extends Due Date of Filing Annual Return and Financial Statement(31.10.2019)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has extended the due date of filing of Forms MGT-7 (Annual Return) and AOC-4 (Financial Statement) under the Compa.....
Tags : Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Companies Act,2013, Extension of date
Delhi HC: If Security Clearance Cancelled for National Security Court Can’t Second Guess it(08.07.2025)
Del HCwhile dismissing Celebi Airport Services Pvt Ltd's plea against revocation of its security clearance has observed that once national security co.....
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SC Refers Regarding Compensation Under "No-Fault Liability" to Larger Bench(05.08.2025)
SC has expressed that when there is a valid policy issued in the name of vehicle involved in accident, a claim u/s 163A of MV Act, covers every claim .....
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Calcutta High Court Questions Appointment Criteria of Civic Police Volunteers(08.03.2017)
Calcutta High Court has questioned criteria for appointing 1.30 lakh civic police volunteers by West Bengal Government, wondering how 1,351 candidates.....
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HP High Court Denies Bail to Husband Accused of Posting Nudes of Wife(29.10.2020)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has denied the benefit of Anticipatory Bail to a Husband accused of posting and uploading nude photographs of his wife in .....
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SC Refuses to Entertain Application Filed by WB Govt to Appoint DGP(03.09.2021)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain an application filed by the West Bengal Government seeking permission to appoint its own Director General of Po.....
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Cal. HC: Can’t Compound Proceedings u/s 138 NI Act at Revision Stage Without Complainant’s Consent(28.09.2023)
Calcutta High Court has held that the prayer of compromise and compounding the proceeding under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, at the stag.....
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Kerala HC: Waiving of Statutory Mandate of Pre-Deposit Merely on Plea of Financial Hardships(12.04.2022)
Kerala High Court has observed that the High Court cannot waive the statutory mandate of pre-deposit merely on the plea of financial hardships.
Tags : Kerala High Court, waive, statutory, pre-deposit, financial hardships
Bombay HC Orders State to Start Website/Mobile App Allowing Citizen Complaint About Noise Pollution(05.01.2016)
Bombay High Court has ordered State Govt. to start a website and mobile application where citizens can register complaints about noise pollution in th.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, noise pollution
Supreme Court Issues Notice on Plea to Introduce Population Control Measures Such as 'Two Child Norm’(13.01.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a petition filed for seeking directions to the Central Government to take appropriate steps, including introduction.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Population Measures
Karnataka HC Directs BBMP to Submit Action Plan for Removal of Potholes(10.02.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), to submit an action plan for removal of potholes on a priority basis .....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Action Plan for Removal of Potholes
Gauhati HC: Non Compliance of Section 41A CrPC Would Entitle Accused to be Granted Bail(23.02.2023)
Gauhati High Court has held that if police does not comply with the provisions of Section 41A CrPC, the person arrested would be entitled to be releas.....
Tags : Gauhati High Court, Bail, Police
Gujarat High Court Orders Police to Register FIRs on Police Atrocities During Patel Quota Agitation(08.09.2015)
Gujarat High Court has ordered officials of two police stations to file FIRs of police atrocities on local residents on August 25 and August 26 during.....
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NCLAT: NCLT Can’t Carry Out Rectification Without Providing Hearing Opportunity to Parties(21.04.2025)
NCLAT Chennai bench has held that if an order has been uploaded on the website it is considered to be on public domain and NCLT cannot rectify or amen.....
Tags : NCLAT Chennai, Hearing Opportunity, Rectification
SC: Non-Compliance with Terms of Advertis. Bound to Trigger Consequence of Candidate’s Rejection(19.05.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that non-compliance with the terms of the advertisement/notification is bound to trigger adverse consequences of rejection .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Candidate’s Rejection, Appointing Authority
Tripura HC: Employer is under Obligation to Give Reasons for Not Filling Vacant Government Posts(09.01.2025)
Tripura High Court has observed that if vacancy exists in any department under the Government or any other authority, and the same is not filled-up, t.....
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Gau. HC: In Absence of Clear Guidelines for Recruitment Docs., Applicant Can’t be Denied Appointment(30.08.2024)
Gauhati High Court while hearing a petition for appointment of petitioner to the post of Junior Engineer, has held that if clear and proper guidelines.....
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Cabinet HELPs enhance oil and gas production in India(10.03.2016)
The Union Cabinet approved the new Hydrocarbon Exploration and Licensing Policy that aims to boost exploration and production by oil companies in Indi.....
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Delhi High Court Asks Cops to Put CCTVs in Vulnerable Areas in 1 year(21.12.2018)
Delhi High Court has directed Delhi Police to ensure that CCTV cameras are procured and installed in the 44 vulnerable areas within one year as agains.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, CCTV, Delhi Police
Calcutta HC Pronounces Verdict in Plea Alleging State Inaction in Post Poll Violence Case(20.08.2021)
Calcutta High has pronounced the verdict in a batch of petitions alleging State inaction against the alleged acts of violence unleashed by members of .....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Post-Poll Violence Case
HP HC: No Detention Merely for Suspected Heroin in Blood(01.08.2025)
Himachal Pradesh High Court granted bail in an NDPS case, ruling that it is not permissible to detain a person solely on the presumption that their bl.....
Tags : HP High Court, Heroin, FSL Report, Presumption, Illegal detention,
SC Sets Aside Judgments Delivered by Bombay HC Quashing Notification to Reserve Post of Mayor(02.09.2021)
Supreme Court has set aside a judgment delivered by the Bombay High Court (Aurangabad Bench) which had quashed a notification issued by the Maharashtr.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Reserve Post of Mayor
SC: Need to Have a Code of Investigation for Police(25.09.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that it is high time that a consistent and dependable code of investigation is devised with mandatory and detailed procedur.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Investigation, Police, Code
Gau. HC: If Arbitrator Not Appointed within 30 Days, Right to Appoint Doesn’t Forfeit Automatically(18.06.2025)
Gauhati High Court has observed that if there is no appointment of arbitrator within thirty days of demand then the right to appoint does not forfeit .....
Tags : Gauhati High Court, Right to Appoint, Appointment of Arbitrator
Delhi HC to Police: Like Pizza Boy, Police Should Reach the Crime Scene Fast(02.06.2016)
Delhi HC while hearing a PIL initiated by it after the December 16, 2012 gangrape case has said that “Like a pizza boy delivering the stuff faster tha.....
Tags : Delhi HC, response time
No GST on Interest Free Security Deposit for Lease: AAR(18.04.2019)
Authority for Advance Rulings (AAR), Maharashtra has held that Goods and Services Tax (GST) cannot be levied on interest free security deposit, given .....
Tags : AAR, Interest Free Security Deposit, GST
SC Directs Centre to Explore Feasibility of Hydrogen-Based Japanese Technology to Fight Air Pollution(13.11.2019)
Supreme Court has directed the Centre to explore the feasibility of a hydrogen-based Japanese technology as a permanent solution to the air pollution .....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea for Regulation of Internal Elections in Political Parties(29.10.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Election Commission of India (EC) on a Public Interest Litigation seeking regulatory oversight of internal e.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Regulation of Internal Elections in Political Parties
NCLAT: Can’t Admit Application u/s 9 of IBC When Debt is Discharged after Receipt of Demand Notice(21.03.2025)
NCLAT New Delhi bench has held that application under Section 9 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 cannot be admitted if the corporate debtor.....
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Bombay HC Upholds Suspension of TISS Student for Participating in Anti-National' Activities(13.03.2025)
The Bombay High Court has upheld the suspension of a Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) PhD student, Ramadas KS, who was debarred for 2 years fo.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, National Education Policy, Tata Institute of Social Sciences
SC: Only Disclosure Leading to Weapon Recovery Admissible under Section 27 Evidence Act(08.10.2025)
Supreme Court acquitted three accused of murder (Section 302 IPC), observing that the prosecution’s case relied solely on their Section 27 disclosure .....
Tags : Weapon, Evidence Act, Murder
SC Upholds Constitutionality of Law Delegation Power of Issuing Transport Permits to STA Secretary(10.02.2025)
Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of Karnataka Motor Vehicles Taxation and Certain Other Law (Amendment) Act, 2003 that grants power of i.....
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Supreme Court Directs Delhi Govt to Drive Out DTC Buses Parked at Millennium Depot(16.01.2017)
Supreme Court has ordered Delhi Government to drive out by February 4 the last of Delhi Transport Corporation's 320 cluster buses parked at Millennium.....
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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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Kerala High Court: Devaswom Board Can Only Make Regular Appointments(04.10.2021)
Kerala High Court has observed that Devaswom Board has the constitutional obligation to make appointment only in fulfilment of the statutory procedure.....
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Orissa HC: Courts Should be Extremely Reluctant to Impose Their Own Views in Academic Appointments(05.08.2022)
Orissa High Court has held that Courts should be extremely reluctant in imposing their own views while disregarding the statutes or rules governing ap.....
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Bombay HC: Idols Made of Plaster of Paris till Height of 6ft to be Immersed in Artificial Ponds(25.07.2025)
Bombay HC has clarified that idols made of Plaster of Paris (PoP) which are till the height of 6 feet, will have to be mandatorily immersed in artific.....
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SC: Can’t Claim Salary Once Appointment is Declared Illegal & Void Ab Initio(24.08.2023)
Supreme Court has held that once the appointment of employee has been declared illegal and void ab initio, continuing in service and salary claims bec.....
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Ker. HC: To Avoid Handing Over Custody of Minor Child, False POCSO Cases are Often Launched(13.02.2025)
Kerala High Court has observed that in cases when the husband and wife are in loggerheads and one among them sues for custody of a minor child there a.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, POCSO Offences, Minor Child
Calcutta HC: Compromise Scheme Under Companies Act Overrides SARFAESI(01.08.2025)
Calcutta High Court ruled that once a scheme of compromise or arrangement is sanctioned by a company court, it cannot be frustrated by invoking the SA.....
Tags : Companies Act, SARFAESI Act, Compromise Scheme, Creditor Rights, Corporate Restructuring
Kerala HC Directs BEVCO to Abide by Orders of Excise Commissioner to Relocate or Equip Liquor Stores(03.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has asked the Kerala State Beverages Corporation (BEVCO) to abide by the instructions of the Excise Commissioner in relocating the 8.....
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SC: Confessional Statement Recorded U/S 67 of NDPS Act Not Admissible(25.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that officer having powers under Section 53 of NDPS Act is a police officer and therefore confessional statement recorded under.....
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Delhi HC: MD Appointing Sole Arbitrator after Failure of Appointment Violates SC’s Mandate(19.06.2025)
Delhi High Court has observed that an arbitration clause allowing appointment of sole arbitrator by Managing Director of the Company if there is failu.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Sole Arbitrator, Failure of Appointment
Karnataka HC Quashes Govt Order Declaring Pockets of Land as Forest Land(17.09.2021)
Karnataka High Court has quashed the government’s order of declaring certain pockets of land, including those used for grazing of cattle by Sri Ramach.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Govt Order Declaring Pockets of Land as Forest Land
SC: Can’t Restrain Media from Reporting But Sources can be Restrained(14.09.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that while Court can’t restrain media from reporting, it can restrain the sources because the source is the state, has d.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Media, Reporting, Police Personnel
SC Suggests Measures in Delhi Pollution Case: No MSP for Farmers Burning Stubble(22.11.2023)
Supreme Court while hearing a batch of petitions raising concerns over the deteriorating air quality in the Delhi NCR, suggested excluding farmers bur.....
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Supreme Court: Upload Nodal Officer Details on Vatsalya Portal for Missing Child Cases(16.10.2025)
Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Union of India to ensure that all States and Union Territories provide details of designated Nodal Officers for .....
Tags : Nodal Officer, Child Cases, Portal
SC Directs Compliance of High Security Registration Plates (HSRP) Order, 2018 in NCR(29.01.2025)
SC while directing compliance of High Security Registration Plates (HSRP) Order, 2018 in NCR, has stated that duplicate registration certificate, canc.....
Tags : Supreme Court, HSRP, Duplicate Registration, Cancellation of Hypothecation
Madras HC: Cannot Hold Protests at Whim and Fancies(14.07.2025)
Madras High Court has observed that the conducting of protest is not meant for fun and such protests cannot be conducted to the whims and fancies of t.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Protest, Political Parties
Ker. HC Issues Directions for Notice to Entities Responsible for Polluting Thevara-Perandoor Canal(24.06.2025)
Kerala High Court has issued directions to the Kerala State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) and the Cochin Municipal Corporation regarding the issuanc.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Thevara-Perandoor Canal, Cochin Municipal Corporation
ITAT Clarifies on Rent Deposits(07.06.2016)
Mumbai Bench of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has observed that the notional interest on security deposit paid by an employer to the landlord c.....
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Bombay HC Asks TMC to Seal Hospitals Not Having Fire Department NOC(19.04.2019)
Bombay High Court has directed Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) in Maharashtra to seal all private hospitals and nursing homes that were operating wi.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Private Hospitals, Thane Municipal Corporation, Fire Department NOC
Rajasthan HC Grants Time to Centre to Respond on Plea for Issuance of Temporary Ration Cards(02.03.2021)
Rajasthan High Court has granted three weeks' time to the Central Government to file its reply on grievances raised by Pakistan Minority Migrants rega.....
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SC to Centre/States: Ensure the Effective Implementation of the Provisions of POSH(20.10.2023)
Supreme Court has issued directions to Central Government and State Governments to ensure effective implementation of POSH, especially regarding the a.....
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Delhi Lieutenant Governor’s Notification regarding Evidence of Police officers Put on Hold(29.08.2025)
Delhi police released a statement stating that operation of the Lieutenant Governor’s notification regarding police officers' evidence in police stati.....
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Calcutta HC to IG CSF: Submit Report on Alleged Poll Violence(11.07.2023)
Calcutta High Court has directed Inspector-General (IG) of the Central security forces (CSF) to submit report pertaining to the alleged violence durin.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Panchayat Elections, Poll Violence
SC: Promotion Becomes Effective Upon Assumption of Duties on Promotional Post(28.11.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that promotion only becomes effective upon the assumption of duties on the promotional post and not on the date of occurren.....
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Bombay High Court: Conditions Not Met, Stop Navi Mumbai Airport Work(22.02.2018)
Bombay High Court has issued notice to the Centre and the Maharashtra government and sought their response to a PIL challenging the environment cleara.....
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SC: Mere Offer of Refund Does Not Disentitle Flat Buyers from Claiming Compensation(22.12.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the flat purchasers are not disentitled from claiming compensation merely because the developer offered an exit option.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Compensation for Delayed Possession
All. HC: Relationship Between Logic and Experience Important in the Context of Invoking Precedents(28.08.2023)
Delhi High Court has directed Delhi Government to provide infrastructure and financial assistance for procuring essential electronic gadgets for condu.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court has observed that to decide a case with similar facts and circumstances, relationship between logic and experience is important in the context of invoking precedents, and they must not be applied mechanically.
SC Expresses Displeasure at Instances of UP Police Turning Civil Disputes Being into Criminal Dispute(08.04.2025)
Supreme Court has expressed displeasure at the act of UP Police turning civil disputes into criminal cases. The Court termed it as a 'complete breakdo.....
Tags : Supreme Court, UP Police, Criminal Disputes, Civil Disputes
Kerala HC Orders Action Against Traffic Police Officers Found Using Mobile Phones on Duty(03.08.2022)
Kerala High Court has directed the Police Commissioner of Kochi to take action against traffic police officers who were found using mobile phones whil.....
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SC: Last Opportu. Given to HCs for Compliance Report on Direction for Constructing Toilet Facilities(17.07.2025)
Supreme Court has granted last opportunity to High Courts for submitting compliance report on directions issued for construction of toilet facilities .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Compliance Report, Toilet Facilities
Supreme Court Seeks Centre’s Views on Reforms in the Sex Education Policy(26.05.2025)
Supreme Court while hearing a matter relating to conviction of a man under the POCSO Act, 2012, has sought Central Government’s views on reforms in th.....
Tags : Supreme Court, POCSO Act 2012, Sex Education Policy
Bombay High Court Slams State Government For Not Implementing Noise Pollution Rules(04.05.2017)
Bombay High Court has rapped Maharashtra Government over its ‘callous’ approach in implementing Noise Pollution Rules, 2000.
Tags : Bombay High Court, Noise Pollution Rules
Supreme Court: Enforcement Directorate has No Right to Impound Passport(25.02.2020)
Supreme Court has reiterated that the Enforcement Directorate has no right to impound the passport and the same can only be impounded by the Passport .....
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SC to SLSAs: Form Scheme for Empanelment of Paralegals in Police Station(20.09.2022)
Supreme Court has directed the State Legal Services Authorities (SLSA) to form a scheme for empanelment of paralegals in police station for dealing wi.....
Tags : Supreme Court, POCSO, Paralegal, Scheme
SC: Adverse Possession Plea Cannot Be Raised First Time in Appeal(12.08.2025)
The Supreme Court has held that adverse possession must be specifically pleaded, framed as an issue, and proved at trial. It cannot be introduced for .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Adverse Possession, Pleadings, Civil Procedure Code, Section 96
RBI Policy: RBI Cuts Repo Rate by 25 Bps(06.06.2019)
Reserve Bank of India’s monetary policy committee led by Shaktikanta Das cut the repo rate by 25 basis points while remaining considerate of growth co.....
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Bombay HC: If COVID Positive Patient Dies Due to Oxygen Shortage, Violation of Article 21(13.05.2021)
Bombay High Court has observed that it is every State's responsibility to protect the lives of its citizens, stressing that if a COVID positive patien.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Death of COVID Positive Person
SC Stays Notification Cancelling Nagaland Local Body Polls(06.04.2023)
Supreme Court while issuing contempt notice in plea alleging non-compliance of order of Apex Court directing State and Nagaland State Election Commiss.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Contempt Notice, Nagaland Local Body Polls
Delhi HC Seeks Details of Missing Children(23.11.2015)
Delhi High Court has directed police to give details of the number of children reported missing in the past four years and the present status of these.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Missing Children, Police
SC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking Guidelines for Time-Bound Disposal of Clemency & Mercy Petitions(17.07.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a plea seeking directions for issuance of guidelines on disposal of clemency/mercy Writ Petitions and resultant exe.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Time-Bound Disposal of Clemency & Mercy Petitions
Kerala High Court Denies Bail to Man Who Injures Two Policemen(01.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has denied bail to a man who brutally injured a couple of Police Officers who stopped him for not wearing a mask. The Court has obse.....
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Supreme Court Asks Petitioner Challenging 'FASTag' Policy to Approach Delhi HC(26.02.2021)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea challenging the mandatory fitting of FASTags in motor vehicles being made compulsory for purposes of ren.....
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SC in Manish Sisodia’s Bail Application: Can’t Keep Someone Behind Bar Ad Infinitum(17.10.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that arguments on charges have not begun before the special courts trying the case of Manish Sisodia in Delhi excise pol.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Delhi Excise Policy Scam, Manish Sisodia’s
SC: No 'Change in Law' Claim for Withdrawal of Deemed Export Benefits by Power Generators(21.08.2025)
SC has ruled that power generators can't claim compensation for DGFT’s withdrawal of deemed export benefits, holding such clarifications were not a 'c.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Power Generators, Nabha Power, APTEL
SC Dismisses NSEL Plea Challenging Applicability of Maharashtra’s Depositors Protection Law(27.10.2016)
Supreme Court has dismissed a case filed by National Spot Exchange Ltd (NSEL), challenging applicability of Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depo.....
Tags : Supreme Court, National Spot Exchange Ltd, Depositors Protection Law
Supreme Court on Speedy Justice: Will not Wait for Data on POCSO Cases(29.07.2019)
Supreme Court has noted that for speedy justice in child rape cases, directions can be passed without waiting for additional data on cases registered .....
Tags : Supreme Court, POCSO
DGFT: Importer Not Required to Furnish Quarterly Returns for Import of Water-Mark Bank Note Paper(14.07.2021)
Director-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has notified that the importer is no longer required to furnish quarterly returns for import of Water-mark Ba.....
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GST: Government Exempts Skimmed Milk Powder or Concentrated Milk(26.09.2017)
Central Government has exempted skimmed milk powder or concentrated milk from the ambit of Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime.
Tags : Goods and Services Tax, Exemption, skimmed milk powder, concentrated milk
Delhi HC Seeks Response on Plea Seeking Stay on Appointment of Delhi Minorities Commission Chairman(31.07.2020)
Delhi High Court has sought response of the Centre, Delhi government and the lieutenant governor on a plea seeking a stay on further appointment to th.....
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SC to States: Comply With the Provisions of Rights of Persons With Disabilities Act 2016(18.07.2023)
Supreme Court has directed States to comply with the provisions of the Right of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016 before September 30, 2023, and to a.....
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Madras HC: Taxpayer Not Responding to Notices Should be Sent Reminder through RPAD(25.04.2025)
Madras High Court has held that if a taxpayer does not respond even after repeated notices which are uploaded in the common portal by the department, .....
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Delhi HC Slams Civic Bodies For Failure to Comply With Its Order on Air Pollution(03.02.2017)
Delhi High Court has directed officials of civic bodies to appear before it for "failure" to comply with its order to remove debris and traffic conges.....
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Supreme Court Stays Gujarat High Court Order on Pre-Import Conditions(07.10.2019)
Supreme Court has agreed to hear the Central Government’s plea against a Gujarat High Court order quashing government notification which permitted the.....
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NHRC Issues Notice to Four States Citing Adverse Impact on Industries, Transportation(15.09.2021)
National Human Rights Commission has issued notice to four states, calling upon them to submit their respective Action Taken Reports with regard to th.....
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SC Asks HC Judges to Record Annual Confidential Reports of Judicial Officers Promptly(22.01.2025)
Supreme Court has asked the High Court judges to record the Annual Confidential Reports (ACRs) of judicial officers so that they are not deprived of t.....
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SC: Supreme Court Summarises Principles Relating to Compassionate Appointment(17.02.2025)
The Supreme Court while setting aside Judgment of Division Bench has summarised principles relating to compassionate appointment stating that idea of .....
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Madras HC to Police: Register Case for Fraudulent Appointment in Panchayat Office(28.07.2022)
Madras High Court has directed the jurisdictional police to register a criminal case and proceed according to the law in the matter pertaining to frau.....
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Delhi HC Upholds DRDO Decision to Bar Entities With Pending Criminal Cases from Defence Contracts(12.08.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that DRDO’s policy decision requiring the bidders for defence contracts to submit an undertaking that there is no ongoing en.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, DRDO, Defence Contracts, National Importance
Madras HC: Certification of an Entire Film Cannot be Denied Without Specifying the Objections(05.06.2025)
Madras High Court has observed that the certification of an entire film cannot be denied without specifying the objectionable portions and expect a fi.....
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Application for setting aside the sale can be made only after deposit of purchase money(25.02.2020)
Present civil appeal is filed by the Appellants, aggrieved by the judgment and order passed in Letters Patent Appeal by the High Court. It is contende.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Seeking to Restrain Political Parties from Using Symbols After Polls(26.09.2022)
Supreme Court while dismissing a petition which sought a direction that political parties cannot use election symbols allotted to them as party symbol.....
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HP High Court: Trial Court Can’t Dictate Investigation Manner, If Remand Purpose Is Clear(14.08.2025)
The Himachal Pradesh High Court while quashing a trial court’s order refusing police custody, has also expunged the remarks made by it by calling the .....
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NCLAT: Corporate Debtor’s Guarantor Liability Unchanged Despite Internal Adjustments Among Creditors(15.09.2025)
NCLAT ruled that internal adjustments like merger or demerger among financial creditors don’t affect the corporate debtor’s guarantor liability. The l.....
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HP HC: S.320 CrPC Not Bar to Power for Quashing Non-Compoundable Offences In Appropriate Cases(08.08.2022)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that if for the purpose of securing the ends of justice quashing of FIR is necessary, then Section 320 of Code of.....
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SC: JJ Act, 2015 Confers No Power Upon Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) to Review its Own Orders(21.05.2025)
SC has held that the JJ Act, 2015 confers no power upon Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) to review its own orders. It is trite law that power of review is.....
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Delhi HC: Maintenance is Intended to Safeguard Dependent Spouse & Child’s Right to Live With Dignity(03.07.2025)
Delhi HC has observed that maintenance is intended to safeguard the dependent spouse and child’s right to live with dignity and meet basic expenses su.....
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SC Summons MCD Commissioner over Debris at Lodhi-Era Gumti, Asks, "Is There an Ego Issue?"(05.09.2025)
Supreme Court condemned Municipal Corporation of Delhi for repeatedly failing to clear debris obstructing restoration of the 500-year-old Lodhi-Era Sh.....
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Madras HC Slams CMDA & Chennai Corporation over Inaction against Unauthorized Construction(04.11.2016)
Madras High Court has lambasted Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) and Chennai Corporation for their lackadaisical attitude in taking a.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking Disclosure on Fee Hike Proposals of Private Schools(27.07.2020)
Delhi High Court has issued notice in a plea seeking a direction to be issued to the Directorate of Education to upload orders passed by them while ex.....
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Orissa HC Declines to Intervene Against Police Action in Distorted Ganesh Idol Case(31.08.2022)
Orissa High Court while declining to entertain PIL filed against alleged police actions in preventing making and selling certain types of idols of Lor.....
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SC: Govt. Employee Transferred at Request Will Have to be Accommodated in Transferred Post(27.03.2025)
SC has observed that if a Govt. employee is transferred at his own request, such employee will have to be accommodated in transferred post, subject to.....
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Kerala HC Urges State to Draft Law to Penalise Retired Police Officers Tampering With Investigation(16.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the State to look into the matter of absence of law in force to take action against a police officer who tampers with a.....
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Bom. HC: No Person has Right to Privately Create an Immersion Pond in a Public Park(12.09.2023)
Bombay High Court has held that no person, let alone a Mandal, has any fundamental or any other right to privately create an immersion pond in a publi.....
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Gujarat HC Directs CBDT to Extend ITR Filing Deadline to Nov 30 for Audit Assesses(14.10.2025)
Gujarat High Court directed the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) to extend the due date for filing income tax returns to November 30 for assesses .....
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AP HC: Collection of Personal Info. as Per Existing Standing Orders is Violative of Right to Privacy(18.07.2022)
Andhra Pradesh High Court held that the opening of rowdy sheets to brand persons as "rowdies", collection and display of their photos, domiciliary vis.....
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Delhi HC Directs Centre to Share Memorandum on Deportation of Illegal Migrants(16.07.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed the Centre to share in a sealed cover its office memorandum pertaining to the deportation of illegal migrants from Bangl.....
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Cal. HC Suspends IO for Disclosing Identity of Minor Victim in POCSO Case(26.07.2023)
Calcutta High Court has ordered suspension of the Investigation Officer (IO) in a POCSO Case for ignoring the mandate of settled law in the investigat.....
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Delhi HC Explains Doctrine of Constructive Res Judicata(06.05.2025)
Del. HC has observed that in case the doctrine of Constructive Res Judicata is not applied to writ proceedings, it may lead to situation where a party.....
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Kar. HC: Application U/S 311 CrPC to Summon Material Witnesses in POCSO Cases Should Be Allowed(17.08.2022)
Karnataka High Court has held that application made by accused under Section 311 of Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) for summoning material witnesses.....
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Meghalaya HC Suspends Judgment Passed by Trial Court in POCSO Case(17.06.2025)
Meghalaya High Court has suspended a judgment and sentence passed by a Trial Court in a POCSO case and directed the Court to first determine the issue.....
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LCIA Rules Against Djibouti’s Port Company in Dispute with DP World(13.07.2021)
London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) has ruled against Djibouti’s port company, Port de Djibouti S.A. (PDSA), in its dispute with DP World.....
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SC: Petition Challenging Advisory Board’s Opinion under COFEPOSA Act is Not Maintainable(21.07.2023)
Supreme Court has held that a special leave petition challenging a report of the Advisory Board/Opinion of the Board under the Conservation of Foreign.....
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Bombay HC: Order of Granting or Refusing Temporary Injunction is 'Discretionary'(30.04.2025)
Bombay High Court has observed that an order of temporary injunction is an exercise of discretion by the court and not a prima facie adjudication on t.....
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Delhi HC Refuses to Hear Petitions Against ‘Aaj Tak’ for Alleged Mis-reporting of Tractor Rally(01.03.2021)
Delhi High Court has said that it will not hear the petitions seeking action against 'Aaj Tak' news channel over alleged mis-reporting of the tractor .....
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All. HC: Accused Charged Under Both SC/ST Act and POCSO Entitled to Take Recourse Under POCSO(17.10.2023)
Allahabad High Court has held that where an accused has been charged under the SC/ST Act and the POCSO Act, a Special Court under the POCSO Act, would.....
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Kerala HC Stays Trial against ADGP Ajithkumar in Disproportionate Assets Case(27.08.2025)
Kerala HC has stayed proceedings against ADGP M.R. Ajithkumar in a disproportionate assets case, noting procedural illegality in the Special Judge’s o.....
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Cabinet Notifies Continuation of CSS for Development of Infrastructure Facilities(15.07.2021)
Union Cabinet has approved the continuation of the Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for Development of Infrastructure Facilities for Judiciary for ano.....
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JKL HC: Juvenile Justice Board has all the Trappings of a Criminal Court(24.07.2023)
Jammu & Kashmir High Court has held that Juvenile Justice Board has all the trappings of a Criminal Court, and therefore proceedings pending before th.....
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SC: High Courts Can’t Rely on Investigation Report in Plea to Quash FIR(02.05.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that while exercising powers under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973(CrPC), High Courts cannot assess or .....
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SC Restores Disproportionate Assets Case against IAS Officer(24.10.2016)
Supreme Court has restored a disproportionate assets case against a UP-cadre IAS officer, K Dhanalakshmi, while setting aside an order of Delhi High .....
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NGT: Make Limiters Essential in Sound Systems to Cut Noise Pollution(06.08.2019)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Delhi Pollution Control Committee to make the use of sound limiters essential in all sound systems, to .....
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Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Issues Advisory for Extension of Validity of Documents(18.06.2021)
Ministry of Road Transport And Highways has issued an advisory declaring extension of validity of documents related to the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 an.....
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Industrial Tribunal, Rouse Avenue Courts Issues POSH Guidelines for IIT Delhi(18.04.2023)
Industrial Tribunal of Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Courts while observing that sexual harassment of women is an expression of unhealthy human relationship, h.....
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SC Allows Disbursal of Funds to Depositors from SEBI Sahara Fund(30.03.2023)
Supreme Court has allowed Centre’s application seeking allocation of ? 5,000 crore out of ? 24,979 crores from SEBI-Sahara Fund to repay the dues of t.....
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Pune Porsche Crash Case: Bom. HC Declines Urgent Relief to Minor(17.06.2024)
Bombay High Court has declined urgent relief for the minor accused in the Pune Porsche Accident case while hearing a habeas corpus petition filed by h.....
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Supreme Court Stays Key Provisions of Waqf Amendment Act(15.09.2025)
Supreme Court has stayed few sections of Waqf (Amendment) Act, including provisions providing arbitrary powers to Collectors. The Court observed that .....
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Bombay HC Grants Bail to Pharmacy Student Arrested for Social Media Post Against Sharad Pawar(22.06.2022)
Bombay High Court has granted bail to 21-year-old pharmacy student Nikhil Bhamre, who was arrested for defamatory posts allegedly aimed at NCP preside.....
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NCLAT: Can’t Entertain Petition u/s 7 of IBC during Moratorium Period Under Restructuring Proposal(21.04.2025)
NCLAT New Delhi bench has held that debenture holders cannot be permitted to file an application under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code.....
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NCLAT: Can Admit Application u/s 7 of IBC if Interest on Principal Amount Crosses Threshold Limit(02.12.2024)
NCLAT Delhi bench has held that application under Section 7 of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 can be admitted if interest on principle amount di.....
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Dispute arising under the lease being governed under Transfer of Property Act are arbitrable(18.12.2020)
The Petitioner has instituted present petition under Section 11(5) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 seeking appointment of a Sole Arbitra.....
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Del. HC to Law Ministry: Periodically Monitor Status of Uploading Acts on the India Code Portal(04.09.2023)
Delhi High Court has directed Secretary, Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice to periodically monitor the status of uploading the Acts .....
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J&K HC: Feasibility or Viability of Infrastructural Project by Government Cannot Be Looked Into by Co(10.04.2025)
J&K HC has held that this Court is not equipped to decide upon viability & feasibility of infrastructural project by the government. Whether the propo.....
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MP HC Denies Anticipatory Bail to Man Accused of Posting Vulgar Pictures of Dr. Mohan Bhagwat(06.11.2020)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has denied to grant the benefit of Anticipatory Bail to a man accused of posting the vulgar photograph of the Rashtriya Sway.....
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Calcutta High Court Questions Election Commission for Expediting Bhowanipore Bypolls(24.09.2021)
Calcutta High Court has refused to take on record the affidavit filed by the Election Commission of India (ECI) in the Public Interest Litigation (PIL.....
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SC Issues Directions to Strengthen Law Protecting Women from Sexual Harassment at Workplace(15.05.2023)
Supreme Court while issuing directions to strengthen law protecting women from sexual harassment at workplace has stated that it is indeed a sorry sta.....
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Delhi Airport Metro Accounts Not to be Declared NPA Until Further Orders: SC(23.04.2019)
Supreme Court has said that accounts of Anil Ambani-led Reliance Infrastructure’s (RInfra’s) arm, Delhi Airport Metro Express Private Limited (DAMEPL).....
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Bombay HC Dismisses BPCL's Second Appeal with Costs(29.04.2020)
Bombay High Court has dismissed the second appeal filed by Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited with costs in a suit regarding an open plot which was .....
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CESTAT: Cenvat Credit Available in Outward Transportation From Place of Removal to Customers Place(05.05.2022)
Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Ahmedabad has observed that cenvat credit is available in case of outward transportation for the s.....
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SC: To Combat Vehicular Pollution, Remote Sensing Technology Can be Used(29.07.2024)
Supreme Court has suggested the usage of remote sensing technology within the National Capital Region in order to tackle the vehicular pollution and a.....
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Deferred Payment of Import Duty (Amendment) Rules, 2023(03.08.2023)
In exercise of the powers conferred by proviso to sub-section (1) of section 47 and section 156 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Gov.....
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Supreme Court: Can’t Deny Insurance Claim for Breach of Impossible Condition(09.04.2025)
Supreme Court held that the claim of insured cannot be rejected by an insurance company on the grounds of breach of a condition in the contract that w.....
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NGT Irks Over Municipal Corporations for Waste Burning(10.02.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has irked over incidents of waste burning in Delhi and slammed municipal corporations for their failure to implement its.....
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Gujarat High Court Quashes MCA List of Disqualified Directors(27.12.2018)
Gujarat High Court has quashed the list of disqualified directors published by Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) on September 12, 2017 and held that.....
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In the absence of any other method prescribed under the Rules concerned, change of leader has to be in the same democratic process of induction(01.09.2021)
The Appellant has approached present Court being aggrieved by the judgment and order passed by the High Court, thereby dismissing the writ petition ch.....
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Del HC: Absence of Injuries on Private Parts Doesn’t Establish Absence of Penetrative Sexual Assault(16.08.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that mere absence of injuries on private parts of the POCSO victim cannot be a ground to hold that penetrative sexual assaul.....
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Del. HC: Award becomes Invalid if Passed by Improperly Appointed Arbitrator(06.02.2025)
Delhi High Court has observed that there is a particular framework for appointment of an arbitrator which has to be followed properly and if an arbitr.....
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Bombay High Court Restrains Jaidev Shroff From Using Clips Defamatory to Wife Poonam(13.01.2017)
Bombay High Court has restrained industrialist Jaidev Shroff from using or circulating in public any video or audio clips that may prove defamatory to.....
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Gau. HC to State: Take Steps to Boost Tourism Around Deepor Beel Lake(27.07.2023)
Gauhati High Court has directed State Government to take steps regarding the protection, beautification, and enhancement of biodiversity of the Deepor.....
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Bombay HC: Can’t Exercise Power of Remand in Routine Manner(07.05.2025)
Bombay High Court has stated that an order of remand is not to be passed as a matter of routine, and certainly not merely to fill up lacunae in eviden.....
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Patna HC Orders Fresh Trial in POCSO Case in Which Trial was Concluded in Single Day(06.04.2023)
Patna High Court while setting aside a trail in POCSO case in which court framed charges and convicted accused in single day, ordered a fresh trail an.....
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Delhi HC Orders Immediate Release of Prisoner Detained Despite Bail(30.05.2022)
Delhi High Court reprimanded Delhi Police for delaying age verification of accused kept in custody despite having bail order in his favor. The Court d.....
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SC: Creditor Can Initiate CIRP Against CD Even After Completion of Same Against Corporate Guarantor(25.07.2024)
Supreme Court has held that a corporate guarantor’s insolvency resolution will not bar the creditor from initiating insolvency process for balance deb.....
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All. HC: Ineligibility of Arbitrator U/S 12(5) A&C Act Can't Make Arbitration Clause Itself Invalid(08.08.2023)
Allahabad High Court has observed that merely because the person, who could act as an arbitrator in terms of arbitration clause becomes ineligible to .....
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Bombay HC Asks Maharashtra Government if Bombay Police Act Can be Amended(16.01.2025)
Bombay High Court has asked the Maharashtra Government if it can consider amendment of Bombay Police Act, 1951 and also the Mumbai Municipal Corporati.....
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Bombay HC: Defamation Cases for Reporting Details of FIR is Attempt to Stifle Reporter(27.06.2022)
Bombay High Court has held that factual news report on the contents of an FIR is not defamatory and initiating criminal action against the reporter in.....
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SC: Will Appoint DERC Chairperson as an Ad-hoc Measure(21.07.2023)
Supreme Court has stated that owing to deadlock between Delhi Government and the Lieutenant Governor, it will appoint a person for the post of DERC Ch.....
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SC: Calling Person Impotent Doesn’t Amount to Abetment to Suicide(01.05.2025)
Supreme Court while quashing an abetment to suicide case against a man’s in-laws, has held that calling a person impotent does not constitute an offen.....
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HP HC: State Lacks Authority to Transfer Police Officers Without Mandatory Recommendation(10.07.2025)
Himachal Pradesh High Court while quashing transfer of a Sub-Divisional Police Officer, has observed that State does not have the authority to transfe.....
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Delhi High Court Passes Summary Judgment in Favour of Tata Power in Trademark Infringement Suit(05.08.2025)
Delhi High Court while passing a summary judgment in favour of Tata Power in a trademark infringement suit, has granted dynamic injunction and allowed.....
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Bombay HC: Candidate Disclosing Information about Second Spouse No Ground to Unseat Him(25.06.2025)
Bombay High Court has stated that if a candidate’s religion allows polygamy and such candidate discloses details of second spouse in Form 26 Affidavit.....
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Monetary Policy: RBI Keeps Key Policy Rates Unchanged(07.06.2016)
RBI has kept key interest rate (repo rate) unchanged at five-year low of 6.50% in its bi-monthly policy review. Consequently, the reverse repo rate wi.....
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Bombay HC Asks TMC to Seal Hospitals Not Having Fire Department NOC(19.04.2019)
Bombay High Court has directed Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) in Maharashtra to seal all private hospitals and nursing homes that were operating wi.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Bombay High Court, Private Hospitals, Thane Municipal Corporation, Fire Department NOC
SC Upholds Selection of Candidate Suffering from Bipolar Affective Disorder to Delhi Judicial Service(14.12.2021)
Supreme Court has upheld the selection of a candidate suffering from Bipolar Affective Disorder to Delhi Judicial Service 2018 under the category of p.....
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Delhi HC Pulls Up AAP Over Funds for Hiring Judicial Support Staff(28.10.2020)
Delhi High Court has pulled up the Aam Aadmi Party Government for making the subordinate judiciary “run from pillar to post” to get funds sanctioned f.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea Against Appointment of Chairperson to NCISM(03.09.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Centre on a plea challenging the appointment of the Chairperson of the newly formed National Commission for .....
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Pat. HC: Imperative on Trial Court to Ascertain Age of Victim Upon Challenge by Accused(27.09.2023)
Patna High Court has held that as per provisions of Section 34 (2) of the POCSO Act, 2012, it is imperative on the trial court to determine the age of.....
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Madras HC: Not Necessary for Wife to Take Husband’s Permission before Applying for Passport(23.06.2025)
Madras High Court has stated that it is not necessary for a wife to get the permission of her husband and take his signature before applying for a pas.....
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Madras High Court Dismisses PIL Against VC of Pondicherry University(06.06.2016)
Madras High Court has dismissed a petition filed by a dean (incharge) of Pondicherry University challenging the appointment of Anisa B Khan as the vic.....
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Bombay HC Asks TMC to Seal Hospitals Not Having Fire Department NOC(19.04.2019)
Bombay High Court has directed Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) in Maharashtra to seal all private hospitals and nursing homes that were operating wi.....
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P&H High Court Directs Video Recording of Proceedings in Mayor Election(28.01.2025)
P&H High Court while directing video recording of proceedings in the mayor election of Amritsar Municipal Corporation has observed that if practices o.....
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NCLAT: Cannot Withhold Income Tax Refund Received by Bank During CIRP In CD's Account(11.07.2025)
NCLAT New Delhi bench has held that during the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process, Income Tax Refund received by the bank in the corporate debtor.....
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NCLAT: Consideration of Debt Restructuring by Lenders Doesn’t Bar Member from Initiating Proceedings(19.05.2025)
NCLAT New Delhi bench has held that an individual member is not precluded from independently initiating insolvency proceedings under Section 7 of the .....
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HP HC: Employees Having Good Political Relation and Influence are Hardly Sent to Hard/Tribal Area(01.07.2025)
HP HC has observed that transfer policy formulated by the Government clearly reveals that every employee, during his life career, should be sent to su.....
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Ease of doing business and development of corporate bond markets - revision in the framework for fund raising by issuance of debt securities by large corporates (LCs)(19.10.2023)
1. Regulation 50B of SEBI (Issue and Listing of Non-Convertible Securities) Regulations, 2021 (NCS Regulations) read with Chapter XII of the NCS Maste.....
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MP HC Issues Notice to Centre on Plea to Exempt 'Fantasy Sports' from New Online Gaming Law(04.09.2025)
Madhya Pradesh HC issued a notice on a plea challenging the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act 2025. The petition, filed by Clubboom 11 Spo.....
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SC: Orders DGFT & CBIC to Fix Systems, Protect Exporters from Clerical Errors(27.08.2025)
SC has held that exporters cannot be denied MEIS benefits due to inadvertent broker mistakes later corrected under law. The Court directed DGFT & CBIC.....
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Kerala HC Quashes Tender Floated by KSEB for Procurement of Electric Poles(16.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has quashed the tender floated by the KSEB for procuring electric poles of 8 m length with a working load of 140 kg. The Court has c.....
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SC to States & UTs’: Submit Menstrual Hygiene Policies to the Union Government by August 31, 2023(26.07.2023)
Supreme Court has directed all States and Union Territories who haven’t filed their responses to the Union regarding menstrual hygiene policies, to do.....
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Karnataka HC: Spoken Word in Legislature Would Ordinarily Come Within the Immunity(05.05.2025)
Karnataka High Court has observed that spoken word in the Legislature by the Legislators would ordinarily come within the immunity under Article 194(2.....
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Kerala HC Says Police Can Take Action Against Students Who Disrupt Classes(06.01.2016)
Kerala High Court has allowed police to take action against students who disrupt classes in colleges and universities in the name of strikes.
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Cabinet approves MoU on Upgradation of the Women's Police Training Centre at Yamethin, Myanmar(04.10.2017)
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its ex-post facto approval to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) betwe.....
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Execution of Power of Attorney (PoA) by the Client in favour of the Stock Broker / Stock Broker and Depository Participant(27.08.2020)
1. SEBI, vide circular no. CIR/MRD/DMS/13/2010 dated April 23, 2010, issued Guidelines for execution of Power of Attorney (PoA) by the client favourin.....
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ITAT: Charitable Trust Engaged Solely in Educational Purpose can Avail Exemption in Income Tax Act(24.05.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Rajkot Bench has held that a Charitable Trust engaged solely in educational purposes can avail exemption under S.....
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Supreme Court: Bidders to Exercise Greater than Ordinary Degree of Care(17.07.2024)
SC while imposing cost of Rs. 3 Crore cost on a bidder for negligence, has observed that bidders being experienced corporate entities are expected to .....
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SC: B.Sc (Polymer Chemistry) Degree Can’t be Treated Equivalent to B.Sc(Chemistry) for Recruitment(07.08.2024)
Supreme Court while affirming the judgement of Kerala High Court, has held that for recruitment to the post of High School Teacher for Physical Scienc.....
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SC: Mere Use of Word ‘Irrevocable’ in Power of Attorney Doesn’t Make it Irrevocable(28.02.2025)
SC has observed that mere use of the word 'irrevocable' in a General Power of Attorney (POA) does not make it irrevocable. If the POA is not coupled w.....
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SC: High Court Can Cancel Bail After Sessions Court Dismisses Plea under Section 439(2) CrPC(23.09.2025)
Supreme Court held that a plea to cancel bail can be filed in the High Court by invoking its inherent powers under Section 439(2) read with Section 48.....
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Delhi HC Considers Plea Seeking Unification of Zonal Municipal Corporations(11.02.2016)
Delhi HC has considered possibility of unification of different municipal corporations operating in Delhi to avoid problems like delay in payment of s.....
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Where advertiser failed to show a reasonable basis or prior substantiation for claims, consumer was believed to be acting under false or misleading representation(s).(19.12.2018)
In instant matter, proceedings initiated vide Show Cause Notice issued to Options International (SMCPvt.) Limited ('Respondent' or 'Options') by Compe.....
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Allahabad High Court Refuses to Quash FIR Against Poet Munnawar Rana(07.09.2021)
Allahabad High Court has refused to quash the FIR registered against Urdu Poet Munawwar Rana for his remark made to a news channel comparing Maharshi .....
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SC Issues Direction to Frame Guidelines for Appointment of Support Persons Under POCSO(21.08.2023)
Supreme Court has issued direction to State of U.P to convene meeting within the next six weeks to review the facts, take action, and frame rules/guid.....
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SC to Centre: Appointing Judicial Officers to Vacant Seats of Industrial Tribunals Before August 31(19.07.2023)
Supreme Court has directed Central Government to complete the process of appointing judicial officers to the vacant seats of the Central Government In.....
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Bombay HC: Arbitration Clause Giving Unilateral Power Does Not Render the Agreement Invalid(25.04.2025)
Bombay High Court has observed that a clause in an arbitration agreement giving option to only one party to opt out of the agreement is not invalid pe.....
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SC: Consideration of Claim for Compassionate Appointment Only in “Hand-to-Mouth” Cases(12.02.2025)
SC has held that it is only in “hand-to-mouth” cases that a claim for compassionate appointment ought to be considered and granted, if at all other co.....
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SC Reserves Judgment of Justice Yashwant Verma’s Plea Challenging in-house Inquiry Report(30.07.2025)
Supreme Court has reserved judgment on petition filed by Justice Yashwant Verma in which he challenged the in-house inquiry report, which indicted him.....
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Ker. HC: Father's Presence Plays Vital Role in Child's Education Journey by Offering Emotional Suppor(11.06.2025)
Kerala High Court while granting seven days leave to a convict prisoner for his child’s admission in class 11, has stated that a father's presence pla.....
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SC Upholds Constitutional Validity of Provisions of Gujarat Provincial Municipal Corporation Act(25.02.2021)
Supreme Court has upheld the constitutional validity of Section 5(3) (iii)(a) and Section 29A of the Gujarat Provincial Municipal Corporation Act, 194.....
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Delhi HC: CCI Director General's Report Not Determinative or Conclusive(27.09.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that probe report prepared by Director General of Competition Commission of India (CCI) is neither determinative nor conclus.....
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Karnataka HC: Woman Manipulating Minor Boy into Penetration Is Sexual Assault(19.08.2025)
Karnataka HC has ruled that a woman inducing a minor boy to penetrate her constitutes penetrative sexual assault under Section 3 POCSO Act, 2012.
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Del. HC: Standard Required to be Met by Post Award S.9 Relief is Higher than Pre-Award S.9 Relief(22.10.2024)
Delhi High Court while hearing a matter that arose from a concession agreement executed between parties, has held that standard required to be met by .....
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Supreme Court Issues Directions for Effective Compliance of POSH Act, 2013(04.12.2024)
Supreme Court after observing serious lapses in the implementation of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) .....
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SC: While Deciding Application for Leave to Appeal, Court must Consider if Arguable Points Exist(04.03.2025)
Supreme Court has stated that High Court while deciding an application for leave to appeal under Section 378(3) of CrPC must determine whether a prima.....
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Bombay High Court: Giving Birth Proof to Police is Not Disclosure of Personal Information(25.09.2025)
Goa Bench of the Bombay High Court ruled that giving the police demographic details like proof of identity, birth, and address of a person does not am.....
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MCA Orders Merger of NSEL, FTIL(15.02.2016)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has ordered merger of National Spot Exchange (NSEL) with its promoter Financial Technologies (FTIL).
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Worshipper can't Maintain Suit for Recovery of Possession of Temple Property: Kerala HC(07.01.2019)
Kerala High Court has allowed a second appeal on principle that a worshipper cannot maintain a suit for recover of possession of property dedicated to.....
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Karnataka HC Directs to Ensure Insurance Companies Transfer Unclaimed Policy Amounts(09.09.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) to ensure that all insurance companies follow the master c.....
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NCLAT: If Settlement Fails, Deposit for One Time Settlement Proposal Remains Corp. Debtor's Asset(16.12.2024)
NCLAT New Delhi bench has held that the amount deposited by the Corporate Debtor with the bank in pursuance of One Time Settlement shall remain the co.....
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SC: Title in Immovable Property Can’t be Conferred Through Will or General Power of Attorney(07.06.2023)
Supreme Court has held that in connection with Will (before death of executant) or General Power of Attorney, the practice of recognizing these docume.....
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Gauhati High Court Issues Guidelines for Acceptance of Final Report Form by Courts(08.10.2024)
Gauhati HC has issued guidelines directing Courts that charge sheets or final reports shall be accepted without insisting for original case diaries an.....
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SC: Stakeholders to Come up with a Plan to Implement 'Menstrual Hygiene Policy’(13.11.2024)
Supreme Court while hearing a petition on providing free sanitary napkins to adolescent girl children in Government schools, has passed an order on su.....
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Bombay High Court Asks BMC to Ensure Repaired Roads Remains Potholes Free For 5 Years(28.02.2017)
Bombay High Court has said that BMC must give residents of city a “guarantee” that roads repair work that it carries out before of this year’s monsoon.....
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Air Pollution: Delhi High Court Pulls Up Delhi Govt, Recommends Clutch of Measures(15.11.2019)
Delhi High Court has pulled up the Delhi Government and other authorities over increasing air pollution levels in the city and suggested a clutch of m.....
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Delhi HC Grants Centre Time to Respond to Plea Against WhatsApp's Privacy Policy(02.03.2021)
Delhi High Court has refused to issue notice on petition against WhatsApp's new privacy policy, giving the Central Government 4 weeks' time to respond.....
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JH HC Bans Use of Loudspeakers from 10 PM to 6 AM(18.10.2023)
Jharkhand High Court while issuing various directions to curb the issue of noise pollution in the city, has directed that from 10.00 p.m. to 06.00 a.m.....
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SC Issues Notice in Plea to Bring Bar Councils under POSH Act(29.08.2025)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Union of India and the Bar Council of India in a plea seeking extension of protection under the Sexual Harassme.....
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Karnataka HC Strikes Down Condition Denying Compassionate Appointment to Children in Second Marriage(16.07.2021)
Karnataka High Court has set aside a circular issued by the Karnataka Power Transmission Coporation Ltd by which it denied appointment on compassionat.....
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Guj. HC to Ahmedabad Traffic Police: Traffic Perpetrators have no Fear of Law(26.07.2023)
Gujarat High Court while observing that perpetrators have no fear of law and that police don't have the spine to implement the laws, has stated that t.....
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SC Uploads Complete Process of Appointments of Judges to HCs and SC(06.05.2025)
Supreme Court has published on its website the entire process of appointments of Judges to the High Court and the Supreme Court in order to make the p.....
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Govt: Nil Customs Duty on Unclaimed Postal Articles Imported/ Returned to India(24.07.2017)
Central Government has notified complete exemption to unclaimed or re-directed postal articles imported/ returned to India subject to a condition that.....
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SAT Upholds SEBI Order Imposing Fine on Former YES Bank CEO, Rana Kapoor(22.06.2021)
Securities Appellate Tribunal has upheld the order by the Securities and Exchange Board of India imposing fine of Rs. 1 Crore on former YES Bank CEO, .....
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Delhi HC Orders Appointment of Full-Time Chairperson & CEO With Intellectual Disabilities(27.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has directed the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment to make sure appointment of full-time Chairperson and Chief executive offic.....
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All. HC: Extension of Benefits of Schemes for SC, STs/OBCs to BPL Card Holders is a Matter of Policy(08.07.2024)
All. HC while disposing a PIL seeking extension of benefits of Schemes meant for SC, ST, OBC and Minorities to BPL, has observed that issues raised fa.....
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Kerala HC Asks Kochi Corporation to Consider Shopowners' Objection(24.08.2016)
Kerala HC has directed Kochi Corporation to consider the objections filed by the owners of 166 commercial establishments in Panampilly Nagar.
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Recovery of interest on delayed period even though claimed after taking possession is maintainable(14.03.2019)
In facts of present case, Appellant-allottee has challenged the final order passed by Learned Member and Adjudicating Officer of MahaRERA Authority in.....
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Uttarakhand High Court Issues Guidelines to Curb Pre-Poll Corruption(22.10.2019)
Uttarakhand High Court has issued guidelines and directions to the State Election Commission and the State Government to ensure free and fair election.....
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Kerala High Court Frames Guidelines for Issuing Passports to Accused in Criminal Cases(01.10.2021)
Kerala High Court has observed that the grant of permission by the Magistrate enabling an accused to travel abroad will be of great significance, espe.....
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Kar. HC Directs Media Outlets to Block Articles Displaying Names of 2 Acquitted of Alleged Crimes(04.08.2022)
Karnataka High Court has directed 17 media outlets to temporarily block articles, videos and comments displaying names of two Petitioners in connectio.....
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HP HC: Home Guards Not Entitled to Compassionate Appointment Scheme(24.07.2025)
HP HC has held that when the job performed by Home Guards has been assessed to be purely of temporary nature, it will not be prudent to hold their dep.....
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ENVIRONMENT - NGT Refuses Permission for Registration of New Vehicles for Garbage Disposal(25.02.2019)
National Green Tribunal has dismissed a plea seeking review of its order refusing permission for registration of new vehicles of municipal corporation.....
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Delhi HC Asks Director General of Income Tax to Resolve Glitches in Income Tax Portal(31.08.2021)
Delhi High Court has asked the Director General of Income Tax to resolve the glitches in the income tax portal while observing that the new software s.....
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Gujarat HC: Delay in Appointment Due to No Fault of Employee Shouldn’t Result in Delayed Promotion(20.06.2022)
Gujarat High Court has held that delay in appointment, when entirely attributable to the employer and caused due to no fault of the candidate could no.....
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SC: Subsequent Judgment that Overrules Earlier Judgment to Apply Retrospectively(18.04.2025)
SC has observed that if an earlier decision of the court operated for quite some time and it is overruled by a subsequent decision, the decision rende.....
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NCLAT: Can Correct Inadvertent Typographical Errors in Orders Passed by NCLT under NCLT Rules(12.05.2025)
NCLAT New Delhi bench has held that correction of inadvertent typographical errors in the orders passed by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) ca.....
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Delhi HC: No Further Exemptions be Granted to NSFs Who Fails to Comply to National Sports Code(31.05.2022)
Delhi High Court by observing that fairness and legitimacy need to imbue all governmental affairs, has held that it is imperative that no further exem.....
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Raj. HC: In Absence of Statutory Rules, Denying Appt. on Basis of Minimum Height is Discriminatory(26.07.2024)
Raj. HC while granting relief to a woman seeking appointment at post of geologist, has held that since statutory rules framed regarding recruitment in.....
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SC Stays Kerala HC Judgment Quashing Appointment of Presiding Officer of Industrial Tribunal(17.09.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed the operation of a Kerala High Court judgement which had restrained V. Vijayakumar from functioning as the Presiding Officer .....
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Kar. HC to High Powered Committee: Provide Suggestions to Bring Dropped Out Children Back to School(06.07.2022)
Karnataka High Court has directed the High Power Committee constituted by it to consider the issue pertaining to out of school children and suggest me.....
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SC: Minimum 75% Eligibility Condition for Sports Quota is Discriminatory(11.08.2023)
Supreme Court has held that imposition of minimum 75% eligibility condition doesn’t subserve the object of introducing sports quota, but is, rather de.....
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Gauhati High Court Upholds POCSO Conviction Even in Absence of Medical Evidence(26.09.2024)
Gau. HC has upheld the conviction of an accused under POCSO Act, 2012 on the ground that the testimony of the victim girl before the Trial Court, whic.....
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Delhi HC: In National Capital, Permission for Felling of More Trees to be Supervised by CEC(09.05.2025)
Delhi High Court while hearing an application in a matter concerning preservation of trees in the national capital, has observed that permission for f.....
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NCLAT: Can Seek Eviction of Tenant from Corporate Debtor's Property under Tenancy Law(14.01.2025)
NCLAT New Delhi bench has held that eviction of tenant from corporate debtor’s property can be sought under Tenancy law and Adjudicating Authority can.....
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Kerala HC Raps Kochi Corp. for Inaction Against Food Stalls Disposing Waste Into Stormwater Canals(02.06.2023)
Kerala High Court has came down heavily on the Kochi Corporation for not taking strict action against hotels and “thattukadas” for dumping waste into .....
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Del. HC: Reopening Assessment on Basis of Estimation Report by DVO isn’t Sustainable(12.09.2024)
Delhi High Court has observed that report/estimate of the Valuation Officer cannot be the sole ground for re-opening assessment under Section 148 of I.....
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Bombay HC Seeks State’s Reply on School Bags Policy Implementation(17.03.2016)
Bombay HC has asked State Government to inform the court whether the policy to reduce the weight of school bags has been implemented.
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Gauhati High Court Rules Out Post Benchmark(16.09.2019)
Gauhati High Court has quashed the 2016 office memorandum of the State Government by inserting “alternative” qualification for the post of a principal.....
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Allahabad High Court: Non-Cutting of Beard by Police Official is Misdemeanour(23.08.2021)
Allahabad High Court has observed that non-cutting the beard by a police official despite there being a direction/circular issued by Higher Officials .....
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SC: When Appointing Authority Accepts Equivalence of Qualification, Courts should Avoid Interference(24.02.2025)
SC has held that in circumstances where the appointing authority has not objected to the qualifications of the candidate and there is no apparent or g.....
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Karnataka HC: No Wrong in Politicians Recommending Transfers(12.01.2017)
Karnataka High Court has observed that there was nothing wrong in politicians, including MLAs, MPs and Ministers, recommending transfer of Government .....
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SC:Court Order Needed Before Providing Police Assistance to Deliver Possession to Decree Holder(22.10.2019)
Supreme Court has castigated executive authorities for using police assistance to deliver possession of a property to a decree-holder though there was.....
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Kerala HC Directs Probe Into Controversial Antique Dealer's Alleged Links With Senior Police Officers(01.10.2021)
Kerala High Court has granted police protection to controversial fake antique dealer Monson Mavunkal''s former driver who had moved the Court alleging.....
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MAT to State: Make Clear Policy for Transgender Persons in Police Department Within Six Months(04.08.2022)
Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal (MAT) has directed the State Government to take a policy decision for the post of "other genders" like transgender.....
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SC: Wife to Issue Public Apology to Husband and his Family(23.07.2025)
Supreme Court has directed a woman to tender an unconditional apology to the husband and his family members for the "physical and mental trauma" cause.....
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SC Issues Directions for Ensuring Speedy Disposal of Cases(20.10.2023)
Supreme Court has issued a slew of directions to ensure the speedy disposal of cases and directed Chief Justices of the High Courts to form committees.....
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Delhi HC: Can Consider Husband's Home Loan & Responsibility While Determining Maintenance(01.09.2025)
Del. HC has observed that maintenance amount must be determined in a balanced manner. It should be one that ensures adequate support for wife & child,.....
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Delhi High Court: MCD's Higher Property Tax on Luxury Hotels Not Arbitrary(17.09.2025)
Delhi High Court held that the Municipal Corporation of Delhi's decision to impose a higher property tax rate on luxury hotels is neither arbitrary no.....
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SC: Must Disclose to the Manufacturer, Test Reports Justifying Reclassification(30.04.2025)
SC has observed that a copy of test report justifying reclassification of petrochemical products has to be furnished to manufacturer as unless a copy .....
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JKL HC: Section 6 Declarations under J&K Land Acquisition Act Can’t be Made by Dy. Commissioner(22.08.2023)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that under J&K Land Acquisition Act, 1990, Deputy Commissioner is not authorized to make Section 6 de.....
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Supreme Court: Advertisement Not Mentioning Number of Posts Invalid(12.02.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that public employment advertisements that fail to mention the number of posts available for selection are invalid and ille.....
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Madras HC Grants Permission to SEC to Withdraw Notification Holding Local Body Polls(06.10.2021)
Madras High Court has granted permission to the Puducherry State Election Commission (SEC) to withdraw a notification issued by it for holding local b.....
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Del. HC: Disclosure of CBI’s Report Not Within the Ambit of RTI(10.10.2023)
Delhi High Court while observing that Section 8(1)(h) of RTI Act exempts information which will impede process of investigation, has held that CBI’s E.....
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UP Govt. Issues Guidelines to Prevent Police Interference in Sub Judice Matters(30.07.2025)
Uttar Pradesh Government has issued comprehensive, State-wide guidelines after directions from the Allahabad High Court, for prevention of police inte.....
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SC: Woman ADJ Objects to Remarks in ACR after Petition for Child Care Leave(12.06.2025)
SC has issued notice to the State of Jharkhand and Jharkhand HC after a lady Additional District Judge alleged that some remarks suggesting performanc.....
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Madras HC Rejects Rajesh Das's Challenge to Trial Court Jurisdiction in Sexual Harassment Case(29.10.2021)
Madras High Court has dismissed a plea by suspended Special Director General of Police (DGP) Rajesh Das challenging the jurisdictional competence of t.....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Interfere with Implementation of Haj Policy, 2025(24.03.2025)
Supreme Court while hearing petitions challenging allocation of quotas of Haj pilgrims, has refused to interfere with the implementation of the Union .....
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Delhi HC: WhatsApp's New Privacy Policy Forces Users Into Agreement by Providing Mirage of Choice(26.08.2022)
Delhi High Court while upholding proposed investigation of Competition Commission of India into WhatsApp’s privacy policy, has held that 2021 Policy p.....
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J&K HC: Cannot Disengage SPOs without Following Due Process(17.03.2025)
J&K HC has observed that Special Police Officers (SPOs) cannot be disengaged from service without being provided a reasonable opportunity to show caus.....
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Supreme Court: Officer's 'Annual Confidential Report' Forms Part of His 'Service Record'(03.02.2017)
Supreme Court has held that Annual Confidential Report (ACR) of an officer forms a part of his ‘service record’ and that the same could not be ignored.....
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SC Directs Centre to Speed Up Implementation of Waiver of Compound Interest on Loan Instalments(15.10.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the Central government to speed up the implementation of waiver of compound interest on instalments of loans up to Rs 2 cro.....
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Central Government Changes Vaccination Policy; Makes Vaccination Free for 18-44 Years Age Group(08.06.2021)
Central Government has changed its vaccination policy and has decided to procure vaccines for the State Governments as well as give free vaccines for .....
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CESTAT Allows to Pay Service Tax for Construction of Residential Complex(10.05.2022)
Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate, Bangalore has allowed to Pay Service Tax under Composition scheme of Works Contract (Composition Scheme for P.....
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Raj. HC: ‘Zero Tolerance Policy’ Called Against Unqualified Proxy Teachers in Govt. Schools(02.08.2024)
Rajasthan High Court has directed Rajasthan Government to launch a campaign of zero tolerance policy against proxy teachers being illegally appointed .....
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RBI: Rs. 2000 Notes Withdrawn from Circulation; Will Continue as Legal Tender(22.05.2023)
Reserve Bank of India in pursuance of its Clean Note Policy has announced the withdrawal of Rs. 2000 banknotes from circulation. The notes to be conti.....
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TRAI releases Report on Activities for the period 1st January 2019 to 31st December 2019(13.08.2020)
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has today released the Report on Activities for the period 1st January 2019 to 31st December 2019. The Re.....
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Delhi HC Refuses to Interfere with Sambit Patra’s Appointment as ONGC Director(07.11.2017)
Delhi High Court has refused to interfere with the appointment of BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra as an independent director on the board of th.....
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P&H HC: Complainant Not Satisfied Can't be Sole Ground for Rejecting Cancellation Report(10.09.2020)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that where the complainant was not satisfied, cannot be the sole ground to discard the cancellation report and .....
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Bombay HC Extends Protective Orders Against Evictions and Dispossessions Till August 30(11.08.2021)
Bombay High Court has refused to continue its unconditional extension of all interim orders in Maharashtra beyond 30th August, 2021, given the improvi.....
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Central Government approves Guarantee Scheme for Corporate Debt (GSCD)(26.07.2023)
The Central Government has approved the 'Guarantee Scheme for Corporate Debt' (GSCD) for the purpose of providing guarantee cover against debt raised/.....
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Bom. HC: Delay in Submitting Export Documents Won’t Result in Credit Ceasing to be 'Export Credit'(07.01.2025)
Bom. HC while interpreting Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) 2015 Master Circular on Rupee/Foreign Currency Export Credit & Customer Service to Exporters,.....
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Supreme Court: Discontent Expressed Over Size of Apology Published by IMA(28.08.2024)
Supreme Court while expressing discontent with the size of the apology published by Indian Medical Association's President Dr RV Asokan over statement.....
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Mad HC: Frame SOP for Conducting Potency Test by Collecting Blood Sample(11.07.2023)
Madras High Court while observing that it wants to do away with the Two-Finger Test and the Archaic Potency Test, has directed authorities to frame SO.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Potency Test, Blood Sample
SC: Court Has to Apply Principles of Preponderance of Probability in Motor Accident Claim Cases(18.10.2024)
Supreme Court has stated that in claim cases, arising out of motor accident, the court has to apply the principles of preponderance of probability and.....
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SC Refuses to Relax GRAP-IV Restriction in National Capital(03.12.2024)
The Supreme Court has refused to relax the restrictions under the Graded Action Response Plan (GRAP) Stage-IV imposed in Delhi to tackle air pollution.....
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# GST Changes Applicable From 01.01.2021: Amendment to Composition Scheme Under CGST Act(29.12.2020)
Finance Act, 2020 has amended Section 10(2) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 to provide that a registered person seeking to pay the tax.....
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Safeguard Quantitative Restrictions (QR) imposed on import of Isopropyl Alcohol (IPA) dated 31.03.2023(31.08.2023)
1. Pursuant to issuance of Notification No. 64/2015-20 dated 31.03.2023 by the DGFT imposing safeguard measures in the form of Country-wise Quantitati.....
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Madras HC: Limitation is an Aspect of Public Policy for the Purpose Section 34 of Arbitration Act(12.08.2022)
Madras High Court has held that limitation is a facet of public policy, and hence, an arbitral award which is incorrect qua limitation is hit by Secti.....
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SC: NBE Files Application Seeking Postponement of NEET-PG 2025(04.06.2025)
National Board of Examination has filed an application before the Supreme Court seeking postponement of National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET-P.....
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Madhya Pradesh HC Issues Directives/Suggestions to Curb 'Plastic Pollution'(02.03.2020)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the State Government to issue directions to schools and colleges to stop the use of plastic immediately and als.....
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SC Transfers All FIRs Against Times Now Anchor Navika Kumar to Delhi Police(23.09.2022)
Supreme Court has directed that FIRs registered against Times Now anchor, Navika Kumar, over the remarks made by Nupur Sharma about Prophet Muhammed o.....
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NCLT: No Sale of Assets Below 25% Reserve Price Cut Under Liquidation Regulations(13.08.2025)
NCLT Bengaluru has held that corporate debtor assets can't be sold below a 25% cut in reserve price. It observed that permitting such sales breaches I.....
Tags : NCLT Bengaluru, IBC, Liquidation Regulations, Reserve Price, Corporate Debtor, Section 60(5)
Sc: When Sale Deed Is Void, Possession Suit Follows 12-Year Limitation under Article 65, Not Art 59(15.09.2025)
SC rules suit for possession against a void sale deed follows 12-year limitation under Article 65, not 3 years under Art. 59 of Limitation Act, 1963......
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Anti-Dumping Investigation concerning imports of Certain Rubber Chemicals(23.06.2022)
1. The undersigned is directed to refer to anti-dumping investigation final findings on the above subject issued vide notification F. No. 6/4/2021-DGT.....
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Supreme Court: NCLAT Cannot Use its ‘Inherent Powers’ to Subvert Legal Provisions(25.10.2024)
SC has held that 'inherent powers' cannot be used to subvert legal provisions, which exhaustively provide for a procedure. To permit the NCLAT to circ.....
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Specifying 50% Disability Limit in Visual Impairment for Judicial Officer Post Legitimate: SC(23.01.2019)
Supreme Court has held that stipulating a limit of 50% disability in hearing impairment or visual impairment as a condition to be eligible for the pos.....
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Kerala High Court Establishes Policy Decision to Interdict Self-Financing Institutions(27.10.2021)
Kerala High Court has established that a policy decision taken by the State to interdict self-financing institutions from commencing new courses in th.....
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Ker. HC: Under 'Recruitment by Transfer', Prescribed Conditions Need to be Scrupulously Followed(25.11.2024)
Ker HC has stated that when term used in relevant rules is that candidate is said to be “recruited by transfer” to service if his appointment to the s.....
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NCLAT: Committee of Creditors Within its Right to Resolve to Liquidate Go Airlines(07.04.2025)
NCLAT New Delhi bench has held that in absence of any compliant resolution plan, Committee of Creditors (CoC), acting in accordance with Section 33(2).....
Tags : NCLAT New Delhi, Go Airlines, Corporate Debtor
Del. HC to State: Don’t Publish Jobs on Rozgar Portal Which Don’t Comply with Minimum Wages Act(20.09.2023)
Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to ensure that no advertisement is published on the Rozgar Bazaar portal which is non-compliant wit.....
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Kerala HC Asks State to File Report in Proceedings on Excess Land of MLA(09.12.2021)
Kerala High Court has asked the State government to file a report on the status of the proceedings initiated to implement the order of the State Land .....
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SC: Suit Seeking Damages for Illegal Use of Property Maintainable After Filing Suit for Possession(04.12.2023)
Supreme Court has held that a suit for possession and suit for claiming damages for use and occupation of the property are two different causes of act.....
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Supreme Court Stays Contempt Proceeding Against Ex-CM Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank(26.10.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed the Contempt proceedings initiated by Uttarakhand High Court in the case concerning alleged non-payment of rents by former Ch.....
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NGT Raps States over Not Submitting Details of Air Pollution(31.05.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered Chief Secretaries of eight States that failed to submit details of air pollution in their cities to do so on.....
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Business Having Above 2 Crore Turnover Can File GST Audit Reports: GST Council(16.04.2019)
Taxpayers under Goods and Services Tax (GST) with annual turnover of over Rs 2 crore can now start filing GST audit reports for financial year 2017-18.....
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Madras HC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Appointment of Retd. Justice S. Baskaran(26.02.2021)
Madras High Court has issued notice on a petition challenging appointment of retired High Court Judge, Justice S Baskaran, as the Chairperson of the T.....
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Del HC: Recovery of Annual Report & Share Cert. from Assessee's Premises Not Incriminating Documents(28.09.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that the recovery of the annual report and the share certificate of the assessee premises cannot be considered to be incrimi.....
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Telangana HC Rejects Woman's ?90 L Alimony Claim Over Impotency Allegation(19.08.2025)
Telangana HC has dismissed a woman’s claim seeking ?90L alimony and divorce after finding that she failed to prove husband’s impotency or fraud. The C.....
Tags : Telangana High Court, Alimony, Divorce, Impotency
Kerala HC: Cognizance Of Rape u/s 376B IPC Needs Complaint by Separated Wife, Not on Police Report(17.09.2025)
Kerala High Court quashed criminal proceedings against a man accused under Section 376B IPC, stating that as per Section 198B of the CrPC, courts can .....
Tags : Rape, Police Report, Offence
Bombay HC Issues Contempt Notice to Two ACPs for Failure to Curb Noise Pollution(27.10.2016)
Bombay High Court has issued contempt notices to two Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACP) for failing to take action against noise pollution during.....
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Investment can’t be Written Off as Bad Debt if Project fails to Take Off: ITAT(12.10.2018)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT ) has given major setback to Aditya Birla Power Company Limited and held that investment in the project which fail.....
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SC Refuses Pre-Arrest Bail to Man Accused of Making Objectionable Facebook Post Against Smrit Irani(12.07.2021)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a petition filed by a man seeking anticipatory bail in a First Information Report registered by the Uttar Prade.....
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JKL HC: JKSRRDA Exempted from TDS Deduction on interest on Term Deposit Accounts(20.07.2023)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that J&K State Rural Roads Development Agency (JKSRRDA) is exempted from TDS deduction on interest in.....
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SC: Presiding Officers of Commercial Courts Should be Imparted Some Training(30.04.2025)
SC has observed that Presiding Officers of commercial courts should be imparted some training, orientation or refresher course to apprise them about t.....
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Kar. HC: Can’t Transfer Probe to CBI Merely because Accused is Sitting CM(10.02.2025)
Karnataka High Court while hearing a plea for transferring investigation from Lokayukta police to the CBI, has observed that the echo that the referen.....
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SC: National Sports Code 2011 Can't be Read Like a Statute(08.08.2022)
Supreme Court while passing direction to include the representation of 36 football players in Electoral College for ensuing executive committee electi.....
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SC: Can Amend Complaint Post Cognizance Step, Provided No Prejudice is Caused to Accused(28.07.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that a complaint can be amended at the post-cognizance stage if no prejudice is caused to the accused and the complainant's.....
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Bom. HC Grants Compensation to Nigerian National Jailed for 2 Year Due to Mistake in Forensic Report(16.08.2022)
Bombay High Court has ordered compensation of Rs. 2 Lakhs and granted bail to the Nigerian national incarcerated in 2020 on the basis of an erroneous .....
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Cal. HC: Municipal Corp. to File Proper Report Regarding the State of Kolkata's La Martiniere School(06.06.2025)
Calcutta High Court after taking note of partially collapsed building at Kolkata's La Martiniere for Boys school, has directed Kolkata Municipal Corpo.....
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SC Clubs 81 FIRs Against Builder, Grants 6-Month Bail to Aid Settlement with Home Buyers(18.08.2025)
SC has clubbed 81 FIRs against builder Alok Kumar in ?13.94cr fraud case and granted 6-month bail to enable settlement with home buyers. Court said pr.....
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NCLAT: Sec 9 IBC Plea Can't Be Rejected For Wrong Notice Form If Invoices in It Are Unchallenged(16.09.2025)
NCLAT held that an application under Section 9 of the IBC cannot be rejected on a hyper-technical ground that the demand notice was issued in Form 3 i.....
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RBI Leaves Repo Rate Unchanged at 6%, Reverse Repo Rate Stays at 5.75%(07.02.2018)
Reserve Bank of India has kept the repo rate unchanged at 6%. The reverse repo rate remains unchanged at 5.75%
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SC Puts Hold on International Award Directing Antrix Corporation to Pay Compensation(06.11.2020)
Supreme Court has put on hold an international award which had directed Antrix Corporation, to pay compensation to Bengaluru-based startup "Devas Mult.....
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Allahabad HC: Sister Can't Claim Benefit of Compassionate Appointment in Presence of Wife(22.08.2022)
Allahabad High Court has held that as per the UP Recruitment of Dependents of Government Servants Dying in Harness Rules, 1974, the benefit of compass.....
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Delhi HC Directs Amazon to Pay Beverly Hills Polo Club for Trademark Infringement(28.02.2025)
Delhi High Court has directed Amazon Technologies Inc to pay Rs. 339.25 crore to lifestyle brand, Beverly Hills Polo Club for trademark infringement a.....
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Punjab HC Fines Police Rs. 1 Lakh for 15-Year Delay in Filing Cancellation Report in Criminal Case(23.09.2025)
Punjab and Haryana High Court criticized Punjab Police for a 15-year unjustified delay in filing a cancellation report in a criminal case. The court e.....
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SC Imposes Cost on States Failing to Comply with Direction of POSH Act Implementation(12.02.2025)
Supreme Court has imposed cost on States that have failed to comply with directions that were passed for the effective compliance of the Sexual Harass.....
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Kar. HC: Exclusion of Married Daughter from Being Eligible for Compassionate Appointment is Valid(05.10.2023)
Karnataka High Court has held that LIC Recruitment of Staff Instructions excluding a married daughter from being eligible for appointment on compassio.....
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Kar. HC to State: Submit Proposal for Effective Implementation of Centre's Vatsalya Scheme(08.09.2023)
Karnataka High Court has directed State Government to submit the financial proposal and plan for the year 2022-2023, for effective implementation of M.....
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Tel. HC: Mandatory for SCN Issued on Online Portal to Have Digital Signature of Competent Authority(05.03.2025)
Telangana High Court has observed that show-cause notices issued on the online portal under Chapter XVII of the Central/Telangana State Goods and Serv.....
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Odisha POCSO Court Sentences Man to 20 Years Rigorous Imprisonment for Rape of 10 Year Old(01.11.2022)
Odisha POCSO Court has convicted a man and sentenced him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for twenty years in a 2018 rape case which took place in the.....
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NCLAT: Audit Report Alone Not Enough to Prove Fraud in Commercial Deal Under Section 66(2) IBC(29.09.2025)
NCLAT, Principal Bench, New Delhi, held that a transactional audit report alone cannot serve as conclusive proof of fraudulent trading under Section 6.....
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Del. HC: Being Subjected to Constant Threat of Being Summoned by Police Amounts to Cruelty(24.08.2023)
Delhi High Court while granting divorce to a man on ground of cruelty by wife, has observed that it is a source of mental harassment each time a perso.....
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Ker. HC: Party in Possession of Properties Failing to Disclose it Throws Light on Suppression of Fact(13.02.2025)
Ker HC has held that when a party in possession of movable/s and immovable property/ies fails to disclose its details the same would throw light on th.....
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SC Acquits Man Accused of Selling Adulterated Haldi Powder(31.07.2020)
Supreme Court has acquitted a man accused of selling adulterated Haldi Powder while finally disposing a criminal case which started 38 years ago.
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DGFT Changes Watermelon Seeds Import from Restricted to Free Till 30 September, 2022(24.06.2022)
Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has notified an amendment to the Import Policy Condition under the Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020 to allow th.....
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Madras HC: Taxpayer Not Responding to Notices Should be Sent Reminder through RPAD(25.04.2025)
Madras High Court has held that if a taxpayer does not respond even after repeated notices which are uploaded in the common portal by the department, .....
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Del. HC: Subjecting Citizen to Police Scrutiny Without Any Reason is Invasion of Right to Privacy(25.07.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that subjecting a citizen to police scrutiny including verification of personal documents for no good reason would entail a .....
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Bom. HC Refers to Larger Bench the Issue Whether Grounds of Arrest Must be Furnished to Accused(03.02.2025)
Bombay High Court has referred to a larger bench the issue, whether grounds of arrest are required to be furnished to the accused in offence under POC.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Data from HCs on Pending Sexual Assault Cases Against Minors(13.03.2018)
Supreme Court has directed the Registrar Generals of the High Courts across the country to collect and collate data regarding the pendency of cases of.....
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Madras HC Commutes Death Sentence Imposed on Former Professor of Business Administration(31.08.2021)
Madras High Court has commuted to life, the death sentence imposed on a former professor of business administration for having murdered his wife at an.....
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UP Court Acquits MP Atul Rai in Rape Case(10.08.2022)
Uttar Pradesh Court has acquitted Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), MP Atul Rai, in an alleged rape case filed by a 24-year-old woman as it noted that the FI.....
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Allahabad High Court Refers Question on High Court's Power to Quash FIR to 9-Judge Bench(29.05.2025)
Allahabad High Court has referred the questions regarding High Court's power to quash an FIR and the ensuing investigation using its inherent powers u.....
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When an expert body certifies that, facilities in a medical College are inadequate, it is not for Courts to interfere with assessment, except for very cogent jurisdictional reasons(01.06.2018)
In facts of present case, Vedantaa Institute of Academic Excellence Pvt. Ltd. and Vedantaa Institute of Medical Sciences, Respondent Nos. 1 and 2 here.....
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Delhi HC: Mandatory Spousal Consent for Organ Donation Violates Wife's Right to Control her Own Body(01.06.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that insistence of spousal consent for organ donation would encroach upon the right of the wife to be in control of her own .....
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JKL HC: Benefit Under Budgetary Support Scheme is Not a 'Right' But Only a Concession(28.06.2023)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court while observing that benefit provided under the Budgetary Support Scheme is not a 'right' but only a concessio.....
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Ker. HC: Proceedings Under POCSO Cannot be Quashed on Ground of Settlement between Parties(19.12.2024)
Kerala High Court has held that the legal position is apparent and comprehensive that criminal proceedings involving very serious offences under the P.....
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Kar HC Refuses to Quash FIR Against Gynecologist for Failing to Report Sexual Assault Against Minor(08.06.2023)
Karnataka High Court has refused to quash FIR filed against a Gynecologist under Section 21 of POCSO Act for failure to report incident of sexual assa.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Gynecologist, POCSO, Sexual Assault, Report
Ori. HC: Fact-Finding Inquiry Makes it Permissible to Not Give Opportunity of Hearing to Employee(08.10.2024)
Ori. HC while differentiating between fact finding inquiry & disciplinary inquiry, has held that the very nature of fact-finding inquiry makes it perm.....
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Gujarat HC Directs Expeditious Appointment of Presiding Officer at DRT Ahmedabad(29.06.2022)
Gujarat High Court while affirming that the right to speedy justice is enshrined under Article 21 of the Constitution has issued a writ of mandamus di.....
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Bombay HC: 10 Years of Experience in Law for Appointment as Judicial Member in Tribunal(15.09.2021)
Bombay High Court has said 10 years of experience in law and in other specialized fields is sufficient for appointment as a judicial member in the Tri.....
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Del. HC: Trademark’s Sporadic Use in India Not a Ground to Assume Goodwill/Reputation(23.01.2025)
Delhi High Court has observed that a trademark’s sporadic use in India cannot be a ground to assume that there has been a spillover of the trademark’s.....
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Ker HC: Court is not Expected to Blindly Pass Order in Ex- Parte Proceedings(17.02.2025)
Kerala Court has held that absence of the opposite party (OP) does not exempt the court from adhering to the fundamental legal principles. The burden .....
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Madras HC to Police: Register Offence of Cheating for Failure to Disclose Impotency Before Marriage(28.07.2022)
Madras High Court has directed the police to register offence of cheating under Section 417 and 420 of Indian Penal Code against the husband who decei.....
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Delhi HC: Stigma of Indulging in Unfair Means Can Adversely Affect the Career of a Candidate(10.07.2025)
Delhi High Court has observed that the stigma of indulging in unfair means can adversely affect the career of a candidate and thus, has serious civil .....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Justice Yashwant Verma’s Petition Challenging in-house Inquiry Report(07.08.2025)
Supreme Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by Justice Yashwant Verma which challenged the in-house inquiry report in the cash-at-home scandal a.....
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SC: Recalls Judgment in Bhushan Steel Case Citing Injustice Under Art. 142(01.08.2025)
Supreme Court recalled its previous order that had rejected JSW Steel’s resolution plan for Bhushan Power & Steel, noting that Article 142 had been us.....
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SC: Can’t Allow use of Barium Nitrate Merely Because it Would be 30 Per Cent Less Polluting(25.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that allowing the use of Barium Nitrate in firecrackers merely because it is indicated that the formulation as a whole would be.....
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SC: Cannot Extend Compassionate Appointments to Absurd Limits(19.06.2025)
Supreme Court while denying compassionate appointment to the petitioner who was the son of Principal Commissioner, Central Excise, has stated that com.....
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SC in Disproportionate Assets Case: Acquiring Assets not Crime Unless Source Illegal(02.06.2016)
Supreme Court while hearing DA case has observed that acquiring assets "per se" is not a crime unless the sources are found to be illegal.
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Madras HC Upholds President’s Decision to Cancel Vellore Poll(18.04.2019)
Madras High Court has dismissed two writ petitions filed against President’s decision to rescind poll notification for Vellore parliamentary constitue.....
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Gujarat HC Issues Notice to AM/NS India Over Non-Compliance of Order(01.03.2021)
Gujarat High Court has issued a notice to the Hazira-based steel company, ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel (AM/NS) India after a Public Interest Litigation .....
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All. HC: Accused Charged Under Both SC/ST Act and POCSO Entitled to Take Recourse Under POCSO(17.10.2023)
Allahabad High Court has held that where an accused has been charged under the SC/ST Act and the POCSO Act, a Special Court under the POCSO Act, would.....
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Uttarakhand HC Bars Media from Reporting Courtroom Talks; Warns of 'Growing Gun Culture' in Polls(25.08.2025)
Uttarakhand HC while monitoring Nainital panchayat poll violence has barred media from reporting courtroom discussions, permitting only orders to be p.....
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SC Stays Gujarat HC Order Refusing to Stay Summons Issued by State Police to a Lawyer(26.06.2025)
Supreme Court has stayed an order passed by Gujarat High Court that refused to stay summons issued by the State police to a lawyer.
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SEBI Tightens IPF Norms for Depositories(08.06.2016)
SEBI has observed that depositories can use the money in their investor protection funds (IPF) only to promote investor education and awareness progra.....
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If Exclusion Terms of Policy Not Told to Insured, Insurer can’t Repudiate Claim on its Basis: SC(22.04.2019)
Supreme Court has held that if the terms of exclusion of policy are not communicated to the insured, the insurer cannot rely on them to repudiate a cl.....
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Allahabad High Court Issues Notice on PUCL's Plea Seeking Establishment of Fast-Track Police Courts(14.12.2021)
Allahabad High Court has sought reply of the Uttar Pradesh Government, Union Government, and others on a plea filed by People's Union For Civil Libert.....
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Bom. HC Quashes Rule 6(1) of the Consumer Protection Rules, 2020(23.10.2023)
Bombay High Court while quashing Rule 6(1) of the Consumer Protection Rules, 2020, has observed that rule was diluting the involvement of the judiciar.....
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Supreme Court Judges Launch Schemes for Human -Wildlife Conflict(01.09.2025)
Supreme Court Judges have launched Scheme on Access to Justice for Victims of Human-Wildlife Conflict, 2025 and the Supporting Potential and Resilienc.....
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Kerala HC: Reports of Internal Complaints Committee Will Not Impact Police Report filed by Victim(14.11.2024)
Ker. High Court has held that the report of the Internal Complaints Committee is not the final word in so far as the allegations otherwise made before.....
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Madras High Court Seeks State’s Reply Over Jayalalithaa Portraits in Offices, Schemes(28.02.2017)
Madras High Court has directed Tamil Nadu Government to spell out its decision in matter of displaying portraits and photographs of Late Chief Ministe.....
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Rules are constitutionally valid as framed with an object to curb filing of frivolous public interest litigations or petitions with oblique motive at initial stage itself(11.11.2019)
The Petitioner, who is a practising Advocate of present Court has filed present writ petition under the head of 'Public Interest Litigation'. The cas.....
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Madras HC Directs State to Take Action Against Noise Pollution, Building Violations(01.11.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the State authorities to take appropriate actions to ensure that noise pollution or violations of building rules on acc.....
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P&H HC: Measured Legal Response Necessitates Vigilance at Point of Entry(24.03.2025)
Punjab & Haryana High Court has stated that a measured legal response necessitates vigilance at the point of entry rather than the indiscriminate deni.....
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Kerala HC: LIC Cancer Cover Starts From First Diagnosis After Waiting Period, Not Expert Opinion(08.10.2025)
Kerala High Court allowed Life Insurance Corporation's appeal against an order directing it to pay a cancer claim, holding that insurance coverage app.....
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CIVIL - Sharing Social Media Posts Akin to Endorsing Them: Madras HC(25.02.2019)
Madras High Court has rejected anticipatory bail plea of a BJP leader and observed that sharing social media posts or forwards is akin to endorsing th.....
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Allahabad HC: Power u/s 391 CrPC Same as Power Under Order XLI Rule 27 CPC(31.08.2021)
Allahabad High Court has observed that power under Section of 391 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 is akin to those of Order XLI Rule 27 of the.....
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Meghalaya HC Quashes POCSO Charges Against Man Accused of Having Consensual Sex With Minor Wife(12.08.2022)
Meghalaya High Court while setting aside charges against man under provisions of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for allegedly.....
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NCLAT: Suspended Management of CD is Prohibited from Deploying the Funds of Corporate Debtor(03.06.2025)
NCLAT New Delhi bench has held that the Corporate Debtor’s suspended management is strictly prohibited from deploying the funds of the Corporate Debto.....
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SC Backs Coal India’s Dual Pricing Policy, Justifies 20% Price Hike for Non-Core Sectors(15.09.2025)
SC upholds Coal India’s 2006 dual pricing policy, allowing 20% hike for non-core sectors. It said that core sectors like power and steel deserve prote.....
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CBDT: Sebi-Registered FPIs get I-T Filing Relief(11.12.2015)
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has clarified that incomplete or deficient returns filed by Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) would not be treat.....
Tags : Central Board of Direct Taxes , Foreign Portfolio Investors
Delhi High Court: Mere Possession of Drugs Under a Valid License Doesn’t Attract NDPS Act(29.07.2025)
Delhi High Court while granting bail to a man, has observed that mere possession of drugs or psychotropic substances under a valid license does not au.....
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Allahabad High Court: Police are Carving Out a Larger than Life Image for Themselves(10.06.2025)
All. High Court has observed that police are carving out a larger than life image for themselves shielding themselves from receiving and attending to .....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Personal Responsibility, Public Grievances
Madras HC Directs State to Respond to Plea Over Appointment of SHRC Chairman(24.02.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the State government to respond to a public interest litigation petition, which challenged the appointment of former ju.....
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Bombay HC: Half of Life Imprisonment is 10 Years for POCSO Offences(27.09.2022)
Bombay High Court has sentenced a convict to one half of life imprisonment under the POCSO Act, who will have to undergo a sentence of 10-years. The C.....
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SC Flags Conflict in AMU VC Appointment; Husband Presided Over Meeting That Shortlisted Wife(18.08.2025)
CJI-led bench expressed concerns over Prof. Naima Khatoon’s appointment as AMU VC, noting her husband, then officiating VC attended the meeting that s.....
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Supreme Court Takes Suo Motu Cognizance of Industrial Pollution in Rajasthan's Jojari River(16.09.2025)
Supreme Court took suo motu cognizance of pollution in Rajasthan's Jojari River caused by industrial waste harming villages and making drinking water .....
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Pat. HC: Non-Determination of POCSO Victim’s Age Causes Prejudice to the Fair Trial(19.07.2023)
Patna High Court has held that non-determination of victim’s age as per Section 34(2) of POCSO Act causes prejudice to fair trial. Non-compliance with.....
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Rajasthan HC: State Must Evolve Mechanism to Monitor Functioning of Municipal Bodies(29.04.2025)
Rajasthan HC has observed that if State lacks a mechanism to monitor and supervise functioning of its Municipal Council/Board it must establish one. A.....
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In case of a Society, the will of majority of the members of Society is supreme(15.09.2017)
By present writ petition, the Petitioner-Educational Institution seeks quashing of communication dated 19th August, 2016, sent by Divisional Joint Reg.....
Tags : De-registration, Proposal, Maintainability
Delhi HC Dismisses PIL Challenging Delhi Govt.'s "Freebie Policy" Of Electricity, Water Subsidies(31.07.2020)
Delhi High Court has dismissed with costs a Public Interest Litigation challenging the Delhi Government's grant of electricity and water concessions, .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, “Freebie Policy" Of Electricity, Water Subsidies
NFRA: Chartered Accountant Penalized with One Lakh Rupees Fine for Professional Misconduct(24.06.2022)
National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) has penalized chartered accountant with a fine of one lakh rupees for professional misconduct and debarr.....
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Bombay HC Directs State Govt. to Upload State's Prison & Police Manual on Internet(25.04.2025)
Bombay High Court has directed the Maharashtra Government to upload State's Prison Manual and Police Manual online in order to help prisoners and thei.....
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Madras HC Junks Plea to Detain Vessels in Chennai Oil Spill Case(06.02.2017)
Madras HC, while wondering under what law could Court order detention of two ships that collided off Ennore Port resulting in a major oil spill into t.....
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MP HC: Export Ban on N95 Masks/PPE Kits Not Violation of Right of Trade/Business(15.10.2020)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has ruled that ban of export in respect of KN95 Masks, Personal Protective Equipment Kits and other products does not amount.....
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ITAT: Income Received Under FPS Introduced Under Foreign Trade Policy 2004 Are Capital Receipts(14.07.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Delhi Bench has held that income received under Focus Products Scheme (FPS) introduced under Foreign Trade Polic.....
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Mad. HC: “Sexual Harassment” as Seen from PoSH Act Gives Significance to the Act than the Intention(24.01.2025)
Mad. HC has stated that definition of sexual harassment as seen from PoSH Act has given significance to the act than the intention. It is the fundamen.....
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NCLAT: Even if No Reply is Given to Demand Notice, CD Not Barred from Contesting App. u/s 9(18.02.2025)
NCLAT New Delhi bench has held that Corporate Debtor cannot be barred from contesting the application filed under section 9 of IBC even if no reply wa.....
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SC: Additional CMM is Not Subordinate to CMM in Exercise of Judicial Powers(28.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) cannot be said to be subordinate to the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate in so.....
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NCLAT Dismisses Appeal by a Contractor against DLF(06.05.2025)
NCLAT New Delhi bench has dismissed an appeal filed by a contractor against DLF u/s 61 of IBC, 2016 claiming a debt and stated that multiple exchanges.....
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Delhi HC: Punishment for a Crime Also Must Have its Limits(10.07.2025)
Delhi High Court has stated that the punishment for a crime also must have its limits, lest the punishment in itself became wrong, being non-productiv.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Purpose of Punishment, Reformation
SC: Political Parties Must Fight Political Battles before the Electorate(07.08.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that political battles should be fought before the electorate and courts should not be used to settle the political scores .....
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SC Set to Hear Plea Challenging Policy of Uniform Pricing for Consular Passport and Visa Services(30.06.2025)
Supreme Court is set to consider a plea filed against Centre’s policy of having uniform pricing for Consular Passport and Visa Services irrespective o.....
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HP HC: Cannot Grant Higher Pension on Duties Performed Temporarily(07.05.2025)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that a person cannot claim pension benefits for temporary work assigned at a higher post for a brief period befor.....
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SC: Person Having Security Interest Over Property of Corporate Debtor Not 'Financial Creditor'(27.02.2020)
Supreme Court has upheld the order of National Company Law Tribunal which cancelled the mortgages made by Jaypee Infratech Ltd to secure the debts of .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Mortgage by Corporate Debtor to Secure Debts
Bom HC to Pune Police: Do You Take Cognizance of FB Posts Only When They Are Against Politicians?(22.09.2022)
Bombay High Court while grilling a senior police inspector from Pune for his conduct in a matter pertaining to a woman lawyer's safety, asked if cogni.....
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SC Upholds Madras HC Order to Remove Political Flagpoles From Public Land(12.08.2025)
The Supreme Court has upheld the Madras HC’s order directing removal of permanent political flagpoles from public and government land, stressing that .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Madras High Court, Flagpoles, Public Land, Political Parties, Article 226, JK Maheshwari, Vijay Bishnoi
SC: Joining a Political Party Isn’t a Job, POSH Act Doesn’t Apply to Parties, Upholds HC Ruling(15.09.2025)
SC has rejected plea against Kerala HC order, says POSH Act doesn’t mandate political parties to form internal complaints panels. The Court observed t.....
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NGT to Civic Authorities: Follow SC Guidelines on Noise Pollution(11.12.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed authorities in Delhi to ensure strict adherence to guidelines issued by Supreme Court on noise pollution, s.....
Tags : National Green Tribunal , noise pollution,Delhi
NGT Raps Delhi Government for Delay in Report in the case of Millennium Bus Depot Site(25.09.2017)
National Green Tribunal has rapped the Delhi Government over its failure to file a compliance report with regard to the Supreme Court order on changin.....
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Bombay HC Directs State on Disposal of Bio Medical Waste(28.07.2020)
Bombay High Court has directed the State, Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation and the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board to ensure that the bio med.....
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MCA Notifies Penalty for Non-Compliance With NFRA Rules(22.06.2022)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has notified that the non-compliance with the National Financial Reporting Authority Rules (NFRA), 2018 would attr.....
Tags : Ministry of Corporate Affairs, National Financial Reporting Authority Rules, Penalty
P&H HC Directs SSP to Respond on Serious Allegation of Custodial Violence by Punjab Police(23.04.2025)
The Punjab and Haryana HC, while taking note of serious custodial violence and brutal torture, has a sought response from SSP by way of an affidavit a.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Custodial Violence, Senior Superintendent of Police
Introduction of system-driven disclosures in securities market(01.12.2015)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India proposed information disclosure by stock exchanges, depositories and register and share transfer agents thr.....
Tags : Disclosure, stock exchange, depositories, existing system
Court must not grant leave to appeal unless a ground has a reasonable prospect of success(25.09.2017)
The Appellant seeks leave to appeal against a conviction for being a reportable offender who, without reasonable excuse, failed to comply with his rep.....
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Reporting to Stock Exchanges regarding violations under Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015 relating to the Code of Conduct(23.07.2020)
1. Vide Gazette Notification No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2020/23 dated July 17, 2020, Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of Insider Trading) .....
Tags : Reporting, Stock Exchanges, Violations
RBI Working Paper Series No. 10: Modelling Corporate Sector Distress in India(26.12.2016)
The Reserve Bank of India today placed on its website a Working Paper titled "Modelling Corporate Sector Distress in India" by Manjusha Senapati and S.....
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NGT Levies Cost of 5 Crore on Mumbai Industrial Development Corporation for Polluting Water Body(12.09.2019)
National Green Tribunal has levied a cost of Rs 5 crores on Mumbai Industrial Development Corporation for causing pollution by discharging industrial .....
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Madras HC: Airport Authority of India Liable to Pay Land Tax(10.08.2021)
Madras High Court has ruled that the Airport Authority of India (AAI) is liable to pay Land Tax as it is not the part of the Central Government.
Tags : Madras High Court, Airport Authority of India
Punjab and Haryana High Court: Hold Mohali Mayoral Poll in 15 days(05.08.2015)
Punjab and Haryana High Court while directing the holding of the Mohali mayoral poll in 15 days has ordered that the Mayor’s seat would not be reserve.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Mohali, Mayoral Poll
Gujarat HC: State's Prohibition Policy Has Not Yielded 'Positive Results'(12.04.2017)
Gujarat High Court, while observing that State’s Liquor prohibition policy has not yielded “positive results”, has said that either it is not effectiv.....
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS - Delhi HC Bans 12 Firms From Selling Patanjali Goods In International Market in Trademark Infringement(27.03.2019)
Delhi HC while deciding the matter in Patanjali Ayurved has granted ex-parte ad-interim injunction against Masala King Exports Trading Private Limited.....
Tags : Delhi HC, Patanjali Ayurved Limited, Masala King Exports Trading Private Limited
Bombay High Court Suggests BMC to Invite Fresh Applications for Junior Panel Lawyers(28.01.2020)
Bombay High Court has asked the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to invite applications from lawyers interested in being empaneled on the Juni.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, Fresh Applications for Junior Panel Lawyers
Calcutta HC Quashes Order on CBI Probe Into Irregularities in Non-Teaching Staff Appointments(07.12.2021)
Calcutta High Court has quashed a Single Bench order wherein a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe had been ordered into the alleged irregular.....
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Finance Minister presented Union Budget, 2022 in the Lok Sabha(01.02.2022)
The Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the Union Budget 2022-23 in Parliament. The Union Budget while co.....
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Corporate Debtor can Withdraw Application Filed Under IBC on Making OTS Offer to Creditor : NCLT(28.01.2019)
NCLT has allowed the a corporate debtor to withdraw petition for its insolvency, though with costs, besides allowing ex-director of corporate debtor t.....
Tags : NCLT, Corporate Debtor can Withdraw Application Filed Under IBC
SEBI Penalizes Future Corporate Founder and Co-Founder for Insider Trading(04.02.2021)
Securities and Exchange Board of India has penalized Future Corporate Resources Pvt Ltd, Kishore Biyani and Anil Biyani, founder and co-founder of Fut.....
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Exim Bank's Government of India supported Line of Credit (LoC) of USD 50 million to the Government of the Republic of Maldives(17.02.2022)
1. Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) has entered into an agreement dated February 21, 2021 with the Government of the Republic of Maldives, for .....
Tags : LoC, Support, Maldives
Report on the working of the Reserve Bank of India for the year ended June 30, 2015(01.01.1900)
The Reserve Bank of India released its Annual Report 2014-15. The Report provides an overview on various aspects of the Indian economy. It also descri.....
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Bombay HC Notices Centre, State Over Amit Shah’s Public Meeting At Goa Airport(11.07.2017)
Bombay High Court has issued notices to Ministry of Civil Aviation, Chief Secretary of Goa and other respondent authorities in a petition that questio.....
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SC Refuses to Issue Notice on LG Polymer's Challenge Against NGT Constituting Committee(20.05.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to issue notice on a plea filed by LG Polymers against the order passed by National Green Tribunal (NGT) which directed the .....
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No judicial order is complete without reasons and it is expected that every Court, which passes an order should give reasons for the same(29.03.2022)
The present petition has been filed under Section 482 of Code of Criminal procedure, 1973 (CrPC) on behalf of the Petitioner seeking setting aside of .....
Tags : PO, Declaration, Validity
Texas Jury Orders Apple to Pay $625.6 Million for Infringing Patent(04.02.2016)
A Texas jury, while observing that Apple had infringed on VirnetX Holding Corporation patents in its iMessage and FaceTime services as well as in its .....
Tags : Apple, VirnetX Holding Corporation
Madras High Court: Inability to Pay Pre-Deposit No Ground to Invoke Writ Jurisdiction(31.01.2018)
Madras High Court has held that inability to pay pre-deposit of 7.5% before the Commissioner (Appeals) cannot be a fit ground for invoking writ jurisd.....
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Gauhati HC Issues Notice on PIL for Appointments to National Council for Transgenders(22.10.2020)
Gauhati High Court has issued notice in a public interest litigation seeking issuance of directions to the Centre for taking "immediate and effective .....
Tags : Gauhati High Court, Appointments to National Council for Transgenders
RBI imposes monetary penalty on National Central Cooperative Bank Ltd., Bettiah, Bihar(11.07.2022)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated July 08, 2022, a monetary penalty of ₹ 2.00 lakh (Rupees Two lakh only) on The National.....
Tags : Non compliance, Penalty, Imposition
Madras HC Sets Final Deadline For Appointment of Law Officers(03.01.2017)
Madras High Court has directed State government to file draft rules governing appointment of law officers within 10 days, failing which amicus curie a.....
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Government announces new measures to boost exports(14.09.2019)
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced various measures in order to give a boost and impetus to exports and to revive economic growth. In.....
Tags : Exports, Promotion, Steps
Government: Bank Deposits Before April 01, 2016 Can be Declared Under PMGKY(19.01.2017)
Govt has clarified that deposits in bank accounts made before 1 April 2016 can also be declared under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY), the .....
Tags : Bank Deposits, Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana, income disclosure scheme
Application for curbing media reporting of case can be moved in Court where it is pending(30.10.2019)
The Plaintiff has instituted present suit for (i) recovery of damages for defamation; (ii) restraining the Defendant from further defaming the Plainti.....
Tags : Defamatory allegations, Media reporting, Legality
Madras High Court Seeks State’s Reply over Plea Seeking Commission of Enquiry into Jaya’s Death(10.01.2017)
Madras High Court has ordered Tamil Nadu Government to file a reply on a petition seeking commission of enquiry into former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister .....
Tags : Madras High Court, Jayalalithaa, Apollo Hospital
Airports Authority of India can’t be Permitted to Shoot Dogs: Gujarat HC(03.12.2018)
Gujarat High Court has denied permission to the Airports Authority of India (AAI) to relocate or shoot the stray dogs which enter its operational area.....
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Delhi HC Stays Order Declaring CM's Promise on Payment of Rent for Poor as 'Legally Enforceable'(28.09.2021)
Delhi High Court has temporarily stayed a single judge order making promises extended by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for payment of rent on behalf .....
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Court has jurisdiction to extend the time that was initially fixed by it for doing an act(29.07.2022)
Present application moved on behalf of the Petitioners under Section 151 of Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC) seeking prayer for enlarging time for .....
Tags : Deposit, Time, Extension
Kerala High Court: BSF Jawan’s Widow Entitled to Appointment on Compassionate Grounds(02.05.2017)
Kerala High Court has held a BSF Jawan’s widow to be entitled to appointment on compassionate grounds, despite delay in making proper applications.
Tags : Kerala High Court, BSF Jawan, Appointment
CESTAT, Mumbai: Cenvat Credit Not Admissible on Goods Transport Agency Services(24.02.2020)
Central Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Mumbai has held that Cenvat credit is not admissible on Goods Transport Agency services us.....
Tags : Customs Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Cenvat Credit, Goods Transport Agency Services
RBI imposes monetary penalty on G.S. Mahanagar Co-operative Bank Limited, Mumbai(12.09.2022)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated September 08, 2022, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹ 25.00 lakh (Rupees Twenty-five lakh only) o.....
Tags : Non-compliance, Penalty, Imposition
Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Reply on Upward Revision of Minimum Support Price (MSP)(03.05.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Centre to respond to suggestions, including upward revision of Minimum Support Price (MSP) for foodgrains, given by an NGO to .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Minimum Support Price
Centre issues new Rules for appointment of Members to Tribunals(12.02.2020)
The Union Ministry of Finance has framed fresh rules prescribing uniform norms for the appointment and service conditions of members to various tribun.....
Tags : Tribunal Members, Appointment, New Rules
Amendment in Sl. No. 57, Chapter 10 of Schedule 2 of ITC (HS) regarding conditions for export of Basmati Rice(01.08.2016)
Central makes amendment in Chapter 10 of Schedule 2 of ITC (HS) Classification of Export and Import Items, in exercise of the powers conferred by Sect.....
Tags : Basmati rice, Exports, Conditions, Amendment
ITAT, Pune: French Company Can’t be Taxed for Rendering IT Support Services to Indian Entities(03.03.2020)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Pune bench has held that the Information Technology (IT) support services rendered by a French Company to an Ind.....
Tags : Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, French Company Rendering IT Support
Govt. Fixes Debt to Capital, Free Reserve Ratio for Govt. Companies(25.03.2016)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs has notified the debt to capital and free reserves ratio for government companies that are into housing finance.
Tags : Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Debt to Capital, Free Reserve Ratio
Delhi High Court Seeks Centre's Reply on Plea for Guidelines on Police Probe Procedure(26.03.2018)
Delhi High Court has sought the Centre's reply on a plea seeking proper guidelines for the procedure of investigation to be followed by the police whe.....
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Karnataka HC Directs State to Make Statement on Appointment of Nodal Officer(10.12.2020)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to make a statement before the court on 21st December, 2020, on whether it is willing to appoin.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Appointment of Nodal Officer
Prime Minister launches National Logistics Policy(17.09.2022)
Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi launched the National Logistics Policy. Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister said that India is emerging as.....
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Govt Extends Due Date of Transfer of Shares to IEPF Authority, New Dates to Notify Soon(31.05.2017)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs has extended due date of transfer of shares to Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) Authority which earlier was.....
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MHRD issues directions to UGC, AICTE, NTA, NIOS, CBSE, NCTE and all organisations for the postponement of examinations till 31st March, 2020 as a precautionary measure in the wake of COVID-19(18.03.2020)
MHRD is taking all steps to ensure safety of students along with the maintenance of academic calendar. I appeal to all students, teachers and parents .....
Tags : Directions, Issuance, Examination, Postponement
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) releases 'Report on Activities for the year 2017'(07.05.2018)
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has today released a Report on Activities for the period 1st January, 2017 to 31st December, 2017. The Re.....
Tags : Report, Release, Activities, 2017
Delhi HC Rejects Petition Seeking Fire Engines at Public Spots(04.04.2019)
Delhi High Court has declined to entertain two PILs by an NGO seeking that fire engines be deployed at all major public places along with “anti-terror.....
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Karnataka High Court : No Requirement to Serve Notice Under Certificate of Posting(30.03.2021)
Karnataka High Court has said that service of notice through a registered post is proper service of notice, under section Section 138 of Negotiable In.....
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SC to HCs’: File Responses to Plea Seeking Online RTI Portals, Within Three Weeks(06.12.2022)
Supreme Court has directed all High Courts to file their responses on proposed set up of online RTI Portals within three weeks. The issue arose when C.....
Tags : Supreme Court, RTI Portals, e-filing
Kerala High Court Issues Strict Instructions to Expeditiously Remove Illegal Flag Posts in State(16.11.2021)
Kerala High Court has issued strict instructions to the State to ensure that no new unauthorised flag posts are installed in the State and to remove t.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Remove Illegal Flag Posts in State
Imposition of monetary penalty on Parwanoo Urban Co-operative Bank Limited, Parwanoo, Himachal Pradesh(21.11.2022)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated November 15, 2022, a monetary penalty of Rs 3.00 lakh (Rupees Three Lakh only) on The P.....
Tags : Penalty, Imposition, Non-compliance
Law Commission Report No. 260 analysing draft model Indian bilateral investment treaty(28.08.2015)
The Law Commission released its 260th Report on 'Analysis of the 2015 Draft Model Indian Bilateral Investment Treaty'. The bi-lateral investment treat.....
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NGT Notice To Centre On Coal-Based Power Plant Near Delhi(13.07.2017)
National Green Tribunal has issued notice to Centre on proposed coal-based power plant in Khurja, Uttar Pradesh just 100kms from Delhi, which is alrea.....
Tags : National Green Tribunal, Power Plant, Delhi
RBI reduces the repo rate from 4.4% to 4% to mitigate the impact of COVID-19(22.05.2020)
The RBI revises the repo rate and reduced it from 4.4% to 4%. Further, it has reduced the reverse repo rate to 3.35%. The decision of the monetary po.....
Tags : Repo rate, Reduction, Economic activity
Kerala HC Directs State to Respond to Plea on International Green Field Airport Project(20.12.2016)
Kerala High Court has directed State Government to respond to a plea by KGS Aranmula International Airport Ltd. challenging State Government decision .....
Tags : Kerala High Court, KGS Aranmula International Airport, International Green Field Airport
Delhi High Court Tells Delhi Govt to Set ‘Measurable Targets’ to Mitigate Air Pollution in Delhi(30.11.2017)
Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi government to formulate “measurable targets” to mitigate air pollution in the state in a time-bound manner.
Tags : Delhi High Court, Air Pollution
Exim Bank's Government of India supported Line of Credit of USD 310 million to the Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe(08.10.2020)
1. Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) has entered into an agreement dated February 24, 2020 with the Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe, for .....
Tags : Support, Credit, Zimbabwe
APTEL Directs TANGEDCO to Supply Electricity to Vedana Sterlite’s Copper Plant in Tuticorin(05.05.2021)
Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has directed the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) to supply electricity to Ved.....
Tags : Appellate Tribunal for Electricity, Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation
DGFT simplifies the process of levying Composition Fee for Export Obligation Extension(01.03.2023)
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has notified amended rules for implementing all PRC (Policy Relaxation Committee) decisions regarding .....
Tags : Composition Fee, Procedure, Simplification
Vehicles on Alternative Fuels(13.12.2018)
To promote alternate fuels and to bring down pollution levels across the country, Government has taken proactive steps to promote environment friendly.....
Tags : Alternative Fuels, Pollution, Reduction
Strict implementation of the import policy i.r.t. transmission apparatus incorporating reception apparatus (ITC HS Code-8525 60 00), by the Customs Authorities(11.08.2021)
1. Reference is invited to F. No. P-11014/04/2013-PP(Vol-1) dated 12th July, 2021 issued by DWA (Regulation), Wireless Coordination and Planning Wing,.....
Tags : Strict implementation, Import policy
Commerce Minister releases study report on Indian pharma exports to China(18.06.2018)
For India to make a strong pitch for pharma exports to China, the Department of Commerce in coordination with Embassy of India at Beijing commissioned.....
Tags : China, Pharma, Export
SC: Industrial Policies Cannot be Hit by Doctrine of Promissory Estoppel(24.04.2020)
Supreme Court has held that the industrial policies or notifications cannot be hit by the doctrine of promissory estoppel. The Court was of the view t.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Industrial Policies
Delhi HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Postponement of Foreign Medical Graduate Examination, 2021(14.06.2021)
Delhi High Court has dismissed an application seeking the postponement of the Foreign Medical Graduate Exam, 2021, (FMGE) on an application moved by t.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Postponement of Foreign Medical Graduate Examination, 2021
MP HC Grants Bail to Man Booked Under POCSO Act for Raping 15-Year Old Girl(17.09.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted bail to a man booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 for allegedly raping a 15-y.....
Tags : Madhya Pradesh High Court, Man Booked Under POCSO Act for Raping 15-Year Old Girl
When the arbitration agreement itself is void, Court would decline to refer the parties to arbitration despite the existence of an arbitration clause(11.09.2023)
The present petition under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 seeks appointment of an arbitrator for adjudication of disputes wh.....
Tags : Dispute, Appointment, Arbitrator
Compat: Flat buyers need not apply(26.04.2016)
The Competition Appellate Tribunal affirmed what the Competition Commission has been trying to tell residential flat buyers all along - builders canno.....
Tags : compat, real estate, dominant position
ARBITRATION - Pre-Deposit Clauses to Invoke Arbitration Makes Arbitral Process Ineffective: SC(12.03.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that pre-deposit clauses to invoke arbitration would render the arbitral process ineffective and expensive, and also struck.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Arbitration, Pre-Deposit Clauses
Supreme Court Dismisses Pleas Challenging Appointment of Dinkar Gupta as Punjab DGP(16.11.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed the special leave petitions filed challenging the Punjab and Haryana High Court's order of upholding the appointment of Di.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Appointment of Dinkar Gupta as Punjab DGP
Madras High Court Restrains AAI From Taking Up Construction Work in Coimbatore(30.05.2017)
Madras High Court has restrained Airports Authority of India (AAI) from proceeding with any construction work on more than 100 acres of land acquired .....
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Direction by the President of India regarding the powers of the Appropriate Government under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016(17.03.2020)
In pursuance of the powers conferred under clause (1) of Article 239 of the Constitution, the President hereby directs that the powers and functions o.....
Tags : Direction, Powers, Appropriate Government
Madras HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Directions to Extend Pongal Gift Hampers to Refugees(01.02.2022)
Madras High Court has dismissed a plea filed by Retd. Professor Ramu Manivannan seeking directions to the government of Tamil Nadu to extend the Ponga.....
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Clandestine removal is a charge and has to be proved with all other concerned activities(18.03.2024)
In facts of present case, the Appellants are engaged in the manufacture of copper ingots and are availing the exemption under Notification No. 56/2002.....
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Teachers Shouldn't be Deployed for Non-Educational Purposes Outside Purview of RTE Act: Delhi HC(28.01.2019)
Delhi High Court has ruled that while civic authorities can take assistance from its teachers for non-academic work such as the opening of bank accoun.....
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SC: Corporate Debtor Only Offering Security by Pledging Shares Not a Financial Creditor(04.02.2021)
Supreme Court has held that if a corporate debtor has only offered security by pledging shares, without undertaking to discharge the borrower's liabil.....
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Cabinet approves preparations for India's G20 Presidency(15.02.2022)
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, today approved the setting up of a G20 Secretariat and its reporting structures, whic.....
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RBI Hikes Repo Rate by 25 bps to 6.5%(01.08.2018)
Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) monetary policy committee (MPC) has raised repo rate by 25 basis points (bps) to 6.5%.
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SC Issues Notice on Plea for Probe Into Killings of Two BJP Workers During Post-Poll Violence(18.05.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a writ petition seeking SIT/CBI investigation into the killings of two BJP workers in West Bengal, allegedly by the.....
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Initiation of anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of "Pretilachlor in any of its form & its intermediate -2, 6-Diethyl-n-(2-propoxy ethyl) Aniline" originating in or exported from China PR(23.04.2024)
No. 6/31/2023-DGTR.--Having regard to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, as amended from time to time and the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment an.....
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Once the party admits, the same need not be proved by the department(17.05.2024)
The Appellant filed the Bill of Entry for clearance of the goods declared as "Copper Clad Laminates-AL grade" classified under CTH 7474102100. The goo.....
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National Green Tribunal Orders Bhopal Municipal Corporation for Demarcation of Abattoir Land(06.10.2017)
National Green Tribunal has directed Bhopal Municipal Corporation to demarcate the land provided by State Government for construction of new slaughter.....
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SC: Presumption 'Possession Follows Title' Arises Only Where No Definite Proof of Possession(28.08.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the presumption based on the maxim 'possession follows title' that possession must be deemed to follow title, arises o.....
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Cabinet empowers the Board of Directors to recommend and undertake the process for Disinvestment(18.05.2022)
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister, has approved the proposal for empowering the Board of Directors of the Holding, Parent Public Sector Ent.....
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RBI Leaves Repo Rate Unchanged; Cuts GVA Growth Estimate to 6.7%(05.10.2017)
The six-member Monetary Policy Committee of Reserve Bank of India, headed by Governor Urjit Patel has left the short-term lending rate, also known as .....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Uniform Education Policy to Avoid Discrimination(28.08.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a plea seeking for directions to the Union to formulate a uniform education policy in every State in order to curb .....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Delhi Excise Policy 2021(28.07.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice on a petition challenging Delhi Excise Policy 2021 insofar as it reduces the minimum age for consumption of liquor .....
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Department of Consumer Affairs proposes amendment in Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011(14.07.2024)
Keeping in view of the growing ambit of the market including both offline and online platforms, the Department of Consumer Affairs, Government of Indi.....
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NGT to Delhi Government: Inadequate Action on Tackling Noise Pollution(21.11.2019)
National Green Tribunal has slammed the Delhi Government's awareness activities to tackle noise pollution, saying they were inadequate in terms of qua.....
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RBI imposes monetary penalty on Bharat Heavy Electricals Employees' Co-operative Bank Limited, Kailasapuram, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu(29.08.2022)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated August 22, 2022, a monetary penalty of Rs. 10.00 lakh (Rupees Ten lakh only) on Bharat .....
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IBBI amends Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate Persons Regulations, 2016(15.06.2022)
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) notified the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate Per.....
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SC: Consumer’s Right to Protest Peacefully Without Falling Foul is a Corresponding Right(18.04.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that a right to protest peacefully without falling foul of the law is a corresponding right, which the consumers ought to p.....
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Bombay HC Permits BMC to Use Four Polluting Vehicles Till June 30(10.01.2017)
Bombay High Court has allowed Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to use four of its polluting vehicles till June 30 considering that they are us.....
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Uttarakhand High Court Bans Use of Chilli Powder to Shoo Away Elephant Herds(17.10.2019)
Uttarakhand High Court has prohibited the use of chilli powder either in the form of wires or balls or any other cruel means to stop elephants from cr.....
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Madras HC Directs to Frame Laws to Ensure Immediate Deportation of Illegal Immigrants(28.09.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the Ministry of Home Affairs to frame appropriate laws within 3 months with regards to illegal immigrants who repeatedl.....
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Leave to appeal must not be given unless the Court is satisfied that the ground has a reasonable prospect of success(26.07.2022)
The Respondent was convicted after trial in the Magistrates Court of one charge of assault occasioning bodily harm and one charge of dangerous driving.....
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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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Terms of the Invitation to Tender, being in the realm of contract, are not open to judicial scrutiny(30.09.2022)
The Airport Authority of India ( ‘AAI’) has preferred Civil Appeal against the judgment and order passed by the High Court, by which the High Court ha.....
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Abetment necessarily requires knowledge of the offending Act for imposing penalty under Section 111 of the Customs Act(04.07.2023)
The Appellant has filed the present appeal under Section 130 of the Customs Act, 1962 ('Customs Act'), impugning an order passed by the Customs, Excis.....
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Kerala HC Reserves Verdict in Petitions Assailing Entrance Policy to Professional Courses in The Stat(17.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has reserved its judgment in the batch of petitions filed by ICSE and CBSE students aggrieved by the scheme prepared for admission t.....
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Regulatory Reporting by AIFs(14.09.2023)
1. In terms of Regulation 28 of SEBI (AIF) Regulations, 2012 read with Clause 15.1 of SEBI Master Circular for AIFs dated July 31, 2023, AIFs shall su.....
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Allahabad HC: Weapon's Recovery from Place Unknown to Everyone Underlines Confirmation Theory(09.09.2022)
Allahabad High Court has held that recovery of weapon by accused from a place unknown to anybody else including the investigating officer is a fact th.....
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Tel. HC Issues Directions for Speedy Disposal of Cases Against MPs/MLAs(18.12.2023)
Telangana High Court has issued various directions to the Courts and Police Officials to ensure speedy disposal of cases with regard to MLAs and MPs.
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Gujarat HC Convicts 7 for Murder in 2002 Post-Godhra Riots Case(29.06.2016)
Gujarat HC, while reversing a trial court judgement, has convicted seven persons for murder in a 2002 post-Godhra riots case in Viramgam town in the d.....
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CRIMINAL - Madras HC Scraps Petition to Put Off Distribution of Rs. 2,000(05.03.2019)
Madras High Court has dismissed plea challenging the state government’s decision to dole out Rs. 2,000 to below poverty line (BPL) families till the c.....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Removal of Govt. Control over Appointment(08.01.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a Petition filed by Jamiat Ulema-I-Hind seeking directions to remove the Government control over the appointment of.....
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Delhi HC Directs to Decide Application Seeking Statistics of State Sponsored Electronic Surveillance(02.12.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed the Central Information Commission (CIC) to decide within 8 weeks, the appeals filed by Apar Gupta, founder of the Inter.....
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Delhi High Court Disposes Plea Alleging Modi Filed Incorrect Poll Expenses(05.08.2015)
Delhi High Court has disposed a plea alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave an "incorrect account" of his poll expenditure in Varanasi during.....
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Bombay HC Orders Demolition of Structures Near Airport That Violate 'Height Norms'(13.04.2017)
Bombay High Court has asked Airports Authority of India (AAI), Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation to .....
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INSURANCE - SC: Disease Caused due to Insect Bite in the Natural Course of Events Not Covered Under 'Accident'(27.03.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that where a disease is caused or transmitted by insect bite/virus in the natural course of events, it would not be covered.....
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Supreme Court Says Women Should Get-Command Posts in the Army(29.01.2020)
Supreme Court has said that suitability and competence should be the criteria in deciding command appointments within the Army and there should not be.....
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Delhi HC Directs Govt to File Additional Affidavit in Plea Challenging New Excise Policy(07.12.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to file an additional affidavit in a plea challenging its new Excise Policy inasmuch as it allegedl.....
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Imposition of Minimum Export Price on export of Onions.(23.11.2023)
1. In supersession of Notification No. 42/2023 dated 28/10/2023 [S.O. 4719(E)] and in exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 read with section 5 of.....
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All. HC: No Sympathy for Person Getting Appointment Based on Forged Documents(12.01.2024)
Allahabad High Court has held that a person, who has acquired an appointment as Teacher based on forged educational documents, cannot be entitled to a.....
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Export Policy of Onions - increase in Minimum Export Price(24.08.2015)
The Central government increased the minimum export price of all varieties of onions to $700 per metric ton. An earlier notification had set the minim.....
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"Total Moral Policing": Supreme Court Raps Maharashtra Government On Closure Of Dance Bars(10.08.2018)
Supreme Court has asked the Maharashtra Government why it has not allowed a single dance bar to operate and wondered if there was total moral policing.....
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Madras High Court Orders Non-Disturbance of Services of Temporary Conservancy Workers(19.04.2021)
Madras High Court has ordered that the services of 1,457 conservancy workers, engaged on non-permanent basis under National Urban Livelihoods Mission .....
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HP High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Compassionate Appointment in View of State's Policy(13.01.2022)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has dismissed a plea seeking compassionate appointment filed by a son while noting that his mother is already in Governmen.....
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Delhi High Court Seeks Jawaharlal Nehru University’s Response on Criteria for Teaching Posts(17.02.2020)
Delhi High Court has sought Jawaharlal Nehru University’s response on a plea challenging its decision to change selection criteria for vacant teaching.....
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SC Calls for Status Report from Union, Internet Intermediaries on Steps Against Child Pornography(20.09.2022)
Supreme Court has directed Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati to furnish status report of Government and internet intermediaries to the Cour.....
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RBI imposes monetary penalty on Indrayani Co-operative Bank Ltd., Pimpri, Maharashtra(23.10.2023)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated September 25, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹3.00 lakh (Rupees Three lakh only) on Indray.....
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MCD is empowered to remove any illegal and unauthorised construction even if it happens within the four corners of a house/flat(09.07.2024)
Present writ petition has been filed by the petitioner-cooperative society seeking a direction to the Respondent no.1/MCD to conduct a survey and insp.....
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SC Upholds Selection of Candidate Suffering from Bipolar Affective Disorder to Delhi Judicial Service(14.12.2021)
Supreme Court has upheld the selection of a candidate suffering from Bipolar Affective Disorder to Delhi Judicial Service 2018 under the category of p.....
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SC: No Different Pay-Scales for Compassionate Appointment and Regular Appointments(29.12.2021)
Supreme Court has stated that there cannot be two different pay-scales for the employee appointed on compassionate ground and the employee appointed o.....
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Delhi HC: Court Cannot Substitute Its View For Qualification Requirements While Advertising Vacancies(14.10.2022)
Delhi High Court has observed that courts cannot substitute their view for the qualification requirements prescribed by an organization while advertis.....
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Delhi High Court: Step-Father Acquitted on Ground of Victim’s Testimony Being Tutored(14.03.2024)
Del. HC while acquitting a step-father who was earlier convicted under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, has stated that victim’s.....
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Gujarat HC Notices State Government over Petition Seeking Thangadh Police Investigation Report(05.10.2016)
Gujarat HC has issued notice to State Government on a petition filed by father of one of three Dalit youths killed in Thangadh police firing in 2012 s.....
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Bombay High Court Directs Police to Punish Vehicles Using Police Stickers(01.07.2019)
Bombay High Court has held that applying police stickers on personal vehicles is an illegal offence. Directing officials to take action against those .....
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Kerala HC: Investigation or Arrest under Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act to be Conducted Only by SPO(30.11.2020)
Kerala High Court has held and clarified that any investigation or arrest under the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 has to be conducted only by.....
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SC to Centre: Frame Policy for Employment of Transgender Persons(09.09.2022)
Supreme Court has asked Central Government in consultation with National Council for Transgender Persons to devise policy framework for reasonable acc.....
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Kar. HC: Civil Court or the Criminal Court Itself Doesn’t Have the Power to Impound the Passport(18.12.2023)
Karnataka High Court while observing that the civil Court or the criminal Court itself does not have the power to impound the passport, has held that .....
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CCI to examine - Whether ITC availed or reduction in tax rate actually resulted in commensurate reduction in price of goods or services or both(23.11.2022)
1.In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 171 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), the Central Gove.....
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SC Denies to Stay Payment to Reliance Power's SPL(30.06.2016)
SC has denied to stay order of Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) that directed a group of state electricity distribution companies to pay aro.....
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CIVIL - Madras HC Scraps Petition to Put Off Distribution of Rs. 2,000(05.03.2019)
Madras High Court has dismissed plea challenging the state government’s decision to dole out Rs. 2,000 to below poverty line (BPL) families till the c.....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Removal of Govt. Control over Appointment(08.01.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a Petition filed by Jamiat Ulema-I-Hind seeking directions to remove the Government control over the appointment of.....
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SC: Persons With Disabilities Should Not Be Asked to Remove Prosthetic Limbs At Airport Security(03.12.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that differently abled persons with prosthetic limbs/callipers should not be asked to remove the prosthetics at airport sec.....
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Madras HC: Watching Child Pornography Does Not Attract Offence Under POCSO or IT Act(15.01.2024)
Mad. HC held that merely watching child pornography doesn’t attract offences under POCSO and IT Act. To constitute offence under POCSO Act, child must.....
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Recommendation of select committee for appointment cannot be negated without good and plausible reason(11.08.2015)
In a petition against a decision of the State government to not appoint the Petitioner, after her successful selection by the select committee, the Co.....
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Allahabad HC Disposes of Contempt Case Against Lawyer for Abusing Lady Judge in Open Court(04.03.2022)
Allahabad High Court has disposed of a contempt case against a lawyer who abused a lady judge in the open court after he tendered an unconditional & u.....
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Bombay HC: Court Setting Aside Magistrate's Order for Police Investi. Won’t Lead to Quashing of FIR(15.04.2024)
Bombay High Court has held that if a revision court sets aside a Magistrate’s order to conduct a police investigation in a cognizable offence under Se.....
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Calcutta HC Grants Interim Bail to Kunal Ghosh in Saradha Scam Case(06.10.2016)
Calcutta HC, while rejecting CBI’s plea to keep Ex-Transport Minister Madan Mitra, under house arrest and police surveillance, has granted him interim.....
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Kerala HC: Burden on Insurer to Prove That Cancellation Policy Has Been Informed to Vehicle Owner(17.06.2019)
Kerala High Court has rejected the award of a Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, which had exonerated the insurer from liability in a motor accident cla.....
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MP HC Grants Temporary Bail to Rape Accused for Taking Care of Wife & Repairing Dilapidated Dwelling(06.04.2022)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted temporary bail to a rape accused for 45 days to take care of his injured wife and to repair his house, which was.....
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Delhi High Court: MCD, DDA Ordered to Frame Rules for Levying Fine on Encroachers(31.05.2024)
Delhi High Court has ordered the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to make encroachers liable for illegal enc.....
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Supreme Court to Parliament: Make Law to Bar Criminals From Polls(10.08.2018)
Supreme Court has urged Parliament to frame a law that prevents tainted persons from entering the electoral fray, saying the demand of the citizenry t.....
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NGT Prepones Summer Vacation for Principal Bench, Zonal Benches from April 19 to May 18(19.04.2021)
National Green Tribunal has modified its calendar for summer vacation of 2021 in light of the recent surge in Covid 19 cases throughout the Country, r.....
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AP HC: When Person is in Settled Possession and Enjoyment of Property, He Cannot be Dispossessed(13.01.2022)
Andhra Pradesh High Court has reiterated that when a person is in settled possession and enjoyment of a property, he cannot be dispossessed, except by.....
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Imposition of anti-dumping duty on subject goods(07.05.2018)
Whereas, in the matter of import of 'Jute Products' namely, Jute Yarn/Twine (multiple folded/cabled and single), Hessian fabric, and Jute sacking bags.....
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RBI Releases First Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2019-20(04.04.2019)
Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced its resolution under first bi-monthly monetary policy statement for 2019-.....
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Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Extends Validity of Driving Licenses & Other Permits(30.03.2021)
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has extended the validity of documents like driving licenses, registrations and other permits under the Motor .....
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Orissa HC: Merit List Not a Reservoir for Future Appointments(06.12.2022)
Orissa High Court while denying appointment to a candidate who approached the Court, 15 years after publication of the merit list has held that a meri.....
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Calcutta HC Refuses to Stay Appointment of Primary School Teachers(21.10.2016)
Calcutta High Court has refused to stay appointment of primary school teachers in West Bengal, the process for which has already started for thousands.....
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Madras High Court Suggests Government Aid for Fishermen to Fix Transponders in Boats(11.10.2018)
Madras High Court has opined that the government should come forward to provide financial assistance to the fishermen by extending the subsidy to the .....
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Madras HC Disposes of Petition Assailing Validity of Amendment Law Officer Appointment Rules(17.06.2021)
Madras High Court has disposed of a petition filed assailing the validity of an amendment that was made to the rules under the Law Officers of High Co.....
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Del. HC: Can’t Cancel Appointment Offer Merely for Involvement in FIR Without Considering Reasoning(12.04.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that appointment offer can’t be denied based on generalization merely on the basis of registration of FIR without considerin.....
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Madras High Court Lauds TN Government for Its Gender and Sexual Minority Policy(11.06.2024)
Madras High Court has lauded the Tamil Nadu Government for its Gender and Sexual Minority Policy which is an effort to create safe space for persons o.....
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Bombay High Court Tells PALA To Abide By Noise Rules(12.09.2018)
Bombay High Court directed Professional Audio & Lighting Association (PALA), to give the undertaking to abide by noise pollution rules if they are all.....
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Gauhati HC Denies Bail to Former DIG for Leaking State Police Recruitment Examination Paper(28.06.2021)
Gauhati High Court has rejected the bail pleas filed by three primary accused persons including a Retired Deputy Inspector General of Assam Police in .....
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ITAT, Delhi: Amount from Indian Associate for Support Service is not Fees and not liable to Tax(02.05.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Delhi has observed that amount expected from Indian Associate for Support Service is not Fees for Included Services and.....
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Second Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2017-2018(07.06.2017)
On the basis of an assessment of the current and evolving macroeconomic situation at its meeting today, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to.....
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Uttarakhand HC Directs State Govt. to Consider Paying 50% Minimum Support Price to Farmers(23.04.2020)
Uttarakhand High Court has directed the State Government to consider paying 50% Minimum Support Price for wheat to the farmers so as to address their .....
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Bombay High Court Disposes Plea for Z-Plus Security to Adar Poonawalla(14.06.2021)
Bombay High Court has disposed of a petition seeking Z-plus security for Adar Poonawalla , CEO of vaccine major, Serum Institute of India (SII), follo.....
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SC Stays Del. HC’s Order Allowing Operation of Rapido and Uber’s Bike Taxi in Delhi(13.06.2023)
Supreme Court has stayed Delhi High Court’s order that allowed bike-taxi aggregators Uber and Rapido to operate without aggregators’ license in Delhi,.....
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NGT Orders Inspection of 13 Effluent Plants(13.08.2015)
NGT has ordered Central Pollution Control Board, DPCC and IIT Delhi to conduct a joint inspection of 13 common effluent treatment plants in order to i.....
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Cabinet approves National Steel Policy 2017(03.05.2017)
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for National Steel Policy (NSP) 2017.
The new St.....
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Delhi HC Seeks Union Response in Alleged Bookie Sanjeev Chawla's Plea Against Police Custody(17.02.2020)
Delhi High Court has directed the Union Government to file a status report in a plea moved by alleged cricket bookie, Sanjeev Chawla seeking quashing .....
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SC: Verifying Affidavit in Support of Election Petition Need Not be Thrown Out on Wrong Form(16.12.2021)
Supreme Court has held that the verifying affidavit in support of election petition need not be thrown out merely because it is not in Form 25 as pres.....
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ITAT: VAT Expenses on Deemed Import Eligible to be Set Off Against VAT Output(31.12.2021)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Ahmedabad has held that the Value Added Tax (VAT) expenses on deemed import are eligible to be set off against t.....
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Kerala HC Set Aside 1:45 PTR Ratio for Teacher's Appointment(18.12.2015)
Kerala HC has set aside provisions in teachers’ package that Pupil-Teacher- Ratio (PTR) of 1:45 for appointment of teachers should be followed by aide.....
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Delhi High Court: Seeking Political Asylum No Ground For Denying Passport(16.01.2018)
Delhi High Court has held that acts of individuals in visiting a foreign country on an Indian passport and then applying in that country for asylum, c.....
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Bombay High Court Summons NMC Chief, Commissioner of Police over Allowing Pandals(04.12.2015)
Bombay High Court has summoned Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) Chief and Commissioner of Police to give explanation of why they permitted illegal p.....
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Organization has a right to change/re-change the promotion policy, adjust/readjust it according to the compulsions of the prevailing circumstances(25.10.2017)
The Applicants are working in RITES Ltd.-Respondent organization against the posts of Deputy General Manager (DGM) and Senior Deputy General Manager (.....
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Gujarat HC Urges State to Make Appointments to RERA Appellate Tribunal(21.08.2020)
Gujarat High Court has urged the State Government to expedite the process of appointing members as well as the Chairperson to the Gujarat Real Estate .....
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NCLAT: Claims of Homebuyers Reflected in Corporate Debtor Records Must be Shown in Information Memo(03.06.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) Principal bench has held that the claims of those homebuyers who could not file their claims within st.....
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Kar. HC: Lost Passport Can’t be Re-issued Without Registration of FIR with Police(05.07.2023)
Karnataka High Court has held that right to travel abroad is regulated by Passport Act and rules thereunder which prescribes format of documents to ac.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Passport, Re-Issue, FIR
Orissa HC: Possession Not Proved Merely by Sitting in Vehicle from Which Contraband is Seized(13.07.2022)
Orissa High Court has held that a person merely sitting in a vehicle from which contrabands were seized does not necessarily point to the fact that th.....
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Delhi High Court Rejects Plea Against AAP Candidate's Nomination for Assembly Polls(04.02.2020)
Delhi High Court has rejected as not maintainable a plea challenging a returning officer's order rejecting a complaint against the nomination of an Aa.....
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Ker. HC Bars Display of Advertisements in State Transport Buses, Cites Distraction to Other Drivers(17.10.2022)
Kerala High Court has directed the Transport Commissioner and State Police Chief to take the necessary steps to ensure that no Kerala State Road Trans.....
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RBI Issues Gold Bonds Operational Guidelines(05.11.2015)
Reserve Bank has issued operational guidelines for Sovereign Gold Bonds, 2015-16 and mandated some operational procedures for Commercial banks and pos.....
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Tribunal has jurisdiction to compound the offence where alternative punishment of fine is prescribed in place of imprisonment and where no case is pending before the Special Court(29.08.2017)
Present appeal is filed against impugned order passed by the National Company Law Tribunal. The Appellants failed to file its Annual Return for the fi.....
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NHRC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance of Post-Poll Violence in West Bengal(05.05.2021)
National Human Rights Commission has taken suo moto cognizance taking note of several media reports published in various newspapers on May 4, 2021, re.....
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SC Extends Jurisdiction of Committee to Oversee Transfer/Import of Wild Animals in India(06.03.2023)
Supreme Court has extended jurisdiction and scope of High Powered Committee to oversee transfer/import of wild animals in India as constituted by High.....
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CCI Closes Plea regarding Abuse of Dominant Position by Coal India Limited(02.01.2025)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has closed a plea regarding abuse of dominant position by Coal India Limited on the ground that there is no prim.....
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SC: NGT Not Barred from Hearing Plea on Delhi Pollution(22.01.2016)
SC has clarified that it has not stopped National Green Tribunal (NGT) from passing any order in matters pertaining to pollution in Delhi and asked a.....
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Patrons of Accused Still Outside CBI Net, Says Vyapam Whistle Blower(29.11.2017)
Patrons of Accused Still Outside CBI Net, Says Vyapam Whistle Blower
Tags : Rai on Thursday filed, in the CBI court, applications opposing anticipatory bail pleas of SN Vijaywargiya of People's Medical College, NM Srivastava, the then joint director in the Medical Education Department, and Ajay Goenka of Chirayu Medical College besides an official of People's Medical College.
Delhi HC Restrains Ex-Employee of Air India from Posting Allegations Against Company(12.10.2020)
Delhi High Court has restrained an ex-employee of Air India from directly or indirectly, publishing and/or commenting or communicating or issuing any .....
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Patna HC Grants Bail to a Man Accused of Making Fake Calls in Police Superintendent's Name(20.05.2022)
Patna High Court has granted bail to a man accused in the case of making fake calls in the name of Superintendent of Police for pressurizing the compl.....
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SC: Cannot Deny Equal Benefits to Temporary Employees Working for Decades as Regular Employees(26.08.2024)
Supreme Court has stated that the class of employees who serve the government for decades in a manner indistinguishable from regular employees cannot .....
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Karnataka HC Quashes Proceedings Against Bengaluru Police Commissioner Kamal Pant(08.02.2022)
Karnataka High Court has quashed the proceedings initiated against Bengaluru Police Commissioner Kamal Pant and two other police officers, for alleged.....
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SC: Entry Bill of Subsequent Imported Goods to be Discarded if Undervalued to Previous Similar Goods(18.03.2024)
Supreme Court has held that the transaction value mentioned in the bills of entry can be discarded in case it is found that there are any imports of i.....
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Delhi High Court Cancels Bail of 72 Yrs Old Accused in POCSO Case(01.02.2022)
Delhi High Court has cancelled the bail granted to a 72 years old man, who is accused of raping a 7 years old girl child and is booked for the offence.....
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Calcutta HC: Husband and Wife Collectively Responsible for Creating Congenial Atmosphere(27.03.2024)
Calcutta High Court while disallowing an application for dissolution of marriage, has held that in a marriage it is the collective responsibility of b.....
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RBI Releases Fourth Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2016-17(05.10.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released Fourth Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2016-17 and cut down Repo Rate by 25 Bps to 6.25%.
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Delhi High Court Dismisses GVK's Plea on Mumbai Airport Stake Sale(02.07.2019)
Delhi High Court has dismissed GVK Airport Holdings' request seeking to stop Bid Services Division (Mauritius) from selling its shareholding in Mumbai.....
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Amendment in import policy of Integrated Circuits (ICs) and incorporation of policy condition for different HS Codes of Chapter 85 of ITC (HS), 2017, Schedule-I (Import Policy)(09.08.2021)
In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 read with Section 5 & Section 9 of FT (D&R) Act, 1992, read with paragraph 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign T.....
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SC: Only Principal Civil Court Can Decide Dispute of Apportionment of Compensation(10.07.2023)
Supreme Court has held that any dispute regarding apportionment of compensation under National Highways Authority Act, 1956 would have to be decided b.....
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Competition Commission of India Imposes Penalty on Meta for Abusing its Dominant Position(19.11.2024)
The Competition Commission of India has imposed a penalty of Rs. 213.14 Crore on Meta that is owned by Mark Zuckerberg, for abusing its dominant posit.....
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CIC Rejects Plea Seeking Details of PM Modi’s Passport Application(06.03.2017)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has upheld CPIO’s refusal to provide to an RTI applicant copies of applications submitted by Prime Minister Naren.....
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NGT to Pollution Boards: Review Setting Up and Expansion of Industries in Polluted Areas(21.11.2019)
National Green Tribunal has directed the Central Pollution Control Board to revise its mechanism for setting up of new industrial units and also expan.....
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Extension of deadline for submission of Research Proposals(31.08.2022)
The last date for submission of research proposals for 2nd International Research Conference on Insolvency and Bankruptcy, jointly organised by Insolv.....
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SC: Appointing Authority’s Approval Not Required for Initiating Disciplinary Action(31.03.2025)
The Supreme Court, after referring to Article 311(1) of the Constitution has clarified that while appointing authority's approval is necessary for dis.....
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Condition for operation of air transport services to/from Diu aerodrome after 31st December, 2024(20.11.2023)
In pursuance of the proviso to sub-rule (1) of rule 78 of the Aircraft Rules, 1937 and in supersession of the notification No. AV-11012/7/2020- A date.....
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Del. HC: No Unnecessary Reporting in Copyright Infringement Suit by ANI(29.01.2025)
Delhi High Court has stated that in the copyright infringement suit filed by news agency Asian News International (ANI) against OpenAI Inc no unnecess.....
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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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Del. HC: False Accusation of Child Abuse More Painful than Rigours of Trial and Imprisonment(16.04.2024)
Delhi High Court while acquitting a man in a case under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 has observed that a child abuser in the .....
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Madras HC Defers Contempt Proceedings against Politician, Lawyers(21.09.2015)
Madras HC while deferring contempt proceeding against a politician and two lawyers,has directed politician to do "service" in students hostel and lawy.....
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NCLAT Allows Bidders of Bhushan Power to Revise Offers by Monday(02.08.2018)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has permitted all the three bidders of debt-ridden Bhushan Power & Steel Ltd -- Tata Steel, Liberty Ho.....
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Calcutta HC Directs Post-Poll Violence Victims to Approach Relevant Authorities for Filing Complaint(19.05.2021)
Calcutta High Court has directed that if any person has suffered on account of post-poll violence, he shall be at liberty to file a complaint along wi.....
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Bom. HC: Can’t Open Reassessment Based on Reasons from Other Departments or Commission Report(30.04.2024)
Bombay High Court has held that re-assessment shall not be re-opened if the grounds for re-opening are based on information taken from Justice M.B. Sh.....
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Supreme Court Asks Centre to Revise its Disability Pension Policy(16.07.2025)
Supreme Court has asked the Centre to revise its disability pension policy after expressing concerns over delayed claims for disability pensions by ex.....
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Linking Aadhaar to Direct Recruitment Violates Right to Equal Opportunity: Punjab & Haryana HC(06.03.2018)
Punjab & Haryana High Court has said that linking Aadhaar Number to direct recruitment should not prima facie be a mandatory condition as it by result.....
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Uttarakhand HC Seeks Response on Steps Taken by ICMR for Providing Bar Code on RTPCR Reports(24.08.2021)
Uttarakhand High Court has sought response of the State Government on the steps taken by Indian Medical Research Council (ICMR) in issuing directions .....
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ITAT: Capital Gain Can’t be Taxed When Sale Consideration is Already Taxed from PoA Holder(08.08.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Pune Bench has held that the capital gain in respect of consideration received from sale of property cannot be t.....
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Calcutta HC: Insurance Company Must Not Withhold Claim Once Liability is Established(22.05.2025)
Calcutta High Court has observed that the claim amount must not be withheld by Insurance Company once there is establishment of liability or quantum o.....
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Ker. HC: Court’s Satisfaction Required for Composition to have effect of Acquittal(27.10.2023)
Kerala High Court has held that even if the offence is compoundable without permission of Court, the composition shall have the effect of acquittal on.....
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Karnataka HC Grants Relief to Ex-Minister over Disproportionate Assets Case(07.10.2016)
Karnataka HC, while granting relief to Ex-Minister V Somanna, has stayed further proceedings in respect of a complaint pertaining to amassing dispropo.....
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Poaching Case: Salman Khan Acquitted for Giving Fake Affidavit(18.06.2019)
Jodhpur Court has acquitted actor Salman Khan in a case related to submitting a false affidavit in court in the Poaching Case. The State Government ha.....
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Delhi HC Grants Ex-Parte Ad-Interim Injunction Against Satta Dream 11(06.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has granted ex-parte ad-interim injunction in a suit against trademark infringement filed by Dream 11, a fantasy sports platform, aga.....
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Kar. HC: If Source Report Makes Out Prima Facie Case, Preliminary Enquiry Isn’t Mandatory(31.05.2024)
Karnataka High Court has observed that if a source report makes a prima facie case against the accused then preliminary enquiry is not mandatory befor.....
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SC: Centre Recommended to Frame Comprehensive Sentencing Policy(21.05.2024)
Supreme Court has recommended the Central Government to consider introducing a comprehensive policy, by way of getting an appropriate report from a du.....
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Madras HC Directs ADGP to Consider Transferring Policeman on Heath Grounds(21.10.2016)
Madras High Court has directed Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) to consider a plea made by a policeman suffering from Guillain Barre Syndr.....
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EPFO Claims from Inspections during CIRP are Unenforceable: NCLAT Rules(09.09.2025)
NCLAT New Delhi bench held that EPFO claims based on inspections after initiation of Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) are unenforceable......
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NCLT Delhi: Can’t Adjust Payment Made for Specific Invoice Against Back Dated Invoices(13.05.2025)
NCLT New Delhi bench has held that if a Corporate Debtor makes a payment against a specific invoice raised by the Operational Creditor then such payme.....
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Supreme Court: House Delayed, Buyer Cannot be Compelled to Take Possession(05.08.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that a builder cannot “impose” upon a buyer to take possession of a ready house if it is delayed, and the customer is justi.....
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MP HC Revokes Order Restraining MPERC from Revising Power Tariff for Different Consumers(18.06.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has revoked its order restraining Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (MPERC) from revising the power tariff fo.....
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Cal. HC: Award Passed by Unilaterally Appointed Arbitrator is Null(13.04.2023)
Calcutta High Court has observed that a unilaterally appointed award does not carry the privilege of existence in the eyes of the law and is regarded .....
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AAR, Gujarat: RTC Attracts 18% GST for Enabling GTA for Door to Door Delivery of Parcels(05.04.2022)
Authority for Advance Ruling, Gujarat has observed that Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation for enabling goods transport authority for door to do.....
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Bom. HC: Issue of Inadequate Burial Grounds to be Personally Addressed by Municipal Commissioner(11.06.2024)
Bom HC has directed Commissioner of Municipal Corporation to himself look into matter of inadequate burial grounds and issue directions like finding o.....
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Challenge Against RBI Circular By Power Companies: SC Transfers All Pending Matters To Itself(13.09.2018)
SC has directed that twelve cases pertaining to the Insolvency Proceedings under the new RBI circular pending before High Courts of Madras, Gujarat, A.....
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Madras HC Dismisses Plea Challenging Govt's Decision to Deport Sri Lankan National Back(28.06.2021)
Madras High Court has dismissed a Habeas Corpus and a Writ plea challenging the decision taken by the State government to deport a Sri Lankan national.....
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ITAT, Lucknow: Clerical Mistake in Audit Report Form 10B Can be Rectified(02.05.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Lucknow has observed that the clerical mistakes in audit report form 10B can be rectified and the same should not be a .....
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Del HC: Discretion to Grant Bail in PMLA Case Not to be Exercised Only as Last Resort(13.06.2023)
Delhi High Court while granting bail to 'Indo Spirits' founder Sameer Mahandru in PMLA case related to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam, has obser.....
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Bombay HC Irks Over Mumbai Police for Misusing Law(07.12.2015)
Bombay HC has rapped Mumbai police while hearing case of a Fort resident against whom the MRA Marg police had invoked chapter proceedings in petty off.....
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Police constables has right to bring proceedings before Employment Tribunals in order to challenge discrimination by chief officers and responsible officers(25.10.2017)
Present appeal concerns the directly effective right of police officers under EU law to have the principle of equal treatment applied to them. The que.....
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J & K HC Seeks Data on State Security to Pvt./Political/Retired Persons(24.08.2020)
Jammu and Kashmir High Court has called for information from the Home Secretary and the Director General of Police regarding the security cover provid.....
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AAR: Support Services to Overseas Shipping lines/ Charterers Attracts 18% GST(03.06.2022)
Tamil Nadu Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) has held that support services to overseas shipping lines/ charterers attract 18% GST.
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Del HC: Awarding Effective Opportunity to Accused Can’t Mean Lack of Opportunities to Prosecution(05.07.2023)
Delhi High Court while observing that it is the duty of trial court to ensure that prosecutor is not arbitrarily denied opportunity to avail legitimat.....
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AAR, Karnataka: 18% GST Applicable on Manpower Services to City Corporation(10.08.2021)
Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR), Karnataka has ruled that 18% Goods and Services Tax is payable on Manpower services like Data Entry Operator, to Ci.....
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Kar. HC Grants Bail to POCSO Accused as He Was Involved in Sexual Act With Minor After Marriage(13.07.2022)
Karnataka High Court has granted bail to an accused arrested under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act and Child Marriage Act, noting .....
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SC: Filing Complaint u/s 138 of NI Act through Power of Attorney is Legal & Competent(03.01.2025)
SC has held that filing of complaint petition under S. 138 of NI Act through power of attorney (POA) is perfectly legal and competent. However, the PO.....
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Delhi HC: Trial Court has Power to Modify Orders of Custody & Disposal of Property Pending Trial(20.05.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that the Trial Court has power to modify orders of custody and disposal of property pending trial under Sec. 451 of the Code.....
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Gau. HC: Assam Govt. Criticised for Notifying Draft Rules and the Draft Child Protection Policy(26.08.2024)
Gau. HC has observed that delay in notifying the Draft Rules as well as the Draft Child Protection Policy discloses that the State Government or its c.....
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SC: Can’t Allow State to Appropriate Private Property through Adverse Possession(20.11.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that allowing the State to appropriate private property through adverse possession would undermine the constitutional right.....
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Rajasthan HC: Decision to Close Hostel Mess Due to Covid Won’t Amount to Abolition of Post(01.04.2025)
Rajasthan High Court while directing reinstatement of hostel-mess workers of a school, has observed that closing the hostel due to spread of COVID19 P.....
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NGT Seeks Report on Waste-to-Energy and Thermal Power Plants(08.02.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to submit within a week inspection report on waste-to-energy and ther.....
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Form INC-1 No More Valid, MCA Advises to Use RUN / SPICe Form for Company Incorporation(31.01.2018)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs has announced that the Form INC-1 for which no incorporation forms were filed before 17th January has been expired. The .....
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Bombay HC Allows Export of Pending Consignment of Onions with Valid Shipping Bills(22.10.2020)
Bombay High Court has allowed export of onions for which shipping bills were presented and generated prior to 10:28 pm on September 14, 2020 the same .....
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J&K&L HC: Temporary Employees Cannot be Terminated Without Conducting Proper Enquiry(19.07.2022)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that a temporary employee also stands protected under the provisions of Article 311 of the Constituti.....
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Supreme Court Orders Ban on Manual Sewer Cleaning in Six Metropolitan Cities(30.01.2025)
Supreme Court has ordered that manual sewer cleaning and manual scavenging shall be stopped in all top metropolitan cities that comprise of Metropolit.....
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SC Refers to Larger Bench Question of Whether POA Holder Qualifies as an 'Executant' of Sale Deed(16.07.2025)
Supreme Court has referred to a larger bench the issue of whether a Power of Attorney holder qualifies as an 'executant' of a sale deed and can presen.....
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J&K High Court: Check Import of Polythene Right at Lakhanpur(08.03.2018)
J&K High Court has directed the government to set up a mechanism for dealing with import of polythene at Lakhanpur.
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Delhi Government Notifies Medical Oxygen Production Promotion Policy 2021(25.08.2021)
Delhi Government has notified the Medical Oxygen Production Promotion Policy 2021 and allowed 100% Reimbursement of GST in order to increase productio.....
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SC Urges Patna HC to Drop Proceedings Against Judge for Deciding POCSO Cases Within Days(09.08.2022)
Supreme Court has urged the Patna High Court to drop all disciplinary proceedings initiated against a suspended Additional Sessions Judge from Bihar f.....
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SC Directs Delhi Government to Fill Vacancies in its Pollution Control Committee(23.05.2025)
Supreme Court while directing the Delhi Government to fill all vacancies in its Pollution Control Committee by September 30, 2025 has observed that it.....
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NCLT Amravati: Adjudicating Authority Can't Decide Corporate Debtor’s MSME Interest Liability(10.09.2025)
NCLT Amravati bench ruled that the Adjudicating Authority is not the proper forum to decide a Corporate Debtor’s liability to pay interest under the M.....
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RBI releases 'Report of the Committee for Analysis of QR Code' for public comments(22.07.2020)
The Reserve Bank of India has today placed on its website the 'Report of the Committee for Analysis of QR (Quick Response) Code'. The Committee was co.....
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Madras HC: Public Employment Cannot Be Obtained By Paying Bribe(21.06.2022)
Madras High Court while rejecting plea for interim custody of Rs. 10 Lakh seized in a job racketing case, has expressed and directed all concerned tha.....
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SC: An Agreement to Sell Does Not Confer Any Right on the Proposed Purchaser(21.04.2025)
SC has observed that an agreement to sell does not confer any right on the proposed purchaser under the agreement. Therefore any right, until the sale.....
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SC: Use of Volume-Based Rebates Does Not Constitute Abuse of Dominant Position(14.05.2025)
Supreme Court while dismissing Competition Commission of India’s plea challenging a glass manufacturing company's use of volume-based (target) rebates.....
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