Search Results for Tag : Power
Judgments
Judicial/Executive Magistrate empowered to issue directions to any person including accused to give specimen signatures and handwriting during the investigation of case.(25.07.2016)
A government scheme was launched for providing loans at the cheaper interest rates to poor persons living below the poverty line to enable them to pur.....
Tags : Magistrates, issuance of directions, power
Notifications & Circulars
'TARANG', 'e-Trans' and 'DEEP'(17.08.2016)
Union Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines opened a new chapter to enhance transparency in power transmission sect.....
Tags : Power transmission, Transparency, Web-portals, Launch
FIR can be quashed in case of non-compoundable offences, if Court is satisfied that facts and circumstances of case so warrant(20.10.2016)
Present petition filed by Petitioners, for quashing of FIR No.653/2013 dated 17th July, 2013, under Sections 498-A/406/34 Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC.....
Tags : FIR, Inherent powers, Quashing
International Cases
If Police Cannot Lawfully Arrest and Detain a Person for a Relatively Short Time, Ability of Police to Perform their Duty Would be Severely Hampered(15.02.2017)
Four appellants were part of a larger group of claimants, but it was agreed before the Court of Appeal that their cases should be treated as test case.....
Tags : Detention, Validity, Police, Power
An Empowered Expert Committee to select ten private and ten public institutions of Eminence(12.03.2018)
University Grants Commission (UGC) has issued / notified enabling regulatory architecture in the form of UGC (Declaration of Govt. Educational Institu.....
Tags : Empowered committee, Selection, Institutions
Boost to Ease of Doing Business in Petroleum and Natural Gas Sector(11.04.2018)
In line with the Government initiative of ease of doing business, the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approva.....
Tags : Power, Delegation, Business, Ease
When law required a thing to be done in a particular manner, same must be done accordingly, and, if prescribed procedure was not followed, it was assumed that, it had not been legally done(14.03.2018)
In facts of present case, 'Complainant' filed a complaint with Commission for alleged violations of Section 10 of Competition Act, 2010/Act. Complaina.....
Tags : Enquiry, Initiation, Powers, Commission
State Government had no jurisdiction and authority to convert a statutory appeal in a representation and issue directions(01.11.2018)
The Petitioner is the owner of plots carved out in a private layout within the municipal limits of Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation ('municipal .....
Tags : Power, Jurisdiction, Legality
Inherent power has to be exercised in accordance with guidelines en-grafted(02.11.2018)
The Accused of Regular Criminal Case pending on the file of Judicial Magistrate First Class, has approached for quashment of First Information Report .....
Tags : Inherent powers, Quashment, FIR
WAQF properties will be utilized for Socio-Economic Empowerment of the needy sections of the society – Report of Committee on WAQF properties lease rule(17.01.2019)
Union Minister for Minority Affairs Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today said here that the Central Government under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri N.....
Tags : WAQF properties, Utilization, Empowerment, Needy sections
Powers conferred by Section 405 of the Companies Act, 2013(22.01.2019)
S.O.368(E).--Whereas, the Central Government vide notification number S.O. 5622(E), dated the 2nd November, 2018 has directed that all companies, who .....
Tags : Powers, Provision, Confirmation
Purpose of a review application is limited and it cannot be used as a tool to re-argue what has already been decided(28.05.2019)
The present Review Petition has been filed by the Petitioner seeking review of the order passed in Contempt Case. The Respondent/DDA submitted that, i.....
Tags : Review jurisdiction, Power, Invocation
Power under Section 482 of the CrPC cannot be exercised for upsetting concurrent findings of two courts below in absence of any perversity(13.03.2020)
The Petitioners have filed the present petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) with the prayers to allow the presen.....
Tags : Powers, Complaint, Quashing of
Union Power Ministry advises States/UTs to allow construction activities in the power projects outside Municipal limits during nation-wide lockdown for COVID-19 outbreak(23.04.2020)
Union Power Ministry has advised the State/UT administrations to allow construction activities in the power projects outside Municipal limits during n.....
Tags : Construction activities, Power projects, Health protocols
Guidelines cannot be read as mandatory Rules to be adhered to in all circumstances or to take away all discretionary powers of transfer from the competent authorities(21.07.2020)
Present petition has been filed by the Petitioner, who is employed as a Sub-Inspector in CISF, presently at NLC, Barsingsar, Bikaner, for issuance of .....
Tags : Discretionary powers, Transfer, Legality
When investigation is faulty or is alleged to be unfair, Court has power to order further investigation suo motu(10.08.2020)
The Petitioners are accused charge sheeted for offences punishable under Sections 188, 447, 506(i) read with Section 34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IP.....
Tags : Investigation, Legitimate grievance, Powers
Registrar has no discretion to allow a change of name, if it was likely to mislead the public(17.08.2020)
Present appeal is filed by Compcare Wellness Medical Scheme (Compcare) against the Registrar of Medical Schemes (the Registrar) and the Council of Med.....
Tags : Change of name, Registrar, Power
Union Cabinet approves enhanced delegation of financial powers under Capital Procurement to Deputy Chiefs and Command Chiefs of Armed Forces(17.02.2021)
The Union Cabinet today approved enhanced delegation of Financial Powers under Capital Procurement to levels below Vice-Chief of Armed Forces. As per .....
Tags : Delegation, Financial powers, Armed Forces
Adjudicating Authority would not have power to modify the Resolution Plan which the CoC in their commercial wisdom have approved(21.06.2021)
Present is an Application filed by the Resolution Professional under Section 30(6) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC), seeking approval.....
Tags : Resolution plan, Approval, Power
Court cannot allow Plaintiff to amend plaint under Order 7 Rule 11(D) of CPC(20.07.2021)
The Appellant is the Plaintiff in a suit instituted before the Civil Judge. The first Respondent filed an application for the rejection of the plaint .....
Tags : Plaint, Amendment, Powers
Civil or Commercial dispute are to be adjudicated and resolved by Arbitral Tribunal unless the jurisdiction of the Arbitral Tribunal is excluded either expressly or by necessary implication(02.08.2021)
By present petition, the Petitioners are seeking issuance of directions to the Respondent No. 1 to proceed with resolution of disputes raised by Petit.....
Tags : Arbitral Tribunal, Adjudication, Powers
Section 139(1)(c) of the Constitution imposes no obligation on the provincial executive to pass an interim budget, when it dissolves the council(24.12.2021)
The issue before the SCA was whether the administrator appointed in terms of Section 139(1)(c) of the Constitution had the power to approve the 2020/2.....
Tags : Annual budget, Power, Approval
An employee in a transferable job has no vested right to remain posted at one place(07.03.2022)
The present petition has been filed seeking setting aside of the order passed by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal, ('CAT') dismissing the p.....
Tags : Transfer order, Powers, Validity
The Trustee has an express power to vary the trusts created(24.06.2022)
By an originating motion filed on 17 May 2022, the Trustee seeks a direction from the court pursuant to Section 92 of the Trustees Act, 1962 (WA), tha.....
Tags : Power, Trustee, Creation
Expression "District Magistrate" and the "Chief Metropolitan Magistrate" under Section 14 of the SARFAESI Act includes Additional District Magistrate and Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate(27.07.2022)
The borrower has preferred the present appeal against impugned judgment and order passed by the High Court, by which, the Division Bench of the High C.....
Tags : Powers, Inclusion, Jurisdiction
Top Story
Cabinet empowers the Board of Directors to recommend and undertake the process for Disinvestment(18.05.2022)
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister, has approved the proposal for empowering the Board of Directors of the Holding, Parent Public Sector Ent.....
Tags : Empowerment, Process, Disinvestment
Suo motu power of revision could be exercised by the Revisional Authority, when an order made in proceeding is prejudicial to the interests of the State(01.02.2023)
Present appeal, by special leave registers a challenge to an order passed by the High Court dismissing Civil Writ Petition presented by the Appellant .....
Tags : Revisional Authority, Powers, Assessment orders
Though the general power of attorney holder cannot delegate his powers to another person but the same can be delegated, when there is a specific clause permitting sub-delegation(20.02.2023)
The Appellant-company, awarded a contract to the Respondent – Mahendra Jain for shifting of 33 K.V. electrical overhead line at its plant at Dewas. In.....
Tags : GPA, Power, Delegation
For exercise of the power under Section 319 of Cr. PC, the evidence on record must show the involvement of a person in the commission of a crime(02.06.2023)
Present appeal, by special leave, takes exception to an order of the High Court. The impugned order dismissed an appeal filed by the Appellant under S.....
Tags : Summoning order, Power, Requisite satisfaction
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
Court should not interfere with an order of Settlement Commission, passed in exercise of its discretionary powers, unless order contravenes provisions of Act(25.09.2023)
Present appeal has been filed assailing the judgment passed by the High Court whereby the judgment of the learned Single Judge, remanding the matter t.....
Tags : Settlement Commission, Discretionary powers, Supreme Court
Court has power under Section 25(9) of the Supreme Court Act, to appoint a receiver where it appears to be just and convenient(20.12.2023)
In facts of present case, the first Plaintiff, Jennifer Elizabeth Low, was appointed as liquidator of the second plaintiff, Midwest Marine Pty Ltd (Li.....
Tags : Appointment, Liquidator, Power
Central Government amends Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Rules, 2020(23.06.2023)
The Government of India has introduced two changes to the prevailing power tariff system, through an amendment to the Electricity (Rights of Consumers.....
Tags : Power tariff, Rules, Amendment
To succeed in obtaining relief in terms of Section 163 of Companies Act, the applicant must prove to the court that the relevant conduct complained was of oppressive or unfairly prejudicial(28.02.2024)
Present litigation emanates from an acrimonious relationship between two directors and shareholders of a small private company. The applicant, who is .....
Tags : Powers, Director, Conduct
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.....
Tags : Delay, Condonation, Discretionary power
There must be a level of infirmity greater than ordinary in a Tribunal's order to justify interference of High Court under Articles 226 and 227 of Constitution(02.04.2024)
The present appeal arises out of the final judgment passed by High Court by which the High Court dismissed the appeal filed by the Appellant. The moot.....
Tags : Reference, Powers, High Court
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.....
Tags : Statutory duty, Powers, MCD
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.....
Tags : Interest, Award, Power
Minister is central to the administration and implementation of the Extradition Act and the decision-making power in respect of all extradition requests vests in him(23.05.2024)
The crisp issue in the appeal was whether the power to request the extradition of a person from the United States of America (the US) to stand trial i.....
Tags : Request, Extradition, Power
Circular under Section 10 of the Direct Tax Vivad se Vishwas Act, 2020(04.03.2021)
1. The Direct Tax Vivad se Vishwas Act, 2020 ("Vivad se Vishwas") was enacted on 17th March, 2020 with the objective of reducing pending income tax di.....
Tags : Circular, Designated authority, Powers
News
Delhi HC: Section 3(1) of Taxation Act Empowers Government to Extend Only Time Limits(16.12.2021)
Delhi High Court has held that section 3(1) of the Taxation and Other Laws (Relaxation and Amendment of Certain Provisions) Act, 2020 empowers the Gov.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Power of Government to Extend Time Limits
CIVIL - Power Distributors can't Demand Bill Beyond 2 Years Unless Amount Reflects as Arrears: Bombay HC(22.03.2019)
Bombay High Court has held that a power distribution licensee cannot demand charges or consumption of electricity for a period of more than two years .....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Power Distributors Licensee
A judgment may be open to review if there is a mistake or an error apparent on the face of the record(06.08.2020)
Present Review Petition has been preferred by the original writ Petitioner seeking review of the order passed by present Court in writ petition which .....
Tags : Review, Jurisdiction, Powers
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.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, State Anthem, Executive Power
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.....
Tags : Madhya Pradesh High Court, Sasan Power
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 .....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Totalitarian State, Blanket Power
Karnataka High Court: Writ Courts Cannot Transcend the Barriers of Law(11.06.2024)
Karnataka High Court has held that no writ can be issued in derogation of law. Writ Courts in the guise of doing justice cannot transcend the barriers.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Writ Courts, A. 142 of COI, Extraordinary Power
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.....
Tags : ITAT, Investment, Aditya Birla Power Company Limited
Meghalaya HC Orders Centre to Enforce AFSPA in Garo Hills(03.11.2015)
Meghalaya High Court has ordered Centre to enforce Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, (AFSPA) 1958 in insurgency-ravaged districts of Garo Hills to co.....
Tags : Meghalaya High Court , Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, (AFSPA) 1958
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
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.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Lok Adalats, Judicial Powers
NCLT Dismisses Essar Power Jharkhand Ex-Promoters' Bid to Clear Dues(31.05.2019)
National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has dismissed Essar Power Jharkhand’s former promoters’ bid to take the company out of insolvency by offering to .....
Tags : NCLT, Essar Power
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
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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Adani Power, Change in Law, Distribution Companies
SC: Courts Should Aim at Restituting Affected Person Alongwith Setting Aside Arbitrary Admin. Action(22.02.2024)
Supreme Court has stated that the primary duty of constitutional courts remains the control of power, including setting aside of administrative action.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Administrative Actions, Control of Power
Powers under Part III of IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 not delegated to States(03.03.2021)
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has today written a letter to Chief Secretaries of all States and Administrators of all Union Territories (UT.....
Tags : Media Ethics, Powers, Delegation
Supreme Court: Any Direction Issued by RBI Derived from Statutory Power is Binding(05.01.2022)
Supreme Court has stated that Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has wide supervisory powers over financial institutions like SIDBI, in furtherance of which,.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Reserve Bank of India, Supervisory Powers
SC’s rancour over police’s disregard for individual liberty(03.06.2016)
Two women were awarded Rs. 5 lakhs each as compensation for humiliating and insensitive behaviour by the police. The Supreme Court admonished the Cybe.....
Tags : abuse of power, police, cyber cell, liberty, dignity
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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Nuclear Energy, Atomic Power
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.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Goa Value Added Tax, Doctrine of Separation of Powers
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,.....
Tags : National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Powers to Appoint Resolution Professional
NGT Raps Environment and Forests Ministry Over Emission Standards for Thermal Power Plants(25.09.2017)
National Green Tribunal has rapped the Ministry of Environment and Forests for not abiding by its directions on implementation of a notification on ai.....
Tags : NGT, Thermal Power Plants
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
Madhya Pradesh HC: Ensure Healthcare of Workers in Coal Power Plants(21.08.2017)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed State Government to take all possible steps for health of workers working in Coal-Fired Thermal Power Plants (C.....
Tags : Madhya Pradesh High Court, Coal Power Plants
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.....
Tags : Power connection, Clubbing, Demand, Validity
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.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Power Line
Supreme Court Relief For Stressed Power Firms(12.09.2018)
Supreme Court has refused to halt a lower court from hearing cash-strapped power producers seeking protection from bankruptcy proceedings.
Tags : Supreme Court, Power Firms
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
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
Supreme Court Seeks Info from Centre on Six Hydro-Power Projects(25.11.2015)
Supreme Court has sought information from Government regarding findings of inter- ministerial committee, which was set up to look into an expert panel.....
Tags : Supreme Court , Government , six hydro-power projects
Statute
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 : Resource Adequacy, Framework, Power supply
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.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Power of Judicial Review
SC: State & Centre Have Concurrent Power to Fix Sugarcane Prices(23.04.2020)
Supreme Court has held that both the Centre and the State have concurrent powers to fix the prices of sugarcane. The Court has further clarified that .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Concurrent Power to Fix Sugarcane Prices
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
Gujarat HC Seeks Health Report of Thermal Power Plant Workers(17.12.2015)
Gujarat High Court has ordered formation of a high-level committee to assess health status of workers of 11 thermal power plants in State and to exami.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court , thermal power plants
Karnataka HC: Trial Courts Can Only Recommend Compensation Under POCSO Rules(24.01.2020)
Karnataka High Court has held that the Trial Court or Special Court has to recommend the District Legal Services Authority to decide and award the com.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Trial Court's Power to Recommend Compensation under POCSO Rules
Authorities acting under Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995, have no power like a Court to pass judgment including directions in nature of injunction(11.01.2017)
By present writ petition, Petitioners, including Petitioner no. 1/Directorate of Education impugns order of Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabi.....
Tags : Authority, Power, Scope
FAMILY - Kerala HC: Divorce Petition Can Be Filed Through Power Of Attorney(25.03.2019)
Kerala High Court has ruled that a petition seeking divorce under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act can be filed through a power of attorney.
Tags : Kerala High Court, Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, power of attorney
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.....
Tags : Madhya Pradesh High Court, Revising Power Tariff for Different Consumers
NGT: Uttarakhand Floods Not 'Act of God'(26.08.2016)
National Green Tribunal while rejecting GVK Group firm Alaknanda Hydro Power Company's contention that the 2013 cloudburst and floods in Uttarakhand w.....
Tags : National Green Tribunal, Alaknanda Hydro Power Company
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 .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Powers of High Court
SC: Power of Governor to Commute Sentence to Override Restrictions u/s 433-A CrPC(04.08.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that the power of Governor under Article 161 of the Constitution of India, 1949 to commute sentence or to pardon will overr.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Powers of Governor
National Green Tribunal Asks KTPS to Shut Down Three Thermal Units For Causing Pollution(23.02.2017)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked Kolaghat Thermal Power Station (KTPS) to shut down three units for causing pollution in Kolaghat and adjoinin.....
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State has no power to legislate in respect of denatured alcohol which is incapable of human consumption(13.12.2017)
The Petitioners are manufacturers of denatured spirit and have obtained a license for manufacturing under the Rules. The Petitioners claim that they h.....
Tags : Denatured spirit, Regulation, Power of state
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 .....
Tags : National Company Law Tribunal, Bhushan Power & Steel Limited
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.....
Tags : Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, galvanized, solar power, excise
NGT Orders Alaknanda Hydro Power to Pay Rs 9.26 Cr(23.08.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has held Alaknanda Hydro Power Co. Ltd. - GVK liable for payment of compensation for lack of proper care in storing muck.....
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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
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.
Tags : NCLT, Kamineni Steel and Power
EPA’s Clean Power Plan suffers setback(09.02.2016)
The United States Supreme Court took the steam out of the Government’s Clean Power Plan halting enforcement of the same. It stayed the “Carbon Polluti.....
Tags : Paris, clean power, carbon emission, supreme court
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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NCLAT Refuses to Stay Resolution Process of Bhushan Power and Steel(13.07.2018)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has turned down the plea of U.K.-based Liberty House to stay the resolution process of Bhushan Power a.....
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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 Directs BSES Power Discoms to Reply over Rs 6,000-Crore Dues(15.12.2015)
Supreme Court has sought response from Reliance Infra-backed BSES power discoms as to why they should not be asked to immediately clear their electric.....
Tags : Supreme Court, BSES power discoms
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.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Tata Power, Trademark Infringement Suit
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.
Tags : Delhi High Court, Surcharge in Power Bills
NGT Directs Environmental Clearance Uppur Thermal Power Plant to be Kept in Abeyance(18.03.2021)
National Green Tribunal has directed the that the Environmental Clearance (EC) granted to Uppur Thermal power plant is liable to be kept in abeyance t.....
Tags : National Green Tribunal, Uppur Thermal Power Plant
CESTAT, Hyderabad: Repair Services and Man Power Recruitment in Jammu & Kashmir, ‘Exempted Services’(04.03.2020)
Custom, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Hyderabad has held that the repair services and manpower recruitment in the State of Jamm.....
Tags : Customs Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Repair Services and Man Power Recruitment
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.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, PMLA, Discretionary Power, Bail, Medical Ground
Bombay HC Refuses Interim Relief to Reliance Power Against Edelweiss(14.02.2019)
Bombay High Court has declined interim relief to Anil Ambani Group's promoter entities, which had moved a petition asking the court to restrain Edelwe.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Reliance Power, Edelweiss Financial Services
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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Central Empowered Committee, Permanent Body
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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Juvenile Justice Board, Power of Review
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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Madras HC: Independently Assess Disability & Loss of Earning Capacity(15.03.2017)
Madras High Court has ruled that percentage of disability that a person suffers in an accident and his loss of earning power cannot go together and ha.....
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Central Government hereby delegates all powers exercisable by the Director in relation to inter-State trade and commerce to the Controller of Legal Metrology in the State of Bihar(16.12.2020)
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (7) of section 13 of the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 (1 of 2010), the Central Government, with the co.....
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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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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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Bombay High Court Upholds Maintenance Tribunal's Power to Pass Eviction Orders(02.12.2021)
Bombay High Court has observed that the Maintenance Tribunal under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 can pass an or.....
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J&K&L HC: Section 359 BNSS Doesn’t Limit High Court’s Inherent Power U/S 528 to Quash FIRs(05.11.2025)
J&K&L High Court held that Section 359 BNSS does not limit the High Court’s inherent power under Section 528 to quash FIRs, affirming that such power .....
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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.....
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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 Notices Centre, Tamil Nadu, NPCIL Over CRZ Clearance to KKNPP Units 3-6(25.04.2017)
Supreme Court has ordered notice to Centre, Tamil Nadu Government and Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) in an appeal filed by Poovulagin Nanb.....
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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.
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INSOLVENCY - NCLAT Directs NCLT to Decide on JSW's Bid for Bhushan Power & Steel by March 31(11.03.2019)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has directed Delhi bench of NCLT to decide over JSW Steel's bid for debt-ridden Bhushan Power & Steel .....
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SC: Power u/s 482 CrPC Cannot be Exercised Where Allegations Required to be Proved in Court of Law(03.02.2020)
Supreme Court has held that power under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 cannot be exercised where the allegations are required to .....
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India Signs Financing Agreement with World Bank for US$ 63 Million for Tejaswini(28.02.2017)
A Financing Agreement for IDA credit of US$ 63 million (equivalent) for the "Tejaswini" Socio-Economic Empowerment of Adolescent Girls and Young Women.....
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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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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.....
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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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Supreme Court Tells Parliament to Rethink Powers of Speaker to Disqualify(22.01.2020)
Supreme Court has said to the Parliament to rethink whether the Speaker of a House should continue to have powers to disqualify, observing that he als.....
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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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Calcutta HC: Exercise of Power of Privilege by State Legislature is Open to Judicial Review(05.02.2020)
Calcutta High Court has quashed an order passed by the Speaker of West Bengal Legislative Assembly imposing a punishment on a person for allegedly vio.....
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COMPANY - Bombay HC Asks Reliance Power, Edelweiss to Try Resolving Share Sale Issue Amicably(13.03.2019)
Bombay High Court has suggested Reliance Power Ltd. and Edelweiss Group to resolve their dispute over sale of pledged shares amicably while posting th.....
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J&K&L High Court: Revisional Powers Must Be Used Within Reasonable Time; Merits Don’t Justify Delay(16.12.2025)
J&K&L High Court quashed an order reopening revenue mutations after over 40 years, holding that revisional powers, even in fraud cases, must be exerci.....
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SC: Photocopies are Not Evidence Unless Conditions for Leading Secondary Evidence are Proved(09.02.2026)
Supreme Court set aside a sale based on a photocopied Power of Attorney, holding that a photocopy is secondary evidence and inadmissible unless it sat.....
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Supreme Court: Plaintiff Must Prove GPA Deal Was Loan Security, Not Sale; Fraud Alone Insufficient(25.05.2026)
SC ruled that person alleging General Powers of Attorney -based property transactions were only loan securities and not valid sales must prove it with.....
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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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Exercise of power under Section 7 and 8 of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 by the State Governments and the Union territory Administrations in relation to SIMI(14.02.2019)
Whereas, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (3) of section 3 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (37 of 1967), .....
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SC: Power to Transfer Petition Invoked When Subsequent Petition Seeks Divorce or Judicial Separation(09.11.2020)
Supreme Court has held that a power to transfer the petition under Section 21A of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 can be invoked only when the subsequent.....
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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.....
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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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Arbitral process could be interfered under Article 226/227 of the Constitution by the High Court only in exceptional circumstances(06.01.2021)
In facts of present case, on 13th February, 1991, Respondent No. 1 entered into a contract with the Appellant to manufacture and supply bricks. The af.....
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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
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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Del. HC: Women Empowerment Shouldn’t be Celebrated Only on Paper but Also in the Mindset(03.11.2023)
Delhi High Court while dealing with a dowry death case has observed that distressing narratives in dowry death cases serves as a reminder that educati.....
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J&K&L High Court: Transfer Guidelines are Not Binding and Cannot Limit an Employer’s Transfer Powers(25.03.2026)
High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh held that employees cannot claim a right to a specific posting based on transfer guidelines, as these adminis.....
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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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#Union Budget 2020-2021: New Power Generation Companies to be Taxed at 15%(01.02.2020)
Central Government with an aim to boost power generation capacity, has extended the new corporate tax regime for new manufacturing plants to new power.....
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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.....
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Aptel Provides Partial Relief to Adani Power, Tata Power(08.04.2016)
Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (Aptel), while providing partial victory for power firms Adani Power Ltd and Tata Power Co. Ltd, has said that pric.....
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DIRECT TAXATION - Mere Execution of Power of Attorney Doesn't Amount to ‘Transfer’: ITAT(18.03.2019)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Chennai has held that mere execution of a Power of Attorney would not amount to transfer of property for determi.....
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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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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.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Inherent Powers, High Court, Review
Supreme Court Clears Way for Power Privatisation in Chandigarh(13.01.2021)
Supreme Court has put on hold the stay given by the Punjab and Haryana high court for privatisation of the Chandigarh electricity department, thus cle.....
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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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Central Government directs that the powers exercisable by the CBIT and Customs may be exercised by Principal Chief Commissioner or Chief Commissioner of Central Excise and Service Tax(20.07.2022)
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 37A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944) read with section 83 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 19.....
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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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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.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India , Bangalore International Airport, GVK Power & Infrastructure and Airports Authority of India
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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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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Meghalaya HC to State: Ensure Hospitals and Like Institutions are Exempted from Power Cuts(16.06.2023)
Meghalaya High Court while observing that most elementary thing that must be ensured is uninterrupted supply of power to hospitals and like institutio.....
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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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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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Delhi High Court Rejects Plea to Restrain BSES Power from Carrying Out Digging Work in Sainik Farms(30.08.2019)
Delhi High Court has refused to entertain a plea seeking directions to restrain BSES Rajdhani Power Limited from carrying out digging work for laying .....
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Supreme Court: No Prior Consent of Landowners Needed to Lay Overhead Power Lines(30.12.2016)
Supreme Court, while removing roadblocks in reaching electricity to every village, has ruled that no prior consent of landowners was required to lay o.....
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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: Excise Exemption on Cotton Fabrics is Denied if Any Related Process Uses Power(03.12.2025)
Supreme Court held that manufacturers cannot claim central excise exemption for cotton fabrics if power is used at any stage of production, even acros.....
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Kerala HC: Rent Control Court Has Power to Condone Delay Under Section 5 of Limitation Act(07.12.2020)
Kerala High Court has held that a Rent Control Court has the power to condone delay under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963.
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SC: Constitutional Courts Cannot Expand Judicial Review Powers(08.01.2021)
Supreme Court has said that Constitutional Courts cannot expand their judicial review powers to become decision-making authorities.
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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.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Consumer Protection Rules, Separation of Powers
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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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.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Jindal Power, Coal Mines Act
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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Gujarat High Court: Power Company Cannot Allege Deceased’s Negligence in Hanging Live Wire Death(13.03.2026)
Gujarat High Court dismissed Paschim Gujarat Vij Co Ltd’s appeal, holding the company cannot claim negligence by a man who died after touching a hangi.....
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SC: Power of Trial Court Under Section 319 CrPC is Discretionary Power(01.02.2021)
Supreme Court has reiterated that the power of a Trial Court under Section 319 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 to proceed against other person.....
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CESTAT Mumbai: Cleaning Service Provided Through Manpower Not Taxable Service(15.01.2020)
Customs Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal- Mumbai has held that the company providing cleaning services through Manpower engaged by it were un.....
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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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Bureau of Indian Standards notifies Standard Marks(01.12.2015)
The Bureau of Indian Standards notified standard marks for various product types. The Marks, effective 1 December 2015, cover mostly consumer electron.....
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Revisional Power U/S 25B(8) of Delhi Rent Control Act is Supervisory; HC Cannot Revisit Facts(08.01.2026)
Delhi High Court reiterated that its revisional jurisdiction under Section 25B(8) of the Delhi Rent Control Act is purely supervisory and does not all.....
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SC: Contempt Power isn’t Judges’ Personal Shield nor a Tool to Silence Legitimate Criticism(11.12.2025)
Supreme Court held that contempt powers cannot be used to silence criticism or shield judges, stressing that they must never become a personal armour......
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SC: Consumers Cannot Bear Power Plant Depreciation Costs When No Electricity Was Supplied(08.05.2026)
In a major relief to electricity consumers, the Supreme Court held that consumers cannot be made to pay depreciation costs for a power plant that no l.....
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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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Kerala HC Dismisses PIL Challenging Content Regulation Powers of Central Government(12.03.2020)
Kerala High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) Petition challenging the constitutional validity of powers of Centre under the of C.....
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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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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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If there is no stipulation in contract of forfeiture, there is no such right available to party to forfeit the sum(25.10.2017)
Present appeal is filed by the Plaintiff against the final judgment passed by the High Court of Madhya Pradesh, whereby the High Court dismissed the a.....
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Delhi High Court Backs Govt Move to Cancel Jindal’s Bid For Coal Blocks(10.03.2017)
Delhi High Court has upheld decision of Government to cancel Jindal Power's bid for Gare Palma and Tara blocks.
Tags : Delhi High Court, Coal Blocks, Jindal Power
Bombay HC Sets Aside Goods and Services Tax Authority's Order on Power to Attach Bank Accounts(23.01.2020)
Bombay High Court has quashed and set aside an order by the Directorate General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence holding that the said order of .....
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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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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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CESTAT: Cenvat Credit Allowable on Steel Items Used in Creation of Sponge Iron Kiln and Power Plant(17.05.2022)
Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Kolkata has applied the "user-test" by providing cenvat credit on steel goods used in the construc.....
Tags : Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, user-test, cenvat credit, sponge iron kiln, power plant
State Governments are entitled to prescribe fee for reserving registration numbers(26.08.2020)
Present appeal challenges a judgment of the Madhya Pradesh High Court which quashed Rule 55A of the Motor Vehicles Rules, 1994 (the State Rules) frame.....
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Powers of revision of Special Tribunal are wide and include the power to re-appreciate evidence and record its own findings(16.08.2017)
Present intra Court appeal is against the judgment of learned Single Judge whereby order of Jammu & Kashmir Tribunal has been quashed and the Appellan.....
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SC: Quasi-Judicial Authorities Cannot Exercise Review Powers Unless Expressly Granted By Statute(09.02.2026)
Supreme Court ruled that quasi-judicial authorities cannot exercise review powers without statutory authorization, setting aside a Calcutta High Court.....
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SC Observes, Economic Empowerment of Women is Need of The Hour(10.02.2016)
SC, while observing bi-directional relationship between economic development and women’s empowerment, has said that women have gradually shattered gla.....
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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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Joint Venture for Setting up of Nuclear Power Stations(17.11.2016)
Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) has incorporated Joint Venture (JV) companies - Anushakti Vidhyut Nigam Limited and NPCIL - Indian .....
Tags : Joint venture, Power stations, Setting up
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.....
Tags : Bail, Plea, Inherent Powers
Supreme Court Restrains I-T Department from Reassessing NuPower Accounts(11.10.2019)
Supreme Court has disallowed the Income Tax Department’s bid to reassess the accounts of Deepak Kochhar-owned NuPower Renewables to investigate an inv.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice on RBI Appeal Against Order on Transfer to Mauritius Subsidiary(04.01.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice to Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) on an appeal by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) against an earlier order of th.....
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SC Issues Notice in Plea Against Judgment Upholding Termination of Power Purchase Agreement by Adani(17.09.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a curative petition filed by Gujarat Urja Vikas Ltd(GUVL) against the judgment dated 2nd July 2019 that upheld term.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Termination of Power Purchase Agreement