Tags : Toy imports, Make in India, Positive results
RBI announces rate of interest on Government of India Floating Rate Bond 2033(21.03.2023)
The rate of interest on Government of India Floating Rate Bond 2033 (GOI FRB 2033) applicable for the half year March 22, 2023 to September 21, 2023 s.....
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RBI announces rate of interest on Government of India Floating Rate Bond 2033(21.09.2022)
The rate of interest on Government of India Floating Rate Bond 2033 (GOI FRB 2033) applicable for the half year September 22, 2022 to March 21, 2023 s.....
Tags : Rate, Interest, Floating Rate Bond 2033
Amendments under Interest Equalisation Scheme in respect of UIN(20.04.2023)
1.Attention of Trade and Industry is drawn towards Trade Notice no. 38/2021-22 dated 20.04.2023, wherein the eligible Interest Equalisation beneficiar.....
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Measures to ease the hardship faced by Small Licensees/ Vendors on Platforms(21.12.2022)
Indian Railways have taken various measures to ease the hardship faced by small licensees/ vendors, which are as under:
(i). The period for .....
Tags : Measures, Hardship, Small Licensees/ Vendors
ICEGATE Helpdesk for redressal of RoDTEP related grievances(31.10.2022)
1. Members of Trade and Industry may note that for resolution/examination of exporter grievances related to scroll out of shipping bills, generation o.....
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Guidelines for early Resolution of Stuck Public Private Partnership projects at Major Ports(11.05.2022)
Background
In the past decade, Government of India invited private investment into Major Port Sector and several projects were awarded under .....
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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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CCI approves internal restructuring of the TVS Group, under Section 31(1) of the Competition Act, 2002(11.10.2021)
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approves internal restructuring of the TVS Group, under Section 31(1) of the Competition Act, 2002.
.....
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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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Measures towards developing Surety Insurance Bonds market(16.05.2023)
Surety Bonds are a type of insurance policy protecting parties involved in a transaction or contract from potential financial losses due to a breach o.....
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Amendment under Interest Equalisation Scheme(25.05.2023)
1. Attention of Trade and Industry is drawn towards the extension of Interest Equalisation Scheme (IES) upto 31.03.2024, as notified by RBI vide its C.....
Tags : Amendment, Interest Equalisation, Scheme
Frequently asked questions on Corporate Social Responsibility(25.08.2021)
1. The broad framework of CSR has been provided in Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 (herein after referred as 'the Act'), Schedule VII of the Ac.....
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Regulatory measures towards consumer credit and bank credit to NBFCs(16.11.2023)
1. Please refer to Governor's Statement dated October 6, 2023 flagging the high growth in certain components of consumer credit and advising banks and.....
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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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Interest rate of deposits made under the Special Deposit Scheme for Non-Government Provident, Superannuation and Gratuity Funds(06.01.2021)
It is hereby notified that, the deposits made under the Special Deposit Scheme for Non-Government Provident, Superannuation and Gratuity Funds, announ.....
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CCI approves acquisition of additional equity shares in Hero FinCorp Limited by Otter Limited and Link Investment Trust(11.03.2020)
The Competition Commision of India (CCI) approves acquisition of additional equity shares in Hero FinCorp Limited by Otter Limited and Link Investment.....
Tags : Acquisition Equity shares, Approval
Procedures for application for tariff rate quota for FY 2022-2023(27.01.2022)
1. Reference is invited to para 2.107 of the HBP, wherein the details of allocation of Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) under various FTA/CECA are notified. Th.....
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Guidance Note on Operational Risk Management and Operational Resilience(30.04.2024)
1. Purpose.
1.1 Operational Risk is inherent in all banking/ financial products, services, activities, processes, and systems. Effective mana.....
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Re-lodgement of Transfer Requests of Shares(09.09.2020)
In terms of Regulation 40 (1) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, transfer of securities held in physical mod.....
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Amendment in notification No. 50/2017-Customs, dated the 30th June, 2017(07.09.2020)
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and sub-section (12) of section 3 of the Cu.....
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Reserve Bank of India lifts the business restrictions imposed on American Express Banking Corp.(24.08.2022)
In view of the satisfactory compliance demonstrated by American Express Banking Corp. with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) circular dated April 6, 201.....
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Press Note on TRAI's Regulatory framework for Broadcasting and Cable TV sector(03.07.2018)
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on 3rd March 2017, notified a regulatory framework for broadcasting and cable TV service provided thr.....
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Extension of time for submission of financial results for the quarter/half year/financial year ended 30th June 2020(29.07.2020)
1. SEBI, vide circular No. SEBI/HO/CFD/CMD1/CIR/P/2020/106 dated June 24, 2020, had extended the timeline for submission of financial results by liste.....
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Amendment to circular for mandating additional disclosures by FPIs that fulfil certain objective criteria(20.03.2024)
1. SEBI vide Circular No. SEBI/ HO/ AFD/AFD-PoD-2/CIR/P/2023/148 dated August 24, 2023 mandated additional disclosures for FPIs that fulfil objective .....
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IBBI and IIMB Invites Research Papers for 2nd International Research Conference on Insolvency and Bankruptcy(08.08.2022)
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) and Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIMB) are jointly organising an international confe.....
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Rate of interest on Government of India Floating Rate Bond, 2024(06.05.2024)
The rate of interest on Government of India Floating Rate Bond 2024 (FRB 2024) applicable for the half year May 07, 2024 to November 06, 2024 shall be.....
Tags : Interest, Floating Rate Bond
Central Government rescinds Notification No. 8/2017-Union Territory Tax (Rate), dated the 28th June, 2017 MANU/GSUT/0014/2017 under Union Territory Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017(29.01.2019)
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 8 of the Union Territory Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (14 of 2017), the Central .....
Tags : Notification, Rescission, Public interest
Cabinet approves the revised Office Memorandum pertaining to the Cabinet Note on "Amendment of Constitution to provide for reservation for Economically Weaker Sections"(06.02.2019)
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given ex post facto approval to the revised Office Memorandum (OM) pertaining to the Cab.....
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TRAI responds to DoT's back reference on TRAI's Recommendations dated 19.08.2021 on "Enabling Unbundling of Different Layers Through Differential Licensing"(06.09.2022)
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued its response to the back-reference received from DoT regarding its earlier Recommendations on .....
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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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Companies (Listing of Equity Shares in Permissible Jurisdictions) Rules, 2024(24.01.2024)
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of section 23 read with section 469 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013), the Central Govern.....
Tags : Equity shares, Permissible jurisdictions, Rules
CCI approves acquisition of shares of Odisha Power Generation Corporation Ltd by Odisha Hydro Power Corporation Limited(08.12.2020)
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approves acquisition of shares of Odisha Power Generation Corporation Ltd (OPGC) by Odisha Hydro Power Corpo.....
Tags : Acquisition, Shares, Approval
RBI announces rate of interest on Government of India Floating Rate Bond 2031(06.12.2022)
The rate of interest on Government of India Floating Rate Bond 2031 (FRB 2031) applicable for the half year December 7, 2022 to June 6, 2023 shall be .....
Tags : Interest rate, Announcement, Floating Rate Bond
Relaxations for Listed Companies having stressed assets(23.06.2020)
SEBI has decided to relax the pricing methodology for preferential issues by listed companies having stressed assets and exempt allottees of preferent.....
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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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Notification regarding new technology to strengthen SEBI Complaint Redressal System for Investors(01.04.2024)
In its continuous pursuit of protection of interests of investors in the securities market, SEBI has launched the new version of the SEBI Complaint Re.....
Tags : New technology, Complaint Redressal System, Investors
Clarification regarding taxability of income earned by NRI investor from off-shore investments in investment fund routed through an Alternative Investment Fund(12.07.2023)
1. CBDT Circular No.14/2019 dated 03.07.2019 was issued to clarify the taxability of income earned by a non-resident investor from outside India (off-.....
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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.....
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Central Government declares the computer resources of Canara Bank to be protected systems(11.01.2023)
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 70 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000), the Central Govern.....
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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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Investor Grievance Redressal System and Arbitration Mechanism(16.11.2015)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India issued a circular addressing the efficacy of the investor redressal and arbitration mechanism at commodity .....
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Increase in monthly salary threshold to Rs. 24,000 as wages under Section 1(6) of Payment of Wages Act, 1936(29.08.2017)
S.O.2806(E).--In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (6) of section 1 of the Payment of Wages Act, 1936 ( 4 of 1936), the Central Governme.....
Tags : Increase, Monthly salary, Threshold
Re-organisation of National Assessment Centres and Faceless Assessment Groups(31.05.2023)
1. Reference is invited to Circular No.40/2020-Customs dated 04.09.2020 on the constitution of National Assessment Centres (NACs), their roles and res.....
Tags : Re-organisation, Assessment Centres, Faceless Assessment
RBI announces rate of interest on Government of India Floating Rate Bond 2028(03.10.2023)
The rate of interest on Government of India Floating Rate Bond 2028 (GOI FRB 2028) applicable for the half year October 04, 2023 to April 03, 2024 sha.....
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India-USA announces 1st Joint Call for proposal under MeitY-NSF research collaboration(21.08.2023)
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) announced its 1st Joint Call for proposals under the MeitY- National Science Foundation (NS.....
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Guidelines for MIIs Regarding Cyber Security and Cyber Resilience(29.08.2023)
1. Market Infrastructure Institutions (i.e. Stock Exchanges, Clearing Corporations and Depositories) are systemically important institutions as they, .....
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Income-Tax (29th Amendment) Rules, 2021(13.09.2021)
In exercise of the powers conferred by second proviso to clause (i) sub-section (1) of section 142 read with section 295 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (.....
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RBI announces rate of interest on Government of India Floating Rate Bond, 2031(06.12.2023)
The rate of interest on Government of India Floating Rate Bond 2031 (FRB 2031) applicable for the half year December 07, 2023 to June 06, 2024 shall b.....
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Policy on interest rate on loans for agricultural purposes(01.08.2017)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has deregulated the interest rate on advances sanctioned by Scheduled Commercial Banks and these interest rates are determ.....
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RBI announces rate of interest on Government of India Floating Rate Bond, 2024(04.05.2023)
The rate of interest on Government of India Floating Rate Bond 2024 (FRB 2024) applicable for the half year May 07, 2023 to November 06, 2023 shall be.....
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Central Government makes amendment in the notification of Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No.11/2017-Union Territory Tax (Rate), dated the 28th June, 2017(09.05.2023)
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1), (3) and (4) of section 7, sub-section (1) of section 8, clause (iv), clause (v) and clause (x.....
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Supersession of notification no G.S.R. 180 (E) of Government of India dated 17th February, 2016(23.05.2017)
This notification is being issued in supersession of Gazette Notification No G.S.R. 180 (E) of Government of India dated 17th February, 2016.
.....
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Large Exposures Framework(03.06.2019)
Please refer to the instructions contained in circulars DBR.No.BP.BC.43/21.01.003/2016-17 dated December 01, 2016 and DBR.No.BP.BC.31/21.01.003/2018-1.....
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News
SC: `No Reservation in Single Vacancies'(24.09.2015)
SC has ruled that reservation for SCs, STs and OBCs would not apply in case Govt. was filling up a single post in one of its cadres. However if person.....
Tags : SC, reservation
RBI Orders Concurrent Auditors to Submit Reports on Non-Performing Loans Directly to Banks(25.09.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has directed concurrent auditors of commercial banks to submit their review of non-performing loans directly to the banks .....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India,concurrent auditors of commercial banks
NGT Serves Notice to Centre Seeking Stay on Lakhwar Project(29.09.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought response from Ministry of Environment and Forests, Ministry of Water Resources and Uttarkahand Jal Vidyut Nig.....
Tags : National Green Tribunal, Lakhwar Project,Ministry of Environment and Forests, Ministry of Water Resources ,Uttarkahand Jal Vidyut Nigam
RBI Cut Repo Rate by 50 bps(29.09.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cut its repo rate by 50 basis points to 6.75%, while keeping the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) unchanged at 4%. This was fo.....
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RBI Permits Companies to Raise $750 mn through Rupee Bonds(30.09.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has permitted companies to raise up to $750 million from overseas markets under automatic route, through rupee-denominated.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India ,companies
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.....
Tags : National Green Tribunal,Ministry of Environment and Forests, Uttar Pradesh Gcvt. , State Pollution Control Board
RBI Cancels Sahara's NBFC Licence for Flouting Know-Your-Customer Norms(15.09.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cancelled licence of Sahara India Financial Corporation Ltd (SIFCL), Sahara group’s Non-Banking Financial Co.(NBFC), e.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India , Sahara
Karnataka High Court Asks PU Board to be More Careful Next Year(16.09.2015)
Karnataka High Court has asked authorities to be more careful next year so that instances like of errors in re-evaluation of second PUC results and de.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court,PUC results
CCI Dismisses Complaint against Hindustan Sanitaryware(17.09.2015)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has dismissed allegations of unfair business practices made in complaint filed by Shubham Sanitarywares against .....
Tags : Competition Commission of India ,Shubham Sanitarywares,Hindustan Sanitaryware and Industries Ltd
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.....
Tags : NGT,Ministry of Environment and Forests , Delhi , Haryana Govt., Central Pollution Control Board
NGT Issues Notice over Unauthorized Structures on Green Belt in Gaziabad(24.09.2015)
NGT on plea seeking demolition of unauthorized structures located on green belts in Gaziabad, has issued notice to Ministry of Environment and Forests.....
Tags : NGT ,Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), UP Govt., Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA), UP State Industrial Development Corporation (UPSIDC)
President Mukherjee Promulgates Second Ordinance on Cheque Bounce Cases(24.09.2015)
President Pranab Mukherjee has promulgated Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Second Ordinance, 2015, in order to provide big relief to about 18 lakh .....
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RBI Issues Revised Guidelines for FIF(16.10.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued revised guidelines for scope of activities and objectives of its Financial Inclusion Fund (FIF). The corpus of .....
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NCDRC Orders Testing of 13 Samples of Maggie Noodles(16.10.2015)
National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has ordered 13 samples of Nestle India’s Maggi instant noodles to be sent to a government-run .....
Tags : National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission, Maggie Noodles
NGT Issues Notice to Centre over Use of Ponies in Vaishno Devi Shrine(19.10.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) issued notice to Ministry of Environment and Forests, Jammu and Kashmir Government, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board .....
Tags : National Green Tribunal , Ministry of Environment and Forests, Jammu and Kashmir Government, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board
RBI: No Relaxation in CRR, SLR Norms(19.10.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has junked the plea of entities that have secured licences to set up small finance banks that they be given some leeway in.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, small finance banks
Delhi HC to Govt.: Ensure No Further Encroachment In Forest Area(21.10.2015)
Delhi High Court has ordered Delhi Government and its authorities to ensure there was no further encroachment in forests in National Capital Territory.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Delhi Government,Encroachment In Forest Area
RBI Issues Guidelines for the Gold Monetisation Scheme(23.10.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued guidelines for the Gold Monetisation Scheme. RBI has issued directions for banks on implementation of the gold .....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India , Gold Monetisation Scheme
Delhi HC to DU: Don’t Act Against Delhi University Teachers' Association (DUTA) President till Dec 17(30.10.2015)
Delhi HC has extended till December 17 the restraint on Delhi University (DU) from taking any action against DUTA president and St Stephen’s college p.....
Tags : Delhi HC, Delhi University Teachers' Association (DUTA) President Nandita Narain
RBI Says No Fresh Permission to Foreign Law Firms for Liaison Office(30.10.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said it would not grant fresh or renewed permission to any foreign law firm to open a liaison office in the country.
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Foreign Law Firms
RBI Permits Custodians or Banks to Short-Sell in Govt. Bond Market(30.10.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has permitted custodians or banks to short-sell in Government Bond Market with primary members or individual bank customer.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Government Bond Market, Custodians , Banks
RBI Allows NRIs to Investment in National Pension Schemes(30.10.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) to subscribe to pension scheme, which is governed, administered by Pension Fund Re.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Non-Resident Indians, National Pension Schemes
RBI Grants NBFCs More Power to Change Ownership in Stressed Firms(30.10.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed Non-Banking Finance Companies (NBFCs) to upgrade credit facilities extended to borrowing entities whose owners.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Non-Banking Finance Companies
Deepak Singhal Takes Over as RBI Executive Director(04.11.2015)
Deepak Singhal has taken over as new Executive Director at the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
Tags : Reserve Bank of India
Himachal HC Issues Notice to DC, Forest Dept over Tree Felling(05.11.2015)
Himachal HC while taking serious note on issue of felling of deodar trees at Dharamsala in violation of court orders, has issued show-cause notice to .....
Tags : Himachal HC , DC, Forest Dept
Supreme Court: No SC/ST Reservation in Higher Judiciary(08.12.2015)
Supreme Court while rejecting a plea of a district-level judge from Uttarakhand who sought to be promoted as a high court judge, has refused to provid.....
Tags : Supreme Court , Higher Judiciary, SC/ST Reservation
Supreme Court: Odisha, Bihar Anti-Graft Laws are Constitutional(11.12.2015)
Supreme Court has declared two laws passed by Odisha and Bihar legislatures to tackle corruption as constitutional. SC upheld verdicts of High Courts .....
Tags : Supreme Court , Odisha and Bihar legislatures, Anti-Graft Laws
RBI Issues Cross-Currency Futures Norms(11.12.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued guidelines for introduction of cross currency futures and exchange traded cross-currency option contracts in th.....
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RBI Announces Timetable Reduction in SLR(11.12.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced a reduction in share of government securities known as Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) that banks have to ma.....
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RBI Revises Norms for 'When issued' Security(11.12.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in order to encourage trading in ‘When Issued’ transactions in government securities, has allowed banks to take short posi.....
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Madras HC to Centre: Bring Heritage Law to Protect Ancient Structures(11.12.2015)
Madras HC while taking a suo motu PIL proceedings initiated after media reports highlighting improper 'renovation' works being undertaken by Tamil Nad.....
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Jammu and Kashmir High Court Restrains All Construction at Gulmarg(17.12.2015)
Jammu and Kashmir High Court has directed authorities to stop all construction activities at Gulmarg ski resort in north Kashmir. The court also direc.....
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SC: RBI Must Disclose All Info About Banks Under RTI(17.12.2015)
Supreme Court has ruled that Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is bound in law to give information regarding private and public banks under the Right To Inf.....
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SC Put Stay on Class Suit Proceedings Against Nestle(17.12.2015)
SC has stayed class suit proceedings initiated against Nestle India by Centre before National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) over Magg.....
Tags : SC , National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Maggi
RBI Issues New Guidelines for Banks to Fix Lending Rate(18.12.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued new guidelines on how banks can calculate their lending rates in a bid to make them more closely based on marke.....
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RBI to Banks: Allow Mobile Banking Registration at ATMs(18.12.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked all National Financial Switch (NFS) member banks to make changes in ATM switches by March 2016 to help customers.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, National Financial Switch
CCI Junks Complaints against Prestige Estates Projects(18.12.2015)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has dismissed allegations of unfair business practices made against Bengaluru-based Prestige Estates Projects.
Tags : Competition Commission of India , Prestige Estates Projects
Gujarat HC Judge Deletes ‘Anti-Quota’ Observations(21.12.2015)
Gujarat High Court has deleted “anti-reservation” observations that he recently made while quashing a petition moved by Patidar quota stir leader Hard.....
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RBI Postpones Issue Date of Sovereign Gold Bonds(25.11.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has postponed issue date of sovereign gold bond by four days to November 30 to enable their smooth uploading into the cent.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India , Sovereign Gold Bonds
Madras HC Looks for Status Report on Relief Measures taken After Flood(01.12.2015)
Madras HC has sought a status report by Turesday from Tuticorin Collector on relief measures taken by him for flood affected people in the district.
Tags : Madras HC , Turesday from Tuticorin Collector
RBI Relaxes ECB Norms for Accessing Foreign Loans(01.12.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has unveiled a revised External Commercial Borrowing (ECB) policy, entailing, among other things, a more liberal approach.....
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Madras HC Prescribes Dress Code for Men, Women and Children to Visit Temples(02.12.2015)
Madras High Court has prescribed a dress code for men, women and even children wanting to visit temples maintained by Hindu Religious and Charitable E.....
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Allahabad HC Dismisses Bail Plea of Congress MLA Ajay Rai(02.12.2015)
Allahabad HC has dismissed bail plea of Congress MLA Ajay Rai in connection with cases filed against him following violence that erupted in Varanasi i.....
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Allahabad HC Says Farmers’ Plea Seeking Return of Land Cannot be a PIL(03.12.2015)
Allahabad High Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking return of land to farmers from nine villages in Varanasi district on the gro.....
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Bombay HC Sets Aside MWRRA Order on Release of Water from Pune’s Dams to Ujani(04.12.2015)
Bombay High Court has set aside Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority (MWRRA) order of October 26 to release 10 TMC water from Pune’s dams .....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority
RBI: Small Finance Banks Can Join Payment System(23.12.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said that entities who received in-principle approval for setting up payments banks and small finance banks can join a.....
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RBI Says No Deadline for Resolving Complaints under Banking Ombudsman Scheme(23.12.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said that there is no time limit for resolution of complaints under Banking Ombudsman scheme, aimed at seeking redress.....
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Bombay HC Orders State Govt. to Recover Rs 10 Lakh from Former Congress MLA in a Money-Lending Case(23.12.2015)
Bombay HC has directed State Government to recover Rs 10 lakh from Ex-Khamgaon Congress MLA Dilip Sananda following a Supreme Court directive to effec.....
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Bombay High Court: Interest of Child is Best Served if Parents Live Together(29.12.2015)
Bombay High Court while hearing a custody matter, has observed that the interest of child would be best served if her parents decide to live together.
Tags : Bombay High Court , Interest of Child
Jammu and Kashmir High Court Directs Fresh Trial in a Rape Case(30.12.2015)
Jammu and Kashmir High Court has ordered fresh trial of a case wherein trial court had acquitted an accused of rape charges after ignoring the victim’.....
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Madras HC Dismisses PILs Against AIADMK's General Council Meet at SRMC(31.12.2015)
Madras HC has dismissed two PILs against the event for AIADMK's general council meeting to be held at Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Cen.....
Tags : Madras HC, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Centre, AIADMK's general council meeting
RBI Tightens Norms for Banks Lending to Overseas Subsidiary of Indian Companies(04.01.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has tightened norms for banks lending to overseas subsidiary of Indian companies by raising the provisions substantially a.....
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RBI Operationalise CFR(22.01.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI), in order to minimize frauds, has operationalised a Central Fraud Registry (CFR) with effect from January 20.
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SC: No Open Tenders for Critical Defence Spares(25.01.2016)
SC, while taking note of India’s substantial role as a defence power and need to keep lives of its personnel safe, has upheld Government’s policy agai.....
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NCDRC to Builder: Pay Rs 20k/Month Penalty for Delay in Project(25.01.2016)
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has ordered Parsvnath Developers to pay a monthly penalty to buyers for delay in handing over .....
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Delhi HC Asks RBI to Submit its Latest Circular on FDI Policy(27.01.2016)
While hearing a public interest litigation seeking a thorough investigation against all firms that have received FDI, Delhi High Court has sought a re.....
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President Pranab Mukherjee Gives Assent to Central Rule in Arunachal Pradesh(27.01.2016)
President Pranab Mukherjee has given his assent to Union Cabinet's recommendation for imposition of President's rule in Arunachal Pradesh.
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SC Denies to Interfere in Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar Metro Fares Issue(28.01.2016)
Supreme Court has denied to interfere in ongoing petition in Bombay High Court over Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar Metro fares.
Tags : SC, Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar Metro Fares Issue
SC Asks Govt. to Explain President’s Rule in AP(28.01.2016)
Supreme Court has expressed its displeasure over Arunachal Pradesh Governor’s counsel and issued notice to Govt. as to why it was not informed about r.....
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RBI Issues 17 Master Directions Related to FEMA(05.01.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued 17 Master Directions covering foreign exchange transactions on various regulatory issues in order to simplify .....
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Madras High Court ‘s Relief to Vijayakant Till January 25(06.01.2016)
Madras High Court has extended till January 25 an interim order passed by it on December 29 restraining Thanjavur East police from arresting DMDK pres.....
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RBI Allows IFSCs Bank Branches to Open Foreign Currency Current Accounts(08.01.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has permitted bank branches at International Financial Services Centres (IFSCs) to open foreign currency current accounts .....
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RBI Allows Banks to Extend Non-Fund Based Credit(08.01.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed banks to extend non-fund based credit, not the usual form of normal loans and thereby lifted the old age ban.
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President Promulgates Enemy Property Ordinance, 2016(08.01.2016)
President of India has promulgated the Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Ordinance, 2016 on January 07, 2016 to make amendments to the Enemy P.....
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SC Says Vehicle Overloading Cant be Sole Ground to Deny Insurance(11.01.2016)
SC has ruled that overloading of vehicle cannot be sole ground for insurance company to reject claims for damages caused to vehicle in a road accident.....
Tags : SC , National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, overloading of vehicle
Madras High Court Put Stay on Temple Dress Code Order(12.01.2016)
Madras HC has granted an interim stay on its order to impose a dress code for visitors to temples run by Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Dep.....
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NGT to Govt.: Consider Setting Up of ETPs Instead of STPs for Treating Sewage Water(15.01.2016)
NGT has directed Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MOEF) to consider setting up effluent treatment.....
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RBI Permits Banks to Offer More Services Via Offsite ATMs(15.01.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said that banks are now free to offer all their products and services through the ATM channels provided technology per.....
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RBI: Aadhaar is Not Mandatory for DBT Scheme(15.01.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said in a clarification on Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) Scheme that use of Aadhaar cards and seeding of bank accounts.....
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SEBI Issues SEBI (Delisting of Equity Shares) (Amendment) Regulations, 2016(15.01.2016)
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has issued Securities and Exchange Board of India (Delisting of Equity Shares) (Amendment) Regulations,.....
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SC: Development More Important Than Tigers(21.01.2016)
SC, while hearing a matter which challenged development projects, over stretch of NH-7 between Nagpur and Jabalpur passing through Pench tiger reserve.....
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RBI Simplifies Gold Monetisation Scheme(22.01.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has simplified Gold Monetisation Scheme (GMS) for bulk depositors, in order to help temple boards to do so and also allowe.....
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CBDT Relaxes Taxation Norms for Bonds, Debentures Held by Companies(23.03.2016)
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), while easing the norms, has said capital gains tax will be computed from the date of acquisition of financial in.....
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RBI Eases LCR Norm(25.03.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has given bankers more flexibility in maintenance of Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) under Basel III by tweaking certain no.....
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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.
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Haryana Assembly Passes Jat Reservation Bill(29.03.2016)
Haryana Assembly has passed the Haryana Backward Classes (Reservation in Services and Admission in Educational Institutions) Bill, 2016 and the Haryan.....
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Madras HC Acquits Depressed Engineer Who Poisoned His Son(30.03.2016)
Madras HC has acquitted an engineer who poisoned his five-year-old son to death out of “severe depression” developed after a road accident in which he.....
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RBI: Fixed Rate Loans up to 3 Years to be Based on Marginal Cost(30.03.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked banks to price fixed rate loans of up to three years based on their marginal cost of fund from April 1.
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RBI Increases Investment Limit of FPIs(30.03.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has increased investment limit of Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) in central government bonds to Rs 2 lakh crore, from .....
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SC Says, Coaching Centres Must Go from Residential Areas(09.03.2016)
Supreme Court has said coaching centres in residential areas are a nuisance to women and the elderly and must shift out to commercial premises or inst.....
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RBI to Banks: Pay Interest on Savings Account Every Quarter(16.03.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked banks to pay interest on their customers’ savings accounts on a quarterly basis or shorter duration.
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RBI Issues Norms for PDs in Exchange-Traded Currency Futures(18.03.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued guidelines permitting standalone Primary Dealers (PDs) to participate in exchange-traded currency futures on ap.....
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RBI Revises Rules for Resolution of Stressed MSME Loans(18.03.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has revised rules pertaining to revival of advances to small businesses and asked lenders to form district-level committee.....
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RBI Permits Banks to Adjust Excess Pension(18.03.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed banks to adjust excess or wrongful payments to pensioners with their accounts. In case the entire amount could.....
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RBI Relaxes Reporting Requirement of NEFT Transactions(18.03.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said it is discontinuing provision where banks had to submit data pertaining to NEFT (National Electronic Fund Transfe.....
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SC Seeks Centre’s Response on Plea for AIDS Centres in All Districts(21.03.2016)
Supreme Court has sought response from Centre on a plea seeking setting up of exclusive HIV/AIDS treatment centres in all districts and prisons of the.....
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NCDRC Imposes Penalty on Jaypee Group(10.05.2016)
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has ordered Jaypee Group to pay 12% annual penalty to home buyers in Kalypso Court project in.....
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RBI Issues Shareholding Norms for Private Sector Banks(13.05.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued new guidelines on ownership in private sector banks by bundling shareholding patterns into two broad categories.....
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RBI Issues Guidelines for Voluntary Surrender of Licence by PSOs(13.05.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued guidelines for voluntary surrender of licence by Payment System Operators (PSOs) under Payment & Settlements Sy.....
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SC Seeks Reply on Plea for Release of Imprisoned Pakistani Survivor in Samjhauta Blasts Case(16.05.2016)
SC has sought responses from Centre and Punjab on plea of father of a Pakistani national, who landed in Amritsar jail after surviving the 2007 terror .....
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NCDRC Imposes Fine of Rs 64 Lakh on Delhi Hospital, Doctors for Negligence(16.05.2016)
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has imposed fine of Rs 64 lakh on a Delhi-based private hospital and three of its doctors for.....
Tags : National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Hospital, Doctors
RBI’s Nod to FPIs to Invest in Unlisted Debt Securities(17.05.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) to invest in unlisted debt securities as well as in securitised debt instru.....
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Delhi HC Refuses to Intervene with WFI’s Decision on the 74kg Rio Olympics Berth(17.05.2016)
Delhi HC, while hearing plea filed by Indian Wrestler Sushil Kumar regarding the 74kg Rio Olympics berth, has refused to intervene in the matter and a.....
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RBI Issues Guidelines on PSLCs(08.04.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has released guidelines for Priority Sector Lending Certificates (PSLCs), where banks can buy and sell instruments to man.....
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Uttarakhand HC Denies to Stay Disqualification of Rebel Congress MLAs(13.04.2016)
Uttarakhand HC has refused to grant an interim stay on “disqualification” of nine rebel Congress MLAs who, on March 18, had voted against the Appropri.....
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RBI Amends Norms on Bank Frauds(19.04.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI), while amending disclosure norms, has asked banks to disclose fraud cases and make provisions for them not exceeding four .....
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SC Raps States, UTs over Illegal Religious Structures(19.04.2016)
SC has rapped States and Union Territories for their failure to comply with its directions to file affidavits spelling out steps they have taken for r.....
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Uttarakhand HC to Centre: President Can Be Wrong(20.04.2016)
Uttarakhand HC, while hearing a petition by deposed chief minister Harish Rawat challenging the President’s Rule, has said, “The President can be an e.....
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Uttarakhand HC: Travesty of Justice if Centre Revokes President's Rule Now(21.04.2016)
Uttarakhand HC has said that it would be a travesty of justice if Centre recalls its order imposing President's rule and allows someone else to form a.....
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Uttarakhand High Court Turns Down President's Rule in Uttarakhand(22.04.2016)
Uttarakhand High Court has set aside the imposition of President's Rule in the State.
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Delhi HC Seeks Centre's Response over RBI's Circular on E-Retail(22.04.2016)
Dellhi HC has sought Centre's response on petition challenging a circular by Reserve Bank of India (RBI), as per which retail trading in any form thro.....
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RBI Imposes Rs 27-Crore Penalty on 13 Banks for FEMA Violations(28.07.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has penalized 13 banks and slapped a fine of Rs 27 crore for violation of Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) provision.....
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RBI: Retail Investors can Access G-Sec Market(29.07.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said that retail investors can access Government Securities (G-Sec) market, in a seamless manner from August 16.
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Ethypharm Books Indian Patent for Crush Resistant Oxycodone(01.08.2016)
French pharmaceutical manufacturer, Ethypharm has booked an Indian patent for a crush-resistant, water insoluble form of pain killer drug oxycodone.
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President Gives Assent to Lokpal and Lokayuktas (Amendment) Act, 2016, Along with Other Two(01.08.2016)
President has given assent to the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2016, the Regional Centre for Biotechnology Act, 2016 and t.....
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SC Seeks Centre's Reply on Denial of Tax Relief to Congress in Year 1994-95(02.08.2016)
SC has sought answers from Centre on petition filed by Congress, over not getting exemption from paying tax under Section 13A of I-T Act for year 199.....
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SC to Centre: File Status Report on Seized Contraband, Rehab Centres(02.08.2016)
SC has asked Centre to file status report on implementation of the court’s guidelines for foolproof storage and disposal of seized drugs to prevent th.....
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Lok Sabha Passes Bill Seeking Expeditious Recovery of Bad Loans by Banks(02.08.2016)
Lok Sabha has passed the Enforcement of Security Interest and Recovery of Debts Laws and Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment) Bill, 2016, which provid.....
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Delhi HC Notices Home Ministry, ED over Alleged Detention of Moin Qureshi at Airport(20.12.2016)
Delhi High Court has issued notice to Home Ministry and Enforcement Directorate (ED) on a plea of controversial meat exporter Moin Qureshi alleging th.....
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RBI Relaxes Deposits Norm of More Than Rs 5,000 in Old Denominations For KYC A/Cs(21.12.2016)
Reserve Bank of India has relaxed its notification, specifying that deposits of over 5000 rupees could be made only after furnishing a satisfactory re.....
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Delhi HC: Women Has No Right to Residence in Parents-in-law `(26.12.2016)
Delhi High Court has ruled that right to residence is available to a woman against her husband and not against the parents-in-law in a property owned .....
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Delhi HC Directs DDA & SDMC to Cooperate in Identifying Heritage Structures(26.12.2016)
Delhi High Court has directed Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) to cooperate with Indian National Trust f.....
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NGT Directs AAP Govt, DPCC to Initiate Action Against Illegal Industrial Units(26.12.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Delhi Government and Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to take action against industrial units opera.....
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Presidents Re-Promulgates Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Fifth Ordinance, 2016(26.12.2016)
President of India has re-promulgated Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Fifth Ordinance, 2016, aimed to guard against claims of succession or .....
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NCDRC Orders Unitech to Pay compensation for Delivery Delay(30.01.2017)
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has directed Unitech Hi-Tech Developers to pay over Rs 3 crore to a couple for failing to give.....
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RBI Rejects EC Request to Enhance Withdrawal Limits For Poll Candidates(30.01.2017)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has rejected request of Election Commission (EC) to enhance weekly cash-withdrawal limit, imposed after demonetisation, fo.....
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SC Appoints Former CAG Vinod Rai As BCCI Chief(30.01.2017)
Supreme Court has announced names of four administrators to run Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), which includes Former CAG Vinod Rai, His.....
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Supreme Court: More Works, Hence More Rooms For CM Akhilesh Yadav(31.01.2017)
Supreme Court, while justifying allotment of two official residences for Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, has said “As his w.....
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RBI: No Restrictions on ATM Withdrawals From Feb 01(31.01.2017)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said that limits on ATM withdrawals will further be eased from February 1 and curbs on branch withdrawals from current.....
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H-1B Visa Reform Bill Introduced in US House of Representatives, Proposes Minimum Pay Be Doubled(31.01.2017)
H-1B Visa Reform Bill has been introduced in US House of Representatives which among other things calls for more than doubling minimum salary of H-1B .....
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Madras HC Notices Secretary of Prez, Former SC Judge Over PETA Award(01.02.2017)
Madras High Court has ordered notice to Secretary to President Pranab Mukherjee and a Former Supreme Court Judge K S Radhakrishnan Panicker on a petit.....
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RBI Releases Fifth Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, Maintains Status Quo on Repo Rate(08.02.2017)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued its sixth Bi-monthly Policy Statement for the year, wherein Apex Bank decided to hold on to repo rate at 6.25 p.....
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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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Bombay HC Directs SEC to Consider Reshma Bhosale As Independent Candidate(09.02.2017)
Bombay High Court has directed State Election Commission (SEC) to consider Reshma Bhosale as an independent candidate, contradicting decision of Retur.....
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RBI: No Cash Withdrawal Limits Post March 13(09.02.2017)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said that cash withdrawal limits, currently in place for savings bank accounts will be removed in two stages, initiall.....
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Supreme Court Sets Aside Provisions of Karnataka Reservation Law on Promotion(13.02.2017)
Supreme Court has said that in order to provide reservation in promotions, States must first determine whether criteria of ‘inadequacy of representati.....
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Bombay HC Refuses to Withdraw Restraint on Cutting Off Trees For Metro 3(13.02.2017)
Bombay High Court has said that it would not withdraw restraint on cutting off trees for metro-3 line unless authorities convince bench that they have.....
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Bombay HC Slams RBI For Not Exchanging Old Notes in Deceased’s Locker(03.02.2017)
Bombay High Court came down heavily on Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for not complying with its order to change demonetised currency notes totalling Rs .....
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NCDRC: No VAT on Discounted Items(03.02.2017)
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has held that shops selling goods at 40% discount cannot charge VAT or any other duty on disco.....
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RBI Directs Banks to Report Cyber Crimes within 6 Hours(03.02.2017)
RBI, while asking banks to report any cyber security incident within two to six hours of its happening, has warned lenders that any delay in reporting.....
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RBI Allows NRIs to Access ETCS Market(03.02.2017)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed NRIs access to Exchange Traded Currency Derivatives (ETCD) market to hedge currency risk arising out of their .....
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RBI Issues Revised Guidelines For Commercial Papers(03.02.2017)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued revised guidelines for commercial papers, including mandating that the issuer must disclose end-use of such fun.....
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RBI Allows Banks to Use Statutory Reserves for AT1 Bond Coupon Payment(03.02.2017)
Reserve Bank of India has allowed banks to use statutory reserves to pay coupon (interest) on additional Tier-I bonds, subject to certain riders.
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Supreme Court: Private Coaching Centres Need to be Regulated(06.02.2017)
Supreme Court has said that private coaching centres in country need to be “regulated” as these cannot be “wiped out” and asked Centre to ponder over .....
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Govt Notifies Graded Response Action Plan to Fight Air Pollution in National Capital(17.01.2017)
Ministry of Environment has notified a Graded Response Action Plan to fight air pollution in Delhi-National Capital Region area, which means that Nati.....
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Delhi HC Junks Plea to Give Concession to Cancer Patients Travelling in Rajdhani Exp(19.01.2017)
Delhi High Court has junked a petition seeking direction to Railways to provide concession in fares to cancer patients travelling in Rajdhani Express.
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CCI Approves Sony Pictures Deal to Buy Ten Sports(19.01.2017)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has cleared Sony Pictures Networks’ proposed purchase of Ten Sports, owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises.
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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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Supreme Court Extends Free Ride On DND Expressway For Eight Weeks(23.01.2017)
Supreme Court, while extending free ride on Delhi-Noida DND flyway for another eight weeks, has given two more months time to Comptroller and Auditor .....
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UK Supreme Court: Prime Minister May Must Get Parliamentary Approval to Initiate Brexit(24.01.2017)
English Supreme Court has ruled that Government must seek Parliamentary approval before formally initiating the process to leave European Union(Brexit.....
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RBI Bans Investments in ‘Non-cooperative Countries’(27.01.2017)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has prohibited Indian entities from making direct investments in any entity located in 'non co-operative countries and ter.....
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Supreme Court Notices Centre Over RBI's Refusal to Exchange Demonetised Notes(06.03.2017)
Supreme Court has issued a notice to Central Government on a plea challenging Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) refusal to accept Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 note.....
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Delhi High Court Bars Cipla From Selling Novartis Respiratory Drug ‘Onbrez’ in India(10.03.2017)
Delhi High Court has barred Cipla Ltd from selling copies of Novartis AG’s respiratory drug Onbrez in India, upholding patents held by swiss drug make.....
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Allahabad HC Quashes Cabinet’s Move Quashing Interest Payable By Sugar Mill Owners to Farmers(10.03.2017)
Allahabad High Court has quashed a cabinet decision of October whereby interest to tune of Rs 2000 crore, payable by sugar mill owners to sugarcane fa.....
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RBI Says ‘Banks Can Accept Coloured Notes’ Appeals to Avoid Dirtying Them(10.03.2017)
Reserve Bank of India has clarified that banks can accept colour-stained notes amid messages circulating on WhatsApp that public sector banks have bee.....
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Reserve Bank of India Lifts All Limit on Cash Withdrawals(14.03.2017)
Reserve Bank of India has lifted all limits on cash withdrawals from banks and ATMs.
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South Korea's Constitutional Court Upholds President Park Geun Hye Impeachment(14.03.2017)
South Korea's Constitutional Court has upheld impeachment of President Park Geun Hye in a unanimous vote, removing her from office over a graft scanda.....
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Delhi HC Grants One More Day to RBI For Finalizing Stand on Tata-Docomo Arbitration Award(15.03.2017)
Delhi High Court has allowed Reserve Bank of India (RBI) a further day to finalise its stand on enforcement of $ 1.18 billion Tata Sons-NTT DoCoMo arb.....
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Bombay High Court Directs BMC Not to Take Coercive Action Against Gaylord Restaurant(28.03.2017)
Bombay High Court has directed BMC not to take any coercive action against alleged unauthorised construction by south Mumbai’s famous eatery – Gaylord.....
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Bombay High Court Seeks State's Action Plan to Improve Resident Doctors Working Condition(30.03.2017)
Bombay High Court has directed Maharashtra Government to file a report indicating how it proposes to improve deplorable working and living conditions .....
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RBI: Banks to Remain Closed on April 1(31.03.2017)
Reversing its earlier order, Reserve Bank (RBI) has said that the bank branches dealing in government businesses need not remain open on April 1 in vi.....
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Status Quo on MDR: RBI(31.03.2017)
RBI has said that its mid-December 2016 ‘special measures’ on rationalisation of merchant discount rate (MDR) will continue whereby MDR for transactio.....
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Finance Bill, 2017 Receives Presidential Assent, Takes Effect From Today(03.04.2017)
President Pranab Mukherjee has given his assent to the Finance Bill, 2017 to give effect to provisions like bar on cash transactions above Rs 2 lakh a.....
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Bombay High Court Exonerates Woman Who Tried to Kill Her Baby(03.04.2017)
Bombay High Court has struck down criminal proceedings initiated against a 26-year-old woman for attempting to kill her own infant, on the grounds tha.....
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Calcutta High Court: Issues Decided by Consumer Forums Attract Principles of Res Judicata(06.04.2017)
Calcutta High Court has observed that state/national consumer redressal forums have the trappings of courts and are adjudicatory bodies, and so issues.....
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RBI Eases NBFC Loan Restructuring Norms(31.07.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has permitted non-bank lenders to retain the 'standard asset' tag on a restructured loan for an extended period if an infr.....
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Madras High Court: Restore Shola Forests(05.08.2015)
Madras High Court has said that it has decided to give top priority to restoration of Shola forests (patches of stunted evergreen moist broad leaf for.....
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CIC Directs RBI To Appoint Nodal CPIO(14.06.2017)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed Reserve Bank of India to appoint a Nodal Central Public Information Officer (CPIO), in addition to c.....
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NCDRC: Builder-Buyer Agreements Often Favours Builders’ Interest(15.06.2017)
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC), while terming some builder- buyer agreements as ‘unconscionable contracts’, has observed that.....
Tags : National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Real Estate
Insolvency And Bankruptcy Board Notifies Fast Track Insolvency Resolution Process(19.06.2017)
IBBI has notified IBBI (Fast Track Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate Persons) Regulations, 2017 which provide process from initiation of ins.....
Tags : Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India, Fast Track, Insolvency Resolution Process
Supreme Court: Judiciary Needs to Lean in Favor of View That Sub-Serves Nation's Economic Interest(19.06.2017)
Supreme Court has stated that even if there is some technical violation by an industry, judiciary needs to lean in favor of particular view which sub-.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Nation's Economic Interest
Gujarat HC Refers Subsidised Rates Allotment of Plots Case Involving Judges to Larger Bench(12.08.2015)
Gujarat High Court has referred case dealing with allotment of residential plots to judges by Gujarat Government in a posh locality at subsidised ra.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court , Subsidised Rates Residential Plots Allotment
Supreme Court Rests Gujarat HC’s Notices on Judges' Plot Allotment(13.08.2015)
Supreme Court has put a stay on notices issued by Gujarat High Court to it's current and former judges and also a sitting SC judge over subsidised al.....
Tags : Supreme Court,subsidised allotment of residential plots case
Delhi High Court Seeks Details of Actual Forest Area in Capital(13.08.2015)
Delhi High Court has sought details of actual forest area in capital from government observing that “extent of forest shown on paper is not true pictu.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, forest
Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Filed by Union Government Draging Armymen Into it(13.08.2015)
Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal filed by Union Government against an order of Delhi HC granting benefit to civilian employees in Army under Assu.....
Tags : Supreme Court , Armymen ,Assured Career Progression (ACP) scheme
RBI Strikes Down Registration Certificate of Seven NBFCs(18.08.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cancelled certificate of registration of seven Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) including that of Religare Fina.....
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Bombay HC: No Capital Gain Tax For Transfer of Shares by Company in lieu of Family Arrangement(27.06.2017)
Bombay High Court has held that receipt from transfer of Shares by Company in consequent to family arrangement by its shareholders would be exigible t.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Transfer of Shares
Calcutta HC Slams CBI for 'Carelessness, Negligence' in Handling of National Treasures(30.06.2017)
Calcutta High Court has rapped Central Bureau of Investigation for not complying with Court orders to relocate Buddhist religious manuscripts and arte.....
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Delhi High Court: In Absence of 'Green Cover', Delhi Will Become a 'Desert'(23.05.2017)
Delhi High Court has observed that National Capital can turn into a desert if the green cover and forest land fall prey to illegal construction and en.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Forest
Supreme Court: Relation of Witnesses to Deceased By Marriage Not Sufficient to Reject Testimony(25.05.2017)
Supreme Court has observed that the fact that witness may be related to deceased by marriage, cannot be sufficient reason to classify him as a related.....
Tags : Supreme Court, interested witness
Kerala HC: AIIMS Dress Code Prohibiting Headgear, Scarf For MBBS Entrance Test Unconstitutional(29.05.2017)
Kerala High Court has allowed challenge to dress code prescribed by All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for MBBS entrance examination.
Tags : Kerala High Court, All India Institute of Medical Sciences. Dress Code
Sebi Issues Listing Norms for Non-Convertible Debentures in Mergers(29.05.2017)
Sebi has issued framework for listing of Non-Convertible Debentures (NCDs)& Non-Convertible Redeemable Preference Shares (NCRPS) following M&As allowi.....
Tags : SEBI, Non-Convertible Debentures
RBI Issues Norms for Partial Credit Enhancement to Corporate Bonds(29.05.2017)
Reserve Bank of India has issued norms for Partial Credit Enhancement to Corporate Bonds making it mandatory for corporate bonds to have rating by a m.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Partial Credit Enhancement
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.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Branch Authorization Policy
NCLT: Appointing New Directors Without Consent of Petitioner Shareholders Amounts to 'Oppression'(30.05.2017)
NCLT has held that increasing authorised share capital of company, appointing additional directors and transferring shares to non-members without noti.....
Tags : NCLT, additional directors, Oppression
Gujarat High Court Allows Govt. to Take Necessary Action at Swetang's Funeral(31.08.2015)
Gujarat High Court has allowed administration to take appropriate action, including imposition of curfew, to maintain law and order on State Governmen.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Swetang, Patel Reservation
Bombay High Court Slams NGT for Stalling Development(11.09.2015)
Bombay High Court has slammed National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) decision opposing NH7 stretch passing through eco-sensitive zone of Pench Tiger Reserve .....
Tags : Bombay High Court,National Green Tribunal,Pench Tiger Reserve
NCDRC: Law of Limitation Gives No Extra Time to Govt Bodies(19.07.2017)
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has held that law of limitation does not permit any extra time for government functionaries that must .....
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NGT to Environment Ministry: Are Cigarette and Beedi Butts Biodegradable(20.07.2017)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the Ministry of Environment and Forests to clarify its stand on terming cigarette butts ‘biodegradable’.
Tags : National Green Tribunal, Ministry of Environment and Forests
India Elects Ram Nath Kovind as 14th Rashtrapati, Oath Taking Ceremony on July 25(21.07.2017)
Former Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind will become India's 14th President. He will be sworn in as President on July 25.
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SC Notices RBI, FM Over Plea For Exchange of Old Notes Found in Dead Parents’ Bank Locker(24.07.2017)
Supreme Court has issued notice to RBI and Finance Ministry on a fresh plea seeking permission to deposit Rs 60 lakh in old notes which were lying in .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Demonetised Notes, Reserve Bank of India
Delhi High Court: Inform People About Rights in Event of Arrest(24.07.2017)
Delhi High Court has directed Centre and AAP Government to run an awareness campaign informing general public about their rights in the event of arres.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Arrest
Bombay HC Asks CARA to Explain New Online Adoption Guidelines(18.11.2015)
Bombay High Court has asked Central Adoption Resources Agency (CARA) to look into the grievances of adoption agencies and adoptive parents regarding i.....
Tags : Bombay HC,Central Adoption Resources Agency
RBI Clears Way for Mergers and Acquisitions in Banking Industry(20.11.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said that it permit promoters/investors to own more than 10% if applicant meets certain conditions including if `it is.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Mergers and Acquisitions in Banking Industry
RBI Permits Regional Rural Banks (RRB) to Launch Internet Banking(20.11.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed strong regional rural banks to launch online transaction through internet banking. Profitable RRBs with minimu.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India , RRB
RBI’s Nod Mandatory to Buy 5% or More in Banks(20.11.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said that its prior approval will be required for acquisition of shares or voting rights in a private bank for increas.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India , private bank
SC To Amicus Curiae: Suggest Ways to Monitor, Improve Forest Cover(07.09.2017)
Supreme Court has directed Amicus Curiae Harish Salve to look into the status report filed by Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change and .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Forest Cover
SC To NCDRC: Formulate Plan For Speedy Disposal, Use of ADR by Consumer Fora(07.09.2017)
Supreme Court has issued directions to ensure speedy resolution of disputes and utilization of alternate dispute resolution mechanisms by the consumer.....
Tags : Supreme Court, National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission
RBI Notifies Increase in FPI Holding Limits(07.10.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has notified that Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPI) would be able to hold up to R1.66 lakh crore worth of government secur.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India ,Foreign Portfolio Investors
Hyderabad High Court Denies Permission to MRPS’s Hunger Strike at Tullur(08.10.2015)
Hyderabad High Court has denied permission to Madiga Reservation Porata Samithi (MRPS) for carrying a mass hunger strike at Tullur, Guntur district , .....
Tags : Hyderabad High Court.Madiga Reservation Porata Samithi
RBI Boosts Affordable Housing(09.10.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said that banks could provide home loans up to 90% for properties that cost up to Rs 30 lakh, giving a boost to low-co.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India,banks
RBI Turns Net Seller of Foreign Currency in August(13.10.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for the first time in the past one year has turned net sellers of foreign currency in August to help arrest the slide in t.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India (RBI),Foreign Currency
Yes Bank Gets RBI Approval for MF and AMC(13.10.2015)
Yes Bank has received Reserve Bank of India (RBI) approval to set up a mutual fund asset management company and trustee company as wholly owned subsid.....
Tags : Yes Bank, Reserve Bank of India
Apple Loses Patent Suit to WARF(14.10.2015)
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) sued Apple in January 2014 alleging infringement of its 1998 patent for improving chip efficiency and US j.....
Tags : Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Apple, patent
Allahabad High Court: Benefits of Reservation Cannot be Provided in Promotions(21.08.2017)
Allahabad High Court has reiterated that benefit of reservation cannot be provided in promotions, if there are less than five sanctioned posts availab.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Reservation
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.
Tags : Government, Tax Policy Research Unit , Tax Policy Council
Consumer Redressal Forum Imposes Fine on Hotel for Charging a Customer Over and Above MRP(04.02.2016)
Thane District Consumer Redressal Forum has held that charging a customer over and above the Maximum Retail Price (MRP) amounts to deficiency in servi.....
Tags : Consumer Redressal Forum , MRP
RBI Updates Norms of Fema(05.02.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI), with an aim to promote ease of doing business, has come out with nine updated rules under the Foreign Exchange Management.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India , oreign Exchange Management Act (Fema), 1999
RBI Announces Rs 10,000 Crore OMO Purchases(05.02.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced an Open Market Operation (OMO) purchase of government securities worth Rs 10,000 crore on February 8.
Tags : Reserve Bank of India , Open Market Operation
J&K High Court: Multiple Enquiries Against Delinquent Official on Same Charges Can be Possible(09.02.2016)
Jammu and Kashmir High Court has ruled that more than one preliminarily inquires can be held against a delinquent official on same charges provided su.....
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Supreme Court Rejects Plea Challenging Recruitment Procedure of President’s Bodyguards(09.01.2018)
Supreme Court has observed and dismissed a plea which alleged that the recruitment process adopted for the selection of the President ‘s bodyguards wa.....
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Allahabad HC Restrains State From Taking Coercive Action Against UP Congress On Rs. 51 Lakh Notice(09.01.2018)
Allahabad High Court has restrained the State and the Lucknow Municipal Corporation from taking any coercive steps against the Congress Party on a sei.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, UP Congress
SC Rejects Plea Seeking LoP Status for Congress(15.02.2016)
Supreme Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation seeking Leader of Opposition status for Congress in Lok Sabha.
Tags : Supreme Court, Congress
SC to RBI: Disclose Names of India's Biggest Loan Defaulters(17.02.2016)
SC has sought list of companies from Reserve Bank of India (RBI) who have defaulted in paying back loan to PSU banks and have contributed to massive l.....
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CCI Nods for JVs to Set Up LNG Terminal in AP(17.02.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved two Joint Ventures (JVs) involving GAIL India and Andhra Pradesh Gas Distribution Corporation for .....
Tags : Competition Commission of India , Joint Ventures , LNG Terminal
EPFO Raises Rate Marginally to 8.8% for FY16(17.02.2016)
Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has marginally raised interest rate on retirement savings to 8.80% for 2015 -16 from 8.75% last year but.....
Tags : Employees' Provident Fund Organisation, interest rate on retirement savings
RBI Revises Norms for NBFC Factor Firms(19.02.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has came out with clarifications for NBFC factor companies to remove any possible regulatory arbitrage with banks that pro.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India , NBFC factor companies
SC Junks Congress' Plea Seeking Permission for Floor Test in Arunachal Assembly(22.02.2016)
SC has rejected plea of Congress leaders seeking an interim direction that it be allowed to go in for a floor test in the Arunachal Pradesh Assembly t.....
Tags : SC, Congress, Arunachal Assembly
Supreme Court Seeks Centre's View Over PIL Seeking 'No' Reservation Benefits to Creamy Layer(23.01.2018)
Supreme Court has asked for the view of Union Government on a PIL that sought keeping out the creamy layer, that is relatively wealthier or well educa.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Reservation
NCDRC Orders Spicejet To Pay Rs. 60,000 For Losing Passenger's Luggage(04.01.2016)
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has asked SpiceJet airline to pay compensation and penalty of Rs. 60,000 to a Tripura resident.....
Tags : National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission , SpiceJet airline
This Wedding Season, Wear Red Like Hadiya to Celebrate Love(29.11.2017)
This Wedding Season, Wear Red Like Hadiya to Celebrate Love
Tags : On Monday, we finally met the Hadiya whose words made it to the front page headlines of newspapers. Dressed in a red abaya, she stood calmly in the courtroom for her turn to speak.
Hypnotic Counselling, Neuro-linguistic Programming Used to Entice Women: NIA in Love Jihad Case(29.11.2017)
Hypnotic Counselling, Neuro-linguistic Programming Used to Entice Women: NIA in Love Jihad Case
Tags : In its fresh report submitted in the Supreme Court in the Kerala Love Jihad case, the NIA, according to sources, has underlined that hypnotic counselling is a technique employed by certain people belonging to particular groups.
Modi Suggests Installing of 'Justice Clocks' in Court Premises(29.11.2017)
Modi Suggests Installing of 'Justice Clocks' in Court Premises
Tags : Addressing a gathering at a National Law Day event in New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday suggested installing of "justice clocks" at various court premises to encourage competition among judges in disposing off cases.
President Kovind Says 'Unacceptably Low' Number of Judges from Weaker Sections in Higher Judiciary(29.11.2017)
President Kovind Says 'Unacceptably Low' Number of Judges from Weaker Sections in Higher Judiciary
Tags : Telling the higher judiciary that it was its "sacred duty" to "groom" district and sessions judges and raise their skill so that more and more of them can be elevated to High Courts, President Kovind said "We need to take long-term measures to remedy this situation."
Kerala HC: Mere Disturbance of Law & Order is 'No' Ground To Curtail Freedom Granted To Film Maker(29.11.2017)
Kerala High Court has observed that mere disturbance of law and order was not a ground to curtail freedom guaranteed to film maker under Article 19(1).....
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Kerala HC: Mere Disturbance of Law & Order is 'No' Ground To Curtail Freedom Granted To Film Maker(29.11.2017)
Kerala High Court has observed that mere disturbance of law and order was not a ground to curtail freedom guaranteed to film maker under Article 19(1).....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Speech, Expression
RBI Cancels Rs 9k crore T-bill Auction(28.01.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cancelled a Rs 9,000-crore auction of Government's 91-day Treasury Bills (T-bills) as it was not willing to accede to .....
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SC Seeks Details of Actions Taken by States on Misuse of Forest Land(01.02.2016)
SC has sought details of action taken by States against those who wrongly claimed forest land as traditional forest dwellers under a 2006 Act amid cla.....
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SC Cancels Its Earlier Request on AP Governor's Report(01.02.2016)
SC has cancelled its earlier request for a copy of the documents on report in which it was recommended that President's rule do not have to be shared .....
Tags : SC , President's rule, Arunachal Pradesh
RBI Mandates Online Filing of FDI Forms from February 8(02.02.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked banks to file forms related to Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) only online on the e-Biz portal from February 8.
Tags : Reserve Bank of India , Foreign Direct Investment
RBI Eases FDI Norms to Boost Start-Ups(03.02.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has relaxed several rules including Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) norms to boost start-up activity in the country.
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Foreign Direct Investment , Start-Ups
Bombay High Court Restrains BMC from Allowing Cutting Down of 800 Trees(08.02.2018)
Bombay High Court has restrained the civic administration till February 21 from processing nearly 50 proposals for cutting 800 trees along many roads .....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Deforestation
RBI Notifies Levy of Penal Interest on Banks for Delayed Reporting of Transactions(12.02.2018)
Reserve Bank of India has issued a notification regarding levy of penal interest on the Banks for delayed reporting of transactions.
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RBI Withdraws CDR, SDR, S4A, JLF Schemes to Restructure Bad Loans(13.02.2018)
Reserve Bank of India has scrapped Corporate Debt Restructuring, Sustainable Structuring of Stressed Assets, Strategic Debt Restructuring, & Flexible .....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Insolvency
RBI: SDR Norms Applicable to NBFCs Too(27.05.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said that modifications made to Strategic Debt Restructuring (SDR) mechanism by RBI in February this year will now be .....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, NBFCs, SDR
Income Declaration & Tax Dispute Resolution Schemes to Come into Force from Tomorrow(31.05.2016)
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has said that the Income Declaration Scheme, 2016 and the Direct and Indirect Tax Dispute Resolution Schemes 2016.....
Tags : Central Board of Direct Taxes, Income Declaration Scheme, 2016, Tax Dispute Resolution Schemes
Gujarat High Court Issues Notice To State Government On 10 Per Cent Reservation Ordinance(01.06.2016)
Gujarat High Court has issued notice to the State Government over a petition challenging an ordinance providing 10 per cent reservation in Government .....
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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.....
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Jat Reservation: Punjab & Haryana HC Refuses to Vacate Stay Order(07.06.2016)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has refused to vacate the stay granted on Haryana Government's decision to grant reservation to Jats and five other comm.....
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Bombay HC Rejects PIL Seeking New Commission to Probe Gandhi Murder(07.06.2016)
Bombay HC has dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking appointment of a Commission of Inquiry to probe afresh the murder of Mahatma Gandhi.....
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System of Preference for Welfare of Manual Scavengers Not 'Reservation': Delhi High Court(13.06.2018)
Delhi High Court has ruled that affirmative action taken for the welfare and upliftment of manual scavengers is not ‘Reservation’.
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NGT Bans Use of Pressure Horns(19.07.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued an order stating that use of pressure horns would not be permitted for any vehicle in Delhi and NCR.
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SC Denies Relief to 9 Disqualified Rebels(21.07.2016)
SC has refused to stay disqualification of nine rebel Congress MLAs from Uttarakhand but clarified that the notice, given by them and the BJP members,.....
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Delhi HC Clears McDonald's Arbitration(22.07.2016)
Delhi HC has allowed McDonald’s to approach the London Court of International Arbitration against Bakshi and his wife, in a dispute over ownership of .....
Tags : Delhi HC, Connaught Plaza Restaurants, McDonald, Vikram Bakshi
RBI Imposes Penalty on 3 Banks in Forex Scam(26.07.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed penalties of Rs.5 crore on Bank of Baroda, Rs.3 crore on Punjab National Bank and Rs.2 crore on HDFC Bank, in .....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Forex Scam
Gujarat HC Dismisses PIL against Sudhir Mankad’s Appointment to RBI(26.07.2016)
Gujarat HC has junked PIL challenging appointment of ex-Chairman of Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT-City) Sudhir Mankad as a Non-Officiat.....
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Bombay HC Issues Contempt Notice to RBI Regional Director(27.07.2016)
Bombay HC has issued contempt notice to Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) Regional Director in a contempt plea filed by Akhil Bharatiya Adivasi Karmachari.....
Tags : Bombay HC , Akhil Bharatiya Adivasi Karmachari Sanghatna, Reserve Bank of India
SC: Acceptance of Bribe Presumed If Accused Fails To Give Explanation For Possessing Money(19.07.2018)
SC has observed that once the prosecution has established that the accused was possessing the bribe money, it is for the accused to explain that how t.....
Tags : Supreme court, presumption of acceptance, Bribe
NGT Directs Closure of Industrial Units in Residential Areas(01.09.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has irked over menace of unauthorised industrial units running in residential areas and directed Centre and Delhi Govern.....
Tags : National Green Tribunal, Industrial Units , Residential Areas
RBI to CICs: Give FFCR to Individuals Once a year(02.09.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has directed Credit Information Companies (CICs) to provide access to one Free Full Credit Report (FFCR), including credit.....
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ESIC Raises Wage Threshold to Rs. 21,000(07.09.2016)
Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has raised monthly wage threshold to Rs 21,000, from the current Rs 15,000, for coverage under its healt.....
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President Approves GST Bill(08.09.2016)
President Pranab Mukherjee has signed the Government's flagship Goods and Services Tax or GST Bill.
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Madras High Court Rejects Traffic Ramaswamy’s Plea Seeking President’s Rule in TN(20.08.2018)
Madras High Court has dismissed Traffic Ramaswamy’s plea seeking President’s Rule in the state of Tamil Nadu.
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NCLAT Stays Jyoti Structures Liquidation(22.08.2018)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has stayed the liquidation of debt-ridden real estate firm Jyoti Structures and barred any sale of its.....
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Madras High Court Stays Acquisition of Land for Salem-Chennai Green E-way Project(22.08.2018)
Madras High Court has stayed acquisition of land for the eight-lane 274-km Salem-Chennai green expressway corridor until further orders.
Tags : Madras High Court, Expressway
RBI Relaxes Rules for ECBs(01.07.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said eased rules for External Commercial Borrowings (ECBs) and said that Indian companies will need to submit for appr.....
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RBI Notifies Rates for Small Saving Schemes for Q2(08.07.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has notified the interest rates for different small savings schemes for the quarter ending September. The interest rates h.....
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RBI Sets Rupee Reference Rate against US Dollar and Euro(08.07.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has fixed reference rate of the rupee at 67.4972 against the US dollar and 74.8274 for the euro.
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, RBI, reference rate
Madras High Court: Police Cannot Barge into Courtrooms to Make Arrests(26.06.2018)
Madras High Court has taken serious note of arrests being made by the police from court rooms, at the cost of disrupting court proceedings.
Tags : Madras High Court, Arrests
No Bar In Withdrawing Resignation Before Its ‘Effective’ Acceptance: Kerala High Court(27.06.2018)
Kerala High Court has held that a government employee can withdraw the resignation tendered by him before its ‘effective’ acceptance by appropriate au.....
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Bombay High Court Seeks Details of Total Toll Collected on Mumbai-Pune E-way(04.07.2018)
Bombay High Court has asked the state government to submit details of survey carried out by Public Works Department, indicating the toll collected on .....
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Bombay HC: Decide by September 6 if Mumbai-Pune Expressway Toll Should Continue(05.07.2018)
Bombay High Court has asked the State Government to decide by September 6 whether the toll collection on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway should continue.
Tags : Bombay HC, Mune-Pune Expressway
Deduct Re 1 Per Day from Salaries of Top State Officials: Bombay High Court(06.07.2018)
Bombay High Court has directed state government to deduct Re 1 per day from the salaries of Chief Secretary, Principal Secretaries of Urban Developmen.....
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RBI Permits Indian Subsidiaries of MNCs to Hedge Forex Exposure(07.11.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed Indian subsidiaries of multinational companies to hedge their foreign currency exposure through derivatives, O.....
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SC Notices Centre over Plea Seeking Disqualification of Convicted Representatives(08.11.2016)
Supreme Court has issued a notice to Centre in a plea seeking disqualification of Elected Representatives by Election Commission of India upon convict.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Elected Representatives, disqualification, conviction
Madras HC Rejects Petition on CM’s Thumb Impression(08.11.2016)
Madras High Court has quashed Public Interest Litigation filed by activist K R 'Traffic' Ramaswamy challenging consent for nomination by Chief Ministe.....
Tags : Madras High Court, thumb impression, Chief Minister
RBI: New Rs. 500, 2000 Notes From November 10(09.11.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor, Urjit Patel has said that Apex Bank will launch new Rs 500 and Rs 2,000 currency notes from November 10.
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, New Rs. 500, 2000 Notes
Madras HC Notices State Government over Plea Challenging Fishing Restrictions(10.11.2016)
Madras High Court has issued notice to State Government on plea seeking to quash Government order prohibiting fishing by Mechanized Vessels, Motorized.....
Tags : Madras High Court , Fishing Restrictions
RBI Eases Stressed Asset Resolution Norms(11.11.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has eased rules for various stressed asset resolution schemes and expanded scope of a loan recast plan previously limited .....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India , infrastructure sector, Stressed Asset Resolution
Bombay High Court Dismisses PIL Against Pandharkawda Tigress Shooting(24.10.2018)
Bombay High Court has dismissed a fresh PIL questioning the discrepancies between two orders regarding an operation to tranquilise and shoot the tigre.....
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CIC Imposes Penalty of Re 1 on RTI Applicant(21.09.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has slapped penalty of Re one on an RTI applicant who was acting as a front for a pesticide lobbying group seekin.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, JNU research, penalty
Bombay HC: Water is for All, No Region Can Claim Right over It(26.09.2016)
Bombay HC has directed State Government to formulate a State Water Resources plan within six weeks and asked them to frame an integrated water plan to.....
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Entry into Reserve Forest Area Prohibited by Madras High Court(20.09.2018)
Madras High Court has prohibited any person including members of the Nilgiris Wildlife and Environment Association from entering into the reserve fore.....
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Entry into Reserve Forest Area Prohibited by Madras High Court(20.09.2018)
Madras High Court has prohibited any person including members of the Nilgiris Wildlife and Environment Association from entering into the reserve fore.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Forest Reserves, Nilgiri Hills
SC Upholds Quashing of Consumer Panel Member’s Appointment(20.09.2018)
Supreme Court has upheld a Himachal Pradesh High Court decision of quashing the appointment of a woman member in the Himachal Pradesh State Consumer D.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission
NCLT Clears BRS Ventures’ Resolution Plan for Assam Company(21.09.2018)
Guwahati bench of NCLT has approved the resolution plan of Abu Dhabi-based BRS Ventures Investment Ltd. run by BR Shetty for Assam Company India Ltd.
Tags : NCLT, BRS Ventures
Encroachment on Forest Land Can't Be Protected: Delhi High Court(24.09.2018)
Delhi High Court has said encroachment on forest land cannot be protected while refusing to direct the authorities not to demolish a five-decade-old t.....
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Supreme Court Rules, Income from Palace Rents Not Taxable Under IT Law(06.12.2016)
Supreme Court has held that income earned by erstwhile rulers of a princely state or their heirs by renting out a portion of residential palace was no.....
Tags : Supreme Court, erstwhile rulers, princely state, residential palace, Income Tax
Madras HC Directs Minority Schools to Conduct Refresher Courses for Teachers(06.12.2016)
Madras High Court has directed Government Aided & Unaided Minority Schools to take into consideration the interest and welfare of students studying in.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Refresher Courses, Aided & Unaided Minority Schools
RBI Eases Authentication Rules for Online Card Transactions(07.12.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has removed two-factor authentication for online card transactions involving sums up to Rs2,000 in a move aimed at simplif.....
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RBI Releases Fifth Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2016-17; Kept Repo Rate Unchanged(07.12.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released Fifth Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2016-17 wherein it has kept Repo rate unchanged at 6.25 percent, .....
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RBI Allows Use of OTP for Account Opening(09.12.2016)
To quicken the process of opening of bank account, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has amended its know your customer (KYC) rules to allow banks to open n.....
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Supreme Court Gives Relief to Couple who Pleaded Guilty for Marrying off their Under-Aged Kids(16.11.2018)
Supreme Court has set aside a High Court order to conduct de novo trial under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 against a couple who pleaded.....
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SC Stays Delhi HC Order on Probe Agencies' Power to Arrest(28.09.2016)
SC, while providing relief to agencies dealing with customs, excise and service tax evasions, has stayed operation of a Delhi High Court order restrai.....
Tags : SC, Delhi High Court, Power to Arrest
Delhi HC Asks Centre’s Opinion on Capping of Airfares(29.09.2016)
Delhi HC has sought the Centre’s reply on a plea seeking capping of airfares across the country so that flyers are not fleeced by airlines.
Tags : Delhi HC , Centre, Airfares
Delhi HC Seeks Government Opinion on Implementing Food Security Act(03.10.2016)
Delhi HC has sought Delhi Govt.’s response on a PIL seeking a direction to it to implement National Food Security Act to ensure good health to childre.....
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Punjab & Haryana HC Seeks State’s Justification over Reservation to Jat & Others(03.10.2016)
Punjab & Haryana HC has asked Haryana Government to explain material on basis of which State had granted reservation to Jat and five other communities.....
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SC/ST Quota in Job Promotions: No Need to Collect Quantifiable Data on 'Backwardness', Says SC(26.09.2018)
Supreme Court has held that 2006 judgment in Nagraj Case, relating to reservations for SC/ST in promotions, need not be referred to larger bench and r.....
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Disqualified Lawmakers’ House Membership to Be Revived if Conviction is Stayed: SC(27.09.2018)
Supreme Court has affirmed that once the conviction of an MP or MLA has been stayed by the appellate court under section 389 of the CrPC, the disquali.....
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No GST on Residential Programmes for Advancement of Religion, Spirituality or Yoga: CBIC(01.10.2018)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has clarified that GST cannot be levied on residential programmes or camps meant for the advancement of re.....
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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
Calcutta High Court: Respect Elders or else Find Separate Accommodation(11.01.2017)
Calcutta High Court has ruled that children living in their parents’ house have to listen to them and respect them, or else find their own separate ac.....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Intervene in Govt Mechanism For Allocating Natural Resources(13.01.2017)
Supreme Court has said that auction should be preferred mode of allocating scarce national resources to private parties for commercial exploitation an.....
Tags : Supreme Court, national resources, allocation, auction
Adoption Regulations Defining Adoption Procedures By Relatives Within Country & Abroad Rolls in Today(16.01.2017)
Adoption Regulations, 2017 that defines procedures related to adoption by relatives, both within the country and abroad will become operational from t.....
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RBI Enhances Withdrawal Limits From ATMs From Rs. 4500 to Rs 10,000 Per Day(16.01.2017)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has enhanced limit on withdrawals from ATMs from current limit of Rs.4,500 to Rs.10,000 per day per card.
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Withdrawal Limits, ATMs
Supreme Court Slams States’ Casual Stance on Crucial Public Interest Matters(17.01.2017)
Supreme Court has slammed several States for their casual attitude towards crucial public interest matters of public importance like pollution and cle.....
Tags : Supreme Court, public interest matters
Restitution Under Sec. 144 CPC Attracts Only When There is Variation or Reversal of Decree/Order: SC(29.01.2019)
Supreme Court has explained the situations in which Section 144 of the Code of Civil Procedure (application for restitution) can be applied and observ.....
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Bombay HC Paves Way to Let Out Actress Nanda’s Triplex Flat(28.11.2016)
Bombay High Court has paved way to give Actress Nanda’s 4,000 sq ft sea-facing triplex residential flat in Versova on leave and licence, two years aft.....
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NGT Gives Nod to Delhi-Merut Expressway(30.11.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has granted permission to NHAI to build a bridge and approach roads over Yamuna River for Delhi-Meerut Expressway noting.....
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RBI Capped Withdrawal From Jan Dhan Accounts to Rs. 10000 Per Month(30.11.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued a notification saying that Jan Dhan Account Holders will be allowed to withdraw only Rs 10,000 a month, as a te.....
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Supreme Court: "We Do Not Want Politics to Shift to Courts"(02.12.2016)
Supreme Court, while hearing arguments on whether a political party can file and pursue a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), has observed that, "We do .....
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Delhi HC Notices TATA, Docomo over RBI Application(02.12.2016)
Delhi High Court has asked NTT Docomo Inc. and Tata Sons Ltd to respond to a Reserve Bank of India (RBI) application seeking to be heard in a dispute .....
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Insolvency can be Triggered Against Unincorporated Joint Ventures: NCLAT(03.12.2018)
NCLAT has held in a case related to AMB Infrabuild Pvt. Ltd. and Earth Galleria Pvt. Ltd. that insolvency can be triggered against an unincorporated j.....
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Rajasthan High Court Gives Nod to Shifting of Tigers to Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve(11.12.2018)
Rajasthan High Court has given a green signal to shifting of tigers from Ranthambore national park to Mukundra Hills tiger reserve by dismissing a pet.....
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Gujarat High Court Says No to Place For Reserved Candidates in General Merit List(16.03.2017)
Gujarat High Court has held that various reserved category candidates availing of age relaxation cannot claim a place in general category merit list f.....
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Calcutta High Court Orders CBI Probe into Sting Operation By Narada News(17.03.2017)
Calcutta High Court has passed an order asking Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to launch a probe into sting operation conducted by Narada News, .....
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Punjab and Haryana High Court Gives Nod for Dwarka Expressway(22.03.2017)
Punjab and Haryana High Court, while paving way for completion of Dwarka Expressway, has disposed petition related to General Power of Attorney (GPA) .....
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Delhi HC Seeks Govt Response Over Foreign Funding to BJP, Congress(22.03.2017)
Delhi High Court has sought response from Central Government on a contempt plea that alleged that government had failed to act against Congress and BJ.....
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Bombay HC Questions State Over ‘No FIR’ in Sion-Panvel Expressway Tender Scam(23.03.2017)
Bombay High Court has asked Maharashtra Government to state reason why an FIR could not be filed in alleged Sion-Panvel Expressway tender scam.
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Bombay High Court to State: Don’t Take Punitive Actions Against Resident Doctors(24.03.2017)
Bombay High Court has directed State and BMC not to take any punitive action against resident doctors who were on mass leave if they resume and asked .....
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Reserve Bank of India to Allow Exchange of Rs 4500 in Old Notes in Nepal(27.03.2017)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will allow exchange of up to Rs 4,500 in banned Indian currency notes to each Nepali national.
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Demonetisation
INSOLVENCY - NCLT Approves Revised Resolution Plan for Jyoti Structures(28.03.2019)
National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has approved the resolution plan for Jyoti Structures presented by the Resolution Professional on behalf of a gro.....
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Supreme Court: Waiver of Interest Can Be Treated As Income Accruing to Assessee(13.04.2017)
Supreme Court has held that to ascertain actual accumulated loses to be set off in hands of assesssee, first adjust income that is accruing to it on a.....
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Madhya Pradesh HC Notices State Over Encroachment of Forest Land After Fire Incidents(13.04.2017)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has sought reply within six weeks from State Government on a PIL for protection of forest land from being encroached upon af.....
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Bombay HC: Investors in Illegal Structures Project Can be Prosecuted(13.04.2017)
Bombay High Court has said that an investor in a construction firm that builds illegal structures is liable to face criminal prosecution.
Tags : Bombay High Court, Illegal Structures
RBI Revises Norms For Action Against Weak Banks(14.04.2017)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has tightened rules that trigger regulatory action on lenders when they fall short of capital or exceed bad loan limits.
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Weak Banks
SC Says No to SC/ST/OBC Candidates Availing Relaxation For Being Considered Under General Quota(17.04.2017)
Supreme Court has said that candidates availing of age relaxation under reserved categories for government jobs can’t claim the right to be appointed .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Reservation, OBC, Government Job
Madras HC Quashes Land Acquisition Proceedings for Chennai-Salem Expressway(23.04.2019)
Madras High Court has quashed land acquisition proceedings initiated by Centre as well as State Government for ambitious ?10,000 crore Chennai-Salem e.....
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Madras HC Quashes Land Acquisition Proceedings for Chennai-Salem Expressway(23.04.2019)
Madras High Court has quashed land acquisition proceedings initiated by Centre as well as State Government for ambitious Rs. 10,000 crore Chennai-Sale.....
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Bombay High Court Asks State to Form Panel to Solve Resident Doctors’ Issue(25.04.2017)
Bombay High Court has directed State to set up a high-powered committee to resolve issues of resident doctors.
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RBI: Banks Cannot Refuse to Accept Scribbled, Coloured, Faded Bank Notes(01.05.2017)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has clarified by its notification dated 25th April 2017 that bank branches cannot refuse to accept scribbled/coloured/fade.....
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SCDRC Directs Bank to Pay 1L Compensation For Failure to Inform Loan Applicant of Rejection(02.05.2017)
State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Maharashtra has held that failure to inform an applicant about rejection of his loan application constit.....
Tags : State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Loan, Bank
ITAT, Mumbai: Individuals Paying for Residential Houses Will Get Complete Tax Benefits(02.05.2017)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (Mumbai bench) has held that if entire investment for purchase of a new residential house, along with stamp duty and reg.....
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Bombay High Court Seeks State's Stand on Maratha Reservation(03.05.2017)
Bombay High Court has asked State Government to decide whether or not it wants to refer matter of Maratha reservation to Maharashtra State Commission .....
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Regularisation Obtained by Misrepresenting Facts can't be Sustained: SC(16.04.2019)
Supreme Court has held in a case that appointment of Chowkidar on regular basis was invalid and also observed that an order of regularisation obtained.....
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SC Orders Status Quo on SC/ST Reservation in Promotion for Govt Jobs(16.04.2019)
Supreme Court has stayed reservation in promotion for Scheduled Castes and Tribes (SC/STs) in government jobs after Centre and states failed to implem.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Reservation, Promotion for Govt
CRIMINAL - Illegal Arrests are Worst Form of Violation: Madras HC(26.02.2019)
Madras High Court has observed that an illegal arrest is the worst form of violation of the liberty of a person and that is why Courts are repeatedly .....
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CIVIL - SC Agrees to Hear Centre's Application for Stay of Eviction of Forest Dwellers(27.02.2019)
Supreme Court has agreed to hear Centre’s plea seeking a stay on possible eviction of around 11.8 lakh tribals and traditional forest dwellers, whose .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Forest Dwellers, Scheduled Tribes and Other Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act 2006
CRIMINAL - Kerala Actress Abduction Case: Kerala HC Allows Plea to Appoint Woman Judge to Conduct Trial(27.02.2019)
Kerala High Court has allowed plea of an actress, who has filed a sexual assault case in which Malayalam actor Dileep is one of the accused, to appoin.....
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SERVICE - SC Refuses to Review Decision to Apply Subject-Wise Reservation in Teaching Posts(28.02.2019)
Supreme Court has Dismissed review petitions filed by University Grants Commission and Central Government and confirmed its decision that reservations.....
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CIVIL - SC Stays Order Directing States to Evict Persons Whose Claims as Forest Dwellers were Rejected(28.02.2019)
Supreme Court has stayed its February 13 order in relation to eviction of persons who have not been successful in establishing their claims as forest-.....
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CIVIL - Prosecution Under Customs Act Not Barred in Regard to Art Treasures: SC(28.02.2019)
Supreme Court has held that prosecution under Sections 132 and 135(1)(a) of the Customs Act, 1962, is not barred in regard to the antiquities or art t.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Customs Act, Antiquities, Art Treasures.
SC: Subsequent Parties Entitled To Seek Declaration that Land Acquisition Proceedings Have Lapsed(05.05.2017)
Supreme Court has held that subsequent purchaser, assignee, successor in interest, power of attorney, etc., are all persons who are interested in comp.....
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Bombay High Court Extends Stay on Law For Reservation to Marathas in Jobs, Institutes(05.05.2017)
Bombay High Court has extended its stay on a State law for another six months which seeks to reserve 16 percent seats for Marathas in Government Jobs .....
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President Pranab Mukherjee Signs Ordinance Giving RBI More Power to Tackle Bad Loans(05.05.2017)
President Pranab Mukherjee has given a nod to an ordinance to amend Banking Regulation Act for resolution of Non-performing Asset (NPA) crisis, thereb.....
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Banking Regulation Ordinance, 2017: RBI Gets Power to Initiate Insolvency Process Against Defaulters(05.05.2017)
President Pranab Mukherjee has approved Banking Regulation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2017 which gives power to Reserve Bank of India to initiate insolven.....
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NCDRC: Only Registered Home Buyers' Body Can File Complaint Against Builders(08.05.2017)
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has clarified that only registered Residents' Welfare Associations (RWAs), consumer organisati.....
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Delhi HC Asks Traffic Police About Steps Being Taken to Stop Use of Pressure Horns(09.05.2019)
Delhi HC has asked about the steps being taken to ensure that such devices are not used expressing dissatisfaction with the traffic police for only ch.....
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Karnataka High Court: KIAD Act Must Conform to Provisions of Centre's 2013 Land Acquisition Act(21.04.2017)
Karnataka High Court has ruled that Section 24 of Centre's Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 that deals with compensation, w.....
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Delhi High Court Seeks Centre Reply Over Plea Seeking to Cap Airfares(24.04.2017)
Delhi High Court has asked Central government to respond to a petition seeking capping of airfares.
Tags : Delhi High Court, Airfares
NCLT Dismisses Mistry's Plea Alleging Mismanagement, Minority Oppression at Tata Sons(24.04.2017)
National Company Law Tribunal, while dismissing Cyrus Mistry petition that alleged mismanagement and minority shareholder oppression at Tata Sons, has.....
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Res Judicata Principle also Applicable to Labour/Industrial Proceedings: SC(12.04.2019)
Supreme Court has said that principle of Res Judicata defined in Section 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure also applies to labour/industrial proceedin.....
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Bombay HC Tells BMC Not to Start New Reclamations for Coastal Roads(12.04.2019)
Bombay High Court has told the BMC not to go ahead with reclamation work for the coastal road project till it hears PILs challenging it.
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IT Deduction Available on Purchase of Two Houses Even If Investment is Not of Capital Gain: ITAT(12.04.2019)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai bench has held that deduction under section 54 Income Tax Act is available on purchase of two residential.....
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Reserve Bank Employees are Not Central Government Servants: Madras HC(15.04.2019)
Madras High Court has observed that the employees of Reserve Bank of India cannot be called as Government employees.
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RBI Clears 11 Payments Banks(20.08.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has given 'in principle' clearance to 11 entities to set up 'payments banks'. These entities include department of posts, .....
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Supreme Court Stays NCDRC's 12% Interest Penalty on Unitech(21.08.2015)
Supreme Court has stayed order of National Consumers' Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) imposing a penalty on real estate developer Unitech Ltd. f.....
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NGT Serve Notices on Auto Centres(27.08.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought reply from Centre on a plea alleging inaction for allowing automobile service centres to operate in residenti.....
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RBI Withdraws Banks' 25% Compensation(28.08.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has withdrawn 25 per cent compensation to banks for detecting fake notes.
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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.
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Rajya Sabha Passes Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2019(02.07.2019)
Rajya Sabha has passed the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2019, as a result of which the President’s rule in Jammu and Kashmir has be.....
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Lok Sabha Passes Central Educational Institutions (Reservations in Teachers’ Cadre) Bill(02.07.2019)
Lok Sabha has passed the Central Educational Institutions (Reservations in Teachers’ Cadre) Bill, 2019. It seeks to provide for the reservation of pos.....
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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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Madras HC Says 'No' to Restitution of Conjugal Rights To Husband Who Remarried During Suit Pendency(22.06.2017)
Madras High Court has refused to grant relief of restitution of conjugal rights to a man who had remarried during the pendency of the suit.
Tags : Madras High Court, Restitution of Conjugal Rights
RBI Widens Scope of Ombudsman Scheme, Mobile And Electronic Banking Brought Under Purview(26.06.2017)
Reserve Bank of India has widened scope of its Banking Ombudsman Scheme 2006, to include inter alia deficiencies arising out of sale of insurance/ mut.....
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Uttarakhand HC: Proceedings for Judicial Separation Not Barred by Res Judicata(26.06.2017)
Uttarakhand High Court has ruled that proceedings for judicial separation u/s 13-A of HMA, 1955 will not be barred by principle of red judicata, due t.....
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Reserve Bank of India to Lift All Charges on Fund Transfers via RTGS and NEFT from July 1(12.06.2019)
Reserve Bank of India has said that it will lift all charges on fund transfer through popular RTGS and NEFT systems from July 1, 2019 and asked banks .....
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Telangana High Court Issues Notices To Congress Legislators(12.06.2019)
Telangana High Court has issued notices to 14 State Congress legislators over their merger with the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi in both houses of.....
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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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Govt Exempts Import of Motion Pictures, Music, Gaming Software from Customs Duty(24.07.2017)
Central Government has notified exemption for import of motion pictures, music, gaming software for use on gaming consoles printed or recorded on medi.....
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Delhi High Court: Centre Took Steps For Public Grievance Redressal System(25.07.2017)
Delhi High Court, while noting that Centre had taken substantive steps to put in place a system for timely redressal of public grievance in every depa.....
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Ram Nath Kovind Sworn In As India’s 14th President(25.07.2017)
Ram Nath Kovind, administered oath by Chief Justice JS Khehar, is now the 14th President of India.
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Delhi High Court Restrains Notification Calling for Applications for Legal Researchers(26.07.2019)
Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Govt of Delhi in a writ petition filed by a student alleging hostile discrimination against graduates of 3 y.....
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Supreme Court Asks for BCI's Reply on Plea Seeking Security Measures for Women Lawyers(30.07.2019)
Supreme Court has sought reply from the Bar Council of India (BCI) on a plea seeking measures for women lawyers such as safety in courts, maternity be.....
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Delhi High Court: Survey Delhi’s Coaching Centres Afresh(30.07.2019)
Delhi High Court has hauled up a power company for providing electricity to coaching centres in Mukherjee Nagar without any fire safety clearance. The.....
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Delhi High Court Issues Notice to Government on Plea to Save Forest(03.06.2019)
Delhi High Court has sought responses from the Centre and the AAP Government on a plea seeking protection of the Jahanpanah City Forest, spanning 435 .....
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Gauhati High Court to Assam Man: Plant 25 Trees for Killing 25 Vultures(03.06.2019)
Gauhati High Court has ordered a villager in Assam to plant and take care of 25 trees as punishment for poisoning as many vultures to death three mont.....
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Reserve Bank of India Removes Charges on NEFT, RTGS Transfers(07.06.2019)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced that it is waiving off charges that are applied on bank transfers carried out either by National Electronic .....
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NGT Raps Delhi Pollution Body for Inaction against Burning of Plastic and PVC Wires(10.06.2019)
National Green Tribunal(NGT) has rapped the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) for not taking action against burning of plastic and PVC wires at.....
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Reserve Bank of India Revises Stressed Asset Norms(10.06.2019)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued a new prudential framework for resolution of stressed assets, effectively replacing its 12 February 2018 circul.....
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Reserve Bank of India Eases Norms for No-Frills Accounts(11.06.2019)
Reserve Bank of India has eased the norms for the Basic Savings Bank Deposit (BSBD) accounts popularly known as no-frills accounts by allowing banks t.....
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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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NGT Bans Construction Near Bhopal Forest Area(06.11.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has banned with immediate effect all building construction permissions within 1 km from boundary of forest land in Kerwa.....
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RBI Includes Bandhan Bank in Second Schedule List(06.11.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said that Bandhan Bank is now included in the second schedule list, making it eligible for loans from the central bank.....
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RBI Stop to Barter Trade on Indo-Myanmar Border(06.11.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to officially stop barter system, which is trading of goods without exchange of money, at Indo-Myanmar border......
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NCDRC Orders Post Offices To Pay Rs 25K To 2 Law Graduates Who Missed Chance At DJSE(26.10.2017)
NCDRC has held the Post Master General in Chandigarh & Lodhi Road in New Delhi guilty of deficiency in service for failing to deliver the application .....
Tags : National Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Delhi Judicial Service Examination
President Promulgates Taxation Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019(23.09.2019)
President has promulgated the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Ordinance 2019 to bring into effect the slew of corporate tax rate cuts announce by the Govern.....
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CIC to Forest Authorities: Whether Forest Clearance Granted to Polavaram Project(01.10.2015)
Central Information Commissioner (CIC) has ordered Union Ministry of Environment and Forests to inform whether forest rights of tribal people were rec.....
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RBI: No Foreign Exchange Act Action against Declarant for Disclosure Under Black Money Window(01.10.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said no action under FEMA will be taken against declarations under one-time black money compliance window. RBI has alr.....
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RBI Eases MFI Norms to Provide Cheaper Loans to SCs Below Double Poverty Line(05.10.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has eased micro finance norm of maximum 4 % variance in interest rates for small loans offered to Scheduled Castes (SCs ).....
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Delhi HC Quashes Centre’s 1997 OM on Reservation in Promotion(29.08.2017)
Delhi High Court has quashed Centre’s Office Memorandum dated August 13, 1997, by which it had extended reservation in promotion to SC and ST staff be.....
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Karnataka High Court Directs State to Keep Tab on Emission Testing Centres(29.08.2019)
Karnataka High Court has disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) regarding emission testing centres by asking the State to ensure that these fa.....
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NGT Asks for Report on Tree Felling for Construction of Dwarka Expressway(02.09.2019)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked for a report from the Forest Department on a plea alleging felling of trees for construction of Dwarka Express.....
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Modi Government Notifies Rules for Land Acquisition Bill 2013(21.12.2015)
Modi Government has notified rules for Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act 2013, pass.....
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Glenmark Settles Patent Litigation over Milnacipran Hydrochloride Tablets(22.12.2015)
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA have entered into a settlement agreement with Forest Laboratories, LLC, Forest Laboratories Holdings, and Royalty P.....
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Gauhati HC Admits Plea of AP’s Dissident Congress MLAs(22.12.2015)
Gauhati HC has admitted a petition of dissident Congress MLAs of Arunachal Pradesh, who have challenged order of a single-bench that kept in abeyance .....
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No Gujjar Quota For Now In Rajasthan, Says Supreme Court(16.11.2017)
Supreme Court, while clarifying that reservation in jobs & education in Rajasthan has exceeded 50% cap and it cannot be stretched further, has said th.....
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AHC: Mere Presumption of Situation on Hypothetical Criteria is not Proof of Probabilities(04.09.2019)
Allahabad High Court (AHC) has ruled that the disciplinary authority was erroneous in assuming a situation without supporting evidence and that the pr.....
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Cal HC Vacates Order Granting Protection from Arrest to Ex-Top Cop in Connection with Saradha Scam(13.09.2019)
Calcutta High Court has vacated its order granting protection from arrest to former Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar in connection with the Sa.....
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Delhi HC Pulls Up Sainik Farms RWAs over Collection of Toll(19.05.2016)
Delhi High Court has pulled up Sainik Farms Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs) and questioned how they were collecting toll from commercial vehicles.....
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President Nods for Two UP Bills for Controlling Anti-Social Elements(19.05.2016)
President Pranab Mukherjee has given nod to two controversial bills — UP Control of Goonda Amendment and UP Gangsters and Anti-social Amendment.
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Green Tribunal Declares Rs 5K Fine for Dumping Waste in Aravallis(20.05.2016)
National Green Tribunal has said that any individual spotted throwing waste or muck in the Aravalli forest would now have to pay a penalty of Rs 5000.
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RBI Eases Norms on FDI in CICs(20.05.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has eased norms around Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in credit information companies (CICs) in India.
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Open Eastern Expressway for Public if PM is Not free: Supreme Court(10.05.2018)
Supreme Court has ordered the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to ensure that the Eastern Peripheral Expressway is inaugurated on or before.....
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Reserve Bank of India Allows Kotak Bank to Retain 26% Promoter Stake(31.01.2020)
Reserve Bank of India has allowed Kotak Mahindra Bank’s founder Uday Kotak to retain 26 % promoter stake in a dispute over the bank’s promoter shareho.....
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ITAT, Mumbai: Dividend Derived from Shares Held as Stock in Trade Cannot be Disallowed(31.01.2020)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai has held that the dividend which is derived from the Shares which are ‘stock in shares’ will not be compu.....
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Punjab and Haryana High Court: GST Tribunal to Deal with Matters Relating to Interest(31.01.2020)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has clarified that Goods and Service Tax Tribunal (GST Tribunal) will handle all disputes regarding interest on GST and .....
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Delhi High Court Increases Salary of Law Researchers From Rs. 25,000 To 35,000(10.01.2018)
Delhi High Court has enhanced the remuneration offered to Law Researchers from Rs. 25,000 to Rs. 35,000. The increase has been made effective from 1 A.....
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President Approves Disqualification of 20 AAP MLAs by ECI Over Office of Profit Row(22.01.2018)
President Ram Nath Kovind has approved the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) recommendation for disqualification of 20 Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs f.....
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Cannot Take Benefit of Reservation Just Because Spouse Belongs to Scheduled Caste: SC(22.01.2018)
Supreme Court has refused to allow a woman to take benefit of reservation just because she was married to a man who belonged to the Scheduled Castes, .....
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President Gives Node to IBC Amendment Act(22.01.2018)
President of India has given nod to amendments to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code that aims to keep defaulting promoters out of the resolution proc.....
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Delhi HC Seeks AAP Govt’s Reply on Plea Against Advertising IQ Scores,Pics of Mentally Disabled Women(06.11.2019)
Delhi High Court has sought response of the AAP Government on a Public Interest Litigation challenging its decision to disclose photographs and IQ sco.....
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Delhi High Court Directs NHAI, HSIIDC to Provide Amenities on Peripheral Expressways(08.11.2019)
Delhi High Court has directed the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation .....
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RBI Nods to Hike Service Charge on Deposits by Non-Chest Branches(22.01.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said currency chest holding branches can raise service charges to be levied on cash deposited by non-chest bank branch.....
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RBI Asks Banks to Extend loans to Women SHGs at 7 % Rate(22.01.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked banks to provide loans up to Rs 3 lakh at 7 per cent interest rate to Women Self-Help Group (SHG) under the Nati.....
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NCDRC: No Cure/ No Success Is Not Negligence; Sets Aside Rs 15L Liability On Doctor(19.12.2017)
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC), while stating that no cure/ no success is not negligence and fastening the liability on the t.....
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Delhi High Court: Seize Pressure Horns, Try Owners(18.10.2019)
Delhi High Court has ordered the police to "forfeit" illegal pressure horns and prosecute owners of such vehicles. The Court also asked the cops to c.....
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Supreme Court Directs Delhi Govt to Pay Rs 1,000 Crore for Western and Eastern Expressways(21.10.2019)
Supreme Court has asked the Delhi Government to pay Rs 1,000 crore as an interim measure to the National Highway Authority as its share towards the co.....
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SC: Structures Cannot be Re-Erected Merely Because of Procedural Violation while Demolishing them(25.10.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that illegal structures cannot be permitted to be re-erected merely because there was procedural violation while demolishin.....
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RBI Revises SDR Norms(26.02.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked banks going in for Strategic Debt Restructuring (SDR) scheme to make sufficient provisions to the tune of 15 per.....
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J&K High Court: Resignation Under Threat Legally Invalid(03.03.2016)
Jammu and Kashmir High Court has ruled that a document pertaining to resignation is legally valid only if an official tenders it out of his or her own.....
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RBI Issues Draft Norms for Account Aggregators(04.03.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued draft guidelines for setting up of Non-Banking Finance Companies (NBFC) that would act as account aggregators a.....
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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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Rajya Sabha Passes International Financial Services Centres Authority Bill, 2019(13.12.2019)
Rajya Sabha has passed the International Financial Services Centres Authority Bill, 2019 by a voice vote thereby paving the way for setting up a unifi.....
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President Gives Assent to Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019(13.12.2019)
President has given assent to the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 and it has now become an Act. According to the Act, members of Hindu, Sikh, Buddh.....
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RBI Refuses to Extend Deadline for PPIs to Complete Customer Verification(27.02.2018)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has refused to extend the 28 February deadline for prepaid payment instruments (PPIs) such as mobile wallets to complete k.....
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RBI Imposes Penalty on Equitas for Selling MF, Insurance Products Without Approval(09.03.2018)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a penalty of Rs 10 lakh on Equitas Small Finance Bank for distributing mutual fund (MF), insurance and wealth .....
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Consumer Forum, Kolkata Directs VLCC to Compensate Client who Sustained Burn Injuries(20.01.2020)
District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Kolkata has directed beauty clinic Vandana Luthra Curls and Curves to compensate a client who sustain.....
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RBI Allows Financial Institutions to Conduct Business in Indian National Rupee in IFSC(20.01.2020)
Reserve Bank of India has allowed the Financial Institutions to conduct businesses in Indian National Rupees in International Financial Services Centr.....
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Telangana High Court Makes Lord Venkateswara a Respondent in Public Interest Litigation(21.01.2020)
Telangana High Court has made Lord Venkateswara a Respondent in a Public Interest Litigation which questioned the construction of a temple in a park. .....
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Reserve Bank of India Cancels Vodafone’s Certificate of Authorization for M- Pesa(22.01.2020)
Reserve Bank of India has said that it has cancelled the Certificate of Authorization of Vodafone M- Pesa on account of voluntary surrender of authori.....
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RBI Extends E-Payment Deadline and Banking Hours(30.03.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued instructions wherein it has been decided that all agency banks shall keep counters of their designated branches.....
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RBI Relaxes ECB Norms for Infrastructure Sector(31.03.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed all companies engaged in infrastructure sector to raise external commercial borrowings with a minimum maturity.....
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RBI Releases First Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2016-17(05.04.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released First Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2016-17, lowered key interest rates by 25 basis points to 6.5 per.....
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Regularising of Illegal Structures Will Result In Time Bomb: Delhi High Court(25.04.2018)
Delhi High Court has said that with the AAP government "pushing for" regularising illegal constructions and the civic bodies allowing such buildings t.....
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Erroneous Decision That Didn’t Give Effect to Statutory Prohibition is Not Res Judicata: SC(27.04.2018)
Supreme Court has observed that an issue of law which arises between the same parties in a subsequent suit or proceeding is not res judicata if, by an.....
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Reserve Bank of India Permits Banks to Trade in Forex Outside of Market Hours(07.01.2020)
Reserve Bank of India has said that it has permitted category–I banks to offer foreign exchange prices to users at all times, out of their Indian book.....
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Bombay HC Dismisses Govt.’s Plea Seeking Regularisation of Illegal Structures(28.04.2016)
Bombay High Court has dismissed Maharashtra Government plea seeking to implement a policy to regularise illegal structures across the State which have.....
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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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Delhi HC Reduces Sentence Imposed on Man Who Killed Five(16.04.2018)
Delhi High Court has reduced the sentence imposed upon an Indian Reserve Battalion Constable who had shot dead five of his colleagues for trying to so.....
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Apex Court Extends Order Banning Further Tree Felling in Aarey Forest(17.12.2019)
Apex Court has extended its interim order that had stayed the felling of trees in Mumbai's Aarey Colony area for setting up of a metro car shed. The C.....
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Delhi High Court to AAP Government: Whether Encroachment on Forest Lands be Regularised(24.12.2019)
Delhi High Court has asked the AAP Government whether it was going to regularise the encroachment on forest lands in the national capital. The Court w.....
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RBI Orders Large Co-Op Banks to Report Exposures Above Rs 5 Crore(28.12.2019)
Reserve Bank of India has directed large Co-operative Banks to report all exposures of Rs 5 Crore and more to the Central Repository of Information on.....
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Delhi HC Stays Restriction that Refund Period Cannot be Spread across Two Financial Years(31.01.2020)
Delhi High Court has stayed the Paragraph 8 of Circular No. 125/44/2019-GST dated 18.11.2019 which restricted that Refund Period cannot be spread acro.....
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Nirbhaya Case: President Dismisses Mercy Plea of Convict Vinay Sharma(01.02.2020)
Nirbhaya convict Vinay Sharma's mercy plea has been rejected by President Ram Nath Kovind. Four men - Vinay Sharma, Pawan Gupta, Mukesh Singh and Aksh.....
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Reserve Bank of India Extends Deadline to Opt for Oversight Cadre(03.02.2020)
Reserve Bank of India has extended the cut-off date for its officers to opt for the specialized supervisory and regulatory cadre till July 31.
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Delhi HC Sets Aside Order Restraining E-Commerce Platforms from Selling Amway & Other DSE’s Products(03.02.2020)
Delhi High Court has overruled the judgment by a single-Judge of the High Court, whereby Amazon was injuncted from selling the goods of Amway, in term.....
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CCI Approves Proposed Combination Between Yum Restaurants and Devyani International Limited(05.02.2020)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the proposed combination between Yum Restaurants (India) Private Limited and Devyani International .....
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NCDRC: Consumer Forums Do Not Have Jurisdiction Over Educational Institutions(23.01.2020)
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has answered a reference holding that 'educational institutions' do not impart 'services' and hence th.....
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SC: Conflicting Claims of Legal Representatives Can be Decided in Execution Proceedings(23.01.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the conflicting claims of legal representatives can be decided in execution proceedings given the principles of Rule 5.....
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Madras HC: Acceptance of Corporate Insolvency Resolution Not a Ground to Quash Case u/s 138 NI Act(23.01.2020)
Madras High Court has held that acceptance of the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Plan under Section 31 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 ca.....
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Reserve Bank of India Raises Investment Cap for FPIs in Corporate and Government Debt Instruments(24.01.2020)
Reserve Bank of India has raised the investment limit for foreign portfolio investors in Government and Corporate Bonds, in a bid to bring in more for.....
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SC Sets Aside NCDRC Findings of Unfair Trade Practice Against Star TV and Bharti Airtel(24.01.2020)
Supreme Court has set aside the order of National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission (NCDRC) which directed Star TV and Bharti Airtel to jointly pa.....
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Reserve Bank of India Issues Directions for Permitting Rupee Derivatives to be Traded in IFSCs(24.01.2020)
Reserve Bank of India has released directions under Section 45 W of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 permitting Rupee derivatives to be traded in I.....
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Reserve Bank of India Revises PCA Regime for UCBs Facing Financial Stress(07.01.2020)
Reserve Bank of India has decided to revise its Supervisory Action Framework to place restrictions on urban cooperative banks (UCBs) for deterioration.....
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Reserve Bank of India Rejects Request to Extend Jan 7 Deadline(08.01.2020)
Reserve Bank of India has rejected banks’ demand to extend the January 7 deadline to come up with resolution plans under Inter-Creditor Agreements on .....
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NCLAT Asks Liberty House to Give Details on Adhunik, Zion Resolution Plan(08.01.2020)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has directed the Liberty House Group to file an affidavit outlining the implementation of its resolution plan .....
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Kerala High Court: Presumption Under Section 139 NI Act, 1881 Applies to Guarantor Cheques Also(09.01.2020)
Kerala High Court has held that the presumption under Section 139 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881(NI Act, 1881) applies even to a cheque issued by.....
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Supreme Court Asks J & K Administration to Review All Restrictive Orders Within Seven Days(10.01.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the Jammu and Kashmir Administration to review all orders of restrictions imposed in Jammu and Kashmir after the abrogation.....
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Karnataka HC: State Can’t Levy FDT on Private Mining Lease-Holders(04.12.2015)
Karnataka HC has held that private mining or quarrying lease-holders in forest areas are not liable to collect Forest Development Tax (FDT) when they .....
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RBI Revises Priority Sector Lending Norms for RRBs(04.12.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has revised the priority sector lending target for Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) to 75% of total outstanding loans from 60% .....
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Punjab and Haryana HC: Neutral Authority Should Watch Rehab Centres(07.12.2015)
Punjab and Haryana HC has asked Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh to explore if they were ready to appoint separate authority for independent monitoring .....
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RBI Cancels License of 56 NBFCs(07.12.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cancelled a bulk of Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) Licence, for either violating regulatory norms or surrende.....
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Allahabad HC Upholds Acquisition of Land for Delhi-Meerut Expressway(06.12.2017)
Allahabad High Court has upheld the acquisition of land by the State for the purpose of building the Delhi Meerut Expressway.
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RBI Keeps Repo Rate Unchanged at 6%, Raises Inflation Forecast for Next Two Quarters(06.12.2017)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has kept repo rate unchanged at 6 percent. The inflation forecast for the next two quarters has been increased from 4.2 - .....
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ITAT, Kolkata: Swapping Company Shares Among Shareholders Does Not Attract Addition u/s 68(03.03.2020)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Kolkata has held that the provisions of Section 68 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 would not be applicable in case o.....
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National Green Tribunal Directs Government to Remove Encroachments from South Delhi Forests(27.01.2020)
National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi government to remove illegal constructions in South Delhi's Jaunapur and Dera Mandi forest areas, sayin.....
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SC Refers to Larger Bench Question Regarding Consideration of Reservation Claims(28.01.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that allowing the applicants to public posts to submit certificates in proof of their claim of the reservation after the no.....
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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.....
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Supreme Court: No IBC Provision that Resolution Plan Should Match Liquidation Value(28.01.2020)
Supreme Court has held that there is no requirement under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), 2016 that the resolution plan should match the liq.....
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SC: Swift Rejection of Mercy Petition Cannot be Ground for Judicial Review of President’s Order(29.01.2020)
Supreme Court has held that the quick consideration of the mercy petition and swift rejection of the same cannot be a ground for judicial review of th.....
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RBI Relaxes Stressed Asset Restructuring Rules for Banks(14.06.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has relaxed guidelines for restructuring of large stressed assets by lenders in a move that would allow the banks to more .....
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Madras HC: Recalling of Warrant without Presence of Accused Depends on Facts(20.06.2016)
Madras HC has said that Courts can entertain petitions to recall Non-Bailable Warrants (NBWs) without insisting on presence of people against whom the.....
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Finance Ministry: No Audit for Turnover of Up to Rs 2 Crore if Opted Presumptive Taxation Scheme(21.06.2016)
Finance Ministry has said that small businesses with a total turnover of up to Rs 2 crore will not be required to get their accounts audited if they o.....
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RBI Permits Start-Ups to Open Currency Account Abroad(24.06.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed startups with an overseas subsidiary to open foreign currency accounts abroad to credit foreign exchange earni.....
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Madras HC: Employee Can’t Assert a Right to Withdraw Resignation Once it is Accepted(27.06.2016)
Madras HC has ruled that in contractual master-servant relationship, no employee can assert right to withdraw his resignation, especially after it had.....
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President of India Approves Vivad Se Vishwas Bill, 2020(19.03.2020)
President of India, Ram Nath Kovind has given his assent to the Direct Tax Vivad se Vishwas Bill, 2020, which was introduced with the intent to reduce.....
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RBI Authorises Select Bank Branches to Collect Advance Tax(16.08.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has authorised various bank branches, including those of SBI, ICICI, HDFC Bank, PNB and Bank of Baroda, to collect income .....
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President Gives Assent to Recovery Laws(19.08.2016)
President has given assent to the Enforcement of Security Interest and Recovery of Debts Laws and Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment) Act, 2016.
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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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Female Suffering from Premenstrual Stress Syndrome Can Claim Defence of Insanity: Rajasthan HC(06.08.2018)
Rajasthan High Court has acquitted a woman accused of murdering a child, on the ground that, at the time of the incident she was suffering from insani.....
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Delhi HC Extends Restrictive Functioning Till May 17(04.05.2020)
Delhi High Court has decided to continue with its restricted functioning till 17th May, 2020 in view of the extension of the nationwide lockdown.
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Jharkhand HC: No Interest Recovery Without Show Cause Notice and Adjudication(04.05.2020)
Jharkhand High Court has held that the process of recovery of interest cannot be initiated against an assessee under the Central Goods and Services Ta.....
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Madhya Pradesh HC to Continue Restrictive Functioning Till May 17(04.05.2020)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has extended the period of suspension of regular court work and has announced that only urgent matters will be heard via vid.....
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Orissa HC & Subordinate Courts to Continue Restrictive Functioning Till May 17(04.05.2020)
Orissa High Court has intimated that normal working of the High Court as well as the courts subordinate to it will further remain suspended till 17th .....
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Reserve Bank of India Approves Kotak Mahindra’s Proposal to Trim Stake of Promoters(20.02.2020)
Reserve Bank of India has given final approval to Kotak Mahindra Bank’s proposal on reducing promoters’ stakes and capping their voting rights.
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NCRDC: Exclusion of Song from Movie Which Was Included in Trailer Amounts to Unfair Trade Practice(20.02.2020)
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has held that inclusion of a song in the promo of the movie when it is not a part of the movie deceive.....
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Securities and Exchange Board of India Bans Resurgere Executives for GDR Violation(24.02.2020)
Securities and Exchange Board of India has restrained the officials of Resurgere Mines and Minerals India from accessing securities market for up to t.....
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SC: Rebuttal of Presumption u/s 139 NI Act Can Only be Done After Adducing Evidence(24.02.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the rebuttal of presumption available under Section 139 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 can only be done after.....
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ITAT, Mumbai: Interest on Investments in Co-operative Bank Eligible for Deduction(24.02.2020)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai has held that the interest income earned by a co-operative society on its investments held with a co-oper.....
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SC Directs EC to Reply in Plea Seeking Investigation into Discrepancies in Election Results(25.02.2020)
Supreme Court has adjourned the Plea by Association for Democratic Reforms seeking an investigation into the alleged discrepancies in the 17th Lok Sab.....
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RBI Launches Website “Sachet” to Tackle Fraud(05.08.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has launched a website named “Sachet” from which anyone can obtain information regarding entities that are allowed to acce.....
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RBI Relaxes Norms in Cheque Dishonour Cases(05.08.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has relaxed norms in cheque dishonour cases of Rs 1 crore and above.
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Rajya Sabha Passes a Bill to Expedite Disposal of Debt Recovery Applications(10.08.2016)
Rajya Sabha has passed the Enforcement of Security Interest and Recovery of Debts Laws and Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment) Bill, 2016, which amen.....
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President Nods for Two More Bills(11.08.2016)
President has given assent to Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2016 and National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research (A.....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Release of Detainees in Assam Foreigners' Detention Centres(08.04.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Centre and Assam Government on a plea seeking the release of persons who have spent more than two years in the fore.....
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Karnataka HC Directs State to Disclose Measures of Preparedness and Total Requirement of PPE Kits(08.04.2020)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to disclose whether it has ascertained as a measure of preparedness, the total requirement of m.....
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President of India Promulgates Ordinance to Reduce Salary of MPs By 30% for One Year(09.04.2020)
President of India, Ram Nath Kovind has promulgated the "Salary, Allowances & Pension of Members of Parliament (Amendment) Ordinance 2020" to reduce s.....
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Iraqi Supreme Court Rejects Appeal to Cancel Election Results(28.05.2018)
Iraq’s Federal Supreme Court has rejected a request to cancel the country's parliamentary election results over allegations of voter rigging and fraud.....
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Supreme Court Stops Arrest of 4 Journalists who Stinged TMC MLAs(11.02.2020)
Supreme Court has restrained West Bengal Police from arresting four TV journalists who had carried out a sting operation to videograph state ministers.....
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ITAT, Bangalore: No Disallowance of Interest Expenses on Account of Non-Deduction of TDS(12.02.2020)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Bangalore has held that there should be no disallowance of interest expenses on account of non- deduction of Tax.....
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Chhattisgarh HC: HC Cannot Direct State to Enforce Ordinance for EWS Reservation in PSC Examination(13.02.2020)
Chhattisgarh High Court has refused to grant relief to the Petitioners, seeking reservation for persons belonging to the Economically Weaker Section (.....
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AAR, Maharashtra: 18% of GST Applicable to Supply of Foods or Drinks in Restaurant for Consumption(13.02.2020)
Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR), Maharashtra has held that 18% of Goods and Services Tax (GST) would be applicable on supply of food or drinks in t.....
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Calcutta HC: Lawyer's Chamber in Residential Property Not "Commercial" Space, Unlike Law Firms(14.02.2020)
Calcutta High Court has held that the legal profession is not a commercial activity and hence, the chambers of a lawyer in a residential property cann.....
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Calcutta High Court Asks Reserve Bank of India to Act Against Bank of Baroda(17.02.2020)
Calcutta High Court has asked the Reserve Bank of India to consider “appropriate steps” against the Bank of Baroda, including cancelling its banking l.....
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President Gives Assent to Commercial Courts (Amendment) act, 2018(22.08.2018)
President of India has given assent to Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts (Amendment) Act, 2018 w.....
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SC: Keep Water Level of Mullaperiyar Reservoir at Around Little Over 139 feet till August 31(24.08.2018)
Supreme Court has directed Tamil Nadu to keep the water level of the Mullaperiyar reservoir at around a little over 139 feet till August 31, a day aft.....
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Delhi HC Directs Delhi Govt to Ensure Safety of Persons Residing Adjacent to Health Workers(25.05.2020)
Delhi HC has held that while no one has a right to ask for removal of resident health workers from their neighbourhood, Delhi Govt. cannot escape thei.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice to Centre and RBI on Interest on Loans During Moratorium(26.05.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Centre and Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in a plea regarding the levy of interest on loan amounts during the stip.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Centre’s Reply on Border Restrictions(27.05.2020)
Supreme Court has sought the Centre’s response to two PILs seeking to do away with restrictions put up by Uttar Pradesh and Haryana on entry of people.....
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P&H HC: Courts Should Not Engage in Social Mores in Protection Petition(27.05.2020)
P&H High Court has remarked that a Court hearing a Protection Petition filed by runaway couples need not preach on morality or human behaviour and mus.....
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Delhi HC Allows RBI to Intervene in Tata-NTT Docomo Case(06.10.2016)
Delhi HC has allowed the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to file an intervention application in the enforcement proceedings initiated by NTT Docomo to rea.....
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RBI Issues Operating Guidelines for Small Finance Banks and Payments Banks(07.10.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed payments banks and small finance banks to use digital banking to open bank accounts while streamlining their r.....
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Delhi HC Slams Jet Airways for Engaging in Extended Litigation(13.10.2016)
Delhi HC, while holding that a carrier cannot be given benefit of limited liability when it is guilty of willful misconduct like loss of goods, has to.....
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Bombay HC to State Govt.: Compile Data Supporting its Case within Six Weeks in Maratha Reservation(13.10.2016)
Bombay HC has granted State government six weeks to compile data, file replies along with affidavit in support of its stand on reserving seats in gove.....
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Bombay High Court Disapproves Practice of People Writing Directly to PM, President(10.09.2018)
Bombay High Court has deprecated practice of people writing directly to the PM, the President or CM making wide allegations on certain people instead .....
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Centre Directs States/UTs to Give Advance Information to States/UTs Before Opening Dams(11.08.2020)
Union Ministry of Water Resource has ordered that whenever a decision is taken by a State/Union Territory Government/Authority/Dam Authority to releas.....
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Delhi HC Stays Look Out Notice against Meat Exporter Moin Qureshi(26.10.2016)
Delhi High Court while staying Look Out Circular issued against Meat Exporter Moin Qureshi, has asked him to appear before Enforcement Directorate for.....
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Bombay HC Notices NMC over Empress Mall Violations Case(27.10.2016)
Bombay High Court has issued notice to Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) and its other departments on their failure to take action against owners of .....
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Consumer Forum Orders 3 Months Jail Term to Chennai Based Builder(02.11.2016)
Northern Chennai District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has ordered three months imprisonment for a city-based realtor, in a case in which Chennai.....
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SC Rejects Maken’s Plea Challenging Eviction of Vendors from Non-Vending Zones(02.11.2016)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea by Delhi Congress Chief Ajay Maken challenging eviction of hawkers from non-vending zones in National Capital.
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RBI Allows Banks to Raise Funds Via Masala Bonds(04.11.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed banks to issue Rupee-Denominated Bonds, or Masala Bonds, in overseas market to shore up their capital base as .....
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Allahabad HC Refers Yamuna Expressway Land Acquisition Dispute to Arbitration(04.11.2016)
Allahabad High Court has referred to arbitration a dispute between Yamuna Expressway Authority and JP Infratech Ltd in connection with enhanced compen.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Challenging BSP-Congress Merger as Infructuous After Rajasthan HC Decision(24.08.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed the case pertaining to the plea challenging Rajasthan High Court's refusal to stay Rajasthan Speaker Dr. CP Joshi's decisi.....
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Bombay HC Extends Interim Protection from Arrest Granted to TISS Student by 3 Weeks(25.02.2020)
Bombay High Court has extended the interim protection from arrest granted to Kris Chudawala, a Masters student of the Tata Institute of Social Science.....
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Reserve Bank of India Lifts Restriction on Bandhan Bank(26.02.2020)
Reserve Bank of India has lifted the restriction on Bandhan Bank to expand its branch network after considering the efforts made by the private lender.....
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Karnataka HC Summons Office Bearers of Hubli Bar Association for Resolution Against Sedition Accused(27.02.2020)
Karnataka High Court has summoned the office bearers of the Hubli Bar Association in the hearing of a Petition filed against the resolution passed by .....
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Karnataka HC Directs Member of Hubbali Bar Association to Appear for Sedition-Accused Students(28.02.2020)
Karnataka High Court has observed that a member of Hubbali Bar Association should appear on behalf of three Kashmiri students charged with sedition fo.....
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CESTAT, Mumbai: No Service Tax on Rent Received from Bullock Carts with Tyres & Without Driver(28.02.2020)
Customs Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ), Mumbai has held that tyre Bullock Carts without bullocks and driver, provided by the App.....
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Delhi HC Directs Government and Police to Ensure Security at North East Delhi Board Exam Centres(02.03.2020)
Delhi High Court has ordered the Aam Aadmi Party Government and Delhi Police to make full-proof security arrangement at board exam centres in North-Ea.....
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Karnataka HC: Physical Presence of Parties is Not Needed for Compromise Petition(13.07.2020)
Karnataka High Court has held that it is perfectly lawful for the Courts to record the compromise on the basis of the compromise Petitions duly signed.....
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Delhi HC Seeks Centre's Response on Plea to Disclose Names of Persons Arrested in Delhi Riots Cases(13.07.2020)
Delhi High Court has directed the Central Government to file a response in plea alleging that Delhi Police had violated section 41C of the Criminal Pr.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice to ECI on Plea Seeking De-registration of YSR Congress Party(14.07.2020)
Delhi High Court has issued notice to Election Commission of India and YSR Congress Party in a plea seeking de-registration of Andhra Pradesh's Chief .....
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Karnataka HC Extends Stay on Wildlife Board Decision Allowing Diversion of Forest Land(14.07.2020)
Karnataka High Court has extended the interim relief granted directing that no further steps shall be taken on the decision taken by the State Board f.....
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Kerala HC: Lockdown Restrictions Applicable to Political Parties & Associations Also(15.07.2020)
Kerala High Court has clarified that the directives issued by the Centre and the State Governments restricting social gatherings in view of the COVID-.....
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Himachal Pradesh HC Rejects Woman Forest Guard's Challenge Against Transfer Order(16.07.2020)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has dismissed a Writ Petition filed by woman Forest Guard challenging a transfer order, stating that women are capably man.....
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J&K HC Seeks Status Report on Restoration of 4G Internet Services in UTs of J&K and Ladakh(13.04.2020)
Jammu and Kashmir High Court have asked the administration of both the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh to file a status report on th.....
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Supreme Court Junks PIL on PM-CARES Fund(14.04.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the setting up of a separate relief fund, PM-CARES Fund to receive donation.....
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Madras HC to Continue Restricted Functioning Till April 30(14.04.2020)
Madras High Court has decided to extend the period of suspension of regular Court work until 30th April, 2020 in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Madhya Pradesh HC to Observe Restrictive Functioning Till May 3(15.04.2020)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has extended its restrictive functioning in view of the extension of lockdown till 3rd May, 2020. The Court has stated that .....
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Delhi HC: RBI's Intention is to Maintain Status Quo on Account Classification as on March 1(15.04.2020)
Delhi High Court has provided interim relief to an account from being declared a Non Performing Asset by the Punjab & Sind Bank in light of the morato.....
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Meghalaya HC & Subordinate Courts to Have Restricted Functioning Till May 3(15.04.2020)
Meghalaya High Court has informed that the normal functioning of the High Court and Courts subordinate to it will remain suspended till 3rd May, 2020 .....
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Rajasthan HC Upholds Validity of Interchangeability of Reservation Vacancies(13.08.2020)
Rajasthan High Court has upheld the constitutional validity of a Notification issued by the Government of Rajasthan substituting a rule pertaining to .....
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Kerala HC Expresses Concerns About Police Officers Conducting Press Meetings(13.08.2020)
Kerala High Court has expressed its concerns about the police officers conducting press meetings in respect of ongoing criminal investigations in 'sen.....
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SC: No Stay on BSP-Congress Merger; Any Transaction on Floor of House Subject to Court Orders(14.08.2020)
Supreme Court has declined the plea to stay the Speaker's decision to stay the merger of BSP Members of Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan assembly wit.....
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SC Stays Delhi HC Contempt Proceedings Against Centre for Failure to Publish Notification(14.08.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed the contempt of court proceedings initiated by Delhi High Court against Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoE.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice to Pro Vice-Chancellor on Grievance Redressal Committee(14.08.2020)
Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Delhi University's Pro Vice Chancellor Professor PC Joshi in an application claiming that the Delhi Universi.....
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SC Dismisses Applications Challenging Karnataka Govt. Steps to Implement Reservation(20.03.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed as not maintainable the miscellaneous Applications challenging the directions and clarifications issued by the Karnataka G.....
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Madras High Court Restricts All Protests Until Pandemic Threat Abates(23.03.2020)
Madras High Court has ordered against the conduct of any protests/processions/ demonstrations, etc. till the threat of Covid-19 Pandemic abates.
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Madras HC Restricts Functioning to Two Division Benches & Five Single Benches(24.03.2020)
Madras High Court has restricted its functioning to only two-division benches and five single benches to hear urgent matters for three weeks, starting.....
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Finance Ministry Raises Threshold for Triggering Insolvency(24.03.2020)
Finance Ministry has announced special relief packages for companies under the Companies Act, 2013 and the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 by rai.....
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Kerala HC Directs Police to Make No Arrests Except Where it is Inevitable(26.03.2020)
Kerala High Court has directed that the Police should not make arrests, except where it is inevitable. The Court has also said that the Police will be.....
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RBI Permits Lending Institutions to Allow 3-Month Moratorium on Term Loans(27.03.2020)
Reserve Bank of India has announced that all commercial banks and non-banking financial companies are permitted to allow 3-month moratorium on the pay.....
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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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RBI Increases Short-Term Borrowing Capacity of Central Government(21.04.2020)
Reserve Bank of India has increased the short-term borrowing capacity of the Central Government by over 65% to temper market fears that excessive borr.....
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SC: Revise ‘Reserved’ List to Keep Well-Off Out(23.04.2020)
Supreme Court has held that lists of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and socially and educationally backward classes for providing quota are not “s.....
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SC: 100% ST Reservations for Teacher Posts in Scheduled Areas Unconstitutional(23.04.2020)
Supreme Court has held that 100% reservation of teachers belonging to the Scheduled Tribe category at schools situated in "Scheduled Ares" is constitu.....
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Karnataka HC Directs Bar Council of India to Inform on Possible Relief Measures for Needy Advocates(24.04.2020)
Karnataka High Court has called upon the Bar Council of India, Karnataka State Bar Council, Bar Council of India Advocate Welfare Fund Committee and K.....
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Calcutta HC to Observe Restrictive Functioning Until May 15(27.04.2020)
Calcutta High Court has decided that the order of suspension of regular works of the High Court as well as its Circuit Benches and the Subordinate Cou.....
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RBI Opens Rs 50kcr Flexible Liquidity Window to Aid MFs(28.04.2020)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has opened a Rs 50,000 Crores flexible liquidity window to help mutual funds cope with redemption pressure, tempering inve.....
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Madhya Pradesh HC: Condition to Deposit Amount in PM CARES Fund for Bail is Improper(14.05.2020)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has set aside the bail condition imposed by a local Court that the Petitioners should deposit an amount of Rs 25,000/- each,.....
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Calcutta HC to Continue Restrictive Functioning Till May 31(14.05.2020)
Calcutta High Court has announced that the High Court as well as its Circuit Benches at Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Jalpaiguri and all subordinate C.....
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Patna HC Seeks Govt Response on Condition of Quarantine Centres for Returning Migrants(14.05.2020)
Patna High Court has called from the State Government the district-wise data as to the condition of the quarantine centres in Bihar for the migrants r.....
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Bombay HC Seeks Centre's Reply on Public Declaration & CAG Audit of PM CARES Fund(15.05.2020)
Bombay High Court has directed the Union of India to file a reply to a Petition filed by a lawyer seeking an audit by the Comptroller & Auditor Genera.....
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Delhi High Court Restricts Functioning of Courts till May 23(18.05.2020)
Delhi High Court has decided to restrict its and the District Courts’ functioning to urgent matters till 23rd May, 2020.
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Delhi HC Imposes Fee Restrictions on Two Branches of Apeejay(20.05.2020)
Delhi High Court has barred two branches of Apeejay school from collecting any amount other than tuition fee from students. The Court has further stat.....
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Rajasthan HC Sets Aside Speaker's Rejection of Disqualification Petition Against 6 BSP MLAs(25.08.2020)
Rajasthan High Court has set aside the order of the Speaker which rejected the Petition submitted by Bhratiya Janta Party Member of Legislative Assemb.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking Strict Implementation of Statutory Reservation for Recruitment(25.08.2020)
Delhi High Court has issued notice in a plea seeking a direction to be issued to the Central Government to ensure that central universities are strict.....
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Karnataka HC Asks State to Clarify Who Will Benefit from NLSIU Domicile Reservation(26.08.2020)
Karnataka High Court has asked the State government to clarify on who would be the real beneficiaries of the 25 percent domicile reservation introduce.....
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SC Pulls Up Centre for Not Clarifying Stand on Interest During Moratorium(27.08.2020)
Supreme Court has rebuked the Central Government for not clarifying its stand on the issue of interests payable on EMI loans during the COVID-19 induc.....
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SC: Central Govt. has Authority to Impose 'Quantitative Restrictions' on Import(27.08.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the Central Government has the authority to impose quantitative restrictions by an order under Section 3(2) of the For.....
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SC: State Governments Entitled to Prescribe Fee for Reserving Registration Numbers(27.08.2020)
Supreme Court has held that the State Governments have the authority to prescribe a fee for reserving certain numbers or distinguishing marks to be as.....
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Reserve Bank Asks to Replace 17.5 Lakh Debit Cards(20.10.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked banks to replace debit cards whose security is suspected to have been compromised after being used in some Autom.....
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RBI Permits 100% FDI in Regulated Financial Services(21.10.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has permitted 100 % foreign direct investment in 'Other Financial Services' carried out by NBFCs, a move which will help a.....
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Bombay HC Rejects Bail Plea of Youth Who Posted Obscene Pictures for Fifth Time(22.10.2018)
Bombay High Court has rejected the bail application of a 27-year-old call centre employee from Nashik who was accused of posting videos and pictures o.....
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P&H HC: Legislature Didn't Intend to Debar Juvenile from Seeking Relief of Pre-Arrest Bail(27.07.2020)
Punjab & Haryana High Court has held that a petition for grant of pre-arrest bail cannot be said as non-maintainable as there is no indication that th.....
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Kerala HC: No Absolute Bar on Permitting Residential Use of Paddy Land(27.07.2020)
Kerala High Court has held that there is no absolute prohibition in considering an application seeking permission to use paddy land for residential pu.....
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Rajasthan High Court Dismisses Petition Against BSP MLAs' Merger with Congress(27.07.2020)
Rajasthan High Court has dismissed Madan Dilawar's Writ Petition questioning the Speaker's inaction on his complaint against the merger of six Bahujan.....
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Delhi HC Directs Delhi Govt to Release Grant for Payment of Salaries of Resident Doctors(29.07.2020)
Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to issue grant in aid to the North Delhi Municipal Corporation within 15 days for the payment of st.....
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Kerala HC: Expression of Name is Part of Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression(04.05.2020)
Kerala High Court has held that expression of one's name in the manner one wishes is a Fundamental Right enshrined under Article 19(1)(a) of the Const.....
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Allahabad HC Benches at Allahabad & Lucknow to Conduct Hearings "In Shifts"(05.05.2020)
Allahabad High Court has decided to open its Benches at Allahabad and Lucknow "in shifts" from 8th May, 2020.
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Delhi HC Directs IT Department to Consider Representation of Debtor(06.05.2020)
Delhi High Court has directed the Income Tax Department to consider the representation of a debtor whose pension account has been attached by the Depa.....
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ITAT, Kolkata: Disallowance of Deduction of Interest Income Should be Restricted to Net Interest(08.05.2020)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Kolkata has held that disallowance of deduction under Section 80IB(10) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 in respect of.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Seeking Uniform Welfare Scheme for Lawyers in Distress(11.05.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a Petition which has been filed seeking for directions to the Government as well as the State Bar Councils to formulate a .....
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Kerala HC: Allow Entry Without Necessary Entry Passes at Walayar Checkpost(11.05.2020)
Kerala High Court has directed the Kerala Government to allow the entry of persons who got stranded at Walayar checkpost without the necessary 'entry .....
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Delhi HC Asks Centre, JNU to File Affidavits in Plea Challenging Reservation for OBCs in PG Courses(12.05.2020)
Delhi High Court has asked the Central Government and Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) to file affidavits in a petition challenging the provision of .....
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RBI Eases Bad Loan Classification Norms For Small Borrowers, Farmers(29.12.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has relaxed norms for bad loan classification for small borrowers, including farmers, giving them additional 30 days to re.....
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Disability Bill Receives President's Assent(29.12.2016)
Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2016 which aims at securing and enhancing rights and entitlements of disabled persons has received President.....
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President Promulgates Payment of Wages Ordinance(29.12.2016)
President of India has promulgated Payment of Wages (Amendment) Ordinance, 2016.
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NCDRC: Malarial Death by Mosquito Bite An Accident, Insurer Labile to Pay Up(02.01.2017)
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has held that a malaria death caused by mosquito bite is an accident, and directed insurer to .....
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RBI Extends Note Exchange Deadline for NRI’s till June 30(02.01.2017)
Reserve Bank of India has said that Non-resident Indians (NRIs) can exchange old Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes till June 30, 2017.
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President Clears Currency Ban Ordinance(02.01.2017)
President Pranab Mukherjee signed the Specific Bank Notes (Cessation of Liabilities) Ordinance, 2016 that seeks to extinguish RBI’s liability in respe.....
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Madras High Court Appoints Officials to Inspect Fares at Theatres in Madurai and Usilampatti(14.01.2019)
Madras High Court has appointed 23 advocate commissioners to carry out inspection regarding fares at cinema theatres in the city and Usilampatti.
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President Promulgates Arbitration and Conciliation Ordinance, 2020(04.11.2020)
President of India, Mr. Ram Nath Kovind has promulgated the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020, through which changes have been .....
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Supreme Court Removes Anurag Thakur From Post of BCCI Chief(02.01.2017)
Supreme Court has removed Anurag Thakur from post of BCCI President for not complying with orders of the Apex Court with regards to implementation of .....
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Centre: Service Charge at Hotels, Restaurants is Optional(03.01.2017)
Central Government has reiterated that customers dissatisfied with service could choose not to pay service charge levied by a hotel or restaurant.
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Madras HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Proportionate Quota to SC/ST Members in Local Bodies(05.01.2017)
Madras High Court has dismissed pleas seeking proportionate quota to members belonging to SC and ST community in local bodies in State saying that the.....
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Tripura HC: Duty of Press to Play Positive Role in Making People Aware of Social Responsibilities(14.10.2020)
Tripura High Court on has observed that it expects the press to play a positive role and be a catalyst to spread the message of taking all necessary p.....
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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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Gauhati HC, Subordinate Courts to Resume Physical Hearings from October 19(16.10.2020)
Gauhati High Court has decided to resume physical hearing in all Courts in the State, in a phased manner from 19th October, 2020.
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SC: 'Residence Order' Not for Continuing Civil Proceedings in Relation to Same Subject Matter(16.10.2020)
Supreme Court has held that the pendency of proceedings under Domestic Violence Act, 2005 or any Residence order interim or final, passed under it, is.....
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Karnataka HC Stays 25% Domicile Reservation for Karnataka Students in NLSIU(08.09.2020)
Karnataka High Court has passed an interim order to stay the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) Amendment Act, 2020 passed by the Karnata.....
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Telangana HC Issues Notices on Plea for Rebuilding of Religious Structures(10.09.2020)
Telangana High Court has issued notices on a Public Interest Litigation seeking re-building of the religious places, situated within the Telangana Sta.....
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SC Stays Implementation of Reservation for Maratha Community in Government Jobs(10.09.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed implementation of reservation for the Maratha community in government jobs and admissions to educational institutions under t.....
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Allahabad HC Stays Demolition of Azam Khan's Resort Allegedly Built on Govt Land(11.09.2020)
Allahabad High Court has stayed the orders on demolition of Azam Khan’s "Hamsafar Resort", situated in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur District, which is alleg.....
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SC Dismisses Plea to Apply 30% Domicile Reservation to 2019-20 Academic Year(11.09.2020)
Supreme Court has approved the decision of the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS), Kolkata to not apply the benefit of 30%.....
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SC: Backwardness Can’t Justify as Ground for Reservation in Breach of 50% Cap(11.09.2020)
Supreme Court has said that social, educational and economic backwardness or inadequate representation of a community in public services cannot be a g.....
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Hyderabad High Court Stays Arrest of Teenage Girl Parents who Died of Cardiac Arrest(15.11.2016)
Hyderabad High Court has granted a stay on arrest of Lakshmichand Samdhariya and his wife, parents of 13-year-old girl Aradhana, died of cardiac arres.....
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Karnataka HC Dismisses Plea Challenging Election of Malavalli MLA(21.11.2016)
Karnataka High Court has dismissed a petition that questioned election of P.M. Narendraswamy of Congress to State Legislative Assembly from Malavalli .....
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Bombay HC Seeks RBI’s Response Over Inconsistencies in Demonetization Directives to Co-operative Bank(22.11.2016)
Bombay HC, while observing that prima facie there were some inconsistencies in two circulars issued by Reserve Bank to District Co-Operative Banks on .....
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Non-Residents Not Required to Disclose Their Foreign Bank Accounts: ITAT(26.11.2018)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai has held that the non-residents are not required to disclose the details of their foreign bank accounts a.....
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NCLAT Asks Sole bidder for Jyoti Structures to Revise Resolution Plan(30.11.2018)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has ordered the only bidder for Mumbai-based infrastructure EPC company Jyoti Structures Ltd. to revise its re.....
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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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Rajasthan Assembly Passes Bill to Grant 5% Reservation to Gujjars(14.02.2019)
Rajasthan Assembly has passed a bill giving a 5 % quota in government jobs and educational institutes to Gujjars and four other communities agitating .....
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SC Seeks Report on Action Taken Against Tribals Who Lost Claim to Forests(15.02.2019)
Supreme Court has ordered states to report what action they have taken against tribals and forest-dwellers whose claims to forest lands have been reje.....
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CIVIL - Kerala HC Initiates Suo Motu Proceedings Regarding Youth Congress Hartal(18.02.2019)
Kerala High Court has initiated suo motu proceedings against the state wide hartal announced by Youth congress today.
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FAMILY - President Gives Assent to Law Which Removes Leprosy as Ground for Divorce(22.02.2019)
President has given assent to a bill, already passed by parliament, removing leprosy as a ground for divorce under five personal laws including the Hi.....
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FAMILY - President Gives Assent to Law which Removes Leprosy as Ground for Divorce(22.02.2019)
President has given assent to a bill, already passed by parliament, removing leprosy as a ground for divorce under five personal laws including the Hi.....
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Calcutta HC Directs Centre to Open More CSFL Centres in State(30.12.2020)
Calcutta High Court has directed the Central government to open more CFSL Centres in the State for expeditious forensic examination during criminal in.....
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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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Delhi HC: Will Be Unique Day When Litigants Decide Who Will Hear Their Case(18.10.2016)
Delhi High Court, while hearing plea of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar and others for transferring their case regarding 1984 anti-Sikh riots, alleging b.....
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SC Rejects Farmers Plea against Land Acquisition(19.10.2016)
Supreme Court has dismissed petitions filed by farmers who had challenged the land acquisition for Rohini Residential Scheme-1981.
Tags : Supreme Court, Rohini Residential Scheme
NCLT Orders Liquidation of Rathna Stores Pvt. Ltd.(08.10.2018)
National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has ordered liquidation of Rathna Stores Pvt Ltd., order came after after a committee of lenders failed to find b.....
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Delhi HC Stays Order Directing Private Hospitals to Reserve 80% Beds for COVID-19 Patients(22.09.2020)
Delhi High Court has stayed the order of the Delhi Government whereby private hospitals in Delhi were directed to reserve 80% beds in ICU for COVID-19.....
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SC Asks CBSE and UGC to Coordinate on Declaration of Results and Cut-offs(22.09.2020)
Supreme Court has asked Central Board for Secondary Education and University Grants Commission to coordinate on the date of declaration of the results.....
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Kerala HC Grants Pre-Arrest Bail to Christian Preacher Accused of Promoting Religious Enmity(24.09.2020)
Kerala High Court has granted anticipatory bail to Christian preacher who has been accused of promoting religious enmity.
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Rajasthan HC: Migrants Aren't Entitled to Claim Benefit of Reservation in Panchayat Elections(28.09.2020)
Rajasthan High Court has ruled that the people, who have admittedly migrated from other States to Rajasthan on their marriage, are not entitled to cla.....
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Wild Elephant Shouldn't be Put to Any Discomfort: Madras HC Tells Forest Department(05.02.2019)
Madras High Court has sought response from Tamil Nadu's principal conservator of forests by February 11 to a plea seeking a direction to prevent autho.....
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Bombay HC Releases Two Women Rescued from Prostitution Racket(07.02.2019)
Bombay High Court has released two women rescued from an alleged prostitution racket and ordered to be kept at a rehab centre for a year, saying that .....
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Arbitral Tribunal can't Award Interest if Agreement Expressly Bars Its Payment: SC(08.02.2019)
Supreme Court has reiterated that arbitrator cannot award interest on award if the agreement expressly prohibits grant of interest.
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Liberty Granted by Court to Pursue Appropriate Remedy Doesn't Bar Constructive Res Judicata: SC(08.02.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that liberty granted by court to avail 'appropriate remedies' to a party does not bar application of principle of construct.....
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Transfer by Erroneous Representation of Title will Hold Good if Transferor Acquires Title Later: SC(11.02.2019)
Supreme Court, applying the principle of "feeding the grant by estoppel" under Section 43 of the Transfer of Property Act, has granted relief to a par.....
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Delhi High Court Demands Information on Wildlife Rescue(14.02.2019)
Delhi High Court has sought the response of Delhi Government, its forest department and the Central Zoo Authority on a PIL seeking setting up of rescu.....
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SC Directs UOI to Reopen Anganwadi Centres Outside Containment Zones(14.01.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the Union of India, States and Union Territories to reopen the anganwadi centres situated outside the containment zones, wh.....
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Insolvency Proceedings can be Withdrawn After Invitation Of Resolution Plans Under Regulation 36A: SC(30.01.2019)
Supreme Court has permitted withdrawal of Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process(CIRP) even after Resolution Professional issued invitation for expre.....
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Wife Entitled to 'Residence Order' Only If She Establishes Domestic Violence: SC(30.01.2019)
Supreme Court has upheld a Calcutta High Court judgment which held that wife is entitled to claim residence in shared household only when she could es.....
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NCLT Directs Police Assistance to Resolution Professional After Corporate Debtor Hinders CIRP(30.01.2019)
National Company Law Tribunal has directed Police Commissioner, Ahmedabad to provide police assistance to a resolution professional who complained abo.....
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#Budget2019: Government Raises TDS Threshold on Interest on Deposits(01.02.2019)
Union Finance Minister Piyush Goyal has announced increase in TDS threshold on interest on post office and bank deposits from Rs. 10,000/- to Rs. 40,0.....
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Physical Presence of Couple Compulsory for Marriage Registration: Madras HC(04.02.2019)
Madras High Court has directed Inspector General of Registration to issue a circular making physical presence of parties to marriage mandatory for reg.....
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Karnataka HC Stays Govt Order Dropping Criminal Prosecution in 61 Cases Against Elected Representativ(21.12.2020)
Karnataka High Court has stayed the government order dated 31st August, 2020 by which it had decided to drop criminal prosecution in 61 cases against .....
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Bombay HC Dismisses Advocate's PIL Seeking Public Declaration of PM CARES Fund(28.08.2020)
Bombay High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation filed by Advocate Arvind Waghmare seeking public declaration of money received for Prime .....
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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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Kerala HC: Aided Education Institutions Bound to Provide Reservation in Employment(31.08.2020)
Kerala High Court has held that the provisions relating to reservation in employment for physically challenged persons would apply to aided Schools an.....
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Bombay HC Directs State Not to Take Coercive Steps Against Nagpur Resident Tweets(31.08.2020)
Bombay High Court has directed the State not to take coercive steps against Sameer Thakkar who was booked for offences punishable under Sections 295B,.....
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NCDRC Allows Advocates to Appear Physically if All Parties to the Matter Consent(02.09.2020)
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has allowed advocates to appear for physical hearing of cases if all the parties to the matter.....
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Karnataka HC Issues Notice on Plea to Display Names of Persons Arrested u/s 41C CrPC(07.09.2020)
Karnataka High Court has issued notice to the State Government on a Petition filed seeking compliance of Section 41C of the Code of Criminal Procedure.....
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RBI Signs MOU on Information Exchange With Bank of Zambia(16.02.2017)
Reserve Bank of India has inked an information exchange pact with Bank of Zambia aimed at forging greater cooperation.
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RBI Releases Draft MDR Norms(17.02.2017)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released draft norms for revamping Merchant Discount Rate (MDR), with an aim to make it more cost effective and appeal.....
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Supreme Court Asks Unitech to Deposit 14% Interest to 39 Home Buyers For Delay in Delivery(21.02.2017)
Supreme Court, while slapping a penalty on Unitech Resorts for delaying handing over of flats, has directed it to deposit 14 per cent interest on Rs 1.....
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RBI: Now Withdraw Rs 50,000/Week From Your Saving Accounts(21.02.2017)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has enhanced withdrawal limit on saving accounts from February 20, 2017 to Rs 50,000 per week.
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Karnataka HC Restrains State From Taking Final Call on Kappatagudda Forest(23.02.2017)
Karnataka High Court has passed an interim order of injunction restraining authorities from issuing final notification to declare Kappatagudda forest .....
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SC: Encroaching Into Rights of Other Organs of Govt Tantamount to Violation of Rule of Law(27.02.2017)
Supreme Court has observed that judicial restraint need to be observed while quashing criminal cases of non-compoundable nature on basis of settlement.....
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BANKING - Bombay HC Refuses Interim Relief to Kotak Mahindra Bank on Promoter Stake Issue(13.03.2019)
Bombay High Court has refused to grant any interim relief to Kotak Mahindra Bank on Reserve Bank of India’s direction to dilute promoter shareholding .....
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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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SC: Erstwhile Rulers Need Not Pay Tax On Income From Leasing Palaces(13.12.2016)
Supreme Court has held that Erstwhile rulers are not required to pay tax on income earned by letting out a portion of their residential palace.
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Supreme Court Notices Centre over Proposed Appointment of BJP VP as NHRC Member(19.12.2016)
Supreme Court has issued a notice to Central Government on a PIL challenging proposed appointment of BJP vice-president Avinash Rai Khanna as a member.....
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Can’t Ask Pvt School to Allow Dress As Per Faith: Kerala high court(13.12.2018)
Kerala High Court has held that a private school cannot be directed to allow students to alter uniforms as per religious beliefs.
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NGT Puts Ban On Mining Near Sariska Tiger Reserve(24.12.2018)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed that all mining activities in the eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) of the Sariska Tiger Reserve (STR) to be stopped.....
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SC Rejects Plea for Interim Order for Implementation of 50% OBC Reservation in Medical College(27.10.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed pleas filed by State of Tamil Nadu and AIADMK seeking interim order for implementation of 50% quota for Other Backward Cla.....
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SC Stays Police Summons to Delhi Resident for FB Post Against West Bengal Government(29.10.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed a direction to a Delhi resident accused of making an 'objectionable' Facebook post against West Bengal Government, to appear .....
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P&H HC: Arrest of Accused Not Automatic on Registration of FIR(30.10.2020)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has reiterated that even though registration of First Information Report is mandatory when a complaint discloses commiss.....
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Resolution plan for Jyoti Structures Cleared: SC(16.04.2019)
Supreme Court has cleared Rs. 4,000 crore resolution plan by Sharad Sanghi and others for Jyoti Structures.
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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 .....
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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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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 .....
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IBBI is Competent Body to Act Against Resolution Professionals: NCLAT(22.04.2019)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has said that Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) will be competent authority and not National Com.....
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IBBI is Competent Body to Act Against Resolution Professionals: NCLAT(22.04.2019)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has said that Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) will be competent authority and not National Com.....
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Bombay HC Sets Aside Notifications Reserving Wards in Goa Municipal Councils(03.03.2021)
Bombay High Court has quashed reservations made in Municipal Councils of Sanguem, Mormugao, Mapusa, Margao and Quepem in Goa. The Court has directed t.....
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CIVIL - We Should Respect, Serve and Worship Our Parents: Chhattisgarh HC(20.03.2019)
Chhattisgarh High Court has said we should respect, serve and worship our parents, while dismissing a man's plea against providing maintenance to his .....
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INSOLVENCY - NCLAT Sets Aside NCLT's Liquidation Order of Jyoti Structures(22.03.2019)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has set aside the liquidation order of Jyoti Structures Limited and said that Mumbai bench of National.....
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REAL ESTATE - Allahabad HC: Either Husband or Wife Eligible for Noida Flat Schemes(25.03.2019)
Allahabad High Court has ruled that in a case pertaining to a man and wife who applied separately for Noida authority residential flat scheme and both.....
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SERVICE - SC: Approach Respective HCs for Challenging Ordinance on Reservation in University Teaching Posts(26.03.2019)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a petition challenging an Ordinance that provides for reservation of teaching positions in central educational .....
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CRIMINAL - Magistrate Can't Release Seized Vehicle, Once Confiscation Proceedings Under Forest Act Initiated:SC(27.03.2019)
Supreme Court has held that a Magistrate has no jurisdiction under Section 451 of the Criminal Procedure to release a seized vehicle, once the Authori.....
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Consumer Forum, Hyderabad: Supermarket Charging Cost for Carry Bags an 'Unfair Trade Practice'(22.02.2021)
District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Hyderabad has directed 'More Megastore' to discontinue its unfair trade practice of arbitrarily impos.....
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SC: Woman has Right to Stay Even in In-laws’ Home(16.10.2020)
Supreme Court has ruled once a woman lodges a complaint under the Domestic Violence Act, 2005 she will have the right to residence in a house even if .....
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MP HC: Can't Issue Blanket Order to Restrict Circulation of News on Whatsapp, Facebook Etc.(19.10.2020)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has refused to put a blanket order to restrict the circulation of news on WhatsApp, Facebook etc.
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SC Refuses Plea for Imposition of President’s Rule in Maharashtra(19.10.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea seeking for removal of the State Government in Maharashtra led by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and fo.....
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Karnataka HC Seeks Response on Plea Seeking Horizontal Reservation for Transgenders(21.10.2020)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State government to respond to an application which sought that horizontal reservation should be provided to Tra.....
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Delhi HC: Delhi Government to Ensure COVID Results Are Conveyed Within 24 Hours(21.10.2020)
Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to submit a status report stating how it is planning to streamline the system to ensure that the te.....
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Calcutta HC Modifies Order on Entry Restrictions in Durga Puja Pandals(22.10.2020)
Calcutta High Court has modified its order making Durga Puja pandals as no-entry zones to allow Dhakis, traditional drummers who play Dhak, in the no-.....
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Patna HC: Advocate Intending to Represent Party Without Any Authority Amounts to Soliciting Briefs(22.10.2020)
Patna High Court has cautioned the Advocates that the act of urging the Court to enter their appearance in a case with the intention to represent a pa.....
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List Steps Taken to Remove Pressure Horns: Delhi HC(15.01.2019)
Delhi High Court has expressed concern over pressure horns and modified silencers and asked traffic police about the steps taken to remove these from .....
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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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Candidates Clearing Prescribed Qualification After Cut-Off Date can't be Considered Qualified: SC(24.01.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that eligibility of the candidates must be decided with reference to the qualification possessed as on the cut-off date and.....
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SC Upholds Land Acquisition Notifications for Chennai-Salem 8 Lane Expressway(08.12.2020)
Supreme Court has upheld the notifications issued for acquiring land for the Chennai-Salem eight-lane greenfield expressway project.
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Delhi HC: Consent of All Parties Necessary for Physical Presence in Court(09.12.2020)
Delhi High Court has made it clear that a litigant or a lawyer cannot be asked to appear physically before the trial Court amid the Covid-19 pandemic .....
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SC Extends Term of BSV Prakash Kumar as NCLT Delhi Acting President Till Regular Appointment(10.12.2020)
Supreme Court has extended the appointment of Mr.B.S.V.Prakash Kumar,Member (Judicial) as acting President of National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Ne.....
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CESTAT, Delhi: No Service Tax Applicable on Additional Interest Recovered from Customers(14.12.2020)
Customs, Excise, Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Delhi has held that service tax is not applicable on additional interest recovered from cust.....
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CRIMINAL - Compensate Woman for Arrest at Night: Gujarat HC to Govt(05.03.2019)
Gujarat High Court has directed state government to pay Rs. 2,500 to a woman, who was arrested after sunset, for breach of law that stipulates no such.....
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SERVICE - Cabinet Approves Ordinance to Bring University-Wise Reservation for Teaching Posts(08.03.2019)
Union Cabinet has approved proposal for promulgation of "The Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Teachers' Cadre) Ordinance, 2019" to tre.....
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CIVIL - Implement 3% Reservation for Physically Challenged Persons: Madras HC(11.03.2019)
Madras High Court has directed Chief Secretary to issue circular to all departments and government corporations to follow reservation for persons with.....
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CIVIL - SC Warns Haryana on Damage to Aravalli Range(11.03.2019)
Supreme Court has warned Haryana Government that it will be in "trouble" if it will do "anything" with Aravalli hills or forest area by passing amendm.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Punjab Land Preservation Act (PLPA), 1900, Aravalli Range
ENVIRONMENT - NGT Terms Aravali Land 'Deemed Forest'(11.03.2019)
National Green Tribunal has termed 52 acres of Aravali land in Faridabad's Sarai Khwaja, where more than 6,000 trees were allegedly cut for a real est.....
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ITAT, Chennai: Simpliciter Interest Received for Delay in Payment Not Income from Business(16.02.2021)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Chennai has held that simpliciter interest received for delay in payment cannot be considered as income generate.....
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J&K HC: Residents Facing Grievances in Violation of Human Rights May Approach NHRC(23.12.2020)
Jammu and Kashmir High Court has held that the residents of Jammu and Kashmir, if having any grievance regarding violation of their human rights, may .....
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NCLAT Turns Down Reference Seeking Re-Consideration of Decision in V. Padamakumar Case(23.12.2020)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has turned down a reference made by a three-member Bench, seeking re-consideration of the decision in V. Padam.....
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Delhi HC Asks Government on Its Decision to Continue 80% Reservation of Hospital Beds(24.12.2020)
Delhi High Court has asked Delhi government to inform it within a day if it intended to continue with its decision to reserve 80% of ICU beds for Covi.....
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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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Calcutta HC: Trespassers Entitled to Electricity Unless Evicted by Due Process of Law(28.12.2020)
Calcutta High Court has held that even a trespasser, unless evicted by due process of law, is entitled to electricity. The Court has further clarified.....
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NCRDRC Directs Big Bazaar to Discontinue Practice of Imposing Additional Cost of Carry Bags(28.12.2020)
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has directed Big Bazaar to discontinue its unfair trade practice of arbitrarily imposing addit.....
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Kerala HC: Successive Reservation to Offices of Local Authorities Illegal(18.11.2020)
Kerala High Court has stated that successive reservation to the offices of the Chairpersons and President of the local authorities is illegal.
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ITAT, Bangalore: Deduction Cannot be Denied on Non-Completion of Residential House(19.11.2020)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Bangalore has held that the deduction under Section 54 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 cannot be denied for non-comp.....
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Allahabad HC Issues Notice to NTA Over Declaration of NEET 2020 Result(20.11.2020)
Allahabad High Court has issued notices to Union Of India & National Testing Agency (NTA) over the declaration of the NEET 2020 result without decidin.....
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SC Allows Uttarakhand Govt. to Demolish 4 Illegal Religious Structures on Public Land(20.11.2020)
Supreme Court has allowed the state of Uttarakhand to demolish four illegal religious structures on public land in Haridwar by the extended deadline o.....
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SC: When Death Takes Place Inside Privacy of House, Onus on Residents to Give Explanation(20.11.2020)
Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a husband for the murder of his wife after noting that he had not offered an explanation for the death whic.....
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Tripura HC: Presumption of Service of Notice Applicable on Service of Demand Notice u/s 138 NI Act(23.11.2020)
Tripura High Court has held that once a demand notice, issued under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 in case of dishonour of cheque is dispatched .....
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CUSTOMS - Prosecution Under Customs Act Not Barred in Regard to Art Treasures: SC(28.02.2019)
Supreme Court has held that prosecution under Sections 132 and 135(1)(a) of the Customs Act, 1962, is not barred in regard to the antiquities or art t.....
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CUSTOMS - Prosecution Under Customs Act Not Barred in Regard to Art Treasures: SC(28.02.2019)
Supreme Court has held that prosecution under Sections 132 and 135(1)(a) of the Customs Act, 1962, is not barred in regard to the antiquities or art t.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Customs Act, Antiquities, Art Treasures.
CONSTITUTION - Cabinet Gives Nod for 10% EWS quota in Jammu & Kashmir(01.03.2019)
Union Cabinet has given nod to government order that will extend benefit of promotion to Dalits and tribals as well as implementation of 10% quota to .....
Tags : 10% EWS quota, Jammu & Kashmir, J&K Reservation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019
Madras HC Restrains Tamil Nadu Govt from Throwing Open Jaylalithaa Residence to Public(28.01.2021)
Madras High Court has restrained the Tamil Nadu government from throwing open to the public a memorial set up by the government at former Chief Minist.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Memorial at Jayalalithaa’s Residence
Madras HC Directs Centre to Clarify its Stand on Horizontal Reservation to NEET-Qualified Schools(28.01.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the Centre to make its stand clear on the State’s legislation providing 7.5% horizontal reservation to NEET-qualified S.....
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P&H High Court Dismisses Protection Plea of Married Woman Residing With Another Man(29.01.2021)
Punjab & Haryana High Court has dismissed the protection plea filed by a married woman who decided to live with another man without dissolution of her.....
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Supreme Court Directs ICAI to Notify on Website Steps Taken to Address Concerns of Candidates(04.11.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) to notify on the website the steps taken by it to address the concer.....
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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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Kerala HC Issues Notice on PIL Challenging Order to Implement Economic Reservation(06.11.2020)
Kerala High Court has issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition which challenges the recent decision of the Government of Kerala to.....
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Allahabad HC: Authority Fully Empowered to Award Interest on Amount Paid by Allottees(09.11.2020)
Allahabad High Court has held that in case of contravention of any obligation cast upon the promoters under the Real Estate (Regulation and Developmen.....
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SC Refuses to Entertain SLP Against Delhi HC Stay on Order to Reserve ICU Beds(10.11.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain the special leave petition filed by the Delhi government against Delhi High Court's stay on the government orde.....
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Kerala HC Dismisses Pleas Challenging Allocation of Reserved Seats for Ensuring Election(12.11.2020)
Kerala High Court has dismissed a batch of writ petitions challenging allocation of reserved seats to different wards/divisions of some of the local b.....
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NAA: TTK Prestige Guilty of Not Passing Benefit of GST to Customers(01.12.2020)
National Anti-profiteering Authority (NAA) has found TTK Prestige guilty of profiteering for not passing the benefit of Goods and Service Tax reductio.....
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Kerala HC: Arrest Under Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act to be Conducted by Special Police Officer(01.12.2020)
Kerala High Court has made it clear that any investigation or arrest under the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 has to be conducted only by a Sp.....
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SC: Practice of Affixing Posters Outside Residence of COVID19 Patients Creates Stigma(02.12.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the practice of conspicuously affixing posters outside the residence of COVID19 positive patients creates stigma and o.....
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ITAT, Mumbai: No Disallowance of Interest on Borrowed Capital for Business Purposes(04.12.2020)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai has held that interest paid on borrowed funds used for business purposes cannot be disallowed.
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SC Asks Centre, States to Suggest Measures to Ensure Compliance of Social Distancing(04.12.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the Centre and State Governments to put forth suggestions for proper implementation of guidelines and SOP's for social dist.....
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Delhi HC 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 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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Rajasthan HC Issues Notice on Plea on Eviction Order Served to Adarsh Colony Residents(05.02.2021)
Rajasthan High Court has issued a notice to UDH secretary, commissioner housing board, land acquisition officer, housing board and others on a petitio.....
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NCDRC Sentences Directors of Parsvnath Developers to Imprisonment for Failure to Refund Money(08.02.2021)
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has sentenced the Managing Director and directors of Parsvnath Developers to three years in prison for.....
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AAR, Karnataka: 18% GST to Apply on Support Services for Research on Epilepsy(08.02.2021)
Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR), Karnataka has ruled that 18% Goods and Services Tax is applicable on support services for research on the Preventio.....
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Kerala HC Directs Removal of All Unauthorized Structures Which Abut Public Streets(08.02.2021)
Kerala High Court has ordered that all the unauthorized arches, display boards, hoardings, placards, and banners with poles or frames, etc., fixed to .....
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HP HC Directs Man to Restore Forest Cover by Planting 200 Tree Saplings(08.02.2021)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed a man to restore and enlarge the forest cover by planting 200 tree saplings, underlining that when a forest i.....
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SC Dismisses PIL Seeking Imposition of President’s Rule in Uttar Pradesh(08.02.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition which sought the imposition of President's Rule in the State of Uttar Pradesh .....
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RBI Implements ‘Positive Pay’ System for Cheque Transactions(31.12.2020)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has implemented ‘Positive Pay’ system for cheque transactions above Rs 50,000, to enhance security and reduce instances of.....
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Delhi HC Directs DU to Provide Timeline for Declaration of Results(04.01.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed Delhi University (DU) to provide a timeline for declaration of results, issuance of marksheets and holding convocations .....
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Uttarakhand HC Takes Suo Motu Cognizance of De-notification of Shivalik Elephant Reserve(06.01.2021)
Uttarakhand High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of denotification of the Shivalik Elephant Reserve, the only elephant reserve in the State, for t.....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Merger of Rajasthan Legislature Wing with Congress(08.01.2021)
Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Rajasthan assembly speaker and six ex-BSP Members of Legislative Assembly seeking their response on a Petitio.....
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NCDRC: Bank Liable for Fraudulent Online Transaction if Account Holder's Fault Not Proved(11.01.2021)
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has held that in case of fraudulent transactions leading to withdraw of money from a person's .....
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Allahabad HC: Arrest Should be Restricted to Exceptional Cases Where Arrest is Imperative(11.01.2021)
Allahabad High Court has observed that after the lodging of First Information Report (FIR), the arrest can be made by the police at will and that ther.....
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SC: Prescription of Higher Educational Qualification Not Violative of Art. 14 and 16(19.01.2021)
Supreme Court has reiterated that the prescription of a Higher educational qualification as a qualification for promotion to a post cannot be held as .....
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Calcutta HC: Father Has No Fundamental Right to Collect Preserved Sperm of Deceased Son(20.01.2021)
Calcutta High Court has dismissed a petition wherein the Petitioner (father), on the basis of his parental relationship with the deceased, sought perm.....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea for Reconstitution of Committee to Resolve Deadlock of Farmers and Govt(20.01.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice on an application seeking re-constitution of the Committee appointed by the Top Court for the purpose of holding talks.....
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Bombay HC Grants Transit Pre-Arrest Bail to Director, Producer, Writer, Amazon Content Head(21.01.2021)
Bombay High Court has granted transit anticipatory bail to Tandav web series director Ali Abbas Zafar, producer Himanshu Mehra, Amazon content head Ap.....
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Jharkhand HC Sets Aside 2019 Advertisement Giving Retrospective Application to EWS Reservation(25.01.2021)
Jharkhand High Court has set aside a 2019 advertisement published by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission giving retrospective application to the 1.....
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Uttarakhand High Court Stays Order De-Notifying Shivalik Elephant Reserve(23.02.2021)
Uttarakhand High Court has held that if the proposed area of the Shivalik Elephant Reserve is diverted for expansion of Dehradun's Jolly Grant Airport.....
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NCRDRC: Consumer Protection Act Not Applicable to Educational Institutions(25.02.2021)
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has reiterated that the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, does not apply to Educational Instituti.....
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RBI Rejects Demand of Online Merchants to Store Customers’ Credit Card Data(26.02.2021)
Reserve Bank of India has rejected the demand of top online merchants like Amazon, Microsoft, Netflix, Flipkart and Zomato to store customers’ credit .....
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Karnataka HC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Travel Restrictions at Kerala Border(26.02.2021)
Karnataka High Court has issued notice to the Union Government and State government on a Public Interest Litigation challenging the restrictions on th.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Contempt Plea Filed Over Killing of Tigress 'Avni'(26.02.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed as withdrawn the contempt petition filed by a wildlife researcher Sangeeta Dogra in relation to the killing of Tigress Avn.....
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Supreme Court Declines to Proceed on Contempt Action Against Maharashtra Forest Officials(01.03.2021)
Supreme Court has declined to proceed further with a contempt action against Maharashtra forest officials over the killing of Avni, a “man-eater” tigr.....
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SC: Amounts Paid for Use of Softwares Developed by Foreign Companies Not Royalty(03.03.2021)
Supreme Court has held that the amounts paid by Indian companies for the use of softwares developed by foreign companies do not amount to 'royalty' an.....
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Supreme Court: Woman not Husband's Chattel, on Plea Seeking Restoration of Conjugal Rights(04.03.2021)
Supreme Court has while hearing a man’s plea seeking that his wife be ordered to start living with him again observed that woman is not a chattel that.....
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Bombay High Court: Pre-Arrest Bail Granted to Rape Accused After Parties Settle Dispute(04.03.2021)
Bombay High Court has granted protection from arrest to a rape accused after it was discovered that the parties have “settled the dispute/discord amon.....
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SC: Evidence of Interested Person Can be Considered If It is Corroborated(05.03.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that the evidence of interested person can be considered provided such evidence is corroborated by other evidence on record.....
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SC Stays Bombay HC Judgment Setting Aside Reservation of Wards in Goa Municipal Councils(05.03.2021)
Supreme Court has stayed the Bombay High Court judgment setting aside a notification issued by the Director and ex-officio Additional Secretary (Munic.....
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Karnataka HC Quashes Denotification 260 Acres of Forest Area in Shivamogga District(05.03.2021)
Karnataka High Court has quashed the notification issued in 2017 denotifying 260 acres of forest area in Shivamogga district purportedly for rehabilit.....
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Allahabad HC: ‘Regasified Liquefied Natural Gas’ Supplied by GAIL is Not Compressed Natural Gas(02.06.2017)
Allahabad High Court has held that ‘Regasified Liquefied Natural Gas (‘RLNG’) supplied by Gas Authority of India Ltd is not Compressed Natural Gas (CN.....
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RBI Maintains Status Quo, Keeps REPO Rate Unchanged at 6.25%(07.06.2017)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has held on to policy rate at 6.25 percent in its monetary policy review on June 7, 2017, the second bi-monthly review for.....
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Supreme Court: There Cannot Be Any Reservation in Qualifying Examinations(14.05.2019)
Supreme Court has clarified while hearing a plea seeking 10 per cent quota for the economically weaker section in Central Teacher Eligibility Test -20.....
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National Anti Profiteering Authority Penalizes VTWO Ventures(22.05.2019)
National Anti Profiteering Authority has held VTWO Ventures to be guilty of anti-profiteering and is directed to deposit the profiteered amount along .....
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Karnataka HC Directs State to Issue Orders to Provide Covid Test Results Within 24 Hours(19.04.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to issue appropriate orders to all recognised laboratories to provide test results to patients .....
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Bombay HC: Covid Test Results Should be Given to Patients Immediately Through Whatsapp(19.04.2021)
Bombay High Court said that Covid test results should be given to patients immediately through Whatsapp and hard copies without waiting for them to be.....
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CIVIL - Delhi HC Directs Restaurant Chain to Use Fine Amount For Mid-day Meal at Orphanages(28.03.2019)
Delhi High Court has directed major Indian restaurant chain to use Rs. 20L fine imposed on company for violating the trademark of French Luxury fashio.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Social and of Impresario Entertainment and Hospitality Pvt. Ltd., Hermes
SC Strikes Down RBI Circular on Defaulting Firms, Calls it Unconstitutional(02.04.2019)
Supreme Court has quashed a Reserve Bank of India circular of February 12, 2018, asking banks to classify a loan account as stressed if there was even.....
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Bombay HC Grants Relief to Medical Student Suffering from Depression(04.04.2019)
Bombay High Court has held a student suffering from anxiety and depression eligible for admission to Postgraduate Medical Course under persons with di.....
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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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Uttarakhand High Court Asks State to Fill All Vacancies in Forest Department Within 6 Months(12.04.2021)
Uttarakhand High Court has asked the State Government to take steps for filling up vacancies in its Forest Department, preferably within six months, s.....
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Bombay HC Directs Installation of CCTV Cameras in All Institutional Quarantined Centres(13.04.2021)
Bombay High Court has directed the Collector of Nagpur, Commissioner of Nagpur Municipal Corporation and other heads to prepare proposals for installi.....
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Bombay HC Prevents Forest Dept from Shooting Tigress that Killed Two Persons(03.07.2017)
Bombay High Court has quashed an order passed by Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, Wildlife, directing a tigress, which killed two and injured tw.....
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President Promulgates Ordinance Allowing Annual Buffalo Race- Kambala In Karnataka(04.07.2017)
President Pranab Mukherjee has promulgated Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Karnataka Amendment) Ordinance, 2017, allowing State to conduct ‘kambala’.....
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Bombay HC Upholds CIC Order Directing UoI To Furnish BARC Employee’s APAR(07.07.2017)
Bombay High Court has directed Centre to furnish complete Annual Appraisal Reports (APAR) of an employee at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) for t.....
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SEBI Secures Norms for MFs, Pledged Shares(28.06.2019)
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has put in more checks and balances for debt mutual funds (MFs) to secure investors and stem systemic ri.....
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Karnataka HC Directs Transfer of Land to Compensate for Harangi Reservoir Project(29.04.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State government to transfer within one month the entries in respect of 11,722.29 hectares of identified lands o.....
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Maharashtra Real Estate Appellate Tribunal: Right to Reserve Flat Includes Right to Cancel(29.04.2021)
Maharashtra Real Estate Appellate Tribunal has observed that the right to reserve a flat includes the right to cancel the reservation. Therefore, a bu.....
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RBI Employees are Not Central Government Servants: Madras HC(15.04.2019)
Madras High Court has held that employees of Reserve Bank of India cannot be called as Government employees and also observed that fact that Central G.....
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Calcutta HC Asks State to Submit Response on Compensation to Nepali Man Arrested 41 Years Ago(23.03.2021)
Calcutta High Court has asked the State Government to submit its response on providing a Nepali man who was arrested about 41 years ago and since then.....
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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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Karnataka High Court Quashes Notification Releasing Forest Land(24.03.2021)
Karnataka High Court has struck down an order/notification issued by the state government by which it purported to release a total of 260 acres formin.....
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Madras HC Directs on Encroachment on Forest Land and Preservation of Wildlife Corridors(24.03.2021)
Madras High Court has observed that no encroachment must be allowed on forest land and directed the Tamil Nadu Government to take all steps to ensure .....
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Kerala HC: Divorced Wife Not Entitled to Right of Residence(25.03.2021)
Kerala High Court has held that a divorced wife would not be entitled to the right of residence conferred under Section 17 of the Protection of Women .....
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MP HC: right to Life Also Includes Right to Health; State to Provide Adequate Measures for Protection(20.04.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has referred to various Supreme Court judgments which have interpreted Article 21 of the Constitution of India, 1949 so as t.....
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CESTAT, Ahmedabad: Interest of Only Refundable Duty Admissible under Section 11BB(20.04.2021)
Customs, Excises, Service Taxes Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Ahmedabad has held that the interest of only refundable duty is admissible under Section .....
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Kerala Consumer Forum: 3D Glasses Necessary to Watch Movie to be Made Available Free of Cost(20.04.2021)
Kerala State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has ruled that 3D glasses necessary for watching 3D movies in theatres should be made available fr.....
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Delhi HC Asks Centre Over Delay in Restricting Use of Oxygen in Industries(22.04.2021)
Delhi High Court has asked the Central Government as to why there is a delay in restricting use of oxygen in industries, in view of acute shortage of .....
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Karnataka HC: State Bar Council Should Act Against Resolutions to Not Defend Accused(22.04.2021)
Karnataka High Court has observed that the State Bar Council should take swift action against Bar Associations which pass resolutions calling upon its.....
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Delhi HC: Income From Shares/ MFs Trades 'Capital Gain', If Treated as Investment in Past Years(17.05.2017)
Delhi High Court has held that income from trading in shares/mutual funds must be treated as ‘Capital Gain’ if Revenue has been treating the same as i.....
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Government: Firms Must Disclose Securities Deals Above Rs 10 lakh by May 31(17.05.2017)
Government has asked all companies to disclose shares and bond transactions involving Rs 10 lakh or more in a financial year to Income Tax department .....
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SC Upholds State’s Power to Attach Properties of ‘Defaulting’ Financial Establishments(17.05.2017)
Supreme Court has upheld State's power to issue ad interim order u/s 3 of Tamil Nadu Protection of Interests of Depositors Act, 1997, attaching immova.....
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Delhi High Court: Remove Illegal Occupants in Religious Structures(18.05.2017)
Delhi High Court has refused to grant relief to a man against an anti-encroachment drive in a park around a monument here, observing that "squatters" .....
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Barabanki District Court Acquits Former AMU Scholar Gulzar Wani in Sabarmati Express Blast Case(22.05.2017)
Barabanki District Court has acquitted two accused in Sabarmati Express Blast Case of 2000.
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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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Delhi HC Gives Last Opportunity to UOI in Plea Seeking Restrain on Leak of Investigation Material(18.03.2021)
Delhi High Court has granted one final opportunity to Union of India and Delhi Police to file replies within 2 weeks in the plea filed by Disha Ravi s.....
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Supreme Court: Migrant ST’s Can Be Given Benefit Of Reservation In Dadra & Nagar Haveli UT(09.05.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that that a migrant ST can be given the benefit of reservation in the UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
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SC Grants No Relief to State on Maratha Quota for Med PG Seats(10.05.2019)
Supreme Court has upheld an order of Nagpur bench of Bombay HC by which provisions of Maratha Reservations were made inapplicable to admissions for 2.....
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Tripura HC: Conviction Only on Presumption Under POCSO Act Would Offend Articles 20(3), 21(05.04.2021)
Tripura High Court has held that the conviction of an accused only on the basis of presumption under sections 29 and 30 of the Protection of Children .....
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Kerala High Court Acquits Accused in Nilambur Congress Party Officer Murder(05.04.2021)
Kerala High Court has acquitted the accused in Nilambur Congress Office Murder case, stating that the lingering doubts pervades every aspect of the ev.....
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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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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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ITAT, Jaipur Allows Deduction u/s 54F on Residential House Property Purchased in Name of Wife(07.04.2021)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Jaipur has allowed the deduction under section 54F of the Income Tax Act, 1961 in respect of residential house p.....
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Gujarat High Court Rejects Congress Plea Over MLA Alpesh Thakor's Disqualification(03.07.2019)
Gujarat High Court has rejected a petition moved by the Congress seeking its direction to the assembly speaker to take a quick decision on disqualific.....
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Parliament Passes Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Teachers’ Cadre) Bill, 2019(04.07.2019)
Parliament has passed Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Teachers’ Cadre) Bill 2019. The Bill enables Universities or colleges to be con.....
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NGT Directs Delhi Chief Secretary to Furnish Report on Enhancement of Forest Department Staff(05.07.2019)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Delhi chief secretary to furnish a status report about compliance of its order to enhance the Forest De.....
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Ministry of Corporate Affairs Notifies Procedure of Transfer of Shares to IEPF Authority(15.06.2021)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs has notified the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer, and Refund) Amendment Ru.....
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Chhattisgarh HC Stays FIR Against Ex-CM Raman Singh Over 'Congress Toolkit' Tweet(15.06.2021)
Chhattisgarh High Court has stayed investigation in the First Information Report lodged against Dr. Raman Singh, BJP National Vice President and forme.....
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Delhi HC Directs Centre to File Affidavit Clarifying Stand on Restrictions on Congregations(14.04.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to state on affidavit the stand taken that all religious, political, academic, social, sp.....
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Gujarat HC Asks State Government to Ramp Up Testing and Create Permanent Testing Centres(16.04.2021)
Gujarat High Court has asked the State Government to ramp up testing and create permanent RT-PCR testing and CT scan facilities in smaller districts, .....
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ITAT, Ahmedabad: Shares at Face Value by Amalgamated Company Not Covered Under Income Tax Act(16.04.2021)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Ahmedabad has ruled that the Shares at ‘face value’ by the amalgamated company to shareholders in pursuance of s.....
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Kerala High Court Seeks Response on Plea Seeking Lockdown on Day of Assembly Results(19.04.2021)
Kerala High Court directed the state government to file a statement on a petition calling for the declaration of a lockdown in the State on May 2, 202.....
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NCDRC Suspends Functioning on Account of Health Ministry’s SOP on Covid-19(19.04.2021)
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has suspended sitting of the National Commission with effect from 19th April, 2021 till 30th April, 20.....
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Bombay HC Asks Cops to Reverify Address of Man With Pakistani Wife(24.04.2019)
Bombay High Court has directed Mumbai Police to re-verify the address of Aamir Kasam Vadgama, who had approached HC seeking directions to Centre to is.....
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Delhi HC Seeks NHAI Reply on Basic Amenities on Expressways(26.04.2019)
Delhi High Court has asked National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) to file a response to a plea seeking to ensure basic amenities like petrol pumps.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking Directions to Safeguard Interest of Orphans(10.05.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice to Union Of India, Ministry Of Women & Child Development, Ministry Of Health & Family Welfare, Government Of NCT Of.....
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SEBI Notifies New Disclosure Norms on Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting(12.05.2021)
Security and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has notified the new disclosure norms pertaining to Business responsibility and sustainability reporting b.....
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Uttarakhand HC Observes State Government to Establish More Centres for Plasma Donation(12.05.2021)
Uttarakhand High Court has observed in a Public Interest Litigation filed in connection with the issue of bed availability in the COVID hospitals that.....
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Delhi High Court to Naresh Goyal: Deposit 18,000 Crore for Travel Abroad(10.07.2019)
Delhi High Court observed while refusing to allow him to leave India that if Naresh Goyal, founder of the cash-strapped Jet Airways, wants to go abroa.....
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Madras High Court Comes to Rescue of Forest Department(11.07.2019)
Madras High Court has come to the rescue of the Forest Department in retrieving 29.33 acres of reserve forest land in Sholinganallur Taluk from the Qu.....
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Sikkim HC Urges State to take Necessary Steps to Augment Resources to Meet Need of Pandemic(18.05.2021)
Sikkim High Court has urged the State Government take all necessary steps to augment its resources to meet the present situation of Covid-19 pandemic .....
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ITAT, Mumbai: Forex Gains on Repayment of Interest-free Loan by Relative Not Taxable(19.05.2021)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai has ordered that foreign exchange gains arising in the hands of an individual, on a repayment of an interest-fre.....
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Rajasthan HC Sets Aside Decision of ICAI Cancelling CA Intermediate Exam Result of Woman(19.05.2021)
Rajasthan High Court has set aside a decision of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), cancelling the CA intermediate exam result of.....
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Allahabad HC Quashes Order of Suspension for Person Failing to Resume Office After Covid Leave(24.05.2021)
Allahabad High Court has quashed an order passed by the concerned authorities of Uttar Pradesh Government, suspending the services of one Gaurav Bansa.....
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J&K HC Upholds Validity of Egress And Internal Movement (Control) Ordinance, 2005(08.03.2021)
Jammu and Kashmir High Court has upheld the validity of the Egress and Internal Movement (Control) Ordinance, 2005 while setting aside the reference m.....
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Delhi HC Stays PCI Communication Barring Govt Agencies from Advertising in Hindustan Media(08.03.2021)
Delhi High Court has stayed a communication issued by the Press Council of India (PCI) to the Government Departments, which had effectively barred all.....
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SC: Reservation Category Candidates Have to be Adjusted Against General Category Based on Merit(08.03.2021)
Supreme Court has reiterated that reservation category candidates, who score more than the cut-off marks for the general category candidates, have to .....
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Bombay High Court Denies Pre-Arrest Bail to Magistrate Accused of Corruption(08.03.2021)
Bombay High Court has refused anticipatory bail to a Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) from Maval Court, in Maharashtra, accused under the Preven.....
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CBIC Notifies Reduction in Applicability of GST E-invoicing Threshold(09.03.2021)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has notified the reduction in the applicability of Goods and Services Tax E-invoicing threshold fro.....
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Telangana HC Awards Two Revenue Officials Jail Term in Mallannasagar Reservoir Land Acquisition(10.03.2021)
Telangana High Court has punished two top revenue officials, P. Venkatrami Reddy, who served as Siddipet district Collector and Jayachandra Reddy serv.....
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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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India Elects Venkaiah Naidu As 13th Vice-President(08.08.2017)
M. Venkaiah Naidu has been elected as the next Vice President of India, defeating opposition candidate Gopalkrishna Gandhi by a margin of 272 votes.
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Kerala High Court to State Government: Inform Us of Stand on Plea to Revise Reservation List of BC’s(23.07.2019)
Kerala High Court has directed the State Government to inform it of its stand on a plea seeking to revise the list of reservation of Backward Classes .....
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Kerala HC: Presumption of Valid Marriage Leans Towards a Ceremonial Marriage(25.06.2021)
Kerala High Court has held that when there is evidence of long cohabitation of a man with two women simultaneously, one pursuant to a ceremonial marri.....
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Supreme Court Issues Circular Allowing Mentioning of Fresh Matters Physically(25.06.2021)
Supreme Court has issued a Circular allowing Advocates-on-Record/Parties-in-Person (after inter-action) to mention their fresh matters physically. The.....
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Karnataka High Court Eases Restrictions on Entry and Hearing of Cases(28.06.2021)
Karnataka High Court has eased restrictions on entry and hearing of cases in all taluk and district Courts as well as its Principal Bench at Bengaluru.....
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Godhra case: Gujarat High Court Commutes Death to Life Term for 11 Convicts(09.10.2017)
Gujarat High Court, while upholding convictions of 31 people and acquittals of 63 others in Godhra Sabarmati Express burning case, has commuted death .....
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MSCDRC: Higher, But Not Abnormal, Pathology Report No Ground For Denying Insurance Claim(10.10.2017)
Maharashtra State Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission has ruled that if some results of the blood pathology are higher but not abnormal or show noth.....
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Madras HC Clarifies on Indefinite Delay in Implementation of Reservation for OBCs(20.07.2021)
Madras High Court has made it clear that the Centre cannot delay indefinitely the implementation of reservation for the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) .....
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Delhi High Court Seeks Response of CBI, ED in Christian Michel's Fresh Bail Pleas(20.07.2021)
Delhi High Court has sought response of the CBI and Enforcement Directorate in the fresh bail pleas filed by Christian Michel, accused in connection w.....
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Karnataka HC Issues Notice to State on Plea Seeking Parity in Assessment Criteria for Evaluating Fres(21.07.2021)
Karnataka High Court has issued notice to the state government on a petition seeking directions to follow the same assessment method for repeater stud.....
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Madras HC Directs Centre to Take Steps for Implementing OBC Reservation in MBBS Seats(21.07.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the Central government to immediately take measures for implementing OBC reservation in MBBS seats under All India Quot.....
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Karnataka High Court Directs State to Provide Electricity to All Anganwadi Centres in State(22.04.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State government to take immediate steps for providing electricity supply to all anganwadi centers in the state.
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Calcutta HC: Residential Certificate Not A Proof of Citizenship(22.04.2021)
Calcutta High Court has observed that residential certificate is not a proof of citizenship as the same can be obtained by any resident, being an Indi.....
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Karnataka HC Directs State to Create Grievance Redressal Mechanism Within 3 Days(23.04.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State government to create a grievance redressal mechanism within three days to receive complaints from public a.....
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Karnataka HC Directs Immediate Action Against Childcare Centres Operating Without Registration(26.04.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State government to take immediate action against childcare centres operating in the city without registration f.....
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Delhi HC Requests Setting Up of More Testing Centres in View of Covid Cases(27.04.2021)
Delhi High Court has requested the Aam Aadmi Party government to set up more testing centres in view of the rise in COVID-19 cases in the national cap.....
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Kerala HC Upholds Decision of Inkel Ltd. to Terminate Contract for Cochin Cancer Research Centre(27.04.2021)
Kerala High Court has upheld the decision of Inkel Ltd. to terminate the contract given to P and C Projects Pvt. Ltd., Erode, for the construction of .....
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Bombay High Court Directs Ensuring All Hospitals are Fire Compliant(30.04.2021)
Bombay High Court has said it would expand the scope of the Public Interest Litigations regarding Covid-management and has asked the civic authorities.....
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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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Manipur HC Orders Safe Passage to 7 Myanmarese Persons to Avail Protection from UNHCR(03.05.2021)
Manipur High Court has ordered safe passage to New Delhi for seven Myanmarese persons to enable them to avail suitable protection from the United Nati.....
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Telangana HC Issues Notice to State in Plea Filed Alleging Trespass of Jamuna Hatcheries Lands(05.05.2021)
Telangana High Court has issued notices to the State government after hearing a writ petition filed by Jamuna Hatcheries Pvt. Ltd., owned by members o.....
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SC Strikes Down Reservation for Marathas in Govt Jobs and Admissions in Maharashtra(05.05.2021)
Supreme Court has set aside the Bombay High Court order and stuck down the reservation to Marathas in government jobs and admissions in Maharashtra, s.....
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Supreme Court Issues Contempt Notice to Assam Public Works President(14.09.2017)
Supreme Court has issued a contempt notice to Assam Public Works (APW) President Aabhijeet Sarmah, rapping him for “disclosing information” regarding .....
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President Signs Notification Abolishing Article 370 of Constitution(05.08.2019)
President Ram Nath Kovind has signed the notification to scrap Article 370 of the Constitution of India, 1950 that grants special status to the State .....
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Reserve Bank Cuts Key Lending Rates by 0.35%(07.08.2019)
Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has cut key interest rate for the fourth consecutive time by 35 basis points or 0.35 per cent .....
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President Gives Assent to Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019(12.08.2019)
President Ram Nath Kovind has given assent to the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019. The Bill which has now become an Act will tighten road traffi.....
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NGT Issues Directions to Authorities to Implement Measures for Safety of Wild Elephants(12.07.2021)
National Green Tribunal has initiated suo moto proceedings on the basis of a media report titled "Night, early morning trains cause most elephant deat.....
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Kerala HC Permits Registration of Marriage of Couple Residing Abroad Through VC(13.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has allowed the registration of marriage of a couple residing abroad through video conferencing, without requiring a power of attorn.....
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SC: Statement of Accused Not Substantive Evidence of Defence to Rebut Presumption u/s 139 NI Act(10.03.2021)
Supreme Court has stated that the statement of the accused recorded under Section 313 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 is not a substantive evi.....
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SC: Blanket Order of Protection from Arrest Cannot be Passed by High Court(10.03.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that a blanket order of protection from arrest cannot be passed by the High Court while dismissing a petition filed under S.....
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Delhi HC Declines to Issue Notice on Plea Seeking Declaration of PM CARES Fund as "State"(10.03.2021)
Delhi High Court has said that it was not inclined to issue notice on a plea seeking declaration of the Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief.....
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Allahabad HC: Testimony of Interested Witness Should be Taken After Careful Scrutiny(11.03.2021)
Allahabad High Court has held that the testimony of an interested witness, though admissible, should be accepted by the Court after a careful scrutiny.....
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Calcutta High Court: Reserve Bank of India is 'State' Under Article 12(11.03.2021)
Calcutta High Court has held that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is "State" under Article 12 of the Constitution of India, 1949. The Court has furthe.....
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RBI Notifies P2P Lending Platforms as NBFCs(21.09.2017)
Reserve Bank of India has notified that Peer-to-Peer (P2P) lending platforms will fall under the ambit of a Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC).
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Orissa High Court Issues Notice to CBI on Judge's House Trespassing Case(25.09.2017)
Orissa High Court has issued show cause notice to the CBI asking it to reply as why the agency sleuths entered the house of sitting HC judge Justice C.....
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RBI Amends Investment, Trading Rules for Banks(26.09.2017)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has barred banks from investing in category III Alternative Investment Funds, specified norms for their participation in c.....
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Convicts Too Must Breathe Fresh Air, Maintain Family Ties, Says Supreme Court(03.10.2017)
Supreme Court has said and favoured a "humanistic approach" while dealing with pleas for parole or furlough to those serving long jail term by observi.....
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Kerala High Court Grants Malayalam Actor Dileep Bail in Actress Abduction Case(03.10.2017)
Kerala High Court has granted bail to Malayalam actor Dileep, accused of masterminding the abduction of an actress.
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Karnataka HC Directs State to Convene Meeting for Rescuing Monkeys(05.08.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed that the state government and Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Pallike (BBMP) officials should convene a meeting in prese.....
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SC Directs Uttarakhand Govt to Withdraw Work Order for Road Construction in Rajaji Tiger Reserve(30.07.2019)
Supreme Court has directed the State Government to withdraw the work order for the construction of a road passing through a corridor between the Rajaj.....
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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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SC Refuses to Stay NLSIU's 25% Reservation for Karnataka Students in 2021-22 Admissions(02.07.2021)
Supreme Court has refused to stay the revised admission notification issued by the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru, providi.....
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Rajasthan HC Issues Fresh Notification for Regular Hearing in High Court(02.07.2021)
Rajasthan High Court has issued a fresh Notification for regular hearing of cases in Rajasthan High Court from July 5, 2021 till further orders both b.....
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RBI Issues Review of Instructions on Interest on Overdue Domestic Deposits(06.07.2021)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued the review of instructions on Interest on overdue domestic deposits. The RBI has directed Banks to refer to dir.....
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SC Stays Rajasthan HC Order Restraining Police from Making Arrest of Accused Persons(26.05.2021)
Supreme Court has stayed the Rajasthan High Court Order which restrained the police from making the arrest of the accused persons, who are charged wit.....
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HP HC Directs State to Inform on Steps Taken to Convert Healthcares into ICU Hospitals(27.05.2021)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed State Government to inform about the steps taken it to convert primary health centres into ICU Hospitals with.....
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SC Notifies Use of Email for Requests for Mentioning Fresh Matters Before Vacation Benches(31.05.2021)
Supreme Court has notified that requests for mentioning of fresh matters before Vacation Benches is to be made only by email. The direction has been i.....
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NGT Dismisses Review Directing Demolition of Resort Premises at Mamallapuram(01.06.2021)
National Green Tribunal has dismissed a review application filed by GRT Hotels and Resorts Pvt. Ltd challenging its judgment in April, 2021 directing .....
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Delhi HC Quashes Orders Restraining Private Schools from Collecting Annual Charges(01.06.2021)
Delhi High Court has quashed two orders issued by the Delhi Government dated 18th April and 28th August 2020 restraining private schools from collecti.....
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Bombay High Court Refuses to Interfere With BMC's Restrictions on Animal Sacrifice on Bakr Eid(21.07.2021)
Bombay High Court has refused to interfere with the BMC's circular limiting to 300, the number of water buffaloes to be sacrificed at the designated D.....
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Kerala HC Directs State to Not Obstruct Research on Tiger Moth Disease(21.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the state to inform whether there was any obstruction in permitting the petitioner scientist to collect discarded blood.....
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Allahabad HC Stays Arrest of Journalist Vineet Narain Accused of Making Defamatory Posts(22.07.2021)
Allahabad High Court has granted interim protection against arrest to Journalist Vineet Narain and his associate named Rajneesh Kapur, who has been bo.....
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Delhi HC Asks Paralympic Committee of India to Take Instructions on Shooter Naresh Sharma's Plea(22.07.2021)
Delhi High Court has granted a day's time to the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI), the apex body for promotion and development of Para Sports in In.....
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NGT Constitutes Committee for Recommending Remedial Measures Against Ground Water Contamination(26.07.2021)
National Green Tribunal has constituted a five member joint committee in order to recommend the remedial measures to curb the contamination of ground .....
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Karnataka HC Directs State to Provide Electricity Supply to All Anganwadi Centres(06.07.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to provide electricity supply and fans to all Anganwadi centers in need of them across the Stat.....
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SC Refuses to Entertain PIL Seeking NIA Investigation into Alleged Congress “Tookit”(06.07.2021)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking an investigation by the National Investigation Agency into the alleg.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice in Plea Alleging Inordinate Delay in Issue of Guidelines for Spa Centres(06.07.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice on a petition alleging inordinate delay by the Government in issuing guidelines for opening up spa centres in the n.....
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RBI Allows Bank to Offer Lower Rate on Matured Fixed Deposits(06.07.2021)
Reserve Bank of India has allowed banks to offer the lower of either the savings deposit rate or fixed deposit rate on matured Fixed Deposits in a bid.....
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Madras HC Directs to Establish Portal to Track Delay in Considering Representation of Detenues(07.07.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the State of Tamil Nadu to establish a dedicated web portal and use technologies such as e-mail, fax or WhatsApp to tra.....
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CBDT Approves Income Tax Exemption to Patanjali Research Foundation Trust(14.07.2021)
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has approved the Income Tax Exemption to Patanjali Research Foundation Trust based in Haridwar under the category.....
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Madras HC: RWA Liable to Pay GST on Member’s Monthly Contribution(14.07.2021)
Madras High Court has held that the Resident Welfare Association (RWA) liable to pay Goods and Services Tax on the members’ monthly contribution, only.....
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RBI Imposes Restrictions on Mastercard from On-Boarding New Customers in India from July 22(15.07.2021)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) while taking supervisory action on Mastercard Asia / Pacific Pte. Ltd. has imposed the restrictions on Mastercard from On-.....
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Calcutta HC Issues Notice in Mamata Banerjee's Election Petition Against Nandigram Results(15.07.2021)
Calcutta High Court has issued notice to Suvendu Adhikari, the elected candidate of BJP on the election petition filed by West Bengal Chief Minister M.....
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Manipur HC Upholds Manipur Legislative Assembly Speaker's Decision to Accept Resignation(16.07.2021)
Manipur High Court has upheld the decision of the Manipur Legislative Assembly Speaker to accept the resignation of 3 Bharatiya Janata Party MLAs with.....
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Supreme Court: Chief Judicial Magistrates Competent to Deal With Applications U/s 14 SARFAESI Act(24.09.2019)
In an important ruling, SC has held that a Chief Judicial Magistrate is equally competent to deal with the application moved by the secured creditor u.....
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NGT Directs Punjab, Haryana Govts to Keep Daily Tabs on Farm Fires(03.10.2019)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Governments of Delhi and Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to set up special cells to monitor pollution.....
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Aarey Forest: Bombay High Court Refuses Stay on Felling of Trees(07.10.2019)
Bombay High Court has dismissed the application moved by environmental activists seeking a stay on the felling of trees at Aarey Colony. The State Gov.....
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Delhi High Court Disposes of PIL Seeking Preservation of Lal Gumbad(15.09.2021)
Delhi High Court has disposed of a Public Interest Litigation seeking preservation of Lal Gumbad, a protected monument in Delhi's Malviya Nagar. The C.....
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Kerala High Court Directs Excise Commissioner To Ensure Proper Infrastructure At Liquor Stores(16.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the Excise Commissioner to not default in complying with the instructions passed by the Court regarding appropriate inf.....
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Karnataka High Court Seeks Railways Response on Plea to Reduce Train Speed in Forest Routes(28.06.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the Union Ministry of Railways and other respondents to file in a month’s time their statement of objections to a pe.....
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MP HC: Constitutional Right of Detenu to Make Representation to Detaining Authority(30.06.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that it is a constitutional right of a detenu, who has been detained under the National Security Act, 1980 to make .....
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Allahabad HC Directs on Woman’s Representation on Husband’s Blindness Due to Vaccine(30.06.2021)
Allahabad High Court has directed District Magistrate, Budaun to decide on a woman's representation in writ petition seeking direction to respondents .....
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Madras HC: Limitation for Presenting Documents Not for Order or Decree by Court(01.07.2021)
Madras High Court has held that the limitation prescribed under Section 23 of the Registration Act, 1908, for presenting documents will not stand attr.....
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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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Delhi HC Extends Interim Protection from Arrest to Newsclick Founder Till December 17 in Foreign Fund(06.08.2021)
Delhi High Court has extended the interim protection from arrest granted to Newsclick Founder and Editor In Chief Prabir Purkayastha in connection wit.....
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Karnataka HC Dispose of Petition Against Allotment of Government Reserved Beds(06.08.2021)
Karnataka High Court has disposed of a petition against allotment of Government reserved beds at private hospitals to such Covid-19 patients who are a.....
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Madras High Court Dismisses Plea to Resume Physical Functioning, Opening of Lawyers Chambers(09.08.2021)
Madras High Court has dismissed a plea seeking resumption of physical hearings and opening up of lawyers’ chambers in Madurai bench, calling it an utt.....
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Kerala HC Seeks Response of State Regarding Clause Restricting Non-Vaccinated Persons(10.08.2021)
Kerala High Court has sought the response of the State regarding a clause in its latest Government Order which restricts persons who have not taken CO.....
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RBI Proposes Penalties for Banks Failing to Replenish Bank ATMs Within Time(11.08.2021)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has proposed penalties for banks and White Label ATM operators if their ATMs are found to be lying without replenishment f.....
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CBDT Notifies Determination of Income of Specified Fund of Units Held by Non-Residents(11.08.2021)
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has inserted Rule 21AJ under Income-tax Rules, 1962 which provides for the determination of income of a specified.....
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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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Rajya Sabha Passes Indian Forest Bill, Excludes 'Bamboo' from 'Tree' Category(28.12.2017)
Rajya Sabha has passed Indian Forest (Amendment) Bill, 2017, which excludes bamboo from the definition of "tree".
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Bombay High Court to State Government: Why Should Film Viewers Buy Food from Theaters(05.01.2018)
Bombay High Court has directed Maharashtra Government to file a reply to a PIL challenging the prohibition on carrying outside food into movie theatre.....
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AAR Kerala: Resale of Food Items and Sale of Bakery Products not Restaurant Services(13.11.2019)
Authority of Advance Rulings, Kerala has while prescribing the rates applicable on different items on bakery products ruled that resale of food and ba.....
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Madras HC Quashes Internal Reservation to Vanniyar Community Under Most Backward Class Category(02.11.2021)
Madras High Court has quashed the Tamil Nadu law providing internal reservation of 10.5 % to the Vanniyar Community under the category Most Backward C.....
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Kerala High Court Grants Bail to Prime Accused Swapna Suresh And Others(02.11.2021)
Kerala High Court has granted bail to the accused, including prime accused Swapna Suresh and Sarith P.S. in the infamous gold smuggling case which had.....
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SC Issues Notice in Pleas Challenging 27% OBC, 10% EWS Reservations in NEET All India Quota(06.09.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a writ petition challenging the decision of the Central Government to implement 27% OBC and 10% EWS reservation in .....
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Calcutta HC Imposes Costs on WB Primary Education Board President(07.09.2021)
Calcutta High Court has imposed costs to the tune of Rs 3.8 lakhs on the President of the West Bengal Board of Primary Education Manik Bhattacharya on.....
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SC Declines to Intervene in Order Refusing to Restrain Shulurmattam Police in Nilgiris District(08.09.2021)
Supreme Court has declined to intervene in a Madras High Court order refusing to restrain the Shulurmattam police in the Nilgiris district from conduc.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Challenging Manipur Speaker's Decision to Accept 3 BJP MLAs' Resignation(10.09.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed a special leave petition filed challenging Manipur High Court's order of upholding the decision of the Manipur Legislative.....
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Telangana HC: Presumption u/s 139 NI Act is Unsustainable if Failure to Show Debt Transaction(13.09.2021)
Telangana High Court has observed that presumption under Section 139 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 is unsustainable if there is a failure to.....
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Bombay High Court Stays Sale of Biyani’s Pledged Shares(31.03.2020)
Bombay High Court has restrained Industrial Development Bank of India Trusteeship and Union Bank of Switzerland from selling shares of Kishore Biyani’.....
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Rajasthan HC Seeks Report from State Government on Welfare Measures for Inter-State Workers(01.04.2020)
Rajasthan High Court has issued notice to the State Government and directed them to file a status report regarding measures taken by the Government to.....
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Madras HC: Consider Representation for Use of Alternate Medicines to Treat Coronavirus(03.04.2020)
Madras High Court has issued notice to the Government of Tamil Nadu to consider representations looking into alternative medicines for the cure/preven.....
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Sikkim HC Disposes PIL Which Raised Issues Arising Out of COVID-19 Restrictions(03.04.2020)
Sikkim High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation which has raised several issues arising out of restrictions imposed by the State in the w.....
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Centre Modifies J&K Order to Extend Domicile Reservation to All Government Posts(06.04.2020)
Ministry of Home Affairs has extended domicile reservations to all Government posts in Jammu and Kashmir by amending the order issued on 31st March, 2.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice Over Grant of License for Opening Liquor Shop in Residential Area(14.12.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice on a petition challenging opening of a liquor shop in a shopping complex situated near the residential block of cit.....
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Delhi HC Directs Police to Handover Keys of Residential Premises in Nizammudin Markaz(24.08.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed the Police to handover keys of her family's residential premises in the Nizamuddin Markaz which was locked by the Police.....
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SC Asks CBI to Verify Medical Condition of Ex-Congress Leader Sajjan Kumar in His Bail Plea(24.08.2021)
Supreme Court has asked Central Bureau of Investigation to verify the medical condition of ex-Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, convicted in 1984 anti-Sik.....
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SC: Government Cannot Deny Reservation to Person of Backward Community for Being Rich(25.08.2021)
Supreme Court has held that the government cannot deny reservation to a person belonging to a backward community solely on the ground that he or she i.....
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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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Madras HC: Every Admission Based on Reservation Would be Subject to Final Verdict(26.08.2021)
Madras High Court has ordered that every admission made in educational institutions or appointment in public posts by implementing the 10.5% internal .....
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Telangana HC Instructs on Not Opening Residential Schools with Hostels(01.09.2021)
Telangana High Court has instructed the State government not to reopen its residential schools with hostel facilities, including those being run by So.....
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Supreme Court Orders 7 Star Resort to be Razed in Kerala(13.01.2020)
Supreme Court has ordered that 7star Resort, Kapico Kerala Resorts, be razed for violating coastal zone regulations.
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Calcutta HC Seeks Response from Suvendu Adhikari in Election Petition Against Nandigram Results(16.11.2021)
Calcutta High Court has directed Suvendu Adhikari to submit a written submission stipulating the reasons for seeking such a transfer of the hearing of.....
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Kerala HC Quashes Sessions Court Order Imposing Time Limit on Siby Mathews' Pre-Arrest Bail(16.11.2021)
Kerala High Court has set aside the 60 days time limit imposed on the pre-arrest bail granted by the Sessions Court to former DGP Siby Mathews, the fo.....
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ITAT: Loan On Interest From Sister Concern Does Amount To ‘Deemed Dividend’(17.11.2021)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Delhi bench has held that loan on interest received from the sister concern to fulfill the enhanced requirement .....
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SC Extends Interim Protection From Arrest Granted To Kailash Vijayvargiya & Others In Rape Case(17.11.2021)
Supreme Court has extended the interim protection from arrest granted earlier to BJP Leader Kailash Vijayvargiya RSS member Jisnu Basu, and Pradeep Jo.....
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SC: Right To Be Represented By Counsel Or Agent Of Choice In Disciplinary Proceedings Is Not Absolute(17.11.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that right to be represented by a counsel or agent of one's choice in a disciplinary proceedings is not an absolute right, .....
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Bombay HC Grants Pre-Arrest Bail to Employees of Hospital Booked Under SC/ST Act(18.10.2021)
Bombay High Court granted pre-arrest bail to the employees of a hospital, who have been booked under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Pr.....
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Bombay HC Rejects Plea Challenging Grant of Liquor Licence to Restaurant Near School(18.10.2021)
Bombay High Court has observed that the schools, that are inculcating standard moral values in students as envisaged by the father of the nation, Maha.....
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Calcutta HC Refuses Relief on Plea Alleging Disrespect of Goddess Durga By Alleged Display of Shoes(18.10.2021)
Calcutta High Court has refused to grant any relief on a plea filed against the alleged display of shoes in a Durga Puja Pandal in the Dum Dum area of.....
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RBI Imposes Fine on SBI for Failure to Comply with Fraud Classification Rules(19.10.2021)
Reserve Bank of India has slapped a fine of Rs 1 crore on State Bank of India for failing to comply with fraud classification rules. The regulator sai.....
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Telangana HC Issues Notice on PIL Seeking Mechanism to Regulate Fee Structures in Private Schools(20.10.2021)
Telangana High Court had issued notices to the State government in a Public Interest Litigation petition seeking creation of a mechanism to regulate f.....
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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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Nirbhaya Case: President Rejects Mercy Petition of Convict Akshay Kumar Singh(06.02.2020)
President Ram Nath Kovind has rejected the mercy petition of Akshay Kumar Singh, one of the four men facing the gallows in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape.....
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Supreme Court: Reservations for Jobs, Promotions not Fundamental Right(10.02.2020)
Supreme Court has said that quotas and reservations for promotions for government jobs is not a fundamental right. The top court said it could not com.....
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Supreme Court Permits State of Himachal Pradesh to Divert Forest Land for Public Projects(14.12.2021)
Supreme Court has permitted the State of Himachal Pradesh for diversion of forest land under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for construction of c.....
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Kerala HC: Presents Gifted By Parents For Daughter's Welfare Not Dowry(14.12.2021)
Kerala High Court has ruled that presents given to the bride at the time of her marriage for her welfare will not count as dowry under the ambit of Do.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice Over Grant of License for Opening Liquor Shop in Residential Area(14.12.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice on a petition challenging opening of a liquor shop in a shopping complex situated near the residential block of cit.....
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Delhi High Court Directs Police Not to Harass Restaurant Owners Unnecessarily(22.10.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed the city police not to harass owners of restaurants and bars that serve herbal hukkahs. The Court has however permitted .....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea to Regulate Police Officers' Social Media Disclosures on Investigations(25.10.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a writ petition seeking issuance of directions to the Centre for framing rules and regulations or guidelines to gov.....
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Delhi HC Asks Stakeholders to File Suggestions for Enhancing Security Measures at Court Complexes(25.10.2021)
Delhi High Court has asked all the stakeholders concerned to file their suggestions for enhancing security measures at court complexes in the national.....
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AAR, Maharashtra: 18% GST Payable on Reshelling of Old Sugar Mill Rollers(27.10.2021)
Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR), Maharashtra has ruled that 18% goods and services tax payable on Reshelling of old Sugar Mill Rollers.
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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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SC: Arbitrator Has Substantial Discretion in Awarding Interest u/s 31 (7) (a) Arbitration Act(28.10.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that an Arbitrator has substantial discretion in awarding interest under Section 31(7)(c) of the Arbitration and Conciliati.....
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Bombay High Court Seeks Government Reply on Plea Against Toll on Mumbai-Pune E-way(20.03.2018)
Bombay High Court has sought a reply from the Maharashtra government on a plea filed by a local activist seeking that Mumbai-Pune Expressway’s contrac.....
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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.....
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Reserve Bank of India Lifts Restrictions on Catholic Syrian Bank on Opening Branches(15.01.2020)
Reserve Bank of India has lifted a restriction that was imposed on the Catholic Syrian Bank for opening new branches, given the delayed initial public.....
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Supreme Court Stays Bombay High Court’s Order on Wadhawans’ House Arrest(17.01.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed the Bombay High Court’s Order releasing Rakesh Wadhawan and his son, Sarang accused in the Rs. 4,355 Crores in Punjab and Mah.....
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President of India Rejects Mercy Plea of Death Row Convict Mukesh Singh(17.01.2020)
President of India, Mr Ram Nath Kovind has rejected the mercy petition of Mukesh Singh, one of the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang-rape a.....
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P&H HC Issues Notice on Plea Against PMO's RTI Response Denying PM CARES Fund Details(29.11.2021)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued a notice to the Chief Information Commission for its failure to decide the 2nd appeal against the order of de.....
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RBI Withdraws CDR, SDR, S4A, JLF Schemes to Restructure Bad Loans(13.02.2018)
Reserve Bank of India has scrapped Corporate Debt Restructuring, Sustainable Structuring of Stressed Assets, Strategic Debt Restructuring, & Flexible .....
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Bombay High Court Bars Daily from Using Indian Express Founder's Name(26.11.2019)
Bombay High Court in an interim order has restrained publisher Prashant Goenka and others from using the name and image of Indian Express Group founde.....
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Karnataka High Court Quashes Order Transferring Puttenahalli Bird Reserve to BBMP(06.12.2021)
Karnataka High Court has quashed a 2009 government order by which it handed over the Puttenahalli Birds Conservation Reserve, Yelahanka to the Bruhat .....
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Supreme Court Stays 27% OBC Reservation in Maharashtra Local Body Elections(07.12.2021)
Supreme Court has stayed the 27% reservation for the Other Backward Classes in the local body elections until further orders. The Court has passed the.....
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Bombay High Court Grants Pre-Arrest Bail to Actor Sahil Khan in Abetment to Suicide Case(08.12.2021)
Bombay High Court has granted pre-arrest bail to actor and fitness entrepreneur Sahil Khan in an abetment to suicide and defamation case.
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Bombay HC Sets Aside Special NIA Court's Decision Staying Own Bail Order for Bookie Naresh Gaur(09.12.2021)
Bombay High Court has paved the way for release of Naresh Gaur, the first recipient of bail in the Ambani Terror Scare and Mansukh Hiran Murder Case. .....
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Direct Tax Dispute Resolution Scheme, 2016 Can be Availed Up to 31st December, 2016(16.09.2016)
Direct Tax Dispute Resolution Scheme, 2016, which came into force from 1st June, 2016, can be availed up to 31st December, 2016.
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Supreme Court Refuses to Stay 69% Quota Law in Tamil Nadu(28.08.2018)
Supreme Court has refused to stay the 69% quota law, which has been challenged on the ground that the quota exceeds the maximum 50 per cent limit impo.....
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NGT Slaps Rs. 46.14 Lakh Fine on Uttrakhand’s Ex-DGP for Felling 25 Trees(29.08.2018)
National Green Tribunal has held Uttarakhand’s former Director General of Police BS Sidhu guilty of illegally purchasing land in the reserve forest ar.....
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Supreme Court: SC/STs Can Get Quota in Home State Only(31.08.2018)
Supreme Court has held that scheduled castes or tribes can avail benefit of reservation in government jobs only in their home states and can’t access .....
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CBDT Notifies Income Tax Exemption to Press Trust of India(06.09.2018)
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has notified Income Tax Exemption to Press Trust of India.
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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,.....
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Delhi HC Dismisses Future Group Plea Against Continuation of Proceedings in Singapore Tribunal(05.01.2022)
Karnataka High Court has said that no permission of the Central Government was required to construct lodges/ resorts within the reserve forest area at.....
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ITAT: Single Transaction of Buying and Selling of Shares Can’t be Treated as Business Activity(29.09.2021)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Chennai has held that a single transaction of buying and selling of shares cannot be treated as a business acti.....
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SEBI Amends Existing Regulatory Framework for Delisting of Equity Shares Pursuant to Open Offer(30.09.2021)
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) in the meeting headed by Mr.Ajay Tyagi decided to amend the existing regulatory framework for delisting .....
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Kerala HC: Interest Under Customs Act Statutory, Cannot Be Waived Unless Authorised By Act(30.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has ruled that a Court cannot waive the payment of interest while exercising its jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution,.....
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AP HC Directs Government Not to Exert Pressure on Aided School Managements(01.10.2021)
Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed the government not to exert pressure on aided school managements to surrender their staff and assets as part of.....
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Delhi High Court, District Courts To Continue With Restricted Physical Hearings Till October 30(01.10.2021)
Delhi High Court and District Courts will continue to function with restricted physical hearings till 30th October, 2021. Further, the cases institute.....
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Allahabad High Court Grants Interim Protection From Arrest To Ex-UP Governor Dr. Aziz Quereshi(04.10.2021)
Allahabad HC has granted interim protection from arrest to former Governor of UP Dr. Aziz Quereshi in a sedition case registered against him over his .....
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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.....
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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 Issues Fresh Writ Petition Challenging Centre Notification Providing 27% Reservation(17.09.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a fresh writ petition challenging Centre's notification dated July 29, 2021 ("impugned notification") providing 27%.....
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SC Directs Faridabad Municipal Corporation to Disclose Unauthorised Structures on Forest Land(21.09.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the Faridabad Municipal Corporation to submit a chart disclosing the unauthorised structures standing on Khori Gaon forest .....
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CBIC Directs GSTN to Waive Off Late Fees and Interest Due to Technical Glitches(22.09.2021)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has directed the Goods and Service Tax Networks to waive off Late Fees and interest for one day du.....
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Karnataka HC Grants Time to Comply with Direction for Reservation to Transgenders for Recruitment(23.09.2021)
Karnataka High Court has granted four weeks time to the state government to comply with an earlier order directing it to consider providing 1% reserva.....
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Karnataka High Court Allows Maternity Leave to Senior Resident Doctor Employed on Contract Basis(01.09.2021)
Karnataka High Court has quashed an order passed by the Joint Director, ESIC Medical College and Hospital, Kalaburagi, denying maternity leave to a do.....
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Allahabad High Court Stays Arrest of Journalist Booked for Extortion, Forgery(01.09.2021)
Allahabad High Court has stayed the arrest of a journalist, Sharad Kumar Dwivedi, booked on the charge of Extortion and Forgery on a complaint made by.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Publication of Final Result for Commission in Territorial Army(02.09.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice on the petition moved by 8 women candidates seeking publication of final merit list/ result for commission in Terri.....
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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.....
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P&H HC: Writ of Habeas Corpus Can be Issued for Restoration of Custody of Minor to the Parent(02.09.2021)
Punjab & Haryana High Court has granted relief to a father who had filed a petition alleging illegal custody by his wife and her parents, holding that.....
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Madras HC Dismisses Plea Challenging Rejection of Representation of Netaji on Currency Notes(03.09.2021)
Madras High Court has dismissed a plea challenging Centre's rejection of a representation for printing the image of Nethaji Subash Chandra Bose on cur.....
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Supreme Court Permits State of Himachal Pradesh to Divert Forest Land for Public Projects(14.12.2021)
Supreme Court has permitted the State of Himachal Pradesh for diversion of forest land under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for construction of c.....
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Kerala HC: Presents Gifted By Parents For Daughter's Welfare Not Dowry(14.12.2021)
Kerala High Court has ruled that presents given to the bride at the time of her marriage for her welfare will not count as dowry under the ambit of Do.....
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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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SC Issues SLP Against Order Quashing Internal Reservation to Vanniyar Community(16.12.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a batch of special leave petitions filed against the Madras High Court's judgment which quashed the Tamil Nadu law .....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice on Petition Alleging Discrepancies in NEET-PG 2021 Scores(20.12.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a petition alleging serious instances of discrepancies in the scores for NEET-PG 2021 and to further bring to the n.....
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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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SC: Plea of Res Judicata Can Be Determined as Preliminary Issue(24.09.2021)
Supreme Court observed that plea of res judicata can be determined as a preliminary issue only when it only involves adjudication of question of law. .....
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Tripura HC Stays Investigation Against Trinamool Congress General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee(24.09.2021)
Tripura High Court has stayed investigation against Trinamool Congress General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee, MP Dola Sen, West Bengal Minister Bratya B.....
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ITAT, Bangalore: Independent Building with More Than One Residential Unit Eligible for Capital Gain(27.09.2021)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Bangalore has held that an independent building with more than one residential unit within it shall be eligible .....
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Madras HC Directs TNSEC to Respond to Representation Made by AIADMK(27.09.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission (TNSEC) to respond to a representation made by All India Anna Dravida Munnetra.....
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MP High Court Disposes Plea Challenging 100% Reservation in 600 PG Medical Seats(27.09.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has disposed of the Writ Petition challenging 100% reservation in Post Graduate Medical seats holding that it is against the.....
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NCLT, Hyderabad Initiates Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process Against Tata Projects Ltd(06.01.2022)
National Company Law Tribunal, Hyderabad has initiated Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process against Tata Projects Limited for its failure to pay ba.....
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Telangana High Court Releases BJP State President Bandi Sanjay for Alleged Violation of Covid Norms(06.01.2022)
Telangana High Court has released BJP State President Bandi Sanjay Kumar who was sent to a 14-day judicial remand for allegedly violating Covid-19 nor.....
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NCLAT Chennai Bench Stays Insolvency Process Against Tata Projects Limited(07.01.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Chennai Bench has stayed the order against Tata Projects Limited to initiate Corporate Insolvency Resolution .....
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Kerala HC Reverses Single Bench Judgment on Establishment of Toddy Shop in Residential Locality(10.01.2022)
Kerala High Court has reversed a Single Bench judgment that held that establishing a toddy shop in a residential locality would be in derogation of th.....
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Delhi High Court: Father Cannot Relinquish His Responsibility Towards Unmarried Daughters(10.01.2022)
Delhi High Court has observed that a father cannot abandon his responsibility of looking after his unmarried daughters. The court held that father has.....
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Delhi HC Upholds Interim Injunction Against Cigarette Brand TOPAZ For Using 'Similar Packaging'(10.01.2022)
Delhi High Court has upheld the ex-parte interim injunction passed against TOPAZ, a cigarette brand, for allegedly passing off its goods as that of an.....
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President Rejects Pawan Gupta’s Mercy Petition(05.03.2020)
President of India, Mr Ram Nath Kovind has rejected the mercy plea of Pawan Gupta, one of the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang-rape case.
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SC Dismisses Ex-J&K Minister Abdul Ghani Kohli's Plea in Forest Land Encroachment Case(13.03.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a Plea by former Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) minister Abdul Ghani Kohli against the order of J&K High Court in encroachment case.....
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Rajasthan HC: Land Reserved for Public Park Not to be Allowed for Commercial Purposes(18.01.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has ruled that land reserved for the public park in question shall not be allowed for commercial purposes like marriages/ parties.....
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Madras HC Upholds Decision to Reserve 50% PG Medical Seats for Govt Doctors(20.01.2022)
Madras High Court has upheld the State government’s decision to not only reserve 50% of postgraduate medical seats for government doctors serving in v.....
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Rajasthan High Court Stays Constructions Within 1 Km of Kumbhalgarh Forest Reserve(20.01.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has stayed all construction activities being undertaken within a distance of 1000 meters from the boundary of the Kumbhalgarh For.....
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Karnataka HC Orders Arrest of College Lecturer Accused of Sexually Assaulting Minor(24.01.2022)
Karnataka High Court has ordered the arrest of a 39-year-old college lecturer accused of sexually assaulting a minor student, while terming as pervers.....
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Madras High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking 100% Occupancy in Cinema Theatres(09.11.2021)
Madras High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation petition which challenged the State government’s recent nod for 100% occupancy in cinema .....
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Kerala HC Directs State to File Statement in Response to Plea Seeking Restraint on Demonstrations(09.11.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the State to file a statement in response to a plea seeking political parties, religious and social organizations to re.....
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Madras High Court Orders Relaxation on COVID-19 Restrictions from November 15(10.11.2021)
Madras High Court has ordered relaxation of many restrictions that have been in place for long to fight COVID-19. The relaxations would come into forc.....
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SC: 2 Year Prescribed Period for Lapse of Land Acquisition Proceedings Not to Apply to Award(11.11.2021)
Supreme Court has held that the 2 year period prescribed under the Land Acquisition Act 1894 for the lapse of land acquisition proceedings for not del.....
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Madras High Court Refuses to Interfere with Order Permitting Theatres to Operate at 100% Capacity(12.11.2021)
Madras High Court has dismissed by a writ petition filed for quashing the Government order permitting 100 per cent occupancy in cinema theatres and mu.....
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AAR: Eggs Being Agri Produce, Transport Not To Incur GST(18.11.2021)
Authority For Advance Ruling observed that “fresh eggs in shell” on which no further processing is done is covered under the definition of agricultura.....
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SC Allows Centre to Further Disinvest Shares In Hindustan Zinc Ltd., Orders CBI Investigation(18.11.2021)
Supreme Court has ruled that the Union of India may disinvest its residual shareholding of 29.5% in Hindustan Zinc Ltd. The Court has also directed th.....
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Delhi HC: Randomness in Cut Off Age for Reservation Not Sufficient to Characterize as Arbitrary(22.11.2021)
Delhi High Court has observed that randomness in fixation of a cut off age for availing the benefit of reservation for a particular category is not su.....
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Telangana HC Grants Liberty to Accused to Initiate Proceeding for Non-Following of Arrest Procedure(22.11.2021)
Telangana High Court granted liberty to an accused to initiate proceedings against police officials if the procedure for arrest under Section 41A of t.....
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SC: Residuary Jurisdiction of NCLT Cannot be Invoked to Adjudicate Contractual Dispute(24.11.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that the residuary jurisdiction of the National Company Law Tribunal cannot be invoked to adjudicate contractual dispute if.....
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RBI to Banks: Provide Loans to Women SHGs at 7%(26.08.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked banks to provide loans to women self-help groups (SHGs) at 7 per cent per annum, as per the government's revised.....
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NCDRC Benches to Conduct Only Physical Hearings from Feb 21 Onwards(16.02.2022)
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has resolved that all its Benches shall conduct only physical hearings from February 21, 2022 .....
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AAR, Karnataka: 18% GST Payable on Income Earned Through Guest Lectures(17.02.2022)
Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR), Karnataka has ruled that 18% goods and services tax is payable on Income earned from conducting guest lectures.
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Karnataka HC: Trial Court Bound to Appoint Legal Aid Advocate for Unrepresented Accused(17.02.2022)
Karnataka High Court has said that if an advocate representing the accused who is in custody fails to appear before the court, the trial court is boun.....
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Allahabad HC Grants Bail to Man Accused of Posting Objectionable Pictures of PM Narendra Modi(17.02.2022)
Allahabad High Court has granted bail to a man who has been accused of posting objectionable pictures of the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on .....
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SC Sets Aside Interim Order Staying Law with 75% Reservation for People in Private Sector Jobs(17.02.2022)
Supreme Court has set aside the interim order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court which stayed the operation of the Haryana law(The Haryana State Emp.....
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Punjab & Haryana HC Grants Interim Protection From Arrest To Akali Leader Bikram Singh Majithia(11.01.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted interim protection from arrest to Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia in Drugs Case on the stip.....
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MP HC: Rotation of Reserved Seats in Municipal Wards Mandatory & Not Discretionary(12.01.2022)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that the process of Rotation of Wards in Municipalities is mandatory and not up to the discretion of the state gove.....
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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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Supreme Court Upholds Manipur University's Decision to Reduce Reservation in Admission(13.01.2022)
Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal against Manipur High Court's order upholding the decision of Manipur University to reduce reservation in admissi.....
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SC: Any Premises Belonging to Council of Scientific and Industrial Research is Public Premises(14.01.2022)
Supreme has Court has held any premises belonging to, or taken on lease by, or on behalf of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research is public pr.....
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SC Disposes PIL Recording Centre's Submissions on Relief Measures for Migrant Workers(15.04.2020)
Supreme Court has disposed of a Public Interest Litigation which sought for immediate relief to be provided to the poor, homeless and all Economically.....
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Delhi HC and Subordinate Courts to Continue Restrictive Functioning Till May 3(16.04.2020)
Delhi High Court has decided to continue with the current mode of restricted functioning of the High Court and the subordinate Courts till 3rd May, 20.....
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National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission Closes Till May 4(17.04.2020)
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has decided to remain closed until 4th May, 2020 in light of the extension of the national loc.....
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RBI: 90-Day NPA Norm Shall Exclude Moratorium Period for Standard Accounts as on March 1(17.04.2020)
Reserve Bank of India has announced that the moratorium permitted by it on 27th March, 2020 due to COVID-19 situation can be excluded from the 90-day .....
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SC: No Reservation in Promotions Without Examining Adequacy of Representation in Promotional Posts(20.04.2020)
Supreme Court has upheld the quashing of a resolution passed Orissa Government,
following the principle that reservation in promotions cannot be gran.....
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Karnataka HC Dismisses Plea to Challenge Power of Local Registrar Under Citizenship Rules(05.04.2022)
Karnataka High court has dismissed a petition that seeks to declare the power of the local Registrar as ultra vires for verifying and to scrutinize th.....
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SC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking Examination Centres in Gulf Countries(29.07.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a plea seeking allocation of Test Centres for NEET in gulf countries or to postpone the examination until the COVID.....
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SC Directs NCDRC to Expeditiously Pronounce Judgment in a Case Which It 'Reserved For Judgment'(31.07.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission to expeditiously pronounce judgment in a case which it had 'reserved fo.....
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Delhi HC and Subordinate Courts to Continue Restrictive Functioning Till August 14(31.07.2020)
Delhi High Court has decided to continue with the current mode of restricted functioning till 14th August, 2020 in light of the extension of the natio.....
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Delhi HC Questions Delhi Police for Direction to Avoid 'Hindu Resentment'(04.08.2020)
Delhi High Court has questioned the Delhi Police for issuing a direction to exercise due care and precaution while making arrests in Delhi riots so as.....
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Madras HC Passes Interim Order Allowing Advocates to Apply to Post of DRT Presiding Officer(04.08.2020)
Madras High Court has permitted lawyers to apply for the post of Presiding Officer of the Debt Recovery Tribunal, as notified vacant by the Central Go.....
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Allahabad HC Grants Interim Relief from Arrest to Govt Counsel Accused of Sexual Harassment(04.08.2020)
Allahabad High Court has restrained the Police from arresting a Government counsel in connection to a rape case lodged against him by a young lawyer.
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NCLAT, Delhi: Fresh Resolution Plan Cannot be Considered by Committee of Creditors(25.04.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), Delhi has held that a fresh resolution plan cannot be considered by a Committee of Creditors (COC) on.....
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Chhattisgarh HC: Self-Preservation is Facet of Right to Health Under Article 21(24.01.2022)
Chhattisgarh High Court has held that self-preservation is a facet of the right to health, a fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution of.....
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Bombay HC: No Statutory Authority Can Raise Fresh Claim After Resolution Plan Approved(24.01.2022)
Bombay High Court has ruled that no statutory authority, including the Income Tax authorities, can raise a fresh claim against a Corporate Debtor afte.....
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Allahabad HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Online Training of Presiding Officers Amid COVID Surge(25.01.2022)
Allahabad High Court has dismissed a plea filed praying for a direction to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to provide online training to the pr.....
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Kerala HC Seeks State Response on Plea to Open Theatres with 50% Occupation(27.01.2022)
Kerala High Court has sought the response of the State government to a plea by the Film Exhibitors’ United Organisation of Kerala for allowing to open.....
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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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Supreme Court Grants Interim Protection from Arrest to Journalists(17.02.2020)
Supreme Court has granted interim protection from arrest to journalists who tried to carry out sting operation allegedly to gain access to various pol.....
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Madras HC: Interest Should be Levied on Belated GST Cash Payments but Not on ITC(17.02.2020)
Madras High Court has held that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) could be levied on interest only on the cash component of the tax remitted belatedly .....
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Gujarat High Court Stays Recovery of Interest from Delayed Goods and Services Tax Payment(18.02.2020)
Gujarat High Court has stayed the recovery of interest on the delayed Goods and Services Tax payment from taxpayers who have filed their returns in Fo.....
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NCLAT Decides to Close Umang Realtech Insolvency Resolution Process(19.02.2020)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has decided to close the corporate insolvency resolution process against Umang Realtech if the company manages.....
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Supreme Court: Parental Responsibility Does Not End with Breakdown of Marriage(19.02.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the parental responsibility of the couple does not end even if there is a breakdown of a marriage. The Court further o.....
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Kerala High Court Denies Pre-Arrest Bail To Accused Roy Vayalat in POCSO Case(09.03.2022)
Kerala High Court has dismissed the anticipatory bail applications moved by No.18 hotel owner Roy J Vayalat and his friend Syju M.Thankachan in a Prot.....
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Madras HC Directs Implementation of Night Travel Ban in Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve(08.02.2022)
Madras High Court has directed that the restriction should come into force from February 10, 2021, in a public interest litigation filed for effective.....
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Bombay HC to Resume Full Physical Hearing from February 14(11.02.2022)
Bombay High Court has decided to suspend hearing matters virtually and resume full physical functioning from February 14 till March 4, owing to the im.....
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Karnataka High Court Uploads Interim Order Banning Religious Dress in Colleges(11.02.2022)
Karnataka High Court has uploaded the interim order passed in the petitions challenging Hijab ban in colleges in the state. The Court has requested th.....
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CESTAT, Delhi Quashes Service Tax Demand on Notice Pay from Employees for Premature Resignation(14.02.2022)
Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Delhi has quashed the service tax demand on notice pay recovered from employees for prema.....
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Telangana HC: Police Can't Arrest Person Without Magistrate's Permission After 41-A CrPC Notice(14.02.2022)
Telangana High Court has observed that after issuance of notice under Section 41-A of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, if the police feel that the ac.....
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RBI Slashes Key Rate 40 Basis Points to New All-Time Low(25.05.2020)
Reserve Bank of India has cut key interest rates by 40 basis points to a new low of 4%, citing an assessment of Gross Domestic Product contraction in .....
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NCLAT Bars Appointment of Retired Bank Official as Resolution Professional(25.05.2020)
National Companies Law Appellate Tribunal has upheld a bankruptcy tribunal order prohibiting appointment of a former employee of financial creditor as.....
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Delhi HC Dismisses Plea Against Reopening of Schools for Unvaccinated Children(29.03.2022)
Delhi High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation which challenged the decision of Delhi government to recommence physical classes for schoo.....
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Bombay HC: Threshold of Public Interest Must to Stop Bypassing of Civil Courts(29.03.2022)
Bombay High Court has held that a writ Court should not exercise its powers in contractual matters under Article 226 of the Constitution, unless the s.....
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Andhra Pradesh HC: In Contract, Rate of Interest May be customized by Court on Equitable Grounds:(30.03.2022)
Andhra Pradesh High Court has decided that where the rate of interest is fixed in the contract, it would be open to the Court to alter the rate of int.....
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Delhi HC Issues Directions to Ensure Proper Facilities for Persons Residing in Night Shelters(29.05.2020)
Delhi High Court has passed a series of directions to Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), and the .....
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Madras HC: Appeal Against Acquittal in Cheque Bounce Cases to be Filed Before High Court(29.05.2020)
Madras High Court has held that the appeal against acquittal of the accused in a cheque bounce case can be filed only before the High Court under Sect.....
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CBIC: GST E-Invoice Mandatory For Entities Having Turnover of Rs. 20 Crores(25.02.2022)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) notified the reduction in the applicability of GST E-invoicing threshold from Rs.50 Crores to Rs.20.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Reservation for Transgender Persons in Public Appointments(28.02.2022)
Delhi High Court has issued a notice to the Delhi Government and sought its reply on a plea seeking, inter alia, reservations for transgender persons .....
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Calcutta HC Refuses to Stay Counting of Votes, Orders Preservation of CCTV Footage(02.03.2022)
Calcutta High Court has sought response from the State Election Commission (SEC) and the State government in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petiti.....
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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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ITAT, Mumbai: Interest on Delay in Payment of Advancements Charged Only on Returned Income(27.01.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai has held that the interest on delay in payment of advancements shall be charged only on the returned inco.....
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NCDRC: Builder Can't Levy Maintenance Charge on Flat Purchasers Without Occupancy Certificate(27.01.2022)
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has held that in the absence of obtaining an occupancy certificate, maintenance on the project.....
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NCLT Kochi Allows Initiation of Insolvency Resolution Process Against Personal Guarantor(27.01.2022)
National Company Law Tribunal, Kochi has allowed initiation of Insolvency Resolution Process (IRP) against the Personal Guarantor, Mr. Shahdulla M.I. .....
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NCLT Kochi Allows Initiation of Insolvency Resolution Process Against Personal Guarantor(27.01.2022)
National Company Law Tribunal, Kochi has allowed initiation of Insolvency Resolution Process (IRP) against the Personal Guarantor, Mr. Shahdulla M.I. .....
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NCLT Kochi Allows Initiation of Insolvency Resolution Process Against Personal Guarantor(27.01.2022)
National Company Law Tribunal, Kochi has allowed initiation of Insolvency Resolution Process (IRP) against the Personal Guarantor, Mr. Shahdulla M.I. .....
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Bombay HC Issues Notice on Plea for Restoration of Assault FIR Over Breach of Consent Terms(27.01.2022)
Bombay High Court has issued notice to actor Armaan Kohli on his ex-girlfriend's application to restore the case she filed against him in 2018 while a.....
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CESTAT, Chennai: Builder Cannot be Liable to Pay Service Tax for Construction of Residential Flats(31.01.2022)
Customs, Central Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Chennai has held that the builder cannot be liable to pay service tax for the con.....
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Calcutta HC Takes Cognisance of Incidents of Alleged Trespass at Kolkata Zoo Premises(01.02.2022)
Calcutta High Court has taken cognisance of incidents of alleged trespass at the premises of the Kolkata Zoological Garden popularly known as the Alip.....
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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.....
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Gauhati HC: Non-Substitution of Legal Representatives of Parties Under Order XXII CPC(01.02.2022)
Gauhati High Court has held that non-substitution of some of the legal representatives of the parties under Order XXII of the Code of Civil Procedure,.....
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Karnataka HC Issues Notice on Sudarshan Plea Questioning Restraint to Travel to Netherlands(02.02.2022)
Karnataka High Court has issued notice to the Enforcement Directorate on a petition filed by Sudarshan Ramesh, brother of alleged bitcoin scam accused.....
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Jammu & Kashmir HC Issues Notice in Plea Against 100% Domicile Reservation in Public Employment(05.08.2020)
Jammu and Kashmir High Court has issued notices to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs and Union Territory Administration on a Petition challenging 100.....
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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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Delhi HC Says 'Hindu Resentment' Order of Delhi Police Caused No Prejudice(10.08.2020)
Delhi High Court has refused to quash the order of the Special Commissioner of Police, which cited 'resentment among Hindu community in the wake of ar.....
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Telangana HC: Arbitral Award A Nullity If Passed Beyond Prescribed Period(15.04.2022)
Telangana High Court has held that the provisions of Section 29A of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (A&C Act) are cast in mandatory terms a.....
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Chhattisgarh HC: If Agreement Stipulates for Reference to DRC, Claimant Must Exhaust that Remedy(18.04.2022)
Chhattisgarh High Court has held that an application under Section 11 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 is not maintainable if the Petitioner .....
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Calcutta HC: Arbitration Agreement Not Discharged By Death of Party and Is Enforceable(18.04.2022)
Calcutta High Court has observed that an arbitration agreement will not be discharged by the death of a party and it will be enforceable by or against.....
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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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Bombay HC Dismisses Appeal Filed by NIA Against Bail Granted to Naresh Gaur(22.12.2021)
Bombay High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) against the bail granted to Naresh Gaur, an accused in the .....
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Madras HC: Lack of Physical and Violent Resistance Not Indicative of Consent(27.12.2021)
Madras High Court has dismissed the criminal revision petition of the accused, holding that lack of physical and violent resistance against the accuse.....
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HP HC Issues Directions in PIL Over Internet Connectivity for Residents of Backward Areas(28.12.2021)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has issued several directions to the state government in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea filed highlighting the pl.....
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Delhi High Court Orders Stay on DRT Proceedings Against Yes Bank Over Dish TV shares(27.12.2021)
Delhi High Court has ordered a stay on proceedings against Yes Bank by the Debt Recovery Tribunal, Jaipur (DRT) in a petition filed by Essel Group aff.....
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Bombay HC: Assessee Required to Pay Interest Where Advance Tax Paid Less Than 75%(29.12.2021)
Bombay High Court has held that the assessee is required to pay interest where advance tax paid is less than 75% of the assessed tax in case against B.....
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Karnataka HC: Right to Religion Can't be Invoked to Protect Illegal Structures(20.07.2020)
Karnataka High Court has held that fundamental right to religion under Article 25 of the Constitution of India, 1949 does not extend to offering praye.....
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SC Refuses to Entertain Plea Against Denial of OBC Reservation in Tamil Nadu(22.07.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea seeking issuance of directions for setting aside the Centre's decision to implement all India counsellin.....
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Delhi HC Directs ICMR to Clarify Stand on Requirement of Doctor's Prescription for COVID Testing(23.07.2020)
Delhi High Court has directed the Indian Council of Medical Research to file an affidavit stating its stand on the requirement of a doctor's prescript.....
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Kerala HC Upholds Taking Over of Residential Apartment by DDMA(24.07.2020)
Kerala High Court has dismissed a plea challenging take-over of an Apartment building for using it as COVID First Line Treatment Centre.
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Gauhati HC: Managing Directors Can Only be Summoned if The Representatives Are Not Cooperating(23.05.2022)
Gauhati High Court has held that the Managing Director of a company should not be directly summoned by authorities under S. 108 of the Customs Act and.....
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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 .....
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SC Issues Notice on Challenge Against HC Quashing 41% Reservation in Goa Medical College(21.02.2022)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a Special Leave Petition filed by Gomantak Bhandari Samaj challenging the order of the Bombay High Court at Goa Ben.....
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Delhi HC: Repeated Representation Does Not Extend Limitation Nor Cause to Overcome Delay(21.02.2022)
Delhi High Court has reiterated that it is a settled law that repeated representation does not extend limitation nor can be a ground to plead a fresh .....
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Allahabad High Court Stays Demolition of 100-Yr-Old Clinic, Restaurant(21.02.2022)
Allahabad High Court has stayed the proposed demolition of a hundred-year-old homeopathic clinic and restaurant for the purpose of constructing the Pr.....
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AAR, Maharashtra: 18% GST Payable on Construction of Buildings and Civil Structures(22.02.2022)
Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) Maharashtra has ruled that 18% goods and service tax (GST) payable on Construction of buildings and civil structures.....
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Delhi Court Issues Notice on Appeal Against Civil Judge Order Dismissing Suit to Restore Temples(23.02.2022)
Delhi Court has issued notice on an appeal filed against the order of a Civil Judge dismissing a civil suit filed on behalf of Jain deity Tirthankar L.....
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Delhi HC Dismisses Plea Challenging Aadhar Requirement for Availing Ration(06.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation that challenges the mandatory requirement of Aadhaar card to avail free ration under the N.....
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Delhi HC: Application for Leave to Serve Interrogatories Need Not be Decided Ex-Parte(07.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that no prescription in law, either statutory or precedential, that inhibits from issuing notice under Order XI Rule 1 of Co.....
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NCLAT Delhi: Resolution Professional Cannot Decide Eligibility Under Section 29A IBC(07.04.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has observed that the Resolution Professional is not required to take a decision in regard to the ineligibili.....
Tags : National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Resolution Professional, Section 29A of the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code, 2016, Resolution Applicant
ITAT, New Delhi: Interest on Enhanced Compensation Does Not Come u/s 56 IT Act(08.04.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal( ITAT ), New Delhi has observed that received interest on enhanced compensation does not comes under income from other s.....
Tags : Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, received interest, enhanced compensation, Tax Deduction at Source, section 194A of the income tax act, 1961
Delhi Court Denies Bail to Jamia Alumni President in Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case(08.04.2022)
Delhi Court has denied bail to Shifa-Ur-Rehman, President of Jamia Millia Islamia Alumni Association in connection with the Delhi riots larger conspi.....
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Delhi HC Grants Interim Protection From Arrest to SpiceJet Promoter Ajay Singh in Fraud Case(08.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has granted interim protection from arrest to Ajay Singh, SpiceJet Promoter in an alleged fraud case with regard to transfer of airli.....
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Allahabad HC Imposes Cost on Man Who Sought Reiteration of General Mandamus Against Arbitrary Arrest(25.04.2022)
Allahabad High Court recently imposed a cost of Rs. 20,000 on a person who sought reiteration of a general mandamus, which has already been issued by .....
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Madras HC Dismisses Petition to Restrict Students from Wearing Dresses with Religious Significance(25.04.2022)
Madras High Court has dismissed as withdrawn a petition filed for directing the Department of School Education to restrict the students from wearing d.....
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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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CESTAT, Delhi: Service Tax Can’t be Levied for Total Receipt Under Threshold Limit of 10 Lakh(26.04.2022)
Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Delhi has observed that service tax can’t be levied for total receipt falling below the threshold li.....
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CESTAT, New Delhi: No Exemption of Central Excise Duty for Module Mounting Structures(26.04.2022)
Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, New Delhi has observed that no immunity of central excise duty for module mounting structures used i.....
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Allahabad HC Dismisses PIL Seeking Direction to CM Adityanath to Disclose Actual Name(26.04.2022)
Allahabad High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation plea filed seeking direction to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to reveal.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Public Interest Litigation, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Yogi Adityanath, 1 Lakh
NCDRC: Pecuniary Jurisdiction to be Determined by Value Of Goods/ Services 'Paid'(07.09.2020)
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has held that for determining the pecuniary jurisdiction of Consumer fora, the value of the go.....
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NCDRC: Pecuniary Jurisdiction to be Determined by Value Of Goods/ Services 'Paid'(07.09.2020)
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has held that for determining the pecuniary jurisdiction of Consumer fora, the value of the go.....
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NCDRC: Pecuniary Jurisdiction to be Determined by Value Of Goods/ Services 'Paid'(07.09.2020)
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has held that for determining the pecuniary jurisdiction of Consumer fora, the value of the go.....
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NCDRC: Pecuniary Jurisdiction to be Determined by Value Of Goods/ Services 'Paid'(07.09.2020)
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has held that for determining the pecuniary jurisdiction of Consumer fora, the value of the go.....
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ITAT: Consideration for Resale of Computer Software Not Taxable as Royalty for Use of Copyright(06.06.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Delhi Bench has held that consideration for the resale of the software through End User Licence Agreement is not.....
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NCLT: Transaction Cannot be Held as Fraudulent Without Proper Enquiry into Allegations(06.06.2022)
National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Kolkata Bench has held that a transaction cannot be alleged to be preferential, fraudulent or avoidable by the R.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice in Appeal Challenging Stay on Order Directing Reservation of Beds(28.09.2020)
Delhi High Court has issued a notice in a Letters Patent Appeal moved by the Delhi Government before the Division Bench of the Delhi High Court agains.....
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Karnataka HC Strikes Down 25% Domicile Reservation in NLSIU, Bangalore(30.09.2020)
Karnataka High Court has struck down the 25 percent domicile reservation at the National Law School of India University for students of Karnataka intr.....
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#Major Changes Implementing From Today: RBI’s New Credit and Debit Card Rules(01.10.2020)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued new guidelines which will become effective from 1st October, 2020 to secure debit and credit cards, whereby car.....
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Delhi HC to Continue with Restrictive Functioning Till October 8(01.10.2020)
Delhi High Court has decided to continue with the current hybrid model of both physical and virtual hearings. The Court has decided to extend the rest.....
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Calcutta HC Refuses to Interfere with Single Bench Order on 30% Domicile Reservation(01.10.2020)
Calcutta High Court has refused to interfere in the Single Bench order which refused to grant interim relief in a writ petition challenging the consti.....
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J&K&L HC: Presumption of Innocence U/S 3(i) of JJ Act Not Applicable to Adult Co-Accused(04.07.2022)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that the presumption of innocence in favour of a juvenile under Section 3(i) of the Juvenile Justice .....
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Delhi High Court Declines Stay on JEE Results(06.10.2020)
Delhi High Court has declined to stay declaration of JEE results on the plea of a man who alleged that his son was harassed and not allowed to take th.....
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SC Issues Notice on PIL Seeking Rescue of Indian Workers from Gulf Countries(08.10.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Centre in a plea seeking directions to the Government for bringing back Indian workers from the Gulf Countries.
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NCDRC: Riding High-End Motorcycle Without Orientation May be Negligence(12.10.2020)
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has held that an intentional self-injury cannot be inferred in a case where a person rides a h.....
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Delhi HC Directs DU To Declare Results for PG And Some UG Courses(13.10.2020)
Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi University to declare results for all the postgraduate programmes by the end of October, 2020.
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SC: Long Cohabitation Between Man & Woman Raises Strong Presumption in Favour of Their Marriage(14.06.2022)
Supreme Court has held that long cohabitation between a man and women raises a strong presumption in favour of their marriage. Although, the presumpti.....
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CBIC Lays Down Procedures Relating to Sanction, Post-Audit, And Review of Refund Claims(15.06.2022)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has in the light of the receipt of reports of different practices being followed by the field forma.....
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IBBI Amends Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate Persons Regulations, 2016(16.06.2022)
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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Jharkhand HC: Interest Liability Can't Be Raised Under GST Without Initiating Adjudication Process(30.03.2022)
Jharkhand High Court has observed that if an assessee disputes the liability of interest, either its calculation or the leviability, then the only alt.....
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Kerala HC: No Illegality in Invoking LARR Act for Land Acquisition(30.03.2022)
Kerala High Court has reiterated that the State government was reasonable in acquiring land in furtherance of its K-Rail SilverLine Project by invokin.....
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Madras HC: Adjudication is Conclusive to Incidental/Connected Subject Matter of Litigation(31.03.2022)
Madras High Court has held that the principle of res judicata prevents the parties to a judicial determination from litigating the same question again.....
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SC Strikes Down 10.5% Reservation in Tamil Nadu for Vanniyars(31.03.2022)
Supreme Court has struck down the 10.5 percent reservation in Tamil Nadu that is provided to Vanniyars, a Most Backward Community (MBC), in government.....
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ITAT, Delhi: Non-Appearance Before Authorities to Imply Assessee Has Nothing to Rebut(04.04.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal Delhi has observed that the income tax proceedings are attached with the presumption of truth and the non-appearance bef.....
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Rajasthan HC Imposes 25K Cost on PIL Challenging Dr. Anula Morya's Appointment as VC(03.05.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has dismissed a Public interest litigation challenging the appointment of Dr. Anulya Morya as Vice Chancellor of Jagadguru Ramana.....
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Bombay HC: Assessee Deprived of Refund Due to Wrongful Withholding of Amount by Income Tax Dept(03.05.2022)
Bombay High Court has allowed 6% interest to the assessee on wrongful withholding of the amount by the income tax department.
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Bombay HC Rejects Plea to Prohibit Newspapers From Publishing Pictures of Gods & Goddesses(03.05.2022)
Bombay High Court has dismissed an Advocate's Public Interest Litigation seeking information for a policy restricting publication of photographs of go.....
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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.....
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Allahabad HC Dismisses PIL Seeking Upgradation of Overall Working Conditions of CBI Prosecution Cadre(06.05.2022)
Allahabad High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation plea seeking a direction to the Department of Personnel and Training and the Central B.....
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AAR, Tamil Nadu: PSA Medical Oxygen Generation Plant Attracts 18% GST(06.05.2022)
Authority for Advance Ruling, Tamil Nadu has ruled that Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) Medical Oxygen Generation Plant attracts 18% Goods and Service.....
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Delhi High Court: Make Arrests as per Supreme Court Norms(29.04.2020)
Delhi High Court has said that arrests made in connection with Northeast Delhi riots must be done in accordance with the Supreme Court guidelines rela.....
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Jharkhand HC Seeks Action Taken Report for Implementation of Lockdown Measures(29.04.2020)
Jharkhand High Court has sought a reply from the State Government, delineating the measures being taken for strict implementation of the lockdown.
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Bombay HC Grants Pre-Arrest Bail to Man Who Accused Tablighi Jamaat Members(30.04.2020)
Bombay High Court has granted ad-interim relief to Abuzar Abdul Kalam, a 42-year-old man who accused members of the Tablighi Jamaat of assaulting him .....
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SC: Suppression of Information of Criminal Case Can be Ignored in Certain Conditions(22.03.2022)
Supreme Court has held that suppression of information relating to a criminal case by a candidate can be ignored in certain situations. The Court has .....
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Bombay HC Grants Relief Against Demolition of Juhu Residence of Union Minister Narayan Rane(23.03.2022)
Bombay High Court has granted some reprieve against demolition of parts of the eight-floor Juhu residence of Union minister Narayan Rane. The Court ha.....
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Telangana HC Directs Khammam District Collector to Remove Mother Theresa Statue(28.03.2022)
Telangana High Court has directed the Khammam District Collector Gautham to remove the Mother Theresa statue installed at Mutualamma circle in Khammam.....
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Orissa HC: Remand Date to be Excluded From Calculation of Statutory Period for Granting Default Bail(26.04.2022)
Orissa High Court has reiterated that while calculating the statutory period for granting default bail under Section 167(2) of the Code of Criminal Pr.....
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Orissa HC: Remand Date to be Excluded From Calculation of Statutory Period for Granting Default Bail(26.04.2022)
Orissa High Court has reiterated that while calculating the statutory period for granting default bail under Section 167(2) of the Code of Criminal Pr.....
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NCLAT, Delhi: Time Period Under Regulation 35A is Directory, Not Mandatory(27.04.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, has observed that period of time prescribed under Regulation 35A of the IBBI (Insolvency Resolution Process f.....
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NCLAT, Delhi: Time Period Under Regulation 35A is Directory, Not Mandatory(27.04.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, has observed that period of time prescribed under Regulation 35A of the IBBI (Insolvency Resolution Process f.....
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Karnataka HC Dismisses PIL Seeking Direction to Not Conduct 2023 State Assembly Elections(27.04.2022)
Karnataka High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation seeking instructions to the State and Chief Election Commissioner to not conduct the 2.....
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Allahabad HC Grants Bail to UP's Revenue Official in Yamuna Expressway Land Scam(22.10.2020)
Allahabad High Court has allowed the second bail application filed by a Revenue Official in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad district in connection with the .....
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MP HC Stresses Need for Orientation Program for Fresher-Panel Lawyers(23.10.2020)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has stressed on the need to provide Panel Lawyers, who are freshers and are representing the State for the first time, prope.....
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Allahabad HC: Reservation of Vehicle Registration Numbers Subject to Statutory Conditions(26.10.2020)
Allahabad High Court has held that any person can make an application along with prescribed fees for reservation of attractive registration numbers fo.....
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Kerala HC: No Blanket Order Should be Passed Under S.438 CrPC to Prevent Arrest(26.10.2020)
Kerala High Court has held that when no crime is registered against a person, it is not permissible to grant him/her anticipatory bail, on the reason .....
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SC to Nagaland SEC: When Will You Notify Elections Of Municipalities And Town Councils?(15.07.2022)
Supreme Court while criticized the State Government for delay in every stage of process of implementing 33% reservation of women in state bodies, has .....
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Delhi HC: If Tender Conditions are in Public Interest, Court Can't Interfere With Procedural Errors(15.07.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that if the decision relating to terms or award of contract is bona fide and in public interest, Courts shall not exercise i.....
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SC Issues Contempt Notice on Plea Alleging Non-Implementation of PwD Reservation Quota(18.08.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notices on a contempt Petition filed against non-implementation of its order providing for reservation in promotions to the P.....
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SC: No Occasion for CAG Audit of PM CARES Fund as It is a Public Charitable Trust(19.08.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that there is no occasion for audit of Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund by the C.....
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Delhi HC: Accused Cannot be Arrested Till Request for Extradition is Merited(20.08.2020)
Delhi High Court has observed that an accused cannot be arrested in any case till a request for extradition is merited.
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Karnataka HC Allows Fresh Mop-UP Round for PG Courses(24.08.2020)
Karnataka High Court has allowed the Department of Medical Education and Karnataka Examination Authority to conduct the fresh Mop-Up round for admissi.....
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NCLAT, Delhi: Arrears of Salary Accumulated for More Than Three Years Are Not Eligible for CIRP(13.05.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, New Delhi has ruled that arrears of salary due beyond a period of three years would be barred by limitation f.....
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Madras HC: Signature & Thumb Impression Are Not Mandatory For Pro-Note Under NI Act(16.05.2022)
Madras High Court has ruled that it is not compulsory under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 to obtain both signature and thumb impression for a p.....
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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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Madras HC Rejects Anticipatory Bail to Tamil Actress for Making Objectionable Remarks Against CM(27.04.2022)
Madras High Court has rejected a plea for anticipatory bail filed by tamil actress Tamilselvi alias Meera Mithun, who was charged for making obscene a.....
Tags : Madras High Court, anticipatory bail, Tamilselvi, tamil actress, Meera Mithun, MK Stalin, Peiya Kaanom
Delhi HC Seeks Response for Providing Holistic Treatment Under Allopathy, Ayurveda, Homeopathy(27.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has issued a notice on a Public Interest Litigation filed by Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay, seeking adoption of a Holistic Integrated Med.....
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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
Kerala HC: Land Used For Cultivating Long Duration Crops Not Ecologically Fragile(28.04.2022)
Kerala High Court has ruled that the land primarily used for the cultivation of crops of long duration can’t be stated as ecologically fragile land un.....
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Rajasthan HC: Respondents Have Right to Legal Representation Before Regulatory Authority/ Tribunal(29.04.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has observed that Section 56 of the Rajasthan Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, inasmuch as it excludes right o.....
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Kar. HC: There Cannot be Any 'Deemed Forest' Under The Forest Conservation Act(24.06.2022)
Karnataka High Court has held that a land can either be a 'forest' or a "forest land", but there cannot be any 'deemed forest' under the Forest Conser.....
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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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Delhi HC Restrains Narinder Batra from Discharging Functions as President of IOA(27.06.2022)
Delhi High Court while restrained Narinder Dhruv Batra from discharging functions as President of Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has held that purit.....
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Kerala HC Seeks Explanation for Remand of Accused Arrested in Breach of Arnesh Kumar Guidelines(29.06.2022)
Kerala High Court has sought explanation from a Magistrate for remanding two accused in a case in which arrest was made without satisfying the guideli.....
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P&H HC: Arnesh Kumar Guidelines Applicable to Offences Punishable With Less Than 7 Yrs Imprisonment(29.06.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that directions passed by the Supreme Court in Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar with respect to procedure for arr.....
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CESTAT: Extended Limitation Claimed by Department is Not Valid in Absence of Suppression of Fact(04.07.2022)
Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Ahmedabad Bench has held that extended limitation claimed by the department is not valid in.....
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SC: Right of Being Represented Through Counsel is Part of Due Process Clause(28.12.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the right of being represented through a counsel is part of due process clause and is referable to the right guarantee.....
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Delhi HC Directs AAP Government in Case of 80%Reservation of Hospital Beds(29.12.2020)
Delhi High Court has directed the AAP Government in Delhi to place on record the outcome of the review meeting which is to take place on January 5, 20.....
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J&K HC: Presumption of Guilt in POSCO Cases Would Come into Play in Pre-Trial Stage(29.12.2020)
Jammu and Kashmir High Court has held that the presumption of guilt against the accused under Section 29 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Off.....
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Supreme Court Slams Jharkhand Government for Arrest of News 11 Bharat Reporter(29.08.2022)
Supreme Court while refusing to interfere with interim order passed by the Jharkhand High Court granting interim bail to News 11 Bharat Journalist, ha.....
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Delhi HC: Appl. Against Order Rejecting Waiver of Interest Would Fall Under Direct Tax (VSV) Act(01.09.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that an application under the Companies Act against the order rejecting the application for waiver of interest would fall wi.....
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Kar. HC: Magistrate's Permission Mandatory for Police Investigation U/S 127A of RP Act(02.09.2022)
Karnataka High Court has said that offence under Section 127-A of the Representation of People Act (Restrictions on the printing of pamphlets, posters.....
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SC: 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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RBI Extends Debt, Currency Trading Hours from November 9(03.11.2020)
Reserve Bank of India has announced phased restoration of trading hours for various debt as well as currency market from 9th November, 2020.
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SC Dismissed Plea to Relax Lawyers’ Dress Code During Summer(26.07.2022)
Supreme Court has declined to entertain a petition seeking relaxation of dress code for lawyers during the summer season. The Court while dismissing t.....
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Kerala HC: Victim's Presence When Insulting Remarks Are Made Includes Online Presence(27.07.2022)
Kerala High Court while denying pre-arrest bail to a YouTuber who allegedly insulted a woman belonging to a Scheduled Tribe through an interview publi.....
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SC: Don't Re-notify Election Process for 367 Local Bodies to Implement OBC Quota(29.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that the Court had made it clear that Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC) shall not re-notify election to provide reser.....
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J&K&L HC: No Recovery Can be Made from Pension if Promotion Not Based on Any Misrepresentation(01.08.2022)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that in absence of any misrepresentation on the part of the petitioner with regard to factum of seeki.....
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AP HC Seeks Explanation from Magistrate Ordering Remand in Case of Automatic Arrest(13.11.2020)
Andhra Pradesh High Court has pulled up the Police Department for effecting arresting automatically on registration of First Information Report and ov.....
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Delhi HC Vacates Stay Order on Reservation of 80% ICU Beds in 33 Pvt Hospitals for Covid Patients(13.11.2020)
Delhi High Court has vacated a stay on an order of Delhi's Aam Aadmi Party Government which had reserved 80% of ICU beds in 33 private hospitals in th.....
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Allahabad HC Protects 2 Anti-CAA Protesters from Arrest Till Filing of Police Report(17.11.2020)
Allahabad High Court has directed that two anti-CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019) protest accused shall not be arrested in the case till the submi.....
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MP HC Upholds Restrictions on Merchanting Trade Transactions as Per Import/ Export Policy(17.11.2020)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that once import/ export of a particular product is barred by the Government, the question of permitting 'Merchanti.....
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Delhi HC: Procedural Formalities in CPC Not Intended to be Abused as Instrument of Oppression(12.08.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that the procedural formalities in the Code of Civil Procedure are "intended to facilitate litigation" by prescribing the co.....
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Cal. HC: In Absence of Any Resistance or Alarm it Cannot be Said Victim Was Kidnapped(12.08.2022)
Calcutta High Court while acquitting two persons accused of kidnapping with an intention to marry on the grounds of doubt regarding victim girl's age,.....
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MP HC: State Services Exam Rule Barring Meritorious Reserved Category Candidates Discriminatory(08.04.2022)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has struck down Rule 4(3)(d)(III) of Madhya Pradesh State Services Examination Rules, 2015 that barred meritorious candidate.....
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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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Madras HC: Quota for Government School Students in Medical Admissions Justified(08.04.2022)
Madras High Court has upheld the validity of Tamil Nadu Admission to Undergraduate Courses in Medicine, Dentistry, Indian Medicine and Homeopathy on f.....
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ITAT, Bangalore: No Rationale in Making Additions to Income on Violation of RBI Notifications(11.04.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Bangalore has observed that there is no rationale in the action of the Assessing Officer of making additions to income .....
Tags : Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, rationale, Assessing Officer, assesse, Section 68 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, Reserve Bank of India
NCLT, Kolkata: IRP Cannot be Maintained Against Legal Heirs of Personal Guarantor(12.04.2022)
National Company Law Tribunal, Kolkata has held that insolvency resolution process cannot be maintained against the legal heirs of the personal guaran.....
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Allahabad HC: Parliament has Responsibility to Restrain Criminals from Entering Into Politics(05.07.2022)
Allahabad High Court has held that it is the responsibility of the Parliament to show its collective will to restrain the criminals from entering into.....
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Delhi HC: Difference in Layout is of No Consequence if Essential Feature of Trademark Infringed(05.07.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that in an action for infringement of a trademark once it is shown that essential features of the trademark are adopted by t.....
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SC Stays Madras HC Order Restraining AIADMK General Council from Passing Resolutions(06.07.2022)
Supreme Court has stayed the Madras High Court division bench's order staying the passing of resolutions in AIADMK General Council Meeting.
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J&K&L HC: Condition of Filing Complaint U/S 138 NI Act Not Fulfilled if Notice Sent on Wrong Address(12.07.2022)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that an inference of having received the statutory notice of demand by a drawer of a cheque as mandat.....
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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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SC: Suggestion of Backward Classes Commission Can’t be Accepted After Election Has Been Notified(13.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that suggestion of the Commission appointed by the Maharashtra Government to ascertain the extent of OBC reservation required i.....
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Madras High Court Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Constitutional Validity of RP Act(11.01.2021)
Madras High Court has issued notices to the Centre and Election Commission of India (ECI) on a Petition challenging the constitutional validity of Sec.....
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Uttarakhand High Court Stays Denotification of the Only Elephant Reserve of State(11.01.2021)
Uttarakhand High Court has stayed the denotification of the Shivalik Elephant Reserve, the only elephant reserve in the State.
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Kerala HC Expunges ‘Provocative Dress’ Remarks in Civic Chandran Bail Order(13.10.2022)
Kerala High Court while expunging 'sexually provocative dress' remark of Kozhikode Sessions Court while granting anticipatory bail to accused in sexua.....
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Madras HC: Third Gender Candidates Entitled To Special Reservation(14.10.2022)
Madras High Court has directed the state Health and Family Welfare Department and Directorate of Medical Education to provide special reservation to t.....
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Delhi HC: Department Failed To Pass Re-Assessment Order Within Prescribed Time Limit(14.10.2022)
Delhi High Court has quashed the show-cause notice and the reassessment order as the department failed to pass the reassessment order within the presc.....
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Delhi HC: Limitation Period for Arbitration Dispute Commences After Pre-Arbitration Mechanism fails(17.10.2022)
Delhi High Court has ruled that the period of limitation for referring the dispute to arbitration would only commence after the internal dispute resol.....
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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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ITAT: Capital Gain Deduction Allowable to Separate Independent Residential Units on Single Land(18.07.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Chennai Bench has held that the capital gain exemption under section 54F of the Income Tax Act, 1961 is allowabl.....
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ITAT: Pledging of Shares With Banks for Obtaining Bank Finance Not Violative of SEBI Regulations(18.07.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), New Delhi while deleting addition against share broker, has held that pledging of shares of clients with banks f.....
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Kar. HC: Courts Must Accept Duly Sworn Affidavits Regarding Residential Proof of Child/Wife(20.07.2022)
Karnataka High Court has held that family courts shall accept the affidavit by wife and children indicating their place of residence away from matrimo.....
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SC Allows 27% OBC Quota in Remaining Local Body Elections in Maharashtra(21.07.2022)
Supreme Court has allowed 27% OBC reservation in the upcoming local body elections in Maharashtra as per the recommendations of the commission appoint.....
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AP HC: Sudden Death When No Indication of Previous Disease Should be Treated as Stress of Work(21.07.2022)
Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that any sudden death caused shall be treated as stress and strain of the work when there is no indication about pr.....
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SC to Centre: Collect Information from States on Compliance With Directions to Prevent Mob Violence(22.07.2022)
Supreme Court has asked Ministry of Home Affairs to compile information regarding preventive, corrective and remedial measures taken by the State Gove.....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Order Directing Removal of Encroachments in 'Forest Like Areas'(09.02.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice in the plea filed challenging order of the National Green Tribunal directing the Collector and Forest Department to st.....
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SC Stays Arrest of Shashi Tharoor and Others Over Tweets About Farmer’s Death During Tractor Rally(09.02.2021)
Supreme Court has stayed the arrest of Shashi Tharoor MP, journalists Rajdeep Sardesai, Vinod K Jose, Mrinal Pande, Zafar Agha, Anant Nath and Paresh .....
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SC Directs NRI Man to Make Representation in Plea Seeking Maintenance of 'Non-Resident Status'(10.02.2021)
Supreme Court has directed a representation to be made to the Central Board of Direct Taxes regarding reliefs to be granted to Non Resident Indians in.....
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Bombay HC: Open Manholes Are Death Traps(23.11.2022)
Bombay High Court while observing that all open manholes adjoining the Eastern Express Highway must be covered by December 1, has termed them a ‘death.....
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Madras HC to State: Approach SC for Clarification on 50% Reservation for In-Service Candidates(23.11.2022)
Madras High Court has asked State Government to seek a clarification from Supreme Court regarding applicability of the Tamil Nadu government notificat.....
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P&H HC: Pre-Arrest Bail to Accused in Assault of On-Duty Police Sends Wrong Signal to Society(11.09.2020)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that if the concession of pre-arrest bail is granted to the persons accused of assaulting public servants o.....
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HP HC: Being Citizen of India Prerequisite to Issuance of Bonafide Resident Certificate(14.09.2020)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has ruled that being a citizen of India is a condition requisite for being granted a bonafide domicile/resident certificat.....
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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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Gujarat HC: DRI Officer Can Arrest on Suspicion of Smuggling(18.09.2020)
Gujarat High Court has ruled that a Customs or Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officer can arrest anybody on suspicion of smuggling and the .....
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Kerala HC Stays Order Granting Bail to Activist Civic Chandran in Sexual Harassment Case(24.08.2022)
Kerala High Court while staying order granting bail to activist Civic Chandran, has held that lower Court’s observation under Section 354A of Indian P.....
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SC: Drawer Liable Even if Details of Cheque Was Filled Up by Some Other Person(29.08.2022)
Supreme Court has held that a drawer of a cheque is liable even if the details in the cheque have been filled up not by the drawer, but by some other......
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Madras High Court to Decide on Legality of Permission to Use Reserved Symbol(26.03.2021)
Madras High Court has said the legality of one political party permitting candidates of another party to contest in its reserved symbol can be decided.....
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Kerala HC Declines to Stay Criminal Case Against ED for Forcing Accused to make False Statement(26.03.2021)
Kerala High Court has declined to stay a criminal case registered against some unnamed officials of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), Kochi, for forci.....
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Kerala HC Vacates Stay on Ecotourism Activities in South Wayanad Forest Division(26.03.2021)
Kerala High Court has vacated its stay on ecotourism activities in the South Wayanad Forest Division and allowed the government to carry on with the e.....
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Kerala HC Directs State Government to Notify Forward Community List for EWS Reservation(26.03.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the State Government to notify the list of non-reserved communities eligible for reservation for Economically Weaker Se.....
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President Gives Assent to GNCTD Amendment Bill, 2021(30.03.2021)
President of India, Ram Nath Kovind has granted assent to the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2021, which enhances.....
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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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Karnataka HC Pulls Up BBMP for Not Carrying Out Proper Survey of Illegal Structures(01.02.2021)
Karnataka High Court has pulled up the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) for not properly carrying out a survey to identify illegal religious .....
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Allahabad HC Issues Direction to Ensure Compliance of Safeguards from Arbitrary Arrest(01.02.2021)
Allahabad High Court has directed the Police authorities to desist from making automatic/ routine arrests, especially in dowry cases, and strictly com.....
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Kerala HC Directs State Police Chief to Order Probe into Arrest of Keralite in Kuwait(02.02.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the State Police Chief to order a probe by the Crime Branch into the arrest and detention of a Keralite who was alleged.....
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Delhi HC Seeks Response on Plea Against Rules Allowing NBFCs Resolution Under IBC(04.02.2021)
Delhi High Court has sought responses of the Centre, the Reserve Bank of India and Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Ltd (DHFL) on a writ petition cha.....
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Kerala HC Quashes Transfer Order of Judge Who Made ‘Sexually Provocative Dress’ Remark(02.11.2022)
Kerala High Court has set aside the order for transfer of Kozhikode Principal District & Sessions Judge, S. Krishnakumar, who made controversial 'sexu.....
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SC Allows Himachal Pradesh Govt. Plea for Diversion of Certain Extent of Forest Land(16.02.2021)
Supreme Court has allowed some applications filed by the Government of Himachal Pradesh seeking diversion of certain extent of forest land for the pur.....
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District Consumer Redressal Forum, Bengaluru Directs Coaching Institute to Refund Fees(16.02.2021)
District Consumer Redressal Forum, Bengaluru has directed a coaching institute to refund the fee collected from a father whose daughter failed in the .....
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Calcutta HC Directs State for Setting Up Grievance Redressal Forum u/s 11 of Transgender Act, 2019(16.02.2021)
Calcutta High Court has directed the Chief Secretary of the West Bengal State to take immediate steps to set up a Grievance Redressal Forum and Mechan.....
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Calcutta HC Directs State for Setting Up Grievance Redressal Forum u/s 11 of Transgender Act, 2019(16.02.2021)
Calcutta High Court has directed the Chief Secretary of the West Bengal State to take immediate steps to set up a Grievance Redressal Forum and Mechan.....
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Allahabad HC Stays the Demolition of Residential Complex Allegedly Built in Vicinity of Monument(17.02.2021)
Allahabad High Court has held a special sitting and stayed the demolition of a residential complex allegedly built in close vicinity of the ancient mo.....
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DCDRC: E-Commerce Portal Liable if Seller Does Not Mention Country of Origin of Product(03.10.2022)
District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (DCDRC), Hyderabad while holding an e-commerce platform liable for vendor not displaying country of or.....
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Kerala HC Stays Order on Prospective Application of Notification Raising Threshold for Insolvency(14.12.2020)
Kerala High Court has stayed the order of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) Kochi which held that the notification raising the threshold limit .....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice on Plea Against Mining in Densely-Forested, Eco-Sensitive Areas(15.12.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice to various States and the Union on a Public Interest Litigation against mining in densely- forested and eco-sensitive .....
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SC: Summary Eviction Procedure Cannot be Invoked to Defeat Right of Residence of Woman(16.12.2020)
Supreme Court has held that the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 has no overriding effect over the right of residence .....
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Madras HC Rejects Plea Seeking Direction Against Payment of Interest Towards Seized Travelers Cheque(17.12.2020)
Madras High Court has rejected the plea seeking direction against authority to pay 15% interest towards seized travelers cheques on the ground of undu.....
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Allahabad HC Grants Bail to Man Arrested for Offering Namaz in Temple(21.12.2020)
Allahabad High Court has granted bail to Faisal Khan, the man who was arrested for offering namaz in the Nand Baba temple premises in Mathura district.....
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SC Sets Aside HC Direction to Give 72 Hours' Notice to Accused if State Intends to Arrest Him(07.12.2022)
Supreme Court while setting aside a direction issued by Bombay High Court to the State to give 72 hours' notice to an accused in the event it intends .....
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CBDT Issues Clarification on Continuation of Concessional Rate of Tax on Interest Income of FPIs(18.03.2021)
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued the clarification on the continuation of the concessional rate of tax on interest income of Foreign Po.....
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Karnataka HC States Modified Restrictions on Road Travel from Kerala are Misconceived(19.03.2021)
Karnataka High Court has observed that the modified order passed by the Deputy Commissioner of Dakshina Kannada regarding restrictions for road travel.....
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NCDRC: Provisions for Jurisdiction of Consumer Commissions Not Retrospective in Operation(22.03.2021)
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has held that provisions regarding Jurisdiction of District, State and National Commission under Secti.....
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Kerala HC Declines Pre-Arrest to 18 Year Old Accused of Transmitting Morphed Content Online(22.03.2021)
Kerala High Court has declined pre-arrest bail to an 18-year-old accused of having morphed and transmitted the photographs of a family-friend over the.....
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SC to Centre & IITs: Allow Reservation in Faculty, Research Degree Admissions as Per 2019 Act(21.12.2022)
Supreme Court has directed Central government and IITs to follow the reservation policy for admission in research degree programmes and recruitment of.....
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ITAT, Delhi: Suppression in Net Sales as Business Income, Can’t be Treated As Deemed Income(19.04.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Delhi has ruled that the income surrendered for suppression in the net sales shall be assessable as Income from Busines.....
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ITAT, Delhi: Royalty Cannot be Endorsed to Providing Customized Research Advisory Services(19.04.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal; Delhi has observed that customized research advisory services are not taxable under the head Royalty under the relevant.....
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Rajasthan HC Dismisses PIL Seeking Direction to Conduct Census to Centre in Specific Time Frame(20.04.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation seeking a direction to Union government to conduct the Census in scheduled timeline, s.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice on PIL Seeking to Fill up Staff Vacancies in City Prisons(20.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation seeking filling up of various staff vacancies in city prisons with those of Medical.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea to Centre Challenging Vires of Waqf Act(20.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has issued notice on a public interest litigation filed seeking uniform law for Trust and Trustees, Charities and Charitable Institut.....
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Kerala HC Declares Bar on Lawyers Representing Matters Before Maintenance Tribunals Unconstitutional(09.04.2021)
Kerala High Court has declared as unconstitutional the bar on lawyers representing parties in matters before the Maintenance Tribunals constituted und.....
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Consumer Forum Compensates 3 Commuters for Delay of Train(09.04.2021)
District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Thrissur has allowed three railway commuters compensation after their train from Wadakkanchery to Payyanur.....
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NGT Slaps Fine on Radisson Blu Resort in Mamallapuram(12.04.2021)
National Green Tribunal has directed Radisson Blu Resort Temple Bay and GRT Hotels and Resorts Pvt Ltd, Mamallapuram to pay Rs. 10 Crores within two m.....
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Delhi HC Seeks Status Reports on Plea Alleging Lack of Grievance Redressal Bodies(12.04.2021)
Delhi High Court has sought status reports on the current functioning of the Mental Health Review Board and the State Mental Health Authority on a ple.....
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Delhi HC to State: Set Up ‘One Stop Centres’ for Women & Children in Every District(30.01.2023)
Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to set up “one stop centres” for Women & Children in every district in compliance of a Supreme Cour.....
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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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Karnataka High Court Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Travel Restrictions at Kerala Border(01.03.2021)
Karnataka High Court has issued notice to the Union Government and State government on a Public Interest Litigation challenging the restrictions on th.....
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ICDR Amends Dispute Resolution Procedures Including Arbitration and Mediation Rules(02.03.2021)
International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR) has amended its Dispute Resolution Procedures, including the Arbitration and Mediation Rules. The r.....
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SC: Residential Accommodation for Nuns & Hostels for Students Can Claim Property Tax Exemption(02.03.2021)
Supreme Court held that residential accommodation for nuns and hostel accommodations for students which are attached to various educational institutio.....
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SC: Residential Accommodation for Nuns & Hostels for Students Can Claim Property Tax Exemption(02.03.2021)
Supreme Court held that residential accommodation for nuns and hostel accommodations for students which are attached to various educational institutio.....
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P&H HC Stays Arrest of Deepak Chaurasia in POCSO Case(14.11.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court while staying the arrest of news anchor Deepak Chaurasia in a POCSO Act case, has directed him to appear before the tria.....
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SC Waives Requirement of Solvency Certificate for Gautam Navlakha to Avail House Arrest(16.11.2022)
Supreme Court has waived the condition to obtain a solvency certificate for availing the benefit of house arrest for Gautam Navlakha, who is lodged in.....
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RBI Directs Banks Not to Grant/Renew Permissions to Foreign Law Firms for Opening Liaison Offices(24.11.2020)
Reserve Bank of India has directed the banks not to grant fresh permissions/ renewal of permission to any foreign law firm for opening of Liaison Offi.....
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Delhi HC Accepts Sony’s Plea for Exclusive Rights in India Australia International Cricket Series(25.11.2020)
Delhi High Court has accepted Sony Pictures' Network India Pvt Ltd's plea before it claiming exclusive media rights in the forthcoming India Australia.....
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Delhi HC: Adult Woman is Free to Reside Wherever She Wishes and with Whoever She Wishes(25.11.2020)
Delhi High Court has provided relief to an adult woman who left her home to marry the man of her choice. After taking her consent and wishes into cons.....
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Kerala HC: PIL Based Purely on Paper Report Not Maintainable(27.11.2020)
Kerala High Court has stated that Public Interest Litigation filed purely on the basis of paper report is not maintainable.
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Delhi HC Stays CCPA’s Order Asking Amazon to Recall Items And Reimburse Customers(21.09.2022)
Delhi High Court has stayed an order passed by Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) asking Amazon to recall the domestic pressure cookers that.....
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Kerala HC Extends Stay on Transfer of Sessions Judge Who Passed 'Provocative Dress' Order(26.09.2022)
Kerala High Court has extended its stay on the transfer of Principle District and Sessions Judge, Kozhikode, S. Krishna Kumar, who had passed the cont.....
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J&K&L HC: When WP Dismissed in Default is Restored, Orders Passed Therein are Revived(07.12.2022)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that as corollary to the restoration of a writ petition, dismissed in default, all orders passed woul.....
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SC: Order for Visitation Right/Temporary Child Custody Can’t Be Passed in Proceedings U/S 9 of HMA(13.12.2022)
Supreme Court has held that orders giving visitation rights or temporary child custody cannot be passed in a proceeding under Section 9 of the Hindu M.....
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SC Allows Disbursal of Rs 1 Crore to 15 Homebuyers on Pro Rata Basis(14.12.2022)
Supreme Court has in matter of compensation sought by homebuyers of Supertech Twin Towers, directed the disbursal of INR One crore that has been depos.....
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SC Extends House Arrest of Gautam Navlakha(14.12.2022)
Supreme Court has extended the interim order of house arrest of Bhima Koregaon accused Gautam Navlakha by one month i.e. till the second week of Janua.....
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Ker. HC: UGC Regulations Don’t Require Chancellor's Nominee in Selection Committee for Universities(15.12.2022)
Kerala High Court while staying a Single bench order directing to include Chancellor's representative in Search Committee for appointment of VC of APJ.....
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SC: Delegated Legislation Which is Ultra Vires to Parent Act Cannot be Given Any Effect(19.12.2022)
Supreme Court while observing that it is the function of the courts to keep all authorities within the confines of the law by supplying the doctrine o.....
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Delhi HC Disposes of Plea Seeking Conversion of Open Spaces to Set Up Vaccination Centres(12.05.2021)
Delhi High Court has disposed of the plea by directing the Government to treat the plea as representation, dealing with a plea seeking direction to Un.....
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SC: Courts Can Order House Arrest u/s 167 CrPC in Appropriate Cases(13.05.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that in appropriate cases, Courts can order house arrest under Section 167 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. The Court h.....
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Gau. HC: Res Judicata Not Attracted if Previous Order of Foreigners Tribunal is Unreasoned(06.03.2023)
Gauhati High Court has held that principle of res judicata will not apply to subsequent proceeding before Foreigners Tribunal to determine whether a p.....
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JKL HC: Cause of Action Not Generated Merely by Repeated Representation(07.03.2023)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that Cause of Action can’t be generated merely by making repeated representations to the concerned au.....
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HP HC: No Separate Reservation for All Sections of Society(10.03.2023)
Himachal Pradesh High Court while adjudicating upon the meaning and scope of ‘General Category’ has observed that General Category’ means ‘all’ and ‘r.....
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Delhi Court Remands Wrestler Sushil Kumar to Police Custody in Chhatrasal Stadium Murder Case(24.05.2021)
Delhi Court has sent Wrestler Sushil Kumar and his associate Ajay Kumar to 6 days police custody remand who are arrested in connection with the Chhatr.....
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Mumbai Court Sentences Man to Imprisonment for Negligence After His Dog Attacked Relative(07.02.2023)
Mumbai Court has sentenced a businessman to three months imprisonment for negligence under Section 289 of IPC after his Rottweiler dog attacked a 72-y.....
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Madras HC: Tribunals Have No Authority to Issue Instructions on Dress Code of Advocates(09.02.2023)
Madras High Court while quashing notification issued by Registrar of NCLT making it mandatory for advocates appearing before any bench of NCLT to wear.....
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Cal. HC: Admitting Jurisdiction in Pleading Enough for Express Agreement(16.02.2023)
Calcutta High Court has held that filing of pleadings before arbitral tribunal and agreeing to jurisdiction of the tribunal therein satisfies the requ.....
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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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Bom. HC: Eligibility of Researcher Determined by Acceptance of Paper Rather Than Actual Publication(17.02.2023)
Bombay High Court has held that it is only the fitness or worthiness of research paper for its publication, which comes from a decision of its accepta.....
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Bombay HC to National Board: Decide Couple's Plea to Import Cryo-Preserved Embryos from US Lab(01.08.2022)
Bombay High Court has directed the National Board constituted under the 2021 new Assisted Reproductive Technology Act and Surrogacy Act to decide a co.....
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SC: Wish of Child is Different from Best Interest of Child(01.08.2022)
Supreme Court while allowing father’s plea seeking child custody has held that the question of 'what is the wish/desire' of the child is different and.....
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Karnataka HC Orders Rs. 5 Lakhs Compensation to Man Wrongly Arrested(01.08.2022)
Karnataka High Court while directing State to pay compensation of Rs.5 lakhs to applicant for wrongful arrest based on alleged confusion in identity h.....
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Ker. HC: Residential Building Rented Out for Residential Purpose is Not Commercial Building(02.08.2022)
Kerala High Court has held that a residential building which has been rented out for residential purposes cannot be treated as a commercial building u.....
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Uttarakhand HC: PwD Entitled to Horizontal Reservation Cutting Across All Categories(02.08.2022)
Uttarakhand High Court while quashing advertisement issued by UKPSC, finding it to be violative of Rule 11(4) of Rights of Persons with Disability Rul.....
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SC: Stay of Investigation Can be Granted Only in The Rarest of Rare Cases(03.08.2022)
Supreme Court has held that a High Court while exercising powers under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) can grant stay of investigatio.....
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Patna HC Suggests Reservation for Transgender Community on Regular Basis Under OBC Category(11.03.2021)
Patna High Court has said that reservation on regular basis can be confined up to O.B.C. category for transgender, so as to uplift the lifestyle and e.....
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Calcutta HC Reverses EC Decision Rejecting Nomination of Trinamool Congress Candidate(12.03.2021)
Calcutta High Court has reversed the Election Commission's decision to reject the nomination of Trinamool Congress candidate for the Joypur assembly s.....
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SC: Workers Should Furnish Their Own Permanent Address Instead of Union's(18.03.2023)
Supreme Court while observing the difficulties arising due to service of notice on Union instead of the worker, has held that effective relief can be .....
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SC: Death Penalty in Rarest of Rare Case Required Only if No Chance of Reformation(22.03.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that ‘rarest of rare’ doctrine requires that death sentence not be imposed only by taking into account grave nature of crim.....
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SC: No Modifications are Permissible Once Resolution Plan is Approved(24.03.2023)
Supreme Court has held that once Resolution Plan (RP) stands approved, no modifications are permissible; it is either to be approved or disapproved, b.....
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Ker. HC to Forest Dept.: Refrain from Capturing Wild Tusker 'Arikomban' Till March 29(27.03.2023)
Kerala High Court has directed Forest and Wildlife Department to refrain from capturing wild tusker 'Arikomban' that had allegedly been foraging in Ch.....
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DY Chandrachud Appointed as 50th CJI, to Take Oath on Nov 9(18.10.2022)
President of India has appointed Justice Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud as the Chief Justice of India (CJI) w.e.f 9th November 2022. He will take ove.....
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SC Issues Notice on Swamy's Plea for Probing RBI Official in Bank Scams(18.10.2022)
Supreme Court has agreed to examine BJP leader Dr Subramanian Swamy's plea seeking a probe into the alleged role of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) offici.....
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Centre Tells SC: No direction Can be Issued to Parliament to Frame UCC(19.10.2022)
Law Ministry has told the Supreme Court that the court cannot direct Parliament to frame or enact any law, as it sought dismissal of Public Interest L.....
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Karnataka HC Issues Notice To Lokayukta Police On Plea To Upload FIRs On Website(19.10.2022)
Karnataka High Court has issued notices on an Advocate's Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking direction to upload the First Information Reports (F.....
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Del. HC: LOC Can Be Issued To Ensure Surrender of Person Evading Summons Or Arrest(20.10.2022)
Delhi High Court has reiterated that a look out circular (LOC) is to be issued in such cases where the accused is deliberately evading arrest or summo.....
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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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SEBI Bars Shri Research Services and Proprietor from Market for Two Years(18.06.2021)
Securities and Exchange Board of India has barred Shri Research Services and its proprietor Gourav Kumar Gour from the securities markets for at least.....
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SC: Previous Suit Must Have Been Decided on Merit for Application of Res Judicata(05.04.2023)
Supreme Court while summarizing the principle of Res Judicata has observed that for Res Judicata to apply matter directly & substantially in issue in .....
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JKL HC: Jugglery, Manipulation has No Place in Equitable and Prerogative Jurisdiction(05.04.2023)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court while upholding single judge order imposing 1 Lakh penalty on petitioner for suppressing facts and misleading .....
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Del HC: Right to Residence in Matrimonial Home Includes Right to Safe And Healthy Living(05.04.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that right to residence in a matrimonial home, under the provisions of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2.....
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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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NCLT Kochi Allows Promoter of Corporate Debtor MSME to File Resolution Plan in Individual Capacity(07.05.2021)
National Company Law Tribunal, Kochi has held that the promoter of an MSME can submit a Resolution Plan Application in his individual capacity, and th.....
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ITAT, Chandigarh: Tax Authorities Cannot Evade Responsibility to Collect Correct Taxes(10.05.2021)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Chandigarh has held that the Tax authorities cannot evade responsibility to ensure only correct and due taxes ar.....
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SC: To Claim Exclusion of Period When Court Remain Closed, S.34 Appln. Must be Filed Within 90 Days(12.04.2023)
Supreme Court has observe that exclusion of period during which Court was closed from computation of limitation is available only when application und.....
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SC: ‘De Facto Control’ Test Relevant to Determine if Company is Resident in India(12.04.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that domicile or registration of company are not relevant test to determine if company is resident of India, has held th.....
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JKL HC: Can’t Pressurize Party Seeking Remedy Against Unfavorable Order by Initiating Contempt(17.04.2023)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court while observing that right to avail appropriate remedy under law can’t be construed as obstruction in course o.....
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SC Proposes to Constitute Grievance Redressal Committees to Avert Situations of Advocates’ Strikes(18.04.2023)
Supreme Court has proposed constitution of grievances redressal committees in every High Courts consisting of Chief Justice of every High Court along .....
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SC: 100% Reservation for Local Residents in Scheduled Areas Unconstitutional(03.08.2022)
Supreme Court has held that 100% reservation provided for the local residents in scheduled area would be violative of Article 16(2) of the Constitutio.....
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ITAT: Cost of New Residential House includes Cost of Land Purchased(03.08.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Visakhapatnam Bench held that the cost of new residential house includes cost of land purchased under Section 54.....
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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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Kerala HC: S.113B of Evidence Act Casts Reverse Burden on Accused to Disprove Prosecution Case(04.08.2022)
Kerala High Court has held that in dowry death cases, Section 113B of the Indian Evidence Act casts a reverse burden on the accused to disprove he pro.....
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ITAT: Decision Taken by Authorities in Previous Year Would Not Operate as Res Judicata(04.08.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Ahmedabad Bench has held that decision taken by authorities in previous year would not operate as res judicata f.....
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RBI Hikes Key Rate By 0.50% To Pre-Pandemic Levels(05.08.2022)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has increased its key lending rates by 50 basis points to pre-pandemic levels of 5.40 per cent in an attempt to control th.....
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Allahabad HC: Appellate Court Shouldn't Give Fresh Reasoning If Reasoning of Lower Court is Just(05.08.2022)
Allahabad High Court has held that in acquittal appeals, the appellate Court is not required to rewrite the judgment or to give fresh reasoning when t.....
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SC: Criminal Law Not for Money Recovery(20.01.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that recovery of money is essentially within the realm of civil proceedings, has held that there is no justification in .....
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MP High Court Junks Plea Alleging Illegality In Sale Of Tickets in Ind vs. NZ ODI Match(23.01.2023)
Madhya Pradesh High Court while observing that a PIL on the basis of newspaper reporting is not maintainable, has dismissed a PIL alleging that illega.....
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AAR, Telangana: 18% GST Payable On The Forest Permit Fee(23.01.2023)
Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR), Telangana has observed that 18% Goods and Services Tax (GST) is payable on the forest permit fee.
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ITAT: Interest Income Earned By Co-Operative Society Eligible For Deduction(23.01.2023)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai has observed that the interest income earned by a co-operative society on its investments held with co-operative.....
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Bombay HC: Administrator Could Not Have Taken Policy Decision After Reconstruction of Yes Bank(23.01.2023)
Bombay High Court has set aside Yes Bank’s decision to write of Additional Tier 1 bonds Rs. 8415 Crore value observing that the Reserve Bank of India .....
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Bom. HC: Failure To Adjust Interest Paid Is Hyper-Technical, Should Not Affect Sabka Vishwas Scheme(25.01.2023)
Bombay High Court has ruled that failure to adjust interest paid by the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) was hyper- technical and should.....
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Karnataka HC Seeks Government’s Response on PIL Seeking Measures to Protect Medical Practitioners(30.07.2021)
Karnataka High Court has sought the State government’s response on a Public Interest Litigation petition seeking measures to protect medical practitio.....
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SC: Lender Who Advanced Interest Free Loans to Finance Business Operations is Financial Creditor(30.07.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that a lender who advanced interest free loans to finance the business operations of a corporate body is a Financial Credit.....
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SC Directs to Recommend Shooter Naresh Kumar Sharma as Additional Participant in Tokyo Paralympics(03.08.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) to recommend 5-time Paralympian shooter and Arjuna Award winner Naresh Kumar Sharma.....
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SC Directs to Expedite Consideration of Policy of Rehabilitation for Khori Gaon Forest Demolitions(04.08.2021)
Supreme Court has asked the State of Haryana to expedite the consideration of the draft policy of rehabilitation submitted by the Municipal Corporatio.....
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SC Stays Cg. HC’s Order Declaring 58% Reservation in Jobs & Admissions as Unconstitutional(02.05.2023)
Supreme Court has stayed Chhattisgarh (Cg) High Court’s order declaring the state government’s move of giving 58 per cent reservation as ‘unconstituti.....
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SC Rejects Plea Challenging Section 62(5) Representation of the People Act, 1951(05.05.2023)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain plea challenging Section 62(5) of Representation of the People Act, 1951 that denies prisoner right to vote and.....
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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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P&H HC: Court Not to Judge Couples Who Reside Together Without Marriage(07.06.2021)
Punjab & Haryana High Court has observed that in a case wherein a couple has taken a decision to reside together without the sanctity of marriage then.....
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Delhi HC: Presence of Magistrate During Search Not Mandatory If Accused Waives His Right(09.06.2021)
Delhi High Court has held that once a suspect under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 is informed about his right to be searche.....
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Madras HC Impresses on Need to Maintain Forest Lands and to Prevent Encroachment(10.06.2021)
Madras High Court has observed that it is absolutely imperative that not even an inch of forest land in the State be allowed to be encroached upon by .....
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J&K&L HC: Allotment Under Evacuees Property Act Doesn’t Confer Title or Interest(16.05.2023)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court while observing that allotment is mere license, which is revocable by concerned authorities, has held that all.....
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Kerala HC Seeks State Response on Reopening Retail Outlets on All Days(16.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has sought the State's response regarding its opinion on reopening retail outlets including textile stores on all days amid the ongo.....
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Kerala HC Extends Term of Present Judicial Members in Kerala Administrative Tribunal(16.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has extended the term of the present judicial members in the Kerala Administrative Tribunal, permitting them to continue to hold the.....
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Delhi HC Grants Time to Centre to Respond to Plea to Ease Restrictions at Nizamuddin Markaz(19.07.2021)
Delhi High Court has granted a further two weeks' time to the Centre to respond to a petition by the Delhi Waqf Board seeking to ease restrictions at .....
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Kar. HC Allows Petitioner Opposing Lingayat Reservation to Access Background Commission’s Report(30.05.2023)
Karnataka High Court while hearing plea opposing inclusion of Panchamasali Lingayat sub-sect in reservation quota available to Category 2A has directe.....
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Del. HC Dismisses Plea Challenging CBI FIR Over Publication of Classified Information About RAW(01.06.2023)
Delhi HC has dismissed plea filed by retired Major General V.K. Singh against FIR registered by CBI alleging that he published some classified and sec.....
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RBI Penalizes Fourteen Banks for Non-Compliance with Provisions on Lending to Non-bank Lenders(08.07.2021)
Reserve Bank of India has penalised fourteen banks including State Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, IndusInd Bank and Bandhan Bank for non-compliance wi.....
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MP HC: Extraordinary Situation of Pandemic, Government Empowered to Put Restrictions(08.07.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that in the extraordinary situation of a pandemic or disaster involving loss of life and human suffering, the C.....
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SC Refuses to Entertain Plea Seeking Time-Limit on Caste-Based Reservations in Education(09.07.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed as withdrawn a plea filed by an Advocate seeking directions to fix time limits for expiry of caste-based reservations in e.....
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Calcutta HC Quashes No Confidence Motion Against Nandigram Panchayat President(09.07.2021)
Calcutta High Court has quashed a 'no confidence' motion initiated against Pabitra Kar, President of Boyal-I, Gram Panchayat in the District of Purba .....
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Calcutta HC Stays Arrest of Ex-TMC Member in 13 FIRs Registered Against Him(12.07.2021)
Calcutta High Court has restrained the West Bengal Police from arresting a Bharatiya Janta Party Leader, who was earlier with TMC, in connection with .....
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SC: Right of Forest Inhabitants to be Heard Against Eviction, Not Limited to Certain Communities(07.07.2023)
Supreme Court has held that right of forest inhabitants to be heard by forest officer, for claims against eviction must be granted to all claiming pos.....
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SC Asks Centre to Provide Details of PM CARES for Children for Benefit of Orphans(02.06.2021)
Supreme Court has asked the Centre to provide the details of the scheme 'PM CARES for children' which was announced by Prime Minister on 29th May, 202.....
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Kerala HC Issues Directions for Release of Island Residents Detained in Protests(02.06.2021)
Kerala High Court has issued directions to Chief Judicial Magistrate at Amani, Lakshadweep for the release of island residents who were detained by th.....
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Bom. HC: Resident of Society Obligated to Provide Adequate Water for Animals(25.04.2023)
Bombay High Court has observed that it would be an obligation of the residents of the society to always make provision for adequate water to be made a.....
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SC Modified its Previous Order Mandating 1 Km ESZ Around Protected Forests(27.04.2023)
Supreme Court while modifying its previous order dated June 3, 2022 that mandated a 1 km Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) around protected forests, has observ.....
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JKL HC Constitutes Committee for Implementation of Safety Measures Under CEA Regulations, 2010(28.04.2023)
Jammu & Kashmir & Ladakh High Court has constituted committee to ensure strict implementation of safety measures under Central Electricity Authority (.....
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SC: Domicile Reservation Should Not Become ‘Wholesale Reservation’(01.05.2023)
Supreme Court has held that while reservation in favour of residents is permissible, yet reservation to extent of 75% of total seats makes it a wholes.....
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Allahabad HC: Resolution to Not Appear in Criminal Cases Involving Lawyers is Unconstitutional(27.07.2021)
Allahabad High Court has held that a resolution passed by the Bar Associations that none of its members will do pairvi in any criminal case against a .....
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Delhi HC Dismisses IMA President Appeal Challenging Trial Court’s Order(27.07.2021)
Delhi High Court has dismissed Indian Medical Association (IMA) president Dr. J.A. Jayalal's appeal challenging trial court's order asking him to not .....
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Delhi HC Disposes of Plea Seeking Directions to Reopen Spa Centres Amid Covid-19 Pandemic(27.07.2021)
Delhi High Court has disposed of pleas seeking directions on the Delhi Government to reopen spa centres which were closed amid Covid-19 pandemic, afte.....
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Kerala HC Issues Notice on LDF Candidate M Swaraj's Challenge Against Tripunithara Election Results(29.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has issued notice to Congress candidate K Babu in the election petition filed against him by CPI (M) leader and former Tripunithara .....
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HP HC: Res Judicata Applies Only Where Whole Subject Matter in Both Suits is Identical(29.06.2023)
Himachal Pradesh High Court while observing that words "directly and substantially in issue" in Section 10 CPC should be interpreted in contrast to ma.....
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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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SC: NCLT/NCLAT Has No Residual Equity Jurisdiction While Dealing With Resolution Plan(11.08.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that there is no residual equity based jurisdiction in the Adjudicating Authority or the Appellate Authority while dealing .....
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SC Issues Notice to KIMS in Wife Plea Seeking Release of Money from PM Cares Fund(12.08.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Krishna Institute Of Medical Sciences Limited (KIMS) in a wife's plea seeking the release of approximately 1 crore .....
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Karnataka HC Extends Interim Order Restraining Makers of Documentary ‘Wild Karnataka’(13.08.2021)
Karnataka High Court has extended the interim order passed by it on 29th June 2021 by which it had restrained the makers of the documentary 'Wild Karn.....
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Delhi Court Grants Interim Bail to MP Brij Bhushan Singh in Sexual Harassment Case(19.07.2023)
Rouse Avenue District Court, Delhi has granted interim bail to MP and former Wrestling Federation of India President Brij Bhushan Singh in sexual hara.....
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SC: Practice of Securing Presence of Officer Should Not be Adopted as a Routine(21.07.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that there is no doubt that the Court would be justified in securing the presence of the officers if there is a patent disr.....
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Del. HC: BCI Must Frame Ethical Code for Self-Represented Litigants(21.07.2023)
Delhi High Court has stated that Bar Council of India (BCI) need to frame some guidelines for establishment of ethical code for self-represented litig.....
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Delhi HC Seeks Centre's Response on Plea for Declaring PM CARES Fund as State Under Article 12 Delhi(18.08.2021)
Delhi High Court has asked the Centre to file its reply on a petition seeking declaration that PM CARES Fund is "State" under Article 12 of the Consti.....
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President Gives Assent to 105th Constitutional Amendment to Restore States' Power to Identify SEBCs(20.08.2021)
President of India, Mr. Ram Nath Kovind has given assent to the Constitution (One Hundred and Fifth Amendment) Act, 2021 which restores the power of S.....
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SC: Reservation Category Person Can't Claim Quota Benefits Simultaneously in Two Successor States(23.08.2021)
Supreme Court has held that a person who is entitled to the benefit of reservation in either of the State of Bihar or State of Jharkhand will not be e.....
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SC: Presumption in Favour of the Wedlock if the Partners Lived Together for a Long Spell(21.08.2023)
Supreme Court while placing on reliance on judgment in Badri Prasad v. Dy. Director of Consolidation (MANU/SC/0004/1978), has held that law infers pre.....
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Del. HC to Bar Council of Delhi: Notify Notification Withdrawing Mandate of Delhi-NCR Address(21.08.2023)
Delhi High Court has directed Bar Council of Delhi to notify the subsequent notification by which the earlier notification which made filing of Aadhar.....
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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.....
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SC Issues Notice in Pleas Challenging 27% OBC, 10% EWS Reservations in NEET All India Quota(13.09.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a writ petition challenging the decision of the Central Government to implement 27% OBC and 10% EWS reservation in .....
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Telangana HC: Presumption in Favour of Cheque Holder was Unsustainable in Absence of Evidence(14.09.2021)
Telangana High Court held that the presumption in favour of Cheque Holder was unsustainable in absence of corroborative evidence regarding debt transa.....
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Delhi HC Directs to Decide on Representation Before Permitting People to Visit Religious Places(14.09.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to expeditiously decide a representation made before it for permitting people to visit religious pl.....
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Madras HC Quashes Notification Increasing Speed Limit of Motor Vehicles on Expressways(15.09.2021)
Madras High Court has quashed a notification issued by the Centre on April 6, 2018 increasing the speed limit of motor vehicles to 120 km/hr on expres.....
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SC: No Pension if Employee Resigns to Join Another Govt Post Without Permission(21.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that if a central government employee makes a resignation from government service for another government job without the permis.....
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SC: No Party Ought to be Vexed Twice in a Litigation for One and the Same Cause(22.09.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that the doctrine of Res Judicata is based on public policy flowing from the age-old legal principle that in the interest o.....
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SC Dismisses SLP Filed by AKM Ashraf to Restrict Entry of People Without RT PCR Certificate(29.10.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed a special leave petition filed by AKM Ashraf, member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly assailing the Kerala High Court's .....
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SC Clarifies Insistence on Producing RT-PCR Result Not Restriction on Movement of Citizens(01.11.2021)
Supreme Court has clarified that insistence by a State Government on negative RT-PCR results, for public health reasons, from people travelling in fr.....
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Madras HC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Disproportionate Reservation For In-Service Doctors(01.11.2021)
Madras High Court has issued notice in a petition challenging the extent of reservation granted to in-service doctors under the prospectus for admissi.....
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Mad. HC: State Can Impose Cap on Minority Student Intake in Minority Educational Institution(03.10.2023)
Madras High Court while observing that reservation for SC/ST or OBC would not apply to Minority Institutions, has held that State Government would be .....
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SC: ED Must Furnish Ground of Arrest in Writing at the Time of Arrest(04.10.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that Directorate of Enforcement (ED) is not expected to be vindictive in its conduct, has held that it would be necessar.....
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Gujarat HC: Depression Can be Classified as 'Serious Illness' in COVID's Context(03.09.2021)
Gujarat High Court has set aside the order and decision of a government college to cancel the registration and admission of a student as he failed to .....
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Madhya Pradesh High Court Refuses to Vacate Stay on Raising OBC Reservation to 27%(06.09.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has refused to vacate a stay order on an ordinance seeking to increase the reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) fro.....
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Ker. HC: Maravar Community Doesn’t Satisfy Criteria of Being an OBC in the State of Kerala(31.10.2023)
Kerala High Court has held that a person belonging to the Hindu Maravar Community not entitled to claim the benefit of OBC reservation as the same doe.....
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All. HC: Wife Residing Abroad Can’t Invoke Jurisdiction of Court Under HMA Where She Briefly Visited(01.11.2023)
Allahabad High Court while hearing an appeal of wife residing in Australia, has held that the term ‘residing’ used in Section 19 of Hindu Marriage Act.....
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Bom. HC: State Cannot Impose any Condition on the Allotment that May Lead to Loss of the Land(01.11.2023)
Bombay High Court has held that any condition leading to revoking of land allotment which was allotted pursuant to land acquisition by State, would no.....
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Delhi High Court: Arrest of Person Based on Allegations has Potential to Destroy Reputation(24.11.2021)
Delhi High Court has observed that the arrest of a person based on mere allegations has the potential to destroy his reputation and thus it is necessa.....
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Madras HC Sets Aside Land Acquisition Proceedings of Former CM J Jayalalithaa’s Residence(25.11.2021)
Madras High Court has set aside the land acquisition proceedings of former CM J Jayalalithaa's residence, Veda Nilayam, at Poe's Garden, Chennai. The .....
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Kar. HC in Belagavi Woman Assault Case: Where is Civil Society, and What is the Level of Cowardice?(19.12.2023)
Karnataka High Court while criticizing the inaction of bystanders in the Belagavi woman assault case wherein a woman was beaten and paraded naked, cal.....
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Del. HC: If Parties are Allowed to Resile from the Undertaking then Judicial System Can’t Function(19.12.2023)
Delhi High Court while observing that the Court in contempt proceedings is to ensure that the dignity and majesty of the Court are maintained, has hel.....
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Del. HC: Summon Must be Served at Alternate Address if Tenant is not Present on Tenanted Premise(20.12.2023)
Delhi HC while observing that summons must be shown to have been duly served upon opposite party to enable him to apply for leave to defend within the.....
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SC Asks DMRC to Seek Forest Clearance to Cut Trees for Delhi Metro Phase-IV Expansion(29.11.2021)
Supreme Court has held that the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) needs to obtain the forest clearance under the Forest Conservation Act, 1980 to cu.....
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SC Issues Notice in Plea Challenging MP HC’s Order of Staying Reservation Notification(30.11.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice in the Special Leave petition assailing Madhya Pradesh High Court's interim order of staying the notification related .....
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SC: Resolution Process Has to be Completed Within Period Stipulated u/s 12 IBC(02.12.2021)
Supreme Court observed that the entire resolution process has to be completed within the period stipulated under Section 12 of the Insolvency and Bank.....
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Madras HC Grants Liberty to Approach Supreme Court on Reservation for Backward Classes(03.12.2021)
Madras High Court has allowed withdrawal of three writ petitions challenging Government Orders and Election Commission Notification discontinuing rese.....
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Supreme Court: Trade Dress of Whiskey ‘London Pride’ Visibly Same as that of ‘Imperial Blue’(23.01.2024)
Supreme Court while observing that the trade dress of ‘London Pride’ and ‘Imperial Blue’ appear to be virtually same, has asked London Pride to change.....
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Allahabad High Court Orders Protection for Married Woman Residing With a Man(15.11.2021)
Allahabad High Court has directed the police authorities especially the Superintendent of Police, Gonda to protect the life and liberty of a married w.....
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SC: Employer Can Terminate Service for Suppressing or Submitting False Information by Employee(15.11.2021)
Supreme Court has reiterated that in the event of any suppression or on submitting false information, it is always open for the employer to cancel the.....
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President of India Promulgates Ordinance to Allow Extension of Tenure of CBI and ED Directors(15.11.2021)
President of India has promulgated two Ordinances to allow the extension of the tenure of the Directors of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) a.....
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Del HC: For Arrest Made Before ‘Pankaj Bansal’ Oral Communication of Grounds is Proper Compliance(09.01.2024)
Delhi High Court has held that if grounds of arrest have been communicated orally to the accused then it is a proper compliance of Section 19(1) of PM.....
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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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Uttarakhand High Court Finds Prima Facie Violations in Corbett Tiger Reserve(14.01.2022)
Uttarakhand High Court has observed that there are prima facie violations of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, the Forest Conservation Act, 1980 and .....
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Gauhati HC Sets Aside Order of Forigners Tribunal Declaring Resident of Jorgah Village as Foreigner(14.01.2022)
Gauhati High Court has set aside an order passed by a Foreigners' Tribunal declaring a resident of Jorgah village, Sonitpur as a foreigner after notin.....
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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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Election Commission Recognizes Ajit Pawar Faction As The Official Nationalist Congress Party(07.02.2024)
Election Commission of India while recognizing the Ajit Pawar faction as the official Nationalist Congress Party has held that Ajit Pawar faction will.....
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Supreme Court: It Is For the State As Custodian to Assess If Tree-Felling Is Required or Not(07.02.2024)
Supreme Court has conveyed its displeasure at private parties seeking permission to fell trees for industrial projects without first approaching the c.....
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Delhi HC: Delhi Government to Open Up Fair Price Shop in Residential Area in Delhi’s Baprola(09.12.2021)
Delhi High Court has said that it expects the Delhi Government to open up a fair price shop in a residential area in Delhi's Baprola within two weeks,.....
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Karnataka HC Directs ECI Not to Announce Election Results to be Held to Legislative Council(10.12.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) not to announce the results of the elections to be held to the Legislative Co.....
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SC: Only Consumer Has Right to Make Representation Before Electricity Ombudsman(10.12.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that only Consumers and not Distribution Licensee have a right to make representation before the Electricity Ombudsman in a.....
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CBDT Notifies Conditions for Exemption of Income Accrued or Received by Non-Resident(13.12.2021)
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has notified conditions for exemption of income accrued or received by, non-resident as a result of transfer of n.....
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All. HC: All the Medical Representatives are Deemed to be Workmen(29.11.2023)
Allahabad High Court has held that as per Section 6(2) of the Sales Promotion Employees (Conditions of Service) Act, 1976, the medical representatives.....
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All. HC to Counsels: Avoid Seeking Adjournments to Reduce the Backlog of Unresolved Cases(30.11.2023)
Allahabad High Court while stating that the same old practices will continue to produce the same old results but as society needs faster disposal of m.....
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Kerala High Court Extends Validity of All Interim Orders Till March 16(23.02.2022)
Kerala High Court has extended the life of all interim orders passed by the High Court and all courts and tribunals falling under the supervisory juri.....
Tags : Delhi CourtKerala High Court, Validity of All Interim Orders, Restoration of Temples, Qutub Minar Complex
Madras HC: People Cannot Decide Working Hours of Eateries and Restaurants(23.02.2022)
Madras High Court has held that police cannot decide the working hours of eateries and restaurants under the guise of law and order problems. The Cour.....
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Allahabad HC Stays Arrest of Man on FIR Against Live-in Relationship with Married Woman(23.02.2022)
Allahabad High Court has stayed the arrest of a man and his family members who is living with a married woman in connection with an FIR registered aga.....
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Allahabad HC Denies Bail to Man Who Allegedly Sent Girlfriend's Intimate Pictures to Her Family(23.02.2022)
Allahabad High Court has denied bail to a man who allegedly shared intimate pictures of his girlfriend with her family members as it noted that this w.....
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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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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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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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SC Allows Future Retail Ltd to Approach Delhi HC to Seek Resumption of NCLT Proceedings(15.02.2022)
Supreme Court has granted liberty to the Future Retail Ltd to approach the Delhi High Court seeking permission for the continuation of the proceedings.....
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Del. HC: Can’t Sustain Clandestine Removal and Under Valuation Based on Assumptions and Presumptions(15.03.2024)
Delhi High Court has held that charges of clandestine removal and undervaluation in the absence of direct, credible evidence cannot be sustained merel.....
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All. HC: Mandatorily Pass Order to Disclose Assets and Liabilities in Maintenance Proceedings(15.03.2024)
Allahabad High Court has directed all Presiding Officers dealing with maintenance proceedings in the State to pass orders making it mandatory for the .....
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Kar. HC: Board Exams Proposed to be Conducted for Classes 5 to 9 and 11 are in Student’s Interest(15.03.2024)
Karnataka High Court has observed that no student or parent has come before the court because conducting the exam is in their interest and if the exam.....
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Delhi HC: Award of Interest Contrary to Terms of Agreement Can be Challenged(02.02.2022)
Delhi High Court has reiterated that the award of interest contrary to the express terms of the agreement between the parties would be susceptible to .....
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ITAT, Ahmedabad: No Disallowance for Interest Expenses if Investment to Acquire Control(03.02.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Ahmedabad has held that no disallowance can be made for interest expenses if the investment was made to acquire .....
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Delhi HC Dismisses Plea Challenging Rotation of Wards for Reserved Categories(04.02.2022)
Delhi High Court has dismissed two petitions challenging a notification issued by the State Election Commission last month, changing the seats reserve.....
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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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MP HC Asks Bar Council Asks on Self-Representation of Advocate in Theft Case(07.02.2022)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has asked the Bar Council of Madhya Pradesh as to whether an advocate, who is charged with 7 cases of theft and from whom re.....
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PIL Seeking ‘Authoritative Interpretation’ of Section 66 PMLA Refused by Delhi High Court(29.04.2024)
Delhi High Court has refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that sought an authoritative interpretation of Section 66 of the Preventi.....
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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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Rajasthan HC: State is Trustee of Natural Resources, Must be Conscious to Sustain it(25.05.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has directed the State to ensure compliance of law and prevent illegal mining, encroachments etc. in the Forests, Wild Life Sanct.....
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Delhi HC: Right to File Objection to SCN Can’t be Denied for One Day Delay in Asking for Adjournment(25.05.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that the right to file an objection to the show cause notice cannot be denied to the assessee merely because there was a del.....
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Gujarat HC Denies Bail to Congress Leader Accused of Conspiring Murder of BJP Councilor(26.05.2022)
Gujarat HC has rejected the bail application filed by Congress Leader, who was charged for allegedly committing the offences u/s 302, 303 of IPC, whil.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Bail, Conspiracy to Murder, Congress, BJP
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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SC: Person Purchasing Prop. Knowing About Appeal Pendency Can’t Claim Restit. as Bona Fide Purchaser(15.05.2024)
SC has observed that if it is shown that the purchaser was aware of the pending appeal against the decree when he purchased the property, it would be .....
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Delhi HC: Licensing of Microsoft Softwares in India is not Taxable as Royalty as per Indo-US Treaty(10.03.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that the licensing of software products of Microsoft in the Territory of India by the Respondent was not taxable in India as.....
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Delhi HC Directs DMRC to Pay Decree Amount to DAMEPL in 2 Instalments by May 31, 2022(11.03.2022)
Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to pay the decree amount to Reliance Infrastructure-promoted Delhi Airport Metro.....
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ITAT, Dehradun: Interest on Income Tax Refund Not on Permanent Establishment Not Business Income(14.03.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Dehradun has ruled that interest on income tax refund received by a foreign enterprise is not effectively connected to .....
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Supreme Court Grants Relief to Company to Pay OTS Amount with Interest(14.03.2022)
Supreme Court has granted relief to a company to pay OTS amount with interest considering that the default in payment was due to Covid.
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Del. HC: SOPs to be Followed by Colleges During Events, Framed by Delhi Police(24.04.2024)
Delhi High Court has closed a suo motu Public Interest Litigation filed on issues of security breaches at events organized by colleges, after Delhi Po.....
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Suo Motu PIL Initiated by Telangana HC on Sr. Advocate’s Letter Alleging Handcuffing of Accused(24.04.2024)
Tel. HC has initiated a suo motu Public Interest Litigation (PIL) based on a letter received by a senior advocate who alleged handcuffing of three acc.....
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SC: Non-Forest Activities Cannot be Permitted Without Prior Approval from Central Government(22.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that State Government/Competent Authority cannot permit any change of user of forest or deemed forest land without obtaining pr.....
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SC: Junior Resident Doctors in ESIC-Hospitals Cannot Claim 50% In-Service Quota for PG Courses(25.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that Junior Resident Doctors serving in Employee State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) run hospitals as part of their bond period .....
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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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Bombay HC Reprimands Principal Chief Commissioners of Customs for Non-Representation in Cases(20.06.2022)
Bombay High Court while warning the Principal Chief Commissioners of customs for non-representation instructed that all Principal Chief Commissioners .....
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Mumbai Court: Wandering At Night No Offence in City Like Mumbai(21.06.2022)
Mumbai Court while acquitting a man arrested at 1:30 AM at night, has held that wandering on the streets at 1.30 AM in a city like Mumbai, is not an o.....
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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.....
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Delhi HC: GST Dept Can’t Issue Fresh Notice during Pendency of Same Cause of Action(23.06.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) department cannot issue a fresh notice during the pendency of the proceedings under Se.....
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Bombay HC: Daughter's Glossy Instagram Pictures Not Conclusive Proof of Income(23.06.2022)
Bombay High Court while refusing to modify the maintenance amount payable by a father to his major daughter has held that her glossy Instagram photogr.....
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Karnataka HC Rejects Plea to Award Bharat Ratna Award to Late Sri Shivakumara Swami(04.04.2022)
Karnataka High Court has rejected a public interest litigation seeking a direction to be issued to the Prime Minister of India to consider the represe.....
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P&H HC: Candidate if Not Found Entitled to Reservation Must be Considered in General Category(06.06.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that regardless of whether a candidate is found or not found entitled to reservation sought by him, he still ha.....
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Delhi HC: Reserved Category Candidate Can Rectify Mistake of Applying in Unreserved Category(08.06.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that a candidate of reserved category who has committed a bona fide mistake of applying under unreserved category for an exa.....
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AAR: GST Not Payable on Monthly Collection Upto Rs.7500 Per Member of RWA(08.06.2022)
Telangana Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) has held that GST is not payable on monthly collection not exceeding Rs. 7500 per member of the Resident W.....
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SC to Bihar Govt.: Consider Framing Guidelines for Arrest Similar to Those Adopted by Delhi Police(09.06.2022)
Supreme Court has directed Bihar Government to look into the guidelines for arrest, keeping in view section 41A of Criminal Procedure Code, similar to.....
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Gujarat HC: Party Can’t Avoid Dispute Resolution Process After Agreeing on the Same(13.06.2022)
Gujarat High Court has held that a party cannot circumvent the dispute resolution process after agreeing on the same.
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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 .....
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Kerala HC Dismisses Air India Express Pilots' Plea Seeking Re-Engagement After Retirement(10.10.2022)
Kerala High Court while dismissing plea of 3 retired pilots seeking re-engagement with Air India Express Ltd, has held that Air India subsidiary is no.....
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Delhi HC: Mutual Respect Between Bar And Bench Essential for Vibrant Legal System(12.10.2022)
Delhi High Court while observing that lawyers are expected to always address court with deference and adverse remark by a judge against counsel in a j.....
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Bombay HC: Don't Deny Remdesivir to Covid Patients Admitted in Non- Covid Hospitals(19.04.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to issue appropriate orders to all recognised laboratories to provide test results to patients .....
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Del. HC: Can’t Consider Participation in Arbitration Proceedings as Waiver of S. 12(5) A&C Act(09.01.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that applicability of Section 12(5) of Arbitration and Conciliation Act can only be waived off by an express agreement and n.....
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Bombay HC Orders Release of Ex- ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar in Loan Fraud Case(09.01.2023)
Bombay High Court has ordered the release of former ICICI bank CEO and MD Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak Kochhar in a petition alleging illegal.....
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Delhi HC: Can’t Promote Officers of Central Health Services Mechanically(10.01.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that promotion under Dynamic Assured Career Progression Scheme of Central Health Services cannot be made in a mechanical man.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Promotion, Dynamic Assured Career Progression Scheme, Annual Confidential Report
SC Allows Withdrawal of Petition Challenging Provisions of J&K Reservation Act 2005(29.09.2022)
Supreme Court has allowed withdrawal of a petition seeking to declare certain provisions of Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Act, 2005 and related rules .....
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Kar. HC: Grievance Redressal Committees of Startups & IT Co. Can't Decide Disputes qua Termination(29.09.2022)
Karnataka High Court has held that the Grievance Redressal Committees established by various Startups and IT companies, in compliance with State gover.....
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SC: Mere Commission of Suicide Itself Not Sufficient to Raise Presumption U/S 113A Evidence Act(01.03.2023)
Supreme Court has held that mere fact of commission of suicide by itself would not be sufficient for the court to raise the presumption under Section .....
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Or. HC: Horizontal Quota for Particular Social Category Can’t be Filed by Person of Other Category(01.03.2023)
Orissa High Court has held that principle of mobility as applicable in case of social (vertical) reservations are not applicable to special (horizonta.....
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Del. HC: Must Exercise Caution While Passing Strictures Against Investigating Authorities(02.03.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that judges must exercise more control and caution while passing strictures against investigating authorities and police off.....
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Bom HC: Officials Wanted to Evict Tribals in Tadoba Tiger Reserve Without Following Due Process(19.04.2023)
Bombay High Court has observed that prima facie, without following due process the officials of Forest Department want to evict tribals from the land .....
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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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SC to HCs’: Constitute Grievance Redressal Committees to Prevent Lawyers' Strikes(20.04.2023)
Supreme Court while hearing suo motu case regarding rampant strikes in Bar Associations across the country, has directed all High Courts to constitute.....
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Mad HC: Inspection of Rehabilitation Centres Necessary to Safeguard Public Interest(21.04.2023)
Madras High Court while observing that rehabilitation/de-addiction centres can’t be run by any individuals without obtaining a proper permission and l.....
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Jhar. HC: Resolution Professional Under IBC Falls Within Ambit of 'Public Servant' Under POCA(07.04.2023)
Jharkhand High Court has held that Resolution Professional under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) will be considered a public servant under both s.....
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J&K&L HC: Issue of Demand Notice Delivery Due to Variation in Postal Receipt to be Decided at Trial(03.11.2022)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that if correct address of accused is mentioned in complaint and in demand notice under Section 138 o.....
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Allahabad HC: Can't Presume a Person to be Financially Stable Merely Because he Got Married(03.11.2022)
Allahabad High Court has held that marriage of an individual is no ground to deny him/her compassionate appointment as entering into marital relations.....
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SC Lifts Uttarakhand HC Stay on 30 Percent Domicile Reservation for Women in State Services Exam(04.11.2022)
Supreme Court has allowed State’s appeal against Uttarakhand High Court order that stayed the government order which provides for 30 percent reservati.....
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SC Upholds the Validity of EWS Reservation in Education & Public Employment(07.11.2022)
Supreme Court has by 4:1 majority upheld the validity of the 103rd Constitutional Amendment which introduced 10% reservation for Economically Weaker S.....
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Delhi HC: Government Hospitals Must Treat All Citizens Irrespective of Place of Residence(21.12.2022)
Delhi High Court while hearing plea alleging that Lok Nayak Hospital was providing facility of free MRI test only to the residents of Delhi, has obser.....
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Chhattisgarh HC: Accommodation U/S 2 of Chhattisgarh Rent Control Act Includes Superstructures(23.12.2022)
Chhattisgarh High Court has held that a superstructure is included in the definition of 'accommodation' given under Section 2(1) of the Chhattisgarh R.....
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Madras HC: Can’t Grant Reservation to Women for Senior Advocate Designation(26.12.2022)
Madras High Court while observing that Senior Advocate is a privilege conferred upon such a lawyer based on merit and not a post which a lawyer can cl.....
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NCDRC: Doctors Not Liable for Negligence as Long as They Follow Acceptable Practices(28.12.2022)
National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has held that as long as doctor follows practice acceptable to the medical profession of that d.....
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NCLT: Committee of Creditors Are Competent to Revise Approved Fees of Resolution Professional(09.05.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has ruled that the Committee of Creditors is fully competent to revise its earlier approval of the fees of the.....
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ITAT, Bangalore: Assessment Cannot be Based on Presumptions U/S Section 153C of IT Act(09.05.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Bangalore while considering the directions from the Karnataka High Court has ruled that the assessment under Section 15.....
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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.....
Tags : Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate, Service Tax, Composition scheme of Works Contract (Composition Scheme for Payment of Service Tax) Rules, Residential Complex
SC: NBFCs Cannot be Regulated by State Enactments(11.05.2022)
Supreme Court has ruled that state laws cannot govern Reserve Bank of India-regulated non-banking financial companies (NBFCs). The top court stated th.....
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NCLAT: Threshold of Rs.1 Crore Is Required for Initiation of CIRP(12.05.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has ruled that an application filed after 24.03.2020 under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy .....
Tags : National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Section 7, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, threshold, One Crore
ITAT: Non-capitalisation Interest of Loans on P&M and CWP Cannot Be Capitalised and Disallowed(23.05.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Amritsar Bench has held that non-capitalisation interest of loan on Plant & Machinery (P&M) and Capital Work in .....
Tags : ITAT, Interest of Loans, Capital Work in Progress
Delhi HC: Strictures Must Be Passed With Utmost Circumspection(23.11.2022)
Delhi High Court while observing that words forming part of a judicial order forms a permanent record, has held that judicial strictures must be passe.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Judicial Strictures, Reputation
SC: 1Km ESZ Rule Won't Apply to Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary(01.12.2022)
Supreme Court has held that its order mandating 1-kilometer Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) around protected forests will not apply to Tungareshwar Wildlife .....
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Cal. HC: Govt. Has Discretion to Decide Mode & Manner of Giving Reservation to PwD(01.12.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that Section 32 of Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 confers discretion upon Government to decide the mode an.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Benchmark Disability, Reservation
SC: Application to Sue as Indigent Can Be Rejected if Suit is Barred by Res Judicata(05.12.2022)
Supreme Court has held that an application to sue as indigent under Order XXXIII Rule 1 of Code of Civil Procedure can be rejected if it is found that.....
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ITAT, Kolkata Deletes Addition as Interest on Loan After Deduction of TDS(22.10.2021)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Kolkata has deleted the addition as interest on Loan duly paid by the assessee after deducting Tax Deducted at S.....
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SC: Res Judicata Applicable Only on Fundamental Determinations and not Incidental Findings(03.08.2023)
Supreme Court has held that only determinations which are fundamental would result in the application of the doctrine of res judicata, and no incident.....
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Ker. HC: Can’t Extend Presumption U/S 114(a) IEA in Absence of Incriminating Circumstances(04.08.2023)
Kerala High Court has held that in case where there is absence of any incriminating circumstances, Court can’t extend the presumption under Section 11.....
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Reserve Bank of India Penalizes HDFC Bank Rs 1 Crore for Failing Know Your Customer Norms(30.01.2020)
Reserve Bank of India has imposed a penalty of Rs 1 Crore on Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) Bank for failing to comply with the Centra.....
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SC: Admission of Claims After Acceptance of RP by CoC will Make CIRP an Endless Process(12.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that if claims are admitted after resolution plan (RP) has been accepted by the Committee of Creditors (COC) under Insolvency a.....
Tags : Supreme Court, CIRP, Resolution Plan, Committee of Creditors, Claims
Cal HC: Relaxation in Age Doesn’t Amount to Obtaining Benefit for Ascertainment of Candidate’s Merit(14.09.2023)
Calcutta High Court has held that relaxation in age and fees by reserved category candidate can’t be construed to be obtaining a benefit in course for.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Reserved Category, Benefit, Age Relaxation
SC: Every Interested Party is a Plaintiff in Partition Suit(14.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that in a suit for partition, every interested party is deemed to be a plaintiff. Law does not bar passing of numerous prelimin.....
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Delhi HC Imposes 20 Lakhs Cost on Chinese Online Seller for Infringing Vistara Airlines' Trademark(02.09.2022)
Delhi High Court has awarded Rs. 20 lakhs in favour of Vistara Airlines in its trademark infringement suit filed against Chinese e-commerce platform A.....
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SC: Arbitrator Cannot Grant Pendente Lite Interest if Contract Contains Specific Clause(05.10.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that an arbitrator cannot grant pendente lite interest if the contract contains a specific clause which expressly bars paym.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Vires of Civil Defence Act 1968(05.10.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice on a petition challenging the vires of the Civil Defence Act, 1968, insofar as it allegedly gives unchecked power t.....
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Del. HC: Power of ED to Summon a Person Different from Power to Arrest(19.10.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that the power of ED under section 50 of the PMLA to issue summons to a person and to require the production of documents an.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, ED, Arrest, PMLA
JKL HC: Director’s Resignation to Take Immediate Effect if No indication About Same in AoA(23.10.2023)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that in the absence of any indication as regards the effect of resignation in the Articles of Associa.....
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SC: Medical Negligence Can’t be Claimed if Complications Suffered was Unrelated to Medical Procedure(23.10.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that strong incriminating circumstantial or documentary evidence is required for application of doctrine of Res Ipsa Loc.....
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SC Refers 'Asian Resurfacing' Judgment to 5-Judge Bench(01.12.2023)
Supreme Court has referred to a 5 judge bench its 2018 judgment in ‘Asian Resurfacing’ (MANU/SC/0308/2018; 2018/INSC/282) which held that interim orde.....
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SC: Candidature Can't Be Cancelled for Insignificant Trivial Errors(03.01.2024)
Supreme Court while observing that a candidate can’t be penalized for insignificant error which has no bearing on the ultimate result, has held that a.....
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SC: Candidature Can't Be Cancelled for Insignificant Trivial Errors(03.01.2024)
Supreme Court while observing that a candidate can’t be penalized for an insignificant error that has no bearing on the ultimate result, has held that.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Trivial Errors, Candidature, Misrepresentation
Del. HC: Issuance of Anti-Suit Injunction Possible if Foreign Proceedings Oppressive or Vexatious(04.01.2024)
Delhi High Court while observing that cases of injunction are governed by the doctrine of equity, has held that Indian Courts can issue anti-suit inju.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Anti-Suit Injunction, Oppressive, Matrimonial
SC: Custody Under Section 27 of the Indian Evidence Act Does not Mean Formal Custody(04.01.2024)
Supreme Court while observing that the expression “person accused of an offence” and “in the custody of a police officer” in Section 27 of the Evidenc.....
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Karnataka HC Dismisses Appeal Challenging Order to Reduce Interest on Home Loan(27.01.2022)
Karnataka High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by Canara Bank (E-Syndicate Bank) challenging an order of the Single judge by which it was directed.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Order to Reduce Interest on Home Loan
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: Definition of Forest Given By Godavarman Judgment Should Be Followed By States/UTs(20.02.2024)
Supreme Court while passing an interim order has directed the State and Union Territiories to act in accordance with the definition of forest given in.....
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Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking to Block Article Published By The Print on RAW(21.02.2024)
Delhi High Court while dismissing a plea that has sought a direction on the Centre to block an article published by digital news platform 'The Print' .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Research and Analysis Wing, Freedom of Press
Del. HC: Can’t Stop Publications on Public Life of Public Figures Unless it Amounts to Harassment(26.02.2024)
Delhi High Court has observed that neither the Government nor judicial orders can stop publications on public life of public figures unless such publi.....
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SC to HC: Case Should be Assigned to Other Bench if Judgment Not Delivered Within 6 Months(19.05.2023)
Supreme Court while hearing bail plea filed by a convict on the ground that High Court has failed to pronounce judgment reserved since August 2022, ha.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Other Bench, Fresh Hearing, Pronounce Judgment
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.....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Clean Note Policy, Rs. 2000, Legal Tender
Del. HC: ‘Residence of Delhi’ as Mandatory Condition for Becoming Civil Defence Volunteer is Valid(23.05.2023)
Delhi High Court has upheld that constitutional validity of Delhi Government’s order that made “resident of Delhi” as mandatory condition to become el.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Civil Defence Volunteer, Residence, Mandatory, Validity
Delhi HC: ‘Busybodies’ With Oblique Interest Can’t be Allowed to Waste Judiciary’s Time(24.05.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that while Court is cognizant of the liberal rules pertaining to public interest litigation, it must also ensure that busybo.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Busybodies, Oblique Interest, PIL, Judicial Time
Ker. HC: Not Proper to Arrest Accused Before Verifying if Any Interim Order Subsits in Bail Plea(25.05.2023)
Kerala High Court has observed that it is not proper on the part of the Police Officer to arrest an accused, without verifying from the office of the .....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Arrest, Bail Application, Interim Order, Verify
SC: When Selected Candidate Resigns After Joining, Fresh Selection Must be Done to Fill Vacancy(25.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that if one of the selected candidates joins and then resigns, it gives rise to a fresh vacancy which should be filled up witho.....
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Guj. HC: Elected Members Must Not Disrepute the Institution to Which they are Elected(25.09.2023)
Gujarat High Court has held that it is expected from the elected members that they must ensure that no conflict arises between the public duties and t.....
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Cal. HC: There Must be a Balance Between Religious Freedom U/A 30 and Overwhelming Public Interest(26.09.2023)
Calcutta High Court in a case wherein petitioner argued that high-tension overhead line has rendered it impossible to run an educational institute for.....
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SC: Disclosure Made to Settlement Commission Needn't be Something that Wasn’t Discovered by AO(27.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that Section 245C r/w Section 245H of Income-Tax Act only contemplates full and true disclosure of income to be made before Set.....
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P&H HC Issues Guidelines to Check Unnecessary Arrests(03.10.2023)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued guidelines to ensure that police officers do not make unnecessary arrests and that Magistrates do not casuall.....
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SC: Cannot Overlook Claim Submitted With Proof Only Because Its Submission is in Wrong Form(13.02.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that claim submitted by the Resolution Applicant under the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process cannot be rejected or ov.....
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SC: Adj. Authority Has Power to Recall Order Approving RP Which Isn’t Submitted As Per IBC(14.02.2024)
Supreme Court has held that National Company Law Tribunal has the power under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) to recall its order approving.....
Tags : Supreme Court, NCLT, Resolution Plan, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code
MP HC: Contempt Notice Served by Husband’s Father, Lawyer at Wife’s House Not Criminal Trespass(14.02.2024)
MP HC has held that father-in-law serving the notice directly at the house of the daughter-in-law can’t be said to have been tainted with any mala fid.....
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SC: Closer Examination of RP’s Feasibility if Plan Envisages Use of Asset Owned By Statutory Body(15.02.2024)
SC while observing that normally resolution plan’s feasibility is best decided by the commercial wisdom of Committee of Creditors, has held that when .....
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Orissa HC Upholds Constitutional Validity of Section 34 RP Act(02.05.2022)
Orissa High Court upheld the Constitutional validity of Section 34 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 that specifies that eligible citizens.....
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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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SC: Healthcare Services Covered Under Consumer Protection law(02.05.2022)
Supreme Court has said that doctors and healthcare services are not barred from the ambit of the Consumer Protection Act of 2019 and termed the concer.....
Tags : Supreme Court , healthcare services , Consumer Protection Act of 2019 , Public Interest Litigation
Delhi HC Rejects PIL Challenging Notifications Permitting Exchange of Rs. 2000 Notes Without ID Proof(29.05.2023)
Delhi High Court has dismissed public interest litigation (PIL) challenging Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and State Bank of India's (SBI) notifications .....
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P&H HC: SC Judgment in Pankaj Bansal Case Applies Retrospectively(02.11.2023)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that Supreme Court judgment in the case of Pankaj Bansal v. Union of India (MANU/SC/1076/2023; 2023/INSC/866) t.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, PMLA, Arrest, Grounds
Kar. HC: Spouse of Employee Can’t Seek Withdrawal of Employee’s Resignation(02.11.2023)
Karnataka High Court has held that no rule or ruling in service law recognizes the right of the spouse of an employee to seek withdrawal of resignatio.....
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Del. HC: Unforeseen Incident Not Ground to Let Go of offender for Rash Driving(06.11.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that the happening of an accident is an unforeseen incident but it cannot be a ground to let off the offender for rash and n.....
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Ker. HC: Reservation Under CEI (Reservation & Admission) Act Applies to IIMs(10.11.2023)
Kerala High Court has held that Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Kozhikode would have to follow the reservation policy stipulated under the Centr.....
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Meghalaya HC to State: Prepare Blueprint to 'Stop Plundering of Natural Resources'(13.03.2023)
Meghalaya High Court has directed State to prepare a blueprint to maintain condition of roads in State besides working out a stricter set of norms bot.....
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Ker. HC Issues Directions for Implementation of Reservation for PwD Appointments in Aided School(15.03.2023)
Kerala High Court while modifying a single bench order directing State to give effect to its 2018 decision regarding PwD (Person with Disability) rese.....
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SC: Can’t Presume Will to be Genuine Merely Because It’s More Than 30 Years Old(16.03.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that wills can’t be proved only on basis of their age, has held that presumption under Section 90 as to the regularity o.....
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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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SC: Service Rules Prevails Over Conflicting Government Resolutions in Service Jurisprudence(17.03.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that in Service jurisprudence, Services Rules which have a statutory effect will prevail and government resolutions can’t b.....
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SC: Upto Parliament to Decide Whether to Allow Candidates to Contest from Two Seats(02.02.2023)
Supreme Court while dismissing PIL challenging the constitutionality of Section 33(7) of the Representation of Peoples Act, 1951 has held that permitt.....
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CDRC: Institute Conducting Physical Classes Can't Force Online Classes on Students(06.02.2023)
Delhi Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission while directing medical coaching institution to refund the entire advance fees paid by a student has held .....
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Del. HC: Mentioning Looks Without Reference to Dress or Body Part is not Sexually Colored Remark(20.02.2023)
Patiala House Court, Delhi has held that mentioning looks and gait of a person without any specific reference to the dress or any body part of a perso.....
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Del. Court: Mentioning Looks Without Reference to Dress or Body Part is not Sexually Colored Remark(20.02.2023)
Patiala House Court, Delhi has held that mentioning looks and gait of a person without any specific reference to the dress or any body part of a perso.....
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Kerala HC: Governor Could Not Have Asked VCs to Resign(27.10.2022)
Kerala High Court while setting aside communications issued by the Chancellor asking the Vice Chancellors (VCs) of the Universities to resign has held.....
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Kerala HC: Legal System Must Remain Immune from Media And Public Pressure(28.10.2022)
Kerala High Court while considering an appeal against conviction in Vismaya dowry death case, has held that legal system must be sensitive towards pub.....
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Bom. HC: Tender Conditions Challenged by Contractors Through PIL Pollute Purity of Stream of PIL(25.04.2024)
Bombay High Court has held that permitting a contractor to file a public interest litigation (PIL) petition challenging the conditions of a tender, is.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Tender Conditions, Public Interest Litigation
Del. HC: Threshold Income to Claim Financial Aid Under Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi Unreasonable(25.04.2024)
Delhi High Court while initiating a suo motu case, has observed that the eligibility criteria of threshold income under the Central Government's Rasht.....
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SC: Communication of Acceptance of Resignation Not Mandatory Unless Rules or Guidelines Prescribe it(27.04.2024)
SC has held that termination of employment is deemed to be in effect from the date on which resignation is accepted by the authority. Non-communicatio.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Termination, Non-communication, Resignation
All. HC: Candidates with Criminal Background Will Pose Severe Threat to Democracy if Elected(29.04.2024)
All. HC has observed that persons with criminal background having a long criminal history pollute the process of election and when such persons turn i.....
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Ker. HC: Payment of Interest Can’t be Reviewed or Added While Enforcing Foreign Award(01.05.2024)
Ker. HC has held that the executing court cannot review a foreign award or add anything to it. Moreover, the executing court cannot go behind the decr.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Executing Court, Foreign Award, Payment of Interest
Orissa HC: Trespassers Must Accept Responsibility for Risk in Crossing Railway Tracks(03.05.2024)
Orrisa High Court while dismissing a writ petition seeking compensation from Railways in incidents resulting in fatalities on railway tracks has held .....
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SC: Minimum 1/3rd Women's Reservation in SCBA Posts is on Experimental Basis(07.05.2024)
Supreme Court has clarified that its previous order directing reservation of a minimum 1/3rd seats for women in the Supreme Court Bar Association's ex.....
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SC: Presiding Officers/Members of JJ Board Should Specifically Mention Names in Orders(10.05.2024)
SC has observed that Presiding Officers or Members of the Juvenile Justice Board must mention their names when the order is passed. In absence of name.....
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Supreme Court: Arrest by GST Officers Should Not be Made on Mere Suspicion(13.05.2024)
Supreme Court while hearing petitions related to the Goods and Service Tax Act being incompatible with provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1.....
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NCLAT: Resolution Professional Cannot Withhold Any Plan and Refuse to Submit Before CoC(12.04.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, has observed that Resolution Professional of its own cannot withhold any plan and reject to submit the same b.....
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Karnataka HC Upholds Constitutional Legality of Proviso (v) to S.14(1) SARFAESI Act(14.04.2022)
Karnataka High Court has upheld the Constitutional legality of proviso (v) Section 14(1) of the Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets .....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Constitutional legality, Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002
Uttarakhand HC Stays 30% Quota to Women With Domicile in State Civil Services(29.08.2022)
Uttarakhand High Court has stayed a government order of the year 2006 that sought to provide 30 percent horizontal reservation only to the women candi.....
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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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SC Dismisses Plea Challenging Provision Allowing Use of EVMs(16.08.2022)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea challenging the constitutional validity of Section 61A of the Representation of the People Act which per.....
Tags : Supreme Court, EVM, Representation of the People Act
Kerala Court: Sexual Harassment Not Prima Facie When Woman Was Wearing Sexually Provocative Dress(17.08.2022)
Kerala Court while granting anticipatory bail to accused in sexual harassment case, has held that offence under Section 354A of the Indian Penal Code .....
Tags : Kerala Court, Sexual Harassment, Sexually Provocative Dress
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
SC: Courts Should Strike Balance Between Testimony of ‘Injured Witness’ and ‘Interested Witness’(20.03.2024)
Supreme Court has held that it is a well-established principle of law that the evidence of an injured witness is considered to be on a higher pedestal.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Injured Witness, Interested Witness, Testimony
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.....
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Karnataka HC Directs BBMP to Forthwith Set Up Cell to Address Residents' Grievance(07.09.2022)
Karnataka High Court has directed the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to forthwith set up a grievance cell, ward wise, in order to address p.....
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Delhi HC Grants Time to Centre to Respond on Draft Measures for Social Media Account Suspension(08.09.2022)
Delhi High Court has granted further time to the Centre to respond on the draft regulatory measures, if any, relating to social media platforms includ.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Draft Regulatory Measures, Social Media
Bombay HC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance of Gadchiroli Elephants Shifting to Zoo(09.09.2022)
Bombay High Court while taking suo moto cognizance of forest department’s decision to move wild elephants from Gadchiroli forest to zoo, has observed .....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Wild Elephants, Gadchiroli Forest
Madras HC to TNPSC: Reservation for Women in Public Employment Can Only be Horizontal, Not Vertical(09.09.2022)
Madras High Court while holding that the reservation for women in public employment can only be made horizontally and not vertically, has directed Tam.....
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NCLAT: Resolution Professional Has No Right To Be Heard Before Being Replaced U/S 27 IBC(12.09.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has held that when Committee of Creditors decides to replace Resolution Professional (RP) under Insolvency & B.....
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SC Refuses to Entertain Plea Challenging Exclusion of SC/ST Reservation in Jharkhand DJ Appointment(13.09.2022)
Supreme Court while refusing to entertain plea challenging exclusion of reservation for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes .....
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Karnataka HC: Courts Should Ensure That Legal Procedures Are Not Abused in Order to Reduce Burden(27.02.2024)
Karnataka High Court has held that Providing Fast Track Court and use of Alternate Dispute Resolution, is not sufficient to reduce burden of courts. C.....
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MP HC: Power Exercised u/s 319 of CrPC Must Come Before Acquittal Order in Case of Joint Result(01.03.2024)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that if an order has to be made in the exercise of powers under Section 319 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (.....
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SC: Legal Representatives Not Responsible to Discharge Contractual Obligations of Deceased(04.03.2024)
Supreme Court has held that in the case of a personal obligation imposed on deceased, his estate doesn’t become liable and therefore, the legal repres.....
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Supreme Court: Payment of Loan Amount to NBFC Along With Decided Rate of Interest Non-Refundable(05.03.2024)
Supreme Court has held that if a person has executed an agreement and repaid the loan amount obtained with the interest as per the terms of the agreem.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Payment of Loan, NBFC, Rate of Interest
SC: Can’t Claim Refund of Interest Amount if Loan Amount Paid With Decided Rate of Interest(05.03.2024)
Supreme Court has held that if a person has executed an agreement and repaid the loan amount obtained with the interest as per the terms of the agreem.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Payment of Loan, NBFC, Rate of Interest
Ker. HC: ‘No Mens Rea’, Bail Granted to Teacher for Cutting Hair of Tribal Student During Assembly(23.01.2024)
Kerala High Court while granting anticipatory bail to a teacher for cutting hair of a student belonging to the Scheduled Tribe community has held that.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Tribal Student, Headmistress
Supreme Court: Public Interest Litigations Raising Personal Grievances Can’t be Entertained(29.01.2024)
Supreme Court while dismissing a Public Interest Litigation which sought directions to implement the recommendations of the NITI AYOG on streamlining .....
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Mad. HC Initiates Suo Moto Contempt Proceedings Against DGP & Officials Over Lawyer's Arrest in 2017(16.11.2022)
Madras High Court has initiated suo moto contempt proceedings against Director General of Police (DGP) and other police officials for prima facie flou.....
Tags : Madras High Court, DK Basu Guidelines, Arrest
J&K&L HC: Reservation Cannot be Eaten Away by Meritorious Reserved Category Candidate(15.09.2022)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that benefit of reservation must reach to deserving candidate in reserved category and State is under.....
Tags : Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, Reservation, Benefit
SC Refuses to Entertain Plea Seeking Uniform Dress Code in Schools(16.09.2022)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a petition seeking Common Dress Code in all registered and recognised educational institutions for staff and st.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Uniform Dress, Schools
Madras HC to State: Show Seriousness in Removal of Invasive Plant Species Else Forests Will be Gone(19.09.2022)
Madras High Court has held that the state government should show seriousness in removing invasive plant species from forests. The bench held that if s.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Forest, Invasive Plant Species
Calcutta High Court: Person Seeking to Contest Elections is Deemed Public Interest(28.03.2024)
Calcutta High Court while allowing the resignation of a doctor to contest elections has held that there is a deemed public interest in a person seekin.....
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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
Public Interest Litigation to Ban Cross-Gender Massages in Spas Dismissed by Delhi High Court(04.04.2024)
Delhi High Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) which sought the banning of cross-gender massages in spas on the ground that a single ju.....
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Bom. HC Dismisses PIL Challenging Additional Fees Imposed for Delay in Applying for Vehicle Services(04.04.2024)
Bombay High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that challenged the imposition of additional fees for several vehicle services like.....
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Public Interest Litigation to Remove Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Refused by Delhi High Court(05.04.2024)
Delhi High Court has refused to entertain a public interest litigation that sought the removal of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on the ground that th.....
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Kar. HC: 100% Reservation for Women in Cadre of ‘Nursing Officers’ in Military is Unconstitutional(11.01.2024)
Karnataka High Court while striking down 100% Reservation for Women in Cadre of ‘Nursing Officers’ in Military, has observed that there can’t be 100% .....
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SC: HCs Don’t Need SC’s Permission to Transfer Presiding Officers of Special MP/MLA Courts(12.07.2023)
Supreme Court has held that High Courts don’t require Supreme Court’s permission to transfer Presiding officers of Special Courts dealing with cases p.....
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SC Forms Expert Committee to Address Issue of People Visiting Temples in Core Area of Tiger Reserve(13.07.2023)
Supreme Court has constituted an expert committee to find solutions of the environmental issues arising due to unregulated visiting of temple by pilgr.....
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SC: WP Not Maintainable if Suit for Same Relief was Withdrawn Without Liberty to File Afresh(14.07.2023)
Supreme Court has held that a writ petition (WP) that is filed after suit seeking same relief was withdrawn without liberty to filed afresh, is not ma.....
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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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All. HC: Filing PIL on Issues Already Decided Amounts to Manipulation & Misleading of Court(08.04.2024)
Allahabad High Court while imposing a fine of Rupees Fifty Thousand on Bhartiya Kisan Union Pathik for filing Public Interest Litigation (PIL) on issu.....
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Ker. HC: Academic Interests of Children Must be Delicately Balanced With Right to Recreation(09.04.2024)
Kerala High Court while allowing CBSE and ICSE Boards to conduct vacation classes, has held that it is to be considered by the State as to how a balan.....
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Calcutta High Court: Notice Preventing Forest Dwellers from Entering Forest Lands Set Aside(18.04.2024)
Cal HC set aside the notice ousting forest dwellers from their forest dwellings and held that since no process of recognition of rights given in Sched.....
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Del HC: Delhi Govt. Directed to Implement Immediate Measures to Optimize Med. Resources in Hospitals(19.04.2024)
Delhi High Court has issued directions to the Secretary and Principal Health Secretary of the Delhi Government to implement immediate measures to be t.....
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Del HC: Delhi Govt. Directed to Implement Immediate Measures to Optimize Med. Resources in Hospitals(19.04.2024)
Delhi High Court has issued directions to the Secretary and Principal Health Secretary of the Delhi Government to implement immediate measures to be t.....
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Calcutta HC Allows Use Of Hookah In Licensed Restaurants And Bars(25.01.2023)
Calcutta High Court has allowed use of hookah in restaurants and bars in the State after noting that the Central as well as the State governments earn.....
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NCLAT, Delhi: After Adoption Of Swiss Challenge Method, RA Not Allowed To Submit Revised Plan(27.01.2023)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal while adjudicating an appeal filed in Jindal Stainless Ltd. v Mr. Shailendra Ajmera & Anr., has observed that .....
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SC to Madras HC: Take Corrective Measures in Case Where Different Orders Uploaded on Website(30.01.2023)
Supreme Court has directed Madras High Court to take necessary corrective measures in a case where the order uploaded in the website of the Madras Hig.....
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J&K HC: Valuation of Leasehold Interest in Land Can be Done Since it is an Asset to the Company(06.03.2024)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that valuation of leasehold interest in land can be done as it is an asset of the company.
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SC Constitutes Committee to Examine Issue of Safaris in Tiger Reserves & National Parks(07.03.2024)
Supreme Court has directed the constitution of a committee to decide the issue of safaris within Tiger reserves, national parks, and wildlife sanctuar.....
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SC Denies Anticipatory Bail to a Police Officer(07.03.2024)
Supreme Court has denied pre-arrest/anticipatory bail to a police officer who failed to discharge its fundamental duty as a police officer of carrying.....
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Del. HC: Increase Income Threshold for EWS Adm. in Schools from Rs. 1 Lakh to Rs. 5 Lakh(06.12.2023)
Delhi High Court has ordered that to increase the existing income threshold of Rs. 1 lakh per annum, for admissions under Economically Weaker Section .....
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Ker HC: If Presence of Accused Can’t be Secured Despite Best Effort, Magistrate can Stop Proceedings(07.12.2023)
Kerala High Court has held that in cases where the presence of the accused cannot be secured notwithstanding the earnest and sincere efforts of the Pr.....
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Cal. HC: Distinction Among Public & Pvt Companies for Exemption in Excise Rule is Ultra Vires(12.12.2023)
Calcutta High Court has struck down the provision in West Bengal Excise (Change in Management) Rules, 2009 which allowed for the levy of such fees fro.....
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Ker. HC: Failure to Provide New Address to Authorities Can’t Prejudice the Sender(13.12.2023)
Kerala High Court while upholding the order of the State Election Commission wherein it was alleged that the whip issued was improper for being served.....
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Bom HC: Wife Entitled to Maintenance of Marriage Due to Misrepresentation that Husband is Divorced(18.12.2023)
Bombay High Court while observing that a husband can’t be allowed to deny maintenance claim to a woman by taking advantage of his own wrong, has held .....
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Ker HC: Proliferation of Crime in Election Process Could Garner Momentum to Cripple Indian Democracy(04.10.2023)
Kerala High Court has held that if persons with criminal antecedents are permitted to continue as Members of Parliament/Legislatures even after convic.....
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SC: Once Accused Adduced evidence, Presumption u/s 139 NI Act doesn’t come to Rescue of Complainant(10.10.2023)
Supreme Court has held that once accused adduces evidence to the satisfaction of Court that there exists no debt/liability as pleaded by the complaina.....
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Del. HC: Claiming Separate Residence Not Cruelty if Justifiable Reasons Exists(12.10.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that where there exist certain justifiable reasons, claim by wife for a separate residence per se cannot be termed as an act.....
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Bom. HC: Dancing Provocatively While Wearing Short Skirts Not Per Se Obscene(13.10.2023)
Bombay High Court has held that female dancers dancing provocatively wearing short skirts can’t be termed to be per se obscene acts, and observed that.....
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Del. HC: Claims Settled Under RP Becomes Non-Arbitrable(13.10.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that the IBC and resolution process doesn’t contemplate matters being left inchoate and exhorts one to accept the seal of fi.....
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HP HC Orders Action Against Officials Who Failed to Prevent Illegal Dumping of Muck in Forest Areas(06.07.2023)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has ordered disciplinary action against government officials for their failure to prevent the illegal dumping of muck in f.....
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SC 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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Kar. HC: Decision of SC Would Not Upset the Earlier Judgments of Competent Court(26.07.2023)
Karnataka High Court has observed that the law laid down by the Apex Court is not binding on judgments passed prior to it by the competent courts and .....
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Delhi HC Rules in Favor of Prestige in ‘Pressure Handi Cookers’ Design Piracy Case(28.07.2023)
Delhi High Court has ruled in favor of Prestige in the design piracy case against Delhi-based manufacturer, Gupta Light House and held that the design.....
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Del. HC Imposes Cost on Restaurants Assoc. for Not Complying With Order on Service Charge(28.07.2023)
Delhi High Court while providing last opportunity to Restaurant Associations for filing affidavits in compliance of the order on Service Charge, has i.....
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Guj. HC: Duty of Press to Delete News Article Related to Case After FIR has been Quashed(28.07.2023)
Gujarat High Court while observing that if article which shows that a criminal case is lodged against a person is visible to the public, anyone may re.....
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SC: Non-participation in a Proceeding of Restitution of Conjugal Rights has Civil Consequences(31.07.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that nonparticipation in a proceeding of a restitution of conjugal rights, of the party who seeks for transfer of such proc.....
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JH HC Issues Directions to Ensure Strict Implementation of Fire Safety Measures Across State(21.08.2023)
Jharkhand High Court has issued directions to ensure stringent implementation of fire safety measures across the State. This came in response to the t.....
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SC: Employer Can’t Cite Suppression of Material Facts to Deny Appointment When Query Asked was Vague(28.08.2023)
Supreme Court has held that when the information sought by employer was vague and the candidate didn’t specifically disclose information which was req.....
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Delhi HC: Can’t Rely on ChatGPT Responses in IPR Suit, Can be Used Only for Preliminary Research(28.08.2023)
Delhi High Court while refusing to rely on ChatGPT responses in n IPR suit, has observed that at the present stage of technological development, at be.....
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Mad. HC Stays Press Release Inviting Suggestions on Bill as Centre Fails to Provide Translated Copy(02.06.2023)
Madras HC has granted interim stay on the press communique issued by the Joint Committee on the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill 2023, inviting su.....
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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 .....
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Madras HC: Media Must be Enlightened With Regards to Limitations on Freedom of Speech & Expressions(08.06.2023)
Madras High Court while making observation about media trial in criminal cases stated that the real need of the hour is to educate and enlighten media.....
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Kerala HC Forms Committee for Addressing Grievances of Advocates(12.06.2023)
Kerala High Court has constituted a Grievance Redressal Committee headed by Chief Justice S. V. Bhatti to address the grievances of Advocates.
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Cal HC: Officers Entitled to Take Action Against Non-Conforming Acts of An Advocate(13.06.2023)
Calcutta High Court while observing that it is not expected that a judge should be a mute spectator, has held that judicial restraint does not disenti.....
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SC: Can’t Set Aside Decision to Allot Additional Shares Merely Because Promoters Have Also Benefited(23.06.2023)
Supreme Court has held that largely disproportionate allotment of rights share in favour of one group of shareholders can’t be set aside merely becaus.....
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Ker. HC Allows Restoration of PIL Seeking Enactment of Law Against Superstition & Human Sacrifice(26.06.2023)
Kerala High Court has allowed restoration of a PIL seeking direction to be issued to State to consider enactment and implementation of ‘Kerala Prevent.....
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SC Overrules Mad. HC Judgment Which Declared Self-Respect Marriages are Not Valid Under HMA(29.08.2023)
Supreme Court while overruling Madras HC judgment (MANU/TN/2068/2014) declaring self-marriage system as per Section 7A inserted in Hindu Marriage Act .....
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Tel. HC to State: Submit Affidavit on Anti-Ragging Measures Enforced in Educational Institutions(29.08.2023)
Telangana High Court has directed State Government to submit a report stating the Anti-Ragging measures undertaken to curb ragging in school and colle.....
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SC Refuses to Allow Plea Challenging 100% Quota for Locals in Medical Colleges in Telangana(31.08.2023)
Supreme Court has refused to allow petition challenging Telangana government’s policy of 100% reservation for locals in 'competent authority quota' in.....
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SC: In Absence of any Specific Challenge, Statutory Provision Can't Be Declared Ultra Vires(05.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that it is a trite law that for striking down the provisions of law or for declaring any rules as ultra vires, specific pleadin.....
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Del. HC: Courts Can’t Make Presumptions Based on Gender(06.09.2023)
Delhi High Court while observing that presumptions based on gender have no place within framework of law, unless provided by the statute, has held tha.....
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SC: New Legislation Passed w/o Curing Defects of Ultra Vires Legislation Would also be Ultra Vires(08.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that where a legislature merely seeks to validate acts carried out under previous legislation which has been struck down by a C.....
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SC: Mere Filing of Representation Before Authorities Does Not Extend Limitation Period(03.03.2022)
Supreme Court has observed that mere filing of representation before authorities does not extend the period of limitation.
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Calcutta High Court & Subordinate Courts to Resume Physical Hearings from Tuesday, March 7(07.03.2022)
Calcutta High Court has issued a notice communicating its decision to resume physical hearings from March 7, 2022. However, virtual hearings can be op.....
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Del. HC: Rule 8 of Chewing Tobacco & Unmanufactured Tobacco Packing Machines Rules is Valid(08.09.2023)
Delhi High Court while upholding the validity of Rule 8 of Chewing Tobacco and Unmanufactured Tobacco Packing Machines (Capacity Determination and Col.....
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NCDRC: Presence of Arbitration Clause in Agreement Doesn’t Bar Jurisdiction of Consumer Forum(05.05.2023)
National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has held that consumer court retains the power to handle complaints, even if there is an arbitr.....
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SC: Section 16B of HP General Sales Tax Act Not Ultra Vires to Any Provision of Law(01.05.2023)
Supreme Court while setting aside High Court judgment which held that Section 16B of Himachal Pradesh General Sales Tax (HPGST) is ultra vires to Sect.....
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