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Judgments

TRP ratings leave rural TV public out of the loop(25.02.2016)

Prasar Bharti’s complaint against the undervaluation of its televisual content hurting its advertising revenues was rejected by the Competition Commis.....

Tags : Television ratings, viewership, advertising revenue

International Cases

HMRC gets payday on bankers’ bonuses(09.03.2016)

Hearing a case that ties together the two bugbears of today’s commercial world - executives’ bonuses and offshore companies - the British Supreme Cour.....

Tags : bankers, bonus, purposive approach

Top Story

Oversight Committee darkens MCI future(02.05.2016)

“…That the need for major institutional changes in the regulatory oversight of the medical profession in the country is so urgent”, the concluding lin.....

Tags : Medical council, oversight, determining fee, private institution

Blast from the Past

India’s love affair with speed mountains(01.01.1988)

Creaking springs, broken track rods, bent camber and toe fittings and your ruined back. Indian ‘speed mountains’ - officially called speed breakers - .....

Tags : indian roads congress, speed breakers

Notifications & Circulars

First training program on Government e-Marketplace (GeM) for Government users(22.08.2016)

The one-day hands on training program for procurement officers of Central Government Ministries/Departments was inaugurated by Sh. Ashok Lavasa, Finan.....

Tags : Training programme, e-Marketplace, Government users

RBI releases Guidelines for 'on tap' Licensing of Universal Banks in the Private Sector(01.08.2016)

The Reserve Bank of India released on its website, "Guidelines for 'on tap' Licensing of Universal Banks in the Private Sector". Key aspects of the Gu.....

Tags : Universal Banks, Licensing, Guidelines

Restrictions on Promoters and Whole-Time Directors of Compulsorily Delisted Companies Pending Fulfillment of Exit Offers to the Shareholders(07.09.2016)

In terms of section 21A of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 (SCR Act) read with rule 21 of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Rules,.....

Tags : Restrictions, Promoters, Delisted Companies, Investors interest, Protection

4th Asia Pacific Regulators Dialogue on Market Surveillance Conference held in Mumbai(29.09.2016)

Shri Rajeev Kumar Agarwal, Whole Time Member, SEBI inaugurated the two day conference of the fourth Asia Pacific Regulators Dialogue on Market Surveil.....

Tags : Market Surveillance, Conference, Asia Pacific Regulators

Hosting of ITU Regional Standardization Forum for Bridging the Standardization Gap (BSG)-Asia and Oceania and Opening of SG3RG AO meeting by TRAI at New Delhi (20th to 23rd September 2016)(23.09.2016)

A week of international meetings focusing on economic and policy issues under the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is being hosted this wee.....

Tags : International Telecommunication Union, Meetings, Regional collaboration, Policy and economic matters

FIR can be quashed in case of non-compoundable offences, if Court is satisfied that facts and circumstances of case so warrant(20.10.2016)

Present petition filed by Petitioners, for quashing of FIR No.653/2013 dated 17th July, 2013, under Sections 498-A/406/34 Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC.....

Tags : FIR, Inherent powers, Quashing

No Sale of Fire Crackers in Delhi-NCR with immediate effect: Supreme Court(25.11.2016)

In an unprecedented move, the Supreme Court has ordered complete ban on the sale of fire crackers in Delhi and National capital region. The Order came.....

Tags : Ban, Crackers, Sale

Doctrine of delay and laches is not constitutional limitation on exercise of writ jurisdiction(08.12.2016)

Petitioners, who are allottees under Expandable Housing Scheme, 1996 challenge non-issuance of fresh Demand-cum-Allotment Letters. Petitioners seek De.....

Tags : Allotment Letters, Issuance, Delay

A concluded agreement is not contemplated to be the starting point of offer period(02.12.2016)

Challenge in present appeal is to an order of Securities Appellate Tribunal, reversing order of Adjudicating Officer holding Respondents guilty of con.....

Tags : Contravention, Penalty, Reversal of order

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

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

Tags : Members list, Inclusion, Elected representative

Supersession of notification number S.O. 3591(E)(12.01.2017)

WHEREAS, in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 18 of the Citizenship Act, 1955 (57 of 1955), the Central Government framed the Citizenship (R.....

Tags : Enumeration, Completion, Notification, Supersession

TRAI issues Consultation Paper on "Approach towards Sustainable Telecommunications"(16.01.2017)

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has today issued the Consultation Paper on "Approach towards Sustainable Telecommunications". TRAI re.....

Tags : Telecommunications, Consultation papers, Issuance

Declaration of Black Money by Tax Payers(07.02.2017)

There is no official estimation of percentage of black money held in India in cash. In the last financial year (2015-16) 648 disclosures involving und.....

Tags : Black money, Declaration, Tax payers

No court shall make any declaration where Plaintiff being able to seek further relief, than a mere declaration of title, omits to do so(01.06.2017)

Present writ petition is against judgments whereby, suit filed by Petitioners and appeals filed by them were dismissed respectively. Further, order da.....

Tags : Land, Ownership, Injunction

Right to be forgotten rejected by Japan’s Supreme Court(03.02.2017)

The Supreme Court of Japan has rejected a man's demand that a Google web search showing up reports of his arrest for child prostitution be removed. Th.....

Tags : Privacy, Right, Personal information, Removal

Court has discretion and will exercise that discretion to award costs to one party, where it is just to make costs order(11.07.2017)

In facts of present case, Plaintiff and Defendant carried on a pharmacy business in partnership. Plaintiff holds 60% interest and Defendant 40% intere.....

Tags : Partnership, Dissolution, Cost

Improving working conditions of labourers through reform in Labour Laws(09.08.2017)

The Ministry of Labour and Employment has taken a number of legislative initiatives in labour laws during the last 3 years. Such initiatives include: .....

Tags : Labourers, Working condition, Improvement

Warranting appeal from decision of a Single Judge(10.09.1952)

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

Tags : Single judge, appeal, maintainability, letters patent

Supreme Court Bans Four Toxic Chemicals from Crackers(31.07.2017)

Supreme Court has prohibited use of five chemicals, labelled them as toxic by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), in manufacture of firecrackers. .....

Tags : Crackers, Chemical, Ban

Heirs of complainant can continue the prosecution(03.11.2017)

Instant appeal has been filed against the judgment of the High Court allowing an application filed by the legal representatives of Petitioner. Chandra.....

Tags : Complaint, Prosecution, Legal heirs

News

NGT Issues Notice to Chandigarh Administration(08.01.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued a notice to the Chandigarh Administration for January 14 on a petition filed by the Confederation of All Indi.....

Tags : National Green Tribunal, Confederation of All India Traders

Three Years’ Imprisonment to Those Who Resorts to Triple Talaq, Bill May be Introduced in Winter Session(04.12.2017)

The Central Government is likely to introduce a Bill to end triple talaq in the forthcoming winter session of Parliament. This comes in the backdrop o.....

Tags : Triple Talaq, Three Years jail

Cabinet approves MoU between India and Sweden on IPRs(16.08.2017)

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today has given its approval to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India.....

Tags : MoU, Approval, IPRs

Coal India's New App "Grahak Sadak Koyla Vitaran App" for the benefit of customers lifting coal through road mode(07.11.2017)

This app is a step towards transparency in the system of loading programme and despatch. The app also helps in logistics planning for lifting of coal .....

Tags : New App, Benefit, customers, Road mode

Unless possession of a party is adverse to rights of real owners, plea of adverse possession should not be accepted(18.12.2017)

Appeal arises against the judgment and decree passed in Additional District Court. The Plaintiffs filed the suit for declaration, for recovery of poss.....

Tags : Title, Adverse possession, Rights

Appellate Court has ample powers to order further inquiry or retrial and in case of acquittal even for committing for trial and also has power to award sentence if accused is found guilty(19.12.2017)

The Applicant has challenged the judgment passed by the learned Sessions Court reversing the judgment of acquittal in favour of the Applicant by the l.....

Tags : Acquittal, Reversal, Validity

Relief for MSME Borrowers registered under Goods and Services Tax (GST)(07.02.2018)

Presently, banks and NBFCs in India generally classify a loan account as Non-Performing Asset (NPA) based on 90 day and 120 day delinquency norms, res.....

Tags : MSME Borrowers, Relief, GST

Reporting of U.S. Tax Identification Numbers (TINs) for pre-existing accounts by Financial Institutions(15.01.2018)

India and USA have signed the Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) under FATCA in 2015. To enhance the effectiveness of information exchange and transpa.....

Tags : Tax Identification Numbers, (TINs), Accounts, Financial Institutions

Clarification on approval and claim of exemption by universities and educational institutions(17.08.2015)

The Central Board of Direct Taxation notified clarifications to Section 10(23C)(vi) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, which prescribes conditions for tax e.....

Tags : Tax, exemption, universities

Inspection should only be refused if the redacted paragraphs are manifestly irrelevant(19.03.2018)

In present case, on 8 February 2018, the Plaintiff issued a subpoena to Mr Simon Guy Theobald, former administrator of the Defendant, requiring produc.....

Tags : Amending Agreement, Unredacted version, Inspection

Right to medical claim cannot be denied merely because name of hospital is not included in Government Order(13.04.2018)

The jurisdiction of present Court has been invoked by the Petitioner by filing present writ petition against the alleged unfair treatment meted out to.....

Tags : Reimbursement, Medical claim, Entitlement

University cannot cancel admission for its failure to reevaluate answer sheets(01.03.2016)

Having failed to release revaluation results of answer sheets, a university cannot then direct cancellation of the admission of students for failure t.....

Tags : University, admission, reevaluation, delay

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India commences conduct of online valuation examinations for registration of Valuers(30.03.2018)

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) is commencing on tomorrow, 31st March, 2018, the conduct of online Valuation examination related to fo.....

Tags : Online examinations, Registration, Valuers

Where proportion of leave taken by worker is less than proportion of leave year which has expired, his employer shall make him a payment in lieu of leave(12.03.2018)

The claimant obtained employment with the respondent through Apple Recruitment Services. The claimant brought claims for notice pay, holiday pay and .....

Tags : Notice pay, Arrears, Grant

Bombay HC Orders Adarsh Society Building Demolition(02.05.2016)

Bombay HC has ordered Union Environment Ministry to demolish 31-storey Adarsh Co-operative Housing Society.

Tags : Bombay HC , Union Environment Ministry , Adarsh Co-operative Housing Society

Central Government issues orders for extending assistance to clear the dues of sugarcane farmers(09.05.2018)

1. Due to higher sugar production against the estimated consumption during the current sugar season 2017-18, the domestic sugar prices have remained d.....

Tags : Assistance, extension, Sugarcane farmers, Dues

Government of India makes systematic progress towards cash transfers of food subsidy, Shri Ram Vilas Paswan launches handbook to guide States in implementation of cash transfers of food subsidy(31.05.2018)

Shri Ram Vilas Paswan, the Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution launched the 'Handbook for Implementation of Cash Transfer.....

Tags : Cash transfers, Food subsidy, Progress

Lindt Wins Legal Battle over Gold Chocolate Bear Logo(24.09.2015)

Swiss chocolate maker Lindt & Spruengli has defeated rival confectioner Haribo, who sought to stop it from making its gold chocolate bears. Germany's .....

Tags : Lindt & Spruengli, Haribo,gold chocolate bears

ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY IN THE STATE OF UTTARAKHAND IS INEVITABLE SINCE THE CONCERNED STATUTE WITH RESPECT TO THE SAME HAS BEEN PROMULGATED AND ENFORCED LONG BEFORE IN THE YEAR 2011(19.06.2018)

In the instant Petition a question of great public importance has been raised for establishment of National Law University. The grievance of the Petit.....

Tags : National Law University, Uttarakhand

RBI Relaxes Norms on Loans to CEOs, Directors of Banks(17.09.2015)

RBI has said that loans granted to CEO and Whole Time Director of banks for purchasing car, personal computer, furniture, constructing/acquiring house.....

Tags : RBI, Loans to CEOs, Directors of Banks

Smart City Centers helping in improved and efficient delivery of public services: Puri Consultative committee meeting held in Surat(11.06.2018)

Shri Hardeep S Puri, Minister of State(I/C) for Housing & Urban Affairs has stated that Smart City Center project is a unique component of the Smart C.....

Tags : Centers, Delivery, Public services

SC: Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Persons Will Not Come Under Transgenders(30.06.2016)

SC, while clarifying 2014 order, has said that only transgenders will be treated as third gender. Gay, lesbian and bisexual persons will not come unde.....

Tags : SC, Transgenders

State Government Obliged To Provide Medical Treatment To Prisoners In Need(18.06.2018)

By way of this writ petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India, prayer has been made on behalf of petitioner seeking his release on par.....

Tags : Parole, Medical Treatment, Prison, Prisoners

When law required a thing to be done in a particular manner, same must be done accordingly, and, if prescribed procedure was not followed, it was assumed that, it had not been legally done(14.03.2018)

In facts of present case, 'Complainant' filed a complaint with Commission for alleged violations of Section 10 of Competition Act, 2010/Act. Complaina.....

Tags : Enquiry, Initiation, Powers, Commission

CCI passes order under Lesser Penalty Provisions against broadcasting service providers for rigging bids in tenders by Sports Broadcasters(11.07.2018)

This case was taken up by Competition Commission of India ('CCI') suo motu under Section 19 of the Competition Act, 2002 ('the Act') based on the disc.....

Tags : Penalty Provisions, Broadcasting, Service providers, Rigging bids

NGT Raps Maharshtra Govt. for Not Enforcing Eco Norms for Sand Mining(22.09.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has rapped state environment department for failing to ensure compliance of environment clearance conditions for sand mi.....

Tags : National Green Tribunal (NGT),Maharshtra Govt.

Faridabad Bar Association Bars Outstation Lawyers from Appearing in Courts Sans Local Counsel(22.06.2018)

The District Bar Association of Faridabad has passed a resolution barring all out station advocates from appearing in any court without local counsel......

Tags : Faridabad Bar Association, Outstation Lawyers, Litigation, Practice

Discontinuation of acceptance of cash by Stock Brokers(12.07.2018)

1. Please refer to SEBI circular SEBI/MRD/SE/Cir- 33/2003/27/08 dated August 27, 2003, regarding Mode of Payment and Delivery.

2. Government.....

Tags : Acceptance, Cash, Stock Brokers, Discontinuation

Delhi High Court Orders MYAS to Revoke IOA Chief’s Khel Protsahan Puraskar(01.09.2015)

Delhi High Court has ordered Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) to revoke Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar awarded to IOA chief and World Sq.....

Tags : Delhi High Court,Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports

India-US Strategy Energy Partnership Joint Statement(17.04.2018)

Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan and U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry co-chaired the inaugural meeting here today of the U.....

Tags : Partnership, Joint Statement, Energy Co-operation

Punjab and Haryana High Court to State Cops: Find if Forged Court Orders Used to Acquire Govt. Land(25.09.2015)

Punjab and Haryana HC has directed Deputy Commissioners of Mohali and Rupnagar to submit report on whether shamlat or government lands have been sanct.....

Tags : Punjab and Haryana HC ,Deputy Commissioners of Mohali and Rupnagar

Providing Safety and Protection to Women Workers in Both Organised and Unorganised Sectors(25.07.2018)

The Government has provided protective measures especially to women workers in various labour laws like the Factories Act, 1948, the Mines Act, 1952, .....

Tags : Protection, Women Workers, Organised, Unorganised Sectors

Cabinet approves Special Remission Scheme for prisoners(18.07.2018)

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister grants Special Remission to Prisoners as part of Commemoration of 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma G.....

Tags : Prisoners, Remission Scheme, Approval

Punjab and Haryana HC Provides Relief to 3,581 Guest Teachers(18.11.2015)

Punjab and Haryana High Court while acting on Haryana Government’s plea for reinstatement of 3,581 surplus guest teachers earlier removed from service.....

Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court , Haryana Government, Guest Teachers

Know Your Client (KYC) Requirements for Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs)(21.08.2018)

SEBI had issued circular No. CIR/IMD/FPIC/CIR/P/2018/64 dated April 10, 2018 in order to strengthen know your client (KYC) framework for foreign portf.....

Tags : KYC, Requirements, Portfolio Investors

Export of Red Sanders wood by Directorate of Revenue Intelligence and Governments of Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra - Extension of time regarding(03.10.2018)

In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 read with Para 1.02 of the Foreign Trade Policy.....

Tags : Export, Red Sanders wood, Extension, Time

Jammu and Kashmir HC Stays Screening Test of ReTs(04.01.2016)

Jammu and Kashmir High Court has stayed a government order regarding screening test of Rehbar-e-Taleem (ReT) teachers in the state.

Tags : Jammu and Kashmir High Court , Rehbar-e-Taleem (ReT) teachers

Inherent power has to be exercised in accordance with guidelines en-grafted(02.11.2018)

The Accused of Regular Criminal Case pending on the file of Judicial Magistrate First Class, has approached for quashment of First Information Report .....

Tags : Inherent powers, Quashment, FIR

Bombay HC Asks State Government to Introduce Advanced Investigating Methods for Serious Offences(16.11.2016)

Bombay High Court has said time has come for Maharashtra Government to take immediate steps towards introducing advanced methods for investigation of .....

Tags : Bombay High Court, Investigating Methods, investigating officers

Morocco and India agree to assist in Legal and Commercial Matters, NIC to support Modernization of Courts(13.11.2018)

Morroco & India yesterday signed an agreement to further mutual legal assistance in Civil & Commercial Courts. Union Minister of Law & Justice and Ele.....

Tags : Commercial Matters, Assistance, Agreement

CCI Rejects Complaint of Unfair Trade Practices Against Aura Real Estate and Waghere Promoters(11.01.2016)

Competition Commission of India (CCI) has rejected allegations of abuse of dominant position made against Aura Real Estate and Waghere Promoters relat.....

Tags : Competition Commission of India, Waghere Promoters, Aura Real Estate

Preventive detention cannot be used as an instrument to keep a person in perpetual custody without trial(30.11.2018)

Impugned in present petition is Order passed by District Magistrate, Respondent No. 2, whereby "detenu", has been placed under preventive detention. L.....

Tags : Personal liberty, Detention, Legality

University Grants Commission has approved UGC (Online Courses) Regulations, 2018 as landmark reform in the field of Higher Education(24.05.2018)

Higher Educational Institutions can now offer Certificate, Diploma and Degree Programmes in full-fledged online mode in line with their regular progra.....

Tags : Online courses, Regulations, Approval

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

Secretary DIPP announcing Ease of Doing Business Ranking of States

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

Tags : Business, Ease, Top rankers

Regulations for a four year B.Ed. integrated course published in official gazette in November, 2018(03.01.2019)

The recruitment and service conditions of teachers are primarily in the domain of State Governments/UT Administrations. The Central Government through.....

Tags : Regulations, B.Ed. course, Publication

Central Board of Direct Taxes signs three more Advance Pricing Agreements pertaining to the Engineering Goods and Shipping sectors(04.01.2017)

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has started the year 2017 by entering into three unilateral Advance Pricing Agreements (APAs) today. The thre.....

Tags : Agreement, Signing of, Engineering Goods and Shipping sectors

No Total Prohibition of Dance Bars in Maharashtra: Supreme Court(17.01.2019)

Supreme Court has held that there can't be a total prohibition of dance bars in Maharashtra and also relaxed the stringent conditions imposed by the G.....

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

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

Tags : Scholarship Portal, Mobile App, Launch

Delhi HC Rejects AAP's Plea on Management Quota(17.02.2016)

Delhi High Court has rejected Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Government's plea to scrap the management quota in nursery admission.

Tags : Delhi High Court, nursery admission

Central Government’s Last Budget Showers Benefits To Tax Payers Aiming Upcoming Elections(01.02.2019)

The Finance Minister Shri Piyush Goyal presented an interim budget in Parliament on Friday and announced numbers of benefits to the people. Aimed at u.....

Tags : Budget, Benefit, Tax-payers

Powers conferred by Section 405 of the Companies Act, 2013(22.01.2019)

S.O.368(E).--Whereas, the Central Government vide notification number S.O. 5622(E), dated the 2nd November, 2018 has directed that all companies, who .....

Tags : Powers, Provision, Confirmation

Officers of private bank punishable under POCA(23.02.2016)

Officers of a private bank, specifically its Chairman, Directors and other Officers are ‘public servants’ who can be prosecuted under the Prevention o.....

Tags : Prevention of corruption, bankers, public duty

When provocation was voluntary on part of offender, benefit of Exception I to Section 300 of IPC cannot be given(11.02.2019)

The Respondent was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) and sentenced to undergo life imprisonment by the Trial Court. The.....

Tags : Sentence, Conversion, Legality

NGT Directs Civic Bodies to Punish Builders for Dust(26.02.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked civic bodies and public authorities in Delhi-NCR to check air pollution caused by dust emanating from construc.....

Tags : National Green Tribunal , civic bodies , Builders

New Policy for Overseas Borrowings introduced(08.02.2019)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI), in consultation with the Government of India (GoI), decides to rationalize the framework for External Commercial Borrowin.....

Tags : Policy, Overseas Borrowings, Rationalization

CBDT identifies non-filers through Non-filers Monitoring System (NMS) by using Data Analytics and request the Non-filers to assess their tax liability for AY 2018-2019(22.01.2019)

The Non-filers Monitoring System (NMS) aims to identify and monitor persons who enter into high value transactions and have potential tax liabilities .....

Tags : Non-filers, Identification, Tax liability

SEBI Eases Norms for Foreign Portfolio Investors(30.06.2016)

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has allowed Foreign Portfolio Investors who had issued participatory notes under the erstwhile regulatio.....

Tags : Securities and Exchange Board of India , Foreign Portfolio Investors

FTII announces course in Film Criticism and the Art of Review(10.04.2019)

Breaking yet another new ground, Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) Pune has announced, for the first time, a course in Film Criticism and .....

Tags : Film Criticism, Course, Announcement

Order to disclose PM’s university degree stayed(01.07.2016)

Gujarat High Court allowed an interim stay of a CIC decision directing Gujarat University to disclose details of Prime Minister Modi’s university degr.....

Tags : university, degree, disclosure, prime minister, narendra modi

Nature of weapon used and vital part of body where blow was struck are sufficient to prove intention of Accused to cause death(10.04.2019)

Present appeal arises from the judgment and Order of a Division Bench of the High Court passed in Criminal Appeal. The High Court, while allowing the .....

Tags : Conviction, Sentence, Conversion, Validity

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

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

Tags : Bombay High Court , tenements on ownership basis to retired and serving policemen, Government

Appeal or revision cannot be dismissed solely on ground of failure to pre deposit maintenance amount(14.05.2019)

Petitioner impugns order whereby the Appellate Court has dismissed the appeal of the Petitioner on the ground that, Petitioner has failed to deposit t.....

Tags : Maintenance, Pre-deposit, Arrears

Delhi Court: Domestic Violence Act Does Not Override Personal Laws(04.08.2016)

A Delhi Court, while observing that the ‘Protection of Women from Domestic Violence (PWDV) Act does not override personal laws completely’, has reduce.....

Tags : Delhi Court, ‘Protection of Women from Domestic Violence (PWDV) Act, personal laws

Courts cannot be compelled to take a rigorous and technical view of appointment process(02.05.2019)

In present case, the Plaintiffs sought a declaration confirming their appointment as administrators of Traditional Therapy Clinics Ltd (In liq) (Compa.....

Tags : Appointment, Administrators, Declaration

CCI Junks Complaint against Parsvnath Developers(09.08.2016)

Competition Commission of India (CCI) has rejected a complaint alleging that realty player Parsvnath Developers abused its dominant position by imposi.....

Tags : Competition Commission of India, Parsvnath Developers

RBI imposes monetary penalty on five Prepaid Payment Instrument (PPI) Issuers(03.05.2019)

The Reserve Bank of India has imposed monetary penalty on five PPI Issuers for non-compliance of regulatory guidelines in exercise of its powers under.....

Tags : Penalty, Levy, PPI issuers

Enhancement of Pension for Freedom Fighters under the Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension Scheme(18.08.2016)

The existing pension scheme for Central freedom fighter pensioners and their eligible dependents has been restructured. The revised scale shall take e.....

Tags : Freedom fighters, Pension, Enhancement

Kerala High Court Rejects Income Tax Officers Request to Nullify Misconduct Proceedings(18.06.2019)

Kerala High Court has rejected a petition by the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) wherein the officer pleaded to vacate the order of the Ernakulam.....

Tags : Kerala High Court, Income Tax Officers

Madras HC: Sensitise Stakeholders to Prevent Minors From Drinking(26.10.2015)

Madras High Court has ordered authorities to sensitise stakeholders on preventing minors from consuming liquor by displaying boards and increasing awa.....

Tags : Madras High Court , Minors Drinking

Indian Railway Station Development Corporation (IRSDC) enters into Tripartite Agreement with French National Railways (SNCF) and AFD, a French Agency(11.06.2019)

AFD a French agency, has agreed to provide in-kind grant financing up to 7,00,000 EURO, through French National Railways (SNCF)-Hubs and Connexions as.....

Tags : IRSDC, Tripartite Agreement, French Agency

Delhi HC Seeks Status Report from DSLSA on Women Undertrial Prisoners(08.12.2015)

Delhi High Court has irked over condition of women undertrial prisoners who are still suffering in jails despite undergoing detention for half of thei.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, undertrial prisoners

Central Government decides to remove Minimum Educational qualification for Transport Drivers(18.06.2019)

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has decided to remove the requirement of minimum educational qualification for driving a transport vehicle.....

Tags : Minimum qualification, Removal, Drivers

NGT: No Jurisdiction to Deal with Issue of Mobile Towers Radiation(11.12.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has held that issue of radiation from mobile tower was beyond its jurisdiction as such an issue does not fall under the .....

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Power of rejection or refusal can be exercised by State Government after giving an opportunity of being heard(18.06.2019)

The challenge in present petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is to the order passed by the first Respondent which has been confirm.....

Tags : Personal hearing, Opportunity, Entitlement

Personal laws not disturbed by fundamental rights(24.07.1951)

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

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

Exemption of service and disability element of disability pension granted to disabled personnel who have been invalided on account of disability attributable to or aggravated by such service(24.06.2019)

Under the existing provisions of clause (l) of sub section 2 of section 297 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 ('Act') any notification issued under sub sect.....

Tags : Exemption, Pension, Disabled personnel

Simplified auto-registration of beneficiaries (IEC holders) on ICEGATE for eSANCHIT and other benefits(03.06.2019)

I am directed to refer to Board's circular No. 35/2018 dated 01.10.2018 wherein it was stated that CBIC was working towards bringing all the Participa.....

Tags : Auto-registration, IEC holders, Benefits

Bombay HC: Auto Rickshaw Drivers Must Know Marathi Language(18.11.2016)

Bombay High Court has observed that State Government’s condition of compelling auto rickshaw drivers to have knowledge of Marathi language is ‘reasona.....

Tags : Bombay High Court, auto rickshaw drivers, Marathi language

Price-Fixing Cartel amongst suppliers of Electric Power Steering Systems to automobile Original Equipment Manufacturers(15.08.2019)

The Competition Commission of India ('CCI') passed a final order with respect to cartelisation amongst NSK Limited, Japan ('NSK') and JTEKT Corporatio.....

Tags : Price-Fixing, Cartel, Suppliers

Liberalised Family Pension is payable only to family members of Armed Forces personnel who have died in action(23.09.2019)

In present matter, Naib Subedar Umed Singh was enrolled in the Army. On 19th December, 2001, he was posted at the International Border in Operation Pa.....

Tags : Family members, Pension, Entitlement

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 .....

Tags : National Consumer D, isputes Redressal Commission , Parsvnath Developers

Stock variation beyond permissible limits is a critical irregularity entails termination of dealership(07.11.2019)

The challenge in the present appeal is to an order of the Division Bench of the Gauhati High Court passed in writ appeal maintaining an order of the S.....

Tags : Stock variation, Dealership, Termination

Delhi HC Seeks Government’s Reply over Non-payment of Fees to APPs(20.12.2016)

Delhi High Court has sought a report from Chief Secretary, Ministry of Law over non-payment of fees by Delhi Government to thirty-two Additional Publi.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Additional Public Prosecutors, non-payment

Centre notifies Regulations for Insolvency Resolution and Bankruptcy Proceedings of Personal Guarantors to Corporate Debtors(20.11.2019)

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) notifies Regulations for Insolvency Resolution and Bankruptcy Proceedings of Personal Guarantors t.....

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Delhi HC Slams Lawyers For ‘Defacing’ Court Premises With Election Posters(12.01.2017)

Delhi High Court came down heavily on lawyers for “defacing” court premises by putting up posters for the upcoming elections for Executive Committee o.....

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TRAI releases Consultation Paper on "Transparency in Publishing of Tariff Offers"(27.11.2019)

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released a Consultation Paper on "Transparency in Publishing of Tariff Offers". Given the explosi.....

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Circular on Mutual Funds(15.02.2016)

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

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Management and advisory services by AMCs to Foreign Portfolio Investors(16.12.2019)

1. Consequent to the notification of SEBI (Foreign Portfolio Investors) Regulations, 2019 (hereinafter referred as "FPI Regulations"), Regulation 24 (.....

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NGT Imposes Rs 50 Cr Fine on 5 Illegal Miners in Saharanpur(19.02.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed five persons involved in illegal mining in Saharanpur area to pay an environmental compensation of Rs 50 cr.....

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Benefit of FTAs to Small Exporters(11.12.2019)

The Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) signed by India provide tariff concessions thereby giving opportunities for exports of products including those relat.....

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CIC: Ministers Answerable Under RTI(14.03.2016)

Central Information Commission (CIC) has ruled that Ministers in Union and State Cabinets are “public authorities” liable to answer public questions a.....

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Directions of High Court of Delhi at New Delhi on Exclusions related to Genetic Disorders(19.03.2018)

In the matter of M/s United India Insurance Company Limited Vs Jai Parkash Tayal (RFA 610/2016 & CM Nos. 45832/2017) Hon'ble High Court of Delhi at Ne.....

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Kerala High Court: Vigilance Officers to be Treated as Police Officers(13.02.2020)

Kerala High Court has held that the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) is a specialized police force, constituted in the exercise of the Stat.....

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RBI launches FCTRS module on e-Biz Platform to facilitate FDI Reporting(24.08.2015)

The Reserve Bank of India launched a module for reporting Foreign Currency Transfer of Shares on the eBiz portal. Online reporting facility on the eBi.....

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Centre issues new Rules for appointment of Members to Tribunals(12.02.2020)

The Union Ministry of Finance has framed fresh rules prescribing uniform norms for the appointment and service conditions of members to various tribun.....

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Delhi High Court: Cable Operators Liable to Collect, Pay Entertainment Tax to Govt(10.03.2017)

Delhi High Court has held that multi-system operators and local cable operators distributing TV signals directly to subscribers are liable to collect .....

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Cabinet approves Model MoU with foreign countries for unilateral/bilateral recognition of Certificates of Competency of seafarers(22.01.2020)

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval for the Model Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for unilat.....

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Supreme Court: Noida’s Emerald Towers Will Be Demolished If Built Without Proper Sanction(28.03.2017)

Supreme Court has said that if the two 40-storey residential buildings of Supertech's Emerald Towers in Noida were constructed without a proper sancti.....

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Standard Operating Procedure to be followed by exporters(23.01.2020)

As you are aware, several cases of monetisation of credit fraudulently obtained or ineligible credit through refund of Integrated Goods & Service Tax .....

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Supreme Court Refuses to Interfere with MCI's Notice on Admission in PG Medical Courses(04.05.2018)

Supreme Court has refused to interfere with the Medical Council of India's (MCI) recent notification allowing NEET candidates to participate in second.....

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Power under Section 482 of the CrPC cannot be exercised for upsetting concurrent findings of two courts below in absence of any perversity(13.03.2020)

The Petitioners have filed the present petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) with the prayers to allow the presen.....

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Snapchat’s Discover feature revealing more than expected(07.07.2016)

Popular video and photo sharing platform Snapchat is facing a lawsuit over its recently launched ‘Snapchat Discover’ feature.

Snapchat Dis.....

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SC Orders Police Protection to Inter-Caste Marriage Couple from Threat of Family(11.03.2020)

Supreme Court has ordered the Delhi and the Rajasthan Police to protect an inter-caste marriage couple from the threat of their family members.

Tags : Supreme Court, Farmers, Inter-Caste Marriage Couple

HCARD, a robot, to assist frontline COVID-19 healthcare warriors(29.04.2020)

Healthcare workers at hospitals are risking COVID-19 infection while taking care of those infected by it 24/7. Perhaps the level of risk may get reduc.....

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Government raises monetary limit for filling appeals relating to tax cases(11.07.2018)

In order to reduce litigation in both direct and indirect tax matters, the Central Government raises monetary limit for filling appeals by the Departm.....

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Bombay HC Takes Suo Motu Cognizance of Circular Prohibiting Door-To-Door Delivery of Newspapers(23.04.2020)

Bombay High Court has taken suo-motu cognizance of newspaper reports regarding a circular/notification whereby print media was exempted from lockdown .....

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Bombay HC Says 'Rape Survivors’ Children are Victims Too'(21.04.2017)

Bombay High Court has said that merely giving compensation to rape survivors is not enough, and efforts should be made by State government to frame a .....

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Where a penalty is imposed on employee for a conduct which led to conviction on criminal charges, the employer can independently take disciplinary action against employee(25.02.2020)

The present appeal arises from a judgment of a Division Bench of the High Court of Gujarat. The Division Bench, in a Letters Patent Appeal arising fro.....

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Delhi HC: Allow only Eco-Friendly Plastic(14.12.2015)

Delhi HC while sending a strong signal against another type of pollutant, has told plastic manufacturers, “Don't create something you can't destroy. W.....

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India joins Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence as a founding member to support the responsible and human-centric development and use of AI(15.06.2020)

India today joined the league of leading economies including USA, UK, EU, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Repub.....

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Services provided to the Government, a local authority or a governmental authority with regard to water supply(22.08.2016)

It has been reported to the Board that in some cases contractors providing service of construction of tube wells for Government have been considered t.....

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Bombay HC Suggests Civic Body to Publicise Details of Shopkeepers and Helpline(28.05.2020)

Bombay High Court has made suggestions to the Aurangabad Municipal Corporation to facilitate easier access of the details of shopkeepers and 24-hour h.....

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Supersession of notification number S.O. 1575(E) dated the 16th May, 2017(29.04.2019)

Whereas, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 11 of the National Investigation Act, 2008 (34 of 2008) (hereinafter referr.....

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MHA: E-Commerce Firms Can Deliver Only Essentials(20.04.2020)

Ministry of Home Affairs has rescinded permission to e-commerce firms to resume the sale and delivery of non-essential items from 20th April, 2020, a .....

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Bombay HC: Prisoners Cannot Claim a Right to Strike(13.09.2016)

Bombay HC, while approving transfer of several prisoners, after they staged a hunger strike, demanding better food, easier parole and furlough guideli.....

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Government committed to uphold and protect interest of homebuyers while ensuring ease of doing business in real estate sector(13.05.2020)

The Government is committed to uphold and protect the interest of homebuyers while ensuring ease of doing business in the real estate sector. Subseque.....

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Punjab and Haryana HC Allows Govt. to Go Ahead with Implementation of Teachers’ Transfer Policy(02.08.2016)

Punjab and Haryana HC has set a 72-hour deadline for Director, School Education, Haryana, to redress grievances of teachers regarding initial and supp.....

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Relaxation in adherence to prescribed timelines issued by SEBI due to Covid 19(13.04.2020)

1. In wake of the current nationwide lock down of 21 days as directed by Government of India due to issue of Covid-19, a need has been felt to extend .....

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MHA Allows Interstate Movement of Workers(30.04.2020)

Ministry of Home Affairs has relaxed lockdown rules to allow movement of migrant workers across states, but with strict health protocols. The Ministry.....

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Further clarification on tax in reverse charge on gold ornaments(13.07.2017)

In the GST Ki Master Class held yesterday, in one of the replies given to an on-the-spot-question, it was informed that purchase of old gold jewellery.....

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Delhi HC Directs Delhi Govt. to Ensure Payment and Registration of Construction Workers(25.05.2020)

Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government as well as Delhi Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board to ensure that ex gratia pay.....

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Govt Extends Due Date of Transfer of Shares to IEPF Authority, New Dates to Notify Soon(31.05.2017)

Ministry of Corporate Affairs has extended due date of transfer of shares to Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) Authority which earlier was.....

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Swasth ke Sipahi deliverying essential services and medicines at doorstep of patients and elderly under Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana(07.04.2020)

Pharmacists, popularly known as "Swasth ke Sipahi", of Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Kendra , are deliverying essential services and medicines at doorst.....

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Existing regulations on insurance commissions and remuneration to continue(15.03.2016)

The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India advised insurers, insurance intermediaries and insurance agents to continue complying with.....

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CRIMINAL - Pollachi Sex scandal: Madras HC says mainstream media 'deliberately avoids' Tamil Nadu(13.03.2019)

Madras High Court has slammed mainstream media for not covering Pollachi sex scandal as they did with the case of Nirbhaya, who was brutally raped by .....

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SEBI develops an online system for detecting misuse of clients' securities by brokers(13.02.2020)

In the recent past years, it has been observed that some brokers have misused clients' securities received as collateral to meet their own settlement .....

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Delhi High Court Tells Lower Court to Avoid Delays in a 2010 Murder Case of Delhi University Student(20.05.2019)

Delhi High Court has directed a lower court to ensure that the trial of a nine-year-old murder case, which saw a Delhi University student being killed.....

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Court cannot create a law or policy. However, if there is a law, the Court can certainly enforce it(05.05.2020)

Present public interest litigation has been filed with the prayers for issuance a Writ of Mandamus to the Respondents to make provisions for the payme.....

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Madras HC Orders TN Govt. to Close FIRs Against 2,500 Flood-Hit Protesters in Tuticorin(14.12.2015)

Madras HC has directed Tamil Nadu Govt. to close FIRs against about 2,500 people who staged demonstrations recently demanding that Tuticorin district .....

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President Promulgates Banking Regulation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020(27.06.2020)

In order to ensure safety of depositors across banks, the President has promulgated the Banking Regulation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020. The Ordinance.....

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CBDT: Sebi-Registered FPIs get I-T Filing Relief(11.12.2015)

Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has clarified that incomplete or deficient returns filed by Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) would not be treat.....

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Costs of winding up of a partnership are to be paid out of the partnership assets unless there are good reasons to the contrary(18.06.2020)

In present matter, On 11 March 2019 the Plaintiff, in his own capacity and in his capacity as executor of the deceased's estate, brought an applicatio.....

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Madras High Court : Only IG of Prisons Entitled to Transfer Prisoners(09.11.2015)

Madras High Court has held that a remand prisoner can be transferred from one prison to another only on the basis of a written order passed by Inspect.....

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Courts should not interfere with a transfer order made in public interest unless the same is in violation of any mandatory statutory rule(23.06.2020)

The Petitioner is aggrieved by her transfer from the Thrissur Regional Centre to Tirur Campus of the first Respondent. The Petitioner challenges Exhib.....

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Competition Commission of India Clears Coffee Day Overseas-Coffee Day Enterprises Deal(03.10.2016)

Competition Commission of India has cleared proposed amalgamation of Coffee Day Overseas with Coffee Day Enterprises, which operates popular CCD chain.....

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Any order for further and better discovery is discretionary and the discretion must be exercised having regard to the objectives of case management(25.06.2020)

Present is the Plaintiff's application for discovery orders. The Plaintiff is seeking orders requiring the second Defendant to discover all applicatio.....

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SC Questions Centre, AMU About Norms Flouted in Appointment of Vice Chancellor(20.09.2016)

SC while questioning the mode and method in which the Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has been appointed, asked that how University.....

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Securities and Exchange Board of India (International Financial Services Centres) Guidelines, 2015-Amendments(09.07.2020)

1. Kindly refer to SEBI (IFSC) Guidelines, 2015 which were notified by SEBI on March 27, 2015 and SEBI Circular dated July 27, 2017.

2. In o.....

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Jammu & Kashmir High Court Serves Notices to Eight Nominated Members of Legislative Council (MLCs)(12.08.2015)

Jammu & Kashmir High Court has served notices to all eight nominated Members of Legislative Council (MLCs) seeking their response as to why their nomi.....

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Reimbursement of Merchant Discount Rate(16.02.2017)

The Government of India (GoI) has decided to absorb the Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) charges in respect of debit card transactions while making paymen.....

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Supreme Court Gives Stay on Karnataka High Court's Order of 3 Months Jail to SRS MD(10.02.2020)

Supreme Court has provided interim relief to K T Rajashekar, the managing director of S R S Travel and Logistics by staying the Karnataka High Court's.....

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Examination for confirmation of enrolment of GST Practitioners to be conducted by NACIN(14.05.2019)

The National Academy of Customs, Indirect Taxes and Narcotics (NACIN) has been authorized vide Notification No. 24/2018-Central Tax dated 28.5.2018, t.....

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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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Guidelines cannot be read as mandatory Rules to be adhered to in all circumstances or to take away all discretionary powers of transfer from the competent authorities(21.07.2020)

Present petition has been filed by the Petitioner, who is employed as a Sub-Inspector in CISF, presently at NLC, Barsingsar, Bikaner, for issuance of .....

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SC Issues Notice to Aligarh Muslim University(01.12.2015)

Supreme Court has asked Aligarh Muslim University to file reply over petition seeking a direction to quash appointment of its Vice-Chancellor (VC).

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Celebrity Endorsements(01.08.2017)

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution, which examined the Consumer Protection Bill, 2015, has recomme.....

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Karnataka HC Directs Govt to Constitute Expert Team of Doctors to Inspect Hospitals(17.07.2020)

Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to immediately constitute an expert committee of doctors which would inspect and supervise hosp.....

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Bombay HC Denies Bail to Shiv Sena Members for Assaulting RTI Activist Mallikarjun Bhaikatti(02.12.2015)

Bombay HC has denied anticipatory bail to five Shiv Sena members who allegedly assaulted RTI activist Mallikarjun Bhaikatti on the premises of Shahu C.....

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Delhi High Court To Police: Stay Away from JNU Unless There's Law-Order Issue(10.08.2017)

Delhi High Court has asked police to stay away from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus unless there is any evidence of disruption of law and ord.....

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India-US Strategic Energy Partnership: Sustainable Growth Pillar India Energy Modeling Forum Launch on July 2, 2020(15.07.2020)

Sustainable Growth Pillar is an important pillar of India-US Strategic Energy Partnership co-chaired by NITI Aayog and USAID. The SG pillar entails en.....

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Supreme Court Asks, ‘Can Clerics Be Tried Under Election Law?’(20.10.2016)

Supreme Court while deliberating on its two-decade-old judgement which declared “Hinduism” as a way of life, has asked if spiritual leaders who aren’t.....

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When investigation is faulty or is alleged to be unfair, Court has power to order further investigation suo motu(10.08.2020)

The Petitioners are accused charge sheeted for offences punishable under Sections 188, 447, 506(i) read with Section 34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IP.....

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Calcutta High Court Tells Bengal Government: Don't Draw Line Between Hindus-Muslims(21.09.2017)

Calcutta High Court, while questioning West Bengal government's curbs on Durga idol immersion, has said that State cannot hinder a citizen's right to .....

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IBBI amends the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate Persons) Regulations, 2016(07.08.2020)

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) notifies the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate.....

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Regulation of private practice by govt. doctors is subject matter of separate Rules, circular issued under J&K Govt. Employees (Conduct) Rules 1971 not applicable to govt. doctors(21.10.2016)

A Writ Petition was instituted in public interest before High Court of Jammu and Kashmir by Respondents seeking to challenge a Circular dated 11 Augus.....

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Central Consumer Protection Authority established to promote, protect and enforce the rights of consumers(30.07.2020)

The Consumer Protection Act, 2019 has come into force from 20th July, 2020. As provided in section 10 of the Act, the Central Consumer Protection Auth.....

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Greater vigilance for multiple directorships and common addresses of companies(03.11.2015)

The Special Investigation Team has sought permission from the Ministry of Corporate Affairs to take action against violations of the Companies Act, 19.....

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SEBI notifies Amendments to SEBI (Investment Advisers) Regulations, 2013(03.07.2020)

SEBI has notified amendments to SEBI (Investment Advisers) Regulations, 2013. Amendments are intended to strengthen the regulatory framework for inves.....

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Security Protocol Rules Relating to Differently Abled Persons at Airports(17.11.2016)

With regard to the security protocol rules relating to differently abled persons at airports, the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), the regula.....

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SC Stays Bail Granted to Wadhawan Brothers by Bombay High Court(07.09.2020)

Supreme Court has stayed the bail granted to DHFL promoters, Kapil and Dheeraj Wadhawan by the Bombay High Court in the case pertaining to the Yes Ban.....

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Delhi High Court Asks DUSU to Clean up Its Mess Before Diwali(22.09.2017)

Delhi High Court rapped the newly-elected president of Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) Rocky Tuseed and other candidates for defacing public pr.....

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A judgment may be open to review if there is a mistake or an error apparent on the face of the record(06.08.2020)

Present Review Petition has been preferred by the original writ Petitioner seeking review of the order passed by present Court in writ petition which .....

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Madras High Court Dismisses PIL Against VC of Pondicherry University(06.06.2016)

Madras High Court has dismissed a petition filed by a dean (incharge) of Pondicherry University challenging the appointment of Anisa B Khan as the vic.....

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Designated Nodal Officers for Ombudsman Offices(15.10.2020)

1. The Institution of Insurance Ombudsman plays a vital role in providing resolution in timely and cost effective manner. Insurers need to have a grea.....

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Vehicles purchased by company for officers’ personal use not excluded from consumer protection law(08.07.2016)

The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission held that vehicles purchased by a company for its directors for their personal use are not exclude.....

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P&H HC Grants Anticipatory Bail to Person Accused of Hurting Sentiments of SC/ST Castes(09.11.2020)

Punjab & Haryana High Court has granted Anticipatory Bail to one Mandeep accused of hurting the sentiments of the SC/ST castes by making a TiktTok vid.....

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Cases pertaining to 'Panama Papers': Investigation in full swing(06.11.2017)

Pursuant to revelations made by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), a Washington based organization in April 2016 about .....

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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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Delhi HC Rejects Urgent Hearing Plea Over Allegation of Poor Quality Food For Soldiers(16.01.2017)

Delhi High Court has refused urgent hearing on a plea seeking a status report from Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) following a BSF soldier's allegation.....

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Review of framework of Innovators Growth platform under SEBI (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2018(17.12.2020)

1. SEBI in 2019 had created Innovators Growth Platform (IGP) framework under ICDR Regulations to encourage and facilitate capital raising and listing .....

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MP HC: A Govt. Servant Has A Right To Visit Any Person Of His Choice(26.10.2017)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that government servants ‘did not violate’ Rule 5 of Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, 1964, by meeting RSS c.....

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Finance Minister unveils Doorstep Banking Services by PSBs(09.09.2020)

Union Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs inaugurated Doorstep Banking Services by PSBs and participated in the awards ceremony to felicitate best.....

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Training and examination for channels of insurance distribution harmonised(13.07.2016)

The Insurance Regulatory Development Authority of India took steps to streamline the training and examination of persons involved in selling and distr.....

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SAARC Central Bank Governors Meet for 40th SAARCFINANCE Governors' Group(04.11.2020)

The 40th Meeting of the SAARCFINANCE Governors' Group was held today in a virtual format. Shri Shaktikanta Das, Governor, RBI, chaired the meeting and.....

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Government amends Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Fifth Amendment Rules, 2014 easing norms for independent directors(18.12.2020)

Central Government amends Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Fifth Amendment Rules, 2014 in exercise of powers conferred under Sec.....

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Answer Key are subjected to judicial review only when it is demonstrably wrong(27.11.2020)

Present writ petition has been filed seeking directions to the Respondents to modify answers to Question 7, Question 53, Question 78, and to delete Qu.....

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PIL cannot be filed in service matters(27.02.2017)

Instant writ petition is filed by a non-legal person and which is Forum of Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribes Legislators and Parliamentarians. Petiti.....

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Karnataka HC Directs Action Against Illegal Use of Loudspeakers at Religious Places(14.01.2021)

Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to issue directions to the police machinery as well as Karnataka State Pollution Control Board .....

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Investigations in cases of 'Paradise Papers' to be monitored through reconstituted Multi Agency Group(06.11.2017)

Revelations made today in the media under the name 'Paradise Papers' [based upon expose done by the International Consortium of Investigative Journali.....

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P&H HC Asks Police to Look into Process of Registering FIRs in State(02.11.2020)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked the Police authorities to look into the process of registering First Information Reports in the State and ensu.....

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SC Says, Governors, Including Ex-Judges are Political Appointees(04.02.2016)

Supreme Court has observed that Governors, including former judges, were political appointees and their decisions were subject to judicial review.

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Bombay HC: Sex Partners Cannot be Compelled to Marry(17.01.2017)

Bombay High Court has observed that just because two individuals are sexually involved they cannot be compelled to marry.

Tags : Bombay High Court, Sex Partners, Marriage

Married daughters are eligible to seeking benefit of compassionate appointment(15.12.2020)

Petitioner in present petition has challenged the order denying appointment on compassionate ground on the death of her father on the score that she i.....

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Guidelines Prescribing Modalities for Persons with Disabilities to Show Respect to The National Anthem(25.01.2017)

In pursuance of the order of Hon'ble Supreme Court dated 09.12.2016 in the matter of Writ Petition (Civil) No. 855 of 2016, the Central Government has.....

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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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Distinct logo cannot rescue copycat emulating overall trade dress(25.05.2016)

Delhi High Court rejected submissions by Pure Play Sports that the similarity in designs between its shoes and those of the Plaintiff Skechers was suf.....

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Delhi HC Clarifies That Distinction Can’t be Made Between Prisoners on Parole by Jail or Court(16.10.2020)

Delhi High Court has clarified that no distinction can be created between prisoners who were released on parole by the jail authorities and those who .....

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Computer based Examination under Regulation 6 of the Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations, 2018 (As Amended)(11.02.2019)

Reference is invited to the Notice dated 27.04.2018 and Corrigendum dated 11.12.2018 inviting applications for the Customs Brokers Examination to be c.....

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MCA Notifies Companies (Compromises, Arrangements and Amalgamations) Amendment Rules, 2021(03.02.2021)

Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has notified the Companies (Compromises, Arrangements and Amalgamations) Amendment Rules, 2021 so as to enable the.....

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TRAI conducted an Open House Discussion (OHD) on Consultation Paper on "Empanelment of Auditors for Digital Addressable Systems"(18.04.2018)

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) convened an Open House Discussion (OHD) on Consultation Paper on "Empanelment of Auditors for Digital.....

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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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Suresh Prabhu launches digital platform for MSME Exporters(17.04.2018)

Commerce and Industry Minister, Suresh Prabhu at the launch of FIEO Global Linker, a digital platform for MSME Exporters.

The Minister of .....

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Supreme Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Establishment of 'World Class University' In India(17.02.2021)

Supreme Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation seeking the establishment of a "world class University" in India.

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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.....

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PROPERTY - Delhi HC: Forced and Unannounced Eviction Of Slum Dwellers Contrary To Law(19.03.2019)

Delhi High Court has observed that forced and unannounced eviction of jhuggi dwellers is contrary to law and authorities should ensure that displaced .....

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Union Cabinet approves enhanced delegation of financial powers under Capital Procurement to Deputy Chiefs and Command Chiefs of Armed Forces(17.02.2021)

The Union Cabinet today approved enhanced delegation of Financial Powers under Capital Procurement to levels below Vice-Chief of Armed Forces. As per .....

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Being appointed or absorbed makes no difference to the service rendered(10.08.2015)

In a case involving pensionary benefits, the Court held that distinction between employees who have been absorbed or allocated and those who have been.....

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Supreme Court: Home Buyers Can Directly Approach NCDRC Against Builders(22.02.2017)

Supreme Court has upheld decision of National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) wherein it allowed flat buyers to jointly approach it in .....

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Delhi High Court Issues Notice Seeking Centre’s Response on Plea for Special Probe(12.02.2020)

Delhi High Court has sought the Centre’s response to a plea seeking Court-monitored probe by a committee or a special investigation team into the poli.....

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Delhi HC: Accused Can Seek Conversion of Summary Trial to Summons Trial After Disclosing Defence(18.03.2021)

Delhi High Court has observed that in a trial for the offence of cheque dishonour under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, the accus.....

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Opposing an interim injunction does not necessarily constitute submitting a first statement on the substance of the dispute(11.08.2015)

Waiver of a right by a party to enforce the arbitration agreement must be gathered from the facts and circumstances of the case. The Court noted that .....

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Govt Notifies Postponement of Reverse Charge Mechanism till June(26.03.2018)

Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) has notified that the implementation of Reverse Charge Mechanism (RCM) has been deferred until 30th June 20.....

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Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Voting Rights for Prisoners(13.02.2020)

Delhi High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation seeking voting rights for prisoners, stating that statutory rights are subject to restrict.....

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P&H HC: Partner Cannot Claim Experience of Erstwhile Firm in Independent Capacity(22.03.2021)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that a person who was earlier a partner of an erstwhile partnership firm could not claim the benefit of experie.....

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CBEC reduces requirements for registering as first stage dealer and importer(28.06.2016)

The Central Board of Excise and Customs specified requirements for those seeking to register as a first stage dealer and importer.

A perso.....

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Fine Imposed on CPWD for Arbitrary Rejection of Bid to Build Prime Ministers Museum: Delhi HC(17.04.2019)

Delhi High Court has imposed costs of Rs 1.5 lakh on the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) for its unjustified rejection of a bid to construct a .....

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Powers under Part III of IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 not delegated to States(03.03.2021)

Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has today written a letter to Chief Secretaries of all States and Administrators of all Union Territories (UT.....

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Banks must offer Wealth Management Services through subsidiary(21.04.2016)

The Reserve Bank of India clarified that banks cannot provide Investment Advisory Services (better known as ‘Wealth Management Services’) to its custo.....

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Madras High Court Suggests Varsity Rope in Credit Card Company to Remit Fee(11.05.2018)

Madras High Court has suggested the Anna University to rope in a credit card company that can collect money from students and remit them online.

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SC Adjourns Cases Listed for 25th March After PM Announces 21 Days Nationwide Lockdown(25.03.2020)

Supreme Court has notified that all the matters that were listed for urgent hearing before it on 25th March, 2020 stand adjourned because of the 21-da.....

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SEBI cautions investors against impersonation(12.04.2021)

It has come to the notice of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) that unscrupulous elements are cheating investors / public using the na.....

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Issuance of Rupee denominated bonds overseas - Multilateral and Regional Financial Institutions as Investors(16.02.2017)

Attention of Authorised Dealer Category-I (AD Category-I) banks is invited to paragraph No. 4 of A. P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 60 dated April 13, 20.....

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DIRECT TAXATION - Partners can’t be Taxed for Transaction Made by Firm: ITAT(18.03.2019)

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal ( ITAT ), Pune has held that the partners cannot be taxed for transaction made by the Firms.

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SC: Person Ineligible Under IBC Cannot Propose Compromise Scheme Under Companies Act(16.03.2021)

Supreme Court has held that a person who is ineligible under Section 29A of the Insolvency Bankruptcy Code, 2016 to submit a resolution plan, cannot p.....

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Enforcement action in respect of statutory auditors of commercial banks(03.06.2019)

RBI vide its Press Release dated June 29, 2018 had put in place an enforcement action framework in respect of statutory auditors for the lapses in the.....

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Procedure for seeking prior approval for change in control of SEBI registered Portfolio Managers(12.05.2021)

1. Regulation 11 of the SEBI (Portfolio Managers) Regulations, 2020 prescribes the conditions of registration as a Portfolio Manager. Vide SEBI (Portf.....

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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 .....

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Split of position of Chairperson and Managing Directors in listed companies(24.07.2018)

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), based on the recommendations of Kotak Committee on Corporate Governance, has amended the SEBI (List.....

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Karnataka HC Will Be Closed From April 15 to April 30, Urgent Cases Will Be Heard(14.04.2020)

Karnataka High Court has issued a notification stating that it will remain closed for the period from 15th April, 2020 to 30th April, 2020 (both days .....

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MP HC Appeals to All States to Provide Green Corridors for Tankers Carrying Liquid Medical Oxygen(03.05.2021)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has appealed to all State Governments and their respective Police and Transport authorities for providing green corridors to.....

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Extension of time for receiving comments on Consultation Paper on "Complaints/Grievance Redressal in Telecom Sector"(17.08.2016)

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) issued a Consultation Paper on "Complaints/Grievance Redressal in Telecom Sector" on 28th July, 2016 .....

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Karnataka High Court: Do Not Allow Idol Immersion in Lakes(19.06.2019)

Karnataka High Court has directed the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike to install CCTV cameras, around the lakes to prevent miscreants from damaging.....

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Relaxations relating to procedural matters - Issues and Listing(22.04.2021)

1. SEBI vide Circular no. SEBI/HO/CFD/DIL2/CIR/P/2020/78 dated May 6, 2020, granted one time relaxations from strict enforcement of certain regulation.....

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IPRS restrained from granting licences to work of late Jagjit Singh(14.03.2016)

Delhi High Court prohibited the Intellectual Property Rights Society from granting licenses in respect of works of late ghazal singer Jagjit Singh.

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Delhi High Court Quashes DU Ordinance Abolishing Supplementary Exams(14.05.2018)

Delhi High Court has quashed a 2017 ordinance that had abolished the supplementary exam for third-year students insofar as it applied to students who .....

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Kerala HC Extends All Interim Orders Passed by HC and Subordinate Courts(25.03.2020)

Kerala High Court has extended the subsistence of all the interim orders passed by it and the Courts subordinate to it till 14th April, 2020, in view .....

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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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Rate of exchange of one unit of foreign currency equivalent to Indian rupees(18.08.2016)

In exercise of powers conferred by Section 14 of Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), and in supersession of notification of the Central Board of Excise an.....

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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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Facilitation by the Insurers for cashless services at network hospitals(22.04.2021)

1. It has been brought to the notice of the Authority that some hospitals are denying cashless facility to policyholders for treatment of COVID-19 tre.....

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Madras High Court denies anticipatory bail to Subhiksha promoter(18.09.2015)

The Court denied anticipatory bail to R. Subramanian, noting that it had already passed lenient orders in the past in efforts to enable some repayment.....

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President Gives Assent to Bill on Fugitive Economic Offenders(06.08.2018)

President Ram Nath Kovind has given his assent to a Bill that will deter fugitive economic offenders from evading the legal process in India and fleei.....

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MHA: Face Cover Compulsory in All Public Places & Work Spaces; Public Spitting Prohibited(15.04.2020)

Union Home Ministry has issued a directive making the wearing of face cover compulsory in all public places and work spaces. Public spitting has also .....

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Committee on Asset Reconstruction Companies invites views and suggestions from stakeholders(28.04.2021)

As part of the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies released along with the Monetary Policy Statement on April 7, 2021, the Reserve Bank.....

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J&K High Court to Govt.: Remove Illegal Constructions on Sindh within 4 Weeks(01.10.2015)

Jammu and Kashmir High Court has ordered concerned Deputy Commissioners to remove illegal constructions on river Sindh which flows through Ganderbal,.....

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Supreme Court Moots Framing of a Pragmatic Policy for Children of Women Prisoners(06.08.2018)

Supreme Court has expressed concern about the children of women prisoners and has also suggested framing of a pragmatic policy for looking after such .....

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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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1 lakh portable oxygen concentrators to be procured from PM cares fund(28.04.2021)

500 more PSA oxygen plants, based on technology developed by DRDO, sanctioned under PM CARES The Oxygen Concentrators & PSA Plants will greatly augmen.....

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Cheating Complaints Against Builders Not Civil in Nature: Bombay High Court(11.05.2018)

Bombay High Court has said that complaints filed by public, where they allege of being cheated by a developer or builder, cannot be termed as "civil d.....

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Calcutta HC Extends All Interim Orders Passed by It and Courts Subordinate to It(25.03.2020)

Calcutta High Court has extended the subsistence of all the interim orders passed by it and the Courts subordinate to it till 30th April, 2020, provid.....

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RBI releases names of applicants under the Guidelines for 'on tap' Licensing of Universal Banks and Small Finance Banks in the Private Sector(15.04.2021)

The Reserve Bank of India today released the names of applicants under the Guidelines for 'on tap' Licensing of Universal Banks and Small Finance Bank.....

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Karnataka HC to Have More Benches to Hear Extremely Urgent Cases(04.05.2020)

Karnataka High Court has notified that from 4th May, 2020, two or three benches will be available to hear extremely urgent matters for two or three da.....

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Existing FCRA account holders given more time till 30.06.2021 to open "FCRA Account" in designated New Delhi Branch of State Bank of India(19.05.2021)

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has permitted existing Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) account holders to open their "FCRA Account" in.....

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Karnataka HC Refuses to Quash UGC Notification Restricting Physical Jurisdiction of NLSIU(02.06.2021)

Karnataka High Court has refused to quash a public notice and regulations issued by University Grants Commission by which it restricts the physical ju.....

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ITAT Delhi: ‘Personal Use’ has Important Role in Granting Depreciation on any Vehicle(04.06.2019)

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) Delhi has held that the element of personal use has a significant role to play while granting depreciation on any.....

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Sponsor contribution to an AIF set up in overseas jurisdiction, including IFSCs(12.05.2021)

1. Attention of AD Category - I banks is invited to paragraph A.3.(e) and B.6 of Master Direction No.15 dated January 1, 2016, on "Direct Investment b.....

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Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada Faculty Wins Fourth Patent for Microbes(30.09.2015)

JNTUK faculty, Ramesh Malothu, has achieved fourth patent on Microbial Type Culture Collection and Gene Bank (MTCC) microbial culture deposition on ‘M.....

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Lok Sabha Passes Bill to Set-up National Sports University in Manipur(06.08.2018)

Lok Sabha has passed a Bill to establish a National Sports University in Manipur to promote sports education in India.

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SC Disposes Health Workers' Plea as Their Grievances Will Be Addressed Fast Through Helplines(15.04.2020)

Supreme Court has disposed of the pleas on submission of the Centre that a Helpline number will be generated for grievances of medical staff, where an.....

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Cabinet approves Agreement between the GOI and Government of UK on Customs Cooperation and Mutual Administrative Assistance in Customs Matters(28.04.2021)

The Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the signing and ratification of an Agreement between the Government of Republi.....

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Recovery of dues owed by MPs, MLAs and political bodies(07.08.2015)

In a PIL raising issue to dues owed by Members of Parliament, Legislative Assemblies and other political entities to public utility providers and hote.....

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Punjab and Haryana High Court Asks Panjab University to Pay 50,000 As Damages to Asst Prof.(22.02.2017)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed Panjab University to pay Rs 50,000 in damages to a former Assistant Professor in one of its affiliated coll.....

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National Company Law Appellate Tribunal Orders Reverse Real Estate Insolvency Process(12.02.2020)

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has passed an order for a reverse insolvency process, which could set a template for stressed real estate proj.....

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

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

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Agreement signed on repatriation of Bru persons to Mizoram(03.07.2018)

In a major breakthrough on repatriation of displaced Bru persons from Mizoram since 1997, an agreement has been signed by Government of India, Governm.....

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Uttarakhand HC Directs State Govt. to Consider Paying 50% Minimum Support Price to Farmers(23.04.2020)

Uttarakhand High Court has directed the State Government to consider paying 50% Minimum Support Price for wheat to the farmers so as to address their .....

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Government announces various relief measures for taxpayers under GST law in view of severe COVID-19 pandemic(02.05.2021)

In view of the challenges faced by taxpayers in meeting the statutory and regulatory compliances under Goods & Services Tax (GST) law due to the outbr.....

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Karnataka HC Refrains Transport Department from Taking Coercive Action Against Taxi Aggregators(08.12.2016)

Karnataka High Court has directed Transport Department Authorities not to take any coercive action against All-India Tourist Taxi Operators under Karn.....

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Prescription shall commence to run as soon as the debt is due(21.09.2020)

Present case is about whether or not a claim to divide the fruits of a universal partnership can prescribe in terms of the Prescription Act 68 of 1969.....

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Setback to AAP Government as Delhi High Court ruled against it(04.08.2016)

High Court pronounced that, National Capital Territory continues to be a Union Territory and the Lieutenant Governor is its administrative head.....

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Extension of time to submit proposals for empanelment in the panel of Auditors to carry out Audit of Digital Addressable Systems(29.04.2019)

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had issued Expression of Interest (EOI) for Empanelment of Auditors to Carry out Audit of Digital Add.....

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Aviation Ministry Directs Airlines to Give Full Refund for Cancellation of Flight Tickets(17.04.2020)

Ministry of Civil Aviation has directed the airlines to give full refund to the customers seeking cancellation of the flight tickets booked, both dome.....

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SC: Persons Putting Out Public Appeals Through Social Media Cannot be Targeted Through Arrests(04.05.2021)

Supreme Court has sent a strong message that persons who are putting out public appeals for help in social media during the COVID-19 crisis cannot be .....

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SC Rejects Plea against Madras HC Order Barring Publishing Lawyers', Judges’ Names(27.09.2016)

Supreme Court has rejected appeal against Madras High Court order directing all print and electronic media not to publish the names of judges and lawy.....

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Enhancement of overseas investment limits for Mutual Funds(03.06.2021)

1. The Para 1 of SEBI Circular No. SEBI/HO/IMD/DF3/CIR/P/2020/225 dated November 05, 2020 specified the overseas investment limits per Mutual Fund.

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CBEC: No Service Tax for Yoga Practitioners(27.09.2016)

Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) has notified that entity promoting yoga will not have to pay service tax for a period between 1 July, 2012 .....

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Export of Red Sanders wood by Directorate of Revenue Intelligence - Extension of time(31.05.2021)

1. In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 read with Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development 86 Regulation) Act, 1992 and in terms of Para 1......

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Supreme Court: Magistrate’s Order Not Necessary to Obtain Accused’s Fingerprint Specimen(03.07.2018)

Supreme Court has held that a police officer need not obtain an order from a Magistrate for obtaining a specimen of fingerprints of the accused under .....

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Central Government announces income tax relief for real-estate developers and home buyers(13.11.2020)

Finance Minister announces certain income tax relief measures for real-estate developers and home buyers. This being a much needed step would infuse p.....

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Bombay HC Summons Sunil Mantri in Rs 300-Crore Cheating Case(23.11.2015)

Bombay High Court has summoned real-estate baron Sunil Mantri for allegedly cheating investors, home-buyers and borrowers of over Rs 300 crore. The co.....

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Bombay High Court: Arbitrators Must List No of Cases They Have(30.05.2019)

Bombay High Court has observed that companies or their advocates often appoint the same advocate in hundreds, even thousands of disputes as their arbi.....

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CBIC provides facilitation for exporters having IGST refund issues(22.02.2021)

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has extended the time limit for sanction of pending IGST refunds in such cases where records ha.....

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SC Permits Accused to Bring on Record Taped Telephonic Conversations as Defence(25.11.2015)

Supreme Court for the first time has permitted an accused to bring on record taped telephonic conversations to prove his innocence in a child sexual a.....

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'Doubling Farmers' Income by 2022' – Measures(29.09.2016)

Government of India in the Union Budget 2016-17 had announced its resolve to double the income of farmers by 2022. Several steps have been taken towar.....

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SC Permits Interaction of Party-In-Person with Registrar Through Video Conferencing Mode(13.07.2020)

Supreme Court has issued a circular permitting the interaction of Party-in-Person with the Registrar through Video Conferencing mode also.

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Telangana HC Upholds Preventive Detention of Man Accused of Duping Poor Farmers(06.07.2021)

Telangana High Court has upheld preventive detention of a man accused of duping farmers of their hard-earned agricultural produce, observing that whit.....

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Finance Ministry Launches Mobile Application "Jan Dhan Darshak"(26.09.2018)

Department of Financial Services (DFS), Ministry of Finance and National Informatics Centre (NIC) has jointly developed a mobile app called Jan Dhan D.....

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CBIC Launches Online Filing of Application for Authorised Economic Operators(13.07.2021)

Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC) has inaugurated the online filing of Authorised Economic Operators (AEO) T2 and T3 applications. The .....

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J&K High Court Issues Public Notices on Erring Engineers(30.11.2015)

Jammu and Kashmir High Court has issued public notices to all Chief Engineers of Irrigation and Flood Control Department who were posted since 1996 in.....

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Centre Mandates Trucks with Air Conditioned Cabins for Drivers(24.07.2017)

The Central Government has mandated vide its notification no G.S.R 1034(E) dated 02nd November, 2016, that with effect from 01st day of April, 2017 al.....

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Allahabad HC Extends Interim Orders Passed by It & Courts Subordinate to It Till July 31(15.07.2020)

Allahabad High Court has extended all the interim orders passed by it and by the Courts subordinate to it that expired subsequent to 19th March, 2020 .....

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CBIC Launches Online Filing of Application for Authorised Economic Operators(09.07.2021)

Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC) has inaugurated the online filing of Authorised Economic Operators (AEO) T2 and T3 applications to en.....

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APPs Can’t Claim Parity With Public Prosecutors on Retirement Age: Supreme Court(18.05.2018)

Supreme Court has refused to grant parity to Assistant Public Prosecutors with Public Prosecutors in Kerala as it held that their method of appointmen.....

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RBI issues new Guidelines on Safe Deposit Lockers, Safe Custody Article Facility provided by Banks(18.08.2021)

Reserve Bank of India has reviewed the guidelines issued on the Safe Deposit Locker/Safe Custody Article Facility provided by the banks. The developme.....

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RBI guidelines on safety of bank customers(29.11.2016)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has informed that an incident of data breach with respect to cards was reported and the matter is under investigation. Ind.....

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Supreme Court Directs Man to Prove Bona Fide After Conversion(12.09.2019)

Supreme Court has directed a man, who converted from Islam to Hinduism to marry a Hindu girl, to prove his bona fide. Noting that he must be “a loyal .....

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SC Directs Government to Appoint 3 ICs in 6 Weeks(08.01.2016)

Supreme Court has directed Government to appoint three Information Commissioners (ICs) in the Central Information Commission (CIC), whose posts are ly.....

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Government of the Republic of India and the Republic of Peru sign Co-operation and Mutual Assistance in Customs Matters(05.12.2018)

An Agreement between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the Republic of Peru on Co-operation and Mutual Assistance in Custo.....

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Madras HC Refuses to Redact Name of Person from Court Records Who was Acquitted of All Charges(03.08.2021)

Madras High Court has refused to redact the name of a person from court records, who was acquitted of all criminal charges levelled against him, while.....

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Report on revitalising PPP model of infrastructure development released(28.12.2015)

A Committee formed to revisit and revitalise the Public Private Partnership Model for infrastructural development has released its Report. PPP, provis.....

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CCI Rejects BSNL Complaint Against Indus Towers(14.11.2018)

Competition Commission of India has rejected a complaint by state-owned firm BSNL alleging that Indus Towers abused its dominant market position by de.....

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Civil or Commercial dispute are to be adjudicated and resolved by Arbitral Tribunal unless the jurisdiction of the Arbitral Tribunal is excluded either expressly or by necessary implication(02.08.2021)

By present petition, the Petitioners are seeking issuance of directions to the Respondent No. 1 to proceed with resolution of disputes raised by Petit.....

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Madhya Pradesh HC Rejects Petition for Transfer of RSS Man Assault Case to CBI(10.11.2016)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a petition seeking to transfer probe into RSS Man Assault Case to CBI for ensuring free and fair investigation.....

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Rajasthan HC Dismisses Plea Challenging Prohibition of 'Married Daughters' from Availing Benefit(02.09.2019)

Rajasthan High Court has rejected a plea against prohibition of married daughters from availing the benefit of compassionate appointment under Rajasth.....

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Court cannot allow Plaintiff to amend plaint under Order 7 Rule 11(D) of CPC(20.07.2021)

The Appellant is the Plaintiff in a suit instituted before the Civil Judge. The first Respondent filed an application for the rejection of the plaint .....

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Roadmap drawn up for converging Ind AS with IFRS(18.01.2016)

In consultation with the Reserve Bank of India, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority and Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority, .....

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SC Allows UP Government to Recruit 37,339 Assistant Teachers(19.11.2020)

Supreme Court has allowed the Uttar Pradesh government to go ahead with the recruitment process of the remaining 37,339 of 69,000 posts of assistant t.....

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Courts should not grant adverse orders without providing the affected parties an opportunity to be heard(23.09.2021)

The issue before the SCA was whether the punitive cost order granted by LCC depriving the land claimants’ Legal Representatives of their fees in a lan.....

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One Rank One Pension implementation tables issued(03.02.2016)

The Central Government has issued detailed instructions and ‘One Rank One Pension’ Tables. The annual recurring financial implication on account of im.....

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Supreme Court Slams CBI's SIT in Manipur Fake Encounters Probe(17.01.2018)

Supreme Court came down heavily on the CBI's SIT, probing alleged extra-judicial killings and fake encounters by the Army, Assam Rifles and police in .....

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Summons to directors justified, if complaint filed under Sections 138 & 141 of NI Act alleges that Directors were in charge of and were responsible for conduct of business of the company(08.10.2021)

The present appeals are directed against the common judgment filed at the instance of the Appellants under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, .....

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Hyderabad High Court Seeks Info on Language Courses(13.03.2018)

Hyderabad High Court has directed the Andhra and Sri Venkateswara Universities to submit details regarding admissions to Sanskrit, Urdu, Telugu and En.....

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Reducing compliance burden regarding registration of Authorised Couriers(27.10.2021)

1.As part of reducing the compliance burden on stakeholders, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has taken measures to simplify the regist.....

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Delhi High Court Seeks UGC, DU Response On Contempt Plea(15.02.2018)

Delhi High Court has sought responses from UGC and Delhi University on a plea seeking contempt action against them for allegedly not complying with it.....

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RBI imposes monetary penalty on two Payment System Operators(20.10.2021)

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had, by an order dated October 01, 2021, imposed a monetary penalty of Rs.1 crore (Rupees one crore only) on Paytm Pay.....

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Delhi HC to Civic Bodies: Give Sanitation Workers Their Salaries(20.04.2016)

Delhi HC has directed three civic bodies of Delhi to ensure that the March wages be paid to all the sanitation workers "within a week without fail".

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FM holds Pre-Budget Consultation with representatives from Water and Sanitation sectors(23.12.2019)

Union Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman held her 9th Pre-Budget Consultation meeting with the leading representatives fr.....

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Withdrawal of circulars - on recovery of excess pension made to pensioners(21.01.2021)

1.It has been brought to the notice of RBI that the recovery of excess /wrong pension payments from the pensioners are being made in a manner that is .....

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Calcutta HC Directs State to Consider Inclusion of Gachhi Unorganised Workers(03.12.2021)

Calcutta High Court has directed the Secretary, Labour Department, Government of West Bengal to consider a representation to include a section of unor.....

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Uttarakhand MLAs not towing party line ‘voluntarily’ gave up membership: HC(09.05.2016)

Dismissing a petition by nine Congress Members of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly, Nainital High Court noted that the conduct of the members had .....

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CIVIL - Centre Appoints Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose as First Lokpal of India(20.03.2019)

Centre has appointed former Supreme Court judge Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose as Chairperson of first Lokpal under the Act.

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Delegation of powers by Central Government(04.01.2022)

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 458 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013), the Central Government hereby delegates.....

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SC Seeks Amity’s Explanation Over Student Suicide(07.02.2017)

Supreme Court has sought explanation from founder of Amity University Ashok Chauhan on steps taken by him to help out a law student of institution who.....

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Operating Guidelines for Investment Advisers in International Financial Services Centre(09.01.2020)

SEBI has issued SEBI (International Financial Services Centres) Guidelines, 2015 (hereinafter referred to as 'IFSC Guidelines') on March 27, 2015 for .....

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Karnataka HC Directs State to Ensure Medical Practitioners Nominated to Karnataka Medical Council(30.11.2021)

Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to ensure that five medical practitioners are nominated to the Karnataka Medical Council only a.....

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Advances against Term Deposits of Non-members(01.09.2016)

Pursuant to the deliberations in the 32nd Standing Advisory Committee meeting held on December 14, 2015, it has been decided to permit SEBs to grant a.....

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Bombay HC Directs State to Ensure Basic Amenities for Labourers/ Migrants(02.04.2020)

Bombay High Court has asked the State authorities to take immediate steps to ensure that all migrant workers are provided with basic amenities, during.....

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Calcutta HC Seeks Response in Plea Alleging Issuance of Fake Recommendation Letters in Appointments(15.12.2021)

Calcutta High Court has directed the West Bengal Central School Service Commission to file a detailed affidavit regarding vacancies declared, recommen.....

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Overseas Direct Investment – Annual Performance Report(13.04.2016)

The Reserve Bank of India has moved to combat a trend of Indians investing directly in overseas ventures failing to submit the Annual Performance Repo.....

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CIVIL - Bombay HC Issues Directives Regarding Foreign Nationals Overstaying by Obtaining Bail Orders(05.03.2019)

Bombay High Court has issued some important directives to deal with issue of foreign nationals who are found to be overstaying or who are found withou.....

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Madras High Court Quashes Criminal Defamation Case Against DMK Leader Kanimozhi Karunanidhi(09.11.2021)

Madras High Court has quashed a criminal defamation case filed against DMK leader Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, for allegedly levelling unfounded corruption .....

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Nurses are Free to Practice Their Profession Throughout The Territory Of India: SC(31.01.2019)

Supreme Court has observed that the Nursing Council Act of 1947 does not restrict the practice of nursing once a Degree or Diploma is granted by the S.....

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Principal sum along with interest is to be recovered as arrears of land revenue from builder(11.11.2021)

The present batch of appeals are filed at the instance of promoter/real estate developer assailing the common issues and certain provisions of The Rea.....

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#GST Rollout: RCM Applicable to Supply of Lottery, Cashew Nuts, Silk Yarn, Bidi Wrapper Leaves(29.06.2017)

Central Government has notified list of goods (State-running Lottery, Cashew Nuts, Silk Yarn, Bidi Wrapper Leaves, Tobacco leaves etc.) taxable under .....

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Direction to policy holders whose motor vehicle third party insurance policies fall due for renewal during the lockdown period can make the same on or before 21st April, 2020(01.04.2020)

In exercise of powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (5) of section 64VB of the Insurance Act, 1938, read with rule 59 of the Insurance Rules, 1939.....

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Supreme Court Dismisses Jharkhand Govt's Plea Assailing HC Order Quashing Detention Orders(22.12.2021)

Supreme Court has dismissed a special leave petition assailing Jharkhand High Court's order of declaring continuous detention after expiry of first th.....

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Delhi HC Says ‘Never Ordered Lie Detector Tests on Suspects’ in Student Missing Case(14.02.2017)

Delhi High Court has clarified that it has never ordered lie detector tests for suspects in case pertaining to mysterious disappearance of Jawaharlal .....

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Finance Minister Smt Nirmala Sitharaman holds pre-budget consultation with Finance Ministers of States/Union Territories (with Legislature) for Budget 2021-22(18.01.2021)

The Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman held the pre-budget consultations with the Finance Ministers of States and .....

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Delhi HC: Call Detail Records of Special Task Force Officers Must Not Be Exposed(03.12.2021)

Delhi High Court has observed that the call data records of the Special Task Force officers must not be exposed unless it is extremely necessary for t.....

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Clarification regarding taxability of consortium members(07.03.2016)

The Central Board of Direct Taxes moved to dispel ambiguities behind treatment of consortiums as an ‘Association of Persons’ for the purposes of taxat.....

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Bombay HC to UGC: Declare 2nd Semester Result of Optometry Course(31.03.2018)

Bombay High Court has directed the University Grants Commission (UGC) to declare the second-semester results of 40 students, pursuing a course in opto.....

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NCLAT: CIRP Against Real Estate Company to Affect the Only Project Concerned(13.02.2020)

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has held that an insolvency process against a real estate company will impact only the project concerned and n.....

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Madhya Pradesh High Court Decides to Increase in Working Hours(03.01.2022)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has increased the working hours of the High Court by making corresponding amendments to the Madhya Pradesh High Court Rules,.....

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Why Delhi’s CM wants 'Dexit'(27.06.2016)

After fourteen Bills passed by Delhi’s Legislative Assembly were returned by the Union Territory Division of the Ministry of Home Affairs, for failure.....

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National Green Tribunal Suspends Green Nod to Housing Complex near Delhi University(28.02.2020)

National Green Tribunal has suspended the environmental clearance granted to the construction of a housing complex adjacent to the Delhi University ca.....

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P&H HC: If Second FIR Registered Regarding Incident on Which Prior FIR Exists, Abuse of Process(24.01.2022)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that if a second FIR is registered regarding an incident on which a prior FIR already exists, it amounts to abu.....

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Uttarakhand Vote of Confidence on 10 May 2016(06.05.2016)

The Supreme Court gave the go ahead for conducting of floor test in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly on 10 May 2016. The only agenda before the As.....

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SC Slams Assam Government Over Illegal Foreigners(02.04.2019)

Supreme Court has accused Assam Government of playing hide and seek with court's resolve to unravel the mystery of over 40 lakh people not figuring in.....

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Karnataka HC Directs State to Look Into Lack of Food Security for Daily Wage Workers(27.03.2020)

Karnataka High Court has asked the State Government to urgently look into the issue of lack of food security to daily wage workers, migrant workers an.....

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Constitution of Committee for Review of Articles of Association of Indian Institute of Insurance Surveyors and Loss Assessors(14.02.2022)

The Authority had constituted Surveyors and Loss Assessors Committee vide Order No. IRDA/SURV/ORDER/MISC/100/04/2020 dated 24/04/2020. This committee .....

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SC Questions RBI’s Policy to Maintain Secrecy of Defaulter's Name(25.10.2016)

Supreme Court has asked Reserve Bank of India why names of borrowers that owe more than Rs 500 crore to country’s banks shouldn't be made public.

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Finance Minister presented Union Budget, 2022 in the Lok Sabha(01.02.2022)

The Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the Union Budget 2022-23 in Parliament. The Union Budget while co.....

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An employee in a transferable job has no vested right to remain posted at one place(07.03.2022)

The present petition has been filed seeking setting aside of the order passed by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal, ('CAT') dismissing the p.....

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Delhi High Court: Consider Training Academy for Prosecutors(29.08.2018)

Delhi High Court has asked AAP government to explore the possibility of setting up an academy for imparting training to prosecutors.

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TRAI releases consultation paper on "Validity Period of Tariff Offers"(13.05.2021)

1. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has today released a Consultation Paper on "Validity period of Tariff Offers".

2. The TRA.....

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Delhi HC Directs Delhi University to Devise Mechanism for Issuance of Attested Marksheet Manually(14.03.2022)

Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi University to put in place a mechanism so that in case of any urgency, a student can write an email to the con.....

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Delhi HC Asks Ardee Builders' Account Statement of Deposits Received From Prospective Tenants(31.05.2017)

Delhi High Court has directed Ardee Builders to file an affidavit within a week, affirming that they have not created any third party rights over the .....

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Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Portfolio Investors) (Amendment) Regulations, 2020(07.04.2020)

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 30 read with sub-section (1) of Section 11, clause (ba) of sub-section (2) of Sectio.....

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Andhra Pradesh High Court Extends Life of All Interim Orders Till June 30(29.04.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has decided to extend all interim orders passed by it and other Subordinate Courts /Tribunals in the State, that were subsis.....

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Jharkhand HC Rejects Plea to Seek Regularization of Persons Engaged Under MNREGA(04.04.2022)

Jharkhand High Court has rejected a writ plea filed by 39 persons working on the sanctioned post of Gram Rojgar Sewak under the Mahatma Gandhi Nationa.....

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Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea to Replace EVMs with Ballot Papers with Cost(04.08.2021)

Delhi High Court has dismissed with Rs. 10,000 cost a plea seeking directions on the Election Commission of India to stop using electronic voting mach.....

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Recovery of arrears of wrongly availed CENVAT credit under the existing law and inadmissible transitional credit(04.09.2018)

Various representations have been received seeking clarification on the process of recovery of arrears of wrongly availed CENVAT credit under the exis.....

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Hyderabad HC Suspends Two Lower Court Judges(28.06.2016)

Hyderabad HC has suspended two judges on disciplinary grounds following an agitation against provisional allocation of judicial officers between Andhr.....

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Madras HC Observes the Conduct of Some Lawyers Diminishing Reputation of Law Profession(02.03.2020)

Madras High Court has observed that the law profession is already under severe criticism and due to the activities of lawyers in the State, it further.....

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Retention of ISO containers to meet future requirements(18.01.2022)

1. Kind attention is invited to Board's Instructions Nos.07/2021-Customs dated 24.04.2021, 08/2021-Customs dated 27.04.2021 and 12/2021-Customs dated .....

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RBI proposes fresh Regulations under Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 for Cross Border Mergers: Invites comments from stakeholders(26.04.2017)

The Reserve Bank today has placed on its website the draft guidelines proposed to be issued on cross border merger transactions pursuant to the Rules .....

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DHC: Weight in Claim to Declare Judges, Lawyers as Frontline Workers to Get Covid Vaccine on Priority(04.03.2021)

Delhi High Court (DHC) has said that prima facie there is weight in the claim of the Bar Council of Delhi to declare all people associated with the ju.....

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Valid extradition treaty between India and Chile; MEA lambasted for lax attitude(28.04.2016)

India and Chile have subsisting between them a valid extradition treaty, under the Extradition Act 1962, the Supreme Court held.

The Court.....

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CIVIL - "Hum Do Hamare Do": SC Calls for "Family Planning" of Cars(30.03.2019)

Supreme Court has called for family planning of cars owned by a household on the lines of "Hum Do Hamare Do" campaign as it expressed concern over one.....

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Allahabad HC Extends Interim Orders Passed by It and Subordinate Courts Till 26th April(27.03.2020)

Allahabad High Court has extended all interim orders passed by it and by the Courts subordinate to it, which expired subsequent to 19th March, 2020 ti.....

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Tamil Nadu Govt Notifies Amendment to State Subordinate Police Officers’ Conduct Rules(18.02.2022)

Tamil Nadu Government has notified an amendment to the State's Subordinate Police Officers' Conduct Rules,1964 by the inclusion of Rule 24-C, prohibit.....

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Expenditure on solicitor’s eye operation not business expense(28.10.2015)

The Bombay High Court upheld an order of the ITAT excluding expenditure by the Assessee on eye treatments to improve vision. The Tribunal had determin.....

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Availability of officers to hear Public Grievances(04.07.2019)

As per the guidelines issued by the Government of India, each Ministry/Department is required to nominate a Director of Public Grievances for ensuring.....

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AP HC: Criminal Proceedings Can't be Quashed if Specific Accusations Made Against Accused U/S 482(28.04.2022)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has reiterated that when there are definite accusations in the First Information Report, charge sheet and witness statement .....

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SC Directs Parsvnath to Refund Rs. 22 Crore to 70 Flat Buyers(18.10.2016)

Supreme Court has imposed penalty on Parsvnath Developers and ordered it to make a refund of Rs 22 crore to 70 flat buyers for not handing over posses.....

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P&H HC Directs Re-Classification of Ayurvedic Sanitizers Within 12% GST Bracket(17.08.2020)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has disposed of a Public Interest Litigation for reclassification of Ayurvedic ingredients based sanitizer within 12% Go.....

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Reserve Bank of India (Financial Statements-Presentation and Disclosures) Directions, 2021-Reporting of reverse repos with Reserve Bank on the bank's balance sheet(19.05.2022)

1. Please refer to the 'Notes and Instructions for Compilation' given in Part A of Annexure II to the Reserve Bank of India (Financial Statements-Pres.....

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Supreme Court Notices Ansal Brothers over Review Plea by CBI & Uphaar Victims Association(07.12.2016)

Supreme Court has issued notice to Gopal and Sushil Ansal on pleas filed by CBI and Association of Victims of Uphaar Tragedy (AVUT) seeking review of .....

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SEBI Eases Rules for Rights Offers(24.09.2020)

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has revised fund-raising rules to make it easier for listed entities to get more capital. The rules incl.....

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Procedure for seeking prior approval for change in control of Portfolio Managers(02.06.2022)

1. Regulation 11(aa) of SEBI (Portfolio Managers) Regulations, 2020 provides that a Portfolio Manager shall obtain prior approval of SEBI in case of c.....

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Consumer Forum: Incidents Like Farmers’ Protest On Rail Tracks Not Sudden(12.10.2017)

Delhi Consumer Forum has held that incidents like farmers’ protest do not happen all of a sudden and Railways might have prior intimation of such prot.....

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SC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Verdict for Converting Govt Schools to English Medium(03.09.2020)

Supreme Court has issued notice in a plea challenging the Andhra Pradesh High Court Order which had quashed Government Orders seeking to implement Eng.....

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IBBI amends Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate Persons Regulations, 2016(15.06.2022)

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) notified the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate Per.....

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Bombay HC Seeks RBI’s Reply over Plea Highlighting Difficulty in Identifying Notes by Blinds(07.12.2016)

Bombay High Court has sought a reply from Reserve Bank of India within six weeks to a plea highlighting difficulty faced by blind persons in identifyi.....

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Bombay HC: No Material to Prove Tablighi Jamaat Members Indulged in Activities Which Spread COVID(25.09.2020)

Bombay High Court has quashed the First Information Report and the charge sheet filed against 8 Myanmar Nationals booked for 'Tablighi activities' whi.....

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A writ lies only when there is a right, and without a right, a writ is not maintainable(31.05.2022)

In present matter, aggrieved by the termination of the membership of the Petitioner by the Saket Sports Complex, the instant writ petition has been fi.....

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Compat Reduces Penalty to Rs 2 cr in a Major Relief to State Insurers(12.12.2016)

In a major relief to four state- run insurers namely National Insurance, New India Assurance, Oriental Insurance and United India Insurance Competitio.....

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Telangana HC Extends All Interim Orders Till November 06(01.10.2020)

Telangana High Court has extended the operation of interim orders passed by this Court, as well as by the District and other Subordinate Courts till 6.....

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Extension of last date to receive comments/counter-comments on TRAI Consultation Paper on "Issues Relating to Media Ownership"(07.06.2022)

1. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India had released a Consultation Paper on "Issues Relating to Media Ownership" on 12th April, 2022. The last date .....

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Supreme Court Refuses to Modify October 9 Order on Cracker Sales in Delhi-NCR(13.10.2017)

Supreme Court has refused to modify its October 9 order suspending the sale of firecrackers in Delhi-NCR till November 1.

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Delhi HC Orders Ministry of Corporate Affairs to Set Aside Disqualification of Directors(07.09.2020)

Delhi High Court has passed an order to set aside the disqualification of Petitioners as Directors who were disqualified under a retrospective applica.....

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Nomination for Mutual Fund Unit Holders(15.06.2022)

In order to bring uniformity in practices across all constituents in securities market, the following is decided in case of nomination for eligible Mu.....

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Government Notifies that Services Provided by OC Members to RBI is Subject to GST under RCM(17.10.2017)

Central Government has notified that Goods and Services Tax (GST) is payable on supply of services provided by Overseeing Committee (OC) members to RB.....

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Expert committee to assist Government for assessment of relief to bank borrowers(10.09.2020)

Various concerns have been raised during the proceedings of the ongoing hearing in Hon'ble Supreme Court of India, in the matter of Gajendra Sharma Vs.....

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Collaboration with Banks for creation of integrated Pensioners' Portal to enhance 'Ease of Living' of Pensioners(21.06.2022)

A two day Bankers' Awareness Program was organized by Department of Pension & Pensioners' Welfare at Udaipur on 20th & 21St June, 2022 for officers of.....

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Delhi HC Dismisses Challenge to Notification Conferring Powers of Special Courts(25.04.2022)

Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea challenging the notification conferring powers of Presiding Officer of the Designated Court and Special Court co.....

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SEBI Appointment: Delhi HC asks Economic Affairs Secretary to Reply to Contempt Plea(07.06.2016)

Delhi High Court has directed the economic affairs secretary to reply to a contempt plea for not complying with a court order related to the re-appoin.....

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Rajasthan HC Directs State to Allow VRS Application of Doctor(19.10.2020)

Rajasthan High Court has directed the State of Rajasthan and Sawai Man Singh Medical College and Associate Hospital to allow the Voluntary Retirement .....

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Central Government directs that the powers exercisable by the CBIT and Customs may be exercised by Principal Chief Commissioner or Chief Commissioner of Central Excise and Service Tax(20.07.2022)

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 37A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944) read with section 83 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 19.....

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Issue of Rs. 20 banknotes without inset letter and intaglio printing(29.12.2016)

The Reserve Bank of India will shortly issue Rs. 20 denomination banknotes in the Mahatma Gandhi Series-2005, without inset letter in both the number .....

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Karnataka HC Asks State Govt on Procedure to Appoint Prosecutors in MP/MLA Courts(24.11.2020)

Karnataka High Court has directed the State government to place on record the procedure followed by it for making choice of the public prosecutors who.....

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Guidelines for overseas investment by Alternative Investment Funds/Venture Capital Funds(17.08.2022)

1. In terms of Regulation 12(ba) of erstwhile SEBI (Venture Capital Funds) Regulations 1996 and Regulation 15(1)(a) of SEBI (Alternative Investment Fu.....

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MCA Orders Merger of NSEL, FTIL(15.02.2016)

Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has ordered merger of National Spot Exchange (NSEL) with its promoter Financial Technologies (FTIL).

Tags : Ministry of Corporate Affairs , NSEL, FTIL

Delhi HC Asks Why People have to Go to Bus Conductors for Ticket(17.01.2019)

Delhi High Court has posed the query to Delhi Government, seeking to know the rationale behind the current practice in DTC and cluster buses of making.....

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Central Government notifies Overseas Investment Rules and Regulations(22.08.2022)

Central Government and Reserve Bank of India notifies Foreign Exchange Management (Overseas Investment) Rules, 2022 and RBI notifies Foreign Exchange .....

Tags : Overseas, Investment, Notification

Compilation of R-Returns: Reporting under FETERS(11.02.2016)

The Reserve Bank of India notified modifications to guidelines for submission of data under the Foreign Exchange Transactions Electronic Reporting Sys.....

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Delhi HC Asks Why People have to Go to Bus Conductors for Ticket(17.01.2019)

Delhi High Court has posed the query to Delhi Government, seeking to know the rationale behind the current practice in DTC and cluster buses of making.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Bus conductors

Central Government notifies Overseas Investment Rules and Regulations(22.08.2022)

Central Government and Reserve Bank of India notifies Foreign Exchange Management (Overseas Investment) Rules, 2022 and RBI notifies Foreign Exchange .....

Tags : Overseas, Investment, Notification

Gujarat High Court: Tele Companies Must Pay Property Tax For Towers in Rural Areas(09.05.2017)

Gujarat High Court has held that telecommunication service providers are liable to pay property tax for erection of towers in rural areas as well.

Tags : Gujarat High Court, Property Tax, Towers

Karnataka HC: Investigating Agency Cannot Retain Username/Password of Accused Person(17.11.2020)

Karnataka High Court has held that an investigating agency cannot retain the username and password of the social media platform of the accused person .....

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IBBI disposes off 6,172 complaints and grievances out of 6,231 against service providers under IBC(08.08.2022)

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Grievance and Complaint Handling Procedure) Regulations, 2017 enable stakeholders to file a grievance or.....

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Supreme Court: Tamil Nadu Govt Cannot Remain Silent on Farmers Suicide(14.04.2017)

Supreme Court, while holding that a Government cannot be allowed to be insensitive towards plight of drought-hit farmers who commit suicide, has said .....

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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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ECGC introduces new scheme providing export credit risk insurance cover up to 90% for small exporters(26.07.2022)

Export Credit Guarantee Corporation (ECGC) has introduced a new scheme to provide enhanced export credit risk insurance cover to the extent of 90% to .....

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Delhi High Court Suggests to Ban Entry of Outsiders in JNU Campus(13.04.2017)

Delhi High Court has observed that for things to improve in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), outsiders should be barred from entering its campus.

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Karnataka HC Directs AG in Appeal Challenging 1-Year Mandatory Service for PG Doctors(23.10.2020)

Karnataka High Court has directed the Advocate General to appear and address the Court on an appeal challenging the compulsory one year urban service .....

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Regulation of Payment Aggregators - Timeline for submission of applications for authorisation - Review(28.07.2022)

1. Reference is invited to Reserve Bank of India (RBI) circulars DPSS.CO.PD.No.1810/02.14.008/2019-20 dated March 17, 2020 and CO.DPSS.POLC.No.S33/02-.....

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Clarification regarding actual service providers rendering eligible services to be entitled for the SFIS/SEIS benefits or the aggregator of services (Ports)(22.05.2018)

1. This Directorate has received references from exporters providing port related services seeking clarification whether the actual service providers .....

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AAAR, Kerala: GST Payable on Amount Received as Reimbursement of Discount or Rebate from Castrol(26.08.2021)

Appellate Authority of Advance Ruling (AAAR), Kerala has ruled that Goods and Service Tax (GST) is payable on Amount received as reimbursement of disc.....

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SC: All Adverse Evidences Should Be Put As Questions While Examining Accused U/S 313 CrPC(05.08.2022)

Supreme Court has held that while examining an accused under Section 313 Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), all the adverse evidences has to put in th.....

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Madras HC Says No to Banners on Jayalalithaa Birth Anniversary(14.02.2019)

Madras High Court has refused to permit two AIADMK district office bearers to erect digital banners in view of former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa’s .....

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Appointment on compassionate grounds cannot be extended to the heirs of the employees on their superannuation or retirement(05.09.2022)

The Ahmednagar Mahanagar Palika has preferred the present appeals against impugned judgment of the High Court confirming the judgment and award passed.....

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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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CONTRACT - Writ Petitions in Contract Matters Maintainable When There is Arbitrariness By State: SC(22.03.2019)

Supreme Court has reiterated that even in contract matters, a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India can be entertained by the h.....

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Creditor and shareholder of holding company of insolvent insurer has no locus standi to seek curatorship of insurer under Section 54 of Insurance Act(24.10.2022)

In present matter, on 6 November 2018, the Prudential Authority, a juristic person that operates within the administration of the South African Reserv.....

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India and Morocco sign agreements for cooperation in Water Resources, Road and Marine Sectors(14.12.2017)

A delegation of the Moroccan Government, led by Mr. Abdelkader Amara, its Minister for Equipment, Transport, Logistics and Water called on Shri Nitin .....

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Bombay HC Dismisses Plea of Student Who was Ineligible for Masters Course(26.11.2020)

Bombay High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by a 23-year-old student belonging to the reserved category who was held ineligible for admissio.....

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Update on MCA21 Version-3(24.08.2022)

MCA21 version-3.0 is a technology-driven forward-looking project, envisioned to strengthen enforcement, promote Ease of Doing Business and enhance use.....

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Expression "District Magistrate" and the "Chief Metropolitan Magistrate" under Section 14 of the SARFAESI Act includes Additional District Magistrate and Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate(27.07.2022)

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

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Amendment in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 in Section XVI in Chapter 85(02.04.2018)

WHEREAS the Central Government on being satisfied that the import duty leviable on populated, loaded or stuffed printed circuit boards, falling under .....

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Supreme Court Expunges Securities Appellate Tribunal’s Comments on SEBI(29.01.2020)

Supreme Court has expunged the adverse comments made by the Securities Appellate Tribunal against the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) in.....

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Companies (Registered Valuers and Valuation) Amendment Rules, 2022(22.11.2022)

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 247 read with sections 458, 459 and 469 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013), the Central Government.....

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Delhi HC Orders ISPs to Hand Over Mailer Details to Tatas(17.02.2017)

Delhi High Court has asked three Internet Service Providers (ISP) from whose IP addresses e-mails containing defamatory and threatening content were s.....

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INSOLVENCY - Sterling Biotech: NCLT Slams Andhra Bank over OTS Proposal(15.03.2019)

National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has pulled up Andhra Bank for accepting a 'One Time Settelement' (OTS) offer from absconding promoters of Gujarat.....

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P&H HC: Muslim Woman Didn't Convert Before Marriage, Marriage Not Valid(15.03.2021)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that the marriage between a Muslim woman and a Hindu man won't be valid as the bride didn't convert to Hind.....

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Natural as well as juristic persons may hold member’s interests as a trustee, but only in certain circumstances(07.12.2022)

Present appeal is related to the application and interpretation of Sections 29(1) and 29(1A) of the Close Corporation Act, 1984 in the event where a f.....

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SEBI Permits Foreign Players to Buy Shares Via Primary Markets(17.02.2017)

Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has allowed foreign investors to acquire shares through primary markets in depositories and clearing cor.....

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CIVIL - Parishioners can't be Deprived of Their Right to Burial in Church Cemetery: Kerala HC(15.03.2019)

Kerala High Court has held that irrespective of his/her allegiance, a parishioner cannot be deprived of his/her right to burial in the church of which.....

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SC Issues Notice in PIL Challenging PG Ayurveda Qualified Persons from Practicing Modern Surgeries(15.03.2021)

Supreme Court has issued notice in plea filed challenging the Regulations framed by Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM) seeking to permit PG Ayu.....

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New Labour Code(12.12.2022)

The Government has formulated four Labour Codes, namely, the Code on Wages, 2019, the Industrial Relations Code, 2020, the Code on Social Security, 20.....

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Bombay High Court: Police Need Guidelines on Handling Rescued Pregnant Minors(11.04.2018)

Bombay High Court has expressed the need for guidelines instructing police as to what they should do on rescuing pregnant minor girls.

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Delhi High Court Questions Jawaharlal Nehru University’s Decision to Hold Examinations(30.01.2020)

Delhi High Court has questioned Jawaharlal Nehru University’s (JNU) decision to hold online, open-book examinations for a semester where most classes .....

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After retirement, an employee can continue only as a nominal member of a cooperative society and is not entitled to vote(22.11.2022)

The issue that has attracted the attention of present Court is, whether an employee can continue as member of Salary Earners' Credit Co-operative Soci.....

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Punjab and Haryana High Court Pulls Up Panjab University for Wasting 4 BDS Seats(20.11.2015)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has pulled up Panjab University for not using technology to inform students about vacant seats in the BDS course, result.....

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NCDRC Orders Additional Compensation to Farmers(29.05.2019)

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has directed for compensation to be paid to the Haryana Farmers for loss of crop in addition to compen.....

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Supersession of Notification Number 17/2020-Central Tax, dated the 23rd March, 2020(23.02.2021)

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (6D) of section 25 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017) (hereafter in this .....

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Application for permission to sue as an indigent person could not be allowed, if the allegations in the plaint could not show any cause of action(02.12.2022)

The original applicants – Plaintiffs have preferred the present appeal feeling aggrieved and dissatisfied with the impugned judgment passed by the Hig.....

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

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

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P&H HC Notices Defence Ministry Over Alimony in Matrimonial Dispute Involving Soldiers(27.02.2017)

Punjab & Haryana High Court has issued a notice of motion to Ministry of Defence (MoD) on a petition by a serving army officer, Lt Col P Katal, for fa.....

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Supreme Court: No Presumption That Decision Taken by Persons Occupying High Posts is Valid(12.02.2020)

Supreme Court has observed that there is no presumption that a decision taken by persons occupying High posts is valid and that all power vested in th.....

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Madras HC Refuses Plea Against Power Consumption Charges for Law Chambers(19.03.2021)

Madras High Court has refused to entertain a case filed by Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry (BCTNP) co-chairman G. Mohana Krishnan seeking a d.....

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Guj. HC: Can’t Curtail Liberty of Person on Mere Apprehension that he Might Tamper Evidence(27.12.2022)

Gujarat High Court has held that it would be quite contrary to the concept of personal liberty enshrined in the Constitution that any person should be.....

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MeitY invites comments from stakeholders and general public on amendment proposed to 'IT Rules'(19.01.2023)

Government to hold public consultation on proposed amendment of IT rules with respect to fact checking misinformation or patently false and untrue or .....

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Delhi HC Directs 3499 Undertrial Prisoners to Surrender Before Jail Superintendents(08.03.2021)

Delhi High Court has directed all 3499 undertrial prisoners who were granted interim bails on the recommendations of the High Powered Committee, to su.....

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A collaborator in the development agreement is not a financial creditor(18.01.2023)

Present Appeal has been filed against the Order by which on an Application filed by the Home-Buyers, the Appellant has been removed from the Committee.....

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Circular under Section 10 of the Direct Tax Vivad se Vishwas Act, 2020(04.03.2021)

1. The Direct Tax Vivad se Vishwas Act, 2020 ("Vivad se Vishwas") was enacted on 17th March, 2020 with the objective of reducing pending income tax di.....

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Central Government specifies California Public Employees Retirement System as the specified person for the purposes of section 10(23FE) of IT Act(25.01.2023)

In exercise of powers conferred by sub-clause (iv) of clause (c) of the Explanation 1 to clause (23FE) of section 10 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 o.....

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Patna HC Stays Appointment of 3600 Agriculture Coordinators(17.02.2017)

Patna High Court has put on hold appointment and posting of around 3600 agriculture coordinators in Bihar following complaints of mass-scale irregular.....

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INSOLVENCY - NCLT Seeks Views on Sterling Biotech Promoters’ Offer(15.03.2019)

National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has directed government, regulators, and investigation agencies to clear their stand before dedicated bankruptcy .....

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Calcutta High Court Seeks Replies from President and Secretary of Mendipur Bar Association(18.02.2020)

Calcutta High Court has sought replies from the President and Secretary of the Mendipur Bar Association explaining why action must not be taken agains.....

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Mere discrepancy in filing the Income Tax Return instead of the Income Certificate cannot lead to a situation where an eligible meritorious candidate is deprived of the scholarship(12.12.2022)

The Petitioner joined Respondent No.2 - Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law ("University") in the five years law course. He belongs to the Schedul.....

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Reserve Bank of India Bulletin for October, 2015(15.10.2015)

The Reserve Bank of India released its Bulletin for October, 2015. The Bulletin highlights the relatively precarious state of the global economy, with.....

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Meghalaya High Court: Indiscipline by Bankers Cannot be Overlooked(13.06.2019)

Meghalaya High Court has observed that indiscipline by bankers cannot be overlooked as they deal with public money. The Court held that "No organisati.....

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SC Issues Notice to Show Cause Why Uniform Orders Over Covid Related Issues Not to be Passed(23.04.2021)

Supreme Court has issued notice to Centre, State Governments, Union Territories and the parties who have approached the High Courts to show-cause why .....

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SC Refuses to Close Contempt Proceedings Against Odisha Lawyers for Strike(07.02.2023)

Supreme Court has refused to close contempt proceedings against lawyers who had indulged in vandalism in court premises during their strike demanding .....

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Madras High Court Quashes Admission Notification Issued by Tamil Nadu Ambedkar Law University(13.08.2015)

Madras HC has quashed Tamil Nadu Ambedkar Law University's admission notification which does not prescribe any age limit and directed it to issue a fr.....

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Supreme Court Suggests Govt to Convert CNG Three Wheelers Into Electric to Reduce Pollution(23.02.2017)

Supreme Court has said that Government should actively consider converting all three wheelers in National Capital Region to electric in order to reduc.....

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Delhi HC: Instructors in Delhi University Not 'Teachers' for Purposes of Superannuation Benefits(12.02.2020)

Delhi High Court has held that persons appointed as 'instructors' cannot be treated as 'teachers', for the purposes of superannuation, in the Delhi Un.....

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SC Stays Kerala HC Order Disallowing Teachers from Contesting Elections(19.03.2021)

Supreme Court has stayed a Kerala High Court order which had disallowed teachers and non-teaching staff of aided schools from contesting elections.

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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 .....

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United Kingdom’s First Tier Tribunal: POEM OF Mauritius Managed Trust in UK(22.05.2017)

United Kingdom’s Tribunal while ruling on Place of Effective Management (“POEM”) of two Guernsey based trusts having UK settlors and a Mauritius based.....

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Karnataka HC Issues Advisory to Judicial Officers and Staff to Avoid Spread of Coronavirus(22.04.2020)

Karnataka High Court has issued a notification directing all the members of the staff to take a serious note of the advisory issued by it to the Judic.....

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Patna HC Seeks State's Response on Availability of Medicines, Oxygen Cylinders and Black Marketing(10.05.2021)

Patna High Court has sought response of the State Government on the aspect of availability of Covid medicines, oxygen cylinders in rural areas especia.....

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Applications of Online Payment Aggregators received under the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007 - Status(15.02.2023)

With a view to bringing entities undertaking online payment aggregation business within the regulatory fold, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued ci.....

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MCA Notifies Deflagging of Disqualified DINs of Directors Post-Demonetization(11.11.2021)

Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has notified that the Director Identification Numbers (DINs) of Directors found to be disqualified post-demonetiza.....

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Cabinet approves Agreement between India and Tajikistan on Cooperation and Mutual Assistance in Customs Matters(17.05.2017)

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for signing and ratifying, an Agreement between India and Ta.....

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Uttarakhand HC Directs Govt. to Install Ventilators in Hospitals Dedicated for COVID-19 Treatment(22.04.2020)

Uttarakhand High Court has directed the State Government to install ventilators in the hospitals which are dedicated the treatment of COVID-19 patient.....

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Delhi Court Sets Aside Order Directing Release of Oxygen Concentrators for Use of Police Officers(10.05.2021)

Delhi Sessions Court has set aside the order passed by the Metropolitan Magistrate directing release of 12 oxygen concentrators for the use of police .....

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Constitution of Monetary Policy Committee under way(27.06.2016)

The Central government brought in force provisions enabling constitution of the Monetary Policy Committee on 27 June 2016.

The Rules govern.....

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MoEF to Submit Report on Constitution of Biodiversity Management Committees: NGT(16.04.2019)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to submit a report on constitution of Biodiversity Managemen.....

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Supersession of notification numbers S.O. 12(E), dated the 5th January, 2007 and S.O. 36(E), dated the 5th January, 2009(04.03.2021)

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 7B of the Citizenship Act, 1955 (57 of 1955) and in supersession of the notification.....

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MP HC Denies Bail to Man Who Allegedly Rape Victim by Impersonating as Hindu(31.01.2023)

Madhya Pradesh High Court while denying bail to one Hashim, who has been accused of raping a girl belonging to the Scheduled Caste (SC) community by i.....

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Gauhati HC Imposes Cost on ERO for Referring Ret. Army Officer to Foreigners Tribunal(21.02.2023)

Gauhati High Court has imposed a cost of Rs. 10,000 on Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) of for referring a retired army personnel who has rendered.....

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Central Government Lowers Employee, Employer’s EPF Outgo(14.05.2020)

Central Government has lowered the statutory contribution by both employee and employer to the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) to 10% each of the empl.....

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Delhi High Court: Treat Judicial Officers as Frontline Staff(20.05.2021)

Delhi High Court while expressing concern over the working conditions of the subordinate judiciary has said that the Government should consider declar.....

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Centre releases endorsement guidelines for celebrities, influencers, and virtual influencers on social media platform(06.03.2023)

The Department of Consumer Affairs, under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, has released a set of guidelines called "End.....

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Central Government Introduces Ordinance Making Attacks on Doctors Non-Bailable Offence(22.04.2020)

Central Government has decided to introduce an Ordinance to amend the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 to make attacks on doctors and healthcare workers a .....

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Credit to MSME entrepreneurs(05.05.2021)

1. This is with reference to circular DOR.No.Ret.BC.37/12.01.001/2020-21 dated February 5, 2021, on captioned subject.

2. In terms of the ab.....

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RBI extends UPI payment facility for Inbound Travellers to India(21.02.2023)

The Reserve Bank of India announces a facility to enable all in-bound travellers visiting India to make local payments using Unified Payments Interfac.....

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Madras HC: Pvt. Teachers Can't Claim Salary at Par with Govt. Staff(19.10.2015)

Madras HC has held that teachers of private schools cannot claim salary at par with their counterparts in government schools. The order also made it .....

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Supreme Court Defines Tests to Find Out Whether Contract Labourers are Direct Employees or Not?(12.06.2019)

Supreme Court has observed while applying tests laid down by precedents for determining whether a contract labourer is a direct employee or not has qu.....

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Supreme Court has issued notice to Centre, State Governments, Union Territories and the parties who h(23.04.2021)

Supreme Court has issued notice to Centre, State Governments, Union Territories and the parties who have approached the High Courts to show-cause why .....

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As the blocking orders were still extant at the time of the winding-up of the companies, it is competent for the Reserve Bank to issue the relevant forfeiture orders(23.01.2023)

The Reserve Bank issued three separate forfeiture orders relating to the monies standing to the credit of Sun Candle Products (Pty) Limited (Sun Candl.....

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Cyber Security and Cyber Resilience framework for Portfolio Managers(29.03.2023)

1. With rapid technological advancement in the securities market, there is a greater need for maintaining robust cyber security and to have a cyber- r.....

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SC Says, Spurt in Violent Protest on Religious and Caste Lines is “Unfortunate”(16.08.2016)

SC has expressed concern over sudden spurt in violent protest on the line of religion, language, caste divisions across the country and termed it "unf.....

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Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Second Amendment Rules, 2020(29.04.2020)

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 149 read with section 469 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013), the Central Government hereby makes .....

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NHRC Issues Notice on Complaint of Farmers’ Protest Violating Covid-19 Norms(26.05.2021)

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh governments on a complaint that farmers’ protests v.....

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Gujarat High Court: Past Service of Daily Wagers to Qualify for Pension(05.04.2022)

Gujarat High Court has observed that past services of the daily wagers where they have completed 240 days of continuous service under Section 25B of t.....

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SC Expresses Concern Over Visit of Devotees to Places of Worship Situated in Protected Areas(01.05.2023)

Supreme Court has expressed concerns uncontrolled visits of the devotees at certain places of worship situated in protected areas as it results in pro.....

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The date of the Panchnama last drawn would be the relevant date for considering the period of limitation of two years(24.03.2023)

The respective assessees have preferred the present appeals feeling aggrieved with the impugned common judgment and order passed by the High Court, by.....

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Bombay High Court: BMC Needs to Follow Due Process of Law to Take Over park(04.05.2018)

Bombay High Court has said that the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) cannot take possession of the 20-acre Priyadarshini Park in south Mumbai .....

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Guidelines on Regulation of Payment Aggregators and Payment Gateways(17.03.2020)

1. This has reference to Reserve Bank of India (RBI) circular DPSS.CO.PD.No.1102/02.14.08/2009-10 dated November 24, 2009 on 'directions for opening a.....

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Gujarat HC Notes Divergence Between Numbers of People Tested and People Infected by Covid-19(16.04.2021)

Gujarat High Court has observed that had the Gujarat Government taken pre-emptive steps earlier, the present grim situation of COVID-19 pandemic could.....

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Ker. HC to Centre: Consider Allowing Vehicles to Pass Without Paying Toll During Busy Hours(20.03.2023)

Kerala High Court has directed Centre to consider allowing vehicles to pass through toll booths without paying toll during busy hours of traffic when .....

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SC: Pay 1% Interim Cess to Sell Big Diesel Car(05.07.2016)

Supreme Court has indicated of lifting seven-month-long ban on sale of diesel cars and SUVs with engine capacity of 2000cc or more in the National Cap.....

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SC Upholds Right to Pension of SBI Employees Who Took VRS After 15 or More Years of Service(03.03.2020)

Supreme Court has held that State Bank of India (SBI) employees who have taken voluntary retirement as per the 2000 Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS .....

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Karnataka High Court to Pass Directions on Providing Shelters for Urban Homeless(11.03.2021)

Karnataka High Court has said it would issue interim directions for implementation of the Operational Guidelines for the Scheme of Shelter for Urban H.....

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Suo motu power of revision could be exercised by the Revisional Authority, when an order made in proceeding is prejudicial to the interests of the State(01.02.2023)

Present appeal, by special leave registers a challenge to an order passed by the High Court dismissing Civil Writ Petition presented by the Appellant .....

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Punjab and Haryana HC Rejects Plea Seeking Enhancement of PU Faculty Retirement Age(16.08.2016)

Punjab and Haryana HC has rejected a bunch of petitions filed by faculty members of Panjab University (PU), Chandigarh seeking enhancement of their re.....

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Bombay HC to Continue Hearing Extremely Urgent Matters with Limited Benches Till May 19(05.05.2020)

Bombay High Court has issued a notice declaring that all courts in Maharashtra, Goa, Union Territories of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu will co.....

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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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SC Issues Notice on NCLT Bar Association's Petition Challenging MCA Notification(06.04.2022)

Supreme Court has issued notice in a writ petition that seeks to change the term of 3 years fixed by a notification issued by the Ministry for the mem.....

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Chairperson of the DRAT, Chennai directed to discharge functions of Chairperson of DRAT, Mumbai for deciding specified matter(26.04.2023)

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of section 8 of the Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act, 1993 (51 of 1993), the Central Govern.....

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EPFO Introduces 'View Pension Passbook' Service for the pensioners through Umang App(03.05.2018)

Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), which is providing a host of e-services for its stakeholders, has now introduced a new service through .....

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SC Directs Government to Free Prisoners on Bail/Parole(24.03.2020)

Supreme Court has ordered all States and Union Territories to take steps to release those convicts and undertrials on parole or bail who have not been.....

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Kerala High Court Quashes Kerala Police FIRs Against Enforcement Directorate(16.04.2021)

Kerala High Court has quashed the two FIRs registered by the Kerala Police Crime Branch against "unnamed officials" of the Enforcement Directorate for.....

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Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Portfolio Investors) (Amendment) Regulations, 2023(15.03.2023)

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 30 read with sub-section (1) of Section 11, clause (ba) of sub-section (2) of sectio.....

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Delhi HC Orders DU to Conduct Extra Classes to Enable Students to Meet Attendance Requirement(09.07.2018)

Delhi HC has quashed the list issued by Faculty of Law, DU of students detained for not meeting prescribed attendance, while directing the institution.....

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Karnataka HC Rejects Plea Seeking Direction to State/Union Govt to Transport Migrant Labourers(22.04.2020)

Karnataka High Court has rejected a Petition filed by an agriculturist seeking directions to the State Government to screen the migrant labourers who .....

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Delhi HC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking Ex Gratia Payment to Families of Judicial Officers(10.05.2021)

Delhi High Court has issued notice to GNCTD, Department of Finance, GNCTD, Department of Home Affairs, Delhi Secretariat, Department of Law and Justic.....

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Advisory for SEBI Regulated Entities (REs) regarding Cybersecurity best practices(22.02.2023)

1. Financial sector organizations, stock exchanges, depositories, mutual funds and other financial entities have been experiencing cyber incidents whi.....

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Orbit Buyers Can’t Name Bank in Plea: Bombay High Court(29.10.2018)

Bombay High Court, in a setback to individuals who had purchased flats in the 32-storey ultra-luxury residential tower Orbit Haven at Nepean Sea Road .....

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Calcutta High Court Extends Interim Orders Passed By It and Subordinate Courts Till July 20(30.06.2021)

Calcutta High Court has extended interim orders of stay passed by the Court which were due to expire during the ongoing Covid restrictions further til.....

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Unless the court otherwise directs, an originating process must be supported by an affidavit stating the facts in support of the process(10.05.2023)

Matthew Hartland (Plaintiff) was employed as a carpenter/concreter by Togail Na Heireann Pty Ltd. On 21 May, 2020, he attended a site controlled and o.....

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Patna HC Rejects PIL for Special Package of Rs 1.25 Lakh Crore(21.09.2016)

Patna HC has rejected PIL seeking its direction to Central Government for implementation of special package of Rs 1.25 lakh crore for Bihar which was .....

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Delhi HC Seeks Response in Plea Seeking Ex Gratia Amount for Persons Working as Domestic Help(03.06.2021)

Delhi High Court has sought response of the Delhi Government in plea seeking ex gratia amount of Rs. 10, 000 to all persons working as domestic helps .....

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Notification of specified financial transactions as an activity for the purposes of Section 2(1)(vi)(sa) of PMLA, 2002(03.05.2023)

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause (vi) of clause (sa) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002 .....

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SC: Every Voter Has Fundamental Right to Know About Educational Qualification of Candidate(02.11.2016)

Supreme Court has held that voters have a fundamental right to know academic qualification of a candidate and any false declaration on this count can .....

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Uttarakhand High Court to Doctors: Serve in Remote Areas or Return Fee Subsidy with Interest(02.08.2019)

Uttarakhand High Court has ordered a section of MBBS degree holders from the government medical colleges to either serve in state's remote areas for f.....

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J&K HC Asks Centre to Take Effective Steps for Vaccination of Disabled Persons(01.07.2021)

Jammu and Kashmir High Court has asked the Centre and the Government of Jammu and Kashmir to take effective steps as per Centre's guidelines for vacci.....

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Master Circular for Registrars to an Issue and Share Transfer Agents(17.05.2023)

I. Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI/the Board), from time to time, has been issuing various circulars/directions to Registrars to an Issue.....

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Karnataka High Court Follows SC Order, Dashes Bar Owners’ Hopes(23.08.2017)

Karnataka High Court has dismissed the petitions filed by owners of liquor outlets in and around National Highway-4 and 7 seeking directions to the St.....

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Bombay HC Quashes FIRs Against Tablighi Jamaat Foreigners(24.08.2020)

Bombay High Court has quashed the First Information Reports filed against a total of 29 foreign nationals who were booked under various provisions of .....

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CBIC releases National Time Release Study, 2023 report(15.06.2023)

Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) released the National Time Release Study (NTRS) 2023 report.TRS as a performance measurement tool a.....

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Mandatory additional qualifiers in import/export declarations in respect of certain products w.e.f 1.7.2023(07.06.2023)

1. Reference is drawn to the Circular 55/2020-Customs dated 17.12.2020 wherein importers were advised to voluntarily declare the complete description .....

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Bombay HC Permits Construction of 10-Storey Elders’ Home on Prime Versova Plot(26.09.2016)

Bombay HC has permitted construction of a 10-storey elders' home on a prime plot in Versova ending a wait of more than 50 years.

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Madhya Pradesh High Court Declares Strike by Junior Doctors Association as Illegal(07.06.2021)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has declared the strike by the Junior Doctors Association (JUDA) in the State as illegal while noting that they have chosen .....

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First Meeting of National Msme Council Held With Emphasis on Raising And Accelerating Msme Performance Programme (Ramp)(10.05.2023)

The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Government of India organised the first meeting of the National MSME Council at Vigyan Bhawan, Ne.....

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Delhi High Court: Disabled Persons Do Not Have Substantive Equality(23.08.2017)

Delhi HC has observed that despite the constitutional guarantee of equality before law, the harsh reality is that disabled persons do not have any sub.....

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J & K HC Seeks Data on State Security to Pvt./Political/Retired Persons(24.08.2020)

Jammu and Kashmir High Court has called for information from the Home Secretary and the Director General of Police regarding the security cover provid.....

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Master Circular for Investment Advisers(15.06.2023)

1. Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), from time to time, has been issuing various circulars/directions to Investment Advisers (IAs). In or.....

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Madras HC Gives Permission for Tipu Sultan’s Birth Anniversary Celebrations in Vellore(26.11.2015)

Madras HC has ordered Tamil Nadu police to give permission with conditions to an outfit to hold a public meeting in January regarding birth anniversar.....

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Bombay HC Slams State Government over ‘Intentionally’ Delaying Procurement of Decibel Meters(05.10.2016)

Bombay HC has taken strong exception to delay in procurement of decibel meters in Maharashtra saying State Government was “deliberately and intentiona.....

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Delhi HC Extends Interim Orders Till August 31(14.07.2020)

Delhi High Court has extended till 31st August, 2020, all interim orders, including bails granted to accused in various cases.

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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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Introduction of Online Facility of Requesting Appointment for Virtual Meeting/Personal Hearing to the Exporters From Offices of DGFT W.E.F. 01.06.2023(31.05.2023)

1. With the objective of Trade Facilitation and to extend proactive hand-holding and support to the exporting community, it is informed that an online.....

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Exemption of all cases of combinations under Section 5 of the Competition Act, 2002 involving the Central Public Sector Enterprises operating in the Oil and Gas Sectors(22.11.2017)

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (a) of Section 54 of the Competition Act, 2002 (12 of 2003) (herein after referred to as the Act), the C.....

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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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Remittances to International Financial Services Centres (IFSCs) under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS)(22.06.2023)

1. Attention of Authorised Persons is invited to A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 11 dated February 16, 2021 and A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 03 dated.....

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Cisco found to not have infringed patent(28.12.2015)

The United States Court of Appeal for the Federal Circuit ruled in favour of Cisco Systems in a patent dispute regarding improvements in wireless netw.....

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Uniform Mechanism Needed for Admissions in Universities: Bombay High Court(13.11.2018)

Bombay High Court has said that the Maharashtra Government needs to have a uniform mechanism of admission process for students in all its universities.....

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J&K HC Stays Interim Order Staying Appointment of Law Officers(06.08.2021)

Jammu and Kashmir High Court has stayed the interim order passed by a single-judge, staying fresh appointment of Law Officers (other than the Advocate.....

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SC to States: Comply With the Provisions of Rights of Persons With Disabilities Act 2016(18.07.2023)

Supreme Court has directed States to comply with the provisions of the Right of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016 before September 30, 2023, and to a.....

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

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

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SC to Centre: Appointing Judicial Officers to Vacant Seats of Industrial Tribunals Before August 31(19.07.2023)

Supreme Court has directed Central Government to complete the process of appointing judicial officers to the vacant seats of the Central Government In.....

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#Union Budget 2022-2023: Launch of Digital University(01.02.2022)

Finance Minister has said that a digital university will be established for world- class education, in different languages, based on networked hub mod.....

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“Deemed university” within ambit of Article 226 jurisdiction(15.12.2015)

A ‘Deemed University’, all functions and activities of which are governed by the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 discharges ‘public functions’,.....

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Hashimpura Mass Murders Case: Delhi High Court Convicts 16 PAC Men(01.11.2018)

Delhi High Court has sentenced 16 Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) officials to life imprisonment in Hashimpura mass murders case and observed that.....

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SC: High Courts Can Pass Interim Orders in Section 482 CrPC in Exceptional Cases(21.07.2021)

Supreme Court has observed that the High Courts can pass interim protection order in Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 petitions in .....

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Any amount over and above Central Government Health Scheme rates can’t be reimbursed(26.06.2023)

Petitioner assails judgment and order passed by Central Administrative Tribunal, Mumbai dismissing the Original Application. The Original Application .....

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Ministry Of Overseas Indian Affairs To Merge With Ministry of External Affairs(08.01.2016)

Government has announced that Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA) will be merged with Ministry of External Affairs, in keeping with its broad p.....

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Appointment of Shri Rangachari Sridharan as the Chairperson, the National Financial Reporting Authority(28.11.2018)

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of section 132 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013), the Central Government vide office orde.....

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Karnataka HC Suggests to Include Teaching and Non-Teaching Staff of Schools as Frontline Workers(03.08.2021)

Karnataka High Court has suggested the State Government to include teaching and non teaching staff of schools in the category of frontline workers for.....

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MP HC to UOI: Consider Lowering the Age of Consent Back to 16(03.07.2023)

Madhya Pradesh High Court while observing that the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013 which increased the age of consent for sexual intercourse by a g.....

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Kerala Love Jihad Case LIVE: Hadiya to be Sent Back to College, Dean to be Her Guardian(29.11.2017)

Kerala Love Jihad Case LIVE: Hadiya to be Sent Back to College, Dean to be Her Guardian

Tags : Kerala woman Hadiya, who is at the centre of the Love Jihad controversy, appeared before the Supreme Court today and told the court that she wants her 'freedom'.

Delhi HC Seeks Response from Facebook on Plea for Action Against Impersonation(30.07.2021)

Delhi High Court has sought a response from Facebook in a plea of breach of privacy and impersonation, which takes on the social media platforms. The .....

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Once the employer is contributing EPF under the Central Act, the same cannot be compelled to make contribution under the State Act(16.06.2023)

The Petitioner-company claims to have obtained the registration under Central Employees Provident Fund Act and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 and .....

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Kerala HC Slaps Fine of Rs. 1 Crore for Violating Green Norms on DLF Builders, Spares Building(22.12.2016)

Kerala High Court while asking DLF Builders to pay a fine of Rs.1 crore for constructing an apartment complex at Chilavannur in violation of Environme.....

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Telangana High Court Extends Operation of All Interim Orders(01.12.2020)

Telangana High Court has extended the operation of interim orders passed by this Court, as well as by the District and other Subordinate Courts till 1.....

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Lok Sabha passes Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023(03.08.2023)

In order to protect right of individuals and their digital personal data, Lok Sabha passes Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023. The Bill prote.....

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Punjab and Haryana High Court Confirms KU Decision to Cancel Admissions of Ineligible StudentsPunjab(21.12.2015)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has upheld Kurukshetra University’s (KU) decision to cancel admissions of ineligible students, who passed qualifying ex.....

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Cabinet approves Agreement between India and Morocco on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters(01.11.2018)

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the Agreement between India and Morocco on Mutual Legal Assistance in Crim.....

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Kerala HC Acquits Two Non-Tribal Person Arraigned as Accused in Rape and Murder of Tribal Woman(22.07.2021)

Kerala High Court has acquitted two non-tribal persons who were arraigned as accused in the case relating to the rape and murder of a tribal woman fol.....

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Del HC: Counter-Balancing Not Achieved Where Majority of Tribunal Members Appointed By One Party(12.07.2023)

Delhi High Court has held that where a party is required to appoint an arbitrator from a panel made by the other contracting parties, it is mandatory .....

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Court left appalled by “incomprehensible omissions” of police(16.12.2015)

The Supreme Court acquitted a man convicted for the murder of his wife after it was found that DNA evidence incriminating him was tested at a private .....

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Delhi High Court Extends DU’s Deadline to Probe Ankiv Baisoya Marksheet(13.11.2018)

Delhi High Court has extended Delhi University’s deadline to probe the alleged fake marksheet of DU Students’ Union (DUSU) president Ankiv Baisoya til.....

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Kerala HC: Competent Authorities Cannot Insist on Production of FIR for Grant of Heirship Certificate(09.08.2021)

Kerala High Court has ruled that the competent authorities cannot insist on the production of the First Information Report for grant of an heirship ce.....

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SC: IBC Overrides Provisions of Electricity Act, 2003(18.07.2023)

Supreme Court while observing that Section 238 of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) override provisions of the Electricity Act, 2003, has held that.....

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Madras HC: Consumer Forums Can Set Aside Their Own Ex parte Orders(21.12.2016)

Madras High Court has ruled that every proceeding before Consumer Disputes Redressal Forums is deemed to be a judicial proceeding and, therefore, they.....

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Karnataka HC: Right to Marry Person of Choice a Fundamental Right(01.12.2020)

Karnataka High Court has held that the right of any major individual to marry the person of his/her choice is a fundamental right enshrined in the Con.....

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Facility to remedy erroneous transfers in Demat accounts(08.08.2023)

1. SEBI, vide circular no. SEBI/HO/MIRSD/MIRSD-PoD-1/P/CIR/2023/71 dated May 17, 2023, titled "Master Circular for Stock Brokers" has, inter alia, spe.....

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Karnataka High Court Asks Doctors to Withdraw Indefinite Stir(17.11.2017)

Karnataka High Court has asked private hospital doctors, who are agitating against amendments to an act governing them, to immediately withdraw their .....

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Rationalisation of Overseas Investment Regulations under FEMA, 1999 - Draft rules/regulations for comments(09.08.2021)

Overseas Investments and acquisition of immovable properties outside India by persons resident in India is presently governed by the provisions contai.....

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Fresh guidelines for tyre manufacturers by Ministry of Commerce and Industry(31.08.2023)

The Indian tyre industry has been witnessing a rise in the demand for production of tyres for export and domestic sales. The increasing ownership of v.....

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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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Kerala HC Stays Govt Decision to Blacklist Pricewaterhouse Coopers from IT-Related Projects(07.12.2020)

Kerala High Court has stayed the decision of the Kerala Government to blacklist premier consultancy firm Pricewaterhouse Coopers Private Ltd (PwC) fro.....

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Power of Arbitral Tribunal to pass appropriate orders of interim measures is not eclipsed simply on account of any application being filed under Section 13 of Arbitration Act(14.08.2023)

Present application has been filed seeking setting aside of the order and restoration of appeal.It is submitted that during the pendency of the applic.....

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Supreme Court Seeks Action Plan on Recovery of Bad Loans(21.11.2016)

Supreme Court has said that disclosure of names of debtors, who owe Rs 500 crore or more to banks, will not lead "anywhere" as the important issue is .....

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J & K High Court: Right of Personal Liberty is Most Important Right Guaranteed under Constitution(19.08.2019)

Jammu and Kashmir High Court has reiterated in a habeas corpus petition that right of personal liberty is the most important right guaranteed under th.....

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Calcutta HC Publishes Action Plan for Judicial Officers to Reduce Pendency of Cases(11.08.2021)

Calcutta High Court has published an 'Action Plan' for judicial officers in order to reduce the pendency of cases in subordinate judiciary. The Action.....

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Any relief based on a contract of personal service cannot be enforced in exercise of writ jurisdiction(25.07.2023)

In facts of present case, the Petitioner came to be appointed as an Assistant Teacher at Respondent no.6-Junior College that is being run by Responden.....

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Madras High Court Ruling on Incentive Increments of Schoolteachers(17.12.2015)

Madras High Court has held that cap of two sets of incentive increments fixed by the State government for schoolteachers who acquire additional educat.....

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Green Firecrackers Only for NCR, Not for Entire Country: Supreme Court(31.10.2018)

Supreme Court has clarified that its order on green crackers is only for the National Capital Region for now and not for the whole country.

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Chhattisgarh High Court Seeks Data of Prisoners Not Released Despite Supreme Court's Direction(21.07.2021)

Chhattisgarh High Court has directed the State Government and State Legal Service Authority (SLSA) to provide data of all such prisoners who were not .....

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Notification of Authorised Officers under Section 25 read with Section 47 (5) of Food Safety Standards (FSS) Act, 2006 and Regulation 13 (1) of FSS (Import) Regulation, 2017(05.07.2023)

1. Reference is invited to Instruction No. 2/2022-Customs dated 02.02.2022 regarding authorized officers under Section 25 read with Section 47(5) of F.....

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Visa Exemption to Foreign Designers in Handicrafts Sector(26.06.2018)

Handicrafts sector has been exempted from minimum salary condition (Rs. 16.25 lakhs per annum) for grant of employment visa to foreign designers for a.....

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P&H HC Grants Bail to British National Accused of Targeted Killings of RSS Leaders in Punjab(17.11.2020)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has allowed the bail plea of British national, Jagtar Singh Johal @ Jaggi, who has been behind the bars since three year.....

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Modifications permitted to withdrawn Products of Life Insurers(31.08.2023)

1. This circular is issued in exercise of powers conferred by Section 14 (2) (e) of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 1999.
<.....

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Delhi High Court Directs MCDs to Deseal Towers, Fix Network(12.10.2015)

Delhi HC on application moved by a telecom company and Cellular Operators Association of India claiming that around 130 of their mobile towers have be.....

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SC: Powers of Review Cannot be Exercised as Inherent Power or Appellate Power(04.11.2020)

Supreme Court has observed that the powers of review under Section 114 read with Order 47 Rule 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 cannot be exerci.....

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Kerala HC Reserves Verdict in Petitions Assailing Entrance Policy to Professional Courses in The Stat(17.09.2021)

Kerala High Court has reserved its judgment in the batch of petitions filed by ICSE and CBSE students aggrieved by the scheme prepared for admission t.....

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Rules under Section 48 of LIC Act does not authorise the insurer to levy a service charge or fee for recording the endorsement of assignment or transfer(06.09.2023)

The Appellant-insurer issued a circular on 24th April 2006 and imposed a registration charge of Rs. 250 per assignment. The first Respondent-Dravya Fi.....

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SC Refuses Urgent Hearing of PIL Against Centre's Order on Monitoring Citizens' Computers(04.01.2019)

Supreme Court has declined urgent hearing on PIL challenging Central Government's order authorizing ten central agencies to intercept, monitor and dec.....

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SC Sets Aside Order Reading Down Advance Notice Condition For Broadcasters(29.09.2021)

Supreme Court has set aside an interim order passed by the Madras High Court in a writ petition filed by some broadcasters/FM Radios challenging Rule .....

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Board nomination rights to unitholders of Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs)(11.09.2023)

1. Regulation 4(2)(h) of SEBI (Infrastructure Investment Trusts) Regulations, 2014 ("InvIT Regulations") inter-alia provides that unitholder(s) holdin.....

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Delhi HC Directs Private Unaided Schools to Start Nursery Admission(16.01.2017)

Delhi High Court has stepped in to "avoid ambiguity" in nursery admissions and allowed private unaided schools to invite applications on basis of thei.....

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Rajasthan HC Asks State to Ensure Lack of Discrimination While Assigning Menial Jobs to Prisoners(21.12.2020)

Rajasthan High Court has asked the State Government to ensure that the prisoners are not forced to indulge in menial jobs like cleaning toilets etc. m.....

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RBI issues directions for handling wilful defaulters(21.09.2023)

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has introduced a scheme for handling wilful defaulters, effective from April 1, 1999. These guidelines were subsequent.....

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Mad HC to Police: Ascertain Pending Cases Involving Consensual Relationship of Minors(11.07.2023)

Madras High Court has directed police to identify pending cases before Courts/Juvenile Justice Boards involving consensual relationships of minor chil.....

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Delhi HC Issues Notice to Govt., Others on Doctors' Strike(04.02.2016)

Delhi HC has issued notice to Government and others regarding an indefinite strike by municipal doctors and nurses since January 29 and also sought re.....

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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.....

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RBI’s Circular issued to extend relief to borrowers during the COVID-19 pandemic is not applicable to defaults prior to the outbreak of the pandemic(18.12.2020)

The present writ petition has been filed challenging the impugned letter sent by Respondent No.1/IL&FS Financial Services Ltd. ('IL&FS'), by which it .....

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Nomination for Mutual Fund Unit Holders - Extension of timelines(27.09.2023)

1. SEBI vide Circular No. SEBI/HO/IMD/IMD-II DOF3/P/CIR/2022/82 dated June 15, 2022 read with SEBI Circular No. SEBI/HO/IMD/IMD-I DOF1/P/CIR/2022/105 .....

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Government plans to make all meters smart prepaid in 3 years(24.12.2018)

Ministry of Power, Government of India has decided to make all meters smart prepaid in 3 years from 1st April, 2019. This step is likely to bring revo.....

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Calcutta HC Seeks Response on Application of Foreigners Act, 1946 on Religious Minorities(29.09.2021)

Calcutta High Court has sought the State government's stand on the application of the Foreigners Act, 1946 in respect of prosecution of religious mino.....

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Special Campaign 3.0 of CBDT to begin from 2nd October, 2023(11.09.2023)

The Government of India undertook Special Campaign 2.0 for Swachhata in Government offices and disposal of pending matters from 2nd October, 2022 to 3.....

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Rajya Sabha Passes Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2014(15.12.2016)

Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2014, which aims at securing and enhancing rights and entitlements of disabled persons has been passed by Ra.....

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J&K HC Revives PIL to Ensure Dignity & Equality to Persons with Disabilities(08.10.2020)

Jammu and Kashmir High Court has revived a Public Interest Litigation seeking necessary directions under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, .....

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Directors did not have the authority to represent the company in the POCA litigation(01.12.2023)

The Appellant (the company) has been in business rescue in terms of Chapter 6 of the Companies Act, 2008. The fourth and fifth respondents on appeal w.....

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Bhopal Gas Tragedy: SC Agrees to Hear Petition for Additional Compensation from Union Carbide(29.01.2019)

Supreme Court has agreed to hear in April the curative petition filed by the Centre in 2011 for additional compensation for Bhopal gas tragedy victims.....

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NCLT, Kochi Allows Reduction of Paid Up Share Capital Structure of Josco Jewellers Pvt. Ltd.(12.01.2021)

National Company Law Tribunal, Kochi has allowed a company petition filed by Josco Jewellers Pvt. Ltd. for reduction of its share capital from Rs. 120.....

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Monitoring the sale of fresh fruit & vegetables, for presence of pesticides residues, non-permitted wax coating, non-permitted artificial ripened and artificial colours, in the market(21.11.2023)

This is in continuation to the directions/letters issued regarding 'Request for action against unauthorised use of artificial fruit ripening agents' R.....

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Government Teachers shouldn't Agitate on Roads, They are Not Labourers: Madras HC(30.01.2019)

Madras High Court has pulled up protesting government teachers who are on indefinite strike along with other government employees and also said that b.....

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CBDT Declines Further Extension of Due Dates for Filing ITRs(12.01.2021)

Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has declined all representations seeking further extension of due dates for filing of Audit Reports and Income Ta.....

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Guidelines on "Accessibility of Indian Railway stations and facility at stations for Differently abled persons (Divyangjan) and Passengers with reduce mobility"(21.11.2023)

1. Whereas section 40 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (herein after, referred as the Act) mandates the Central Government, in con.....

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Clarification Regarding a Fake Advertisement in the name of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural gas in Newspapers in Maharashtra(27.02.2018)

It has come to the notice of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural gas, Government of India that some unscrupulous persons by using name and logo of Minis.....

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Delhi High Court Stays Removal of Mohit Saraf from L&L Partnership(18.01.2021)

Delhi High Court has stayed the termination of L&L Partners Senior Partner Mohit Saraf from the firm's partnership pending the conclusion of arbitrati.....

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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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Madras HC Quashes FIR Against Bharathiyar University Vice Chancellor(31.01.2019)

Madras High Court has quashed FIR registered against A. Ganapathi, the Vice Chancellor of Bharathiyar University and pointed out that complainant has .....

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Delhi Court Refuses Interim Injunction Against Salman Khurshid's Book(18.11.2021)

Delhi Court has refused to grant an ad-¬interim ex-¬parte injunction in the suit filed by Hindu Sena President, Vishnu Gupta against the book written .....

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SEBI notifies simplified norms for processing investor’s service requests by RTAs and norms for furnishing PAN, KYC details and nomination(17.11.2023)

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) vide its Circular No. SEBI/HO/MIRSD/POD-1/P/CIR/2023/181 dated November, 17, 2023, has simplified th.....

Tags : SEBI, Registrars’ Association of India, Benami Transactions (Prohibitions) Act, 1988, Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002

Cabinet approves Agreement between India and Jordan on Cooperation and Mutual Administrative Assistance in Customs Matters(28.02.2018)

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the signing and ratifying an Agreement between India and Jordan on Coopera.....

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Calcutta HC Issues Notice of Contempt on Visva-Bharati University for Non-Compliance of Order(18.01.2021)

Calcutta High Court has issued show cause notice of contempt to the Visva-Bharati University. The Court has summoned the University Registrar & Regist.....

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Court should not interfere with an order of Settlement Commission, passed in exercise of its discretionary powers, unless order contravenes provisions of Act(25.09.2023)

Present appeal has been filed assailing the judgment passed by the High Court whereby the judgment of the learned Single Judge, remanding the matter t.....

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Supreme Court Confirms Conviction and Sentence of Ansal Brothers(26.08.2015)

Supreme Court has confirmed conviction and two-years sentence for Sushil Ansal and Gopal Ansal, who were convicted in Uphaar Fire Tragedy case.

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J&K HC Dismisses Intervention Application of Association of Pellet Survivors as "Unnecessary"(24.02.2020)

Jammu and Kashmir High Court have dismissed an application filed by Association of Pellet Survivors to intervene in an ongoing Public Interest Litigat.....

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Kerala High Court Extends Validity of All Interim Orders Till February 21 Amid COVID-19 Surge(19.01.2022)

Kerala High Court has extended the life of all interim orders passed by all courts and tribunals falling under the supervisory jurisdiction of the Hig.....

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To succeed in obtaining relief in terms of Section 163 of Companies Act, the applicant must prove to the court that the relevant conduct complained was of oppressive or unfairly prejudicial(28.02.2024)

Present litigation emanates from an acrimonious relationship between two directors and shareholders of a small private company. The applicant, who is .....

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#GST Rollout: RCM Not Applicable to Intra-State Supply of Goods, Services Below Rs. 5000(29.06.2017)

Central Government has notified that Reverse Charge Mechanism (RCM) is not applicable to intra-State supply of goods & services made by an unregistere.....

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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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Supreme Court Extends Last Date for Admission to Engineering Courses in State of Odisha(23.12.2021)

Supreme Court has extended the last date for admission to engineering courses in the State of Odisha till December 31, 2021, taking into account the d.....

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Circulation of progress reports to stakeholders(22.02.2024)

1. Regulation 15 of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Liquidation Process) Regulations, 2016 (Liquidation Regulations) provides that the liqui.....

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Supreme Court Says 'No' to Centre's Plea to Recall 2016 Verdict in Manipur Fake Encounters(28.04.2017)

Supreme Court has dismissed Centre's plea to recall a 2016 verdict on conducting a probe into 1,528 cases of alleged fake encounters in Manipur in las.....

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Kerala HC Dismisses PIL Challenging Content Regulation Powers of Central Government(12.03.2020)

Kerala High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) Petition challenging the constitutional validity of powers of Centre under the of C.....

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