SC: CIRP Need Not Be Set Aside Solely for Fraudulent Filing of Section 9 Plea  ||  Supreme Court: Compromise Decree Passed Without Impleading Necessary Party is Void  ||  SC: Cheque Dishonour Notice Valid if Sent to Drawer’s Address and Received by Family  ||  J&K&L HC: Minority During Attestation Cannot Justify Decades-Long Delay in Challenging Mutation  ||  Bombay HC: WhatsApp Circulation of Objectionable Photos Can Attract SC/ST Act  ||  J&K&L HC: Cardiac Arrest From Stress of Long-Distance Driving is Compensable  ||  Delhi HC: Accused Cannot Delay Trial and Then Rely on Delay to Seek Bail  ||  Calcutta HC: Insurer Must Compensate Child’s Accidental Death Despite Driver’s Fake Licence  ||  Bombay HC Tells X to Take Down Defamatory Post Targeting Serum Institute, CEO Adar Poonawalla  ||  Delhi High Court Restores Arbitral Award in DMRC’s Favour Passed by Employee-Arbitrator    

Search Results for Tag : RS

Blast from the Past

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



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



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



International Cases

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



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



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



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



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.....

Tags : Winding up, Costs, Assets, Partnership



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.....

Tags : Discovery orders, Entitlement, Jurisdiction



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.....

Tags : Universal partnership, termination, Prescription



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.....

Tags : Liquidation orders, Curatorship, Legality



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.....

Tags : Trustees, Juristic persons, Interest



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.....

Tags : Liquidation, Forfeiture orders, Validity



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.....

Tags : Damages, Personal injuries, Evidence



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.....

Tags : BRPs, Directors, Authority



To succeed in obtaining relief in terms of Section 163 of Companies Act, the applicant must prove to the court that the relevant conduct complained was of oppressive or unfairly prejudicial(28.02.2024)

Present litigation emanates from an acrimonious relationship between two directors and shareholders of a small private company. The applicant, who is .....

Tags : Powers, Director, Conduct



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



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



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.....

Tags : Adverse order, Cost, Legality



To prove conduct under Section 10(2)(a) of Competition Act, 2010, it is not necessary to show actual harm to a competitor(20.07.2017)

Present order is related to proceedings initiated under Section 30 of Competition Act, 2010 vide Show Cause Notice No. 14/2016 dated 08th March, 2016 .....

Tags : Consumers, Information, Provisions, Violations



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.....

Tags : Patent, wireless communication, handoff, reversal



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

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

Tags : Leases assignment, Agreement, Ownership rights



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



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



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



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



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 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



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



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



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.....

Tags : Tax matters, Filing, Limits



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



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.....

Tags : snapchat discover, sexually suggestive, nudity, minors



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



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.....

Tags : New Rules, Insolvency Resolution, Corporate debtors



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

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

Tags : Tribunal Members, Appointment, New Rules



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.....

Tags : Ordinance, Interest, Depositors



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.....

Tags : Corporate Persons, Regulations, Amendment



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.....

Tags : Services, Doorstep, Inauguration



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.....

Tags : Rules, Amendment, Independent directors



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.....

Tags : Tax relief, Announcement, home buyers



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.....

Tags : Extension, UPI, Inbound Travellers



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.....

Tags : Endorsement, Guidelines, Issuance



CBIC initiates electronic disbursal of duty drawback amount directly to exporter’s bank accounts(05.06.2024)

Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) initiates electronic disbursal of duty drawback amount directly to exporter’s bank account in a tra.....

Tags : Electronic disbursal, Duty drawback, Launch



Lok Sabha passes the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2016(16.12.2016)

In last lap of winter session of this year, Lok Sabha  has passed Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill 2016, replacing the Persons with Disabiliti.....

Tags : Disabled persons, Rights, Bill



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.....

Tags : NTRS, Report, Release



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.....

Tags : Corporate Persons, Regulation, Amendment



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.....

Tags : Amendment, Regulation, Investment advisers



Amendment in Notary Rules; Experience required as legal practitioner by persons with benchmark disabilities reduced(29.05.2021)

The Central Government has notified Notaries (Amendment) Rules, 2021 to amend the Notaries Rules, 1956. Through the specified amendment Rules, after c.....

Tags : Notary Rules, Persons with benchmark disabilities, Appointment



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



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.....

Tags : Guidelines, Safe Deposit, Lockers



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.....

Tags : Budget, Proposal, Taxpayers



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



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



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.....

Tags : Personal Data, Bill, Protection



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



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.....

Tags : Master Direction, Wilful Defaulters, Scheme



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



Prime Minister launches RBI’s two customer-centric initiatives(12.11.2021)

Prime Minister launches two customer-centric initiatives of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for investors that is RBI Retail Direct (RBI-RD) scheme an.....

Tags : Scheme, Launch, Investors



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 .....

Tags : Insurance cover, Scheme, Small exporters



Judgments

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.....

Tags : pension, university, absorb, appoint



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.....

Tags : politicians, arrears, public utilities



IPRS succeeds against "He Said She Said"(22.12.2015)

Bombay High Court passed an order in favour of IPRS, restraining the Defendants from using musical works without its permission. Defendant club, 'He S.....

Tags : iprs, copyright society, lapse, licence



Court looks to cut spam on Naukri.com(15.12.2015)

Delhi High Court allowed a suit for injunction by Info Edge, the company that runs the well-known job portal ‘Naukri.com’, against a person who regist.....

Tags : Naukri.com, job portal, duping customers, naukrinews



Court looks to cut spam on Naukri.com(15.12.2015)

Delhi High Court allowed a suit for injunction by Info Edge, the company that runs the well-known job portal ‘Naukri.com’, against a person who regist.....

Tags : Naukri.com, job portal, duping customers, naukrinews



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



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.

Tags : misleading advertisement, deceased, licence, iprs



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.....

Tags : extradition, treaty, chile, ministry of external affairs



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



Getting acquainted with yet more happy faces in government ads(18.03.2016)

The Supreme Court nullified to a great extent its order from 2015 against the publishing of photographs of higher-ups in the three pillars of governme.....

Tags : Government, advertising, photographs, ministers



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 .....

Tags : uttarakhand, mla, political party, membership, disobedience



College cannot claim non-eligibility for course if no mala fide in admission(13.05.2016)

A candidate once admitted to a college after full and true disclosure of her qualifications before the relevant authorities cannot be asked to vacate .....

Tags : Nursing, admission, eligibility requirement



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.....

Tags : skechers, pure play, sports shoes, trade dress, distinct, logo



Larger bench to resolve dilemma over sales tax on club F&B(04.06.2016)

A Division Bench of Justices Dipak Misra and Shiva Kirti Singh referred to a larger Bench of the Supreme Court to decide if food and beverage sold by .....

Tags : sales tax, club, permanent members, f&b



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 .....

Tags : Dna, unaccredited, private laboratory, adverse inference



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



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



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.....

Tags : Circular, Applicability, Government doctors



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



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.....

Tags : Anticipatory bail, depositors, access



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



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 .....

Tags : arbitration, waive, right, first statement



When power has been exercised by Authority in a manner impermissible in law, Court is empowered to interfere with decision of Authority(05.06.2017)

Petitioner, which is an unaided and self financed educational institution, established by a registered trust namely Shimla Education Society Trust imp.....

Tags : Course, Recognition, Grant



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



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



Personal views in interview on ‘sensitive’ Kashmir to not be censored(15.02.2016)

The Delhi High Court rejected calls from the CBFC against the grant of a ‘U’ certificate to a documentary about the suffering caused by the long term .....

Tags : Documentary, objectionable comments, sensitive topic, personal view



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



Once an employee takes voluntary retirement under a VRS Scheme, he cannot claim benefits with respect to past services(20.03.2017)

By filing present writ petition, Petitioner prays for grant of second Time Bound Promotion Scale (TBPS) dated 23rd July, 1997. However, Petitioner too.....

Tags : Promotion, Eligibility, VRS



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



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.....

Tags : consumer protection, vehicles, comercial use, directors



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



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



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



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.....

Tags : Uttarakhand, vote of confidence, floor test, disqualified members



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



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



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



Plaintiff must establish shape and active functioning of partnership if made orally(13.08.2015)

A right to participate in the profits of the trade does not, by itself, demonstrate the existence of a partnership; the relationship also depends on t.....

Tags : Partnership, existence, intention



Partner intending to retire from business not the same as partner who died in the course of the partnership(11.08.2015)

A partnership does not automatically stand dissolved if a partner shows an intention to retire, or even serves notice of retirement to the other partn.....

Tags : Partnership, notice, retire, dissolution



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



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



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



Disputes and liabilities between parties need to be adjudicated, based upon partnership deed(03.04.2017)

Appellant-Original Defendant has filed Appeal and prayed to quash and set aside impugned Judgment passed by Single Judge. In facts of present case, Ap.....

Tags : Partnership, Recovery, Validity



Gatneta can be changed by same process by which the leader was elected in absence of rules to the contra(27.04.2018)

The Petitioner, a Municipal Councillor at Parola and elected from the Shivsena party, assails the communication of the Collector, declaring Respondent.....

Tags : Meeting, Leadership, Change, Validity



Administrator may take over management of a school only after giving reasonable opportunity of showing cause against proposed action(07.05.2018)

The Petitioner No. 1/School, which is a private unaided school recognized by the Respondent No. 2/Directorate of Education, and the Petitioner No. 2, .....

Tags : Show-cause notice, Personal hearing, Grant



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

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

Tags : Powers, Complaint, Quashing of



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



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.....

Tags : Final orders, Passing of, Restrain



NSEL subject to provisions of MPID(01.10.2015)

The Bombay High Court dismissed NSEL’s petition against the application of Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors (In Financial Establishmen.....

Tags : Stock exchange, Maharashtra, depositors,



Hindustan Motors continues to roll on its last cylinder(28.09.2015)

Hindustan Motors was granted reprieve against an order of the Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction restraining it from disposing of its a.....

Tags : Hindustan motors, sick, company, formal order



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.....

Tags : Health Workers, Benefit, Extension



Knowledge of a specific person against whom a suit can be instituted is required under “first learns”(28.08.2015)

The Supreme Court held that Standard Chartered Bank's claim borne from a purchase of bonds worth nearly Rs. 50 crores for which it only received a pho.....

Tags : Bond, limitation, first learns, knowledge



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.....

Tags : Transfer orders, Judicial review, Scope



“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’,.....

Tags : Public benefit, education, deemed university



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

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

Tags : Discretionary powers, Transfer, Legality



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.....

Tags : Personal expense, business, tax, deduction



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

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

Tags : Investigation, Legitimate grievance, Powers



Powers of revision of Special Tribunal are wide and include the power to re-appreciate evidence and record its own findings(16.08.2017)

Present intra Court appeal is against the judgment of learned Single Judge whereby order of Jammu & Kashmir Tribunal has been quashed and the Appellan.....

Tags : Tribunal, Revision, Powers



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

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

Tags : Review, Jurisdiction, Powers



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 .....

Tags : Burrowers, RBI circulars, Applicability



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.....

Tags : Married daughters, Compassionate appointment, Entitlement



Rights of daughters in coparcenary property are not lost merely because a preliminary decree has been passed in a partition suit(01.02.2018)

The Appellants herein contested the suit by claiming that, they were also entitled to share in the joint family properties, being daughters of Gurulin.....

Tags : Partition, Share, Coparceners



A party claiming adverse possession must prove that, his possession is peaceful, open and continuous(01.02.2018)

In instant case, Defendant No. 2 is the Appellant against a confirming judgment. Plaintiff-respondent No. 3 instituted the suit for declaration of tit.....

Tags : Adverse Possession, Title, Right



Public servant should have disobeyed any directions of law with intention to save any person from legal punishment in order to make out offence under Section 217 of IPC(26.11.2019)

Present appeals arise out of the judgment and order passed by the High Court by which the High Court set aside the order of acquittal passed by the Pr.....

Tags : Acquittal, Reversal, Legality



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.....

Tags : Answers, Modification, Direction



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 .....

Tags : EPF contribution, Arrears, Legality



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 .....

Tags : Reimbursement, Balance amount, Entitlement



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.....

Tags : Arrears, Salary, Entitlement



Power of Arbitral Tribunal to pass appropriate orders of interim measures is not eclipsed simply on account of any application being filed under Section 13 of Arbitration Act(14.08.2023)

Present application has been filed seeking setting aside of the order and restoration of appeal.It is submitted that during the pendency of the applic.....

Tags : Arbitral Tribunal, Powers, Interim Measures



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.....

Tags : Endorsement, Fee, Levy



Court should not interfere with an order of Settlement Commission, passed in exercise of its discretionary powers, unless order contravenes provisions of Act(25.09.2023)

Present appeal has been filed assailing the judgment passed by the High Court whereby the judgment of the learned Single Judge, remanding the matter t.....

Tags : Settlement Commission, Discretionary powers, Supreme Court



There must be a level of infirmity greater than ordinary in a Tribunal's order to justify interference of High Court under Articles 226 and 227 of Constitution(02.04.2024)

The present appeal arises out of the final judgment passed by High Court by which the High Court dismissed the appeal filed by the Appellant. The moot.....

Tags : Reference, Powers, High Court



Unless the finding of acquittal is found to be perverse or impossible, interference with the same would not be warranted(02.04.2024)

The present appeal challenges the judgment passed by the High Court, thereby allowing the appeal of the Respondent-State. The High Court, reversing th.....

Tags : Acquittal, Reversal, Legality



A person who is entitled to receive compensation cannot be said to have given up his status and can file appeal as an 'indigent person'(27.05.2024)

The sole point for consideration is whether a person who is entitled to receive compensation by way of a claim before the Motor Accident Claims Tribun.....

Tags : Indigent person, Compensation, Status



MCD is empowered to remove any illegal and unauthorised construction even if it happens within the four corners of a house/flat(09.07.2024)

Present writ petition has been filed by the petitioner-cooperative society seeking a direction to the Respondent no.1/MCD to conduct a survey and insp.....

Tags : Statutory duty, Powers, MCD



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

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

Tags : Plaint, Amendment, Powers



No automatic termination of recovery proceedings against members is contemplated on termination of liquidation proceedings(20.08.2019)

The question involved in the present matter is whether under the provisions of Section 109 of the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 on expi.....

Tags : Liquidation, Liability, Proceedings, Members



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

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

Tags : Arbitral Tribunal, Adjudication, Powers



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.....

Tags : PIL, Locus standi, Service Matters



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, .....

Tags : Directors, Liability, Cheque bounce



Person, who claims title over property on strength of adverse possession is required to prove his case only against true owner of property(18.04.2017)

Dispute in instant Appeal relates to an agricultural land. Trial Court, by judgment/decree decreed Appellant's suit. It was held that, Appellant (Plai.....

Tags : Land, Ownership, Proof



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.....

Tags : Arrears, Recoverable amount, Land Revenue



Assessing Officer can impose penalty for default in making payment of tax, but same shall not exceed amount of tax in arrears(01.07.2017)

In the present case, Income Tax Return of Respondent-Assessee was processed under Section 143(1) of Income Tax Act, 1961, demand was raised and penalt.....

Tags : Arrears, Tax, Interest, Inclusion



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

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

Tags : Transfer order, Powers, Validity



Compensation for officer persecuted by Uttar Pradesh government(17.11.2015)

The Supreme Court awarded a former officer in the Indian Forest Service Rs. 10 lakhs for allegedly being falsely implicated by the incumbent governmen.....

Tags : Corruption, public service, persecution, proof



An auction purchaser cannot be called upon to clear past arrears(27.07.2017)

In the facts of present case, City Union Bank Limited, Second Respondent issued a tender/sale notice under Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financ.....

Tags : Past arrears, Previous owner, Payment



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.....

Tags : Membership, Termination, Legality



Mere deficiencies in investigation can't be basis for concluding bias by Investigating Officer(26.10.2020)

Present Criminal Appeals have been preferred against a common judgment of the High Court by which the appellants’ acquittal under Section 20 of the Na.....

Tags : Acquittal, Reversal, Legality



Expression "District Magistrate" and the "Chief Metropolitan Magistrate" under Section 14 of the SARFAESI Act includes Additional District Magistrate and Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate(27.07.2022)

The borrower has preferred the present appeal against impugned judgment and order passed by the High Court, by which, the Division Bench of the High C.....

Tags : Powers, Inclusion, Jurisdiction



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.....

Tags : Appointment, Heirs, Superannuation



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.....

Tags : Application, Indigent persons, Rejection



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.....

Tags : Scholarship, Grant, Eligibility



In absence of any pleadings and evidence that, pujari built the temple, same cannot be claimed as private temple(27.02.2019)

Present appeal arises out of the judgment passed by the High Court in and by which the High Court dismissed the Second Appeal thereby affirming the fi.....

Tags : Temple, Ownership, Proof



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.....

Tags : Retirement, Continuation, Membership



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.....

Tags : Committee, Creditors, Removal



Suo motu power of revision could be exercised by the Revisional Authority, when an order made in proceeding is prejudicial to the interests of the State(01.02.2023)

Present appeal, by special leave registers a challenge to an order passed by the High Court dismissing Civil Writ Petition presented by the Appellant .....

Tags : Revisional Authority, Powers, Assessment orders



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.....

Tags : Assessment orders, Panchnama, Time limit



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.....

Tags : Legislative powers, Executive power, Exercise, Delhi, Statehood



Power under Section 482 is not available to the Court to countenance the breach of a statuary provision(22.04.2021)

The appeal is directed against order passed by the Hon'ble High Court. In the impugned order, the High Court has allowed an interlocutory application .....

Tags : Interim order, Powers, High Court



A transfer would not be annulled, if the same is made in the ordinary course of business or in good faith and for valuable consideration(25.10.2017)

Present appeal is against the notice of the Official Liquidator and against the report of the One Man Committee constituted by this Court. It is only .....

Tags : Prohibitory orders, Knowledge, Report, Validity



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



Notifications & Circulars

Guidelines for Standalone PD participation in Exchange Traded Currency Futures(17.03.2016)

The Reserve Bank of India issued guidelines

Tags : Bank, primary dealers, currency, futures



New environment standards for gensets(22.03.2016)

The Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change notified new environment.....

Tags : Environment, pollution, generators, standards



E-Waste Management Rules, 2016(23.03.2016)

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change notified the E-Waste Management Rules 2016. The new Rules have expanded applicability which now.....

Tags : e-waste, rules, producers, informal sector



TRAI responds to DoT reference for improving telecom on islands(23.03.2016)

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India issued a response to the Department of Telecom reference for improving telecommunications services in the An.....

Tags : islands, infrastructure, universal services obligation fund



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.....

Tags : Overseas investment, annual report, compliance



RBI brings changes in issuance of Rupee denominated bonds overseas(13.04.2016)

The Reserve Bank of India notified substantial changes in the regime for issuance of Rupee denominated bonds overseas. The limit of US$51 billion for .....

Tags : Rupee bond, overseas, fatf



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.....

Tags : Association of persons, consortium, taxability



Dispensing Customs Baggage Declaration Form for domestic passengers(08.03.2016)

The Central Board of Excise and Customs reiterated that domestic passengers boarding international flights in the domestic leg are not required to fil.....

Tags : Customs, baggage, declaration, domestic passengers



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.....

Tags : Insurance, brokers, commission, remuneration



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.....

Tags : investment advisors, banks, separation



Six members nominated to Rajya Sabha(25.04.2016)

The President has nominated members to the Rajya Sabha to fill seats left vacant by recent retirements. Persons nominated by the President are Swapan .....

Tags : Rajya sabha, members, nominated, 2016



Draft guidelines for ‘on tap’ licencing of universal banks(05.05.2016)

The Reserve Bank of India took a major step towards replacing its ‘stop and go’ policy for licensing universal with a more ‘continuous’ process by

Tags : Universal bank, licence, continuous process



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



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



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



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 .....

Tags : Consultation papers, Comments, Time Extension



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.....

Tags : Foreign currencies, Conversion, Rate of exchange, Determination



Service tax on freight forwarders on transportation of goods from India(12.08.2016)

Board has received representations regarding service tax on freight forwarders on transportation of goods from India. In terms of rule 10 of Place of .....

Tags : Freight forwarders, Goods, Transportation, Levy



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



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



National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (Salaries, Allowances and other Terms and Conditions of Service of Chairperson and other Members) Rules, 2015(19.08.2015)

The Central government issued the Rules, 2015, enumerating the benefits available to the Chairperson of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal u.....

Tags : chairperson, company law appellate tribunal, benefits



Guidelines for Relief Measures by Banks in Areas Affected by Natural Calamities(21.08.2015)

The Reserve Bank of India released guidelines based on a Central government notification reducing the criteria of crop loss from 50 per cent to 33 per.....

Tags : Rbi, relief, farmers, loan, reschedule, crops



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.....

Tags : Rbi, ebiz, fctrs



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.....

Tags : Term deposits, Non-members, Advances



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.....

Tags : Contractors, Construction service, Government, Exemptions



New updated Version of Income Tax Return Statistics for Assessment Year 2012-13 released(19.08.2016)

Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) had proactively released data relating to direct tax collections, PAN allocation and distribution of income in th.....

Tags : Statistics, Income Tax Return, updated Version



Report on Applicability of Minimum Alternate Tax on FIIs / FPIs for the period prior to 01.04.2015(27.08.2015)

The Ministry of Finance released its Report on 'Applicability of Minimum Alternate Tax on FIIs / FPIs for the period prior to 01.04.2015'. The Commit.....

Tags : Minimum alternate tax, report, 2015, foreign institutional investors



TRAI notifies Tariff Amendment Orders relating to commercial subscribers(08.09.2015)

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India notified tariff amendment orders relating to television services for commercial subscribers. Under the order.....

Tags : Trai, amendment order, commercial subscribers



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



India's ranking in Global Innovation Index(30.11.2015)

India has been ranked 81st, down from 76th in 2014, in the Global Innovation Index 2015, a publication of Cornell University, INSEAD and the World Int.....

Tags : Innovation index, rank, entrepreneurship, sme



Independent Directors in PSUs(02.12.2015)

Minister of Corporate Affairs, Arun Jaitley, stated in a reply to Parliament that the appointment of independent directors on the boards of public sec.....

Tags : Independent directors, psu, department, public enterprises



NDS-OM Web Module - Access to Gilt Account Holders (GAHs)(20.10.2016)

As announced in the First Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement for the year 2016-17 (paragraph 36) on April 5, 2016, it has been decided to make it ob.....

Tags : NDS-OM module, Account holders, On-line trading



Indian Telecom Services Performance indicator Report for April-June, 2015(23.11.2015)

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India released its “Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicator Report” for the period 1 April 2015 to 30 June 2.....

Tags : Telecom, report, performance indicators, 2015



Investment by Foreign Portfolio Investors in Corporate Bonds(26.11.2015)

The Reserve Bank of India has permitted Foreign Portfolio Investors to acquire NCDs/bonds which are under partial or full default of repayment of prin.....

Tags : Foreign portfolio investors, corporate bonds, default



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.....

Tags : Rules, Security, Differently-abled persons



Trend and Progress of Banking in India 2014-15 and Financial Stability Report December 2015(23.12.2015)

The Reserve Bank of India released its Report .....

Tags : Banking, indicators, 2015, december



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.....

Tags : Public private partnership, transparency, infrastructure



Subordinate Legislation of Universities(15.12.2016)

The Central Universities are statutory autonomous bodies which are established under their respective Acts of Parliament. Subordinate legislation in r.....

Tags : Legislation, Subordinate, Universities



Circular on Mutual Funds(15.02.2016)

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

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



Committee constituted to dispose of land purchased by PACL(17.02.2016)

The Securities and Exchange Board of India constituted a Committee to dispose of land purchased by PACL and payment of proceeds to investors who inves.....

Tags : Pacl, committee, land, investors



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



Service Tax (Amendment) Rules, 2016(01.03.2016)

The Ministry of Finance notified Service Tax (Amendment) Rules, 2016 to amend Service Tax Rules, 1994. Amongst the changes is a substitution in the tr.....

Tags : service tax, partnership, advocates, deadline



SEBI DRG II Study Suggests Measures To Enhance Retail Participation(01.03.2016)

The Securities and Exchange Board of India released its Development Research Group - II (DRG- II) Study titled, "The elusive retail investor: How deep.....

Tags : retail investment, capital market, small investors



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.....

Tags : Modalities, Persons with disabilities, Respect, National Anthem



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.....

Tags : Orop, implementation table, arrears



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.....

Tags : Feters, online, remittance reporting, purpose code



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



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



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.....

Tags : Denominated bonds, Issuance, Overseas



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.....

Tags : MDR, Charges, Reimbursement



Clarification regarding co-noticees under Section 28 Customs Act 1962(15.03.2016)

The Central Board of Excise and Customs issued clarification regarding ‘other persons’ under Section 28(2) and 28(6)(i) of the Customs Act 1962. Provi.....

Tags : Customs, deemed conclusion, other persons



Conversion of Kisan Credit Cards into Rupay Cards(07.02.2017)

Under revised Kisan Credit Card (KCC) Scheme issued by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), w.....

Tags : Credit card, Rupay card, Conversion



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



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.....

Tags : monetary policy committee, members, rbi, inflation



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.....

Tags : cbec, first stage dealer, importer



Deadline for jewellers to register with Revenue extended(01.07.2016)

The Ministry of Finance extended the deadline by which jewellers must register themselves with central excise to 31 July 2016.

Though liabi.....

Tags : jewellers, excise, registration, deadline



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 .....

Tags : Cross Border, Mergers, Regulations, Proposal



'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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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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Participation of Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) in Government securities on NDS-OM platform(20.10.2016)

In terms of RBI circular FMRD.DIRD.06/14.03.007/2014-15 dated March 20, 2015, FPIs are currently permitted to transact in the Over-The-Counter (OTC) m.....

Tags : Foreign Portfolio, Investors, Participation



SEBI introduces online system for Investment Advisers and Research Analysts(20.10.2016)

SEBI has introduced an online system for Investment Advisers and Research Analysts to promote ease of operations in terms of e-registration, complianc.....

Tags : Online system, Introduction, Investment Advisers



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.....

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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.....

Tags : Company, address, operating, directorship



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



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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GST rate for specified items for Physically Challenged Persons(04.07.2017)

Some questions are raised about GST rates fixed for specific devices for physically challenged persons. This matter is explained here in below.

Tags : GST rate, Specified items, Physically Challenged Persons



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.....

Tags : Reverse charge, Gold ornaments, Tax, Clarification



Steps Taken by The Central Government for Relief to Farmers in view of Deficit Monsoon(14.09.2015)

To counter deficit in the monsoon during 2015’s Kharif season, the Central Government has taken steps to provide relief to farmers, and has advised al.....

Tags : Monsoon, relief, farmers, disaster relief



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



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



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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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 .....

Tags : Panama Papers, Investigation



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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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 .....

Tags : Agreements, Signing of, Water Resources, Road, Marine Sectors



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.....

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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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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.....

Tags : Clarification, Fake Advertisement, Newspapers



Export Data Processing and Monitoring System expanded(26.05.2016)

The Export Data Processing and Monitoring System has been expanded with modules that will now include information on handling of shipping bills for ca.....

Tags : edpms, exporters, caution, monitoring, banks



HRD Ministry encourages greater out-of-class engagement in higher education(26.05.2016)

Whereas the prescribed overall and direct teaching-learning workload for Assistant and Associate Professors remained the same, the Ministry of Human R.....

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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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International organisations conducting religious pilgrimage exempt from tax(17.05.2016)

The Ministry of External Affairs exempted from tax international organisations facilitating religious pilgrimage services offered by the Ministry.
.....

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Tax on arbitral tribunal services to be borne by recipient(18.05.2016)

Service tax liability for services provided by an arbitral tribunal shall be on the service recipient if it’s a business entity.

The Depar.....

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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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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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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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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 .....

Tags : MSME Exporters, Digital platform, Launch



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.....

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Income Tax (11th Amendment) Rules, 2015(07.08.2015)

The Government made amendments to the Income-tax Rules, 1962 with regard to registration of persons, due diligence and maintenance of information; and.....

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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.....

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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.....

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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



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.....

Tags : Insurance, agent, brokers, training, examination, overlap



Clarifications on the Income Declaration Scheme, 2016(14.07.2016)

The Central Board of Direct Taxes released additional clarifications on the Income Declaration Scheme 2016.

In answers to ten additional qu.....

Tags : income declaration scheme, revision, directors, partners



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



Position Limits for Hedgers(19.08.2016)

1. As per Section 131(4) of Finance Act, 2015 all rules, directions, guidelines, instructions, circulars, or any like instruments, made by the erstwhi.....

Tags : Invester’s interest, Protection, Hedgers, Limits



Telecom Consumers Protection (Tenth Amendment) Regulations (TCPR), 2016(19.08.2016)

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) released The Telecom Consumers Protection (Tenth Amendment) Regulations, 2016 for permitting Special .....

Tags : Special Data Vouchers, longer validity, Regulations



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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Separate Department of Disability Affairs to be set up by States(18.05.2017)

Shri Thaawar Chand Gehlot, Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment while addressing the "15th National Review Meeting of State Commissioners for Per.....

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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.....

Tags : Approval, Agreement, Custom Matters



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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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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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.....

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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



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



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.....

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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



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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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.....

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Denomination of the notes of value of Rs 200 specified(23.08.2017)

In exercise of the powers conferred by Sub-section (1) of Section 24 of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 and on the recommendations of the Central .....

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Examination for Confirmation of Enrollment of GST Practitioners(10.10.2018)

The National Academy of Customs, Indirect Taxes and Narcotics (NACIN) is conducting an examination for confirmation of enrolment of Goods and Services.....

Tags : Enrollment, GST Practitioners, Examination



Remittance of Refund Amounts to Investors of PACL(10.10.2018)

SEBI in compliance of the order dated February 02, 2016 of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in the matter of Subrata Bhattacharya V. Securities and .....

Tags : Remittance, Refund Amounts, Investors



Implementation of Electronic Sealing for containers by exporters under self-sealing procedure prescribed by Circular 26/2017-Cus dated 1st July, 2017 and Circular 36/2017 dated 28th August, 2017(20.09.2017)

1. Representations have been received from several associations seeking information on the availability of RFID Tamper Proof One-time-bolt container s.....

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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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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



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, .....

Tags : Accounting standards, ifrs, roadmap, 2018



EPCH hails GST notification to ease procedure for merchant exporters(24.10.2017)

The Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts has welcomed the Government's decision to ease the procedure for merchant exporters. Handicrafts merchant.....

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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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Government Panel invites suggestions/comments from stakeholders about the provisions of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code and the Rules and Regulations notified there under(14.12.2017)

In the First Meeting of the Insolvency Law Committee, held on 08th December, 2017, under the Chairmanship of the Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affa.....

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India and Morocco sign Agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters(12.11.2018)

An Agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters was signed by Shri Kiren Rijiju, Minister of State for Home on behalf of the Government of.....

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Identification of Workers in Unorganised Sector(27.12.2017)

The Unorganized Workers' Social Security Act, 2008, defines an unorganized worker and provides for a self-declaration by such worker confirming that h.....

Tags : Identification, Workers, Unorganised Sector



Powers to be exercised by the Principal Chief Commissioner or Chief Commissioner of Customs for the purposes assigning the cases for adjudication of show cause notices issued(05.11.2018)

In exercise of powers conferred by clause (a) of section 152 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government hereby directs that the pow.....

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Liberalization of visa regime of India during the last one year(14.11.2018)

India has a robust visa regime to facilitate smooth entry, stay and movement of foreigners in India for legitimate purposes while ensuring the securit.....

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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.....

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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.....

Tags : Exemption, CPSEs, Oil and Gas Sectors



Export of Red Sanders wood by Government of Karnataka - Extension of time(03.01.2019)

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



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.....

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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 .....

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Fixation of use conversion charges for Mixed Use/Commercial Use of Premises and Shop-cum-residence plots/Complexes later designated as LSCs(23.01.2019)

A Notification was published by the Delhi Development Authority in exercise of powers conferred under Section 57 of the Delhi Development Act, 1957 (6.....

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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



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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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.....

Tags : Mutual Assistance, Signing of, Customs Matters



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 .....

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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.....

Tags : Time, Extension, Empanelment, Auditors



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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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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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.....

Tags : Examination, Enrollment, GST Practitioners



Accession to the Council of Europe Convention on Transfer of Sentenced Persons(05.11.2015)

The Union Cabinet has approved formally requesting the Council of Europe for India’s accession to the ‘Council of Europe Convention on the Transfer of.....

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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.....

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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.....

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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



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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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.....

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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.....

Tags : Guidelines, Customers, Safety



Standing Liquidity Facility for Primary Dealers(07.08.2019)

In the Third Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement 2019-20 of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of August 07, 2019, the policy repo rate under the Li.....

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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



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.....

Tags : Benefit, FTAs, Small Exporters



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.....

Tags : Examination, Customs Brokers, Licensing Regulations



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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First meeting of Search Committee for recommending a panel of names for appointment as Chairperson and Members of the Lokpal(30.01.2019)

The first meeting of the Search Committee for recommending a panel of names for appointment as Chairperson and Members of the Lokpal was held on 29th .....

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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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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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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 .....

Tags : Standard Operating Procedure, Exporters



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 .....

Tags : Clarification, Actual service providers, Eligible services, Benefits



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.....

Tags : MOU, Recognition, Competency, Seafarers



Transfer of subsidy to domestic LPG consumers(04.12.2018)

Attention is invited to some press reports on change in Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) of LPG subsidy Scheme wherein it has been reported that Governme.....

Tags : Subsidy, Transfer, LPG consumers



Acquisition/Transfer of immovable property in India by Overseas Citizen of India(29.12.2021)

A large number of queries have been received at various Offices of the Reserve Bank, based on newspaper reports on a Supreme Court Judgement, on wheth.....

Tags : Acquisition, Immovable property, Overseas Citizen



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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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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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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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.....

Tags : Insurers, Cashless services, Network hospitals



Shipping Bill (Post Export Conversion in Relation to Instrument Based Scheme) Regulations, 2022(22.02.2022)

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 157 read with section 149 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Board, hereby makes the following .....

Tags : Shipping Bill, Regulations, Post export conversion



Conversion/Switch of Government of India (GoI)'s Securities(17.02.2022)

As per the issuance Calendar for Marketable Dated Securities, auction for switches of government securities is scheduled on the third Monday of every .....

Tags : Conversion, GoI, Securities



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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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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Framework for conversion of Private Listed InvIT into Public InvIT(09.02.2022)

1. Regulation 14(6) of the SEBI (Infrastructure Investment Trusts) Regulations, 2014 ("InvIT Regulations") provides as under: "The Board may specify b.....

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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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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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Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Amendment Rules, 2021(29.06.2021)

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) read with clause (z) of sub-section (2) of section 176 of the Electricity Act, 2003 (Act 36 of .....

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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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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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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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CESTAT, Ahmedabad: ‘Bulk Milk Coolers’ of Co-Op Societies for Storage, Eligible for Duty Exemption(13.02.2020)

Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Ahmedabad has held that Bulk Milk Coolers that are manufactured and supplied to various Co-.....

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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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SEBI Introduces System to Detect Misuse of Client Securities by Brokers(14.02.2020)

Securities and Exchange Board of India has introduced a system to monitor and detect misuse of client securities by stockbrokers in the wake of Karvy .....

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MCA Allows Companies to Hold Video Extraordinary General Meetings(09.04.2020)

Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has allowed companies to hold extraordinary general meetings through videoconferencing or other audio-visual means.....

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Jharkhand HC Extends All Interim Orders Passed By It & Courts Subordinate to It Till 30th April(09.04.2020)

Jharkhand High Court has extended the life of all interim orders, including provisional bail orders, passed by it or the Courts subordinate to it, til.....

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SC Issues Directions for Ensuring PPEs, Police Protection to Health Workers(09.04.2020)

Supreme Court has directed the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to ensure the availability of appropriate Personal Protective Equipments (P.....

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Clarification regarding applicability of IGST on repair cost, insurance and freight, on goods re-imported after being exported for repairs, on the recommendations of the GST Council made in its 43rd m(19.07.2021)

1. References have been received seeking clarification on the issues of the applicability of IGST on repair cost, insurance and freight, on goods re-i.....

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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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Central Govt. specifies pension fund, namely, CPPIB India Private Holdings Inc., as specified person in respect of eligible investment made by it in India on or after publication of this notification(17.08.2022)

In exercise of the 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 (.....

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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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Bombay HC: Timely Awareness Can Avoid Drastic Steps Against Persons Obstructing Health Workers(13.04.2020)

Bombay High Court has observed that taking of timely awareness steps can avoid drastic measures such as application of the National Security Act, 1980.....

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MCA Clarifies Corporate Contributions Towards Relief Funds Not to Qualify as CSR Expenditure(13.04.2020)

Union Ministry of Corporate Affairs has clarified that contributions made to the Chief Minister's Relief Fund or State Relief Fund for COVID-19 do not.....

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Karnataka HC Directs State to Extend Relief to Transgenders(13.04.2020)

Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to extend relief under the 'Mythri scheme' for transgenders immediately on receiving applicatio.....

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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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SC Dismisses PIL Seeking GST Exemption for Face Masks & Sanitizers(22.04.2020)

Supreme Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation seeking exemption for face masks and hand sanitizers from Goods and Services Tax.

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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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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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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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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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Karnataka HC Rejects Plea for Making Public Personal Details of Persons Who Contacted COVID-19(23.04.2020)

Karnataka High Court has rejected the plea filed seeking directions to the State and Central Government to make public details of those persons who ha.....

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Delhi Government to Give Rs 5,000 to Auto Drivers Struggling Due to COVID-19 Lockdown(03.04.2020)

Delhi Government has decided to transfer Rs 5,000 each to auto drivers, Gramin-Sewa and e-rickshaw drivers who are facing tough times due to the lockd.....

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Ministry of External Affairs to Allow Transit of Foreign Nationals Stranded in India(03.04.2020)

Ministry of Home Affairs has decided to allow transit of foreign nationals stranded in India in view of the representations made by some foreign count.....

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Ministry of Home Affairs Exempts Agriculture, Tea Plantations, Truck Repair Shops on Highways(06.04.2020)

Ministry of Home Affairs has issued four circulars, exempting agriculture, tea plantations, truck spare parts and repair shops on Highways, indicating.....

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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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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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Caution to Investors against unsolicited investment tips(14.10.2020)

It has come to the notice of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) that unsolicited messages containing stock tips/ investment advice with.....

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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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Madras HC Seeks State's Response in Plea for Conversion of Private Colleges as Makeshift Hospitals(06.04.2020)

Madras High Court has issued notices to the State Government on a Public Interest Litigation seeking for directions to the Government to immediately n.....

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Kerala HC Directs District Labour Officers to Monitor Conditions of Migrant Labourers(06.04.2020)

Kerala High Court has directed all District Labour Officers to work in coordination with the respective District Legal Services Authorities to monitor.....

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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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Bombay HC Directs CIDCO for Payment of Wages to Gardeners(14.05.2020)

Bombay High Court has directed the City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra for making gardeners work during the lockdown without pa.....

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Delhi HC Directs Delhi Govt to Ensure Adequate Facilities for Healthcare Workers(15.05.2020)

Delhi High Court has directed the Secretary of Delhi Government's Health Department to depute a senior officer to visit the Quarantine Facility, Narel.....

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Allahabad HC Issues Instructions for Identification of Potential COVID-19 Carriers(15.05.2020)

Allahabad High Court has issued several instructions for the State authorities to ensure that all the migrants, entering the State of Uttar Pradesh af.....

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SC Restrains Govt from Taking Coercive Action Against Employers for Not Paying Salaries(18.05.2020)

Supreme Court has restrained the Government from taking coercive action against employers who don’t pay workers their entire salary during the lockdow.....

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Delhi HC: Survivors of Sexual Offences Must Have a Say in Bail Pleas of Accused(18.05.2020)

Delhi High Court has stated that the survivor of sexual offences have an obligatory say in the hearing of bail pleas of accused.

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SC Seeks Government Reply on Sealing of Borders(18.05.2020)

Supreme Court has sought responses from the Centre and Governments of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Delhi on a Petition which raised the issue of restric.....

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Supreme Court Refuses to Vacate Stay on Arbitration Proceedings at Singapore in KK Modi Trust Feud(11.03.2020)

Supreme Court has refused to interfere in the stay imposed on arbitration proceedings by the Delhi High Court involving property belonging to KK Modi .....

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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.

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Delhi HC: Non-Executive Directors of Company Immune from Cheque Dishonor Proceedings(11.03.2020)

Delhi High Court has held that the non-executive directors of a company are exempted from the cheque dishonour proceedings under Section 138 of the Ne.....

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Madras HC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Special Discounts Offered to FASTag Holders(11.03.2020)

Madras High Court has issued notices to the Union of India and the National Highways Authority of India in a Petition challenging special discounts of.....

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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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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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TRAI releases Recommendations on "Platform Services offered by DTH Operators"(13.11.2019)

1. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has today released its recommendations on "Platform Services offered by DTH Operators".

2.....

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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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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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Direction by the President of India regarding the powers of the Appropriate Government under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016(17.03.2020)

In pursuance of the powers conferred under clause (1) of Article 239 of the Constitution, the President hereby directs that the powers and functions o.....

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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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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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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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Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking to Control Religious Conversions(13.03.2020)

Delhi High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation seeking control on religious conversion through inducement or intimidation stating that it.....

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SC Directs Bombay HC to Decide Plea to Stop Burial of Persons who Died of COVID-19(04.05.2020)

Supreme Court has disposed of a Special Leave Petition against a Bombay High Court order which had refused to stay burials in 3 cemeteries in Bandra w.....

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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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Madhya Pradesh HC Expands Scope of Matters to be Heard by Subordinate Courts(05.05.2020)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued a circular stating that in addition to hearing of extremely urgent matters, the Subordinate Courts in the State w.....

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Bombay HC Asks State to File Reply in PIL Seeking Distribution of Seized Sanitizers, Masks(05.05.2020)

Bombay High Court has directed the State Government to file a reply in a public interest litigation filed by Mohan Joshi seeking distribution of sanit.....

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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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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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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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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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SC Disposes Off Plea on Issue of Migrant Workers Being Charged for Moving Back Home(05.05.2020)

Supreme Court has disposed off the plea on the issue of migrant workers being charged for travelling back home, stating that the Central and State Gov.....

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SC Refuses Former DGP's Plea Seeking Quashing of FIRs for Disobeying Lockdown(05.05.2020)

Supreme Court has refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation filed by former police chief of Uttar Pradesh, Vikram Singh seeking directions to .....

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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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Delhi HC Directs Govt to Deploy Doctors & Sanitation Workers in Mustafabad Camp for Riot Victims(24.03.2020)

Delhi High Court has directed Delhi Government to ensure that adequate health care facilities are ensured in the Eidgah Old Mustafabad Camp, a place s.....

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Bombay HC: Only Fresh Matters of Extremely Urgent Nature to be Moved(24.03.2020)

Bombay High Court has modified its previous directions and issued a circular which is valid till 31st March, 2020, declaring that only fresh matters o.....

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NCLAT Withdraws Roster for Urgent Listing(24.03.2020)

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has withdrawn the rosters issued in regard to hearing of urgent matters on 25th March, 2020 and 1st Ap.....

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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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Registration of Importers as per provision of Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, as amended(17.04.2023)

1.Kind attention is invited to letter No. CP-20/94/2021-UPC-II-HO-CPCB-HO dated 24.03.2023 received from Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on the.....

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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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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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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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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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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 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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Jharkhand HC Seeks Response on Steps Taken by State Govt. & Bar Councils to Aid Legal Fraternity(23.04.2020)

Jharkhand High Court has taken up the common cause pertaining to the grant of financial aid to Advocates and Advocate Clerks across Courts in light of.....

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Allahabad HC Extends Interim Orders Passed by It & Courts Subordinate to It Till May 10(24.04.2020)

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

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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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Bombay HC Directs High Power Committee to Discuss Discriminatory Release of Prisoners(27.04.2020)

Bombay High Court has directed the high power committee constituted by the State Government to decide whether the distinction made between prisoners/u.....

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Jharkhand HC Seeks State's Reply on Incidents of COVID-19 Suspects Escaping Quarantine Centers(27.04.2020)

Jharkhand High Court has sought the State's response on the stray incidents of COVID-19 suspects/ patients escaping the containment centers in the Sta.....

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Karnataka HC: Doctors Wanting to Pursue PG Courses Cannot be Made to Serve Bond of Five Years(27.04.2020)

Karnataka High Court has directed the Employees State Insurance Corporation, Medical College and Hospital to release the transfer certificates of doct.....

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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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Madras HC: Doctors Have No Right to Go on Strike/Boycott Under Any Circumstances(02.03.2020)

Madras High Court has observed that Doctors do not have the right to go on strike/boycott under any circumstances since they are directly dealing with.....

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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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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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Delhi High Court Imposes Cost on JNU for Lack of Assistance in a Case(02.03.2020)

Delhi High Court has imposed costs of Rs 75,000 to be paid by the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Administration for its "complete lack of assistanc.....

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Allahabad High Court: No Protection for Married Live-In Partners(02.03.2020)

Allahabad High Court has held that where a man and a woman, during the subsistence of their marriages to other persons, reside as a live-in couple, th.....

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Gauhati HC Sets Aside Ex Parte Order of Foreigners Tribunal Declaring Person as Foreigner(02.03.2020)

Gauhati High Court has set aside ex parte order of Foreigners Tribunal declaring a person as foreigner noticing that the Tribunal had declared a perso.....

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Delhi HC Asks Delhi Govt to Consider Whether Bus Marshals in DTC Buses Require Proper Training(25.03.2020)

Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to consider a representation seeking proper training of Marshals that are deployed in the Delhi Tra.....

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Kerala HC Instructs All Judicial Officers to Hear Urgent Matters from Their Residences(25.03.2020)

Kerala High Court has instructed all the Judicial Officers of its subordinate Courts to hear urgent matters from their respective residences.

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Delhi High Court Extends Interim Orders till 15th May(26.03.2020)

Delhi High Court has extended till 15th May, 2020 all interim orders passed by it or by District Courts that were about to expire on or after March, 2.....

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Bombay HC Extends Interim Orders Passed by It and Subordinate Courts Till 30th April(27.03.2020)

Bombay High Court has passed an order extending the life of all interim orders passed by Courts in the State until 30th April, 2020, in view of the pa.....

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Amendment in First Schedule under Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority Act, 1985(05.05.2022)

Whereas the Central Government, having regard to the development and promotion of export of de-oiled rice bran, considers it necessary and expedient t.....

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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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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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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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Modification in Cyber Security and Cyber resilience framework for Stock Brokers/Depository Participants(07.06.2022)

1. SEBI vide circular SEBI/HO/MIRSD/CIR/PB/2018/147 dated December 03, 2018 prescribed framework for Cyber Security and Cyber Resilience for Stock Bro.....

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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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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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Ministry of Home Affairs Issues Guidelines on Exemptions to E-Commerce Platforms(27.03.2020)

Ministry of Home Affairs has issued a fresh set of guidelines to exempt e-commerce platforms engaged in the delivery of all essential goods including .....

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SC Issues Circular for Hearing of Extremely Urgent Matters During Lockdown(27.03.2020)

Supreme Court has issued a circular stating that the Apex Court shall continue to hear matters involving extreme urgency during the nationwide lockdow.....

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Delhi HC Allows Release of Under Trial Prisoners on Bail Upon Furnishing of Personal Bond(13.04.2020)

Delhi High Court has agreed with the decision of the High Powered Committee to do away with sureties and release the under trial prisoners on bail upo.....

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Rajasthan HC Allows to Waive Condition of Two Sureties for Release of Prisoners(13.04.2020)

Rajasthan High Court has waived the condition of furnishing two surety bonds by each inmate for their release on parole, considering these "peculiar c.....

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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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RTA inter-operable platform for enhancing investors' experience in Mutual Fund transactions/service requests(26.07.2021)

In order to make it more convenient to the existing and future investors to transact and avail services while invested in Mutual Funds and pursuant to.....

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

Background

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

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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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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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Kerala HC to Conduct Hearings During Summer Vacation Via Video Conferencing(14.04.2020)

Kerala High Court has announced that it will sit through the midsummer vacation, 2020 and will hear urgent cases via Video Conferencing.

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Karnataka HC: Media Must Ensure That Court Orders Are Not Misquoted in Matters Concerning COVID-19(14.04.2020)

Karnataka High Court has observed that the media, in particular the electronic media has to be very careful while reporting Court orders, concerning C.....

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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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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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Orissa HC Extends Interim Orders Passed by It and Courts Subordinate to It Till June 18(06.05.2020)

Orissa High Court has extended all interim orders passed by the High Court and by the Courts subordinate to it that expired subsequent to 24th March, .....

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SC Dismisses Plea Challenging Salary Cut Orders of Police(06.05.2020)

Supreme Court has dismissed a plea seeking quashing of Government orders of salary cuts towards Police personnel. The Court has further noted that the.....

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Action against statutory auditors of NBFC under Section 45MAA of RBI Act, 1934(12.10.2021)

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in exercise of the powers vested under section 45MAA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, has, by an order dated Se.....

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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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Central Government hereby specifies the pension fund in respect of the eligible investment made in India(03.08.2021)

1. 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 (4.....

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Central Government specifies the sovereign wealth fund as the specified person for the purposes of clause (b) of Explanation 1 to section 10(23FE) of the Income-tax Act, 1961(27.06.2022)

In exercise of powers conferred by sub-clause (vi) of clause (b) of the Explanation 1 to clause (23FE) of section 10 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 o.....

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MoD approves three Private Sector Banks to provide financial services in overseas procurement(07.07.2022)

In line with further opening of allocation of Government business to Private Sector Banks by the Department of Financial Services, MoD has assigned th.....

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Notification regarding new technology to strengthen SEBI Complaint Redressal System for Investors(01.04.2024)

In its continuous pursuit of protection of interests of investors in the securities market, SEBI has launched the new version of the SEBI Complaint Re.....

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Karnataka HC Refuses to Quash Case Against Doctors Who Allegedly Leaked PG Exam Papers(06.05.2020)

Karnataka High Court has refused to quash a criminal case registered against two doctors, who in the year 2011 allegedly conspired and leaked Postgrad.....

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Delhi HC Directs Delhi Govt to Ensure That Ration is Provided to Every Person in Need(07.05.2020)

Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to ensure that every person who is in need of ration should be provided the same without any bureau.....

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Bombay HC Asks State to Clarify Regarding Stranded Migrant Workers(07.05.2020)

Bombay High Court has directed the State Government to clarify who will be paying for the cost of travel and medical screening of migrant workers stra.....

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Karnataka HC Asks Central Govt to Decide Whether Farmers Can Be Exempted From Paying Toll(07.05.2020)

Karnataka High Court has asked the Union Government to decide by 12th May, 2020, whether an exemption can be granted to the farmers from paying toll o.....

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Andhra Pradesh HC: State Should Provide Personal Protective Equipment to Health Workers(27.03.2020)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed the Central and State Governments to ensure that all the Doctors, Nurses, Ward Boys, and Paramedical Staff have.....

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Madras HC Extends Life of Interim Orders Till 30th April(27.03.2020)

Madras High Court has extended the life of all the interim orders passed by it, that were subsisting as on 20th March, 2020, till 30th April, 2020, in.....

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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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Last date for filing of updated returns (ITR-U) for A.Y. 2021-22 (i.e. for F.Y. 2020-21) is 31.03.2024(04.03.2024)

The Income Tax Department receives information of specified financial transactions of taxpayers from various sources. To increase transparency and to .....

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Master Circular for Registrars to an Issue and Share Transfer Agents(07.05.2024)

I. Securities and Exchange Board of India ("SEBI"/ "the Board"), from time to time, has been issuing various circulars/directions to Registrars to an .....

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Central Govt. notifies few activities when carried out for or on behalf of another natural or legal person in the course of business as an activity as defined in Section 2(1)(sa)(vi) of PMLA(07.03.2023)

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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Facilitating collective oversight of distributors for Portfolio Management Services (PMS) through APMI(02.05.2024)

1. Regulation 23 (11) of SEBI (Portfolio Managers) Regulations, 2020, inter-alia states that the portfolio manager shall ensure that any person or ent.....

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J&K HC Asks UT Administration to Take Steps Against Persons Concealing Travel History(27.03.2020)

Jammu and Kashmir High Court has directed the authorities of the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir as well as Ladakh to enforce their notificatio.....

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RBI Announces Cut in Repo Rate and Reverse Repo Rate(27.03.2020)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced a 75 basis points cut in repo rates, 90 basis points cut to 4% in reverse repo rate as a measure to counter .....

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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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Ministry of Health Affairs States Newspaper Delivery Chain in List of Essentials(30.03.2020)

Ministry of Health Affairs has clarified to States that the newspaper delivery chain is allowed under print media in the list of essential items permi.....

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Rajasthan HC: No Person Can be Deprived from Keeping Cow for Personal Use of Milk(18.05.2020)

Rajasthan High Court has emphasized that a person cannot be deprived from following the "Indian tradition" of keeping one or two cows in his residence.....

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Delhi HC: Ensure Uninterrupted Working of Helpline Numbers for Migrant Workers(18.05.2020)

Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to ensure the uninterrupted working of the helpline numbers set up to enable the return of migrant .....

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Bombay HC: Habitual Offenders Cannot be Released on Temporary Bail(18.05.2020)

Bombay High Court has rejected the bail application filed by Mahesh B Patil, a former Bharatiya Janta Party Corporator, observing that habitual offend.....

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Registered Recyclers on the E-Waste EPR Portal Under E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022(16.04.2024)

MoEF&CC has notified E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022, vide notification No. GSR 801(E) dated November 02, 2022. The rules are effective from April 01.....

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Supervisory action against Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited under Section 35A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949(24.04.2024)

The Reserve Bank of India has today, in exercise of its powers under Section 35A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, directed Kotak Mahindra Bank Lim.....

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Notification regarding new technology to strengthen SEBI Complaint Redressal System for Investors(01.04.2024)

In its continuous pursuit of protection of interests of investors in the securities market, SEBI has launched the new version of the SEBI Complaint Re.....

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SC Seeks Centre's Response on Plea for Suitable Quarantine Facilities for Frontline Medical Workers(18.05.2020)

Supreme Court has sought instructions from the Centre on the issue of access to suitable accommodation and quarantine facilities for medical workers w.....

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Delhi HC Issues Notice to Centre, 3 States Over Movement of Lawyers(19.05.2020)

Delhi High Court has sought the stand of the Centre and the Governments of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana on a plea to allow lawyers to move in and .....

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Delhi HC Allows Lawyers to Access Their Chambers in Court Premises(19.05.2020)

Delhi High Court has allowed lawyers to access their chambers situated in the three Lawyers' Chambers Block in the Court premises to have access to th.....

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Kerala HC Extends Interim Orders Till June 30(19.05.2020)

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

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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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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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SC Records Centre's Submission That WHO Guidelines on Sanitation Workers Are Being Followed(16.04.2020)

Supreme Court has disposed of a Petition, which sought directions to the States and their authorities to ensure protection of the right to life of Saf.....

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Circular regarding voluntary transition of Small Finance Banks to Universal Banks(26.04.2024)

1. This is with reference to Paragraph 14 of the "Guidelines for 'on-tap' Licensing of Small Finance Banks in Private Sector" dated December 5, 2019, .....

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Administration and Supervision of Investment Advisers(06.08.2020)

1. SEBI, vide Circular SEBI/HO/MRD/DSA/CIR/P/2016/113 dated October 19, 2016, allowed registered Investment Advisers (IAs) to use infrastructure of th.....

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Disbursal of Drawback amounts into the exporters' accounts through PFMS(29.05.2024)

1. Presently, Duty Drawback claims are processed through the Customs Automated System (CAS), enumerated in a scroll/ Computerised Customs Drawback Adv.....

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Ministry of I and B inks partnership with Amazon India in the field of Media, Entertainment and Public Awareness(05.04.2023)

Union Minister of Information & Broadcasting Shri Anurag Thakur today announced a partnership between the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting and A.....

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Master Circular for Investment Advisers(21.05.2024)

1. Securities and Exchange Board of India ("SEBI"/ "the Board"), from time to time, has been issuing various circulars/directions to Investment Advise.....

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Circular regarding ease of doing business - Internet Based Trading for Stock Brokers(30.05.2024)

1. To improve ease of doing business and remove obsolete compliance requirements related to activities of Market Infrastructure Institutions (MIIs), i.....

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MHA: Zoom Not Safe Platform for Video-Conferences(17.04.2020)

Ministry of Home Affairs has warned that ‘Zoom’ is not a safe platform stating that cyber attacks were on the rise ever since people took to working f.....

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SEBI Relaxes Compliance Rules for Brokers(17.04.2020)

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has relaxed compliance requirements for brokers by giving time until 31st May, 2020 for submitting repor.....

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Delhi HC Asks Govt to Check if Temporary Protection Officers Can be Appointed(27.04.2020)

Delhi High Court has asked the concerned authorities to consider whether temporary Protection Officers can be appointed, till regular appointments are.....

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MHA Allows Registered Shops Selling Non-Essential Goods to Open from April 26(27.04.2020)

Ministry of Home Affairs has issued an order permitting shops selling non-essential goods to open from 26th April, 2020.

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SC Upholds Constitutional Validity of Rule Empowering RAW to Compulsorily Retire Officers(27.04.2020)

Supreme Court on Friday upheld the constitutional validity of Rule 135 of the Research and Analysis Wing (Recruitment, Cadre and Services) Rules, 1975.....

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Madras HC Extends Life of Interim Orders Till June 1(27.04.2020)

Madras High Court has extended the life of all the interim orders passed by it that were subsisting as on 20th March, 2020, till 1st June, 2020.

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Conference of Statutory Auditors and Chief Financial Officers of Commercial Banks and All India Financial Institutions(09.07.2024)

The Reserve Bank held a Conference for the Statutory Auditors and Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) of Commercial Banks and All India Financial Institut.....

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Bombay HC Seeks Logical Explanation for Blanket Ban on Door-to-Door Delivery(28.04.2020)

Bombay High Court has sought a logical explanation from the State Government on its decision to impose a blanket ban on door-to-door delivery of newsp.....

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SC: Appellate Courts Must Not Pass Orders of Remand in Routine Manner(28.04.2020)

Supreme Court has reiterated that re-trial should not be ordered in a routine manner, and that the Appellate Court must not pass orders of remand in a.....

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SC: Deemed University Covered Under Prevention of Corruption Act(28.04.2020)

Supreme Court has held that a 'deemed university' will come under the ambit of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, setting aside a judgment of the Guj.....

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Allahabad HC Extends Interim Orders Passed by It & Courts Subordinate to It Till June 3(08.05.2020)

Allahabad High Court has further extended all interim orders passed by it and by the Courts subordinate to it that expired subsequent to 19th March, 2.....

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Allahabad HC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance of Unhygienic Conditions in Quarantine Centers(08.05.2020)

Allahabad High Court has taken suo moto cognizance of the unhygienic and inhumane conditions of various Quarantine Centers in the State.

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Delhi HC Refuses to Quash FIR Against Person Accused of Loitering Without a Mask(08.05.2020)

Delhi High Court has refused to quash a First Information Report against a person arrested for allegedly loitering around without a mask and manhandli.....

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AAR, Karnataka: No GST on Full-Time Directors’ Salary(11.05.2020)

Authority of Advance Ruling, Karnataka has clarified that if the director is an employee of the company, there will be no incidence of Goods and Servi.....

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Delhi HC Directs Centre to Consider Exempting Caretakers of Persons with Disabilities(11.05.2020)

Delhi High Court has directed the Central Government to consider whether caretakers, attendants and support staff of persons with disabilities could b.....

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Karnataka HC Issues Notice on PIL for Financial Protection to Media Persons(11.05.2020)

Karnataka High Court has issued notice to the State government on a Public interest litigation seeking directions to the State and media houses to pro.....

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Bombay HC and Subordinate Courts Extend All Interim Orders Till June 15(17.04.2020)

Bombay High Court has extended all interim orders passed by it or Courts subordinate to it till 15th June, 2020 due to the extension of nationwide lo.....

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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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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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MHA: Movement of Workers Within State Allowed(20.04.2020)

Ministry of Home Affairs has allowed intra-state movement of such people from relief camps and shelters to their respective places of work if found as.....

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'Angel Tax' Abolished for all Classes of Investors(23.07.2024)

The Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman proposed to abolish 'angel tax' for all classes of investors, while pres.....

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Uttarakhand HC to Take Up Bail Applications Besides Matters of Extreme Urgency(20.04.2020)

Uttarakhand High Court has issued a notification stating that Bail Applications will also be taken up, besides fresh matters of extreme urgency during.....

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Uttarakhand HC Directs Govt to Ensure Safety and Welfare of All Health Workers(20.04.2020)

Uttarakhand High Court has directed all the District Magistrates of the State of Uttarakhand to look into the grievances of Health Care Workers in the.....

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Manipur HC Directs State Bar Council to Release Funds for Lawyers Financial Assistance(19.05.2020)

Manipur High Court has directed the Bar Council of Manipur to release a sum of Rs. 2,08,932/- for purposes of extending financial assistance to advoca.....

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Delhi HC Directs SDMC to Deploy CRPF/Delhi Police Personnel to Man Barricades(19.05.2020)

Delhi High Court has directed the South Delhi Municipal Corporation to depute Central Reserve Police Force or Delhi Police personnel to man the barric.....

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SC: Unjust Exclusion of Legal Heirs in Will Can be Regarded as Suspicious Circumstance(20.05.2020)

Supreme Court has observed that an unfair disposition of property or an unjust exclusion of the legal heirs, particularly the dependants, is regarded .....

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Andhra Pradesh HC Orders Seizure of LG Polymers’ Unit(25.05.2020)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has ordered the seizure of premises of the South Korean firm LG Polymers located at Visakhapatnam that saw toxic styrene gas.....

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Department of Consumer Affairs, Government of India proposes amendment in Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011(14.07.2024)

Keeping in view of the growing ambit of the market including both offline and online platforms, the Department of Consumer Affairs, Government of Indi.....

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Andhra Pradesh HC Orders Seizure of LG Polymers’ Unit(25.05.2020)

AP High Court has ordered the seizure of premises of the South Korean firm LG Polymers located at Visakhapatnam that saw toxic styrene gas leakage kil.....

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Delhi HC Issues Notice in Plea of Continued Detention of Person Accused Under UAPA(25.05.2020)

Delhi High Court has issued notice in a plea seeking release of an accused who, despite being granted bail for other charges, continues to be in custo.....

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Karnataka High Court: Prohibitory Orders Illegal(14.02.2020)

Karnataka High Court has termed the city’s Police Commissioner’s prohibitory orders preventing five or more people to thwart anti- Citizenship Amendme.....

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Madras HC Directs State Govt. to File Report on Steps Taken for Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers(14.02.2020)

Madras High Court has asked the State Government as to what steps have been taken for the rehabilitation of the families of manual scavengers, apart f.....

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Delhi High Court Seeks Jawaharlal Nehru University’s Response on Criteria for Teaching Posts(17.02.2020)

Delhi High Court has sought Jawaharlal Nehru University’s response on a plea challenging its decision to change selection criteria for vacant teaching.....

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SC: Writ Jurisdiction in Election Matters Not Appropriate Where Alternative Machinery Available(17.02.2020)

Supreme Court has held that once alternate machinery is provided by the statute, the recourse to writ jurisdiction in matters related to elections is .....

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Exemption of registered person whose aggregate turnover in the financial year 2023-24 is up to two crore rupees, from filing annual return(10.07.2024)

In exercise of the powers conferred by the first proviso to section 44 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), the Commissioner,.....

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Remittances to International Financial Services Centres (IFSCs) under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS)(10.07.2024)

1. Attention of Authorised Persons is invited to A.P. (DIR Series) Circulars, i.e., No.11 dated February 16, 2021, No.03 dated April 26, 2023, and No......

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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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Delhi HC: No Bar of Appointment of Advocates as Receivers under SARFAESI Act(17.02.2020)

Delhi High Court has held that there is no bar on the appointment of advocates as receivers under the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial A.....

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Chhattisgarh HC: State / Local Authority Can Realise Tax / Fees on Erection of Mobile Towers(17.02.2020)

Chhattisgarh High Court has upheld the validity of the rules issued by the Chhattisgarh State Government where it notified the authority of local auth.....

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SC Denies Relief to Horse Cart Owners Who Wanted to Ply on Table Land at Panchghani(17.02.2020)

Supreme Court has denied permission sought by horse cart owners to use the famous tourist spot, 'Table Land', in Panchghani, for plying their carts. H.....

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Madras HC Issues Notice to Centre on PIL for GST Exemption for Masks and Sanitisers(29.04.2020)

Madras High Court has issued notice to the Union government on a Public Interest Litigation seeking removal of the 18% Goods and Services Tax on sanit.....

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Karnataka HC Asks NHAI if Farmers Can be Exempted from Paying Toll on Highways(29.04.2020)

Karnataka High Court has asked the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to inform the Court whether any concession can be made available to the.....

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Delhi HC Directs Proceedings Against Police Officers for Not Registering FIR(29.04.2020)

Delhi High Court has directed for initiating proceedings against police officers, under Section 4 of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Preven.....

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Participation of Portfolio Managers in Commodity Derivatives Market in India(22.05.2019)

1. In order to promote institutional participation in the Exchange Traded Commodity Derivatives, SEBI has permitted Category III Alternative Investmen.....

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Issue of Rs. 10 Denomination Banknotes in Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series bearing the signature of Shri Shaktikanta Das, Governor(20.05.2019)

The Reserve Bank of India will shortly issue Rs. 10 denomination Banknotes in Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series bearing the signature of Shri Shaktikanta Da.....

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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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India calls for further enhancing affordable access to medicines and facilitating easier movement of health professionals across national borders(31.03.2020)

India has called for working towards creating a global framework for further enhancing affordable access to medicines for fighting pandemics and facil.....

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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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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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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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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.....

Tags : Ministry of Home Affairs, Interstate Migrant Workers.



SC Refuses Plea for Financial Aid for Lawyers During Lockdown(30.04.2020)

Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea seeking directions to the Bar Council of India (BCI) to create financial emergency funds for practicing .....

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Delhi HC Extends Interim Bail Granted to Undertrial Prisoners for 45 Days(11.05.2020)

Delhi High Court has extended the interim bail granted to Under Trial Prisoners (UTP) for 45 days in light of the continuing COVID19 pandemic on the r.....

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SC Dismisses Plea Seeking Uniform Welfare Scheme for Lawyers in Distress(11.05.2020)

Supreme Court has dismissed a Petition which has been filed seeking for directions to the Government as well as the State Bar Councils to formulate a .....

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SC Seeks Govt’s Reply on Wages of MSME Workers by May 15(12.05.2020)

Supreme Court has sought the Union government’s response in Petitions on whether Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) workers voluntarily absta.....

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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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Extension of Powers of Commissioner of Income-tax, Centralized Processing Centre, Bengaluru, headquartered at Bengaluru, Karnataka(30.08.2016)

In continuation to Circular No. 19 of 2016 dated 25th May, 2016, Commissioner of Income-tax, Centralized Processing Centre, Bengaluru, headquartered a.....

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Government E-Marketplace (Gem) Completes 2 Years(08.08.2018)

Government e-Marketplace (GeM), the National Public Procurement Portal, will turn 2 years old tomorrow. It was launched on 9th August 2016, with the o.....

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Notification issued by UGC for regulation of online courses(06.08.2018)

University Grant Commission (UGC) has recently issued a notification on 04.07.2018 for the regulation of Online Courses. This regulation lay down the .....

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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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Determination of rate of exchange of conversion of each of the foreign currencies specified into Indian currency or vice versa with effect from 16th December, 2016(15.12.2016)

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

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Aadhaar mandatory for pensioners(14.12.2016)

There is, at present, no proposal to make Aadhaar seeding mandatory for release of pension to the Central Government pensioners. Eighty-seven percent .....

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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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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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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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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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Allahabad HC Allows Imprisoned LLB Student to Appear for University Online Examination(12.05.2020)

Allahabad High Court has allowed a law student to obtain a laptop from outside the jail precincts, to enable him to appear in the Online Quiz Examinat.....

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Delhi HC: 14 Days Quarantine Period Not Mandatory in Each Case(12.05.2020)

Allahabad High Court has allowed a law student to obtain a laptop from outside the jail precincts, to enable him to appear in the Online Quiz Examinat.....

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

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

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Securities and Exchange Board of India Puts Curbs on Financial Advisers to Prevent Mis-selling(18.02.2020)

Securities and Exchange Board of India has barred investment advisers from simultaneously selling financial products and advisory services, and capped.....

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Delhi HC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking Maternity Benefits to Women Pursuing Higher Education(18.02.2020)

Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Central Government and University Grants Commission in a plea seeking relaxation in attendance norms for wom.....

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ITAT, Bangalore: Royal Challengers Eligible for Tax Deduction for Contribution(18.02.2020)

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Bangalore has allowed tax deduction to Royal Challengers Sports Pvt. Ltd. on its contribution of Rs. 15 Crores t.....

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Madras HC: Appointment of Independent Directors in Social Audit of MGNREGA is Must(18.02.2020)

Madras High Court has directed the State of Tamil Nadu to issue fresh Government Order prescribing the qualifications for the appointment of independe.....

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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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Delhi High Court Grants Relief to Lawyers' Clerks(10.06.2019)

Delhi High Court has observed that clerks of lawyers are part and parcel of the system involved in dispensation of justice while holding that medical .....

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Gauhati High Court: No Authority to Transfer Proceedings Pending Before Foreigners' Tribunal(11.06.2019)

Gauhati High Court has noted that a proceeding before one Foreigners' Tribunal cannot be transferred to another Foreigners' Tribunal in exercise of p.....

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Supreme Court Dismisses Slum Dwellers' Plea Against Eviction(11.06.2019)

Supreme Court has refused to interfere with the eviction of some slum dwellers for widening of a road in Mumbai while noting that "There can be no equ.....

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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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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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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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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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Operating Guidelines for Portfolio Managers in International Financial Services Centre(09.09.2020)

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

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Delhi HC Directs Delhi Construction Workers Welfare Board to Provide Pension(25.05.2020)

Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board to provide pension to eligible construction workers with.....

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NCLAT Sets Aside NCLT Order to Add MCA as Party in All IBC Cases and Company Petitions(26.05.2020)

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has set aside an order of National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) which mandated the impleadment of the U.....

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Patna HC Directs Government to Ensure Transgender Persons Benefit Under Social Security Schemes(26.05.2020)

Patna High Court has directed the Government to ensure that the persons belonging to the Transgender community are not deprived of food grains distrib.....

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SC Takes Suo Motu Cognisance of Migrant Workers’ Plight(27.05.2020)

SC has taken suo motu cognisance of the plight of migrant workers during the lockdown after criticism by activists, lawyers and retired judges that th.....

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Madhya Pradesh High Court Grants Bail to 8 Tablighi Jamaat Members(27.05.2020)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted bail to eight members of Tablighi Jamaat, including six foreigners, arrested under sections 188, 269 and 270 of .....

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SC Agrees to Permit 30 Personnel from LG Polymers to Access the Chemical Plant(27.05.2020)

Supreme Court has agreed to permit 30 persons from LG Polymers access to the chemical plant wherein the Vizag Gas Leak Tragedy took place on 7th May, .....

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Central Government notifies those registered persons whose aggregate turnover in a financial year does not exceed two crore rupees(09.10.2019)

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 148 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017) (hereinafter referred to as the said A.....

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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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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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Delhi HC Extends Operation of Subsisting Interim Orders Amid COVID-19 Situation(13.07.2020)

Delhi High Court has extended the operation of all the subsisting interim orders till 31st August, 2020, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic situatio.....

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Delhi HC Directs Centre to File Replies to Plea Seeking Independent Probe in Jamia Violence Case(13.07.2020)

Delhi High Court has directed the Central Government to file its reply to all the Petitions concerning Jamia Millia University violence within 2 days.

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Delhi HC Seeks Centre's Response on Plea to Disclose Names of Persons Arrested in Delhi Riots Cases(13.07.2020)

Delhi High Court has directed the Central Government to file a response in plea alleging that Delhi Police had violated section 41C of the Criminal Pr.....

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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.

Tags : Supreme Court, Interaction of Party-In-Person with Registrar



SC: Persons with Disabilities are Entitled to Same Benefits as Given to SC-ST Candidates(13.07.2020)

Supreme Court has observed that people suffering from disabilities are also socially backward and are thus entitled to the same benefits as given to t.....

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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.

Tags : Delhi High Court, Extension of Interim Orders



Bombay HC: MHA Order on Payment of Wages Not Applicable to Unemployed Workers(14.07.2020)

Bombay High Court has held that order passed by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs under the Disaster Management Act, 2005 directing all States and Un.....

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Mumbai University Making Mockery of Legal Education: Bombay High Court(22.10.2018)

Bombay High Court has questioned Mumbai University on its decision to conduct law examinations at college level and to implement the 60-40 marking sys.....

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Delhi High Court Seeks Government Reply on Special Educators(08.08.2019)

Delhi High Court has sought a reply from the AAP Government and the Chief Secretary on a contempt plea alleging failure to initiate the process of rec.....

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Supreme Court Upholds Homebuyers' Status of Financial Creditors(09.08.2019)

Supreme Court has upheld the Government's decision to grant homebuyers the status of financial creditors, thereby enabling them to claim their dues wh.....

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Calcutta High Court: Sex Workers Should not be Arrested, or Treated as Accused(12.08.2019)

Calcutta High Court has directed that sex workers exploited for commercial sex should not be arrayed as accused for offences under the Immoral Traffic.....

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SC Issues Notice in Plea Challenging Gujarat Governments' Notification Extending Work Hours(05.08.2020)

Supreme Court has issued notice in a plea challenging the notification issued by the Gujarat Labour and Employment Department granting exemptions to a.....

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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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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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Delhi HC Rejects Plea Challenging Ban on Army Officers Using Social Media(05.08.2020)

Delhi High Court has rejected a plea challenging the policy of the Indian Army which requires all members of the armed forces to delete their social m.....

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Karnataka HC Extends Stay on Wildlife Board Decision Allowing Diversion of Forest Land(14.07.2020)

Karnataka High Court has extended the interim relief granted directing that no further steps shall be taken on the decision taken by the State Board f.....

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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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Delhi HC Seeks Government Reply on CAG Audit Citing Misuse of Workers’ Funds(15.07.2020)

Delhi High Court has asked the Aam Aadmi Party Government to reply to Comptroller and Auditor General’s audit findings on irregularities in a cess fun.....

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AAR Goa: Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizers Attract 18% GST(15.07.2020)

Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR), Goa has ruled that there shall be no exemption on essential commodities and that the alcohol based hand sanitizers.....

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Bombay HC Extends All Interim Orders Passed by It and Subordinate Courts Till August 31(16.07.2020)

Bombay High Court has extended operation of all interim orders passed by the High Court and subordinate Courts till 31st August, 2020.

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Bombay HC Grants Bail to Stepfather Accused of Sexually Assaulting Minor Step-Daughters(16.07.2020)

Bombay High Court has allowed a bail application of a man accused of sexually assaulting his step daughters, one of whom is a minor.

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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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Bombay HC Rejects PIL Seeking Inclusion of Services by Lawyers as Essential Services(17.07.2020)

Bombay High Court has rejected the Petition filed by an advocate seeking declaration of services rendered by lawyers as essential service and thus exe.....

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Kerala High Court: 'Demo Cars' Kept by Car Dealers are Required to be Registered(27.08.2019)

Kerala High Court has ruled that ‘Demo Cars’ which are kept by dealers to demonstrate a vehicle model to a prospective buyer are required to be regist.....

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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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Delhi HC Extends Operation of Subsisting Interim Orders Till October 31(24.08.2020)

Delhi High Court has extended the operation of all the subsisting interim orders till 31st October, 2020, in light of the ongoing pandemic.

Tags : Delhi High Court, Extension of Interim Orders



SC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking 8 Hours Shift in Police Force with Weekly Offs(25.08.2020)

Supreme Court has issued notice to Union Territory of Chandigarh, State of Punjab and State of Haryana in a special leave Petition seeking introductio.....

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Central Government Constitutes National Council for Transgender Persons(25.08.2020)

Central Government has constituted the National Council for Transgender Person under Section 16 of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act,.....

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Patna HC Warns Govt. Doctors of Contempt If Illegal Strike Not Called Off(26.08.2020)

Patna High Court has directed the doctors' associations in the State and each one of the members of these associations, besides other persons discharg.....

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Telangana HC Directs Govt to Take Steps to Provide Training to Officers of Various Departments(27.07.2020)

Telangana High Court has directed the Government to urgently take necessary concrete proactive steps for imparting training to the Officers of various.....

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Delhi HC Allows Harsh Mander to Withdraw Plea Seeking FIR Against Politicians(27.07.2020)

Delhi High Court has allowed Harsh Mander to withdraw his Writ Petition which sought registration of First Information Report against politicians such.....

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ICAI Announces Cut-off Date for Conversion from Earlier Scheme to Revised Scheme(28.07.2020)

Institute of Chartered Accountants of India ( ICAI ) has announced the cut-off date for conversion from Earlier Scheme to Revised Scheme of CA Final E.....

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Delhi HC Directs Delhi Govt to Release Grant for Payment of Salaries of Resident Doctors(29.07.2020)

Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to issue grant in aid to the North Delhi Municipal Corporation within 15 days for the payment of st.....

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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities as Beneficiaries(30.07.2020)

Delhi High Court has issued notice to all States and Union Territories in a plea moved by the National Federation of Blind seeking a direction to be i.....

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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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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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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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Delhi HC Closes PIL Seeking Registration of Migrant Workers(30.07.2020)

Delhi High Court has disposed of the Petition seeking registration of migrant workers after the Central Government that it was in the process of creat.....

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Ministry of Home Affairs Issues Guidelines for Implementation of Unlock 3(30.07.2020)

Ministry of Home Affairs has issued "Unlock 3" guidelines to be implemented outside Containment Zones which will come into effect from 1st August, 202.....

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#New Education Policy 2020 : Undergraduate Degree Courses to Have Multiple Exit Options(30.07.2020)

Central Government has proposed that the undergraduate degree courses will be of either 3 or 4- year duration, with multiple exit options. The 4-year .....

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#New Education Policy 2020 : School Complexes to be Used for Adult Education Courses(30.07.2020)

Central Government has allowed use of schools/ school complexes beyond school hours and public library spaces for adult education courses which will b.....

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Uttarakhand HC Directs Govt to Constitute Committee to Identify Biodiversity Heritage Sites(30.07.2020)

Uttarakhand High Court has directed the State Government to constitute an Expert Committee within four weeks, to examine whether there is a need to id.....

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Rajasthan HC: Poor Farmers Cannot Be Denied Payment of Insurance(04.08.2020)

Rajasthan High Court directed Agricultural Insurance Company of India (AIC) to release the amount due to the petitioner farmers of Satalana village un.....

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J&K HC Initiates Suo Moto Contempt Against Govt. Departments for Non-Compliance of Interim Orders(04.08.2020)

Jammu & Kashmir High Court has initiated suo moto contempt proceedings against Department of Health and Medical Education and the Jammu & Kashmir Publ.....

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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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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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Bombay HC: RBI Circulars on Loan Moratorium Not Applicable to Mutual Funds(17.07.2020)

Bombay High Court has held that the Reserve Bank Of India's circulars granting moratorium on payment of instalment of term loans for three months and .....

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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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Karnataka HC Asks BCI If It Has Powers to Relax Requirements of Moot Courts, Internships(17.07.2020)

Karnataka High Court has directed the Bar Council of India (BCI) to clarify if it has powers to relax rules and if it has been exercised to allow Law .....

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Delhi HC Directs DG (Prisons) to Conduct Inquiry and Submit Report on Release of Prisoners(22.07.2020)

Delhi High Court has directed the Director General (Prisons) to conduct an inquiry as to on how many occasions were the prisoner not released within 2.....

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Bombay HC Asks Maharashtra Government on Ban of Cast, Crew Over 65 Years(22.07.2020)

Bombay High Court has asked the Maharashtra Government the basis for the rule to not allow cast and crew above the age of 65 on film and television sh.....

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Delhi HC Questions Delay in Payment of Salaries to Teachers on COVID-19 Duty(22.07.2020)

Delhi High Court has questioned the delay by North Delhi Municipal Corporation in paying full salaries to its teachers engaged in COVID-19 duty.

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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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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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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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Central Government hereby specifies the sovereign wealth fund, namely, the CDC Group Plc as the specified person for the purposes of clause (23FE) of Section 10 of the Income-Tax Act, 1961(13.05.2021)

1. In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause (vi) of clause (b) of the Explanation 1 to clause (23FE) of section 10 of the Income-tax Act, 196.....

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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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RBI reviews the Market Hours(16.04.2020)

In order to minimise risks arising due to the unprecedented situation created by the COVID-19 outbreak, the trading hours for various RBI regulated ma.....

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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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NLU Consortium Schedules CLAT-2020 on September 7(11.08.2020)

National Law Universities Consortium has decided that CLAT-2020 will be online computer-based exam and will be conducted for both undergraduate and po.....

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SC: Daughters Have Coparcenery Rights Even If Their Father Was Not Alive at Time of Amendment(11.08.2020)

Supreme Court has held that, a daughter will have a share after Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005, irrespective of whether her father was alive o.....

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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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SC Asks Government to Expedite Appointment of Members to NGT(17.08.2020)

Supreme Court has directed the Central Government to expedite the process of appointment of Judicial and Expert Members to the National Green Tribunal.....

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Delhi HC Directs Delhi University to Conduct Physical Exams by September 14(18.08.2020)

Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi University to identify the number of students who are willing to take physical examinations and work out modal.....

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Delhi HC Orders Recce of Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board Night Shelters(20.08.2020)

Delhi High Court has ordered a recce of Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board night shelters to know if there was any need to continue functioning hu.....

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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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SEBI advises Franklin Templeton mutual fund to focus on returning money to investors(07.05.2020)

SEBI has advised Franklin Templeton mutual fund (FT) to focus on returning money to investors, in the context of their winding up six of their debt sc.....

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Relaxations relating to procedural matters - Issues and Listing(06.05.2020)

1. In view of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown measures undertaken by Central and State Governments, based on representations, SEB.....

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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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SC: State Governments Entitled to Prescribe Fee for Reserving Registration Numbers(27.08.2020)

Supreme Court has held that the State Governments have the authority to prescribe a fee for reserving certain numbers or distinguishing marks to be as.....

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HP HC: Transfer of Employee to Adjust Particular Persons are Malafide Transfers(27.08.2020)

Himachal Pradesh High Court has observed that if the employee has been transferred in order to adjust particular persons with no reasonable basis, the.....

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SC: Pleas of Title and Adverse Possession Cannot be Advanced Simultaneously(27.08.2020)

Supreme Court has observed that plea of title and adverse possession cannot be advanced simultaneously and from the same date.

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Patna HC Seeks Report on Implementation of Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act(31.08.2020)

Patna High Court has sought a report from the Central as well as the State Government, delineating the steps taken by them to implement the welfare pr.....

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MP HC Refuses to Quash Criminal Proceedings Against Man Accused of 'Induced Religious Conversion'(31.08.2020)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has refused to quash criminal proceedings against a man accused of induced religious conversion even after the complainant s.....

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NLU-D Announces Date for Holding AILET 2020(31.08.2020)

National University, Delhi (NLUD-D) has announced that the All India Law Entrance Test 2020 (AILET 2020) shall be held on September 26, 2020 from 11 a.....

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Bombay HC Allows Members of Parsi Community to Offer Prayers for Their Departed Ones(03.09.2020)

Bombay High Court has allowed Bombay Parsi Panchayat's plea seeking directions to allow members of Parsi community to offer prayers for their dear dep.....

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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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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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Allahabad HC Extends Interim Orders Passed by It & Courts Subordinate to It Till October 31(20.08.2020)

Allahabad High Court has extended the operation of interim orders passed it or by the Courts/ Tribunals subordinate to it till 31st October, 2020.

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Kerala HC: Govt Decision to Open More Liquor Shops/Bars/Parlours Cannot Be Said to be Unconstitutiona(21.08.2020)

Kerala High Court has observed that the decision of the State Government in opening more liquor shops, bars/parlours, cannot be said to be violative o.....

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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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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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Karnataka HC Allows Fresh Mop-UP Round for PG Courses(24.08.2020)

Karnataka High Court has allowed the Department of Medical Education and Karnataka Examination Authority to conduct the fresh Mop-Up round for admissi.....

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SC: Strangers Cannot File Appeal Unless They Satisfy Court That They are 'Aggrieved Persons’(24.08.2020)

Supreme Court has observed that strangers cannot be permitted to file an appeal under Section 96 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 unless he satisf.....

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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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Central Government hereby specifies Canada Pension Plan Investment Board as the specified person for the purposes of the clause (c) of the Explanation 1 to clause (23FE) of Section 10 of IT Act, 1961(22.04.2021)

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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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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Basic Amenities Must be Provided to Prisoners: Madras High Court(06.11.2018)

Madras High Court has made it clear that the State is bound to provide water, medical care, clothing and other basic amenities to the prisoners.

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Madras HC Dismisses Maran Brothers' Plea in Telephone Exchange Case(12.11.2018)

Madras High Court has dismissed the petitions of former union telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran, his brother Kalanidhi Maran and other accused in the '.....

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Rajasthan High Court Strikes Down Statute Providing 'Extra Facilities' to Former Chief Ministers(05.09.2019)

Rajasthan High Court has struck down the Rajasthan Ministers' Salaries (Amendment) Act, 2017 which provided "extra facilities" to former chief ministe.....

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Karnataka High Court: Learners Licence Valid, Trainer not Must(11.09.2019)

Karnataka High Court has ruled that a Learners License issued by a competent authority is a valid license and a rider or learner need not accompany an.....

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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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Karnataka HC Directs Registration of Suo-motu PIL for Disposal of Criminal Cases Against MP's/MLAs(21.09.2020)

Karnataka High Court has directed the Registrar General of the Court to register a suo-motu Petition, in view of the directions issued by the Supreme .....

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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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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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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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Appointment of Election Officer to conduct 13th council elections of Indian Institute of Insurance Surveyors and Loss Assessors for 1/3rd members who are due to retire on 28th July 2021(24.05.2021)

Authority hereby appoints Ms. Nimisha Srivastava, DGM, IRDAI as the Election Officer for conducting the 13th Council Elections for 1/3rd vacancy arisi.....

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Delhi High Court Directs Internet Providers to Ban Websites Pirating Movies(13.08.2019)

Delhi High Court has directed internet service providers (ISPs) to block access to websites like Tamilrockers, Eztv, Katmovies and Limetorrents which .....

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Shoppers Stop Summoned by District Consumer Forum(13.08.2019)

District Consumer Dispute Redressal Forum, Delhi has summoned Department store, Shoppers Stop over a complaint filed against it for charging a custome.....

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NGT Questions Govt on Plot Squatters(16.08.2019)

National Green Tribunal has directed Delhi’s Chief Secretary to look into the allegations of encroachment on a government plot in Haiderpur that could.....

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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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Allahabad High Court Bars DJs and Passes Directions for Regulating Use of Loudspeakers(22.08.2019)

Allahabad High Court has imposed total prohibition on use of Disc Jockeys (DJs) in the State and asked the State Government to issue a toll free numbe.....

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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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Telangana HC Extends All Interim Orders Till October 1(09.09.2020)

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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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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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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Central Government hereby delegates all powers exercisable by the Director in relation to inter-State trade and commerce to the Controller of Legal Metrology in the State of Bihar(16.12.2020)

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (7) of section 13 of the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 (1 of 2010), the Central Government, with the co.....

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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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Central Government hereby notifies the dealers in precious metals, precious stones as persons carrying on designated businesses or professions(28.12.2020)

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause (iv) of clause (sa) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002 .....

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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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CCI approves realignment of interests, legal ownership, and management of various entities within the Godrej group(18.06.2024)

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the proposed combination involving realignment of interests, legal ownership, and management of.....

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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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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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Central Government specifies pension fund, BPC Penco XVII Corporation as specified person in respect of eligible investment made by it in India(01.11.2023)

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause (iv) of clause (c) of the Explanation 1 to clause (23FE) of section 10of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (4.....

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Financial Information User under Account Aggregator Framework(22.11.2023)

1. PFRDA vide its circular no. PFRDA/2022/26/FT&DA/02 dated 30 September 2022 has issued guidelines for empowering NPS Subscribers to port their NPS d.....

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Updated Harmonized Master List of Infrastructure sub-sectors is notified(11.10.2022)

With the approval of the Competent Authority, an updated Harmonized Master List of Infrastructure sub-sectors (Annexure-I) is hereby notified. The new.....

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Export of Red Sanders wood by Forest Environment and Climate Change Department, Government of Odisha(17.11.2022)

1.In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 read with Section 5 of the foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 (No. 22 of 1992), as amen.....

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CCI to examine - Whether ITC availed or reduction in tax rate actually resulted in commensurate reduction in price of goods or services or both(23.11.2022)

1.In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 171 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), the Central Gove.....

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Revision of All Industry Rates (AIRs) of Duty Drawback(26.10.2023)

1. Government has notified the revised All Industry Rates (AIRs) of Duty Drawback, vide Notification No. 77/2023-Customs (N.T.) dated 20th October, 20.....

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Calcutta HC Directs State to Disclose Progress in Appointments of Chairperson/Members(22.09.2020)

Calcutta High Court has directed the Secretary, Women and Child Development and Social Welfare Department as well as the Judicial Secretary to submit .....

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SC Directs Governments to Provide Food, Aid to Starving Sex Workers(22.09.2020)

Supreme Court has told the Centre and States to urgently consider providing relief to jobless and starving sex workers in the form of dry rations, mon.....

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Calcutta HC: Not More Than 6 Kins of Person Who Has Died of COVID-19 Allowed to Attend Funeral(23.09.2020)

Calcutta High Court has ruled that not more than 6 close kins of a person, who had died of COVID, would be allowed to accompany the dead body for the .....

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Delhi HC Gives Green Signal to Harper Collins to Publish Book on Asaram Bapu Case(23.09.2020)

Delhi High Court has given green signal to Harper Collins to go ahead with its book titled 'Gunning For The Godman', which is based on the criminal ca.....

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SC Upholds Categorization of Prisoners for Temporary Release Due to Covid-19(23.09.2020)

Supreme Court has dismissed the National Alliance for People's Movements plea challenging the decision of the High Power Committee in Maharashtra to c.....

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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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SEBI Rejects Appointment of 2 Shareholder Directors of NSE(09.09.2020)

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has rejected the reappointment of two long-time shareholder directors on the board of the National Stock.....

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

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

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P&H HC: Submit FIR Details Against All Serving Police Officers in the State(14.09.2020)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked for details of the First Information Reports registered against all serving police officers in the State of Pu.....

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Bombay HC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance of Non-Availability of Ventilators and Oxygenated Beds(14.09.2020)

Bombay High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of issues faced by the general public due to non-availability of ventilators and oxygenated beds for C.....

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Allahabad HC Asks UP Govt Why RTE Instructors are Paid Less Than Class IV Posts(14.09.2020)

Allahabad High Court has asked the Uttar Pradesh Government to file a reply affidavit in a plea alleging that primary school teachers, recruited under.....

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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Centre's Decision to Allow Telecasting of Sudarshan TV(14.09.2020)

Delhi High Court has issued notice on a Petition challenging the Order of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting's allowing the telecast of a show '.....

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P&H HC Directs Panjab University to Reconsider Scrapping of Entrance Exam(15.09.2020)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Panjab University, Chandigarh to reconsider its decision to scrap the UGLAW entrance examination for th.....

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SC Seeks Government Reply on Relief to Big Borrowers(06.10.2020)

Supreme Court has asked the Centre to place on record its decisions on relief to big borrowers while waiving interest on loans up to Rs 2 Crores payab.....

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P&H HC Stays Decision to Convert Public Parks into Residential Areas in Faridabad(07.10.2020)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has stayed the conversion of public parks into residential area, noting the drastic effects on the ecology and environme.....

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Delhi HC Issues Notice in Plea Challenging Classification of Lawyers' Office as 'Commercial Property'(07.10.2020)

Delhi High Court has issued notice in a plea moved by the Delhi High Court Bar Association challenging the classification of offices of lawyers as 'co.....

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SC Issues Notice on PIL Seeking Rescue of Indian Workers from Gulf Countries(08.10.2020)

Supreme Court has issued notice to the Centre in a plea seeking directions to the Government for bringing back Indian workers from the Gulf Countries.

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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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Karnataka HC Warns of Contempt Against Officials for Failing to Rehabilitate Villagers(09.10.2020)

Karnataka High Court has said it would initiate proceedings under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 against government officers who for the last 37-yea.....

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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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SC Declines Interim Stay on CBI Inquiry in Periya Double Murders(25.09.2020)

Supreme Court has refused to stay the investigation of Central Bureau of Investigation, as directed by the Kerala High Court, in the Periya twin murde.....

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Bombay HC Orders Release of 3 Sex Workers from Corrective Institution(28.09.2020)

Bombay High Court has set free 3 sex workers from the Corrective Institution observing that prostitution has not been made an offence under Immoral Tr.....

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SC Directs States to Provide Dry Rations for Identified Sex Workers(29.09.2020)

Supreme Court has directed State Governments to provide dry rations for identified sex workers by National Aids Control Organisation (NACO) and State .....

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Karnataka HC Extends All Interim Orders Till November 29(30.09.2020)

Karnataka High Court has further extended the operation of all interim orders passed by it or the subordinate Courts and Tribunals, that are due to ex.....

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Bombay HC Extends Interim orders Till October 31(01.10.2020)

Bombay High Court has extended the operation of interim orders passed by the High Court and its subordinate Courts in Maharashtra and Goa till 31st Oc.....

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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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SC Permits Accused Doctors to Re-Enter College and Resume Studies(09.10.2020)

Supreme Court has permitted the doctors accused of abetting the suicide of Dr.Payal Tadavi to re-enter the College and the Hospital to pursue their co.....

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MP HC Grants Bail to Persons Accused of Hoisting Pakistan Flag(12.10.2020)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted bail to uncle-nephew duo accused of hoisting the Pakistani flag at their house.

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Bombay HC Allows Lawyers from MMR to Travel in Locals(12.10.2020)

Bombay High Court has decided to allow all lawyers in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region who wish to travel in local trains to attend physical hearings on.....

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Allahabad HC: Bar Council Has No Power to Constitute Elders Committee for Bar Associations(12.10.2020)

Allahabad High Court has clarified that the Bar Council does not have the jurisdiction to "usurp" the power for constitution of an Elders Committee un.....

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Kerala HC: States Can Provide In-Service Quota in PG-Super Speciality Medical Courses(12.10.2020)

Kerala High Court has directed that the 40 % in-service quota under the Kerala Medical Officers Postgraduate and Service Quota Act, 2008 should be giv.....

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Delhi HC Grants Bail to Tahir Hussain's Associate in Riots Case(12.10.2020)

Delhi High Court has granted bail to Irshad Ahmed, an alleged associate of Tahir Hussain in Delhi Riots Case, noting that the witness had been planted.....

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SC Seeks Centre's Reply on Pleas Challenging Farmers Laws(12.10.2020)

Supreme Court has issued notice to the Central Government on three writ Petitions challenging the three farm laws passed by the Parliament, which have.....

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SC Restrains Sudarshan TV from Telecasting "UPSC Jihad" Show(16.09.2020)

Supreme Court has restrained the Sudarshan TV News from telecasting the remaining episodes of the 'Bindas Bol' show about Muslims clearing the UPSC ex.....

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Madras HC: Conduct of Police Personnel in Holding Demonstrations Similar to Strike(16.09.2020)

Madras High Court has ruled that the conduct of the police personnel in holding a demonstration before the Office of the Police Commissioner, raising .....

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SC Seeks Response from States on Status of Installation of CCTV Cameras and Oversight Committees(17.09.2020)

Supreme Court has directed Chief Secretary of each State and Union Territory to inform it about the exact position as to CCTV cameras in Police Statio.....

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Supreme Court Slaps Costs on Adarsh Scam Accused(17.09.2020)

Supreme Court has imposed costs of Rs. 25,000 on Raj Kumar Modi, an accused in Adarsh Scam Case, for repetitive filing of interim bail applications.

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J&K HC Grants 10 Days' Time to Government to File Status/Compliance on Eviction of Former Ministers(18.09.2020)

Jammu & Kashmir High Court has granted the Government, 10 days' time to update the status/ compliance, as regards the directions passed by the Court q.....

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J&K HC: Anganwadi Workers Do Not Come Under Provisions of CAT Act, 1985(21.09.2020)

Jammu & Kashmir High Court has ruled that since Anganwadi workers do not hold a civil post, they do not come within the purview of Section 14 of the C.....

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Fadnavis Papers: Bombay High Court Seeks Information on Data Protection(11.10.2019)

Bombay High Court has asked the election authorities to inform the “procedure and arrangements” it has made to preserve electronic data including the .....

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Madras HC Directs Central and State Govts to Reconsider Decision on SC/ST Post-Matric Scholarship(16.10.2019)

Madras High Court has directed the Central and State Governments to reconsider the policy of not allowing Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes students t.....

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Delhi HC Directs DU to Produce its Data Retention Policy(14.10.2020)

Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi University to produce its policy on the retention of answer scripts both in physical and electronic forms.

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Karnataka HC Refuses to Quash Corruption Case Against Former CM H D Kumarswamy(14.10.2020)

Karnataka High Court has refused to quash a criminal case registered against former Chief Minister, H D Kumarswamy, alleging that he denotified two di.....

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SC Dismisses Plea Against Extra-Judicial Killings and Handcuffing of Persons(15.10.2020)

Supreme Court has dismissed a plea raising the concerns regarding extra-judicial killings and handcuffing of prisoners.

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Delhi HC Refuses to Stay FIRs Registered Under Triple Talaq Law(16.10.2020)

Delhi High Court has noted that as per its prima facie view, merely because triple talaq has been declared to be void and illegal, it does not mean th.....

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Bombay HC Seeks I&B Ministry's Reply in Plea Alleging Display of Personal Details on Website(16.10.2020)

Bombay High Court has directed the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to clarify whether personal details of other Rights to Information a.....

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SC Allows Foreigners to Submit Representations Seeking Permission to go Back(16.10.2020)

Supreme Court has allowed foreign citizens, who are facing criminal proceedings in Delhi for participating in the Tablighi Jamaat congregation at Niza.....

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SC Allows Petitioner to Move to Appropriate Forum in Plea Against Diversion of Fund by Centre(16.10.2020)

Supreme Court has granted liberty to withdraw and move appropriate forum in a Public Interest Litigation against the diversion and mis-utilization of .....

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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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P&H HC: Homebuyer Can Pursue Remedies Under RERA & Consumer Protection Act Simultaneously(19.10.2020)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that a homebuyer can pursue the remedies under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 and t.....

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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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Bombay HC Directs Co-operative Banks to Disburse Loans to Farmers(20.10.2020)

Bombay High Court has directed the Aurangabad District Central Co-operative Bank to disburse fresh crop loans for the ongoing season without insisting.....

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Karnataka HC Seeks Response on Plea Seeking Horizontal Reservation for Transgenders(21.10.2020)

Karnataka High Court has directed the State government to respond to an application which sought that horizontal reservation should be provided to Tra.....

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Allahabad HC Extends Interim Orders Passed by It Till December 1(21.10.2020)

Allahabad High Court has extended the operation of interim orders passed it or by the Courts/ Tribunals subordinate to it till 1st December, 2020.

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SC: Court Hearing First Appeal in Criminal Matter Required to Form Its Own Opinion(21.10.2020)

Supreme Court has reiterated that the Court hearing First Appeal in criminal matters required to form its opinion on the basis of the evidence on reco.....

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Jharkhand HC Grants Pre-Arrest Bail to Mosque-Coordinators(21.10.2020)

Jharkhand High Court has granted anticipatory bail to mosque-coordinators accused of providing shelter to Tablighi Jamaat members without informing th.....

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Gauhati HC Issues Notice on PIL for Appointments to National Council for Transgenders(22.10.2020)

Gauhati High Court has issued notice in a public interest litigation seeking issuance of directions to the Centre for taking "immediate and effective .....

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Madras High Court Allows Welcome Banners to be Put Up for Modi-Xi Summit(04.10.2019)

Madras High Court has permitted the State Government to erect banners from the Chennai airport till Mahabalipuram town (60kms away) to welcome Prime M.....

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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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Delhi HC Directs AAP Government to Release Funds to Four DU Colleges(05.11.2020)

Delhi High Court has directed the Aam Aadmi Party government to release funds to four Delhi University colleges, fully funded by it, to enable them to.....

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NGT Expands Scope of Hearing in Case Against Use of Firecrackers in Delhi NCR(05.11.2020)

National Green Tribunal has decided to consider measures for improving the air quality in as many as 18 States and Union Territories, in addition to D.....

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SC: Offence Established Only When Insult Based on SC-ST Status of Person(06.11.2020)

Supreme Court has observed that the offence under Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 is not established me.....

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Madras High Court Dismisses Plea to Direct Centre to Enact Anti-Conversion Law(23.10.2019)

Madras High Court has rejected a plea that sought a direction to Central Government to enact a law prohibiting forced and induced religious conversion.....

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Supreme Court Extends Stay on CERC Members’ Functioning(27.10.2020)

Supreme Court has extended the stay on functioning of two members of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) by four weeks.

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MP HC: BCI Has Power to Frame Rules for Conditions for Permitting Person to Practice as Advocate(28.10.2020)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that an advocate getting enrolled under Section 24 of the Advocates Act, 1961 can be subjected to further condi.....

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Supreme Court Directs States to Ensure Supply of Dry Ration to Sex Workers(29.10.2020)

Supreme Court has directed State Governments to follow the Standard Operation Procedure formulated by National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) and to.....

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P&H HC Asks for Details on FIRs Registered Against Serving Police Officers(30.10.2020)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked for details of the First Information Reports registered against the serving police officers of all ranks in th.....

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Bombay HC Extends All Interim Orders Relating to Eviction, Demolition & Dispossession(30.10.2020)

Bombay High Court has directed extension of all interim orders relating to eviction, demolition and dispossession by the High Court as well as subordi.....

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SC Upholds Direction to Apply Subject-Wise Reservation in Teaching Posts in Universities(24.01.2019)

Supreme Court has rejected Centre's challenge against a 2017 judgment of Allahabad High Court which had held that reservations in teaching posts in un.....

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Supreme Court: No One can be Inflicted with Adverse Order without Opportunity of Hearing(16.12.2019)

Supreme Court has observed while quashing an order passed by the Uttar Pradesh Government directing its Medical and Health Department to stop purchase.....

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SC Asks MoEF to Issue Appointment Letters to Incumbent Members of NGT(18.11.2020)

Supreme Court has directed Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change that appointment orders be issued to the incumbent judicial and technica.....

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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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SC Asks Petitioner Challenging GST on Hand Sanitizers to Approach HC(19.11.2020)

Supreme Court has required the petitioner challenging the levy of Goods and Services Tax on hand sanitisers under the same Tariff Heading as insectici.....

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SC: Travel Restrictions to India Not to be Considered in Future Visa Applications of Tablighi Members(20.11.2020)

Supreme Court has clarified that the condition imposed by the Karnataka High Court, while quashing criminal proceedings against eight foreigners belon.....

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Supreme Court Directs Airtel, Vodafone to Disclose Details About 'Segmented Offers' to TRAI(09.11.2020)

Supreme Court has directed Airtel, Vodafone to disclose information/details sought by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India regarding segmented offers.....

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Delhi Court Orders Deportation of 8 Foreigners During Pendency of Revision Against Their Discharge(09.11.2020)

Delhi Court has ordered for deportation of 8 Kazak nationals related to Tablighi Jamaat while a revision petition against their discharge is pending b.....

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Allahabad High Court Puts Condition While Granting Bail to Person Accused of Selling Beef(09.11.2020)

Allahabad High Court has granted bail to a person accused of selling beef, on a condition that he will deposit Rs. 35,000/- in the account of U.P. Gau.....

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SC: Insult of SC-ST Person Within Four Walls of Building is Not Offence(09.11.2020)

Supreme Court has held that insult or intimidation of a Scheduled Caste-Scheduled Tribe person within the four walls of the building, is not an offenc.....

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Gujarat HC Quashes Sedition Case Against Journalist Who Reported on Possible Change in Leadership(09.11.2020)

Gujarat High Court has quashed a sedition case registered against a Journalist Dhaval Rajnikant Patel for allegedly publishing a report on a possible .....

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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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NGT Bans Sale/ Use of Firecrackers in Delhi NCR And Places All Over India with Poor/ Worse AQI(09.11.2020)

National Green Tribunal has imposed a total ban on sale/ use of all kinds of firecrackers in Delhi NCR from the midnight of November 9-10, 2020 to the.....

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Uttarakhand High Court Orders DM Chamoli to Return Rs 2.5 Crore to Gupta Brothers(05.12.2019)

Uttarakhand High Court has directed the District Magistrate of Chamoli to return Rs 2.5 crore of the total Rs 3 crore deposited by the South Africa-ba.....

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SC: Only Expressly Created Statutory Charges can Take Precedence Over Secured Creditors' Claim(05.12.2019)

Supreme Court has reiterated that only expressly created statutory first charges under Central and State laws can take precedence over the claims of s.....

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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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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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SC: Practice of Affixing Posters Outside Residence of COVID19 Patients Creates Stigma(02.12.2020)

Supreme Court has observed that the practice of conspicuously affixing posters outside the residence of COVID19 positive patients creates stigma and o.....

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MCA Relaxes Additional Fees and Extension of Last Date of Filing of CRA-4(03.12.2020)

Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has notified relaxation of additional fees and extension of the last date of filing of CRA-4 (form for filing of c.....

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NGT Slams MoEF for Delay in Issuing Notification to Ban RO Purifiers(07.11.2019)

National Green Tribunal has slammed the Environment Ministry (MoEF) for the delay in issuing a notification to ban RO purifiers where total dissolved .....

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SC: Affixing of COVID-19 Posters Can be Done Only Under Direction from Competent Authority(09.12.2020)

Supreme Court has held that affixing of COVID-19 posters outside the homes of patients can be done only if there is a direction from the competent aut.....

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Allahabad HC Quashes Detention of Person Booked for Rioting under NSA(10.12.2020)

Allahabad High Court has quashed the detention of a person booked for rioting and arson under the National Security Act, 1980, saying the state showed.....

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Allahabad HC Disposes PIL for Protection of Sanitation Workers Amid Covid-19(10.12.2020)

Allahabad High Court has refused to issue directions for protection of sanitation workers, said to be working not only colonies in different cities, b.....

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Housing Ministry Directs CPIO to Remove Personal Details of RTI Applicants(10.12.2020)

Union Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (Housing Ministry) has directed all the Central Public Information Officers and Appellate Authorities under .....

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Karnataka HC Issue Directions for Implementation of Provisions to Prohibit Manual Scavenging(10.12.2020)

Karnataka High Court has issued several directions to the state government to ensure proper implementation of the provisions of the Prohibition of Emp.....

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Bombay HC Pulls Up I&B Ministry Over Disclosure of Personal Details of RTI Applicants(30.10.2020)

Bombay High Court has pulled up the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting after being informed that personal details of more than 4000 of Rig.....

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SC: All Investigative Powers Vested in Officer Vested in Officers Designated Under NDPS Act(30.10.2020)

Supreme Court has observed that all the investigative powers vested in an officer in charge of a police station under the Code of Criminal Procedure, .....

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Tripura HC: Medical Reimbursement Cannot be Rejected on Lack of Prior Referral Order(02.11.2020)

Tripura High Court has observed that medical reimbursement cannot be denied only on the ground that the employee did not obtain prior referral order f.....

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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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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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Karnataka HC Asks State to Explain Permission for Online Betting for Horse-Racing(04.11.2020)

Karnataka High Court has directed the State government to respond to a public interest litigation filed challenging the approval given by the State go.....

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Stop Giving Alternative House Sites to Encroachers: Madras HC(10.01.2019)

Madras High Court has criticised state government's policy of providing alternative sites or houses for encroachers of public spaces and asked state t.....

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NCLT Admits Insolvency Plea Against Parsvnath Landmark Developers(14.01.2019)

National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has given its approval to start the insolvency proceedings against realty firm Parsvnath Developers subsidiary, w.....

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Delhi High Court: Parity in Fees of Private Nursing Homes and Hospitals not Possible(12.11.2019)

Delhi High Court has ruled that there can be no uniformity in rates charged by private nursing homes and hospitals as the amount would depend upon the.....

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Allahabad HC Directs Inquiry Against University for Granting Admissions to Unauthorized Course(14.11.2019)

Allahabad High Court has directed the Bar Council of India to depute an inspection team and submit a report on the matter regarding grant of admission.....

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NGT: Violators of Law Cannot be Permitted to have Free Run(19.11.2019)

National Green Tribunal has while directing State Pollution Control Boards and Pollution Control Committees to take meaningful action against polluter.....

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Supreme Court Takes Suo Moto Action on 'Remediation of Polluted Rivers'(14.01.2021)

Supreme Court has taken suo moto cognizance on the issue of "remediation of polluted rivers". The Court has observed that one of the major causes of w.....

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NGT Imposes Ban on Use and Sale of Fire Crackers During COVID19 Pandemic(03.12.2020)

National Green Tribunal has imposed a total ban on sale and use of all kinds of fire crackers during COVID-19 pandemic in the National Capital Region .....

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Allahabad HC Extends Interim Orders Passed by It & Courts Subordinate to It Till January 5(03.12.2020)

Allahabad High Court has extended the operation of interim orders passed by it and by the Courts/ Tribunals subordinate to it, till 5th January, 2021.

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Madras HC Appreciates Services of Essential Workers During the Pandemic(03.12.2020)

Madras High Court has remarked that the Court places its appreciation and applauds to the services rendered by the Doctors, Health Workers and Police .....

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Madras HC Dismisses Plea Alleging Religious Conversion Under Influence(03.12.2020)

Madras High Court has dismissed a Habeas Corpus Plea filed by the mother alleging religious conversion of her daughter under influence of Sahul Hameed.....

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ITAT, Mumbai: No TDS on Sales Commission Paid to Overseas Agents(04.12.2020)

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai has held that tax cannot be detected at source on Sales Commission paid to Overseas Agents not having Per.....

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ITAT, Bangalore: No TDS Applicable on Reimbursement of Actual Cab Expenses(04.12.2020)

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Bangalore has held that no TDS (Tax Deducted at Source) is applicable on the reimbursement of the actual cab exp.....

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Allahabad High Court Suggests Community Service for Mask Violators(04.12.2020)

Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh Government to consider the feasibility of having community service by such persons who violate the.....

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Delhi HC Issues Notice in Plea Challenging Appointment of Special Public Prosecutors(10.11.2020)

Delhi High Court has issued notice in a plea challenging the appointment of eleven Special Public Prosecutors for conducting cases pertaining to the r.....

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HP HC Grants Interim Bail to 58-Year Old Taking Into Consideration His Age and Stress on Family(10.11.2020)

Himachal Pradesh High Court has granted interim bail to a 58-year-Old man, taking into account his age and the contention that he and his family membe.....

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SC Directs No Unnecessary Adjournments in Criminal Cases Against Legislators(11.11.2020)

Supreme Court has ordered that no unnecessary adjournments should be granted in criminal cases pending against legislators across the country. The Cou.....

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SC Affirms Calcutta High Court's Ban on Sale & Bursting of Firecrackers in West Bengal(11.11.2020)

Supreme Court has affirmed the Calcutta High Court order banning the sale and bursting of firecrackers during Diwali, Chatt Puja, Kali Puja, etc. in t.....

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Delhi HC Agrees to Extend Interim Bail of Prisoners Released to Decongest Prisons(11.11.2020)

Delhi High Court has agreed to extend for 30 more days the interim bail granted to prisoners to decongest jails in light of COVID-19 pandemic.

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Karnataka HC Extends Interim Relief to PG Doctors Till Nov 23(12.11.2020)

Karnataka High Court has extended till 23rd November, 2020, the interim relief granted directing state government not to insist PG Doctors should join.....

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Kerala High Court Upholds Constitutionality of Reverse Burden of Proof Under POCSO Act(12.11.2020)

Kerala High Court has upheld the constitutional validity of Sections 29 and 30 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act.....

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Karnataka HC Directs State Government to Spread Awareness on ‘Green Crackers’(13.11.2020)

Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to issue an order tomorrow itself clarifying the meaning of "Green Crackers" and give wide publ.....

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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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P&H HC Denies Quashing Chandigarh Administration's Order Putting Ban on Sale or Use of Crackers(17.11.2020)

Punjab & Haryana High Court on has denied granting any relief to Chandigarh Cracker Dealers Association, which had challenged the Union Territory, Cha.....

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Calcutta HC Directs Disclosure of Status of CCTVs in All police Stations and Child-Friendly Corners(17.11.2020)

Calcutta High Court has directed the Home Secretary, Government of West Bengal to disclose the status of CCTVs in all police stations including child-.....

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Allahabad HC Protects 2 Anti-CAA Protesters from Arrest Till Filing of Police Report(17.11.2020)

Allahabad High Court has directed that two anti-CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019) protest accused shall not be arrested in the case till the submi.....

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Himachal Pradesh High Court Grants Bail to Ex-Chancellor of Manav Bharti University(20.11.2020)

Himachal Pradesh High Court has granted bail to Ex-Chancellor of Manav Bharti University, Ram Kumar Rana who is accused of selling fake Degrees and ha.....

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Karnataka High Court Quashes NLSIU Order Failing HC Judge's Son for Alleged Plagiarism(23.11.2020)

Karnataka High Court has set aside an order passed by the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), denying a law student admission to the four.....

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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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Mumbai Court Grants Bail to Comedian Bharti Singh and Husband Harsh Limbachiya(24.11.2020)

Mumbai Court has granted bail to comedian Bharti Singh and her husband Harsh Limbachiya, who were remanded to judicial custody till December 4 after t.....

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Uttarakhand HC Ordrs Enquiry of Non-Intimation of Conversion by Religious Priest(25.11.2020)

Uttarakhand High Court has directed the District Magistrate, Dehradun to conduct a detail inquiry about non compliance of Section 8(2) of the Uttarakh.....

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MHA Releases Fresh Guidelines for Surveillance, Containment and Caution Against Covid-19(25.11.2020)

Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has released a fresh set of guidelines for surveillance, containment and caution against Covid-19. The fresh norm.....

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Telangana High Court Directs State to Recruit Food Inspectors and Controller(27.12.2019)

Telangana High Court has directed the Principal Secretary, Health, to submit details with regard to the number of posts required to be created in orde.....

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Calcutta High Court Deprecates Lawyers Strike(28.12.2019)

Calcutta High Court has taken strong exception to the lawyer’s strike and has warned that any obstruction to Judges, police personnel or other public .....

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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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Allahabad HC: GST Rate & HSN Code Requisite in Notice Inviting Tenders(22.12.2020)

Allahabad High Court has held that bidders are required to mention the Goods and Services Tax Rate and the HSN Code in the Notice Inviting Tender to e.....

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SC: Tenancy Matters Governed Under Transfer of Property Act are Arbitrable(24.12.2020)

Supreme Court has reiterated that the lease/tenancy matters which are not governed under the special statutes but under the Transfer of Property Act, .....

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J&K HC Directs Trial Courts to Avoid Disclosing Identities of Rape Survivors(28.12.2020)

Jammu and Kashmir High Court has directed the trial Courts of the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh "to avoid disclosing identity of .....

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SC Issues Notice on PIL Seeking Direction to Central Govt to Appoint Members of Law Commission(25.01.2021)

Supreme Court has issued notices to the Union of India on a Public Interest Litigation seeking for a direction to the Central Government to appoint th.....

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

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

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MCA Notifies Procedure for Disposal of Application for Conversion of Public Company into Private(27.01.2021)

Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has notified the procedure for disposal of application for conversion of a public company into private in case of .....

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P&H HC Denies Pre-Arrest Bail to Husband and Wife Accused of Misappropriating Money Payable(28.01.2021)

Punjab & Haryana High Court has denied pre-arrest bail to Darshna Rani and Vijay Kumar (husband and wife) who are accused of misappropriating the mone.....

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SC Issues Notice in Clubbing and Transferring of Criminal Proceedings Against Creators of ‘Tandav’(28.01.2021)

Supreme Court has issued notices on a plea filed by the Director, Producer, Writer and Actor of the web series Tandav seeking for clubbing and transfe.....

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Delhi HC Directs Extension Of Pro Rata Pension To Non-Commissioned Officers of Defence(26.11.2020)

Delhi High Court has ruled that the non-commissioned officers of the defence forces are also entitled to the pro rata pension, which is currently only.....

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Karnataka High Court Extends Interim Relief to PG Doctors(26.11.2020)

Karnataka High Court has extended the interim relief till 30th November, 2020 directing state government not to insist the 281 PG Doctors to join thei.....

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P&H HC Issues Notice to Govt in Plea Seeking Release of Detenu Farmers(26.11.2020)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued notice to the Haryana Government in a habeas corpus petition filed by an advocacy group formed by farmers fro.....

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SC Asks Centre to Submit Response on Status of Women Army Officers' Permanent Commission(26.11.2020)

Supreme Court has asked Centre to file a reply in an application contending that the Indian Army has "not granted Permanent Commission to even 50% of .....

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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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Madras High Court Acquits Two IPS Officers in 30 Year Old Alleged Crime(06.02.2020)

Madras High Court has set aside the conviction and sentence imposed by a trial court on two Indian Police Service (IPS) officers for having indulged i.....

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Supreme Court: Beneficiaries of Insurance Policy are 'Consumers'(07.02.2020)

Supreme Court has observed that the beneficiaries of the policy taken out by the Insured are also consumers under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 ev.....

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SC Refuses to Entertain Plea Challenging Validity of Religious Conversion Laws(04.02.2021)

Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea challenging the validity of controversial laws enacted by states, including Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhan.....

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Rajasthan HC Issues Notice on Plea on Eviction Order Served to Adarsh Colony Residents(05.02.2021)

Rajasthan High Court has issued a notice to UDH secretary, commissioner housing board, land acquisition officer, housing board and others on a petitio.....

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Rajasthan HC Issues Notice on Illegal Mining Near International Borders of Rajasthan(05.02.2021)

Rajasthan High Court has issued notices to central and state governments seeking replies on illegal mining near international borders of Rajasthan. Co.....

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SEBI Penalises NDTV Over Non-disclosure of Loan Terms(30.12.2020)

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has imposed a penalty of Rs. 5 Crores on New Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV) for not disclosing information .....

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SC Extends Time to Surrender for Chhattisgarh Prisoners Released on Interim Bail/Parole(31.12.2020)

Supreme Court has extended the time to surrender for prisoners in Chhattisgarh who were released on interim bail or parole as per the directions of th.....

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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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Consumer Court, Thrissur Orders Manufacturer and Endorser of Hair Cream to Pay Compensation(05.01.2021)

District Consumer Redressal Forum, Thrissur, ordered the manufacturers of 'Dhathri Hair Cream' and film actor Anoop Menon, the celebrity who endorsed .....

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SC Issues Notice on Pleas Challenging UP, Uttarakhand Laws Against Religious Conversion(06.01.2021)

Supreme Court has issued notice on the petitions challenging the laws made by Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand in the name of 'love jihad' against religi.....

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Allahabad HC Seeks Response in Habeas Corpus Petition Against Custody of 3 Persons(07.01.2021)

Allahabad High Court has directed the Central and the State Government to file their counter-affidavits in a Habeas Corpus petition filed by 3 alleged.....

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Securities Appellate Tribunal Provides Relief to Religare Finvest in Fund Diversion Case(30.01.2020)

Securities Appellate Tribunal has given relief to Religare Finvest, an arm of Religare Enterprises, in a fund diversion case, involving erstwhile prom.....

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Delhi HC Issues Notice in Plea Challenging Appointment of Najma Akhtar as Jamia's Vice-Chancellor(30.01.2020)

Delhi High Court has issued notices to the Union Government, Jamia Millia University, the Central Vigilance Commission, University Grants Commission a.....

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SC Exempts NDTV Promoters from Making Deposit Before SAT in Appeal Against Penalty by SEBI(15.02.2021)

Supreme Court has exempted NDTV promoters Prannoy Roy & Radhika Roy, from making deposit before the Securities Appellate Tribunal(SAT) for hearing the.....

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Supreme Court Refuses to Extend Tenure of IPAB Chairperson Justice Manmohan Singh(15.02.2021)

Supreme Court has dismissed a plea seeking extension of tenure of incumbent Chairperson of the Intellectual Property Appellate Board Justice Manmohan .....

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Kerala HC Stays Tenders Floated by Kerala State Electricity Board(16.02.2021)

Kerala High Court has stayed the tenders floated by the Kerala State Electricity Board to procure electric poles of 8 m length and a working load of 1.....

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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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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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MP HC Issues Directions for Registration of FIRs in Respect of Economic Offences(14.01.2021)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued directions to the Police authorities in the State, to make sure that the complaints/ first information reports fi.....

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MCA Issues Clarification on Holding of Annual General Meeting Through Video Conferencing(15.01.2021)

Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has issued Clarification on the holding of annual general meetings (AGM) through video conferencing (VC) or anothe.....

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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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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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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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SC Mandates Probate or Letters of Administrations for Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, Jains(17.02.2021)

Supreme Court has observed that the mandatory requirement to seek probate or letters of administration for establishing a right as executor or legatee.....

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SC: Prior Knowledge is Essential Qualification to Get Admission to MBBS Course(17.02.2021)

Supreme Court has observed that prior knowledge - both theoretical and practical, of senior secondary level in biology or biological sciences is an es.....

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Kerala HC Issues Notice in Plea of UAE Returnee Who Lost Personal Belongings Due to Fire(17.02.2021)

Kerala High Court has issued notice to the Centre on a writ petition filed by United Arabs Emirates returnees who lost their household items and other.....

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Bombay HC Grants Bail to Person Alleged of Availing Inadmissible ITC(18.02.2021)

Bombay High Court granted the bail to Daulat Samirmal Mehta who allegedly availed inadmissible Input Tax Credit to the extent of Rs.191.66 crores.

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Bombay HC Grants Transit Bail to Nikita Jacob in Greta Thunberg-Farmers Protest Tool Kit Case(18.02.2021)

Bombay High Court has granted three Weeks transit anticipatory bail to Mumbai-based Advocate Nikita Jacob, who is faced with a non-bailable warrant is.....

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SC Issues Notice in Amazon Plea Challeging Delhi HC Stay on Future-Reliance Retail Stake Sale(22.02.2021)

Supreme Court has issued notice in the plea by Amazon challenging Delhi High Court's stay on the implementation of its own order passed by the Single .....

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Rajasthan HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Inclusion of Persons with Locomotive Disabilities under PWD Act(23.02.2021)

Rajasthan High Court has dismissed a writ petition seeking a direction to the State Government to include persons with locomotive disabilities and/or .....

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Supreme Court Directs Joint Monitoring Team to Submit Report on Alleged Contempt by Karnataka(24.02.2021)

Supreme Court has directed the Joint monitoring team to submit report on issues in contempt plea filed by State of Goa with alleging illegal diversion.....

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Madras HC Asks Govt to Prohibit Future Ownership of Elephants by Individuals, Temples(24.02.2021)

Madras High Court has asked the State Government to come up with a policy prohibiting future ownership of elephants by any individual and/or temples, .....

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Delhi HC: Give Prisoners Choice Between Video Conferencing & Physical Appearance(24.02.2021)

Delhi High Court has asked Director General Prisons, Delhi, while hearing a petition filed by Pinjra Tod activists Natasha Narwal and Devangana Kalita.....

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Delhi HC Upholds Validity of Provision Prohibiting Prisoners from Voting in Elections(16.03.2020)

Delhi High Court has refused to declare Section 62(5) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 which prohibits prisoners from voting in elections.....

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Karnataka HC Expresses Concerns Over Deaths of Two Manhole Workers(02.03.2021)

Karnataka High Court has expressed serious concerns over the recent deaths of two manhole workers and another incident of a sweeper committing suicide.....

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Kerala HC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Arogyakeralam Order on Payment of Salaries to Nurses(03.03.2021)

Kerala High Court has issued notice to the State government, the Malappuram district programme manager of Arogyakeralam, and the Indian Nursing Counci.....

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Punjab and Haryana High Court Stays Installation of Mobile Towers Atop Houses in Punjab(04.03.2021)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has stayed the installation of mobile phone towers atop residential buildings in Punjab holding that slapdash setting up.....

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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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Uttarakhand HC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Ban on Private Shooters to Kill ‘Man-Eaters’(11.12.2020)

Uttarakhand High Court has issued notices to the State Government, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (wildlife), chief wildlife warden and direct.....

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Delhi HC Stays CIC Order Directing Air Force to Disclose Prime Ministers' Entourage(11.12.2020)

Delhi High Court has stayed the operation of the order passed by the Central Information Commission(CIC) directing the Indian Air Force to divulge und.....

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Bombay HC Grants Pre-Arrest Bail to Engineering Student Accused of Sexual Assault on Minors(14.12.2020)

Bombay High Court has granted pre-arrest bail to a 19-year-old engineering student accused of aggravated penetrative sexual assault on two minors and .....

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Calcutta HC Sets Aside 2016 Recruitment Process for Assistant Teachers in Upper Primary Schools(14.12.2020)

Calcutta High Court has cancelled and set aside the 1st State Level Selection Test, 2016 for recruitment of Assistant Teachers in Upper Primary school.....

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Karnataka HC: OCI Cardholders to be Treated as Indian Citizens for Admission to Professional Courses(15.12.2020)

Karnataka High Court has held that OCI Cardholders have to be treated as Indian Citizens for the purpose of admission to Professional Educational Inst.....

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J&K HC Orders Direct Money Transfer to Land Sellers to Cut Out Middle Man(16.12.2020)

Jammu and Kashmir High Court has ordered “immediate and direct” transfer of money into the accounts of land owners to ensure compensation for land acq.....

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Allahabad HC Dismisses PIL Seeking to Stop Public Exhibition of Show ‘Namak Ishq Ka’(07.01.2021)

Allahabad High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation seeking to stop public exhibition of a new programme (serial) launched on Colors TV, t.....

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Allahabad HC Closes Suo Moto PIL for Extension of Limitation & Interim Orders During Lockdown(07.01.2021)

Allahabad High Court has closed the suo moto Public Interest Litigation registered by it for extension of limitation and interim orders expiring durin.....

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Madras HC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking GST Exemption for Incorporated Members' Clubs(07.01.2021)

Madras High Court has issued notice to Central Government and the Central Board of Direct Taxes in Petition seeking exemption for members' club in an .....

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SC: Constitutional Courts Cannot Expand Judicial Review Powers(08.01.2021)

Supreme Court has said that Constitutional Courts cannot expand their judicial review powers to become decision-making authorities.

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Karnataka HC Extends Interim Orders and Order of Closure till January 31(08.01.2021)

Karnataka High Court has extended the interim orders passed by the Karnataka High Court, all the District Courts, Civil Courts, Family Courts, Labour .....

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Calcutta HC Directs State Government to Hand Over Terminally Ill Prisoners to Next of Kins(11.01.2021)

Calcutta High Court has directed State Government to hand over Terminally Ill Prisoners identified by it in its affidavit dated 09th October, 2020 to .....

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SAT, Mumbai Directs NDTV Promoters to Deposit 50% of Disgorged Amount Before SEBI(12.01.2021)

Securities Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai has directed the two NDTV promoters, Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy to deposit 50% of the disgorged amount before t.....

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Ministry of Corporate Affairs Notifies Companies (Incorporation) Amendment Rules, 2021(28.01.2021)

Ministry of Corporate Affair (MCA) has notified Companies (Incorporation) Amendment Rules, 2021 which sought to amend the Companies (Incorporation) Ru.....

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Delhi HC Directs Registrar Under PMLA to Ensure Orders to be Uploaded Within 48 Hours(29.01.2021)

Delhi High Court has directed the Registrar of Adjudicating Authority under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) to ensure all orders m.....

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Karnataka High Court Extends Interim Orders Till February 8(01.02.2021)

Karnataka High Court has extended the interim orders passed by the High Court, all the District Courts, Civil Courts, Family Courts, Labour Courts, In.....

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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea Alleging Misreporting on Farmers' Protests on Republic Day(01.02.2021)

Delhi High Court has issued notice to and sought replies from AajTak, the Press Council of India and the Centre, on a petition filed by former MP Sukh.....

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Karnataka HC Seeks Details of Action Taken Against Organisers/Participants of Farmers Tractor Rally(02.02.2021)

Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to place on record details of action taken against participants/organisers for violating norms .....

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

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

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Uttarakhand High Court Launches Software App to Monitor Performance of Judicial Officers(05.03.2021)

Uttarakhand High Court has inaugurated an Application Software (District Court Performance Monitoring Tool- DCPMT) for monitoring the performance of j.....

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SC: Evidence of Interested Person Can be Considered If It is Corroborated(05.03.2021)

Supreme Court has observed that the evidence of interested person can be considered provided such evidence is corroborated by other evidence on record.....

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MP HC: Commercial Matters Involving Arbitration Disputes Can Only Be Heard by Commercial Court(05.03.2021)

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

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Andhra Pradesh HC Suspends SEC Order Grounding Ward Volunteers During Municipal Election(05.03.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has suspended the State Election Commission’s order for grounding the ward volunteers from the process of municipal election.....

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Telangana High Court Orders Imprisonment of Two Collectors and RDO(05.03.2021)

Telangana High Court has sentenced Sircilla Collector D. Krishna Bhaskar, the then Joint Collector (now Collector of Wanaparthy) Yashmin Basha and Lan.....

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NCDRC Sentences Directors of Parsvnath Developers to Imprisonment for Failure to Refund Money(08.02.2021)

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has sentenced the Managing Director and directors of Parsvnath Developers to three years in prison for.....

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Madras HC: Trial Where Police Officers are Accused Must be Transferred to Nearby District(08.02.2021)

Madras High Court has ruled that to ensure a fair trial in criminal cases and sessions cases where police officers or uniformed services personnel are.....

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SC: Bank Officers Dealing in Public Money to be Vigilant(09.02.2021)

Supreme Court has said bank officers dealing in public money need to be vigilant and any deviation from the procedural guidelines for disbursing loans.....

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

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

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SC Directs Vacant Seats in BDS Course to be Filled up from Candidates Who Participated in NEET(09.02.2021)

Supreme Court has directed that the vacant seats in first year BDS course for the year 2020-2021 shall be filled up from the candidates who have parti.....

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Tandav Controversy:Madhya Pradesh HC Refuses to Consider Plea Seeking Stay on Streaming of Web Series(11.02.2021)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has disposed of a plea seeking direction to stop streaming of "Tandav" web series from the Amazon's OTT platform Prime Video.....

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Calcutta HC Extends All Interim Orders Passed by It & Courts Subordinate to It Till March 31(24.02.2021)

Calcutta High Court has extended the subsistence of all the interim orders passed by it and the courts subordinate to it till 31st March, 2021.

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SC: Family Members on Parental Side of Hindu Widow Not ‘Strangers’ Under Hindu Succession Act(25.02.2021)

Supreme Court has said that family members on the parental side of a Hindu widow cannot be held to be ‘strangers’ and her property can devolve upon th.....

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RBI Rejects Demand of Online Merchants to Store Customers’ Credit Card Data(26.02.2021)

Reserve Bank of India has rejected the demand of top online merchants like Amazon, Microsoft, Netflix, Flipkart and Zomato to store customers’ credit .....

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Madras HC: Builders Cannot Escape Provisions of RERA Where Amenities Not Provided(26.02.2021)

Madras High Court has held that builders and real estate developers cannot escape from the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 if they .....

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Delhi HC Orders DHCB to Constitute Committee for Vaccination of Lawyers and Hybrid Hearings(01.03.2021)

Delhi High Court has asked the Executive Committee of the Delhi High Court Bar Association to constitute a committee for submitting its recommendation.....

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Telangana HC Extends Interim Orders Till 7th June(30.03.2020)

Telangana High Court has issued a notification ordering that all the courts/ Tribunals subordinate to it will remain closed with immediate effect, unt.....

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Tripura HC Extends Interim Orders Till 30th April(30.03.2020)

Tripura High Court on Friday extended the life all the interim orders, orders granting bail, parole, etc., passed by it and all the courts subordinate.....

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Gujarat HC Extends Interim Orders Till 15th June(30.03.2020)

Gujarat High Court has extended the life of all interim orders passed by it and by the courts subordinate to it, that expired subsequent to 19th March.....

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Delhi HC Suspends Use Of Breath Analysers and Biometric Verification for Railway Staff(30.03.2020)

Delhi High Court has issued directions to the Railway Board to ask all Zonal Railways to suspend use of breath analyser tests and biometric verificati.....

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Kerala HC Expresses Concern Over RO’s Different Parameters for Assembly Polls(23.03.2021)

Kerala High Court has expressed concern over adoption of different parameters by returning officers (ROs) for the Assembly polls in different constitu.....

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Lok Sabha Passes Bill to Enhance Powers of Delhi Lieutenant Governor(23.03.2021)

Lok Sabha has passed the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2021 to enhance the powers of Lieutenant Governor of Delh.....

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SC: Request for Inspection of Ballot Papers to be Considered Only When Accompanied by Valid Grounds(02.02.2021)

Supreme Court has dismissed the pleas of two defeated candidates in the 2015 Panchayat elections in Kerala affirming that a request for inspection, re.....

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Madras High Court Asks Anna University on Discontinuation of Two M. Tech Courses(03.02.2021)

Madras High Court has granted a day’s time to Anna University to explain the rationale behind its decision to not offer M.Tech (Biotechnology) and M.T.....

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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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Delhi HC Rejects PIL Seeking Release of Persons "Illegally" Detained During Farmers' Tractor Rally(03.02.2021)

Delhi High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition filed by a law graduate seeking release of participants of farmers tractor .....

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SC Refuses to Entertain Plea Seeking Enquiry Into Violence During Farmers’ Tractor Rally(03.02.2021)

Supreme Court has refused to entertain a batch of petitions which sought enquiry into the violence during farmers' tractor rally held in the national .....

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SICC Sets Aside SIAC Award in Case of Gokul Patnaik v Nine Rivers Capital Ltd(16.12.2020)

Singapore International Commercial Court (SICC) has dismissed an application to introduce new evidence on foreign law and to set aside Singapore Inter.....

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Delhi High Court Restrains AIIMS Nurses from Continuing Indefinite Strike(16.12.2020)

Delhi High Court has restrained the AIIMS Nurses Union from continuing with their indefinite strike, until further orders, noting that their grievance.....

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SC Asks Centre to Consider Giving a Break to Doctors in Service During Pandemic(16.12.2020)

Supreme Court has asked the Centre to consider providing a break to doctors who have been consistently serving at the frontline during the pandemic.

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Madras HC Rejects Plea Seeking Direction Against Payment of Interest Towards Seized Travelers Cheque(17.12.2020)

Madras High Court has rejected the plea seeking direction against authority to pay 15% interest towards seized travelers cheques on the ground of undu.....

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SC Dismisses Plea Seeking Setting Aside of Order Holding Conversion Solely for Marriage Invalid(17.12.2020)

Supreme Court has dismissed a plea seeking setting aside of an Order passed by Allahabad High Court which held that conversion solely for the purpose .....

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SC: Farmers Protests can Continue Without Impediment and Breach of Peace by Protestors and Police(18.12.2020)

Supreme Court has stated that the farmers' protest should be allowed to continue without impediment and without any breach of peace either by the prot.....

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Calcutta HC Asks State to Submit Response on Compensation to Nepali Man Arrested 41 Years Ago(23.03.2021)

Calcutta High Court has asked the State Government to submit its response on providing a Nepali man who was arrested about 41 years ago and since then.....

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Karnataka HC Directs State to Clarify Stand on FIR Against Organizers of Rally(23.03.2021)

Karnataka High Court has directed the state government to clarify its stand on whether it would register a First Information Report against the organi.....

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Kerala HC: HC Cannot Exercise Power to Interfere with Relation to Nomination Papers(23.03.2021)

Kerala High Court has iterated the legal position that the High Court cannot exercise its power under Article 226 of Constitution of India, 1949 to in.....

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Madras HC Directs on Encroachment on Forest Land and Preservation of Wildlife Corridors(24.03.2021)

Madras High Court has observed that no encroachment must be allowed on forest land and directed the Tamil Nadu Government to take all steps to ensure .....

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SC: Powers and Functions of Ministries Do Not Get Transferred to NDMA in National Disaster(24.03.2021)

Supreme Court has observed that the powers and functions of Ministries do not get transferred to the National Disaster Management Authority in the eve.....

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Delhi Court Directs Tihar Jail to Ensure Safety and Security of Umar Khalid and Others(25.03.2021)

Delhi Court has directed the Tihar Jail Suprintendent and police personnel to ensure safety and security of Umar Khalid and other co accused persons w.....

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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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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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ITAT, Mumbai: Activities Undertaken by Builders Association Not Trade, Commerce or Business(16.03.2021)

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai has allowed the exemption under section 11(1)(a) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 as activities undertaken by .....

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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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SC: Writ Petition Not Maintainable Against Orders Passed by State Consumer Commission(16.03.2021)

Supreme Court has opined that a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1949 challenging judgments and orders passed by the Stat.....

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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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Telangana HC Gives Green Signal to EFLU to Go Forward with Recruitments(05.03.2021)

Telangana High Court has given green signal to English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU) to go ahead with the recruitment of persons to differen.....

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SC Seeks Centre's Response on Plea Against Blanket Ban on Blood Donation by Transgenders(05.03.2021)

Supreme Court has sought response from the Central Government on a writ petition challenging the blood donor guidelines in so far as they impose a bla.....

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Central Government Issues Notification Granting Rights to OCI Cardholders(05.03.2021)

Central Government has issued a notification granting some new rights to Overseas Citizen of India Cardholders.OCI Cardholders can now apply for multi.....

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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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SC: Sole Proprietorship Will Fall Under International Commercial Arbitration(09.03.2021)

Supreme Court has held that a sole proprietorship will fall under international commercial arbitration if the proprietor is a habitual resident of a f.....

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SC: Person Who Has Not Drawn Cheque Cannot Be Prosecuted U/s 138 NI Act(09.03.2021)

Supreme Court has observed that, even in case of a joint liability, in case of individual persons, a person other than a person who has drawn the cheq.....

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Calcutta HC Issues Notice on Plea for Scheme for Granting Financial Assistance to Lawyers(20.04.2020)

Calcutta High Court has issued notice on a plea to frame a scheme for granting financial assistance to lawyers who may require such assistance in view.....

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J&K HC Directs UT Administration to Ensure Welfare of Migrant Workers & Contract Labourers(20.04.2020)

Jammu & Kashmir High Court has directed the Divisional Commissioners of Jammu & Srinagar to submit a report to the tune of the conditions that a large.....

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Supreme Court Dismisses Wazim Rizvi's Plea Seeking Removal of Verses from Holy Quran(12.04.2021)

Supreme Court has dismissed a Writ Petition filed by Former UP Shia Waqf Board chairman Syed Wasim Rizvi seeking removal of certain verses from the Ho.....

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SC Seeks Information About Suraz India Trust MD's Employment in Rajasthan Govt Service(13.04.2021)

Supreme Court has called for an affidavit from the state of Rajasthan disclosing the nature of employment that Rajiv Dhaiya, chairperson of NGO Suraz .....

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Uttarakhand HC: Police Personnel Cannot be Appointed as Jail Superintendents(13.04.2021)

Uttarakhand High Court has held that Police personnel cannot be appointed as Jail Superintendents. The Court has held that the purpose of Police is ve.....

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Delhi HC Directs Government to Seek Instructions on Computer Facility for Under-Trial Prisoners(14.04.2021)

Delhi High Court has directed Delhi government to seek instructions on prayers for computer, internet facility with limited website access, and physic.....

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SC: No Exemption to Lawyers’ Offices from Paying Rent(30.04.2020)

Supreme Court has refused to entertain a Petition which sought exemption to advocates from payment of rent for their offices/chambers during lockdown.

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Madras HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Enhancement of Cash Benefits for Ration Card Holders(01.05.2020)

Madras High Court has dismissed a Petition seeking enhancement of the cash benefit of Rs. 1,000/- being provided to the Ration Card Holders in the sta.....

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Kerala HC: Nurses in Other States May Raise Their Grievances Before Nodal Officers(01.05.2020)

Kerala High Court has disposed off a Public Interest Litigation seeking to bring back the COVID-19 affected/ vulnerable Nurses of Kerala from other St.....

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Karnataka HC Directs State to Issue Orders to Provide Covid Test Results Within 24 Hours(19.04.2021)

Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to issue appropriate orders to all recognised laboratories to provide test results to patients .....

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

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

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Delhi HC Asks Govt to Ensure Alleviation of Suffering of Migrant Workers in Wake of Lockdown(20.04.2021)

Delhi High Court has asked the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi to ensure that the migrant workers and daily wagers in the region do .....

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

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

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Delhi HC Issues Notice in Plea Moved by Bar Council of Delhi Seeking Movement of Lawyers(13.05.2020)

Delhi High Court has issued notice in a plea moved by the Bar Council of Delhi seeking Court's direction to allow lawyers residing in National Capital.....

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Patna HC Directs State to Set Up Website for Civil Society Members to Register(28.04.2021)

Patna High Court has asked the State to set up a website where civil society members, who want to help the Government in combating the Covid-19 surge .....

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Telangana HC Asks to Consider Representation for Registration of FIR Against Twitter Users(28.04.2021)

Telangana High Court has asked the Central Government to consider a representation seeking FIR against Twitter and its users, who are spreading hatred.....

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Delhi HC Directs Government to File Report with Regards of Deaths at Hospital Nursing Homes(28.04.2021)

Delhi High Court has directed the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi to file report with regards to deaths that have taken place at hos.....

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Karnataka High Court Denies Relief to Chinese National Overstaying Visa(08.12.2021)

Karnataka High Court has reiterated that Rights of aliens foreign national on a foreign soil are those which the host country grants and that no alien.....

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Kerala HC Directs to Widely Broadcast Facilities to Enable More Devotees Attend Sabarimala Darshan(08.12.2021)

Kerala High Court has directed the State and the Travancore Devaswom Board (TBD) to broadly promulgate the facilities recently made available to Sabar.....

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ITAT Allows Deduction on Expense of Education Cess in Relief to PC Jewellers(09.12.2021)

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has granted the deduction on Expense of Education Cess as it does not fall under capital expense, personal expen.....

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Lok Sabha Passes Bills Enabling Extension of Term of CBI, ED Directors Up To 5 Years(10.12.2021)

Lok Sabha has passed Central Vigilance Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2021 and the Delhi Special Police Establishment (Amendment) Bill, 2021, to amend t.....

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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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Kerala HC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging CLAT Clearance as Prerequisite for Law Officers at NTPC(04.01.2022)

Kerala High Court has issued notice on a plea seeking to quash the condition mandating applicants to clear CLAT for applying to the post of Assistant .....

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Kerala High Court Upholds 10% EWS Reservation for Veterinary & Dental Courses Under KEAM(03.01.2022)

Kerala High Court has upheld the 10% reservation earmarked for Economically Weaker Section (EWS) for Veterinary and Dental Courses under Kerala Engine.....

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SC: Banks Have Super-Added Obligation to Pay Back Customers Money on Demand(31.12.2021)

Supreme Court has observed that banks have a super-added obligation to pay back customers their money on demand with the agreed rate of interest. The .....

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CESTAT, Ahmedabad: No Service Tax Payable on Job of Manufacturing Plastic Jars, Containers(03.01.2022)

Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Ahmedabad has held that no service tax is payable on the job of manufacturing Plastic Jar.....

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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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AAAR, Karnataka: 18% GST Payable on Supply of Vouchers(04.01.2022)

Appellate Authority of Advance Ruling (AAAR), Karnataka while upholding the Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR)’s ruling held that 18% Goods and Service.....

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SC Dismisses OBC Student's Plea to Change IIT-JEE Course After Mistakenly Clicking Wrong Option(04.01.2022)

Supreme Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by an IIT JEE aspirant who secured AIR 1008 in OBC category seeking directions to Centre, Ministry o.....

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Delhi HC Dissolves Marriage on Husband Treating Wife as Overseas Wife for Temporary Companionship(05.01.2022)

Delhi High Court has dissolved marriage between a couple on the ground of cruelty, observing that the husband treated the wife as his overseas wife, o.....

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Allahabad High Court Refuses to Entertain PIL on Alleged Corruption in Madarsas(05.01.2022)

Allahabad High Court has refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea filed by a farmer to point out corruption in the appointment of .....

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Supreme Court: Any Direction Issued by RBI Derived from Statutory Power is Binding(05.01.2022)

Supreme Court has stated that Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has wide supervisory powers over financial institutions like SIDBI, in furtherance of which,.....

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Bombay High Court Upholds Maintenance Tribunal's Power to Pass Eviction Orders(02.12.2021)

Bombay High Court has observed that the Maintenance Tribunal under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 can pass an or.....

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Calcutta HC Directs State to Take Proactive Steps to Ensure Implementation of Street Vendors Act(02.12.2021)

Calcutta High Court has observed that there is a duty cast on the State of West Bengal to implement the provisions of the Street Vendors (Protection o.....

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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea for Revision of Wages of Palledars Working in Agricultural Markets(02.12.2021)

Delhi High Court has issued notice on a plea concerning the issue of non-revision of wages payable to Palledars or head load workers, employed in city.....

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Karnataka HC Directs to Comply with UGC (Institutions Deemed to be Universities) Regulations, 2016(03.12.2021)

Karnataka High Court has directed the University Grants Commission (UGC) and the Central Government to comply with the mandate of the UGC (Institution.....

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Kerala HC Directs to File Report on Manner of Appointment of Public Prosecutors(03.12.2021)

Kerala High Court has directed all Principal District Judges to file a report in a suo motu writ petition initiated to investigate the matter of appoi.....

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AP HC Grants Permission to Amravati Farmers to Organize Public Meeting(16.12.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has granted permission to the Amaravati farmers to organise a public meeting at a private place at Damineedu village in Tiru.....

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Supreme Court Permits State of Himachal Pradesh to Divert Forest Land for Public Projects(14.12.2021)

Supreme Court has permitted the State of Himachal Pradesh for diversion of forest land under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for construction of c.....

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Supreme Court Directs Issuance of Ration Cards, Voter IDs to Sex Workers(16.12.2021)

Supreme Court has directed the State Governments and Union Territories to commence the process of issuance of ration cards/ Voters Identity cards imme.....

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Bombay HC Quashes FIR Registered Against Person Hurting Sentiments of Muslim Community(15.12.2021)

Bombay High Court has quashed an First Information Report registered against a person for allegedly hurting the sentiments of Muslim Community by shar.....

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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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Kerala High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Vice Chancellor's Reappointment at Kannur University(15.12.2021)

Kerala High Court has dismissed a plea challenging the reappointment of one Dr. Gopinath Ravindran as the Vice-Chancellor of Kannur University.

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Delhi HC Directs Government to Consider Issue of Early Re-testing of International Travellers(05.01.2022)

Delhi High Court has said that it expects the Delhi Government to consider expeditiously the issue of early re-testing of international travellers who.....

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Supreme Court Stays Contempt Proceedings Against Karnataka’s State Officer(07.01.2022)

Supreme Court has stayed the contempt proceedings initiated against Karnataka’s Additional Chief Secretary for non-compliance with the High Court orde.....

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Kerala HC Invites Suggestions to Shield Sexual Assault Survivors from Trauma During Investigation(07.01.2022)

Kerala High Court has reiterated its stand that survivors of sexual assault have to be thoroughly protected from further harassment or ridicule as it.....

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Delhi High Court: Father Cannot Relinquish His Responsibility Towards Unmarried Daughters(10.01.2022)

Delhi High Court has observed that a father cannot abandon his responsibility of looking after his unmarried daughters. The court held that father has.....

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Gauhati HC Asks Assam Government to File Affidavit on Police Encounters in BJP Rule(12.01.2022)

Gauhati High Court has asked the Assam government to file a detailed affidavit on the police encounters that have been taking place since BJP returned.....

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Supreme Court Disposes Plea Against Road Blockade Due to Farmers Protests(12.01.2022)

Supreme Court has disposed of the writ petition filed by a Noida resident against the road blockade at Delhi-NCR border as part of the farmer protests.....

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AAR, Gujarat: 5% GST Leviable on Ammonium Sulphate Supplied for Direct Use as Fertilizers(17.12.2021)

Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR), Gujarat has ruled that 5% goods and services tax (GST) is leviable on Ammonium Sulphate supplied for direct use as .....

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Gauhati High Court Imposes Interim Stay on Assam Govt's Order to Evict 244 Villagers(21.12.2021)

Gauhati High Court has restrained the Assam government from evicting 244 people from Dhekiajuli town in Assam's Sonitpur district. The Court has direc.....

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Bar Council of India Postpones Proposed Elections to Offices of Chairman & Other Office Bearers(17.12.2021)

Bar Council of India (BCI) has informed the Karnataka High Court that it has postponed the proposed elections to the office of the Chairman, Vice-Chai.....

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Karnataka Assembly Passes Bill to Impose Restrictions on Religious Conversions(24.12.2021)

Karnataka Legislative Assembly has passed the Karnataka Protection of Right To Freedom Of Religion Bill, 2021, which seeks to impose restrictions on r.....

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Delhi HC Seeks Measures to Address Default in Sharing Data with DSLSA Apropos FIRs(20.12.2021)

Delhi High Court has sought to streamline the process of supplying FIRs pertaining to commission of sexual offences to the Delhi State Legal Services .....

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Delhi HC Seeks Response on Steps Taken to Ensure NGT Orders Banning Sale of Chinese Manjha(23.12.2021)

Delhi High Court has sought response of the Centre as well as the Delhi Government over the steps taken by them to ensure that the orders of National .....

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ITAT, Cuttack: Interest Not Leviable if TDS Paid Before Completion of Proceedings(15.03.2021)

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Cuttack has ruled that no interest is leviable if Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) is timely deducted and paid to th.....

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Bombay HC Commutes Death Sentence of 2 Sisters for Murdering and Kidnapping Children(19.01.2022)

Bombay High Court has commuted the death sentence of two sisters for murdering and kidnapping children between 1990 and 1996 in Kolhapur to life impri.....

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Calcutta HC Extends All Interim Orders Passed By It & Courts Subordinate to It Till February 28(19.01.2022)

Calcutta High Court has extended the life of all interim orders passed by the High Court and courts subordinate to it, including the Tribunals till Fe.....

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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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Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking One Person One Tree Policy for Sustainable Development(19.01.2022)

Delhi High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation seeking sustainable development in the national capital, by formulation of a One Person On.....

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Calcutta HC Directs to Frame Policy Regarding Horse Carriages Plying Near Victoria Memorial(19.01.2022)

Calcutta High Court has directed the State government to frame a policy to address the deplorable condition of horses used to haul tourist carriages n.....

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Kerala HC Directs Status Quo in Proceedings of Election for SNDP Yogam Office Bearers(20.01.2022)

Kerala High Court has ordered that status quo be maintained for ten days in the proceedings of election for the SNDP Yogam office-bearers scheduled fo.....

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AAAR, UP: 18% GST Applicable on Body Building, Mounting of Body on Chassis of Tippers(20.01.2022)

Appellate Authority of Advance Ruling (AAAR), Uttar Pradesh has ruled that 18% goods and services tax (GST) is applicable on body building, mounting o.....

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Karnataka HC Enhances Compensation for Death of 2Yrs Old in Motor Accident(20.01.2022)

Karnataka High Court has enhanced the compensation granted by the Motor Accidents Claim Tribunal (MACT) to a couple who lost their 2-year old daughter.....

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Kerala HC: Power to Appoint Chairman and Members from Same Community Not Unbridled Power(20.01.2022)

Kerala High Court has ruled that merely because the Kerala State Commission for Minorities (Amendment) Act, 2017 permits appointing Chairperson and me.....

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P&H HC Makes Declaration Regarding Status of Minor Children from First Marriage Mandatory(20.01.2022)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has made it mandatory for parties moving the High Court with their protection pleas in case of Live-in relationships or .....

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Allahabad High Court Extends All Interim Orders Passed By It & Courts Subordinate to It Till Feb 28(20.01.2022)

Allahabad High Court has extended the life of all interim orders passed by the High Court and Courts subordinate to it, including the Tribunals till F.....

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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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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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Gujarat HC Issues Notice on Plea to Quash FIR Over Alleged Religious Conversion Conspiracy(27.12.2021)

Gujarat High Court has issued a notice to the state government on a petition filed seeking quashing of a First Information Report (FIR) registered ove.....

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Karnataka HC Allows Christian Woman to Perform Prayers at House Subject to Conditions(28.12.2021)

Karnataka High Court has allowed a 70-year old Christian woman staying in Udupi District of Karnataka to perform prayers at her house, subject to an u.....

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Delhi HC Sets Aside Order Rejecting Claim for Reimbursement of Medical Expenses(28.12.2021)

Delhi High Court has set aside the order passed by the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi rejecting the claim of the petitioner, a reti.....

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Delhi HC Directs Whatsapp to Take Down Groups Illegally Circulating E-Newspapers(29.12.2021)

Delhi High Court has directed Whatsapp to take down or block the WhatsApp groups unauthorisedly and illegally circulating the e-newspaper owned by Dai.....

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CCI: Violation of Competition Laws by Ecommerce Operators to be Dealt with Firmly(27.12.2021)

Competition Commission of India has said that any violation of competition law by ecommerce companies will be dealt with firmly. The Commission has as.....

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MCA Invites Public Comments on Proposed Changes to CIRP Framework under IBC(27.12.2021)

Ministry of Corporate Affairs has invited the Public Comments on proposed changes to Corporate Insolvency Resolution and Liquidation Framework under .....

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TDSAT Stays TRAI Order on Allowing Subscribers to Port Out of Network from Service Provider(28.12.2021)

Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) has stayed the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) orders which allowed subscrib.....

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Home Ministry Refuses FCRA Renewal Application of Missionaries of Charity(28.12.2021)

Ministry of Home Affairs has refused the Missionaries of Charity's application for renewal of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 (FCRA) r.....

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SC: HC Should Be Extremely Circumspect in Interfering With Orders Passed Under Arbitration Act(09.04.2021)

Supreme Court has reiterated that a High Court while exercising jurisdiction under Article 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, 1949 should be ex.....

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Kerala HC Issues Notice on Plea Alleging Lack of Transparency in Recruitment of Personal Staff(12.04.2021)

Kerala High Court has taken up a Public Interest Litigation petition filed by an NGO against the lack of transparency in the recruitment/selection of .....

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Karnataka HC Green Signals 'Doorstep School' Project of BBMP for Destitute Children(12.04.2021)

Karnataka High Court has given a go ahead to the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to start Doorstep Schools (inside bus) in Bengaluru city, f.....

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Calcutta HC: Freedom Fighter's Widowed/Divorced Daughters Having No Income Entitled to His Pension(12.04.2021)

Calcutta High Court has declared Clause 5.2.5 of the Guidelines for Disbursement of Central Samman Pensions followed by Authorized Public Sector Banks.....

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Gujarat HC Issues Notice on PIL Seeking Direction on Ban on Use of Loudspeakers(16.02.2022)

Gujarat High Court has issued notice to the Gujarat Government on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea seeking a direction to the state government .....

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Madras HC Quashes FIR Against Protestors Assembled Before TASMAC Shop in 2017(31.01.2022)

Madras High Court has quashed a First Information Report registered against protesters who assembled before a TASMAC Shop in 2017 and demanded that it.....

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NCLAT: Superseded Director Not Entitled to Notice of CoC Meeting(31.01.2022)

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has held that there exists a difference between supersession of Directors under the Reserve Bank of India Act,.....

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Orissa High Court Upholds Validity of Odisha Universities (Amendment) Act, 2020(31.01.2022)

Orissa High Court has held that in the absence of legislation by the central government under Entry 25 List III, the subordinate legislation under Ent.....

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Allahabad HC Stays Decision of UP Govt to Appoint Additional Assistant Teachers in The State(31.01.2022)

Allahabad High Court has stayed the decision of the Uttar Pradesh government to appoint 6800 additional candidates as primary assistant teachers in th.....

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Calcutta HC Imposes Cost on Visva Bharati University for Failure to File Affidavit(31.01.2022)

Calcutta High Court has imposed costs to the tune of Rs 10,000 on the authorities of Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan for its repeated failure t.....

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Madras High Court Orders Non-Disturbance of Services of Temporary Conservancy Workers(19.04.2021)

Madras High Court has ordered that the services of 1,457 conservancy workers, engaged on non-permanent basis under National Urban Livelihoods Mission .....

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Karnataka HC Extends Interim Orders Passed By It And All Subordinate Courts Till May 29(19.04.2021)

Karnataka High Court has extended the operation of all interim orders passed by it or the subordinate courts and Tribunals that are due to expire till.....

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Bombay High Court Extends All Interim Orders of the HC, Subordinate Courts Till May 7(19.04.2021)

Bombay High Court has directed all interim orders of the Bombay High Court, subordinate courts and tribunals to be unconditionally extended till May 7.....

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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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Gauhati High Court Denies Relief to Person Declared Foreigner on Admission of Guilt(08.02.2022)

Gauhati High Court has held that its inherent power under section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 is not to be exercised in a routine mann.....

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SC Directs NOIDA Authority to Commence Demolition of Supertech Twin Towers(08.02.2022)

Supreme Court has directed that the work of demolition of the twin 40-storeyed towers in Supertech's Emerald Court project in Noida shall commence no .....

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Rajasthan HC: Educated Women to be Aware of Consequences of Sexual Intercourse Before Marriage(28.02.2022)

Rajasthan High Court has observed that married educated women, depending upon the facts of each case, is supposed to be well aware of the consequences.....

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NCLT, Kochi: Initiation of CIRP Not Mandatory for Application Against Personal Guarantors(28.02.2022)

National Company Law Tribunal, Kochi has held that when an application for initiation of corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP) is pending bef.....

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NCLT, Jaipur: Personal Guarantors of NBFC/FSC Cannot be Proceeded Against Unless Threshold Satisfied(28.02.2022)

National Company Law Tribunal, Jaipur has held that Personal Guarantors of Non-Banking Finance Company/ Financial Services Provider cannot be proceede.....

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Kerala HC: Claiming Adverse Possession After Encroachment Into Public Road Not Admissible(28.02.2022)

Kerala High Court has ruled that a petitioner claiming the right of adverse possession after encroaching into a public road cannot be treated as a usu.....

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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Reservation for Transgender Persons in Public Appointments(28.02.2022)

Delhi High Court has issued a notice to the Delhi Government and sought its reply on a plea seeking, inter alia, reservations for transgender persons .....

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Tripura HC Directs State to Inspect All Govt Schools, Look Out for Shortfall of Teachers & Infra Need(28.02.2022)

Tripura High Court has directed the Tripura state to carry out inspection of all State Government schools within the State of Tripura and to take such.....

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Gauhati HC: Physically Handicapped Persons Constitute a Category in Themselves(16.02.2022)

Gauhati High Court has held that physically handicapped persons constitute a category in themselves. There can be no further classification amongst th.....

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Allahabad HC Directs UP Bar Council to Take Disciplinary Action Against Striking Lawyers(17.02.2022)

Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh Bar Council to take disciplinary action against striking lawyers at Uttar who continuously abstain.....

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SC: Minority Union Workers Not Bound by Settlement Between Employer and Majority Union(17.02.2022)

Supreme Court has held that a minority Union of workers, who were not party to the settlement entered between the majority Union and the employer, is .....

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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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Delhi HC: While Seeking Review of Orders Passed in Civil Suit, Grounds of Order XLVII to be Satisfied(18.02.2022)

Delhi High Court has observed that while seeking review of orders passed in a civil suit, the grounds mentioned in Order XLVII Rule 1 of the Code of C.....

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Allahabad HC Issues Notice on PIL Against Decision to Dis-Identify Certain Posts for Blind Persons(18.02.2022)

Allahabad High Court has issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh Government and its prompt counter-affidavit on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea f.....

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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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Kerala HC Grants Interim Relief to Actor Dileep for Alleged Conspiracy to Kill Police Officers(24.01.2022)

Kerala High Court has granted interim relief to actor Dileep in the recent case registered by the Kerala Police for allegedly conspiring to kill the p.....

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Kerala HC: Complaint Filed Against Defamatory Article Published Against RSS(25.01.2022)

Kerala High Court has ruled that a complaint filed by the State Secretary of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) against a defamatory article publis.....

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Allahabad HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Online Training of Presiding Officers Amid COVID Surge(25.01.2022)

Allahabad High Court has dismissed a plea filed praying for a direction to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to provide online training to the pr.....

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NCDRC: Builder Can't Levy Maintenance Charge on Flat Purchasers Without Occupancy Certificate(27.01.2022)

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has held that in the absence of obtaining an occupancy certificate, maintenance on the project.....

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SC: Section 69 (2) Partnership Act Only Bars Contract Between Firm with Third Party Defendant(01.02.2022)

Supreme Court held that to attract the bar of Section 69(2) of the Partnership Act, 1932, the contract in question must be the one entered into by par.....

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Madras HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Directions to Extend Pongal Gift Hampers to Refugees(01.02.2022)

Madras High Court has dismissed a plea filed by Retd. Professor Ramu Manivannan seeking directions to the government of Tamil Nadu to extend the Ponga.....

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Delhi High Court Cancels Bail of 72 Yrs Old Accused in POCSO Case(01.02.2022)

Delhi High Court has cancelled the bail granted to a 72 years old man, who is accused of raping a 7 years old girl child and is booked for the offence.....

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SC Sets Aside Delhi HC Orders Initiating Coercive Steps Against Companies and Promoters Biyani(01.02.2022)

Supreme Court has set aside the orders of the Delhi High Court which initiated coercive steps against the companies and its promoters Biyanis for alle.....

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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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Delhi HC: Vendors Selling Essential Goods & Services Can't Be Equated to Regular Shops(02.02.2022)

Delhi High Court has observed that participation of vendors in weekly markets in selling or dealing with essential goods and services is no ground to .....

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Delhi HC Upholds Compensation Given to Children from Deceased's First Marriage(08.02.2022)

Delhi High Court has upheld the compensation given to two children from the deceased's first marriage reiterating that legal representatives of a pers.....

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Delhi HC Directs ESIC to Constitute Committee to Frame Policy for Welfare of Contractual Workers(08.02.2022)

Delhi High Court has directed the Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) to constitute a committee which will frame a policy for the welfare of.....

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Jharkhand HC: Writ Court Does Not Sit in Appeal Against Orders in Departmental Proceedings(09.02.2022)

Jharkhand High Court has reiterated that the writ Court does not sit in appeal against the orders passed in departmental proceedings, particularly whe.....

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Rajasthan HC Restrains from Issuing Registration Certificate to Senior Lawyers Association(09.02.2022)

Rajasthan High Court has restrained state from issuance of registration certificate to Rajasthan High Court Senior Lawyers Association, Jaipur till fu.....

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SC Permits Unitech Promoters to Have Video Conference Meeting Every Fortnight(11.02.2022)

Supreme Court has permitted Unitech promoters Sanjay and Ajay Chandra to have one video conferencing meeting every fortnight with their lawyers for a .....

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SC: Benefits Under Freedom Fighters Pension Schemes to be Awarded to Only Who Entitled(11.02.2022)

Supreme Court has observed that benefits under freedom fighters pension schemes should be awarded only to those persons who are entitled for the same.

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Allahabad HC Quashes Order of Suspension for Person Failing to Resume Office After Covid Leave(24.05.2021)

Allahabad High Court has quashed an order passed by the concerned authorities of Uttar Pradesh Government, suspending the services of one Gaurav Bansa.....

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Madras HC: Employee Can't Claim Specific Post When Two Posts Are In The Same Cadre With Identical Pay(08.03.2022)

Madras High Court while deciding the issue related to appointment and promotion has observed that when service conditions are not infringed from and o.....

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Karnataka High Court Directs Mandya University To Continue Guest Lecturers For Another Academic Year(08.03.2022)

Karnataka High Court directed the Mandya University to continue the services of guest lecturers for another academic year, until the recruitment of fu.....

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Calcutta HC Directs Superintendent to Submit Report on Grievances of Visva Bharati University(09.03.2022)

Calcutta High Court has directed the Superintendent of Police, Birbhum to submit a report addressing the grievances expressed by the authorities of Vi.....

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Allahabad HC Issues Notice on PIL Seeking Financial Support/ Stipend For Junior Lawyers(09.03.2022)

Allahabad High Court has issued notice to Union of India, Uttar Pradesh Bar Council and others on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea seeking sti.....

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Madras HC: Pondicherry University Empowered to Collect University Development Fund Paid by Students(09.03.2022)

Madras High Court has dismissed a batch of writ appeals filed against the single judge bench order in favour of Pondicheryy University collecting Univ.....

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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Application Seeking Impleadment of Various Political Leaders(28.02.2022)

Delhi High Court has issued notice on the applications seeking impleadment of various political leaders and others, in order to ascertain as to whethe.....

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SC Sets Aside Conviction of Person for Offence of Murder on Lack of Proper Evidence(02.03.2022)

Supreme Court has set aside the conviction of a person for the offence of murder, after noting that the only evidence which linked him to the offence .....

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SC Sets Aside Conviction of Person for Offence of Murder on Lack of Proper Evidence(02.03.2022)

Supreme Court has set aside the conviction of a person for the offence of murder, after noting that the only evidence which linked him to the offence .....

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NCLAT, Chennai: Suspended Board of Directors Do Not Have Powers to Appoint Resolution Professional(02.03.2022)

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Chennai has held that the suspended Board of Directors has no power under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code,.....

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Karnataka HC: OCI Cardholders Can Seek Matrimonial Relief Before Appropriate Courts in India(03.03.2022)

Karnataka High Court has held that Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) cardholders can seek matrimonial reliefs before appropriate courts in India, ag.....

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Madras HC: Transgender Persons Self-Identifying As Females Can't Be Clubbed Under Women Quota(03.03.2022)

Madras High Court has held that clubbing Transgender persons who self-identified as females under the quota for women is unconstitutional. The Court h.....

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ITAT, Delhi: Non Production of Persons Despite Summons Leads to Inference of Routing Own Money(09.03.2022)

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Delhi has ruled that an Assessing Officer has the power to verify transactions beyond the paperwork submitted by the As.....

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Bombay HC Holds Tata Motors Liable for Unfair Labour Practices Under ID Act(09.03.2022)

Bombay High Court has held Tata Motors liable for unfair labour practices under the Industrial Disputes Act 1947 for hiring hundreds of workmen in its.....

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Chennai Court: Partners of Quixotic Health Care Guilty of Supplying Poor Quality Variants(10.03.2022)

Chennai Court has found the partners of Himachal based Quixotic Health Care guilty of supplying poor quality variants of the drug Oflovis, thereby con.....

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Punjab And Haryana High Court Withdraws Order Extending Life of Interim Orders(10.03.2022)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has withdrawn April 2021 order extending the life of interim orders pertaining to the functioning of courts, orders of e.....

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MP HC Refuses to Interfere with Decision of Adult Woman to Move Out of House to Pursue Studies(11.03.2022)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has refused to accede to the request of a family to bring their adult daughter (Petitioner) back to them, under police custo.....

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Delhi HC Asks State to Consider Providing Alternate Accommodation to Evicted Jhuggi Dwellers(11.03.2022)

Delhi High Court has observed that wherein a land is being used for public purposes, if occupants of jhuggis or slums are evicted, it is the State's o.....

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SC: Sale Pursuant to Public Auction Cannot be Set Aside on Basis of Offer by Third Parties(21.02.2022)

Supreme Court has observed that a sale pursuant to public auction cannot be set aside on the basis of some offer made by third parties subsequently a.....

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Madras HC Directs NMC to Circulate Expert Committee Report on Conversion Therapy(21.02.2022)

Madras High Court has directed the National Medical Commission (NMC) to circulate the expert committee report and recommendations pertaining to Conver.....

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Rajasthan HC Issues Notice in PIL Seeking to Restrain Unregulated Vehicle Fitness Centers(21.02.2022)

Rajasthan High Court issued notice in a public interest litigation seeking to restrain unregulated Vehicle Fitness Centers from issuing certificates.

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Kerala High Court Issues Directions to Curb Operation of Unauthorised Street Vendors in Kochi(21.02.2022)

Kerala High Court has issued a comprehensive list of directions to ensure strict implementation of the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Re.....

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Bombay HC Suggests on Withdrawal of Circular Prohibiting Unvaccinated Persons on Local Trains(22.02.2022)

Bombay High Court has suggested the Maharashtra Government withdraw an August 2021 circular, and allow unvaccinated persons to travel by the local tra.....

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SC: Pharmaceutical Companies Gifting Freebies to Doctors is Prohibited by Law(23.02.2022)

Supreme Court held that pharmaceutical companies gifting freebies to doctors is prohibited by law and they cannot claim it as a deduction under Sectio.....

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Calcutta HC Seeks Personal Appearance of Headmaster for Failure to Comply with Earlier Order(02.02.2022)

Calcutta High Court has sought the personal appearance of a school headmaster for not complying with an earlier order of the Court wherein the concern.....

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Delhi HC: First Learns to Mean Actual Knowledge and Not Merely Speculative Knowledge(03.02.2022)

Delhi High Court has clarified that the phrase first learns used in the Limitation Act 1963 vide Articles 68 and 91(a) in its Schedule means actual kn.....

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Madras HC Directs to Close Down All Bars Attached to Retail Liquor Shops Across State(04.02.2022)

Madras High Court has directed Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (Tasmac) to close down all the so-called bars attached to the retail liquor shop.....

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Gujarat HC: Appellate Court Cannot Substitute Own View by Reversing Acquittal Into Conviction(04.02.2022)

Gujarat High Court has held that while dealing with the judgment of acquittal, the Appellate Court cannot substitute its own view by reversing the acq.....

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Gauhati HC: Version of Sterling Witness to be Unassailable in Criminal Appeal(07.02.2022)

Gauhati High Court held that the version of sterling witness is of very high quality and calibre and therefore, requires it should be unassailable whi.....

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Gauhati HC Asks Assam Govt to Consider Caretakers of Juvenile Centre as Frontline Warriors(07.05.2021)

Gauhati High Court has asked the Assam Government to consider caretakers of Juvenile Centres as "frontline warriors" and thereby, vaccinate them for t.....

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SC: Magistrate Can Summon Person Not Named in Police Report or FIR(17.03.2022)

Supreme Court has observed that the Magistrate taking cognizance of an offence on the basis of a police report in terms of Section 190 (1)(b) of the C.....

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AAR, Maharashtra: Membership Fee Collected by Club Exigible to GST(21.03.2022)

Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR), Maharashtra has ruled that the membership fee and annual subscription fee collected by a Club from its members is .....

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Uttarakhand HC: More Than Prima Facie Case Needed to Summon Person(21.03.2022)

Uttarakhand High Court has reiterated that a more than prima facie case is needed to be presented to summon a person under Section 319 of the Code of .....

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Tripura HC: Non-Placing and Non-Consideration of Bail Orders Vitiates Subjective Decision(21.03.2022)

Tripura High Court has observed that non-placing and non-consideration of bail orders, wherein bail had been granted to detenu in cases referred to in.....

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Karnataka High Court Directs RGUHS to Take Action Against Delinquent Examiners(24.03.2022)

Karnataka High Court has directed the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) to take action against delinquent examiners, taking note of i.....

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Patna HC Seeks Response in PIL Seeking to Create Separate Lock Ups for Transgender Persons(11.03.2022)

Patna High Court has sought state's response in a public interest litigation seeking to create separate lock ups for transgender persons in all police.....

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NCLT, New Delhi: Proceedings u/s 95 IBC Shall Abate on Death of Personal Guarantor(11.03.2022)

National Company Law Tribunal, New Delhi has rejected an application filed by the Financial Creditor under Section 95 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy.....

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Delhi HC Refuses to Entertain PIL for Premature Release of Old Aged Prisoners(11.03.2022)

Delhi High Court has refused to entertain a PIL seeking premature release of old aged and infirm prisoners in terms of recommendations made by Mulla C.....

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Allahabad HC: Director Not Involved in Day-to-Day Affairs of Company Cannot be Prosecuted(11.03.2022)

Allahabad High Court has held that a director, who is not involved in the day to day affairs of a company, cannot be prosecuted for the offence under .....

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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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Rajasthan HC Upholds Rejection of Candidature Under Outstanding Sports Persons Category(14.03.2022)

Rajasthan High Court has upheld the rejection of petitioner's candidature under Outstanding Sports Person category for appointment for the post of Com.....

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Kerala High Court Extends Validity of All Interim Orders Till March 16(23.02.2022)

Kerala High Court has extended the life of all interim orders passed by the High Court and all courts and tribunals falling under the supervisory juri.....

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Calcutta HC Orders Cancellation of Appointment of Assistant Teachers in Murshidabad District(23.02.2022)

Calcutta High Court has ordered the cancellation of appointment of six assistant teachers in the Murshidabad district after noting that they had been .....

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Madras HC: People Cannot Decide Working Hours of Eateries and Restaurants(23.02.2022)

Madras High Court has held that police cannot decide the working hours of eateries and restaurants under the guise of law and order problems. The Cour.....

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Madras HC Dismisses Plea Challenging Appointment of Executive Officers in Hindu Temples(24.02.2022)

Madras High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation filed by Indic Collective Trust and its President TR Ramesh challenging the appointment o.....

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Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea for Implementation of Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2014(24.02.2022)

Delhi High Court has refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation seeking a direction upon the Parliament to bring into force the Whistle Blowers.....

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Kerala HC Upholds Reappointment of Kannur University Vice Chancellor(24.02.2022)

Kerala High Court has dismissed an appeal against a single judge order upholding the re-appointment of Dr Gopinath Ravindran as the Vice-Chancellor of.....

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Telangana HC: Polling Officers Infected During Municipality Elections to be Treated as Covid Warriors(17.05.2021)

Telangana High Court has observed that polling officers who have been infected with Covid-19 during the recent municipality elections in the State mus.....

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Supreme Court: Reasons for Cancelling Bail to Co-Accused Also Applies to Another Accused(05.04.2022)

Supreme Court has held that the reasons which weigh with the Court to cancel the bail granting to co-accused would also apply in bail preferred by ano.....

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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 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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ITAT, Delhi Upholds Order Against Gandhi Family on Commercial Immovable Property(06.04.2022)

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Delhi has upheld the case against the Gandhi family in relation with commercial immovable properties worth more than Rs.....

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Bombay HC Restrains Use of Ventilators Which Have Undergone Repairs for Treatment(03.06.2021)

Bombay High Court has said it would not permit the Central government to use ventilators which undergo major repairs for treatment as it could put the.....

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Madras HC Restrains Members from Participating in Syndicate Meetings of Madurai Kamaraj University(03.06.2021)

Madras High Court has restrained three members, R. Sudha, M. Thangaraj and S. Nagarathinam, from participating in syndicate meetings of Madurai Kamara.....

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Himachal Pradesh HC Issues Notice on Plea Restraining State Government from Paying Income Tax of MLAs(29.03.2022)

Himachal Pradesh High Court has issued a notice to the state government on a plea challenging the provisions of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assem.....

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Calcutta HC Directs Registrar for List of Appeals Wherein Convicts Jailed for More than 14 Years(30.03.2022)

Calcutta High Court directed the Registrar (IT) of the High Court to prepare a list of appeals wherein the convicts are in jail for 14 or more and lis.....

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SC Strikes Down 10.5% Reservation in Tamil Nadu for Vanniyars(31.03.2022)

Supreme Court has struck down the 10.5 percent reservation in Tamil Nadu that is provided to Vanniyars, a Most Backward Community (MBC), in government.....

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Kerala High Court Extends Validity of All Interim Orders Till June 29(18.06.2021)

Kerala High Court has extended the validity of interim orders passed by this Court till June 29 2021, owing to continuation of lockdown in the State t.....

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Delhi HC: Petition u/s 9 A&C Act Not Maintainable Against Procedural Orders of Arbitral Tribunal(15.04.2022)

Delhi High Court has ruled that a petition under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (A& Act) for interim measures of protection, .....

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Orissa HC: Writ Court Cannot Exercise Jurisdiction to Pronounce on Legal Right of Person(15.04.2022)

Orissa High Court has held that a writ Court like High Court cannot exercise its jurisdiction to pronounce on a legal right of a person to receive com.....

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Madras HC: In Criminal Proceedings, Legal Heirs of Original Complainant Can Continue Proceedings(15.04.2022)

Madras High Court has observed that in criminal proceedings, the legal heirs of the original complainant can apply for continuation of proceedings aga.....

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Madras HC: Age of Superannuation Fixed By AICTE Binding on All Universities/Institutions(18.04.2022)

Madras High court has ruled that the regulations prescribed by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) are binding on all universities a.....

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P&H HC: Person Not Being Complainant Cannot Ask in FIR for Addition of Offences(19.04.2022)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that a no complainant can seek directions of addition of particular offences in a First Information Report .....

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SC Orders Fresh Mop-up Round Counselling for NEET-PG 2021-22(31.03.2022)

Supreme Court has cancelled the mop-up round counselling held for All India Quota (AIQ) of the NEET-PG courses for the year 2021-22, and has ordered a.....

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Delhi HC: Production of Indian Spouse for Processing OCI Card Application not Always Possible(01.04.2022)

Delhi High Court has affirmed an order passed by the single judge excusing Iranian woman from producing her estranged Indian husband before the author.....

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Delhi HC: Production of Indian Spouse for Processing OCI Card Application not Always Possible(01.04.2022)

Delhi High Court has affirmed an order passed by the single judge excusing Iranian woman from producing her estranged Indian husband before the author.....

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CBDT Notifies New Income Tax Return Forms 1 to 5 for Assessment Year 2022-23(01.04.2022)

Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has notified Forms 1 to 5 of Income tax returns for Assessment year 2022-23.

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Kerala HC Rejects Appeal Against Order Refusing Interference with Consecration of New Catholics(04.04.2022)

Kerala High Court rejected an appeal moved by Orthodox parishioners against a single-judge order that refused to interfere in the consecration of new .....

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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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Kerala HC Grants Bail to Four Accused in Twenty20 Worker's Murder(07.04.2022)

Kerala High Court has allowed the appeal moved by four CPM leaders accused in the murder of C.K. Deepu, Twenty20 worker, thereby granting them bail an.....

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CESTAT, Delhi: No Central Excise Duty on Manufacture of CO2 Gas During Manufacture of Beer(08.04.2022)

Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Delhi has observed that central excise duty cannot be levied during the manufacture of beer on the.....

Tags : Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, central excise duty, manufacture of beer, carbon dioxide gas, alcoholic liquors, consumption, State subject



CESTAT, Mumbai: Lehman Brothers Securities Eligible for Service Tax Refund Claim(08.04.2022)

Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai has ruled that Lehman Brothers Securities Pvt Ltd, is entitled for the refund claim of Serv.....

Tags : Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai, Lehman Brothers Securities Pvt Ltd, Service Tax, legal consultancy services, Reverse Charge Mechanism, winding up



Allahabad HC: Exercise of Discretionary Power Without Relevant Considerations Under Statute Invalid(08.04.2022)

Allahabad High Court has ruled that if an authority, conferred with discretionary powers by a statute, avoids or does not take into account relevant c.....

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Madras HC: Teachers Who Unqualified TET Cannot Continue Service in Schools(08.04.2022)

Madras High Court has observed that it is compulsory for the teachers, who did not possess the minimum qualification of pass in Teacher Eligibility Te.....

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Delhi HC Issues Notice on PIL Seeking to Fill up Staff Vacancies in City Prisons(20.04.2022)

Delhi High Court has issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation seeking filling up of various staff vacancies in city prisons with those of Medical.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Public Interest Litigation, Medical Officers, Welfare Officers, Counsellors, Teachers for Education, Yoga Teachers, Education Vocational Counsellors



Delhi HC: FIR for Non-Compoundable Offences Can be Quashed in Matrimonial Disputes(20.04.2022)

Delhi High Court has held that First Information Report or complaints can be quashed even with regard to non-compoundable offences pertaining to matri.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, First Information Report, matrimonial disputes, non-compoundable



ITAT, Ahmedabad: TDS on Car Hiring Charges Paid Above Rs. 1.8 Lakhs U/S 194I of Income Tax Act(20.04.2022)

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Ahmedabad has observed that charges of car hiring falls under the provision of section 194I of the Income Tax Act, 1961.....

Tags : Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, section 194I of the Income Tax Act, 1961, Rs. 1.8 lakhs, Tax Deducted at Source



CESTAT, Mumbai Holds 4G Mobile Towers that are Movable in Nature and Eligible for CENVAT Credit(20.04.2022)

Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai has ruled that the 4G mobile towers are movable in nature and entitled for CENVAT credit.

Tags : Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, 4G mobile towers, CENVAT credit



Bombay HC: Orders U/S 60 Maharashtra Police Act Are Quasi-Judicial, Must be Supported by Reasons(22.04.2022)

Bombay High Court has observed that the order of Divisional Commissioner on externment under the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951 are not administrative .....

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Bombay HC: Orders U/S 60 Maharashtra Police Act are Quasi-Judicial, Must be Supported by Reasons(22.04.2022)

Bombay High Court has observed that the order of Divisional Commissioner on externment under the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951 are not administrative .....

Tags : Bombay High Court, Maharashtra Police Act, 1951, administrative orders, quasi-judicial



Madras HC: Quota for Government School Students in Medical Admissions Justified(08.04.2022)

Madras High Court has upheld the validity of Tamil Nadu Admission to Undergraduate Courses in Medicine, Dentistry, Indian Medicine and Homeopathy on f.....

Tags : Madras High Court, Tamil Nadu Admission to Undergraduate Courses in Medicine, Dentistry, Indian Medicine and Homeopathy, reservation, Government Schools, undergraduate



P&H HC: Parameters Laid Down in Dharampal Case for Suspension of Sentence Are Only Guidelines(11.04.2022)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that the parameters laid down by the High Court in the case of Dharampal for suspension of the sentence are onl.....

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CESTAT, Mumbai: Lehman Brothers Securities Eligible for Refund of Service Tax(11.04.2022)

Customs Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai has observed that Lehman Brothers Securities Pvt Ltd is entitled for the refund claim of Ser.....

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CESTAT, Ahmedabad: Non-filing of Declaration Can’t be Reason to Refuse Reversal of Credit(11.04.2022)

Customs Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Ahmedabad has observed that mere non filing of declaration can’t be a reason to deny the proportion.....

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CESTAT, Ahmedabad: Non-filing of Declaration Can’t be Reason to Refuse Reversal of Credit(11.04.2022)

Customs Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Ahmedabad has observed that mere non filing of declaration can’t be a reason to deny the proportion.....

Tags : Customs Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004, Reversal of Credit



NCLT, Kolkata: IRP Against Legal Heirs of Personal Guarantor by Financial Creditor Not Permissible(11.04.2022)

National Company Law Tribunal, Kolkata has held that the application is not maintainable against legal heirs of the Personal Guarantor under the Insol.....

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Gauhati HC: Department Has Circumstantial Discretion to Include Exporters or Importers(11.04.2022)

Gauhati High Court has observed that the department has circumstantial discretion to include producers connected to exporters or importers of dumped a.....

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ITAT, Mumbai: Depreciation Allowable on Marketing Information and Non-Compete Fee(11.04.2022)

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai has observed that the depreciation is allowable on intangible assets such as marketing information comprising of.....

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Madras HC: Removal from Service for Alleged Past Misconduct Unsustainable(11.04.2022)

Madras High Court has ruled that a past misconduct of the employee can’t be a reason for imposing a major penalty such as removal from service under I.....

Tags : Madras High Court, misconduct, removal, service, Indian Maritime University Teaching and Non-Teaching Employees (Terms and Conditions of Services) Rules)



Delhi HC: Exemption Cannot be Denied to Charitable Entity for Advertising Scholarship(12.04.2022)

Delhi High Court has observed that the exemption under the provisions of the Income Tax Act, 1961 can’t be denied to a charitable entity merely becaus.....

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Delhi HC: Scholarship by Hamdard Foundation Eligible for Exemption Under Income Tax Act(12.04.2022)

Delhi High Court has upheld the factual findings that the merit-cum scholarship/financial assistance provided by Hamdard National Foundation was not c.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, factual findings, merit-cum scholarship, financial assistance, Hamdard National Foundation, Section 11 of Income Tax Act, 1961



Delhi HC Dismisses Pleas Challenging Minimum 6 Yrs Age Criteria for Admission in Class 1(12.04.2022)

Delhi High Court has dismissed a bunch of pleas challenging the minimum age criteria of 6 years for admission in class 1 for the academic year 2022-23.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, 6 years, academic year 2022-23, Kendriya Vidyalayas



Delhi HC: Transgender Person to Produce Gender Re-Assignment Certificate, Violates Article 21(12.04.2022)

Delhi High Court has held that the Passport Rules, 1980 as they require a Transgender person to produce Gender Re-assignment certificate Surgery, is p.....

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Delhi HC: Transgender Person to Produce Gender Re-Assignment Certificate, Violates Article 21(12.04.2022)

Delhi High Court has held that the Passport Rules, 1980 as they require a Transgender person to produce Gender Re-assignment certificate Surgery, is p.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Passport Rules, Transgender person, Gender Re-assignment certificate, Article 21 of the Constitution



NCLT, Kolkata: IRP Cannot be Maintained Against Legal Heirs of Personal Guarantor(12.04.2022)

National Company Law Tribunal, Kolkata has held that insolvency resolution process cannot be maintained against the legal heirs of the personal guaran.....

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NCLAT: Resolution Professional Cannot Withhold Any Plan and Refuse to Submit Before CoC(12.04.2022)

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, has observed that Resolution Professional of its own cannot withhold any plan and reject to submit the same b.....

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Delhi HC: Partial Quashing of FIR, Qua Accused with Whom Complainant has Settled Matter Permissible(13.04.2022)

Delhi High Court has held that partial quashing or part quashing of First Information Report only qua the accused with whom the complainant has compro.....

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Delhi HC: Undesirable for Courts to Make Remarks Censuring Action of Police Officers(13.04.2022)

Delhi High Court has ruled that it is undesirable for Courts to make remarks censuring the action of police officers unless such remarks are strictly .....

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Madras HC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance of Plight of Farmers and Paddy Sacks Getting Drenched in Rain(11.06.2021)

Madras High Court has instituted suo motu proceedings in connection with the plight of farmers who are in distress as their paddy sacks get drenched i.....

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Bombay High Court Extends Life of All Interim Orders Till July 9(11.06.2021)

Bombay High Court has further extended the life of all interim orders passed in Maharashtra and Goa till 9th July, 2021 or until further orders in vie.....

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Uttarakhand HC Seeks Response on Priority Vaccination for Persons with Disability(14.06.2021)

Uttarakhand High Court has issued notice on a petition seeking priority Covid-19 vaccination for persons with Disabilities from the age of 18 and upwa.....

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Madras HC: Arbitration Clause Contained in Partnership Deed Survives Termination of Deed(25.04.2022)

Madras High Court has held that the arbitration clause contained in a partnership deed survives the termination of the deed. The Court held that the c.....

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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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SC: No Rational Justification for Different Age of Retirement for Doctors Practicing Different System(04.08.2021)

Supreme Court has observed that there is no rational justification for different age of retirement for doctors practicing AYUSH system of medicines an.....

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Madras HC Imposes Stay on Office Order Directing Suo Matters to be Listed Before Bench of 3 Members(05.08.2021)

Madras High Court has imposed a stay on an office order issued by the Registrar General of the Principal Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), w.....

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Allahabad HC Grants Bail To Under Trial In Jail for Over 11 Years(13.05.2022)

Allahabad High Court has granted bail to an under trial prisoner who has been in jail for over 11 years regarding an attempt to murder case. The court.....

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Delhi HC: Fairness Assured by Article 21 Would Receive Jolt If Period of Deprivation Becomes Long(13.05.2022)

Delhi High Court has ruled that if the period of deprivation pending trial or disposal of criminal appeal becomes unduly long, the fairness assured by.....

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NCLAT, Delhi: Arrears of Salary Accumulated for More Than Three Years Are Not Eligible for CIRP(13.05.2022)

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, New Delhi has ruled that arrears of salary due beyond a period of three years would be barred by limitation f.....

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Rajasthan HC Imposes 25K Cost on PIL Challenging Dr. Anula Morya's Appointment as VC(03.05.2022)

Rajasthan High Court has dismissed a Public interest litigation challenging the appointment of Dr. Anulya Morya as Vice Chancellor of Jagadguru Ramana.....

Tags : Rajasthan High Court, public interest litigation, Dr. Anulya Morya, Vice Chancellor, Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Rajasthan Sanskrit University



ITAT, Bangalore: Wife Eligible for Capital Gain release if Money Given for Acquisition of Property(03.05.2022)

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Bangalore has held that the wife is eligible for capital gain exemption regarding the money given for the acquisition o.....

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Bombay HC Rejects Plea to Prohibit Newspapers From Publishing Pictures of Gods & Goddesses(03.05.2022)

Bombay High Court has dismissed an Advocate's Public Interest Litigation seeking information for a policy restricting publication of photographs of go.....

Tags : Bombay High Court, Public Interest Litigation, photographs, newspapers, garbage bin



Madhya Pradesh HC: Husband to Produce Salary Slip Can’t be Termed As Violation of Privacy(04.05.2022)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that giving an opportunity to the husband to file his salary slip for valuable adjudication of the maintenance proc.....

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Delhi HC States Sale of Counterfeit Products Has Become Prolific on Internet(05.05.2022)

The Delhi High Court has observed that the sale of counterfeit or knock-off products has become prolific on the internet and needs to be arrested in o.....

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SC Strikes Down Law Allowing Kerala to Annul Arbitration Clause and Arbitration Awards(05.05.2022)

Supreme Court has struck down the Kerala Revocation of Arbitration Clauses and Reopening of Awards Act, 1998, saying it was “unconstitutional” as it v.....

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Delhi HC Enquires on Permission to Prison Inmates to Video Conference Person Outside India(16.07.2021)

Delhi High Court has asked the prison authorities to explain why it does not permit any person outside India to meet prison inmates via Video Conferen.....

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Calcutta HC Extends All Interim Orders Passed By It & Courts Subordinate to It Till August 20(19.07.2021)

Calcutta High Court has extended the life of all interim orders passed by the High Court and courts subordinate to it, including the Tribunals till 20.....

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Bombay High Court Directs Mumbai Police to Protect Trans Person(19.07.2021)

Bombay High Court has directed the Mumbai police to protect a 23-year-old person identifying as a transgender male, from being forced to leave the cit.....

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Allahabad HC Denies Bail to Nurse Accused of Throwing Unadministered COVID Vaccines in Garbage(19.07.2021)

Allahabad High Court has denied pre-arrest bail to a Nurse allegedly involved in criminal wastage of 29 doses of COVID vaccine by thrown the same in t.....

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Delhi HC to State Govt.: Implement Order on Nurses' Salary in Private Hospitals Before July 12(24.05.2022)

Delhi High Court has pulled up the Delhi Government for not implementing an earlier order passed by it in the year 2019 regarding payment of nurses wo.....

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Madras HC: Assessee to Claim Tax Refund Within 3 Years from Date of Payment(26.04.2022)

Madras High Court has observed that any tax collected without authority would indeed amount to unfair enrichment and the assessees must claim a tax re.....

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SC Stays Proposed Demolition of Jhuggis at Delhi's Sarojini Nagar(26.04.2022)

Supreme Court has stayed the demolition of around 200 jhuggis at Sarojini Nagar proposed by the Centre stating that the slum-dwellers should be dealt .....

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NCLAT, Delhi: Time Period Under Regulation 35A is Directory, Not Mandatory(27.04.2022)

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, has observed that period of time prescribed under Regulation 35A of the IBBI (Insolvency Resolution Process f.....

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NCLAT, Delhi: Time Period Under Regulation 35A is Directory, Not Mandatory(27.04.2022)

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, has observed that period of time prescribed under Regulation 35A of the IBBI (Insolvency Resolution Process f.....

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Bombay HC: Boarding in Crowded Mumbai Local Train is Calculated Risk; Not Criminal Act(27.04.2022)

Bombay High Court has ruled that boarding a crowded train for a Mumbaikar was a calculated risk and not a criminal act and directed the railways to pa.....

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SC Directs Verification of Workers' Claims as LIC Bound by Constitution(28.04.2022)

Supreme Court has said that the Life Insurance Corporation, as a statutory corporation, is bound by the mandate of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitut.....

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Supreme Courts Orders Stay on Disbursement of Compensation in 2012 Sea-Firing Incident(19.08.2021)

Supreme Court has ordered a stay on the disbursement of the compensation of 2 crores to the owner of the boat named "St Antony" which was attacked by .....

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NGT Directs Odisha Government to Notify Elephant Corridors Within Two Months(20.08.2021)

National Green Tribunal, Kolkata has directed the Odisha state government to notify the elephant corridors in terms of the elephant corridors as ident.....

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Gujarat HC: Gujarat Anti-Conversion Law Interferes With Marriage & Right to Choice(23.08.2021)

Gujarat High Court has observed that the Gujarat Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Act 2021 interferes with the intricacies of marriage including the ri.....

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SC: Reservation Category Person Can't Claim Quota Benefits Simultaneously in Two Successor States(23.08.2021)

Supreme Court has held that a person who is entitled to the benefit of reservation in either of the State of Bihar or State of Jharkhand will not be e.....

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Madras HC: Masters in Law, Enrolment as Advocate Not Required for Teaching 'Pre-Law Courses'(23.08.2021)

Madras High Court has held that the notification issued by the Teachers Recruitment Board mandating candidates to be enrolled as an advocate and to po.....

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Delhi HC: Vacant Seat in Super-Speciality Course Won’t Serve Any Purpose(27.06.2022)

Delhi High Court has directed All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to admit a doctor in its specialised course, in the next academic sessio.....

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Tripura HC: People Who Have Received First Dose Cannot be Made to Wait Indefinitely(12.07.2021)

Tripura High Court has observed that people who have received their first dose of Covid-19 vaccine, including both Covishield or Covaxin, cannot be ma.....

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Chhattisgarh HC: Under Trial Prisoners in Cases of Anti-National Activities Not Entitled to Release(12.07.2021)

Chhattisgarh High Court has observed that the under trial prisoners who are facing trial for offences investigated by specialized agencies, cases invo.....

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Madras HC: Differentiating Between Single Class of Pensioner Based on Date of Retirement is Arbitrary(01.06.2022)

Madras High Court has observed that persons belonging to the same class cannot be discriminated against by creating an artificial class between them o.....

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NCLAT: Claims of Homebuyers Reflected in Corporate Debtor Records Must be Shown in Information Memo(03.06.2022)

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) Principal bench has held that the claims of those homebuyers who could not file their claims within st.....

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Delhi HC Seeks Consolidated List of All Pending and Adjourned Cases U/S 138 of NI Act(03.06.2022)

Delhi High Court has sought from the Principal District and Sessions Judge (Headquarters) a consolidated list of all cases pending or adjourned under .....

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Delhi HC: Religious Conversion not Prohibited Unless Forced(06.06.2022)

Delhi High Court has held that it is person’s constitutional right to choose and profess a religion of choice and to freely convert their religion. Re.....

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Supreme Court Rejects Petition Challenging NGT Order on Use of Firecrackers in Delhi-NCR, Upholds Ban(23.07.2021)

Supreme Court has rejected the petition challenging the National Green Tribunal's (NGT) order on the usage of firecrackers in the Delhi-NCR region. Th.....

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Delhi HC: Personal Information Having No Relation with Any Public Activity Cannot be Disclosed(27.07.2021)

Delhi High Court has observed that any personal information having no relation with any public activity or public interest cannot be disclosed under t.....

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Madras HC Extends Interim Orders Till August 31 Except For Orders Pertaining to Encroachment(28.07.2021)

Madras High Court has observed that the life of all interim orders shall be extended till 31st August, 2021 except for orders pertaining to encroachme.....

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Madras HC Seeks State Response in Plea Challenging Admission to Undergraduate Courses(29.07.2021)

Madras High Court has sought the State government's response in a batch of petitions challenging the constitutionality of the Tamil Nadu Admission to .....

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Calcutta HC Orders CBI to Probe Alleged 'Illegal' Appointments by State's Primary Education Board(14.06.2022)

Calcutta High Court has ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe into recruitment of teachers in government-aided primary schools by.....

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SC Upholds Delhi HC Order Directing DMRC to Pay Arbitral Award to DAMEPL(05.05.2022)

Supreme Court has upheld a Delhi High Court order directing the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation to pay over Rs 4,600 crore of arbitral award together wit.....

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Allahabad HC Dismisses PIL Seeking Upgradation of Overall Working Conditions of CBI Prosecution Cadre(06.05.2022)

Allahabad High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation plea seeking a direction to the Department of Personnel and Training and the Central B.....

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AAR, West Bengal: Dismantling of Existing Sleeper and Installing New Ones Attracts 12% GST(06.05.2022)

Authority of Advance Ruling, West Bengal has held that the dismantling of existing sleeper fixings and/or installation of H-Bean Steel sleepers for ra.....

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Allahabad HC: Using Loudspeakers In Mosque Not A Fundamental Right(06.05.2022)

Allahabad High Court by rejecting an application seeking permission for playing loudspeaker/mike in the mosque has held that the use of loudspeakers f.....

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Delhi HC Orders Blocking of 12 Websites Illegally Streaming Content of Universal City Studios(06.05.2022)

Delhi High Court in a matter relating to copyright infringement, has ordered for blocking of 12 websites which were illegally streaming, hosting and m.....

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NCLT: Committee of Creditors Are Competent to Revise Approved Fees of Resolution Professional(09.05.2022)

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has ruled that the Committee of Creditors is fully competent to revise its earlier approval of the fees of the.....

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Delhi HC: Extraordinary Power U/S 482 CrPC Can't Be Exercised At Disposal of Affluent Accused(16.05.2022)

Delhi High Court has observed that extraordinary powers of High Court under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure are not meant to be exercise at .....

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Gujarat HC: Inclusion/ Exclusion of Name In Voters' List Not An Extraordinary Circumstance(18.05.2022)

Gujarat High Court has reiterated that removing a person's name from the voters' list is not an extraordinary circumstance that requires the High Cour.....

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SC Grants Bail to Indrani Mukerjea in Sheena Bora Murder Case(18.05.2022)

Supreme Court has granted bail to Indrani Mukerjea, after being in judicial custody for 6.5 years, who is the prime accused in the Sheena Bora murder .....

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Delhi HC: AO & PCIT Failed to Consider Balance of Convenience And Irreparable Injury(19.05.2022)

Delhi High Court has held that neither the Assessing Officer (AO) nor the Principal Commissioners of Income Tax (PCIT) have considered the three basic.....

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Delhi HC: AO & PCIT Failed to Consider Balance of Convenience And Irreparable Injury(19.05.2022)

Delhi High Court has held that neither the Assessing Officer (AO) nor the Principal Commissioners of Income Tax (PCIT) have considered the three basic.....

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SC to MP Govt.: Withdraw Policy to Give Incentives to Prosecutors for Securing Death Penalty(20.05.2022)

Supreme Court has directed the Counsel appearing for the State to advise the Madhya Pradesh Government to withdraw all such policies for PPs as well t.....

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Delhi HC: Disclosing Elaborate Reasons for Passing Interception Orders May Affect Intelligence(14.06.2022)

Delhi High Court has held that the disclosure of elaborate reasons for interception orders would be against the modified disclosure requirements of pr.....

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Delhi HC: Disclosing Elaborate Reasons for Passing Interception Orders May Affect Intelligence(14.06.2022)

Delhi High Court has held that the disclosure of elaborate reasons for interception orders would be against the modified disclosure requirements of pr.....

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ITAT: Income Tax Notice sent to Dead Person is Invalid(15.06.2022)

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Delhi Bench has quashed the re-assessment order passed by assessment officer on the ground that Income Tax Notic.....

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Gujarat HC: Change of Industries Makes No Difference Once Permission for Conversion is Granted(15.06.2022)

Gujarat High Court has held that it makes no difference if there is a change in the nature of industries, if the concerned agricultural land was alrea.....

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IBBI Amends Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate Persons Regulations, 2016(16.06.2022)

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

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IBBI Asks to Furnish Extracts of GSTR-1, GSTR-3B & E-Way Bills Along With Application(17.06.2022)

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has notified that the operational creditors shall furnish extracts of GSTR-1, GSTR-3B and e-way bills,.....

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Allahabad HC to State: Consider Laying Down Code for Receiving Mortal Remains of Martyred Soldiers(17.06.2022)

Allahabad High Court has directed the State to consider the framing of a code laying down the protocol for receiving and bearing the carriage of morta.....

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Calcutta HC Extends All Interim Orders Passed By It & Courts Subordinate To It Till September 15(16.08.2021)

Calcutta High Court has extended the life of all interim orders passed by the High Court and courts subordinate to it, including the Tribunals till 15.....

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Madhya Pradesh High Court Directs State to Reimburse Entire Admissible Fees to Law Student(16.08.2021)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the State Government to reimburse the entire admissible fees to a law student belonging to the OBC category und.....

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Allahabad HC Directs Registrar General to Issue Circular on Use of “Printed Proforma” for Orders(16.08.2021)

Allahabad High Court has directed the Registrar General to issue a circular/ memorandum to all the District Judges in the State of Uttar Pradesh intim.....

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MHA Amends FCRA Rules(04.07.2022)

Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has amended the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Rules 2011 exempting annual receipts up to Rs 10 lakh from foreign re.....

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Kerala HC: Power to Amend Service Law Does Not Mean Power to Apply it Differently to Similar Persons(07.07.2022)

Kerala High Court has held that the power of the government to make or amend laws determining the service conditions of its employees cannot confer th.....

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Kerala HC: Muslim Personal Law Can't be Tested on Anvil of Article 14(07.07.2022)

Kerala High Court has held that High Court cannot test validity of Muslim Personal Law under Article 14 and 15 since it is bound by the precedents set.....

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Delhi HC: Foreign Creditors Can't be Treated Differently From Domestic Creditors(09.05.2022)

Delhi High Court has observed that in the modern times of globalization, foreign creditors cannot be treated differently from domestic creditors.

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Delhi HC: Directors Responsible for Conduct of Business Can't be Liable If No Offence Is Attributed(10.05.2022)

Delhi High Court has observed that if no offence is attributed to the company, it is but the natural corollary, that its Directors and other persons r.....

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P&H HC: Public Morality Cannot Overshadow Constitutional Morality(11.05.2022)

Punjab and Haryana High Court while dealing with a petition seeking protection of life and personal liberty, has ruled that the Constitutional right o.....

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Supreme Court Asks SAD Leader to Approach High Court for Quashing of FIR(11.05.2022)

Supreme Court has granted liberty to Shiromani Akali Dal Leader Bikram Singh Majithia to approach the Division Bench of P&H High Court for the quashin.....

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Allahabad HC Grants Bail to Samajwadi Party MLA in Enemy Property Case(11.05.2022)

Allahabad High Court has granted bail to Samajwadi Party Leader and UP MLA Azam Khan in an alleged case of stealing enemy property and exploiting it f.....

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Kerala HC: Once KVAT Registration is Cancelled, it Must be Published in Two Major Daily Newspapers(11.05.2022)

Kerala High Court has ruled that whenever a Kerala Value Added Tax registration is cancelled, it must be published in at least two major daily newspap.....

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Allahabad HC: Shouldn't Advise Clients to Reagitate Matters if No Error Apparent on Face of Record(27.06.2022)

Allahabad High Court has held that an advocate should not give advice of re-agitating matter when there is no error apparent on the face of the record.....

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Kerala Government Orders Rs. 3,000 Monthly Stipend for Junior Lawyers(27.06.2022)

Kerala Government has issued an order mandating a monthly stipend of Rs. 3,000 for junior lawyers in the State.

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Rajasthan HC: Whether POC Act Can be Invoked Against Private Person Requires Consideration(28.06.2022)

Rajasthan High Court while granting bail to a Chartered Accountant has held that whether or not the provisions of Prevention of Corruption (POC) Act c.....

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Patna HC: Societal Approval of Intimate Relations Not Basis for Granting Recognition Under Law(29.06.2022)

Patna High Court has held that societal approval of intimate personal relationships is not a basis for granting them recognition in the eyes of law.

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J&K&L HC Grants Rs. 5 Lakh Compensation to Reserved Category Candidate Denied Seat in NEET MDS 2021(30.06.2022)

Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has ordered the Board of Professional Entrance Examination to grant Rs. 5 lakh compensation to a medical aspir.....

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Kerala HC: Cabinet Papers Yet to be Brought Before CoM Exempted from Disclosure Under RTI Act(30.06.2022)

Kerala High Court has ruled that potential cabinet papers which have not yet been brought before the Council of Ministers (CoM) are exempted from disc.....

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Delhi HC Restrains Unauthorised DTH Operators from Broadcasting India-England Series(30.06.2022)

Delhi High Court has passed an ex-parte order restraining 39 rogue websites/unauthorized DTH Operators from illegally streaming the matches of the upc.....

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Supreme Court Dismisses Plea for Compensation to Kin of Lawyers Who Died of COVID(14.09.2021)

Supreme Court has dismissed a public interest litigation which sought for ex-gratia compensation of Rs. 5 lakhs to kin of an advocate who has died wit.....

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ITAT, Delhi: TDS Required to be Deductible on Commission to Overseas Agents(15.09.2021)

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Delhi has held that the Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) is required to be deductible on the amount of commission pa.....

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NHRC Issues Notice to Four States Citing Adverse Impact on Industries, Transportation(15.09.2021)

National Human Rights Commission has issued notice to four states, calling upon them to submit their respective Action Taken Reports with regard to th.....

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Del. HC: Can't Recommend Framing of Anti-Conversion Law in Absence of Forced Conversions Allegations(26.07.2022)

Delhi High Court has held that it cannot direct the government to frame an anti-religious conversion law, especially in the absence of any material in.....

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ITAT: Money Can’t be Treated as ‘Unaccounted’ Merely Because of Non-Response from Creditors(26.07.2022)

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Delhi bench, while deleting penalty under section 271(1)(c) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 has held that the money .....

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Kerala HC: Police Officers Entitled to Use Necessary Force to Arrest Fleeing Accused(27.07.2022)

Kerala High Court has held that police officers are entitled to use necessary force to arrest an accused while discharging their official duty, mostly.....

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CESTAT, Mumbai Allows Refund of CENVAT Credits on Service Tax Paid on Import of Services(11.05.2022)

Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai has allowed the refund of CENVAT credits against payment of Service Tax paid during the Goo.....

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NCLT, Delhi: NCLT Empowered to Pierce Corporate Veil to Ascertain True Successful Bidder(11.05.2022)

National Company Law Tribunal, New Delhi has held that it has the power to pierce the corporate veil to establish the real successful bidder. The corp.....

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ITAT, Mumbai: Computers, Including Computer Software, Are Eligible to 60% Depreciation(11.05.2022)

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai has observed that depreciation of 60 % can be allowed to ‘computers including computer software’ under Rule 5 of.....

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Universal Music India Rejoices as Bombay HC Upholds ITAT Order(11.05.2022)

Bombay High Court in a major relief to Universal Music India, has upheld an order of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) quashing a revisional or.....

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Delhi HC Criminalizes Marital Rape; Holds Exception 2 Of Section 375 IPC Unconstitutional(11.05.2022)

Delhi High Court has passed a split verdict challenging the Exception 2 of Section 375 of Indian Penal Code, 1860, exempting forceful sexual intercour.....

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Allahabad HC Grants Bail To Undertrial In Jail for Over 11 Years(13.05.2022)

Allahabad High Court has granted bail to an undertrial prisoner who has been in jail for over 11 years regarding an attempt to murder case. The court .....

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Bombay HC Reprimands Principal Chief Commissioners of Customs for Non-Representation in Cases(20.06.2022)

Bombay High Court while warning the Principal Chief Commissioners of customs for non-representation instructed that all Principal Chief Commissioners .....

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P&H HC: Muslim Girl of Age Above 16 Years Can Enter Into Marriage With Person Of Her Choice(20.06.2022)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted protection to 16 years old muslim Girl who married a 21 years old muslim boy and held that she is of marriag.....

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SC Stays Bombay HC Direction to Bajaj Allianz to Compensate Farmers Who Suffered Losses in Rains(21.06.2022)

Supreme Court has stayed a Bombay High Court order directing Bajaj Allianz General Insurance to compensate, under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana.....

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MCA Notifies Penalty for Non-Compliance With NFRA Rules(22.06.2022)

Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has notified that the non-compliance with the National Financial Reporting Authority Rules (NFRA), 2018 would attr.....

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SC: Posting Anticipatory Bail Plea After 2 Months Can't be Appreciated(22.06.2022)

Supreme Court has held that posting an application for anticipatory bail after a couple of months cannot be appreciated and stated that in such matter.....

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Kerala HC: Any Hindrance to Medical Workers Qualify as Violence(23.06.2022)

Kerala High Court while denying anticipatory bail to a man accused of obstructing a doctor from performing official duty, held that under the Kerala H.....

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CBDT Notifies Constitution of Boards for Advance Rulings and Headquarters(03.09.2021)

Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has notified the constitution of the Boards for Advance Rulings and its Headquarters. The government empowered un.....

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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea Against Appointment of Chairperson to NCISM(03.09.2021)

Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Centre on a plea challenging the appointment of the Chairperson of the newly formed National Commission for .....

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J&K&L HC: Elaborate Reasons Not Necessary While Issuing Entrustment Orders(08.08.2022)

Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that merely because elaborate reasons have not been given in entrustment orders passed by Superintend.....

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Delhi HC: Unqualified Person Appointed Can’t Claim Right to Continue Employment as Matter of Right(08.08.2022)

Delhi High Court has held that a person appointed as a daily wager or on ad-hoc basis, who did not meet the qualification criteria and necessary certi.....

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Delhi HC: HC Must Respect Use of Discretionary Powers By Trial Court, Can’t Play Role Of Headmaster(09.08.2022)

Delhi High Court has held that high court is required, at all times, to respect the exercise of discretionary powers by the district judiciary and not.....

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SC Issues Notice on Plea Against Centre’s Insurance Scheme for Health Workers Fighting COVID-19(21.10.2021)

Supreme Court has issued notice on a petition raising the issue of the construction of the Centre's Insurance Scheme for Health Workers Fighting COVID.....

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Delhi HC: Create Mechanism for TM Owners to Seek Cancellation/Transfer of Objectionable Domain Names(15.07.2022)

Delhi High Court has held that the Domain Name Registrars (DNRs) must create a mechanism by which any trademark (TM) owner who has an objection to the.....

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AP HC: Collection of Personal Info. as Per Existing Standing Orders is Violative of Right to Privacy(18.07.2022)

Andhra Pradesh High Court held that the opening of rowdy sheets to brand persons as "rowdies", collection and display of their photos, domiciliary vis.....

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ITAT: Cash Deposit of Firm Cannot be Added to Personal Income of Partner(20.07.2022)

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Amritsar Bench has held that the cash deposit of the Firm cannot be added to the personal income of the Partner .....

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SC Stays Criminal Proceedings Against Army Officers Accused of Killing Civilians in Nagaland(21.07.2022)

Supreme Court has stayed criminal proceedings against Indian Army Officers accused of killing civilians in Nagaland taking note of the fact that manda.....

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Delhi HC: Authority Exercising Judicial or Administrative Powers Must Pass Speaking Order(21.07.2022)

Delhi High Court has held that any order passed, whether in the exercise of judicial or administrative powers vested in the authority, must be speakin.....

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Bombay HC to Centre: Don't Stop Food Supply to Anganwadis’ for Not Linking Aadhaar(08.07.2022)

Bombay High Court has directed Union Government to rectify the mobile application for anganwadi workers and ensure its availability in regional langua.....

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ITAT: Income Tax Officials Bound to Follow CBDT Circular(08.07.2022)

ITAT: Income Tax Officials Bound to Follow CBDT Circular Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Cochin Bench has held that the circulars issued by the.....

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Madras HC to NMC: Conversion Therapy for LGBTQ+ Must be Treated as Professional Misconduct(11.07.2022)

Madras High Court while issuing directions for the uplifting LGBTQ+ Community has directed National Medical Council (NMC) to enlist Conversion Therapy.....

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CESTAT: Providing Trained Manpower to Overseas Customers is Not an Intermediary(11.07.2022)

Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Mumbai Bench has held that providing trained manpower to overseas customers is not an int.....

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Kerala HC: Only God Can Save These Types of Lawyers(11.07.2022)

Kerala High Court has held that lawyers are duty-bound to act in the interest of their clients and that they should refrain from arguing against such .....

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Orissa HC: Bar Against 'Inter-District Transfer' Not Applicable to Govt Teachers With Disabilities(13.07.2022)

Orissa High Court has held that bar against 'inter-district transfer' cannot be made applicable to teachers who are recognised as persons with disabil.....

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SC: JJB Should Mandatorily Take Assistance of Psychologist/Psycho-Social Workers(14.07.2022)

Supreme Court has held that when the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) does not comprise a practicing professional with a degree in child psychology or chi.....

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Madras HC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Disproportionate Reservation For In-Service Doctors(01.11.2021)

Madras High Court has issued notice in a petition challenging the extent of reservation granted to in-service doctors under the prospectus for admissi.....

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Allahabad HC: Peshkars/Court Readers to Write Court Order in Legible Manner(01.11.2021)

Allahabad High Court has observed that it is the bounded duty of the Peshkars/ Court Readers to write the Court order in a legible manner, failing whi.....

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Kerala HC: District Collectors Will be Answerable for Accidents Caused by Road Potholes(22.08.2022)

Kerala High Court has ordered that every future road accident caused by potholes would have to be explained by District Collectors, and directed that .....

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Chandigarh SCDRC: Misleading Ads About Weight Loss Programmes an Act of Unfair Trade Practice(22.08.2022)

Chandigarh State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (SCDRC) has held that act of giving false assurances by way of misleading advertisements and a.....

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Madras HC: Municipalities Can't Engage Manual Scavengers Through Private Contractors(23.08.2022)

Madras High Court has held that if any municipality was seen to engage in the practice of manual scavenging, even through private contractors, the Com.....

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Kerala High Court: CISF Personnel Entitled to Transport Allowance(05.10.2021)

Kerala High Court has established that CISF personnel are entitled to transport allowance if the transport facility provided to them does not cover th.....

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SC Dismisses Plea Challenging Mandate for Advance Notice & Publication of Personal Details(30.08.2022)

Supreme Court has refused to entertain a petition challenging certain provisions of the Special Marriage Act, 1954 (SMA) which mandate parties to marr.....

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SC Dismisses Plea Challenging Provisions Criminalising Personal Consumption of Drugs(30.08.2022)

Supreme Court while dismissing plea seeking to declare certain provisions of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance Act as invalid, has held that A.....

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SC Upholds Amendment Covering Teachers Under Payment of Gratuity Act(30.08.2022)

Supreme Court while upholding the amendment of Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 extending the benefit of gratuity to teachers, has held that amendment wi.....

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Allahabad HC to Mathura Court: Decide Plea for Survey of Shahi Idgah Mosque Premises Within 4 Months(30.08.2022)

Allahabad High Court has directed the Mathura Court to decide on two applications pending before it, filed in connection with the Sri Krishna Janambhu.....

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AAR: Training Farmers through Scientific Research covered under Agricultural extension Services(30.08.2022)

Karnataka Authority for Advance Rulings (AAR) has held that training farmers through scientific research and knowledge is covered under “agricultural .....

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Rajasthan HC: Ayurvedic Doctors Entitled to Continue Service Till Completion of Age of 62 Years(27.07.2022)

Rajasthan High Court while considering petition challenging difference in age of superannuation of Allopathic and Ayurvedic doctors, has held that Ayu.....

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SC: Additional CMM is Not Subordinate to CMM in Exercise of Judicial Powers(28.07.2022)

Supreme Court has held that Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) cannot be said to be subordinate to the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate in so.....

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Bombay HC: Ministers, Political Leaders Should Appeal to Followers Not to Put Up Illegal Hoardings(29.07.2022)

Bombay High Court has remarked against the conduct of political leaders and ministers for not proactively curtailing their followers from putting up i.....

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Delhi HC to State: Decide On Banning Medically Unnecessary Sex-Selective Surgeries on Intersex Infant(29.07.2022)

Delhi High Court has directed Delhi Government to take appropriate decision on recommendation given by Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights.....

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SC: Can't Invoke Art 32 to Enforce Place of Worship Act in Dispute Among Same Religious Denomination(01.08.2022)

Supreme Court has dismissed plea filed under Article 32 of the Constitution by members of the Mohijit Samudaya of Shwetambar Jain religion seeking to .....

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Kerala HC to State: Set Up Temporary Detention Centres for Foreign Citizens Without Travel Documents(01.08.2022)

Kerala High Court has directed the State Authorities and Secretary, Social Justice Department, to set up temporary detention centers for foreign citiz.....

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SC: Homebuyers Entitled to Recover Amount Invested Along With Interest as Land Revenue Arrears(15.11.2021)

Supreme Court has held that the amount invested by the allottees, which is often their life savings, along with the interest thereon as quantified by .....

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President of India Promulgates Ordinance to Allow Extension of Tenure of CBI and ED Directors(15.11.2021)

President of India has promulgated two Ordinances to allow the extension of the tenure of the Directors of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) a.....

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Delhi HC: DTC Must Check Antecedents of Employees(30.09.2022)

Delhi High Court while observing that Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) is not expected to unleash untrained and unlicensed drivers on unsuspecting in.....

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Bombay HC: Dandiya And Garba Can be Performed Without Loudspeakers And DJ Sound(30.09.2022)

Bombay High Court while granting permission to Ramdaspeth Plot Owners and Residents Association to organize its Navratri festival including dandiya an.....

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Cal. HC: State Can't Claim Title to Land Belonging to Citizens by Using Adverse Possession Doctrine(03.10.2022)

Calcutta High Court has observed that the State, professing to be a welfare state, cannot claim to have perfected its title over a piece of land by in.....

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Kerala HC Directs to Frame Guidelines Against Forced Conversion Therapy Among LGBTQ+ Community(14.12.2021)

Kerala High Court has directed the State government to frame guidelines against the allegedly forced conversion therapy delivered to individuals belon.....

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Calcutta HC Allows Sale And Import of Only Green Firecrackers With QR Code in The State(13.10.2022)

Calcutta High Court has directed the State Pollution Control Board as well as the state police authorities to prevent the importation and sale of fire.....

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ITAT, Jaipur: Equalisation Levy Not Applicable Where Target Audience Are Outside India(14.10.2022)

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Jaipur has observed that an equalisation levy is not payable on advertising payments where advertisers or the target au.....

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DGFT Notifies Export Quota of Broken Rice For LCs Prior To September 08, 2022(14.10.2022)

Director General of Foreign Trade has notified the export quota of broken rice for Letters of Credit (LCs) prior to September 8, 2022, for the Financi.....

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DGFT Notifies Export Quota of Broken Rice For LCs Prior To September 08, 2022(14.10.2022)

Director General of Foreign Trade has notified the export quota of broken rice for Letters of Credit (LCs) prior to September 8, 2022, for the Financi.....

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Delhi HC Directs Jamia Millia Islamia To Regularise Sharjeel Usmani's Admission To MA Course(17.10.2022)

Delhi High Court has permitted former Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) student Sharjeel Usmani to appear in the third semester examinations for 'MA in .....

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SC Clarifies Rights and Entitlements Under Rights of Persons With Disabilities Act, 2016(24.11.2021)

Supreme Court has clarified that the rights and entitlements under the Rights of Persons With Disabilities Act, 2016, including the right of persons w.....

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Delhi High Court Seeks Stand on Non-Payment of Margin Amount to Fair Shop Owners(24.11.2021)

Delhi High Court has sought the stand of the Delhi Government in a plea against non-payment of margin amount to fair price shop owners as per the mand.....

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Delhi High Court: Arrest of Person Based on Allegations has Potential to Destroy Reputation(24.11.2021)

Delhi High Court has observed that the arrest of a person based on mere allegations has the potential to destroy his reputation and thus it is necessa.....

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Delhi HC Issues Notice Seeking Appointment of Doctors in Government Run Hospitals(24.11.2021)

Delhi High Court has issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation seeking immediate appointment of adequate number of doctors including paramedical s.....

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Delhi HC: Authorities Should Avoid Repeated Errors in Tender Notices in Advertisements(25.11.2021)

Delhi High Court has observed that though Central Government and its agencies are empowered to issue and recall tenders as per the requirement, howeve.....

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Delhi HC Appeals Senior Lawyers to Pay Dignified Stipend to Juniors(26.09.2022)

Delhi High Court has appealed to the senior lawyers in legal profession to ensure that stipend paid to their juniors is enough for them to overcome th.....

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Calcutta High Court Dismisses Plea Against WB Govt 'Ration At Doorstep' Scheme(27.09.2021)

Calcutta High Court has dismissed a petition challenging the West Bengal government's newly introduced 'Duare Ration' (ration at doorstep) program hol.....

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SC Closes Contempt Proceedings Against Union Home Secretary of Quotas In Promotions(07.09.2022)

Supreme Court has closed the contempt proceedings against Ajay Bhalla, the secretary in the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), initiated over alleg.....

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Orissa HC: Legal Heirs Can Substitute Complainant & Pursue Prosecution Upon His Death(09.09.2022)

Orissa High Court has held that legal heirs of a complainant, where a criminal case is instituted upon complaint, can substitute him upon his death an.....

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Delhi HC Refuses to Dispense With Rapid Antigen Test for Medicos Doing BAT on Aviation Personnel(12.09.2022)

Delhi High Court while refusing to dispense with Rapid Antigen Tests for Medicos doing Breath Analyser Tests (BAT) has held that Doctors and paramedic.....

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Varanasi Court: Suit Filed by Hindus’ Seeking Worship Rights Inside Gyanvapi Mosque is Maintainable(12.09.2022)

Varanasi Court while dismissing the plea filed by Muslim party, Committee of Management of Anjuman Intezamia Masjid has held that a suit filed by Hind.....

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Patna HC to Chancellors: Decide Representation Against Illegal Appointment/Financial Irregularities(13.09.2022)

Patna High Court has directed the Chancellor of Universities of Bihar to decide a representation against alleged illegal appointments and financial ir.....

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SC Suspends HC Order of Acquitting Saibaba, Others in Naxals Link Case(17.10.2022)

Supreme Court has suspended the October 14 order of the Bombay High Court which discharged former Delhi University professor GN Saibaba and others in .....

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NCLAT: COC's Decision For Liquidation Is Open To Judicial Review By NCLT And NCLAT(19.10.2022)

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Delhi has ruled that when the Committee of Creditors (CoC) decides to liquidate the Corporate Debtor, the dec.....

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Del. HC: Citizen's Arrest Compromises Article 21, Adherence To Procedure Must Be Strict And Careful(19.10.2022)

Delhi High Court while observing that the arrest of any citizen compromises his right to life and personal liberty under Article 21 has said that the .....

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Delhi HC Dismisses Plea Against Blanket Ban On Sale And Bursting Of Firecrackers In National Capital(20.10.2022)

Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea challenging the direction issued by Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) on September 14 for a complete ban .....

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Ker. HC: Constitute Committees To Check Unauthorised Use Of Banners And Boards In Public Places(20.10.2022)

Kerala High Court has ordered setting up of committees at the level of every Local-Self Government Institution to tackle the issue of putting of illeg.....

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UK. HC Bans Storage, Sale Of Fire Crackers In Haldwani's Ramlila Maidan For Safety Of Residents(21.10.2022)

Uttarakhand High Court has directed the state authorities to forthwith stop the storage or retail sale of firecrackers in the Ramlila maidan area of H.....

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SC: Captive Consumers/Captive Users Are Not Liable to Pay Additional Surcharge(13.12.2021)

Supreme Court has observed that captive consumers/captive users are not liable to pay the additional surcharge leviable under Section 42(4) of the Ele.....

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SC: Provisions of Section 50 NDPS Act to Complied with in Case of Personal Search Only(13.12.2021)

Supreme Court has observed that the provisions of Section 50 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance Act, 1985 is required to be complied in .....

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P&H HC: Recording Wife's Telephonic Conversation Sans Her Knowledge Infringement of Her Privacy(13.12.2021)

Punjab And Haryana High Court has observed that recording of the telephonic conversation of the wife without her knowledge is a clear-cut infringement.....

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Madras HC Grants Injunction Against Mandate Restraining Use of Vehicles Over 8 Yrs Old(13.12.2021)

Madras High Court has granted an interim injunction on the Tamil Nadu State Government mandate that vehicles that are beyond eight years old cannot be.....

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SC: Dying Declaration Does Not Become Inadmissible Merely Because Police Officer Recorded It(01.11.2022)

Supreme Court has held that although dying declaration ought to ideally be recorded by a Magistrate, if possible, it cannot be said that dying declara.....

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SC to Centre: Sensitively Consider Plea to Include Disabled Persons in IPS, IRPFS, DANIPS Services(03.11.2022)

Supreme Court has asked Centre to sensitively consider issue of inclusion of disabled people to the Indian Police Service, Indian Railways Protection .....

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Ori. HC: Appellate Authority to Consider Predicaments by Taxpayers On Introduction Of GST Procedures(21.10.2022)

Orissa High Court has ruled that the Appellate Authority should have borne in mind the predicament faced by taxpayers on the introduction of a new set.....

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All. HC: "Two Consenting Adults' Yearning To Find Love Can't Be Interfered With By Anyone"(21.10.2022)

Allahabad High Court has observed that the choice of a life partner, the desire for personal intimacy, and the yearning to find love and fulfillment i.....

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Bom. HC Dismisses Developers ‘Pleas against Levy of ?800 Crores Aggregate Development Charges(21.10.2022)

Bombay High Court has observed that developers undertaking redevelopment on state owned land wouldn't be exempt from paying Development Charges under .....

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Kerala HC: Governor Could Not Have Asked VCs to Resign(27.10.2022)

Kerala High Court while setting aside communications issued by the Chancellor asking the Vice Chancellors (VCs) of the Universities to resign has held.....

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Karnataka HC: POCSO Act Overrides Personal Law(31.10.2022)

Karnataka High Court while rejecting the argument that minor Muslim girl's marriage upon attaining puberty will not contravene Prohibition of Child Ma.....

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Delhi HC: Right Not Forfeited Merely Because It Hasn't Been Enforced Against All Infringers(31.10.2022)

Delhi High Court has held that a proprietor of a registered design does not forfeit its right merely because it has not enforced the same against all .....

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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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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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SC Issues Notice to State of Uttar Pradesh on Applicability of New Policy on Release of Prisoners(06.12.2021)

Supreme Court has issued notice to the State of Uttar Pradesh on the issue whether the cases of those prisoners serving life-sentence which were requi.....

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Delhi HC Seeks Status of Appointments of Chairperson & Members in Adjudicating Authority(06.12.2021)

Delhi High Court has sought status of appointments for Chairperson, Member (Administration) and Member (Law) in Adjudicating Authority under the Preve.....

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Kerala HC to State: Ensure Privacy for Lawyer-Client Meetings in Jails(23.11.2022)

Kerala High Court has directed the State government to ensure that there is enough space provided in jails to ensure privacy when an accused meets his.....

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Madras HC On Orderly System: Menial Jobs Below the Dignity of Uniformed Personnel(23.11.2022)

Madras High Court has held that trained Uniformed Personnel are expected to perform the combatant duty and other law and order duties in the interest .....

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Patna HC: Telecom Companies Violating TRAI Guidelines By Not Lodging FIRs in Cyber Frauds(13.01.2022)

Patna High Court has observed that the Telecom companies are violating the guidelines of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) by not regis.....

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Rajasthan HC: Interference of Court in Tender Matters Very Restrictive(17.01.2022)

Rajasthan High Court has held that the interference of the Court in tender matters is very restrictive and it should refrain from interfering in the i.....

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Kerala HC: Directors of Company Cannot be Implicated Without Specific Averments(17.01.2022)

Kerala High Court has ruled that Directors of a company cannot be implicated without specific averments indicating their role in the offence, particul.....

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Ker. HC to Family Courts: Release Amounts Deposited Towards Arrears of Maintenance at The Earliest(05.12.2022)

Kerala High Court has directed all Family Court judges to release the amount deposited towards arrears of maintenance under the orders of the High Cou.....

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SC Rejects Objections to Maintainability of PIL Against Forced Religious Conversion(06.12.2022)

Supreme Court while rejecting objections to maintainability of PIL against forced religious conversion has held that alluring people to convert to oth.....

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Patna HC to Authorities: Remove Waterbody Encroachments in 14 Districts in 4 Weeks(06.12.2022)

Patna High Court has directed the Circle Officers (COs) of Patna, Magadh, and Saran divisions (having control of over 14 districts) to remove waterbod.....

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NCLT Kochi Allows Initiation of Insolvency Resolution Process Against Personal Guarantor(27.01.2022)

National Company Law Tribunal, Kochi has allowed initiation of Insolvency Resolution Process (IRP) against the Personal Guarantor, Mr. Shahdulla M.I. .....

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NCLT Kochi Allows Initiation of Insolvency Resolution Process Against Personal Guarantor(27.01.2022)

National Company Law Tribunal, Kochi has allowed initiation of Insolvency Resolution Process (IRP) against the Personal Guarantor, Mr. Shahdulla M.I. .....

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NCLT Kochi Allows Initiation of Insolvency Resolution Process Against Personal Guarantor(27.01.2022)

National Company Law Tribunal, Kochi has allowed initiation of Insolvency Resolution Process (IRP) against the Personal Guarantor, Mr. Shahdulla M.I. .....

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Bombay HC Issues Notice on Plea for Restoration of Assault FIR Over Breach of Consent Terms(27.01.2022)

Bombay High Court has issued notice to actor Armaan Kohli on his ex-girlfriend's application to restore the case she filed against him in 2018 while a.....

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Karnataka HC: Change Term 'Ex-Servicemen' to a Gender-Neutral Nomenclature(05.01.2023)

Karnataka High Court has suggested the Union and the State Government to change the nomenclature used to refer to retired defence personnel; and use t.....

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Madras HC Orders State to Prepare Prisoners’ Rights Handbook(06.01.2023)

Madras High Court while directing State and Prison Department for creating a better prison environment and prison culture, has ordered for preparation.....

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Delhi HC Directs to Ensure Implementation of Orders to Remove Illegal Encroachers(28.12.2021)

Delhi High Court has directed the authorities including South Delhi Municipal Corporation, Delhi Development Authority and Delhi Police to ensure that.....

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Andhra Pradesh High Court Strikes Down Government Orders on Fixation of Fees(30.12.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has struck down the fixation of fees under Government orders as gross violation of statutory rules and principles of natural.....

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Calcutta HC Calls for Report in Habeas Corpus Plea on Missing Person from Judicial Remand(30.12.2021)

Calcutta High Court has called for a report from the West Bengal Government in a habeas corpus plea filed by one Buddhadeb Bhowmick who has alleged th.....

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Guj. HC Issues Show Cause Notice to Judicial Officers for Not Disposing of Suit Pending Since 1977(20.12.2022)

Gujarat High Court has issued show cause notices to ten judicial officers in State asking for an explanation as to why contempt of court proceedings s.....

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Madras HC to State: Pay Compensation to Family of Man Missing Since Hospital Admission for COVID-19(21.12.2022)

Madras High Court has directed State to pay Rs 1 lakh compensation to family of 74 year old man who has not been found since being taken to government.....

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Rajasthan HC: Government has Authority to Regularise Unauthorised Conversion of Agricultural Land(11.02.2022)

Rajasthan High Court has held that the government has authority in terms of Section 90B of the Land Revenue Act, 1956 as it stood at the relevant time.....

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Telangana HC: Police Can't Arrest Person Without Magistrate's Permission After 41-A CrPC Notice(14.02.2022)

Telangana High Court has observed that after issuance of notice under Section 41-A of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, if the police feel that the ac.....

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Ministry of Corporate Affairs Extends Due Date of Filing Annual Return and Financial Statement(15.02.2022)

Ministry of Corporate Affairs ( MCA ) has again extended the due date of filing Annual Return and Financial Statement. The MCA has also relaxed the le.....

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Allahabad HC Slams CBI for Failure to Produce Autopsy Reports in Appeal Against Death Penalty(15.02.2022)

Allahabad High Court has slammed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for its failure to produce the post mortem reports of the victims of the Ni.....

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Madras HC to State: Ensure Prisoners Can Access Kiosks in Their Own Language(16.01.2023)

Madras High Court has directed State to set up Kiosks inside prisons which will enable the prisoners to know the status of their cases.

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Delhi HC to State: Expedite Process of Filling Up Vacancies of Public Prosecutors in the Capital(17.01.2023)

Delhi High Court while observing that 108 courts in capital are non-functional for want of public prosecutors, has called upon the Delhi government to.....

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J&K&L HC: When WP Dismissed in Default is Restored, Orders Passed Therein are Revived(07.12.2022)

Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that as corollary to the restoration of a writ petition, dismissed in default, all orders passed woul.....

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Bom. HC Restrains State from Appointing Engineers Under EWS Quota Until Decision on SEBC Reservation(07.12.2022)

Bombay High Court has ordered Maharashtra Public Services Commission from issuing appointment letters for engineers under the reserved Economically We.....

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SC: Army Not Being Fair to Women Officers in Giving Promotion(12.12.2022)

Supreme Court while observing that army authorities are not treating women officers fairly in giving promotions has cautioned the authorities that it .....

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SC Allows Disbursal of Rs 1 Crore to 15 Homebuyers on Pro Rata Basis(14.12.2022)

Supreme Court has in matter of compensation sought by homebuyers of Supertech Twin Towers, directed the disbursal of INR One crore that has been depos.....

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Delhi HC to IRDAI: Ensure Products Are Designed for Persons With Disabilities(14.12.2022)

Delhi High Court has directed Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority of India (IRDAI) to call a meeting of insurance companies to ensure that pr.....

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SC Calls for Strict Police Action Against 'Rowdy Behaviour' of Striking Lawyers in Odisha(15.12.2022)

Supreme Court has directed State Government of Odisha and State Police to take stringent actions against lawyers who indulged in vandalism in court pr.....

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Kerala HC: Cast or Community of Person to be Decided on Basis of Birth for Grant of Caste Certificate(07.02.2022)

Kerala High Court has held that cast or community of a person is to be decided on the basis of her birth in the said community and her marriage to a p.....

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Delhi HC: Recourse to Section 14 Not Available in Any Challenge to Appointment of Arbitrator(07.02.2022)

Delhi High Court has held that recourse to Section 14, failure or impossibility to act of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 is not available .....

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Delhi HC to DSLSA: Provide Roadmap for Implementing Para-Legal Volunteers Scheme in Police Stations(30.01.2023)

Delhi High Court has directed Delhi State Legal Services Authority (DSLSA) to provide a roadmap for implementing its scheme for engaging paralegal vol.....

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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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Madras HC to Centre: Consider Issuing Indian Passport to Sri Lankan Refugees’ Daughter(01.02.2023)

Madras High Court while observing that petitioner is for all practical purposes a stateless person and wants passport only to explore overseas employm.....

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Del HC: Can’t Disqualify Jhuggi Dwellers from Rehabilitation Only for Lack of Name in Electoral Roll(01.02.2023)

Delhi High Court while observing jhuggi jhopri dwellers can’t be disqualified from rehabilitation under State’s policy merely because their name doesn.....

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P&H HC Grants Bail to Army Personnel in Chandigarh University Video Leak Case(22.12.2022)

Punjab and Haryana High Court while granting bail to Army man Sanjeev Singh, who was arrested in the Chandigarh University video leak case, has observ.....

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Ker. HC Allows Litigants to Seek Deletion of Personal Identities in Family Cases(22.12.2022)

Kerala High Court has held that personal information of parties may not be published on High Court website in respect of family and matrimonial cases .....

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Bombay HC: Take Action Against Doctors Refusing to Show Up in Tribal Belt(23.12.2022)

Bombay High Court while expressing urgent need for deterrent action against doctors failing to take up postings in malnutrition-ridden tribal areas ha.....

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Chhattisgarh HC: Accommodation U/S 2 of Chhattisgarh Rent Control Act Includes Superstructures(23.12.2022)

Chhattisgarh High Court has held that a superstructure is included in the definition of 'accommodation' given under Section 2(1) of the Chhattisgarh R.....

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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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NCDRC: Doctors Not Liable for Negligence as Long as They Follow Acceptable Practices(28.12.2022)

National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has held that as long as doctor follows practice acceptable to the medical profession of that d.....

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Kerala HC: Circulars Issued by Centre or State Not Binding Upon Court(09.01.2023)

Kerala High Court while observing that circulars or clarifications issued by the Central Government represent merely their understanding of the statut.....

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SC to Centre: Disburse Arrears Under OROP Scheme by March 15, 2023(10.01.2023)

Supreme Court has directed Central government to comply with its earlier order to disburse the arrears under ‘One Rank One Pension’ (OROP) scheme to e.....

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NCDRC to DLF Universals: Refund Entire Amount for Delay in Handing Over Possession(10.01.2023)

National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has directed DLF Universal to refund entire principal amount of Rs. 37,73,154/- to the complain.....

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NCDRC to DLF Universals: Refund Entire Amount for Delay in Handing Over Possession(10.01.2023)

National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has directed DLF Universal to refund entire principal amount of Rs. 37,73,154/- to the complain.....

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Del. HC: State Can't Deny Reimbursement on Ground Hospital Charged Amount Exceeding Approved Rates(10.01.2023)

Delhi High Court has held that reimbursement of medical expenses under Central Government (Medical Attendance) Rules, 1944 can’t be denied on the grou.....

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Delhi HC to BCI: Legal Profession Will Become Outdated if LLB Courses Not Re-Structured(12.01.2023)

Delhi High Court has told Bar Council of India (BCI) to reconsider existing structure of LLB courses in order to increase diversity of knowledge in th.....

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SC Refuses to Modify Its Order Directing Priadarshni Foundations to Reconvey Land to Unitech(03.03.2022)

Supreme Court has refused to modify its last year's order directing Priadarshni Foundations Pvt. Ltd to reconvey the lands ad-measuring 30.71 acres to.....

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Calcutta HC Directs Students to Not Obstruct Functioning of Visva Bharati University(04.03.2022)

Calcutta High Court has extended police protection to the Registrar, Assistant Registrar and the management of the Visva Bharati University so that th.....

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Delhi HC Asks to Implement Suggestions to Improve Movement of Persons with Disabilities(04.03.2022)

Delhi High Court has asked the Delhi Government to endeavour to implement suggestions of stakeholders on the facilities to encourage movement of perso.....

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ITAT, Delhi: Income Tax Notice, Revisionary Proceedings Against Dead Person is Void(07.03.2022)

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Delhi has held that the notice issued against a dead person is null and void and all consequent proceedings or o.....

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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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SC Directs Payment of Rs. 650 Cr. to Workers of 25 Tea Gardens in Assam(08.02.2023)

Supreme Court has directed the payment of about Rs. 650 crores towards dues of 28,556 workers of 25 tea gardens in the state of Assam, including 15 ga.....

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Gauhati HC Quashes Nagaon Tribunal’s 2018 Decision Declaring Assam Resident a ‘Foreigner’(18.01.2023)

Gauhati High Court while setting aside a 2018 order of Nagaon Trivunal declaring an Assam resident as a foreigner, has observing that the Foreigners T.....

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Ker. HC: Can't Snoop on Neighbors in Guise of Installing Cameras for Security(20.01.2023)

Kerala High Court has observed that no one should be permitted to snoop into the affairs of their neighbors, in the guise of installing CCTV cameras f.....

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Bom. HC to State: Take Strict Action Against Doctors Not Joining Duty in Tribal Regions(20.01.2023)

Bombay High Court has directed State to take stern action against the doctors who do not join posts in tribal areas which have high number of child de.....

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Bombay HC Grants Relief To Yoko Sizzlers In An Intellectual Property Rights Suit(24.01.2023)

Bombay High Court granted interim relief to Yoko Sizzlers in an IPR suit filed by it against Yokoso Sizzlers and has restrained a Pune-based restauran.....

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Kar. HC: State Can't Compel Landowners To Give Up Their Land Except In Accordance With Law(25.01.2023)

Karnataka High Court has said that if some landowners have relinquished their land it cannot be a ground to compel other landowners to do so except in.....

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Calcutta HC Allows Use Of Hookah In Licensed Restaurants And Bars(25.01.2023)

Calcutta High Court has allowed use of hookah in restaurants and bars in the State after noting that the Central as well as the State governments earn.....

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Madhya Pradesh HC Quashes Rape FIR Against Indian Railway Officer In Case Of Malicious Prosecution(27.01.2023)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has quashed a First Information Report (FIR) registered against the then Additional Divisional Railway Manager, Bhopal Gaura.....

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Madhya Pradesh HC Quashes Rape FIR Against Indian Railway Officer In Case Of Malicious Prosecution(27.01.2023)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has quashed a First Information Report (FIR) registered against the then Additional Divisional Railway Manager, Bhopal Gaura.....

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Kar. HC Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Man For Posting ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ Message on FB(27.01.2023)

Karnataka High Court has quashed proceedings initiated against a man for posting on his Facebook page a message,the contents of which, as claimed by P.....

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Delhi HC: Arbitration Clause Continues To Operate Even After Dissolution Of Partnership(27.01.2023)

Delhi High Court has observed that an arbitration clause contained in a contract executed with a partnership firm, will continue in effect even after .....

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Bom. HC: Informers Take Huge Risks to Furnish Information; Shall Be Rewarded As Per Policy(27.01.2023)

Bombay High Court has observed that informers take huge risks to give important information to the authorities and the authorities should reward them .....

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Ker. HC Directs Implementation of Procedure for Impleading Legal Heirs of Deceased Parties(30.01.2023)

Kerala High Court while ordering for the implementation of the Division Bench order in State of Kerala v. Govindan, has directed for the implementatio.....

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NLU Consortium Postpones CLAT 2022 Exam Date and Online Application Submission(15.03.2022)

Consortium of National Law Universities has decided to postpone the Common Law Admission Test to June 19. CLAT-2022 is rescheduled to Sunday, 19th Jun.....

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SC: Workers Should Furnish Their Own Permanent Address Instead of Union's(18.03.2023)

Supreme Court while observing the difficulties arising due to service of notice on Union instead of the worker, has held that effective relief can be .....

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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: Rehabilitation Scheme Under SICA Binds All Creditors(20.03.2023)

Supreme Court while observing that rehabilitation scheme under Section 18 of the SICA, 1985 shall bind all the creditors including the unsecured credi.....

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SC to Judges: Be Cautious While Making Adverse Remarks During Live Streaming(22.03.2023)

Supreme Court while observing that remarks made during live-streaming have far reaching consequences has cautioned judges against passing adverse rema.....

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HP HC: Water is State Property; Not Private Entitlement of People Who Use it(24.03.2023)

Himachal Pradesh High Court while observing that it is a misconception that water belongs to villagers who use it, has held that Water is State proper.....

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SC Upholds Decision Holding RSS Member Has Locus Standi to Maintain Defamation Complaint(28.03.2022)

Supreme Court has upheld the Kerala high court decision wherein it was held that any member of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has the locus standi .....

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Gau. HC: Res Judicata Not Attracted if Previous Order of Foreigners Tribunal is Unreasoned(06.03.2023)

Gauhati High Court has held that principle of res judicata will not apply to subsequent proceeding before Foreigners Tribunal to determine whether a p.....

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HP HC: Revenue Officer has Discretion to Convert Itself to Civil Court to Decide Plea of Possession(06.03.2023)

Himachal Pradesh High Court while observing that while adjudicating the plea of adverse possession revenue officer has discretion, either to convert i.....

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Mad HC: Personal Hearing Must be Granted in All Matters Prior to Finalisation of Assessment(09.03.2023)

Madras High Court has held that personal hearings shall be granted in all matters prior to the finalization of assessments, except where the stand of .....

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Mad. HC: Appointing DCP as Executive Magistrate is violative of Constitution(14.03.2023)

Madras High Court has declared two Government Orders which gave Deputy Commissioners powers of Executive Magistrate while dealing with bonds for keepi.....

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Guj HC Registers Suo Moto PIL on Issue of Use of Minors to Supply Drugs in Ahmedabad(14.03.2023)

Gujarat High Court has initiated a suo moto PIL regarding the alleged use of minor girls to traffic/push drugs in the city of Ahmedabad, and directed .....

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Gujarat HC: GST Officials Cannot Provisionally Attach Personal Properties of Partner(25.02.2022)

Gujarat High Court has quashed an order of provisional attachment, holding that the Goods and Services Tax officials cannot provisionally attach perso.....

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Del HC: Decision to Limit No. of Visits by Family/Legal Advisors With Prisoners Not Arbitrary(21.02.2023)

Delhi High Court has held that Delhi Government's decision to restrict the total number of visits by family members, relatives, friends and legal advi.....

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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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SC Warns Centre of Contempt for Extending OROP Pension Arrears Deadline(28.02.2023)

Supreme Court while expressing displeasure at actions of Ministry of Defence of unilaterally extending deadline for payment of pension to retired arme.....

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SC: Election Comm’r to be Appointed on Advice of Committee Consisting of PM, Opposition Leader & CJI(02.03.2023)

Supreme Court Constitution Bench has held that Election Commissioners will be appointed by President on advice of a Committee consisting of Prime Mini.....

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Delhi HC to NCLT: Upload Orders in Expeditious Manner(03.03.2023)

Delhi High Court while considering nature of orders passed by tribunal, especially those by which moratorium is declared and IRPs are appointed, has d.....

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Ker. HC Issues Directions for Implementation of Reservation for PwD Appointments in Aided School(15.03.2023)

Kerala High Court while modifying a single bench order directing State to give effect to its 2018 decision regarding PwD (Person with Disability) rese.....

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BCI Allows Registration of Foreign Lawyers/Law Firms in India(15.03.2023)

Bar Council of India has notified the Bar Council of India Rules for Registration and Regulation of Foreign Lawyers and Foreign Law Firms in India, 20.....

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Ker. HC: Grounds for Bail Prescribed by Apex Court in Susantha Ghosh Case Not Exhaustive(15.03.2023)

Kerala High Court while observing that grounds for bail prescribed by Supreme Court in Susanta Ghosh v. State of West Bengal (MANU/SC/0094/2012) are n.....

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AP HC: Personal Appearance of Accused Not Necessary At Examination Stage Under Section 251 Cr. PC(17.03.2023)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that the personal appearance of the accused at the stage of examination under Section 251 of Cr. PC is not required.....

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Delhi HC Dismisses Supertech Homebuyers’ Pleas For Stopping Banks From Charging EMIs(17.03.2023)

Delhi High Court has dismissed Supertech Urban Home Buyers Association (SUHA) Foundation and other home buyer’s petitions seeking directions for finan.....

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Calcutta HC Quashes Appointment of 29 Vice-Chancellors of State Universities(17.03.2023)

Calcutta HC while quashing 29 appointments has ruled that the State has no authority to appoint, re-appoint or extend the tenures of Vice Chancellors .....

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Allahabad HC Relies Upon Extra-Judicial Confession of Wife to Confirm Life Sentence(05.04.2022)

Allahabad High Court has upheld the life sentence awarded to a wife who killed her husband in concert 18 years back with two others by relying upon he.....

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Kar. HC Dismisses Appeal Against 30% Cap on Trade Margin of 42 Anti-Cancer Drugs(28.03.2023)

Karnataka High Court has dismissed an appeal against single judge bench order which had upheld a 2019 order issued by Ministry of Chemicals and Fertil.....

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SC to Centre: Engage With States Which Have Not Constituted Haj Committees(28.03.2023)

Supreme Court has directed the Union Ministry of Minority Affairs to engage with States which have not yet constituted Haj Committees in their respect.....

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SC Allows Disbursal of Funds to Depositors from SEBI Sahara Fund(30.03.2023)

Supreme Court has allowed Centre’s application seeking allocation of ? 5,000 crore out of ? 24,979 crores from SEBI-Sahara Fund to repay the dues of t.....

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NCDRC: One-Sided Clauses in an Agreement Constitutes Unfair Trade Practice(31.03.2023)

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission while adjudicating a consumer complaint against flat developers has held that incorporation of one-sid.....

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Ker. HC: Court’s Casual Attitude Towards Attacks on Health Personnel Contributes to Such Tendencies(07.04.2023)

Kerala High Court while setting aside bail granted to accuseds who allegedly attacked a doctor after woman gave birth to a still-born child has observ.....

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Bombay HC Allows 2 Weeks Protection to Narayan Rane, Union Minister(22.04.2022)

Bombay High Court has allowed two weeks interim protection to Narayan Rane, Union Minister in a First Information Report over his slap comment against.....

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Gauhati HC Declines Relief to Student Who was Denied LLB Degree for Failing in Taxation Law(22.04.2022)

Gauhati High Court has declined to provide an assistance to a person who was denied Bachelor of Legislative Law degree because of his failure to secur.....

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SC Uphelds Quashing of Land Acquisition Proceedings for Vedanta University(13.04.2023)

Supreme Court while upholding Orissa High Court’s judgment of quashing Odisha government’s land acquisition proceedings for proposed Vedanta Universit.....

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SC: Public Prosecutors Should be Vigilant While Framing of Charges(18.04.2023)

Supreme Court has observed that apart from the duty of the Trial Court, even the public prosecutor has a duty to be vigilant, and if a proper charge i.....

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SC to HCs’: Constitute Grievance Redressal Committees to Prevent Lawyers' Strikes(20.04.2023)

Supreme Court while hearing suo motu case regarding rampant strikes in Bar Associations across the country, has directed all High Courts to constitute.....

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SC to States: Provide Ration Cards to Migrant/Unorganized Workers Registered on E-Shram Portal(20.04.2023)

Supreme Court has directed States to provide within 3 months, ration cards to migrant or unorganized workers who do not have them but are registered o.....

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Bombay HC Refuses to Stay Release of Shahid Kapoor Starrer Jersey(14.04.2022)

Bombay High Court has declined to stay the release of Shahid Kapoor starrer Jersey filed by a writer in a copyright infringement suit.

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Karnataka HC Grants Bail to Juvenile Incarcerated for 2.5 Yrs(14.04.2022)

Karnataka High Court has passed an order to grant bail while observing that the maximum punishment in regard of allegation of conspiring with adult ac.....

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Cal. HC to State: Remove Prosecutors if They Engage in Pen-Down Strike(25.04.2023)

Calcutta High Court while expressing displeasure over pen-down strike by Additional Public Prosecutors (APPs) at the District and Sessions Court, Purb.....

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NCDRC to Porsche: Pay 10 Lakh Compensation to Customer for Misrepresenting Car’s Manufacturing Year(26.04.2023)

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) while observing that act of Porsche in selling car by misrepresenting manufacturing year mount.....

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SC: Allopathy Doctors and Doctors of Indigenous Medicine Can’t be Said to be Performing Equal Work(27.04.2023)

Supreme Court while observing that Court can’t assess relative merits of two systems of medical sciences, has held that in today’s time practitioners .....

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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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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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Delhi HC: Child Bearing Age of Officers Not to be Irretrievably Prejudiced by Non-Grant of Relief(28.04.2022)

Delhi High Court has observed that child-bearing age for the young couple should not be irretrievably prejudiced by the non-grant of a relieving order.....

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ITAT, Mumbai: No TDS on Payments to Foreign Insurers, Rules(29.04.2022)

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai has observed that any payment prepared by the assessee company to such foreign insurers would not be chargeable .....

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AAR, Gujarat: GST ITC Admissible on Bus Hired for Employees Transportation(02.05.2022)

Authority of Advance Ruling, Gujarat has observed that the Goods and Services Tax Input Tax Credit is permissible on buses hired for transportation of.....

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SC to Centre: Provide Update on the Status of Sex Workers' Rehabilitation Bill(05.05.2023)

Supreme Court has sought an update from the Centre on the status of Workers' Rehabilitation Bill which aims for prevention of trafficking, and the reh.....

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Mad. HC to SBC: Take Actions Against Lawyers Issuing Fake Marriage Certificate(08.05.2023)

Madras High Court has asked State Bar Council (SBC) to initiate disciplinary action against the lawyers who are conducting marriages ceremonies all ov.....

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SC Directs UIDAI to Issue Aadhaar Cards to Sex Workers Without Insisting on Proof of Residence(25.05.2022)

Supreme Court, has directed Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to issue Aadhaar Cards to sex workers on the basis of a proforma certific.....

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SC: Police Should not Abuse Sex Workers, Media Should not Publish Their Pictures(26.05.2022)

Supreme Court has directed that the police should treat sex workers with dignity and should not abuse them, verbally or physically. The Court also dir.....

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Federal Court: Non-Lawyers Providing Legal Advice in Debt Cases are Protected by First Amendment(27.05.2022)

Federal Court in New York has ruled that non-lawyers will be allowed to provide legal advice to low-income New Yorkers who face debt collection action.....

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SC Insists on Physical Presence of Lawyers in Court, Adjourns Matters(31.05.2022)

Supreme Court has insisted upon the physical presence of lawyers to argue their cases during vacation instead of appearing virtually and adjourned som.....

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SC: Definition of ‘Consumer’ Includes ‘Consumers’(17.05.2023)

Supreme Court while referring to Brigade Enterprises Ltd. v. Anil Kumar (MANU/SC/1285/2021) has held that upon a conjoint reading of Section 2(1)(b)(i.....

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All. HC: Raise Claims for Arrears of Rent Through DJs, Don't Take Recourse to Judicial Proceedings(17.05.2023)

Allahabad High Court has directed Judicial Officers seeking claims for arrears of rent in cases where Judicial officer was not provided Government acc.....

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SC: Principle of Commercial Wisdom Doesn’t Validate CoC’s Decision Taken in Contravention of Law(08.05.2023)

Supreme Court has held that the principle of Commercial wisdom cannot be used to validate the decision of Committee of Creditors (CoC) which was taken.....

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Ker HC: State Disability Commissioner Can’t Adjudicate Upon Service Matters(08.05.2023)

Kerala High Court while observing that State Disability Commissioner has power only to advise and make recommendations to appropriate authorities, has.....

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Kerala High Court: If Doctors Can't Be Protected, Shut Down All Hospitals(11.05.2023)

Kerala High Court while slamming State & police over doctor’s murder by patient that came for check up, stated that if doctors can't be protected, shu.....

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SC: Police Officers Should be Vigilant Before Invoking Stringent Laws Like SC-ST Act(12.05.2023)

Supreme Court has observed that police officers, who institute an FIR, based on any complaint, are duty bound to be vigilant before invoking any provi.....

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SC: Opportunity of Hearing Does Not Mean Personal Hearing(15.05.2023)

Supreme Court while issuing clarification on its judgment in the case of SBI v. Rajesh Agarwal (MANU/SC/0308/2023) which mandated that borrowers shoul.....

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Ker. HC: Can't Allow Boat Operators to Make Money at Cost of People's Lives(15.05.2023)

Kerala High Court while issuing preliminary directions to avert boat accidents in state observed that had the aspect of overloading been avoided, perh.....

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Delhi HC: Delhi Govt Can't Implement Doorstep Ration Delivery Scheme Without LG's Approval(20.05.2022)

Delhi High Court while setting aside the Delhi government's scheme for doorstep delivery of ration has observed that the decision of the Council of Mi.....

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Karnataka HC: Directors of Company Can't Be Prosecuted Unless They Played "Active Role" in Process(20.05.2022)

Karnataka High Court has quashed the criminal proceedings initiated against the Proprietors/ Directors of a drugs manufacturing company for alleged pr.....

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CBIC Allows Export of Goods from Bangladesh to India by Rail in Closed Containers(20.05.2022)

Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has allowed the export of goods from Bangladesh to India by rail in closed containers. The carrier will be.....

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Mathura Court: Places Of Worship Act Not Applicable To Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah Dispute(20.05.2022)

Mathura court has held that the suit to remove the Shahi Idgah Masjid, allegedly built on the land of Shrikrishna Janam Bhoomi is maintainable. The Co.....

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Del. HC: Lawyers Duty Towards Client Has to be Respected by All Concerned(30.05.2023)

Delhi High Court while observing that Lawyers are an essential and powerful pillar of judicial adjudicatory process and therefore, their duty towards .....

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Cal. HC: Consolidated Claim from Different Purchase Order Containing Arbitration Clause Not Invalid(18.05.2023)

Calcutta High Court has held that arbitration clauses in different purchase orders that are linked to a single main contract can be treated as a conso.....

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RBI: Rs. 2000 Notes Withdrawn from Circulation; Will Continue as Legal Tender(22.05.2023)

Reserve Bank of India in pursuance of its Clean Note Policy has announced the withdrawal of Rs. 2000 banknotes from circulation. The notes to be conti.....

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SC: Electricity Dues Can be Recovered by Subsequent Occupier of Premises(22.05.2023)

Supreme Court while upholding the condition enabling distribution licensee to insist on clearance of electricity dues of previous consumer before resu.....

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SC: Don’t Make Adverse Observations Against Judicial Officer Without Due Opportunity(22.05.2023)

Supreme Court has observed that it has been repeatedly indicating that orders making adverse observations against judicial officers should not be made.....

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NCLAT Upholds NCLT’s Order Allowing Insolvency Proceedings Against ‘Go First’ Airline(23.05.2023)

NCLAT while rejecting the plea filed by lessors of aircrafts of Go First Airlines to take possession of the aircrafts, has upheld the order of NCLT De.....

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Ker. HC: Local Self Governments Who Can’t comply with Directions Must Step Down(25.05.2023)

Kerala High Court while warning government on the issue State’s inaction pertaining to unauthorized banners in public places, has stated that if Local.....

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Scholarship Scam: All. HC Grants Interim Anticipatory Bail to Hygia Educational Group's VP(31.05.2023)

Allahabad High Court has granted interim anticipatory bail to the accused Syed Ishrat Hussain Jafri, Vice President of the Hygia Educational Group on .....

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ALL. HC Dismisses Masjid Committee's Plea Challenging Maintainability of Hindu Worshipper’s Suit(01.06.2023)

Allahabad HC has dismissed the revision application moved for challenging Varanasi Court order dismissing Anjuman Intazamia Mosque Committee plea file.....

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Mad. HC: Punishing Person Without Proper Identification Directly Impinges Personal Liberty(01.06.2023)

Madras High Court while setting aside conviction of man charged for robbery has highlighted need for Test Identification Parade (TIP) and observed tha.....

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Mad. HC: Punishing Person Without Proper Identification Directly Impinges Personal Liberty(01.06.2023)

Madras High Court while setting aside conviction of man charged for robbery has highlighted need for Test Identification Parade (TIP) and observed tha.....

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Del HC: Don’t Insists on Requirement of Fitment of Speed Governors in Vehicles for G20 Submit Guests(05.06.2023)

Delhi High Court has directed State to not insist on the requirement of fitment of speed governors in high-end vehicles to be used as taxis for the gu.....

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CESTAT: Attempt to Smuggle Prohibited Goods Cannot be Brushed Aside as Mere Violation of CBLR(09.06.2022)

Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Chennai bench has held that an attempt to smuggle prohibited goods cannot be brushed aside .....

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Tamil Nadu State Department (GST) Issues Circular Allowing New Registrations to Avoid Bill Traders(09.06.2022)

Goods and Services Tax (GST), Tamil Nadu State Department has issued a circular regarding allowing of new registrations to track and avoid bill trader.....

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Madras HC Dismisses Petition Seeking Enquiry Into Water Users Association Elections(09.06.2022)

Madras High Court has dismissed a petition filed for formation of an Investigation Team under the head of a retired High Court Judge for inquiring int.....

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Kerala HC: Teens Engage in Sexual Relations Unaware of Drastic Consequences Under POCSO Act(10.06.2022)

Kerala High Court has expressed concern over teen children being unaware of the consequences of having sexual relationships with each other, even cons.....

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Gujarat HC: Scope of Judicial Review is Limited in Contractual Matters Involving Technical Issues(13.06.2022)

Gujarat High Court while refusing to interfere with order of Dispute Resolution Panel, has held that the scope of judicial review in contractual matte.....

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Allahabad HC to State: Every Sanitary Worker Should be Told About Their Rights and Entitlements(13.06.2022)

Allahabad High Court has directed the State Government to hand over every sanitary worker a printed pamphlet enlisting their rights and entitlements.

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SC: Reimbursement Can't be Refused, Once Insurer Accepts that Concealment of Disease was Immaterial(07.07.2023)

Supreme Court has observed that insurance company can’t be permitted to deny renewal/reimbursement of insurance policy after acceptance of the fact th.....

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Guj. HC Stays Admission in Law Colleges Affiliated With Gujarat University Till June 28(26.06.2023)

Gujarat High Court has directed Gujarat University not allot any students any of the law colleges affiliated with Gujarat University, in response to t.....

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Guj HC: Section 498A Being Rampantly Misused by Only With a View to Harass Family Members(27.06.2023)

Gujarat High Court while quashing a FIR under Section 498A against an octogenarian woman has observed that Sections of 498A are being rampantly misuse.....

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Kar HC: Educational Institutions Must Recognize & Reconsider Malady of Harsh Disciplinary Actions(28.06.2023)

Karnataka High Court while observing that harsh discipline is closely linked to internalizing mental problems of a child and lowering the child’s cogn.....

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Bom HC: Pensioner Not Entitled to Reimbursement Beyond CGHS Rates When No Referral Memo Obtained(28.06.2023)

Bombay High Court has held that Central Government pensioners cannot obtain medical reimbursement beyond Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) rates.....

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Bom HC Directs Constitution of Committee for Resolving Problems of Female Lawyers in Courts(29.06.2023)

Bombay High Court has directed for constitution of committee within two weeks for addressing infrastructural and security issues faced by female lawye.....

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Guj. HC Allows Gujarat University to Start 3 Years LLB Course(29.06.2023)

Gujarat High Court has allowed Gujarat University to start admission process for students who intend to join 3 Year LLB Course in the Institutions in .....

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J&K&L HC to Judicial Officers: Don't Offer Gifts to Visiting High Court Judges(23.06.2022)

Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has issued circular restricting judicial officers of the subordinate courts from receiving, seeing off, arrangin.....

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MHA Extends FCRA Validity of NGO’s With Pending Renewal(24.06.2022)

Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has extended the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act [FCRA] validity of NGO’s with pending renewal till 30th Septembe.....

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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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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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Delhi Court Grants Interim Bail to MP Brij Bhushan Singh in Sexual Harassment Case(19.07.2023)

Rouse Avenue District Court, Delhi has granted interim bail to MP and former Wrestling Federation of India President Brij Bhushan Singh in sexual hara.....

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SC 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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All. HC: Irrespective of Marital Status, Daughters have Right to Apply for Compassionate Appointment(19.07.2023)

Allahabad High Court has struck down the term ‘unmarried’ occurring before ‘daughter’ in Regulation 104 of U.P. Cooperative Societies Employees' Servi.....

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ITAT: Hospitals Need to Deduct TDS for Payments to Doctors Engaged as Retainers And Consultants(01.07.2022)

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Delhi Bench has held that the hospitals shall deduct TDS under Section 194J of the Income Tax Act, 1961 in respe.....

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Rajasthan HC: High Court Not Bound to Invite Bar's Views While Deciding Criminal Reference(01.07.2022)

Rajasthan High Court has held that Section 395 of CrPC, which makes provision for criminal reference, does not obligate the court to invite the views .....

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Madras HC: Officers of DGGI are Central Excise Officers(04.07.2022)

Madras High Court has held that officers of Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) are Central Excise Officers for the purpose of Rule 3 of th.....

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MHA Notifies FCRA Violations Now Compoundable Before Prosecution(04.07.2022)

Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has notified certain violations under Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 that are now compoundable before pros.....

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Cal HC: Look-Out Circulars Should be Issued Only in Exceptional Cases; Can’t be a Recovery Norm(14.06.2023)

Calcutta High Court while observing that Look-Out Circulars causes an immediate and irrevocable violation of a person’s fundamental right to movement,.....

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CG. HC: Child Can Testify if he Gives Rational Answers(22.06.2023)

Chhattisgarh High Court has held that child of tender age can be allowed to testify, if he has intellectual capacity to understand the questions and g.....

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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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SC: HCs Don’t Need SC’s Permission to Transfer Presiding Officers of Special MP/MLA Courts(12.07.2023)

Supreme Court has held that High Courts don’t require Supreme Court’s permission to transfer Presiding officers of Special Courts dealing with cases p.....

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Kar HC: Connect Healthcare Centers with Control Rooms Set Up for Info About Man-Animal Conflicts(12.07.2023)

Karnataka High Court has directed State to extend the access of control room to nearest Primary Health Centre (PHC) and Civil Hospital so that in case.....

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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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Bom HC to State: Submit Report on Appointment and Performance of Child Marriage Prohibition Officers(13.07.2023)

Bombay High Court while hearing a PIL seeking effective implementation of Prohibition of Child Marriages Act, 2006, has directed State Government to s.....

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SC to Centre: Have Any Schemes Been Formulated for Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers?(14.07.2023)

Supreme Court while hearing petition seeking implementation of Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013, has .....

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Kar. HC to State: Provide Additional Space for Judges' Chambers, Court Halls(19.07.2023)

Karnataka High Court has directed State Government to not focus only on the issue of adequate space for offices of the court but also to come with a c.....

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SC: Will Appoint DERC Chairperson as an Ad-hoc Measure(21.07.2023)

Supreme Court has stated that owing to deadlock between Delhi Government and the Lieutenant Governor, it will appoint a person for the post of DERC Ch.....

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Raj HC: Procedural Safeguards Provided by Statute Must be Followed Strictly(24.07.2023)

Rajasthan High Court while quashing interception orders for phone tapping of a private individual issued by authorities in the state in 2020-2021, obs.....

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Karnataka HC Sets Aside Order Granting Freedom Fighters' Pension To 89-Yrs Old Widow(25.07.2023)

Karnataka High Court has reversed Single Bench order which directed State authorities to grant freedom fighters’ pension together with all arrears to .....

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SC: Settlement Between Union & Employer Wouldn’t Override Model Standing Orders(26.07.2023)

Supreme Court has held that employer and employee union cannot enter into a contract overriding the statutory contract embodied in the certified Stand.....

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Del. HC Discharges 12 Lawyers in Criminal Contempt Case in Connection With 2006 Tis Hazari Violence(31.07.2023)

Delhi High Court while observing that there was no substantial evidence to establish obstruction of justice, manhandling, or destruction of property b.....

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Delhi HC: Broadcaster Must Be Cautious While Airing Content Which May Disturb Prudent Viewers(22.07.2022)

Delhi High Court has held that a professional broadcaster is expected to bear in mind the minimum precautions which must be exercised while broadcasti.....

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SC: Junior Resident Doctors in ESIC-Hospitals Cannot Claim 50% In-Service Quota for PG Courses(25.07.2022)

Supreme Court has held that Junior Resident Doctors serving in Employee State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) run hospitals as part of their bond period .....

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Kerala HC Issues Directions for Victim Protection Protocol for Sexual Assault Survivors(25.07.2022)

Kerala High Court has notified a list of directions to the State authorities to set up a gender-neutral victim protection protocol to ensure that all .....

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Delhi HC: Tax payment Software Has to be Tailor-Made According to Legal Rights of Taxpayers(25.07.2022)

Delhi High Court has held that the tax payment software has to be tailor-made according to the needs, aspirations, and legal rights of the taxpayers a.....

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P&H HC to Authorities: Consider Framing Guidelines to Curb Rising Immoral Trafficking Cases(16.08.2023)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has suggested to the authorities to consider framing guidelines similar to ‘GNCT of Delhi’s guideline on operation of Sp.....

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SC: No Prohibition to Effect a Partition Without Written Instrument(17.08.2023)

Supreme Court has held that there is no prohibition to effect a partition otherwise than through an instrument in writing by duly complying with the r.....

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Cal. HC: Persons With Disabilities Act Shifts Focus from Their Protection to Empowerment(09.08.2022)

Calcutta High Court while quashing resolution passed by a College refusing to consider person with impairment for appointment in physically handicappe.....

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Madras HC: Personnel Trained to Shoot Guns Made to Make Dosas for Higher Officials(16.08.2022)

Madras High Court has expressed deep dissatisfaction that even after 75 years of Independence, the State could not effectively eradicate the colonial .....

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AP HC: Brothel Customers Indulging in Sexual Intercourse With Prostitutes Can't be Booked Under ITPA(17.08.2022)

Andhra Pradesh High Court while quashing criminal proceeding against brother customer under Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 (ITPA) has held tha.....

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Bom. HC: No Person has Right to Privately Create an Immersion Pond in a Public Park(12.09.2023)

Bombay High Court has held that no person, let alone a Mandal, has any fundamental or any other right to privately create an immersion pond in a publi.....

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Orissa HC: Can’t Issue Writ of Habeas Corpus to Trace Missing Persons(12.09.2023)

Orissa High Court while observing that though writ of habeas corpus is a writ of right, it is not a writ of course and can’t be issued in a routine ma.....

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SC: Inherent Power U/S 151 CPC Can be Invoked Only When Alternate Remedies Don’t Exist(24.08.2022)

Supreme Court has held that inherent power under Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) can be invoked only in circumstances where alternate.....

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Allahabad HC: Ensure Transparency & Objectivity in System to Select & Appoint State Law Officers(25.08.2022)

Allahabad High Court has stressed on the need to reform the system of selection and appointment of the State Law Officers and has remarked the entire .....

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Delhi HC: Unilateral Constitution of a Narrow Panel of Arbitrators Violates Impartiality(25.08.2022)

Delhi High Court has held that power conferred on one party to unilaterally choose names from a panel of arbitrators and forwarding it to the other pa.....

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Gujarat HC Grants Bail to 8 Accused in Bharuch Mass-Conversion Case(29.08.2022)

Gujarat High Court has allowed 6 bail pleas filed by 8 persons accused of forcing tribals from Amod town in Gujarat's Bharuch district to convert thei.....

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Court of Chief Commission for PwD to Practo: Make App And Website Fully Accessible for Disabled(29.08.2022)

Court of Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities on Wednesday directed Practo, an online healthcare service provider, to make its website and.....

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All. HC: Telephonic Conversation Between Accused Persons Admissible Even if Obtained Illegally(01.09.2023)

Allahabad High Court has held that evidence can’t be refused to be admitted on the ground that it had been obtained illegally, and therefore telephoni.....

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Cal. HC: Transfer of School Teachers Doesn’t Violate Right to Life and Dignity(31.07.2023)

Calcutta High Court while upholding the constitutional validity of Section 10C of the West Bengal School Service Commission Act, 1997 which enables tr.....

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SC: Can’t Give Greater Credibility of Extra-Judicial Confessions Because Newspapers Reported it(03.08.2023)

Supreme Court while observing that newspaper report is only hearsay evidence and can only be treated as secondary evidence under Indian Evidence Act, .....

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Cal. HC to State: Finalize Minimum Wage for Tea Plantation Workers in 6 Months(03.08.2023)

Calcutta High Court while upholding the advisory dated 27th April 2023, issued by State Labour Commissioner hiking interim minimum wage for tea planta.....

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SC Appoints Justice Jayant Nath as Chairperson of DERC(07.08.2023)

Supreme Court following the stalemate between Delhi Government and LG over the appointment of Chairperson of Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (.....

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SC Appoints Justice Jayant Nath as Chairperson of DERC(07.08.2023)

Supreme Court following the stalemate between Delhi Government and LG over the appointment of Chairperson of Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (.....

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All. HC: Commercial Electricity Rates Not Applicable to Lawyers' Chambers(07.08.2023)

Allahabad High Court has held that the legal profession by no stretch of imagination can be called as a commercial activity, trade or business and the.....

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Del HC to DU on its Decision to Allow Admission for 5 Year Law on Basis of CLAT: You Are Not Special(17.08.2023)

Delhi High Court while observing that under NEP, once decision is taken by Centre that admissions are to be done in Central Universities only on the b.....

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JKL HC: Insurance Agents Are Liable for Errors and Omissions(17.08.2023)

Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that insurance agents represent insurance companies and they are liable for errors and omissions. The.....

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Orissa HC: Few Doctors Acting Merely for Pecuniary Advantage Malign the Noble Profession(18.08.2023)

Orissa High Court while observing that no sensible professional would intentionally commit an act or omit to do an act which would result in loss of l.....

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Mad. HC: Developing Hatredness Towards Trans-Genders in Locality is Unconstitutional(18.08.2023)

Madras High Court has observed that the act of Panchayat president seeking cancellation of land granted by Government to transpersons in the locality .....

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SC: Prosecutors are Not Representatives of Any Party(21.08.2023)

Supreme Court while placing reliance on 154th Law Commission report and observing that Prosecutors are not representatives of any party, has stated th.....

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SC Issues Direction to Frame Guidelines for Appointment of Support Persons Under POCSO(21.08.2023)

Supreme Court has issued direction to State of U.P to convene meeting within the next six weeks to review the facts, take action, and frame rules/guid.....

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Cal. HC: Cheating Case Against Directors Can’t Survive w/o Impleading Company(12.09.2023)

Calcutta High Court has held that when the agreement was entered into by and between the companies, criminal proceedings in a cheating case can’t surv.....

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SC: Admission of Claims After Acceptance of RP by CoC will Make CIRP an Endless Process(12.09.2023)

Supreme Court has held that if claims are admitted after resolution plan (RP) has been accepted by the Committee of Creditors (COC) under Insolvency a.....

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All. HC: Lawyers Grievance Can’t Have More Weight than Weight of Tears and Pain of Litigants(13.09.2023)

Allahabad High Court while expressing displeasure over lawyers continued abstinence from work following Hapur violence incident, despite positive inte.....

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SC: Can’t Restrain Media from Reporting But Sources can be Restrained(14.09.2023)

Supreme Court while observing that while Court can’t restrain media from reporting, it can restrain the sources because the source is the state, has d.....

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SC: Can’t Expect Excellence in Institutions When There is Constant Inflow and Outflow of Teachers(14.09.2023)

Supreme Court while expressing concerns at the National Law University, Jodhpur, operating only with contractual teachers, has observed that one canno.....

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SC Stays Kerala HC Order Directing State to Pay Annuity to Legal Heirs of Former Ruler(18.09.2023)

Supreme Court has stayed Kerala High Court order that directed State Government to pay annuity to the legal heirs of the Malayala Brahmin family and h.....

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Ker. HC to State: Constitute Committee to Examine Requests for Sex-Selective Surgeries(08.08.2023)

Kerala High Court has directed State government to constitute a State Level Multidisciplinary Committee consisting of experts to examine requests for .....

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Delhi HC Passes Direction for Protecting Mental Health of Prisoners(09.08.2023)

Delhi High Court while observing that while imprisonment restricts the right to liberty, it does not restrict the human rights of convicts, has issued.....

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Kar. HC Stays Single Bench Order That Imposed 50 Lakh Cost on X Corp(10.08.2023)

Karnataka High Court Division bench has stayed a Single bench order that dismissed X Corp's (formerly Twitter) challenge against blocking orders issue.....

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SC: When Land Belonging to Govt. is Subject to Adverse Possession, Courts Must Exercise Greater Care(11.08.2023)

Supreme Court has held that when the land wherein adverse possession has been claimed, belongs to the Government, the Court is duty-bound to act with .....

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Ker. HC: Child's Educational Expenses Not Maintenance U/S 125 CrPC if Reimbursed By Employer(11.08.2023)

Kerala High Court has held that payment of educational expense of children, which was later reimbursed by employer, cannot be treated as the maintenan.....

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SC: FIR Sought to be Quashed on Ground of Personal Vengeance Must be Looked into More Closely(11.08.2023)

Supreme Court has held that when the accused seeks for quashing of FIR on the ground that the same is based on ulterior motive for wreaking personal v.....

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Cal. HC: High Courts can Invoke Article 215 to Review its Own Orders(04.09.2023)

Calcutta High Court has held that being Courts of records, the High Courts are invested with inherent powers under Article 215 of Constitution to corr.....

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P&H HC: All Rivers, Natural Choe, Natural Springs are a Common Heritage of Mankind(05.09.2023)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that all rivers, natural choe, natural springs are a common heritage of mankind, therefore it cannot be claimed.....

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Kar. HC: Under DV Act, Question of Awarding Maintenance Till Marriage of Daughters Doesn’t Arise(05.09.2023)

Karnataka High Court has held that under the provisions of Domestic Violence Act, question of awarding maintenance till marriage of the daughters does.....

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SC Explains Factors to be Considered While Deciding Legality of Preventive Detention(06.09.2023)

Supreme Court while observing that there has been growing trend of passing orders of preventive detention at the ‘drop of a hat’ without considering l.....

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SC Grants Protection to Editors Guild of India Members from FIRs by Manipur Police(06.09.2023)

Supreme Court has granted interim protection to members of the Editors Guild of India from the FIRs registered by the Manipur police over a fact-findi.....

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All. HC Explains the Scope of S.4 of UP Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act 2021(07.09.2023)

Allahabad High Court has observed that under Section 4 of UP Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act 2021, FIR can be filed under the Act b.....

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SC: Arbitrators Can’t Unilaterally Fix Their Fee as it Violates Party Autonomy(31.08.2022)

Supreme Court has held that arbitrators do not have the power to unilaterally fix their fees without the consent of the parties. The Court also held t.....

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SC to State LSA: Use DLSA Model on Inclusion of Para-Legal Volunteers in Police Stations(02.09.2022)

Supreme Court has directed to circulate the Delhi State Legal Services Authority's (LSA) scheme regarding empanelment of Para Legal Volunteers in poli.....

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Bombay HC: Secured Creditors Shall Take Priority Over Government Dues Under SARFAESI Act(05.09.2022)

Bombay High Court has held that the rights of secured creditors to realise secured debts shall have priority over government dues, including revenues,.....

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Ker. HC: No Absolute Bar on Grant of Anticipatory Bail in Cases of Rape Against Minors(21.09.2023)

Kerala High Court while observing that that exclusion of provision for pre-arrest bail embodied in Section 438(4) of CrPC in case of rape against mino.....

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SC: SARFAESI Doesn’t Give Any License to Bank Officers to Act Against the Scheme of Law(22.09.2023)

Supreme Court while observing that SARFAESI Act was enacted for speedy recovery and for benefitting the public at large, has held that it does not giv.....

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SC: Can’t Allow use of Barium Nitrate Merely Because it Would be 30 Per Cent Less Polluting(25.09.2023)

Supreme Court has held that allowing the use of Barium Nitrate in firecrackers merely because it is indicated that the formulation as a whole would be.....

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NCLAT: Liability of Personal Guarantor Survives Even on Becoming Citizen of Foreign Country(02.08.2022)

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), New Delhi Bench has held that liability of Personal Guarantor doesn’t extinguishes upon subsequent ac.....

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SC: Entries in Balance Sheet of Corporate Debtor Can be Treated as Acknowledgment of Liability(02.08.2022)

Supreme Court has held that the entries in Books of Account/Balance sheet of a company can be treated as acknowledgement of liability in respect of de.....

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Delhi HC: Persons Cannot be Evicted With Bulldozer at Their Doorstep Without Any Notice(04.08.2022)

Delhi High Court has held that persons cannot be evicted with a bulldozer at their doorstep ‘early in the morning or late in the evening’ without any .....

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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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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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Ker. HC to Police: Take Action Against Vloggers Promoting the Use of Modified Vehicles(04.10.2023)

Kerala High Court has directed Police and Enforcement Officers in the Motor Vehicles Department to take appropriate action against some vloggers promo.....

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Delhi HC Appeals Senior Lawyers to Pay Dignified Stipend to Juniors(26.09.2022)

Delhi High Court has appealed to the senior lawyers in legal profession to ensure that stipend paid to their juniors is enough for them to overcome th.....

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SC: Payment of Stipend to Junior Lawyers a Real Issue(28.09.2022)

Supreme Court while hearing the petition challenging the validity of All India Bar Examination observed that that issue of fair remuneration to junior.....

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JH HC Bans Use of Loudspeakers from 10 PM to 6 AM(18.10.2023)

Jharkhand High Court while issuing various directions to curb the issue of noise pollution in the city, has directed that from 10.00 p.m. to 06.00 a.m.....

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Bom. HC: Unregistered Partnership Firm Can be Made an Accused in Cheque Bounce Case(19.10.2023)

Bombay High Court has held that registration or non-registration of the partnership firm will have no bearing insofar as Section 141 of Negotiable Ins.....

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SC: Twin Conditions Under RPwD Act Creating Barriers(19.10.2023)

Supreme Court has held that under Right to Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act 2016, the nature of inclusion of specified categories only to the excl.....

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Bom. HC Quashes Rule 6(1) of the Consumer Protection Rules, 2020(23.10.2023)

Bombay High Court while quashing Rule 6(1) of the Consumer Protection Rules, 2020, has observed that rule was diluting the involvement of the judiciar.....

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SC: Lodging Juveniles in Adult Prisons is Deprivation of Their Personal Liberty(13.09.2022)

Supreme Court while holding that lodging juveniles in adult prisons amounted to deprivation of their personal liberty, has observed that once a child .....

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Delhi HC Directs DNRs to Appoint Grievance Officers Under IT Rules 2021(16.09.2022)

Delhi High Court while dealing with cases concerning proliferation of fraudulent domain names resulting in monetary loss to public has directed variou.....

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JH HC: Accused Must be Granted Time to Show Mitigating Factors in Hearing Related to Death Penalty(02.11.2023)

Jharkhand High Court has held that in every case where the statute provides death penalty the Court must adjourn “further” hearing on sentence after c.....

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SC Dismisses Plea Challenging Judgment that Ayurved & Allopathy Doctors not Entitled to Equal Pay(03.11.2023)

Supreme Court has dismissed the petition challenging the Court’s judgment in State of Gujarat v. Dr. PA Bhatt (MANU/SC/0461/2023; 2023/INSC/434) which.....

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NBDSA to TimesNow Navbharat: Take Down Episode Calling Haldwani Protesters 'Jihadi Gang'(06.11.2023)

News Broadcasting & Digital Standards Authority (NBDSA) has directed Times Now Navbharat to take down video calling the Haldwani protesters “Jihadi Ga.....

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Ker. HC Bans Bursting of Firecrackers in Religious Places at Odd Hours(06.11.2023)

Kerala High Court has held that no crackers shall be burst in religious places at odd time as prima facie there is no commandment in any of the holy b.....

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SC: Reasons Why Candidate Can’t Pursue Course Must be Made in Disability Assessment Report(25.09.2023)

Supreme Court has observed that Disability Assessment Report must have a cogent reasoning as to how such candidates will be unable to pursue the medic.....

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Tel. HC: Elders in the House Can’t Decide Custody of Child(25.09.2023)

Telangana High Court while observing that in custody matters, welfare of the minor child is the paramount consideration, has held that elders cannot d.....

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Guj. HC: Elected Members Must Not Disrepute the Institution to Which they are Elected(25.09.2023)

Gujarat High Court has held that it is expected from the elected members that they must ensure that no conflict arises between the public duties and t.....

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Del. HC: There Must be Uniformity in Eligibility Conditions for Recruitments of Teachers(26.09.2023)

Delhi High Court has observed that there must be a uniform eligibility conditions for recruitment to posts of Primary Teachers, post graduate teachers.....

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Delhi HC to UGC: Ensure Strict Compliance of UGC Act, 1956, with Regard to Specification of Degree(28.09.2023)

Delhi High Court has directed University Grants Commission (UGC) to take appropriate necessary actions to ensure compliance of the provisions of the U.....

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Mad. HC to State: Prevent use of Stickers such as ‘Police’ or ‘GOI’ on Private Vehicles(29.09.2023)

Madras High Court has directed State to ensure that stickers and artifacts containing “Emblem”, “Govt of India”, “Government of TN”, “High Court” and .....

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Madras HC to State: Grant Permission for RSS Route March for November 6(03.10.2022)

Madras High Court has directed Tamil Nadu government to grant permission for Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to conduct their route march on Novembe.....

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Guj. HC: Banners of Committees Become Immaterial, When Citizens are Permitted to Celebrate Festivals(10.10.2022)

Gujarat High Court has held that what is important is that the festivals are allowed to be celebrated, and it is immaterial under whose banner the sam.....

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Supreme Court Uphelds Quashing of Calcutta University Vice Chancellor's Reappointment(11.10.2022)

Supreme Court while dismissing plea filed by State of West Bengal against High Court order of setting aside re-appointment of Sonali Banerjee as Vice-.....

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Kerala HC: Provisions of KCS Act for Determining Continuance of Membership Are Mandatory(12.10.2022)

Kerala High Court has held that when specific provisions have been provided under the Kerala Co-operative Societies (KCS) Act, 1969 for determining th.....

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Ker. HC: Talaq-e-Hasan or Talaq-e-Ahsan are Valid Forms of Divorce(24.11.2023)

Kerala High Court while observing that pronouncement of talaq-e-sunnat either by Ahsan form or Hasan form has not been made penal in the Muslim Women .....

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MP HC Issues Guidelines on S.14 Appln Filed by Secured Creditors under SARFAESI Act(27.11.2023)

Madhya Pradesh High Court while observing that inaction of DM/ADM/ CJMs has resulted in secured creditors rushing to High Court, leading to opening of.....

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J&K&L HC: Employee's Performance is Personal Information Exempted Under RTI Act(07.11.2022)

Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that the performance of an employee or an officer in an organisation is primarily a matter between th.....

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Del. HC to Centre: Take Action Against Five International DNRs For Non-Compliance of Judicial Orders(11.11.2022)

Delhi High Court has directed Centre to take action against five Domain Name Registrars for non-compliance of judicial orders, and also consider if th.....

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SC to Striking Odisha Lawyers: Get Back to Work or Face Contempt Action(15.11.2022)

Supreme Court has come down heavily on lawyers who have been striking over demand for a permanent bench of Orissa High Court at Sambalpur and directed.....

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SC to Air Force: Grant Retiral Benefits to Women SSC Officers Deeming They Had Permanent Commission(17.11.2022)

Supreme Court has directed Indian Air Force to consider 32 Women Short Service Commission Officers, who were not considered for grant of Permanent Com.....

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Kerala HC: POCSO Shall Prevail Over Muslim Personal Law(21.11.2022)

Kerala High Court has held that a marriage between Muslims under personal law is not excluded from the ambit of POCSO Act, and if one of the parties t.....

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All. HC: Prior Notice to Tenants Not Required if Eviction Appln. is for Personal Use of Premises(10.01.2024)

Allahabad High Court has held that u/s 21(2)(m) of UP Regulation of Urban Premises Tenancy Act, 2021 there is no requirement of prior notice to the te.....

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Bombay High Court Permits Bursting of Firecrackers for 3 Hours in Mumbai(07.11.2023)

Bombay High Court has permitted bursting of firecrackers for 3 hours in Mumbai and directed Municipal Corporations to ensure that firecrackers are not.....

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Manipur HC to State: Operationalise Mobile Towers in Violence Free Areas on Trial Basis(07.11.2023)

Manipur High Court has directed State to open and operationalize mobile towers, on a trial basis, in all those District Headquarters which have not be.....

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SC: Guidelines/Directions Regarding Firecrackers are Applicable to All States and Not Just Delhi(08.11.2023)

Supreme Court has clarified that its direction dated 07.11.2023, against the use of barium and banned chemicals in firecrackers is applicable not only.....

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Bom. HC: Provide Laptops/iPads to Prosecutors for Implementing E-Filing System(09.11.2023)

Bombay High Court while observing that to make the mechanism of E-fling effective, it is absolutely essential that prosecutors are provided with the f.....

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SC Upholds Validity of IBC Provisions Relating to Personal Guarantors(09.11.2023)

Supreme Court has upheld the constitutional validity of IBC provisions (Section 95 to Section 100) relating to Personal Guarantors Insolvency Resoluti.....

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Allahabad HC Allows Management Student, Who Was Short of Attendance, to Write Exam(16.11.2023)

Allahabad High Court has allowed a management student, who was short of attendance, to appear in the supplementary examination at Amity University.

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SC Sets Aside HC Direction Allowing SIT Probe in TRS MLAs Poaching Case(24.11.2022)

Supreme Court has quashed the directions passed by the Telangana High Court which allowed Telangana Police Special Investigation Team to proceed with .....

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Madras HC: Take Action Against Private Resorts for Illegally Diverting Flow of Natural Waterfalls(24.11.2022)

Madras High Court has directed District Collectors of Tenkasi, Tirunelveli, Kanyakumari, Coimbatore and Ooty to form a committee to curtail illegal di.....

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Jharkhand HC: Muslim Woman Can Marry Person of Her Choice After Attaining Puberty(30.11.2022)

Jharkhand High Court has held that under Muslim personal law people attain puberty at the age of 15 years and upon attaining the same, they are at lib.....

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Ker. HC: Appointment Of Ministers' Personal Staff Can’t be Equated With Regular Recruitment Process(02.12.2022)

Kerala High Court has held that appointment of personal staff to ministers’ by the Special Rules of 1959 is a class of employment made in order to ser.....

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Madras HC: Disbursal of Insurance Amount Ordered, Default in Payment of Premium not Intentional(22.01.2024)

Madras High Court while ordering disbursal of insurance amount to the family of policy holder has held that default in payment of premium was neither .....

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Karnataka High Court: FIRs Cannot be Transferred by Invoking Powers Under Section 407 CrPC(24.01.2024)

Karnataka High Court has held that First Information Reports (FIRs) cannot be transferred by invoking powers under Section 407 of the Code of Criminal.....

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Delhi HC Expresses Concern Over Builders Resorting to Dilatory Tactics, Defrauding Homebuyers(03.11.2022)

Delhi High Court while highlighting issued faced by various homebuyers has stated that it is an unfortunate trend that builders often resort to dilato.....

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All. HC in Gyanvapi-Kashi Title Dispute Case: Civil Suits Not Barred by Places of Worship Act(19.12.2023)

Allahabad High Court has ruled in Kashi Vishwanath-Gyanvapi land title dispute cases that civil suits filed by Hindu worshippers are not barred by the.....

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Del. HC to CISF: Amend Recruitment Rules to Allow Women Drivers in the Force(21.12.2023)

Delhi High Court has directed the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) to amend its recruitment Rules within six months to allow the recruitment o.....

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UK Supreme Court: Artificial Intelligence Can’t be Considered as Patent Inventor(21.12.2023)

Supreme Court of United Kingdom has held that a Patent inventor must be a natural person and therefore the same cannot be granted to an Artificial Int.....

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Tel. HC Allows Officers Involved in 2019 Hyderabad Encounter to be Impleaded as Intervenors(02.01.2024)

Telangana High Court has allowed the police personnel involved in the 2019 encounter death of the accused in rape and murder of a young Veterinarian d.....

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SC: Candidature Can't Be Cancelled for Insignificant Trivial Errors(03.01.2024)

Supreme Court while observing that a candidate can’t be penalized for insignificant error which has no bearing on the ultimate result, has held that a.....

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SC to Army: Frame Policy Regarding Promotion of Women Officers(06.12.2023)

Supreme Court has directed the Indian Army to frame a policy by 31 March 2024 regarding the promotion of women officers who were granted permanent com.....

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Tel. HC: Right to Personal Liberty Includes Right to Possess Passport(11.12.2023)

Telangana High Court has held that the pendency of criminal case against the petitioner cannot be a ground to deny renewal of passport to the petition.....

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HP HC: Benefit of Probation of Offenders Act can’t be Extended to Offence u/s 304A IPC(13.12.2023)

Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that a person convicted for the offence of rash and negligent driving under Section 304-A of IPC can’t be extende.....

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Mad HC: Question that Killing of Hindu Religious Leaders Would Constitute Terrorist Act is Debatable(14.12.2023)

Madras High Court has noted that the question as to whether the killing of Hindu religious leaders by itself can constitute a terrorist act is debatab.....

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Kar. HC Issues Guidelines to be Followed for Early Detection of Pregnancy in Minor Rape Survivors(15.12.2023)

Karnataka HC while issuing guidelines for early detection of pregnancy in minor rape survivors, has observed that by the time wish for termination of .....

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All. HC: Government can Recover Royalty or Other Dues Only as Arrears of Land Revenue(18.12.2023)

Allahabad High Court has held that as per Uttar Pradesh Minor Minerals (Concession) Rules 1963, if royalty or any other due under the lease wasn’t pai.....

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Ker. HC: UGC Regulations Don’t Require Chancellor's Nominee in Selection Committee for Universities(15.12.2022)

Kerala High Court while staying a Single bench order directing to include Chancellor's representative in Search Committee for appointment of VC of APJ.....

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Delhi HC: Filing ITR Instead of Income Certificate Can’t Deprive Eligible Candidate of Scholarship(15.12.2022)

Delhi High Court has held that mere mistake of filing Income Tax Return (ITR) certificate instead of Income Certificate can’t lead to a situation wher.....

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Allahabad HC: Police Can't Kill Accused Merely Because He is a Dreaded Criminal(16.12.2022)

Allahabad High Court while convicting 43 police personnel in connection with the 1991 Pilibhit Encounter case observed that the police officers can't .....

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Patna HC Orders Action Against Prosecutor Whose Absence Resulted in Non-Disposal of 90 Bail Matters(19.12.2022)

Patna High Court has directed Advocate General for State to take action against a Public Prosecutor who remained absent before the Court due to which .....

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SC: Panchayat Members in Mah. To Produce Caste Certificate In 12 Months to Avoid Disqualification(09.02.2024)

Supreme Court has held that Panchayat members in Maharashtra, who have been elected from seats reserved for the SC/OBC Class have to produce Validity .....

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SC: Panchayat Members in Mah. to Produce Caste Certificate In 12 Months to Avoid Disqualification(09.02.2024)

Supreme Court has held that Panchayat members in Maharashtra, who have been elected from seats reserved for the SC/OBC Class have to produce Validity .....

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Kar. HC: 100% Reservation for Women in Cadre of ‘Nursing Officers’ in Military is Unconstitutional(11.01.2024)

Karnataka High Court while striking down 100% Reservation for Women in Cadre of ‘Nursing Officers’ in Military, has observed that there can’t be 100% .....

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Bom. HC: Company Can’t be Compelled to Run Because of Possible Unemployment of Workers(12.01.2024)

Bombay High Court has held that if a Company approaches the Court for closure of its establishment on the ground of accumulated losses in accordance w.....

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All. HC: Unmarried Daughter Falling Under the Category of Aggrieved Person Entitled to Maintenance(15.01.2024)

Allahabad High Court has held that unmarried daughter, irrespective of her religion and age is entitled to obtain maintenance under the Protection of .....

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All. HC: Legal Heirs Entitled to Benefit After Death of Govt. Employee, Nominee Merely a Custodian(15.01.2024)

Allahabad High Court has held that Nominee of a Government employee is just a guardian and the legal heirs of the employee shall be entitled to the be.....

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Supreme Court: Even a Day’s Delay is Important When a Question of Personal Liberty Involved(18.01.2024)

Supreme Court while expressing anguish over the callous attitude of Karnataka High Court in a habeas corpus matter set a woman at liberty who was deta.....

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Bom HC: Student Should be Timely Informed About Eligibility Status to Avoid Wastage of Time & Money(18.01.2024)

Bombay High Court while quashing Mumbai University’s decision of declaring a student ineligible for a course when he had already completed two semeste.....

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Del. HC: South Asian University an International Organization, Not Amenable to Writ Jurisdiction(25.01.2024)

Delhi High Court has held that South Asian University is not amenable to the writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India as it en.....

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Supreme Court: Medical Devices Can be Included within Definition of “Drugs”(29.01.2024)

Supreme Court while declining to interfere with Delhi High Court's ruling has upheld the Central Government notifications to include medical devices s.....

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SC: Giving Police Liberty to Seek Remand While Granting Anticipatory Bail Defeats Objective of Bail(30.01.2024)

SC while expressing surprise at practice followed by Courts in Gujarat of giving police liberty to seek remand of accused even while granting anticipa.....

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Allahabad HC: Convicts or Persons Under Trial Have a Right to Get Adequate Medical Treatment(31.01.2024)

All. HC while granting bail to an accused held that health concern of person in custody has to be taken care of by State and is to be keenly watched a.....

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Del. HC: Order For Pre-Censorship of Content Against Rohingya Community on Facebook Can’t be Allowed(01.02.2024)

Del. HC while refusing to pass an order directing Centre to restrain Facebook from allegedly promoting hateful and harmful content against Rohingya co.....

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J&K&L HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Reimbursement Under PM Special Scholarship Scheme(28.12.2022)

Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has dismissed a Jaipur-based University's plea for reimbursement of expenses incurred by it with regard to tuiti.....

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NCDRC: Landowner Jointly & Severally Liable Along With Developer for Deficiency in Service(29.12.2022)

National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has held that landowner is jointly and severally liable for any compensation along with the dev.....

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SC: Information Disclosing Cognizable Offence to Be Recorded as FIR & Not in General Diary(27.02.2024)

Supreme Court has held that except in cases where preliminary inquiry is needed, commission of cognizable offence should be recorded as a First Inform.....

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Supreme Court: Stay Orders of High Court on Trials Not to Get Vacated Automatically(29.02.2024)

Supreme Court while overruling its 2018 judgement Asian Resurfacing of Road Agency Pvt. Ltd. and Ors. Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation (MAN.....

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Rajasthan High Court: Reinstate Ayurvedic Doctors Who Haven’t Attained 62 Years of Age(01.03.2024)

Rajasthan High Court has directed that those ayurvedic doctors who have been superannuated on attaining the age of 60 years but have not completed the.....

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Supreme Court: MPs/MLAs Cannot Claim Immunity Under Constitution of India For Receiving Bribe(04.03.2024)

Supreme Court has held that Members of Parliament and Legislative Assemblies cannot claim immunity under Articles 105(2) and 194(2) of the Constitutio.....

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Supreme Court: Position of Deputy Chief Minister Merely A Label, Appointment Not Unconstitutional(12.02.2024)

SC while dismissing a PIL challenging the appointment of Deputy Chief Ministers, has held that a Deputy Chief Minister is first a minister in the gove.....

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Bom. HC: Reproductive Health An Important Aspect of Personal Liberty Under Article 21 COI(12.02.2024)

Bombay HC while observing that reproductive health is a facet of personal liberty under Article 21 of the Constitution of India (COI), has allowed two.....

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SC: Closer Examination of RP’s Feasibility if Plan Envisages Use of Asset Owned By Statutory Body(15.02.2024)

SC while observing that normally resolution plan’s feasibility is best decided by the commercial wisdom of Committee of Creditors, has held that when .....

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Supreme Court Explains The Principles of Adverse Possession(15.02.2024)

Supreme Court while stating that a person pleading adverse possession has no equities in his favor because seeking such possession is attempting to de.....

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Supreme Court: Directors of Company Not Liable For Dishonor of Cheque After Their Retirement(16.02.2024)

Supreme Court has observed that the Director of a company cannot be held liable for the dishonor of a cheque after his retirement, which has been issu.....

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SC: Offending Anchors Must be Taken Off Air(16.01.2023)

Supreme Court while hearing pleas related to hate speech incidents has observed that offending anchors should be taken off air and hefty fines should .....

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SC: Employee Can’t Be Dismissed For Sending Representations Directly to Superior Officers(16.02.2024)

Supreme Court has held that an employee when in financial hardship, may represent directly to the superior but that by itself cannot amount to major m.....

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Raj. HC: Restrain on Deemed Universities From Offering Distance Programs Under UGC Regulations(19.02.2024)

Rajasthan High Court has restated the application of notices, circulars and guidelines issued by University Grants Commission (UGC) and Distance Educa.....

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Supreme Court: Accused Absolved of Charges Under IPC Can’t Be Charged Under UP Gangsters Act(20.02.2024)

SC has held that to prosecute accused under Section 3(1) of Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities(Prevention) Act, 1986 it should be prov.....

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Supreme Court: Termination of Woman Nursing Officer on Grounds of Her Marriage is Unconstitutional(20.02.2024)

Supreme Court has held that termination of a woman nursing officer from the Military Nursing Service on grounds of marriage undermines human dignity, .....

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Del HC: Incorrect to Deny Benefits to Construction Workers For Failing to Pay For Renewal of Regist.(26.02.2024)

Delhi High Court has held that disentitling construction worker to benefits on the basis that the worker has failed to pay contribution for renewal of.....

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Madras HC: Women Residing in India Temporarily, OCI Cardholders Entitled to Relief Under DV Act(02.02.2023)

Madras High Court has held that persons who were living temporarily in India and foreign citizens who are Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) cardhold.....

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Gauhati HC: Appoint 2 Women Social Workers in State Committee Under Anti-Manual Scavenging Law(03.02.2023)

Gauhati High Court has directed State to include 2 women social workers in State Monitoring Committee constituted under Section 26 of the Prohibition .....

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Ker. HC: Doctor Can’t be Held Negligent Merely if Patient Didn't Respond Favorably to Treatment(06.02.2023)

Kerala High Court while observing that there is always the chance that the treatment does not go as planned, has held that when things go wrong, it is.....

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Meghalaya High Court: Trial Court Should Adopt Procedure Understandable by Illiterate Person(11.03.2024)

Meghalaya High Court has observed that the trial court while performing its duty under Section 313 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, should ado.....

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Supreme Court: Workers Performing Perennial/Permanent Nature of Work Not Contractual Workers(14.03.2024)

Supreme Court while granting regularization to workers, has held that workers involved in performing perennial/permanent nature of work cannot be cons.....

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All. HC: Mandatorily Pass Order to Disclose Assets and Liabilities in Maintenance Proceedings(15.03.2024)

Allahabad High Court has directed all Presiding Officers dealing with maintenance proceedings in the State to pass orders making it mandatory for the .....

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SC: Only Small Peddlers Are Caught Not Culprits Actually Running Drug Syndicate(13.02.2023)

Supreme Court while granting bail to an undertrial in an NDPS case, has observed that in NDPS cases, smalltime drug peddlers are mostly caught and not.....

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Del. HC: Statements by lawyer During Judicial Proceedings Conferred With Absolute Privilege(13.02.2023)

Delhi High Court has held that statements made by a lawyer during judicial proceedings are complete defence against any allegations of defamation and .....

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SC Affirms Compensation to Lawyer for Bank Wrongfully Keeping His Name in Loan Defaulters List(15.02.2023)

Supreme Court has affirmed National Consumers Disputes Redressal Commission directing Canara Bank to pay compensation of Rs. 5 lakhs to lawyer whose n.....

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SC: Nominated Members of the Municipal Corporation Can't Vote in Election of Mayor(20.02.2023)

Supreme Court has held that prohibition on nominated members exercising the right to vote in terms of S 3(3)(b)(1) f Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, .....

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Del. HC: Prisoners Have Right to Compensation for Work Related Injuries Suffered in Jail(20.02.2023)

Delhi High Court while issuing guidelines for cases where an inmate or convict sustains work related injuries in prison has observed that justice for .....

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Supreme Court: Deceased Partner’s Legal Heirs Not Liable for Liability of Partnership Firm(09.04.2024)

Supreme Court has held that upon the death of a partner of the partnership firm, legal heirs of the deceased do not become liable for any liability of.....

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All. HC: EMI of Personal Loan to be Added in Monthly Income for Determining Maintenance u/s 125 CrPC(15.03.2024)

Allahabad High Court has held that in order to determine the monthly allowance payable to the wife under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.....

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Mad. HC: Aim of Criminal Jurisprudence Must be ‘Reforming Teenagers’ Not Labeling Them as Criminals(20.03.2024)

Madras High Court while dealing with rash and negligent driving among youngsters, has observed that criminal jurisprudence in this area must aim at re.....

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Bombay High Court Upholds First-Ever Conviction of Police Officers in Mumbai(20.03.2024)

Bombay High Court has upheld the life imprisonment of a police encounter specialist making it the first conviction of police officers in a fake encoun.....

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Supreme Court: Actual Owner of the Property Must be Known to the Party Claiming Adverse Possession(21.03.2024)

Supreme Court has held that when a party claims adverse possession, he must know who the actual owner of the property is. Secondly, he must plead that.....

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SC Decides Against Staying Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023(21.03.2024)

Supreme Court has refused to stay Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023 which removes the Chief Justice of India from.....

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Supreme Court Refuses to Stay Election Commissioners' Act(26.03.2024)

Supreme Court while deciding the batch of pleas has refused to stay the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023, which .....

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Bom. HC: Show Cause Notice for Contempt Issued Against Individuals Borrowing from NBFCs(27.03.2024)

Bombay High Court has issued show cause notice for contempt proceedings against certain borrowers who after giving a solemn undertaking to the Court, .....

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Karnataka High Court: Judicial Powers Cannot be Exercised by Conciliators in Lok Adalats(29.03.2024)

Karnataka High Court has held that the conciliators have exercised the judicial powers while presiding over the Lok Adalat, hence the compromise and d.....

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Karnataka High Court: Welfare State Expected to Treat Pensioners With Soft Gloves(02.04.2024)

Karnataka High Court has held that an employer in a Welfare State is required to treat pensioners with soft gloves as they have retired after putting .....

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Madras High Court Directs State to Expedite Probe and Trials in Criminal Cases Against MP, MLAs(03.04.2024)

Madras High Court has directed the State to speed up the probe and trials in criminal cases against Members of Parliament (MP) and Members of Legislat.....

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Delhi High Court: Prioritize Criminal Cases and Appeals Against MPs and MLAs(04.04.2024)

Delhi High Court has passed an order asking its Judges to prioritize criminal cases and appeals that have been filed against Members of Parliament (MP.....

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Madras High Court Modifies Order & Restores Power of Madurai Bench to Hear Pan-State Matters(05.04.2024)

Madras High Court recently modified an earlier order of the Court and restored the power of the Madurai Bench to hear pan-state matters which were ear.....

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SC to Prisoners Released on Covid-19 Parole: Surrender Within 15 Days(24.03.2023)

Supreme Court has directed that all hose undertrial prisoners and convicts who have been released on emergency parole pursuant to recommendations of H.....

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SC: Mere Membership of Unlawful Assembly is an Offence Under UAPA(24.03.2023)

Supreme Court while overruling its 2011 judgment in Arup Bhuyan v. State of Assam (MANU/SC/0096/2011), Indra Das v. State of Assam (MANU/SC/0106/2011).....

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Allahabad High Court: Mother-in-law Acquitted in Dowry Case After Five Years in Jail(13.05.2024)

Allahabad High Court has acquitted the mother-in-law of the deceased in a case of dowry death, after five years in jail when it was found that at the .....

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Del. HC: In-Mall Marketing Campaigns Also Advertisements, HUL Restrained from Comparing Products(14.05.2024)

Del. HC has restrained Hindustan Unilever Ltd. from comparing its Ponds products with Nivea for advertising or marketing activity and observed that ac.....

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SC: Reconsideration Required of the Judgement That Brought Doctors Under Consumer Protection Act(15.05.2024)

Supreme Court while deciding whether advocates can be held liable under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, has observed that the judgement that brough.....

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Karnataka HC Becomes the First Court to Hear Arguments of Speech & Hearing-Impaired Advocate(09.04.2024)

Karnataka High Court has created history by becoming the first court in the country to hear submissions advanced by a speech and hearing-impaired advo.....

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SC Clarifies That Judgement Stating B.Ed Graduates Can't Be Primary School Teachers Operates Prospe.(09.04.2024)

Supreme Court has clarified that the judgment delivered by the Court that Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) degree holders cannot be primary school teache.....

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SC: Successors Cannot Enforce Rights on Property Through a Deed Executed by Person Without Title(11.04.2024)

Supreme Court has held that if a deed regarding any property has been executed by a person without title, the successors or future owners shall not ha.....

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SC: Evidence by Power of Attorney Holders Can Only be Given of Facts Within Their Personal Knowledge(15.04.2024)

Supreme Court has observed that deposition can only be given by a power of attorney holder of the facts that are within his personal knowledge and not.....

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Bombay HC: Court Setting Aside Magistrate's Order for Police Investi. Won’t Lead to Quashing of FIR(15.04.2024)

Bombay High Court has held that if a revision court sets aside a Magistrate’s order to conduct a police investigation in a cognizable offence under Se.....

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Supreme Court: Regulations of University Grants Commission are Binding on Universities(16.04.2024)

Supreme Court while directing Jamia Milia Islamia University to reinstate teachers on a permanent basis even after University Grants Commission’s lett.....

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Petition Seeking Three Year LL.B Course After 12th Standard, Refused by Supreme Court(22.04.2024)

Supreme Court has refused to entertain a petition seeking three year LL.B course right after class 12 and has stated that the five year course has bee.....

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SC: IMA Cautioned With Regard to Unethical Practices by its Members(24.04.2024)

SC while hearing contempt case against Patanjali Ayurved over misleading advertisements, has cautioned Indian Medical Association (IMA) over unethical.....

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SC: Government Officers to First Appear Virtually, if Court Thinks Their Presence to be Necessary(25.04.2024)

SC while expressing disapproval at practice of High Courts routinely ordering personal appearance of Government Officials, has observed that if High C.....

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Del. HC: Can Only Interfere With Industrial Tribunal’s Decision if Found Perverse(25.04.2024)

Delhi High Court has held that the High Court is empowered to interfere with the decision of the Industrial Tribunal only to the extent of decisions f.....

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Del. HC: Persons Not Accused of Deceiving Others Should Handle Haj Pilgrims(27.04.2024)

Delhi High Court has held that Haj Group Organizers should be those persons who do have any allegations of deceiving Haj pilgrims. Haj Policy also giv.....

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Bom. HC: Public Sector Banks Not Empowered to Issue Look Out Circulars Against Loan Defaulters(27.04.2024)

Bombay High Court has observed that Public Sector Banks are not authorized to issue look out circulars against loan defaulters. The power exercised by.....

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Bom HC: Person Cannot be Deprived of Right to Sleep by Recording Statements at Unearthly Hours(16.04.2024)

Bom. HC while observing that recording of statement, at unearthly hours, results in deprivation of a person’s sleep, a basic human right of an individ.....

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Committee to Examine Issues Relating to Queer Community Constituted by Central Government(17.04.2024)

Central Government on direction by the Supreme Court in Supriyo and Ors vs. Union of India (MANU/SC/1155/2023; 2023/INSC/920) has constituted a commit.....

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Appointment of Technical Assistants as Assistant Engineers in Tamil Nadu PWD Upheld by Supreme Court(17.04.2024)

Supreme Court while upholding the Tamil Nadu Government’s decision of appointing Technical Assistants as Assistant Engineers in Public Works Departmen.....

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All. HC: Medical Report Determining Age of Victim in POCSO Cases to be Submitted to Court Promptly(17.04.2024)

Allahabad High Court has held that in cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, it should be ensured by police authoritie.....

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Calcutta High Court: Notice Preventing Forest Dwellers from Entering Forest Lands Set Aside(18.04.2024)

Cal HC set aside the notice ousting forest dwellers from their forest dwellings and held that since no process of recognition of rights given in Sched.....

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Bom. HC: Bail Denied to Man Accused of Sexually Abusing a Child for Nine Years(01.05.2024)

Bombay High Court while denying bail to a man accused of sexually abusing a child continuously for nine years, has observed that due to such horrendou.....

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Del. HC: Police Protection Granted to Transgender Person for Filing Nominations for Lok Sabha Polls(01.05.2024)

Del. HC while granting police protection to a transgender person for filing nominations for Lok Sabha election, has observed that any discrimination o.....

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Del HC: In Delhi, Giving Monthly Pension of Rs.3000 to Building & Construction Workers is Very Small(02.05.2024)

Delhi High Court has observed that, the per mensem rate of pension, which is Rs. 3000 given to building and construction workers after completion of 6.....

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Orissa HC: Trespassers Must Accept Responsibility for Risk in Crossing Railway Tracks(03.05.2024)

Orrisa High Court while dismissing a writ petition seeking compensation from Railways in incidents resulting in fatalities on railway tracks has held .....

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SC: Trial Judges Should Take Participatory Role in Trial & Not Act as Mere Tape Recorders(06.05.2024)

SC has observed that it is the duty of the court to arrive at truth and subserve the ends of justice. Courts have to take a participatory role in tria.....

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Bom. HC: Bank Regis. with CERSAI has Priority Over DCST Against Proceeds of Enforce. under SARFAESI(07.05.2024)

Bombay High Court has held that against proceeds of enforcement under SARFESI Act, 2002 lender bank registered with the Central Registry of Securitisa.....

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Supreme Court: Cannot Allow Wrong Doers to Make Profit Out of Their Own Wrongs(15.05.2024)

Supreme Court has restated that an individual cannot be allowed to take benefit from his own wrong and that a person who prevents a thing from being d.....

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SC: UP Anti-Conversion Law May Seem to be Violating Article 25 of Constitution of India(17.05.2024)

Supreme Court while hearing petitions on alleged forceful religious conversions, has observed that the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Conversion Law in some part .....

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SC: UP Anti-Conversion Law May Seem to be Violating Article 25 of Constitution of India(17.05.2024)

Supreme Court while hearing petitions on alleged forceful religious conversions, has observed that the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Conversion Law in some part .....

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Recommendations Made by Gujarat HC for Promotions of Judicial Officers Upheld by Supreme Court(17.05.2024)

Supreme Court while dismissing the challenge to the merit list, has upheld the promotion of Senior Civil Judges to the 65% promotion quota of District.....

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Supreme Court: Union Directed to Deport 17 Foreigners in Assam’s Transit Camps(17.05.2024)

Supreme Court has directed the Central Government to take immediate steps regarding the deportation of 17 foreigners detained in transit camps of Assa.....

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Del. HC: Entities Restrained from Infringing Personality Rights of Actor Jackie Shroff(20.05.2024)

Delhi High Court has restrained various entities from infringing the personality and publicity rights of Bollywood actor Jackie Shroff by utilizing or.....

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Supreme Court: SEZ Developers Must Apply for Recognition and be Scrutinized(21.05.2024)

SC has observed that a SEZ developer is required to make an application as per AP Electricity Regulatory Commission (Distribution Licence) Regulations.....

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Supreme Court: If the Presence of Litigant is Required, Courts Should Allow Them to Appear Virtually(22.05.2024)

Supreme Court while granting relief to a litigant suffering from ailments from personally appearing in the Court, has observed that if there is a faci.....

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Delhi High Court: Centenary Chance Exams of Delhi University Not a Matter of Right(23.05.2024)

Del. HC has observed that Centenary Chance Exams are not a matter of right. Neither did candidates, who had failed to clear papers within maximum span.....

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Delhi High Court: Centenary Chance Exams of Delhi University Not a Matter of Right(23.05.2024)

Del. HC has observed that Centenary Chance Exams are not a matter of right. Neither did candidates, who had failed to clear papers within maximum span.....

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Delhi High Court: Centenary Chance Exams of Delhi University Not a Matter of Right(23.05.2024)

Del. HC has observed that Centenary Chance Exams are not a matter of right. Neither did candidates, who had failed to clear papers within maximum span.....

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SC: If Actions of Cabinet Committee are Validated by CoM, Rules of Business Not Violated by State(24.04.2023)

Supreme Court has held that when Cabinet Sub-Committee is merely acting on behalf of entire Council of Ministers (CoM), then it cannot be claimed that.....

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Bom. HC: Goa VAT (12th Amendment) Act Violates Doctrine of Separation of Powers(24.04.2023)

Bombay High Court while observing that Goa Value Added Tax (12th Amendment) Act, 2020, is an impermissible judicial override defying doctrine of separ.....

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AFT: Military Personnel Who Refuse to Take Promotion Cadre Test Disentitled from Finan. Upgradation(04.06.2024)

Armed Forces Trib. has held that if a military personnel gives unwillingness to undergo promotion cadre test or unwillingness for promotion those are .....

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All. HC: Inconsistency in Bail Orders Having Similar Facts Undermine Public Confidence in Judiciary(06.06.2024)

All. HC has observed that when courts grant bail to one accused and deny it to another under similar circumstances without providing clear justificati.....

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Mad. HC: Juri. Akin to Revisional Juri. Must be Exercised by Adj. Authority to Assess Correctness(10.06.2024)

Mad. HC has observed that even though Adjudicating Authority may not sit in appeal over commercial wisdom of Committee of Creditors, still it is requi.....

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Meg. HC: In Service Matters, Claim of Additional Increment is Not a Continuing Ground(18.06.2024)

Meghalaya High Court has observed that in service matters, additional increment is not a continuing ground, hence, relief cannot be granted on grounds.....

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Cal. HC: Bengal Govt. to Ensure Reservation in all Public Employment to Transgender Persons(19.06.2024)

Calcutta High Court has directed Government of West Bengal to ensure 1% reservation to all transgender persons in all public employment in the State i.....

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Bom. HC: Release of Film ‘Hamare Baarah’ Permitted After Agreement on Deletion of Certain Portions(19.06.2024)

Bombay High Court has allowed the release of the film ‘Hamare Baarah’ after the makers agreed to make changes in certain portions and adding disclaime.....

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Karnataka HC: Scope of Judicial Review in Contractual Matters is Extremely Limited(19.06.2024)

Kar. HC has observed that scope of judicial review in contractual matters is extremely limited and it is in rare category of cases that writ of mandam.....

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Bombay High Court Raps BMC for Failing to Act Against Hawkers(25.06.2024)

Bombay High Court came down heavily on Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and said that BMC has failed to act against illegal hawkers who encroa.....

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Release of Minor Accused in Pune Porsche Case Ordered by Bombay High Court(26.06.2024)

Bombay High Court has ordered the release of the minor accused in the Pune Porsche Case which resulted in the death of two individuals. The order was .....

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Ker. HC: Appeal to Remove Biochemistry & Microbiology Streams from Paramedical Courses, Dismissed(02.07.2024)

Ker. HC while dismissing an appeal to remove Biochemistry and Microbiology streams from paramedical courses, has observed that which courses are to be.....

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All. HC: Unlawful Conversions at Such Rampant Pace Would Lead to Majority Becoming Minority(02.07.2024)

All. HC has observed that if process of unlawful conversion is allowed to be carried out, majority population of this country would be in minority one.....

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SC: Right to Speedy Trial a Fundamental Right and Closely Tied to Right to Life and Personal Liberty(03.07.2024)

SC while criticizing HC for releasing accused merely on two months bail despite the fact that he has been in custody since 2022 and trial would take l.....

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Del. HC: Strict Legal Actions in Sexual Harassment Cases Discourage Potential Offenders(04.07.2024)

Delhi High Court has observed that strict legal actions against perpetrators of sexual harassment act as a deterrent, discouraging potential offenders.....

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Kerala HC: LGBT Persons Like Other Heterosexual Persons Are Entitled to Their Privacy(04.07.2024)

Ker. High Court, on a habeas corpus petition filed by the friend of a transwoman who was forced to undergo conversion therapy, has observed that LGBT .....

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Madras HC to Madras Bar Association: Give Bar Membership Without Any Discrimination(23.06.2023)

Madras High Court while criticizing Madras Bar Association (MBA) for its strict bye-laws making it difficult for lawyers to become a member of MBA res.....

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Meg. HC: 16 Year Old Person is Capable of Making Conscious Decision Regarding Sexual Intercourse(23.06.2023)

Meghalaya High Court has observed that looking into the physical and mental development of an children of age around 16 years, it is logical that such.....

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SC: Can’t Set Aside Decision to Allot Additional Shares Merely Because Promoters Have Also Benefited(23.06.2023)

Supreme Court has held that largely disproportionate allotment of rights share in favour of one group of shareholders can’t be set aside merely becaus.....

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All. HC: Not Mandatory for Passport Authority to Impound Passport of Accused Persons(26.07.2024)

All. HC has held that legislature u/s 10 (3)(e) of Passports Act, 1967 had deliberately used word ‘may' meaning that passport officer by recording rea.....

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Allahabad High Court: Gangsters Act Not Being Invoked With Due Procedure(29.07.2024)

All. HC while emphasizing on prohibition of harassment & oppression of innocent individuals, has observed that in many cases it is found that competen.....

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Raj. HC: Plastic Coated Papers Come Within Ambit of Single-Use Plastic Items(05.06.2023)

Rajasthan High Court has held that ‘plastic coated paper’ which is also used as a raw material for laminated paper cups, will come within the ambit of.....

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Del. HC: Urgent Need to Update Patent Manual for Better Guidance of Examiners & Controllers(05.06.2023)

Delhi High Court has observed that there is an imminent need to update the Manual of Patent Office Practice and Procedure so that Examiners and Contro.....

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Bom HC Directs 2 Influencers to Take Down Defamatory Content Against Covishield Vaccine Manufacturer(05.06.2023)

Bombay High Court has directed two social media influencers to take down prima facie defamatory content against Covishield vaccine manufacturer Serum .....

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Mad. HC: Teachers Appointed Before July 2011 Must Possess TET for Future Promotion(06.06.2023)

Madras High Court has held that teachers appointed prior to July 29, 2011, are eligible to continue in service even if they have not qualified Teacher.....

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Mad HC to PP: Instruct Police Personnel to Come Prepared With Particulars of Case(07.06.2023)

Madras High Court while expressing its displeasure over police officer deputed to assist prosecutor fumbling in Court, has directed Public Prosecutors.....

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SC Extends Stay on Direction by UP & UK Govt. to Eateries on Kanwar Route to Display Names(06.08.2024)

Supreme Court has extended the stay on direction issued by Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand governments to eateries along the Kanwariya pilgrim route to .....

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MP HC 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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Del HC: POSH can be Invoked by Victim When Sexually Harassed By Man Working in Other Department(03.07.2023)

Delhi High Court while observing that any interpretation of the POSH Act which downplays the complete achievement and implementation of its objectives.....

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Madras HC Division Bench Stays Single Judge’s Decision on Madras Bar Association Membership(04.07.2023)

Madras High Court has stayed single judge order that directed Madras Bar Association to distribute membership without discrimination and observed that.....

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SC: Disturbing to See Trend of Projecting Civil Financial Disputes as Criminal Matters(06.07.2023)

Supreme Court has observed that despite judgments of Apex Court in the case of Priyanka Srivastava vs. State of U.P (MANU/SC/0344/2015) & Vijay Kumar .....

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Supreme Court: High Time that Police Officers are Imparted Proper Training in Law(26.08.2024)

SC has observed that it is high time that the police officers across the country are imparted proper training in law so as to understand the fine dist.....

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Karnataka HC: State Directed to Sensitise Police Officers to Register FIR Under BNS and Not IPC(15.07.2024)

Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to sensitise all police stations to register crimes under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and no.....

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SC: After Suit for Possession, Subsequent Suit for Arrears of Rent Maintainable(15.07.2024)

Supreme Court has held that after a suit for possession, a suit for arrears of rent in maintainable and observed that a second suit filed on a differe.....

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BCI to Del. HC: Foreign Lawyers and Firms Entering India Will Also be Helpful for Indian Lawyers(16.07.2024)

BCI has informed Delhi HC that legal fraternity in India is not likely to suffer any disadvantage in case law practice in India is opened up to foreig.....

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Bombay High Court: Section 23 of MCS Act Promotes Open Membership(17.07.2024)

Bombay High Court has observed that Section 23 of the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 (MCS Act) promotes concept of open membership and b.....

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Del. HC: Notice Issued on Plea for Reservation of 33% Seats for Women in Lawyers' Bodies Elections(18.07.2024)

Delhi High Court has issued notice on a plea seeking 33% reservation for women lawyers in elections of Bar Council of Delhi (BCD), Delhi High Court Ba.....

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Bom. HC: Stock Broker Can’t be Booked for Duping Shareholders Only for Forwarding Whatsapp Messages(22.07.2024)

Bom. HC has observed that merely because a stockbroker has forwarded certain WhatsApp messages concerning details of shares that could be said to be d.....

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Tel. HC: Denying Accreditation to District, Constituency-Level Journalists is Unjustified(06.08.2024)

Tel HC while quashing the Schedule that categorizes small newspapers into four tiers for accreditation purposes, has held that depriving the journalis.....

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SC Disappointed With the Nature of Apology Extended by Indian Medical Association(06.08.2024)

Supreme Court while expressing disappointment with the nature of apology extended by Indian Medical Association, has directed the IMA President to pub.....

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Guj. HC: Authorities to Implement Mandatory Requirement of Wearing Helmets by 2 Wheeler Riders(08.08.2024)

Gujarat High Court while dealing with the issue of traffic congestion in Ahmedabad, has directed the authorities to implement the mandatory requiremen.....

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Del. HC: No Mechanism to Assess or Collect Tax on Sponsorships in Entertainment Tax Act(08.08.2024)

Delhi High Court has observed that imposition of a tax on sponsorship under the Delhi Entertainments and Betting Tax Act, 1996 must fail in the absenc.....

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Supreme Court: Blacklisting Orders Must be Justifiable and Proportionate(09.08.2024)

SC has held that orders of blacklisting are a drastic remedy and they need to be justifiable and proportionate. It further observed that debarring a p.....

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Kerala HC: Suo Motu Case Initiated to Prevent and Manage Natural Disasters(09.08.2024)

Kerala High Court has initiated a suo motu case regarding prevention and management of natural disasters in Kerala. The suo motu proceedings have been.....

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Bom. HC: Proactive Measures Required to Curb Menace of Illegal Hawkers(31.07.2024)

Bombay High Court while asking the Maharashtra Government to take proactive measures to overcome the problem of illegal hawkers, has observed that no .....

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Centre Issues Notification for Constitution of GST Appellate Tribunals(01.08.2024)

The Central Government has notified constitution of Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunals (GSTAT) across the country. The notification shall be e.....

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Karnataka High Court: ‘Once a Forest, Always a Forest’ Should Operate as Thumb Rule(01.08.2024)

Kar. HC while setting aside Trial Court’s order declaring private persons to be owners of a land, has observed that ‘once a forest, always a forest’ s.....

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Del. HC: In Habeas Corpus Plea, UIDAI Can be Directed to Provide Data About Missing Persons(01.08.2024)

Delhi High Court has stated that UIDAI can be directed by the High Court dealing with the Habeas Corpus petition, in exceptional cases, to disclose th.....

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MP HC: Police Officers Have to Follow Direction of Joining Music Band Practice(02.08.2024)

Madhya Pradesh High Court while hearing a matter where police constables were suspended for refusing to join Police Department's music band, has asked.....

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Raj. HC: ‘Zero Tolerance Policy’ Called Against Unqualified Proxy Teachers in Govt. Schools(02.08.2024)

Rajasthan High Court has directed Rajasthan Government to launch a campaign of zero tolerance policy against proxy teachers being illegally appointed .....

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Cal HC to CBI & ED: Submit List of Beneficiaries in Teachers Recruitment Scam(17.07.2023)

Calcutta High Court has directed CBI and ED to place on record the details of the beneficiaries of the teachers recruitment scam particularly the teac.....

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SC Restrains Centre and States to Act Upon Withdrawal of Madarssas Not Complying with RTE(22.10.2024)

Supreme Court has passed an interim order and restrained the Central Government and States to act upon communications issued by the National Commissio.....

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Supreme Court: HDFC Bank is a Juristic Person, Question of Mens Rea Does Not Arise(23.10.2024)

SC while quashing a criminal case against HDFC Bank Ltd. for violating IT Dept. order, has stated that the bank is a juristic person and question of m.....

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SC Reserves Judgement on Striking Down UP Madarsa Education Act, 2004(23.10.2024)

SC while reserving judgement on petitions filed against judgment of the Allahabad High Court striking down 'Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education A.....

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SC Issues Directions Regarding Awareness of Convicted Prisoners' Right to Legal Aid(24.10.2024)

Supreme Court while issuing directions regarding awareness of convicted prisoners' right to legal aid, has observed that the most important task in an.....

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Kerala HC: State Must Ensure that Digital Platforms are Accessible to Everyone(24.10.2024)

Kerala High Court has observed that the duty of the State to address the unique needs of persons with disabilities extends beyond merely providing acc.....

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SC: No Compulsion for Companies to Give Names of All Secured/Unsecured Creditors in Balance Sheet(24.10.2024)

Supreme Court while dismissing plea of corporate debtor's suspended director against initiation of CIRP, has observed that it is not compulsory for co.....

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Supreme Court: NCLAT Cannot Use its ‘Inherent Powers’ to Subvert Legal Provisions(25.10.2024)

SC has held that 'inherent powers' cannot be used to subvert legal provisions, which exhaustively provide for a procedure. To permit the NCLAT to circ.....

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Supreme Court: NCLAT Cannot Use its ‘Inherent Powers’ to Subvert Legal Provisions(25.10.2024)

SC has held that 'inherent powers' cannot be used to subvert legal provisions, which exhaustively provide for a procedure. To permit the NCLAT to circ.....

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SC: Accused Liable to Provide Explanation When Offence is Committed Within Privacy of their House(28.10.2024)

The Supreme Court has observed that failure of accused to offer explanation can be treated as an adverse circumstance against them as per Section 106 .....

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Mutilation property in DUSU Election: Del. HC Directs Candidates to File Affidavit & Beautify Campus(29.10.2024)

Delhi HC, while hearing a plea concerning the "defacement" of public property in Delhi University (DU) due to the Delhi University Students' Union (DU.....

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SC: Ban on Firecrackers Required Not Only to Curb Air Pollution but also Noise Pollution(13.12.2024)

Supreme Court while directing Delhi government and NCR states to decide on a complete year-round ban on firecrackers, has stated that this is the requ.....

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SC: No Registration of Further Suits against Places of Worship till Further Orders(13.12.2024)

Supreme Court while hearing petitions challenging the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991, has directed that no further suits shall be re.....

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SC: No Need of Sanction to Prosecute Police Officers Accused of Lodging False Cases(16.12.2024)

SC has held that when a police official is said to have lodged a false case, he cannot claim that sanction for prosecution u/s 197 CrPC was required s.....

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SC: Concerned Over Wrong & Rampant Conversions of Civil Disputes into Criminal Cases(17.12.2024)

Supreme Court while hearing a plea seeking quashing of charges under Indian Penal Code, 1860, has expressed concerns over rampant practices of convert.....

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Bom. HC: State Under Obligation to Realize Excise Duty Illegally Collected by Wine Manufacturers(17.12.2024)

Bom. HC has observed that the State is under legal obligation and mandate of the Hon'ble Supreme Court to realize the excise duty which has been illeg.....

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SC: Collegium Cautions Allahabad HC Judge Over Controversial Remarks(18.12.2024)

Supreme Court collegium while cautioning Allahabad High Court judge Justice SK Yadav over his controversial remarks against the Muslim community in a .....

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Bom HC: Two Children Limit for Panchayat Members Excludes Step-Children(21.08.2023)

Bombay High Court while observing that objective of two children policy was to disqualify a panchayat member responsible for the birth of more than tw.....

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SC: Statement by an Injured Person Recorded as FIR Can be Treated as a Dying Declaration(21.08.2023)

Supreme Court has held that statement by an injured person recorded as FIR can be treated as a dying declaration and is admissible under Section 32 of.....

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Mad. HC to State: Provide Reservation to Transgender Persons in Local Body Elections(24.08.2023)

Madras High Court has directed State Government to initiate all appropriate steps to grant reservations to Transgender persons in the local body elect.....

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SC Lays Down Factors to be Considered While Deciding Grant of Remission to Convict(28.08.2023)

Supreme Court has laid down various factors which must be taken into account by the government while deciding the grant of remission to convicts as pe.....

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SC Questions Involvement of Bar Members in Permanent Committee Assigning Marks to Candidates(20.03.2025)

Supreme Court has questioned inclusions of two members of the bar as part of the machinery which evaluates and assigns marks to the lawyers who are ca.....

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SC: Greater Noida Authority to Cooperate With Homebuyers in Reviving Abandoned Housing Project(20.03.2025)

Supreme Court has directed the Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority to cooperate in the entire exercise of reviving a dead project where the.....

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Del. HC Upholds DU’s Decision to Relax Age Limit for Candidates in Student’s Union Elections(21.09.2023)

Delhi High Court has upheld that decision of Delhi University (DU) to adjust the maximum age limit for undergraduate and postgraduate students contest.....

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Supreme Court, Times of India, Criminal Defamation Case(19.02.2025)

Supreme Court has provided clarification that women lawyers having more than 10 years of experience shall fill half of the 30% Executive Committee mem.....

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SC Adjourns Plea Challenging Constitutionality of Election Commissioners' Law(20.02.2025)

Supreme Court has adjourned pleas that challenged that constitutionality of Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023 thr.....

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SC Seeks View on Plea of Persons With Disabilities to Have the Option of Changing Scribe(20.02.2025)

Supreme Court while hearing a petition filed by persons with disabilities appearing for the Civil Services Examination, 2025, has sought the view of U.....

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Mad. HC: Important to Include LGBTQIA+ Persons as Speakers in Awareness Programs(20.02.2025)

Mad. HC has stated that it is important to include LGBTQIA+ persons as speakers in awareness programs to address their issues in order to help the med.....

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NCLAT: Can’t Interfere with Approval of RP Permitting Creditor to Take Action against Guarantees(20.02.2025)

NCLAT New Delhi bench has held that there cannot be interference with approval of a resolution plan containing a clause that creditors can take approp.....

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SC: Right to Education Includes Quality Education(14.08.2023)

Supreme Court while upholding Rajasthan High Court’s decision that made B.Ed. (Bachelor of Education) degree holders ineligible for appointment to the.....

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NCLT Orders Liquidation of Budget Air Carrier Go First Airways(21.01.2025)

National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) while allowing an application for liquidation filed by the Committee of Creditors (CoC) of Go First, has ordered .....

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Guj. HC Issues Notice on Plea Seeing Implementation of 4% Reservation in Promotions for PwDs(22.01.2025)

Gujarat High Court has issued notice to the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and the Department of the Empowerment of Persons with Dis.....

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Bom. HC: Strong Message Needs to be Sent to ED to Act Within Parameters of Law(22.01.2025)

Bom. High Court while levying exemplary costs on Enforcement Directorate (ED), has stated that a strong message needs to be sent to ED that they shoul.....

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Del. HC: Merely Marrying a Muslim Man Does Not Result in Automatic Conversion(24.01.2025)

Delhi HC while dealing with a partition suit, has stated that merely marrying a Muslim man does not result in an automatic conversion from Hinduism to.....

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Bombay HC: Use of Loudspeakers is Not an Essential Part of Any Religion(24.01.2025)

Bombay HC has held that noise is a major health hazard on various aspects and no one can claim that his rights are affected in any manner if he is den.....

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SC Grants Relief of Regularization to Woman Who Served Department for Thirty Years(27.08.2024)

SC has directed regularization of services of a woman engaged as a water woman who had served the department for a period of thirty years but was not .....

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Supreme Court: Registry to Give Explanation When Case Not Listed Despite Specific Orders(28.08.2024)

Supreme Court has observed that when there is a specific order of the Court that a particular petition shall be listed, the minimum expectation from t.....

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Bombay HC to Government: "Mandals" to Follow Idol Immersion Guidelines, Not to Use POP(02.09.2024)

The Bombay HC has directed the state government to issue directions to all municipal corporations to impose 'strict conditions' on Mandals seeking to .....

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SC: Medical Students to Deposit Fee Arrears for Obtaining Certificates from College(10.09.2024)

Supreme Court has directed medical students of Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical and Health Sciences College to deposit arrears from pending fee .....

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Ker. HC: Centre to Consider Framing Sexual Harassment Laws With More Feminist Perspective(11.09.2024)

Kerala High Court while pointing out lacunae in the PoSH Act, 2013, has stated that legislation doesn’t focus on harassment faced by women seeking emp.....

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Del. HC: Jurisp. for Grant of Bail is that Person Can’t Be Deprived of His Right of Personal Liberty(12.09.2024)

Del. HC has held that even if it is held that the twin conditions as provided in S. 45 of PMLA are not met, the jurisprudence for grant of bail is tha.....

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2012 Disproportionate Assets Case: Madras HC Sets Aside Discharge of Former CM Panneerselvam(30.10.2024)

The Madras High Court has set aside the order discharging former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, O. Panneerselavm and permitting prosecution to withdraw th.....

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Renukaswamy Murder Case: Karnataka High Court Grants Interim Bail To Actor Darshan(30.10.2024)

The Karnataka High Court has granted interim bail to Kannada Actor Darshan Thoogudeep Srinivas, on medical grounds to undergo spine surgery.

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Supreme Court Upholds Constitutional Validity of UP Madarsa Education Act, 2004(05.11.2024)

SC while setting aside Allahabad High Court’s judgement that struck down the UP Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004, has upheld the constitutional va.....

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SC Directs Delhi Government to Explain Steps Taken to Implement Ban on Firecrackers(05.11.2024)

SC has directed Delhi Government to file an affidavit placing on record the orders banning the use of firecrackers and the steps taken to implement th.....

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SC: Officers of DRI are ‘Proper Officers’ for Purpose of Section 28 of Customs Act(08.11.2024)

SC has held that the officers of DRI, Commissioners of Customs-Preventive, Directorate General of Central Excise Intelligence, and Commissioners of Ce.....

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SC: Minority Status of AMU Not Lost Merely Because of its Incorporation by Statute(08.11.2024)

Supreme Court with 4:3 majority has overruled the judgement of S. Azeez Basha vs. Union of India (MANU/SC/0039/1967; 1967 INSC 238) and has held that .....

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SC: Constitutional Court cannot Direct Trial Courts to Write Bail Orders in a Particular Manner(19.12.2024)

SC has stated that no Constitutional Court can direct Trial Courts to write orders on bail applications in a particular manner. If HC directs that in .....

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SC Urges Parliament to Secure Right of Survivorship of Tribal Women(20.12.2024)

Supreme Court while dismissing an appeal that challenged grant of property rights to a tribal woman, has urged the Parliament to come up with ways for.....

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NCLAT: In Case of Personal Guarantor, Date of Default Depends on Contract of Guarantee’s Terms(20.12.2024)

NCLAT New Delhi bench has held that liability of a Guarantor arises from the contract of guarantee and hence the date of default in the case of the gu.....

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NCLAT: Resolution Plan Approved by Committee of Creditors is Binding on All Stakeholders(20.12.2024)

NCLAT New Delhi bench has held that Resolution Plan approved by the Committee of Creditors (CoC) shall be binding on all the stakeholders including th.....

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SC: Moratorium Declared under IBC Will Not Extinguish Claims of Creditors(23.12.2024)

Supreme Court has held that a moratorium declared under Section 14 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 will not extinguish the claims of all t.....

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Cal. HC: No Person Shall be Deprived of Personal Liberty Unless Specified by Fair and Just Procedure(24.12.2024)

Calcutta High Court has held that no person shall be deprived of personal liberty unless specified by a fair and just procedure. Bail is an essential .....

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Direction by UP Govt. to Display Name of Shop Owners During Kanwar Yatra Challenged in SC(22.07.2024)

A plea challenging direction by the Uttar Pradesh Government to display name of shop owners during Kanwar Yatra has been filed before the Supreme Cour.....

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SC: UP & Utt. Govt.’s Direction to Shop Owners on Kanwar Route to Display Owner & Staff Name, Stayed(23.07.2024)

Supreme Court has stayed the direction passed by Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand Government directing the food sellers along the Kanwar Yatra route to d.....

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SC: Court not Sentencing Convict to Life Imprisonment, Can’t Impose Sentence Beyond 10 Years(23.07.2024)

Supreme Court has held that when the sentencing court does not impose punishment of life imprisonment on a convict, such court cannot grant punishment.....

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Supreme Court: States Have Right to Levy Tax on Mineral Rights(25.07.2024)

Supreme Court by an 8:1 majority has held that royalty paid by mining operators is not in the nature of tax and the payments made to the government ca.....

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Delhi High Court: BCI Directed to Decide Plea for Payment of Minimum Stipend to Junior Lawyers(25.07.2024)

Delhi High Court has directed Bar Council of India (BCI) to decide the plea regarding payment of minimum stipend to junior lawyers within a period of .....

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MP HC: If Alternate Remedy Available, Petitions Directing Police to Register FIR Not Maintainable(25.07.2024)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has restated that writ petitions seeking direction on police officers to register FIRs will not be maintainable if alternate.....

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SC Approves Requirement for Judicial Officers to be Converse With Local Language(26.07.2024)

Supreme Court has approved the condition imposed by Public Service Commissions requiring the individuals seeking appointment as judicial officers to b.....

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SC: Can’t Act Upon Government Order Barring Non-Hindu Vendors from Temple Shop Auctions(21.02.2025)

Supreme Court has clarified that the Government order barring non-Hindu vendors from participating in temple shop lease auctions cannot be acted upon .....

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SC: Can’t Act Upon Government Order Barring Non-Hindu Vendors from Temple Shop Auctions(21.02.2025)

Supreme Court has clarified that the Government order barring non-Hindu vendors from participating in temple shop lease auctions cannot be acted upon .....

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P&H HC: Dismissing Pleas due to Shortage of Stenographers Unwarranted(21.02.2025)

Punjab & Haryana High Court has stated that the dismissal of the application(s) on account of shortage of stenographers and typists is unwarranted and.....

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SC: No Entitlement on Job Contractors to Pension for Pre-Regularisation Period(24.02.2025)

Supreme Court has observed that there is a clear distinction between the employees who are in work-charged establishment vis-à-vis those who are in jo.....

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SC Asks Union to Inform about Implementing 2020 Code on Rights of Gig Workers(24.02.2025)

SC has directed the Union to inform about the timeline in which the rules/scheme relevant to give effect to provisions of Chapter IX of the Code on So.....

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SC: Can’t Exempt from Conversion Fee If Land Exceeds 25 Cents(24.02.2025)

Supreme Court has held that in properties exceeding 25 cents there shall be no exemption from conversion fee as per Section 27A of the Kerala Conserva.....

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‘Sikhya Providers’ Entitled to Age Relaxation in Recruitment Exam(20.03.2025)

Punjab & Haryana High Court has held that Sikhya Providers appointed to teach the students in the government schools are entitled to age relaxation in.....

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Delhi High Court Pulls Up Delhi Govt. for Lack of Efforts to Ensure Finances for Pending Projects(20.03.2025)

Del. HC has pulled up Delhi Govt. for lack of efforts to ensure finances for pending project of construction of residential flats for judicial officer.....

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Del. HC: Misuse of Firecrackers has Potential Not Only to Cause Ocular Injuries but Also Other Injuri(20.03.2025)

Delhi High Court while hearing a PIL regarding the issue of ocular injuries caused due to usage of firecrackers, has observed that misuse of firecrack.....

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NCLAT: Post-Submission, CoC Can’t Remit Approved Resolution Plan(21.03.2025)

NCLAT New Delhi bench has held that Committee of Creditors (CoC) cannot remit Resolution Plan for fresh consideration once it has been approved by CoC.....

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CJI Constitutes Committee Formed to Conduct Inquiry into Allegations against Justice Yashwant Varma(24.03.2025)

Chief Justice of India has constituted a committee of three members for conducting an inquiry into allegations against Justice Yashwant Varma, Judge o.....

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Ker. HC: There is No Personal Law in India Applicable to Christians Recognizing Adoption(24.03.2025)

Kerala High Court has observed that there is no personal law in India applicable to Christians recognizing adoption. But a valid adoption made in acco.....

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Supreme Court Issues Guidelines Regarding Recruitment of PwBD in District Judiciary(11.11.2024)

Supreme Court has issued guidelines regarding recruitment of persons with benchmark disabilities in District Judiciary and the guidelines will have to.....

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Supreme Court Issues Guidelines Regarding Recruitment of PwBD in District Judiciary(11.11.2024)

Supreme Court has issued guidelines regarding recruitment of persons with benchmark disabilities in District Judiciary and the guidelines will have to.....

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SC: Union to Frame Rules Regarding Access of Public Places & Services to PwD(11.11.2024)

Supreme Court has directed the Central Government to frame rules regarding access of public places and services to persons with disability. The direct.....

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SC: Public Sector Undertakings Can’t Appoint Arbitrators Unilaterally(11.11.2024)

SC has held that Public Sector Undertakings cannot, unilaterally appoint arbitrators for deciding disputes with private contractors. It was further he.....

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SC: Marks Obtained by Candidates in Selection Process Can’t be Held to be 'Personal Information’(12.11.2024)

SC has held that marks obtained by candidates in a selection process cannot ordinarily be held to be ‘personal information, disclosure of which has no.....

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SC: Attorney Holder Cannot Testify About Matters Requiring Personal Knowledge of the Principal(14.11.2024)

SC has observed that while an attorney holder can testify regarding acts they have personally carried out on behalf of the principal, they can’t testi.....

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Allahabad HC: Cannot Claim Use of Loudspeakers as a Matter of Right(24.01.2025)

Allahabad HC while hearing a plea seeking permission for installation of loudspeakers on a Masjid, has observed that use of microphone and loud-speake.....

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Bom. HC: Can Proceed with Trial if Accused Neither Appears Nor Seeks Exemption from Attendance(24.01.2025)

Bombay High Court has observed that Court can proceed with the offence under Section 138 of NI Act, 1881 in absence of the accused if the accused neit.....

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Kerala High Court Seeks Action on Installation of Illegal Hoardings(27.01.2025)

Ker HC while directing the State to inform about actions it plans to take against Govt. Servants responsible for installing a massive hoarding despite.....

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NCLAT: App. u/s 95 IBC is Maintainable against Personal Guarantor Even if No CIRP Process Initiated(27.01.2025)

NCLAT New Delhi bench has held that an application under section 95 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) is maintainable against the personal g.....

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P&H HC: Denying Re-Imbursement to Employee Due to Treatment Done in OPD is Unreasonable Classific.(29.01.2025)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has clarified that refusal of medical re-imbursement by State Government because treatment was done in Outpatient Depart.....

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SC Reserves Judgment on Petitions Seeking Accessible E-KYC Process for Blind Persons(29.01.2025)

Supreme Court has reserved its judgment on petitions seeking directions to provide accessible E-KYC process for persons with blindness/low vision.

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Delhi High Court Directs Signing of MoU for Implementation of PM-ABHIM Scheme(27.12.2024)

Delhi High Court has directed signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the Delhi Government for .....

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Madras HC Takes Suo Motu Cognizance of a Student’s Sexual Assault Inside Anna University Campus(27.12.2024)

Madras High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of alleged sexual assault committed on a student inside the Anna University campus in Chennai. The Cou.....

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Madras HC Takes Suo Motu Cognizance of a Student’s Sexual Assault Inside Anna University Campus(27.12.2024)

Madras High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of alleged sexual assault committed on a student inside the Anna University campus in Chennai. The Cou.....

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SC Expresses Reservations Over Farmer’s Objection to Provide Medical Aid to Jagjit Singh Dallewal(27.12.2024)

Supreme Court while expressing reservation over objection of protesting farmers in providing medical aid to farmers' leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal has .....

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Madras HC Forms SIT for Investigation in Sexual Assault Case in Anna University(30.12.2024)

Madras High Court has formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) for investigation in alleged sexual assault of a student inside the Anna University ca.....

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SC: Can’t Transfer Trial Outside State Merely Due to Involvement of Political Personality(06.01.2025)

Supreme Court has observed that transfer of a criminal case to another State cannot be allowed merely on the ground that a political personality is in.....

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Ker. HC: Foreign Travellers Overstaying After Expiry of Docs. Can’t be Treated as Infiltrators(12.09.2024)

Kerala High Court has observed that foreign nationals who entered India with valid documents and continued to stay even after expiry of such documents.....

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Supreme Court: In Matters of Personal Liberty, Each Day’s Delay Matters(13.09.2024)

Supreme Court has held that in the matters pertaining to personal liberty of the citizens, the Authorities are enjoined with a constitutional obligati.....

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Del. HC: Preliminary Enquiry Against Unknown Persons Not Strictly Barred Under PC Act(13.09.2024)

Del. HC has stated that preliminary enquiry against unknown persons may not be strictly barred under S. 17A of PC (Amendment) Act, 2018, if offenders .....

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Ker. HC: Can’t Penalise Vehicle Owners for Glazing With Plastic Film if Confirming to Standards(13.09.2024)

Ker. HC has held that State Government or its officials are not legally justified in penalising owners of motor vehicles, the windscreens or window gl.....

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SC: Cannot Attach Contributory Negligence of Driver Vicariously to Passengers(20.09.2024)

Supreme Court has observed that the contributory negligence on the part of a driver of the vehicle involved in the accident cannot be vicariously atta.....

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SC: Temporary Workers in Maharashtra’s PWD Department Entitled to Holiday Benefit(23.09.2024)

SC while granting relief to temporary workers engaged in the Public Works Department of Maharashtra, has observed that except the daily-wage employees.....

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Supreme Court Has Asked States to Regularise Existing Court Managers(19.05.2025)

Supreme Court while expressing concerns over Court Managers working on a contractual basis has directed that all States should regularise the existing.....

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NCLAT: Consideration of Debt Restructuring by Lenders Doesn’t Bar Member from Initiating Proceedings(19.05.2025)

NCLAT New Delhi bench has held that an individual member is not precluded from independently initiating insolvency proceedings under Section 7 of the .....

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Del. HC: Speedy Trial, Firmly Entrenched in our Constitutional Jurispr. is Not an Abstract Safeguard(22.05.2025)

Del HC has observed that right to a speedy trial, firmly entrenched in our constitutional jurisprudence u/s 21 of COI, is not an abstract safeguard. I.....

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SC: In Matters of Personal Liberty, HCs Aren’t Expected to Keep Matters Pending for Long(23.05.2025)

Supreme Court has observed that in the matters of personal liberty, the High Courts are not expected to keep the matter pending for a long time and do.....

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SC: No Further Reservation Required for Women in Senior Executive Members of SCBA(23.05.2025)

SC has observed that out of six candidates declared elected, three are women candidates. It is clarified that the object of minimum representation to .....

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ITR Filing Date Extended from 31st July to 15th September(28.05.2025)

Central Board of Direct Taxes has extended the due date for filing Income Tax Return (ITR) from 31st July 2025 to 15th September 2025 to facilitate sm.....

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Kar. HC: Not Regularizing Wagers would Put Premium on State's Act of Exploiting Human Labour(24.02.2025)

Karnataka High Court while directing regularization of two workmen who served the State government for 39 years and 32 years respectively as daily wag.....

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SC: Personal Liberty of Individuals should Not be Lightly Interfered With(25.02.2025)

SC while setting aside an order cancelling bail of an accused, has observed that the liberty of an individual is a precious right under the Constituti.....

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Delhi High Court: Can’t Assess Conversational Tweets on ‘X’ in Isolation(25.02.2025)

Delhi High Court has observed that while determining the claim of defamation, conversational tweets on ‘X’ are not to be assessed in isolation.

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Ker. HC: MH Act Creates Embargo on Punishing Persons for Offences Committed While Attempting Suicide(25.02.2025)

Ker. HC has observed that on a literal interpretation of Section 115(1) of Mental Healthcare Act, 2017, it can be stated that any person who attempts .....

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NCLAT: Beneficiaries of Personal Guarantee Can Initiate PIRP against Personal Guarantor(25.02.2025)

NCLAT New Delhi bench has held that Personal Insolvency Resolution Process (PIRP) can be initiated by beneficiaries of personal guarantee against Pers.....

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SC: Must Ensure Sensitive Work Environment for Growing Women Judicial Officers(28.02.2025)

SC has underscored the importance of ensuring sensitive work environment for women judicial officers and stated that it is not enough to find comfort .....

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JKL HC: Militancy Fighters Not Eligible for Benefits Under Swantantrata Sainik Samman Pension Scheme(07.09.2023)

Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that only those persons who have participated in the National Freedom Struggle are eligible for benef.....

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All. HC Constitutes Judicial Committee for Lawyers' Grievance Redressal in Hapur Violence Case(11.09.2023)

Allahabad High Court has constituted a judicial committee to address the grievances of the lawyers regarding the Hapur violence Incident.

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SC Expresses Reluctance to Transfer to Itself Petitions Challenging Anti-Conversion Laws of States(18.04.2025)

Supreme Court while hearing a transfer petition, has expressed reluctance to transfer to itself petitions challenging the State laws against religious.....

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Allahabad HC: Tender Condition Allowing Restriction Can’t be Considered Arbitrary(21.04.2025)

All. HC has observed that allowing only existing pellet manufacturers having their plant location in NCR region to participate in the tender process i.....

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Delhi HC Issues Notice in Plea Alleging Inaccessibility of Swiggy and Zepto Applications for PwDs(24.04.2025)

Delhi High Court has issued notice in a plea alleging inaccessibility of Swiggy and Zepto applications for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) and has so.....

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Pala Bar Association in Kerala Elects All Women Panel to Serve as Office Bearers(25.04.2025)

At a time when there is a call for increased women's representation in bar associations, Pala Bar Association in Kerala has made history by electing a.....

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Supreme Court: Appointment of Government Pleaders & Prosecutors Must be on Basis of Merit(30.01.2025)

SC has observed that Additional Government Pleaders and Assistant Public Prosecutor in respective HC should be appointed solely on merit. The State Go.....

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SC: Residence-based Reservation in PG Medical Courses Violates Article 14 of Constitution(30.01.2025)

SC has held that benefit of reservation in educational institutions can be given to a certain degree only in MBBS courses. Considering the importance .....

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NCLAT: Must Distribute Liquidation Proceeds amongst Secured Creditors on Basis of Admitted Claims(30.01.2025)

NCLAT New Delhi bench has held that liquidation proceeds must be distributed to secured creditors on the basis of secured claims as per Section 53 of .....

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SC: RP Containing Proposed Combination Should be Placed before CoC after Approval by CCI(31.01.2025)

Supreme Court by a 2:1 majority has observed that a resolution plan containing a proposed combination under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 s.....

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NCLAT: Creditors Not Party to Trusteeship Deed are Not Barred from Enforcing Personal Guarantee(31.01.2025)

NCLAT New Delhi bench has held that even if creditors are not party to the trusteeship deed signed between a trust and the personal guarantors on thei.....

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Supreme Court Grants Relief to Part-Time Sweepers Appointed on Regular Posts(03.02.2025)

Supreme Court while granting relief of regular pay to sweepers appointed on temporary basis to regular posts, has stated that the designation 'part-ti.....

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SC: Lady Judicial Officers Not Having Private Washrooms Requires Immediate Action(14.11.2024)

Supreme Court while hearing a petition of sanitized toilets in Court premise and tribunals all over the country, has stated that lady judicial officer.....

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SC: No Regular Hearing Matters to be Listed from Tuesdays to Thursdays(18.11.2024)

Supreme Court has issued a notification regarding its listing of cases in which it has been stated that no regular hearing matters will be listed from.....

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SC: Can’t Allow State to Appropriate Private Property through Adverse Possession(20.11.2024)

Supreme Court has observed that allowing the State to appropriate private property through adverse possession would undermine the constitutional right.....

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Calcutta High Court: First Wife Can’t Charge Second Wife with Cruelty(20.11.2024)

Calcutta HC has held that offences alleged under Section 494, 498A of Indian Penal Code, 1860 are applicable to the person who has married for the sec.....

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SC: Special Efforts Should be Made to Identify Women Prisoners Eligible for Release u/s 479 of BNSS(22.11.2024)

SC has stated that although the provisions of Section 479 of the BNSS are gender neutral, it is also necessary for this Court to say that special effo.....

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SC: Absolute Ownership in Property as Per HSA Can’t be Claimed by Woman with Limited Interest(22.11.2024)

Supreme Court has held that if a Hindu woman is given only a limited interest in the property then absolute ownership cannot be claimed by her due to .....

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SC: On Account of Defective Investigation Benefit Will Not Inure to Accused Persons(07.01.2025)

SC has held that, on account of defective investigation the benefit will not inure to the accused persons on that ground alone. It is well within the .....

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SC: Unnecessary to Implead Civil Authority in Bail Applications by Foreigners under Foreigners Act(07.01.2025)

SC has held that it is unnecessary to implead civil authority or Registration Officer in bail applications by foreigners under Foreigners Act, 1946 as.....

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SC: Bank is Responsible to Safeguard Customers against Fraudulent Transactions(07.01.2025)

SC has stated that it is the responsibility of the bank to safeguard customers from unauthorized and fraudulent transactions and the Bank should remai.....

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Gauhati HC: Courts Must Consider Releasing Accused on Probation Under 1958 Act(09.01.2025)

Gauhati High Court has opined that a court may not grant benefit to the accused under Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 considering the facts of a case.....

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SC Orders Release of Prisoner on Finding that He Was Juvenile at the Time of Offence(09.01.2025)

Supreme Court has ordered release of a prisoner who spent 25 years in jail after finding that he was a juvenile at the time the offence was committed.

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SC Grants Benefit of Probation of Offenders Act to Accused on Ground of Settlement between Parties(10.01.2025)

Supreme Court invoked its jurisdiction under Article 142 of COI and granted benefit of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 to the accused considering.....

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Pala Bar Association in Kerala Elects All Women Panel to Serve as Office Bearers(25.04.2025)

At a time when there is a call for increased women's representation in bar associations, Pala Bar Association in Kerala has made history by electing a.....

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SC: Delay is No Ground to Deny Fair Compensation to Land Losers(25.04.2025)

Supreme Court has observed that delay in filing an appeal is not a reason to deny the land losers their compensation, which is just, fair and reasonab.....

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Supreme Court: UGC May Proceed to Finalize the Draft (UGC) Regulations, 2025(25.04.2025)

Supreme Court while hearing a PIL regarding caste discrimination in higher educational institutions, has clarified that University Grants Commission m.....

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AP HC: Married Sisters Taunting Wife for Not Conceiving Child Isn’t a Ground for Cruelty(25.04.2025)

Andhra Pradesh High Court while quashing proceedings against sisters-in-law of a woman, has held that taunting brother’s wife for not conceiving child.....

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SC: High Court Should be Cautious While Quashing FIRs of Economic Offences(28.04.2025)

Supreme Court while refusing to quash FIR against a company involved in economic offences, has stated that economic offences by their very nature stan.....

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SC: Allahabad High Court to Prioritize Disposal of Matters where Trial is Stayed(28.04.2025)

Supreme Court has observed that where the Allahabad High Court has stayed the trial in cases, particularly, pending between landlord and tenant, those.....

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Ker. HC: Can’t Burden Tenant to Pay Substantial Arrears Due to Delay in Proceedings(25.03.2025)

Kerala High Court has observed that a tenant who has been ordered to pay enhanced fair rent to the landlord cannot be burdened with substantial amount.....

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AP HC: Can’t Entertain Second Execution Petition When First Petition was Dismissed(26.03.2025)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that if the first petition for enforcement of an award has been rejected on merits then the second execution petiti.....

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Ministry of Finance: Income Tax Officials Can’t Access E-mails, Bank Accounts of All Assesses(27.03.2025)

Ministry of Finance has informed that Income Tax officials cannot access the personal emails, Bank accounts of all the assesses. However, there are pr.....

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SC to Consider Constitutionality of Amendment Decreasing Number of Directors in Cooperative Society(27.03.2025)

Supreme Court has issued notice on the issue whether the ground for amendment to the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960 with regard to reduci.....

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Allahabad HC: Conversion to Islam Bonafide if Individual Embraces by Own Freewill(01.04.2025)

Allahabad HC has observed that a conversion of religion by an individual to Islam can be said to be bona fide if he/she is major and of sound mind and.....

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SC Clarifies if Assistant Profs. in Engineering Colleges be Re-designated as Associate Profs. Without(02.04.2025)

Supreme Court has held that Assistant Professors in Engineering institutes who are appointed after 15.03.2000, who were non-Ph.D and had also failed t.....

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Delhi HC: Encroachers Can’t Claim Right to Continue Occupying Public Land Pending Resolution(28.05.2025)

Delhi High Court has observed that encroachers have no vested right to claim continued occupation of public land pending the resolution of their rehab.....

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SC Directs Assam Human Rights Commission to Conduct Enquiry in Alleged Fake Encounters(29.05.2025)

Supreme Court has asked the Assam Human Rights Commission to conduct an enquiry into the allegations of fake police encounters in the State of Assam.

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Allahabad High Court Refers Question on High Court's Power to Quash FIR to 9-Judge Bench(29.05.2025)

Allahabad High Court has referred the questions regarding High Court's power to quash an FIR and the ensuing investigation using its inherent powers u.....

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SC Quashes Rape Case against Man Who Backed Out from Marriage(30.05.2025)

SC has quashed a rape case against a man accused of having forced sexual intercourse on the pretext of marriage on the ground that accused was absolut.....

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Delhi High Court: Sadhguru Seeks Protection against Infringement of his Personality Rights(30.05.2025)

Sadhguru has moved the Delhi High Court seeking protection against infringement of his personality rights by rogue websites and through use of Artific.....

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SC Issues Notice on Plea Against NCLAT Mandating Committee of Creditors Nod for CIRP Withdrawal(02.06.2025)

Supreme Court has issued notice on an appeal filed by Riju Ravindran challenging the NCLAT judgment holding that the application for withdrawal of the.....

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Delhi High Court Passes John Doe Order in Favour of Sadhguru(02.06.2025)

Delhi High Court has passed a john doe order in favour of Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, founder of Isha Foundation protecting his personality rights against.....

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SC: Courts Should Avoid Making Comments Which May be Construed as Being Misogynistic or Prejudicial(26.09.2024)

SC while hearing a matter relating to controversial comments made by a judge of Karnataka High Court, has stated that Courts have to be careful not to.....

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Delhi HC Withdraws Rule Restricting Censure of Police Officers by Judicial Officers(27.09.2024)

Delhi High Court has informed the Supreme Court that it has withdrawn the rule under “Rules for Practice in the Trial of Criminal Cases” that restrict.....

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SC: Allahabad HC’s Observation on Religious Conversions Not to be Cited in Other Cases(30.09.2024)

Supreme Court while expressing disapproval of observation made by Allahabad High Court that “if conversions in religious congregations were not stoppe.....

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Supreme Court Refuses to Entertain Plea Petition Challenging Fee Hike by Dental College(01.10.2024)

Supreme Court while refusing to entertain a petition challenging fee hike for MDS Course by the Goa Dental College, has stated that these are very pre.....

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Khalsa University (Repeal) Act, 2017(04.10.2024)

SC has struck down Khalsa University (Repeal) Act, 2017 and observed that it is a settled position of law that though a legislation affecting a single.....

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SC: Government Bodies Expected to Uphold Fairness & Equality While Dealing With Contractual Matters(07.10.2024)

SC has stated that Govt. bodies are expected to uphold fairness, equality & public interest while dealing with contractual matters. Right to equality .....

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SC Refuses to Entertain Petition Challenging VIP Darshan in Temples Across India(03.02.2025)

Supreme Court while refusing to entertain a petition challenging VIP Darshan facility across the country, has observed that such practice is completel.....

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“Tribhuvan” Sahkari University Bill Introduced in Lok Sabha(04.02.2025)

“Tribhuvan” Sahkari University Bill has been introduced in the Lok Sabha during the ongoing budget session of Parliament. The Bill aims to create a qu.....

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Supreme Court Pulls up Assam Govt. for Not Deporting Persons Declared as Foreigners(05.02.2025)

Supreme Court has pulled up Assam Government for not taking measures to deport individuals who have been declared as foreigners and have been kept ind.....

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Bom. HC Refuses to Interfere with Mumbai University’s Decision to Cancel Admission of Student(05.02.2025)

Bombay High Court has refused to interfere with decision of Mumbai University cancelling admission of a student due to insufficient marks in the Inter.....

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Assam Fake Encounters: SC States Only Issue is Compliance of PUCL Guidelines(06.02.2025)

Supreme Court while hearing the issue of fake encounters in Assam has stated that there is not going to be any opinion on merits and the only limited .....

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SC: Need to Meticulously Examine Evidence Where FIR Filed against Unknown Persons(06.02.2025)

SC has observed that in cases where FIR is lodged against unknown persons and accused are not known to witnesses, courts have to meticulously examine .....

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SC Refuses to Entertain Petition Challenging Validity of Places of Worship Act(02.04.2025)

Supreme Court has refused to entertain a petition challenging validity of S.4(2) of the Places of Worship Act 1991 which provides termination of any l.....

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Ker. HC: State Government to Implement its Monthly Scholarship Scheme for Disabled Children(02.04.2025)

Kerala High Court has directed the State to ensure strict compliance of its 2015 policy for persons with disabilities providing for monthly scholarshi.....

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Bombay High Court Allows Retail Store in Pune to Operate 24*7(02.04.2025)

Bombay High Court has allowed a retail store in Pune to operate 24x7 and observed that this concept brings convenience, ease and flexibility to the co.....

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Delhi High Court Passes Permanent Injunction in Favour of ‘Peak XV Partners’(03.04.2025)

Delhi High Court has passed permanent injunction of in favour of Peak XV Partners Advisors India LLP against passing off of its trademark 'Peak XV Par.....

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SC Passes Order Imposing Year Long Ban on Firecrackers in Delhi NCR(04.04.2025)

SC has passed an order imposing ban of one year on the use, manufacture, sale and storage of firecrackers in the Delhi-National Capital Region. The Co.....

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Kerala HC: Can’t Consider Co-Opted Members of Bar Council as Separate Class from Elected Members(04.04.2025)

Kerala High Court while hearing a petition filed by 2 co-opted members of the Bar Council of Kerala, has held that co-opted members of the Bar Council.....

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SC: Legal Heirs Can’t Claim Ownership of Partner’s Contribution in Firm(28.02.2025)

Supreme Court has observed that a partner’s contribution in the partnership firm becomes the firm’s property and legal heirs of the partner cannot cla.....

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SC: Legal Heirs Can’t Claim Ownership of Partner’s Contribution in Firm(28.02.2025)

Supreme Court has observed that a partner’s contribution in the partnership firm becomes the firm’s property and legal heirs of the partner cannot cla.....

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SC: Construction Workers Affected by GRAP Closures Must be Paid Compensation(03.03.2025)

Supreme Court has observed that whenever the construction activities are required to be closed due to implementation of GRAP measures, compensation sh.....

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NCLAT: Cannot Consider Serving Demand Notice to Personal Guarantor as Invocation of Guarantee(03.03.2025)

NCLAT New Delhi bench has held that notice under Rule 7 of Insolvency and Bankruptcy (Application to Adjudicating Authority for Insolvency Resolution .....

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SC: Can’t Hold Independent Directors Liable under NI Act Unless Direct Involvement Shown(06.03.2025)

Supreme Court has observed that non-executive and independent directors cannot be held liable under Section 138 read with Section 141 of the Negotiabl.....

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Bom HC: Telling Person that B.R. Ambedkar’s Respect is Reduced Due to Followers Like him Not Offence(06.03.2025)

Bombay High Court while quashing an FIR against a person who told another person that respect of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar is reduced because of followers lik.....

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Rajasthan HC Directs State to Not Take Coercive Steps Against Meat Shop Owners(02.06.2025)

Rajasthan High Court while disposing of plea moved by certain meat shop owners has directed the State authorities to not take coercive action for anot.....

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Delhi HC Sets Aside Ruling to the Extent of Restraining Indiamart to Provide ‘PUMA’ Search Option(05.06.2025)

Delhi High Court has allowed Indiamart to provide registered trademark “PUMA” as search options in its drop down menu presented to prospective sellers.....

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Rajasthan HC: Can’t Label FIR as Frivolous if Case Diaries Establish Commission of Offence(06.06.2025)

Rajasthan HC has observed that FIRs cannot be labelled as false/frivolous FIRs which have been lodged with ulterior motives particularly when the case.....

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DHC : Right to Indefinitely Occupy Public Land Cannot be Claimed by Encroachers(09.06.2025)

Delhi High Court while dismissing a batch of 40 petitions which granted stay against the eviction of 1200 persons, directed DDA to relocate them to EW.....

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Bombay High Court: No Permission to Immerse PoP Idol in Water Bodies(10.06.2025)

Bombay High Court has stated that it will not permit immersion of any Plaster of Paris (PoP) idols in a natural water body and artificial water bodies.....

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Allahabad High Court: Police are Carving Out a Larger than Life Image for Themselves(10.06.2025)

All. High Court has observed that police are carving out a larger than life image for themselves shielding themselves from receiving and attending to .....

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SC: Superior Courts Should Avoid Adverse Comments on Personal Conduct & Caliber of Judicial Officers(25.11.2024)

SC has observed that superior courts should avoid adverse comments on the personal conduct and caliber of the Judicial Officer. There is a difference .....

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Bom. HC: Cannot Book Lawyer for Asking CBI Officers to Show their Identity Cards(25.11.2024)

Bombay High Court has stated that mere restraint of an official would not amount to an offence under Section 353 of IPC. Nature of restraint is crucia.....

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All. HC: Two Public Employers May Have Different Views Regarding Suitability of Candidate(26.11.2024)

Allahabad High Court has held that two different public employers may have different views regarding the suitability of a candidate for appointment an.....

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Lok Sabha passes Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024(04.12.2024)

Lok Sabha has passed the Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024 which includes bank accounts to have four nominees among other changes. Under this amendm.....

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Tel. HC: Teacher Eligibility Test Guidelines Framed to Ensure that Competent Persons are Recruited(05.12.2024)

Tel. HC has observed that guidelines for conducting Teacher Eligibility Test have been framed to ensure that competent persons are recruited as Teache.....

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NCLAT: Authority Can’t Pass Adverse Remarks against RP Performing Duties as Per CoC’s Instruction(05.12.2024)

NCLAT New Delhi bench has held that the Adjudicating Authority cannot pass adverse remarks against the Resolution Professional who is performing dutie.....

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SC: There Must be Minimal Judicial Interference in Tender Matters(28.04.2025)

SC has held that Govt. is the protector of financial resources of state and has every right to cancel & call for fresh tender if it is in nature of pr.....

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Delhi HC Sets Aside Detention of Person’s Gold Kada by Department(28.04.2025)

Delhi High Court while setting aside detention of sikh person’s gold kada by customs department, has observed that it is one Kada which is usually wor.....

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Delhi High Court: Due to Acute Shortage of Judges there is Inability to Decide Regular Matters(29.04.2025)

Delhi High Court has observed that on account of acute shortage of judges as compared to the general population and the litigation quantum, for past l.....

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SC: Delay in Registering FIR for Offences Punishable with More than 3 Years No Ground to Quash FIR(01.05.2025)

Supreme Court has stated that it is settled law that delay in registration of the FIR for offences punishable with imprisonment of more than three yea.....

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Gujarat HC Issues Circular Prescribing Procedure for Listing of Urgent Matters Filed During Holidays(02.05.2025)

Gujarat High Court has issued a circular that prescribes procedure to be followed for listing of urgent matters which are filed during the court holid.....

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SC: Creating Fake Orders of Court is One of the Most Dreaded Acts of Contempt of Court(05.05.2025)

Supreme Court has stated that creating fake orders of the Court is one of the most dreaded acts of contempt of court. It not only thwarts the administ.....

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Bom HC: Telling Person that B.R. Ambedkar’s Respect is Reduced Due to Followers Like him Not Offence(06.03.2025)

Bombay High Court while quashing an FIR against a person who told another person that respect of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar is reduced because of followers lik.....

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Guj. HC Expresses Displeasure Over Municipality’s Absolute Silence on Death of Sanitation Workers(06.03.2025)

Gujarat High Court has expressed displeasure over absolute silence by Chief Officer of Patdi Nagar Palika (Municipality) in a matter relating to death.....

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Delhi HC: Non-Appearance in Custom Matters Leads to Gross Wastage of Judicial Time(07.03.2025)

Del. HC has observed that a large number of customs matters, the Counsels are either not appearing or appear without proper instructions which reflect.....

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NCLAT: Approval of RP Can’t be Questioned by OC When Provided with More than Liquidation Value(07.03.2025)

NCLAT New Delhi bench has held that Operational Creditors cannot question Resolution Plan approved by the Adjudicating Authority when they are provide.....

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Supreme Court AORA Launches Help Desk to Assist Members with Procedural and Substantive Matters(10.03.2025)

Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association (SCAORA) has launched a help desk staffed by experienced AORs to assist its members with procedural and .....

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Supreme Court AORA Launches Help Desk to Assist Members with Procedural and Substantive Matters(10.03.2025)

Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association (SCAORA) has launched a help desk staffed by experienced AORs to assist its members with procedural and .....

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SC: Teacher in Service on 10.8.2017 with 18 Month D.El.Ed before 1.4.2019 at Par with Diploma Holder(07.04.2025)

Supreme Court has observed that teachers who were in employment as on 10.08.2017 and who completed the 18 months D. El. Ed. (ODL) programme through NI.....

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SC Refuses to Entertain PIL Seeking Prohibition on Social Media Usage for Children Below 13 Years(07.04.2025)

Supreme Court while refusing to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking prohibition on social media usage for children below 13 years of .....

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AP HC: Revealed Particulars of Invest. Not Adequately Substantiated Can Damage Reputation of Persons(07.04.2025)

AP High Court has observed that if the particulars of the investigation, those revealed during the early stages, are not adequately substantiated or a.....

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NCLAT: Can File Appeal against NCLT Order Initiating Insolvency Process against Personal Guarantors(07.04.2025)

NCLAT New Delhi bench has held that personal guarantors can file appeal under Section 61 of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 against NCLT’s order .....

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SC: MCD to Start Massive Awareness Campaign to Inform Public about Duties of Waste Generators(09.04.2025)

Supreme Court has directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to start massive awareness campaigns about the duties of various stakeholders unde.....

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Homebuyers Seek Review of Judgment Classifying Greater Noida Industrial Authority as Secured Cred.(09.04.2025)

Homebuyers' association has filed a plea in the Supreme Court seeking review of its judgment classifying Greater Noida Industrial Development Authorit.....

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SC Hears Challenge to Exclusion of Persons With Blindness from Quota in Judicial Exams(10.06.2025)

Supreme Court heard a petition challenging exclusion of persons with blindness and locomotor disability, and also persons who are not domiciled in Utt.....

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Madras HC: Theatre Owners Cannot Fleece Movie Goers by Collecting Excess Amount(12.06.2025)

Madras High Court has observed that when the Government has fixed a rate which is revised from time to time, the theatre owners cannot fleece the movi.....

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Meghalaya HC: State to Show Action taken by it Under 2023 Street Vendors Scheme(16.06.2025)

Meghalaya High Court while hearing a PIL involving identifying street vending areas, has asked the State Government to show by July 1 the action taken.....

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Kar. HC Issues Notice to State on Challenge to Order that Bike Aggregators Can’t Operate in State(16.06.2025)

Kar. HC has issued notice to State government and others on appeals challenging an order passed by the Single Judge holding that bike taxi aggregators.....

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Bombay HC: Can’t Presume Misuse if Names of Dead Persons Continue to be in Voters List(18.06.2025)

Bombay High Court while upholding the election of a Congress MP, has stated that merely because name of dead persons have been included in the voters .....

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MP HC: Judicial Officers While Acting in Capacity are Protected Under Law(19.06.2025)

MP High Court has held that judicial officers while acting in their judicial capacity, are protected under law and cannot be subjected to prosecution .....

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Bom. HC: PIL Filed to Allow Children Involved in Custody Cases to Appoint Lawyers(06.02.2025)

Bombay High Court has issued notice in a petition seeking a framework through which children involved in custody cases and family court cases can appo.....

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Rajasthan Govt. Introduces Rajasthan Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Bill, 2025(06.02.2025)

Government of Rajasthan has introduced the Rajasthan Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Bill, 2025 that seeks to criminalise religious con.....

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All. HC: Police Must Ensure that Movement of Lawyers to Court is Unhindered(10.02.2025)

All. HC has observed that it is the duty of the Police to ensure that movement of lawyers to the Court during Mahakumbh is unhindered and does not aff.....

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Gujarat High Court: Police is Not there to Conciliate Matters(11.02.2025)

Gujarat High Court while hearing a matter concerning alleged fraudulent transactions over sale of two plots where police allegedly asked the parties t.....

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Delhi HC: DU and BCI to Evolve Mechanism for Online Classes(12.02.2025)

Delhi High Court has asked the Delhi University (DU) and the Bar Council of India (BCI) to evolve mechanism for specific time-frame in which students .....

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Ker. HC: Can’t Use ‘Emergent Reasons’ as Ground to Remove Street Vendors(13.02.2025)

Kerala High Court has held that there should not be eviction of street vendors on grounds of ‘grave and emergent’ reasons in violation of their rights.....

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SC: Dept. of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law & Justice to Take Serious Look at Arbitration Regime(05.05.2025)

SC while criticizing the newly proposed Arbitration and Conciliation Bill, 2024 for not recognizing power of arbitral tribunals to implead or join non.....

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SC: Stamp Vendors are Public Servants Within the Ambit of Section 2(c)(i) of the PC Act(05.05.2025)

SC has observed that stamp vendors across the country, by virtue of performing an important public duty and receiving remuneration from the Government.....

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P&H HC: Judgment from Other HCs May be Persuasive but Don’t Operate as Binding(07.05.2025)

P&H HC has observed that while a pronouncement from a High court, particularly one rendered after detailed analysis and reasoned exposition, may comma.....

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Allahabad HC: Unnatural Sexual Intercourse by Man With His Wife, Without Consent is Punishable(07.05.2025)

Allahabad High Court has held that unnatural sexual intercourse by a man with his own wife without her consent, even if she is above 18 years, would b.....

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NCLAT: Can’t Reject App. for Approval of RP Solely on Basis of Withdrawal of Consent by CoC Members(09.05.2025)

NCLAT New Delhi bench has held that there cannot be rejection of an application seeking approval of a Resolution Plan (RP) merely on the basis of with.....

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SC Directs Reservation of Post of Treasure for Women Lawyers in Gujarat High Court(12.05.2025)

Supreme Court has directed the reservation of the post of Treasurer, as well as 30% of the Executive Committee posts for women lawyers in the Gujarat .....

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MP HC: Judicial Officers While Acting in Capacity are Protected Under Law(19.06.2025)

MP High Court has held that judicial officers while acting in their judicial capacity, are protected under law and cannot be subjected to prosecution .....

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Bombay HC: Providing Formal Housing to Slum Dwellers Within the City is a Step Towards Equality(20.06.2025)

Bom HC while upholding regulation which provides for rehabilitation of slum dwellers on lands reserved as open spaces, has observed that in a city whe.....

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ED Issues Circular regarding Issuance of Summons to Legal Practitioners/Advocates(23.06.2025)

Enforcement Directorate has issued a circular regarding issuance of summons to advocates for their legal opinions and has stated that no summons shall.....

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SC Proposes Laying Down Guidelines for Grant of OBC Certificates to Children of Single Mothers(24.06.2025)

Supreme Court has proposed laying down guidelines for grant of Other Backward Classes (OBC) certificates to children of single mothers as issuance of .....

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Kerala HC: Police Doesn’t Have Authority to Barge into Homes of History Sheeters at Night(24.06.2025)

Kerala High Court has observed that a person's right to life encompasses the right to live with dignity and dignity is non-negotiable. Under the guise.....

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Bombay HC Questions if Young Lawyers have Statutory Right to Claim Stipend(25.06.2025)

Bombay High Court while hearing a PIL seeking direction on BMCG to pay monthly stipend to young lawyers, has questioned if young lawyers had any statu.....

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SC Stays Retrospective Application of Provision Enabling the Transfer of Teachers(12.10.2023)

Supreme Court has restricted the retrospective application of Section 10C of West Bengal School Service Commission Act, 1997 that enables the State Go.....

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P&H HC Issues Guidelines for Mining Officers Regarding Seizing of Vehicles(12.10.2023)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued guidelines aimed to ensure transparency, fairness and adherence to legal procedures in mining-related penalty.....

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JH HC: Denial of Medical Reimbursement by Categorizing it as Outdoor Patient is Not Justifiable(16.10.2023)

Jharkhand High Court has held that on the basis of applicability of principle of purposive construction, denying the benefit of medical reimbursement .....

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Delhi HC Seeks Response from Govt. Over Penalties on Petrol Pumps Supplying Fuel to Old Vehicles(04.07.2025)

In a petition filed by the Delhi Petrol Dealers Association challenging the imposition of penalty on fuel pump owners supplying fuel to End of Life Ve.....

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SC Introduces Reservations for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in Staff Recruitments(07.07.2025)

SC has introduced reservations for OBCs in staff recruitments by substituting Rule 4A of the SC Officers and Servants (Conditions of Service and Condu.....

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Patna HC Sets Aside Conviction of Juvenile-in-Conflict with Law(08.07.2025)

Patna High Court while setting aside conviction of juvenile-in-conflict with law, has observed that by sending the juvenile to special home for two ye.....

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Del. HC: Cross Examination of Overseas/Outstation Witnesses can be Done Through VC(23.10.2023)

Delhi High Court has held that in the case of overseas/outstation witnesses if for any reason such witnesses cannot travel and the reason is found to .....

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JKL HC: Detention Orders on Irrelevant Grounds are Violative of Constitutional Rights(27.10.2023)

Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that inclusion of an irrelevant, non-existent, obscure, or vague ground is an invasion of the constit.....

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Gujarat High Court: State Authorities Must Continue Efforts in Curbing Nuisance of Traffic Violators(07.08.2025)

Gujarat High Court has stated that state authorities have been taking effective steps and regulating the traffic and also taking action against traffi.....

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Bombay High Court: Flat Owners Cannot Modify Maintenance Charges(07.08.2025)

Bombay High Court has held that resolutions passed by the association of apartment owners cannot modify the statutory requirement under Section 10 of .....

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Gujarat HC: Giving Probe Papers to Complainant Before Chargesheet is filed Is 'Prima Facie Dangerous'(11.08.2025)

Gujarat HC, while directing SP to take action against IO, who gave investigation papers to complainant, has held that sharing investigation papers wit.....

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SC: Constitution Bench to Decide Eligibility of Judicial Officers For Bar Quota District Judge Posts(12.08.2025)

The Supreme Court referred to a Constitution Bench the issue of whether a judicial officer with 7 years’ Bar experience can be appointed as District J.....

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Delhi HC: State Delaying in Challenging Orders is a Setback to Victim’s Pursuit of Justice(08.07.2025)

Delhi High Court has observed that when the State delays in challenging orders which may adversely affect the victim's case, such as an order of disch.....

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HP HC: Once Judicial Officers Participate in Departmental Exam, they Cannot Challenge the Rules(09.07.2025)

Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that judicial officers who took the departmental exam for promotion without protest were estopped from challengin.....

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HP HC: State Lacks Authority to Transfer Police Officers Without Mandatory Recommendation(10.07.2025)

Himachal Pradesh High Court while quashing transfer of a Sub-Divisional Police Officer, has observed that State does not have the authority to transfe.....

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HP HC Upholds Wife’s Claim of Adverse Possession after Husband’s Death(11.07.2025)

Himachal Pradesh High Court while upholding a wife’s claim of adverse possession after her husband's death, has observed that unauthorized possession .....

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SC: Spouse’s Telephonic Conversation Recorded Secretly is Admissible in Evidence(14.07.2025)

Supreme Court while setting aside judgment of Punjab & Haryana High Court, has held that telephonic conversation of the spouse that has been recorded .....

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J&K HC: Magistrate Can Revoke Orders or Drop Proceedings if No Case is Made Out(14.07.2025)

J&K HC has observed that since the proceedings under Section 12 of DV Act 2005 are not, in strict sense, criminal in nature, a Magistrate, after obtai.....

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Cal. HC: Court Must Interfere with Arbitrator’s Interim Orders Only When it is Palpably Perverse(28.11.2023)

Calcutta High Court has observed that Section 37 Court in appeal must see an interim order passed by arbitral tribunal within prismatic efficacy of th.....

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Mad HC Stays ED Summons to District Collectors in Sand Mining Money Laundering Case(28.11.2023)

Madras High Court has stayed the summons issued by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to the District Collectors in sand mining money laundering case.

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SC Orders Status Quo on David Yale-Joseph Hynmers Tomb Located in Madras High Court Compound(22.09.2025)

Supreme Court ordered status quo on the tomb of David Yale and Joseph Hynmers in the Madras High Court campus. Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta .....

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SC: High Court Can Cancel Bail After Sessions Court Dismisses Plea under Section 439(2) CrPC(23.09.2025)

Supreme Court held that a plea to cancel bail can be filed in the High Court by invoking its inherent powers under Section 439(2) read with Section 48.....

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Delhi High Court: Commercial Buyers can Seek Arbitration Even after Using Remedies under RERA(23.09.2025)

Delhi High Court held that commercial unit buyers are not barred from seeking arbitration relief after availing remedies under RERA, provided the arbi.....

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Delhi High Court: Adjudicators Must Avoid 'Heavens Would Not Fall' View; Every Day's Delay Matters(24.09.2025)

Delhi High Court stressed the need for adjudicators to abandon the “heavens would not fall” approach, stating that each day’s deferment matters unless.....

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Orissa HC: Court Can’t Permit Intervenors Without Reason or Compel Plaintiff to Join Unrelated Party(04.11.2025)

Orissa High Court has held that a plaintiff cannot be compelled to implead a party against whom no relief is sought, emphasizing that while the plaint.....

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Bombay HC: BMC Ban on Footpath Cooking via Gas/Grill Doesn’t Apply to Vendors Using Induction(05.11.2025)

Bombay High Court ruled that the BMC’s 2018 circular banning cooking on footpaths using gas, stoves, or grills doesn’t apply to vendors using inductio.....

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J&K&L HC: Section 359 BNSS Doesn’t Limit High Court’s Inherent Power U/S 528 to Quash FIRs(05.11.2025)

J&K&L High Court held that Section 359 BNSS does not limit the High Court’s inherent power under Section 528 to quash FIRs, affirming that such power .....

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Bombay HC Cancels ERC Order, Rules Stakeholders Must Be Heard Before Amending Multi-Year Tariff(06.11.2025)

Bombay HC held that Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) cannot amend or review a Multi-Year Tariff order without giving notice and a .....

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Delhi High Court: Law Firms Must Verify Cited Case Laws; Senior Counsel Not Responsible for Finality(06.11.2025)

Delhi High Court observed that briefing lawyers and law firms must verify case laws before citing them. The court noted relying on decisions under rev.....

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Kerala HC: Law Must be Amended to Hold Landowners Liable for Illegal Paddy Land Reclamation(07.11.2025)

Kerala High Court observed that laws should be amended to hold landowners liable for illegal conversion of paddy lands. The remark came while hearing .....

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Bombay High Court: Giving Birth Proof to Police is Not Disclosure of Personal Information(25.09.2025)

Goa Bench of the Bombay High Court ruled that giving the police demographic details like proof of identity, birth, and address of a person does not am.....

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Kerala High Court Directs Expedited Service of Summons in MP/MLA Cases Pending over 10 Years(25.09.2025)

Kerala High Court directed the state government and court administration to instruct Nodal Officers to expedite the service of summons in cases agains.....

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SC: Committee of Creditors Exists until Resolution Plan is Implemented or Liquidation is Ordered(26.09.2025)

In the JSW Steel case, the Supreme Court held that the Committee of Creditors under the IBC, 2016 does not become functus officio merely after the Adj.....

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Karnataka High Court Allows UIDAI to Share Last Aadhaar Usage Location of Missing Person with Police(26.09.2025)

Karnataka High Court held that UIDAI can be directed to share details of Aadhaar card usage, including the last known location, with police to aid in .....

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SC: Only Valid Sales During Insolvency Protected After Annulment under S.37 Of Insolvency Act(29.09.2025)

Supreme Court, in a dispute over partnership shareholding clarified that only valid transactions during insolvency are protected after annulment. It u.....

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SC: FIRs from Separate Transactions in Different States Can't Be Clubbed Together(29.09.2025)

Supreme Court held that FIRs involving different transactions, witnesses, laws, and evidence across various states cannot be clubbed nationwide, clari.....

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Ker HC: Action Must be Taken against Private Nursing Colleges Not Paying Teachers as per Regulations(14.07.2025)

Kerala High Court has observed that, if any private nursing college is not implementing the Indian Nursing Council (Revised Regulations and Curriculum.....

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SC Seeks Response from UP & Uttarakhand Over Mandatory Display of QR Codes along Kanwar Yatra Route(15.07.2025)

Supreme Court while hearing applications filed against directives issued by the Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand Governments, has sought response from th.....

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SC: Teacher in an Aided School for all Practical Purposes is Akin to a Post Under the State Govt.(15.07.2025)

SC has observed that a teacher in an aided school for all practical purposes is akin to a post under the State Govt. and such teachers are also entitl.....

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NCLT Kochi: Liability of Personal Guarantor Cannot Exceed Contractual Limit(15.07.2025)

NCLT Kochi has observed that liability of personal guarantor cannot exceed contractual limit and any demand notice exceeding the capped liability shal.....

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SC: University Grants Commission (UGC) are Binding on a State Which Has Adopted Them(16.07.2025)

Supreme Court while setting aside appointments made by the Punjab Government in 2021 on the ground that there was "total arbitrariness" in the entire .....

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SC: Rehabilitation of Property Owners Not Necessary in All Cases of Land Acquisition(17.07.2025)

SC has observed that it is not necessary that in all cases of land acquisition rehabilitation of the property owners is a must. Any beneficial measure.....

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SC: Candidature Can't Be Cancelled for Insignificant Trivial Errors(03.01.2024)

Supreme Court while observing that a candidate can’t be penalized for an insignificant error that has no bearing on the ultimate result, has held that.....

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Ker. HC: Subjecting Wife to Sexual Perversions Against her Will Amounts to Cruelty(03.01.2024)

Kerala High Court while granting divorce to the wife, has held that compelling the wife to engage in sexual activity in a manner to which objects on t.....

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SC: Salaries of Employed Teachers Cannot be Abruptly Stopped if They are Not at Fault(04.01.2024)

Supreme Court while directing the Uttar Pradesh Government to pay salaries of the teachers whose salaries were abruptly stopped, has observed that the.....

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Delhi HC: Omnibus PIL rejected over Missing Persons Case(19.02.2026)

Courts cannot issue general directions on policing without specific facts. Omnibus PILs lacking concrete instances or refusal of FIR registration are .....

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P&H HC: Full-Time Law Officers Aren’t Contractual and Are Entitled to Medical Benefits and Leaves(24.02.2026)

Punjab and Haryana High Court held that Assistant and Deputy Advocate Generals in Haryana are entitled to medical reimbursement, earned leave, and Lea.....

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J&K & L High Court: Fair Compensation to Land Losers Must Reflect Road Access And Location Benefits(24.02.2026)

High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh held that land acquisition compensation must reflect ground realities, ensuring justice by considering road a.....

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SC: Adverse Possession Plea Cannot Be Raised First Time in Appeal(12.08.2025)

The Supreme Court has held that adverse possession must be specifically pleaded, framed as an issue, and proved at trial. It cannot be introduced for .....

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SC: Cannot Restrict Convicted Persons From Forming Political Parties Solely Due To Disqualification(12.08.2025)

The Supreme Court, while hearing a PIL on banning convicted persons from forming political parties, has observed that losing statutory rights like vot.....

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Allahabad HC: NCMEI Has Exclusive Power to Grant Minority Status(14.08.2025)

The Allahabad HC has quashed State Government's rejection of Sharda University's minority status in NEET counseling, holding NCMEI alone has authority.....

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SC Clubs 81 FIRs Against Builder, Grants 6-Month Bail to Aid Settlement with Home Buyers(18.08.2025)

SC has clubbed 81 FIRs against builder Alok Kumar in ?13.94cr fraud case and granted 6-month bail to enable settlement with home buyers. Court said pr.....

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SC Flags Conflict in AMU VC Appointment; Husband Presided Over Meeting That Shortlisted Wife(18.08.2025)

CJI-led bench expressed concerns over Prof. Naima Khatoon’s appointment as AMU VC, noting her husband, then officiating VC attended the meeting that s.....

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Manipur HC: State Establishments Must Record Transgender Person’s New Name & Gender in Documents(20.08.2025)

Manipur HC ruled that under Transgender Persons Act, 2019, all state bodies must update official documents with transgender person's new name & gender.....

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Delhi HC: Not Here to Monitor Delhi University, but Students Must Follow Law During Elections(07.11.2025)

Delhi High Court observed that while it cannot oversee the daily functioning of Delhi University, students cannot take the law into their own hands du.....

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Jharkhand HC: DACP Benefits Must Cover All Eligible Officers, not Just Litigating Ones(10.11.2025)

Jhar. HC ruled that Dynamic Assured Career Progression (DACP) Scheme benefits must be granted to all eligible medical officers, not just those who fil.....

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Jharkhand HC: DACP Benefits Must Cover All Eligible Officers, not Just Litigating Ones(10.11.2025)

Jhar. HC ruled that Dynamic Assured Career Progression (DACP) Scheme benefits must be granted to all eligible medical officers, not just those who fil.....

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SC Mulls Guidelines After Accused in Lawyers’ Robes Commits Murder in Court Premises(11.11.2025)

Supreme Court highlighted the need for strict measures to curb violence in court premises. The court emphasized that hardened criminals, even if disgu.....

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Bombay HC: Furnace Oil Not Part of ‘Plant & Machinery’, No Complete Sales Tax Set-Off(13.11.2025)

Bombay High Court held that manufacturers cannot claim full sales tax set-off on furnace oil used in producing goods partly sold in Maharashtra and pa.....

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NCLAT: Oppression & Mismanagement Petition Cannot Be Filed Without Company Membership on Filing Date(26.12.2025)

NCLAT Chennai reaffirmed that a petition alleging oppression and mismanagement under Sections 241 and 244 of the Companies Act, 2013, is not maintaina.....

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NCLAT Reaffirms That Borrower's Debt Acknowledgment Also Extends Limitation Period for Guarantors(26.12.2025)

NCLAT Delhi has reiterated that when a principal borrower acknowledges a debt, it extends the limitation period for initiating insolvency proceedings .....

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Delhi HC: Working Mothers Cannot be Forced to Bear Full Childcare Burden While Fathers Evade Duty(29.12.2025)

The court observed “A Court of law cannot burden, nor does the law mandate, that the working mother should be forced to exhaust herself physically, em.....

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P&H HC Cites Bhagavad Gita, Directs Regularisation of Daily Wage Workers For Public Good(05.01.2026)

Punjab & Haryana High Court, citing the principle of Rajdharma, held that a welfare State cannot demand continuous service from workers while keeping .....

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Bombay HC: Housing Society Earning From Telecom Towers Isn’t An ‘Industry’; Staff Get No Gratuity(06.01.2026)

Bombay High Court held that merely installing telecom antennas and employing staff does not make a cooperative housing society an ‘industry’ under the.....

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Supreme Court Directs Measures to Prevent False and Frivolous Complaints Against Judicial Officers(06.01.2026)

Supreme Court issued directions for High Courts on handling complaints against district judiciary officers, emphasizing the need to distinguish betwee.....

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SC: Personal Hearing Not Required Before Banks Declare Account ‘Fraud’(08.04.2026)

Supreme Court held borrowers have no right to a personal hearing before banks classify accounts as fraud under RBI norms, but must be given the full f.....

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SC: Board Resolution Signature Alone Doesn’t Prove Director’s Knowledge of Company Affairs(09.04.2026)

Supreme Court held that merely signing a board resolution does not prove a director managed day-to-day company affairs and cannot alone justify prosec.....

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SC: Courts Must Curb Unlicensed Money Lenders; Probes Need Not Wait For New Law(09.04.2026)

Supreme Court clarified that closing suo motu proceedings on unauthorised money lending does not mean laws are absent or enforcement must await new le.....

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Chhattisgarh High Court: Innocent Litigants Should Not be Penalized For Lapses by Their Lawyers(10.04.2026)

Chhattisgarh High Court held that litigants should not suffer due to their lawyer’s negligence, observing this in a land dispute case where parties co.....

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Punjab & Haryana HC: Denial of Inter-Utility Transfers Without Policy Nexus Violates Article 14(13.04.2026)

Punjab & Haryana High Court held that denying inter-utility transfers only to lower-ranking officials without any rational nexus to the policy objecti.....

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J&K&L HC: Non-Publication of Sec 4(1) Notice in Gazette and Local Newspapers Vitiates Acquisition(13.04.2026)

Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court held that failure to publish a Section 4(1) land acquisition notification in the Government Gazette and in local.....

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Delhi HC: Need to Streamline Income Certificate Process For National Overseas Scholarship Scheme(29.09.2025)

Delhi High Court observed an urgent need to streamline the process for obtaining income certificates under the National Overseas Scholarship (NOS) Sch.....

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Delhi High Court: UNHCR Refugee Card Not a Substitute for Valid Visa(30.09.2025)

Delhi High Court observed that certification by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) does not serve as a valid substitute for a v.....

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Delhi HC Protects Telugu Actor Nagarjuna’s Rights, Bars Unauthorized Use of Name & Image(01.10.2025)

Delhi High Court issued an interim order protecting Telugu actor Nagarjuna Akkineni’s personality rights, restraining entities from misusing his image.....

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Delhi HC: Non-Teaching Directors at IGNOU Can't Claim Higher Superannuation Age(07.10.2025)

Delhi High Court ruled that individuals holding Director positions at Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) are not classified as 'teachers.'.....

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Bombay HC: IBC Proceedings Don't Bar Criminal Case under NI Act Against Directors(07.10.2025)

Bombay High Court has held that prior initiation of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) proceedings does not bar criminal prosecution of directors un.....

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Supreme Court: Criminal Courts Can Only Correct Clerical Errors, Not Review Judgments(09.10.2025)

Supreme Court reiterated that a criminal court cannot review or recall its judgment except to correct clerical errors. It set aside the Rajasthan HC’s.....

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SC: S. 42 of Partnership Act Won’t Apply Where There Are More than 2 Partners in a Partnership Firm(17.07.2025)

Supreme Court has observed that Section 42 of the Partnership Act, 1932 will not apply where there are more than two partners in a partnership firm an.....

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SC: In Cheque Dishonour Cases, Partners Would be Personally, Jointly and Severally Liable(17.07.2025)

SC has observed that when the offence of cheque dishonour has been proved against a partnership firm, the firm per se would not be liable, but liabili.....

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Delhi HC: Surveyors and Loss-Assessors Work Impartially and Independently(21.07.2025)

Delhi HC has observed that surveyors and loss-assessors work impartially and independently and are mandated to comply with code of conduct in respect .....

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Bombay HC: While Exercising Parens Patriae Jurisdiction Wish of Minor Need to be Considered(22.07.2025)

Bombay High Court has held that while exercising parens patriae jurisdiction, the wish of the minor as well as attending circumstances need to be cons.....

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Calcutta HC: Identity of a Child is an Integral Part of Her Personal Development and Autonomy(22.07.2025)

Calcutta HC has held that the identity of a child, including her surname is an integral part of her personal development and autonomy. Courts have hel.....

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Gujarat HC: Police Must Show no Reluctance in Taking Actions against Cars bearing HC Stickers(23.07.2025)

Gujarat High Court while taking serious note of "wrong side driving" incidents, has remarked that police must not show reluctance in taking action aga.....

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Supreme Court: Society Office Bearers Not Liable for Cheque Dishonour Without Active Business Role(29.05.2026)

SC held that merely holding a managerial post in a society is insufficient to attract liability under Section 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. I.....

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Supreme Court: Successful Resolution Applicant Cannot Negotiate Further After CoC Approval(29.05.2026)

Supreme Court reaffirmed that under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, once a resolution plan is approved by the Committee of Creditors, a Succ.....

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Supreme Court Directs High Courts to Deliver Judgments in 3 Months and Bail Orders in One Day(29.05.2026)

Supreme Court directed that High Courts should ordinarily pronounce judgments within three months of reserving a case for verdict, and do so even fast.....

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Delhi High Court Lays Down Guidelines to Mask Personal Details in Orders under Right to be Forgotten(01.06.2026)

Delhi High Court recognised the right to be forgotten as part of the fundamental right to privacy under Article 21, holding that individuals may seek .....

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Supreme Court Unveiled Victim Protection Plan For Trafficking Survivors and Urged Legal Reforms(01.06.2026)

In a landmark ruling on human trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation, the Supreme Court introduced a comprehensive Victim Protection Plan and .....

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Allahabad HC: Right To Choose Partner is Constitutional; UP Law Doesn't Bar Interfaith Unions(24.02.2026)

Allahabad High Court held that the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021 does not prohibit interfaith relationships, .....

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Supreme Court: Landowners Are Not Liable For Delays Caused by Developers(24.02.2026)

SC held that a landowner does not become liable for construction delays merely by authorizing a developer to build, obtain approvals, and sell flats, .....

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Madras HC: Doctors Aren’t Regular Staff; Hospitals Cannot Stop Them From Joining Other Hospitals(25.02.2026)

Madras High Court observed that doctors cannot be treated as regular employees and hospitals cannot restrain them from joining other hospitals after r.....

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Cal HC: Deity’s Title Cannot be Challenged by Adverse Possession Claims Against its Sebait/Manager(26.02.2026)

Calcutta High Court reaffirmed that property vested in a deity enjoys strong legal protection, and adverse possession claims fail unless hostile title.....

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Delhi High Court: Wards of Disabled Soldiers in Service Not Eligible For Priority-II Reservation(26.02.2026)

Delhi High Court held that wards of armed forces personnel disabled in action but retained in service aren’t eligible for Priority-II reservation unde.....

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Kerala HC: Intra-Court Appeal Maintainable Against Ex Parte Ad Interim Orders Affecting Remedies(06.03.2026)

Kerala High Court held that an intra-court appeal under Section 5 of the Kerala High Court Act, 1958 is maintainable against an ex parte ad interim or.....

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J&K & Ladakh HC: Claims under Roshni Act Void Ab Initio, Ownership Rights Null from Inception(14.11.2025)

J&K & Ladakh High Court held that the Roshni Act, 2001, being unconstitutional and void ab initio, cannot create any legal right or claim. Consequentl.....

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Allahabad HC: Employees of Constituent Institutions are not Entitled to Central University Benefits(17.11.2025)

Allahabad High Court recently ruled that employees of constituent institutions cannot claim benefits of Central University staff in the absence of a s.....

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SC: Governors and President Have No Fixed Timeline To Assent To Bills; “Deemed Assent” is Invalid(20.11.2025)

Answering a Presidential reference, the Supreme Court held that it cannot set timelines for the President or Governors to assent to bills under Articl.....

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SC Holds Landowners Who Accept Compensation Settlements Cannot Later Seek Statutory Benefits(21.11.2025)

Supreme Court held that landowners who voluntarily accept a compensation settlement under the Tamil Nadu Acquisition of Land for Industrial Purposes A.....

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Supreme Court: Indian Courts Cannot Appoint Arbitrators for Arbitrations Seated Outside India(24.11.2025)

Supreme Court held that Indian courts cannot appoint arbitrators for international commercial arbitrations governed by foreign law and seated abroad, .....

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SC: No 'Change in Law' Claim for Withdrawal of Deemed Export Benefits by Power Generators(21.08.2025)

SC has ruled that power generators can't claim compensation for DGFT’s withdrawal of deemed export benefits, holding such clarifications were not a 'c.....

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SC: Consumer Forum Can Enforce Final Orders (2003–2020); Reads ‘Any Order’ in Section 25(1)(25.08.2025)

SC has held that consumer forum can enforce final orders like sale deed execution passed between 2003 to 2020 u/s 25(1) of Consumer Protection Act, 19.....

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SC: Orders DGFT & CBIC to Fix Systems, Protect Exporters from Clerical Errors(27.08.2025)

SC has held that exporters cannot be denied MEIS benefits due to inadvertent broker mistakes later corrected under law. The Court directed DGFT & CBIC.....

Tags : Supreme Court, DGFT, Exporters, Clerical Error, Natural Justice



SC: No Difference between Filing Suit against Proprietorship or Proprietor(28.08.2025)

Supreme Court observed that there is no difference between filing a suit against a proprietorship in its trade name or in the name of the proprietor, .....

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Delhi Court Acquits Six Men in Relation to the 2020 North-East Delhi Riots(28.08.2025)

A Delhi Court while acquitting six accused in case relating to the 2020 North-East Delhi Riots, has stated that there was “egregious padding of eviden.....

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Supreme Court: Karnataka HC to Decide Who Gets First Charge Over Defaulter's Assets(28.08.2025)

Supreme Court has directed the Karnataka High Court to decide whether the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation or secured financial creditors enforc.....

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NCLT Kochi: Fraud Has No Time Limit and Directors Cannot Use Delay As a Defense(07.01.2026)

NCLT Kochi held that allegations of fraud or wrongful trading are not limited by time, and directors cannot evade liability by claiming the conduct oc.....

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NCLT: Suspended Directors Who are Prospective Resolution Applicants Cann’t Access Valuation Reports(09.01.2026)

NCLT Mumbai dismissed a suspended director’s challenge seeking access to valuation reports and other CIRP documents, holding that such reports are con.....

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SC: Excavators, Dumpers Etc Used Within Factories aren’t Motor Vehicles For Road Tax Purposes(12.01.2026)

SC has held that Heavy Earth Moving Machinery & construction equipment such as excavators, dumpers, loaders, and dozers, when used solely within facto.....

Tags : Excavators, Dumpers, Motor Vehicles



Del HC: Courts Cannot Compel Lawyers to Disclose Sources of Documents Filed on Clients' Instructions(13.01.2026)

Delhi High Court held that a lawyer cannot be forced to reveal the source of a document provided by a client, as it is protected under privileged comm.....

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MP High Court: Guardians Can be Liable For Minors Flying Kites With Chinese Manjha(15.01.2026)

While hearing a suo motu PIL on the illegal sale and use of Chinese manjha, the Madhya Pradesh High Court held that if a minor flies a kite using Chin.....

Tags : Guardians, Minors, Kites



Supreme Court Issues Directions to CoC in Builder Insolvency Cases To Protect Homebuyers’ Interests(16.01.2026)

SC issued directions on the functioning of the Committee of Creditors under the IBC, stressing that while its commercial wisdom is paramount, it must .....

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Allahabad HC: Cannot Approve Attitude of Officials Ignoring Orders(23.07.2025)

Allahabad High Court has criticized the officials of the State Government and stated that the attitude of the officers, in ignoring the orders passed .....

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P&H HC: Must Record Statement of Person Summoned by DGGI During Office Hours(24.07.2025)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has restated that the statement of any person summoned by the Directorate General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence.....

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Delhi HC: Friendship Doesn’t Give Liberty to Indulge in Sexual Intercourse without Consent(25.07.2025)

Delhi High Court while denying bail to a man in a POCSO case, has observed that merely because a girl befriends a boy, the latter cannot be given libe.....

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Orissa HC Forms SOP for Judicial Officers to Conclude Trials Where Specific Time Limits are Imposed(25.07.2025)

Orissa HC while expressing dissatisfaction over delay in expeditious conclusions of trials, has formulated a SOP to be followed by Judicial Officers a.....

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Delhi HC: Right to Speedy Trail Can’t be Whittled Down because of Special Enactment Like MCOCA(25.07.2025)

Delhi HC has observed that right to a speedy trial, now firmly entrenched in our constitutional jurisprudence u/a 21 of COI, is not an abstract safegu.....

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NCLAT: Second App. Correcting Typographical Errors Not Maintainable if First App. Decided on Merits(28.07.2025)

NCLAT New Delhi bench has observed that when first application has been decided on merits then the second application correcting the typographical err.....

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Allahabad HC Allows LIC Employees to Be Engaged as Census Enumerators and Supervisors For Duties(02.06.2026)

Allahabad High Court has held that LIC employees can lawfully be engaged as enumerators and supervisors for census duties and dismissed a petition by .....

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Ker HC: Denying Disability Pension to Army Personnel Based on Unreasoned Medical Opinion is Invalid(02.06.2026)

Kerala High Court held that denial of disability pension to an ex-army personnel based on an unreasoned medical opinion is invalid. It was hearing a w.....

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SC: Casual Labourers With Temporary Status are Eligible For Pension Even Without Regularisation(02.06.2026)

SC ruled that long-serving casual workers engaged in continuous, permanent nature of government work are entitled to pensionary benefits even without .....

Tags : Casual Labourers; Pension; Regularisation



J&K&L HC: Revisional Powers U/S 15 Must be Exercised in Reasonable Time, Not After 20-Year Delay(05.06.2026)

High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh quashed a 2021 revision overturning a 2004 mutation, holding that revisional powers under Section 15 of the L.....

Tags : Revisional Powers; Reasonable Time; Delay



Supreme Court: Seeks CBSE Reply on Gulf Students’ Plea(08.06.2026)

Supreme Court sought CBSE’s response to a plea by Gulf-based students seeking declaration of Class XII improvement examination results, alleging delay.....

Tags : Students, Admissions, Delay, Scholarships



Allahabad HC: Magistrates, Police Personally Liable for Illegal Detention(10.06.2026)

Allahabad High Court directed payment of ?25,000 per day for illegal detention beyond 24 hours under preventive provisions, recoverable from erring ma.....

Tags : Detention, Compensation, Magistrates, Police, Personal Liability



Bombay HC: Officials, Not Taxpayers, Must Pay For Losses From Illegal Project Cancellations(21.07.2026)

Bombay HC, while hearing a plea over the abrupt halt of a multi-level parking project near Mumba Devi Temple, observed that losses arising from unlawf.....

Tags : Taxpayers; Losses; Illegal Project Cancellations



SC: Revisional Jurisdiction Cannot Correct Factual Errors Despite Alleged Concealment(22.07.2026)

Supreme Court held that revisional jurisdiction cannot be invoked to correct mere errors of fact or law unless they involve a jurisdictional error, an.....

Tags : Revisional Jurisdiction; Factual Errors; Concealment



Supreme Court tells Parsvnath Developers to Comply with Haryana RERA Orders or Face Jail(23.07.2026)

Supreme Court strongly criticized Parsvnath Developers for repeatedly failing to comply with orders issued by the Haryana Real Estate Regulatory Autho.....

Tags : Parsvnath Developers; Company; Haryana Real Estate Regulatory Authority



Supreme Court: IBC Moratorium Doesn't Shield Promoters, Directors From Consumer Complaints(28.07.2026)

SC held that a moratorium under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, against a residential project developer does not bar consumer complaints aga.....

Tags : Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code; Promoters; Consumer Complaints



Delhi High Court: Copyright Owners and ISPs Cannot Unilaterally Declare a Website 'Rogue'(28.07.2026)

Delhi High Court held that neither copyright owners nor internet intermediaries can unilaterally declare a website a "rogue website" for blocking. Whi.....

Tags : Copyright Owners; Rogue; Website



Delhi HC Safeguards Sudhir Chaudhary’s Personality Rights, Orders Takedown of Deepfakes(10.10.2025)

Delhi High Court on October 10 passed an interim order protecting the personality rights of Sudhir Chaudhary, Editor-in-Chief of DD News, directing th.....

Tags : Sudhir Chaudhary, Personality Rights, Deepfake



Madras HC: Disciplinary Action for Officers Sanctioning Public Buildings on Water Bodies(13.10.2025)

Madras HC directed the State Govt to issue circulars mandating disciplinary action against officers who sanction public buildings on water bodies and .....

Tags : Disciplinary Action, Public Buildings, Officers



Allahabad HC: Taxpayers Shouldn’t Suffer Due to Delay in Genuine Refunds by Assessing Officer(13.10.2025)

Allahabad High Court ruled that when a taxpayer submits the required documents for TDS refund, the Assessing Officer must process the refund without u.....

Tags : Taxpayers, Refunds, Assessing Officer



Bombay HC: Board under Mathadi Act Has No Power to Review its Own Orders(13.10.2025)

Bombay High Court held that the board under the Maharashtra Mathadi, Hamal & Other Manual Workers Act, 1969, lacks statutory power to review or reopen.....

Tags : Maharashtra Mathadi, Hamal & Other Manual Workers Act, Review, Orders



Telangana HC: Changing Arbitration Venue Without Consent is Legally Perversive(13.10.2025)

Telangana High Court held that forcibly changing the arbitration venue without a party's consent amounts to perversity and reflects a clear lack of in.....

Tags : Arbitration, Venue, Perversive



Orissa HC: Informant Can be Made Accused if Involved, No Separate FIR Needed(14.10.2025)

Orissa High Court clarified that if an investigation reveals the informant’s complicity or incriminating evidence against them, the informant can be m.....

Tags : Informant, Accused, First Information Report



Gujarat HC Orders Human Verification of AI-Generated Case Law in Tax Orders, Warns of Contempt(25.08.2026)

Gujarat High Court quashed GST cancellation and appellate proceedings after finding that the tax officer had relied exclusively on AI-generated case l.....

Tags : Human Verification; AI-Generated Case Laws; Tax Orders



Bombay High Court: Each Petitioner Must Pay Court Fee Where Causes of Action are Separate(26.08.2026)

Bombay High Court held that joint writ petitions under Articles 226 or 227 require court fees to be paid by each petitioner where causes of action are.....

Tags : Petitioners; Court Fees; Cause of Action



Calcutta HC: Street Vendors Act Protects Lawful Vending, Not Illegal Encroachments(27.08.2026)

Calcutta High Court held that the Street Vendors Act, 2014 protects lawful vending but not unauthorised permanent structures or encroachments, while d.....

Tags : Street Vendors Act; Encroachments; Vending



Bombay HC Permits OTT Release of Hindi Film ‘Bandar’ Subject to Appropriate Disclaimers(31.08.2026)

Bombay High Court permitted the OTT release of Anurag Kashyap’s Bandar, subject to English and Hindi disclaimers. The order came in a rape survivor’s .....

Tags : Disclaimers; OTT Release; Bandar



Delhi HC: GPA Holder Cannot Claim Ownership and Must Remit Sale Proceeds to Principal(01.09.2026)

Delhi High Court held that a GPA creates only an agency and does not transfer ownership in immovable property. It upheld a decree directing a GPA hold.....

Tags : Ownership; Sale Proceeds; Principal



Supreme Court: Certiorari Can Quash a Tribunal Decision That is Grossly Perverse(01.09.2026)

Supreme Court held that High Courts exercising certiorari jurisdiction under Article 226 may interfere with a Tribunal’s order where its findings are .....

Tags : Certiorari; Tribunal; Grossly Perverse



Supreme Court: Lower Dearness Relief For Pensioners than Employees' DA is Arbitrary under Article 14(13.04.2026)

Supreme Court held that granting higher dearness allowance to employees than dearness relief to pensioners is arbitrary and violates Article 14, as bo.....

Tags : Dearness Allowance, Pensioners, Arbitrary



Supreme Court: Partnership Veil May be Lifted to Detect Illegal Sub-Letting Arrangements(13.04.2026)

Supreme Court held that a partnership cannot be used to conceal unlawful transfer of possession, and courts may lift the partnership veil to determine.....

Tags : Partnership Veil, Illegal Sub-Letting, Possession



SC Disposes Plea on Allied Health Course Moratorium After NCAHP Issues 2026–27 Guideline(14.04.2026)

Supreme Court disposed of SLPs challenging a moratorium on granting permission to start additional allied and healthcare courses, after noting the Nat.....

Tags : National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions, Healthcare Courses, Framework



Karnataka High Court Orders Strict Statewide Implementation of Menstrual Leave Policy(16.04.2026)

Karnataka High Court directed the State to ensure implementation of its December 2025 menstrual leave policy across organised and unorganised sectors,.....

Tags : Menstrual Leave Policy, Implementation, Sectors



Delhi HC: Fresh Tenders Allowed Despite Existing Contracts; Anticipatory Grievances Not Entertained(22.04.2026)

Delhi High Court held that the State can initiate a fresh tender process despite subsisting contracts for a future period, and ruled that a contractor.....

Tags : Fresh Tenders; Contracts; Anticipatory Grievances



SC: Prison Must Not Dilute Rights of Disabled Inmates; Oversight Given to High-Powered Panel(22.04.2026)

Supreme Court referred issues concerning prisoners with disabilities to the High Powered Committee in the Suhas Chakma case, emphasizing the need for .....

Tags : Prisoners; Disabled; Rights



Gauhati High Court Frames Policy For Persons With Disabilities(04.03.2024)

Gauhati High Court has framed the 'Equal Opportunity Policy for Persons with Disabilities' in order to avoid discrimination and harassment taking plac.....

Tags : Gauhati High Court, Persons with Disabilities, Discrimination



Delhi High Court: First-Come-First-Serve Criteria Under Election Symbols Order, 1968 Upheld(05.03.2024)

Delhi High Court has upheld the criteria of ‘First-Come-First-Serve’ that allots free symbol to an unrecognized political party under the Election Sym.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, First-Come-First-Serve, Election Symbols Order



Supreme Court Grants Custody of Minor to Aunt, Says Personal Laws Can’t Supersede Child’s Welfare(06.03.2024)

Supreme Court while granting a minor’s custody to her aunt, has held that the statutory provisions dealing with the custody of the child under any per.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Custody, Child’s Welfare, Personal Laws



Allahabad HC Directs IB Probe into 4 Lucknow Lawyers, Raises Concern over Lawyer-Police Nexus(29.07.2026)

Allahabad High Court directed the Intelligence Bureau to conduct a discreet inquiry into four advocates accused of assaulting a litigant and harassing.....

Tags : Intelligence Bureau; Investigate; Lawyers



P&H High Court Issues Directions on LADC Scheme After Reviewing Lawyers' Objections(29.07.2026)

P&H HC issued seven guidelines for Judicial Officers & District Legal Services Authority Secretaries to strengthen transparency & effective functionin.....

Tags : Directions; Legal Aid Defence Counsel System; Lawyers



Supreme Court: National Commission for Scheduled Castes Lacks Power to Pass Binding Orders(29.07.2026)

SC ruled that National Commission for Scheduled Castes cannot pass enforceable orders in service matters, holding that its powers under Article 338 ar.....

Tags : National Commission for Scheduled Castes; Service Matters; Binding Orders



Karnataka HC: Bengaluru-Mysuru Corridor Could be Biggest Scam, Farmers Deprived of Land(30.07.2026)

Karnataka High Court said the Bengaluru-Mysuru Infrastructure Corridor Project may be “one of the biggest scams” in the State while dismissing appeals.....

Tags : Bengaluru-Mysuru Corridor; Farmers; Land



Kerala High Court Directs Stronger Audit and Financial Oversight in Guruvayur Devaswom(30.07.2026)

Kerala High Court directed the Guruvayur Devaswom Managing Committee to ensure audits are conducted in strict compliance with the Guruvayur Devaswom A.....

Tags : Audit; Financial Oversight; Guruvayur Devaswom



Madras HC: Take Action Against Collectors and Police if They Fail to Maintain an Orderly System(11.03.2026)

Madras High Court directed the government to take action against District Collectors and police officials who fail to enforce the abolition of the ord.....

Tags : Collectors, Police, Action



SC: NCLAT Order Remains Valid Even if the Bench Has a Majority of Technical Members(11.03.2026)

Supreme Court held that an order of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal cannot be considered illegal merely because the bench had a majority o.....

Tags : Order, Technical Members, Majority



Supreme Court: Privy Purse Privileges of Princely Rulers are Not Enforceable Legal Rights(16.03.2026)

Supreme Court dismissed a plea by the Mizo Chief Council alleging that the Union acquired lands of tribal chiefs in the erstwhile Lushai Hills without.....

Tags : Privy Purse Privileges, Legal Rights, Princely Rulers



SC: Anganwadi Workers With Degrees Are Eligible For The 29% Quota For Supervisors in Kerala(17.03.2026)

Supreme Court held that graduate Anganwadi Workers are not barred from the 29% quota for Supervisors under ICDS, meant for SSLC-qualified workers with.....

Tags : Anganwadi Workers, Degrees, Supervisors



Supreme Court Struck Down Section 60(4), Removing Limits on Maternity Benefits For Adoptive Mothers(18.03.2026)

Supreme Court struck down Section 60(4) of the Social Security Code, 2020, which had restricted maternity leave for adoptive mothers to cases where th.....

Tags : Social Security Code, Maternity Benefits, Adoptive Mothers



Calcutta High Court: Post-VRS Service Benefits Cannot be Denied; Ex-Employees Entitled to Arrears(19.03.2026)

Calcutta High Court held that employees who opted for VRS cannot be denied retrospective pay revision benefits accrued during service, ruling such ben.....

Tags : Service Benefits, Ex-Employees, Arrears



SC: TET Qualification Mandatory for Teachers in Minority Institutions(02.09.2025)

SC has stated that on applicability of Teachers' Eligibility Test to in-service teachers in minority institutions, those aspiring for appointment & th.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Teachers' Eligibility Test, Minority Institutions



SC: Occasional Delays in Bill Assent Don’t Warrant Fixed Timelines for Governors and President(03.09.2025)

Supreme Court on the 6th day of the Presidential Reference hearing has stated that occasional delays in assenting bills don’t justify setting fixed ti.....

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SC: Occasional Delays in Bill Assent Don’t Warrant Fixed Timelines for Governors and President(03.09.2025)

Supreme Court on the 6th day of the Presidential Reference hearing has stated that occasional delays in assenting bills don’t justify setting fixed ti.....

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SC Concerned over Illegal, Tree Felling in Himachal after Timber Logs Float in Flood Waters(04.09.2025)

SC has expressed concern over illegal tree felling in Himachal Pradesh after videos showed timber logs floating in floodwaters. A bench led by Chief J.....

Tags : Illegal, Himachal, Flood Waters, Tree



Delhi HC: State cannot limit Parole, Furlough in the name of Disciplining Prisoners(04.09.2025)

Delhi HC criticized the Delhi govt for withdrawing notification that allowed prisoners with warning punishment to seek furlough. J. Kathpalia called i.....

Tags : Prisoners, Punishment, Regressive Step, Parole



SC: Landowners Accepting Compensation Settlements Cannot Later Claim Statutory Benefits(24.11.2025)

Supreme Court held that landowners who voluntarily enter compensation agreements under the Tamil Nadu Acquisition of Land for Industrial Purposes Act,.....

Tags : Landowners, Compensation, Statutory Benefits



NCLT Kochi: CoC May Invite Fresh Bids, Regulations Only Restrict Alteration of Existing Bids(26.11.2025)

NCLT Kochi Bench clarified that the IBBI Regulations, 2016, limit only the modification of an existing Expression of Interest and do not bar the Commi.....

Tags : Committee of Creditors, Regulations, Bids



SC: Administrative Orders Must be Based on Stated Reasons and Cannot Add New Grounds Later(27.11.2025)

Supreme Court reiterated that a government order can only be defended based on the reasons stated within it, and these reasons cannot be supplemented .....

Tags : Administrative Orders, Reasons, Grounds



Calcutta HC: Post-Award Claim For Municipal Tax Reimbursement is Not Maintainable under Section 9(28.11.2025)

Calcutta High Court held that a partner cannot seek reimbursement of municipal tax through a post-award petition under Section 9 of the Arbitration Ac.....

Tags : Municipal Tax, Award, Reimbursement



Supreme Court: Police and Courts Should Act as Initial Filters to Prevent Baseless Prosecutions(03.12.2025)

Supreme Court expressed concern over the practice of filing charge sheets and framing charges in cases with little chance of conviction, emphasizing t.....

Tags : Police, Initial Filters, Prosecutions



Rajasthan High Court: Universities Cannot Retain Students’ Original Documents for Pending Fees(05.12.2025)

Rajasthan HC granted relief to a former MBBS student, ruling that a university cannot retain original documents submitted at admission to compel payme.....

Tags : Universities, Original Documents, Fees



SC: Contracts to Hire Global Speakers For Media Summits are Not Taxable as Event Management Services(19.01.2026)

Granting major relief to media and event organizers, the Supreme Court held that fees paid to high-profile speakers through international booking agen.....

Tags : Contracts, Global Speakers, Event Management Services



SC: State Agencies are Competent To Probe Corruption Cases Against Central Government Officers(20.01.2026)

Supreme Court held that state police authorities have the legal competence to investigate offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act and file cha.....

Tags : Prevention of Corruption Act, State Agencies, Central Government Officers



SC: AICTE Regulations Do Not Govern Direct Recruitment of Engineering Professors by State PSCs(20.01.2026)

Supreme Court held that the All India Council for Technical Education Regulations are not applicable to direct recruitment for professor posts in engi.....

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MP HC: MPPSC Cannot Reject Doctors For PG Additional Registration Not Mentioned in the Advertisement(28.01.2026)

Madhya Pradesh High Court allowed writ petitions by doctors challenging MPPSC’s rejection of their applications for Medical Officer (Grade-I) and Spec.....

Tags : Doctors, Advertisement, Registration



SC: Higher Land Acquisition Compensation to Some Owners Cannot Invalidate Awards to Others(28.01.2026)

Supreme Court held that excessive compensation paid to some beneficiaries in collusion with officials does not invalidate compensation granted to othe.....

Tags : Land Acquisition, Owners, Compensation



Del HC: Probationers are ‘Workmen’ under ID Act; S.17B Wages not Recoverable if Termination Upheld(29.01.2026)

Delhi High Court held that probationary employees are ‘workmen’ under Section 2(s) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, but their termination without.....

Tags : Probationers, Industrial Disputes Act, Termination



Supreme Court Issues Fresh Notice to Accused in POCSO Case(29.07.2025)

Supreme Court has issued fresh notice to an accused in a Special Leave Petition filed against order of Delhi High Court which acquitted the accused on.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Special Leave Petition, Sexual Intercourse



J&K and Ladakh High Court Amends Jammu and Kashmir General Rules (Civil), 1978(29.07.2025)

Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has introduced amendment to the Jammu and Kashmir General Rules (Civil) of 1978 as a step towards ensuring pro.....

Tags : J&K and Ladakh, Procedural Fairness, Military Personnel



Raj. HC: Rent Petition Maintainable against Partnership Firm Only if Tenancy Created in Firm’s Name(30.07.2025)

Rajasthan High Court has held that a rent petition against the partnership firm is liable to be filed only if the tenancy is created in the name of th.....

Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Partnership Firm, Tenancy



SC Urges Union to take Action against Laws which are Discriminatory towards Leprosy Affected Persons(31.07.2025)

Supreme Court while urging Centre to take urgent remedial action against laws, rules, regulations, etc. which are discriminatory and/or derogatory tow.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Leprosy Affected Persons, Remedial Action



SC Slams HC for 2-Year Bail Delay, Calls for Sensitivity in Liberty Cases(01.08.2025)

Supreme Court strongly criticized the Punjab & Haryana High Court for taking two years to hear a bail application, stressing that courts must be sensi.....

Tags : Bail, Delay, Personal Liberty, Article 21, Judicial Sensitivity



Supreme Court Quashes Bail Condition Forcing Conjugal Life With Wife(04.08.2025)

Supreme Court struck down a bail condition requiring a husband to resume conjugal relations and to maintain his wife with dignity, calling it a violat.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Bail Condition, Conjugal Rights, Marital Autonomy, Dignity, Personal Liberty



Ker. HC: Fitting of Sensors in Buses Used as Stage Carriages Can’t be Insisted by Registration Author(27.04.2024)

Kerala High Court has held that as long as the vehicle satisfies the provisions contained in Chapter VI of AIS-052, registration authority will not be.....

Tags : Kerala High Court, Stage Carriages, Registration Authority, Pneumatic Doors



Madras HC: All State Departments Must Address Representations by Persons with Disabilities Promptly(11.12.2025)

Madras High Court directed the Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu to issue a circular instructing all state government departments to ensure that represent.....

Tags : State Government, Persons with Disabilities, Departments



NCLT Ahmedabad: Complaints Against Auditors or Company Secretaries Not Grounds for Company Probe(11.12.2025)

NCLT Ahmedabad held that complaints of professional misconduct against auditors or company secretaries cannot justify an SFIO investigation under Sect.....

Tags : Complaints, Auditors, Company Secretaries



NCLT Ahmedabad: Objections to Coc Cannot Bar RP From Challenging Preferential Transactions(12.12.2025)

NCLT Ahmedabad held that objections to the formation of the Committee of Creditors cannot prevent a Resolution Professional from filing an application.....

Tags : Committee of Creditors, Preferential Transactions, Resolution Professional



SC: Doctors Were Unwavering Heroes in COVID-19, and Their Sacrifice Remains Indelible(12.12.2025)

Supreme Court, while ruling that the PM Garib Kalyan Package insurance scheme covers even doctors not formally requisitioned by the government, reflec.....

Tags : Doctors, COVID-19, Sacrifice



J&K High Court: Umadevi Judgment Does not Justify Perpetual Temporary Employment(15.12.2025)

J&K High Court held that long-serving daily rated workers employed before 31-03-1994 cannot be denied regularization under SRO-64, and clarified that .....

Tags : Judgment, Employment, Workers



J&K&L High Court: Revisional Powers Must Be Used Within Reasonable Time; Merits Don’t Justify Delay(16.12.2025)

J&K&L High Court quashed an order reopening revenue mutations after over 40 years, holding that revisional powers, even in fraud cases, must be exerci.....

Tags : Revisional Powers, Reasonable Time, Delay



SC: Futures & Options Investors Cannot Recover Trading Losses From Professional Clearing Members(07.09.2026)

Supreme Court has held that investors in the Futures and Options segment cannot claim reimbursement of trading losses from Professional Clearing Membe.....

Tags : Futures & Options Investors; Trading Losses; Professional Clearing Members



Kerala High Court: Married Woman Cannot Claim Sex Was Based Solely on Promise of Marriage(08.09.2026)

The Kerala High Court recently quashed criminal proceedings against a man accused under Section 69 BNS of having sexual intercourse with a married wom.....

Tags : Married Woman; Promise of Marriage; Sexual Intercourse



SC: Penalties on Insolvent Developers cannot be Recovered from Homebuyers as CIRP Costs(08.09.2026)

Supreme Court held that time extension charges imposed on an insolvent developer cannot be recovered as CIRP costs from homebuyers, ruling that buyers.....

Tags : Insolvent Developers; Homebuyers; Penalties



Allahabad HC: Parental Concern Cannot Override Adult’s Choice of Life Partner(09.09.2026)

Allahabad High Court held that parental concern cannot override an adult’s right to choose a life partner, protected under Article 21. The Court allow.....

Tags : Parental Concern; Life Partner; Personal Liberty



CCI Rejects Kerala Private Bus Operators’ Challenge to Free KSRTC Travel for Women(10.09.2026)

CCI dismissed a challenge by private bus operators to Kerala’s Priyadarshini Scheme, holding that a State-funded welfare measure offering free travel .....

Tags : Travel; Women; Kerala Private Bus Operators



SC: Mere Long Possession Can't Establish Adverse Possession; Hostile Intent is Required(11.09.2026)

SC held that long, uninterrupted possession alone does not establish adverse possession unless claimant proves when possession became hostile to the t.....

Tags : Long Possession; Hostile; Adverse Possession



Allahabad HC Flags Misuse of BNSS Preventive Detention Powers in Prayagraj Police Commissionerate(11.06.2026)

Allahabad HC has strongly criticised the alleged misuse of preventive detention provisions under the BNSS, observing that magisterial powers vested in.....

Tags : Preventive Detention; Police Commissionerate; Powers



Delhi HC: Social Media Cannot Undermine Judiciary; Intermediaries Must Act Without Court Orders(11.06.2026)

Delhi High Court holds that while social media enables instant information flow, it cannot be used to undermine judicial institutions or malign judges.....

Tags : Social Media; Judiciary; Court Orders



Jharkhand High Court Directs Circle Officers to Digitally Verify Land Records and Remove Mismatches(15.06.2026)

Jharkhand High Court directed Circle Officers to verify and digitally authenticate online land records after noting repeated mismatches with physical .....

Tags : Circle Officers; Land Records; Mismatches



Madras High Court: POCSO Act Does Not Exempt Romantic Relationships Involving Minors(16.06.2026)

Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court held that an accused under the POCSO Act cannot claim defence of a “consensual romantic relationship” with a mi.....

Tags : Romantic Relationships; Minors; Exempt



Madhya Pradesh HC: Officer Cannot Oversee Department Conducting Disciplinary Proceedings Against Him(16.06.2026)

Madhya Pradesh High Court held that allowing a delinquent officer to head the same department initiating disciplinary proceedings against him is imper.....

Tags : Officer; Disciplinary Proceedings; Oversee



8 Weeks Time Given to UP Govt. to Consider Need for Guidelines on Invocation of Gangsters Act(22.04.2024)

Supreme Court has given eight weeks time to the Government of Uttar Pradesh for considering the need to lay down guidelines for invocation of the Utta.....

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SC: Presiding Officers/Members of JJ Board Should Specifically Mention Names in Orders(10.05.2024)

SC has observed that Presiding Officers or Members of the Juvenile Justice Board must mention their names when the order is passed. In absence of name.....

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Delhi High Court: Parties Must Not Ordinarily Resort to Transfer of Case to Another Court(10.05.2024)

Delhi High Court has observed that parties should not ordinarily resort to transfer of cases from the court hearing the matter to another court as it .....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Transfer of Case, Aspersions



Supreme Court: Notice Issued to IBBI Over Ambiguity in Uploading NCLT Orders(10.05.2024)

SC has issued notice to Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) on considerable ambiguity concerning service of orders passed by National Comp.....

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Bom. HC: Admission Obtained on False OBC Certificate, Doctor Allowed to Retain Qualification(13.05.2024)

Bombay High Court has allowed a doctor who obtained admission on false OBC certificate, to retain her qualification as a doctor and observed that sinc.....

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Supreme Court: Bail Matters Should Rest and End With High Courts(24.05.2024)

While expressing its opinion regarding involvement in bail matters, the Supreme Court has observed that it should not get involved in bail matters and.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Bail Matters, High Courts



Allahabad HC Explains: Does Conversion Automatically Strip a Person of Scheduled Tribe Status?(15.09.2026)

Allahabad High Court held that religious conversion alone does not automatically end Scheduled Tribe status. It said ST identity must be determined on.....

Tags : Scheduled Tribe; Religious Conversion; Status



Gauhati HC Rejects Failed Candidates’ Challenge to Law Officers’ Appointment Procedures(16.09.2026)

Gauhati High Court denied relief to four candidates challenging recruitment of law officers in the Assam State Prosecution Service, holding that they .....

Tags : Candidates; Law officers; Appointment



Gujarat HC: Waqf Board Inquiry into Religious Character Not Barred by Places of Worship Act(16.09.2026)

Gujarat High Court held that an inquiry into a shrine’s original religious character does not violate the Places of Worship Act. It upheld Waqf author.....

Tags : Waqf Board; Religious Character; Place of Worship Act



Kerala HC: University Professor doesn't Occupy 'Public Office', Quo Warranto Not Maintainable(18.09.2026)

Kerala High Court dismissed a PIL challenging the appointment of a Mathematics professor at CUSAT through a writ of quo warranto, holding that a profe.....

Tags : University Professor; Public Office; Quo Warranto



NCLAT: Suspended Directors Must Give Confidentiality Undertaking to Access Resolution Plan(21.09.2026)

NCLAT held that suspended directors may be required to give a confidentiality undertaking before accessing resolution plans and other sensitive CIRP m.....

Tags : Suspended Directors; Confidentiality Undertaking; Resolution Plan



SC: CBDT Circulars do not Bind Courts in Income Tax Matters(21.09.2026)

Supreme Court has reiterated that CBDT circulars are not binding on courts while dismissing appeals by assessees seeking Section 80HHC deductions on p.....

Tags : Income Tax; Export; Circulars



SC: Ex-Contract Workers Must Be Preferred When Employers Replace Contract Labour With Regular Staff(29.01.2026)

The court outlined the modes and methods for re-employing workers where the discontinuation of the labour contract is valid: "If the principal employe.....

Tags : Workers, Employers, Contract Labour



Delhi HC: Dacoity Convicts U/S 395 IPC Cannot Claim Benefit under the Probation of Offenders Act(02.02.2026)

Delhi High Court ruled that probation under the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 is unavailable to persons convicted of dacoity under Section 395 IPC,.....

Tags : Dacoity, Probation of Offenders Act, Convicts



P &H HC: Unfavourable Orders Cannot Justify Trial Transfer; Courts Must Prevent Forum Hunting(03.02.2026)

Punjab & Haryana High Court held that judicial error is not the same as bias, and an unfavourable order, even if later overturned, does not automatica.....

Tags : Unfavourable Orders, Trial, Transfer



Delhi High Court: Consenting Adults can Choose Life Partners Without Societal or Parental Approval(06.02.2026)

Delhi High Court ruled that consenting adults have the constitutional right to choose their life partners without needing societal or parental approva.....

Tags : Adults, Life Partners, Approval



Kerala HC: Orders Barring Disclosure of Witness Statements Must State Reasons For Each Witness(09.02.2026)

Kerala HC clarified that under Section 44 of the UAPA, any order barring disclosure of witness statements must examine each witness individually and r.....

Tags : Orders, Witness Statements, Reasons



Gauhati HC: POCSO Probes Must be Child-Friendly, With Sensitized Investigators to Ensure Clear Truth(09.02.2026)

Gauhati High Court emphasized that POCSO investigations must be child-friendly and sensitive, with counselling, support persons, and clear statements,.....

Tags : Probes, Investigators, Child-Friendly



SC Eases Firecracker Ban in NCR for Diwali; Permits Sale and Use of Green Crackers(15.10.2025)

Supreme Court relaxed the complete ban on firecrackers in the National Capital Region, permitting the use of green firecrackers during Diwali, subject.....

Tags : Firecracker, Diwali, Green Crackers



Secured Creditors' Dues Take Priority Over Govt Claims: Allahabad HC on SARFAESI & RDB Acts(17.10.2025)

Allahabad High Court held that under Section 26-E of the SARFAESI Act, 2002 and Section 31B of the Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act, 1993, the due.....

Tags : Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act, Secured Creditors, Government



Kerala HC Cancels Mohanlal’s Ivory Ownership Certificates(24.10.2025)

Kerala High Court held that the ownership certificates issued by the Kerala government to actor Mohanlal for possessing ivory are illegal and unenforc.....

Tags : Ownership Certificates, Wildlife Protection Act, Ivory



Kerala HC: Accused Can Respond Virtually or in Writing(24.10.2025)

Kerala High Court has ruled that an accused exempted from personal appearance under Section 351 of the Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS.....

Tags : Accused, Personal Appearance, Video



NCLAT Chennai: Guarantors Cannot Deny Demand Notice After Admitting its Receipt(27.10.2025)

NCLAT Chennai Bench has set aside NCLT Amravati order and restored SBI’s insolvency petition against the personal guarantors of M/s Seven Hills Health.....

Tags : Insolvency, Guarantors, Demand Notice



Delhi HC: Legal Heirs Can Seek Impleadment in Pending Appeals under FEMA(28.10.2025)

Delhi High Court observed that legal heirs have the right to seek impleadment in pending appeals under the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973, and .....

Tags : Foreign Exchange Management Act, Legal Heirs, Death



Kerala High Court: Universities Must Regulate Student Political Activities to Curb Campus Violence(09.02.2026)

Kerala High Court directed all state universities to establish comprehensive regulations to control student political activities on campus, following .....

Tags : Universities, Student Political Activities, Campus Violence



SC: Quasi-Judicial Authorities Cannot Exercise Review Powers Unless Expressly Granted By Statute(09.02.2026)

Supreme Court ruled that quasi-judicial authorities cannot exercise review powers without statutory authorization, setting aside a Calcutta High Court.....

Tags : Quasi-Judicial Authorities, Review Powers, Statute



SC: Statutory Authorities may Intervene When Housing Societies Delay Membership Decisions(09.02.2026)

Supreme Court observed that authorities may intervene in co-operative housing societies when they refuse to decide membership applications or keep the.....

Tags : Statutory Authorities, Housing Societies, Membership Decisions



Kerala High Court: Intentional Judicial Decisions Cannot be Altered as Clerical Errors under CPC(10.02.2026)

Kerala High Court held that an intentional judicial determination cannot be modified as a clerical error or under inherent powers in Sections 151 or 1.....

Tags : Intentional Judicial Decisions, Clerical Errors, Review



Calcutta HC: Demolition Orders Cannot be Challenged under Article 226 if a Statutory Appeal Exists(10.02.2026)

Calcutta High Court, Port Blair Bench, held that a municipal demolition order cannot be directly challenged under Article 226 when an effective statut.....

Tags : Demolition Orders, Statutory Appeal, Challenged



Patna HC: PwD Recruitment Must Comply With RPwD Act; Executive Resolutions Cannot Override the Law(11.02.2026)

Patna High Court held that recruitment to posts reserved for persons with disabilities must strictly follow Section 34(2) of the RPwD Act, 2016, and t.....

Tags : Recruitment, Persons With Disabilities, Executive Resolutions



Ker HC Upholds Rule that Homeopathic Doctors Must Cancel Registration Before Enrolment as Advocates(18.06.2026)

Kerala High Court has upheld a Single Judge’s ruling that a registered homeopathic practitioner cannot enrol as an advocate while continuing on the me.....

Tags : Homeopathic Doctors; Registration; Enrolment



Bombay HC: Calling Police over Routine Transfers or External Complaints is Misconduct(22.06.2026)

Bombay High Court held that an employee’s complaint to police or bringing them to the workplace over a routine transfer amounts to misconduct. It furt.....

Tags : Police; Routine Transfers; Misconduct



Calcutta High Court: Trade Licence Not Required For Advocates’ Partnership Registration(23.06.2026)

Calcutta High Court held that a partnership firm formed solely for practising law cannot be required to produce a trade licence for registration under.....

Tags : Trade Licence; Indian Partnership Act; Registration



Delhi HC Rejects Plea of Two Army Doctors Seeking NEET PG 2026 Exam Amid Eligibility Rule Challenge(01.07.2026)

Delhi High Court refused interim relief to two Army doctors seeking to appear in NEET PG 2026 while challenging the 2025 AFMS eligibility rules before.....

Tags : Army Doctors; NEET PG; Eligibility



Kerala HC Orders Time-Bound Disposal of Prisoners' Remission Pleas, Mandates NALSA SOP Compliance(01.07.2026)

Kerala High Court directed the State to ensure time-bound disposal of prisoners' remission and premature release pleas, expressing concern over pendin.....

Tags : Time-Bound; Prisoners; Remission



Delhi High Court: January 1 as Deemed Service Date For Delhi and Andaman Civil and Police Officers(02.07.2026)

Delhi High Court directed that until fresh rules are framed, January 1 of the year following the examination shall be treated as the crucial date for .....

Tags : Service; Police Officers; Date



Supreme Court: Landlord’s Legal Heirs May Amend an Eviction Suit to Include Bona Fide Need(27.04.2026)

Supreme Court observed that if a landlord dies during an eviction suit based on bona fide requirement for himself and family, his legal heirs can amen.....

Tags : Landlord; Legal Heirs; Eviction Suit



SC Mandates Trial Courts Seek Reports on Mitigating and Aggravating Factors Before Death Sentencing(29.04.2026)

SC has held that trial courts must routinely call for reports on aggravating and mitigating factors right after conviction and before sentencing in po.....

Tags : Mitigating; Aggravating Factors; Death



Calcutta HC: ECI's Prerogative to Deploy Central Employees as Counting Supervisors Upheld(01.05.2026)

Calcutta High Court dismissed AITC's plea, ruling that appointing only Central Government/PSU employees as counting supervisors is the Election Commis.....

Tags : ECI , Counting Supervisors Writ Jurisdiction



J&K&L High Court: Scandalous Allegations Against Judicial Officers in Pleadings Impermissible(01.05.2026)

Punjab and Haryana High Court held that service disputes arising from purely contractual employment with a private body, lacking any public law elemen.....

Tags : Bar Conduct , Pleadings ,Judicial Officers ,Scandalous Allegations



SC: Medical Negligence Claims Can be Filed Against Deceased Doctor’s Legal Heirs Who Inherit Estate(05.05.2026)

Supreme Court held that medical negligence compensation claims can be pursued against a deceased doctor’s legal heirs from the estate, as financial li.....

Tags : Medical Negligence; Claims; Legal Heirs



Supreme Court: Fence-Sitters Cannot Raise Seniority Disputes Once Third-Party Rights are Settled(05.05.2026)

Supreme Court held that “fence-sitters,” who do not intervene during litigation, cannot later challenge seniority or claim consequential promotions on.....

Tags : Fence-Sitters; Seniority; Third-Party Rights



SC: Preference Shareholders Classified as Investors, Cannot Approach Court as Financial Creditors(29.10.2025)

Supreme Court held that holders of Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares (CRPS) are investors, not financial creditors, and cannot initiate insolven.....

Tags : Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares, Investors, Financial Creditors



Delhi HC: Denying Candidature of Physically Disabled Person Due to 'No Vacancy' Violates RPwD Act(29.10.2025)

Delhi High Court held that rejecting the candidature of a physically disabled individual on the ground of 'no vacancy' violates the Rights of Persons .....

Tags : Physically Disabled Person, Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, Candidature



Delhi HC: Denying Candidature of Physically Disabled Person Due to 'No Vacancy' Violates RPwD Act(29.10.2025)

Delhi High Court held that rejecting the candidature of a physically disabled individual on the ground of 'no vacancy' violates the Rights of Persons .....

Tags : Physically Disabled Person, Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, Candidature



Delhi HC: Denying Candidature of Physically Disabled Person Due to 'No Vacancy' Violates RPwD Act(29.10.2025)

Delhi High Court held that rejecting the candidature of a physically disabled individual on the ground of 'no vacancy' violates the Rights of Persons .....

Tags : Physically Disabled Person, Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, Candidature



AP HC: Shutdown of Specific Unit Constitutes Closure, Workers Entitled to Compensation under S.25FFF(29.10.2025)

Andhra Pradesh High Court ruled that shutting down a part of an industrial unit with functional integration with other units amounts to a closure. Con.....

Tags : Industrial Disputes Act, Compensation, Workers



Allahabad HC: MPs, Judges and Ministers May Use ‘Hon’ble’; Civil Servants are Not Entitled to it(05.05.2026)

Allahabad High Court held that constitutional functionaries exercising sovereign powers must be addressed as “Hon’ble” in all official communications,.....

Tags : Judges; Ministers; Civil Servants



Bombay High Court: Lilavati Trust FIR Against HDFC Bank CEO Driven by Personal Vendetta(06.05.2026)

Bombay High Court held that the FIR by Lilavati Trust against Sashidhar Jagdishan arose from personal vendetta linked to recovery proceedings by HDFC .....

Tags : Lilavati Trust; Personal Vendetta; FIR



Supreme Court Directs District Collectors to Strictly Implement Solid Waste Management Rules 2026(07.05.2026)

Supreme Court has authorised District Collectors to enforce the 2026 Solid Waste Management Rules by granting powers under the Environment Protection .....

Tags : Solid Waste Management Rules; District Collectors; Environment Protection Act



Supreme Court Holds Revenue Records Alone Do Not Confer Title Over Land Ownership(07.05.2026)

Supreme Court reiterated that revenue entries only indicate possession and do not prove ownership, and affirmed that title over land must be establish.....

Tags : Revenue Records; Land Ownership; Title



SC: Consumers Cannot Bear Power Plant Depreciation Costs When No Electricity Was Supplied(08.05.2026)

In a major relief to electricity consumers, the Supreme Court held that consumers cannot be made to pay depreciation costs for a power plant that no l.....

Tags : Consumers; Power Plant; Electricity



J&K&L HC: Rejection of a Representation Does Not Create Fresh Cause of Action in Service Matters(13.05.2026)

High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh held that repeated departmental representations cannot overcome delay and laches in filing a writ petition, a.....

Tags : Rejection; Cause of Action; Service Matters



Madras High Court: No Appeal Lies Against E-Court Status or Adjournment Orders(02.07.2026)

Madras High Court held that an e-court case status entry or an order of adjournment cannot be treated as a “judgment” and is not appealable under Clau.....

Tags : Appeal; E-Court; Adjournment Orders



Allahabad HC: Places of Worship Act Bars Conversion of Religious Character, Not State Acquisition(03.07.2026)

Allahabad High Court held that the Places of Worship Act, 1991 only prohibits conversion of a place’s religious character and does not bar State acqui.....

Tags : Places of Worship Act; Religious Character; State Acquisition



Bombay HC: Horse-Trading Rampant in Maharashtra, FIRs 'Washed' After Switching Sides(03.07.2026)

Bombay HC remarked that "horse trading" was rampant in Maharashtra and politicians could get criminal cases closed by joining the ruling party's "wash.....

Tags : Horse-Trading; Maharashtra; Washing Machine



Patna HC: BAU Statutes Cannot Convert 2011 Direct Recruitment into Tenure Appointment(06.07.2026)

Patna HC held that Bihar Agricultural University Statutes, 2010, notified in 2017, cannot apply retrospectively to convert a 2011 direct recruitment s.....

Tags : Bihar Agricultural University Statutes; Direct Recruitment; Appointment



Delhi High Court Safeguards Ravi Kishan's Personality Rights From Misuse(07.07.2026)

Delhi HC has protected Ravi Kishan’s personality rights by ordering the removal of unauthorized content using his image or personal attributes. Court .....

Tags : Personality Rights, Ravi Kishan, Safeguards



J&K&L HC: Mere Terrorist Gang Membership Not Enough for S.20 UAPA Without Proof of Terror Act(22.09.2026)

J&K&L High Court held that mere membership of a terrorist gang or organisation is insufficient to invoke Section 20 UAPA. The prosecution must produce.....

Tags : Terrorist Gang; Terror Act; Membership



J&K&L HC: Personal-Enmity Assaults Concern Law and Order, Not Preventive Detention(22.09.2026)

J&K&L High Court quashed a preventive detention order, holding that assaults arising from personal enmity are law-and-order issues, not public-order t.....

Tags : Personal-Enmity Assaults; Law and Order; Preventive Detention



Telangana HC: Father’s Role Beyond Financial Support Cannot Be Overlooked in Custody Matters(22.09.2026)

Telangana High Court held that a father cannot ordinarily be denied custody unless found unsuitable. It directed a four-year-old girl’s return to the .....

Tags : Father; Custody Matters; Financial Support



Bombay HC Directs Complete Ban on Street Firecrackers and Laser Lights During Festivals(24.09.2026)

Bombay High Court banned firecrackers on public roads, laser lights and high-intensity beams during festive processions across Maharashtra. To curb po.....

Tags : Ban; Firecrackers; Festival



Delhi HC: Muslim Personal Law cannot Shield Sex with Minor Wife from POCSO Case(28.09.2026)

Delhi High Court held that a marriage recognised under Muslim personal law does not shield a man from prosecution for sexual intercourse with a wife b.....

Tags : Muslim Personal Law; Sexual Intercourse; Minor Wife



P&H HC: High Court’s Inherent Powers Cannot Be Used to Entertain a Second Revision(30.09.2026)

Punjab and Haryana High Court held that inherent powers under Section 528 BNSS against a Sessions Court’s revisional order can be invoked only in an e.....

Tags : Second Revision; High Court; Inherent Powers



Cal HC: Death to be Presumed of Employee Untraceable for 7 Years, Heirs Entitled to Terminal Benefit(27.05.2024)

Calcutta High Court has held that the law is well settled that in case a person is untraceable for more than seven years, his death may be presumed, m.....

Tags : Calcutta High Court, Terminal Benefit, Legal Heirs



SC Answers Whether Person Awarded Monetary Comp. But Hasn’t Received it Can File Appeal as Indigent(30.05.2024)

SC has allowed a woman to file an appeal as an indigent person on the ground that even if the compensation has been awarded to her, she has not receiv.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Indigent Person, Monetary Compensation



Del. HC: Repre. on Inclusive Disability Reservation in B.Sc. Nursing Program to be Considered by INC(31.05.2024)

Del. HC has issued directions to Indian Nursing Council (INC) to address a representation that challenges Clause 8 of admission terms and conditions u.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Indian Nursing Council, Nursing Program



SC: Fixed Shares Paid to Association of Persons Members are Taxable as Income, Regardless of Profit(13.05.2026)

Supreme Court held that fixed receipts paid to an AOP member, without sharing losses or expenses, cannot be treated as exempt “share of profit” under .....

Tags : Fixed Shares; Association of Persons; Income Tax Act



SC: Public Service Vehicles Without Trackers, Panic Buttons Can't Get Fitness Certificates(14.05.2026)

Supreme Court directed that no public service vehicle can get a fitness certificate or permit without installed and verified VLTDs and emergency panic.....

Tags : Public Service Vehicles; Fitness Certificates; Trackers



Calcutta HC Stays Eastern Railway Eviction Drive Affecting Around 6,000 Slum Dwellers Near Station(15.05.2026)

Calcutta High Court has stayed proceedings arising from the eviction notice concerning the Brace Bridge railway station area until 20 May 2026 or furt.....

Tags : Eastern Railway; Eviction; Slum Dwellers



J&K&L High Court: Seasonal Labourers Cannot Be Regularised Amid Government’s Blanket Ban(15.05.2026)

Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court held that courts exercising powers under Article 226 cannot direct regularisation of seasonal labourers where th.....

Tags : Seasonal Labourers; Regularised; Government’s Blanket Ban



Supreme Court: Joint Disciplinary Proceedings Not Mandatory in Cases Involving Multiple Officers(15.05.2026)

Supreme Court ruled that under Regulation 10 of the Canara Bank Officer Employees' (Discipline and Appeal) Regulations, 1976, separate disciplinary pr.....

Tags : Disciplinary Proceedings; Multiple Officers; Canara Bank Regulations



Supreme Court: Mediclaim Reimbursement Cannot be Set off Against Accident Compensation(18.05.2026)

Supreme Court has held that compensation awarded under the Motor Vehicles Act cannot be reduced by amounts received through Mediclaim or medical insur.....

Tags : Mediclaim Reimbursement; Compensation; Motor Vehicles Act



Allahabad HC: Limitation Cannot be Extended Through Belated Representations or Letters(09.07.2026)

Allahabad HC ruled that repeatedly sending letters or delayed representations cannot extend the statutory limitation period unless the State acknowled.....

Tags : Limitation; Representations; Letters



Bombay High Court: Strangers May be Impleaded in Co-Operative Society Disputes if Necessary(13.07.2026)

Bombay High Court held that Co-operative Courts may implead persons who are not parties under the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act if their pres.....

Tags : Strangers; Co-Operative Society; Impleaded



Calcutta High Court: Joint Settlement of Liquor Licence is Allowed if All Eligible Heirs Consent(13.07.2026)

Calcutta High Court upheld the joint settlement of a country spirit shop licence in favour of two eligible grandsons of the deceased licensee. It held.....

Tags : Liquor Licence; Heirs; Licensee



Calcutta High Court: Punjab National Bank Liable to Compensate Farmers For Crop Insurance Lapse(13.07.2026)

Calcutta High Court held Punjab National Bank liable to compensate farmers after its failure to complete mandatory formalities under the Bangla Shasya.....

Tags : Punjab National Bank; Compensate; Farmers



Bombay High Court: Revenue Officers Cannot Decide Caste Status to Remove Tribal Land Protections(13.07.2026)

Bombay HC held that revenue officers cannot determine a person's caste or tribe status while exercising powers under the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code.....

Tags : Revenue Officers; Caste Status; Tribal Land



Kerala High Court: Unsigned FIS is Admissible if Informant Confirms its Contents in Court(20.05.2026)

Kerala High Court recently ruled that an informant’s failure to sign the First Information Statement (FIS) does not render it inadmissible as evidence.....

Tags : First Information Statement; Admissible; Contents



Kerala High Court: University Syndicate Cannot Sue Chancellor as Both Form Same Legal Body(20.05.2026)

Kerala High Court held that Calicut Syndicate cannot challenge appellate order of Chancellor in disciplinary cases, as Chancellor is superior appellat.....

Tags : University Syndicate; Chancellor; Legal Body



Supreme Court: State Officers Cannot Back Litigants Through Affidavits Against the Law(20.05.2026)

Supreme Court strongly censured government officers, saying State authorities cannot support litigants by taking positions contrary to law, and direct.....

Tags : State Officers; Litigants; Affidavits



Delhi HC: Interim Protection From Blacklisting Does Not Remove Bidder’s Duty to Disclose in Tenders(21.05.2026)

Delhi High Court held that interim protection against blacklisting does not relieve a bidder from the duty to make full and honest disclosure of any p.....

Tags : Blacklisting; Bidder; Tenders



SC: Landowners Cannot be Forced to Waive Statutory Compensation to Claim Other Benefits(21.05.2026)

Supreme Court held that civic authorities cannot compel landowners to waive their statutory right to compensation as a condition for receiving other s.....

Tags : Landowners; Statutory Compensation; Benefits



Supreme Court Upholds Will in Sister’s Favour, Says Excluding Natural Heirs is Not Suspicious(22.05.2026)

Supreme Court held that a Will cannot be treated as suspicious merely because it excludes natural heirs, noting that a testator has the legal right to.....

Tags : Will; Natural Heirs; Suspicious



Delhi High Court Safeguards Yuvraj Singh's Personality Rights, Orders Deepfake Takedown(03.08.2026)

Delhi HC granted an interim injunction safeguarding Yuvraj Singh's personality rights and prohibited identified as well as John Doe defendants from ex.....

Tags : Personality Rights; Deepfake; Yuvraj Singh



Calcutta High Court: Section 141 NI Act Does Not Apply to Sole Proprietorships(03.08.2026)

Calcutta High Court has held that Section 141 of the NI Act does not apply to sole proprietorships, as they have no separate legal identity. It ruled .....

Tags : Sole Proprietorships; Legal Identity; Cheque Dishonour



Bombay HC Criticises ITAT for Delays in Pronouncing Orders Beyond 90-Day Limit(04.08.2026)

Bombay High Court criticised the ITAT for repeatedly delaying order pronouncements beyond the 90-day limit under Rule 34 of the Income Tax (Appellate .....

Tags : Orders; Income Tax (Appellate Tribunal) Rules; Deadline



Allahabad High Court: Regularization Claim Survives Employee’s Death Through Legal Heirs(10.08.2026)

Allahabad High Court held that an employee’s claim for regularization survives his death through legal heirs if the process began during his lifetime......

Tags : Regularization; Legal Heirs; Service



Bombay HC: Questioning Other Varsities' Degrees Could Cause 'Anarchy and Chaos' in Education System(10.08.2026)

Bombay High Court held that allowing one educational institution to question degrees conferred by another would cause “anarchy and chaos” in the educa.....

Tags : Varsities' Degrees; Professor; University



Bombay HC to Scrap Law College Intake Cuts if Mumbai University Follows Prescribed Timelines(11.08.2026)

Bombay High Court approved a step-by-step plan allowing over 15 Mumbai University-affiliated law colleges to address faculty shortages and restore ful.....

Tags : Law College; Student; Mumbai University



Delhi High Court: UP Passport Disputes Cannot be Filed in Delhi Only Because MEA is Based There(13.07.2026)

Delhi High Court held that passport disputes cannot be filed in Delhi merely because the Ministry of External Affairs is located there. It ruled that .....

Tags : Ministry of External Affairs; Passport; Disputes



CCI Penalised HP Rs.138.85 Crore for Unfairly Manipulating Government Tenders(14.07.2026)

Competition Commission of India (CCI) imposed penalties totalling Rs.138.85 crore on HP India Sales Pvt. Ltd. for manipulating Government e-Marketplac.....

Tags : Competition Commission of India; HP India Sales Pvt.; Tenders



SC: Market Integrity is Paramount; Rule Violators Cannot Escape Liability by Citing Investor Gains(14.07.2026)

Supreme Court has held that the integrity of the securities market is paramount and regulatory violations cannot be excused merely because investors e.....

Tags : Investors; Securities; Market Integrity



Allahabad HC: Proclaimed Offenders Get Anticipatory Bail Only in Rare and Exceptional Cases(15.07.2026)

Allahabad HC held that an accused declared a proclaimed offender after evading investigation or court proceedings is generally ineligible for anticipa.....

Tags : Anticipatory Bail; Proclaimed Offenders; Exceptional Case



Kerala HC: Foreign Counsel Cannot Conduct Cross-Examination Before Commissioners(15.07.2026)

Kerala High Court ruled that foreign lawyers are not permitted to question witnesses before advocate commissioners, holding that recording evidence is.....

Tags : Foreign Lawyers; Witness; Cross-Examination



Supreme Court: Landowners Cannot Claim Denial of Hearing After Failing to Avail the Opportunity(16.07.2026)

Supreme Court dismissed landowners' appeals against land acquisition for the Jaipur Metro Rail Project, holding that they abandoned their right to a h.....

Tags : Land Acquisition Act; Landowners; Claim



Rajasthan HC: Can Rely on Testimony of Injured Witness Unless There are Major Contradictions(10.06.2024)

Rajasthan High Court has observed that the court can rely on the testimony of an injured person and it cannot be rejected on the ground that there are.....

Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Injured Person, Minor Discrepancies



Mad. HC: Bar Associations to Pay 15000 to 20,000 to Junior Lawyers Practicing in State(13.06.2024)

Mad. HC highlighted that young lawyers should not be forced to go through struggles of earlier generations and directed Bar Council of Tamil Nadu & Pu.....

Tags : Madras High Court, Junior Lawyers, Bar Associations



Mad. HC: Separate Norms for Transgender Persons in Employment and Education(14.06.2024)

Mad. HC while observing that transgenders should be treated as special category, has directed State to not treat them under female or male category an.....

Tags : Madras High Court, Transgender Persons, Employment



Bombay High Court: Release of Film "Shaadi Ke Director Karan Aur Johar" Restrained(14.06.2024)

Bombay High Court has restrained the release of the film "Shaadi Ke Director Karan Aur Johar" on the ground that a strong prima facie case has been ma.....

Tags : Bombay High Court, Prima Facie Case, Personality Rights



Pune Porsche Crash Case: Bom. HC Declines Urgent Relief to Minor(17.06.2024)

Bombay High Court has declined urgent relief for the minor accused in the Pune Porsche Accident case while hearing a habeas corpus petition filed by h.....

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NCLAT: Creditors May Choose to Proceed Against One or Multiple Guarantors as They See Fit(05.09.2025)

NCLAT New Delhi ruled that creditors have the discretion to proceed against any or all personal guarantors when multiple guarantors exist. An applicat.....

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Karnataka HC Issues Notice on PIL to Reinstate Parashurama Statue After ?5L Deposit(09.09.2025)

Karnataka HC issued notice to the state on a PIL seeking reconstruction of the 33-ft Lord Parashurama statue at Udupi’s theme park. Petitioner, Uday S.....

Tags : Parashurama Statue, Reconstruction, Tenders



NCLT Mumbai: Defect in Security Title Doesn't Invalidate a Duly Executed Personal Guarantee(10.09.2025)

NCLT Mumbai bench held that a defect in the security title does not invalidate a duly executed personal guarantee, especially when the guarantor admit.....

Tags : NCLT, Personal Guarantee, Guarantor



Delhi HC: Unauthorised Use of Aishwarya Rai’s Persona Violates Right to Privacy(12.09.2025)

Delhi High Court upheld Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s personality rights, ruling that unauthorized use of her name, image, or likeness especially via AI vi.....

Tags : Aishwarya Rai, Right to Privacy, Personality Rights



Delhi HC Restrains Unauthorized Use of Abhishek Bachchan’s Name, Image, & Voice(12.09.2025)

Delhi HC interim order protects Abhishek Bachchan’s personality rights restraining misuse of his name, image or voice without consent. Justice Tejas K.....

Tags : Abhishek Bachchan, Technology, Personality Rights



Supreme Court Stays Key Provisions of Waqf Amendment Act(15.09.2025)

Supreme Court has stayed few sections of Waqf (Amendment) Act, including provisions providing arbitrary powers to Collectors. The Court observed that .....

Tags : Waqf Amendment Act, Arbitrary Powers, Collectors



Kerala High Court: Home Guards Cannot be Treated at Par with Civil Police Officers(27.06.2024)

Kerala High Court while denying pay parity to Home Guards with Police Constable, has observed that Home Guards are recruited on daily wages and the re.....

Tags : Kerala High Court, Civil Police Officers, Home Guards



Bombay HC: Need Robust System to Prevent Deaths of People Travelling by Mumbai Local Train(27.06.2024)

Bombay High Court after addressing the high rate of deaths of people travelling through local trains in Mumbai, has observed that a robust system is r.....

Tags : Bombay High Court, Mumbai Local Train, Commuters



Kar. HC: Before Cancelling FCRA Registration, Reasonable Opportunity of Hearing to be Given(28.06.2024)

Karnataka High Court while setting aside cancellation of registration issued to a trust centre on the grounds that the trust was deprived of a reasona.....

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Kar. HC: Before Cancelling FCRA Registration, Reasonable Opportunity of Hearing to be Given(28.06.2024)

Karnataka High Court has set aside cancellation of registration issued to a trust centre under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010, on the.....

Tags : Karnataka High Court, FCRA Registration, Personal Hearing



Sudden Dismissal of Staff Members of Tata Institute of Social Science Withdrawn(01.07.2024)

Tata Institute of Social Science has withdrawn the dismissal of over 100 contractual staff members and stated that salaries of Tata Education Trust pr.....

Tags : TISS, Staff Members, Tata Education Trust



SC Condemns Witch-Hunting, Says Superstition Continues to Override Constitutional Morality(14.08.2026)

Supreme Court has expressed deep concern over the persistence of witch-hunting in India, observing that superstition, prejudice and irrational fear co.....

Tags : Witch-Hunting; Constitutional Morality; Superstition



SC: Re-Employed Officers May be Classified Differently from Regular Officers(17.08.2026)

Supreme Court ruled that retired government officers re-employed after retirement can be considered a separate class from regular employees for pay fi.....

Tags : Re-Employed Officers; Retirement; Regular Officers



Bombay HC Directs Minimum Wages for Community Health Volunteers, Rejecting Honorarium-Based Pay(18.08.2026)

Bombay HC held that Community Health Volunteers engaged by the Mumbai civic body are entitled to minimum wages for their duty hours. The Court ruled t.....

Tags : Minimum Wages Act; Community Health Volunteers; Honorarium



Supreme Court Issues Directions to Prevent Fake Sureties in Bail Cases Involving Foreigners(18.08.2026)

Supreme Court issued directions on granting bail to foreign nationals accused of offences involving commercial quantities of narcotic drugs under the .....

Tags : Bail; Foreigners; Fake Sureties



SC: Speedy Trial is Victim’s Right; Gangsters Act Case Cannot Stall Other Trials(18.08.2026)

Supreme Court held that the right to a speedy trial is not only that of the accused but also a valuable right of the victim. It set aside the Allahaba.....

Tags : Speedy Trial; Victim’s Right; UP Gangsters Act



SC: Referral Fees Earned By Auto Dealers for Bank, Insurance Promotion Taxable as Service Tax(20.08.2026)

Supreme Court held that referral charges earned by automobile dealers from banks and insurers for facilitating vehicle loans and insurance policies ar.....

Tags : Auto Dealers; Bank; Service Tax



Allahabad HC: State Must Protect Individuals Threatened for Conducting Prayers in Private Spaces(19.03.2026)

The court said "Any objection taken by any person (individual or group) against prayers being conducted in a private space, should be taken cognizance.....

Tags : Prayers, Private Spaces, Protect



Supreme Court: Strict Procedure Must be Followed under UP Gangsters Act Due to Serious Consequences(23.03.2026)

Supreme Court quashed proceedings against alleged gangster Gabbar Singh under the UP Gangsters Act, citing procedural lapses in forwarding the recomme.....

Tags : Strict Procedure, UP Gangsters Act, Serious Consequences



Jharkhand HC: Pre-1947 Transfers Exempt from Section 46; 45-Year Delay Blocks Restoration(23.03.2026)

Jharkhand HC quashed orders restoring land under the Chhotanagpur Tenancy Act, ruling that Section 46 does not apply to pre-1947 transfers, restoratio.....

Tags : Chhotanagpur Tenancy Act, Transfers, Restoration



Delhi HC: Street Vendors Must Maintain Cleanliness and Not Encroach on Public Spaces(23.03.2026)

Delhi High Court observed that street vendors have a “bounden duty” to keep their vending areas clean and ensure they do not encroach on public spaces.....

Tags : Street Vendors, Cleanliness, Public Spaces



Madras HC: Senior Citizens Act Applies Only To Post-2007 Property Transfers, Not Retrospective(24.03.2026)

Madras High Court held that the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 applies only to property transfers made after its com.....

Tags : Senior Citizens Act, Property Transfers, Retrospective



SC Flags Systemic Bias in Granting Permanent Commission to Women Officers in Armed Forces(25.03.2026)

Supreme Court found that systemic bias in the Armed Forces has resulted in denial of permanent commission to many women officers, as career evaluation.....

Tags : Women Officers, Armed Forces, Permanent Commission



SC Orders Steps to Ensure Humane Living Conditions in Beggars' Homes Nationwide(15.09.2025)

SC, while taking note of conditions of beggars in Beggar’s Homes, has ordered that all Beggars' Homes must record deaths due to neglect or lack of car.....

Tags : Humane Living Conditions, Beggars, Homes



SC Backs Coal India’s Dual Pricing Policy, Justifies 20% Price Hike for Non-Core Sectors(15.09.2025)

SC upholds Coal India’s 2006 dual pricing policy, allowing 20% hike for non-core sectors. It said that core sectors like power and steel deserve prote.....

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SC Held Financial Bids in Public Tenders Cannot Be Altered Post-Opening To Protect Process Sanctity(16.09.2025)

SC ruled that once financial bids in a public tender are opened, they cannot be altered or rectified, as doing so would compromise the sanctity of the.....

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Delhi High Court: UGC Cannot Debar a University from PhD Admissions under UGC Act(17.09.2025)

Delhi High Court held that the University Grants Commission (UGC) has no authority under the UGC Act, 1956 or its Regulations to debar a university fr.....

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Delhi High Court: Students with Less Than 75% Attendance Cannot Contest DU Student Union Elections(17.09.2025)

Delhi High Court held that students who do not meet the 75% minimum attendance requirement cannot contest Delhi University College Students' Union ele.....

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Supreme Court: CoC’s Commercial Wisdom Does Not Shield All its Decisions From Judicial Scrutiny(25.03.2026)

Supreme Court emphasized that while the commercial wisdom of the Committee of Creditors is paramount, it is not absolute and may be subject to judicia.....

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Supreme Court: Post-Moratorium, Creditors Cannot Adjust Pre-CIRP Dues From Prior Deposits(25.03.2026)

Supreme Court observed that “The deposit made even if treated as a guarantee for the default in dues remains the property of the CD till it is adjuste.....

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Supreme Court: SC Status Applies Only to Hindus, Sikhs, and Buddhists, and is Lost on Conversion(25.03.2026)

Supreme Court ruled that "No person who professes a religion other than Hindu, Sikh or Buddhist shall be a member of Scheduled Caste. Conversion to an.....

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J&K&L High Court: Transfer Guidelines are Not Binding and Cannot Limit an Employer’s Transfer Powers(25.03.2026)

High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh held that employees cannot claim a right to a specific posting based on transfer guidelines, as these adminis.....

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Rajasthan HC: Transgender Bill May Make Gender Identity Rights Dependent on State Approval(31.03.2026)

Rajasthan High Court observed that the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, recently passed by Parliament, risks convertin.....

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Delhi High Court Directs Removal of Unauthorised Vendors, Declares Nehru Place a No-Vending Zone(31.03.2026)

Delhi High Court recently reaffirmed that Nehru Place District Commercial Complex is a no-vending and no-hawking zone, directing the Municipal Corpora.....

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J&K High Court Grants Relief to Lawyers Accused of Assault at Srinagar District Court Premises(01.04.2026)

High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh granted interim protection to advocates fearing preventive detention under the Public Safety Act over a rec.....

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Calcutta High Court: ECI Not Singling Out Bengal, More Transfers in Other Poll-Bound States(01.04.2026)

Calcutta High Court dismissed a PIL against ECI’s mass transfer of IAS and IPS officers after the March 15 poll announcement, noting the plea was flaw.....

Tags : Transfers, ECI, Elections



Calcutta HC: Employers May Deduct Penal Rent From Gratuity of Employees Refusing to Vacate Quarters(02.04.2026)

Calcutta High Court held that employers can deduct penal rent and other dues from the gratuity of retired employees unlawfully occupying company quart.....

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Delhi HC: MHA Has Authority to Initiate Disciplinary Proceedings Against AGMUT IAS Officers(02.04.2026)

Delhi High Court held that the Ministry of Home Affairs, as delegatee of the Joint Cadre Authority, is legally competent to initiate disciplinary proc.....

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Supreme Court: Expecting a Minor to Respond to a Public Court Notice is ‘Perverse’(02.04.2026)

Supreme Court held that expecting a minor to respond to a public notice is ‘wholly erroneous and perverse’, cancelled an ex-parte succession certifica.....

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Kerala High Court: Entrepreneurs Must Be Protected From Baseless Protests to Boost Industrial Growth(03.04.2026)

Ahead of Assembly elections, the Kerala High Court urged parties to assure that entrepreneurs with all legal clearances cannot have their businesses s.....

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Delhi HC: Cannot Read WhatsApp Conversation as Evidence Without Mandatory Certificate(05.07.2024)

Delhi High Court has held that WhatsApp conversations cannot be read as evidence without there being a proper certificate as mandated under the Eviden.....

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All. HC: Extension of Benefits of Schemes for SC, STs/OBCs to BPL Card Holders is a Matter of Policy(08.07.2024)

All. HC while disposing a PIL seeking extension of benefits of Schemes meant for SC, ST, OBC and Minorities to BPL, has observed that issues raised fa.....

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SC: Can’t Presume Sexual Assault Cases Will Only be Effectively Handled by Women Officers(09.07.2024)

SC while expressing reservation regarding a petition that sought handling of sexual assault cases only by women officers, has remarked that it cannot .....

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Delhi High Court: Investigation Must Commence Immediately in Missing Children Cases(11.07.2024)

Delhi High Court has held that in missing children cases it is extremely important that immediate investigation and inquiries be conducted by the poli.....

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HP HC: No Requirement of Practicing for 7 Years for Appointment as District Judge(15.07.2024)

Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that Article 233(2) of the Constitution of India does not require continuous practice for seven years as an advoc.....

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SC: Directors Can’t be Vicariously Liable for Offence of Company Unless their Involvement Shown(03.08.2024)

Supreme Court has held that directors of a company cannot be made vicariously liable for offence committed by the company under the National Housing B.....

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SC Refuses PIL to Direct Union and States to Take Action Against Superstition and Sorcery Practices(03.08.2024)

SC has refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation seeking direction upon the Union and States to take action against practices of sorcery and s.....

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SC Determines the Conversion Rate of Foreign Award Expressed in Foreign Currency to Indian Rupees(12.08.2024)

SC has held that statutory scheme makes a foreign arbitral award enforceable when objections against it are finally decided. Therefore, as per A&C Act.....

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Supreme Court Refuses to Restrain Formation of CoC for Byju’s(21.08.2024)

Supreme Court has refused to pass an order restraining formation of a Committee of Creditors by Resolution Professional for Byju's in the insolvency p.....

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All. HC: Any Person Who Converts People by Force to be Made Liable Under UP 'Anti Conversion' Act(21.08.2024)

All. HC while denying bail to a Maulana accused for forceful conversion of victim to Islam, has observed that any person of any religion irrespective .....

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Rajya Sabha Passes the Boilers Bill, 2024(05.12.2024)

Rajya Sabha has passed the Boilers Bill, 2024 which repeals the previous Boilers Act, 1923. The new bill includes provisions for regulation of boilers.....

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Gujarat HC: Officials Commuting to Court on Two-Wheelers Required to Wear Helmets(09.10.2024)

Gujarat High Court has issued a circular stating that the officers and staff members who are commuting to the High Court on a two wheeler as rider and.....

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BCI Writes Letter to CJI Suggesting Regular Evaluation of Mental Health of Judicial Officers(10.10.2024)

Bar Council of India (BCI) has written a letter to CJI suggesting regular evaluation of mental health of judicial officers so that early signs of burn.....

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SC: Starting Point of Limitation Commences from the Date the Defendant's Possession Becomes Adverse(16.10.2024)

Supreme Court has held that in terms of Article 65 of the Limitation Act, 1963 the starting point of limitation would not commence from the date when .....

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BCI Directs Pvt. Universities to Not Use Prefixes ‘Bharatiya’, ‘National’ for Conducting Competitions(17.10.2024)

BCI has issued a direction prohibiting private law universities from using names such as "India," "National," “Bharatiya” in competitions as it is mis.....

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Delhi HC Grants Custody Parole to Tahir Hussain for Subscribing Oath & Filing Nomination Papers(15.01.2025)

Delhi High Court while granting custody parole to Tahir Hussain for subscribing Oath and for filing nomination papers in upcoming Assembly Elections, .....

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Ker. HC: Complainant Filing Several FIRs against Accused on Same Grounds Violates Fundamental Rights(16.01.2025)

Kerala High Court has observed that registration of multiple first information reports by the same complainant against the same accused for same alleg.....

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Supreme Court Seeks Centre’s Response on PIL for Implementation of CNAP(16.01.2025)

Supreme Court while considering the prevalence of the problem of cyber fraud, has sought Centre’s response in a PIL seeking directions to Telecom netw.....

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Supreme Court Calls for Rectification of Issues related to Fake Invoices(16.01.2025)

Supreme Court while flagging the issue occurring in GST matters where genuine purchasers face problem due to fictitious bills raised by suppliers, has.....

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NCLAT: Recovery Proceedings before DRT doesn’t Prohibit Financial Creditors from Filing App. u/s 7(17.01.2025)

NCLAT New Delhi bench has held that if recovery proceedings have been initiated before the Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT) it does not prohibit Financial.....

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Delhi HC: Can Dispense Personal Hearing Only if Assessee's Rectification Application Is Allowed(11.04.2025)

Delhi High Court has observed that Courts can dispense with the personal hearing of the assessee only if rectification application filed by an assesse.....

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Kerala HC: Mental Condition of the Youngsters of Our Country is Astonishing and Disturbing(10.03.2025)

Kerala High Court has stated that the mental condition of the youngsters of our country is astonishing and disturbing. There is no purpose in blaming .....

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Ker. HC: Sexual Offences Against Children and Women are on the Increase(11.03.2025)

Ker HC while refusing to invoke provisions of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 in favour of accused convicted under Section 377 and 506 of IPC, ha.....

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AP HC: There should be Application of Mind before Issuing LOC(17.03.2025)

Andhra Pradesh HC while holding that authorities should apply mind to the facts of each case before issuing a Look-Out Circular (LOC), has observed th.....

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J&K HC: Cannot Disengage SPOs without Following Due Process(17.03.2025)

J&K HC has observed that Special Police Officers (SPOs) cannot be disengaged from service without being provided a reasonable opportunity to show caus.....

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J&K HC: Can’t Deny Passport Merely for Criminal Antecedents of Family Members(13.02.2025)

Jammu and Kashmir High Court has held that a person cannot be denied passport merely on the ground of presence of criminal family background.

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NCLAT: Can’t Categorize Security Deposit Without Intention of Commercial Effect of Borrowing, as FD(18.02.2025)

NCLAT New Delhi bench has held that the security amount deposited under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) without any intention of commercial effect.....

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NCLAT: Can Correct Inadvertent Typographical Errors in Orders Passed by NCLT under NCLT Rules(12.05.2025)

NCLAT New Delhi bench has held that correction of inadvertent typographical errors in the orders passed by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) ca.....

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SC: Benefit Under Probation of Offenders Act Inapplicable on Offences Committed Between 1976 & 2006(16.05.2025)

SC has clarified that the benefit that Probation of Offenders Act envisages is inapplicable to offence committed under Prevention of Food Adulteration.....

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Karnataka HC: Bike Owners File Appeal Banning Operation of Bike Taxis in the State(25.06.2025)

Two bike owners have filed appeals in the Karnataka High Court against banning operation of Bike Taxis in the State and argued that the ban has been d.....

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SC: Uniting Couples Not Necessarily the Aim of Mediation in Matrimonial Matters(27.06.2025)

Supreme Court while referring a matrimonial dispute to mediation, has observed that the aim of mediation in matrimonial disputes is not solely to reun.....

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Bombay HC: Can Consider Experience of Proprietor who Becomes Partner in LLP as LLP’s Experience(27.06.2025)

Bombay High Court has observed that for evaluating LLP's eligibility in a public tender, experience of a proprietor who becomes partner in a Limited L.....

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SC: Negligent Driver’s Legal Heirs are Not Entitled to Compensation under MV Act(03.07.2025)

Supreme Court has observed that legal heirs of a deceased person who was driving the vehicle negligently cannot claim compensation under the Motor Veh.....

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Karnataka HC: Women Commuters Oppose Ban on Bike Taxis in Karnataka(03.07.2025)

In appeals filed by bike taxi aggregators Ola, Uber and Rapido in the Karnataka High Court, women commuters have opposed the ban on bike taxis in Karn.....

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NCLT Mumbai: Oppression Claims Against Majority Shareholders Do not Justify Winding up a Company(16.12.2025)

NCLT Mumbai dismissed a winding-up plea against Nissan Motor India's former partner Hover Automotive India, ruling that allegations of oppression by m.....

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NCLAT: Personal Guarantors Involved In NCLT Proceedings Can Appeal Against Insolvency Admission(17.12.2025)

NCLAT, New Delhi, held that a personal guarantor allowed to participate in NCLT proceedings qualifies as an “aggrieved person” and is entitled to file.....

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Allahabad HC: Caste by Birth Remains Unchanged Despite Conversion or Inter-Caste Marriage(12.02.2026)

Allahabad High Court has observed that a person’s caste determined at birth remains unchanged even if they convert to another religion, and that a wom.....

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SC: Telecom Spectrum is a Community Resource and its Ownership Cannot be Decided under the IBC(16.02.2026)

Supreme Court of India held that ownership and control of telecom spectrum cannot be determined under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, as spectrum .....

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Supreme Court: Post-Award Property Purchasers Cannot Resist Execution of an Arbitral Award(16.02.2026)

Supreme Court of India reaffirmed that a transferee who purchases property from a judgment-debtor during the pendency of proceedings has no locus stan.....

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SC: Casual Workers Can't be Denied Regularisation if Similar Daily Wagers were Regularised(17.02.2026)

Applying the principle of parity, the Supreme Court regularised the services of four sweepers, holding that once regularisation has been granted to si.....

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NCLAT: Director’s Resignation Doesn’t Release Personal Guarantor from Continuing Guarantee Liability(03.11.2025)

NCLAT, New Delhi, held that resignation from directorship does not relieve a personal guarantor from liability under a continuing guarantee, which rem.....

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NCLT Mumbai: Independent Directors Cannot Automatically Avoid Liability for Fraud under IBC(04.11.2025)

NCLT Mumbai ruled that independent directors cannot automatically evade liability for a company's alleged fraud under the IBC, stating that holding th.....

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Allahabad High Court: Hookah Bars cannot Operate in UP; Clean Air Prevails over Trade(30.09.2026)

Allahabad High Court held that hookah bars cannot operate in Uttar Pradesh, even in designated smoking areas. It ruled that non-smokers’ right to clea.....

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Supreme Court: Plaintiff Must Prove GPA Deal Was Loan Security, Not Sale; Fraud Alone Insufficient(25.05.2026)

SC ruled that person alleging General Powers of Attorney -based property transactions were only loan securities and not valid sales must prove it with.....

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Gauhati HC: Burden Of Proving Citizenship Stays With Proceedee and Does Not Shift At Any Stage(26.05.2026)

Gauhati High Court held that in Foreigners Tribunal proceedings, the burden to prove citizenship lies entirely on the proceedee and cannot be discharg.....

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Kerala High Court: No Unrestricted RTI; DPDP Act Strengthens Privacy Framework(26.05.2026)

Kerala High Court held that there is no unrestricted right under the proviso to Section 8(1)(j) of the Right to Information Act to seek all informatio.....

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Supreme Court: Off-Duty Anaesthetist Cannot be Held Criminally Liable For Nurse’s Procedural Error(27.05.2026)

Supreme Court said that "Legally, an anaesthetist whose duty hours have concluded cannot be held criminally liable for a subsequent procedural error c.....

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SC Recommended Amending IBC to Ensure Fair Repayment Protection for MSME Operational Creditors(20.07.2026)

While reaffirming the clean slate principle under the IBC, the Supreme Court urged the Law Commission and the Legislature to consider amendments that .....

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Supreme Court Urged Railways to Drop the Term Second-Class Passengers(20.07.2026)

Supreme Court advised Indian Railways to review its use of the term “second-class passenger,” observing that the classification should refer to the co.....

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Punjab & Haryana HC Calls For Wisdom Amid Lawyers' Strike over LADCS(21.07.2026)

While considering a petition over the indefinite lawyers' strike against the Legal Aid Defence Counsel System (LADCS), the Punjab & Haryana High Court.....

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J&K&L HC: Dealership & Lease Agreements Are Separate Contracts and Disputes Must Be Filed Separately(17.09.2025)

Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court reiterated that a dealership agreement and a lease agreement are independent and distinct contracts. The Court h.....

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Bombay HC: Payments to Consulting Doctors on Probation Are Not Salary; TDS Applies U/S 194J(19.09.2025)

Bombay High Court held that payments to consultant doctors are not salary, so TDS applies under Section 194J, not Section 192. Justices Colabawalla an.....

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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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Madras HC Suggests “Liberal Approach” for Tamil as Compulsory First Language(25.11.2015)

Madras High Court has ordered authorities to adopt a “liberal approach” on applications filed by students seeking exemption from the rule stipulating .....

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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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SC Directs Maharashtra to Take Decision within 2 Weeks on Dance Bars Licence(26.11.2015)

Supreme Court has directed Maharashtra Government to bring in action its earlier order on dance bars and decide within two weeks the application seeki.....

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SC: Competent Lawyers Should be Appointed to Represent Govt.(30.11.2015)

SC while hearing case on appointment of government lawyers in district courts in Uttar Pradesh, said, "In choosing them (lawyers), the State will not .....

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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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Gujarat High Court Refuses to Intervene in Matter of Missing Names from Voters List(30.11.2015)

Gujarat HC while refusing to intervene, has said that voters whose names were deleted from voters list can approach competent courts and authorities.

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RBI Notifies Increase in FPI Holding Limits(07.10.2015)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has notified that Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPI) would be able to hold up to R1.66 lakh crore worth of government secur.....

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Manipur High Court Set Aside Recruitment of 1,400 Government Teachers(09.10.2015)

Manipur HC has set aside recruitment of 1,423 teachers of government primary schools for breaching process as though notification mentioned recruitmen.....

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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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Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement reached(05.10.2015)

The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement between North American countries and those in South-east and Far-east Asia was reached on 5 October, 2015. The.....

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NGT Junks Petition Explaining Importance of Bursting Firecrackers on Festivals(13.10.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has junked a petition on how bursting firecrackers is an essential part of Hindu religion and should not be regulated or.....

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Supreme Court Denies Blanket Ban on Diwali Crackers(29.10.2015)

Supreme Court has rejected a plea filed over concerns of increasing air pollution in India's major cities and denied to impose complete ban on firecra.....

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Ministry of Corporate Affairs Relaxes Additional Fee Payable on Forms AOC-4 and AOC-4 XBRL(30.10.2015)

Ministry of Corporate Affairs has decided to relax additional fee payable on forms AOC-4 and AOC-4 XBRL under Companies Act, 2013, upto 30th November,.....

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Madras High Court: Idol Immersion Pollutes Environment, an 'Illiterate Attitude'(30.10.2015)

Madras High Court has observed that practice of immersion of idols in water pollutes the ecosystem and poses a threat to fish and birds and termed it .....

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Delhi HC to DU: Don’t Act Against Delhi University Teachers' Association (DUTA) President till Dec 17(30.10.2015)

Delhi HC has extended till December 17 the restraint on Delhi University (DU) from taking any action against DUTA president and St Stephen’s college p.....

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Delhi HC Directs Civic Agencies to Verify Work Done by Sanitary Workers(30.10.2015)

Delhi HC while showing concern over lack of cleanliness in the capital, has ordered civic agencies to depute inspectors to verify if sanitary workers .....

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Meghalaya HC Orders Centre to Enforce AFSPA in Garo Hills(03.11.2015)

Meghalaya High Court has ordered Centre to enforce Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, (AFSPA) 1958 in insurgency-ravaged districts of Garo Hills to co.....

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Punjab and Haryana HC Irks over Sham Probes Conducted by Chandigarh Police in Rs 40-Lakh Bribery Case(16.10.2015)

Punjab and Haryana HC while dismissing bail petition filed by businessmen Sanjay Dahuja and Aman Grover, accused in Rs 40 Lacs bribery case, also invo.....

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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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NGT Issues Notice to Larsen & Toubro(20.10.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) on plea against operation of concrete-manufaturing plant on Yamuna flood plains, has issued notice Larsen & Toubro which.....

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Delhi HC Restrains DU from Taking Action against Narain(21.10.2015)

Delhi HC has restrained Delhi University (DU) from taking any action against DUTA president and St Stephen's professor Nandita Narain, who sought a st.....

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Bombay HC Makes it Difficult to Represent ‘Party in Person’ in Court(26.10.2015)

Representing ‘party in person', will soon become difficult in Maharashtra as Bombay HC has passed fresh set of rules which states that anyone who want.....

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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.....

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NGT : Idol Immersion Only at Designated Places(10.11.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has clarified that idol immersion in the Yamuna will be allowed only at designated places.

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CCI Approves Pramerica's Acquisition of Deutsche MF Business(10.11.2015)

Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved acquisition of Deutsche Bank's asset management business in India by global fund house Pramerica As.....

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GSFC Books Patent for Gujcon Nylon Products(10.11.2015)

State-run Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd has received a process patent for its Gujcon products range under Nylon-6 that will improve qualit.....

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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.....

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Delhi HC Seeks Govt.'s Response on Chautala's Parole(19.11.2015)

Delhi High Court has sought Delhi Government's response on plea of former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala, serving 10-year jail term in a t.....

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CCI Rejects Complaint Against DIAL on High Office Rent(19.11.2015)

Competition Commission of India (CCI) has rejected allegations leveled by Airline Operators Committee (AOC), that Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIA.....

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

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

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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.....

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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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BCI Suspends Licence of 15 Lawyers(25.09.2015)

Bar Council of India (BCI) has suspended licences of 15 advocates with “mob mentality“ who created a ruckus in Madras High Court last week and barred .....

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CIC Brings Maha Ministers under Ambit of RTI(28.09.2015)

Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) of Maharashtra, Ratnakar Gaikwad, has brought offices of all ministers, ministers of state under the ambit of th.....

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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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Supreme Court: Lawyers Making Judges' Lives Miserable(30.09.2015)

Supreme Court has expressed grave concern over continued habit of a section of lawyers to file complaints casting aspersions on integrity of “defencel.....

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NGT Issue Notices to 14 Builders for Unauthorized Harnessing of Groundwater(14.09.2015)

NGT has issued notices to 14 builders in Delhi-NCR for extracting water flouting rules, after perusing inspection reports filed by local commissioners.....

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NGT Imposes Ban on Immersion Idols Made Up of Plastic, POP in Yamuna in Delhi(17.09.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has banned immersion of idols made from non-biodegradable material like quick-setting gypsum plaster, also known as Plas.....

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NGT Grants Interim Stay on Netravathi River Diversion Project(17.09.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) Southern Zone has granted an interim stay for Netravathi River Diversion project, on appeal filed by K N Somashekar, ex-.....

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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.....

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Madras HC Defers Contempt Proceedings against Politician, Lawyers(21.09.2015)

Madras HC while deferring contempt proceeding against a politician and two lawyers,has directed politician to do "service" in students hostel and lawy.....

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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.....

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Madras HC: Anganwadi Workers Cannot Raise Industrial Disputes(15.12.2015)

Madras High Court has ruled that Anganwadi workers cannot raise industrial disputes before labour courts challenging their dismissal from service sinc.....

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Punjab and Haryana HC Issues Summon to State Excise Chief over Liquor Shops on Highways(15.12.2015)

Punjab and Haryana HC has summoned Excise and Taxation Commissioners (ETCs) of Haryana and Punjab over their failure to stop liquor vends along the na.....

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Punjab and Haryana HC Issues Notice to Punjab on Petition Seeking Increase in Upper Age Limit(16.12.2015)

Punjab and Haryana HC has issued notice to Punjab Government on a petition seeking an increase in upper age limit for recruitment of teachers of maste.....

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Supreme Court Bans Registration of 2000cc+ Diesel Cars in NCR(16.12.2015)

SC has banned registration of diesel-run SUVs and cars having engine capacity beyond 2000 cc with immediate effect till March 31, 2016. Commercial veh.....

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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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Bombay HC Restrains Hike in Metro Fare till January 29(18.12.2015)

Bombay High Court has restrained Mumbai Metro from increasing fare of Versova-Ghatkopar Metro rail corridor till January 29.

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SC to Govt.: Include Acid Attack Survivors Within Disable Person List(07.12.2015)

Supreme Court has asked Centre and State Government to bring acid attack survivors within the ambit of disable person to get the benefits of reservati.....

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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.....

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Supreme Court Says Meal Vouchers Shouldn’t Be Taxed(10.12.2015)

Supreme Court has ruled that meal vouchers are not ‘goods’ for the purpose of levy of Octroi or Local Body Tax (LBT) and that the company issuing such.....

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SC Agrees to Examine Plea for Banning Diesel Cars in Delhi(11.12.2015)

Supreme Court has agreed to examine plea for banning diesel cars from plying on Delhi's road to fight growing menace of pollution in the city.

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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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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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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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SC Dismisses Anil Kumar Yadav’s Plea against Allahabad HC Order(30.11.2015)

SC has dismissed UPPSC Chairperson Anil Kumar Yadav’s plea, whose appointment was held as "illegal" by the Allahabad High Court and upheld the high co.....

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Madras HC Denies to Restrain TN from Permitting Muslim Outfits to Hold Babri Demolition Anniversary(30.11.2015)

Madras HC has refused to restrain State Government from granting permission to any Muslim organisation to hold Babri Masjid Demolition Anniversary.

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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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Hyderabad HC: Agricultural Crisis in Telangana, AP “Alarming”(02.12.2015)

Hyderabad HC has described farmers' suicides and crisis-like situation prevailing in agriculture sector in Telangana state as "alarming".

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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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Punjab and Haryana HC to Sacked Guest Teachers: Furnish Affidavit to Join Back(02.12.2015)

Punjab and Haryana HC has said that all 3,581 guest teachers, who were sacked few months back for being surplus, would be allowed join back only after.....

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Orissa HC Nods for Employment of Women in Bars, Hotels(04.12.2015)

Orissa HC has nod for employment of women for musical orchestra in bars and liquor-serving restaurants in State on condition that the bar and restaura.....

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Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Registration of Diesel SUV and Cars over 2000 cc to Continue(05.01.2016)

Supreme Court has said that a ban on sale and registration of diesel vehicles with engine capacities of 2,000 cc and above in National Capital Region .....

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Gujarat HC Issues Notice to Centre on Pak Woman's Plea on LTV(06.01.2016)

Gujarat HC has issued notice to Ministry of External Affairs, State Government and Panchmahal district SP in response to a petition by a Pakistani wom.....

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Bankruptcy, Insolvency Related Work To be Done By Department of Economic Affairs(07.01.2016)

The work relating to bankruptcy and insolvency has been taken out from the domain of Law Ministry and put under Department of Economic Affairs, a step.....

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SC to Centre: Set Up System to Protect Whistleblowers(07.01.2016)

Supreme Court has directed Centre to put in place an administrative mechanism for whistleblowers’ protection as they face threats and harassment for .....

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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.....

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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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SC Imposes Provisional Fine on Erring Builders(22.01.2016)

Supreme Court has imposed provisional fine on erring builders who constructed buildings and then applied for green clearances.

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Bombay HC Imposes Fine on Erring Police Officers over Illegally Detaining a Doctor Couple(25.01.2016)

Bombay High Court has imposed a fine of Rs. 50,000 on erring Pune Police Officers, who illegally detained a doctor couple in police custody for 17 day.....

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SC: No Open Tenders for Critical Defence Spares(25.01.2016)

SC, while taking note of India’s substantial role as a defence power and need to keep lives of its personnel safe, has upheld Government’s policy agai.....

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SC Slams Tamil Nadu Builders over Failure to Comply with NGT Order(25.01.2016)

SC has ordered Centre to bring out comprehensive chart on status of environmental clearance and building projects of 7 builders from Tamil Nadu. The c.....

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NCDRC to Builder: Pay Rs 20k/Month Penalty for Delay in Project(25.01.2016)

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has ordered Parsvnath Developers to pay a monthly penalty to buyers for delay in handing over .....

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Government Launches CRC to Ease Company Incorporation Procedure(25.01.2016)

Corporate Affairs Ministry has launched Central Registration Centre (CRC) to speed up company incorporation related services.

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SC Denies to Interfere in Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar Metro Fares Issue(28.01.2016)

Supreme Court has denied to interfere in ongoing petition in Bombay High Court over Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar Metro fares.

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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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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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SC Denies to Take Plea on MCD Workers' Strike(04.02.2016)

Supreme Court has denied to entertain a plea seeking its intervention in the ongoing MCD workers strike.

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Delhi HC: Will Soon Need Choppers for Emergencies(05.02.2016)

Delhi HC, while commenting on increasing traffic in Delhi, has observed that emergency services in the capital may soon have to rely on choppers.

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Income Tax Department Issues Guidelines for E-Communication to Tax Payers(05.02.2016)

Government, in order to ease communication with the Income-Tax Department, has allowed tax payers to reply to notices using their registered email add.....

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Supreme Court Stays Termination Orders of Law Officers(08.02.2016)

Supreme Court has stayed interim order of Bombay HC suspending implementation of fresh appointments of law officers for politicising appointments of n.....

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SC: Prisoner is Entitled to be Treated With Dignity and Sympathy(08.02.2016)

SC has said that prisoner is entitled to be treated with dignity,sympathy and directed Undertrial Review Committee to see that undertrial prisoners ar.....

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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.

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GNIDA Fines 40 Builders for Violating NGT Orders(18.02.2016)

Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) has said it has fined 40 builders, Rs 50,000 each, with projects under construction in Greater .....

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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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Delhi HC Stays Govt.'s Decision to Scrap Nursery Admission Criteria(19.02.2016)

Delhi HC has stayed Delhi Govt. decision to scrap two more criteria, besides the management quota and 11 other norms, for nursery admissions in privat.....

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Bombay HC: Directors Above 70 Yrs of Age Need SR and 3/4th Shareholders' Nod to Stay(19.02.2016)

Bombay HC has ruled that incumbent directors who are 70 years old and above will face automatic disqualification if they are not elected by a Special .....

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P&H High Court: No Preference in Jobs for TET-2011 Candidates(22.02.2016)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has made it clear that candidates for master cadre cannot seek preference on ground that they passed Punjab State Teache.....

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Delhi HC Refuses Interim Protection from Arrest to Students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya(24.02.2016)

Delhi HC has refused to grant interim protection from arrest to Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya, who h.....

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Bombay HC Slams CID, CBI over Report on Dabholkar-Pansare Murders(08.01.2016)

Bombay High Court has irked over failure of CBI and State CID in obtaining a ballistics report from Karnataka CID which showed link between murders of.....

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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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Bombay HC Warns Of Contempt Action Against Commissioners of Every District in State(11.01.2016)

Bombay High Court has warned of contempt action against Commissioners of Civic Bodies and Councils of every district in Maharashtra if they fail to fi.....

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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.....

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Punjab and Haryana HC Slams MHA over Inaction on BSF Report(14.01.2016)

Punjab and Haryana HC has pulled up Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for not acting on a Border Security Force (BSF) report highlighting the urgen.....

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Allahabad HC Put Stay on Cancellation of Appointments of Assistant Teachers in State(14.01.2016)

Allahabad High Court has stayed cancellation of appointments of 15 thousand assistant teachers of primary schools in Uttar Pradesh.

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Bombay HC Issues Notice to Govt., RBI in Case of Pensioners’ Issues(26.02.2016)

Bombay HC, while taking suo motu PIL on problems faced by pensioners while withdrawing pensions, has issued notices to Union of India through Ministry.....

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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.....

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Delhi High Court Rejects Petition against Police Chief Bassi(29.02.2016)

Delhi High Court has rejected a petition seeking action against Police Chief B.S. Bassi for allegedly “influencing” the probe in the Jawaharlal Nehru .....

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Budget: Incentives for Start-Ups, Tax-Neutral Treatment for LLPs, Low Corporate Tax for Manufactures(01.03.2016)

For start-ups, 100 % deduction of profits for 3 out of 5 years will be allowed for units set up over April 2016-March 2019. But, MAT will apply. Tax-n.....

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NGT Notices 13 Cement Manufacturers(02.03.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notices to 13 cement manufacturers on a petition that said they were violating the tribunal’s earlier order o.....

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Delhi HC Rejects Plea to Change Name of 'Aligarh' Movie(03.03.2016)

Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea of an alumnus of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) seeking a ban or change in name of movie 'Aligarh'.

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Govt. Fixes Debt to Capital, Free Reserve Ratio for Govt. Companies(25.03.2016)

Ministry of Corporate Affairs has notified the debt to capital and free reserves ratio for government companies that are into housing finance.

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DTCP Comes Up With New Policy to Stop Unauthorised Retention of Investors' Money by BuilderW(29.03.2016)

Department of Town and Country Planning (DTCP) has come up with a new policy to curb unauthorised retention of investors' money by builders on account.....

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SC Seeks Centre’s Response over Elephant Ownership(30.03.2016)

SC has asked Centre and States including Kerala and Goa to apprise it on whether a person can keep an elephant in his custody as owner under wild life.....

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

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

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RBI Increases Investment Limit of FPIs(30.03.2016)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has increased investment limit of Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) in central government bonds to Rs 2 lakh crore, from .....

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Hyderabad HC Issues Notice to Hyderabad Central University(30.03.2016)

Hyderabad High Court has issued notices to Hyderabad Central University, its Vice Chancellor, Dean, Students Welfare, and the Cyberabad Police Commiss.....

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Supreme Court Expresses Concern over Appointment of Law Officers(31.03.2016)

Supreme Court has expressed concern over appointment of Public Prosecutors (PP) without any real assessment or policy as it framed guidelines for sele.....

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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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SEBI Decides to Restrain Wilful Defaulters(14.03.2016)

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has decided to restrain ‘wilful defaulters’ from accessing capital markets for raising funds from the pu.....

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Bombay HC: Legal Heirs of Deceased Convicts Liable to Pay Fine(14.03.2016)

Bombay High Court has held that legal heirs of a deceased convict are liable to pay fines and compensation, imposed by the trial courts, from the prop.....

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SC Asks V-C to Respond to Notice in 3 Weeks(15.03.2016)

Supreme Court has given Pondicherry University Vice-Chancellor Chandra Krishnamurthy three weeks to respond to a show-cause notice, which indicted her.....

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I-T Department Notifies Rules Relaxing Norms on Foreign Fund Managers(17.03.2016)

Income-Tax Department has notified rules relaxing certain earlier conditions governing foreign fund managers in a bid to encourage them to move to Ind.....

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P&H High Court Sets Aside Orders Directing UT to Pay Rs 96 Crore to Parsvnath(18.03.2016)

P&H High Court has set aside orders of Arbitral Tribunal and Chandigarh District Court wherein UT was directed to pay Rs 96 crore (earnest money along.....

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RBI Issues Norms for PDs in Exchange-Traded Currency Futures(18.03.2016)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued guidelines permitting standalone Primary Dealers (PDs) to participate in exchange-traded currency futures on ap.....

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CBDT Announces Aug 31 as Last Date for Clearing Pending ITRs, Refunds(09.05.2016)

Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has declared August 31 as deadline for taxpayers whose ITRs for six assessment years between 2009-10 and 2014-15 .....

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Delhi HC Refuses to Stay Rustication of Umar Khalid, Anirban Bhattacharya(11.05.2016)

Delhi HC has refused to stay rustication of Umar Khalid, Anirban Bhattacharya, over a controversial event held in memory of Afzal Guru on the campus e.....

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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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Delhi HC Slams Centre for Holding Revision of Pay Scales of Public Prosecutors(16.05.2016)

Delhi HC has pulled up Centre for “not doing anything” on proposal sent by AAP Government for revision of pay scales of public prosecutors of the dis.....

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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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Madhya Pradesh HC Dismisses Gajanand Distributor’s Plea in Herald Case(19.05.2016)

Madhya Pradesh HC has dismissed four petitions filed by Gajanand Distributors and others, praying to be impleaded as defendants in a civil suit filed .....

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Hyderabad HC Directs Govt. to Come Up with New BRS(26.04.2016)

Hyderabad HC has directed Telangana Government to come up with a new Building Regularisation Scheme (BRS) in view of the legislative amendment brought.....

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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.

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Karnataka HC: Individual Doctors Can’t Certify Age of Juvenile Offenders(02.05.2016)

Karnataka HC has said that a juvenile involved in criminal case can be subjected to medical test to determine age only in absence of birth /school cer.....

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Bombay High Court: Plot too was illegally occupied(04.05.2016)

Bombay High Court has held that the plot on which the 31-storey Adarsh building stands in Colaba was not even available to begin with.

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CIC to DU: Give Information on Law Admissions(05.05.2016)

Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed Delhi University (DU) to provide information on admission of students to first-year of law degree co.....

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SC Questions Singur Land Allocation for Tata Motors(06.05.2016)

SC has questioned the manner in which over 400 acres of land was allotted to Tata Motors without adhering to section 4 and 5 of Land Acquisition Act w.....

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CIC: Disclose File Notings of MHA Order on LG Powers(09.05.2016)

Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed Ministry Of Home Affairs (MHA) to disclose all file notings related to the controversial notificatio.....

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Punjab and Haryana HC Grants Relief to Temporary Govt. Lecturers(13.06.2016)

Punjab and Haryana HC has held that temporary lecturers are entitled for minimum pay and perks as per the guidelines of the University Grant Commissio.....

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TVS Motor Books Patent for a New Gearshift Assembly(16.06.2016)

TVS Motor has booked patent for a gearshift assembly for Semi-Automated Manual Transmission (SMT) vehicle, which could change the way the rider shifts.....

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Madras HC Says, Officers Must Adhere to Principles of Natural Justice before Impounding Passports(17.06.2016)

Madras HC has held that Regional Passport Officers must adhere to principles of natural justice before impounding passports though the Passport Act, 1.....

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Madras HC Stresses Need to Codify Prisoners’ Rights(22.06.2016)

Madras HC has stressed need for legislature to codify the rights of prisoners after observing that they were also human beings and “crime does not red.....

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Australian Firm Books Patent for Process for Manufacturing of Sugar with Low GI(22.06.2016)

The Products Makers (Australia) Pty Ltd has booked a patent in India for extracts from sugarcane and process for manufacturing it with low Glycemic In.....

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Madras HC: Temple EOs Not Subordinate to Board of Trustees(23.06.2016)

Madras HC has held that Executive Officers (EO) appointed by Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR and CE) Department to administer temples un.....

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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.....

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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.....

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Delhi HC Stays Rustication of JNU Student Who Accused Hostel Warden of Sexual Harassment(04.07.2016)

Delhi High Court has put on hold the rustication of a Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student who had accused a hostel warden of sexual harassment, .....

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Madras HC Directs Anna University to Grant Affiliation to Dhaya College(04.07.2016)

Madras High Court has directed Anna University to grant affiliation to Dhaya College of Engineering for the academic year 2016-2017 and include it in .....

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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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Govt. Eases Salary Reporting Norms(05.07.2016)

Govt. has notified Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Amendment Rules, 2016 and simplified salary reporting requirements.....

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Madras HC Dismisses “Beedi” Manufacturers’ Appeal(28.07.2016)

Madras HC has dismissed a batch of writ appeals filed by Beedi manufacturers, including with regard to a dispute over payment of wages less than that .....

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CCI Junks Complaint against E-Retailers(29.07.2016)

Competition Commission of India (CCI) has junked complaint alleging unfair trade practices by 23 online retailers and sellers on e-commerce websites.

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RBI: Retail Investors can Access G-Sec Market(29.07.2016)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said that retail investors can access Government Securities (G-Sec) market, in a seamless manner from August 16.

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SC to Zee News Editors: Submit Voice Samples in Extortion Case(29.07.2016)

SC has directed Zee News Editors Sudhir Chaudhary and Samir Ahluwalia to submit their voice samples in connection with a case of alleged extortion fro.....

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Delhi HC Put Stay on SDMs Order Barring Lawyers from Appearing(01.08.2016)

Delhi HC has put on hold an order and a public notice issued by two Sub Divisional Magistrates (SDMs) prohibiting lawyers from practicing or appearing.....

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SC: Ex-CMs Not Entitled to Govt. Accommodation(01.08.2016)

Supreme Court has held that Ex-Chief Ministers (CMs) are not entitled for government accommodation for lifetime.

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MCA Notifies Companies (Incorporation) Third Amendment Rules, 2016(01.08.2016)

Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has notified Companies (Incorporation) Third Amendment Rules,2016 to amend the Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 20.....

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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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Jammu and Kashmir High Court Seeks Status Report on 'Rs 44000 Cr Package'(20.08.2015)

Jammu and Kashmir High Court has sought status report from Government of India with regard to Rs 44000 crore special package sought by government for .....

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Supreme Court Rests ED Proceedings of Maran Brothers in Aircel-Maxis Case(21.08.2015)

Supreme Court has stayed attachment proceedings before Enforcement Directorate (ED) Adjudicating Authority against Sun TV assets of Maran brothers in .....

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Supreme Court Stays NCDRC's 12% Interest Penalty on Unitech(21.08.2015)

Supreme Court has stayed order of National Consumers' Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) imposing a penalty on real estate developer Unitech Ltd. f.....

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Bombay High Court to Centre: Why Doctors Being Restricted From Going Abroad(24.08.2015)

Bombay High Court has issued notices to the Centre and the Medical Council of India on a writ petition challenging the move to stop issuing NORI (No O.....

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Supreme Court: 'Ridiculous' That Money for Workers is Spent on Babus(24.08.2015)

Supreme Court has termed the collection of Rs. 27,000 Crores by State Governments for the welfare of construction workers, as "ridiculous" since the b.....

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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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SC to Adarsh Society: Can You Pay for Upkeeping(30.08.2016)

SC has asked Adarsh Cooperative Housing Society to consider bearing maintenance expenses of the 28-storey scam-tainted building.

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Allahabad HC Issues Notice to UP, 42 Jail Officials(14.07.2016)

Allahabad HC has issued notices to 42 jail officials who were posted at Pilibhit district jail in 1994 and who had been found guilty and named in char.....

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SC to T.N.: Admit Candidates from Other States to Medical Courses(15.07.2016)

SC has ordered Tamil Nadu Government to admit 28 candidates from other States who were successful in cracking the exams held for super specialty cours.....

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EPFO Eases UAN Rule for PF Settlement, But Sets Riders(15.07.2016)

Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has relaxed provision that requires furnishing of Universal Account Number (UAN) for settlement of claims.....

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Madras High Court: Internet Service Providers Barred From Allowing Kabali Downloads(18.07.2016)

Madras High Court has put the onus of stopping illegal downloads of Rajnikanth's upcoming movie Kabali on internet service providers (ISP). Court has .....

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Madras HC Orders 30% Pay Hike for Garment Workers(20.07.2016)

Madras HC has ordered a pay rise of up to 30% for hundreds of thousands of garment workers in Tamil Nadu.

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SC to Centre: Take Possession of Adarsh Cooperative Society(22.07.2016)

SC has permitted Centre to take possession of the Adarsh Cooperative Housing Society in Mumbai and told Maharashtra Government to initiate proceedings.....

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SC: Refund Cost If You Call Off Engagement(25.07.2016)

SC has released a man’s family after three years litigation and observed that breaking a marriage alliance after enjoying the engagement party made th.....

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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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Madras High Court Orders Enquiry Against Those Who Excoriate Sitting Judge(13.08.2015)

Madras High Court has ordered police to find out people who condemned sitting judge of court by printing pamphlet in name of Tamil Nadu Private School.....

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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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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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Gujarat High Court Fixes 50 km/hr Speed Limit for Buses on BRTS Routes(17.08.2015)

Gujarat High Court has ordered City Government to place security guards on crossroads on Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) corridors in city and instal.....

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Delhi HC Extends Bail to RSPL Officials, Accused in Coal Scam(23.08.2016)

Delhi HC has extended bail granted to three top Rathi Steel and Power Ltd (RSPL) officials who were sentenced to varying jail terms in a coal block al.....

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Delhi HC: Existence of Manual Scavengers in Delhi a Disgrace(04.08.2016)

Delhi HC has termed as "disgraceful" existence of manual scavengers in Delhi despite a law prohibiting such a practice and said, "We are a country of .....

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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.....

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

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

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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.....

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Delhi HC Cancels Transfer of 2 CRPF Personnel(09.08.2016)

Delhi HC, while providing a relief to two CRPF personnel, whose children are differently abled and undergoing medical treatment, has "cancelled" their.....

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Rajasthan HC Put Stay on Central University of Rajasthan Appointments(11.08.2016)

Rajasthan HC has stayed appointment of several academic staff at the Central University of Rajasthan (CUR) in response to two different petitions.

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Uttarakhand HC Revokes Expulsion of GB Pant University Students(11.08.2016)

Uttarakhand HC has revoked expulsion of eight students of GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, allowing them to enroll for the.....

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Bombay High Court Extends Ministry of Corporate Affairs’ Time Limit Till October 31(10.08.2015)

Bombay High Court has extended time limit to pass a final order by Ministry of Corporate Affairs on proposed merger on National Spot Exchange with par.....

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SC Stays Imposition of Service Tax on Lawyers(10.08.2015)

Supreme Court has stayed the Bombay High Court’s order of dismissing the petition challenging levy of service tax on lawyers.

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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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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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SC Seeks Centre’s Response on Bureaucrat’s Plea in Adarsh Society Scam(17.08.2016)

Supreme Court has sought Centre’s response on a plea of Ex - Maharashtra Government official seeking to implead himself as a party in the Adarsh Socie.....

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Bombay HC: Permission for Loudspeakers Mandatory(17.08.2016)

Bombay HC has said religious places could use loudspeakers only with prior permission and authorities had to ‘apply their mind’ before giving the go-a.....

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Bombay HC Orders CBI to File Investigation Details in Sealed Cover in Adarsh Case(19.08.2016)

Bombay HC has directed Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to file a report, in a sealed cover, into details of investigation for two names of leade.....

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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.....

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Madras High Court Shows Concern Over Pallikaranai Marshland Encroachment(04.09.2015)

Madras High Court has ruled that entire Pallikaranai marshland has to be retrieved from encroachers, while showing concern over blind eye approach of .....

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Calcutta High Court Allows Sex Workers to Rent Community Hall For Durga Puja(07.09.2015)

Calcutta High Court has allowed sex workers of Sonagachi, considered Asia's largest red light area, to take on rent a community hall for organising th.....

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Punjab & Harayana HC Pulls Up BFUHS V-C for Not Submitting Admission Schedule(27.09.2016)

Punjab and Haryana HC has directed Vice-Chancellor of Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS), Faridkot, to submit admission schedule to the .....

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Madras HC Rejects PIL for Effective Implementation of Manual Workers Act(28.09.2016)

Madras HC has dismissed a public interest litigation petition filed jointly by seven different associations for labourers seeking effective implementa.....

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NGT Imposes Rs 105-cr Fine on Goel Ganga Developers, Pune(28.09.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed a whopping Rs 105-crore fine on Goel Ganga Developers for violating environmental laws by carrying out cons.....

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Bombay HC: Ministers Should Find Time to Perform Duties(26.10.2015)

Bombay HC on a minister’s reply that he will not be available until January 2016 to hear an appeal filed by a cooperative society, has said that even .....

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Supreme Court: Child-Sex Offenders are Animals, Deserve No Leniency(27.10.2015)

Supreme Court while taking a note of increasing sexual offences against minors, has taken a stern view of the crime and said that those who sexually a.....

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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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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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SC Allows 3 Dance Bars in Maharashtra to Operate under Old Rules(21.09.2016)

SC has allowed three dance bars in Maharashtra, which were granted license and with proper CCTVs, to remain open without implementing new law enacted .....

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Delhi HC Suggests Electronic Communication of FIRs(22.09.2016)

Delhi HC, while observing that delays by police in sending FIRs before area magistrate were fatal to prosecution case, leading to acquittals in danger.....

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RBI Clears Way for Mergers and Acquisitions in Banking Industry(20.11.2015)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said that it permit promoters/investors to own more than 10% if applicant meets certain conditions including if `it is.....

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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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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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SC Stay on Delhi HC Order over Permanent Commission to Women Navy Officers(23.11.2015)

SC has stayed Delhi High Court order allowing women, serving as short service commission officers, to get permanent commission in the Indian Navy.

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Bombay HC asks CBI to Probe Further in Adarsh Scam(05.10.2016)

Bombay HC has asked Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe further into allegations of four benami flats in the Adarsh scam case.

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Delhi HC Seeks District Judge Response over Plea to Quash Ads for English Stenos(06.10.2016)

Delhi HC has sought a reply from District and Sessions Judge on a plea seeking quashing of an advertisement for appointment of 326 English stenographe.....

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Delhi HC Allows Civic Bodies to Remove Vendors from No-Hawking Zones(06.10.2016)

Delhi HC has allowed Civic Agencies to remove vendors from areas designated as 'No-Hawking Zones' prior to the 2014 Street Vending Act.

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Delhi HC: No Eviction of Street Vendors from National Capital(12.09.2016)

Delhi HC has said that no street vendor should be evicted from the city roads or harassed during an ongoing drive being carried out by civic bodies, w.....

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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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Uttarakhand HC asks Centre: Where Did Rs 80,000 Scholarship Go(15.09.2016)

Uttarakhand HC has asked Union Ministry of Science and Technology to submit its reply in case related to a student Pooja Joshi, who claimed that despi.....

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SC Asks Centre to Draft Scheme for Army Porters(15.09.2016)

SC has asked Centre to come up with a "considerate" scheme to regularise 12,000 civilian porters working with the Indian Army, saying they should "see.....

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SC Orders Status Quo on Medical Counselling in MP(15.09.2016)

SC has ordered status quo in admission to undergraduate medical courses in private medical institutes in Madhya Pradesh on a contempt plea by the Stat.....

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SC to Parsvnath Developers: Deposit Rs 12 Crores for Delayed Ghaziabad Project(15.09.2016)

Supreme Court has directed Parsvnath Developers to deposit Rs 12 crores with the court’s registry in four weeks in a case related to delay in possessi.....

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SC Put Stay on Bombay HC Order on Deemed Universities(19.09.2016)

SC has stayed an order of Bombay High Court allowing deemed universities to conduct admissions to medical courses.

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SC Grants 2 More Weeks to Centre to File Reply on Panama Papers(30.08.2016)

SC has granted two more weeks to Centre to file its response on a plea seeking CBI probe against Indian offshore bank account holders named in the Pan.....

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Bombay HC Permits Deemed Varsity to Conduct Medical Admissions Based on Entrance Test, State Ranking(31.08.2016)

Bombay HC has allowed Deemed Universities to carry out admissions to medical courses and stayed Central Government move that allowed Maharashtra Gover.....

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Delhi HC to Taxi Operators: Consumer is King(31.08.2016)

Delhi HC has reminded taxi operators that "consumer is king" when they protested against discounts being offered by app-based cab providers.

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Bombay HC Pulls Up CBI for ‘Not Applying Mind’ while Filing Report(02.09.2016)

Bombay HC has pulled up Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for non-application of mind while filing a report with regard to a criminal application,.....

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Madras HC Irks Over Filmmakers 'Corrupting' Young Minds(05.09.2016)

Madras HC has irked over filmmakers "corrupting the minds of the youth" by using vulgar words in songs and by projecting more violence in films, inste.....

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RBI Releases Final Guidelines on Account Aggregators(05.09.2016)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released final guidelines around setting up a category of Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) called account aggre.....

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Delhi HC to Delhi Govt.: No Coercive Action against Taxi Aggregators(07.09.2016)

Delhi HC has directed Delhi Government not to take any coercive action against taxi aggregators, such as Uber and Ola, till a special panel submits it.....

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Gujarat High Court Says Stop Muslim Polygamy(06.11.2015)

Gujarat High Court has recommended amendment of Muslim Personal Law, saying polygamy was often driven by selfish motives.

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Delhi HC: `Crackers Have No Religious Sanctity; Limit Availability To Make Ban Effective'(06.11.2015)

Delhi High Court while rejecting a woman's plea for a temporary licence to sell crackers in her shop, has backed a “public outcry“ against firecracker.....

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Delhi HC Grants Relief to Indian Jewellers(09.11.2015)

Delhi HC while giving relief to Indian jewellers who import gold ornaments from Indonesia under a free trade agreement, has directed customs authoriti.....

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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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Madras HC Directs TN Agricultural University to Fill up Vacant ‘Lapsed Seats’(14.10.2016)

Madras High Court has directed Tamil Nadu Agricultural University to consider representation by Association of Self Finance Agriculture Colleges seeki.....

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CIC Directs JNU to Disclose Steps Undertaken to Prevent Thefts on Campus(17.10.2016)

Central Information Commission (CIC) has held that Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) must pro-actively disclose steps taken to ward off menace of thef.....

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Madras HC Expresses Concern on Allowing Prisoners to Keep Children with Them(29.09.2016)

Madras HC has impressed upon the need for Judicial Magistrates to desist from passing orders in a “mechanical fashion” permitting prisoners to keep ch.....

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Bombay HC: Can’t Give Teachers Non-Educational Work(29.09.2016)

Bombay HC has struck down a State Notification requiring teachers across Maharashtra to undertake house-to-house surveys to prepare and update the Nat.....

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Punjab & Haryana HC Slams State for Not Filing Post of Agriculture Development Officers(30.09.2016)

Punjab and Haryana HC has virtually rapped Haryana Government for sleeping on a case relating to the appointment of Agriculture Development Officers i.....

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Madras HC Dismisses Plea to Ban Private Practice of Government Doctors(03.10.2016)

Madras HC has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation seeking a direction to State Government and Tamil Nadu Medical Council to ban private practice of.....

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Madras HC Dismisses Plea Challenging Collection of Higher Fees(03.10.2016)

Madras HC, while upholding a Single Judge’s order, has held that Annamalai University near Chidambaram, which came under the control of State Governme.....

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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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Madras HC: Amendment to Additional Sales Tax Act Unconstitutional(03.10.2016)

Madras HC has declared unconstitutional inclusion of Explanation V to Section 2(1)(aa) of TN Additional Sales Tax Act, 1970, in 2002 to levy additiona.....

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Bombay HC Slams State Government for Not Procuring Noise Meters(18.10.2016)

Bombay High Court has slammed State Government for its inability to purchase 1,843 decibel meters.

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Bombay HC Acquits 36-Year-Old of Killing Two Minor Daughters(18.10.2016)

Bombay HC has acquitted 36-year-old Buldhana resident Mahendra Parve, five months after he was sentenced to death for killing his two minor daughters,.....

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Bombay HC Asks Maharashtra to Strictly Regulate Sale of Firecrackers(18.10.2016)

Bombay HC has said that shops storing firecrackers should not be set up in residential areas and directed civic bodies in Maharashtra to ensure strict.....

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Delhi HC Issues Show Cause Notice on Teachers’ Vacancies(18.10.2016)

Delhi High Court has issued notice to AAP government and three City Municipal Corporations asking them why action should not be taken against them for.....

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Madhya Pradesh HC Bars Publishing Details of PIL Seeking CBI Probe(18.10.2016)

Madhya Pradesh HC has issued notice to police and CBI and barred the media from publishing contents of a petition filed regarding alleged custodial to.....

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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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Delhi HC: Martyrs Don’t Need Government Certificates(19.10.2016)

Delhi HC has said that anyone who lays down his life for Country is a martyr who is remembered by society, and no other recognition like a certificate.....

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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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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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Court Directs Realty Firm MD to Surrender(20.10.2016)

A Delhi court while dismissing anticipatory bail of Punit Beriwala, MD of Vipul Infrastructure Developers, has ordered him to surrender in the crimina.....

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Supreme Court: Elephants Owners Cannot be Unkind to Animals(21.10.2016)

SC while observing that those keeping elephants in captivity, whether private individuals or temples, do not care for animals or law, has said owners,.....

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Calcutta HC Refuses to Stay Appointment of Primary School Teachers(21.10.2016)

Calcutta High Court has refused to stay appointment of primary school teachers in West Bengal, the process for which has already started for thousands.....

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Bombay HC Slams State Government over Failure to Procure Decibel Meters(21.10.2016)

Bombay High Court came down heavily on Maharashtra Government for failing to procure noise-measuring meters for State despite being given enough time .....

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

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

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Uttarakhand HC Asks Ex-CMs to Vacate Bungalows by Dec 16(25.10.2016)

Uttarakhand High Court has refused to give any more time to Ex-Chief Ministers of State to vacate Government Bungalows occupied by them in city, sayin.....

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

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

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SC: Give Bail to Repetitive Offenders Cautiously(05.10.2015)

Supreme Court has held that habitual offenders could be a nuisance, terror to society and asked courts to be cautious in granting bail to such individ.....

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Punjab & Haryana HC Takes Suo Moto Note of Unemployed Teachers Climbing Towers to Mark Protest(24.11.2016)

Punjab and Haryana High Court took suo motu note of unemployed ETT teachers of Punjab climbing mobile towers as a mark of protest in Chandigarh.

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SC Seeks Response on Impleadment of SEBI in Panama Papers Case(25.11.2016)

Supreme Court has sought response on plea of market regulator SEBI that it has been dragged as a party in a PIL seeking a court-monitored CBI probe ag.....

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Delhi HC Notices MHA over Transfer of Court Appointed Nodal Officers(25.11.2016)

Delhi High Court has asked Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to file an affidavit, explaining why two police officials, who had been appointed as nodal o.....

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Karnataka HC Seeks Alliance University’s Reply over Status of Students(25.11.2016)

Karnataka High Court has directed Alliance University to make a submission about status of students in University in wake of a dispute between two fac.....

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Hyderabad High Court Says Daughters Are Eligible for Father's Terminal Benefits(14.01.2016)

Hyderabad High Court has held that an employer is not at fault if he decides to distribute the terminal benefits of a deceased employee in equal parts.....

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CIC to Universities and Examining Bodies: Provide Access to Answer Sheets at Rs. 2 Per Page(18.01.2016)

Central Information Commission (CIC) has ruled that Universities and examining bodies cannot charge more than Rs.2 per page for providing copies of ev.....

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Govt.: No Posting If Employees Fail To Submit Property Returns(19.01.2016)

Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has said that all Central Secretariat Service officers are requested to submit property returns for year .....

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NGT Directs Firecracker Firm to Stop Production(20.01.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT), Pune, has ordered Suraj Firecrackers in Solapur to stop production of firecrackers due to its impact on animals, enviro.....

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Delhi HC Asks Centre and Police: Are Taxpayers in Delhi Getting Safety in Return?(21.01.2016)

Delhi High Court has asked Centre and Police, “people in Delhi are paying taxes but are they getting safety in return" and irked over Union Government.....

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Bombay HC Seeks Detailed Defunct Textile Mill Workers’ Rehab Schemes(21.01.2016)

Bombay HC, while hearing a petition filed by Girni Kamgar Sanghatana, which had sought rehabilitation for mill workers, has ordered State Government t.....

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CIC Directs Home Ministry to Release Jet Airways Security Clearance Details(05.12.2016)

Central Information Commission (CIC) has ordered Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to release details of security clearances related to Jet Airways.

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Karnataka High Court Confirms Bharati Urs’ Acquittal(18.12.2015)

Karnataka High Court has upheld trial court’s May 27, 2010, verdict of acquitting Bharati Urs, daughter of Ex- Chief Minister, D. Devaraja Urs, and tw.....

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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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Delhi HC Rejects PIL on RSE(22.12.2015)

Delhi High Court has rejected a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging regulatory treatment of investors in companies listed on Regional Stock E.....

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Uttarakhand HC Orders to Complete Flyovers Work within Six Months(08.11.2016)

Uttarakhand High Court, while taking a strict view of pending work on three flyovers in Dehradun, has ordered work to be completed within six months.

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Madras HC Disposes Encroachment Plea Against SRM University(09.11.2016)

Madras High Court has disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) alleging encroachments by SRM University in Kancheepuram District, expressing sat.....

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RBI: New Rs. 500, 2000 Notes From November 10(09.11.2016)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor, Urjit Patel has said that Apex Bank will launch new Rs 500 and Rs 2,000 currency notes from November 10.

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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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Delhi HC Asks for Experts' Assistance to Develop Forest Land Near Delhi Fort(07.12.2015)

Delhi High Court has sought assistance of two experts associated with Yamuna Bio- Diversity Park to develop a 200-acre forest land near 14th century T.....

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NGT Announces Rs 5,000 Fine on Using Plastic in Chandigarh(07.12.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) in order to make the city pollution-free, has announced a fine of Rs 5,000 on anyone found using or dealing with plastic.....

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Supreme Court Refuses to Stay Central Government Demonetization Drive(15.11.2016)

Supreme Court while refusing to stay demonetisation of 1000 and 500-rupee notes, has asked Centre to file an affidavit giving details of steps taken t.....

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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 .....

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SC Agrees to Hear Centre's Plea Seeking Stay on Proceedings Before Various HC Against Demonetisation(17.11.2016)

Supreme Court has agreed to hear a fresh plea of Centre seeking stay on proceedings before various High Courts and Other Courts, apart from Apex Court.....

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Allahabad High Court to State: Consider Banning Firecrackers to Check Air Pollution(18.11.2016)

Allahabad High Court has directed State Government to consider imposing ban on use of generators and firecrackers to check air pollution.

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NGT: Builders Liable to Face Consequences for Polluting Ambient Air(18.11.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has said that it is builders and not construction workers who will have to face "consequences" for polluting ambient air.....

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Supreme Court Rules, Income from Palace Rents Not Taxable Under IT Law(06.12.2016)

Supreme Court has held that income earned by erstwhile rulers of a princely state or their heirs by renting out a portion of residential palace was no.....

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Bombay HC Seeks State’s Reply over Steps Taken for Safety of Overnight Women Travelers(06.12.2016)

Bombay High Court has directed State Government to reply stating steps it has taken for safety of women travelling at night.

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Delhi HC Reserves Judgment on Publisher’s Appeal in Photocopy Case(06.12.2016)

Delhi High Court has reserved its judgment on an appeal brought by a group of international publishers against an order allowing a photocopy shop in D.....

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Madras HC Directs Minority Schools to Conduct Refresher Courses for Teachers(06.12.2016)

Madras High Court has directed Government Aided & Unaided Minority Schools to take into consideration the interest and welfare of students studying in.....

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Supreme Court Rules ‘Horse Racing per se is Not Cruelty’(07.12.2016)

Supreme Court, while issuing notice to Rajasthan Government on a petition challenging a High Court order banning tonga races in State, has said that, .....

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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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Gujarat High Court Suspends JMFC over Corruption Charges(23.12.2015)

Gujarat High Court has suspended a Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) who was facing corruption charges.

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Bombay HC Permits Maharashtra Schools to Hike Fees by 15% for 2016-17(23.12.2015)

Bombay HC has passed an interim order allowing schools to hike fee without seeking approval from executive committees of the Parent-Teachers’ Associat.....

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Karnataka HC Relief for Six Deemed Universities(23.12.2015)

Karnataka HC has permitted six deemed-to-be universities to issue calendar of events for admission and to conduct independent entrance tests to select.....

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Allahabad High Court Sets Aside 50 AMU Appointments(28.12.2015)

Allahabad high court has quashed more than 50 appointments of administration assistants (upper division clerks) of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU).

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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.

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SC: Erstwhile Rulers Need Not Pay Tax On Income From Leasing Palaces(13.12.2016)

Supreme Court has held that Erstwhile rulers are not required to pay tax on income earned by letting out a portion of their residential palace.

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Delhi HC: Protect Identity of Minors Subjected to Sexual Offences(13.12.2016)

Delhi High Court has said that identity of minors subjected to sexual offences should not be disclosed anywhere in judicial record.

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Punjab & Haryana HC Seeks Government’s Reply to Telcos’ Understated Income(14.12.2016)

Punjab & Haryana HC has sought responses from Government, Ministry of Communications, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology and Comptroller.....

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SC Seeks Reply from Centre on Termination of UPA-Appointed Governors(28.01.2016)

Supreme Court has issued notice and sought response from Government on the issue of sacking of UPA-appointed governors of Uttarakhand and Pudducherry .....

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CIC to AMU: Remove Inequality in Re-Check of Supplementary Papers(01.02.2016)

Central Information Commission (CIC) has asked Executive Council of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) to make appropriate changes in process of re—evalu.....

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Madras HC Asks Immigration Department to Issue Passport Without Insisting on Father’s Signature(01.02.2016)

Madras High Court has directed Immigration Department to consider issuing an Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) Passport to an infant in the United Kingd.....

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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.....

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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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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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Bombay HC: To Keep Mumbai Clean, Conservancy Workers Can’t be Enslaved(23.12.2016)

Bombay High Court, while dismissing BMC's petition against making 2,700 persons from Solid Waste Department permanent has ruled that ‘to keep Mumbai c.....

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Supreme Court on Demonetization: “We Cannot Stop Shut Courts for Aggrieved People”(18.11.2016)

Supreme Court has refused to stay proceedings against scrapping of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 banknotes filed in various High Courts across country.

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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.....

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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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NGT Asks All States to Issue Guidelines on Manufacture, Sale & Burning of Firecrackers(21.11.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) Asks all States to issue guidelines on manufacture, sale and burning of firecrackers keeping in mind that these were a m.....

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CIC Notices DU’s CPIO for Rejecting RTI Application on Modi’s Degree(21.11.2016)

Central Information Commission (CIC) has issued show cause notice to Delhi University’s Central Public Information Officer (CPIO) asking why maximum p.....

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Delhi HC Seeks Centre’s Reply over Change in Aviation Policy(22.11.2016)

Delhi High Court has sought response from Centre over a challenge brought to its recent aviation policy, which restricts Airports currently operating .....

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Madras HC Questions Legality of Devanagari Script on Rs 2,000 Notes(22.11.2016)

Madras High Court has questioned Centre on what authority it has printed ‘Devanagari’ numerals on new Rs 2000 currency notes along with regular Englis.....

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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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Punjab and Haryana High Court Directs State to Make Public Waiting List of Qualified ETTs(07.12.2016)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed Punjab Government to put the waiting list of qualified Elementary Trained Teachers (ETTs) against vacant po.....

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RBI Releases Fifth Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2016-17; Kept Repo Rate Unchanged(07.12.2016)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released Fifth Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2016-17 wherein it has kept Repo rate unchanged at 6.25 percent, .....

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

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

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Delhi HC Slams Doordarshan over Failure to Disclose Expenditure of Rs. 190 crore(08.12.2016)

Delhi High Court took a strong note of alleged failure of public broadcaster Doordarshan in answering queries regarding expenditure of over Rs 190 cro.....

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Delhi University Photocopy Case: Delhi HC Restores Copyright Suit by International Publishers(09.12.2016)

Delhi HC has restored the copyright suit brought by international publishers against DU photocopy shop and directed the photocopy shop to maintain rec.....

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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 .....

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SC Dismisses NSEL Plea Challenging Applicability of Maharashtra’s Depositors Protection Law(27.10.2016)

Supreme Court has dismissed a case filed by National Spot Exchange Ltd (NSEL), challenging applicability of Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depo.....

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J&K HC Directs Government to Protect Schools(02.11.2016)

Jammu and Kashmir High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of arson at schools in Valley and has asked Civic and Police officials to take steps to pro.....

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SC Notices RBI over Contempt Petition on Derivative Scam Issue(02.11.2016)

Supreme Court has ordered issuance of notice to Reserve Bank of India officials after hearing contempt petition moved by Tirupur Exporters Association.....

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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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Bombay HC Dismisses Adarsh Society’s Plea Challenging Defence Ministry’s Title Suit(03.11.2016)

Bombay High Court has dismissed a plea filed by Adarsh Cooperative Housing Society, opposing a title suit filed by Ministry of Defence regarding land .....

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Karnataka HC Questions Government over Celebrating Tipu Sultan Birth Anniversary(03.11.2016)

Karnataka High Court has questioned State Government’s logic behind celebrating Birth Anniversary of Tipu Sultan, observing he wasn’t a freedom fighte.....

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Supreme Court Bans Fire Crackers in Delhi, NCR to Curb Air Pollution(25.11.2016)

Supreme Court has ordered ban on sale of fire crackers in Delhi and NCR to curb increasing pollution levels.

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

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

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CCI Approves TATA Chemicals-Yara Fertilisers Deal(28.11.2016)

Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved proposed acquisition of Urea and Customised Fertilisers business of Tata Chemicals by Norway's Yara.....

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NGT Directs Delhi Government, Police to Impound Diesel Four Wheelers in National Capital(29.11.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Delhi Government and Delhi Police to impound four wheelers running on diesel in Capital under Environment P.....

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Supreme Court May Monitor Setting up of International University in Odisha(29.11.2016)

Supreme Court has said it may monitor setting up an International University by UK-based Vedanta Group in holy city of Puri in Odisha to ensure that p.....

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SC Questions Criteria for Selecting AMU’s Vice Chancellor(30.11.2016)

Supreme Court, while taking exception to submission of Aligarh Muslim University that an ‘eminent person’ can be appointed its vice-chancellor, has sa.....

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Bombay HC Sentences Six Persons in 1992 Multi-Crore Harshad Mehta’s Scam(30.11.2016)

Bombay High Court, while sentencing six persons, including Sudhir Mehta, brother of late Harshad Mehta, alleged brain behind the 1992 multi-crore secu.....

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Delhi HC Notices BCI over Attendance Norms Relaxation in Delhi University(26.12.2016)

Delhi High Court has sought an explanation from Bar Council of India (BCI) for its alleged action in writing to Delhi University’s Law Faculty to rela.....

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Bombay HC: Builders Who Dupes Residents Are Threat to Economy(27.12.2016)

Bombay High Court has observed that builders like Sachin Kelkar, accused of cheating residents in Vile Parle and even banks by selling off a security .....

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Punjab & Haryana HC: No Outstanding Sportspersons Has Right to Appointment(27.12.2016)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that "no outstanding sportsperson has a right to appointment".

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Delhi HC Slams CBI, Grants Bail to Ex-Air Chief in AgustaWestland Case(27.12.2016)

A Delhi court, while Observing that “CBI failed to state how much cash was paid to accused and when it was paid,” has granted bail to Former Air Chief.....

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Bombay HC: Police Officers, Advocates Should Not Fight with Each Other(28.12.2016)

Bombay High Court has observed that it can’t be forgotten that Advocates, Police Officers, Public Prosecutors and Courts are stake holders in criminal.....

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Hyderabad HC Suspends Circular Proposing Ban on Flexies Manufacturing(29.12.2016)

Hyderabad High Court has suspended circular issued by Director of Municipal Administration of Telangana proposing to ban manufacture of flexies and ba.....

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RBI Eases Bad Loan Classification Norms For Small Borrowers, Farmers(29.12.2016)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has relaxed norms for bad loan classification for small borrowers, including farmers, giving them additional 30 days to re.....

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Supreme Court Reserves Order in Review Plea Against Ansal Brothers in Uphaar Tragedy(15.12.2016)

Supreme Court has reserved its verdict on pleas of CBI and Victims' body seeking review of 2015 verdict in Uphaar fire tragedy case asking real estate.....

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Supreme Court Directs Rathore, Parsvnath Builders to Settle Dispute Amicably(15.12.2016)

Supreme Court has asked Minister of State Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore and Parsvnath Developers to sit together and amicably settle dispute over allocat.....

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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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Supreme Court Puts on Hold Delhi HC Order on Unitech Compromise Meets with Homebuyers(15.12.2016)

Supreme Court has stayed Delhi High Court order, which had directed realty firm Unitech to hold meetings with home buyers and opening escrow accounts .....

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Delhi HC Directs Authorities to Map Areas that are ‘Leading Polluters’(16.12.2016)

Delhi High Court has directed authorities concerned to map areas in National Capital that are leading polluters of environment.

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

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

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Bombay HC Notices Nagpur University over Inability to Evaluate Thesis(16.12.2016)

Bombay High Court has issued a notice to Nagpur University over its inability to evaluate Doctor of Letters thesis citing that new research norms were.....

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Supreme Court: All Buildings Carrying Mobile Towers Can be Charged Property Tax(16.12.2016)

Supreme Court of India has declared that all buildings carrying mobile towers can be charge property tax as everything that falls under definitions of.....

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

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

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Madras High Court Seeks Centre's Response over Plea Seeking Sufficient Funds in Banks & ATMs(16.12.2016)

Madras High Court has directed Assistant Solicitor General G.R. Swaminathan to take notice on behalf of Principal Secretary to Prime Minister and Unio.....

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Lok Sabha Passes Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2014(16.12.2016)

Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2014, which aims at securing and enhancing rights and entitlements of disabled persons has been passed by Lo.....

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Union Government: Deposits Above Rs 5,000 in Scrapped Currencies Allowed Once Per Account Till Dec 30(19.12.2016)

Central Government has said that deposits totaling more than Rs 5,000 in scrapped Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes can be made only once per account until De.....

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Supreme Court: Indiscipline in Armed Forces Must Be 'Viewed Seriously'(19.12.2016)

Supreme Court has ruled that Indiscipline on part of security force personnel must be "viewed seriously" and deserting work by disobeying orders of su.....

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Uttarakhand HC: Big Cats Cannot Be Killed or Declared “Man-Eaters”(20.12.2016)

Uttarakhand High Court has said that tigers, leopards and panthers posing a threat to human life should be captured alive with tranquilizer guns in pr.....

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Delhi HC Rejects Plea Seeking Ban on Unlicensed Loudspeakers in Mosques, Temples(09.02.2016)

Delhi High Court has rejected a plea seeking a complete ban on use of all unlicensed loudspeakers in mosques and temples on grounds of noise pollution.....

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SC Refuses to Take PIL on Suicides by Farmers(09.02.2016)

Supreme Court has refused to entertain a PIL raising issue of farmers’ suicide in the country and seeking direction for Centre to implement recommenda.....

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Punjab and Haryana High Court: Landowners Entitled to Compensation(09.02.2016)

P&H High Court, while deciding PIL seeking direction to Union of India to award compensation on account of restrictions imposed on petitioners for use.....

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Allahabad HC Seeks Reply From BHU over Magsaysay’s Petition(15.02.2016)

Allahabad High Court has asked Banaras Hindu University (BHU) authorities to file a counter affidavit on a petition filed by Magsaysay Award-winning s.....

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MCA Orders Merger of NSEL, FTIL(15.02.2016)

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

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Karnataka HC Slams State Over Nomination to Syndicate of Bangalore University(17.01.2017)

Karnataka High Court has expressed its displeasure over State and its bureaucracy for their inaction to take a final decision on certain allegations m.....

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Delhi High Court Notices Centre, BSF Over Poor Food Quality to Troopers(17.01.2017)

Delhi High Court has asked Home Ministry and Border Security Force (BSF) to reply to its notice on alleged poor quality of food being served to troope.....

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SC Seeks Response from Maharashtra over Dance Bars(24.02.2016)

SC has sought reply from Maharashtra Police on objections raised against its various conditions, like videographing entire dance performance and segre.....

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Supreme Court Agrees to Decide Upon Setting Up SIT to Probe Panama Papers(10.01.2017)

Supreme Court has agreed to examine whether an SIT should be appointed to probe the Panama Papers in which 500 Indians, including some with political .....

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Delhi HC Directs DDA to Take Action on Tree Felling in Biodiversity Park(10.01.2017)

Delhi High Court has directed Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to immediately act against felling of trees in Aravalli Biodiversity Park here, on a p.....

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Kerala High Court Upholds Kerala University Decision to Implement UGC Regulation(10.01.2017)

Kerala High Court has upheld Kerala University's decision to implement regulations brought in by University Grants Commission (UGC) that aims to impro.....

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NGT Notices Centre, AAP Govt, Municipal Corporation over Sanitation Workers Strike(10.01.2017)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued a notice to Centre, Delhi government, East Delhi Municipal Corporation and Union of sanitation workers over s.....

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Supreme Court Stays HC Demolition Order Against Adarsh Society(11.01.2017)

Supreme Court has allowed Adarsh Housing Society’s appeal against High Court’s demolition order of 31-storey structure for allegedly violating green n.....

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Delhi HC Directs EDMC to Immediately Pay Salaries of Sanitation Workers(11.01.2017)

Delhi High Court has directed East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) to ensure that any garbage dumped on east Delhi roads is immediately cleared and.....

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Rajasthan High Court Slams State Govt over Vacant Posts in Medical Fraternities(11.01.2017)

Rajasthan High Court has slammed State Government over vacant posts of doctors, paramedical staff and professors in hospitals and medical colleges, sa.....

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Calcutta HC Directs City Police to Decide on RSS Rally Permission Within 24 Hours(12.01.2017)

Calcutta High Court has directed city police commissioner to decide within 24 hours an application seeking permission for RSS rally on January 14 to b.....

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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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Karnataka HC: No Wrong in Politicians Recommending Transfers(12.01.2017)

Karnataka High Court has observed that there was nothing wrong in politicians, including MLAs, MPs and Ministers, recommending transfer of Government .....

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

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

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NGT Directs AAP Govt to Pay Salaries to Sanitation Workers(13.01.2017)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Delhi Government to pay salaries to sanitation workers of East Delhi Municipal Corporation(EDMC) without "d.....

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

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

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SC to Telecom Operators: Why Can’t You Fix Call Drops(04.03.2016)

Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea of Cellular Operators' Association of India to exempt telecom firms from paying compensation to consumers for .....

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Delhi HC Asks Centre: Why Delay in Hiking Pay of Public Prosecutors?(08.03.2016)

Delhi High Court has asked Centre why there has been a delay in implementing its direction to hike pay of public prosecutors in Delhi.

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CBDT: Contractors in Consortium Not to be Taxed as AOP(08.03.2016)

Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has said those working in a consortium will not be taxed as Association of Persons (AOP) if each entity's earning.....

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Bombay HC: University Can’t Cancel Admission for Reval Results(08.03.2016)

Bombay High Court has held that a university can't cancel admissions of students if it failed to declare revaluation results within specified period.

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NCDRC Orders Unitech to Pay compensation for Delivery Delay(30.01.2017)

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has directed Unitech Hi-Tech Developers to pay over Rs 3 crore to a couple for failing to give.....

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P&H High Court Notices CM, Speaker Over Induction of Three Ministers(01.02.2017)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued notice to Haryana Chief Minister and Speaker of State Assembly on a plea against induction of ministers more .....

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Government Hikes Excise Duty on Cigarettes, Tobacco, Pan Masala(01.02.2017)

Government has increased excise duty on cigars and cheroots to 12.5%, on pan masala to 9%, and on other unmanufactured tobacco to 8.3%.

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RBI Issues Revised Guidelines For Commercial Papers(03.02.2017)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued revised guidelines for commercial papers, including mandating that the issuer must disclose end-use of such fun.....

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Bombay HC: Providing Aid to Rape Survivors is State’s Duty, Not Charity(18.01.2017)

Bombay High Court came down heavily upon State for its “insensitivity” towards survivors of rape and sexual violence and said that Government must not.....

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Delhi HC Directs DCW to Pay Salary Arrears to Staffs(19.01.2017)

Delhi High Court has directed Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) to pay 50 per cent salary arrears of 35 of its staffers and provide records of staff ap.....

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

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

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Delhi HC Rejects Plea to Refer Nursery Admission Issue to Larger bench(20.01.2017)

Delhi High Court has refused to entertain an NGO’s plea seeking transfer of hearing related to nursery admission case from a single judge to a larger .....

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Govt Relaxes Norms Dealing with CSR, Directors Appointment, Audits for Ease of Doing Biz At GIFT City(20.01.2017)

Union Ministry of Corporate Affairs has issued two notifications, giving thereby more relaxations aimed at more 'ease of doing business' for companies.....

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Madras HC Directs TN Govt. To Ensure Proper Medical Treatment to Jallikattu Protesters(25.01.2017)

Madras High Court has given directions to Tamil Nadu Government to ensure proper treatment to those injured in incidents that occurred during pro-Jall.....

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Bombay HC Directs Railways to Provide Facilities to Disabled Commuters(27.01.2017)

Bombay High court has directed Railways to provide facilities to disabled passengers travelling in local trains and CCTV cameras inside reserved compa.....

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Bombay HC Pulls Up Doctors and Orders Them to to Immediately Call Off Indefinite Strike(11.04.2016)

Bombay HC has pulled up doctors and asked them to immediately call off the indefinite strike they were on from April 3 and resume work. The strike was.....

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SC Confirms Appointment of Jat POs(13.04.2016)

Supreme Court has validated appointment of Jat Probationary Officers (POs), who were dismissed after a year in service, paving the way for their reins.....

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General Motors Books Indian Patent for New Hybrid Engine(13.04.2016)

General Motors Corporation (GM) has secured an Indian patent for invention on a control method for a hybrid power train system for vehicles.

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SC Raps Maharashtra for Non-Compliance of Order on Dance Bars(19.04.2016)

SC has taken strong note of non-compliance of its order asking Mumbai Police to grant licenses to dance bars within ten days after they complied with .....

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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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SC on Dance Bars: Better to Dance than to Beg(25.04.2016)

SC has irked at Maharashtra Govt., as had made dance bar associations "impossible" to get licences, despite the apex court’s nod and observed that it .....

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Delhi HC Rejects AAP Govt Plea Challenging Stay on Neighbourhood Criterion For Nursery Admission(27.02.2017)

Delhi High Court has dismissed AAP Government’s appeal against interim stay on mandatory use of neighbourhood criterion as notified on January 17.

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Kerala HC Directs Police Action against Taxi Drivers Obstructing Online Taxi Operators(18.03.2016)

Kerala HC has ordered State Police Chief to take action against taxi drivers who prevent online taxi services such as Uber and Ola from entering publi.....

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Government Amends Norms Related to Buyback Offers(21.03.2016)

Government, in order to ensure that pricing of buyback offers are based on the company's updated financials, has amended rules pertaining to share cap.....

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(21.03.2016)

The Ministry of Home Affairs has requested removal of the Ford Foundation from its ‘prior approval category’, having been placed under the scanner in .....

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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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SC Approves Govt e-KYC Plan for Mobile Users Verification(07.02.2017)

Supreme Court has approved Government‘s plan to record identification details of mobile subscribers through an e-KYC (Know Your Customer) mechanism li.....

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Delhi HC Seeks Centre’s Opinion on Neighbourhood Norm For Nursery Admission(07.02.2017)

Delhi High Court has asked Centre to explain its stand with regard to neighbourhood criteria to admit students in nursery in private schools in Nation.....

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Supreme Court Refuses to Lift Ban on Firecracker Sale(13.02.2017)

Supreme Court has extended its November 2016 ban on sale and stockpiling of firecrackers in Delhi-NCR despite pleas made by traders to modify order.

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Supreme Court to Odisha: Let Miners Resume Operations(05.04.2016)

SC, while citing provisions of the amended Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulations) Act, 1957, has asked Odisha to consider allowing 102 minin.....

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RBI Releases First Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2016-17(05.04.2016)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released First Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2016-17, lowered key interest rates by 25 basis points to 6.5 per.....

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

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

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Bombay High Court Seeks Progress Report on Rehabilitation of Victoria Owners(16.02.2017)

Bombay High Court has asked Government of Maharashtra to file an affidavit within 14 days explaining their progress on developing a rehabilitation pla.....

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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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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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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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Delhi HC Questions JNU Over Student Protest(20.02.2017)

Delhi High Court has asked Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) why it has not yet approached Court if access to Administrative Block of varsity was bein.....

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

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

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SC Denies Immediate Relief to Himachal Taxi Operators(23.05.2016)

Supreme Court has refused to grant any immediate relief to Himachal Pradesh taxi operators, who had pleaded for raising the limit on the number of veh.....

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Delhi HC to DU: What Is the Admission Procedure under Sports Quota(24.05.2016)

Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi University (DU) to explain the procedure followed by it in the admission process of students applying under sp.....

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Punjab and Haryana HC: Terminally Ill Can’t be Denied Insurance Claim(25.05.2016)

Punjab and Haryana HC has ruled that family of a terminally-ill person, who decides to stop treatment against medical advice and dies, cannot be denie.....

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Bombay High Court Asks State to Check Legality of Nursing Homes(15.03.2017)

Bombay High Court has directed State Government to find out if nursing homes are functioning with licences.

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Delhi HC Dismisses Plea Challenging Change in M Phil and PhD Admission Norms at JNU(16.03.2017)

Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea against procedure followed by JNU to implement a UGC notification that a professor cannot guide more than three .....

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Madras HC: Appointment of Law Officers is Govt Prerogative, Courts Cannot Interfere(17.03.2017)

Madras High Court, while noting that appointment of law officers is in domain of State Government, and that Court cannot interfere in it, has disposed.....

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Delhi HC Says, Unauthorised Speed Breakers Should be Removed(26.05.2016)

Delhi HC has said speed breakers constructed on public roads without authorisation or recommendation of traffic police and not conforming to prescribe.....

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SC: Private Broadcasters Should Share Ad-Free Sports Feed with Prasar Bharati(30.05.2016)

Supreme Court has ruled that broadcasters of important sports events such as Star India, must remove all commercials, sponsor logos and credits before.....

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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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Delhi High Court Turns Down Sushil Kumar’s Plea for Trial to Decide Participation at Rio(07.06.2016)

Delhi High Court has refused wrestler Sushil Kumar’s plea to conduct a special trial against Narsingh Yadav to decide participation in the 74 kg frees.....

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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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Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Line of Action to Deal with Issue of Farmers' Suicide(27.03.2017)

Supreme Court has asked Centre to inform it about the line of action to be taken by States for dealing with "serious issue" of farmers' suicide.

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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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Supreme Court Transfers Sushant Rohilla Suicide Case to Delhi HC(07.03.2017)

Supreme Court has transferred alleged suicide case of Amity University’s law student Sushant Rohilla to Delhi High Court.

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Rajasthan High Court Stays University Order Suspending Professor For Organizing Lecture(07.03.2017)

Rajasthan HC has stayed a decision by Jai Narain Vyas University in Jodhpur to suspend an assistant professor for organising a seminar on campus last .....

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Supreme Court Directs Centre to File Reports on Panama Paper Leak Case Probe(08.03.2017)

Supreme Court has asked Centre to place before it in a sealed cover all six reports of Multi-Agency Group (MAG) constituted to probe Panama Papers lea.....

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Allahabad High Court Removes SW Akhtar From Post of Vice Chancellor of Integral University(08.03.2017)

Allahabad High Court has ordered removal of Integral University Vice-chancellor SW Akhtar after holding his appointment and extension on post against .....

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Calcutta High Court Questions Appointment Criteria of Civic Police Volunteers(08.03.2017)

Calcutta High Court has questioned criteria for appointing 1.30 lakh civic police volunteers by West Bengal Government, wondering how 1,351 candidates.....

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Delhi HC to Cops: Ensure 'Safe Entry & Exit' of JNU's VC & Officials in Admin Block(09.03.2017)

Delhi High Court has directed Police to ensure that Vice-Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University and other officials are not stopped from entering .....

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Publishers Withdraw Suit Against DU, Photocopy Centre in DU Photocopiers Case(09.03.2017)

Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, and Taylor and Francis have withdrawn their copyright suit against Delhi University and Rameshwar.....

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CCI Dismisses Complaint against KAMP Developers(28.06.2016)

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

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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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Supreme Court: Prepare Inventory of Fire Crackers in Delhi NCR Within 6 Weeks(10.04.2017)

Supreme Court has directed Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to prepare within six weeks an inventory of existing firecrackers with traders in De.....

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Supreme Court: Courts Should Take 'Pragmatic View' of Rights of Consumers(10.04.2017)

Supreme Court has said that it is necessary for Courts to take a "pragmatic view" of rights of consumers in disputes concerning them since customers a.....

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Supreme Court: Have Devised 'Mechanism' to Deal With Arrears of Cases(10.04.2017)

Supreme Court has said that it has devised a "mechanism" to deal in a phased manner the issue of arrears of cases which have been a concern for judici.....

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Supreme Court Notices UP Govt On Official Housing to Ex-CMs(12.04.2017)

Supreme Court has asked Uttar Pradesh Government to respond to a petition seeking contempt of court action against State authorities for failing to va.....

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Bombay HC Slaps Rs 5 Lakh Fine on Contemnors For Willful Breach of Its Order(12.04.2017)

Bombay High Court has fined two contemnors Rs.5 lakh for deliberate and willful breach of its interim orders which restrained them from creating any t.....

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Karnataka HC: Licence Must for Street Vendors(07.07.2016)

Karnataka HC, while making licence must for street vendors, has said that street vendors cannot be permitted to hold forcible possession of any public.....

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SC: Need to Review Provisions of Advocates Act(07.07.2016)

SC has called for an “urgent” review of provisions of Advocates Act to tighten regulatory mechanism for legal profession to check indiscipline among l.....

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SC Seeks Details of Alleged Fake Encounters in Manipur(08.07.2016)

Supreme Court, while asking amicus curiae to furnish details of alleged fake encounters in Manipur, has said that Army or Paramilitary Forces cannot u.....

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Bombay High Court Asks State to Form Panel to Solve Resident Doctors’ Issue(25.04.2017)

Bombay High Court has directed State to set up a high-powered committee to resolve issues of resident doctors.

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Supreme Court: Scrupulously Follow New Law on Rights of Persons with Disabilities(26.04.2017)

Supreme Court has directed all States and Union Territories to ‘scrupulously’ follow the new law prescribed under Rights of Persons with Disabilities .....

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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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Delhi High Court to City Police: Use Social Media to Trace Missing Persons(28.04.2017)

Delhi High Court has directed Delhi Police to flash photographs of missing persons on social media "without fail" to ensure such persons are traced so.....

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Supreme Court to Kashmiri Stone Pelters: Go to School or College(01.05.2017)

Supreme Court has said that it will ask Government not to use pellet guns in Jammu and Kashmir if there was no violence, no stone throwing and student.....

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Supreme Court Notices Centre Over Plea Against Pre-Censorship of Films(18.04.2017)

Supreme Court has sought a response from Centre on a petition moved by actor-director Amol Palekar, who has sought to reclaim “contours of individual .....

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Delhi High Court Notices JNU Over Plea Challenging Its Admission Policy(18.04.2017)

Delhi High Court has sought Jawharlal Nehru University’s (JNU) stand on an appeal challenging a single Judge’s order dismissing plea by some students .....

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Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Opinion Over Special SIT to Probe Panama Papers Case(18.04.2017)

Supreme Court has asked Centre to obtain instructions on whether a separate SIT can be set up for investigation in a matter relating to investigation .....

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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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Gujarat HC Annuls Sardar Patel University's Decision to Cancel Appointments of 1100 Lecturers(21.04.2017)

Gujarat High Court dealt a big blow to internal politics of Sardar Patel University by striking down University's decision to cancel conditional appoi.....

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Kerala High Court: Universities Not Subservient to Government, Can Act Independently(24.04.2017)

Kerala High Court has recently held that Universities are not subservient to Government but are expected to act autonomously and independently under p.....

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Rajasthan High Court: Writ Petitions Against NLUs Maintainable(24.04.2017)

Rajasthan High Court has held that writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is maintainable against National Law University, Jodhp.....

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Punjab and Haryana HC Orders ‘Re-Employment’ of PU’s Retired Teachers(23.08.2016)

Punjab and Haryana HC has directed Panjab University to ‘re-employ’ teachers who were ordered to be retired with immediate effect by a single-judge be.....

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Delhi HC Protects Singers’ Right(24.08.2016)

Delhi HC has directed a Delhi-based restaurant to stop playing music or performing songs in any manner without obtaining permission from the Indian Si.....

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Madras HC: TET Won’t Apply to Minority Institutions(26.08.2016)

Madras High Court has made it clear that the Teachers Eligibility Test (TET) stipulated by the National Council for Teachers Education cannot be made .....

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CBDT: Now File Statement of Financial Transaction at Tin Facilitating Centers(02.06.2017)

Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has enabled filing of Statement of Financial Transaction (SFT) at Tin Facilitating Centers (TIN-FC).

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Delhi High Court Ask Embassies to Inform Foreign Nationals to be Aware of Indian Laws(07.06.2017)

Delhi High Court has asked Ministry of External Affairs to inform Embassies and High Commissions in Delhi that their citizens should be well aware of .....

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Madras High Court: Frame Guidelines For Releasing Govt Ads to Newspapers(07.06.2017)

Madras High Court has recently directed Tamil Nadu Government to frame guidelines/qualifications for releasing government advertisements to newspapers.....

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Supreme Court Annuls Allahabad HC Verdict Quashing Institutional Preference in AMU, BHU(08.06.2017)

Supreme Court has quashed Allahabad High Court’s judgment that quashed institutional preference in Aligarh Muslim University and Banaras Hindu Univers.....

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SC to Centre, RBI: File Response to Plea on Panama Papers(26.07.2016)

SC has asked Centre and RBI to file their response in four weeks to a plea seeking CBI probe against Indian offshore bank account holders named in the.....

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Delhi HC: Fosters- SABMiller Cross-Border Deal Not Taxable(27.07.2016)

Delhi HC has junked revenue authorities’ attempts to tax transfer of intangible assets in the cross-border transaction between British beer major SABM.....

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SC Issues Guidelines for Selection Process of Judicial Officers(27.07.2016)

SC has issued guidelines to make selection process more transparent for appointment of Judicial Officers for trial courts in the national capital.

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Supreme Court Revokes Suspension Orders Against 8 BHU Students, Orders Special Exam for Semester(05.05.2017)

Supreme Court has revoked suspension orders against eight students by Banaras Hindu University (BHU), who sat for a dharna in University campus demand.....

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Supreme Court: "It’s Time to Deal with Loan Defaulters Sternly"(09.05.2017)

Supreme Court, while concerned over increasing number of corporate houses and private institutions not paying back loans taken from banks and public b.....

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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.

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal by IRRO in Delhi University Photocopy Case(09.05.2017)

Supreme Court has dismissed appeal filed by Indian Reprographic Rights Organisation (IRRO) challenging judgment of a Division Bench of Delhi High Cour.....

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Gujarat HC Permits MBBS Admissions(07.09.2016)

Gujarat HC has permitted Admission Committee for Professional and Medical Educational Courses (ACPMEC) to go ahead with declaration of result of mock .....

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SC asks All States, UTs to Upload FIRs on Websites within 24 Hours(07.09.2016)

SC has directed all States and Union Territories to upload the FIRs on their websites within 24 hours of registration at police stations.

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Delhi HC: Why is Aadhaar Mandatory for Scholarships(08.09.2016)

Delhi HC has issued notice to Union Government on its rule requiring students from minority communities to submit their Aadhaar Unique Identification .....

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NGT Permits Automakers to Seek Clarity(08.09.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has allowed Tata Motors and other automakers (and automotive societies) to file applications on September 27 seeking cla.....

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Delhi HC Allows DU To Admit 2310 Students to LL.B Course(29.06.2017)

Delhi High Court has asked Delhi University’s Faculty of Law to admit 2310 students to its LL.B. course.

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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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#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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EPFO Introduces Universal Account Number based Form, 10-D(19.08.2016)

Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has introduced a simplified Universal Account Number based form, 10-D, for its subscribers for fixing th.....

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Madras HC Seeks List of Prisoners Lodged in Jails outside their States(22.08.2016)

Madras HC, while seeking to offer succour to prisoners lodged in jails outside their home states and suffering due to language barrier, has directed a.....

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Delhi High Court to Centre: Ensure Non Disclosure of Paramilitary Personnel's Identity(25.05.2017)

Delhi High Court, shocked by alleged disclosure of identity of paramilitary personnel operating in sensitive areas and their family by a television ch.....

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Supreme Court to Punjab Government: Reconsider Rural Medical Officers Incentive(26.05.2017)

Supreme Court has directed Punjab Government to reconsider incentive to be given to Rural Medical Officers afresh by keeping in mind the objective wit.....

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Supreme Court to Punjab: Reconsider Incentive to be Given to Rural Medical Officers(29.05.2017)

Supreme Court has directed Punjab Government to reconsider incentive to be given to Rural Medical Officers afresh by keeping in mind objective with wh.....

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CBDT Forms Committee to Recommend Measures For Expeditious Recovery of Tax Arrears(29.05.2017)

Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued an Office Memorandum to constitute a 7 member committee to recommend measures for expeditious recovery.....

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IRDA Specifies Procedure to be Followed to Deal with Resignation of ISPs of IMFs(29.05.2017)

Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India has issued procedure to be followed to deal with resignation of ISPs of IMFs which says that s.....

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Supreme Court: Can't Insist Private Unaided College Under MMU to Affiliate From HPU(01.05.2017)

Supreme Court has struck down Section 3(6a) of Himachal Pradesh Private Medical Educational Institutions Act 2006, as unconstitutional and held that p.....

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Kerala High Court Orders Prompt Action Against Defaulters to Save Lakes, Biodiversity(01.05.2017)

Kerala High Court, while expressing great concern over deteriorating status of lakes and biodiversity, has directed authorities concerned to take ste.....

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Delhi High Court Extends Stay on JNU's Admission Policy For M.Phil & Ph.D Courses till July 27(01.05.2017)

Delhi High Court has extended till July 27 stay on its Single Judge’s order upholding admission policy of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) for M.Phil.....

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Punjab & Haryana HC: 'Azan' Integral Part of Islamic Worship, Not 'Loudspeakers'(03.05.2017)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has said that while Azaan is undoubtedly an integral part of Islam, it does not necessarily have to be blared through lo.....

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Supreme Court Seeks Status Report on Foreign Prisoners From Centre(04.05.2017)

Supreme Court has asked Centre to file a report on latest status of foreign nationals, including those from Pakistan, languishing in jails after havin.....

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Supreme Court Accepts Salman Khurshid's Impleadment Application in Triple Talaq Case(04.05.2017)

Supreme Court has allowed Senior Advocate & Former Union Minister Salman Khurshid's impleadment application as respondent in triple talaq matter.

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Delhi High Court Calls For Status Report on Security Provisions for Doctors, Nurses, Staffs(04.05.2017)

Delhi High Court, while taking suo motu cognisance of increasing incidents of violence against doctors in pulic hospitals, has sought for status repo.....

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Uttarakhand HC Quashes Govt. Order on Guest Teachers Appointment(11.08.2016)

Uttarakhand HC has quashed a Government Order which had paved the way for appointment of 6,214 guest teachers in government intermediate colleges acro.....

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Delhi HC Upholds Evidence Tampering Charge Against Ansal Brothers(12.05.2017)

Delhi High Court has upheld a Trial Court order framing charge of tampering of evidence against real estate barons Sushil Ansal and Gopal Ansal in a c.....

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SC Upholds State’s Power to Attach Properties of ‘Defaulting’ Financial Establishments(17.05.2017)

Supreme Court has upheld State's power to issue ad interim order u/s 3 of Tamil Nadu Protection of Interests of Depositors Act, 1997, attaching immova.....

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Madras High Court Stays Notification for Electing Town Vending Committee Members(18.05.2017)

Madras High Court has stayed a notification issued by Tiruchi Corporation Commissioner on April 24 for electing six members, from among street vendors.....

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Rajasthan High Court: Give Pay & Seniority Benefits to Grade III Teachers(18.05.2017)

Rajasthan High Court has directed government to provide benefits of 'pay fixation and seniority on notional basis' to candidates who were selected for.....

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BCI Imposes 30 Lakh Cost on DU's Law Faculty for Default on Affiliation Fees, Approvals, Infra(18.05.2017)

Bar Council of India (BCI) has imposed a penalty of Rs. 30 lakh on Delhi University’s Law Faculty for not paying affiliation fees, continuing to teac.....

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SC Asks Gujarat to Provide 50% Quota to In-Service Medical Officer in PG Medical Seats(22.05.2017)

Supreme Court has directed Gujarat Government to provide for 50 per cent of seats to be reserved in post graduate diploma courses for medical officers.....

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Sebi Allows Mutual Funds & Portfolio Managers to Invest in Securities Listed in IFSC(29.05.2017)

Sebi has allowed portfolio manager operating in IFSC to invest in securities listed in IFSC, issued by companies incorporated in IFSC, issued by compa.....

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

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

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Bombay HC Restricts Civic Body, Police From Taking Action Against Hawkers at Musafirkhana(30.05.2017)

Bombay High Court has refrained police and civic authorities from taking action against 200 hawkers at Musafirkhana near Crawford Market.

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Govt Releases Draft Companies (Registered Valuers and Valuation) Rules, 2017(30.05.2017)

Ministry of Corporate Affairs has released Draft Companies (Registered Valuers and Valuation) Rules, 2017 with an aim to introduce a robust regulatory.....

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NCLT: Appointing New Directors Without Consent of Petitioner Shareholders Amounts to 'Oppression'(30.05.2017)

NCLT has held that increasing authorised share capital of company, appointing additional directors and transferring shares to non-members without noti.....

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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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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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Calcutta HC Grants Extension of Time for Immersion of Idols of Household Durga Pujas(07.10.2016)

Calcutta High Court has extended the time for immersion of idols of household Durga Pujas for two hours till 6 pm in West Bengal on October 11.

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Porsche Crash Case: Madras High Court Grants Bail to Racer Vikash Anand(07.10.2016)

Madras High Court has granted interim bail to racing champion Vikash Anand, who was arrested for causing a car accident in which an auto driver was ki.....

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SC: Decision to Designate Lawyer as Senior to Remain with Judges(10.10.2016)

Supreme Court has said it was open to suggestions from the bar to improve the system of designating lawyers as senior, but the final decision would re.....

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CIC: Draft Orders of Judges Cannot be Disclosed(10.10.2016)

Central Information Commission (CIC) has held that draft orders prepared by judges are confidential and cannot be disclosed to RTI applicants.

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Delhi HC: Install Warning Signs for All Speed Breakers(12.10.2016)

Delhi HC has taken note of surprise speed breakers that prove dangerous for motorists plying on city roads and ordered corrective action to prevent ac.....

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SEBI Opens Fresh Avenues for Firms to List on Nation-Wide Bourses(12.10.2016)

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) in order to safeguard investors of firms listed on non-operational bourses, has allowed such companies t.....

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Bombay HC Stays State’s Order Allowing to Hunt Certain Wild Animals(13.10.2016)

Bombay HC has stayed State Government order granting deemed permission to farmers to kill Wild Boars and Nilgais damaging crops.

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Supreme Court Allows Centre to Replace MCI Oversight Committee(18.07.2017)

Supreme Court has allowed Centre to replace Oversight Committee set up to supervise the functioning of the Medical Coucil of India (MCI) with a fresh .....

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Delhi HC Agrees to Maintain Confidentiality of Ex- Ranbaxy Promoters in Daiichi Case(04.10.2016)

Delhi HC has allowed application seeking confidentiality of asset declaration made by Malvinder Singh & Shivinder Singh, Ex-Ranbaxy promoters and othe.....

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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 Says Delay in Formulating Scheme has Defeated the Purpose of Street Vendors Act(05.10.2016)

Delhi HC has said that delay in formulating a scheme to carry out a survey of street vendors in the city and issuing them certificates to sell their w.....

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Supreme Court Bans Four Toxic Chemicals from Crackers(01.08.2017)

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

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Calcutta HC Condemns Outsourcing 'Recording of Judicial Orders' to Police Personnel(02.08.2017)

Calcutta High Court has frowned upon Magisterial practice of outsourcing recording of judicial orders to police personnel, and framed guidelines for “.....

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#Law Clerks: Hyderabad HC Allows 3-Year LLB Course Graduates to Participate in Recruitment(02.08.2017)

Hyderabad High Court has paved the way for 3-year LLB Course graduates to apply for post of Law Clerk, directing the Registry to amend a notification .....

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Madras HC: 'Demonetisation Good for Country'(10.11.2016)

Madras High Court has dismissed a petition filed against Government move to scrap old notes of denomination of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 and observed that d.....

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NGT Raps AAP Government for Not Installing Air Filters at Government Schools(11.11.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has rapped Delhi Government for not installing Air Filters in Government Schools during recent thick smog which had engu.....

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Delhi HC: Hawkers Cannot Block Roads & Pavements in National Capital(11.11.2016)

Delhi HC has said that roads and pavements in National Capital cannot be allowed to be blocked by hawkers, but genuine street vendors would be protect.....

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Madras HC Dismisses Medical Practitioners Plea to Prescribe Modern Medicines Without Qualification(14.11.2016)

Madras High Court has vacated a ten-year-old interim injunction which helped members of Private Medical Practitioners Association of India to prescrib.....

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Karnataka HC Rejects Plea Challenging Demonetization Move by Central Government(14.11.2016)

Karnataka High Court has dismissed a PIL against demonetization of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes by Union government.

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Gujarat HC Asks Centre to Consider Extending Usage Period of Old Rs 500 & Rs 1000 Notes(14.11.2016)

Gujarat High Court has stated that Central Government should extend period of usage of demonetized currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 to help lesse.....

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Supreme Court Stays Bombay HC Order Banning Use of Loudspeakers(05.09.2017)

Supreme Court has stayed a Bombay High Court order banning the use of loudspeakers in Mumbai.

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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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Karnataka HC Orders Status Quo Regarding Kannada Actor Darshan’s House(26.10.2016)

Karnataka High Court has ordered status quo with regards to proceedings initiated by the District Administration in relation to Kannada actor Darshan .....

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Bombay HC Rejects BEML’s Plea against Nagpur Metro(26.10.2016)

Bombay High Court has dismissed Bharat Earth Movers Limited’s (BEML) plea against Nagpur Metro Rail Corporation Limited (NMRCL) which had rejected its.....

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Bombay HC Directs Municipal Corporation to Complete Road Repairing Work(26.10.2016)

Bombay High Court has directed Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) to complete the task of completing road repairs and filling up potholes .....

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Bombay High Court: Provide Infrastructure to National Law University(22.08.2017)

Bombay High Court has directed State Government to provide Maharashtra National Law University with proper infrastructure within two weeks.

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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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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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Punjab & Haryana HC Summons UGC Chairman, Secretary over Panjab University Financial Crisis(22.11.2016)

Punjab and Haryana HC has ordered Chairman and Secretary, University Grants Commission (UGC) that either of two will remain present on December 5 to a.....

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Madras HC Issues Directives over 600-Acre Pallikaranai Marshland(23.11.2016)

Madras High Court has issued stringent directions, including prohibiting constructions of any kind on 600-acre Pallikaranai marshland.

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Supreme Court Refuses to Stay Transfer of Cases Relating Demonetization of Rs 500 & Rs 1000 Notes(23.11.2016)

Supreme Court has refused to stay transfer of proceedings against demonetisation of Rs500 and Rs1,000 currency notes across various High Courts in the.....

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Madras HC Sets Aside Order Removing Leader of Opposition’s PA(24.11.2016)

Madras High Court has set aside an order of Assembly Secretary removing a Deputy Secretary-level officer who was appointed as Special Personal Assista.....

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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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Calcutta High Court Revokes Mamata's Government's Ban on Idol Immersion(21.09.2017)

Calcutta high court has revoked Mamata Banerjee Government's ban on immersion of Durga idols during Muharram and said the state cannot pass such order.....

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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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Madras HC Directs School Education Secretary to Address Complaints of Lack of Toilets in Govt. School(03.11.2016)

Madras High Court has directed School Education Secretary to address complaints of lack of operational toilets, sanitary workers, security staff, func.....

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Delhi HC: Question of Sexual Perversity Amounts to Mental Cruelty(03.11.2016)

Delhi High Court, while upholding a Lower Court order dissolving a marriage, has said that, raising questions of sexual perversity against a husband a.....

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Bombay HC Slams State Government over Poor Infrastructure for Judiciary(03.11.2016)

Bombay High Court has observed that Maharashtra Government should realize that if it cannot support its own judiciary by giving infrastructure and sta.....

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CCI Approves Ashok Leyland's Deal to Buy Nissan Stake in Three JVs(04.11.2016)

Competition Commission of India (CCI's) has approved Ashok Leyland to buyout its Japanese partner Nissan Motors' stake in JVs, which were floated to m.....

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Karnataka HC Puts on Hold Single Bench Order in Alliance University Chancellor’s Case(07.11.2016)

Karnataka High Court has stayed order of a Single Bench wherein Authorities were asked to find out who has been Chancellor of Alliance University in A.....

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

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

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Supreme Court: No Prior Consent of Landowners Needed to Lay Overhead Power Lines(30.12.2016)

Supreme Court, while removing roadblocks in reaching electricity to every village, has ruled that no prior consent of landowners was required to lay o.....

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RBI Extends Note Exchange Deadline for NRI’s till June 30(02.01.2017)

Reserve Bank of India has said that Non-resident Indians (NRIs) can exchange old Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes till June 30, 2017.

Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Rs. 500, Rs. 1000, Demonetisation



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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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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Madras High Court: Don't Erect Banner, Hoarding of a Living Person(25.10.2017)

Madras High Court has imposed a blanket ban on erecting hoardings, flex banners and signboards from the state's skyline with images of individuals who.....

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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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Bombay High Court: INC Cannot Grant Recognition to Institutes Imparting Nursing Training in a State(27.10.2017)

Bombay High Court has held that Indian Nursing Council (INC) has no authority to grant recognition to institutes imparting nursing training in a state.....

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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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Pending Companies Act Matters to be Transferred to NCLT(12.12.2016)

MCA has issued a notification stating that pending proceedings under the Companies Act with a few exceptions shall be transferred from the district an.....

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Supreme Court: We Cannot Direct Implementation of National Policy Framed by Government(09.10.2017)

Supreme Court has dismissed plea seeking directions to Government to implement National Policy for Farmers-2007, framed by Union Ministry of Agricultu.....

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Karnataka High Court: 'Contract Workers Need Not Be Regularised'(09.10.2017)

Karnataka High Court has said that contractual workers do not have a right to seek regularisation or absorption.

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'No Firecracker Sale in Delhi-NCR This Diwali', Rules Supreme Court(09.10.2017)

Supreme Court has upheld its earlier verdict banning sale of firecrackers in the Delhi-NCR region ahead of Diwali. The Court said that it wants to tes.....

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Supreme Court Rules Out Setting up SIT to Probe Panama Leak Cases(10.10.2017)

Supreme Court has ruled out setting up of a separate Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe alleged revelation of offshore accounts of Indians in P.....

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J&K High Court Says No to Golf Course at Sonamarg(12.10.2017)

Jammu & Kashmir High Court has underscored that no golf course should come up in golden meadow of ‘Sonamarg’ as it would ruin the beauty of health res.....

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Madras HC Sets Final Deadline For Appointment of Law Officers(03.01.2017)

Madras High Court has directed State government to file draft rules governing appointment of law officers within 10 days, failing which amicus curie a.....

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Supreme Court Directs Centre to Pay Wages to Army Porters(04.01.2017)

Supreme Court has directed Centre to pay wages to 12,000 civilian porters working for Indian Army on par with lowest pay-scale given to army's multi-t.....

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Delhi HC Directs Delhi University to Admit Physically Challenged Phd Candidate(04.01.2017)

Delhi High Court has directed Delhi University to grant admission to a physically challenged Phd candidate, who had secured 63 marks.

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Government Notifies Setting Up of Indian Skill Development Services(05.01.2017)

Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has issued notice on setting up of Indian Skill Development Services (ISDS) for Training Dir.....

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Kerala HC Terms UGC’s NET Criteria ‘Unconstitutional’(06.01.2017)

Kerala High Court has declared unconstitutional the University Grants Commissions‘s (UGC) National Eligibility Test criterion that top 15 per cent of .....

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Madras HC Rejects Plea Seeking to Quash Search Panel for Selecting MKU Vice Chancellor(09.01.2017)

Madras High Court has quashed a PIL seeking directions to Tamil Nadu Government to quash an order (GO) and reconstitute search committee for selecting.....

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Parsi Women Married to Non-Parsis Can Visit Its Places of Worship: Supreme Court(15.12.2017)

Supreme Court has allowed two Parsi sisters to participate in the last rites of their father in case of the eventuality of his death despite their mar.....

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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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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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Service Tax Applicable on 60% of Total Amount Billed by Tour Operators From Jan 22(16.01.2017)

Government has changed service tax applicable on tour operators, thereby making it compulsory for tour operators to pay a service tax on 60 per cent o.....

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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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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.

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2-yr Residency Period Not Mandatory For PhD Student Before Taking Ad Hoc Job: Delhi HC(02.01.2018)

Delhi High Court has held that there is no requirement of having a compulsory two-year residency period before a PhD student can obtain ad-hoc employm.....

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Supreme Court Says BHU ‘Curfew Timings’ Are for Safety of Girl Students(05.01.2018)

Supreme Court has refused to examine the validity of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) rules that fixed a deadline for girl students on staying outside t.....

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Delhi HC Directs Traffic Police to Geo-Tag Speed Breakers(01.12.2016)

Delhi High Court has directed Traffic Police to geo-tag speed breakers to enable commuters to get prior information about them on GPS.

Tags : Delhi High Court, geo-tag, speed breakers



Punjab and Haryana HC Slams UGC over Financial Crisis at Panjab University(05.12.2016)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has pulled up University Grants Commission (UGC) after noticing that it was trying to pass buck to Ministry of Human Res.....

Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, UGC, Panjab University, financial crunch



Bombay HC Directs to Break Bank Lockers to Unveil Demonetised Notes(05.12.2016)

Bombay High Court has appointed a court receiver to break open two bank lockers belonging to estate of the late classical singer and Sangeet Natak Aca.....

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This Wedding Season, Wear Red Like Hadiya to Celebrate Love(29.11.2017)

This Wedding Season, Wear Red Like Hadiya to Celebrate Love

Tags : On Monday, we finally met the Hadiya whose words made it to the front page headlines of newspapers. Dressed in a red abaya, she stood calmly in the courtroom for her turn to speak.



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'.



Journalists Appeal Against Jail Term For 'Breach of Privilege', Karnataka High Court to Hear on Monday(29.11.2017)

Journalists Appeal Against Jail Term For 'Breach of Privilege', Karnataka High Court to Hear on Monday

Tags : The Assembly, during its ongoing winter session, re-confirmed the one-year-jail term and Rs 10,000 fine for writing articles that "breached the privilege of MLAs".



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

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

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



Delhi HC Directs UGC to Ensure Setting Up of Grievance Cell in All Varsities(06.02.2017)

Delhi High Court has directed University Grants Commission (UGC) to ensure that all colleges and universities, including capital’s Delhi University (D.....

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Delhi High Court Increases Salary of Law Researchers From Rs. 25,000 To 35,000(10.01.2018)

Delhi High Court has enhanced the remuneration offered to Law Researchers from Rs. 25,000 to Rs. 35,000. The increase has been made effective from 1 A.....

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Show ‘Sensitivity’ While Dealing With Cases Involving Minors, Bombay High Court(11.01.2018)

Bombay High Court has pulled up the Mumbai Police over its “insensitive” approach towards cases involving minors. The HC accordingly directed the poli.....

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Extramarital Affairs-Top Reason For Divorce: Gujarat HC(12.01.2018)

Gujarat High Court has observed that adultery undermines a relationship’s foundation and is one of the main reasons of a relationship crisis around th.....

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Pay Primary School Teachers’ Dues Within A Month: Delhi High Court(16.01.2018)

Delhi High Court has directed the Municipal Corporations of Delhi to pay their primary school teachers their salary for the last month within a week a.....

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Bofors Case: Supreme Court Questions Locus Standi of BJP Leader Who Filed Appeal(17.01.2018)

Supreme Court has asked BJP leader Ajay Agrawal to explain his locus in filing an appeal in the politically-sensitive Rs. 64 crore Bofors pay-offs cas.....

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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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Supreme Court Agrees to Entertain BCCI Officials Plea Against CoA(28.02.2017)

Supreme Court has allowed a petition by Amitabh Chaudhary, BCCI Joint Secretary, alleging that Court-Appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) is no.....

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Karnataka High Court Orders Injunction on Protesting Uber Drivers(28.02.2017)

Karnataka High Court has issued an injunction restraining striking unions, their leaders, members and followers from preventing driver partners of cab.....

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Delhi High Court: No PIL For Service Matters(01.03.2017)

Delhi High Court has remarked that PILs cannot be filed in service matters, while dismissing a Petition filed by a non-legal entity on behalf of emplo.....

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Punjab and Haryana High Court Stays Punjabi University Order Relieving Re-employed Teachers(01.03.2017)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has stayed Punjabi University, Patiala, orders to relieve all re-employed teachers with effect from February 28.

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Bombay HC: Rules Mandating Knowledge of Marathi As Condition Precedent For Auto Permits ‘Illegal'(02.03.2017)

Bombay High Court has held that condition mandating knowledge of Marathi for autorickshaw drivers to get permits is "completely illegal".

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Delhi High Court: Police Cannot Pick & Choose When Taking Action(02.03.2017)

Delhi High Court has observed that police cannot "pick and choose" street vendors while detaining them for hawking in non-squatting areas in city.

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Kerala High Court Annuls Appointment of Mahatma Gandhi University's Vice Chancellor(20.02.2018)

Kerala High Court has cancelled the appointment of Dr Babu Sebastian as Mahatma Gandhi University's Vice Chancellor on grounds of inadequate qualifica.....

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Government Amends Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014(20.02.2018)

Government has amended Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 wherein Forms ADT-1 which provides for notice to RoC by the company for appointment .....

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Allahabad HC Quashes Cabinet’s Move Quashing Interest Payable By Sugar Mill Owners to Farmers(10.03.2017)

Allahabad High Court has quashed a cabinet decision of October whereby interest to tune of Rs 2000 crore, payable by sugar mill owners to sugarcane fa.....

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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 .....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Entertainment Tax, Cable Operators



Punjab & Haryana High Court Seeks Report on Steps Taken to Ban Sound Amplifiers During Night(10.03.2017)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked Punjab to list out steps taken to implement Supreme Court directions on ban of sound amplifiers at night betwe.....

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CIC Asks MEA to Disclose Bills of Air India Charter Plane for PMs Travel Abroad(27.02.2018)

Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to disclose records related to the expenses incurred on chart.....

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Supreme Court: Sari Guard, Hand Grips for Pillions Must for Two-Wheelers(28.02.2018)

Supreme Court has upheld an order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court which had in 2008 banned registration of vehicles without such accessories in 2008......

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Delhi High Court to DSIIDC: Pay Rs 10 Lakh Compensation to Kin of Manual Scavengers(12.03.2018)

Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (DSIIDC) to pay Rs 10 lakh compensation each t.....

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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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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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Madhya Pradesh High Court Directs Centre to Frame Rules For Appointment of Doctors, Paramedics(22.02.2017)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has refused to give one year time to Union Government to frame rules for appointment of doctors, specialists and other categ.....

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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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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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Disclosure of Assets Needed to Educate Voters on Candidate’s Financial Status: Bombay High Court(26.03.2018)

Bombay High Court has said that the disclosure of assets and liabilities of candidates in an election was to make voters aware of the financial status.....

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Bombay High Court Seeks State's Action Plan to Improve Resident Doctors Working Condition(30.03.2017)

Bombay High Court has directed Maharashtra Government to file a report indicating how it proposes to improve deplorable working and living conditions .....

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MCA Relaxes Norms for M&A Deals Clearance by CCI(31.03.2017)

Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has eased the criteria for notifying Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) deals to the Competition Commission of India (.....

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SC Orders Parsvnath to Give Habitable Homes with OC’s in Lucknow Project in 3 Weeks(03.04.2017)

Supreme Court has directed Parsvnath Developers to give possession of habitable flats along with occupation certificates to 12 home buyers in its Plan.....

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Supreme Court Refuses Urgent Hearing on Banning Tainted Leaders From Polls(03.04.2017)

Supreme Court has refused to accord urgent hearing on a plea raising questions like whether people facing trial in serious crime cases can be allowed .....

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Allahabad HC Directs University To 'Evict Unauthorised Occupants From Hostel Rooms'(05.04.2017)

Allahabad High Court has directed to evict unauthorised occupants from the Allahabad University hostels and to ensure that only lawfully admitted stud.....

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SEBI Bans First Financial Services, 28 Others from Markets for 3 Years(03.04.2018)

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has barred First Financial Services and 28 others from the markets for three years for orchestrating a f.....

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Kerala HC Moots for Unified Legislation for Medical Practitioners in State(04.04.2018)

Kerala High Court has observed that the state government has been alarmingly lethargic in taking steps for a unified legislation for medical practitio.....

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Delhi High Court Restrains Cars24 From Airing Ads Disparaging OLX(20.03.2017)

Delhi High Court has restrained automotive e-commerce site Cars24 Services Limited from airing advertisements disparaging services offered by OLX, an .....

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Supreme Court Questions Centre Over ‘Freebies’, ‘Pension’ to Ex-legislators(23.03.2017)

Supreme Court has said that various freebies and pension given to former MPs and MLAs seemed "prima facie" unreasonable and sought response from Centr.....

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UGC Directs Universities to Include Aadhaar, Photographs in Degrees, Certificates(23.03.2017)

University Grants Commission (UGC) has directed all Universities and Educational Institutions to introduce identification mechanisms like student’s ph.....

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Bombay High Court to State: Don’t Take Punitive Actions Against Resident Doctors(24.03.2017)

Bombay High Court has directed State and BMC not to take any punitive action against resident doctors who were on mass leave if they resume and asked .....

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Bombay High Court Asks State to Frame Guidelines For Construction of Flyovers(24.03.2017)

Bombay High Court has directed Maharashtra Government to set up an expert committee to frame guidelines for construction of flyovers, bridges and road.....

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Delhi High Court: Make Pavements Disabled-friendly in University(20.04.2018)

Delhi High Court has directed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, Delhi police and North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) to make pavements in DU’.....

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President Promulgates Fugitive Economic Offenders Ordinance(23.04.2018)

President has given assent to promulgation of Fugitive Economic Offenders Ordinance, 2018, giving authorities powers to attach and confiscate the proc.....

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Kerala HC Rejects Plea To Retain Authorised Wholesale Distributors In PDS(12.04.2017)

Kerala HC has rejected plea of Kerala Ration Wholesale Distributors Federation to retain Authorised Wholesale Distributors (AWD) and not to shut them .....

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Madras HC Stays Arrest of O Panneerselvam's Son, Brother in Rioting, Criminal Intimidation Case(12.04.2017)

Madras High Court has restrained Tamil Nadu police from arresting Ex-Chief Minister O Panneerselvam's son O P Ravindranath Kumar and brother O Raja ti.....

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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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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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Karnataka High Court: Teachers Who Discriminate Shouldn’t be in the Profession(03.05.2018)

Karnataka High Court has said that teachers and staff who discriminate between students do not deserve to be in the profession.

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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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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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Punjab & Haryana HC Notices 63 Judicial Officers Over Plea Challenging Their Selection(20.06.2017)

Punjab & Haryana High Court has put 63 Judicial Officers on notice, on a plea demanding setting aside of selection and appointments of Civil Judges (J.....

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Himachal Pradesh HC : Universities Must Deal With Student Complaints Sensitively(21.06.2017)

Himachal Pradesh High Court has observed that conducting examination, declaring results, posting marks, issuing certificates and awarding degrees to s.....

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MCA Relaxes Norms on Auditors Term for Pvt Cos With Paid Up Share Capital of 50 Crores(23.06.2017)

Ministry of Corporate Affairs has notified amendment to Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 wherein it amended Auditors’ rules with respect to .....

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#GST Rollout: Govt Starts Registration for GST Practitioners(26.06.2017)

Govt has opened registration for GST Practitioners. Standardised formats (GST PCT-1 to GST PCT- 5) have been prescribed for making application for enr.....

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President Gives Assent to Fugitive Economic Offenders Act 2018(02.08.2018)

Fugitive Economic Offenders Act 2018 of Parliament has received the assent of the President and has been notified in the official gazette.

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Supreme Court to CBI Court: Accept Adarsh's Land as Security to Defreeze Society’s Bank Account(03.08.2018)

Supreme Court has allowed defreezing of bank account of Adarsh Cooperative Housing Society Ltd by furnishing security of the land in which the housing.....

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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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SC Rejects Plea Challenging Maharashtra’s Entrance Test for Law Courses(22.09.2016)

SC has dismissed Special Leave Petition filed by a student against Bombay HC validating the State’s first Common Entrance Test for law courses.

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SC Permits Extracted Coal Transportation in Meghalaya(23.09.2016)

SC has allowed land owners and coal traders to transport coal already extracted from mines in Meghalaya from October 1 to May 31, 2017 on payment of r.....

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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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SC Denies Urgent Hearing on PIL over Indus Waters Treaty(26.09.2016)

Supreme Court has denied to grant an urgent hearing to a PIL seeking declaration of the India-Pakistan Indus Waters Treaty as unconstitutional.

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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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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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Delhi High Court: Where’s the Blind Student Who Missed Test?(12.07.2017)

Delhi High Court has asked DU to furnish before it list of candidates who have applied for a MPhil course in which a blind student could not appear du.....

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Supreme Court: Job Insecurity Shouldn’t be Created for Teachers or Lecturers(20.08.2018)

Supreme Court has observed that insecurity should not be created in the employment of teachers or lecturers who dedicate their life for the education .....

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Madras HC Restrains Private Bus Operators from Charging Higher Fare(20.10.2016)

Madras High Court has restrained private bus operators in Tamil Nadu from selling tickets based on their revised fare for 2016-17, which they announce.....

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Delhi HC Extends Relief to JNU Students over Feb. 9 Event(20.10.2016)

Delhi High Court has extended relief granted to the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students against University's decision holding them guilty of in.....

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Supreme Court: It is the Duty of Every Institution to Help Disabled Persons(14.08.2017)

Supreme Court has directed Chhattisgarh Government to constitute requisite Medical Board within two days to examine a candidate suffering from Thalass.....

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Arbitral Tribunal Awards Tata Motors Rs. 326-cr Claim in Dispute with DTC(18.08.2017)

The Arbitral Tribunal has awarded a claim of nearly Rs. 326 crore to Tata Motors Limited (TML) against DTC towards illegally recovered liquidated dama.....

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P&H HC Stays Govt Notice Clubbing Sole Proprietorship Real Estate Concern With Companies(07.09.2018)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has suspended the State Govt notice by which it had clubbed real estate agents working as sole proprietorship concern wi.....

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No Legal Bar on GPA Holder to Execute Sale Deed When He is Authorized: ITAT(07.09.2018)

ITAT, Delhi has observed that there is no legal bar on GPA Holder to execute sale deed when he is authorized to do so.

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Delhi High Court Issues Notice To State Govt On PIL For Nursery, Kindergarten in Govt Schools(10.09.2018)

Delhi High Court has issued notice to Government on a PIL stressing on provision for nursery and kindergarten in Govt schools.

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University Grants Commission Bans Distance Edu in Non-univ Institutes(05.07.2017)

University Grants Commission (UGC) has stated that only universities can offer distance learning programmes in India.

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SC to Centre: Why No Transparent Procedure For Appointing CEC & ECs?(05.07.2017)

Supreme Court has posed several pointed questions to Centre regarding the lack of proper procedure for appointment of Chief Election Commissioner and .....

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SC Grants Six Months to Implement Farmers’ Schemes(07.07.2017)

Supreme Court has granted six months for implementing various Central government schemes to cover about 50 per cent of farmers.

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Bombay HC Dismisses Review Plea By ‘Guilty’ Student to Revoke Degree he Obtained Fraudulently(10.07.2017)

Bombay High Court has dismissed a review petition filed by one Vaibhav Patil, who sought his graduation degree from Mumbai University to be revoked.

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Madras HC Sets Aside RoC’s Order Disqualifying Directors For Non-Filing of Financial Statements(08.08.2018)

Madras High Court has set aside the disqualification of directors of private companies for failure to file annual returns/ financial statement for thr.....

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Supreme Court Stays Bombay HC Order Granting Relief to Disqualified Directors(08.08.2018)

Supreme Court has stayed a Bombay High Court order, which gave relief to directors of the companies struck off by the Registrar of Companies (RoC) las.....

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Delhi High Court: OCIs Have Same Rights as Indians(13.08.2018)

Delhi High Court has observed that Overseas Citizens of India (OCIs) have the right to enjoy the fundamental rights of equality and freedom of speech .....

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No Compulsion to Include Any Particular Community in Council of Ministers: T&AP High Court(17.08.2018)

Telangana and Andhra Pradesh High Court has rejected a plea seeking the appointment of women ministers in Telangana, observing that there is no consti.....

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Supreme Court Clears Decks For Appointment Of Over 3,500 Sub-Inspectors In UP(08.08.2017)

Supreme Court has cleared decks for selection and appointment of over 3500 Sub-Inspectors and Platoon Commanders in Uttar Pradesh Police, which has be.....

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Delhi Court: Rights of Media Person Not Higher Than That of Common Man(08.08.2017)

A Delhi Court, while observing that rights of press persons are not higher than that of the common man but responsibilities are higher, has said that .....

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Delhi High Court: No VAT on Sale of Demo Cars(09.08.2017)

Delhi High Court has held that VAT is not leviable on the sale of demo cars.

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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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Charging People U/S 295 IPC for Questioning Superstitions Violates Articles 14 & 19: Bombay HC(18.09.2018)

Bombay High Court has ruled that charging people under Section 295 of Indian Penal Code merely for questioning superstition and traditional authority .....

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Delhi High Court Directs Delhi University to Secure EVMs Used in DUSU Elections(18.09.2018)

Delhi High Court has directed Delhi University to keep the EVMs secured which are used in the student union election, on a plea by three candidates of.....

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Ban Cone Speakers within Chennai: Madras High Court(19.09.2018)

Madras High Court has warned that it would be constrained to summon Commissioner of Police if the officer does not make sure that the banned cone spea.....

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Delhi High Court: Why Women Prisoners Denied Benefits?(05.09.2017)

Delhi High Court has sought responses from Delhi government, Lieutenant Governor (L-G) and Director General of Prisons as to why women prisoners are b.....

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Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Report on Jump in Assets of Lawmakers Between Elections(07.09.2017)

Supreme Court has asked Centre to furnish details of action initiated against lawmakers, some of whose assets have jumped by over “500 per cent” betwe.....

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Delhi HC Upholds Invalidation of Exclusion of Categories From Quota For Disabled Soldiers(12.09.2017)

Delhi High Court has upheld an order passed by a Single Judge invalidating exclusion of certain categories from the quota set apart for wards of soldi.....

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Supreme Court Says '50 Lakh Crackers Should Be Enough For Delhi, NCR'(12.09.2017)

Supreme Court has banned transportation of firecrackers in the National Capital. In the order Court mentioned that there is enough stock of firecracke.....

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Delhi High Court: Delhi University Can Declare DUSU Prez Poll Results(13.09.2017)

Delhi High Court has given a go-ahead to Delhi University to declare results for the post of President in Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) elect.....

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Delhi High Court: Post List of Authorised, Unauthorised Speed Breakers Online(18.09.2017)

Delhi High Court has directed AAP government to post online a list of all speed breakers on the city’s roads and called for forming a panel to ensure .....

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Delhi High Court Raps Government for Not Paying Salaries of Civic Body Workers(26.09.2018)

Delhi High Court has admonished the State Government for not paying salaries to the employees of the municipal corporations and observed that the poor.....

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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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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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P&H High Court: Burst Crackers Only From 6.30-9.30 pm on Diwali in UT, Punjab, Haryana(16.10.2017)

Punjab & Haryana High Court has fixed a three-hour slot for bursting of crackers on Diwali. “The bursting of firecrackers within territorial locations.....

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Delhi HC Issues Notice To Centre on Use of Loudspeakers At Religious Places(16.10.2017)

Delhi High Court has issued notice to Centre on a plea for removal of loudspeakers from all religious structures on the ground that their use is an en.....

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SC Refuses Complete Ban on Sale of Firecrackers, Fixes Duration for Bursting Crackers(23.10.2018)

Supreme Court has ruled against imposing complete ban on firecrackers and also fixed duration for bursting of crackers on the day of Diwali and other .....

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Supreme Court Bans Online Sale of Firecrackers(23.10.2018)

Supreme Court has banned online sale of firecrackers, restraining e-commerce websites from carrying out its sale.

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Home Buyer Not Allowed to Reap Benefits of Their Own Delay in Taking Possession: Supreme Court(24.10.2018)

Supreme Court has upheld compensation to a disgruntled home buyer and also reduced the time period for computation of the amount, noting the delay on .....

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National Green Tribunal Fines Four Real Estate Developers(29.09.2017)

National Green Tribunal has imposed a fine on four real estate developers in Delhi, as it was found that the rainwater harvesting systems installed by.....

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What Prevents Road Repairs, Bombay High Court Asks Authorities Across Maharashtra(29.09.2017)

Bombay High Court has directed all municipal, district and panchayat-level authorities in Maharashtra to explain the reasons for their inability to re.....

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National Green Tribunal Seeks Report of Delhi Govt on Yamuna’s Condition After Idol Immersion(03.10.2017)

National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi Government to submit a status report on the condition of Yamuna river after the immersion of Ganesh and.....

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If Agitators Damage Property, Leaders Must Go to Cops: Supreme Court(03.10.2018)

Supreme Court has said if protesters turn violent and vandalise property, their leaders must present themselves for questioning at a police station wi.....

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Bombay High Court Directs Two Men Accused in Criminal Case to Clean Versova Beach(03.10.2018)

Bombay High Court has quashed a case of criminal intimidation against two persons and directed them to do community service for a month by helping in .....

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Madras High Court Restrains 3 Lawyers Facing Allegations from Practising(03.10.2018)

Madras High Court has restrained three advocates from practising in any court in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry pending disposal of a petition seeking acti.....

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Delhi High Court Sets Up Panel to Recommend Welfare Measures for Lawyers’ Clerks(05.10.2018)

Delhi High Court has decided to set up a committee to examine and give recommendations on providing several welfare measures like provident fund.

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CESTAT Bangalore: Restoration and Painting of Cylinders not subject to Tax as ‘Maintenance and Repair(10.09.2018)

Bangalore bench of CESTAT has held that activity of restoration and painting of cylinders is not subject to Service Tax under the head ‘Maintenance a.....

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Delhi HC Asks Why There Is a Cut In Prisoners' Salary(13.09.2018)

Delhi high court has questioned the Tihar Jail authorities’ decision to deduct 25 per cent of the prisoners’ salary for victim compensation fund, sayi.....

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Madras High Court Restrains Warring Groups In Film And Television Producers Guild(13.09.2018)

Madras High Court has ordered that the warring groups in Film and Television Producers Guild of South India should neither conduct any meeting nor ope.....

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Amount Spent On Membership Of Club, Life Insurance for Employees eligible for Cenvat Credit: CESTAT(13.09.2018)

Delhi bench of CESTAT has held that a Company can claim Cenvat Credit in respect of payments made towards Membership of Club, Life Insurance for the w.....

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SC Questions Logic Of Separating Families Of ‘Foreigners’ Detained In Assam Jails(14.09.2018)

Supreme Court has questioned the logic of separating family members of the declared foreign nationals in detention centres.

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

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

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

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

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Delhi High Court: AAP Govt Can’t Appoint New Teachers Without Regular Process(31.10.2017)

Delhi High Court has said that the Government cannot recruit new teachers without following the regular process.

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Delhi HC Upholds Upper Age Limit for Nursery Admissions in Schools(03.11.2017)

Delhi High Court has upheld the upper age limit prescribed by AAP Government for admissions to entry level classes.

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Supreme Court: No Distance Course From Deemed Universities From 2018(06.11.2017)

Supreme Court has restrained all deemed universities across the country from continuing any distance learning courses from the academic year 2018-19 w.....

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Supreme Court Prohibits Plying 15-yr Old Petrol and 10-yr Old Diesel Vehicles in NCR(30.10.2018)

Supreme Court has prohibited the plying of 15-yr-old petrol and 10-yr-old diesel vehicles in the National Capital Region and directed the transport de.....

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Delhi High Court Orders Seven Companies Owing Singh Brothers Money Not to Part with Properties(31.10.2018)

Delhi High Court has told seven companies owing money to Malvinder and Shivinder Singh not to part with any assets like property so that there is suff.....

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Delhi High Court Asks Delhi Government about Steps Taken to Implement its Circular on School Safety(31.10.2018)

Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the AAP government about the steps taken by it to ensure implementation of its circular on ensuring safety of childr.....

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Delhi High Court Asks Delhi Government about Steps Taken to Implement its Circular on School Safety(31.10.2018)

Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the AAP government about the steps taken by it to ensure implementation of its circular on ensuring safety of childr.....

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When Did the Centre Recruit Doctors in Hospitals Last? Delhi High Court Asks(23.08.2017)

Delhi High Court has expressed dissatisfaction with the Centre’s report that the number of doctors in its hospitals had seen a massive increase in the.....

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MP HC Notice on Plea for Probe into Domicile of Candidates Admitted to Medical, Dental Courses(24.08.2017)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has served notices on a petition seeking direction to trace and cancel admission of candidates who belonged to other states .....

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Delhi HC: No Relief For Salman Khurshid in DPS Society Expulsion(25.08.2017)

Delhi High Court has refused to give any relief to Congress leader Salman Khurshid on his plea seeking interim stay on his expulsion from the membersh.....

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Supreme Court Quashes Orders Barring Two Medical Colleges from Admitting Students(01.09.2017)

Supreme Court has quashed Centre's decisions barring two medical colleges from admitting students for MBBS course in the 2017-18 academic session.

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Madras High Court Bans Online Sale of Firecrackers Till Nov 15(17.10.2018)

Madras High Court has passed an interim order staying online sale of firecrackers till November 15.

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No Scheduled Caste Status for Buddhist Adi Dravidars: Madras High Court(18.10.2018)

Madras High Court has noted that Buddhism has never advocated casteism in its ideology and preaching and also observed that there was no entry of Budd.....

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Delhi High Court Upholds Termination of 16 CISF Personnel Suffering from Colour Blindness(22.10.2018)

Delhi High Court has upheld the termination of services of 16 Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel who were suffering from colour blindn.....

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Home Buyer Not Allowed to Take Benefits of Their Own Delay in Taking Possession: Supreme Court(24.10.2018)

Supreme Court has upheld compensation to a disgruntled home buyer and also reduced the time period for computation of the amount, noting the delay on .....

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No Protection Under Article 25 if Religious Practice Threatens People’s Health: Supreme Court(24.10.2018)

Supreme Court while allowing only less polluting green crackers, has observed Article 25 is subject to Article 21 and if a particular religious practi.....

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SC Refers Plea to Make Independent Collegium for Appointment of EC to Constitutional Bench(24.10.2018)

Supreme Court has referred a plea for constituting an independent mechanism for selection of Election Commissioners for the consideration of Constitut.....

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Delhi High Court Issues Transfer Policy Of Judicial Officers(24.10.2018)

Delhi High Court has issued transfer policy of Judicial Officers which also provides that Judicial Officers related to one another shall not be posted.....

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Financial Service Providers Outside Purview of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code: NCLAT(24.10.2018)

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has held that financial service providers such as non-banking financial companies are outside the purview of t.....

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Financial Service Providers Outside Purview of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code: NCLAT(24.10.2018)

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has held that financial service providers such as non-banking financial companies are outside the purview of t.....

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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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Delhi High Court Acquits Man in 18 Years Old Murder Case(31.10.2018)

Delhi High Court has acquitted a man in an 18-year-old kidnapping and murder case, observing that the prosecution has not been able to prove each of t.....

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Madras High Court Asks DC to Take Action Against Theatres Screening Over Four Shows.(31.10.2018)

Madras High Court has directed district collectors to take action against the owners violating provisions of Cinematorgraphic Act and its rules.

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Green Firecrackers Only for NCR, Not for Entire Country: Supreme Country(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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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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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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Bombay High Court Scraps Government Plan to Set Up Golf Course in Navi Mumbai(02.11.2018)

Bombay High Court has quashed a government notification issued in the year 2016, modifying the development control plan and converting a 47 hectare of.....

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Bombay High Court Scraps Government Plan to Set Up Golf Course in Navi Mumbai(02.11.2018)

Bombay High Court has quashed a government notification issued in the year 2016, modifying the development control plan and converting a 47 hectare of.....

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Delhi High Court Says "No" to Use of Solar Control Black Films in Cars(22.01.2018)

Delhi High Court has said that it would not allow the use of solar control black films in cars, which have been banned due to security reasons.

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Formulate Action Plan To Make Pavements In DU Disabled Friendly: Delhi High Court(22.01.2018)

Delhi High Court has directed civic bodies to ensure continuity of tactile pavement markings so that safe passage for visually impaired persons is gua.....

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Publication of Homebuyers’ Names in List of Creditors will Not Violate Privacy: NCLT(13.12.2018)

National Company Law Tribunal has held that disclosure of the names of homebuyers in the list of creditors will not result in violation of privacy.

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Rajasthan HC Refuses to Quash FIR Against Jack Dorsey(13.12.2018)

Rajasthan High Court has stayed the arrest of Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey but refused to quash a First Information Report (FIR) against him for allegedly .....

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Madras HC Asks for Strict Action Against Milk Adulterators(13.12.2018)

Madras High Court has pulled up the authorities for their failure to take stringent action against adulterators and in preventing milk adulteration an.....

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Employers Should be Considerate Towards Pregnant Women & Mothers: Delhi HC(14.12.2018)

Delhi High Court has said that women should be honoured and treated with dignity at workplace and asserted that employers should be sympathetic toward.....

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Delhi HC Seeks Report from State of Impartial Decision on Pre-Mature Release of Lifers(14.12.2018)

Delhi High Court has issued notice to state government on a petition seeking transparency and fairness in working of the Sentence Review Board (SRB), .....

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Supreme Court Seeks Centre’s, State’s Response Over Suicides by Farmers(30.01.2017)

Supreme Court has sought responses from Centre, State Governments, Union Territories and RBI to examine the likely reasons behind suicides by farmers.

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Delhi High Court Voices Concern Over Safety of People(30.01.2018)

Delhi High Court has expressed apprehension over the safety of people in their homes in the National Capital, saying that an “arsonist is on the loose.....

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Delhi HC Applies Sexual Harassment Provision of IPC to Transgenders(26.12.2018)

Delhi High Court has affirmed the application of Section 354A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 to transgender victims of sexual harassment.

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Appointment of Information Commissioners: SC Asks Centre to Disclose Info on Shortlisted Candidates(26.12.2018)

Supreme Court has directed Centre as well as States to disclose information pertaining to shortlisted candidates and the criteria being following for .....

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Gujarat High Court Quashes MCA List of Disqualified Directors(27.12.2018)

Gujarat High Court has quashed the list of disqualified directors published by Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) on September 12, 2017 and held that.....

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Madras High Court Suggests Surrender of Passports from Loan Defaulters(02.01.2019)

Madras High Court has suggested that the Centre bring in appropriate amendments in the Passport Rules, so that banks and financial institutions can de.....

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Madras High Court Suggests Surrender of Passports from Loan Defaulters(02.01.2019)

Madras High Court has suggested that the Centre bring in appropriate amendments in the Passport Rules, so that banks and financial institutions can de.....

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Delhi High Court Extends Ban on JNU Student Protests(21.02.2018)

Delhi High Court has extended a ban on the student protests conducted near the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi. The court has restrained the .....

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Government is Bound to Pay Compensation to Farmers: Kerala High Court(21.02.2018)

Kerala High Court has held that state government is bound to compensate farmers who come under the attack of wild animals which stray into their farms.....

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Supreme Court Limits Protections for Corporate Whistleblowers(22.02.2018)

Supreme Court has limited the legal protections for corporate whistleblowers, ruling that they are not shielded from being fired under a federal law u.....

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Delhi High Court Says No Horse Races Till Further Orders(22.02.2018)

Delhi High Court has directed the race club to ensure that stabled horses do not participate in any races till further orders.

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Supreme Court Asks Centre to Curb Illegal Operations of Multinational Auditors(26.02.2018)

Supreme Court has taken a serious note of alleged illegal operations of multi-national accounting firms in India in collaboration with Indian charted .....

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

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

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Madras HC Directs Registry to Upload Orders/Judgments Soon After Judges Sign Them(17.01.2019)

Madras High Court has directed its registry to upload judgments and orders soon after they are signed by the judges.

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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.....

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NGT: Vintage Cars Can Ply on Road for Rallies, Exhibitions(20.12.2017)

National Green Tribunal (NGT), while exempting vintage cars from the ambit of the ban on 15-year-old vehicles, has allowed classic cars to ply on road.....

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Rajasthan HC Lifts Restrictions on Action Against Striking Doctors(26.12.2017)

Rajasthan High Court has asked state government to take necessary action against striking doctors and remarked that “Doctors cannot go on strike. The .....

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Delhi HC Stays Conferment of DU’s Medal, Prof Savitri Sinha Padak in Convocation(20.11.2018)

Delhi High Court has put an ad-interim stay on conferment of University Medal, Prof Savitri Sinha Smriti Swarna Padak, and also Maithili Sharan Gupta .....

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SC Dismisses PIL Seeking Use of Ballot Papers in 2019 Polls(23.11.2018)

Supreme Court has dismissed a PIL seeking use of ballot papers instead of EVMs during upcoming assembly and Lok Sabha polls and observed that every sy.....

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Bombay HC Rejects Vijay Mallya’s Plea Seeking Stay on FEOA Proceedings Against Him(23.11.2018)

Bombay High Court has dismissed Vijay Mallya’s appeal, wherein he had pleaded for stay on the proceedings under Fugitive Economic Offenders Act (FEOA.....

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Karnataka HC Denies Relief to Student Who Couldn’t Complete LL.B Course in 7 Years(26.11.2018)

Karnataka High Court has denied relief to a student who had failed to complete his three-year LL.B Course within the prescribed period of seven years.

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Gauhati HC Issues Directions for Registration of Muslim Marriages Only by Licenced Registrars(27.11.2018)

Gauhati High Court has issued directions in order to ensure that only those who are duly authorised by the government under the Assam Moslem Marriages.....

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Patrons of Accused Still Outside CBI Net, Says Vyapam Whistle Blower(29.11.2017)

Patrons of Accused Still Outside CBI Net, Says Vyapam Whistle Blower

Tags : Rai on Thursday filed, in the CBI court, applications opposing anticipatory bail pleas of SN Vijaywargiya of People's Medical College, NM Srivastava, the then joint director in the Medical Education Department, and Ajay Goenka of Chirayu Medical College besides an official of People's Medical College.



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

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

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



High Court can't Stay/Quash an Order in Anticipation, Before That Order is Passed: SC(08.01.2019)

Supreme Court has observed that a High Court cannot stay or/and quash the orders in anticipation, before they are passed by an authority.

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Teachers can't Claim Gratuity Under Payment of Gratuity Act: SC(08.01.2019)

Supreme Court has observed that a teacher, irrespective of the type of educational institute he/she is working in, is not an 'employee' under Section .....

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Madras HC Asks Health Secretary to Resolve v Issue Within Time Frame(08.01.2019)

Madras High Court has directed Tamil Nadu health secretary to resolve government doctors’ pay parity issue within a time frame.

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Supreme Court Stays Its Judgment Denying Gratuity to Teachers(10.01.2019)

Supreme Court has stayed its judgment in which it had held that a teacher, irrespective of type of educational institute he/she is working, is not an .....

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Don't Force Children to Pursue Subjects Against Their Wishes: Calcutta HC to Parents(10.01.2019)

Calcutta High Court has observed that parents should not force their children to pursue subjects without taking into consideration their capabilities .....

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CCI Clears Maersk Firm of Anti-Competition Charges(13.02.2017)

Competition Commission of India (CCI) has decided that joint ventures or subsidiaries of Maersk-owned APM Terminals have not contravened provisions of.....

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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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Madras High Court: Ban Loudspeakers in Public Places(06.02.2018)

Madras High Court has said that the use of cone speakers/loudspeakers in public places shall be banned/restricted in the interest of public and more p.....

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Orders From HC’s Official Website Have Sanctity: Bombay HC(13.02.2018)

Bombay High Court has said that orders uploaded on its official website have sanctity and trial courts that insist on production of a certified copy a.....

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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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SC Refuses Bail to Unitech Promoters(24.01.2019)

Supreme Court has refused bail to Unitech promoters Sanjay Chandra and Ajay Chandra in a case relating to alleged siphoning off the home-buyers' money.....

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SC Asks State to Provide Information on Detention Centres and Foreigners Detained in Assam(29.01.2019)

Supreme Court has required the State to furnish details of the number of Detention Centres in Assam and the number of inmates they house while hearin.....

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Kerala Govt Sanctions Stipend For Junior Lawyers(12.03.2018)

Government of Kerala has approved stipend for junior lawyers. Lawyers aged less than 30 and having less than three years of practise, with annual inco.....

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Delhi HC Orders for Expeditious Appointment of Daulat Ram College Girls’ Hostel Warden(12.03.2018)

Delhi High Court has directed the governing body of Delhi University’s Daulat Ram College to initiate the process of appointment of warden within two .....

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Supreme Court to DDA: On What Basis Did You Reduce Conversion Charges(13.03.2018)

Supreme Court has asked the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to explain how it had reduced one-time conversion charges for commercial use from Rs 89,.....

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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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Rajasthan Assembly Passes Bill to Grant 5% Reservation to Gujjars(14.02.2019)

Rajasthan Assembly has passed a bill giving a 5 % quota in government jobs and educational institutes to Gujjars and four other communities agitating .....

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CWC can't Usurp Family Court's Jurisdiction in Child Custody Matters: Karnataka HC(15.02.2019)

Karnataka High Court has observed that Child Welfare Committee (CWC) cannot usurp the jurisdiction of Family Courts in child custody matters pending b.....

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NGT Slams TN Government for Fail­ing to Clean Water Bod­ies(18.02.2019)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has come down heavily on Tamil Nadu Government for failing to clean its water bodies, particularly Cooum and Adayar rive.....

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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.....

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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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Delhi High Court Prevents Website from Downloading TOI, ET Newspapers(21.01.2019)

Delhi High Court has prevented www.sscias.com from downloading copies of The Times of India and The Economic Times newspapers as well as the logo of t.....

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Kerala High Court Stays GST on Tax Collected at Source on Cars(21.01.2019)

Kerala High Court has stayed imposition of goods and services tax (GST) on tax collected at source (TCS).

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Madras High Court Orders Collector to Evict Encroachers from Nilgiris Water Bodies(21.01.2019)

Madras High Court has directed Nilgiris Collector on January 11 to evict encroachers from public land, bus stands and water bodies in the district.

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Kerala HC Stays GST Levy on TCS Amount Collected by Vehicle Dealers(22.01.2019)

Kerala High Court has stayed the levy of Goods and Services Tax (GST) on the amount collected by them as Tax Collected at Source (TCS) from vehicle pu.....

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Delhi High Court Slams CBI for Delay in Probe in Narsingh Yadav Doping Case(22.01.2019)

Delhi High Court has pulled up CBI for not completing its probe in wrestler Narsingh Yadav's 2016 complaint alleging that his food was spiked leading .....

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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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Bombay HC Suspends Recruitment For 9000 Stenographers, Junior Clerks and Peons(11.04.2018)

Bombay High Court has stayed the process for recruitment of around 9,000 stenographers, junior clerks and peons, in furtherance of an order noting tha.....

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CIVIL - Sharing Social Media Posts Akin to Endorsing Them: Madras HC(25.02.2019)

Madras High Court has rejected anticipatory bail plea of a BJP leader and observed that sharing social media posts or forwards is akin to endorsing th.....

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SERVICE - Madras HC Orders Files Withholding Transfer of Prison Personnel(26.02.2019)

Madras High Court has directed chief secretary and IG of Prisons, Puducherry, to submit the files related to withholding of transfer orders of prison .....

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CIVIL - SC Agrees to Hear Centre's Application for Stay of Eviction of Forest Dwellers(27.02.2019)

Supreme Court has agreed to hear Centre’s plea seeking a stay on possible eviction of around 11.8 lakh tribals and traditional forest dwellers, whose .....

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CRIMINAL - Madras HC Issues Ultimatum to External Affairs Ministry Regarding Sailors Missing in Russian Waters(28.02.2019)

Madras High Court has warned secretary to external affairs ministry to submit a report on efforts taken to rescue missing Indian sailors in Russian wa.....

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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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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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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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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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#Budget2019: 2% Interest Subvention to Farmers Pursuing Animal Husbandry and Fisheries(01.02.2019)

Government has announced 2% interest subvention to farmers pursuing animal husbandry and fisheries and all farmers severely affected by severe natural.....

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#Budget2019: Full Tax Rebate for Those Earning Up to Rs. 5 Lakh(01.02.2019)

Finance Minister has announced that individual taxpayers with annual income up to Rs.5 lakh will get full tax rebate.

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Bombay High Court: Make Police Aware of Changes in Laws Related to Minors(24.04.2018)

Bombay High Court has emphasised the need for the state government to make its police force aware of changes in laws and said police should always wor.....

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Bombay High Court: Consider Setting Up Child-friendly Courtroom(24.04.2018)

Bombay High Court has directed the Maharashtra government to consider on "priority", establishing a "model child-friendly courtroom" for minor victims.....

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PhD Not Required for Promotion to Post of Professor in Medical College Under AMU: SC(25.04.2018)

Supreme Court has held that PhD is not required for promotion to the post of Professor in a medical college under Aligarh Muslim University.

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Delhi High Court: Long Duty Hours of Doctors Need to be Changed(26.04.2018)

Delhi High Court has questioned the need for doctors to be on duty for 24 hours or more and said that it should be changed.

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Madras High Court: Frame Guidelines for Selection of Govt Law Officers(01.05.2018)

Madras High Court has directed the government to frame guidelines for selection of Government Law Officers.

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Madras High Court Dismisses DMK Plea for Disqualification of O. Panneerselvam(01.05.2018)

Madras High Court has dismissed petitions seeking disqualification of Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam and 10 other MLAs for having d.....

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Madras High Court Dismisses DMK Plea for Disqualification of O. Panneerselvam(01.05.2018)

Madras High Court has dismissed petitions seeking disqualification of Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam and 10 other MLAs for having d.....

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BANKING - SC Stays Bombay HC Order Directing Federal Bank to Pay Rs. 4 cr to Harshad Mehta's Wife(12.03.2019)

Supreme Court has stayed order of Bombay High Court that directed Federal Bank to pay Rs. 4 crore with 18 per cent interest from 1992 to the wife of l.....

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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: Payment to Contractors Shouldn’t Be Delayed for Non-Availability of Funds(27.03.2018)

Delhi High Court has laid down guidelines for adherence by Contractors as well as authorities while making payments to such Contractors, noting that t.....

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Delhi HC Issues Guidelines for Municipal Corporations and Contractors(30.03.2018)

Delhi High Court has laid down certain guidelines, to be followed by contractors and Municipal Corporations, to ensure that works are duly carried out.....

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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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Govt. Extends Condonation of Delay Scheme, 2018 Upto 30th April(31.03.2018)

Ministry of Corporate Affairs has extended the Condonation of Delay Scheme (CODS) 2018 upto 30th April, 2018. The MCA has introduced this scheme givin.....

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CRIMINAL - Bombay HC Acquits Doctor in Rs. 100 Bribery Case, 4 Years After His Demise(06.03.2019)

Bombay High Court has acquitted a doctor, who passed away in 2015, after 32 years from the charges of asking for Rs. 100 as bribe for issuing a death .....

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FAMILY - Extramarital Affairs Dangerous Social Evil: Madras HC(07.03.2019)

Madras High Court has observed that extramarital affairs have become a social evil and asked Union ministry of family welfare about the possibility of.....

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CRIMINAL - SC Asks ECI to Introduce Flexibility in Eligibility Conditions for Registration as 'Defence Voters'(20.02.2019)

Supreme Court has observed that it will be open for Election Commission to introduce requisite flexibility in eligibility conditions prescribed for de.....

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CIVIL - Patna HC Orders Former Chief Ministers to Vacate Lifetime Bungalows(20.02.2019)

Patna High Court has ordered former chief ministers of state to vacate government bungalows assigned to them and termed the occupation as unconstituti.....

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CIVIL - Madras HC Seeks Number of Religious Places Using Cone Speakers(20.02.2019)

Madras High Court has sought a report from Director General of Police (DGP) regarding number of religious places violating norms on usage of cone-shap.....

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CIVIL - SC Asks ECI to Introduce Flexibility in Eligibility Conditions for Registration as 'Defence Voters'(20.02.2019)

Supreme Court has observed that it will be open for Election Commission to introduce requisite flexibility in eligibility conditions prescribed for de.....

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CIVIL - Madras HC Seeks External Affairs Ministry’s Response on Indian Sailors Missing in Russian Waters(21.02.2019)

Madras High Court has sought response of external affairs ministry on steps it has taken to find missing Indian sailors in Russian waters.

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CIVIL - Delhi HC Tells CBSE, DU to Help Transgender Student Seeking Changes(21.02.2019)

Delhi High Court has directed Central Board of Secondary Education and Delhi University to work out a way to help a transgender student who is seeking.....

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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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Supreme Court Refuses to Allow Pregnant DU Student to Appear in LLB Exams(24.05.2018)

Supreme Court has refused to allow a second-year law student of Delhi University (DU) to take her examination on grounds of lack of attendance owing t.....

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Delhi High Court Tells Govt to Regularize Kashmiri Migrant Teachers(24.05.2018)

Delhi High Court has directed the AAP government and the four municipal corporations to regularize within eight weeks all Kashmiri migrant teachers fr.....

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Old Newspapers Sold as Waste Paper Not Liable to State Sales Tax: Madras High Court(28.05.2018)

Madras High Court has held that old newspapers when sold as such would be covered by the exemption provided in the Constitution and sale thereof would.....

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

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

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CIVIL - 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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CIVIL - Madras HC Issues Ultimatum to External Affairs Ministry Regarding Sailors Missing in Russian Waters(28.02.2019)

Madras High Court has warned secretary to external affairs ministry to submit a report on efforts taken to rescue missing Indian sailors in Russian wa.....

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CIVIL - SC Stays Order Directing States to Evict Persons Whose Claims as Forest Dwellers were Rejected(28.02.2019)

Supreme Court has stayed its February 13 order in relation to eviction of persons who have not been successful in establishing their claims as forest-.....

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CIVIL - Officials Turned Blind Eye to Illegal Acts of Builders: SC(01.03.2019)

Supreme Court has blamed Noida and Greater Noida authorities for creating "havoc" in real estate by turning a blind eye to illegal activities of build.....

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CIVIL - International Finance Corporation Not Absolutely Immune from Suit Filed by Gujarat Farmers: US SC(01.03.2019)

United States Supreme Court has held that International Finance Corporation is not absolutely immune from suit filed against it by Gujarat farmers and.....

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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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PROPERTY - Person can’t Claim Right to a Sibling’s Self-Acquired Property(05.03.2019)

Delhi High Court has said that a person can’t claim a right to a sibling’s self-acquired property while evicting a woman from her brother’s south Delh.....

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PROPERTY - Person can’t Claim Right to a Sibling’s Self-Acquired Property(05.03.2019)

Delhi High Court has said that a person can’t claim a right to a sibling’s self-acquired property, while evicting a woman from her brother’s south Del.....

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Gujarat High Court Allows Deemed University Students for PG Medical Courses(08.05.2018)

Gujarat High Court has struck down a state government rule debarring students of deemed universities from applying for admission to medical post gradu.....

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MCA Amends Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014(09.05.2018)

Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has amended Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014 by the Companies (Appointment and Q.....

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MCA Amends Companies (Meetings of Board and Its Powers) Rules 2014(09.05.2018)

Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has amended the Companies (Meetings of Board and Its Powers) Rules 2014 by the Companies (Meetings of Board and It.....

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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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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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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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CRIMINAL - Bombay HC Slams Maharashtra CM for slow Investigations into Dabholkar, Pansare Murders(29.03.2019)

Bombay High Court has wondered if Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is too busy to enquire about investigations into killing of rationalist.....

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EDUCATION - Reconsider Upper Age Limit for Admission to LL.B. Courses: SC to BCI(13.03.2019)

Supreme Court has directed Bar Council of India to reconsider, after hearing various stakeholders, the upper age-limit for taking admission to five-ye.....

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EDUCATION - Reconsider Upper Age Limit for Admission to LL.B. Courses: SC to BCI(13.03.2019)

Supreme Court has directed Bar Council of India to reconsider, after hearing various stakeholders, the upper age-limit for taking admission to five-ye.....

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CIVIL - Bombay HC Gives Nod to Cut 14 Mangrove Trees for Building New Flyovers in Bandra(13.03.2019)

Bombay High Court has allowed Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) to remove 14 mangrove trees, paving the way for the constructio.....

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CRIMINAL - Madras HC Grants Bail to Nirmala Devi in MKU Sex Scandal(13.03.2019)

Madras High Court has granted bail to assistant professor Nirmala Devi who was arrested by CB-CID for luring college girls to do sexual favours for hi.....

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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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CIVIL - SC Slams Assam Government over Functioning of Foreigners Tribunal(14.03.2019)

Supreme Court has pulled up Assam Government over inadequacies in the functioning of foreigners tribunals in the state and sought details on it by Mar.....

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SERVICE - Madras HC Rejects Plea for DVAC Probe into Alleged Irregularities in Teachers’ Transfers(14.03.2019)

Madras High Court has rejected plea for an inquiry by Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) into alleged irregularities in transfer of g.....

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COMPANY - Conversion of Unaccounted Money Through Cloak of Share Capital/Premium Must be Scrutinised: SC(07.03.2019)

Supreme Court has observed that assessee is under a legal obligation to prove receipt of share capital/premium to satisfaction of Assessing Officer, f.....

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SERVICE - Teachers are Entitled to Gratuity: SC(08.03.2019)

Supreme Court has held that teachers are entitled to invoke Payment of Gratuity Act for claiming gratuity from his/her employer.

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS - Bombay HC Holds Journolist Guilty of Extortion for Threatening to Defame Person in News(08.03.2019)

Bombay High Court has held a journalist guilty of extortion for threatening to publish a news item defaming complainant and demanding money in exchang.....

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CRIMINAL - Bombay HC Holds Journalist Guilty of Extortion for Threatening to Defame Person in News(08.03.2019)

Bombay High Court has held journalist, Sharad Balkrushna Deotale, guilty of extortion for threatening to publish a news item defaming complainant and .....

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CIVIL - Madras HC Refuses to Stay Tamil Nadu Govt's Rs. 2,000 Dole(08.03.2019)

Madras High Court has refused to restrain Tamil Nadu Government from distributing Rs 2,000 as a special one-time financial assistance to families livi.....

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SERVICE - Cabinet Approves Ordinance to Bring University-Wise Reservation for Teaching Posts(08.03.2019)

Union Cabinet has approved proposal for promulgation of "The Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Teachers' Cadre) Ordinance, 2019" to tre.....

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CIVIL - Implement 3% Reservation for Physically Challenged Persons: Madras HC(11.03.2019)

Madras High Court has directed Chief Secretary to issue circular to all departments and government corporations to follow reservation for persons with.....

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CIVIL - Set Up Panel to Monitor Doctors: Madras HC(14.03.2019)

Madras High Court has suggested to state government to constitute a monitoring committee to supervise attendance and assess performance of its doctors.....

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SERVICE - Dismissal of Soldiers for Unauthorized Absence Not Harsh Punishment: SC(15.03.2019)

Supreme Court has upheld dismissal of a soldier of Indian Army on the ground of unauthorised absence of 302 days and observed that Armed Forces Tribu.....

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CIVIL - Madras HC Stays Proceedings Initiated Against Film and TV Producers’ Guild(15.03.2019)

Madras High Court has stayed all further proceedings pursuant to a notice issued by Registrar of Societies to Film and Television Producers Guild of S.....

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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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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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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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Rajasthan HC Refuses Return of 10 Year Old Boy to Canada Despite Canadian Court's Orders(06.02.2019)

Rajasthan High Court has refused to allow return of a 10-year-old boy to Canada, despite an order passed by a Canadian Court directing his return to c.....

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Deduction of 50% of Wages From Prisoners Unconstitutional: Madras HC(07.02.2019)

Madras High Court has held that Rule 481 of Tamil Nadu Prison Rules, 1983 is unconstitutional to the extent it provides for deduction of 50% of the wa.....

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Arbitral Tribunal can't Award Interest if Agreement Expressly Bars Its Payment: SC(08.02.2019)

Supreme Court has reiterated that arbitrator cannot award interest on award if the agreement expressly prohibits grant of interest.

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Deduction of 50% of Wages From Prisoners Unconstitutional: Madras HC(08.02.2019)

Madras High Court has held that Rule 481 of Tamil Nadu Prison Rules, 1983 is unconstitutional to extent it provides for deduction of 50% of the wages .....

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SC Dismisses Plea Against Ban on Mics and Loudspeakers in Residential Areas(12.02.2019)

Supreme Court has rejected a plea by West Bengal BJP to set aside Calcutta High Court's 2013 order which had banned use of loudspeakers in residential.....

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Delhi HC Upholds Validity of Rule 3(2) Of Companies (Registered Valuers & Valuation) Rules(12.02.2019)

Delhi High Court has upheld validity of Rule 3(2) of the Companies (Registered Valuers and Valuation) Rules, according to which no partnership entity .....

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Issue Rules for Registering Case Against Doctors: Madras HC(12.02.2019)

Madras High Court has directed Tamil Nadu Government to inform the guidelines framed through a government order, which should be strictly followed whi.....

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CRIMINAL - Probation Benefit can't be Extended to a Convict Punished with Life Imprisonment: SC(30.03.2019)

Supreme Court has observed that benefit of Probation of Offenders Act cannot be extended to an accused convicted for an offence punishable with life i.....

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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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ELECTION - Delhi HC Dismisses Plea Against Tamil Nadu CM E Palaniswami and Deputy CM O Paneerselvam(30.03.2019)

Delhi High Court has dismissed petition filed by former MP KC Palanisamy seeking directions to restrain AIADMK coordinator O Panneerselvam and joint c.....

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SERVICE - Delhi HC Raps Government for Not Deciding on 44 Guest Teachers(30.03.2019)

Delhi High Court has asked directorate of education (DoE) why contempt proceedings should not be initiated against it for not complying with its direc.....

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Court can Appoint Arbitrator Only After Resorting to Procedure in Arbitration Agreement: SC(01.04.2019)

Supreme Court has observed that High Court, while dealing with an application under Section 11(6) of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, seeking appoint.....

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Bombay HC Allows Budget Approval for Universities Before Polls(01.04.2019)

Bombay High Court has allowed all state universities to get their annual budgets approved before upcoming Lok Sabha election from the Maharashtra Gove.....

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CIC to Indian Navy: Disclose Why India Accepted Cost Escalation for Gorshkov(22.05.2017)

Central Information Commission has asked Indian Navy to disclose reasons for India agreeing to cost escalation by Russia for purchase of refurbished a.....

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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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Supreme Court Issues Notice to UP Government on Alleged Fake Encounters in Uttar Pradesh(03.07.2018)

Supreme Court has sought a response from Uttar Pradesh government on a plea alleging that several fake encounters have taken place in the state in rec.....

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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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Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India Amends Norms, Notifies Procedures for Homebuyers(05.07.2018)

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India has issued revised norms to initiate insolvency resolution process, paving way for homebuyers to seek relief .....

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Income Tax Re-Assessment Notice to a Dead Person is Invalid: Bombay HC(23.04.2019)

Bombay High Court has held that income tax notice sent in the name of a dead person is invalid though the information regarding the death was not give.....

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Madras HC Bans Sex Re-Assignment Surgeries on Intersex Children(24.04.2019)

Madras High Court has directed Tamil Nadu Government to ban sex reassignment surgeries on intersex infants and children in order to recognise human ri.....

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Delhi High Court Seeks Jaitley Stand on Kejriwal Plea in DDCA Controversy Case(09.05.2017)

Delhi High Court has sought response of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's plea to expunge remarks made against him by .....

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Punjab and Haryana High Court Cancels Admission Process for PG Medical Courses in Haryana(10.05.2017)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has set aside counselling process for admissions to post graduate medical courses in Haryana.

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Madras High Court: Selection Process for Highest Seat in University Can’t Just be a Routine(19.06.2018)

Madras High Court, while setting aside appointment of Dr PP Chellathurai as Vice-Chancellor of Madurai Kamaraj University, has said that a university .....

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Have a Functional National Law University Within 3 Months: Uttarakhand High Court(21.06.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court has ordered the State to establish a National Law University (NLU) in Uttarakhand within three months, directing it to run the .....

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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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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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Delhi HC Imposes Fine on CPWD for Arbitrary Rejection of Bid to Build Prime Minister's Museum(17.04.2019)

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

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No Change in GST Law and Taxation Relating to Farmers: Govt(29.05.2018)

Ministry of Finance has denied the reports saying that farmers would be required to take registration and pay GST of 18% when they lease out their lan.....

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Supreme Court: Do Not Disburse Grants to States Which Have Not Registered Domestic Workers(01.06.2018)

Supreme Court has directed the Centre not to disburse any grants to the states which have not registered domestic workers under the Unorganised Worker.....

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Bombay High Court Refuses to Stay Admissions to PG Medical Courses(08.04.2019)

Bombay High Court has refused to put postgraduate (PG) medical admissions on hold, following a plea submitted by 10 general category aspirants who req.....

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Delhi Court Sends 2 Sacked SC Staffers to 7 Days PC for Posting Wrong Info on Website(09.04.2019)

A Delhi court has sent two sacked Supreme Court staffers to seven days in police custody for allegedly posting wrong information on Supreme Court's we.....

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Madras HC Directs Govt to Take Action Against Teachers Who Take Private Tuitions(12.04.2019)

Madras High Court has directed Government to take action against government school teachers and teachers who are receiving salary from government who .....

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Lenders Having Vested Interest in Debtor shouldn’t be Part of Creditors’ Panel: NCLT(15.04.2019)

National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Chennai Bench has held that a party having a vested interest /relation with a corporate debtor should not be a p.....

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

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

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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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Supreme Court Asks States to Appoint Managers to Unclog Courts(06.08.2018)

Supreme Court has ordered state chief secretaries to form panels which would ensure that each district court would have a manager armed with an MBA de.....

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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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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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Delhi High Court Grants Parole to Convict in Priyadarshini Mattoo Case to Write Law Exam(14.05.2019)

Delhi HC has granted three-week parole to Santosh Kumar Singh, who is serving life term for the 1996 rape and murder of law student Priyadarshini Matt.....

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NCDRC: Homebuyers can Seek Refund if Flat Possession Delayed(17.05.2019)

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has observed in an order that homebuyers can claim a refund from builders if the project is de.....

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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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Adverse Possession Plea can be Sustained Only When Possession is in Denial of True Owners' Title: SC(29.04.2019)

Supreme Court has observed that mere continuous possession howsoever long it may have been qua its true owner is not enough to sustain the plea of adv.....

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P&H HC Quashes FIR Against Author Who Referred 'Maharshi Valmiki' As A Dacoit(29.04.2019)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has quashed an FIR registered against an author, Manjula Sahdev, who was accused of hurting religious sentiments of Balm.....

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P&H HC Quashes FIR Against Author Who Referred 'Maharshi Valmiki' As A Dacoit(29.04.2019)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has quashed an FIR registered against an author, Manjula Sahdev, who was accused of hurting religious sentiments of Balm.....

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Delhi HC Extends Relief to Mayapuri Traders Till May 20(29.04.2019)

Delhi High Court has extended its interim order of restraining Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) from taking any action against the traders of .....

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Permission to Construct Casting Yard at Juhu Beach Illegal: Bombay HC(29.04.2019)

Bombay High Court has held that permission granted by Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA) to construct a casting yard for Versova-Ba.....

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Police Attack on Howrah Lawyers: Court Premises are to be Insulated from All Intrusions: Calcutta HC(30.04.2019)

Calcutta High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the brutal police assault on lawyers in Howrah n Court premise and also observed that Court premi.....

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Person Who Has Not Studied a Subject Can’t Be Appointed to Teach That Subject: Raj HC(23.08.2018)

Rajasthan High Court has held that diluting educational standards and allowing the candidates for appointment as teachers of the subject which they ha.....

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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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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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Karnataka High Court Asks Govt to Ensure Sufficient Number of Decibel Meters(14.06.2019)

Karnataka High Court has asked the State Government to ascertain shortfall of decibel meters to record noise levels, in the police force and to acquir.....

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Calcutta High Court Declines to Pass Interim Order on Doctors’ Strike(14.06.2019)

Calcutta High Court has declined to pass any interim order on the strike by junior doctors at state-run hospitals in protest against the attack on two.....

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Madras High Court Tells State Government to Regularise Service of Women Sweepers Within Three Months(17.06.2019)

Madras High Court has directed the State government to regularise the services of a woman, who had put in 34 years of service as a sweeper, within thr.....

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Delhi HC Rejects Jet Airways’ Plea On Rs 2.36-cr Tax Refund on Sky Marshals(25.07.2017)

Delhi High Court has dismissed plea by Jet Airways India Ltd claiming refund of Rs. 2.36 crore of Inland Air Travel Tax (‘IATT’) deposited by it for t.....

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Supreme Court Says 'NCTE Guidelines Binding', Teachers’ Eligibility Test Not Mandatory(26.07.2017)

Supreme Court has held that qualifications prescribed by National Council for Teachers’ Education (NCTE) were binding on States and Teachers’ Eligibil.....

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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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Uttarakhand HC Bans Allotment of River Lands, Directs State to Cancel All Such Allotments(29.08.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court has restrained government agencies from allotting lands comprising the river bed or those covered under water.

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Calcutta High Court Sets Aside CAT Order on Sacking of IRS Official(01.07.2019)

Calcutta High Court has nullified the order of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT)’s Kolkata Bench terming it as ‘usurpation of jurisdiction’. T.....

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Supreme Court Dismisses PFI Member's Request Against Framing of Charges in RSS Activist’s Murder Case(01.07.2019)

Supreme Court has dismissed the plea of a Popular Front of India (PFI) member challenging framing of charges against him for his alleged involvement i.....

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Bombay High Court Directs Police to Punish Vehicles Using Police Stickers(01.07.2019)

Bombay High Court has held that applying police stickers on personal vehicles is an illegal offence. Directing officials to take action against those .....

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Let New College Principal Work Sans Interference, Madras High Court Tells Madras University(19.09.2018)

Madras High Court has directed the University of Madras not to interfere with the continuance of A.Abdul Jabbar, the present principal of the New Coll.....

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NCLT Clears BRS Ventures’ Resolution Plan for Assam Company(21.09.2018)

Guwahati bench of NCLT has approved the resolution plan of Abu Dhabi-based BRS Ventures Investment Ltd. run by BR Shetty for Assam Company India Ltd.

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Supreme Court Directs Status Quo on Relocation of Van Gujjars(24.09.2018)

Supreme Court has directed that “status quo” be maintained, giving a major relief to Van Gujjars or nomadic pastoralists residing in the Corbett Tiger.....

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Gujarat High Court Allows Payment of GST Arrears in Installments(24.09.2018)

Gujarat HC has directed the petitioners M/s Indus Projects Ltd, to pay the tax dues of Rs. 3.85 crores in instalments by paying 20% amount initially a.....

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Personal Expenses of Directors of Company Can’t be Disallowed Without Sufficient Proof: ITAT(24.09.2018)

Delhi bench of ITAT, has held that while deleting an addition against the assessee-Company, that the personal expenses of the Directors/ Office bearer.....

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Jaypee Homebuyers Case: Supreme Court Directs Centre to Come Out With Uniform Proposal(10.07.2019)

Supreme Court has directed the Centre to come out with a "uniform" proposal for all cases to resolve the difficulties being faced by lakhs of homebuye.....

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Indiscipline by Lawyers: Supreme Court Seeks Report from BCI(11.07.2019)

Supreme Court has called upon the Bar Council of India (BCI) to submit a list of lawyers who have been acted against throughout the country for unruly.....

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Lok Sabha Passes Central Educational Institutions (Reservations in Teachers’ Cadre) Bill(02.07.2019)

Lok Sabha has passed the Central Educational Institutions (Reservations in Teachers’ Cadre) Bill, 2019. It seeks to provide for the reservation of pos.....

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NCLAT Condemns Jaypee Lenders for ‘Back door’ Talks With Adani(03.07.2019)

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has called out lenders of Jaypee Infratech for engaging in “backdoor negotiations” with the Adani grou.....

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Parliament Passes Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Teachers’ Cadre) Bill, 2019(04.07.2019)

Parliament has passed Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Teachers’ Cadre) Bill 2019. The Bill enables Universities or colleges to be con.....

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Kerala High Court Rejects Termination of Teachers in Self-Financing Institutions(04.07.2019)

Kerala High Court has upheld the formation of the Centre for Professional and Advanced Studies (CPAS) by the State Government and approved by the Maha.....

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Calcutta High Court: Raise Pay of 11 Contractual Teachers(05.07.2019)

Calcutta High Court has directed the state education department to pay at least Rs 14,500 as the the minimum basic pay of assistant teachers to 11 te.....

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Madras High Court Asks AIADMK to Remove Illegal MGR Banners from Chennai(01.10.2018)

Madras High Court has directed removal of all unauthorised banners erected across the city in connection with the valedictory function of the centenar.....

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Provide Reservation to Transgenders: Uttarakhand High Court(01.10.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court has directed the State Government to provide reservation to transgenders in educational institutions and public appointments.

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Printing of Question Papers for Educational Institutions Exempt from GST: AAR(01.10.2018)

AAR, Gujarat has held that the activity of printing of question papers is a service which would attract 12 per cent GST, however, the authority clari.....

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Jammu and Kashmir High Court Shows Concern Over Safety, Security of Mine Workers(16.07.2019)

Jammu and Kashmir High Court has sought to know about the steps the State Government to implement the statutory provisions as well as the rules and r.....

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Delhi High Court to Delhi Govt: Implement SC Order, Expert Panel Proposal on Nurses Pay(23.07.2019)

Delhi High Court has asked the AAP Government to implement, as early as possible, the Supreme Court directions and recommendations of an expert panel .....

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Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea for Blanket Ban on Action Against Vendors, Squatters(23.07.2019)

Delhi High Court has declined to stop the local bodies including the municipal corporation from deciding which market in the city could be declared a .....

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Supreme Court Allows DU Law Student Who Missed Exam Due to Pregnancy to Attend Classes(08.10.2018)

Supreme Court has granted interim relief to the Delhi University law student who was earlier not allowed to write her exams as she had missed her clas.....

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Delhi High Court Directs DU to Allow Inspection of Answer-Sheets Under RTI(08.10.2018)

Delhi High Court has ordered Delhi University to allow the inspection of answer-sheet to a former student under RTI by refusing to stay the CIC order .....

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Having No Male Nurses in Indian Army is Gender Discrimination: Delhi HC(09.10.2018)

Delhi High Court has termed the Indian Army's practice of having only women in its nursing service as "gender discrimination" and gave Centre two mont.....

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Madras HC Directs College to Issue 'Persons Studied in Tamil Medium' Certificate to Student(09.10.2018)

Madras High Court has allowed a petition filed by a Madurai-based law graduate who studied in Tamil seeking direction to a college to issue ‘Persons S.....

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Madras High Court Orders Probe into Officials’ ‘Unholy Nexus’ with Encroachers(09.10.2018)

Madras High Court has directed the Secretary and Commissioner, Land Administration department, to conduct an inquiry into the lapses on the part of th.....

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Madras High Court Suggests Government Aid for Fishermen to Fix Transponders in Boats(11.10.2018)

Madras High Court has opined that the government should come forward to provide financial assistance to the fishermen by extending the subsidy to the .....

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NGT Declines Review of Order to Prohibit RO Purifiers where TDS Level is Below 500 Mg Per Litre(26.08.2019)

National Green Tribunal has declined to review its order directing the Government to prohibit RO purifiers in regions where total dissolved solids con.....

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Delhi High Court Upholds Govt Order on Minimum Wages for Nurses(26.07.2019)

Delhi High Court has upheld the AAP Government’s direction to private hospitals and nursing homes of the city to pay minimum wages of Rs 20,000 to nur.....

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Delhi High Court Restrains Notification Calling for Applications for Legal Researchers(26.07.2019)

Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Govt of Delhi in a writ petition filed by a student alleging hostile discrimination against graduates of 3 y.....

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Supreme Court Rejects Petition Seeking Directions for Safety, Security of Doctors in Govt Hospitals(29.07.2019)

Supreme Court has refused to entertain a petition seeking direction for safety and security of doctors in government hospitals across the country.

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Supreme Court Explains Needs of Society as Important as Personal Liberty(29.07.2019)

Supreme Court in a ruling on preventive detention has held that liberty of an individual cannot be the exclusive concern of courts and that this liber.....

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NGT Rejects Plea Against Water Tankers in Delhi(01.08.2019)

National Green Tribunal has rejected a plea against illegally running water supply tankers in the national capital. The petition alleged these water t.....

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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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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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No Benefit to Disabled Dependent Till Proposer Survives Under LIC's Jeevan Aadhar Policy: SC(04.01.2019)

Supreme Court of India has upheld a condition in Jeevan Aadhar Policy from the Life Insurance Corporation of India that no benefit can be paid to the .....

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SC Seeks Action Plan from Centre to Rescue Trapped Miners in Meghalaya(04.01.2019)

Supreme Court has expressed dissatisfaction over the ongoing rescue operation to save the life of 15 miners who are trapped inside a coal mine in Megh.....

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Supreme Court Questions U.P Government for Failing to Control Lawyers(23.09.2019)

Supreme Court has summoned the Uttar Pradesh Home Secretary over the State's lack of control over its lawyers. The top court, fuming over the failure .....

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Bombay HC to State Govt.: Give Alternate Accommodation & Pay Transit Rent to PAP of Mahul(24.09.2019)

Bombay High Court has directed state government to find alternative accommodation for Project Affected Persons (PAP) residing in Mahul and until that .....

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Bombay High Court Rejects Plea Against Three Ministers(25.09.2019)

Bombay High Court has rejected a couple of writ petitions challenging the appointment of three ministers in the State cabinet less than six months bef.....

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Operational Creditors should Get a Say and Vote in Insolvency Process: SC(14.12.2018)

Supreme Court has observed that Operational creditors of companies undergoing the corporate insolvency resolution process should have a say in the com.....

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Bombay HC Grants Interim Stay on CIC’s Order Directing RBI to Disclose Wilful Defaulters’ List(17.12.2018)

Bombay High Court has granted interim stay on Central Information Commission’s order directing the RBI to submit a list of wilful defaulters with a ba.....

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Ensure No Pollution is Caused Due to Immersion of Idols and Religious Festivals: Bombay HC(20.12.2018)

Bombay High Court has issued directions to Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) for ensuring that the river Godavari remains pollution-free.

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Madras HC Restrains Political Parties from Erecting Digital Banners on Roads in TN(20.12.2018)

Madras High Court has restrained all the political parties in Tamil Nadu from erecting digital banners and hoardings on arterial roads posing a risk t.....

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition of Mehra Brothers(20.12.2018)

Bombay High Court has dismissed petitions filed by the city-based businessmen brothers Yogesh Mehra and Ajay Mehra challenging an Arbitral Award, dire.....

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Central Information Commission: ED can Withhold Names of Tax Evaders in Panama Papers(10.10.2019)

Central Information Commission has ruled that the names of alleged tax evaders appearing in the Panama Papers leak can be withheld by the Enforcement .....

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Supreme Court Rejects Plea Seeking Removal of Judges Hearing Manipur Encounters Case(13.11.2018)

Supreme Court has rejected a plea seeking the recusal of two judges hearing the Manipur fake encounters case.

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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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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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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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NCDRC Holds Sahara Developers Guilty of Deficient Services(17.09.2019)

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has while holding Sahara Developers guilty for “deficiency of service”, directed it to pay Rs .....

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Telangana High Court Sets Aside Allocation List of Junior Stenographers by Andhra Pradesh Government(20.09.2019)

Telangana High Court while making it clear that roster points cannot be the basis for fixation of seniority has set aside the tentative allocation lis.....

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Delhi High Court Seeks DU Stand on Sunny Chillar's Plea Against Ankiv Baisoya Election(27.11.2018)

Delhi High Court has asked Delhi University to place on record its stand on NSUI student leader Sunny Chillar's plea challenging the election of ex-DU.....

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Kerala HC Quashes Appointments of Four Assistant Professors by AMU for Violating UGC Norms(29.11.2018)

Kerala High Court has set aside the appointments of four assistant professors in Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) at Malappuram centre and observed tha.....

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NCLT Admits Insolvency Plea Against Ariisto Developers(29.11.2018)

National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has admitted and initiated insolvency proceedings against Mumbai-based Ariisto Developers and has appointed an in.....

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Bombay High Court: All Goa Cabs Should have Digital Meters(17.10.2019)

Bombay High Court has pulled up the State Government for failing to facilitate the installation of digital meters in taxis, stating that prima facie t.....

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Delhi High Court Cancels Suspension of BEL Whistleblowers(17.10.2019)

Delhi High Court has quashed the suspension order of three of its senior officers, who have exposed the alleged irregularities in a multi-crore confid.....

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SEBI Issues Stricter Norms for Auditors Amid Series of Exits(21.10.2019)

Securities and Exchange Board of India has observed that the auditors of listed companies will have to issue a limited review or audit report if they .....

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Supreme Court Clarifies Plaintiff can Claim Title to Property Based on Adverse Possession(27.09.2019)

Supreme Court has clarified that a Plaintiff can claim title to the property based on adverse possession. The Court further observed that the plea of .....

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Supreme Court: Rs. 25 Lakh Compensation for Illegal Kochi Flat Owners for Now(27.09.2019)

Supreme Court has noted that the owners of 343 flats in four illegally constructed high-end buildings in Kochi that have been scheduled for demolition.....

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DHC Seeks Centre's Response in Plea Against Digital Thermometers, BP Monitors Being Notified as Drugs(30.09.2019)

Delhi High Court(DHC) has sought the Centre's reply on a plea challenging its decision to notify blood monitoring devices, digital thermometers, nebul.....

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Supreme Court Seeks Reply on Stickers for Vehicles Specifying Fuel(01.10.2019)

Supreme Court has sought reply from Delhi, UP, Haryana and Rajasthan Governments on the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority's ple.....

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Supreme Court: SC/ST Members Cannot be Left to Die in Sewer Chambers that are Like Death Traps(03.10.2019)

Supreme Court has noted that “Members of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes are still struggling for equality and civil rights, and are left to die.....

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SC Approves Constitution Of Wage Revision Committee For Nurses, Hospital Staff In Kerala(10.11.2017)

Supreme Court has approved the constitution of a committee constituted by Kerala Government under Section 9 of Minimum Wages Act, 1948, for revising t.....

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Madras High Court: Identity Cards Must To Enter Pondicherry University(16.11.2017)

Madras High Court has made it clear that those wishing to enter the Pondicherry University campus should show the identity card and anybody refusing t.....

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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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Madras HC Orders for 16 Year Old to Take Part in BAMS Course Counselling(04.12.2018)

Madras High Court has ordered the Directorate of Indian Medicine and Homeopathy to permit a 16-year-old student to take part in the counselling for B......

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MCA Extends Due Date of Filing Annual Return and Financial Statement(31.10.2019)

Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has extended the due date of filing of Forms MGT-7 (Annual Return) and AOC-4 (Financial Statement) under the Compa.....

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P&H High Court Issues Directions To Ensure Proper Functioning Of Prisons(04.11.2019)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has passed mandatory directions to ensure that the prisons in the state function properly and that humane living conditi.....

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Supreme Court: Inherent Powers Cannot be Invoked to Change Sentence Imposed by HC Itself(05.11.2019)

Supreme Court has observed that inherent power under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 cannot be used by the High Court to reopen or alt.....

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#Budget2019: Government Increases Gratuity Limit to Rs. 30 Lakh(01.02.2019)

Union Finance Minister Piyush Goyal has announced increase in gratuity limit from Rs. 10 lakh to Rs. 30 lakh.

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SC Asks Centre to Decide in 4 Weeks Representation on Petrol Pumps Fleecing Customers(04.02.2019)

Supreme Court has asked Centre to take call on petition highlighting how petrol pumps have been swindling customers by dispensing less fuel for price .....

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Rajya Sabha Passes Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill 2019(27.11.2019)

Rajya Sabha has passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2019. The Bill on protection of rights of transgenders was passed after a .....

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Delhi High Court Issues Notice to National Law University(02.12.2019)

Delhi High Court has issued notice to the National Law University, Delhi (NLUD) on a petition seeking removal of Prof. G.S. Bajpai, Registrar of NLUD .....

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Delhi High Court Rejects Khurshid's Plea to Quash Summons in Trespass Case(03.12.2019)

Delhi High Court has rejected a plea by former union minister Salman Khurshid seeking to quash a trial court order summoning him as an accused in a tr.....

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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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CIVIL - Power Distributors can't Demand Bill Beyond 2 Years Unless Amount Reflects as Arrears: Bombay HC(22.03.2019)

Bombay High Court has held that a power distribution licensee cannot demand charges or consumption of electricity for a period of more than two years .....

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CIVIL - Delhi High Court Upheld Parsvnath's Rs 1,034 Crore Claim in RLDA Case(25.03.2019)

Delhi High Court has upheld Realty firm Parsvnath Ltd. claim of Rs 1,034 crore in a dispute with Rail Land Development Authority related to a project .....

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Supreme Court: Contractual Workers Entitled to Provident Fund Benefits(20.01.2020)

Supreme Court has ruled that casual workers are entitled to social security benefits under the Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions.....

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Delhi High Court: Advocates Can be Appointed as Receivers Under Section 14(1A) of SARFAESI Act(20.01.2020)

Delhi High Court has held that there is no bar on the appointment of an Advocate as a 'Receiver' under Section 14 (1A) of the Securitisation and Recon.....

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Supreme Court: Earning Heirs Entitled to Compensation Under MV Act(20.01.2020)

Supreme Court has held that employed sons and married daughters can apply for compensation for the death of their parent, and would qualify as ‘legal .....

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CIVIL - Decide on Composition of ‘Green Crackers’ at Earliest: SC to Centre(21.02.2019)

Supreme Court has said that even after 4 months of imposing a ban on polluting and high decibel crackers, the alternate ‘green crackers’ are yet to be.....

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EDUCATION - Educational Officers Have No Disciplinary Control over Teachers in CBSE Schools: Kerala HC(21.02.2019)

Kerala High Court has held that the educational officers under the Kerala Education Act and Rules made thereunder have no disciplinary control over te.....

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CIVIL - Delhi HC Asks BCI to Frame Guidelines to Regulate Lawyers' Fee(25.02.2019)

Delhi High Court has directed BCI to consider framing guidelines/rules prescribing manner of charging professional fees by lawyers after it noticed th.....

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Securities and Exchange Board of India Confirms Ban on BMA Wealth Creators Ltd(03.01.2020)

Securities and Exchange Board of India has issued an order confirming its ban against stock broker BMA Wealth Creators Ltd., its promoters and four ot.....

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CBIC Issues Clarification on Application of Reverse Charge Mechanism on Renting of Motor Vehicles(07.01.2020)

Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs ( CBIC ) has issued a clarification on the subject of the application of Reverse Charge Mechanism on renti.....

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Delhi High Court Orders Jawaharlal Nehru University to Re- Admit PhD Scholars(09.01.2020)

Delhi High Court has ordered Jawaharlal Nehru University to re- admit in its PhD program a research scholar who has made sexual harassment allegations.....

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PROPERTY - Person can’t Claim Right to a Sibling’s Self-Acquired Property(05.03.2019)

Delhi High Court has said that a person can’t claim a right to a sibling’s self-acquired property, while evicting a woman from her brother’s south Del.....

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SEBI Seeks Show-Cause from PC Jewellers 'Insiders'(18.12.2019)

Securities and Exchange Board of India has passed an order in the PC Jewellers insider trading case, demanding show-cause from those whom it identifie.....

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Bombay High Court Raps Goa for Letting Off Illegal Sand Miners with Paltry Fines(20.12.2019)

Bombay High Court has rapped the Goa Government for its practice of releasing seized loads of illegally-extracted sand and gravel on payment of a palt.....

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Bombay High Court: Persons Convicted of Raping Minors Must be Mercilessly Punished(23.12.2019)

Bombay High Court has ruled while upholding the conviction of a 29-year-old man for raping a five-year-old girl that people accused of sexual offence.....

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Jammu and Kashmir High Court to State Govt: Provide Facilities to Prisoners as per SC Directions(27.12.2019)

Jammu and Kashmir High Court has asked the State Government to provide all facilities to prisoners in Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladak.....

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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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CIVIL - Meghalaya Miners: SC Asks Petitioner to Talk to Families of Miners(18.03.2019)

Supreme Court has asked petitioner who had petitioned against calling off of rescue operations of labourers who were trapped in a flooded illegal ra.....

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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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Reserve Bank of India Allows Kotak Bank to Retain 26% Promoter Stake(31.01.2020)

Reserve Bank of India has allowed Kotak Mahindra Bank’s founder Uday Kotak to retain 26 % promoter stake in a dispute over the bank’s promoter shareho.....

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Punjab and Haryana High Court: GST Tribunal to Deal with Matters Relating to Interest(31.01.2020)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has clarified that Goods and Service Tax Tribunal (GST Tribunal) will handle all disputes regarding interest on GST and .....

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Union Budget 2020-201: Govt Committed to Double Farmers’ Income by 2022(01.02.2020)

Finance Minister noted while presenting the Union Budget 2020-2021 that the Central Government is committed to doubling farmers’ income by 2022 and wi.....

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#Union Budget 2020-2021: Simplied Personal Income Tax Regime Introduced(01.02.2020)

Central Government has introduced a new simplified personal income tax regime. The same is as follows (i)Individual to pay tax 10% for income Rs. 5 to.....

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Supreme Court Rejects Himachal Pradesh Government’s “Adverse Possession” of Woman’s Land(09.01.2020)

Supreme Court has directed Himachal Pradesh Government to pay compensation along with Rs. 10 Lakhs Litigation Costs to an 80- year old woman whose lan.....

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Competition Commission of India Backs Self- Regulation in E- Commerce Sectors(09.01.2020)

Competition Commission of India has said that marketplace platforms should adopt self- regulatory measures to be more transparent about their ranking .....

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Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs Approves Strategic Sale of Neelanchal Ispat Nigam(09.01.2020)

Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the strategic sale of Neelanchal Ispat Nigam (NINL), in which multiple state-owned companies own a .....

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Securities and Exchange Board of India Refuses to Tweak New Rules in Meeting with Brokers(10.01.2020)

Securities and Exchange Board of India has refused to tweak its new regulations on margin requirements giving the bourses a month for implementation o.....

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Supreme Court Asks J & K Administration to Review All Restrictive Orders Within Seven Days(10.01.2020)

Supreme Court has directed the Jammu and Kashmir Administration to review all orders of restrictions imposed in Jammu and Kashmir after the abrogation.....

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Kerala High Court: Department Circulars Cannot Override Supreme Court Judgment(13.01.2020)

Kerala High Court has ruled that the Circulars issued by the Government Department do not have priority over the decisions of the Supreme Court and Hi.....

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Delhi HC Directs JNU to Make Sure No Seats in M.Phil and Ph.D Programmes Are Left Vacant(14.01.2020)

Delhi High Court has directed Jawaharlal Nehru University to ensure that the vacant seats in M.Phil and Ph.D are filled up immediately.

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Delhi HC Orders Seizure of Phones of Members of WhatsApp Groups Linked to Violence in JNU(15.01.2020)

Delhi High Court has ordered that the phones of members of two WhatsApp groups linked to the violence at Jawaharlal Nehru University should be seized .....

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Madras HC Takes Suo Motu Case on Cartel of Doctors, Pharma Companies and Diagnostic Labs(15.01.2020)

Madras High Court has observed that the cartel of doctors, pharma companies and diagnostic laboratories are fleecing the patients by overpricing the d.....

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Supreme Court: Long Continuous Possession by Itself Cannot be Termed as Adverse Possession(16.01.2020)

Supreme Court has reiterated that long and continuous possession by itself cannot be termed as adverse possession to perfect title within the meaning .....

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AAR Kerala : Distributors Liable to Pay GST on Additional Discount Reimbursed(17.01.2020)

Authority for Advance Ruling, Kerala has ruled that the distributors are liable to pay Goods and Service Tax and are also eligible to avail Input Tax .....

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Karnataka High Court Imposes Cost on Police Officers for Registering FIR Under Section 66A of IT Act(17.01.2020)

Karnataka High Court has directed two police officers to pay a cost of Rs. 10,000 each for registering a First Information Report under Section 66 (A).....

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NCLAT Stays NCLT’s Order Prohibiting Appointment of Ex- Bankers as Resolution Professional(21.01.2020)

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has stayed National Company Law Tribunal’s Order which prohibited appointing a former bank official as indepen.....

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Allahabad High Court Declines Mosques' Request to Install Loudspeaker for Azaan(21.01.2020)

Allahabad High Court has declined the permission sought by two mosques to install loudspeakers, for Azaan, stating that no religion prescribes the use.....

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Supreme Court: Reservation in Promotion for Persons with Disability is Not Prohibited(21.01.2020)

Supreme Court has observed that the rule of no reservation in promotions has no application to persons with disability (PWD). The Court upheld the vie.....

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Authority for Advance Ruling: Dealers Eligible for Input Tax Credit on Demo Cars(21.01.2020)

Authority for Advance Ruling, Maharashtra has held that input tax credit charged on inward supply of demo cars, which are used for demonstration purpo.....

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AAR: Activity of Fabrication of Body Building on Tippers, Trailers Attracts 18% GST(23.01.2020)

Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR), Karnataka has ordered that activity of fabrication of bodybuilding on tippers and trailers attracts 18% Goods and .....

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CESTAT: No Penalty Can be Imposed on Partners if Penalty Imposed on Partnership Firm(23.01.2020)

Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Ahmedabad has held that when a penalty is imposed on a partnership firm, a penalty canno.....

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Reserve Bank of India Extends Deadline to Opt for Oversight Cadre(03.02.2020)

Reserve Bank of India has extended the cut-off date for its officers to opt for the specialized supervisory and regulatory cadre till July 31.

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SC Issues Notice to PMO on Whistleblower's Plea on Corruption Complaints Against Central Ministers(03.02.2020)

Supreme Court has issued notice to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on a Special Leave Petition moved by Whistleblower Indian Foreign Service officer.....

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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Applicability of New Pension Scheme to Judicial Officers(03.02.2020)

Delhi High Court has issued a notice in a plea challenging the 'New Pension Scheme' of the Delhi Government, insofar as it applies to Judicial Officer.....

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Karnataka High Court: Need to Rehabilitate Evicted Migrant Workers(04.02.2020)

Karnataka High Court has observed while taking the State Government to task that there was a need to rehabilitate or compensate migrant workers whose .....

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Securities and Exchange Board of India Unveils New FPI Registration Application(05.02.2020)

Securities and Exchange Board of India has come out with a common application form for registration of foreign portfolio investors, to enhance operati.....

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Ministry of Corporate Affairs Notifies Amendment to Companies Rules, 2020(05.02.2020)

Ministry of Corporate Affairs has notified an amendment to the Companies (Compromises, Arrangements and Amalgamations) Rules, 2020, adding a provision.....

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

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

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National Company Law Appellate Tribunal Reverses Tribunal Order Against Raheja Developers(24.01.2020)

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has set aside a Tribunal Order to appoint an interim resolution professional for Raheja Developers and has all.....

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Delhi High Court Issues Notice on JNUSU Plea Against New Hostel Manual(24.01.2020)

Delhi High Court has issued a notice to Jawaharlal Nehru University to file a reply in 2 weeks, in a plea moved by Jawaharlal Nehru University Student.....

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Delhi High Court Asks Jawaharlal Nehru University to Register Students Under Earlier Fee Structure(27.01.2020)

Delhi High Court has asked Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) to allow unregistered students to register for the winter semester under the earlier fee .....

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Bombay HC Restricts Balaji Wafers from Manufacturing, Selling and Advertising Rumbles Brand(27.01.2020)

Bombay High Court has restrained Balaji Wafers from manufacturing, selling and advertising a new brand of chips, in an interim order in favour of Peps.....

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Delhi High Court Seeks Response of HRD and Jamia Millia University on VC’s Appointment(28.01.2020)

Delhi High Court has sought the response of the Centre and Jamia Millia Islamia University on a plea challenging the appointment of the current Vice-C.....

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Provide Fishermen Maximum Subsidy for Transponders: Madras HC(12.02.2019)

Madras High Court has passed an order stating that Tamil Nadu Government should provide maximum subsidy to fishermen venturing into deep seas for GPS .....

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Minority Status to AMU: SC Refers Matter to Seven Judge Bench(12.02.2019)

Supreme Court has referred to seven-judge bench issue of determining the correctness of minority status granted to Aligarh Muslim University.

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Madras HC Asks for Details from Centre on Indians 'Victimised' Overseas(13.02.2019)

Madras High Court has directed Centre to apprise it of steps taken to ensure safety and well-being of Indians abroad and asked whether it has taken ef.....

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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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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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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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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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Bombay HC Allows Budget Approval for Universities Before Polls(01.04.2019)

Bombay High Court has allowed all state universities to get their annual budgets approved before upcoming Lok Sabha election from Maharashtra Governme.....

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Doctors Still Not Ready to Serve in Rural Areas: Madras HC(01.04.2019)

Madras High Court has observed that even after 70 years of independence, doctors continue to avoid serving in rural areas and several methods tried ou.....

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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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Advance Received from Promoters in Cash Through Current Accounts Not violation of S. 269SS: ITAT(04.04.2019)

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Chennai has held that no penalty can be imposed for receiving advances from the promoters in cash through their .....

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RBI Releases First Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2019-20(04.04.2019)

Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced its resolution under first bi-monthly monetary policy statement for 2019-.....

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Rajya Sabha Passes Central Sanskrit Universities Bill, 2019(17.03.2020)

Rajya Sabha has passed the Central Sanskrit Universities Bill, 2019 to convert Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan in New Delhi; Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rash.....

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SC Directs Navy to Grant Permanent Commission for Serving Women SSC Officers(17.03.2020)

Supreme Court has held that serving women, Short Service Commission (SSC) Officers in Indian Navy were entitled to permanent commission at par with th.....

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Supreme Court on Sabarimala: All Men and Women Have Equal Right to Worship(20.07.2018)

Supreme Court has ruled that all men and women have an equal right to worship under the Constitution of India.

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Lok Sabha Okays Bill to Attach Assets of Fugitive Offenders(20.07.2018)

Lok Sabha has passed the Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill aimed at preventing offenders from siphoning off public funds and fleeing the country.

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Finalize Construction Workers' Welfare Scheme by September 30: Supreme Court(23.07.2018)

Supreme Court has set the deadline of September 30 for Centre to finalise a welfare scheme for building and construction workers across the country.

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Parliament Passes Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill, 2018(26.07.2018)

Parliament has passed a bill that seeks to prevent big economic offenders like Vijay Mallya and Nirav Modi from fleeing the country to evade the legal.....

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Supreme Court: Company Includes Partnership Firm or Other Association of Individuals(28.05.2019)

Supreme Court has observed that the expression "company" used in Section 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 includes a partnership firm or as.....

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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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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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Madhya Pradesh HC Defers Judicial Transfers Notified on March 19 and 20(30.03.2020)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has deferred all orders relating to inter-district transfer of judicial officers in the State. The Court has directed that t.....

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Bombay High Court Suggests BMC to Invite Fresh Applications for Junior Panel Lawyers(28.01.2020)

Bombay High Court has asked the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to invite applications from lawyers interested in being empaneled on the Juni.....

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Delhi High Court Seeks Government and Traffic Police’s Response on Plea by Auto Drivers(29.01.2020)

Delhi High Court has sought a response from the Aam Aadmi Party Government, the traffic police and the Election Commission on a plea challenging the f.....

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Ministry of Corporate Affairs Notifies Winding Up Rules(29.01.2020)

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

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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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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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Bombay High Court Says 'No' to De-freeze Bank Accounts of Adarsh Housing Society(08.06.2017)

Bombay High Court has refused to de-freeze two bank accounts of scam-hit Adarsh cooperative housing society.

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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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No Hawking Near Railway Stations: Bombay High Court(12.07.2018)

Bombay High Court has refused to allow flower vendors to hawk their wares within 150 metre of railway stations.

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Bombay HC Junks Lodha Developers' Petition to Gag Videos About its Project at Wadla(03.05.2019)

Bombay High Court has rejected Lodha Developers plea to restrain three persons, including a journalist, from posting online 'defamatory' content and v.....

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Bombay High Court to Top Cop: Ask Beat Marshals to Report on Squatters(06.05.2019)

Bombay High Court has directed Mumbai police commissioner to ask beat marshals to keep an eye out for encroachers on roads and and footpaths in their .....

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Apex Court Refuses to Regularise Bihar Contractual Teachers Jobs(10.05.2019)

Supreme Court has in a major setback to at least 3.5 lakh contractual teachers in Bihar refused to regularise their jobs.

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

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

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Allahabad High Court Prohibits Raising of Banners and Posters in Court Premises(12.02.2020)

Allahabad High Court has prohibited the raising of banners and posters in the Court premises, during elections to the High Court Bar Association, keep.....

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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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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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AAR, Maharashtra: 18% GST Applicable on Transformers Supplied to Indian Railways(12.02.2020)

Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR), Maharashtra has held that the ‘transformers’ supplied to Indian Railways is covered under HSN ‘8504’ and Sr. No. 3.....

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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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Supreme Court: No Jail/Custody of Minor Protestors(13.02.2020)

Supreme Court has said that no child in conflict with law can either be held in police custody or jailed, let alone be tortured, speaking up for the m.....

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Chhattisgarh HC Extends Interim Orders Till 15th May(31.03.2020)

Chhattisgarh High Court has extended the life of all interim orders passed by it and by the Courts subordinate to it, which have expired or will expir.....

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SC Directs Centre to Ensure Welfare of Migrant Workers and Spread Awareness of Pandemic(31.03.2020)

Supreme Court has directed the Centre to ensure accessibility of basic necessities and medical facilities for migrant workers in view of the nationwid.....

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NHAI Clears Contractors’ Bills Worth Rs 25,000 Crore(01.04.2020)

National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has cleared bills worth Rs. 25,000 Crore owed to contractors in March, 2020, expediting the process after .....

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Kerala HC Seeks Report from Govt on Steps Taken to Provide Food & Shelter to Migrant Workers(01.04.2020)

Kerala High Court has directed the Kerala Government to submit a report regarding the steps taken to provide food and shelter to migrant workers throu.....

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Rajasthan HC Seeks Report from State Government on Welfare Measures for Inter-State Workers(01.04.2020)

Rajasthan High Court has issued notice to the State Government and directed them to file a status report regarding measures taken by the Government to.....

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Madras HC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking Financial Assistance to Lawyers from Bar Council(01.04.2020)

Madras High Court has issued notice to the State of Tamil Nadu and the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry in a Petition seeking minimum financia.....

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Bombay HC Allows Provisional List of Admissions for Dental Courses(15.04.2019)

Bombay High Court has withdrawn its stay on postgraduate (PG) dental admissions over implementation of new quotas, allowing the state to issue the fir.....

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Tripura HC Orders Govt. to Grant Reimbursement as per Tripura Industrial Investment Promotion Scheme(19.02.2020)

Tripura High Court has directed the State Government to grant reimbursement of Value Added Tax as per the Tripura Industrial Investment Promotion Ince.....

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Reserve Bank of India Approves Kotak Mahindra’s Proposal to Trim Stake of Promoters(20.02.2020)

Reserve Bank of India has given final approval to Kotak Mahindra Bank’s proposal on reducing promoters’ stakes and capping their voting rights.

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Supreme Court Upholds Introduction of NEET to AYUSH Under Graduate Courses(24.02.2020)

Supreme Court has upheld All-India National Eligibility Entrance Test ('NEET') for admission to AYUSH Under Graduate courses like BAMS, BUMS, BSMS and.....

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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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Securities and Exchange Board of India Bars Transfer of Client Securities to Accounts of Brokers(26.02.2020)

Securities and Exchange Board of India has banned the transfer of client securities to Demat accounts of trading and clearing members. The Board furth.....

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Rajasthan HC Quashes FIR Against Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, Anna Vetticad(08.04.2020)

Rajasthan High Court has quashed the First Information Report (FIR) registered against Twitter Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Jack Dorsey and film cri.....

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SC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Release of Detainees in Assam Foreigners' Detention Centres(08.04.2020)

Supreme Court has issued notice to Centre and Assam Government on a plea seeking the release of persons who have spent more than two years in the fore.....

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SC Directs States and UTs to Make Safe Transit of Prisoners Released During National Lockdown(08.04.2020)

Supreme Court of India has directed all States and Union Territories to ensure that prisoners who have been released from jails are provided safe tran.....

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Centre Authorises States to Notify Orders Under Essential Commodities Act Without Its Concurrence(08.04.2020)

Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs has authorized the States/ Union Territories to notify orders under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, by relaxin.....

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SC Upholds Quashing of Appointment of Instructors in Haryana(09.04.2020)

Supreme Court has upheld a 2013 judgment of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which had quashed the appointments of 1,983 physical training instructo.....

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MHA Directs State Governments to be Strict in Enforcing Lockdown(09.04.2020)

Ministry of Home Affairs has directed State Governments to take stricter steps to enforce the lockdown while ensuring the availability of essential go.....

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ICSI can't Charge Fee for Providing Copies of Revaluation Papers Applied Through RTI: SC(30.04.2019)

Supreme Court has held that the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) cannot charge a fee for revaluation if the certified copies were aske.....

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Flat Purchasers Can't be Made to Wait For 'Inordinate' Time Period for Possession: NCDRC(30.04.2019)

National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission has reaffirmed Supreme Court's decision in which Supreme Court has observed that the flat purchasers ca.....

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Flat Purchasers can't be Made to Wait for 'Inordinate' Time Period for Possession: NCDRC(30.04.2019)

National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission has relied on Supreme Court's decision in which Supreme Court has observed that the flat purchasers can.....

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Include Column for Transgenders in Name Change Form: Bombay HC(01.05.2019)

Bombay High Court has observed that the state government should take steps to include a column for transgenders in the online application form for cha.....

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Provide Medical Reimbursement to Retired HC Judges and Family Members: SC to State/UTs(01.05.2019)

Supreme Court has directed all the States and Union Territories to comply with its earlier order to provide medical facilities to retired Chief Justic.....

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Madras HC Rejects Plea to Stop Government from Firing Teachers(02.05.2019)

Madras High Court has rejected a plea from school teachers to restrain the government from terminating their services for not passing the Teachers Eli.....

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Bombay HC Seeks State's Reply on Circular Prohibiting Door-To-Door Delivery of Newspapers(21.04.2020)

Bombay High Court has sought a reply from the Maharashtra Government to a Petition challenging a circular issued by the State prohibiting door- to-doo.....

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Allahabad HC Extends Date for Compliance of Order for Removal of Anti-CAA Protestors Posters(18.03.2020)

Allahabad High Court has pushed the date for the compliance of its order for the immediate removal of anti-Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 protesters'.....

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NCLAT Upholds CCI's Findings on Anti-Competitive Conduct by Malayalam Cinema Actors Body(18.03.2020)

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has dismissed a bunch of Appeals filed by the Film Employees Federation of Kerala, Association of Malayalam Mo.....

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SC: Public Interest Also Shall be Demonstrated Before Writ Remedy is Sought in Tender Matters(19.03.2020)

Supreme Court has observed that the public interest should also be demonstrated before a writ remedy is sought in tender matters.

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Kerala HC Stays Recovery Steps in Tax, SARFAESI Matters till April 6(20.03.2020)

Kerala High Court has passed a general order staying all coercive steps for recovery in Income Tax, Value Added Tax/Goods and Services Tax, Building T.....

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SC Stays Orders of Kerala & Allahabad HCs Restraining Centre from Recovering Tax(20.03.2020)

Supreme Court has stayed the general orders passed by the High Courts of Allahabad and Kerala which restrained the Centre from recovering revenue dues.....

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Madras HC Orders State Government to Provide Food & Shelter to Poor Persons(23.03.2020)

Madras High Court has observed that steps must be taken for the protection of the poor and shelter-less, who will be worst hit by these days of crisis.....

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Centre Notifies Act Providing Domicile Reservation for Govt. Jobs in Jammu & Kashmir(01.04.2020)

Ministry of Home Affairs has promulgated the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Adaptation of State Laws) Order, 2020, which comes into force with imme.....

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SC Seeks Government Response on Doctor’s PPE Plea for Medical Fraternity(02.04.2020)

Supreme Court has asked the Government to respond to a doctor’s plea for a Court direction to the Government to urgently step up and issue World Healt.....

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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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P&H HC Directs Subordinate Judicial Authorities to Ensure Compliance of Orders Granting Bail(02.04.2020)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the subordinate judicial authorities to devise a reliable mechanism to update the contact details of all th.....

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MHA Asks States to Widely Publicize Penal Provisions for Lockdown Violations(03.04.2020)

Ministry for Home Affairs has asked the Chief Secretaries of the all the States to strictly implement the lockdown measures issued by the Central gove.....

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Bombay HC Imposes Cost of Rs. 25,000 on Petitioner Challenging Municipal Tax on Mobile Towers(17.04.2019)

Bombay High Court has imposed a cost of Rs.25,000 on GTL Infrastructure Limited, a petitioner challenging demand notices issued with respect to munici.....

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RERA Doesn’t Bar Homebuyers Complaint Under Consumer Protection Act Against Builder: NCDRC(18.04.2019)

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has held that Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (RERA) does not bar filing of.....

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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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NCLAT: Creditors Belonging to Different Classes Can be Given Different Treatment(03.03.2020)

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has reconfirmed the principle that the touchstone for judging the benevolence of a resolution plan does not de.....

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Allahabad HC Directs UP Government to Remove Banners of Riot-Accused(11.03.2020)

Allahabad High Court has directed the Lucknow administration to remove banners containing pictures and details of the riot accused, stating that the m.....

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Supreme Court: Farmer Entering into Buyback Transaction with Seed Company is 'Consumer'(11.03.2020)

Supreme Court has held that a farm is a 'consumer' for filing complaints under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 even when he has entered into a buyba.....

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Punjab and Haryana HC: SC Order for Release of Prisoners Not to Mean Compulsory Release(21.04.2020)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has clarified that the Supreme Court's order dated 23rd March, 2020 for release of prisoners is not to be interpreted so.....

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Ministry of Home Affairs: Shops Selling Fans, Education Books can Open(22.04.2020)

Ministry of Home Affairs has allowed shops selling electric fans to reopen, revising its guidelines on ‘exempted category’. The Ministry has also allo.....

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Supreme Court Disposes of PIL on Payment to Migrant Workers(22.04.2020)

Supreme Court has disposed of a public interest litigation stating that it would not get into the budgetary or financial domain of the Centre by direc.....

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Bombay HC Quashes Prosecution of 2 Former IFIN Auditors(22.04.2020)

Bombay High Court has quashed the prosecution of BSR Associates and Deloitte Haskins & Sells, auditors of the crisis-ridden IL&FS Financial Services (.....

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MHA Directs West Bengal Government to Allow Central Teams to Work(22.04.2020)

Union Home Ministry has directed the West Bengal Government to extend cooperation to the inter-ministerial central teams (ICMT) in the State to assess.....

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Rajasthan HC Dismisses Plea for Financial Assistance to Needy Lawyers(22.04.2020)

Rajasthan High Court has dismissed a plea for financial assistance to lawyers in need, holding that the grant of funds/ financial assistance to a cert.....

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Uttarakhand High Court Warns of Referring Tiger Poaching Case to CBI(17.08.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court has stated its dissatisfaction with the inaction of state government on the case where forest department officials have been ac.....

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NCLT Gives Approval to Liquidate S Kumars(24.06.2019)

National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has cleared a proposal to liquidate S Kumars after its lenders failed to receive any viable revival plan for the.....

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Bombay High Court Issues Notice to 3 New Ministers(25.06.2019)

Bombay High Court has issued notice to newly inducted Maharashtra ministers -- Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, Jaydutt Kshirsagar and Avinash Mahatekar, se.....

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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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Karnataka HC: Court Cannot Direct State to Make Law for Protection of 'Gig Workers'(14.05.2020)

Karnataka High Court has said the Court cannot direct the State to make a law or the protection of 'gig workers', stating that they may submit a repre.....

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Allahabad HC Enables Persons Desirous of Opposing Any Application to Join VC Proceedings(14.05.2020)

Allahabad High Court has intimated that all person desirous of opposing any application before the High Court may send a request for the same on presc.....

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Gauhati HC Sets Aside Foreigners Tribunal Order Declaring Son of Indian Citizens as Foreigner(26.02.2020)

Gauhati High Court has set aside the order of a Foreigners Tribunal for declaring a person as a foreigner, despite his parents being declared as India.....

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CESTAT, New Delhi Upholds Penalty Against Sales Managers for Evading Customs Duty(26.02.2020)

Customs Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), New Delhi has upheld the order of the Commissioner of Inland Container Depot, wherein pena.....

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NCLT, Mumbai Orders to Restore E-way Bill Facility for Taxpayers Undergoing Insolvency Proceedings(26.02.2020)

National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Mumbai has ordered to restore the e-way bill facility for taxpayers undergoing insolvency proceedings.

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Securities and Exchange Board of India Imposes Rs 10 Lakhs Fine on Muthoottu Mini Financiers(27.02.2020)

Securities and Exchange Board of India has imposed a penalty of Rs. 10 Lakhs on Muthoottu Mini Financiers for issuing misleading advertisements relate.....

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

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

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ITAT, Bangalore: Reimbursement of Vehicle Expenses by Cab Owners Not Subject to TDS(27.02.2020)

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Bangalore has held that the payments made by the cab owners which are in the nature of reimbursement of vehicle .....

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CIC: Names of RS Members Who Moved Impeachment Motion Against HC Judge Cannot be Disclosed(20.05.2019)

Central Information Commission has held that Names of Rajya Sabha members, who moved an impeachment motion against a high court judge, and those who w.....

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Allahabad High Court Asks Agra University to Pay Rs 1 Lakh to Student Wrongly Failed(24.05.2019)

Allahabad High Court has awarded Rs 1 lakh compensation to a student of Agra University who was declared failed at first instance due to negligence of.....

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Bombay HC: ASHA Workers to be Ensured Proposed Payment of Rs.200 per day(04.05.2020)

Bombay High Court has directed the State and the Union of India to ensure that workers of Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) are paid Rs.200 pe.....

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Karnataka HC Directs KSBC to Resolve Issues Faced by Junior Members of Bar(04.05.2020)

Karnataka High court has suggested to the Karnataka State Bar Council to hold meetings through video conference with the Petitioners as well as with t.....

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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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MHA: Permission for Inter-State Travel Not Meant for Persons Who Otherwise Reside Normally(04.05.2020)

Ministry of Home Affairs has issued a clarification with respect to the order allowing inter-state movement of persons stranded due to lockdown, stati.....

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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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SC: First Appellate Court Should Comply with Requirements of Order XLI Rule 31 CPC(13.02.2020)

Supreme Court has observed that a judgment of a First Appellate Court has to set out points for determination, record the decision thereon and give it.....

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SC Dismisses Application to Recall Judgment Which Directed RBI to Disclose Loan Defaulters List(29.04.2021)

Supreme Court has dismissed the applications filed by certain banks seeking to recall the 2015 judgment in the case Reserve Bank of India v Jayantilal.....

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Delhi HC Seeks Response on Plea for Interim Release of Non-Heinous Crimes' Prisoners(29.04.2021)

Delhi High Court has sought response of the Centre, the Aam Aadmi Party-led Delhi government, the police and prison authorities on a plea by one Shobh.....

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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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Delhi HC Grants Protection to US-Based Indian Christian Couple in Adoption Matters(18.03.2021)

Delhi High Court has granted protection to a US-based Indian Christian couple, apprehending legal action for adopting a child in India in the year 201.....

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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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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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MP HC Grants Anticipatory Bail to Catholic Nun in Religion Conversion Case(19.03.2021)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted pre-arrest bail plea of a Catholic nun, Principal of the Sacred Heart Convent High School, Khajuraho accused of .....

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Supreme Court Deprecates Passing of Orders with Caveat to Not Consider as Precedent(14.04.2021)

Supreme Court has deprecated the practice of passing orders suffixed with the caveat that the said order is not to be treated as a precedent on the gr.....

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Bombay High Court Refuses to Allow Ramadan Prayers in Juma Masjid Mosque(15.04.2021)

Bombay High Court has refused to allow the Juma Masjid mosque in Mumbai to open up for prayers during the holy month of Ramadan, in view of the ongoin.....

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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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Central Government Eases Guidelines for OCI Cardholders(16.04.2021)

Central Government has eased the guidelines for Overseas Citizens of India (OCI), stating that they will not be required to register for a fresh OCI c.....

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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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Telangana High Court Issues Notice Asking for Plan to Manage Crowds of Voters(29.04.2021)

Telangana High Court has issued notice to the State Election Commission, asking it to furnish a plan that it proposes for managing crowding of voters .....

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Consortium of NLUs Extends Last Day for Submission of Online Applications for CLAT 2021(29.04.2021)

Consortium of National Law Universities has extended the last day for submitting online applications for the CLAT 2021 examination to 15th May, 2021.

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Punjab & Haryana High Court Extends Life of Interim Orders, Directions till June 30(29.04.2021)

Punjab & Haryana High Court has decided to extend all interim orders/ directions passed by it and Courts subordinate to it till 30th June, 2021. The o.....

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Delhi HC Appeals to Sellers Not to Resort to Hoarding, Black Marketing of Oxygen Cylinders(29.04.2021)

Delhi High Court has appealed to the good sense of the people, including the sellers of necessary medicines and Oxygen, to not to resort to hoarding o.....

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Delhi High Court Closes Suo Moto Case After Delhi Govt Withdraws Order for Covid Facility(29.04.2021)

Delhi High Court has been informed that the Delhi Government has withdrawn its order giving 5-star covid facility for Judges and their families at Ash.....

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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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Madras HC Dismisses PIL Seeking Exemption to Fishermen from Using Banned Purse Seine Nets(22.04.2021)

Madras High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation petition, which sought to exempt a section of fishermen from using the banned purse seine.....

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Madras HC: Install Speed Governors in All Motor Vehicles at Manufacturing Stage(22.04.2021)

Madras High Court has ordered that speed governors should be installed in motor vehicles, including two-wheelers, at the manufacturing stage itself, o.....

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Delhi High Court Extends Interim Orders Passed By It & Subordinate Courts Till July 16(22.04.2021)

Delhi High Court has suo moto extended the interim orders passed by it and the Courts subordinate to it, which were subsisting as on 19th April 2021 o.....

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

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

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Karnataka HC Directs State to Decide on Extending Benefits of Compensation to Farmers’ Families(22.04.2021)

Karnataka High Court has directed the State government to take a policy decision on extending benefits of compensation to the families of farmers who .....

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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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Calcutta HC Registers Suo Moto Case to Monitor Mentally Ill Prisoners in Sheela Barse Case(02.04.2021)

Calcutta High Court has registered a suo moto case to monitor the mental health and other allied matters of various convicts and undertrial prisoners .....

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Delhi Court Denies Bail to Man Who Carried Big Sword at Red Fort During Farmers Protest(05.04.2021)

Delhi Court has denied bail to one, Preet Pal Singh, a 37 year old man, who was allegedly seen in the photographs and videos carrying a big sword and .....

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Delhi Court Convicts Parsvnath Developers for Delay in Depositing TDS Amount(06.04.2021)

Delhi Court has convicted the Parsvnath Developers for delay in depositing the TDS (Tax Deducted at Source) amount on the grounds that the mere recess.....

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Kerala HC Declares Bar on Lawyers Representing Matters Before Maintenance Tribunals Unconstitutional(09.04.2021)

Kerala High Court has declared as unconstitutional the bar on lawyers representing parties in matters before the Maintenance Tribunals constituted und.....

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SC Issues Notice in Plea Against Alleged Use of Banned Chemicals by Firework Manufacturers(09.04.2021)

Supreme Court has issued notice to the manufacturers in application filed against alleged use of banned chemicals by firework manufacturers, mislabell.....

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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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Bombay High Court Directs Police to Prosecute Violators of COVID Protocol(10.05.2021)

Bombay High Court has taken exception to citizens behaving irresponsibly by refusing to wears masks when they venture out or wear helmets while riding.....

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Kerala HC Issues Conditional Stay of Memo Issued to Kerala Judicial Officers' Cooperative Society(10.05.2021)

Kerala High Court has issued a conditional stay of the stop memo issued by the Kochi Corporation to the Kerala Judicial Officers' Cooperative Society .....

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Kerala HC Quashes Recruitment Notification Issued by Kerala University(10.05.2021)

Kerala High Court has quashed a recruitment notification issued by the Kerala University on the ground that it treated professors of different departm.....

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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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SC Holds Army's Evaluation Criteria to Grant Permanent Commission for Women Officers Arbitrary(25.03.2021)

Supreme Court has declared that the evaluation criteria adopted by the Indian Army to consider the grant of permanent commission for women officers to.....

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Mumbai Court Issues Summons to Authors of Mafia Queens of Mumbai(26.03.2021)

Mumbai Court has issued summons to the authors of Mafia Queens of Mumbai, producers of film Gangubai Kathiawadi, and actor Alia Bhatt in respect of a .....

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SC Issues Notice on Subramanian Swamy's Plea Challenging Provisions of Places of Worship Act(26.03.2021)

Supreme Court has issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation filed by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy challenging the Constitutional validity of the P.....

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SC Issues Notice on Subramanian Swamy's Plea Challenging Provisions of Places of Worship Act(26.03.2021)

Supreme Court has issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation filed by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy challenging the Constitutional validity of the P.....

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Calcutta High Court Decides Not to Extend Life of Interim Orders Beyond March 31(30.03.2021)

Calcutta High Court has decided that it will not extend the life of interim orders, that were earlier extended in view of the lockdown induced by Covi.....

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J&K High Court Orders Transfer of 148 Judicial Officers Across UT of J&K, Ladakh(31.03.2021)

Jammu and Kashmir High Court has ordered a massive reshuffle in subordinate judiciary with 148 judicial officers transferred and posted at new places .....

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Orissa HC: No Right Accrues in Favour of Bidders of Tender Offer Unless Same is Approved(09.03.2021)

Orissa High Court has held that when the tender is yet to be approved by higher authorities, no right accrues in favor of the participants, and they c.....

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Calcutta HC: Writ Jurisdiction Shall Exist IBC Matters Despite Alternative Remedy(10.03.2021)

Calcutta High Court held that the writ jurisdiction can be invoked in the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) matters, despite the availability of an.....

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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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SC: NCLT/NCLAT Cannot Interfere with Commercial Wisdom of Committee of Creditors(11.03.2021)

Supreme Court has reiterated that the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) or the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) cannot interfere wit.....

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Punjab & Haryana High Court Stays Deportation of Indian Origin Person to Kenya(11.03.2021)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued stay orders on the deportation of the petitioner to Kenya till next date of hearing in a plea raising an impo.....

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Supreme Court Issues Notice on PIL Challenging Provisions of Places of Worship Act(12.03.2021)

Supreme Court has issued notice to the Home Ministry, Ministry of Law and Ministry of Culture on a Public Interest Litigation filed by BJP leader Ashw.....

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Calcutta High Court Asks 'Striking' Doctors to Reconcile(17.06.2019)

Calcutta High Court has refused to issue any specified directions in a PIL filed against ongoing doctors' strike in West Bengal and reminded the 'stri.....

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Kerala High Court: Removal of Name from Voters’ List Without Hearing Unlawful(18.06.2019)

Kerala High Court has observed that it is illegal to remove a voter from the voters list without giving him an opportunity of hearing. Further any ina.....

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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.....

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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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ITAT, Pune: Reimbursement on Welfare Expenses Incurred by Multinationals in India Not Taxable(18.05.2021)

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Pune has said that reimbursement on welfare expenses incurred by multinationals in India shall not be taxable if.....

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Delhi High Court: Builders to Face Separate Trials on Victims’ Complaints(11.07.2019)

Delhi High Court has rejected a plea by the police that only a single FIR is required in cases where all investors/depositors were cheated in pursuan.....

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Supreme Court to Jaypee Homebuyers: Will Protect You Interests(12.07.2019)

Supreme Court has said that it would intervene to protect Jaypee homebuyers if the resolution plan under the insolvency proceedings failed.

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SC Directs on Distribution of Dry Rations to Migrant Workers Under Atma Nirbhar Scheme(25.05.2021)

Supreme Court has directed for dry ration to be distributed to migrant workers stranded throughout the country under Atma Nirbhar Scheme or any other .....

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SC Directs Government on Completion of Registration Process of Unorganized Workers(25.05.2021)

Supreme Court has directed the Central Government and the State Governments to complete the registration process of unorganized workers so that they c.....

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Delhi HC Restrains WhatsApp & Telegram from 'Illegally Circulating' Copies of E-Newspapers(25.05.2021)

Delhi High Court has restrained social networking platforms WhatsApp and Telegram and certain other individuals from allegedly illegally circulating e.....

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Delhi HC Issues Notice in Plea of Establishment of Covid Care Facilities for Judicial Officers(30.04.2021)

Delhi High Court has issued notice in a plea concerning establishment of Covid care centres and facilities for Judicial officers in the national capit.....

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Rajasthan HC Forms Committees Consisting of Lawyers to 'Alleviate General Public's Difficulties'(30.04.2021)

Rajasthan High Court has formed State Level and District Level Committees to alleviate the difficulties being faced by the general public at large in .....

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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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Telangana High Court Extends Interim Orders Passed By It And Subordinate Courts Till June 30(03.05.2021)

Telangana High Court has extended the life of interim orders till 30th June, 2021, noting that the country is reeling under the second wave of the COV.....

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Bombay HC Takes Suo Moto Case to Ensure Swift Action Against Remdesivir Black Marketers(03.05.2021)

Bombay High Court has taken suo motu cognisance of the back marketing of Remdesivir, an experimental drug used to treat Covid19 patients. The Court ha.....

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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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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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Madhya Pradesh High Court Extends Interim Orders Till June 15(26.04.2021)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has suo moto extended the interim orders passed by it and the Courts subordinate to it, which were subsisting as on 10th Mar.....

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Calcutta HC Extends Interim Orders Passed By It and Subordinate Courts Till June 30(26.04.2021)

Calcutta High Court has extended the interim orders till 30th June, 2021 passed by the Court, in view of the recent Covid surge and restricted functio.....

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Allahabad HC Extends Interim Orders Passed by It and Subordinate Courts Till May 31(26.04.2021)

Allahabad High Court has extended all the interim orders passed by various Courts and Tribunals in the State, which were subsisting on 15th March 2021.....

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Madras HC Rejects PIL Challenging Use of 'Derogatory Terminologies' for Persons with Disabilities(26.04.2021)

Madras High Court has disposed of a Public Interest Litigation Petition without giving any directions/relief which sought removal of the 'derogatory t.....

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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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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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Bombay HC Takes Serious Note of Defective Ventilators Provided to Marathwada Region(26.05.2021)

Bombay High Court has taken serious note of at least 113 defective ventilators of the 150 ventilators provided to the Marathwada region through the PM.....

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Bombay HC Asks State to Take Action Against E-Commerce Dealers Supplying Non-Essential Items(26.05.2021)

Bombay High Court has asked the State to take immediate action against e-commerce dealers supplying non-essential items during the lockdown despite th.....

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Karnataka HC Pulls Up Police for Not Registering Any FIRs Over Violation of Covid Protocols(26.05.2021)

Karnataka High Court has pulled up the Police Commissioner of Belagavi for not registering even a single First Information Report over the violation o.....

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Uttarakhand HC: Fundamental Right to Life of Van Gujjars Families Being Violated(26.05.2021)

Uttarakhand High Court has ruled that the fundamental right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution of India, 1949 of Van Gujjars families was be.....

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Madras HC Extends Life of Remands, Bails, Paroles, Interim Orders Subsisting as on April 30(18.05.2021)

Madras High Court has resolved to extend interim orders subsisting as on 30th April, 2021 till 30th June, 2021. Additionally, the Court has extended a.....

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Gauhati HC Seeks Details on Prisoners Who are Liable to be Released(18.05.2021)

Gauhati High Court has sought details from the State Government as to the number of prisoners who are lodged in jails in Assam who are liable to be re.....

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Karnataka HC Upholds Order Banning Sand Extraction from Rivers During Rainy Seasons(19.05.2021)

Karnataka High Court has upheld the order of the Department of Mines and Geology prohibiting sand extraction from rivers during rainy season, observin.....

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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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Punjab and Haryana High Court Raps Chandigarh Over Rs 10K Security for Oxygen Cylinders(20.05.2021)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has rapped the Union Territory Administration for prescribing a security payment of Rs10,000 for supplying oxygen cylind.....

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Kerala HC Extends Life of Interim Orders and Interim Bails Till May 31(21.05.2021)

Kerala High Court has extended the life of its interim orders, orders from matters relating to Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 and.....

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Manipur HC Orders Safe Passage to 7 Myanmarese Persons to Avail Protection from UNHCR(03.05.2021)

Manipur High Court has ordered safe passage to New Delhi for seven Myanmarese persons to enable them to avail suitable protection from the United Nati.....

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Ministry of Corporate Affairs Extends Period for Holding Meetings of Board of Companies(04.05.2021)

Ministry of Corporate Affairs has notified that the requirement of holding meetings of the Board of the companies as per section 173 of the Companies .....

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Delhi HC Asks Centre to Inform Status of Oxygen Concentrators Awaiting Customs Clearance(04.05.2021)

Delhi High Court has asked the Centre to inform the status of imported oxygen concentrators that are pending customs clearance as of 12pm on 3rd May, .....

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SC Seeks Details of Public Funding and Aid Given to COVID Vaccine Manufacturers(04.05.2021)

Supreme Court has sought from the Central Government the details of public funding and aid given to COVID vaccine manufacturers Bharat Biotech and Ser.....

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MP HC Seeks Response in Plea Seeking Direction on Invitation of Global Tenders for Vaccination(21.05.2021)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has sought response from Centre and State Government in a plea seeking a direction to the State to initiate steps to invite .....

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Madras HC Directs State to Ensure All State Orders on Covid-19 to be Uploaded on Govt Website(21.05.2021)

Madras High Court has directed the State to ensure that all of the State Government's communications in relation to Covid-19 - orders, notifications b.....

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SC Upholds Provisions Allowing Lenders to Pursue Insolvency Proceedings Against Promoter Guarantors(21.05.2021)

Supreme Court has upheld provisions of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) allowing lenders to pursue insolvency proceedings against promot.....

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Madras HC Seeks Response on Extension of Covid-19 Cash Relief to Transgender Persons(21.05.2021)

Madras High Court has sought the response of the Tamil Nadu government on a plea seeking the extension of COVID-19 cash relief Rs.4000/- to transgende.....

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Delhi HC Strikes Down IGST Imposition on Oxygen Concentrators Imported by Individuals(24.05.2021)

Delhi High Court has held that imposition of Integrated Goods and Services Tax on oxygen concentrators which are imported by individuals and are recei.....

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Delhi HC Directs Centre to Publicize Helpline Numbers and Covid Information Through Media(27.05.2021)

Delhi High Court has directed the Centre and the Delhi Government to publicize helpline numbers and other Covid information by way of audio visual and.....

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Delhi HC Denies Relief to Matrix Cellular Ltd Seeking Immediate Release of Oxygen Concentrators(28.05.2021)

Delhi High Court has denied relief in plea of Matrix Cellular Limited seeking immediate release of oxygen Concentrators seized by Delhi Police after o.....

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Bombay HC Seeks Report on Medical Treatment of Accused in Bhima-Koregaon Case(28.05.2021)

Bombay High Court has sought a report from the private hospital regarding the medical treatment of Delhi University Associate Professor Hany Babu, an .....

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Karnataka HC Directs Government to Take Note of Vaccination of Person Not in Priority Group(28.05.2021)

Karnataka High Court has directed the Central Government and State government to take note of a peculiar situation created in the state where on hand .....

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Calcutta High Court Grants Interim Bail to 4 Trinamool Leaders in Narada Case(28.05.2021)

Calcutta High Court has granted interim bail to four Trinamool Congress leaders- Firhad Hakim, Madan Mitra, Subrata Mukherjee and Sovan Chatterjee- wh.....

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Centre Totally Bans Non-Medical Use of Liquid Oxygen(26.04.2021)

Union Ministry of Home Affairs has imposed a total ban on the use of liquid oxygen for non-medical purposes in view of the acute shortage of medical o.....

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Jharkhand HC to Hear Only Extremely Urgent Cases Only Through Video Conferencing(26.04.2021)

Jharkhand High Court has ordered that all the Benches of the Court shall, with effect from 26th April 2021, take up extremely urgent matters filed in .....

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Bombay HC: All Persons Wearing Masks Incorrectly Shall be Booked Under Relevant Offences(27.04.2021)

Bombay High Court has come down heavily on lockdown violators, including people not wearing masks properly, and has asked the police in 11 Marathwada .....

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Gujarat High Court Directs Covid Testing of Prisoners Whose Bail Pleas are Allowed(27.04.2021)

Gujarat High Court has directed that prisoners, whose bail pleas are allowed, should be made to undergo the Covid-19 Test, stating that it is only in .....

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Karnataka HC Directs State to Evolve Scheme for Vaccination of Persons with Benchmark Disability(28.04.2021)

Karnataka High Court has directed the State government to evolve a scheme or mechanism for giving priority to vaccination of covid-19, to persons with.....

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Jharkhand HC Issues Directions for Release of Oxygen Cylinders Lying in Judicial Custody(10.05.2021)

Jharkhand High Court has issued an order for utilization of Oxygen cylinders which are lying in judicial custody in different districts in connection .....

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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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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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ITAT, Hyderabad: Deduction Granted in First Year Cannot be Denied in Subsequent Years(11.05.2021)

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Hyderabad has ruled that the deduction under section 80IA(4) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 granted in first year c.....

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Delhi Court Refuses to Grant Stay on Coercive Action Against Businessman Navneet Kalra(11.05.2021)

Delhi Court has refused to grant stay on coercive action against businessman Navneet Kalra in the anticipatory bail application moved by him in connec.....

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Gauhati High Court Extends Interim Orders Till June 1(11.05.2021)

Gauhati High Court has extended the interim orders passed by it, its outlying Benches and other subordinate Courts and Tribunals till 1st June, 2021, .....

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Gauhati HC Directs DLSA to Provide Immediate Rations to Identified Sex Workers(31.05.2021)

Gauhati High Court has directed the District Legal Services Authority, Cachar to provide immediate ration to sex workers and their family members iden.....

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AP HC Directs All Convicts and Under Trial Prisoners to be Released on Interim Bail(31.05.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed that all convicts and under trial prisoners to be released on interim bail of 90 days who were readmitted to pr.....

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Kerala HC Quashes Orders Announcing Scholarships for Students of Particular Religion(31.05.2021)

Kerala High Court has quashed orders of the Kerala Government announcing scholarships to Muslim students and Latin Catholic/Converted Christians in th.....

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SC: HC Can Issue Protective Orders While Dismissing Anticipatory Bail in Exceptional Circumstances(31.05.2021)

Supreme Court has observed that a High Court, while dismissing anticipatory bail applications, can issue protective orders only when there are excepti.....

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SC Notifies Use of Email for Requests for Mentioning Fresh Matters Before Vacation Benches(31.05.2021)

Supreme Court has notified that requests for mentioning of fresh matters before Vacation Benches is to be made only by email. The direction has been i.....

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Delhi HC Allows Delhi Bar Council's Plea for Setting Up Covid Facilities for Lawyers(04.05.2021)

Delhi High Court has allowed a Public Interest Litigation filed by the Bar Council of Delhi seeking setting up of covid facilities for registered lawy.....

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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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P&H HC Asks State to Consider Home Delivery of Oxygen Cylinders by Municipal Authorities(05.05.2021)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked the States of Punjab, Haryana and Union Territory of Chandigarh to consider home delivery of oxygen cylinders .....

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Delhi HC Asks Delhi Police to File Status Report Seeking FIR Against Hoarders of Covid Medicine(05.05.2021)

Delhi High Court has asked the Delhi Police to file status report in a Public Interest Litigation seeking registration of FIRs against leaders of poli.....

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Chhattisgarh HC Asks State to Reconsider Policy Limiting Benefits to Antyodaya Card Holders(05.05.2021)

Chhattisgarh High Court has observed that the State Government's policy for inoculating only "Antyodaya Card" holders against the Covid-19 virus is pr.....

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Delhi HC Issues Notice in PIL Seeking Priority Vaccination for Persons with Disabilities(06.05.2021)

Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Union Ministry of Health and the Delhi government in a Public Interest Litigation seeking priority vaccinati.....

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Delhi HC Directs Framing of Structured Response in Plea for Social Security of Migrant Workers(06.05.2021)

Delhi High Court has issued direction to the Delhi Government to frame a structured response so that the voiceless and the marginalized sections of th.....

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Gujarat HC Issues Notice on Plea Demanding Pay Parity with Judicial Members(07.05.2021)

Gujarat High Court has issued notice to the Centre, state government and registrar of the Gujarat State Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission after tw.....

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Jammu & Kashmir HC Issues Directions for Vaccination of Lawyers; Financial Assistance(07.05.2021)

Jammu and Kashmir High Court has directed the Union Territory administration to ensure that lawyers in the age group of above 45 years are vaccinated .....

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Bombay High Court Extends All Interim Orders Till June 30 or Further Orders(07.05.2021)

Bombay High Court has unconditionally extended all interim orders till June 30, 2021, or until further orders, unless specifically dealt with by a jud.....

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Allahabad HC Says Compensation Must Be At Least Rs. 1 Crore for Death of Polling Officers(12.05.2021)

Allahabad High Court has observed that the State must grant at least Rs. 1 Crore as ex-gratia compensation to the families of polling officers who die.....

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Kerala HC Seeks Response on Plea for Invocation of Compulsory Licensing for Vaccine Manufacturers(12.05.2021)

Kerala High Court has sought the response of Central Government on a petition that prays for the invocation of compulsory licensing to allow capable v.....

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MP HC: Need to Decongest Prisons Housing Double the Number of Their Capacity(12.05.2021)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that in view of the fact that all the Jails in Madhya Pradesh are presently housing prisoners almost double the.....

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Delhi HC Disposes of Plea Seeking Conversion of Open Spaces to Set Up Vaccination Centres(12.05.2021)

Delhi High Court has disposed of the plea by directing the Government to treat the plea as representation, dealing with a plea seeking direction to Un.....

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Allahabad HC: Deaths of Persons Suspected to be Covid Positive to be Computed as Covid-Deaths(12.05.2021)

Allahabad High Court has directed that deaths of persons who were suspected to be affected by the Covid-19 virus after antigen tests will be computed .....

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Delhi Court Grants Bail to Navneet Kalra in Oxygen Concentrators Hoarding Case(31.05.2021)

Delhi Court has granted bail to Businessman Navneet Kalra arrested in connection with Oxygen Concentrators Hoarding case, subject to furnishing of per.....

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Allahabad HC Extends Interim Orders Passed By It and Subordinate Courts Till August 2(31.05.2021)

Allahabad High Court has decided to extend all interim orders, etc. till 2nd August, 2021, noting that the Covid-19 situation has still not improved a.....

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SC Directs Centre to Complete Process of Reappointment of NCLT and NCLAT Members at Earliest(01.06.2021)

Supreme Court has directed the Central government to complete the process of reappointment of members of National Company Law Tribunal and National Co.....

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Allahabad High Court Grants Bail to Man Booked Under UP Anti-Conversion Law(01.06.2021)

Allahabad High Court has granted bail to a man booked under the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Religion Conversion Act, 2020 who has been accus.....

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SC Stays Delhi HC Judgment on IGST Imposition on Oxygen Concentrators as Unconstitutional(01.06.2021)

Supreme Court has stayed the Delhi High Court judgment which declared that imposition of Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST) for oxygen concentra.....

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Gauhati HC Extends Interim Orders by It and Subordinate Courts Till June 15(01.06.2021)

Gauhati High Court has further extended by two weeks all interim orders passed by the High Court and all other subordinate Courts and Tribunals till 1.....

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Orissa HC Seeks Response on Disbursement of Compensation to Sanitation Workers’ Families(01.06.2021)

Orissa High Court has sought response of Water Corporation of Odisha (WATCO) on the issue of disbursement of compensation to the families of sanitatio.....

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ITAT, Delhi: Revision of Orders Prejudicial to Revenue Not to be Invoked for Computational Error(02.06.2021)

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Delhi has ruled that the provision related to revision of orders prejudicial to revenue under Section 263 of the.....

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SC: Constitution of HPC Not to Stand in Way of Remission Boards Considering Remission of Prisoners(02.06.2021)

Supreme Court has clarified that the constitution of High-Powered Committees in State Governments to de-congest prisons will not stand in the way of r.....

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Gauhati HC Seeks Response on Issue Concerning Status of Internally Displaced Persons(02.06.2021)

Gauhati High Court has sought response of the Centre as well as the State Government on the larger issues concerning the status of internally displace.....

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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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Bombay HC: If COVID Positive Patient Dies Due to Oxygen Shortage, Violation of Article 21(13.05.2021)

Bombay High Court has observed that it is every State's responsibility to protect the lives of its citizens, stressing that if a COVID positive patien.....

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Delhi Court Grants Bail to 4 Accused in Delhi Oxygen Concentrators Hoarding Case(13.05.2021)

Delhi Court has granted bail to 4 accused persons including Matrix Limited CEO Gaurav Khanna and others namely Satish Sethi, Gaurav Suri and Vikrant a.....

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Delhi HC Dismisses Plea Against AAP MLA Imran Hussain Alleging Hoarding of Oxygen Cylinders(13.05.2021)

Delhi High Court has dismissed an application against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Cabinet Minister Imran Hussain which alleged hoarding of oxygen cylinders .....

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SC Directs Government to Provide Dry Ration to Migrant Workers in NCR(14.05.2021)

Supreme Court has directed the Central Government and Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi, States of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to provid.....

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Madras HC Directs Procurement of Additional Stretchers to House Patients in Corridors(14.05.2021)

Madras High Court has directed that additional stretchers by government hospitals be procured to house patients in corridors and other places availabl.....

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Delhi HC Refuses Grant of Interim Protection to Navneet Kalra in Oxygen Concentrators Hoarding Case(14.05.2021)

Delhi High Court has refused to grant interim protection from arrest to businessman Navneet Kalra, accused in connection with the recovery and seizure.....

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Delhi High Court to Continue Hearing Extremely Urgent Matters Through Virtual Mode Till June 4(17.05.2021)

Delhi High Court has modified its earlier order thereby resolving that the High Court and all the district Courts shall continue to take up only extre.....

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Orissa HC Seeks Status Report on Release of Prisoners Unable to Avail Bail(17.05.2021)

Orissa High Court has sought a status report by 31st May, 2021 from the State Government on the release of prisoners, who are languishing in jails and.....

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Gauhati HC Seeks Details of Female Foreigners Staying in Jails with Children Below 6 Years(17.05.2021)

Gauhati High Court has directed the State Government to give details of the mothers, declared as foreigners, who are presently in jails with their chi.....

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NLU, Delhi Postpones AILET 2021 Examination in View of Covid 19 Pandemic(17.05.2021)

National Law University, Delhi has postponed AILET 2021 examination which was scheduled to take place on 20th June, 2021. The revised date shall be an.....

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Rajasthan High Court Extends Limitation Period/ Interim Orders During Lockdown Period(17.05.2021)

Rajasthan High Court has issued a circular stating that all Courts in the State shall continue to function completely through virtual mode. All inter.....

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Bombay HC Tells Navi Mumbai Civic Body to Certify Names of Workers Involved in COVID Duty(28.05.2020)

Bombay High Court has directed the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) to certify names of workers who are involved in COVID-19 related duties an.....

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MP HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Financial Assistance for Lawyers(29.05.2020)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation seeking financial assistance for needy lawyers with liberty to file a fresh Petit.....

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Delhi HC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking Removal of Illegal Content Against Minors(29.05.2020)

Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Union of India in a plea seeking removal of fake news and hate speech on social media platforms through desi.....

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Delhi HC Issues Directions to Ensure Proper Facilities for Persons Residing in Night Shelters(29.05.2020)

Delhi High Court has passed a series of directions to Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), and the .....

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Madras HC: Appeal Against Acquittal in Cheque Bounce Cases to be Filed Before High Court(29.05.2020)

Madras High Court has held that the appeal against acquittal of the accused in a cheque bounce case can be filed only before the High Court under Sect.....

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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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Karnataka HC Extends Interim Orders Till September 30(06.08.2020)

Karnataka High Court has further extended the operation of all interim orders passed by it or the subordinate Courts and Tribunals that are due to exp.....

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P & H HC Asks Centre to Reconsider Ban on Import of Used Ventilators(06.08.2020)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked the Centre to examine whether the use of imported refurbished ventilators can be permitted, suggesting a recon.....

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Bombay HC Refuses to Quash Decision Classifying Categories of Prisoners for Temporary Release(07.08.2020)

Bombay High Court has refused to quash the decision of the High Power Committee constituted by the State for decongestion of prisons due to the threat.....

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Delhi HC Directs Action Against Unregistered Online Health Service Aggregators(07.08.2020)

Delhi High Court has asked the Delhi Government to take action against unregistered online health services aggregators, if any, collecting samples of .....

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Delhi High Court Allows Delhi University's Online Open Book Exams(07.08.2020)

Delhi High Court has allowed the University of Delhi to proceed with its online Open Book Examinations for final year undergraduate students, schedule.....

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Supreme Court Notifies Revised Timings for Opening of Lawyers' Chambers(10.08.2020)

Supreme Court has extended the number of hours for opening of Lawyers' Chamber Blocks. Lawyers' Chambers will now be opened from 09:30 AM to 05:00 PM .....

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Telangana HC Directs Telangana State Public Service Commission Officers to Appear in Contempt Case(15.06.2021)

Telangana High Court has directed Telangana State Public Service Commission Chairman B. Janardhan Reddy, who earlier worked as School Education Princi.....

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Ministry of Corporate Affairs Notifies Procedure of Transfer of Shares to IEPF Authority(15.06.2021)

Ministry of Corporate Affairs has notified the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer, and Refund) Amendment Ru.....

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Consortium of NLUs Announces CLAT-2021 to be Held on July 23(15.06.2021)

Consortium of National Law Universities has announced that CLAT-2021 will be held on 23rd July, 2021 in offline mode between 2 and 4 PM for both Under.....

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Gauhati HC Seeks Government Reply on Alleged Brutal Attack on Frontline Medical Workers(16.06.2021)

Gauhati High Court has sought Assam Government's reply, taking note of alleged brutal attack on frontline medical workers (Doctors, Nurses & ward boys.....

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MCA Allows Board of Directors to Approve Financial Statements, Board’s Report via Video Conferencing(16.06.2021)

Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has scrapped the Rule restraining the presentation of approval of the annual financial statements, approval of the.....

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Bombay HC: Central Government to Take Responsibility for Provision of Faulty Ventilators(03.06.2021)

Bombay High Court has said the Central Government, which provided at least 133 of 150 'defective' ventilators to the Government Medical College and Ho.....

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Madras HC Dismisses Plea Against Nomination of BJP Members to Legislative Assembly of Puducherry(03.06.2021)

Madras High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition assailing the Central Government's decision to nominate three Bharatiya Ja.....

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Kerala High Court Extends Interim Orders, Interim Bails, Orders u/s 138 NI Act(04.06.2021)

Kerala High Court has extended the interim orders granted on 19th May, 2021, till 15th June, 2021, including orders relating to Section 138 of the Neg.....

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Kerala HC Stays Judgment Quashing Recruitment Notification by Kerala University(04.06.2021)

Kerala High Court has stayed a single bench judgment which had quashed a recruitment notification issued by the Kerala University on the ground that i.....

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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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J&K HC Grants Interim Protection to Woman Allegedly Threatened for Religious Conversion(23.07.2020)

Jammu and Kashmir High Court has allowed the protection Petition of a woman, allegedly being threatened by her family members and relatives, for havin.....

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Centre Issues Formal Sanction for Permanent Commission for Women Officers in Indian Army(24.07.2020)

Central Government has reportedly issued formal sanction letter for grant of Permanent Commission to women officers in Indian Army.

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MCA Relaxes Time for Filing Forms Related to Creation/Modification of Changes(02.07.2021)

Ministry of Corporate Affairs has notified relaxation in time for filing forms related to creation/modification of changes under Companies Act, 2013. .....

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SC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking Release of Prisoners Lodged in Agra Jail(02.07.2021)

Supreme Court has issued notice in a plea seeking the release of 13 prisoners who have been lodged in Agra Jail for periods ranging from 14 to 22 year.....

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Delhi High Court Issues Guidelines for Declaring Persons as Proclaimed Offenders(02.07.2021)

Delhi High Court has issued detailed guidelines to be followed while declaring a person as a Proclaimed Offender so as to ensure that the process unde.....

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SEBI Issues Guidelines for Proxy Advisors(04.08.2020)

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has said proxy advisors should share their reports with their clients and the company they are examining.....

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CESTAT, Mumbai Deletes Custom Duties, Penalties on Retail Packing of Diapers and Sanitary Napkins(22.06.2021)

Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Mumbai has provided relief to the Godrej Hygiene Products Ltd, by deleting the Customs d.....

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Karnataka HC: Personal Law Cannot Override Special Laws of POCSO Act, Child Marriage Restraint Act(22.06.2021)

Karnataka High Court has said that though second marriage is permissible under the Mohammedan Law, but the personal law cannot override the Special La.....

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Kerala HC Stays Orders to Close Dairy Farms & Remove Meat from School Children's Diet(23.06.2021)

Kerala High Court has stayed the operation of two orders passed by the Lakshadweeep administration under its new administrator Praful Khoda Patel. The.....

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Chhattisgarh HC Issues Notice on Application Seeking Financial Assistance for Infected Lawyers(25.06.2021)

Chhattisgarh High Court has issued notice to the State Bar Council, Chhattisgarh on an application moved by the District Bar Association, Bilaspur see.....

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Allahabad HC Directs State Election Commission to Ensure Free and Fair Elections(02.07.2021)

Allahabad High Court has directed the State Election Commission of Uttar Pradesh to ensure free and fair elections to be conducted of Zila Panchayat C.....

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Ministry of Consumer Affairs Issues Draft Rules for Regulation of Direct Selling Companies(05.07.2021)

Ministry of Consumer Affairs has issued draft rules for mandatory registration of direct selling companies such as Amway, Oriflame, Tupperware and sim.....

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Telangana HC Extends Life of Interim Orders Passed by It and Subordinate Courts Till July 16(05.07.2021)

Telangana High Court has decided to extend the life of interim orders passed by it and Courts subordinates to it till 16th July, 2021.

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Allahabad HC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Immediate Covid-19 Vaccination Drive for Prisoners(05.07.2021)

Allahabad High Court has issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation seeking Covid-19 vaccination drive for prisoners across the State on an urgent .....

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Tripura HC Stays Probe into Facebook Post by Person Associated with Political Party(05.07.2021)

Tripura High Court has stayed probe in a matter wherein a person, associated with a political party, had put a post on his Facebook account "Finish th.....

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Karnataka High Court Extends Interim Orders Till August 2(05.07.2021)

Karnataka High Court has further extended the interim orders passed by the High Court, all district courts, family courts, labour courts, industrial t.....

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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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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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Gauhati HC Asks State Authorities to Act Tough Against COVID Protocol Violators(07.09.2020)

Gauhati High Court has suggested the Assam Government to take strict action against those not following physical distancing norms, including the impos.....

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Gauhati HC Asks State Authorities to Act Tough Against COVID Protocol Violators(07.09.2020)

Gauhati High Court has suggested the Assam Government to take strict action against those not following physical distancing norms, including the impos.....

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Karnataka HC Issues Notice on Plea to Display Names of Persons Arrested u/s 41C CrPC(07.09.2020)

Karnataka High Court has issued notice to the State Government on a Petition filed seeking compliance of Section 41C of the Code of Criminal Procedure.....

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Telangana HC Extends Life of Interim Orders Passed By It, District & Subordinate Courts Till July 31(19.07.2021)

Telangana High Court has extended the life of interim orders passed by it, all district and other subordinate Courts till 31st July, 2021.

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Karnataka HC Temporarily Restrains Makers of 'Wild Karnataka' Documentary(19.07.2021)

Karnataka High Court has restrained the makers of the documentary 'Wild Karnataka' from dealing with the film in any manner. The Court has issued the .....

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Supreme Court Issues Circular Allowing Mentioning of Fresh Matters Physically(25.06.2021)

Supreme Court has issued a Circular allowing Advocates-on-Record/Parties-in-Person (after inter-action) to mention their fresh matters physically. The.....

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NAA Directs GST Officers to Collect Evidence Against Suppliers Denying GST Rate Cut Benefits(25.06.2021)

National Anti-Profiteering Authority (NAA) has directed Goods and Services Tax officers to collect evidence against suppliers denying GST Rate Cut ben.....

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Uttarakhand High Court Orders Online Tuition Course for Juvenile in Children's Home(25.06.2021)

Uttarakhand High Court has directed the Superintendent of the Children's Home in Haridwar to make arrangements for online tuition of a juvenile, willi.....

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Gauhati High Court Further Extends Interim Orders Till July 14(28.06.2021)

Gauhati High Court has extended all interim orders passed by the High Court and all other subordinate Courts and Tribunals till 14th July, 2021.

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Gauhati HC Dismisses PIL to Provide PPE Kits to Corona Warriors With Costs(28.06.2021)

Gauhati High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) application to provide PPE kits/suits powered by air-purifying respiratory devices.....

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Gauhati High Court Further Extends Interim Orders Till June 25(16.06.2021)

Gauhati High Court has extended by two weeks all interim orders passed by the High Court and all other subordinate Courts and Tribunals till 25th June.....

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Kerala HC Seeks Response Regarding Compliance with Guidelines on Safety of Passengers(16.06.2021)

Kerala High Court has sought response of the Indian Railways in a suo motu matter regarding safety in the Railways regarding the adherence to guidelin.....

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SEBI Notifies Promoters and Directors Dealings to be Brought Under System Driven Disclosures(17.06.2021)

Securities and Exchange Board of India has decided to bring listed companies' promoters and directors' dealings in listed debt securities under the pu.....

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MP HC Revokes Order Restraining MPERC from Revising Power Tariff for Different Consumers(18.06.2021)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has revoked its order restraining Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (MPERC) from revising the power tariff fo.....

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CBIC: Laterals/Parts Used with Sprinklers or Drip Irrigation System Taxable at 12% GST(18.06.2021)

Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has clarified that laterals/parts to be used solely or principally with sprinklers or drip irrigati.....

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Karnataka HC Directs to Decide on Extending Free Treatment to Persons Suffering from Mucormycosis(18.06.2021)

Karnataka High Court has directed the state government to decide on extending free treatment to persons suffering from Mucormycosis. The Court has sai.....

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Delhi HC: Unlimited Number of Personnel of Force Cannot be Accommodated in Delhi(12.07.2021)

Delhi High Court has observed that unlimited number of personnel of any force cannot be accommodated in Delhi as accommodating one person is always at.....

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Madras HC: Erection of Cell Phone Towers to Connect India Absolute Need of Hour(12.07.2021)

Madras High Court has observed that erection of cell phone towers to connect India through its length and breadth is the absolute need of the hour, es.....

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Allahabad HC Upholds Conviction of Man for Murdering Wife and Daughters(12.07.2021)

Allahabad High Court has upheld the conviction of a man for brutally murdering his wife and four minor daughters aged 7, 5, 3 years and the youngest o.....

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Central Government Notifies Agreement or Arrangement on CMAA in Custom Matters(13.07.2021)

Central Government has notified that Agreement or Arrangement on Cooperation and Mutual Administrative Assistance (CMAA) in Customs matters shall be s.....

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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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Delhi HC Seeks Status Report on Impact of Extension of Interim Orders on Undertrial Prisoners(20.07.2021)

Delhi High Court has sought status report from the Delhi Government on the impact of extension of interim orders, and interim bails granted to the und.....

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Karnataka HC Issues Notice to NLSIU to Assist in Allocation of Fund Towards Government Schools(20.07.2021)

Karnataka High Court has issued notice to the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) to appear before it and assist the court in order to pre.....

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Calcutta HC: Magistrate Cannot Mechanically Impose Condition to Order Dispensing Personal Appearance(20.07.2021)

Calcutta High Court has held that magistrate cannot mechanically impose conditions to an order dispensing the personal appearance of accused under Sec.....

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Karnataka HC Issues Notice to State on Plea Seeking Parity in Assessment Criteria for Evaluating Fres(21.07.2021)

Karnataka High Court has issued notice to the state government on a petition seeking directions to follow the same assessment method for repeater stud.....

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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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Kerala HC Permits KTU to Go Ahead with Examinations of B.Tech Courses on Offline Mode(30.07.2021)

Kerala High Court has permitted the APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University (KTU) to go ahead with the first and third semester examinations of B.Tec.....

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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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ITAT, Mumbai Directs AO to Set Off MAT Credit in Relief to Tata Motors(30.07.2021)

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai has directed the Assessing Officer to set off of (MAT) credit inclusive of surcharge, education cess in a.....

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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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Gauhati HC Directs to Call for Reports on Implementation of Orders Passed by State(30.07.2021)

Gauhati High Court has directed the Director of Social Welfare Department, Government of Nagaland to call for reports on the implementation of orders .....

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Gauhati HC Seeks Response on Vaccination Status of Persons Not Having Proper Documents(02.08.2021)

Gauhati High Court has sought response of Health and Family Welfare Department of State of Assam in respect of vaccination status of persons who are n.....

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Delhi HC Orders BRO to Release Financial Assistance to Family Members of Missing Officer(07.06.2021)

Delhi High Court has ordered Border Roads Organisation (BRO) to pay one year's emoluments of the officer to the parents, who has been missing since 20.....

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Delhi HC Directs on Making Necessary Arrangements for Dhobi Ghat Jhuggi Dwellers(08.06.2021)

Delhi High Court has remarked that Dhobi Ghat Jhuggi Dwellers cannot be left on the streets to fend for themselves, finding themselves evicted from a .....

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Madras High Court Asks State to Consider Priority Vaccination for Persons Who Have to Travel(08.06.2021)

Madras High Court has asked both Central and State Government to ramp up Covid-19 vaccination program for such citizens who are bound to undertake int.....

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Madras HC Directs State to Issue Instructions to Not Use Saliva to Separate Food Covers(09.06.2021)

Madras High Court has directed the State government to issue appropriate instructions to restaurants, eateries, bakeries, grocery stores and so on ask.....

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Rajasthan HC: Live-in Relationship Between Married and Unmarried Person Not Permissible(11.06.2021)

Rajasthan High Court has ruled that a live-in-relationship between a married and unmarried person is not permissible in a plea of the Couple who sough.....

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Madras HC Affirms Orders Convicting and Sentencing Auto-Rickshaw Driver for Sexual Harassment(13.07.2021)

Madras High Court has affirmed the orders of a lower Court convicting and sentencing an auto-rickshaw driver to seven years of rigorous imprisonment f.....

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Madras HC Clarifies Extension of Interim Orders Not to Continue Beyond July 15(13.07.2021)

Madras High Court has clarified that its earlier orders extending the life of interim orders due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic shall not continue b.....

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Bombay HC Declines Lawyers’ Plea to be Considered as Essential Staff to Enable Use of Local Trains(14.07.2021)

Bombay High Court has said it could not go beyond medical advice and declare lawyers as essential staff to enable them to use local trains to travel t.....

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SC Sets Aside MP HC Order to Disburse Amount to Land Owners as Compensation(14.07.2021)

Supreme Court has set aside the Madhya Pradesh High Court order that directed the disbursal of the amount of about Rs. 1.96 Crores deposited by Defenc.....

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Delhi HC Seeks Response on Plea Seeking Mechanism for Issuing New Aadhar Numbers(14.07.2021)

Delhi High Court has sought response of the Centre and Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) in a plea seeking mechanism and procedure for .....

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Kerala High Court Extends Interim Orders Till 26th July Amid Ongoing Pandemic(14.07.2021)

Kerala High Court has further extended the life of interim orders up to 26th July 2021, considering that it was pertinent to extend these orders amids.....

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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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Allahabad HC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance of Noise Pollution by Modified Silencers on Bikes(21.07.2021)

Allahabad High Court has taken suo moto cognizance of Noise pollution generated through modified silencers specifically Bullet Bikes and the other two.....

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Delhi HC Issues Notice to MEA on Plea for Repatriation of Five Indian Seafarers Stranded In Iran(21.07.2021)

Delhi High Court has issued notice on a plea moved by families of five Indian seafarers who are said to be stranded in Iran despite their acquittal by.....

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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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Karnataka HC Confirms Interim Order Staying Government Orders on Online Classes(22.07.2021)

Karnataka High Court has confirmed the interim order passed by a coordinate bench of the Court on 8th July, 2020, by which it had stayed the governmen.....

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Supreme Court: Second-Hand Flat Buyers have Same Rights as Original Allottees(23.07.2021)

Supreme Court has observed while providing major relief to homebuyers who purchased flats from original allottees but were not delivered the apartment.....

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SC Dismisses PIL for Action Against Alleged Forceful Conversion of Hindus at Mewat Nuh, Haryana(28.06.2021)

Supreme Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation which sought action against alleged forceful religious conversion of Hindus at District Mewat.....

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Bombay HC Issues Notice to Manufacturer Jyoti CNC Over Dysfunctional Ventilators(29.06.2021)

Bombay High Court has issued notice to Rajkot based ventilator manufacturer Jyoti CNC Automation Limited after the Maharashtra Government complained a.....

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Central Government Extends Last Date of Filing of QPRs/APRS by SEZ/EOU/Developers(30.06.2021)

Ministry of Commerce and Industry extended the last date of filing Quarterly Progress Report (QPRs) or Annual Performance Report (APRS) by Special Eco.....

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SEBI: Two-Thirds of Members of NRC and AC of Listed Company to be Independent Directors(30.06.2021)

Securities and Exchange Board of India has said that two-thirds of the members of the nomination & remuneration committee (NRC) and the audit committe.....

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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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Kerala HC Further Extends Interim Orders Till 13th July Amidst Ongoing Covid Restrictions(30.06.2021)

Kerala High Court has extended interim orders of stay passed by the Court in custody matters which were due to expire during the ongoing Covid restric.....

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Rajasthan HC Issues Directions to Trial Courts to Compile Necessary Details of Accused Persons(05.07.2021)

Rajasthan High Court has issued a slew of directions to all the trial courts in the State to compile necessary details of accused persons in a compreh.....

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Bombay High Court Further Extends Life of All Interim Orders Till August 13(05.07.2021)

Bombay High Court has extended the life of all interim orders till August 13, 2021 or until further orders, unless specifically dealt with by a judici.....

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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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Department of Telecommunications Proposes Imposition of Penalty on Pesky Callers(06.07.2021)

Department of Telecommunications has proposed to impose a penalty on pesky callers of Rs 10,000 for every call and SMS made by telemarketers after 50 .....

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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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CESTAT, Delhi: LLPs Not Liable to Pay Service Tax Under Reverse Charge Mechanism(03.08.2021)

Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Delhi has held that a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP), being not a “Body Corporate” u.....

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Karnataka High Court Extends All Interim Orders Passed Till August 23(03.08.2021)

Karnataka High Court has extended the interim orders passed by the Karnataka High Court (Principal Seat and Benches at Dharwad and Kalaburagi), all th.....

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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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Delhi HC: Street Vendors Expected to Take Proactive Steps to Get Vaccinated(03.08.2021)

Delhi High Court has remarked that it is expected that the street vendors are expected to take Pro active steps in getting vaccinated in order to avoi.....

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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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Delhi HC Directs DU To Declare Results for PG And Some UG Courses(13.10.2020)

Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi University to declare results for all the postgraduate programmes by the end of October, 2020.

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SC Seeks Centre’s Response in Plea for Introducing Penal Laws for Protection of Transgenders(13.10.2020)

Supreme Court has sought the Centre’s response on a Public Interest Litigation seeking to fill a void in penal law to protect transgenders from sexual.....

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Madras HC Directs BCTNP to Obtain Details of Members of Bar Associations(17.08.2021)

Madras High Court has directed the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry (BCTNP) to write to 250 plus Bar associations in the State and obtain deta.....

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CESTAT, Delhi: Importer Cannot be Held Liable for Non-Generation of Bills of Entry Numbers(17.08.2021)

Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Delhi has held that the importer cannot be held liable for the non-generation of Bills of.....

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CESTAT: Service Provider Not Liable to Pay Service Tax on Commission Paid to Overseas Agent(17.08.2021)

Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Chennai has held that the service provider engaged Textile Processing is not liable to pa.....

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AP HC Seeks Report on Non-Payment of Dues to Two Private Contractors(30.06.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has sought a report on seemingly 'pathetic' financial status of the State Government along with reasons for non-payment of d.....

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Gauhati High Court Directs on Priority Vaccination of Persons with Disabilities(30.06.2021)

Gauhati High Court has directed the State of Arunachal Pradesh to make provision for giving priority in attendance and administration of Covid-19 vacc.....

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Madras High Court Extends Life of Remands, Bails, Paroles, Interim Orders Till July 15(01.07.2021)

Madras High Court has extended life of remands, bails, paroles, interim orders subsisting as on 30th April, 2021 till 15th July, 2021.

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Rajasthan HC Dismisses Plea for Declaration of Unaccredited Journalist as Frontline Health Workers(01.07.2021)

Rajasthan High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation seeking declaration of non-accredited journalists as frontline health workers during t.....

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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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Delhi High Court Notifies New Nomenclatures for IPR Matters(14.07.2021)

Delhi High Court has notified new nomenclature in respect of the matters relating to Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) coming into force with immedia.....

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RBI Imposes Restrictions on Mastercard from On-Boarding New Customers in India from July 22(15.07.2021)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) while taking supervisory action on Mastercard Asia / Pacific Pte. Ltd. has imposed the restrictions on Mastercard from On-.....

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Delhi High Court has issued notice on a plea filed by daily wage construction workers seeking Covid-19 ex-gratia compensation from the Delhi Building .....

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Delhi HC Directs State Govt to Publish List of Registered Construction Workers(15.07.2021)

Delhi High Court has issued notice on a plea filed by daily wage construction workers seeking Covid-19 ex-gratia compensation from the Delhi Building .....

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Gauhati HC Extends All Interim Orders Passed by It and Subordinate Courts Till July 19(16.07.2021)

Gauhati High Court has extended all interim orders passed by the High Court and all other subordinate Courts and Tribunals till 19th July, 2021 in the.....

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Kerala HC Extends Term of Present Judicial Members in Kerala Administrative Tribunal(16.07.2021)

Kerala High Court has extended the term of the present judicial members in the Kerala Administrative Tribunal, permitting them to continue to hold the.....

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SEBI Bars Kirloskar Brothers from Markets for 6 Months(22.10.2020)

Securities and Exchange Board of India has barred three Kirloskar brothers from dealing in the securities market for up to six months as it found them.....

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MP HC Stresses Need for Orientation Program for Fresher-Panel Lawyers(23.10.2020)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has stressed on the need to provide Panel Lawyers, who are freshers and are representing the State for the first time, prope.....

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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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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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Madras HC Advises Former TN CMs to Move Special Court Seeking Exemption from Personal Appearance(24.08.2021)

Madras High Court has advised former Chief Ministers Edappadi K. Palaniswami and O. Panneerselvam of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK).....

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Madras HC Directs Tamil Nadu Government to Ensure All Transgender Persons(03.08.2021)

Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu government to ensure that all transgender persons in the State are vaccinated within a period of 3 month.....

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Rajasthan HC: Orders Passed by Rent Tribunal Not Amenable to Writ Jurisdiction(03.08.2021)

Rajasthan High Court has held that orders passed by Rent Tribunal are not amenable to the writ jurisdiction of the High Court under Article 226 of the.....

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SEBI Allows Payments Banks to Carry Out Activities of Investment Bankers(04.08.2021)

Securities and Exchange Board of India has allowed payments banks to carry out the activities of investment bankers to provide easy access to investor.....

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SC: Power of Governor to Commute Sentence to Override Restrictions u/s 433-A CrPC(04.08.2021)

Supreme Court has observed that the power of Governor under Article 161 of the Constitution of India, 1949 to commute sentence or to pardon will overr.....

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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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Karnataka HC Issues Notice on PIL on Granting Exemption to Kodavas and Jamma Land Holders(08.07.2021)

Karnataka High Court has ordered issue of notice to the State and Union governments on a PIL petition questioning the 2019 notification of granting ex.....

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Delhi HC Seeks Response on Joining Two Youngsters for Month’s Community Service(08.07.2021)

Delhi High Court has sought response of the Medical Superintendent, RML Hospital on joining of two youngsters who were directed to do a month's commun.....

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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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Kerala HC Dismisses Plea By "Husband" Alleging Forced Conversion of Wife and Son(09.07.2021)

Kerala High Court has dismissed a plea by a man who alleged that his wife and son were forcefully converted to Islam and illegally detained upon findi.....

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ITAT, Allahabad: Amount of Share of Conversion of Leasehold Land Allowed as Cost of Improvement(12.07.2021)

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Allahabad has held that the amount paid by a co-owner of the property towards his share for conversion of afores.....

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P&H HC Directs to Issue Appropriate Directions to Judicial Officers on Manner of Reflecting Facts(12.07.2021)

Punjab & Haryana High Court has directed the Director, Chandigarh Judicial Academy to issue appropriate directions to the judicial officers on the man.....

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AAR, Andhra Pradesh: 18% GST Payable on Drinking Water Supply Through Mobile Tankers(17.08.2021)

Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR), Andhra Pradesh has ruled that 18% Goods and Service Tax (GST) is payable on Drinking water supply through mobile ta.....

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Delhi High Court Extends Life of Interim Orders Till September 24(17.08.2021)

Delhi High Court has extended the life of its interim orders till 24th September, 2021 in suo moto petition registered on the extension of interim ord.....

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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Nomination of Adequate Members to NDMC Council(17.08.2021)

Delhi High Court has issued notice to Delhi Government, the Central Government and NDMC on a petition filed by two residents of the New Delhi Municip.....

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Supreme Court Refuses to Restore Former RSS Leader Govindacharya's 2019 Petition(17.08.2021)

Supreme Court has refused to restore the petition filed by former RSS leader K N Govindacharya's in 2019 seeking a probe by National Investigation Age.....

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Kerala High Court Permits Interstate Travel from Kerala to Karnataka for Emergency Situations(18.08.2021)

Kerala High Court has permitted interstate travel from Kerala to Karnataka for emergency situations like death in the family or medical treatment, irr.....

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SC Refuses to Stay Bombay HC Judgment Upholding Provisions of Tariff Orders by TRAI(19.08.2021)

Supreme Court has refused to stay the Bombay High Court's judgment which upheld most provisions of the Tariff Orders issued by the Telecom Regulatory .....

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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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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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Delhi HC Dismisses Plea by ITBP Personnel Seeking Redeployment in Afghanistan(09.08.2021)

Delhi High Court has dismissed petitions filed by 30 Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel seeking redeployment in Afghanistan, which is now und.....

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Madras High Court Dismisses Plea to Resume Physical Functioning, Opening of Lawyers Chambers(09.08.2021)

Madras High Court has dismissed a plea seeking resumption of physical hearings and opening up of lawyers’ chambers in Madurai bench, calling it an utt.....

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Lok Sabha Passes LLP (Amendment) Bill to Boost Ease of Doing Business(10.08.2021)

Lok Sabha has passed the Limited Liability Partnership (Amendment) Bill, 2021 which seeks to encourage the start-up ecosystem and further boost the ea.....

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Kerala HC Seeks Response of State Regarding Clause Restricting Non-Vaccinated Persons(10.08.2021)

Kerala High Court has sought the response of the State regarding a clause in its latest Government Order which restricts persons who have not taken CO.....

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MP HC Direct Govt to Draw Definite Plan for Rehabilitation of Migrant Workers(07.12.2020)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the Madhya Pradesh Government and its functionaries to draw out a definite plan to rehabilitate migrated worker.....

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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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Kerala HC Directs State to Address Police Officers Deposing Against Prosecution in Criminal Cases(16.09.2021)

Kerala High Court has directed the State government to address the issue of police officers deposing against prosecution in criminal cases after their.....

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Kerala HC Urges State to Draft Law to Penalise Retired Police Officers Tampering With Investigation(16.09.2021)

Kerala High Court has directed the State to look into the matter of absence of law in force to take action against a police officer who tampers with a.....

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Supreme Court Permits Immersion of PoP Ganesh Idols in Hyderabad's Hussain Sagar Lake(16.09.2021)

Supreme Court has allowed the Telangana Government to permit the immersion of Plaster of Paris (POP) idols in Hussain Sagar lake during Ganesh Chaturt.....

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SC: Moratorium Does Not Apply to Proceedings in Respect of Directors/Management of Corporate Debtor(17.09.2021)

Supreme Court has observed that the moratorium ordered under Section 14 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 does not apply in respect of the d.....

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Supreme Court Issues Notice on Plea Challenging 18% GST on DNB Doctors' Fee(24.08.2021)

Supreme Court has issued notice in a plea filed by Association of DNB Doctors against the imposition of 18% GST on fee deposited by DNB Candidates.

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SC: Government Cannot Deny Reservation to Person of Backward Community for Being Rich(25.08.2021)

Supreme Court has held that the government cannot deny reservation to a person belonging to a backward community solely on the ground that he or she i.....

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Karnataka HC Issues Notice for Non-Provision of Facilities for Persons with Disabilities and Senior C(26.08.2021)

Karnataka High Court has issued notice to the Union government and Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd. (KRCL) on a public interest litigation petition com.....

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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 Issues Notice to Allahabad HC in Batch of Pleas to Consider Laying Down Broad Parameters(26.08.2021)

Supreme Court has issued notice to Allahabad High Court in a batch of pleas to consider laying down broad parameters that could be considered by Allah.....

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Kerala HC Directs State to Ensure All Steps Taken to Provide Protection to Doctors, Nurses(27.08.2021)

Kerala High Court has directed the State government to ensure that all steps are taken to provide adequate and effective protection to those manning t.....

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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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Kerala High Court Quashes Defamation Case Against Manorama Editors(17.11.2020)

Kerala High Court has quashed a defamation complaint registered against the Chief Editor, Managing Editor and Publisher of Malayala Manorama Daily.

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MCA Extends Last Date of Filing of Cost Audit Report to Board of Directors(28.09.2021)

Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has extended the last date of filing of the Cost Audit Report to the Board of Directors under Rule 6(5) of the Com.....

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Karnataka HC: Apartment Subjected to Apartment Ownership Act, Ownership Flats Act Won't Apply(28.09.2021)

Karnataka High Court has declared that once an Apartment, Building, Property is subjected to the provisions of Karnataka Apartment Ownership Act (KAOA.....

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Kerala HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Karnataka to Reopen Borders Adjacent to State of Kerala(28.09.2021)

Kerala High Court has dismissed a plea seeking Karnataka to reopen its borders adjacent to the State of Kerala and to allow entry of passengers from K.....

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Kerala HC Dismisses Plea Against Karnataka’s Curbs on Kerala Passengers(29.09.2021)

Kerala High Court has dismissed a public interest writ petition seeking a directive to the Karnataka government to allow passengers from Kerala who ha.....

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Orissa High Court Extends Interim Orders Passed By It & Courts Subordinate to It Till January 15(27.11.2020)

Orissa High Court has directed to extend the validity/life of all interim orders passed by it and the Courts subordinate to it till 15th January 2021.

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SC Directs Directorate General to Proceed with Admissions to PG Medical Courses(27.11.2020)

Supreme Court has directed the Directorate General of Health Services to proceed with the counseling for admissions to PG super-specialty medical cour.....

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U.P. Governor Promulgates Ordinance on Unlawful Conversion(30.11.2020)

Uttar Pradesh Governor has promulgated an ordinance on unlawful conversion days after it was passed by the State Cabinet. The Ordinance makes religio.....

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Calcutta HC Grants Anticipatory Bail to BJP Leader, RSS Members in Assault Case(18.10.2021)

Calcutta High Court has granted anticipatory bail to BJP Leader, Kailash Vijayvargiya, RSS member Jisnu Basu, and Pradeep Joshi in an assault case in .....

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SC Allows Time to Resolve Issue of Permanent Commission to Women Short Service Commission Officers(18.10.2021)

Supreme Court has allowed time until 22nd October, 2021 to the Centre and the Indian Army to resolve the issue of grant of Permanent Commission to th.....

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MCA: Companies to Disclose Details of Crypto Currency in Financial Statements(11.08.2021)

Ministry of Corporate Affairs has stated that Companies have to disclose details of Crypto Currency in Financial Statements while answering a question.....

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Bombay HC Extends Protective Orders Against Evictions and Dispossessions Till August 30(11.08.2021)

Bombay High Court has refused to continue its unconditional extension of all interim orders in Maharashtra beyond 30th August, 2021, given the improvi.....

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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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SC: Perversity of Award Not Ground to Refuse Enforcement of Foreign Award(11.08.2021)

Supreme Court has observed that perversity of an award is not a ground to refuse enforcement of a foreign award under Section 48 of the Arbitration an.....

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AAR, Andhra Pradesh: Car Seat Covers Attract 28% GST(12.08.2021)

Authority for Advance Rulings (AAR), Andhra Pradesh has held that the car seat covers would attract a higher tax rate of 28% goods and services tax.

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Karnataka HC Extends Interim Order Restraining Makers of Documentary ‘Wild Karnataka’(13.08.2021)

Karnataka High Court has extended the interim order passed by it on 29th June 2021 by which it had restrained the makers of the documentary 'Wild Karn.....

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Allahabad HC Directs Registrar General to Issue Circular to Place Affidavits Within 72 Hours(13.08.2021)

Allahabad High Court has directed the Registrar General to issue a proper Circular to all the S.Os. of various sections of the High Court to ensure th.....

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Calcutta HC: Trespassers Entitled to Electricity Unless Evicted by Due Process of Law(28.12.2020)

Calcutta High Court has held that even a trespasser, unless evicted by due process of law, is entitled to electricity. The Court has further clarified.....

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Odisha AAR: 18%GST Applicable on Construction of Faculty Quarters in IIT, Bhubaneshwar(29.12.2020)

Odisha Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) has ruled that 18% Goods and Services Tax applicable on the construction of the Director’s Bungalow and the c.....

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Delhi High Court Directs Police Not to Harass Restaurant Owners Unnecessarily(22.10.2021)

Delhi High Court has directed the city police not to harass owners of restaurants and bars that serve herbal hukkahs. The Court has however permitted .....

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Kerala HC: Medical Graduate from Foreign University Can Become Eligible to be Enrolled(25.10.2021)

Kerala High Court has held that a medical graduate from a foreign university who has fulfilled all requisite qualifications as per the norms prevailin.....

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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Voting Rights for Nurses with Delhi Nursing Council(25.10.2021)

Delhi High Court has issued notice on a PIL filed by Indian Professional Nurses Association, an NGO, seeking voting rights to all nurses registered wi.....

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Gujarat HC Quashes Externment Order Passed Against Person Demonstrating Against NRC/CAA(27.08.2021)

Gujarat High Court has quashed an externment order passed against a person, who was allegedly part of a crowd of unknown persons who were demonstratin.....

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Madras HC: Person Engaged in Selling Fair Price Commodities to be Sincere in Duties(31.08.2021)

Madras High Court has said that a person who was engaged in selling or distributing fair price commodities was expected to be sincere and honest in pe.....

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Madras HC: Conversion of Limestone and Marble into Lime and Limedust is Activity of Manufacturing(31.08.2021)

Madras High Court has held that conversion of limestone and marble into lime and limedust constitutes the activity of manufacturing or production, and.....

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Allahabad HC Directs UP DGP to Train Officers on Manner of Conducting Investigations(31.08.2021)

Allahabad High Court has directed the Director General of Police, Uttar Pradesh to issue a circular/order informing all the investigating Officers thr.....

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Kerala HC: Person Arraigned as Accused Can Only be Witness Against Other Accused(31.08.2021)

Kerala High Court has held that a person arraigned as an accused can only be examined as a witness against the other accused in a trial relating to th.....

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SC Upholds Order Directing Demolition of Twin 40 Storey Towers in Emerald Court Project(31.08.2021)

Supreme Court has upheld an order passed by the Allahabad High Court directing the demolition of twin 40 storey towers in the Emerald Court project of.....

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SC Directs Issue Instructions to Implement Reservation in Promotions for Persons with Disabilities(29.09.2021)

Supreme Court has directed the Union of India to issue instructions "at the earliest and not later than four months", in accordance with the proviso t.....

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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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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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Kerala HC: Businesses are Not Obligated to Recruit Existing Registered Headload Workers(29.09.2021)

Kerala High Court has recently ruled that businesses are not obligated to recruit existing registered headload workers and that they are at liberty to.....

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MHA Notifies Extension of Validity of Registration Certificates Issued Under FCRA Act(01.10.2021)

Ministry of Home Affairs has notified the extension of the validity of the registration certificates issued under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation.....

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CBIC Notifies GST Payable on Food Preparations Put Up in Unit Containers(01.10.2021)

Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs(CBIC) notified that 5% GST payable on Food preparations put up in unit containers, intended for free distr.....

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SC Directs Gujarat Govt to Prepare Draft Mechanism to Consider Requests for Bonafide Transfers(17.09.2021)

Supreme Court has directed the State of Gujarat to prepare a draft mechanism to consider requests for bona fide transfers of property allotted to MLAs.....

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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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Gauhati High Court Dismisses PIL Plea Seeking Universalization of Elementary Education(20.09.2021)

Gauhati High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition filed by a lawyer seeking, inter alia, Universalisation of Elementary Edu.....

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Director-General of Foreign Trade Issues Trade Notice All IEC Holders or Members of Trade(21.09.2021)

Director-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has issued the Trade Notice addressing All IEC Holders or Members of Trade, DGFT Regional Authorities, and Ex.....

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Kerala HC Dismisses PIL Alleging Camp Workers Were Ill-Treated and Forced to Perform Menial Work(21.09.2021)

Kerala High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that alleged that camp workers, who are engaged in the armed police battalions for .....

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Kerala High Court Directs Medical Education Board to Look Into Queerphobic MBBS Course Content(07.09.2021)

Kerala High Court has directed the Undergraduate Medical Education Board to act on a representation made by two NGOs representing the queer community .....

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Kerala HC Stays Stay on Decree Against Expulsion of Members for Marrying Outside Diocese(10.09.2021)

Kerala High Court has stayed the operation of an order of a District Court in Kerala which had in turn stayed a declaration given by a civil court tha.....

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Calcutta HC Imposes Stay on Rustication Order of 3 Students of Visva Bharati University(10.09.2021)

Calcutta High Court has imposed an interim stay on the rustication order of three students of Visva Bharati Univeristy (VBU) and permitted them to joi.....

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Kerala HC Orders Police Protection for Municipal Chairperson After Alleged Abuse by Political Rivals(10.09.2021)

Kerala High Court has directed the police to protect the Chairperson of the Thrikkakara Municipality Ajitha Thankappan from any threat from any source.....

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Delhi HC Questions West Bengal Over Handling of AIS Officers Seeking Inter-Cadre Transfer(13.09.2021)

Delhi High Court has questioned West Bengal over its handling of the requests of All India Service (AIS) officers seeking inter-cadre transfer to othe.....

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Bombay HC Inquires About Adequacy of Steps Taken to Vaccinate Mentally Ill Homeless Persons(14.09.2021)

Bombay High Court has asked the Maharashtra Government to file a "better affidavit" regarding the steps to vaccinate mentally-ill homeless wanderers a.....

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Bombay HC Extends Life of Interim Orders Passed by Court and Tribunals Till September 30(31.08.2021)

Bombay High Court has further extended the life of all interim orders passed by courts and tribunals in the State till 30th September, 2021 to protect.....

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Delhi HC Asks HPC to Clarify Whether Guidelines Can be Applied to Under Trial Prisoners(01.09.2021)

Delhi High Court has asked its High Powered Committee to clarify as to whether the guidelines issued this year can be applied to under trial prisoners.....

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Kerala HC Extends Term of Judicial Members of State Administrative Tribunal by Three Weeks(01.09.2021)

Kerala High Court has extended the term of the present Judicial Members of the Kerala Administrative Tribunal (KAT) by another three weeks, during whi.....

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Madras HC Quashes Case Booked by Economic Offences Wing Against ITNL and Directors(02.09.2021)

Madras High Court has quashed a case booked by Economic Offences Wing against IL&FS Transportation Networks India Limited (ITNL) and its former direct.....

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Calcutta HC Seeks Response in Plea Seeking Adequate Ration and Financial Assistance for Sex Workers(02.09.2021)

Calcutta High Court has issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) highlighting the plight of sex workers in West Bengal who have been left i.....

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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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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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Kerala High Court Directs Registry to Provide Computers in All Court Halls(01.11.2021)

Kerala High Court has directed its Registry to provide computers in all Court Halls to enable recording of the dictation, particularly to take down th.....

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Supreme Court Sets Aside Calcutta HC's Total Ban of Firecrackers in West Bengal(02.11.2021)

Supreme Court has set aside the order of the Calcutta High Court which imposed a complete ban of use of firecrackers in the State of West Bengal.

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Kerala High Court Grants Interim Relief to Members Marrying Outside Diocese(02.11.2021)

Kerala High Court has ruled that any member of the Kottayam Archeparchy marrying outside the diocese shall be issued a marriage certificate without in.....

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Orissa High Court Permits Sale and Use of Only Green Crackers During Diwali(02.11.2021)

Orissa High Court has allowed the use and sale of only green crackers during the upcoming festivities pursuant to the prior directions of the Supreme .....

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SC Dismisses Chhattisgarh Govt's Appeals Against HC Stay on FIR Against BJP Leaders(22.09.2021)

Supreme Court has dismissed the petitions filed by the State of Chhattisgarh challenging Chhattisgarh High Court's order staying investigation in the .....

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Karnataka HC Upholds Constitutional Validity Granting Exemption to Persons of Coorg by Race(22.09.2021)

Karnataka High Court has upheld the constitutional validity of the notification issued by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs granting exemption to eve.....

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SC Reduces Jail Sentence Awarded to Man Accused of Killing a Person for Stealing Pigeon(22.09.2021)

Supreme Court reduced jail sentence awarded to an accused who allegedly killed a person for 'stealing' his pigeon. The Court has said that the killing.....

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Karnataka HC Grants Time to Comply with Direction for Reservation to Transgenders for Recruitment(23.09.2021)

Karnataka High Court has granted four weeks time to the state government to comply with an earlier order directing it to consider providing 1% reserva.....

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AP HC Suspends Order of Single Judge Sentencing IAS Officers in Contempt Case(24.09.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has suspended the order of a single Judge dated September 2 wherein three IAS officers, including one retired official, were.....

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Calcutta HC Directs Health Secretary to Meet Protesting Medical Students and Junior Doctors(26.10.2021)

Calcutta High Court has directed the Health Secretary of the West Bengal government to meet protesting medical students and junior doctors of the R.G......

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Kerala HC Grants Time to DGP to File Counter Affidavit in Case of Controversial Fake Antique Dealer(26.10.2021)

Kerala High Court has granted more time to the Director General of Police to file its counter-affidavit in the case where controversial fake antique d.....

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AAR, Maharashtra: 18% GST Payable on Reshelling of Old Sugar Mill Rollers(27.10.2021)

Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR), Maharashtra has ruled that 18% goods and services tax payable on Reshelling of old Sugar Mill Rollers.

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Karnataka HC Asks State to Reconsider Policy Making Kannada Compulsory in Degree Courses(27.10.2021)

Karnataka High Court has directed the State government to reconsider its policy decision, making compulsory the Kannada language as a subject for ever.....

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SC: Firecrackers Regulation Not Against Any Particular Festival or Community(29.10.2021)

Supreme Court has observed that firecrackers regulation was not against any particular festival or community but it could not permit others to play wi.....

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Karnataka HC Removes Unqualified Persons Appointed to State Selection Committee(01.10.2021)

Karnataka High Court has set aside the appointment of two members of the Karnataka State Selection Committee on the grounds that they did not have the.....

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Kerala HC Directs Probe Into Controversial Antique Dealer's Alleged Links With Senior Police Officers(01.10.2021)

Kerala High Court has granted police protection to controversial fake antique dealer Monson Mavunkal''s former driver who had moved the Court alleging.....

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Karnataka HC Sets Aside Order Passed by Trial Court Acquitting Person Accused of Raping Minor(01.10.2021)

Karnataka High Court has set aside the order passed by a trial court acquitting a person accused of raping a minor, observing that "guilt of the accus.....

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Delhi High Court Disposes Plea To Restrain Movie The Conversion for Displaying Communal Content(01.10.2021)

Delhi High Court has refused to restrain the release of film, The Conversion, challenged on account of allegedly displaying communally charged content.....

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AP High Court to State DGP: Can't Register FIR For Proceedings U/S 107 & 145 of CrPC(04.10.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed the State Director-General of Police (DGP) to instruct the Station House Officers of all Police Stations that a.....

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Karnataka HC Grants Time for Formulating Uniform Scheme for Scholarship to Children of Deceased(05.10.2021)

Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to formulate within 30 days a uniform scheme in regards to the grant of scholarships to childre.....

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Supreme Court Directs States/UTs to Accept E-Authenticated Copies of Orders(24.09.2021)

Supreme Court has approved the use of an electronic system named FASTER (Fast and Secured Transmission of Electronic Records) for transmission of e-au.....

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MP HC: Juvenile Justice Board to Take Assistance of Psychologists or Other Workers(24.09.2021)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that it is mandatory for Juvenile Justice Board to take the assistance of experienced psychologists or psycho-socia.....

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Bombay High Court Extends Interim Orders Passed by Courts and Tribunals Till October 8(24.09.2021)

Bombay High Court has extended the life of all interim orders passed by courts and tribunals in Maharashtra and Goa till 8th October 2021, indicating .....

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Kerala HC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Order Directing Withdrawal of Suspension of Officers(27.09.2021)

Kerala High Court has issued notice to the State on a petition challenging the Government Order directing to withdraw the suspension of certain office.....

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Madhya Pradesh High Court Stays MPPSC's Selection Process for Appointment of Medical Officers(27.09.2021)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has stayed notification issued by the Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission (MPPSC) for conducting interviews for the pur.....

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SC Dismisses Plea Challenging Extension of DNB Courses by National Board Of Examination(18.02.2021)

Supreme Court has dismissed the plea by the Association of Diplomate of National Board Doctors challenging the National Board of Examination's notice .....

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Allahabad High Court Stays Arrest of Directors and Writers of ‘Mirzapur’ Series(19.02.2021)

Allahabad High Court has stayed the arrest of 'Mirzapur Series' Directors and Writers namely Karan Anshuman, Gurmeet Singh, Puneet Krishna and Vineet .....

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Allahabad HC: Detention of Person Despite Furnishing of Personal Bond Violative Of Article 21(22.02.2021)

Allahabad High Court has held that keeping a person in custody, despite his furnishing personal bonds as required by the magistrate, is violative of h.....

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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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Delhi HC Directs Police To Remove Unauthorised Hawkers, Vendors From Munirka Village Area(18.11.2021)

Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Police to ensure, on a daily basis, that the unauthorised hawkers and vendors are removed and do not return to.....

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Kerala High Court Issues Guidelines for Family Court to Endorse Divorce Under Muslim Personal Law(18.11.2021)

Kerala High Court has formulated guidelines to be followed by the Family Court in a petition filed to endorse an extrajudicial divorce under Muslim Pe.....

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SEBI: Intermediary Ensure Persons Comply with Fit and Proper Person Criteria(19.11.2021)

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has notified the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Intermediaries) (Third Amendment) Regulations, .....

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Telangana HC Allows A4 Size Papers, Back to Back Printing for Pleadings & Internal Communications(19.11.2021)

Telangana High Court has allowed the usage of A4 size papers to be printed on both sides for filing pleas and internal communications at all levels of.....

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Orissa High Court: Time of Essence in Matters of Medical Termination of Pregnancy(19.11.2021)

Orissa High Court, while refusing to allow a gang-rape survivor to terminate her over 26-week pregnancy, has noted that time is of the essence in matt.....

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Kerala HC: Substantial Distinction Between Consent and Submission to Sexual Intercourse(19.11.2021)

Kerala High Court has held that there is a substantial distinction between consent and submission to sexual intercourse. The Court has observed that m.....

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SC: Injunction Orders Cannot be Passed Against Third Parties Without Hearing Them(22.11.2021)

Supreme Court has held that injunction orders with respect to a suit property cannot be passed in detriment to the interest of third parties who are d.....

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P&H HC: Person Involved In Live-In Relation Without Obtaining Divorce May Face Bigamy Charge(08.11.2021)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that if a married person is in live-in-relationship, without obtaining a divorce from his/her spouse, then .....

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Bombay HC: Services Rendered By Doctors in Lieu of Fees Fall Under Consumer Protection Act, 2019(08.11.2021)

Bombay High Court has held that services performed by healthcare service providers in lieu of fees/charges would fall within the purview of the Consum.....

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AP HC Orders Status Quo on Proposed Cancellation of Land Allotted to Andhra Sugars Limited(09.11.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has ordered status quo on the proposed cancellation of 42.28 acres of land allotted to Andhra Sugars Limited in Jawaharlal N.....

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P&H HC Grants Bail to Person Alleged of Floating Bogus Firms to Facilitate Big Firms to Save GST(09.11.2021)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted bail to a person alleged of floating bogus firms to facilitate big firms to save on Goods and Services tax i.....

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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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Delhi High Court Asks CMMs to Ensure Prompt Uploading of Orders Passed U/S 14 of SARFAESI Act(09.11.2021)

Delhi High Court has asked all the Chief Metropolitan Magistrates in city courts to ensure that the orders passed by them under Section 14 of the Secu.....

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Central Government Amends GFRs Permitting Payment of 75% Arbitral Amount to Contractors(10.11.2021)

Central Government has amended the General Financial Rules, 2017 (GFRs), followed by the government departments and agencies, to give effect to a Cabi.....

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Karnataka HC Extends Interim Order Restraining Police from Taking Coercive Against Dream 11 Founders(10.11.2021)

Karnataka High Court has continued its interim order restraining the police from taking any coercive steps against Bhavit Sheth and Harsh Jain, the Fo.....

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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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Madras HC Asks to Consider Revising Quantum of Compensation for Deaths of Manual Scavengers(11.11.2021)

Madras High Court has observed that the current quantum of compensation payable upon death due to manual scavenging may be inadequate and thus urged t.....

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Delhi High Court Seeks SDMC's Suggestions on Management of Squatters(11.11.2021)

Delhi High Court has sought suggestions from the South Delhi Municipal Corporation on the management of squatters in the area, observing that Nehru Pl.....

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Delhi HC Seeks Stand on Plea for Changing Nomenclature of Nurses Working in Private Hospitals(11.11.2021)

Delhi High Court has sought the stand of Centre in a petition seeking change in the nomenclature of Nursing Personnel working in private hospitals at .....

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Telangana HC: E-Copies of Bail Orders Sufficient for Release; Certified Copies Not Necessary(22.11.2021)

Telangana High Court has dispensed with the requirement of certified copies of bail orders observing that the indefeasible fundamental right of an acc.....

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Tripura High Court Directs Appointment of Special Prosecutors Within 2 Weeks(22.11.2021)

Tripura High Court has asked the state government to appoint special public prosecutors for conducting the proceedings in the cases related to Tripura.....

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Kerala HC Seeks Explanation on Controversy of Stale Halal Jaggery Used at Sabarimala(22.11.2021)

Kerala High Court has directed the Commissioner of Food Safety to file an explanation about the ongoing controversy of stale halal jaggery being used .....

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Madras HC Refuses to Hear PIL Challenging Vaccine Mandate for Teachers(23.11.2021)

Madras High Court has termed a Public Interest Litigation challenging the compulsory double vaccination policy of the government to enter educational .....

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Kerala High Court: Police Officers Bound to Wear Uniform While on Duty(23.11.2021)

Kerala High Court has accentuated on the fact that police officers must comply with the relevant statutory provisions/guidelines making it mandatory t.....

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Rajasthan HC: Aggrieved Person to Include Any Woman Including Foreign Citizen(23.11.2021)

Rajasthan High Court has held that as per Section 2(a) of the Domestic Violence Act of 2005, the definition of aggrieved person, would include any wom.....

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CBIC launches Digital Application for Scheduling of Examination of Cargo for Traders(12.11.2021)

Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has launched an online facility for scheduling examination of Import cargo with the aim of minimizing the .....

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Calcutta HC Allows Restricted Immersion Processions to Take Place for Jagasddhatri Puja(12.11.2021)

Calcutta High Court has allowed for restricted immersion procession to take place for Jagaddhatri puja following all Covid-19 protocol. The Court was .....

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SEBI Notifies Rules on Co-Investment Made by Investors of Alternative Investment Funds(15.11.2021)

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has notified the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Alternative Investment Funds) (Fifth Amendment.....

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Madras High Court Holds Collection of Cash Handling Charges From Stamp Vendors Illegal(15.11.2021)

Madras High Court has ruled that the practice of collecting cash handling charges from stamp vendors who deposit money through treasury challans into .....

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SC Dismisses PIL Challenging 'Centre's Overriding Power' Over Deputation/Transfers of IPS Officers(01.03.2021)

Supreme Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation challenging the constitutionality of Rule 6(1) of the Indian Police Service (Cadre) Rules, 19.....

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SC Dismisses PIL Challenging 'Centre's Overriding Power' Over Deputation/Transfers of IPS Officers(01.03.2021)

Supreme Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation challenging the constitutionality of Rule 6(1) of the Indian Police Service (Cadre) Rules, 19.....

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Allahabad HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Removal of Mobile Towers for Maintaining Public Health(01.03.2021)

Allahabad High Court has dismissed a writ petition seeking removal of a mobile tower from a residential area on the ground that it has deleterious eff.....

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SC Refuses to Extend Bail of Prisoners Released to Decongest Prisons During Covid-19(02.03.2021)

Supreme Court has refused to extend the bail of the prisoners who were released last year to decongest jails in Delhi due to the outbreak of Covid-19 .....

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Supreme Court Refuses Urgent Listing for Builders' Plea to Lift Construction Ban in Delhi(06.12.2021)

Supreme Court has turned down a plea made on behalf of a builders group for urgent listing of its plea to lift the blanket ban imposed on construction.....

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Supreme Court Asks to Chalk Out Plan to Rehabilitate Evicted Slum Dwellers(07.12.2021)

Supreme Court has asked the Ministry of Railways, State Governments and Municipal Corporations to chalk out a plan with regards to rehabilitation of s.....

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GSTN: Taxpayers can File Table 6A of Form GSTR-1 Separately Once Again(11.02.2021)

Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN) has reintroduced the option to file Table 6A of Form GSTR-1 separately. The Table 6A of GSTR-1 needs export deta.....

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SC: Homebuyers Cannot be Deprived of Interim Compensation Merely for Want of Execution of Sale Deed(11.02.2021)

Supreme Court has opined in connection with the Maradu flat demolition case that once it has been established that the home buyers have in fact made p.....

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SC Directs Bajaj Allianz to Come Up with Draft Guidelines for Compensation Disbursement Process(15.02.2021)

Supreme Court has directed the Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company, to come up with draft guidelines for facilitating compensation disbursement pr.....

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Allahabad HC Dismisses Plea for Protection Against Unlawful Conversion Ordinance(15.02.2021)

Allahabad High Court has dismissed as withdrawn petitions filed by a Muslim man and his family from Etah who had prayed that the Court grant protectio.....

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SC Issues Notice on Plea for Benefits as Workers of Apps Like Uber, Ola, Zomato, Swiggy Etc(13.12.2021)

Supreme Court has issued notice in a writ petition seeking social security rights for gig workers employed by online food delivery, courier and tax ag.....

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Supreme Court Permits State of Himachal Pradesh to Divert Forest Land for Public Projects(14.12.2021)

Supreme Court has permitted the State of Himachal Pradesh for diversion of forest land under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for construction of c.....

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SC Requires Service on SG in Plea Seeking Record on Adverse Effects After Vaccination(26.11.2021)

Supreme Court has required to be served on the office of the Solicitor General (SG) the plea seeking directions to Centre to follow up, record and adv.....

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NGT Imposes Fine on Company for Changing Course of Natural Water Channel in Odisha(29.11.2021)

National Green Tribunal (NGT), Eastern Zone, has slapped a fine of Rs. 2 crore on the Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL) for changing the natural c.....

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Kerala HC: Registered Headload Workers Not Entitled to Insist on Being Engaged at Sabarimala(29.11.2021)

Kerala High Court has ruled that registered headload workers have no legal right to insist that they should be engaged in the loading and unloading ac.....

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J&K&L HC Issues Guiding Factor to Magistrates to Pass Conviction Orders Under NI Act(29.11.2021)

Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court has issued certain guiding factors for Magistrates to consider when they pass conviction orders under Section 13.....

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Kerala HC Determines Scope and Ambit of Powers of Release of Goods in Confiscation Proceedings(30.11.2021)

Kerala High Court has determined the scope and ambit of the powers of the release of goods while the confiscation proceedings are going on under the C.....

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AAR, Tamil Nadu: Applicant Can Adopt Methods to Arrive at Value of Supply to Distinct Persons(20.01.2021)

Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR), Tamil Nadu has ruled that the applicant can adopt methods provided under Rule 28 read with Section 15 of the Centra.....

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AAR, Tamil Nadu: Applicant Can Adopt Methods to Arrive at Value of Supply to Distinct Persons(20.01.2021)

Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR), Tamil Nadu has ruled that the applicant can adopt one of three methods to arrive at the value in respect of supply .....

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SC Issues Notice on Plea for Reconstitution of Committee to Resolve Deadlock of Farmers and Govt(20.01.2021)

Supreme Court has issued notice on an application seeking re-constitution of the Committee appointed by the Top Court for the purpose of holding talks.....

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Karnataka HC Directs State to Decide on Complete Ban on Use of Firecrackers(25.01.2021)

Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to within 3 months decide on the prayers made in two petitions, seeking a complete ban on use o.....

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Kerala HC Directs to Frame Guidelines Against Forced Conversion Therapy Among LGBTQ+ Community(14.12.2021)

Kerala High Court has directed the State government to frame guidelines against the allegedly forced conversion therapy delivered to individuals belon.....

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Madras High Court Permits Temporary Parking for Koyambedu Market Traders(30.11.2021)

Madras High Court has instructed the Koyambedu Market Management Committee and Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) to earmark a specific.....

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SC Asks Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs on Rehabilitation Policy for Slum Dwellers(30.11.2021)

Supreme Court has asked the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs to place its stand as to whether it has any policy in slums adjacent to Railway Trac.....

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Supreme Court Issues Notice on PIL Seeking to Ensure Food Security for Refugees & Asylum Seekers(30.11.2021)

Supreme Court has issued notice to the Centre and several states on the Public Interest Litigation seeking to ensure food security for all refugees an.....

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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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Allahabad HC Dismisses PIL Challenging Sugam Darshan System of Kashi Vishwanath Temple(01.12.2021)

Allahabad High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation plea challenging the Sugam Darshan system in the Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Banar.....

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SC: Evidence Showing Meeting of Minds Between Conspirators Important for Offence u/s 120-B IPC(08.12.2021)

Supreme Court has observed that in absence of any evidence to show meeting of minds between the conspirators for the intended object of committing an .....

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SC Seeks Response from ECI regarding Deletion of 65 Lakh Voters(06.08.2025)

Supreme Court has sought response from the Election Commission of India regarding the allegations of irregularities in deletion of 65 lakh voters from.....

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CJI: No Designated Senior Advocate to Orally Mention Matters(06.08.2025)

Chief Justice of India BR Gavai has stated that no designated Senior Advocate will be allowed to orally mention matters in Court No.1 from next Monday.....

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SC: Alimony from First Marriage Irrelevant to Decide Alimony from Second Marriage(06.08.2025)

Supreme Court while rejection a husband’s contention that the wife was not entitled to alimony as she got a fair settlement from her first divorce, ha.....

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Supreme Court: Borrowers Retain Redemption Rights if Balance is Paid After Auction Deadline(03.04.2026)

Under the SARFAESI Act, 2002, the Supreme Court held that if an auction buyer fails to pay the balance on time, the sale is incomplete and not final; .....

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SC Grants Bail to Doctors as Were Not Provided in Writing, Citing 'Mihir Shah' Verdict(06.04.2026)

Supreme Court recently granted bail to two doctors in a narcotics case, noting that they had not been provided the grounds of their arrest in writing .....

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Delhi HC: POCSO Charges Stay Even If Minors Remain Unidentified In Child Sexual Exploitation Cases(06.04.2026)

Delhi High Court held that accused cannot be discharged under the POCSO Act merely because child victims in CSEM cases are unidentified or their ages .....

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Karnataka HC: Caste Slurs at Factory Dispatch Area Accessible to Workers Amount to Public View(06.04.2026)

Karnataka High Court held that a factory dispatch door, though not a public place, can qualify as “public view” under Section 3(1)(r) of the SC/ST (Pr.....

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