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Blast from the Past

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



Notifications & Circulars

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



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



Prison modernisation reforms(06.02.2018)

Prisons being a State subject, modernization of prisons is undertaken by respective State Governments. The Ministry of Home Affairs is supporting the .....

Tags : Reforms, Prison, Modernisation



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

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

Tags : Exemption, Pension, Disabled personnel



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 .....

Tags : Financial transactions, Relevant person, Activity



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.....

Tags : income tax rules, registration, persons



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.....

Tags : Agreement, Signing of, Repatriation, Bru persons



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.....

Tags : Authorization, Chairperson, DRAT



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 (.....

Tags : Pension fund, Specified person, Eligible investment



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.....

Tags : Registered persons, Turnover, Financial year



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.....

Tags : Europe, convention, sentenced prisoners, transfer, accession



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.....

Tags : Pension fund, Specified person, Eligible investment



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.....

Tags : Sovereign wealth fund, Specified person, Provision



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.....

Tags : Appointment, Chairperson, NFRA



Telecommunication (Broadcasting and Cable) Services (Fourth) (Addressable Systems) Tariff (Sixth Amendment) Order, 2015(29.12.2015)

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has released the Sixth Amendment to its Broadcasting and Cable Rules, in an effort to ensure choice availabl.....

Tags : Television, channels, reasonable price, discounted



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.....

Tags : Differently abled persons, Guidelines



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



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.....

Tags : Pension fund, Specified person, Eligible investment



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.....

Tags : Specified person, Eligible investment, Notification



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.....

Tags : Pension fund, Investment Board, Specified person



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



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.....

Tags : Cautions, Investors, Impersonation



International Cases

Bail can only be granted, if the Court is satisfied that, there are exceptional reasons for not keeping Appellant in custody(01.08.2019)

Application filed on 24 June 2019, for bail pending an appeal against sentence, pursuant to clause 4A of point C of schedule 1 of the Bail Act 1982. I.....

Tags : Bail, Grant, Exceptional reasons



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



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.....

Tags : Sovereign wealth fund, Specified person



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 .....

Tags : Legal person, Activity, Notification



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.....

Tags : Split, Position, Chairperson, Managing Directors



A curfew enforced by electronic tagging, clocking in and clocking out, and arrest or imprisonment for breach was a “classic detention or confinement”(12.02.2020)

Present case is about the meaning of imprisonment at common law and whether it should, or should not, now be aligned with the concept of deprivation o.....

Tags : False imprisonment, Compensation, 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



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,.....

Tags : Exemption, Registered person, Turnover



No permission to foreign law firms to open Liaison Office(29.10.2015)

The Reserve Bank of India has notified, in compliance with Supreme Court of India directions that foreign law firms are not allowed to open Liaison Of.....

Tags : Foreign law firm, liaison, office, rbi



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



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



Imposition of a life sentence is not to be departed from ‘lightly and for flimsy reasons which could not withstand scrutiny’(14.03.2024)

The order of the high court was substituted with an order dismissing the appeal against the sentence imposed by the regional court, and reinstated the.....

Tags : Life imprisonment, Imposition, Legality



Let’s not play, Sony(25.01.2016)

The United States Patent and Trademark Office put to bed Sony’s application to register a trade mark in the prhase ‘Let’s Play’. Previously rejected f.....

Tags : Sony, playstation, lets play, trade mark, us



Global power play spills into Russian court(19.04.2016)

Russia’s Constitutional Court ruled against acceding to a European Court of Human Rights denouncement against Russian law that prohibits prisoners fro.....

Tags : russia, constitution, disenfranchisement, echr, prisoner rights



Warner Music does not own rights to ‘Happy Birthday’ lyrics(22.09.2015)

A United States District Court granted Plaintiffs’ motion that the Defendants did not receive copyright to the lyrics of the well-known song ‘Happy Bi.....

Tags : copyright, song, happy birthday, lyrics



Court must not grant leave to appeal unless a ground has a reasonable prospect of success(25.09.2017)

The Appellant seeks leave to appeal against a conviction for being a reportable offender who, without reasonable excuse, failed to comply with his rep.....

Tags : Obligation, Report, Reasonable excuse



Judgments

Trade mark ruling eases Lupin’s pressure(23.12.2015)

Bombay High Court granted a motion in favour of Lupin Limited, maker of ‘Nebistar’ line of medicines. It determined Lupin’s registered mark and ‘Nebis.....

Tags : Trade mark, divisibility, comparison, pronunciation



Trade mark ruling eases Lupin’s pressure(23.12.2015)

Bombay High Court granted a motion in favour of Lupin Limited, maker of ‘Nebistar’ line of medicines. It determined Lupin’s registered mark and ‘Nebis.....

Tags : Trade mark, divisibility, comparison, pronunciation



Fundamental rights and human rights cannot be ignored only because of adverse circumstances(03.10.2016)

Issue involved in instant Petition is relating to over-crowding in prisons. Supreme Court by order dated 5th February, 2016 had given directions which.....

Tags : Prisons, Over-crowding, Direction



In review jurisdiction, Court shall interfere only when there is a glaring omission or patent mistake(19.12.2017)

In facts of present case, the Petitioner herein was the son of the Respondents. The Petitioner is 52 years of age and thus the Respondents must be mor.....

Tags : Judgment, Review, Sufficient reason



SC reverses High Court’s premature release of TADA convict(29.06.2016)

The Supreme Court reproached the Punjab and Haryana High Court for assuming “power on the basis of individual perception or notion” in light of its fa.....

Tags : tada, life imprisonment, amnesty



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



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



Court is empowered to impose imprisonment of less than one year, if some special reasons in favour of Accused are made out(05.02.2019)

The Appellant was working as "Kanoongo/Patwari" was prosecuted for commission of the offences punishable under Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corru.....

Tags : Sentence, Modification, Special reasons



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



In a non-compoundable offence, compromise entered into between parties is a relevant circumstance for Court to consider quantum of sentence(22.07.2019)

Present appeal arises out of judgment passed by the High Court by which the High Court has acquitted Accused-Ranjit Singh from the charges by giving h.....

Tags : Offence, Compromise, Imprisonment, Reduction



An appeal is a continuation of proceedings of original Court and Court of first appeal must record its findings only after dealing with all issues of law as well as fact(12.02.2020)

Present is the Plaintiff's appeal challenging the judgment passed by the High Court, whereby the High Court has confirmed the judgment and decree pas.....

Tags : Contract, Specific performance, reasoned order



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



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



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



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



Puffery’ by advertiser permitted, so long as it doesn’t misrepresent(01.06.2016)

Delhi High Court dismissed an application Gillette India against Reckitt Benckiser for airing allegedly disparaging and false television advertisement.....

Tags : advertisement, comparison, commercial speech, protected



Cause and reason are immaterial in determining if demand made in nexus of marriage is for dowry(13.08.2015)

Any demand for property or a valuable security, directly or indirectly, that has nexus with marriage would constitute a demand of dowry, regardless of.....

Tags : Dowry, cause, reason, demand



Every judicial or quasi-judicial order passed by Court must be supported with reasons in support of its conclusion(08.04.2019)

The Appellant filed an eviction petition against the Respondents. By order, the Civil Judge decreed the suit and passed the decree for eviction agains.....

Tags : Judicial order, Reasoning, Absence



UAE Exchange Centre’s liaison office in India would not constitute a ‘Permanent Establishment’, thus not liable to pay tax as per provisions of IT Act and DTAAs signed between two nations(24.04.2020)

The Respondent is a limited company incorporated in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It is engaged in offering, among others, remittance services for t.....

Tags : Liaison office, Tax, Liability



Multiple life imprisonment sentences to not run consecutively(01.01.1900)

A constitution bench of the Supreme Court held that though multiple sentences for life imprisonment can be awarded for multiple crimes, the same canno.....

Tags : murder, sentence, life imprisonment, consecutive



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



Magnasound and Sony ordered to hand over music to liquidator(21.10.2015)

The Bombay High Court ordered Magnasound, Sony Music and another to hand over Magnasound’s repository of music and other materials to its Official Liq.....

Tags : sony, asha bhosale, wind up, employees



News

Supreme Court Relief to Tata Sons(24.11.2015)

Supreme Court has stayed Maharashtra Government’s demand order for Rs 300 crore in sales tax payment from Tata Sons.

Tags : Supreme Court , Maharashtra Government,Tata Sons



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.....

Tags : SC, PPSC Chairperson Anil Kumar Yadav



CCI Junks Complaints against Sony, HP(30.11.2015)

Competition Commission of India (CCI) has dismissed allegations against Sony India and Hewlett Packard India Sales, alleging anti-competitive business.....

Tags : Competition Commission of India, Sony, HP



Bombay HC Confirms Life Imprisonment or 23 Convicts in Murder Case(01.12.2015)

Bombay High Court has confirmed life imprisonment for 23 convicts who belong to Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), convicted for murder of three perso.....

Tags : Bombay High Court , life imprisonment for 23 convicts



Punjab and Haryana HC Provides Shield to Parents against Unruly and Unsupportive Children(03.12.2015)

Punjab and Haryana HC while taking petition by Gurpreet Singh against his father, has given a new meaning to parent-son relationship. The court has s.....

Tags : Punjab and Haryana HC, parent-son relationship



SC Advocates for Stringent Punishment for Rash Driving, Directs Centre to Amend Laws(07.12.2016)

Supreme Court, while holding that existing two-year imprisonment for causing death due to rash and negligent driving as grossly inadequate, has asked .....

Tags : Supreme Court, Rash Driving, imprisonment



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.....

Tags : Bombay HC, RBI, currency notes, coins, blind persons



CCI Approves Strides Shasun’s Acquisition Plan(19.01.2016)

Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved Strides Shasun’s acquisition of seven brands from consumer healthcare firm Johnson and Johnson.

Tags : Competition Commission of India, Strides Shasun, Johnson and Johnson



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 .....

Tags : Department of Personnel and Training, Central Secretariat Service officers



SC: Can ‘Rigorous’ Be Added By Courts When They Award Life Imprisonment?(21.12.2016)

Supreme Court has agreed to examine the question whether Courts are statutorily empowered to make life imprisonments tougher for convicts by adding ‘r.....

Tags : Supreme Court, life imprisonments, rigorous



Delhi HC Bars 83 Websites From Streaming or Downloading Dangal’s Songs(21.12.2016)

Delhi High Court has barred 83 websites from playing or downloading songs of Aamir Khan-starrer Dangal, besides over 280 other films.

Tags : Delhi High Court, Dangal, Songs, downloading



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".

Tags : Punjab & Haryana HC, Sportspersons



Supreme Court: Life Sentence Means Imprisonment Till End of Life(28.12.2016)

Supreme Court has refused to dilute its zealously adhered principle, ‘life sentence means imprisonment till the end of life’, and rejected a plea for .....

Tags : Supreme Court, Life Sentence, Imprisonment



CCI Approves Madison India- Micromax Deal(28.12.2016)

Competition Commission of India (CCI) has accepted request from investment fund Madison India Opportunities Ltd to acquire an equity stake in mobile p.....

Tags : CCI, Madison India, Micromax



Bombay HC to Maharashtra: Improve facilities at Yerwada Prison(16.10.2015)

Bombay High Court has directed State Government to take corrective steps to improve facilities at the Yerwada prison and provide better facilities to .....

Tags : Bombay High Court , Yerwada Prison



Bombay HC to Magnasound and Sony: Hand Over Masters and Other Material Back to Official Liquidator(23.10.2015)

Bombay HC has ordered Sony Music and Magnasound India to hand over masters and other material back to official liquidator. Magnasound India had made a.....

Tags : Bombay HC, Sony Music , Magnasound India



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.....

Tags : Bombay HC, Party in Person



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.....

Tags : Rajasthan High Court, VIP prisoners



Bombay HC Rejects Parole Plea, Allows Surgery in Hospital(25.10.2016)

Bombay High Court, while allowing a prisoner to undergo reconstruction surgery at a Kolhapur Hospital, has refused to release a prisoner from Kolhapur.....

Tags : Bombay High Court , Kolhapur Hospital, Kolhapur Central Prison, parole



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.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Women Prisoners



Madras High Court Denies Relief to Helios and Matheson(31.08.2015)

Madras HC has dismissed plea filed by M/s Helios and Matheson Information Technology Ltd. seeking to quash FIR against it, contending that Economic Of.....

Tags : Madras HC, M/s Helios and Matheson Information Technology Ltd.



Delhi High Court Directs Rajya Sabha Members Soni and Selja to Vacate Bungalows(08.09.2015)

Delhi High Court has slammed Ambika Soni and Kumari Selja over seeking bigger bungalows as residence without waiting for result of 2014 general electi.....

Tags : Delhi High Court,Ambika Soni and Kumari Selja



Union Cabinet Approves Reconstitution of Law Commission(10.09.2015)

The Union Cabinet has approved the reconstitution of Law Commission. With the approval, the Law Ministry would now constitute the 21st Law Commission .....

Tags : Union Cabinet, 21st Law Commission, Law Commisison



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.....

Tags : Madras HC , Prisoners



Bombay HC Says 'Inmates of Open Prison Can Be Released on Furlough Without Surety'(08.08.2017)

Bombay High Court has upheld decision of a full bench of High Court that held that under Prisons (Bombay Furlough And Parole) Rules, 1959, a convict c.....

Tags : Bombay High Court, Open Prison



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 .....

Tags : Delhi Court, Media Person



CCI Orders Inquiry against Max Super Speciality Hospital(19.11.2015)

Competition Commission of India (CCI) has ordered inquiry against Max Super Speciality Hospital and Becton Dickinson India for alleged anti-competitiv.....

Tags : Competition Commission of India , Max Super Speciality Hospital , Becton Dickinson India



Madras High Court: Sons Are Duty-Bound to Look After Mother(20.11.2015)

Madras HC has ruled that as per 'dharma', sons are duty-bound to maintain the mother and directed a man settled in Canada and earning Rs. 3 lakh a mon.....

Tags : Madras HC , sons are duty-bound to maintain the mother



Supreme Court Defers Hearing of Election Petition against Sonia Gandhi(27.10.2016)

Supreme Court has deferred hearing of a plea challenging Sonia Gandhi's Election from Rae Bareli Lok Sabha Constituency in 2014 on the issue of her ci.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Sonia Gandhi, Election, Rae Bareli



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.....

Tags : Jammu and Kashmir High Court, arson, schools



NCLT Dismisses Cyrus Mistry’s Plea to Transfer Case Against Tata Sons(09.10.2017)

National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has dismissed a petition moved by Cyrus Mistry’s firms seeking transfer of their company petition against Tata So.....

Tags : National Company Law Tribunal, Tata Sons



SC: Modification of Sentence From Life Imprisonment to 20-Yr RI Not Enhancement, But Reduction(11.10.2017)

Supreme Court, while reiterating that life imprisonment means imprisonment for full life & not for 14 years, has observed that modification of sentenc.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Life Imprisonment



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.

Tags : Madras High Court, Prisoners, Basic Amenities



Supreme Court: Concept of National Song Not In Our Constitution(20.02.2017)

Supreme Court, while declining to entertain a plea to direct Centre to frame a National Policy to promote Vande Mataram, has said that there is no con.....

Tags : Supreme Court, National Song, Vande Mataram



Trial Court Can’t Order Accused to Undergo Life Term Beyond 14 Yrs Without Chance for Remission: DHC(03.04.2018)

Delhi High Court has said that the trial court cannot order an accused to undergo life imprisonment for a certain number of years beyond 14 years with.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Life Imprisonment



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 .....

Tags : Madras High Court, Prison Personnel



DIRECT TAXATION - Omission by CA Reasonable Cause for Not Claiming Refund in Time: Delhi HC(28.02.2019)

Delhi High Court has held that omission on the part of the Chartered Accountant/ auditor would constitute a reasonable cause delay in claiming the ref.....

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DIRECT TAXATION - Omission by CA Reasonable Cause for Not Claiming Refund in Time: Delhi HC(28.02.2019)

Delhi High Court has held that omission on the part of the Chartered Accountant/ auditor would constitute a reasonable cause delay in claiming the ref.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Omission by CA Reasonable Cause for Not Claiming Refund in Time



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.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Person can’t Claim Right to a Sibling’s Self-Acquired Property.



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.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Person can’t Claim Right to a Sibling’s Self-Acquired Property.



Ericsson Fails to Book Indian Patent Bid for Mobile Altitude Determination(26.04.2016)

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Ericsson) has been denied an Indian patent for an ‘invention’ that defines altitude determination method in a cellula.....

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SC Grants Bail to Alleged Maoist Angela Sontakey(05.05.2016)

Supreme Court has granted bail to alleged Maoist Angela Sontakey, five years after she was arrested in April 2011 for her alleged links with banned le.....

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CIC Issues Fresh Notice to Sonia Gandhi in RTI Matter(09.05.2016)

Central Information Commission (CIC) has issued a fresh notice to Congress President Sonia Gandhi to explain her case before its Full Bench on allegat.....

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Bombay HC Seeks Details of Children in State Prisons(24.03.2017)

Bombay High Court has asked State to reply on how many children are there in its 32 prisons and how much amount has been spent to establish anganwadis.....

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CRIMINAL - Sessions Court can't Award Sentence Between 'Life Imprisonment' & 'Death Sentence': Karnataka HC(29.03.2019)

Karnataka High Court has held that a Sessions Court can only award either life imprisonment or death sentence in a murder case, and has no power to in.....

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CRIMINAL - Sessions Court can't Award Sentence Between 'Life Imprisonment' & 'Death Sentence': Karnataka HC(29.03.2019)

Karnataka High Court has held that a Sessions Court can only award either life imprisonment or death sentence in a murder case, and has no power to in.....

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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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Delhi HC Rejects Ericsson’s Plea Challenging CCI Orders(31.03.2016)

Delhi HC, while upholding jurisdiction of Competition Commission of India (CCI) to probe anti-competitive practices including abuse of dominant positi.....

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Delhi HC Grants One More Day to RBI For Finalizing Stand on Tata-Docomo Arbitration Award(15.03.2017)

Delhi High Court has allowed Reserve Bank of India (RBI) a further day to finalise its stand on enforcement of $ 1.18 billion Tata Sons-NTT DoCoMo arb.....

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CIVIL - Pregnancy of Candidates Not Reason to Change Selection Rules: Patna HC(07.03.2019)

Patna High Court has observed that right of a female to have child at pre-employment stage can't compel employer to mould terms and conditions of sele.....

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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 - 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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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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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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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.....

Tags : Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India, Insurance Sales Persons (ISPs), Insurance Marketing Firms (IMFs)



Supreme Court Seeks Report on Condition of Prisons Across the Country(31.07.2018)

Supreme Court has sought a comprehensive report from the Centre and states on the condition of prisons and observation homes across the country.

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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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Madras High Court: Conversations Between a Prisoner and Spouse Should be Unmonitored(29.05.2019)

Madras High Court has held that the conversations between a prisoner and spouse should be unmonitored in recognition of the conjugal rights of prisone.....

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SC: Private Colleges Awaiting Affiliation Can’t Admit Students(04.07.2016)

Supreme Court has ruled that private colleges awaiting affiliation from the university concerned cannot admit students to various courses and put the .....

Tags : Supreme Court, Admisison of Students



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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Allahabad HC Rejects Plea against Sonia Gandhi's Election to Lok Sabha(12.07.2016)

Allahabad High Court has rejected petition challenging election of Congress President Sonia Gandhi to the Lok Sabha from Rae Bareli.

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St. Louis Jury Orders Johnson & Johnson to Pay $148m in Talcum Powder Cancer Case(08.05.2017)

Johnson & Johnson was ordered by a St. Louis Jury to pay more than $110 million to a Virginia woman who blamed her ovarian cancer on the company’s tal.....

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State Obliged to Provide Medical Treatment to Inmates/Prisoners in Need: Bombay High Court(20.06.2018)

Bombay High Court has held that it is the duty of the state to provide free medical assistance to any inmate or prisoner.

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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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Bombay HC Rejects Wilson College Plea for Withholding Info Under RTI(02.05.2019)

Bombay High Court has upheld decision of State Information Commission (SIC), which directed that details of the amount collected by Wilson College by .....

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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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Madhya Pradesh HC Commutes Life Imprisonment to 7 Years in Murder Case(16.09.2016)

Madhya Pradesh HC has commuted to seven years jail term life imprisonment awarded to a man for murder of a ten-year-old boy, holding that it was a cul.....

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NCLAT Declines Stay on Tata Sons' Conversion to Private Company(27.08.2018)

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has said that Tata Sons cannot force ousted chairman Cyrus Mistry to sell his shares in the group hold.....

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Karnataka High Court Confirms Direction to Son and Wife to Vacate House(20.06.2019)

Karnataka High Court has confirmed an order of the local police directing a son to vacate the house of his parents after it was proved that he along w.....

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Karnataka High Court Asks State Government to Submit Report on Prison Facilities(20.06.2019)

Karnataka High Court has asked the State Govt to submit a comprehensive report on the facilities provided to the prisoners in jails across the State b.....

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Claiming time of essence in property sale? Prove it!(16.02.2016)

Bangalore High Court set a high threshold for claims that time was of the essence in a contract for sale of immovable property. Onus, however, was pla.....

Tags : reasonable, time of essence, immovable property, sale, income tax clearance



CCI: Syringemaker, Hospital Gouging Patients(06.01.2016)

Competition Commission of India (CCI) has found Max Super Specialty Hospital, Patparganj and Becton Dickson India Pvt Ltd, a manufacturer of disposabl.....

Tags : Competition Commission of India , Max Super Specialty Hospital, Patparganj , Becton Dickson India Pvt Ltd



CCI Approves Panasonic-GS Yuasa Acquisition Deal(08.01.2016)

Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved acquisition of Panasonic's battery business by Japan's GS Yuasa Corp.

Tags : Competition Commission of India , Panasonic, GS Yuasa Corp.



Delhi HC: Party Organizers Liable to Pay Royalty for Using Copyrighted Songs(04.01.2017)

Delhi High Court has said that any event organiser, if using copyrighted music or songs in a party, would have to inform Copyright Societies which wil.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Copyright, songs, Royalty



Bombay HC Directs State to Figure Out Need to Set up Modern Prisons(06.01.2017)

Bombay High Court has asked State Government to consider carrying out a scientific exercise to ascertain future requirements of setting up modern jail.....

Tags : Bombay High Court, Modern Prisons



Reasonable Force Used by Teacher to Discipline Student Not a Crime : Kerala HC(02.01.2019)

Kerala High Court has given relief to a school teacher by quashing a criminal case initiated against him for punishing a student and observed that par.....

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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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Supreme Court Upholds Life Term of 16 Persons Convicted For Killing Eight Family Members(14.12.2016)

Supreme Court has upheld life imprisonment awarded to 16 persons convicted for killing eight members of a family, including a one-and-half-year-old in.....

Tags : Supreme Court, life term, life imprisonment



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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Bombay HC Agrees to Hear Tata Sons, Nusli Wadia in EGM Vote Case(16.12.2016)

Bombay High Court has allowed Tata Sons and Industrialist Nusli Wadia to be made parties to a suit filed by four retail shareholders on removal of ind.....

Tags : Bombay High Court, Tata Sons, Nusli Wadia, EGM Vote



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.....

Tags : Supreme Court, BJP Spokesperson, political activism



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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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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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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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.....

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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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NCLT Dismisses Mistry’s Contempt Plea Against Tata Sons(19.01.2017)

National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has dismissed contempt plea filed by Cyrus Mistry's family firms against Tata Sons but gave Former Chairman an op.....

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CCI Approves Sony Pictures Deal to Buy Ten Sports(19.01.2017)

Competition Commission of India (CCI) has cleared Sony Pictures Networks’ proposed purchase of Ten Sports, owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises.

Tags : Competition Commission of India, Ten Sports, Zee Entertainment, Sony Pictures



Magistrate Not Liable to Record Reasons for Summoning Accused in Case Instituted on Police Report: SC(06.02.2019)

Supreme Court has re-iterated that in a case based upon the police report, the Magistrate is not required to record any reason at the stage of issuing.....

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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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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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US Court Gives Clearance to Johnson & Johnson in Baby Powder-Cancer Trial(23.12.2019)

US Court has ruled that the baby powder of Johnson & Johnson is not responsible for a Missouri woman's cancer. The litigation case (Forrest) in St Lou.....

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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.....

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

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

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Lok Sabha passes Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023(03.08.2023)

In order to protect right of individuals and their digital personal data, Lok Sabha passes Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023. The Bill prote.....

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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.....

Tags : Central Board of Direct Taxes , Association of Persons, consortium



Bombay HC: Stepson of a Hindu Dying Intestate Can’t Claim Inheritance(07.02.2018)

Bombay High Court has held that the stepson of a Hindu citizen dying intestate cannot claim inheritance over his property.

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CONTEMPT OF COURT - Ericsson case: SC Holds Anil Ambani Guilty of Contempt, Asks Him to Pay Rs. 453 cr or Face Jail(20.02.2019)

Supreme Court has held Reliance Group chairman and its two directors guilty of contempt for willfully not paying Rs. 550 crore to Ericsson and asked A.....

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CONTEMPT OF COURT - Ericsson Case: SC Holds Anil Ambani Guilty of Contempt, Asks Him to Pay Rs. 453 cr or Face Jail(20.02.2019)

Supreme Court has held Reliance Group chairman and its two directors guilty of contempt for willfully not paying Rs. 550 crore to Ericsson and asked A.....

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National Companies Law Appellate Tribunal Removes Strictures on ROC in Tata Sons’ Case(03.01.2020)

National Companies Law Appellate Tribunal has removed strictures against the Registrar of Companies, Mumbai, from its order that ruled that Tata Sons’.....

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NCLAT Issues Clarification on its Order in Tata Sons Case(06.01.2020)

National Companies Law Appellate Tribunal has said that the illegality of the conversion of Tata Sons from a deemed public limited company to a privat.....

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

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

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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.....

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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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CRIMINAL - Death Sentence Only When Life Term is Inadequate: SC(13.03.2019)

Supreme Court, while commuting death sentence awarded to a man convicted for rape and murder of a five year old girl, has observed that death sentence.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Life Imprisonment, Death Sentence



Calcutta HC: Unreasoned Arbitral Awards are Opposed to Public Policy Under Section 34 of A&C Act(21.01.2020)

Calcutta High Court has set aside an arbitral award that was found to be bereft of proper reasoning and application of mind. The Court has held that a.....

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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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SC: Appeal Against Composite Sentence of Imprisonment and Fine Does Not Abate on Death of Accused(22.01.2020)

Supreme Court has observed that, if the Accused-Appellant dies during the pendency of a criminal appeal against a composite sentence of imprisonment a.....

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Supreme Court Issues Notice on Plea by Tata Sons Challenging NCLAT Order(27.01.2020)

Supreme Court has issued a notice on a plea filed by the Tata Sons challenging the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal’s (NCLAT) order rejecting a.....

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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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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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Bombay High Court to State: Provide Portable Water, Dust Free Village to Residents of Sonshi(28.04.2017)

Bombay High Court at Goa has directed State Government to consider providing potable water to residents of Sonshi and to ensure that dust pollution in.....

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Delhi HC Allows Tata Sons, NTT Docomo to Enforce Arbitral Award by LCIA(01.05.2017)

Delhi High Court has allowed Tata Sons and NTT Docomo to enforce an arbitral award by London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA).

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Supreme Court to Centre, States: Implement Our Directions on Prison Reforms(03.05.2017)

Supreme Court has asked Centre and all States to implement its directions on prison reforms including filling up of vacancies of jail staff across the.....

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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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NCRDC: Exclusion of Song from Movie Which Was Included in Trailer Amounts to Unfair Trade Practice(20.02.2020)

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has held that inclusion of a song in the promo of the movie when it is not a part of the movie deceive.....

Tags : National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Exclusion of Song from Movie



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

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

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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 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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Star India, Sony’s Onerous RIO Agreement with Distributors Prima Facie Anti-Competitive: CCI(30.07.2018)

Competition Commission of India (CCI) has held the conduct of Star India Pvt Ltd and Sony Pictures Network Pvt. Ltd. in allegedly using Reference Inte.....

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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 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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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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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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CIC Directs Issue of Notices in Names of the-then Chiefs of Political Parties(24.06.2016)

Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed its Registrar to issue fresh notices in the names of the then Chiefs of political parties after acti.....

Tags : Central Information Commission , Sonia Gandhi



Bombay HC Grants No Relief to Zee in Copyright Case on Kid's Talent Show 'India’s Best Dramebaaz'(10.04.2017)

Bombay High Court has refused to grant any relief to Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd and dismissed the notice of motion in a commercial suit filed a.....

Tags : Bombay High Court, India’s Best Dramebaaz, Zee, Sony



Ericsson May have to Refund Rs. 576 Crore to RCom: NCLAT(09.04.2019)

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has said that Swedish equipment maker Ericsson would have to refund Rs. 576 crore including interest to Relian.....

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ITAT Deletes Addition Against Tata Sons Assessing Rs. 759 Crore as Income(09.04.2019)

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai bench has quashed an order assessing Rs. 759 crore as income in hands of Tata Sons as due provisions were.....

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Securities and Exchange Board of India Bars Sonu Nigam from Selling Agricultural Land(12.03.2020)

Securities and Exchange Board of India has barred Sonu Nigam from disposing or transferring agricultural land in Karjat area, Maharashtra that he had .....

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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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MP HC Commutes Death Penalty to Boy who Killed His Mother Because She Woke Him Up(03.04.2019)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has commuted death sentence awarded to a 'son' who killed his mother for waking him up.

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Delhi HC Directs Commissioner of Income Tax to Examine Claims and Grant Refunds to Ericsson(20.03.2020)

Delhi High Court has directed the Commissioner of Income Tax (CIT) to examine the claims and grant refunds to Ericsson. The Court has also held that t.....

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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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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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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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Kerala HC: Imprisonment in Default of Fine Awarded in Multiple Cases Can’t Run Concurrently(30.03.2020)

Kerala High Court has held that the imprisonment in default of payment of fine awarded on an Accused in a case cannot be directed to run concurrently .....

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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.....

Tags : SC, police personnel , violent protest



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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Karnataka High Court Affirms Life Imprisonment to Advocate Who Killed a Fellow Woman Lawyer in Court(17.05.2019)

Karnataka High Court has upheld the verdict of the lower court whereby the latter had convicted Advocate S. L. Rajappa, who had killed a fellow lady a.....

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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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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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Delhi HC Refuses to Release Prisoner Whose Residence was in Notified Containment Zone(07.05.2020)

Delhi High Court has refused to release a prisoner as his residence fell in the notified containment zone in Delhi.

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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.....

Tags : Madras High Court, Person Loitering Without Mask



Warner Music Group Loses Copyright over ‘Happy Birthday to You’ Song(24.09.2015)

United States District Court in Los Angeles has held that long claimed copyright on “Happy Birth day to You,“ the most popular tune in the English lan.....

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Supreme Court Raps Government for Not Complying With Its Orders(25.09.2015)

SC has rapped government while taking note of government’s delay in implementing its directions on providing promotional avenues and financial upgrada.....

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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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Supreme Court To Pass Order On Setting Up Of Committee On Prison Reforms(13.09.2018)

Supreme Court said it would pass an order to set up a committee headed by a retired apex court judge to deal with all issues pertaining to jails acros.....

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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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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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SC Put Stay on Proceedings on Death Row Convict’s Plea in Delhi HC(05.09.2016)

SC has stayed a hearing on death row convict Sonu Sardar's plea before Delhi HC for commuting his sentence to life imprisonment after Chhattisgarh Gov.....

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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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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 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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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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Delhi HC Directs Superintendent of Prison to Look Into Complaint of Alleged Violence(25.05.2020)

Delhi HC has directed Superintendent of Rohini Central Prison to look into the complaint filed by undertrial prisoner alleging violence committed by c.....

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Delhi High Court: Despite Bail, Inmates Still Languishing in Prison(07.08.2018)

Delhi High Court has expressed concern over non-release of inmates languishing in prisons for a long period of time despite orders of bail in their fa.....

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NCLT Approves Transfer of Airtel's Optical Fibre Cable Business to Telesonic Networks(04.07.2019)

National Company Law Tribunal has approved a scheme of arrangement involving transfer of optical fibre cable business undertaking of Bharti Airtel to .....

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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.

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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 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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Delhi HC Allows Samsonite to Pay Profiteered Amount in Instalments(22.07.2020)

Delhi High Court has allowed Samsonite South Asia to pay a profiteered amount of Rs. 21.8 Crores in equal instalments, instead of paying the full amou.....

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NGT Isues Notices to Civic Agencies over Mahanadi Pollution(06.11.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued showcause notices to Subarnapur District Administration and Sonepur Town Municipality and Odisha Housing and .....

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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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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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Actor Aditya Pancholi Convicted for Assaulting His Neighbour In 2005(07.11.2016)

A Mumbai Base Court has convicted Bollywood Actor Aditya Pancholi and sentenced him to one-year imprisonment for assaulting his neighbor; however, lat.....

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GST Not Payable by Liaison Offices Working with RBI Permission: AAR(23.10.2018)

Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR), Tamil Nadu has held that the liaison offices established with the prior permission of the RBI and the activities o.....

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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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Karnataka HC Directs Govt. to Furnish Details of Facilities for Treatment of Prison Inmates(08.09.2020)

Karnataka High Court has directed the state government to furnish details of facilities available inside prisons for treating COVID-19 patients and th.....

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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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Bombay HC: Over 80% of PILs Not Filed for Genuine Reasons(23.11.2016)

Bombay High Court has observed that "Over 80% of PILs seem to have been filed by people who are put up by some individuals or for the purpose of black.....

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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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Madras High Court Stays NGT Penalty on Tamil Nadu Government(14.11.2018)

Madras High Court has stayed Rs. 2-crore penalty imposed by the National Green Tribunal on the Tamil Nadu Public Works Department for failing to initi.....

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Playing Songs During Marriage Function and Related Ceremonies will not Amount to Copyright Violation(03.09.2019)

Central Government has clarified that utilization of any sound recording during the course of a religious ceremony including marriage procession and a.....

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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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Madras HC Denies to Stay Summons to Actor Simbu and Music Director Anirudh over Beep Song(18.12.2015)

Madras High Court has denied to stay summons issued by police to Tamil film actor Silambarasan and music director Anirudh Ravichander over a controver.....

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Ericsson and Apple Sign Patent Deal, Settle Litigation(22.12.2015)

Ericsson has signed a patent licence deal with Apple Inc, ending a year-long dispute .

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Delhi HC: Adult Son has ‘No Legal Right’ to Stay in Parent’s Self Acquired Property(30.11.2016)

Delhi High Court, while upholding wishes of an elderly couple who wanted their son and daughter-in-law evicted from their house, has ruled that an adu.....

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Delhi HC Refuses Relief to Johnson and Johnson Against Payouts(13.12.2018)

Delhi High Court has declined any interim relief to US-based Johnson and Johnson, which has challenged the formula approved by the Centre for determin.....

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SC Dismisses RCom's Plea for More Time to Pay Ericsson Dues(14.12.2018)

Supreme Court has dismissed Reliance Communications’ (RCom) plea for more time to pay Swedish telecom gear maker Ericsson.

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Karnataka HC Asks State Government to List Steps to Decongest Prisons(14.10.2020)

Karnataka High Court has asked the state government to place on record steps it proposes to take to decongest central prisons in the state to prevent .....

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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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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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Delhi HC Turns Down Ailing Undertrial Prisoner’s Plea to Wear Jeans, Sports Shoes in Jail(03.10.2018)

Delhi High Court has refused to allow an ailing undertrial prisoner to wear jeans and sports shoes in jail, asserting that his fundamental rights are .....

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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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Bombay High Court Pulls Up Goa IG Prisons Over 'Mechanically' Dismissing Parole Pleas(29.08.2019)

Bombay High Court has come down heavily on the Goa Inspector General of Prisons for "shirking his responsibility" and handling parole and furlough app.....

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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 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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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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Bombay HC Provides Relief to Woman Convicted for Killing Lover(18.02.2016)

Bombay HC, while deciding case of a woman-convict who in her 20s, set her boyfriend on fire for refusing sex, has commuted her life imprisonment to a.....

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Bombay HC Sentences Man to Life Term for Raping his Daughter, Sodomising Son(23.02.2016)

Bombay HC has upheld life imprisonment of a 37-year old man from Karve Nagar for repeatedly raping his nine-year-old daughter and sodomising his 12-ye.....

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NCLT Rejects Plea Seeking Stay on TATA’s EGM on Feb 06(01.02.2017)

National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has refused to grant a stay on Tata Sons’ decision to call an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) on February 6, .....

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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 High Court to Prison Officials: Provide Inmates with Items Allowed under Prison Rules(09.12.2019)

Delhi High Court has directed the AAP Government and the prison authorities to ensure that convicts and undertrials are provided only those items in j.....

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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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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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Sabrimala Temple: Can’t Stop Pilgrims Chanting Devotional Songs in Group, Says Kerala High Court(22.11.2018)

Kerala High Court has ruled that Sabarimala pilgrims should not be prevented from moving in groups and chanting Ayyappa keerthanam (devotional songs) .....

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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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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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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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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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Calcutta HC: Father Has No Fundamental Right to Collect Preserved Sperm of Deceased Son(20.01.2021)

Calcutta High Court has dismissed a petition wherein the Petitioner (father), on the basis of his parental relationship with the deceased, sought perm.....

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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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Bombay HC Dismisses Sonu Sood's Plea for Interim Relief Against BMC's Demolition Notice(21.01.2021)

Bombay High Court has dismissed a petition filed by Bollywood actor Sonu Sood seeking interim relief against an unauthorized construction notice issue.....

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Gauhati HC: Proof Beyond All Reasonable Doubt Not Needed in Foreigners Tribunal(02.03.2020)

Gauhati High Court has observed that proof beyond all reasonable doubt is not needed in Foreigners Tribunal for establishing citizenship, while allowi.....

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Delhi HC Issues Notice to Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in National Herald Case(23.02.2021)

Delhi High Court has issued a notice to interim Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Bharatiya Janta Party lawmaker Sub.....

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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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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 Directs Filing of Status Report in Alleged Murder of 23-Year Old Undertrial Prisoner(25.02.2021)

Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Police to file a status report within 3 days in a compensation petition on the alleged murder of a 23-year old.....

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Supreme Court Notices Centre Over Plea Seeking Policy For Promoting National Anthem, Song & Flag(19.04.2017)

Supreme Court has issued notice to Central Government in a plea seeking framing of a policy for promoting National Anthem, National Song and the Natio.....

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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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Delhi HC Orders J&J to Make Interim Payments to Four Patients(03.05.2019)

Delhi High Court has directed Johnson & Johnson to make an interim payment of Rs. 25 lakh each to four patients, after verifying that they had undergo.....

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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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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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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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Madras High Court Directs Actor Dhanush to Undergo Physical Examination(01.03.2017)

Madras High Court has subjected actor Dhanush to physical examination by a government doctor to verify whether he had certain visible identification m.....

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Bombay High Court to State: Identify Land to Construct Additional Prisons in Mumbai, Pune(03.03.2017)

Bombay High Court has given State Government three months to identify government land to construct additional prisons in Mumbai and Pune.

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CRIMINAL - Bombay High Court Stays Nusli Wadia Defamation Case Hearing Against Ratan Tata, Others(19.03.2019)

Bombay High Court has stayed criminal defamation case proceedings filed by Nusli Wadia against Ratan Tata and some other directors of Tata Sons till 2.....

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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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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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Delhi High Court Stays NAPA's Order Against Johnson & Johnson for Wrongful Profiteering(19.02.2020)

Delhi High Court stayed a show-cause notice issued by National Anti-Profiteering Authority (NAPA) against Johnson & Johnson for wrongfully profiteerin.....

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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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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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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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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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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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Karnataka HC Directs State to Respond on Alleged Incident of CM’’s Son Violating Covid Norms(26.05.2021)

Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to respond to the alleged incident of the son of the Chief Minister of Karnataka, BY Vijendra a.....

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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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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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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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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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Madras HC Directs Family Members of Remand Prisoner to Receive Body for Last Rites(30.04.2021)

Madras High Court has directed the family members of Muthu Mano, a remand prisoner who was killed inside Palayamkottai Central Prison, to receive the .....

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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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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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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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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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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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Bombay HC Reduces Punishment of Prisoner who Overstayed Furlough(26.09.2016)

Bombay HC has reduced punishment of a prisoner who overstayed for 93 days, the period of furlough leave granted to him as his wife was unwell, citing .....

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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MP HC Issues Directions to Review Situation on Decongestion of Prisons(05.07.2021)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued directions to the High Powered Committee to review the situation and evaluate compliance of earlier resolutions p.....

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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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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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Delhi High Court: Disabled Persons Do Not Have Substantive Equality(23.08.2017)

Delhi HC has observed that despite the constitutional guarantee of equality before law, the harsh reality is that disabled persons do not have any sub.....

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J & K High Court Bans Constructions in Sonmarg(23.08.2017)

J & K High Court has revived a related Public Interest Litigation which it had already disposed and ordered that no constructional activity be carried.....

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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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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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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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AP High Court Asks State to List Reasons for Rise in Covid-19 Cases in 3 Districts(13.07.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has sought State Government's response on the rise in Covid-19 cases in three particular districts of the State, namely- Eas.....

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Karnataka HC: Any Unreasoned Delay to Consider Appointment Would Make Authority Personally Liable(20.07.2021)

Karnataka High Court has held that any unreasoned or unjustifiable delay on the part of the Authority to consider an application for appointment on co.....

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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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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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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 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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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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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 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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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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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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Kerala HC: Where Wife Refuses to Resume Marital Relationship Without Reasonable Cause(03.08.2021)

Kerala High Court has held that when the appellant-husband makes an offer to resume the marital relationship, and the respondent-wife resists without .....

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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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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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Supreme Court Allows to Withdraw Plea Against Rahul & Sonia Gandhi(07.08.2020)

Supreme Court has dismissed as withdrawn, a plea filed against Indian National Congress, Sonia & Rahul Gandhi, seeking details of a an alleged agreeme.....

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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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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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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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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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Telangana HC Quashes and Set Aside Order Awarding Imprisonment of 6 Months to Top Officials(24.08.2021)

Telangana High Court has quashed and set aside a single judge order awarding six-month simple imprisonment to six top officials and imposing Rs. 2,000.....

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Supreme Court Stays Release of Asaram's Son Narayan Sai on Furlough(12.08.2021)

Supreme Court has stayed the grant of two weeks' furlough to self-proclaimed godman and rape convict Asaram's son Narayan Sai who is also serving a li.....

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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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Delhi HC: Cannot Permit Physical Meeting of Father with Minor Son Till Fully Vaccinated(26.08.2021)

Delhi High Court has observed that it cannot pass an order permitting physical meeting of a father with his minor son, who is living with his estrange.....

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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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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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Delhi HC Junks Law on Imprisonment for Disobeying Public Servants(25.01.2016)

Delhi High Court has junked a British-era criminal law designed to put agitators/protesters behind bars for long if they disobey public servants.

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Bombay High Court Seeks State’s Reply over Welfare of Children of Women Prisoners(13.01.2017)

Bombay High Court has directed State Government to file an affidavit on steps taken for welfare of children in prison with their mothers, and those le.....

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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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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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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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Delhi HC Accepts Sony’s Plea for Exclusive Rights in India Australia International Cricket Series(25.11.2020)

Delhi High Court has accepted Sony Pictures' Network India Pvt Ltd's plea before it claiming exclusive media rights in the forthcoming India Australia.....

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Bombay HC Allows Application by Victim of 2008 Malegaon Blast Victim Who Lost His Son(27.11.2020)

Bombay High Court has allowed an intervention application filed by Nisar Ahmed Haji Sayed Bilal, a victim of the 2008 Malegaon blast who also lost his.....

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Calcutta HC Suspends Sentence of Imprisonment of Convicts on Grounds of Hearing of Appeal(20.10.2021)

Calcutta High Court has suspended the sentence of imprisonment imposed on two convicts on the ground that there lies no possibility of their appeals b.....

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Delhi HC Issues Directions to Ensure Custody of Undertrial Prisoner Not Extended Mechanically(20.10.2021)

Delhi High Court has issued slew of directions to ensure that the custody of an undertrial is not extended mechanically in view of sec. 167(2) of the .....

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SC Sets Aside Grant of Furlough to Self-Proclaimed Godman and Rape Convict Asaram’s Son(20.10.2021)

Supreme Court has set aside the grant of two weeks' furlough to self-proclaimed godman and rape convict Asaram's son Narayan Sai who is also serving l.....

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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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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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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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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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AP HC: Disputed Signature Cannot Be Compared With Photostat Copy To Ascertain Veracity(18.11.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has observed that comparing of disputed signature in the photostat copy with the original signature is impermissible in law .....

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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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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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Punjab and Haryana HC Upholds Eviction Order Passed Against Son and Wife(28.09.2021)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has upheld an eviction order passed against a son and his wife at the instance of the father under the Maintenance and W.....

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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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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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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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MP HC Directs SLSA to Make Surprise Visits to Prison Facilities to Audit The Prevailing Conditions(05.10.2021)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the Member Secretary, District Legal Services Authority accompanied by Chief Judicial Magistrate of each distri.....

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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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P&H HC: Court can Impose Composite Civil Imprisonment in Case of Default in Payment of Maintenance(22.11.2021)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that in the exercise of its powers under Section 125(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, a court ca.....

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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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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: 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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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 Stays Order Sentencing Major General of Indian Army to Civil Imprisonment(19.03.2021)

Supreme Court has stayed the execution of an order sentencing a Major General of Indian Army and Defence Estates officers to civil imprisonment for 2 .....

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P&H HC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Enforcement of Prisoner’s Conjugal Rights(19.03.2021)

Punjab & Haryana High Court has issued notice to the State of Haryana seeking response of the State regarding enforcement of rights to have matrimonia.....

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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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Delhi HC: While Granting Bail Court to Have Reasonable Grounds to Believe Innocence of Accused(24.01.2022)

Delhi High Court has observed that while granting bail under Section 37 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, a Court must have.....

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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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Bombay High Court Takes Suo Motu Cognisance of Covid-19 Surge in Prisons(19.04.2021)

Bombay High Court has taken suo motu cognisance of the surge in Covid-19 cases in various prisons across Maharashtra based on newspaper reports. The C.....

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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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Delhi HC Directs Superintendent of Prison to Look Into Complaint of Alleged Violence(25.05.2020)

Delhi HC has directed Superintendent of Rohini Central Prison to look into the complaint filed by undertrial prisoner alleging violence committed by c.....

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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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NHRC Seeks Government Response on Chitrakoot Prison Firing Incident(19.05.2021)

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought response from the Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police and local and prison authorities of Chit.....

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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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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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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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NGT Slaps Fine on Radisson Blu Resort in Mamallapuram(12.04.2021)

National Green Tribunal has directed Radisson Blu Resort Temple Bay and GRT Hotels and Resorts Pvt Ltd, Mamallapuram to pay Rs. 10 Crores within two m.....

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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Delhi HC: Obligation of Father to Support Son Not to End When Son Attains Majority(16.06.2021)

Delhi High Court has held that the obligation of a father to maintain his son under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 would not come.....

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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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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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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.....

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P&H HC Imposes Cost on Woman for Failing to Provide Reason for Leaving Her Husband(15.09.2020)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has imposed a cost of Rs 25,000 on a woman for failing to explain why she had left her husband against whom she had appr.....

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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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Delhi HC: Written Statement Filed After 30 days of Service of Summons to State Reasons for Delay(18.08.2021)

Delhi High Court has passed an order holding that a written statement filed after 30 days of service of summons but before the expiry of further 90 da.....

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Bombay HC to AG: Visit Prisons in The State And Submit Report(21.06.2022)

Bombay High Court has directed the State Advocate General (AG) to visit prisons in the state to gauge the situation and facilities in prisons and subm.....

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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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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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Karnataka High Court Grants Bail to Kerala CPI(M) Leader's Son Bineesh Kodiyeri in PMLA Case(29.10.2021)

Karnataka High Court has allowed the bail application filed by Bineesh Kodiyeri, son of Kerala CPI (M) leader Kodiyeri Balakrishnan who was arrested b.....

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Punjab and Haryana HC: Prisoner Cannot be Deprived of Attending Important Family Event(01.11.2021)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that a prisoner cannot be deprived of attending an important family event owing to the reason that immediat.....

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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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Allahabad HC: State Liable to Pay Compensation For Death Due to Poisonous Liquor Consumption(01.09.2022)

Allahabad High Court has held that State Government, having complete control and regulation to manufacture and sale of liquor, is prima facie liable t.....

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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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Bombay HC Directs Shifting of Terminally Ill Undertrial Prisoner in Naxal Blast Case(09.09.2021)

Bombay High Court has allowed a terminally ill prison inmate suffering from stage four cancer to take palliative care or pain management at a hospice .....

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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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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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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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Tripura HC: Prosecution Must Prove Last Seen Theory Beyond All Reasonable Doubt(25.07.2022)

Tripura High Court has held that it is the prosecution which has to prove the last seen theory, together with the other connecting circumstances, to s.....

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Supreme Court Sentences Man Who Murdered His Wife Life Imprisonment(27.01.2020)

Supreme Court has awarded a life sentence to a man who had his wife murdered eighteen years ago, two days after taking a life insurance policy in her .....

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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 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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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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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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Delhi HC Sentences Man To 5 Years In Jail For Sexual Assault Of 4-Year-Old(17.10.2022)

Delhi High Court has sentenced the man to five years rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a four-year-old minor victim.

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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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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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Supreme Court Directs Centre to Take Immediate Steps to Enhance Prison Management(11.11.2021)

Supreme Court has observed that there was urgent need for prison reforms and enhanced prison management, citing sorry state of affairs in Tihar Jail i.....

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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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Odisha POCSO Court Sentences Man to 20 Years Rigorous Imprisonment for Rape of 10 Year Old(01.11.2022)

Odisha POCSO Court has convicted a man and sentenced him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for twenty years in a 2018 rape case which took place in the.....

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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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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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SC: If Order Granting Bail Bereft of Relevant Reasons, Entitled to be Assailed Before Higher Forum(24.12.2021)

Supreme Court has held that if an order granting bail was bereft of relevant reasons then the same would entitle the prosecution or the informant to a.....

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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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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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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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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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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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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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Rajasthan HC: Magistrate Empowered to Sentence Defaulter to Separate Terms of Imprisonment(06.12.2021)

Rajasthan High Court has held that a Magistrate is empowered under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 to pass separate sentences over.....

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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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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: Reasonable Delay in Communication of Order Not Non-Compliance(08.02.2022)

Madras High Court has held that a reasonable delay in communication of the order will not be counted as non-compliance of the limitation prescribed un.....

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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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Bombay High Court Quashes IT Notice Against Tata Son Ltd For 2003-04(15.02.2022)

Bombay High Court has quashed a notice issued by Income Tax authorities for the financial year 2003-2004 against Tata Sons Ltd – holding company of Ta.....

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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: Award of Cost Not Containing Reasons is Arbitrary(19.01.2023)

Delhi High Court has held that awarding costs by a stroke of the pen, without stating reasons would fly in the face of section 31(3) as per which an a.....

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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: 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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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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Bombay HC Reduces Life Sentence of Man Who Killed Wife in Sudden Quarrel Over Improperly Cooked Meat(08.12.2022)

Bombay High Court while reducing the sentence of a man who killed his wife over improperly cooking meat, has held that it was a case of sudden quarrel.....

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Bombay HC: Application of Hudson's Formula for Computation of Loss is Not Unreasonable(12.12.2022)

Bombay High Court has held that Hudson's formula is widely accepted in construction contracts for computing losses and therefore the application of th.....

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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: 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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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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Special NDPS Court Grants Additional Time to File Charge Sheet in Cordelia Cruise Ship Drugs Case(01.04.2022)

Special Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Court granted the Narcotics Control Bureau's Special Investigation Team an additional 60 days to fi.....

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Bombay HC: 7 Days Jail for Prison Superintendent for Denying Emergency Parole to Eligible Prisoners(04.04.2022)

Bombay High Court has observed the Superintendent of Central Prison guilty of contempt and punished him to seven days simple imprisonment for selectiv.....

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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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JKL HC: No Fresh Construction Activities in Sonamarg(30.03.2023)

Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court while noting that its earlier clarification order with respect to renovation and repairs was being misconstrue.....

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Calcutta HC Imposes Stay on Ex-Parte Injunction Issued in Favour of Son of Narayan Debnath(10.03.2022)

Calcutta High Court has imposed a stay on an ex-parte injunction issued by a trial Court in favour of the elder son of renowned illustrator Late Naray.....

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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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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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SC: Judgment Allowing Circumstantial Evidence Doesn’t Dilute Need of Proof Beyond Reasonable Doubt(21.03.2023)

Supreme Court has observed that the Constitution Bench judgment that direct evidence of demand or acceptance of bribe is not necessary for a convictio.....

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Bombay HC Pulls Up State Govt Over Dearth of Medical Staff in Prisons Amid COVID-19(14.05.2021)

Bombay High Court has pulled up the State officials on the shortage of medical and paramedical staff inside prisons. The Court has observed that the v.....

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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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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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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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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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Del. HC: Consent to Stay in Man’s Company Not Basis to Infer Woman Consented to Sexual Liaison(15.03.2023)

Delhi High Court while observing that distinction needs to be articulated between “consenting to a situation vs. “consenting to sexual liaison”, has h.....

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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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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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Delhi HC: Nominative Fair Use Permissible If it Does Not Depict Sponsorship by Trademark(26.04.2022)

Delhi High Court has ruled that the nominative fair use is permitted in so far as the use is such that it does not illustrate sponsorship by the trade.....

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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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JKL HC: Only Court has Power to Transfer Undertrial Prisoner from One Jail to Another(01.05.2023)

Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that power to remand or transfer of an undertrial prisoner from one jail to another is to be exercise.....

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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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AP HC Sentences ACP to Imprisonment and Fine in Contempt Case(19.07.2021)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has sentenced K. Srinivasa Rao, who had worked as the Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) in Vijayawada, to four weeks im.....

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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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J&K Terror Funding Case: NIA Court Sentences Life Imprisonment to Yasin Malik(26.05.2022)

Special NIA Court, Delhi has sentenced Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik to Life Imprisonment after he was convicted in connection with Jammu & K.....

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SC to States: Examine Socio Economic Reasons Behind Demand for Illegal Arms(17.05.2023)

Supreme Court in a suo motu case has directed State Governments and Union Territories to file their response as to why is there a demand for such kind.....

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SC: Valid Reasons for Not Accepting Surveyor’s Report Must be Given by Insurance Company(19.05.2023)

Supreme Court while observing that Surveyor’s Report in a claim for insurance is not final one however satisfactory reasons are given by insurer, has .....

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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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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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SC Orders Release of AG Perarivalan in Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case(18.05.2022)

Supreme Court has ordered the release of AG Perarivalan, one of the convicts serving life imprisonment in connection with the assassination of former .....

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SC: ‘Error on Face of Record’ Should not Require Long Drawn Process of Reasoning to Strike(07.07.2023)

Supreme Court has held that an error on the face of record must be such an error which, mere looking at the record should strike and it should not req.....

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SC: ‘Error on Face of Record’ Should not Require Long Drawn Process of Reasoning to Strike(07.07.2023)

Supreme Court has held that an error on the face of record must be such an error which, merely looking at the record should strike, and it should not .....

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Delhi HC Transfers CBI Investigation into Allegation of Killing of Undertrial Prisoner in Tihar Jail(22.07.2021)

Delhi High Court has transferred to Central Bureau of Investigation the investigation into alleged killing of an undertrial prisoner by jail officers .....

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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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Delhi HC Awards Life Imprisonment for Gang Rape and Murder of 3 Years Old(07.06.2022)

Delhi High Court has awarded life sentence to three men for gang rape and murder of a three year old minor child. The Court stated that the act was do.....

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All HC: Police Duty Bound to Record in Writing Reasons for Arrest(30.06.2023)

Allahabad High Court has held that police officer is duty-bound to record the reasons for arrest in writing, and consequence of non-compliance with Se.....

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Del HC: When Appeal is Pending in SC, Only Apex Court Can Grant Furlough Under Delhi Prison Rules(04.07.2023)

Delhi High Court has held that where an appeal from an order passed by High Court has been preferred by the convict before the Supreme Court and the s.....

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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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Kerala HC Directs to File Affidavit on Need foe Crime Branch Investigation Against Monson Mavungal(06.10.2021)

Kerala High Court has directed the State Police Chief to file an affidavit stating whether the Crime Branch investigation in the cases against self-st.....

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SC: Proceedings Should be Initiated Within Reasonable Period When No Period is Specified in Statute(25.08.2022)

Supreme Court while quashing notices issues in 2002 against banks to explain transactions of year 1992-1993, has held that the authorities are require.....

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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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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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P&H HC: A Convict has No Inherent Right to Claim Premature Release(13.09.2023)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that a convict serving life imprisonment has no inherent right to claim premature release as life imprisonment .....

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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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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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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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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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Del. HC Seeks Explanation from Trial Court for Passing Non-Reasoned Bail Order in POCSO Case(01.09.2023)

Delhi High Court while directing Registry to seek an explanation from a trial court judge for passing a non-reasoned order granting bail to a POCSO ac.....

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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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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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Bombay HC Orders Release of Man Sentenced to Over 83 Years Imprisonment(20.07.2023)

Bombay High Court while observing that if a man is made to undergo imprisonment for an excessive period, it would lead to a travesty of justice, has o.....

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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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Kar. HC Issues Guidelines on Civil Imprisonment for Willful Contempt of Court Orders(24.07.2023)

Karnataka High Court has issued guidelines to be followed while ordering civil imprisonment to an accused for willful contempt of court orders under O.....

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Del. HC to NRDC: Attempt to Procure Medicines for Spinal Muscular Atrophy at Reasonable Price(27.07.2023)

Delhi High Court has directed National Rare Diseases Committee (NRDC) to explore the possibility and attempt to procure medicines for Spinal Muscular .....

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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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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 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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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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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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#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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Madras HC: Death of City Advocate’s Son Was Homicide and Not Suicide(09.02.2021)

Madras High Court has held that the death of city advocate R. Sankarasubbu’s 24-year-old son S. Sathish Kumar, a law graduate, in June 2011 was a homi.....

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SC: Detailed Reasons Not Required in Order Imposing Punishment on Findings of Enquiry Officer(09.02.2021)

Supreme Court has observed that detailed reasons are not required to be recorded by the Disciplinary Authority in an order imposing punishment by acce.....

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Kerala Court Sentences Temple Priest to Life Imprisonment for Rape of 13Yr Old Stepdaughter(12.02.2021)

Kerala Court convicts a temple priest for sexually harassing his step-daughter for over a year. It also said “If the guardians of wards behave in thi.....

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Muzaffarnagar Riots Case: Special Court Sentences BJP MLA Vikram Saini to 2 Yrs. in Prison(12.10.2022)

Special court in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffar Nagar district has sentenced BJP MLA Vikram Saini, and 10 others to 2 years in imprisonment in connection wi.....

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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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SC Rejects Plea by Conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar to Shift Him Out of Mandoli Jail(18.10.2022)

Supreme Court has dismissed a fresh plea by alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar to transfer him from Mandoli jail, where he is presently lodged, to s.....

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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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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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Bombay HC Asks Authorities to Supply Lab Report to Johnson and Johnson in Baby Powder Case(28.10.2022)

Bombay High Court while considering plea filed by Johnson & Johnson Private Limited against cancellation of cosmetic manufacturing license of its baby.....

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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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Ker HC: Challenge to Genuineness of Will on Grounds of Fraud Require High Degree of Evidence(09.01.2024)

Kerala High Court while observing that allegation of fraud, undue influence, etc must not be set forth vaguely, has held that to dispute the genuinene.....

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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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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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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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Ker. HC: Can’t Invoke Writ Against Decisions of Lender/Banker Unless There is Compelling Reason(06.11.2023)

Kerala High Court has held that Court, in exercise of its jurisdiction under Article 226 cannot replace the wisdom of lender/banker in the process of .....

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Ker. HC: Prisoner has Same Right to Study as Person Outside Jail(07.11.2023)

Kerala High Court while observing that a prisoner has as much a right to pursue study as a person free from the confines of jail, has held that ensuri.....

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SC Reiterates Circumstances to be Proved in Murder by Poison(09.11.2023)

Supreme Court while citing the landmark judgment of Sharad BirdhiChand Sarda v. State of Maharashtra (MANU/SC/0111/1984) has reiterated the 4 crucial .....

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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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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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SC: Different Pay for Similar Post Allowed if There is Reasonable Classification(23.02.2023)

Supreme Court has held that if classification of posts and determination of pay scale have reasonable nexus with the objective or purpose sought to be.....

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UP Court Sentences Sandeep Sisodia to Life Imprisonment in Hathras Case(03.03.2023)

UP Court, Hathras has sentenced Sandeep Sisodia to life imprisonment for Gang Rape and Murder case concerning a 19 year old Dalit Girl. Accused was co.....

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SC: Idea of Punishment is Not to Keep Prisoners in Difficult, Overcrowded Prisons(24.04.2024)

SC while pulling up States and Union Territories on implementation of directions regarding jail infrastructure, has observed that the idea behind puni.....

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SC Allows Tata Sons Appeal Against NCLAT Order to Reinstate Cyrus Mistry as Chairman(26.03.2021)

Supreme Court has allowed Tata Sons appeal against the order of the National Company Law Appelate Tribunal, which had ordered to reinstate the ousted .....

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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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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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SC to UP Govt.: Decide Plea for Remission Within 3 Months of Prisoner Becoming Eligible(07.02.2023)

Supreme Court while issuing slew of directions to institutionalize the process of pre-mature release of prisoners, has directed UP Government to dispo.....

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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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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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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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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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Supreme Court: Difference Between ‘Reasons of Arrest’ and ‘Grounds of Arrest’ Stated(16.05.2024)

SC explained difference between reasons of arrest and grounds of arrest and stated that reasons of arrest would apply to any person arrested on charge.....

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SC: Can’t Consider Payment of Compensation A Factor to Reduce Sentence of Convict(16.05.2024)

SC has held that in criminal proceedings courts should not conflate sentence with compensation to victims. Sentences such as imprisonment and/or fine .....

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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: 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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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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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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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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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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Del. HC: Litigants Keeping Dispute Alive for Mala Fide Reasons Leads to Detriment of Other Litigants(04.07.2024)

Delhi High Court has held that the conduct of the litigants to keep the dispute alive for mala fide reasons has the tendency of keeping the docket of .....

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Del. HC: Litigants Keeping Dispute Alive for Mala Fide Reasons Leads to Detriment of Other Litigants(04.07.2024)

Delhi High Court has held that the conduct of the litigants to keep the dispute alive for mala fide reasons has the tendency of keeping the docket of .....

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Mumbai Court: Nude Strip Searching of Undertrial Prisoner Violates Right to Privacy(17.04.2023)

Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court while observing that right to avail appropriate remedy under law can’t be construed as obstruction in course o.....

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Mumbai Court: Nude Strip Searching of Undertrial Prisoner Violates Right to Privacy(17.04.2023)

Mumbai Court has while directing Mumbai Central Prison authorities to use scanners and electronic gadgets to conduct personal searches of Undertrial P.....

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Ker. HC: Unmarried Daughter has Right to Receive Reasonable Marriage Expenses from Her Father(19.04.2023)

Kerala High Court while observing that right of an unmarried daughter to get reasonable expenses concerning her marriage from her father cannot have a.....

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Allahabad HC Sets Aside Remission of Convict Who Was Awarded Life Sentence in 2 Cases(20.04.2023)

Allahabad High Court has set aside a government order by which a convict, who was granted a life imprisonment sentence in two criminal cases, was gran.....

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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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Ori. HC: Re-Imprisonment of Prematurely Released Convict Can’t be Ordered Unless Release Challenged(24.06.2024)

Orissa High Court has held that once the accused has been released prematurely by the appropriate Government, the Appellate Court cannot order the con.....

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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: Disclosure Statements can’t establish Charges Beyond Reasonable Doubt on its Own(14.08.2023)

Supreme Court has held that although disclosure statements hold significance as a contributing factor in unriddling a case, they are not so strong a p.....

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SC Issues Direction to Frame Guidelines for Appointment of Support Persons Under POCSO(21.08.2023)

Supreme Court has issued direction to State of U.P to convene meeting within the next six weeks to review the facts, take action, and frame rules/guid.....

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SC: 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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Del HC: Civil Prisoners are Eligible for Grant of Ordinary Remission Under Delhi Prison Rules(10.07.2023)

Delhi High Court has held that civil prisoners are eligible for grant of ordinary remission under the Delhi Prison Rules, 2018 as the expression used .....

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All. HC: Seasonal Employment Can’t be Termed as ‘Unfair Labour Practice’(10.07.2023)

Allahabad High Court while observing that temporary employment also generates employment, is for the good of the society at large, has held that seaso.....

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All. HC: Husband’s Death from Poisoning Doesn’t Qualify for Extraordinary Pension(18.10.2024)

Allahabad High Court while dismissing an appeal for extraordinary pension under the Uttar Pradesh Police (Extraordinary Pension) Rules, 1961, has obse.....

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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 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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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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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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Bom. HC: Assessment Can be Centralized by Department at One Place if there are Sufficient Reasons(29.08.2024)

Bombay High Court while upholding the order u/s 127 of IT Act, 1961 transferring Assessee's case from the Assessing Officer in Mumbai to Assessing Off.....

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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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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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Kerala High Court Grants Pre-Arrest Bail to Man for Alleged Abuse of Minor Grandson(23.09.2021)

Kerala High Court has granted pre-arrest bail to a man who allegedly abused his minor grandson on the ground that he was not in charge or control of t.....

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Guj HC: Don’t Casually Authorize Detention in Offences With Imprisonment Less Than 7 Years(20.09.2022)

Gujarat High Court has held that where offence is punishable with imprisonment for a term which may be less than seven years or which may extend to se.....

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Delhi HC: Matrimonial Discord Between Parents No Ground to Quash FIR under POCSO(23.09.2022)

Delhi High Court while dealing with case where minor son was sexually abused by father, has held that it will be highly unfair to deny the child victi.....

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Bombay HC: Half of Life Imprisonment is 10 Years for POCSO Offences(27.09.2022)

Bombay High Court has sentenced a convict to one half of life imprisonment under the POCSO Act, who will have to undergo a sentence of 10-years. The C.....

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SC: 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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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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Kerala Court Sentences Three Accused After They Plead Guilty in Kalamassery Bus Burning Case(02.08.2022)

Kerala Court has sentenced Thadiyantavida Nazeer, a suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba operative, and his accomplice to 7 years of rigorous imprisonment in the.....

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Allahabad HC: Appellate Court Shouldn't Give Fresh Reasoning If Reasoning of Lower Court is Just(05.08.2022)

Allahabad High Court has held that in acquittal appeals, the appellate Court is not required to rewrite the judgment or to give fresh reasoning when t.....

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Bengaluru Court Awards 5 Year Jail Term to Student Who Celebrated Pulwama Attack(01.11.2022)

Bengaluru Court has sentenced a 21-year-old engineering student to 5-Year imprisonment for Celebrating the Pulwama Attack by posting derogatory commen.....

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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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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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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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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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Bombay HC Directs Re-Testing of Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder(16.11.2022)

Bombay High Court while allowing Johnson and Johnson Pvt Ltd to re-start manufacturing of its baby powder at their Mulund unit has directed Food and D.....

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Kerala HC: 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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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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SC: Benefit of Doubt to be Given to Accused on Failure to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt(08.01.2024)

Supreme Court has held that where evidence indicates that prosecution has failed to prove guilt of accused beyond reasonable doubt and that a view dif.....

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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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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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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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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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Ori. HC: Evidence From 'Microscopic Hair Comparison' Can’t be the Sole Ground For Murder Conviction(06.02.2024)

Orissa High Court has held that the evidence adduced from the 'microscopic hair comparison' cannot be solely used to record a conviction for murder ag.....

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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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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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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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Gujarat Court Sentences Asaram Bapu to Life Imprisonment in Disciple Rape Case(01.02.2023)

Gujarat Court, Gandhinagar has sentenced Godman Asaram to life imprisonment in connection with a case in which he was convicted for repeatedly raping .....

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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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Supreme Court: District-Level Committee’s Scope Expanded(19.02.2024)

Supreme Court has expanded the scope of district-level committees that are to be constituted by the States or Union Territories to reduce the issue re.....

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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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Cal. HC: Maint. Provisions in CrPC are Welfare Provisions, Not to be Proved Beyond Reasonable Doubt(02.02.2024)

Calcutta High Court has recently held that the provisions for maintenance under Section 125 of Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) are welfare legislati.....

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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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Bom. HC Quashes Orders Cancelling Johnson & Johnson's License for Baby Powder Production(11.01.2023)

Bombay High Court while quashing Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration’s orders cancelling Johnson and Johnson’s license to manufacture its baby po.....

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SC Warns UP DG Prisons of Contempt Action if Directions on Premature Release Are Violated(16.01.2023)

Supreme Court while issuing strict directions to Director General of Prisons of Uttar Pradesh to take all necessary steps to ensure that applications .....

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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.....

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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.....

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Gujarat Court: Problems On Earth Will Be Solved the Day Cow Slaughter Is Stopped(23.01.2023)

Gujarat Court while sentencing 22-year-old man to life imprisonment for illegally transporting cattle from the state of Maharashtra, has recently said.....

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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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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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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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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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Calcutta HC Commutes Death Penalty of Man Convicted for Murdering Parents(27.03.2023)

Calcutta High Court while observing that the case does not fall within the purview of rarest of rare case, has commuted the death sentence of a man wh.....

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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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Open Air Prisons Suggested by Supreme Court as Solution to Overcrowding of Prisons(10.05.2024)

Supreme Court has observed that the establishment of open-air prisons or camps can be one of the solutions for overcrowding in prisons. The Court furt.....

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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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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.....

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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.....

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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.....

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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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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.....

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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.....

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SC: Suspension of Sentence Can Only be Granted if it is Apparent that Conviction is Unsustainable(08.07.2024)

Supreme Court has observed that in the case of life imprisonment, suspension of such sentence can only be granted if it prima facie appears that the c.....

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Supreme Court: Directions Issued to States/UTs for Prevention of Overcrowding of Prisons(12.07.2024)

SC has directed States of Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Telangana, Tamil Nadu & West Bengal to file affidavits after considering suggestions made by Amicus .....

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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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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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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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Bom HC to Local Planning Authority: Ensure separate clean drinking water in Taloja Central Prison(23.06.2023)

Bombay High Court while hearing a petition that alleged severe water shortage with inmates receiving just 1-1.5 buckets of unclean water a day for dri.....

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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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Ker HC: Unreasonable Delay by Detaining Authority in Seeking Additional Particulars Infringes FR(06.07.2023)

Kerala High Court has held that unreasonable delay on the part of the detaining authority in seeking additional particulars from the sponsoring author.....

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SC Sentences Four Accused in 1996 Lajpat Nagar Bomb Blast Case to Life Imprisonment(06.07.2023)

Supreme Court while upholding the conviction of two accused in 1996 Lajpat Nagar bomb blast case and sentencing them to life imprisonment without remi.....

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Supreme Court Seeks Centre’s Response on Whether S. 479 of BNSS Applies Retrospectively(14.08.2024)

Supreme Court while hearing a PIL on overcrowding of prisons in the country, has sought the response of Centre on whether Section 479 of Bharatiya Nag.....

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SC: Principal Secretary of UP Prisons Department Slammed for Making False Statements on Oath(22.08.2024)

Supreme Court has slammed the Principal Secretary of the Prison Administration and Reforms Department of Uttar Pradesh for making completely different.....

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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: 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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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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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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