Tags : Communication, Settlement, Insurance claims
Delhi HC Directs to Examine on Claims of People Unable to Get Insurance Benefit in Second Covid Wave(28.05.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed IRDAI (Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India) to examine as to whether the claims of people who were u.....
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Insurance Claim can’t be Denied on Ground of Common Lifestyle Diseases: NCDRC(15.10.2018)
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has held that insurance claim cannot be denied on the ground of common lifestyle diseases such.....
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Delhi HC: Sex Worker Entitled to All Rights But Cannot Claim Special Treatment if She Violates Law(08.08.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that although a sex worker is entitled to all rights available to a citizen, but at the same time, if she violates the law, .....
Tags : Delhi High Court has held that although a sex worker is entitled to all rights available to a citizen, but at the same time, if she violates the law, she would be subjected to the same consequences under law and cannot claim any special treatment.
EPFO Sets Guidelines to Settle Death Claims within Seven Days(02.11.2016)
Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has said that it has issued guidelines to its Field Offices to settle death claims within seven days and.....
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Instructions for time bound processing of Duty Drawback claims(16.12.2020)
1.The undersigned is directed to state that to reduce the pendency and improve the rate of disposal of duty drawback claims, various timelines relatin.....
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Madras HC: Assessee Has Option to Choose First Year From Which Deduction is Claimed(08.04.2021)
Madras High court held that the assessee has the option under section 80IA of the Income Tax Act, 1961 to choose the first year from which deduction i.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Claiming Deduction
SC: Breath Analysis or Blood Test Not Necessary to Reject Claim on Ground of Drunken Driving(13.04.2021)
Supreme Court has held that a breath analyzer test or blood test as contemplated under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 is not necessary for an insurer to.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Claim on Ground of Drunken Driving
SC Stays Kerala HC Judgment Allowing Live-In Couple to Reclaim Surrendered Biological Child(04.05.2021)
Supreme Court has stayed the operation of a Kerala High Court judgment that restored the custody of a surrendered child to his biological parents, a c.....
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Implementation of RMS for processing of duty drawback claims(15.07.2021)
1. Risk Management System (RMS) in export was introduced with effect from 15.7.2013. In this regard, Board's Circular No. 23/2013-Customs dated 24.06......
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SC Refers to Larger Bench the Issue if Passenger in Vehicle Can Claim Comp. Under 3rd Party Policy(17.07.2025)
Supreme Court has referred to a larger bench the question whether a passenger sitting in a car would be covered under a third-party policy in insuranc.....
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NCLAT: Claimants Must Prove Asset Ownership; Liquidator Need Not Establish Title of Assets in Custody(03.11.2025)
NCLAT, New Delhi, upheld the NCLT’s order permitting liquidators to remove movable assets from leased premises owned by Reliance Realty Limited, while.....
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NCLT Mumbai: CIRP Claims Cannot Invoke the 12-Year Limitation Period For Enforcing Mortgage Rights(09.01.2026)
NCLT Mumbai has held that secured creditors cannot rely on the 12-year limitation period applicable to enforcement of mortgage rights while filing cla.....
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Delhi HC: Efficacious Alternative Remedies in Insurance Claim Dispute Doubtful(13.05.2020)
Delhi High Court has entertained a Writ Petition on a dispute relating to insurance claim observing that the availability of efficacious alternative r.....
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P&H HC Issues Guidelines on Proclamation u/s 82 CrPC(25.09.2023)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued guidelines for issuance of a proclamation under Section 82 of CrPC for declaration as 'proclaimed offender' a.....
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SC: Insurance Co. Can’t be Held Guilty of Deficiency of Service Solely for Delay in Processing Claim(14.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that an insurer cannot be held guilty of deficiency in service solely for delay in processing the claim and delay in repudiatio.....
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SC Issues Directions for Disbursement of Compensation And Expeditious Adjudication of MACT Claims(19.11.2021)
Supreme Court has issued a slew of directions regarding disbursement of compensation and expeditious adjudication of motor accident claims by online m.....
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DIRECT TAXATION - ITAT Rejects Fake Claim for Deduction of Rent Paid to Mother as Same Was an Afterthought(27.03.2019)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has disallowed a fake claim for deduction because it was established that the rent paid to mother was nothing, bu.....
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Supreme Court: Delay in Notifying Insurer About Car Theft, No Grounds to Deny Claim(27.01.2020)
Supreme Court has said that mere delay in intimating the Insurance Company about the theft of a vehicle should not be a ground to deny insurance claim.....
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SC: No Bar on Allowing Counter Claim Filed Long After Written Statement But Before Framing of Issues(13.10.2022)
Supreme Court has held that there is no bar in taking on record a counter claim filed long after filing of written statement but before framing of iss.....
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Bombay HC Raps State for Holding Up Pension Claim for 10 Years(12.08.2016)
Bombay HC has rapped State Government for stonewalling the pension claims of Ravindranath Mohite and ordered two senior officials to pay a compensatio.....
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Delhi HC: Mere Issuance of No Claim Certificate Does Not Ipso Facto Extinguish Claims(05.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has observed that a No Claim Certificate (NCC) shall be examined along with the covering letter and that mere issuance of the NCC by .....
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Extension of time limit for filing claims under the Transport and Marketing Assistance Scheme for specified agricultural products(13.07.2021)
In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020, as amended from time to time, the Director General of Fore.....
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Supreme Court: Appellate Courts Should Not Easily Alter MACT Compensation Awards(19.03.2026)
Supreme Court held that appellate courts cannot disturb Motor Accident Claims Tribunal -determined disability and compensation unless they thoroughly .....
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Delhi HC: Registered Property Title Prevails over Claims Based on Oral Family Settlements(13.01.2026)
Delhi High Court held that a registered conveyance deed provides conclusive property ownership, and unproven or vague claims of an oral family settlem.....
Tags : Property, Title, Claims
Bombay HC: Telephonic/Email Communications No Substitute For In-Person Hearing(18.03.2021)
Bombay High Court has ruled that telephonic or email communications could not be a substitute for the right of a personal hearing in a Goods and Servi.....
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Delhi HC: Proclaimed Offender' Under Sec 82(4) CrPC Cannot be Made Against Person Accused of Cheating(30.03.2021)
Delhi High Court has held that a person accused of offences under Section 406(criminal breach of trust), 420(cheating) and 120B (criminal conspiracy) .....
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Allahabad HC Refuses Protection to Woman/Girl Claiming to Have Married Hindu Man(08.07.2021)
Allahabad High Court has refused to pass a protection order in favor of a woman/girl claiming to have married a Hindu Man noting that she did not prod.....
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Insured is required to intimate loss or damage to insurer expeditiously and within a reasonable time(25.10.2016)
As complaint was dismissed by Commission, review petitioner/complainant preferred an appeal before Supreme Court. In terms of liberty granted by Supre.....
Tags : Loss or damage, Claim, Delay
SC Dismisses BJP’s Petition Seeking Restoration of Defamation Case against CM Revanth Reddy(08.09.2025)
Supreme Court has dismissed BJP’s plea to restore a defamation case filed against CM Revanth Reddy over his statements that BJP would scrap SC/ST/OBC .....
Tags : BJP, Defamation, Reservation Claim, Quotas
SC: Refer Motor Accident Claims Which Can be Compromised to Lok Adalat(01.08.2022)
Supreme Court has directed compromisable insurance claims from the High Court and the Motor Accidents Claim Tribunal (MACT) which adds up to one lakh .....
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SC: To Determine Correctness of Caste Claim, Affinity Test is Not Essential(24.03.2023)
Supreme Court has held that affinity test is not a litmus test to decide a caste name and is not an essential part in the process of the determination.....
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SC: No Insurance Claim for Theft Committed without Violence(24.08.2016)
SC has ruled that a person or an entity can't seek compensation on insured goods if theft happened without violence and observed that the terms of the.....
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Himachal Pradesh HC: Can’t Deny Medical Claim on Flimsy Grounds(23.06.2025)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that once a medical claim is admissible in terms of beneficial policy of the State, the same should not be denied.....
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SC: Family Court Lacks Jurisdiction to Entertain Paternity Claim from Extra-Marital Affair(30.01.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that the jurisdiction conferred upon the Family Court is for the settlement of issues arising out of matrimonial causes and.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Paternity Claim, Extra-Marital Affair
SC: Insurance Claim Can Be Rejected If Vehicle Was Used Without Valid Registration(01.10.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that an insurance claim can be rejected if a vehicle is used/driven without a valid registration, since that would constitu.....
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SC: Minimum Wage in Accident Claims Must Consider Work Nature, Not Just Education(29.09.2025)
The Supreme Court ruled that in motor accident compensation cases, minimum wages cannot be fixed solely based on a person’s educational qualifications.....
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Supreme Court: Sanyasi Status Cannot Be Ground to Reject Land Compensation Claim(29.05.2026)
Supreme Court held that a claim for land or monetary compensation cannot be denied merely because the claimant is a sanyasi, while dismissing another .....
Tags : Sanyasi; Land Compensation; Claim
Karnataka High Court: Counterclaim Can Only Be Filed Against Plaintiff(15.05.2017)
Karnataka High Court has noted that a counterclaim can only be filed against plaintiff and a presenter of the suit cannot be treated as plaintiff.
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U.S. PTO Rules in Favour of Mylan(29.08.2016)
U.S.Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) has ruled in the favour of Natco Pharma’s marketing partner Mylan, with regard to patent claims pertaining to mu.....
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NCLAT: Upon Approval of Resolution Plan, Claims not Included in RP Stand Extinguished(10.02.2025)
NCLAT New Delhi bench has restated that all claims which are not included in Resolution Plan stand extinguished upon approval of the plan.
Tags : NCLAT New Delhi, Claims, Resolution Plan
SC: Just Compensation Exceeding Claimed Amount Can be Awarded(05.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held that motor accident compensation amount actually due and payable is to be awarded despite the claimants having sought for a les.....
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Allahabad HC Fines SBI ?1 Lakh for Delay in Deciding Compassionate Appointment Claim(30.09.2025)
Allahabad High Court imposed a ?1 lakh cost on the State Bank of India for failing to decide a compassionate appointment application for five years, t.....
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Supreme Court Issues Directions to Speed Up MACT Claims Amid Six-Year Average Pendency(12.06.2026)
Expressing concern over prolonged delays in motor accident compensation cases, the Supreme Court issued directions to expedite proceedings before MACT.....
Tags : Motor Accident Claims Tribunals; Compensation; Pendency
No demand of duty amount can be confirmed without issuing show cause notice and following the procedure prescribed under Section 11A of the Central Excise Act(06.12.2023)
The present appeal is directed against the impugned order passed by the Commissioner (Appeals) deciding two appeals of the Appellant whereby the Commi.....
Tags : Refund claim, rejection, Legality
Uttarakhand HC Stays Operation of Circular Inhibiting Refund Claims(24.01.2022)
Uttarakhand High Court has stayed the operation of a Circular issued by the Revenue Authorities, to the extent it inhibits refund claims for a period .....
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Madras HC Directs Motor Accident Claims Tribunals to Release 450 Buses(24.10.2016)
Madras High Court has directed Motor Accident Claims Tribunals in State to release all 450 TNSTC buses, attached for want of payment to claimants invo.....
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SC: Offence of Hate Speech is Specific & Cannot be Equated With Wrong Assertions or False Claims(15.11.2024)
Supreme Court while dismissing a PIL over prevention of 'provocative speech' by political leaders, has observed that the offence of hate speech is spe.....
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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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Circular on Mutual Funds(25.02.2016)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India released a circular on the treatment of unclaimed redemption and divided amounts. Some of the changes inclu.....
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SC: Can Dismiss Suits Suo Motu Under Order XII Rule 6 CPC(07.05.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that Order XII Rule 6 CPC gives a very wide discretion to the Court to pass a judgment at any stage of the suit and also au.....
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Madras HC Allows Compromise Between Private Insurer & Claimants(06.05.2020)
Madras High Court has passed an order allowing private insurer, Cholamandalam MS General Insurance to execute transfer of 23 different Motor Accident .....
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J&K&L HC: PF & Pecuniary Benefits Received By Legal Heirs of Deceased Have No Co-Relation With MAC(23.08.2022)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that Provident Fund (PF), and other pecuniary advantages receivable by heirs on account of one's deat.....
Tags : Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, Motor Accident Claim, Pecuniary Advantages
Bengaluru Court Directs Social Media to Take Down Photo Against Justice Surya Kant & Pardiwala(13.07.2022)
Bengaluru Court has directed social media platforms Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, Instagram and Whatsapp to take down a widely circulated photograph wh.....
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Karnataka HC: Right to Claim Bail Becomes Circumscribed on Repeat Bailable Offence(05.01.2021)
Karnataka High Court has said that the right to claim bail under section 436 of Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) becomes circumscribed when an acc.....
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NCLT Mumbai: Oppression Claims Against Majority Shareholders Do not Justify Winding up a Company(16.12.2025)
NCLT Mumbai dismissed a winding-up plea against Nissan Motor India's former partner Hover Automotive India, ruling that allegations of oppression by m.....
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SC: Conflicting Claims of Legal Representatives Can be Decided in Execution Proceedings(23.01.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the conflicting claims of legal representatives can be decided in execution proceedings given the principles of Rule 5.....
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Gau HC: Courts Have Duty to Examine & Reject Time Barred Claims to Protect Parties from Arb. Process(07.06.2024)
Gauhati High Court has held that courts have a duty to examine and reject time-barred claims in order to prevent parties from getting trapped in costl.....
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AP HC: Mere Acquittal Will Not Confer on Employee Right to Claim Benefit, Including Reinstatement(27.03.2025)
AP HC has observed that that mere acquittal by a criminal court will not confer on the employee a right to claim any benefit, including reinstatement......
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SC: Motor Accident Claim Petition Does Not Abate on Death of Injured Claimant(17.08.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that a motor accident claim petition does not abate even after the death of the injured claimant. The right to sue survive .....
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NCLT Can't Decide Inter-Se Claims by Parties Over Assets of Corporate Debtor: NCLAT(05.02.2019)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has held that inter-se claims by parties over assets of the corporate debtor cannot be determined by the Adjud.....
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Supreme Court: Provident Fund Dues Have Priority over a Bank’s Claim under the SARFAESI Act(21.11.2025)
SC held that employees’ provident fund dues take precedence over banks' priority claims when a company’s assets are sold under the SARFAESI Act. It ru.....
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Clarification of 'initial assessment year' in Section 80IA (5) of the IT Act(15.02.2016)
The Central Board of Direct Taxes issued a clarification to the ‘initial assessment year’ for the purposes of Section 80IA(5) of the Income Tax Act, 1.....
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SC Asks Additional Solicitor General on Extension of VAHAN Portal to Tackle Fake Claims(15.12.2021)
Supreme Court has asked the Additional Solicitor General, Mr. K.M. Nataraj to assist the court in tackling the issue of fake claim petitions filed und.....
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Gau. HC: Claimant Pulled for Concealing that Compensation had been Received for Loss of Vehicle(28.06.2024)
Gauhati High Court has set aside an award granted to a Ford Eco Sport owner by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal after it was found that the claimant.....
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Delhi HC: Not Necessary to Go Into Merits of Claim/ Counter-Claim for Appointment of Arbitrator(02.05.2022)
Delhi High Court has ruled that in a petition under Section 11 of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996 for appointment of arbitrator, it is not ne.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Section 11, Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996, counter claim
All. HC: Railway Claim Tribunal has Power to Condone Delay U/S 5 of Limitation Act(18.08.2023)
Allahabad High Court has held that if sufficient cause is made out, Railway Claim Tribunal has power to condone the delay under section 5 of the Limit.....
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Employees to be able to make EPF claims directly(01.12.2015)
The Ministry of Labour and Employment has notified that employees whose Aadhaar and bank account details have been seeded in their activated Universal.....
Tags : Employee, provident fund, attestation, claim
Facility to view status of/deficiency in claim applications and making good those deficiencies(15.01.2020)
1. The Justice (Retd.) R.M. Lodha Committee (the "Committee") had initiated the process of refunds for investors of PACL having claim amount upto Rs. .....
Tags : Status, Claim applications, Deficiencies
All. HC: Mentioning Certain Sections in Title of Claim Made to Labour Court Won’t Determine Jurisdi.(14.05.2024)
Allahabad High Court has observed that it is well settled that the title of an application/claim and reference made therein or merely mentioning certa.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Title of Claim, Jurisdiction
Supreme Court: Can’t Deny Insurance Claim for Breach of Impossible Condition(09.04.2025)
Supreme Court held that the claim of insured cannot be rejected by an insurance company on the grounds of breach of a condition in the contract that w.....
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Supreme Court: Provident Fund Dues Have Priority over a Bank’s Claim under the SARFAESI Act(24.11.2025)
Supreme Court held that employees' provident fund dues under the EPF Act take precedence over banks’ claims under the SARFAESI Act, reaffirming that t.....
Tags : Provident Fund, Bank’s Claim, Priority
Chartered Ship Owned by Third Party Can’t Be Arrested in Maritime Claim Against Charterer: SC(16.03.2018)
Supreme Court has held that a maritime claim against the charterer of a ship, who is not the de jure owner of the ship, cannot be enforced through a r.....
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Calcutta High Court: Brother Not Entitled to Family Pension When Eligible Mother Had Not Claimed it(13.04.2026)
Calcutta High Court held that the brother of a deceased government teacher is not covered as “family” under Clause 5(s)(2) of the Pension Scheme, 1981.....
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Supreme Court: Admission of a Claim by a Resolution Professional is Not Debt Acknowledgment(30.04.2026)
Supreme Court set aside the NCLAT ruling that treated a resolution professional’s admission of a creditor’s claim as acknowledgment of debt, holding i.....
Tags : Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code; Claim; Resolution Professional
Supreme Court Bars Lenders from Making Claims in Arbitration Tribunals(25.01.2021)
Supreme Court has barred banks and financial institutions from making a claim in an arbitration tribunal to recover their money stating that holding t.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Claims of Banks and Financial Institutions
SC: Medical Negligence Claims Can be Filed Against Deceased Doctor’s Legal Heirs Who Inherit Estate(05.05.2026)
Supreme Court held that medical negligence compensation claims can be pursued against a deceased doctor’s legal heirs from the estate, as financial li.....
Tags : Medical Negligence; Claims; Legal Heirs
CBIC Extends Sanction for Pending IGST Refund Claims on GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B(18.02.2021)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has notified the extension of Sanction for pending Integrated Goods and Services Tax refund claims .....
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Madras HC: Limitation Qua Counter-Claim Stops On Date Of Notice Of Arbitration(17.10.2022)
Madras High Court has ruled that the limitation period qua Counter-Claims would be arrested on the date on which the respondent issues the notice of a.....
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Delhi HC: Party Can’t Challenge Arbitral Award After Receiving Payment of Decided Amount(29.01.2024)
Delhi High Court has held that a party that has received payment in terms of an arbitral award cannot challenge the award with respect to the disallow.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Arbitral Award, Disallowed Claims
SC Refers to Larger Bench Question Regarding Consideration of Reservation Claims(28.01.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that allowing the applicants to public posts to submit certificates in proof of their claim of the reservation after the no.....
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Delhi HC: Whether A Claim Is 'Notified Claim' Under Contract; Falls Outside the Scope Of Arbitration(14.10.2022)
Delhi High Court has observed that the dispute whether a claim raised by a party is a 'Notified Claim' under the Contract, which can be referred to ar.....
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SC: Promissory Estoppel Cannot Be Used to Claim Unintended Benefits, Lays Down Principles(26.05.2026)
Supreme Court observed that the doctrine of promissory estoppel cannot be invoked to claim benefits under a government policy that was never intended .....
Tags : Promissory Estoppel; Benefits; Claim
Bombay HC Grants Relief to Widow of Man Who Died in Train Mishap 15 Yrs Ago(29.05.2017)
Bombay High Court has allowed an appeal against a Railway Claims Tribunal order which rejected a claim for compensation by widow of a man who died in .....
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SC: Right to Maintenance Shall Have Overriding Effect on Rights of Claimants under SARFAESI/IBC(12.12.2024)
SC has stated that the right to maintenance being equivalent to a fundamental right will be superior to and have overriding effect on the statutory ri.....
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Allahabad HC: CrPC Doesn’t Indicates That Proclaimed Offender is Barred to File for Pre-Arrest Bail(21.07.2022)
Allahabad High Court has held that Section 438 of Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) doesn't say that a proclaimed offender would be barred to file ant.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Anticipatory Bail, Proclaimed Offender
Patna High Court: Cruelty Claims Against In-Laws are Unlikely Without Shared Residence or Interaction(20.01.2026)
Patna High Court recently quashed criminal proceedings in a matrimonial dispute, holding that allegations of cruelty against in-laws are inherently im.....
Tags : Cruelty, Shared Residence, Claims
Supreme Court Rejects NHAI Review on Solatium Retrospectivity, Bars Reopening Settled Claims(26.03.2026)
Supreme Court rejected NHAI’s review petition seeking to limit the 2019 ‘Tarsem Singh’ judgment on solatium and interest in National Highway land acqu.....
Tags : NHAI, Retrospectivity, Claims
Delhi High Court Expresses Concern Over Unclaimed Corpses Piling Up in City Morgues(14.04.2017)
Delhi High Court, worried over unclaimed corpses piling up in city morgues, some even for four months, has asked authorities to streamline process for.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, City Morgues, Unclaimed Corpses
SC: HCs and SC Should Refrain from Interfering in Scrutiny Committee's Findings on Caste Claims(05.04.2024)
SC has held that High Courts as well as the Supreme Court should refrain from deeper probe into factual issues in the scrutiny committee's findings on.....
Tags : Supreme Court, High Court, Scrutiny Committee, Caste Claims
Gauhati HC: Children Can't Seek Claim in Property Not Inherited by Deceased Father(04.03.2022)
Gauhati High Court has held that there is no claim on property of a deceased person by his children if the said property was not inherited by the dece.....
Tags : Gauhati High Court, Claim in Property Not Inherited by Deceased Father
SC: Moratorium Declared under IBC Will Not Extinguish Claims of Creditors(23.12.2024)
Supreme Court has held that a moratorium declared under Section 14 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 will not extinguish the claims of all t.....
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Cal. HC: No Claim Certificate is Invalid if it is Pre-Condition to The Release of Final Payment(22.07.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that a discharge voucher or No Claim Certificate would be invalid on account of 'Coercion' if it is submitted as a pre-co.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, No Claim Certificate, Pre-Condition
Delhi HC: Government Under No Obligation to Raise Dispute with Foreign Nation Qua Private Claim(05.12.2016)
Delhi High Court has said that Government of India is under no obligation to raise a dispute with a Foreign Government qua the private claim of its ci.....
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Mad. HC: Refund Claim to Be Examined on Basis of Documents of Availment of ITC & Export of Products(05.02.2024)
Madras High Court has held that refund claim has to be examined and determined on the basis of documents pertaining to the availing of Input Tax Credi.....
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In passing off proceedings, the court must consider all extraneous factors in reaching a conclusion that confusion is likely(01.12.2022)
The dispute was about a shape of a water bottle. Since 2011, Tupperware has been selling a plastic bottle that has the shape of the registered mark, a.....
Tags : Passing off claim, Deception, Likelihood
CBDT Eases Rules for TDS Claims by Non-Resident Companies(29.06.2016)
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has come out with Rule 37BC, which gives relaxation to Non-Residents from furnishing PAN number in India while cl.....
Tags : Central Board of Direct Taxes, Rule 37BC, TDS Claims
J&K HC: Executing Courts Have Authority to Adjudicate Claim of Obstruction Under O.21 Rule 97 of CPC(05.03.2025)
Jammu and Kashmir High Court has observed that under Order 21 Rule 97 of Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC), the executing court is empowered to exam.....
Tags : Jammu and Kashmir, Claim of Obstruction, Execution Proceedings
Procedure to claim refund in FORM GST RFD-01 subsequent to favourable order in appeal or any other forum(03.10.2019)
Doubts have been raised on the procedure to be followed by a registered person to claim refund subsequent to a favourable order in appeal or any other.....
Tags : Refund, Claim, Procedure
Del. HC: Claim of Product-By-Process Has to Be Examined On Anvil of New And Unobvious Product(08.02.2024)
Delhi High Court has ruled that product-by-process claim under the Patents Act, 1970 will have to be examined necessarily on the anvil of a “new and u.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Product-by-Process Claim, Unobvious Product
Delhi HC Asks CBDT to Consider No Tax on Accident Claims(17.04.2019)
Delhi High Court has asked Central Board of Direct Taxation (CBDT) to consider tweaking practice of claiming tax on interest accrued upon compensation.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Motor Accident Claims
NCLAT: Expecting SRA to Accept Belated Claims would tantamount to subjecting SRA to Uncertainty(10.03.2025)
NCLAT New Delhi bench while dismissing appeals filed after an inordinate delay under Section 61 of IBC, 2016, has observed that to expect belated clai.....
Tags : NCLAT New Delhi, Belated Claims, Successful Resolution Applicant
Delhi High Court Summons Singhs Over Fortis Claim for Dues(15.10.2019)
Delhi High Court has summoned Malvinder and Shivinder Singh after Fortis Healthcare Ltd filed a petition for recovery of dues allegedly siphoned off b.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Fortis Claim
A liability to pay damages must arise under the contract and not otherwise(03.05.2018)
Present appeal under Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 arises from the judgment whereby the Appellant's petition under Section .....
Tags : Award, Counter-claim, Validity
SC Enhances Compensation in Motor Accident Case on Ground that Deceased Was Multi Tasking(07.03.2024)
SC has enhanced the compensation granted in a motor accident claim after taking note of the fact that the deceased was deriving income from multiple j.....
Tags : Supreme Court , Compensation, motor accident claim
Madras HC Sets Aside Compensation of Rs 86 Lakhs Awarded in Motor Vehicles Claim(25.03.2020)
Madras High Court has set aside a motor accident award of Rs 86 Lakhs and remanded the matter back to the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (Special Sub.....
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Delhi High Court Issues Guidelines for Declaring Persons as Proclaimed Offenders(02.07.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued detailed guidelines to be followed while declaring a person as a Proclaimed Offender so as to ensure that the process unde.....
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Cal. HC: Quantum of Security in Maritime Claims Shouldn’t be Unreasonable(26.10.2023)
Calcutta High Court while observing that a claim for loss / compensation must be proximate to the occurrence as well as to the consequences of the los.....
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Delhi HC Directs Delhi Govt to Hold Negotiatons with Insurance Companies, Finalise Policy(13.08.2020)
Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to hold negotiations with the top 3 nationalised insurance companies in India- New India Insurance,.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Policy on Group Medical Claim
Madras High Court Warns Greater Chennai Corporation Over Waterlogging Issue(10.11.2021)
Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Mumbai, while directing the Goods and services tax (GST) refund to Service Provider rul.....
Tags : Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Claiming GST Refund
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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PROPERTY - Person can’t Claim Right to a Sibling’s Self-Acquired Property(05.03.2019)
Delhi High Court has said that a person can’t claim a right to a sibling’s self-acquired property while evicting a woman from her brother’s south Delh.....
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Gau. HC: MACT Order Dismissing Claim for Being Barred u/s 166(3) of MV Act Set Aside(16.12.2024)
Gau. HC has set aside an order passed by MACT which dismissed a claim petition for being barred by limitation under Section 166(3) of MV Act on the gr.....
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SC: Parties Can’t be Referred to Arbitration Against Decision of General Manager on Notified Claims(22.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that if the decision of a specified authority/General Manager is final and it is decided by it that the claims are not notified.....
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SC: State Government Employees Cannot Claim Dearness Allowance Twice a Year Unless Rules Allow(06.02.2026)
While hearing West Bengal’s challenge to directions on payment of Dearness Allowance under the 2009 Pay Revision Rules, the Supreme Court held that st.....
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ITAT, Chennai Disallows Deduction Claim on Receipts from Carbon Credit(12.02.2020)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Chennai has held that the receipts from the sale of the carbon credit are liable to be treated as the capital re.....
Tags : Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Deduction Claim on Receipts from Carbon Credit
Bom. HC: Release of Film ‘Hamare Baarah’ Permitted After Agreement on Deletion of Certain Portions(19.06.2024)
Bombay High Court has allowed the release of the film ‘Hamare Baarah’ after the makers agreed to make changes in certain portions and adding disclaime.....
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SC: There Cannot Be Two Arbitration Proceedings With Respect To Same Transaction(25.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that when a dispute has earlier been referred to arbitration and an award was passed on the claims made, then it is rightful to.....
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SC Directs States Not to Reject Applications/Claims of Kin/Family Members of COVID Victims(20.01.2022)
Supreme Court has directed the States not to reject applications/claims of the kin/family members of persons who have succumbed to COVID-19 on technic.....
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Kerala HC: Parties to Litigation Entitled to be Informed of Reasons for Denial of Their Claim(01.02.2022)
Kerala High Court has observed that a party to litigation is entitled to be informed of the reasons behind the denial of their claims.
Tags : Kerala High Court, Denial of Claim
Mumbai Court Declares Mallya Proclaimed Offender(11.11.2016)
A Mumbai Court has declared beleaguered entrepreneur Vijay Mallya, a proclaimed offender and directed the Enforcement Directorate to freeze movable pr.....
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Regularization by Management Gives No Right to Retrenched Employee to Claim Re-Employment: SC(03.01.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that regularization of an employee already in service does not give any right to retrenched employee to invoke Section 25 (.....
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SC: Defendant Cannot File a Counter-Claim against a Co-Defendant under Order VIII Rule 6-A CPC(16.09.2025)
SC ruled that under Order VIII Rule 6-A CPC, a counter-claim can only be filed against the plaintiff and not a co-defendant. The bench set aside the G.....
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Cal. HC to State: Hand Advocate's Unclaimed Dead Body to Bar Association for Performing Last Rites(02.08.2022)
Calcutta High Court has allowed a PIL seeking handing over of an Advocate's unclaimed dead body to the High Court Bar Association, for performing the .....
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Supreme Court: Mediclaim Reimbursement Cannot be Set off Against Accident Compensation(18.05.2026)
Supreme Court has held that compensation awarded under the Motor Vehicles Act cannot be reduced by amounts received through Mediclaim or medical insur.....
Tags : Mediclaim Reimbursement; Compensation; Motor Vehicles Act
SEBI Relaxes Mutual Fund Norms on Unclaimed Investor Money(26.02.2016)
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has relaxed mutual fund norms to allow Asset Management Companies (AMCs) to invest unclaimed redemption .....
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NCLAT: If there is Existence of Arbitration Clause NCLT Can’t Adjudicate Disputed Contractual Claims(05.05.2025)
NCLAT Chennai bench has observed that NCLT is not the appropriate forum to adjudicate a disputed contractual claim if there is existence of an arbitra.....
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NCLAT: SEBI Penalties Imposed After Liquidation Begins are Not Admissible as Claims(15.12.2025)
NCLAT, New Delhi, held that SEBI penalties imposed after the start of liquidation cannot be admitted as claims under the IBC, and accordingly rejected.....
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MOTOR VEHICLES - SC Asks Govt to Consider Setting Up Mediation Authority for Disposal Of Motor Accident Claims(06.03.2019)
Supreme Court has recommended to Government to examine feasibility of setting up mediation authority for motor accident claims by making necessary am.....
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Stale Claim by Employee Doesn't Become 'Live Claim' Merely by Filing Belated Representation: SC(14.02.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that a stale claim of an employee does not become a live claim merely by filing representations before the employer belated.....
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Chhattisgarh HC: Valid Caste Certificate Required To Prove SC/ST Act Offences; Oral Claim Not Enough(21.04.2026)
Chhattisgarh High Court held that for offences under Section 3(1)(r) of the SC/ST Act, the prosecution must prove the victim’s SC/ST status and the ac.....
Tags : Caste Certificate; Claim; Offences
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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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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Cal HC: Delay in FIR is Not Fatal in Motor Accident Claims When Families Rush Victims to Hospital(10.03.2026)
Calcutta HC observed that delay in filing an FIR in motor accident cases is not fatal, as families often prioritize rushing the injured to hospital. T.....
Tags : Motor Accident Claims, Families, Victims
Kerala High Court: Limitation Period Starts From Date Continuous Breach of Contract Comes to an End(29.10.2025)
Kerala High Court held that under Section 55 of the Limitation Act, when a contract is continuously breached, the limitation period for filing a claim.....
Tags : Limitation Act, Contract, Claim
Allahabad HC: Being ‘Proclaimed Offender’ Does Not Completely Bar Grant of Anticipatory Bail(07.01.2026)
Allahabad High Court recently held that the issuance of a proclamation under Section 82 CrPC against an accused does not completely bar the court from.....
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Cal HC: Deity’s Title Cannot be Challenged by Adverse Possession Claims Against its Sebait/Manager(26.02.2026)
Calcutta High Court reaffirmed that property vested in a deity enjoys strong legal protection, and adverse possession claims fail unless hostile title.....
Tags : Adverse Possession, Deity’s Title, Claims
Facility to view status of/deficiency in claim applications and making good those deficiencies(02.06.2020)
The Justice (Retd.) R.M. Lodha Committee (the "Committee") vide Press Release dated January 15, 2020 requested investors/applicants with claims upto R.....
Tags : Status, Deficiency, Claim applications
Supreme Court Outlines Conditions for Arrest of Foreign Ship for Maritime Claim(18.09.2017)
Supreme Court has held that arrest of a foreign ship for a maritime claim is permissible only if there is no change of ownership between the date when.....
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NCLAT: Can’t Reject Petition u/s 9 of IBC on Grounds of False Claim of Pre-Existing Dispute(28.11.2024)
NCLAT New Delhi bench has held that petition under Section 9 of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 cannot be rejected on grounds of false claims of .....
Tags : NCLAT, Pre-Existing Dispute, False Claim
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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Raj HC: No Penalty on Assessee u/s 270A IT Act, Once Deduction Claim for Education Cess is Withdrawn(05.01.2024)
Rajasthan High Court has held that no penalty shall be imposed on the Assessee under Section 270A of Income-Tax Act, 1961, once the deduction claim fo.....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Education Cess, Deduction Claim, Income-Tax Act
Bombay HC Partly Allows MACT Order in Appeal Against Compensation Awarded to Kin(21.01.2022)
Bombay High Court has partly allowed an order of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Mumbai, in an appeal against the compensation awarded to kin of a.....
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Delhi HC: Employee of BRO Has No Fundamental Right to Claim Deputation to Another Organization(07.02.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that an employee of the Border Roads Organisation has no fundamental right to claim a deputation to any other Organisation o.....
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SC Suggests Sates that State Transport Corporations Avail Third-Party Insurance(03.10.2024)
Supreme Court while hearing a petition over issues related to motor vehicle claims, has suggested State Governments that for timely payment of compens.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Motor Vehicle Claims, Third-Party Insurance
ITAT, Mumbai Deletes Tax Claim on Vodafone Rights Issue(15.09.2020)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai has deleted the addition of Rs 795 Crores by tax authorities as income received from nine Mauritian entities tha.....
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NCLAT: Workmen Can Claim Dues Post-Layoff If They Worked After Corporate Debtor's Notice Issuance(18.09.2025)
NCLAT New Delhi bench ruled that workmen or employees cannot claim dues for the period after a layoff unless they prove they continued working post-la.....
Tags : Workmen, Claim, Layoff, Corporate Debtor
SC: Admission of Claims After Acceptance of RP by CoC will Make CIRP an Endless Process(12.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that if claims are admitted after resolution plan (RP) has been accepted by the Committee of Creditors (COC) under Insolvency a.....
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Madras HC: Compensation Cheques Must be on Victim’s Name Only(14.03.2016)
Madras HC has directed that motor accident claims courts not to issue cheques in favour of any person other than the victim, or in the name of any 'co.....
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Delhi HC: Employer Can’t Retain Performance Bank Guarantee After Acknowledging Due Performance(14.12.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that the employer cannot withhold the performance bank guarantee after acknowledgement of the due performance of the contrac.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Performance Bank Guarantee, Counter Claims
Bombay HC: Deduction Not Claimed Earlier Can be Claimed During Proceeding(18.03.2020)
Bombay High Court has held that the deduction which is not claimed earlier can be claimed during the proceeding under Section 151A of the Income Tax A.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Claim of Deduction
Govt: Nil Customs Duty on Unclaimed Postal Articles Imported/ Returned to India(24.07.2017)
Central Government has notified complete exemption to unclaimed or re-directed postal articles imported/ returned to India subject to a condition that.....
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Karnataka HC Directs to Ensure Insurance Companies Transfer Unclaimed Policy Amounts(09.09.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) to ensure that all insurance companies follow the master c.....
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