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Statute

Draft Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2015(19.11.2015)

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has released draft Rules amending Patent Rules, 2003. Suggestions and objections on the draft Rules are being re.....

Tags : Patent, rules, draft amendment, 2015

Blast from the Past

How long does a “caretaker” committee function(07.11.1960)

The Supreme Court of India in 1960 was required to answer whether a municipal committee could continue exercise of its authority after the Act by whic.....

Tags : hyderabad, municipal committee, tenure, repeal, ultra vires

Warranting appeal from decision of a Single Judge(10.09.1952)

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

Tags : Single judge, appeal, maintainability, letters patent

Top Story

An urge towards protecting vulnerable witnesses(16.12.2015)

The Madras High Court confirmed a conviction and sentence of the accused by a trial court for the rape of a minor. It rejected contentions that the vi.....

Tags : Rape, minor, competent victim, vulnerable

India slams another extension of anti dumping duty against certain Chinese products(09.10.2016)

The Revenue Department of the Finance Ministry has slammed an extension of anti dumping duty on certain Chinese products used in garment, toys and foo.....

Tags : Anti-dumping duty, Extension, Chinese Products

India slams another extension of anti dumping duty against certain Chinese products(09.10.2016)

The Revenue Department of the Finance Ministry has slammed an extension of anti dumping duty on certain Chinese products used in garment, toys and foo.....

Tags : Anti-dumping duty, Extension, Chinese Products

Parliament passes Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016(09.03.2017)

A landmark bill called Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016 benefiting women passed by Parliament. The Bill extends paid maternity leave for worki.....

Tags : Maternity leave, Extension, Bill

Crime and Criminals Tracking Network and Systems Get Extension by One Year(05.04.2017)

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the extension of implementation phase of Crime and Criminals Tracking Network and System.....

Tags : Project, Time, Extension

Supreme Court Takes Cognizance Regarding Time Extension of Depositing 1000 & 500 Rupee Notes(21.03.2017)

The Supreme Court has sought reply from the Central Government on a Public Interest Litigation filed alleging change in government stand of accepting .....

Tags : Notes, Deposits, Time, Extension

Union Cabinet amends RTE Act, 2009, extending time period for teachers to acquire prescribed minimum qualifications(21.07.2017)

In wake of requests from various states for extending deadline for teachers to acquire the prescribed minimum qualifications for appointment, Central .....

Tags : Bill, Amendment, Time, Extension, Qualification

Pakistan Breached Vienna Convention on Consular Access Rules ICJ(17.07.2019)

The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, on 17th July, 2019, rendered its Judgment in the Jadhav .....

Tags : Detention, Indian National, Obligation, Breach

Central Government reduces the term of Information Commissioners from 5 to 3 years(24.10.2019)

The Central Government in a recent move has reduced the tenure of Information Commissioners as 3 years in Central Information Commission as well as in.....

Tags : Rules, Notification, Tenure

Government extends due date of furnishing of Income Tax Returns and Audit Reports(24.10.2020)

In view of the challenges faced by taxpayers in meeting the statutory and regulatory compliances due to the outbreak of COVID-19 and imposition of loc.....

Tags : ITR, Dates, Extension

Amendment of MTP Act comes into force: Medical Termination of Pregnancy can now be done up to 24 weeks.(26.09.2021)

The Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Act, 2021 came into force w.e.f 24th September, 2021 bringing a relief to certain categories of women.....

Tags : Termination, Pregnancy, Extension, 24 weeks

CBDT extends due dates for filing of Income Tax Returns(11.01.2022)

CBDT extends due dates for filing of Income Tax Returns and various reports of audit for the Assessment Year 2021-22 under the Income-tax Act, 1961 (I.....

Tags : Extension, Timelines, Income-tax returns

Occasional lapse from virtue does not disentitle wife from receiving maintenance(02.09.2015)

In a case where the Respondent denied maintenance to his wife and children alleging the wife's continued illicit relationship with other men, the Cour.....

Tags : Wife, adultery, virtue, maintenance

Central Government notifies extension of RoDTEP Scheme to Advance Authorisation Holders, EOU and SEZ Units(08.03.2024)

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, announces the extension of Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) Scheme support to addi.....

Tags : RoDTEP Scheme, Extension, Economic growth

Central Government issues extension of Interest Equalization Scheme for Pre and Post Shipment Rupee Export Credit(08.03.2022)

Government of India has approved the extension of Interest Equalization Scheme for Pre and Post Shipment Rupee Export Credit (‘Scheme’) up to March 31.....

Tags : Scheme, Extension, Approval

CBDT extends due date for filing Form 10A/10AB under IT Act till 30th June, 2024(25.04.2024)

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), has issued Circular No. ¬¬¬07/2024 dated 25.04.2024 further extending the due date for filing Form 10A/ Form.....

Tags : Filing, Due date, Extension

Widow has right to be ‘maintained’ on property(06.11.2015)

Hearing an appeal against a High Court order stating that a life estate vested in the widow of the deceased became her absolute property under Section.....

Tags : Widow, maintenance, absolute owner, estate

RBI extends UPI payment facility for Inbound Travellers to India(21.02.2023)

The Reserve Bank of India announces a facility to enable all in-bound travellers visiting India to make local payments using Unified Payments Interfac.....

Tags : Extension, UPI, Inbound Travellers

RBI extends Risk Based Internal Audit Rules to Housing Finance Companies(11.06.2021)

Reserve Bank of India extends provisions of Risk Based Internal Audit Rules to all deposit taking Housing Finance Companies (HFCs), irrespective of th.....

Tags : Rules, Extension, HFCs

Patent application pendency numbers(25.04.2016)

Patent Offices in four Indian metros released numbers on application pendency in the country. Awaiting examination and disposal are a total of 2,37,67.....

Tags : Patents, application pendency, india

International Cases

‘Joint enterprise’ Chan Wing-Siu principle takes a turn(18.02.2016)

The British Supreme Court heard appeals against the application of the Chan Wing-Siu principle in establishing the guilt and conviction of the Appel.....

Tags : Criminal, joint enterprise, foresight, intent

ECHR derides pre-trial detention in Russia(24.03.2016)

The European Court of Human Rights rejected the Russian Government’s application to strike part of the case against alleged unjust pre-trial detention.....

Tags : echr, russia, pre-trial detention

ECHR derides pre-trial detention in Russia(24.03.2016)

The European Court of Human Rights rejected the Russian Government’s application to strike part of the case against alleged unjust pre-trial detention.....

Tags : echr, russia, pre-trial detention

Mere fact that sentence is within range of other sentences imposed for similar offences not necessarily establish that there was appropriate exercise of sentencing discretion(31.08.2016)

Respondent was convicted, on pleas of guilty before Staude DCJ. Sentencing judge imposed a total effective sentence of 2 years 2 months' immediate imp.....

Tags : Discretion, Sentence, Inadequacy

A "scintilla of invention" remains sufficient in Australian law to support patent validity(17.08.2016)

Present Matter related to patent application in name of Britax Childcare Pty Ltd (Applicant). A notice of opposition was filed by Dorel Australia Pty .....

Tags : Patent, Grant, Inventive step

Apple loses patent battle for mobile processors but pays less than expected(16.10.2015)

A jury in Wisconsin has found Apple guilty of infringing patents owned by Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, or WARF. It awarded WARF $234 million .....

Tags : Apple, patent, lose, warf, processor, iphone, ipad, million, damages

Only exceptionally will law countenance a deprivation of liberty at direction of executive(27.07.2016)

Appellant suffered protracted mental disorder, namely a personality disorder and a chronic paranoid delusional disorder and has a long history of admi.....

Tags : Recall, Detention, Explanation

Tribunal can consider a claim for unfair dismissal presented outside three month limit, if it is presented within such further period as tribunal considers reasonable(13.09.2016)

Instant appeal by Sheredes School (the Respondent below) against a Decision of Employment Judge by which Claimant’s complaint of unfair dismissal to p.....

Tags : Unfair dismissal, Time, Extension

Florida’s sentencing scheme given the chop(12.01.2016)

The United States Supreme Court overwhelmingly held Florida’s sentencing scheme unconstitutional under the

Tags : Tender, Issuance, Prices, Fixation, Collusion

A caveatable interest must be a proprietary interest in land(23.04.2018)

The Plaintiff seeks an order pursuant to Section 138C(1) of the Transfer of Land Act, 1893 extending the operation of caveat lodged on 29th September,.....

Tags : Caveats, Extension, Equitable co-owner

Appellate power is to be exercised only once an error by primary court or a miscarriage of justice is demonstrated(06.06.2017)

In instant matter, Respondent issued a notice requiring Appellant to pull down a fence which he had constructed without obtaining a building licence. .....

Tags : Filing, Time, Extension

Appellate Court must not substitute its own opinion for that of sentencing magistrate merely because it has exercised its sentencing discretion in a manner different from sentencing magistrate(26.07.2018)

Mr Sevim was charged with one offence of indecent assault contrary to Section 323 of the Criminal Code (WA). Mr Sevim pleaded guilty on the first day .....

Tags : Sexual offending, Sentence, Excessive

Fact that, an error has been made in sentencing does not automatically mean that sentencing discretion should be exercised afresh(30.05.2018)

The Appellant appealed from the sentences imposed for the burglary, trespass and breach of bail offences. Sole ground of appeal was that, the learned .....

Tags : Sentence, Imposition, Validity

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW(22.05.2018)

In the instant case the Apple group of companies is involved in the design, manufacture and marketing of various mobile communication and media device.....

Tags : Jurisdiction, Exhaustion, Patent

Mere fact that a sentence is outside the range does not necessarily establish that exercise of sentencing discretion in particular case miscarried(09.08.2018)

Present is an appeal against sentence. The Appellant was convicted, on his plea of guilty, on a single count in an indictment which alleged that, on 1.....

Tags : Conviction, Sentence, Quantum

Where an Appellate Court concludes that, sentencing judge's discretion miscarried in respect of one component of a sentence, whole of sentence imposed by sentencing judge may be set aside(21.08.2018)

Present is an appeal against sentence. The Appellant alleged that a miscarriage of justice had occurred because at the sentencing hearing the prosecut.....

Tags : Charges, Sentence, Accuracy

Imposition of a sentence other than life imprisonment for the offence of murder will be an exceptional course(01.09.2017)

The Appellant was convicted after trial of murdering the deceased, who was her former partner, on 13 June 2015. She was sentenced to life imprisonment.....

Tags : Conviction, Sentence, Legality

Sentencing is a discretionary exercise, an Appellate Court can intervene only if Appellant demonstrates either an express or implied material error(19.09.2018)

The Appellant appeals against his sentence of 4 years' immediate imprisonment imposed on his conviction, on his pleas of guilty, to one count of posse.....

Tags : Conviction, Sentence, Validity

A Court may impose one penalty in respect of multiple federal offences that are joined in same information, complaint or summons(02.10.2018)

On 8 September 2016, the Appellant was convicted in the Magistrates Court for importing prohibited imports, namely 'ice pipes'. The ice pipes were imp.....

Tags : Sentence, Quantum, Validity

A Court must not impose a term of immediate imprisonment unless satisfied in view of sentencing principles(14.11.2018)

Present is an appeal against sentence. The Appellant was charged on indictment with three offences. There are three grounds of appeal. Ground 1 alleg.....

Tags : Sentence, Quantum, Legality

An appeal to present Court is not an opportunity to revisit question of appropriate sentence(07.12.2018)

The Appellant pleaded guilty to three offences. He was sentenced to 7 years' imprisonment on count 1, attempting to possess methylamphetamine with int.....

Tags : Conviction, Sentence, Validity

Landlord’s intention to demolish or reconstruct premises must exist independently of tenant’s statutory claim to a new tenancy(05.12.2018)

Issue in present appeal is regarding qualified security of tenure enjoyed by business tenants, pursuant to Part II of the Landlord and Tenant Act, 195.....

Tags : Tenure, Security, New tenancy, Grant

Sentencing is a discretionary exercise; an Appellate Court can intervene, only if, Appellant demonstrates either an express or implied material error(02.05.2018)

The Appellant was convicted after trial of being in possession of a prohibited drug, namely methylamphetamine, with intent to sell or supply it to ano.....

Tags : Offence, Knowledge, Sentence, Quantum

In deciding an appeal, Court may set aside or vary the decision of the Court of Summary Jurisdiction and the sentence imposed(22.03.2019)

The Appellant pleaded guilty in the Magistrate's Court to four charges of trespass and two charges of possessing drug paraphernalia in which there wer.....

Tags : Sentence, Imposition, Legality

Power of Court to indicate provisional measures will be exercised only if there is urgency, that, irreparable prejudice will be caused to rights in dispute before Court gives its final decision(18.05.2017)

In facts of present case, On 8th May, 2017, Government of Republic of India filed in Registry of Court an Application instituting proceedings against .....

Tags : Consular access, Death sentence, Provisional measure, Stay

Sentencer need to observe a degree of flexibility rather than adopting a mechanistic type of approach while imposing sentence(03.04.2019)

This judgment deals with an application for leave to appeal by Nathan Finn, currently in custody in Hydebank Young Offenders Centre, against a determi.....

Tags : Sentence, Quantum, Justice

Discretion to suspend a term of imprisonment is not confined by considerations relating to rehabilitation and mercy(10.04.2019)

The Appellant was convicted after trial on charge of unlawfully assaulting a member of the crew of an aircraft so as to interfere with the performance.....

Tags : Conviction, Sentence, Legality

An appellate court will not set aside a conviction based on a plea of guilty unless Appellant satisfies the Court that a miscarriage of justice has occurred(14.06.2019)

The Appellant appeared in the Magistrates Court in relation to various charges including one charge of assaulting a public officer. He entered pleas o.....

Tags : Conviction, Sentence, Legality

Cisco found to not have infringed patent(28.12.2015)

The United States Court of Appeal for the Federal Circuit ruled in favour of Cisco Systems in a patent dispute regarding improvements in wireless netw.....

Tags : Patent, wireless communication, handoff, reversal

Seriousness of offence must be determined by taking into account statutory penalty for offence, circumstances of commission of the offence, any aggravating factors and mitigating factors(01.07.2019)

In present case, the Appellant attempted to possess a prohibited drug, namely cocaine, with intent to sell or supply it to another. On 17 December 201.....

Tags : Possession, Prohibited drug, Sentence, Legality

Employer 'may' make a payment in lieu of notice to the employee giving the employer the choice whether or not to make the payment(21.09.2017)

In the facts of present case, the claimant worked as a farm labourer for the respondent company, picking mushrooms at its premises, from 13 December 2.....

Tags : Poor attendance, Dismissal, Legality

A Court has discretion to take into account time spent in custody and can give credit by either reducing term or backdating sentence(10.09.2019)

Present two appeals against sentence are related and involved the failure to take into account time that, the Appellant spent in custody on remand. Th.....

Tags : Sentence, Imposition, Reduction

Courts of law ought not to decide issues purely for academic interests(01.10.2019)

In facts of present case, aggrieved by losing the tender, the Appellants approached the Gauteng Division, Pretoria (High Court), seeking a review of t.....

Tags : Tender, Award, Legality

Offence of aggravated burglary attracts a term of immediate imprisonment(04.04.2018)

The Appellant appeals against the suspended term of imprisonment imposed upon him on his conviction, following his plea of guilty, of an offence of ag.....

Tags : Home burglary, Sentence, Validity

In order to satisfy requirement of an absence of criminal proceedings, an applicant would have to prove that, no criminal proceedings were pending in connection with seized firearms(02.12.2019)

In present case, on 25 June 2014, the South African Police Services (SAPS) seized certain firearms (the firearms) from the Respondents in terms of a s.....

Tags : Seized firearms, Retention, Legality

Power of Court to extend time for compliance with a springing order has to be exercised cautiously(12.12.2019)

In present case, the Appellant was convicted on 27th November, 2017, after a trial before Corboy J and a jury for the murder of Mark Colin Koller (the.....

Tags : Springing order, Time, Extension

A person subject to a supervision order who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes a requirement of the order commits an offence(09.03.2018)

The Respondent has a history of violent sexual offending. He was last convicted of a serious sexual offence on 1st September, 2017. The offence was co.....

Tags : Sexual offence, Detention order, Continuation

A pre-sentence order cannot be made if, at the time it is made, a sentence of immediate imprisonment is the only appropriate sentencing option(22.01.2019)

Present is a State appeal against the imposition of a pre-sentence order. The appeal is brought pursuant to Section 24(1)(a) of the Criminal Appeals A.....

Tags : Pre-sentence order, Imposition, Validity

An appellate Court can only intervene if Accused demonstrates, either express or implied, material error of fact or law(31.12.2019)

In present case, on 27 August 2019, the Appellant was sentenced in the Kalgoorlie Magistrates Court to a term of immediate imprisonment of 18 months f.....

Tags : Sentence, Quantum, Legality

For a document to constitute a Will, it is necessary that there be cogent evidence that the document embodied the deceased's testamentary intentions(23.01.2020)

The plaintiff, Daniel John Crisp, asks the Court to declare that, the document dated 21 May 2009 signed by the deceased constitutes the last will of t.....

Tags : Intention, Last will, Validity

Function of Court is to determine whether there is a genuine dispute, Courts are not expected to undertake an extended inquiry or to weigh the merits of the dispute(27.02.2020)

The Plaintiffs filed an application pursuant to Section 459G and Section 459H of the Corporations Act, 2001 to set aside a statutory demand served by .....

Tags : Dispute, Existence, Statutory demand, Validity

In a sentencing discretion Court should only intervene, if a material error of fact or law has been made or result is manifestly unreasonable or unjust(14.04.2020)

In present matter, the Appellant was convicted of six breaches of a family violence restraining order (FVRO) contrary to Section 61(1) of the Restrain.....

Tags : Conviction, Sentence, Quantum

Where the existing or live controversy is absent, the matter is moot(16.07.2020)

Present appeals concern a dispute emanating from the cancellation of a public procurement contract concluded pursuant to a tender that was awarded to .....

Tags : Review, Tender award, Mootness

For offences of dealing or trafficking in dangerous drugs, the major sentencing considerations are general and personal deterrence(14.01.2021)

The Appellant was charged on indictment in the District Court on basis that, he had in his possession a prohibited drug, namely methylamphetamine, wit.....

Tags : Quantum, Sentence, Legality

The severity of a sentence imposed on an individual count generally falls to be assessed in light of the sentences imposed in respect of the other counts(12.02.2021)

Present is an appeal against sentence. The Appellant was convicted, on his pleas of guilty, of eight counts in an indictment. Six of the convictions w.....

Tags : Sentence, Quantum, Legality

A person who unlawfully omits or refuses to do any act which it is the person's duty to do under Section 444A of the Criminal Code is guilty of a crime and is liable to imprisonment(28.01.2021)

Present is an appeal against sentence. The Appellant was convicted after trial on basis of being a person who had charge of an ignition source and unl.....

Tags : Conviction, Sentence, Legality

Contract be constituted by an offer and acceptance when putative offer reveal an intention to give rise, upon acceptance, to an obligation(11.05.2017)

Robert Ian Edwin Partridge died on 6 October 2008. By his will made on 29 December 1995, he appointed Appellant, Mrs. Lola Levingston, as his executri.....

Tags : Will, Agreement, Existence

Sentencing is a discretionary exercise. An Appellate Court can intervene, only if, Appellant demonstrates either an express or implied error(27.06.2018)

The Appellant seeks an extension of time within which to appeal and leave to appeal a total sentence of 22 months immediate imprisonment imposed by a .....

Tags : Conviction, Sentence, Validity

Court has power to extend time where statutory pre-requisites are met but power must be exercised having regard to interests of all parties affected(16.03.2020)

The Plaintiffs seek relief under Section 1322(4)(d) of the Corporations Act, 2001 from compliance with financial reporting and lodgement obligations .....

Tags : Financial reporting, Time, Extension

Power of an appellate Court to interfere with a sentence imposed by a lower Court is limited and can be exercised in cases of material irregularity(24.03.2021)

The issue before present Court is whether the increased sentences imposed by the high Court were appropriate. On 12 October 2017, the Appellants, Mess.....

Tags : Sentence, Quantum, Legality

When error in the cleansing notice is due to inadvertence and was promptly rectified upon its discovery by Plaintiff, Courts can grant the extension of time(15.04.2021)

On 23 March 2021, the Plaintiff, Australian Potash Limited (Australian Potash), filed an originating process seeking orders under Section 1322 of the .....

Tags : Cleansing notice, Time, Extension

Court may allow an appeal against sentence if, in its opinion, a different sentence should have been imposed(27.07.2020)

Present is an appeal against sentence. The Appellant was charged on indictment with two counts: (a) On 1 March 2018, at Margaret River, the Appellant.....

Tags : Conviction, Sentence, Legality

The exercise of public power by the executive and other public functionaries is subject to principle of legality(09.06.2021)

Maxrae Estates is the owner of the farm located within the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality. Maxrae applied to the Department of Agriculture,.....

Tags : Extension, Warehouse, Ministerial discretion

Arrest, without a warrant is permitted, where an arresting officer held a reasonable suspicion that, a dangerous wound had been inflicted(04.06.2021)

The appeal arose from the dismissal of the appellants’ claim for wrongful and unlawful arrest in the Eastern Cape Division of the High Court, Mthatha......

Tags : Arrest, Detention, Legality

AI Machine cannot be granted a Patent since it does not qualify as an inventor as per the Patent laws(27.07.2021)

The appellant has pursued this matter to address his grievance regarding the failure of two patent applications designating an artificial intelligence.....

Tags : Patent, Inventor, AI Machine

Congress must specifically authorize CDC to continue with eviction moratorium imposed as relief program for alleviating the burdens caused by the COVID–19 pandemic(26.08.2021)

In March 2020, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Re¬lief, and Economic Security Act to alleviate burdens caused by the COVID–19 pandemic. Among oth.....

Tags : Eviction, Extension of moratorium, COVID-19

A maintenance order had the same legal consequences which flowed from an order made in a civil action(21.01.2022)

The appeal stemmed from the judgment of the High Court, the court made a declaratory order to the effect that the maintenance obligations contained in.....

Tags : Maintenance order, Prescription Act, Applicability

The discretion to impose a sentence cannot be appropriately exercised, if the magistrate is under a misapprehension as to what conduct constitutes the offence(15.02.2022)

Present is an appeal against sentence. On 4 January 2022, the Appellant appeared in the Magistrates Court and pleaded guilty to three offences of fail.....

Tags : Direction, Compliance, Sentence

Sentencing is a discretionary exercise, an appellate court can only intervene, if the Appellant demonstrates either an express or implied material error(15.03.2022)

The Appellant was sentenced to a total effective sentence of 8 years 11 months' imprisonment. The appellant now appeals against his sentence. His sole.....

Tags : Conviction, Sentence, Validity

To extend the tender validity period, the consent of all the participants to the tender process is required(03.06.2022)

In March 2020, the Appellant, the City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality (the Municipality), published an invitation to tender under reference P.....

Tags : Tender, Validity period, Consent

An application by a client for cost assessment must be made within 12 months after the bill is given(28.06.2022)

Present is an application for an extension of time within which to have bills of costs rendered by the applicant's practitioner assessed pursuant to S.....

Tags : Bills, Time, Extension

Leave to appeal must not be given unless the Court is satisfied that the ground has a reasonable prospect of success(26.07.2022)

The Respondent was convicted after trial in the Magistrates Court of one charge of assault occasioning bodily harm and one charge of dangerous driving.....

Tags : Sentence, Imposition, Backdating

An appellate Court may only interfere with the sentencing discretion of the trial court on limited grounds(26.09.2022)

Present appeal is against the substituted sentence of the Northern Cape Division of the High Court, Kimberley (the high court) of the sentence imposed.....

Tags : Sentence, Imposition, Validity

If the Court hearing a restriction order application finds that the offender is a high risk serious offender, the Court must make a continuing detention order(26.11.2022)

In facts of present case, on 23 November 2021, the State of Western Australia applied for orders under the High Risk Serious Offenders Act, 2020 (HRSO.....

Tags : High risk, Custody, Detention

In absence of a Parole Board report, Supreme Court’s ability to substitute the sentence of the high court with its own sentence is constrained(16.03.2023)

Present was an appeal against a reconsideration of an indeterminate sentence imposed in terms of Section 286B of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977. The.....

Tags : Sentence, Imposition, Reconsideration

If the preconditions in Section 45(1)(a) and (b) of Sentencing Act are satisfied, the Court has a discretion, not a duty, to make a spent conviction order(17.08.2023)

The Appellant was convicted in on a charge that, being an occupier of premises, she knowingly permitted those premises to be used for the purpose of t.....

Tags : Discretion, Spent Conviction, Sentence

A mark can be opposed or cancelled, if it is identical to or similar to a trade mark which is already registered(14.12.2023)

The applicant, a Mexican company which traded in many countries including South Africa, was the proprietor of the impugned mark. It was registered in .....

Tags : Leave to appeal, Special circumstances, Existence

Onus lies with the Plaintiff to establish the jurisdiction, finality and conclusiveness of a foreign judgment, if so challenged(06.02.2024)

The Respondent was a businessman and citizen of the United States of America, (Mr. Conteh), who now resided in Bryanston, Johannesburg. On 12 August 2.....

Tags : Sentence, Refusal, Legality

Notifications & Circulars

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

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

Tags : Consultation papers, Comments, Time Extension

Multi System Operators to provide signals of TV channels to LCOs only with written interconnection agreement(17.08.2016)

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) issued a cautionary to all multi system operators to provide signals of TV channels to LCOs only with.....

Tags : TV channels, Signals, Written interconnection agreement

RBI to Issue Rs. 10 Bank notes with inset letter 'P'(14.10.2015)

The Reserve Bank of India will issue Rs. 10 denomination bank notes in the Mahatma Gandhi Series-2005 with inset letter 'P' in both the numbering pane.....

Tags : 10, ten, rupee, note, design, inset

RBI extends validity of the Directions issued to the Indian Mercantile Co-operative Bank Ltd., Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh(07.09.2016)

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has extended the Directions issued to the Indian Mercantile Co-operative Bank Ltd., Lucknow for a further period of si.....

Tags : Extension, Direction, Mercantile Co-operative Bank

Government extends due date for filing of Income Tax Returns from 30th September, 2016 to 17th October, 2016(12.09.2016)

The due date for filing of Income tax returns by tax payers whose accounts are required to be audited under the Income Tax Act is the 30th September o.....

Tags : Income Tax Returns, Filing, Extension of date

Jury can be satisfied of the guilt of the accused only if guilt is not simply a rational inference, but the only rational inference that the circumstances permit(22.02.2024)

The Appellant was convicted after trial in the Magistrates Court of one count of home burglary contrary to Section 401(2)(b) of the Criminal Code and .....

Tags : Conviction, Sentence, Legality

TRAI mandates written agreements between broadcasters and operators(07.01.2016)

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India released the Telecommunication (Broadcasting and Cable Services) Interconnection (Digital Addressable Cable .....

Tags : Trai, television, broadcaster, operator, written agreement

MoU between Airports Authority and Singapore approved(06.01.2016)

The Union Cabinet has approved signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Airports Authority of India and Singapore Cooperation Enterprise. .....

Tags : airports, operation, maintenance, revenue, singapore

Clarification on "Extension of grace period for payment of renewal premium of life insurance policies in light of recent demonetization"(29.11.2016)

Reference is drawn to the Circular Ref: IRDA/ACTL/CIR/ULIP/236/11/2016 dated 25th November, 2016 on "Extension of grace period for payment of renewal .....

Tags : Renewal premium, Payment, Extension, Time period

Decisions related to operational aspects of the Scheme of cancellation of legal tender character of old Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 notes(24.11.2016)

The Central Government has been reviewing the issues related to the cancellation of legal tender character of old Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 notes. The Gove.....

Tags : Scheme, Decision, Legal Tender

Withdrawal from fortnight beginning December 10, 2016 the need to maintain an incremental cash reserve ratio(07.12.2016)

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1A) of Section 42 of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, and in supersession of its notification .....

Tags : Withdrawal, cash reserve ratio, Maintenance

Requirement of customer due diligence and need for maintenance of records(06.12.2016)

It has been reported that, of late, a lot of customers are approaching banks for re-activation of dormant accounts. In this regard, we invite attentio.....

Tags : Diligence, Record maintenance, Requirement

Security and Risk Mitigation Measures for Card Present and Electronic Payment Transactions - Issuance of EMV Chip and PIN Cards(27.08.2015)

Due to difficulties faced by banks in only providing Chip and Pin cards to their customers from 1 September, 2015, the Reserve Bank of India has grant.....

Tags : Rbi, chip and pin, card, extension

Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS) - Extension of timeline(09.05.2017)

The Reserve Bank of India has decided to extend the last date, from May 31, 2017 to December 31, 2017, for entities undertaking billing business under.....

Tags : Time, Extension, Bharat bill

Relaxation of additional fees and extension of last date of filing of AOC-4, AOC-4 XBRL and MGT-7 E-Forms under the Companies Act, 2013(28.10.2015)

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has released a General Circular notifying the relaxation of additional fee payable on forms AOC-4 and AOC-4 XBRL up .....

Tags : Additional fee, aoc, extensible, business

Extension of last date to receive comments on TRAI's Consultation Paper on Data Speed under Wireless Broadband Plans dated 1st June, 2017(28.06.2017)

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had invited comments of stakeholders on Consultation Paper on Data Speed under Wireless Broadband Plans d.....

Tags : Extension, date, Data Speed, Broadband Plans

Tax deadlines extended in Tamil Nadu(07.12.2015)

Due to widespread flooding in Chennai and Tamil Nadu, the Central Board of Direct Taxes extended the date for deposit of tax deducted at source and ta.....

Tags : Excise, service tax, extension, tamil nadu

Extension of last date to receive comments on TRAI's Consultation Paper on Data Speed under Wireless Broadband Plans dated 1st June, 2017(20.07.2017)

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had invited comments of stakeholders on Consultation Paper on Data Speed under Wireless Broadband Plans d.....

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Comptroller General reiterates exclusion of software from patent regime(19.02.2016)

The Comptroller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks showed its intention to continue disallowing the grant of patents on software. In its repor.....

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Relaxation of additional fees and extension of last date of filing of Form CRA-4 under the Companies Act, 2013(04.12.2017)

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has received several representations about extension of the last date for filing of Form CRA-4 without additional fe.....

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Order under Section 119 of The Income-Tax Act, 1961(13.12.2017)

Due to certain technical issues faced by NSDL's gateway for e-payment of tax on 7th November, 2017, some taxpayers/ deductors were unable to make e-pa.....

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Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approves extension of norms for mandatory packaging in Jute Materials(03.01.2018)

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for mandatory packaging of foodgrai.....

Tags : Norms, Extension, Packaging, Jute materials

Refund of IGST on Export-Extension of date in SB005 alternate mechanism cases and clarifications in other cases(23.03.2018)

CBEC has issued Circular No 5/2018-Customs dated 23-02-2018 which provided for an alternative mechanism with officer interface to resolve invoice mism.....

Tags : Refund, IGST, Export, Date, Extension

Maintenance of Register under Various Labour Laws and Rules Made Easy(06.04.2017)

The Ministry of Labour & Employment has notified "Ease of Compliance to maintain Registers under various Labour Laws Rules, 2017" on 21st February 201.....

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CSIR bags National Intellectual Property (IP) Award 2018 in the category Top R and D Institution / Organization for Patents and Commercialization(26.04.2018)

The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is awarded the National Intellectual Property (IP) Award 2018 in the category "Top R&D Instit.....

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An application for a request for further particulars is purely interlocutory(19.04.2024)

In present case, the Respondent launched divorce proceedings in the regional court. In addition to defending the matter, the appellant instituted a co.....

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Extension of time for receiving comments on Consultation Paper on 'Regulatory Principles of Tariff Assessment'(11.04.2017)

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) issued a Consultation Paper on 'Regulatory Principles of Tariff Assessment' on 17th February, 2017 inviti.....

Tags : Tariff Assessment, Time, Extension

Maintenance of Annual Average Export Obligation(22.05.2018)

In exercise of the powers conferred under Paragraph 1.03 of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP), 2015-20, the Director General of Foreign Trade in Public i.....

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

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

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Extension of Special Refund Fortnight till 16.6.2018(12.06.2018)

The Government has launched the second "Special Drive Refund Fortnight "from 31.5.2018 to 14.6.2018. During the first Refund Fortnight from 15th to 29.....

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Court will not interfere with sentence imposed unless it is satisfied that, the sentence has been vitiated by a material misdirection or is disturbingly inappropriate(01.04.2019)

Present appeal arises from a tragic incident which occurred on 10 July 2009 at the offices of the detective branch at Esikhawini, when Bongani Cebekhu.....

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Power under Article 4(1) of the 1972 Order should be exercised by the Secretary of State personally(13.05.2020)

In present case, an interim custody order (ICO) was made in respect of the Appellant on 21 July 1973. The order was signed by a Minister of State in t.....

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An arrest has to be effected on the authority of a warrant or without a warrant; onus rests on the arrestor to justify an arrest(03.05.2024)

The appeal emanated from the appeal court of the Gauteng Division of the High Court, Johannesburg (the appeal court) wherein the appellant, Mr Ntoni J.....

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PFRDA rolls-out Aadhar Powered Digital on Boarding into APY through eNPS platform for wider reach(10.10.2017)

Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has embarked upon several digital friendly steps for extension of the benefits of APY to the.....

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Defence India Startup Challenge Deadline Gets Extended(24.09.2018)

The last date for submission of applications to the Defence India Startup Challenge (DISC), being organised by the Defence Innovation Organisation (DI.....

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Cabinet approves Extension of time period of the Scheme "Special Industry Initiative for J and K" (Sll J and K) - Udaan(20.09.2017)

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Home Affairs .....

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CBDT further extends date for filing Income Tax Returns and Audit Reports(08.10.2018)

The due date for filing of Income Tax Returns and Audit Reports for Assessment Year 2018-2019 is 30th September, 2018 for certain categories of taxpay.....

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Extension of date for filing of Income Tax Returns and Audit Reports from 30th September, 2018 to 15th October, 2018(24.09.2018)

The due date for filing of Income Tax Returns and Audit Reports for Assessment Year 2018-19 is 30th September, 2018 for certain categories of taxpayer.....

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

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

Tags : Export, Red Sanders wood, Extension, Time

Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme being extended to 61 more districts(01.02.2016)

The Ministry of Women & Child Development has extended its Beti Bachao Beti Padhao initiatives to an 61 additional districts, from the 100 it had enco.....

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Indian Railways launches e-Procurement and e-Tendering systems(01.02.2016)

The Ministry of Railways launched Works Module of Indian Railways E-Procurement System and Implementation of 'e-Tendering in Works Contracts'. The new.....

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Withdrawal of old series banknotes issued prior to 2005 deferred(11.02.2016)

The Reserve Bank of India extended the deadline for exchanging pre-2005 banknotes to 30 June, 2016. Exchange on banknotes in 2016 will only be done at.....

Tags : Rbi, banknotes, pre-2005, deadline, extend

Extension of time limit for furnishing the return in FORM GSTR-4 for the quarter July to September, 2018(29.11.2018)

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (6) of section 39 read with section 168 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017.....

Tags : Time limit, Extension, Returns

An Appellate Court can only intervene if the Appellant demonstrates either an express or implied material error(22.09.2017)

Present is an appeal against sentence. The Appellant and two others, Aaron Clifford Pierotti and Rhannan Ngaire Martinac, were charged that on 21st Fe.....

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Extending the Single Window Interface for Facilitation of Trade (SWIFT) to Exports(04.01.2017)

Kind reference is invited to Board's Circulars No. 03/2016 dated 03.02.2016 and No. 09/2015 dated 31.03.2015 regarding the Indian Customs Single Windo.....

Tags : Interface, Extension, Trade, Facilitation

National Certification System for Tissue Culture Raised Plants Stakeholders discuss ways to realize full potential of Certification System(14.11.2017)

Tissue Culture Industries, Farmers and Mission Directors of State Horticulture Mission/ Senior Officials of Horticulture Department in the State's dea.....

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Post-GST rates Notified to boost exports and employment generation in the labour intensive textiles and apparel sector(25.11.2017)

In order to support exports of readymade garments and made-ups, Government vide Notification No. 14/26/2010- IT dated 24th November 2017 has notified .....

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DIPP hosts Global Digital Content Market, 2018(13.11.2018)

DG, WIPO addressing Press Conference in New Delhi

The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of Commerce and Indust.....

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Extension of time for receiving comments on the Consultation Paper on "Issues relating to Uplinking and Downlinking of Television Channels" in India(16.01.2018)

1. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) released a Consultation Paper on "Issues relating to "Uplinking and Downlinking of Television Chan.....

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

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

Tags : Export, Red Sanders wood, Extension, Time

Extension of time for receiving comments/counter-comments on Consultation Paper on 'Approach towards Sustainable Telecommunications'(13.02.2017)

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released a Consultation paper titled 'Approach towards Sustainable Telecommunications' on 16.01.2017 .....

Tags : Comments, Receipt, Time, Extension

Directions under Section 35A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (AACS) - United Cooperative Bank Limited Extension of Period(22.01.2019)

Reserve Bank of India, in public interest, had issued directions to United Cooperative Bank Limited, Bagnan Station Road (North), P.O-Bagnan, Dist. - .....

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Patent filing figures and trends(20.07.2016)

The Minister for Science and Technology, Y.S. Chowdary, released figures for patent filings in the country.

The number of patents filed in .....

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Extension of date of submission Form ST-3 for the period from 1st October 2016 to 31st March 2017, from 25th April, 2017 to 30th April, 2017(25.04.2017)

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-rule(4) of rule 7 of the Service Tax Rules, 1994, the Central Board of Excise & Customs hereby extends the .....

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Shri Dharmendra Pradhan hands over 100th Letter of Intent under SATAT scheme(27.02.2019)

Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Skill development and Entrepreneurship Shri Dharmendra Pradhan today handed over the 100th Letter of Intent (L.....

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Central Government hereby makes a declaration to extend term of office of Khasyol Cantonment Board for a further period of one year(03.05.2017)

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (b) of sub-section (1) and sub-section (4) of Section 13 of the Cantonments Act, 2006 (41 of 2006), the .....

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Central Government extended term of office of Pachmarhi Cantonment Board for a further period from 6th June, 2017 to 31st December, 2017 or till the date of constitution of the Board(03.05.2017)

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (b) of sub-section (1) and sub-Section (4) of Section 13 of the Cantonments Act, 2006 (41 of 2006), the .....

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Extension of validity of Pre-shipment Inspection Agencies(11.04.2019)

In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy (2015-20), the Director General of Foreign Trade in relaxation of the.....

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Initial validity of Industrial License for Defence Sector revised to 15 years(22.09.2015)

The initial validity of Industrial License for the defence sector has been revised to 15 years, further extendable up to 18 years for existing and fut.....

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

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

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Extension of time for receiving comments on Consultation Paper on 'Review of regulatory framework for the use of USSD for mobile financial services'(29.08.2016)

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) issued a Consultation Paper on 'Review of regulatory framework for the use of USSD for mobile financial s.....

Tags : Comments, Receipt, Time, Extension

CBDT extends due date for filing of TDS statement in Form 24Q(04.06.2019)

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) had earlier notified amended Form 24Q for filing TDS statement by deductors of tax vide Notification No. 36/2.....

Tags : TDS statement, Filing of, Extension

Extension of time limit for making the declaration in FORM GST ITC-01 of Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017(04.09.2018)

In pursuance of section 168 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017) and clause (b) of sub-rule (1) of rule 40 of the Central Good.....

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Cabinet approves extension of the term of the Fifteenth Finance Commission up to 30th November, 2019(17.07.2019)

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the extension of the term of Fifteenth Finance Commission up to 30th November, .....

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Order under Section 119 of the Income-Tax Act, 1961(25.10.2017)

In keeping with India's commitment to implement the recommendations of 2015 Final Report on Action 13, titled "Transfer Pricing Documentation and Coun.....

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Onetime relaxation for EO extension and clubbing of Advance Authorisations(24.10.2017)

In exercise of powers conferred under Para 2.04 and 2.58 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020, as amended from time to time, the Director General of .....

Tags : Time period, Extension, Export obligation

Extension of time to receive comments on draft Telecommunication (Broadcasting and Cable) Services Interconnection (Addressable Systems) (Amendment) Regulations, 2019(11.09.2019)

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had issued draft Telecommunication (Broadcasting and Cable) Services Interconnection (Addressable Sys.....

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Time Extension for comments on (2nd Amendment) to Telecommunication (Broadcasting and Cable) Services Standards of Quality of Service and Consumer Protection (Addressable Systems) Regulations, 2017(22.08.2019)

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released a draft regulation titled "Draft (Second Amendment) to The Telecommunication (Broadcasting a.....

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Handling of Clients' Securities by Trading Members / Clearing Members(29.08.2019)

In view of representations from Stock Exchanges as well as market participants, effective deadline for implementation of guidelines prescribed in Clau.....

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IGST Export Refunds-Extension in SB005 alternate mechanism and revised processing in certain cases including disbursal of compensation Cess(27.08.2019)

CBIC has issued circulars 05/2018-Customs dated 23.02.2018, 08/2018-Customs dated 23.03.2018, 15/2018-Customs dated 06.06.2018 and 40/2018-Customs dat.....

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Indian Railways to provide Content on Demand Service on Trains and Stations(14.01.2020)

Content on Demand (CoD) will soon be available in all Premium/Express/Mail trains and Suburban trains of Indian Railways. With an aim to generate more.....

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Google Secures Indian Patent(31.07.2015)

Google has got Indian patent for an invention regarding a method and system for transferring annotations associated with video files. zone.

Tags : google, patent, annotations

Bombay High Court Upholds Life Sentence on Alcoholic for Killing Mother(03.08.2015)

Bombay High Court has upheld the life sentence awarded to a man for killing his mother by setting her on fire after she refused to give him money to b.....

Tags : Bombay High Court, Life Sentence, Alcoholic

Madras High Court Denies Suspension of Life Sentence(07.08.2015)

Madras High Court Bench at Madurai has denied suspension of life sentence imposed on a 25-year-old accused, charged of trespassing and murder of dec.....

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MP HC Dismisses Petition Seeking Stripping of Bharat Ratna Awarded to Sachin Tendulkar(11.08.2015)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a petition seeking take away of Bharat Ratna honour of cricket icon and batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar for.....

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Gilead Books Patent for Hepatitis C Drug Solvadi(10.05.2016)

Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademark has granted American pharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences the patent for the blockbuster Hepati.....

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TVS Gets Patent for Air-Injection System to Improve Fuel Economy(10.05.2016)

TVS Motor has secured a patent for an invention relating to an air-injection system operative during deceleration of an automobile engine.

Tags : TVS Motor, air-injection system, patent

Bombay HC Rules, It’s a Father’s Obligation to Ensure Comfort of Child(16.05.2016)

Bombay HC, while upholding an order of family court increasing child’s maintenance amount payable by the father, has said a father had an obligation t.....

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Cabinet approves extension of norms for mandatory packaging in jute materials(27.11.2019)

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has accorded its approval for mandatory packaging of foodgrain.....

Tags : Extension, Norms, Mandatory packaging

Delhi High Court Raps Police Over Prolonged Illegal Detention(12.08.2015)

Delhi High Court raps Police over prolonged illegal detention of former AAP member Yogendra Yadav and 85 others’ arrested during a farmers' protest .

Tags : Delhi High Court,illegal detention,Yogendra Yadav

Punjab and Haryana HC Criticises Lower Court For Awarding Lesser Sentence in Rape Case(14.08.2015)

Punjab and Haryana HC has criticised local court for convicting rape accused under wrong Section of Indian Penal Code, resulting in a milder sentence.....

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Madras High Court Says No Maintenance for Woman Divorced on Ground of Adultery(17.08.2015)

Madras High Court has ruled that woman divorced on ground of adultery cannot claim maintenance from her ex-husband.

Tags : Madras High Court, maintenance, adultery

Bombay High Court Confirms Life Sentence of Accused Who Killed His Grandmother(18.08.2015)

Bombay High Court has confirmed life sentence of a 34-year-old man charged with murdering his 85-year-old grandmother because he did not want to look .....

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Bombay High Court Confirms Life Sentence of Man for Killing Pregnant Wife(19.08.2015)

Bombay High Court has confirmed life sentence awarded to a man for killing his pregnant wife by setting her afire for not meeting his dowry demands.

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Bombay HC: No Leniency in Mandatory Attendance Rule for College Student with Attendance Shortfall(04.07.2016)

Bombay High Court while dismissing a petition filed by city college student has held that the responsibility of taking care of grandparents because pa.....

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Madras HC: Major Children Entitled to Maintenance(13.07.2016)

Madras HC has held that fathers are liable to pay maintenance to children who had attained majority even if latter were not suffering from any mental .....

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Incentivising bank credit to specific sectors - Exemption from CRR maintenance(10.02.2020)

It has been announced in paragraph 3 of the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies of February 6, 2020, that the Reserve Bank is actively .....

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Extension of last date for receiving comments on the Pre -Consultation Paper on "Ease of Doing Business in Broadcasting Sector"(09.05.2017)

TRAI issued a Pre -Consultation Paper on "Ease of Doing Business in Broadcasting Sector" on 17th April 2017 seeking comments from the stakeholders by .....

Tags : Time, Extension, Pre -Consultation Paper, Broadcasting sector

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

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

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Extension of time for filing Exporter's/Importer's/User's Questionnaire response in sunset review of Anti-Dumping duty imposed on imports of Acrylonitrile Butadiene Rubber(09.03.2020)

1. With respect to the above mentioned subject investigations, requests have been received from producers/exporters/importers/users for extension of t.....

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RBI extends Window Timings of Fixed Rate LAF and MSF Operations(24.11.2015)

The Reserve Bank of India has extended the timings of the fixed rate Liquidity Adjustment Facility and Marginal Standing Facility. The window timings .....

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Extension of last date to receive participation in Pilot to establish nation-wide, pay-as-you-go PDOs(26.07.2017)

1.The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAl) issued a document inviting participation of entities to be part of a Pilot to establish Nation-wide.....

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Extension of implementation date of Circular on 'Review of Margin Framework for Cash and Derivatives segments (except for Commodity Derivatives Segment)'(27.04.2020)

1. SEBI, vide Circular no. SEBI/HO/MRD2/DCAP/CIR/P/2020/27 dated February 24, 2020, reviewed the margin framework for cash and derivatives segments (e.....

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Extension of time limit for furnishing the return by a registered person required to deduct tax at source in Form GSTR-7(10.04.2019)

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (6) of section 39 read with section 168 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017.....

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Cabinet approves extension of rebate in taxes on export of garments and made-ups(25.03.2020)

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for continuation of Rebate of State and Central Taxes and L.....

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Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020 extended for one year(31.03.2020)

The Union Commerce and Industry Ministry today announced changes in the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) of Government of India. The present Policy which ca.....

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Extension of the time limit for issuance of order in terms of the provisions of sub-section (5), read with sub-section (7) of Section 54 of Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017(09.06.2020)

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 168A of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017) (hereafter in this notification refer.....

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Validity of motor vehicle documents further extended till 30th September, 2020(09.06.2020)

Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways and MSMEs Shri Nitin Gadkari today announced further extension of the validity date of motor vehicle docu.....

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Delhi HC Restrains Glenmark Pharmaceuticals from Manufacturing, Selling Zita and Zita-Met(07.10.2015)

Delhi High Court has restrained Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, an Indian firm, from manufacturing and selling its anti-diabetes drugs Zita and Zita-Met, sa.....

Tags : Delhi High Court,Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, Merck Sharp and Dohme, patent

Apple Inc Gets India Patent for Tunable Antenna(08.10.2015)

Apple Inc has got Indian patent for its invention regarding a compact tunable antenna used in mobile phones and other hand-held devices. The invention.....

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Australia Court Rules Breast Cancer Gene Patent Cannot be Granted(08.10.2015)

Australia's High Court has ruled that a gene which greatly increases the chances of breast and ovarian cancer cannot be patented. A US medical researc.....

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Apple Loses Patent Suit to WARF(14.10.2015)

Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) sued Apple in January 2014 alleging infringement of its 1998 patent for improving chip efficiency and US j.....

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Suven Life Gets Patent Registered for Neuro-Degenerative Drug(14.10.2015)

Drug firm Suven Life Sciences has been granted patent by Australia, China, Europe, South Korea and the US for a drug used in the treatment of neuro-de.....

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Bombay HC: Impotency Allegations against Husband Amounts to Cruelty(29.08.2016)

Bombay HC, while dismissing a wife's plea for restitution of conjugal rights, has ruled that allegations of impotency against husband amount to cruelt.....

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

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

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Maintenance of CRR/SLR on Foreign Currency Assets/Liabilities- Reference rate for INR/USD and exchange rate of other major currencies(02.08.2018)

Please refer to our circular DBOD.No.Ret.BC.113/12.01.001/2011-12 dated June 29, 2012 on Maintenance of CRR on FCNR(B) Scheme advising banks to be gui.....

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Extension of validity of Recognition of Pre-shipment Inspection Agencies(30.06.2020)

In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 1.03 of the Foreign Trade Policy (2015-20) read with paragraph 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy, the D.....

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Google Loses Patent Claim over Invention on Improving Online Ads With Audio(25.09.2015)

Google has lost patent claim over an invention titled ‘improved advertising with audio content’ as the company allegedly failed to satisfy objections .....

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Bombay High Court Confirms Rapist's Sentence, 23 Years After the Incident(28.09.2015)

Bombay High Court has confirmed seven-year sentence to a man for raping a relative, almost 23 years after incident took place.

Tags : Bombay High Court,Rapist's Sentence

Patent Office Rejects Application for Genentech's Cancer Drug(28.09.2015)

Patent Office, Delhi has rejected patent application of Genentech Inc, a biotechnology corporation, for a treatment with Anti-VEGF Antibodies, a drug.....

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

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

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Microsoft, Google Settels Patent War(01.10.2015)

Microsoft Corp and Google Inc have agreed to settle all 18 cases under patent infringement litigation against each other in United States and Germany.

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Cipher, Ranbaxy Settle Patent Dispute with Actavis over Absorica(06.10.2015)

Cipher Pharma Inc, along with partners Ranbaxy - a Sun Pharma firm - and Galephar Pharmaceutical Research, has entered into a patent litigation settle.....

Tags : Cipher, Ranbaxy , Absorica patent

Delhi HC Denies Maintenance to Working Woman(08.09.2016)

Delhi HC, while denying maintenance demanded by a chartered accountant from her estranged husband, has said a professionally qualified woman should be.....

Tags : Delhi HC, Maintenance , Working Woman

Extension of time for filing exporter's/ importer's/ user's questionnaire response in the anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of "Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride(07.05.2019)

1. With respect to the above mentioned subject investigation, requests have been received from producers/exporters/importers/users for granting of ext.....

Tags : Time, Extension, Questionnaire response

Central Government extends ban on LTTE for five years(14.05.2019)

The Central Government has extended the ban on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) for another five years under sub-sections (1) and (3) of se.....

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Extension of last date to receive comments on TRAI Consultation Paper(13.05.2020)

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had invited comments/counter-comments of stakeholders on Consultation Paper on "Methodology of applyi.....

Tags : Last date, Extension, SUC

Interest Subvention (IS) and Prompt Repayment Incentive (PRI) for Short Term Crop Loans during the years 2018-19 and 2019-20: Extended Period on account of Covid-19(21.04.2020)

1. Please refer to circular FIDD.CO.FSD.BC.No.15/05.02.001/2018-19 dated March 7, 2019 regarding Interest Subvention Scheme for Short Term Crop Loans .....

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IGST refunds on exports-extension in SB005 alternate mechanism(21.04.2020)

1. Kind reference is invited to Board's Circulars 08/2018-Cus dt 23.03.2018, 15/2018-Cus dt 06.06.2018, 22/2018-Cus dt 18.07.2018, 40/2018-Cus dt 24.1.....

Tags : IGST, Refunds, Exports-extension

Clarification on passing of ordinary and special resolutions by companies under the Companies Act, 2013 read with rules made thereunder on account of Covid-19-Extension of time(15.06.2020)

This Ministry has issued General Circular No. 14/2020 on 8th April, 2020 and General Circular No. 17/2020 on 13th April, 2020 for providing clarificat.....

Tags : Clarification, Resolutions, Covid-19-Extension of time

Further extension of time for submission of financial results for the quarter/half year/financial year ending 31st March 2020 due to the continuing impact of the CoVID-19 pandemic(24.06.2020)

1. SEBI, vide circular No. SEBI/HO/CFD/CMD1/CIR/P/2020/38 dated March 19, 2020 and circular No. SEBI/HO/DDHS/ON/P/2020/41 dated March 23, 2020, had ex.....

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Google Files Patent for Needle-Free Blood Draw Device with USPTO(10.12.2015)

Google Life Sciences has filed a patent for a needle-free blood draw device with US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

Tags : Google Life Sciences, Patent, USPTO

Bombay HC: Second Wife Need Not Prove Marriage for Maintenance if Lived Together(14.12.2015)

Bombay High Court while quashing order of sessions court refusing maintenance to a second wife by the husband, has held that it was not required for t.....

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Japan's Mitsubishi Pharma Corporation Loses Patent Bid over Diabetes Drug “Teneligliptin”(14.12.2015)

Kolkata Patent Office on an opposition filed by domestic drug firm Lupin, refused the patent application filed by Japan's Mitsubishi Pharma Corporatio.....

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Suven Life Sciences Books Patent for Neuro-Degenerative Drug(14.12.2015)

Drug firm Suven Life Sciences has been granted a patent each by Eurasia, Europe, Israel and Macau for a drug used in the treatment of neuro-degenerati.....

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Delhi HC Seeks District Judge Response over Plea to Quash Ads for English Stenos(06.10.2016)

Delhi HC has sought a reply from District and Sessions Judge on a plea seeking quashing of an advertisement for appointment of 326 English stenographe.....

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Bombay HC Rules Restraining Demolition of Dilapidated Building Dangerous to Both Tenants & Passerby(06.10.2016)

Bombay HC, while dismissing a petition filed by two tenants of an old dilapidated building in Vile Parle challenging BMC's directive, has said, "Allow.....

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Delhi HC: Notes of Judges’ Stenos Don’t Come under RTI(10.10.2016)

Delhi HC has ruled that notes dictated by a judge to a stenographer during hearing of a case would not be considered as a record held by a public auth.....

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Extension of validity of AEO certification for ease of renewal process(02.06.2020)

1. Reference is drawn to Para 5.1 Circular No. 33/2016-Customs dated 22.07.2016 amended vide Para viii of Circular 03/2018-Customs dated 17.01.2018, w.....

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Cabinet approves extension of repayment date for short term loans for agriculture and allied activities by banks(01.06.2020)

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval to extend repayment date upto 31.08.2020 for Standard Short.....

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Extension of time for submission of financial results for the quarter/half year/financial year ended 30th June 2020(29.07.2020)

1. SEBI, vide circular No. SEBI/HO/CFD/CMD1/CIR/P/2020/106 dated June 24, 2020, had extended the timeline for submission of financial results by liste.....

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Extension of date for filing online applications for export quota of August 2020 for PPE medical coverall for Covid-19(06.08.2020)

1. Reference is invited to the Trade Notice No. 18/2020-21 dated 20.07.2020 in which it was mentioned that applications for medical coveralls for Covi.....

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Punjab and Haryana HC: Foreign Nationals are Covered Under Senior Citizens Act(03.02.2016)

Punjab and Haryana HC has ruled that foreign citizens living in India are also covered under Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Ac.....

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Bombay HC Upholds Life Sentence to Vehicle Thief Who Killed Constable(05.02.2016)

Bombay HC, while observing that no exception can be made and conviction cannot be altered with lesser punishment, has upheld life sentence handed down.....

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Apple files for mistrial against $625 million lawsuit(08.02.2016)

Apple has filed for a declaration of mistrial in a patent infringement suit, which concluded in it being held liable for over $625 million in damages......

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Delhi HC Notices Home Ministry, ED over Alleged Detention of Moin Qureshi at Airport(20.12.2016)

Delhi High Court has issued notice to Home Ministry and Enforcement Directorate (ED) on a plea of controversial meat exporter Moin Qureshi alleging th.....

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Delhi HC Seeks Status Report on Special Task Force on Women’s Safety from Lieutenant Governor(22.12.2016)

Delhi High Court has asked Office of Lieutenant Governor to apprise it whether any special task force (STF) on women's safety was in place in National.....

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Delhi HC Directs Centre to Fix MRP of Coronary Stents by March 1(23.12.2016)

Delhi High Court has directed Central Government to fix Maximum Retail Price (MRP) and a ceiling price by March 1, 2017, for coronary stents, used to .....

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Clarification on Extension of Annual General Meeting for the financial year ended as at 31.03.2020 - Companies Act, 2013(17.08.2020)

1.Several representations have been received in the Ministry for providing relaxations in the provisions of Companies Act, 2013 (the Act) or rules mad.....

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'Grievance Resolution between listed entities and proxy advisers' - Extension of timeline for implementation(27.08.2020)

1. SEBI had issued 'Procedural Guidelines for Proxy Advisors' vide Circular No. SEBI/HO/IMD/DF1/CIR/P/2020/147 dated August 03, 2020. Further, SEBI ha.....

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Extension of Interim Relaxation in WMA limits and OD Regulations(29.09.2020)

With a view to provide greater comfort to State Governments in undertaking COVID-19 containment and mitigation measures, and to enable them to plan th.....

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Extension of validity of Pre-Shipment Inspection Agencies(29.09.2020)

In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 1.03 read with paragraph 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy (2015-20), the Director General of Foreign T.....

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Extension of time limit for furnishing the details of outward supplies in FORM GSTR-1 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017(09.10.2019)

In exercise of the powers conferred by the second proviso to sub-section (1) of section 37 read with section 168 of the Central Goods and Services Tax.....

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Extension of the time-limit for furnishing the details of outward supplies in FORM GSTR-1 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017(15.10.2020)

1. exercise of the powers conferred by the second proviso to sub-section (1) of section 37 read with, section 168 of the Central Goods and Services Ta.....

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Apple Wins Patent War Against Samsung in US Appeals Court(18.09.2015)

US Court of Appeals for Federal Circuit in Washington, DC has ruled that lower court abused its discretion when it denied Apple injunction against Sam.....

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Delhi HC Looks for Govt’s Response on PIL Seeking Strict Compliance of Patent Laws(18.09.2015)

Delhi High Court has sought Government’s response on PIL seeking strict compliance of patent laws, including disclosure of information on commercial w.....

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Patent Office Rejects AcelRX's Application for Nanotab Sufentanil(18.09.2015)

Indian Patent Office has refused patent application of US-based AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc, for a nanotab sufentanil,which is supposed to be adminis.....

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Kudelski Settles Patent Dispute with Apple(04.08.2016)

Swiss digital TV security company Kudelski has reached a settlement with Apple Inc, ending a patent dispute in United States and Europe and removing a.....

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J&K High Court Orders Superintendent to Hand Over Custody of Minor to Mother(09.08.2016)

J&K High Court, while taking a strong note of detention of an eight-year-old boy by the police in Pulwama, has directed the Senior Superintendent of t.....

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Kerala High Court Directs State to Separate 'Crime Investigation' & 'Maintenance of Law & Order'(21.04.2017)

Kerala High Court, taking a note of ‘sad state of affairs’ prevailing in State in matter of crime investigation, has asked Government to take some con.....

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Extension of Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme through ECLGS 2.0 for the 26 sectors identified by the Kamath Committee and the healthcare sector(26.11.2020)

The Government has extended Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) through ECLGS 2.0 for the 26 sectors identified by the Kamath Committee and.....

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Extension of time to receive comments on Consultation Paper on Issues related to Interconnection Regulation, 2017(23.10.2019)

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had issued the consultation paper on 'Issues related to Interconnection Regulation 2017' on 25 Septem.....

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Extension of LLP Settlement Scheme, 2020(09.11.2020)

1. In continuation to this Ministry's General Circular No. 13/2020 dated 30.03.2020 and in the General Circular No. 31/2020 dated 28.09.2020 the schem.....

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Maintenance of Escrow Account with a Scheduled Commercial Bank(17.11.2020)

1. A reference is invited to the instructions issued by Reserve Bank of India vide (a) DPSS.CO.PD.No.1164/02.14.006/2017-18 dated October 11, 2017 (up.....

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SC: Plea against Detention has to be Given Immediate Attention(29.08.2016)

SC has said that a habeas corpus plea, relating to legality of arrest, detention or imprisonment of a person, has to be given “immediate attention” an.....

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India Denies Patent to Yahoo on IM System(29.08.2016)

Internet technology major Yahoo Inc has received a setback in India with the country’s patent office refusing a patent for its ‘invention’ regarding a.....

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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.....

Tags : U.S.Patent and Trademark Office, Natco Pharma, patent claims

US Supreme Court Tightens Patent Lawsuit Rules to Stop ‘Patent Trolls’(25.05.2017)

U.S. Supreme Court, while tightening rules for where patent lawsuits can be filed, has overturned a 2016 ruling by U.S. Court of Appeals for Federal C.....

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Supreme Court: Rhetorical Incantation of Word “Goonda” Not Sufficient to Invoke Preventive Detention(25.05.2017)

Supreme Court has held that rhetorical incantation of word “goonda” or “prejudicial to maintenance of public order” cannot be sufficient justification.....

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Delhi HC: Income of Husband Not Sole Criterion to Determine Maintenance Pendente Lite(26.05.2017)

Delhi High Court has held that proportion of husband’s income to be awarded as maintenance pendente lite to wife is dependent on surrounding circumsta.....

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Delhi High Court: No Strict Mathematical Formula to Determine Amount of Maintenance Pendente Lite(29.05.2017)

Delhi High Court has held that proportion of husband’s income to be awarded as maintenance pendente lite to wife is dependent on surrounding circumsta.....

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Extension of time limit for furnishing the return by a non-resident taxable person, in FORM GSTR-5, under Sub-section (5) of Section 39 of CGST Act, 2017(21.12.2017)

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (6) of section 39 read with section 168 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017.....

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MOFPI Provides 50% Subsidy on air transportation from North-Eastern and Himalayan States(11.11.2020)

Under Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, Operation Greens Scheme TOP to TOTAL, 50% transportation subsidy is now made available for air transportation for .....

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GSFC Books Patent for Gujcon Nylon Products(10.11.2015)

State-run Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd has received a process patent for its Gujcon products range under Nylon-6 that will improve qualit.....

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Supreme Court : Widows Have Right on ‘Maintenance’ Property(16.11.2015)

Supreme Court has ruled that right to maintenance of a Hindu widow is not a "mere formality" but a spiritual and moral right that can be judicially e.....

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Suzuki Motor Books Patent for Technology to Reduce Fuel Consumption(19.11.2015)

Japanese car major Suzuki Motor Corporation has booked an Indian patent for its invention relating to a control apparatus for motor vehicles, the tech.....

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

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

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Neuron Bio Gets Patent in US for Molecules with Neuroprotective Capacity(28.09.2016)

Neuron Bio has obtained patent from US Patent Office for a family of molecules with high Neuroprotective Capacity with possible application in treatme.....

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Beijing Intellectual Property Court Rules Patent Lawsuit in Favor of LG Innotek(29.09.2016)

LG Innotek, a parts-making unit of LG Group, has won a patent suit against Japanese electric motor-maker Nidec Corporation in case related to infringe.....

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Bombay HC to State Govt: Pay Rs. 2 lakh Compensation for Illegal Detention(17.07.2017)

Bombay High Court has directed State of Maharashtra to pay at least Rs. 2 lakh as compensation to one Ranjit Singh Gill for keeping him in jail, three.....

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Indian Patent Office Refuses to Grant Patent to Google for ‘Invention’ on Obsolete Data(18.02.2016)

The Indian Patent Office has refused to grant a patent to Google for its claimed invention relating to a system for efficiently identifying and removi.....

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Pfizer Books Patent for Cholesterol Lowering Formulation(19.02.2016)

Indian Patent Office has granted Pfizer Inc patent for drug that addresses issues related to cholesterol and related disorders, including cardiovascu.....

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Indian Patent Office Denies to Software Patents(23.02.2016)

India's patent office, administered by Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (CGPDT), has issued an order excluding software patents i.....

Tags : Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks , Software Patents

Supreme Court Imposes Rs. 1 Lakh Cost on Tenant Who Refused to Vacate Land(04.01.2017)

Supreme Court has imposed a cost of Rs. 1 lakh on a tenant who refused to hand over possession to landlord even after Apex Court ordered it in 2012.

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Delhi HC: Minor Delay in Releasing Attendance Can’t Benefit Students Barred Due to Abysmal Attendance(22.11.2017)

Delhi High Court has said that minor delay by college in publishing list of students with short attendance can be of no significance in case of studen.....

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Delhi HC: Minor Delay in Releasing Attendance Can’t Benefit Students Barred Due to Abysmal Attendance(22.11.2017)

Delhi High Court has said that minor delay by college in publishing list of students with short attendance can be of no significance in case of studen.....

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Courts Cannot Force Husband to ‘Keep Wife’, Says Supreme Court(27.11.2017)

Supreme Court has said that Courts cannot force a husband to “keep his wife” as it asked a man to deposit Rs 10 lakh as interim maintenance for his es.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Maintenance

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

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

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IGST refunds on exports-extension in SB005 alternate mechanism(17.02.2021)

1. Reference is invited to Board’s Circulars 5/2018-Cus. dated 23.02.2018 08/2018 Cus. dt 23.03.2018, 15/2018 Cus. dt 06.06.2018, 22/2018 Cus dt 16.07.....

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Cabinet approves extension of time limit for availing the benefits of "Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana" for Ujjwala beneficiaries by three months w.e.f. 01.07.2020(08.07.2020)

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has approved the proposal of Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas for extension of .....

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Interest Equalization Scheme on Pre and Post Shipment Rupee Export Credit-Extension(12.04.2021)

1. Please refer to the instructions issued vide DBR.Dir.BC.No.69/04.02.001/2019-20 dated May 13, 2020.

2. In this connection, Government of .....

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Delhi HC Directs Release of Funds to Corporations(08.01.2016)

Delhi High Court has issued directions for funds to be released to municipal bodies as per recommendations of Third Finance Commission of Delhi. The c.....

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SC to AAP: Explain How Stenos Selected(11.01.2016)

SC, over petition by Ved Prakash Aggarwal, who questioned rationale behind spending Rs 21 lakh every month from exchequer for two data entry operators.....

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Apple Books Patent on Two Techniques, Tip Self-Healing Tech, Dual Rear Cameras in Future iPhone(11.01.2016)

Apple has been granted two new patents by United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for "Automated Maintenance of an Electronic Device" and fo.....

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Delhi HC Questions Centre’s Move of Not Fixing MRPs of Coronary Stents(08.12.2016)

Delhi High Court has asked Centre as to why Maximum Retail Price (MRP) of coronary stents, used to treat narrowed or weakened arteries in heart, has n.....

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Delhi HC Upholds Eviction of Sons From Father’s House For Not Paying Maintenance(02.11.2017)

Delhi High Court has upheld the eviction of two sons from their father’s house for not paying maintenance as agreed by them.

Tags : Supreme Court, Maintenance

Supreme Court: 'LG Has Primacy', But We Can Make More Room for Delhi Govt(03.11.2017)

Supreme Court has said that Constitution prima facie gave the Delhi lieutenant governor primacy in administrative matters of the Capital, but added th.....

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Interest Equalisation Scheme on Pre and Post Shipment Rupee Export Credit-Extension(13.05.2020)

1. Please refer to the operational instructions for the captioned Scheme contained in RBI circular on Interest Equalisation Scheme on Pre and Post Shi.....

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ESIC extends date for filing of ESI contribution for the month of April, 2021(12.05.2021)

The country is dealing with a very challenging situation due to second wave of COVID-19 Pandemic. Many establishments are temporarily closed and worke.....

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Madras HC : Police Cannot Interfere in Landlord-Tenant Disputes(20.06.2016)

Madras HC has said that police cannot conduct “parallel courts” to resolve disputes between landlords and their tenants when specific statutes had bee.....

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Decathlon Books Patent for Invention Related to Bicycle(20.06.2016)

Decathlon has booked Indian patent for its invention related to a bicycle with rear suspension which makes riding of the bicycle better experience in .....

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Australian Firm Books Patent for Process for Manufacturing of Sugar with Low GI(22.06.2016)

The Products Makers (Australia) Pty Ltd has booked a patent in India for extracts from sugarcane and process for manufacturing it with low Glycemic In.....

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Punjab and Haryana High Court: Wife Capable of Earning to Get Maintenance Too(28.06.2016)

Punjab and Haryana HC has made it clear that an estranged wife capable of earning is also entitled to maintenance.

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LCI 265th Report: No Tax Relief on Interest on Money Deposited for Maintenance of Minor Child(21.03.2017)

Law Commission of India in its 265th report has recommended to Government that interest earned on money deposited by a parent for maintenance of a min.....

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Delhi HC Awards Jail Term to Husband For Defying Maintenance Order(24.03.2017)

Delhi High Court has held husband guilty of committing contempt of court for disobeying Supreme Court order to pay Rs 1 lakh per month as ad interim m.....

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Delhi High Court Not 'OK' with Government Tender for Standard Buses(03.04.2018)

Delhi High Court has sought an explanation from the AAP government on its decision to issue a Request For Proposal (RFP) for 1,000 standard-floor buse.....

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Notice period for draft Environment Impact Assessment Notification (EIA), 2020 extended till 30th June(07.05.2020)

The Central Government, in exercise of the powers conferred under Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 published the draft notification namely, Environm.....

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

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

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RBI dispels rumour on non-acceptance of scribbled-on currency(14.12.2015)

The Reserve Bank of India issued a clarificatory statement to dispel rumours in social media that banks will not accept currency notes which have been.....

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Extension of timeline for finalization of audited accounts(06.07.2020)

1. Please refer to para 18(2) of the Master Direction on Systemically Important Non-Deposit taking Company and Deposit taking Company (Reserve Bank) D.....

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Interest Equalization Scheme on pre and post shipment rupee export credit - extension(01.07.2021)

1. This is with reference to the instructions issued vide circular DOR.CRE.REC.06/04.02.001/2021-22 dated April 12, 2021.

2. Government of I.....

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Cabinet approves extension of applicability of New Investment Policy (NIP)-2012 read with its amendment to the Ramagundam Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited(09.06.2021)

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval for the proposal of the Department of F.....

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Delhi HC Ends Civil Proceeding against Jitender Singh Tomar in Fake Degree Case(29.07.2016)

Delhi HC has ended civil proceedings against Ex-Law Minister Jitender Singh Tomar for enrolling as an advocate on the basis of an alleged fake graduat.....

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Bombay HC Issues Notice to Govt. for Hiking E-Tender Limit(29.07.2016)

Bombay HC has directed issuance of notice to State Government for increase in the e-tender allotment amount from Rs 3 lakh to Rs 10 lakh.

Tags : Bombay HC, E-Tender Limit, State Government

Ethypharm Books Indian Patent for Crush Resistant Oxycodone(01.08.2016)

French pharmaceutical manufacturer, Ethypharm has booked an Indian patent for a crush-resistant, water insoluble form of pain killer drug oxycodone.

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Govt. Grants Patent to MSU Professor for Inventing a Chemical Process(01.08.2016)

An Assistant Professor from Department of Chemistry in Maharaja Sayajirao University (MSU) and her student have been granted a patent by Government fo.....

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Supreme Court: Man Must Pay Maintenance to Ex-Wife Even If Divorced on Grounds of Desertion(10.04.2017)

Supreme Court has upheld a Himachal Pradesh High Court order directing a husband to grant maintenance to his deserter wife, whom he had divorced, from.....

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Supreme Court: Unfortunate That Owner Had to Litigate For Over Four Decades to Get Back Possession(17.04.2017)

Supreme Court, while ordering a tenant to vacate premises immediately, has said it is “unfortunate” that the landlord had been litigating for more tha.....

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Mere Engaging of Reputed Counsel Does Not Imply Sufficiency of Funds: Delhi HC(08.05.2018)

Delhi High Court has refused to accept denial of maintenance to a woman merely on the ground that she had engaged reputed Counsel for her application .....

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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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Clarification regarding extension of limitation under GST law in terms of Hon'ble Supreme Court's Order dated 27.04.2021(20.07.2021)

The Government has issued notifications under Section 168A of the CGST Act, 2017, wherein the time limit for completion of various actions, by any aut.....

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Extension of Date for Mandatory electronic filing of Non-Preferential Certificate of Origin (CoO) through the Common Digital Platform to 01st Oct 2021(19.07.2021)

1. In continuation to the earlier Trade Notice 42/2020-2021 dated 19.02.2021 and 48/2020-2021 dated 25.03.2021, it is informed that the electronic pla.....

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Extension of the ceiling prices as applicable to the orthopedic Knee Implants for Knee Replacement System(15.09.2020)

1. In continuation to the Notifications issued by National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority, Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and .....

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Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 - Mantha Urban Co-operative Bank Limited, Mantha, District: Jalna, Maharashtra - Extension of period(16.08.2021)

The Reserve Bank of India, in the public interest, had issued Directions to Mantha Urban Co-operative Bank Limited, Mantha, District: Jalna, Maharasht.....

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Madras HC Seeks Info from Corporation on Utilisation of Library Cess Amounting to Rs. 31.66 crore(30.10.2015)

Madras High Court has directed Chennai Corporation to provide details on how much of these funds of about Rs. 31.66 crore , collected as library cess .....

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ESDS Software Books US Patent for Its Cloud Computing Technology(05.11.2015)

ESDS Software Solution has booked a patent for its cloud computing technology by the US patent office, making it first Indian company to be recognised.....

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Tata Fails to Get Patent for Herbal Tea(09.11.2015)

Tata Global Beverages (formerly known as Tata Tea) has failed to patent its 'invention' regarding a process for preparation of flavoured herbal tea.

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Skype Gets Patent for an Invention on Faster Communication System(20.09.2016)

Microsoft owned Skype, has secured an Indian patent for an invention relating to a system and method for minimizing the load on a message server, whic.....

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Novartis Books Indian Patent for Skin Cancer Drug ‘Tafinlar’(21.09.2016)

Novartis AG has secured an Indian patent for its skin cancer drug Tafinlar, used in treatment of metastatic melanoma- the most serious and life-threat.....

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Welspun Secures 'Interactive Textile Article and Augmented Reality System' Patent(26.09.2016)

Welspun India has secured 'Interactive Textile Article and Augmented Reality System' patent which protects the company's new product line TILT." The .....

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Bombay High Court:Civil Court Can Grant Muslim Wife Maintenance(06.08.2018)

Bombay High Court has ruled that in divorce proceedings under the Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939, a civil court can grant maintenance, mehr.....

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Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2016(16.05.2016)

The Central Government introduced a comprehensive reworking of the Patents Rules 2003.

Emphasis is on offering faster patent registration s.....

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Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to Rupee Co-operative Bank Ltd., Pune, Maharashtra for extension of period(01.12.2021)

Reserve Bank of India vide directive UBD.CO.BSD-I/D-28/12.22.2018/2012-13 dated February 21, 2013 had placed the Rupee Co-operative Bank Ltd., Pune, M.....

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Relaxation of additional fees and extension of last date of filing of CRA-4 (form for filing of cost audit report) for FY 2019-20 under the Companies Act, 2013(01.12.2020)

1. In continuation to this Ministry's General Circular No. 29/2020 dated 10th September, 2020, in view of large scale disruption caused by the COVID-1.....

Tags : Relaxation, Additional fees, Extension, Last date

Directions under Section 35 A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to The Kapol Co-operative Bank Ltd Mumbai, Maharashtra for extension of period(01.11.2021)

1. Reserve Bank of India vide directive DCBS.CO.BSD-I./D-9/12.22.111/2016-17 dated March 30, 2017 had placed The Kapol Cooperative Bank Ltd Mumbai, Ma.....

Tags : Directions, Extension, Period

RBI introduces the Voluntary Retention Route for Investments by Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs)(01.03.2019)

The Statement on Development and Regulatory Policies in the Monetary Policy Statement dated October 05, 2018 had announced a separate scheme called 'V.....

Tags : Voluntary Retention Route, Investments, FPIs

Extension of last date to receive comments/counter comments on TRAI Consultation Paper on "Ease of Doing Business in Telecom and Broadcasting Sector"(23.12.2021)

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had released a Consultation Paper on "Ease of Doing Business in Telecom and Broadcasting Sector" on 8.....

Tags : Extension, Last date, Ease of Doing Business

Extension of time to receive comments on Consultation Paper on "Transparency in Publishing of Tariff Offers"(26.12.2019)

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had issued a Consultation Paper on "Transparency in Publishing of Tariff Offers" on 27th November 201.....

Tags : Extension, Time, Comments, Consultation Paper

Relaxation of additional fees and extension of last date of filing of Form No. BEN-2 and BEN-1 under the Companies Act, 2013(01.01.2020)

In continuation to this Ministry's General Circular no. 10/2019 dated 24.09.2019, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs has received further representatio.....

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Extension of timeline for segregation and monitoring of Collateral at Client level(23.11.2021)

1. SEBI, vide circular no. SEBI/HO/MRD2_DCAP/CIR/2021/0598 dated July 20, 2021 issued certain provisions in the subject matter. The para 50 of the sai.....

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Extension of the last date of filing of Form NFRA-2(27.11.2019)

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has received several representations regarding extension of the last date of filing of Form NFRA-2, which is require.....

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Central Government hereby notifies further period of three months for the purposes of Section 10A of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016(22.12.2020)

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 10A of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (31 of 2016), the Central Government hereby notifies fu.....

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Maintenance of current accounts in multiple banks by Stock Brokers(28.10.2021)

1. SEBI vide circular no. SMD/SED/CIR/93/23321 dated November 18, 1993 on "Regulation of Transactions between Clients and Brokers" mandated that all t.....

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Extension of time to receive comments on consultation paper on interoperable set top box(09.12.2019)

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had issued a consultation paper on "Interoperability of Set Top Box (STB)" for digital TV broadcastin.....

Tags : Extension, Time, Comments, Interoperable Set Top Box

Extension of date of direct tax payment in respect of third instalment of advance tax for FY 2019-2020(16.12.2019)

Considering the large-scale disruption of Internet Services in the North Eastern States-Assam, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipu.....

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Extension of Date for Mandatory electronic filing of Non-Preferential Certificate of Origin (CoO) through the Common Digital Platform to 31st Jan 2022(15.11.2021)

1. In continuation to the earlier Trade Notice 42/2020-2021 dated 19.02.2021, 48/2020-2021 dated 25.03.2021, 10/2021-2022 dated 19.07.2021, 19/2021-20.....

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Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, to Independence Co-operative Bank Ltd. for extension of period(10.01.2022)

The Reserve Bank of India, in the public interest, had issued directions to Independence Co-operative Bank Ltd., Nashik, Maharashtra in exercise of po.....

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Retention of ISO containers to meet future requirements(18.01.2022)

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

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Natco Settles Patent Dispute with Gilead in a US Court(15.12.2015)

Natco Pharma along with its partner Alvogen has settled the patent infringement suit with Gilead Sciences Inc. and others over “Tamiflu” in a US court.....

Tags : Natco Pharma , Alvogen, Tamiflu, Patent Dispute

Bombay HC: Man Can’t Deny Maintenance to Ex-Wife Who Deserted Him(21.12.2015)

Bombay HC, while confirming a sessions court order directing a man to pay maintenance to his former wife, observed that there was no merit his content.....

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Uttarakhand HC Directs State to Ensure Implementation of Measures to Control Sale of Drugs(26.10.2016)

Uttarakhand HC, while taking cognizance of death of a teenager in Bhowali town, allegedly from an overdose of whitener and an adhesive product, has di.....

Tags : Uttarakhand HC, whitener, adhesive , death

Bombay HC Rules ‘Court Cannot Ignore Illegal Detention’(04.11.2016)

Bombay High Court, while granting bail to a Gondia man arrested for murder and cases under Arms Act and SC/ST Act, has said that court can’t turn Nels.....

Tags : Bombay High Court, Arms Act, SC/ST Act, illegal detention

Madras HC Sets Aside Life Sentence of Chennai-based Vegetable Vendor(07.11.2016)

Madras High Court has set aside conviction and life sentence imposed on a Chennai-based vegetable vendor for charge of poisoning to death a 27-year-ol.....

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Madras HC Extends Deadline till December 14 in Anna Library Case(07.11.2016)

Madras High Court has made it clear that deadline to improve basic facilities and clear all deficiencies in Anna Centenary Library (ACL), Chennai will.....

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Tenant Can’t Be Evicted On Ground Of ‘Change Of User’ Sans Negative Covenant: SC(20.09.2018)

SC has held that in absence of any negative covenant in lease agreement restricting the tenant to run business only relating to the purpose for which .....

Tags : Supreme Court, Tenant, Eviction

Short Term Crop Loans eligible for Interest Subvention Scheme and Prompt Repayment Incentive through KCC(26.02.2020)

1. Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare vide their Office Memorandum, No. F. 1-20/2018-Credit-I, dated January 23, 2020 has advised that Short Te.....

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Extension of date for mandatory electronic filing of non-preferential certificate of origin(24.01.2022)

1. In continuation to the earlier Trade Notice 24/2021-22 dated 15.11.2021, Trade Notice 42/2020-2021 dated 19.02.2021, 48/2020-2021 dated 25.03.2021,.....

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'Voluntary Retention Route' for Foreign Portfolio Investors investment in debt(10.02.2022)

1. Please refer to paragraph 3 of the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies dated February 10, 2022 regarding enhancement of the investme.....

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Extension of On-Tap term liquidity facility to ease access to emergency health services(10.02.2022)

1. As announced in the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies on February 10, 2022, the On-Tap term liquidity facility to ease access to e.....

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GST reduced from 18% to 5% for domestic Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul services(14.03.2022)

The average number of the passenger carried in the pre-Covid financial year (2019-20) was around 4 lakh per day. On 6th March 2022, domestic airlines .....

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Twitter Get Patent for a Social Media Drone(23.12.2015)

Social media site Twitter has been granted a patent for a drone that takes photos and videos which can be shared on user accounts.

Tags : Twitter, Patent , drone

Celgene Settles Revlimid Patent Dispute with Natco Pharma(24.12.2015)

Natco Pharma Ltd and partner Allergan Plc has settled dispute with US-based drug maker Celgene Corp. in the patent infringement case of the latter’s c.....

Tags : Natco Pharma, Celgene Corp, Revlimid Patent

IPO Freezes Software Patent Rules(28.12.2015)

Indian Patent Office (IPO), after strong opposition from several associations, has put in abeyance the new guidelines on examination of computer-relat.....

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Cisco Wins U.S. Patent Dispute over Wifi Technology(29.12.2015)

A U.S. Appeals Court has cleared Cisco Systems Inc of infringing another company's wifi technology, reversing a near $64-million judgement against the.....

Tags : U.S. Appeals Court, Cisco Systems Inc, wifi technology, patent

Roche, Glenmark Settle Patent Dispute Over Tarceva(04.01.2016)

Swiss pharma firm Roche and India's Glenmark Pharmaceuticals have settled an out-of-court patent litigation over the former's lung cancer drug erlotin.....

Tags : Roche, Glenmark , Tarceva , Patent

Delhi HC Set Aside Ten-Year Jail Term for Man Convicted for Raping his Tenant(14.11.2016)

Delhi High Court has set aside conviction and ten-year jail term awarded to a man, who was held guilty of raping his 30-year-old tenant, saying that w.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Tenant, rape

Indian Patent Office Grants Pfizer Patent for Pneumonia Vaccine(23.08.2017)

India’s Patent Office has granted US pharmaceutical company Pfizer Inc. a patent for its pneumonia vaccine Prevnar 13, despite opposition from the hea.....

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Refrain From Arresting Tenant Farmer Protesting Peacefully: Madras High Court(27.09.2018)

Madras High Court has directed the police to refrain from taking the extreme step of arresting and detaining farmers indulging in peaceful protest aga.....

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Companies Fresh Start Scheme, 2020 extended till 31.12.2020(28.09.2020)

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs had introduced a new scheme known as the Companies Fresh Start Scheme, 2020, valid from 01.04.2020 to 30.09.2020 to .....

Tags : Scheme, Disruption, Extension

Government of India guaranteed term loan extended by SBI to the Government of Sri Lanka- Settlement in INR(19.05.2022)

1. Attention of Authorised Dealer Category - I (AD Category-I) banks is invited to Regulations 3 and 5 of Foreign Exchange Management (Manner of Recei.....

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Extension of timeline for public consultation on Draft National Resource Efficiency Policy, 2019(26.08.2019)

Acknowledging the progress that has been made to implement Draft National Resource Efficiency Policy (NREP), the Ministry of Environment, Forest and C.....

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Extension of timeline for implementation of certain provisions of Master Direction - Credit Card and Debit Card - Issuance and Conduct Directions, 2022(21.06.2022)

1. This is with reference to paragraph 1 (b) of the Master Direction - Credit Card and Debit Card - Issuance and Conduct Directions, 2022 ("Master Dir.....

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Judgments

Right to park vehicle not reasonably necessary for enjoyment of tenancy(18.09.2015)

In a case where the Plaintiff had raised dispute to the Defendants’ installation of a gate that prevented her from parking her car, the Court held it .....

Tags : Tenancy, easement, park, vehicle, necessary

Reprieve for CSEPDI–TRISHE in Tamil Nadu power project(07.09.2015)

The Court directed TANGEDCO to evaluate CSPEDI-TRISHE bids for setting up thermal power projects in the tender floated. Looking into the tendering pr.....

Tags : Tender, lowest price, quality, electricity

Patent Office Dismisses Wyeth’s Divisional Patent Application(31.03.2016)

The Assistant Controller of Patents & Designs, Kolkata, has refused to proceed with a divisional patent application of Wyeth (now part of Pfizer), fo.....

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CIC: Provide Compensation in Cases of Excessive Detention(05.04.2016)

Central Information Commission (CIC) has held that prison authorities should not wait for detainees to approach courts seeking compensation for custod.....

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Japan's Supreme Court Rejects Claim For 'Right to be Forgotten' on Google(03.02.2017)

Japan’s Supreme Court has rejected a man’s attempt to argue for “right to be forgotten” in order to have references to his arrest for child prostituti.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Japan, Right to be Forgotten, Google

Karnataka High Court Upholds ‘Right To Be Forgotten’ of a Woman(03.02.2017)

Karnataka High Court, while upholding 'Right to be Forgotten' in order to protect the dignity of a woman, has directed its Registry to make sure that .....

Tags : Karnataka High Court, Right to be Forgotten, public domain

Delhi HC Says No to NRI Who Wants His Name Delinked From Google Search(03.02.2017)

Delhi High Court has said that there is no reason for creation of a separate legal framework under 'right to be forgotten' to delink 'irrelevant infor.....

Tags : Delhi High Court , Right to be Forgotten, public domain

Delhi Court Awards First Death Sentence in 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots Case(21.11.2018)

A Delhi court has awarded death sentence to convict Yashpal Singh and ordered life imprisonment to Naresh Sherawat, for killing two men during 1984 an.....

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Patent fees for educational institutions reduced by 80 percent(23.09.2021)

In a yet another significant push towards Mission Aatmanirbhar Bharat, benefits related to 80 Percent reduced fee for patent filing & prosecution have.....

Tags : Patent Fee, Patents (Amendment) Rules

Extension of the validity of documents related to Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989 till 31st Oct, 2021(30.09.2021)

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways had issued advisories dated 30th March, 2020, 9th June, 2020, 24th Aug 2020, 27th Dec 2020, 26 March 2021 .....

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Directions under Sec. 35A r/w Sec. 56 of Banking Regulation Act, 1949 - Malkapur Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd., Buldhana, Maharashtra - Extension of Period(24.08.2022)

1. The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions to The Malkapur Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd., Buldhana, Maharashtra under Section 35A read with Section.....

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Flight Attendant’s Death Case: Delhi High Court Grants Bail to In-laws(21.11.2018)

Delhi High Court has granted bail to in-laws of a flight attendant who allegedly committed suicide in July and observed that elderly couple was primar.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Flight Attendant Suicide Case

Govt. Offers ‘Tatkal’ Window for Speedy Approval of Patent Applications(18.05.2016)

Government has amended patent rules to offer a 'Tatkal' option for speedy clearance of applications by start-ups or those that choose India as the des.....

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Ashok Leyland Books Patent for Lightweight Composite Articles(18.05.2016)

Ashok Leyland Ltd has received patent for an invention related to lightweight composite articles suitable for making structures for use in automobil.....

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Honda Books Patent for Storage Device(23.05.2016)

Honda has booked a patent for an article storage structure to accommodate articles in a leg shield, in a scooter-type vehicle.

Tags : Honda , patent, Storage Device

Bombay High Court: Keeping Money in Accounts For Daughter’s Wedding is not Maintenance(14.03.2017)

Bombay HC, while hearing a man’s plea challenging a Lower Court’s order awarding maintenance to his wife & daughters, has said that putting money in a.....

Tags : Bombay High Court, Maintenance, Daughter’s Wedding

Bombay High Court Slams Family Court’s Harsh Order Against Mother(06.03.2018)

Bombay High Court has expressed shock at a family court order that put harsh restrictions on a mother and included discontinuation of maintenance and .....

Tags : Bombay High Court, Maintenance

Maintenance Tribunal Empowered to Order Eviction of Legal Heir If Parents Are Ill-Treated: Delhi HC(19.03.2018)

Delhi High Court has held that maintenance tribunal has the jurisdiction to pass an order of eviction under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Maintenance

CBDT extends timeline for filing of modified ITR in Form ITR-A under Section 170A of Income Tax Act till March 31, 2023(26.09.2022)

The Finance Act, 2022 has inserted section 170A in the Income tax Act, 1961 ("the Act") with effect from April, 2022 relating to effect of order of tr.....

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Foreign Trade Policy extended for six months(26.09.2022)

The government has received requests from Export Promotion Councils and leading exporters that we should continue with current Foreign Trade Policy (2.....

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Lieutenant General can't be Tried in General Court Martial Consisting of Members Below His Rank: SC(05.02.2019)

Supreme Court has observed that an army officer holding the rank of Lieutenant General cannot be tried by the General Court Martial (GCM) consisting o.....

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Supreme Court: Can't Ignore Hissar Jail Superintendent’s Plea, Just Because He is Jail Superintendent(05.05.2017)

Supreme Court, while observing that “just because he is jail superintendent, we can’t ignore his side”, has ordered a probe into Hissar Jail Superint.....

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Madras High Court Asks 'Why Marry If You Can’t Maintain Wife, Kids?'(05.05.2017)

Madras High Court, while disposing of revision petition against a maintenance case, has observed that there is unreasonable delay on part of Family Co.....

Tags : Madras High Court, Marriage, maintenance, wife, children

Gujarat HC: Divorced Wife, Who Deserted Husband, Entitled To Maintenance(08.05.2017)

Gujarat High Court, while holding that term ‘wife’ in Section 125(4) of CrPC would not include a divorced wife, has observed that a lady, from whom hu.....

Tags : Gujarat High Court, Maintenance, Divorce

Karnataka High Court: "Unable to Maintain" Doesn't Mean Person Has to be a 'destitute'(29.05.2018)

Karnataka High Court has observed that words “unable to maintain herself” in S. 125 of CrPC cannot be interpreted to mean that the person has to be “a.....

Tags : Karnataka High Court, Maintenance

Karnataka High Court: "Unable to Maintain" Doesn't Mean Person Has to be a 'Destitute'(29.05.2018)

Karnataka High Court has observed that words “unable to maintain herself” in S. 125 of CrPC cannot be interpreted to mean that the person has to be “a.....

Tags : Karnataka High Court, Maintenance

Extension of due date for furnishing return of income for the Assessment Year 2022-2023(26.10.2022)

In consequence to extension of due date for various reports of audit in the case of assessees referred in clause (a) of Explanation 2 to sub-section (.....

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Extension of validity of Directions under Section 35A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (AACS) - Indian Mercantile Co-operative Bank Ltd., Lucknow (U.P.)(25.10.2022)

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has extended the directions issued to the Indian Mercantile Co-operative Bank Ltd., Lucknow (U.P.) for a period of thr.....

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Post Conviction Mental Illness is Mitigating Factor to Commute Death Sentence: SC(16.04.2019)

Supreme Court has held that post conviction mental illness will be a mitigating factor while considering appeals of death convicts and commuted death .....

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Suven Life Books Patent for Neuro-Degenerative Drug(09.09.2016)

Drug firm Suven Life Sciences has been granted a patent each by Canada, Europe and Hong Kong for a drug used in the treatment of neuro-degenerative di.....

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Delhi High Court: Imposing Inadequate Sentence Harms Justice System(13.06.2017)

Delhi High Court has refused to reduce sentence awarded to a 45 year old man convicted for raping and attempting to murder his ex-employer’s daughter-.....

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P&H HC Confirms Death Sentence Imposed on Haryana Women & Her Lover For Murdering 7 Members of Family(19.07.2018)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has confirmed death sentence awarded to a Haryana woman and her boyfriend for poisoning and strangulating seven members .....

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In Patent Suits With High Stakes, Right to File Written Statement Can’t be Forfeited: Rajasthan HC(20.07.2018)

Rajasthan High Court has held that in a patent suit where huge stakes are being claimed by the parties, if the right to file written statement is forf.....

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Single Co-Owner Cannot Terminate Tenancy for Seeking Recovery of Possession: Delhi High Court(24.07.2018)

Delhi High Court has observed that if there are various co-landlords, only one out of them cannot terminate the tenancy for seeking possession of the .....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Tenancy

Kerala High Court: Women’s Commission Has No Power to Order Maintenance(24.07.2018)

Kerala High Court has observed that no power is granted to Women’s Commission to issue directions with regard to payment of maintenance.

Tags : Kerala High Court, Maintenance

Extension of timelines for entering and verification of details of existing outstanding non-convertible securities in 'Security and Covenant Monitoring' system hosted by Depositories(05.01.2023)

1. SEBI vide Circular SEBI/HO/MIRSD/MIRSD_CRADT/CIR/P/2021/618 dated August 13, 2021 specified the manner of recording of charges by Issuers and manne.....

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Delhi HC: Interim Maintenance Cannot be Refused Unless it is Proved that Wife is Gainfully Employed(04.06.2019)

Delhi High Court has observed that once interim maintenance is sought by a wife under Section 23 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act.....

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Hospira Books Indian Patent for ‘An Improved Process for the Preparation of Cilastatin’(19.10.2015)

US-based Hospira, now a subsidiary of pharma major Pfizer Inc, has secured an Indian patent for an improved process for preparation of Cilastatin -par.....

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Indian Patent Office Disallows Patent for Boehringer Ingelheim’s HIV Drug, Nevirapine(21.10.2015)

Indian Patent Office has disallowed Germany's Boehringer Ingelheim a patent on its HIV drug, Nevirapine, sold as Viramune XR (extended release), yet a.....

Tags : Boehringer Ingelheim, Patent , HIV Drug, Nevirapine

Indian Patent Office Denies Patent for ‘Invention’ on Providing Hypertext to Phones(21.10.2015)

Indian Patent Office has denied to entertain an application by US technology, Google for its 'claimed invention' regarding a computer-implemented meth.....

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Sun Pharma Settles Patent War With Acorda(23.10.2015)

Sun Pharma has settled a patent litigation with Acorda Therapeutics Inc over Ampyra extended-release tablets, used for treatment of multiple sclerosis.....

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Colgate-Palmolive Successfully Books Indian Patent for a Powered Toothbrush(27.10.2015)

Colgate-Palmolive Company has received Indian patent for an invention titled Powered Toothbrush, as it has satisfactorily met with various objections .....

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Apple Books Indian Patent for Portable Electronic Device for Photo Management(19.09.2016)

Apple Inc. has received a patent related to a portable electronic device for photo management in India.

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Directions under section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 - Shri Anand Co-operative Bank Limited - Extension of Period(23.02.2022)

1. The Reserve Bank of India, vide directive DCBS.CO.BSD-I/D-16/12.22.474/2018-19 dated June 21, 2019, had placed Shri Anand Co-operative Bank Limited.....

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Extension of Time for filing of 45 company e-Forms, PAS-03 and SPICE+Part A in MCA 21 Version 3.0 without additional fee(21.02.2023)

1. Due to change in way of filing in Version-3, including fresh process of registration of users on MCA-21 and process of stabilization of 45 forms la.....

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CBDT extends last date for filing of Form No. 10AB for seeking registration or approval under Section 10(23C), 12A or 80G of the Income-tax Act, 1961(31.03.2022)

On consideration of difficulties in electronic filing of Form No.10AB as stipulated in Rule 2C or 11AA or 17A of the Income-tax Rules, 1962, the Centr.....

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Extension of timelines for sale and renewal of short term Covid specific health insurance policies(28.03.2022)

1. Reference is invited to the short term Covid specific health insurance policies permitted to be offered by all Insurers.

2. In partial mo.....

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Extension of Date for mandatory electronic filing of Non-Preferential Certificate of Origin (CoO) through the Common Digital Platform to 31st December 2023(28.03.2023)

1. In continuation to the earlier Trade Notice 15/2022-23 dated 01.08.2022, it is informed that the transition period for mandatory filing of applicat.....

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Acquisition of Tenancy Right Not Eligible for Capital Gain Exemption: ITAT(01.05.2019)

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai has held that the acquisition of the tenancy rights would not amount to purchase or construction of a new.....

Tags : ITAT, Acquisition of Tenancy Right, Capital Gain Exemption

SC: No Open Tenders for Critical Defence Spares(25.01.2016)

SC, while taking note of India’s substantial role as a defence power and need to keep lives of its personnel safe, has upheld Government’s policy agai.....

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SC: CM Obliged to Communicate All Decisions to L-G(08.11.2017)

Supreme Court has observed that the position of Delhi was different from other Union Territories and that the “Chief Minister (CM) is obliged to commu.....

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SC Upholds Denial Of Anticipatory Bail To Army Doctor Who Allegedly Gave Fake Fitness Certificates(09.11.2017)

Supreme Court has upheld the decision of Punjab and Haryana High Court, wherein the latter had refused to grant anticipatory bail to Lieutenant Colone.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Lieutenant Colonel Dr. Gaurav Relhan, Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988

Delhi HC: Cannot Be Exempted From Maintaining Child Even If Other Spouse Earns Sufficiently Well(16.11.2017)

Delhi High Court has reiterated that a spouse cannot be exempted from contributing towards maintenance of a minor child even if the other spouse, with.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Child, Maintenance

Supreme Court: Delhi LG Has More Powers Than Governors of Other States(17.11.2017)

Supreme Court has said that Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor has more power than the governor of a state as he does not have to act on the aid and advice o.....

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Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Extends Validity of Udyog Aadhaar Memorandum from 31st March, 2021 to 31st December, 2021(17.06.2021)

Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises has issued an amendment to the original notification No. S.O. 2119 (E) dated 26.06.2020 vide 2347(E) d.....

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Director General of Foreign Trade extends the validity of ANFs and Appendices notified under Foreign Trade Policy (2015-20) till 31st May, 2023(11.04.2023)

In exercise of powers conferred under paragraphs 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby extends.....

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Extension of time for filing exporter's/importer's/user's questionnaire response in anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of "Dispersion Unshifted Single-mode Optical Fibre"(29.06.2022)

1. With respect to the above mentioned investigation, requests have been received from interested parties for extension of time to file Questionnaire .....

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Order under Section 119 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 for extension of time limits for submission of certain TDS/TCS Statements(28.06.2023)

The Central Board of Direct Taxes, in exercise of its powers under section 119 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 provides relaxation in respect of the follo.....

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Extension of the due date for furnishing the return in FORM GSTR-3B for the month of May 2023(27.06.2023)

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (6) of section 39 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), the Commissioner, o.....

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

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

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Extension of the timeline for filing the questionnaire response in the case of Anti-dumping investigation on imports of Self-Adhesive Vinyl originating in or exported from China PR(11.07.2023)

(Case No. AD (OI)-13/2022)

1. With respect to the above-mentioned subject investigation, requests have been received from certain interested .....

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Extension of Date for Mandatory electronic filing of Non-Preferential Certificate of Origin (NP CoO) through the Common Digital Platform to 31st March 2023(01.08.2022)

1. In continuation to the earlier Trade Notice 24/2021-22 dated 15.11.2021, Trade Notice 42/2020-2021 dated 19.02.2021, 48/2020-2021 dated 25.03.2021,.....

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Notification issued for extension of date for mandatory testing of Transport Vehicles through Automated Testing Stations(21.09.2023)

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has issued a notification GSR 663(E) dated 12th September 2023, which provides for extension of date f.....

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Extension of timelines for filing of Form 10B/10BB and Form ITR-7 for the Assessment Year 2023-24(18.09.2023)

On consideration of difficulties reported by the taxpayers and other stakeholders, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), in exercise of its powers.....

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Government extends support under Scheme for Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) till 30th June 2024(26.09.2023)

The Scheme for Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) support which was notified till 30th September 2023 is now being extended t.....

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Maintenance of current accounts in multiple banks by Insurance Intermediaries(29.12.2021)

1. It has been observed that the insurance intermediaries maintain multiple current accounts with banks at different operational levels, i.e., Branch .....

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Procedure for filing appeals under CGST Act by specified persons(02.11.2023)

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

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EPFO extends five months time for Employers to upload wage details etc. regarding Pension on Higher Wages(03.01.2024)

Earlier an online facility was made available by EPFO for submitting Applications for Validation of Option /Joint Options for pension on higher wages......

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Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 - Garha Co-operative Bank Ltd., Guna-Extension of period(23.11.2022)

The Reserve Bank of India, in the public interest, had issued directions to Garha Co-operative Bank Ltd., Guna, Madhya Pradesh in exercise of powers v.....

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Extension of the due date for furnishing the return in FORM GSTR-3B for the month of November, 2023(20.12.2023)

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (6) of section 39 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), the Commissioner, o.....

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Extension of the timeline for filing comments on PUC/PCN in case of suo-motu anti-dumping investigation on imports of 'Fasteners' originating in or exported from China PR(20.12.2023)

Case No. AD OI-(15/2023) 1. With respect to the above-mentioned subject investigation, letters were sent post-initiation on 6th December 2023 to know.....

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Government extends the specified time limit for issuance of order for recovery of tax not paid or short paid or of input tax credit wrongly availed or utilized(28.12.2023)

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 168A of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017) (hereinafter referred to as the said .....

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Extension of timelines for providing 'choice of nomination' in eligible demat accounts and mutual fund folios(27.12.2023)

1. SEBI, vide circular nos. SEBI/HO/MIRSD/POD-1/CIR/2023/158 dated September 26, 2023 and SEBI/HO/IMD/IMD-I POD1/P/CIR/2023/160 dated September 27, 20.....

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Madhya Pradesh High Court Sentences Death Penalty in Yet Another Child-Rape Case(29.10.2018)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has yet again commuted the death sentence in a rape case, this time to a man accused of raping a five-year-old.

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NGT Seeks Report on Illegal Constructions in Tughlakabad Extension(14.08.2019)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the South Delhi Municipal Corporation to submit report on illegal construction in Tughlakabad extension. T.....

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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 .....

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Judicially Separated Wife Also Entitled for Maintenance: Supreme Court(08.12.2017)

Supreme Court has said that a judicially separated wife is entitled to maintenance as a divorced wife and there is no reason to deny it to her.

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Affluence of Wife’s Parents Irrelevant in Deciding Maintenance: Bombay High Court(10.12.2018)

Bombay High Court has said that wealth and affluence of a wife’s parents is an irrelevant circumstance in deciding her claim for interim maintenance.

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GSTR-1 Due Date extended(12.12.2018)

Central Government has extended the due date for filing GSTR-1, the quarterly return for registered persons with aggregate turnover up to Rs. 1.50 Cro.....

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Google Wins Landmark "Right-To-Be-Forgotten" Case in Top European Union Court(24.09.2019)

In a land mark case, European Court of Justice has ruled that Google does not have to apply the right to be forgotten globally which means that firm n.....

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Google Wins Landmark "Right-To-Be-Forgotten" Case in Top European Union Court(24.09.2019)

In a landmark case, top court of European Union has held that Google does not have to apply the right to be forgotten globally and the firm needs to r.....

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Supreme Court: Rent Controller's Power to Strike Out Defence of Tenant is Discretionary(25.09.2019)

Supreme Court has ruled that the power to strike out the defence vested in the Rent Controller under Section 15(7) of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958.....

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General Motors Books Indian Patent for New Hybrid Engine(13.04.2016)

General Motors Corporation (GM) has secured an Indian patent for invention on a control method for a hybrid power train system for vehicles.

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Supreme Court: Courts Cannot Interfere With Law Making Powers Under Guise of Judicial Review(09.02.2017)

Supreme Court, while setting aside directions to amend a tenancy law issued by HP High Court, has reiterated that Court in its judicial review cannot .....

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Don’t Allow Wife to Rob Husband: Madras High Court(16.01.2018)

Madras High Court has directed the Family Courts not to use the popular adage of ‘beg, borrow or steal’ to pay maintenance since begging and stealing .....

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Wife can Seek Maintenance Even After Waiving Off Her Right in an Agreement to Claim it: Bombay HC(28.12.2018)

Bombay High Court has held that even when a wife enters into an agreement with her husband waiving off her right to maintenance, her statutory right t.....

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Extension of validity of Directions under Section 35A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (AACS)- Indian Mercantile Co-operative Bank Ltd., Lucknow (U.P)(25.01.2023)

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has extended the directions issued to the Indian Mercantile Co-operative Bank Ltd., Lucknow (U.P) for a period of thre.....

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Extension of Registration Period for Unregistered Entities Providing Machine-to-Machine (M2M) Services and/or WPAN/WLAN Connectivity for M2M Services(27.03.2024)

1. Consequent upon the issue of instructions for registration of unregistered entities providing Machine-to-Machine (M2M) Services and/or WPAN/WLAN Co.....

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Apex Court Pulls Up J&K Govt, Asks Why No Reply on NRI Businessman Wife's Plea Against His Detention(16.10.2019)

Apex Court has asked the Jammu and Kashmir administration as to why it has not filed a reply on a plea by the wife of a Malaysia-based NRI businessman.....

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Supreme Court Directs Centre to State Reasons for Imposing Restrictions, Detentions in J&K(17.10.2019)

Supreme Court has directed the Centre to place on the record before it all its orders relating to restriction, shutdown and detention in Jammu and Kas.....

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Google Books India Patent for Method to Determine Ad-Spot Value(26.02.2016)

Google Inc has secured an Indian patent for an invention regarding a method that could help online advertisers with different value propositions in fi.....

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Supreme Court Directs Govt to Set Up Body to Deal With Complaints About TV Contents(13.01.2017)

Supreme Court has asked Government to set up, streamline and publicize a complaint redressal mechanism under Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Ac.....

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Bombay HC: ‘Prolonged Separation’ No Ground to Deny Maintenance to Wife(16.01.2017)

Bombay High Court has held that prolonged separation does not affect woman’s right to seek maintenance from her husband under Section 125 of Criminal .....

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Not Mandatory To File Affidavit Of Assets, Income Etc.In Maintenance Proceedings: Delhi HC(26.12.2017)

Delhi High Court has modified its orders issued on 14 January, 2015 and 29 May, 2017, and has made it non-mandatory to file affidavit of assets, incom.....

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Bombay High Court Upholds Death for Man Who Raped, Killed Software Engineer(21.12.2018)

Bombay High Court has confirmed the death sentence given to Chandrabhan Sanap for the brutal rape and murder of a 23-year-old software engineer in Jan.....

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MCA Extends Due Date of Filing Annual Return and Financial Statement(31.10.2019)

Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has extended the due date of filing of Forms MGT-7 (Annual Return) and AOC-4 (Financial Statement) under the Compa.....

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MP High Court Reverses State Government Order of Revoking Pension of MISA Detainees(01.11.2019)

Madhya Pradesh HC has directed State Government to continue to pay the pension of 15 Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA) detainees.

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SC Refuses Petition Seeking Abolition of Death Sentence(15.03.2016)

SC has refused to re-examine Constitutional validity of death sentence in light of evolving jurisprudence across world to do away with extreme punishm.....

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

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

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Supreme Court: Wife’s Capability to Earn No Reason to Reduce Maintenance Awarded to Her(20.01.2017)

Supreme Court has held that merely because wife is ‘capable of earning’, it is not a reason to reduce maintenance awarded to her.

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Delhi HC: Baijal Can Review Order to Repatriate Bureaucrat(23.01.2017)

Delhi High Court has said that decision of Former Lieutenant-Governor Najeeb Jung to repatriate bureaucrat be placed before his successor Anil Baijal,.....

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Punjab & Haryana HC Seeks Status Report on Female Attendants in School Buses(23.01.2017)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed Punjab and Haryana to apprise Court within three months whether provisions made for female attendants in ve.....

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Madras HC Directs State to Set Up Bio Metric Attendance System in Public Hospitals(27.01.2017)

Madras High Court has directed Tamil Nadu Government to put in place bio metric attendance system for doctors in all the Government Hospitals within f.....

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Kerala HC: Section 23 Attracted if there was no Requirement of Providing Maintenance in Transfer Deed(11.11.2019)

Kerala High Court has observed that Section 23 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 can be invoked even if there wa.....

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Yahoo Books Indian Patent for Invention to Classify Image(27.05.2016)

Yahoo has secured an Indian patent for an invention regarding a method for processing image data for the purpose of classifying the images into either.....

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Indian Patent Office Issues Guidelines for Startups(13.06.2016)

Indian Patent Office has issued guidelines for facilitators and startups with respect to filling and processing of applications for patent, designs an.....

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Bombay High Court: 50% Attendance Rule is in Interest of Students(12.02.2018)

Bombay High Court has said that the Mumbai University’s ordinance, making a minimum of 50% attendance mandatory for students, was in the interest of s.....

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Delhi HC Stays JNU Circular Mandating Marking of Attendance by Faculty(15.01.2019)

Delhi High Court has stayed a circular issued by the JNU administration making it mandatory for the faculty to mark attendance, failing which no leave.....

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Bombay HC Imposes Cost of Rs. 25 Lakhs for Preventing Court Inspection & Threatening Court Receiver(21.01.2019)

Bombay High Court has imposed costs of Rs. 25 lakhs on a couple, after they prevented a Court-appointed receiver from inspecting and seizing copyright.....

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Notional Extension of Employment Applies When Deceased Workman wasn't in Workplace by his Choice: SC(23.01.2019)

Supreme Court has held that doctrine of notional extension of employment applies when accident occurred while deceased workman was in workplace not by.....

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Supreme Court: Detention Order can be Passed even if Person is in Judicial Custody(25.11.2019)

Supreme Court has noted that even if a person is in judicial custody he can be detained under detention laws like Conservation of Foreign Exchange and.....

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Madras High Court Restrains Tamil Nadu Government from Inaugurating MGR Centenary Arch(21.11.2018)

Madras High Court has allowed the Tamil Nadu Government to go ahead with the construction of MGR Centenary Arch in Chennai, but restrained from inaugu.....

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SLP Against Death Sentence Not to be Dismissed Without Giving Reasons: SC(23.11.2018)

Supreme Court has held that Special Leave Petitions filed in those cases where death sentence is awarded by the courts below, should not be dismissed .....

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Psychological Evaluation of Criminal to be Done Before Awarding Death Sentence: SC(30.11.2018)

Supreme Court has held that, before awarding death sentence, a proper psychological/psychiatric evaluation is to be done by courts to assess probabili.....

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Indian Patent Office Rejects TVS Motor Company's Two-Stroke Engine Patent Application(09.10.2019)

Indian Patent Office has rejected the application of TVS Motor Company, maker of two-wheelers and three wheelers for a patent on a new two-stroke inte.....

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SC: Extension of Time will not Discharge Plaintiff of Obligation to Prove Readiness and Willingness(11.10.2019)

Supreme Court has ruled that mere extension of time for deposit of balance sale consideration will not exonerate the Plaintiff of obligation to prove .....

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Tripura High Court: Documents Forming Genesis of Opinion of Authority Should be Supplied to Detenu(11.10.2019)

Tripura High Court has clarified that the documents forming genesis of an order of preventive detention necessarily have to be supplied to the detenu .....

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Supreme Court: High Court Cannot Relax Terms and Conditions of Tender Notice(15.10.2019)

Supreme Court has observed in exercise of power under Article 226 of Constitution of India, a High Court has no power to relax the terms and condition.....

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Delhi High Court to Delhi Govt: Hold Sentence Review Board Meetings Periodically(22.10.2019)

Delhi High Court has directed the AAP Government to convene periodic meetings of the Sentence Review Board which reviews jail terms awarded and makes .....

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Rape, Murder of Ragpicker: Bombay High Court Quashes Death Sentence of Boy, Says was Juvenile in 2012(23.10.2019)

Bombay High Court has set aside the death sentence of a boy in the rape and murder case of a ragpicker, declaring him a juvenile at the time of the in.....

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Telangana High Court Declines to Put Stay on Tender to Hire Buses(23.10.2019)

Telangana High Court has refused to stay the implementation of a tender notification issued by Telangana State Road Transport Corporation to hire 1,03.....

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No Extension of the Financial Year(30.03.2020)

There is a fake new circulating in some section of media that the Financial Year has been extended. A notification issued by the Government of India o.....

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Government extends deadline for submission of R&D Proposals under National Green Hydrogen Mission(09.04.2024)

The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, Government of India has issued Guidelines for implementation of R&D Scheme under the National Green Hydrogen M.....

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Apex Court Explains Tests to be Applied while Sentencing in Criminal Case(23.10.2019)

Apex Court has observed that the crime test, criminal test and comparative proportionality test have to be applied while sentencing an Accused in a cr.....

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Delhi High Court Increases Interim Maintenance on Grounds of Perjury by Husband(23.10.2019)

Delhi High Court has enhanced the interim maintenance payable by the husband to his wife and has also directed initiation of an inquiry under Section .....

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Supreme Court: Maintenance Order not to be Stayed Unless for Very Exceptional Reasons(26.09.2019)

Supreme Court has noted that the higher Courts should not stay an order of maintenance unless there are very exceptional reasons. The Court observed t.....

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Jammu and Kashmir High Court Quashes Preventive Detention(27.09.2019)

Jammu and Kashmir High Court has quashed the preventive detention of Masood Ahmad Bhat dated January 22. The court said the detenu, a resident of Chid.....

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Kerala High Court: Wife Eligible to Maintenance After Divorce if She is not 'Living In Adultery'(27.09.2019)

Kerala High Court has ruled that to future maintenance to a wife who was divorced on the basis of adultery can be denied only on the ground that she i.....

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Karnataka HC: Father not Liable to Pay Monthly Maintenance to Daughter who is Gainfully Employed(30.09.2019)

Karnataka High Court has ruled that a father is not liable to pay monthly maintenance amount to his daughter who is gainfully employed. The Court obse.....

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Bombay HC: Even if Accused Pleads Guilty, Courts not Authorized to Award Less than Minimum Sentence(03.10.2019)

Bombay High Court has ruled that even if the Accused pleads guilty Courts are not empowered to impose a sentence below the minimum sentence prescribed.....

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Supreme Court Affirms Death Sentence Awarded to Man for Raping, Murdering 2 Year Old Girl(04.10.2019)

Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence awarded to a man for raping and murdering a two-year-old girl in 2012 saying he had no control over his "c.....

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SC: Woman Deserting Husband Will Still Get Maintenance After Divorce(07.04.2017)

Supreme Court by preferring social welfare to legal technicality has held that, even if, a woman is disentitled to maintenance from her husband during.....

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Battered Wives Needn’t Depose for Maintenance: Bombay High Court(02.04.2018)

Bombay High Court has held that an affidavit filed by the women battling for maintenance from estranged husbands under the Domestic Violence Act will .....

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Magistrate Shall Specify Whether Sentences Would Run Concurrently or Consecutively in Order: SC(18.02.2019)

Supreme Court has held that it is a mandatory legal requirement to specify whether sentences awarded to an accused convicted for two or more offences,.....

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Extension of cross margin benefits for offsetting positions having different expiry dates(23.04.2024)

1. Chapter 5 of SEBI Master Circular dated October 16, 2023 for Stock Exchanges and Clearing Corporations inter-alia provides stipulations for cross m.....

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Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 - Ramgarhia Co-operative Bank Ltd, New Delhi - Extension of Period(08.01.2024)

1. The Reserve Bank of India, vide directive DEL.DOS.EXG_SSM No. S515/12-10- 013/2022-23 dated July 07, 2022, had placed Ramgarhia Co-operative Bank L.....

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Request for extension of time for filing response in sunset review of antidumping duty imposed on imports of 'High Tenacity Polyester Yarn' from China PR(02.11.2022)

1. With respect to the above-mentioned subject investigations, request has been received from Exporter/Producer for extension of time to file Question.....

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Extension of Date for Mandatory electronic filing of Non-Preferential Certificate of Origin (CoO) through the Common Digital Platform to 31st December 2024(26.12.2023)

1. In continuation to the earlier Trade Notice 27/2022-2023 dated 28.03.2023, it is informed that the transition period for mandatory filing of applic.....

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Three Patents filed by NMPB, MoA as part of sponsored research projects(24.02.2021)

The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Ministry of AYUSH has initiated a special drive to identify the patentable projects which were / are spons.....

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COMMERCIAL - 120 Days Deadline to File Written Statement in Commercial Suits is Mandatory: SC(19.02.2019)

Supreme Court has observed that proviso added to Code of Civil Procedure by Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts Act, 2015, is mandatory and n.....

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COMMERCIAL - Deadline of 120 Days to File Written Statement in Commercial Suits is Mandatory: SC(19.02.2019)

Supreme Court has observed that proviso added to Code of Civil Procedure by Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts Act, 2015, is mandatory and n.....

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Jammu and Kashmir High Court Sets Aside PSA Detention of NC Youth President(02.01.2020)

Jammu and Kashmir High Court has quashed the detention under Public Safety Act, 1978 of the National Conference youth president from South Kashmir, an.....

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SC Rejects Plea for Revocation of Sachin Tendulkar's Bharat Ratna Award(19.07.2016)

SC has rejected a plea seeking revocation of conferment of Bharat Ratna to Sachin Tendulkar on ground of alleged misuse of the highest civilian honour.....

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US Supreme Court Upholds Legality of Patent Review Process(25.04.2018)

U.S. Supreme Court has given its stamp of approval to a government review process prized by high technology companies as an easy and cheap way to comb.....

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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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TENANCY - Whether Disputes Between Landlord-Tenant Arbitrable: SC Refers the Question to Larger Bench(08.03.2019)

Supreme Court has referred to larger bench the correctness of its judgment in Himangni Enterprises v. Kamaljeet Singh Ahluwalia, in which it was held .....

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Delhi HC: Office of Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks is Industry u/s 2(j) ID Act(21.01.2020)

Delhi High Court has held that the office of a Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks is an industry under Section 2(j) of the Industr.....

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Bombay High Court: 'Unmarried Adult Daughter Entitled to Claim Maintenance from Her Father'(09.04.2018)

Bombay High Court has ruled that an unmarried daughter is entitled to claim maintenance from her father even after attaining the age of 18 if her pare.....

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Bombay HC Suspends Recruitment For 9000 Stenographers, Junior Clerks and Peons(11.04.2018)

Bombay High Court has stayed the process for recruitment of around 9,000 stenographers, junior clerks and peons, in furtherance of an order noting tha.....

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Delhi High Court Rejects Monsanto Plea to Enforce BT Cotton Seed Patent(12.04.2018)

Delhi High Court has said that Monsanto Technologies’ patents on Bt cotton seed varieties Bollgard and Bollgard II were not valid and dismissed its cl.....

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Central Government extend the validity of the notification issued vide number S.O. 345(E), dated the 17th January, 2019 for a further period of one year(18.02.2020)

S.O.750(E).--WHEREAS, the Central Government in the erstwhile Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, in exercise of the powers conferred .....

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TRAI extends date of submission for review of regulation on Quality of Service(06.04.2023)

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India had released draft Regulation on Review of The Quality of Service (Code of Practice for Metering and Billing.....

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Supreme Court Quashes Plea for Humane Facilities at 6 Assam Detention Camps(18.12.2019)

Supreme Court has refused to interfere in a petition seeking humane facilities at six detention centres in Assam for those who do not qualify as India.....

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Gujarat High Court Upholds Death Sentence to Man for Raping, Killing 3-Yr-Old Surat Girl(27.12.2019)

Gujarat High Court has upheld a lower court's order of death sentence to a man for raping and murdering a three-year-old girl in Surat in October last.....

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Gauhati HC: Absence of Petitioner After Filing Written Statement No Basis to Pass Order Against Him(28.12.2019)

Gauhati High Court has noted that the mere fact that proceedee has remained absent after filing written statement and documents cannot be a justificat.....

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Death Sentence a Measure of Social Necessity for Deterring Other Potential Offenders: MP HC(11.05.2018)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that it considers death sentence as a measure of social necessity and also a mean of deterring other potential .....

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TENANCY - Kerala High Court: Tenant Cannot Question Choice of Landlord to Live in a 'Hut Like Structure'(25.03.2019)

Kerala High Court has observed that a tenant cannot question the choice of a landlord to live in a 'hut like structure' and if the desire of the landl.....

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Madhya Pradesh High Court Directs State to Pay Rs. 5 Lakhs to Man Detained Illegally(12.02.2020)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the State Government to pay a compensation of Rs. 5 Lakhs for detaining an innocent man, in the pretext of deta.....

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Extension of validity of Directions under Section 35A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (AACS)- Indian Mercantile Co-operative Bank Ltd., Lucknow (U.P.)(27.04.2023)

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has extended the directions issued to the Indian Mercantile Co-operative Bank Ltd., Lucknow (U.P) for a period of thre.....

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Extension of last date to receive counter comments on TRAI Consultation Paper on "Assignment of Spectrum for Space-based Communication Services"(14.06.2023)

1. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had released a Consultation Paper on "Assignment of Spectrum for Space-based Communication Service.....

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SC: Maintenance Petition Filed by Wife with Permanent Alimony u/s 25 HMA Cannot Be Entertained(13.02.2020)

Supreme Court has observed that a Petition filed by a wife under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 who was earlier granted permanent.....

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Madhya Pradesh HC Orders Compensation for Wrongful Detention(14.02.2020)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has ordered the State Government to pay a compensation of Rs 5 Lakhs to a 68-year old man for keeping him in jail to serve a.....

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SC Issues Notice on Habeas Plea Challenging Detention of Ex-J&K CM Omar Abdullah(14.02.2020)

Supreme Court has issued notice to the Central Government and Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Administration on the Habeas Corpus Petition filed by Sarah Abdu.....

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U.S. Court of Appeals Affirmes that Everlight Electronics Have Infringed Three Nichia Patents(15.05.2017)

United States Court of Appeals for Federal Circuit has affirmed a District Court decision holding that Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd. and Everlight A.....

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Kerala High Court: Wife Paying Maintenance to Able Bodied Husband Would Promote “Idleness”(22.05.2017)

Kerala High Court has quashed a husband’s claim for maintenance, observing that maintenance under Section 24 of Hindu Marriage Act is to be paid to hu.....

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CIC: Private Hospitals 'Fleecing' Patients for Cardiac Stent(22.05.2017)

Central Information Commission, while taking a serious view of private hospitals "fleecing" patients for cardiac stents, has directed Employees State .....

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Due date for depositing the tax in FORM GST PMT-06 for the month of April, 2022 extended till the 27th day of May, 2022.(17.05.2022)

In exercise of the powers conferred by the first proviso to sub-rule (3) of rule 61 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017, the Commissione.....

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Extension of due date for furnishing the return in FORM GSTR-3B for the month of April, 2023 till the thirty-first day of May, 2023(24.05.2023)

1.In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (6) of section 39 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), the Commissioner,.....

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Maintenance of Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR)(04.05.2022)

1. Please refer to our circular DOR.No.Ret.BC.35/12.01.001/2020-21 dated February 05, 2021 and relative notification on the captioned subject.

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Clarification regarding extension of time limit to apply for revocation of cancellation of registration in view of Notification No. 34/2021-Central Tax dated 29th August, 2021(06.09.2021)

1. Vide Circular No. 148/04/2021-GST, dated 18th May, 2021, detailed guidelines for implementation of the provision of extension of time limit to appl.....

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Extension of last date to receive comments on TRAI's supplementary consultation paper on data communication services(17.08.2023)

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) released a supplementary consultation paper on 'Data communication services between aircraft and ground s.....

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Extension of the due date for furnishing return GSTR-3B for quarter ending June, 2023 for the registered persons whose principal place of business is State of Manipur(17.07.2023)

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (6) of section 39 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), the Commissioner, o.....

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Mother can't Give Up Maintenance Rights of Daughter During Mutual Consent Divorce: SC(03.05.2019)

Supreme Court has observed that a mother cannot give up rights which vest in the daughter insofar as maintenance and other issues are concerned, durin.....

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Supreme Court: Plea Of Hardship Cannot Be Raised If Not Pleaded In Written Statement(10.05.2019)

Supreme Court has observed that a Defendant in a specific performance suit should plead in his written statement the hardship that will be caused if t.....

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SC: Public Interest Also Shall be Demonstrated Before Writ Remedy is Sought in Tender Matters(19.03.2020)

Supreme Court has observed that the public interest should also be demonstrated before a writ remedy is sought in tender matters.

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SEBI Relaxes Rules for Maintaining Records, Extends Deadlines(24.03.2020)

Securities and Exchange Board of India has relaxed rules for maintaining records of all calls made by institutional dealers during trading hours, acce.....

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Finance Minister Extends Deadline for Filing of Income Tax Returns for FY 2018-19(24.03.2020)

Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman has announced that the date for filing income tax returns for the financial year 2018-19 has been extended till 3.....

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

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

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

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

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NCLT Extends Limitation Period in Pursuance of Supreme Court Orders(25.03.2020)

National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has issued a notice intimating all the litigants that the extension of limitation period granted by the Supreme C.....

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Delhi High Court Says 'Person Living in Penury Spoils Another Life by Marrying'(29.05.2017)

Delhi High Court has rejected plea of a man that he cannot pay Rs. 7,500 as maintenance per month to his estranged wife on ground of being a "pauper......

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US Supreme Court Rules Lexmark Can’t Sue Toner-Cartridge Fillers for Patent Infringement(31.05.2017)

US Supreme Court has reaffirmed that patent-holders cannot keep their rights over a product once they sell it, ruling against a large printer maker in.....

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No Rider to Deposit Maintenance Amount Prior to Entertainment of Statutory Remedy: Delhi HC(12.07.2018)

Delhi High Court has held that there cannot be an absolute rider that the entire maintenance amount, as granted by the trial court, should be deposite.....

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Delhi High Court: Maintenance to Estranged Wife is for Survival, Not a Bounty(21.05.2019)

Delhi High Court has observed that Maintenance awarded to an estranged wife is for her survival and should not be seen as a "bounty", and it has to be.....

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Himachal Pradesh High Court Quashes Jeetendra Sexual Assault Case(21.05.2019)

Himachal Pradesh High Court has quashed a sexual assault case filed against actor Jeetendra on the women folk’s police blueprint in Shimla last year o.....

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Supreme Court: Brother In Law can be Ordered to Pay Maintenance to Widow Under Domestic Violence Act(27.05.2019)

Supreme Court has observed that a brother in law can be ordered to pay maintenance to a widow by holding that an "An aggrieved wife or a female living.....

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

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

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NCLT Urges Litigants to File Joint Memo of Written Submissions to Avoid Delay in Disposal(08.04.2020)

National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has urged all the litigants to file "Joint Memo" of written submissions, to avoid the lengthy process of filing r.....

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SC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Release of Detainees in Assam Foreigners' Detention Centres(08.04.2020)

Supreme Court has issued notice to Centre and Assam Government on a plea seeking the release of persons who have spent more than two years in the fore.....

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Extension of last date to receive comments on TRAI's Consultation Paper on 'Assignment of spectrum in E&V Bands, and, spectrum for Microwave Access (MWA) & Microwave Backbone (MWB).'(14.11.2023)

1. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had released a Consultation Paper on 'Assignment of Spectrum in E&V Bands, and Spectrum for Microw.....

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Extension of timelines for sale and renewal of short term Covid specific health insurance policies(13.09.2021)

1. Reference is invited to the short term Covid specific health insurance policies permitted to be offered by all Insurers.

2. In partial mo.....

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

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

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Bombay HC Allows Pune Man to Travel to Assam by Road to Attend Father's Final Rites(13.04.2020)

Bombay High Court has permitted Pune resident to travel by road to Assam to attend the final rites of his father who died of a heart attack on 5th Apr.....

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Chhattisgarh HC Directs State to Undertake Intensive Search to Locate Tablighi Jamaat Attendees(13.04.2020)

Chhattisgarh High Court has directed the State Government to undertake intensive search operations to locate the persons who have returned from the Ta.....

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PM Announces Extension of National Lockdown Till May 3 to Control COVID-19(14.04.2020)

Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi has announced the decision to extend the country wide lockdown till 3rd May, 2020 to control the transmission o.....

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

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

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Kerala Inventor, MC David Books Patent for His Innovative Portable Mosquito Net System(10.10.2016)

MC David has got an Indian patent for his design to develop a life saving device, a portable light-weight mosquito net with inflatable support system .....

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Apple Wins Appeal Reinstating $120 Million Patent Win over Samsung(10.10.2016)

A US federal appeals court has reinstated a $120 million jury award for Apple Inc against Samsung, marking the latest twist in the fierce patent war b.....

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Gujarat HC: Wife's Job No Ground to Escape Maintenance(12.10.2016)

Gujarat HC, while deciding a case of maintenance, has told a man to feel happy about his wife's income and maintained that her earning must not be use.....

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Special Court: Wife Entitled for Maintenance from Husband, Not In-Laws(12.10.2016)

A Special Court in Delhi has said that a wife is entitled to seek maintenance only from her husband and is not liable to be maintained by her in-laws.

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Supreme Court: Same Transaction, Separate Prosecution, Sentencing Can Be Concurrent(24.07.2017)

Supreme Court has reiterated the settled legal position with respect to subsequent conviction and its commencement, that courts have power to direct t.....

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Madras High Court to Family Courts: Do Not Treat Husbands Like "Armless Soldiers"(28.07.2017)

Madras High Court has asked Family Courts not to treat husbands like "armless soldiers" and order them to pay maintenance to wives in a "mechanical ma.....

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P&H HC: Being Member of Social Media Group with Objectionable Content Makes One Accomplice(27.07.2020)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has opined that the fact that one is a member of the social media group where an objectionable video was circulated make.....

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SC Takes into Account Conduct of Husband in Disposal of Maintenance Petition(01.10.2018)

Supreme Court has enhanced the maintenance amount to a wife taking into account the husband’s conduct in successfully protracting the disposal of the .....

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Supreme Court Orders Death Sentence to Man for Raping and Killing Minor Girl(02.08.2019)

Supreme Court has sent a man to the gallows for "horribly" gang-raping a 10-year-old girl along with a co-accused and killing her and her seven-year-o.....

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

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

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Karnataka HC Extends Interim Orders Till September 30(06.08.2020)

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

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Delhi HC Directs DSLSA to Conduct Training Workshop for Jail Superintendents(06.08.2020)

Delhi High Court has directed the Member Secretary of the Delhi State Legal Services Authority to conduct a training workshop for the Superintendents,.....

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Delhi HC Extends Interim Orders Till August 31(14.07.2020)

Delhi High Court has extended till 31st August, 2020, all interim orders, including bails granted to accused in various cases.

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

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

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SC Directs Cellular Companies to Maintain CDR and Other Records Seized During Investigations(15.07.2020)

Supreme Court has issued general directions to cellular companies and internet service providers to maintain Call Detail Records (CDRs) and other rele.....

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