17 July 2017


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SC Reiterates: High Courts Cannot Entertain Challenges To Special Court Orders In Coal Scam Case - 14.07.2017

Supreme Court has reiterated that challenges to orders passed by Special Court during pendency of trial in the infamous Coal Scam can only be entertained by the Apex Court.

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Supreme Court Raps Assam CM for Statement on National Register of Citizens - 14.07.2017

Supreme Court, which is monitoring the updating of the National Register of Citizes (NRC) in Assam, today came down heavily on Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal for saying the draft NRC will be published by December 31.

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Gujarat HC Pulls Up Tribal Land Owners And Lawyer For Misusing Atrocities Act - 14.07.2017

Gujarat High Court pulled up tribal land owners and a lawyer for blackmailing and extorting money from builders by utilizing the “powerful potent weapon in their hands in the form of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.”

Tags : Gujarat High Court Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989

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Gauhati HC: Bye-Elections Can Be Held Even If Member’s Remainder Term Is Less Than A Year - 14.07.2017

Gauhati High Court has observed that there is no bar on Election Commission of India to fill up the casual vacancy even if the remainder of the term of a member in relation to a vacancy is less than one year.

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NGT: No Construction Within 100m of Ganga - 14.07.2017

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has prohibited dumping of waste within 500 metres of the river Ganga while announcing an environment compensation of RS 50,000 to be paid by defaulter.

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Supreme Court Gives Centre Four Weeks to Decide on Regulating NGOs - 13.07.2017

Supreme Court has given four weeks time to Centre to decide if it will bring in a legislation or guidelines to regulate government funds for NGOs and prosecute them in case of misuse, misappropriation of funds or non-filing of annual statements.

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Supreme Court Transfers Narottam Case to Delhi High Court - 13.07.2017

Supreme Court has transferred petition filed by Legislative Affairs Minister Narottam Mishra, challenging the Election Commission’s order disqualifying him from the membership of the Vidhan Sabha to the Delhi High Court.

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Delhi High Court: Fix a Time for Garbage Collection - 13.07.2017

Delhi High Court has said that even citizens should take responsibility of keeping their surroundings clean.

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Karnataka HC : Overseas Citizens To Be Treated on Par With NRI in MBBS/BDS Admissions - 13.07.2017

Karnataka High Court has held that Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) cardholders, who are NEET UG 2017 qualified, shall be entitled to be treated on par with Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) in matter of admission to first year MBBS/BDS course for the academic year 2017-18.

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Delhi HC: Contempt Notice Not to be Issued in Routine Manner - 13.07.2017

Delhi High Court has observed that notice on contempt petitions is not to be issued in a routine manner and would be justified only if the court prima facie feels that possible contempt might have been committed.

Tags : Delhi High Court contempt

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