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Aadhaar Lacks Regulatory Oversight: Supreme Court - 11.05.2018
Supreme Court has expressed concern over the lack of regulatory oversight in the Aadhaar superstructure and reserved judgement on the legality of the all-pervasive, mandatory nature of the unique identity scheme for residents of India.
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Supreme Court Refuses to Pass Any Order on Promotion of ED Official - 11.05.2018
Supreme Court has refused to pass an order regarding the promotion of an Enforcement Directorate officer probing the Aircel-Maxis deal case, who has claimed that frivolous complaints filed against him was deterring the department to promote him.
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Cheating Complaints Against Builders Not Civil in Nature: Bombay High Court - 11.05.2018
Bombay High Court has said that complaints filed by public, where they allege of being cheated by a developer or builder, cannot be termed as "civil disputes" and police have to probe such cases diligently.
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Delhi High Court Stays Publication and Sale of Book on Ramdev's Life - 11.05.2018
Delhi High Court has issued an interim order restoring the ban on publication and sale of a book purportedly on his life, which he claimed contained defamatory content.
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Supreme Court: Parliamentary Reports Can’t be Challenged in Court - 10.05.2018
Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that parliamentary reports can be used and relied upon in court but their contents cannot be challenged because it would affect the privilege of elected members to speak their mind freely inside the House.
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Bombay High Court: Domestic Violence Act Can’t Be Invoked Simply For Claiming Maintenance - 10.05.2018
Bombay High Court has observed that the provisions of Domestic Violence Act cannot be invoked simply for claiming maintenance unless the party alleges an act of domestic violence and approach the court in the capacity as an “aggrieved person”.
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Dispose of Grievances on Co-operative Societies Poll in 8 weeks: Madras High Court - 10.05.2018
Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu State Cooperative Societies Election Commission to dispose of complaints/applications/grievance petitions relating to the conduct of elections to the co-operative societies across the state in a free and fair and transparent manner.
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Open Eastern Expressway for Public if PM is Not free: Supreme Court - 10.05.2018
Supreme Court has ordered the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to ensure that the Eastern Peripheral Expressway is inaugurated on or before May 31.
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MADRAS HIGH COURT: MINIMUM WAGE MUST BE BASIS FOR COMPENSATION UNLESS ACTUAL WAGE HIGHER - 09.05.2018
Madras High Court has reiterated that compensation payable for the death of employees must be based on the wages payable under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, unless the employee’s actual wages exceed the minimum wage.
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SC: ADULT COUPLE CAN LIVE TOGETHER WITHOUT MARRIAGE - 07.05.2018
Supreme Court while asserting that a 20-year-old Kerala woman, whose marriage had been annulled, could choose whom she wanted to live with has held that an adult couple has a right to live together without marriage.
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