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Delhi High Court Rejects Deepak Talwar's Bail Plea in Money Laundering Case - 20.09.2019

Delhi High Court has rejected the bail plea of lobbyist Deepak Talwar, arrested by the Enforcement Directorate(ED) in a money laundering case. The Court denied the relief to Talwar. He was arrested by the ED after his deportation from Dubai in January.

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Gujarat HC Rejects Over 120 Pleas Against Land Acquisition for Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project - 20.09.2019

Gujarat High Court has rejected over 120 petitions filed by farmers challenging the acquisition of their land for the ambitious Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project. The Court ruled that the compensation offered to farmers by the State Government is fair.

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NGT: Measure, Display Noise Level Prescribed for Aircraft at Delhi Airport - 20.09.2019

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the Delhi International Airport Limited to measure and display the prescribed noise levels for aircraft at the international airport.The Tribunal noted that a notice to airmen was issued by the Airports Authority of India, which has been incorporated in the Aeronautical Information Publication on October 11, 2018, regarding use of reverse thrust by pilots while landing.

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SC Issues Notice on Plea Against Order Declining to Quash FIR on Grounds of Sedition Against Tribals - 20.09.2019

Supreme Court has issued notice on a petition challenging the judgment of the Jharkhand High Court which declined to quash an FIR for sedition registered against four Adivasi activists for allegedly inciting violence by making Facebook posts supporting ‘Pathalgadi’ movement of Munda tribal community.

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Supreme Court Issues Notice to Centre Over Pleas in Rohith Vemula, Payal Tadvi Cases - 20.09.2019

Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea filed by mothers of Rohith Vemula and Payal Tadvi, who had allegedly committed suicide following alleged caste-based discrimination, seeking to end such bias in universities and other higher education institutions across the country.

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NCLAT Declines to Entertain RCom Resolution Professional - 19.09.2019

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has declined to entertain a plea moved by the Resolution Professional (RP) of Reliance Communications Limited (RCom) seeking refund of nearly Rs 580 crore from Ericsson India. Instead, he was asked to approach the Mumbai bench of National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT).

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SEBI Levies Fine of Rs 10 Lakh on IL&FS for Disclosure Lapses - 19.09.2019

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has imposed a penalty of Rs 10 lakhs on Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS) for non-disclosure of price sensitive information to stock exchanges.

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SC: Appellate Authority Cannot Override Statutory Requirements of Pre-Deposit to Maintain Appeal - 19.09.2019

Supreme Court while upholding Section 62(5) of Punjab Value Added Tax Act, 2005 has observed that the Appellate Authority cannot override statutory requirement of pre-deposit when the statute mandates that no appeal can be entertained unless such requirement is satisfied.

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SC: Self-Serving Statements on Income will not be Enough to Prove Readiness and Willingness - 19.09.2019

Supreme Court has observed that self serving statements on income without any proof of financial resources will not be enough to prove that Plaintiff in a suit for specific performance was ready and willing to perform her part of the contract.

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Karnataka High Court: Karnataka Excise Act, 1965 Does not Allow Online Sale, Home Delivery of Liquor - 19.09.2019

Karnataka High Court has declared that the Karnataka Excise Act, 1965 does not allow online sale or home delivery of liquor either for oneself or as an agent. The Court said, “It is not possible to carry out business of online order processing and delivery of liquor to the consumers in Karnataka in the absence of enabling provision available under the Karnataka Excise (KE) Act to grant such licence,” .

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