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Bombay High Court Rejects PMC Bank Depositors' Plea for Lifting Withdrawal Cap - 06.12.2019

Bombay High Court has rejected pleas of the depositors of the crisis-hit Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank, seeking lifting of restrictions imposed by the Reserve Bank of India on cash withdrawals.

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Supreme Court Explains Bail Orders Should Cite Specific Reasons for Being Granted or Refused - 06.12.2019

Supreme Court has noted that Courts should give specific reasons while granting or denying bail as the issue concerns both the liberty of the Accused and ensuring that the offender does not obstruct the delivery of justice. The Court said that open justice is premised on the notion that it should not only be done, but should “manifestly and undoubtedly” be seen to be done and the duty of judges to give reasoned decisions lies at the heart of this commitment.

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Calcutta HC: No Data to Establish that Imposition of Death Penalty Leads to Decrease in Crime - 06.12.2019

Calcutta High Court has allowed the Death Reference Appeal of a habitual offender while observing that there is statistical data to conclusively establish that imposition of death penalty will definitely lead to reduction of crime committed by others in society.

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Supreme Court: No Need to Seek Sanction to Try Retired Bureaucrats - 06.12.2019

Supreme Court has observed that there is no need to seek sanction before prosecuting a retired government employee in a corruption case while holding that such protection is available to a public servant only during his service.

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Delhi High Court Declines PIL for Restoring Earlier Status of Dilli Haat - 06.12.2019

Delhi High Court has observed that change is inevitable while dismissing a Public Interest Litigation which sought that stalls at Dilli Haat to be allotted only for sale of handicrafts and handloom products and not for selling varieties of products and food, including Chinese.

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ITAT Delhi: Section 36(1)(vii) Applicable in Inability or Insolvency Cases - 05.12.2019

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Delhi has held that an Assessee is entitled to claim under Section 36(1)(vii) of the Income Tax Act where the money is unable to be recovered due to inability or insolvency of the debtor to pay. In all other cases, the claim for allowance should have to be sustained under Section 37(1).

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SAT Declines Relief to Lenders in Karvy Case - 05.12.2019

Securities Appellate Tribunal has refused to give any further relief to HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Bajaj Finance and Indusind Bank in Karvy Broking share pledge case. The Tribunal asked these companies to approach Securities and Exchange Board of India by December 6 with their pleas. Further it directed the markets regulator to pass an order in the matter by December 12.

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Parliament Passes Bill to Give Ownership Rights to Residents of Unauthorised Colonies in Delhi - 05.12.2019

Parliament has passed a bill to grant ownership rights to residents living in 1,731 unauthorised colonies in Delhi. The National Capital Territory of Delhi (Recognition of Property Rights of Residents in Unauthorised Colonies) Bill, 2019 was passed by a voice vote in Rajya Sabha. It was already passed in Lok Sabha on November 28.

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Bombay High Court: Search without Warrant is Breach of Right to Privacy - 05.12.2019

Bombay High Court has ruled that conducting a search without warrant is a breach of right to privacy. Further the Court also fined State Government Rs 25,000 payable to the aggrieved Petitioner for conducting illegal search.

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DHC Rejects Plea Seeking Issuance of Guidelines to Accelerate Sanctions to Prosecute Sedition Cases - 05.12.2019

Delhi High Court (DHC) has rejected the petition seeking guidelines to be issued to the Delhi Government for granting sanction to prosecute sedition and corruption cases. The Court observed that it sees no reason to draft guidelines for Government to follow while granting sanctions to prosecute sedition or corruption cases.

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