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SC: No Lapse of Proceedings Under Old Act if Compensation is Deposited in Treasury - 06.03.2020

Supreme Court has held that proceedings under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 will not lapse if the compensation has been tendered by deposit in treasury. The Court further held that land owners cannot insist that the amount should be deposited in Court so as to sustain the land acquisition proceedings under the old Act on the commencement of the new land acquisition law with effect from 1st January, 2014.

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SC Refuses to Entertain PIL Seeking Guidelines for Registration of Sedition Criminal Cases - 06.03.2020

Supreme Court has refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation petition, which sought guidelines for registration of criminal cases for sedition under Section 124A of Indian Penal Code, 1860.

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Allahabad HC Summons Government Officials Over Deteriorating Civic Conditions in Lucknow - 06.03.2020

Allahabad High Court has summoned various Government officials, along with the proposal to address the unsatisfactory conditions in Lucknow concerning sanitation, garbage collection and its disposal, solid waste management, accumulation of garbage on open spaces and the menace created by roaming stray cattle on the streets.

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CBDT: Direct Tax Case Pending in Arbitration Without Appeal Eligible Under Vivad se Vishwas Scheme - 06.03.2020

Central Board of Direct Taxes has clarified that if the direct tax case is pending in arbitration without appeal pending, it is eligible to apply under Vivad se Vishwas Scheme.

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Supreme Court: Can’t Deny Insurance Claim Over Driver’s Fake Licence - 05.03.2020

Supreme Court has ruled that an insurance company cannot deny the claim to the owner of a vehicle involved in a road accident if his driver had falsely claimed to be holding a valid driving licence by producing a fake document.

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SC: RTI Cannot be Invoked to Get Information from Court Regarding Any Case - 05.03.2020

Supreme Court has held that a person cannot invoke the Right to Information Act, 2005 to get details of a case, which can be disclosed only as per rules framed by the High Court. The Court further stated that the information held by the High Court on the judicial side is personal information of litigants.

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Madras High Court: Section 6 of MGNREGA Not Unconstitutional - 05.03.2020

Madras High Court has held that Section 6 of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), 2005 is not violative of Articles 14, 16 and 23 of the Constitution of India, 1949.

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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking On the Spot Compounding of Traffic Challans - 05.03.2020

Delhi High Court has issued notices to Delhi Government, Commissioner of Delhi Police, and Ministry of Road Transport and Highways in a plea seeking on the spot compounding of traffic challans under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.

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Delhi HC Directs MCD to Plant 500 Trees in Riot Affected Areas of North East Delhi - 05.03.2020

Delhi High Court has allowed Municipal Corporation of East Delhi’s (MCD's) Application for condonation of delay, subject to it planting 500 trees in the riot affected areas of Delhi within 2 weeks.

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CESTAT, New Delhi: Banking Services are Related to Collection of Export Proceeds - 05.03.2020

Customs Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, New Delhi has held that banking services are related to the collection of export proceeds and has allowed refund claims of service tax.

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