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Bombay HC Imposes Fine on Slum Dwellers For Encroaching Upon Railway’s Land - 03.02.2017

Bombay High Court has imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakh on slum dwellers who encroached on Western Railway's land near Jogeshwari and sought protection from eviction.

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Supreme Court: Officer's 'Annual Confidential Report' Forms Part of His 'Service Record' - 03.02.2017

Supreme Court has held that Annual Confidential Report (ACR) of an officer forms a part of his ‘service record’ and that the same could not be ignored for the purposes of his promotion merely on ground that it was written after some delay, as no prejudice is caused to officer.

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Supreme Court: Magistrate Cannot Order Further Investigation After Cognizance Has Been Taken - 03.02.2017

Supreme Court has held that Magistrate cannot order further investigation after cognizance has been taken, process has been issued and accused has entered appearance in response thereto.

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Japan's Supreme Court Rejects Claim For 'Right to be Forgotten' on Google - 03.02.2017

Japan’s Supreme Court has rejected a man’s attempt to argue for “right to be forgotten” in order to have references to his arrest for child prostitution removed from Google search results.

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Karnataka High Court Upholds ‘Right To Be Forgotten’ of a Woman - 03.02.2017

Karnataka High Court, while upholding 'Right to be Forgotten' in order to protect the dignity of a woman, has directed its Registry to make sure that any internet search made in public domain would not reflect woman’s name.

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Delhi HC Says No to NRI Who Wants His Name Delinked From Google Search - 03.02.2017

Delhi High Court has said that there is no reason for creation of a separate legal framework under 'right to be forgotten' to delink 'irrelevant information' from the Internet, Google Inc told on Thursday.

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Supreme Court: All Three BCCI Representatives Enjoy Equal Status At Upcoming ICC Meet - 02.02.2017

Supreme Court has confirmed that BCCI Joint Secretary Amitabh Choudhary, Treasurer Anirudh Chaudhry and Vikram Limaye, MD and CEO of IDFC Ltd and member of Apex-Court appointed four-member Committee of Administrators (CoA), will "enjoy equal status" at ICC meet scheduled in Feb. 2017.

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Supreme Court Directs Tech Giants to Develop Firewalls to Check Offensive Material - 02.02.2017

Supreme Court has directed Internet search engines Google, Microsoft and Yahoo and social media sites Facebook and WhatsApp to develop a "firewall" of the kind evolved in China to prevent by default uploading of offensive material, like rape and gang-rape videos.

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Govt Proposes 5% TDS on House Rent Payable to Residents by Individuals / HUFs - 02.02.2017

Government has proposed 5% TDS on House Rent Payable exceeding fifty thousand rupees for a month or part of month during previous year to Resident by Individuals / HUFs other than those covered under Tax Audit process.

Tags : Budget 2017-18 Union Budget Rail Budget Arun Jaitley Finance Minister

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Delhi HC Seeks Election Commission's Reply Over Plea on Poll Freebies - 02.02.2017

Delhi High Court has asked Election Commission (EC) to respond on steps taken to comply with Supreme Court’s directions on poll freebies.

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