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Date of submission of Offline Applications for Pre-Matric Scholarship for minority students extended to 15 October, 2015(25.08.2015)

The date of submission of Offline Applications under the Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme for minority students has been extended to 15 October, 2015 fro.....

Tags : Education, deadline, minority, pre-matric

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Education Loan Bill, 2016(11.03.2016)

The Education Loan Bill, 2016, a private member bill introduced in th.....

Tags : education loan, refusal, waiver

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Blast from the Past

Protecting ‘morality’: Sparks in the wrong powder keg(30.03.1989)

The Central Board of Film Certification’s trimming of movies to conform to the ‘morals of society’ may occasionally lead to ‘silent’, blurry and somew.....

Tags : Film certification, intolerance, freedom of expression

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Banks’ implied duty of secrecy to its customers(25.01.2016)

The United Kingdom Court of Appeal in 1923 determined that the duty of confidentiality owed by a bank to its clients was not absolute. Rather, it was .....

Tags : Banker, duty to confidentiality, qualifications

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Union Government notifies, P2P lending platforms to come under RBI’s Regulation(20.09.2017)

The RBI has notified that, peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platforms is to be regulated and treated as non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) under Sectio.....

Tags : P2P lending, Notification, Release

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Union Cabinet amends RTE Act, 2009, extending time period for teachers to acquire prescribed minimum qualifications(21.07.2017)

In wake of requests from various states for extending deadline for teachers to acquire the prescribed minimum qualifications for appointment, Central .....

Tags : Bill, Amendment, Time, Extension, Qualification

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Indigenously Made Rotavirus Vaccine Received WHO Pre-qualification(24.01.2018)

WHO “pre-qualified” the ROTAVAC vaccine, developed by the Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech Limited. Now, the vaccine can be sold internationally to seve.....

Tags : Vaccine, Pre-qualification, Grant

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Supreme Court upholds “chief justice is master of roster”(06.07.2018)

A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court comprising Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan has yet again upheld that the chief justice of India is the mas.....

Tags : Cases, Allocation, Chief justice, Master, Roster

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Central Government enhances funds for improving quality of Higher Education(02.08.2018)

In order to provide greater access to Higher Education with equity to all the eligible citizens and in particular to the vulnerable sections, Governme.....

Tags : Funds, Higher education, Increase

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International Cases

Although confiscation may follow sentence, it is to be dealt with promptly(14.12.2016)

Respondent, pleaded guilty on 11 June 2012 to offences involving supply of heroin and money laundering. He had been caught in possession at his home o.....

Tags : Confiscation, Quashing, Restoration

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Central Government decides to remove Minimum Educational qualification for Transport Drivers(18.06.2019)

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has decided to remove the requirement of minimum educational qualification for driving a transport vehicle.....

Tags : Minimum qualification, Removal, Drivers

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Relevant Court to make the application for a summons is Supreme Court of Western Australia in its General Division and not the Court of Appeal division(01.03.2018)

Present is an application by the Respondent for leave pursuant to Order 10 Rule 7 of the Rules of the Supreme Court 1971 (WA) (Rules) to serve a 'mean.....

Tags : Means Inquiry, Application, Maintainability

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Central Government reduces the term of Information Commissioners from 5 to 3 years(24.10.2019)

The Central Government in a recent move has reduced the tenure of Information Commissioners as 3 years in Central Information Commission as well as in.....

Tags : Rules, Notification, Tenure

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Disclosure of past record is necessary to meet pressing social need(30.07.2018)

Present appeal concerns the legality under the Human Rights Act, 1998 and the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of an Enhan.....

Tags : Information, Disclosure, Record, Certificate

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Pre-existing dispute is not a bar for rejecting application filed by a financial creditor under Section 7 rules NCLAT(01.10.2019)

In a recent Judgment rendered by National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), it has been held that, the pendency of a suit in relating to a dispu.....

Tags : Dispute, Pendency, Application, Maintainability

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State is liable to indemnify losses incurred by Westpac as a result of the Fire(04.09.2018)

Present is an appeal against a decision concerning the determination of a preliminary issue in proceedings brought by the Respondent (Mr Leicester) ag.....

Tags : Loss, Indemnification, Grant

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CBDT Notifies PAN-Aadhaar Interchangeability(07.11.2019)

The Central Board of Direct Taxes, a statutory authority, has notified the amendments of over 100 forms and returns to provide for interchangeability .....

Tags : PAN, Aadhaar, Linakage, Notification

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Court is empowered to grant leave to a disqualified person to manage a corporation(04.12.2018)

By originating process lodged 17 September 2018 the plaintiff seeks leave of the court under s 206G of the Corporations Act, 2001 to be a director of .....

Tags : Bankrupt, Act as director, application

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Central Government notifies the new Consumer Protection Rules for e-commerce entities(23.07.2020)

The Central Government makes the Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020 in exercise of the powers conferred under Consumer Protection Act, 2019......

Tags : E-commerce, Rules, Notification

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In absence of any third party interest, nothing else is required to be established before the court is compelled to make a declaration relating to confiscation(28.03.2019)

In present action, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) seeks a declaration that particular property of the Plaintiffs has been confiscated, give.....

Tags : Application, Declaration, Confiscation

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Central Government notifies Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021(25.02.2021)

Central Government introduces Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021 for digital content, social me.....

Tags : Social media, Rules, Notification

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A claim for indemnification insurance under an insurance contract can only arise when liability to third party in a certain amount has been established(10.12.2019)

The issue in present appeal is whether an insured’s contingent right to claim indemnification under an insurance policy is capable of becoming prescri.....

Tags : Indemnification, Contingent right, Policy

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CBDT amends Income-tax Rules, 1962 to ease authentication of electronic records submitted in faceless assessment proceedings(07.09.2021)

The Government has amended Income-tax Rules, 1962 ('the Rules') vide notification no. G.S.R. 616(E) dated 6th September, 2021 for easing the process o.....

Tags : Rules, Amendment, Authentication, Electronic records

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Third parties must be afforded the chance to make representations at the stage of making the confiscation order(01.07.2020)

On 22 September, 2015 Bernadette Hilton was convicted of three offences contrary to Section 105A of the Social Security Administration (Northern Irela.....

Tags : Confiscation stage, Third party, Representations

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SC asks BJP to exit state right(13.07.2016)

The Supreme Court concluded the proceedings of the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh during the 6th session of the State’s Legislative Assembly to be in v.....

Tags : arunachal pradesh, president’s rule, unconstitutional, disqualification

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Centre notifies the Consumer Protection (Direct Selling) Rules, 2021(28.12.2021)

Central Government notifies the Consumer Protection (Direct Selling) Rules, 2021 in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (zg) of sub-section (2).....

Tags : Rules, Direct selling, Notification

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Commissioner has administrative power to revoke a licence where a licence holder has not supplied certain information(20.11.2020)

In present matter, on 4 October 2018, the Commissioner of Police, through his delegate, revoked the Appellant's firearm licence pursuant to Section 20.....

Tags : Licence, Revocation, Legality

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Fundamental breach of relationship justifies eviction(30.09.2021)

The Appellant’s appeal is against an order of the Land Claims Court, Randburg, which set aside an order by the Magistrate’s Court that, the Respondent.....

Tags : Eviction, Grant, Justification

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Ministry of Road Transport and Highways issues draft notification pertaining to trade certificate(07.05.2022)

In order to promote ease of doing business, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has published a draft notification dated 5th May, 2022 regarding ame.....

Tags : Trade Certificate, Compliance, Notification

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A court could not take note of prescription of its own accord. A party had to invoke prescription(09.09.2021)

The Appellant (Mr. Jugwanth) claimed fees arising from a contract where he represented the Respondent (MTN) in matters involving the Commission for Me.....

Tags : Claim, Prescription, Invocation

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Central Government notifies Overseas Investment Rules and Regulations(22.08.2022)

Central Government and Reserve Bank of India notifies Foreign Exchange Management (Overseas Investment) Rules, 2022 and RBI notifies Foreign Exchange .....

Tags : Overseas, Investment, Notification

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Freezing notice must be served on any person from whom the property covered by the notice was taken(05.05.2022)

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) seeks a declaration that particular property has been confiscated. The property was the subject of a freezin.....

Tags : Declaration, Property, Confiscation

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Central Government notifies Overseas Investment Rules and Regulations(22.08.2022)

Central Government and Reserve Bank of India notifies Foreign Exchange Management (Overseas Investment) Rules, 2022 and RBI notifies Foreign Exchange .....

Tags : Overseas, Investment, Notification

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A freezing notice for property may be issued, if there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that the property is crime-used or crime-derived(24.02.2022)

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) seeks a declaration that particular property has been confiscated. The property was the subject of a freezin.....

Tags : Property, Confiscation, Declaration

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Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade notifies establishment of Credit Guarantee Scheme for Startups(07.10.2022)

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry has notified the establishment of the Credit Gu.....

Tags : CGSS, Establishment, Notification

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Agreement could be terminated by either party in terms of the legislation(28.10.2022)

The issue in the appeal was whether the Appellant, KeyHealth Medical Scheme (KeyHealth), was entitled to revoke the agreement it had with the Responde.....

Tags : Agreement, Revocation, Permission

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RBI simplifies the application process for registration of Core Investment Companies(10.04.2023)

The Reserve Bank has undertaken a comprehensive review of the system of processing of applications for registration as Core Investment Companies (CICs.....

Tags : Application process, Registration, CICs

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Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology proposes rules to enable Aadhaar authentication by entities other than Government Ministries and Departments(20.04.2023)

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has proposed rules to enable Aadhaar authentication by entities other than Government Minis.....

Tags : Aadhaar authentication, Rules, Proposal

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Court may withhold a winding up order, where Plaintiff lacks clean hands or has himself or herself been primary contributor to breakdown of relationship.(03.08.2017)

In facts of instant case, winding up application is made pursuant to Section 461(1)(k) of Corporations Act, 2001. This is section which is generally r.....

Tags : Application, Winding up, Grant

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Dismissal of an application for a provisional order of liquidation is appealable(14.04.2023)

The appeal was directed against an order of the high court which dismissed the application by the Appellant for the provisional sequestration of the e.....

Tags : Provisional sequestration, Application, Maintainability

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Central Electricity Authority notifies the National Electricity Plan for the period of 2022-32(31.05.2023)

The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has notified the National Electricity Plan (NEP) (Vol-I Generation) for the period of 2022-32. The plan docume.....

Tags : NEP, Notification, Review

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Reliance on headings and explanatory notes, when classifying goods must be understood as providing explanations and guidance; they were not intended to override or contradict legislation(09.10.2023)

The appeal revolved around the classification of imported bicycle parts destined for assembly and the related customs duty payable on such imports. Th.....

Tags : Import, Product, Classification

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For a property in a sectional title scheme to be transferred into the name of a purchaser, the body corporate must issue a clearance certificate(02.11.2023)

Present appeal concerns the interpretation of Section 15B(3)(a)(i)(aa) of the Sectional Titles Act, 1986 (the ‘embargo provision’)The appeal is agains.....

Tags : Clearance certificate, Provision, Statutory right

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Environment Ministry issues notification for Green Credit Program and Ecomark scheme(13.10.2023)

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has introduced two pioneering initiatives that indicate the country's pro-active approach to cl.....

Tags : Scheme, Notification, Issuance

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Issues once decided cannot be repeatedly re-ventilated and reconsidered(08.11.2016)

In present case, application by birth mother that, decision which was reached by Honorable Judge Singleton QC in August 2015 as to with whom this chil.....

Tags : Child, Custody, Application

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A disclaimer does not affect any right or liability that has already accrued(28.12.2022)

The Plaintiff makes an application by originating summons pursuant to Section 568F(1) of the Corporations Act, 2001 seeking the Units are vest in, or .....

Tags : Unit, Vesting of, Application

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Department of Commerce notifies rules for Work from Home for Special Economic Zones(19.07.2022)

The Department of Commerce has notified a new Rule, namely Rule 43A - Work from Home in Special Economic Zones Rules, 2006 across all Special Economic.....

Tags : WFH, Notification, SEZ

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MoRTH issues notification to promote transparency in the sale and purchase of registered vehicles through dealers(28.12.2022)

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has issued a notification G.S.R 901(E) on 22 December, 2022 to promote ease of doing business and .....

Tags : Registered vehicles, Issuance, Notification

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CBDT issues clarification in respect of residential status of certain individuals under Income-Tax Act, 1961(04.03.2021)

The Central Board of Direct taxes (CBDT) issues clarification in respect of Residency under the Income tax Act, 1962 (IT Act). The Board has received .....

Tags : Clarification, Issuance, Residential status

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DGFT simplifies Composition Fee for Export Obligation Extension under Advance Authorization Scheme(18.01.2023)

The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has notified the amended rules for calculation of Composition Fee for extending Export Obligation unde.....

Tags : Composition Fee, Simplification, Export

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Denying student loan to person not deportable from UK violates right to education(29.07.2015)

The United Kingdom Supreme Court, while determining the availability of student loans for higher education to persons who were not lawfully resident i.....

Tags : United kingdom, education, student loan, resident

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Claimant’s reputation is harmed at time of publication notwithstanding that, reader knows nothing about him other than what the publication tells him(12.06.2019)

In present case, the claimant, Bruno Lachaux, is a French aerospace engineer who at the relevant time lived with his British wife Afsana in the Uni.....

Tags : Article, Publication, Reputation, Diminishing of

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Cisco found to not have infringed patent(28.12.2015)

The United States Court of Appeal for the Federal Circuit ruled in favour of Cisco Systems in a patent dispute regarding improvements in wireless netw.....

Tags : Patent, wireless communication, handoff, reversal

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CBDT notifies Income Tax Return Forms for Assessment Year 2023-24(15.02.2023)

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has notified ITR Forms for the Assessment Year 2023-24 vide Notifications No. 04 & 05 of 2023 dated 10th Febr.....

Tags : ITR, Forms, Notification

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DGFT simplifies the process of levying Composition Fee for Export Obligation Extension(01.03.2023)

The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has notified amended rules for implementing all PRC (Policy Relaxation Committee) decisions regarding .....

Tags : Composition Fee, Procedure, Simplification

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Is there a doctor in the house(31.08.2015)

“The time schedule is required to be strictly observed”, the Supreme Court held, as it dismissed a petition by a medical college to increase the numbe.....

Tags : mci, mbbs, application, reject

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Government notifies concessions under the Vehicle Scrapping Policy(07.10.2021)

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued a Notification 720(E) dated 5th October, 2021, in the Gazette of India, which shall come into f.....

Tags : Scrapping Policy, Vehicles, Notification

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Firm exercising characteristics of power against one player due to contractual relationship between the two, cannot be interpreted to imply that, it would be able to do so on a broader level(23.11.2017)

Present matter concerns two interlocutory applications, an amendment application and an exception application, arising from a private complaint referr.....

Tags : Prohibited practice, Complaint, Amendment, Exception, Application

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Location of conduct of business of company quintessential to jurisdiction(11.11.2015)

Hearing a petition against the prejudicial conduct of business by a stakeholder in the company, the Hong Kong High Court gave rather a long stretch to.....

Tags : Jurisdiction, location, conduct of business, incorporation

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Reasonableness is a more demanding objective standard requiring the publisher to satisfy the Court that, publication would not constitute an abuse of the freedom of the press(11.08.2017)

Present is an appeal against the decision of Trial Judge on 9th December, 2015 in which he rejected the Appellant's claim for damages and injunctive .....

Tags : Publication, Articles, Damages, Grant

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Scheme under which period of imprisonment served in default of payment in full of the amount specified in confiscation order is based on entire amount outstanding, including interest(24.01.2018)

Present case concerns the enforcement of confiscation orders made by the Crown Court upon conviction. As well as various statutory mechanisms for enfo.....

Tags : Confiscation, Interest, Calculation

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Central Government Announces Budget for 2018-2019(01.02.2018)

The Central Government announced general budget for the year 2018-2019. On 1st February, 2018, the Finance Minister, Shri Arun Jaitley presented the B.....

Tags : Budget, Allocation, Announcement

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Patent application pendency numbers(25.04.2016)

Patent Offices in four Indian metros released numbers on application pendency in the country. Awaiting examination and disposal are a total of 2,37,67.....

Tags : Patents, application pendency, india

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Judgments

Certification as Scheduled Caste by becoming 'resident' does not give benefit of reservation in education(13.08.2015)

The Court held that merely by residing in a Union Territory to become 'resident', an immigrant from another State cannot gain benefits from a Presiden.....

Tags : Scheduled caste, resident, education, reservation

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Fresh intake of students allowed in medical colleges seeking renewal of permission to set up new college or increase seats(20.08.2015)

The Supreme Court held that though it was for the Central Government to extend or modify time limits under the Establishment of Medical College Regula.....

Tags : Education, medical, seats, renewal, deadline

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Telangana and AP High Court upholds amendments to mining law(11.09.2015)

The Telangana and Andhra Pradesh High Court rejected petitions that the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2015 was unreas.....

Tags : Mining, application, eligibility, constitutionality

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CCI objects to Kerala Chemists and Druggists Association practices(01.12.2015)

The Competition Commission of India found Alkem Laboratories and All Kerala Chemists and Druggists Association guilty of violating provisions under Se.....

Tags : No objection certificate, kerala, alkem, chemists

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Lower eligibility limit for OBC student applying to M. Phil Programme ordered(19.01.2016)

Jawaharlal Nehru University’s policy of requiring OBC students meeting the same threshold to qualify for its M. Phil Programme as general category stu.....

Tags : Higher education, reservation, obc, eligibility

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Gujarat government ordered to sensitize people on Right to Free Education(18.01.2016)

Gujarat High Court directed the State Government to give wide publication of the rights provided under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Ed.....

Tags : Right to education, grievance redressal, public knowledge

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Late submission of OBC certificate to not be overlooked in ‘pedantic’ manner(24.02.2016)

A candidate appearing in an examination under the OBC category remains eligible for selection to the post advertised, despite not submitting the OBC c.....

Tags : Reservation, certificate, provisional list, selection

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Legal Services Committee cannot set up ‘Temporary Lok Adalats’(17.02.2016)

A Sub Divisional Legal Services Committee cannot form a ‘Temporary Lok Adalat’ under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987. The High Court noted th.....

Tags : Legal services committee, lok adalat, adjudication

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APEDA’s basmati victory turns out hollow(05.02.2016)

Madras High Court directed the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority to not take action against Basmati rice farmers i.....

Tags : Ipr, geographical indications, basmati

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Court cleans up pre-natal sex determination legislation(17.02.2016)

Section 2(p) of the Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994 defining a Sonologist or Imaging Speci.....

Tags : Pre-natal, sex determination, ultrasound, qualifications

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Purpose of import can be gathered from actual use, Supreme Court held that, Show cause notice not time barred as issued soon after the information gathered(08.08.2016)

As soon as information was gathered by DRI, show cause notice was issued. Therefore, Supreme Court opined that, show cause notice had been issued with.....

Tags : Notifications, Exemptions, Entitlement

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Packing materials are not raw materials, component parts or inputs used in manufacture of finished goods and are separately defined under enactment.(02.09.2016)

Appellant is a public limited company having a tea manufacturing unit at Dharwad and various other units which also manufacture tea. It is claimed tha.....

Tags : Notification, Exemption, Packing materials

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Decision to represent India in a sporting event, best left to experts, interference by Court in selection criteria not called for.(11.08.2016)

Petitioner seeks quashing of action of Union of India and Sports Authority of India respectively in not selecting Petitioner for participation in Rio .....

Tags : Selection Criteria, Qualification System, Eligibility

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Decision by Registration Committee of Central Insecticides Board (CIB) to provisionally approve registration does not amount to registration by itself with CIB(20.09.2016)

Instant appeal, by special leave, filed questioning justifiability of judgment passed by High Court of Delhi declining to interfere with decision take.....

Tags : Tender, Condition, Registration Certificate

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NGT not empowered to adjudicate upon vires or validity of any enactment(28.09.2016)

By instant writ petition, Petitioners sought a declaration that Rule 17 of Biological Diversity Rules, 2004 does not apply to Indian entities or body .....

Tags : National Green Tribunal , Adjudication, Enactment, Validity

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When substantial public interest involved or transaction is malafide, only then Court can interfere in commercial transactions(30.09.2016)

Petitioner, a company engaged in business of supply and installation of modular furniture since 1993 and which had submitted its technical bid in resp.....

Tags : Bid, Selection, Pre-qualification level

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Advocate shall not be a full-time salaried employee of any person, government, firm, corporation, so long as he continues to practice(22.12.2016)

In instant case, Respondent applied for certificate of practice to Bar Council of Gujarat, but was informed that her enrollment form for certificate o.....

Tags : Practice certificate, Enrolment, Interim relief

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Committee may consider opinion of Vigilance Cell though Vigilance report is not binding on Scrutiny Committee(13.12.2016)

Petitioner has invoked writ jurisdiction and sought to challenge order passed by Divisional Caste Scrutiny Committee No.3, thereby invalidating Caste .....

Tags : Election, Caste Certificate, Authenticity

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Appellant cannot claim a vested right to have entries in school record corrected(23.01.2017)

Appellant/writ petitioner appeared for Class-X Board Examination conducted by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) in month of March, 2015 and .....

Tags : Records, Change of name, Application

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Amendment application should be normally granted unless by virtue of amendment, nature of suit changed or prejudice caused to Defendant(18.01.2017)

Petitioner is objecting to the Order passed by Chairperson of Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal rejecting appeal preferred by Petitioner-original appli.....

Tags : Amendment, Application, Entitlement

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CPIO is to give sufficient reasons for denying supply of information on account of it being exempt(24.01.2017)

Petitioner impugns order dated 22th November, 2016, whereby, CIC has held Petitioner – CPIO liable for not providing information to Respondents. It ha.....

Tags : Query, Application, Explanation

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Intent and knowledge is must for crime to fall under Section 304 Part I of Indian Penal Code(14.02.2017)

In present case, Trial Court observed that, Appellants acted with common intention to commit murder of deceased and found that, prosecution has proved.....

Tags : Conviction, Sentence, modification

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While considering grant of leave to contest eviction proceedings under Rent Laws, Authority/Court is not expected to examine merits and demerits of grounds raised(07.02.2017)

Instant appeal is filed against final judgment and order passed by High Court of Delhi whereby the High Court dismissed revision filed by Appellants h.....

Tags : Application, Contest, Leave

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Report of Statutory Commission of experts cannot be interfered with for reason that there could be better way of identification of caste(04.02.2017)

Challenge in present petition is to Notification dated 22nd April, 2015, published in Extra-ordinary official Gazette by State Government on 28th Apri.....

Tags : Notification, Caste, List, Deletion

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Film is judged in its entirety and is examined in light of period depicted in films and contemporary standards of country(31.03.2017)

Appellant herein is unsuccessful Petitioner. Said writ petition was filed with a prayer to quash certificate granted to movie "MSG 2-The Messenger" an.....

Tags : Certificate, Grant, Validity

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A disqualification can be incurred on happening of a particular contingency(01.05.2017)

Present writ petition has been filed questioning constitutional validity of Uttar Pradesh State Legislative (Prevention of Disqualification) (Amendmen.....

Tags : Enactment, Validity, Disqualification

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PMLA has an over-riding effect and provisions of Cr. PC would apply only if they are not inconsistent with provisions of PMLA(10.04.2017)

Petitioner has preferred present bail application seeking regular bail under Section 439 of Code of Criminal Procedure,1973 (Cr. PC) read with Section.....

Tags : Application, Bail, Grant

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Transaction value has to be admitted as assessable value unless proved to be incorrect(07.04.2017)

Appellant imported various automobile parts under cover of Bill of Entry on declared value. Such goods were cleared from Customs after paying customs .....

Tags : Goods, Valuation, Confiscation, Penalty

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Enhancement of value based upon weekly average price is held as bad in law(18.04.2017)

In facts of present case, Appellant filed Bill of Entry for import of rough marble blocks imported from Turkey along with other relevant documents. A.....

Tags : Valuation, Confiscation, Penalty

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Principle of res judicata is applicable between two stages of same litigation but issue involved must have been decided at earlier stage of same litigation(21.06.2017)

In facts of present case, Applicants before KAT were candidates, who appeared for 2011, Karnataka Gazetted Probationers' Examination. They were select.....

Tags : Application, Maintainability, Doctrine, Res judicata

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Conditions inserted in Notification are mandatory and cannot be held as mere procedural requirement(23.06.2017)

Appeal is against order of Commissioner (Appeals). Appellants are engaged in manufacture of corrugated cartons falling under Central Excise heading 48.....

Tags : Notification, Condition, Fulfilment

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Appellate Court cannot interfere with order of acquittal if the view taken by Trial Court is reasonable and findings recorded by it are not manifestly erroneous or contrary to the evidence on record(09.01.2018)

The Superintendent of Police, Central Bureau of Investigation, Anti-Corruption Bureau, Jammu, has filed this appeal against the judgment of acquittal .....

Tags : Illegal gratification, Acquittal, Validity

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Caste is determined by birth and cannot be changed by marriage with a person of scheduled caste(19.01.2018)

Judgment passed by the High Court dismissing the writ petition filed by the Appellant and confirming the order of termination from service passed agai.....

Tags : Caste certificate, Cancellation, Validity

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Juristic person’ has no right to seek information under RTI(13.06.2016)

Companies seeking information under the Right to Information Act, 2005 cannot raise an RTI request under their own name, the Central Information Commi.....

Tags : rti, corporation, citizen, application, legal entity

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If decision relating to award of contract is bona fide and in public interest, Courts will not interfere, even if, a procedural error in assessment or prejudice to a tenderer, is made out(05.04.2018)

The Petitioner has come forward with instant Writ Petitions for issuance of Writ of Mandamus directing the first Respondent to accept the Work Complet.....

Tags : Tender, Certificate, Acceptance

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Principle of alternative remedy is a rule of convenience and not a rule of law(27.03.2018)

The Writ Petitioners have moved present court in its extraordinary writ jurisdiction for setting aside the order passed by the Excise Commissioner. By.....

Tags : Confiscation, Validity, Remedy

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An order of detention cannot be rendered illegal merely because it does not specify period of detention(10.04.2018)

In instant case, the High Court has set aside an order of detention issued under Section 3(1)(ii) of the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Preventi.....

Tags : Detention, Period, Specification

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Complaints against REC miss the mark(05.05.2016)

The Competition Commission dismissed a matter against Rural Electrification Corporation Power Distribution Company Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary .....

Tags : rural electrification, public sector, dominant position

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Any entry made of a work which is not an original work would be an entry wrongly made in the Register(20.04.2018)

In instant case, before the Copyright Board, an application was preferred under Section 50 of the Copyright Act, 1957 by Hindustan Unilever Limited, t.....

Tags : Registration, Entry, Rectification

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The facts which are admitted need not be proved(08.05.2018)

The present appeal is against the order-in-appeal passed by the Commissioner of Customs (Appeals). The Respondent-Assessee imported certain goods and .....

Tags : Confiscation, Penalty, Validity

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When accused is not known to victim, then identification parade is necessary(30.08.2018)

Instant conviction appeal has been filed by Ahktar Hussain, which is directed against judgment passed by learned Sessions Judge, whereby Appellant/acc.....

Tags : Conviction, Identification parade, Necessity

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Only recovery of tainted money is not sufficient for conviction, rather prosecution has to prove the demand, acceptance and illegal gratification(30.08.2018)

Sole Appellant has preferred present appeal against the judgment and order by which the Appellant has been convicted under Section 5(2) read with Sect.....

Tags : Illegal Gratification, Conviction, Legality

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Activity of transporting of coal from pithead of mines to railway siding is classifiable under Transport of Goods by road services(30.10.2018)

The Appellants are engaged in providing taxable services under the category of "Goods Transport Agency Services" to Western Coal Field Ltd. during the.....

Tags : Goods, Transportation, Services, Category

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Owners of trademarks are not expected to run after every infringer(23.01.2019)

Application has been filed under Order 39 Rule 4 CPC on behalf of the Defendants No. 1 and 2 for vacation of the ex parte ad interim injunction order .....

Tags : Infringement, Injunction, Vacation thereof

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Court can substitute penalty imposed on employees, keeping in view the long period of time which had elapsed from date of imposition of penalty(20.09.2018)

The present intra Court appeal impugns the order passed by the learned Single Judge whereby while allowing the writ petition filed by the Respondent, .....

Tags : Penalty, Removal, Modification

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Once it is held that power bank is also a kind of mobile charger, benefit of Notification will be available(14.01.2019)

In facts of the present case, the Respondent assessee was engaged in the manufacture of power bank/portable mobile charger out of imported components......

Tags : Classification, Exemption, Entitlement

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A decision founded on an unclear report without any deliberation is manifestly arbitrary.(22.02.2019)

The Petitioners have filed the present petitions impugning Notification no. S.O. 4479(E) issued by the Central Government under Section 26A of the Dru.....

Tags : Notification, Manufacture, Ban

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Court is empowered to impose imprisonment of less than one year, if some special reasons in favour of Accused are made out(05.02.2019)

The Appellant was working as "Kanoongo/Patwari" was prosecuted for commission of the offences punishable under Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corru.....

Tags : Sentence, Modification, Special reasons

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Caste is acquired by birth and the caste does not undergo a change by virtue of marriage and adoption(04.02.2019)

The Petitioner claims to be belonging to "Mahar" caste, which is included in Scheduled Caste Category. The Petitioner has been appointed as Staff Nurs.....

Tags : Caste claim, Certificate, Validity

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Delay caused in an act required to be done by Government authority cannot be adopted as ground for penalizing innocent Appellant(21.04.2017)

In instant case, Appellant was a 100% EOU engaged in manufacture and export of cotton yarn. Appellant sought permission to opt out of EOU scheme. Deve.....

Tags : Certificate, Grant, Delay

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A thing is a part of the other, if other cannot function without it(26.03.2019)

In facts of present case, the Respondent is engaged in the business of trading of spare parts of mining machinery, steel wire ropes, standard wires, w.....

Tags : Goods, Classification, Rate of tax, Levy

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Items or goods which cannot be fitted into broad entries into schedule of taxing statute are only required to be taken to residuary entry(08.03.2019)

The Appellants had approached the writ Court by filing Writ Petition. In the said writ application, the taxability of a widely known drink "Frooti" ma.....

Tags : Product, Classification, Levy thereof

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In absence of domestic relationship between parties as on date of filing of complaint, proceedings under DV Act were not maintainable(18.04.2019)

The present revision is against the judgment by which the application of the applicant came to be rejected. The said judgment was challenged before th.....

Tags : DV Act, Application, Maintainability

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Insurer not liable to pay upon death while intoxicated if excluded in insurance policy(03.09.2015)

In a case where the insurer denied payout on the death of the insured by drowning while under the influence of alcohol, the NCDRC dismissed the compla.....

Tags : Life insurance, death, intoxication

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Commissioner is empowered to entertain even a new ground not urged before lower authorities while exercising revisional powers(03.07.2017)

Petitioner, Rites Limited, has filed present petition challenging order passed by Respondent. By order dated 10th December 2010, CIT(A) dismissed appe.....

Tags : Application, Maintainability, New ground

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Control by Government authorities requires managerial control on day to day functioning of such society in order to claim exemption provided for purchase of hospital equipment(03.06.2019)

Rejection of Appellant's claim for exemption of customs duty under Notification No. 63/88-Cus against purchase of hospital equipment (C.T. Scanner) by.....

Tags : Notification, Exemption, Entitlement

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Purpose of a review application is limited and it cannot be used as a tool to re-argue what has already been decided(28.05.2019)

The present Review Petition has been filed by the Petitioner seeking review of the order passed in Contempt Case. The Respondent/DDA submitted that, i.....

Tags : Review jurisdiction, Power, Invocation

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Lowered education loan criteria for SC/ST students to be decided by RBI and Government(13.10.2015)

Kerala High Court dismissed petitions against the decision of the State Bank of Travancore to not grant the petitioners educational loans for failing .....

Tags : Education, loan, lower, eligibility, scheduled caste

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Affordable housing for cattle put on Government’s plate(14.10.2015)

The High Court, hearing a matter on housing stray cattle, and the danger they pose by straying onto a highway, directed all Panchayats in the State .....

Tags : Cattle, slaughter, constitution, housing

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When self-contained machinery for settlement of disputes by means of arbitration is prescribed under provisions of Chit Funds Act, then it could not be varied by a private agreement between parties(18.07.2019)

By present petitions filed under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, the Petitioner has impugned the arbitral awards, thereby al.....

Tags : Dispute, Adjudication, Jurisdiction

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Opportunity to decide NPA classification on account-basis slips by(11.04.2016)

A borrower having repaid all of the principal sum but with more than 20 per cent of interest remaining cannot escape the provisions of the SARFAESI Ac.....

Tags : non-performing asset, classification, multiple accounts, borrower

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Adjudicating Authority under IBC is not a 'Court of Law' and it does not decide money claim or 'Suit'(18.11.2019)

The Appellant/'Financial Creditor' had projected the Application under Section 7 of the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code, 2016 ('I&B' Code,) read with Rul.....

Tags : Dispute, Adjudication, Application, Maintainability

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Advocate shall not stipulate for a fee contingent on results of litigation or agree to share the proceeds thereof(05.12.2017)

Instant appeal has been preferred against order of High Court thereby, High Court declined to quash the proceedings initiated against the Appellant un.....

Tags : Advocate’s fee, Contingency, Litigation, Misconduct

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Penalty can be imposed for use of false and incorrect material, Authorities have to prove that person concerned has deceived exchequer for his wrongful gain(04.12.2017)

The Appellant imported Speed Post Parcel at Foreign Post Office. Goods were containing declaration of "Artificial Gift Item". Customs Officers after .....

Tags : Goods, Confiscation, Penalty

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Affidavit For Admission/Denial Of Documents In Commercial Suits Must Filed Within 45 Days(31.10.2019)

Present appeal filed by the plaintiff challenging the order of the learned Joint Registrar in CS (COMM) 1261/2018, whereby the learned Joint Registrar.....

Tags : Replication, Filing, Right

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Application to initiate insolvency proceedings is maintainable only when Applicant is a financial creditor under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC).(23.10.2019)

The Appellant filed the present appeal aggrieved by the order of the Adjudicating Authority National Company Law Tribunal, whereby the Adjudicating Au.....

Tags : Nature of claim, Application, Maintainability

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Writ petition should normally not be entertained against mere issuance of show cause notice(14.11.2019)

Present Appeal under Section 35L of the Central Excise Act, 1944 arises out of Order passed by the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal,.....

Tags : Show Cause Notice, Adjudication, Maintainability

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Exercise of powers under Article 227 of Constitution is not affected in any manner by presence of alternate remedy but the power is to be exercised sparingly(11.11.2019)

The brief facts as noted, is that the Petitioner herein had filed a suit for permanent injunction against the Respondent in claiming right title and i.....

Tags : Jurisdiction, Application, Maintainability

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A decision on debatable point of law or fact cannot be corrected by way of rectification(11.11.2019)

Present order disposes of an application praying for rectification of mistake in final order. Learned Counsel for the applicant has submitted that, pr.....

Tags : Final order, Rectification, Entitlement

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Where there is an existence of dispute prior to issuance of Demand Notice, Adjudicating Authority must reject the application(22.11.2019)

Present appeal is arising out of the impugned order passed by the Adjudicating Authority (National Company Law Tribunal, Division Bench), admitting th.....

Tags : Dispute, Existence, Application, Maintainability

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When employee was found guilty of corruption by criminal court, then, unless said conviction was set aside, action of employer in dismissing employee from service cannot be faulted(06.12.2019)

The Petitioner was serving in the Bharat Coking Coal Limited. A show cause notice was issued to him on 24th June, 2017 on the allegation that, while h.....

Tags : Illegal Gratification, Dismissal, Legality

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Mere vague averment bereft of material particulars cannot satisfy requirement of pleading mala fide or favoritism(27.07.2018)

Present writ appeal is filed against the order passed by the Writ Court. The Appellants herein are the Respondents before the Writ Court. The Responde.....

Tags : Tender notification, Clause, Arbitrariness

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Mere different view on same facts would not entitle committee dealing with subsequent caste claim to reject it(09.03.2020)

By present petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1950 the Petitioner seeks to challenge the order passed by Respondent no. 2 commit.....

Tags : Scrutiny Committee, Caste certificate, Validity

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Matriculation certificate is an authentic document for ascertaining date of birth of an employee cannot be doubted unless it is proved to be forged(06.03.2020)

In present case, correctness and sustainability of the order passed in Writ Petition is put to challenge wherein the learned Single Judge allowed the .....

Tags : Birth certificate, Authenticity, Determination

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A Magistrate who passes an order on settlement under Section 125 of CrPC has power to recall or set aside the Order, if terms of the same are violated(19.02.2020)

Present appeal has been filed against the judgment of the High Court filed by the Appellant for setting aside the order passed by the Additional Princ.....

Tags : Maintenance application, Revival, Validity

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As the subject-goods comes under a particular chapter-heading, there is no necessity to import “common parlance” test(01.05.2020)

Present two appeals against the decision of the Customs Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) rendered on 16th July, 2008 require adjudicat.....

Tags : Duty, Levy, Goods, Classification

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Motor Vehicles not complying with the requirement of possessing or displaying a valid PUC Certificate cannot be debarred from being supplied fuel(28.08.2020)

Present appeals filed by the State of Madhya Pradesh, are against an order passed by the National Green Tribunal, allowing Original Application filed .....

Tags : PUC Certificate, Compliance, Penalty

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Belated challenge cannot be entertained by present Court with regard to applicability of Notification(07.10.2020)

The Petitioners in the present case are studying in their fifth semester of the LLB course, in the Faculty of Law, University of Delhi ('DU'). They ha.....

Tags : Supplementary examinations, Notification, Applicability

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Right to change a name is a protected right and the petitioner would normally be not denied the said right on technical issues(06.11.2020)

Present writ petition is filed by the Petitioner seeking quashing of the Notification issued by Respondent No.1/University of Delhi in so far as it ma.....

Tags : Notification, Change of name, Direction

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Adjudication of show cause notices issued more than a decade ago is illegal(26.11.2020)

Present is a petition under Articles 226 / 227 of the Constitution of India, 1950, the writ petition was filed seeking a direction to the Respondents .....

Tags : SCN, Adjudication, Bar

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Answer Key are subjected to judicial review only when it is demonstrably wrong(27.11.2020)

Present writ petition has been filed seeking directions to the Respondents to modify answers to Question 7, Question 53, Question 78, and to delete Qu.....

Tags : Answers, Modification, Direction

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Suppression (intentional and deliberate) cannot exist when relevant fact forming basis of demand already within knowledge of department(06.02.2017)

Appellant is a wholly owned subsidiary of Amway Corporation, USA and is engaged in business of direct selling of products in different segments. Servi.....

Tags : Demand, Extended period, Invocation

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A demand notice delivered by an Advocate duly instructed by the Operational Creditor is a valid demand notice for purposes of initiation of CIRP(08.01.2021)

In present case, Application filed by the Appellant- Operational Creditor under Section 9 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 ("I&B Code") cam.....

Tags : Application, Maintainability, Demand notice

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Mere suppression of facts is not sufficient to invoke extended period; there should be some positive Act on part of noticee to evade payment of duty(06.04.2021)

The Appellants, M/s. Bharti Airtel Ltd., are providers of taxable service under the category of Telephone/Telecommunications Services; an audit conduc.....

Tags : Extended period, Invocation, Legality

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Judicial review finds errors in Patna ruling on Advocates-on-Record(30.09.2015)

Reiterating in some detail the purpose behind judicial review, and evolution over the years of its scope, the Patna High Court determined that unless .....

Tags : Judicial review, advocate, on record, pleading

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Mere possession and recovery of currency notes from an Accused without proof of demand would not establish an offence(14.07.2017)

Appellant, heir of Mukhtiar Singh (since deceased) has carried this appeal to present Court against affirmation of his conviction under Sections 7 and.....

Tags : Illegal gratification, Proof, Conviction

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A candidate is disqualified on his failure to lodge true, correct and genuine account of his bona fide election expenses(14.07.2017)

Petitioner is aggrieved by order passed by Chief Election Commission vide which Petitioner stood disqualified under Section 10-A of Representation of .....

Tags : Election expenses, Account, Disqualification

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Application filed by Financial Creditor has to be admitted on satisfaction that, default has occurred and application is complete, and no disciplinary proceeding against proposed IRP is pending(03.05.2021)

The present application is filed under Section 7 of The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, read with Rule 4 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy (Appli.....

Tags : Default, Application, Admission

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Government owned company with its 100% wholly owned subsidiaries has to be comprehended as a single entity, eligible to bid in terms of Clause of tender conditions(15.05.2017)

In instant case, dissension centres around exposition of an eligibility norm engrafted in tender conditions qua a prestigious project with global part.....

Tags : Tender, Dis-qualifcation, Validity

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Power to transfer a case must be exercised with due care, caution and circumspection(12.05.2017)

Applicant-wife, by way of instant transfer application under Section 24 of Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC), seeks transfer of a petition under Sec.....

Tags : Application, Transfer, Grant

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Writ Petition is not maintainable as Respondent is not a creature of a statute and there are no statutory duties or obligations imposed on the Respondent(29.04.2019)

In facts of present case, an advertisement was issued by the Respondent inviting applications for appointment to posts of clerical cadre (Clerk-III) i.....

Tags : Selection process, Disqualification, Legality

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The party raising the jurisdictional objection under Section 16 of Arbitration Act has to raise it with alacrity(25.03.2021)

The Petitioners filed an application under Section 16 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Arbitration Act) and raised an objection that, th.....

Tags : Dispute, Jurisdiction, Adjudication

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Involuntary act of principal debtor, leading to loss of security, would not absolve a guarantor of its liability(21.05.2021)

The common question which arises in present cases concerns the vires and validity of a notification dated 15th November, 2019 issued by the Central Go.....

Tags : Notification, Guarantor, Liability

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Advocates cannot condemn judges lightly(24.09.2015)

In a contempt of court reference by an Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate against the Contemner for making false complaints against judicial officer.....

Tags : Contempt, advocate, judge, allegation

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Uploading of financial statements by private educational institutions would not amount to breach of their Right to Privacy(29.05.2021)

The challenge in the present petition is restricted to the modifications carried out by Central Governmet while extending the Punjab Regulation of Fee.....

Tags : Education, Transparency, Profiteering, Right to Privacy

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It is mandatory to provide an opportunity to applicant for rectifying defects of application in terms of Section 9(5)(ii)(a) of IBC(19.04.2021)

Present appeal emanates from the Order passed by the Adjudicating Authority in Company Petition, whereby the Application filed by Appellant under Sect.....

Tags : Proper Authorisation, Application, Maintainability

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State shall not discriminate against any citizen on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex and place of birth or any of them(28.05.2021)

The Union Government for safeguarding the Minorities had set up a National Commission for Minorities under the National Commission for Minorities Act,.....

Tags : State Minority Commission, Sub-classification of minorities

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No retrospective relief for Hindu women in succession(16.10.2015)

In a case where a daughter contested having only a share in the self-acquired property of her father, but not in the entire property, the Supreme Cour.....

Tags : Hindu succession, retrospective, application

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Bombay High Court lends a helping hand to ‘Sumeet’(28.10.2015)

The Bombay High Court held that the Defendant’s use of the mark ‘Sumeet’ was in infringement of the trade mark registered by the Plaintiff. Defendant’.....

Tags : Sumeet, trademark, appliances, fabrication, assignment

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When personal business interests of importers clash with public interest, the former has to give way to the latter(17.06.2021)

In present set of appeals, the Union of India and the authorities related with customs have questioned the orders dated 15th October, 2020 and 5th Jan.....

Tags : Import, Absolute confiscation, Penalty

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“Deemed university” within ambit of Article 226 jurisdiction(15.12.2015)

A ‘Deemed University’, all functions and activities of which are governed by the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 discharges ‘public functions’,.....

Tags : Public benefit, education, deemed university

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Civil suit would be triable by the Civil Court; Arbitrator has no jurisdiction to decide the eviction/rent disputes(12.10.2017)

Present appeal is filed by the Defendant against the final judgment passed by the High Court of Delhi at New Delhi whereby the High Court dismissed th.....

Tags : Eviction, Application, Maintainability

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Civil or Commercial dispute are to be adjudicated and resolved by Arbitral Tribunal unless the jurisdiction of the Arbitral Tribunal is excluded either expressly or by necessary implication(02.08.2021)

By present petition, the Petitioners are seeking issuance of directions to the Respondent No. 1 to proceed with resolution of disputes raised by Petit.....

Tags : Arbitral Tribunal, Adjudication, Powers

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Unless specified by statute itself, procedural law operates retrospectively(18.08.2021)

Present Miscellaneous Application(MA) is filed by assessee seeking rectification of mistake , which as per assessee is apparent from record and has cr.....

Tags : Miscellaneous Application, Time period, Maintainability

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Claims raised by an obstructer including questions relating to right, title or interest in the property has to be adjudicated upon by the Executing Court(06.12.2021)

The BDA has preferred the present appeals feeling aggrieved and dissatisfied with the impugned judgment passed by the High Court, by which the High Co.....

Tags : Execution proceedings, obstructer, Adjudication

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Statute refers to an actual practice of "Sati" and not to a visual depiction of an imaginary work of fiction portrayed in the film(22.02.2018)

Present writ petition seeks directions to the Central Board of Film Certification, to take "appropriate steps to stop glorification of the practice of.....

Tags : Sati, Glorification, Scenes, Deletion

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In bribe cases, it is for the prosecution to prove demand and acceptance beyond reasonable doubt(02.03.2018)

The Appellants 1 & 2 were tried before the learned Assistant and Sessions Judge-cum-Chief Judicial Magistrate, on the allegation that, on 5th April, 2.....

Tags : Illegal gratification, Proof, Acquittal

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What was not decided in appeal by the Division Bench could not be decided by the Division Bench while deciding the review application(12.03.2018)

Present appeals are against the final judgment passed by the High Court whereby the Division Bench of the High Court dismissed the review application .....

Tags : Application, Review, Maintainability

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Tenants do not have unlimited right to continue to enjoy tenancy in perpetuity(31.01.2020)

Petitioner has challenged an order under which he has been granted a period of seven days by the Assistant Commissioner of Agartala Municipal Corporat.....

Tags : Eviction, Relocation, Legality

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Beneficiaries of policy taken out by insured are also consumers under Consumer Protection Act, 1986, even if, they are not parties to contract of insurance(06.02.2020)

The facts of the case are, claimants, referred to as ‘the farmers’, had grown Byadgi Chilli Crop during the year 2012­2013. These farmers had stored t.....

Tags : Policy, Beneficiaries, Indemnification

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Entire consignment cannot be seized/confiscated on unjustified assumptions and presumption and in absence of evidences(27.01.2022)

The issue involved in the Appeals is whether freely importable Waste Paper of CTH 47079000, imported by Appellants are liable to confiscation or other.....

Tags : Confiscation, Penalty, Validity

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The acknowledgment in the form of letters/OTS/Settlement terms made by 'Corporate Debtor' before expiry of period of limitation results in a fresh period of limitation(22.05.2020)

The limited question involved in present appeal is whether the application under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 ("I&B Code") fi.....

Tags : Debt, Application, Maintainability

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Adjudicating Authority is only required to ascertain existence of default from records of an information utility(22.05.2020)

The twin appeals preferred by the same 'Financial Creditor' viz 'Allahabad Bank' against two different 'Corporate Debtors' primarily assail the orders.....

Tags : Application, Admission, Entitlement

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An application under Order 39 Rule 4 of CPC is permissible only if in the application seeking temporary injunction, a party has made false and misleading statement(21.02.2022)

Appellant impugns order whereby the application filed by the Appellant as also by Respondent no. 1 under Order 39 Rule 4 of Code of Civil Procedure, 1.....

Tags : Application, Modification, Entitlement

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Any condition imposed on the import shall not apply to the import already originated from the port of shipping(24.02.2022)

The Appellant had imported a consignment of Sajji Khar at Mundra Port under warehousing Bill of entry. The FSSAI authority certified that, the Appella.....

Tags : Goods, Confiscation, Legality

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Rejection of second-application for grant of registration under Section 12AA of the IT Act without mentioning substantial reason amounts to miscarriage of justice(20.06.2022)

The assessee is a company incorporated under Section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013, established for various objects set out in the Memorandum of Associ.....

Tags : Application, Registration, Grant

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RBI Issues Guidelines on PSLCs(08.04.2016)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has released guidelines for Priority Sector Lending Certificates (PSLCs), where banks can buy and sell instruments to man.....

Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Priority Sector Lending Certificates

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Rajasthan Passes Bills to Ease Land Acquisition(08.04.2016)

Rajasthan has passed the Rajasthan Urban Land (Certification Of Titles) Bill, 2016 and Rajasthan Land Pooling Schemes Bill, giving a landmark legislat.....

Tags : Rajasthan Urban Land (Certification Of Titles) Bill, 2016

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Madras HC: Internal Communications Cannot be Challenged by Alleged Encroacher(14.04.2016)

Madras HC has held that an alleged encroacher of public property cannot challenge an internal communication between two government officials on the is.....

Tags : Madras HC, internal communication

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SC: Private Schools Need Govt.’s Prior Approval to Fire Teachers(18.04.2016)

SC has upheld validity of Section 8(2) of the Delhi School Education Act (DSEA) which requires the managements of the private unaided schools to obtai.....

Tags : SC, Section 8(2) of the Delhi School Education Act (DSEA)

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Delhi HC Slams Delhi Govt., Directorate of Education and NDMC(19.04.2016)

Delhi HC has slammed Directorate of Education, Delhi Government and North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC), after a plea was filed alleging that lak.....

Tags : Delhi HC , Delhi Govt., Directorate of Education, NDMC

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SC: No ‘Senior Advocate’ Designation Till Scrutiny of Process(19.04.2016)

SC has put on hold use of its discretionary power to confer coveted 'senior advocate' designation on lawyers as recognition of their ability, court c.....

Tags : SC, 'Senior Advocate’ Designation

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Without prior adjudication of workmen’s disputed claim, proceedings for computation of difference of wages not maintainable under Section 33(C)(2) of ID Act(04.02.2022)

In present matter, the Respondent No.2 moved an application before the Labour Court under Section 33(C)(2) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 demand.....

Tags : Wages, Adjudication, Jurisdiction

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Bombay HC: Transfer of Ownership Cannot be Withhold in Perpetuity by Builders(22.12.2016)

Bombay High Court has ruled that a developer cannot indefinitely withhold a deemed conveyance certificate to a housing society.

Tags : Bombay High Court, conveyance certificate

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Allahabad HC: Unaided Minority Institutions Cannot Admit Students By Adopting Favorable Mechanism(26.12.2016)

Allahabad High Court has held that Minority Self-Financed Institutions imparting professional or technical education cannot admit students of their ch.....

Tags : Allahabad High Court, Minority Institutions, education

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Gujarat HC: Legislations Does Not Authorizes Grant of Temporary Licenses to Advocates(26.12.2016)

Gujarat High Court has held that there is no provision for grant of temporary certificate by Bar Council for practising as an advocate.

Tags : Gujarat HC, Advocates, Bar Council, Temporary Licenses

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Madras HC Refuses to Rely Upon Birth Certificate to Order Release of Convict(27.12.2016)

Madras High Court has refused to rely upon a birth certificate, to order release of a life convict after believing his claim of being a juvenile at ti.....

Tags : Madras HC, Birth Certificate

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Gujarat HC Orders Single Judge Bench to Hear Prime Minister’s Degree Case(28.12.2016)

Gujarat HC has ordered hearing by a Single-Judge Bench on a Gujarat University petition seeking quashing of a Central Information Commission order to .....

Tags : Gujarat HC, Narendra Modi, Arvind Kejriwal, educational degree

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Bombay HC: Police Officers, Advocates Should Not Fight with Each Other(28.12.2016)

Bombay High Court has observed that it can’t be forgotten that Advocates, Police Officers, Public Prosecutors and Courts are stake holders in criminal.....

Tags : Bombay High Court, Advocates, Police Officers, Public Prosecutors Courts

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Gujarat HC Notices Ex-IAS Officer, State, UPSC over CAT Order Dispute(29.12.2016)

Gujarat High Court has issued notices to former IAS officer D Kishor Rao, State Government and Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on a petition mo.....

Tags : Gujarat HC, IAS officer, UPSC, CAT

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Tax authorities are entitled to grant stay on deposit of amounts lesser than twenty percent of the disputed demand(02.05.2022)

Present writ petition has been filed challenging the orders passed by Respondents No.1 and 2, without considering the submissions made by the Petition.....

Tags : Stay applications, Pre-deposit, Discretion

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A mistake apparent on the record must be patent mistake and not something which can be established by a long-drawn process of reasoning(09.03.2022)

The facts of the case are that, assessee filed a loss return of Rs.1,76,77,280. However, the said return was revised to rectify certain mistakes decla.....

Tags : Assessment, Rectification, Allowability

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Madras High Court: Dues to Government Should be Mentioned in Encumbrance Certificate(05.08.2015)

Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board to ensure that electricity bill dues of premises were reflected in encumbrance certifi.....

Tags : Madras High Court, Encumbrance Certificate

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Kerala High Court Junks Plea Challenging 'Senior Advocate' Designation Refusal(24.05.2017)

Kerala High Court has rejected plea of an advocate challenging Full Court decision rejecting his application for designation as Senior Advocate.

Tags : Kerala High Court, Senior Advocate

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Centre Bans Cattle Slaughter Across India, Restrictions on Sale Too(26.05.2017)

Environment Ministry has banned cattle slaughter and introduced restrictions on sale of cattle to prevent their killing. Rule states that no one can b.....

Tags : Environment Ministry, Cattle Slaughter

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Govt Extends Due Date of Transfer of Shares to IEPF Authority, New Dates to Notify Soon(31.05.2017)

Ministry of Corporate Affairs has extended due date of transfer of shares to Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) Authority which earlier was.....

Tags : Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Investor Education and Protection Fund

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Kerala High Court: No Need to Interfere With New Rules on Cattle Slaughter Ban(01.06.2017)

Kerala High Court has said that there is no need for it to interfere with new rules proposing ban on cattle slaughter as it doesn't violate the Consti.....

Tags : Kerala High Court, Cattle Slaughter Ban

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Bombay HC Rejects Plea by Grandson of Deceased Account Holder Seeking Fund Release(01.06.2017)

Bombay High Court has rejected a petition filed by one Amol Patil who sought withdrawal of money from his deceased grandmother’s account without deman.....

Tags : Bombay High Court, succession certificate

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Bombay High Court: Court Can Summon Executive Magistrate Who Conducted TIP in Case of Doubt(02.06.2017)

Bombay High Court has observed that if a magistrate has doubts about admitting a document on memorandum of a test identification parade, he may summon.....

Tags : Bombay High Court, test identification parade

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Illegal occupants/encroachers are not entitled to any prior notice(29.06.2022)

The present writ petition has been filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, 1950 seeking quashing/ setting aside of (i) Notifica.....

Tags : Encroachment, Notification, Validity

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Order issued by the Assistant Labour Commissioner would not act as a bar to approach the Labour Court individually/independently(04.07.2022)

The challenge in present petition is to an order of the Assistant Labour Commissioner (Central) Delhi ('ALC'), in his capacity as Conciliation Officer.....

Tags : Dispute, Adjudication, Authority

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Section 17 of BIS Act prohibit the import of goods without requisite BIS license(06.07.2022)

The Appellant is engaged in import of Cold Rolled Grain Oriented (CRGO) Electrical Steel Sheet/Coils. For import of CRGO, Steel Sheets/Coils, BIS cert.....

Tags : Confiscation, Goods, Legality

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DRT is also a civil court and its order would operate as res judicata(11.07.2022)

Present civil revision under Section 115 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 ("CPC") has been filed by the applicants challenging the order passed by.....

Tags : Principles, Res judicata, DRT

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Terms of the Invitation to Tender, being in the realm of contract, are not open to judicial scrutiny(30.09.2022)

The Airport Authority of India ( ‘AAI’) has preferred Civil Appeal against the judgment and order passed by the High Court, by which the High Court ha.....

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Madras HC: Not Mandatory to Disclose Caste in Application Forms for Admission(16.06.2016)

Madras HC has ruled that persons who do not wish to disclose their caste or religion in application forms for admission to educational institutions in.....

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Jammu And Kashmir HC Asks for Formulation of Policy On Heavy School Bags(16.06.2016)

Jammu And Kashmir HC has asked education department to come up with a policy on reducing burden of heavy school bags on children within three months, .....

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Decathlon Books Patent for Invention Related to Bicycle(20.06.2016)

Decathlon has booked Indian patent for its invention related to a bicycle with rear suspension which makes riding of the bicycle better experience in .....

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SC Stays NCLAT Order Allowing Reliance Communication to Sell Tower Assets(16.04.2018)

Supreme Court has stayed National Company Law Appellate Tribunal’s (NCLAT) order that allowed selling of towers and fibre assets by Reliance Communica.....

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Bombay HC Rejects Plea of Students Barred from Exams for Low Attendance(17.04.2018)

Bombay High Court has refused to allow two students from a Kandivli college to appear for semester examinations after they were barred from the tests .....

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Supreme Court: NCMEI Can Grant Minority Tag to Education Institutions(19.04.2018)

Supreme Court has held National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions (NCMEI) has power to decide minority status of an already existing ed.....

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Erroneous Decision That Didn’t Give Effect to Statutory Prohibition is Not Res Judicata: SC(27.04.2018)

Supreme Court has observed that an issue of law which arises between the same parties in a subsequent suit or proceeding is not res judicata if, by an.....

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Any plant, machinery, equipment or accessories required for manufacture or production, either directly or indirectly, of goods would fall within the scope of capital goods(23.09.2022)

The Appellant purchased a "Complete Used Stainless Steel Tube Manufacturing Plant" including parts, spares, accessories, tools & tackles and office re.....

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Separate prosecution for offence under Customs Act for smuggling of gold and offence under Section 16 of UAPA maintainable(01.02.2021)

The petitioners have filed this petition under Section 483 of Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (Cr.P.C.) for quashing of FIR filed under Section 16 of Un.....

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Application for permission to sue as an indigent person could not be allowed, if the allegations in the plaint could not show any cause of action(02.12.2022)

The original applicants – Plaintiffs have preferred the present appeal feeling aggrieved and dissatisfied with the impugned judgment passed by the Hig.....

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Where a statute requires a particular act to be done in a particular manner, act has to be done in that manner alone(02.04.2019)

The challenge in present petition is to a Notification dated 15th May, 2017 issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, under Section 3-A (.....

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In limited scrutiny, AO cannot go beyond dispute raised in notice(23.12.2022)

Present is an appeal filed by the assessee against the order of the learned Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals). The assessee submitted that, the lea.....

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Mere fact that majority debenture holders have not initiated any application under Section 7 of IBC, shall not preclude financial creditor to initiate the same(01.02.2023)

Present Appeal has been filed against the Order by which order, the Adjudicating Authority has admitted Section 7 Application filed by the Financial C.....

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Birth Certificate Can’t be Seen as Nativity Certificate: Madras High Court(09.07.2018)

Madras High Court has observed that by no stretch of imagination can a birth certificate be construed as a nativity certificate.

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Cost of Higher Education Can’t Qualify as Business Expenditure: Bombay High Court(12.07.2018)

Bombay High Court has held that there needs to be a direct nexus between the cost of higher education paid by an assessee and the business activities .....

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U’khand HC Passes String of Directions to Make School Education Barrier Free(12.07.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court has directed the state government to appoint special educators in all government aided and unaided private schools for children.....

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U’khand HC Passes String of Directions to Make School Education Barrier Free(12.07.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court has directed the state government to appoint special educators in all government aided and unaided private schools for children.....

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Merit Can’t be Defeated on Tech Grounds, Says Delhi High Court(12.07.2018)

Delhi High Court has opened up a closed opportunity for an aspiring medico to register for the second round of counselling for deemed universities aft.....

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NCLT Nod to Tata Communications Land Demerger into Hemisphere Properties India(13.07.2018)

National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has approved a scheme to de-merge surplus land of nearly 773 acres from Tata Communications Ltd. (TCL) into Hemis.....

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Father’s Name Optional in Birth Certificate: Madras High Court(16.07.2018)

Madras High Court has ruled that mentioning the father’s name in birth certificates is optional and women who decide to raise children with their own .....

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When customs authorities wanted to classify the goods differently, the burden of proof to showcase the same is on them(17.01.2023)

The Appellants imported certain units of the Concerned Goods and classified them under 'Tariff Item 8471 50 00' as per the prevalent self-assessment p.....

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Madras HC Stays UGC’s Restraint on Distance Education Courses(30.09.2016)

Madras HC has stayed operation of a communication sent by University Grants Commission (UGC) in July this year directing Madurai Kamaraj University to.....

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Delhi HC Questions Mandatory Online Application for Minority Scholarships(30.09.2016)

Delhi HC has asked Central Government why it had made online application mandatory for students from minority communities seeking scholarships.

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National Green Tribunal Summons State Officials Over Baina Beautification Works(30.09.2016)

National Green Tribunal has issued notices to the State Chief Secretary, Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority, Goa Tourism Development Corporation an.....

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Rajasthan HC clears Reliance Communication Deal to Acquire Sistema(03.10.2016)

Rajasthan HC has approved Reliance Communications deal to acquire Russian conglomerate Sistema’s Indian telecom unit, Sistema Shyam Teleservices Ltd (.....

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Delhi HC Rules, “Provisional Certificate Valid till Degree is Issued”(05.10.2016)

Delhi HC, while pulling up Delhi University (DU) for denying admission to a student under ST category on basis of a provisional certificate, has ruled.....

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All HC Pulls Up Doctor and Seeks Expl on Finding his Diagnosis in Disability Certificates Illegible(10.09.2018)

Allahabad High Court has told a doctor found to be routinely issuing disability certificates to be careful as the diagnosis mentioned by him was “not .....

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Delhi High Court Takes Suo-Moto Cognizance Of Loopholes In Aadhaar Verification System(14.09.2018)

Delhi High Court has taken suo-moto cognizance of the loopholes existing in the Aadhaar verification system at the time of linkage with existing mobil.....

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Notifications & Circulars

RBI clarifications for start-ups(11.02.2016)

The Reserve Bank of India has issued clarifications relating to acceptance of payments and issue of shares by start-ups. The Bank reiterates, variousl.....

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Circular on Mutual Funds(15.02.2016)

The Securities and Exchange Board of India issued a Circular to ‘put mutual funds in a better position to handle adverse credit events’, reducing the .....

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Results of TRAI audit on cellular quality in Delhi; app for DND complaints(01.06.2016)

Results of drive tests commissioned by TRAI in De.....

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Business entities’ engaging senior advocates to pay service tax(06.06.2016)

After appearing to relent on charging service tax when soliciting the services of a senior advocate, the Ministry of Finance confirmed imposition of t.....

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Non-consideration of the decision of the High Court/Supreme Court constitutes mistake apparent from record and is rectifiable within the meaning of Section 254(2) of the IT Act(17.02.2023)

Present is a Miscellaneous Petition (MP) filed by the Revenue under Section 254(2) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (IT Act) praying for rectification of t.....

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Bombay HC Rejects Intervention Application of Godhra Riots Survivor(27.10.2016)

Bombay High Court while rejecting Intervention Application (IA) filed by Bilkis Bano, survivor of a gang-rape and witness to murder of her family, in .....

Tags : Bombay High Court, Intervention Application, Bilkis Bano, Godhra riots

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Delhi HC Dismisses Plea of Accused against Framing of Charges in Coal Block Allocation Case(28.10.2016)

Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea challenging Special Court's order framing charges against a Director of a Private Firm in a Coal Block Allocatio.....

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SC: Every Voter Has Fundamental Right to Know About Educational Qualification of Candidate(02.11.2016)

Supreme Court has held that voters have a fundamental right to know academic qualification of a candidate and any false declaration on this count can .....

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Centre Notifies Standard House Purchase Agreement(03.11.2016)

Centre has notified a Standard House Purchase Agreement that builders all over India will have to sign with home buyers, which will result in automati.....

Tags : Standard House Purchase Agreement, Notification, sale agreement

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SC Dismisses Review Petition Filed Against Judgment Laying Down Guidelines for Senior Designation(12.10.2018)

Supreme Court has dismissed review petition filed by National Lawyers’ Campaign for Judicial Transparency & Reforms against the judgment laying down g.....

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Right of Education Under RTE Act is to Grant Education to Students and Not to Protect Teachers: MP HC(18.10.2018)

Madhya Pradesh High Court, while considering plea of ‘guest teachers’, has observed that right of education under the Right to Education Act is not to.....

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SC Approves Govt e-KYC Plan for Mobile Users Verification(07.02.2017)

Supreme Court has approved Government‘s plan to record identification details of mobile subscribers through an e-KYC (Know Your Customer) mechanism li.....

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Kerala HC: Educated Woman Having Sex Multiple Times on Promise of Marriage Isn't Rape(08.02.2017)

Kerala High Court has said that an educated woman engaging in sex multiple times with a person who has promised to marry her can only be treated as co.....

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Delhi HC Seeks Centre’s Reply Over Plea to Appoint NCMEI Chief(10.02.2017)

Delhi High Court has sought response of Centre on a plea seeking appointment of a chairperson in National Commission of Minority Educational Instituti.....

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Bombay HC Rejects Plea Challenging RTE Norms Prescribing Reservation For EWS(13.02.2017)

Bombay High Court has dismissed a petition challenging Right To Education Act provision that stipulates 25% of seats in schools be allotted to student.....

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Deceased Termed Wife and Daughter Prostitutes: SC Finds It Sufficient 'Grave And Sudden Provocation'(25.01.2019)

Supreme Court has modified the conviction of a woman accused of murdering her husband to 'culpable homicide not amounting to murder' on the ground tha.....

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Supreme Court Agrees to Examine Validity of 10% General Category Quota(25.01.2019)

Supreme Court has decided to examine Centre's decision to grant 10% reservation in jobs and education to poor candidates belonging to general category.....

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Corporate Debtor can Withdraw Application Filed Under IBC on Making OTS Offer to Creditor : NCLT(28.01.2019)

NCLT has allowed the a corporate debtor to withdraw petition for its insolvency, though with costs, besides allowing ex-director of corporate debtor t.....

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Govt: Certificate of Incorporation Shall Mention Company’s PAN Number(31.01.2017)

Central Government has notified Companies (Incorporation) Amendment Rules, 2017 which came into force on 30.01.2017 that mandates to mention Company’s.....

Tags : Central Government, Certificate of Incorporation, PAN Number

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Delhi HC Struck Down CBSE’s Selective Re-evaluation Policy(06.02.2017)

Delhi High Court has struck down Central Board of Secondary Education's (CBSE) selective re-evaluation policy that restricted students from availing .....

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Delhi HC: Office of Advocate General Not A ‘Public Authority’ Under RTI(06.02.2017)

Delhi High Court has held that Office of Attorney General of India is not a "public authority" as defined under Right to Information Act, since AG's ".....

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SC Issues Notice on Plea for Cross-Verification of VVPAT Trails in At least 30% Polling Stations(08.01.2019)

Supreme Court has sought response from Election Commission of India on a petition demanding counting and cross verification of Voter Verifiable Paper .....

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Madras High Court Orders Arrest of Tamil Nadu Higher Education Secretary(08.01.2019)

Madras High Court has ordered the arrest of Tamil Nadu's Higher Education Secretary Mangatram Sharma in a contempt of court case.

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Madras HC Expresses Anguish Over Poor Quality of Education in Tamil Nadu(09.01.2019)

Madras High Court has observed that the quality of education should be taken seriously and those educational institutions which violate the regulation.....

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Experience of 3 Years not Mandatory for Empanelment as Jail Visiting Advocate: Delhi HC(14.01.2019)

Delhi High Court has clarified that legal practitioners with less than three years experience at the bar can be empaneled as jail visiting advocates b.....

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Karnataka HC Slams State Over Nomination to Syndicate of Bangalore University(17.01.2017)

Karnataka High Court has expressed its displeasure over State and its bureaucracy for their inaction to take a final decision on certain allegations m.....

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Supreme Court to Centre: Set Up Mobile Subscriber Verification Mechanism Within Two Weeks(23.01.2017)

Supreme Court has given Government two weeks to put in place a mechanism for proper verification of all mobile phone subscribers at time of issuing SI.....

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Educational Qualifications Prescribed for Public Posts can't be Relaxed: Kerala HC(17.01.2019)

Kerala High Court has observed that educational qualifications prescribed for public posts are not relaxable unless it is clearly stated in the notifi.....

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Calcutta HC Stays Recommendations For Senior Advocate Designation(18.01.2019)

Calcutta High Court has stayed further action on the recommendations of three names for senior designation made by the committee for designation of se.....

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Allahabad HC Directs Civic Bodies to Make Varanasi & Meerut Stray Cattle Free by Feb 5(18.01.2019)

Allahabad High Court has directed the Municipal Corporations of Varanasi and Meerut to make the entire city stray cattle free by February 5.

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Kerala HC Disqualifies Kerala MLA for Election Malpractice(18.01.2019)

Kerala High Court has set aside 2016 election of Karat Razack from Koduvally assembly constituency in Kozhikode for election malpractice.

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Kerala HC Disqualifies Kerala MLA for Election Malpractice(18.01.2019)

Kerala High Court has set aside 2016 election of Karat Razack from Koduvally assembly constituency in Kozhikode for election malpractice.

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Candidates Clearing Prescribed Qualification After Cut-Off Date can't be Considered Qualified: SC(24.01.2019)

Supreme Court has observed that eligibility of the candidates must be decided with reference to the qualification possessed as on the cut-off date and.....

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Cabinet approves initiation of the Third Phase of Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP)(12.09.2016)

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the proposal for initiation of the Third Pha.....

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Clarification regarding scope of Notification No. 25/2012-Service Tax dated 20.06.2012, Sl. No. 5(a)(06.09.2016)

Said notification exempts services by way of renting of precincts of a religious place meant for general public. 'Religious Place' has been defined in.....

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It is the obligation of the person intending to erect a building or to execute work to apply for completion certificate(09.02.2023)

Present appeal under Section 23 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (‘the C.P. Act’) calls in question the order passed by the National Consumer Disp.....

Tags : Deficiency, Service, Completion certificate

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Driving Licenses and Vehicle Registration Certificates can now be accessed through Mobile App(07.09.2016)

Shri Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport & Highways and Shipping and Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister of Electronics & Information Technology .....

Tags : Mobile App, Access, Driving Licenses, Registration Certificates

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Gujarat High Court Orders Investigation By ACP in Negligence Case During Cataract Surgeries(15.02.2017)

Gujarat High Court has directed Government to transfer to an ACP-rank officer the probe in a case, where four persons lost their eyesight after underg.....

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Supreme Court: Mere Negligence on Part of Advocate Not Misconduct(20.02.2017)

Supreme Court has held that negligence, unless gross on part of an advocate, would not amount to professional misconduct.

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Bombay HC: Drunk Women Consent For Sexual Intercourse Not an Excuse to Commit Rape(20.02.2017)

Bombay High Court held that consent given by an intoxicated woman will not be considered valid or an ‘excuse to commit rape’ when judging a relevant c.....

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CIVIL - No One will be Allowed to Make Mockery of Medical, Legal Education: SC(19.02.2019)

Supreme Court has said it would not allow anyone to make a mockery of medical and legal education in the country and warned of stringent steps against.....

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CIVIL - Patna HC Orders Former Chief Ministers to Vacate Lifetime Bungalows(20.02.2019)

Patna High Court has ordered former chief ministers of state to vacate government bungalows assigned to them and termed the occupation as unconstituti.....

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CIVIL - If Earlier Counsel Not Discharged from Case New Advocate Needs NOC to Enter Appearence: Karnataka HC(21.02.2019)

Karnataka High Court has clarified that 'No Objection Certificate' from counsel holding vakalath is necessary for a new counsel to enter appearance in.....

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EDUCATION - Educational Officers Have No Disciplinary Control over Teachers in CBSE Schools: Kerala HC(21.02.2019)

Kerala High Court has held that the educational officers under the Kerala Education Act and Rules made thereunder have no disciplinary control over te.....

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Any amount given in trust to a Corporate Debtor cannot be treated as asset of the Corporate Debtor(21.02.2023)

Present Appeal has been filed against two orders passed by the Adjudicating Authority. The Adjudicating Authority vide order rejected the application .....

Tags : Application, Rejection, Legality

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Registration of Alliance Capital Mutual Fund Cancelled(29.09.2016)

At the request of Alliance Capital Mutual Fund, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), vide its letter dated September 29,2016, has cancelled .....

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Hosting of ITU Regional Standardization Forum for Bridging the Standardization Gap (BSG)-Asia and Oceania and Opening of SG3RG AO meeting by TRAI at New Delhi (20th to 23rd September 2016)(23.09.2016)

A week of international meetings focusing on economic and policy issues under the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is being hosted this wee.....

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Calcutta High Court: Issues Decided by Consumer Forums Attract Principles of Res Judicata(06.04.2017)

Calcutta High Court has observed that state/national consumer redressal forums have the trappings of courts and are adjudicatory bodies, and so issues.....

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COMPANY - NCLAT Slams RCom's Lender SBI over Rs. 37,000 Crore Asset Sale(12.03.2019)

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has slammed lenders of Reliance Communications, State Bank of India, for painting a rosy picture of Anil Amban.....

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CONTEMPT OF COURT - SC Issues Contempt Notice to Nedumpara for Using Name of Senior Advocate Fali S Nariman(12.03.2019)

Supreme Court has issued notice to Advocate Mathews Nedumpara for hearing him on punishment for committing "contempt in the face of court" for taking .....

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CIVIL - SC Dismisses Petition to Abolish Senior Designation of Advocates(12.03.2019)

Supreme Court has dismissed petition by National Lawyers' Campaign for abolition of the practise of giving senior designation to advocates.

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INSOLVENCY - NCLAT Warns RCom May Land Back in Insolvency Unless Dues are Cleared(14.03.2019)

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has warned lenders to Reliance Communications that their failure to release tax refunds to clear telc.....

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INSOLVENCY - NCLAT Warns RCom May Land Back in Insolvency Unless Dues are Cleared(14.03.2019)

National Company Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has warned lenders to Reliance Communications that their failure to release tax refunds to clear telco's d.....

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Kingfisher Airlines to be represented by legal counsel before GRC(17.12.2015)

A borrower appearing before a Grievance Redressal Committee has the right to be represented by an advocate, the Delhi High Court has held. Proceedings.....

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NCLT has discretion to admit an application under Section 7 of IBC on existence of a financial debt, unless there are good reasons to reject it(11.05.2023)

The Respondent-Bank filed an application under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) before the National Company Law Tribunal. T.....

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SC Seeks Common Law Against Cross-border Cattle Smuggling(26.04.2017)

Supreme Court has asked Centre to extend to the India-Bangladesh border areas the rules framed to counter cross-border cattle smuggling to Nepal.

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Supreme Court: Complete LLB Certificates Verification Within 8 Weeks or Face Contempt(03.05.2017)

Supreme Court has directed Universities to complete verification of LLB certificates within 8 weeks or else the Vice Chancellor will have to appear in.....

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SC Rejects Plea Seeking Stay on Designation of Senior Advocates(03.05.2017)

Supreme Court has rejected an application that sought an order to stay process of designating Senior Advocates in Apex Court.

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EDUCATION - Delhi HC Upholds Circular Asking Schools to Follow Textbooks Prescribed by SCERT/NCERT/CBSE(28.03.2019)

Delhi High Court has dismissed a challenge against the circular issued by Directorate of Education, Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi,.....

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Bombay HC Directs Institute to Issue Certificate to Woman Without Husband’s Name(01.04.2019)

Bombay High Court has directed an institute in Parel to issue a 31-year-old doctor from Jalgaon her diploma certificate in dermatology and venereology.....

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Bombay HC Allows Budget Approval for Universities Before Polls(01.04.2019)

Bombay High Court has allowed all state universities to get their annual budgets approved before upcoming Lok Sabha election from the Maharashtra Gove.....

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Delhi HC Stays Notification to Regulate Ads of Alternative Medicines(01.04.2019)

Delhi High Court has put a stay on Union Government's notification, which had restricted manufacturers of alternative medicine from making claims on p.....

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Section 12A of IBC does not debar entertaining of applications for withdrawal of CIRP even before constitution of CoC(28.03.2023)

The Appellant, a suspended Director of the Corporate Debtor has filed present appeal assailing the correctness of the order passed by the National Com.....

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Amendment in Notification number 157/1990-Customs, dated the 28th March, 1990(05.10.2016)

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government, being satisfied th.....

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When a finding is recorded by the Adjudicating Authority that agreement was entered, there is no question of doubting its genuineness(24.05.2023)

Present appeal has been filed against the order passed by Adjudicating Authority (NCLT Kolkata) by which order Section 7 of the Insolvency & Bankruptc.....

Tags : Default, Application, Rejection

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Risk Weights for exposures to HFCs(20.10.2016)

It has been observed that there is a lack of uniformity among banks in the application of risk weights on their exposures to Housing Finance Companies.....

Tags : Risk weights, Application, Exposure

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Expiry of Certificate of Authorization (CoA)(20.10.2016)

Under the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007, The Reserve Bank of India had issued Certificate of Authorization (CoA) to M/s Done Card Utility L.....

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TRAI releases Consultation Paper on "Spectrum, Roaming and QoS related requirements in Machine-to-Machine (M2M) Communications"(18.10.2016)

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has today released a Consultation Paper on "Spectrum, Roaming and QoS related requirements in Machine.....

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CIC chastises Delhi CMO for acting like ‘post office’(25.01.2016)

In a case of be careful what you wish for, a senior citizen received detailed responses to his application under the Right to Information Act, 2005, o.....

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Mere recovery of currency note from an accused without proof of demand does not establish an offence under Prevention of Corruption Act(06.06.2023)

Present is an appeal under Section 374 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) challenging the Judgment passed by learned Special Judge. Appellant .....

Tags : Illegal gratification, Conviction, Legality

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Environment Ministry issues final notification on Eco-Sensitive Zone in Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Mumbai(06.12.2016)

The Government today issued the Final Notification for an Eco-Sensitive Zone area of 59.46 sq kms of which 19.25 sq km is forest land and 40.21 sq km .....

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Once it was undisputed that, the insurer is having an office at Delhi, the Tribunal ought to have entertained the claim(13.04.2023)

The present petition under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 preferred by the wife and the two minor sons of the deceased Sh. Krishna Kumar .....

Tags : Adjudication, Disputes, Jurisdiction

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Government can refuse to make a reference only when the claim is found to be wholly frivolous(13.04.2023)

The present petition preferred by the workman under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1950 seeks quashing of the order passed by the Responden.....

Tags : Dispute, Adjudication, Reference

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Allahabad High Court Quashes Amendment Brought in UP Education Department’s Rules(14.09.2015)

Allahabad HC has quashed amendments brought in UP Education Department’s Rules through which shiksha mitras (Graduates appointed by BSP through Govt. .....

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Supreme Court Refuses to Stay Govt's Aadhaar Notification(27.06.2017)

Supreme Court has refused to pass any "order or interim order" on plea challenging Centre's notification making Aadhaar mandatory for availing various.....

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Supreme Court Asks AORs To Register For E-filing On New Website(03.07.2017)

Supreme Court Registry has issued a notice requesting Advocates-On-Record (AORs) to register themselves on new Website of Supreme Court for accessing.....

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Supreme Court: Jobs, Admissions Secured On Invalid Caste/Tribe Certificates Void(07.07.2017)

SC has held that an appointment to a post or admission to an educational institution on the basis that candidate belongs to a reserved category for wh.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Caste/Tribe Certificates

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Bombay HC to State: Bring In Policy For Pre-Primary Education(07.07.2017)

Bombay High Court, while expressing displeasure over lack of procedure or policy with regard to pre-primary education in Maharashtra, has directed Sta.....

Tags : Bombay High Court,Pre-Primary Education

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Delhi High Court Cannot Entertain Criminal Contempt Reference From CAT(03.06.2019)

Delhi High Court has observed that Section 15(2) of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 has no application in the context of contempt of Central Administ.....

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Government Clarification on Amendment to Payment of Wages Act(21.12.2016)

It is seen from the media reports that there is a general impression that is being created that the Government is bringing an amendment to the Payment.....

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Acknowledgement of the debt for the purpose of extension of limitation has to be made during the period of three years(26.04.2023)

Present appeal is filed by the Suspended Director of the Corporate Debtor (D.P. Agro Mills Pvt. Ltd) against the order passed by the Adjudicating Auth.....

Tags : Time period, Application, Maintainability

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Supersession of notification number S.O. 3591(E)(12.01.2017)

WHEREAS, in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 18 of the Citizenship Act, 1955 (57 of 1955), the Central Government framed the Citizenship (R.....

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Proceedings under Section 140(5) of Companies Act are maintainable even after the resignation of the auditors(03.05.2023)

In present appeals, common question of law pertaining to the interpretation of Section 140(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Investigation Report .....

Tags : Application, Provisions, Applicability

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TRAI issues Consultation Paper on "Approach towards Sustainable Telecommunications"(16.01.2017)

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has today issued the Consultation Paper on "Approach towards Sustainable Telecommunications". TRAI re.....

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Dismissal of application filed under Section 7, for default committed during the period prescribed under Section 10A, justifiable(03.05.2023)

Present Appeal has been filed against order by which order the Adjudicating Authority has rejected the Section 7 application filed by the Financial Cr.....

Tags : Provision, Application, Maintainability

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GST Council Exempts Advocates, Senior Advocates From GST Registration(13.06.2017)

GST Council has decided to exempt Advocates, including Senior Advocates from obtaining CGST Registration under section 23(2) of Central Goods and Serv.....

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SC Notices Centre on Plea Challenging Ban on Sale of Cattle for Slaughter(15.06.2017)

Supreme Court has issued notice to Centre on a petition challenging its May 25 notification, banning sale and purchase of cows and buffaloes at animal.....

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Kerala High Court: Let People Know About Changes In Law, Give Due Publicity(23.06.2017)

Kerala High Court has observed that issuance of Gazette notification is of no avail and due publicity is required to be given in various newspapers of.....

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Uttarakhand HC: Proceedings for Judicial Separation Not Barred by Res Judicata(26.06.2017)

Uttarakhand High Court has ruled that proceedings for judicial separation u/s 13-A of HMA, 1955 will not be barred by principle of red judicata, due t.....

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Delhi HC Directs Tihar Jail to Ensure Reformation Through Education, Meditation, Counselling(26.06.2017)

Delhi High Court has reduced sentence awarded to a murder convict, and issued a set of guidelines for his reformation and rehabilitation.

Tags : Delhi High Court, Education, Meditation, Counselling

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Delhi High Court Asks Centre, Govt to Respond to Plea for Advocates' Welfare Measure(30.05.2019)

Delhi High Court has sought the response of the Centre and the Delhi Government on a plea seeking effective steps for security and welfare measures, i.....

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Supreme Court: Right to Education Act, 2009 Applicable to Minority Schools(31.05.2019)

Supreme Court has asked minority schools to admit students seeking admission under Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009. The C.....

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Decision taken by the Government in relation to the economic policies is not ordinarily interfered by the Courts unless arbitrary(29.05.2023)

The instant writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been filed by the Petitioner as a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seekin.....

Tags : RBI Notification, Banknotes, Exchange

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There cannot be a static parameter for correct classification, due importance be given to the functional utility, design, shape and predominant usage(16.08.2023)

The Petitioner has instituted present writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India through its Partner praying for quashing and settin.....

Tags : Products, Classification, Duty drawback

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Amendment in notification No.25/2012-Service Tax, dated the 20th June, 2012(12.01.2017)

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 93 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), the Central Government being satisfied tha.....

Tags : Notification, Amendment, Exemption, Applicability

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Clarifications in respect of the provisions of IRDAI (Health Insurance) Regulations 2016 and Guidelines on Product Filing in Health Insurance(10.01.2017)

Reference is invited to the provisions of Guidelines on Product Filing in Health Insurance notified vide ref: IRDA/HLT/REG/CIR/150/07/2016 dated 29th .....

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NGT Serves Notice to Centre over Plea Seeking Cattle Slaughter Ban(01.10.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has served a notice to Centre looking for its response to plea demanding nationwide ban on slaughter of indigenous cattl.....

Tags : National Green Tribunal ,Cattle Slaughter Ban

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#Timely Payment of Salaries in Pvt Eng Colleges: Supreme Court Asks AICTE to Take a Call(02.08.2017)

Supreme Court has directed All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) to decide on issue of regularizing and ensuring timely payment of salarie.....

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SC Stays Allahabad HC’s Order Against UP Advocate General(03.08.2017)

Supreme Court has stayed Allahabad High Court Order summoning Chief Secretary in a case and rebuking States’s Advocate General Raghvendra Singh for no.....

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Supreme Court: No Vehicle Insurance Without Pollution Certificate(10.08.2017)

Supreme Court has ruled that motorists who don’t have a valid pollution certificate will henceforth not be able to renew insurance of their vehicles.

Tags : Supreme Court, Pollution Certificate

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Lok Sabha Passes Central Educational Institutions (Reservations in Teachers’ Cadre) Bill(02.07.2019)

Lok Sabha has passed the Central Educational Institutions (Reservations in Teachers’ Cadre) Bill, 2019. It seeks to provide for the reservation of pos.....

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Parliament Passes Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Teachers’ Cadre) Bill, 2019(04.07.2019)

Parliament has passed Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Teachers’ Cadre) Bill 2019. The Bill enables Universities or colleges to be con.....

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Pure question of law can be urged at any point of time before any forum provided it does not require any further adjudication of any disputed fact(18.05.2018)

The Petitioners have primarily challenged the Notification, dated January 8, 2011, issued by the Ministry of Labour and Employment applying the Employ.....

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Litigation in the SARFAESI and DRT does not preclude the Bank to take specific remedy provided under Section 7 of IBC(31.08.2023)

Present Appeal has been filed against the order passed by the Adjudicating Authority (National Company Law Tribunal) Indore Bench, by which Applicatio.....

Tags : Settlement, Application, Provision

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Advocates’ attire “necessary and conducive for dispensation of justice”(07.12.2015)

Kerala High Court dismissed a petition by a lawyer alleging “severe hardship and inconvenience” due to the dress code imposed in courts. The petitione.....

Tags : Advocate dress code, kerala, attire

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Government to receive suggestions on protecting children from pornography(26.02.2016)

The Supreme Court directed the Union of India to receive comments on ways and means to curb the viewing of pornography in public places and further st.....

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Fresh period of limitation shall be computed from the time when the acknowledgment is signed(12.09.2023)

Present appeal under Section 62 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, has been filed assailing the correctness of judgment and order of Nationa.....

Tags : Application, Admission, Delay

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Cabinet approves amendment to 'The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009'(22.03.2017)

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the amendment to Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (R.....

Tags : Free Education, Amendment, Approval

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Exemption being the creation of the statute itself, has to be construed strictly(09.10.2023)

The point that arises for consideration is whether "tinted glass sheets" manufactured by the Appellants is liable to be taxed as "goods or wares made .....

Tags : Product, Classification, Exemption

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NGT Slams Govt. Over Existing System of Issuing Pollution Under Control (PUC) Certificates(31.08.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has objected to Centre's plea that fitness instead of age should be sole criterion in phasing out old vehicles and raise.....

Tags : National Green Tribunal,PUC certificates

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Allahabad High Court Set Aside Akhilesh’s Appointments in UP Higher Education Services Commission(08.09.2015)

Allahabad High Court has set aside appointment of three senior members (Veer Singh Yadav, Rudal Yadav and Anil Kumar Singh) of UP Higher Education Ser.....

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Supreme Court Suspends Nation Wide Ban on Cattle Trade For Slaughter(11.07.2017)

Supreme Court has suspended a government order that had banned trade of cattle for slaughter, giving relief to the multi-billion dollar beef and leath.....

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AAR West Bengal: TDS Notification Not Applicable to Exempt Supplies(13.06.2019)

Authority for Advance Rulings (AAR), West Bengal has noted that the Notification on TDS is applicable on exempt supplies. AAR held that when the activ.....

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IAS/IPS Cadre Allocation: Supreme Court Seeks Central Government’s Response(18.06.2019)

Supreme Court has sought the Centre’s stand on petitions moved by a group of IAS and IPS officers of the 2018 batch seeking another chance to exercise.....

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Madras High Court Quashes Admission Notification Issued by Tamil Nadu Ambedkar Law University(13.08.2015)

Madras HC has quashed Tamil Nadu Ambedkar Law University's admission notification which does not prescribe any age limit and directed it to issue a fr.....

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Rajasthan HC: To Teach English, You Must Have Studied English(05.06.2017)

Rajasthan High Court has ironed out another wrinkle in State's education system by observing that prospective school teachers need to have studied the.....

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Kerala HC Says 'No' to Stay Operation of New Cattle Rules(07.06.2017)

Kerala HC has refused to stay operation of new Cattle Rules (Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Regulation of Livestock Market) Rules, 2017.

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Kerala HC: Counsel Can Sue in Cause Initiated by Client If He Has Independent Cause of Action(07.06.2017)

Kerala High Court has held that if counsel of a litigant is aggrieved in a cause initiated by his client and if he has an independent cause of action,.....

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Bombay HC Asks Cops to Reverify Address of Man With Pakistani Wife(24.04.2019)

Bombay High Court has directed Mumbai Police to re-verify the address of Aamir Kasam Vadgama, who had approached HC seeking directions to Centre to is.....

Tags : Bombay High Court, Pakistani Wife, Address Verification

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Consumer can't be Made to Suffer for Delay in Issuance of Occupancy Certificate: NCDRC(02.05.2019)

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has held that a consumer cannot be made to suffer for any delay in the issuance of Occupancy C.....

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Cabinet approves the "Signing and Ratification of MoU for Establishment of the BIMSTEC Grid Interconnection"(12.04.2017)

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Power for Signing of "Memorandum of Un.....

Tags : MOU, Ratification, Grid Interconnection

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Exemption notification has to be interpreted by taking into consideration the language of the notification which has to be given its due effect(21.12.2023)

The Respondent is engaged in the manufacture of Ferro Silicon, Calcium with Carbide and Ferro Chrome. They requested that they intend to avail the ben.....

Tags : Notification, Benefit, Legality

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No one to be deprived of benefits for lack of Aadhaar, Government says that benefits to continue with alternate means of identification(07.03.2017)

Government has said that no one will be deprived of the benefits for lack of Aadhaar. In a statement issued today, the Government has reiterated that .....

Tags : AADHAR, Lack, Alternate Identification

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Environment Minister Launches Online Filing of Access and Benefit Sharing Applications(30.03.2017)

Taking yet another important step towards contributing to and promoting Digital India and Ease of Doing Business, Minister of State (Independent Charg.....

Tags : Launch, Online filing, Application

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Ministry of Corporate Affairs issues fresh notifications wherein, the Central Government intends to provide clarity on the applicability of the threshold exemption limits to all forms of combinations(30.03.2017)

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has undertaken a major reform in the regulation of combinations under the Competition Act, bringing India in l.....

Tags : Exemption limits, Notifications, Clarity

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As per Article 300A of the Constitution, no one shall be deprived of his property except in accordance with law.(20.11.2023)

The present revision has been filed challenging the order whereby the motorcycle of the revisionist has been confiscated on the ground that on inspect.....

Tags : Confiscation, Article 300A, Legislature

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Any classification should be based on the description and function of an item as it is imported and not on its end-use(30.11.2023)

The Respondent Larsen and Toubro Ltd. imported G-24 PL 001 GSM Chipset Wavecom (modem) vide Bill of Entry No.2120004 dated 02.09.2009, classifying the.....

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Clarification on Regulation 6(d)(ii), 6(e)(ii) and 5(f) of the IRDAI 's (Payment of commission, remuneration or reward to insurance agent or insurance intermediaries) Regulations, 2016(30.03.2017)

Attention is drawn to Reg 6(d)(ii) and 6(e)(ii) of IRDAI 's (Payment of commission, remuneration or reward to insurance agent or insurance intermediar.....

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Expert opinion cannot be used as a conclusive proof and is only corroborative in nature(16.02.2024)

The issue that arises for consideration is whether the imported goods viz. '14 sets of Plastic Injection Moulds' are eligible for the benefit of Notif.....

Tags : Notification, Exemption, Entitlement

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Income Tax (IT) Department simplifies linking PAN with Aadhar for taxpayers using Income Tax India website(11.05.2017)

The Income Tax (IT) Department has made it easy for taxpayers to link their PAN with Aadhar. Responding to grievances of taxpayers regarding difficult.....

Tags : Simplification, Link, PAN, Aadhar

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Amendments in Notification No. 129/2013-Customs (N.T.) dated 11.12.2013(11.05.2017)

In exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 4 and sub-section (1) of section 5 of Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Board .....

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Karnataka HC Put Stay on Admission to KG Classes Under RTE Act(23.12.2015)

Karnataka HC has restrained State from sending children to pre-school sections such as lower and upper kindergarten for admission under Right to Educa.....

Tags : Karnataka HC, Right to Education (RTE) Act, Admission to KG Classes

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Madras HC Asks Bar Council to Examine Advocate’s Conduct(24.12.2015)

Madras High Court while taking a serious view of a lawyer accusing the judiciary of conducting a Katta Panchayat (kangaroo court) when his petition wa.....

Tags : Madras High Court, Advocate’s Conduct , Katta Panchayat

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Delhi HC Directs Delhi Education Department to Reply on Pvt Schools' Plea against Using Buses(31.12.2015)

Delhi High Court has sought response of Delhi Education Department on a plea against its direction to private unaided schools to provide their buses t.....

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Delhi HC: Publicize Facilities Available For Registration of Births & Deaths(13.11.2017)

Delhi High Court has directed Municipal Corporations to widely publicize the facilities and procedures available for registration and obtainment of bi.....

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No Compulsion For Legal Heir To Apply For Heirship Certificate: Bombay HC(13.11.2017)

Bombay High Court has observed that there is no compulsion for any legal heir of a deceased predecessor to either apply for a succession certificate o.....

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SC: Candidate who has Applied for General Category Cannot Claim Seat Reserved for Disabled Candidate(30.08.2019)

Supreme Court has ruled that a candidate who has applied for General Category cannot claim the seat reserved for disabled candidates at a later stage......

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Provisional Certificate would remain valid till the date degree is issued by university(03.10.2016)

Petitioner seeks quashing of action of Respondent-University in declining to grant him admission in LL.B. (Ist year) for the academic session 2016-201.....

Tags : Admission, Provisional Certificate, Validity

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Power under Article 227 of the Constitution is intended to be used only in appropriate cases and not for correcting mere errors(04.03.2024)

The present petition has been filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, impugning the order passed by Trial Court whereby the Learned Tria.....

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Further amendment in notification No. 22/2012-Customs (ADD), dated the 02nd May, 2012(09.05.2017)

Whereas, the designated authority vide notification No. 07/01/2017-DGAD, dated the 28th April, 2017, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary,.....

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Clarification regarding posting of Central Excise officer in Cigarette units-reg(01.05.2017)

1. Representations have been received from the field formations and members of the trade and industry regarding practicality of round-the-clock postin.....

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Assessee cannot be denied the benefit of alternate notification, when it is eligible at the time of import of the goods(08.04.2024)

In the facts of present case, the Appellant exported leather shoes under claim of drawback. These goods were returned by the foreign buyer for the pur.....

Tags : Benefit, Notification, Eligibility

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NGT Issues Notice to All States over Plea to Ban Cattle Slaughter(12.01.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought response from all State Governments on a plea filed by a lawyer seeking nationwide ban on slaughter of indige.....

Tags : National Green Tribunal , State Governments , Cattle Slaughter

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Bombay HC: Caste Certificate Once Issued, Can be Relied Upon to Verify Caste Claim of Other Relatives(27.11.2017)

Bombay High Court has reiterated that once caste validity certificate is granted on proper scrutiny to close blood relations, it ought to be relied up.....

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Supreme Court Allows Centre to Withdraw Force from Darjeeling Hills(29.11.2017)

Supreme Court Allows Centre to Withdraw Force from Darjeeling Hills

Tags : A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud agreed to the Centre's plea to relocate half of the remaining paramilitary forces from the state's strife-torn districts to the poll-bound state.

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Patrons of Accused Still Outside CBI Net, Says Vyapam Whistle Blower(29.11.2017)

Patrons of Accused Still Outside CBI Net, Says Vyapam Whistle Blower

Tags : Rai on Thursday filed, in the CBI court, applications opposing anticipatory bail pleas of SN Vijaywargiya of People's Medical College, NM Srivastava, the then joint director in the Medical Education Department, and Ajay Goenka of Chirayu Medical College besides an official of People's Medical College.

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Delhi High Court to Directorate of Education: Cannot Deny Entry to Kids for Failing Twice(23.09.2019)

Delhi High Court has stayed a Delhi government circular barring admission in its schools to students who have failed twice in classes IX to XII. The C.....

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Delhi High Court to Delhi Govt, Civic Bodies: Make Policy to Deal with Stray Cattle, Dogs, Monkeys(26.09.2019)

Delhi High Court has directed the AAP Government and the municipal corporations of the national capital to make a policy for controlling the populatio.....

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Scope of rectification under Section 254(2) of the IT Act is limited to rectify the mistakes and it is not permissible to review the decision taken by the Tribunal(20.07.2022)

By present Miscellaneous Application, the Assessee is seeking rectification of the mistake alleged to have crept in the order of the Tribunal.

Tags : Mistake, Rectification, Allowability

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Post held as a member of Waqf Board not co-terminus to post as member of Bar Council of State(22.12.2016)

By present writ petition, Petitioner, a member of Waqf Board seeks direction to quash and set aside impugned Notification issued by Respondent No.1 on.....

Tags : Post, Eligibility, Notification, Validity

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Central Government amends Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Deposit Scheme through a Notification(19.04.2017)

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (c) of Section 199B of the Finance Act, 2016 (28 of 2016), the Central Government has amended through a .....

Tags : Notification, Scheme, Amendment

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Disclosure in "Notes to Accounts" to the Financial Statements- Divergence in the asset classification and provisioning(18.04.2017)

1. Please refer to paragraph 22 of the Fourth Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2015-16 announced on September 29, 2015 on the captioned subject. .....

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Recommended persons list if not sorted by category does not vitiate selection process(19.08.2015)

In a suit initiated by retired district judges aspiring for the post of President of the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum for various distri.....

Tags : Select committee, category, list, recommendations

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When issue of nationality has already been determined under Foreigners (Tribunals) Order, 1964, an appeal would not be maintainable(17.05.2019)

Present order decides perceived conflict between sub-paragraph (2) to paragraph 3 and paragraph 8 of the Schedule to the Citizenship (Registration of .....

Tags : Citizenship, Status, Adjudication

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In the absence of a provision of review in the IBC, inherent powers provided under Rule 11 of the NCLAT Rules cannot be invoked for the purpose of filing a Review Application(21.02.2023)

The Appellant/Applicant filed an application under Section 9 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) against the Respondent for initiation o.....

Tags : Application, Review, Maintainability

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Ministry of Information & Broadcasting Frames New Business Policy for Publications Division(25.01.2016)

Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has framed a new business policy for Publications Division with the objective to streamline business practices .....

Tags : Ministry of Information & Broadcasting , Publications Division

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Orissa HC Dismisses Bail Plea of Advocate Debashis Panda(02.02.2016)

Orissa HC has dismissed anticipatory bail application of Advocate Debashis Panda, who was charged by CBI in June 2014 for his alleged commission of of.....

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SC: Hear Students, Parents Before Raising Fee Of Pvt Professional Educational Institutions(28.12.2017)

Supreme Court has observed that fee regulating authority u/s 11(3) of Maharashtra Unaided Private Professional Educational Institutions Act of 2015 mu.....

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Supreme Court: Schools, Colleges Funded by Government Come under Right to Information(18.09.2019)

Supreme Court has observed that schools, colleges and non-profits funded substantially by the Government will come under the Right to Information Act,.....

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Supreme Court Clarifies Classification Should Never be Arbitrary, Artificial or Evasive(20.09.2019)

Supreme Court has clarified that while the law may recognize ‘degrees of harm’ however the classification should never be arbitrary, artificial or eva.....

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Government constitutes a committee to prepare the final draft of National Education Policy(26.06.2017)

The committee for preparation of final draft of National Education Policy has been constituted under the Chairmanship of eminent Scientist Padma Vibhu.....

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The validity certificates issued by following a lawful procedure cannot be tinkered(25.09.2017)

The petitioner in present petition challenges the order passed by the Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee, whereby the caste certificate va.....

Tags : Caste certificate, Validity

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Judge must discharge Accused, if on examination of record, there is no sufficient ground for proceeding against him(04.10.2017)

Present petition challenges impugned judgment passed by Additional Sessions Judge, thereby dismissing the same filed by the Petitioner against the ord.....

Tags : Application, Discharge, Grant

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Explanation 3C to Section 43B (d) of the IT Act is 'clarificatory' and does not add a new condition retrospectively(11.08.2021)

The question raised in present appeals is with particular reference to Section 43B Explanation 3C of the Income Tax Act, 1961 [IT Act]. On 28th Novemb.....

Tags : Assessment, Clarificatory provision, Applicability

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Mere handing over of currency notes not illegal gratification(12.04.2016)

Merely handing over money to a government official is insufficient to establish illegal gratification in the absence of proof of demand, the Supreme C.....

Tags : Illegal gratification, proof of demand

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Clarification on Recently Notified Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017(08.05.2017)

The Government has notified the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017 on 28th March, 2017 and the provisions of the Amendment Act have come into for.....

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Amendment in notification number G.S.R. 991(E) dated 20th October, 2016 No. 02/2017-NARCOTICS CONTROL-I(15.05.2017)

In pursuance of rule 8 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Rules, 1985, the Central Government hereby makes following amendment in the G.....

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Confiscation proceedings are in nature of civil proceedings and standard of proof is preponderance of probabilities(09.01.2020)

The Petitioner has filed the present petition, impugning an order passed by the Financial Commissioner, whereby the appeal preferred by the Petitioner.....

Tags : Unlawful import, Confiscation, Vehicle

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Grouse against ‘decadence of civilisation’ outside purview of Article 32(22.07.2016)

A push for a more moral society and moral education for the country’s youth cannot be achieved through the courts for their inability to “unravel the .....

Tags : moral education, cbse, youth

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If acknowledgement is made before expiry of period of limitation, then a fresh period of limitation shall be computed from time, when acknowledgement was signed(14.02.2020)

Present two Appeals emanates from the common order passed by the Adjudicating Authority/National Company Law Tribunal, whereby the Application filed b.....

Tags : Application, Maintainability, Time Extension

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Dispute cannot be decided by arbitrator, when Trust Act provides for sufficient remedies to aggrieved persons by giving them right to approach Civil Court(17.08.2016)

In facts of the present case, since parties could not settle disputes/differences and nor could they agree for appointment of arbitrator amicably, Res.....

Tags : Arbitration application, Maintainability, Remedies, Civil Court

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Pharmacopoeias and Formularies containing monographs and formulations of AYUSH drugs are being published by the Government: Shri Shripad Naik(25.07.2017)

The Government has established Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine and Homoeopathy under the Ministry of AYUSH. Prime mandate of the Pharmaco.....

Tags : Pharmacopoeias, Formularies, Monographs, Publication

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Quality Education under RTE Act(20.07.2017)

The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009 lays down the duties of the appropriate Government and the local authority to e.....

Tags : Education, RTE Act, Quality

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Clarifications on Tax Compliance for Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets(03.09.2015)

The Central Board of Direct Taxes released clarifications on various provisions of the Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposit.....

Tags : Black money, clarifications, residency, foreign employment

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Further clarification on tax in reverse charge on gold ornaments(13.07.2017)

In the GST Ki Master Class held yesterday, in one of the replies given to an on-the-spot-question, it was informed that purchase of old gold jewellery.....

Tags : Reverse charge, Gold ornaments, Tax, Clarification

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SC Seeks Govt. Response over Verification of Mobile Phone Users(02.08.2016)

SC has asked Centre to respond to a plea seeking steps taken by Government to verify mobile phone subscribers against fake identities to protect natio.....

Tags : SC , Centre, mobile phone, Verification

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Education Loan Without Sureties Not a Right: Madras High Court(16.05.2018)

Madras High Court has ruled that students cannot claim educational loans of higher value as a matter of right without submitting sureties.

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Delhi High Court: Advocates Can be Appointed as Receivers Under Section 14(1A) of SARFAESI Act(20.01.2020)

Delhi High Court has held that there is no bar on the appointment of an Advocate as a 'Receiver' under Section 14 (1A) of the Securitisation and Recon.....

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Centre Declares United Arab Emirates as Reciprocating Territory Under Section 44A of Code of Civil Pr(20.01.2020)

Central Government of India has declared United Arab Emirates (UAE) as a reciprocating territory under Section 44A of the Code of Civil Procedure, 190.....

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DGFT Issues Notice on Non-Compliance and Misclassification of Imported Goods(20.01.2020)

Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has issued the notice stating that Non-Compliance and Misclassification of Imported Goods under ‘Others’ C.....

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Delhi HC Directs Revenue Department to Allocate Vacant Seats in PH Category to Blind Persons(21.01.2020)

Delhi High Court has directed the Central Government to identify the vacancies in the Physically Handicapped (PH) category which can be filled up by p.....

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IRDA clarifies provisions for refund of premium on repudiation of policy(28.10.2015)

The Insurance Regulatory Development Authority of India has released clarifications pursuant to amendment of Section 45 of the Insurance Act, 1938. Th.....

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CENVAT Credit (Fifth Amendment) Rules, 2015(29.10.2015)

The Ministry of Finance released Amendment Rules amending the CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004. Focused primarily on Education and Higher Education cess. The.....

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CIPAM-DIPP launches social media campaign to promote Geographical Indications(04.09.2017)

The Cell for IPR Promotions & Management (CIPAM) under the aegis of Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of Commerce and Ind.....

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Clarification regarding availability of Transitional Credit for GST(17.08.2017)

As per the rules, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) for the month of July 2017 has to be paid by 20th August, 2017. Only after the payment of full GST,.....

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Cabinet approves setting up of a Commission to examine the Sub-Categorization within OBCs(23.08.2017)

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today approved a proposal for setting up of a Commission under Article 340 of the Const.....

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Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey releases FSSAI report on Food Fortification(16.10.2017)

Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare released a comprehensive report on "Large Scale Food Fortification in Indi.....

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Indian Telecom Services Performance indicator Report for April-June, 2015(23.11.2015)

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India released its “Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicator Report” for the period 1 April 2015 to 30 June 2.....

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President Appoints Commission to Examine Sub Categorization of other Backward Classes under Article 340 of the Constitution(02.10.2017)

The President today i.e. on 02.10.2017, in exercise of the powers conferred by article 340 of the Constitution appointed a Commission to examine the s.....

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Bombay High Court: Issue New Birth Certificates Without Father's Name to Single Mother(05.04.2018)

Bombay High Court has directed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to issue new birth certificates for a girl child born through the test tub.....

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Delhi HC Raps UGC For Denying NET Certificate To Candidate With Higher Qualification Degree(12.04.2018)

Delhi High Court has rapped the University Grants Commission (UGC) for denying the National Eligibility Test (NET) certificate to a candidate who held.....

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Call to Abstain from Judicial Work Violates Fundamental Right of an Advocate: MPHC(12.04.2018)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that the decision of State Bar Council calling upon the advocates in state to observe the ongoing week-long pro.....

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Delhi HC Reduces Sentence Imposed on Man Who Killed Five(16.04.2018)

Delhi High Court has reduced the sentence imposed upon an Indian Reserve Battalion Constable who had shot dead five of his colleagues for trying to so.....

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Allahabad High Court Calls for Documents Relating to Arrest of Advocate Md Shoaib(23.12.2019)

Allahabad High Court has directed the UP Police to produce before it the arrest memo pertaining to the arrest of Lucknow based senior lawyer and Presi.....

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CIC to Central Govt: Make Ministers’ Work Allocation Public(26.12.2019)

Central Information Commission has directed the Central Government to put in public domain the work distribution between a Cabinet Minister and Minist.....

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Delhi HC Seeks Lt. Governor’s Reply over Land Acquisition Notification(25.05.2016)

Delhi High Court has sought response from Lt. Governor on a petition seeking de-notification of about 80 bighas of land in north Delhi acquired by the.....

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Impart Education, Don’t Just Give Certificates: Madras High Court(14.05.2018)

Madras High Court has said that the interest of educational institution must be to impart education and not to issue certificate of qualification, as .....

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Karnataka High Court Upholds Conferment of Senior Designation on 18 Advocates(03.02.2020)

Karnataka High Court has disposed of a batch of Public Interest Litigations to uphold the notification issued by it on November 16, 2018, conferring s.....

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Chhattisgarh High Court Directs State to Reconsider Appointment of Deputy Advocate General(03.02.2020)

Chhattisgarh High Court has directed the State Government to reconsider its appointment of Rajneesh Singh Baghel as Deputy Advocate General, who is ac.....

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Supreme Court: Landlord Not Precluded from Making Application for Fair Rent Determination(03.02.2020)

Supreme Court has held that a landlord is not precluded from making an application for determination of fair rent during the currency of agreed rent b.....

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Delhi High Court: No Restraint on Free Communication During Elections(04.02.2020)

Delhi High Court has observed that no restraint can be made on free communication during election while refusing to stop a person from circulating mes.....

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RBI cancels registration of four NBFCs(09.03.2016)

The Reserve Bank of India cancelled the certificate of registration of four Non-Banking Financial Companies, prohibiting them from transacting in busi.....

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Clarifications on levy imposed on jewellery(04.03.2016)

The government issued clarifications on the excise duty of one per cent (without input tax credit) and 12.5 per cent (with input tax credit) levied on.....

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Reporting of U.S. Tax Identification Numbers (TINs) for pre-existing accounts by Financial Institutions(15.01.2018)

India and USA have signed the Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) under FATCA in 2015. To enhance the effectiveness of information exchange and transpa.....

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SC Dismiss Ex-Secretary’s Plea for Joint Trial in Coal Block Allocation Case(09.08.2016)

SC has dismissed a petition by H C Gupta, Ex-Coal Secretary and an accused in coal block allocation cases, for holding joint trial of the eight cases .....

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President Nods for Two More Bills(11.08.2016)

President has given assent to Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2016 and National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research (A.....

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Karnataka High Court Notifies New Rules for Designation of Lawyers as Senior Advocates(18.06.2018)

Karnataka High Court has notified the High Court of Karnataka (Designation of Senior Advocates), Rules 2018 which mandates that that no person with le.....

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Bring in Law to Regulate Fee Structure in Unaided Professional Edu. Institutions: U’khand HC(18.06.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court has directed the state government to bring in a law to regulate the admission and fee structure in private unaided schools and .....

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Consider Formulating Law for Welfare of Advocates’ Clerks: Uttarakhand HC(20.06.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court has suggested that the State may frame a suitable legislation for welfare of Advocates’ clerks, noting that there existed no la.....

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Can’t Deny Advocates The Right to Legally Represent Any Individual: Supreme Court(25.06.2018)

Supreme Court has observed that a bar association cannot restrain advocates from appearing on behalf of and defending any individual.

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Madras HC to Suo Motu Test Constitutional Validity of Section 36B of Advocates Act, 1961(02.03.2020)

Madras High Court has decided to suo moto consider the validity of Section 36B of the Advocates Act, 1961, in as much as it stipulates that in case a .....

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Patna HC Quashes Bihar Notification Over Ban on Gutka and Pan Masala(20.07.2016)

Patna HC has quashed Bihar Government's notification banning manufacture, storage, distribution, transportation, sale of any type of gutka and pan mas.....

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Madras HC Refuses to Take Action against Lawyers till Deliberations are Completed(25.07.2016)

Madras HC has said no action would be initiated against advocates under the amended rules to Advocates Act till deliberations of newly constituted Jud.....

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Himachal HC Issues Notice to Authorities over Private School Fee Hike(26.07.2016)

Himachal Pradesh HC has stayed fee hike by a private school in Shimla and has issued notices to Secretaries of State Education Department and Union Hu.....

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SC: Senior Designation to Lawyers Can't be Subjected to Judicial Scrutiny(27.07.2016)

SC has said that conferring designation of senior advocate on a practising lawyer is a decision taken by administrative side of the court and cannot b.....

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Better to Reject Loan than Running After Defaulters: Madras High Court(29.06.2018)

Madras High Court has dismissed a petition by an aspiring nursing student seeking a direction to State Bank of India for sanctioning her an education .....

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Kerala HC Seeks Response of Karnataka Advocate General on Blockade of Inter-State Roads(31.03.2020)

Kerala High Court has sought the response of Advocate General of Karnataka on the issue of Karnataka Government blocking the roads to Kerala in the wa.....

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Rajasthan HC: Applications for Sentence Suspension Not 'Extreme Urgent Matters' During Lockdown(01.04.2020)

Rajasthan High Court has directed the Registry to not list applications for bail and sentence suspension under the category of 'extreme urgent matters.....

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Madras HC Summons Principal Secretary, Department of School Education(21.09.2016)

Madras HC has directed Principal Secretary, Department of School Education, to appear in court with records on November 7 in connection with a public .....

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CIC: Inquire Fake Birth Certificates Racket in NDMC(26.09.2016)

Central Information Commission (CIC) has ordered inquiry into "gross irregularities" in issuance of fake birth certificates by North Delhi Municipal C.....

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Hyderabad HC Nods for Telangana Govt.'s Egg Scheme(27.09.2016)

Hyderabad HC has upheld the decision of the Telangana State that made it mandatory for poultry farms to obtain National Egg Coordination Committee Cer.....

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Individual Parents Can't Challenge Hike in School Fees: Bombay High Court(23.08.2018)

Bombay High Court has ruled that individual parents cannot challenge a school fee hike before the Divisional Fee Regulatory Committee (DFRC).

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Madras High Court: Schools Must Hire Physical Education Teachers(27.08.2018)

Madras High Court has directed the state government to make it compulsory for all schools having the strength of more than 50 and less than 250 studen.....

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Madhya Pradesh HC: Application for Anticipatory Bail Maintainable After Accused Declared Absconder(14.05.2020)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that declaration of an accused as an "absconder" under Section 82 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 does .....

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Allahabad HC Enables Persons Desirous of Opposing Any Application to Join VC Proceedings(14.05.2020)

Allahabad High Court has intimated that all person desirous of opposing any application before the High Court may send a request for the same on presc.....

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Chhattisgarh High Court: No Student Can Be Failed Upto Class VIII For Any Reason(16.07.2018)

Chhattisgarh High Court has observed that a student cannot be failed up to Class VIII for any reason whatsoever.

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Supreme Court:Annamalai University Can’t Devise Its Own Fee Structure for Professional Degree Courses(16.07.2018)

Supreme Court has held that Annamalai University is not entitled and competent to devise its own fee structure for medical and engineering professiona.....

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Kerala HC Allows Plea of Cat Owner Who Was Denied Pass to Buy Pet Food(06.04.2020)

Kerala High Court has allowed a cat owner's plea to allow him to buy pet-food amid the COVID-19 lockdown.

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Kerala HC Constitutes Special Bench to Hear Bail Applications Through Video Conferencing(07.04.2020)

Kerala High Court has constituted a Special Bench to hear Bail Applications. The Court has started hearing bail applications from 6th April, 2020 thro.....

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Telangana HC Cancels Summer Vacation for HC and All Subordinate Courts(08.04.2020)

Telangana High Court has canceled summer vacation for High Court and all subordinates Courts, while taking stock of the Supreme Court guidelines passe.....

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Kerala HC Directs Bar Council to Give Details of Corpus for Welfare of Advocates(08.04.2020)

Kerala High Court has directed the Bar Council of Kerala to file a statement explaining the details of their proposal to distribute funds for the welf.....

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Delhi HC Directs Banks to Keep Status Quo on Asset Classification(09.04.2020)

Delhi High Court has said banks should maintain status quo on asset classification between 1st March, 2020 and 31st May, 2020, the period for which th.....

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Delhi HC Orders Time Limit for Disposal of Application Moved by Bank to Sell Vehicle in Recovery Suit(22.01.2020)

Delhi High Court has held that the Applications filed for seeking permission to sell a vehicle seized by the bank in cases of default cannot be kept p.....

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NCDRC: Consumer Forums Do Not Have Jurisdiction Over Educational Institutions(23.01.2020)

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has answered a reference holding that 'educational institutions' do not impart 'services' and hence th.....

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AAR: Activity of Fabrication of Body Building on Tippers, Trailers Attracts 18% GST(23.01.2020)

Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR), Karnataka has ordered that activity of fabrication of bodybuilding on tippers and trailers attracts 18% Goods and .....

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SC: Debts Recovery Tribunal Has No Power to Condone Delay in Filing Review Application(27.01.2020)

Supreme Court has held that the Debts Recovery Tribunal has no power to condone the delay in filing application for review under the Recovery of Debts.....

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Delhi High Court Rejects Plea Against Free Bus Ride Notification(28.01.2020)

Delhi High Court has refused to set aside an Aam Aadmi Party notification permitting free travel for women in Delhi Transport Corporation buses on the.....

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Bombay High Court Suggests BMC to Invite Fresh Applications for Junior Panel Lawyers(28.01.2020)

Bombay High Court has asked the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to invite applications from lawyers interested in being empaneled on the Juni.....

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Patent Office Dismisses Wyeth’s Divisional Patent Application(31.03.2016)

The Assistant Controller of Patents & Designs, Kolkata, has refused to proceed with a divisional patent application of Wyeth (now part of Pfizer), fo.....

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Delhi HC Put Stay on 14% Service Tax on Senior Advocates(04.04.2016)

Delhi High Court has stayed Government's decision to impose a 14% service tax on senior lawyers, who are so designated by either the High Courts or th.....

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Kerala High Court Makes New Rules for Designation of Senior Advocates(08.03.2018)

Kerala High Court has made new rules for the designation of senior advocates titled, ‘High Court of Kerala (Designation of Senior Advocates) Rules 201.....

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Bombay HC Dismisses RCom's Plea Challenging Tribunal's Assets Sale Order(09.03.2018)

Bombay High Court has rejected Reliance Communications' plea challenging an arbitration tribunal's order which restrained the telecom company from sel.....

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Bombay High Court Allows Woman to Remove Father’s Name from Daughter’s Birth Certificate(14.03.2018)

Bombay High Court has allowed her to make modifications in the birth certificate of her daughter by deleting the name of the child’s biological father.....

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Telangana High Court Issues Notices on PIL Against Rules for Transportation of Cattle(17.02.2020)

Telangana High Court has issued notices on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging certain rules about the transportation of animals and livest.....

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Bombay HC Asks Centre to Submit Procedure in Application Against Unlawful Activities of Organization(17.02.2020)

Bombay High Court has asked the Centre to submit on record the procedure followed in deciding an application seeking a ban on an organisation for indu.....

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Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India announces essay competition for students of higher education through Institutes of Learning(13.10.2017)

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI), in its endeavour to create awareness about the insolvency and bankruptcy regime amongst the stude.....

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Acceptance of installation certificate under EPCG scheme by the RAs wherein installation certificate is submitted beyond 18 months(25.10.2017)

In exercise of powers conferred under Paragraph 2.04 read with Paragraph 2.58 of FTP 2015-20, the Director General of Foreign Trade in Public interest.....

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EPCH hails GST notification to ease procedure for merchant exporters(24.10.2017)

The Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts has welcomed the Government's decision to ease the procedure for merchant exporters. Handicrafts merchant.....

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TRAI releases Recommendations on "Approach towards Sustainable Telecommunications"(23.10.2017)

1. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has today released its Recommendations on "Approach towards Sustainable Telecommunications".

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Cabinet approves MoU between India and Belarus for Cooperation in the field of Vocational Education and Training(11.10.2017)

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its ex-post facto approval for a Memorandum of Understanding between India and.....

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TRAI releases Consultation Paper on "Next Generation Public Protection and Disaster Relief (PPDR) communication networks"(09.10.2017)

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has today released a Consultation Paper on "Next Generation Public Protection and Disaster Relief (PP.....

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Reclassification of MSMEs will help manufacturing: Textiles Minister(13.02.2018)

Minister of Textiles Smriti Zubin Irani said that reclassification of MSMEs and 5 percent reduction in tax on annual turnover of companies up to Rs. 2.....

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Allahabad HC: No Compulsory Religious Education(22.08.2016)

Allahabad High Court has turned down a petition pleading for compulsory religious education for students from Class I to graduation.

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Check If Schools, Colleges are Disabled Friendly: Bombay High Court(30.07.2018)

Bombay High Court has asked Maharashtra government and Directorate of Education to call for compliance reports from all educational institutes and uni.....

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Kerala HC Asks Centre About Exemption for Advocates Offices to Ensure 'Access to Justice'(22.04.2020)

Kerala High Court has sought to know from the Central Government if it was possible to grant relaxations for advocates from the lockdown, expressing t.....

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Allahabad HC Constitutes Committee for Providing Financial Assistance to Needy Advocates(22.04.2020)

Allahabad High Court has constituted a Monitoring Committee consisting of various office bearers of the High Court Bar Association to oversee the disb.....

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Bombay HC & Subordinate Courts to Cancel Summer Vacation(22.04.2020)

Bombay High Court has decided that the High Court as well as Courts subordinate to it shall not avail Summer Vacation, if lockdown is lifted after 3rd.....

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Allahabad HC: Bar Associations to Maintain Anonymity of Beneficiaries; Accounts Shall be Audited(23.04.2020)

Allahabad High Court has asked all the Bar Associations to maintain anonymity of the beneficiaries receiving financial aid. The Court has further stat.....

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Karnataka HC Directs Bar Council of India to Inform on Possible Relief Measures for Needy Advocates(24.04.2020)

Karnataka High Court has called upon the Bar Council of India, Karnataka State Bar Council, Bar Council of India Advocate Welfare Fund Committee and K.....

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CBDT notifies rules in respect of Country-by-Country reporting and furnishing of Master File(01.11.2017)

In keeping with India's commitment to implement the recommendations of 2015 Final Report on Action 13, titled "Transfer Pricing Documentation and Coun.....

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SC Notices Centre over Plea Seeking Disqualification of Convicted Representatives(08.11.2016)

Supreme Court has issued a notice to Centre in a plea seeking disqualification of Elected Representatives by Election Commission of India upon convict.....

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Madras HC Directs State to Include Three Educational Experts in Panel(08.11.2016)

Madras High Court has directed State Government to include three educational experts in committee constituted by Government to deal with issues, inclu.....

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Madras HC Questions Appointment of CM Favored Candidate for DME Post Without Considering Merit(14.11.2016)

Madras High Court has pointed out that Chief Minister Jayalalithaa had accepted a proposal early this year heavily loaded in favour of a Government Do.....

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Madras HC Dismisses Medical Practitioners Plea to Prescribe Modern Medicines Without Qualification(14.11.2016)

Madras High Court has vacated a ten-year-old interim injunction which helped members of Private Medical Practitioners Association of India to prescrib.....

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Tax Can’t be Levied Through a Circular Without Amending Relevant Notification: Allahabad HC(03.10.2018)

Allahabad High Court has held that the tax cannot be imposed by way of circular without making the amendment to the relevant notification.

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BCI Extends Deadline to Furnish Details of Advocates Registered with District Bar Associations(11.08.2020)

Bar Council of India has extended the deadline for submission of details of all practising Advocates registered with the concerned District and Taluka.....

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Review of Offer for Sale of Shares through stock exchange mechanism(15.02.2016)

The Securities and Exchange Board of India has modified the guidelines on sale of shares through Offer for Sale mechanism in response to suggestions f.....

Tags : Offer for sale, shares, notification, timeframe

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Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicator Report July-September 2015(16.02.2016)

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India released performance indicators for the Indian telecom sector for the quarter ending September, 2015. The Re.....

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Cabinet approves Ratification of the Minamata Convention on Mercury(07.02.2018)

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the proposal for ratification of Minamata Convention on Mercury and de.....

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SC: Need to Review Provisions of Advocates Act(07.07.2016)

SC has called for an “urgent” review of provisions of Advocates Act to tighten regulatory mechanism for legal profession to check indiscipline among l.....

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Madras HC Advises Lawyers to Move SC over Amendments to Advocates Act(12.07.2016)

Madras HC has advised advocates to approach the Supreme Court if they have any grievances on amendments to the Advocate's Act.

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CESTAT, Mumbai: Application for Compounding of Offence Can Not be Rejected on Technical Grounds(20.02.2020)

Custom, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Mumbai has held that the purpose of compounding of offence against the payment of compoundin.....

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Supreme Court: Fixing of Commercial Tariff for Self-Financed Educational Institutions Legally Valid(24.02.2020)

Supreme Court has held that clubbing of Self-financed educational institutions with commercial service providers to fix electricity tariffs Higher tha.....

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J&K HC Dismisses Intervention Application of Association of Pellet Survivors as "Unnecessary"(24.02.2020)

Jammu and Kashmir High Court have dismissed an application filed by Association of Pellet Survivors to intervene in an ongoing Public Interest Litigat.....

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Punjab and Haryana HC grants Bail to Advocate Allegedly Involved in GST Scam(28.02.2020)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted bail to an Advocate who was allegedly involved in registering bogus firms for performing Goods and Services .....

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Government of India issues clarification regarding requirement for furnishing of Country-by Country Report under Section 286(4) of Income Tax Act, 1961(26.03.2018)

In keeping with India's commitment to implement the Recommendations of the 2015 Final Report on Action 13, titled "Transfer Pricing Documentation and .....

Tags : Clarification, Furnishing of, Report

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Rajasthan HC Rejects Cairn India’s Plea to Refund Education Cess(21.10.2016)

Rajasthan High Court has rejected a petition of Cairn India Energy seeking refund of Education Cess and Secondary Education Cess amounting to Rs.300 c.....

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Delhi HC Notices Central Board of Film Certification over Appeal Against Film Certificate(24.10.2016)

Delhi High Court has said there appeared to be no provision in Cinematograph Act to allow a third party to appeal against certification granted to a f.....

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Try to Be First in Malnutrition Eradication: Bombay High Court Tells State(25.09.2018)

Bombay High Court has told the state government to strive towards being the first as far as eradication of malnutrition is concerned rather than boast.....

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Candidates Can't Be Barred from Polls on Framing of Criminal Charges: Supreme Court(25.09.2018)

Supreme Court has held that candidates cannot be disqualified merely because charges have been framed against them in a criminal case.

Tags : Supreme Court, Disqualification, Criminal Charges

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Cabinet Approves New Telecom Policy(26.09.2018)

Cabinet has approved new telecom policy named, National Digital Communications Policy (NDCP) 2018, which aims to attract $100 billion investment and c.....

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Disqualified Lawmakers’ House Membership to Be Revived if Conviction is Stayed: SC(27.09.2018)

Supreme Court has affirmed that once the conviction of an MP or MLA has been stayed by the appellate court under section 389 of the CrPC, the disquali.....

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Delhi HC Directs Delhi Govt to Fix Dates for Bidding Process for CM Advocates Welfare Scheme(04.08.2020)

Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to comply with its order wherein the said Government was directed to start the tender process for t.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Bidding Process for CM Advocates Welfare Scheme

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Government rescinds Notification on premature EPF withdrawals(21.04.2016)

The Central Government notified withdrawal of Notification dated 10 February 2016 which amended rules regarding withdrawal of funds from the Employees.....

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Clarifications in respect of investment by certain Category II FPIs(13.03.2018)

I. This is in reference to SEBI circular No. CIR/IMD/FPIC/ 26 /2018 dated February 15, 2018 regarding "Easing of access norms for investment by FPIs"......

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Delhi HC Allows Plea Seeking Postponing Vacation of Suit Property Due to COVID-19 Pandemic(09.04.2020)

Delhi High Court has allowed a judgment debtor to postpone the vacation of suit property due to the unforeseen circumstances brought about by the COVI.....

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Bombay HC Grants Interim Relief to Law Student Rusticated for Allegedly Consuming Cannabis(09.04.2020)

Bombay High Court has granted ad-interim relief to a first year law student who was rusticated from a law college for allegedly smoking cannabis insid.....

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Bombay HC Upholds Rule 2(xxiv) Of Rules of Legal Education(13.04.2020)

Bombay High Court has upheld Rule 2(xxiv) of the Rules of Legal Education, 2008 which prevents Centres of Legal Education from imparting education wit.....

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Allahabad HC Takes Suo Moto Case on Assistance to Needy Advocates and Clerks Amid Lockdown(13.04.2020)

Allahabad High Court has taken suo moto cognizance of the issue of financially weak Advocates and registered Advocate Clerks, who are now on the verge.....

Tags : Allahabad High Court, Allahabad High Court has taken suo moto cognizance of the issue of financially weak Advocates and registered Advocate Clerks, who are now on the verge of starvation due to loss of Court work in face of the lockdown.

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Kerala HC to Conduct Hearings During Summer Vacation Via Video Conferencing(14.04.2020)

Kerala High Court has announced that it will sit through the midsummer vacation, 2020 and will hear urgent cases via Video Conferencing.

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NGT Cancels Summer Vacation; Will Function for Entire Month of June(15.04.2020)

National Green Tribunal has decided to cancel its summer vacations, scheduled for the month of June, 2020, in view of loss of working hours due to res.....

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Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana(17.03.2016)

The Central government approved the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, which will replace the existing National Agricultural Insurance Scheme and Modif.....

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Government releases Intellectual Property Panorama(31.03.2016)

The Indian government released a single window interface for information on Intellectual Property under the Indian Intellectual Panorama. The portal w.....

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Clarification Regarding a Fake Advertisement in the name of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural gas in Newspapers in Maharashtra(27.02.2018)

It has come to the notice of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural gas, Government of India that some unscrupulous persons by using name and logo of Minis.....

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Modifications to Prudential Guidelines on Revitalising Stressed Assets(25.02.2016)

The Reserve Bank of India modified and cl.....

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Comprehensive Master Directions on Know Your Customer(25.02.2016)

The Reserve Bank of India issued Master Direction called the ‘read»

Service Tax (Amendment) Rules, 2016(01.03.2016)

The Ministry of Finance notified Service Tax (Amendment) Rules, 2016 to amend Service Tax Rules, 1994. Amongst the changes is a substitution in the tr.....

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Hotel Classification Guidelines Streamlined to Make Them Simple, Transparent and Time Bound(17.01.2018)

The application for classification and payments of fees have been made through digital platform only and the prevalent options of application by post .....

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Aadhaar Card as Id Proof(03.04.2018)

'Prisons' is a State subject as per entry 4 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India. The administration and management of pris.....

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Ranking and Accreditation System for Higher Educational Institutions(02.04.2018)

The Ministry of Human Resource Development has launched the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) on 29th September, 2015 to rank institutio.....

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Bombay HC Slams State over Delay in Appointing Advocate General(29.11.2016)

Bombay High Court pulled up State Government over delay in making an appointment to post of Maharashtra Advocate General.

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SC Seeks Centre’s Reply over Fund Allocation for Judicial Infrastructure(30.11.2016)

Supreme Court has sought details after the Centre said that 14th Finance Commission had approved allocation of Rs 9,749 crore last year to be released.....

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Bombay HC Dismisses Petition of Four Students Admitted Under RTE Act, 2009(30.11.2016)

Bombay High Court has rejected petition by four students, admitted in a Malad school under Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Ac.....

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Delhi HC Quashes Centre's Ban on 344 Fixed Dose Combination Drugs(01.12.2016)

Delhi High Court has quashed Centre’s Notification to ban 344 fixed dose combination (FDC) medicines.

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Supreme Court: Ossification Test Results Not A Conclusive Evidence For Person’s Age(02.12.2016)

Supreme Court, while holding that a medical test does not give an accurate finding regarding age of a person, has held that an accused cannot be decla.....

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Delhi High Court Dismisses Former BSF Jawan’s Petition in Cattle Smuggling Case(19.11.2018)

Delhi High Court has dismissed the plea of a former Border Security Force (BSF) jawan who was dismissed from service for allowing 15 cattle to be smug.....

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SC: Cancel Licences, Spectrum if AGR Dues of Insolvent Telecom Companies Not Paid(25.08.2020)

Supreme Court has stated that the Government must cancel licences and spectrum of telecom companies that refuse to pay pending adjusted gross revenue .....

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Several landmark initiatives launched by the Government to improve quality of Higher Education(02.04.2018)

The Central Government, the University Grants Commission (UGC) and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) are constantly endeavouring to im.....

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Meghalaya High Court Makes Verification of Affidavits Mandatory(02.03.2020)

Meghalaya High Court has directed its Registry to ensure that affidavits filed by the parties during the course of proceedings are duly verified. The .....

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ITAT, Mumbai: Wrong Assumption or Incorrect Application Would Make Order Liable for Revision(04.03.2020)

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai has held that the wrong assumption of facts or incorrect application of the law would make the order liab.....

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SC: Pharmacy Council Alone Has Jurisdiction in Field of Pharmacy Education, Not AICTE(11.03.2020)

Supreme Court has held that the Pharmacy Council of India shall alone have the jurisdiction in the field of pharmacy, and not the All India Council fo.....

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Madras HC: 'Eminent Senior Advocate' Does Not Mean Designated Senior Advocate(11.03.2020)

Madras High Court has held that the words "eminent senior advocates" are not synonymous with the definition of a Senior Advocate as contained in the A.....

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NCLAT: Limitation Period Applicable to Application Filed by Financial Creditor(16.03.2020)

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has reversed the order of the National Company Law Tribunal, Ahemdabad holding that the order of admission of .....

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ITR-V verification pending? Now use EVC(09.05.2016)

The Central Board of Direct Taxes allowed taxpayers to verify their electronic returns by means of Electronic Verification Code.

As far bac.....

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CBDT invites suggestions on draft notification pertaining to new Rule 11UAB of IT Rules, 1962(03.05.2018)

Finance Act, 2018 has inserted clause (via) to section 28 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 ('the Act') so as to provide that any profit and gains from conv.....

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Price Dissemination through SMS/Electronic Communication Facility(30.08.2016)

As per Section 131(4) of Finance Act, 2015 all rules, directions, guidelines, instructions, circulars, or any like instruments, made by the erstwhile .....

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Identification of Benami Properties(24.07.2018)

Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act 1988 as amended by the Benami Transaction (Prohibition) Amendment Act, 2016 seeks to prohibit the Bena.....

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RBI prescribes format for SAC to be submitted by NBFCs(23.06.2016)

The Reserve Bank of India introduced a uniform format for the statutory auditor certificate. Non-Banking Financial Corporations will need to fill out .....

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Environment Ministry notifies Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules(16.04.2018)

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has notified the Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules 2018. The amended Rules lay down th.....

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Steps taken to improve the quality of higher education(23.07.2018)

The Ministry has prepared draft Higher Education Commission of India Bill, 2018 to repeal of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Act, 1956 and for .....

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Punjab & Haryana HC Notices UGC over Not Recognising Distance Education Degrees(17.10.2016)

Punjab and Haryana HC has asked University Grants Commission (UGC) to explain rationale behind not recognising Distance Education Degrees acquired by .....

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Delhi HC: Martyrs Don’t Need Government Certificates(19.10.2016)

Delhi HC has said that anyone who lays down his life for Country is a martyr who is remembered by society, and no other recognition like a certificate.....

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Delhi High Court Gives Relief to School Razed 40 Years Ago(28.08.2018)

Delhi High Court has asked Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to give 4,000 square yards of land for an Urdu medium school for students which was demol.....

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Supreme Court Extends Stay on HC Order on Minority Schools(28.08.2018)

Supreme Court has extended the stay on the Gujarat high court's order that all schools must obtain certificates for minority status from a competent a.....

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NCLT Cancels Summer Vacation 2020 for All Its Benches(06.05.2020)

National Company Law Tribunal has cancelled the Summer Vacation, 2020 for all its benches, in view of loss of work due to the lockdown.

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Chhattisgarh HC Cancels Summer Vacation for HC & Subordinate Courts(08.05.2020)

Chhattisgarh High Court has cancelled the summer vacation of both the High Court as well as the Courts subordinate, so as to compensate for the loss o.....

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Jharkhand HC Cancels Summer Vacation 2020(08.05.2020)

Jharkhand High Court has cancelled summer vacation scheduled between 18th May, 2020 and 6th June, 2020 to compensate for loss of Court work due to the.....

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Karnataka HC Urges Bar Council to Approach Senior Advocates for Donations(11.05.2020)

Karnataka High Court has said that it is unable to direct the Central and State Government to release funds for the welfare of advocates enrolled with.....

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Clarifications on Income Declaration Scheme, 2016(27.06.2016)

The Central Board of Direct Taxes issued further clarifications to the recently announced Income Tax Declaration Scheme, 2016.

Elaborations.....

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Recovery of confirmed demands during pendency of stay application(04.07.2016)

The Ministry of Finance brought changes to its 2013 notification on the recovery of confirmed demands while assessee’s stay application remains pendin.....

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Notification of draft Telecom Commercial Communication Customer Preference Regulation, 2018(29.05.2018)

1. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today notified draft Telecom Commercial Communication Customer Preference Regulation, 2018, that is pr.....

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Manual signatures on digitally signed invoices(19.07.2016)

The Central Board of Excise and Customs clarified that a manufacturer or service provider opting to issue invoices authenticated by digital signature .....

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Draft Telecommunication Consumers Education and Protection Fund (Fourth Amendment) Regulation, 2018(27.06.2018)

1. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today released draft Telecommunication Consumers Education and Protection Fund (Fourth Amendment) Regu.....

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Acceptance of installation certificate under EPCG Scheme by the RAs, wherein installation certificate is submitted beyond 18 months, without penalty(14.08.2018)

In exercise of powers conferred under Paragraph 2.04 of FTP (2015-20) read with Paragraph 2.58 of FTP (2015-20), the Director General of Foreign Trade.....

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Clarification regarding bank guarantee requirement for bond executed by EOUs(14.08.2018)

1. Various representations have been received regarding difficulties faced by EOUs with respect to requirements of bank guarantees in view of Circular.....

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Eradication of Child Labour(18.07.2018)

Child Labour is an outcome of various socio-economic problems such as poverty, economic backwardness, illiteracy etc. As per 2011 Census, the number o.....

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New application process to fast track the allotment of PAN and TAN(22.07.2016)

For fast tracking the allotment of PAN and TAN to company applicants, Digital Signature Certificate(DSC) based application procedure has been introduc.....

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Clarification regarding actual service providers rendering eligible services to be entitled for the SFIS/SEIS benefits or the aggregator of services (Ports)(22.05.2018)

1. This Directorate has received references from exporters providing port related services seeking clarification whether the actual service providers .....

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Allocation of preferential export of sugar to USA under TRQ for the year 2018-19(13.09.2018)

1. In exercise of the powers conferred under Paragraphs 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby allo.....

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Rescindment of notification No. 3/2013-Customs (ADD), dated the 26th March, 2013(13.09.2018)

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (5) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), read with rules 18 and 23 .....

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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Challenge to Centre's Notification of IBC Part III(05.08.2020)

Delhi High Court has issued notice on a plea challenging the gazette notification bringing into effect certain provisions of Part III of the Insolvenc.....

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SC Issues Notice in Plea Challenging Gujarat Governments' Notification Extending Work Hours(05.08.2020)

Supreme Court has issued notice in a plea challenging the notification issued by the Gujarat Labour and Employment Department granting exemptions to a.....

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Delhi HC Constitutes Committee to Finalise Process of Issuing Digital Degree Certificate(05.08.2020)

Delhi High Court has constituted a committee to finalise the process of issuing digital degree certificates to students of Delhi University.

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Karnataka HC Restrains Centre from Publishing Final EIA Notification till Sep 7(06.08.2020)

Karnataka High Court has restrained the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change from publishing the Final Notification based on the .....

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Madhya Pradesh High Court Directs Digital Detoxification of Student Accused(07.08.2020)

Madhya Pradesh High Court, while granting bail to a 'student' accused, has directed him to perform digital detoxification of himself by not using What.....

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Kerala HC: No Bar on Filing Anticipatory Bail Applications in Triple Talaq Cases(10.08.2020)

Kerala High Court has held that Anticipatory Bail application under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 is not barred in a case in wh.....

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Government modifies operational guidelines for Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna (PMFBY), Performance evaluation of insurance companies has been made stringent(18.09.2018)

The Government has decided to incorporate the provision of penalties for States and Insurance Companies for the delay in settlement of insurance claim.....

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P & H HC Stays Haryana Govt. Notifications Including OBC Community in SC Category(13.08.2020)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has stayed two notifications of the Government of Haryana including the OBC 'Gadaria' community as Scheduled Caste, noti.....

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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Centre for Wilful Disobedience in Publishing of Draft EIA Notification(13.08.2020)

Delhi High Court has asked the Centre why it should not be hauled up for contempt of court for alleged “wilful disobedience” of its order to ensure th.....

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SC Dismisses Plea Seeking Filling of Vacated Seats of AIQ Medical NEET-PG on Merit(17.08.2020)

Supreme Court has dismissed a plea seeking directions to the Union to come forth and declare 3309 seats of All India Quota under Medical NEET-PG 2020 .....

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Karnataka HC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking to Extend Education Loan Moratorium Scheme Benefit(18.08.2020)

Karnataka High Court has issued notice to the State/Central Government and Reserve Bank of India on a Public Interest Litigation seeking extension of .....

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P &H HC Upholds College's Decision to Not Admit Candidate to 'Sponsored Category' Vacancy(19.08.2020)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has upheld the decision of a medical college refusing admission of a “general category” candidate into vacancies of “spo.....

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Pending RTI Applications(01.08.2018)

Central Information Commission (CIC) has informed that 23,978 second appeals/complaints are pending as on 26-07-2018. No data is maintained in respect.....

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Notification issued by UGC for regulation of online courses(06.08.2018)

University Grant Commission (UGC) has recently issued a notification on 04.07.2018 for the regulation of Online Courses. This regulation lay down the .....

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Card Not Present transactions - Relaxation in Additional Factor of Authentication for payments upto Rs. 2000/- for card network provided authentication solutions(06.12.2016)

Reserve Bank of India has been taking a number of initiatives with the involvement of all stake holders to enhance safety and efficiency of the retail.....

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CVC analyses 100 top bank frauds - identifies loop holes-suggests systemic improvements(16.10.2018)

Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has reviewed and analyzed Top 100 Bank Frauds, as on 2017.

Sharing the details Dr. T.M. Bhasin, Vigilan.....

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Madras High Court Upholds Disqualification of 18 AIADMK MLAs of Tamil Nadu Assembly(25.10.2018)

Madras High Court has upheld the decision of Tamil Nadu assembly speaker to disqualify 18 MLAs of AIADMK.

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Delhi HC Directs Delhi University to Draw Up Mechanism for Issuing Digital Degree Certificates(27.07.2020)

Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi University to immediately draw up a mechanism or a protocol for issuing digital degree certificates along with.....

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Delhi HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Inclusion of Advocates Under MSME Act(29.07.2020)

Delhi High Court has refused to entertain a plea seeking inclusion of advocates as eligible professionals under the scheme of Micro Small & Medium Ent.....

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#New Education Policy 2020 : Union Cabinet Approves National Education Policy 2020(30.07.2020)

Union Cabinet has approved National Education Policy, 2020 that proposes restructuring in higher education doing away with affiliation to the universi.....

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#New Education Policy 2020 : More Focus on Vocational Studies in School-Level(30.07.2020)

Central Government has stated that every child shall learn at least one vocation by sampling of vocational crafts, such as carpentry, electric work, m.....

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#New Education Policy 2020 : School Complexes to be Used for Adult Education Courses(30.07.2020)

Central Government has allowed use of schools/ school complexes beyond school hours and public library spaces for adult education courses which will b.....

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Madras HC Passes Interim Order Allowing Advocates to Apply to Post of DRT Presiding Officer(04.08.2020)

Madras High Court has permitted lawyers to apply for the post of Presiding Officer of the Debt Recovery Tribunal, as notified vacant by the Central Go.....

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Release of Consultation Paper on 'Regulatory Framework for Over The Top Communication Services(12.11.2018)

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today released a Consultation Paper on 'Regulatory Framework for Over The Top (OTT) Communication Service.....

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Widow Eligible For Family Pension Even After Re-Marriage: Central Administrative Tribunal(14.09.2018)

Central Administrative Tribunal has ruled that the widow of a deceased government servant is eligible for family pension even after remarriage.

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SC Issues Notice on Plea to Allow Advocates to Advertise(14.07.2020)

Supreme Court has issued notice to the Bar Council of India in a plea seeking issuance of directions to the Bar Council of India to permit use of adve.....

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Karnataka HC Asks for Extension for Submitting Objections Against Draft EIA Notification(17.07.2020)

Karnataka High Court has directed the Union Government to consider extending the time for submitting suggestions and objections to the draft Environme.....

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Delhi HC Directs Delhi Govt to Fix Dates for Bidding Process for CM Advocates Welfare Scheme(17.07.2020)

Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to start the tender process for the Chief Minister Advocates Welfare Scheme by fixing the opening a.....

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SC Refuses to Entertain PIL Seeking Uniform Education Board System(17.07.2020)

Supreme Court has refused to entertain a Petition which sought a uniform education system across the country for children aged between 6-14 years.

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Supreme Court: No Recalculation of AGR Dues of Telecommunication Companies(21.07.2020)

Supreme Court has stated that there will be no recalculation of the adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues that need to be paid by the telecommunication co.....

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SC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance of Financial Difficulties of Advocates Amid COVID-19(22.07.2020)

Supreme Court has taken suo moto cognizance of the financial difficulties being faced by lawyers due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Regulations for a four year B.Ed. integrated course published in official gazette in November, 2018(03.01.2019)

The recruitment and service conditions of teachers are primarily in the domain of State Governments/UT Administrations. The Central Government through.....

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Amendment of notification number S.O. 3407(E) dated the 8th November, 2016 S.O.3449(E)(14.11.2016)

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 26 of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (2 of 1934), the Central Government hereby.....

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Cabinet apprised of MoU between India and the Russian Federation for the development of cooperation in transport education(01.11.2018)

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has been apprised of the following two instruments, namely, a Memorandum of Underst.....

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Draft Notification proposing Amendment of Rules 2C, 2CA and 11AA and for Nos. 10G, 56 and 56G of the Income-Tax Rules, 1962 placed in public domain for inputs from stakeholders and general public(29.10.2018)