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Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 effective 15 January 2015(13.01.2016)

The Ministry of Women and Child Development notified 15th January, 2015 as the .....

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Bureau of Indian Standards Bill, 2015(06.08.2015)

The Bureau of Indian Standards Bill, 2015 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 6 August, 2015. The Bill provides for the creation of a national body, th.....

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Telecom companies to compensate for dropped calls from 2016(16.10.2015)

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India introduced the read»

Aircraft (Investigation of Accidents and Incidents) Amendment Rules, 2015(27.09.2015)

The Ministry of Civil Aviation has notified Rules to amend the Aircraft (Investigation of Accidents and Incidents) Rules, 2012, pertaining to investig.....

Tags : Aircraft, investigation, database, accident, 2015

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Blast from the Past

Blame your hair fall on the helmet(29.08.1988)

Given that India has some of the most unsafe roads in the world, it is indeed ironic that the struggle to coerce road users into adopting safety devic.....

Tags : helmet, two wheeler, fundamental right

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Personal laws not disturbed by fundamental rights(24.07.1951)

What could the Bombay High Court have said that stung Finance Minister Arun Jaitley so, leading him to call it “one of the most adverse judgments”. Af.....

Tags : Personal laws, bigamy, fundamental rights, social custom

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Top Story

A little more compassion for married daughters(30.11.2015)

It may not quite be the “but-for-sex”, but Chhattisgarh High Court’s ruling took a step in quelling another probably archaic, certainly egregious gove.....

Tags : compassionate appointment, married daughter, Chhattisgarh

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Supreme Court cracks the whip on false affidavits(11.01.2016)

The Supreme Court upheld Rs. 10 lakhs of costs imposed by the High Court in deploring the filing of a false and misleading affidavit. Petitioner had d.....

Tags : false affidavit, unconditional apology

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TRAI releases paper on Set Top Box interoperability between TV services(04.04.2016)

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India may have antagonised telecom operators in the country recently with its call drop rules, now it is all set t.....

Tags : Trai, set top box, interoperability, telecom data

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IRDA lambasts Max Life Insurance ‘casual approach’ to insurance regulations(28.06.2016)

The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India imposed a penalty of Rs. 10 lakhs on Max Life Insurance Company, citing operational defici.....

Tags : irda, max life, penalty, agents

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IRDA lambasts Max Life Insurance ‘casual approach’ to insurance regulations(28.06.2016)

The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India imposed a penalty of Rs. 10 lakhs on Max Life Insurance Company, citing operational defici.....

Tags : irda, max life, penalty, agents

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Free Data: Having your cake and eating it too(19.05.2016)

After the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India spurned advances of the private sector offering ‘free’ internet for all by banning read»

Supreme Court upheld linking of Aadhaar with PAN card mandatory for filing ITR(09.06.2017)

Supreme Court has upheld linking of Aadhaar card with PAN card mandatory for filing income tax returns in a judgment titled as Binoy Viswam v. Union o.....

Tags : Aadhar, PAN, Linking, Mandatory

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SC Declares Right to Privacy as Fundamental Right(24.08.2017)

The Nine Judges Bench of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in a historic and landmark Judgment has declared that, right to privacy is a fundamental right in t.....

Tags : Privacy, Fundamental right, Declaration

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India Set the Course For First Ever Bullet Train On Its Soil(14.09.2017)

The Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe jointly laid the foundation stone for India’s first ever bullet .....

Tags : Project, Bullet train, Foundation

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Mandatory Use of Public Finance Management System (PFMS) for all Central Sector Schemes Launched(27.10.2017)

The use Public Finance Management System has been made mandatory in order to ensure that, the benefits of the various Government Schemes reach to the .....

Tags : PFMS, Mandatory use, Central schemes

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DARPAN – “Digital Advancement of Rural Post Office for A New India” launched(21.12.2017)

With the aim of enhancing the rural reach of the Department of Posts, the Minister of Communications launched DARPAN – “Digital Advancement of Rural P.....

Tags : DARPAN, Launch, Digital Advancement

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Supreme Court allows passive euthanasia, issues guidelines(09.03.2018)

The Supreme Court while holding that right to live with dignity is a fundamental right has allowed passive euthanasia for terminally-ill patients. The.....

Tags : Illness, Passive Euthanasia, Fundamental right

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RBI directs daily reporting of individual transactions by banks under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS)(12.04.2018)

In order to improve monitoring and to ensure compliance with the LRS limits, RBI has decided to put in place a daily reporting system by authorised de.....

Tags : Scheme, Transaction, Daily Reporting

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Delhi High Court Decriminalizes Begging(08.08.2018)

Delhi High Court strikes down the provision as 'unconstitutional' which made 'begging' an offence. Further, High Court observed that, criminalizing be.....

Tags : Begging, Offence, Fundamental right, Violation

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MCA mandates issue & transfer of shares in dematerialised form only(11.09.2018)

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has notified that with effect from 2nd October, 2018, issue of further shares and transfer of all shares by un.....

Tags : Shares, Demat form, Mandatory

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IBBI amends the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Liquidation Process) Regulations, 2016(07.01.2020)

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) notified the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Liquidation Process) (Amendment) Regulation.....

Tags : Liquidation Process, Regulation, Amendment

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Central Government amends Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Amendment Rules, 2020(24.07.2020)

The Central Government, in consultation with the National Financial Reporting Authority amends the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015.....

Tags : Accounting standards, Amendment, Rules

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42nd GST Council Meeting recommends eight major changes(05.10.2020)

The 42nd GST Council met on 5th October, 2020 under the Chairmanship of Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister. The meeting was also attended by U.....

Tags : GST Council, Meeting, Recommendations

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Income Tax Department validates Unique Document Identification Number generated from ICAI portal for Tax Audit Reports(26.11.2020)

In continuation with the ongoing initiatives of the Income Tax Department for integrating with other Government agencies, Income-tax e-filing portal h.....

Tags : Validation, UDIN, Tax Audit

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IBBI amends the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Voluntary Liquidation Process) Regulations, 2017(08.04.2022)

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India notified the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Voluntary Liquidation Process) (Amendment) Regulat.....

Tags : Amendment, Regulation, Liquidation Process

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MCA amends Nidhi Rules, 2014 to safeguard the interest of general public(20.04.2022)

Initially, there was no requirement for a company to obtain a declaration from the Central Government in order to operate as a Nidhi Company under the.....

Tags : Mandatory, Nidhi companies, declaration

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GST Council recommends several measures for streamlining compliances in GST(11.07.2023)

The 50th meeting of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council was held, under the chairpersonship of the Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister.G.....

Tags : Recommendations, Meeting, GST Council

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Lok Sabha passes Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023(03.08.2023)

In order to protect right of individuals and their digital personal data, Lok Sabha passes Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023. The Bill prote.....

Tags : Personal Data, Bill, Protection

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Central Consumer Protection Authority issues ‘Guidelines for Prevention and Regulation of Dark Patterns, 2023’(08.12.2023)

The Central Consumer Protection Authority, in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 18 of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, has issued “Guideli.....

Tags : Guidelines, Issuance, Dark patterns

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A purposive approach to finding responsibility(28.08.2015)

The Supreme Court in recent judgments considering responsibility of dishonoured cheques issued by or on behalf of a company has reiterated its desire .....

Tags : Been guv'nor-ing day to day?

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CBDT extends due date for filing Form 10A/10AB under IT Act till 30th June, 2024(25.04.2024)

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), has issued Circular No. ¬¬¬07/2024 dated 25.04.2024 further extending the due date for filing Form 10A/ Form.....

Tags : Filing, Due date, Extension

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Government extends due date of furnishing of Income Tax Returns and Audit Reports(24.10.2020)

In view of the challenges faced by taxpayers in meeting the statutory and regulatory compliances due to the outbreak of COVID-19 and imposition of loc.....

Tags : ITR, Dates, Extension

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52nd GST Council recommends changes in GST tax rates and measures for facilitation of trade(07.10.2023)

The 52nd GST Council met under the Chairpersonship of Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs. Foreign going vessels are liable to pay 5% IGS.....

Tags : GST Council, Recommendations, Measures

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BIS issues standards for organizations publishing consumer reviews(12.12.2022)

Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), the National Standard Body of India, has published an Indian Standard, IS 19000:2022 on Online Consumer Reviews. Thi.....

Tags : Standards, Issuance, Review

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HSN Code mandatory from 1st April for GST taxpayer with turnover of more than Rs 5 Crore(31.03.2021)

CBIC (Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs) with effect from 1st April has made mandatory for a GST taxpayer, with a turnover of more than Rs 5.....

Tags : HSN Code, Mandatory, GST taxpayer

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Faridabad Bar Association Bars Outstation Lawyers from Appearing in Courts Sans Local Counsel(22.06.2018)

The District Bar Association of Faridabad has passed a resolution barring all out station advocates from appearing in any court without local counsel......

Tags : Faridabad Bar Association, Outstation Lawyers, Litigation, Practice

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47th GST Council recommends change of rates on goods and services(29.06.2022)

The 47th GST Council met under the Chairmanship of Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman. The meeting was also atte.....

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International Cases

Notaries and lawyers exempt from disclosure scheme in Canadian tax law(03.06.2016)

Canada’s Supreme Court held unconstitutional tax provisions relating to request for information by the Revenue Agency in the assessment of tax payable.....

Tags : search and seizure, legal advice, privileged information, canada

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Apple loses patent battle for mobile processors but pays less than expected(16.10.2015)

A jury in Wisconsin has found Apple guilty of infringing patents owned by Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, or WARF. It awarded WARF $234 million .....

Tags : Apple, patent, lose, warf, processor, iphone, ipad, million, damages

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A person who suffers damage as a result of malicious prosecution of a civil suit against him is entitled to recover that damage(20.07.2016)

Principal issue in instant appeal is relating to prosecution of civil proceedings in tort of malicious prosecution. Instant appeal is from a decision .....

Tags : Malicious prosecution, Civil suit, Damages

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Inspection should only be refused if the redacted paragraphs are manifestly irrelevant(19.03.2018)

In present case, on 8 February 2018, the Plaintiff issued a subpoena to Mr Simon Guy Theobald, former administrator of the Defendant, requiring produc.....

Tags : Amending Agreement, Unredacted version, Inspection

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A domestic “suspension” provision cannot defer the expiry of the Convention’s limitation period beyond that long stop(17.10.2018)

Present appeal raises a question about the interpretation of Article 16 of the Athens Convention relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their Lugg.....

Tags : Negligence, Damages, Grant

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An agreement to agree without a deadlock-breaking mechanism was not enforceable(15.10.2020)

The Appellants launched an application in the Gauteng Division of the High Court, Pretoria for orders declaring and enforcing servitudal rights. The s.....

Tags : Servitudal rights, Agreement, Enforceability

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Supreme Court deliberates on 'colour of right'(30.07.2015)

The Supreme Court, elaborating on a "remarkably short" trial court analysis, held that the evidentional foundation establishing colour of right was su.....

Tags : canada, criminal, colour of right

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In order to avoid liability under Section of COIDA, onus of satisfying the Court is on employer(04.03.2021)

In present case, On 5 April 2017 the Appellant, Ms Catherine Churchill, went to work as usual at the offices of the first Respondent, the Premier of 4.....

Tags : Damages, Compensation, Entitlement

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Unless there has been some improper conduct on part of arbitrator, a bona fide mistake either of law or fact made by arbitrator does not constitute misconduct or a gross irregularity(17.06.2021)

The Appellant and the first and second Respondents (the respondents) concluded a restraint of trade agreement in 2008. In May 2017, the Respondents co.....

Tags : Review, Award, Damages

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Florida’s sentencing scheme given the chop(12.01.2016)

The United States Supreme Court overwhelmingly held Florida’s sentencing scheme unconstitutional under the read»

Employer 'may' make a payment in lieu of notice to the employee giving the employer the choice whether or not to make the payment(21.09.2017)

In the facts of present case, the claimant worked as a farm labourer for the respondent company, picking mushrooms at its premises, from 13 December 2.....

Tags : Poor attendance, Dismissal, Legality

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Leave to appeal must not be given unless the Court is satisfied that the ground has a reasonable prospect of success(26.07.2022)

The Respondent was convicted after trial in the Magistrates Court of one charge of assault occasioning bodily harm and one charge of dangerous driving.....

Tags : Sentence, Imposition, Backdating

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Creditor and shareholder of holding company of insolvent insurer has no locus standi to seek curatorship of insurer under Section 54 of Insurance Act(24.10.2022)

In present matter, on 6 November 2018, the Prudential Authority, a juristic person that operates within the administration of the South African Reserv.....

Tags : Liquidation orders, Curatorship, Legality

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Wrongfulness was to be established objectively, taking into consideration the legal convictions of the community(13.01.2023)

Appeal is against an order of the Eastern Cape, East London Circuit Court (the high court) which held the Democratic Alliance liable for damages for i.....

Tags : Dignity, Infringement, Damages

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Liability in tort, delict or quasi-delict can only arise, if a causal connection can be established between damage and event in which that damage originates(21.03.2018)

In facts of present case, between May 2005 and February 2009, Mr. Mukhtar Ablyazov was the chairman and controlling shareholder of the claimant, a ban.....

Tags : Conspiratorial agreement, Damages, Jurisdiction

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As the blocking orders were still extant at the time of the winding-up of the companies, it is competent for the Reserve Bank to issue the relevant forfeiture orders(23.01.2023)

The Reserve Bank issued three separate forfeiture orders relating to the monies standing to the credit of Sun Candle Products (Pty) Limited (Sun Candl.....

Tags : Liquidation, Forfeiture orders, Validity

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“Deliberate acts” in Clause 14 of the policy includes acts which are intended to cause injury(23.04.2021)

On 9 August 2013, Craig Grant was killed as a result of an assault on him by Jonas Marcius, a door steward employed by the Prospect Security Ltd ("Pro.....

Tags : Insurer, Liability, Damages

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State is liable for any delictual or contractual damage or loss caused as a result of any act or omission in connection with any school activity conducted by a public school(13.02.2023)

The Appellant, the MEC of Education, North West, was found liable in terms of Section 60 of the South African Schools Act, 1998 for damages suffered b.....

Tags : Damages, Liability, Provision

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Unless the court otherwise directs, an originating process must be supported by an affidavit stating the facts in support of the process(10.05.2023)

Matthew Hartland (Plaintiff) was employed as a carpenter/concreter by Togail Na Heireann Pty Ltd. On 21 May, 2020, he attended a site controlled and o.....

Tags : Damages, Personal injuries, Evidence

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Accommodation is not a home, it is a residence of limited duration for a specific purpose, that is time-bound by the academic year and subject to rotation(03.07.2023)

Present is an appeal against the order of the High Court, dismissing the Appellant’s application to evict the Respondents. The respondents had been ca.....

Tags : Accommodation, Eviction, Entitlement

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While an appeal to Court of Appeal is by way of rehearing, a trial judge’s findings of fact should not be overturned simply because Court of Appeal would have found them differently(05.12.2018)

Present appeal is about the burden of proof in actions against a shipowner for loss of or damage to cargo. The six claimants were the owners and bill .....

Tags : Consignment, Damage to cargo, Burden of proof

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Court has power to allow liquidator to dispense with Rule 7.5(6) of Supreme Court (Corporations) Rules, 2004(24.08.2023)

By originating process filed on 6 April 2023 (Application), the first and second plaintiffs as liquidators (Liquidators) of Maybach Consulting Pty Ltd.....

Tags : Liquidator, Release, Entitlement

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Court has power under Section 25(9) of the Supreme Court Act, to appoint a receiver where it appears to be just and convenient(20.12.2023)

In facts of present case, the first Plaintiff, Jennifer Elizabeth Low, was appointed as liquidator of the second plaintiff, Midwest Marine Pty Ltd (Li.....

Tags : Appointment, Liquidator, Power

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Director of a company is liable for any loss, damages or costs sustained by the company as a consequence of any breach by the director(24.04.2024)

Present appeal concerns the interpretation of Section 218(2) of the Companies Act, 2008. The high court considered and upheld an exception to the part.....

Tags : Damages, Director, Liability

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A person applying for the winding up of a company has to lodge a notice with Australian Securities Investments Commission(15.05.2024)

In present matter, on 7 May 2024, Digital Dealership Pty Ltd (Company) filed an application for orders that it be wound up on the grounds of insolvenc.....

Tags : Winding up, Liquidator, Appointment

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A court may issue a sequestration order, whether provisional or final(21.06.2024)

In present matter, Mr. Courtney, a citizen of the United Kingdom, who was resident in South Africa at the time, set up two companies, Salt House Inves.....

Tags : Liquidation, Final sequestration, Participation

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Delay itself constitutes a breach of claimant’s Convention rights and gives rise to a right to bring proceedings under Human Rights Act(06.03.2019)

The central issue in present appeal is whether the Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland was entitled to order that, a claim for damages under Section 8.....

Tags : Investigation, Delay, Damages, Entitlement

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Warner Music does not own rights to ‘Happy Birthday’ lyrics(22.09.2015)

A United States District Court granted Plaintiffs’ motion that the Defendants did not receive copyright to the lyrics of the well-known song ‘Happy Bi.....

Tags : copyright, song, happy birthday, lyrics

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Use of midazolam does not violate Eighth Amendment of Constitution(29.06.2015)

Hearing a petition against the use of midazolam by the State of Oklahoma in carrying out the death penalty, the United States Supreme Court held that .....

Tags : Death row, execution, midazolam

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An applicant for a final interdict must show a clear rightan injury actually committed or reasonably apprehended and absence of similar protection by any other remedy(12.06.2024)

The central issue in present appeal is whether the first Appellant, Mrs. Polo Susan Pitso (Mrs Pitso), the widow and executrix in the estate of the la.....

Tags : Attorney, Mandate, Termination

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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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ECJ: Safe Harbour not safe from US intelligence(06.10.2015)

In a case where an Austrian citizen complained against his personal data on popular social networking website ‘Facebook’ being shifted from servers in.....

Tags : Safe harbour, data privacy, offshore, server

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In absence of an available market, measure of loss is difference between contract rate and what was or ought reasonably to have been earned from employment of vessel under shorter charterparties(28.06.2017)

Present appeal concerns assessment of damages arising out of repudiation of a charterparty by charterers of a cruise ship called New Flamenco (“vessel.....

Tags : Award, Damages, Assessment

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Others

PF Settlement Made Quicker(11.08.2015)

The Government of India has granted authorization to market transportation fuels, namely, MS, HSD and ATF to the new entrants including the private s.....

Tags : epfo, social security, india, canada, austria

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Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Value Added Tax (Amendment) Regulation, 2015(20.08.2015)

The Union Cabinet approved the the promulgation of the Dadra and Nagar Haveli Value Added Tax (Amendment) Regulation, 2015 by the President under Arti.....

Tags : Vat, dadra and nagar haveli

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Judgments

UPPCL and PVVNL’s administrative apathy chastised in case involving electrocution(17.09.2015)

In a case questioning Permanent Lok Adalat’s jurisdiction awarding compensation to dependents of a victim who was electrocuted from a high tension fal.....

Tags : Lok adalat, merits, compensation, electricity

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UPPCL and PVVNL’s administrative apathy chastised in case involving electrocution(17.09.2015)

In a case questioning Permanent Lok Adalat’s jurisdiction awarding compensation to dependents of a victim who was electrocuted from a high tension fal.....

Tags : Lok adalat, merits, compensation, electricity

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Document proved in Court as executed by a party does not require handwriting expert opinion(10.04.2015)

Once a document is proved in the Court to have been executed, or a signature appended is proved to have been truly signed by the party concerned, it i.....

Tags : signature, expert, opinion, mandatory, evidence

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Property becoming more valuable subsequent to conclusion of sale by liquidator is not a relevant consideration in determining the legality of the sale(13.08.2015)

If a higher offer is received in respect of the sale of property of a company in liquidation, the Court is not justified in reopening the concluded pr.....

Tags : liquidation, sale, higher offer, conclusion

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No necessity for complaint to aver actual date of service of notice against dishonoured cheque(17.08.2015)

If the complaint contains the date of issuance of registered notice, merely not containing the date of receipt of information from the bank regarding .....

Tags : Banking, cheque, date of service, notice

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Failure of suit to comply with CPC at time of commencement does not lead to an automatic rejection of the plaint(24.08.2015)

The court cannot dismiss a suit or reject a plaint for the Plaintiff's failure to provide an affidavit in support of the pleadings at the time of comm.....

Tags : Commence, plaint, affidavit, limitation

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Max Life Insurance fined for ‘casual approach’ to insurance regulations(28.06.2016)

The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India imposed a penalty of Rs. 10 lakhs on Max Life Insurance Company, citing operational defici.....

Tags : irda, max life, penalty, agents

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SC reverses High Court’s premature release of TADA convict(29.06.2016)

The Supreme Court reproached the Punjab and Haryana High Court for assuming “power on the basis of individual perception or notion” in light of its fa.....

Tags : tada, life imprisonment, amnesty

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Bombay High Court quashes unsubstantiated externment order(21.06.2016)

The Bombay High Court quashed an order of externment - excluding a person from a city or district - against an accused for procedural insufficiencies .....

Tags : externment, witness intimidation, in-camera testimony

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Children have right to promotion in minority institution up to elementary level(10.06.2016)

Applying the ‘best interest’ principle, Kerala High Court granted an elementary school student benefit of Section 16 of the Right of Children to Free .....

Tags : minority school, elementary, student, promotion, fundamental right

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Millennium Bus Depot’s days may be numbered(20.10.2015)

Delhi High Court dismissed an application by the Delhi Transport Corporation for an extension of time to seek a change in land use from the Delhi Deve.....

Tags : Depot, bus, land use, delhi, DDA, DTC

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Power of arrest is to be used with great circumspection and not casually(01.09.2016)

Present writ Petitions filed by two entities operating on-line platforms/web portals raise important questions involving powers of Directorate General.....

Tags : Arrest, Fundamental rights, Violation

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Trust has no right to discriminate entry of women into a public place of worship under guise of `managing affairs of religion'(26.08.2016)

In instant case, issue involved is relating to entry of women in sanctum sanctorum of Dargah in light of the constitutional provisions. By this PIL, f.....

Tags : Fundamental rights, Women, Entry, Haji Ali Dargah

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Hardik Patel’s application against sedition order dismissed(01.10.2015)

The Gujarat High Court turned down Hardik Patel’s application to recall a previous order by which the judge had called for an investigation to determi.....

Tags : Hardik Patel, sedition, accused, mandamus, cognizable

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Notwithstanding fact that offence is non-compoundable, FIR can be quashed, if Court otherwise satisfied that, facts and circumstances of case so warrant(29.08.2016)

Present petition under Section 482 CrPC for quashing of FIR, under Section 324/325/34 IPC registered at Police Station on basis of compromise deed exe.....

Tags : FIR, Quashing, Non-compoundable

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Wide powers conferred upon the High Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, cannot be invoked as a matter of right(21.10.2016)

By present petition, Petitioner challenged judgment passed by caste scrutiny committee, the order passed by Commissioner, Solapur Municipal Corporatio.....

Tags : Election, Invalidation, Caste claim

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Mandate of an Arbitrator "shall terminate" by or pursuant to agreement of parties(25.01.2017)

This is a joint application by both Petitioner and Respondents under Section 14(2) read with Section 15 of Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996. Both .....

Tags : Arbitrator, Mandate, Termination

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At fag end of carrier, a party cannot be allowed to raise a dispute regarding his date of birth(10.03.2017)

Present petition filed against the judgment of Industrial Court, whereby it has confirmed the judgment of Labour Court. The learned counsel submitted .....

Tags : Retirement, Date of birth, Dispute

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At fag end of carrier, a party cannot be allowed to raise a dispute regarding his date of birth(10.03.2017)

Present petition filed against the judgment of Industrial Court, whereby it has confirmed the judgment of Labour Court. The learned counsel submitted .....

Tags : Retirement, Date of birth, Dispute

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Compensation for damage 'safely inferred' to have been caused by activity(30.07.2015)

Noting that the Applicants had filed an application 5 years after construction work by the Respondents had stopped, no major structural damage had occ.....

Tags : construction, damage, nexus

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State financial corporation's rights impeded by right of workers to wages in insolvency(07.08.2015)

The right of a state financial corporation under Section 29 of the State Financial Corporations Act, 1959 is subject to rights of workers of the compa.....

Tags : state financial corporation, liquidation, rights

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Existence of a concluded contract is sine qua non in compensation claim for loss and damages(21.04.2017)

Respondent's Suit for breach of contract and damages was decreed by Principal District Court, in Original Suit for a sum of Rs. 5,25,55,460/- with int.....

Tags : Decree, Damages, Validity

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Party complaining breach of contract is entitled to reasonable compensation whether or not actual loss is proved to have been caused(21.04.2017)

Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited ('MTNL') has filed present petition under Section 34 of Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996 challenging an Award da.....

Tags : Damages, Compensation, Validity

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Air India complains "predatory" poaching of pilots(10.02.2016)

The Competition Commission of India dismissed Air India’s complaint against Indigo’s (InterGlobe Aviation) act of poaching its trained pilots for havi.....

Tags : Predatory recruitment, anti-competitive, training costs

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Insurance coverage cannot be available for a vague or indefinite period(16.12.2016)

Government of Andhra Pradesh awarded work of Investigation, Design and Execution of Tunnel -1 & Tunnel - 2, including Head Regulator at entrance of po.....

Tags : Coverage, Insurance, Damages

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Affidavit filed in support of caveat shall state the right and interest of caveator, and grounds of objections to the application(23.11.2017)

In facts of present case, a Will was executed by Shrutika Doshi on 1st March, 2013 by which she appointed her husband, the sole Respondent, as the exe.....

Tags : Caveat, Affidavit, Conditions

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Retention of accommodation for 8/6 months is automatic without any request or production of certificate by the allottees(16.10.2017)

The present petition has been filed by the Petitioner with prayers that, present Court may kindly direct or issue a writ of appropriate nature, thereb.....

Tags : Accommodation, Retention, Right

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State Human Rights Commission is only a recommendatory body and has no power and jurisdiction to direct payment of compensation.(07.11.2017)

The present petition is filed by the Chhattisgarh State Electricity Board (Petitioner) for challenging the order passed by the Chhattisgarh Human Righ.....

Tags : Human Rights Commission, Compensation, Recommendatory Authority

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Assessable value can't be rejected merely on the grounds of NIDB data(27.09.2018)

The present appeal is filed by the Appellant against the Order-in-Appeal passed by the Commissioner(Appeal), wherein he has set aside the Order-in-Ori.....

Tags : Assessment, Valuation, NIDB data

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Ban on ‘sardar jokes’ gains another proponent(11.04.2016)

Calls for ban on ‘sardar jokes’, gained support with the Shiromani Gurudwara Prabhandak Committee joining the fight for curtailing jokes that portray.....

Tags : Sardar joke, ban, internet

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Standard of proof requires proof that it was accused alone who had committed offence(26.12.2018)

In instant matter, the learned Trial Court after recording evidence and evaluating the same convicted the Petitioner under Sections 279, 337 and 338 o.....

Tags : Conviction, Legality, Standard of proof

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FIR cannot be registered without sanction of Competent Authority in TADA Offences(16.10.2019)

Present appeal by the Accused is directed against the order passed by the Designated TADA Court whereby the application filed by the Accused that, the.....

Tags : TADA offence, Sanction, Requirement

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If amount is not voluntarily paid by assessee and later on case is decided in his favour, then he is entitled to interest from date of deposits made by assessee(18.11.2019)

The present appeal is directed against the impugned order passed by the Commissioner (Appeals) whereby the Commissioner (Appeals) has allowed the inte.....

Tags : Interest, Entitlement, Date

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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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Any petition to challenge the date of birth mentioned in the service book at the fag end of service is not maintainable(28.08.2020)

Present petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1950 has been filed against the order by which the Petitioner has been retired from s.....

Tags : Date of birth, Correction, Maintainability

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An Arbitrator shall be ineligible, if his close family member has significant financial interest in one of the parties or an affiliate of one of the parties(25.09.2020)

The Petitioner is seeking termination of the mandate of the Presiding Arbitrator under Sections 14 and 15 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 199.....

Tags : Presiding Arbitrator, Mandate, Termination

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Married daughters are eligible to seeking benefit of compassionate appointment(15.12.2020)

Petitioner in present petition has challenged the order denying appointment on compassionate ground on the death of her father on the score that she i.....

Tags : Married daughters, Compassionate appointment, Entitlement

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Standard of physical fitness for the Armed Forces is more stringent and so opinion of doctors of Armed Forces shall prevail(21.12.2020)

In present case, the Petitioner is an aspirant to the post of Constable (G.D.) in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and had applied for the said.....

Tags : Medical fitness, standard, Armed forces

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When Circulars are issued by the DGCA to ensure public safety, the right to life guaranteed by the Constitution is not violated as same is subject to restrictions(16.10.2020)

Present writ petitions have been filed by the respective Petitioners challenging the Breath Analyzer examination of the personnel engaged in Aircraft .....

Tags : Fundamental rights, Circular, Legality

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Post-dated cheques given as security against advance do not constitute a legally enforceable liability(14.08.2015)

When cheques are given as security against an advance, and could not be encashed unless the account between the parties was settled, the amount of suc.....

Tags : Cheque, dishonour, enforceable liability, post-dated

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Maintenance is to be awarded from the date on which the application is made before the concerned Court(25.01.2021)

Inherent power under section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) is invoked to challenge the judgment rendered by the Additional Sessio.....

Tags : Monetary relief, Entitlement, Date

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“Profiteering” found in HUDA-private developer transaction(13.05.2016)

An authority acquiring land under the guise of public purpose, but subsequently passing it on to a private builder amounts to acquisition for a privat.....

Tags : Land acquisition, fraud, huda, private use

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Only 'unmarried or widowed daughter' who are dependent upon deceased female Government servant at the time of death are eligible for compassionate appointment(13.09.2021)

Present Appeal has been filed against the impugned Judgment and Order passed by the High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru in Writ Petition No. 5609/201.....

Tags : Daughter, Unmarried, Widowed, Dependent

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Married daughter continues to ‘belong to father’s family’(10.03.2016)

Deceased father can nominate property to married daughter under Rules 127 and 128 of the West Bengal Co-operative Societies Rules, 1987. The court acc.....

Tags : married daughter, cooperative society, nomination

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Non-compliance of the mandatory requirement of drawing up a preliminary order vitiates the entire proceedings(01.08.2022)

The Petitioner is challenging the conditional order passed by the Sub-Divisional Magistrate ('SDM'), in term of Section 133 of the Code of Criminal Pr.....

Tags : SCN, Non-compliance, Mandatory requirement

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Deposit of 25% of the amount by the auction purchaser is mandatory and full amount of the purchase money must be paid within fifteen days from the date of the sale(10.02.2023)

The original Respondent No. 1 - objector before the Executing Court has preferred the present appeal, feeling aggrieved with the impugned judgment pas.....

Tags : Sale, Non-compliance, Mandatory provisions

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No interference with the arbitral award would be warranted unless the Court finds that the view is patently illegal or perverse(19.09.2023)

By way of present petition filed under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 ('the A&C Act'), the Petitioner-National Highways Auth.....

Tags : Award, Damages, Legality

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When language of statute is plain and unambiguous, it should be given effect to irrespective of its consequences(05.12.2023)

The singular point raised by learned counsel for the Petitioners is that, the decision making process adopted by the Respondents is contrary to the pr.....

Tags : Principles, Natural justice, Statutory mandate

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Fixation of pay scale is in realm of employer and Court should exercise restraint unless entitlement is denied due to irrational consideration(09.11.2023)

The Respondent is an Association of Employees in the Head Quarters of Ordnance Factory Board. They sought for upgradation of the pay scales of Assista.....

Tags : Pay scale,upgradation, Legality

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Assessing Officer has to calculate total income of assessee in conformity with Arm's Length Price determined by Transfer Pricing Officer(01.04.2024)

The present writ petition, at the instance of the assessee, seeks to assail the impugned order passed under Section 144C read with Sections 143(3) and.....

Tags : Assessment, Legislative mandate, Breach

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Applications for change of date of birth at the fag end of service cannot be entertained(14.05.2024)

Petitioner has filed present petition challenging the Judgment and Order passed by the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal dismissing Original Applica.....

Tags : Alteration, Date of birth, Eligibility

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Insured is required to intimate loss or damage to insurer expeditiously and within a reasonable time(25.10.2016)

As complaint was dismissed by Commission, review petitioner/complainant preferred an appeal before Supreme Court. In terms of liberty granted by Supre.....

Tags : Loss or damage, Claim, Delay

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Fixation of cut off dates is permissible and is largely immune from judicial scrutiny, unless the person aggrieved makes out a positive case of arbitrariness(03.06.2024)

In facts of present case, the Petitioner is the ward of an Insured Person (“Ward of IP”) within the meaning of Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948. T.....

Tags : Cut-off date, Fixation, Legality

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After invocation of Section 33 (5) of the IBC, the authority does not have the power to initiate recovery of dues by means of sale/ confiscation(16.10.2023)

Present appeal is directed against the order passed by the National Company Law Tribunal, by which two applications, filed under Section 60 (5) of the.....

Tags : Initiation, Liquidation proceedings, Recovery

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A process of selection and appointment to a public office should be absolutely transparent and there should be no deviation from terms and conditions(20.03.2018)

Present Original Application under Section 19 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985, was filed by the Applicant seeking to call for the Records of.....

Tags : Candidature, Rejection, Validity

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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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Muddamal in self same condition is required to be produced in Court and non-production thereof is fatal to prosecution(31.05.2018)

In instant case, charge sheet was filed against the Accused-Appellant for the offence under Section 8/15 Narcotic Drugs And Psychotropic Substances Ac.....

Tags : Conviction, Validity, Seized muddamal, Non-production

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Doctrine of sovereign immunity not applicable to cases of fundamental rights violation, hence, cannot be used as a defence in public law(12.08.2016)

In present writ petition, Petitioners, migrants of State of Jammu & Kashmir State had planned to take out a peaceful protest March upto Delhi for vent.....

Tags : Fundamental rights, Violation, Compensation

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Secondary evidence can be permitted to be produced where party establishes factual foundation(13.05.2020)

Present appeal is directed against the judgment passed by the High Court whereby the High Court confirmed the order passed by the Civil Judge in appli.....

Tags : Will, Secondary evidence, Entitlement

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Women can be ‘karta’ of Hindu Undivided Family(22.12.2015)

Eldest co-parcener, even if a woman, can be ‘karta’ of a Hindu Undivided Family. The Delhi High Court noted that Section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act.....

Tags : Co-parcener, eldest daughter, karta, huf

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Dispute must pre-exist before the receipt of the demand notice for admitting an application under Section 9 of IBC(10.08.2020)

Challenge in present Appeal is to the Order passed by the Adjudicating Authority (National Company Law Tribunal, New Delhi), by which Order, the Adjud.....

Tags : Dispute, Existence, Mandate, Provision

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Supreme Court extends time for NJAC suggestions(05.11.2015)

The Supreme Court of India extended the time available for putting forth suggestions to constitute a more transparent collegiate system for selection .....

Tags : Njac, recommendations, extension, time

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CIC dismisses appeal seeking up-to-date government email addresses(16.12.2015)

The Central Information Commission dismissed an appeal seeking email addresses of all governments, public authorities and organisations maintained by .....

Tags : Rti, email addresses, outdated, security, privacy

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No automatic termination of recovery proceedings against members is contemplated on termination of liquidation proceedings(20.08.2019)

The question involved in the present matter is whether under the provisions of Section 109 of the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 on expi.....

Tags : Liquidation, Liability, Proceedings, Members

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Notifications & Circulars

Net Neutrality Round 2: TRAI versus TSPs(30.05.2016)

TRAI began investigations into the second .....

Tags : trai, net neutrality, throttling, data priority

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Bank Holiday on Second and Fourth Saturdays from September 1(28.08.2015)

All scheduled and non-scheduled banks - public, private, foreign, cooperative, regional rural and local area banks - will observe public holiday on se.....

Tags : Banking, holiday, saturday

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Committee on Clearing Corporations(01.09.2015)

The Securities and Exchange Board of India approved seeking of public comments on the recommendations in the Report of the Committee on Clearing Corpo.....

Tags : Clearing corporations, recommendations, committee, report

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New updated Version of Income Tax Return Statistics for Assessment Year 2012-13 released(19.08.2016)

Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) had proactively released data relating to direct tax collections, PAN allocation and distribution of income in th.....

Tags : Statistics, Income Tax Return, updated Version

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‘VIKALP’ – Scheme to provide accommodation to waitlisted train passengers(15.10.2015)

Ministry of Railways will commence a pilot scheme from 1.11.2015 to provide confirmed accommodation to waitlisted passengers. Run for a period of six .....

Tags : Railway, alternate, accommodation, train

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RBI seeks Comments/Feedback on Report of the Working Group on the Implementation of Indian Accounting (20.10.2015)

Reserve Bank of India has released the Report of the Working Group on the Implementation of Indian Accounting Standards by Banks in India. The Report .....

Tags : Rbi, international reporting, accounting, india, standards, budget

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Government extends due date for filing of Income Tax Returns from 30th September, 2016 to 17th October, 2016(12.09.2016)

The due date for filing of Income tax returns by tax payers whose accounts are required to be audited under the Income Tax Act is the 30th September o.....

Tags : Income Tax Returns, Filing, Extension of date

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Bureau of Indian Standards notifies Standard Marks(01.12.2015)

The Bureau of Indian Standards notified standard marks for various product types. The Marks, effective 1 December 2015, cover mostly consumer electron.....

Tags : Standard mark, consumer electronics, appliances, mains power

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Justice Dattu's record as judge (Source: www.Livelaw.in)(10.12.2015)

‘How’ a judge decides, which way he or she leans, is it a favourable bench, were once the great unknowables – rather, known by the few. But with today.....

Tags : Justice dattu, live law, Manupatra, judge analytics

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Import Data Processing and Monitoring System (IDPMS)(06.10.2016)

Attention of Authorized Dealer Category-I (AD Category-I) banks is invited to A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.65 dated April 28, 2016 read with Section .....

Tags : Import data, Monitoring, Efficient data, Processing

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Circular on Enhanced Standards for Credit Rating Agencies (CRAs)(01.11.2016)

With a view to strengthen the functioning of CRAs and to harmonise the best practices in the industry, SEBI constituted a committee on "Strengthening .....

Tags : Standard, Enhancement, Credit rating

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Income Tax Simplification Committee reveals recommendations(25.01.2016)

The Income Tax Simplification Committee, headed by former Justice R.V. Easwar, has released its first.....

Tags : Income tax, simplification, recommendations

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TRAI draft directions on delivering broadband services(20.01.2016)

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India released a read»

Roadmap drawn up for converging Ind AS with IFRS(18.01.2016)

In consultation with the Reserve Bank of India, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority and Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority, .....

Tags : Accounting standards, ifrs, roadmap, 2018

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Aadhaar mandatory for pensioners(14.12.2016)

There is, at present, no proposal to make Aadhaar seeding mandatory for release of pension to the Central Government pensioners. Eighty-seven percent .....

Tags : Pensioners, Aadhaar, Mandatory

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DTAA agreement with Maldives for international air transport(22.02.2016)

The Union Cabinet approved entering into an agreement with the Maldives for the avoidance of double taxation of income from international air transpor.....

Tags : Double taxation, avoidance, Maldives, airlines

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Canada and India to cooperate in competition matters(29.02.2016)

The Competition Commission of India signed a Memorandum of Understanding .....

Tags : Competition, cooperation, Canada

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Guidance Note on Board Evaluation(05.01.2017)

Subject of Evaluation i.e. who is to be evaluated;
b.Process of Evaluation including laying down of objectives and criteria to be adopted for ev.....

Tags : Evaluation, Notes, Guidance

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News

Delhi High Court Slams DDA over Delay in Allotting Plots(14.09.2015)

Delhi High Court has slammed Delhi Development Authority (DDA) for a 34-year-long delay in allotting plots to applicants by the DDA. The court has als.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, DDA

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Supreme Court Extends Stay on Dayanidhi Maran’s Arrest(15.09.2015)

Supreme Court has extended stay on Madras High Court order cancelling bail of Ex-Telecom Minister and DMK leader Dayanidhi Maran in alleged telephone .....

Tags : Supreme Court ,Madras High Court,Dayanidhi Maran

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Bombay HC Directs Ganesh Pandal Violators to Contribute to CM Relief Fund(16.09.2015)

Bombay HC has directed Ganesh pandal organisers, on Thane-Belapur Road to pay Rs 1 lakh by Wednesday to Chief Minister’s relief fund. The court impose.....

Tags : Bombay HC,Ganesh pandal

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Provisions of Food Safety Act(21.09.2015)

Bombay HC while dismissing a plea challenging several provisions of the Food Safety and Standards (FSS) Act, observed that those who endangered human .....

Tags : Bombay High Court ,Food Safety and Standards (FSS) Act

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Punjab and Haryana HC Approves De-Merger Plan of Jindal Stainless(22.09.2015)

Punjab and Haryana HC has approved scheme of arrangement between Jindal Stainless, Jindal Stainless (Hisar), Jindal United Steel and Jindal Coke, thei.....

Tags : Punjab and Haryana HC,Jindal Stainless

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MP High Court Directs Action Against Policeman who Beat Up Lawyer in Pandarinath(23.09.2015)

MP High Court while taking a petition seeking immediate action against policemen who thrashed a lawyer during violence in Pandarinath area, has direct.....

Tags : MP High Court, Policeman,Pandarinath

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SC to Vodafone: Deposit Rs 2,000 crore for Merger(24.11.2015)

Supreme Court has directed Vodafone to make an interim payment of Rs 2,000 crore to department of telecommunications, following which the latter will .....

Tags : Supreme Court, Vodafone India

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Madras HC Stays Principal’s Decision to Discharg a UKG, Class II Students(25.11.2015)

Madras HC has stayed order of Principal of C.E.O.A. Matriculation Higher Secondary School discharging a Class II girl and a UKG student from school fo.....

Tags : Madras HC , C.E.O.A. Matriculation Higher Secondary School

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SC Directs Maharashtra to Take Decision within 2 Weeks on Dance Bars Licence(26.11.2015)

Supreme Court has directed Maharashtra Government to bring in action its earlier order on dance bars and decide within two weeks the application seeki.....

Tags : Supreme Court , Dance Bars Licence

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SC Dismisses Anil Kumar Yadav’s Plea against Allahabad HC Order(30.11.2015)

SC has dismissed UPPSC Chairperson Anil Kumar Yadav’s plea, whose appointment was held as "illegal" by the Allahabad High Court and upheld the high co.....

Tags : SC, PPSC Chairperson Anil Kumar Yadav

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Allahabad HC to Govt.: Frame Rules to Include Divorced Daughter in Family(30.11.2015)

Allahabad HC has ordered Principal Secretary (Law) to take necessary steps within 4 months so that a “divorced daughter” can be included in definition.....

Tags : Allahabad HC, divorced daughter,family

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Gujarat HC Extends Naroda Patiya Convict’s Bail on Medical Grounds(30.11.2015)

Gujarat High Court has extended temporary bail of Kishan Khubchand Korani, a convict in Naroda Patiya riots case, for two months, as suffering from me.....

Tags : Gujarat High Court , Kishan Khubchand Korani, Naroda Patiya riots case

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National Green Tribunal (NGT) Raps GDA over Dadri Wetlands(16.11.2015)

NGT while concerning over Greater Noida’s Dadri wetlands, home to nearly 200 species of rare and migratory birds, which continues to shrink, has warne.....

Tags : NGT , GDA

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Kerala HC Permits Three Organisations to Offer Annadanam(17.11.2015)

Kerala High Court has allowed Akhila Bharatha Ayyappa Seva Sanghom, Sabarimala Ayyappa Seva Sangham, and Sree Boothanantha Dharma Sthapanam to offer A.....

Tags : Kerala High Court , Annadanam

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Orissa High Court Provides Relief to Odisha Medicos(19.11.2015)

Orissa High Court while providing major relief to 124 students of Sardar Rajas Medical College of Kalahandi , has allowed State Government to adjust m.....

Tags : Orissa High Court, Sardar Rajas Medical College of Kalahandi,Odisha Medicos

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Calcutta High Court Cancels Madan Mitra's Bail, Accused in Saradha Scam(20.11.2015)

Calcutta High Court has accepted petition of Central Bureau of Investigation seeking cancellation of bail granted to Trinamool Congress leader Madan M.....

Tags : Calcutta High Court,Madan Mitra, Saradha Scam

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J&K HC: Consider Using Drones to Monitor Dal Lake Area(23.11.2015)

Jammu and Kashmir HC has directed State authorities to explore possibility of using drones to keep an eye on illegal constructions in and around Dal L.....

Tags : Jammu and Kashmir HC, Dal Lake

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Supreme Court Grants Relief to Adani Power on Rs 300 Crore Customs Duty Levy(23.11.2015)

Supreme Court while giving relief to Adani Power, has junked 2010 notification of Union Government which levied customs duty to tune of Rs 300 crore o.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Adani Power

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Bombay HC Orders State Govt. to Recover Rs 10 Lakh from Former Congress MLA in a Money-Lending Case(23.12.2015)

Bombay HC has directed State Government to recover Rs 10 lakh from Ex-Khamgaon Congress MLA Dilip Sananda following a Supreme Court directive to effec.....

Tags : Bombay HC,Congress MLA Dilip Sananda

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NGT Directs MP to Stop Sand Mining in Harda District(24.12.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) over a complaint that mining was being carried out mechanically in a river in Harda district, has directed Madhya Prades.....

Tags : National Green Tribunal , Harda district

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Allahabad High Court Stays I-T Notice Issued to Greater Noida Industrial(24.12.2015)

Allahabad High Court has stayed a notice issued by the Income Tax department to Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority proposing to reassess t.....

Tags : Allahabad High Court, Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority

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Bombay High Court Serves Notices to Vedanta, Cairn India to Explain Merger(29.12.2015)

Bombay High Court has issued notices to Vedanta, Cairn India -and their directors over a shareholder's petition alleging that Vedanta used complex tra.....

Tags : Bombay High Court , Vedanta, Cairn India

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Govt.: No LPG Subsidy for Taxpayers Who Earn over Rs 10 Lakh Annually(29.12.2015)

NDA Government has announced that taxpayers with an annual income of more than Rs 10 lakh will not get subsidised LPG cylinders from the new year.

Tags : NDA Government, LPG Subsidy

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Gujarat HC Extends Bail Of Naroda Patiya Massacre Case Convict On Health Grounds(30.12.2015)

Gujarat High Court has granted a 90-day extension of temporary bail to Manoj Kukrani, one of the convicts of Naroda Patiya massacre case of 2002, unde.....

Tags : Gujarat High Court , Manoj Kukrani, Naroda Patiya massacre case

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Delhi HC Issues Notices to CCI, CREDAI and 20 Realty Developers over Cartelisation(30.12.2015)

Delhi HC has issued notices to Competition Commission of India (CCI), Confederation of Real Estate Developers Association of India (CREDAI) over a pet.....

Tags : Delhi HC , CREDAI, CCI

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Gujarat HC Cancels Candidature of Underage Contestant(30.11.2015)

Gujarat HC has canceled candidature of an underage candidate in Jasdan muncipality after election officials cleared his nomination papers without prop.....

Tags : Gujarat HC , Jasdan muncipality election

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SC to Govinda: Apologize for Slapping a Fan in 2008(30.11.2015)

Supreme Court while observing that a filmstar should not indulge in fighting in public places, has directed actor Govinda to apologize to his fan for .....

Tags : Supreme Court, Govinda

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Madras HC Looks for Status Report on Relief Measures taken After Flood(01.12.2015)

Madras HC has sought a status report by Turesday from Tuticorin Collector on relief measures taken by him for flood affected people in the district.

Tags : Madras HC , Turesday from Tuticorin Collector

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Bombay HC Clears Way for Mhada(02.12.2015)

Bombay HC has cleared ways for Mhada to undertake a mega redevelopment project work in south Mumbai and dismissed petition filed by a developer who ha.....

Tags : Bombay HC, Mhada

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NGT Seeks Response from DDA, SDMC on Mobile Tower Installation(02.12.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) on a petition filed against installation of mobile towers in south Delhi has sought response from Delhi Development Auth.....

Tags : National Green Tribunal, DDA, SDMC ,Mobile Tower Installation

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Chhattisgarh HC: Married Daughter Eligible for Compassionate Appointments(03.12.2015)

Chhattisgarh High Court has observed that a married daughter is eligible to get government job of her deceased's father on compassionate grounds.

Tags : Chhattisgarh High Court, married daughter, Compassionate Appointments

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NGT Prohibits Tree Felling on Mehrauli-Badarpur Highway(03.12.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has prohibited tree felling in stretch located along Mehrauli-Badarpur Highway in south Delhi's Saket area, as green bel.....

Tags : National Green Tribunal , Mehrauli-Badarpur Highway

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SC Denies Interim Payment of Compensatory Tariff to Adani(04.12.2015)

Supreme Court has declined to direct Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (GUVNL) to pay Adani Power Ltd (APL) compensatory tariff while the main case was pending in .....

Tags : Supreme Court ,Adani

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Hyderabad High Court Says Daughters Are Eligible for Father's Terminal Benefits(14.01.2016)

Hyderabad High Court has held that an employer is not at fault if he decides to distribute the terminal benefits of a deceased employee in equal parts.....

Tags : Hyderabad High Court, Daughters , Father's Terminal Benefits

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SC to Nazir Maudany: Move Trial Court for Joint Trial(15.01.2016)

Supreme Court has directed 2008 Bangalore blasts case accused Abdul Nazir Maudany to approach the trial court in next week with his plea to jointly tr.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Abdul Nazir Maudany

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FSSAI Issues New Rules for Ensuring Quality Imports(15.01.2016)

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued new rules for importing products, seeking to address concerns over the entry of sub-st.....

Tags : Food Safety and Standards Authority of India ,rules for importing products

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NGT Imposes Rs.25 Crore Fine on AHPPL(18.01.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed a penalty of Rs.25 crore on Adani-Hazira Port Pvt. Ltd (AHPPL) and its associate Hajira Infrastructure Pvt. .....

Tags : National Green Tribunal , Adani-Hazira Port Pvt. Ltd

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Madras HC Adjourns Karunanidhi Defamation Case Till March 10(19.01.2016)

Madras High Court has adjourned criminal defamation case against Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) Chief M. Karunanidhi till March 10.

Tags : Madras High Court, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Chief M. Karunanidhi

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IRDAI Tightens Norms for Cross-Border Re-Insurers(20.01.2016)

Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has tightened norms for Cross-Border Re-Insurers (CBR) operating in India. It has said.....

Tags : IRDAI, CBR

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Gujarat HC Orders Closure of Illegal Foundries in Manek Chowk(21.01.2016)

Gujarat HC has directed Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) to shut down around 1,800 units involved in manufacturing ornaments without licence in M.....

Tags : Gujarat HC , Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation

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Punjab and Haryana HC Dismisses Doda Bail Petition(22.01.2016)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has junked anticipatory bail petition filed by liquor baron Shiv Lal Doda, accused in the murder of a Dalit, Bheem Taank.....

Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Shiv Lal Doda,

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Central Information Commission Asks if Subsidy was Given to Medanta Hospital(27.01.2016)

Central Information Commission has directed the Centre and Haryana Government to inform it that whether the private hospital Medanta Medicity was give.....

Tags : Central Information Commission, Medanta Medicity Hospital

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SC Denies to Stay NGT Ban on Adani’s Hazira Port(29.01.2016)

Supreme Court has denied to interfere with National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) order, which cancelled the environmental clearance granted to Adani Hazira .....

Tags : Supreme Court, National Green Tribunal, Adani’s Hazira Port

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NGT Orders Monitoring of Desilting Work at Srivaikuntam Dam(29.01.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered PWD Chief Engineer in Madurai division to continuously monitor desilting works at Srivaikuntam dam in Tutico.....

Tags : National Green Tribunal, Srivaikuntam dam

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CIC Asks Centre and Haryana, Medanta was Given Subsidy in Land Allotment or Not(29.01.2016)

Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed Centre and Haryana Government to disclose if private hospital Medanta was given any subsidy or conce.....

Tags : Central Information Commission, Centre, Medanta

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SC Issues Contempt Notice over Allowing Demolition of Ambedkar Sthal-Bhagidhari Bhawan Boundary Wall(01.02.2016)

SC has issued contempt notices to UP Chief Secretary and Principal Secretary of Urban Planning Department for allegedly violating its orders by allowi.....

Tags : SC, Ambedkar Sthal-Bhagidhari Bhawan Boundary Wall

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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.....

Tags : Orissa HC, Advocate Debashis Panda

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SC Ready to Examine Possible Guidelines to Curb Sardar Jokes(16.02.2016)

SC has said it would examine framing of guidelines to stop circulation of racist or communal jokes on internet after petitions sought blocking of joke.....

Tags : SC, Sardar Jokes

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I-T Department Reminds Voda to Pay Rs 14,200 Cr(17.02.2016)

I-T Department has issued Vodafone a reminder over its Rs 14,200-crore tax demand and threatened to seize assets in the case of non-payment.

Tags : I-T Department , Vodafone

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GNIDA Fines 40 Builders for Violating NGT Orders(18.02.2016)

Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) has said it has fined 40 builders, Rs 50,000 each, with projects under construction in Greater .....

Tags : Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority, Builders

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Madras HC Restrains Nithyananda from Being Head of 4 Mutts(18.02.2016)

Madras HC has restrained controversial godman Swami Nithyananda from functioning as the head of four temple mutts in and around Tiruvarur.

Tags : Madras HC , Nithyananda

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Madras HC Provides Temporary Relief to MP(19.02.2016)

Madras HC, while providing relief to MP, which lost its bid to get included in Geographical Indications (GI) registry as basmati growing region, has .....

Tags : Madras HC, MP, APEDA

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Bombay HC Confirms Conviction of Husband Based on Minor Daughter’s Testimony(22.02.2016)

Bombay HC confirmed a Sessions court order that had sentenced a man to life imprisonment for murdering his wife, based on his minor daughter’s testimo.....

Tags : Bombay HC, minor daughter’s testimony

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Gauhati HC Raps GMC, GMDA for Lack of Women's Toilets(24.02.2016)

Gauhati HC has asked Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) and Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) to furnish details of functioning pub.....

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Delhi High Court Seeks Affidavit After Ola Flip Flop(03.08.2015)

Ola Cabs has been asked by the Delhi High Court to file an affidavit stating that it would abide by the judgments and orders passed by the Court.

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Calcutta High Court Dismisses Madan Mitra’s Bail Application(07.08.2015)

Calcutta High Court has rejected the bail application of State Transport Minister Madan Mitra, an accused in Saradha scam case.

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NGT Bans Construction in Sundarbans(07.08.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT), Eastern Zone Bench has ordered a blanket ban on construction in the Sundarbans.

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Hyderabad High Court Stays Telecom Call Data Case(10.08.2015)

Hyderabad High Court stayed all further proceedings relating to orders passed by Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court, Vijayawada, AP State who directe.....

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Supreme Court Dismisses Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority's (MMRDA) Petition(10.08.2015)

Supreme Court has dismissed Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority's (MMRDA) petition against increasing ticket fare for Mumbai Metro.

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Supreme Court Asks UP Government: Why so Bothered About Yadav Singh Case(10.08.2015)

Supreme Court has refused to entertain the Uttar Pradesh Government’s plea against the Allahabad High Court order transferring a corruption case again.....

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Madras High Court Cancels Dayanidhi Maran’s Anticipatory Bail(11.08.2015)

Madras High Court has cancelled interim and conditional anticipatory bail granted to former Union Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran in Telephone Exchan.....

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Allahabad HC Issues Notice to UP, 42 Jail Officials(14.07.2016)

Allahabad HC has issued notices to 42 jail officials who were posted at Pilibhit district jail in 1994 and who had been found guilty and named in char.....

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Parliament Clears Bureau of Indian Standards Bill 2015(09.03.2016)

Parliament has passed the Bureau of Indian Standards Bill 2015 with the Rajya Sabha approving it.

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Lok Sabha Passes Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2016(10.03.2016)

Lok Sabha has passed the Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2016, which amends the Enemy Property Act, 1968.

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Delhi HC Quashes Income Tax Notice Against Vodafone and Tata(10.03.2016)

Delhi High Court has set aside notices issued by Income Tax department to Vodafone Essar Mobile Services Ltd (VEMSL) and Tata Teleservices Ltd (TTSL).....

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SC: Our Stays Deprive Govt. of Dues, Help Adani, Essar and Vedanta(14.03.2016)

Supreme Court has noted that its interim orders in favour of big corporate groups such as Vedanta, Adani and Essar may have blocked thousands of crore.....

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Delhi HC Issues Notice to Govt. and DDA(15.03.2016)

Delhi High Court has issued notices to Delhi Government and DDA on a plea seeking directions to them to provide for admission of poor children in play.....

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Delhi HC Orders Centre, I-T to File Response to Vodafone Plea Against Showcause Notice(18.03.2016)

Delhi High Court has issued notice to Centre on a plea filed by Vodafone challenging a show cause notice issued by Income Tax department for a special.....

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Delhi HC Issues Directions over Keeping Dwarka Clean(21.03.2016)

Delhi High Court has directed DDA to ensure that rubble dumped on several of its vacant plots in Dwarka is removed and asked municipal authorities to .....

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The Ministry of Home Affairs has requested removal of the Ford Foundation from its ‘prior approval category’, having been placed under the scanner in .....

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Govt. Notifies Revised Environment Standards for Gensets(23.03.2016)

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has notified new environment standards for gensets running on Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) / Natural .....

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Calcutta HC Orders Narada to Submit Raw Footage of Bribery Tapes(25.03.2016)

Calcutta HC has asked web portal naradanews.com to submit raw footage of sting operation carried out by it showing Trinamool Congress ministers, MPs a.....

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NGT Raps Authorities over Dumping of Waste in Vrindavan(28.03.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has appointed a local commissioner to investigate the issue of indiscriminate dumping and burning of municipal solid was.....

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UP Stamps and Registration Department Announces 4 Month Relief to Homebuyers on Stamp Duty Hike(30.03.2016)

UP Stamps and Registration Department has said that homebuyers whose papers are cleared by Noida Authority before April 1 will get a 4-month extension.....

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Honda Books Patent for Walking Assist Device(01.04.2016)

Honda Motor,Japanese automobile major, has got approval for its Walking Assist Device from the Indian Patent Office.

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Madras HC Imposes Costs on Adi Dravidar Department Secretary(04.04.2016)

Madras HC has imposed costs of Rs 15,000 on the Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department Secretary for not implementing its order despite a lapse of.....

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Union Environment Ministry Notifies New Hazardous Waste Management Rules(04.04.2016)

The Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016 have been notified by the Union Environment Ministry, replacing its.....

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Aptel Provides Partial Relief to Adani Power, Tata Power(08.04.2016)

Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (Aptel), while providing partial victory for power firms Adani Power Ltd and Tata Power Co. Ltd, has said that pric.....

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NGT Looks for Centre, DDA's Response over Plea Against Building Bye-Laws(11.04.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought responses from Centre and DDA on a plea challenging Government's decision to allegedly "dilute and exempt" pr.....

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Calcutta HC Forms 3-Member Committee In Narada Sting Case(12.04.2016)

Calcutta HC has constituted a three-member committee to collect video footage of a sting operation in which many leaders of West Bengal's ruling Trina.....

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SC Rejects Plea Challenging Compesansation Awarded to Family of Dadri Victim(12.04.2016)

Supreme Court has rejected a plea challenging award of whopping Rs 45 lakh to family of Dadri victim Mohammed Akhlaq on ground that it was violative .....

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Bombay HC Says Phonetic Similarity Not Enough for Alleging Trademark Infringement(18.04.2016)

Bombay HC, while holding that mere phonetic similarity is not sufficient to warrant judicial interference, has refused to grant relief to owners of th.....

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SC Raps Maharashtra for Non-Compliance of Order on Dance Bars(19.04.2016)

SC has taken strong note of non-compliance of its order asking Mumbai Police to grant licenses to dance bars within ten days after they complied with .....

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Allahabad HC Rejects Petition Seeking FIR Against Mulayam Singh Yadav(11.05.2016)

Allahabad HC has dismissed a petition seeking directions to police to lodge an FIR against Samajwadi Party Chief Mulayam Singh Yadav in connection wit.....

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PFRDA Nods for Govt. Staff to Choose Fund Manager(11.05.2016)

Board of pension fund regulator, PFRDA, has granted "in-principle" approval to a proposal of providing choice to government employees to select their .....

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NGT Imposes Fine on Mathura DM, Vrindavan Municipality Chief(12.05.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed a fine of Rs.5 lakh on the Mathura district magistrate for failing to prevent dumping of solid waste along t.....

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Delhi HC Rejects Bail Plea of Uber Cab Driver Shiv Kumar Yadav(17.05.2016)

Delhi HC has rejected bail plea of Uber cab driver Shiv Kumar Yadav who was sentenced to jail for remainder of his life for raping a 25-year-old woman.....

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SC: Daughter-in-Law Should be Treated as a Family Member and Not Maid(17.05.2016)

SC, while expressing concern over instances of brides being burnt and tortured in the country, has said, ”daughter-in-law should be treated as a famil.....

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Madhya Pradesh HC Dismisses Gajanand Distributor’s Plea in Herald Case(19.05.2016)

Madhya Pradesh HC has dismissed four petitions filed by Gajanand Distributors and others, praying to be impleaded as defendants in a civil suit filed .....

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President Nods for Two UP Bills for Controlling Anti-Social Elements(19.05.2016)

President Pranab Mukherjee has given nod to two controversial bills — UP Control of Goonda Amendment and UP Gangsters and Anti-social Amendment.

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Delhi High Court Raps Police Over Prolonged Illegal Detention(12.08.2015)

Delhi High Court raps Police over prolonged illegal detention of former AAP member Yogendra Yadav and 85 others’ arrested during a farmers' protest .

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Supreme Court Stays Bail Order of Dayanidhi Maran in Telephone Exchange Case(12.08.2015)

Supreme Court has stayed Madras High Court’s order cancelling former Union Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran’s bail in Telephone Exchange Case. It has .....

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NGT Orders Joint Inspection of Polavaram Dam Site(17.08.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered a joint inspection of Polavaram dam site by Andhra Pradesh Government, State Pollution Control Board and Pro.....

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NGT Directs Badarpur, Rajghat Plants to Control High PM Levels(17.08.2015)

National Green Tribunal(NGT) has ordered Badarpur and Rajghat Thermal Power Stations to bring particulate matter (PM) within permissible limits after .....

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MCOCA Court Convicts Abu Jundal in Aurangabad Arms Haul Case(28.07.2016)

Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) Court, Mumbai, has held Abu Jundal (a key plotter of the 26/11 terror attacks) and others, guilty i.....

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SC to Zee News Editors: Submit Voice Samples in Extortion Case(29.07.2016)

SC has directed Zee News Editors Sudhir Chaudhary and Samir Ahluwalia to submit their voice samples in connection with a case of alleged extortion fro.....

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Last Date for Filing ITR Extends to August 5(01.08.2016)

Govt., on account of day-long strike at public sector banks, has extended the last date for filing Income-Tax Returns (ITR) to August 5.

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Bombay High Court Quashes Income Tax Appellate Tribunal Ruling in Rs 8500 crore Transfer Pricing Case(09.10.2015)

Bombay High Court has quashed and set aside an order of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, which had ruled that I-T department had powers to raise tax dem.....

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Madras High Court Set Aside Detention Orders of 5 Arrested under Goondas Act(09.10.2015)

Madras High Court has quashed detention of five youths, under Goondas Act, arrested for cutting sacred thread of three persons, including two temple p.....

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Allahabad High Court Orders Demolition of Real Estate Projects in Greater Noida(13.10.2015)

Allahabad High Court has ordered demolition of a number of real estate projects launched by major builders including Supertech, Amrapali and Jagat Tar.....

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Apple Loses Patent Suit to WARF(14.10.2015)

Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) sued Apple in January 2014 alleging infringement of its 1998 patent for improving chip efficiency and US j.....

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Allahabad High Court Cancels Appointment of UPPSC Chief(15.10.2015)

Allahabad High Court has set aside appointment of Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) chairman Dr Anil Yadav, while declaring it “ultra vi.....

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Delhi HC Denies to Intervene in DND Toll Protest(30.08.2016)

Delhi HC has denied to grant relief to Delhi Noida Direct (DND) toll operator which had sought its urgent intervention to end agitation at the toll ga.....

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SC to Adarsh Society: Can You Pay for Upkeeping(30.08.2016)

SC has asked Adarsh Cooperative Housing Society to consider bearing maintenance expenses of the 28-storey scam-tainted building.

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Bombay HC: PIL on 15 Dam Projects in Maharashtra Raises Serious Issue, Needs Monitoring(31.08.2015)

Bombay High Court has denied to dismiss a PIL alleging irregularities in tendering process for 15 dam projects in Maharashtra and substandard construc.....

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Nainital HC Dismiss Plea Seeking Permission for Animal Sacrifice at Nanda Devi Festival(04.09.2015)

Nainital High Court has dismissed public interest litigation filed by Ram Sevak Sabha, seeking permission for animal sacrifice at temple named after t.....

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Punjab and Haryana High Court Rejects Bail Plea of Hooda and Shyam Sunder(04.09.2015)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has rejected bail petition filed by Rampal's key aides Dr O P Hooda and Shyam Sunder, accused along with Rampal in crimi.....

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NGT Appoints Panel to Watch Srivaikuntam Dam Desilting(11.09.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT), Southern Bench has appointed a five-member committee to monitor desilting of Srivaikuntam dam in Thoothukudi.

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SC Asks Petitioner to Provide Bonafide in Yeddyurappa Case(23.08.2016)

SC has asked a petitioner to prove his bonafide for filing a plea challenging a Karnataka High Court order quashing order sanctioning prosecution of e.....

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NGT Orders Alaknanda Hydro Power to Pay Rs 9.26 Cr(23.08.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has held Alaknanda Hydro Power Co. Ltd. - GVK liable for payment of compensation for lack of proper care in storing muck.....

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NGT Issues Notice over Unauthorized Structures on Green Belt in Gaziabad(24.09.2015)

NGT on plea seeking demolition of unauthorized structures located on green belts in Gaziabad, has issued notice to Ministry of Environment and Forests.....

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NGT Put Stay on Construction at Chirayu Medical College, Bhopal(24.09.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has put an interim stay on all construction activity of Chirayu Foundation near Bairagarh township, as they were alleged.....

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Karnataka HC to State: Do not Take Any Coercive Action against Vedanta Limited over FDT Issue(12.08.2016)

Karnataka HC has directed State Government not to take any coercive action against Vedanta Limited for non-payment of Forest Development Act (FDT) in .....

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NGT Disposes of Petition to Stop Work on Noida Metro(16.08.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has disposed of a review petition demanding that work on the Noida-Greater Noida Metro Link and a railway project across.....

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India Notifies Protocol Amending Mauritius Tax Treaty(16.08.2016)

India has notified a landmark Protocol that has now amended an existing 33-year-old Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) between India and Mauri.....

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SC Seeks Centre’s Response on Bureaucrat’s Plea in Adarsh Society Scam(17.08.2016)

Supreme Court has sought Centre’s response on a plea of Ex - Maharashtra Government official seeking to implead himself as a party in the Adarsh Socie.....

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Bombay HC to Maharashtra: Improve facilities at Yerwada Prison(16.10.2015)

Bombay High Court has directed State Government to take corrective steps to improve facilities at the Yerwada prison and provide better facilities to .....

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J&K High Court Attaches Unauthorized Structures Around Dal(19.10.2015)

J&K High Court has attached seven buildings including a commercial complex and a hospital building in Dal Lake area for violating Srinagar Master Plan.....

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Bombay HC: Dandiya Not an Integral Part of Festival, Can’t be Claimed as Right(23.10.2015)

Bombay HC while dismissing a petition filed by residents of Cassi Mitha building which is adjacent to Rocky Hill Complex in Malabar Hill, has held tha.....

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Sun Pharma Settles Patent War With Acorda(23.10.2015)

Sun Pharma has settled a patent litigation with Acorda Therapeutics Inc over Ampyra extended-release tablets, used for treatment of multiple sclerosis.....

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Delhi HC Orders Probe into Inflated Bills Charged by Food Panda(27.10.2015)

Delhi High Court while taking serious note of a complaint filed against Food Panda alleging that they were levying an inflated Value Added Tax on unsu.....

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Revenue Department Extends Return Filing Date for Large Taxpayers to Oct 17(12.09.2016)

Revenue Department has extended the date to October 17 for filing of tax returns by assesses who are required to submit audited accounts in view of th.....

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PFRDA’s Nod for 75% in Equity for Private NPS(12.09.2016)

Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has decided on an additional fund for private sector employees. It would enable them to incr.....

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Ninth Circuit Sets Fair Use Guideline through YouTube ‘Dancing Baby’ Copyright Ruling(24.09.2015)

On clash over copyright in “dancing baby” case, United States Court of Appeals for Ninth Circuit, in San Francisco has held that copyright holder mu.....

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Warner Music Group Loses Copyright over ‘Happy Birthday to You’ Song(24.09.2015)

United States District Court in Los Angeles has held that long claimed copyright on “Happy Birth day to You,“ the most popular tune in the English lan.....

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NGT Raps Vrindaban Authorities over Reckless Dumping of Municipal Waste(30.09.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) while taking note of reckless dumping of municipal waste in Vrindavan, has rapped civic authorities and directed removal.....

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Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada Faculty Wins Fourth Patent for Microbes(30.09.2015)

JNTUK faculty, Ramesh Malothu, has achieved fourth patent on Microbial Type Culture Collection and Gene Bank (MTCC) microbial culture deposition on ‘M.....

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Supreme Court Serves Notice to Gujarat Govt. and DGVCL on Essar Steel Plea(05.10.2015)

Supreme Court has issued notices to Gujarat Government and Dakshin Gujarat Vij Co. Ltd (DGVCL) on a plea by Essar Steel India Ltd (ESIL) against levy .....

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SC Rejects Plea Seeking CBI Probe in Mulayam's DA Case(19.09.2016)

SC has rejected plea seeking CBI inquiry into Disproportionate Assets (DA) case filed against Samajwadi Party (SP) supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav and his.....

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Punjab and Haryana HC to Punjab: Complete Sewer Laying Work in Nakodar within Time(17.12.2015)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed Punjab Govt. to come up with a timeframe for completion of sewer laying work at Nakodar.

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NGT to Noida Authority: Submit List of Completion Certificates Issued to Builders(17.12.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Noida Authority to submit the list of completion certificates issued by them to builders, whose projects fa.....

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Allahabad HC Says, Builders Can’t Change Floor Area Without Buyer’s Consent(18.12.2015)

Allahabad HC has issued a notice to Greater Noida Authority Chairman stating that no builder should be allowed to change the floor area ratio of their.....

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NGT Orders Sunderbans Mapping(21.12.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Ministry of Environment and Forests to map the Sundarbans, marking out the three zones of transient, buffe.....

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Gujarat HC Acquits 14 More in Sardarpura Riots Case(21.10.2016)

Gujarat High Court has acquitted 14 persons out of 31 convicted by a Lower Court in 2002 post-Godhra Sardarpura Massacre case in which 33 people were .....

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Madras HC Directs PAG to Pay Family Pension to Adopted Daughter(21.10.2016)

Madras High Court has slammed Principal Accountant General (PAG) for returning a proposal sent by an Additional Assistant Educational Officer (AAEO) i.....

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Patna HC Grants Bail to Accused in Gaya Road Rage Murder of Class 12 Student(21.10.2016)

Patna High Court has granted bail to Rocky Yadav, who was arrested for being accused of murdering 16-year old Aditya Sachdeva in a case of road-rage.

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NGT Denies to Stop Chopper Service for Kedarnath Shrine(11.12.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has denied to prevent flying of helicopters in eco-sensitive zone at Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary in Uttarakhand and ask.....

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Punjab and Haryana HC Quashes Lower Court Order on Cheema’s Summoning in 2007 Forgery Case(14.12.2015)

Punjab and Haryana HC has quashed a trial court order that had summoned state education minister Daljeet Singh Cheema in a forgery case dating back to.....

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Bombay HC asks CBI to Probe Further in Adarsh Scam(05.10.2016)

Bombay HC has asked Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe further into allegations of four benami flats in the Adarsh scam case.

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Bombay HC Dismisses Bengal Club’s Plea for Larger Pandal for Durga Puja(06.10.2016)

Bombay HC has dismissed Bengal Club’s plea for a larger pandal for Durga and Kali puja celebrations on Shivaji Park.

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Bombay HC Rules Restraining Demolition of Dilapidated Building Dangerous to Both Tenants & Passerby(06.10.2016)

Bombay HC, while dismissing a petition filed by two tenants of an old dilapidated building in Vile Parle challenging BMC's directive, has said, "Allow.....

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Kerala Inventor, MC David Books Patent for His Innovative Portable Mosquito Net System(10.10.2016)

MC David has got an Indian patent for his design to develop a life saving device, a portable light-weight mosquito net with inflatable support system .....

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SC Extends Stay on Bombay HC Order, Delaying Women’s Entry to Haji Ali(10.10.2016)

SC has extended stay granted by Bombay HC to facilitate an appeal against its decision to lift the ban on entry of women near the sanctum sanctorum of.....

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2002 Naroda Gaon Riots Case: SC Gives Six Months to Complete Trial(20.09.2016)

Supreme Court has granted six months extension to Gujarat court to complete trial in the Naroda Gaon violence case, one of the nine post-Godhra riots .....

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Delhi HC Orders Love Day- Pyaar Ka Din Movie Release with U/A Certificate(20.09.2016)

Delhi High Court has ordered the release of Bollywood movie Love Day-Pyaar Ka Din with a U/A certificate and set aside the Central Board of Film Certi.....

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Madras HC to ED: Do not Take Any Precipitative Action against Nalini Chidambaram(21.09.2016)

Madras HC has asked Enforcement Directorate (ED) not to take any precipitative action against senior advocate Nalini Chidambaram, wife of Congress str.....

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SC Allows 3 Dance Bars in Maharashtra to Operate under Old Rules(21.09.2016)

SC has allowed three dance bars in Maharashtra, which were granted license and with proper CCTVs, to remain open without implementing new law enacted .....

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SC Favours Deterrent Punishment for Talking on Mobile While Driving(22.09.2016)

SC has urged Union Government to enhance punishment for those who talk on their mobile phones while driving and provide for exemplary penalty for driv.....

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SC Issues Notice to Lalu's Son Tej Pratap & Shahabuddin(23.09.2016)

SC has sent notices to RJD supremo Lalu Yadav’s son and Bihar Health Minister Tej Pratap Yadav and gangster-turned-politician Mohammad Shahabuddin in .....

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Patna HC Sets Aside Engineer’s Transfer Order, Rebukes Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav(26.09.2016)

Patna HC has called Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi Prasad Yadav a ‘greenhorn’ for his decision to transfer an engineer of State’s Building Construction Depa.....

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NGT Concerns over Contamination of Groundwater at Bandhwari(29.10.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered Municipal Corporations of Gurgaon and Faridabad to ensure proper dumping of waste, maintenance and collectio.....

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Madras HC Permits TANGEDCO to Process Udangudi Tender, but Asks Not to Finalise it(02.11.2015)

Madras HC has held that Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited (TANGEDCO) could process fresh bids received for Udangudi Supercrit.....

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Hyderabad High Court Serves Notice to Union Minister YS Chowdary(03.11.2015)

Hyderabad High Court has issued notice to Union Minister YS Chowdary and others in a contempt petition filed by the Mauritius Commercial Bank.

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Calcutta HC Puts Madan Mitra under House Arrest in Saradha Chit Fund Scam(06.11.2015)

Calcutta High Court has ordered that Bengal transport and Sports Minister, Madan Mitra, an accused in the Rs 2,500-crore Saradha Chit Fund scam, to be.....

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Bombay HC Directs Hiranandani Group’s Co-founder to pay Rs. 519 Crore Compensation to his Daughter(17.10.2016)

Bombay HC has directed entrepreneur and co-founder of Hiranandani Group, Niranjan Hiranandani to deposit Rs 370 crore in cash and another Rs 149.50 cr.....

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SC Extends Stay on Entry of Women in Haji Ali Dargah(18.10.2016)

Supreme Court has extended stay granted by Bombay High Court to facilitate an appeal against its decision to lift ban on entry of women near sanctum s.....

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Delhi HC Stays Fresh Tax Demand on Vodafone(04.01.2016)

Delhi High Court has directed Income-Tax (I-T) department not to give effect to any fresh assessment against Vodafone for assessment year 2011-12 till.....

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Madras HC Seeks User Details from Google, Youtube(26.10.2016)

Madras High Court has directed Google and its subsidiary YouTube to part with details of a user (Marupakkam Seithigal) who posted a video content dubb.....

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Allahabad High Court Makes Delhi-Noida-Direct Flyway Toll Free(26.10.2016)

Allahabad High Court has ordered Delhi-Noida-Direct(DND) Flyway to be toll free with immediate effect.

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Government Notifies Revised Double Taxation Agreement with South Korea(27.10.2016)

Government has notified a new Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) between India and South Korea, which was signed by Prime Minister Narendra Mo.....

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Bombay HC Directs Mhada to Seize Builder’s Properties to Pay Transit Rent to Tenants(27.10.2016)

Bombay High Court has directed Mhada to initiate action against a city builder, including attaching his properties, to recover transit rent which he f.....

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Karnataka HC Asks Government to Consider Committee Guidelines for Selecting Rajyotsava Awardees(28.10.2016)

Karnataka High Court has asked Government to consider Draft Guidelines of an Expert Committee headed by Former High Court Judge, Justice HN Nagamohan .....

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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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PFRDA Mandates Online Application for NPS Withdrawals from April 2016(23.11.2015)

Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has made it mandatory for the subscribers of New Pension System (NPS) to submit applications.....

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Chennai Based Aachi Spices & Foods Wins Trademark Case in United States(29.09.2016)

Trademark Trial and Appellate Board of United States Patent & Trademark Office has upheld claims of Chennai-based Aachi Spices and Foods in a trademar.....

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Bombay HC Grants 6 Weeks to CBI to Obtain Scotland Yard Report In Dabholkar Murder Case(30.09.2016)

Bombay HC has asked CBI to obtain forensic reports from the Scotland Yard within six weeks in connection with the probe into murders of rationalist Na.....

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Competition Commission of India Clears Coffee Day Overseas-Coffee Day Enterprises Deal(03.10.2016)

Competition Commission of India has cleared proposed amalgamation of Coffee Day Overseas with Coffee Day Enterprises, which operates popular CCD chain.....

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Central Information Commission Kendriya Bhandar within the Purview of RTI Act(03.10.2016)

Central Information Commission has declared Government Employees' Cooperative Society Kendriya Bhandar to be a public authority under the Right to Inf.....

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SC Seeks Opinion of Gurdwara Committee over Implementation of Ban on Sardar Jokes(04.10.2016)

SC has expressed serious doubts over enforceability of a ban on jokes on any community and asked Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) and De.....

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SEBI Exempts Analjit’s Trust from Making Open Offer Obligation(04.10.2016)

Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has exempted Neeman Family Foundation, a trust set up by Max Financial Services promoter Analjit Singh and.....

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Punjab and Haryana HC Put Stay on Arrest of Comedian Kiku Sharda(22.01.2016)

Punjab and Haryana HC has stayed arrest of popular TV comedian Kiku Sharda in a complaint filed by Dera Sacha Sauda follower in Fatehabad district.

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SC Rejects Bail Plea of Rape Accused Raj Ballabh Yadav(24.11.2016)

Supreme Court has cancelled bail granted by Patna High Court to suspended RJD MLA Rajballabh Yadav who is facing trial for allegedly raping a minor gi.....

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Delhi HC Notices MHA over Transfer of Court Appointed Nodal Officers(25.11.2016)

Delhi High Court has asked Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to file an affidavit, explaining why two police officials, who had been appointed as nodal o.....

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Bombay HC Paves Way to Let Out Actress Nanda’s Triplex Flat(28.11.2016)

Bombay High Court has paved way to give Actress Nanda’s 4,000 sq ft sea-facing triplex residential flat in Versova on leave and licence, two years aft.....

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Madras HC Orders CB-CID Investigation into Dalit Youth’s Death(28.11.2016)

Madras High Court has ordered a probe by CB-CID into the cause of death of Dalit youth Ilavarasan, who was found dead near a railway track in Dharmapu.....

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CIC: Records of Loans to Adani Groups Cannot be Disclosed under RTI(28.11.2016)

Central Information Commission (CIC) has held that records related to loans given to industries promoted by Gautam Adani cannot be disclosed as these .....

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Delhi HC Asks Ex-Ranbaxy Promoter to Submit Asset Declaration within 3 Days(29.11.2016)

Delhi High Court has questioned Former Ranbaxy promoter Shivinder Singh and other respondents about asset declarations that were to be made, in relati.....

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Madras HC Imposes Cost on Man for Filing False Affidavit(24.02.2016)

Madras HC has allowed appeal moved by school education department secretary against the court’s order directing department to provide employment to a .....

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SC Seeks Response from Maharashtra over Dance Bars(24.02.2016)

SC has sought reply from Maharashtra Police on objections raised against its various conditions, like videographing entire dance performance and segre.....

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Allahabad HC Upholds Convictions in Noida Land Plot Scam(25.02.2016)

Allahabad HC has upheld Ex- Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary Neera Yadav and IAS officer Rajeev Kumar's conviction in a scam related to plots of land in .....

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Delhi HC Bars 83 Websites From Streaming or Downloading Dangal’s Songs(21.12.2016)

Delhi High Court has barred 83 websites from playing or downloading songs of Aamir Khan-starrer Dangal, besides over 280 other films.

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Delhi High Court Notices Centre over Vodafone Inter-connection Penalty Dispute(23.12.2016)

Delhi High Court has issued notice to Centre in a plea filed by Vodafone Mobile Services Ltd challenging Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI.....

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Allahabad High Court Declares Land Acquisition by YEIDA as ‘Bad’ in Eye of Law(23.12.2016)

Allahabad High Court has declared land acquisition proceedings initiated by Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) in Niloli Sahpu.....

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Delhi HC Directs DDA & SDMC to Cooperate in Identifying Heritage Structures(26.12.2016)

Delhi High Court has directed Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) to cooperate with Indian National Trust f.....

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Bombay HC Slams CID, CBI over Report on Dabholkar-Pansare Murders(08.01.2016)

Bombay High Court has irked over failure of CBI and State CID in obtaining a ballistics report from Karnataka CID which showed link between murders of.....

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President Promulgates Enemy Property Ordinance, 2016(08.01.2016)

President of India has promulgated the Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Ordinance, 2016 on January 07, 2016 to make amendments to the Enemy P.....

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PepsiCo Settles Trademark Dispute on Kurkure Out of Court(12.01.2016)

PepsiCo has settled a trade mark dispute with Jagdamba Foods related to its trade mark on Kurkure.

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Allahabad HC Rejects Plea Seeking CBI Probe in Dadri Lynching Case(16.11.2016)

Allahabad High Court has dismissed a petition seeking CBI probe into lynching of Mohd Akhlaq on beef consumption rumours at Dadri in Gautam Budh Nagar.....

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NGT Seeks Irrigation Department Explanation over Ongoing Works Near Heritage Ghats of Yamuna(18.11.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Irrigation Department to file its reply explaining why construction is still going near Vrindavan Heritage .....

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Uttarakhand HC Asks State to Constitute Special Investigating Team for 2013 Kedarnath Tragedy(21.11.2016)

Uttarakhand High Court has asked State Government to constitute five Special Investigation Teams to trace bodies of those who lost their lives during.....

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Karnataka HC Directs Centre, State to Spread Awareness on Fundamental Duties through Ads(21.11.2016)

Karnataka High Court has asked State and Central Governments to use advertisements to spread awareness on fundamental duties of citizens.

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Delhi HC Seeks Centre’s Reply on Jindal’s Plea for Refund of Additional Levy in Coal Auction(23.11.2016)

Delhi High Court has sought Centre's response on a plea filed by Jindal Power Limited for refund of over Rs 1,185 crore, paid by company as an additio.....

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National Green Tribunal's Expert Committee Recommends Rs. 120 crore Penalty on AOL(29.02.2016)

An expert committee formed by NGT has recommended the imposition of penalty of Rs. 100-120 crore on Art of Living (AOL) Foundation as restoration cost.....

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NGT Seeks Green Violators' Information with Proof(01.03.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Noida Authority to provide a detailed report with evidence of violation, of all real estate developers who .....

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Hyderabad High Court Rejects Dalmia Cements’ MD Plea(02.03.2016)

Hyderabad High Court has rejected writ petition filed by MD of Dalmia Cements challenging summons issued by Enforcement Directorate in connection with.....

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Gujarat HC Orders Status Quo in BCA’s President Appointment Controversy(04.01.2017)

Gujarat High Court has ordered all members of Baroda Cricket Association (BCA) to maintain status quo on issue of appointment of its president.

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Delhi HC Directs Delhi University to Admit Physically Challenged Phd Candidate(04.01.2017)

Delhi High Court has directed Delhi University to grant admission to a physically challenged Phd candidate, who had secured 63 marks.

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Madras HC: Clear All Encroachments in Kodaikanal(04.01.2017)

Madras High Court has directed Kodaikanal Municipality Commissioner to remove all encroachments in hill station within two months.

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Supreme Court Says ‘Data Collection by Private Agencies For Aadhaar Not a Good Idea’(06.01.2017)

Supreme Court, while refusing to expedite hearing of Aadhaar cases challenging constitutional validity of scheme, has observed that data collection by.....

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SC: Father Can Give Property to Married Daughter(21.04.2016)

SC has ruled that a man is legally entitled to nominate his married daughter to own his cooperative society flat after his death, depriving his wife a.....

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GNIDA Directs Supertech to Seal 1,009 Flats in Greater Noida Complex(21.04.2016)

Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) has asked realty major Supertech to seal 1,009 flats and villas at its sprawling Czar complex i.....

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NGT Raps Art of Living Foundation(22.04.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has rapped Art of Living Foundation over handover of the World Culture Festival venue on the Yamuna floodplains and not .....

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SC on Dance Bars: Better to Dance than to Beg(25.04.2016)

SC has irked at Maharashtra Govt., as had made dance bar associations "impossible" to get licences, despite the apex court’s nod and observed that it .....

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Delhi HC Refuses to Secure Ranbaxy Assets in Daiichi Case(18.01.2017)

Delhi High Court has asked Malvinder Singh & Shivinder Singh, former promoters of Ranbaxy Laboratories, to abide by their previous undertaking and ens.....

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Kerala HC: Right to Consume Alcohol is a Not Fundamental Right(18.01.2017)

Kerala High Court has dismissed a challenge against Government’s Liquor Policy, observing that laws prohibiting alcoholic drinks will not fall foul of.....

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Calcutta HC: CBI More Independent Agency to Probe Narada Sting Operation(19.01.2017)

Calcutta High Court has said that CBI will be a more independent agency to probe Narada sting operation than an agency under State Government.

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Hyderabad HC Directs State to Protect Muslim Women Offering Prayers At Mosque(20.01.2017)

Hyderabad High Court has directed Police and Chittoor District Administration to provide protection to Muslim women who are offering prayers in mosque.....

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Bombay HC: Estranged Wife Entitled to Choose Place of Alternative Accommodation(23.01.2017)

Bombay High Court has said that a woman who is estranged from her husband is entitled to choose her place of alternative accommodation.

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Punjab & Haryana HC Seeks Status Report on Female Attendants in School Buses(23.01.2017)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed Punjab and Haryana to apprise Court within three months whether provisions made for female attendants in ve.....

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Supreme Court Extends Free Ride On DND Expressway For Eight Weeks(23.01.2017)

Supreme Court, while extending free ride on Delhi-Noida DND flyway for another eight weeks, has given two more months time to Comptroller and Auditor .....

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Delhi HC Directs Former Ranbaxy Promoters to Protect Daiichi’s Interest(24.01.2017)

Delhi High Court has directed Former Ranbaxy Promoters Malvinder and Shivinder Singh to abide by their assurance to protect interests of Japanese drug.....

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Delhi HC Dismisses Jindal’s Plea For Dumping Fly Ash into Chhattisgarh Mine(25.01.2017)

Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea by Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) seeking permission to continue dumping of fly ash into Gare Palma IV/I mine.....

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Bombay HC Expresses Displeasure Over Slow Pace of Probe in Dabholkar Murder Case(27.01.2017)

Bombay High Court has expressed its unhappiness over pace of progress in Narendra Dabholkar and Govind Pansare murder cases even as CBI informed Court.....

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MCOCA Court Sentences Abu Jundal, Six Others for Life(02.08.2016)

Special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) Court has sentenced Lashkar-e-Taiba operative and 26/11 Mumbai attacks plotter Sayed Zabiud.....

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Karnataka HC to KSEEB: Take All Decision Related to Question Papers Before Session Starts(09.03.2017)

Karnataka High Court has advised Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board (KSEEB) to take all decisions related to question papers in beginning.....

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Delhi High Court Backs Govt Move to Cancel Jindal’s Bid For Coal Blocks(10.03.2017)

Delhi High Court has upheld decision of Government to cancel Jindal Power's bid for Gare Palma and Tara blocks.

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Bombay High Court Seeks Status Report on Compensation to Dam Oustees(10.03.2017)

Bombay High Court has directed Additional Collector (Rehabilitation), Pune District to place on record project-wise details of dams and affected perso.....

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Rajya Sabha Passes Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2016(14.03.2017)

Rajya Sabha has passed Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2016 that seeks to amend Enemy Property Act, 1968, to vest all rights, titles a.....

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Bombay High Court: Keeping Money in Accounts For Daughter’s Wedding is not Maintenance(14.03.2017)

Bombay HC, while hearing a man’s plea challenging a Lower Court’s order awarding maintenance to his wife & daughters, has said that putting money in a.....

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CCI Junks Complaint against Vodafone India(20.06.2016)

Competition Commission India (CCI) has dismissed allegations that Vodafone India abused its dominant position by imposing discriminatory charges for i.....

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CIC Rules Out Mandatory Video Conferencing for Officials Outside Delhi(29.06.2016)

Central Information Commission (CIC) has ruled out making public authorities based outside Delhi compulsorily avail of video-conferencing in hearings .....

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Gujarat High Court Says No to Place For Reserved Candidates in General Merit List(16.03.2017)

Gujarat High Court has held that various reserved category candidates availing of age relaxation cannot claim a place in general category merit list f.....

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Madras High Court Says No to ‘Alternation in Birth Date’ Post SSLC Exam(16.03.2017)

Madras High Court has made it clear that any correction in date of birth, name or initial of a person has to be made before completing SSLC examinatio.....

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Calcutta High Court Orders CBI Probe into Sting Operation By Narada News(17.03.2017)

Calcutta High Court has passed an order asking Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to launch a probe into sting operation conducted by Narada News, .....

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Delhi High Court Permits Daiichi to Inspect Documents By Singh Brothers Disclosing Assets(21.03.2017)

Delhi High Court has allowed Japanese drugmaker Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd to inspect documents submitted by brothers Malvinder and Shivender Singh, forme.....

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SC Upholds Calcutta HC Call to Order CBI Probe into Narada Tapes(22.03.2017)

Supreme Court has refused to interfere with Calcutta High Court order that asked CBI to conduct a preliminary inquiry into Narada sting operation.

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NGT Slams Centre and State on Operation of Helicopters in ESZ of Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary(25.08.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has slammed Union Environment and Forests Ministry, Uttarakhand Govt National Board of Wildlife over threat to forest de.....

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NGT Imposes Fine of Rs 12 cr on Hospital in Faridabad(26.08.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has quashed environmental clearance of a 450-bed super-specialty hospital in Faridabad and fined it Rs 12 crore against .....

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SC: Release Rs 450 Crore for Delhi’s Drinking Water Project(08.08.2016)

SC has directed Centre to release Rs 450 crore to Himachal Pradesh within a week for land acquisition for Renukaji Dam, which will serve as a drinking.....

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Delhi HC Denies to Lift Ban on BBC Documentary ‘India’s Daughter’(08.08.2016)

Delhi HC has refused to interfere with ban on BBC documentary India’s Daughter on the December 16 gangrape case, saying the issue of its telecast was .....

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IRDAI Issues Guidelines for Share Acquisition in Insurance Companies(08.08.2016)

Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has issued guidelines for acquisition of shares in listed insurance companies under wh.....

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Supreme Court Upholds Life Term For Two Monks, Disciple in Swami Gadadharanand Murder Case(11.04.2017)

Supreme Court has upheld life imprisonment awarded to two sadhus (monks) and a disciple of Vadtal Swaminarayan sect by High Court, finding them guilty.....

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Delhi HC: Penalty Proceedings to Continue in Vodafone Tax Case(30.06.2016)

Delhi HC has allowed penalty proceedings by Income Tax Department to continue against Vodafone Mobile Services Ltd, but stayed operation of the final .....

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Bombay HC: No Leniency in Mandatory Attendance Rule for College Student with Attendance Shortfall(04.07.2016)

Bombay High Court while dismissing a petition filed by city college student has held that the responsibility of taking care of grandparents because pa.....

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Govt. Postpones ICDS Norms Enforcement By a Year(07.07.2016)

Govt. has said that Income Computation and Disclosure Standards (ICDS) will now be applicable from the current fiscal year as against 2015-16 notified.....

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NGT Asks DDA to Submit Report on Tree Deconcretisation after Every 6 Months(08.07.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to submit progress reports on deconcretisation and protection of trees in.....

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NGT Issues Show Cause Notice to GDA and Others(12.07.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued show cause notices to Secretary, Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA), District Magistrate and Additional Mu.....

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Patna HC: Permanent Lok Adalats Are Being Misused by Dishonest Litigants(21.04.2017)

Patna High Court, while upholding that a partition suit cannot be filed directly in a Permanent Lok Adalat, has observed that forums of Permanent Lok .....

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Gujarat HC Annuls Sardar Patel University's Decision to Cancel Appointments of 1100 Lecturers(21.04.2017)

Gujarat High Court dealt a big blow to internal politics of Sardar Patel University by striking down University's decision to cancel conditional appoi.....

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SC: Producer, TV Channel must Face Trial for Serial 'Bidaai'(24.08.2016)

SC has said that producer of a tele-serial allegedly insulting Valmiki community and the channel in which it was aired, will have to face trial.

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SC: Raising Dahi Handi Height Very Scary, Refuses Rethink(26.08.2016)

Supreme Court while refusing to rethink a ban on taller "Dahi handi" human pyramids, popular during the Janmashtami festival in Maharashtra, has said .....

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Bombay High Court: Haji Ali Dargah Must Allow Women to Enter the Inner Sanctum(26.08.2016)

Bombay High Court has ruled that women have the right to enter the inner sanctum of Haji Ali dargah.

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NGT: Uttarakhand Floods Not 'Act of God'(26.08.2016)

National Green Tribunal while rejecting GVK Group firm Alaknanda Hydro Power Company's contention that the 2013 cloudburst and floods in Uttarakhand w.....

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MP High Court Says 'No' to Judicial Review U/A 226 If Fundamental Rights Not Infringed(12.05.2017)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that if fundamental right of aggrieved party is not infringed than it is beyond the scope of judicial review under .....

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CCI Orders Probe Against Telecom Giants for 'Cartelisation'(12.05.2017)

Competition Commission of India (CCI) has ordered a probe of telecom majors, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular, for allegedly trying to .....

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Delhi High Court: Candidature Rejection For Failing to Declare Gender 'Improper'(15.05.2017)

Delhi High Court has declared as improper rejection of a woman’s candidature for Municipal Elections on the ground of her having failed to declare her.....

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Bombay HC Dismisses Petition of Art Collector Lance Dane’s ‘Adopted Son’ over Antiques(13.09.2016)

Bombay HC has dismissed petition filed by Sanjay Gejge, who claimed to be an adopted son of art collector Lance Dane, challenging validity of City Col.....

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Madras HC Quashes Rape Case After Youth Agrees to Marry Dalit Girl(16.09.2016)

Madras HC has quashed rape case registered against a caste Hindu youth after he agreed to marry the victim, a Dalit, with whom he had sexual relations.....

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SC Quashes DDA Appeal over Vasant Kunj Land(16.09.2016)

SC, while quashing plea by Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on acquisition of a piece of land in Vasant Kunj in 1961, has said that State’s right to .....

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USTPO Cancels Chennai Restaurant Chain, Aappakadai's Trademark 'Aachi'(16.09.2016)

Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, United States Patent and Trademark Office (USTPO), has cancelled Aappakadai's registration of trademark 'Aachi' in t.....

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Government Notifies Regulations for Voluntary Liquidation(24.05.2017)

Government has notified regulations for voluntary liquidation under IBC which states that a corporate person may initiate voluntary liquidation procee.....

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ITAT, Ahmedabad: Security Guards Employed by Assessee Unit Are Workers Engaged in Manufacturing(29.05.2017)

ITAT, Ahmedabad has held that Security Guards employed by assessee-unit must be considered as part of workers engaged in manufacturing process for pur.....

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NGT Directs Pollution Control Boards to Curb Pollution in Pali River(13.10.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked Central Pollution Control Board and Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board to take preventive and effective s.....

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Delhi HC Grants Relief to Former Indian Hockey Captain Sardar Singh over Rape Case(14.10.2016)

Delhi High Court has granted a stay on legal proceedings against Former Indian hockey captain Sardar Singh in a City Trial Court in an alleged rape ca.....

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Canada Supreme Court Rules Google Must Block Certain Search Results Worldwide(29.06.2017)

Canada Supreme Court has upheld a British Columbia Court ruling that ordered Google to de-list entire domains and websites from its global search inde.....

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#GST Rollout: Govt Issues FAQs on Registration & Registration as Tax Deductor/Tax Collector(30.06.2017)

Central Government has issued FAQs covering User Manual for functionalities available to a taxpayer from GST System Portal and FAQs for when a Taxpaye.....

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#GST Rollout: Govt Notifies Exempted Services Under UTGST Act(30.06.2017)

Central Government has notified list of exempted services under Union Territory Goods and Services Tax (UTGST) Act. The notification is applicable w.e.....

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#GST Rollout: Govt Notifies CGST Rates Schedule(30.06.2017)

Central Government has notified rates applicable to goods categorized under different schedules. The Notification contains VI schedules for which diff.....

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#GST Rollout: Govt Notifies July 1st as Date from Which GST is Made Applicable(30.06.2017)

Central Government has notified July 1st as the date from which Goods and Services Tax (GST) will be implemented.

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#GST Rollout: 18% Interest for Non-payment of Tax, 24% for Excess Claim of ITC(30.06.2017)

Central Government has notified rates of interest to be paid under CGST Act. Persons who fail to pay tax under CGST Act would be liable to pay interes.....

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#GST Rollout: Registered Persons Having Turnover Below 1.5 Crs Need Not Mention Digits of HSN Code(30.06.2017)

Central Government has notified number of digits of HSN Code to be mentioned in tax invoice under GST on basis of Annual Turnover. It exempts persons .....

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#GST Rollout: Govt. Notifies Categories of Services on which Tax Shall be Paid by E-commerce Operator(30.06.2017)

Central Government has notified categories of services which shall attract tax on intra-State supplies by electronic commerce operators. It includes s.....

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#GST Rollout: Govt. Notifies Specialised Agencies Entitled to Claim Refund Under GST Act(30.06.2017)

Central Government has notified specialised agencies entitled to claim a refund of taxes paid on notified supplies of goods or services or both receiv.....

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#GST Rollout: Govt. Notifies Supplies Not Eligible for ITC Refund Claim Under UTGST Act(30.06.2017)

Central Government has notified supplies not eligible for refund of unutilised ITC under UTGST Act.

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#GST Rollout: Govt. Notifies 'Services by Panchayat' As Exempted Services Under GST(30.06.2017)

Central Government has notified supplies which shall be treated neither as a supply of goods nor a supply of service under UTGST Act. It says services.....

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#GST Rollout: Govt. Notifies Certain Provisions of IGST Act, Applicable from July 1, 2017(30.06.2017)

Central Government has notified sections 4 to 13, 16 to 19, 21, 23 to 25 of Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017. It shall come into force from.....

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#GST Rollout: Govt. Notifies Certain Provisions of CGST Act, Applicable from July 1, 2017(30.06.2017)

Central Government has notified 6 to 9, 11 to 21, 31 to 41, 42 except the proviso to sub-section (9) of section 42, 43 except the proviso to sub-secti.....

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Madras HC Raises Concern over Unauthorised Construction in Kodaikanal(24.10.2016)

Madras High Court has warned that there is every possibility that Kodaikanal, situated around 2,000 metres above sea level in Dindigul district, could.....

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Supreme Court Says ‘Women Will Be Allowed to Enter Haji Ali Shrine within a Month’(24.10.2016)

Supreme Court has said that women will be allowed to enter Mumbai's iconic Haji Ali Dargah in a month, after Haji Ali Trust informed Court that access.....

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Punjab & Haryana HC Dismisses State’s Appeal against Bail Granted to Ex-Political Adviser(25.10.2016)

Punjab & Haryana High Court has dismissed Haryana Government’s appeal against a bail granted to Virender Kumar, Ex-Political Adviser to Ex-CM Bhupinde.....

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Karnataka HC Orders Status Quo Regarding Kannada Actor Darshan’s House(26.10.2016)

Karnataka High Court has ordered status quo with regards to proceedings initiated by the District Administration in relation to Kannada actor Darshan .....

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Allahabad High Court Slams UP Government for Failure to Check Dengue, Chickengunia Menace(26.10.2016)

Allahabad High Court has slammed Akhilesh Yadav-led UP Government for its failure to control spread of dengue and chickengunia in State.

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#Dahi Handi: Supreme Court Asks Bombay High Court to Review its Order on Age, Height(02.08.2017)

Supreme Court has asked Bombay High Court to review its order barring people below 18 years of age from taking part in forming human pyramid in dahi h.....

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#Sunanda Pushkar Case: Delhi High Court Questions Delay in Probe(02.08.2017)

Delhi High Court has questioned police over delay in probing reasons behind the death of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor’s wife Sunanda Pushkar.

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Madras HC Directs Tamil Nadu to Not to Allow Protests on Babri Masjid Demolition Day(07.12.2015)

Madras HC has directed TN Government not to give permission for demonstrations, rallies and other forms of protest by any religious organisation on De.....

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NGT to NOIDA: Issue Public Notice on Challenge to Okhla ESZ(07.12.2015)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed NOIDA authority to issue a notice that any property deal in the Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) around the Okhla b.....

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SC Asks Supertech to Deposit Rs10 Crore to Refund Buyers in Noida Project(09.11.2016)

Supreme Court has given a stern message to Supertech saying it was not concerned whether the real estate major “sinks or dies”, but it has to return m.....

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Allahabad HC Seeks Government Response over Ill-treatment to Mentally Unstable Patient at Dargah(11.11.2016)

Allahabad High Court directed State Government to reply on alleged ill-treatment given to mentally unstable patients at Hazrat Munawwar Ali Shah Babas.....

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Supreme Court Refuses to Put on Hold Allahabad HC Order on DND Flyway(11.11.2016)

Supreme Court, while refusing to stay Allahabad High Court verdict restraining Noida Toll Bridge Company Ltd from levying cess, has said that DND flyw.....

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Supreme Court: Karti Chidambaram Can’t Leave Country Without Joining Probe(16.08.2017)

Supreme Court has said that Karti Chidambaram will not be allowed to leave the country unless he joins probe investigating allegations of irregularity.....

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Bombay HC Acquits 36-Year-Old of Killing Two Minor Daughters(18.10.2016)

Bombay HC has acquitted 36-year-old Buldhana resident Mahendra Parve, five months after he was sentenced to death for killing his two minor daughters,.....

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Madras HC Rejects Plea Seeking SC Status for Dalit Converts to Islam(18.10.2016)

Madras High Court has rejected a petition filed by Secretary of a Muslim jamath seeking a direction to State Government to declare caste to which Dali.....

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SC Dismisses Bihar Government’s Plea for Custody of Suspended MLA(19.10.2016)

Supreme Court has rejected Bihar Government’s plea that suspended RJD MLA Raj Ballabh Yadav, accused in a rape case, be taken into custody so that min.....

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Madan Tamang Murder Case: Calcutta HC Directs CBI to Present Bimal Gurung to City Sessions Court(20.07.2017)

Calcutta High Court has directed CBI to bring Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) Chief Bimal Gurung and 21 other accused to the city sessions court on July .....

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Delhi High Court Seeks Delhi Police Status Report in Sunanda Pushkar Murder Probe(21.07.2017)

Delhi High Court has directed Delhi Police to submit within three days its status report about its probe into the murder of Sunanda Pushkar, who was .....

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Bombay High Court: Caste of Mohammedans Can’t Be Decided On Basis of Surname(21.07.2017)

Bombay High Court, while quashing and setting aside an order passed by Caste Scrutiny Committee, which invalidated caste claim of the petitioner, has .....

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Delhi High Court Notices Delhi Police, Subramanian Swamy Over Sunanda Pushkar Case(25.07.2017)

Delhi High Court has issued notice on a plea filed by Sunanda Pushkar’s son Shiv Menon questioning locus standi of Dr. Subramanian Swamy in the Sunand.....

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Punjab and Haryana HC Extends Relief to Kiku Sharda Till March 10(05.02.2016)

Punjab and Haryana HC has extended stay on arrest of comedian and television actor, Kiku Sharda till March 10, who is facing charges of hurting religi.....

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NGT Issues Notice to Art of Living Foundation and Others(11.02.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notices to Art of Living Foundation, the organiser of the World Culture Festival, and Government agencies for.....

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Delhi HC Issues Direction to Municipal Bodies(15.02.2016)

Delhi High Court has directed municipal bodies and DDA to ensure that no buildings in future are constructed in Delhi which are not seismic zone IV co.....

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Delhi HC Slams Doordarshan over Failure to Disclose Expenditure of Rs. 190 crore(08.12.2016)

Delhi High Court took a strong note of alleged failure of public broadcaster Doordarshan in answering queries regarding expenditure of over Rs 190 cro.....

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Bombay HC: Mid-day Meal Scheme Should Not be Commercialized(08.12.2016)

Bombay High Court has said that mid-day meal scheme for school children, if implemented properly, is good, but its commercialization would not serve i.....

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Supreme Court Seeks Government Response Over Implementation of Mid-Day Meals(22.08.2017)

Supreme Court has asked Centre and States how were they monitoring the implementation and hygiene of mid-day meal schemes in government schools across.....

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Delhi HC Restrains Vodafone From Seeking Arbitration in Rs 20,000-Crore Tax Dispute Case(23.08.2017)

Delhi High Court has “restrained” Vodafone from going ahead with its arbitration proceedings against India under a treaty with the UK, in the Rs 20,00.....

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NGT Sets Up Panel to Study Renuka Dam Green Aspects(03.02.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has set up an 8 member experts’ committee to study various aspects of proposed Rs 5,242 crore Renuka Dam.

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Allahabad HC Rejects Plea to Quash Land Acquisition Notification for Noida Underpass(14.12.2016)

Allahabad High Court has refused to quash a Land Acquisition Notification issued by State Government for construction of an underpass on bypass connec.....

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Madras HC: Tahsildars Authorized to Issue Legal Heirship Certificates to Class II Heirs(16.12.2016)

Madras High Court has held that Tahsildars can issue legal heirship certificates to Class II legal heirs, such as brothers and sisters.

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NGT Orders Seizure of Repeated Offenders Vehicle in Narmada Illegal Sand Mining(16.12.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered to seize vehicles of repeated offenders in illegal sand mining on Narmada river bed and take action against .....

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Bombay HC Slams CBI for Delay in Narendra Dabholkar Murder Mystery Probe(16.12.2016)

Bombay High Court came down heavily on CBI and said it was "bungling up" probe in murder case of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar by causing inordinate.....

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Centre Notifies Regulations for Liquidation Process Under New Bankruptcy Code(19.12.2016)

Central Government has notified rules by which companies can go through liquidation under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), 2016.

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No Travelling Abroad For Karti Chidambaram Yet, Says Supreme Court(05.10.2017)

Supreme Court has said that Karti Chidambaram, who is being interrogated by the Central Bureau of Investigation in a corruption case, can't travel abr.....

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Gujarat High Court Notices Auda, Nirma School over Violation of Land Usage Agreement(29.12.2016)

Gujarat High Court has issued notices to Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority(Auda) and Nirma Education & Research Foundation after residents of Boda.....

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Gujarat HC Rejects Plea on Bhoodan Land Issue(30.12.2016)

Gujarat High Court has rejected a set of petitions on issue of Bhoodan land and directed State Government to enact a law in this regard as expeditious.....

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Supreme Court Allows Karti Chidambaram to Travel Abroad(21.11.2017)

Supreme Court has granted Karti Chidambaram permission to travel to the United Kingdom for 10 days for the admission of his daughter in a Cambridge Un.....

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Bombay High Court Refuses to Ban Marathi Movie ‘Dashkriya’(21.11.2017)

Bombay High Court has rejected a plea seeking ban of a movie titled Dashkriya. The movie is based on Baba Bhand’s novel Dashakriya and the theme is co.....

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UIDAI: PAN–Aadhaar Linking Not applicable to NRIs, PIOs, OCIs(21.11.2017)

Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has clarified that PAN – Aadhaar linking is not applicable to Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), Person of .....

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Delhi HC: Minor Delay in Releasing Attendance Can’t Benefit Students Barred Due to Abysmal Attendance(22.11.2017)

Delhi High Court has said that minor delay by college in publishing list of students with short attendance can be of no significance in case of studen.....

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Delhi HC: Minor Delay in Releasing Attendance Can’t Benefit Students Barred Due to Abysmal Attendance(22.11.2017)

Delhi High Court has said that minor delay by college in publishing list of students with short attendance can be of no significance in case of studen.....

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Madras HC Asks Karti Chidambaram to Approach Delhi High Court for quashing FIR(23.08.2017)

Madras High Court has held that it would be appropriate if former Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram’s son Karti Chidambaram approached the Delhi H.....

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Supreme Court Overrules M P Sharma & Kharak Singh(24.08.2017)

Supreme Court has overruled eight-judge bench judgment in M P Sharma case and six-judge bench judgment in Kharak Singh case -both of which had ruled t.....

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Supreme Court Announces its Verdict, Holds Privacy a Fundamental Right(24.08.2017)

Supreme Court has ruled that privacy is a fundamental right because it is intrinsic to the right to life. The 9 Judge bench also said that right to pr.....

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CBI Court Convicts Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in Rape Case, Quantum of Sentence on Monday(25.08.2017)

Special Central Bureau of Investigation court has convicted Dera Sacha Sauda Chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in a rape case registered against him in 20.....

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Supreme Court Imposes Curbs on Karti Chidambaram's Foreign Travel(04.09.2017)

Supreme Court has asked Karti Chidambaram not to go abroad till September 11 and permitted CBI to furnish details of his interrogation in case relatin.....

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NBSA Directs Zee News to Pay Fine, Render Apology to Gauhar Raza for Branding Him 'Anti National'(04.09.2017)

News Broadcasting Standards Authority (NBSA) has directed Hindi news channel Zee News to pay a fine of Rs. 1 lakh and issue a public apology to poet a.....

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Supreme Court Slams Madhya Pradesh Govt. For Inadequate Compensation to Dam Oustees(06.01.2017)

Supreme Court has castigated Madhya Pradesh Government for giving Rs 11,000 as interim help to families displaced by construction of minor dams as aga.....

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Supreme Court Sends Convicts in Gang Rape of University Student Back to Jail(07.11.2017)

Three former Students of O P Jindal Global University, convicted of blackmailing and gang-raping a college mate for over two years from 2013, were sen.....

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Delhi HC Strikes Down Certain Parts of ICDS Provisions and CBDT Notifications(09.11.2017)

Delhi High Court has struck down Parts II, III, VI, VII and VIII of the Income Computation and Disclosure Standards (ICDS) and certain connected Notif.....

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Delhi HC Strikes Down Parts Of ICDS Provisions And CBDT Notifications(13.11.2017)

Delhi High Court has struck down certain portions of Parts I, II, III, IV, VI, VII and VII of Income Computation and Disclosure Standards (ICDS) and c.....

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Madras HC: Child Born to Muslim Couple Before Marriage Not a Legal Heir(14.11.2017)

Madras High Court has held that child born prior to the marriage of Muslim parents is not a legitimate child as per Mahomedan law and the child could .....

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Bombay HC: No Need to Seek Leave for Leading Secondary Evidence(15.11.2017)

Bombay High Court has reiterated that under the Evidence Act there is no provision to seek leave for leading secondary evidence and directed the circu.....

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NGT Asks For Ambient Air Quality Data from Different Locations in Delhi(06.04.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has set up a committee of officials and asked it to collect samples of ambient air quality from different locations in D.....

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CCI Clears Reliance Aerostructure- Dassault Aviation Joint Venture Deal(30.01.2017)

Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved proposed joint venture between Anil Ambani-led group firm Reliance Aerostructure and Rafale-maker D.....

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Supreme Court: More Works, Hence More Rooms For CM Akhilesh Yadav(31.01.2017)

Supreme Court, while justifying allotment of two official residences for Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, has said “As his w.....

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Madras HC Says No to Public Holiday on ‘Thai Pusam’(31.01.2017)

Madras High Court has dismissed a PIL seeking a direction to Tamil Nadu Government to declare "Thai Pusam" as public holiday, saying it was for govern.....

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Bombay HC Asks Police Not to Take Action Against VCA For Norms Violation(03.02.2017)

Bombay High Court has directed police not to take any coercive action against Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) officials for alleged fire-safety and.....

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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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Mullaperiyar Dam: Supreme Court Asks Centre, Tamil Nadu, Kerala To Set Up Panels(12.01.2018)

Supreme Court has directed Centre, Tamil Nadu and Kerala governments to set up three separate committees to exclusively deal with any "unpredictable" .....

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Yahoo Books Indian Patent for Invention to Classify Image(27.05.2016)

Yahoo has secured an Indian patent for an invention regarding a method for processing image data for the purpose of classifying the images into either.....

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Supreme Court Declines to Hold an Urgent Hearing of Former BSP Lawmaker Umakant Yadav's Plea(03.06.2016)

Supreme Court has declined to hold an urgent hearing of a plea by a former BSP lawmaker Umakant Yadav seeking the stay his conviction in a land disput.....

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Delhi High Court Turns Down Sushil Kumar’s Plea for Trial to Decide Participation at Rio(07.06.2016)

Delhi High Court has refused wrestler Sushil Kumar’s plea to conduct a special trial against Narsingh Yadav to decide participation in the 74 kg frees.....

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Danish Women Rape Case: Five Accused Held Guilty(07.06.2016)

Delhi court has held five persons guilty in the Danish woman gangrape case. Argument on the quantum of sentence will take place on 9th June, 2016.

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Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Bar Dance Girls Plea Challenging State Law(28.02.2017)

Supreme Court has agreed to hear a petition filed by women working in Maharashtra’s bars, including dancers and waitresses, against constitutionality .....

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Delhi High Court Asks Kake Da Hotel to Come Clean Hand on Food Safety(28.02.2017)

Delhi High Court has asked Kake Da Hotel to come clean on its food safety and standards after a video surfaced that purportedly shows a staff kneading.....

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Madhya Pradesh High Court to Centre, States: Don't Use the Word 'Dalit'(24.01.2018)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has said that the central and state governments should refrain from using the word 'Dalit' in their correspondence as it did.....

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Delhi High Court Refrains From Passing Interim Order in JD(U) Symbol Row(23.11.2017)

Delhi High Court has refrained from passing any interim order against ECI's order rejecting the claim of Sharad Yadav faction of Janata Dal (United) o.....

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This Wedding Season, Wear Red Like Hadiya to Celebrate Love(29.11.2017)

This Wedding Season, Wear Red Like Hadiya to Celebrate Love

Tags : On Monday, we finally met the Hadiya whose words made it to the front page headlines of newspapers. Dressed in a red abaya, she stood calmly in the courtroom for her turn to speak.

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Delhi Cab Driver Arrested for Trying to Abduct Woman Judge(29.11.2017)

Delhi Cab Driver Arrested for Trying to Abduct Woman Judge

Tags : The judge, in her complaint, told the police that instead of taking her to the Karkardooma Court, the driver started driving towards Hapur on the NH-24 on Monday, police said.

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Supreme Court to Hear Aadhaar Pleas After Concluding Delhi-Centre Matter(29.11.2017)

Supreme Court to Hear Aadhaar Pleas After Concluding Delhi-Centre Matter

Tags : The Centre, meanwhile, informed the bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra that it was willing to extend up to March 31 next year the deadline fixed for mandatory linking of Aadhaar with various schemes.

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Kerala Love Jihad Case LIVE: Hadiya to be Sent Back to College, Dean to be Her Guardian(29.11.2017)

Kerala Love Jihad Case LIVE: Hadiya to be Sent Back to College, Dean to be Her Guardian

Tags : Kerala woman Hadiya, who is at the centre of the Love Jihad controversy, appeared before the Supreme Court today and told the court that she wants her 'freedom'.

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Modi Suggests Installing of 'Justice Clocks' in Court Premises(29.11.2017)

Modi Suggests Installing of 'Justice Clocks' in Court Premises

Tags : Addressing a gathering at a National Law Day event in New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday suggested installing of "justice clocks" at various court premises to encourage competition among judges in disposing off cases.

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Madras High Court Seeks Jayalalithaa's Fingerprint Details From Bengaluru Jail(29.11.2017)

Madras High Court Seeks Jayalalithaa's Fingerprint Details From Bengaluru Jail

Tags : The matter relates to a petition filed by P Saravanan, DMK candidate for the November 2016 Thirupparankundram Assembly bypoll, challenging the election of AIADMK's A K Bose.

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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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SC Asks SIT to Look into BoB Scam(27.04.2016)

Supreme Court has directed Special Investigation Team (SIT) on black money to look into a fresh plea seeking a probe into the recent Bank of Baroda (B.....

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Bombay HC Orders Adarsh Society Building Demolition(02.05.2016)

Bombay HC has ordered Union Environment Ministry to demolish 31-storey Adarsh Co-operative Housing Society.

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Bombay High Court: Plot too was illegally occupied(04.05.2016)

Bombay High Court has held that the plot on which the 31-storey Adarsh building stands in Colaba was not even available to begin with.

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Supreme Court Directs Payment of Final Compensation to Narmada Oustees(09.02.2017)

Supreme Court has brought curtains on a decade-old litigation started by families affected by Sardar Sarovar project on Narmada River as it directed p.....

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Delhi HC Rejects Plea Against Engagement of Foreign Architect For Pragati Maidan Project(10.02.2017)

Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition challenging in-principle approval granted by Centre for engaging services of foreign architects for redevelo.....

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Kerala HC Rejects Plea to Quash Sexual Abuse Case Against School Warden(10.02.2017)

Kerala High Court has refused to quash a criminal case registered against former warden of Sree Ramakrishna Gurukula Vidyamandir Higher Secondary Scho.....

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Calcutta High Court Reinstates 'Darjeeling Chronicles' Links on Facebook(05.01.2018)

Calcutta High Court has set aside a lower court’s order which had asked a nodal agency of the central government to instruct Facebook to block news li.....

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Madras HC Directs State to Set Up Bio Metric Attendance System in Public Hospitals(27.01.2017)

Madras High Court has directed Tamil Nadu Government to put in place bio metric attendance system for doctors in all the Government Hospitals within f.....

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Madras HC Stays Income Tax Case Against Chidambaram, Family(27.01.2017)

Madras High Court has stayed proceedings initiated by Income Tax Department against former Union Minister P. Chidambaram, his wife and Senior Advocate.....

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Delhi HC: Footwear Without Back Strap is ‘Sandal’, Not ‘Chappal’(30.01.2017)

Delhi HC has ruled that a woman’s footwear without a back strap is a sandal, and opposed Government’s order that export of sandals attracts 10% custom.....

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Former Jharkhand CM Madhu Koda, Ex-Coal Secy Gupta Guilty in Coal Scam Case: Special Court, Delhi(14.12.2017)

A Special Court in Delhi has held Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda and others guilty of varying offences including criminal conspiracy in th.....

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Supreme Court Allows Appointment of Chairman in Vodafone 2nd Arbitration Proceeding(15.12.2017)

Supreme Court has permitted a chairman to be appointed to a second arbitral panel in the Rs 11,000-crore Vodafone income tax dispute, but specified th.....

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UIDAI: No Subsidy Diversion Without Aadhaar Holder’s Informed Consent(22.12.2017)

UIDAI has directed the NPCI not to allow override request pertaining to an Aadhaar holder unless it is accompanied by the name of his current bank on .....

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Special Court in Jaipur Awards Life Term to Two in Ajmer Dargah Bomb Blast Case(22.03.2017)

A Special NIA Court in Jaipur sentenced two convicts in Ajmer Dargah bomb blast case, Devendra Gupta and Bhavesh Patel, to life imprisonment while pro.....

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MP High Court Says ‘No’ to Alteration in Date of Birth Post Retirement(27.03.2017)

Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that a person after retirement from service cannot be permitted to turn around and claim a different date of retire.....

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Finish Vallakadavu Bridge on Time: Kerala High Court(05.03.2018)

Kerala High Court has issued notice to the government on a petition seeking time-bound renovation of the Vallakadavu bridge that has heritage value.

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Supreme Court Refuses Interim Protection for Karti Chidambaram(06.03.2018)

Supreme Court has refused to grant Karti Chidambaram interim protection from a possible arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) .

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Delhi Master Plan 2021: Supreme Court Raps DDA, Says "No Dadagiri"(06.03.2018)

Supreme Court, while asking the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to stop "dadagiri", has stayed the proposed amendment to Delhi Master Plan 2021, whi.....

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Hooda Government Defrauded Farmers of Rs 1,500 Crore: Supreme Court(13.03.2018)

Supreme Court has slammed the erstwhile Congress government in Haryana for helping builders acquire huge tracts of farm lands at prices much lower tha.....

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Contempt of Court If Pandals Not Allowed for Fests: Bombay High Court(15.03.2018)

Bombay High Court has warned all major municipal corporations of issuing contempt of court if they fail to abide by the court's directions over granti.....

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Bombay HC: No Prosecution For Italian Man If He Brings Back Adopted Daughter(28.03.2017)

Bombay High Court has said that Italian man, who in breach of Court’s injunction order had run away with his seven-year-old adopted daughter, would no.....

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Bombay High Court to BMC: Give Land to IMD For 2nd Doppler Radar(28.03.2017)

Madras HC, while noting that only academically brilliant students must join MBBS as people entrusted them with their bodies, has asked why Centre was .....

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Delhi HC: Can Govt Be Forced to Retain 'Hall of Nations' at Pragati Maidan(28.03.2017)

Delhi High Court has said that if Central Government does not want to retain 'Hall of Nations' at Pragati Maidan, how can it be forced to do so.

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Andhra HC Acquits Dalit Man Held For Rape, Murder(03.04.2017)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has acquitted Satyam Babu of all charges after he was sentenced to life imprisonment in the Ayesha Meera rape and murder cas.....

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Supreme Court: Plea Against Akhilesh Yadav 'Infructuous'(03.04.2017)

Supreme Court has termed as "infructuous" a plea seeking a direction to then UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav to vacate a bungalow being used by him a.....

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Bombay High Court: BMC Needs to Follow Due Process of Law to Take Over park(04.05.2018)

Bombay High Court has said that the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) cannot take possession of the 20-acre Priyadarshini Park in south Mumbai .....

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Madras High Court Allows I-T to Proceed Against Karti Chidambaram(04.05.2018)

Madras High Court has allowed the Income Tax department to proceed with its inquiry based on a show cause notice issued to former union minister P Chi.....

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Patna HC Grants Bail to Bindi Yadav in Liquor Bottle Recovery Case(15.07.2016)

Patna HC has granted bail to Bindeshwari Prasad Yadav alias Bindi Yadav, in connection with recovery of liquor bottles from his Gaya house when there .....

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NGT Looks for Details of Persons Flouting Dust Emission Directions(15.07.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked Delhi Development Authority, NOIDA Authority and other departments to furnish complete details of builders and.....

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Supreme Court Sends Noida Group Housing Land Dispute Case Back to High Court(18.07.2016)

Supreme Court has asked all parties – builders and farmers – to go to Allahabad High Court again for a land dispute regarding 2,530 square metres (sqm.....

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NGT Asks Authorities to Ensure No Burning of Waste in Open(21.07.2016)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed DDA, NDMC, Municipal Corporations, Delhi Cantonment Board to ensure that there is no burning of waste in th.....

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SC to Centre: Take Possession of Adarsh Cooperative Society(22.07.2016)

SC has permitted Centre to take possession of the Adarsh Cooperative Housing Society in Mumbai and told Maharashtra Government to initiate proceedings.....

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SC Notices Centre, Tamil Nadu, NPCIL Over CRZ Clearance to KKNPP Units 3-6(25.04.2017)

Supreme Court has ordered notice to Centre, Tamil Nadu Government and Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) in an appeal filed by Poovulagin Nanb.....

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2002 Naroda Case: Gujarat High Court Awards 10-year RI to Three Convicts(26.06.2018)

Gujarat High Court has awarded 10 years' rigorous imprisonment to three convicts in the 2002 Naroda Patiya massacre case, observing that their punishm.....

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Allahabad High Court Directs Authorities to Explore Possibility of Multilevel Parking in Noida(11.04.2017)

Allahabad High Court has asked Chief Executive Oficer, Noida Authority, to appear before it and apprise about possibility of a multilevel parking in e.....

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Supreme Court Sets Aside Aptel Ruling Allowing Compensatory Tariff to Tata Power, Adani Power(11.04.2017)

Supreme Court has set aside Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (Aptel) ruling that allowed Tata Power Ltd and Adani Power Ltd to charge compensatory t.....

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Delhi HC Upholds Order Restraining DPS World Foundation From Using Brand Name ‘DPS’(12.04.2017)

Delhi High Court has upheld a Single Bench order restraining DPS World Foundation from using registered mark/name “DPS” or any other mark identical or.....

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Madras HC Stays Arrest of O Panneerselvam's Son, Brother in Rioting, Criminal Intimidation Case(12.04.2017)

Madras High Court has restrained Tamil Nadu police from arresting Ex-Chief Minister O Panneerselvam's son O P Ravindranath Kumar and brother O Raja ti.....

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Supreme Court to Haji Ali Dargah Trust: Remove Encroachments by May 08(14.04.2017)

Supreme Court has asked Haji Ali Dargah Trust to remove encroachments in a 908 sq mt area around famous Mumbai mosque by May 8 while making it clear t.....

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Gujarat High Court Rejects Plea For CBI Probe in Una Dalit Flogging Case(17.04.2017)

Gujarat High Court has refused a plea for CBI investigation in Una Dalit flogging incident.

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Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board Pulls Plug on Sterlite Plant(25.05.2018)

Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board has ordered the closure of the Vedanta-Sterlite copper factory in Thoothukudi.

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Chhapra Court Sentences Principal for 17 Years(30.08.2016)

A local court in Chhapra has sentenced Principal of Dharmasati Gandaman Primary School, Meena Devi, to 17 years in prison, over death of 23 children o.....

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SC Junks Vedanta's Plea(01.09.2016)

Supreme Court has rejected Vedanta Ltd.'s plea seeking export of iron ore in Karnataka.

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Bombay HC Pulls Up CBI for ‘Not Applying Mind’ while Filing Report(02.09.2016)

Bombay HC has pulled up Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for non-application of mind while filing a report with regard to a criminal application,.....

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SC Put Stay on Proceedings on Death Row Convict’s Plea in Delhi HC(05.09.2016)

SC has stayed a hearing on death row convict Sonu Sardar's plea before Delhi HC for commuting his sentence to life imprisonment after Chhattisgarh Gov.....

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SC Asks Dadlani to Get FIR Quashed by HC(08.09.2016)

SC has denied to protect music composer Vishal Dadlani from arrest for a tweet mocking Digambar Jain guru Tarun Sagar, who delivered a lecture in the .....

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Bombay High Court Says 'No' to De-freeze Bank Accounts of Adarsh Housing Society(08.06.2017)

Bombay High Court has refused to de-freeze two bank accounts of scam-hit Adarsh cooperative housing society.

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ITAT Kolkata: Rent-Free Accommodation to Part Time-Director from Company is Not ‘Business Income'(08.06.2017)

ITAT Kolkata has held that rent-Free accommodation received by a Part Time-Director cum Employee from the Company cannot be taxable as “Business Incom.....

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Telecom Users Have Right Over Personal Data: TRAI(18.07.2018)

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has said users have primary right over their personal information while entities controlling or processin.....

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Delhi High Court Rejects Plea Seeking to Preserve "Hall of Nation" at Pragati Maidan(21.04.2017)

Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea by Pragati Maidan buildings architect to preserve it, a day before demolition of Hall of Nations is expected to .....

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Allahabad HC: Noida Authority Not a 'Profit-Making Organisation', Should be Considered 'Civic Body'(24.04.2017)

Allahabad High Court ruled that Noida Authority is not a profit-making organisation, hence, it should be considered a civic body and be allowed all be.....

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Supreme Court Rejects Plea Seeking to Enforce Fundamental Duties of Citizens(24.04.2017)

Supreme Court has refused to entertain a PIL seeking a direction to Centre for implemention of the recommendations of Justice J S Verma committee to b.....

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NCLAT Okays Vedanta Plans to Buy Electrosteel(31.05.2018)

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT)has allowed Vedanta Limited to acquire Electrosteel Steels by depositing the up-front payment of Rs. 5,.....

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Religious Groups ‘Free to Determine’ Membership, Rules: Supreme Court of Canada(01.06.2018)

Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that the religious organizations has a general right to govern their own affairs.

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Madras High Court Rejects Vodafone Plea Against TRAI’s Tariff Listing Order(06.06.2018)

Madras High Court has dismissed Vodafone India’s plea challenging the telecom regulator’s mandatory listing of tariffs on its website, including segme.....

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Delhi Court Issues Summons to Dr. Shashi Tharoor in Sunanda Pushkar Death Case(06.06.2018)

A Delhi Court has issued summons to Congress leader Shashi Tharoor as an accused in the case of death of his wife Sunanda Pushkar.

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Delhi High Court Quashes Delhi Govt's Mid-Day Meal Scheme Condition for NGOs(07.06.2018)

Delhi High Court has quashed the Delhi Government's eligibility condition related to average annual turnover for NGOs seeking tender of the mid-day co.....

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Noida is Not a Local Authority, No Tax Relief: Supreme Court(18.07.2018)

Supreme Court has held that New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (NOIDA) is not covered by the definition of local authority as contained in Exp.....

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Supreme Court Allows Karti Chidambaram to Travel Abroad(23.07.2018)

Supreme Court has allowed Karti Chidambaram to visit the United Kingdom, France and the United States of America from July 23 to 31, making it clear t.....

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Supreme Court Allows Karti Chidambaram to Travel Abroad(23.07.2018)

Supreme Court has allowed Karti Chidambaram to visit the United Kingdom, France and the United States of America from July 23 to 31, making it clear t.....

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Madras High Court Quashes Lookout Notice Against Karti Chidambaram(24.07.2018)

Madras High Court has set aside a lookout notice issued by Central Bureau of Investigation to all airports against Karti Chidambaram, son of former fi.....

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Supreme Court Seeks Records in Kerala Church Sex Scandal Case(27.07.2018)

Supreme Court has called for records of the investigation carried out by the Crime Branch in the case of alleged rape and molestation charges against .....

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Madras High Court Rejects Hyundai Motor's Plea on 'Anti-competitive' Practices(30.07.2018)

Madras High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by Hyundai Motor India Ltd, assailing the decision of Competition Commission of India to investigate t.....

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#Noida Land Allotment Scam: Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Former UP Chief Secretary(03.08.2017)

Supreme Court has upheld conviction of former UP Chief Secretary Neera Yadav and former IAS officer Rajiv Kumar in Noida land allotment scam that took.....

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#Election Affidavit: Gujarat HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Filing of Supporting Documents(03.08.2017)

Gujarat High Court has dismissed a plea seeking a direction requiring contesting candidates in elections to submit documents in support of averments m.....

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Gujarat High Court Upholds NEET Requirement For Ayurveda, Homoeopathy Courses(03.08.2017)

Gujarat High Court has dismissed a petition challenging a rule which makes National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) mandatory for admission to ay.....

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#Dahi Handi: Bombay HC Lifts Age, Height Restrictions(08.08.2017)

Bombay High Court has accepted State Government’s decision to keep age limit for Govindas at 14 years and removed height restriction that was imposed .....

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Gujarat High Court Quashes Norms for Common Counselling For Seats In Ayurveda Colleges(09.08.2017)

Gujarat HC has quashed Rules permitting common counselling for admissions to management quota seats in courses of Bachelor of Ayurveda, Medicine & Sur.....

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National Green Tribunal Bans Use of Plastic Bags of Less Than 50 Microns Thickness in Delhi(10.08.2017)

NGT has banned the use of non-degradable plastic bags which are less than 50 microns in Delhi and directed that any person found in possession of such.....

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Pay Compensation for Vardah Quickly: Madras High Court to Government(25.09.2018)

Madras high court has directed Tamil Nadu government to expedite the process and provide Rs. 4 lakh compensation as announced by the government to fam.....

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SC Refuses to Stay Allahabad HC Order Making DND Flyway Toll Free(28.10.2016)

Supreme Court has refused to put on hold Allahabad HC order to make Delhi-Noida-Direct (DND) Flyway toll-free.

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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.....

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Bombay HC Dismisses Adarsh Society’s Plea Challenging Defence Ministry’s Title Suit(03.11.2016)

Bombay High Court has dismissed a plea filed by Adarsh Cooperative Housing Society, opposing a title suit filed by Ministry of Defence regarding land .....

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Delhi HC Junks Vodafone's Plea Seeking Disclosure of IUC Charges Methodology(05.09.2017)

Delhi High Court has dismissed Vodafone India petition that urged for directions to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India to disclose its methodology .....

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Punjab and Haryana High Court Allows Haryana Police to Raid Gurmeet Ram Rahim's Sirsa Ashram(06.09.2017)

Punjab and Haryana High court has allowed Haryana government to conduct a search and evacuation operation in Dera Sacha Sauda's Sirsa headquaretrs.

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Uttarakhand High court Revokes Dissolution of Badri-Kedar Temple Committee(07.09.2017)

Uttarakhand High Court has revoked the dissolution of Badrinath-Kedarnath temple committee. The Court declared as illegal the dissolution of panel bef.....

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Madras HC Grants Interim Stay on State Order Cancelling Land Allotment to Vedanta Plant(04.10.2018)

Madras has ordered an interim stay on the cancellation of land allotted for expansion of Vedanta's south Indian copper smelter, in a relief to the con.....

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Delhi High Court: No 'Name Calling' in Sunanda Pushkar Case(17.08.2017)

Delhi High Court has asked a TV channel and the kin of Sunanda Pushkar not to indulge in "name calling" in connection with her death case but said the.....

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Bombay HC Raps CBI, SIT for Revealing Evidence in Dabholkar Murder Cases(07.09.2018)

Bombay HC has slammed CBI and Special Investigation Team (SIT) of State Police for revealing details of Narendra Dabholkar and Govind Pansare murder .....

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Madra HC Seeks Daily Details Of Probe Against CM Edappadi K Palaniswami(13.09.2018)

Madras HC has called for day-to-day details on the probe conducted by the directorate of vigilance and anti-corruption (DVAC) on the corruption allega.....

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Show EIA for Pragati Maidan Redevelopment was Based on Detailed Study: NGT(14.09.2018)

NGT has questioned India Trade Promotion Organisation over the grant of Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) for redevelopment of the Pragati Maidan co.....

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Saradha Chit Fund : SC Extends Interim Order Restraining ED from Summoning Nalini Chidambaram(17.09.2018)

SC has extended its interim order restraining the Enforcement Directorate from summoning Nalini Chidambaram, wife of former finance minister P. Chidam.....

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Denial of Passport Affects Fundamental Rights: Delhi High Court(17.09.2018)

Delhi High Court has held that the denial of a passport or its non-renewal affects the fundamental rights guaranteed under the Constitution.

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Madras HC Directs Stipulation of Outer Time Limit for Filing Counter Affidavits in Writ Petitions(17.09.2018)

MP HC has observed that it is frequently noticed that the counter affidavits and related documents are not filed in large number of writ petitions now.....

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Meritorious Physically Handicapped Students Deprived of MBBS Seat be Admitted Next Year: SC(12.10.2018)

Supreme Court has directed that the physically handicapped students before it, who had been denied admissions this year despite being meritorious, sho.....

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Tripura HC Stays Cancellation of Registration of ‘Daily Deshar Katha” 40 Year Old CPI(M) Newspaper(12.10.2018)

Tripura High Court has stayed the cancellation of registration of newspaper “Daily Deshar Katha”, which has been the mouthpiece of CPI(M) in Tripura f.....

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Madras High Court Orders CBI Probe Against Tamil Nadu CM on Graft Charges(15.10.2018)

Madras High Court has ordered CBI probe into allegations of corruption against Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami in awarding highway and road expa.....

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Madras High Court Extends Relief to Chidambaram’s Relatives Till Nov. 2(15.10.2018)

Madras High Court has extended an interim order dispensing with the appearance of former Union Minister P. Chidambaram’s family members before a speci.....

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Dayanidhi Maran Case: Madras HC dismisses Petition challenging Re-Assessment(15.10.2018)

Madras High Court has refused to interfere with re-assessment proceedings against the former Union Minister Dayanidhi Maran in a petition challenging .....

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Bombay High Court Refuses Bail to Man Accused of Parading Kids Naked for 'Stealing' Snacks(18.10.2018)

Bombay High Court has refused bail to a man, arrested last year after a video showing two Dalit boys being beaten up and paraded naked for allegedly t.....

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No Scheduled Caste Status for Buddhist Adi Dravidars: Madras High Court(18.10.2018)

Madras High Court has noted that Buddhism has never advocated casteism in its ideology and preaching and also observed that there was no entry of Budd.....

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Bombay HC Slams BMC For Delay in Approving Site for Doppler Radar(01.12.2016)

Bombay High Court has directed BMC Chief Ajoy Mehta to call for a Special Extraordinary Meeting of Improvements Committee to approve a site to install.....

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Gujarat High Court Grants Bail to Five in Una Dalit Flogging Case(05.12.2016)

Gujarat High Court has granted conditional bail to five persons in controversial Una dalit flogging case, in which 32 persons were arrested following .....

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Madras HC: A Mere Incorrect Averment In Affidavit Cannot Be Classified As Fraud(23.10.2017)

Madras High Court has held that a mere factual averment in the affidavit would not amount to defrauding the Court.

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Delhi HC Stays Conferment of DU’s Medal, Prof Savitri Sinha Padak in Convocation(20.11.2018)

Delhi High Court has put an ad-interim stay on conferment of University Medal, Prof Savitri Sinha Smriti Swarna Padak, and also Maithili Sharan Gupta .....

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Daati Maharaj Case: Delhi High Court Directs CBI to Continue with Inquiry(20.11.2018)

Delhi High Court has directed Central Bureau of Investigation to proceed with its inquiry into rape allegations against religious leader Daati Maharaj.....

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Flight Attendant’s Death Case: Delhi High Court Grants Bail to In-laws(21.11.2018)

Delhi High Court has granted bail to in-laws of a flight attendant who allegedly committed suicide in July and observed that elderly couple was primar.....

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Delhi HC Directs Social Media Platforms to Remove Weblinks of Offending Article Against Judge(21.11.2018)

Delhi High Court has directed two social media platforms to block the weblinks of an offending article levelling scandalous allegations against a high.....

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Judges Allowed to be Facebook Friends with Lawyers, Rules Florida SC(22.11.2018)

Supreme Court of Florida, USA, has ruled by 4:3 majority that Facebook friendship between a judge and an attorney appearing before him in a matter is .....

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Can’t Deny Fundamental Right Of Holding Public Meetings: Madras HC(11.10.2017)

Madras High Court has held that Fundamental Right to hold public meetings cannot be denied merely on the apprehension of a law and order situation ari.....

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Supreme Court to Decide If It Can See CBI's Probe Documents in Karti Case(12.10.2017)

Supreme Court has said it would first decide whether it was entitled to see the documents CBI has intended to placed before it in a sealed cover relat.....

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Every Writer Has Fundamental Right to Speak: Supreme Court(16.10.2017)

Supreme Court has refused to ban the controversial book Samajika Smugglurlu Komatollu penned by prominent dalit writer and intellectual Kancha Ilaiah,.....

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Explain Purpose of Collecting School Students' Data: Delhi High Court to State(30.10.2018)

Delhi High Court has asked Delhi Government to explain the purpose behind collecting data of students from schools and warned that the information mus.....

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Flight Attendant's Death: Delhi High Court Declines Interim Bail to In-Laws for Diwali(03.11.2018)

Delhi High Court has declined to grant interim bail to the in-laws of a flight attendant, who had allegedly committed suicide in July, to be with thei.....

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Black Money Case: Madras High Court Quashes Criminal Prosecution Against P Chidambaram's Kin(03.11.2018)

Madras High Court has quashed a criminal prosecution initiated by the income tax department under the Black Money Act against kin of P. Chidambaram.

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Delhi High Court Tells Darveys.com to Sell Genuine(05.11.2018)

Delhi High Court has directed India-based e-commerce site Darveys.com to make sure that each item put up for sale on its site is genuine after a suit .....

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Supreme Court Stays HC Demolition Order Against Adarsh Society(11.01.2017)

Supreme Court has allowed Adarsh Housing Society’s appeal against High Court’s demolition order of 31-storey structure for allegedly violating green n.....

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Calcutta HC Allows Congress MLA Facing Criminal Charges to Fly Abroad to Pursue PhD(11.01.2017)

Calcutta High Court has granted permission to Santipur's Congress MLA Arindam Bhattacharya, who is facing several charges including rioting, to pursue.....

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