analysing impediments faced b.....Tags : trai, broadband, access, shared space, commercial, residential
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Visa Exemption to Foreign Designers in Handicrafts Sector(26.06.2018)
Handicrafts sector has been exempted from minimum salary condition (Rs. 16.25 lakhs per annum) for grant of employment visa to foreign designers for a.....
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Central Government General Pool Residential Accommodation (Amendment) Rules, 2020(29.09.2020)
In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution, the President hereby makes the following rules further to amend.....
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Gujarat HC Says, AC Room is Not Cold Storage(29.10.2015)
Gujarat HC while putting end to 24 years litigation has declared that air conditioner makes room cool and would not turn it into a cold storage. The i.....
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Delhi HC to DU: Don’t Act Against Delhi University Teachers' Association (DUTA) President till Dec 17(30.10.2015)
Delhi HC has extended till December 17 the restraint on Delhi University (DU) from taking any action against DUTA president and St Stephen’s college p.....
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RBI Allows NRIs to Investment in National Pension Schemes(30.10.2015)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) to subscribe to pension scheme, which is governed, administered by Pension Fund Re.....
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SC Issues Notice to J&K Traders Who Challenged Sarfaesi Act(03.11.2015)
SC on special leave petition challenging judgment of J&K HC, which ruled that Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of.....
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SC Issues Tough Guidelines to Give Lawyers 'Senior Designation', Interview Must(12.10.2017)
Supreme Court has laid down criteria for Senior Designations which will be applicable to all High Courts and the Supreme Court. "Conferring senior adv.....
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President Pranab Mukherjee Gives Assent to Central Rule in Arunachal Pradesh(27.01.2016)
President Pranab Mukherjee has given his assent to Union Cabinet's recommendation for imposition of President's rule in Arunachal Pradesh.
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SC Asks Govt. to Explain President’s Rule in AP(28.01.2016)
Supreme Court has expressed its displeasure over Arunachal Pradesh Governor’s counsel and issued notice to Govt. as to why it was not informed about r.....
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SC Cancels Its Earlier Request on AP Governor's Report(01.02.2016)
SC has cancelled its earlier request for a copy of the documents on report in which it was recommended that President's rule do not have to be shared .....
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Supreme Court Rejects Plea Challenging Recruitment Procedure of President’s Bodyguards(09.01.2018)
Supreme Court has observed and dismissed a plea which alleged that the recruitment process adopted for the selection of the President ‘s bodyguards wa.....
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Under SARFAESI Act, Addl DM/Addl CMM Has Judicial Powers Similar To That Of DM/ CMM: Bombay HC(11.01.2018)
Bombay High Court has held that for the purposes of S. 14 of the SARFAESI Act, the District Magistrate or the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate is not a p.....
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President Approves Disqualification of 20 AAP MLAs by ECI Over Office of Profit Row(22.01.2018)
President Ram Nath Kovind has approved the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) recommendation for disqualification of 20 Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs f.....
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President Gives Node to IBC Amendment Act(22.01.2018)
President of India has given nod to amendments to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code that aims to keep defaulting promoters out of the resolution proc.....
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Delhi HC: Women Has No Right to Residence in Parents-in-law `(26.12.2016)
Delhi High Court has ruled that right to residence is available to a woman against her husband and not against the parents-in-law in a property owned .....
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NGT Directs AAP Govt, DPCC to Initiate Action Against Illegal Industrial Units(26.12.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Delhi Government and Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to take action against industrial units opera.....
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Presidents Re-Promulgates Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Fifth Ordinance, 2016(26.12.2016)
President of India has re-promulgated Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Fifth Ordinance, 2016, aimed to guard against claims of succession or .....
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Disability Bill Receives President's Assent(29.12.2016)
Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2016 which aims at securing and enhancing rights and entitlements of disabled persons has received President.....
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President Promulgates Payment of Wages Ordinance(29.12.2016)
President of India has promulgated Payment of Wages (Amendment) Ordinance, 2016.
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President Clears Currency Ban Ordinance(02.01.2017)
President Pranab Mukherjee signed the Specific Bank Notes (Cessation of Liabilities) Ordinance, 2016 that seeks to extinguish RBI’s liability in respe.....
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ITAT, Bangalore: Deduction Cannot be Denied on Non-Completion of Residential House(19.11.2020)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Bangalore has held that the deduction under Section 54 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 cannot be denied for non-comp.....
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SC: Erstwhile Rulers Need Not Pay Tax On Income From Leasing Palaces(13.12.2016)
Supreme Court has held that Erstwhile rulers are not required to pay tax on income earned by letting out a portion of their residential palace.
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Bombay HC Notices Nagpur University over Inability to Evaluate Thesis(16.12.2016)
Bombay High Court has issued a notice to Nagpur University over its inability to evaluate Doctor of Letters thesis citing that new research norms were.....
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Supreme Court Notices Centre over Proposed Appointment of BJP VP as NHRC Member(19.12.2016)
Supreme Court has issued a notice to Central Government on a PIL challenging proposed appointment of BJP vice-president Avinash Rai Khanna as a member.....
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Non-Residents Not Required to Disclose Their Foreign Bank Accounts: ITAT(26.11.2018)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai has held that the non-residents are not required to disclose the details of their foreign bank accounts a.....
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SC Pulls Up Gujarat Government in COVID-19 Designated Hospital Fire(02.12.2020)
Supreme Court has pulled up the Gujarat Government in a matter pertaining to the fire which had broken out at a COVID-19 designated hospital in Rajkot.....
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SC: Practice of Affixing Posters Outside Residence of COVID19 Patients Creates Stigma(02.12.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that the practice of conspicuously affixing posters outside the residence of COVID19 positive patients creates stigma and o.....
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SC: HC Having No Commercial Division Competent to Consider Cancellation of Design(07.12.2020)
Supreme Court has held that it is not necessary that a suit involving the issue of cancellation of design under Section 22(4) of the Designs Act, 2000.....
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South Korea's Constitutional Court Upholds President Park Geun Hye Impeachment(14.03.2017)
South Korea's Constitutional Court has upheld impeachment of President Park Geun Hye in a unanimous vote, removing her from office over a graft scanda.....
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CIVIL - Senior Lawyer Designation: SC Expresses Displeasure Over Lawyer's Taking Name of Senior Advocate(06.03.2019)
Supreme Court has expressed displeasure over a lawyer's reference of noted jurist Fali S Nariman in his contention to buttress that sons and daughters.....
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS - Passing off Suit Based Solely on Registered Design is Not Maintainable: Delhi HC(08.03.2019)
Delhi High Court has dismissed suits filed by multinational footwear manufacturer Crocs and held that suit for action against passing off solely based.....
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Rajasthan HC Issues Notice on Plea on Eviction Order Served to Adarsh Colony Residents(05.02.2021)
Rajasthan High Court has issued a notice to UDH secretary, commissioner housing board, land acquisition officer, housing board and others on a petitio.....
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SC Dismisses PIL Seeking Imposition of President’s Rule in Uttar Pradesh(08.02.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition which sought the imposition of President's Rule in the State of Uttar Pradesh .....
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SC Directs NRI Man to Make Representation in Plea Seeking Maintenance of 'Non-Resident Status'(10.02.2021)
Supreme Court has directed a representation to be made to the Central Board of Direct Taxes regarding reliefs to be granted to Non Resident Indians in.....
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Bombay HC Questions Over Private Individuals Procuring Remdesivir and its Distribution(28.04.2021)
Bombay High Court has questioned the Centre about private individuals procuring anti-viral drug, Remdesivir, directly from the manufacturer and distri.....
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Karnataka HC Directs Government to Consider Increasing Cap on Supply of Remdesivir and Oxygen(30.04.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the Government of India to immediately consider the request which would be made by the State Government seeking to i.....
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Bombay HC Directs Taking Steps to Centralise System for Procurement of Remdesivir(03.05.2021)
Bombay High Court has directed Chief Secretary of Health, Maharashtra, to take steps to centralise the system for the procurement, allocation and dist.....
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Bombay HC Asks Centre to Consider Increasing Allocation of Remdesivir for Maharashtra(03.05.2021)
Bombay High Court has asked the Central government to reconsider its allocation of Remdesivir injections to Maharashtra in suo motu public interest li.....
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Bombay HC Takes Suo Moto Case to Ensure Swift Action Against Remdesivir Black Marketers(03.05.2021)
Bombay High Court has taken suo motu cognisance of the back marketing of Remdesivir, an experimental drug used to treat Covid19 patients. The Court ha.....
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Madras HC Refuses to Restore PIL Seeking Direction to Display Portraits of President, PM(03.05.2021)
Madras High Court has refused to restore a public interest litigation petition which had sought a direction to display the portraits of President Ram .....
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Supreme Court Issues Contempt Notice to Assam Public Works President(14.09.2017)
Supreme Court has issued a contempt notice to Assam Public Works (APW) President Aabhijeet Sarmah, rapping him for “disclosing information” regarding .....
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President Signs Notification Abolishing Article 370 of Constitution(05.08.2019)
President Ram Nath Kovind has signed the notification to scrap Article 370 of the Constitution of India, 1950 that grants special status to the State .....
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President Gives Assent to Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019(12.08.2019)
President Ram Nath Kovind has given assent to the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019. The Bill which has now become an Act will tighten road traffi.....
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Kerala HC Permits Registration of Marriage of Couple Residing Abroad Through VC(13.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has allowed the registration of marriage of a couple residing abroad through video conferencing, without requiring a power of attorn.....
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MP HC Upholds Detention of Man Accused of Black Marketing of Remdesivir Injections(13.07.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has upheld the detention of a man, accused of black marketing of Remedesivir injections amid Covid-19 pandemic, under the Na.....
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Madras High Court ‘s Relief to Vijayakant Till January 25(06.01.2016)
Madras High Court has extended till January 25 an interim order passed by it on December 29 restraining Thanjavur East police from arresting DMDK pres.....
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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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Delhi HC Directs Police to Handover Keys of Residential Premises in Nizammudin Markaz(24.08.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed the Police to handover keys of her family's residential premises in the Nizamuddin Markaz which was locked by the Police.....
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Gujarat High Court Refuses to Hear Plea Challenging Validity of S.14 SARFAESI Act(25.08.2021)
Gujarat High Court has refused to entertain a plea challenging the vires of Section 14 of the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets an.....
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Telangana HC Instructs on Not Opening Residential Schools with Hostels(01.09.2021)
Telangana High Court has instructed the State government not to reopen its residential schools with hostel facilities, including those being run by So.....
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Karnataka High Court Allows Maternity Leave to Senior Resident Doctor Employed on Contract Basis(01.09.2021)
Karnataka High Court has quashed an order passed by the Joint Director, ESIC Medical College and Hospital, Kalaburagi, denying maternity leave to a do.....
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CJM Can’t Grant Time for Payment of Debt Due to Secured Creditor: Kerala High Court(21.06.2018)
Kerala High Court has held that Chief Judicial Magistrate exercising power under Section 14 of SARFAESI Act, 2002 has no jurisdiction to grant time f.....
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AP HC Directs Opening of Hospital Attached Under SARFAESI for COVID-19 Treatment(01.04.2020)
Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed the opening up of a private hospital, which was attached under the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financi.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice Over Grant of License for Opening Liquor Shop in Residential Area(14.12.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice on a petition challenging opening of a liquor shop in a shopping complex situated near the residential block of cit.....
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ITAT, Amritsar: Assessee to Claim Deduction of Employees Share of ESI and PF(24.12.2021)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Amritsar has held that the assessee to claim deduction of employee’s share of Employees’ State Insurance and Pro.....
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Madras HC: Lack of Physical and Violent Resistance Not Indicative of Consent(27.12.2021)
Madras High Court has dismissed the criminal revision petition of the accused, holding that lack of physical and violent resistance against the accuse.....
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HP HC Issues Directions in PIL Over Internet Connectivity for Residents of Backward Areas(28.12.2021)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has issued several directions to the state government in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea filed highlighting the pl.....
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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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SC: Trivial Procedural Lapses Not a Ground to Nullify SARFAESI Proceedings(29.10.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that proceedings initiated under the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Securities In.....
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SC Stays Police Summons to Delhi Resident for FB Post Against West Bengal Government(29.10.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed a direction to a Delhi resident accused of making an 'objectionable' Facebook post against West Bengal Government, to appear .....
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SC: All Investigative Powers Vested in Officer Vested in Officers Designated Under NDPS Act(30.10.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that all the investigative powers vested in an officer in charge of a police station under the Code of Criminal Procedure, .....
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Kerala HC Seeks Response from Govt on SARFAESI Proceedings on Loan Accounts(11.09.2020)
Kerala High Court has sought response from the Central Government about the banks' plea seeking permission to continue Securitisation and Reconstructi.....
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HP HC: Being Citizen of India Prerequisite to Issuance of Bonafide Resident Certificate(14.09.2020)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has ruled that being a citizen of India is a condition requisite for being granted a bonafide domicile/resident certificat.....
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SC Stays Kerala HC Judgment Quashing Appointment of Presiding Officer of Industrial Tribunal(17.09.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed the operation of a Kerala High Court judgement which had restrained V. Vijayakumar from functioning as the Presiding Officer .....
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J&K HC: Residents Facing Grievances in Violation of Human Rights May Approach NHRC(23.12.2020)
Jammu and Kashmir High Court has held that the residents of Jammu and Kashmir, if having any grievance regarding violation of their human rights, may .....
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SC Dismisses Plea Against Consecutive Reservation of Panchayat President Posts in Kerala(24.12.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea which challenged the reservation notification issued by the State Election Commission for local body heads on the g.....
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Supreme Court Removes Anurag Thakur From Post of BCCI Chief(02.01.2017)
Supreme Court has removed Anurag Thakur from post of BCCI President for not complying with orders of the Apex Court with regards to implementation of .....
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Bombay HC Asks V Raheja to Pay Rs. 10 Lakh Litigation Fee to Businessman(14.12.2018)
Bombay High Court has asked V Raheja Design Construction Private Limited to pay litigation fees worth Rs. 10 lakh to a businessman, who had filed a su.....
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Causes of Action for Design Infringement & Passing Off can be Combined in Single Suit: Delhi HC(17.12.2018)
Delhi High Court has held that the causes of action for infringement under Designs Act and for passing off under Trademarks Act can be combined togeth.....
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SC: 'Residence Order' Not for Continuing Civil Proceedings in Relation to Same Subject Matter(16.10.2020)
Supreme Court has held that the pendency of proceedings under Domestic Violence Act, 2005 or any Residence order interim or final, passed under it, is.....
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SC: Woman has Right to Stay Even in In-laws’ Home(16.10.2020)
Supreme Court has ruled once a woman lodges a complaint under the Domestic Violence Act, 2005 she will have the right to residence in a house even if .....
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SC Refuses Plea for Imposition of President’s Rule in Maharashtra(19.10.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea seeking for removal of the State Government in Maharashtra led by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and fo.....
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Supreme Court Rules, Income from Palace Rents Not Taxable Under IT Law(06.12.2016)
Supreme Court has held that income earned by erstwhile rulers of a princely state or their heirs by renting out a portion of residential palace was no.....
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Borrower has No Right of Hearing in Proceedings U/S 14 SARFAESI Act: Karnataka HC(04.12.2018)
Karnataka High Court has held that borrower has no right of hearing in proceedings under Section 14 of the SARFAESI Act and set aside the general dire.....
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President Promulgates Arbitration and Conciliation Ordinance, 2020(04.11.2020)
President of India, Mr. Ram Nath Kovind has promulgated the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020, through which changes have been .....
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SC: When Death Takes Place Inside Privacy of House, Onus on Residents to Give Explanation(20.11.2020)
Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a husband for the murder of his wife after noting that he had not offered an explanation for the death whic.....
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Delhi HC: Adult Woman is Free to Reside Wherever She Wishes and with Whoever She Wishes(25.11.2020)
Delhi High Court has provided relief to an adult woman who left her home to marry the man of her choice. After taking her consent and wishes into cons.....
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SC Appoints Former CAG Vinod Rai As BCCI Chief(30.01.2017)
Supreme Court has announced names of four administrators to run Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), which includes Former CAG Vinod Rai, His.....
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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 Notices Secretary of Prez, Former SC Judge Over PETA Award(01.02.2017)
Madras High Court has ordered notice to Secretary to President Pranab Mukherjee and a Former Supreme Court Judge K S Radhakrishnan Panicker on a petit.....
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FAMILY - President Gives Assent to Law Which Removes Leprosy as Ground for Divorce(22.02.2019)
President has given assent to a bill, already passed by parliament, removing leprosy as a ground for divorce under five personal laws including the Hi.....
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FAMILY - President Gives Assent to Law which Removes Leprosy as Ground for Divorce(22.02.2019)
President has given assent to a bill, already passed by parliament, removing leprosy as a ground for divorce under five personal laws including the Hi.....
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SC Extends Term of BSV Prakash Kumar as NCLT Delhi Acting President Till Regular Appointment(10.12.2020)
Supreme Court has extended the appointment of Mr.B.S.V.Prakash Kumar,Member (Judicial) as acting President of National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Ne.....
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SC: Summary Eviction Procedure Cannot be Invoked to Defeat Right of Residence of Woman(16.12.2020)
Supreme Court has held that the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 has no overriding effect over the right of residence .....
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SC: Decision to Designate Lawyer as Senior to Remain with Judges(10.10.2016)
Supreme Court has said it was open to suggestions from the bar to improve the system of designating lawyers as senior, but the final decision would re.....
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No GST on Residential Programmes for Advancement of Religion, Spirituality or Yoga: CBIC(01.10.2018)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has clarified that GST cannot be levied on residential programmes or camps meant for the advancement of re.....
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Kerala HC: No Absolute Bar on Permitting Residential Use of Paddy Land(27.07.2020)
Kerala High Court has held that there is no absolute prohibition in considering an application seeking permission to use paddy land for residential pu.....
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Delhi HC Directs Delhi Govt to Release Grant for Payment of Salaries of Resident Doctors(29.07.2020)
Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to issue grant in aid to the North Delhi Municipal Corporation within 15 days for the payment of st.....
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Madras HC Passes Interim Order Allowing Advocates to Apply to Post of DRT Presiding Officer(04.08.2020)
Madras High Court has permitted lawyers to apply for the post of Presiding Officer of the Debt Recovery Tribunal, as notified vacant by the Central Go.....
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CESTAT Allows to Pay Service Tax for Construction of Residential Complex(10.05.2022)
Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate, Bangalore has allowed to Pay Service Tax under Composition scheme of Works Contract (Composition Scheme for P.....
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Supreme Court: ‘Divorce Decree By Church Not Valid’, Couples Must Abide By Law to Annul Marriage(20.01.2017)
Supreme Court has ruled that divorce decrees passed by Ecclesiastical Tribunals under Canon Law will have no validity and that Christian couples must .....
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Wife Entitled to 'Residence Order' Only If She Establishes Domestic Violence: SC(30.01.2019)
Supreme Court has upheld a Calcutta High Court judgment which held that wife is entitled to claim residence in shared household only when she could es.....
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Calcutta HC Directs Amendment of Senior Designation Guidelines(01.02.2019)
Calcutta High Court has observed that condition stipulating regular practice in high court for being considered for designation as a senior advocate s.....
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Madras HC Restrains Tamil Nadu Govt from Throwing Open Jaylalithaa Residence to Public(28.01.2021)
Madras High Court has restrained the Tamil Nadu government from throwing open to the public a memorial set up by the government at former Chief Minist.....
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P&H High Court Dismisses Protection Plea of Married Woman Residing With Another Man(29.01.2021)
Punjab & Haryana High Court has dismissed the protection plea filed by a married woman who decided to live with another man without dissolution of her.....
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Allahabad High Court Cancels Auction Sale Initiated Under SARFAESI Act As Debtor Was Not Informed(14.02.2017)
Allahabad High Court has quashed proceedings initiated post notice under Section 13(4) of SARFAESI Act, 2002 as said notice was issued without duly in.....
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CIVIL - SC Dismisses Petition to Abolish Senior Designation of Advocates(12.03.2019)
Supreme Court has dismissed petition by National Lawyers' Campaign for abolition of the practise of giving senior designation to advocates.
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Allahabad HC Stays the Demolition of Residential Complex Allegedly Built in Vicinity of Monument(17.02.2021)
Allahabad High Court has held a special sitting and stayed the demolition of a residential complex allegedly built in close vicinity of the ancient mo.....
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Bombay High Court to State: Don’t Take Punitive Actions Against Resident Doctors(24.03.2017)
Bombay High Court has directed State and BMC not to take any punitive action against resident doctors who were on mass leave if they resume and asked .....
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IT Deduction Available on Purchase of Two Houses Even If Investment is Not of Capital Gain: ITAT(12.04.2019)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Mumbai bench has held that deduction under section 54 Income Tax Act is available on purchase of two residential.....
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Bombay High Court Seeks State's Action Plan to Improve Resident Doctors Working Condition(30.03.2017)
Bombay High Court has directed Maharashtra Government to file a report indicating how it proposes to improve deplorable working and living conditions .....
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Finance Bill, 2017 Receives Presidential Assent, Takes Effect From Today(03.04.2017)
President Pranab Mukherjee has given his assent to the Finance Bill, 2017 to give effect to provisions like bar on cash transactions above Rs 2 lakh a.....
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REAL ESTATE - Allahabad HC: Either Husband or Wife Eligible for Noida Flat Schemes(25.03.2019)
Allahabad High Court has ruled that in a case pertaining to a man and wife who applied separately for Noida authority residential flat scheme and both.....
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SC: Residential Accommodation for Nuns & Hostels for Students Can Claim Property Tax Exemption(02.03.2021)
Supreme Court held that residential accommodation for nuns and hostel accommodations for students which are attached to various educational institutio.....
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SC: Residential Accommodation for Nuns & Hostels for Students Can Claim Property Tax Exemption(02.03.2021)
Supreme Court held that residential accommodation for nuns and hostel accommodations for students which are attached to various educational institutio.....
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Bombay High Court Asks State to Form Panel to Solve Resident Doctors’ Issue(25.04.2017)
Bombay High Court has directed State to set up a high-powered committee to resolve issues of resident doctors.
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ITAT, Mumbai: Individuals Paying for Residential Houses Will Get Complete Tax Benefits(02.05.2017)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (Mumbai bench) has held that if entire investment for purchase of a new residential house, along with stamp duty and reg.....
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Kerala HC: Divorced Wife Not Entitled to Right of Residence(25.03.2021)
Kerala High Court has held that a divorced wife would not be entitled to the right of residence conferred under Section 17 of the Protection of Women .....
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President Gives Assent to GNCTD Amendment Bill, 2021(30.03.2021)
President of India, Ram Nath Kovind has granted assent to the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2021, which enhances.....
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Gujarat HC Refers Subsidised Rates Allotment of Plots Case Involving Judges to Larger Bench(12.08.2015)
Gujarat High Court has referred case dealing with allotment of residential plots to judges by Gujarat Government in a posh locality at subsidised ra.....
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Supreme Court Rests Gujarat HC’s Notices on Judges' Plot Allotment(13.08.2015)
Supreme Court has put a stay on notices issued by Gujarat High Court to it's current and former judges and also a sitting SC judge over subsidised al.....
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President Promulgates Ordinance Allowing Annual Buffalo Race- Kambala In Karnataka(04.07.2017)
President Pranab Mukherjee has promulgated Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Karnataka Amendment) Ordinance, 2017, allowing State to conduct ‘kambala’.....
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Gujarat HC Directs State to Make Remdesivir Available for All(13.04.2021)
Gujarat High Court has pulled up the State Government for the shortage of the antiviral drug remdesivir and the control on its supply, and has ordered.....
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Kerala HC: Senior Designation Can’t be Claimed as a Matter of Right(18.08.2017)
Kerala High Court has observed that an advocate can neither consider it to be his right to be declared as a senior advocate nor can he claim as a matt.....
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Supreme Court: Inform All High Courts About Pendency of 'Senior Designation' Matter(24.04.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Secretary General of the Court to inform all High Courts about pendency of ‘senior designation’ matter before it.
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Madras HC Upholds President’s Decision to Cancel Vellore Poll(18.04.2019)
Madras High Court has dismissed two writ petitions filed against President’s decision to rescind poll notification for Vellore parliamentary constitue.....
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ITAT, Jaipur Allows Deduction u/s 54F on Residential House Property Purchased in Name of Wife(07.04.2021)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Jaipur has allowed the deduction under section 54F of the Income Tax Act, 1961 in respect of residential house p.....
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Bombay HC: Don't Deny Remdesivir to Covid Patients Admitted in Non- Covid Hospitals(19.04.2021)
Bombay High Court has passed pertinent directions to deal with the city's crumbling health infrastructure owing to the exponential surge in Covid-19 c.....
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Gujarat High Court Issues Notices Over BJP's Remdesivir Distribution Drive(22.04.2021)
Gujarat High Court has issued notices to state Bharatiya Janta Party president CR Paatil and the Vijay Rupani government in connection with the procur.....
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Calcutta HC: Residential Certificate Not A Proof of Citizenship(22.04.2021)
Calcutta High Court has observed that residential certificate is not a proof of citizenship as the same can be obtained by any resident, being an Indi.....
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Bombay HC: COVID-19 Patients Should Not Be Made to Run from Pillar to Post for Remdesivir(26.04.2021)
Bombay High Court has directed the State to ensure that anti-viral drug Remdesivir – is made available to patients at the hospital/Covid Centre itself.....
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President Pranab Mukherjee Signs Ordinance Giving RBI More Power to Tackle Bad Loans(05.05.2017)
President Pranab Mukherjee has given a nod to an ordinance to amend Banking Regulation Act for resolution of Non-performing Asset (NPA) crisis, thereb.....
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Banking Regulation Ordinance, 2017: RBI Gets Power to Initiate Insolvency Process Against Defaulters(05.05.2017)
President Pranab Mukherjee has approved Banking Regulation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2017 which gives power to Reserve Bank of India to initiate insolven.....
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Madras HC Directs Government to Desilt Waterbodies Across State(26.04.2019)
Madras High Court has directed all district collectors to deepen and desilt waterbodies in their districts following a Public Interest Litigation (PIL.....
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NCLT Slams Lenders of Sterling SEZ(26.04.2019)
Madras High Court has directed all district collectors to deepen and desilt waterbodies in their districts following a Public Interest Litigation (PIL.....
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Orissa HC Strikes Down Rule Allowing Senior Designation Without Proposal/ Application(11.05.2021)
Orissa High Court has struck down Rule 6(9) of the 'High Court of Orissa (Designation of Senior Advocate) Rules, 2019' which confers power on the Full.....
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Central Government Reduces ESI Contribution Rate(14.06.2019)
Central Government has reduced the total rate of contribution made by workers and employers towards the Employees’ State Insurance (ESI) Scheme from 6.....
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DGFT Changes Export Policy of Injection Remdesivir and Remdesivir Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients(15.06.2021)
Director-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has notified the changes in the Export policy of Injection Remdesivir and Remdesivir Active Pharmaceutical In.....
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Bombay HC Asks Maharashtra Govt to Examine in Alleged Illegal Distribution of Remdesivir(17.06.2021)
Bombay High Court has asked the Maharashtra Government to seriously examine the role of MLA Zeeshan Siddique and actor Sonu Sood regarding the alleged.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice in PIL Seeking Selling of Remdesivir by All Pharma Firms in Domestic Market(04.05.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Centre and various pharma majors asking them to respond to a Public Interest Litigation seeking that all dru.....
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Bombay HC Remarks in Plea Seeking FIR Against BJP MP for Illegal Procurement of Remdesivir(04.05.2021)
Bombay High Court has remarked that Bharatiya Janta Party MP from Ahmednagar Dr Sujay Vikhe Patil needs to introspect while referring to his social me.....
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Allahabad HC Seeks CCTV Footage of Designated Poll Counting Areas(05.05.2021)
Allahabad High Court has sought CCTV footage of the designated counting areas, in order to assess the culpability of Election Commission with respect .....
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Bombay HC Urges State Not to Relax on Inquiry Into Private Distribution of Remdesivir Injections(28.05.2021)
Bombay High Court has urged the State not to drop the ball on its inquiry into the private distribution of Remdesivir injections by politicians and ce.....
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Kerala HC Issues Directions for Release of Island Residents Detained in Protests(02.06.2021)
Kerala High Court has issued directions to Chief Judicial Magistrate at Amani, Lakshadweep for the release of island residents who were detained by th.....
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SC Says No Copyright Exists on the Title of Literary Work(23.10.2015)
Supreme Court while quashing a criminal case against producer of Bollywood movie “Desi Boyz”, has held that no copyright exists on the "title" of a li.....
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Calcutta HC: Remedy Under SARFAESI Act Subject To Provisions Of Limitation Act(11.07.2017)
Calcutta High Court has ruled that any remedy under Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 20.....
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#Road_to_Raisina: Delhi HC Refuses To Allow BJP’s Narottam Mishra To Vote In Prez Polls(17.07.2017)
Delhi High Court has refused to allow Madhya Pradesh Minister Narottam Mishra to vote in President Polls to be held on Monday.
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P&H HC: Court Not to Judge Couples Who Reside Together Without Marriage(07.06.2021)
Punjab & Haryana High Court has observed that in a case wherein a couple has taken a decision to reside together without the sanctity of marriage then.....
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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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India Elects Venkaiah Naidu As 13th Vice-President(08.08.2017)
M. Venkaiah Naidu has been elected as the next Vice President of India, defeating opposition candidate Gopalkrishna Gandhi by a margin of 272 votes.
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Delhi High Court: ESIC Cannot Refuse Insured Person WIP Certificate(17.07.2019)
Delhi High Court has directed the Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) to issue “Ward of Insured Persons Certificate” to the daughter of the c.....
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Madras HC: RWA Liable to Pay GST on Member’s Monthly Contribution(14.07.2021)
Madras High Court has held that the Resident Welfare Association (RWA) liable to pay Goods and Services Tax on the members’ monthly contribution, only.....
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Manipur HC Upholds Manipur Legislative Assembly Speaker's Decision to Accept Resignation(16.07.2021)
Manipur High Court has upheld the decision of the Manipur Legislative Assembly Speaker to accept the resignation of 3 Bharatiya Janata Party MLAs with.....
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President Mukherjee Promulgates Second Ordinance on Cheque Bounce Cases(24.09.2015)
President Pranab Mukherjee has promulgated Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Second Ordinance, 2015, in order to provide big relief to about 18 lakh .....
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India Elects Ram Nath Kovind as 14th Rashtrapati, Oath Taking Ceremony on July 25(21.07.2017)
Former Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind will become India's 14th President. He will be sworn in as President on July 25.
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Ram Nath Kovind Sworn In As India’s 14th President(25.07.2017)
Ram Nath Kovind, administered oath by Chief Justice JS Khehar, is now the 14th President of India.
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Kerala High Court Directs Government Pleaders to Remove Designation from Number Plates(08.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed all Government Pleaders to remove their designations from the number plates of their vehicles within one week, stating .....
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Calcutta HC Quashes No Confidence Motion Against Nandigram Panchayat President(09.07.2021)
Calcutta High Court has quashed a 'no confidence' motion initiated against Pabitra Kar, President of Boyal-I, Gram Panchayat in the District of Purba .....
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Calcutta HC: Secured Creditor Cannot Invoke S. 14 of SARFAESI Act After Sale of Secured Asset(04.09.2017)
Calcutta High Court has ruled that a secured creditor cannot maintain an application u/s 14 of Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets a.....
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Patna High Court Confers Senior Designation on 16 Advocates Only One Woman Finds Place in List(20.07.2021)
Patna High Court has conferred senior designation on 16 advocates in the Full Court meeting held on Monday. Advocate Nivedita Nirvikar is the only wom.....
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Delhi HC Dismisses IMA President Appeal Challenging Trial Court’s Order(27.07.2021)
Delhi High Court has dismissed Indian Medical Association (IMA) president Dr. J.A. Jayalal's appeal challenging trial court's order asking him to not .....
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Gujarat HC Questions Gujarat State Government for Detaining People for Possession of Remdesivir(28.07.2021)
Gujarat High Court has questioned the Gujarat State Government for detaining people under Prevention of Anti-Social Activities, 1985 (PASA) for posses.....
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Supreme Court Explains Protection from SARFAESI Act not Available to 'Tenant-In-Sufferance'(13.09.2019)
Supreme Court has explained the interplay between laws of tenancy and debt recovery and has ruled that protection from recovery proceedings under the .....
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Chhattisgarh HC Denies Medical Negligence Claim Over Alleged Wrong Administration of Remdesivir(17.08.2021)
Chhattisgarh High Court has observed that putting Doctors to criminal prosecution for negligence would create a lot of "emotional disturbance" at the .....
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President Gives Assent to 105th Constitutional Amendment to Restore States' Power to Identify SEBCs(20.08.2021)
President of India, Mr. Ram Nath Kovind has given assent to the Constitution (One Hundred and Fifth Amendment) Act, 2021 which restores the power of S.....
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CBDT Notifies Determination of Income of Specified Fund of Units Held by Non-Residents(11.08.2021)
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has inserted Rule 21AJ under Income-tax Rules, 1962 which provides for the determination of income of a specified.....
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SC: NCLT/NCLAT Has No Residual Equity Jurisdiction While Dealing With Resolution Plan(11.08.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that there is no residual equity based jurisdiction in the Adjudicating Authority or the Appellate Authority while dealing .....
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Kerala HC Directs Corporations to Erect Signposts at Locations Designated as Feeding Spaces(12.08.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the Municipalities in the State to erect signposts at the locations designated for feeding points for community dogs an.....
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SC: No ‘Senior Advocate’ Designation Till Scrutiny of Process(19.04.2016)
SC has put on hold use of its discretionary power to confer coveted 'senior advocate' designation on lawyers as recognition of their ability, court c.....
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Uttarakhand HC to Centre: President Can Be Wrong(20.04.2016)
Uttarakhand HC, while hearing a petition by deposed chief minister Harish Rawat challenging the President’s Rule, has said, “The President can be an e.....
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Uttarakhand HC: Travesty of Justice if Centre Revokes President's Rule Now(21.04.2016)
Uttarakhand HC has said that it would be a travesty of justice if Centre recalls its order imposing President's rule and allows someone else to form a.....
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Uttarakhand High Court Turns Down President's Rule in Uttarakhand(22.04.2016)
Uttarakhand High Court has set aside the imposition of President's Rule in the State.
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Delhi HC: Office of Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks is Industry u/s 2(j) ID Act(21.01.2020)
Delhi High Court has held that the office of a Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks is an industry under Section 2(j) of the Industr.....
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SC: Swift Rejection of Mercy Petition Cannot be Ground for Judicial Review of President’s Order(29.01.2020)
Supreme Court has held that the quick consideration of the mercy petition and swift rejection of the same cannot be a ground for judicial review of th.....
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There Can Be Simultaneous Proceedings Under SARFAESI & Arbitration Act: Delhi HC(13.12.2017)
Delhi High Court has held that arbitration and SARFAESI proceedings can be resorted to simultaneously for recovery of loan arrears.
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Calcutta HC Imposes Costs on WB Primary Education Board President(07.09.2021)
Calcutta High Court has imposed costs to the tune of Rs 3.8 lakhs on the President of the West Bengal Board of Primary Education Manik Bhattacharya on.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Challenging Manipur Speaker's Decision to Accept 3 BJP MLAs' Resignation(10.09.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed a special leave petition filed challenging Manipur High Court's order of upholding the decision of the Manipur Legislative.....
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Centre Launches Common Registration Facility on E-Biz Portal for Filing EPF, ESI Returns Together(10.03.2016)
Centre has launched a common registration facility on e-biz portal enabling employers to avoid filing separate Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) and Emp.....
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Nirbhaya Case: President Dismisses Mercy Plea of Convict Vinay Sharma(01.02.2020)
Nirbhaya convict Vinay Sharma's mercy plea has been rejected by President Ram Nath Kovind. Four men - Vinay Sharma, Pawan Gupta, Mukesh Singh and Aksh.....
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Karnataka High Court Upholds Conferment of Senior Designation on 18 Advocates(03.02.2020)
Karnataka High Court has disposed of a batch of Public Interest Litigations to uphold the notification issued by it on November 16, 2018, conferring s.....
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Nirbhaya Case: President Rejects Mercy Petition of Convict Akshay Kumar Singh(06.02.2020)
President Ram Nath Kovind has rejected the mercy petition of Akshay Kumar Singh, one of the four men facing the gallows in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice Over Grant of License for Opening Liquor Shop in Residential Area(14.12.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice on a petition challenging opening of a liquor shop in a shopping complex situated near the residential block of cit.....
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President Gives Assent to Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019(13.12.2019)
President has given assent to the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 and it has now become an Act. According to the Act, members of Hindu, Sikh, Buddh.....
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President Promulgates Taxation Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019(23.09.2019)
President has promulgated the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Ordinance 2019 to bring into effect the slew of corporate tax rate cuts announce by the Govern.....
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J&K High Court: Resignation Under Threat Legally Invalid(03.03.2016)
Jammu and Kashmir High Court has ruled that a document pertaining to resignation is legally valid only if an official tenders it out of his or her own.....
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Lok Sabha Passes National Institute of Design (Amendment) Bill, 2019(27.11.2019)
Lok Sabha has passed the National Institute of Design (Amendment) Bill, 2019 which declares the four National Institutes of Design in Andhra Pradesh, .....
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Supreme Court Temporarily Restores Senior Designation of Yatin Oza For 2 Years(28.10.2021)
Supreme Court has temporarily restored the senior designation of Yatin Oza for a period of two years. The Court has passed the order in an appeal file.....
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Secured Creditor Should Mandatorily Consider Debtor’s Representation SARFAESI Act: Supreme Court(21.03.2018)
Supreme Court has held that while recovering secured property from Non-Performing Assets (NPAs), a secured creditor should mandatorily consider the de.....
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SC Issues Notice on Calcutta HC's Challenge Against Judgment Modifying Senior Designation Guidelines(15.01.2020)
Supreme Court has issued a notice on a Petition filed by the Calcutta High Court challenging its own judgment that allowed in part the challenge to it.....
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President of India Rejects Mercy Plea of Death Row Convict Mukesh Singh(17.01.2020)
President of India, Mr Ram Nath Kovind has rejected the mercy petition of Mukesh Singh, one of the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang-rape a.....
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Delhi HC: Delhi Government to Open Up Fair Price Shop in Residential Area in Delhi’s Baprola(09.12.2021)
Delhi High Court has said that it expects the Delhi Government to open up a fair price shop in a residential area in Delhi's Baprola within two weeks,.....
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CBDT Notifies Conditions for Exemption of Income Accrued or Received by Non-Resident(13.12.2021)
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has notified conditions for exemption of income accrued or received by, non-resident as a result of transfer of n.....
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President Kovind Says 'Unacceptably Low' Number of Judges from Weaker Sections in Higher Judiciary(29.11.2017)
President Kovind Says 'Unacceptably Low' Number of Judges from Weaker Sections in Higher Judiciary
Tags : Telling the higher judiciary that it was its "sacred duty" to "groom" district and sessions judges and raise their skill so that more and more of them can be elevated to High Courts, President Kovind said "We need to take long-term measures to remedy this situation."
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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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ITAT, Bangalore: Independent Building with More Than One Residential Unit Eligible for Capital Gain(27.09.2021)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Bangalore has held that an independent building with more than one residential unit within it shall be eligible .....
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Indian Patent Office Denies to Software Patents(23.02.2016)
India's patent office, administered by Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (CGPDT), has issued an order excluding software patents i.....
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No Application Can Be Filed Against Taking ‘Symbolic Possession’ Before DRT: Allahabad HC(15.02.2018)
Allahabad High Court has held that taking “symbolic possession” or issuance of possession notice, meeting with any resistance, cannot be treated as “m.....
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SC: Residuary Jurisdiction of NCLT Cannot be Invoked to Adjudicate Contractual Dispute(24.11.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that the residuary jurisdiction of the National Company Law Tribunal cannot be invoked to adjudicate contractual dispute if.....
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Madras HC Sets Aside Land Acquisition Proceedings of Former CM J Jayalalithaa’s Residence(25.11.2021)
Madras High Court has set aside the land acquisition proceedings of former CM J Jayalalithaa's residence, Veda Nilayam, at Poe's Garden, Chennai. The .....
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Madras High Court Quashes Criminal Defamation Case Against DMK Leader Kanimozhi Karunanidhi(09.11.2021)
Madras High Court has quashed a criminal defamation case filed against DMK leader Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, for allegedly levelling unfounded corruption .....
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Delhi High Court Asks CMMs to Ensure Prompt Uploading of Orders Passed U/S 14 of SARFAESI Act(09.11.2021)
Delhi High Court has asked all the Chief Metropolitan Magistrates in city courts to ensure that the orders passed by them under Section 14 of the Secu.....
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Allahabad High Court Orders Protection for Married Woman Residing With a Man(15.11.2021)
Allahabad High Court has directed the police authorities especially the Superintendent of Police, Gonda to protect the life and liberty of a married w.....
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President of India Promulgates Ordinance to Allow Extension of Tenure of CBI and ED Directors(15.11.2021)
President of India has promulgated two Ordinances to allow the extension of the tenure of the Directors of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) a.....
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Karnataka HC Denies Anticipatory Bail to Representative Accused of Black Marketing Remdesivir(25.11.2021)
Karnataka High Court has dismissed an application for anticipatory bail filed by a Medical Representative who is charged for black marketing of remdes.....
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NGT Directs Closure of Industrial Units in Residential Areas(01.09.2016)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has irked over menace of unauthorised industrial units running in residential areas and directed Centre and Delhi Govern.....
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ESIC Raises Wage Threshold to Rs. 21,000(07.09.2016)
Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has raised monthly wage threshold to Rs 21,000, from the current Rs 15,000, for coverage under its healt.....
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President Approves GST Bill(08.09.2016)
President Pranab Mukherjee has signed the Government's flagship Goods and Services Tax or GST Bill.
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Allahabad HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Online Training of Presiding Officers Amid COVID Surge(25.01.2022)
Allahabad High Court has dismissed a plea filed praying for a direction to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to provide online training to the pr.....
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Supreme Court Notifies Senior Designation Guidelines(07.08.2018)
Supreme Court has notified the guidelines for designation of lawyers and advocates-on-record as Senior Advocates.
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Telangana High Court Releases BJP State President Bandi Sanjay for Alleged Violation of Covid Norms(06.01.2022)
Telangana High Court has released BJP State President Bandi Sanjay Kumar who was sent to a 14-day judicial remand for allegedly violating Covid-19 nor.....
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Kerala HC Reverses Single Bench Judgment on Establishment of Toddy Shop in Residential Locality(10.01.2022)
Kerala High Court has reversed a Single Bench judgment that held that establishing a toddy shop in a residential locality would be in derogation of th.....
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Rajasthan High Court Allows NEET Candidate to Avail Benefit of ESIC Quota(13.01.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has allowed a NEET Candidate to avail the benefit of ESIC quota (ward of insured person quota) in the counselling process for adm.....
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Gauhati HC Sets Aside Order of Forigners Tribunal Declaring Resident of Jorgah Village as Foreigner(14.01.2022)
Gauhati High Court has set aside an order passed by a Foreigners' Tribunal declaring a resident of Jorgah village, Sonitpur as a foreigner after notin.....
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Delhi HC Pulls Up Sainik Farms RWAs over Collection of Toll(19.05.2016)
Delhi High Court has pulled up Sainik Farms Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs) and questioned how they were collecting toll from commercial vehicles.....
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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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Civil Suit Not Maintainable After SARFAESI Proceedings Are Initiated: Supreme Court(08.05.2018)
Supreme Court has reiterated that a civil suit would not be maintainable when proceedings under the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Ass.....
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Civil Suit Not Maintainable After SARFAESI Proceedings Are Initiated: Supreme Court(09.05.2018)
Supreme Court has reiterated that a civil suit would not be maintainable when proceedings under the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Ass.....
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President Rejects Pawan Gupta’s Mercy Petition(05.03.2020)
President of India, Mr Ram Nath Kovind has rejected the mercy plea of Pawan Gupta, one of the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang-rape case.
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CESTAT, Delhi Quashes Service Tax Demand on Notice Pay from Employees for Premature Resignation(14.02.2022)
Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Delhi has quashed the service tax demand on notice pay recovered from employees for prema.....
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Calcutta HC: Lawyer's Chamber in Residential Property Not "Commercial" Space, Unlike Law Firms(14.02.2020)
Calcutta High Court has held that the legal profession is not a commercial activity and hence, the chambers of a lawyer in a residential property cann.....
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Ethypharm Books Indian Patent for Crush Resistant Oxycodone(01.08.2016)
French pharmaceutical manufacturer, Ethypharm has booked an Indian patent for a crush-resistant, water insoluble form of pain killer drug oxycodone.
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President Gives Assent to Lokpal and Lokayuktas (Amendment) Act, 2016, Along with Other Two(01.08.2016)
President has given assent to the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2016, the Regional Centre for Biotechnology Act, 2016 and t.....
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Orissa HC: Jurisdiction u/s 14 SARFAESI Act Can be Exercised Either by CJM or DM(25.02.2022)
Orissa High Court has held that jurisdiction under Section 14 of the Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security.....
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CESTAT, Chennai: Builder Cannot be Liable to Pay Service Tax for Construction of Residential Flats(31.01.2022)
Customs, Central Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Chennai has held that the builder cannot be liable to pay service tax for the con.....
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Delhi HC: Invocation of S. 13 SARFAESI Act Results in General Bar to Civil Court Proceedings(03.02.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that invocation of Section 13 of the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Inter.....
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Gujarat HC Disposes of PIL Seeking Direction for Filling Up Posts of DRT-I Presiding Officer(04.02.2022)
Gujarat High Court has disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea seeking a direction for filling up posts of Presiding Officer in the Debt R.....
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President Gives Assent to Recovery Laws(19.08.2016)
President has given assent to the Enforcement of Security Interest and Recovery of Debts Laws and Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment) Act, 2016.
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Bombay HC Grants Relief Against Demolition of Juhu Residence of Union Minister Narayan Rane(23.03.2022)
Bombay High Court has granted some reprieve against demolition of parts of the eight-floor Juhu residence of Union minister Narayan Rane. The Court ha.....
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Madras High Court Rejects Traffic Ramaswamy’s Plea Seeking President’s Rule in TN(20.08.2018)
Madras High Court has dismissed Traffic Ramaswamy’s plea seeking President’s Rule in the state of Tamil Nadu.
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President Gives Assent to Commercial Courts (Amendment) act, 2018(22.08.2018)
President of India has given assent to Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts (Amendment) Act, 2018 w.....
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Delhi HC Directs Delhi Govt to Ensure Safety of Persons Residing Adjacent to Health Workers(25.05.2020)
Delhi HC has held that while no one has a right to ask for removal of resident health workers from their neighbourhood, Delhi Govt. cannot escape thei.....
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Delhi HC Issues Directions to Ensure Proper Facilities for Persons Residing in Night Shelters(29.05.2020)
Delhi High Court has passed a series of directions to Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), and the .....
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Madras HC: Appeal Against Acquittal in Cheque Bounce Cases to be Filed Before High Court(29.05.2020)
Madras High Court has held that the appeal against acquittal of the accused in a cheque bounce case can be filed only before the High Court under Sect.....
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Allahabad HC Enables Persons Desirous of Opposing Any Application to Join VC Proceedings(14.05.2020)
Allahabad High Court has intimated that all person desirous of opposing any application before the High Court may send a request for the same on presc.....
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Bombay High Court Disapproves Practice of People Writing Directly to PM, President(10.09.2018)
Bombay High Court has deprecated practice of people writing directly to the PM, the President or CM making wide allegations on certain people instead .....
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Madras HC Grants Bail to Indonesian Citizen Accused of Spreading COVID-19(12.05.2020)
Madras High Court has stipulated by way of condition while granting bail to a COVID-affected Islamic preacher, along with 11 Indonesian citizens, of e.....
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SC Rejects Farmers Plea against Land Acquisition(19.10.2016)
Supreme Court has dismissed petitions filed by farmers who had challenged the land acquisition for Rohini Residential Scheme-1981.
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Kerala HC: Sale Notice under SARFAESI Act Without a 15 Days Clear Notice to Defaulter is Bad in Law(24.05.2022)
Kerala High Court has ruled that the three methods of serving, affixing and publishing a notice of 15 days for subsequent sales, as provided under Rul.....
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Delhi HC: Right to File Objection to SCN Can’t be Denied for One Day Delay in Asking for Adjournment(25.05.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that the right to file an objection to the show cause notice cannot be denied to the assessee merely because there was a del.....
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Allahabad HC to UP Govt.: Ensure Strict Compliance with Section 14 of SARFAESI Act(30.05.2022)
Allahabad High Court has directed State of Uttar Pradesh to issue directions to all the concerned authorities in the State to comply with the provisio.....
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Madras HC: Employee Can’t Assert a Right to Withdraw Resignation Once it is Accepted(27.06.2016)
Madras HC has ruled that in contractual master-servant relationship, no employee can assert right to withdraw his resignation, especially after it had.....
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No Bar In Withdrawing Resignation Before Its ‘Effective’ Acceptance: Kerala High Court(27.06.2018)
Kerala High Court has held that a government employee can withdraw the resignation tendered by him before its ‘effective’ acceptance by appropriate au.....
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President of India Promulgates Ordinance to Reduce Salary of MPs By 30% for One Year(09.04.2020)
President of India, Ram Nath Kovind has promulgated the "Salary, Allowances & Pension of Members of Parliament (Amendment) Ordinance 2020" to reduce s.....
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Delhi Court Denies Bail to Jamia Alumni President in Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case(08.04.2022)
Delhi Court has denied bail to Shifa-Ur-Rehman, President of Jamia Millia Islamia Alumni Association in connection with the Delhi riots larger conspi.....
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Delhi HC Extends Deadline for Submitting Thesis for Students of MAIDS Till September 30(23.07.2020)
Delhi High Court has extended the deadline for the submission of thesis for students of Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences (MAIDS) till 30th Se.....
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Kerala HC Upholds Taking Over of Residential Apartment by DDMA(24.07.2020)
Kerala High Court has dismissed a plea challenging take-over of an Apartment building for using it as COVID First Line Treatment Centre.
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Uttarakhand HC Directs State to Ensure Implementation of Measures to Control Sale of Drugs(26.10.2016)
Uttarakhand HC, while taking cognizance of death of a teenager in Bhowali town, allegedly from an overdose of whitener and an adhesive product, has di.....
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Bombay HC Directs State Not to Take Coercive Steps Against Nagpur Resident Tweets(31.08.2020)
Bombay High Court has directed the State not to take coercive steps against Sameer Thakkar who was booked for offences punishable under Sections 295B,.....
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HP HC: SARFAESI Act Has an Overriding Effect on the Provisions of VAT Act(06.06.2022)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that SARFAESI Act and Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act, 1993 have an overriding effect on the provisions of H.....
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ITAT: Belated Payment to PF/ESI Before Due Date for Filing Return is Deductable U/S 43B of IT Act(07.06.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Allahabad has held that the belated payment of employee contribution to Provident Fund (PF)/Employees State Insu.....
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AAR: GST Not Payable on Monthly Collection Upto Rs.7500 Per Member of RWA(08.06.2022)
Telangana Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) has held that GST is not payable on monthly collection not exceeding Rs. 7500 per member of the Resident W.....
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