Tags : Credit information company, foreign investment
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Government Drives Big Bang Reforms in Oil and Gas Sector(20.02.2019)
Decision incorporates recommendations made by Committee on Enhancing Domestic Oil and Gas Exploration
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Mini.....
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RIGHT TO INFORMATION - EVMs are 'Information' Under RTI Act: CIC(25.02.2019)
Central Information Commission has ruled that an Electronic Voting Machine is “information” under Right to Information Act and can be demanded by an a.....
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Bombay HC: Nothing in RTI Act Empowers CIC to Constitute Any Committee or Conduct Any Enquiry(16.01.2020)
Bombay High Court has ruled that nothing in the Right to Information Act, 2005 empowers the State or Central Information Commission to constitute any .....
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Karnataka High Court Imposes Cost on Police Officers for Registering FIR Under Section 66A of IT Act(17.01.2020)
Karnataka High Court has directed two police officers to pay a cost of Rs. 10,000 each for registering a First Information Report under Section 66 (A).....
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Delhi High Court Issues Notice in Plea Seeking Regulation of Digital Lending Platforms(18.01.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Central Government in a writ petition filed seeking regulation and control of digital lending platforms to f.....
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Delhi HC Seeks Centre's Response on Plea Regarding Denial of Information on Creation of Aarogya Setu(20.01.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Public Information Officers of the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), and its Nationa.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Information on Aarogya Setu App
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Jharkhand HC Directs GST Authority to Open GSTN portal Enabling Form in GST RFD-01(21.01.2021)
Jharkhand High Court has directed the Goods and Services Tax Authority either to open a GSTN portal enabling the application for refund in GST RFD-01 .....
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Single Card for Seamless Travel through different Metros and Other Transport Systems, National Common Mobility Card - India's First Indigenously developed Payment Platform launched by PM in Ahmedabad(05.03.2019)
One Nation, One Card for transport mobility was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a function in Ahmedabad yesterday. The Indigenous Automati.....
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PMO to CIC: Cannot Declassify Bose’s File(28.08.2015)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has admitted before Central Information Commission (CIC) that it has files related to Bose but did not give any specific.....
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CIC Directs IT Department to Probe into Leak of IT Returns to Third Parties(17.04.2017)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed Income Tax Department to investigate into an incident of IT returns of an RTI applicant being releas.....
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Reveal Probe Records on Lal Bahadur Shastri’s Death: CIC(15.05.2018)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed the Prime Minister's Office and Ministries of External Affairs and Home to make public the records o.....
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SC Cancels Bail Granted to Former Jharkhand Minister Yogendra Sao(08.04.2019)
Supreme Court has cancelled the bail it had granted to former Jharkhand Minister Yogendra Sao who is accused in a 2016 rioting case.
Tags : Supreme Court, Former Jharkhand Minister Yogendra Sao
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Delhi HC Stays Notification Cancelling F Forms Issued by Dealers(08.04.2019)
Delhi High Court has stayed notification issued by the State Government cancelling form F issued by a dealer in Delhi and cancellation was under rule .....
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Delhi HC Stays Notification Cancelling F Forms Issued by Dealers(08.04.2019)
Delhi High Court has stayed notification issued by the State Government cancelling form F issued by dealers in Delhi and cancellation was under rule 8.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Sales Tax, Form F
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Central Government Introduces Social Media Guidelines for Facebook, Twitter and Others(25.02.2021)
Central Government has introduced Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021 for digital content, socia.....
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E-Waste Management Rules, 2016(23.03.2016)
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change notified the E-Waste Management Rules 2016. The new Rules have expanded applicability which now.....
Tags : e-waste, rules, producers, informal sector
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Processing of e-forms and company registration handed to CRC(23.03.2016)
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs notified that the Central Registration Centre will have functional jurisdiction of processing and disposal of e-form.....
Tags : Central registration centre, registration e-forms, jurisdiction
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Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) Framework(26.02.2019)
The Board for Financial Supervision (BFS), in its meeting held on February 26, 2019 reviewed the performance of banks under PCA and noted that the Gov.....
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Madras High Court Dismisses Petition to Regulate Social Media Platforms(03.03.2021)
Madras High Court has dismissed a petition that sought a direction to the Centre to take necessary steps to control, monitor, guide and form a panel o.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Regulation of Social Media Platforms
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Bombay High Court Directs OTT Platform Amazon Prime to Take Down Telugu Movie 'V'(04.03.2021)
Bombay High Court has restrained Venkateshwara Creations Pvt Ltd from releasing the Telugu Movie 'V' on the OTT platform, Amazon Prime until deletion .....
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Supreme Court: Some Screening Needed on OTT Platforms, Even Porn Shown(04.03.2021)
Supreme Court has called for screening of video content on OTT platforms, saying "even pornographic material is being shown" on some of them. There sh.....
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Uttarakhand High Court Launches Software App to Monitor Performance of Judicial Officers(05.03.2021)
Uttarakhand High Court has inaugurated an Application Software (District Court Performance Monitoring Tool- DCPMT) for monitoring the performance of j.....
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Supreme Court Clarifies Stand in Favour of Screening Content on OTT Platforms(05.03.2021)
Supreme Court has clarified to OTT (over-the-top) platforms like Netflix and Amazon that it is in favour of “screening” content shown by them. It said.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Information Technology Rules, 2021(09.03.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice on petition challenging Information Technology (Guidelines for Intermediaries and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules,.....
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Suresh Prabhu launches digital platform for MSME Exporters(17.04.2018)
Commerce and Industry Minister, Suresh Prabhu at the launch of FIEO Global Linker, a digital platform for MSME Exporters.
The Minister of .....
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Social Media Platforms present "Voluntary Code of Ethics for the 2019 General Election" to Election Commission of India(20.03.2019)
The Social Media Platforms and Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), today presented a "Voluntary Code of Ethics for the General Election .....
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Fee for RTI Application shall be Sought as per RTI Rules Only: SC(24.04.2019)
Supreme Court has held that if a person seeks information under the provisions of the Right to Information Act, then payment has to be sought under th.....
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CIC: Staff Entitled To Know About Financial Status of Company(25.04.2019)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has held that employee is entitled to know under Right To Information Act 2005 about the financial status of the .....
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Staff Entitled to Know About Financial Status of Company: CIC(26.04.2019)
Central Information Commission has held that an employee is entitled to know under Right to Information Act, 2005 about the financial status of the em.....
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Bombay HC Quashes Prosecution of 2 Former IFIN Auditors(22.04.2020)
Bombay High Court has quashed the prosecution of BSR Associates and Deloitte Haskins & Sells, auditors of the crisis-ridden IL&FS Financial Services (.....
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SC Refuses to Entertain PIL Seeking Uniform Age of Retirement for Judges(12.04.2021)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation seeking uniform age of retirement for judges of the High Court and the Supreme Cou.....
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Karnataka HC Asks State to Respond Plea to Not Leak Information Collected During Investigation(15.04.2021)
Karnataka High Court has asked the State government to respond to a plea to not “leak” information collected during the course of investigation in any.....
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Health Ministry forms a Solidarity Human Chain; reaffirms commitment towards Universal Health Care(04.04.2019)
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare along with World Health Organization (WHO) today formed a Solidarity Human Chain as part of the World Health Day.....
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Exchange of information with Israel and Vietnam on tax matters approved(07.10.2015)
The Cabinet has approved amendment to the Agreement between India and Vietnam for the avoidance of double taxation and for prevention of fiscal evasio.....
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CBDT issues Draft Notification for Amendment of Form No 10B of the Income-tax Rules, 1962(21.05.2019)
Section 12A of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (the Act) provides for conditions for applicability of Sections 11 and 12 of the Act. One such condition under.....
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Govt Extends Due Date for Filing of Form 16 to Employees Till 15th June, 2017(06.06.2017)
Finance Ministry has extended due date for filing Form 16 to employees to 15th June, 2017 which was earlier fixed to 31st May 2017.
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CIC to Sports Ministry: Is BCCI a National Sports Federation?(12.06.2017)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has questioned status of BCCI, asking Sports Ministry to clarify if it is a national sports federation.
Tags : Central Information Commission, BCCI
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CIC Asks Government to List Records of all Leased Properties(12.06.2017)
Central Information Commission has directed government to compile records of all properties leased out by government, including prime properties lease.....
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CBDT: People Not Having PAN Card Can File Form 60 Manually/Electronically Using E-Verification(12.06.2017)
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has notified amended rules regarding furnishing of Form 60 either in manually or electronically by using e-verif.....
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Non-Residents Need to Furnish Unique Number in Advance Ruling Forms: CBDT(18.07.2018)
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has amended the Form for Advance Ruling wherein it was mandated that the non-residents have to furnish their uniq.....
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Income Tax Department Extends Deadline for Employers to Issue Form 16 and Form 24Q(05.06.2019)
Income Tax Department has extended the deadline for employers to issue Form 16 TDS certificate for financial year 2018-19 to its employees till July 1.....
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Delhi HC Issues Summons on Suit Against Dissemination of False Information on Coronil(04.06.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued summons to Patanjali Ayurved's Ramdev Baba, Twitter Inc, Facebook Inc, Google LLC, and Vedic Broadcasting Ltd on a suit by.....
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Submission of Information to the Office of Informant Protection(24.12.2019)
Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015 (PIT Regulations) was amended, vide notification dated Septe.....
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Government of India, Government of Rajasthan and World Bank sign a $250 Million Agreement to Support Electricity Distribution Sector Reforms in Rajasthan(28.08.2018)
The Government of India, the Government of Rajasthan and the World Bank signed here today a $250 million Development Policy Loan (DPL) to support the .....
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Top leaders to take part in first high-level industry consultation for formulation of the STIP 2020(02.07.2020)
A high-level Industry consultation roundtable for the formulation of the new Science, Technology & Innovation Policy STIP 2020 will be organised durin.....
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Delhi HC: Make CNG-Kit App or Use Private One(18.10.2016)
Delhi High Court has told AAP government to ask National Informatics Centre (NIC) to develop online software to address problem of spurious CNG kits i.....
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CIC: Constitution Club Public Authority under RTI Act(19.10.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has held that Constitution Club which is a "platform for interaction amongst past and present member of Parliamen.....
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Central Information Commission: Officers However High Not Above RTI Act(18.07.2017)
Central Information Commission has treated Chief Vigilance Officer of Employees State Insurance Company (ESIC) as its deemed PIO, and issued him a sho.....
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Supreme Court To Pass Order On Setting Up Of Committee On Prison Reforms(13.09.2018)
Supreme Court said it would pass an order to set up a committee headed by a retired apex court judge to deal with all issues pertaining to jails acros.....
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Lok Sabha Passes Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019(23.07.2019)
Lok Sabha has passed the Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019 which proposed to give the Centre the power to set the tenure and salaries of the.....
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CBDT Relaxes Electronic Filing of Income Tax Forms 15CA / 15CB in View of Technical Difficulties(15.06.2021)
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has relaxed the Electronic Filing of Income Tax Forms 15CA / 15CB, in view of the difficulties reported by taxpay.....
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Policy for Non-Performing Civil Servants(24.07.2019)
The provisions of Fundamental Rules (FR) 56(j), Rule 48 of Central Civil Services (CCS) (Pension) Rules, 1972 and Rule 16(3) (Amended) of All India Se.....
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TRAI jointly organizes a Web dialogue along with ITU and GSMA on "Digital Transformation for Digital Economies @COVID-19 South-Asia"(30.07.2020)
A web dialogue is being organized jointly by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the GSM Ass.....
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Bombay HC Rules ‘Chief Information Commissioner May Transfer Information Commissioner under RTI Act’(25.10.2016)
Bombay High Court has held that State Chief Information Commissioner has powers under Right to Information Act (RTI) to transfer State Information Com.....
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Delhi HC Stays CIC Order against BJP MLA's Wife on MCD Pensions(26.10.2016)
Delhi High Court has stayed Central Information Commission's (CIC) direction to BJP MLA Vijender Gupta's wife to explain how she had authorized disbur.....
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Supreme Court Appoints Committee Headed by Justice Amitava Roy to Look Into Jail Reforms(25.09.2018)
Supreme Court has constituted a three-member committee headed by its former judge Justice Amitava Roy to look into the aspect of jail reforms across t.....
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Rajya Sabha Passes Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019(26.07.2019)
Rajya Sabha has passed the Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019, was passed in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday amid high drama. The Bill seeks to .....
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SAT Upholds SEBI Order Imposing Fine on Former YES Bank CEO, Rana Kapoor(22.06.2021)
Securities Appellate Tribunal has upheld the order by the Securities and Exchange Board of India imposing fine of Rs. 1 Crore on former YES Bank CEO, .....
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Bengaluru Court Directs Former Prime Minister HD Devegowda to Pay Damages in Defamation Suit(23.06.2021)
City Civil and Session Court, Bengaluru has directed former Prime Minister HD Devegowda to pay Rs. 2 crore as damages to the Nandi Infrastructure Corr.....
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Karnataka HC Asks State to Publish Information on Hospital Beds in Kannada(15.07.2020)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government and Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to ensure that the website developed to give rea.....
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SC Refuses to Entertain PIL Seeking Uniform Education Board System(17.07.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a Petition which sought a uniform education system across the country for children aged between 6-14 years.
Tags : Supreme Court, Uniform Education Board System
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SC Wants All Information on Reliance, Sistema, Aircel & Videocon Bankruptcy Cases(21.07.2020)
Supreme Court has asked for all records pertaining to the bankruptcy proceedings of Reliance Communications, Sistema Shyam Teleservices, Aircel and Vi.....
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MCA Relaxes Time for Filing Forms Related to Creation/Modification of Changes(02.07.2021)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs has notified relaxation in time for filing forms related to creation/modification of changes under Companies Act, 2013. .....
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Allahabad HC Decides to Migrate from JITSI Meet Platform to WebEx Events Platform(05.07.2021)
Allahabad High Court has decided to adopt the CISCO WebEx Events platform for video conferencing at Allahabad in place of the JITSI Meet platform, whi.....
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Dispensing with physical signature on proposal forms(05.08.2020)
1. The Authority is in receipt of feedback from various life insurers that the situation arising in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak has impacted the tra.....
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Transfer of securities only in demat form - Deadline extended till April 1, 2019(03.12.2018)
The Board, on March 28, 2018, decided that except in case of transmission or transposition of securities, requests for effecting transfer of securitie.....
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Cabinet approves Memorandum of Cooperation between India and Japan on cooperation in the field of Information and Communication Technologies(29.10.2020)
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for signing Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) between India .....
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Uniform Mechanism Needed for Admissions in Universities: Bombay High Court(13.11.2018)
Bombay High Court has said that the Maharashtra Government needs to have a uniform mechanism of admission process for students in all its universities.....
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SC: Relief of Specific Performance can be Declined for Non Performance of Essential Promise(12.09.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that a vendee who does not perform one of the essential promises in a contract is not entitled to the discretionary relief .....
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SC Dismisses Plea to Stop Dissemination of Information/ Data of Covid19 on Basis of Religion(28.09.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea for issuance of directions to prohibit and stop dissemination of information or data of Coronavirus dise.....
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Karnataka HC Issues Notice to State Govt on Plea Challenging Amendment to Land Reforms Act(28.09.2020)
Karnataka High Court has issued notice to the State Government on a Petition challenging the constitutional validity of the Karnataka Land Reforms Act.....
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SEBI: Companies to Disclose Forensic Audit Information to Stock Exchanges(30.09.2020)
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has made it mandatory for all listed entities to disclose to the stock exchanges any forensic audit that.....
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P&H HC Grants Bail to Man Accused of Performing 'Ardas' for Gurmeet Ram Rahim's Early Release(30.07.2021)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted bail to a man accused of performing Ardas (prayer) in the Gurdwara making praises of the head of a Dera, Gur.....
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Government of India provides advance information on vaccine doses supply availability till 15th June 2021 to States and UTs(19.05.2021)
States advised to prepare a district-wise, COVID Vaccination Centre (CVC) wise plan for administration of COVID vaccines in advance and publicise it.<.....
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Bombay HC: Right to Carry on Competing Business Not to Extend Illicit Use of Information(05.07.2021)
Bombay High Court has observed that the right to carry on a competing business does not and cannot extend to the illicit use of another party's confid.....
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CBDT Extends Electronic Filing of Income Tax Forms 15CA / 15CB(06.07.2021)
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has extended the electronic filing of Income Tax Forms 15CA/15CB to 15th July, 2021. Taxpayers can submit the sai.....
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SC Directs Union, States to File Status Reports on Vacancies in Central & State Information Commissio(07.07.2021)
Supreme Court has directed Union of India and all States to file status reports on the latest developments regarding vacancies and pendency in the Cen.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Vacancies in Central & State Information Commissions
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Madras HC Grants Conditional Bail to Former AIADMK Minister M. Manikandan in Rape Case(08.07.2021)
Madras High Court has granted conditional bail to former AIADMK Minister M. Manikandan in a rape case. The former Minister had been charged with the o.....
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Orissa HC Grants Bail to Man Accused of Urging People to Assault Former CJI(08.07.2021)
Orissa High Court granted bail to a man accused of posting a message in a WhatsApp group urging people to join him on a mission to assault the former .....
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CIC Stays Order on Disclosure of Information on Non-Performing Assets(08.07.2021)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has stayed the order of the First Appellate Authority (FAA) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) which had directed.....
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Procedure for exercise of option under sub-section (1) of Section 245M and intimation thereof by furnishing and upload of Form No. 34BB under sub-Rule (1) of Rule 44DA of Income-Tax Rules, 1962(24.05.2021)
In exercise of the powers conferred by the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, under sub-rule (3) and sub-rule (4) of Rule 44DA of the Income-.....
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SC Refuses to Entertain Plea for Vacation of Stay on Formation of 3 Capital Cities(26.08.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain the plea for vacation of stay passed by the Andhra Pradesh High Court on the formation of three capital cities .....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Uniform Education Policy to Avoid Discrimination(28.08.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a plea seeking for directions to the Union to formulate a uniform education policy in every State in order to curb .....
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SC: No Loan to be termed NPA Till New Orders(04.09.2020)
Supreme Court has asked banks not to declare any loan account as non-performing asset (NPA) till it passed further orders on a bunch of Petitions ques.....
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Kerala HC Lifts Bail Condition Imposed on Former PWD Minister V.K. Ebrahim Kunju(19.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has lifted the bail condition imposed on Former PWD Minister V.K Ebrahim Kunju to the effect that he cannot leave the jurisdictional.....
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CBDT Extends Electronic Filing IT Forms 15CA/15CB Till August 15(21.07.2021)
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has extended the electronic filing of Income Tax Forms 15CA/15CB till 15th August, 2021.
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SC Clarifies Enquiry Report Submitted by SC Judge on Conspiracy Angle Against Former ISRO Scientist(26.07.2021)
Supreme Court has clarified that the enquiry report submitted by former Supreme Court judge Justice DK Jain on the conspiracy angle against former ISR.....
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Amendment in format of ANF-2H and ANF-2I of HBP, 2015-2020-reducing regulatory compliance burden(12.07.2021)
In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby revises the f.....
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CBDT grants further relaxation in electronic filing of Income Tax forms 15CA/15CB(20.07.2021)
As per the Income-tax Act, 1961, there is a requirement to furnish Form 15CA/15CB electronically. Presently, taxpayers upload the Form 15CA, along wit.....
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Minimum percentage of trades carried out by mutual funds through RFQ platform(06.10.2021)
1. SEBI, vide circular SEBI/HO/IMD/DF3/CIR/P/2020/130 dated July 22, 2020, has mandated mutual funds to undertake at least 10% of their total secondar.....
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Formation of a dedicated Export Promotion Council for Technical Textiles(01.12.2020)
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs in its meeting held on 26th February 2020 has approved for constitution of dedicated Export Promotion Council (E.....
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Guiding principles for bringing uniformity in benchmarks of Mutual Fund Schemes(27.10.2021)
1. In order to standardize and bring uniformity in the Benchmarks of Mutual Fund Schemes and taking into account the recommendations of Mutual Fund Ad.....
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Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India Relaxes Norms for Information Utilities(06.10.2017)
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India has relaxed norms for information utilities, paving way for Indian companies listed on the stock exchanges to.....
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SIT On Black Money Is Public Authority Under RTI: CIC(12.10.2017)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has held the special investigation team on black money a ‘public authority’ as per the Right to Information Act.
Tags : Central Information Commission, Black Money
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Supreme Court: No Attempt to Enact Uniform Civil Code Despite Repeated Court Appeals(16.09.2019)
Supreme Court has indicated dismay over the failure of successive governments to enact a Uniform Civil Code despite repeated appeals from the Court. T.....
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Allahabad HC Grants Permission for Performing Majlis at Waqaf Imambada Masjid(06.10.2020)
Allahabad High Court has granted permission for performing a Majlis (religious congregation) at the Waqaf Imambada Masjid subject to Unlock-4 guidelin.....
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SC: Specific Performance Suit Filed Within Limitation Cannot be Dismissed on Sole Ground of Delay(13.10.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that a suit for specific performance filed within limitation cannot be dismissed on the sole ground of delay or laches.
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Supreme Court Asks Solicitor General on Tribunal Reforms Bill 2021 Passed by Parliament(16.08.2021)
Supreme Court has asked the Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta on the Tribunals Reforms Bill 2021 passed by the Parliament re-enacting the very s.....
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Roll out of new Annual Information Statement(01.11.2021)
Income Tax Department has rolled out the new Annual Information Statement (AIS) on the Compliance Portal which provides a comprehensive view of inform.....
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MP HC: Social Media Posts of Chief Minister Can’t Be Equated with Administrative Order(26.07.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that the social media posts of a Chief Minister can't be equated with an administrative order/instruction. The .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Former ISRO Scientist
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Karnataka HC Refuses to Interfere With Govt Notification on Regular Format SSLC Examination(27.07.2021)
Karnataka High Court has refused to interfere with a government notification mandating nine days regular format SSLC examination for students register.....
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Delhi HC: Personal Information Having No Relation with Any Public Activity Cannot be Disclosed(27.07.2021)
Delhi High Court has observed that any personal information having no relation with any public activity or public interest cannot be disclosed under t.....
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Delhi HC Directs RBI to Clear Stand for Regulation of Online Lending Platforms(27.07.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed the Reserve Bank of India to come out with a clear stand for regulation of online lending platforms that are allegedly c.....
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IBBI Amends Guidelines on Technical Standards for Performance of Core Services(29.07.2021)
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has notified the Guidelines for Technical Standards for the Performance of Core Services and Other Ser.....
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TRAI Releases Telecom Consumers Protection (Eighth Amendment) Regulations, 2015(07.08.2015)
TRAI released Regulations to protect the interest of consumers using wireless data service. The same originated on TRAI receiving complaints from cons.....
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RBI cautions against unauthorised forex trading platforms(03.02.2022)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has noticed misleading advertisements of unauthorised Electronic Trading Platforms (ETPs) offering forex trading facil.....
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CIC: Judicial Proceedings & Records Can Be Accessed Through RTI(02.11.2017)
Central Information Commission has held that judicial proceedings and records thereof are public records and a person, even if he is not party to the .....
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Bombay High Court: Informant Eligible to Copy of C-Summary Report to File Protest Petition(27.09.2019)
Bombay High Court has ruled that copy of C-Summary report must be provided to Informant who wishes to file a protest petition. The Court has further d.....
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SC Issues Notice on CPI MP Binoy Viswam's Plea Seeking Data Protection on UPI Platforms(16.10.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a Public Interest Litigation filed by Binoy Viswam, which sought for directions to Reserve Bank of India and Nation.....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Formulation of Autonomous Body to Regulate OTT Platforms(16.10.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Centre, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, and Internet and Mobile Association of India in a Public Inte.....
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Madras HC Commutes Death Sentence Imposed on Former Professor of Business Administration(31.08.2021)
Madras High Court has commuted to life, the death sentence imposed on a former professor of business administration for having murdered his wife at an.....
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Delhi HC Upholds CIC Order Denying Information to Husband About Complaints Filed by Estranged Wife(31.08.2021)
Delhi High Court has upheld an order passed by Central Information Commission denying information to a husband about complaints lodged by his estrange.....
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Establishment of Central Scrutiny Centre for carrying out scrutiny of straight through processes e-forms filed by the companies(18.03.2021)
1.In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 396 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013) (hereinafter referred to as t.....
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Issuance of securities in dematerialized form in case of investor service requests(25.01.2022)
1. As an on-going measure to enhance ease of dealing in securities markets by investors, it has been decided that listed companies shall henceforth is.....
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SC: Writ Petition Challenging Entertainment Tax Exemption Granted to Formula One Race(21.01.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that the writ petition filed in 2011 challenging the entertainment tax exemption granted to Formula One Race held in India .....
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CIC: Husband Not Entitled to Seek Information Regarding Bank Details & ITR of His Wife(25.01.2021)
Central Information Commission has said that a husband is not entitled to seek information regarding bank details & income tax returns of his wife und.....
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Delhi High Court Refuses To Issue Form ‘F’ To HDFC Bank Due To Default In Paying Central Sales Tax(17.11.2021)
In a major setback to the HDFC Bank, the Delhi High Court has refused to issue Form ‘F’ in respect of inter-state stock transfers due to default in pa.....
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Mumbai Court Allows Police's Plea To Declare Param Bir Singh "Absconder"(18.11.2021)
Metropolitan Magistrate Court in Mumbai has issued a proclamation against "absconding" accused Param Bir Singh, former Mumbai police commissioner and .....
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SC Refuses to Entertain Plea for Default Bail by Former UP Minister Gayatri Prajapati(18.11.2021)
Supreme Court has declined to entertain an application of default bail moved by former Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Minister Gayatri Prajapati and instead ob.....
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Karnataka HC: Filing Multiple Cases Without Justification is Aggravated Form of Abuse of Process(19.11.2021)
Karnataka High Court has rejected a batch of petitions filed by one Jeetendra Kumar Rajan, observing that filing of case after case absolutely without.....
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Performance of authentication by PNB Housing Finance Limited under the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016(04.01.2022)
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 11A of the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002 (15 of 2003), the Central Govern.....
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Finance Minister to review performance of Credit and other Welfare Schemes for Scheduled Castes in Public Sector Banks tomorrow(26.09.2022)
Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman will review performance of Credit and other Welfare Schemes for Scheduled Castes in.....
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India Exploring Signing of MoU with South Korea for Road Information System, Shri Gadkari Inaugurates the 29th National Road Safety Week(23.04.2018)
Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Shipping, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Shri Nitin Gadkari has said that In.....
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CBDT notifies new Income Tax Return Forms for assessment year 2021-2022(01.04.2021)
The Central Board of Direct Taxes has notified Income Tax Return Forms (ITR Forms) for the Assessment Year 2021-22 vide Notification no.21/2021 in G.S.....
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Performance Audit Report No. 14 of 2022 "Sabka Vishwas (Legacy Dispute Resolution) Scheme (SVLDRS) 2019" of C&AG of India (Indirect Taxes-GST, Central Excise & Service Tax)(06.02.2023)
1. The Performance Audit Report No. 14 of 2022 "Sabka Vishwas (Legacy Dispute Resolution) Scheme (SVLDRS) 2019" of C&AG of India (Indirect Taxes-GST, .....
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Delhi High Court Allows Filing of Revised Form TRAN-1(10.01.2020)
Delhi High Court has directed to reopen the Goods and Service Tax portal for one-time revised TRAN-1 to enable the Petitioner to claim transitional cr.....
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Delhi HC: CPIO Cannot Withhold Information Without Reasonable Cause Under RTI Act(01.02.2021)
Delhi High Court has held that the Central Public Information Officer (CPIO) or PIOs cannot withhold information without reasonable cause and that suc.....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Transfer of Petitions Seeking Uniform Age of Marriage(02.02.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice on petition seeking transfer of Petitions pending before the Rajasthan High Court & Delhi High Court which have sought.....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Transfer of Petitions Seeking Uniform Age of Marriage(02.02.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice on petition seeking transfer of Petitions pending before the Rajasthan High Court & Delhi High Court which have sought.....
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Bombay HC: Refund Application Filed Manually Not to be Filed in FORM GST RFD 01 on GST Portal(08.12.2021)
Bombay High Court held that the refund application filed Manually not supposed to be filed in FORM GST RFD 01 on GST portal.
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Madras High Court Restrains Coercive Action Against Digital Media Platforms Under IBDF(08.12.2021)
Madras High Court has restrained the Central Government from taking any coercive action under the Information Technology Rules 2021, against digital m.....
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Format for compliance report on Corporate Governance to be submitted to stock exchanges(24.09.2015)
In addition to the submission of the quarterly compliance report on corporate governance every quarter by listed entities, the Securities Exchange Boa.....
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Tamil Nadu Health System Reform Program, Signing of $287 Million World Bank loan to improve healthcare in the State of Tamil Nadu(04.06.2019)
The Government of India, Government of Tamil Nadu (GoTN) and the World Bank signed here today in New Delhi a $287 Million Loan Agreement for the Tamil.....
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Director General of Foreign Trade notifies the Appendices and Aayat Niryat Forms(26.04.2023)
In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby notifies.....
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IRDAI Information and Cyber Security Guidelines, 2023(24.04.2023)
1. IRDAI vide Circular ref: IRDAI/IT/GDL/MISC/082/04/2017 dated 07th Apr, 2017 has issued guidelines on Information and Cyber Security for Insurers, w.....
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CIC to DU: Give Information on Law Admissions(05.05.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed Delhi University (DU) to provide information on admission of students to first-year of law degree co.....
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CIC: Notaries Law Need to be Amended(05.05.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has recommended to Law Ministry to amend law of notaries and update notaries system leaving no scope for falsific.....
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CIC Issues Fresh Notice to Sonia Gandhi in RTI Matter(09.05.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has issued a fresh notice to Congress President Sonia Gandhi to explain her case before its Full Bench on allegat.....
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CIC: Disclose File Notings of MHA Order on LG Powers(09.05.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed Ministry Of Home Affairs (MHA) to disclose all file notings related to the controversial notificatio.....
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SEBI Penalises NDTV Over Non-disclosure of Loan Terms(30.12.2020)
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has imposed a penalty of Rs. 5 Crores on New Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV) for not disclosing information .....
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DGFT Notifies Date for Electronic Filing of RCMC or RC through Common Digital Platform(01.12.2021)
Director-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has issued the Trade Notice in respect of the Electronic filing of Registration Cum Membership Certificate (R.....
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ILO recommendations on transition from informal to formal economy approved(06.01.2016)
The Union Cabinet has approved presenting before Parliament the International Labour Organization’s Recommendations (No. 204) concering ‘read»
Introduction of a new proforma for filing applications for revalidation of SCOMET export authorisation(27.07.2021)
In exercise of the powers conferred under Paragraph 1.03 of the Foreign Trade Policy(FTP) 2015-20, the Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) hereby.....
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RTA inter-operable platform for enhancing investors' experience in Mutual Fund transactions/service requests(26.07.2021)
In order to make it more convenient to the existing and future investors to transact and avail services while invested in Mutual Funds and pursuant to.....
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Extension of due date for furnishing the return in FORM GSTR-3B for the month of April, 2023 till the thirty-first day of May, 2023(24.05.2023)
1.In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (6) of section 39 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), the Commissioner,.....
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CIC to Delhi CM: Make Expenses Public on Ads(12.02.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has held that office of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal should disclose expenses incurred on advertising Gov.....
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Madras HC Seeks Reason to Abolish Puducherry State Information Commission(21.12.2016)
Madras High Court has asked that under what circumstances did Centre has decided to abolish State Information Commission in Union Territory of Puduche.....
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Madhya Pradesh HC Upholds New Marking Formula For Promotion of Employees(23.12.2016)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has upheld new marking formula for promotion of officers and employees of State-owned six Power Companies, saying that the r.....
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Does Intelligence Bureau Have to Provide Info on Corruption Under RTI: Delhi High Court(13.12.2017)
Delhi High Court has asked the Intelligence Bureau (IB) to state whether it fell under the ambit of the Right to Information Act in cases where inform.....
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CBIC Enables GSTR-9 Return Form on GST Portal(11.12.2020)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes (CBIC) has enabled the Goods and Service Tax Annual Return (GSTR-9) of Financial Year 2019-20 on the GST Portal.
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SC Issues Notice to Centre on Plea Seeking Uniform Grounds of Divorce(17.12.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notices to the Centre on two public interest litigations seeking uniform grounds of divorce and payment of maintenance and al.....
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SC: Employer Can Terminate Service for Suppressing or Submitting False Information by Employee(15.11.2021)
Supreme Court has reiterated that in the event of any suppression or on submitting false information, it is always open for the employer to cancel the.....
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Reserve Bank of India to Launch the Pilot Project for Public Tech Platform for Frictionless Credit(14.08.2023)
1. As part of the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies released on August 10, 2023, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced the develo.....
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Supreme Court Refuses to Entertain Plea Seeking Uniform Policy to Resolve Public Agitations(18.03.2021)
Supreme Court has declined to entertain plea by Bharat Bhoomi Bachao Sangharsh Samiti seeking directions for framing of guidelines and a uniform polic.....
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SC Issues Directions for Uniform Procedure in Granting Motor Accident Compensation(18.03.2021)
Supreme Court has issued a slew of directions regarding process of disbursement of compensation as well as expediting the matter before the Motor Acci.....
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Delhi HC Refuses to Stay ED Summons to Former J&K Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti(19.03.2021)
Delhi High Court has refused to grant a stay on summons by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) issued to the former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, .....
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SC: Decree for Obtaining Specific Performance Cannot be Obtained Behind Bona Fide Purchaser(19.01.2022)
Supreme Court has observed that a decree for obtaining specific performance of a decree cannot be obtained behind the back of a bona fide purchaser es.....
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Rajasthan HC: Formation of Committee Can't Take Away Rights of Private College(24.01.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has observed that mere formation of a committee cannot take away rights of a private college/institution, which is otherwise elig.....
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Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicator Report July-September 2015(16.02.2016)
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India released performance indicators for the Indian telecom sector for the quarter ending September, 2015. The Re.....
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Extension of timelines for filing of Form 10B/10BB and Form ITR-7 for the Assessment Year 2023-24(18.09.2023)
On consideration of difficulties reported by the taxpayers and other stakeholders, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), in exercise of its powers.....
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Gauhati HC Directs Centre to Decide on Representations Seeking Time Extension for Filing GSTR Forms(05.02.2020)
Gauhati High Court has directed the Union of India to decide within a week the representations filed by All India Federation of Tax Practitioners and .....
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Delhi HC: Public Authority to Give Cogent Reasons for Withholding Information Under RTI(08.02.2021)
Delhi High Court has observed that when a public authority withholds information under Right to Information Act, 2005 the burden is on the public auth.....
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CBDT Issues Instructions on Uploading Information on VRU Functionality on Insight Portal(16.12.2021)
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued the instructions regarding uploading information on Verification Report Upload (VRU) functionality on .....
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Kerala High Court Directs State to Supply Facilities to Perform Night Autopsies(16.12.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the State government to provide adequate facilities and staff in all the Government Medical Colleges in the State to fa.....
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Chhattisgarh HC Directs Authority to Re-open Online Portal or Accept Manual Filing of Form TRAN-1(22.12.2021)
Chhattisgarh High Court has directed the Goods and Services Tax Authority to Re-open the online portal or accept the manual filing of Form TRAN-1.
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Karnataka HC Allows Christian Woman to Perform Prayers at House Subject to Conditions(28.12.2021)
Karnataka High Court has allowed a 70-year old Christian woman staying in Udupi District of Karnataka to perform prayers at her house, subject to an u.....
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Extension of the last date of filing of Form NFRA-2(27.11.2019)
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has received several representations regarding extension of the last date of filing of Form NFRA-2, which is require.....
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Condonation of delay under section 119(2)(b) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 in filing of Form No. 10-IC for Assessment Year 2021-22(23.10.2023)
1. In exercise of the powers conferred under section 119(2)(b) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 ('the Act'), the Central Board of Direct Taxes ('CBDT') by .....
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Patna HC Directs State to Ensure Public Briefing Everyday Disclosing Covid Related Information(19.04.2021)
Patna High Court has directed Principal Secretary of the State Health Department to bring information about availability of covid related facilities i.....
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Supreme Court Grants Time to Centre, States for Providing Information on Pending Vacancies(19.04.2021)
Supreme Court has granted two weeks time to Union of India and States for providing information as regards to the pending vacancies in District and St.....
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CBDT Issues Guidance on Uploading of Manually Submitted Form 15CA and Form 15CB(11.02.2022)
Central Board for Direct Taxes has allowed uploading of Manually submitted Form 15CA and Form 15CB with Authorised Dealers after the new tax filing po.....
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Jharkhand HC Upholds Fine Imposed on State Govt for Providing Late Information Under RTI Act(11.02.2022)
Jharkhand High Court has upheld the fine of INR 60,000 imposed by the State Information Commissioner on the concerned department of the State governme.....
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MP HC: Candidates Cannot Change Domicile Status in Counselling Form After Registration(11.02.2022)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a petition filed by a NEET candidate seeking directions of the Court to allow him to change his domicile statu.....
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Information regarding fraud in the name of TRAI(15.11.2023)
1. It has been brought to the notice of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India that some companies / agencies / individuals are fraudulently asking pub.....
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Energy Performance Standards for star labeled Washing Machine (with or without heating devices utilizing cold or hot water supply) for household and similar use, with effect from 1st January, 2024(26.10.2023)
In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (a) of section 14 of the Energy Conservation Act, 2001 (52 of 2001), the Central Government, in consulta.....
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CIC Slams Environment Ministry over its Response on Indira Sagar Polavaram Project(21.09.2015)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has slammed Environment Ministry for its repeated response of "files not traceable" on key projects as it ordered.....
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CIC Issues Summon to Secretary to L-G over RTI on Tax Fraud(22.09.2015)
Central Information Commission (CIC) while taking serious view of how an RTI application was handled by Lieutenant Governor secretariat, Information C.....
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CIC Seeks Details of LTC Cases(29.08.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed the Department of Space to make public details of the investigation against those officials accused .....
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CIC to Indian Navy: Disclose Why India Accepted Cost Escalation for Gorshkov(22.05.2017)
Central Information Commission has asked Indian Navy to disclose reasons for India agreeing to cost escalation by Russia for purchase of refurbished a.....
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CIC: Private Hospitals 'Fleecing' Patients for Cardiac Stent(22.05.2017)
Central Information Commission, while taking a serious view of private hospitals "fleecing" patients for cardiac stents, has directed Employees State .....
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Allahabad HC: Form GST DRC-01A is Pre-Show Cause Notice Intimation Focusing on Reducing Litigation(21.03.2022)
Allahabad High Court has ruled that Form GST DRC-01A is a pre-show cause notice intimation which focuses on reducing litigation.
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MHA: E-Commerce Firms Can Deliver Only Essentials(20.04.2020)
Ministry of Home Affairs has rescinded permission to e-commerce firms to resume the sale and delivery of non-essential items from 20th April, 2020, a .....
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Karnataka HC Refuses to Quash FIR Against Former Vice-Chancellor of KSOU(03.05.2021)
Karnataka High Court has declined to quash the criminal case registered against a 76-year-old former Vice-Chancellor of Karnataka State Open Universit.....
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Kerala HC Directs State Response on Plea Seeking Uniform COVID-19 Treatment Tariffs(05.05.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the State to apprise it of measures taken to rationalise charges in pleas seeking uniform COVID-19 treatment tariffs ac.....
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Ministry of Labour & Employment Mandates Aadhar Information for Social Security Benefits(06.05.2021)
Ministry of Labour & Employment has now been mandated to seek the 12-digit unique identification number Aadhaar from people like employees and unorgan.....
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ITAT, Bangalore: Delay in Filing Form 67 Cannot be Reason to Deny Foreign Tax Credit(31.03.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Bangalore has observed that Rule 128 of the Income Tax Rules which requires the assessee to submit Form 67 before filin.....
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Central Consumer Protection Authority issues Safety Notice under Consumer Protection Act, 2019 alerting consumers against purchase of acid on e-commerce platforms(29.11.2023)
The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA), headed by Chief Commissioner, Mrs. Nidhi Khare, has issued Safety Notice under Section 18(2)(j) of t.....
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Department of Consumer Affairs holds stakeholder consultation on Safety Pledge for e-commerce platforms(16.11.2023)
The Department of Consumer Affairs held a stakeholder consultation today on preparation of a 'Safety Pledge' for e-commerce platforms aimed to ensure .....
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Information regarding Customs (Assistance in Value Declaration of Identified Imported Goods) Rules, 2023(11.01.2023)
1. The undersigned is directed to say that the second proviso to sub-section (1) of section 14 of the Customs Act lists out certain matters which may .....
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Formulation of an Adjudicatory Board for Major Ports notified(19.01.2023)
The Major Port Authorities Act, 2021 came into force on 03.11.2021. Section 54 of the Act envisages constitution of an Adjudicatory Board which is to .....
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FSSAI advises E-Commerce platforms to ensure appropriate categorization of food products sold on their websites(02.04.2024)
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has asked all e-commerce Food Business Operators (FBOs) to ensure appropriate categorization .....
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Karnataka HC Directs to Issue Directions to State Police to Prevent Leak of Information to Media(16.06.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the state government to issue comprehensive directions to the State police, to ensure that before investigation is c.....
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Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Amends Cable Television Network Rules 1994(18.06.2021)
Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has amended the Cable Television Network Rules, 1994, in order to set up a three-tier mechanism for red.....
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MP HC Issues Notice on Display of Obscene Content on Social Media Platforms(18.06.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued notice on a plea filed alleging that social media companies, including WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram & Twitter ar.....
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Orissa HC Dismisses Challenge to Retirement of Former Additional District & Sessions Judge(15.04.2022)
Orissa High Court has dismissed challenge to a notification which notified the decision to compulsorily retire a former Additional District & Sessions.....
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P&H HC: Person Not Being Complainant Cannot Ask in FIR for Addition of Offences(19.04.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that a no complainant can seek directions of addition of particular offences in a First Information Report .....
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SC Directs Banks Not to Impose Penalty on EMI Default by Amrapali Home Buyers(19.04.2022)
Supreme Court has directed the banks that their accounts shall not be treated as Non-Performing Assets Accounts and no penalties shall be charged fro.....
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Extension of Time for filing of 45 company e-Forms, PAS-03 and SPICE+Part A in MCA 21 Version 3.0 without additional fee(21.02.2023)
1. Due to change in way of filing in Version-3, including fresh process of registration of users on MCA-21 and process of stabilization of 45 forms la.....
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FSSAI advises E-Commerce platforms to ensure appropriate categorization of food products sold on their websites(02.04.2024)
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has asked all e-commerce Food Business Operators (FBOs) to ensure appropriate categorization .....
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Partial relaxation with respect to electronic submission of Form 10F by select category of taxpayers in accordance with the DGIT (Systems) Notification No. 03 of 2022(12.12.2022)
1. Reference is invited to Notification No. 03/2022 dated 16th July, 2022 issued by Directorate of Income Tax (Systems) New Delhi in exercise of power.....
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Oxytocin formulations ban to come into effect from 1st July 2018, KAPL to manufacture the drug for domestic use only(27.06.2018)
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has restricted the manufacture of Oxytocin formulations for domestic use to public sector only from 1st July.....
Tags : Oxytocin formulations, Ban, Manufacture
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Central Government notifies Public Tech Platform for Frictionless Credit(22.02.2024)
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 158A of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017) and section 20 of the Integrated Good.....
Tags : Public Tech, Platform, Frictionless Credit
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Revised disclosure formats under Regulation 7 of SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015(09.02.2021)
1. SEBI, vide Circular nos. CIR/ISD/01/2015 dated May 11, 2015 and CIR/ISD/02/2015 dated September 16, 2015, had specified the formats for disclosures.....
Tags : Revised, disclosure formats
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Launch of webpage by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology for facilitating taxpayers with regard to addressing issues related to Information Technology Services & Electronics goods(21.06.2017)
In order to ensure preparedness for GST implementation from 1st of July 2017, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology has launched a dedicate.....
Tags : Webpage, Launch, Information Technology, Services
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Principal Director General of Income Tax (Systems) to be the designated authority for furnishing the 'bulk information' on certain identified parameters(21.06.2017)
In pursuance of sub-clause (ii) of clause (a) of sub-section (1) of Section 138 of the Income-tax Act, 1961, the Central Government, hereby specifies .....
Tags : Director General, Authority, Bulk Information
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Ease of Doing Business(23.03.2022)
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), in coordination with Central Ministries/Departments, States and Union Territories (UT.....
Tags : Reforms, Business, Regulations
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Reforms in General Insurance Business(11.06.2024)
As part of reforms in the general insurance business especially post de-notification of all the tariffs and policy wordings, ushering a new era of mea.....
Tags : Reforms, Business
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Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) (Seventh Amendment) Regulations, 2015(27.10.2015)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India has introduced Regulations to amend the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue of Capital and Disclo.....
Tags : Securities, prospectus, information, legible
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Delhi HC Directs Centre to Publicize Helpline Numbers and Covid Information Through Media(27.05.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed the Centre and the Delhi Government to publicize helpline numbers and other Covid information by way of audio visual and.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Publication of Helpline Numbers and Covid Information
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Government of India Asks Social Media Platforms on Compliance with IT Rules 2021(27.05.2021)
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India has written to Social Media Platforms requesting them to furnish detai.....
Tags : Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Compliance with IT Rules 2021
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Supreme Court: Reasons for Cancelling Bail to Co-Accused Also Applies to Another Accused(05.04.2022)
Supreme Court has held that the reasons which weigh with the Court to cancel the bail granting to co-accused would also apply in bail preferred by ano.....
Tags : Supreme Court, First Information Report, cancel the bail
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Delhi HC Grants Ex-Parte Ad-Interim Injunction Against Satta Dream 11(06.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has granted ex-parte ad-interim injunction in a suit against trademark infringement filed by Dream 11, a fantasy sports platform, aga.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, ex-parte ad-interim injunction, trademark infringement, Dream 11, fantasy sports platform, Satta Dream 11
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Delhi HC: Breach of Contract u/s 74 Not Applicable at Pre-Formation Stage(07.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has admitted a writ petition that seeks refund of bid security paid by Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL) and has dismissed the all.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, bid security, Indian Hotels Company Limited, pre-formation stage, breach of contract
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ITAT, Mumbai: Depreciation Allowable on Marketing Information and Non-Compete Fee(11.04.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai has observed that the depreciation is allowable on intangible assets such as marketing information comprising of.....
Tags : Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, depreciation, intangible, marketing information, Commercial information, Customer data, Distribution network, Suppliers contract, Non-compete fees
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SC Pulls Up West Bengal Govt for Not Uploading Information of Children Orphaned During COVID(08.06.2021)
Supreme Court has asked the State of West Bengal to comply with the Court's previous orders, and gather and upload the information regarding children .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Information of Children Orphaned During COVID
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Kerala HC: Details of Funds in Possession Not Necessary in Plaint for Specific Performance(26.04.2022)
Kerala High Court has ruled that even if the plaintiff has not provided details of funds in her possession in a suit for specific performance or the w.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, specific performance, possession
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ITAT, Delhi: Fee for Cloud Services Not Royalty(27.04.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Delhi while granting relief to a subsidiary company of Information Technology giant Microsoft Corporation, Ministry of .....
Tags : Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Information Technology, Microsoft Corporation, Ministry of Law Corporation, subscription fee, royalty, cloud computing
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AP HC: Criminal Proceedings Can't be Quashed if Specific Accusations Made Against Accused U/S 482(28.04.2022)
Andhra Pradesh High Court has reiterated that when there are definite accusations in the First Information Report, charge sheet and witness statement .....
Tags : Andhra Pradesh High Court, First Information Report, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Section 482
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Allahabad HC Denies Bail to Former Govt Clerk in Link With UP Gomti River Development Scam Case(02.05.2022)
Allahabad High Court has rejected bail to a former Govt Junior Assistant/Clerk in link with an alleged Rs.1500/- crores scam relating to the financial.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, former Govt Junior Assistant, Gomti River Channelization Project, Irrigation Department
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Supreme Court Refuses Urgent Hearing on Petition Against Ex-Chief Justice(07.12.2018)
Supreme Court has declined a petition seeking urgent hearing on allegations against former Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra in the light of Justice .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Former Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra
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RTI Not Applicable to Religious Institutions Not Funded by Government: T & AP HC(10.12.2018)
Telangana and Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that religious institutions like temples, churches, mosques, which are not financed/funded by the gov.....
Tags : Telangana & Andhra Pradesh High Court, Right to Information Act, 2005
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Central Information Commission: ED can Withhold Names of Tax Evaders in Panama Papers(10.10.2019)
Central Information Commission has ruled that the names of alleged tax evaders appearing in the Panama Papers leak can be withheld by the Enforcement .....
Tags : Central Information Commission, Panama Papers
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SC Refuses to Entertain Plea Seeking Centralized Portal for Information On COVID Essentials(08.09.2021)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a PIL filed seeking directions to maintain Centralised Portal to disseminate real-time information regarding es.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Centralized Portal for Information On COVID Essentials
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CIC to PMO: Re-Examine RTI App. Seeking Information on Planning Behind Lockdown & COVID Control(26.07.2022)
Central Information Commission has directed the Prime Minister's Office to re-examine an RTI application seeking details regarding imposition of natio.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, RTI, Lockdown
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Delhi HC Dismisses Appeal Seeking Details of SC Collegium's December 2018 Meeting(27.07.2022)
Delhi High Court has dismissed an appeal against the order passed by a Single Judge which had declined a plea seeking information regarding decisions .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Collegium, Information
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Delhi HC: Providing Information Regarding Ongoing Investigation to Informer, Injurious(18.11.2020)
Delhi High Court has cautioned that providing information regarding an ongoing investigation in an income tax case to its informer is not only inappro.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Information Regarding Ongoing Investigation
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Gujarat HC Allows Former IPS Officer Sanjiv Bhatt Plea Seeking Production of Documents(06.10.2021)
Gujarat High Court has allowed Former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt's plea seeking production of certain documents including A Summary report in relation t.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Former IPS Officer Sanjiv Bhatt
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Delhi HC Directs National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology to Pay Statutory Dues(18.10.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed the National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology to ensure payment of statutory dues and salaries of data .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology
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Madras HC Quashes Private Complaint Against Former Union Minister M.K. Alagiri(19.10.2021)
Madras High Court has quashed a private complaint preferred by the Returning Officer of the Madurai Parliamentary constituency against former Union Mi.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Former Union Minister M.K. Alagiri
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SC Refuses to Issue Guidelines on Compensation for Victims of Wrongful Prosecution(22.08.2022)
Supreme Court while dismissing petitions seeking uniform compensation code for victims of wrongful prosecution, has held that it will it will create a.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Uniform Compensation Code, Wrongful Prosecution
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Delhi HC: Dilution of Admission Criteria Adversely Impacts Academic Standards(24.08.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that uniformity in the admission process must be endeavored and that any dilution of admission criteria could impact the aca.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Admission, Uniformity
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Format for Business Responsibility Report(04.11.2015)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India released a ‘Suggested Format for Business Responsibility Report’ pursuant to the SEBI (Listing Obligations .....
Tags : Business responsibility, listed entities, format
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Format for Business Responsibility Report(04.11.2015)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India released a ‘Suggested Format for Business Responsibility Report’ pursuant to the SEBI (Listing Obligations .....
Tags : Business responsibility, listed entities, format
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Extension of the due date for furnishing the return in FORM GSTR-3B for the month of May 2023(27.06.2023)
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (6) of section 39 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), the Commissioner, o.....
Tags : Extension, Due date, FORM GSTR-3B
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Passenger Name Record Information Regulations, 2022(08.08.2022)
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) read with clause (ab) of sub-section (2) of section 157 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), .....
Tags : Passenger Name, Record Information, Regulations
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Kerala HC Directs CBSE to Consider Representation Against New Application Format(01.12.2020)
Kerala High Court has directed the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to consider a representation against its new application format regardi.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, New Application Format
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Madras HC Summons DGP in Investigation Against Former HC Judge CS Karnan(01.12.2020)
Madras High Court has summoned the Director General of Police and the Commissioner of Police, Tamil Nadu, in connection to the lackadaisical investiga.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Former High Court Judge CS Karnan
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AP High Court to State DGP: Can't Register FIR For Proceedings U/S 107 & 145 of CrPC(04.10.2021)
Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed the State Director-General of Police (DGP) to instruct the Station House Officers of all Police Stations that a.....
Tags : Andhra Pradesh High Court, First Information Report, Registration
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Karnataka HC Grants Time for Formulating Uniform Scheme for Scholarship to Children of Deceased(05.10.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to formulate within 30 days a uniform scheme in regards to the grant of scholarships to childre.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Uniform Scheme for Scholarship to Children of Deceased
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Madras HC: Personnel Trained to Shoot Guns Made to Make Dosas for Higher Officials(16.08.2022)
Madras High Court has expressed deep dissatisfaction that even after 75 years of Independence, the State could not effectively eradicate the colonial .....
Tags : Madras High Court, Orderlies, Uniformed Officers
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HP HC: Government Service Rules Must be Implemented in Uniform Manner Throughout The State(17.08.2022)
Himachal Pradesh High Court while observing the implementation of Himachal Pradesh Kanungo’s Service Rules, 1951 has held that service rules framed by.....
Tags : Himachal Pradesh High Court, Service Rules, Uniformity
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Central Government declares Critical Information Infrastructure of the Indian Bank to be protected systems(26.07.2023)
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 70 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000), the Central Govern.....
Tags : Critical Information, Infrastructure, Declaration
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New format of Abridged Prospectus for public issues of Non-Convertible Debt Securities and/or Non-convertible Redeemable Preference Shares(04.09.2023)
1. Section 2(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 defines an abridged prospectus as a memorandum containing such salient features of a prospectus as may be s.....
Tags : New format, Prospectus, Public issues
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Order under section 119 of the Income-tax Act, 1961(09.10.2023)
1. Audit report in the case of a fund or trust or institution or any university or other educational institution or any hospital or other medical inst.....
Tags : Audit report, Furnishing, Form
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Karnataka HC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Govt Communication for Collection of Information(26.10.2021)
Karnataka High Court has issued notice to the state government on a petition filed by People's Union For Civil Liberties, challenging the communicatio.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Govt Communication for Collection of Information
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Karnataka HC Directs Police Officers to Strictly Follow Circular of State Government(27.10.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed police officers who are in-charge of investigations to strictly follow the circular issued by the State government a.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Information Regarding Criminal Cases
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Delhi HC Issues Notice Over Barring Traders From Using its UPI Platform to Trade in Cryptocurrency(29.10.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice on a petition challenging State Bank of India's decision prohibiting the use of UPI platform for trading in cryptoc.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, UPI Platform to Trade in Cryptocurrency
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ITAT: No Documentary Evidence to Substantiate PRP as Expenditure, Claim is Not Sustainable(07.09.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Kolkata has observed that the claim of Performance Related Pay (PRP) is not sustainable when no documentary evidence wa.....
Tags : Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Performance Related Pay, documentary evidence
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SC: Can’t Compel Defendant to Enter into Agreement With 3rd Party for Specific Performance(14.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held that a Court cannot grant the relief of specific performance against a person compelling him to enter into an agreement with a .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Specific Performance, Third Party
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SC Refuses to Entertain Plea Seeking Uniform Dress Code in Schools(16.09.2022)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a petition seeking Common Dress Code in all registered and recognised educational institutions for staff and st.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Uniform Dress, Schools
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SC to Centre: Examine Lack of Uniformity in Rules on Cadaveric Organ Transplant Across States(06.12.2022)
Supreme Court has directed Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to examine the lack of uniformity in rules regarding cadaveric organ transplant.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Organ Transplant, Uniformity
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Bom. HC: Informant Is Entitled to Opportunity of Hearing in Discharge Application of Accused(08.12.2022)
Bombay High Court has held that first informant has a right to opportunity of hearing in the discharge application filed by the accused before the Cou.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Discharge Application, Informant
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Kerala HC: Centre Should Seriously Consider Having a Uniform Marriage Code(12.12.2022)
Kerala High Court while observing that Family Courts have become another battleground, has stated that Union Government should seriously consider havi.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Uniform Marriage Code, Matrimonial Disputes
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Bombay HC: Application of Hudson's Formula for Computation of Loss is Not Unreasonable(12.12.2022)
Bombay High Court has held that Hudson's formula is widely accepted in construction contracts for computing losses and therefore the application of th.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Hudson's Formula, Construction Contracts
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Delhi HC: Employer Can’t Retain Performance Bank Guarantee After Acknowledging Due Performance(14.12.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that the employer cannot withhold the performance bank guarantee after acknowledgement of the due performance of the contrac.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Performance Bank Guarantee, Counter Claims
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SC: Courts Can’t Grant Refund if it is Not Specifically Prayed for in Specific Performance Suit(15.12.2022)
Supreme Court has held that unless a plaintiff specifically seeks the refund of the earnest money at the time of filing of the suit or by way of amend.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Specific Performance Suit, Refund
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Delhi High Court Extends Parole to Former Haryana CM Om Prakash Chautala(10.03.2021)
Delhi High Court has extended the parole of Indian National Lok Dal supremo and former Chief Minister of Haryana, Om Prakash Chautala till 12th April,.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Former Haryana CM Om Prakash Chautala
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Supreme Court Seeks Union Response on Gender Neutral Uniform Law for Succession Rights(11.03.2021)
Supreme Court has sought the Union government’s stand on the need for a gender and religion neutral uniform law conferring succession and inheritance .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Gender Neutral Uniform Law for Succession Rights
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Karnataka HC Permits Assessee To File Rectified TRAN-1 Form(11.01.2022)
Karnataka High Court has allowed the assessee to file rectified TRAN-I Form electronically or manually within a period of 30 days.
Tags : Karnataka High Court, TRAN-1 Form
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SC: Can’t Draw Adverse Inference Against Plaintiff for Merely Not Producing Bank Passbook(10.01.2023)
Supreme Court has held that adverse inference cannot be drawn against a plaintiff in a suit for specific performance for not producing his passbook un.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Inference, Bank Passbook, Specific Performance
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Madras HC: Dance Form Shouldn’t be Identified Using a Community's Name to Insult Community Members(12.01.2023)
Madras High Court has directed State to ensure that no dance performance is identified using a caste/ tribal community's name so as to insult or degra.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Dance Form, Community, Insult
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SC Division Bench Delivers Split Verdict in Civil Appeal from Specific Performance Suit(16.01.2023)
Supreme Court division bench comprising Justices M.R. Shah and B.V. Nagarathna a split verdict in a civil appeal arising out of a suit seeking specifi.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Specific Performance Suit, Civil Appeal, Agreement of Sale
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CBDT Extends Deadline for Uploading UDIN for Audit Forms/Audit Certificates(05.04.2021)
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has extended the deadline for uploading of UDIN for Audit Forms / Audit certificates till 30th April, 2021. The U.....
Tags : Central Board of Direct Taxes, Uploading UDIN for Audit Forms/Audit Certificates
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CBDT Notifies Scrapping of Certain Forms for Income Tax Deductions(05.04.2021)
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has notified that Form 10G, 56, 3CF-I, 3CF-II and 3CF-III under the Income Tax Act, 1961 ceased to be effective o.....
Tags : Central Board of Direct Taxes, Forms for Income Tax Deductions
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Centre Promulgates Tribunals Reforms Ordinance, 2021(05.04.2021)
Central Government has notified the Tribunals Reforms (Rationalisation and Conditions of Service) Ordinance, 2021, to dissolve certain existing appell.....
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Madras HC Stays Appointment of Former Chief Secretary to National Green Tribunal(12.04.2021)
Madras High Court has stayed the operation of an order passed by the Centre on December 12, 2020, appointing former Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary Girija .....
Tags : Madras High Court, Appointment of Former Chief Secretary
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Allahabad HC Sets Aside NSA Detention Order Against Former UP Minister Kamlesh Pathak(21.02.2022)
Allahabad High Court has set aside the detention order passed against former Minister of State and MLC Kamlesh Pathak under the National Security Act,.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Former UP Minister Kamlesh Pathak
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Gauhati HC Seeks Compliance Reports on Apex Court’s Directions on Police Reforms(09.02.2023)
Gauhati High Court has directed Governments of Assam, Mizoram, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh to file affidavits regarding compliance of the direction.....
Tags : Gauhati High Court, Compliance Reports, Police Reforms
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Karnataka High Court Dismisses Plea to Regulate Contents in Online Platforms(09.08.2019)
Karnataka High Court has declined to regulate online content being aired on internet platforms like You Tube, Amazon Prime, Netflix under the Cinemato.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Online Platforms
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Karnataka HC Refuses to Interfere with Decision to Hold SSLC Exams in Physical Form(12.07.2021)
Karnataka High Court has refused to interfere with the decision of the State Government to hold SSLC exams in physical form for students of Class X fr.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Hold SSLC Exams in Physical Form
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Delhi HC Directs Centre to Immediately Notify Crowd Funding Platform for Treatment of Rare Diseases(15.07.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to immediately launch a dedicated online crowdfunding platform for colle.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Crowd Funding Platform for Treatment of Rare Diseases
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DGFT Amends Forms ANF-2C to Reduce Exporter’s Regulatory Compliance Burden(16.07.2021)
Director-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has amended the ANF-2C to reduce the exporter’s regulatory compliance burden. The DGFT has deleted paragraph .....
Tags : Director-General of Foreign Trade, Forms ANF-2C
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Calcutta HC: Concessional Tax Rate and Form D Once Granted, Cannot Be Taken Back(23.05.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that once the concessional rate of tax and the certificate in Form D was granted it cannot be taken back as it violates t.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Concessional Tax Rate, Form D
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Kerala HC: Education Loan Can’t be Rejected for Low CIBIL Score of Student(31.05.2023)
Kerala High Court has held that an application for education loan by a student could not be rejected by a bank on the ground of a low Credit Informati.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Credit Information Bureau (India) Limited (CIBIL), Education Loan
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Delhi HC Issues Notice to UOI on Women Plea Seeking Information on Missing Husband(17.08.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Union of India on the woman's plea seeking verified information about her husband's whereabouts and repatria.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Information on Missing Husband
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SC Refuses Interim Protection to Former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh in PMLA Case(17.08.2021)
Supreme Court has declined to grant interim relief to Former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh who had moved the Top Court seeking protection fr.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh
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Karnataka HC Grants Former CM Yediyurappa Time to File Objections(18.08.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, his son and others to file their statement of objections to a petition seekin.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Former CM Yediyurappa
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SC Imposes Fine on Ministry of Information of Being in Contempt of Top Court Judgment(23.08.2021)
Supreme Court has imposed a fine of Rs 1,00,000 on Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of being in contempt of the Top Court's judgment dated Sep.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
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Kerala HC: Cabinet Papers Yet to be Brought Before CoM Exempted from Disclosure Under RTI Act(30.06.2022)
Kerala High Court has ruled that potential cabinet papers which have not yet been brought before the Council of Ministers (CoM) are exempted from disc.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Right to Information, Cabinet Papers
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Kar. HC Dismisses Twitter’s Plea Challenging Blocking Order Issued by MeiTY(30.06.2023)
Karnataka High Court has dismissed the plea filed by Twitter challenging the blocking orders issued by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Tec.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Twitter, Blocking Order, Information Technology Act
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MIB: No Ads Promoting Online Betting(14.06.2022)
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has issued an advisory to print, electronic and digital media to refrain from advertising online bettin.....
Tags : Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Advisory, Online Betting
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ITAT: Form 67 shall be Filed on or Before Income Tax Return Due Date(16.06.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Visakhapatnam Bench has held that in order to avail the deduction of foreign tax credit, it is mandatory to file.....
Tags : ITAT, Foreign Tax Credit, Form 67
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FSSAI: Food Delivery Apps Must Give Nutrition Information(16.06.2022)
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has directed the food delivery apps to upgrade their interface so that food business operators ca.....
Tags : FSSAI, Food Delivery Apps, Nutrition Information
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Guj. HC: Penalty U/S 20 of RTI Act for Destruction of Information Attracted Only if Act Malafide(20.06.2022)
Gujarat High Court has held that where any information sought under the Right to Information Act is destroyed and it is not the case of malafide destr.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Right to Information, Malafide
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Orissa HC: State Vigilance Department Can't be Completely Exempted from RTI Act(22.06.2022)
Orissa High Court has held that the State Vigilance Department cannot be completely exempted from Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005 and directed th.....
Tags : Orissa High Court, State Vigilance Department, Right to Information Act
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Ker. HC: Fiction Created as Per Section 7E of KLR Act is to Deem a Purchaser as a Tenant(24.07.2023)
Kerala High Court has held that as per Section 7E of Kerala Land Reforms (KLR) Act, 1963, the fiction created is to deem a purchaser as a tenant and t.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Tenant, Kerala Land Reforms Act, Land
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SC: Relief of Specific Performance of Contract No Longer Discretionary(21.09.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that relief of specific performance of a contract is no longer discretionary, after the 2018 amendment.
Tags : Supreme Court, Relief of Specific Performance
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Delhi HC Stays Order Requiring TRAI to Furnish Alleged Phone Tapping Information(11.08.2021)
Delhi High Court has stayed an order of the Central information Commission (CIC), requiring the Telecom Authority of India (TRAI) to collect and furni.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Alleged Phone Tapping Information
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Kerala High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to Former Gujarat DGP Sreekumar(13.08.2021)
Kerala High Court has granted anticipatory bail to former Gujarat DGP RB Sreekumar, two former Kerala Police officers S. Vijayan and Thampi S. Durga, .....
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Allahabad HC Directs Registrar General to Issue Circular on Use of “Printed Proforma” for Orders(16.08.2021)
Allahabad High Court has directed the Registrar General to issue a circular/ memorandum to all the District Judges in the State of Uttar Pradesh intim.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Use of “Printed Proforma” for Orders
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Ker HC: Party Can’t Take Defence of Defective Title Once it Enters into Agreement to Convey Property(04.08.2023)
Kerala High Court has observed that once a party enters into an agreement to convey the property, it is not open for them to defend the claim for spec.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Specific Performance, Title, Defence
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Cal. HC: Mental Cruelty Can’t Have Uniform Standard in Matrimonial Cases(08.08.2023)
Calcutta High Court while observing that Mental cruelty is a state of mind and such feeling and intensity are felt differently by each person, has obs.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Mental Cruelty, Uniform Standard, Matrimonial Cases
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CIC Issues Notice to Tihar over Not Disclosing Information(17.02.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has upheld dowry convict's right to freedom and issued a showcause notice to Tihar authorities for allegedly supp.....
Tags : Central Information Commission , Tihar
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Denial of Information For Lack of Aadhaar is a Serious Breach of RTI Act: CIC(03.01.2018)
Central Information Commission has held that denial of information for lack of Aadhaar card will be a serious breach of right, which was guaranteed by.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, RTI Act
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Government Curtails CIC Tenure From 5 Years to 3 Years(30.10.2019)
Government has curtailed the tenure of information commissioners in central and state information commissions from five years to three years by notify.....
Tags : central and state information commissions
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CCI Approves Google’s Investment in Jio Platforms(12.11.2020)
Competition Commission of India has approved Google’s Rs. 33,737 crore investment in Jio Platforms for a 7.73% stake, clearing the way for the interne.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India, Google, Jio Platforms
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SC Asks for Counter Affidavit in Plea Challenging Tribunal Reforms Act 2021(16.09.2021)
Supreme Court has asked the Central Government to file its counter-affidavit in the petitions challenging the Tribunals Reforms Act 2021 in the writ p.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Tribunal Reforms Act 2021
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Delhi High Court Approves Functioning of HPC Formed by Delhi Government(22.09.2021)
Delhi High Court has approved the functioning of High Powered Committee formed by the Delhi Government for probing into deaths due to oxygen shortage .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Functioning of HPC Formed by Delhi Government
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SC: Blanket Exclusion of Certain Offences from Scope of Remission is Against Ideals of Reformation(25.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that blanket exclusion of certain offences, from the scope of grant of remission, especially by way of an executive policy, is .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Exclusion, Remission, Reformation
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Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Affidavit on Steps Being Taken for OTT Regulation(17.02.2021)
Supreme Court has asked the Central Government to inform what it proposes to do to regulate Over the Top (OTT) platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime.....
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SC: Subsequent Purchaser Can Challenge Readiness of Plaintiff in Specific Performance Suit(22.02.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that subsequent purchaser of the suit property can challenge the readiness and willingness on part of the plaintiff in a sp.....
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SC Upholds Validity of Section 50(a) Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954(21.09.2022)
Supreme Court while upholding the constitutional validity of Section 50(a) of the Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954, has observed that State enactment rela.....
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SC: Employee Can be Terminated for Suppression or False Information Regarding Suitability(27.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held that an employee can be terminated from service if it is found that he had suppressed or given false information in regard to m.....
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SC to Centre and States: Fill Vacancies in Information Commissions(31.10.2023)
Supreme Court while directing Central and State Governments to fill the vacancies in the Information Commissions, has observed that failure to do so d.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Information Commissions, RTI Act
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PM Modi Degree Case: Gujarat HC Rejects Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's Review Petition(10.11.2023)
Gujarat HC has dismissed the review petition filed by Delhi CM seeking review of order quashing Central Information Commission’s directions to the uni.....
Tags : Gujarat HC, Arvind Kejriwal, PM Narendra Modi, Central Information Commission
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Chhattisgarh HC Directs GST Authority to Re-Open Online Portal to Enable Filing of Form TRAN-1(10.12.2021)
Chhattisgarh High Court has directed the Goods and Services Tax Authority to re-open online portal to enable filing of Form TRAN-1 electronically or a.....
Tags : Chhattisgarh High Court, Online Portal to Enable Filing of Form TRAN-1
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Delhi HC Restrains Publication of Confidential Info of Players in Ex-Hockey India Coach's New Book(02.11.2022)
Delhi High Court has temporarily restrained former coach of Indian Women Hockey Team Sjoerd Marijne and HarperCollins Publishers India from publishing.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Confidential Information, Publication
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SC: Trying To Have a National Infrastructure for Live Streaming Which HCs Can Also Use(03.11.2022)
Supreme Court while hearing a petition filed by Advocate Mathews J Nedumpara seeking a uniform platform for live-streaming, has stated that it is tryi.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Live Streaming, National Platform
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SC Dismisses Plea Filed for Ensuring Education of Migrant Workers' Children During Pandemic(04.11.2022)
Supreme Court has granted liberty to petitioner to withdraw a petition which sought to provide for a Uniform Education Policy to the children of migra.....
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All HC: AO Must Consider Form 10 u/s 17 Supplied After Limitation But Before Assessment is Completed(08.12.2023)
Allahabad High Court has held that in a case, where Form-10 under Rule 7 of Income-Tax Rules is filed late but is filed before the Assessing Officer (.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Assessing Officer, Form-10, Limitation
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Bom. HC to SIC: Establish Time Limit for Disposal of Second Appeals Under RTI Act(14.12.2023)
Bombay High Court has directed the Maharashtra State Information Commission (SIC) to take appropriate steps to formulate some reasonable time limit an.....
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Madras HC Directs Police to Refrain from Arresting Former Minister Rajenthra Bhalaji(22.11.2021)
Madras High Court has asked the Tamil Nadu Police not to arrest till the next date of hearing, former Minister and Senior AIADMK member, K.T. Rajenthr.....
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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 HC On Orderly System: Menial Jobs Below the Dignity of Uniformed Personnel(23.11.2022)
Madras High Court has held that trained Uniformed Personnel are expected to perform the combatant duty and other law and order duties in the interest .....
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CIC: SC’s 1993 Order on Salaries to Imams Violated Constitution of India(30.11.2022)
CIC has held that Supreme Court’s 1993 judgment in All India Imam Organisation v. UOI where Supreme Court had directed the State Waqf Boards to give r.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, Imams, Waqf Board
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Del. HC: Court is Seeing Increasing Abuse/Misuse of the RTI Act(20.12.2023)
Delhi High Court has observed that Right to Information Act was enacted to provide secure access to information to every citizen, to prevent corruptio.....
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JKL HC: No Punishment Can be Imposed on Minor Under POCSO for Providing False Information(28.12.2023)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that a perusal of Section 22(2) of the POCSO Act would reveal that if a false complaint has been made.....
Tags : Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, POCSO, False Information
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SC: Information Disclosing Cognizable Offence to Be Recorded as FIR & Not in General Diary(27.02.2024)
Supreme Court has held that except in cases where preliminary inquiry is needed, commission of cognizable offence should be recorded as a First Inform.....
Tags : Supreme Court, First Information Report, General Diary
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Ker. HC: No Member of Hindu Public Can Claim to Perform Services That Only Archakas Can Perform(29.02.2024)
Kerala HC has held that no member of Hindu public could claim as part of rights protected by Article 25(2)(b) of Constitution of India, that a temple .....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Performing Services, Archakas, Article 25(2)(b) of Constitution
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Ker HC: In Non-Performance of Agreement, Buyer to Get Charge Over Property For Paying Purchase Price(01.03.2024)
Kerala High Court has held that where the non-performance is not due to fault of the buyer and seller, or where both are at blame/default, it cannot b.....
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Del. HC: Order of CIC Directing CBDT to Give Information Regarding Ram Janmabhoomi Trust Set Aside(01.03.2024)
An order passed by the Chief Information Commission (CIC) that directed the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) to provide information regarding Shri.....
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Supreme Court: Granting Decree of Specific Performance is Discretionary(04.03.2024)
Supreme Court has held that granting a decree of specific performance is discretionary and that discretion should be based on equitability.
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NBDSA Issue Guidelines For Broadcasting Information Related to LGBTQIA+ Community(04.03.2024)
News Broadcasting & Digital Standards Authority (NBDSA) issued guidelines with regard to broadcasting information related to the LGBTQIA+ community wh.....
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Delhi HC: Partial Quashing of FIR, Qua Accused with Whom Complainant has Settled Matter Permissible(13.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that partial quashing or part quashing of First Information Report only qua the accused with whom the complainant has compro.....
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Orissa HC: Pre-Payment Charges Can’t Be Imposed Without Giving Prior Information(13.04.2022)
Orissa High Court has held that pre-payment charges cannot be imposed by the banks without furnishing prior information about the same.
Tags : Orissa High Court, pre-payment charges, information
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BCI Directs SBCs to Initiate Discipl. Action Against Advocates Soliciting Work Through Online Portal(09.07.2024)
Bar Council of India (BCI) has issued directions to State Bar Councils to take disciplinary action against advocates soliciting work through online po.....
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BCI Directs SBCs to Initiate Discipl. Action Against Advocates Soliciting Work Through Online Portal(09.07.2024)
Bar Council of India (BCI) has issued directions to State Bar Councils to take disciplinary action against advocates soliciting work through online po.....
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Delhi High Court: BNSS Heralds a Transformative Era in Criminal Justice(11.07.2024)
Del. HC while hearing a bail application, has held that BNSS, with its emphasis on technological integration, heralds a transformative era in criminal.....
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SC: For Smooth Functioning of CIC, Commissioner has Power to Form Benches & Frame Regulations(15.07.2024)
SC has held that Chief Information Commissioner has comprehensive authority to oversee & direct functioning of CIC and is allowed to implement measure.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice on Plea Against Continued Use of 66A Information Technology Act(02.08.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice to States, Union Territories and Registrar of High Courts in plea filed by Peoples Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) se.....
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Kerala HC Extends Iterim Order Directing CBI Not to Arrest Former Gujarat DGP R.B. Sreekumar(05.08.2021)
Kerala High Court has extended the interim order directing the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) not to arrest former Gujarat DGP R.B. Sreekumar, .....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Former Gujarat DGP R.B. Sreekumar
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Kerala Court Remands Former Kerala MLA PC George to 14 Days Judicial Custody in Hate Speech Case(26.05.2022)
Kerala Magistrate Court remanded former MLA PC George to 14 days judicial custody in Anti-Muslim hate speech case.
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ITAT: No Income-tax Penalty for Unintentional Error in Form-16(30.05.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Pune bench has held that income tax penalty cannot be imposed for committing an unintentional error on Form-16.
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SC: Drugs (Price Control) Order, 1995 Cannot be Subjected to Restricted or Hidebound Interpretation(19.07.2024)
SC: Drugs (Price Control) Order, 1995 Cannot be Subjected to Restricted or Hidebound Interpretation
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SC: Drugs (Price Control) Order, 1995 Cannot be Subjected to Restricted or Hidebound Interpretation(19.07.2024)
SC held that intent of Drugs (Price Control) Order is to control prices at which medicinal drug formulations are made available, by holding out threat.....
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Supreme Court: NIC Officials Directed to Meet NCDRC President to Resolve E-Filing Issues(24.07.2024)
Supreme Court while hearing a petition on E-filing facilities at the NCDRC and State Commissions, has directed the National Informatics Centre (NIC) t.....
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Kerala HC: Cancellation of Registration Not Informed Through News Paper and Notice As Per Kerala VAT(04.05.2022)
Kerala High Court has held that the dealer is eligible for the input tax credit during the transition period since the cancellation of registration ha.....
Tags : Kerala High Court , input tax credit, cancellation, Form No.5 B
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Supreme Court Asks SAD Leader to Approach High Court for Quashing of FIR(11.05.2022)
Supreme Court has granted liberty to Shiromani Akali Dal Leader Bikram Singh Majithia to approach the Division Bench of P&H High Court for the quashin.....
Tags : Supreme Court, First Information Report, narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, Shiromani Akali Dal, Bikram Singh Majithia
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Kerala HC: Once KVAT Registration is Cancelled, it Must be Published in Two Major Daily Newspapers(11.05.2022)
Kerala High Court has ruled that whenever a Kerala Value Added Tax registration is cancelled, it must be published in at least two major daily newspap.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Form No.5 B, Kerala Value Added Tax, daily newspapers
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Cal HC: Officers Entitled to Take Action Against Non-Conforming Acts of An Advocate(13.06.2023)
Calcutta High Court while observing that it is not expected that a judge should be a mute spectator, has held that judicial restraint does not disenti.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Judicial Restraint, Advocate, Non-Conforming Acts
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SC: Limitation Period for Specific Performance Suit's Runs from Date for Performance of Agreement(12.08.2024)
Supreme Court has held that period of limitation for specific performance of suit shall run from the date that has been fixed for its performance and .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Specific Performance, Period of Limitation
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Del. HC: Withholding Names of Institutes or Universities Attended by Current Employees is Justified(14.08.2024)
Del. HC has held that Central Information Commissioner’s decision to withhold the names of institutes or universities attended by current employees is.....
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SC Refuses to Entertain Plea Seeking Clarification on Declaration of Loan Accounts as NPA(09.07.2021)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea seeking clarification and modification of its 23rd March 2021 judgement whereby it vacated the stay on d.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Declaration of Loan Accounts as Non-Performing Assets
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Del HC Upholds Validity of Rules Prescribing Colour/Description of Uniform for Auto/Taxi Drivers(06.07.2023)
Delhi High Court has upheld the validity of Rule 7 of the Delhi Motor Vehicle Rules, 1993, which prescribes that an auto rickshaw driver shall wear a .....
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Kerala HC: State Must Ensure that Digital Platforms are Accessible to Everyone(24.10.2024)
Kerala High Court has observed that the duty of the State to address the unique needs of persons with disabilities extends beyond merely providing acc.....
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SC: Marks Obtained by Candidates in Selection Process Can’t be Held to be 'Personal Information’(12.11.2024)
SC has held that marks obtained by candidates in a selection process cannot ordinarily be held to be ‘personal information, disclosure of which has no.....
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NCLAT: Cannot Modify Information Memorandum on Basis of Which RP is Submitted & Approved(28.11.2024)
NCLAT New Delhi bench has held that there cannot be any modification of Information Memorandum that is prepared by Resolution Professional, on the bas.....
Tags : NCLAT, Information Memorandum, Resolution Plan
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Del. HC: It’s a Disturbing Trend of Exploiting Social Media Platforms for Committing Sexual Offences(06.12.2024)
Delhi High Court while rejecting bail application of accused in POCSO case, has noted that it is a disturbing trend of exploiting social media platfor.....
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Cal. HC: Nature and Gravity of Offence Not the Only Criteria for Imposition of Death Penalty(11.09.2023)
Calcutta High Court while observing that nature and gravity of offence is not the only criteria on which imposition of death penalty depends, has held.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Death Penalty, Reformation
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SC Sets Aside Madras HC Ruling that Modified Financial Directives in Relation to Formula 4 Racing Eve(21.02.2025)
Supreme Court while setting aside Madras High Court’s order that modified key financial directives related to the Formula 4 racing event in Chennai, h.....
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NCLAT: No Requirement of Fresh Form G When EoI Permits Extension of Timeline(21.02.2025)
NCLAT New Delhi bench has held that there is no requirement of issuance of fresh Form G in case of modification in Invitation of Expression of Interes.....
Tags : NCLAT New Delhi, Extension of Timeline, Fresh Form G
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Ker. HC: Sale of Train Tickets Booked from IRCTC Platform for Gain Punishable under Railways Act(03.03.2025)
Kerala High Court has observed that the act of purchasing train tickets using IRCTC and selling the same for commercial gain is punishable under Secti.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, IRCTC Platform, Section 143
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Delhi HC Restrains Azure Hospitality Pvt. Ltd. from Playing PPL’s Copyrighted Songs at its Restaurant(05.03.2025)
Delhi High Court has restrained Azure Hospitality Private Limited which runs several restaurants like Mamagoto, Dhaba from playing Phonographic Perfor.....
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NCLAT: Can’t Lay Down Straight Jacket Formula for Adjudication of Application u/s 12A of IBC(10.03.2025)
NCLAT New Delhi bench has held that for adjudication of application under Section 12A of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 by the Adjudicating Auth.....
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SC: When Contract Doesn’t Fix Time for Specific Performance, Limitation Runs from Notice of Refusal(14.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that when no time is fixed for specific performance of the contract, the court will have to determine the date on which the pla.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Specific Performance, Limitation, Time
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Ker. HC: Art. 226 Can’t be Invoked to Impose Penalty u/s 20 of RTI Act(20.09.2023)
Kerala High Court has held that the authority competent to impose a penalty under Section 20 of the Right to Information Act, 2005 cannot approach the.....
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Delhi High Court: Phonographic Performance Limited Not Entitled to Grant Licenses without Registratio(17.04.2025)
Delhi HC has held that Phonographic Performance Limited is not entitled to issue licenses in respect of the sound recordings assigned to it under Sect.....
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SC Stays Delhi HC’s Direction to Azure Hospitality Pvt. Ltd. to pay PPL as Per Tariff of RMPL(22.04.2025)
Supreme Court has stayed the direction passed by Delhi High Court asking Azure Hospitality Pvt. Ltd. to pay Phonographic Performance Ltd. (PPL) as per.....
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SC Agrees to Consider Pleas Seeking Regulation of Obscene Content on OTT Platforms(29.04.2025)
Supreme Court while agreeing to hear a plea seeking regulation of obscene content on OTT platforms and social media has observed that the petition rai.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Obscene Content, OTT Platforms
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SC: Performance of Ritual of Religion Doesn’t Necessarily Mean that Person 'Professes' that Religion(07.05.2025)
SC has observed that mere performance of a ritual of religion does not ipso facto & necessarily mean that person 'professes' that religion. Adherence .....
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Del. HC: There Must be Uniformity in Eligibility Conditions for Recruitments of Teachers(26.09.2023)
Delhi High Court has observed that there must be a uniform eligibility conditions for recruitment to posts of Primary Teachers, post graduate teachers.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Uniformity, Eligibility, Teachers
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Kerala State Information Commission: Under RTI Act Bar Associations are ‘Public Authorities’(23.05.2025)
Kerala State Information Commission has held that all Bar Associations functioning in Kerala fall under the ambit of 'public authority' as per section.....
Tags : State Information Commission, Bar Associations, Public Authorities
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Delhi High Court: It is Not Necessary to Use Trademark in Physical Form(29.05.2025)
Delhi High Court has clarified that it is not necessary to use a trademark in a physical form and it may be used in any other relation to goods.
Tags : Delhi High Court, Trademark, Physical Form
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Bombay HC: Providing Formal Housing to Slum Dwellers Within the City is a Step Towards Equality(20.06.2025)
Bom HC while upholding regulation which provides for rehabilitation of slum dwellers on lands reserved as open spaces, has observed that in a city whe.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Formal Housing, Slum Dwellers
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Supreme Court: Court’s Interim Order Only Applicable on Parties in the Suit(24.06.2025)
Supreme Court has clarified that the interim stay order passed on 21st April 2025 in the matter between Phonographic Performance Ltd. (PPL) and Azure .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Interim Order, Phonographic Performance
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Bombay HC: Candidate Disclosing Information about Second Spouse No Ground to Unseat Him(25.06.2025)
Bombay High Court has stated that if a candidate’s religion allows polygamy and such candidate discloses details of second spouse in Form 26 Affidavit.....
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Ker. HC: Legal Advice Given by Advocate General to Government Exempted from Disclosure Under RTI Act(03.10.2022)
Kerala High Court has held that the legal advice rendered by the Advocate General to the Government is exempted from disclosure under Section 8(1)(e) .....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Advocate General, Right to Information
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DCDRC: E-Commerce Portal Liable if Seller Does Not Mention Country of Origin of Product(03.10.2022)
District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (DCDRC), Hyderabad while holding an e-commerce platform liable for vendor not displaying country of or.....
Tags : District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Country of Origin, E-Commerce Platform
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J&k&L HC: Situation in Kashmir Doesn’t Permit Disclosure of Confidential Info. in Detention Order(10.10.2022)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that the disclosure of confidential and sensitive information in the grounds of detention of a person.....
Tags : Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, Detention Order, Confidential Information
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P&H HC Quashes FIRs against Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga(12.10.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has quashed an FIR against BJP leader Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga, who was accused by Punjab Police of spreading misinforma.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, FIR, Misinformation
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All. HC: Merely Liking a Message Will Not Attract Penalty U/S 67 of IT Act(20.10.2023)
Allahabad High Court while observing that Section 67 Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000 is for obscene material and not for other provocative mater.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Information Technology Act, Obscene Material
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SC: CJs of HCs Acting on Administrative Side Don’t Have Any Rule Making Authority of Executive(04.01.2024)
Supreme Court while observing that policymaking needs consideration of many factors, has held that Chief Justices(CJs) of High Courts, acting on the a.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Former Judges, Policymaking, Post-retiral benefits
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Kerala High Court Reduces Sentence Awarded to Former Priest to 10 Yrs Imprisonment(01.12.2021)
Kerala High Court has reduced the sentence imposed on former priest Robin Mathew Vadakkumchery in the infamous Kottiyoor rape case that had shaken the.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Sentence Awarded to Former Priest
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J&K&L HC: Employee's Performance is Personal Information Exempted Under RTI Act(07.11.2022)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that the performance of an employee or an officer in an organisation is primarily a matter between th.....
Tags : Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High, RTI, Personal Information
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SC: Court Should Frame Specific Issue on Readiness & Willingness in Suit for Specific Performance(10.11.2022)
Supreme Court has held that a specific issue on readiness and willingness on the part of the plaintiff must be framed by the trial court in a suit for.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Issue, Specific Performance
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Supreme Court to Launch Online RTI Portal Soon(11.11.2022)
Supreme Court has said that it will soon launch an online portal which can be used by public to file applications under Right to Information Act (RTI .....
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SC: Specific Performance of Sale Deed Can Only be Availed When Buyer Adheres to Specific Condition(11.01.2024)
Supreme Court has held that when there is a specific condition in a contract with regard to the time frame in which the consideration is to be paid, t.....
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Centre Tells SC: No direction Can be Issued to Parliament to Frame UCC(19.10.2022)
Law Ministry has told the Supreme Court that the court cannot direct Parliament to frame or enact any law, as it sought dismissal of Public Interest L.....
Tags : Law Ministry, Public Interest Litigation, Uniform Civil Code
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Delhi High Court: CIC Doesn’t Have Jurisdiction to Direct Furnishing of Information u/s 138 IT Act(23.01.2024)
Del. HC while setting aside Central Information Commission (CIC)’s order directing IT department to provide details regarding tax exemption granted to.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Tax Exemption, Furnishing of Information
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Karnataka High Court: FIRs Cannot be Transferred by Invoking Powers Under Section 407 CrPC(24.01.2024)
Karnataka High Court has held that First Information Reports (FIRs) cannot be transferred by invoking powers under Section 407 of the Code of Criminal.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, First Information Reports, Section 407 CrPC, Transfer
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Ker. HC Allows Litigants to Seek Deletion of Personal Identities in Family Cases(22.12.2022)
Kerala High Court has held that personal information of parties may not be published on High Court website in respect of family and matrimonial cases .....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Personal Information, Right to be Forgotten, Matrimonial Cases
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Utt. UCC Bill: Mandatory to Register Live-In Relationship Within 1 Month Of Entering Into It(07.02.2024)
Uttarakhand's Uniform Civil Code Bill (UCC Bill) tabled during the special session proposed the mandatory registration of live-in relationships within.....
Tags : Uniform Civil Code, Live-In Relationship, Mandatory Registration
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Kerala HC: Employment Not to Be Denied For A Disease Unless it Impacts Capacity to Perform Duties(07.02.2024)
Kerala High Court has held that there cannot be a denial of employment merely by stating that a candidate has a disease, without finding that it would.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Employment, Performance of Duty
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Uttarakhand Becomes The First State to Pass The Uniform Civil Code Bill(08.02.2024)
The Uttarakhand State Legislative Assembly on 07.02.2024 passed the Uniform Civil Code, Uttarakhand, 2024 Bill and with this Uttarakhand becomes the f.....
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Electoral Bond Scheme as Unconstitutional(15.02.2024)
Supreme Court has struck down the Electoral Bond Scheme stating it to be violative of Article 19(1)(a) of Constitution of India and the Right to Infor.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Electoral Bond Scheme, Right to Information, Right to Privacy
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CBDT Notifies Forms for Firms to Avail Lower Corporate Taxes(17.02.2020)
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has notified Forms 10-IC and 10-ID for existing companies that want to avail lower Income Tax rates and new manuf.....
Tags : Central Board of Direct Taxes, Forms for Firms to Avail Lower Corporate Taxes
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SC Constitutes Committee for Formulating Guidelines on Felling of Trees for Developmental Projects(26.03.2021)
Supreme Court has constituted an expert committee for formulating scientific and policy guidelines with respect to cutting of trees for developmental .....
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MP HC Asks State on Steps on Direction for Formation of Additional Forensic Lab(03.02.2022)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has asked the State Government as to what steps have been taken by it with regard to the Court's directions issued for the f.....
Tags : Madhya Pradesh High Court, Formation of Additional Forensic Lab
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Supreme Court Directs State of UP to File Details Uploaded on E-module as Prepared by NIC(05.03.2024)
Supreme Court has directed the State of Uttar Pradesh to file an affidavit furnishing the details they have uploaded so far, in relation to the convic.....
Tags : Supreme Court, E-module, National Informatics Centre
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Guj. HC: Citizens Have Right to Know Rules Under Which They Are Denied Permission to Protests(18.01.2023)
Gujarat High Court while observing that citizens have the right to know the rules based on which the State Police grants or denies permission to hold .....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Right to Information, Protest
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Bom. HC: Failure To Adjust Interest Paid Is Hyper-Technical, Should Not Affect Sabka Vishwas Scheme(25.01.2023)
Bombay High Court has ruled that failure to adjust interest paid by the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) was hyper- technical and should.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, National Centre for the Performing Arts, Sabka Vishwas (Legacy Dispute Resolution) Scheme
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Madhya Pradesh HC Quashes Rape FIR Against Indian Railway Officer In Case Of Malicious Prosecution(27.01.2023)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has quashed a First Information Report (FIR) registered against the then Additional Divisional Railway Manager, Bhopal Gaura.....
Tags : Madhya Pradesh High Court, First Information Report, clerk, malicious prosection
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Madhya Pradesh HC Quashes Rape FIR Against Indian Railway Officer In Case Of Malicious Prosecution(27.01.2023)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has quashed a First Information Report (FIR) registered against the then Additional Divisional Railway Manager, Bhopal Gaura.....
Tags : Madhya Pradesh High Court, First Information Report, clerk, malicious prosection
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Bom. HC: Informers Take Huge Risks to Furnish Information; Shall Be Rewarded As Per Policy(27.01.2023)
Bombay High Court has observed that informers take huge risks to give important information to the authorities and the authorities should reward them .....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Informers, government
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President Assents Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code Bill, 2024(14.03.2024)
The Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code Bill, 2024 has received assent by the President of India Droupadi Murmu. The bill was tabled in the Uttarakhand Leg.....
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Mad. HC: Aim of Criminal Jurisprudence Must be ‘Reforming Teenagers’ Not Labeling Them as Criminals(20.03.2024)
Madras High Court while dealing with rash and negligent driving among youngsters, has observed that criminal jurisprudence in this area must aim at re.....
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Punjab and Haryana High Court Launches IT Services for Litigants, Lawyers(20.08.2018)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has launched Information Technology (IT) initiatives for ease of litigants and lawyers and to address their grievances.
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Supreme Court has issued notice to Centre, State Governments, Union Territories and the parties who h(23.04.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Centre, State Governments, Union Territories and the parties who have approached the High Courts to show-cause why .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Uniform Orders Over Covid Related Issues
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SC Issues Notice to Show Cause Why Uniform Orders Over Covid Related Issues Not to be Passed(23.04.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Centre, State Governments, Union Territories and the parties who have approached the High Courts to show-cause why .....
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MP HC Imposes Cost on Police Officer for Furnishing Incorrect Information to Court(07.03.2022)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has imposed a cost of Rs. 25,000 on a Station House Officer for providing incorrect information to the Court regarding crimi.....
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Guj. HC: Communication B/W Govt. Pleader and State Regarding Proceeding Outside Scope of RTI(16.02.2023)
Gujarat High Court has observed that Professional correspondence between government advocate and various offices of the State regarding a matter in wh.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Right to Information, Professional correspondence
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Kar. HC: PIOs’ Not Supposed to Create Information(17.02.2023)
Karnataka High Court has held that under Right to Information Act only such information that is available and existing and held by the public authorit.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Right to Information Act, PIO
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SC Disapproves Uttarakhand HC’s Approach of Disposing Matters in Same Format(20.02.2023)
Supreme Court has disapproved the practice of Uttarakhand High Court of disposing of various criminal writ petitions by passing same-format orders and.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Uttarakhand High Court, Same Format
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SC: Comments on Social Media Platforms Distorting Court Proceedings Require Consideration(11.04.2024)
SC observed that nowadays there is a misuse of social media on which messages, comments, articles etc. are posted in respect of matters pending in Cou.....
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Bombay HC: Court Setting Aside Magistrate's Order for Police Investi. Won’t Lead to Quashing of FIR(15.04.2024)
Bombay High Court has held that if a revision court sets aside a Magistrate’s order to conduct a police investigation in a cognizable offence under Se.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Section 156(3) of CrPC, First Information Report, Magistrate's Order
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Gujarat HC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Permission to Perform Dokhmenashini(21.05.2021)
Gujarat High Court has issued notice on a petition filed by Surat Parsi Panchayat Board seeking permission to perform Dokhmenashini, a customary pract.....
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Allahabad High Court Grants Bail to Former IPS Officer Amitabh Thakur in Abetment of Suicide Case(15.03.2022)
Allahabad High Court has granted bail Former IPS officer Amitabh Thakur in the abetment to suicide case, in which a woman and her friend had set thems.....
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Del. HC: No Absolute Bar on Disclosure of Information to Non-Citizens Under RTI Act(15.03.2023)
Delhi High Court while observing that it would be inherently contradictory to Right to Information (RTI) Act to hold that only citizens are entitled t.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Right to Information, Non-Citizens
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Ori. HC: ‘Online RTI Portal’ Launched by Orissa High Court(02.05.2024)
Orissa High Court has launched a Right to Information portal on which the citizens may register themselves to obtain information under the Right to In.....
Tags : Orissa High Court, Right to Information, District Judiciary
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SC: Suppression of Information of Criminal Case Can be Ignored in Certain Conditions(22.03.2022)
Supreme Court has held that suppression of information relating to a criminal case by a candidate can be ignored in certain situations. The Court has .....
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SC: Death Penalty in Rarest of Rare Case Required Only if No Chance of Reformation(22.03.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that ‘rarest of rare’ doctrine requires that death sentence not be imposed only by taking into account grave nature of crim.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Death Penalty, Rarest of Rare Case, Reformation
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Supreme Court: Cannot Allow Wrong Doers to Make Profit Out of Their Own Wrongs(15.05.2024)
Supreme Court has restated that an individual cannot be allowed to take benefit from his own wrong and that a person who prevents a thing from being d.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Non-Performance, Wrong Doers
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CBDT Notifies New Income Tax Return Forms 1 to 5 for Assessment Year 2022-23(01.04.2022)
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has notified Forms 1 to 5 of Income tax returns for Assessment year 2022-23.
Tags : Central Board of Direct Taxes, Forms 1 to 5, Assessment years 2022-23
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Delhi HC: Performance Security Cannot Be Retained After Acknowledgement of Due Performance(05.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has ruled that no principle in law allows for a party to be permitted to retain the performance security after it had acknowledged du.....
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CIC to National Medical Commission: Upload Medical College Assessment Data on Your Website(30.03.2023)
Central Information Commission has adviced National Medical Commission to upload Medical College assessment reports for the current academic year on i.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, National Medical Commission, Medical College assessment
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Karnataka HC: PIL Seeking Declaration that Temples are Not Public Authorities, Dismissed(13.06.2024)
Karnataka High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a declaration that temples in Karnataka are not public authorities withi.....
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ITAT, Lucknow: Clerical Mistake in Audit Report Form 10B Can be Rectified(02.05.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Lucknow has observed that the clerical mistakes in audit report form 10B can be rectified and the same should not be a .....
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Del. HC: Information Seeker has No Locus Standi in Penalty Proceedings Under Section 20 of RTI Act(24.07.2024)
Del. HC has observed that formation of opinion under Section 20(2) of the RTI Act is in the exercise of supervisory powers of CIC and not in exercise .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Information Seeker, Penalty Proceedings
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Kerala High Court: Publication of Justice Hema Commission Report, Stayed(25.07.2024)
Kerala High Court has passed an interim order staying the publication of Justice Hema Commission Report as was directed by the State Information Commi.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, State Information Commissioner, Film Industry
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Delhi HC: Domain Name Registrars Are Intermediaries Under Information Technology Act(19.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has observed that the Registrars of Domain Name are intermediaries, within the meaning of section 2(1)(w) of the Information Technolo.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, section 2(1)(w) of the Information Technology Act, 2000, Domain Name
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Delhi HC: Domain Name Registrars Are Intermediaries Under Information Technology Act(19.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has observed that the Registrars of Domain Name are intermediaries, within the meaning of section 2(1)(w) of the Information Technolo.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, section 2(1)(w) of the Information Technology Act, 2000, Domain Name
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ITAT, Delhi Restricts Addition Only on Embedded Portion of Profit(19.04.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Delhi has observed that the addition due to mismatch amid the Books of Accounts and Form 26AS can be made only on the e.....
Tags : Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Books of Accounts, Form 26AS, embedded profit portion
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Delhi HC: FIR for Non-Compoundable Offences Can be Quashed in Matrimonial Disputes(20.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that First Information Report or complaints can be quashed even with regard to non-compoundable offences pertaining to matri.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, First Information Report, matrimonial disputes, non-compoundable
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Bombay HC Allows 2 Weeks Protection to Narayan Rane, Union Minister(22.04.2022)
Bombay High Court has allowed two weeks interim protection to Narayan Rane, Union Minister in a First Information Report over his slap comment against.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Narayan Rane, First Information Report, Uddhav Thackarey, Chief Minister of Maharashtra
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Supreme Court: Performance Audit of Maharashtra Slum Areas Act, Directed(01.08.2024)
SC while suggesting audit of Maharashtra Slum Areas Act, 1971 has stated that reviewing and assessing implementation of statute is an integral part of.....
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Uttarakhand HC Expunges Remark on Mandatory Registration for Live-in couples(01.08.2024)
Uttarakhand High Court expunged its order asking a couple to register their relationship under the Uniform Civil Code, Uttarakhand, 2024, within 48 ho.....
Tags : Uttarakhand High Court, Uniform Civil Code, Mandatory Registration, Live-in couples
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SC: Submission of Reform Proposals Called from Bar Associations for Advocates’ Bodies(22.08.2024)
Supreme Court while focusing on the requirement of guidelines and parameters that can be enforced for Bar Associations across the entire country, has .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Bar Associations, Reform Proposals
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Gauhati High Court Issues Guidelines for Acceptance of Final Report Form by Courts(08.10.2024)
Gauhati HC has issued guidelines directing Courts that charge sheets or final reports shall be accepted without insisting for original case diaries an.....
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Supreme Court: Cannot Rule Out Possibility of Reformation(18.12.2024)
Supreme Court while converting the death penalty of a convict guilty of sexual assault and murder of a child to an imprisonment sentence, has observed.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Sexual Assault, Reformation
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SC: All Statutes Should Stick to a Uniform Period of Limitation for Preferring Appeal(13.01.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that the statutes ought not to provide different period of limitation for instituting suit, preferring appeal and making an.....
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Ker. HC: Complainant Filing Several FIRs against Accused on Same Grounds Violates Fundamental Rights(16.01.2025)
Kerala High Court has observed that registration of multiple first information reports by the same complainant against the same accused for same alleg.....
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Utt. HC: PIL Filed Against Recently Implemented 'Uniform Civil Code Uttarakhand 2024'(12.02.2025)
A Public Interest Litigation has been filed challenging the recently implemented 'Uniform Civil Code Uttarakhand 2024' in the Uttarakhand High Court o.....
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Kerala HC: Can Admit Unregistered Sale Agreements as Evidence in Specific Performance Suits(30.06.2025)
Kerala High Court has held that an unregistered sale agreement can be admitted as evidence in suits for specific performance of contract.
Tags : Kerala High Court, Unregistered Sale Agreements, Specific Performance
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Delhi HC: Ensure that Information Sought under RTI is provided in the Mode Sought by Seeker(02.07.2025)
Delhi High Court has directed the Union Government to ensure that the information asked for, under the Right to Information Act, 2005 is provided in t.....
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Kar. HC Upholds Maintainability of Google’s Plea to Restrain CCI from Exposing Confidential Info(15.07.2022)
Karnataka High Court has rejected the application filed by Alliance of Digital India Foundation challenging the maintainability of Google India' plea .....
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SC to CIC/SICs: Ensure Mandate of Section 4 of RTI Act is Followed by Public Authorities(21.08.2023)
Supreme Court has directed Central Information Commission and State Information Commissions to ensure that the Public Authorities fulfill their co-rel.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Right to Information, Public Authorities, Mandate
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Ker. HC: Can’t Consider Expert's Report as Formal Substitute for Section 65B(4) of Evidence Act(26.03.2025)
Ker. HC has stated that an expert's report cannot be considered as a formal substitute for Section 65B(4) of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 certificate.....
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SC: In Absence of Prayer for Declaratory Relief, Suit for Specific Performance is Not Maintainable(07.04.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that in absence of a prayer for declaratory relief that termination/cancellation of the agreement is bad in law, a suit for.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Declaratory Relief, Specific Performance
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SC: Can Admit Unregistered Agree. to Sell as Evidence to Prove Contract in Specific Performance Suit(12.05.2025)
Supreme Court has held that to establish the existence of a contract in a suit seeking specific performance, an unregistered agreement to sell may be .....
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Patna HC: JJ Act is Based on the Belief that Children are the Future of the Society(16.05.2025)
Patna High Court has observed that the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 is based on our belief that children are the futur.....
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Kerala HC: PIO Doesn’t Have Authority to Start Investigative Process under Section 7 of RTI Act(16.05.2025)
Kerala High Court while clarifying the duty of a Public Information Officer (PIO), has observed that under Section 7 of the Right to Information Act, .....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Investigative Process, Public Information Officer
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AAAR: Uniform GST Rate for Food And Supplies in IRCTC(29.07.2022)
Appellate Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR), Delhi has ruled that a uniform GST rate for food and supplies needs to apply in IRCTC.
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Delhi HC: State Has Expertise & Confidential Info to Evaluate Threat Perception of Individuals(02.08.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that once State authority is of the view that petitioner does not need round the clock security cover that in where the matt.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Threat, Confidential Information
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Bom. HC: Compulsory Music Licence Not Available to Internet Based Music Streaming Platforms(03.10.2023)
Bombay High Court has held that statutory licenses under Section 31D are restricted to traditional non-internet-based radio and television broadcastin.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Compulsory Music Licence, Internet Streaming Platforms
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SC: Can’t Claim EWS Quota if Certificates are Not Provided in Prescribed Format Before Cut Off Date(09.10.2023)
Supreme Court has held that UPSC can reject a candidate’s claim for EWS quota if he fails to provide the certificates in the prescribed format before .....
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SC: Hybrid Mode of Hearings Must be Deployed by SIC(10.10.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that use of technology is no longer an option, has directed all State Information Commissions (SIC) to provide hybrid mo.....
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Right to be forgotten rejected by Japan’s Supreme Court(03.02.2017)
The Supreme Court of Japan has rejected a man's demand that a Google web search showing up reports of his arrest for child prostitution be removed. Th.....
Tags : Privacy, Right, Personal information, Removal
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Supreme Court issued guidelines to bring uniformity in criminal trial(30.03.2017)
Supreme Court took suo motu cognizance regarding inadequacies in holding of criminal trial. Supreme Court passed the order in wake of drawbacks highli.....
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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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Prime Minister launches platform for "Transparent Taxation”(13.08.2020)
In order to reform tax system, Prime Minister launches platform for ‘Transparent Taxation - Honoring the Honest’. The Prime Minister said that, the pl.....
Tags : Taxation system, Transparency, Reforms
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Common Format for Issuance of Pollution Control Certificate across the Country notified(17.06.2021)
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued a notification dated 14thJune, 2021 for a common format of the PUC (Pollution Under Control) Certif.....
Tags : PUC, Common format, Introduction
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Finance Ministry releases guidelines for reforms in Public Procurement and Project Management(29.10.2021)
In order to ensure efficient and transparent execution of projects, Finance Ministry releases guidelines for reforms in Public Procurement and Project.....
Tags : Guidelines, Reforms, Public Procurement
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CBDT releases draft Common Income Tax Return Form(01.11.2022)
Central Board of Direct Taxes releases draft Common Income Tax Return Form for public consultation. At present, taxpayers are required to furnish thei.....
Tags : ITR, Form, Draft
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Government notifies Amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 for an Open, Safe and Trusted and Accountable Internet(29.10.2022)
In a major push towards an Open, Safe and Trusted and Accountable Internet, the Ministry of Electronics and IT notified amendments to the Information .....
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CBDT notifies Income Tax Return Forms for Assessment Year 2023-24(15.02.2023)
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has notified ITR Forms for the Assessment Year 2023-24 vide Notifications No. 04 & 05 of 2023 dated 10th Febr.....
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Ministry of Labour and Employment mandates Aadhar Information for Social Security Benefits(05.05.2021)
Ministry of Labour and Employment has now been mandated to seek the 12-digit unique identification number Aadhaar from people like employees and unorg.....
Tags : Social Security Benefits, Aadhar Information, Necessity
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DoT launches ‘AI Bharat 5G/6G Hackathon’ online platform(08.08.2024)
Department of Telecommunications, launched the ITU-WTSA-24 Hackathon “AI Bharat 5G/6G Sandbox”, a part of the forthcoming WTSA-24. It is designed to p.....
Tags : Online platform, Launch, WTSA
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Cabinet Approves Major Reforms in Telecom Sector(15.09.2021)
The Union Cabinet has approved a number of structural and process reforms in the Telecom sector. These are expected to protect and generate employment.....
Tags : Telecom Sector, Reforms
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