Tags : Telecom operator, subscription form, point of sale
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Minutes of full house of Bar Council should not be disclosed and put in public domain(14.02.2017)
Petitioner impugns orders passed by Central Information Commission directing that, details sought by Respondent no. 2 be put in public domain voluntar.....
Tags : Meetings, Information, Disclosure
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Jurisdiction to Decree Specific Performance is Discretionary. Yet, Discretion of Court is Not Arbitrary but is “Sound and Reasonable”, to be “Guided by Judicial Principles”(21.02.2017)
Instant Appeal arises from a judgment rendered by a Single Judge of Madras High Court. Dismissing second appeal, Single Judge confirmed judgment of Pr.....
Tags : Payment, Specific performance
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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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WhatsApp warned for abuse of their platform(03.07.2018)
Instances of lynching of innocent people have been noticed recently because of large number of irresponsible and explosive messages filled with rumour.....
Tags : WhatsApp, warning, Abuse, Platform
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Vital information pertaining to rules for insurance claims should be widely disseminated and displayed on website(11.04.2017)
Appellant, vide her RTI application sought information regarding certified copy of extracts of rule/regulation/manual/policies/guidelines, primarily r.....
Tags : Information, Dissemination, Suo motu
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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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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 .....
Tags : Agreement, Signing of, Electricity Distribution, Reforms
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RBI signs MoU on Cooperation and Exchange of Information with Nepal Rastra Bank(14.09.2015)
The Reserve Bank of India signed a Memorandum of Understanding on "Supervisory Cooperation and Exchange of Supervisory Information" with Nepal Rastra .....
Tags : memorandum, Nepal, exchange, information
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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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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.....
Tags : Double taxation, tax, Vietnam, israel, information
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CIC to NCERT: Why Content on Netaji Reduced in NCERT Books(25.01.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has pulled up NCERT for cutting out content on national leaders like Subhas Chandra Bose and revolutionaries from.....
Tags : Central Information Commissio,NCERT
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Ministry of Information & Broadcasting Frames New Business Policy for Publications Division(25.01.2016)
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has framed a new business policy for Publications Division with the objective to streamline business practices .....
Tags : Ministry of Information & Broadcasting , Publications Division
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Central Information Commission Asks if Subsidy was Given to Medanta Hospital(27.01.2016)
Central Information Commission has directed the Centre and Haryana Government to inform it that whether the private hospital Medanta Medicity was give.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, Medanta Medicity Hospital
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CIC Pulls Up Delhi CM Office Over Senior Citizen's Pension Issue(28.01.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has pulled up Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for not applying its mind before transferring petition of a se.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, Senior Citizen's Pension Issue
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CIC Asks Centre and Haryana, Medanta was Given Subsidy in Land Allotment or Not(29.01.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed Centre and Haryana Government to disclose if private hospital Medanta was given any subsidy or conce.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, Centre, Medanta
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CIC to AMU: Remove Inequality in Re-Check of Supplementary Papers(01.02.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has asked Executive Council of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) to make appropriate changes in process of re—evalu.....
Tags : Central Information Commission , Aligarh Muslim University
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Employment status of a person sought under RTI Act, can be furnished to spouse for purpose of deciding maintenance(02.08.2017)
Appellant had filed RTI application in year 2016, seeking information regarding details of EPF Account No. & EPF Account statement of wife of Appellan.....
Tags : Information, Disclosure, EPF Account
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High Court cannot proceed to hear a second appeal without formulating the substantial question of law(01.09.2017)
Respondent No. 1-Plaintiff filed a suit for perpetual injunction against the Defendants restraining them from interfering with the peaceful possession.....
Tags : Question of law, Formulation, Second appeal
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Before imposing penalty, Commission has to be satisfied that, delay occurred was without reasonable cause or request was denied mala fidely(11.12.2017)
The Appellant vide his RTI application sought information regarding the date of payment and cheque number with amount against each bill submitted by t.....
Tags : Information, Denial, Validity
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Once the election process has been set in motion, the Court ought not to interfere(09.04.2018)
By the present writ petition filed under Article 32 of the Constitution of India, the Petitioner seeks a writ of mandamus to direct the West Bengal St.....
Tags : Nomination forms, Issuance, Police protection
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Plaintiff should plead and prove his readiness and willingness as a condition precedent for obtaining relief of grant of specific performance(13.09.2018)
The Plaintiff filed a suit for specific performance of contract. The trial Court concluded that, no agreement to sell had been executed between the pa.....
Tags : Agreement, Performance, Willingness
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Grant of relief of specific performance is a discretionary and equitable relief(07.01.2019)
The Appellant filed the civil suit against the Respondents claiming specific performance of the contract in relation to the suit land. The Respondents.....
Tags : Agreement, Specific performance, Entitlement
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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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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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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.....
Tags : Extension, Timelines, Form
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Opportunity to decide NPA classification on account-basis slips by(11.04.2016)
A borrower having repaid all of the principal sum but with more than 20 per cent of interest remaining cannot escape the provisions of the SARFAESI Ac.....
Tags : non-performing asset, classification, multiple accounts, borrower
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Court could hear appeal on any other substantial question of law not formulated by it, but only after recording reasons that, case involves such a question(15.02.2019)
The Appellant had filed the suit for specific performance of Agreement to Sell that was decreed by the Court of Additional Civil Judge, by the judgmen.....
Tags : Specific performance, Agreement, Entitlement
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Kerala HC Rejets Petitions Challenging Appointment of CIC(25.03.2016)
Kerala High Court has rejected petitions challenging process of appointment of Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) and Information Commissioners in t.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Chief Information Commissioner
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CIC Asks Intelligence Bureau: Why Report on Whistleblower Not Been Made Public(30.03.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has issued notice to Intelligence Bureau, an organisation exempted from transparency law except in some cases, as.....
Tags : Central Information Commission , whistleblower, Intelligence Bureau
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CIC Issues Notice to HRD Ministry over IGNOU Probe(31.03.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has issued a showcause notice to Ministry of Human Resource Development and Public Information Officer (PIO) for .....
Tags : Central Information Commission , IGNOU
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CIC: Bar Councils Come Under RTI(31.03.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has ruled that bar associations are constituted under a law made by Parliament and therefore come under Right to .....
Tags : Central Information Commission, Bar Councils
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Delhi HC to CIC: Maintain Daily Order Sheet(01.04.2016)
Delhi High Court has directed Central Information Commission (CIC) to maintain daily order sheets following complaints that while appellants' contenti.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Central Information Commission
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CIC Slams Environment Ministry for Not Disclosing an Intelligence Bureau Report(01.04.2016)
Central Information Commissioner (CIC) has given show-cause notice to environment ministry for not disclosing an Intelligence Bureau (IB) report which.....
Tags : Central Information Commissioner , Intelligence Bureau Report
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Authorities are entitled to claim exemption when disclosure of information risks possibility of its misuse(15.05.2019)
In facts of the present case, the Appellant filed an application under the Right to Information Act, 2005 (RTI Act) before the Central Public Informat.....
Tags : Information, Disclosure, Public interest
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Government employee can face pension cuts if found guilty in department inquiry(23.06.2016)
A person found to have caused pecuniary loss to an authority by reason of misconduct or negligence can be punished despite having reached the age of s.....
Tags : departmental inquiry, former employee, pension
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Mere apprehensions of misuse of information or alleged inconspicuous actions of a citizen cannot take away their right to information(06.06.2018)
The Complainant sought information regarding under construction officer's mess, accommodation in Coastal Regulatory Zone in terms of copy of the NOC o.....
Tags : Information, Disclosure, Denial, Suspicion
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Information is liable to be disclosed when larger public interest of the employees is involved(18.04.2019)
The Appellant vide his RTI application sought information regarding Cambata Aviation Pvt. Ltd., certified copy of the balance sheet and P/L Account fo.....
Tags : Information, Disclosure, Entitlement
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CIC Denies Disclosure of Assets & Liabilities of SEBI Chairman(14.06.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has ruled that disclosure of assets and liabilities of SEBI Chairman Sinha is "likely to cause unwarranted invasi.....
Tags : Central Information Commission , SEBI
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CIC Lifts ‘Iron Curtain’ over the Kerala Cabinet’s Decisions(23.06.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC), Kerala, has asked State Government to provide, in ten days, details of agendas and minutes regarding controversi.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, Government, Kerala Cabinet
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CIC Directs Issue of Notices in Names of the-then Chiefs of Political Parties(24.06.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed its Registrar to issue fresh notices in the names of the then Chiefs of political parties after acti.....
Tags : Central Information Commission , Sonia Gandhi
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CIC Directs Rural Development Ministry to Disclose Land Acquisition Ordinance(28.06.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has given a pro-disclosure order and directed Rural Development Ministry to divulge Cabinet note, file notings an.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, Rural Development Ministry
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CIC Rules Out Mandatory Video Conferencing for Officials Outside Delhi(29.06.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has ruled out making public authorities based outside Delhi compulsorily avail of video-conferencing in hearings .....
Tags : Central Information Commission, Mandatory Video Conferencing
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SC Denies to Ban WhatsApp and Other Messaging Platforms(29.06.2016)
Supreme Court, while examining Public Interest Litigation filed by Haryana based RTI activist Sudhir Yadav seeking a ban on instant messaging platform.....
Tags : Supreme Court,messaging platforms
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No specific exemption is codified which allowed non-disclosure of information on basis that the matter on which information is sought is sub-judice(30.05.2019)
In facts of present case, the CPIO, vide its letter stated that as per the advice of the CVC, a prosecution sanction order issued against the Appellan.....
Tags : Information, Disclosure, Exemption
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Power of attorney holder cannot testify in respect of matters which principal alone have knowledge(01.10.2019)
The Defendant is in appeal, aggrieved by the concurrent findings decreeing the suit for specific performance filed by the Respondent. The Plaintiff fi.....
Tags : Specific performance, Decree, Validity
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CIC Suggests Declaration of Threat of Honour Killing in Marriage Form(12.08.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has suggested to Central and State Governments to include a declaration by couple who intend to have a court marr.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, Honour Killing
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CIC Asks Govt. to Reveal Bio-Safety Data on GM Mustard Trials(16.08.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed Environment Ministry to reveal safety data regarding trials of Genetically Modified (GM) mustard wit.....
Tags : Central Information Commission , GM Mustard Trials
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CIC: Duly Consider Public Interest While Deciding RTI on ITR(16.08.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed Income Tax department to "duly consider the larger public interest" while responding to an RTI requ.....
Tags : Central Information Commission , Income Tax department
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CIC Issues Show Cause Notice to 2 Scientists in Environment Ministry(17.08.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has issued a show cause notice to two scientists of Environment Ministry for not following its orders to proacti.....
Tags : Central Information Commission ,Environment Ministry
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CIC: Information on Disbanded Army Intel Unit can't be Sought(19.08.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has dismissed appeal seeking disclosure of internal Army report on now-disbanded intelligence unit, Technical Ser.....
Tags : Central Information Commission , Technical Service Division
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EPFO Introduces Universal Account Number based Form, 10-D(19.08.2016)
Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has introduced a simplified Universal Account Number based form, 10-D, for its subscribers for fixing th.....
Tags : EPFO, Universal Account Number based Form, 10-D
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SC Denies to Direct Government on Uniform Civil Code(07.12.2015)
Supreme Court has denied to direct Government to take a decision on having a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) for all citizens across the country, stating tha.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Uniform Civil Code
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Delhi HC Dismisses Petition Against AAP's 'Odd-Even' Formula For Cars as 'Premature'(09.12.2015)
Delhi High Court has refused to block the Delhi government's proposal to allow vehicles with odd and even registration numbers on alternate days from .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, 'Odd-Even' Formula
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CIC: Accused Entitled to Copy of Complaint in Sexual Harassment Cases(10.12.2015)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has clarified that if a complaint of sexual harassment is made against an individual/individuals, they are entitl.....
Tags : Central Information Commission , Sexual Harassment Cases
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Allahabad HC Junks Termination Orders for 16 IIIT-A Teachers(14.12.2015)
Allahabad High Court has junked a resolution of board of management of Indian Institute of Information Technology-Allahabad (IIIT-A) and subsequent or.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Indian Institute of Information Technology-Allahabad
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Gujarat HC Rejects Plea Seeking Direction to Furnish Details on Jailbreak under RTI(15.11.2016)
Gujarat High Court has turned down an appeal seeking direction to Chief Information Commissioner to ask Government to furnish details on 2013 jailbrea.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Chief Information Commissioner, jailbreak, RTI
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Delhi HC Stays CIC’s 2012 Order to Disclose Institutional Donors Details to PMNRF(16.11.2016)
Delhi High Court has stayed operation of a 2012 order passed by Central Information Commission (CIC) asking Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (PMN.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Central Information Commission, Prime Minister's National Relief Fund
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Punjab & Haryana HC: No Bar on Appointment of Former Bureaucrats as Government Arbitrator(16.11.2016)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that there is no bar on a former employee, consultant or adviser of a party being appointed as a mediator merel.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Former Bureaucrats, Government Arbitrator
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Specific performance of a contract cannot be enforced in favour of a person who fails to prove readiness to perform essential terms of agreement(04.10.2019)
The Plaintiff assails correctness of the order allowing the second appeal of the Defendants. By the impugned order, the High Court set aside the concu.....
Tags : Obligation, Agreement, Specific performance
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Burden to show that a body is owned, controlled or substantially financed by appropriate Government is on applicant seeking information(09.03.2017)
Complainant filed an application under Right to Information Act, 2005 (RTI Act) on 7th April 2014 with CPIO, Institute of Rural Management (IRMA), see.....
Tags : Information, Public Authority, Determination
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An appeal is a continuation of proceedings of original Court and Court of first appeal must record its findings only after dealing with all issues of law as well as fact(12.02.2020)
Present is the Plaintiff's appeal challenging the judgment passed by the High Court, whereby the High Court has confirmed the judgment and decree pas.....
Tags : Contract, Specific performance, reasoned order
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CIC Asks Centre to Give Polavaram Project Information to RTI Applicant(12.10.2015)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has issued a show cause to Environment Ministry’s Public Information Officer H.C. Choudhury for not providing inf.....
Tags : Central Information Commission , RTI
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SC Questions Govt. for its Mandate on Framing Uniform Civil Code for all Religions(13.10.2015)
SC while hearing petition challenging legal provision that compels Christian couples to wait for at least 2 years for divorce, whereas this period is .....
Tags : SC, Uniform Civil Code
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Bombay HC Rules ‘Chief Information Commissioner has Power to Transfer Information Commissioner’(17.10.2016)
Bombay HC has ruled that State Chief Information Commissioner has power to transfer State Information Commissioner from one region to other to ensure .....
Tags : Bombay HC, Chief Information Commissioner
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CIC Directs JNU to Disclose Steps Undertaken to Prevent Thefts on Campus(17.10.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has held that Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) must pro-actively disclose steps taken to ward off menace of thef.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, Jawaharlal Nehru University, theft
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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.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, National Informatics Centre, CNG-Kit
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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.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, Constitution Club,RTI Act
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Hindustan Motors continues to roll on its last cylinder(28.09.2015)
Hindustan Motors was granted reprieve against an order of the Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction restraining it from disposing of its a.....
Tags : Hindustan motors, sick, company, formal order
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Entire process of grant of promotion to the eligible officials should be carried out in a completely transparent and objective manner(09.08.2017)
In present case, the Appellant sought information regarding details of total vacancies created in the cadre of Group 'A' (Assistant Commissioner), det.....
Tags : Promotions, Reservation, Information, Disclosure
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In absence of any remote connection with larger public interest, information relating to attendance record of staff members would be exempted(31.08.2020)
The Appellant filed an application under Delhi Right to Information Act, 2001 (DRTI Act, 2001) before Respondent No. 5 (Director of Education, Delhi) .....
Tags : Information, Disclosure, Entitlement
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CIC Orders Compensation to RTI Applicants for Wrongful Delay(14.12.2015)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has awarded compensation to applicants fighting for information on their salary dues and slammed the respective o.....
Tags : Central Information Commission , provident fund/salary
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Delhi HC Wants Uniform Law on Cabs Running in Delhi-NCR(16.12.2015)
Delhi HC has said, "The Motor Vehicles Act needs to be relooked. It is old and need changes. If entire Delhi-NCR could be looked as one state so that .....
Tags : Delhi HC, Motor Vehicles Act , Uniform Law on Cabs Running
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SC Backs Delhi Govt.'s Odd-Even Car Formula, Mulls Banning Entry of Trucks Registered Before 2005(16.12.2015)
SC has backed Delhi Government's odd-even car policy but refused to stamp it. The court also hinted at increasing Environment Compensation Charge and .....
Tags : SC, Delhi Govt.'s Odd-Even Car Formula
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SC: RBI Must Disclose All Info About Banks Under RTI(17.12.2015)
Supreme Court has ruled that Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is bound in law to give information regarding private and public banks under the Right To Inf.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Right To Information , Reserve Bank of India
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Gujarat HC Directs State to Appoint 2 Information Commissioners(22.12.2015)
Gujarat HC has directed State Government to appoint two more information commissioners in State Information Commission for speedy disposal of cases an.....
Tags : Gujarat HC , State Government, Right to Information
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CIC Directs Home Ministry to Release Jet Airways Security Clearance Details(05.12.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has ordered Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to release details of security clearances related to Jet Airways.
Tags : Central Information Commission, Ministry of Home Affairs, Jet Airways
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Uttarakhand HC Warns Former Chief Ministers of Stern Measures(06.12.2016)
Uttarakhand HC has set a deadline of February 15, warning Former CMs yet to vacate the bungalows allotted to them, of stern measures, including forced.....
Tags : Uttarakhand HC, Former CMs, bungalows
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Delhi HC Orders Information Commissioner M A Khan Yusufi to File Reply Plea Challenging His Decision(11.04.2016)
Delhi HC has sought response of Information Commissioner M A Khan Yusufi on a plea challenging his decision to bar appearance of a lawyer before his b.....
Tags : Delhi HC,Information Commissioner M A Khan Yusufi
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CIC: Modi’s Claim to Govt. Can’t be Disclosed(13.04.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has refused to disclose communication President Pranab Mukherjee had with Narendra Modi when he was called to for.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, Narendra Modi
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CIC Slams BCI for Not Following Mandatory RTI Clause(18.04.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has slammed Bar Council of India (BCI) for not following mandatory proactive disclosure clause of the Right to In.....
Tags : Central Information Commission , Bar Council of India
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CIC Recommends Action Against RTI Activist for Misuse of Law(21.04.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has recommended action against an RTI applicant for misusing the law to harass his colleagues in Bhai Parmanand I.....
Tags : Central Information Commission , Bhai Parmanand Institute of Business Studie
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CIC Directs IB to Provide Info to IFS Whistleblower(25.04.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed Intelligence Bureau (IB) to provide its report to whistleblower Sanjiv Chaturvedi, an Indian Forest .....
Tags : Central Information Commission , Sanjiv Chaturvedi
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Supreme Court: Our Orders on Police Reforms Have Fell On Deaf Ears(02.03.2017)
Supreme Court while expressing displeasure on how its orders to usher in police reforms have fell on deaf ears over past several years, has remarked “.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Police Reforms
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CIC Seeks Disclosure of Every Action on Misconduct of Lawyers(22.07.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed Bar Council of Delhi to proactively make public the cases of professional misconduct, both proved an.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, Bar Council of Delhi
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CCI Endorses NCPCR Guidelines in Schools(25.07.2016)
Central Information of India (CCI) has endorsed guidelines laid down by National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), for Eliminating Co.....
Tags : Central Information of India, NCPCR
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CIC to School Boards: Record Corporal Punishment Data, Take Action(27.07.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has said that all school education boards must take note of cases of corporal punishment in their schools, form a.....
Tags : Central Information Commission , Corporal Punishment
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CIC to CPIO of Supreme Court: Disclose Action Taken in NEET Judgment Leak Case(04.05.2017)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed Central Public Information Officer (CPIO) of Supreme Court to disclose what action has been taken on.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Central Information Commission, NEET judgment
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CIC to Ministry of Law & Justice: Disclose Status of MoP for Judges, Judicial Accountability Bill(04.05.2017)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has expressed anguish over lack of transparency and accountability in process of appointment of Judges and direct.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, Judicial Accountability Bill
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President Pranab Mukherjee Signs Ordinance Giving RBI More Power to Tackle Bad Loans(05.05.2017)
President Pranab Mukherjee has given a nod to an ordinance to amend Banking Regulation Act for resolution of Non-performing Asset (NPA) crisis, thereb.....
Tags : President Pranab Mukherjee, Non-performing Asset
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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.....
Tags : Central Information Commission,Environment Ministry
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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.....
Tags : Central Information Commission,RTI on Tax Fraud
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CIC Orders Indian Navy to Make Public, Report on Lt Cdr Rahul Nair Death(28.09.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has ordered Indian Navy to make public the inquiry report on death of Lt Cdr Rahul Nair during a 2010 air show ev.....
Tags : Central Information Commission , Indian Navy, Lt Cdr Rahul Nair
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Central Information Commission Kendriya Bhandar within the Purview of RTI Act(03.10.2016)
Central Information Commission has declared Government Employees' Cooperative Society Kendriya Bhandar to be a public authority under the Right to Inf.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, Kendriya Bhandar
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Central Information Commission Slams Income Tax ‘Informer’ for Using RTI to Earn Incentives(03.10.2016)
Central Information Commission has admonished a Right to Information (RTI) applicant who was allegedly seeking massive information from the Income Tax.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, RTI, Income Tax Department
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CIC to Centre: 'Clarify Stand on Claims of Taj Mahal Being a Shiva Temple'(14.08.2017)
Central Information Commission has recommended that Ministry of Culture should clarify its stand on conflicting claims regarding Taj Mahal being a Shi.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, Taj Mahal
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Delhi HC Sets Aside order Asking SC to Share Information on Reserved Verdicts(08.01.2016)
Delhi HC, while setting aside order of its single judge bench, has held that Central Information Commission (CIC) cannot direct any public authority t.....
Tags : Delhi HC, Central Information Commission
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Delhi High Court Orders Micromax, Sanjay Kapoor to Settle Dispute Via Mediation(08.01.2016)
Delhi High Court has asked Micromax Informatics and its former chairman Sanjay Kapoor to settle a dispute over alleged denial of stock options through.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Micromax Informatics , Sanjay Kapoor
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Delhi HC Rules Out Interim Stay on Odd-Even Car Formula(08.01.2016)
Delhi High Court has cleared air over odd-even formula and said there would be no interim stay on the odd-even car scheme.The court will also see whet.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, odd-even formula
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SC Directs Government to Appoint 3 ICs in 6 Weeks(08.01.2016)
Supreme Court has directed Government to appoint three Information Commissioners (ICs) in the Central Information Commission (CIC), whose posts are ly.....
Tags : Supreme Court , Information Commissioners, Central Information Commission (
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CIC Slams NGT over Spending Thousands to Claim Rs.40(12.01.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has slammed National Green Tribunal (NGT) for apparently paying over Rs 33,000 as litigation fee to contest its d.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, National Green Tribunal
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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.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Right to Information
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CIC Directs Army to Share Macchil Encounter Info(17.11.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed Army to provide details to an RTI applicant about Court Martial of five soldiers in fake encounter o.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, RTI, Macchil Encounter, Army
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Supreme Court Seeks Action Plan on Recovery of Bad Loans(21.11.2016)
Supreme Court has said that disclosure of names of debtors, who owe Rs 500 crore or more to banks, will not lead "anywhere" as the important issue is .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Non-Performing Assets, disclosure, debtors
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CIC Notices DU’s CPIO for Rejecting RTI Application on Modi’s Degree(21.11.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has issued show cause notice to Delhi University’s Central Public Information Officer (CPIO) asking why maximum p.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, Delhi University, RTI, Modi’s Degree
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Karnataka HC Refuses to Quash Criminal Proceedings Against Ex-Lokayukta(22.11.2016)
Karnataka High Court has declined to quash criminal proceedings against Former Lokayukta Justice Y Bhaskar Rao in corruption and extortion scam within.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Former Lokayukta, corruption, extortion
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Kerala HC Notices Ex-CM Achuthanandan over Plea Challenging his Appointment as KARC’s Chief(24.11.2016)
Kerala High Court has ordered issue of notice to Former Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan on a PIL challenging his appointment as chairman of Kerala Ad.....
Tags : Kerala High Court , Kerala Administrative Reforms Commission
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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 .....
Tags : Central Information Commission, Right To Information
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CIC Points Out Serious Procedural Lapses in Inductions of NHAI(15.01.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has pointed out serious procedural lapses in appointment of officers in important public undertakings like the NH.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, NHAI
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CIC to Universities and Examining Bodies: Provide Access to Answer Sheets at Rs. 2 Per Page(18.01.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has ruled that Universities and examining bodies cannot charge more than Rs.2 per page for providing copies of ev.....
Tags : Central Inform, ation Commission , Universities
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Punjab and Haryana High Court Calls for Proforma of Allottees(21.01.2016)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed preparation of a proforma giving details of allotments in the multiple plot allotment case.
Tags : Punjab an, d Haryana High Court , Proforma of Allottees
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CIC Slams Govt. for Failing to Promote Retired Employee(22.01.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed two government departments to explain why they should not be made to pay Rs 75,000 in penalty and co.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, Retired Employee
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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.....
Tags : Madras High Court, State Information Commission, Puducherry
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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.....
Tags : Madhya Pradesh High Court, marking formula, Promotion
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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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Externee is entitled before an order of externment is passed to know the material allegations against him(14.11.2017)
In present petition, the Petitioner is impugning the order passed by the Sub-Divisional Magistrate, passed under Section 56 (1) (b) of the Maharashtra.....
Tags : Externment, Material allegation, Information
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Opinions or advices can only be provided to the Applicants, if it is available on record of the public authority(06.11.2020)
The complainant filed an application under the Right to Information Act, 2005 (RTI Act) before the Central Public Information Officer (CPIO) Life Insu.....
Tags : Information, Opinion, Obligation
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CIC: No Need to Disclose Records Related to Dorje’s Visit(02.02.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) , while observing that disclosure of documents related to visit of Ogyen Trinley Dorje to Sikkim can adversly aff.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, Ogyen Trinley Dorje
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Bombay HC: Proactive Approach May Tackle Cyber Crimes(31.01.2017)
Bombay High Court has said cyber crime and websites indulging in objectionable services are a problem for society at large, and police should be proac.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, cyber crimes, Information Technology
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Madras HC Notices Secretary of Prez, Former SC Judge Over PETA Award(01.02.2017)
Madras High Court has ordered notice to Secretary to President Pranab Mukherjee and a Former Supreme Court Judge K S Radhakrishnan Panicker on a petit.....
Tags : Madras HC, President Pranab Mukherjee, Former Supreme Court Judge, PETA Award
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Delhi HC Notices AAP Govt Over Non Implementation of CIC Order on Environ Cost(01.02.2017)
Delhi High Court has sought response of Delhi Government on why it has not complied with a 2011 Central Information Commission (CIC) order to display .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Central Information Commission, environmental cost
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Gujarat HC Seeks State’s Reply Over Appointment of CIC(02.02.2017)
Gujarat High Court has sought State Government's reply on a PIL seeking transparency in process for selection of next Chief Information Commissioner (.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court , Chief Information Commissioner
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Delhi High Court: Not Mandatory for Authority to Call for Info Under RTI(29.01.2018)
Delhi High Court has held that even if a public authority has the power to call for certain information, it is not mandatorily required to seek the da.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Right to Information
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CIC: L-G Can’t Claim Immunity(26.05.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed L-G of Delhi and Union Home Ministry to disclose report on basis of which Delhi Assembly was dissolv.....
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CIC: All Agusta Westland Deal Documents in CBI Custody Cannot be Disclosed(27.05.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has observed that as all documents related to the signing of Agusta Westland deal is in custody of CBI and that t.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, Agusta Westland deal
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Delhi High Court Seeks Centre’s Response on Uniform Syllabus for Children(01.06.2016)
Delhi High Court has sought response from the Ministry of HRD and Ministry of Law on a plea seeking uniform education syllabus for all children aged 6.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Uniform Syllabus, Children
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Four New Forms Under Domestic Black Money Window Notified by Income Tax Department(03.06.2016)
Income Tax department has notified four new forms for those who wish to declare their untaxed funds and properties under the one-time domestic black m.....
Tags : Income Tax Department, Form
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Delhi HC Stays CIC Order to Disclose IB Report on Whistle-blower(09.06.2016)
Delhi High Court has stayed Chief Information Commission (CIC) order directing the Intelligence Bureau (IB) to make public its report on alleged haras.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Chief Information Commission, Sanjiv Chaturvedi
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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.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, IT Returns
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People Legitimately Expect Antiquities Like Koh-i-Noor to be Brought Back: CIC(05.06.2018)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) and the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to spell out the effort.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, Koh-i-Noor
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Madras High Court: RTI Cannot Be Invoked When Alternate Remedies Available(05.06.2017)
Madras High Court has held that Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005 cannot be invoked at first instance, if an effective alternative remedy is availa.....
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CIC Slaps Max Penalty for Denying Information on Illegal Constructions Near Taj Mahal(06.06.2017)
Central Information Commissioner has imposed maximum penalty of Rs. 25,000 on two officials of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) for failing to pro.....
Tags : Central Information Commissioner, Taj Mahal
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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.
Tags : Finance Ministry, Form 16
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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.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, Leased Properties
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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.....
Tags : Central Board of Direct Taxes, Form 60, PAN Card
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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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Refusal to renew dealership of Informant resulting in pecuniary loss does not raise any competition concern, even if, dealership termination has proved advantageous to dealers of Opposite Party(25.11.2019)
Present appeal arises out of order passed by the Competition Commission of India ('CCI') under Section 26(2) of the Competition Act, 2002 in Case wher.....
Tags : Information, Closure, Legality
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No larger public interest overriding the right to privacy of the donors and donees of electoral bonds; information are exempt under provisions of RTI Act(21.12.2020)
The Appellant has filed the instant appeal on the grounds that, reply given by the CPIO was wrong, incomplete and misleading. The Appellant pleaded th.....
Tags : Information, Disclosure, Public interest
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Examination of an accused under Section 313, CrPC cannot be treated as mere procedural formality, as it is based on the fundamental principles of fairness.(29.05.2021)
The present appeals arise out of the impugned judgment of High Court of Punjab and Haryana where the appeal of the appellants was rejected and the ord.....
Tags : Dowry Death, Procedural Formality
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CIC Seeks Information on Declassification of Files on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose(12.08.2015)
Chief Information Commissioner has asked Prime Minister's Office to furnish all documents relating to declassification of files on Netaji Subhas Chand.....
Tags : Chief Information Commissioner , Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
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CIC Slams JKP on Refusal to Give Info About SOPs(18.08.2015)
Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) GR Sufi has directed Jammu and Kashmir Police (JKP) to reveal information, slamming forces over refusal to disclo.....
Tags : Chief Information Commissioner,Jammu and Kashmir Police (JKP)
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CIC Seeks Report on Sale of Illicit Tobacco Trading Inside Tihar(18.08.2015)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed Tihar Jail Authorities to inquire and submit a report before it within three months on alleged illi.....
Tags : Central Information Commission,Tihar
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CIC to PMO: Respond to RTI Query on Modi's Black Money Promise(02.09.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has asked Prime Minister's Office (PMO) to reply to RTI applicant, who wishes to know status of black money that .....
Tags : Central Information Commission, PMO, Black Money
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SC Denies to Take Fresh Plea on Police Reforms(06.09.2016)
SC has refused to entertain a plea seeking a direction to the Centre, State Governments and the Law Commission for implementation of police reforms an.....
Tags : SC, Centre, State Governments, Police Reforms
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CIC Seeks Info on Steps Taken to Reclaim Koh-i-Noor, Tipu Sultan’s Sword(29.08.2018)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) and Ministry of Culture to intimate an RTI applicant about the efforts.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, Koh-i-Noor
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GST Annual Return Forms Notified(05.09.2018)
Finance Ministry has notified annual tax forms for normal tax payer (GSTR 9) and for composition tax payer (GSTR 9A) in which detailed information reg.....
Tags : annual tax forms, GST, GSTR 9, GSTR 9A
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CIC: Don’t Make Information Public in Mediation Proceedings in Domestic Disputes(26.11.2015)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has ruled that information related to mediation proceedings in domestic disputes should not be made public, as ca.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, domestic disputes
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CCI Rejects Complaint against Symantec Corp(26.11.2015)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has rejected allegations of anti-competitive business practices made against anti-virus software maker Symantec C.....
Tags : Central Information Commission , Symantec Corp.
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CIC Seeks Details of Mining Lease and Orders File Inspection(04.12.2015)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has ordered Indian Bureau of Mines to disclose the plans submitted by private entities seeking mining lease.
Tags : Central Information Commission , Mining Lease
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CIC Issues Notice to CBSE Officials for Denying Information to Student on Class XII Papers(04.12.2015)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has issued a show cause notice to two CBSE (Patna) officials for denying a student his answer-sheet by imposing i.....
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CIC: Records of Loans to Adani Groups Cannot be Disclosed under RTI(28.11.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has held that records related to loans given to industries promoted by Gautam Adani cannot be disclosed as these .....
Tags : Central Information Commission, Gautam Adani , State Bank of India , Loans
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Delhi HC Sets Aside Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) Decision on Jaypee-Formula One Dispute(01.12.2016)
Delhi High Court has ruled that a payment by Jaiprakash Associates Ltd for the use of Formula One World Championship (FOWC) logos and symbols to promo.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Jaypee, Formula One, royalty
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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.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Universities, Uniform Admission
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Prosecution of a remedy before the Consumer Forum is a valid ground to invoke and apply the provisions of Section 14 of Limitation Act(23.06.2021)
The present appeal challenges the concurrent findings rendered by the Courts below, holding that Section 14 of the Limitation Act, 1963 was not applic.....
Tags : Specific performance, time barred, Legality
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CIC: Indian Banks Association A Public Authority Under RTI(23.11.2017)
Central Information Commission has declared the Indian Banks Association (IBA) a public authority accountable under the Right to Information Act, 2005.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, Right to Information
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Supreme Court to Hear Aadhaar Pleas After Concluding Delhi-Centre Matter(29.11.2017)
Supreme Court to Hear Aadhaar Pleas After Concluding Delhi-Centre Matter
Tags : The Centre, meanwhile, informed the bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra that it was willing to extend up to March 31 next year the deadline fixed for mandatory linking of Aadhaar with various schemes.
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CIC: Delhi Soccer Association is a Public Authority Under the RTI Act(04.12.2017)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has ruled that the Delhi Soccer Association (DSA) is a public authority under the Right to Information Act.
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File Report Regarding Steps Taken to Fill Vacancies in Information Commissions: SC to Centre & States(06.12.2018)
Supreme Court has directed Union of India and 8 states to file their status report indicating the steps which have been taken for filling up of vacant.....
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Meghalaya HC Gives Relief to Law Student who Missed Last Date to Apply 5th Sem Exams(06.12.2018)
Meghalaya High Court has come to the rescue of a law student, a resident of remote area of Arunachal Pradesh, who missed the date for filling up the e.....
Tags : Meghalaya High Court, Law Student, Exam Form
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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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Concealing name itself protection for whistle-blower(06.08.2015)
In a case involving non-response to an application for information by a whistle-blower, the Central Information Commission passed orders for ceasing o.....
Tags : whistle blow, right to information, harass
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For specific performance of contract, Plaintiff is required to prove readiness and willingness to perform his part of obligations under contract(06.07.2017)
Present First Appeal is against judgment and decree passed by Civil Judge. By impugned judgment, Plaintiff's suit for specific performance of contract.....
Tags : Agreement, Specific Performance, Refusal, Validity
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Once execution of agreement to sell and payment of sale consideration is admitted by vendor, nothing further is required to be proved by vendee(11.04.2022)
The Appellant herein original plaintiff has preferred the present appeal against impugned judgment and order passed by the High Court, by which the Hi.....
Tags : Specific performance, Agreement, Execution
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Delhi HC Denies to Stay AAP's Odd-Even Formula(23.12.2015)
Delhi High Court has denied to give interim stay on AAP Government's plan to impose odd-even formula for private vehicles from January 1.
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CIC Seeks Information on Action Taken Against Those Who Leaked Information on IFS Officer Sanjiv(31.12.2015)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has ordered Prime Minister's Office to disclose details of any action taken against people for allegedly leaking .....
Tags : Central Information Commission , IFS Officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi
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CCI Permits Union Bank's 49% Stake Buy in Union KBC AMC(31.12.2015)
Central Information Commission (CIC)has approved Union Bank of India's proposed acquisition of 49 per cent stake in Union KBC Asset Management Company.....
Tags : Central Information Commission , Union KBC Asset Management Company
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CIC: Can't Disclose All Government Email IDs(04.01.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has ruled that email IDs of all government officials cannot be provided under the Right to Information Act as it .....
Tags : Central Information Commission , email IDs , Right to Information Act
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Delhi HC Sets Aside CIC Order Declaring Every Minister A Public Authority Under RTI Act(08.12.2017)
Delhi High Court has set aside ‘as not sustainable’ the order of the Central Information Commission declaring every minister a “public authority” unde.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Right to Information
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Appointment of Information Commissioners: SC Asks Centre to Disclose Info on Shortlisted Candidates(26.12.2018)
Supreme Court has directed Centre as well as States to disclose information pertaining to shortlisted candidates and the criteria being following for .....
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Madras High court Suggests Making Uniform Syllabus Across Country(03.01.2019)
Madras High Court has observed that it is time that government introspected the need to make syllabus uniform across the country based on recommendati.....
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Commissioner cannot usurp Department’s plausible view(11.05.2016)
View taken by Assessing Officer, so long as it is a possible view, cannot be interfered by Commissioner under Section 263 of Income Tax Act 1961.
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Prayer Clause is a sine qua non for granting decree of refund of earnest money(14.12.2022)
The present appeal is directed against the judgment passed by the High Court whereby a second appeal preferred by the Appellants was dismissed and jud.....
Tags : Sale Agreements, Termination, Specific performance
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CIC to Govt.: Ensure Officers' APAR Finalised Within Time Frame(26.02.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed Health Ministry to ensure that Annual Performance Appraisal Reports (APAR) are finalised within give.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, Annual Performance Appraisal Reports
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Delhi High Court Amends its RTI Rules(29.02.2016)
Delhi High Court while deciding the public interest writ petition moved by a group of law students has amended its Right to Information Rules, 2006, r.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Right to Information Rules, 2006
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Kerala HC Seeks Records on CIC Appointments(01.03.2016)
Kerala High Court has directed State Government to produce records pertaining to proposed appointment of former DGP Vinson M Paul as Chief Information.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Chief Information Commissioner
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Delhi High Court Asks CIC to Evolve a Procedure to Avoid Any Confusion(04.03.2016)
Delhi High Court has asked Registry of the Central Information Commission (CIC) to evolve a procedure by which applications against non-compliance of .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Central Information Commission
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Madras HC Formulates Guidelines for Cancelling Bail(15.02.2019)
Madras High Court has framed guidelines to be followed by executive magistrates while ordering detention or arrest of an accused for breach of bail bo.....
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Chief Information Commissioner Should have Status of Chief Election Commissioner: SC(15.02.2019)
Supreme Court has issued directives regarding filling vacancies in Central and State Information Commissions under RTI Act which include directives th.....
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CIVIL - Patna HC Orders Former Chief Ministers to Vacate Lifetime Bungalows(20.02.2019)
Patna High Court has ordered former chief ministers of state to vacate government bungalows assigned to them and termed the occupation as unconstituti.....
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Government’s pool pricing policy for natural gas upheld(19.04.2016)
The Supreme Court dismissed appeals against the government’s setting uniformly pool in the natural gas sector. The Government had contended that is un.....
Tags : natural gas, uniform pool pricing, constitutionality
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A voluntary disclosure of all information that ought to be displayed in public domain should be the rule and members of public who having to seek information should be an exception(19.03.2018)
The Appellant vide his RTI application sought information regarding the inception date of Dr. B.R.A.- National Institute of Technology Jalandhar (form.....
Tags : Information, Dissemination, Website
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States ordered to better compensation for rape vicitims(11.02.2016)
The Supreme Court ordered States and Union Territories to establish uniform compensation for rape victims under the Victim Compensation Scheme. It pre.....
Tags : Victim compensation scheme, uniform, rape
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Gujarat HC Stays CIC Order on PM Modi's Degree(04.07.2016)
Gujarat High Court has stayed Central Information Commission (CIC) order asking the Gujarat University to provide details of the MA degree of Prime Mi.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Central Information Commission, Narendra Modi, Arvind Kejriwal
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Maharashtra CIC Directs State Government to Maintain E-register of RTI Applications, Disposal(18.04.2017)
Maharashtra State Chief Information Commissioner has directed Chief Secretary of Government of Maharashtra to maintain an e-register with details of a.....
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CIC: Disclosure of IT Return Information Under RTI Invades Privacy of Assessee(19.04.2017)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has upheld an order rejecting an RTI application seeking details of income tax returns of a person on ground that.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, IT Return
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Bombay High Court Says 'No' to Fresh FIR on Receipt of Subsequent Info in Respect of Same Incident(20.04.2017)
Bombay High Court has held that there cannot be a fresh FIR on receipt of every subsequent information in respect of same cognizable offence or same i.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, FIR, Subsequent Information
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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.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, Lal Bahadur Shastri
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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 .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Sales Tax, Form F
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Court to not compel specific performance of contract unless the whole contract can be executed(21.08.2015)
In a case where the Defendant agreed to sell property in its entirety but it later emerged that he had only a third of the share in the property, the .....
Tags : Specific performance, sale, property, part share
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Information relating to wages of employees has to be voluntarily disclosed by public authority(11.05.2017)
Appellant sought information regarding M/s. Laxmi Distribution. Specifically, he sought relationship between one Mr. H.B. Singhvi and M/s. Laxmi Distr.....
Tags : Information, Disclosure, Direction
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Court can refuse to grant discretionary relief of specific performance, even if, contract is not voidable but circumstances make it inequitable to enforce the same(11.09.2019)
In facts of present case, Mohinder Kaur, predecessor in interest of the Appellants entered into an agreement with Bahadur Singh, predecessor in intere.....
Tags : Discretionary relief, Specific performance, Validity
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In an Appeal proceeding, the onus to prove that denial of information was justified shall be on the CPIO(10.10.2017)
The Appellant vide his RTI application sought information regarding file number relating to amendments made in the Central Excise Act by the Central E.....
Tags : Information, Disclosure, Direction
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Supreme Court to Centre, States: Implement Our Directions on Prison Reforms(03.05.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Centre and all States to implement its directions on prison reforms including filling up of vacancies of jail staff across the.....
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Delhi High Court to CBSE: Ensure Strict Compliance of Ban on Sale of Books, Uniforms on Campus(03.05.2017)
Delhi High Court has directed Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to strictly enforce its latest rule prohibiting schools affiliated to it fro.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Books, Uniforms, CBSE
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Inspection of Answer Sheets by Examinee Should Be Allowed Under RTI Act: CIC(21.06.2018)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has held that an examinee holds the right to inspect his own answer sheets under the Right to Information Act, 20.....
Tags : Right to Information, Answer Sheets
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No leniency to TNUSRB in Fake Expert Opinion Case : Madras HC(23.04.2019)
Madras High Court has held that no leniency or misplaced sympathy shall be shown to the persons manning the TN Uniformed Services Recruitment Board (T.....
Tags : Madras High Court, TN Uniformed Services Recruitment Board (TNUSRB)
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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Right to Information
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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 .....
Tags : Central Information Commission, Right To Information Act 2005
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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.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, Staff Entitled to Know About Financial Status of Company
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CIC Brings Maha Ministers under Ambit of RTI(28.09.2015)
Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) of Maharashtra, Ratnakar Gaikwad, has brought offices of all ministers, ministers of state under the ambit of th.....
Tags : Chief Information Commissioner ,ministers,RTI
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CIC to Forest Authorities: Whether Forest Clearance Granted to Polavaram Project(01.10.2015)
Central Information Commissioner (CIC) has ordered Union Ministry of Environment and Forests to inform whether forest rights of tribal people were rec.....
Tags : Central Information Commissioner,Union Ministry of Environment and Forests
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CIC: UGC Must Give Clarifications on Recognized Courses(06.10.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC), while rejecting the plea of Higher Education Regulator, has said that UGC and other public authorities cannot de.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, CIC, UGC, RTI
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CIC: Develop System to Compensate Prisoners Kept in Jail for More than Term(07.10.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has asked country's largest prison Tihar to develop a system of giving compensation to inmates who have been inca.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, Tihar, compensation
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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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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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CIC Rejects Plea Seeking Inquiry Report of Collision & Sinking of INS Vindhyagiri(24.10.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has rejected a plea of providing inquiry / investigation report of collision and sinking of INS Vindhyagiri, whic.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, INS Vindhyagiri
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Bombay HC: Cyber Crimes Affecting Country’s Image Can’t be Ignored(25.10.2016)
Bombay High Court has observed that cyber crimes that affect image of Country cannot be brushed aside on premise that offences under Information Techn.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, cyber crimes, Information Technology
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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: Set Up Open Prisons As Part of Jail Reforms(18.09.2017)
Supreme Court has asked all High Courts to register a suo motu petition to identify kin of prisoners who admittedly died an unnatural death after 2012.....
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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.....
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CIC Raps MoEF for Withholding Information on K'taka Grasslands Issue(29.10.2015)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has rapped Environment Ministry for withholding information related to construction work in ecologically- sensiti.....
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CCI Dismisses Complaints against Jaypee Group(29.10.2015)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has dismissed five complaints against Jaypee Group entities Jaiprakash Associates and Jaypee Infratech which had .....
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CCI Rejects Complaint against Karnataka Government(29.10.2015)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has rejected allegations of unfair business practices made against Karnataka government and non-profit group Kann.....
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Delhi High Court Directs Centre to Fill Up CIC, IC Posts in Six Weeks(09.11.2015)
Delhi HC has directed Centre to fill up vacant posts of Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) and Information Commissioners (IC) within six weeks.
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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.
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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 Looks for Reply from UP Govt. over Appointment of CIC(16.10.2015)
Allahabad High Court on a plea alleging that the procedure adopted by the committee in selections of Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) was not in a.....
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CIC Discarding Away RTI Applications Without Photo Identity Proof(27.10.2015)
Contrary to the RTI Act rules, the Central Information Commission (CIC) is asking applicants to furnish a copy of a photo identity card with applicati.....
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Allahabad HC: Information Commission Don’t Have Power to Review or Change its Own Order(03.11.2016)
Allahabad High Court has ordered that UP State Information Commission does not have a power to review and change its own orders, including order of im.....
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CIC Orders Inquiry Into Notes Exchanged at Delhi Post Office Branches(20.09.2017)
Central Information Commission has ordered an inquiry into the exchange of old currency notes after demonetisation at post office branches in Pinto Pa.....
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Central Information Commission Orders NDMC to Disclose Details of Defaulters(03.10.2017)
Central Information Commission has ordered NDMC to put up all information on the allottees and dues owed to the civic body on its website. Secondly it.....
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Karnataka High Court Asks State Government to Supply Uniforms(29.08.2019)
Karnataka High Court after hearing the plea of Manjunath, a student of the local government school has ordered the Government to provide in two weeks .....
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CIC: Ministers Answerable Under RTI(14.03.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has ruled that Ministers in Union and State Cabinets are “public authorities” liable to answer public questions a.....
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CIC Junks Need Of Hard Copies For Online Appeals(16.03.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has done away with the mandatory provision of sending signed hard copy of appeals through post even though the ap.....
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CIC Seeks Reply from MP, MLA as to Why They Should Not be Declared "Public Authority"(17.03.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has issued show cause notices to a BJP MP and a Nagaland MLA, in separate cases, seeking their explanation why th.....
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CIC Seeks CM's Reply over Address Change RTI(21.03.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has asked Kejriwal to respond to this RTI query, which sought to know how he was allowed to change his address du.....
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Supreme Court Moots For National Policy For Mentally Ill(15.02.2017)
Supreme Court has favoured framing of a uniform national policy to deal with those suffering from mental illness and their release from hospitals afte.....
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CIC: Make Public Godse’s Statement in Bapu’s Assassination Trial(20.02.2017)
Central Information Commissioner (CIC) has ruled that statement of Nathuram Godse, along with other relevant records related to assassination of Mahat.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice to Government on Change in Right to Information Law(03.02.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notices to the Government on a Petition alleging that it had diluted the law to give itself absolute discretionary powers ove.....
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CIC Directs Disclosure of UPA's Decision over De-Notifying 123 Wakf Properties(01.04.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has ordered disclosure of all records related to UPA Government's decision to de-notify 123 Wakf properties which.....
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Income Tax Dept Notifies New Return Forms for 2016-17 for Wealthy Individuals(01.04.2016)
Income Tax Dept has notified new tax return forms for 2016-17, which require wealthy individuals to mandatorily disclose details about assets like lan.....
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SC Rejects PIL Seeking Uniform Syllabus for Schools(01.04.2016)
Supreme Court has rejected a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) which sought uniform syllabus for schools across the country.
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CIC Directs Govt. to Release Biosafety Data on GM Crops(07.04.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed the Environment Ministry to release biosafety data regarding all Genetically Modified (GM) crops in .....
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RIGHT TO INFORMATION - Delhi HC Stays CIC Order Putting EVMs Under RTI(19.03.2019)
Delhi High Court has stayed Central Information Commission order holding that Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) fall within the preview of RTI Act.
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RIGHT TO INFORMATION - CIC to Govt.: Share List of Tainted Officers Since 2010(27.03.2019)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has ordered government to reveal names of all the IAS officers against whom prosecution sanction has been grante.....
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AAR, Maharashtra: 18% GST Applicable on Transformers Supplied to Indian Railways(12.02.2020)
Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR), Maharashtra has held that the ‘transformers’ supplied to Indian Railways is covered under HSN ‘8504’ and Sr. No. 3.....
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CIC Rules, Cabinet Secretariat Can’t Deny to Disclose Details of Agenda(16.05.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has ruled that Cabinet Secretariat can’t deny access to items on agenda of Cabinet after meeting is over under Ri.....
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CIC to Green Ministry: Make Coastal Area Expert Panel Report Public(17.05.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has asked Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar’s office to submit the response and to make action taken on expe.....
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CIC to NGT: Do Not Charge More Than Rs Two as Photocopy Fee(20.05.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed NGT to amend its RTI rules and not charge more than Rs two per page for providing photocopies of doc.....
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CBDT Notifies Income Tax Return Forms for AY 2019-20(05.04.2019)
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has notified the income tax return forms for the Assessment Year 2019-20.
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Delhi High Court Seeks Centre’s Reply on Petitions Seeking Uniform Civil Code(03.03.2020)
Delhi High Court has issued a notice to the Central Government to file a response within three weeks on a batch of Petitions seeking to enforce a unif.....
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Delhi HC Directs for Reformation and Rehabilitation Plan of POCSO Convict(04.03.2020)
Delhi High Court has directed the Superintendent of Tihar jail to prepare an appropriate rehabilitation programme for the convict under Protection of .....
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SC: RTI Cannot be Invoked to Get Information from Court Regarding Any Case(05.03.2020)
Supreme Court has held that a person cannot invoke the Right to Information Act, 2005 to get details of a case, which can be disclosed only as per rul.....
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Delhi HC Upholds CIC Order, Says IB Liable to Share Report on Whistleblower IFS Officer(28.08.2017)
Delhi High Court has upheld order of Central Information Commission directing the Intelligence Bureau & Ministry of Environment and Forests to share w.....
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Supreme Court: Employees Personal Info Exempt from Disclosure Under RTI Act(04.09.2017)
Supreme Court has held that service details of employees fall within the ambit of ‘personal information’ u/s 8(1)(j) of Right to Information Act, and .....
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SC Grants Protection from Arrest to Former Punjab DGP Sumedh Singh Saini(16.09.2020)
Supreme Court has granted interim protection from arrest to former Director General of Police in Punjab Sumedh Singh Saini, who is an accused in the 1.....
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J&K HC Grants 10 Days' Time to Government to File Status/Compliance on Eviction of Former Ministers(18.09.2020)
Jammu & Kashmir High Court has granted the Government, 10 days' time to update the status/ compliance, as regards the directions passed by the Court q.....
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Rajasthan HC Dismisses PIL to Make Public Information Regarding Chinese Intrusion(21.09.2020)
Rajasthan High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation seeking a direction to Central Government to place the true and relevant information c.....
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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.
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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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CIC Directs CBSE to Permit Inspection of Smriti Irani’s School Records(18.01.2017)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to permit examination of Textiles Minister Smriti Irani'.....
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Bombay HC Notices State’s Police For Making Public Station Diary Under RTI Act(23.01.2017)
Bombay High Court has questioned Maharashtra Police’s act of making available details of its station diary to an accused, citing compulsions under Rig.....
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Delhi HC Stays CIC’s Order on PM Modi DU Degree Case(24.01.2017)
Delhi High Court has stayed an order of Central Information Commission (CIC) that directed Delhi University to allow inspection of records of all stud.....
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CIC: Donations Received By Electoral Trusts And Its Distribution Thereof Not Personal Information(25.01.2017)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has said that details of donation received by Electoral Trusts and their further distribution to political partie.....
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Delhi HC Stays CIC Order Directing Tihar Authority, Govt to Compensate Convict(30.01.2017)
Delhi High Court has stayed order of Central Information Commission (CIC) directing Tihar Jail Authorities and Delhi Government to compensate a convic.....
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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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CIC Rejects Plea Seeking Details of PM Modi’s Passport Application(06.03.2017)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has upheld CPIO’s refusal to provide to an RTI applicant copies of applications submitted by Prime Minister Naren.....
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CIC Asks MEA to Disclose Bills of Air India Charter Plane for PMs Travel Abroad(27.02.2018)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to disclose records related to the expenses incurred on chart.....
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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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Central Board of Direct Taxes Notifies Changes in Income Tax Return Forms(06.01.2020)
Central Board of Direct Taxes has notified changes in Income Tax Returns Forms whereby individual taxpayers owning house property in joint ownership a.....
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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 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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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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Supreme Court Repels Challenge Against Sec. 70 Of IT Act(02.04.2018)
Supreme Court has repelled challenge to the constitutional validity of Section 70 of the Information Technology Act 2000, which gives power to the gov.....
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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 Directs RBI to Consider Developing New Proforma Cheque to Include Purpose of Payments(11.03.2020)
Supreme Court has directed the Reserve Bank of India to consider developing a new proforma of cheques to include the purpose of payment, along with ot.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking Removal of Fake News from Social Media Platforms(11.03.2020)
Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Central Government and platforms like Google, Facebook and Twitter in a plea seeking removal of hate speeche.....
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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.....
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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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Madras High Court Denies Relief to Helios and Matheson(31.08.2015)
Madras HC has dismissed plea filed by M/s Helios and Matheson Information Technology Ltd. seeking to quash FIR against it, contending that Economic Of.....
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CIC Imposes Penalty of Re 1 on RTI Applicant(21.09.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has slapped penalty of Re one on an RTI applicant who was acting as a front for a pesticide lobbying group seekin.....
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CIC: Inquire Fake Birth Certificates Racket in NDMC(26.09.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has ordered inquiry into "gross irregularities" in issuance of fake birth certificates by North Delhi Municipal C.....
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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: Annual Performance Appraisal Reports Must be Intimated to Public Servants(15.07.2019)
Supreme Court had observed that entries in the Annual Performance Appraisal Report must be communicated to a public servant. The Court noted that non-.....
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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 .....
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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 Asks PMO to be Cautious over Delay in Reply to RTI Queries(15.09.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has cautioned the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) to adopt “due seriousness” in handling of Right to Information ap.....
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CIC Directs Disclosure of Numeric Data of Officers Facing Corruption Charges(04.07.2017)
Central Information Commission has directed Government to disclose numeric details of pending as well as disclosed Departmental/ Vigilance/ Court case.....
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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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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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CBDT: No Need to Submit Form 15G/15H Every Time When Payment is Due(01.06.2017)
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has clarified that Form 15G/15H need not be filed every time when payment is due, instead the depositor is requir.....
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Central Information Commission to RBI: Disclose Names of Big Defaulters(28.05.2019)
Central Information Commission has directed the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to disclose the list of big loan defaulters it had sent to banks for resol.....
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Delhi High Court Issues Notice to Centre, Law Commission on a plea for Uniform Civil Code(31.05.2019)
Delhi High Court has issued notice on a PIL seeking a direction to Centre to draft a Uniform Civil Code in the spirit of Article 14, 15 and 44 of the .....
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Jharkhand High Court Grants Bail to Former MP and 5 Others(17.04.2020)
Jharkhand High Court has allowed bail to a former Member of Parliament and five others on the condition that they shall deposit an amount of Rs 35,000.....
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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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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.....
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CIC to Army: Identify Men Mutilated by Enemy(29.07.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has ordered Army to provide details of soldiers whose bodies were mutilated by insurgents and enemy soldiers duri.....
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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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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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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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ITAT Kolkata: Uniform Allowance to Employees Not Taxable as Fringe Benefits(03.07.2019)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT ) Kolkata has held that the uniform allowance to the employees is not taxable as fringe benefits under the Income.....
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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.
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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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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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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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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea Against Media Coverage of Sensitive Information About Riots Accused(26.08.2020)
Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Delhi Government, Delhi Police etc., in a Writ Petition filed by an accused in a case related to Delhi riots.....
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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: 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.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Man Accused of Performing 'Ardas' for Gurmeet Ram Rahim's Early Release
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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Continued Use of 66A Information Technology Act
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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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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.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Illicit Use of Information
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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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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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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.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Personal Information
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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.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Regulation of Online Lending Platforms
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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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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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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.....
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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.....
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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.....
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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.....
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Government Amends Income Tax Rules, Direct Banks to Obtain PAN of A/cs, Except Savings(09.01.2017)
Income Tax rules have been amended to provide that banks shall obtain and link PAN or Form No 60 (where PAN is not available) in all existing bank acc.....
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CIC: PM’s Travel Bills Can’t be Disclosed for Security Concerns(13.01.2017)
Central Information Commission has held that procedure involved in raising bills for chartered flights for Prime Minister's visit abroad cannot be dis.....
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SC Asks Centre to Explain Irregularities in Appointment of Information Commissioner(23.01.2019)
Supreme Court has required Centre to explain how, in the appointment of Information Commissioners, the selection committee has shortlisted names of th.....
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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.....
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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 .....
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SIC, Pune: Religious Trusts Do Not Fall Under the RTI Act(05.02.2018)
State Information Commission (SIC), Pune has ruled that the religious or public trusts that are receiving financial aid or grant from government agenc.....
Tags : Right to Information
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Madras High Court Seeks Report on Status of Police Reforms(30.01.2019)
Madras High Court has directed state government to file a status report on implementation of directions from the Supreme Court in 2006 on keeping the .....
Tags : Madras High Court, Status of Police Reforms
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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.....
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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.....
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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.....
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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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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.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, Bank Details and ITR of Wife
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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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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.....
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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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CIC: Initiate Steps to Introduce RTI Stamps for Payment of RTI Fees(08.05.2017)
Central Information Commission has reiterated its recommendation for issue of RTI-stamps or numbered RTI-coupons as mode for payment of RTI-fees.
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CIC: Impediment in Self Defence in Penal Proceedings is Violation of Human Rights(29.06.2018)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has held that it is the human right of a person accused of sexual harassment in his capacity as a citizen and acc.....
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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.....
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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.....
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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 .....
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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,.....
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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 Directs RBI To Appoint Nodal CPIO(14.06.2017)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed Reserve Bank of India to appoint a Nodal Central Public Information Officer (CPIO), in addition to c.....
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CIC: 'BCCI' a Public Authority, Must Disclose Information Under RTI(19.06.2017)
Central Information Commissioner has declared BCCI to be a public authority and directed the Board to disclose information sought by RTI applicant.
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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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Bombay High Court Asks Reason From Dept for Non-Issuance of C Forms(17.06.2019)
Bombay High Court has asked the Commissioner to pass a reasoned order within 2 weeks on why the C forms post GST are not being issued despite withdraw.....
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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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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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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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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.....
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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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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.....
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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 .....
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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.....
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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.....
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Information to Husband About Complaints Filed by Estranged Wife
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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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Former Employee Not Disqualified from Acting As an Arbitrator: SC(04.01.2019)
Supreme Court has held that the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, does not disqualify a former employee from acting as an arbitrator, provided t.....
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Former Employee Not Disqualified from Acting As An Arbitrator: SC(04.01.2019)
Supreme Court has held that the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, does not disqualify a former employee from acting as an arbitrator, provided t.....
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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.....
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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.....
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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 .....
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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 .....
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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.....
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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.....
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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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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.....
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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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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).....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, First Information Report, Information Technology Act
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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.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Central Public Information Officer
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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Uniform Age of Marriage
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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Constitutionality, Land Reform
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Delhi HC Sets Aside Order Restraining E-Commerce Platforms from Selling Amway & Other DSE’s Products(03.02.2020)
Delhi High Court has overruled the judgment by a single-Judge of the High Court, whereby Amazon was injuncted from selling the goods of Amway, in term.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Restrain on E-Commerce Platforms
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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 .....
Tags : Gauhati High Court, Filing of Goods and Service Tax Forms
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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.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Public Authorities, Withholding Information
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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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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Readiness of Plaintiff in Specific Performance Suit
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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.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Coercive Action Against Digital Media Platforms
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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Uniform Education Policy, Migrant Worker
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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Former UP Minister Gayatri Prajapati
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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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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.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Former Minister Rajenthra Bhalaji
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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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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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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Screening Content on OTT Platforms
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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,.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Information Technology Rules, 2021
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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 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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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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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 .....
Tags : Central Board of Direct Taxes, Uploading Information on VRU Functionality
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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.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Facilities to Perform Night Autopsies
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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.
Tags : Chhattisgarh High Court, 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.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Perform Prayers at House
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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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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Information on Pending Vacancies
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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.....
Tags : Central Board for Direct Taxes, Manually Submitted Form 15CA and Form 15CB
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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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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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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 .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Uniform Orders Over Covid Related Issues
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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.....
Tags : Madhya Pradesh High Court, Furnishing Incorrect Information to Court
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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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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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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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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Uniform Grounds of Divorce
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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Suppressing or Submitting False Information
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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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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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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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Ministry of Home Affairs Issues Guidelines on Exemptions to E-Commerce Platforms(27.03.2020)
Ministry of Home Affairs has issued a fresh set of guidelines to exempt e-commerce platforms engaged in the delivery of all essential goods including .....
Tags : Ministry of Home Affairs, E-Commerce Platforms
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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.....
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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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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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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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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.....
Tags : Income Tax Department, Form 16, Form 24Q
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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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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.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Former AIADMK Minister M. Manikandan
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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.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, Disclosure of Information on Non-Performing Assets
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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 .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Uniform, Auto Rickshaw, Taxi
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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.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Digital Platforms, Persons With Disabilities
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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.
Tags : Kerala, Former MLA, Hate Speech, Anti-Muslim
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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.
Tags : ITAT. Income Tax, 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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Medicinal Drug Formulations, Higher Prices
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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, National Informatics Centre, E-Filing Issues
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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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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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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 .....
Tags : Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, form 10B, Audit Report
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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.....
Tags : Bar Council of India, Disciplinary Action, Online Platforms
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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.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, BNSS, Transformative Era, Criminal Justice
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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Chief Information Commissioner, Frame Regulations
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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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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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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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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 .....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, CCI, Confidential Information
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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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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Financial Directives, Formula 4
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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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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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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.
Tags : AAAR, Uniform GST, 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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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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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.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Phonographic Performance Limited, Grant Licenses
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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Azure Hospitality, Phonographic Performance
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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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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.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Right to Information, Penalty
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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.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Expert's Report, Formal Substitute
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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 .....
Tags : Supreme Court, EWS, Format
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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, State Information Commissions, Hybrid Mode
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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: 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.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, State Information Commission, Second Appeal, Time Limit
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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Employee, Termination, False Information
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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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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, .....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Anticipatory Bail to Former Gujarat DGP Sreekumar
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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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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.....
Tags : Public Interest Litigation, Uttarakhand High Court, Uniform Civil Code
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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.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Right to Information Act, Misuse
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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: 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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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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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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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 .....
Tags : Madras High Court, Orderly System, Uniformed Personnel
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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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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Specific Performance, Consideration
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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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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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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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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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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.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Non-Performance, Charge Over Property
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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.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Chief Information Commission, Central Board of Direct Taxes
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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.
Tags : Supreme Court, Specific Performance, Discretion
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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.....
Tags : NBDSA, LGBTQIA+ Community, Broadcasting Information
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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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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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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.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Reforming Teenagers, Criminal Jurisprudence
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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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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Social Media Platforms, Court Proceedings
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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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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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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.....
Tags : Ministry of Labour & Employment, Aadhar Information for Social Security Benefits
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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.....
Tags : Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Rule 128 of the Income Tax Rules, filing Form 67, Form 67, Foreign Tax Credit
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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.
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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.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Performance Security
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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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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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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.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Public Interest Litigation, Right to Information
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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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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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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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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.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Performance Audit, Constitutional Courts
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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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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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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.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Central Information Commissioner, RTI Act
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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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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.....
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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.....
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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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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 .....
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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.....
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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.....
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Delhi HC: Punishment for a Crime Also Must Have its Limits(10.07.2025)
Delhi High Court has stated that the punishment for a crime also must have its limits, lest the punishment in itself became wrong, being non-productiv.....
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P&H HC: Cannot Allow Changes in Admission Form after Submission(11.07.2025)
Punjab and Haryana High Court while dismissing a plea challenging an admission policy, has held that permission cannot be granted to make changes in t.....
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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.....
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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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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.....
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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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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.....
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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.....
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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 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.....
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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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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, .....
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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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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.
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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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